The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-02-27 00:00:00

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BAR- BSI INlAVNONT in tt s :aziteg Director, for the ea shamiSsel. greet valuable Serneas, which he isellists to reader this 011ise. 1121 the Meeks of Ilia Meet* are gins Se the II e namels WASHINGTON SHIRLEY. for his Impartial Coaled Is ihe Chair. WASHINGTON SHIRLEY, Chairmen. FROM TUESDAY maims GAZETTE. It was for their Lordships to attend to them in their wis dom, and in the exercise of their own opinion and jndg meet, certain that if the Petitioners had fallen into any error, there was no way to restore that error more effectual, than that which the Constitution allowed—a free and full investigation. The motion which he in tended to make was, for information, a motion which was not of a nature to meet with opposition. Their Lordships were aware that the subject had been exten sively taken up fe the other house, that an inquiry ball been Instituted, and that measures were in progress, and it was on that account they had judged it would be ad visable for diem to investigate the state of the country hoferefitny specific measures came before them. He would therefore trouble their Lordships with a few ob serveltositma die present internal state of the eeontry, ard-ent the relernonendations contained in the petitions, la order tie 41. able to judge what were the points on which they *red, and those os which they differed.— To be intelitgilek, he should be obliged to g o a little be yond the inatqlidiate object of the motion. Their Lord ships mast Met and constantly bear in mind the great increase of pqpulation, which, from the census taken last pear, appeared to have occurred in every part of the British empire. It was a feet that from 1801 to 1811 the poi pidatioa had Increased from 10,900,009 to 12,005. 0 00.--i l or at the rate of fourteen per cent. From 1811 to 1021 it had augmented from 12,005,000/. to 14,000,0001., or in the proportion of above 17 per cent. Neither was this increase confined to any part. It had taken place in England, Wales, and Scotland In England and Wales the augmentation was proportionate, in Scotland it was rather less. It was greater in manufacturing counties, bat very little less in those chiefly occupied in agriculture. In the last twenty or thirty years the po pulation had in fact encreased more rapidly than in a whole century before, and that North, South, Nast, West, and in every district of the country. The next point that be should consider was the state of the reve nue. It was highly satisfactory to find from the official returns that the revenue last year had exceeded that of the preceding by no less a sum than one million sterling. It might be asked how bad that revenue been collected With what degree of pressure upon the people? lie could state positively that the produce of the excise alone had been twesty:seven millions, and that in their collec tion the only deficiency was a sum of five thousand pounds, the greater part of which it was expected would be recovered. Not only had die revenue increased, bat it hail net been screwed up by any extraordinary exer tion. It had sot been wrung from the people by forc ing the esseution of the law, but had been paid with as little dillealey as that of any other country could ever have hoes. There was another importantfact to wh he r thsaglit it his duty to allude. It wet the bene ficial institatioaofSaving Banks, and the rapid progress of the objects of the Institution. The sums laid in these beaks in the year ending on the sth Jan. 1821, were seven hundred and seven thousand one hundred and six pounds, whilst those placed in the year ending J ansousted to one million two linodral Ave ebtoseasel 4okaadeed and. sixty pottage, le • 111miti of 'IWO the anseriromitted by those SARI able to save them frets their income, had thus from saveseo above twelve hundred thousand 'MAIL The next point wos the state of our foreign empuseree. The increase in our exports last year amounted to We tween two and three millions sterling. He was aware that in one branch, the iron trade, there was a small di minution, bat in the eottoa, woollen, and hardware ma nufactures, a eopsiderable degree of industry was going on. He should/now come to that part of the subject which related more closely to the object of the petition ers. He was far from insensible to the fact, that a de pression had prevailed for some time, and still existed in the state of all concerns connected with agriculture. Bat becontended that there was no proof of its being occasioned by excess of taxation. A similar depression was found to exist in all the countries on the Continent. He did not mean to state, that as an argument of conso lation ; but it was an important consideration bearing fully on the question, that it was impossible imperahund- Race or dearth should prevail is other countries without affecting England In some degree, whatever be the sys tem of its Corn laws. He then referred to the informs. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Northampton. The Honourable Philip Sydney Plerrepert to be Deputy Liestesant ; John Bealtelerk, Esq. to be ditto ; G. Morgan, Esq. to be ditto. Yeomanry Carairy.—Tboulas Philip Mammon, Gent. to be Limn.; the Hon. T. A. Powys to tot ditto; C. W. Mar tie, Goat. to be ditto. I ---- 7 naNnatrift. , W. Stevens, Northumberland-WOO. Strand, baker, to surrender March 2, P. April 9. at 619 Court ef Calsossloo era. Attorney, Mr. Tatham, Craven-strat, IltramL F. Dore, Berkeley -artare, asetloseer, Mara a, a April 9, at the Court of Commissioners, Attorneys Masts. Al ekardses and Miller, New la. J. tarllniatirr. Ansa-seat, Allweireeertemareet. wine , malltant, Mara A, * April 9, at as Ole" Weedvals- Biseirs. Attorney, Mr. 7%y10r, Jewtowtrat, Aldersgate street J. and J. Thendlneon, Illph Heart, Cumberland, Inn keepers, Mara b. 8, April 9, etas Bosh Joe. Carlisle. At torneys, Mr. Lealbittee, Beeklorsbary ; sad Mr. Fatah's, Carlisle. P. Sowerby, son. and P. Sowerby, jun. Liverpool, provi sloe merchants, March 19,19, Aril 9. at the Star and Gar ter, Live I. Attorneys, Mr. Arias, Liverpool ; and Mr. ar, Castle-street. Holborn. 0. Burton. Knottlnsley. Yorkshire, vessel-builder, March 6. 7, April 9, at the Green Dragon inn. Pontefract. At torneys, Mr. Wood. Pontefract ; ad Messrs. Fisher and Sadlow. Thetas [nu. J. Wood, Redgeley„ Staffordshire, stiller, March IS. ID, April 9, at the Talbot Arms Inn. Regeley. Attorneys, Messrs. Lower and Cowburn, TanBeld-eourt, Temple ; and Mr. Smith, Rugeley, Staffordshire. T. Salter, Norfolk, farmer, March IL 11, April 9, at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. Attorneys, Mr. Barber, Fetter late ' • sad Messrs. Cooper, least Dereham. Norfolk. T. Saintney, Cottenham. Cambridgeshire, dealer, March 4.0, April 9, at the Hoop Inn. Cambridge. Attorneys. Mr. Peacocks, Cambridge; and Mr. Robinson, Half-Moon-at., Piccadilly. J. Medley. and T. F. Wills. Sunderland, ship-ovroers. March 7,8, April 9, at Brown's Hotel, Lyme Regis, Dor setshire. Attorneys, Mr. Fisher, Lyme Regis ; and Mr. Beverley, Garden-court, Temple. .1. Hargraves. Liverpool. miller, March IS, 14, April 9. at the George Inn, Liverpool. Attorneys, Mr. T. Low ed*. Lansdown-place, Brunswick-square; sad Mr. Wm ' tor t Liverpool. T. Congdon, Torquay. county of Dzvon, everehoeL Mode $ll,lO, April 9, at the Public Rooms, East Telgemeolk.— Mirirsere, Mr. J. Williams, Red Lion-square ; mad Mr. J., C. TINISIC Teignmouth. L. Squire. Earith, county of Huntingdon, tanner, March 11, 14, Aprll 9, at the Crown Inn, St. Ives. Attorneys, Mr. Day. St. Ives ; and Messrs. Long and Austen, 4, Holborn cart, Gray's-Inn. T. Hoyle sad J. Lord, IrwelW3priews, Lancashire. calico pietas, March 91. 19, at the Bull Inn, Burnley. April 9. at tbe Nur tau, Manchester. Attorneys, Mr. Norris. 26, St. Jeiniered. Dadterd-row ; and Messrs. W. sad R. Shaw, Darnley. B. Field. Iffelmovel. misty of Surrey, wise and spirit saran% March 0,0, April 9. at the Court o(Coamilesion -4,-4•Liaik"arlifterat."). s Alst °818 1:” - %, --- Ailii 114 at So Oars. ha, Mo4Wed. Liverpool. Attorneys, Messrs. Stadium and niter, Liverpool; and Messrs. Mode end Joon. I. Jobs-street, Bedford-row, i •. ~ ~r :~ ESSENCE OF SHRIMPS. tM 8 :1: 116 d s of Fish, Ae iof 6 :W S" IMlkepisime. MISSY POWELL. st his Wheassisoll mei Mom Warehouse. a. Newisto-swest, (whole the _be s= M sift this sad sew esestas solw,nddes, es. Ss Mint his mad reesid.ailoov- WNW Is the ear kind poilleasse. Ind at nos taw los hams larva Is ssassist dem' OM it Is sold by an tisNasd WWI Wsesimpeses is Louisa, and by cm or n o= mewls Is wen tows thromeasis the dime's. sews is maims Woes skied " /Hamm sod So." ud drPestors' seal ea the Cert. To Manimely ftAlas, sod odrn, kis partiombirly re assiamisi he lidding. an It Is warranted w keep Is say 'bate. • . s .. 1 41.,..• • ' it • CAMALFLOMICLO7IIII ANDCARPIZTS,SZLLING UNDER COST. AT In ALP ISTAILIIIIIIII CAIIPILT AMP MARTI RRS 1 WARCIIIO4IIII. 110. LONG ACM, LONDON. ItgZiiiiirres Wets i es hie Meads ts gsnord Dm he has sarelleldt Is Flier FM THOUSAND TAMS curni, of th e Bost weYweile In May disoseloos foe mew We. ro mil fear dna diet eposidty of eery se , Veredae. said Sleilesodistor Carpeting. ose* Mood Mugged et nosey dessription. wirMa imPl admen diss ver tr el iw lf dreimielle Also. sin" wbolo s" IrUi Pienes b. idleaDADllPledt . Florre MD tor I . llspenellsee lents by to pollen or prikg as a taw Men ..: W. Rawe, Pidstow. Corms's% atereer, March 11. April 9, at the Commercial laa. Padstow. Attorneys. Mr. Brows, Pad Mow ; and Messrs. Thomson aad Jay, 6, Gray's Ina-place, Gray's-Inn. J. Assail. fillies. Oxfordshire, farmer, March 25, 28, April 9, at the King's Head, Northl.seh. Attorneys, Messrs. Russell and Son, Laid-street. Southwark ; and Messrs. Wilkins and Kiesdall, lionston-on-tho-Water, Mau cestershirs. 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C. Cross and W. Elliott, Gattor-lase, WS. dealers—l. and J. Heroine, Halifax. Yorkshire, esrpeatsrs— F.. sad B. Smith Smith, Wellintoo, Shropshire, booksellers—T. W. Barker and Co. Graeookureh-street, I. Barclay •od W. Conning. Cambridge, i—II. Trigg and I. Reknit Hertford, coal- IMPERIAL PARLI4AIEXT. HOUSE OF LORDS, TURSDAY, Fll. 96. AORICCLTURZ. Earl STANHOPE presented a Petition, complaining of Agricultural distress, which was understood to be the same withdrawn last week on account of the informality and to proceed from certain occupiers of land in the county of Kent. He was aware that the Petition could only be received as that of the individuals by whom it was signed. But if there ever was a time when the peo ple ought to express their sentiments with firmness and vigour, it was at the present moment, when the burdens of the country bad become intolerable. The Petition was then read and received. lITATR Or Tilt COUNTRY. The Order of the day haring been read, The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose. He assured their Lordships that, on this and all ether subjects, he had always been of opinion that the Petitions of every body of men who stated their grievances to Parliament, and applied for relief, were entitled by the Constitution to a fair and fall consideration. He had no doubt, that those who had come forward on the present occasion laboured nmler the heavy pressure which they described, however mistaken they might be with respect to the satyr, of the remedy which they pointed out. It was for their Lord 'ihipi to attend to the statement of the Petitioners--but, Lion laid last year on their Lordships' table with respect to the state of agriculture, and read several passages of Mr. Jacob's evidence, to show that be had found agri cultural distress existing in Holland, Flanders, tiermany and France. The Noble Earl also read those parts of the Address of the French Chamber of Deputies. and of t►e King's answer. which allude to the same subject. In the kiogdom of Hanover wheat sold at 3s. 7d. a bushel, the other kinds of grain still lower, and butcher's meat equally cheap. The prices were in most instances above half what would have been considered a fair price. It might be supposed that this arose from excess of tax ation, had there not been a country, Switzerland, where there was no national debt. no standing army, and scarcely any taxes, and where distress was as great as is any Giber state. A letter from those parts stated that the people were suffering under abundance, and the low price of provisions. Superabundance was not confined to this emantry. It extended generally throughout Eu rope and to the United States of America. Ile now came to the question of the measures proposed to en counter thew evils. As immediate and complete remedy, from the nature of the case, was beyond the reach of any enactment. The house bad heard last year nume rate complaints against the great importation of fo reign corm The question of the amount of the Lases was not thew started as the cause. of the ezistiag dingoes. It bad also thew been generally admitted that agricaltw►e and commerce had been sa a most thriving condition during the last war. Then, however, the taxes were meek higher than they were at present. Sines the close of the cosiest one-fourth of the whole taxation of the country had been reduced. La 1815 nun less than 18,700,0001. of taxes had been taken off, and though 3,100,000/. of new ones had been imposed in 1816. the reduction upon the whole could not be esti mated at much less than 17 millions, And what was the nature of those taxes, the Property 'fax and others, which were direct imposts and gave immediate relief. He did not mean to say that the reduction of iseltreet taxes did not produce an ultimate relief, but three fourths of those repealed were direct lases and wentiin mediately to the pockets of the consumers. It was stated that although the country paid only 50 millions now, whilst she bad paid 70 millions before ; yet under the eircusastaaces of the times 50 millions formed a more grievous charge than 70 millions had been. And to support this position the depreciation of the currency was brow ht forward. But making the amplest allow ance kir that depreciation, still the relief obtained was (ally equal to the leas which the state of the currency had occasiooed. The alteration in its value had never asoseented to more thee 6ve per cent.; and when Noble Lords talked of the depreciation which bad take. place daring t►e war, they talked unfairly, bermes@ they re• torrid to a period when the depreciation was the high. est. lie cooteoded that the country had gained loose ,relief, sod that O. great mass of anded proprietors , were net is a wens situation than they bad been.— They admitted that agriculture was in a most flourish. ing state during the war; if it bad suffered since, they had their equivalent for it beforehand. Previous to 1792 the whole Revenue was between 16 and 17 millions, it was now 50; let their Lordships consider what air in crease that was. Geld it be denied that the wealth of the country had Inereased in a greater proportion then taxation ? Taxation, be submitted, was an evil oily as it bore upon public prosperity; and the question most be viewed in all its circumstances, in order to ascertain 'whether that prosperity had increased or not. There were few among his hearers who could remember all the idscamstances of the country previous to the war with France. so as to compare them with those of the present day. There were, however, &cements upon their Lordships table, which clearly proved that a great tion of the national wealth bad accumulated since the period be had mentioned. Indeed, the whole appear ance of the country had altered to advantage. He would bring some of the circumstances be had mentioned be fore their Lordships; and that be might deal as fairly as possible with the argument, hr would take the of the three years preceding the year 1790, and tire average of the three years followi or the year 1919. The annual exports upon an average of the years 1787, 8, and 9, were twelve millions; and upon an average of the yaws 1819,20. and 21 (including a very unfavourable year), were forty millions. The imports upon the for mer of these averages were seventeen millions; upon the latter. thirty-six millions; so that the exports bad more than trebled, and the imports had nearly so ; in dependent of the improvement in the various other branches necessarily and inseparably connected with these. Looking at the state of Agriculture, was it ne cessary to brine under their Lordships police the number of Enclosure Bills which bad passed since the year 1790, and which bad bees the means of enclosing immense tracts of land, formerly waste or sheep walks at the best? This was a new source of public as well as of individual wealth. But be would desire their Lordships to look even at the state of the old lands. He ventured to say that rents had considerably increased. notwithstanding the late reductions, which he sincerely wished bad beta made before. There was another solljod to be nastier ed, principally with rinses re the periation, and upon this he thought them et be little. or so differ race of opinion. He mesas the enosempaioa of exam able articles. He abonlollollll on semi to the in creased consumption el Mk was dill:nit to draw any conclusion frost . ante, aid more diffi cult to draw a earripel j ellfe. Mach was to be attributed to the altered bible, gibe people (no matter at present whether that oliception was for the better or the worts), and to an artificial eiresseption. But respecting the increase is the emisimption of articles most taxed, sod the taxation of which bad increased since the year 179 b, he had obtained as accurate &mutts as possible. Ho found, that 011011 the article of Tea, the tax Isad-ito creased since the year 1769, from 13 to 100 per met.; aid yet bad the consomptioo increased slue that pre riod from 16 million to U millions of periods; brig as increase folly propeed to the increase of porn laden, netwilbeinsall jig Wrimsramme *Agin et the tan. liorpecti rig tbevrtlele of tkmailee, there would, he ap peellends4 be lies difference of opinion than-there tepid be respecting that of tos. He woad beret Waif state, that in the year 1792, being a period 'hardy subsequent to that which he should take for one of ges, a duty of ono half-penny in the peand bail been taken off by Mr. Pitt. So trifling an abate ment could not be (the Earl) thought materially affect the consumption, but in candour he mentioned the circumatanee. It appeared then that in the years 1797, 1798, and 1799, the average annual con sumption of Candles was fortymiae millions of pentads; and for the years 1819, 20, sad 21, 83 millions of pounds ; being an increase of one-third more thou could be expected from the increase of popuLatioa. The next article of consumption to which be should refer was Soap ; for the years 1787, 8, and 9, the average . consump tion was 292.11110 cwt. The duty had bees increased ; and vet for the years 1919, 20, and 21, the average an. mud consumption was 643,963 cwt. being also an in crease of one-third more than could be expected from the increase of population. Upon the article of Leather taxation had increased, but the consumption bad kept up nearly with the population, the increase, upon the same averages, being the difference between 32 millions and 43 millions of cwt. It was difficult to estimate the consumption of Salt, bet he might confidently state the. increase at 10 per cent. per manna. The consumption of bricks had increased from six hundred thousand to considerably more than a million, being an increase upon the same average of upwards of a third, allowing fur the increase of population. Upon these details. he would ask what was the actual state of taxation. COO.. pared with the increased wealth of the country? He would not ask the question with reference merely to the currency, but with reference to the state of the nat on, just before the French War, and its state at the . present time. He would ask any man seriously, aid des ire him to put the question to himself. seriously and in his clover, what relief could be expected, after such a detail, from a practical lessening of taxation ? He, of coarse, as sumed in his question that a violation of public faith worth' not be contemplated; because such a violation would ruin one branch of costumers. The truth was that the farmer wanted merely a market, and Parlia ment had it not in its power to And him one. He was aware that he should in this peat of the question be met by an argument of his Noble !!fiend opposite; an squ arest he by no means undervelsod. It might be sail that we created the market for the fanner, and then took it from him. It was true, that daring the war an ex risilitare bad been made which, if continued. would be fatal to the country; ant e ) this ha/ caused an immense market for the produce of the farmer. Bat it *iambi not be forgotten, that much el this market consisted in the demand of Government for tinriarrer's Predate—% demand of course enormously manned by the war.— ring the last yearsof the war,thedesamil of Government for flour only amounted to we millions annoally, and it seas now, upon an average, but 6,0911.000/. This reds.- tion of the tiovernineat demand hail undoubtedly been caused by the reduction of the public expenditure; and to create sit the present time an artificial marker, trout , ' therefore be to aggravate rather than lessen the evil complained of. It was not then a question whether this was a state in which we could wish to have no poblio wing-age upon the lands; nor was it • question as to what we might wish if we were about to became a new community. This was our presser situation. Here were two great classes of the community; those who held the land, and those who bail a mortgage upon it. It was not denied that to injure the latter would be to injure a considereble body of consumers. It was agreed on all hands that faith should be kept with the public creditor; and that the public es•ablishmenta should be reduced as much as possible, con s istandf with the safety. of the State, and the nature of a Monarchial Constitution. How far this reduction might be carried was a particalsir question. It would best be answered be au raantinatioo, and to this he would readily agree. -Rat the broad and g I question was, whether we shoal.] remit in tax I. tion the excess of revenue user the expeaditure‘urairply _ ~ _ __~ 4