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

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bees notensmetision Atf foreign corn In one market
Of fie list +rewires" ; !wither had any allosinc:lseth
maik tolhorwarthonslne of feteign corn.' Is ' thre,
perhaps, an alteration might be made, which would af-
foutimis• teillicerreitef. • Writ was unworthy of tiro
attention of ta groat dignity, mad
,if "Wood; would'
not be more than a ilnp in the ocean, 'kris likewise.
pleasing to find tbit ne allusion had been made to
the Matins, doctrine as to rite mode of taking Hit
oranges. Os now tame to the Resolutions, wisleli
were short in substance. And first, as to the remedy
'promised. The Honourable Mover stated nothing is I
support ef the repeal of Mr.feel's Intl nit was called.
He was not prepared to ear, whethet the immediate
cause, of their distresses dirk not arise dross. Mr. Peel's
Rill ; he was, however, rasher disposed to think, that.
Doming just when it did, it in some degree produced
the distresses of the country. But, supposing this to
be the case, it by no Atones followed that its repeal
would be beneficial hear.)—What was
the great cause of all our present calamities ? A paper
currency. What was the remedy proposed? A re-
turn tea paper currency, by a repeal of this Bill.
What was the disease complained of? The issue of
paper. What was the remedy ? Why the disease It-
ult.—Oyer, bear.)—lf a man got bit by a mad dog,
what was lie to do to be cured ? Why. according to
this principle, he must be bit by the same dog again.
—(A laugb.)—He hail heard nu argument is support
of this repeal—his own argument was to him clear
ahainst it, and therefore be was strongly inclined to
oppose the second mention. The great none of
their distresses was direct and (what was much less at-
tended to) indirect taxation.—(Hear, bear.)—To re-
duce this Ministers must, as was stated in the fourth
resolution, retrench In every department of the State.
from the head down to the lowest office. Ile concurred in
this, hut here again was one thing in which he wished
to make some little alteration. Ile oolong the repeal
of the Malt Tax by itself. Ile was anxious for the repeal
of that tax, and it must and would take place, bet not
alone. The public distresses were general, the relief
should be general also. It was his intention. there-
fore, to propose the repeal of the heavy imposts spun
salt, soap, candles, and leather.
A GENTLEMAN to the Tight of the Chair—Aid all
the other taxes.—(A laugh.)
The Earl of ALUEMARLIC proceeded. His great oh.
ject was that taxation should lie so reduced that those
articles of consumption should ne brought down to
the price of corn ; not that the present eases should
be continued, and corn, by fictitious means, be forced
up to the present prices of those articles. This uas
his view. Whether the proposed reduction would be
altogether sufficient he was not prepared to say, bat
he felt that it would be enough to begin with. lie
must say, however, that without a !hinge of Minis-
try no pertinence relief could be afford to the country ;
and again (Ito said it with fear and trembli3g,
after the interdict of his friend Mr. Wawa.) that this
change of ministers could not be brought about with-
out a Reform is' the representation of the people in
Parliameet.—(Loud Cheering.) Coos ' this subject
he would sot trust himself one step farther. The
Noble Earl, after stating that he bad no objection
to the But Resolution, shortly pointed out the nature
of the alterations which be Weeded to make is the
ethers, after which be proposed that the following
amended Resolutions be read ;

" 2. That the amount of public expenditure, and con-
sequently
.of public demands, by direct and indirect
taxation, is the plain unquestionable cause of our pre-
sent sufferings, and that the only safe and practicable
remedy is to be found in such a diminution of those de-
mands as may enable the farmer to grow hie produce at
a reasonable rate, and thus equally spread the benefit
of its inguenre through every class of society through-
out the kingdom.
" S. That this diminution is, to a v •ry great extent.
capable of being instantly made with .t any ptiblic de-
triment whatever, by a rigid economy enforced in every
department of the State, naval, military, and civil ; from
the bead of the Executive down to the lowest officesof
tiovernment, relieving all classes from the overwhelm-
fag burden of taxation that so heavily oppresses them,
enabling Landlords to lower their rents, and Clergymen
and I mpropriators their tithes, and by improving the si-
tuation of the poor. lessening the amount levied for their
subsistence. In short, reducing all the heavy and in-
tolerable earners now incidental to the occupancy and
cultivation of the soil.

" 4. That though this Meeting disavowing all selfish
motives. and anxious only for the g I welfare and
prosperity, is willing to leave to the wisdom of Mitt•
meat the particular items upon which a reduction of
taxation may be best made, yet it feels that the repeal
of one half of the Malt Duty. together with the heavy
imposts upon Soap, Candles, Salt. and Leather. amount-
ing. together to Five Millions and upwards, levied upon
articles closely connected with Agriculture, and ranking
amongst the indispensable necessaries of life, most espe-
cially call for the most attentive consideration.
" 5. That this Meeting feels itself compelled to urge
its Resolutions with the greater earnestness, from re-
flecting that six years of peace, the usoal and only season
in ail countries for the redaction of those .h.irdens
which war imposes, and the nourishment of pohlic
prosperity and individual wealth, have now passed
away, not only without prodncin in this country eay
adequate relief, bat that during this long period. COOP
merce has languished. and Agriculture declined from
one degree of depression to another, till at last it has
reached a crisis in which either some very important
amelioratian must take place. or a total derangement of
the whole order and relations of society must ensue."
[The sixth Resolution was similar to the last of Mr.
Thurtell's Resolutions.]
During the reading of the Resolutions, a person
asked " How is the National creditor to be paid ?"
General WALPOLE said his answer to this question
was. that the public creditor ought not. and be hoped
would not be paid at the expense of the landed In-
t t. If the land was reduced to a state of bank-
ruptcy, to pay the Funded Proprietor, it was bat fair
that the Funds should pay a proportion of the expense.
—(Hear.)

The first Resolution (Mr. Martell 's) was then put
and *aided unanimously.
Mr. Tnu LLLLL shortly explained the reasons which

induced bins to support the ieeond Resolution.
The Earl of ALIMMARLII also explained.
Mr. Onals jun. supported Mr. Thurtell's woad Re-
solution.

Lord Scrrtst.o rose amidst loud and repeated
cheers. After some preliminary observations on the
distress they bad met to consider. be said it appeared
to him that then were bet two remedies for the esist-
ing evil. one was an lacressed or remunerating price
far their produce. and the other the removal of those
causes which prevented their pttiag a remuneratiog