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London, England, 1827-04-10 00:00:00

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Maioritlr gedinte the Committee to-marrow --I
It was tier seeds& that the Committee should sit again on the
7th of May.—Adjosrsed.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The comma), of the Fowey Electios Committee reported the
skting Members duly elected, and the Petition not frivolous or
vexatious.
• Upset the motion of Mr. Alderman Woos', the Thames Water-
iness out wu reed a second time.
. Mr. BIRCH presented a Petition from certain Members of the
Royal College of Surgeons residing in the town of Northampton,
• praying for an inquiry Muds, affairs and management of the Royal
College of Sotgeons.--Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Dental( Fumbled a Petition, signed by nearly 5,000 In-
. habitants of Parishes in and near the City of London, praying for
an extension of the limits of the Two-peony Poit.--Ordered to

be printed.
Leed J. HAY presented a Petition from the County of Madding.
tomb' Scotland, praying protection to Agriculture.—Ordered to be
• J.
fir J. YORKE press std a Petition from G. Glenny, praying
that the House would give macoutagement to Friendly Benefit So.
eittim—Referred to the Friendly Societies Committee.
Mr. BELL presented a Petition from one of the Wards of the
County of Northumberland against the Corn Bill beim. the Home.
—Ordered to be printed.
Sir E. HARVEY presented a Petition from William Price, of
Nifoihney, complaining of the assessments el the Commissioners of
• Idosses for the Tower Hamlets.
Mr. HUME said that the powers album Commbeimers might

to be inspired into.
After a few words from Mr. Maszat.e, Mr. WASSIFILIO4 and
Sir K. Hamer, the Petition was ordemd to be printed.
Colonel ARBUTHNOT presented a Petition from Kineardhte
against 40 Inppttjtatfon of Foreign Corn.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. KEN*RDT presented a Petition from certain Shipowriers
of Rothsay, praying the attention of the House to the Navigation,
Laws.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. F. SUXTON moved for a return front the ProvostMardlal
of the Island ofJamairra. 'hewing the number of Slaves sold warii
esecusion in each year from the Ist al January 111011, up to die re-
mit Unte.—Ordered.
Mr. NSTCOURT presented a Petition front a Gentleman,
aimed Kay; complaining of certain Magistrates in the county of
Hertford having unjustly refused a license. The Hon. Member in-
timated that this appeared to be a cue arising out of the defective
state of the licensing system, which it would be the object of the
Mil be 'mahout to introduce to amend.
sir'. SRBRIGHT said, that be was one of the Magistrates
epee the Bench what this license wu, applied for, and that as he
saw unreason for refusing it, he protested against be decision. He
always objected to the dismestions of the Magistrates being curled
on with dosed doors. •
Mr. GORDON recommended the Hon. Member who presented
the Petition to fortify himself by a Committee before be brought
in his OIL
.Mr. RSTCOURT said, that be intended the Bill to go through
itsliret stages pro forma, and after being printed, to be circulated
. thumb the country before the House were called upon to decide'
as to ha merits.
Mr. CA LCRA FT defended the general conduct of Magistrates.
. Mr. HUMS said that the cases of oppression on the part of
Magistrates were less frequent in distant parts of the country than
in and about Loudon.
Sir J. SEBRIGHT said that he meant to cast no reflection
upon the Magistrates who acted in this case. They were a moat
respectable body, and all Clergymen except himself.
The Petition was ordered to be printed.
HODHOUSE rose to give mote, that be should to-morrow
present a Petition from the Directors and Members of the County
Fire Office, complaining of some parts of the 14th Report of the
Commissioorra of Revenue Inquiry.
/it. WALLACE said, that the Petition had been printed and
circulated; and that any one who had read its convents, must strongly
doubt whether it related to matters with which the House could
interfere. He suggested to the Hon. Member the propriety of
altering his intention.
Mr. HOBHOUSB said, that the Petition was signed by 1,700
persons, 600 of whom were his constituents ; be could not, there-
tare, consent to keep back the Petition, whatever his own opinion
might be, until he had consulted them.
Mr. J. SMITH presented a Petition from certain poor inhabi-
tants tithe town of lkighthelmnooe, complaining of the operation
et the County Courts for the recovery of small debts, and stating
that the costs frequently trebled the amount of the dr bts sued for.
Mr. /I. A. TA YOH corroborated the statements of the Petition,
and said, that these Coons might be made a benefit, but from their
being made a traffic of by the reptiles who bad them in their hands,
and who preyed upon the miserable people who were brought into
the Courts, they were a nuisance.
After a few words from Mr. Monet, and Mr. J. Swint, the Pe-
tition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. HI/ MR presented a Petition from the Rev. Charles Semen,
complaining of the conduct of the Quarantine Laws and Mess at
Cerfgo,one of the lonian Islands—Laid on the table.
Mr. HU bl E presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of a Vil-
lage in Perthshire, complaining that the Measure before the House
relating to the dint Duties did not give them suffident relief.—
They prayed for a free trade in Corn.—Crdered to be printed.
Mr. Id presented a Petition from the Retail Brewers of
the County of Gloucester, praying for an alteration of the Laws
which regulate their trade.— Laid on the table.
The same Hon. Ilamissa presented a Petition from the Cotton
Weavers of Blackburn, praying the House to fix a Minimum of
Wages —Laid on the table.
' Mr. LYNG presetited a Petition front the Coroners of the
county of Middlesex., praying for an Increase of their Fees.—Laid
oat the table.
Mr. CURWEN moved for a Return of the number of Vessels,
and theit tonnage, enuring into the Ports of the United Kingdom,
having corn, meal, or flour on board, either for warehousing or for
.house coosumption,di.tinguishing the port,snd British front Foreign
ossitie, from August tit, 1125, to the Sth April, lBit7.—Ordered.