The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-18 00:00:00

HUNDRND MKETINGS.

There were five meetings of the land-owners GA
oecupiers of different Hundreds in the cmtnty of
Norfolk during the part week, to consider the over-
powering subject of the agricoltural distress.
On Saturday the of the Modred of Flolt took
place at the Shire Mill, Flolt ; the key. C. CoLet ea
(es one of the Magistrates who convened the meet.
ing) opening the business,.
J. W. Tout.tuacit. Esq. was called to the Chairs
Mr. BALLacHeY. of Etgefielil. first rose. sod
objected to the introduction of Reform into the
Petition. sus no relief could be available if it were
not immedistet and such relief could not be ob-
,,ained by a Reform in Parliamenti, which, if it
were necessary. mast be • work of time. The
real evil. he contended, was excessive texatieni and
the Poor Laws. He proposed a string of. Revo-
lutions, which Mr. Utting seconded. They
stated the urgency of the este of the farmers
to he so great that they would not nsik with the
subject any extraneous matter which might ex-
cite diversity of sentiment ; that themeasures pro-
posed by Ministers were very inadequate; that the
principal causes of their distress are taxation and
the Pnor Laws; and that they were sensible only •
partial relief could be affoided whilst the interest
of so immense a debt remained to he provided for,
bat that considerable relief might be afforded by
rigid economy and retrenchment ; by modelling
the system of taxation. so as to make it fill more
equally on the people ; by a revisal of the Poor Laws;
and by a progressive duty on the importation of foe
reign corn.

Mr, Damns. of Blakeney, thnught the Reso-
lutions did lint go fir enough: taxation f;ll most
heavily 'vein them; but no effectual relief would
be afforded whilst the representation of the people
was so imperfect. whil.t seat-selling was avowed
and justified, and the acts of corruption declared
necessary to keep up the influenc- of the Crows,.
He moved Resell/ti-ns to this affect, which Mr.
Barber seconded with some remarks, and they were
curried, with only four or five hands against them,
as was the Petition.

The Hundred of Flotnblevied assembled on
Tuesday in a barn et Iletherrett, when Jetwiespivet
Poetle, Ewl. opened the meeting, and the Rev. G.
Preston war coiled to the chair.

Mr.NoltGaTE brought forward Resolution., stat-
ing that countervailiiig duties must he imposed till
the reduction of taxation could be erected, which
should be begun by the immediate repeal of the
taxes on malt, salt, and !pother.
Sir THOMAS HUMOR objected to the prayer for
proteeting duties, as did Mr. Pestle, who moved an
amendment, statiog that tio Government could im-
pose a duty sufficient to prohibit foreign corn.
The original Resolutions were however passed.
Sir THOS. BIXVOIt moved one, staling that no
permanent remedy could he expected 'Onto Re-
form ; and, on a division this was carried by 2810 21.
A Petition founded on the Resolutions was then
passed.
At the meeting of the Hundred of Lannilitch, on
Wednesday, at Gressenhall House of bulustry,
General Kenpel took the Chair on the motion of
General Fitzroy, and argued that taxation was the
only rause of the distress, which Mr. Fox had warn-
ed Ministers would be the case when they entered
into war. Geo. Fitzroy moved Resolutions, cen-
suring the doctrine that superabundance wits the
cause of the dietrem, which they maintained arose
from overwhelming taxation, aggravated by the
baneful effects of the Batik Restriction Act, and
declared that nothing short of the repeal of the
whole malt tax could keep the poorer soils in cul-
tivation.

Mr. MANN, of Beefy, seconded the motion.

Mr. ['RIEMAN, of Swanton, moved a !termlo-
tion, atitirig the Opinion of the meeting that the
tithe hews should be revised ; end

Mr. COPLMAN seconded it.

The Rev. Mr. Moat.e, of Brioley, thonght tax-
ation one, but not the only cause or trisorepo; he
moved a Resolution adverting to the enormous
pressure or the Poor rates.

The Rev. Dixon nosy,: said if taxes were
moved. the poor might be employed, and the rates
in consequence lowered.
Mr. FitvEmAll's and Mr. MORLE'S Resolutions
were withdrawn.

The Rev. Mr. MUNNINGS Ihouvlll it better to
leave the remedies to the wisdom of Perliaaseet ; to
take oft the malt lax would be it great relief, but
Government mu.' look to other iotereats es well as
thu'e of the egricillturi.to. fie heartily wished,
however, that the futelholders could be made to
cootribute to the poor rates.
. . . .

The Reaulicions and I'rt►tion were then carried.

The meeting of Callow Combed took Owe :it
the Red Lion, Fakenham, when hefore the busi-
ness commenced. the Itte. R. NORRIS alluded to
■ remark of Mr. Coke, wt hain, that the
MAgistrates of this Hundred had refused to coal •
meeting. lest tumults should ensue; and appealed
to Mr. Buck and Mr. Frathrli whether the Maxi-
strafes had done snore than express their opinion
that die meeting mould lw
Mr. Boca said Mr. Norris recomereuriesi that
no meeting should take piuce. lest it night excite
a disposition to tumult.

P. M. Case, Esq. said, there was some rrhicl.
mice to call the meeting. Mr. Tattersal said the
Magireatta declined sogninez
ceitesit in the meeting of Wslintig4sam.
T. W. Cogs. E.q. stated that he had newer said
they 'erased to call • Tweeting. taut only they were
reluctant to do so. tie would always assert the
right of the people to meet wild petition. Oee.
No►tentao hied called meeting. rapers; another
hail bid an assembly go home sod mind their busi-
ness. And who were they ? Noblemen kid
Mr.. C.) livingsui theowest of your larows--out of
the: wen Lam act telsa:h y.. 0• are .eumplausiug.—

...-