Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-09

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satisfaction Of believing that my presence in
Ireland has been productive of very beneficial
effects and all descriptions Of my people may
confidently rely upon the Just and equal adj
ninistration oft the laws, and upon my patcrnal
solicitude for their welfare.
Gentlemen offhe House of Commons,
1t is very gratifying to me to be able to
INFORM you, that during the last year the reve-
nue. has exceeded that of the preceding. and
appears to be in course of progressive inn
provement. have directed the estimates of
the current year to he laid before you. They.
have been framed with every attention TO e.
c"nomy which the circumstances of the coun-
try will permit and it will be satisfactory to
you to learn, that have been able to make
large reduction in our annual expenditure, par
Icnlariy IN our naval and military establish
ments.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
have the greatest pleasure in acquainting
you, that considerable Improvement has ia
Ken place IN the course of the last year. in the
commerce and manufactures of the United
Kingdom, and that can now state them to be,
IN their important branches, in very flourish
ing condition. must at the same time deep
~ regret the depressed state ofthe agricultr-
raj interest. The condition of an interest so
essentially connected with the prosperity of
the country will, of course, attract your early
attention and have the fullest reliance on
your wisdom in the consideration Of this inn
'ortant subject. am persuaded, that in
whatever measures you may adopt, YOU viii
bear constantly in mind, that in the mainte-
nance OF our public credit, all the best interests
OF TINS Kingdom are equally involved-and
that it is by steady adherence to that princi-
pie that we have attained, and can alone ex-
pect to preserve our high station amongst the
nations of the world"
! Alter hearing the Kings speech, the house
adjourned, and met again at FIVE O'Clock. The
Earl OF Roden, after some remarks, in echo TO
the speech, moved an address, in the usual
form, thanking his Majesty for his graciou;
Speech ana recaptuatng its topics it was
seconded by Lord Wasinghan and, after
some words from the Marquis of Lansdown
and The Earl of Liverpool, il was agreed to.
Alter hearing the speech in the House OF
| Lords, AN address in the usual form was read.
thanking his Majesty for his gracious com,
munlcailon which, on motion, was agreed to
unanimously In the House of Commons
similar address was proposed, on which Sir
Francis BtIrdett moved as an amendment,
that the consideration of the speech should
be postponed for few days, in order TO give
time To the House to firm deliberate opinion
on the important topics il presented This, he
SAID, had been the practice of their lorefath-
ers, and he held it DO dsrespect tn the throne
10 Inmate them IN this. He deprecated the
p"iicy pursurd 10 supporting the Turks against
| me UrecNs lie conceived that there were.
many violations Of the law and the constitu-
uon, as well as agricultural distress, which re-
CURED redress. No hint had been given ofan
Intended reduction ofthe civil list One of,he
most pressing evils was the state of ireland
the suiirrinss of the Irish were great, and
something else should be- held out TO them
t'lan the sword. Neither did the srerch adj
vert 10 Scotland, though il was know u that the
o"Gi system ihrre was an enormous evil
Lord y. Hamilton had laid that evil before
them ; but it was in vain to expec, any good
from the House, constituted as il was on a 81
miitr system of corruption. 1t would be look
ing ior effects without CAUSES, I" for grapes on
tnorns, and figs on thistlcs''; for, until that
House were reformed there could be no suf6
Client relief for the three Kingdoms. There
were now but two Observation-Disclosures and
C"rr'lpti"nlsis and as the great Roman had
ended all his addresses TO the Senate with the
words Delenda Carthago,' So he felt disposed
TO terminate all his speeches with the words.
Reform in Parliament
The motion for amendment having been
seconded, the Marquis of Londonderry said.
that IN voting for The address he would con-
slider no individual pledged by that vote TO
any SPECIFIC Inc of conduct with reference to
the subjects which it noticed. The conduct
oil ministers and the institutions of the country
qulry. IL all the topics of the speech were to
be matuiely debcrated, the address ON it
might as well be postponed for three months
whIch time they would require. On Thursday
ne proposed that the house should consider
,hai part OF the speech which related TO Ire
| ANA, AS me subject was Ofthe frs, importance
| lie would next draw their attention to the
a5TIciturai distress Of the country and the
chancellor OF the Exchequer would submit a
plii rclail'eto the experimentation of officers
ais" statement oitlle hature and extent of
'he rcirrbchments proposed IN public Offices,
and other branches Of the public service. parti
cuiarIy the naval and military departments
ana statement of the revenue and pxprndi
lures ministers, with this ON their hands. could
not sleep at their posts He was prepared
tnat the House should look scriIpulously into
me conduct of government, and he believed
would be allowed, from the explanation min
's.ers would give, that they had given the state
vi 'he country their most serious considera-
uon, I'D order To arrive nj that conclusion best
cacuicteu 10 assist the country, by the adop-
uon of sIclI rctrenchment as circumstances
| would admit
Mr.. Z. Hutchinson, observed, that if the adj
drcs pledged the adoption Of severe measures
towards ireland, he would give it his decided
negative. The Marquis Of Londonderry re-
plIed, the address did not pledge the house TO
Ihe support OF any neic laws in reference 10
Ireland.
MIR. BrouShafn recommended the carly at.
tention OF the house to the agricultural dis
tress. Much of tho depression, he said. arose
from the sudden resumption Of cash pay
ments, the only specific remedy for which was
such reduction of the taxes as would con.
vince the people OF their good will towards re-