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A CARD.

MESSRS. JOI1NS()N and BURGESS (late
Johnenis and Williams), Proprietors of the AMR-
RICAN MN/THING SYRUP fur Children coiling their
Trite, beg leave to inform the Nubility, Gentry, sod the
PuWse in restreal, that they have REMOVED to No. 2E,
YORK PLACE, CITY ROA D (front Newman-advert, Ox-
ford iisevet),erlirre tbe Rusiiseas will be carried on in future.
The very high estimation is which this inestimable Medi.
tine is held by all classes.? she commainiiy, renders it mane-
("MN" le make soy comment os Its 'Firms, more than ft,
comaiesed Mashers sod Norms
"American lbeelhira Syrup" in the Narerry, for if a child
vi•kes in the uitht with pains in its gums, this valuable
Medicine applied, will immediate, open the pores, heal the
111 arms, and thereby prevent fevers sir convulsions, fur shoeld
it mime is tatmpetilion with any other disorder, it oriel' de-
shiny% the mother's brichtest hopes. Parents who may lie
dubious, of th• Ottawa of ttw Soothing Syrop, way refer to the
differews earet that have appeared in the newspapers for
nearly SO y.ars, during which period the highest irstiwwwials
of this invalwalsle Medicine have been publicly arkuowledged
by gime of the int Nubility sad Gent'', iu the Vested Kisse-
l. dem, is. equally safe is its application, mail is it. action,
sad viterMs. in Its *pertains.
TWO iseminialtie Medic's* te Mr bed mf the Proprietors,
J.Mesies sod Ilscrees, late Johimos awl William., a. above ;
*mkt by their appoolimorsi„ of eY tM .peaseirel Mrdkise
Yankees is Yews sail Grotty, at !.. W. roe binds.

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AGRICULTURAL DISTRJESS—PAR LIAM EN TA RY
REFORM.
A meallag of the Freeholders of the coua of Kent was
bolds
yesterday at Maidstone, pursuant t Reepsiaidas
preowned to tbsi Hies Sheriff polio Puce Powell, Roe.)
" to qiswidet sat a Petition to Parliameet oat the Distressed
;sate of the Carmstry, and the Defective Representations of
the People.".
The rriotelikso woe signed by upwards of 450 of the most
respectable looded prep. Wore of the aisisty, amsugst whom
were the names of the Earls Titania. Cv' per, Darrley, and
Jewel • Loyd. lodes, Foikestamc, Who. ke.
;sourly pool of the osonsiog the Illdisiessoso of the
Camay begs. to poor into the toes, and they Continued to
arrive up to the otlaldle of lb. day. About sieves, o'clock •
porous distributed among the crowd of 'Perseus assembled id
and sear the market-place, • printed address—" To the No-
Menses and Gentlemen Freeholder. of the County of Kest."
collie, ppm. them to unite their efforts in the sacred cause
of Reform. In oddities to this, a little boy took bill stand
is the midst of the throe& holding a placard, upon which
was 'rides " Cubbett's Farmers' Wives Friend; or, the
Duke of Buckingham's Rill of Fare for Farmers."
At dvehe o'clock the High Sheriff, attracted by the Geo-
desics who were expected to take a leadisg part in the Meet-
ing, took his station in oat of the carts place fur the accom-
modation of the Speakers.
Among the Noblemen and Gentlemen present we noticed
(in 'debtor. to those already meu mooed) Mr. HuoyouoJ, M.P.
for the Crusty, Sir E Knstebbull,ditto, J. L. Hodges, Ea,.
the Rev. J. Gambier, Rev C. Cage, Rev. Cage, .f• Rider,
EN., .I. Polhill, Esq., the Hon. C. Noel, W. Cribbed, E.q. &r.
When Mr. Hollywood made his appearoace he was loudly
cheered by the Meeting.
Os the motion of the Earl of DARN LEY, the High Sheriff
was called to the Chair.
Mr. FOOTE haring in en excellent speechcipallated upon
the severity of the agricultnril distress, and the uecesaity of
Reform, ruorluded with moving—
" The humble Petition, &c. sheweth—That your Peti-
deuces have waited, with the utmost anxiety, to see whet
measures of relief would be proposed by your Honourable
Howse, in coosergoeswe of the reprerentatioss of distress
which have been from lime to time urged by your Petitioners.
is common with other Coosiin ; and though by the proceed.
Inge of your Honourable Howse they ntwerve the distress is
fully admitted, the measures that have been founded themes
are futile, mad inadequate to the wants sad wishes of your
Petitioners, sod aggravate by diseppoistostot the severe sof.
feting* wader which they labour.
"The evils and grieanees of which your Petitioams hove
complained, have now risen to • height that imperiously call.
for great and efficient remedies; and they emitestly demand
of your Honourable Rouse that redress which it has the
power, and ought wham* the inclination. to afford.
" Tour Priitieners have sees every above defesdeil, sod
every proposal foe efficient retrenchment rejected, or co mo-
dified., to become insignificant ; and !hey mice more implore
your Hosoisrable House to consider what relief may he uts-
dined by a real and efficieut economy, a reductiou of ure-
ic.. places, sod a further diminatios of the weight of tuxe-
dos, which so grievously oppresses all elapses ef.tbe people.
They have particularly noticed the apoilquios of no less a
sum thaw lee millions to the establishment of a Sinking
Fond, at a asowieut whet. the burden of taxation is so se-
verely yeti; sad they submit to year consideration whetter,
at such a moment, such a sum should be exacted, Ire them*.
bliaboient of a fund, the beselt of which must be ~wets, if
sot, as it has hitherto proved, completely delusive' The
distress which stew so heavily presses upon your Petitioners,
and which is daily increasiag, arises evidently, in a great de-
gree. out of the rat t caste of public mosey, sane-
domed by your Houtraiatile House : sad your Petitioners are
thoroughly persuaded, that such • miaapplication of the
public money never could bare taken place, or bargee
taken place, the obvious remedy to be foriud, in economy
and reirenchrocii,woubl sot have been en long neglected, if
pablic opiniou and the public interest bad their doe weight
la the deliberations of your Honourable House; and it is
thereby become masifest to your Petitioned, that a foil sail
fair Repreacitation of the people is moat urgent and India-
persuade fur the correction of present abuses, arid for illy
against their recurrence. Your Petwiourrs, therefore, re-
quest that your Memorable House will resolve forthwith to
enter upon the great work of refocusing the Representation,
as by this alone can your Honourable House regain the coo-
fadeout of the pimple, which has been forfeited by the system
of messed. hitherto pursued, sod sanctioned by your
Hoommable Hoax.
" Dy the fatal misnennagemetel at the affairs of the emu,.
try, woe part of the Empire is reduced to a state of actual
famine, while your P. iiiiosera are sofferiug severely in the
midst of aboodasee. The capital employed in ageicialtire
its
for erisrmlyseenselessw dailyeestesureddencea•mbetorabeoigherfips liies usoysadi,o rwltivate
heveryps
while ruin laud general bmalle*PleY class of
roltivatues, who is their fall must shake the very fooorlation
a Mt Empire.
Deeply erected will thee calamities, risr Pstitiourn

cauttot viii, *Wrn tudiguabon, the 'ruse ,misapplecation
of the tratioaal rereourerw employed to eatatihab a corrupt
influence is your liuteurirable House, which tun been ortellif
avowed and itublishiegly defeudeilLby which thew Rept e.ea-
Hittite! are seduced..front their dory, the spirit of she Con-
stitution iv wielatert, avid eitcyoktempt at eacteat to 'truck-
Meet shassefrilly eluded.
•• Yon. Petitiobers call upob your Huunorshia Horse ID
shake off this havielut ireflotawe whirls has hitherto par•lyeral
all your prueredings. arid to give them is spirit awl in Italia.
. that setters bureau and reform which the Critical silusi km of
the euneby, sod the aliases to r" Mourserahhe Howse rm.
path:o2ly damned, obieh alone eels mist woe reentry from
ceovulwreor C',. stability to the Tbetelar, earl perpetuate the
Coastit %lion."
He observed, in rowelnsion, that he should not Immo* •
Ism* further suit their nitration, but In. comb' sot retarbule
without eongrattaleting Iris lirrethesi-Veeehelders apes the
eaupeallobillit. 4 the Mortionf of t%' day. roue w*Wee
oteashbasboal. *by wlsonweil au Metre bed eie whepeeteMe ,e
Allootiaig. ay shearessamebirag apou that iniporteet wesasiiew
they hod dcorpptartateel the iiirelints of Mtnieters ; they bed
done more-withey bed skews to Nitotirters theasselvey, that,
if they wished to procure ferrying and battering sycophant's,
they must not look for them anionot therteedy Freeholders
of ilit Loamy of Kent.—(Litud •pplanse )
Mr. RIDER cone forward to second the Resolutions In an
excellent speech, which was repeatedly cheered.
The Earl of DARNLEY did not mean to say that Perlis-
anent was perfect, or that he emildialace soy confidence in its
vireo/ any more than those persons did who stood avowed
him; but eves if he did entertain such an•uptaioo, null he
must arty tient nu relief could be all tided to the plibliedie•
tresses, except ley a diminution of 14‘4114111.44.4(Apt111111414.)....
It was out of the poetic of the Parliament trie effort' any
relief to the public distresses by tiny other mean.. He re-
petted much hating heard in a House of which he was
a Member, a Noble Duke, for whom he mast of coarse
have the highest respect (as he was the only person, with the
exception of the brave Wellington, who had within the
last sixty years received the highest boarrem of the Peerage);
he regretted, be said, having heard that Nettle Dale declare
that taxation fell but lightly on the farmer. This was a
doctrine which every practical man must ...prelim?. The
(firmer was pressed down, not only by direct but by indirect
taxation. Hornig touched so far on the grievances, he now
came to the remedy. He differed in some peruse, a hooch be
concurred generally in the prayer of the Petition. lie could
not, bowrver, as so -honest Englishman, support say prayer
fur relief at the expense of other classes of the community.
—(Cheers.)o-rThere wrre also persons who thought that re-
lief ought to be givea by &Gendarme the public creditor.
this be should most decidedly act his face against. The
time might posiibly come •hen a optional baukruptcy would
take place; but while able they were buried to pay their
holiest debts. It mattered not how nue burdens were is.
turfed, or if it did it was fur those Members who haJ sup-
ported Miteisters in their lung and ustjusGbable career of ex-
travagant expeediture to answer for and 'breed their coil-
duet. Butt while they were able they were booted to pay
the public creditor, unless indeed that period arrived
which world compel them to call their - creditors to-
gether, and pay so match is the pountlf.—(Chtera.)-
711 e only way to avoid this desperate slterwatirre was to re-
duce taxatiou—tu adopt economy in nor public expeaditere,
by reducing nor establishments at home sad abroad, both
civil and military.--(Appliosse.)--He neat came to Perlis-
Reform, • subject always &faced' and delicate to be
toot upon. He had not hitherto expressed airy decided
6piaiuri upon if ; but knowing, as he did, the wishes, not
only of the civilly, but of the country at large, he felt
it necessary to come to the conclusion that some sort of
Reform was necessary. Then came the queatioa, /144•1
was this Reform to be obtained without revolution and
bloodshed, or else by the act ref the House of Cumulous
itself It was true that the House might reform itself,
yet the operaiiou would be a tardy out. They ought' hoe.
ever, to recollect that the next election was not very far dia-
lect. The freeholders of the county would then have an op.
portanity of giving their voles in favour of independent
men. If the people of England wished seriously fur Re-
forum, they had only to vote in favour of those men who,
when elected Members of Parliament, would be the zealous
defenders of thew right. and liberties.—(Cheers.)—Let this
be done in lb. county of Keel ; let the example-be followed
in the other counties throughout the kingdom; sod then, cad
ant till their, would an effectual Reform in Parliament be
effecied.—(Cheers.)
Sir E. K N ATCH 8 LT LL regretted that the questioned A gri•
cultural Distress and Parliamentary Reform hail been mixed
up, as such a mixture could ooly have the tendency of divid.
l ing opinions, sad weakening a cause which all were soul. us •
I to support. He was sinew anxiourido give, as be had hitherto
' done, his zealous support to every m aaaaa e calculated to
'freed relief to the Agricultural lu wrests ; but upon the ques-
tion of Reform be differed from the Geutleruen who had spokes
i before him.

Mr. RI DER, io ao eloquent address, supported the prayer
of the Petition.
Mr. LAIRICIPI, Mr. HONTWOoD, and Mr. HODOCII Wee-
rally addressed the meeting iu support of the Petition.

Mr. CORBETT now made his •ppearence and was re-
ceived with cries of " Off, off:" mixed with the applause. of
his Alcor's. Alter ihis clamour had continued fur some lime,
The HIGH SHERIFF said, " I am desired to ask whether
yin are • Gr. bolder ?"
Mr. cosaerr—.4 I am."
The HIGH SW ERIFF—"Arr you a freeholder of Kent "'"
Mr. COBRErr—" Yes, Sir."
[Several voices here exclaimed that Mr. Cobbelt had •
freehold at Greenwich]. Silence being obtained,

Mr. COBBETF proceeded to urge the several topics in
the Petition, which he Mid was right as far as it west,
•liboush be perhaps in some points differed from it; bat
the only and ctrecival mode of Reform would be to petition
she Peers to give up their intim...cc, it being his opinion
that if they persevere in keeping their boroughs, they will
loose them sad every thing else. He sducluded with
moving, .that the following be tacked as a rider so the
Petition:—

" Aad your Petitioners beg leave likewise most humbly to
pray, that your Honourable House will cause a just 'educ-
tion of the isterest of the national debt, a soon as )0u have
completed a Reform of your Honourable House."
The Earl of DARNLEY obrerved, he felt It nee 44444 y to
stale, that it would in his mind be unfair mu those persons
who had supported the extravagant projects of Mini.tera to
turn round sad say, " Now we are in distrese, and are de-
termiued W pay so much a the pound." He (Lo.d U.) as
so honest man, was of opisiou that they were bound to pay
their public and private debts as lung as limy were able.
A Mr. BICKNELL addressed the Metals'', mid recom-
mended the eachasiou of political drieuersiun,a cualtdruce in
Par hameut, and the appourrorent of • Committee to reeeive
subs: riptious to relieve the distresses of the Coon', of Kent.
After soma further uloetvations, it was decided that Mr.
Cubbrtt'• Kidrr should form pert of the Petition; and the
Petitiou thus •tided to war carried, with the et,eption of
tr
three ur four hands, among whom WAS that of Lord Darnley,
who could nut accede to Mr. Gobbet'''. Amendment.
A Vote of Thanks was proposed to Mr. Hume foe his able
exertious is. Parliament, but the High Sheriff declined put-
ting it, as it wan nut iocludrd in the Requi on. It was,
however, ultimatetly pat and carried with loud applause.
Tlsankr were 'Merl to ibis Sheriff, and the weetiug dis-
persed at four o'clesk.

Horses robbed down with leave. of the chest:tut
tree in the morning will escape bri:ig annoyed by
Met during the dry.

Yesterday • Specie/ Gemara! Court was held at she Past
11Idi 1 11.1114 e for the porpoise of conaiderimg a Bill now good-
log is Parliament for romeolidating the several law, solaring
to the private trade filth the Eau ladies ;ead be eleamid.T
lbt propene', of coac•rring so the repeal of the law by which
ships ander the harder of 360 tons are it protein meseindrd
Dons esolesting its atieh tradefrom the Dolled Kingdom.
The CHAIRMAN had to inforth thtt Cones that the Court
t Directors hot been In correspoadesee with the Comm.-
blusters for the Affairs of Cuba on that sabject..-[The roc -
rupondenee was shed read by the Stereiary.]-e-Tbe Char.
man said be was smarms to state, (bat bating got so tat art
Overrun on this Inaormiaso question, the Directors sere de-
sirous to rem. as boom as posetble to the rural usasideta-
Sluts of the aphjert ; hot nrcelosteitseas had lately neutered
which reaelered it switOdlory (hr untie intedelleatioala lite
UM before Parthsemems, *MN aehich It was measicheed Mea-
-1 V 116911 to rage to an Wathertiete deeiliele. He isoult).
thorrfory, begionen I. suggest thy propriety of 'regime the
papers whieh had ham read helm, the Cnort, aid she Court
mold route to • derisinee On • future day. It hoop wed that
as Wedeiesday sett a Cbt.rterly Meeting would be bed, snit
that meeting could Le made special for that purpose. A f
the same lime, while he stated that he thought that •ou'd
be the most prudent course to a.lopt, he did nbs mesa to pre,
elude gentlemeu hum delivering their °pinnies on the sub-
ject at present.
Mr. FORBES said that this eras so seession wpm, which
every man interested Itt the affairs of laths sit odd route for-
ward, for el so former period did Indi• as lIIIICh resod in
need of their attentions. N. o i•itesl so stergest !buttons
papers be referred to a COlDierlltoe, Oho aolitet 'limit to lite
Court at the nest euretiog. No man who knew the,?etits.
meets he Led held far she last tea years winshl inepperse bias
hostile is • free trade, he was sloe's favourable to the rhea
ciple, bat be could ant moderationl that freedom% ;ditch ems-
shied ie giving all the advantapes on the mot sides.s.-(Hear,
hear. be-BO—The duty at present imposed Opole Easeilbdi
sager, operated as a prohibition on its isuporiation_ He
considered she reem t Comma House resit lea Moo, by
*hid) all sugar eanithg from the East Indies was hold to
he cloyed-Anwar, sad ambieried to a duty u( Ss. per mak
was extremely improper, the consequence of which atoll
be to hawk op the trade from the East Indies, both stf guru
and rusher. li/ensured the late period of the Smsitin at shut'.
the Rill had been brought in, sad trussed it would not,
he allooed to pars during the present Session, and.gltal the
Coors of Proprielots would at once protest against it. I t wlll4'
oars oerstron of trade or mattiefactorei iheiely, bot ti queen.
lion in whale the welfare of the whole tedium population Wai
involved. Was it fair, be would ask, that we should de-,
loge India with oar ntsasfacturrs, and at the ensue time re.•
fore to remive the prodnels of their ladostry?—jlrlesr, hear,
hen.) -The troth was, that the East lodises sure rot re-
presented la the House of Coalmen*, whilst the West Indians
had able advocates both In that Roue sod i, other places,
sod he thought it would be a wise measure now to adopt, it
the East ladle Directors were of necessity tulle klembereedthe
Hoene of Commons It might rattily be douse by on!y stlpuist.
iag that every cairdidstr for the direetion of their altetra 'should
hare • seal tai sisal Horse. The Honourable. Cratlenun
proceeded` to read to the Coon, from a mimeo presented tai,
the House of Commons, • statement of the Emu's manufac-
tured woods exported from this cusatry to India, by which
it apprarre6 that is 1794 the ammo, expbrt -automated to
1601.;, in 1813 it assouoted Is 1114,000 f.; in 1818 (fire-years
oily after the ispewieg of the trade) to 760,0001. Plc return
bad been recently made; but he conceived that the ex-
pos of cotton goods mow amounted to one inill•on strobes,
and it was imposetble to say to what extent the trade
might be carried. He did mot object to opening thu
ports of India to ships let a smaller tonnage than at
present allowed by law, that us, he did out object
to it as an abstract measure, though it would undoubt-
edly be injurious to the ONp-budding interest is Indio.
There were at reseed 40,090 tons of shipping lying at Ben-
gal unemployed; these were rotting in the harbours, bet OW
thing was beard of them ; sod why ? because the diitresses
ofthe East India ahipping Interest was not emotsolly being.
preurd upon the House of Commons. Upon the whole it
appeared to him, that the Government were determined now
to sacrifice Else East India interests to the West luelta mot
shipping interests of this country. He concluded by ex-
horting the Court sot to lose this opportunity, when They
were asked for a boos, to ray to the Ceremonial is return-.-
" Give us, not • boos, bat give us filatice"—(Hear, hear.)—
And if every member of the House of Comuioas, who hilt
tube did, would cordially exert themrekes, they would at
least be enabled to get the Rill pusipoued till the next
Session.

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Mr. CARRUTHERS protested against its going forth to
the world that be, as so Indian Proprietor, colucided in the
sestinieist ofibe last speak'', that it was the intention of she
Goverauseut to promote the iuterests °rose part of its sub-
jeels at she expense of soother.
Mr. MACALILET was friendly to the deetrine of free
trade. It was good In the abstract, but if we adopted is,
foreign nation, would sot follow our example; but as it was
of the highest coMmerelal importance to get possession of
the infant !rude of South America, still further concretions
shies were proposed steght to be made by the East India
Company. He thought she trade with Chins ought to be
opened, benne@ without It were, so profitable trade could
he carried es with Siam, Toupee, and 'Nita.
—He saw so mem why the English merchant should
be required to hoer 6 lieesse to trade to the chief settle- -
meets, as the Americas. could go there without one; that
point he vrowld, therefore, give up, and in return they tpuld
bare • right to expect sod should ask for a proloogalias of
their exclusive Chia tea trade.
Me. S. DIXON was set prepared to enter upon the sub-
ject, sod therefore lisped the sergesiion of the Chairman
for • week's time woold be adopted. Wish reference so
what the Hos. Proprietor (Mr. Forbes) litd slotted is to the
necessity of the East ledge interest being reproyeuted in the
Heart of Commusw, be would ask, did not that Hos:Grunt-
mas know that every Member of that House represented the
general laterals of the country at large, and whoever weut
with soy mks, view violated hie duty ? He lerped the ear-
respowdeiree which had bees read enfold be printed for Ike
eqe of the Proprietors, sad 'expensed his surprise at sh-
iest* of the great 11111Sill•fit• who useelly ereopied the
seat below him. He hoped they were not lying in wait to
see if any mistake were itheamitted, aid them to thank Goa
they bad so hood is it.
Mr. RICARDO, with referee.* to •hsl fallen (row
the last speaker, said that Mr. Home was obliged to attend
• Committee of the House of Centimes, which was the rea-
sons of bia absence. The question rtf the Hort. Proprietor
(Mr. Dixon), well described she daisy of a Member of the
House of Commons. That every Member of that House
ought to do as he bad said, wse true; but • maw must be
braid not to see that our Meese of Commous, on ill ores.
emus, did net do its duty is iberzemplary manner the Hoe. '
Member moppet& The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Maeattlty)
bad talked of • free trade will. all Europe, but that was a
question set sow before the Oriel. It was a queatinti
purely of English hateresta, used the Hoe. Gentleman who
*poke drat had only compared she West India sad test
India Mmes., sad Aimed as eqiishiy of rights fur the
tatter. In that *tigers be (Mr. Ricardo) entirely concurred.
It was impossible to have • tree trade if obstacles *ere put
in the way of irspoststiosi it was quite impossible to export
our goods to belie olden we allowed their goods to some
here is return. The sobjeet emitted appeared so clear, that
he was only astonished, at this time of day, that any man
should doubt the heeefes which tfe country would receive if
all restrictiose ea trade wets shoiialicd. He participated in
the careers etpreserd for the distresses of the West {media
iuserrst, bet he mold sot corium* to entopeusale them at the
expeem of others. If throaty disadvantage were purchas-
ing oar mews at as advaseed prier, he wooed coastal rather
to give the differesee of pan is the shape cis gratuity to

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