The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

MUSK OF LORDS.—MONDAY, Dm 6.
Too LORD CHA\CILLOS SSA hi■ Seat St ITS o'clock.
COMMERCIAL POLICY OF THE COUNTRY.

Berl GRANVILLE (+bolted on the paper a notice with
reference to select committees) was understood to postpone
his motion until to-morrow (this day).
The Marquise( CLANRICARDE did not intend to detan
their lordships at any great length, after the general
isodentesding which had been come to; but objections
had been taken to the course which he had felt it to be his
duty to adopt, and he hoped their lordships would allow
him to endeavour to meet those °hit:areal. First,
it was said that no motion should have been made
on the subject. In the neat place, the original melon
which he proposed was that which he understood now, and
he did net know it until he came into the house, was to be
moved by he noble friend behind him es au amendment,—
gamely, that their lordships should adopt the same mere
ton es was adopted by the other house of parliament. That,
however, was objected to by the noble earl opposite; sad
thou, lons sake of having a unanimous vote, be bad
edegted the words which the noble earl bad suggested. It
that he had bees is the wafertunat• position
at
set very uncosrmae. eliallibila a man sadis-
m/nil gook unmet if annallia, be ended is find-
ing _ tiff "peed by yetille It would be a leases to
him fat tin estetes end be mete are endeavour to make
what memo he weld. Be meet ley that he thou it was
samemsraihat a neekdra should paw that Aimee ea
OM t upon Mee remade. First, it was thee,
Oat ebewaleure is which they had met,
die the Myna amid be leseght before the hems ;
ad eNtleffly that dm bemie disiald.- he thought. proesance
ea decidedly eamalliver.of the amastansial system
bell been so happft eitehlished. If /soma going to
lbeneeseedettes wltieb -would be worthy of tbet hoisse,it was
sat Mr regineles adopted by the Mien. 110110111 of wir-
elesses et era that proposed by Mr. TLC ders—he should not
ebb te go farther then the journal 6 of their lordships
MUM sad he should find there the clearest doctrine ex-
plellestla the meet admirable way--0 se referred to that ins-'
✓eelltdpelleest of Lord °resettle's, which wee signed by
dress irre in 1816, not one
the UMW. "nannati" of al' , those principles the
✓eadases and wisdom of which' of whom lived to see
i had been since proved.
The aobie marquis concluded by moving—" that this house
thankfally:acknowledging the V neral prosperity, and deeply
swie____,,bla•f•the evils attending frequent changes in the
- • ithe essawr. ~ adheres to the commercial
grival__
__ . ••••••••... J end would view with regret
quilos
Mr 101.1.1.11 ho 'ow arb its operation or impede its
farther "
The Cri; ABBRIf ggig said—My lords, although
most maim that a gene sal unanimity should prevail with
rafirrirel Nta eehiter , now under discussion, rill I feel
altrall emnavalnad tom he a few observations on the sub-
sent. It may, or it may not, be proper for this house to
come to some malefic oor vote affirming the policy of free
trade, and the Mate," • of commercial legislation which has
recently been oral;
_abed, but, for my own part, I should
he" been well pier .sad to have left the matter precisely r
it now stands, and should not myself have advanced or pee-
this description, and for those mimes—
posed any vote of
I think, in the T aft place, that this hoer has a
very derided to ~inion on this subject, as the whole MUM of
our
_,lefljaimr since 1846 has been in accordance to the
Fei,neePie laid down in that year. That being the ease, we
are tne sees' i body in the house that we were at that time;
we are not like the House of Commons, a changing body,
le whose ' AN en appeal to the people wax required to con-
firm and establish the °endue of the house on
Il thessilweeti
On
W ctrary, our opinion may be taken now,
hatilee on
aperients precedent, to be precisely a ae•
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Prone 'wird in 1846. Therefore, for thee, reasons, I sionM
w`e '..0 necessity that this house should corns to any Ark
'lto ision on the subject. (blinisteriel cheers.) For another
e* .son I think any vote on this subject ucnecessury. Ne
v ote to which your lordships can come will be practically of
the elightoet imp stance. I believe the question of the
corn laws to be settled irrevocably, and that however
favourable Tour vote, it will only bo settling what has
already been firmly settled. (Cheer,. I think we may
rest convinced that the contest of the last sic years is now
finally closed, and that the name of Sir Robert Peel, whirl
was pursued with such persevering and relentless hostility,
may he received with blessings, and ha memory revered as
that of the benefactor of his country. (Coutioued cheering.)
Perhaps I cannot expect noble lords opposite to share
altogether: in this feeling of triumph, but I know that
it has long received the sanction of the coun-
try, and is deeply impressed on the hearts of the
people. (Hear, hear.) My lords, I have said I do not see the
necessity for coming to this or any other resolution on the
subject of free trade, but I must confess that 1 never did
expect to hear of the government suggesting, or the hour
assenting, to such a resolution se the noble marquis has
plated on the table. (lieu, hear.) Wheat the noble mar-
quis announced his intention of proposing a resolution on
the subject, I took it for granted that he was going to
Propose a duplicate of that which hail already passed tle
Commons by too large • majority. I confess that even
that resolution is not to my taste, nor should I have sp.
proved of it if it had been brought forward by the noble
marquis, hut at all ,vents it affirmed tree trade. But that
also the noble earl dial not approve of, isiel he laid on the
table or suggested the resolution we now have before se.
Now lam bound to believe that the noble marquis, is
moving this resolution, thinks and is convinced he is why
favourable towards the interests he ham Du long support 4
but I must say that if I did an feel this question to be re-
moved far beyond our control, I should Ile of an entirely
different opinion. (Near.) I should say that this resoler