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London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

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The Noble Chairman brought dp the Report.
AGRICV LTV RA II..DISTIt
The Marquis of LANSDOWN pcsaested a Petition from
the Ovnier. sad °residers of 30,000 scree of load, in the
Comity of &menet, twomplaisiog of Agricultural distress,
sod praying fur relief.
The Noble Marva" Pretested s similar Petition front
the Owners sod Occupiers of between shay mud 70,000
saes of {laid is the =IOW toasty. He observed, front the
respeetabilley of the penises whose signatures the Petitions
bore, they were entitled to the melons atteatio• of their
Lordships; but be mold rot concur is the 'violins express.
ed is the Petitions, that relief could be obtained by say
alteration the is. Cuts Laws.
The Petitions were read sod laid on the table.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TIIVIUDAY, Mimics 1.

The SPCAIIIII took the Chair at four o'clock.

AGR ICU LTkIRAL DISTRESS.
Mr. FANS presented a Petition from certain
owners and occupiers of land at Chipping Norton,
in the county of Oxford, complaining of agri-
co Ituial. distress
Sir MUST VIVIAN presented a Petition, signed
by tan merchants and traders of Truro, in the
county of Cornwall, to which he wished to call the
attention of the House, as it had this peculiarity in
its nature, that though a Petition from the totaling
class, it was in behalf of the agricultural interest.
The Petition stated the falling off of trade in
Truro, which they ascribed iu a great degree to the
scarcity of money among'the labourers and others
dependant on husbandry, who, from the distressed
condition of the agriculturists at this time, were
disabled from purchasing those articles supplied by
the Petitioner., of which formerly they were great
consumers.
Mr. CURTISS presented a Petition from certain

iu the county of Sussex, complaining of agricultu-
ral distress, and stating it as their opinion, that if
the proposed alteration in the triode of taking the
averages he the only measure adopted fur the re-
lief of the agriculturist, it would not yield any
satisfaction whatever.

Mr. Rouoisu Wonsuousz presented a Petition
from certain Proprietors and Occupiers of Land in
the Cohnty of Norfolk, praying for relief to the
•gricolturists; also, similar Petitions from DO*ll-
- Lynn, ‘Voodhatu, and two other places in the
Comity of Norfolk.
Lord ALTHORP presented ten Petitions of a
similar description, from Proprietors and Occu-
piers of Laud in the County of Northampton. •
Lord EDWARD SOURRART presented one Petition
from Tewkesbury, and th,ee others from different
parts of the County or Gloucester, of the sante
purport ; as did also
Mr. LOCKHART, from the district of Richmond.
shire, in the North Riding of the County of York ;
sod

Mr. ASHHURAT, from flenley-upon-Thamer.
These Petitions were severally lead, and ordcred
to be printed.
Mr. EL SUMNER mused for returns of certain
monies paid into the Chamber of the City of Lon-
don, on account of the Orphans' Fund.—Ordered.
Mr. LYCION presented a Petition against the
return for thr Burntigh of Callington, which was
ordered to be taken into consideration un Tuesday,
the 13th March.

Dr. PHILLIMORE give notice of a motion on
Vl'ednerday, 14th March, for leave to bring in a
Bill to amend the Marriage Acts.
Copies of the case laid before the Law Officers of
the Crown in Ireland, relative to the tonduct of
Mr. Abraham Bradley Kung, as connected with
the supply of stationesy for the Public Offices iu
Irela►►d, end of their opllion thereon, were oidrred.