Star.
London, England, 1827-03-10 00:00:00

fraudulent Pratticet, 4 rieventing the
dimly detection. 1f'600,000 quartets
* hood, and a conspiracy suer armed
rice of corn 51;a quarter—say frtll66os.r.
pietist might derive the inoimous profit o.
U the price dery raised 10s. the profit
wearly double. Was not this holding I
dangerous temptation? He thought a
MIA the Mee reached 60s. wiluld be far
the rate of duty proposed. He should
section should be given up to 555. that .
20s. should be attached to that price instead
kW that the duty should decline 2s. for -
ef is. in the price, until it Came up to
as.. to 63, there should be a fixed duty
bethought would give a Mort tegular price;
of what would be the effect of lmportiti.
jesiified by experience. Prom 1770 to 1""
age prier was 45.. From 1773 to 1.
Tesde e as free, at least with the et.teptisa
said he defied any body to drew that '
an import amnuoting to more than 600,000
From 1793 so 1805 the import was asaloon
mad the ;nice was 60,. F, we') 1800 to 189
pest was 580,000 quarters; the mice under
was justified in arguing. then, that -
of 101.• on 55, the imptots won!,
the amount tuelitioned. The idea of ,
mat of cultivation was absurd. Wheat .
could not be imported-, freightage included,
add to this 7'. fur insurance; and other •
panes, and the importation price would
equally absurd to suppose that we might
Continenal supply being suddenly cutoff.
B inaparte was at the acme of his unrivalled
laige importation of corn took pl ce inn
f.om France, from Flanders, and from H
that year no less than 225,721 quarters
imported. from France, 167,153 quarters
derv, and 189,006 quarters from H.,111
a total of 581,880 quarters, from those
tries, which were peculiarly under
France, at the very time Bonaparte was
of preventing England from receiving any
them. It was therefore evident that no exercise
could deprive this country from being supplif
Continental COMM! ies as long as tee possessed
paying for such supply; and it appeared r
possible to give a more foltible practical
than he had done to prove the truth and
his position. The subject was at all times
and he would not intrude much longer
AS it appeared but little inclined to coi.sider
further sit that moment. But he c..u1.1 i
ploring the Agricultural Interest to reflsct
they required a protection which war
for them, and which, would evidently
to the rest of the community. If they 1
wand an immoderate—a duty which in .
to exclusion—instead of concord and friendliness
ing between the great interests of the
would be nothing but discord and schism—(i
He implored the supporters of the Ae-'
wrest to remember that at present it
the estimation of the country • in general
should an unjust protection be insisted on,
felt the considepation and esteem of the
of the comnsibity. He called upon the
therefore, to support him in the plan wh•
plained to the House, for in its operas
prove beneficial both to the h gher and
classes; and• be should conclude: by
amendment to the Resolution betose the
instead of the words 0 whenever the I.
male up surd published in the manner required
be 60s. and under 61s. the quarter, the -
for every quarter 205." the words,
;nice of whom, made up and published
quired by law, be .50s. and under 51s.
duty shall WON." should be inserted.
Mr. CHARLES GRANT said he .
occupy the attention of the House. The
Hon. Friend, who had just addressed '"
been directed to the• principles upon wi
Laws should be framed, rather. than the
solution before the House. In the first
Friend bad admitted and argued that
1815, had deranged the trade in corn
riots extent, bat he did sot at all show
proposed by his Right Hon. Friend k
would not remedy the defect. Indeed,
might be collected from the remarks of his.
With respect to-a free trade in corn, which
advocated by his Hon. Friend, he most
sent from that proposition. He thought
Briety was so evident that it required
ut the system of weekly averages
'stained of, yet surely it must be admitted .
very superior to the system now in operatiou
it there would be less chance of a confederacy
even if there were a confederacy, there
less change of any injurious effects resulting
Ho agreed perfectly with . the reasonings '
been advaoced by hirßight Hots. Friend ot
fee Foreign Affairs) %pen the subject, and
reasoning. most conclusive *favour of .
His Hon. Friend had advocated a sy
duty, when the prices of wheat *add I
655. the quarter. He (Mr. Gantt) canfeseed
',peered tit hint to be a wish -te retie'
Wham part of the old system. In fixing
wheat, the peculiar burtbens which were
tbe Aviculturists, and which had alwaysbeee
lodged by that House, ought to be taken ;•-•
ties. Re thought that very great reason
&ma .why 60s. should be fixed upon -
amain price, but be heard no reason .
should -be adopted ; it was decidedly
r below the average of the last seven
Waned it was agreed on all hands, tbs
pinged the Agriculturists bad not received
Eid
ation. With respect to foreign '
met think it necessary to take that part
hen coasideration ; it appeared to him to
the Rasolution before the House, and therefore
be content to leave it unnoticed. The measure had
seedial_aupport. `,
&r HENRY PARNEI.I. said, that he was one
• who had in some respects changed his ,
Seq.guestion before the House. Since the . _... 1
.the subjects of rent, labour, and wages, bad been
dearly explained than they then were. The -Hon..
tweet recapitulated the opinions.which be had stated
ISIS and 1815. and confessed that they had
a material alteration. 'He should support
dap of Ministers, although be did nut
k was protection.
The Hon. T. LIDDELL said, that question, was
•in which be took the greatest ineessees. He'

les
doftocorrani:eariee
'tpfitirteolhf":°:l;jl3:4llstldfrintablef
1"0 65g'—tbe Ca.
ling out a must
!It a fired duty,
far preferable.ro'
d move that pro.
that the duty nf
; instead of 60s,
or nay adaarra
to 35..
sty of 10,. Thi
. prim Tm &It
sort:H.4i wee a„i
to 1779 the ever:
1818 the t,eti
wiiin bf 6d. jtiti ;
it there Was iver
300,000 quaint:
f. 0.000 quarters;
to 1820, the ht.
e under 60s. lie
'at with a dm/
it'd not escrel
if throwing )43
eat from °drat
laded, under 33,,
er incidental ea.
Id be 40s. It ass
ght suffer by the •
Nff. In 1810,slth
walled inflonce,a
into this eisuntry
H Ilind. Dori' g
:ern of corn were
otters from Flit,.
Holland, making
those three coua
er the sway of
ens most desirous
any supply floes
5 exercise of power
g supplied by the
assessed the means
oared to him un- •
tctical illustotion .
and :condom of
I times a dry one,
er on the Houw,
eider the question
.uld not help its.
:effect well before •
was not necessary
7 Fore icjurioos
7 continueo to de-
I
in fact amounted •
....
friendliness exist" . is
he Conroy, there
sm—(Hear, hear.)
Agricultural is-
it stands high in
Several; but that,
d on, it would for-
the
other blanches .
the agticulturito, ..
which he had es•
eratiorse it would
and to the lase .
r• snowing, as so,
the House,—tbst
e price of wheal,
r required by la. .
he duty sh.li he ,4,
, 0 whenever ..4
rd in manner re. •-••:•
. the quarter, the f
I.
would not long
The speech of his .s
ed the House had ..-
which .the Corn • •
the particular Bo
It place, his Ha.
bat the system of ,
ten to a very iojs•
Mow that the piss
d (Mr. Calming)
red, tae contrary
;this Hoe. Friend. :.
which had been •
met certainly dies a.
ought its impro. :.-
ed no remark.—
: bad been com .
nitted that it wet .
peration. Under i.•
confederacy, and -
there would be .
resulting from it.
nags which had
lid (the Secrete/ .
and thought that
weekly average.
systems of a fixed
i be how Ws. to .
dossed that the . ,
lila the mom pen tz
zing the pride of .4
rete sustained by
sleben adman •
em
into mosideft
reason had bee
im as an antes:
us advanced wb
dedly and i
t seven year[, and
t
il
r4i
rivedto
of
ua
the
pta during;l
yqundueee s
the t
dhi 0
or
c.
z to be foreign is.
terefore he shoed
e measure had hi.
,•
it he was one d. ,
ed his opinions a .1
e the year 1815 E
es,i y
be
had badrhh
had
: beesnldr statedm moo :
port the .propor
t smeastosay that ..
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