The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-20 00:00:00

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MON DAV4ALNUA.RY 20, 1823.

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• ititicA:SEViN PENCIL.

A ridectionlive the lEkal **WV Of money to 4 per
Certf.
' '• That it is the opinion of this Meeting that lRd aforenid
sugerstioes of means for relieving agriculture are jastified
by the fact, that whilst the aggegate property of this king-
dom arises from the following sources—namely,land, money
i 3 the Nods, money on mortgage end on other securities,
beeides capital emplo, ed iu trade, commerce, and agriculture
—the land being one oily ofthose sources, bears nearly two
MVOs to-three of the national burdens ; and that at a period
when lied and its prodied are
.reduced to less than bait of
hid !Me ?slue, which lite value- alone enabled them to bear
sech•weight hf taxation.
"That further de:ay in affording aid to the sgefeultitial
Interests muss, be proactive of ruinous and awful entitle-

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qaenres.
"That 141,111. be highly expedient to petitioa both
houses of ltarklaineek la yonformity to the foregoing Redo-
lutions, 'most' reiliteitally, 'but most earnestly.boyainlog
theih aPehtliWte • Bach inekiores. as in they wisdom
they may deer best liitlited to ri4likatitht suffering agri-
awburista, without injaitice to any' eitiOrdisss of society.
" That two 14titidas be eecorditiely pieriared forthwith.
and that the Lord Lieutenant of the CoMity he requested to
veseot the one to the ilouse of Lords; and the Members of
the County the other to the House of Commute, and to sup:
port theprayer of the Petitioners."
Sir b. HOSKINS saiu be rose to second the Resolutions
not merely because that the Agriculturists were in a
atite of unexampled distress—that they were on the
brink of ruin. lot also because he was convinced that
Insider all the circumstances of the country's •sitnation,
is was the July of those who Ind the slightest contr.'
over the public recently to make every possible retrench-
ment that could he adopted. Having said so Much he
would not farther wisp's, on the time of the Meeting.
Mr. etianery next stood forwirt—he was received ity
one party and by a very numeroOt putty with marks. of
,applause. cheers, waving' of hats, and expressinia of en-
coaregemeat—by the opposite' party lie war4roogly
opposed.

.'The Noble CMATII6II24 *skimmed Mr. Cubett>•—i
;seesaw, Mr. Cobbett (said be) hal yon liaa"a•fr.t•
holder of this County.
Mr, CMIIIIETT--.I am, re► Lord.
Lord Solemn—Hearllr: Cobbett, Leine aright to be
heard.
Mr. Consoler then proceeded-1t was Om said) im•
possible for him, seeing the Noble Chairman before
him, before he proceeded to address the Meeting on the .
proposition he amended to submit, not to 4oin in that
sentiment of • public apptobation which his Lordehip
so well deserved. Had it not been for him whose
conduct on that occasion was so different from others,
ilia freeholders would pet have been able to assem►le
to consider the estate of obtaining relief at a moment
►rhea the estate of eatery landlord, and the capital of every
farmer, of every tradesman at all connected with the land
were at stake.-(Applause,) The gentleman who bed
moved, and the Honourable Baronet who had seconded
the Resolutions which they hail heard read, were the
Prighbours of those whom be addressed—they Ought to
be well acquainted with the situation, and the immediate
affairs of the country—the Meeting he assumed had
greet confidence in them. It might appear presumptu-
oeila him to throw any obstacle in their way, or to
ippeer to give say opposition to the Resolutions which .
they had submitted. He would have been glad trehate
found is their heads a string of resolutions sufficiently
s•roag—of measures adequate to the relief of the coun-
try ; but be was sorry to say that be did not find them.
In the first place the Resolution■ submitted were ink-
plicalde. They called for some things which ought not
to be greased, and for others which could not be
understood. Before the Worthy Gentlenr.o and the
Homourable Baronet had come forward with thos.,
Resolutione, it was a pity that they were not acquainted
with the intentions of Minister,. A great deal would
depend on what Ministers intruded, and Ministers had
explicitly enongh declared what they intended to de,
and what they intended not to do; and it happened
unfortunately that Mistitters had declared that they
would not do precisely what the Resolutions called upon
them to do (applause). He agreed with Ministers with
respect to their rejection of one point stated in the.
Resolutions, namely, for a repeal of the law respecting
the Currency. The notion of Mr. Western on that
subject was stated in the Resolutions, and if it were
entertained by Parliament it would lead to this
ruin of every mechanic, of every tradesman, and even
of the farmers themselves—it would produce open con-
vulsion to the country, and it would finally lead to
the overthrow of the Government. Those doctrines
only led to delusion. If the Meeting entertained them,
it would be impossible for the Parliament to act on theta
without producing absolute ruin. The Resolutions were
any thing but distinct. They propoied to do whet uas
impossible on the one hand and injurious on the othi•r;
they proposed to substitute a Property Tee for the A 9.
messed Taxes. Thus they would really have the effect of
giving the Jews and jobbers a lien more firm upon the
land than they had at present. Ile would not be at all
iurptised if those notions were acted on—if the Jews
and jobbers in twelve months after got possession of
the estates. Ile would not be surprised if an Act of
Parliament were made for selling the estates at
once. The land at present could not be taken away, in
consequence of family liens, but they would be taken
away if the Income Tax were introduced. lie could
assure the Gentlemen present, that lie did not come front
the Treasury—(a laugh)--hut still he could tell theta
what the Ministers intended to do. Every one had sere
or heard of the publieeion whirls he held in his hand.
—[Here Mr Uobbett presented a recent pnblication, under
the title of the Stale of the Ad minis's. di on.] —The book
was put out by the Treasury ; Mr.'th was the
author of it. Mr. Courtanay *as Crider Secretary of
the Board of Contronl ; he published the hook under
the authority of Lord Liverpool. He (Mr. Cobbett)
cold I state the fact, that more than IMO copies of it
were taken by the Treasury from Hatchard, the book-
seller, to be distributed amongst Noblemen and (tenth,
men throughout the country. He did not blame Minis.
tern for doing so ; the book .s•as their justification; and
as hors, after committing. some fault, were in the habit of
running. to their fathers and saying we have done so
end so, Ministers Mlle forward to vanish their condne,
amp to justify their measures. With respect to the great
question of the curreticy, that meisure which led to s,i
much distress, be did not blame Ministers more than hie
d;.l the rest--more thin he did the Parliament. The
Ministers could not It .ve intended to cause all the mis-
chief—all the ruin which they hail brought upon the
country. No: they meant no Harm; all that could lir
said Vi il• , that they did not know how to do what was
right. What he paid at that Mee;ing, would. nut be
pat inter a bushel Ea laugh] There were certain friends
oh Lis in Leaden who would he mote acquainted with
What ilitinhl fall from 'kite ; and 'should ha Mite
' what was him, he thew that he acted be considered
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'Alit they hadhletady Mid he was. He woulderow tell
whit the ilinlstees Will 'Dot do. They Will dot repeal
l'4:l's 'BM —Ehey 'Will not 'mike 'hank notes A *gel
'teralti,;-they will compel eolintq Intots 'to psy In geld
:'ilii'kh's; lit lof Italay,,tail ' tbiiy &titre that all the 'tikes
! ren;iili'llitli intend to tithe
.off will 'notittnotintio Wore
than MO saillibtts. Farther, they say, that in taking