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Immi!wr" l 77 • . = , • j 2.1 t RAND TRUNK RAILWAY of CANADA. `4 4 #' • G _ , r l ct (1; *V A Notice is hereby even that the Holders of Shares in the PA „ • O C ltkND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY of CANADA, who are j 1. 'o' I ' o4 r t4' 7 t .1 ;4 " • • - 4. / .„ k uftrous of paying up in advance on the Debentures allotted to then), 444 fii ) p / / • . w.ll be at liberty to do so on the presentation of their Scrip Certiti -14.. f l \2 . trt • eves at Messrs. Glyn, Mills, & Co., No. 67, Lombard-street. j. f." 441,, E , All each p , yments will bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent. from 47j i ‘,l ,45. 0 , , - the date of payment, and the Ceriticates will be exchanged for De ' .L_— bentures when the same are received from Canada. • By order of the Board. WM. CHAPMAN. ho ;Z ~-. .roof • , miens 'octeci, a lad b lel o 11 Oa l ath ,er Office of the Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada, 2, Leadenhall-street, 3d Sept., 1853. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1853. No . 19,048.] in. SD. 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Mornings On PHOTOGRAPHY, and Evenings Dr 1 / a chhoffner : On ELECTRO-GILDING and Ik, Tb ‘r e LAVeA sii " T r ; V ERING. n - 'ED F/RE ),, ,-- ,', C 4 , B EVVING MACHINE and BATE'S IM lin kf orni ,, -- '.rE exhibited to Use and explained Daily, "Halt underl_and Evenings. Admission, Is.; Schools, and r. l Years of age llalf-Drice. SiIt...WILLIAM BURNETT'S DISINFECTING kch.e., r.sLIIIII.—The hest Concentrated " CHLORIDE OF ZINC."— __-, R eduction of Price.—The merits of this Fluid, invented by b., w. Bunten , M.D. F.R S., &c., &c., for the Disinfeetio of le ..7'olllB, Clothing, Linen, &e.; the prevention of Contaelon; Sick e re servation of Animal Matter from Putrescence ; the purification of lingewater, Cesspools, Drains, Water Closets, lice , are now so well k llown to the public as to render comment unneeesslry. Sold at the °Mee, 18, Cannon-street, City, London, and by Cite taste, Shipping Agents, and others throughout the United Kingdom, in Imperial Quart Bottles at 2s. 6d.; in Pints at Is. 3d,; in Half- Pints at 94.; and lit bulk at 6s. per Gallon. CAUTION.—BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.—The only genuine Disinfection Fluid is seal ed over the cork with the inscription, " Sir Wm. Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid," and accompanied with nume rous Testimonials of th e hi ghest order, and instructions for its use. ...IrOZEATI'S COPAHINE-MEGE, or Saccharatt, c A.PSULES, appmved by the French College of Physicians, and l iticcessfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and ack nowledged by them to be the best remedy for the cure of Co norrohcett, Gleet, and Leucorrhceal Discharges. on an average of six days (see " Lancet " of 6th Nov., 1852. an extract from which 1%111 be forwarded immedi itely on application).—Prepared London;an sold ( Y G. Jozeau, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, and nLAY exeati, Phannacien. 161, Rue Montmartre, Paris; at Liverpool, M. and Abraham, chemists, Bold-street; and the principal I,„ srl endsts of France, England, and the Colonies. Price of bottle of , capsules, 4s. 6d.; 50 do., 24, 9d., with direelous, and stamp with ' 4O Rune of Gabriel Jozeau printed thereon. M EDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF Drt SAMUE L YOUTH AND MATURITY. - LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Xdinbur^h Hon o rary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, n 't_ t ing from juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro -4;:lnore misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema adecay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dia. known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience te the treatme n t of these diseases has proved that there arc in exist- Secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in Deb . ,r,ce, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous tige;iiis various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfraitfld Marri tbm,„t2h2Petency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their b7_3 n tOdifications owe their almost entire origin. Arm!ibsolutely necessary that all men should know that there are ilie t 4el of Personal management which cannot be violated without the 1 „ r: grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed bun, ' 3l sY of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties vaqhoe_niitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, Uy it tu w the evil and its con , equenc es may be avoided, and above all, espit," er e l ..careely any degree of physical infirmity or functional be...tnent to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure ;7 -r Ott LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged 14111,_extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate com er Steel and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless 'auts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had Ittt,„',llhffence, through the medium of the public press, to direct hte,'"?h to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is ti. t.A 44'2 selecting thi; department of practice, he has been amply by the gr ea t success that has attended his e ff orts in the tear, (l e nt of th ese eases, which are too generally confided to the plie'at9heualified and ignorant enmi t ies, who, with their pirated h_tli,i, I nns, Assumed foreign names and titles, and pretended virtues Patent no t rums , have inflicted serious injury on those who B ,_At he,,en induced to place faith in their pretensions. tp,"tte for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from t becli g t ight A ei • 11 letters must contain the fee of U., and advice and Ih of I de e an be fbrw ar d e d te any initials or address. tdd a rs th rahle at patients wishi to consult Dr. LA MEET ac he t obtain a copy of hie work on ng SELF .PRESERV ATION. "Ilea' Tr eatise on the PltiltosOnhY of Marriage and Nervous and D ebility, illustrated by fifty-coloured e.tgravings, and des 'Bg,s detail the various disorders result i ng from secret habits and t P eserl l4l . o , T he perusal of this treatise will assist in t t he x cor t r i : h c 1 ,44" , s Of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, n ng , ii r . °tt iers n „ Pa 2 l l ,ll , Dutch, Italian, or German. of Me4srs. rper . b;fle, 3 9 — A4 ve., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street , ; Stolle Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free "ee, ilbetY-two stamp ' s, to any address from the Author's EeP ose-aous as, Leoporr• Cheaper Editions, 3s. 6d. each. EADINGS IN POETRY. AA/ READINGS IN ENGLISH PROSE LITERATURE. READINGS IN BIOGRAPHY. HEADINGS IN SCIENCE. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. fair . P ric es ing for at this a g die• rARTISFI ; to 42 5 to 000 ; 465 to 685 Ito 000 rss for Ba,' to w Der" red for. B. 11 IS to 5 1 L 8 to u,: [2 to —to''' 10 to 41 'er Too. 010/ 10 1 10 1 °I/ to 01°8 ) Of l to o ° 6 3 4o 000 I to 000 b 0 10 100 L e 00 C at this Dye Pa r . ,4 bac. ° for the e, 11i; 13 ; 'n‘ 30,11/, ; 11 Ater ( Wil t tietly las g° -it"' Ni lr • 17 it 0 11. ti t ock, o laaa oid eicio' 3(n• 'Oft' °°.° w 1 1 1 !ne . ) ;;;" et." 74. It ncert ts,o' 3t. 12 :t. lb .7t. t. 16 ailY , t . li; 3t. 16 :;t. 26 4.46 of •l 6 :t. 16 .t. 2 _6, 4 0 vic vicer iji t. t 16 ies. 6414 )1.„, h 0t on."•[ t. 2 1 i" t. 11 00 (14 t. 16 t. t. 12 Now Ready, MURRAY'S MODERN DOMESTIC COOKERY BOOK. A New and Cheaper Edition, most reviscda i l un dh a nproved. With 100 Woodcuts. Price Five strongly *** Of this popular work more than 210,0.0 copies have been sold. .John Murray, Albemarle street. In the pres , , and sho•tly will be published, gratis, A LECTURE ON THE MEDICAL LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT. By JOHN FRASER, Hygeist, General Agent (for Scotland) to the British Colle,e of Health, New-road, London. . All Members of Parliament and Magistrates are earnestly re quested to peruse the important truths contained in this lecture. The lecture will be obtained from all the agents for the sale of Morison's Vegetable Universal Medicines. INLAND REVENUE, SOJtERIt,T HO U 6E, 12th October, 1813, REDEMPTION OF LAND TAX.-- The Board of It land Revenue draw public attention to the pr visions of the Acts of the last Session of Parliament, 16 and 17 Viet., c. 74 and c. 117, the former reducing the terms on which the Land Tax may be redeemed or purchased, and the latter restricting such redemption to persons having an estate or interest in the pro perty whereon the Land Tax is charged. By chapter 74, it is enacted that, in lieu of the amounts mentioned . . in the 424 - Geo. 111., to be paid for 'the redemption of the Land Tax, the consideration shall be a sum of the capital stocks mentioned, less by 171. 10s. Od. per cent. than the amou , t of the STOCK considera tion, calculated according to the previsions of the last-mentionel Act, or. a sum of money less by 171. 10s. Od. per cent. than the amount of the MONET consideration, calculated as by the last-men tioned Act, Is prescribed. By chapter 117, sec. 1, it is enacted that no body corporate, nor any person whatsoever, shall be entitled to redeem any Land Tax, except bodies or persons having an estate or interest in the property whereon such Land Tax is charged. 13y section 2 it is enacted that, upon the completion of any con tract, entered into for the redemption of Land Tax, and upon the transfer or payment of the co , sideration, the property comprised in such contract shall be wholly freed and exonerated from the Land Tax charged thereon, and from all further assessments, and from any yearly term, rent or rent charge, in respect of any considerati, 11 for such contract. By the Act 42 Geo. 111., chap. 116, it is provided that any person who is, for the ti , e being, possessed of, or entitled beneficially to, the rents and profits, but who shall not have the absolute estate or interest in any usano , s, lands, tenements, or hereditaments, may sell and dispose of any such manors, - lands, &c., for the purl ose of re deeming the Land Tax there at. The Board consider it desirable that a knowledge of the provi sions of the Acts above referred to should be as extensively diffused as possible, and all persons who may be desirous of availing them selves of these provisions will, on applying at this office, receive every instruction and assistance as to the mode of proceeding. By Order of the Board. THOMAS KEOGH, Secy, IMPORTANT TO HOUSEWIVES. No MORE DRESSES, &C., DESTROYED IN THE WASHING. CREWS'S RINSING LIQUID, for fixing the Colours in all kinds of Fabrics.— fhe clear starching of Laces and Muslins is rendered far frore beautiful by its application—simple in its application —very inexpensive. TWENTY DROPS sufficient for ONE GALLON of Water. Sold by all Chemists and Oilmen, at 6d. and 9d. per bottle, Agents—Drew, Heyward, and Barron, Bush-lane, Cannon-street. Manufactured at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end, London. PAINS in the BACK, GRAVEL, LUMBAGO, RHEUMATISM, GOUI', INDIGESTION, FLATULENCY, NeRVOINNES: 4 , DEBILITY. &c.—Dr. DE ROOS' COMPOUND RENAL PILLS', as their name Renal (or the Kidneys) indicates, are a most safe and efficacious remedy for the above dangerous corn• plaints, discharges of any kind, retention of the urine, and diseases of the kidneys, bladder, and urinary ortans generaily. For d pression of spirits, incapacity for society, study, or business, confusion, giddi ness, drowsiness, nervousness, and insanity itself, when arising from or combined with urinary diseases, they are unequalled. Price is. 114 , 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lls., and 33e. per Box, through all Medicine Vendors, or sent (free) on receipt of the amount in postage stamps, by Dr. De Roos, 35, Ely.; lace, Holborn, I ondon. At home for con sultation daily from Ii till 1, and 5 till 8, Sunday excepted. Advice and Medicines, £1 RAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The tollowing testimonia: is another proof of the great efficacy f this medicine : " Whichmore Hill, Middlesex, April 16, 1851 " Sir,—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the public to send you the following statement. For upwards of nine years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion, tiut a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, [ now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a alter state of health. which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family; and we know of nothing to equal it. "I am, Sir, yours resocctfully, THOMAS PROVINCE. " To Mr. T. Front, 229, Strand, London. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for erecting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and Is a pleasant, safe, easy aperient ; they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no re itraint of diet or confinement during their use. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London," on the Government Stamp. Price Is. 114 d. and 2s. 9d. Der boat. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and a:. Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige-t the food. The day use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors. Lea and Perrin% 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68. Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and sons. Messrs Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. I`•lt.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and t.r.ittt s are upon the label and patent cap of tha bottle. uncertainHOME TAES rvoecricys state AND STOCKS ABROAD. has given c tuse fo Australian Markets are so r s oertous apprehension, and report says the place for England and Amerivc e a r . stovted that shipments are taking from business founded on wrong This Tpties quite liossii , ie, and arises unseasonable articl, s which will not see-. b it is the worthl ess and E. MOSES and SON m ee t with a speedy sale at a s ur p r i s i ng amount u the rmtnufactures of of profit. This is in con , equeme of their perfect knowledge Australian markets, and const an t advices from their large .s e t a o b f l i t s h h. ment in Australia The Winter Clothing now displayed at the Establishment of P. Mons and Sox, and at its West-end B ranch, exhibits Variety,- Fashion, and Superiority in numberless artistic styles of Winter Attire. The very extraordinar3 low prices charged for every article in Dress, Hats, Cars, Hosiery, Furs, Boots, and Shoes, Ste., &c., is the most favourable circumstance which could occur when money is scarce and provisions charged at a high rate. E. Moses and Sox's Winter 4tock affords the best illustration of a magnificent business conducted with a direct application to the season, and productive of greater advantages in quality, style, and comfort than any goods offered elsewhere. Merchant>, Captains, Shippers, and Emigrants may select from the largest Wholesale Stock in the world, at E. MosEs and Sores' The general superiority of the goods, and their being made expressly to suit the markets and the season when they will arrive, associated with the most ecpuomical charges, deserves the immediate attention of all classes going abro id. Ship-sailing information, and full lists of outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, may be had on application, or post free. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OP LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : • London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, MinorieS, 83, 4,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford street; 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Far4ate. Colonial Branch, Me bon ne, Australia. Merchant Tailor Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Oatfltters for I adies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, It willbe exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. _ . A new Book, "The Herald of the Seasons,' containing full lists of prices, our system of self•measurement, facts relative to Australia, advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-free to any part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis la application. Ici l'on panie Francais. tiler si richt man Deutstl."— Qui si parla Italian. Aqua se hat'', Espanol DIMINUTION OF PAUPERISM IN BIRMINGHAM. An illustration of the present state of trade in this town is furnished clek r by te thethe Guardianssubjoined return, compiledp.ee Poor : by Mr. Corder, In-door Out-door. Price of Wheat. opulatr on. Paupers. Cases. 1801 1811. 1851 P 6 4, 8 20 22 9 . ..... 13 5 6 5 8 6 ....: 1853 5 88 457 ::: 2 19 2 8 42 9 ::: 4 3 9 85 5. . 9 7( d 1.. ~,, 1 1 7 90 3 :000 832 ::: Th mie u g s ha it te a p p has e a rs more t h a than a h ee l t h t o r e u h g l h e d the in populati onabout fi f tyo years, Bi r AtEtistre. R. & L . PERRY & CO. TAKE NOTICE --.. CONTINUE TO BE for whilst in 1853, as compared with 1801, there is an pauperism has greatly decreased during the same period, CONSULTED AS USU tL, 09,T A I, 19 It sRx ~ . EENERS-STREET, OXPORD-S TRIM, Lim", ti increase reis ain diminutionthe population ef n o l f ie about the l3o, 0 number oO ef persons,in-door, AND i'r-.0 It ET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISER IES t here AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. and of t 1186 out-door in the r e out-door lie f three persons, Assuming a that each e a a y c e h . case o ~, p„ s _ . In Six Languages—Fiftieth Edition. .111144-.nrATREIO TOE REDIEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. rage, ''''u‘ by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and pau p e rs, or . there a lB 6 o f l th aebfotuhtell, populationooo i n a n;d whilst out-doorin Ne ar Editio n Cases. , et darg e d to 200 pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the 1-27th of the in th re are not 7,000, or about l i II Establishment, 3s- 6d. in stamps, tx,esa, tt !la l- as 'E tl NT on and physical_lBs . 3, on a similar calculation and with a trebled popu lation, e • h of Birmingham, and we believe " deca'y a of M the e s d ys i e t. c et "W relates to the pans , 4 'erear i l.. e I ' ll4l enc the produced by Edgbaston is even more ork on_ habitants. This return, it should be remembered, only .ow --. with,,l' e. consequences of infection. or the abuse of treed bs, ,trections for the use of the preventive lotion, tol: . nt ", Ohs ervations on Marriage, and the disqualifications_ which lavoura—e. ARGYLESIIIRE.—On Saturday c.ftity't• AlluStrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. FATAL ACCIDENT IN . hi —A ns s Birmingham Gazette. that the position of Aston and street and co _ t, 1„,„, .. Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford- On the .ow, „ ,"".0) i. Published by Sherwood 1 23, Paternoster- of Furnace, near nverary : fari, i ("old fen n and C0.,0. the neighbourhood 11 _ 4c, L .,_ , annay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Gor b accompanied by his that day Peter 111`Na , week an accident of a very painful nature i took place in ~,vehn,...i renhall-street ; 95, Farrinaloss-street • Johnson,%. Sutton, 10, morning of Pa a .., T ren- Yard; Butler 4 Chea si 'e • R 6B Cornhlll. p a .„ wife and son, Argyle Powder ch,,,,..• tla lids of the ' vicinity of the rgy Pan . a nd i . i„ anatomy and physiology of the reproductive ceeded to the woods in the tt dui AST Tr . t ' telleStrSted by w coloured Engravings. th thi a c , no* purposes. gather "breckans for a little boy about nine nears of age, pro dui teats of the eonse mental and their quences resulting from excessive in- Mills, to ke. _ i andbodily lamentable effect s o n t h e system, producing Each having procured their bundle of breckans, they - 4 f)aeity, _u weakness, nervous excitement and generative secured them on their backsre thepAit.r ir ,.. , 9 strated by 10 Explanator) Engravings. and in this manner they p . . pu nia ' r t y , - 4 , eats of the diseases resulting from infection , either in tied across their breasts, a rtietr treat r secondary form, and cootains explicit directions , for ceeded on their way ags 'lle at. This sectio n by means of a rope pAitv IS illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav- they found their way out of the woods terminates the country maim,ntalns a Rem 6 point near the Powder Works, adjoining gain optics lion, by' wh' e y for the Prevention of Disease by a a • , the homewards. Th d e e tr t a e c r k mi b n y et w es hic e h t To in T ,,' AM' 'tr. ls c Lev • ta„,ject es unproductive u p rdo e n ar: teh the danger of infection is obviated IR et ities.lly and philoso fd ally iia ca ns 5 „ ‘. unti=ed to the consider ti f • the who was foremost, sat down upon the ad of uetween Inverary and Loeligilphead. in a q ?s u i o ,t u r co e i i i i i r e o t c l, and aud the whole ' road, woman, In.. co RO/Ax, ro es Ile n ,, . BA LM OF STRIACIN. iS * burden of top the dyke, which is only about four feet in height,_ bottle :". ' retn edy I te, Concentrated Deter sty . a and sexual debility I Pote,nee, &c., lis and 335. per breckans onback. . exe usively employed in tree- at the roadside ; but while thus seated, the her overbalanced her, and caused her i lYtnp fon ', nr Purifyin g the blood s ire eL"enee' an anti-syphilitic which is used as bott le eruptions, ' ', e ar" ptons, and the abusenoraZ'ser of Infection, secondary the surplus water from the to fall backwards into a small rivulet an overflow to carry off e4 r ro hc.a, l , 7 ; : is clarifying specific Pills, 2s cul t, • hlss. andi 335. 11 It we in, certain remedy for gonerrhee;• 'ortsultation fp It o , ' 1, 4 Mu ip - e • . nof the bladder. r car gilet: st ‘ ri . t and L e s. d r i p . owder . works immediately dam.. di T ty h a e t w t a h t e er t i i n me i , t,hich was run ic ure, and, . ent , 3 _ ~. .L aetall af the case is required hie' e, fby let er, with the burden still tied firmly on her fled her, along rn „,,`, - 7 l tY. Si. Packets, with advice. to b --e• "lute ' au ' l post- ding with great rapidity drain which runs through beneath the Itr n.n s'z . T . , by vthich the fee, 11., Is saved. at at the Establish- back, into a 11 4 fro ra l iev _c_f, dalY, at 19, Berners-street, it% e r r d r . y oir S oo urge lr , t, - 1 to On Eleven' till TWO. and Five to Eight ; on 13 --- - n • the drain. After con s iderable e. Unday from I exertion she was got out, 'county road, and here she stuck fast in the middle of i but life was quite extinct.—Glasgow Citizen. MR. GLADSTONE IN MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, OcT. 12. This busy mart of trade has been for some time past in a state of considerable excitement in anticipation of the visit of Chancellor of the Exchequer. Up to a recent period, Manchester, and the district of which Manchester is the centre, has not been faVoured with the visits of English statesmen. Deprived of the political franchise up to 1832, Manchester was not, like its neighbour Liverpool, or like Bristol, an object of interest to the aspirants for senatorial honours. No Burke, Canning, or Huskisson visited its Exchange, or harangued its citizens ; and its great cotton trade grew up unfostered by political patron age. For a time, too, the citizens of Manchester were so busily employed in building up that enormous edifice of the world that they had no time for the discussion of poli tics ; and, in consequence, they counted for little in the influences that swayed the destinies of the country. The formation of the League changed all that, and Manchester suddenly took up a position among the political forces of England, which she is not likely soon to lose. Great com mercial changes were effected, chiefly at her bidding ; and on all political questions her voice, speaking through her representatives, is deferentially heard. The visit of Lord John Russell a few years ago testified to the importance which Manchester was beginning to assume in the eyes of statesmen ; and the reception he then met with was such as to leave him no cause to regret his journey, while it constituted a sufficient inducement for others to follow his example. Mr. Gladstone's visit on the present occasion is, we believe, the first instance, after Lord John, where a distinguished statesman and financier has visited the capi tal of the cotton districts. His visit, however, it is due to him to say, was originally altogether unconnected with political objects. He intended only a private visit to some personal friends, and the only ceremony of a public nature in which he proposed to take part was in the consecration of a church at Denton, a few miles from Manchester, which has been built and is about to be opened through the mu nificence of an old and intimate college friend of his own, the Rev. Mr. Greswell. But the people of Manchester, learning that he was to be in their neighbourhood, were unwilling to allow the occasion to go by without paying some mark of honour to a statesman who, more than any other, has inherited the principles had drunk in the spirit of Sir Robert Peel, and hence the present ceremonies that have greeted his visit. It happened fortunately that the statute of Sir Robert Peel, which Manchester, in common with almost every town of any size in the kingdom, has determined to erect to his honour—forming a curious commentary, by the way, on the self-denying disinterestedness by which the lamented statesman forbade his family to accept any honour from the Crown for the services he had rendered the country—has been just finished by the sculptor, Mr. Calder Marshall, and was ready for the inauguration. Mr. Gladstone's visit coinciding so exactly with the time of that ceremony, it was felt by the eommittee of the subscribers that nothing could be more auspicous nor more graceful than to have present at the ceremony the man who, in all that concerns free trade at least, may be said to have inherited the spirit of Sir Robert Peel—the essayist who did so much by his writings to prepare the public mind for the great com mercial change—the administrator who, by his unwearied devotion to the subject, enabled Sir Robert to bring for ward a free-trade tariff, in which the most jealous eyes could detect neither defects nor inconsistencies—the states man who upheld in the senate the changes which his chief had instituted, and championed their principles almost single-handed against all opponents. The inauguration of the " Peel Statue" was, therefore, universally felt to be the most appropriate ceremony that could have been de, vised to introduce Mr. Gladstone to the citizens of Man chester. The ceremony was fixed to take place at 12 o'clock_to day. Long before that hour, and indeed as soon as eight o'clock in the' morning, groups of people began to gather round the Infirmary, at the upper of end of which, front ing Market-street, the statue is placed. By 12 o'clock these groups had swelled into a dense crowd, which completely tilled the broad area in front. From the different ware houses and other large buildings in the immediate neigh bourhood, large flags waved in honour of the occasion, and several of the millowners gave their workers a holiday, that they might participate in the joyous proceedings. The crowd that was collected was indeed so great that, coupled with the imperfect arrangements made for preserving order, it had nearly led to serious consequences. There was no palisading erected to keep off the multitude. The iron railings in the immediate front of the Infirmary served as a sufficient barrier in that direction ; but at the upper end, where it was intended to keep a space open for the entrance of the corporation and committee of subscribers, there was no other barricade than that formed by the policemen, the consequence was, that every few minutes a rush was made from behind, and nothing but the most desperate efforts of the policemen, and an occasional free use of their batons, preserved the space clear. In the end, however, authority triumphed, and, in spite of the occasional collisions, gene ral good humour prevailed. About twelve o'clock the corporation and subscribers came in procession upon the ground, headed by Mr. Barnes, the mayor. The corporation presented a some what piebald appearance, for the great question of gown or no gown, which about the time of the Queen's visit raged so furiously in Manchester, is not yet extinguished. Hence, about half of the aldermen appeared in their red cloaks—the portly form of Sir John Potter being conspicuous among this party—and half the town coun cillors were robed in blue, while the other half wore only the ordinary morning dress. The elite of Manchester were also admitted inside the enclosure. Among these were the Right Rev. the Bishop of Manchester, Mr. Brown, M.P. for the county • Mr. Brotherton, M.P. for Salford ; Mr. Bazley, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Fairbairn, C.E. ; Mr. Aspinall Turner, president of the Commercial Association ; Mr. Entwistle, late member for the county, and others. Neither of the city members was present. The scene at this time was of a very imposing character. The wide area in front of the Infirmary was completely occupied, the house tops were crowded with people, and every window that commanded a view of the statue was filled with groups of elegantly dressed ladies, who s emed to take gre a t i n t erest i n the whole proceeding's. e About a quarter-past twelve, Mr. Gladstone arrived, accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone and Mr. J. C. Harter (with whom he is staying), the Bishop of Oxford, and some other friends. He was received by the crowd with loud cheers. So soon as the cheering had subsided, PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES. th the corporation—the The company then adjourned to the Town-hall, where it Alderman POTTER commenced the proceedings by stating that this was an event of great importance to Manchester. was intended that addresses should be presented to Mr. It was the inauguration of the first public statue that had Gladstone from the Town Council, the Chamber of Cona dseeantsselwyereanred ser m re o d st for ever been erected in Manchester, and that statue was de. merce, and the Commercial Association. The large hall dicated to the memory of a great statesman, who, in the f w ro aa nt course of his long career, had proved himself the most able, the most enlightened, and the most far-seeing of her for the Majesty's subjects. (Cheers.) He had no doubt that the or mayor and the heads of the different commercial inconveniently crowded. pl at f o T r h m e thousands now around him sympathised in their pro- bodies, and Mr. Gladstone and his friends, who accom ceedings. He was proud to think that the statesman panied him from the site of the statue to the Town-hall. whose memory they had met to honour, connected, as he About twenty minutes after one o'clock the Chancellor was, with the trade of this district, had effected the of the Exchequer entered the hall, and was received with greatest benefit to England which this country had ever loud and reiterated cheers. The mayor took the chair, experienced. They wanted not proofs of the benefits of having Mr. Gladstone seated on his right. Sir R. Peel's measures. They had increased the content- Order having been restored, meat, the comfort, and the happiness of the millions who The MAYOR addressed Mr. Gladstone, and said it was a inhabited this country. (Cheers.) Other advantages would, most cordial satisfaction to him, in his official capacity, to indeed, have been small, had not th e wor ki ng classesof the welcome him to Manchester. He believed Manchester country participated in them. (Cheers.) The members was always willing to honour public men, but in his case of the Peel Monument Committee w ere he re to resign they were also anxious to do honour to his private worth their trust, and to offer to the citizens the result of and virtues. (Cheers.) As a statesman, they had . reason s ' their labours, end they trusted that result would b e sa ti s - t o h onour hi m f or hi s cons i s t en t a d vocac y of then e ci don e ple factory to the people, worthy of the town, and worthy of o f f ree t ra de, and for having in his present office Peel began. the man they wished to commemorate. He might recall muc h t o complete and perfect what Sir Robert the deep gloom pervading, not Manchester alone, but the (Cheers.) The council of Manchester was composed of all whole kingdom, when that great man was snatched from shades of political opinion, but he had great pleasure in them. At that moment there was a numerous feeling stating that the address to him was agreed to unani that some monument should be raised to his memory, and piously, and he believed it represented the sentiments of though it was resolved that the subscriptions should be all classes in Manchester. by the TOWN limited in each case to 20 guineas, yet in four days it The following address was then read h amounted to upwards of 3,000/. Since then it had been CLERK : raised to 5,100/. Upwards of 1,000 firms had subscribed, "To the Right Honourable William Ewart Gladstone, and many of the working classes had contributed their M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c. mites. It was to be remembered that Salford and Bury "We, the mayor, aldermen, and citizens of the . city of had also raised statues to his memory. He hoped they Manchester,in council assembled, gladly avail ourselves of would have reason to be proud of their own. He had also the gratification of stating that there was present amen.' the opportunity afforded o f biddi ng you welcome on the oc casion of your visit t o th e cap it a l of the manufacturing dis them the most distinguished pupil and colleague of Sir R. Peel—the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Cheers.) He had tricts, and of assuri ng y ou on b e h alf of the vast population whom we represent, o f th e hi g h est i mat i on in which you already been introduced to the inhabitants of Manchester, and he was sure that the more they knew of him the more are held for your exemp l ary pr i vate worth and character, they would give him their support. (Cheers.) Sir R. and of the gratitude felt for the great public services whi •ch Peel had brought it about that the coun t ry cou ld b e ru l e d, you have rend ere d t o your country. " not for party motives, but for the public good ; and Mr. We refer with feeli ngs o f a d m i ra ti on to your generous and disinterested eff or t s i n th e cause of suffering humanity Gladstone, in carrying out his principles, h a d almost de party feeling in this country, and had accom- at a time when you were seeking repose, and travelling in plished l what Mr. Pitt could not do—he had carried a search of renewed he a lth, w h en you pu b licly and in ig t - mea sure which bid fair to be one of th e most l ast i ng b ene - nantly . denounced the p ersecu ti ons w ith which you became fit. (Cheers.) He apologised for detaining them so long, acquainted, and by the eloquence of your pen, and the and now he hoped they would accept the statue. [The influence deservedly attaching to your name and character, statue was here uncovered amidst the cheers of the crowd, endeavoured in the face of Europe to compel a recognition after which Sir John continued.] Such is the result of of the great principles of civil liberty, and the rights of our labours. I now transfer it, Mr. Mayor, to you, and to conscience. (Loud cheers.) the municipality, and hope it will prove a lasting memorial "Itis a gratification to see amongst us so distinguished of one of the greatest Englishmen that ever lived. (Cheers.) a member of the Cabinet, which now watches over the The MAYOR then addressed the meeting, accepting the affairs of this empire, and which is happily formed of the trust reposed in him as the organ of the corporation. most able and experienced statesmen of the age, who with As a work of art, he thought it would be a lasting me- a heatriotic disregard of party considerations, are, as we "'lento to the skill and genius, of Dir. Marshall, the sculp- believe, united together for the purpose of carrying out tor. Regarded as a memorial of him, whose image and , such measures as shall conduce to the honour of the Crown, superscription it bore, they could never look upon it with ( and the benefit of the whole community. out a feeling of thankfulness to Providence for having "As one of the most powerful and successful advocates raised up such a man at such, a crisis. (Cheers.) His of the great principles of commercial freedom which will name, indeed, had secured a restin g p l ace i n every home be for ever id en tifi e d w i t h the name of Sir Robert Peel, whose firesides were cheered and comforted by the men- we are glad to welcome you at the time when the first sures be had carried. (Cheers.) It was a matter of re- public monument in this city, erected by the contributions joicing that they had present with them on this occasion of thousands of our fellow-citizens, is inaugurated to the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had worked with memory of that able and distinguished statesman with Sir Robert Peel in maturing the measures of free trade whom you were long associated in office, and who largely and who was their most active and consistent supporter. profited by your co-operation and support. (Cheers.) It would ever be a pleasant recollection that "We offer to you our grateful acknowledgments for the that distinguished statesman was present at the inaueu- comprehensive and consistent financial scheme which during ration of a statue which he trusted would hand down to the last session was introduced by you to the House of future ages the feelings of admiration which Manchester Commons, with an eloquence of statement, an enlarged entertained for the memory of Sir Robert Peel. (Loud intelligence, and a clearness and force of reasoning cheers.) which excited univ ersa l a d m i rat i on, an d ren d ere d opposi- tion t futile—(cheers)—and which, as the natural and neces- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQU ER came forward to a y result, wr nve riumphantly carried through both houses address the assembly , and was received with lo u d cheers. of the Legislature. When silence was restored, the right honourable gentle- "By the removal of the anomalies and inequalities of man sa id :—Mr Mayor and gentlemen, although I have not taxation, you have given to the fiscal arrangements of this countrya consistency and stability which has been hitherto the title, although I have not the right to address you unknown. which belongs to your worthy chief magistrate, and the "We find within your scheme the principle of commer title which belongs to the gentleman who has s o ably dis- ) cial freedom fully recognised and largely extended ; and in charged his trust to-day as chairman of the Peel Menu- the abolition of the duty on soap, the most important tax ' meat Committee, yet I hope you will permit me to say a 1 remaining on any arti c l e o f necessar y consumpt i on erased from the statute book. of interest so deep to all, "Therein was em b o di e d , an those who really know d almost without opposition and who lolly App rec i a t e the passed—in the imposition of the tax on successions—(cheers) character and the acts of the late Sir Robert Peel. (Cheers.) It is not for the purpose of dwelling upon the kind and flattering manner in which the mayor or Sir John Patter were pleased to advert to myself that I pre sent myself, for 1 feel that I would be indeed altogether unworthy to rank as your fellow-citizen if I were capable of dwelling upon personal matters upon an occasion like this, and in presence of that noble effigy, which recalls to all our hearts so much that is ennobling and so much that is affecting. (Cheers.) Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, this is a great occasion—it is an occasion that tells of touch besides that which it exhibits to the eye. (Cheers.) In the first place, it is unfortunately impossible, not withstanding the general mitigation of laws and of govern ments not to recollect and reflect that there are still coun tries in Europe where, when we speak, on the one hand, of governments, and kings, and statesmen, and on the other hand of the people, we speak of two powers that are ads verse and alienable to one another—(hear, hear)— without sympathy and without consciousness of their community of interests; but when we stand here we see the statue of a man who was the chosen Minister of the Sovereign— (cheers)—who enjoyed her unbounded confidence—who had a place, I may say, not only in her councils, but in her heart—(cheers)--who was the defender of the laws and in stitutions of the country— - (cheers)—but who was likewise the chosen favourite of the people—(cheers)—whose name has been engraven, as I firmly believe, upon the hearts of the thousands and myriads that now surround me—(cheers) because of the acts that he performed and the benefits that he conferred upon England. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, as one who has deeply profited, not by the example only, but by the guidance, of that great statesman—(cheers) —as one who has had, and I hope availed himself of them, many opportunities of appreciating his character—(cheers)—let me venture respectfully to bear testimony to you upon the points which, so far as I am able to judge, beyond all things distinguished him. (Cheers.) It is easy to enu merate many characteristics of the greatnesi of Sir Robert Peel. We all know the immense breadth and comprehen, siveness of his understanding. We all know that he, be. yond all living men, and perhaps beyond all statesmen that preceded him, thoroughly understood the working of our noble constitution—(cheers) —and appreciated and sounded to the very depths the feelings and the character of that great, deliberate, and oldest popular assembly in the world—the British House of Commons. (Cheers.) It is easy, gentlemen, to speak of his ability, of his sagacity, and of his indefatigable industry ; but, great as were the intellectual powers of Sir Robert Peel, if you will allow me, as one that may call myself his pupil—(cheers)—and fol lower in politics—if you will allow me to bear witness, let me say there was something greater still in Sir Robert Peel —there was something more admirable than the immense intellectual endowments with which it had pleased the Almighty to gift him, and that was his sense of public virtue —it was his purity of conscience—it was his deter mination to follow the public good—it was that disposition in him which, when he had the choice between personal ease and enjoyment ; or, again, on the other hand, between political power and distinction, when he had the choice between either of those blessings and advantages, an d what he knew to be the welfare of the nation, his choice was made at once, and when his choice was once made no man ever knew him to hesitate or hold back from that which was necessary to give it effect. (Cheers.) And, gentlemen, I heartily rejoice that, in erecting to his memory this great and worthy monument, you have chosen for it a site which is the most in harmony with the histories it is intended to commemorate, and with the ideas which it is calculated to awaken. (Cheers.) You have not placed it in some gilded hall where it might have been the admira tion of some connoisseur in art, or might have been visited by the wealthy or luxurious classes, but you have chosen for him the place wh ere h e would have wished to be— (cheers)—in the face of day, in the great thoroughfare of this mighty city—(cheers) —in the heart of the centre of the commerce of. England, where thousands and tens of thousands will from day to day pass by the place where he stands, and have presented to their eyes and to their minds a spectacle which can awaken no sentiments except the sentiments of public virtue and of grateful recollection. (Cheers.) And, Mr. Mayor, it is the last words I will ad dress to you when I say this : may God grant that within the breasts of many of those who shall traverse this crowded thoroughfare, as they eye the work that has been this day delivered over to your custody, it may awaken the noble and honourable desire to tread, each for himself in his sphere, be it wide or be it narrow, the path of duty and of virtue—(cheers)—and in dis charging those functions which appertain to us as citizens, to discharge them in the spirit of that great man—the spirit and determination to allow no difficulty, no obstacle, to stand between him and the performance of his duty— (cheers)—relying upon it that duty in this country is the road to fame—(cheers)—and that if public men do not reap their reward, as in barbarous times they may have sought it—from immense and extended possessions measured upon the surface of the earth—yet they may reap it in a form far more precious when, like Sir Robert Peel, they bequeath a name that is the property, not only of their family, not only of their own descendants, but of every man who calls himself an Englishman —a part of the commonwealth— something that helps to endear us to our common country —something that makes us feel that England is indeed a oountry that it is a blessing to belong to—(cheers) a coun try that has a great and beneficial part to play in the de signs of Providence for the improvement and advancement of mankind. (Loud cheers.) The proceedings closed with three cheers in succession for the Queen, the artist, and Mr. Gladstone. The mayor, corporation, and Chancellor of the Exche quer with his friends then left the grounds, but the crowd lingered behind for a considerable time. It may be proper to state here that the statue is a colossal one of bronze, representing the great statesman in the atti tude of addressing the House of Commons. On either side, and on lower pedestals—so low indeed as almost to destroy the unity of the group—there are two female figures in a sit ting posture, intended to represent, one the Genius of Art, the other the Genius of Commerce. With respect to the principal figure, the sculptor has not been very happy in the likeness ; as a representation of the features of Sir Robert it will be considered by most of those who knew him as a failure, but the attitude is very lifelike and natural, and was one which Sir Robert often assumed when addressin g the house. His right leg is a little in ad vance, hi s r i g ht arm, holding a scroll, points downwards, while the left rests on the hip. The artist has had the good taste to preserve the modern costume • the ample surtout i s covere d b y a c l oa k, the folds of which supply all the details of drapery that any sculptor could wish to perpetuate. The only inscrip tion is on the front of the pedestal, and consists of the single word, " Peel." —a measure which, whilst its justice has been long ad- I trust true that they have united together from the most mitted, no statesman of recent date has ventured to bring i honourable motives—it is unquestionably true that they forward, and which the great financier who originated the stand associated together in carrying on the public service, system of legacy duties failed in the attempt to carry out. disregarding former party distinctions. (Cheers.) Let me "And therein was also included and, as the result of a say as Igo on, th a t I cannot but attach a peculiar value to statement whi c h f or i ts excellence' is perhaps unparalleled the unanimous votes with which these addresses were in the annals of Parliament, with little opposition sane- adopted. Free discussion pect • libert of exressin tioned the renew a l an d extension of the income tax, which conscientiously formed opinion r , f is a distinguishing p mark,g all feel to be unequal and oppressive in its operation (but, and no small part of the glory and the happiness of this under the circumstances, unavoidable), with, however, for country. But the consequence o f free discussion is a free the first time, a cl ear an d di stinct understanding that at the development of difference in opinion conscientiously en expiration of the reserved term such tax ought to disappear. tertained ; and the effect of that difference of opinion must `As the representatives of a community which is pecu- surely be to enhance tenfold the value of that unanimous liarly interested in the progress of commercial freedom, we concurrence, without a single exception, which you have tender to you our acknowledgments for your important been kind enough to announce to me to-clay. (Cheers.) and successful efforts to carry out fully the great principles With regard to the Government, it is, as I have said, un of free trade, and the expression of our earnest hope that questionably true that they have acted together in disre you may be long spared to devote your talents to the ser- Bard of party considerations. I do not believe that the vice of your country, and to witness, as the result of that principles of party are about to be extinguished in this policy which you have most ably advocated, the continued country. The machinery of government almost requires and increasing prosperity of all classes in this country-- some kind of organisation. It is hardly possible we can rewarded by the consciousness that towards the accom- hope that the nature of man is yet at least so far changed plishruent of those vast and beneficent results your services that we can dispense with the associations of party ; and I have largely contributed." (Loud cheers.) The address having been read, am bound t o sa y th a t th e assoc i at i ons o f par t y, th oug h un doubtedly there are evils attending them, yet they have The MAYOR stated that he concurred in every word of materially contributed, and especially of recent years, to the address, and not least in the hope expressed that Mr. maintain a high standard of honour among public men, Gladstone might be long spared to devote his brilliant and to subject their conduct to the operation of those mo talents to the service of his country. He had great plea- tives, which are the best security to you for the proper die sure in presenting him with the address. (Cheers.) charge of their public duties. Yet I feel it a true gratifi- Mr. BAZLEY, President of the Chamber of Commerce, cation to be able to state that I believe there never was a then addressed the meeting, and said that on learning the Government in the recent annals of this country that Chancellor of the Exchequer was about to become the stood less upobehncitch I h i s n t o sparty connections, or more upon the guest of their friend and neighbour, Mr. Harter, the direc- gen era l support and confidence o eo f nu t es he p üblic than the Go tors of the Chamber of Commerce resolved to present him vernment asmek with an address, which he would now read:— ar t op te ini f o o n rm s , m a ay p u art ndou S b e t t - - "To the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P., edly be raised, I believe that credit has been given to the Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer, &c. motives of such men as my Lord Aberdeen and Lord John " Sir,—The directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Russell, in having joined hands in December last to carry Manufactures at Manchester eagerly avail themselves of on the business of the country ; and I am sure I shall be your visit to this city to tender to you their warm acknow- borne out by those who have observed most minutely the ledgments for the eminent services which you have rendered course of public business in the House of Commons, when to the country during the session of Parliament recently I state it as an unquestionable fact, that the bond of party brought to a close, and to express a hope that a continu- connection has never been weaker than during the present ante, unimpaired lsy external circumstances, of those sa- session ; and yet the confidence of P ar li ament and the ap tisfactory results whi c h h ave no t f a il e d to attend upon probation of the country enabled the Government to carry every successive development of a free-trade policy, may, into law important and vital propositions with greater soon enable you to carry that system t 6 perfection, and to rapidity and effect than on ordinary occasions. (Cheers.) erase from the British tariff blots which still deface it. I may say, and Ido not consider it a humiliatin g con " Bound by its rules to confine its consideration to mat- fession e ethat I. doubt whether any Government ever aus tere of commercial bearing alone, this Chamber never tained greater defeats in divisions on questions of secon ceased to protest against the corn law of 1815, and all sub- dary importance—(laughter)—l speak in the presence of sequent modifications of it, as injurious to every interest the hon. member for Salford and the hon. member for in the State, and it was the first to proclaim that the pro- South Lancashire, who will correct me if I am wrong— tection which the Legislature professed to throw around defeats on secondary questions than the Government of the manufactures of this country was alike illusory and Lord Aberdeen has done. Those defeats manifested the mischievous to all. It marked, therefore, as it well might, free and unfettered judgments which prevail in the House the tendency of the commercial policy foreshadowed in the of Commons. I deeply lamented some of them—sometimes session of 1842 with hope •it received, as it had a right I was nettl e d b y th em. (Laughter.) Endeavour i ng to to do, the enactments of 1846 with joy and gratitude ; and defend taxes which it was impossible to part with, I was it remembers that at both these periods you were associ- not very well pleased, when I heard the announcement of ated with that great and lamented statesman who had the the numbers from the chair, to find.. that the relative forces patriotism to propose, the talent to defend, and the tour- were not exactly what I could wish them. But it is cer age to carry those initiative measures which he had become tainly a remarkable consideration that, along with this convinced were necessary for his country's good. The manifestation of free individual sentiment, and in the ab- Chamber was not slow, then, to express its thankfulness to sence of close party organisation, the present session of Sir Robert Peel and his associates in power, and it is Parliament has been surpassed by few in the amount of glad to renew it now to yourself in person, not only public work and business which it has seen transacted, for your share in the commencement of, but for and in the measures of the greatest weight and importance your continued adherence to that policy, which through which it has seen passed into law. (Loud cheers.) So its whole course has been marked by unmixed benefit, and much on the subject of disregard of party connections, on is at this moment of immeasurable value. which you have expressed opinions which are thoroughly " Anxious for the full accomplishment of free trade prin- in accordance with my own. And may I take the liberty ciples in this kingdom, irrespective of any policy which of saying one word more on the subject of political connec other countries may pursue, this Chamber would be un- tions? It is this. No man can have watched the parlia faithful to its long-cherished convictions did it not avow mentary history of this country within the walls of the that it would gladly have seen in the improved tariff of the House of Commons during the last 20 years—since the present year a total abolition of the very unimportant dif- time of the passing of the Reform Bill— and failed to see ferential duties which still remain, and of the duties on silk that in the course of that period differences have been manufactures, as also a great reduction in the duties on softened—opinions have approximated ; men of different wine; but trusting that they are retained only until the na- political creeds have learned to think kindly and charit tional revenue shall withsafety permit the fullestapplication ably of one another; the space which divided this side of sound principles to our tariff, the directors of the Cham- of the house from that side of the house has narrowed ; ber of Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester repeat and if I were asked the cause I would say, it is due in their deep sense of the obligations they owe to you and to great part to the eminent public virtues of Sir Robert Peel your colleagues in office, and bid you a respectful but most —(cheers)—a man who, though the head and chief of a great sincere welcome to this city." (Cheers). party, and who knew how to value their confidence, yet Mr. Bazley continued :—Personally, he could not with- when public duty called him did not hesitate to lay upon hold the expression of his feelings, that Mr. Gladstone and the altar of his country every advantage and satisfaction his colleagues had, by their pacific and pendent policy, which party could possibly have conferred, and followed contributed to the satisfaction which at present pervaded the strait path of duty, looking neither to the right hand all her Majesty's subjects, and the state of the public nor to the left. And I think it is a cause of peculiar plea revenue, as last declared, was only a tribute peculiar to sure, a matter of great thankfulness to Providence, that himself. (Cheers). P erm it hi m to express a hope that at a period when we hav e seen E urope making certainly the right hon. gentleman's valuable life might be long little progress —perhaps I should say actually receding in spared to his family and to his country. (Loud cheers.) the work of political organisation, and in the harmony Mr. ASPINALL TURNER then addressed the Chancellor of of classes—that in England we have seen a mitigation the Exchequer, and read the following address from the of differences taking place and great progress made in Commercial Association, of which he was president, and in works of useful legislation, and an increase among the the sentiments of which, he said, he fully concurred : masses of a feeling of respect for the laws and attachment "To the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P., to the Throne and institutions of the country. (Loud Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer, &c. cheers.) Y ou h ave b een p l eased—l speak now of the ad "Sir,--We, the directors o f th e Manchester Commercial dress of the corporation, which I know represents the sen- Association, desire to offer you our cordial welcome on timents of the inhabitants of Manchester—you have been your arrival in this city. pleased to express your confidence that the Government " Most gladly do we avail ourselves of the opportunity to which is now charged with public affairs will give effect to acknowledge how largely you contributed to the successful such measures as will conduce to the honour of the issue of the struggle for commercial freedom under the Crown and the benefit of the community. I value pecu guidance of one to whose name the citizens of Manchester liarly and supremely —every member of the Administration have this day reared an enduring memorial. must value as I do—this expression of your feelings. lam "We `regard your presence at this time as well befitting sure Ido not misinterpret this reference to the honour of the occasion, looking upon you as the able and consistent the Crown, when I interpret it with reference to the ques expoeitor of those principles of legislation bequeathed to tion in which, at the present moment, the honour of the his country by the late Sir Robert Peel. Crown, as well as various other interests, are deeply in " Having already gratefully recognised the value of those volved—namely, the question of peace or war—(loud cries principles, as carried out in the admirable commercial of " hear, hear")—which holds the mind of Europe in age measures submitted by you to Parliament during the last tation and suspense from one extremity to the other. If session, we would now express our hope that, in your you are persuaded that the honour of the Crown is safe in hands, they are destined to attain still further develop- the hands of her Majesty's present advisers, lam sure that ment. no testimony can convey to them a more gratifying feeling "We also feel called upon to return you our sincere —I am sure that no testimony which can reach them will thanks for the ready and courteous attention you have at contribute more to strengthen their hands in the discharge all times extended to our official representations ; and we of their public duty, and in bearing that conspicuous part should add our earnest wish that you may long live to ex- which must belong to England in the consideration of every ercise for the good of your country those talents which great European question. It was perhaps to be expected have rendered you so distinguished an ornament of the Bri- that the delays and vexatious incident to these protracted fish Senate." negotiations would lead to a sentiment of impatience Mr. Turner continued, and, after referring to the inaugu- among a portion of the community. Undoubtedly it was ration of the statue of Sir Robert Peel, said his fellow- to be expected in this free country that the measures and citizens would reflect with pride that the father of the man motives of the Government—especially when covered in whose memory they had recorded, and the father of him some degree with a portion of necessary reserve—would not whose presence they now greeted, were, one an eminent receive from every one an absolutely favourable construe manufacturer, and the other an eminent merchant of tion. It was to be expected that the general sentiment South Lancashire. Their sons had gained for themselves on the present relations between Russia and Turkey, where names more imperishable than their fathers, and he would there has been an overbearing aggression on the part say to the younger citizens of Manchester, that though of the former, would be that of eagerness and anxiety their fathers had laboured for them, there was nothing in for some marked and positive demonstration on the part their position to exclude them—more than it had excluded of England against the aggressor. But I ven t ure to say Sir Robert Peel an d M r . Gl a d s t one —f rom atta i n i ng to the that her Majesty's Government do not feel in the least de highest offices of the State. (Loud cheers.) gree disposed to shrink from any portion, of the responsi- Mr. e GLADSTONE then rose to address the meeting, and bility they have assumed in makin i ei e ev e ery effort—in p p and beyondhope; was received with enthusiastic cheers. When order was i w nt e i l f . th a t were lja necessary, against to say it is et—in hoping to the utter restored, he said—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, I may trul say—at least lam certain no man had more cause to say the frightful calamit of a general war. z r ,i? Nr i he n n ud tV i ey eer s s Ee ) y most that their would be successful in warding off —that it is a matter of the most hopeless difficulty to No doubt, the blood of g E °li sh o m n e . n 1 .0, o u doubt, a contest convey to your minds a sense of the mixed and strong emo- strongerparty and a weaker party , tions which I feel to-day. I have come to Manchester, appeals e forcibly to those feelings_ e w ( li e i l live t : e rtac s c s u o st i o t T m ed s oppression aied en i s ) . e n t d svea aggression going drawn hither by the strong interest which attaches to this to think eminently national. sse N d without any apparent ) result, is most remarkable community—a community which has per- which has already l? the measure of the real greatness of manufacturing emporium, certainly more than any provin a people lies in their power of self-command and that self cialhaps accumulated greater wealth than any commercial or tcrualcstittiteedgetnotltermyetnh:e patience of the community. But restraint, whether exercised by a nation or by individuals, emporium, that is known in the history of the world —(cheers)—but with respect to which its d a v c a c n u e er olfatiitognino! as i a in lw di a ff y e s r li en a c b e l , e f t e o eb b l e en m e i s s s t , ak a e u n d , a e n e d w i a t r s d a i c e t e r . on lv to e be k c n h o ard l trust, the difference between them. We know that a dig wealth is still less remarkable than the a e ifi e d patience, and a sense of the duty which we owe as men and as Christians, will not be wanting in readiness, tellige h n as ce, en s a u b d led the ma pr n o c m h i e n s e te n r t gents t w o ar a in ne w nc h e i , ch at t l h e a a t st in in tel r li e: when the time comes, to vindicate the honour of the coun anondumntoryre. try. (Cheers.) What do we mean when we speak of a e e r p a e l r a war ti e n ? s ofCertainly war which the there isp appeal lhg which coahr some r e a nndd render a rf gloryutsh too noblesta r b i t o t u l t e N ce o nt ni y a e n ars cr , ai th v e is f i t ort th n i n s es ci a ty nd l t i te h d ou es t ti b n e i i e n s g of m t o hi re s g th eu e reminded of this by all that he sees and hears. Mr. As which are, and which mindful, I fear, of its accompaniments. When we speak elements of human nature, and out local ties to this district—ties pinall Turner has kindly reminded me that I am not with-and which give me a special in ever will be, dear to me, of a general war, we do not speak of a real progress terest and a special attachment to this part of the country. the road to freedom—of real progress in the advancement on I have witnessed the wonders of your great industry, the of human intelligence. These may sometimes ein. marvels of your organisation—the mode in which you tentions—rarely, I fear, are they the results of war. husband, and by husbanding multiply, all the resources When we speak of a general war, we mean the face of that are applicable to commerce and art—and I have seen, nature stained with human gore —we mean the bread taken out te ouhs of millions—we mean moreover, in your town, th e t rue representation of those u!def?itely of inc h reas m ed, t and trade and industry wofully taxation united figures which y ou h ave see t d no-ay at the b ase o f diminished—we mean heavy burdens entailed upon our the statue of Sir Robert Peel. I have seen art, not go- latest posterity —we mean that demoralisation is let loose, verning merely, but beautifying the productions of com- families are broken up, and lust stalks unbridled coerce, and I trust that in this great in every country which is visited b the calamity of queen, as it may well war. (Loud cheers.) If that be a true descriptiono be called, of productive industry, you will more and more is it not also true that it is the absolute duty ofth f e w GtO r, - cherish the union of these two great principles and powers, vernment to exercise for themselves that self-command being aware, in the first place, that beauty is a principle which they recommend to others, and that they should of commerc e , an d th e greatest secret of its strength , labour to the utt ermos t f or th e adoption of any and every honourable expedient which may be the means of averting efficacy, and success ; and being aware also that, over that frightful scourge. (Cheers.) lam certain—l might and above its commercial effects it has the power have anticipated it before, but at this moment I can have to refine and elevate the mind of man the no doubt, after the expression of your feelings which you mind not only of th ose w h om we t erm th e educated have just gi ven —th a t these are the sentiments which ani- mate the peaceful com mun ity o f G rea t B r it a i n, assoc i ated classes, but the wh o l e m i n d an d th e w h o l e f ee li ng of the as they are in the works of industry and enterprise, and community. To witness all this is reward enough for him who, as practical men, come into close contact with ques who visits Manchester. But I have come among you at a tions of public policy. They know the dangers we have to encounter, the difficulties we have to meet, and by th e ir Moment of deep interest—at a time when you were proceed ing to complete thenoble tribute which you have paid this generous confidence lam sure we s h a ll be supported. In Parliament Ministers have repeatedly admitted, as you are day to the memory of the illustrious dead. And you have aware, that it is their duty to maintain wh a t i s ca ll e d — been kind enough to use this occasion, and to employ it for and with some qualification truly called—the integrity and the purpose of expressing the sentiments which you are independence of the Ottoman Empire. But we lor e w when pleased to entertain for one of the living. And if lam sen- we speak of tlat a :n w te e g c r k ite l r ie a t nd inl use hecfLndensceexaofeuhy in the Bible of any deduction—of any drawback from those feel - s m a a m n e sent) in ire which we would speak of the integrity and ings of profound gratification with which you havefilledmy independence of England or of France, because the Otto breast, it would be in the recollectio n h ow poor are t h e man E mp i re d escr ib es a sovere i gn t y which .f_ d idittincll of ulty a, the weakness an merits and how limited the services o f hi m w h o now stands mates, the source of much since we were affairs of which from 5 years to 5 years, ever s 0 pean before you—(No)—in comparison of the immortal services born, and long before, have been the subject of Eur ress any and of the merits, scarcely to be estimated, of him whose discussion and arrangement. Wedo nottneanto name has to - day been placed in juxtaposition to opinion upon those deep questions whi ch develop of the them mine—pleasing,Otto- indeed, and flattering to me, but selves out of the peculiar internal orga n isation dominions of the Empire. So far as the European. this ex less, far less than the memory of that great man man know that it presents extra ordinary are concerned, we three millions of perilous deserves. To you, Mr. Mayor, as representing the ordinary political solecism, that th . _ h, exercise—l will not call corporation, and to M. Bazley and Mr. Turner, is professin the Mussulma faith, it by the mild name of connected with those distinguished associations which it despotism, bntl will twelve millions of our I know in themselves represent no small portion of the fellow Christians. We dont intend to enter into the mind and influence of Manchester with respect to public te9w iniestions which arise out of this state of things, affairs, I tender my most sincere and profound thanks for But what we say i s this, that it is necessary to have the part which you personally have borne, and for the part which those you rep resen t h ave b orne, i n presen ti ng me some regulation in th e d istributio n of power i n E urope, and that the absorption of territory by one power with these addresses ; and though I feel that you have i n th e government of Europe, which , would follow upon its greatly overvalued the merits which are due, if any are due, conquest of the Ottoman Empire, would be so dangerous to my personal character and public acts, yet not on that l d to the peace of Europe, that it is the duty of England, at account most assuredly is the sense of gratitude enfeebled whatever cost, to set herself against it. The principle has with which you have impressed me, and which will never let._ been fully recognised in all discussions and all measures be effaced. (Cheers.) But I have done with persona taken in connection with the great Eastern question. But, servations, for I know that highly coloured as is the tone having made that recognition, and having laid down . the of your feelings, yet I may take it at least as a v n er ex r ti a re d s y sion e t condition that the absorption 9f the Ottoman empire by of that indulgent judgment whichyou are dat the same time as external force cannot be permitted—subject to that condi pass upon the efforts of public men, an . adhering to cer- tion, and to any reasonable interpretation which that con an expression of the interest you take which principles you feel dition involves—her Majesty's Government have adopted, tarn principles of public policr, e the count (Loud cheers.) and have acted upon the principle, that it is their duty, if to be vital to the welfare of I nsider with whom lam asso- necessary, against or beyond hope, at all events as long as 1 And I must say that when c l e blush less than I otherwise a rational hope exists, to labour for the maintenance of elated in the public service this tribute of public appro. peace. (Loud cheers.) Now, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, would have done at receiving bation and regard, which y leagues in the Government, I hope I may say ar e no ou have paid to me and my col- that is what the Government has desired to do. (Hear, and which with respect to them , hear-) There has grown up in Europe of late years a prac t al together undeserved. It is I ; tice of comb' • the great Poore for the diffic ulties combining pow --- ,--- arising in „ '4"----4-'2 77diffelent t ris ally beasvoien7persons h ave been most desirous t a systemof international arbitration should take the place of war, with all its frightfuLoonse quences. This is not the opportunity to discuss the theory of those gentlemen, considered as a theory, but it is an op portunity on which we may observe, not without satisfac tion, that some degree of real progress has been made and exemplified within the last twenty years in the history of Europe towards the substitution of arbitration for war. (Hear, hear.) The miseries of war between Belgium and Holland were prevented by the intervention of some of the great powers of Europe, not by a p er f ect machinery, but by a machinery that was better than n o mac hi nery at was all- (Hear, hear.) That influenee of the grea t powers used to bring to a termination the civil war that afflicted Spain, and on other European questions a similar influence was exercised with similar effect. (Hear, hear, hear.) In the case of the Ottoman dominions themselves, in the year 1840, a war between the Pacha of Egypt and the Sultan was brought to a termination by the agency of the European powers. (Hear, hear.) The kingdom of Greece, which we may live to see, or at all events our children may live to see, playing an honourable part in the affairs of Europe—that kingdom was relieved from the consequences of war by a similar action on the part of the great powers of Europe. (Hear, hear.) It is well that so much has been done ; and these are causes iu which the effusion of blood was prevented, or its continuance was stopped, by pacific intervention. (Hear, hear.) That in tervention is to be distinguished from a meddlesome inter vention, that would involve us in particular quarrels ; because it is not an intervention of an officious State un dertaking to settle the affairs of its neighbours, but it is an intervention or agency of States that represent the com bined force of Europe, and have a right to say t o E urope, with something like authority, that a particular corner or portion of Europe shall not break the general peace, or set us all by the ears on account of petty local arrange ments—(hear, hear)— and to recommend them to enter into arrangements that will be for the interest of and satisfac tory to all parties. (Cheers.) Such an intervention is devoid, I know, of the heroic and romantic appearance that belongs to achievements in war ; it is clogged with intrigue, vexation, and delay and chicane. That is true ; but as the result contemplated is the saving of the effusion of human blood, and the averting of a calamity that would disturb the operation of industry, and deprive nations of their subsistence, surely the sacrifice is small, and surely the reward is great. (Cheers.) Now, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I have detained you much longer than I thought I should have done, but I have been led onward, I must say, by your kindness and indulgence, to speak to a greater extent in regard to matters of foreign policy than I had intended. (Hear, hoar.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer, you must know, gentlemen, in his official capacity, is opposed pretty nearly to all wars —(laughter)— but at the same time the present Chancellor of the Exche quer in his official capacity is also of opinion that good financial arrangements are amongst the most importait preparations for war—(hear, hear, and cheers)—when a war is necessary • and so far as financ e i s concerned, I do not think that England has ever been better prepared for a war than at present. (Loud cheers.) Matters have been reduced to a state of simplicity ; and in advertieg to certain persons who have been more anxious to resort to arms than I could wish, I must say I really suppose those gentlemen are so satisfied with the present legislative acceptance of the income tax by the masses of the people, which has been embodied in an act of Parliament for a term of seven years, that they think it would be convenient to bring in a bill to double or treble the income tax—a simple operation so far as the House of Commons is concerned. (Laughter.) Twelvemonths ag o we heard m uc h of a measure that would produce a good deal of money, namely, the doubling of the house tax ; there may be a portion, but surely not a large portion, of the community with which that measure would bec ome popular. (Laughter.) But I can assure you that it is not only as charged in my official capacity with the finances of the the country that I deprecate war—because we all, advisers of Crown, and responsible in this great question of Eu ropean policy, entertain the same sentiments—whether as a minister, a Christian, or • man, I cannot but entertain from the bottom of my heart those principles - and, more over, those are the principles on w hi c h her Majesty's Mi nisters have endeavoured to secure the honour of the Crown and the best interests of the country. (Loud cheers.) With respect to questions of domestic policy, I need not detain you long, for the subject of the greatest interest in our domestic policy is the subject on which Manchester has spoken out to-day more audibly and em phatically than any man or community could speak by mere words. We have the happiness of having reached a time when arguments and statements are absolutely need less with regard to the principles which ought to regulate our financial and commercial legislation. In accepting, with deep thankfulness, the expression of approbation which you have accorded to the efforts of GovernmeSts, of /public men, and of Parliaments in recent years, I am well aware, and, indeed, your addresses wearld have made me aware, that you look not to the past only but I likewise to the future. Much, no doubt, has been achieved, but in the vast and ever-extending concerns of this mighty empire, as far as my experience goes, I would say that the more active Parliament becomes in the work of legislation, not less but more remains to do. New social wants are daily developed —new improvements suggested. It is a blessed career to which we are called— & career of wise and vigorous improvement—and to that career in public affairs I do not beli eve any termination can be affixed. At present there is to me a real reason for gratification in the state of the public revenue which has just been declared. There is an apparent increase on the quarter's revenue of 400,0001., when compared with the corresponding quarter of 1852, which was likewisea period of great prosperity. A strict analysis, lam bound to say, would make a considerable diminution in that apparent increase ; but still it is true that, on the revenue of the quarter there is a real increase, and that under circum stances which render the increase peculiarly gratifying. During last session of Parliament we repealed taxes with no sparing hand. The address from the Chamber of Com merce says that they would have been pleased if the duties on silks, wines, and some other articles had been abolished. Gentlemen, my answer is, so should I. (Great laughter and cheers). But they will 'freely admit, lam sure, that it is our duty to conform our measures to the exigencies of the State, and that, above all, it is wise, at whatever apparent sactifice, to affix such limits to the reduction and modification of taxation, as ensures to the public an im mense benefit and advantage, which is the great secret of the strength of our commerzial undertakings —the limit, I mean, of having always a surplus revenue. (Cheers.) I think the repeal of taxes last session, which are all now in operation, passed two millions. To provide for the deficit thus created WO had to look to three sources— the augmentation of the spirit duties in Scotland and Ireland, the extension of the income-tax, and the succession duties. At the present moment we have not derived more than a mere drop in the water from the extension of the income tax—the sum of about 10,0001. We have not yet obtained one single farthing from the new tax on successions. The spirit duties alone are in operation; and on that account I think you will agree with me, that when all our reductions have taken full effect—and the principal sources of our increase have not yet come into practical operation —an increase of revenue on th e quarter is a most gratifyin g i n di ca tio n o f th e s t reng th of our finances. (Cheers.) That is the case with respect to the prosperity of the country, as indicated by the revenue of the quarter. Reference was made in the proceedings of the council to the subject of the paper duties. Well, now, I must venture to tell you—though the confession works against myself—that when public curiosity is excited in reference to any measure, you cannot possibly have a more inconvenient or a more impracticable guest than the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. (Great laughter and cheering.) Gentlemen holding other offices may enter with tolerable freedom into discussion, and may announce their intention to introduce this or that measure into Parliament. But, though I confess I never felt more disposed to depart from the old and salutary rule than at present, yet I must re member that the lips of the man who holds my unfortunate situation are hermetically sealed till the d ay an d the hour or the mome n t arrives when it is his duty to rise in the House of Commons and antherbing forward the budget. There fore, on the subject very little to say. I had the pleasure of aeeing, yesterday, in the extensive warehouses of a gentleman whom I see present, that beautiful manipulation—for beautiful it cer tainly is —of packing goods for exportation. It was im possible not to observe in the package the quantity of paper that was used. I don't know that there was less than 10 pound or 15 pound weight of paper altogether, which is liable to the Excise duty of lid. per pound. It is quite obvious to me that the penny-halfpenny a pound laid upon the paper—that is upon the package—might as well, so far as the practical operation of the ditty is concerned, be laid upon the commodities themselves; and, therefore, un doubtedly, the principle which has led Parliament to ex empt the great manufactures of this country from the ex tremely practical and onerous operation of the Excise duty is perfectly capable of extension—(hear, hear)—when the proper time arrives and circumstances permit it. _(Laughter, which the right hon. gentleman himself heartily joined.) That principle is perfectly capable of extension to the mate rial in which those manufactures are wrapped—that is, gentlemen, really the whole I have to say upon the sub ject. (Renewed laughter.) It is here stated, in their address by the town council, that they hope to witness, as the result of the p o li c y we have advocated, th e continuing and increasing prosperity of all classes in the country . There is one reference in the address of the corpora tion that I must briefly notice. It is stated here that we have re-enacted the income taxand Avith the clear d istinct un derstanding that at the expiration of the renewed term for which it is imposed such taxation was to be rePrledi Gentlemen, in a very few werde, m l m will yse s l t i a not t 4 particularly yon aw consider that matter stands. I t anxious respecting the incom e . a , a x on this ground, that it recionstruct it, and it being impossibleetclhuoauligtuy is impossible to. and er a; o i n n , a sense of i d nju t s t t a ice e to reconstruct it, s found p willing on the part ofof Ethneglpaunbdhcmaayttenbe the pe ople to ac cept and submit to it, either to attain a great object of ( " 0 or to ward off a national danger ; but it is n p o u t b w lic ell g su it e d, I think, to form part of the ordinary in regard to what of taxation. (Hear, hear.) But, 1 , it would be in ld be ludic system Parliament m a y have done respecti ng 't effectual, it WOO ludicrous on their part to bind the ) The present Perlis parliament of 1860. (Hear, h ear. i nent have done no such thing, 'What they have done is this —knowing that a promise at present for the removal of the income tax would be delusive, and would form part of that system of public imposture which, I hope, will never be admitted into the government of this country— (cheers)—namely, a System of conducting public affairs by promises instead of by performances—knowing that we never asked Parliament to bind a future Parliament to the repeal or continuance of the income tax—(hear, hear) — we asked Parliament to adopt positive measures for the reduction of the income tax in the time that is to elapse between 185:3 and 1860, and likewise by drawing from another source—namely, the succession tax, money, which might, in some considerable degree, replace the re duction of the income tax—(hear)—we asked them, by adopting this measure, so to reduce the amount of the income tax, and shape the other financial resources of the ct.untry, that in all human probability, and barring the calamity of a general war, that when the year 1860 shall arrive, the Parliament of that period may be able to do what no Parliament since 1840 has been able to do—that is, to exercise freely an unbiassed judgment on the question, whether there is to be an income tax or no income tax. That is what we have done, no more and no less : we have enabled the people of the country to say, by their represen tatives—to say, at a certain time, whether they will part with the income tax, or whether, which, for my part, I hope they will not, they will continue it as part of our ordinary system of taxation. (Hear, hear.) Without subterfuge and without evasion, I have endeavoured to place before you what the Government intend to do, and I leave you to exercise your free unbiassed discretion on the subject. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the continuing and I increasing prosperity of the country, I believe that is an admitted truth. (Hear, hear.) We are living now in a time when the prices of grain have become very high, but so far as I am aware, no single voice has been raised in to murmuring accents, from one end of the coun t r y . th e I other, on account of the high price. Those high price s are paid with contentment, because they ar e th e r esult of the which He wisdom of the Almighty, and of that inclemency ... has seen should be permitted . .(Cheers.) The intelligence • 3 i 5 2 CI . 2 1 , 41, 1/ 4 01, o 61% 9 17 0 ° 0 0 A 0 0 OY. a. et. 3 1 11 ;t• 26 wit. IDO Xi , ctl ° l tied . boo fif° re d a 01