The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-06-07 00:00:00

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tither in the sririt of those who favour, in the high:
tit degree, the agricultural liters*. It- would be

very importing in every view, not to delegate to a
tonueittee of that House, the decision on so imimr-
taut a nieasere, since there is hardly a' Gentleman
who is not pledged by his opinion, neither on one
side nor the other. He thought.the Committee ought
only to be instructed to enquire, more fully into the
snippet, .and the. Main question be then put off.. till
another Session.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
would remind the Hon Gentleman, that the Report,
*hen presented, could be subjected to a division. The
preseet question MlLS.merely respecting the appoint-
ment of the Committee.
Mr. PIiILLIPS thought 'the danger to be appre-
hended from free trade ingrain was. without founda-
tion. If the prohibitory defies on enanufactures
-"ere removed, We might be supplied with articles of
foreign manufacture at a cheaper rate than they could
ite sold by the home reauufacturer. It was-said, that
die &Wish farmers could not compete, with tho:e of
foreign countries
.; but the price of corn in foreign
rt.rerkets was not known. The application of the
principles of free trade, to that of corn, would ifs
tithattly be most beneficial to the landed interest. A
fearful cototalnation against as was said to be apprea
ht.ncled kit foreign countries. On this Subject both
tie' agrleiltital and manufacturing interests were
ciattsetontl and for the advantage of both, Paslia-
algid vreeltets in.consult. He would vote for the
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qns". INT eeo. With the understanding that its object:
isidi tolitenistifiether information, abd not to conist;
tO a (leash:re daring the present Session. ' I
Mr..HUSILISiON rose to support the motion for ,
*Committee. The only circumstance which had oeie •
cnrred to vary the view which the House should take
on: the" subject, since the motion for a new Corn.
*Wee, which lad been proposed by an Hen. Mem-
lmit (Mr.l3enker) some weeks ago, was the number
of Petitions' which had been presented. Though this
iirfumetesiesedid not in ;the least make him change
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terettin on the Corn flews, yet these Petitions were
entitled to respect, and deserved consideration. He
lielleverl that many of these Petitions originated, some
Wifeelings of malevolence, others from mistaking
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Tant-rate enquiry would allay the ferment which
nowexisted, by showing the true nature of the pro-
posed taws. Those who supported the measure might
vote for the Committee without in any degree incur.
slug tii- imputation of inconsistency. The general
prayer of the Petitions was, that there might be
fartlier etniairy before the Ibuse came to:a filial deo
cision. It Was to be considered,, that Owing to the
very great drmlnution in the Value of •Mckey, 4ilit ,
was a fair protecting price in 1.804, was riot' so
now. If the Noble I,ord Lord A. Ilamilto.1) ' ,
'tied that things woeld reitiin to the -same
. : as before the - Conimeticernent of the
mrs
er#,,su,eras egregiously mistaken. Let him ask
libaltirli likely to be the expenditure of the ceon, !
try low, compared to what it was before the war be. '
Imo? At the commencement of the eat, the :newel
expentlituee or the country was about .sixteen mil-
lions - but now, looking at our debt, and the inte-
rest
of it, there was entailed on ns a permanent
charge of nearly e 0 millions annually. Under these
circumstances could it be expected. that prices were i
to be reduced to what they were in I'M? Out
doors it was said, that the obvious remedy was to •
lower the rents. But if the Conimittee now moved
for was allowed to enquire, it would be found that
the income of the landlord was less in proportion
now than in Int In 179 t the farmer considered
that if the gross amount of his produce was three
times the amount of his rent, his affairs were in a
flourishing state. But now, in order to carry on the
operatioos of husbandry with more success, it was
necessary that the produce should amount to five'
times the rent. It was, perhaps, an unpopular
truth, but it was necessary to say it, that it was not;
to be expected that the price of grain now, could be,
less than double of what it was before the beginning',
of the war.
Lord A. HAMILTON and Mr. HUSK iSiON
illisteelly-exPlained. ' .
.Mr. BROADHURST raid. that the whole of the
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I,,is. applied to'Creat Britain, was erroneous.
Colonel WOOD 'should vote for a Cominitteee•
fall 1m- did not think would recommend the Bill
Assist the House, or if they did recommend ill week!'
essip satisfactory reasons for so doing. If the
lrmar, were to be protected, it should he by pro.
Wit* the insporeinn of guile from which bread
,as not mad*, as barley, oats, and beans. Should
tat, prove ituificieol, so public alarm would be
01Xcitrd.
fik W. crams was sorry to, hour any invidious.
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)mpartsonsdrawn betwixt the manufacturing and'
tended Interest. How could the House :re:islet.'
About sufficing information before them i e Lich at
Present they certainly had not. He war: net, how.
--vet, bostilo 16 the appeintmrog of a Committee, in
e onderatanding, that no decisive -step would be
ken during the present session.
.Idr. CA NNING cote-erred with the worthy Alder-
m ; 'and if a committee were intended f• T• n means
force the Bill through the House in toe present
esaibri, he. should certainly op'ose it. But tie
understanding was clear as to the appointment of a
Committee, in order to consider the petitions before
.iie house, which the public had a right to expect.
The number of those eetitiens was certainly a suffi-
cient motive for the lionse to grant delay, and to
'iow to the country that they were not only anxious..
. consult the interest of the petitioners. but also to
allay their fears. In 1804, a Committee had been
appointed, to consider the exportation and importa-
tion of corn, and the duties to he paid. He should
teconstnend a similar measure at present, with the
exception of the exportation of corn, on which the
House had already come to a decision. The report
of the Committee should be circulated through the
country against next Session, stating the feels and the
data on which they had proceeded, and the work of
leehdation should be suspended till the ;Mud of the
'ountry were prepared. He should not move an
amendment, but hoped his Right Hon. Friend the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would attend to Abs
teeeesti PT' •
Sir.J. NEWPORT theme* it would he disgrete-
,ful to the House to fin m a lot.` a 'lye enactment upon
partial details. The Petitions before the House had

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