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Otn9triat ilaritainent. DOUSE OF LORDS. aro:tsar, FEB. 18. Tl:e LOUD CHANCELLOR attended the House at an early 'hoer, to give judgment in two appeida. Lan! SUFFIELD was introduced and took his scat in the •tietuel form. Mr. Best, front the Rank of Englund, inesented at the bar copies of applications made by the Lords of the 'freasury to the Back, fur advances to Government. Laid on the table. AGalcuurultAL DisTitESS. THE NORFOLK I'ETITIOBB.-I,IIItISUI:FIELD presented aaneition from the occupiers and landholders in the county of :awful, praying for relief under the pleasure of agricultural dis tteseev. 'The nable Lord lamerteal that the House wns ta u rify , eitentleal, conceiving the subject matter of this actitien demanded the peculiar attention of Parliament. 'I he horoar of addressing tic House upon it would not have fallen to his share had not the raibie 'Earlathe East of Albemarle) who undertook the tusk of prise:ming Abaco uutsititibly nbsent. The petition complained at agricultural distrees, and played for a reduction al taxation, which they considerea the great cause of public distress. The pea anion ulao prayed for terorni of parliament. The noble I And was impressed with a senee of the high honour he received on that occasion. This was his Met address to the Lords, and it was a proud ellen:tenon he had to bosat. He stood in that House the advecate of the county of Norfolk, once opuleat end prayerful as any county U. England, but now reduced to ruin. lie should beet discharge Isis duty by making a few °ls...cry:l6ons on the •causise distiess as it. applied to the county IA York. The present state of f agriculture was severely felt, but it was distress its which the wiwie country and every individual engaged in rural .affairsarticieted—at the sante ume he did not mean to vay p many did no t escape distress. lie might allude to a elites Mallen whose ineonies were not effected by the depression of agricultural interezta Their incomes amidst distress remained the same, all aaeir salaries might be sail wbe increased. This was the case with his Alejesty's ministers ; and he mentioned the fact because it had been Monad abroad that the !Lindell interest had an ad vamage over the rest of the population. The noble Earl then .advestedaeatae origin of the petition. The yeomanry of Norfolk were induced to sign a requisition, which was sem :o the Sheriff, fin a county inceung. The yeomen on that occasion exercised a conetitut enial right, and lie expressed a hope that a right to dear to Enaiislimen wauld sever be forgotten. It the !ample of Eng land ever suffered it to be lust they would dc.eive all the cala mities which might follow. With respect to the character of the wetting, it was numerous ma most respectable. the peteons avlio composed it had the greatest right to the greatest number of 'acres in the county ; but unfortunately these acres were now, like Bank notes, intrinsically worth nothing. They first took into consideretiem the cause of the distresses, and one individual, than wheat ministers could not boast a more determined supporter, ViqLS of opinion that a reduction of taxation could only affonl -relief. With respect to the relief proposed by taking off the duty to malt, and supplying parishes with loans, those measures could not meet the evil. Instead of checking profligacy and extravagance, it would be the means of encouraging those evils by allineling temporary relict. The petitioners called f r rebut it: parliwiteut, which appeared to be a general call throughout •the country. The noble Lont did not see that his Majesty's ministers could afford redef to the public, without a reductiou of •taxation. Ile would go fu Cher, and say his belief was, that minister , : could nut hold their places and Alma the relief required , by . the people; as a Govettnneni, therefore, they could not g rant eta Itefrain in. piaiiament was neceeeiry. Teem was a dif ferento of opinion as to Me best means of eatatiniug that wham* 'but there was no Milan:nee of opinioa upon the necessity. Most pelmets in the cotnitry were desirous of :toying the people repro. tent..l with Wore was petsueded the word returns woual euou be iu the mouths of the greater part of the English poptilatiou. lie m ight be a false prophet, but that was his • opinion. At the issue time the noble Lord deprecated attempts to minnow reform by tumultuous meetings, because the course of inenavdina thiluatod teen oaject, by laying the foundation the innatas on the tenistitution. 'file noble Earl wno had instructed Trim to present this petition concurred in the prayer of the peti • tioners. With respect to the eissatisfaction GI the people, and die call for reform, much discontent had arisen front the preci tate measures of Government . In the outra g es committed at Manchester tile Government had been too precipitate. The people 'nought they acted legally. The noble Lord was con nected with mat distrait, and having obtained t' ie best information, was enabled to state that the people dal not meet with ury inten tiun liu Ade us Government. The prosecutien of her late Majesty, and the (hennas :II of a gallant officer tam his rank in the uruiy, were acts no doubt proceaaling from good motives on the part of government., but they were precipitate. Done with so much haete, that he was convinted die parties would wish to recall what had been done. The noble hail concluded by moving the ,petition be laid on the table. The petition was that read. Lord C A unionP could nut forbear taking this opportunity -of confirming all the statements in the petition as to the extent of dietros•as. Ile was the more induced to bay this, because he was able front the state of that feeling in the county of Suiralk, to speak of a decided opinion in favour of retrenchment and parlia mentary returns. In a meeting which took place a fortnight ago, •an untieiutous resolution on the subject of rettenclitnent was fol lowed by is resolution fur ;seriatim:wary reform. it was supported by 'natty voices, but whether it was the opinion o b f the great was majority of tanillieldere, could not be aecartaincel,because it carried by acelantation. war howevar manifest that a strong icupression prevailed eat the minds of a large class m favour of parlianternary selorto. What that opinion wits owing to he could not say, tut it was remarkable, that at that meeting the resolution tor reform VOW carried. The Alarquia of LANSDOWNE wished to ask the noble Earl (Liverpool) whether it ware his intention to lay before the Douse certain papers which lead been moved la the other House of Par batman, reepecting tire cause of &Amos. Lard 1.1 \ El:POOL :said Oil Titursday the course to be pur :Ara would be pointed oun—Petition laid on the table, Lod CALTHOIWE then presented a petition from the • chamber ot nianufaetures art &mum:me in Birmingham, prayieg for the tesival et . the Lit:mean:et on foreign trade. lace petition 5,,,s read and laid on the table. Thralloube adjutant:el. Tttl:bb IY, Ft.n• 19. Viscount , I; istakiNOT took the oaths and his scat. Mr. Nlas,auitan prosented come.; of piceeetiing , of the Ec... ele.aa,tv.ti Court ot Ii h tld, w the case of Dry le v. Doyle. Mr. llyain • pors.rited aorounts front the 111 l issioners fur the retlutaiJa to the I)ebt.endioj in January, 1b42. Mr. i'arkhousu presented the 16th Report ul the Carnatie CJintatlisiontss. The Rouse then adjoulued. lIVItSDAV, FEB. 21. The 1.011!) CRAM:6I.I,IIE brought in a Bill to prevent dtlay in the ailministration of justice, by enabling the J ud g e n i .ea County oti the day after the time specifietliu the C•nnuit....ton, upon dechaing the c ause of delay.—Reati the first -rum. THE LATE I. )1111 AYOlt. OF DUBLIN. `LEY s,:eing a noble Viscount in his place, rose Iu lel.plid 111. . Walt it sort of pha',g.: WWI given, towards the close ri ii c L.,t t0:t..4.)11 ut Va...11.11.1.:ai, that certain charges against the la:. 1..0 I ,r I;.:'e.. s;.ould inquit , al into. and that Noble Viscount hail since 10: , Ir. ... , .•1.. , • t 10614 to know, whether t., , • II), the pelital of uwinentary j .• nuni wnoigire inlu irrugre::, .. whom lie no .k.uol, was drily ul*JA.e.io6: t Lortl Mayor of TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER, who hai certainly done himself great credit during the Royal visit, by his endeavour to p ro mote unanimity ; but he wished, neve:theleys , to know whether the noble Viscount took any steps its consequence of his pledge, and whether the !louse was to understand the Government of Ireland was to be relieved from the loss which had been discovered. In ma: no inthrmation came forth uion the subject, the noble Lord said, he should feel it was his duty to bring the matter again before Parliament. Viscount SIDMOUTH said, in answer to the ruble Earl, that he should be doing great injmtite to the right hon. gentleman, to whow the noble Earl alluded, if he refused to state. that wheu he was in Ireland he made the ne cessar y inquiry, and found the investigation was still going 00. With the result he was quite unacquainted. Earl DARNLEY observed, that tlic papers respecting the inuiry ight be laid before the Howe ; hut as he wished the mutter to m be sifted to the butom, he should not prematurely none for the paper.. Tic Earl of LIVERPOOL said, if the n. , ble Earl wished to know what the precise state of the proceedings was, the in formation might be furnished hi a few hours. Earl DARNLEY then said, lie would leave the subject open to next March, and in case infomnition was not communicat4 he should consider it his duty, atter Ewer, to submit a motion. AGRICU unnt E. The Earl of LIVERPOOL , rose (the House having been summoned to attend to his proposition, and observed, that he should, upon an early uay, move for a return of die Estimates moved for, and laid on the table of the other House of Parlia ment, with other dectunents applicable to the measures expected to be laid upon their table. With that intentioa the noble Earl gave notice of his motion on Tuesday next, and moved the House be summoned. The Lords were then summoned for Tuesday. Lord STAN HOPE presented a petition from the Agricultu rists of the county of Kent, signed by bu l l or 70) persons, com plaining of distresses. He stilted the prayer of :lie petition, which was for a reduction of taxation, end such relief as Parlia ment in their wisdom may devise. Upon examination of the signatures, it appeared there was an informality in the signing, and Lord Stanhope withdrew it to make the necessary amendment. The MAI lois of LA NSDO Wr NE presented a petition front the owners and occupiers of land in the county of Dorset, and parts of Wilts, eomplaing of agricultural distress. The petition was read, and laid tin the t able. —Adjourned. FAIDAY, YEA& 21. The Bishop of Ossory wok the oaths und his seat.—Ad jumped to Monday. HOUot OF COMMONS• lIIONDAY, FEB IS. Petitions complaining of agricultural distress were isre. seined front Stow-uu-the-Word, the Rape ut Hastings, and Reekton. its Derbyshire. Mr. LEN N AEU gave notice, that on the 2Silt inst. he should move fur the repeal ut the Seditious Aleetiugs and other Acts. Mr. DENMAN gave notice, that he should to •mni row psesesit a petition Irons Mr. R. 0. Butt, now confined to W bit eeruss-st tett prison; lie did nut now present 11,0 a ing to tile absence of Ins Majesty's L.sw Officers. Mr. HUME :leaved for rt turns of first commissions grained to °givers in the royal regimmit ut Artillery, &c. s ince 1811 i. Accounts of officers U1'014:111 to the half pay, not by purchase;—fot lemurs of persons receiviug Is ilf I ur whole pay 'alio may have been discharged 'tutu the Ordnance Department since I -YI ;--fur a toles of ac counts illustrative of the state of the Navy, for the (list six years after the American war, and tor the first via yea's after the last war, arc. ;—for a return of all officers of the navy 'Wier' on full or halt pay, distinguishing how sillily ate now in Holy Orders. —Severally ordered. Lord LONDONDERRY gave notice, that on Thurs day next lie should move a resolution uu the subject of his plan of relief to the country. Sir Al. W. RIDLEY gave notice, that un.March Ith he should move on the assliject of the Lords of the Admiralty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to a fillesliuli,s4ld,that he !cesium' she issue I)loms:try Bank Notes ouster al. were allowable by the Restriction Act till 18.25. He further observed, that he understood that there was now a considerable ditaiiintiosi of the inset: of country notes. SUPPLY.—EXCHEQUER BILLS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE R moved, that the House go int o a Committee of Supply, aud that certain accuunts be it ferrvd to tile Mite. Sir J. NEWPORT hoped, that they should first have the Estimates. Mr. HUNIE enforced the necessity of these estimates. Why, for instance, were they to coutionte the maritie Aille cures ; some having .2.A. a day? and why was Sir A. Cochrane to have 4,6001. a year for cutountroling two li i. gates at Plymouth? else having three secretaries at 301)1. a year? lle slid nut want to obstruct the issue of Exche quer Bills, but aceuttatts of the other matters he thought toe liusi.e ought to insist on. (hear, hear.) The expence of victualling the marines was must extravag ant. 'floe rate of charge in thr very rough e st imates laisi s helore the House fur the current service was the same as the pre ceding year, excepting in the Ordnance Department — mere tney found a charge of trlaltiol. for ball and powder. st by was this to be ? (Hear, hear.) Sir J. OSBORNE said, these Recounts had better be nosed has when the Navy Estimates came for ward. Sir I. COFFIN observed, that the lns. member (Mr. Rustic) Viso ellillcly ignorant of naval matters. hit 0. COClinUltN said, that they were ready to give civet y explanation, when the Navy Estimates were brought tiatUitiii. The House then went into a Committee of Supply. The CHANCELLOR ut the EXCHEQUER moved sc rim al grants of Exchequer itiiiii.—Osdered. Mr. HUME asked wily the Irish Exchequer Bills bore an interest of 4 pet cent. while those for England were at 3 per rent.? The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said, the lion. member had metal 4444 ed what he was just going to explain.-(A laugh.)—This point would be arranged its fume. Mr. HUME submitted whether it would not be Letter to put the Ettglish and Isisti debt together ; Wi.eic *55 the 'Necessity of the exile expeuces? House ries 1111 l ed.--Repurt to Mr. SCARLET 1' a,keil whether there had been direc• Lion* given lot new rum,. of law to be built? Tsai CHANCELLOst of the EXCHEQUER replied, that plaint had been s led, and dial measures would be adopted to &eerie' ate the carrying of them into effect. lie staved that the new courts of law were to be built on the nests:ln side of the Hall. Every attention had beets paid to the siihjit:t. .Is . . Se.lltl.lirl said, if what he 'lewd wrie tine, the UMll.ll•.g of the now Lo an s would occupy two yea's* at -ffalD ~----_, ..... -••••• .. o.lr leust—he did not know why so much time for the building of public works should be required, since nitwit larger buildings had been built in lets than aye or. If they were to occupy so snitch time hi building, he submitted whetlicr it would not be better to rebuild the temporary cuutts within Westiniii.ter Hall. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. replied, that the rebuilding of the temporary courts within the Hall would be very expensive : as he understood that iits. Itemise quantities of new raate!i4ll4 would be required for such purpose. Mr. BA NIiES hoped. that before the buildings were begun, there would tw estimates of the expences of the buildings laid before the !louse. Lord A. HAMILTON meted for a return of the ap pointment of Alexander Ferlrra to the face of Conserv.- tor of the Privileges of the Burghs im Scotland—an appOilltillelit which lie demised to be most unnecessary. The LORD ADVOCATE defended the appointment. Sir W. CUR•I'IS ulso defended the appointment.—He had rem) 11111 l ended the .vllO was a meritorious and who had sought the other more on ACCUIIIit of the isomoir than of any profit. Mr. ABERCHONIDIE said, the record ought to be re moved. After some observations from Sir d. Newport, Mr. Peel, &c. the motion Was agreed to. Lord A. lIA Al ILION then brought forward his motion for abolishing the inferior Consisturial Courts in Scotland, the aholition g ot which had peen repeatedly recommended. Alter some observations iu opposition, the 'notion was negatived without a division. he Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved for the re. rival of the committee. The objects of this motion the noble Lord alluded to in his speech of Friday. They were chiefly to amend the law regartinig curls. Mr. GOOCH 511111 , 011e1l the motion, and expressed his ' gratitude fur what the ministers had done, or were about to submit to the country, aceutuiug to his Lordship's speech on a l'Oluier night. Mr. WODEHOSE spoke at some length. Mr. LURWEN &till, as to the thanks winch the linth member for Suffolk (Mt. Gooch) hail bruit giving minis ters, lie was as hat a loss to know fur what the gtati tiide was expressed, as he was to imagine what that hon. member would say to his constituents when lie next wet them. Mr. RICARDO was in favour of the motion for a committee, but he reprobated the idea of issuing the 4,000,030 i. of Exchequer Bills, as proposed by the noble Marquis on a former night. Mr. SYKES also deprecated the idea of advancing the 4,0:10,00W- us proposed by the noble Marquis; such a plan might, larliaps, relieve the tenant fur a mire, but would entil a deadly weight upon the Walt, and won't! double the difficulties under %stack the landlord at picsent la• bout ed. Mr. PEEL defended the 'erasure brought in by him for the resampti of cash psynrcats, and euirtended that U® adoption of that measure was productive of great good .to the counts y. Mr. ELLICE could hare agreed to have left this ques tion in the hands of the ionic Lord, withunt the appoint meld of a committee, mid lie was ready to assure the noble Lind, that ally plan subnitted for the relief of the ogle. culturist, if it did not pressi too heavily on the CUISSUILICt, should have his support. Lord LONDONDERRY said, the committee, if now appointed, might repuit in a fortnight, and a bill be brought in before the holidays. The motion was then agreed to, the committee ail. pointed, and the House adjourned at half-pa-A twelve. TtIEsDAV, ATE.. 19, 'lliere being only thirty-six entinhers present at (ma o'clock, the Speaker declared the House to stand ad journed hill 10-morrow WEDNESDAY, FEB. 49. Mr. CREEVEY revived his 'tinier . , which stood fin yesterday; he gave notice, that on this day se'umit;ht he should subunit a motion on the subject of the alinistui la/ -Pension bill.—He also gave notice, that on this nay Mit t lie sheald submit a motion respecting the cuiistuu nun of thu Board of Controill. Petitions complaining of agricultural distress were pie settled (rum Chester, the late of Ely, mid SCatildatC, 11l Derbyshire. Sir W. CURTIS presented accounts of the payments into the Chainuerlatu's Office, Loudon, regarding tine Orphans' Feud. HUNT. Mr. HUMP. presented a petition f ro n t Preston and its e ne i g hbourhood, signed by near 00 pth ersone, praying House to adopt measures fur mitigating the sentence of Mr. I Lunt, now undergoing solitary confinement in Itches. ter gaol. fle understood Mr. H. was undergoing solitary confinement, which was contrary to the sentence, fur Mr. Justice Bayley said, that the Court gave Ito orders for so litary confinement. He still denied that Mr. Hunt had attended au illegal meeting. it 'oceanic those who were anxious :rigout the polity of their counts to look to thme niged by the petitioners. lie viewed tile sen tence as spired since the time ofJ edge Jeffreys—it was disgracefid d to the Judges who had p assed the sentence. lie shoul like to learn front the Solicitor General , who was preeent, whether the magistrates could convert simple do con this, t hfinement i n to solitary imprisonme nt. If they could ey could bang it man who was sentenced to confinement .— (Ilear, licar.)—He cwild look on t he conduct of the ma gistrates as malignant and c apriciuus in the extreme; it resulted from the desire of being revenged ; he could view it in no Mimi light. Sir T. LEntuatmot: defaided the conduct of the magistrates ; he hoped the magistracy would not he at tacked. There ass nut an atom of truth in th beat) had ly•en treated with too much lenity in the first instance. The magistrates had ott4y conducted theinselvee according to the letter of their duty. The SOLICIT Oll. GEN ERAL said, dist those Ju ttieluD " ges who had been so scand alousl y •-• libelled b ' (hear, hear), intaiediately on Mr. Hunt'i directed the proper racer to interfere , had passed away without any upplicain court on the subject being made on bet lie expected that the House would lint Crates had dune was strictly consistent 1 land. He again protested against the. being traduced and calatimiated meter'mut 6,'"litig pet i t ions. it complaint be Wrought forward in a tinct 111.11111 :111. U. G. BLN NLT dis T said, the tem . . . ..- • ' AI, sato, am. libelled by the holt. member Ur. Hoot's ottplicatiou. itsterfere.; hot the last tern+ upplication oil oat h to the tile on behalf of Mr. 11101. WOlll,l lied what the neagis- Jttsistettt with the law attic. ;Ain3t the Judges of the lal i tad nutter the corer of pre. Atilt %%eft. to be urged, l e t it ittet ott.tieuer. 1, the leashed gesilleauso • PT • *, .~-~