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Irt was ordered, on She motion of the Loan Una*.
rtLi.tos, that the hearing of causes should be restated
at ten o'clock next Wednesday morning.
&ISAIAS FIIO3I E COM MONS.—The Inn-
' keepers' Rates Bill, the Demerara Free Trade Bill.
the Irish &esters' Lieen"es Bill, the Labourers' Wages'
Bill, the Holtidi lias Light till, and Tonakyns'
tore Lottery Bill, were Imiught flow the !loess of
Common', and read a first time.

INSOLVENT DEB FORS' 111th—Lord Aucu-
t:so eave outlive, that he would move the see.tud,
reading of the Insolvent Debtors' Hill to-morrow.
The Irish Commercial Credit Bill was committed- 4
REPORT OF tOMMITI` BB 1N FOREIGN
44 "1)11,r
The Marquis 0 itnsnowx presented the Report of
the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the
state of n Trade, pursuant to a vote of the House,
which rualile.l the Committee to report from time to
time. His Lordship stated tiat the Report which lie
then had the honour to present, related exelnsivelv to
one branch of the inquiry, namely, the timber trade.
He said, he would only move that it should be printedm
r the consideraf of their Lordships. As the sub-
je. t to which it referred affected the financial interests
of the country, any Hill relating to it should in
tordinary course originate with the House of Couonons.
But at the same time it be convenient that their
Lordsl4l4 should have the opportunity of making
themselves actrainted with the subject, previously to
the intioiluction of uny lift,, thong!' he hits:tided to
abstain front making aay proposition founded upon the
Report. I. could not here retrain from acknowledg-
ing the great ussistance which he had received from
the other members of the Committee with whom he
had meted: anal he felt himself boon I to state on their
•behalf, as well as his own, the strong feeling which
existed in the I* mittee, that some measure should be
fount:ell oat the Report, and meet with the coneurrence
of hi- Majesty's Ministers. Whatever measure that
might he, if it were framed in the spirit of the Report,
it 'wild nut but consult fur the general interests sf
the State. as well as those of the British Colonies,,thWl
ship owners, and another clap', ro fess entitled to prr
I/action, he meant rue British con:miners: and if their
W,ships would take the trouble to make themselves
ampiliainted with the Report. he Was confident they
topknot fail to entertain the saute (minion. With
,respect to the particular case, he believed that none
could dmul.t, hit th..t any regulation which ought It.k
be adep:eti, ahunld give p preference to the British
Colonial timber overtime foreign article; bnt in reiraid
to ilse greaterOod larger torstitm, it woultiolat
'gide to adoit any general measure in either Mouse,'
without giving rise to some difference of opinion, if not
of exciting dissatisfaction. But he believet!, that when
the whole proceedings of the Committee had been ex-
amined, it would be found that they had consulted the
interests of the nation at large. Tlie bad also taken
into serious consideration the ease of those persons,
whose capital hid heti embarked in this particular
trade fur the last ten years, and hail not overlooked
lany information worthy of being taken into account,
whether given in evidence or si:atetl in the petition,
which had been referred to them by the House ; so
that when, on this important branch, the Committee
had laid down the principles to n Lich we ought to
return, it had recommended such a return to them as
should be gradual and consistent with existing in-
terests, as well as conducive to the general welfare Of
I.IIC country. It was thought prtiliCr to separate this
:subject from the others in the first institute, as the
view would be less difficult than if mixed •np with
other complicated relations. Ile also thought needs-
-tiny to say, that on the return of peon': there had been
,an unfounded expectation that some alteration in com-
mercial regulations would immediately take place:
but although that had cot been justified. by the event,
it was no reason that during the continuance of the
peace such alterations should not be adopted, as were
called for by the altered eircutotatices of the natiest.
Ile wished that the earliest possible atteution of his
Majesty's 31inie.ers would be directed to this subjett,
and concluded by moving, that the Report be printed,
Lord ELLENNOROCUII expresse.l a hope, that some
legislative measure would pass this Session to remove
the more obvious difficulties, which stood in the way
of foreign traJe. lie said there were two points no-
ticed in the Report, on which a short Bill might be
founded. The first was that, which reetsinumended the
valuation of foreign timber by the cubic foot or the
solid contents, in place of the present practice of ascer-
taining the amount of duty by the superticioi solutes
surement. The other proposed. that the duty shoulo
be made higher, in a certain proportion, on ttomoofitc-
tureil timber, than it was on nua-nianufactured; the
reverse being the fart at prem of, contrary to the prin-
ciple acted upon iv: all similar cases. His Lord-hip
then expressed sati =faction, that the• ihquiry proved,
that the British ships were navigated much more cheap-
ly than any other, and that the ship-owners. particu-
larly those of Sunderland and tither northern ports,
which had petitioned the House, if they were not to
be benefitted, were not likely to be aggrieved. It did
not appear that they should sustain stay loss, but rather
an accession of the Baltic trade—as most of that trade
would be thrown into their hands; however, in the
absence of his Majesty's Ministers, he would say no
more on the subject at present. 'I he Report was their
ordered to be printed, and the House adjourned.
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printed.
ELECTION Fon BERWICK-ON-TIVEEP.Mr.
BLNNwr brought up the Report of the Co 11111 l ittee on
the Berwick Elertion Petition, and stated, that the

Cuinhaittee had flrciarril that Sir David Milue,the

sitting Sleiaber fur Berwick-on-Tweed, was not duly
elected, anil that the election fur the said town was

oid.
On the :notion of Mr. BENNIT, a new writ was or-
dered to be nmde out fur the return of a Member to

/terve fur the said town.
Sir W. Ita l'asseicyy presented a petition, numer-
ously signed by the inhabitants of the Parish of St.
George's, East, in the county of Middlesex, praying
that the House would be pleased to take into consi-
deration the propriety of an order to be directed to the
Collector of the Assessed Taxes for the said Parish,
ordering him to refund to the inhabitants MIMS of mo-
ney which he had exacted at various times, in amounts
of U. Ss. on each inhabitant, being user and above
what he was authorised to demand by Aet of Podia-
ment.—The petition was laid on the table.
Mr. Dana ISON laid on the table a petition from the
Commissioners of the Surrey Road, praying that they
might be heard by Counsel against the Metropolis Ntlll'
Road Bill.
Captain Wksivs*Jaitl on the table a petition front
the Ship-owners of Leith, against any alteration of the'
duties un Timber.
The CHANEtLI.OR of the Excnearrn brought in
the Irish Treasury Bills Bill, which was read the first
time and ordered to be read the second time to-morroisr.
h:AST INDIA COMPANY'S VOLI.NTEFIS
BILL.—Mr.O vtINING observed, that as it was his in-
tention to propos,. in the k'ssiumittee on this 1411 a clause,
respectim.the mode of itaystetss, is might be more eon-,
.vsment Ie posecnne any discussion upuu It until the
ro bringingp a the report.
Mr. gIIRNAL stated his objection to the Bill alto-
7zether, and wished some ground were laid before the
House for raising a number of military, at a moment.
when, apparently aj least, there was s.O sort of occa-
%ion for their assistance.
Sir. 111:35r said, he witnessed nith the utmost re-
gret the dispoeitious which so generally prevailed
amongst persons in authority to call out the assistance
of the military. Even in the City, on Vriday last, a
detachment of the boards was thought necessary to W
in attendance Isr the purpose of pre:erving the puhlfe
tratoptillity. He was sorry to see then ahsent
as
Hen. Member. to Winne this observation alluded. It
was much to be regretted, that the riril authorities
should be sty inclined to military interposition. A'
body of orderly citizeus could not meet together with-
out its being thought necessary to guard against theft
apprehended misemitluct; by station:ng a party of mi-
litary at i convenient distance from the place of as-
sembly. The civil authorities shoals, rely Num them-
selves, and the matinee in which they exerciscd their
power, fur rendering them adequate to the purpose of
securing the public order. 'I he interference of the
military, on such occasions as that to which he had
adverted, out: 'it to be universally deprecated.
Sir W. Cre:TIA, in tidlusiou to the remarks Which
he tad just heard front the Hum Member, assured the
House that this was the first time he bad heard any '
thing of a military detachment being stationed in the
City-on Friday last. Ile beard no such thing—he saw
no inch thing—he believed that there were no troops
!stationed there at all, and therefore he was glad of
the opportunity of contradicting the stateuieut.
Mr. steam said, it was in his power to prove that a
party of the Life Guards were stationed mar Holhorp
—half in the City and halt outside it.
Mr. ettISIVEV r.lse for the purpose of making some
observations ou the Bill, when bring informed that it
was intruded to alter one of its previsions, sod to take
the die nssiou afterwards, he declined saying any
more at present, and would reserve himself until the',
bringing up of the report.
Mr. CanNll46 said, he merely kft it to the discre-
tion of Hon. Members, who intended to spea': ou the'
Bill, to choose the time when they would make
observations aeon it. lie thought it was prover to.
observe that an alteration would be proposed in the.
Committee, and that it would be, of coarse, better to
have the discussion proceed on the Bill es amended.
Mr. Caaayss assented to the arrangement.
Mr. Alderman Woon ronhl not hear the How. Ba-
ronet (Sir Wm. Curtis) deny the statement of his Hon.
Friend (Mr. Hume) so directly, without stating to
the Home that, on Friday last, a large party of the
Life Guards were placed in reqnisition : that they
were in communication with the Lord Mayor, and
that during that day (Friday) u Li* (landsman had
twee to the Gail:Altai! for the purpose of et:omitting
with his Lordship. The Lord Mayor, its Ike, ad-
witted that he had a body of these men iss ottesdance.
Tkiey were stationed in Hatton-01W, tie were tolled
out for the ottic£ll rouse of reservistg order. .
he' gin wan thea read a second titus.,:l'ind-ardefe
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