- .•••• .•••••••••• ....-.••••• • . _.. _ _ ____ 4 :.: 1 . 1 e 3 :1; 4 -f.• ' g9f, .6.7 ..... ,- 7. 7 , ~., 7,...x............7„,„.,:„. ;16....,„:.-..__:._.--.....fre-44...„7-__c:,..o--....,5z....,_ .. . r ._ A i t A,L, ibt 9 - anginal( ',.......:3'ir t i-ticitirv+ ..,_ ti ...._____ ettr Sting, Confititution, ant Rata. 1 4 . 7 , 7r . " - - No. 1.374.—V0L. XV.] MONDAY, JUN E 17, 1822. PRICE 9jd. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS AND PARLIAMEN TARY REFORM. nut sic', it might die, as lie deserved, in the ditches of his own dilapidated tsar'''. (Cheering.) The Earl of DARNLEY said, that the distress ender which they now laboured had not arisen from any defect in the present House of Commons, but from the conduct of limner Houses of Commons, whirl' had must duly con trolled the expenditure of the comory. This occasioned that accuisittlat ion of debt which, added to the numerms unnecessary establishments that bad already been ad verted to by those who addressed then', oppressed and impoverished the country. (Applause.) As the present petition embraced in general terms two great wicjeels— the distress of the country, and the warinif a due repre seutatimu the people—he hail thought it nis deity In put his name to the requieition as a freeholder of the county. (Applanse.) The prevailin„ ,, distress arose, in lois opinion, not from any one cause, but from a concentration of cause . a rn oi en.t lc which the pressure of taxation Was the only out. to which an imnm•diaty relief mud be applied. Some talked of scving the lamer by defrauding the public creditor. Certainly those who contineted the debt had a just right .to pay it. The time Ought, indeed, come, when necessity would oblige them to call the creelitoes together, and pay them so nine's in the pound; but, ttttt I that time arrived, until they Wl.te imps latively called on to p Inane that course, it was their duty to pay thrill just debts. The only resource remaining then was, the dimi nution of taxes, by a Nei let, rigid, and persevering economy in every &pew tment of the public expenditure, both mili tary and civil. If those whom he addressed were fond of parliamentary reform, let them at the next general election return two parliamentary reformers, and let the electors for Rochester, tar Canterbury, and for Maidstone, follow the example. (Applause.) Let those who bad a right of voting exercise that right for the good of their tilllllify, and they would very soon have an ettectual reform in Parliament. (Applause.) Sir E. KNATCHIBULL, at considerable length, asserted, that the House of Commons was not in need of refoi in— was not corrupt, an! declared that be believed every member of the house gave his vote most conscientiously ! Mr. COBBSTT now made his appearance, and was re ceived with cries of " Off, off,* mixed with the apolanses of his friends. Alter this clamour had continued fur some time, The High Sheriff said, " I am directed to ask whether you are a freeholder?" Mr. Cobbett.—l am. of August in Switzerland. The Swiss merchants likewise take g reat interest in the object of his mis sion, and the Swiss Charge d'Affaires at Paris has already given an answer to his overtures. BUCHAREST, MAT 11 —To our great joy, but to the consternation of the Greeks, who hoped for war with Russia, most of the Asiatics and Tartan bare departed within these four days, in divisions of 3 or 600 men. It is generally reported that orders have come fur the entire evacuation of the principsditima. and two of the Bojars lately sent to Constantinople are to be appointed Hospodars, but the rest to re main in the capital as hostages for the preservation of tranquillity . . About 5,000 Janissaries remain for the present in this city as a garrison. The Asiatics, whet, they .went away, mostly believed they were going to Moldavia. FRONTIERS Or MOLDAVTA, M.sx 16.—Upto the lath, the Asiatics anal' Tartars continued dailyPso. leave Bucharest. It was said that- there would remain only garrisons of 1,200 to 1,800 men in Jassy and Bucharest, till the Ilospodars ly ap pointed by the Porte shall Id fonnally installed. At Krajovra, in Little Wallachia, the Turks were like wise preparing to march away. Nuttxmaano, MAY 31—It is affirmed that, ac cording to accounts which have been received, the English have taken the most active part in the ex pedition of - the Capitan Pacha, and chiefly contri buted to the reduction of the island of Seio by the Turks. The occupation of that island by the Eng. lish seems to be part of the plan which that nation means to follow, fur the maintenance of the Levant trade. We have no news of the great Turkish fleet, and it is feared that the Turks will take yen. geance on the island of Sa.aos also, which would be a great satisfaction to those who considered the de. liverance of the long oppressed unhappy Greeks as s political crime. VIENNA, MAY 27.—The Messagiere Modertese of the 18th .lay gives an account of the assassination of the Provincial Director of Police, G. Besino, on the evening of the 15th, by two persons, one of whom ran a dagger, or rather a short sword, through his body. Ile survived a couple of hours, in which lie received the sacrament, and pardoned his assassins, declaring that he died in peace, be outs., he fell a victim to the performance of his duty. His Royal Highness our Sovereign, deeply aEcted at the loss of a faithful servant, who was fallen a victim to his zeal in the performance of his duty, has directed every exertion to be made for the disco very and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators, and has writtea a letter of condolence to the widow, in which he says, that having intended to raise Besini to the rank of Counsellor of the Government, he has been pleased to grant to her a pension opal in amount to the salary of a Counsellor. A new victim to the fury of the wicked sect of the Carhonati has Callen at Cesetta. A hopeful young man, of the name of Crudeli, had volunta rily quittel the sect iu coasevence of the last Ball of the head of the Church. His father was greatly pkased at this act of his son's, but a few days atter the c apse of the latter, shockingly mangled, was limnd in the city ditch. A couple of daggers, hear ing the secret 'narks cf the Carbonara, were still sticking in the body. KENT COUNTY MEETING. ....... The High Sherid -- Are you a freeholder of Kent Mr. Cobbett.—Yes, Mr. COBBETT then proceeded to address the meeting. He said, the spirit af reform that now pervaded reeky class had originated with the Rodicsis—be ridiculed the idea of OS Witt relief while the ihterest no the lauded debt was to he raid—lie urged tue necessity of reducing the interest on the fonds, and concluded by moving the lishowing wordy as a rider to the petitimi:— " And your petitioners beg leave likewise nom humbly to pray, that your honourable house will enlist.: 4 jii.t re daction td . the Wiriest of the intlitntal &Id, as soot) as yun have completed a reform of your lionouroble house." The Earl of DARNLE It maintained the right of the public creditor to be paid the debt whit h was justly due to him. A great majority of the !added rapt letotS and persons interested in the soil having sanctioned the House of Commons in supporting the Minister in the prosecution of those 'twosome' by which the debt was incined, it would not be fair to tilt n round on Own] mid say, •• It is true we have Contracted diet deur, but we will lit vet the less only pay co •ti in the pound." The time, it was true, nnT i t come, when the eonutly might lie reduced lu that Mi.; Ippy extremity ; but until that period arrived, they mete. as homes( men, hound to pay thrit debts. An hottest matt, either ill a pIiIMC or a pi irate capacity, ass bound in bo=our and conscience to pay what he .s.setl. (Applause.) Alr. Gaibett hod spoken of radical reform, which he• (Ilte Call of Darnley) supposed meant amid it parliaments and miniver al soBia4c. Now smelt' Mr. Cub tie it bad too !II s.•:se awl to know, that f such a plan was to take place, it would cod w dip is ilig ail who tweed Min of wualever pi operty they possessed, awl wowd lead to nothing s h unt of A desultory conVellllloll lIWII IIWK place, as to We mode in which tlre iriestion shook! he pet by the Mr. FOOT L thu ilr.liyinta.spies-rdutrur wiltinguess to Adopt toe sit...:gestion of •llr. Cubbett. stated, that lie woad hold up Lis hand against the petition, if the C14114C proposed by Air. Couoctl arse agreed to. The petitien, with Ilr. Cobbetes amendment, was then pat, /11111 Cal I ied by 411 immense In d ia' say. Sir. ftv DLit moved, that lite thanks of the meeting be given lo Ihu.it mattatigaute ecouuuai•t, Alr. i I now. Mr. Ha 1,1111,1. ' , recounted the motion, trot tile sacra re fused to put the question, as the suoject was not included ill lira• requisition. 'fhauk• wile now voled to the Ski tt t id ' ; after which. on the ssigges ion of Mr. Cobbeit, tin• assemaly gave three clieeis, as a mark of respect W Ali Home. • 1 'icy then dispersed. ~~ ` ~~ Several notices n•ere postal up at Ce•ena, thrent ening all the n:Lnit'o,:rs who withtintw front the society with the Cite of Crudeli. The local &who. rities are using every exertion to di cover the pr. ,petrators. Private letters from Lisbon state, that the Portu. gticse govermuentliad ih red to Spain, in case a war should take place between that Power and France, 50,000 men. In eeneeqnenee of a requisition directed to the High Sheriff of the county of Kent, a most numerous meeting of the free holders of that wealth and respectable county Wall convened on Tuesday, in the market-peace, Maidstone, for the purpose of considering the hest means of alleviating the distress whirls at present affects the agricultural interest, and of discussing the a s . e es,site rd parliamentary reform as the only true mode by which that dietress.eould be relieved. Soon after 12 &Optic Bee High Sheriff appeared on the tens porary hustings which were erected on a waggon for his recep tion ; and in a Moil thole, the Earl of Thanet, the Earl of pant ley, Lord Clifton, Sir E. Knatchlrull, Mr. Hollywood, the Hon. C. Noel, and many other gentlemen of respectability, appeared on the scene of action. The Deetere SHERIFF read the requisition. The II inn SHEatrit briefly expatiated on the great respect ability of those by whom the requisition was sigued. Such a lie: olearly indicated the importmme of the subjects which the assembly were met to discuss; and lie would he happy to bear the sentiments of every individual, on the subjects noticed is the requisition, To all, be trusted, au impartial hearing would be gi-ea. (Cheering.) The Earl of DARNLEY then moved, '• That the High Sheriff do take the chair," which proposition was carried ran yore. The Iltett Sitentre then stated, that he had received a letter from Lord Sondes, apologizing for his absence. The letter was immediately read. Mr. Fa' then proceeded to address the assembly. The situation of the British farmer—the situation of all those who depended on his exertions. was perilous in the extreme. Their sufferings were greater than those of any other class of the com mune—their interests were reduced to the lowest state of de gradation. It was tree that, for the purpose of relieving them a few taxes had been remitted ; bat nothing had heed done to be nefit the agriculturists in the present session of Parliament.— In all parts of the empire employment was so scarce, that Numerous families, though they possessed health aud strength, and were anxious for active exertion, could not procure work. Such was the situation of the industrious pee r, and a snore unnatural stale of society could not be conceived. The 1116 in-spring of the Whims et'a life was active exertion—when lie had employment lie was an in dependent Mali, hat without einployment he cothil not posaibly he removed from the chilling grasp of poverty.— The agriculturiets claimed no undue pi ercietice ; they only asked to be placed on the same fooling as their coin turnial manufacturing brethren ; they wielted, like those bother., to be protected from the ruinous system of allowing foreigners to compete with them in their own market. It was an undoubted fact, that a great quantity of foreign grain Was introilitced into the English market as Irish coin, to the manifest prejudice and injury oh' those who cultivated the Br nosh soil. (A voice in the ci owd,"lla you believe that ?"—alr. Foote, '• I du; I know the fact.") E. firm w.ot the only relieve* for their distress, and tor their still Hee iiiii 'noting iniffortuncs. Such was the stn niacin found in evil) , tows, in every village, in every place, throughout the empire. Those alto chit-gashed that sentiment requiied new Their great Ilene e was, and none could call it sinconstitutional, to circumscribe the indolence of the Crown, and to %hottest the dilation of Pat leament. They wished to seek redness for their griev. slices in an extenaion of the right of siting hoot those who Owned treeliold to those who possessed copyhold property, in short, by a general extemethis of the elec tive tieecluise. If they were asked whet till iher +roper eitions they entertained, their declination was, that then wishes sere in uiuisun with these held by many indepeit deot Income's of the Hoene id Commune., .cad that they g 4 'te with 00 1111,4 h Ciirl'gy awl obi ity.—(•hpplaese.)— M'hetever amnesiac:ion he lea Isom the des elope.ment of that yuu.g nu leinaii's feelings and principles, hr was by fin Mean* mum iced at rite collrbe he had take Is. Thal measures (eliding to the ;nitrite good should totem:toe in lull comma eling itnellect, could nut aural Ise ally ',Hann who seinenitiesed tilt histoly or the toothy to whirls be as allird, and on where high allii honourable name his talents, awl his virtues shed additional liseire.— II c acted eii the pi inciplee or his 11111striOns ancestors—he regardel the White of um ceintitiniten with a jealous anti Isillitthit pdriiiiiiiy-.-110 stewed it AS his own and his countrymen's birthright—lie dernewleil that it stiould be adminsisieted aucordisig to the spirit and the letter or the atiatute-back. ( Applause.) He (Mr. F.) apologized heir having trespassed so lung on the time oh' the enetateig, and would now is d the petition, which lie wished Mein to adopt. Tile lion. gent. then read the petition, which looted, that the petilionera !about ed under accumulated lush insupportable ilistreee produced icy the weight of tateetton, and had long looked in mare lit the House of Commons fur they had seen every ahli•e de fended, and every plan for efficient Helm in opposed-4011 atter eurrchine on the lavish and wanton expentlitme ut the .putilic usoury, it prayed a retrenchment and reform iii Fat Insolent, whirl, alone could sdVe•trat country re Mei elllllltlisisill, give stability to the throne, and perpetstrie the constilnlson."—Thc hon. gent. concluded by ill•ssing, " that this be the petition or she nieethie." • Mr. Ittrisra berml leave to second the motion.—lt was guilt elem. met those Wins supported rrfinm, without Ninth eurehiiig could be done, acre rapidly ggiiiiirg ground. Ile advised Muni to towel again and ag.e,ti, to slum their deli 'initiation, and to prove to those by s hun Mt, well oppowil, (hal they *mild not thiicil ti.nn the object ,bey lied ill vu sv. If tins prtilts u. ahirh was couched in simelorale aud respectr3l did nut prudisce any u lit et, the twat dose nisist br of a stiosiger tiattire.—(l.eughlte.)—He entreated thrill nut to be stark in the in etiorts--lie trusted the Inquiet, a mill lie innet ut&ossiously signed, and hoped that t vet y 111411 Van %vaunt GERMA PAPERS. SWIT7ERLAND, MAY SO.—Among the sub i joets to be discussed by the next Diet i s a propose for a commercial intercourse, which M. Z:a, the Envoy of the new Republic of Winning, has made to the Confederation, as lie has to other European States. M. Zes goes from Paris to London, having resided in the tomer city a considerable time, in pursuance of his object. 'l:he French mercjigots treated him witn mein regard. Tit intends to rass the mania Extract of a letter from flavannab, dated April 26 :—" The brig of war Achilles, and corvette Ma ria Francisca, have arrived here from Vera Crux, with the merchant ships Fantu and Union. The united sums on board of thtse vzseels amount to ..I,rci• l about three millions of dollars, chiefly bound to Ca- .c. - N dir. In Mexico it is by this time expected that a . . c" c;% ii war has brol.en out, liar I turbitle i.isists on hays. : -•':' , r Mg the Imperial Crown thy himself, and the Con- ..__4 ,' N gtess, people, and soldiery, are determined that nei- -,,1 - - ther he new any of his family sh.:ll reign over them. f. ' • ' When the last accounts left the Mexican cai•ital, all the inhabitants were in a state of ennsternation, duty :- :•••:--..'-'''',o txpecting hostirriies to break nut:' . ~..'. t .-i...._..,- tIN .2%! •