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,AHAM, in a reply to a question from Mr.
le had received a verbal communication
ssioners to inquire into the condition of

to the effect that they would very
nake a second report. He also said,

that it was not the intention

to bring in any bill this session for the pur-

the Fat

that he would this day move for I
to provide more effectually for the

in a b'

[AM of the EXCHEQUER postponed the
3n Bill until Friday, and would then state
proceed with or abandon it.
:..omplained of a breach of faith committed
-it, in passing the Municipal Corporations
wo o'clock on Saturday morning.
id he did not know that the bill had passed,
certain that there was no intention on the

3 do anything unfair or adverse to

that had been given.
LNCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to a
-em Mr. Hume, said that since the last time the
er had mentioned the subject, the Mint had
ss than £210,000 in silver money, and were still
upply the deficiency.

L, In moving that the house should resolve
con `ee of supply, adverted to Lord Pal-
louncement that the present government had
uckland to continue in the government of In-
,e noble lord's in
inference therefrom that the
d Auckland's policy in Affghanistan was ap-
the present government. Against this infer-
.sted, and he must say it was hardly fair of the
'imake the use he had done of a private letter.
Peel) never recollected being a party to any
Lord Auckland, nor could he find any official
the assertion. He knew that
um the letter was said to have
eu to Lord Auckland, entertained the highest
----,hleman, and in a spirit of high-minded
Ave written a letter to him expressive of
ect stated, bur were it so he must say the
of justified in making the use he had done
.nmunication from one noble lord to another.
ERSTON would at once withdraw his inference
. if the letter of Lord Ellenborough was written
sanction of his colleagues.
WICK said he had personal cognizance of the
cry pressing letter had been written to Lord
y Lord Ellenborough.
.0 said it was not competent for the noble lord to
n such a letter without the sanction of the direc-
East India Company.
)13frousE said, not a word in the shape of dis-
Lord Auckland's policy had been heard of until
irrived of the disasters in Affghanistan. Indeed,
Inge, the directors of the East India Company
nd the government in approving of that policy.
ad been said, however, it was gratifying to find
-oved of by a man so capable of judging of

I for that

n reply to Mr. Hume, said it was impossible
government, as to the period of pro-
could be known to the public, for it
upplies should be granted before the
uld come to any decision upon the subject.
*nto committee of supply,
an amendment, that the house
f into a committee to consider the best
corn laws. He grounded the necessity
upon the failure of the recent corn
, and upon the distressed state of the
such as to demand a supply of cheap

N contended that a repeal of the corn laws
whole system of our manufacturing industry

as to the total repeal of the

Ad he had advocated a fixed duty, as
us to agriculturists and manufacturers ;
ndition of the country induced him now
1 repeal of the corn law.
'led the house against allowing the corn
ached until it was compelled to take it up
ps, of public excitement, and even tumult.
1T would not admit that a repeal of the corn

s cautio

ate the distress. Ile was confident matters
as soon as parliament was prorogued and an

s talkie

LEY contended the high price
fthe distress.

of food was the

said the corn law was maintained not for the
rich but for the sake of the poor.
rhe t egretted that the motion had been brought
Pd.
hought the subject had been already suffi-

RAPIER

aid, the speech of Sir C. Napier was a manly
mßeyntobnediatheenasions which were constantly
without intending benches were pre-
; anything likelangfai, the corn law recently
wheat harvest ;1
ratdrial. It was begin-
the;
and he believed if thecommenced ; wheat
profittl speculators were
he purpose of
ng by the Is. duty,
ually discover mistakeinthpeaitrma by the loss
id it. lie sy
convinced that a
appily prevailed; and if deeply with the
of the corn law would productive of It
ie would at once concede it. was to be
ver, that the alteration of the tariff had
-ry stagnation of trade, of course adding
vhich, he trusted, would now pass away.
ii Portugal the intelligence that thecorn_
t country had been signed, from which
it results. The right hon. baronet
the correctness, in the ab-
trade, but contended that
[stily applied in a country
had grown up. lie only
•es of the government, and
ribute to restore the coun-
st the first to propose

peechof the

:iad hit(

) great confidence

and thought it was
that the distress was to be a*

nt had ;one a certain
• •

principles in its legislation, but in so
I nearly every thing they had prey':
riff was good, but ;t was not new
It it was not new ; while the income
not good. He should move an
hon. member for Wolverhampton
the effect, not of asserting the repeal
that the house, instead of going into
lye itself into a committee to consider
had passed during the present session.
at considerable length in support of
ding that the utmost quantity of land
ould be thrown out of cultivation by a repeal of the
ws would be about 2,000,000 of acres; and it would

md, but it v

be better at once ►o place this quantity upon the coilsoiidated
fund, and get rid of this odious law. The aristocracy of
England was the most privileged class in the world. They
had the colonies, and the army, and the navy, and the church
to themselves, and having all these, they ought to blush to
tight over the poor man's slice of bread. He believed they
well knew that this law could not be maintained. They might
kill Sir R. Peel ss they had killed Mr. Canning. because he
was endeavouring to legislate beneficially for the people, but
it was in vain for them to hope to preserve this law.
Mr. GRIMSDITCH opposed the motion, and contended that
the distress was to be attributed mainly to the increase of
machinery.

Lord fiONVICK disliked as a general rule such interference
with the supplies as the motion before the house occasioned,
and he also thought it was going too far to call for a sweep-
ing repeal of a law which had been so much discussed, and
so recently agreed to by the legislature. He could not,
therefore, support the motion of fir. Villiers, and he thought
that it would suffer much from the manner in which it had
been brought forward, as an amendment on going into a
committee of supply.
Sir J. HANMER said, as the representative of a great com-
mercial community, he felt himself called upon to turn his
attention to the subject of the corn laws, and he felt bound
to say that his opinions had undergone a change, and he
should vote for the motion of Mr. Villiers, as a means of in-
dicating his opinion, which was not for total repeal, but for
the imposition of a moderate fixed duty.
The house then divided, and Mr. Villiers' motion was de-
feated by a majority of 231 to 117.
The house then resolved itself into a committee of supply,
and a vote on account of the expenses of the China war was
agreed to, as was also the vote for Canada.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
Several bills were brought up from the House of Com-
mons, and were severally read a first time.
Several bills on the table were forwarded a stage.
Some petitions were presented against portions of the
Mines and Colliers Bill. _ _

Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition signed by 1,600
persons, educated in classes at Exeter Hall in singing,
writing, arithmetic, and linear drawing, praying for assist-
ance to enable the system to be carried out. He took that
opportunity of saying that the grant of £30,000 for the pur-
pose of education in a country like this was altogether in-
sufficient. _ _ _

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was glad that the present
government was prepared to follow up and extend the prin-
ciple of proposing public grants for the purposes of education.
Lord BROUGHAM also expressed his gratification.
The petition was then laid on the table.
The Loan CHANCELLOR postponed the bankruptcy and
other law bills from Thursday until Monday.
Adjourned.