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penalties. Another paid 90/. A third became
bankrupt. That prosecution was then dropped,
as the bankrupt's 44 property" was of " little
value," and " his affairs unsettled with his
creditors ;" why yes, it is very likely that his
" affairs" were 44 unsettled with his creditors,"
as the man had become a bankrupt. lie had,
however, received " notice of trial." This is in-
formation contained in papers laid before Parlia-
ment on the subject: Similar returns respect-
ing England we have not been able to discover.
They ought to be moved for ; they would pre-
sent an afflicting list in illustration of the severe
and searching character of this Act.

[THE TIMES.]
An address from the Cortes of Spain to the
King, contained in this day's journal (in TILE
Sus of Saturday last), will throw much light
upon that which is involved in considerable dark-
ness—namely, the state of the Spanish nation.—
The King, instead of having the faculty of bring-
ing order out of confusion, seems really, the
longer he remains, only to involve and perplex
matters more deeply. Whatever may be the final
issue of the present contest, it is impossible to con-
template all the passages of his Majesty's former
life, the scenes at Bayonne between him and
BuonaParte, his afterwards requesting of the same
tyrant a wife out of his august family, his return
to his native country, and his treatment of those
who had defended it in his absence : it is
impossible, we say, to contemplate these things,
and not allow that his Spanish Majesty's subjects
have shown great patience and forbearance to-
wards him. Forming, as we must do, our esti-
mate of his virtue and talents from his acknow-
ledged acts, we do say, that he has had a long
season and a fair chance allowed him for' im-
provement. Certainly the High Allies have
helped him as much as possible into mischief, by
withdrawing such Ambassadors as became the
dignity of the country, and, leaving inferior per-
sons in their stead. If his Majesty acquiesces in
this contempt of Spanish honour, then he betrays
his country ; and if he acquiesces not, then his
allies betray him. The lesson afforded by his
Majesty ought to teach Sovereigns in ,general
how foolish it is to rely upon foreign aid at the
season of distress. Let Kings, above all things,
cultivate the love of their subjects ; and

then, whether they have the friendship or
enmity of foreigners, it signifies nothing. Now,
at Naples, where a foreign force is in mili-
tary occupation, we have an Ambassador—an
Ambassador, of course, to those who are masters,
and whose mission is therefore hateful to the
native people : so that we alike injure the Royal
cause by se►iding An Ambassador to Naples, and
abstaining from sending one 'to Madrid.—The,
Address to the King, after being warmly de-
bated by the Cortes, in the sittings of the 24th'
and 25th alt., was finally carried by a majority
of 81 against 54.

AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE.

SECOND REPORT.

JUST PRINTED EY ORDER OF THE HOITSE OF COMMONS.

The.SELECT COAXMITTEE to whom the Report of the 18th
day of June, 1821, together with the several Petitions which
have been presented:to the Heine in thelast and present Ses-
sions of Parliament; complaining of the depreged State of
Agriculture of the United Kingdom, were referred, to inquire
into the allegations thereof, and to Report their observations

thereupon, from time to time to the House,
Proceed to lay before the House the evidence which they
have taken, upon the subject of storing foreign grain in ware-
houses, under the King's lock ; with regard to which great
apprehensions are expressed by several of the petitioners, who
conceive that some quantities of that grain have been, and that
much larger quantities may be, surreptitiously taken out, and
brought into the supply, of the home-market, contrary to law.
Some particular cases haying been stated, in which frauds of
this description were alleged to have been practised, your Com-
mittee applied their immediate attention to the consideration of
them ; and the result of this investigation -leads them to be-
lieve that, generally speaking, the precautions and checks which
are observed and applied, under the Act:lst and 2d of his pre-
sent Majesty, c. 87, to the warehousing of foreign grain, are so
effectual, and so regularly enforced, as to remove all suspicion
as to the market having been at all affected by a fraudulent
supply obtained by any such undue practices : but the instance
which happened at Bridlington, detailed in the, Appendix,
No. 1, shews that a constant and vigilant superintendence on
the part of the Custom-house officers is essentially necessary
for the purpose of securing the public against the, clandestine
subtraction of small quantities of such grain by the proprietors,
from warehouses not well adapted to the purpose, or not duly
and frequently surveyed.
If it should be judged expedient to restrict the warehousing
of foreign grain to some few of the most considerable ports, in-
stead of allowing it, as the law now stands, to be deposited in
any part of the United Kingdom, such irregularities as these
would probably be prevented in future.
The case of the wheat supposed to have been withdrawn
from the warehouses at Glasgow appeared to rest upon such
authentic testimony that it is fit to lay the whole subject before
the House as a proof how necessary it is to examine accu-
rately.into any transactions of this nature, and to be cautious
in giving credit to them until they have been fully investigated.
So far, therefore, as concerns the present system of warehous-
ing foreign corn, your Committee have nothing further to sug-
gest by way of precaution : but by the evidence of Mr.
Charles Welstead (collector for the coast business inwards
and outwards) and Mr. Thomas Morris (one of the Surveyors-
General of the Customs), it appears that there is a possibility
of introducing foreign corn into vessels carrying on the trade
coastwise, particularly from Ireland, as it is not the practice
to measure British or Irish grain either into or out of the ves-
sel, but to rely upon the declaration of the captain of the ves-
sel, and the ordinary cockets, which are not examined with
attention. The mode in which any such fraud can be com-
mitted must be by the British or Irish vessel either touching
clandestinely at some foreign port, and taking in a quantity of
corn to mix with the declared cargo (such declaration specify-
ing a less quantity than is actually taken on board) or by meet-
ing some foreign vessel at sea, and taking in a supply there,
without touching at any port. Such a process in either case
would-unquestionably be attended with many difficulties ; and
from the number of persons on board who must necessarily be
acquainted with the fraud, must be extremely liable to detec-
tion ; but as it is represented to be not absolutely impracticable,
your Committee deem it a subject which deserves the attention
of the most conversant in the department of the Customs, to
devise some more satisfactory security against it.
The only other object which has engaged the attention of
your Committee relates to a proposed alteration in the Distil-
lery Laws, as calculated to afford a probable extension of the
consumption of barley, in case the suggestions contained in
the evidence of Messrs. Dunlop and M-Quin, upon that head,
should be carried into effect ; but your Committee are well
aware that the trade of the English distillers, as well as that
of the brewers, and the interest of very extensive branches of
the revenue, are so directly implicated to this question, that it
cannot be considered with reference to the benefit of agricul.,
ture alone.—Alay 24,1822