The National Register. — London, England, 1816-03-10 00:00:00

grievance; aim. in proportion to the capital of a farmer. the tithes must he more oppressive. He wished to trove the.tlie fee A% to its source; whether it arose from the *mount of the National Oeld, from the quantity of paper in circulation, or . depression in the price of the produce of the land. ;le was of opinion it arose front a combination of all these citeninstatices, and it was necessacV to trace the origin of the combination to get at the t flect.—The primary tritiar was a Surplus-produce, occasioned by our own growth. A very small sin - phis, or a de ficit below the donated, would have the effect lot altering the price. The eirculatims medium had a great effect, from its great extension, of forcing tip the prism of grain ; consequently, from the lately apparent decline in the c ir culation o t that me dium, grain had telt its effects. The c ou nt r y , notwithstanding some persons entertained a different opinion, grew enough to support its own population; and if capital were employed sufficiently, the land %%mild produce one-hall ' more than it at preecni does; and it' that part of the country yet unculti vated was pot iu a proper state, it would, in his opinion, pro duce triple more than sntficient to vapply the population, with out the aid of a foreign supply. In this respect the circulating medium was of great ailvantnge; it converted the dormant Ca pital of the hornier into immediate activity. It would, when his harvests were brought into his yards, make his .Sontel. worth of emu instantly product is e, rand put him in a etate of making greater immovetnents and mere advantage of hie laud. The ' etlect of it had been to produce a glut ill the market, and a surplus. On the fall of the price in Isola, the first effect was to produce alarm; the rejection of the Corn Bill in 1613 and Iff I Atilt further Mere:teed the alarm, and added to the &Tree sore: The farmer could not obtain relief, mind he was fenced into the market for money, hot without etteet. The object to which the House t direct their attention, was to Mid a market for the smashes of the land. Suppose no effort to relics e the agricultural interest was made by the Legislature, the price must eventually rise in con,equeuce of the diminution of produce the sources from whence that produce was draw were in a rapid state of destruction.— (Mar, hear. )—The price would rise in consequence of the scarcity ; it mielet be some time first; but it must rise. The carvings of intlitstr* were diminished in poison' to the price of the articles; so that the people a ere.starsing its the midst of plenty, and sinking into a gradual !date of hope verishment. The country might rejoice greatly at hosing what was culled cheap bread ; but the people would loot get so much wheat—they could not command it— the matrices of wealth, strength, and power, were rapidly de caying—the productise industry of the country was suspended --their sitoral feelings distressed. In such a Mate mf things, they would lose their independence—their labour was their its dependence and their property, and was tall as valuable to a Labourer us the estate of his cusployer.--e /bur, hem's)--While he gave his labour to his employer, he stood in an independent state; but now, deprived of the exercise of that labour, be wardered about begging for employ mem. bid could not get it. —(1 ictrr, lathy.)—All his moral feelings were iu consequence in jured; and until Agriculture was become again prosperous so lie imist remain. He thought that the Gore:mm.ld ought to provide a policy which should protect the independence of our agriculture against foreign importations, and lead us to depend ou Owfaelve% Mr sustenance. Having recapitulated most of the topics which lie had noticed before, and stated that the land did Hut produce to the farmer more than one halt' of its former rt.% (mut., consequently that the public revenue must be injured in proportion, lie concluded with reading the Restitu tions a hick embraced the leading points of his speech. 'l'bey were to the following purport: t. Thai it was the opinion of Parliament that the agricultural part of she country laboured under the mist unexampled district.—e. That however vessious were the causes from which it originated, the demand for the produce of the land was not now such as to enable the cultivator to sell us produce at a price sufficient to iedeinnify him Mr his expences. • That the consiunption of barley., and confequently the demand tier it, were reduced by thetas on toale,and that this duty uught to heabated or mix-AA—a. That relief ought to be granted to the holders of agri cuttural produse, by advazieing money to theni on security of that pro tium, and eollmung into public granaries, in a year of 'surplus, abun dame opine the return of sauvity.-5. That it wasexnedient to repeal so inte:h at the Corn Act of last year iesreLatml to the warehousing of foreign gram.--c s That it was expedient to encourage the exportation of corn for some tune by a bounty.-7. That it wan ex , pctlient to eaeoura'e the peewit of our own soils by imposing duties on the importa4on of seeds, and other articles of agricultural produce, from abriead.—.s. That the tithes and pow-rates were felt with increasing serenity in the present general Itoress; amt that it was expedient to outsider of some mode of easing their pressure. Tae lion. Gentleman moved for a Committee of the whole House on the distressed stale of agriculture. Mr. F. LEWIS seconded the inotiou. The country was over whelmed hi distress, and they looked to this I louse foe a palli ative! In his opinion, nothing but a very great reduction of taxation, and a long peace could save the land owners of this country. There acre many parishes in the kiegelone at this moment which were little better than barren wastes. The only way of restoring the credit of the farmer would be, to rethiCe the taxes, and particularly the malt tax, which had done much indeed to injure the occupier of land ;. it had, by its operation already, since its imposition, reduced the growth of barley two thirds. Another and very heavy oppression on the land was 1 the poora' rates ; this called loudly fur the interference of Par liament. Ile would not now say what regulations ought ulti mately to lie adopted on this subject ; but two points he cer tainly should recommend; first, that relict' shotild be given , with distriminatioti; and, secondly, that it should be giveu only to a certain extent. Lord t, VITLLR F... 10111 that the Hon. Mover Imil met the question tkirls', and had submitted certain practical remedies, to which he amid couleur in giving the most patient attention. Tie matter of 111 s speech wes not only to be highly amines ed of, but the tone and moderation to be exceedingly admired ; and lee was free to confess, that he bad never heard a speech in Parliament more likely to conciliate all parties to the consi deration of so important a measure. _ _ Mr. t•WCltri tql mowed, that the whole Home should re solve itself into u Committee ou Tur.:ll.ty se'unight, to eon. sicrettle ?•tatt. of Agrie , iiiitre i.f the United iiimolum.—This Mount' was, agreed tu,.and the House adjuunicit. .IrlD.ll l i, MARCH & •:! Their/ wet* he Calls of the Howe on Friday next, and on Wetliresiley, the lath itist, humeri:Os petitimis wrfe presented aminst the Income Tax. Sir Cit Antes MORDAVNT said he lose to present a petition tom the Freeholders, Gentry, Clergy, &r. of the county of Warwiek, which expressed their' surprise at the avowal on the part of Ministers to attempt the reiirwal of the Property -!as in time• of perre, when uceordiou to the promises held forth to the country, it was to cease. Thry also prayed tOr the at/On ion oh sister-urea; and ilia the aaiorics of the Public thheei., w;lich 11.1i1 hero inerf.a , eil %oil' the necessaries of life Hein' anormousiy 114, s'iould be reduced now that the priers hall tai much faarii. Toe petitioners olso °omelet! to ter taiidan ridaldisliment propoaerl to he isept up, as R• ruad requiring an expenditure witch buyout tee menus of the ~ mss THE NATIONAL REGISTER. country to support. The 11 ,, n. 11:trottet declare:l that in most of these sentiments he entirely ur..reed, most especially in those which related to the Military P.s!ablishinent and the Property 'fax. The people had supplied the *mots of his I:li('Sty'S i niAters, without a murmur, fur a long period ; and if this mea sure was to Ie continued, it would he a tax on profits in war, and on losses in peace.— rile petition was then hid nu the tabl e . Mr. Pit EsTirs pr ntrd a petition against the Property Tax from Ashintrlon.—Laid on tile table. Mr, J. St t.t.is A N presetdM a petition also from Ashhurtan, praying, for modification in !imam of the a_•ricultural interest, which, if granted, world render the tax an efficient and pmper means of raising looney fort wo years, to pay the present booty demands on the public treasury. Mr. BROUGHAM observed, that the petitioners mild not, he presumed, be of exactly the right description fur the Gen tlemen opposite ;fir they prayed for the abolition of sinecure places, although they might be friendly to the continuance of the lucome Tax. If they would have this tax, and their neigh bour: wished to he relict ell front it, the question might be settled bet Ween them, according to the rule of a well known anecdote'—let those who wish the tux have it; and those who wish to do without it be freed from all anxiety on the subject; and thus both patties would be gratified. —(Neer, hear.) The petition was then laid on the table. Lord CASTt.CRF. AGIN gave notice, that on Monday he hi move for leave to bring in a Bill fur securing the safe custody of Napoleon Buonaparte in the Island of St. Helena. MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. Cocas fully approved of the system vs hieh bail been adopted in making peace, and of the measures taken to pre- serve it in our foreign relations; outwardly he thought thin enough had been done to merit the approbation of the House ; and he was only sorry that when he came to look at the inter nal military plan for the state of peace, he felt himself called upon to oppose it as unnecessary iu extent, and expensive be yond our means. Colonel l'imav contended, that the country should not be called upon to maintain a single soldier beyond what wax ne cessary for its security. Our fathers had always felt consider able jealousy of Stlllllllll7, armies; and be hoped that our chil dren would never be ashamed to AVOW the same constitutional feeling. It was a poor argument to tell tile House, that thi s establishment wonld be wanted hilt for a short time; the emus try has not a short time to lose; we must enter upon an imme diate system °res.:oniony, or we must inevitably be ruined. lie would do the utmost in his power to avert the evils which seem to he preparing for the people; and he should feel it a duty which he owed to the country to oppose this unwarrantable military establishment. ... - Mr.COLRIN EY observed, that when Members were called upon to deliberate upon the plan of a peace establishment, it was not necessary that they should come prepared to yield up their judgments to the mistaleit expectations of persons out of doors; they st look to the real merits of the question; and if it was found that they ought to impose a heavy mintary esta blishment for the security of our possessions, they would out shrink from their duty . . lle admitted that the Hon. Gentle men opposite acted with perfect propriety in refusing to go into the Committee, if they thought the estimates were mode upon a scale which the erre tatters of the times would not warrant ; but, this was not his opinion ; and he thought the rx attnivatinu had proved. t h at the plan was a wise and not more than adequate to the object proposed. The attempts that had been made to mix up the question of the military es tablishment with that of the Property Tax, had wholly tailed. The necessity for that tax would not be done away by any practical reduction (tithe military establishment. Mr. C. Ortasiv said, the question of our military establish ment might be considered in two points of view :— . First, What was the extent of our military establishment, of which our 4uanees would admit? and, seeondly, What was the smallest mihtaryj establishment that could be supported consistently with the security of the empire? No; hing could lw more absurd than to maintain an empire, the means of des: tiding which were wanting. That, however, was an extreme case, and had been put by none who had argued this question. The distress of the country was doubtless great, but it proceeded from icm• porary cauws, and, when these causes ceased, would cease also. At the cud of the American war the country was said to be ex hausted of resources, and yet Parlianwnt bad imposed new taxes instead of remitting the old. But in the present case there had been a remission of taxes to a large amount. It was then said that the resources of the country were exhausied, and one Gentleman in particular observed that the country had been used up, and that the imposition of new taxes %vauld be fruitless. Bet the Pin liament of that day had the magnanimity to impose new taxes ; and Government was called upon now to display the same magnanimity, us the distress of the eutuary, thoughervat, could not he permaneet. . _ WI•NNE said, the security of the nation could not be established by a lavish expenditure ; and it woukl be much more advisable to follow up a system of economy in all the civil and military departments of the State. Lord MirroN said, the capital objection KM to the increescd influence of the Crown; which was advancing, by the opera rations of its powerful patronage, to the destruction of the country. diaries I. had pet his hands into the people's pockets; but the present power was acting upon a different principle sileutly, but with as great certainty. Sir J. Mei:emit in explanation, stated. that what he had said upon the subject of the Leeward Islands was, thut it was impossble, without the assistance of a military :force, to give protection to any of them. Mr. WoRTIA% reeo ttttt tended reduction, particularly is the household troops; fur the present vast bodies of which Were existed nu necessity. Mr. WILBERFORCE said. he felt an impatience to oppose some parts of the general statement upon political, financial, and military grounds. lie considered the vast extent of a lory by which the British troops were distinguished, and the illus trious conseeptritces of their efforts to their own and every other nation iii Europe, with due veneration. Ile esteemed it a pledge of their future energies, to which his redance was firmly bound, that they had succeeded in breaking the chains of the Continent. lie looked upon their Commander as upon one whom an angel hail protected fur kis own, as well as for the world's sake. lie pin tiripati din that feelmg of affection him which lad wrung tip among nations, and aithised hlenileil with the spirit of liberty, which his very name was e4fulated to regouerate. But at tile 6.12 e time ilwt he thus appiauded the army and its erniiin,:ader,ho could not ter:.;,: the C •ns itutiou ; and he Mould sae to the Mee of that g4ilatit man, .stn was 11.14,1idiman enough to feel the oentimeut wills eunge lial denote!" that he looted with great jeadonsy upon a great standing aunty. It had been said that the. silausion of krow edge and 11: A% mall time case of ;his country from 114111.• all 0111115. in die r. co. •• of %%MI% ;he oh' pi W farce In ti•..es of peace was marked iu Lug Iwo of eutuncattation and athight. pin %hot had grown uy WWI Al ARCH TO. that knowledge and those riches i The terr,fie pawonage tl.l Crown. 'tle Hon. Gentleman here ev,iresscd Ini.. appsobation of several establishmeots, particularly that of the new order of Knighthood, stud the institution for the increase of military skill ; but he mien', d, in the strongest manner, a graven] re trenehment. If nt• were to keep lip so prodigious a peace establishment, what could we do in the sem'ot of war? lie really thought that this country was too ready to go to war at oh tunes, iustem: of directing her eye to France, which should alone o, cups its attention. Lord PALSER►TON stated, that the peenniary advantage', arising from retrenchments in the establishments would not be emgmensurate to the injury likely to be sustained. The charge of a deliberate intention on the part of Ministers to es tablish a military force, and thereby break down the etinstitn- Coital barrier., lie was persuaded would not inert with many supporters. Ministers could never shot their cyes to the con sentience of sodr a proceeding. An improper military force was the means by which legitimate Governments were over thrown. Fears tai: been advanced that a standing army would become able to overthrow Use Government, but before that event could happen the peopl.• nuist be reduced to a state or political degradation. 'flue public mind in this country was st•ong and vigilant, and nu reasonable apprehension could be felt on that account. Sir Jour,: SiunIGHT said, the present Mate of peace did not call for a standing erm. It was, perhaps, ;he first time xittee standing armies acre introduced, that the French were a nit wit one; det this aas the moment alien his Majesty's Ministry; coiled upon the country to support 150,000 men. Ile could Lot tote in favour of Ministers. The question was loudly called for, and the House agreed, without a division, " that the rcl•ort be now read." Upon the question, '° That the Report be read a second War." Nlr. WYNNE rose to move an Amendment, ".That all the words alter tee word that, he lett out, and that the follow log be in.ertel —" this Report lie recommitted upon winch a divi. swat took place, when there appeared For the Amendment - '122 Against it - - - lUn Majority in favour of Minister* The CITA NC EL1.012 of the EXCH Elit; Lit mentioned Wednesday next as the day upon which the Income Tax would come into direct discus:A.m.—Adjourned to Monday. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. Crown-Op?, .itarch 5, 1516. MF.RIREII returned to serve in this present PAR (LAMENT. County of Stafford—The Right lion. George Gran% ille Levcson Gower, wutu.only called Earl Gower. BANKIIITTCY EN;.ARGER T. Jones, sen. Grecncruft, Durham, banker, front Feb. 3to March rt. BANK RUPTCY SUPERSEDED. J. Sparkes, Ibunptun, Niiddlescx, caach-1 ellesta, dyer. BANKRUPTS. I. Clemson, Man. J. Hoy, Brentftwd, victualler, to surrender March 9. 16, April in, at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Roadield, Itouverie-street, Fleet-street—J. 'Mocker, Rath„ mai-merchant, March lb, 20. April 16, at the I:lephant and Castle, Bath. Ate. Frowd and Rose, Serie—met, lineultes-tnn..- W. J. Reynolds, Geor4e-snvet, Tower-hill, ship-broker, Man 19. April 16, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Paterson, C9thall-court, Throg. morton-stroet.—S. I. Lob. Windmill -street, Finsbury-square, mer chant, !BArch 9, It, April 16, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. E. Isaacs, Bury street, St. Mary Axe—e'. T. Haswell. Peckham, dealer. March tl6n April 16, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Paterson, Copthall-court, Throg morton-strtet—J. Thorp, Ely, merchant, March 11, te, April 16, at the Lamb Inn. Ely. Att. Pickering and Smith, Staple-inn—J. Hutchins, Charlton, Andover, butcher, March all, 27, April 16, at the Masons Arms, Andover. Att. Brembridge and Son, Dyeen buildings, Iledbem•J. Davey, Exeter, timber-merchant, March el. VA, April 16, at the Globe Tavern, Exete:. Ate. Duke and Co. Princes greet, Iledford-row—S. NVelsnien, Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire. builder, Much 16. 43, April 16, at the Hob' Moon Inn, Exeter. Att. handys and Co. Cranc-court. Fleet-street—W. Rand, Tretlington. Worrester, butcher, March 19, 20. April 16, at the Red Horse Inn. Staffinil-upon.Avon. Att. Price and C o. Lincoln's Inn Old-square— J. Smith. Vere-street. Clare-market, tripentrai, March 9. 19, April. 16, at Guildhall. Ate. Mr. Barnes. Clilhertl'e.inn—J. P. Crwer, Ox ford-greet, glass-sellers, March 9, 19, April 16, at Guildhall. Ate. Mr. Meymott, Burrow'. -buillimrs, Illacktriar's-road—W. Richardson. Island, Lancrost, Cumberland, ale-house-keeper. March 20. Al, April 16, at the George and Dragon, Brampton. Ate. Blearlale and L. New-inn. • DIVIDENDS. March 2C, E. Mason, Great Swan-alley, Coleman-street, carpenter, at Guildhall—Mareb 26. D. Fowler and A. Antis. Gracechurch-street. nierclumbi, at guildhall—April 4, W. Clarke, 'foment:lt, Kent, wine merchant, ..t the NV‘Jolpack Inn. Tenterden—March 30, )I..lnckm,a, and J. Riding. Kingmon-upon-lid!, ship owners, at Sam's hoar:, Kingston-upon-Hull—Mandl 16, .1. Wright, Nuthampstcad. Ilertfordshirz, dealer, at Guiltnall--31 arch 26, S. Haulers, Fleet -street. perfUnier, at Guildhall—Mardi 30, W. S. Andrews. Richmond, Surrey. apothotary, at Guildhall—March 26, J. F. Street, and W. Street, Huddenbury. statimers, at Guildhall—March 19, I'. D. Latham. u.rcbant„ at Guildhall-31arch 26, J. 13runialtn. Fore -.treat, i a :both, whiting-I,!anutacturer. at Guildhall—March 26. S. Keene, Epper North-1140r. Cray's Inn-lane, upholder. at Guildhall t!s, (.. Chultsin. Itrasangton, loahy. corminctor. King's Arms Tavern, Derby—March 2s. G. Gregory, stn. Chester, ehc•awe fartor, White Lion ❑:n. Chaster—March 28, .1. Meale, otherwise May, Colcar-11:11, Yorkshire, shopkeeper, White horse lan. !!udders• ticid—.!larch .2s, It. Jennings, 111,...kney-I.n. Limulo_ire, horse dealer, White !fart Inn, Spalding. Lincolnaliire--.:llareli 2ti, J. Wes ton and T. Thornton, Kingston-upon-Hull, timber-merchants. Dos and I)uck Tavern, Kingston-upon-llull—Nlarch 30, C. 1.. Spitta, Xlelling, G. Moiling. and 11. A. Spina, Lawrence Pountney-lanc, merchants, at Guildhall—Mardi 23. A. Wrry. TtAelikollse-yard. merelant. at Guildhall—March 30, Ilerbert. Antiovir, Ilants. grocer, ut the Public 'looms, New Partin'. Wilts—Mardi 26, R- Friend, Old Windsor, Becks, dealer in hay and straw. at GuihdltalL CERTIFICATES—MAncii W. H. Marks. Bath, woollen-draper—T. Ilviden, Manchester. butcher—A. Cleland, Charles -street, St. glary-le-bone, cabinet-veaker —W. llatelike-highway, gra er—J. He'lewd]. ELatol. Yorkshire, wouldn-m.inutacturer—J. Clegg, Manchtater, Lorton-met chant--T. B. Cosack, Ki4.lston-upm-1-lini, Johnsoe„ Leeds, inn-kc.per-11. llumphries, St. Pinnett's-hill, whedesole ilniptist—T. Haynes, Hip, kf:iessi-rostl, slots and Stafibrdshire ware houseman—lL Pugl., Kinge:on, 11:ret'on shire, victualh r--3. Walker, Nichoks-loot..'kiuranw-brulz,:r—J. Cooper, Bothwell, Northampton, farmer—T. 1141, LAO. merchant. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS. litpsnro ant! Ciboom Leeds. cloth-nrelse?.—Yearsen art'. Co. I.eeda, Inen:n..nts.—M.l...: and Rankin. I.iverp. , l. shdr-zliandlers.--Ceve anti ('.. sortnl:e!,.--1'.4: and Co. Camberwell. liV.C-buri., , rs.---11. and J. 14 , ..,m1 , e, eAa, pafkiwers.—Licywurtli and Cu. BUS:1 aid ItosseutiAlu, waclaati.