The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-06-12 00:00:00

• am ..- - of the metals far ruatiabiliay mud estemarily be any ."l. Othoteirciametsomos. wadies theieuease of wealth end roulades, would also change their value I aid these to modem times, but for that credit, curette'''. which had hue brought to such perfection, woald have rendered the upply-of the metals, it tbe Mau were not mare reductive than formerly, inadequate to supply DiArmand. He thee reed mottoes front Locke and . Adam Smith, on the • hurter aftheprecious metals and skewed that in ale instances it bad appeared. that mats oterived le run bid,in ii long course of yeaii. varlet' less in valise than those peid rx ...e x . lie proceeded to show what had heel the irff-tt of the depAcietion of money daring the latirieeK . Me was not one if those who thought the coutiry bed only enjoyed • fictitious prosperity. To him it appeared that we had acquired ; all *as bad conatiteted real wealth, while that state of thingsecrotinued.and at the same time tke population had increased more rapidly perhaps than it had nee done within a like period before. In spite of all the pressure of the war the nation bad advanced with to id strides is her agriculture, in her manufactures, and in her cern 'mete ; to every thintibat could indicate real weeltb. This wealtlirenstined to us at the ena of the period to which he had referred. and wee arsilahle for all put , prises. In former Gatti, under circumstances some what similar, the population had increased as wealth was accumulated. This would be seen from an extract from a work written by Lord Baron, thee Sir Francis Racer, towards the close of the reign of Elisabeth. This mitred stated. " That lever before hid a Bk. 1111Febtt ett hums been. built erithin - Oka - item feridd— sates!` had the li ke dharrtity a plate, pieta. and out .. .111ftell furniture, been accumulated —aceer had alike • 4.Mrfrty * • of laid been brought into cultivation—never had'iall land of tenures been a increased—never Led Uhte mare Yeti been so plentifully supplied or so well_ ellimidell— Meter bad se many rivers been cut or direetSleie new channels ; never bad so many artificers beet known *hilted in all sorts of handicraft; never were there so strand new inventions, and while war was, never cestelaec ail with More vigour and success ;_ the population bad reetermeee rapidly increased." Thst such was the ef fectof an increased currency, had been stated by Mr. Haile ; and it was curious that the same effects s hould this he produced at periods so dirtiest from each other it, thib, sod as be believed in every ether country from Hittite. cause. He proceeded to she* bow the value of got I might he carried down by a great credit currency, and on this subject he referred to a very able speech "Adele bed been made by the Chime:eller of the Exche quer some years age. is which the Wm* Men. Gentle man had deuribed the differeace lo^eppe paper sod gold, and explained the carcasegtenees w 'eh ought to be regarded as affecting the pike" Of the latter. Ile - (Mr. - Western) cousidered the alteration of the currency to, brave altered the pries of wheat. 'Fa ascertain this he hail looked back at the prices of wive/ in the 150 years i anterior to the commencement of the late WILT. He had , got the average prices of sub tett years through that .., . _period, awl these he hid turned In% averages - of 50 /,- re. Not to detain the bum with the whole, be would &c -,,, tely lease the ge prices Ocoee in each. 50 years • ' the period to which be had referred. IDA. first 50 Itionti,ooding in 1655, the average price or the quarter tif . Osier was44s. 9d. In the second fifty years, the rice i. 'thefts. Id. and in the last fifty years, ending in , the price was 441. 3d., there being a difference of duty a few peace between the prices if the first and last pertain. In the period which hid, since followed the average price bad been in the Aral ton yeses, ',minor in 4603, 795. ltd. In the sewed tea years. ending in 1813, the price was 99a. During the perictd of 150 years, which fie had mentioned, he believed the highest price oldie qr. of corn was 525. In the first tee years which followed, the price advanced to 8415., and indite next to lOW. He be lieved war had commonly little effectaatherke acorn. Tie average price of a quarter of corn in the five years before 17% was IL 14s. The average of the five yeses eading.ia 1763 was-11. 17s. 10 - 17414 the average price was 21. ls. ; in 1765 it was 2/. Bs. and the average of the first five years after 1763 was 21. Si. He now came down to tbe American war. The average pike of corn ii. the five years immediately preceding the American war was 2/. I Ica the average price dnring the whole war was 21. 6s. This was less than the average price in the five years preceding the war. The price in othe year after the war was 21. 145., and the average price in Cie first five years was 21. Bs. 2d., the average during the whole of the American war having been 21. 6s. lii argued from this that war did not necessarily increase t.e Ore of corn. He also drew his argument from an other fact. From the reports of the quantity of corn wild in the London markets, in the years 1512 and 1521 Thai • fact was. very curious, and thoroughly corroborated his position. 4 would be thought very naturally, that this demand for torn had increased in that period. in the LIMO ratio as the population bad increased. In 1812, the quantity of wheat sold was 3 , 10,921 qrs. at 1255. per il I trier. In 1521, the sale was 355, 500 quarters, being a smaller quantity it the rate of 50s. Ile should be glad to hear it stated that this alteration could have oc c,ir red from any other circumstances than the operations which had been effected with regard to the currency. 'I ,is was the cause of the existing diatreu, and not an att intlance of corn. He should presently make out that C.** measure had not only sunk the vane of corn, but that every other species of property had fallen in value, a:limier not to the same extent. When the measure far the restoration of the currency was first proposed, t..., Right Hun. Gentleman opposite said. that they were only doing what hail been done in the reigns of Edward t..eFirst and Elizabeth'. Ile could show that this mo dern measure had no analogy to the operations which were affected in those remote times. With regard to E sward the First, there could be no rehire to an ancient suandard because the coinage then in circulation coo s'.-uteil of nothing but counterfeits. Elward the Sixth lisil the coinaces for restoring money to the value of the standard of Henry the Eighth, and such interference no doubt created considerable embarrassments and Ilithelli lres at the time. But it was art firth in the diary of 'Edward the Sixth, that that* alterations were made for the purpose of paying his debts ; in fact the Object was to cheat his creditors. But these alterations were never ihtended to be permanent. They did not hit more than six years. notwithstanding that they had not the effect of disturbing private contracts, much less so dreadful an operation upon a public debt as this CORR. tri now so'"-red under. They bad indeed no real effect upon the standard. for they ended in six years by the Act of the sth of Edward the Sixth. The Statesmen of those days knew better than to revert to the ancient standard of Henry the Eighth, which had been alma droned only twenty-five years, even without that p which now weighed down the resources of the roue try. la the case of William 111. there was no altera tion made in the currency.—(Hear! from Mr. Peel.) — He knew that a quantity of debased and clipped coin - yds' called is —(bear, bear)—but it was taken in taxes. and not again issued. He must say. therefore, that it was perfectly puerile to ssy that a measure like the pre tent bore any similarity to those of our ancestors. The house mast retrace their steps ins, measure which they undertook in ignorance ; and he took blame to himself that be slid not et first remonstrate against it with all the power he possessed. He would warn Hon. e Quail!men, men, by the responsibility which attached to them. nee to let any false or mistakes pride instigate them ill cm foie an investigation of a measure that had predueed effects whhoh. at the time, they could not foresee; feel , If they did so they, would be turning their backs upon', •" the Country aid betraying its real interests. The Hai. 'Member then read souse peseages from I lume and Locke, (For tie remainder of Debate, see last page.) . • 1••• t TI I 4 . , -Ir AGENT: CbtiNTY MEETiV 4/ , A' . i - • • ' . Maidstone, Toewley Morsing,,Jone 11,18!=. "We lefttentioe yesterday at about fair is *of ',none. with the weather as hot as 1 ever Ware lit J England in ane. Litre"' half the hay is get u•dUl we come to Farningbare. but oa this side of that place, not half cereal*: " I The crepe of gran are very. "good, particularly these of Wet Fele and Leierne.-4 They do not cut the former at an age enffacieatle early. Mr. Tur.t, gives convincing reuses dor stir • sing it always before Me Moons COWIN on. or may port of it. If left till the field leeks red. the bay cannot be half so good. It is hot a puorish reentry. till you get to Wrothans. within 'levee mills of M.,idstone ; that is to say. poor compared with what it is here. where the cultivation consist s p ertl y .of 4eits, and where the land very much resembles that between Ilooitoa and Enter. and that is the neigh bourhood of Ross, Hereford. sod Qoventry, eseept that, here, the bottom is Milk, and thetas it is rod stone. In very poor OOHS the barley aartoos may. perhaps, have suffered from the drought or bp a bus they are quite hig cense; here. Beth aromgry for ward. limb, is some places, corning Istelied. The _when is all I. ear; wed some of it irrhfoliik ' The crap meet be in proportion to the eatstre orilie laid. in a great degree; !nit, penally. the,leildit !now •e. Itiediegly well ; and it is so very ensily Oi 'to seem to set 'blights at dermas!. It minis Important* that we should not have some new tannin the market by the 20th of July; so that, if the collective . fie not leek sharp, they wiU net have the posesiog seijest ready for receiviag the first (rafts of the barmy.- at any vete. The peas and bean (very mach ealtivated in this county) mast suffer from the &Mist, and cape pecially the latter. which hate hag as mach as wheat level it. I tried, but in vain. to raise ores Mangan Beans, in Loog Island. Last night there was a goa ds'sl of thunder and a very fine rale, which seems to have reached over a great pact of Ms corny. I 1 hope It was co good as to drop a little 'poi Erasing ton, where some strAwberry-bedli stood very much in heed of it. 'flee hops. wilds the Loadsw papers told as were blighted, discover no nab appeuruses hare or at Town-Melling. They hen Nearly toppled the poles, and are throeriag set irraosbes. ~ Th are heat. It is the cold that is the g-t en injury tee inu . to hops. It must be a long dtee tidied igen .... bottom of their fanner n the whole the crops are exceedingly protnisii . and, which is the protection against blight. eery ear* The rain of last night laid fin oaf mall piece el wheat. and oily that one which I have seem la comibg eleven miles.— ' The wind is now (six o'clock) coolies from the North and the sun is come back, apparently to see the hay ' making finished. A few days of rain after that, and then we shall ha getting ready foe beaseat4 What Lord Liverpool will do with th sthen-abliedanee. Hod, who is the giter of it, cool knolwei I have tfrosght, though I have kept the arlier i tyself, that the collective mein to rental,. la $ e Per .' manent," in order to' i be ready,* eavesa emergen cies, arising out of this " overtpradaefious" and this is, perhaps, the tree interpretation of the sir is Ready. " boys, ready," played at the ie.. Pill-Rvmp dinner, at the close of the Lord gisaiilierV4pse4„ white that pink of iarkpeollenee, Cariereighepost •Northatepton• `Aire, was in the chair. Cerullo it Is, that something most be done with this " over-prodection." Europe and America are niggly so cram ned, that they ere remitting forth upon es is such a way, that we are hardly able to prevent absolute inundation even with the aid of the commis of that wise and vigilant body that holds " Seance Permanent" at Hendersou's Ho tel, with the great Wean at its head. What is to be I dose. then, if it shosld please (1 .d. to cause on owa soil to go on producing in this way ? There are pits land rivers to fling it into, to be sere; but, might it not be as well; I offer it merely as a random thought; might it not be as well to sot the jaws of all the le boning classes to work to grind it op, and so get rid of it? I sin aware of the presumption of potting death suggestions, when our affain are watched over by such " absolute wisdom ;" but, to my plain under standing, it really does appear, that where the evil is, imperabundane of corn, a stoat fellow, with a set of teeth, wanted by the exhalations from an over gorged stomach. would be full as adeastageously Olit• played in grinding away core, as is digging holes I one day and Jailing them sip Mc next, though the lat ter have this i• its favour, that it was engendered in the mied of our " great political philosopher:' As to the jaws of the Irish labourers, which recent and even present circumstances might lead some persons to conclude were perfectly disposable fur this specks of employment, they (if we believe their landlords) are not fitted for the griediog of corn. Their months are called "potatoe-trape;" a sort of equeezieg or press- leg things, calculated to deal only with pulp, and having the recipient and denary organs, that is IS say, the hopper and the gutter. that is to say, the mouth and throat. of 1 capacity, but wholly unsuited by nature to the grinding of any thing of a more substantial kind. This is the account of the Irish Landlords, who, being. in geserali a deseriptiat of men not less remarkable for their veracity than for their humanity, we must. of course, believe, that. while in Ireland, the potatoe-traps are wholly imappli cable to the grinding of cora, of which we have, in deed, iadebitable proof in the feet, that, while the Img r s isb are getting together, by subscription, pots. lees to send over to prevent the Irish from stareiag. I the Irish are sending prodigious quantities of Cons to England. Bet. experience, and pretty ample expe rience, enables me to say, that the " putatoe-traps." when removed oat of 'reload. grind corn excerdingly well ; and that, after a time, they perform but very; indifferently their usual operations of mashing seal 'wenn* One thin I can assert positively, and I 1 cell thousands of employers and tavern-kcepers is I America to attest the truth of what I say ; and that is, that it is with great reluctance that the owners of the potatoe-traps, ever, in that comstry, is. them is the grinding of any thing bat wisest .and meat, ex cept, perchance, in the way of amusement thertry them upon apples, peaches. and melons; and 1 mast I confess that I have a hundred times seen Irish can men grj.lairfg, not potatoes. bet pinc-eppke, in the streets of New-York. Neither do the Web, wheal oat of Ireland, prefer a hOvel, without chimney. to a house with a shimmy. So that, one of two tbisgs I must be; Namely, that the faculties of the jaws of the Irish Labourers and the taste of those labourers as to . , . derellieg-plaess.. undergo a total chow"» im.— of eaustry ;Ibis pawn det ; or Om» :mho assert the 'reps to bOunfitied for other was, and that the own ers dirlike chimney , . =lnt be the greatest tiers sod most Wausau' a erackes ,that over disgraced the face if flu earth . Let the reader decide for himself. - WM. Consurr. COUNTY SLEETING. . . difkgisoon, Jose 11. Int. . A Meeting of the Frselsoldersof the Conroy of Kent -wee ay holden at Maiditone, pursuant to a Ito il lresesed • Mot promoted to the Ilieli Sheri ff (John Powell I, gsa.) " to consider of a Petition to Parliament es the Distressed State of the Country. and the Defective Ilereeentation of the People." • Tits Ragaisitioh was signed by npwards of 450 of the most respeeable Landed Proprietors of the County, amongst Whim were the names of the Earls Thant, Cowper. Dailey, and Jersey, Lords Sondes, Folkestone). Clifton. Ike. fix. Is the early part of the morning. the Gentles** of the County began to pour iota the tows. and they Mo. dosed to arrive up to the middle of the day. Atop eleven leeirock e parses disui hated among the crowd a petiole assembied In and near the Market-place. 6 "rinsed Address... o * To the Noblemen sad Geodesist» Freeholders of Mos Counts? of Kent," calling upon *dr tit units theli efforts In the sacred cause of Reform. la addition to this, &little boy took his stand in the midst 'of the throng, boldirg a placard, upon which was written ." Cobbett's Farmers' Wives Friend; or,.the Doke of, Bockinebata's Bill of Fare for Farmers." At twelve o'clock, the High Sheriff, attended by the. deaden's wile were expected to take a leading part is the Meeting. took his station in ose of the carts placed fur the sootassoodation of the Speaks». Among tbelVobleuseu and Gentlemen present we no ticed (in additions to these already mentioned) Mr. Honywood, M.P..for the Comity, Sir E. Kuatchhull, ditto, J. L. Hedges, Eq. the Rev. J. Gambier, Rev. C. ICage • Rev. --- Cage , .1. Rider, Esq. J. Pohill, Esq. the Cage, ' C. Neel, Win. Cobbeu, lisq. , lo. When Mr. Honywood made his appearance he was lewdly cheered I by the Meeting. The Hiou Sooner opened the business of the day by stating, that he had convened the Meeting in conse quence of a Requisition hiving bees presented to him, to which were attached the names of the most respect. able Osatlemen of the County.—(The Requisition was here read by the Under Shiriff.)—Phufligh Sheriff .hes stated. that he should be happy to attend to every Gen tleman who wished to address the Meeeting, and he hoped that they would give every man a fair fearing. It was decided, en the motion of the Karl of Daanbar that the High sheriff should take the Chair. A letter from Lord Sondes to the Chairman was then read. It stated his Lordship's regret at being unavoidably pre vented front attending at the Meet , ng, but at the same time expressed his full concurrence with the objects which had brought them together—(Applause.) Mr. Foora. in coming forward to propose a Peti tion for the adoption of the Meeting, observed, that having already »frequently experienced the indulgence of his brother freeholuers, he should feel himself want , lag in respect and gratitude to them if he did not come leeward and state shortly and candidly the opinions which be entertained upon the importaut questions be fore them. In the few observations which be bad to offer he should not attempt any eloquent illustration, nor trespass upon their time by any display of argument: the former he did not possese, the latter he was sure was totally unnecessary. There were, however, a few facts which he felt it loves:mei to lay before them. He should neither use flattery nor &Milano' in what he had to 'offer. • Ile felt diet it was necessary to speak out when Ulu voist:lll l4B34 i s t i try lab: the Led.—Ol tresses s ear " . reir.).— . ss 1,0 :sorb a case it would be Capable) to Batter, sod tree- Arsons to deeeive. The present condition of the Bri tish farmer was alarming and perilous in the extreme; his sufferings were greater than could be easily ima gined. He was reduced to the last state of depre dation and decay. In no former period had he been worn down to such a state of destitution--(Hear, ,bear.)—lt was true that a few taxes had been recently re• emitted, but in reality no relief had been afforded to the agriculturist. What was the actual state of things as it 'respected the fanners? They found low prices in the market, while the poors'-rate and the other charges ac cumulated epos them in Opole alarming degree.—(flear, .bear.)—lt was an incontrovertible tact, that there were •ia every part of the empire oval 00000 families anxiouatto obtain work, and able to do it, who were obliged to re sort to their parishes for relief in the absence of employ ment. It was the case of thousands; and what were they to expect in such a state of things ? It was known that industry was the main spring of the poor usan's life; with industry be was equal to his landlord is his little comforts and• in his independence; without- it, it was impossible that be could avoid starratios, or the most abject dependence.—(Hear. bear.)—lt was not his intention to take u*.s the time of the Meeting by catering into a detail of the distresses under which the *Kneel turista laboured. But he could not help observing, there did exist a set of persons who objected to granting any relief to agriculturists, on the 'ground that it would go to prejudice commerce and muesli:moires. For him self, lie must confess that he was unable.» perceive what injury could by possibility be indicted on any other class of society by granting the relief which the agriculturist sow claimed. But to afford effectual relief, they must bring about a Reform in the Representation of the Pee ple in Parliament. It was now an undenied fact, that al most all persons, not only in towns but in every part of the country, were not only anxious but clamorous fee reform.—(Hear, hear.)—ln preferring their prayer few ' Reform, they asked for nothing new ; they proposed as wild or visionary doctrine ; they advocated no raped- mental project, oo theoretical scheine.—(Applause.)—lf , asked what's' meant by his plan of reform, he should answer • bat he wished to circumscribe the iuduence of the Crown ; to shorten the duration of Parliaments,;, to extend the right of voting froin freehold to cis pyhold property; and to increase the number of Members fur populous towns in proportion to the at number of Borough Members.—(Applause.)— If be were asked further what be meant by Reform, he should say that he wished to increase the 'lumber of In dependent Members in Parliament: that he was auximu. to add to the number of that patriot band who so tea -1 timely supported the measure lately proposed by that able and virtuous young Nobleman, Lord Jobs Russell. — (Loud applause). That Nobleman supported his plot of 1 Reform with an ability and an energy seldom equalled, and making more converts to the cease of Reform th.n any other gentleman who bad recently advocated that great measure.--(Cheers).—Fortsimself he must observe, that though lie derived great pleasure from the measure duel theeloquence ofthat Noble Lord, be felt no surprise at the one or the other having unseated from his powerful and commeoling intellect. He (Lord J. Russel ) inhe rited and acted upon the principles of his illustrious an cestors.—(Applause.)—He wished to watch over and support the fabric of the coastitetiou with a jealous but laudible partiality. He looked to it as his birth right, and was moot desirous that it should not be placed at the will or caprice of any Minister, or seta Ministers. Ina word, he wished to see the laws of the country ad ministered in their spirit and letter.—(Applause.)—Hr should not detain the meeting further, as he was aware that many Gentlemen possessing much greater aliillos than he could presume to, were about to address them .. --- . He should, their-fore. proceed to road the PP:If..I whieli he intengled to propose fur their eonsid•r.ri.,u The Hoonorairle tientleuran then read tige following petition:— • " The humble shety.eli —That your pc. titiosers have waited with thelll9st anxiety, to see what measures of relief would he proposed by your floaouralsle Hooters, in beirtseoneace of the repr ta. (ions of distress which hare been (rum time to time urged be your petitirmers, is common with other ties; and though by the proceedings of your Honor able House they observe the distr.., is fully admitted, •the measures that have been foueded thereon are futile, and inadequate to the wants and wishes of your peti. tinners, and aggravate by disappointment the wilts sufferings eerier which they labour. " The evils and grievances of which year petitio nen hare complained, have now risen to a height that impe riously calls for great and efficient remedies; and they earnestly demand of your Honourable House that rte dress which it has the power, and ought to ham the in clinatioe, to afford. " Your petitioners have men every abuse defended, and every pro posal for efficittat retreat:he/wet r e j e ase , or so temil as to 'sesame insignificant; and they nerd more implore your Honourable Moose to consider %that relief may be obtained by a real and Admit economy, a reduction of useless places, and a further dinsiontion et the weight of taxation, which se grievously oppresses all classes of the people. They basso particularly no ticedllte appliestirse a no lease sum than 5,009,001410 the establishment of a Si ski nz Fund, at a monist Mom the hartbeest( taxation is so severely felt; and they submit to your consideration whether, et such a asetasat. ouch a sum should:he exacted, for theestsblisktuent of a Fend, the benefit of which mast be 'senate, if not. as it bas therto proved, completely Joins ye ? The distreu which now so heavily presses upon Your petitioners, aid whici, is daily inereasieg, arises evidentlt, is a ghat degree, oat of the extcavagaut warts of public money, smeetiosed by your Hon. House: and pet petitioners are thereng. ly persuaded, that such a misapplicatiou of the public. money never coned have Wien place, or, having taken * place, the obvious remedy to be form„, in earneasy east retrenclemeet, would not have been 10 long Neglected, if public opinion and the public interest had their dee Weight in the deliberations of your Hee. Haw; aid it is thereby become man.fe'st to your Petitiomitra. that fell sod fair Representation, 011ie people is meal eines and indispensible for the correction soft present abeam, sad for security against their recurrence. Toot polities. . era, therefore, request that year Hooeurable Howse will resolve forthwith to emir open the great work4freferm hog the Representation, as by this alone can your Ho nourable House regain the confidence of the people, which has been forfeited by the spasm of hitherto pursued, and sanctioned by your Honourable House. " By the fatal mismanagement of the affairs of the Country, one part of the Empire is reduced to a state of actual famine. while your Petitimaere are eufferiag se. verely in the midst of abundance. The Capital amadal in Agriculture* is nearly exhausted ; sad aaabers of those who *militate inferior soils are daily reload to beggery sod pauperism, while ruin ant general bank ruptcy threats* every class of caltivatora, who is their fall must shake the very foundation of the Empire. " Deeply affected with these calamities, year Peti tioners unmet view, without indignation, the gross nil applicition of the !lotionsl resources employed to establish a corrupt indesses in your Honourable Hesse. which has been openly avowed and unblushingly de fended; by which their representatives are seduced freer their duty, the spirit of the Constitution is violated. and every attempt at eificient retrenchment shamefully eloded. ae " Your Petitioners call epos yonr Honourable 0 11111S0 tai shake of this Iniefal Wieser* which INN hi th erto your roceedinis. aid to giro than is spirit and is truth, at retrltevent and reform which the critical situationof the country, and the abases is your Honourable House imperiously demand, which alone can save our country from convulsion, give sta. Inky to the Throne, and perpetuate the Constitution. " And your Petitioners further humbly pray that your Honourable Howse will be pleased to teaks a jut .reductiort of the Interest of the National Deht, 48 soon as you haws completed a Re/urns of your Honorstwils Horse." [This part in italics was the part &Rewards moved by Mr. Cebbett.] He observed, In conclusioh, that he should not tres pass much farther on their attention, bat lie could not conclude without eoegratulatiog his Brotber-Free holders upon the respectability of the Meeting of that day. Upon no other occasion bad they witnessed Mb large and cep respectable a Meeting. By thus assembling upon that inept lest occasion they had disappointed the hirelings of Ministers; they had done more—they had shown to Ministers themselves, that, if they wished to procure fawning and flattering sycophants, they must not look for them amongst the sturdy Freeholders of the County of Kent.—(Loud applause.) Mr. Kt DIU came forward to second the Resolutions. The objects of the Meeting were two-fold,—they had as sembled to considsr of the dist by which taey were pressed acrn, and the best means of remedying those distresses. No man doubted that at the present tune the people were obliged to pay io taxes a great proportion of money, which ought to remain in their pockets.— (Applanse.)—Tha main causes of lbs calamities under which the country laboured, Wight be traced to an im prudent alteration of the currency to-an overwhelming u pe gh tit l i a o s n t, s n o ot f las tota t e he t, pe a opie l pa e r;rY f a ea t e rnsa o l f inh t l lie complaints and prayers d p n r . s h r ss a e t g u a re h rd s o d f o b t f i ee x th a n t e i :• of the people recently preferred to Parliament? Whc, their Petitions lied been read ;—bad been placed on the Table —or perhaps ender the Table.—(Applause).—lint what else had been done? Had any attention been paid to them ;—bad any redress been granted ? Noce, nose whatever. The people, however. tgooraem of the pro ceedingseitioni were not atteedad ef Parliausent, at leasto to;—that knewtat they is peired o that their Ps- 0 lbesencial change in their favour.—(Applause.) — Tb ers was, however, a remedy which, if tried, would prove be neficial t—he flea at Parliamentary Reform. Withost this, as had been ably stated in the P..tition, the country must necessarily be ruined. Ile should enter into a sbort comparison of the portent and former times. In 179 1 the whole rev( one of the country amounted to ers snore then 19.000,0001. ; at present it was 71,000,110 1 /. Could it be wondered at, then, that the roil!' were likely to be starved, or pressed down to the lowest degree In 1792 the armed force of the country amounted to 86,0011aud the chargetheir maintenance was 2,3111)11,0001. In Intl the number of men was 243,91 i, and the charge to the couaor r 4,909,0110/. meld' or three tinier( the number of uses lityt op ill 1792, and bur times the expense incurred at that period ; and this too, be it observed, in a period of pre• found peace, arid when they were told from the Threes that there was a moment at which outihreige telt: lions were in a mere perfect state of trait/161W] atd peace.—(Applause.)—lt had been objected that dolga& noes of Aericultity.il Distress and Parliamentary Re fortis bad been osixial up ; for his part he could sets how they could with propriety he s eparated: the rf e . . in fact was the only remedy that could be Applied tor 101' *ldler. It was kietryn, and could not he denied. 'here was in the 1 trousers( Commons a party cat 31e414 11 wise were paid °sit of the pockets of the people: r,„ 16 .4 of men who ha I mothiner to sio, Mit who w ere t 177 sod coomisand*d h.? 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