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-~ not be estimated, by a mere reference to : pounds, b ogs , and pence. The relative depreciation in thel value of money could only be estimated by the price • ' of commodities. In order, - therefore, to shew the ex- tent o f depreciation, he hid converted the amount o f the taxes into commodity ; and he • had taken ' the three commodities of corn, gold, and labour.- 1 ' InlSl3 the taxes amounted to 74,674,7981. and wheat waS \roll]) 108 s. per quarter ; so that 11,732,296 quarter, would be sufficient to pay the taxes. In 15.21 the taxes being 60,000,000, and the *aim of a quarter of wheat 555. 4d. it would then require 93,563,7‘. 14 quarters, or nearly one half more than in the year 1813, to pay the taxes of the country, they b e ing so much higher than at that period: But sup oir, the price of wheat to be 455. this year, .it sup- Po` in, take 27,000,000 of quarters to pay the taxes, quantity that would have been enough to pay d o uble their amount at the prices of 1813. -In the va lue of gold the difference did not appear so great. In 1813 the price of gold was 110 s. per ounce, and 13,577,236 ounces would have been sufficient to pay the taxes, amounting to above 74,000,0001. At the present time the price of gold was 775. 7d. so that 15,600,000 ounces would be necessary, to discharge the taxes, being 60,000,0001. In 1813 the price of labour as 16s. per week ; and the labour of five mil lions of person's for eighteen weeks and four days, would have paid the taxes of the year, being 74 mil lions and upwards. The average price of labour was now 9s. per eek ; and it would take the labour of t h e same number of persons for twenty-six weeks and • sit days to pay the taxes cf sixty millions; and, sup-'‘ posing the price of labour to have fallen to Bs. it would ! Noire thirty weeks, being almost double the quan tity required in 1813. The Hon. Member then pro ceeded to shew the operation of the measure upon the other markets of Europe. It appeared by the rrices current of Bourdeaux, Amsterdam, and Lon don, that the various articles of produce in those markets had fallen in the proportion of 15 per cent. at Bordeaux; at Amsterdam prices had fallen 35i per cent. and at London 44 per cent. between `the years 1814 and 1821. He then read from some docu ments a calculation of the fall in the prices of various articles of produce, which appeared to be generally front 30 to 40 and 50 per cent. It was impossible to ascribe this to any other cause than to the mea st:re which the House had adopted. Its pernicious consequences, he felt convinced, were felt as se verely by the commercial and manufacturing world as they were by the agricultural interests. Commer cial men were carrying on commerce without profit,and the manufacturer was manufacturing without profit. The Hon. Member then went into an intricate calcu latioa to shew that the fundbolder stood in the situa tion now of receiving 49 quarters of corn for his la. stock, instead of 25i quarters in the year 1793. Ile contended, that the public faith would be in no way injured by adhering to the standard, from which they had so recently departed. In regard to the Poor Rates; it was said,ahat they had decreased since 1813 --(Hear). He said they had increased—(Hear, hear). If calculated by she 'value of commodity, as they ought to be, it would be found that they had in creased nearly double since that period—(Hear, hear). Could any Gentleman then think of inflicting such a fallacy upon the farmers of the country, as to tell them that their poor rates were diminished, when, in fact, they were paying nearly double the quanrity of the stock of their barns. He contended that the num ber of criminals, which had so increased within the last few year s, was to be attributed to the progress of a system which threw so large a portion of the poor out of employment. This was the real cause of the distress in Ireland at the present Moment—(fiectr).— The lion. Member concluded by moving 0 The appointment of a Committee to consider the effects of •Le Act of the 59th of George I 1 T. chapter 14, upon the Agri culture, Maiutactures, and Commerce of the country, and alio as effect on the condition of the different classes of society." Mr. BUSKISSON had listened attentively to the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, with surprise and iv p,:et. He had a seat in the House at the time of the suspension of cash payments. From the speech of ;he Hon. Gentleman he should have been ready to have inferred that he was ignorant of the real effects of the suspension of cash payments. When the depreciation had been at the highest he would have been apt to have interred that a measure had been before the house to regulate all payments in a currency of di minished value. From the depreciation of the cur rency, the value of land had doubled, and all who lived on fixed incomes had suffered in proportion.— The state of things during this suspension was diffe rent from the statement of the Hon. Gentleman. Pe cuniary claims had never been adjusted by a reference to the depreciated state of the currency, whether with reference to arrangements made before or after the suspension of cash payments. Were there to be two rules of right, one for the debtor, and the other for the creditor? In the case of a mortgage made before 1797, and one made after that period, both creditor and debtor would be put on the same footing, upon the principles of the Hon. Gentleman. Upon the same principle also, the different creditors of the Public, at the different periods of depreciation, must receive a different rate of remuneration, according to the rate of depreciation when the loans were contracted. That would also be the case of all existing contracts what ever, either public or private. The plan of the Hon. (;entlemarf would involve the country in inextricable canfusion, and must be fatal to the rights of pro perty, and consequently to the safety of the State.— he lion. Gentleman had advanced a number of most extraordinary theories ; one of which was, that prosperity of the country was to be measured by I.le dearness of the necessaries of life. By the theory the 'tight Hon. Gentleman, the year 1812 ought to hive been a most happy year; when the price of - Alreat was 1255. a quarter, and the taxes of the c , :untry could be paid by eleven million quarters of . ...heat. But the misery and crimes of that year were :.nown to all. In 1817, the quarter of wheat was sold at 935. but the history of that year would not :end to confirm the theory of the Hon. Gentleman. A nother doctrine of the Hon. Gentleman's was, that price of the articles of life should be raised' by a t!f:pt eciation of the standard of value. But sitch . an opinion rendered all p: operty insecure, as it had been the object of all wise Governments to create an inva riable standard of value. The lion. Member had sitter :a that House during the whole period of the suspen von of cash payments, and during the whole of that cline had been a strenuous advocate for cash pay ments. The doctrine of the 11911. Member, and that . . , , , - ..... • • .. • • .. • A •• . . . . . ,14.10 , , ~.r., - 4 . 4 0•- • : • . {.. ,...2. .•.' ‘ .1 , Z . , ; •••••••• ..,..• . ,t ' : l e " o ; - •: , . . ~.. :,.' . : ; :b.;l .41'744 ' ••• 7' \ 4 , . • • . „ • • • ." • * *l k ' ' Ilk ,‘..i. k • ~ ).. ; • ,••1•1 R.."*A\. • tX\Xil!" 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During the whole period of the depreciation, the possessor of a fixed income contributed equally with the landed pro prietor to the exigencies of the State—though in the one case the landholder bad doubled his income, and in - the other, if the property had been vested in the Funds, the value had been reduced to a halt The situation of the tenantry was more affected by the re sumption of cash payments, than that of the landlord, as they probably bad borrowed the money in a &pre. ciated standard, and must repay it in an improved one. .The want of a fixed standard led to all kinds of ruin ous speculation's; and to tamper. with the standard necessarily led to the insecurity of.property of eve' y description. The Hon; Gentleman continued, there could be no other measure of the depreciation while it took place, than the difference between the Mint and the market price. Should corn be adopted as a standard of value, whenever any change took place in the value of corn, the standard must likewise be altered. The present was not that novel case that had been represented by the Hon. Gentleman. At the coinage in 1695, in the time of King William, similar difficulties had occurred as at the present day. The Right Hon. Gentleman here read an ex tract from the Shrewsbury Papers, in confirmation of his opinion, which stated that the paper currency had been greatly reduced, that the guineas bad risen to thirty shillings, and that the steps taken to re medy the evil had, for a short time, a contrary effect. In a letter from the Duke of Shrewsbury to the King, in 1696, he stated the public distress from the unset tled state of the currency, and that only one person had suggested, .as a remedy, that the Parliament should sit in June—(A laugh)—and to let the clipped money go out again ; and yet," the Duke added, 4 , to do this will be to undo all that has been done." That was exactly the course that the Member for Essex proposed to adopt. At that time Petitions posted in from all parts of the kingdom in favour of the restoration of the clipped money, and-for an ad vance in the value of money. But the King, in his Speech to Parliament avowed his firm determination to maintain the restored currency, and the Commons .subsequently voted that the standard ought not to be altered. The depreciation of the money, at the period he alluded to, was 50 per cent. at leasr. When Gentlemen talked of England being ruined now, by a return to a proper currency, was she alined by the adoption of that wholesome measure in 1696? On the contrary, though the change was more vio lent than any now proposed, the country not only survived, but flourished beyond what it had done at any former perio.l. But such a proposition as that recommended by the Honourable Gentleman could not be adopted without a certainty of serious con vulsion. Did not the Honourable Gentleman see that till his measure could be adopted all dealings would be suspended ; the guinea would be raised to thirty shillings, and the silver coin raised in value in the same proportion; the p2per would be depreciated, and if the Committee was thii night appointed, the whole country would to-morrow be thrown into con fusion, and all business be suspended? Looking to the importance of this subject, and to the serious consequences which would result from tampering with the currency, he should feel that he did not do bis duty by merely proposing a negative to the Ho nourable Gentleman's motion; but he should think it his duty to move, as an amendment, that the House should adopt the Resolution of 1696, namely, " that this House will not alter the standard of gold or sil- Ter in fineness, value, or denomination." Lord A. HAMILTON *said, at that hour of the• nighl—(A cry of , c Adjourn !")—it was not his in tention to detain the House long. If it were true, that the country was in a state of prosperity, the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman might apply, but unfortunately the country was not in that state. He was disposed to think inquiry would lead to a justification of the measure proposed by his Hon. , Friend. It was too obvious that .the payers of the' National Debt were paying more than they ought to' pay. The tenantry were unable to make the landl pay for labour, and in supporting the proposition he , was desirous to do something for that class. He was not so absurd as to suppose the proposition would produce the ruin or confusion of the country. They had heard in that House that the lands were mortgaged to thepublic creditor. That meant that lands might be seized io, payment of public debt. They had heard of public faith, but was public faith due to none but the fundholder ? He was persuaded there were others who had claims upon public faith. He had always felt that theGovernmentcould only come to wisdom by stultifying themselves, with re. ference to former acts and proceedings. A great part of the suffering of :he farmers was occasioned by a departure from the best principles. The state of the country was such that matters were growihg worse, and they never could remedy the distress of the agri culturists by telling them they must bear with pa tience all the miseries which oppressed them. He was not disposed to reduce the standard, but helv?shed to support the motion of his Hon. Friend, in the hope Aat inquiry might be the means of throwing the 'burden of (listless on the whole bulk of the People, tither than on one class. Ac the conclusion of the Hoe. Bilombar's speech, several Hem s exclaimed, " Adjonrn! Adjourn!" The' Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, if it was the fee l.' of the House that the question ought to be adjouined, it would be advisable to adjourn forthwith. At the same time he felt that considerable inconvenience would arise if the country WAS . kept in suspense upon the subject. The Noble Marquis did not feel that any consideration ought to induce the. House to adoptthe inquiry recommended, and he should therefore wish to mac ib s deelsioa, damask tist debate shot* last tu hut. ; et.; ere. ddh!lledbeeNtlinar ruin' reed baniulap4 Of .y l ihreaten e clam fettle:tors, who *their fah Iniusitlige the very of Empire. “. Drip* alLetodWiditlese calaMitiee, year Pesiiesidts eau. not view, withers! had lion, the..gsomisdsapplication of the natienel resources semoloyeff , to estioldish a forylipt . hilineace- in your tionnorable Wale, which has been openly avowed: and is ! blushingly ',defended ; by which their itepresentativ* are' se duced from their duty, the spirit of ;he Constitution is alolatt.d, ant ever attempt at efficient rewenclunent s simmifidly daded. " leer Pedidpiers call upon year lioneutplsie Hobsettridsake off this beneful Inffnence which has hitherto paralysed sli;yeur prOceedines, and to *give them, in Rath still in truth, &it )4.- - trenehment and inform wWch the critical situation of thecae's.' . • sod• the theses h,-year fienobrabie House imperbass!, Maid, which aims tankesitotilor gauntry from coalmines glen stability, to the Throne, And perpetuate the Constitution.- Mr..RIDER suppected the Petition. The main causes of the calarnisiel finder which the country la-' bowed, he said, might be traced to an imprudent alteration of the earrenoy, an overwhelming taxa- - tion, and, though last not least, a total disregard of the'prayers and petitions of the people. What had been the fate of the prayers and complaints of the. people recently preferred to Parliament? Why, their petitions had been read, had been laid on the table,„or perhaps under the table-`(Applause).—But what else ha.: been done? Had any attention been paid to them—had any redress been granted? None, none whatever. The people, however ignorant of the proceedings of Parliament, at least knew this, that their petitions were not attended to—that they pro f duced no beneficial change in their favour---(4t p/asrse).—There was, however, a remedy, which, if' tried, would prove beneficial—be meant Parliamena tart' Reform. Without this, as had been ably stated in the Petition, the country must necessarily be ruined. The Requisition by which the Meeting was convened had been signed by upwards of 450 of the most re spectable4anded proprietors of the county; and yet it was urged that the cause of Reform had never been* advocated by persons of respectability. If there were no other contradiction„ that Meeting would give the lie to such an assertion- (Loti'd applause).—There were attached to the late Requisition, independently of the Noblemen already mentioned, the names of 169 Gentlemen, who possessed 50,000 acres of land in the county. The Earl of DARNLEY felt it incumbent upon him to offer a few observations upon the present Petition. He did not mean to say that Parliament was perfect, or that he could place any confidence in its virtue, any more than those persons did who stood around him; but even if he did entertain such an opinion, still he must say, that no relief could be afforded to the public distress, except by a diminution of taxation— (Applause).--It was out of the power of the Parlia ment to afford any relief to the public distresses by any other means. This arose, not so much out of the defects of the present, as of former Houses of Parlia-' meat. It arose, in fact, from those former Parlia ments not ,having .exercised a vigilant and proper controul aver .the expenditure of Ministers. This carelessness it was that had brought upon the coun try the accumulated burden of debt under which it now laboured. The great cause of the distresses of the country was taxation, and of that they must get rid in a great degree, or else they must sink under it. ,die regretted much having beard in a House of which he was a Meinber, a Noble Duke, for whom he must of course have the highest respect (as he was the only person, with the exception of the brave Wellington, who had within the last sixty years received the 'highest honours of the Peerage); he regretted, he said, having heard . that Noble Duke declare, that taxation fell but lightly on the farmer. This was a doctrine which every practical man must repro. bate. The farmer was .pressed down; not only by direct, but by indirect taxation—(Loud applause).— He paid taxes, not only on his hops, salt, leather, etc. but he was met at every turn by indirect taxation— (flear,Aear).—While be was obliged to sell cheap, he was compelled to.purchase everything at a dear rate. Not only the farmer, but the labourer, was thus met by the taxes, and the farmer must make up this charge upon the labourer, either in wages or in poors' rate; and in : this way a difference, net of five, but of fifty per cent. was made in his property. Having touched so far on the grievances, he now came to the remedy. Be differed in some minor points, though he concur red generally in the prayer of the Petition. He could mot, however, as an honest Englishman, support any prayer for relief at the expense of other classes of the community—(Cheers). There were also persons who thought that relief ought to be given by defrauding the public creditor. This he should most decidedly 'sex his face against. The time might possibly come when a national bankruptcy would take place ; but, while able, they were bound to pay their honest debts. • • • 100-.4e-o•-friei-p. KEW' VOusrrwsiTlNG. AGRICULTURAL DTSTRIPaII AM, PARLIAMEN'- 1 TART- astimpa. , In consequence of a Requisition .directed to the High Sheriff of the County of Kent,* most tainnerout Meeting of the Freeholders of that wealthy had re spectable county was convened yesterday, in the Market-place, Maidstone, far the purpose of cousi t dering of the best means of alleviating the distrait, which at present affects the agricultural interest, an* of discussing the necessity of Parliamentary Reform_ w as the only true mo d e b y which that distress could be relieved. Soon after 12 o'clock the 'High Sheriff appeared on the temporary hustings which were erected on a waggon for his reception; nod in a short time, the' Earl of friIANET, the Earl of DARNLEY, 1,014 Cur : - TON, Sir E. KNATCHBULL, Mr. HoNYwoop, the. Hon. C. None, aid many other gentlemen of respectability, appeared on the scene of action. The DartrrT SHBRITI having read the Requisition,' The HIGH &ISHII, briefly expatiated en thegreat respectability of those by whom the Requisitions was signed. Such a list clearly indicated the import* Ice of the subjects which the assembly were met to (is cuss; and he would be happy to hear the sentiments of every individual, on the subjects noticed in the Requisition. To all, he trusted, an impartial bear ing would be given—(Cheering). The Earl of DARNLKY Moved, " That the High Sheriff do take the Chair," which proposition was carried una voce. The HIGH SHKRIIIIP then stated, that he had re ceived a letter from Lord' Sondes, apologizing for his absence. The letter concluded with the follow-. ing expression:—" I am persuaded that the present system cannot last much longer; nor the country prosper without a thorough change of measures and of men." The letter was received with much applause. Mr. FOOTE then came forward to propose a Peti tion to Parliament. He felt that it was necessary to speak out when theycame to consider the distresses and grievances under which the country laboured. (Hear). In such a case it would be culpable to flatter, and treacherous to deceive. The present condition of the British farmer was alarming and perilous in the ex treme—his sufferings were greater than could easily be imagined. He was reduced to the last state Of depreciation and decay. In no former period had be been worn down to such a state of destitution — ' (Hear, hear).—lt was true that a few taxes had been recently remitted, but, in reality, no relief had been afforded to the agriculturist.. What was the actual state of things as it respected the farmers? They found low prices in the market, while the Poors' Rate and the other charges accumulated upon them in. a most alarming degree—(flear, hear).—lt was an hi controvertible fact that there were, in every p* the empire, numerous families anxious to obtain work, and able to do it, who were obliged to resort tb their parishes for relie f in the absence of employment. It was the caseof thousands; and what were they 'to expect in such a state of things? It was known that industry was the main spring of the poor man's life ; with industry he was equal to his landlord in little comforts and in his independence; without it, it was impossible that he could avoid starvation, or the most abject state of dependence—(Hear, hear). He was aware that there were some persons who ob jected to giving relief to the Agriculturists; and, in deed, the only - effec.ual relief was in a Reform in the Representation of the People in Parliament. It was new an undenied fact; that almost all persons, not only in towns, but in every part of the country, were not only anxious but clamorous for Reform—(Dear, hear).—ln preferring their prayer for Reform, they asked for nothing new ; they proposed no wild or H visionary doctrine; they advocated no experimental project, no theoretical scheme—(Applause). If asked what he meant by his plan of Reform ? he should answer, that he wished to circumscribe the influence of the Crown, to shorten the duration of Parliaments, to extend the right of voting from freehold to copy hold property, and to increase the number of 'gem hers for populous towns in proportion to the present number of Borough Members-{Applause). He wished to have a House of Commons that would watch over and support the fabric of the Constitution, and see the laws of the country administered in their spirit arid letter. He congratulated the Meeting on its numbers and respectability, and concluded by pro posing the following Petition : " The humble Petition, ica sheweth—That your Petitioners have waited, with the utmost anxiety, to see what measures of relief would be proposed by your Honourable House, in conse quence of the representations of distress which have been from time to time urged by your Petitioners, in common with other ' Counties ; and though by the pro&edinp of your - Honourable House they observe the distress is folly admitted, the measures that have been founded thereon are futile, and inadequate to the want* and wishes of your Petitioners, and aggravate by disap pointment the severe sufferings under which they labour. . "The evils and grievances of which your Petitioners have complained, have now risen to a height that imperiously calls for great and efficient remedies; and they earnestly demand of your Honourable House that redress which it has the power, and ought to have the Inclination to afford. " Your Pet:Monet have seen every abuse defended, and every proposal for efficient retrenchment rejected, or so modified as to become Insignificant; and they once more implore your Honour able House to tonslder what relief magi be obtained by a real and efficient economy, a reduction of useless plants, and a further di minutionef the weight of tmation, which so grievously oppresses all clases of the People. They have particularly noticed the ap plication of no toss a suns than five minims to the establishment of fa Sinking Fund, at a moment• when the harthen of taxation is so severely felt ; and they submit to your consideration whether, at such a moment, such a sum should be exacted, for the establish ment of a Fen d, the benefit of which must be remote, if not, as it ha. hitherto proved, completely delusive? The distress which now so heavily presses upon your Petitieners, and which is daily inssatasing, Irises evidently, in a great degree. out of the extra vagant waste of public money, sanctioned by your Hommeable House : and your Petitioners are thoroughly perimaded, that such a aussepticaison of the public money never could have taken place, or, having taken place. t h e obvious remedy to be found, iirstnnoniy and retrenchment, ivould not have been so 47 -,,,,,.%, It mattered not how our burdens were incurred, or, if it did, it was for those Members who bad supported Ministers in their long and unjustifiable career of ex travagant expenditure to answer for and defend their conduct. But while they were able they were bound to pay the public creditor, unless indeed that period arrived which would compel them to call their cre ditors together, and pay so much in the pound.— The only way to avoid this desperate alternative sets to reduce taxation—to adopt economy in our public expenditure, by reducing our establishments at home and abroad, both civil and military—(Applause).— He next came to Parliamentary Reform, a subject alwdys difficult and delicate to be touched upon. He had not hitherto expressed any decided opinion upon it; but knowing, as he did, the wishes, not only of the County, but of the country at large, he felt it ne cessary to come to the conclusion that some sort of Reform was necessary. Then•came the questioikhow was this Reform to be obtained without revolastitin and or else ! , y the act of the Home:or Commons itself? It• was true that the House might reform itself, yet the operation would be a tardy one. They ought; however, to recollect that the next eke= don was not very flu distant. The Freeholders of the County would then have an opportunity of giving their votes in fuvour of independent men. if th,-; -,-~ .. . . . - . •. . : • . . .. . , . . • .. - . . s . . ' ~; . . •••,•, ,of the French onanciet,. Mr. Law, bar* a war rest Mi. • 4 . • QUAY SA the ' . , •to a f i ls o lgatillillima mid a* wed ;WI iber seiollieleo td etch other, einfi diet - thefiiii ' :* ' . • ' -- r 'al- ' . add chi Pieibee for Win piateedet an • a - thore ,. ..noodew •a. - ": 7 11..a0t :- -. - .. cm iii "rr t gAttgV irrn " awil " ."P r e Petitig!"1:1:7311 4 1 : 1 rats 0ttak...137 depreciating she curreney, Mr. Law lair i .air., - '7 .... '"," ', . - mitiog '-• -- . : ~.. c . 0 ; ,. . ...7 1 7 . * : ' - ' ,,:i . ; :ibh , f Itir tEi =hat ' aft tbe "If teuess . Ilitiii ; atlid .ifant itw ea sil m ci rttl in "OM had made money uncommonly plsatiful ; bt4...fAte - • ..'.- "how dirwiliSeod; thde . ~... &Mikan dim 4aiss . .. Alviiiimatedadik* !leer -*draftee. reireo.44 ultimate effects • weie . general misery and r0i5i,....... Our be ' , The Hon. Member had also seemed to recommend • mar e .,,„if7.:, ~... ,„,.......„, v ,....u0mz,„.,,,,,,trir0g,„,,r a r: :::: 41it,:,:m corn as a standard of value„ frail the statement re- 'toady:v*7;4a osm a4 b m r er k r I lleasife idaiilia lsalta . e. : Wt hi lnftrabil lbitf if i re d . • di* conlideiste a lb! revenue by the at atearavoltheitibi/SW lathe to it at an early period.. Upilit the ssithe prin.; Till=lt 01 7 OL4DONDEftitY bad sasilielitheddte: sited, and sastikootbrAildeheerabirMativat. 1 .„. , k . . „ ciple h e should make • potatoes e•StatichoWfor' the 11 ";,... L ._ grams h. saw is limPlaieridrogia EN *Pa 10 4 ' B 1 th e ,,,, lo g s , ii .„ - ~,,,, 4 ti ".....A ffair a l 9 L'l'''` sister kingdom, and what ` sort of a 'standard would a 'z i .7 r 7 Ininrt,tbittleu...... ......,,- -- ~ -.- - Pt.-% "" " 41 r the 1 .71. " te' rtnr..6. ll - - tie: . of that have.been io the present ear? y The Hoe. Gen- centpllgnee aothis, l 7,4; l l7 E r' Ir t g f it e V a i r i t t i r . st ith o l ne mr e. . 4 13 t , t e r l;C s r a rl soott4 hi ' - n . .. . fil '; nearly et j ti Iliman had stated that in 11312, when the price of pored telelleateariglaptirytyakilk tiodsub.-lit t e kit. *as lauded 4 sad numbers af• shwa itho suldvala ketplar ands arc corn was 1255. the consumption of London had been Om 1 4 11111 ,L • '.= '.' :'!` - i L I . 4 '').- 1 :4 6 ' . . -' k donfreduald to billtsrr addosteerilmi ?lOU , reirisadaesetat hattkraata,threaten every dial ht fu It 'vat on . Aivlvii lit etteir fal! greater than in the o t esent year :a n d-h a d re li e d uht i n .