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London, England, 1822-02-17 00:00:00

3,lnvrtal J3aritantent.

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HOUSE or• COMMONS•

MONDAY, FEB. I I.

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DOUSE 01+ LORDS.
MONDAY, FEB. 11.
The !louse met at three o'clock, and at half past three the
royal assent was given by commission to the Insurrection and
Habeas Corpus Suspension bills. The Lords Commissioners
were the Lori Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Viscount

Melville.
On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the usual order was
nettle, viz. that no petitions for private bills be received after the
15th March, and no reports from the Judges on private bills after
did lies April.—Adjoumed:
TUESDAY, FEB. 12.
The House met at three o'clock.
Mr. Nippon, from the Bank of England, presented sundry
aconintavpuesuant to Act of Parliament. Laid on the table.
Mt. Mason, from the Directors of the East India Company,
presented the usual account of pensions ,and remuneration for
services.
At live o'clock the !louse adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13.
AGRICULTURE.—The Marquis of BATH preseuted a pe-
tition from certain proprietors at land in the vale of Taunum
and its vicinity, praying fur relief under the present distressed
state of agriculture. The petition was read by the clerk, and
laid ea the table,—The (louse adjourned.
THEItSDAY, FEB. 14.
AGRICULTURAL DisTitEssEs,
The Duke of BUCK INGHAM presented a petition from the
owners and occupiers of land in the county of Buckingham,
praying the interference of Parliament, with a view to the pre-
sent state of die Agricultural interest. The noble Duke said the
petition was numerously and respectably signed. The petitioners
had not conic to any general resolutions on the best means of
obtaining relief; but they ventured to suggest, that it would be
of material service if a new system of duties upon the impor-
tation of foreign wheat was adopted by the government. The
petitioners, however, relied on the wisdom of Parliament fur
those measures which may attired relief.
The petition was read, and laid on the table.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
the Agricultural Society at Bath, and other parts of the west of
England, praying for some measure which may afford relief to
the distressed agriculturists. The petitioners did not express any
opinion with regard to any beneht which might arise from new
duties as the importation of foreign earn ; but they expressed a
decided opinion upon one point, namely, retrenchment in the
public expenditure and reduction in taxation. The noble Mar-
quis concurred with the petitioners in that opinion. At the
same time it was necessary to observe, that they did not look to
reduction of taxes generally, so much as the reduction of certain
taxes which pressal peculiatly heavy on agriculture. It was not
his intention upon that occasion to enter upon the subject, but
mauve himselt fin this important question, which he understood
the noble Earl (Liverpool) heal described as likely to be brought
forward in tthe other House of Parliament, and come regulatly
before the Lords.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, it was not his intention to
make any 13:1111/TIC (011 that which had fidlen from the noble Duke
and the noble Marquis respecting the views of the petitioiwrs.
lie should only advert to the observations he made on a fotmer
day, with regard to the agricultural question being brought for-
wanl by a noble friend in the other Mouse of Parliament. In
the answer he made to a noble l.ord (Dacro, he did not give a
pledge that the !abject would acme up from the other House in
the form of a measure. All he meant to say in answer to the
noble Baron was, that it would be better to wait for the result of
any proposition on this pie:don which might take place in the
other br tick of the Legislature. 11 the proposition, whatever it
might be, received the, etnetiou of Parliament, it would conic
before their Lord,hips in the usual way.
The fluke of BUCKINGHAM, in expl &nation, said, he did
not mean to state to the House that the petitioners, in the petition
he bawl just presented, confined themselves to recommending a
new system of Canies with reference to tineign wheat. They
were also of opinion that retrenchment in die eublic expenditure,
and relief under the buithen of taxes which press heavily on
agticulture, would be most beneficial.
The petition was laid on the table, and the House adjounrcel..
FRIDAY, EE3 14.
The Earl of SHAFESBUBY laid on the table a compara-
tive Statement of the population, from Itiut to 1821.—'Phis re-
turn was pursteun to act of Parliament.
The Earl of ASHIW RN HAM presented a petition from the
Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders of the Rape of Hastings, in the
county of Sussex, tin relief tinder Agricultural distress. The
petitioners stated, that agrictiltural distress hall reached to an
alarming extent, so much so, that landlords were without rent,
and the clergy without tithes; they therefore prayed Parliament
to adopt such measures fin their icliel as wisdom might suggest.
The petition was read and laid on the table.
The I louse then, on the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury,
adjourned to Monday.

Mr. Qv AI:M E, the yeoman usher of the black roil, sum
moiled the flowe to attend in the House of Peers, to hear
the royal assent given by commission to sundry public
bills; and the Speaker ou his Julian informed the Iloilse
that the royal assent had been given to the Irish Insurrec.
lion bill, and 10 the Ha heall Jospeasion bill.
Mr. HUI•CHINSON pi esenicd, from the Bank, ac-
counts of Exchequer MIL., Of sails Iliad fur the reduction
of m 41101141 ileta, &C.-011114rd to be printed.
Mr. W. DUN DAS taillight in a hill for better paving,
liglitilig, &c. the city of Eiliiihingli.--Read a first iime.
Mi. GOMA i, in piesein Mg a petition from Loose and
Oxley, in Suffolk, ti the tanning interests, praying for
the ptineclilig duties, said be now felt inure strongly than
ever the a(riculteral distresses, and the necessity of doing
something to relieve t111:111.-1hilert.d to lie pinned.
Lord LOWTH ll prl IIIIe,I potitiosii Iroin n and y
patashesiu Westmorland and LirliCAblate, with a similar
player.
A similar petit• was pi esiaili 41 front Holheitele.
Mr. LEN N 11:1) AWN er to a yuesliou, said, lllst
cat Iy in the nest month he NI Id move for the repeal of
the Seditious Mcctinp and other• Acts, commonly called
the Six ...is.
Set E. KIS ATCHBITILL Nem:Wed a ',digital (10111 1)0-
ver,l:oolklmitillig agtscoll oral disitess, lamenting that
the House 4441 nothing fun their relief last session, and
pi a, tug tar puoteiUoß tailleb.--He also pi cseuteil a like
p. Wiwi nom the A,LLtul Assuciatitm.—Severally Icad,
rod oidicat .1 to he pinned.
lIUME muted lot an acet 1111 l I of (lie debt due by
barei •sit to the I:a,t
tout mirk:CO, a•'.;-I'm the iteCi 1111 l to I egiallitig
us, r4.,,,,u5fy tit Ilf•Sr11,10t I`2t-2 ,dishalgal:Jam; Cro% au
&c. ;—tor accounts leeeived al the sr see al
laiWu atteres (toe Lai-hymn I exersited), noticing the
's,;hutily MI IA lack 110 y v.: itireni d, and to Nhat viii.
110 A t j • ire; 3i:ethane if ChM Ao., of maitagi -
sand of use. is Scotland, animation, ice. ;—tor •e-
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