The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-24 00:00:00

ACRICOLTURAL IffEETING IN ESSEX.

A 'vsry floweret:to and respectable meeting of hind-owners and
imespiere, ciaqty, merchants, and traidtstr.en: met on Saturday,
in pittsuadta N a public notice, at the Three tiros Inn, Coicheater,
di order to take into consideration the depressed state of the agri-
eolitre and commerce of the country, There were ohnut three
Po-thud persons prtser.t aino..gat the company we noticed
4..1 following...gentlemen
Slr G. id. bnlytli, Bart. M.P. ; fl. Beckford. Er,. ; M. Cor-
Yo 4. • Jicv. P. Strong, Iles. E. Crosse, Rev. 'f. Newniso,
• • It. W. if Sith:c, Hee. T. Newman, jun. ; Dr. ibildam, he.
:pveral gentlen.cn who were unable to attend the meeting reque;rer
°ta ,- .'e their mamas inserted in the petition. viz.—Colonel Itigby,
Mistly Ilnll : P. L. Wright, Esq. of Hatfield Priory, &c. Mr.
'Vito.. rn, one of the Members for the county, at the request of
„sae g•entlenten who convened this meeting, was also present.
•• who presided at a formo. rn.etin.r, proposed that
'3lr. Cinidlis 5".1e,11.1 take the Chair, which met with unanimous
tepprobation. 31r. .Nlit!s then produced a letter from I). W. llsr-
Eig. one of the 31embers for the Borough, which he read to
dos meeting.
Mr. COP SET. I ti. in a short speech, opened the business of the
rim, and—
Mr. IB•WTlitte. inlayed a petition to both Houses of Parlisment,
•in which, after rerrrsenting that the agriculture and commerce ut
• the Country are suffering under an unusual ',ate f crab:ann.:nen,
That

nni depresi.ian, it goes on to state. " That the avowed intention or
• bls Mayes:y*li 3EI-Asters to propose to Perlianwnt such an alteration
tithe (;orit lames in shall, by facilitating the entry of foreign cam,
~.ill funhir depress the price of Brlti,ll produce, will. if curried
into effcct. greatly increase the pressure under which the country
lbboors ; and, in the main time, the uncertainty in value of eh
.isigrieuhural property which is thus crested, is productive of the
'toast injurious COOKLIUtfiCeF.• The petitioners, therefore, depre-
cate any further exp2rimenta or chanpes in those commercial prin.
o.ples under which Ole agricultJle and manufactures of the country
• has bon so long and successfully carried or ; and humbly implore
both iyouses or Atan»zilt to take these circumstances into their
mom serious co:add:l-stint), and afford Poch relief and prniection as
the present otitis of the country most urgently demands."
The Petition we: stecondad by :lly. J. G. LAY, and carried with.
Gilt OM (11%Sentielt V.Otc.
Mr. NVEsTran being requested to state to the meeting his teen.
lioSonts upon the sub;eti, explained in n sausfactory manntr the
aid opinions which be entertained upon the present stmation
•of she country, and declared that they were so fully in unison with
Aet sentheents expressed in the petition, that he should give it his
pimps: support. 7he Mon. Gentlein,ad added, that he thought
himself warranist lu &Muting the niecting rhat he had every reaqm
'tti holiest that It *null 'meet with ttie.perfect approbation of his
lion. Colleague, iitir Ehiab &Litre).
sir fi, fl. Sutra, Part, then deOared his entire cogeouyenco
tbs object of the mode& slid ble.apprOval of the petttlan which'
bad been submitted to (hie consideration, and promised that he