The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-27 00:00:00

owt distant Ahltib the whale of the dudes MI coal
WnVW be shoilisheol, het at present he hoped the ex-
Imams, wootil he enartimows for 'their equalization.
Mr. Roe/neon was anxious That nothing should
be brought forward on the present 'occasion calculated
to produce • debate; for the question was one in.
tithing many nice and delicate pottits, upon which
w 1..
would be prepared to enter fully its • Public
Ring. 'nisi it bad greet dilbralties to encounter
lie person could deny who was acqesinted with the
-state of our manufactures. When it wai reentlected,
thei
_e ton of British iron, in the manefactre of
tire, from 10 to It chaldrons of coal had been con-
. eseavd3 was now selling in the East Indies for 4..
Arty _Oil. The Hon. Gentleman then went into a
*two review of the proportionate quantities of coal
is 'used lit the wetoolifsetere of some other articles of
wrought fitetal, andltiatistained that the qoantity was
vaneh girater than ha't been admitted by some IN""The
preceding awaken. With respect to the persons in
the nelAhtiourhond of coal mines, he observed, that to
many of them coal was so 4lear, in consequence of the
espence of ear lege, as it was with es in London ;
end it shofila also be considered, that these persons'
• ' were generally poor, and not possessing in other re.
seem the tame advantages as the people of London.
lie admitted, that it was desirable that the duty
should he equalized—that it should, if possible, be re-
. pealed ; hat this would he the subject of entisdry in a
Cemmittee, and be should have no objectiou to ping
into it.
'nip Gentleman who had proposed the amendment
then begged leave to withdraw it, after which the
Resolution was pot and carried, as were also the
other Resolutions. It was then proposed and agreed
to, that a Petition founded upon the Resolutions be
, • .
- presented to both Houses of Parliament. The Ped•
lion was read by Mr. Jacks. ;
• the motion this it be adopted as the
Mr. Rolyeletter objected to that part of it which
went to desire a tag on the mines titeasielvee. He
conceived, that it was against every received notion
of political economy to tar the inhabitants of any
particular place for an advantage enjoyed from their
locality. As well might oats be taxed in Scotland and
barley in Wale, in order to put the tradesmen here
upon the same level with the inhabitants of those.
places. These mines were the blessings enjoyed by
the inhabitants of their neighbourhood from their
situation; bet it should be recollected, that they
arerrely enjoyed any other—that their lend was in
genera)l sterile and ouprodective,and that it would
be absurd to suppose, that we should tax them be-
cause they had their„coals cheaper, in order that we
might have them at the same price.
Mr. Hewes said, that in seconding the Resole-
liens, he had not thought it necessary to offer any
obevivosti.ni *pen them, because he did not anticipate
Ghat (objectifies w.eild be made to them. He was in-
deed tattier surprised at, the mode which the Hon.
Gentlemen (Mr. Rowcooft) had resorted to, to give
ih *pinion soon the subject, and he was, some-
-what loss ii' know what most of the Gen.
deman't obwmatines were intended to emery. He
had gone brut to the East Indies, there to see the
price of English iron, then back by way of Ger-
aiany, from thence to the manufactories near the
Team.% to state the price of smelling copper, and
hasty went to eat nets in Scotland, and barley is
Wales.—(hear! and a laugh.)—lt was only a per-
son engaged in some eztenstie I-sing concern, who
could have drawn such conclusions of less to the ma.
nufactares from the modem of equalization, as the
Gentleman mimed to infer. The Gentleman eas
mistaken ire imagining, that it was intended by
the Resolutions the Petition to make Coals as
deer itr the iiiiighbrorhoud of the mines as they were
In London. It was absurd to suppose that such a
thing could be contemplated. Their object was not
to make them as deer there, as to render them cheaper
here than they were at present, by the removal of
a system of duties. equally unequal and unjust. Ile
would not trespass at any greater length on the time
•of the Meeting. Ile trusted the Resolutions and the
I Petition would meet with the same cordial support
cfrom the Public as they had from the assembly whom
sLe then addressed. They were founded in justice and
• equity, and would, he hoped, in a short time be
eliAlished by the law of the land.—(hear, hear!)
'the Petition was then adopted. •
The Thanks of the Meeting were nest proposed
to the Meeshess of the City of Lowden, for their
Minus ce.operation is the object of the Meeting.
Sir Wm. Courts expressed his grateful sense of
the otempliteent paid to his colleagees and himself.—
ble ewer felt it his duty to support the interests of
his cose•titeents. The present was a case where he
• etiologist **constituents had a right to command their
Represeetative. To that command be would be most
wtllitetly obedient, as he would in every ease where
the local interests of his constituents were concerned.
Mr. Alderman WOOO said, it was the duty of a
Representative not only to consult the interests of
Ilia Constituents, but also to exert himself, by every
means, to carry forward every measure connected
with them. He admitted that there were some die-
t:shies to be overcome in attaining their present ob-
ject, bet they were such as might be surmounted by
erection. If the manufacturers in particular dis-
tricts were likely to be injured by the operation of
is equalisation, they might be allowed a drawback,
which would obviate every inconvenience. Ile him.
self would be, in-some degree, affected' by the change
of the system, but be should, notwithstanding,
' • mist willingly comply with what "iselleted likely to
,be productive of such general benefit. Though the
Petition was to be presented in this Session, yet it
could not •be espected that any effectual measure
would be brought forward on the subject at this late
period. In the nest Session, however, he would, if
be bad the honour of a seat in the House, be happy
to give it every support in his power.—(llear,
(heat !)
The Loan MAYOR was requested to present the
,Petition, which be agreed to, and pledged himself to
4o every thing he possibly could for promoting the
repeal of the Tar.
Thanks being voted to the Mover and Seconder,
sod to the Lord Mayor, the Meeting adjourned ; a
considerable Dolan of signatures were added to the
Petitions, and they were ordered to lie at the City of
London Tavern, and the London Coffee-hustle, till
a Friday nest, for the owe purpose.