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the loyal Caner of Someone living at Eristel, praying for certain
alterations In the Net StiWorts of that College.
Sir J. LOWTHFR presented a Petition from the Shipowners
of Whitehaven, genii s fora their distressed condition, and praying
relief.
Mr. HUME gave notice that be would to morrow move for a
Return of the number of OSicers in the Army on Fun Pay, and
also of those on Half Pay.
Sir IL RERRISON presented a Petition from Horne, Suffolk,
against any Revision of the Corn Law's.
Lord STANLEY presented Petitions from Cheeky, and two
other places in Lancashire, and from Borthwick, and another place'
in Yorkshire, in favour of the Corn Laws.
A Petition was presented from Highworth, in favour of the agri-
cultural interest.
Sir J. LOWTHER presented a Petition from the Owners and
Occupiers of Laud in Cumberland, praying that the agricultural
interest might be protected. He strongly supported the prayer of
the Petition.
Mr. CUR WEN also supported the prayer of the Petition. It
was essential to the welfare of the country that the agricultural
I interest ebotiktisrproutted. ' The moment that interea- became
depressed. that moment must bring depression upon trade and cas
mete*, which could Sourish only while agrieukere peoupeted. -
Mr. L. THOMPSON presented a Petition from SimriffaHuttoo,
Yorkshire, against any alteration in the Cern Laws.
Mr. ROW LA ND HILL presented a similar Petition from
Wbitchurch, Salnp. '
Mr. D. GILBERT presented a similar Petition home a
Parish i,t Sussex • aftd the Petitioners further prayed, that should
an alteration be deemed indispensable, a permanent one might be
adopted—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman WOOD rose to present a Petition from the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, Common CouncU, and Livery, of the City of
London, praying for a revision of the Corn Laws. The meeting
at which the Petition was adopted was most respectably and nu-
merously attended, and the Petition was carried by a large majority.
Among other thingq. the Petitioners stated, that protection had
been withdrawn from every thing but Corn.
Mr. WA liD supported the prayer of the P. titian. He con-
ceived that the Petitioners were a class of persons peculiarly entitled
to the attention of the House. They were aU connected with trade,
and many of them had experienced at least temporary knouts.
nience and loss from some of the protecting duties having been

I repealed.
Mr. Alderman C. SMITH was understood to oppose the prayer
of the Petition.
Mr. Alderman WAITH MAN was strongly in favour of the
measure called for by the Petitioners. There was no part of this
kingdom suffering more from distress than was the City of Lon-
don. He would not then enter into the question—the time was
' not flitting, but it might be right is state one or two facts. Iu his
official Capacity be bad bees called on the ,30th of January to hear
snore appeals respecting the Poor Bates of a parish which con-
tained about IWO !muses. .Thir y housekeepers were excused from
paying rates ih consequence of their poverty. One hundred and,
seventy were summoned because they were in arreas in their pay..
manta; of them nearly two.tbirds were entirely misused. and the
remainder were allowed time, from the sante reason that drencher*
had been excused, via. Inability to pay ; so that in a Parish
' there were two hundred housekeepers struggling to keep out of the
Workhouse. In addition to these.facts he might state that there
were three hundred paupers in the PoorTbouse of that PAriab. and
Dearly as many outdoor paupers. By the papers laid before that
House it appeared, that during the past year there bad been more
bankruptcies than during any former year, excepting 1616. by
1,000; and upwards of one half of these bankruptcies occurred in
the (Sty of London. It appeared also that 2,537 person. bad taken
the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. By another melancholy
paper which beheld In his hand, but which had not yet been hid
before the How, i, appeared that as km thaw SOU fawn Jai
been reenntitted es Hemp* *Oft she bee year. It. elimelbre
was convinced that the distress in Loudon was as groat, if not,

greater, than in say attar large district. and be had thought it
right that the country Gentlemen should be made acquainted
with the fact, so that when they rotated the distresses of the
agriculturists. they ought not imagine that trade was free
from suffering.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON supported the prayer of the
Petition.
Tee Petition was then read at length. bet it was inaudible,
from the cries of "short, Chart,'_ Ifllidt • prevailed throughout
the House. • • -
Colonel BAILEY promoted a Patilloo frost Heydon, in York-
shire, malini that the agricultural bribtast might be supported.
Sir H. cooge presented a sindlor Petition from Harrow,
Warwickshire ; and also another trust a place in the same county.
Sir R. FRRGUSSON presented a Petition from 'Unlock, pray-
Lop fora revision of the Corn Laws.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a Petition from the Men.
chants and others of Carlisle, praying for an alteration in the
Corn Laws. _ .

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Sir P. MUSGRAVE, In supporting the prayer of the Petition
expressed it to be his opinies that a law might be framed admittia4
Corn at all times en the payment of a certain duty, which woad
not prune injurious to the Agricultural interest.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented another Petition from Cam.
lido, praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws and a Reform In Par-
liament.
Mr. FOUNTAIN WILSON presented eight Petitions from
different places in Yeast**, in favour of the Corn Laws.
Admiral SOUTHERON presented a Petition from Seuthwell,
Yorkshire, in favour of the Corn Laws. The Petitioners expressed
it to be their opinion, that if the Ports were open at all times to
the introdection of Foreign Grain, it would be impossible for the
British Agriculturist to exist.
Sir C. COLE presented a Petition from Cardiff in favour of the
Cern Laws.
A Petition from Applegarth was presented in favour of the
Corn Laws.
Mr. J. CAMPBELL presented a similar Petition from Dun.

ARCHDEACON preiented a similar Petition front a
Ondred in Suffolk.

Mr. CURTEIS presented Petitions from four places in Susses
against any alteration in the Corn Laws.
Mr. H UME presented a Petition from Glasgow, praying for a
repeal of the Corn Laws.
Mr. WESTERN moved for a Return of the quantity of Corn,
Grain, Meal. and Floor, imported into Great Britain, from the
mar ISIS, to the year IPS, In Foreign Skips, together with the
UMW of the Ships, and the number of into employed in nail-
pting them ; also, a Return of the quantity of Grain, ice. imported
Into Great Britain, in British Skips, their Tonnage, and the number
of men employed in navigating them—Ordered.
Mr. CURTEIS moved for a Return et the quantity of Wheat
imported into Great Britain from Ireland, in any one year, since
111 S.—Ordered.
Mr. GRATTAKpresented a Petition from the Roman Catholic
Inhabitants of Couran, pray hag for Emancipation.
A Petition was presented from Rosnmy, in Kent, against any
further concessions to the Roman Catholics. -

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Sir J. NEWPORT presented a Petition from the Roman Ca-
tholic Inhabitants of the parish of St. Patrick, near Waterford,
praying for Emancipation.
J. NEWPORT moved for an Account, stating the number
of Pariduis in Ireland in which the Tithes had been compounded
under the late Act ; also the names of the parishes, whether they
were single or united parishes, the amount for which the titbits bad
bees compounded; and whether the composition was made with
the Clentyman or with a Lay Proprietor.—Ordered.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved fora Copy of a Memorial and
Address which was sent to the Lard Lieutenant of Ireland, by
John Coyle, respecting the keying of Church Rates.—Ordered-
The same Hun. BAIONIV gave *mice, that he would en Tuesday,
March 6, more for. leave to bring in a Bill for amending the law
relating to the building of Churches in Ireland

ROYAL 'IMAGE AND GRANT.

On the raatien of Lord PA LNIRRSTON, Sir ALEX. GRANT
brought up the Report of the Committee, which took into consider-
ation the Ring's Message ; and the Report having been read, the
Reeoludon was pot from the Chair, that it he received and carried.
On the it solution being paesedthe second time,
The Matquis of .1 AVISTOCY, horn a sense of pub-
lic duty, and not tram any feelings of a personal nature,
would divide the House upon the Revolution. He ho.
nestly entatained the opinion that this was one of the