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tended to brag -6rwera tlee Military Peosioi ill Ate
evening'
Mr. LUSHINGTON said; he presumed hie Right Hun.
Friend would postpone it. '
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT 4.
Sir J. NEWPORT moved for mid °bullied leave to being
in • Rill for the purpose of ',piratic Gritted Jar !Wiest-
meets le Ireland.
CORONERS IN IREI.AND.
Mr. R. MARTIN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to
reguliste the elite of Coroner in Inland. As it was not his
intend...l to do more during the present Session than tetra-
dace the Bill, and have it circulated is lielaud,'lse could
DOI solo-vale any opposition-.
Sir IL SHAW seconded the motion.
Leave was then grouted.
REronm.
Me COKE presented two Petition, from certain Owners
and Occupier, of Land isilty Costal v of Norfolk. praying
for a Reform in Parlitintent...-Ordered to be primed.
Mr. F. BUXTON 'withdiew his motion, whirls stood for
this evening. fur papers relating to the capture of the
//evils' by Mr. Ogilvie.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Lord A LTIIORP pencilled • Petition from certain
Owners anilpecopiere of Land in the County of Northainp..
ton, preying some effectual relief to Agriculture. The Pee
ra eumplidued that they had presented a requisitiou to
the High Sheriff requesting him to call a county meeting,
which he deelitted. He (Lord Althorp) was well acquainted
writs the gentleman •ho was Sheriff of that county, and
from his pi romal knowledge he cool.' any there was no man
less likely than by was to be 'cleated by improper motives.
But at the lame time he must oh that be did sot think
lie hail exercised a wood discretion in refusing to comply
with the requisition, because it had hien smiled by farmer*
only. The Petworiers AMA that the prices of core rem
now as low as in 1792, but they 'could not get • renionerst.
iog mire, and the reason was that taxation was so south
greater now then then. And they further meted that the
present state of things could a arise had it not been fur
the Meatus resorted to in order to obtain an inflisence in that
Horse. They, therefore, prayed fur au adequate change in
the tepresentation.
• Mr. cmtrwitiGHT observed that after the temperate
statement of his Noble Friend respecting the conduct of the
High:Sheriff, it would be unnecessary fur him to make many
obeervatione. As to the general principles the Petition coo.
flirted, he waist opinion that the distresses arose from • just
sod tircrosarp war, and that within the last twelve muotha
4,000,000/. if 'united been reduced, and he feared with very
little advantage to the country. From that he was not in.
diced to entertain much hopes of relief from reducing'
taxes. With resprefto the Sheriff he most my, that if oily
man was more free from party feeling than anothiir, it was
that gentleman. The circumstances of the case were thee:
Two reepertable ferment wailed upon him with a reqoisition
sigsed 4400 farmers, requesting him to convrbe • meeting
of the Nobility, Gtutry, and Cflogy of the county, and he
stated that not loving the flame Of one gentlemanor any at
the clergy irtgaed he the requisition, he could not emeriti to
assemble the cutely; bat if • requisition properly signed
were presented to him, he should instantly call a county
meetieg. He thought it oeceataey to make that statement
in vindication of the Sheriff, oho (be thought) bad acted
prudently.
Sir J. NEWPORT 'mid he was somewhat surprised at the
statement of the Hon. Member who had just eat down.• He
stated that the Petition did not contain the signsture of a
single gentleman. The term gentlenian was a very vague
expression. But it appeared very strange to him if a
comity meeting could not be called iu consequence of •
Requisition signed by 400 freeholders. He thought that
those who had the power to retaria a member were eumpe.
tent to call • meeting, and that It roold nut be considered
presumption its them to apply to the Sheriff foe that purpose;
sad he was sore tire Honourable Gentleman would not hare
many is that House to support him when he said that the
Sheriff was "warranted in refusing to comply with the re.
sysisition of 400 freeholders.
Mr. COKE said, that it was that Port and necessary war
of which the Holt. Gruilesttan opposite (Mr. Cartwright) had
spoken that plotted the country into all its distresses; bet
the Boa. Merolor might choose his line of csmiluet, and the
: Petitioners would choose theirs, and he hoped they would
chew the Hon. Gentleman that they load (lie power-to din-
plate him from lire situation he then held. He pitied sin.
• eerely the condition of the yeomanry of the country, bat he •
mild not sympathize with the country geritlerneo, for they.
had brought all the distress on themselves. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer might repeat the lima he bad reade at
the beginning of the Session, that the repeal of taxes would
be a calamity to the country. Bet the reduction they bed
obtained was prodUced by the Petitions of the people, and
he booed that iu the !Mine of the seat Session Petitions to
the same effect would be presented from every county; nay,
ail had been done in Norfolk, from every bandied to the
• kOeidom•
'lllr. CARTWRIGHT could not conceive why the Hon.
Omelawian (Sir. Coke) shoirld travel out of his way to make
a pewees& attack upon him. He could tell that Hon. Gen-
tleman, who was so fond of 'prelim( of his own independ-
core, that he was full as independent as him, and had always
acted from as good mollies; •nd be would never fear to
meet his constituents at any lime,
Mr. LEYCESTER was of opinion that the Sheriff had
taken an unwise course. He approved of the language of
the Petitioners, for when they fell deeply they should speak
boldly.
The Petition was ordered to he printed.
Mr. CURTEIS presented • Petition from certain Owners
and'Oceupier• of Land iu the County of Sussex, coin plain-
isof of agnewitiral distress.—Ordered to be printed.