The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

ESSEX COUNTY MEE7ING.

In pursuance of a requisition, addressed to the High
Sheriff of the county of Essex, and sbitscribed with the
names of 900 land-owners and occupiers of land within
the county, the High Sheriff, John Jollitt Tut:fuel!,
Esq. convened a meeting of the Nobility, Clergy, Gent-
try, and Freeholders of the c :ty, to be held at the
Shire Hall, Chelmsford, on Thursday last, at twelve
o'clock, " to taste into consideration the distressed con-
dition of the famers and °titers dependent upon them,
and the general declining state of the sericulture of the
plumy. in inokr in make Stich re pi:,Sellia.loll3 to Me
legislature as the urgency of the case requires.'
The meeting took place on ThitrFdly, and was very
itunterously and respectably attended. A hale after Iv
o'clock, the High Sheriff entered the Hall, attended t y
sonic of the must respectable gentry who had signed the
rermisition.
"I he High Sheriff opened the business of the day by
desiring the Under Sheriff to read the requisition and the
notice on which the meeting had been convened.
The'll INN SAERIIIIM begged leave, before ally gentle-
man proceeded to address the meeting, to read to it a
letter which he hail just received from Sir E. Hervey,
one of the representatives of the county. (Ilear, hear.)
The hon. aentlennaii then read the leiter in question.
which stated, 11131 though the writer was prevented from
attending the meeting by the recent death of his son, he
was ready to give every practical assistance in his power.
both in Parliament awl out of Parliament, to restore the
landed ittb:rest to its proper state and influence in the
community,
Mr.HINTON said, lie was glad that the present meet-
ing had originated with the yeontanty of the county—to
him it was a most gratifying sight to behold the farmers
joinita.; with the lain'ed aristocracy in taking measures
to avert the ruin which was impending oi.r both.—
'They hail been told in print, that the landlord ought to
reduce his rent. He allowed that he ought, and he had
great pleasure in stating that most of the landlords in
Essex had already done so. It ought, however, to go
forth to the world, that if land Was farmed ler the
present circumstances, and no rent were paid to the
landlord,' it would be impossitile for the farmer to make
any profit. (Cheers.) The hon. gent. proceeded to de-
scribe the petition Widen he intended to propose for
their acceptance. One part of its prayer was the repeal
of the duty on barley—every bony must reprobate the
immense tax winch was now 'cited upon it; one of the
most important productions of the earth. Five quarters
of liatley were generally giown per acre. That quantity
made into malt paid SI. duty; so that the malt duty,
independent of the beer tax, Matted a land tax of Sl.
per acre on all the growers of barley. (Cheers ) As lie
thought no Wan could doubt of the osooriety of getting
rich of such a grievance, he was certain that all present
would join in this part of the prayer of the petition.—
The hon gem. after some further remarks, moved the
petition.
Ali.. DISNEY stated, that though he was himself a
landlord, lie had greet satisfaction tut acceding no the
with of the yeomanry, in coming forward to second
their petition.
Mr. D. W. Illagvav propmerl another petition a. an
amendment, bet subserviently withdrew it.
The original pe:ition was then put, and carried, with
only two dissentient soles. it was then ordered to be
Lresented to the Commons by Mr. Western, amid to the
oots by Lord Braybrooke, the Lord Lieuteuant of the
county.
Thanks were voted to the High Sheriff, who, after
shortly expressing his gratitude, dissolved the wetting at
lialf•past file o'clock.

BANK OF' ENGLANDw

On Thursday s Quarterly General Coma of Proprietors of
Bank Stock was held, pursuant to public notice, which was
numerously attended.
The Chairman, in ',myosin; a half-yearly dividend of 3 per
cent. accouuted fur the reduction of one per cent. by slating that
there had been a diminution of the usual profits of the Company.
Mr. Goundry, in opposing the reduetion, observed, that the
general body of Proprietors could not hat greatly, and with
reason, he dissatisfied with the sweeping statement given by
the Chairman. Ile, for one, was dissatisfied with the uncandid
conduct of tbr Directors, and should therefore propose, as an
amendment, " That there be paid to the Proprietors the naval
half yearly dividend of 5 per cent. on the 5111 April next."
\I r. Ne^bitt shortly so unded the amendment.
The Court ultimately divi 'ml upon the amendment, when
there were—For the Amendment 4:l—Against it 62-31itjurity
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The original question was then put sad carried in the affirm-
ative. A ballot was subsequently demanded, and appointed
fur Wednesday next,
The Court then proceeded to the consideration of a lean of
ten weiiliows isr.mosed by the Directors to be advanced by the
Bank to Government—to he paid in annual instalments of two
minim's, and for which the Dank is to receive an annuity
amounting in the five years to 400,0001.
It was final') resolved to confirm the loam
lly thie operation, the seta of Iwo millions will be annually
thrown upon the moue) market.
The Dank of England, by their Charter, are restrained front
entering into an engagement of this nature fur a longer period
than live years.

Calcutta papers have come to hand to the begin-
ning of Novcanner. By these we learn, that Pirthu
Paul Singh, the refractory chieftain in Chide, who
for so long a period had kept that province in a state
distraction and disorder, but who was supposed
to have fled, had apin appeared in that tcrritory,
with a considerable number of followers ; and in
consequence, the major-general commanding the
Benares division of the army had detached troops of
cavalry from Sultanpore, and companies of infantry
front Pertaltjush, Benares.Juunpoor, and Allahabad,
to pursue and apprehend him.