Star.
London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

unjust the position of these sort of men were. Nine
years before the commeneenwnt of. the Americass.
.41 war, wheat was "sold for 46.4. per quarter ; for nine
earn doting that war it fell tct.4144.--.-and for nine',
years after it, wheat rose to 4¢s. or 475. per quarter.
Over-production never could be the cause of distress;
it was never known to have occasioned any distress.
The country was divided into two unequal clasies:
the one that lived on-the taxes, and that which lived
on the fruits of their own industry. He referred to
a pamphlet which compared the state of Agriculture
in 1792 and 1223. In 1790, wheat was 525. taxa-
tion £16,500,000; the 'outgoings, rent, taxes, and all,
of the land, were 1:25,000,000. In 1823 the produce
was 10 per cent. less ; the amount of taxes was IS
millions on the land ; the outgoings were 23 mil-
lions; and remaining for rent—nothing. The Gen.l
tleman then proceeded to spew the necessity, in his',
opinion, of Parliamentary Reform. It was said Par-
liament could not relieve the people : this was not
true. Wire they omnipotent only to do injury? If this
set of Ministers could not relieve, a fresh set might.
He hoped that there would be. no division amongst
the Reformers. Reformers,' as people did in private
life, ought to give and take, and sinking all minor'
differences, call with one voice for the establishment
of a tesponsible Representation of the People in Par-
liament. He understood his Petition was to be
opposed by Mr. Cobbett. He was anxious that jhe
People should do what they thought best for them-
selves ; and if his Petition should be rejected, he
would not feel any disappointment.—He concluded
by proposing a Petition, -which was in substance
as follows :

"That the grievances under which the Agricult•.ttists labour
arise from various causes, particularly from the fluctuation of
the currency, the monstrous burthen of taxation, the burthen of
Tithes and Poor-rates, a profligate waste of the public money in
useless sinecures and unmerited pensions, but, above all, in the
corrupt state of Parliament, but the Petitioners disclaim any_'
wish to relieve the L.ndholder by augmenting the burthens of
any other class. They also deprecate every idea of relief by
raising the price of the necessaries of life, either by a COrn Bill
or any other way. They, however, respectfully recommend to
Parliament to consider the propriety of disposing of the Crown
Lands, and a part of what is usually termed the Church Lands."
Mr. NEALE seconded the Petition.

Mr. CORBETT thought that the Petition was not
such as was calculated to bring about the result which
the Meeting had so much at heart. Hp liad in his
hand another Petition, which he prepared in London,
and which he believed was better calculated to effect
their wishes.—The Petition prayed that the House
would receive favourably sny proposition made for
the commutation of Tithes, and the application of a
part of the Church Property and the Crown Lands
to the national exigencies. It also prayed that the
Howe would cause to take place an equitable adjust-'
ment, not only of .►ll contracts with the Public C►e-
ditor, but between man and man.
Mr. EARL seconded• the Pe:ition.

Mr. HUNT now !messed forward, and with great
violence placed himself beside Mr. Cobbett, at the
window. He was received with cries of " Bravo
He spoke at 'great length, made his peace with Mr.
Cobbett, and supported his Petition. In the course of
his speech, he asked the Chairtran if he had lowered
his rents ?—and also the Bee. Mr. WrWit if he had
lowered his tithes ?—plr.Wattarr said "I have.")

The CHAIRMAN answered, that it was wizh mulch
satisfaction he was enabled to state, t' at not only had
he lowered his rents, but th:it he was amongst dia
first of the landlords who had begun to do so 4 •

Mr. FLEIIING, M.P. begged to appeal to the ex-
pre,sed opinion of his own tenants, as to whether he
has performed his duty in this particular or not?
There were only two ways of giving. relief
.In his
opinion—by reducing the cost of production' or de-
fending.the home produce, by the imposition of pro,
tectir.g. duties. He would not countenance a viola-
tion of public credit. It might do very well for those
who st ere guilty of such violations in their private
dealings, to recommend such an outrage on the Poh-
-1 lic. But the yeomen of this most respectable County
'would never countenance such an act of robbery.
The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving a series
of Resolutions, in substance the same as those adopted
at various Meetings in Scotland, the principal object
of which was to make silver a legal standard with gold.
These Resolutions were put and negatived.
The Petition of Mr. CoazEit was also put and
negatived.
Mr. MA nstes original Petition was then put, and
carried by a large majority. The Chairman an-
nounced the decision amid loud cheers.

Resolutions were then proposed, seconded, and
adopted by the Meeting, censuring the conduct of the
High Sheriff, and for voting thanks to the Chairman.
Soon after four o'clock the Meeting broke up.