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of the Caledonian Canal t committee of the House. Sir R. { three years; that is, to give Parliament the opportun ; r, and ers. After a lengthened and 
Pex having moved the rt of neg aed for ens second reading prada itat ine expiration e three years. The 5th Soe dost newer rS700% + - i lace has there 
of the Corn Importation Bill, d EBRINGTON spoke at some | be the first t hon. Bart. then summed u up his animated di ion, a Ainge r 
length eee the principle of the measure, and concluded by | statements, stating that the total loss to the revenue as the remis. | appeared for the non-confirmation 24, for the confirmation 
moving, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time s he propose d be 3,780,000/, He should still | 41; majority in favour he wood-paving seventeen 
that day six months. Another protracted fohate ensued. After 
some Minton from Mr. Viy1An and Mr. BLacKstong, both 
of whom, though the latter 2 grieey 4 Batons to's s the present Go- 
nment, spoke in favour of the endment, Lord Ppapnioe 4 
felt assured that this measur > 
extensive refor He object any Bram at fixing by legis. 
jJation the price of any article Visteres: The whole influe of 
n pernicious ; ied pak’ 
y the Government measure stopped half- 
on the road to sound ere sve He was not, h 
id yet b other change be submitted to; 
Dut the fo onger it was “aeiorrek the worse would be the terms 
d 
and while the question remained needtied: no geist re 
agriculture was to be ry ee for farmers would no 
long le T eL ncluded by ating | that he. shoal 
vote for th ft. gr me remarks 
TON aa r.C. BULLER, the latter of whom rdneke oil ad length 
igainst ti vernment measure, Sir E. K 
e Gove: a yy wm felt per. 
suaded = with the exception ee me Anti Corn-law Leagu 
F eded in comes wthe a 
ty general was de ecidedly favourable to this measure.—Mr, 
SHEIL expressed his surprise that — notice 
‘d k’s affirmation, that this measure w: 
Would they suaie a Sm of a sliding- 
cale to coffee or sugar? Our Corn-laws were protective, but 
who reaped the chief narnia from heen? Our ee com- 
petitors, our rivals in manufacturing industry and sk 
Mr. Gua ADSTONE taunted Mr. Sheil with He eee in not 
having, on former occasions, supported a gras of the Corn- 
pera and concluded by remarking on the sions of opinion 
ongst the opposition side of the House, with respect to the 
amount of protection, a fixed duty, and free trade.—Lord J. 
gagapy 
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oy 
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n 
who had confessed that a fixed | “ 
measure. 
not touch the sugar or timber m eset ag without al 
with the Corn-laws. He woul protect the eg: farmer 
proportion to his actual special the boteen: but t at being aces 
nue, and the 
ar RP PEEL dia ae adopt the. aheee of a fixed d 
oe ee he totally disapproved of it 
as 
catch a few vo entlemen not concurring in that princi: 
: Pie bisneeit had. thre forward-his plan, sincerely expecting 
he should obtain the approbation o moderate and think 
men ; and he ibtained it. Therefore it was that the 
de wer fi d dull on the part of t pposition 
'y, Lord John ought to have some little feeling for agricul- 
tural prejudices, after having written more en an h 1 
man to excite them. But that was when he a county mem~- 
ber; lat he represented a populous ony, his opinion ast 
total ch —After a few words from Lord Wor 
ee ange: 
- ee Sir C. Narrer, the House divided, sc there ere 
the second reading, 284; against it, 176. Majority for 
en ai 
Thu mbhers were present at fi 
the © Speaker a therefore adj adjourned the House. oe 
Friday. i L accor’ to notice rose to porte we 
etait in ne eh tothe financial and ec 
- F 
an 
eficiency ane be payee u ede di 
of supplying se deficien: ot “es oa 
on one. ek consumption 
venue 
t his he 
@ possessors of pri 
phe ry fae e purpose = revring Soe deficit in = eee nue, ie 
the ey | hi osed rete e to be li 
mes of this be 
bute a certain sum 
poun 
pl not aad of 
enue, ie, bata also for the pur. 
incomes 
that any incom me under 150/. a- 
C year should be exempt from the’ 
om The pane hon. Bart. then entered i Les a 
baa ‘ttt n which his proposal was sion H med 
ie A ea tal of land at present was e in amount to Mary por 
equalin 
viz., eth “ep Th 
ae bs tbe order to calculate a revenue which 
. on the rent of 
tified in estimating the 4 Of the dnonene: 
amou of , 
of houses at 25,000,000. it ef mysnatag 
the r ental of hous 
and oth 
B 
alcul 
amount to 1 600, 000/. 
tenant 
He Labo gmc 
» in case 
de ser es tee Yondh at most. 
however, in the firs first instance, to limit it to 1 
sion on tax 
have hands a e be- 
lieved he had now Completed ki his task, * aetond the views 
of her Majesty’s Government. He was indebted to the H 
for its attention, and hehad ~— ita fi all but pron tae de. 
poiirpgee of the Sanne es of the country. He ned ane So, ar er 
cause this was an occasion - which the 
ma a no compromise, and on which it was the “aunty « of Aes ‘Get 
vernment to give the 
sibility of adoptin: ng it or -not to the Legislature. Theri ight hon. 
Baronet concluded by rpasasi ye to the present period of the 
world as ne. of the mo st mome itous that ever existed, r referring 
wit millions that t would view 
with pein admiration the glorious achievements of this genera- 
tion in rescuing the world from despotism; and he hoped that 
ey would now in | peace display the same ate to meet the 
resen had di He had no doubt 
that teas ywould; and that they: should exert themselves as their 
forefathete had done, to meet the difficulties of their present 
situati ion. _ The right t hon. Bart. bees oved his first resolution, 
Wal, 
uty 0 m Irish s 
Lord J. ‘Russe hailed ie. adoption of such liberal Principles 
of commerce those developed in the Ministerial statement 
the measure pr a os certainly a cal one, and the Gorter: 
ment had ropes 
ak and his friends would meet them 
Mr. O’Conn 
Irish spirits, and 
o make Irelan 
India Clergy Bill, ‘and Sir C. Narizr proposed to reduce the 
number of Bishops in in the West Indies from three to two, which 
was negatived on a division by a majority of 109. 
CITY. 
at gi ae rket, Fri — —Cons ols for money closed 
ager gs r the account, $3 say ed bills, 29s. to 
Bla ; and New Three- mart half per Cents., 982. 
Metropolis and its Vicinity. 
The Weather.—During the whole of Spm rons 
and until seven the following morning, the wind blew 
violent hurricane from the south-west, and did considers 
e partial 
nd, which was ended ife. 
seems that a high stack o {chines was blown down from 
anew a8 built house in St. James’s-road, Holloway, be- 
gto a Mr. Atki ing i 
esi 
a ses Maat of 
he s 
were sun a with tone: cargoes 
Metropoti an Pos onda’ ay a new order extend- 
g the time of soaks faces at the branch offices at 
Charing-cross, Old Cavendish-street and the Boro 
e into operation ie 
inland letters. 
required, but this may .be 
altho siegti re saint ‘the general busi- 
wp, His at, wll be — poe 
Metropolitan Improvement. jected new street 
at the back of Astley’ s late Thea ma get vere is to form a 
continuous line from the York-road by Stangate-street to 
the _ _ the Archbishop of revit a Pa is 
completed, and ms y be opened to the 
pebliy ed will then hav Se {ine of road from 
by the new mre York-road 
v 
an 
t a considerable saving of time to 
have S apadel by bs ge from the east side of West- 
carob -bridge to Vauxhall, er parts 0! 
a 
So. 
+ 
might be Ria at little —s where 
Palace abuts upon the —— ; and it is thought 
that it would also be the interest of the proprietors o 
eam-boat — assist in the wi 
ood Pavement.—At the aie Vestry on 
ee atte question, which has been so long nn Hometn of 
ng Oxford-street — Secs 8 wept — 
tin n ete t degree of 
interest was manifested in Ee Rates, the gallery 
t 
being crow ada with etc 
ing was the confirmation or no 
which sa — 
The object t of the meet- 
r 
rum was in 
The minute was consequently confirmed, and a resolation 
to advertise for tenders to carry out the wood- 
avement in the par a i out in er original resolu- 
tion of the ves’ ouncement of the result of the 
pirieasns was chai vith Joud rm cig 
Nug out was in te chair, and explained the ei of the 
t oo 
meet ing, Ww which mM said was to Lope which had 
en in u nto Parliament, and w would repeal 
all the best Salsbes of Sir J. Hobhouse’s Vestri t, de- 
troy t ~ n parochial elections, and dis- 
ae a ri nt r vt! rate-payers, by compelling 
m to pay rates i and divide the coe into 
Mr. Hume, Sir B. y oek., ah cae w 
ssed the meet ing, a and it ontended So if the bill 
pare it would dercciaphias: pears four 
a parish 
bree atas - per annum, 
d $ an invasion of the 
pees origi 3 and Sir B. Ha ared he’ give 
it his strenuous opposition in the House of on 
Mr. Barnes came forward to move an amendment, but 
the meeting refused to hear hi lutions strongly 
condemnatory of the bill were adopted, as also a petition 
founded them against it.— the 
general — of the Sie ane of the New Brunswick 
and Nova Scotia Land C was held. From the 
‘eli it ye. a that the: “property originally smachani 
of the Crown consisted of 558,000 acres of land. 
that territory the np possessed two 
the one in. s and the other in Cam 
on the banks of the Miram ichi. The 558, 000 
ao lb ana = Fredericton n. 
ab a 
ae was 33271. 3 a 
ele no 
conse 
ion fro en at the ast-and of the to 
who ys i mselves for the bene’ the dis- 
Spitalfields. e letter enclosed the 
‘sum _ 1632. Oe. which had “aioe raise a ball given 
for the purpose of aiding the funds already collected for 
_ ief of this distressed class operatives. 
Cy 
y ‘was immediately transmitted to the committee ap- 
pointed to distribute it. 
orged Checks,—A few days — a young man called 
at ee private residence of Sir R. Peel, in White ar-- 
dens, and gave to the porter a ar By ‘anita parcel 
mi be im 
rning in seb, og te on his — to pepe, 
nA 
aaskat, he a up ve ne a p 
which pu oe to ce a ee for 4014. 7s. 6d., drawn ae 
Sir R. Pee  paitiag ta 
‘o.’s bank, in favour of Mr. 
H. Raseees of Hall, the instrament oe to : 
the chair; and semi rent 
the vestrymen present were, Lord Kenyon, Earl ‘| the 
Lord Ba: Earl Manvers, Lord Nugent, 
M.P., Mr, Hume, 
