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London, England, 1830-02-05 00:00:00

amendment were supported, and It was afterwards found that
legislative remedy could not be provided. they would have dune
more hum than good. With respect to the daculties of agrkul-
tare, they were not limietd to this country. They were felt in Ame-
rica, in France, in Russia ; the causes,. whatever they might be,
were ant exclusively felt in this country; and wet and bad seasons
bad Inflicted muck injury. But u the like difficulties were felt in
ether countries, the occurrence of them here could not be wholly
cbargetble upon the system of government. As to the currency,
he had been taunted with false pride in adhering to
the Eill for consistency's sake, permitting the country to suffer
rather than acknowledge that he had been in error. It was an
unjust charge against him. He declared if be saw that the aban.
doesn't* of the Bill of 1819 would benefit the county, he should
see no shame in avowing that it ought to be abandoned. (Hear.)
He was prepared to agree to alter that which mid be shown to be
wrongs and to hippest what be thought eight. Whatever evils the
err:mg Inman nisk have klikled en the country, be thought
still greater eves would malt by dohs anything to unsettle the
ewissep%—(llsir. boar.) There was no want of sympathy on the
pit of the Gemmosost far 'Walruses of the country ; and in
S the anteediuent,he sly asked the House to pause ibefore
sanctioned snob a statement as it contained.
.;, .. ALTHORP could not agree that distress prevailed in some d,:
puree of the country only ; be coesideted it to pervade all, and not
reeme_parts•of the *Wintry. He therefore felt it to be his duty to
Vic tiosomendment.
p 21„... •-WHITMORR was understood to say he should op.
ose Mir 1.
Lord HOWICK said be could not concur in the amendment ;
thei•oreght first to see what were the reductions that were promised.
Lord
L. GOWER thought that the terms of the Speech, u re-
garded Ireland, were unfairly treated by the amendment.
Mr. DU NCO M BE. said, he must support the amendment from
the deep conviction that the distress of the country was great and
general. He was seeklent, if shiners expected the confidence of
the country, they must adept a rigid economy, and commence by
a resection at deli own *IL. •
Mi. SPRING RIMINI!. Nib& Mamba* irbo represented
large bodies of the people, wield gat tap and declare that distress
did not prevail among their conititeenta. then he would support
the original add ress.—(Hear beer.) Ben he the absence of any
such evidence. he meet give Credit to all the GOMM@ OS the sub-
ject that had come to his knowledge, the whole of which went to
prove the existence of great and pascal dimes& Be believed
there was considerable distress in Ireland, but not to the same ex-
wet that is /misted le this country.
Lord TUX.LAMORE said he bad information from Liverpool
and Manchester, which stated that the accounts of distress front
that district were greatly exaggerated.
Mr. M. FITZGERALD said he must oppose the amendment
of the boa. baronet, because be found that the whole objection to
the address applied to the farm of expression, which, however,
did net:deny the existence of distress, bat expressed it in that
guarded manner which was st least perfectly excusable in a Go-
vernment.

Colonel WOOD thougbt the Have abould be very careful not
to aggravate tbe distress, whkb would be the effect of carrying the
amendment of the hon. bast.

Mr. BROUG,H A M said he should merely state the rea-
son of the vote, be should give to gourd himself against mis-
representation. If be could persuade himself that the
amendment was merely a matter of form, and not a matter
of substance, be would certainly vote for the address. He must
deplore the unfortunate expression used by Ministers in the
King's Speech, sad which would be understood by the coun-
try to say—there is some distress, but not much of k—(Hear,
hear, bear.) Me could not consent to that statement; and it was
with great pain his vote was wrung from him against the Addless.
If he could suppose that the vote he was about to give had any
tendency to displace the ministry, or to pledge hint to any mea-
sures, which he understood were contemplated by the mover and
some of the supporters of the amendment, such as a return to re-
strictions on commerce, and, above all, tampering with the cur-
ropey, bad as the alternative was, he would prefer voting for the
address.—(Hear.)
The HOW! divided

For tit, address . . 15$
Against it . 105

Majority for the address-- .....55
It was then ordered that the address be presented to his Majesty.
by members of his Majesty's Privy Connell.
The House adjourned at Twuve o'Crocz.