The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-07 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT.

TIOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, MAY G.
_ Mr. BROGDEN, the Marquis of CHANDOS, and
73 Bill,
rs, brought up the Countervailing Malt Duty
and several Private Bills, from the Corn-
"Lslus.—itead a first time.
14,he Earl of LAUDERDAtE moved for a variety of Re-
fl!as relative to the importation and the growth of grain..—
sgllered.
Lord ROLLE presented a Petition from the City of Exeter,
4—brag for an alteration in the Criminal Code.—Laid on the
14.0 rd KING presented a Petition from an individual named
tilthus Schroeder, who complained that the rights and liber-
t:Lof the subject had been violated liy.his not being allowed
L,:4le a Bill hi Chancery, without the signature of Counsel--
1;1 on the table.
the Ilse Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented a Petition from
ap,r roprietors of Land in the County of Cork, complaining of
Ir,letiltural distress, and of the importation of foreign corn.—
pals understood that, on account of some informality in its
"le, the Petition was afterwards withdrawn.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
UlEarl at, pr °REY
ous had
to the holidays, no doubt that their Lordgivepshin notice of s wotld
his
/
to take a view of the state of the country, and to re-
PeliZend that which appeared to him to be the only means of
tiel;4ll the present distress, a large reduction of the taxes.
jestt, ad then asked tile .Noble Earl opposite whether his -
thoiT:s Ministers meant to propose any furtherer measures than
116- Which at that period had been introduced in the other
otlise*. The Noble Earl had referred him, in answer, to the
nutted then sitting in the House of Commons on Agra It
,:t.aYing that he. could not anticipate what its Bepor.t
1,19—ti," ; and declaring that his Majesty's Ministers had
en in contemplation to propose any further measure.
(„Ilwhile that RepOrt had come, and it was impossible
‘viti;lT,ess his opinion of it consistently with the respect
pause'
he wished to treat what proceeded from the oth
tot-tie'c• To say that it had disappointed the country would
correct, for there was neither man, woman, nor childh
s Co could entertain the least hope of advantage from such
sO et2unittee. But yet it was surprising that any
.thing
frejizaer,ient in . all the qualities of wisdom should have issued
ford; Committee of the other House. This was not thqpme
oply-,3cu, ssillg the measures which it proposed, and he ffould
fessedY that they appeared to him inadequate to their pro-
-411 Zb..teet, and wanting in sound policy. Had these been
s)„t--- measures.proposed, he should not have hesitated in
the '',„stlg his promised motion, and should have only waited for
ftern--trn of his Noble Friend. (the Marquis of Lansdowne)
44e: the Continent, in order to have the benefit of his assist-
for%l'ut 'other, measures had been brought before Parlia-,
;1404 ,„and on their account he intended to postpone his motion
•-,j're3ent ; but chiefly on account of that which was
lt9uvanced in its progress, the arrangement for the
ordi.fttion of the dead, -money. It' was not a little extra-
thoecY, that such a measure should have come from
to.:l,p..ztawfinoole had contended all along that, if the whole of the
itll.7s;arteirree reduced, it would• give no relief;; for in point of
object was the reduction of the taxes. As at in-
Principle of what he had intended to recommend,
he slculd wish it to be fairly discussed by the House, before
fraiti°Plel Make any proposition himself. Yet he could not re-
!he t It °lll saying that, anxious as he was for the reduction of
It N„..as, he disapproved of that measure:—not onlymbTtcilautislee
leemlemiurious, but because it. would not be attended.
Ptinc,,nefit He objected to it, not because it
.violated the
thline of the Sinking Fund, for in the present circumstances
froitie,c(mutry he thought more advantage would be derived
tie 03.-:'e sacrifice than from the maintenance of that Fund.
to th Jetted to it, not because whilst on the one hand we went
oil (Le Market as purchasers and raised it against ourselves, and
the Ze other we should go with our annuities for sale, thus at
tng turte reliiving posterity f one burthent and load-
Ne
„with another. He objected tort because it disguised the
to tz
ne aracter of the transaction, and had no other object. than
q.b.(c.oht e:hleth6e iunnctronsisty. nency and weakness of the administration,
tors 7 if not controlled, would end in the ruin of the prpprie-
otaasters h • e objected to it because his IV.laiest's
order
Seeil_ aving been compelled to reduce the taxes.
hoped are that support which they could not otherwise obtain,
karat-I.l°Y it to hide their change of principle, being less re-
,040. f the public interest than of their own appearance.
*Dula He disapproved of suclea measure, because it
by a_ oiect the country to a loss of ten millions, and because
k' more honest course the same advantage might have been
/4,rZ and the loss avoided. Wlien it should come before their
till!,?P!, he should give it every opposition in his power, and
esp,,,!.:'ett that the Noble Earl would not fetter by any previous
it Eaa Tent the free vote of the House. He well knew that
Parna.,;,'lcen usual for -Ministers to contract for loans, and that
tut this considered itself bound to maintain the contract.
dud ine? Ivas a different case • the Ministers had the funds
were
raps
necessary to make mother arrangement, and .they
7(nd re°TiPs°iosninsg t 9 provide for the payment of. the Half-pay
on a novel and most extraordinary principle.
w„.91-11,1,
charore,therefo be only decent in the Noble Lord, and be-
any 444rthe rof the House to leave it unettered by
PtoPosllTerlt, and at full liberty' to throw out the measure
of e it thought proper• But if the Noble Earl- entered
a-Previous contract he should rese.rve'to hirnself the right
ttrae;l%tea:ouring to induce their Lordships to reject' such a con-
ic ;asPitilllch Inust•be attet!ded with so much loss to. the pulfl.c
t"ll2ble earraYti;d 111117ceoviler, in finding it at last admitted by the
present di agueS, that the only means of relieving
gemurs
afford
NV; Sto reduee the taxes : though their ar_
orded nothcr instance to prove that they could