The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

the House of Commons to their table. and until it came up be
considered all observations upon it irregularly introduced.
The petitions were then read and laid on the table.
The Receivers of Stolen Sccitriti,,s bill. and the Dublin Fever
Hmpit d bill, were read the third time and pas-ed.
On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury the House adjourned
to Thursday the 18th inst.

HOUSE OF COMMONS•
MOSDAY, ♦PRIL 1.
The OIRAgOW GAS Light b:II was read a third time, and
passed.
Mr. WHITBREAD present-a a petition from
bridge, complaining of the present mode of recovering
small debts.
The Liverpool St Luke New Church bill WAS read n
second time.
Sir A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from mer-
chants in Glasgow., complaining of the state of the West
India trade.
Mr. 11. DAVIS presented a petition from merchants in
Bristol, complaining of the depressed state of West India
produce, and praying the I i e, as means of relief, to
adopt nu ARA for opening the trade with America.—Read,
and ordered to be pi hard.
SAL I' TRADE. -

Gen. GASCOYNE presented a petition from persons
in Liverpool engaged in the trade of exporting salt. He
pressed the subject on the house es one of et eat import.
atter, Hod the petitioners hoped that the derision of the
house, in the early pail of the session, would oot he eon.
shirred decisive. It was a most obnoxious tax, and he
trusted flint it wield again be investigated by the house.
Mr. CALCRAFT said, that his course on this subject
would be—lie sl 1.1 not more any resolution pledging
the house to take up the subject at a future period—it
would tie, if he made any propositions now, to repeat what
li^ had before suggested. lie was not aerate that lie
should adopt any proceeding on the subject this session ;
but it nothing were done sill the next session, if agriesil-
tore obtained no relief, he should think that they onght
then to get rid of tine tax allogetliet. (liter, hear.)
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE wits glad to hear what had
fallen firm the hall. member who last spoke, bat at the
saute time Loped that government would prevent the ne•
eessity of agnies hringieg the subject c 11111 l reted with the
I,u tax before the house. lie repeal would be must value
able—it would lee really useful to the cuuutry.
Mr. I' GREN FELL said, the first tax that they ought
to repeal was the salt tax; and let them remember that
the repeal of the tax would enable them to destroy all the
rutiehinery that was requisite to collect it.
Sir 1. COFFIN expressed a hope that they would coo-
-1 thine to fire, broadside after broadside, at his Majesty's
ministers till the repeal of this most odious tax was ob-
i tained. It was a tax that tended to convert God's bless-
jug into a curse, and he trusted he should be excused, if
lie desired to see its end.
Petition read, and ordered to be printed.
Lord A. HAMILTON moved for copies of rav iesturne.
Hoes from the Eilitil.;tti kb excise. respeetieg the imposition
of iiiities on the hien els of Glesgow' &v.—Ordered.
Mr. SYKES presented a petition liom Hull, complain-
ing of agricultural distress.—(teat, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. S. WORTLEY, in presenting a petition ;tom the
act let/huffish; of Linlithgow, tot( ibuted a goad deal of the
distiests to the conduct of the Bank ; to their not having
diseriunted at lower interest.
Mr. MANNING expressed his astonishment at the
charge preferred against the Bank. lie did not believe
that any distress haul resulted 140111 the conduct of the
Bank, tt gle various persons had thoeglit ;Hover to at-
tack them tar not loweting the rate of tete, est. As to the
rate of interest, that was a question for the decision of
the two houses of pas liatuent ; and as to the charge against
the Bank, they had lent their capital, fifteen millions, at
time per cent. interest. The ctforts to lower the rate of
inlet-est was must lailillielolll, fur it had the effect to drive
nor money into the foreign 1111140. There had, however,
been nu want of mane/. though hue thought the agrienltit-
ial distress resulted from stsperabinioanee ; but he
thought it would be better to leave matte's find their own
level.
The CHANCELLOIt of the EXCHEQUER, without
revestieg to what had been said on this petiiiuu, begged to
state th it a clause had for salute time been under the coosi-
sideration ot the croon law °dicers, to repeal the ad valorem
duty on the transfer of mortgagee, to 'mishit such transfers
to take place no common V4llllll.
Mr. \% ES FERN &dared that all ogrieultursl property
ens on the brink of ruin. 11e added, that if the farmers of
&sex were called on to settle their accounts, he believed
that (tea thirds of them would be found to be ineolvent.—..
Was there any thing like this in !unitary ?—was there ;toy
instance where so important n el. is had been so speedily
reduced to distress I It would cissisulse the who!e frame a
ouriely, if taloned to go oil; it would ding down, ere
long, the nubility and I:eritry from their high situations.—
For years past the lenaillS had pout their reel. out of their
capitol; the lanillards hod in tart existed till the tenants'
means previously acquired. He believed that all these evils
had re-ultra: Gann tire changes that had been effected in the
eurreney ; but fur tliat change the farmers i,t this mom, lit
would b tin it slide of prosperity. Ile further stated teat the
tenantry rut' Essex had abstained from petittuning that House
un thesuhjeet of their distresses, in uttrr despair of that
House being able to adcrd them any relief. He trusted thud
the state of the acy would be agitated after the holi•
days. The measure 1197 was a breach of faith with the
public creditors; and he said it was nuts as great a Drawls
of faith, by chauging the currency., to tall VII the public deo-
tots ho pay what they had uever buttoned or uodertaken to
pan.—( Hear, heap !)
Sir E 1l AItY E y concurred with much of what had fallen
futon his lion. eullea,ue; he had not receited uire petition
or application on the subject.
Petition trail and ordered to he printed.
EXTRA Posv.—Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition
fi urn Mr. Burge-s, 01 Loudon. pray iria for some reisitoirect ion
for his hisses in eirdeavouritig to establish an extia past.—
To•nsm row lie should cull the attention of the House on the
"object.
The CIIANCF.LLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
such rticoor:.Kelt.c..l had horn risen fa tilt. Itoc_ctss by pu,,,
lienreen, that hut se: tact entitled to -0
Petuliot r• n.l and ill lit hir on the talle.
111 r. Gtß)Clt pies, toed the ',pot I of tie Committee on
ago-It-40re.— There wise rues at Redd, read !
Lied lON DON wit It Y said the revert was short, end
it count he printed in 45 I 1111 l rat Pro Imp, it would 6,. bt tit•r
10 %Naitfor an accurate report. If it were teal there might
be etreay.ur i:Ot.O.:b Oil the tuttieCt. He aged there would

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