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London, England, 1830-03-16 00:00:00

C2IIIIINAL I. VS.

Mr. DOTTIN presented a pnition from the Mayor and inhabi-
tants of the town of Southampton. The petitioners stated that it
was with the utmost pain they saw the nunterons offences made
punishable with death by the existing laws, and prayed that die
whole Criminal laws of the country might be revued.—The peti-
thm was laid on the table and anima to be printed.
Mr. TENNYSON presented a petition (tom a hundred in Suf-
folk, complaining of the distressed state of istanufanuies sad agri-
culture.---Ilmered to be printed.
Sir CiIitISTOPIIER COLE propertied a petition from 'numer-
ous portions eicployod in the coal and ire.: trade at .Merthyr Tydvil,
in trilanuirgan.hire, complaining of die great Lnidships tl,ty endured
ftow being obliged to receive gooda is payment of thea- hurl-earned
wages, which they considered was patting them on an equality wit..
slaves ir. the West Indies, being overtly fed and cloilitti in tours
for their lahour. Ile (Sir CI ristopka Cole) would cut.fine hiaisel:
merely to drawing tl:e attention of the House to this p.:11-isn, 114:t
reserve to himself the opportunity oiapeaking en slit subject shpt:
the motion of the Honourable Member for Staffordshire should be
brought forward on Thursday uest.—The petition was ordered is
be printed.
The Honourable MEMBER presided a petition from the shop-
keepers and tradesmen of the same piece, complaining of the }ldl-
ing in their trade in (=sequence of the truck system.
Mr. DUNCOMBE pvesnitsd a petition from the shipowners of
Scarborough, complaining of distress.
Colonel FRENCH supported the petition, which was ordered to
be printed.
Mr. WM. PEEL presented a return of the number of trials
held at the General Quarter Sessions.— Laid on the table.-
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition, very numerously
signed, front the inhabitants of the ward of Cripplegstee Without,
complaining of heavy taxation, the malt and -beer duties, the
tithe system, praying rot free trade and& reform is Parliament. --
LW on the table.
Mr. HART DAVIS preiented a petition from the manufactu-
rers and dealen in snuff and tobacco at Bristol, complaining of the
heavy dean on those ankles.—Laid on the table.
Mr. BURRELL presented a petition from Dewhurst, in Suave,
against the duties on hops.—Labl on the table.
Sir THO& WI NNINGTON presented-a petition from persons
in business in the town of Dudley, in the county of Woreester,
against the truck system,
Mr. lIOLDSW OltTil presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Pontefract and its vicinity, praying that the Charter of the East
India Company may not be extended.
Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL presented a petition from Dumbar-
tonshire, complaining of distress, and expressing the satisfaction of
the petitioners at the reductions which had steady been made in
the public expenditure, and their confident hope that all possible
economy would be practised in every department. The Hon. Gen-
demon observed that he concurred in the statements and the prayer
of the petition.
Mr. FERGUSSON admitted that distress did not exist to the
same extent in Scotland as in England, but nevertheless It was felt
severely. The fall in the price of mule was productive of much
inconvenience, and almost half the estates in Scotland were for
sale.

Sir GEO. MURRAY said that in the county which he had the
honour to represent (Perthshire) no such dimes existed as that
which was represented. lie was enabled to eonfitm his own at.
Butanes on this point by the authority of one of the largest proprie-
tors in the county.
Sir GEO. WARRENDER observed that as a landed proprietor
ho was sorry to say he could no rents. (A laugh.) Although th.:
distress was not so severe or so general as in England, it did, how-
ever, unfortunately exist.
Mr. DUNDAS denied that these was any agricultural distress in
the part of the coutitry with which he was acquainted.
Mr. EDWARD DAVENPORT said that it wa. a strange
proof of the prosperity of the country, when a Right lion. Gentle.
man on the.Tresiury Bench got up, and stated that these was nut
woo propekia in Perthshire was able to get his rents.
Thepetition was then laid on the table.
Mr. EGERTON then presented a petition, the purport of which
could not be collected in the gallery, owing_ to the impatient calls
for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which were now become kind
and_generaL
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER took that oppor-
tunity of mentioning that a considerable number of gentlemen had
gone away until ball-past five, under the impression that the int.
peewit subject fixed for the evening would not be brought on heroic
that hour. He would suggest that it might be convenient to wait
the quarter of an hour that remained till that time.—{Hear. hear.)
Illr. BERNAL moved for certain returns, the nature of which
could not be ascertained in the gallery, in consequence of the eouti.
need bus of impatience in the House.
Lord W. POWLETT presented two petitions from Darlington
and Stoektoo, against the East India Monopoly.
Mr. STANLEY presented a petition to the same effect, front the
inhabitants of Bury and its vicinity.
Sir E. LLOYD presented a petition (corn the inhabitants of the
county of Flint, annpleinidg of distress ; and two other petitions.
from Holywell, to the acme effect.
Mr. HYDE VILLIERS postponed to the Ist of April a modem
of which he had given notice fur this day, relative to the commercial
concerns of Portugal.
Mr. WODEHItUSE presented a petition from a hundred in the
county of Norfolk, praying for a reduction of the Malt Duty.
31r. STUART gave notice of • motion for the Ist of April, re-
lating ro the Revenue and Expenditure of Ceylon.
Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, presented two petitions from
Perth and Dumbarton, against the Renewal of the East India
Charter.
Mr WAERURTON,inored for an account of the appointment,
of Commissioners of Bankrupt in London, stating whether they
held other and what appointments.
Mr. DENISON said he had a petition to present, but as thelints
was now arrived the the statement which the House so anxiously
awaited, he should not interpose any further delay.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the F.XCH EQUER
the House then resolved itself into a Committee of Ways at 41
Means.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then
rose and said, I avail rayet.f of the opportunity which
the present Cominittee affe:ds cf bringing before the
House the views of his blajeety's Governmart with re •
!greet to the financial concerns of the country ; and (
do so not more in deference to the general wish espretse.l
by this House than in accordance wish m 7 own PODS* of
the justice and propriety of the course which I suratv..t
to pursue ; and feel, Sir, that, in the present state et'
depression, and under the general anxiety manifested by
all classes of persons to learn something of the nature
of the measures about to be adopted by Parliament and
the Government, the House of Commons Lad a right to
know, at the earliest possible moment, the views and
intentions—of his Majesty's Government ; and
feel that, sit a time of each general anxiety, when
there are, on the one part, some persons who in-
dulge in exaggerated . expectations se to the nears
et relief which are within the power of Parliament,
and, on the other hand, there are those who atelndia-
paved li.give the Government credit for any feel* of
syspairy or consideration for the condition_ of the pee •
pleACii-desirable to bring snob. mammal before Par)i-
amen! sik will show distinctly how little foundation cr
tification there is, for _such. exaggerated expsegiders
on the one hand, or for any. distrust of the &politica
of his MRiesty's ministers to do all in their powse to
afford relief on the ether. Sir, when I last bad the
honour of addressing the Wise en a Similar se elision
, to the -resent, I adverted to the extent of the ilepassision
which infertimately prevailed is the ectint47' lan year,
ea& then I ventured. to express a lope that the' em-
barrassaitato which were then telt ame not 'et' a na-
ture to be of brig Pen star. fam bound to CV:I-
tem that the hope I then indulged Sias net ken imalised ;
skit Cift4loolllo6l. bare oceened. whit% have-4pro-
nested she thmedlon of hfir didienkiest and have in-
creased depimmism _