§ Mr. Milner Gibsonwished to know from the right hon. Baronet at the head of the Government whether any communication on the part of certain dig- 44 nitaries and clergy of the Established Church, had taken place with any Member of her Majesty's Government, relative to the new system of taking the corn averages, and expressing a fear, on the part of the Church, that drawing the averages from an increased number of towns would have an unfavourable effect on the tithe-rent charge; also praying the Government to adhere to the existing system of averages, on account of that apprehension.
§ Sir R. Peelsaid, he was in the habit of receiving forty or fifty letters every day on the subject of the Corn-laws, and he could not undertake to speak as to the contents of them all. He had seen some letters on the subject to which the hon. Member referred, drawing exactly opposite conclusions. He was not aware of any formal communication, such as he supposed the hon. Member referred to, at least he had received none. He had no communication on the subject referred to, except individual letters, and those in no great number, and no formal communication from any body of men.