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No. 1,358.—V0L. XV.]

SUNDAY,

CH 8, 1822.

due retums of the exports a
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' Could any man
.t waste and uncut
cultivation? They
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in pee
we the
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pounds; in Mel, the
\nab. a. Soap, leather, salt,
and , aim had all inereasedin s. 410/1 beyond the increase
of population. The noble Lord stairthis to Induce the house
to consider what was the state of the country compared with the
state of taxation. Ile pot it seriously to every Lord to ask him •
self what relief he could expect from a reduction of taxation ?
Ask the fanner what he wants, he will tell you a market.—
They had. during the late war, with a great expenditure,
created an increased demand in the markets. During the last
war the demands of Government in the markets was two millions
annually, now it was not two hundred thousand. That
circumatance ahem could prove' that the demand could
not keep pace w lib the increase in the market. They at
agreed that faith with the public creditor amist be kep-
and the dividends paid. They were ell agreed on the re
diction of cxprnees, and then the question was, what
wool.: be the advnittae,e to the tenuity by the seduction
of 5,000,0001. of taxes? The revenue was ahem
.51,000,0001. and the reduction proposed was 1.111 of the
inet me of the country. This reduction must have great
effect, yet some were adeocates far giving up the Sinking
F I. lint what was the gain to be set against the loss i
Why, the loss of the Stoking Fund would make the bor-
rowing of money difficult, and that elitlictilty would fall
heavy on the agrieulturiats themselves. He might ask
any man whether lie would seriously give op that fund.
The late Mr. Fox extolled the uteasttre of the Sinking
reed as much as NI r. Pitt, who we,: the antliar. 'the
Noble Lord eulogized the measure of the Sinking Fund in
time of peace. Where it was established en a clear sur-
plus of revetinn, it was lutist bent 'deial to the country.—
Every rennet y hi Enrupr, which had cleated a debt, hail
created a Sinking Fund. Fraser end America hail pre-
served a Sinking Fund, and tvonlit the Parliament or
liergiatul he the ouly uwtion is throw away credit arol
iltaracter by gis lug It up ? 'they could ga.o nothing he
t•inn it up, and he rapt essesea hope they never would
%band an it. He Wen came to Gee qu. stioir of what 'ilea.
sores were necessary to reaauly the -evils complaieed of.
He had before stated the di•tre" of the *roma ry to be the
result eta long and archon+ w.ir, and ahundance of grain
brought on by forcing waste lands into cultivahent. The
ruined!, most I.e brought about by the operation of time.
A Noble Lord had said it was a distress henctleial to no-
one, but it was ad vantageens to a Large chi st Of the poen.
Its ion of the conntry.• lie then cume to a etatement of
what the King's thivernment had dotteta reduce the ex
ponces last year, which was neat 4,1t0d,W01. The
first measure had b;-en to reduce the expenditure t
and secondly, to secure the Siuking runt The
next meremre thy resorted to was a saving in the
interest of the funded debt. they hail made a cowl-
detable teduction in the taxation of the effetely, and
looked forwaiii her more. The noble Lord then adverted
to the measitie for redwing the rate of interest on toe
Natit,aal Debt, and etinsidet e.l the plan beiirticial to the
cometry, nut Daly as a savior, but es the mean; of com-
prelliag the Bank to levrtr their rate of discount, and give
more via relation to the currency. lie slid out expect snub
a measure womb] work wonders in the preSeet state of the
country ; but the measure was calculated, N. leerease the
circultitimi of the egrrency, Upoie the qneetiou, whether
Ow C. Mee on the Coin L 355 troso produce any IP'
sit tir.4l effect, he heel seam. doubt. H.• was frei'dy ta
admit that some tilteratiort might pc made in the taw fe-
Itala:illg the imporiatioe ,it ruin, su as to draw the '4la•
sired distinction between resttietion pit bone. Wien and
:institute prohibition. rie 'elide Lail coltelibled by nide-
hie for yet taii. Petters, sieeiLit to these uiready laid befute
the Haoseut L'amittenta pik the same %abject. .
The atarquis of LANSOIAVNE eintsraerail this expose
Of the 9/teas of the (311111.tUaltaa. lipillk Mlle- ;input taut
question of pudic distress. lreeeti:lal to the eintittrY• He
could nut
.asgree with the N.n.k :Earl, hot the distress of
tee! country was not Gee:telexed be tasatiun He was
glad le hear it was hovel led to trd:.ce the lexatiou
4,, 04,,0L0!. berm's.' life IWO C4llVias4lll tut- poldic Ilin,lhett,
',reseed heat> at this thug cutup eAsses. He cuuld Pot
support the Noble Earl in i.ertals faellisM4l,lo .14.7"i4"
tic itt teined icy modes n.rn ofreaoyelor 1).1111411 i:e.i.9oly.
who caste from their Ihrukt aim -1 saglas, deel-ltjt•C /1, il
taxation aas 1101 the ran.° a Astlex hue ref her is ht,•l,, hi
lo the cotintly.' Tax diem di.tfall 'peas y ott the ciatinry,
and 'armed ear ebstitele, cis trete. hum that dailies*
under wlii•-le the country Sliirif!' • .
The Duke of W.:Kr:O3Jw
sue? e tett the state-
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me of Laid Liverpool.. '
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Lord ir I cu: imputed Itilleh tOw isrese3l (Nire" I':
eseeseive tax•tion. The : eitute on sa..p,' eatiiii,s. silo
malt, atituietteil eloue to St 0.1. r arti.. if these drug's
oily tumid be tern tiled, it am.' gff,,,,/ ;„1....1 relict to the
farm. r. ilv Wes cons lured u.• ling ria!'l c4:' r'n.l'lY re-
lieve the pre.' ill iliatrees beat rattLefht i :x...b
mitiwie ui au 1 di-
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Lord 1111,11(0W Cy imputed t ' ,e,.... ta the great
iteat
ittiportatiuu attic year ;gig; mitt u••t.el harvests of
1603-20 acid 21, to mind" might 1c it'd the ""hri,i "
which Lail take it place in the iiiiaii ..r nit* vii-Naiat.s4
It
medium, Id catisequeure of a reiittg cashestn ncos•—
When :;.r .r eilltalabl. err. to etc Cto4. 'fP/e‘l.ll,,uste could
• be at a less to ets:uret I:1c tii:)ar ke:li• ,:q.4.cir "tcdneed
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tresses. A second pct..
prayed for parliamentary 1. rural.
'the noble Lord irtimated that he did not agree with those
who exptessed an opinion that reform in parliament was necessary.
lie went with the petitioners in calling upon parliament to pro-
vi:!: a remedy for the distresses of the 'limier and landholder ;
but upon the other part which related to reform, be expressed his
dieecut. The noble Lord was persuaded that the prayer for re-
form was not sanctioned by the majority of landholders. He
concluded by moving the petition be laid on the table.
The Duke of SOMERSET presented a petitheafrom the land-
holders of !Lithe:telt, in the court), of Lincoln, complaining of
agricultural distress, and praying for a reduction of taxation as
the only meene of relief.
Lord Viscount MEI.VILI,E presented a petition from Wig•
toun (Scotland), for relief under agricultural distresses.—Read
and laid on the table.
Toe annual aecounts relating to the Orphans' Fond were
presented at the bar by a person from the Chamber of London.
—Adjourned.
Tut:spa-5-, FEB. 26.
The I.OR I) CHANCELLOR attended the House at half-
past three o'clock.
Lord STANHOPE presented a petit;on from the owners and
occupiers of land in Kent, cemplaining of agricultural disuess.
and praying relief.
The petiton was read and laid on the table.
AGRICULTURE..
The Earl of I.IVERI'OOI.. rose on the order of the day, to
open the ditemsien man the operation of agricultural distresses.
lie commenced by observing, that every respect was thee to the
numerons petitioners on the subject of these distresses. but at the
note time Parlianent was to consider the subject without refer-
ence to die opinion of others. The motion lie lead ah tn ske was
for infonnatior.'ll.elr landships were aware the subject had
-e
been taken up it the other :louse of Parliament, and it was
tonight sore berteSt might :reale front :eking a. tiew of the
state of the country, befbro they lied oi iliecriss- the mew tats to
Le brought to this House. He shoule therefore trouble the
House with a few obeervations on the state of the country, in
order that they might agree upon the points which were to be
the cubjezt of eons-ale:ration. The internal state of the country
must hat e ttreeted the attention of every tme, and it must strike
most men, that the incrense cf populetion wits great in every part
of the country. From the year itsol to lel i there had been an
increase of popelation of from 10,942,646 to 12,596,e0.1. making
an increase to the proportion of 14 per cent. Again, between
let I anti feet, there was an increase from the above 12 millions
and a half, to 14.379,677, being equal to 17 and 2-thirds per cent.
With respect to the agricultural districts, thesincretthe had been
MS great as .utiong the manufacturing part of the community.—
The next point to which attention was naturally dirctee, was the
state of the revenue. In the course of last year the reveuoe of
of the count ry bed exceeded that of the preceding yeut I nee Keened.
Slctling. Them never had been a revenue collected with less
armor. In the collection of 7.000.0001. in the Excise there had
Len a deficiency of no more than 23.00 d. It W3` a revenue
collected with ease. The institution of saving honks had con-
trilatted meth to the revenue. In the part year the savings of
theme backs tee. rebel front ;00.0001. to 1.2(t0.ue01. With res-
pect to foreign tennmeree. a considerable tuloantage hail ari,,en in
the mune; of the last year. The papers which would be laid
before the House, would ehow.an increase to the amount of two
or three eiill:ons. In the neeeanteitires of cotton, iron, and
other artie.es, there was a considerable degree of industry. The
noble I. ird then retverted to ugrieulture, and observed, that the
(list question was, whetber people had net been led away hy a
file opinion of the state of the cotmtry. Ile eweld not -believe
there was the sligl test lound.c ion ear saying the chi:rework of this
t emery were to be ascribed to taxation. lie said tins becauseon
look-aig at other countries he foetid the %Rale chant:ter of
tlie-
sr.es. They had upon the table of the Hoese, the evidence laid
last year before a on:unitise* of the 'house of Commons, and
ertendarly the teeliatouy of Mr. Jacob, who appeared before
e commatee, end being asked what was the suite of the growers
cf corn sn the north of Eut tire. he declared tilet the staee of atris
culture was the general subject of complaint. He heard com-
plaints in lit 'lend, Germany, and Polarei. He fame! the same
complaints in Frame end the Netherland.. The fertneri COlll •
Veined bitterly of low prices.• 'fie fall of prima wets one third:
T was the ceihence of a gentlemen of great 'ability who hail
visited the Continent ht oetain infurmation. They hail taco the
opinion of the Deputies of Fran, in their address of
last to the King. and the amour of tire Monarch. 'I he Clettriber
alluded to exiiting.dietress in three fourths of France, ariaing
from sepia titre. The !ling in his an.,wcr admitted that titres;,
and state I that he bed' taken measures to eetueti)• the bailie, but
ached, that no regulation could prevent the 6r. of
.01imperahuri-
d ance. In II apeeer and other harts the same dlfieultite occurred.
It would no clot:bt be ta•hl this dlstress arose in England (rein
natation ; but In Sw i.xerhind. where there was no national debt,
no wending army, distress was as great as in any country in
Femme 'file motile Lord contended, upon ail these feet,,
that agretilerral distress was greietal tiatroglemit Europe.—
Lleving directed their attention to %hitt part of the etil,j.:et, he
came to a eoesideration ache a.ii.. Tice statement dist texatioa
girt the mu of tit,: evil was new. It had never before beep
urged Ali the muse of paalie disuees. It wee univerettily admitted
by the petit item, that tqpieulture and tnantifitetures wefeie a
Utririr.g condition dutine the late war. Since the termimeion
of the war, one fourth of the taxation had been eaten of!: Time
pveperty tax vita taken ar. They hart a reduction which
amounted to 25 pct cent. of the whole alnonnt taitation
Mahe aPowanee Ow the ilepreeietion of the entrenev. art.' the
allowance would be found to be equivalent. Iu wlietevet view
the collie:ton of tUatioti -vas considered, it has openuid as a
relief beypnd any evil of which the count ry'raiglit now culuidtsia.
If they looked back, they udglit be el lc to AZ the reel comm. e-
tire feet,: ot the ceatory. They hed decuirmte which eo.

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9illperial 213atitament. , deceive them. The noble Lont tise7etttnts of the i
since 11.90, aid' be said It clearll that the expo
been quadruplet Land the i trebled. Could an
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DOUSE OF LORDS. travel through thiemsn,ry *slag that waste and
tiveted lands had been lofted into alias of cultivation
sioarioas.. FES. 25. r • might see this.and judge of 4/14 of the .agru
The Lord Chancellor attended the House and disposed 0 .1°- width of asuata, uldkiwidie oasiardet, iif
dicial business.
Aonicuvr u Jut PETlTrosta.—Lord ROLLS plreamalbsi i!::. _eatt.OWY Imjabwalitteit
linewsgsloo
per .
sarrlson tionagaellp.4
petition Signed St s 010'144 of landholders, in the ,rllll6.°' consumption proved the incsaasa populathin. In lit
Devon. praying for relief under the pressuor of agrien mot. is-
consumption of candks *lts 48 of pounds; in iti
tresses. A second pttition annexed to the first, as a sort of . consumption was 83 minions ofipsslithh Soap, leathe
prayed for parliarrivutary reform. . and bricks, had all increased In consumption be7ond the i