The Press. — London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

324 Bowring into Canton, which I think is an imprac ticable thing, and in endeavouring to force Dr. Bowring into Canton we are forcing tea out of every cottage in England. (Cheers.) If we only import two•thirds of the quantity of tea we were accustomed to import, I fear that all the poorer classes may have to go without tea. Not only do I not feel at all satisfied as to the present objects of the Government, but I want to know if they have not some further object in view; I want to know if they are not going to take advantage of this position of hostility to endeavour to revise the treaty, as it is called ; to force farther conditions on the Emperor of China ; and, in short, to obtain the means of making more money, for that seems the motive of the whole proceeding, however bad it may be in point of morality. (Rear, bear.) [SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1857. but the terms upon which peace shall be concluded, beyond our own independent control. I confess, ray lords, that these considerations till me with alarm, and we ought to have a distinct answer from the Government in reference to these objects. (Hear, hear.) For myself I feel satisfied that whatever may be the opinion of the public at the next election—about that I care little—l feel perfectly confident that it is humanly impossible that the ultimate judgment of the public should not maintain the independent and honest vote of the majority of the House of Commons. ( Loud cheers.) THE PRESS. But, my lords, we are not only going to ask that which we have no right to ask, but we are going to ask to have a friend to join us in the enterprise— one who has no interest in the matter, and we two great powers together, without any reasonable ground of quarrel with the Emperor of China— (Hear, bear)—are to direct our united forces against his empire, for the purpose of extorting from him some advantages to our trade, which will put more money into the hands of our merchants, but not a farthing into the hands of the people. The blessings of Providence cannot be upon a war directed to such a purpose. It is impossible, too, not to see that by this contemplated co-operation with France we shall introduce new complications into a question already sufficiently complicated, and place not only the plan upon which war shall be conducted, London : Printed and Published by ALFRED TYE, at the Office, no, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex. on Saturday, the 28th day of March, 133'. ~'~~