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London, England, 1822-07-15 00:00:00

CbhN BILL.

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'THE EARL OF LAVUERDA LE'S PROTEST AGIINSIT
TOR CORR IMPORTATION BILL.
Bretiose the Bill repeals the regulations as enacted by the
!Ash of George M., chap. IS, whereby, after lone and mina”'
•xamination into the state of the aerie-allure of the Lulled
Kingdom, it was. by Parlistneot provided, as necissary. to
afford to agrieultore u degree of protection Aral to what Ike
law gives to other brooches of industry, that iris... from abroad
should not be expoied toiiale till the
,price to our markets
soluosted to Rosa amid at a time when it is admitted that
foreign wheat eau be iorpoiterl at ass. a quarlier, it masts
that the foreign grower shall is reiterate adulated to • com-
petition wish our fproners wheel wheat is alt 711 e. • quarter, ow
paying • duty of Ils:for the first three mnistba, sod after-
wards of l?s. till it Hies to 80a.
Varier this Bill, tlierXore, the farmer will gel Only be de_
prived of the monopoly be enjoyed in the blame market, till
wheat attained the price of SO.. the quartet, but he will be
exposed when it is at 70s. to a competition with the foreign
grower, whose wheat, value ass, may, oa paying the duly of
1714, be brought into'illir market at ne per quarter, sad after
the ports have been Open fur three months may be bold at 47e.
us it will then only bet,. • deity alto-
Thal these regulations are ruinous to the agricohurrl inte-
rest canoed be double 4. The petitinee ea the table of this
House, is the ationgfst terms deprecating the presumed alle•
ration in the lair, sulScieutly display the °piston of those
whose habits titre Alm Practical knowledge v the sallied t
whilst the Genemittee themselves, from obeli the proponall
emanated, by disclaitaist all liatention of readeriog empire
the present conditroili of the British cultivatios, ard pro-
' posiug, as the Bill easel*, that the Ilseth of the late Eisg
should remain is force till wheitt rises to dOs. • gamier, have
elcarly avowed their opielon that the Bill, aka it takes rf-
foci, must prove injurious to the sainifactoriag interest.
It is to me, therefore, • sibjeet of deep regret, whoa the
disarray of the British evident°, is so feelingly denrelbed in
the numerous petitions on our table, that this Hondo should
enact a regulation which, though it Is only to take place at
a Wore period, cassia but produce immediate dimseideat :
fur to me it appears that evey simile of political discretion,
and every feeling thattlatirkteit a generous mind, most suite
in plating out, that dist moment in which the Legislatßee
is nowillingly compelled to avow its incapacity to devise as:
means of presto, relief for the distressed farmer, is the time
of all others in which it might to avoid aatiourseing a Cetera
' Injury to his despairing stied. LAUDERDALE.

LORD ERSKINE'S PROTEST AGAINST THE
`THIRD READING OF THE CORN BILL.

Dlssitirriltnt:—Beestese the Act of the 6.5 th of the late
Bing, chap 26, which is partially repealed by this Bill, was
brought itito Parliament by his Majesty's Ministers to re-
move the admitted impulicy of ..limited importations of fo-
reign rails; sad 00a. per quarter for our own wheat (and
other pain in proportion) was with the rodeo deliberatfoo
adopted as the lowest price in our leaflets which amid sus-
tain foreign competition, under which, therefore, it was
eustled tbat our ports should be shut.
{ltemise, Vote an obvious defect in that Act, ehatover
wheat is our wisekets rose is 00e. per quarter (other grins in
proportion), importation was left free sod unlimited, by
whichlhe protecting standard immediately ceased to be pro-
tective • as foreign wheat might then generally, as wow, he
imported at shoot 311 a. per quarter, sad to any esteisk there-
by maimfestly enabling jobbers and speculator. to meelersell
British powers, weighed down since the late war with a pres-
sure of taxation never before known or beard of is the world.
Because, this defect in the Act of the Milo of the tate King
Mee became the subject of universal coustAsint, three mil-
bons and • half "maims of foreign greet MONK come free
into our pfirts, and at very low pricer, before their Whig
shut iu February, 1010, 10 the great depreuiop of our
markets ever elate.

Because she priors of grain front this and ether causes
having ceased to be remunerative, essay Petitions were pre-
sented to hisleans% Moisten, add ill both Hunan of
Parliameet, praying for relief is I his respect; sod thermic*.
a Committee was appoitated to consider the justices( their
complaints.
Because such Committee, as appears by itS Report is s
former Session of Parliament, having proeounced that sign-
tattooists of every description were maintain then capitals
without any present or expected returns which could be re.
nseeerative, the House of Commons directed in inquiries to
I. nonmed to the manse Session, fee the expanse and only
Ceram of originating some further relief from the ruinous
depecomen of our markets.
Ilmanse the House of Commons, therefore, is thou coesi-
deratku of this subject, had no other duty cast opus it he
the whole goatee of ha own I...e.vaSts_-;; tnot ime,d sat- i
to the universal complaints's throughout the ceustry,
which unanimously attributed the distresses be the soda.
and impolitic opening of the ports midst she retails% law,
without a reasonable sod fixed protecting duly, wet liable to
he defeated by frarJuleet averages, nor disturbed by pace-
teed duetuatloes, whet the peas were epee or shirt at the
adopted standard.
Illrcause it was therefore with equal surprise aid regret
that I rend this Bill when it was brought before as, which
might to have been instantly rejected, since it panes by alto-
gether the complaints of the P'elitionert, which its authors
have prefeseed all along to act epee mod to relieve; mid eh
though the superabundance of supplies ever the densiods ese
on umbels had bees declared by his Majesty's Mennen to
be the grievance', yet this Bill enaceoeutsbly adds to them,
without maniere or mercy, by leaving the ports open at 'Ms.
though beforeshot until Ins.; sad by kiting loose the bonded
grain at the lower standard, thole,. sow is the cotantry to •
gent innount, sod without any protecting duty; because
wait it is siotorions that fortis* wheat (other grain iss pre.
portion) may be generally imported al about She. perquarter,
a duly of 175., which, when added, anovuols to Oha, eel),
neon, is common sense or CO.IIIIIOII heisesty, be eesislJtred
as soy security to the British grower.
Because, to least nevertheless that Ibis Ik/ernes cheep
in the existing law is a great advantage le those whom it
p ohne, to relieve, though against their own waivers.,
se expressed without a siege exception by all the Petition
upon err table, is le mannish' an opinion, which, lameste
honestly mid ably suppin Led, may be eon.olered by the suf-
ferers to be as ~founded as it appears to me to b.- absurd.
Because, from the greet prepunderneee is the represents-
ties of other classes over she lauded tensest in the Horse of
Commoas, the petitioner* who base laid their ealamitbus
rendition before us naturally looked up to this Howse fur
eontitutioeal support. The Statute Book is Oiled with al-
most innumerable acts for the protective of set manufac-
tures aid commerce by duties sad prohibition, whilst the
seeenty of landed propesly hoe heels wholly regleetrd. In-
deed, she, I eintemplate this sadden invasion of the with
of the late King, at the very moment whew its protecting
provision eagle sesolfeslly to have been encoded, it seems
to me as if • course of experiments was on foot by philo-
sophical theorists to aseerhate under is bat accumulated refi-
ner of unequal taxation, and unequal competitive with ea-
taxed enunitiev, the impoverished cultivators of our soil tee
possibly contain to exist. ERSK IN E.

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