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Otn9triat ilaritainent.

DOUSE OF LORDS.
aro:tsar, FEB. 18.
Tl:e LOUD CHANCELLOR attended the House at an early
'hoer, to give judgment in two appeida.
Lan! SUFFIELD was introduced and took his scat in the
•tietuel form.
Mr. Best, front the Rank of Englund, inesented at the bar
copies of applications made by the Lords of the 'freasury to the
Back, fur advances to Government. Laid on the table.
AGalcuurultAL DisTitESS.
THE NORFOLK I'ETITIOBB.-I,IIItISUI:FIELD presented
aaneition from the occupiers and landholders in the county of
:awful, praying for relief under the pleasure of agricultural dis-
tteseev. 'The nable Lord lamerteal that the House wns taurify ,
eitentleal, conceiving the subject matter of this actitien demanded
the peculiar attention of Parliament. 'I he horoar of addressing
tic House upon it would not have fallen to his share had not the
raibie 'Earlathe East of Albemarle) who undertook the tusk of
prise:ming Abaco uutsititibly nbsent. The petition complained
at agricultural distrees, and played for a reduction al taxation,
which they considerea the great cause of public distress. The pea
anion ulao prayed for terorni of parliament. The noble I And was
impressed with a senee of the high honour he received on that
occasion. This was his Met address to the Lords, and it was a
proud ellen:tenon he had to bosat. He stood in that House the
advecate of the county of Norfolk, once opuleat end prayerful as
any county U. England, but now reduced to ruin. lie should
beet discharge Isis duty by making a few °ls...cry:l6ons on the
•causise distiess as it. applied to the county IA York. The present
state off agriculture was severely felt, but it was distress its
which the wiwie country and every individual engaged in rural
.affairsarticieted—at the sante ume he did not mean to vay
p many did not escape distress. lie might allude to a elites Mallen
whose ineonies were not effected by the depression of agricultural
interezta Their incomes amidst distress remained the same, all
aaeir salaries might be sail wbe increased. This was the case
with his Alejesty's ministers ; and he mentioned the fact because
it had been Monad abroad that the !Lindell interest had an ad-
vamage over the rest of the population. The noble Earl then
.advestedaeatae origin of the petition. The yeomanry of Norfolk
were induced to sign a requisition, which was sem :o the Sheriff,
fin a county inceung. The yeomen on that occasion exercised a
conetitut enial right, and lie expressed a hope that a right to dear
to Enaiislimen wauld sever be forgotten. It the !ample of Eng-
land ever suffered it to be lust they would dc.eive all the cala-
mities which might follow. With respect to the character of the
wetting, it was numerous ma most respectable. the peteons
avlio composed it had the greatest right to the greatest number of
'acres in the county ; but unfortunately these acres were now, like
Bank notes, intrinsically worth nothing. They first took into
consideretiem the cause of the distresses, and one individual, than
wheat ministers could not boast a more determined supporter,
ViqLS of opinion that a reduction of taxation could only affonl
-relief. With respect to the relief proposed by taking off the duty
to malt, and supplying parishes with loans, those measures
could not meet the evil. Instead of checking profligacy and
extravagance, it would be the means of encouraging those evils
by allineling temporary relict. The petitioners called f r rebut
it: parliwiteut, which appeared to be a general call throughout
•the country. The noble Lont did not see that his Majesty's
ministers could afford redef to the public, without a reductiou of
•taxation. Ile would go fu Cher, and say his belief was, that
minister,: could nut hold their places and Alma the relief required
,by.the people; as a Govettnneni, therefore, they could not grant
eta Itefrain in. piaiiament was neceeeiry. Teem was a dif-
ferento of opinion as to Me best means of eatatiniug that wham*
'but there was no Milan:nee of opinioa upon the necessity. Most
pelmets in the cotnitry were desirous of :toying the people repro.
tent..l with Wore was petsueded the word returns
woual euou be iu the mouths of the greater part of the English
poptilatiou. lie might be a false prophet, but that was his
• opinion. At the issue time the noble Lord deprecated attempts
to minnow reform by tumultuous meetings, because the course
of inenavdina thiluatod teen oaject, by laying the foundation the
innatas on the tenistitution. 'file noble Earl wno had instructed
Trim to present this petition concurred in the prayer of the peti •
tioners. With respect to the eissatisfaction GI the people, and
die call for reform, much discontent had arisen front the preci-
tate measures of Government. In the outrages committed at
Manchester tile Government had been too precipitate. The
people 'nought they acted legally. The noble Lord was con-
nected with mat distrait, and having obtained t' ie best information,
was enabled to state that the people dal not meet with ury inten-
tiun liu Ade us Government. The prosecutien of her late Majesty,
and the (hennas :II of a gallant officer tam his rank in the uruiy,
were acts no doubt proceaaling from good motives on the part of
government., but they were precipitate. Done with so much
haete, that he was convinted die parties would wish to recall
what had been done. The noble hail concluded by moving the
,petition be laid on the table. The petition was that read.
Lord C A unionP could nut forbear taking this opportunity
-of confirming all the statements in the petition as to the extent of
dietros•as. Ile was the more induced to bay this, because he was
able front the state of that feeling in the county of Suiralk, to
speak of a decided opinion in favour of retrenchment and parlia-
mentary returns. In a meeting which took place a fortnight ago,
•an untieiutous resolution on the subject of rettenclitnent was fol-
lowed by is resolution fur ;seriatim:wary reform. it was supported
by 'natty voices, but whether it was the opinion ob f the great
was
majority of tanillieldere, could not be aecartaincel,because it
carried by acelantation. war howevar manifest that a strong
icupression prevailed eat the minds of a large class m favour of
parlianternary selorto. What that opinion wits owing to he
could not say, tut it was remarkable, that at that meeting the
resolution tor reform VOW carried.
The Alarquia of LANSDOWNE wished to ask the noble Earl
(Liverpool) whether it ware his intention to lay before the Douse
certain papers which lead been moved la the other House of Par-
batman, reepecting tire cause of &Amos.
Lard 1.1 \ El:POOL :said Oil Titursday the course to be pur-
:Ara would be pointed oun—Petition laid on the table,
Lod CALTHOIWE then presented a petition from the
• chamber ot nianufaetures art &mum:me in Birmingham, prayieg
for the tesival et. the Lit:mean:et on foreign trade.
lace petition 5,,,s read and laid on the table. Thralloube
adjutant:el.

Tttl:bb IY, Ft.n• 19.
Viscount , I; istakiNOT took the oaths and his scat.
Mr. Nlas,auitan prosented come.; of piceeetiing, of the Ec...
ele.aa,tv.ti Court ot Ii h tld, w the case of Dry le v. Doyle.
Mr. llyain • pors.rited aorounts front the 111 l issioners fur
the retlutaiJa to the I)ebt.endioj in January, 1b42.
Mr. i'arkhousu presented the 16th Report ul the Carnatie
CJintatlisiontss. The Rouse then adjoulued.
lIVItSDAV, FEB. 21.
The 1.011!) CRAM:6I.I,IIE brought in a Bill to prevent
dtlay in the ailministration of justice, by enabling the Judge
ni.ea County oti the day after the time specifietliu the
C•nnuit....ton, upon dechaing the cause of delay.—Reati the first
-rum.

THE LATE I. )1111 AYOlt. OF DUBLIN.
`LEY s,:eing a noble Viscount in his place, rose
Iu lel.plid 111. . Walt it sort of pha',g.: WWI given, towards the close
ri ii c L.,t t0:t..4.)11 ut Va...11.11.1.:ai, that certain charges against
the la:. 1..0 I ,r I;.:'e.. s;.ould inquit,al into. and that
Noble Viscount hail since
10: , Ir. ...,.•1.., • t 10614 to know, whether
t., , • II), the pelital of uwinentary
j .• nuni wnoigire inlu irrugre::,
.. whom lie no .k.uol, was
drily ul*JA.e.io6:t Lortl Mayor of