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grievance; aim. in proportion to the capital of a farmer. the
tithes must he more oppressive. He wished to trove the.tlie-
fee A% to its source; whether it arose from the *mount of the
National Oeld, from the quantity of paper in circulation, or.
depression in the price of the produce of the land. ;le was of
opinion it arose front a combination of all these citeninstatices,
and it was necessacV to trace the origin of the combination to
get at the t flect.—The primary tritiar was a Surplus-produce,
occasioned by our own growth. A very small sin-phis, or a de-
ficit below the donated, would have the effect lot altering the
price. The eirculatims medium had a great effect, from its
great extension, of forcing tip the prism of grain ; consequently,
from the lately apparent decline in the circulation o t that me-
dium, grain had telt its effects. The country, notwithstanding
some persons entertained a different opinion, grew enough to
support its own population; and if capital were employed
sufficiently, the land %%mild produce one-hall' more than it
at preecni does; and it' that part of the country yet unculti-
vated was pot iu a proper state, it would, in his opinion, pro-
duce triple more than sntficient to vapply the population, with-
out the aid of a foreign supply. In this respect the circulating
medium was of great ailvantnge; it converted the dormant Ca-
pital of the hornier into immediate activity. It would, when
his harvests were brought into his yards, make his .Sontel. worth
of emu instantly product is e, rand put him in a etate of making
greater immovetnents and mere advantage of hie laud. The '
etlect of it had been to produce a glut ill the market, and a
surplus. On the fall of the price in Isola, the first effect was to
produce alarm; the rejection of the Corn Bill in 1613 and
Iff I Atilt further Mere:teed the alarm, and added to the &Tree-
sore: The farmer could not obtain relief, mind he was fenced
into the market for money, hot without etteet. The object to
which the House t direct their attention, was to Mid a
market for the smashes of the land. Suppose no effort to relics e
the agricultural interest was made by the Legislature, the
price must eventually rise in con,equeuce of the diminution of
produce the sources from whence that produce was draw
were in a rapid state of destruction.— (Mar, hear. )—The price
would rise in consequence of the scarcity ; it mielet be some
time first; but it must rise. The carvings of intlitstr* were
diminished in poison' to the price of the articles; so that
the people a ere.starsing its the midst of plenty, and sinking into
a gradual !date of hope verishment. The country might rejoice
greatly at hosing what was culled cheap bread ; but the people
would loot get so much wheat—they could not command it—
the matrices of wealth, strength, and power, were rapidly de-
caying—the productise industry of the country was suspended
--their sitoral feelings distressed. In such a Mate mf things,
they would lose their independence—their labour was their its-
dependence and their property, and was tall as valuable to a
Labourer us the estate of his cusployer.--e /bur, hem's)--While
he gave his labour to his employer, he stood in an independent
state; but now, deprived of the exercise of that labour, be
wardered about begging for employ mem. bid could not get it.
—(1 ictrr, lathy.)—All his moral feelings were iu consequence in-
jured; and until Agriculture was become again prosperous so
lie imist remain. He thought that the Gore:mm.ld ought to
provide a policy which should protect the independence of our
agriculture against foreign importations, and lead us to depend
ou Owfaelve% Mr sustenance. Having recapitulated most of
the topics which lie had noticed before, and stated that the
land did Hut produce to the farmer more than one halt' of its
former rt.% (mut., consequently that the public revenue must be
injured in proportion, lie concluded with reading the Restitu-
tions a hick embraced the leading points of his speech. 'l'bey
were to the following purport:
t. Thai it was the opinion of Parliament that the agricultural part of
she country laboured under the mist unexampled district.—e. That
however vessious were the causes from which it originated, the demand
for the produce of the land was not now such as to enable the cultivator
to sell us produce at a price sufficient to iedeinnify him Mr his expences.
• That the consiunption of barley., and confequently the demand tier
it, were reduced by thetas on toale,and that this duty uught to heabated
or mix-AA—a. That relief ought to be granted to the holders of agri-
cuttural produse, by advazieing money to theni on security of that pro-
tium, and eollmung into public granaries, in a year of 'surplus, abun-
dame opine the return of sauvity.-5. That it wasexnedient to repeal so
inte:h at the Corn Act of last year iesreLatml to the warehousing of foreign
gram.--c s That it was expedient to encourage the exportation of corn for
some tune by a bounty.-7. That it wan ex,pctlient to eaeoura'e the
peewit of our own soils by imposing duties on the importa4on of seeds,
and other articles of agricultural produce, from abriead.—.s. That the
tithes and pow-rates were felt with increasing serenity in the present
general Itoress; amt that it was expedient to outsider of some mode of
easing their pressure.
Tae lion. Gentleman moved for a Committee of the whole
House on the distressed stale of agriculture.
Mr. F. LEWIS seconded the inotiou. The country was over-
whelmed hi distress, and they looked to this I louse foe a palli-
ative! In his opinion, nothing but a very great reduction of
taxation, and a long peace could save the land owners of this
country. There acre many parishes in the kiegelone at this
moment which were little better than barren wastes. The only
way of restoring the credit of the farmer would be, to rethiCe
the taxes, and particularly the malt tax, which had done much
indeed to injure the occupier of land ;. it had, by its operation
already, since its imposition, reduced the growth of barley two
thirds. Another and very heavy oppression on the land was 1
the poora' rates ; this called loudly fur the interference of Par-
liament. Ile would not now say what regulations ought ulti-
mately to lie adopted on this subject ; but two points he cer-
tainly should recommend; first, that relict' shotild be given ,
with distriminatioti; and, secondly, that it should be giveu only-
to a certain extent.

Lord t, VITLLR F... 10111 that the Hon. Mover Imil met the
question tkirls', and had submitted certain practical remedies,
to which he amid couleur in giving the most patient attention.
Tie matter of 111 s speech wes not only to be highly amines ed
of, but the tone and moderation to be exceedingly admired ;
and lee was free to confess, that he bad never heard a speech in
Parliament more likely to conciliate all parties to the consi-
deration of so important a measure.
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Mr. t•WCltri tql mowed, that the whole Home should re-
solve itself into u Committee ou Tur.:ll.ty se'unight, to eon.
sicrettle ?•tatt. of Agrie,iiiitre i.f the United iiimolum.—This
Mount' was, agreed tu,.and the House adjuunicit.

.IrlD.llli, MARCH &
•:!
Their/ wet* he Calls of the Howe on Friday next, and on
Wetliresiley, the lath itist,
humeri:Os petitimis wrfe presented aminst the Income Tax.
Sir Cit Antes MORDAVNT said he lose to present a petition
tom the Freeholders, Gentry, Clergy, &r. of the county of
Warwiek, which expressed their' surprise at the avowal on the
part of Ministers to attempt the reiirwal of the Property -!as
in time• of perre, when uceordiou to the promises held forth to
the country, it was to cease. Thry also prayed tOr the at/On-
ion oh sister-urea; and ilia the aaiorics of the Public thheei.,
w;lich 11.1i1 hero inerf.a,eil %oil' the necessaries of life Hein'
anormousiy 114, s'iould be reduced now that the priers hall
tai much faarii. Toe petitioners olso °omelet! to ter
taiidan ridaldisliment propoaerl to he isept up, as R•
ruad requiring an expenditure witch buyout tee menus of the