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end Wren hundred persons. He was inclined
to think, from the documents in his possession,
that the imposing • duty of ed. per lb. on foreign
wool would act as a prohibition to the impor-
tation of that of • coarse description. He
held in Ins liund a 'statement of the price of
coarse 'foreign wool, for several years back.—
&Awry wool,iast year, was Ad. per lb. Did the.
Chancellor a the Exchequer expect that it would
bear a tax ? Prussian wool was 10.1. per lb.;
•South American wool was 20. per lb. Would hot
such a tax prohibit the impartation of those low-
priced coarse wools? If he had ou other articles, on
which lie could impose taxes, but those which lie had
stated to the House, tiny might safely come to this
conclusion, that the country was not in n situation
to bear any additional burdens.—/Hear, hear.)—
The Right Hon. Gentleman came down to the
(louse in a very suspicious mantles. on 013 °COI'
slut,. lie said, in a suspicious manner. because lie
was sure, in proposing this tax on wool, he looked
reward to gain the support of a certain class of per-
sons in that (louse, who called for protecting duties
on wool.--q Hear, hear.)-lle believed, however,
that the lauded interest and the wool-growers, so
far from being benefited by this Measure, would
be very seriously injured by it.
Sir C. 'Unarm. viewed the tax in a very diffe-
rent light (ruin the Noble Lord, and a few Gentle-
men, who were connected with Yorkshire. llow
the tax could injure the wool-growers he could not
possibly conceive, since their warehouses were tilled
a itli wool at this moment. which they could not sell
at any remunerative price whatever.—( Hear, hear.)
—lle was convinced the tax would benefit the ma-
nufacturer, and would be useful to the agricultural
interest.—(//ear.)—Lideed he hailed it as on
omen of future exertions in favour of the :egr:cttlt ti-
ral interest. lie hoped in another Session au effort
would be made to relieve them from the pressure of
direct and indirect taxation--particularly of the
poor's-rates; by which they were completely borne
down.

Lord LASCELLES said, a sense of ditty would
impel been to vote against this tax, on all occasions,
no matter from what ►ource it came. Ilia coil-
@cretinous feeling was, that a more improper, im-
prudent, or injurious tax, conid not be press►d on
the priblic.--(fkor, hear.)—The way in which the
tax was proposed did not alter his view of it. At
present it was intended to be a money-tax ; hut, if
he could be brought to vote fir the measure at
all, he would more readily have r;iveli it his
support on the pretence which was before urged for
its adoption, namely, that it would give relief to the
farmer. No ►ystem could be more injurious to the
landed interest of this country, particularly to the
wool-growers, than that of keeping up the price of
their tominutlities by la)log this tax on wool. It
was argued, that the wool of this country might be
improved xi as to render foreign wool unnecessary.
If the growers endeavoured to force it to a liner
texture, they must do it to the detriment of the
long wool of this country, a substitute for which
they could not find in ally other part of the world:
Ile eun‘ideted the introduct►on of such is measure
as aiming a blow at the ►taple manufacture of the
country. The Hun. Baronet hailed this tax ar a
good omen for the agriculturalists. Ile was very
much afraid, if some Gentlemen in that House
had their way, they would press tins gond omen a
great deal further, fur the purpose of aiding the
ageicultural interest.—( Hear, hear.)
Sir C. RVIIRST.I. said, the Noble Lord lead

'sauteed a fact winch be had slat stated.

Mr. Cosset,e said, the value of stock over the I.
whole kingdom had increased in IRIS-19, at least
SOi 000,000/. The farmer had no reason to com-
plain—but he thought the public hail a right to be
dissatisfied that the price of animal food had not
fallen. It was quite clear, when the tuxes were to
be further increased, that the price of grain would
be kept up, and, by this false policy, the fanner
would be scarcely able to pay his rent. At the pre-
sent moment, in consequence of the facility which
was afforded to the importation of foreign wool, Chia
country was able to beat the French manufacture
in the foreign market. But. if this article were
timed, a bounty was given to foreigners to use their
wool, and thus they would be enabled to under-
sell England. The tax would be injurious to the
agriculturalist, and would in its produce fall fir
short of the Right lion. Gentleman's expectation,
since its effect would be to pot au end to importa•
lion altogether.
Sir J. SESRIGUT always regretted when the 'w.f.!
cultural and the manufmmeturiog interests seemed to
clash, since they were intimately connected and
blended with each other. Time Hon. Geutletuan
(.lr. Curweom) had observed. what astonished him a
good deal, that the farmer had no right to com-
plain, but that the public were justified in comn.:
plainimig, on account of the high price of food.
That high price, he ought to know, arose from the
scam city and consequent dearness of provender in
the last summer—and if the stock lied veceutly been
increased, it was entirely owing to the increased
quantity of food, which abounded every where,
Ile could not suffer the lion. Gentleman to say,
v.meu lie knew that the fanner suffered severely
from the pressure of the times, that he had no tea..
sun to complain, but that the public sum general
hail, without protesting against the statement.

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Mr. Coavecto explained.
Au lion. Member declared that nothing could
be more mischievous than soy attempt to divide
the agricultural and mininfacturing interests. They
depeuded mutually on each other. If the termer
did not procure a fair remunerating price for his
corn, he could not purchase the goods of the ma•
taufacturee, who must of course sutler from the
stagnation of trade.
The Petition was then laid oo the table.
Lord Mtr.tort presented a Petition against the
proposed tax on wool lcuin.,the town of Leeds.
Ms Lordship concurred entirely in the übservatious
which the floe. Baronet (Sir J. Sebright) haul
made ou the connexion between the agricultural
and manufacturing interests ; but he thought it
was somewhat extraordinary, that Gentlemen, whip
were so much rejoiced at the imposition of a as
of 200,0001. on wool, as a measure that would serve
the agricultural interest, at the Sams moment
agreed to burden the land with an additional tax,
amounting to 4,000.0001.
Alderman WAITMISIII hoped a full opportunity
would be given to the pewle to Petition against
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