Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-14
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INTENTIONS OF MiNisrERs.-la The house Of
Commons, sept. l6 h, Sir Robert Peel said lie in.
tended IN adopt, without exception aud without at
,era ION, the esllmatcs submitted by the Ministers.
With iespeet TO cxpitlug hws. II would be nccsssa
~ 10 male provision iot lhcm ,on,inuanc' hc pso-
posed /" continue tho eAi>,ng Poor Law. with ms
present establishments Ia the 3lsi II next July.
With rcspecl TO finance, HE Chancellor Of the Ex-
tbcqnrt would take tie opportunity ii the earliest
committee oil Ways aud Meas state The details of
HE mcasl,es Immediately necessary for the public
service. The total san would be about two and
bali - illious. The prrmnncnl measures of finance.
which "onl1 be necessary for The tqna'z nion 0f
and expenditure, II not The intention al
Minis IN the present session 10 announce. aud hc
must solicit like interval Tor slaing heir intentions
IN regard TO other mes sues al g,rat In,o itsnrc.
The du,y OF forming the Administrator had
cuped his Tine, thai II had been impossible for him
yet To mature his declso
| The same House, Oh the foilowing day, Lord
John Russell expressed his regret At tho p,.st.
poncmen, ouueed by ST. kobrn. Abiding IL
the Corn Law question, lie sud-
SIR X. had ltit his oP'n'"ns unhnowu; Tor ihs
SLIDING scale, Which was all lac bad announced.
might wok II lager or less roiec,ion. IL
change Intended, tue isde Il the country ought
not TO be left Ion five months IN " certainty 10 its
nature; II no change. only ella re IN the pivot.
lhcre would be ~ ohJeciiou 10 an iniscdIaie de-
claraion. lie aiuIbutcd 10 land holders peculiar
srliishnes,; but, like other producers, tli.y had
Dids hRHihsi iec lfduc III litT own coHuiOuHy. t1o
must Look At the present state OF the nianutsctu ring
disiitls. II w.s hue thai human laws could
PR occasional distress, but Pailia tent should
NJ least saud clear OF any share IN causing II. The
present law was no juslfable by any cngent reason;
II was not necessary for rev nue., nor YET Tor pro.
tccIion; aud you ought surely 10 enable your
selves 10 sly you have dode all in your power
tor The prevention Of stress. An important
petition was before the House, praying that IL
would no, separate un'l the Cofn Law should
have been considered. The capitalists OF Distress
ed district might, aud II the distress thus con-
linued ihcy probably would, Withdraw their capital
from the country, a"d large population. winch
could not be relieved iiOm the psor rates, would be
left utterly helpless. II should prove in, 'ossihe.
alter due consideration, 10 prevent those evils, thry
must be botn,; but N least that due considerable
should first be tried In point oil revenue TOO, the
subject was a most lnpe,lan, one TO England; aud
WITH respect 10 The world al large. fee Trade had
tendency, by increasing the inlriG use oil mankind.
TO preserve the relations vi peace among all uA.
tons.
SIR r. Peel said in reply
lie would not leave th,s question an open one,
Tor he knew no course IN re n.isciievous than tn
leave important questions open; out he would bring
forward his measure ns that oi aunli,d Government,
and stake the fate Of tina Govern nenl the deci-
ol Pa liamen,. II tie 6s. duty proposed the
other side had been adoped by ,he Legislature, the
co, tnuauce OF bad weather for anoiher month
would have required the ssrmbl,ge ii Phliament
by tins time 10 give authority Tor the remission uf
that duty IL Was al Jectrd iha, he had AS Yet pre-
pared no measure OF revenue. lie has been tliee
weeks IN oifiGc-he had had I" form the Government
OF The country he had had 10 conduct iis foreign
slialrs--and now lie was asked 10 bring forward y
measure for The 'rram III finances. winch he had in-
herlted with deficiency ot up ards III five millions
STERLING Tor The past years, aggravated by further
deficit II Two millions and hail ior the present
year lie then proceeded To show, that even il hs
nad adopted the Wing budget, ii would not have
afforded any relief 10 Tue present exigenry.
The duty ON TIMBER, which was ,stmated in that
budget To yield a large sum, would have produced
nothing IN the present yeat. unless The Government
had violated the rccomme udauon Of Lord Sydea-
nam. that the duty should not take flee, unul the
subsequent year. The duiy on ioreisn sugar would
have been equally unproductlve, tor the prices VI
BRUSH colonial sugar had for several weeks been 90
low that, according II lie calculation Oi tho lx.s
Ministers themselves, the T,rtign growers wUuld
II have found II W nth their wnie to import Il.
And he show ed that II like defcu would have taken
place IN the projected levy upon CON. He feared
he must LOOK forward u yei luther difficulties IN
future years. China must be a cause 0f great sd-
tuona expense; and lie saw ith alarm the yruwinR
tendency to expense in the colonies. in New Souih
Wales, III South Australia. aud ~ CanaSa. THIS
was the position IN which he found snans-in which,
he called on to be ready with measure Of f.
nance. To meet such a state OF lungs. hs demxuds
ed, matter Of justice, that time should be eiveu
INN. Time was nrcess ~ also Tor the purpose
OF enabling the Government TO ascertain l:ow this
country was likely TO stand upon its Commercial
reaties. hese were considerations not vi the pes.
sonal convenience VI Minister'S but OF the public in
terest. ..s1s.s 49,
THE SONS OF LOUIS PHILIPPE.
HSI 81.