The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

every thing that is dear to all good Englishmen. It
will be seen that Mr. Wodehouse received the lie-
direct from Mr. N. B. Palmer, of Yarmouth, to his
assertion that he had not deceived his constituents
—his quibble was contemptible even from him.
By the considerate forbearance of landlords in the
remission of part of the Rents of such Farms as were
let at war prices something has been done, but in no
instance, that has come to our knowledge, so liberally
as by the noble Earl Fitzwilliam—other landlords
have returned at their audits 10, 15, 20, and 25
per cent. but their tenants are still under the harrow
of cruel suspense as to any future allowance, whereas
the tenants of Earl Fitzwillam have had their rents
reduced to a price, at which, by close attention and
strict economy, a farmer may gain a living. This is
a line of conduct worthy of the nob:eman who has
thus placed before the landholders of England an
example, which we hope will not be thrown away.
—We freely confess that Agriculture is a subject
which our engagements have not led us to make one
of abstruse study, but common sense appears to
point out the equity of a farmer's rent being reduced
in proportion as the average price of produce shall
be lowered, and it is self-evident that where a farm
has been taken at a remunerating rent while
wheat was from 18s. to 20s. per bushel, the lessee
must be ruined if the same rent be insisted upon
when wheat is reduced to less than a fourth of that
price, Our letters convince us of the extreme
extent (almost to bankruptcy) of Agricultural dis-
tress, and landholders would consult their OWN
interest by acting liberally ut once. We all remem-
ber the tale of a man, who having brought his horse
to death's door by starvation, in his last moments
stufliAl his mouth full of hay—the remedy came too
late—so may consideration of the distressed tenants
on the part of the landlords.

Wo have received the Paris papers of Tuesday
last, from which the following arc extracts.
PARIS, JAN. 14.—The report on M. de Serre's
project of law for the regulation of the press was
presented yesterday; the discussion commences On
Saturday. The reporter was Al. Chifilet (Member
for Doubs), who is new to this Chamber, but who
sat and voted with the majority for the Chainire
Introuvabk. He was then the reporter of a com-
mission which proposed to render the clergy pro-
prictow, and strongly supported the proposition of
M. de Ronald to suppress the of di-orce. He
was appointed president of the Ciao.- /4/de of Be-
sancon by Ultra interest. Such being the reporter
on the project of law for regulating the press, the
nature of the report may be easily conjectured. It
was extremely lung, occupying the Chamber from
half-past three to within a quarter of five. It was
drawn up quite in an Ultra manner, and was fre-
quently interrupted by the loud disapprobation of
the lett side of the Chamber. The principal point
of novelty in it was a recommendation to abolish
the trial by jury in all offences of the press, as in
M. l'eyronnet'a project with respect to the journals,
and to transfer the decision to the (.bars-Rvafes,
in solemn sitting, with not less than twelve judges.
This, said the reporter, was all the guarantee that
the freedom of the press could demand, The Cham-
ber was full, and the sitting was very stormy ; the
disapprobation of the Liberales vehement, tad the
adhesion of the Illttas equally clamorou4. As soon
us the report was read, nu less than flirty-two mem-
bers inscribed their names to oppose the project.—
Among those inscribed in support of it is M. Clausel
de Coussergues, who made such an unreasonable
and wanton attack on M. de Cares, as the murderer
of the Duke de Berry : he is at their head. The
galleries were crowded to excess. Persons had even
taken their stand at the door by eight o'clock in the
morning, though the sitting did nut open till halt=
past one. The discussion will be very important
France is yet flr from being settled in her liberties,
when questions of such importance as trial by jury
are opened for discussion in reports like the present.
The report on M. Peyronnet's bill for the police of
of the journals, it is said, will not be delivered till
the debates terminate on the project of de Serre.—
It is somewhat striking that the reporter of this
commission, M. de Martignac, as well as of the
other, should belong to the Royal Court. M. de
artignac is Procurcur-general of the Royal Court
of Limoges, and spoke lately in favour of M. de
Serre, when his conduct with regard to striking a
barrister off the list was made a subject of com-
plaint to the Chamber. M. de Martignac is con-
sidered as a good and steady Ultra. " He was no-

minated (says an Ultra journal) a Chevalier of the
Legion of Honour by the King, for his fine and
loyal conduct at Bourdeaux on the restoration, and
during the forty days." There can, of course be no
doubt of his report.