CHICORY. (Hansard, 29 June 1852)

§ The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
moved that the House at its rising adjourn until One o'clock To-morrow.

MR. H. BERKELEY
said, that having presented to the right hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer a memorial from grocers and dealers in Coffee, he felt it his duty to enter his protest against the Minute of the Treasury on the subject of Chicory being rescinded in the face of two majorities of that House. The question was an important one, materially affecting the great body of Coffee-dealers in this country, and he therefore hoped that the right hon. Gentleman would not, at that late period of the Session, when there was no opportunity of obtaining a decision of the House on the subject, persist in rescinding the Minute of the Treasury.

§ The CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
said, he received yesterday a memorial from all the eminent Coffee-dealers and grocers in London—from almost every great house in the trade—in favour of rescinding the Minute; but, as he had before mentioned, the Minute was not rescinded; and before the Government rescinded it they would have to consider the representations made to them by various classes, and particularly by the growers of Chicory in this country, whose claims to the consideration of the Government 1392 were superior to those of the class whose interest the hon. Gentleman advocated.

§ MR. HUME
thought it would be satisfactory to the House to hear from the Government that they would do nothing in the matter until the new Parliament had an opportunity of discussing it.

COLONEL THOMPSON
said, that hearing the sound of Chicory, he begged to say that he had a memorial in his pocket which he was to present to the right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from 100 grocers of Bradford against the rescinding of the Minute. He had not believed there were so many grocers in the town, and he thought the number collected must be decided proof of unanimity.