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run:ion to the number of plat4o of worship w atul he begged tumor that tinge returns be made as soon zs possible. After a few words from Mr.. Put, Mr. W. Sawn, and Mr. Powlman th e motion was agreed to. Mr. PORTMAN moved for returns connected with the courts to England and Wales, which granted probate of wills, . &v.—Ordered. • 'MR •DDRII2II. The SPEAKER then read a copy of the speech, delivered by the Lords Commissioners. laird DA R LIN G TON moved the address. He knew be sup ported a Tory administration; and though Whig and Tory were merely party names, yet be adhered to it as a designation. He • supporting a tory administration acting on Whig minciples— ( A iamb.) He was no Ultra in his opinions. When be saw the ii ,ble.duke at the head of his majesty's government, and remem bered his great military services, that alone would induce him to support his administration. The noble lord concluded by reading the address, which was, u usual, an echo of the speech. Mr. WARD seconded the adoption of the address. He dwelt much upon the blessings of peace to which this country had now been so long accustomed, and expressed Ms hopes that govern ment would do all in their power to maintain that peace to a long ..nd distant period lie adverted to the system of economy al luded to in the speech, and to the efforts of government to carry it into effect lo every department of the state; and he expressed bit amviction that every member of the late Finance Committee 'by be gratified at seeing such a sy s t em s o vig o r o u s ly adopted by gbverncneot. Such a system was panicolat ly necessary, at a time when there was a lamentable falling off in the revenue, and when, after so many years, they beheld their debt no lower than it had been at the termination of the war. It was a lamentable fact that they had !wed so far left behind in that respect by prance and America.— The 'debt of France did not amount to .1-4th the debt of this country, and in America they would have no debt at sH In lige— % dwelt upon the necessity of reducing the interest of the pith& tecarides. He admitted that great and extraordinary distress?or waded every class in the country, and that something should be domestic was equally ready to acknowledge; but the people should not be deluded by what was not practicable. The malt-tax would alford, he conceived, but a partial reli e f, and that to the growers of Ansley. After several other observations, the bon. member ten ti stied by seconding the address. Sir B K NATCHBULL said, that in being obliged to confine himself to the subjects noticed in the address, be felt that he was plated under circumstances of peculiar difficulty. It was only a short time since he had been informed of the topics which the speech and the address were to contain ; and he therefore felt it difficult to apply himself to the observations which he had to make, and to the ameodnient which be intended to propose, in such.a manner as would make them intelligible to the House. Under such circum stantes, he might be justified in taking a course which bad been adopted on s • I previous occasions—be meant that of proposing ; the adjournment of the debate on the address till to-morrow, in orJer to give time for consolidating into the address such topics as hr might wish to see introduced into it. That coarse, however, be should not hdlow at present, because it appeared to him nut to . be accordant with the temper and spirit of the house. He should therefore proceed to grapple at once with the address in the best manner that he could ; but before he entered upon a minute investigation of its contents, he would beg leave to offer one or . two remarks •on what bad fallen from the noble lord who had moved it, and from his bon. friend who bad se ams's:4 it. He would state once for all, that If the address bad been in unison with the sentiments which they had expressed in their speeches, there would have been little difference of opinion between them and him. The noble lord said that the existence of distress was general through the country, and his Hon. Friend said that its amount was most extraordinary. But what said the address? The speech said, that distress only prevailed in some parts of the United Kingdom—(Hear.) Having thought it but reasonable to observe upon the discrepancy which existed be tween the address and the speeches made bythe mover and seconder of ft, he would now proceed to travel shortly through the leading topics of the address itself. The address commenced with a state ment declaring the war between Russia and Turkey to be at an end, and,congratulated his majesty upon that event. He jollied in thostiOongratulatione, and the more readily because the Speech said nothing of the mode in which that war bad been brought to its termination. The next point to that, allusion was made, was the pacification and (anal settlement of Greece. On that point he had no observation to make, except that be entertained san guine hopes tbae that pacification and, that final settlement had been effected in a manner satisfactory to the interests of this country. He would also add, that if they bad been made in stich a manner as would produce a saving of expense to the re sources of this country c it would be to him a ground of additional satisfaction. With regard to the allusions made in the Address to our misdate with Portugal, he would only remark, that be, in common with many others lamented the situation in which we were placed. How we b ad been placed in it be could not tell, but it was a subject which deserved, and would no dolt meet with, investigation. Wby Don Miguel had not been recognised, as recognised undoubtedly be would be, was to him inexplicable. The house had also been told that the estimates for the current year bad been framed with every attention to economy. He beard thit declaration with sincere joy, and from the quarter from which it came be had no doubt but that it was the fact. The next point to which their attention was called, was the improvements to be he made in the courts of law. With all that had been said upon that bead he cordially concurred, for be always bad been, and always, should be, ready Jo give his support to the man who was inclined to serve his country. It was indifferent to hint in.wbose bands its destinies were placed, so long as they were honestly, fairly, and wisely administered. The next point was, . the extraordinary increase which had taken place last year in the export of Midi& produce and manufacture. He heartily wished that be could refer to that extraordinary increase as a fair index of the, prosperity of .the country. •He could have wished, however, that that which had been exported had been distributed fairly among the producers and consumers of this country. It might be . that this great increase had arisen from over.trading ; and then white was its permanent advantage ? If it had not arisen from such a cause, then it ought to be in the power of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to come down to the House and to take off a large por. Mom of taxes, as it had been prophesied in the year 1825 that he would be able to do In the year 1850. He was atraid that if any person entertained any expectation that that prediction would be now fulfilled, he would be wofully disappointed. He now came to that part of the address on which be intended to propose 618 • 1 amendment. The assertion in his Majesty's speech—which he, exercising his right as an independent member of Parliament,' should consider not as the speech of his Majesty, but of bis Ma jesty's Ministers. Mr. W A no. Sir E. KN A TCH BULL.--Did be hear his hon. friend aright? Did his boo. friend mean to controvert a point which had been settled for now more than a century past, that his Majesty's speech should be comidered as that of his ministers? Mr. WARD intimated that be had no such intention t he had misunderstood his hon. friend. He supposed that his Iwo. friend had Intended to consider his, speech as that of ministers. Now ministers were not at all responsible for what he bad said. (Laughter.) See E. KNATCHBULL said, that with all the responsi bility which he attached to ministers, be had never intended to have made them responsible tor that. The ministers, then, bad stared in the speech; that distress prevailed among the agricultural and manufacturing classes in some parts of the Inked kingdom...— . No to the amendment which be intended to propose . . be *Meld • that the distress was general and universal. That war the sole ifoint in the speech and in the address on which he in tended to join issue with the ministers who made the speech, and the honourable member wbo'proposed the address. He mar velled how they could have lost sight of the existence of that which was • known to every man who lived In the country. If they bad said that they would use every exenion •in their power tie alleviate and remove it, he abould'not have offered himself to the attention of the House otitbis occasion but by some Strange and unaccountable oversight they bad passeekby, and said that it was confined to some parts of the kingdom. He might, perhaps, be asked • what evtdirce there was that the distress was general? He would merely reply, that itt that part of the country with which be was himself immediately interested, be knew from his own obser vation that it was universal. If be were called 'Orin for other proof, he would say, " Lit every Member who now hears me, state honestly and fairly, and without reserve. what is the situation of the place with which he, sae a repreientative, is immediately connected?' (Hear,leir,'lsetV.)' lie, perhaps, might bear that the dames+ was not so general as he stated ; but such a declaration would not paddy bini.. Let members 'consider what they were then called upon to do. They were asked upon this the first day of the session—iperhaps the most important session that ever dawned upon the country—to approach his' Majesty With a declaration *bids amounted to something very like Cdownitght falsehood.— lie did not suppose that • those who were for making such a declaration were influenced by 'any unworthy motives r but putting their motives out of consideration; let gentlemen decide this question according to their observation—is the distress Leftist or net ? He did not intend ib advett at present to any remedy for this diuress. lie would not say one word as to the propriety of reducing the malt-tat or revising the 'state of the ctirtimcy, for both Awe questions must -steak soon under' the consideration of the home,. and whenever they did so Cerise, he *Mudd be prepared to date Ms opinion upon them honestly and ftratiesely. Ail be asked tit house at vreSelit was this-to . Kate hr their address td itis..Majesty the naked truth as to the distress' of the .cotrotry. l'hoborm, member; aftettscime other obsertations which were -In •••• " • • r• .• .. audible in the gallery, concluded by proposing to strike out of the address the clause which Alms the ezistence of partial distress in the country, for the purpose of inserting the following :—" We lament the existence of that distress which your Majesty informs us is confined to some places ; but in the painful discharge of our duty, we are constrained to declare to your M*lty, that that dis tress is not confined to some places, as your Majesty has been ad vised, but is general among all the productive interests of the coun try, which are severely suffering from its pressure. We beg to assure your Majesty that we shall adopt the caution which your Majesty recommends in the consideration of the measures to be adopted in reference to these interests, and that our earnest endea vours shall be employed to alleviate and remove the distress now so unfortunately existing. The Marquis of BLANDFORD said—lt is not my intention, upon the present occasion, to trouble the house with more than a very few observations ; because, sir, I hold it to be altogether un necessary to expatiate at any len gth in an endeavour to con vince men of the all-pervading and intolerable distress un der which the country is now groaning. And, sir, it has been with too great justice remarked of this house, that its members ay • great deal, but that they do a very little. Now, I am as much indisposed to render myself obnoxious to the first part of this charge as I am sensible of my incompe tence to offer in my own person the converse of its concluding proposition. It would be well sir, I think, if honourable mem bers would, in this respect, resolve to conform somewhat more close to the example set by our trans Atlantic brethren. The late President Jefferson informs us, that General Wash ington, Doctor Franklin, and himself, never spoke longer than ten minutes, and yet, by the councils of these men, In their short speeches, was every thing done for America that was done. Be this as it may, these, sir, are not times for men to waste hours in lengthy orations, or be striving to outdo in effusions of frothy eloquence when they should be found acting. Neither are they times suited for the apprehensive sensibilities of the timid, nor Itheellky lisping, of the mealy-mouthed. Without further delay, ,herefore, sir, seise this opportunity of declaring, in nay piece, at one of the representatives of the people, my conviction that it Is impossible for us to return to a sound and healthy state until such a diminution of taxation shall take place as shall enable the productive industry of the country to contend with low prices ; that most decided, most effective, and most Immediate measures must be retorted to in the present awful conjuncture ; and that no palliatives, no half measures, no petty savings nor trimmings down, will now avail to restore the nation to a state, I will not say of prosperity, but of existence. But, Sir, the just and efficaeiosis mea sures necessary for the accomplishment of this great purpose cannot be attempted, nor even so much as looked at, by • House of Com mons in which the people can have but little confidence. and for which they are beginning to entertain still less respect. The seeds of disaffection and discontent, and disgust, have been sown, and it will be in vain that we shall attempt to check their growth by other means than by the temperate yet speedy, application of the genuine principles of the Constitution. The noble Marquis con cluded with supporting the amendment. He added that when that was disposed of, he had another amendment, which he would sub mit to the House. Sir JOHN BRYDGES supported the amendment. ale. WESTERN expressed his extreme astonishment at that part of the royal speech which described the country's distress to be merely of a partial or temporary nature. It was impossible the noble duke at the head of the government should not be informed that the distress at present prevailing was unprecedented, alarming, and of such a character u was never known before in the history of this country. He conscientiously declared that the productive and Industrious classes of the country—the labouring people—were in a state of misery never before equalled in the history of the country. The calamity was not of a timporary nature. The peo ple's arduous struggle to maintain their position, which bad been continuous during the List 14 years, was at ength wearing out their patience. If any member of that house could declare that he felt no alarm on account of the situation of the country, it certainly would astonish him. Could it be maintained, that the calamity was one which it was not in the power of the legislature to re medy when it bad been brought on by mistaken legislative enact ments? Notwithstanding the prodigious efforts of the people of this country during the course of the last war, a war which he had reprobated and opposed from the commencement,—they wen still left in a state of unprecedented power and prosperity, until Mi nisters, by a measure regarding the currency, rendered taxation double the amount which it bad been during the war. From that instant the colossal power of this country, which could not be entirely destroyed by the most mischievous legislation of the most unfortunate ministry, bad been subjected to a strug gle more severe than ever any people had before @adored. Unless Parliament felt for the people, and resorted to mea sures which would subvert those that bad unfortunately been adopted, he looked forward to a convulsion the most terrible this country bad ever sustained. He did not intend to enter into any detail on Me present occasion. He certainly preferred the amendment which bad been moved to the original address, though be thought the language in which the former described the pre *ailing distress mush too feeble. What could become of this country when the industrious classes, who, as the noble mover of the address had stated, were the elements of its prosperity. were labouring under misery unexampled? Tim industrious classes of this country possessed unexampled power ; their energies would still bear them through their trials, if they were relieved from the trammels which bad been impose d on them. The great weight of the taxation was borne by the industrious classes. The revenues for the support of our establishments, and the payment of the public creditor, were obtained by the sweat of the brow of our industrious snechanics and peasantry. Distress was new pressing on them in a way that must ultimately subdue their energies. He felt it his duty to state his perfect conviction that the motel feelings and opinions of the great body of the people of this country were 1 1 fast undergoing an unfortunate change. They no longer felt the same feelings of respect fur their superiors as forme' lye-indeed he believed that the feeling was changed into contempt. (Hear.) _ - Mr. PROTHEROE observed the House had long been in the habit of hearing complaints from particular chases in the country. —lt appeared to Irina that those complaints were no longer re iterated from the old quarters, but that the hollow murmer of discontent was approaching the House in an awful manner. —No person but the hon. member for Essex (Mr. Western,) had accurately described the dreadful state of tb, country... lie thought that if the House should adopt the addles, which had been moved, it would be a deliberate insult to the people. The Duke of Wellington must have known that the existing distress was general and universal. The sentiments he at. tered did nut proceed from the spirit of party. He did not think that the country looked for its advocate. amongst men of party feeling. It desired rather the exertion of humble abilities, fairly aad honestly directed, than the aid of brilliant talents, tainted by feelings of party or ambition. It was impossible to expect from the address, which was a mere echo of the royal speech, a fair 'expression of the feelings of the house. To sopply the defect, be had drawn up an amendment which he intended to move.... (Here the hon. member read a voluminous amendment, adverting to the general distress and suffering of all classes of the peopleee the treasures of the rich, purchased by the misery of the p00r... •to the money spent in palaces, pensions, and allowances—to the system of tithes—the poor laws—to the absence of all profit from Wink in our Colonies, and concluded by recommending the note. dry of a reform in Parliament.) Mr. SPEAKER—This amendment cannot be put until the ether is withdrawn. Does the hon. member agree to that? . Bir E. KNATCH BULL—Certainly not, Sir. Mr. PROTHEROR then sat down. „Sir. Alderman WAITHMAN said, the Motives was airy. • rbeepartial. as the speech described it to be ; all ;classitsl"wersi.' tinted by it—the shopkeepers and all the inland trade like e,siy other. If In such a state of things they were assembled together On do nothing—to propose no remedy for the existing preuateMii much feared—and he was now arrived at that age when he could not expect long to live—he much fettled that they would see this country brought into some dreadful and terrific convulsion. To avoid an calamitous an evil, only one means existed, and that was, to be unsparing in retrenchment and in the redemlon of taxes.— He had often been called ;ambits sod reformer ; for such nates he cared nothing, because be well knew, whatever might be said to the contrary, that timely reformation was the test Means of pre- venting revolution ; and it was only by a timely attention to•the wants and interests of the people that national happiness or pm. • • perky could be secured. ' ' • Mr.& DAVENPORT next addressed the House, and con tended that condign punishment should be Inflicted on those see wants of the Crown who by their acts had reduced the tesstry to so lamentable a situation, by betraying the crust reposed in tbilm. He learned with great concern thee it was even possible that hie Majesty's Government could acknowledge a man, guilty of seek crimes at those which bad been perpetrated by Do t ; Miguel, dense which placed him without the pale of theSovereigas of Eaters; He had given a pledge, which be would redeem, of bringing *basks ject before Parllament.wben be believed be Amid be able to chew that the existence of that monster was to be mainly attribdted to tbe exertions of the British Government. The 'nom Mbiserre thought the distress partial, when it was. in :may sensed, WO because the landowners were willing to *deka say peleatinis rather than offend minhasior risk** happiness stele ration.eking= Lord• Bacon bad said that die Emmy eta matey out be suffered to become Innovating.; but In the present 1110 ministers had udvisvd bL Majest*ee create Se !mikes holy Peers: end even a greater number had. .been . erested repal•father. At the finless,. as be waslaionsed_ by a Nob le Uhl is the ether house. eke' ma of tip peen did use 11t Welk l or d, by hereditary roe . When these istrosirara tabaninenosb• skieratteng the- Hoe** could not feel ankh Onalpelse that the put . . _landowners should bold their tongues.—(Cries of "hear, bear.") The speech attributed thirdistress in some measure to the bade... of the last season • but how would that account for the fact that cattle and cheese bad fallen full thirty per cent. and other ar ticles also had fallen in :proportion ? The nest topic of the speech would be consoistory, if it could be credited, which was, that the distrem was not of a permanent character. This was, however, like many other of the statements made by ministers, not •to be implicitly relied on. When the Small Note Bill was clenched by the Scotch Note BM, the Chancellor of the Exchequer pee a set of calculations, every one of which wife erroneous. Among other things, he s aid that much of the drew lation would not be withdrawn by the withdrawal of the Dotes, for their place would be supplied by an therein el .Si Dotes. Now be knew the ease of a country banker, and he be lieved it to be by no means an isolated case, who found that the circulation of the Ave pound notes was decreased one- third by the withdrawal of the one pound notes. Ministers seemed to tbinh that the manufacture of a vast quantity of goods was the proof of the prosperity of the country, without ever ing at what price those goods were manufactured. er wkethsr they were sold at prime cost or under It. or even whether they were thrown into the sea.—(Hear, bear.) The Noble Duke at is head of the Government said that the people must forget the melees of tstravagsnce they had imbibed daring the war. The Wee metal* a fine piece of Morality, but be did net see why it, ANN am be (strutted to Ministers themselves—so ainscariats and IsietteMmi—and se those who lived upon the taxes.—(Cbeem) " If order and sobriety Are the rules of this sodlty." (Great laughter)—he could not see why that sobriety should not be extended to all classes of the country. Great part of the lower classes of society were reduced to live upon potatoes and water, which was a sober diet enough ; and yet they bad contributed their sleight to grant to his Grace th e princely was of 700.0001. which be had doubled by the operation el Mr. Poet's Bin. With respect to the national debt, that pan which was doe before it was doubled by Mr. Peel's 1101 ought to be paid • but that which was added to it by the operation of that bill, being one half. Dever would be paid. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON begged the right boa. gentleman to be cautious how he calculated the exports of the country to a vast extent. British manufacture, had found no market at the price obey could command a few years ago, but the merchants were compelled to send their goods abroad on the chance of sale anywhere, and at almost any price. The retail dealers are sinking into distress for want of customers, and Mee la altogether unprofit able. The shop-keepers are unable to pay rates. rent or taw, and are indulging in impossible hopes of amendment. Wretchedness, ruin, and misery, swallow all up in their vortex. He now wished to state the grounds on which be could not support the amendment of the hon. baronet. It was because be thought it better to wait for the government to develope their scheme. Sir .1011 N SEBRIGHT opposed the amendment. He made no doubt that his majesty's ministers would do all in their power to relieve the distresses of the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER began by observ ing, that on former occasions it bad been usual to leave for separate discussion those topics in the speech from the throe, which re quired the consideration of Parliament ; and unless some great and imperative duty interposed, to concur in the address. leaving the ge neral topics till the period when they could be tally and ably Cond. sidered. The boo. ban. the member for Kent, however, had thought proper on this occasion to depart from the former practice ; he bad moved an amendment, which, with respect to the paragraph in the speech to which It was intended to apply, was as little at variance with it as any amendment be had ever known. The speech stated that his majesty lamented the distress of the agricultural and manu facturing classes in some parts of the united kingdom, and the bum baronet assumed that this was a false and unfounded representation of the state of things. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) begged 're house would believe, that however strongly some might Welt si.feel the distresses of the people, none could feel them more than his majesty's ministers; and be hoped the house would Dot think otherwise, because they had advised the crown to state the distress according to their own views of it. He believed the die mess was great; he believed there was a severs pressure of distress on the manufacturing and agricultural dames in some parts of the united kingdom ; and if he excepted other pans. it was because he believed there .were parts of the united kingdom, which, so i it from being visited by that distress, were in a state of comp. tredve comfort and prosperity. The honourable baronet had con. fined his views to Ragland ; he bad omitted that part of the Waked kingdom which always attracted a large share of the MM. the of the house—be meant Indeed (hear). Had the kossestalia' herenet investigated the slate of agriculture there? If be hati o ha would have found that. as far as agriculture wee it enjoyed prosperity and comfort. The distress. w cwl ld e c e lo r t bees fek in some parts of this country had arisen, partly ken the excessive introduesios of Irish produce. How, thou, was it possible for his Majesty to tell Parliament that Menem. which he knew prevailed in parts pervaded the whole kingdom ? The honourable baronet m ight have been be. formed, that even in the northern provinces of this eosntry, the Me tros, hod not been felt in an equal degree with other parts. In this view, the house bad a justification of that expreesslon which the Hon. Baronet had referred to. He (the Chancellor of the Exche quer) could not forget that the bon. Bart. had been supported by the Host. Member for Easels. and he could not forget the principle on which that suppost was given. Was there a man who bad heard the principle on which the amendment was supported,who did not be lieve that it was proposed to make an alteration in the standard of value, or the currency of the country, in short, to change those laws which Parliament had adopted after anxious deliberation? He must say, that to entertain a proposition for altering the standard of value laid down in 1819 as the basis of our circulation, or to concur in the re-establishment of £1 notes, were concession, which his Majesty's Government could never be prepared to make —(Hear.) He felt it to be his duty, therefore, to oppose the amendment of the Hon. Baronet. There was nothing In the address to the speech from the throne which precluded future discussion on any topic, or pledged any man as to the causes of the distress or the measures for relieving it; on the contrary, the speech said that his Majesty Intended to propose estimates on a reduced scale. In short, the speech comprised in Itself the strict and literal truth ; though It did not deny to any one the power to controvert any in sulated fact. Above all, it did not preclude any member from proposing measures for nenontiaing our resources. It was, how ever, the firm determination of his Majesty's Government to ad here to those measures which had this night been called in ques tion, but which be (Mr. Goulburn,) believed were essential to the eventful prosperity of the country. Mr. kJ A DIMLY said, that the right hon. gentleman imputed to the auppo of the amendment a wish to alter the standard. He (Mr. M.) would tell him that there was a means chiming at a sound paper currency that would not touch the steadied. • The speech said nothing respecting a reduction of tazatieffe MX people could not pay the present taxes, if the present law ONO continued, which were the result of the existing system. The house, then, would not do its duty unless it supported the amend ment. Reduction of taxation was tbe great remedy, and es ait time he (Mr. M.) should offer a proposition for a sound papa dui rency, which would enable the country to carry on Its transactkel without Injury. Mr. O'CONNELL said, It would be futile on the part of the minister to attempt to relieve the distress by a saving of cbssui parings and candle ends--(Hear.) He must come down with ea- Ilona, and that speedily and at once. He beard with pleasure the part of the speech relating to legal reform; but was adverse to an tongue of the number of judges, conceiving that now on al* iiesieh sufficient. It was clear the - muse tbL diatres• was in the government, and he thought be well if the suffering parties were to petition the homle s and by a sort of delicate (compulsion compel it to take into k• serious consideration the privations and distress under which they were labouring. Much talk has been made about making OMB alterations in favour of the people. His impression was, thit Ike distress which Is now so justly complained of in every pan of Mho kingdom can only be alleviated by a radial reform. Mr. HUMUS/lON said he was not one of those who dm* the difikukists so great as they had been represented is assay gom. ters—he did not despair of acting the country rescind to a situa tion of prosperity ; but teem all the Wormed= he pawned, be felt 'satisfied that there sow misted that degree of pressure on the pro. ductive classes generally, which, were It mhe perommist et bag continued, would be incompatible with their toothsome edema.. His right honourable friend hinted that diorama was net so general as the amendment would make it appear, but dl , kis ingenuity could net prove that the distress was calmed se ale miss !parte of the country, as the eddies' staled. The clams generally were in a state of distress. He UMW tint this was owing to cause, to many of which it was beyond the power of pidleasent to apply a remedy, but it was in tb power to satisfy dM mummy as to what the causes were, MI te milord partial I relkt, by &Mks a better Meatless to the aged et the cormmtp Mil ban, smoker soma to Walk dew the oaei *doe tele 'bows io some of Ow Wise 4misMloodem.4 Ike ilibliessiiik; !Ms Wed& *few faveendify, bet ft'rei to Kw dine W. shut sedseke was fat ftswebek. 111~yeoci The au* moist W ben diewtbsit se be • "Mk at wait solmoid% .bst Oat rather rMIIMIANU I. hil Isittem (Liglain 1* Mme. poslsmen esolideo by agleam time be Isk Limit In take to sew* the meidowst o betasto 4t MIAMI of slw ease with Winne 'asides-no dm *Owe elk= Mb le the glity . the *Noe alias Misery kata affekb-fio. dm the ' n fres tP riterilitiL skis& ••= llllL ialebs kid WM ai d'art be Se m* teal die Imply - et die same amendment were supported, and It was afterwards found that legislative remedy could not be provided. they would have dune more hum than good. With respect to the daculties of agrkul tare, they were not limietd to this country. They were felt in Ame rica, in France, in Russia ; the causes,. whatever they might be, were ant exclusively felt in this country; and wet and bad seasons bad Inflicted muck injury. But u the like difficulties were felt in ether countries, the occurrence of them here could not be wholly cbargetble upon the system of government. As to the currency, he had been taunted with false pride in adhering to the Eill for consistency's sake, permitting the country to suffer rather than acknowledge that he had been in error. It was an unjust charge against him. He declared if be saw that the aban. doesn't* of the Bill of 1819 would benefit the county, he should see no shame in avowing that it ought to be abandoned. (Hear.) He was prepared to agree to alter that which mid be shown to be wrong s and to hippest what be thought eight. Whatever evils the err:mg Inman nisk have klikled en the country, be thought still greater eves would malt by dohs anything to unsettle the ewissep%—(llsir. boar.) There was no want of sympathy on the pit of the Gemmosost far 'Walruses of the country ; and in S the anteediuent,he sly asked the House to pause ibefore sanctioned snob a statement as it contained. .;, .. ALTHORP could not agree that distress prevailed in some d,: puree of the country only ; be coesideted it to pervade all, and not reeme_parts•of the *Wintry. He therefore felt it to be his duty to Vic tiosomendment. p 21 „ ... • - WHITMORR was understood to say he should op. ose Mir 1. Lord HOWICK said be could not concur in the amendment ; thei•o r eght first to see what were the reductions that were promised. Lord L. GOWER thought that the terms of the Speech, u re garded Ireland, were unfairly treated by the amendment. Mr. DU NCO M BE. said, he must support the amendment from the deep conviction that the distress of the country was great and general. He was seeklent, if shiners expected the confidence of the country, they must adept a rigid economy, and commence by a resection at deli own *IL. • Mi. SPRING RIMINI!. Nib& Mamba* irbo represented large bodies of the people, wield gat tap and declare that distress did not prevail among their conititeenta. then he would support the original add ress.—(Hear beer.) Ben he the absence of any such evidence. he meet give Credit to all the GOMM@ OS the sub ject that had come to his knowledge, the whole of which went to prove the existence of great and pascal dimes& Be believed there was considerable distress in Ireland, but not to the same ex wet that is /misted le this country. Lord TUX.LAMORE said he bad information from Liverpool and Manchester, which stated that the accounts of distress front that district were greatly exaggerated. Mr. M. FITZGERALD said he must oppose the amendment of the boa. baronet, because be found that the whole objection to the address applied to the farm of expression, which, however, did net:deny the existence of distress, bat expressed it in that guarded manner which was st least perfectly excusable in a Go vernment. Colonel WOOD thougbt the Have abould be very careful not to aggravate tbe distress, whkb would be the effect of carrying the amendment of the hon. bast. Mr. BROUG,H A M said he should merely state the rea son of the vote , be should give to gourd himself against mis representation. If be could persuade himself that the amendment was merely a matter of form, and not a matter of substance, be would certainly vote for the address. He must deplore the unfortunate expression used by Ministers in the King's Speech, sad which would be understood by the coun try to say—there is some distress, but not much of k—(Hear, hear, bear.) Me could not consent to that statement; and it was with great pain his vote was wrung from him against the Addless. If he could suppose that the vote he was about to give had any tendency to displace the ministry, or to pledge hint to any mea sures, which he understood were contemplated by the mover and some of the supporters of the amendment, such as a return to re strictions on commerce, and, above all, tampering with the cur ropey, bad as the alternative was, he would prefer voting for the address.—(Hear.) The HOW! divided For tit, address . . 15$ Against it . 105 Majority for the address-- ..... 5 5 It was then ordered that the address be presented to his Majesty. by members of his Majesty's Privy Connell. The House adjourned at Twuve o'Crocz. LONDON. FRIDAY, PRICE OF STOCKS Ibnk Stock 8191 1 5 per Cent. Red. 931 I 5 per Ct. Glos. :1 1 1 61 per Ct. Red. 100 991 4 per Cent. 1011: 1 4 per Ct. leek lon 0 Long Ann. 19 11-16 t he Do. BO Tears, 191 6 Do. Do. July:k Jan. lel FOREIGN FUNDS Brasil Bds, spr Ct. 711 I Ditto Acct. 711 Colon). Bds.6 per Ct. Do. lads. 1844, 131 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. B. 1845.5 pCt. 41 351 61 Ditto Ace. 641 • 41 61 4 1 Mex. Bds. 5 per*. Do B. 1625,6 p Ct. 851 *1 BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'Cl.Or► • SHAM ?AM 111111 SLR& 500 300 470 400 400 34 100 15 5 EBRUARY 5. AT TWO O'CLOCK. India Stock, WS India Bonds 76 South Sea Stock 105 New Annuities 92§ w 1/11000 Rzeb.Bills 76 .6566 Ditto 76 7 .1100 and .C2OO Do. 76 e India for Acct. Coos. fir Ace. 924 , TWO O'CLOCK. Perm. ids. 6 pr Ct. 114 Port. Bds. S p. Ct. Do. Ace. 62 1 Pros. Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. Bds. 1822. b p Ct. 1014 Bp. Bds. 5 per C4lll 19 Do. Act. 19§ 11§ Do. 510, 151 Baines Real del Monte Canada Amidst the universal upon absolute despair—which psrvadee the country, there is some con solation to find that it is strongly felt in the House of Commons ; u will be seen by the strength of the Mi nority against the address. Lord BLANDIOID last night gave notice that on the 18th of February, he should mors for *ye to bring in a Bill „for rogulating abuses isofplipms of, Members to sere to Parliament. It gives us great delight to hear that Sir FRANCIS BURDWIT makes no secret of his intention to fight under the banners of Lord BLANDIORD, in the approaching reform .dineuesione. This is a proof of magnanimity and petriotism in the Honourable Baronet, which is alone stlfficient to wipe off all the suspicions which had begun to adhere to his character, as having cooled, or changed, on the subject of these most vital measures. We hardly know whether the adherence of such a patriot—and so volunteered—is more honourable to the Noble MA env's, or to his already distinguished adherent : but this we do know, that it is matter of much congratulation to the Country. CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Comb*, which left et yesterday at Up for the gamut. opted at the setae prim tMi aserulag. At this boar they are 92i I; and He l far 11101117, with little chin;. —lt the Foreign Markel. pekes are afire quoted theta yasterdaysl-Me base ao foreign ar rivals up t►this beer. Mr. ALiXANDEIip of the Muraisi r Jourrial, is :tot to is bonen up for Judgment before sdusuday. la." 8 11 0• 8 4 asd Plladled), Jan Wines. at onusl. 1, Plskets-phse,Tomple lar. THE EVENING STAR. 7DER it( GATOS 4 -Agar'" -