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HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY,
The House met nt three o'clock, and at half past three the
coed assent was given by commission to the insurrection and
II ebeas conni. Suspension hills. The Lords Commissioners
were the laird Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Viscount
On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the usual order was
made. viz. that no petitions for private hills be received after the
15th March. and no reports from the Judges on private bills after
the leth April.—Adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEB. It.
'rhe House met at three o'clock.
Mr. Rippon, from the Bank of England, presented sundry
accounts, pursuant to Act of Parliament. l.aid on the table.
Mr. Mason, from the Directors of the East India Company,
presented the usual account of pensions
_and remuneration for
cervices.
At live o'clock the House adjourned.
IVVDNESDAV, FEB. IS.
AGRICULTUSE.—The Marquis of RATH presented a pe-
tition from certain proprietors of land in the vale orratinton,
and it, vicinity, praying tar relief seder the present distressed
state of agriculture. The petition was read by the clerk, and
laid on the tables—The House adjourned.
TEL 14.
AcrucuurußAl. DISTRESSESe
The Duke of BUCK ING HANI presented a petition from the
owners rine occupites of land in the county of Buckingham,
praying the interference of Parliament, with a view to the pre-
tent state ot' the Agricultural interest. The noble Dake said the
petition was numerously and respectably signed. The petitioners
had not come to any general resolutions on the best ineans of
obtaining relief; but they ventured to suggest, that it would be
of material service if a new system of duties upon the impor-
tation of foreign wheat was adopted by the government. The
petitioners. however, relied on the wisdom of Parliament for
those measures which may airline' relief.
The petition was read, and laid on the table.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
the Agricultural Society at Bath, and other parts of the west of
England, praying fur some measure which may afford relief to
the distieeeed ag,ncultutiets. The petitioners di I not express any
opinion with regard to any benefit which might arise tram new
duties on the importation of foreign corn ; but they expressed a
decided opinion upon one point, namely, retrenchment in the
public expenditure and reduction in taxation. The noble Mar-
quis concurred with the petitioners in that opinion. At the
same time it was necessary to observe, that they did not look to
reduction of taxes generally, so much as the reduction of certeie
taxes which pressed peculiarly heavy on agriculture. It was .itu
his intention upon that occasion to enter upon the subject, bet
reserve himself for this important question. wine I lie melt:estate
the noble Earl (Liverpool) had described as likely to be brought
forward in ;the other House of Parliament, and conic regulatly
before the Lords.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, it was not his intention to
make any remark on that which had tldlen from the noble Duke
end the noble Marquis le pecting the views of the petitioners.
Ile should only advert to the observations he made on a former
clay, with regard to the agricultural question being brought for-
ward by a neisie friend in the other Home of Parliament. In
the answer he male to a noble Lord (nacre), he did not give a
pledge that the subject would come up from the other House in
the term of a measure. All he meant to say in answer to the
noble Baron was, that it woule be better to wait for the reeult el
any proeosition on tins question which might take place in the
other branch of the Legislature. Ii the proposition, whatever it
might be, received the, sinction of Parliament, it would come
beton: their Lordships in the usual way.
The Duke of BIJeK ING HA VI, in expl tnation, said, he did
not mean to state to the I louse that the petitioners., ni the petition
lie had jttst ptesentod, cenlincel themselves to reamimending a
new system of Maim well reference to tine-wit wheat. They
were ads, of opinion that retreechment in the expenditure,
:and relict' under the battlien of taxes %hall press heavily on
agriculture, would be moet beneficial.
The petition wise laid on the table, and the House adjounrcile
Fto Dee', WEB 16.
The Earl of SHAFESBYRY laid on the table a compara-
tive Statement of the population, front ISOI to 18:e1.—This re-
turn was pursuant to act of Parliament.
The Earl of ASIIBURNHAM presenteel a petition from the
Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders of the Rape of Hastings, in the
county of SOSbCX, for relief under Agricultural distress. The
petitioners stated, that agricultural distress had reached to an
alarming extent, so much so, that landlords were without rent,
and the clergy without tithes; they therefore prayed Parliament
to adopt such measures Mr their relict' as wisdom might suggest.
The petition was read and laid en the table.
The I louse then, on the motion of tLe Karl of Shaftesbury.
adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS•

Mr. Qi tmmE, the yeoman Willer of the black rod, sans
mooed he Ilumw to attend in the House of Peers, to hear •
the royal assent giteu by commission to sundry public I
hills; and the Speaker 1/11 his retina informed the Home
that the royal iIaSCIII had been given to the Irish Insurree.
6011 bill, and to the Habeas Corpus Suspension bill.
Mr. 111.1TCIIINSON pterented, front the Bank, at--
COMO:I of EN.1:111.(111**r hills, 01 coins paid for the redaction
of ill,. 1,,,1im,41 drug, &e.—Ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. W. DENIMS brought in a bill for better paving,
He. the city of F...iu.bnigh.—ltead a first time.
Mr, titrotll, iit inesett. mg a petition limo Louse and
Oxley, in solfolk, It the nu e Warta., praying tor
the 14, uteci ing 11111te,, said he now more attungly than
e wee the 4 160111111 al aisigt..l.l, cud 4111 Ilecra..ily old g
1.• frit. • I. 111.'111.-0o dered tuslon pointed.
Lord LOl4'lllEl4 eneoleit petitiusis fluor sundry
rattsltes in Westmoi land and Lancashire, with a similar
player.
pi tit iim was presented (tom liullor.teh.
Mi. LENN 1111), in wu.wer to a question, said, that
wrt., its lire neat moult. he should muse t*.e. the repel ul
the Settlintews Nita-tine And van r Acts, co iiiiii only 1.:4111:11
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Sit E presented a locution Icons Div
vet, enrol idas 41 of agrictilland 111,1 rc.s, I.IIIICIII 1114 11141
OW HMI,' 111.1 noshing foe their relict' last sesame, 41111
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