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London, England, 1822-02-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fiumfor, FetRUARY 15.

At four o'clock the SPEAKER took the Chair.
Mr. ABERCROMBY snowed t►e seared reading of the
'• Edinburgh Police Bill.
Mr. DUN DAS moved the seeoad reading of a Bill intro-
*gad by him oa the snore subject. Afier a short mover's.
Wm as to the right of precedeuce, both Bills were read a
sapid rime.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Lard STANLEY presented a Petit's,* from certain Hun-
dreds iu Lauca►birea preying some relief fur agricultural
distress.

Mr. WYVILL presented a similar Petition from the North
Riding of Yorkshire; and took occasion to remark, that if
trip were reduced to the amount of tell Math (which
should be dune), it would afford great relief.
Lord NUGENT presented three Peidio•s from diffeieot
places in the comely of Buckingham, complaining of agri-
cultural distress. One had bees signed by 430 farmers, all
of respectability. At the meeting where that Petition had
been agreed upon, several resolutions were passed, all uneni -
piously except two; ass of th►se was a resolution stating
the necessity of a reduction of tans sin, the other of Parka-
'ocular, Reform. These two resolutions were opposed by
three persons only. Anil he could assure the House that is
all assemblies owl of that Haase, the MO great qnestions of
Reirenchiseut sod Reform had much greater .majorities
thaw the diverse visa the ease within the walla of that Noose.
The Petitioners said they saw nothing bet misery during the
past and despair for the future. They therefore implined
the House to avert that crisis which wee rapidly approaeh.
iug—s crisis at which oo good mast could look without
dis-
any. Perhaps that night the question would be determined,
whether that crisis, with all its gigautie eosorquences, would
be •versed.—(Hear, hear.)—The prayed fur • reductive
the public expenditure which, to times like the present,
they considered a disgrace rather this as howo•r to the
Court. The Pelitiosers were • body of mem who hid always
bees considered the most virtuoso, sad, certainly, mot the
least aslightesied part of the commies's, ; • body of mew who
had morecwitb the House i■ the turmoil of • twesi=o
prsa-wu►~tisMwt etiteisig ojeamptakst. He t
the Howe would consideitht helot mesas of affording
lbe• relief.

Sir ISAAC COFFIN said that his idea of reform waif,
that as no mow should sit there that did not prime's littler
talents or property, the sooner the House was weed/doe
such men as hirmelf the better.—(Much laughter.)
Lord NUGENT could assure tbe.House that in •oy ow
lion he eotertairred of reform, he sever contemplated
great a loss as the House would sustain in the abseuce of hei
Hon. and Gfillatit Friend.
Mr. SPRING RICE gave notice that on Tuesday negt
he should move fur some papers relative to the Courts of
Justice in Ireland.
Lord ALTHORP presented a Petition from entails
dealers in leather in the city of Perth, prayiug fur a redaes
lion in the lax upon leather.

Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from the Agrieultn.
rat Anociation is Slivsex, praying fur potectiog duties, as
a means of allevialing agneultnral distress.
Mr. DICKINSON presented various Petitions of a simi-
lar nature from different parts of Somersetshire.
Mr. TYNTE suppurted the prayer of the Petitions, and
expressed his hope that retrenchment would be commenced
by lopping off peusioas and sinecores.
Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition
from the Bath and West of England Society fur promoting
the Arts and Attica!tore, on the subject of agnculture.—
lhey proposed au plats, but he looked forward with great
anxiety to the proposition of the Noble Marquis.
Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petitiuu from certain
dairy farmers in the amity of Stafford, :sraying a reduction
of the tax upon salt.
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Mr. DUGDA LE presented a Petition from certain parts
of the county of Warwick, cossplaiiiiug of the preseut de-
pressed stale of agriculture.
Mr. GUOCH presented a similar Petition from his con-
stitueuts. The Petitioners very wisely abstained trona mix-
ing up with with their questius any political subject ; fur it
there were Parliamentary Reform tomorrow, it would uut
increase the price of corn one shilling a quarter.
Mr. BENNETT said, it might be very true that Parlia-
mentary Haryana would soot increase the price of curs. ; but
if it would not put oue 'hating is their pockets, it would pre-
vent ten-peace from being taken out by the present wasteful
system—(Hear, hear).
After a few words from Lord NUGENT and Mr. COKE,
the Petition was ordered to be Printed.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice. that on the 25th
April he olsould submit a motion to the House, for the pur-
pose of effecting a more efficient representation of the people.
Mr. HONYWOOD presented a Petition ou Agricultural
Distress from certain DillifiCii in the County of Kent, and io
doing so he remained, that tw measure dist -as sot Bernal-
'Jellied with the must rigid ects-utny could produce perma•
ueut benefit to the country.
Mr. ROBERT SM ITH presented a similar Petition frost
certain parts of the County of Buckingham.
Mr. COKE presented a similar Petition from the County
of Norfolk

Mr. IV ETH ER ELL presented a Petition of the same sa-
lute from the County 01 Oxford.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a Petition Irons the
County of Huntingdon, to the same effect.
Sir E. BURDEET presented a Petition from the Electors
of West ter on the distressed state of the counity. lie
attended the meeting at which the Petition was speed upon,
laud he had never been present at a more numerous or re-
spectable one. He felt happy iu presenting that Petition,
because it stated in the ablest manner the canoe of all their
grit . II did Out alone complain of taxation, bat en-
tered into the grows Violatitfil actor laws,aud the monstrous
infringements which bad lately been made *pun our consti-
tution. There was one clause, however, In which he cuuld
out agree with them, 'similarly, that the great cense of the
present aericultur■l distress was attributabk to what was
commonly called sir. Peel's Bill, or the arrangement of the
entreaty. He had read aII the papers that were laid before
the House on stud subject, in 1600 and 1811, and he cons
sidereil that there we, tau sorb relation between the produce
of the country end the Willson am to iodise, him to come to
that roochtsitto; and hecousidered it a Whey to Weibel*
is. Me. Peet Bill soy thing but the mianl hewellicial melts.