Star.
London, England, 1821-02-22 00:00:00

MOOSE OF COMMONS.

The Serails took the Chair at four o'clock.
Lord ALTHORPE brought up the Report of the Committee
appointed to try the merks of the Petition spinet the Return
for the Borough of Hedon' in Yorkshire; the Report-declared
the sitting Member, John Millie, Esq. to be duly elected, and
that the Petition was not frivolous nor vevattous.
Mr. C. CALVERTgave notice that he should more forieseir
to bring in a Bill to rrpeal so much of Charles 11. esp. 7, sec. *4l
as restricts Proprietors of Wharfs between Loudon-bridge Bed
the Temple from raising any necessary Walls, Palings, Itc.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Sir CHRISTOPHER COLE presented eight Pe-
titions.from the Landholders of Glamorganslure, on
the subject of Agricultural Distress.
Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE presented a simi-
lar Petition from the Landholder* of the County of
Somerset. The Petitioners alluded to the fact of 2130
Petitions, signed by upwards 0f,100,000 persons, oc-
cupiers f four millions of acres, having been pre%
seined to Parliament last Session. The Petitioners
apprehended that, in a very short time, they would
be unable to pay rent or taxes; and hoped the Hon.
House would speedily appoint a Committee to initujii
into the present state of Agriculture. In the Peti-
tion and its Prayer, the Hon. Gentleman heartily
coincided. The Petition was brought up, read, and
laid upon he table. •
Mr. SYKES presented a Petition from Holderness.
in the County of York, on the subject of Agtioultdial,
Distress. The Petition was signed by 1000 pettons,
the occupiers of about 50,000 acres of land ; but
although he felt it his duty to present their Petition,
he must say he did not agree with them in the re-
medy they propoSed—namely, high bounties. He
believed the distress could not be removed by these
means.—Petition received, and ordered to be printed.
HUNT** BREAKFAST POWDER.
Sir ROBERT WILSON, having seen lately- in the
Public Papers a report of the trial and conviction of
an individual in the Courts below, for having sold
what was called Breakfast Powder, and which *as
simply roasted wheat ground, and not 'soli as:coffee,
begged to. ask the Right Honourable Gentleman op-
petite, whether Any alteration in thelaw ender which
this conviction was obtained was in the contempla-'
tion of his Majesty's Government? -It was an ex-
tremely hard case on poor people to prevent them ob-
taining this powder, which they could have at the
low price of eight-pence per pound (Hear, hear). He,
had used it in his own family, and could. assure the
House it was'agreeable; wholesome, and nutritious.
Mr.LUSHINGTON said, be understood the Case
to which the Honourable Gentleman. alluded was
that of Henry Hunt, the decision on which showed
what the law was on the subject, but which was so
recent as to preclude Government from any consi-
deration of it, with a view to determine whether any
alteration in the law ought to be made.
• Sir ROBERT WILSON said, if some notice.***
not taken of this subject, he should 'speedily call the
attention of the House to it. -

CLASS TRAWL '
Sir M. W. RIDLEY rose to repeat a question,
whether any new Dutiei on Glass were in contem-
plation by his Majesty's Government?
Mr. LUSHINGTON replied in the negative; but
the Act passed two years ago, and which would ex-
pire in July nest, would be renewed for a. period of
three years longer.