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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 29. • Their Lordships met at ten o'clock. to hear Appeals. THE Delta or Roximon, Appellant; Km, Respondent. This Is an appeal from the Court of . Se thloa, Scotland. The Arromar-Gsumat. was heard out for the ansellint, and Mr. Ctaium, in part, for the respoudent.—,Ftirther argument Town of Alnwick, County of Northutnberiand, Watch itig aed Lighting Bill, and the City of Durham Paving and .Lighting Pill, were read a second time. The Flax and Cotton, and the Summary Proceedings Bills went respectively through Committees, and were reported. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a Petition from tbe 'Owners and Occupiers of Land of the County. of Forfar, pray ing for agricultural rellef:—Laid on the table. Mr. Bacionan and others brought up from the Commons the Bank of Ireland Bill, the Dover Gas tight, and the Edinburgh Read Bills, which were read a Sri* fame. The Earl of ALBENIARLE presented two Petitions from the Owners and Occupiers of Land in.the Hundreds of Blow field and Walsarn, in the County of Norfolk, praying for agii. cultural relief. Bis Lordship stated that these Petitions bad been unanimously adopted, and were signed by none Nit teal owners and occupiers of land, aU people of the highest respecta bility. Every individual in both Hundreds had subscribed them, as no difference of opinion existed in the necessity of the application. Lord CALTHORPE wished to confirm all that the Noble Earl bad said concerning the respectability of the Petitioners and the reality of the distress experienced in that part of Eng land. This was the more afflicting, as those two Hundreds were remarkable for 'the fertility of their soil, the skill of the farmers, and their vicinity to excell e nt narkets. The Earl of ROSEBERRY also bore testimony to the re. , spectability of the Petitioners, sonic of whom were his own tenants, and most of the rest well known to Lim.—The Petition' was then read, and laid on the table. Lord SUFFIELD presented a similar Petition from the Owners and Occupiers of Land of the Hundred of Parh.un, in the County of Norfolk.—Laid on the table. Lord STEWART presented a Petition from the Chamber of Oommerce of Belfast, praying for an additional duty on foreign butter.—Laid on the table. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. The Earl of DARNLEY stated that if the subject were not soon brought forward by his Majesty's Ministers, be should think it his duty to call the attention of the House to that most important object, the consideration of the affairs of Leland. There was a degree of increasing distress in that country almost amounting to famine, though be hoped and trusted the accounts received were exaggerated. His object in mentioning this dis tress was to obtain some assurance from his Majesty's Ministers that the subject had occupied their attention, a fact of which he could possibly entertain no doubt. The objections which had been made in other times to discuss such questions, did not now apply. The superabundance of produce which occasioned dis tress in this country might be rendered available to alleviate that which existed in Ireland. At all events a good effect would result from an intimation on the part of Government, that the subject had attracted their attention, and that they were ready to afford every kind of relief in their power. The Earl of LIVERPOOL admitted, that as far as infor mation had been received, it was true that in some parts of Ire land great distress existed. That distress, however, had not been overlooked by his Majesty's Government, and measures had been taken to administer relief according to precedents, which had proved successful. As to the general question of in terference, he thought that an extreme case alone could justify such a step, and that nothing would be more likely to create a famine than any interposition on the part of the Government or the Legislature in the subsistence of the country. It was by the exertions of individuals. that that subsistence was best secured, and when a foreigner expressed his surprise that London shouts' 1 be supplied without any regulations, be war justly answered that London was so well supplied only because there wore no regulations. He appealed to the Noble Peers who had lately returned from Ireland, whether they were -not satisfied, that whatever could be done to relieve the present distress, would be done, and was doing?—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. This was the last day for receiving Private Bills. A Petition was presented from the County of Wexford, com plaining of Agricultural Distress.—Laid on the table. PELIJA M presented a Petition of a similar nature from Lincoln. The Petition stated that the present state of the coun try threatened to overwhelm the whole agricultural population ; and expressed a belief that nothing but a reduction of taxation can relieve them. Sir R. HERON said, he feared that his Majesty's Ministers and the majority of that House did not seem yet to be aware of the full extent of the evils which oppressed the agricultural and all the industrious classes of the nation.—The Petition was read, and laid on the table. Mr. CUItTEIS presented a similar Petition from the Eastern part of the County of Sussex.—Laid on the table. Mr. C. DUNDAS presented several Petitions of a similar nature, from Owners and Occupiers of Land in the County of Burks.—Laid on the table. Mr. TREMAYNE presented a Petition, complaining of Agricultural Distress, from the County of Cornwall.—Laid on the table. Mr. GOOCH presented a Petition from several considerable Land-owners of Foxley, in Suffolk, complaining of Agricultural Distress. The Petitioners prayed that such a reduction of public expenditure might be effected as would justify a further reduc tion of taxation, but they expressed an apprehension that no im mediate relief could be derived from that source. Ile viewed with great dismay the distressed state of the Agriculturists. A remission of taxation he knew would assist them, and as far as a reduction of establishment could enable that to be done, he would do it. Ile had felt it his duty to move in the last Session, that some notice should be taken of the numerous Agricultural Petidons on the table of the House. In the Committee which was appointed he was nominated Chairman, and he would not flinch from any of the responsibility that might attach to him on that account. It had been thought proper t►at that Committee should be re-appointed this year, but be was sorry to say that their Report contained nothing satisfactory to the country. It proposed no measurea calculated to afford immediate adequate relief. It should, however, be borne in mind how difficult it was to discover any such remedy for the present evils. The markets were glutted to the extreme, and corn must either be removed from the market, or more money must be brought into it for that purpose. A prohibitory duty on the importation of corn was what would be most beneficial to the farmer. When the ports were opened in 1820, by means of a fraud, seven hun dred thousand quarters of eats were admitted ; and with an average consumption of thirty thousand quarters a year, it was surprising the effect which that importation had in lowering the prices. He agreed in the system of duties, tut not as to the quantum ; the duties recommended by the Report were not , sufficient. This country could not maintain her staticti in Eu rope if its agriculture were allowed to sink. The Petitioners, amongst other remedies, prayed for a Reform in l'arliament.— In this he did not agree with them, being satisfied that Reform would not put one shining Into the pocket of the lkltish farmer. Mr. HUMS observed, that this was not the lint, second, nor third time that the Hon. Alember who bad just sat down had I expressed his anxiety to relieve the distress of the Agriculturist. In the numerous motions, however, which had been made fur the remission of taxes, and the reduction of expenditure, he did not recollect having had the pleasure of having the Honourable Member in the minority. What was tbe use then of presenting Petitions of this kind, and talkint about Gibing the price of corn, if he did not assist in lowering and abolishing useless esta !Ash:neat., in order to effect that which he acknowledged to be the only remedy? The only way to relieve the country was, to reduce the price of production, and to export the surplus corn to other countries. To the year.l76o and 1770 this was an ex- I potties coaxal. lie hoped the Hon. Member, by his future condtret. irould Make Infer his pat ansissions.---Tbe Petition was read and laid oa thri 'ASA ' Mr. LOCKHARTnneented a Milldam from the Tanners of the ectunt7- 61. Word, piping fit the &Missies of the Leather, Tax, in•coasapience or me increased value of money.--Laid on the table. • , Mr R. WILLIAM, presented a Petition from the Tannin of Came"; Pealing foe a repeal of the Leather Tax.—Lid on the table. . Mr. gRIFFITIIS presented a Petition from the Tanners of Ruthin, M the county of Denbighs against the Leather Tax.— Laid epee the table. ' • An Han. Minima temehted a Petition from certain growers of grain in the counties ot Stirling and Perth, who had suffered by Agricultural Distress praying that the restrictions en the ex portation at Scotch Whiskey might be removed. The Hon. Member stated that 'widget in policy nor justice were these re strictions warrantid. • Mr. S. WORTLEY thought this was a subject well worthy the consideration of his Majesty's Ministers. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE had long considered the subject, and certainly thought that the restrictions on S cotc h Spi r i ts oug h t to be taken off.—The Petition wasousiered to be printed. Mr. DUCHANAH presented a similar Petition from the county of Dumbarton.—Laid on the table. Similar Polska's were presented from the counties of Aber- Beef and Binff.—Laid on tie table. Mr. S. WORTLBY presented a Petition from certain Weal staplers of the West Riding of tha county of York, and from Ha- I lifax, against a Bill pending in the House for the admission of Foreign Wonl, duty free.—Laid on the table. The lion. Member presented a similar Petition from certain Ship-owners ii the ports of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Hon. Member also presented Petitions from Hudders field and the West Riding of Yorkshire, in lariat of the York shire Poll Bill.—Laid on the table. On the motion of the Hon. Gentleman, the second reading of the said Bill was then postponed to Friday nett. Lord NOR MANDY presented a Petition from Whitby, Yorkshire, against the Yorkshire Pull Bill. Mr. G . W. BRA UMON T seconded the prayer of the Petl. tioo.—Laid on the table. Mr. CIIETWYND presented& Petition from the Merchants of London interested in the trade with the British North Ame rican Colonies, praying that the Bill pending in Parliament for the regulation of that trade might not pass into a law, and that they might be heard against it by CounseL—Laid on the table. Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition from the Merchants and Woollen-drapers of the City of London against the Ameri can and West India Trade Blll.—Laid on the table. Sr W. Ctlicris presented a Petition from the Ship-owners of the Port of London, and others, against the American and West India PAlL—Laid on the table. LONDON BRIM=. Sir W. CURTIS presented a Petition from certain Coal merchants of the City of London, praying that the House would not sanction a Bill for imposing a Toll on all barges passing under the bridgo to be built in the place of the present London Bridge. _ _ Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that the only tneasure pending the House on this subject was one which was before a Com. mittee up stairs, for the removal of the Water-works erected against London Bridge. There was no occasion, therefore, to Petition against that ; and the apprehension of any toll being levied in the event of a new bridge being built, he thought was idle, as the Bridge Estates had ample funds to defray the expense, even if it amounted to £400,000. Mr. T. WILSON did not feel so secure of the capability of ' the Bridge Estates to pay all expenses. At all events he thought the House should not sanction the building of a new bridge without a guarantee that no toll should be levied. Mr. M. A. TA I' LOR said, that the opposition to the build ing a new bridge, which would so greatly augment the public convenience, and by which so many lives would be saved, was an infamous proceeding. It originated with the owners of the wharfs in the Immediate neighbourhood of the Bridge. and was an attempt to make private Interest a check no the general good. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table ; and on the mo tion of Sir W. CURTIS, after a few words from Mr. Alderman Woos, it was ordered to be printed. PETITIONS FROM NORFOLK. Mr. COKE rose to present a Petition from the Landholders of the Hundred of Earshaw, in Norfolk, complaining of Agricultural Distress. He wished to call the attention of the House to the language of this Petition. The Petitioners stated that they were reduced to extreme distress, and were obliged to quit their farms, the prices of agricultural pro duce, added to the heavy pressure of taxation, being inadequate to the payment of labour employed in tilling the soil. It might not be amiss to state here, that the present Petition came to be agreed upon by one of the Hundreds in the County of Norfolk, in consequence of a Noble Lord's taking upon himself to say, that the Petition adopted at the lust County Meeting did not express the sentiments of the land holders of the County. He (Mr. Coke) was glad to see that Noble Lord in his place, that he might be able by the present Petition to refute his assertion, and further to state theft it was in contemplation to send up similar Petitions from every Hundred in the County, which were thirty-three in number. Having alluded to the Noble Lord, he had no difficulty in going further and stating, that he had no hopes that the plans which he was this night about to propose would do much good, being firmly persuaded, from closely attending to that Noble Lord's whole career, that the country could calculate upon no beneficial measure while it was under the patronage of the Noble Lord and his colleagues —(Hear, hear).—This he asserted abcve board, that so long as the affairs of this country continued to be administered by the present class of men, there was nothing to be ex pected from them. This too was the opinion of the Petitioners. They stated that the only hope of relief from the present distresses was in a reform in the Representation of the People in this House—(Hear, hear).—ln this he (Mr. Coke) entirely concurred with them. He hoped the example set by these Petitioners would be generally followed throughout the country. If the people could be only taught to speak their sen timents, and state their grievances in the same open and manly manner, the effect would be irresistible, ' and Ministers, with all their aids of profligacy and corruption, could not long stand out against them— (!leer, hear).—He had - hopes, however, that the People would yet bestir themselves, and sure he was, that they would make their voice heard, though not through the medium of this House. The causes of die present unexampled distress stood now revealed to view—low prices --profligate expenditure, and a cousequent overburdened pressure of taxation. It u-.ed, indeed, to be the cant of Gentlemen, aid, amongst oiliers, of the Noble Lord, that these dis tiesses were not real but imaginary, as if the People felt less the pressure of the tax, than were impatient at its existence. The existing state of things unhap pily slimed the fallacy of this assumption. The distresses of the People did not arise from any im patience of taxation, for never were a more patient PRICE SEVEN -PENCE li wh eg ic r h' h gt r ie People, and of all England none were more pa tßienuttthterehan wtashosea point, ofNorfheyolkuu—(d patience could uo longer endure, and was it to be wondered that thcowners of laud in Norfolk, a county which was once like a garden, should cry out against the cold ness and inattention of Ministers, which had brought them to the fallen stare in which they now were— (Hear, hear).—He might be warm in speaking of these distresses, but he could assure the Noble Lord be (Mr. Coke) could at the same time preserve his good-humour. And then as to the Report which was •forthcoming, he (Mr. Coke) did not hesitate to say, that he believed it Wouldrove an abortion. Lik e all other Report s , i t sugg ited everything but what was really needful—.a repeal of taxation—(linear). Let the Ministers rgcluce the taxes, diminish the expense, •f the Army, and prune away the excrescences of the Civil List—that was the way to give relief, and, not by loans, or duties, or bounties. &it it was to be regretted, that at all times so great an indisrosis, tion and indifference to the interests of agriculture were mandated in this House. Many Gentlemen there were (he would not mention names) who pledged themselves to do everything for the farmers at their elections, and afterwards held quite a different lan guage in this House. Having said thus much, he would once more refer the House to the language of the Petitioners, who prayed them to afford them re lief by protecting duties against the importation of foreign corn, an equalization of the Nor Laws, and lastly, by Parliamentary Reform. To this .last they looked as the means that was to save them from all • their difficulties. He had only to add, that he con curred entirely in all these prayers; and he hoped soon to have Petitions from the other parts of the county speaking the same language. One remark more he would make, and that was, respecting the manner in which this Petition was prepared. He had to state, that though pressing the occasion-- though moderate the views of the Petitioners, and constitutional their purposes generally, yet they re ceived neither assistance nor sanction from the Ma gistrates in the district —(Hear, heat).—lt was matter of surprise and regret, that in this part of the coun try, where there %ere two Magistrates, and only two Clergymen in the Commission of the Peace (though they a ere numerous enough in other parts), that none of these Gentlemen were found to come forward and give their countenance to a measure calling for some remedy to so great an evil. The Noble Lord de clared himself a friend to petitioning, and he (Mr. Coke) was sure, therefore, he would not approve of the backwardness of these Gentlemen upon an occa sion that required all their assistance. Mutilated as the Constitution had been by the late Acts, the sacred right of petitioning was all that remained to the People ; but it seemed that itself was to be put out of countenance, if persons of authority thus set their faces against it. Upon the whole, the conduct of those Gentlemen appeared to him to have been blame able in-a high degree. The Hon. Member concluded by moving that the Petition be brought up. Mr. WODEHOUSE said that, without wishing to anticipate the expected debate, he could not suffer this Petition to pass without a remark or two. To some of the observations of his Hon. Colleague (Mr. Coke) he gave his acquiescence, and particularly in those that related to the Report of the Agricultural Committee. He had no difficulty in saying that he thought that Report a most . unsatisfactory one—: (Hear, hear).—He considered that it did not afford sufficient security against the importation of foreign corn; and, in fi ne, the r e were a ll t h roug h i t strong marks of inattention to the agricultural interests, and sufficient to persuade him that the real interests cf that class had not been sufficiently considered— (l/ear, hear).—As this opinion seemed at variance with sentiments he had formerly nttered, he felt he was called upon to make some statement in explana tion of his apparent inconsistency. He would then shortly state, that the only votes he had given as op posed to the declaration he had now made were two —namely, a vote for the keeping up of the Sinking Fund, and another against the repeal of the Salt Duty. Upon these occasions he certainly voted with Ministers ; feeling, as to the first, that in the dis tressed state of the country, it would be dangerous to dispense with the Sinking Fund, the la.t stay of public credit. As to the second, his vote was founded upon another ground. He was not unconscious of the extent of distress, for who could be ignorant of it ? nor did he think that the remission of the tax would not give relief, but he was obliged to look at the situation of Government; he found that, by the repeal of the Malt Duty of a shilling a bushel, Go vernment lost two millions—(Cr ies of " No ! no !") —taking in the stock on hand, and that they there fore could ill spare another million by the Salt Tax, whilst they were at the same time engaged in the important undertaking of paying off the 5 per cents. —(Hear, /tear).—Under such circumstances he did not wish to embarrass Government. As to the Sink ing Fund, his opinion upon it was unzli..niied ; tx. , t he would own that he was more clearly of opinion that the Salt Tax ought to be repealed—(llear, hear). —He repeated, that he thought it ought to be remit ted, but he wished to be understood as net adoiling that opinion from clamour, but merely became it was the expressed wish of the people. Having said thus much in his own defence, he would now address him• self to what fell from his Hon. Colleague; but he wished it to Le understood that if it became his duty to allude to him personally, it would not be from any unkind motive. The llon. Mcmbcr had indulged a good deal in complaints against th.., ltlagistra:t's not sanctioning the Meeting: the tact he did not deny ; but_ the Howe would perhaps feel so doing, the Magistrates had used cretion. He had lately spoken Gentlemen, and though he would their refusal to co-operate with the it was but due to them to remind • language which had been used at t I ~F I, :t he did not deny ; el with him, that in rd but a sound dis. with one of these not for molly defend the Petitioners, yet the House of th e I similar Meetinzs , I