Star.
London, England, 1826-05-02 00:00:00

did ha Irish to beam alarm by proclaiming his own
sppreltensions, and in the only part of the popula-
tion which still remained sound ? Let Parliament set
to work to probe the subject to its foundation, mid to
see the Teti causes of the present distresses ; to disperse
Psalm• nt at this period, and to do it in a manner
which would put it out of the power of the King to
coli.ct it immediately, would be on the part of his MA.
jetty's Ministers a high misdemeanour. With respect

o the currency, he was one of those who approved of a
!metallic kirculation ; but seeing what happened when-
ever that desirable polat.was approached, he could not
avoid alp:eosins some doubts as to the possibility of reaching it.—
. Iffbere be saw the country suffering still after ten years from the
effects of an ill-advised war, he felt that unless its Government
took the matter in hand, And proposed those general reforms neces-
sary to restore it to a healthful state, distress would come and return
ht a worse form, till a convulsion of such a nature must arrive, that
although the counts" might recover hereafter. it would be after
suing ehroajb a degree of suffering fearful to contemplate.
Lord-C*LTHOR PE explained.
Earl BATHURST stated, that the only ground on
which the proposition of the Noble Marquis opposite
for relieving that distress, which all lamented equally,
was the certainty that the grant of money would open
the door to multiplied applications of the same nature,
which would become set ions burdens to the cduntry.—
lie regretted that the noble Earl Mould not have ex-
pressed sooner the objections which he had to a change
In the currency, when there had been so many oppor-
tunities for doing so. He contended that his Noble
Friend (the Earl of Liverpool) had attributed the exist.
ing distress to overtrading, the overstocking of the
market, and the cet•sation of the demand, and not to
the high price of corn; and that he dii not propose'
the prment measures as measures of relief, but as in--1
teaded to prevent the price of corn from rising, and
aggravating the evils of the period, and therefore as
measures of precaution. In the present state of things,
a price of eighthillings, and even less, would be a famine price,
and yet unless English corn rose to eighty shillings, bonded corn
Would net be allowed to come into the market, so that the whole
twittery might starve whilst it knew that the warehouses were filled
with grain, which mast perish without being used ! Was that the
situation in which Noble Lords would wish the population of Eng-
land tote placed?
Earl ROSSLYN contended; that the acts and mea-
sures of his Majesty's Ministers proved that they considered the
price of corn as the operating cause of the present distresses, and
thus encouraged the clamour of the suffering manufacturers against
the landed interest.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL repeated his conviction
that the price of corn had nothing to do with the present distresses;
and stated, that the measures which he had announced were mea-
sures of precaution, and not of relief. He had already declared,
that he expected that the chief relief would be derived front the'
voluntary contributions and subscriptions of the country. The
price of corn had been gradually rising for several weeks, and
though pot near a famine price at present, might approach ft to a
degree which would greatly aggravate the existing evils, if precau
ciente like those proposed were not taken.
The Earl of LI 311titICK contended that wheat was far from

a famine price, since it was only between 455. and 465. in Ireland,
and 61s. in England.
Lard ELLEN BOROUG H observed, that his Majesty's Mi-
nisters sseemed to consider the present period as the very worst
possible for considering the Corn laws, and as the most favor-
able fir altering those laws without considering them. Helves
eintvinced that they were endeavouring to obtain surreptitiously,
try availing themselves of the feeling excited by present circum-
stances, that which,if conceded for a time, would soon be found
to have become a permanent system.
After a few observations front the Earl of DataLrr, the Peti.
don was laid on the table.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY gave notice on tise part of kis
Flieng (the Earl of Liverpool) who had retired, that op
Friday next he should move that the Amendments made by the
Common to the Ptomisnaty Notes' 13iU be taken into consideration.
Mr. Cnas'wi from the Treasury presented an account of all
foreign Grain and Flour now in Bond.—Laid on the table.
kir. Twosome from the Admiralty presented an account of the
whple expense of the Coast Blockade Service.—Laid au the table.
Adjourned at Etas! &CLOCK*•