The National Register. — London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

I 1 I! r E. I s I' 1,~ MONDAY, FM 11. NM ittperial ijartmincitt. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, The House met nt three o'clock, and at half past three the coed assent was given by commission to the insurrection and II ebeas conni. Suspension hills. The Lords Commissioners were the laird Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Viscount On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the usual order was made. viz. that no petitions for private hills be received after the 15th March. and no reports from the Judges on private bills after the leth April.—Adjourned. TUESDAY, FEB. It. 'rhe House met at three o'clock. Mr. Rippon, from the Bank of England, presented sundry accounts, pursuant to Act of Parliament. l.aid on the table. Mr. Mason, from the Directors of the East India Company, presented the usual account of pensions _and remuneration for cervices. At live o'clock the House adjourned. IVVDNESDAV, FEB. IS. AGRICULTUSE.—The Marquis of RATH presented a pe tition from certain proprietors of land in the vale orratinton, and it, vicinity, praying tar relief seder the present distressed state of agriculture. The petition was read by the clerk, and laid on the tables—The House adjourned. TEL 14. AcrucuurußAl. DISTRESSESe The Duke of BUCK ING HANI presented a petition from the owners rine occupites of land in the county of Buckingham, praying the interference of Parliament, with a view to the pre tent state ot' the Agricultural interest. The noble Dake said the petition was numerously and respectably signed. The petitioners had not come to any general resolutions on the best ineans of obtaining relief; but they ventured to suggest, that it would be of material service if a new system of duties upon the impor tation of foreign wheat was adopted by the government. The petitioners. however, relied on the wisdom of Parliament for those measures which may airline' relief. The petition was read, and laid on the table. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the Agricultural Society at Bath, and other parts of the west of England, praying fur some measure which may afford relief to the distieeeed ag,ncultutiets. The petitioners di I not express any opinion with regard to any benefit which might arise tram new duties on the importation of foreign corn ; but they expressed a decided opinion upon one point, namely, retrenchment in the public expenditure and reduction in taxation. The noble Mar quis concurred with the petitioners in that opinion. At the same time it was necessary to observe, that they did not look to reduction of taxes generally, so much as the reduction of certeie taxes which pressed peculiarly heavy on agriculture. It was .itu his intention upon that occasion to enter upon the subject, bet reserve himself for this important question. wine I lie melt:estate the noble Earl (Liverpool) had described as likely to be brought forward in ;the other House of Parliament, and conic regulatly before the Lords. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, it was not his intention to make any remark on that which had tldlen from the noble Duke end the noble Marquis le pecting the views of the petitioners. Ile should only advert to the observations he made on a former clay, with regard to the agricultural question being brought for ward by a neisie friend in the other Home of Parliament. In the answer he male to a noble Lord (nacre), he did not give a pledge that the subject would come up from the other House in the term of a measure. All he meant to say in answer to the noble Baron was, that it woule be better to wait for the reeult el any proeosition on tins question which might take place in the other branch of the Legislature. Ii the proposition, whatever it might be, received the, sinction of Parliament, it would come beton: their Lordships in the usual way. The Duke of BIJeK ING HA VI, in expl tnation, said, he did not mean to state to the I louse that the petitioners., ni the petition lie had jttst ptesentod, cenlincel themselves to reamimending a new system of Maim well reference to tine - wit wheat. They were ads, of opinion that retreechment in the expenditure, :and relict' under the battlien of taxes %hall press heavily on agriculture, would be moet beneficial. The petition wise laid on the table, and the House adjounrcile Fto Dee', WEB 16. The Earl of SHAFESBYRY laid on the table a compara tive Statement of the population, front ISOI to 18:e1.—This re turn was pursuant to act of Parliament. The Earl of ASIIBURNHAM presenteel a petition from the Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders of the Rape of Hastings, in the county of SOSbCX, for relief under Agricultural distress. The petitioners stated, that agricultural distress had reached to an alarming extent, so much so, that landlords were without rent, and the clergy without tithes; they therefore prayed Parliament to adopt such measures Mr their relict' as wisdom might suggest. The petition was read and laid en the table. The I louse then, on the motion of tLe Karl of Shaftesbury. adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS• Mr. Qi tmmE, the yeoman Willer of the black rod, sans mooed he Ilumw to attend in the House of Peers, to hear • the royal assent giteu by commission to sundry public I hills; and the Speaker 1/11 his retina informed the Home that the royal iIaSCIII had been given to the Irish Insurree. 6011 bill, and to the Habeas Corpus Suspension bill. Mr. 111.1TCIIINSON pterented, front the Bank, at - - COMO:I of EN.1:111.(111**r hills, 01 coins paid for the redaction o f il l ,. 1 ,,,1im, 4 1 drug , &e.—Ordered 10 be printed. Mr. W. DENIMS brought in a bill for better paving, He. the city of F...iu.bnigh.—ltead a first time. Mr, titrotll, iit inesett. mg a petition limo Louse and Oxley, in solfolk, It the nu e Warta., praying tor the 14, uteci ing 11111te , , said he now more attungly than e wee the 4 160111111 al aisigt . .l.l, cud 4111 Ilecra..ily old g 1.• frit. • I. 111.'111.-0o dered tuslon pointed. Lord LOl4 ' lllEl4 eneoleit petitiusis fluor sundry rattsltes in Westmoi land and Lancashire, with a similar player. pi tit iim was presented (tom liullor.teh. Mi. LENN 1111), in wu.wer to a question, said, that wrt. , its lire neat moult. he should muse t*.e . the repel ul the Settlintews Nita-tine And van r Acts, co iiiiii only 1.:4111:11 41M Si% Aut.. Sit E presented a locution Icons Div vet, enrol i da s 41 of agrictilland 111 , 1 rc.s, I.IIIICIII 1114 11141 OW HMI , ' 111.1 noshing foe their relict' last sesame, 41111 WS , is rill pro:et flog duties.-11e also pill... Hied a 13. e in tit 1., h u m Ilse Aslit'utd Asout read, aunt dert 11. by pi infra. 11,13Alk: uw.ed l n 411 .11T1.11114 of the silt doe by G moron to the.Easi India Company, ; -l i t Me we vuunt* 1e:441,1,1W 641.11 ,1 1• wee 0.4 Cal, for 1 2 ;-2 • , Cf./Sall 11 •Nrillte.., E.Le far swvefill vol.lll . *Uhl ESI 11, irrr etl), 110411'111g 1111. +1444 II Int y Melt lrrriatal, and 10 what lows t, 4; 1.4.0.1 , 4 54.1 • - 1 . 111 viNaige... og 1104,,dm. e ,..ist .4 tat,* is. Pl• inland. .144•1 . r111$1111141144111, •I‘ , . ae. C adwa 111 0/01141 alas 17 * ttoitinga.oloug .r.. .. T < _.__ __ f ; - . I. • • ' - i -•;,,,‘• ~,-•.7. , ... ..., . ..,...„,,,,,.........:.... rk , "5...,..„ •. . 3 • k 1 s , Y , 4 _ 1 1 ' & . in $ 1 ... -., ---,-, t; [ ' THE NATIONAL IJIGISTEIt - - whether by loans or funding Exchequer bills, &c.—Sevo. rally ordered. Mr. HUME also gave notice, t h at on Tuesday the 21th inst. lie should move for a rommittee to impute into the church and I itke syste ms el I Ila lid. Itlr. RICARDO moved kir an second of gold imported into the Mint since 1815, distinguishing the amount coined yearlv, Sze.—Ordered. Sir C. BURRELL presented a petition eomplaMing of a c rieutli in al distresses, l‘lr. Peel's bill, and praying 101* protecting duties equal to .shat ale enjoyed by tile manit• factiirers, He concurred with the petition. It was flout the once prosperous Rape of Bramber.— Read, and ordered to be pinned. Mr. COKE presented a petition from R4i 11114111 and complaining of agt teullorai (listless, allii• bitting it to the overwhelming taxation, praying for its reduction, S:c. On the motion that the House go into a Committee of supply, Mr. G. BENNETT said lie should not bring forward his promised million about the eh ettimiances connected with the outrages co iiiii titled al the late Queen's funeral, further than to metre a resolnt i uuHlM the house do lie. ',limit. inquiry into the sane.. He should not go into tle tail, because all hon. member (Sir Ruin. Wilson's) motion stood for to-morrow.—Negatived. Or the motion that a Supply he granted, Mr. HUME gave notice, that be should not vole nne farthing of Supply till the Clover iiiii ent were prepared to give the amplest information, for till it was dune lie should vote against granting one farthing of the y. The CIIANCELI.OIt of the EXCIIEQUEII said, lie expected to be pit paled atilt rciviisite iulurmatiuu Un :a, hear.) Nit'. P. MOOR!: ob-erved, that they onzltt to have the r accounts for the last year before the House catty, that they might know linat the muse)' had been propel ly out. Mr. G. BENNETT said, if Rime were to be any altera. lions in the Tax Acts, he hoped the bills would be brought iu early. Mr. wiltntoßE naked tt 'tether any thing had been done in consequence of the report touching Receivers Ge neral of Taxes, &c. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that bilk were prepared to carry the recommendation to effect.—(Hear.) I louse resumed.— Report to-morrow. Sir R. ‘VILSON, at the request of Lord Londonderry, postponed his tiun fur the correspondence about las dismissal, to NVeiltiesday. Mr. CoKE asked why permission was to be given to the distillers to use wheat as a ell as barley? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the law gave them' the power; he hail may desired the Excise to make it known. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. 'BROUGHAM said, but for the indisposition of the Member for Essex (Mr. West 'III), lie should not have brought forward the question. It was a most impottant subject. Ile hoped the House %mild resist the Rtl tt isters and stand up for the country; if this were not done, lie believed there was no hope of relief. They hail received a sad foretaste of all.tt they were to expect, when, so far from a reduction of taxes beiii promised, they were led to expect new taxes might be hopused ; I'ur, it a reduc tion of sonic taxes weuhl be an aggravation, what a ere they to expect but some new taxes to alleviate aggrava tion ? This was the favourite doctrine of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and argument, or riductile had not yet beaten him out of it. It then became the !louse to res:st the ministers promptly. If they really desired to pro 'note teductiun, the vote of the House would only strengthen the hands of government; and that was what lie should call for, therefore it was advisable to appeal thus to the House, b. fore the Chancellor of the Exche quer details on Friday next. The accounts must be nearly ready, 110114 the arraugetneut made by his lion. fiiend (Mr. Il t) last session ; and therefore there could uot be any reason for delaying the amplest details and the fullest teview of the financial situation of the country. The hon. member then proceeded lo notice the aglical tnral difficulties experienced in different parts of Eng land. It was said by some that the distress was peculiar to the agricultural 'ldea este. This he could not compre hend. Agriculture might experience some temporary pressure, without affecting other interests; but that such difficulties should continue fur six years without affecting the general interests of the country, was what lie could not understand. He deemed it to be impossible such a state of things should continue without effecting the whole home market—lt was impossible.—(Hear, hear; ) —The profits of the manufactitrer, especially he alio prepared for the foreign market, arse small indeed. — They were much reduced. 'flak had been proved iu many a ays, particularly Iron' meetings Of iliallilliteturtrs et lion, osc. alio had euutempl.tted a reduction of their works, owing to the peat dimintition of their ptolits; mod of Pas liament do nut adopt sonic decisive and VII- Isageil emit se, it WAS inrposatbie thatother interesta should not equally r. That must be the consequence, nn. less the pi esent Parliament resisleil the course of minis ters. What nods hail the govcr ttttt van been doingl—Why the average expenditure of 1 , 13, 11, and IS, had hem. ti •,!..410,0001. a year. Then what niost be the financial aspect of the country r Add to these the rates, alikh weir taxes, atuutiettiog to 14,000,0001., then there were I 10,00 ~0001. apent by the gust:111111(.1st. How moistly that 1111 l eV VIA• fillSfd heteafter mention. And how it hail heel* spent, though it might be using harsh language, was (*Minded on the report of the House. In 1614, the enor mous min of I IS ,000,0001. a as es pei idi d by t lie Gores-81111CW. floe titer:tee rev raw. (exclusive (Adrift) lor those yeillS, a as I+l OUO OWL— thu. their was only left 1,(00 ,000.. to meet the additional dem:sods, amino:ling rr 60,00),0001% N,OW Villa. %Mild S.OOll heated it a ill IValc iunivi , tuel who sl Id conduct his 411 . ..11•--.W11/1 writ ou 111/louvilug ineteiy to pa) Ille mlerrsls fit former wire owiogsl Ile. e had been o v a:pits or 4110 0i.1i,11.01. squiditkred by the (iiivermuent is soar-e id twee p.m.. fo come opiate tigUr.,, * , ,ea such u state of thing., acre votheient tie turn the head mount (.v LI tel fr'pol Is, nuns c 11111 l fiiitei s chid!) :famed of the 1111,11sluls, ti VIoIN•I laiW .iiitool) had been harmed, told ex,.•• ,cesCl/10111131t: e.I a alai oil. tare: ul r. finfooly us savdNit. c ',pence% at re emollient:eft and 'not e.-fled with a f fparessilv with no tiller view tit In to re %and aid satisfy tile per,..nrs laying out toe money. This aims the language sit the thinner report, of she acciatipticet, an Sal h 11,,1S lilt' lntl arum. a VII its 111 /I Mb cannot runny to ;la • house ; Might nut 11113 t. tusk: teem beware boa the y any wort trusted ; In undated . • = •-- thelt profligate expenditure ? The e v pent e had been mit lilies uselessly Atitsaffiltsr.ll away //II Ilttea find lotus es, Inal were m iler than u•eleas I arid then came the iitiriau4--- beware henceforth how they 'riled notary without est •mates. —llia they 'l,l!Vti away their money—tloi money of tue people.--(ht at, hear,)—wlncli never would 11;1‘e been squainlesed had th I lUtlbe paid the at ration of men of coin ......s hiuesty to the affairs niid money concerns of the people. (Hear, hear.) Ju emiriuous had heels the e A peajihire, nod sit pioiligole, ucsy,rduig ti Ihr finance re partY, that us amount for lie three y calla he had mimed a ould have done more t: ply MI the a hole oatiasial debt before the Peach war. Yet that l'110(111111 , S i x peudiiore nay CWl6Olll'll in surteethog yea's id pease with very ts Ming redactions. 1.1 the filth year tilt to was oily she dolference of one mil, too, t.s compared with am ext• as agasit aar eapen t lure. I.:iSt year the revenue a ss lbc mine ; this year w, s 1111 e mill ton ti re 11w third, fourth, nail lifth years of the war; sail all this ait hout mak iu,s tallow antes for the chaeges of the cuticles:) , The gram' mischief wns ever havin_ goose from the standard by the fatal pro ceeding of 1791. Ile &tiered rout matey in that 111111 st. Olt the subject ; but the evil was. ill ( ter haring departed fl ))))) the stioloolard. (Hear, hear.) . 1 he I . member then referred to the bull 1111 l sego, I, particularly it %%citing on the Hiscluatious, bleb were mint tuuuous, and a Melt hi one year amounted to tidily pm emit. That was the fart, and that was ino• t ruinous, iii the face of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's grave amino ity, who gut the lionise to agree atilt him that a ant pound note aunt a ie eyed so a guilty:J— O:it these milli lel/ilepreciatioll—(Louol camis aril lams liter.) Those thictuct acre, ill spite ul such soave authority, sit ruinous total sue good (My. tununi would has e silliest d them tit last one mouth, certainly not fur yea's. Yt I that nus tile system of adminisit:otion, and it hat hail it brought the reitioti y Ill? 11 . a, it not moonstious that their experali. tine should hear a cutups i.ori a ills years a hen was raging tin oughout opt., alien almost every, cowl via. tilled %, ro t our subsidies I lit that minimalism' it did not bear—aard still they find the Chancellor boasting of the promising and flourishing condition of our finances 1—(I1 ar. hear.)—And such a as (lie wisdom fit milasters, they imposed three uulliuus of he'll taxes a hell they cinitempla tett Mr. Peel's bill, us if they acre anxious to oppress dial grind CIOWIII the people beyond all former example. "Vital they did they did, in the dark ; they stopped not to see the operat of their own measuie• ; mid after all the experience, the calamitous ex perieuce of the hot few years, they still pursued their same cause. changed too. The num member then pro ceeded to point out rile iljarionis CORM Tit area s emir lag from increasing particular taxes. as they towed to lessen the con sumption of the articles. They had a still scone iiijurions etlett in driving out of trade small capitals. list had opts. ratted tn• st extetoisely. most injuriously out the ts'ade mid nn wrests of the rountry.—(hear, hear I—This accounted for large traders having petitioned ugaiust the hasty seduction of dot les immediately affecting their torn trade; and besides additional taxe: - : advanced prices in age Arica! ratio.— The community wits Hots affected must grievously, and it Outsed the fatal character of the system. They taw the enormous caws levied, and they knew how they had been expended; and hese was the came of their difficult ies—the great pressure of laxatimi. It was vain to say that taxes formed tia part a the cause (dike pry rare. Thus the prices at .he farmer had fallen nearly to those of 1194, a lulu the expense of raising, f I tars, dtc. was three and four times greater. As to selief to th•ms, or any class, it must be of at more eillargeol (hos tler ti1:111 any yet mentioned; IVI tile Use millions project would he u most inadequate remedy. The learned member then took au extrusive review of the increased difficulties of the country, slit tiling particularly on liie es i 6 of over taxation; and he muintaiued that except the House resisted the system of Ministers, he saw nu totter result tliA:l that the distresses of the nation must get uu f l cry;lsmg. Alter a discussion of some length, -Lord Londonderry muted the previous question. Mr. BrouAliain replied, and the House divided For the motion of Mr. Illoughain, 10S—For the previous que.titte, 212—Nlajority fur um questiuu, 104. The (louse adjourned at eleven u'eloek. TUESDAY, WEB. 7. General CASCO N E olstained leave to bring in a bill fur the erection of a new fish Mai ket at Live. pool. Lord C. MANN ERS presented a petition from W ishech, Canst•ridgeshire, most respectably signed, and 11104 Unite! , fully winded, complaining of the distressed state of ogricul tare, and praying tile Ilause to take the same into tilt ir con sideration. Read and ordered to he pt mud. Sir S. LOLL presented a similar petition from the county of tilanioi gait. Ile pledged himself to support every measure that was calculated to promote the relict of agriculture. — Ordered to he pouted. Mr. BLRNALmooed for an account of all SUMS of money putd uo bounty for the re -capture of slaves, etc. Ordered. An addiess was ordered for the sixth repots of the coin mi-sioners respecting the ,lute of education. NIG DA I , ‘ SON presented ail account of the comparative population al the several counties. A now writ was ordered in the room of the Mairmio of Tiehlhod, for Bleehingly, he Ihistog a.ceeted the stew aid skip of the I.hiltern Hundreds. Mr. WO DEI !OUSE presented a pi titian film Serail' ham, Norfolk, complaining of agricultural dion and pray nig the case might be taken into consider:l6mi ny the House. Mr. CH LEV EY gave notice, that nil 11i13 day week he should submit a motion to the ;louse, respecting the Ail of ltd 17, for reasusteratin,; persons holding certain high official situations otherwise " the ministerial ptnsialt bill. Mr. P. GREN FELL moved for the retains of the public balances in the hands of the back.—Ordered. Mr. 1I U E mooed fur retinas of all military officers re ceiving pensions on account of wounds, and specifying par tteulais.—Oidered. Mt. 1I U NIL moved for an accouut of all sumo expended in building lily iil)3l inolotory college, Ilai,shot, iu additom to the 3 - 9,0t0i1. voted in ISIS. Ordered. Mr. HU M E ed fur accounts of the cortices of build log the Edst Lola& college ; the aerobes of cadets sent out. Mr. 11U N L moved for returns of a a o iVaUCCS to foreigners as emigrants, to- otherwise, N.e.-01 tiered. Ciento( mks 111:CLIVING IIUML most, dlor e chorus of per. now in holy orders, who woe at the same mote in the receipt of tractl or military hdlf pay.—(llcal, hear ) Mr. LU slilN ION suggested the difficulty of making out the list. ks Mr. 11 U3l IL said, if lie %tete secretary to the tieasury, should be able to my how the difficulty could be Ili 11105 i d. (Hear, hear.) II,: knew there were malty pessous iu sat 11 al111“11U11 , C.11. 1 ...1tA1 I t wittlrol what woulJ be bitlietWil y- ' I ICA