The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-27


report on The bill was then brought mn ~,
rend, and the bills ordered 10 be rend y" y oOl
time on the 22d--whcn the bills were ,, "'IIi
third time and passed. ""'
; Feb, ODD. On the Marquis of Lansdo,..
moving the third reading orthe Dcs,,"'
Persons (lreIand) Bill, Lord Broughon, "ol
ted out several defects in its consIrur pS'0
After some debate, several Amendments WV
agreed to, and the bill was read third ", pe
and passed. W.T."
The royal assent was also given to Il
buckwhent importation bill, the brewing r.,
sugar BILL the distlling from sugar bijj ', "p9
the Chelsea pensioners bill "'
Feb. Goth. The Royal assent was giyon,
tile destitute persons Qreland) bill.
HOUSE or Commons, February 4th. Tn,
the motion of the Chancellor ofthe Eycbco
/ ne r, the House went into Committee oCG
! whole House, and money resolution. ~,
powering the Government 10 advance 90O
000L by way of loan, for the purposes oc
Destitute Poor Bill, was agreed to.
Feb. 9th. The report on the above bill 80,
brought up and agreed 10. The House wen
into committee, and all the clauses IN TO tIn
18th were agreed TO.
Feb. 9Th. A good deal of desulory III.
cussion about Ireland, TO much the same n
feet as before, was INDUCED in. Mr. OCoy
NELL made very forcible appeaIto n,
Hon. in behalf ofhis country.
The bill ultimately passed through com
mitlee-and also the Brewing and Dist@n,
from Sugar Bills.
The Brewing from Sugar Bill was read
third time and passed.
Feb 18th. The debate OH the RAILWAY,
Ureland) Bill was renewed by the MARQUIS o,
CRANKY, and was again adjourned. On the
10th uIt. the subject was again brought for
ward and discussed with much warmth. Sin
Robert Peel reviewed, in an able speech, tle
financial position Of Great Britain, and that
position rendered the question extremely ST.
rious. Lord John Russell concurred in Sir
K. Peels statements. He said "Iiere wa,
nothing III The gituation of England and Scot.
land at present which made this year ofi'sCl
n year OF suffering to Great Britain. Govern,
mcDf however. had been compelled TO maRt
a great effort 10 preserve the people CT Ire.
land from starvation. The consequence m!
been that, instead ofa large, we had only had
II small importation ofcorn from Ireland into
England, and thar there had been consdeI.
able expectation from England into ireland
TO feed those whose usual food had entimly
failed. The price of that food cost the inIe.
rial Treasury from S00,000i TO 900,000l
month. Tie consequence had been that the
price Of food in Great Britain had hccn great
ly enhanced. The high price of food was te,
in the depression of the manufactures, VI
which great bulk of our population ",
II was desirable not TO may
that pressure greater than The people of Eng
land could bear, lest they should lie disabled
from assisting their fellow countrymen in Ire
land altogether. Pav.ng taken this viewot
the finances ana of the commercial and man
Position of the country, he had 10
consider now the means Oi'the country could
be disposed of so as 10 prevent the greateg
np:nlSer ofpersOns irons perlshing IN ireland
In one week not less than 6O0,OOO persons
had received wages on the public works, rep
resenting 100000 ofpersOns dependent on
them. 100000 were now iH the wOrklouSpS
maintained by the rates-and many thCN-
sands were now maintained 10y private char.
" in Ireland. When, then, more than 1900, 4
600 We're living in this way, he had to con-
slider whether the proposition of Eord G
Benlinck tended directly to the removal Of
that distress. aud he declared his dcliherar
opinion to be that il woulG not he immed.
ately efficient in the way in which Lord G
Bentinck had represented
After few words from Lord G. Bcntjnrk
in explanation, and vain attempt from AMI.
Iish member to obtain hearing, the house
divided, when The numbers were-For the
second reading. lIS; against it, 322-nmJor
" againsth, 204.
TIE Com TRADE IN ENGLAND, WcN.
bridge from theMark Lane Express Of March
ISL the following report of the state o' Ne
corn market. I'LL
The wheat trade has hcei Ill ~ u,-e,r r.,
state this week; Ii. the early pail BUSHES g a
dull, but subsequently "V w.
mund again improved,a and We are d'sPoST."J
think that the fall which prices t1Vc 'T Tr..
undergone will he shortly recovered. -"
reaction in the trade has been principal,
caused by the falling off which has taken
place in the Irish demand; and rs il is almos,
certain that the inquiry from the sister isle
will again revive so soon as that which has
ately been bought on this side shall have
gone into consumption, we cannot reasOna.'
bly, expects permanent decline under exist
ng circumstances. The weather has, since
lur last, been favorable for out door work, and
he plough has been in active employment.
The preparation of'the land for the spring
troops must, for several weeks to come, pre-
lent large supplies of grain being brought
onward by the farmers; and the stocks in the
lands OF merchants being exceedingly small
I is not improbable thar, for n time at least,
he supplies may fall short ofthe demand.
BY our Liverpool advices it appears that
business in grain had in the early part OF tile
week been very depressed; on Tuesday
wheat was quoted Sd to 4d per 20 lbs; Indian
'orn. Is to Is per az lbs; oats, Id per 45 lbs
md flour, 3s per barrel lower than on that
lay se'nnight. On Friday, however, the mr
let was well attended, and portion OF inc
lecline was recovered, In flour extensive
BARGAINS were closed at 42s per barrel, beng
N advance ola clear Is per barrel or Tues
lays rates,
IRELAND.
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