Star.
London, England, 1826-05-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lord STANLEY presented a Petition front several Importers
of Butter of the town of Bolton, in Lancashire, against any altera-
tion of the laws relating to the importation of Butter.—Referred to
the Committee on the Irish Butter Bill.
Mr. lIIUM E presented a Petition from the Romah Catholics of
Preston, praying for Catholic Emancipation. Ordered to be printed.
Mr: J. SMITH moved for a Return of the number of sallow of
Whiskey, distilled from wash in Ireland and Scotland, from the
10:h of OctOber. 1824, to 10th of October. 1895.—Ordered.
Mr. M. F ITZGERALD wished to know from the Honour-
able Secretary of the Colonial l)epartment, if he were aware of a
mmtt libellous work, which was calculated to throw great public
odium on a Committee of the House, which bad beets appointed
for one of the best purposes of humanity. This work stated that
• ompulsory measures were resorted to, to force the poorer class to
emigrate, which assertion was grossly false. lie was only doing
his duty in drawing the attention of the Honourable Secretary to
the subject.
Mr. W I !MOT- H °ETON said. he bad seen various statements
to that effect, in the various newspapers, and was convinced they
were fabricated fcr the purpose of preventing emigration from this
cotintry. He felt assured, however, that when the evidence of that
enettosittee, against which such foul aspersions had been cast. was
before the public, it would completely allay any angry feeling that
might have arisen from these insinuations against the Committee.
On the motion of the Lord Awesemm, the Report of the Scotch
Rankers' Bill was taken into consideration. _ _

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The Bill and Amendments were agreed to, and after a few oh-
serrations from Mr. T. P. Gamer Mr. P. Moose, and the LORD
ADVOCATE, the Bill was ordtred to be read a third time on Thurs-

day next.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from Richard Walker, of
Worth Shields, requesting as early investigation of his case before
a Committee of the lions,. In the year 1513, he proceeded to
Lisbon in his skip, and ott recount of a violation of his manifesto,
by landing within two days of the time specified therein, his ship
and cargo had been confiscated. He had repeatedly applied to the
different (Aces under Gnvernment, to interfere in his ease, and as
r peatedly had been un•uccerdul in his applications. He now
humbly solicited the House to examine the merits of before
a Committee of the House.—Ordered to be printed.
ALRHOU H LICENNINO NULL.

On the motion of Mr. Etereourr, the Report of the Committee
on the Alehouse Necrosis; Bill was brought up by Colonel Wood.
Mr. HUME moved a clause to the following effect—" that an
adjourned !dotting be held every 15th d.ty after the general hem-
sing day to grant licenses to those victualkrs who had been pre.
vested attending on that day, but that no house be licensed on such
day. without it had been pre v.ously licensed."
Mr. ESTCOUItT opposed the clause, on the ground that there
was a Obese to the ante effect.
Sir T. Bases and Mr. Alderman Woos supported the clause,
and cited a caters( severe hareWrip ander the present Bill.
Mr. A DIMLY oboerved, that the case which the clause was
calculated to remedy was so hard that be was surprised at the op.
position it met with. The generality of these victuallers bad been
is the service of Gentlemen, and bad embarked aU their fortune in
establishing thent,elvers In this lint of business. By the present Bill
a victualler might be ruined in a single day, because (perhaps from
illness) he aid not attend on the hiensing day.
After a few observations in support of the clause from Mr.
Miesscs4 the House divided, when there appeared—
Fur the Cl.use
Against it • •
Majority •
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RoYAL COLL.rag or SURGKONS.

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Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a Petition
from several Menthets of the College of Surgeons,
complaining of their exclusion float the enjoyment of
certain privil• ges wf ich had been granted them by a
provision of Government. In the year 1799, Govern.
ment had purchased from the executors of the late Mr.
John Hunter his valuable Museum, consisting of the
finest specimens of human ani cbmparative anatomy,
and had also granted the sum of 3.0001. to erect a
building for its reception in Lincoln's Inn-fieldt. This
purchase hid been made for the purpose of encouraging the stu.ty
of asedkine, but the ends of Government had been defeated by the
manner In which the present Company. (instituted under a charter
of Parliament) confined the days of admission to the Museum
to a very limited nut:Weer. It was against this nuisance more
particularly than any ether, that the present Petition had been
drawn up.
Air. MIME supported the Petition • the complaints, he said.
were toed and nunneries, and he trusted that the !louse would, in
the course of nest Session, appoint a Commission of Inquiry into
the affairs of the College, when he was convinced, from all be had
heard es the subject. that there would be found more causes of
complaint than the one which formed the subject of the Petition.
Mr. W. SMITH did net wish to oppose the bringing up of the
Petition, but merely wished to inform the House that the Museum
was kept in the best possible order, and title the Gentlemen who
had the care of the Museum and the College did not wish to con-
ceal from the public the manner is which the money of the esta-
blishment was disposed at.
After a few observations from Alr. 8. Wourrzxv and Mr. P.
gluoaa.the Petition was laid on the table, and ordered tube printed.
Sir It. K N ATC II BU LL presented a Petition from a parish in
the county of Kent, against any alteration of the Corn Laws.—
Ordered to he relied.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a Com-
snittae of the (Inuit on the Bill for the Importation of Corn.
Colinel WOOD rose to move his Amendment. lie bad already
stated the tenor of his amendment and therefore would not trouble

the Mouse with any further observations. if. did not desire to
make; speech, and he would smnd still, therefore, or go on, just as
to the discretion of the House might seem meet advisable.
Mr. CA LCRA FT advised the Honourable Member to stand
still. It would be better that Ministers bad the whole responsibi-
lity of the present measures, and there would then, in all prohabi.
thy, be an after occasion, in which they could come forward with
additional power.
Sir H. PARNELL thought it better to make no further oppo-
sition at this time.
Colonel WOOD said, as it seemed to be the general Wish of the
House that he should not proceed, he certainly would not—( Hear).
In reference to his own opinion. be must again state, that it wasps-,
changed. It was not he who shrunk from the question.
Lord MILTON was happy to find his Hon. Friend'
declined moving his Amendment, which would d asht•
less have excited a long and useless discussion. He,,
however. thought the mode of proceeding rather singu-
lar. Those opposed to the measure abstained from
presenting their opposition, because they thought they
should fight their battle better by not moving their
Amendment than by moving it: Whether this would
he the case he could not say ; but let the Amendment
be moved or nor, he thought it necessary to guard
hirnsrlf from being included amongst those who thought
655. a fair import price. After a remission of 27,000,0001.
of taxes, all must acknowledge that 6;;s. was a far
greater price now than 80s. was in 1815. If the with-
holding opposition was any generosity on the part of
the agricultural interest, he had no objection to it; but if it was
with a view to getting better ter ms—if it was only meant as a re-
, serve for some future and more auspicious occasion, he begged en
reject the boon. He was happy to observe that there was no ins-
port price to be tacked to this Bill : and that the duty was nut to
exceed that fixed by Act 3. Geo. IV. lie approved of Ibis,
because they would, in all probability, be taken as the foundation of
any after Bill, and-they might be axed too high.
Mr. CALCRA E T was Sony his Noble )friend should
throw out his taunting observations on the representa-
tions of a par;icular interest in that House. With every
disposition to forbeisr, they could hardly sometimes be
borne patiently. They had n' desire to fight a better
battle, nor did they for themselves want better terms.
He was not a stickler for high pikes, but on the eon.
Itrary, one who thought 655. or 70f. the highest price
that corn ought totbe allowed to attain. He repeated,
that the landed gentlemen of England did not deserve
the taunts of his Noble Friend. He was for a free trade
in corn, with a protecting duty. He said with a pro-
tecting duty, for we welt in th ,t sophisticated state—
the natural consequence of baring to pay sixty millioise of taxes—
that we could not have free trade on the same terms as in other
countries where they are not taxed so highly. He did entreat his
Noble Friend to spare his reflections ; they cut deeply, into the
feelings of a class of persons whom he knew his Noble Friend
would be the last designedly to wound.
Lord MILTON said, he di.claimed any intention of
offending any Hou. Members : but he must say there
WAS no class of men who had a right to hold themselves
so high as to be als.ive observations on their conduct.
The whole, argument, as far as he understood it, in,
favour of the Corn Laws, was grounded on their being
for the benefit of the lan led interest. When he List
spoke on this question, on the motion of the Hon.
Member for Bridgeoorth (Mr. T. Whitmore) he thought
our consumption ought to be confined to our own pro-
duce. He had since then changed his opinion; for he
now thought we ought to enact an import price. But
his Hon. Friends contended fora remunerating price, and by re-
munerating price, they meant that which would secure ample rents
to the landholder and profit to the farmer.—(Cries orf " No, no,"
answered by cries of" Yes, yes !")—lf they did not mean this, what
did they mean? He had a high respect foe the landed interest,
bet, he must repeat, he bad a right to observe on their conduct.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he' had
hoped that there would not have been any lengthened discussion at
this stage of the business. He trusted that the personal course,
which looked very like an angry discussion of the Corn Laws, would
not be pursued.
Mr. CA LCRAFT said, his Noble Friend had observed, there
was no class so high as to be retitled to an exemption from having
its conduct eisservedupon. He (Mr. C.) would say, dm, was no
class so low as not to defend itself when attacked. The whole law
had referred to a remunerating price. He could tell the Noble
Lord what was the remuneration to which the farmer looked ; he
was saddled with three per cent. on his purchase money, and
lye per cent. on the capital be expended on his land. It must be
admitted that this was a lower remunerating price than could con-
tent most other classes of the community.
Mr. W. L. MABERLY thought it was Imperative of Parlia-
ment to defend the Agricultural Interest. The cause of those evil
which were apprehended to ensue to the Agricultural interest could
be very distinctly traced to the impolitic enactment of those laws
which enforced the cultivation of the poor lands of the country ; a
cultivation which was Witness to the interests of the community,
since it necessarily tended to create a fluctuation In the Market.
Captain Id ABRRLY considered the measure, as It now stood,
more objectionable than formerly, because it had attempted to fix
that which ought not to be Axed or limited.
Mr. NI ABERLY hoped same pledge would be given to the
House that the Corn Laws would be Ltally settled early in the
next Session.

Culunel WOOD said his sentiments on this BiL were unchanged.
There he was with his amendment ready in his pocket—(a laugh)
and Ms speech all prepared, at least such as he could make on the
subject. He would not have shrunk from making the amendment
be had contemplated, had he not discovered that the House did net
even now seem disposed to bear him. IA laugh).
After a few words from Mr. Baton; Mr. Tame, Sir Wu.
ISOILIT, and Mr. BIIMILLZT PORTMAN, the clauses were agreed to,
and the Report ordered to be received on Wednesday.