The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-06-26 00:00:00

11 IA 20•• `~; . i _ pi , \ 1 1 A. t r i._ • t:. tlast the effect 'f these mea cur. r v - .•s:1 be to away with prohibitions of every Lind. fie was se u ail that trobihitory laws were whollyunai..;iog. tb N.. as scarcely any article prohibited from that was r ,, t to he - obtained at a trifling ads ance for risk.— More than this—he had reason to know tt rt a demand for articles had been created by probibivity laws, anJ when the laws ceased, the articles were entirely neg. lectel. • The light and harbour dots npti.,te moht pre judicially to the isteeests of this country. Ho bad yet :hed a letter from one of our Cor.slli abroad, in '.ch Lc stated that several of the in , * inlets on the Conritient had, is tonaequence of the exaction just al'ltled to, adopted the plan of prultibitir,g their Cap tains of resscls from coming into a British port, except cases of itumioent pert. On ever' ground, there- Pt:, he loo:ad forward to thi abolition of those v•ith the greatest satisfaction. He moved the fo;low ler. Resolutions " Is% That the Chairman of this Committee be in• vtrueted to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend and repeal certain Statutes relating to the import and export of goods and merchandise so fat as relates to the deties imposed thereon." Ltd. Also to move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeat certain Acts, and to explain and amend certain other Acts for regulating the importation of foreign goods and merchandise, as faros relates to the countries from - whence, and the ships in which such goods and merchandise are imported.' " Sri. Also to move for leave to bring in a Bill for malritns 'Dore effettual provision for the warehousing of goods Imported into Great Britain, and seLuring them without the payin:tat of ditty." Mr. SYKES that the first and third proposi flans of tht , . Ri 6 :a Hon. Gentleman net it NI his cow- I .:•te -actit.its.:trxe. At the si't'e time, however, he seaold not ha% e the flight (Ina. Gentleman suppose, t', t by the teire:-.1 :If the nutut rous old lases affecting navigatior. i.e tsar btatowing any boon upon upon .the conitncr,:ial ivorid ; because he believed those Acts to se never, or, if ever, very seldom put in force. lie ehaald, Loweve.., very mach like to see this toLbish crept away aitotether front the statute bool:.—(Hear.) H. did hope that the House would proceed with the greatest deliberation and attention in making the ' changes proposed, beittg v, they were, of such vast inn partance to the welfare and prosperity of the cou:itry. lireat auaiety MIS f. it by the Sliippiv inter et':, upon tae subject, which was naturally inei eased by the great . degree of distress nod r minder whi::11 they were ut prevot suffering. The Bight Ulm. Gentleman ex pressed his opinion, and he knew it was a pi trailing union in that House, that with a free trade this coun tiy could still keep up its commercial advantages over time rest of the world. He (Mr. Sykes) from all the i.ifarumation at which he could arrive, was inclined to ti.ink*that all who believed in that conetormence would tlmemselm es mistaken. From the low price of la b •ur iu other countries, and many combining tircunm rauces, he was cunt inced that the foreigner would al- wajs gain the superiority being enabled to perform Neveag• s, and man ships at a lower rate than we caultl. With regard to the prohibitory bras, the nouncr they r. are dona away with the better, and that part of the Right Hun. Geutieuman's measurcAmould have hi: ruot.t ' cordial support. ; ;Ir. IVALIAC t; explained. Mr, DENNIS BROWNE called upon all lion. Mem tera wha were the Representatives of his country (Ire land) to remark, that the measure of which the 'Right llah. Oentlourot K•asr notice, went to remove the transit duties upon linen, and would consequently destroy the Ve.en manufactories of that country. Hon. Gentlemen olio represented Scotland and the North of England, s ere deeply concerned in this subject, but those belong- lug to Ireland would be peculiarly so. He should op. pose time measures altogether upon this ground, and during time ensuing summer he should take care that his tomintryaten should he sufficiently trained of the danger s hick twemaceml them. 11.1ItINti considered the transit duties upon linen tc. forma small, a very small consideration in the great general objects of the measnres now proposed. He was m inlyineed that the subject was one which, if properly heated, would give rime to the greatest advantages for t,..1 commerce of this country. And he did hope, that the IT)er , influence of any clantour would not induce em to depart from the pl:sin and clear dictates of ommtin senae.---(Hear, bear l) —For himself, and speak- La. 23 a merchant of England, if it could be made ap pear to him that very great general good might arise l.uw the adoption of any measure, which at the same time tended to injure any part of the trade of Ireland , lie should he ready to oppose that measure.—(hear !). —But if it could be shown that the measures now intro duced could he productive of no injury at all to Ireland, then he trusted that the House would not be led away by time voice of mere clamour and prejudice.—(Hear, hear !). —With respect to the observation of an Hon. Member • r.tative to the non-enforcement of the Navigation Laws, he was not sure that so little importance was to be at e :died to the amending . of those laws, as the Hun. 3lern her seemed disposed to allow. The great evil of our present system of law was, that persons ab-is id did not know what onr laws were. They were so nounerous and s•s intricate that Foreigners were almost always afraid of being entrapped by some regulation which they knew nothing at all about. He should not go into time mietail of the propositions before the House at the pre-' s..nt period, but content himself with declaring his ap proval of the general principles upon which they were founded. Mr. D. BROWNE said that he should make use of no e,antour, lint that lie should oppose the Bill to the ut sliest of his power. He wished to ask whether the we sure was to extend to the pottery and hardware mann _ factories of this country. • Mr. BARING conceived that it would be extended to all batch-arm to woollen and cotton manufacturers, as well as to others. Irish linens appeared to him to be only one among many other articles that could Le in any way affected by the proposed regulations. Mr. WALLACE said that he had distinctly declared that these subjects were all to be left open to discussion in the next Session. If the House then found that in minx of the propositions there should be arrangements injurious to the trade of Ireland, he had no doubt they' world be rejected. Mr. D. BROWNE explained. Mr. MARRYATI' had listened with the greatest attention and pleasure to the speech of the Right Honourable Oentleman, but he objected to the pro pond alterations in the Navigation Laws. Those who complained that the existing system was unjust, • appeared to him to be ignorant of it, and to speak of alit system unjustly. It was founded opou the prin. ciple that the importation of foreign articles should take place in English ships, or in the ships of the country in which the article was produced. This was a system of justice an reciprocity between all coon tries, and one calculated to uphold the greatness which the Navy of this nation bad acquired. The Honourable Member then went into a history of the navigation laws, aad asateaded that the objects of our -- 1 •••••• , ss a 4-•••`0"•. STATPSMAy. ancestors who forste4 -then:, were not se moth of commercial nature as the attainment of that strength and i4.ory for our naval power wrhic h had proved the result of the r vim is red wisdnm and val.iur. By the regulations prntmed hr the ltigl.r lionnurable Gen tlemar, ite should main only the atort cityages. whiist the longer :ales to :Wit America would hr made he foleiro w.. 'Ad thus bit all 'the advantage- whirl: had here gained to us hr our atteestors. This mu t t.e the result. because foreign vessels could be tiat,d nut at leas expense. tied from their cotritruction required fewer men to man thentl than English ones. The experimeut h..d been tried' with regard to America, sod the consequence was.. that out of 20 vessels importing the produce of that gentry, 19 would be found to he American. It always taunt be a consequence, that if ue opened cote- petition we must sink. Thi:i was to be arcottuted f.rl by the pressure of taxation, from which other coon-I 4ries were comparatively free. The Honourable Member then contended that the greatest evils wocld arise from opening a r.onpetition between the West and East Indies, and entered. into a comparative state ment of the importations fruoi each, toeether with the number of seat..en en,p;o:cd . Niueteen-tw..1.- tieths of the advantn . ea i;tl,:er the present systen: would be beit h; the propo,ed regulations: We must sutler under tii:.advantages in a tree trade, to which other countries acre nut subjected. We were in an artificial stare. The effects cf our tax ation entered into the price of labou•, and into every thing connected with our commerce. It ap peared to him that these new pro,insitions eli.lSe out of tile prevailing wish for :thy cli:a:ge that might remove the general pressure existed. In fact, out of the very same feelings u filth in other place:„ anal amongst other people bad t,;ven rise to the late &bite fir revolutions and change:. iu the forma of Uoveiunient.—(Hear. Isear.)--Our pre sr.ut troun!es reminded him of a stausa iu the poem written by Or. Po:son. at the request of a Lady who gave I.i.a his subject. called "The Devitt 1 " With wind and with tide, Down the river did Ode. A pig. w!Ill vist crkety : At tsery ..,troke he eat hi, osa throat. Anti the Orsii smiled a.. lie ti.iw him afloat. A pieturu of Etwriati.l'a commercial prusir.e;:ty.•' This was uxaLtlp our cabe at present. We oere go to cut the throat of our commercial prospe:ity, and the deed ho iniOt very :yell smile at our 1 !Align.) lie liutied the unmet would nut sanction tt.. priiitoeti the proposed altera tion of these laws under the country had reaped so much advantage. Mr. Serjeant tWiLOll' felt math regret at differing in opinion bout our so wrl! ir.fotwei upon cummercial affairs as the Mil. Nletuber who lia , ljast sat down. IVitit respect to the quotation he Itai ft, tde use of, be never heard that li. l'orrin was gifted with any powers of prophet y by which he cool,' gateau to write of the tat a tures nwa pioposeti to the lluuse; and he shou'al there- fore take the lion. :tlentber's quotations and ;ARA! it against the whole of his. argu , tients. The 11o:towable aad Learned Metubrf .)iipiturted the and tun tluticd that the greatc:: tuannert.i.l adeautag:s arise from a free t: Mr. 11C1iE his surprise at the speech of the lion. Mcinber oiapo.ite Marryatt.) If be vias not satisfied that the priyoseil measares would tcwi greatly to increase our trade, he ivould not support. them. But he was finite satisfied that so far from in jiiring our commerce, they would iiicrea.e it, by rtinov ing the jealousy with which every nation look<<l upon our existing system of exelniling laws. He was sure from all that he hail beard, that the general mercantile voice of the country was in favoirr of the meiwares; aml he hoped that they would be e into effect, and the the Committee from which they h.:l emaii.,ted wou!d continue th.)se labours which were likely to confer so much benefit upon the nation. Mr. MAl:ay.% 1 r and Mr. Ilt::ste mutually explained. Mr. T. WILSi IN said that the propositions of the Right Hun. Genticmvt must untler ; _o some mo , liticatious before they could obtain his sup port. It wax said they ought to renio‘ c All re)trictions. So he said, provided other nations would do the same. Bit it would be highly impolitic for ns to place ourselves in that situation, if the principle were not universally atlopte I. lie should not give atlecisive opinion upon the measures in their present state ; but he inns! observe drat there did not appear to him to be env g..n , -ral desire on the part of the country for the adoption of the proposed primiples of free trade, any more than there had ban a general de sire to return to cash payinews. The Resolutions were then agreed to. The House having resumed, a message was received from the Lords, announcing their Inr:lships assent: to the Finance Bills, and to several private Bills. Mr. 3IABERLY seeing the Noble Marquess (of Lon. dontlerry) in his ;lace, rose for the pntpoie ot• asking him a question upon a very itnttortant subject. The Report of the Agricultural Committee was now before the House, and it re:onnnend , •.l that strict economy should be resorted to in tbeexpeaditnre of the country. Now he conceived that this recommendation had bocti made with the consent of 31inisters, awl he wished to ask the Noble Lord c•:. it prospect the Government hart of makinl,• any res: t ono:nice' arrangements in the en suing year. He had taken occasion earls. in the Session to propose a res , )!ltirn :•or rednzing tile income to a cer• tain amount, wlticti a 4 met by a vote of the preyiou• question. He wodto as! , , therefore, what meacure of economy conla rzryteted and he had put this ques tion with the hope of bang informed hy the Noble Mar quess as to what the intention of Ministers was upon this subject. The .Marquise of LONDONDERRY said, that he dic not understand the Honourable Member to put any dis tinct question whatever. The lin:mural le Member made an unsuccessful attempt at an argument, and al laded to a statement of his during the early pltr: of th. Session, and the Honourable Gentleman inferred, that because his Majesty's tlovernuient did not atinpt th. views of the Honourable tientlemon, that therefore the were not disposed to adopt any system of economy. iii. Right lion. Friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was almost derided on a former occasion. when he de• elated that the Government would be able to make a considerable saving in the expenditure of the present yen ; it so happened, however, that the estimates of the ' m A m prnetit year were leas by I,(M/23,tief. than the year be fore. He could assure the lb) Gentlen.an that there wah no part of tire Report he was more dispoed to ad here to than that pat tof it hit recommended rote w.is no part of the Report, n•bicn, in the Leo he would he tnore ar.xious or more happy t o earn• i u ?o eNerntioti GRANT TO 1 HE DUKE or CLARENCE. ?h:• CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stinted the Order of tl.e day for the secuni readiug of thi, Bill. M. G. BENNE f psi, lie 1 141.11,1 tilt cater into any discus-Ann upon the Bill, j:s tstl riw•!‘ 11.i4 a 1 r ead y taken lelae r . 1k considered the grant to he one of a wort un principled character, and he should divide the Howe upon it at every stage. He moved that the Bill be read second time that day six months. Mr. F. PALMER seconded the motion, and complain ed that he had been represented as voting for the grant in its earlier '.t& es. Lord A. HAmuroN objected to the grant as well as to the manner in which it had Leen introced into that House. lie thought the term " arrear " had been ptoperly applied to the sum to be allowed fur the 1i t three year, The Noble Lord contended, that the nsaling such a grant was wholly w•ithont precedent, and stated his intention of opposing it altogether. Sir JOHN SE BRIGHT said he bad spoken with men on holL sides of the gitestioi,, and not oil,. had approved of the vote for the arrears. Alter a few words from the CIIANCLL!..OII of the Ex- CH eQrltit, The House divided upon Mr. BV:NET'S .%mend• ►went, when there appeared —For the .Ic►cudwent, 14 Against it, 61-31ajority, 47. _ _ _ The original motion was then agreeil to, and the Bill wa; read a second time. Mr. F. PALMER presented a Petition from the In habitants of Reading. in fa-tvir of ti.e Bill for puni,bing Cruelty to : awl • situil4r Poi :Wu was pre sented from certain London, by Mr. BEIKNA L. The Petitions were ordered to be pri•led. The House wriit into a Co►ncuttre oti tint East India Private Trade Biil. After • few word, from the Cr!..!•ceLcon of the Ex- CIILQVER and Mr. the .louse The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having stated that the Hatiea imposed by the Bill r.-ould not attach to %Visite Sugar noir on hand, Mr. Bimini' /opposed the Bill, and complained that it would injure our West Inflix Trade. Mr. HUM E said that, on the contrary, the West India Sugara had a protecting duty of 10s. per hundred, it Lich duty operated as a tax upon the country. Mr. W. SMITH wi.iied to know hua lung it was in tended to continue the Bid. Tile CHANCELLOR of !Le EXCHEQUER said, fur one year. _ . Mr. W. SMITH then it V... 15 scarce worth while in the present state of the Session, for the Hon. Member for Bristol (Mr. Bright) to oppose the Bill. Mr. BKIIIIIT explained. Mr. BARHAM agreed that tha subject would he diNcossed to ttttt re .itlvant,q,atiext Session. lie thought, liii..vever, that the argument of the Hun. Member for berileen, (Mr. Hume), was perfectly unfounded ; e nd at a proper time he should meet him on that argument. The protecting duty was a right, and had been paid feu• under the security of Parliament. The lion. leutl►er spoke at 4Uille length in support of t!ic West Trade. Mr. W. SMITH said he had no connesimi either eti ilia the East or the West ludic Truk. He deNired to advance the f..ir intere.t of both ; and he the.ebre protested against the uionopoly supported by the Honourable Member. Ile ha I always understood that free trade should be the r•ile, auJ resttitAiou the eNcevtio.). 3lr. 11 said, he fu: one be ready to ar , zur fur the repeal of all pra!tilii•iaos against thy West India tahmies. The West Inklia Trade was rompelled to purchase every thing: at the flume Market ; the E tat I irlra Proprietor might go where ne pie tlio:i7l:t it wo.ild be sound po lice to repeal ail the p:oiiih:tory laws. Mr. HART D.ll'll foilotred the last speaker in fa• -..ottr of the West India Trade. Sir RORER I' WILSON begged to a4t the Chan rell•,r of the whether there had not been, between the years 1!..15 and IRIS, an inereatie of 35.000 ltiai-lot in the Island of Jamai..a ? If this wa, Cue case. he thou Tli! the increase very suspicious. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, t h e que stion could be answered by the Colonial Se cretary, who would be in his Flare tu-niorrow. fie (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not answer it At pre:ent. Mr. GOULBURN just then entered the House, and said he believed an increase bad taken place within the period mentioned, hut he was satisfied it had nut taken place in consevence of any illegal importation. Ile thought it was (wised by the improved treatment of the slaves. :Nlr. W. SMITH said, he thon;lit there must he some mistake, :is •Aie increase was scarcely possible. After a fes words from Mr. BRIGHT and the CH kNCELLOI uf the EKCIIKQI*ER, the Bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow. The. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the Order of the Dad• for the Home going into a Com mittee on t h t- Audit of Accounts' Dill. Mr. G. BENNET rose and complained of th e l a t e ! , er iod of the Sesiion. as well as the lateness of the taut, at which ibis oil:issue wss brou;ltt before them, •specially considering its importance and the volumi luos dorum•nts which were before the tLii. , c upon :he inhj:.ct. The last of these doenments had been 'mid tron the Table in April last, and he was at a loss to Brine trien what ground the proposition of this BM ui heeit so long delayed. In consequence of tlii , de :ay s! , e7e w:s many ttentletnen stew absent tilt° had ,cres!i,:sted the subject—who ware aware of all its bearings. anti who were disposed to speak upon its merits. '1 herefore he was left quite alone to enter it:to the discussion. The absence of his Hen. Friends, 11ewher for the Queen's County and the Honour• Menilwr for Wycousb. who had devoted much of their coniideration to the question. According to his view, it was eery desirable that there should be a rega le classification of the Pablie Accounts, that is, that - the Accourte of the Army, the Nary, tho 11, , ,Lanai he distinctly submitt e d t o the raeuid.:icia.o tLe Auditors. But the glee eA of the ;;,tea:of:l mate the perpetual intertesenre of the Thaw, i:h the Auditors of Public AttelMit. By this ti,. of the Atitlit:brS sae peeleel,eepecieliy w ith retype? to those public otbeere e. , had certain intl.:cm:et alai rimeection... He tits u ‘i mean to say that the Treasrats should be altogethe r c inched Prow interfering, hut that a och interference:l4Q he subject to rertaiis lit,.its. In older to ' , hew thoiee tt , s i ty o f esubliAin g sae as to retard again, Koper interference on the part of the Treasury, ti t flinourable Methiicr refurt..ll to the tehiente t• s t i e je ati t Preell before the Crolioittee appoiLtt' to inquire into this sitl . ,e,t in the r espcciafly with regard to Cue arcouats or the Par. in ....ter of tier Army and tier Treasurer of the Na:;, What had become of the docutneut. whici: had bee a nutted to thetorimitter in illustration a thbribjr.l,4 could not peels:ad to say, as ticey wete nithdraen 4 a most extraordinary manner from the precz esa i on of the Comte.ittee. But enough of rvidelice fort!, routing to metal.] his opinion as to the necessity of Fr,. siding against the undue Of p4f1i4.1 interpo:,,ti ou o f the Treasury se ith the auditing of public accounts. There were no doubt trAne change's prupotel in the preieat Bill, which were calculated to itrip.i.re tht .';!eau of au diting, but el in no very invert taut (levee. liowevec approved of the alai iel;,stuent of the period at wltitlastte accounts were to be presented to the auditors. But thought more material changes should be male ; among other,, be trusted the Hight Ifouoitrablc Geode. man st unld has e no objection to the in:ladies:lion of a clause fur the abolition of all fee-, upon the passiry the public art Want!. Lord Moira held ten tisuusar.l pouLtis of the publit. money in his Lanai; for aperards of 14 years, which ha reinai.led then., but f .: an accidental discovery. The cond.:et of e.,e verowent in excusing that N 01 , 14 Lord from Lie pat,• tilent of the interest, was most prodigite and sen:).:.• tillable. He contrasted thi, case with that of 1:: I. Johnstone, who was alio:red only 300 t. by th e ;over none nt when he hail a ta„2 fide rlaiui upon d ins to the amount of 2000 f. fur his af:tvit c., in North Atte. rica. i nterest te as refused altogether, our %vat the chin ,Bowed at all till alter the i.tig 141 ac;.:*lo yeAra. ILr nrgli.,±cnre of Ministers in bringing azents Nature; was productive of great lo:. t.s the Thus in tc; case of Brigadier-tieuvral NO. holsi-e, the debt arose is 1 "PA , And no inquiry was instituted 1.11 after the drat', of the public debtor. The whole sun sva..„ thertker, lost to the public. He concluded by protesting cadet the insuffirie or 1 of the Bill, but declared, that it nasnst Committee. his intention to oppose the wotiuu for gong intone Mr. B.INKES thought this B:11 slinithl hire bees brought before the House in the last Fe....inn, or at as earlier per:9 , l, as they had lo.ig hul ioformallon their possession to jostify its provisions. Wiili respect to tie increase ufthe Auzlit Office, it should he recollected that that department was originally placed upon too low a scale. He denied that any improper suppression of e%a• deuce had whet' place, or that the Audit Office had may interest in its concealment. He could not agree that the tehole system of conducting the pid...;c accounts required recasting to the extent fur which the Hon. licutlemal contended. No Gentleman could be found to undertake the office of public amlifors, if they were obliged to un dergo the glievotis formalities of auditing their accounts before Conioli.. inners. He admitted that ranch of the conduct of the Antlii Board was unfortunate, partly front its constitution, and parily from its :election of improper anti incoindetent 'wrens's. After a I.ns- words from Mr. %tyro, the Cits'sirELLOl Of tile EXCIILQULIt. and Mr. TRIMATNE, the Bill passel through the Committee, and the Report was received. and ordered to be taken into further consideration's Thursday. Mr. WALLACC hroutlit in a Bill to repel certa;a Ant Statutes, which was reed the fi..st time, all ordered to lie read a second tune this day three moisten. Mr. CHETIVYND ave notice th:.t he sleinl I muse, to-iii.,rr ve, fur a return of all fees paid into the Eccle siastical Courts of England, and a List of 0 e petsoas co iiiii iitted to Prison for non-payment of such fees. Mr. R. MARTIN moved the third reading of the 111 Treatment of Horses Bill. Mr. P. opposed the Bill. 11, , felt that it aronld produce a deal of vexation. Altlernixn S:errit and Ale. Alonca opposed it. The House then divided on . the question,—Ayes !1— N oes 15 —Majority in ftvoar of the Bill, 6. 'Flo! Bill wns then read a third tine. I 'pit the ijoestion that the Bill do pass, Mr. C. W. WYNNE moved an Amendment, that the Dthate should he adjourned to Friday. The Gallery w is cleared for a division, which 41 not take place, and after some conversation the further debate was ordered (by consent)to take plareoe Thur— day. The other Orders were disposed of, and the Hamad journe:l at One o'clock. (Fur Proceedings in the Lords, sec lest pap 31:NORITY woo COTTA AGAINST THE SECOND REAM° Of TIM SILL FOR GRANTING .eiS,O9O, AS .IIII:EARS 70 Till DLJ Of CIA RENCE• 11. ileGyo:l. R. Bernal, I!. Briebt, .1. Cuter. . 1 . Kor , I. C. flololsonse, Lori A. Hamilton, Hon. E. Hafb3n4 J. B. Munch, Martin, It W. Neivaids, A. W.Robsdk Mr. Sctulausorr, 0. Williams, jun.-TLLIARI, Hon. IL Bennet, C. F. Palmer. MR OIVE.N'S PLAS Considerations on the applicatioa to Parliament fer appointment olCommissioners to examine Mr. (be S s proposals for improving the condition of the poor. 2sd to investigate tl u facts existing at New Lanark, so which these proposals are founded. The Nob:en:Pis. Freeholders, Justices of the Peace, tonitnissioners of !Ample, and Clergy of the oinaty tl Lanark. at a Po fir greeting especially concene,l, agreed to petition both Mews of Parliament to iire..igate dit plans which Mr. Owen LAS now to propote fur the re- lief of the poor and working classes. The Petit-isms were afterwards sizlied by the chief Magistrates of all the towns in the county of la nark. including the Lord Protest of 4llasgow —b 7 great majority o ft landeil proprietors —by 3j 7 astiesa of the peace—br the principal sod 311 the profelmfa (except two) of the University of ta t sgoir who worse ,- titled to sign theta—and by upwards of :hi of tiw IDA respectable clertu in the county. These Petitions were agreed tn. and signed by thee . ties, in consequence .1 their local knowledge eE the ak. 04.10 sod al of the f ag ot'' , to tht to of* for a Gnu 'tint 'testi • Th °Avec 41Pec i ' a nd t co n& *PP f. Trel!e! bee selve a 3. the i tirit 4. 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