Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-07-06

| with the British North American Colo
MES, praying that the bill pending in Par
lament, for the regulation of that trade
might not pass into law, and that they
might be heard against it by counsel -
Laid on the table.
Mr.. T. Wilson presented a petition
from the merchants and wooden diapers
of the city of London, and others, against
the American and West India Trade
Bill.-Laid on the table,
Sir w. Curtis presented petition
from the ship owners ofthe port of Lon
don, and others, against the American
and West India Bill.-Laid on the table.
House Of Lords, AhrR 30.
DIsTREssEs IN IRELAND.--The earl OF
Darnley stated that if the subject were
not soon brought forward by his majes-
tvs ministers, he should think it his du-
ty to call the attention of the house to
that most important object, the consider
alton of the affairs of Ireland There
was degree of increasing distress in
that country almost amounting to famine
though he hoped and trusted the ac-
counts received were exaggerated. His
object in mentioning this distress was to
obtain some assurance from his males-
TVS ministers, that the subject had occu.
pied their attention fact of which he
could possibly entertain no doubt. The
objections which had been made in other
times 10 discuss such questions did not
now apply. The superabundance of pro-
duce which occasioned distress in this
country, might be rendered available to
alleviate that what existed in Ireland
At all events, a good effect would re-
suit from an intima,ion on the part OF
government, that the subject had at
tracted their attention and that they
were ready to afford every kind of re-
lief in their power.
The earl OF Liverpool admitted that
as far as Information had been received,
it was true that in some parts OF Ireland
great distress existed. That distress,
however, has not been overlooked by
his majes,y's government; and mca-
sures had been taken to administer re-
lief according to the precedents---which
had proved successful. AS to the ge-
neral question of interference, he thought
that an extreme case alone could justi-
fly such a step and that nothing would
be more likely to create famine than
any interposi,ion on the part of the go
vernmcnt or the legislature, in the sub
ssteDce of the country. 1t was by the
exertions of individuals that the subsis-
tence was best secured; and when a
foreigner expressed his surprise that
London should be supplied without any
regulations, he was justly answered that
London was so we'll supplied only be-
cause there were no regulations. He
appealed to the noble peers who had
lately returned from ireland, whether
they are not satisfied that whatever can
be done to relieve the present distress,
would be done and was doing
One Of the Paris papers contains, in a
letter dated St. Petersburg, long list
of Bankruptcies among the mercantile
houses of Russia. The firms are re-
ported as follows. Ivan Tscherokof &
Son, two million one hundred and ten
thousand ronbles; Boetlingke & Co. one
million two hundred thousand roubles !;
Feldtman, Brothers, eight hundred thou
sand roubles Nicholas Falcke & Co.
Estord & Co.; Warneck & Co. =
amount unknown. AT Moscow, Quiet
ii & Co. one million four hundred and
sixy-nine thousand roubles.