The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-10 00:00:00

KEW TAX ON WOOL

Mr. sreART N'OItTLEY presented a Petition
from th► Manufacturers of the West Rid isg of look,
against the proposed To: ea imported Wool ; bet
be thought that to lay a tam on each an articles. this,
was to eta* at the very root of our resosteos.—
' Ile should oppose it in missy stags.
On the motion Ur *slog's( op lb. Petidsol

The C r A NCELLOII. of tire EXt.IIEQUHR
Hire. In ofereuce to the gentles •hiels had. has.
snorted list night, when a Commitim of Ways sad
Means had once agreed to lases, no Petitiessagaiust
them could his received; but as that ass est tire ease
in the peewit institute, he could see no Windom to
the Petition's being brought up.
Mr. BROUGHAM thought this question of great
importance, as it involved the privilege of petition-
ing that House. Finns a pieeptient in the 3d volume
of Iletsel, it appeared that what he (Mr. Btoogliam)
hid said last night ass Cerreet. After stylist the
cam. Mr. Hats., raid—" We roe front the foregoieg
instance, that the Howse found it necessary to retell.
lish a rile; and they accordingly said they *Gold
not admit Petitbsois against a Money Bill depesding."
In the year 1777,• Resolution having passed through
a Committee of Supply. but alio Report not having
been received. a Politico was nie.orttod easiest it by
the Corpnratiow of the City of London. bet *as re-
jected by the House. In 1729. a Petition front the
Corporation of Bristol, pirsented ender similar Pit-
coinsiances, ass rejected by the Hoes*. Them
coves, however, were not to be con.:ilored as prem.
ilcsits, but were ho taken as escrpticns to the tale
laid down by
Lord CASTLEREAGH apprehended that there
enold be nn quigtion as to the propriety of receiving
the Petition 'illicit had given rise to this direenioe-
As to the question of the difference hetwees the Coo.
earrenee of a Committee or Ways awl Means, and
that of any other Committee of the lingo., be con-
ceived that the iatertiatieu of the L-.reed Geode.

Mr. BROUGHAM eaplilned.
Lord MILTON said, that when the 13PlitiOn ROW
hllrltre the Hoeft should be diapered of. he lid to
pootient a similar one, with. he believoci. fromit 700 to
1000 sigistorrs. H. had • eto aka, final do:
rigatonis which he held in his hand, that a duty of
Gd. per pound out foreign wool would whelp, pro-•
hiMt the importation of that article. The pike of
Barbary wool doting the last your had been M. per
lb. and he coed no. COlsr•i•lr how it could beer ed.
pdditioosl. &mien woo/ hod herrn at 10d. and SAstli
American wool at 1.1. per lb. and the coosequeue. of
the duty propotot most be to pretest importation
entirely.
me C. BututELA Isido .the manufactorent of
wool had their waieilteiseri Illed it pit.ent, awl
cud Nod we morkit for their Ronda. Tie taw,
therefore, by derreasinq the quantity imported,
wo.itel not be injwieus in Mom. trod *wild be belie.
Oriel to Ike agricoltbral iii•reeste.

Lord LASCFI.I.F.S did apt argue ea any ten
parses masers on the taienetseture of lb. country,
breams that posse', weight to • I; bet by coneei..4
that iNa Ilitte was aletiog a tolow it our sispis
aninaisetates. If the 'as bad bees only co. pre.*
per lb. he %head base -objected to It on seci•unt of
;is principle.
Sir C. BURRF.I.I. espiStaed.

Mr. CURW EN, situ some statement, respectini
lie wool nasoefoesares of the itiontr), rewisereti tt.st
the voles of Noe stock bed inc....sell onormoualy.
and Thal Ilse price of animal food dist MOM' 11.1111 it
~.fight to he: it" gave Ministers credit (or not Irking
e Agrirolteral P-titioas int. consideration this
Session; breams- while the Noble Lord retsined his
present ontottonsie opinion no 1.,e Corn *1.45, it
•001.1 be In vain In popes sty weasure far the
relief of 'be ericulturiat.
Sir J.SEBIIIG HT %aid, he sae suet. at the greet
sufferings of the ssoicolterists, but he ass convinced
they were not greeter than it.i.ee of the nutnufacte.
rots. Us appt‘thd attire!, rst Ilse remit
(near!)
Mr. CURWEN
After a few observatinus by a MEMBER, whine
sows se could not learn, the Petition uss broogbt
sp. reed, and ordered to be printed.
Lord MILTON presented a similar Petitioaa fr
the Inhabitaots at the town of Leeds.
The Petition hieing been
brought up.
Mr. WAITIIMAN said, that no dnuht otanlr
ether Petition. would be presented against this men.
sore. Ile knew there would be a Meeting in Lon.
don, in the course of the present week, for thst par-
pose; and therefore he wished to know shot time
world be allowed, and hoped that as/iciest oppor.
tunity would be afforded.
the Petition woe then reed, sod ordered to be
piloted.