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THE GARDENERS OBRONICHE 
eae ae. 
that. the mere fact of a flag at the mast- head cannot pro- 
The ” tection must be commen 
ineness athe 
iding a mutual right 
treaty provi a o between the United Se and Great 
to Mr. up eh 
e will nee a it. Vr. 
nted a mutual right 
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but struck 0 out that fits tien bet 
o England for ratification there 
seh “relie y fro s difficulties. 
n Bill, for 12, 000, 000 gollsrs: had et yet passed 
was expecte ed to 
ae 
other States were expect 
hburton fo ‘poard, arr 
A re had taken p 
which oe destroyed sont 70 houses. 
en place ai and the Theatre St. Charles 
had been completly desiseged: 
New Zeavanp.—A. correspondent of Lik ** Morning 
Chronicle” ‘as sent a statement to that paper in reply to 
ppeared in the City article of 
Zealand, The 
o the 
er ephol ‘a Sa Tas been cid i “a 
many tim 
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He ch 
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pe two dee previous, and that sith csv to tbe 
ae whi 
Parliament. 
HOUSE OF LORDS. 
Monday.—After a number of petitions upon various subject 
had been presented, 9d a of Ripon moved the order of maleate 
second reading of the Corn Im ation Bill. e ques- 
said, which J e ve d that night to _—, oe ape their _— 
ly the most importan th which the 
oO a) 
probe pri rch d then o ed te to depend fe i 
: their 
: upon the produce of other countries, not forthe pur- 
Lwdetie sas nd a temporary and o 
oe upport. The noble to 
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are ho which he 
exceedingly 4 and intelligent 
ead wages by | 
as 
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and ‘undermi ining its “whole fabric. The propos: sed measure, he 
ve the ultimate pee: of annibilating soar 
hb f culti 
o owned, , 0 
would be brought poe? 
ul ional bankru 
hips no longer toremain a mere 
aga fae but to re- —_— their pote 
ill ; ved as an amendment, that it- 
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measure, and defen 
ceived his volar a sy 
at he con- 
es : S which 
protection which 
age interest, would h 
; m, assem the same sina that it a8 - ~~ on 
mer, ga benefit to the a agricultural 
not expect to sania ‘its present protection 
nothing of finality about it, and 
long ; fo 
mtar 
WickLow suppor the co 
that while it would not in the sitet per injure hae agri- 
chan 
culturists, it w Aaa s for greater 
Lord VIVIAN : spoke in favour of a fre ee trade in corn, ane said 
] if their lordships could agree to such a com. 
or sup g the si ras, t 
od and just, and because he thought that it would ¢ do 
iculturi: e added, t 
erally of nies 
hire) paid sans 
unavoidable. The 
it was with this conviction at government had 
ould be supported in Parliament and he fully believed that the 
d est people of this country w ld, under all circum- 
stances, know how to appreciate the valu those men who, 
etting aside all party and considerations, were bent upon 
that, and that alone, which they conceived would conduce 
to the well-being of the country at large. 
-a@ more important question 
ethem. He eee upon the bill hee 
ardeditas Serna ure produced 
n his humble jude: 
The Duke of 
as on 
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He feared also that the foreign farmer arena be enabled to enter 
arket with due 
the m t ue adv es, and that the home-grower 
would overpowered by competiti The bill, he thought, 
would not satisfy t pce etcse cee! - either of those great parties 
ag becservehe the rend appeare ed to i 
que so muc! Replat and whic. 
agitation had produced so much evil, was now about to be brought 
e deni 
to a final settlement. ied that ee present Governm 
had been guilty of any deception, and was prepared to give i 
measure his hearty s 
upport. 
Lord WESTERN charged the Conservatives with deserting their 
icul » by whose assistance they were raised 
n in saying that one = mage pein ts 
e to iver ama the pri 
diminution in the price 0 
tha ‘auaieed in 
Fy aeriultore of the count 
of our monetary Ss. 
seek to deceive the 
Rertions bo in as ew tariff. 
marie, tor regete th that by 
reduc ir rnatives-cither 
the course of the debate he 
the existing Corn Law. hat t 
i he de would not only be the most just end enppiiees 
, but also the measure most safe for all part An 
wenered, however, a wholl lly free trade to both, and explains 
prea tare oe Lhe hgh the advantages he expected the poe 
d cog Se es icted admission of foreign corn. 
ncluded by moving an amendment 
that ‘* og — pi to be imposed upon the importation of 7 
reign earn descri Soe 
red intention of voting for the 
bill— not on account of its finality, bat i 
roakhe with his hee — on — that it car- 
gene seeds of fut 
OURNE cactuet the cekats b 
that he Gntendedto support the second reading of this) vil, beeanse 
se 
Ear 
cond vending of the 
peut ehe aC 
ee ‘an ie 
anothe 2 of 
it ‘he should take the path of the House ona paige By for a 
Th 
was then cleared, and three divisions took place 
ook wpa wea erie ent, 5; against it, 109. For 
ho *s amendment, 17: against it, ll The comm 
74 bin was iy fixed for’ Thursday. < gas sateen 
er the presentation of petitions, on the moti 
cating “ye order a! = day for ae ge og pe posed into 
committee on f rm Importa i, i MEL Er 
and moved Bi ee iw Yea esolut: t is the opinion ae 
— Bie See a fixed duty on the ‘importation of forsan com 
ur will be more advanta; to trade, and more condu- 
pee tot he welfare of all classe = of th oi Ry than a Pcrmnanias 
of the es of Hie Sins ts of 
had bee ed 
# 
posing a duty to be ex} at ey b nid | 
pee “ o e im ed? If ld 
Lay ize db Madhoate aes Mg he — e should be for 
pply Bes com weak 
e lords seemed to think; but he we & Bos opi t 
on 5 eaeply ~ aa og", em countries would scon a oneee. ist 
at ared that the weite pea n 
torn Fincher than too iittle H th fore, ere ihioe oo 
away with protection altogether. Then came ot question, how 
nae fiom to ~— that protection? Heh o doubt what- 
S$ own min t the best co wae. rr impositio; 
a fixed duty on ~~ importation of cutee; com ial ; Be 
~ 0 
od of which rence to 
ment of whi e. formed a fo Nee petesnuce to the pre- 
heifer ve F, A st co nee Tie ae be 
ature, canals e was 
that Gepoontrag apd other it would be adopted nd 
The Earl PON said that this pena 
ion, if acced 
gain ar , in favour re 
very man 
ure would vote 
the proponition of his efriend, under Which he saw, 
promise as a fixed duty.— Tape 
support the Government me a ah ae 
afforde 
eas air; and he was persuaded 
was a individua alin t the community who bony have the oie 
cause to regre’ 
Lord Br oveHAM said he approved, and w $ pre pared to vote 
oble Viscount, not] because he thought 
it perfect or approaching to perfection, vot as a — rable im- 
shes ement Re: the bill then before the House. He objected both 
to afixed dut oe? preaicarhy to be bag 
| 
for, 
their table, ghracre= se of 
the expediency of Paton ‘ll apeies on the importation of fo- 
reign co 
The Duke of WELL “tape said, that as an abstract proposition 
th Depa was iaryediont on the impor- 
elbourne 
tation ‘of forei 
pam ny Ae little “arther, as Gov 
The noble Viscount oe ae 
into E 
cial e' anette of she country W were not owing to the 
stag tang eter the res sult of other circumstances, such as 
machinery and -produc .’ The noble Duke concluded by 
saying, that asa means to prot £ , and to maintain 
<< soi =< Dy 
to 
their Idckive ought to act. 
their lord es to say * not eogitent 2 in resolution of a8 
—— need 
uis of LANSDOWNE said he could not support the r 
soltions for i gre" nye of the duties upon the joportation 
ould 
of fo give his support to the resolution 
ropnans ah Lae Meibou urne. He ate a that if this country 
was destined ag its position, by its and by its populat n, 
ealth, 
to rely on feseiee pmrsiey’s for a supply of great part of its food, 
it ought to o have rse to a lig ts t trade for it. 
as a protection to eeeiease, to eid to) on tl 
principles of trade which prevailed on — subjects:—Lor 
FirzcERALD defended the measure of Gove! "ye ane entere 
he sliding scal 
th 
ve: 
into an er of the different merits 
and of the fixe 1072 
rare 
and Lip we Lora bobo ee to 
of prot 
me DOOD & b= 
Pp 
against it 1 
a fixed duty, 1 
A resolution moved by Lord antag eg was then 
no duty ought to be imposed upon the importation 
corn for the purpose of protecting the agricltur, 
| met of food,’’ —s —_ appear the 
0) meg 
17, Proxies 90—207; majority against 
Their Lords! wen again ¢ 
tents, 87 ; non-contents, 6; 
mitted; the report to be peteir “ao on Thur. sday. 
th tim ~The fe ene Bill, and the Maasine Mutiny Bill, were 
of ‘petit ions, the Earl of pote moved 
the order rot ie ne day fo or commiting the Corn n Bill.— 
Ear against the bill syoeey’ 
then pie into > committee, and several ame’ 
by Earl Srannore ani EAUMONT ; an of jot which however, 
were negatived go “divisions excepting 0 hs 
Lord BEAUMONT, who moved the mises. - the a7 eee 
object being to obtain the retarns from 
the corn factor: 
The Earl of Rive thought, that to ar the grower to make 
gre nvenience, without 
were 
Apiy Aes “ 
na division, Lord 
te) 
arious ¢lauses of the bill were tien agreed | 3 put shrine 
Earl Sr rE at the d 
ing law. 
oi on the motion was rejected by 50 
Somrcaciics then mov 
Ireland, sixty cities and towns in that ay 
to the schedule of places wang © The Ho use 
when there appeared, for the reo Se ipa 3; against cai 
was then reported to the jeaerg sc ag to be 4 
hird time on Friday, and the H es The Mer 
chants and Factors” ney age Rurough con cami 
Friday. = ‘the Jxish Spirit 
Duties” Bill was opposed by the Bishop. of De Danny Ae Lord rohan 
EAGLE, who Said the 
the Irish distillers emawonin have to compete with those of 
