The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-03-21 00:00:00

jtaxok Nvsitra '324 TWO WA RR WLORO ANS rrtl l'A ',MKT PIANO TWO; triad say Church or CAtnpsi, sod be s rseatable preset to any Congregation. one at Fifty ' m. tb mime at Ninety Guineas; Plays atom of dot Menlo Tomes sad Hymns sow In arr. an wall Seaweed odd Fats, barters loran wads near Two Years.— Eby bares at bir.MATLEN'S. 111, Leieesteriglean. bon Tee to Firs **Clock. Also a Cabinet Plaimo•Forta good gi New, for Thirty-eight Cologts ; tool Price Silty lidos& S PRICES. for IBM This gay was patdlshed. price the Thirty-second eorreeted to Mardi .19ft. CO:'S BUILDER'S NEW PRICE ROOK. 1.../ for lea; eontalniog • cornet Anoint of ell the pre slot p r ic e s allowed by the most eminent Surveyors. to : B A s hi s yses,Corpenters. Joinsra.Blaters.Pliunbers. Masons, iwarews. folunere. alookno. flowilbs. Carvers. Parlors. Turetters, sad Paper-hangers. Wltb a greet nriety of .efheressowlial laformetine. Orlssisegv ssom pss i d By JOHN Pll I LLI PA. AdiCorreetild tbroent by as eminent Annoyer. tabllrds. Meted for B gbo aldtrla, Crodeek. nod Joy. Pater sodomy, ; !wog. Bootsollsr is the thalami thole. I THOUSAND POUNDS! ETTON. •liirotatt4lll6llllll4 tespantflolg nequalgts tin reiblie. that Silo ilett Dora Drawing will b• xszi TguggDAY. when gm rirst-drawn Prise will renslee Nog over med./he% inhotarrer It stay be drawn. Timings w t gyres. warranted vnirawn, continue on Salo at the Lucy Oiler of FITTOIiI. f, Conditll and Gromberd-street. vt, f te No. 715. • Prins of LOStli., *a the tincood Day of Drawing, was geld. • * All Business lathe Public rands transacted with Ade dispatch. BrillieSS E'S NW SAUCE for gerfrral psrposer. baying titan lath great approbation. and the demand for It motioning to increase, JOH N EURO and SON * most rerperthdly to offer this their best acknow ledgment* the Public for their liberal patronage, Of the tau ; its atilliy and great convenience In all climates, has rteoeseeded it to the most died n gwished foreign eonaesions. no Wye altipokee highly in its recommendation.—it is resod by them ONLY ; and for preventing disappointment to bellies. ail possible care has been resorted to by each bottle being sealed upon the cork with their arm and ad irrn, n well as each label hating their signature. without vl.irb it parrot be greeter. itHIN SUROESS and SON'S long established and meek g4ltyvol ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES continues to be Pee- jetrlbt them after the same usenet that has given the helot satiobnion for many years. lisrellosse, 107, Brassie; corner of the Savoy-steps. London. (Tilt OVISINAL 11$11-IMGCII WARCIIOOIt.) WO the NOBILITY. GENTRY, aaJ OFFICERS I nee% areettomed to TraveNhur.—ll. PRATT. No. New Bond-strest, begs to 'Biotin the Nobility tad Gen try. that he if the INVENTOR, PATENTEE, soil osly NIANUIRACTUIE:t In Looloo of MUD LEATHER WARDRORR TRUNKS wit#Nt Pap which hat. etea nd ear sew givieginolt ottiesini sot sot «ft is filet ibotesbiottboOsolimot t u Ospetior akar %It !Lad $f &h . of Drew Is higt aglande. PIM , Otr uyiebod Illmosoularwrilise. alit by big mole elsisoggl leollsek aides a . feopyoaU otberh IL P. .4 11MAS 1111/ CAM.' Ooewl 'Web be hos boil lb, illie-• me zt=or Lethorteen yeses, bribeestoesive moo Collogebbre ile.."Coodhoinknes. at Li turpood-enoel boitheneGeedesesaloniogybasvod In 1W he illiberal smelerjeetwlthstatedleerhe sehoroal wham . Ist he gave le liiridedy respectable eenneetise, In Is de toned to sem* w ()entry at tls ens primes he charged le shore Iron, eel to it then engine with Palest Chats, Jin sod Brace, Ile. ley which arrangement. Gendoesen who bow him with theireenweads. wiYeateta seelegenarly ear elf, tad Moils sit het he shell genre a entleaance *Mei, fawns% by a meld elleillee to all their niers.— " is DUST BROOM. fee sweepleg aeons slily tanishol, as It rn Psis the dest drew Me& laslantly fiesnylag it away. T, be had only at his Camp Ennepe sad Portable Brass itedstesd Hanfactory. 47. New bed-street, oppositeGros t,.ftor-erra.—Caatechs, Ratios* Treats. Be. for the East am West Indies. IMPSRIAL HOUSE OF LORDS.—WroxesoAr. Wane W. • Earl 011)10.ND took the oaths and Lis seat, as Baron thisowl. his supporters were Lord Calthorpe and the Fart sr Limerick. ss Baron Foxford. _ . Mr. Wutoittunis and other,. brought up front the (eshous the County of Norfolk Gaol Dill.—Read a tot tour. Mr.lVincitzszza, from the Post-office, presented an Arimot of the Balances in the bends of the Post-tnas -1"..3 Great Britain, and of the arrears due by the Be im! Pent-niastrrs.—(said on the table. On the raotiz.ii of the Bari of SHAFTESBURY, the Swidinr Orders of the House having been suspended, the i tasil Ts: Coininissionets' Nantes Bill went through dl ts sta t e s an d was passed. The Alans enil Denizens, the Anneal Indemnity, and th , Amy 413 , 1 Marine 3lntiny Bills, were read a third time sail pitstesl.—Adjourned. 110 USE OF COMMONS. Mr. 11 08HOUSF: rave notice, that on an early day 11 " th• aPproac hint; holidays he would propose a repeal vi Ito Muse and i 'Mow Tax. FOAMS TALLOW. Ur• MRS presented a Petition from certain Ship °"4.l•4 riepluee4 in the fishing trade to Davis Straits, that the duty on Foreign Tallow might be in- Ihr Prlitinn we ordered to he printed. AGtart*LTutt tt. UIS 11r. (TIMEX said, that he was shoot to move tor paha:io n of a paper to which he was sure there rYllld lte no objccntos. Ile then waved that there be tlw tAl•le an Account of all the Petitions cur*. P" , inr of AgriettiNral I 'lore's, preartitrol to that 6 "n" during the Sessions of 1.4311, IS2I. and ISt?, sr' ni Pne Ike platers trout which such Petitions were pre. ,htta.—Ontried. Ti?tan IN • Mr. ELLIS said hr ruse in purulence of his notice to P'"lmoe the appointment of a Committee on the 'object t toe hall taxation of the City of Dublin. The ins -1" bits line to which the itillahiiants of that city had " I ' ll ' 6, llolth a er ect v i ra l o f anx i ety. It was a sub .etetore!y divested of any thing like party feeling.— 'l6 tat cat Must alleytal in its operation, and bore hard dome least ahie to meet it. The ovust opto l -td part at tire city wet taxed in the lightest manner, 'Ode the ioor Caere sohjected to the highest rates. Three •re a fee 01 the reasons he had to offer for calling on 11 ' hoax tu take the opinion of a Coe ssss ittee on the sub Yrt..ls he did not expect any opposition to his ovation, Zt!maid wit troulrle the house with soy farther otwer ilme, bet wroth! simply move for the appoivitment of a eel C . msmittre, to rootirier the local taxation of the I) Orr L 1)1 a Ilia, and t o report the i r opinion uu the same w. - •••-%• , ....tosiumahier - N•t Ce--.' , .• • • • ileffig°l7:\ • , 1:, . r , ~.., • _ -.."-• k.. Mb . e . ~ . • 4 . .... I `S I ital , zmi ,•• ...................„..: .„, 4 4 :. , • ~, ..t ; - - (40 .. V.. e.r4;3 •i1: .1 •7ftia _. • 1 - LONDON, THURSDAY, *MARCH 21, 11122 " 2116. Om* ft. which HAMPDEN Al In the Pied, and SYDNEY died osi the Secifuld!" Paws ;slllll3l paw. R. %dimwit, 'llia! ' friths et.. , and with 'how who said that suf. orient relief been granted, and thought that with the very minsitierable surplus of income over its expen di Ire which the country now possessed, more might have bees done, and more efficient assistants* might have been yielded to the distressed. He therefore called' rallaittees in the name of the country to do eorne. l air vaave, for there was scarcely a man in the country who did net hold the relief granted to be perfectly iteproportionate to the degree of suffering which prevailed. If nothing in the shape of relief should result from the labs irs of the. Committee, lie did call upon the Ministers to see if the hrd not seesethbeg further in their powet to grant. He was sure that it would be most gratefully received by the country, mod would. perhaps, he the only oaten' ot inducing it to heat up with patience and fortitude in the hope that dine would more materially better do. condition of the ma iming clamor. If, therefore, any thing presented itself which a peered likely to produce that ef , 414 y St ‘ r t linty than to give it etatstiiiii. If he calla even ;heir this jrd ("ability of affording relief by any particular measure, It was entitled to the first consideration of the House. The Honourable Member then alluded to the effect of Agri cultural Distress, contending that it fell upon 'all classes; and that it was alike detrinieutal to the Wett est§ of the producer and the consumer. lie argued that the importation of foreign tallow had a share in causing this general distress. The tptantity of foreign Milder Imported was in the preportton of one-third to the Eng lish tallow used in this country. The English tanner could not compete with the Russian farmer when the differences of his expenses were considered. The lewd upon which lie produced his tallow stood him, upon an ge, at a rent of two• ponnds per acre, while that of the Russian farmer cost him nothing, and the animal were frequently killed for their tallow alone. He there fore called npou the House to give that protection to the English farmer which be had a right to have at their bands. What they now imposed upon the helper holes of Russian tallow was not more than a duty of 10 per cent. whilst 33 per cent, was imposed upon the importation of hemp—an article not iu competitioo with the produce of this country. Could any system be so bad, either with regard to its policy or its justice, as that which imposed a bigb tax upon the importation of what was not grown in the country, and a comparative low one upon that which was its natural produce? How were they treated by Russia io return for the favour be stowed upon her producers? Why by an export duty of 8 per cent. upon the very article; thus we paid to her 70.0001. a year for &dog allowed to purchase her tal low. Re eortaoded, that the Coast:cinema. of increased itopeetatioa duties would be to remove those to which he bad Just alluded. as in tke.case of Spain end Holland. As soon as we pot on the Import duties upon wool, the Government of Spain took the exports off. In the same ] manner Mho& (moored them whoa we put a tax opeo the importatimog hatter sad cheese. And if they wail to pot on the importation duties upon tallow,' Russia would tabatise lame coo ree, and take off her p~stdssties. onstaisied also. that Ireland would he Wised h y .weamerm Is moo*/ . that a • Warp mewhmhestioatlimeolgoot. it coo , 0.4111111$ ii.oll6llbe f.N miens a duty el leper cent, upon the importation of foreign tallow, in stead of the slaty which it new paid. The Russian far mer would then have two-pence halfpenny per pound for hie tallow instead of three-pence halfpenny, which was quite so adequate remuneration. The effect st nicht duty . would be to give about 300,000/. annually' to sllopsuiser. He calculated that as there was alms 33.000 tops of tallow imported lly. the increased duty womb' produce 600,0001. besides the differed= which would be saved, if Russia took off the exports.— The effect would be to raise the price of tallow to the consumer about 5/. 10s. per ton; and to compensate the consumer. he should propose to take off the tax upon candles, which was about 300,0001. although it did not bring that to the Government. One seventh of the du ties was spent in collecting them; and both the manner of its collection, and the oppression of the tax itself, is dependent of its comparative unproductiveness, were so grievous as to call for its earliest reduction. He codes. roared to show, also by calculating the expenses, that is bounty of four-pence per pound would accrue to per sons who could make their own candles. From other advantages which he expected would arise from the measure, he should have the honour to propose, the sum which it would bring in would amount to above a mil lion, the remainder of which would be at the disposal of the Government. If therefore the fanner could gain by such a plan, a relief to the annual amount of 3011,0 M! without any detriment to the cousumer, it must he for the general benefit of the country to adopt. If the Go vernment were afraid that it might be injurious to oar cointnerrial relations with Ritssia,why not commute the tax upon candles altogether. It would he a great relief to us, and cot iuviiluous towards that country. Upon these grounds he should submit his motion to the House. unless Ministers themselves should have the subject an der their reflection. Ile would not have brought it for ward if he hail thought they meant to uo so, and if they still proposed to take it into their consideration he would withdraw it He always thought it better that sack measures sl 1.1 originate with the Got eminent. because they came with more weight thin from an in& victual. Thet acre hound to apply their utmost anew lion to the sn ject, with the sincere determination to do all they could - to relieve the distresses of the country. and particularly that of the graz:ers, whom lie believed to be suffering most of ell. With the view of affording them some relief, he should move, "Thu a Committee of that House he app4.111:13.1 to inquire into the pro-1 prier) , of increasing Ilie ant upon the importation oh Foreign Tallow, its under thereby to take oil the Tax upon candles." which the insuries of the age created, ivbereas a geed portion of the tabour of the mechanic was done by else dle-light. lie was convinced that nothing wouldle mote beneficial to the poor man than the reduction of this tax, and that it could lw reduced without materially affecting the general revenne. He was one who agreed in the necessity of maintaining a clear surplus of reve nue over the espenditore, tint that was all he would sap port. With regard to Sinking Funds, he thonght them very well in theory, but he knew, from the history of all 'Sinking Fonds, what they came to in the end.— They knew how Sir H. Waipole's Sinking Fund had been destroyed ; and they had sees in their own day how the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer had treated that of Mr. Pitt. He could not agree to the motion, because it was likely to disturb our commercial relations with Rustle. Mr. ROBINSON said, that the Honourable Gentle man who had jest sat down, had made exactly the same objectioot to the motion, upon tome iiilsts, 'Lick bad knealltrod. in hina He should be "site as ready to cup port any measure as the lion.. M-ver fur the relief of the avrtcultnring interests, if it. would give that relief withogt detriment to others. That whidb was now pro posed Must produce one of two effects; it either would raise the price of tallow, or it would not. If it did so, he contended that it would pro lento increase the die -1 tress, by raising the price of candles. According to the I lionourahle Member's calculation, the duties, as they now stood, were 10 per cent. upon the importation of tallow, and three per cent. epos candles, making in the whole 13 per cent. upon the price of candles to the consumer. Therefore, if he took off the duty upon candles, and raised the imports to twenty per cent., the ditty upon candles wonld be raised to that mancient. The Irelief thus afforded to the agriculturist most be put up 'on the consumer. The great advocate of this question ' had taken care to pet forth his opinions and arguments in its favour. He did not mean the Honourable Member opposite, hut he understood that a person wherairocoted the measure was exceedingly interested in its success.— (Hear, hear.) Ile did not mean to say that this was the case, but it was commonly understood in time city.— (Hear, hear.) This individual endeavoured to make it appear, by going round about, that although the import duties should he twenty per cent. not more than Id. 1 a. would fall upon the consumer. 'That would give no fur ther relief to the farmer than. three shillings upon an ox. upon thus writer's own chewing. Was it then, worth while, for such an object, to put a direct tax upon the consnm-r, and npoo the farmer himself as a con- • sumer, and at the same time to incur thh risk of die whin; our commercial relations with another country. The Hononrable Member had stated at one moment that his measure wonld raise the price of tallow for the-tw ee& of the fanner, and in the nest breath that it would sot raise the price to the detriment of the consumer. He had the greatest objection to see alterations made on slight grounds is laws which affected and disturbed the progress of commerce. Nothing could be more noise' to those engaged in the particular branch which might be so affected, and who bad made their arrangements and neeckdAlla sae* the rtsalatioss in force. It such principles wenn, Giese Baia:lM and commercial sreemiceintskAa. 4egt efieleep at weer. and q tter, have so Minim st du(User4Sese.) Lire them grounds he must oppose the motion before the house.— With regard to the effect upon our relations with a fo reign power, he would not only view it in its effect apes that one power, but he would consider its operation upon all countries. If they were to go upon such a principle, they would naturally excite the jealousy of other nations. If they first said they would prohibit one thing, and then another, for the benehtting parti cular interests, they should soon be .00ked upon by the world with suspicion and distrust. He repeated, that for these reasons he felt it Lis duty to meet the motion with a negative. , Mr. RICARDO had heard with great pleasure the liberal sentiments which had just been exp d by the Right lion. Gentleman, and he only wished that Governuient would act upon such principles mere -ge nerally than they slid. Ile must confess his surpris.. at the astonishing calculations of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Curwen), by which he could not only tell them the effect of his proposed plan opal the Russian farmer, upon the measures of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, upon the quantity of tallow to be imported, but also the exact anus of 5/. 10s. as the increase of price which would ensue to the consumer. Now how his Honourable Friend arrived at these conclusions, he was at a loss to conceive. His opinion was, that the produce of all countries would be regulated by the general demand. and that the price given to Russia for her tallow would always he that for which she could afford to prance it. The tueasnre lie was convinced. would go to impose a direct tax upon the people of England. Ile would never consent to relieve one class at the expense of another who were the consumers. He should say no more upon the subject of the motion. but lie wished to snake an oh sere:l4lm upon an argument used by the Hon. Member for Hull (Air. Sykes). lie had stated that the Ministers were right in establishing a clear surplus of live millions, and then he went over the history of Sinking Funds to shew that they ought not to be maintained. Now, if this excess of income over expenditure was not a Sink ing Fund, he knew not what the Han. Member meant to make of it. His own opinion was, that Sinking Fend. were right in theory and in principle, and lie should he among the first to support one if he hail any security for its proper application. He would do so because lie s!tonl.l then know that the debt was provided for. lint it %Ca ; only on the of paying o ff debt that he would support a Sinking Fund, and therefore he %%mild never consent to leave it in the hands of Ministers—be t id not meats his Majesty's present Ministers,but any Ministers, let them come from a hat part of hat 1103. ,, ` or f what part of the country they may. With r , - gard to the reduction of the tax upon candles, every tientkinsu seemed to have his favourite tax fur refine tiott. One proposed the Malt Tax, another the Salt Tax, another the heather Tax, and another the Candle Tax. Now, lie had a different opinion, for he thought none of them were tie taxes which might lot repealed a ilk the greatest advantage, although undoubtedly the Salt Tax was very oppressive. Ile would say that the most ahoirinahle of all taxes was the tax upon law proceed ings.—(flear„ and a laugh.)—lt was a tax which pressed more itpota the poor and middling classes of society than any other. As lion. Members had all declare.( their fa vourite taxes, he hoped he should be excused for men tioning. that which appeared to him to be most grievous and oppressive.—(idear and laughter.) Mr. T. Wila.vl/N expressed his satisfaction at the principles which had been expressed by the Right lion. tientleui.o below him. He had the strongest objection to the in , ssure proposal, and it was very doubtful what would be its effect upon Russia. The Hon Member al luded to the important duties on wool, whirls he con ilemoi.d as having been most doubtfil in their origin, and injurious is their street. The lion. Member 02p04 site (Mr.Corwea) bad stated, thrst when the Duties un Woo) were imposed, the Spmaish:Gio.ferninent 104 0( 'the exports , but he forgot tbe circumstance thaf Spain Mr. SYKES agreed with Isis lion. Friend that the tax upon candles, which it would be most edits, just . and useful to repeal, as ohe which pressed upon the l ower e t of th e reaple. and was very oppressive in mattniw of its bring levied. Hut his Ilan. Friend called upon the house to make up the deficiency of this reduction by making an 41a s ming increase to an already high tax upon the impottation of an article of foreign produce. Ile conceived it to be most material to tile coustnercial interests of this country, that it should have a good understanding and proper influence with the Cabinet of Petersburg, and that no measure of an irri tating tendency towards that country s h onid he adopted.' Under the peculiar circumstances in which Russia now stood, it would he invidious and suspicious to lay on these I srge prohibitory duties and must be followed by ret „h avoe y treasures. It might to he remembered also. that great speculations were now going on upon thane. tiele in question, and the horse ought to he extremely elu si o ns haw it lent its sanction to such proceedings.-- , . (Hear.) The only effect of the measure, as it appeared to him, wools' be to lost money into the pockets of 'pe culators. lie agreed that the tax in question was One whirls ought to be restored. It pressed news. upon the poor than upon the sign, :Ilse . rich man need wax- 1 lights, Argyll-lamps, and other elegact inventions, • The voodoo was agreed to, awl the t.tstraittee awned. —Among the amuse were:—Mr. T. Ells, Sir Robert Shaw. Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. T. S. Rice, Mr. C. H. Hatebissoa, Mr. Nicholas Coltharst, Sir Henry Parnell, Sir John Newport, the Mariam of Londonderry, Mr. C. .Great, isc. i • YAORAXTS. Mr. CHETWYND moved for a series of paptsiireekl . gag to the Acts respecting Vagrants. Among these wee an airiest of all the some of sooner paid by the Tres wirers el dee different Committees in England and Wake, approlieeding and passing Vagrants to their respeo +dee parishes. Also an amend of all the persons committed, 'ender the authority of the Vagraas' Acts, to ate prima* of the respective counties. during the years lilo and 1821. Thom papers, he observed, would ge to show the beeedcial operation of the Rill which was passed last See ales, and would be useful for the conaideratims media BIM which be meant to bring-op Mbar a fiw warAl ft** Mr. CARTIVINI its of the Bill of last Sesame, the ilapets woe 6 - 411111CCREDWYND then brought up theitM i to widgb le Aided. via :—To cessolida's and amend' the Laws suspecting Vagrants. It. stated his object tope to have the Bill read a but time sad printed, in order to be sent to the Magistrates through the country, by about any amendments might be suggested. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be printed. • SOOTCR JUSTICIARY COURTS. Mr. KENPIRDY moved for a Returo of the Names,Re sidences, and Designations of all Pecans summoned to serve on Juries in the Justiciary Courts in Scotland for the last ten yeses, specifying the various towns and counties is which the persons were so summoned.— Ordered. TURNPIRR LAWS. Mr. HUNTER BLAIR moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider the state.of the Turnpike and Highway Laws in Scotland. and to re port their opinion on the sane to the Honse.—The motion was agreed to, and **Committee named. DUTY OM TALLOW CAXIILSI. Mr. SYKP.S postponed to Tuesday, the 30th of April, his modes for the Repeal of the Duty ea Tal low Candles. summeur PROCERDINGS BILL. OR the motion for going into a Committee on the Sum mary Proceedings Bill, Mr. CHETWYND said, that in I:nametape* of ear testicles from seeeral Memben of that Halle. and from some ceutry Magistrates, the hest way would be to base theeomeednieste added sad printed, to be moms mitted on a futon day. The Bill then went themes a Committee et the whole Neese. The Horse reamed, and the Report was *rehired to be brought up on Prilay sit'saight, and to be printed. Mr. IILTME moved fat a.Raeura detail the Assessments of Lend Taw io KeissingtoiCholemiand the Hawked of Ossaletes, in the eMititifiMifiegkars. for the leet-ae essi ram sPecifyi . • .niAllerafialtild kw each respectively. Ordered. • • Ilse Petition was brought up and laid on the table. The Worthy Aldermen promoted two similar Peti tions, one from Oldham. and the other from the tows of Manchester. both of which were laid en the table. GiNtIAL GAOL Wr. WKSTRRN gave notice, that on Wednerdey, the nth lastest, he should present a Petition on the sub ject if the long (Wendel' of prisoner, being from the Sommer to the Lent Assizes in each year. He said lie was intrusted by the Graad Joey of the County of Essex to p 00000 t this Petition, and he felt it necessary to give notice of his intentions, as he proposed wine, it referred to a Committee. or found some measure upon it. The Malt Duty Repeal Bill was read the third time, aid after a few words from Mr. C. SMITs and Mr. H. GUNNICY, it passed. Sir U. CLERK moved to discharge an Account moved for by the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, with the terms of which it was found impossible to comply. He should them move for an Account which would answer the end of the Honourable Member, The Return alluded to. was that for an Account of the Transport Tonnage. —Tbooriginal motion was then discharged, and the Account substituted being agreed to. it was afterwards brought up. Mr. HUME moved for a Return of the Amount of the Sums deducted from the Wages of Officers and Men in the Sea Service for • certain period. specifying for what purpose each deduction was made.—Ordered. WEST INDIAN COLONIES. Mr. MARRYATT pretested a Petition from the Le gislati►e Council of the Island of Grenada, complainingef distress. They attributed it to the low price of their pro duce. Property bad been depreciated to inch a degree, that an estate which was se►en years ago worth 40,0001. was lately sold for 13,0001. Mr. WILMOT said, that it was the intention of his Hon. Friend (the President of the Board of Trade,) in the course of the ensuing week, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the intercourse between this country and the Colonies, with a view to the relief of the West Indian Colonies.—(Hear.) A Mennen said, that so body of persons in the I empire laboured under more se►ere distress than the West Indian Planters; and if there were not Peti tions is ithont number front planters and every interest connected with them preferred to the House, it was because they firmly relied on the disposition.; of l'arlia tarot to isgnire into their case with a view to re!ief. Mr. HIHUIIT observed, that all that the 'limiters wanted, was to be allowed to participate in the free commercial regulations which Lad been introduced in the parent country. The Petition was broorht tip and laid on the table. IMPORT DUTIES LIMY TALLOW. Mr. CURWEN, in porsisance of the notice he hail riven, rose to call the attention of the House to a sull ied. not only relating to the agricultural but to the re. penal interests of the Ci un•r). It was the opinion of a great number of individn sls well conversant with the sallied, that the importation of foreign tallow had ■ tendency to aggravate and increase the distress under whirls agriculture now 'offered. No 'object demanded more seriously the attention of the house, for whatever might have been the degree of distress which p.-evailerl before the asseusbling of Parliament, it certainly had not lessened since that period. The necessary conclusion, therefore, was that the measures adopted Ivy the (tavern meat had net produced the result expected from them —He by no means meant to blame them, .•r to take ex ceptions to what they had done, for he had undoubtedly hoped. as be had no 4likubt they did. that the distress would Ise considerably relieveseby lite remission of Ilse tax upon malt. Bat the country differed wiat the tur.l