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India 'torched. Imola greatly conduce to the at!-
vantage el the country t sud there iv... iia other
inetlivil whatever of exteudiug relief to thetn.ia
their present sitttation.-
The Dal.e of Slawraose said. that in the North
01SL-ottani! tire price of coru was exceedingly
particularly of oats, atitouutiug to a considerable
scarcity ; altho*ia otheijilaces, they might be more
accustomed to eat wiltattou la cad, the people of
ebuittry had a if:eater desire for bread wade of
oats and barley. He considered that the interest
of commerce ought to be particularly attended to ;
it was what had raised tlinvcountry twits highest
pinnacle of ireeatuessa. and by ueglectiug to protect
et 111 times of difficulty, we might bring on our ruin
tad destruction.
The Earl of LAVDERD ALE, iu a very aninsataal
speech, °visaged the Bill, as contaiitiug restrictions
injurious to the agriculture and interests of the
country. It was contrary to all the good maxillas of
these wise writers who had cesiautunitoted their lien-
ttinents upon this subject. No principle mom ab-
surd and more palpable could be maintained ; it
for its object the relief of one description of
per sous. by causing direct injury to another. In
his opinion, it was as absurd as if, when the cotton-
linniuticturer should be in distress, a restriction
should be imposed upon the woolleu-m•nuficturer
to prevent his selling his broad-cloth, iu order that
there might be a greater consumption of cotton.
This question had Leen discussed, and well known
in farmer times. There was a paper in Tkc Specta-
tor, written, as he believed, by Mr. Addison, where-
in was dearly shown the impoliey of increasing or
diusiniahiag the quantity of any one article in the
market. For instance, he had demonstrated, that
if a tenth were added to the quantity, it would di-
minish the price one-half. Therefore, he contend-
ed, that it would be policy on the part of the
grower of barley. to destroy at once that quantity
which had been used ia the -distilleries, rather talus
permit it to diminish the latices, by coming to SU+
other market beyond their usual quantity.
Lord Id ter rases ay spoke at considera hie length,
aid urged, In a ninety of reasons, the ueeessily .if
this measure being Ran:elated. He owned it
would be great and good principle if all chip*:
were so ordered that they could be regntated by
their own maned laws. He was ready to admit,
.that the principles laid down by the Noble Lords
would be limper to be acted upon if this country
were to rust independent of foreign connection
and its own regulations. Would it be contended.
that restrictions never ought to have been intro-
'lured respecting the importation and exportation
of corn ? Sech a restriction had been deemed ac-
cessary. had been found beneficial, and had been
extended in pad times to the growers of corn, for
the purpose of preserving to them their own ad-
vantage : and this. measure was effecting no greater
relief to the West India mtetchant. Ili. subject
had been improperly termed a West India one •
but the, great object in view was to do away the
apprehension of seaccity. for which there had
been some ground to be alarmed ; suit if we
looked to the North of Scotland, 'and the North of
Ireland, we shall fiat that this scarcity had been in
some measure felt. We might cenvatalata oars
velvet now, that there was every proapect of an
alawidant harseu ; he thonght we had nothing to
fear. although the particnlar crisis of &eget was
not yet passed. It was shin to be considered, that
those nations bordering on the Baltic, through the
errata of the war. were not likely to supply us with
env at all in coo of dire necessity. America, be
beierv.al. had never supplied us with more that
ene-twellth, sin the general importation.
The Earl of I.Arecap*Lt rose to explain. and
oheenrad, in regard to what had been stated by a
Noble Duke. that •die people. of Scotland were
more disposed to live noon barley and oats than
wheat, it was his (the Nnh!e Earl's) opinion, that
a native of that couatry %add be glad of the best
bread he could get. Tiiere were tales of tuitional
ammixst the common people. He re-
in.anhertal a 'story of a Sou:lmmo coming to the
hnnse of an Englishman. wheu the latter ohservell.
4. What have I get in thr house that yes can eat ?"
—The other replied. • Wh,t hare You got in the
house that a fterochrean cannot eat?"
• The Doke of fonysms shin explained.
The Bill was then read a seerind time. and or-
dered to be (*omitted to-inormw.—The House
thee adjourned.