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of the Corn Market, in order that the Average it his duty . to fay, that the Committee end ditto- not to be easpefied; but the abolition of the Ar l ie r • might not be taken from the Prices of the Week ver abufesta the {late of the Corn Market, ,whfel. would not affeft the Mealmen or Millers, me woo from Monday to Saturday, but that the enfuing required the interference of that Houk. He hop or the other--they would have no more power ?"- Monday might nib be included. • ed meafures would be taken after the reeds, in pur• ter the abolition of the Attlee to augment the price Sir RICHARD Casa GLYNN laid a few words, thence of the Report of the Committee, to enlarge of Flour than they have at prefent ; the only per which we did hot diftinaly hear. the Corn Market, and to prevent the faaors from Rin upon }home heAffite operated was the Baker. Mr. Alderman Cottris laid, it was expedient dealing on their oo n account. He would fairly Therefore did approve ofthe plan of abolifhing that the Magiftrates fhould have an option to take (tate, however. that be thought all the meafures the Affize, as the ouly way of remedying the pre. the Average either from the Prices of the Week taken by that Idouft: to alleviate the late Scarcity, fent evil, by intico4ucing fair anti open Competi from Monday to Saturday, or from thofe Prices had only tended to aggt ovate the evilorith the ex- tion. The Way to produce Competition in a node including the following Monday, a conf-olerably option of the magnificent Bounty given upon the wao to hare as few reftmints as poffihle upon it ; greater number of Sales taking place on the Mon- importation of grain. But he confidercd the affize a relent, fuck were the reftraMts thrown upon day than on any other day of the Week. The of bread as an evil, and he hoped to live to fee the the Baker, that tt prevented people with capital, prefent Bill, he fold, required oonliderable paitts to day when it would be entirely abolifhed. There from entering into or continuing in it. The pre. render it adequate to the objeft, and even then, were, however, many dreamt antes to be confider- judices which had been excited aiainfi Mcalmen neither it, or any other Bill upon the filbjet, could ed, and many precaotions to be taken, amongft and Millers, would tend to perpetuate the very be made perfeet. The Millers and Ba kers did not the moft prominent of which wasthe enfuring a . evil which was complained of, becaufe men of ca care how high the price of Wheat was, having no real competition arnongß the millers and bakers. pital would not like to embark their capitnl in a inducement to keep it down. The prefent Bill This was more than -ever neceffary, when it wro trade which fobjefted them to f t much oblorooo. was not held out as a perfeastneafure, but merely Confidered that the trade of the millers was in feu Competition would make a Baker a more ir.Tor. as an experiment. i hands, and the bakers, in a great nicaftwe, their tent charaftee ; for at prefent Bakers were cuafi • Mr. k trees" laid, why not aboliih the Aftize al- I fervants. If foam precautions were not taken to dered as an inferior order of tradefmen, No man together ? He hoped on additional tad' would be i colon this competition, the abolition of the affize with a capital wont into that bufinefs, and Vt..TV readyupon Klagiftrates ; their labostis were al- i might only tend to aggravate the evil. He thought few remained in it after they bad acquired a capi. I ready too great, and he thought ionnjult that any lit would be found este lient to allow any perfons til ; but if this branch of bufinefs was left free and t hou burthensthould bs impofed upon them. He 1 whatever to make and fell bread. unflockled, like any other, he law no reafon why thought fame reward ought to be conferred upo Mr. Johnftone and the Secretary at War feve. the Baker thould not be as refpeCiable a charafter thole who bad been for a long time waive in sh e e rally explained. as the Brewer. His great fear uponohis fuhjea ferviee of the Public. Mr. Alderman CURTIS faid, he had not at. was t that if the Aare should be . .abolifhed and The CoaNcst.Loa of the Excesootat laid, no I tempted to raife any unneceffary cryagainft mo- that a feaftm of Scarcity ftmuld arrive, the firm. man more than hi revered the condo& of 1 nopoly and combination, but he had broadly flat nefs of Parliament would hardly be aide to refiß Magiftrates, but he deprecated the idea of reward I cd, that every body was interefted in railing the the clamours of the people without doors, who. thrown out by the Hon. Gentleman. Their con. Market, and no one was inte relied in keeping it wouldicall upon Parliament for their interpofition dug was dictated by moves of public fetes t ; they down. This waa what induced him to come Tor- when they , found tie bread getting to an, exorbi. did every exertion to Cave their country, and were ward with the meafure now before the Houk. The rant price. There-was, perhaps, (Zone ato rewarded by the apt), obation of their conrcience : corn trade was in few hands, and it was in the be apprehended, that principles might ha nger ied liewas lure this was the only reward they looked power of fir or f evers perfons to raife, cr deprefs it to rod great an extent ; Bread was not like other for or expelled. With refpea to the Bill, he fhoold at their pleafure. It was againft this the prefent articles upon which you could calculate an aver. make a very tow ,oios. He.bad c ontidcred meal:ire was direfted. He wanted to create a COM- age, and which xnuft in tirne 6nd its own level : the fubjekrt much and he was cleorly of opinon the petition, which flould conduce to the benefit of the this was not the cafe with an article which was the prefent Bill was only an expedient to get rid oT a public, by lowering the price of the commodity. daily food of man, and which mutt be lad day by greater evil, by fubftituting a lefs. Clic Aa of Sir WILLiAbt Puvrewer laid, no fubjea could day, therefore, perhaps even this plan of abolilk. Oco. 11. was lets exceptionable than thole pow ,be more important than the prefent. The Hon. ing the Arnie was more diffisult than it at fir ft op, propofed to be repealed. The latter had been I Gentleman (Mr. Alderman Curtis) had fpoke of peered ; but he begge • d again to repeat his hope, found by ex perience to be injurious, and he was making a competition ; it was impoffible, how- that upon thik mo t important fubjat the Houth Cure every Gentleman ought to paufe before he ac- ever, to Oalfe a competition without fufficient ca would not conic to any hally deciiion. red with a legiflative hand upon fubjeas like the pitals. lithe :striae was abolilked all ot once, the • Sir W. Put-ranee faid, he perfealy concurrerk pre i:nt. The great objea which he thought ought trade being at prefent in fessohands, and there not in the opinion that deliberation na tant, to be T he la d was, that of getting rid of the bein,t , fufficient capital to create a competition, it fary upon this re al jefe if Parlia de. Aflize. The law of the Afire had obtained for a would be its the power of thole perfons thus mo• termined to obolifh the a ffi ze, it ought to be with great number of years, but he mu g fay, it was nopolizing the trade, to bring iliftrefs and famine a determination not to recede, In fuel; a cafe he nothing left than a maximum upon bread. A into the Capital, and the afli/e mita of oecellity hoped Parliament woutd follow the example of maximum was founded in impolicy and injuftice, be almoft immediately re-ctiatitthed, and theft their anceftors in the reign of King William, who andOvas th e fore forerunner of famine when carried would be confirmed for ever. tic thought it would h tying pared an A.a for giving Bounties on the to its utmolt extent. With refpea to bread, it he wo uld far tine better way to coo& that the bedz exportation of corn would not recede from that --- was true a maximum was not aftually fixed by the fhould be abolithed at a certain fixed periodin principle, though they were much importuned :... HOUSE OF COMMONS. Legiflature, but it was left to the difcretion of order that in the mean time capitals might re- i confequence ofthree or door m uc h feafons whioh The Five Millions Erehequer Bilk Bill, and the Prize Goods Magifttates. To this, however, he equally ob- pared to encore that competition whiter was the followed. A competition could only be created MI, were (evenly read a third cline and paired. A Perron from the Commi*onera of Cuftoins prefented an jefted, as it deftroyed all inducement to kecpdown obeof the prefent meafure. If competition was by making one among the perfons now eagagcct Account of the q uontity of Rice. Grain, Meal, and Hour, int- the Price of grain and flour. Farmers were incho "aced airly eflablifhed, it mutt operate at all times, ,in the trade, or by introducing new pert , s tns into t he into Great Britain, from the St of ' january Igor, to cad to attic prices unwarrantably and extravagantly whether grain was dear or cheap. if it was to be 1 the trade. He did not ;hint, there was any the 3th of October tot. high for their grain : ?deal's - ten having no intercit declared now that the affize thould be abolifhed bability of a competition among the people now Mr. ALCOA/40/R brought ttp the R of the Committee os the Oeguired 'now° Sah. and Flan and Plax Seed hr. to keep dcrxii the price of • grain, were induced to tome time neat year, there would then be ample engaged in the trade : the competition he looked* ponadon Eta The 'Upon was agrerd to. and the BEI or- afk unreafonable prices for their meal, each know- time for perfons to prepare capitals to engage in a for, was from perfons not now engaged in the tiered to be mad a third time to ing, that whatever might be the price, the aver- competition, which would thus h e eftabliffied. in- trade, and who, it time were given, would take sir wPo N or prefented a Petition from the Pi-goners age and the Afire was fet accordingly. In this dependent of ths influence of thofe who at precut j their meafures for that porpore, though they could confined for debt in the County pal of Salop, praying for re lict—ordere to lie on the Table. ' cafe how did theAfftze operate? it operated even- controuled the market. I not do it at prefent, hecaatc, in faa, the greater Mr. VA ?4 SITTAILT muvoi, That the Houle do now refolve ,tually upon the Baker with the molt grindin& ft- Sir R. C. GLYNN faid, he fhould be glad to fee I part of thole engaged in the trade were under kfelf inw a Committee of the whole Home. to confider of tero ve rity : his rofir p was reduced as low as poaible the affize upon bread taken ass ay, becaufe it wr old i the direftion alit :milers, and in they would con. slitting, for a time to be limited, the making of Starch tram b the Magittrate, for the fake of the publics_ and give room for fair and open competition. With tinue while the Ate upon bread continued, for Rice and Potatoes, ar.. free of Duty ; which being a E rccd to, 1 sod the Houk, to a Camtnittee, Iwo,' voted a Refohltion to Ihe was driven either to a dulterate his bread, or refpeft to the Bill before the }inure , it ought onlY no man of capital would engage in a trade, where that dice.- and the node being refumed, having greed to ito endeavour to live upon a profit fcareely fuffi- to be adopted as an e xperiment, beczufe he thought the Magiftrates had the power of Elting the pi ice the aefoan'ion, anti given Wl:oton+ to the Committee to I cient for his fubfillence., Still worfe for the Ba- it below the dignity of Parliament to recur bah=" of his commodity. include it in a Bill; the Bill was afterwards brought in, read ker was a time of fcarcity ;tt was then the pref- to the Aft of Geo. 11. which was allowed to b Mr. Vu Legit laid, that after tbefcareity in Inn a Bre. and frond time, and ordered to be committed to & coos. - fore of the times operated molt upon the mind of very imperfea, and which was Rated in the pre. the rice of wheat did not regain its level tor two come ot the whole Houle to-mactow. I p I 1 dreamer raid, he was to Worm the Ho the Cierk the Ma3iitrate—it was then he decreafed the pro- amble to Mr. Alderman Skinner's Ad, to have harvelts ; and therefore, he monied, that at aid poparest and laid on the Table a liR of names of Members fit of the Baker. Public diftrefs made that jultice born productive of many inconvenieucies. fize Ibmild ccale after the neat harvell. oh delivered i t their l e of perfaas to water me au- which was due to the Baker a fecondary confider- Mr. Deer expreffed his hope that this bufinefs Mr. Fa AMR LAND faid, he had been in doubt charity dike India Meature Bat ation, and thofe fair profits which were due to the would not be decided upon without the fullett iii- whe.her it would be bettr hat dr: Bill w be. The las Wheat Ver y BM wu ordered to be committed tot Committee of thc whole Houk t o-morrow. latter were unjuilly dirniniflied. The more he con- velltgation. The plan of Competition, if it pnild i fore the Houk fhould br e ws thdrawn. no wn new Ades tee conunatees of Sepply, and of ot'ars and fi dered the. fubjea, the more he was furprited fuck be carried into full effect , would, he had no doubt, Bin brought in after full deliberation, or uheiher g1e...., tut Wednefday Lem. a fyllem had continued fo long. 'He knew that be produaive of good; but he doubted whether it the prefent WI (hook, go throsigh the Couunittee Mr. Roascor revelled to know from the Right in the year 1772, doubts had been entertained by was praCticable. The plan which appeared to him and be priuted, and then lie over for future cow Hon. Gentleman on the oppofite fide,. bow the many thinking men of the propriety o ! continuing the belt calculated to remedy the prefent evil, was her ition. He confeffed he was not au adviicate 300,0001. voted loft June, tor the fervice of the the Affiee t it waa, however. then fupported on to ellablifli Mills in every Parifh, and to have 4 for the purgers Bill, becaufe it would ' throw the Quell of Portugal had been ro a r f ee of ? the ground of its being a proteition to the Bakers. Miller employed by the Pariah It bad beat Nei. country back upon the Statute of Geo. 11. the rlie Gmairceri.ort of the Es csr mot& replied, He addicted it was a fubjea which deferved the 'that prejudiceshad gone forth about Monopoly and inconvenience of which was obvi,s. 1e- y Gen -1 that the furn alluded to by the Hon- Gent'eman, molt ferious confideration, involving, as it did, ' Combination, ate- for which there was sofounda. tleman framed to concur in thinkurg, that the on bad been applied to the porpofe for which it had great public, as well as private interefts. He was i thin ; v et he was firongly inclined to believe, that . ly thing necefary to lower the'price of bread was been granted. no party to the popular cry, nor would be ever luhateer obloquy had fallen upon a certain clefs conspetttion ; but it was fitigular enough that Mr. LORRY , after route prefatory remark?, pre- cadent to join in holding out men to general ob. lof men , they had drawn it upon thendelves by when this very principle of who was sad fenced a Petition from the Merchants, Mnutae- loquy agair.A. whom' nothing fpecific was alledg- i their own condua. It was wrong, perhaps, to upon, by that Oafs of men who had fo often beat tutors, and other lohabitants of Newry, coin ed or proved. It ought. however, to be the ob. I give way to prejudices againft any fet of men. but alluded to in the courfe of the debatc,it was made plaining, that by a law long elittir g in Ireland, jea of the Law to give room for a fair, and open , that great dithouelly was praftifed there could not the fubjeft of accufation againft them. He con they were fubjeft to an adZitional Tax of 'fix pe'r competition, and that Partners and Men' be the fmalleft doubt. At all events, it was a aloft fefed he was not quite Co lure as borne Gentlemen cent. on all goods the r otate or tilanufaaure of thou not be indueed to a& an unreaionabl: price. fcrious confidcration (as bad been [toted by the , teemed to be, that competition mull be neceffaily Great Britain. which may be imported into that He did not mean to gin fo much at length into the worthy Alderman) that the food of the Capital,'. good. Competition implied conteft, and conteß yore; and praying relief. • • fobjett ;he thought ithowever advifable that more as far as related to Bread, was in the hands of fix ' might involve and excite all the bad paffions of The CH ANCILLOIL of the Etcetera's& laid, that ti ire tbould be allowed for the confideration of the or feven men. Whatever determination the Hoofs mankind. Competition a ppeared to him, gene' not having had an opportunity to examine the con. I Bill. Me believed that Monopoly and Combine- came to upon this momentous fubjea, it shout tally fpeaking, as good in things in which comps teats of this Petition, he ()weld - not. oppore its in. I tion had not had nearly f a much circa in railing only be after the malt mature deliberation, and he tition could fairly take place. There was compel ed to be undertlood, that be the markets, as crude and undigefled peojeas.— was ore that the Public had the molt implicit titian in the Corn Market ; but a hen the article ..sany alto whofe intereas were enrol- confidence in the wifdom of that Houfe. i was manufaaored into Brasd. it was thought hl Grasser congratulated the I our salaam . % not a fit fubjea for competition- 51 - --- - nor man might now go 'RIDLEY, NEAR PORTSMOUTH. TO BE SOLD, and Immediate paeffion gwmt. DESIRABLE LEASEHOLD ESTATE, held-for three lives,-bat renewable according to the; titual rultatat" the Manor. The Premifes arc moft plimfantly Ciliated a ' field. in the Parifh of Widley, fi x milts from V b , sad contains between 14 end If ftgllte AGCI aLa *Within a Ping Fence ; together with a newly ereffied Dwelling-haute and Stable. The Grounds, Plantations, and Walk, poffi.G many natural and iprovcd advam.. , gts, and tom+ a fuit.ble place of rade= fo r t a genteel Panay. Very gam: Water up.m the Pretnifes. Apply at the &TAR Office. Temple-Bar , Landon t...0r at Mottle?. Printing-Office, Porifinotath. ..t----i----- XBSE2L—MitILLEY HALL FAR*. TO EE LET EY •UCTION, (Ev Order of the Proprietor,) • By WILLIAM BUNNELL, On Saturday the itth day of December inftant, between the Hours of 1 welye and Two is the Afternoon, at the Ang,.l ' inn, in Coichefkr, on Leak fo r a Term of Seventeen Years, mosT ELIGIBLE FARM, cot :faking of Aswcry-frod ,FARM HOUSB int•tig t 3 the MAN CON-}IOUSF., called WEELEY HALL, Blume In the Para of Wesley, in the County of Wes, now in the occupation of Joist Weeley,Efquire; and of a var y ca p ital Barn, Stables fur li:2n,, anti Twelve Hodes, escellent Piggery, Cart Lodge, Or every requilite Outbuilding for carrying on the Swine(' of the I Fame. and about Two Hundred and Eighty Acres of Arable, littailow, and Pafture Land, in a high ;late of Cultivation, ettremcly well wooded and watered, and haying E,ivulct mi lining quite through the centre of the Land. The above Farm is moft defira o f f on an eminence, anti commands a delightfulprofpc the furrounding coaPt ry, in almut Twelve Miles from Cold:tier, Four Mika front Maauingtree, Five from St. oYyth, and Two from Thorp. The Presides may be viewed by application to Mr. Wceky, at Weeley Hall aforefak i • "and Particukn and Conditions of haling may be bad of Mr. Daniel Sutton, junior, Solicitor; and Mr. Bunnell, And/Ammer, both of Coichefter. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, DEC. 7. OT ITVTART e. MILLER. Thc Attorney General and Mr. Nowlin were heard as Coon fel fur the Appellant in this eantc.--frac farther hearing was delayed. SILLS SEAS. The Mild& Regulation Bill was &knifed by the Houfe in Committee; and then read of which the commit - . IS (mond time. Commons rent of the Bills brought tm frotn the Commons on econd day, were dircuffed In Conunitt, -, HEN ordered for a f reading • except the Pbor'slitadge , roan was deferred till Friday. MESSAGES moat THE COMII•NS. Mt. ALCIANDER, and others, brought up from the Con- Mr. the Bill for Owning Annuities of Compentation to the Holders of certain Exchequer Bills ; the Bill for a Loan by a new emit Eon of Exchequer Bills; the Provifions Importation and Non-Exportation Bills, and the Prize Goods Bill. Colonel Liston brought up the Truep Road Bill. Tilde Bills were Ceverally read a firit dm; ....Adjourned. troduaiou ; but begge. . did not hold hindelfpledged to fnpport the prayer I There were many alto w.. of it. I ved, and who would think themfelves hardly dealt 'Phi So:Act - roe Mr. Coets• f that though l•rt prefented the by if they bad not an opportunity of Rating their Ilriu,ee that this important lubjeft was now likely Petiiir.r. ha did not conceive tumfelf bound to fup. opinions. He hoped, after the reeds, the Liked to be maturely inveftigated, and whatever toe de. port any particular propoftticin Cul:gated by it. ' would be ths:roughly confidered. ' 1 terniinetton of the 'Joule might be, he hoped it The Petitioa was tqdered to lie on the Table. bar. l'ut.xsa explained. would be founded upon a liberal ;oat an enlarged MEAD. Mr. CousersvitY agreed in Iminitm with• the view of the fubjeft. and upon evidence obtained Mr. Ald e rman Coeits faith that as upon far- Right lion. Gentleman that further time ought I front ail quarters, without prejudice igainft any ther contid•ation, the two firll Claufes of the Bill to be allowed fur the conf.deration of this fobjed. I particular lam , me He hoped that no unfound. betere the Houle relative to the Affize of Bread, 1, Ile was confident; he laid, the price'M breisd , a jealonfould be entettained again!! Millers were not adequate to the objel propofed, it was I would fall. if the propofed meditres were adopted. , an I Mealand that the Houfc would not thus his in:=Con to move for the recommitment of die ' He thought for the fame rcafon for which this was .their cars agaiiill them ; but above all, he untied Dili, in order that thofe Clauf.,:.. might be with. pollponed, further time ought al to to be given for . that the Honk would not indulge tan pe that they drawn and other Claufes added ifleatl, an 4 as the confidemtion of the Bill lative to the Dif. could lsy any new experiments ge of the evil 4•AI thcr confidctation appeared neceffarr upon fo tilleries. of which they now complained ; beCanfe he WaS ino..rtant a fulaat, he with,:d t he Bill tu be mint. Mr. newels' Baowas pc ( the agreed with • eotivinced, that a n y attempt of the Houfe to cure', c.: :•tter it had paired the CoitimAtee, ar.d h. it it the Right Hun. Gentleman (the Chancellor of . this ihconvenienee would only tend to increafe it. toi..dt: he pedponed till aft:. th,: -.., cert. the Exchequer). It had been fu gelled to him,l It was in this view that be conlidere the e plan of Te Ovtia of- tbe Div tor ti.e further confide. ht if tly: Anise was abolilhed there Mould Rill ; the Hon. Gentleman who fpOke lafl, for ftbnt ration of toc Bread Lill Leing then read, bean AlLee with retina to weight and quality. 1 inn as 'many Mills as these were Parifhes in the Mr. Atdcrman Coto is moved, that it &weld be I Mr. Vuller and the Chancellor of the Esche. Contri, and for multipl)ing Milers in the fame re. ••• 1111...:0. 1 . quer leverally e xplained , . prerrto,n. 41e was fare when the Haute, and :stt llsw r v:ithed it to gv throur,lt the Corn. I Mr. join:now hkewife ac read with the Chan- even the Hon. Gentleman hittfelf, confidered this mitre:. Lefore the reed:. , celior of the Exchetincr. The Hon. Gentleman plan maturely, the imprafticability of it would be Mr. f Ider.naa Coxvis fa:d, that was Ws o1.;t11, , who hi ought in the Bill, had, he Cdth mentioned • ntanifeft. An llon. Baronet (Sir W. Pulteney) and that there fhoulti he th.n ;wilier time for its monopoly and combination, hut tbe committee (coned to think it would be very pmper to take cou:oletatitiii, as there was r... 0. fu b. time ior • , who had clofely atullaborioak. iaveßigated the awl r the AM? z. hut was of opinion that it could that puroofe before the recefs. 1 fubjeft, could ti.-.d no proof vrhatever of any . effeCt , only he done after A very long notice. He really The Houk then refolvtd itttlf into a Commit- rcfulting from tmitio?oly or combination, tnjuri- ' differed from the Hog : Baronet upon that [Alta. tie, Mr. SKIM LA FEVRE in the Chair. ous to the public. I The 11 , ,n. Baron- , found:d his opinion upon this Mr. Alderman Ctrav is edd. he wifhed to with. I The Sac RIT Ae Tat WAR faid, as it fell to W. i l . go at ad—ti. 4 rtz.,....t Rate of ion u p draw the two fiat Chiufes relative to the Returns kt to be ja the Chair of that CoMmittte, 1:. I.h in , 'a b , 1-w hawk, isolnaate Comietition s•a, the law of the, land, a pool to a Baker's !hop, and intift upon a lo.if upon pgf• tog the f , then the more urgent the want of do taken o Pelee fixed by law —But if the Afaze wail cuftomer was. the more the feller had aht upon the principle of competitin, to h ig h . Mee of his goods. He threw out thofe obferva. tioos for the confideration of the Houfe, to la that even this favourite plan of compcition was not without obieetions, and to fhev the necefal of proceeding with cautton. It had been tuppof• ed that the firft Statute upon the Attu of Bread' was the Statute of Geo. 11. but there was a Smote aloud as early as Charts, lbts Sr itute 4 Hen. llll.4a'nsere was alto a Statute is the reign of Queen Anne. and at left the whole iyftem was digefted and incorporated intithe Mt of Gco. 11. He entirely concu rred w ith Chan. cellos of the Exchequer, that this uas a fob which ought to be proceeded in with caution snd a t prthenfion I and he hoped, that the most ma. e tor e confid cra tion would be beftO wed epos th fubje a. Mr. Ali:rotas CUSTOS then propofed to loin up the Clatifes. The Chafes were then brought up and speedo. The Honfe beingrefumed,the report was brought up and 'ordered to be taken into confideratioa on :he ad February , a m( cli c Dill was exacted I Q 11 ' ini-x.c4.l.—.ld;—aracd. 1 fo at it) h t~