The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-14 00:00:00

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edanta art G. Rowell, Reserllweart, Mary-lane, linen-
drapers-4. Roblases and J. B. Broadband, Manchester,
aad altoskalers--J. Beath and J. Dixon, Hasten,
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Leonine and Co..Liverimool. worebeets—R. sedJ. C. Webb.
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dle% awralwats—L. Hare and W. Tehran. IlloettUtinster,
Mae; oneywee—B.Thowsley and J. Beetles, Maachester,
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hereagh. Iltelherhaw, Yorkshire glass-wanefaeterers—B.
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Bus:, milUera—a. Clutterbeek sad Co. at. Mary's Mills,
aletwestershire, clothiers--J. Baker awl Co. Canterbury,
bankers—T. Newshant sod Ce. Wigan, Lancaddre, festian
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• JI,OIIPOLK courtrr
A Natio/ of the Freeholders aed great- las4e.l
Proprietors of the misty of Norfolk was bold on Sr.
'sag Ist, at the Shire Hail. Norwich (parssaat to
a asoormuly sad most respectably oilseed Requiti.
ties. propeotod by a body of the Freeholders to the
High Sheriff). ".for the pupae of takiag tato con.
sideratios the pretest distressed state of the Apical.
tend latermis." The somber of cosotry gwelierlort
who came to attend the main was se great. that
beds seed scarcely be obtained at the lons ea shire-
ries' suiting.
The High Ahern/ (Sir Jamb Astiey. Dart), had
deed twelve o'clock as the boor at which the mortis;
was to commence, hat law before that bur the crowds
Olio pressed he admission ware vary peat. The mo.
omit the gates of the Coen were °posed it was lite•
rally ornmental by cortoialy the asset respeetshie leek.
let set et ass we orm,ressember to have sees at say
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by giiiiiiims464l•Arab:emiLiiid
tbe awe" t wad then was ant one la
the lower put ed th► Casa a single ladivideal wit••
did ass wear doe thus sad alopearaaaoof a rospossable
farmer 1 ambers wen Ailed te ge away, ►eiag en-
able to gala admissive. • •
Assess the Nobleness sad Bentham 'mut we
notional the Earl of Albeasarla lard 3114141. T. W.
Croke, Seq. 11. P., E. Wedekoase. Esq. M.P.. Dowel
Walpole. M.P.. Sir T. Presses, Sir T. Braver. Ad-
airal Labia. Colonel Peke. dm Has. and Rev. T. Ne-
ville. S. T. Seathwell, Esq.. Rev. Aralodeaua Bs-
shares. J. Pestle, Esq.. J. J. Beddiagfteld. Esq.. Thu.
That'll, Esq. (Alderman of Norwich), E. Lambe,
Esq.. Rev. O. (lover. Alderman Harvey, Juba Jars.
T. B. Evans, Eel Rev. J. D. Horton. itev. H.
Blythe, of &ISM Faro. Bsq . Re►. T. Prestos, Al-
dermas N. Bolingbroke. Esq., P. Balletic, Ist. Mit-
cham !Pala. Eq., D. tionsten. Esq., he. Ise. •

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At twelve o'clock the Hum Souris, stated. thst a
rorprisitios. signed by a wansorous sad most respects.
bit body of ['reekslJsee. bavieg bees presented us
him, be bad felt is hisdasy to the present meet-
ing, fir the purpose of *akin law consideration tiro
present distressed mato Agrisaltaro. Ho, therefore.
declared that useetiog to be legally coaveasa for the
shove parp-woo (load applause.) Ho sboald soot de-
tain them fortis*: tha■ by requestiog that those pen-
tanes who addressed the suositiag. would confine
tlstroaolves as mush as povaiblo s• the object stated in
the requiaitios.

T►e Iliad of ALISIXAIIIA said. ►e would esseseeee
wit► saevieg * Heselotion whirls ►e was sere weld
meet wit► t►e amaniasoes anweerreace of t►e sleeting' ;
it was t►at t►eir Worthy High Sherif be requested to
ta►e t►iChair.

Lad Syrnaas setvaiiiii t►e nodes. aad it was car-
ried with soar applause; and Sir Jacera AWI'LLT,
Ban. wok di. Chair.

T. Tristaret.s.. gnu (Alderman of Norwich) woo
forward lo address the Meeting, and was received wit't
load applause. Having signed the requisition presentel
to the High Sheriff, he fele himelf honed, is discharge
of his public duty, to make a few observations ono:,
the principal ceases of the present miserable and di►
tressed state of agriculture. He had gives the subject
the hest consideration is hie power, and he did not
hesitate to declare, that their distresses arose from the
enormous and everwlielming load of tit:sties with
which the country was berthesed—(Cheen.)--Wh it

his political hies had bees was well liaown t; all the
Gentlemen 00000 d bin 1 and perhaps in the observe.
lion he bad to make. he would be accused of having
changed his °Oakum. As far as regarded the condte:t
of Administration in the expenditure of t►e country.
he did sot hesitate to say that be had.—(Loud ap-
plause.)—His present Majesty, immediately after the
war, declared at the trimming of Parliament. that the
lexpenditure of the earwig should he reduced as mach
as it could be comeistently with the safety of the coon-
try. Now he always looked upon the acts of the
King to be the acts of his Ministers. and therefore he
must accuse thous (Ministers) of not having acted epee
this their promise in the way they had led the coun•ry
to expect. They were told by some igno►ant and illi-
beral minded persons that the yeomanry of this County
(of which be was proud to say that he was *se), were
thimightlesr and extravagant. This charge might per-
, baps apply with justice to a few individual,. but aer-
taiely nut to the whole aourty. He would ask. then,
was it fair, was it. nasty, to charge a whole body with
what roold at most be applied to a few ?
They were told, too, from another quarter, that the
landed interest had in their own batuls a remedy for
all the agricultural distresses. This remedy was, that
the Landed Proprietor should reduce his reats, sad the
Clergyesee his tithes. It was tree that bath must he
reduced, bat supposing that they were reduced to what
they were in 1792. the cultivitor could Out even then
;re on under exulting rircemstanees.—(Cries of ea. :to.)
.---Could the Landed Proprietor support himself under
such a state ap.' things? lie answered no. Could the
Clergyman live ander soar a s:ate of things? He an-
swered ec Could the labourer support Himself sad
family opts Ills. a. week, as he did in 1792? No, cer-
tainly not. What, then. was the cause *fall this? It
was the enormous load of taxation ►y which the while
country was oppressed. bet the Agricultural Interest
certainly more severely than any other portion of sa-
ciety.--(Hear. hear.)-I'be Agricultural Interest was,
in point of fact. bordering on bankruptcy. Kasper!.
sista of payments had already taken place to a cons'.
derabbiesteat. and if the preaeet state of things was
allowed to continue. the suspension mast beoetne ge-
ared. He held in his hand a string of eesolotions,
'which be hoped they would adept; he would read
them first. sod thou propose that they should ►e seen•
rawly bat to the meeting. The Wortuy Alf.a.arien
then read t►e following resolutions:—
" I. That the regent alarming and distressed state of,
the Agricultural classes in this kingdom mast ineeitaltd
and speedily lead to the utter rain of the occupiers of the
soil, and will eventually be most injurious to ttelowners
aimed, uoless'effecteal measures be immediately adoi.t-
ed by Parliament, to arrest its destructive progress.
" 2. That it is the opinion of this fleeting, that tldt

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' moat rehab* sad Bombes the most proper mesas a
affording relief, is to restore the currency to the stied-,
aril of mane in existence previously to and at the tine
of passing the Cash Resumption Payment Act (connsin-1
ly called Mr. Peel's Bill), as, in reference to that stead-
ard of value, nearly all the existing contracts were media
and debts incurred, and the departure -from which, if
longer persisted in, must inevitably involve the whole
Agricultural commseity iu one common rails.
" 3. Tbat no measures of relief can be permanent and
effeetnal, toles. the most rigid economy be inforced in
every department of the State, and- the exprolltome
thereof, as well naval as military, from the bead of the
Executive down to the lowest offices of Government, hi
very materially reduced; measures, the adoption of
which will relieve all classes from the overwlvelming
tinrelen of taxation which now oppresses them, enable
Landlords to lower their rents, the Clergy their Tithes,
and lessen the enormous Pones' Rate, and other heavy
expences incidental to the occupancy sod cultivatioa of
the soil.
" 4. That the present heavy and oppressive duty oil
Malt operates greatly to the disadvantage of the Parasol,
he reducing the coestoorion, and consequently the prig*
of Barley; and that the total annihilation of that tax *1
of vital importance to the agricultural interest.
" 6. That a Petition, embracing all the foregoing ob-
ject., be addressed to each House of Parliament as earl
as possible in the next Session ; and that the Earl
Albemarle and the Earl of Orford be requested to prewi
the same to the Honer of Lords, and the County WWI
hers to the House of Coninione."
O. WATSON. Esq. rose to second the Resolutions. if
any one asked why a measure of such importance as
this was did net originate with the leading Gentlemen
of the County. the reply of the Requisitionists was,
that the leading Gentlemen themselves were best able
to answer that question. They (the leading Gentlemen)
might have good reasons for their conduct, but those
persons who thought differently would sot have dis•
charged their duty, either to themselves or to the agri-
culturists generally, had they not signed the Requisho
tion for calling this Meeting. In doing this they fol-
lowed the course prescribed by law. The Requisition.
ists had a stake in the country as well as the leading
Gentlemen ; not certainly to the tame amoent, but yet
of equal importance to them ; and therefore they were
justified in taking such steps as they deemed neceesary
to secure the permanence of that stake. In drawing
up the Resolutions, the Committee had studiously en-
deavoured to avoid every thing which was likely to
triltlit or imitate party feeling. They were desirous,
if possible. of attaining goanionity ; they thought that
wilatrver difference of opinion might exist as to the
cause of the present distresses, ought to be made sub-
, ject of discussion elsewhere, and oa a different occasion;
there it was totally irrelevant to the object which
brought them together.—(Hear, bear.)—.With this
view kr had abstained from entering into party politica.
and he hoped tlat other Gentlemen would do the same.
—(Hear, hear.)-He was of opinion that the proposed
Resolutions were most likely to be effectual in remov-
ing the evils complained of, and therefore he begged
leave to wood them.
The Earl of ALBEIMARLE came forward, and was
received with the loudest applause. After expressing
his acknowledgement to those who had preceded him,
he proceeded to state the difficulties under which he
laboured on that occasion. He was given to under-
stand that he must come to the discussion of this quer
thin totally divested of all political or party feeling's
but, with his strong political feelings be would put it
to the meeting, nay he would pat It to the Honourable
Condemn opposite (Mr. E. Wodehouse, M.P.) who.
thee it was not a little restraint not to be allowed ow
groan, not even one little groan, against the antben
of the calamities by which they were surrounded.--•
With respect to the objects before them, lie had
only to say, that from the moment be beard of
tis meeting, be bad determined to give his bro-
ther sufferers his best support—(Applause.) He had,
therefore. come resolved to make nocaptioasobjeetions
to this or the other proposition ; and he hoped that
be would redeem his pledge. He bad bad an oppor
malty of seeing the resolutions at Holkbam, to which
place they had been sent, with that respect which was
flue to the advice and opinion of their excellent Repro-
a aitative. Mr. Coke; and he found that his anxiety
to agree with the Committee was much gratified, al-
though it was in some points a little disappointed,
Tlois was, however, rather what had been °milted
than in what had been inserted. He rejoiced, and it
w ie matter of congratulation to them all, that Norfolk
was the first County which met to discuss this impor-
tant qnestion. He rejoiced also, that in that great
County there had not been a word said, not even a
Lint dropped, in favour of a Corn Bid.—(Applause,)
—that no man bad proposed to seek relief by a restric-
tive duty, or by any other means which would cause an
artificial rise in the price of core—(Hear, hear.)—He
rejoiced at this, becanse in his view of the question,
such a measure would he unjust ; and Use believed,
after ail the atteotion which be could give the subject,
that it would not be beneficial to their interests.—
(Hear.)—Nay more, he did not believe it to be prac-
ticable. But even if it were both practicable and
just, still he maintained that it would not afford them
any relief. Suppose corn were at 40s. a comob here,
while it was sold at 20s. elsewhere, it would be ion-
prat Hole to afford protection. It would not he in the
power of Parliament to do it, and they had all felt in
various ways what the power of Parliament was. But
even if it were practicable, he should be glad to see
how such a Bill would run. " Whereas wheaten broad
is cheap un the continent, be it therefore enacted that
it shall be dear in England."—(A laugh!)—Some of
their great Parliamentary Economists bad told them,
first, that di arose from over-produce ; and
then that arose from over-population--(Hear, hear.)
—Bet if they passed a law such as he bad described.
one at least of those evils would be removed. There
would be no over-population, as such a measure would
operate as a premium to emigration. He had old Eng-
lish feeling enough to object to those who, in the hour
of distress and danger, serape together what they can
of their property, for the purpose of spending it in
a foreign country—(bear, bear!)—He for one, even
if reduced to his last shilling (sad he might be so re-'
doted if the present measures were continued), would
not quit his country, but would spend that last shil-
ling in it—(cheers.)—But it Ministers did not re-
trench. and adopt other measures than such a one as
be described. then every man would bare a right to
emigrate to where he could get cheap bread, and the
consequent loss in consumption would be much more
than the gain in price. He was glad to hear that no
gentleman bad attributed the present distresses to the
importation of foreign corn ; a fallacy, the continu-
ance of which surprised him a good deal. There had