The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-05 00:00:00

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pilated:
Blt R. WIL9DS promoted smother polities frost
lieslons is leseaahlre, which, he said, was aimlessly
signed hy the ',habitues of that tows, paying that
Henry Haat may be Messed from maiseasest shop.
time. The Mitten referred to tessimetioss which to
should ever sopsider as a diagram es the empty, bat it
was sot sow necessary to ester 'lecher es &am
Tbepotities was brought up eint kid on the table.
take 'Maas.
far JOHN-NEWPORT prayed the attention of the
Moos while be related the nature of a petition which
be held is his band ; it was on a subject which be con-
sidered to foes a princioal ingredient in the scenes
which were sow passing in Ireland. The petition was
frees the Corporation of the town which he had the
Wow' he represent. The petitioners were the pus.
seems of impropriate tithes to a considerable extent ;
in the petition they stated that many evils arise from the
present tithe'system, and called upon the House to make
any modificative in it which might remove those evils.
Seth was the purport of the petition; bat to give the
Hems some idea of the system, he would mention as a
WI, which he had on the most respectable authority,
slit as left so doubt of its truth. It would convince
*knees, that the clergy were not those whe received
eliebsatipart of the tithes, bet the proctors, or middle
A dignitary of the chards who resided in the
ty Tipperary, employed a proctor to collect his
The proctor went to a fanner, from whom be
ad M% as due for tithes; the fanner said it was
emr-charge, and lie would not pay it; the proctor re-
god that if be would net, he would cite him -before the
Illicksiastical Court. The farmer, intimidated by the
three* of citation, offered him 291. which was all the
mosey he bad. The proctor refused it, and the fanner
snot to borro,v the other 14 On his retera be met the
iAgaitary, to whom be gave the 301. Ha asked why be
*eve him so large a lain, as his tithes amounted only
to 11/. Seth a system, be said, ought to be probed to
the bottom. Under these circumstances, he hoped the
Haase would take the tithe system into sossideration,
and concluded by movie' that the midis, be brought up
Mr. GOULBURN said he would merely observe that
the question was already under the consideration of the
Irish Government.
Mr. ELLICE urged expedition, and Mr. OOULBURN
replied.
Mr. I,ANOSTON (as we understood) said that the
attendee of Doveratoent on the tithe system ought sot
to be confined to Ireland, it should also be attended to
in England.
Mr. HUME said bewail also anxious so leers from
the Noble Marquees if the tithe system in Ragland ele
eapied the attention of 0 meat; he amid seams
him it was one of considerable importasse. -•.0
Thepetition was then laid on the table. . ~VD
Sir J. NEWPORT said, as he was aware the prildis
was seder the eonsideratioa of Government, he wadi de
no more than present the petition. •
Mr. OOULIIII RN explained.
Lord EBRINUTON wished to learn if there was any
measure in coatensplation with regard to the tithe sys-
tem for England.
The. Marquess of LONDONDERRY solid •he was
net aware that any eseasere was is contemplation ; bet
W information wee required, it was anal to gin nodes
of it.
Lord EBRINOTON rose to present a petition fres
the Sontli•Ellatnl, Devon. signed ht two hundred ri-
egietable inhabitants. It set oat with represeating the
geisat delta of agricultural distress that existed, and
iLiviyed a repeal of the salt, malt, leather, and soap cave*.
The Noble Loa alspesled to the lion. Member far Ste.
tertMr. Newman), as is the respectability of the p. ti.