§ Lord Morpethsaid, he had great pleasure in presenting two Petitions, the one from the Compositors and Printers of London; the other from the Compositors and Printers of Sheffield, praying that the duties on Paper, on Newspapers, &c. should be repealed. The noble Lord observed, that both the petitions were drawn up with an ability which well became individuals connected with literature. He trusted that the prayer of their petition would be attended to, and that the utmost facility would be afforded to the dissemination of knowledge through the medium of the Press. It might undoubtedly happen, that in so doing, increased circulation might be given to those blasphemous and libellous publications which every one would wish to see, not merely taxed, but annihilated. However, in this, as well as in every other case, the good must be taken mixed with evil; and he was persuaded, that the good would preponderate in any measure which relieved the Press from its present burthens; and that the result would be seen in the furtherance of the cause of sound literature and true religion. Of this he was convinced, that wherever the schoolmaster was abroad, there Swing would not find his way. Laid on the Table.