The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-02 00:00:00

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whether this be dealing fairly by those who have
the present mortgages on leads; but, we moat
heartily coagratulate our readers at the anis which
all this presebts as the result of as unreformed Par-
liament. Mr. Barra r: of Wiltshire was of opinion
that four millions advanced at three per cent: on
mortgages would afford considerable and important
relief to the lauded fattiest. Good God le it come
to this ? What! Borrow money of the Dank at fire
per cent.; pay the interest oat of taxes raised on
merchants, m•eafactureis, artisans, farmers and
tradesmen ;.and then lend this manly to landlords at
three per cent ! Shall we not at last hear of a propo-
sition to snake a loan and bay up la.ul with it, in or-
der to raise the value of the land ? In short, it is
impossible to say what we may lot hear of. Bat it
is always a comfort to reflect, that there is now
something to do other than that of passing laws about
twopesoy pamphlets. Mr. ?FROMM (anti we were glad
to see is) spoke out at last. He said thin ; that the Agri-
roltnral in was on the very brink of rain; that
two•fhirds of th farmers is Rues were is a state of
iosoleessey. He appealed to his colleague for the
truth of his usertion, and his colleague continued it.
Mr. W w called npon Lord Calm aaaaaa to
point oat a precedent, where a whole clam of any comma-.
pity bad bees deprived of two-thirds of their property.
He said that the cred!tors, as they were called, were
now receiving interest for what they
that for several years landlords had been li►ing upon the
capital of their tenants; that there must be either a groat
remission of taxes, or a coney:ries of society, that
would drag the aolility and the gratryfrom their high
statiose. He concluded with observing that be had
formerly received numerous pathless from his con-
stituents to present to this House; that he new bad
received not one, which he ascribed to the farmers
having given up all hope of relief from the House of
Commons. Well, then, are not Mr. Coaster's pre-
dictions come true? Is he now a false prophet ?
And where are now the railer, and the impostors, wbe
have, for so many years, been abusing him and flatter-
ing the credulous part of the people ? The reign of
those railers and impost.ors is fut drawing to a close,
while his triumph is complete sad boundless. And
such, indeed, is the just reward, and no more than the
just reward of his indastry and persevereoce.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS OF LAST
WEEK.
(CoAtiasted from our paper of yesterday.)
MIAMI 28.

In the House of Lords, Lord llistvuts took occa-
sion to observe that be regretted the reduction of the
two Lords of the Admiralty ; i• which, we are very
certain, his Lordship was sincere.
In the House of COWIN./ Mr. CANNING (who now
appears to bare become a man of great basin's), pre-
sented petitions from West India Merchants and Plant-
ers praying for a re-opening of the trade between them
and the West India Islands of America. Whether
these petitions will be successful or not, we cannot
say. The present restrictions look like spite more
than any thin else ; and the sooner they are got rid
of the better. Leavitt' Janice out of the question;
those ietions can only tend to benefit the Islands
of France and Spain at the expense of the English
Islands. Had we p ion of all the West Islands,
the case would be digerent. We should then have
the power, though it would be foolish to use it, to
grasp a monopoly of the carrying trade between the
West lodis Islands and the United States. Bat, as
the case now stands we are, by our restrictions, really
Directing no object but that of ruining our own Colo-
nists, to benefit the Colonists of our viva%

Sir Hooter WILSON bad a petition to present from
the inhabitants of Bethnal Green, praying for the
liberation of Mr. HUNT. The Petitioners stated, that
it was not their wish to offer any insult to the House,
bat when they saw it openly published as coining from
the mouth of a Member of that House, that the prac-
tice of seat-selling wasp notorious as the sea at noon-
day, and when they read in the New Times of the
13th February, that a Mr. SrooNsa had stated at a
Meeting at Worcester. " that the Hood was filled
" with ' boys' who were seat there to cote whichever
" ray Me Ministe► directed, and that ha bad seen
" the. collected from cope-horses, balls, and other
" such places. to give their votes, only requiring for
" that purpose to blow on which side was the Mar-
" guess of LONDONDIIIII/T, and which Mr. TIMM BY j"
they could not help thinking, these things being gismo-
Indicted, that the punishment of Mr. HUNT, for merely
expressingan opinion that Reform was necessary, was
too severs. Mr. Dicusosox (one of the Members fur
Someratabire) said that this petliioa was a fool Co-
lodny on the House! and, therefor*, opposed its being
brought up. Upon a division there appeared a great
majority against the petition, which, oecordiogly, was
not brought up. Far be it from us (ha►ing Six Acts
in our eye) to repeal any part of the sayings of Mr.
SPOON SR ; but, we really cannot see that the petition-
ers could be blamed much for quoting the words or
Mr. SPOOXZEI. This petition, however. seems to have
excited a good deal of anger io some Hon. Members,
which appears not to have been the less on account of
'he petitioners praying fur Reform at ►he same time.