Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-29
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paTlTf9Ns FOX REFORM.
Sir T. Burdett moved, THAT the petitions
which lay on The foor, signed by nearly 4
million Of subscribers should be received.
Cher, appeared 20 be nearly q Wagon
load. thev almost covered the floor Of the
IIonse: we understood there were 600.)
TheS Speaker Bring them up.-(A laugh3
II appeared than great proportion Ut the
petitions were printed. The Speaker IN
formed the Hon. Baronet that he must
take all such back one Was also disccv-
cred To be addressed TO The Prince Re
gent, which was likewise ordered 10 be
returned The Speaker suggested the
proprietv of proceeding with tie petitions
on some future day. SIR Francis acGui-
esced. Member discovered that one
whole column of signatures was in the
same hand writing. and that many sigma
tunes were detachrd from The petiiions.-
Serieant Best insisted tia: this circGm
stance waSa gross contempt ofilie House.
The debate on the question, whether the
petitions should lie on the table was adj
iourHed.
Horse Of Lo,,Gs-MARCH Z.
The Earl of Liz erpool moved the third
reading of the Reasonable Practices
Bin but Lord Holland having pointed
out some errors, il was, after short dis
cuSsion, postponed iill Monday, in order
TO allow time for correcting ihem.--The
Army and Navy Seduction Bill was read
third time, passed and sent back TO the
Commons for their concurrence in an d.
mendment made by their I.ortlships.
Distress az I.eianG
The Earl OF Dari.ey thought !, necessa-
~ agaia to callths attention 81 inislers
otife distressed STATE of the people in ma
ny parts OF ireland, in consequence of the
scarcity and cie;irnesS of provisions 49,
Riot, 1t was known, had alreaiIy taken
place IN some quarters, in conScgucnceof
thu distress oithe people; and the. fact
was. unless some remedy WAS promptly
applied, there would he absoiutewant in
some districts, where the existing scarci-
~ was aggravated by the difficulty OF
transporting provisions. lie was not a.
ware of the information upon which min
listers had acted, i'll refusing TO suspend
the dIstillaiion in Ireland, but lie should
ieflit his duty, on aa carly day, 10 move
for that information. II the quantity Of
grain used for that purpose were INN edi-
ately made available for human susie
nance, he was satisfied it would have a
most beneficial effect upon the people of
ireland, by Immediately tending TO relieve
which they are now struggling, aud IN
many quarters with the apprehension be-
fore them Of actual want.
The Earl of Liverpool said, that this
subject had occupied and was now occu
pYlng the most anxious attention Of his
Maicsty's Ministers, who were, of course,
aware OF lis great importance. With re-
gard TO dlstillatIon, he was decidedly OF
OPINION, and he had conversed with sew
eral gentleman coDversant with Tie stu
AMEN OF Ireland, who agreed in that o.
prnlon, that the suspension of the d;stil-
iation would do no good; il would only
tend TO increase Illicit distilation, andnot
IN the smallest degree add to the food of
thepeople. The distfesses felt in some
parts OF Ireland arose from the difficulties
Observation-Disclosures porting prov .sions from
quarter where there was plenty, to one
wilere there was scarcity. No exeItion,
however should be wanting OIL the part OF
his MaJesty's Ministers 10 ramedy the C.
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House If Co1,monS-Alarch z.
Lord Cochrane intihated, that il was
his intcnt ion, on an early dav. 10 submit
tothe House certain resolutions for thenur-
pose OF reducing the interest The Funded
Dept, III the degree that lie rents oflamd
and the prices OF all commodities had
been reduced
Sir T. Burdett postponed his notice for
the resumption OF the debate on Reform
Petitions, ill Wednesday (this day.)
WhitehauMa, March H.
Letters lately received from Trie.fe,
state, that a very brisk trade is carried on
III tliat port, IN consequence of large ex-
p.ortations 81 fire arms and sabfes from
thence 10 Soulh-Ameri a.
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