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London, England, 1829-06-03 00:00:00

Petition was from the merchants, bankers, Ste. of Hon.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. H. TWISS wood for various Papers ferreting the Mae.
ritlus.

Mr. HUME asked whether any musses had been adopted to
reduce the Council of Trinidad?
Sir O. MURRAY said, had be been aware of the Intention to
put gosh a question. be might have been prepared with an answer ;
at present be could not answer it.—.. Motion agreed to.
Mr. CROMPTON presented a Petition from the Boreogh of
Derby. complaining of the state of distress. and praying for a re-
form in the Commons House.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. S. WORTLEY moved for various returns respecting the
number of troops in the West Indies. the •umber of deaths, &c.
Ordered.

Sir G. MURRAY presented another Report from the Com.
salsaioners of the Cape of Gond Hope.—Ordered to be printed.
lie the. moved that there be laid before the House a copy of the
Order in Council respecting Slays Manumission its Seebice, date)
May 13,11129.—M0ti0n agreed to.
Mr. 0. CAVE presented Petitions for the total repeal of all
Duties en the Importation of Corn—a prayer in which he entirely
concurred.

Mr. MONCK said be was quite sure that mother Session could
not pus without this subject being forced epee the stanitiou of
Parliament; it must be reconsidered, and founded upset makes.
don and justice. lie feared they had been too anxious to give
encouragement to agriculture. The system had induced poor lands
to be brought into cultivation; U we were not too proud to take
example from foreign countries, such lands world be doomed to
perpetual sterility.
Mr. HUMS said, be had been requested to support these peti-
tions—be did so most cordially. They were agreed to at numerous
meetings. of the manwfacterers at Leicester. They looked to some
such measure as affording the may chance of relief. He was er.
roneously considered to agree p a perpetual Used duty me .cont—
be bad only proposed a specific duty as the step toe tree trade.
Mr. PORT' AN orwerved, that the distresses were not limited
to the manufacturers; they were experienced by the farmers,
owing to short crops, less of sheep. &c.
Mr. BF.N Err said that the distresses could not be attributed
to the Corn Laws, for. with one partial exception, they had never
been in operating. There was much misrepresentation in that
House upon the subject—they ought to wait till the qurstiou was
duly brought forward.
Mr. HU NI lii said. so far from the dirty being maininal, 'boot COs.
duty had been classed.
Alders's,. W 4 ITHMAN rose. but before be spoke there were
cries of •1. Oh, eh, oh !" and there was a response et " oh, oh, oh r
[showed by some laughter. He said be was astonished at such in-
terruptitm,-it was attempted generally when be rose; but so far
front deterring him, such conduct would only induce him to speak
longer than he bad originally intended. He had the right to speak
—be would claim it—and he would exercise it. He knew his opi.
Mons en this subject were not popular in that House ; but in it
there were mane erroneous notions, especially on this subject.—
Their dillicultks were not attributable to the Corn Laws. Taxa-
tion was the fault. He was persuaded that they must reduce taxa.
don, and• lower their prices to the level of other countries; or keep
up
prices lithe present taxation were to be ciliated ; which would
be the better course to pursue be would not trouble himself now to
argue, but he was persuaded that one. course or the other must be
adopted,
Petitions from Manufacturers, Aaiun., Ste. of Leicester, read
and ordered to be primed.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from George Butler, a Ma-
Omer, complaining of the system. of mulcting the Merchant Mariners
for the Greenwich Chest ; also against Impressment.
Mr. SYKES said the system was defective, harsh, and unjust;
it was a Monstrous tax on labour. He approved in that part of the
petition against impressment. If an Hon. Baronet (Sr F. Burdett)
did not bring forward the subject next Session, be should.
Mr. W. SMITH also expressed himself against impressment.
Petition read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. [Whitt presented a Petition from Clootarffe, near Dublin.
for the extetisioo of civil and religious liberty and privileges to the
Jews—a prayer, after what bad passed, to which it was to be hoped
some aeration would be paid.—Ordeted to be printed.
Mr. MONCK presented a Petition front artisans of Middlesex
and Surrey,complsining of the rate of wages. Ile said that the
subject ought to be inquired into • the Ministers ought to issue a
Commission for such purpuse.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord 110 WICK presented a Petition from Samuel Perry, of
Rues, praying an inquiry into the state of the Universities.—Ors
lured to be printed.
Sir M. S. STUART presented a Petition from Greenock, for
opening the trade with India.—Ordered to be printed.