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division, the numbers were-Against the amend
ment 2S3; in its favor 165-majority 50 The
amendment was accordingly rejected.


The Repeal OF the Corn Laws.


MANCHESTER, FRTDAY.-The following is copy
OF the petition for the county of Lancaster, which
will be forwarded tomorrow for presentation -
To the Honorable the Commons Of Great Britain


and Ireland, in Parliament dsssmbied-


" The Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Bank


ers, Trsdsss, sad ether iniabi,ants Of the county
Humbly showsth-That your petitioners have
with considerable sstisfaction that her Majestys minis
ters have introduced into your honorable house. bill
ported into this country, by which greater liberty will
be given to commerce and manufactures.


They regret however, that the proposition with
ct once to give that freedom 10 their importation
which the Of the country require and which
mperativey necessary to the present alarming con-
don OF the people Of Ireland, owing to the failure Of
Your petitioners are strongly Of opinion that now
more than ever duty the importation Of corn s
undesirable and alike unjust to farmers and laborsrs
most earnestly impore your honorable house. at once
and forever entirely to abolish all duties which tend to
diminish the supply Of the peoples food.


And your petitioners will ever pray


The following the places where the great bulk OF
the signatures has been obtsinedall in three DAYS >;
Manchester, borough), ss,32o Stafford, borough a..
Heaton Norris, 2eS7 Bolton, is,74s ormskiIk, 1900
wigan, 6,72a Bury, 3745 Preston, la256 Oldham,
si60 Burnley sTi7; Blackburn, 1874; 81. Helen's
and Newton 3440; the Tylda District 6l9S; Fasworth
2340.


Corn LAws-EDINBURGH.-A petition is now in
the course of signature in this town. for the imme-
diate and total abolition Of the laws, which is to be
sent of for presentation Saturday night; and up
to last night, We understand, II had been signed by
FIVE thousand Of our citizens Cdisdonidn Mercury.