The National Register.
London, England, 1815-03-26 00:00:00

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iightiess must be defy sensible that this country has
pre-eminent rank among nations by its manufactures and
by that it has acquired its wealth, %slack has raised
navy, and promoted the greatness and glory ut the

improvement in various branches of manufactures in
an►l by the introduction of mactisiety, we have
riiidable competition to encounter, and that this measure,
the price of tout!, will cause the emigration of our
and artizans, and tend to transfer the skill, industry,
:his kingdom to other nations.
humbly implore your Royal Highness to extend
Aection to interests so closely connected with the
brae realms, by withholding, on the behalf of his
.oval Assent to the said Bill ; and iV e further pray
„hues• to dissolve the Commons House of Parliament,
isbed the most conclusive evidence that they do not
itereids nor represent the feelings or opinions of the

Signed, by order of Court,
HENRY WOODTHORPE.
ddress and Petition his Royal Highness was graseiotialy
• the following Answer :
ilia the greatest concern the sentimeuts contained
drew. and Petition.

desirous or paying to the representations of any
subjects all the attention which may be consis-
ty imposed upon me by the sacred trust committed

it would be a dereliction of that duty, if, in corm
wishes which you have thought proper to express, I
, the Royal Sanction from the important tnea•urc
is it. and so to exercise the King's/3re' ogative, a.s to
►f confidence in a Parliament, which, under
has, by tire wisdom, vigour, aid firuipess of its
iably upheld trite honour otitis Majesty's Crown, awl
hest interestsof his people.

PROTE,ST.

Lard•, Mareh 20, nl5, .en The third reading of the
moved, " that this 141114 e reject-. 1;" which motilm
:lanai, born negatived, the fuliewuig Protest watt en-

T,
are adverse is principle to all new restraints on corn.•
it certain that public prosperity is best promoted, by
led the &recurrent of natitmal polubn y ; and we ‘sisli

oeps. tu bring beck our „curanitercial legis•
straight and simple hoe of wisdom, than to increase the
iectitig additional and exteioi‘e branches of the public
sterns of attire:inl and injurious rastr,ittiou.
that the great I radical rule, of leaving all
Infettered, ni.pltes tasOfe peculiarly, and un s.i,l stronger
as lieu as of peitcy, le the Corn Trade than to any
indeed taws be:that necessity which could, in our
•ixe the Legislature to tutoper %it') the eustenanc,e of
to impede the free purchase and sale of that article,
the existence of ao large a portion 9t the znatinunity.
think that the ef pectatious of ultittode bellefit frons
fotsuded ost a delusive ilse9ty. We cannot persude
law 1441 ever contribute to produce plenty. cheap-
ness of prize. t long as it rope:otos at all, its effects
opposite of these. fllintopuly iu the parunt of scarcity, of
4.%lllCell*Alkly. To pest oft' any if 11., ...wet, or oupply
le&son its abundance i In elose against ourselves Use
for any toratieglity, itiast eplesoce *Le price ad MLiclt
end do VOIAlle the roosuaser (al cent to the producr of
to refuse ourselves the benefit of that plWii.loo V/ haell
lad made lot e.gUaltsing 1.0 sotuttlie eari uf iedll4lll

ter may he the future coshequenG4l 04. Chas saw. * sore
peripd, me see, s%ith ihst Lthe‘e Alves most
IK ris,peoce of* great aid late sent evil. l'ocelopei the
vatchnao corn 41r:.ter at Swore than t Plight he impotte.44
AluwediAt. k.asl,S.:.i.l.e..4ft.s_t of 44.4. S‘on*. hil 'why

its seromised esten,iesi of
_ prufits "'Mich it tr, es by
. _ corn to an artificial lewrl. These tut e. tra
netits are the consequentes expected, but as we coofidently beneve,
erroneously expected, from giving a bounty to the grower acorn, by is
nix levied on its consumer:
5. Becabse we think that the adtlption of any permanent law, for
such a purpose, required the fullest and mist ..laborious investigation.
Nor would it have been sufficient fur our satisfaction could we have
heen convinced of the general policy of so hazardous an ezperinsett.
A still further enquiry would have been necessary to persuade us that
the present moment Was -fit for its adoption. soda alainquiry"
must have had the means of satisfying ourselves what its ititmedi to ope-
ration wilt be, as connected with the various mid spressing circarastauces
of public difficulty and distress with which the couotr.s is surrounded ;
with the state of our circulation and currency ; of our agricultu,e an./
tioon.factures ; of our internal and external commeice ; and above all,
with the condition aid :award of the itulawrious and labouring chases
of our C 9 atunity.
On all these particulars, as they respect this questitm, we think that
Parliament is almost wholly uninformed ; on all we see -rams foe
the utmost anxiety and alarm from the opera' ion of this law

Lastly. Because if we could approve of the principle and purpose e
this law, we think that no sufficient foundation has been laid for its de-
tails. The evidence before us, unsatisfactory and imperfect as it is,
seems tons rather to disprove than to support the prupriety the hiidk
price adopted as the slam: hid of importation aid the fallacious anode by
which that price is to be ascertained.

And on all these grounds we are ansious to record our dissent from a
measure so precipitate in its course, and as we fear, so injurious in its
consequences.
(Sigoed) Augustus Frederick (Duke of Stove), Mikan
Frederick (Duke of Ottincester). Graovi'le, Wanes e 5,
Essex, Turiington, Dutton (Marquis of Douglas), Chau..
dos, BuckingbJui, Dlautf, rt. King, Catll,le.

MARCH 26.
verly Isom those
perry is liable ; a
continuroce et iat
the distress of the
Your Royal Hi'
riseu to its pre-em
commerce; it is t
and supported its
British empire.
That by the imi
other commies, p
•
already formittabli
by keeping up the
manufacturers *be
and capital of thin
We therefore I
your Royal prob
prosperity of the
Illojt.sty, your Ro
sour Royal Hight
-who have fortiisbe
soppoi t the iiitere
rt uric,
To which Addri
pleased to return I
I have liesrd wi
in this plus Addrt
I shall cam be t:
part of his Majest
tent with the cit)
to my charge.
But I tech that i
pliance with the v
mere to wiialiold
which now awaits
itnicate a want of
ties the most teyis
conduct, invariahl
)iinuoted the bust
In the House of
;Corn 13111, it was
ou a divis
tried
DISSENTIENT
1. Because 14e
coerce. Vie think
!caring uncontrouli
rather, by well cu
iation to the strait
.cleviation, by subje.
interest to fresh Sys
V. Because we
commerce utifettet
mounds of Justice
iwr. I rresi 401)4 e
judgment, aothoriz
the people, Kod to
pi] *Moll depet d 4
Becaoie *.e 11
ttleat•ose are
ouri,eltes that this.
Nets, or steadiness
:oust be tile omplsi
deaTiress. hied tit‘i
can only tend to 11
e,eapest Aimicet fo
sselarciiiise ; sic
17:, own comistre, is 1
ovidetice itself 4
and ;1 climate,
4. fiat wiwtroer
distant and uncentr
be putetitbed at lb
4:A-isomer 10 riecti
1:14,)

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:et. and fluctuations to which all other pro• alone tan it operate. _ Its present protection.
Nrettre to themselves, in time of peace, a agriculture must result; if at all, from the
netits winch have arisen out of the war and keeping up the price Of corn to an artificis