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1,. -~..~,.~ w .........,.....--- --;~., - . 4-7 II UMHER 5659. THEATRR-ROTAL, DRURT-LA NE. THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 44, hie Majesty's Serums will perform the Comedy tif - - TOE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Tonle, Mr. Menden ; Sir Oliver aortae., Mr. Toole; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Rowell; Joseph Sae. free ; Mr. Cooper; Charles Surface, Mr. Ellison; Csabiree, Mr. Its.:ry. Lily Teazle, Miro Chester; Lady Sneer ell, Mrs. Kitieht; Mrs. Candour, Mrs. Glover; Muia, Miss —-- - - A fier which , the fasoorite Eztr.V•R•oza ealkd (iIOVANNI IN LONDON. To-morrow •ud gourds!, Atlssenies : M•odaoe, Miss Wilton Oo Friday, the Comedy of Time Road to Reis. TH F: A ne N.ROY A L, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, will be perAstwed (Bth ihille) the new Tragedy 44 MIRANDOLA. The principal Character* b 18rro►s. Illeerreetly, C. Krwy. We; BOrio«, .Reboil, Coesor, Caner, Ma Rodeo, Le Foote, sad IHra After which, telth time, a new Grated sad Cosmic Pariteimise, called HARLEQUIN AND FRIAR BACON; Or, THE BRAZEN HEAD. The arw Tragedy of Alirawdobt will be iepested os Fri day sod Alooday. The new Grand and Coolie Pantomime will be repeated erery Erreieg. To.wwwrow, the Opera of Rob Roy Illfsepcsor. SOIREES ANUSANTF.S. " roe Law allows ii."--(Sbakspnwe.) THEATRE ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY. Jay. g 4, and every Evenisy till Conker swim, LES o:IBRES CHINOISES. A GLEE CONCERT. DR. FAUSTUS IN LONDON—AND GUY FAWKES. A variety of novel Entertainasen:s are in preparation, as, Its ecoveriaence of increasing attraction, it is the Intention of the Proprietor to keep the Theatre open until Mr. Ma thews's meson. A Military Band will perform between the Faris. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR. MY Loan, Imodine, January 17, Dal. IT brio; apprehended that the Deelisr.suosi of the partial Meeting of Merchants, Bankers, Trader'', and • others, held without any public notice, en the 11th nastiest, at the Loudon Tavern, may go forth to the Country as hatr. tug received the reaction of the greet Mercantile leteresis of the City of Loudon • We, the undersigne d Merchants, Bankers, and Traders of London, sielding to uone of our fellovr.subjeets in semi. • meets of loyalty to the Crow,,, attachment to the Constitu tion, and abhorrence of Blosphemy and Sedition, ueverthe less cannot but feel great objections to the mauler is which the above-irseatiowed Declaration has been obtained and proemolgated, purporting to represent the opiabnis of ibe /Hematite Body of Ibis great City, without having startled to she Moothers of that Body the opportooity of essembliog, to deliberate apses the necessity of any such Declension being madei oe open the seatimeats wine* it would be .n. pedieat to emcee s if each Dectsestio• should ha throe* • eressavy i We do therefore request your Lordship, as Chief Magi'. trait of the City, to invite the Merelsams, Banker% and Trailers of Loodoe, to meet fur the purpose of considering what proceedings it may be proper fur theta to adopt under the present circumstances. Arthur D L. Agassis Charles Morris, Joe. Benjamin Aislabie Samuel Nicholson William Astell, M.P. Richard Percival Geroge Peatkcs Barclay Richard Percival, Jon. Ale:soder Baring, M.P. George Philips ' M.P. James Barnett George Richard Philips, M.P. Senior' Buildiegiom W. Remington James Bourdieu D. R. Remington John Bourdiew J. G. Remington Charles Calvert, M.P. Abraham W. Roberts, M.P. David Colvin John Rutter Harvey Combe Richard Ryland John Deacon William Sampson Vim. Joseph Unison, M.P. Richard Sharp Edward Elbce, H P. Abel Smith, 51. P. Thomas Farley Forster George Smith, M.P. James G:bson John Smith, M.P. Thomas Greg, Jou. Williams Smith, M.P. G. Greufell, Sen. of Clapham Dame Sully Pascoe Grenfell, M.P. John Stephenson John Ron Newsom Rowland Stephenson tleorge Hiblrert CI urge Mose Samuel Hibbert Andrew H. Thornton) S. C. Holland Claude George Thornton Benjamin Fuller Hopkins Thomas Tooke Bartholomew Jeffery J. P. Towlines' I Fella Ladbruke R. Walpole James Lindsay, Jon. Simnel C. Whitbread, M.P. ' John Maherly, M.P. William Willis, Jun. Jobs Martin, M.P. Broome Philips Witt.,. James Martin Henry Raring, H P. Julia Martineau William Comment , * John Milford John Foubes Mitchell David Bevan William Routh William Crawshay Mansion home, Thionday, January 19, 18,1. tisterLaatan--in esoupliassee wish a Requisition so re opeetably ensued, I have great pleas u re is araittlar the NW of the Eitypisan [talk for she prupmed object, un %% EUN ES DAY NEXT, the 2416 iiistuni, at Twelve u'Elock. I have she honour su remain, Genslernen, Your most ohedient Servant, (Signed) JOHN THO. TIIORP, Mayor. SIVEWRIGHTS Novel mid advantageous Mode o f Adremture! ! ! Jmot J. SIVEWRIGIIT„ Sole Contractors, • have tome., a sew System, by which the Politic are rot only .ire of having THREE PRIZES of 2.000/. fur Nothing ! (ts earl' will he entitled to a new Ticket) hot may also iu onto...ion obtain the SIX PRIZES of 21,000 f. ear li! anal the chow.. of what further Capitals may be draws, 14th FEBRUARY, VAIANTINIeII DAT, for which, iu fart, they will only pay the tctloig rum of EIGHTEEN SHILLINGS I'OR A WHOLE TICKET, tl,veu Shinier for n Half Four Shillings fur as Eighth Severn Shillings for a Quarter I Two Shillings fur a Sisteentb . Whether their Tickets are drawn or usdrawn, a small Prize or EVEN a BLANK, their will receive irn Mousy FOR EVERY WHOLE TICKET Twenty Three Poseada, LIR 4 0 for a Half ICI 1 for an Eighth 2 0 fur a Q uar t er I 1 II 0 for a So.tretith, If retarntil to the Office they were purchased at on or beture 2.3 d Pbrisa;y. 'I he Scheme is immensely e rich, containing • variety of Cslns•ls, besides SIX PRIZES of 041,000! And TIME:E. PRIZES iltt.000! Whisk are muse to he drawn its b e fi rst Five Alsnsoles ; and they are es risme to be had fur Nothing, as staled above. .1. sad .1. S trust to be as &Elongate es in the last Con ine', whirs they sold ALL the PRIZES of 20,000 I.! I. one Lottery, at their Old Of 37, C'esstioll; 11, Hol born; and 35, Haymarket. .... •. . .../4 O.' . , . . . .....9 .... . . i n • . '.7 " _ . . fk rtitiL.Ayi , • '.., 'i 0 : , -t, . • , .;. . . V 1• I . ......- I ..... I V . _.L LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1821. THE NEXT of KIN (if any) of JON AS wi 1.50 N, late a Seaman bebsogiag to the Merchant Ship Melpomene, deceased, by applytog to Mr. Ones, Ito. 3, Bell.ysrd, Doctors' Comtaoay may Mar of sontetitiag to their advantage. Jost published. it t . LETTER to the HOUSE of COMMONS on the Litany and the Allowance to the Queen. ts The CITY ADDRESS EXPOSED. is a Letter to the Right Renewable the Lord Mayor. 2e. A LEITER Gun the ICING to has PEOPLE. 11111 Edition ' 2s. Pestslisheri by W. Sava, Bookseller to his Ruyal Highness the Duke or York. St. Jenteesslreet. MR. KEMBLR'S LIRRARY—CHOICE THEATRICAL PORTRAITS mad PRINTS. TO RESOLD RV AUCTION, By Mr. EVANS, At his Howse. Na. 93, Pall-Nil. ow FRIDAY NEXT. January 46. sod Nine [.panto( Darya excepted), •iNkig raviolis, valuable, and eittrseseve otain- a JOHN PHI U P %EMBLE. Est- ',s taining C. excellent Collecting of Rooks, in every depart meat of Litersiare, with a curious Colleetios of Tracts and Documents relative to Theatrieal History; also his very *bake Collection of Theatrical Portraits aad miscellaneous Prints. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Tonokir,l,awvaav t 3. The King this day opened the Session of Parlia- ment in person. His Majesty arrived a little before two o'clock, and took his seat on the Throiee. The House of Commons, with the Speaker, attended below the bar, and his Majesty delivered his Speech, which being concluded he withdrew. Hi. Majesty was dressed in regimentals, and looked extremely well. The House was crowded to racers with Members and strangers. including among the latter a great proportion of elegant females. At • quarter post five the LORD CRANICRLLOR, having taken his seat on the Woolsack, proceeded to read his Majesty's most gracious Speech, as follows " My Loses, and Gel WWII, " I have the satisfaction of acqoaisting you that I con finite to receive from Foreign Powers the strongest moor. Races of their friendly disposition towards this country. " It will be a matter of deep regret to use if the °tear rences which have lately taken place in Italy should even tually lead to any interruption of trasquillity in that quar ter; het it will, in such case, be my great object to secu►e to my people the continuance of peace. " Gentlemen of the Howse of Coasaoris, " The measures by which, iii the but Session of Parlia. meet, you made provision for the ',Teases of my Civil Government, and for the honour and dignity of the Crown, .41irowied my warmest acknowledgment,. ." t home directed that the ertematee See t►e eurvead jeer shall be laid before you, cad it is a satisfaction to me to have been ambled to make some redaction in our Military " Yoe will observe from the at-covets of the Public Re venue, that notwithstanding the receipts in Ireland ►ace proved materially deficient, in conseci of the rofortu. which have affected the commercial credit of that part of the united kingdom, and althosgh our foreiga trade, diming the early part of this timer, was is • stale of depression, the total revenue has, nevertheless, ex ceeded that of the precediug year. " A cousidemble part of this increase must be ascribed to the new Taxes; but iu some of those branches which are the surest indications of internal wealth, lb* augmentation has fully realised any expectation which could have bee• rea amiably formed of it. " The separate provision which was made for the Queen, as Princess of Wales, in the year 1814, terminated wit► she demise of his tale Majesty. " I ►ace in the mean time directed advances, as autho rised by law ; and it will, under present tiresome/ices, he fur you to consider what sew arraagnnents should be made on this subject. " Mg Lords, and Gentlemen, " I have great pleasure in being able to acquaint yen, That s considerable improvement has talkie. place within the last half year in several of the most import'st bronchia of oar commerce ■nd manufactures; and that in many of the manafactui big districts the distresses which prevailed at the commrocrment of the last &allots of Parliament have greatly abated. 0 It will be my moat anxious derive to concur in every me bich ni.iy be considered as calculated to advance our internal prospeiiiy. " 1 well know that, notwithstanding the agitations pro deiced by temporary circumstances, and amidst the distress which still presses upon • large portion of my subjects, th• firmest reliance may be placed on that affectionate and loyal attachment lit my person and Government, of which 1 have recently received so many testimonies from all parts of my kingdom, end which, whilst it is most grateful to the strongest feelings of in, heart, 1 shall ever consider as the best and surest safeguard of my Throne. " In the discharge of the imports'sl duties imposed •poo yon, you will, 1 am confident, be sensible of the indispen sable ily of promoting and maintaining, to the utmost of your power, at due obedience to Ills• Laws, and of into all flames of my subjects • respect for lawful autho rit), and fur those established instillations, under which the country hes beets enabled to overcome so many difficelties, and to which, under Providence, may be ascribed our happi ness and renown as a ration." After which— The Earl of itir.tioon rose and said, that the circumstances of his public life had led him for a long time to ahsiuin f hiking any part in pub lic politics. and therefore he felt very great diffi culty and end) liarnt in tieing to submit to their Lordships the Nilotion he was about to make. fir war, however, embnldeued to the task by the e ,,,,thi enee h e f e lt that uu desire could be elder taiued among their Lordships but that of approach ing the Throne with fervent and sincere expressions of attachment. uninfluestre dhy party feelings of tiny description. It must afford to their Lordships the highest satisfaction to learn that his Majesty continued to receive limn Futeign rower' the strongest assurance.. of their friendly towards this country. It was indeed impossible to foresee to what result the discussion. now pending on the Continent might kad, but it was satisfac tory to know that bid Majesty viewed olds regret the possible adoption ofony measures which might lead to the interrnpsion of tranquillity among other States, and was anxious to secure the continuance of pence to this country. In the reduction of the military eltablistinsent. their Lordships would see the best possibly pledge that could be given of the sincerity of the systolic itrieutions of his Majesty's GoVeronica. It most also offard their Lord ships much pleasure to hear of the increase of the revenue. and of the greet improve- Men, which bad taken place it. seeml most important branches of our commerce and meows rector's: and, although it was to be lartient rd that this cheering.:_eiew did not compreheud slat Inset of the empire Aft% he behoved, yet it. was consoling to nfiect that it was impossible any considerable amelioration in these respects should take place in this kingdom without quickly spreading to that country. He could not touch, however lightly. on the distresses which pressed upon a large portion of the people, without begging of their Lordships to allow him to express his warmest spprobation of the fortitude and loyalty they had displayed under the trial.—(f/ear, hear, hear.)—lt was feeling. such as these that would best enable us to surmount our difficulties, and lead us back to the path of prospe,ity. %Whatever differences of opinion might esist mining their Lordships upon other topics, he was sure that there could be none upon the motion which lie had the honour to pro pose. He would not detain their Lordship. by any further observation, hut conclade with moving that a dutiful Address be presented to his Majesty. His Lordship then read the Address, which was merely an echo of the Speech. Lord PRUDHOE said, the Noble Earl who had just sat down hid touched with so much ability on the several topics embraced in the Speech foots the Throne, as to render it unnecessary for him to de tain their Lordships with any leugthened observe lions on the motion with which he had concluded. He perfectly agreed with the Noble Earl that the interests of Ireland were so united and interwoven with those of this country, that any improvement in the one must quickly extend itself to the other. There was one part of the Speech from the Throne which he could not refrain from noticing, as affording the liveliest satisfaction to their Lordships and the country at large ; he meant that part which alluded to the reduction of the military establishments, a measure which must prove highly gratifying. not only as it tended to the diminution of the public expendi , tore. in which all the country participated, but as it afforded the best and most substantial proof of his Majesty's pailac wainscots, sod of 1n confi dence is the loyalty of his people. The Noble Lord concluded by secooding the motion. Earl GREY then rose and said, although he lamented that any thing should arise to prevent their Lordships from concurring in an unanimous expression of their sentiments in an Address to the Throne, yet be felt it impossible to refrain from offering some observatious expressive of his disap pointment at the Speech which they had heard, and of his dissent from much of what had been said upon this occasion. The Noble Earl who opened the discussion expressed his confident hope that no difference of opinion would be felt among their Lordships as to the Addiess now proposed. and he (Earl Grey) had no doubt that the hopes of the Noble Earl would be gratified. For although he was fully couvinced that there were spirits abroad who were ready to lake @derange of every oppor tunity to inflame and mislead the public mind, and to seize every occasion for diverting the feelings of the people from their proper channel, yet he was sure that no person could be found who had taken any pro minent part in public affairs in either House of Par liament, who was not penetrated with sentiments of the firmest and warmest loyalty and attachment to his Majesty's person Reid government. A strong and unprecedently unanimous expression of public opi. nion had lately been made in all parts of the king. dom. It was true th.t it had been accompanied with expressions universal and decided, of attach ment to the person and government of his Majesty ; yet it was not less true that it had also beet. accom panied with equally general and decided disappro bation of the conduct of Ministers. lf, therefore, on the present occasion it was anemit to draw from expressions of loyalty and attachment to his Ma jesty any inference of an approval of the measures of Administration, be must lift up his voice and protest against any suds attempt to deceive and mislead his Majesty or his people. He lamented that he could nut perceive in the Speech from the Throne any disposition to relinquish that pernicious system of government which had brought the coun try into the trying difficulties that now surrounded it on every side, and which, if persevered in, must lead it to inevitable ruin. (Hear bear./—He trusted that at lesigth both Houses of Parliament would awake to a just tense of the tendency of the system which had so long been pursued. They were told that the revenue had increased iu the last year, and also that great improvement had taken place in some most important branches of our com merce and manufactures ; all lie had to say on that subject at present was, that he sincerely hoped the gratification derived from the circumstance might not prove illusory. He believed that in soine branches of our manufactures some little improve ment had been experienced; hut as far us his powers of observation extended, lie could see no sign, he could discover no symptom of that internist lin pavement on which the Noble Lords opposite seemed inclined to dwell with such extreme satis faction. He could not see any sign of the smallest improvement in the agriculture of the cuusitry.— Perhaps the part of the country to which hr be longed might be different in that respect from others; but it was a oust unprecedented and ano malous condition, where an iinprovetnesit in com merce and manufactures was accompanied With a state of agriculture so depot-toed and realms* as that which now existed is this country, with wisest most vital interests its prosperity was so •snately connected.—( Hear, hear.)-1 11 so expreysiog him self, he wished to guard wisest beieg_ misunder stood as advocatisig any of that restiiestve mea sures, such as the Corn lams, winch had been from time to time proposed, but which acre, in his judgment, ill conceived, loadly framed, and worse understood.—(Hcar, herr, hap.)-- It gave him great satisfaction to ne.r that his Ma jesty continued to receive itsstismices of the ortolic disposition of Foreign Power». Boit it was not with equal satisfaction that he heard the alliminti to ov currencer on the Coutinent, with respect to which the public mind had been intensely excited. — Nothing had been said of those efforts which because the policy of a liberal and higii:.spiritd nation.— ( Hear, hear, hear.)—lie had seen not which in , decoked either dm desire et he ruirottly - ollefot the line of conduct which ouch a astern* might to pursue in respect of 'hove occurrences._ (Hear.j— He regretted to leant that nu step, such as &relit have become this country in the lofty situation which she was said to occupy, had been taken to wards preventing any foreign hostile interfs rence iu the affairs of Naples.—(Hear, hear, hear.) He regretted all this, although he could not feel any surprise on the occasion, for the sindier which was given by the Noble Earl °Jimmie to • gore. lion on this subject, which had been pot to haul by • Noble Friend of his on a former occasion, had been far from satisfactory to hint, particularly when he remarked that we had no accredited Minister at the Court of Naples. From the statement in the Speech, he should have been led to suppose that .we had observed a strict neutrality on the occasion ; bat he could not think that a strict neutrality was the proper course for this countey to pursue— (Hear.)—He wes aware of the impulicy, ill most cases, of interfering in the affair' of other nations ; but when he saw a pretension *et up to call upon the King of any country to attend the Congress of that league of Sovereltis called the Holy Allissiee, when be saw the pretended right set up of sum moning a Monarch to the bar of that self-comin toted tribunal, to account fur giving liberty to his people, lie could not think it becoming of this country to stand by unconcerned.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—When this country saw a league of Mo. narchs combined to rivet, ad libitum, the chains of an independent people, it would become it to lift up its voice in remonstrance against such a - strove exertion of elespotistn—(Hear, hear)—most especially when directed, as in this instance, against • people, no one act of whom affected any tooth bourime government—(Hear, hau)—bolero in deed it be considered as such, that an amelioration the condition of the subjects of one .State may 'feed a neighbouring people to leak hito - their wan grievances, and seek redress by the same means.— (Hear.)—When it was considered that we had 110 accredited Minister remaining at the Court of Naples, and that an unusually strong squadron was collected there under the orders of • British Admiral, would that be construed as the conduct which ought to have been adopted by this country, and not rather ass recognition oldie principle of the interference of Foreign Powers for the prevention of the internal improvement °fun independent nation ? But perhaps it was to be held as a subject of emigre- ' tulation—perhaps it was to be viewed as a matter of exultation, that the King of this country had not re dived a compulsory summons to abide the heck and nod of this Kingly League.—(Hear.)—Rethought we had but little reason to boast of the preponder ance we were supposed to have gained in Euro- peen affairs, if Monarchs were not now to be with held from pursuing their dishonest intentions by the remonstrances of this , country, provided the administration of its councils were chanecterised by vigour, firmness, and good faith.—(Hear, hear.) He could not withhold the expression of Ins satis faction at the prospect of any reduction of the mi litary establishment; but lie hoped that the amount of the reduction would only be regulated by the necessary attention to the safety and de fence of the country and its foreign possession.. He thought that good policy would lead to an attention and compliance with the wishes of the people, by departing f.om the military system into which we had been dragged, and ceasing to present the appearance of keeping up a large force for the purpose of intimidation. which only 'elided to exits perste. He was sure that such policy would lead to considerable reductions, without the smallest appre hension of danger. nere were several other points on which much taught be said, but which lie would not now go into. He could not, however, refrain from taking notice of the extraordinary pro rogation of Parliament about two months ago. after a Session, in which that House in particular had been most laboriously engaged in the performance of • most serious duty, without any speech ur statement of the view taken by Government of the state of public affairs, which a due regard to the feelings of the people, if not to the dignity of Par batmen', might have been supposed to require.— ( Hear, hear.)—There was one more topic men tioned in the Speech to which he would shortly allude ; he meant the provision to be made for the Queen.—( Hear, hear.)—He hoped that the ar. rangement proposed would he such as might set those unhappy differences, which had unfortunately so long existed, to rest for ever. He sincerely hoped this would be the spirit of the measure about to be proposed; and most sincerely should lie re joice if he saw his Majesty's Ministers resort at last to measures of a soothing and conciliatory nature, and directly contrary to those which they had so long and so unpropitiously pursued. The Earl of LIVERPOOL commenced by assuring the House that he should not double their Laid ships at any length in answer to the observalioiss which had fallen front the Noble Earl who had last addressed them. The Noble Lord's speech indeed did not require any extended commentary, for the objections which he had taken to the Speech deli vered from the Throne, appeared, as it seemed to w•patit)..m k; . • . . - • PRICE 7d. bias. to be rather negative than positive. He had comphsieed 1.0. so an i‘eb et. anyanatier or propo siesta urged either is hue Majeety'oSpeet:b. or in the Weigle. of the Noble Mover mid Seconder of the Address. as at what 1w conceived to be omissions in hash. Uuder Hach circumstances, it was not necessary totletom the Hoerr St any length; but lest he might he thought to licquirever in, or, rather. nut to repel certain of the Noble Earl's renserks, lie was not chord to let the Noble Eerl's word. pass uliogethee without cornmeal. The Noble Earl hut neat of. lulled t« the sedice contented in the speech repeated by the Noble Mover of the Address, rturrening the professions of loyalty by a numerous portion et the public ill Addresses to the Throne; and io refer ence to this• topic the Node Eoul hod affirmed, that the concurreist voice of the nation regained that the present system of government—list system which the 'strong Mioisters of tbi-Cture heal fermly pursued. should kr cliassged. The Noble Earl, however, did nut csinuteneend to expleits ui what trimmer or particular the change required was to bee ff-cred. A distinction ought doubtless sit all tines, and in the coneideretion of every PIA.. jeer agitated tither in Parbanieet or among the to he drawn between the person of the King stout ilie individuals who coiupcse his imnse (hate Cabinet—between the loyalty due to fist kilolitres Personage, and the faults, the errors, or the vices, if fruits, errors, and vices exist, in the conduct of his Ministers. This distinction was it self consietent with the wise priuciples of our Con ' *tinniest), and involved matters that concerned the respectability and security of the Throne. Still he should have wished that the Noble Earl, in speak ing of this proposed change in the system of go vernment. had been more explicit. if the Noble Earl :supposed, that, iii obedience to some ink ginary caprice of the people, the Ministers of the Crown would suggest some alteration in the frame and system of the government, he would be very ' much mistaken; and. notwithstanding the confi dent assertion of the Noble Earl, respecting the ' presumed opinion of the people in general, he felt no difficulty in expressing his firm belief, that in the opinion of the thinking part of the commu toy, it was to this system of government, so con demned, that the couutry owed the possession of whatever she has now to boast.—(Hear, hear. hear, from the Treasury Benches.)—But to a system in general no satisfactory discussion could be directed ; it must consist of individual mea sures, and of these, let each particular be made the subject of a distinct proposition, and he should then be prepared to express his sentiments concern ing it. Did this proposed change of system em brace a total revolution in the whole frame of the national institutions, attended with all the evils of which' restitutions are ep_pregaant .a, source? If arch be the meaning of the chisoge proposed, it must be effected by other counsels than now ad minister the affairs of the empire. The Noh!e Earl opposite had also alluded to the notice contained iii the Speech from the Throne, respect.. ing the improvement that has taketi place in cer tain branches of the public revenue, and hod thence adverted to the depression under which the agricultural iriterests had laboured. This depression he complained had not been noticed in the Speech; but if the Noble Earl would refer to the last pun graph but oue of the Speech. he would find it notic ed io general terms, when his Majesty lamented " the distress@ which still pressed upon a large portion of his subjects." These, however, were topics which opened much too large a field for discussion to be now entered upon with airy prospect of advantage. The Noble Earl had spoken of appointing sonic future day for giving them more mature delibera to, and to that period he should defer the expres sion of his sentiments. He might, however, be permitted to remark, that there appeared some pe culiarity in the state of the country at present, as compared with what it was some twelvemouth ago. Then the pressure of distress weighed most heavily upon the commercial and manufacturing classes of society —now these classes seemed to be relieved. and the pressure was transferred to the agticultural dame. He repeated that it wits im possible to say any thing upon such topics without entering more at large into them than might be coovenieut to the House at present; but with re gard to the hopes their Lordships or the pubic might entertain of the advantages to be derived, and the relief thst might be obtained from legisla tive interference, be could not abstain from utter ing a caution agaiust iodulging in ally rash ex periments. If the House were to enter into a deli berative inquiry upon the subject of our agricultu ral distresses, let it be commenced oei sound and ge neral principles, and without the notion that Pare liament could necessarily correct the misfortune, no matter from what causes arising. It was not long since Parliament had applied a remedy to the distress of the •gricultutists which was then con ceived to be effectual. The evil then felt sro'e from causes very different ficen any which can be HOW assigned. It arose Gam a vast and sudden im portatiou of core that had long been shut up in the ports of the Continent s in consequence of the con tinuauce of the war. and the sudden (monition of the restriction gave to this country a supply tor. great for her necessities. The prices in consequrace fell. They have fallen *tom that tine, but this could not be attributed to the importation of foreign corn ; no cons to any considerable amomot has been imported for the last two years. The cause of the low prices of cern man therefore be attributed to an increased production.---(4 laugh ors the Ministerial Beaches./—Let this question be inquired into. The ports had been closed since February 1819. Ile was aware thst • general ',lemon prevailed that by means of the warehousing system, foreign corn might at ad times be kept ready to afford au extrusive *apply fo r home consuniptiou, but he had resew to Isms* that the effects of the system but not been such as were generally supposed. Let the House, .t all events, be careful how they embraced any legislative measures upon this subject. Legislation was not ••• • t :' 1 C°l ir" by