Star.
London, England, 1826-05-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

&Ir. Alderman WOQUbrongist in a Bill to allow Watermen to
*ply on Sunday. network, Gravesend and Windsor.—Read a lint
time, and ordered toe es second readies; on Monday neat.

Mr. NI A HERLY moved for Returns of the Quantity of Ma.
nufactured Irish Linen; also, the Quantity of Flaw, Hemp, Linen,
Yarn, Ste. employed in the Manufacture of Linen., imported and
exported between England and Foreign Kingdoms, up to the Sth
January, lt2t Ordered.
Mr. ROBERTSON presented a Petition from the Shipowners
of Perth, praying for a Protecting Duty on British Merchant Ship•.
Ordered to be printed.
The Hon. Mr. A BERCROMRY presented a Petition rjalutt
Negro Slavery, from Allaa.•—Ordered to be printed.
Similar Petiticns were presented from Edinburgh,by Mr. Dow.
mg; and from a Parish in Radfordahire.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. SYKES moved the second reading of the Fiective Fran-
chise Bill.

Mr. F. LEWI'i opposed the motion, and proposed, by way of
amendment, that it should be read that day six moths.
Mr. SYK iM in reply, reiterated all those arguments be had
made use of on a former occasion, when the Hon. Member armed
for leave to bring in the Hill. The Hon. Member concluded by
saying. that he bad ne objection to Os a distant period for the cow-
nsittal of the Bill, if the Home would allow k to he read .a second
time at the present moment; and. moviJed k met shoo with the
disapprobation of Hon, Members, be would withdraw it Lk getter.
After a few observations from Mr. Jolts,

Mr. F. LEWIS said he would withdraw kis amendment if the
Honourable Member would postpone the second reading of the Bill
for a year.
Mr. CALCR AFT thought it would be better for the Hon.
Gentleman to postpone his Bill till next Session, as the present one
was so far advanced. He thought next Session would be a better
time to discuss the merits of it, because then Hon. Gem. would be
free and have more leisure to enter into a discussion on the subject.
Mr. R. SMITH made a few remarks, after which Mr. Sykes
withdrew kis Bill. . .

Lord MILTON presented a Petiti: n 'roman individ-
ual named John Hilson, a roanufactt rer of the town of
Manchester, complaining of the present d stressed state
of that county, and calling upon the Howe to delibe-
rate, as speedily as possible, on the plan intended to
relieve the suffering inhabitants of that county. The
Petitioner perfectly agreed that the liberation of the
corn that was at present under bond in this kingdom
would be of infinite service towards ameliorating the
condition of the thousands who were now in a state of
starvation. He would however suggest a plan, which
might perhaps appear ridiculous to many, but wirch lse
Milton} thought wi,rthy the attention of the
House, he meant the permission of a free tra,le in corn,
which would afford a permanent relief, which the pressure that
was likely to come under disco/aim to night was not calculated kr
give. He would net enlarge upon the subject at present, because
he should, perhaps, have .a better opponlanity in the course of the
evening of saying something on the subject.
Mr. BROUGHAM trusted there was no doubt as to
the advantage which woislJ be derived from the ad-
mission of the bonded corn into the market. He
thought, however, that greater deliberation was requi-
site for the great question of the Corn Laws than upon
the present one. lie hoped whatever duty was imposed upon the
Corn liberated (according to the intentions of his At irsty's
ten) during the recess, that it would be the minimums of any duty
that might hereafter be imposed on Foreign Corn.
Mr. Secretary CANNING knew there might be
danger in allowing too free a traffic in Corn with fen eign
parts. The duty which would be levied on the hon. ed
was the lowest duty that could be levied, and to prevent any infe-
rence from being drawn Isom the expression of the Hon. Member,
he could assure the House that it was proposed to allow the duty to
remein at the same price that it was at present.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGEsaid, the Act of Parliament by
which the Right Hon. Secretary intended to levy the
duty, certainly fixed that duty at l2s. per quarter, but
at the same time there was a clause which enacted that
after the Port had been open for a year, a fin tint[ duty
of Si. a quarter was to be imposed. lie only wished at present to
ask the Right Mon. Secretary if these two duties were to be im-
posed at the same time, because there was a vast difference between
twelve and seventeen shillings.
Mr. Secretary CANNING replied that the duty would be
fixed at twelve shillings, which be had stated yesterday.
The Petition was ten brought up and ordered to be printed.
PRIVILEGIt Of PSOPRISTOKS OP BANK STOCK.

Sir T. ACLANI) prevented a Petit'on from a Widow
Lady, c( mplaining that she was prevented seeing the
power of Attorney by which her privet ty (which was
invested in the funds of the Wink of Ergland) had been
disposed of (end she was inclined to believe feloniously);
repeated applications had been m ide by her to see the
Power of Attorney, but as repeatedly she bad bees 'laded. The
Petitioner prayed the interference of the House iu b4l ease, is
which prayer the Hon. Member concurred.
Mr. PI ARCE said the Bank bad in this instance done as was
usual between other parties so circumstinced, morrows, a vriaw.
ness to show the alleged forged power of attorney provided the Wy
herself gave the Bank a guarantee against an action.
Sir JOSEPH YORKE said that it was desirable the Bank in
these cases should make powers of attorney, usual in these CAM,
very distinguishable from ordinary powers of attorney.
Lord MILTON considered that the Hon. Director's explain•
Lion as to the conduct of the Bank was perfectly satisfactety.

The Peddon was read and bid on tiz table.

Lord FOLKESTONE presented a Petition from James Car.
nal, praying that Bankers should be compelled to pay their Own
notes in specie, and that if they refused to do so they might be corn.
pelled to pay them by summary process.
After afew words from Mr. Iluairon GUILICIT, the Petition was
read and laid on the table.