The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-19 00:00:00

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AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. ,
On. Wednesday last a meeting of the Gentry. *SI*
train. Freeholders, and lohabitants of Taunton and he
neighbourhood. was held in this town "to consider the
propriety of laying the present unparalleled distress of
the Agricultural Interest before the Legislature."
!gore twelve o'clock the Guildhall was completely
Riled, and the number of permits coed nuing to accume-
fate, It was found Seettesary to adjourn the Meeting to the
?Viai PrinaCorrt in the Castle, which was ocenpied in ever?
parr. IL ATstriaD Siworost), Esq. was invited to
take the Chair.
VAIL ATSUPOID SAINIPORD, SIR. then rose, and said,
"Gentlemen.' am very sorry to hear that Ministers are
not aware of the situation of their coastry, and that
gtey doubt or street to be Incredulous upon that fact,
which is unfortseptely so well and so painfully keowa
to you all. It ta, therefore, n yto show them, by
the coneurreat testimonies of meetings legally cousti-
tuted and respectably attended as this is, to what an un-
rtansplod Mehra wretchedness the coantry is really re-
ined. World Mao& that the oemplaiste which are

sow iseslog is muse loud sod deep from every frassest
of this kingdom were merely the cries of fictitious yea
Is this. Gentles's, I ask. the state of things to whiMl
we mot be minced, after having soccessfully fought the
'battles which were millets garope in the secure enjoy.
most of its liberty—after baviog prostrated the despot.
o(Prance from his throne. is this to be the only moth'
whitiis is sot itenelitted by the contest? Ars we to be
:the only peoPlo—iro the bold yeomen of this,country IM
,he the only wow upon whom the weight of
,reckosing I, to fall, while Jews, Contractors. and LMT
.jehbers are usaasslag priaraly fortis" ?—(o"lstAllt-
.planse.)—lt will therefore be the duty of the Ilterno,
mutatives of the people (sod unfortunately they are tw
valuated by toe few) in the musing Peatiamatt. UMW,
ft inlet. to Ministers the severity of Iker ti
which we are modused, sod urge an RSIIIRM, Telledy, if
say reads, ter our distress.—(Applates.)
Mr.S, thee read the following redden
TO TIC RUM, MONRORAIIIM TEE t.otbs lIPMUTVAL AIM
TRIEPRIAL IN PARLIAMENT ASMIIMILIND.

K Ws. tbe Oestry. Clergy. Freels,'deed, sod (kel-
pies of Land. is the district of the sees tipolent Vale of
Taos's. Easel bantbly represent to year liosesrable
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" That the creel distress throughout the district is
which we reside, has arrived at aa eaperalleled height.
attd is dail increasing to an alarming @Omit
'That the progressive deals. Is vales Wall the pro-
dections of the earth. rowswpookok by so ovavasboOnisor
bar4es of taxation. sash se magma, boilatossaiored by
aoy rosary, has sweiliseredlep the .71,41.1 Oa foewor,
laresgfit,the peals, peoperdss indepsollest po-
sses to the brisk of iptis. wbllls. withost the *set
speedy relief. oust siWnelli4y tenants in the mai-
' bastion ofthat mod atosfloat sd isialooblo .bodj of
woo.
• ,'That your Petitiosers tliorafott es Wets
'est seriteMiy sod rewooebussat au?' fa every
deisartosast of the State." . s
Coos. kimono's, Esq.. see dal irsPotidos.
4er. W. P. Taoxu.—l owe.. Goatloosoos it was

',his each setisfuties 1 reeellid did leviisdes frost
isy brinier is iCieiria AlteessOldribie
iseeflog. -I have leaf Iteowit, Sadie *iodised bin
felt, tbb severity of the Ilse% aid vie %bonfire se.
• equivocally state, that silos ems ammo be resorted
• to. it is utterly Impossible that $ lamer goblin.—
The Poo/wales its every where se ictolerable hordes
'on the laid, sad these, es-eperstiog with s gaNiig
system of taxation, disable the cultivator of the WI
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from realising the fair fruits of bill exertions, I live
in a parish., where the rates, though less than they
'gi,s4 bees. abectb what might otherwiSe constitute
* the gains of hosourable industry. In I7U
teal poor-rata were 8211.; is 1821 they amounted to
-2,0001. Another source of the present mischief ap•
*peiiiiiralng to, and weighing down the energies of the
Agr, lCnitneulinterest, is the inadequate duty en foreign
• eats.. lin the last man In the country that would
wish to'itel my poor neighbour badly supplied with
• the milder's, much less the necessaries of life t. bat
• proiniten to the cora grower of this country mast be
aficnied; if any chance is to be allowed him of con-
* ailintiag, without absolute rain, to an exorbitant
ti atioe.
Dr. KINCLANC.—" Sir, I rise to bear to this very
• eanTeroii o and respectable meeting my personal testi.
• sriciiiy to the gnat aid style% distresses that do indeed
• 'fillet the Agricultural Interest of this country.—
There cast be so doubt entertained of the reality of
' tBd grievinees, a statement of whiny we are this day
ri to lay before the Legislature. But there is no
mystery in this calamitous situation ; the came is as
glilefog ai the effects are evident.' A miming expos-
• #indittfre of the public resources of the country. dun
• IffEn Sear of searljthiity years has wretchedly over-
' wAlelesed the lauded interest with diMcalties that are
'at length become insufferable. No country. however
• eh* lefts Miens, could' have feed the profuse
watts of public money mleading a protracted war,
• Carriid 0., and tiat. too I will cosi-
• didilj add, Ste. soh for ge4olas-Beltiali objeme,
• Slk im the tontitry, to uphold and advocate pond-
' 41 views utterly nepagnait to the true principles of
oat constititiosal libenT. The measure of Perlis-
• iiiintark Merin is essentially meowed
swith the sob-
jietioder dismission, because it is to a sent of coostita-
,* final repmentation that may be justfrattribased set
• .47 the prevailing Circuities, but his the fearful
• froeplet of still greater national oeintaitles.
• *frFiellinent mid economy mast necessarily be practised;
• .tVi 'demises's, whee the means of farther peessiary
eitritragania use at ai end ; they can be so !eager
siopried, or if they be, we:shall soon have to compote •
notes sin NU 'actual ionised of prospective rare. Ttio
ciDstltetloul elijims ter which represented's was de•
Mock were real public besiellto•—an aosioas watch*.
• it4t iathildeal lid collective isterem of the seep
• sostitity, altickif Only festered and pretested. mall
• imipaU•le *resole of tines realms a Ordeal.*
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