Star.
London, England, 1828-06-14 00:00:00

force such a principle would be utterly hopeless. He
recommended this Bill, because the duty might be so.
varied as to amount to an obsolete prohibition, If their
Lordships did not adopt the principle on
,which it pro-
ceeded, of a'duty vatying with the price, where were
they to go ? Those who opposed this principle did not
suggest any other. The great evil of a prohibitory sys-
tem was, that it occasioned corn to be locked up in
warehouses, which, when the price rose, was suddenly
thrown into the market, and thus produced all the evils
of sudden fluctuation. The great advantage of this Bill
was, that while it allowed the introduction of small Tian-
inks of corn, it protected the country against an extraor-
Ilinary influx_ The objections against the mode ofcaking
the averages:slime in a great degree obviated by the intro-
o..ction of many more towns. The scale of duties was
'also much imprinted, and Ireland was
-as much protec-
ted as England., when it was considered that she was
not so highly taxed, nor buithened with pools rates.
The great advantage of the Bill was that it would pre-
Trent fluctuation. It was clear that it bad not excited
any thing like hostility on the part of the agriculturists,
for no Petitions were presented against it. He trusted'
their Lordships would permit it to be read a second
time, and. not prevent the establishment of that good
understanding between the manufacturing and agricul-
mill interests which it was likely to produce.
The Earl of M ALMESBURY explained, that be did
not say he approved of the graduated scale of duties ;
bet he approved of allowing foreign corn to come in
in small quantities, and by instalment., in preference
to allowing it to be imported is large quantities, so as to
form a glut.
Lord REDESDALE disapproied of the bonding
system, because it promoted speculation. which was
what he most dreaded. .It was of. great. importance
they should always remember, that what was produced
in a country cost it nothing; but what was brought
from other countries must be paid for. Applying this
principle to the Corn Laws, he contended that it was
wise to produce as much as possible of those things to
which the climate and soil of a country were adapted.
It was right to encourage the productions of our own
country, for they supported whatever trade we hid;
and it our own country were to become barren, or to
cease to produce. even our people must perish.
The Duke of WELLINGTON replied.--Their Lord-
ships agreed to the -principle of the Bill, which was to
give
.ptiiiii,Ction..(o agriculture ; the only difference
amongst theta was as to the Mode .at .Which that pro-
tection was t ) belie-ea 'He was hany, to. find that
they did agree i's toihe Principle:and Only differed as
to the mode. Some objections had been made' on ac-
count of the infl ienee of the witrehoosing system, but
tinder the present, Bill thOituftpatiOni in 'price would
be counteracted by the wiiebousing system. Under
this Bill also there would be less temptation to specula-
tion. Under the former. system, the corn might be taken
out of warehouse at a certain point ".vilthOvt.poyiog any
duty; under this Bill it -must pay .a.deityaLOoming out
of bond. Under the present Bill there was no risk that corn '
would ever coin* in duty fret. On this account be thought
spectitation would, under this syitem, become touch less.
With reference to • the duty on oats and barley, which
bad been mentioned• by a Noble Elul, he-begged leave
to reinitichhe Noble-Earl that the prOportion of these
1 grains to be ad MitteAllail heen,alretedriuthe Billpf last
year. In Alatitta tor, oats and barley had been un-
duly pt vowed by the Bill of last year, and it was thought
they would le'saffietently protected by 'leaving cheat as
they stood in that Bill. The :agricultural interest, though
concerned that the Pric'etif other grain should not he too
high, were particularly interested in keeping the price of
oats moderate. It was under the Act of 1815 that the
imPortatioo of oats and barley had taken place last
year. His Noble Friend, who spoke Of the large its-1,
porationa, &Mid:recollect this, and that ites*impoi!
tations were made under the old system. His Noble
Friend had also mentioned the averages, but the mode
of taking then had been improved. It would have been-
easy to have included the coon-sold in Iretind is well
as that brought to this country in the averige; i bin thin,
would have totally altered the system. - No compari-
son of pricei could then have been made, and the Bill
would have been imposing a- Complete fallacy on the
public. . It was better to have a sound systeut Of taking
tbeirerages, and give a sufficient duty. .Thiqisestitin
tbeiseas, &if the Bill propose to giire a ruffiment pro.
tection ? He thought it did. They bad applied the
experience of last yen, during 'which a quantity
of corn bad been imported, and they had fixed the pro.
teetiug price at Ms. the imperial quarter. A great part
of that imported wheat had paid a duty of
..225. the
sPatiet, and 10400 quarters had been brought it
11. 4s. 8d... A considerable quantity was, however, left
ill the warehouses; at least, on the Ist of May, after the
ViiioOft quarters bid been imported, a tonsideralde
iantity, remained :i4 the warehouses, wjsicb showed
the dutrof 11.4..8a. was sufficient to keep foreign
corn frtm the market between the months of May and
Setiternber. • -
Their Lordshipi then divided, when there appeared for the BM
Conients, present • . . 53 I
Non-contents, prune= . 12
Ditto,•prnaies . . ..5.5-1586 f Ditto, wellies' . . : 7-19
' : Majority . . 57.
The Bill was then weed a second time, and ordered to be con-
tained on Tuesday neat.--Adjourned at Tax o'Ccoce.
HOUSE OF t;OMOION§.
Th. T. P. Coultravr. took the oaths and his scat... .
Lord O. LENNOX Presented a Petition from the Physicians
aid SoitOns of ClalChester,, praying the removal of the dißiculiies
iathe way of Anatomical Study.-.. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. ASH URST presented a Petition froin a parbilt in Wales in
truer of the Small Note Act.
' Mt. W I I.SON2resented a similar Petition from Whitby.
Mr. LIDDELL presented similar Petitions from York, Not-
tillbans and Darbyer-Ordered to be printed.
Mr. MOORE presented a Petition from Connie!, praying an
ilbrsiry into the state of davqy.
Mr. wdornfotitit presumed similar Petitions (three) from
lierfoii.
Air. fttNITT piiirmied a similar Petition from Warminster.
Mr. W. HORTON Lave itotice. of a motion for the 3d of July,
* To refer LI a Eeikt
.istnpiittee ail Acts of Parliament passed since
the Union with Aelanci: which' relate to the United Church of
I!aigieo4 iiiii, efaryt,',Or to the doctrine; discittline, regulations
rightii outrii* -es.tueitiid. ; and alio all Acts of Parliament passed
since t4at.peri
~yreictt)2 any Mintier relate to Retnin Catholics
ve Protestant prOtert.., • . . .
.yr. NY. 0: kkWeseneed i Pediliiii firm Colchester, Praying.
the *option u liberty: ,
Sir. lifAy„ ACIALIIV presented IC ;Willie Peifticii firiiiißev-
eaSt4:answlYsii . .
Nfr. i.Pinz't it,Yt ir4iigf Ain liar Petitioitifroadtive'Pliiiiiii
Fa linws-.-Wfi lie alettierell to he printed. •
Lori 41. T. >,f g, ix•traia fits motion on tie ineltord am-
1,411
tiaradon Sli , 2514 5.111441:
Sir IC 'Voir, Ar! iyge4id, 'a Pstirk4 froil.earktioi.alahrit.
any further coacMar it* reathaiii•—.4li444 ill ir..0404,,,,
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Mr, 7-.9RA
.0! i...Erslippetka, re:dila-a from the county of SLOW;
,f 474.1 81,11 MS on kiffigni-r"L •'.
'Mr. ER SObY :considered that the laiefid interest in &ie.'
hot cisny reivainat she tirregetitla arp.ltil for-
Br. KkNNEDY•pqrstired airtime tie Hen. Maher ropes.
seining the candidiriterest,ot Scotland. Be, savaged that body,l
dtnLii that tie' attain' interest sotigbt a duty on foreign wsroLi
Si- C. 011.1111, Wisi.tjt was due to, the Agricultural Interest,
of this' country that Me Maiesry's Government should state the.
sensual thly meant to pursue on this important subject. He de.
Blasi that the wool growers snout any unnecessary proteasion ;',
tl, wiry sought what they.getuaol.nred to be their right, arid Pawn"
quite sure dim what the nerspervi.gatsd akwia• 4111kMs et am
illysitioui ,Prime Minister of. *v. Crown 9000 not be correct, for
he had teo.runchlood sense not to &jostles' to every doss of
traders in this errantry.