New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-23
British Parliament.

On the second nigh, Of the session, the 20th, the
House Of Commons eondsscended exclusively TO think
for the Empire Joe Other House 90 n0' ss'Sn1 ls =
The question rsstiye 10 the constitution OF tne Hallway
Committees brought forward BY Mr.. Ewsr' WHO
underworld 10 vain 10 show thsi Members ought not 70
cit private Committees when their Interest," az lno
viduals were affected. The House on division re-
jsc;ed the idea Of placing those bodies above the resen
Of scandal by msjorify OF 81. ,,.-..o-
discussion, In which the principal speakers were Csp
tain Peebe and BIZ. Perrsnd. The same evening Lord
John Russell declared hs, the law for regulating the use
of sugar 10 brsxeries would be permanent
On Thursday, Lord John Russell proceeded to de-
velope the scheme TO open hs ports for the admission
Of foreign grsin duty free and N The course Oi ooD2
90 showed tina. tins ireshts on toe importation Of corn
had seriously risen and thst 20 enable tins country 70
compete with ,s neghbors In the markets OF me oro
II was necessary. no' ",ly 70 rsp"-' h- os'y oe' 70
Corn Law according the ministerial extension. was
only 10 extend toe Let OF sept rnber next Mr. Ewsri
and other members were In favor Of sn emendne NJ
making the suspension permanent but the proposition
met with little support
The debate distinguished by two poveities-a De,
elaraon on the part Of Lord George Beninek that all
hoarders Of specie 10 times Of scarcity, ought 10 De
hanged ych be illustrated BY the recital Of eastern
snecdote and by the appearance Of Mr.. William Brown
the greaf American merebsnt ia the House The speech
OF tne latter gentleman sound snd practical, and EN-
bracina the subject Immediately before the House
was referred by Lord John Russell In terms very com
phmentsry TO the new members
On Friday the House of Commons met for the purpose
Of passing through their remaining stages the SUSPENSION
of the Corn and the Navigation Laws The sugar, MO-
lasses and Rom Bill then considered The spirit
produced from Sugar Is pay the ssre amount a. the
sprii made from Malt the regulations respecting which
duly forth by the Chancellor OF the bxchequer
He would admit thu OF Mcssses as would open
the door frauds the The diferenua duty
Of 10 Cd In favor Of British Spirits Rum was 10 be
reduced TO Sd. The duty on Rum would now be IS ID
sad the duty Brit..h Spirits 7s lOJ Rum to be i'm
ported into Scotland s 4s I'd duty and into Ireland 1t
10 I'd duty leaving the relative difference between
the duties on Spirits distilled IN those countries and the
Rum imported into England. The general re'ot OF
these measures would be thought TO reduce the price
Of Grein rather than the price OF spirits or Beer lhe
same evening Lord John Russell moved Tor select
Committee rslsiivs the Law OF Settlement
On the 25th the House Of Lords met to pass the Corn
and Navigation bills Lord Stanley regretted that the
Of Sugar for the purpose OF di.usuon was 70 De
made permanent, and Lord Brougbam entertained sim
liar views.
and the Navigation bills in the Peers where the busi'
ness 10 other respects was merely routine In me Lower
House the subjects discussed had reference 70 the
Pensioners. the Ten Hours bill, ana the Naiion"
Gallery-ell mstiers Ia the present condition OF the
country, Of subdued interest
Thursday was principally occupied by Mr. FerTands
attack on the Poor Law Commissioners and more par
tcularly on Sir James Graham. The reply OF the latter
was dgnihed and telling and he carried the feelings OF
the House with him
On Friday the Montpenser marriage discussed
IN the House Of Lords and the House of Commons was
engaged Ia good deal Of multtsrous business. In re-
ply question respecting letters OF msrqae under Tire
American
Of the Mexican Charge dAf.res that no person in Eng
land had been suhorzed issue such letters. Foreign
subjects abroad the noble lord added were not suena
BILE TO be treated pirates for being engaged In such an
enterprise.
The Parliamentary proceedings on Monday had ex'
elusive reference The state Of Ireland The measures
Of the Government discussed et great length in
the lower House, in for the most part spirit OF gen
erous criticism. The urgency Of the crisis was admit
ted By all the speakers Mir Roebuck made bitter It
tack on the Irish sndordssneered az their poverty
hat of hus hali
their ncapacity to discharge efficiently the duties be-
Ion cling 10 their station There much truth, mixed
with exsggeration in the statements OF the honor
able member. The debate adjourned
On Tuesday II was resumed when the second read
ing Of the Destitute Persons Qrelsnd) Bill took place
and the other measures connected with ireland were
put In q train 10 be speedily carried out Sir Robert
Peel made speech in which the conduct Of the pres
ent government warmly eulogized. In Parliament
In the press the distress in Ireland Is the only iepie
Every thing else IL voted stale Hat and improbable.
But the United Kingdom IL rising in its might and the
Corn already feel the influence of the sympathy
In all directions they are falling ea, under any cream
the importation Of provisions must prove, for
months TO come, the most speedy way OF realizing
fortune. Happy they, on the Western Contnent-whs
have well nled grsnsries to export
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