The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

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make a distinction, and to infoini the meeting that he shotild be given. The question was," How is the 'minaret
addressed it more front duty than incliitation. To speak creditor to be putt 1." He se plied that he ought not to be
the honest truth, he was unwilling to address them ilium paid at the sole expense of the land. (Cheers.) The
the present subject, because lie found it to be too ints irate fientllsolsler might also to bear sonar part of the Femme
ter him. If, in the pi ivaey of his own retirement, he %Melt aas now ocighitig dew ii all the rest of the catlike.
could himself scarcely understand it, how much more , The Mai resolution was then put, and carted Illiillll.
difficult would it be for him to make himself to be under- monsly.
stood upon it ;midst the bustle and contusion which all On the second resoletion being put, Mr. TIIVRTILL
ways naturally ctend at a public meeting. This was rose, and Wird), explained the reasons • hich had induced
fatly one of the difficulties *loch he felt on the present him to 'nowise it. He likewise added, thin lie had no
uceesion ; lie lied also another of rather a deferent ha. a ish to oppose diet which hail been just proposed in its
titre. It had bt•en stated by his worthy friend (Mr. W.) bleed by Lard Albemarle. (Hear.)
that polities were totally irrelevant to the purposes for . The Eel! of A taessant.e replied, that his objection to
which they were assembled; and with the strong feelings the resolution was simply this—that it slid nut fellow that,
which lie( Los ti A ibetuark) possessed upon Etat subjeti, as the enactment of Mr. Peel's bill had done harm, the
lie would pail it to the hon. gent. who stood near him (Mr. repeal of it would produce ti contrary effect.
W eilehouse) whether he wits not putting a little restraint Lord SiFet eta) then came lOrWarli to address the meet-
upon himself when he determined not to permit himself fug, and was received a nth lutist clam:Meg, lie e tttttt mewed
to utter even one mingle groan (laughter) against those his observations by stating that he le It considerable CIO-
W hillit lie believed to bee the authors of all the calamities i bas reesment its addressing then'', nuacenst 1111 l ed as lie wall
tinder which the country was at that moment sutierisig.—.. to public speaking, lie had to follow she Earl of Altos-
( Lend cheering.)—On that subject, however, he would • mule, whose speeches never failed to ye std insis out
sey ear more at preemie. With the resolutions whirls had all who heard them. It appeared to I • , that there wilt
had just been proposed to them, as, from the respect dui' out) two reint•dies for the present depressed state ut age I-
to los worthy friend Mr. Coke, both as ii large landed pro- culture. 01 these, one was to iitcrease the price of coin
pi hour, and their long tried representative, they had been by iespective ditties, moil it because a remunerative
sent to him, he (Lord A Ihemarl ) was pre, iously acquitinted, pi ire; and the oilier to remove the causes which pre-
and he had therefere been enabled In give them a • • at- vented co en from leaching that price at pleas tit: aunt
tender consideraC tbasi he should have done, had be now here lie mast be permitted to join with the noble Los il
heard tlion tor the first time. His mistily to mask aoh who had preceded Met, iii se:Owing in slot ''saving heel el
them had in as great number of points - . any tame at that time of that stupid and ritheitlans doe-
tilted; hut it. some lie must say that it Mid been a little i trine, that selling corn at high proms would relieve the
disappointed. His dietipi • ment, however, was rather as vain venue of the soil from the difficulties by w loch he was
points of iimMiiiii, Mau to points en vs Melt au opinion was at present sus rounded. What, he would ask, would be
was exiurtayed, lie rejoiced as a Nolhilk luau, that the the gilt-c 1 tit raising corn to a MO price? Why, that
county eof Norfolk bud been the iiist hi es MO a (manly hie friends in the moils—tot lie had !Instils in Lancashire
misting had here convened uia the drottess of mericul- as well at in Norfolk—would a usolutely starve. Did they
tore ; and he further n joiced teat us that great agri- recollect the state of dusts es,s to *lnch the maistelact seers
cultural comity, dietrtssed alb it %lib k stow') to be, they had of Lancashire bad been reduced by the high price of pro-
mo mod one %oral about a eiirll-bill, shirt the. had not sought visions? He 'ails sure that they diet ;he was tittle that
relief from restrictive dairy, and that they Lail tint dreamt they. could not have forgotten how how those mmll'l4oll-
- supporting nu) measure that new calculated to gist. an rem had suet to consider of tile best thealls of itlieving
artificial roe to the priee of coils. He fi It ;peel pleasure at their dish ens, and how they had laud their throats cut for
sueli tin occurreece, bemuse the measures to %%his la he haul so meeting. (Lund Mures iiig, accompanied with bottle few
alluded wet ein any shape mous: t nod a, see e could be hisses.) Between the meeting to which lie was alludiug
1111 l re interested on them than use farmers of the county of each the present, the only dittei race was, that the brewer
.Norfelk, lie trusted dint in future they would not even be rook place in a inure populous district. lit the comity of
cncoidered Iseneliciel. They acre not practicable, thee Nos firik, it was easy to ripply to the Hight Shedd, and to
acre no, politic, they wile not just; but even if they were obtain a public ineeti•ig, at which grievances could be
at mire practicable, politic, and just, he vial CuliV loved they I aseetteeed (cheei a) ; but in Lancashire, ohm e heels ere ea.
is not yield the agriculturists any erosible relief, in I test thousand iiiliebitante for every ten inlialoaiiits in
semiudisig thi iii 01 the view u filch lied been taken of this Nes Mak, and where they wet e eel tautly less eulightetital,
eubject Ity edicts, lie must beg also to remittal Ilion, till', • the same facilities were wanted for the exercise of that
while emu Was sold at 40,. a comet) in Euglen t, and at VO-. ; erect, tit constitutional rigid of all Englishmen—llse meet
a coomn elsewhere, it was impossible by any restrictive . 01 discussing peek, grievances.
duties to benefit the EngliM agriculturist.'(Cheers.) Ile Intuited
power tit Pailiallient it self,
'relent as it was called, and had entered, %haat he had wished to say d lea WUltr, it.
powerful as they all from sad experieuce knew it to be, to give - keti.4l". of ;tie „,„„j„1„, ems et- Lancashire', a, a were
him the slightest aid by the adoption of such a system. He hail quite as touch pia countrymen as the Limners tit Notions.
English feeling enough about pun to condemn must severely the . But to toe d : he had, lie minted, shown that slue ut the
conduct of such of his countrymen as, under the existing circum-
stances, scraped together the remnant of their property with the two renPiedi:which lie l'istel !mentioned fur die distress of
intention of spending it among foreigners. If he was to be the country—namely, the übtaming a remitmeative priee
reduced to the necessity of spending his last shilling, even diem fur the agrictiltiner by artatii•ial Illeill3—Wolllit be iltilte
lie would trot quit the country, but would still mean the melon. inelleetnel. What, then, would be the other remedy
choly satisfaction of spending his last shilling in it. (Cheers.)— I which lie thought might be applied with Motile hopes of
Ile inuat now allude to another topic, and here, again, he must . success? He outlet tell them—they - t seduce the
express his satisfaction that the tanners of 'Norfolk brut not at expeediture by the alliOlint of ,000,000.. per nannies. or
tributed their dietrees to the importation of threign corn. How , they oohed do ebsuletely nothing. (Cuero's.) Ttiongli
that fallacy could continue so long to be credited, lie was at a loss ,
conceive, inasmuch as foreign corn haul not been in compett- he lamented as much as 111411 could do the individual dis-
to
tress which at 'when' prevailed—it had removed a film
non with our corn for the lam three years. Them might have •
been a little at market, but it could not have amounted to any s froni the eyes of Ulan) alio heretofore had been blind to
such quantity as was ealculateui to affect the pace of British turn- 1
Having dins alluded to the points omitted in the resolutions, he I the outset-lea tit Car existing system. As their pockets had
should now proceed to thee contained in them. Tile first re- • become lighter, thrum sight bad become clearer (greafap-
planet. and 141101.er), red lie had little doubt that it things
nicely which they proposed fur eulaingaglicultore from its present I did nut speedily impairer, they would, before lung, be-
depressed state was the repeal of Mr. Peel's bill. Now, no ar- come even lynx-eyed onset vets of the abuses of Govern-
gammas had been advanced in favour of this measure, and he ' !elem.—The noble Load then proceeded to Mate, that
must say that he ehoulu like to hear what arguments could be whet, Ise was itiscussitig the 'propriety and neceeeity of a
advanced in favour of that repeal before he cuneented to make '
re
tt. What he would ask, then, had been due great cause of all form, lie ought to have observed, that unless they 111 l ro-
the calamities under which they were labouring? Was it not dined tutu their pennon a prayer tor•refociii, they would
abeultoels lie duisig ItUtlllllg. (Loud cheers.) Thule who
the great eircultaton of paper which had formerly prevailed ?• •;
were fur pumpoimig it now, would not be for puelponing
What were they now proposing as the renitaly for those udamie
it long.—lie then proceeded to advert to the expense tit
ties 4 The repeal of Mr. Peels bill, and a recurrence to a paper
currency. What was the disease? A paper currency. What collecting the revenue, and stated, that St present at (*.At
was the remedy proposed to be applied for it? Why, the very half toe amount of the revenue ta "9" One potent
disease itself'. The noble Earl then -.read his resolutions, of above every other multi:aril •• lie Martel gentlemeil
which the first was the same as that proposed by Mr. ThurteU. spell' end again complatuitig in l'athaillent ul the buff-
The remainder were as follows: drusome pressure of taxation, and yet Ile saw them always
" 2.1 That the amount of public expenditure, and conse. voting fur the littlest eetahlisiiments. Then the% vicie
jointly of public demands by direct and Indirect taxation, is the found voting against the supplies necessary for tae pay-
plain unquestionable cause Of our present sufferings; and That moat of those esteblistinielits; alial then agatit euting, if
the only bate and practicable remedy is to be found an such a di- pi eeent at the dieciusetuit of the eStiusale,, agallibt the
niinution of Close demands as may enable the farmer to grow his amendment, ',reposed by Me. Hume to trance kneel, thee'
produce a: a reasonable rate, and thus equally spread due benelit again they were found, at the tett of the :see:sloe, thank-
of its inducnce through every class of society throughout the I jug yi,. hi . lon the
„ty ,X,111,11, WiaCit the) 1,,,,t dune
kingdom. estay thing in their power te caisiiteteat. (Cherie).—
"V. That the diminution is to a very great extent capable of , . a.l 1.
'Allele was au Illetiliblbleliey 111 all this IIa us Illy o
being instantly male without any public detriment Whatever,
by a rigid economy enforced in every deparment of the state,
naval, tnilitary, and civil, front the executive clown to the lowest public notice. k;ven the made NliirtpllS Ur LhOelekiri.ll).....idll'irirdyt
—llldt manager of du House of Commons (e
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offices of Government, relieving all dosses from t e overwhelm. greet Leviathan, had (owned that the mammy ass mutt
Mg burden of taxation that so heavily oppresses them, enabling tilde sated to Mr. H ; rind he trusted that the piesem
landlords to lower their rents. and clergymen and impropriators meeting would for once credit the 'ruble dlaugna,, mid
their tithes, and by improving the situation ot the poor, lessening gave us Mr. Home that approbation %filch the Mousier
the amount levied for their subsistence; in short, reaming ail had nut withheld. 'flue noule Laid, idles some: creel 55-
the heavy and intolerable expenets now incidental to the the occu-
pancy and cultivation of the aril. tiosie tomtit mtving
Iris tomtit.), into the emoluments ul the Iteccisei-Ouileiai,
which Mr. liume pal effected by
" als, That though this meeting, disavowing all selfish lo-
dud ~, hick he stated to amount to 15,0 b It. out of 1170001.,
fives, and anxious only for the genets! welfare and prosperity, is .
willing to leave to the wisdom of Parliament the particuiar items e 'ea:hided his speech by
upon which a reduction of taxation may be best made, yet n •
moos ‘%llllll the L I
__al. ut Albemarle lied pit/puled to the
heal (sty secumtlitig the i t eoi II •
feels that the repeal of the malt duties, together with the heavy meeting --(1-snad thee, lug•I
imposts upon soap. candles, salt, and leather, aniounaug to-
Mt. LOWAHD 'l' a x CUR ietarned Ills sincere thanks to
gether to five millions and upwards, levied upon articles c'osely the two honk Lard, Who had *idled she meal eatt,ea 0t our
connected with agriculture, and ranking among the indispensa. .11.15 eat', anti hash 110111 led out the talkie) to stns bating at
ble necessaries .1 Jut', most L'll•Pec'allY tall far the most ottelime to the owe au •.a ut Mr. Peel's bah. Mi • Hume lied .ii-
consideration. tempted to shun how far I ets enclituent could be nettle et
at MM. That this meeting feels itself' compelled to urge its rc- alit cod, im,,,,,,y. and „„at „eteets.hineate at the ,late,
resolutions with the greater cameatness, trout reflecting that six
the 6
how hill his dripllikeilla been answeted r %S as it sly
years of peace, the usual mud only season in all countries Mr tas• ,
...... ? No. Bo hy repeated majorities of a troll hta
reduction of tbose burdens which war imputes, and the nourish- ',_",'''' • .:
naent of public pimperity and individual wealdi, have now passed LI if the
ouse of commute... (Ince.seent app. tato%) I here "A'
away, not only wititeet producing in this count!), any adequate I tile mans "salt Ye of 01l their MO ri 2.01. ; he"""i's
relief, but duet during tine long 'wood commeme has languished public had beets wally tee resented In the "eh" of Cul".
I have made their repreeen-
and agriculture declined from one degree of delete:aeon to , mato., then emustintents cord.. _
oust
or
another, till at lust it bee reached a crises, in which either I,ollle , taliVe a nisppo. I 'Air, lit iiiiiii lie toed hoped that
very important amelioration must take place, or a total denote. I to her of the 'mule Lou ds whu had addressed the
~sittleueetiorg.
went of the whole onler and relations tit society Ilirat ensue.' i a mold have pi or sell a it:m.11111ton deClaratOry 01 .
"‘ hliSt the 41" "'""l'ull W." a V4.lfl'igi sit Ill&M'idnrri feet iv e state la the eepiesentation. As neither oat thief,..i_
eaelainted—" How, de is, is the heliostat creditor to be
paid?" which he lied attended that day, and should piopost It
Alter Lord A ttito•nr.e. had read the reeollitione, and had douse it hr stitand corral to fulfil the obj; ti,
cv
hollowing resolnitusi :
before they eerie put by the High Sheriff, " fit ii. 'I hat it appeared in die course of
the last sees
General WA! A e
A! POLE ulster vied, that a gelitlellnell had iIISI mu iluusi.esite pi educed by the meritorious labboia,
cat
asktA a quest:en to shah it was proper that du answer Mu, hoar, that there is out a branch of the pu i
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