The National Register.
London, England, 1815-03-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ATS►NS Moved for a return of the quantity of
din rent markets from the Vat week in November
I.lirnary, with the averages at each market a►►d in
Granted.
TLTUY said it was very difficult to con►c to a fair
lb) subject. In some place., thiey exchnled Irish
Scotch, and in others they did not exclud2 either.
know from the Right
_Hon. Gentleman whether
•re to remain as they always bad been, or whether
to take !Aare. If they were to remain as before,
be 765.; but if any alteration was intended, then the
in the dark till by a fair settlement they bl►ootd be
way.
said, that when he first submitted this measnre to
of the House, be had fairly stated that objections
p made; sod out of the difficulties arising 'tom these
lw no feasibe mode of making their way, but by
.rates to 14 main as they now are. In this opinion
and should, theretbre, propose that whatever prices
agree to, the averages should remuin the same as

na then agreed to.
exlimates reluthe to the Post Office. were referred
lit tee.

liroaglit up a petition from the Inhabitants of the
signed by tipi,varda of SOCO pergona, in
meeting., held on this day, praying that no alteration
I to take plate in the present Corn ',atm
_ _

i) moV(11 for a return of the niinitifr of Britibli
the Colonies and Continent of Eiirolie.—Agreed

havio2 hrotight up the Report of the Committee
ins relative to the Corn Laws, Mr. 8.. RCLA V, the
;Sontlivaik, opposed the Resolutions, as detrimen-
!me of the co►intry, by tend►ng to raise the price of

said, if nighind and Ireland were driven to

go ont of tillage, the consequences %%min be
•ountry. 'Pim domestic market was cr,paple of
consumption. We had power vi ithin onDedve* to
of our demand, ant] it was only the want of en-
kept hack that abundance which we might enjoy
e looked abroad. If we encouraged the kgricul.
the qnfatinit would be, not how to procure corn,
Ili one alsandanee; if we encouraged iretand, we
of our empire into force. By the protection

,terto atfortle.l to the hoiculture of thlit country,
been enabled to support her own inhabitants, but
glani with a cotlsitterable portion of taxes and

EELE spoke agaiinit the Resolutions, as most per-
Itiftiettititie interust4.
..aid, the ilivlremi of the agriculturists in England,
reknit!. %vas greater at this niontent than had e%ei-
s memory of wan. It ba.l been. argued, as if this
to raise the price of corn. This he denied; and it
that tslien these restricting dillies sere first
of corn was lower, because the agrieidiiirisl felt

see, that he could afford to sell it at u reasonable
inld be again. How was it possible that the agri
country would bear a competition with the aLs,t iced-
Flanders? The ports of those countries lay fully
the London market as the ports of Norfolk, or
his owns knowledge, there were farmers within V>
ropolis, that could not sell their corn at all. Ihe
• buy a grain of it while they could be supplied
. If the city pf London was to be fed entirely
, it would probably have the etre ct of making corn
years, but in the cud it would entirely put down

this Ongdona. He thought that the averages, as
.ken, did not give sufficient advantages to the
was for the graduated scale proposed by Mr. Ha-
iidered the new taxes as being pecubaily hard on ma-
French had all our recent improvement' foe spin-
upon au average their machinery Was superior tb

said, the circumstances in which the country had
1, had brought on inch a state of thingl, that it
w to avoid doing something to encourage the
..!onntry. As for the prices of every thin:: falling
'opottion that corn fell in price,
.it '91.113 well known,

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that whatever might be the ultimate eflict, prices did not fall very
rapidly. They certainly did not fall so rapidly, as to justify the
House in leaving a great portion of the population of the country
struggling with every kind or distress, until the prices bad so fallen.
We knew that there were many things that could not fall. What-
ever might be said about the depreciation of our currency, or its
' chance of being restored to its original value, still it WAS evident
, that the interest of the national debt must be paid in pounds ster-
ling. Whether prices were high or low, all those taxes which were
necessary to pay the interest of the debt must be paid in pima,
sterling. It was, therefore, evident that all other things could not
LI II in the same proportion that corn might tall.
Mr. BARING thought it was somewhat remarkable that he had
not heard during the whole or the flight, one word to sbew that 80s.
was the proper price, or the lowest r rive that could pay the expellees,
awl remunerate the labours of the farmer. How this point had
been overlooked,. he could only account for by supposing that the
measure itself was utterly indefensible ; and that as it could not be
carried by force of argument, it must be carried by clamour and by
numbers.
Sir FnFOPRICX 171.00 n said, he had that day received several
letters from respectable agrieniturists its Ireland, all of them stating,
that from despair they would stop the plough and the harrow fatless
they were protected.
After Mr. Courtenay, Sir G. Warrender, Lord Laseelles, and Sir
Thomas Aclnud, hail delivered their seutiments for the Resolutions,
and Alderman Atkin, and General Gasroyite against them, the House
divided on the question, " that the Report be brought up." The
numbers were—fur the question, 125.; against it, ;AL—Majority,
197.
When the Gallery was opened. Mr. MAOISM was making some Of-
servations against herryitut the Re:ailutions.
Mr. RoniPiSoN saw no Bankient reasons for Belly.
-Mr. CALCRAFT argued in favour of delay at that late hour of the
night.

Mr. MA nRYATT writ 7n favour of delay.
Mr. Htississus against it.
Mr. Ilauttic ruse amid,' loud erica of hear, hear! spoke, spoke!
for flit purpose of moving air adjourninent, and if there were
other argument in favour of swell a measure, he thought there a
.otfieiera one to be found in the violent impatience of Gentlemen
%silo entered that Honse at midnight, with nothing in their heads but
the rotes they were to Ole, and ravine nothing for an argument, tfia
had bten or could be used upon thesubject.—(tries of order ! chair'.
hear, hear!)
A division took plate on Mr. Baring's motion to adjourn.—Noes
2-1(2; Ayes, 41.—Majority, 110.
The gaflery being re-opened, Sir JOHN NEWPORT and others
spoke on the question of the report being read. On the division, the
numbers were, Ayes, 193; Noes, V9-111ajority, 164.
The gallery was not opened again; but Mr. Ho NER moving an
amendment, it was agreed to adjourn the debate till twat
join ned at two o'clock.

11117:%0AY, mt. 2R..
Mr. RENNrTT enquired of the Chancellor of the EN:chequer,. if
the Registrar of the Admiralty (Mr. It. Thornton). who had recent-
ly left the country, still vont ititted to receive the fees and ernoluments
of that situation) ; secondly, whether the tilllOtP could be furnished
with any detail as to the 40001. granted out of the Morita by the
Prince Regent- to the I)nke of York-, for entertainnientr4 given to
the Kivu: of Prussia, Scc.?
Mr. V. N,4ITTART relined, that the Registrar of the Admiralty al'
Imied in had long since reigned. 10 *feta ii could 1w given of the
expenditure of the .10G01.; the Prince IteAelit having granted tivic
sum as the probable amonlit of expencero to vi hick ilie Duke of York
lisittht• be liable by entertaining the Emig of Prussia.
Sir S. Romir.i.Y brought forwaid !cis motion on the su-bject
of
continuing the Militia embodied ark,' the i.l peace. lie
went over the same argnment% as used un ki. Inrmrr to
spew that Ministers hail al teil age)
and concluded with moving a 1te3911111011, to the effect—
That nitre months having elapsed since the conclosiou of a definitive
treaty or peace with France, 811(1 peace Icing now emicludeol witlt
evei y other power with whizli we were at war—all !heronries for cal-
ling out the militia have completely ceased, and therefore it was
contrary to the spirit, the true inteni and meaning or the Act of the
4'.2d of George 111. cap. ;1. to continue any part of the -militia any
longer embodied.
After a long debate, the noose divided— AS es, 76 ; Noes, 9.-4
Majority against the moticrt,