The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY • EVENING, MARCH 0, 1852.

aware that rose one sad of the e3matr7 to the other
Off" has bees a general cry raised ter reform in our Comma
of Chancery. (Hear, hem.) That the 000f.0011
ea-
pesses, the great delay in the proceedings in them tour%
amounts in many eases to an absolute denial of Judea.
(Hear, hear.) lam perfectly satisfied that one of the Int
Measures which will he proposed to parliament—one that
will be *linkage,* benefit to the country—will be a reform
lla the Court of Chancery, which will b 3 carried nut, I
Inhere, in a most satisfactory 112.11211i1, under the superin-
tendence of the Lord Chancellor who has been reereely ap•
gointed—a lawyer of the highest character rad great es.
=, and who rill be prepared honourably and
11, to undertake that great work of reform. (lieu,
am) With respect to our courts of common law, I billet e
there is nut a man who is not satisfied that the great superio-
rity of our iastitations over those of rattly other. arises
Mainly from th 3 are and impartial administration of justice.
(war, heir.) I believe it to he desirable that ull our
games should, if possible, be tried before the judges of the
ipapeium courts, who are guided by kuowu law, who esti•
alit to the au.hority of precedent, and who are acting
always before ea suit [wildcat And watchful bar. But the
Owes to our court. he. been for same time •1110•14
relented by the enurinnus expense with which our pro-
ciadiugs e beset, end when the threshold of the tuilft
Ms been crossed there are tichnicalitics which have grown
ot in the Nurse of time which embarrass the proceedings
With I...omens expenses, unit whieu sometimes are the mai-
lion of &siding cases not upon the merits hut upon some
mere for:n ,ithl technical objections. Now, I believe it
desirable for the sake of the country that our superior
(quits should be brought into such a state that suitors w ill
gladly resort to them, that justice may be administered
cheaply soul speedily unit it is a necessary main hold
upon the affections of the people to have justice ad.
fainistercil in such a way as the firmest security
fog the maint.nance of out constitution. Now, tiii,
hi another of the immures which are preparing
to be carried forward, and which ain't necessarily
be interrupted by the opponents of Lord Derby it they
Compel teem to appeal to the country. And I ask every
true patriot and everyone really desirous of the welfare of
his coon'; y whither, considering the peculiar cireunasuinces
ander which the sew government hers been formed—core
sidering tact Lord Derby did not .ulieit ordc.ire tithe:, but
that the goverhasent woo thrown down, and lie has been
called upon to Lilae it up—whether you consider it fair .and
Irsesonitile iioiy impediment should be thrown in the way of
carrying out these measures ? (11, or, hear.) The learn, ill
Attorn9 -General alluded to an orranremeut made that 114,
should. 011 thr neat occasion, leave the held iyea to Cienee.l
Caulfeild, and concluded by copresident his thanks to t'te
teleeton fir again honouring him by returning him to
parlianier.t.
Three cheers were given fir Sir F. Thesigcr, and the
Mmosony of chairing having hien dispensed with, the pro.
mediugs terminated, and the town resumed its wonted
tranquillity.

MIDIWILST.
RETURN OF MR. wALroLE.

The election of a representative for Nlalturst. in
tensequilite of the aereptance by Mr. Walpole of the Ss-
eretarysldp of the Home Office, was held yesterday
(Friday).
The HIGH BAILIFF (George Wolfer.ten, Esq.), pre-
sided ; Lady Egmont, Lady Seott, Mrs. Shirley, and other
'edit.* we re present.
The MAYOIt having opened the business of the
election,
Captain SHIRLEY proposed the re-election of S. 11.
Eee. This being seesoded, and no ether candi-
date being proposed, the High Bailiff declared that gen-
tleman duly returned to represent the borough of Mid-
burst in parliament.
Mr. WALPOLE then returned thanks for hi. re-election
and the lea ml reception he bad had at the hands of the
elector, et the borough. In Again coming before them he
did so with considerable anziety, being placed in an en-
tinly new position, and one that had heavy reeponsi-
bilsties and duties attached to it. There were one er two
topics sloth it !writ ips would nut be right in him to pus
eu:irely'.unoticed. lie had quitted a prof. mien te which
be nee fondly attached to accept a laborious, minions, and
precarious piet under the new government, for the perform-
sore of the duties of which he had no other qualification than
en honest and sincere desire to support the interests of
the country. (Cheer.) Last year it was evident that the
late ministry could u A nand long under the reverses they
were suffering, and at len,ttii, growing weaktr and weaker,
they had neon turned rant, not by the factious nppinitiou of
their oppoueuts, bat by their own weakness. They had
evidently 11,^111/ considerably damaged by the absence two
their counsels of 0410 whose mind experience, anti talent
were iusaluablo to them—he referred to Lord Palmerston.
(Hear, bear.) This tom was, at once, obviously irreparable,
and bow which they eoul-1 but hope to recover, bat it was
not expected that they would so anon have gone out.
They, b iwever, probably preferred going out on
the question they did, rather than meet the ad-
verse motion that was hanging over them in re-
berate to the gross mismanagement of the colonies.
(Hear, hear) Lord Derby was then called upon by the
Queen to form an administration, and being requested by
that highenineled stateentaa, the champion of that policy
which he (Mr. Walpole) believed to bee most conducive to
the interests of the country, could he (Mr. Walpole) have
honestly shrink, from taking part in it ? Lord 'Derby
having accepted othce, called spun his friends to assist bins.
sad they, however unfitted they might be to do so, did net
shrink from the course it was their duty to take.
Could they as men of honour, and having each
• leader, refuse to make any sacrifices to give
• be lying hand to the formation of the mien:-
nistratien Lord Derby had been charged by the Queen
to form r per himself (Mr. Walpole) it had been no ordi-
nary pain; to him to bre in up an intercourse of twenty
years statelier with friends well tried and much valued
both oes the bench and at the bar ; and perhaps he might
also say to give up hopes which the ambition of earlier days
had let him to thiva might in the course of time be realise:l
Cheers.) lye merely referred to these cinema noes to
justify the step he had taken in accepting Mlles, and to
show that all he was actuated by was a sincere desire to do
kis duty. 'flume matters, however, belonged to the past ;
sad, with regard to the future, that was unknown to us
—shade.. hung over the one, whilst clouds enveloped
the other. Abe present was ail that was to be looked
to in order that it might be ascertained how they
could all best petters the dodos devolving on them.
it would nut be rapeseed thee he would enter into the de-
tails of ai.y measures de presse government might Ka-
ram ; but there were MO Of toe itelestmos that he ought
perhaps to refer to. The Ins IPS% whether ur not any new
manic changes with OD be math is the eaustitution of this
Bowe of Cosnamms• mad smear sided to the changes
which had already bees mole is the ethemeraial policy of
the couutry, and bow those champs 'bead he Pormded.
(Hear. hear) As to the lint goalies. lie .4.4 tem fully
made up . we live is times whirs two apposite priselphis are
et uggling for the mastery—Oho ere wee the esseeentive,
the other the desalinise. The week teethe we hall bees
MOM ia the truebles of the =dim of Buseps erieiti the
but fry years, whilst the blosimel llsakke den the
ether had been fully *eyed by die esestry dowdy the
Moo period of ti-s. (littar.basr.) Itevoledes mad
mania had resulted hem the lON g14441/11, briagletha ins
*Ma military despotism, sst beessee- that wee Mel, but
because it was the last Mar ANNI poster hector,.
(avers) We have had thews ia this OilmMy, bat they
had left us uninjured, bees es we stood lot to the guisciple
of comervatissa—se the Old anchorage el the eessery, at
which Lastlmul had always Ades oat lila darn by which
other nations hat been waled. Although he than thought
chaos' for the sake of champ was a peat eeli, he would
Italy aid ia reforming ail peeved abases- Oes4—bat his
view being that good r..eraierit bciag the ad esilletrjedd
their desires, if that were attained 4 WAS kly le deed
to change for the were purpose of developing sem ahead
theory. With If to the pretest seasesids=7 rd
the country, he thought then wen is
Justice to agricultural interests (Chores. lth WU, Si,
Robert Peel iatraduesd hi. tariff, placing ma ad valorem
duty of 5 per Na. ea the raw material ; 12 per seat. us
articles party ineanketured; and 20 per seat as artistes
wholly mansiteetared. bat subsequently_ as realiwas
duty of 10 per cent was substituted on all actable of Mao
acid commerce, with the exception of those ortirees arising
from the lend ; the importation of these articles being left
mainly tree. hear.) And whilst this eosthematiag
day was taken off the land not • anger was stirred
to diminish the burdens that as heavily pressed
upon it. (Ilea, hear.) Now, if they ROM to
lave a free trade policy and run a free trade rase
—sad he was nut for 'eying that this wee sot to be had—
let ell classes be on an even footing. (gm, bear.) The
difficulty was of course so to adjust the burchres of the stale
that no class in particular should be unduly pressed spas.
At present the burdens um the land, including local rates
icharz„..., were almost equal to the whole revenue of the
ins of Prunia—(hear)—whiht articles of Mile and
manufacture yea entirely free from burdens. Relief to
the land might be given by reducing the taxation upon it—
hy giving it a protection—or by aa adjuotimmt of
texstion. (Hear, hear.) Which of three cosines
was the most desirable to adopt was a matter for
salmi deliberati,m, but he might say that Mr. Cobden
had himself told the farmers before the repeal of the cora-
laws that that repeal would necessitate and justify the roe
peal of the malt-tax. Mr. Walpole also quoted the opinion
of Sir Junes W4124= to the same effect, sad that of Mr.
M'Culloeb, in his work on taxation and Inane,. The
right hon. gentiensen then referred to the question of law
reform, and expromed the great desire of the present
1m..-rogivin to reduce the expenees of the courts of justice
and to provide for • more speedy administration of the
law. 11. cmcluded his epeech amid load militant,.
A v.te of thanks to the High Bailiff ecteelsdai its
busineu.

BUCK INOlf AM.
RETURN OF TIIR MARQUIS OF CRANDO9.
Yesterday the nomination of the Marquis of
Chlorins too( pls..° at 12 o'clock, w.thout soy opposition
or excitement. The Rerun presided.
The Rev. J. COKAIt nominated his lordship.
HUMPHREY HUMPHREYS, Eq., seconded the no-
mination, and aid he believed Lord Darby would not re-
enset the Com-Laws, however desirable.
The Marquis of CH A NI/OS presented himself. and was
irceivcd with applause. Ilas:07 briefly recapitulated the
ieions that he has heretofore supported, he said that he
ret.qultd to continue, for the future, the same line of con-
duct. lie combated the a. r•"no that the members of a
r.vernment required the aid of rep' i:coce to t tny it on
mocessfully. lie believed that en. a• d men, if men of
honour and of station, were as likely to propose just laws*
and can on good government, as too who were
comPelltd to introduce par., rnessuree in order
to maintain their posit:on. (bear, hear.) Ile had

yet es Want that men of high character and .
high honour' many of them of long years expo-
skate in the debates of parliament, were not as well
alga to carry on the greovanmat as those who held the
reins in such weakness that they wove compelled to
Introduce a sweeping, but temporary, measure of reform,
la order to keep a power. ( oar, 4ear.) They had seen
a government so weak as to fall from en *Week of one of its
own supporters, sad that attack scarcely premeditated ; but
the truth was, that the government seemed only glad to
give way at that point, in order to save themselves from
the debates and attacks which were approaching, as the re-
sult of their own mismanagement—(hear)—for they had
fallen because they drtadeil the discussions of the house.
no would once more go to the House of Commons as their
representative, nut m their delegate—pledged to nothing •
but this—that upon every question ho would exercise his
honest judgment; and ha h.d now simply to return them
thanks for their kind support.
A party attempted threte cheer, for the marquis, but the
meeting was so tame that they could nut he got up.
The chairing followed, and no excitement prevailed.

Dristunantar.—lt is said that the lion. William
Bagot will resign the representation of this county, and that
Colonel Ilidtlulph will become a candidate in hia stead.
FLINTABIEL—A correspondent states, that the
lion. E. Id. Lloyd Pdostyn intends retiring from the repre-
sentation of Flintshire at the dissolution of the present par-
liament, that Sir John Balmer. Bart,, will succeed the hon.
member, and that Thomas bluet)n, Esq., will take the place
of the tter gentleman as representative of the boroughs.
LYME Ratite,—We have two candidates in the
field, says a correspondent, John T. Tatchell, Esq., a
gentleman of our county, and a pi oteetionist ; and Admiral
P. llonsby, C. 8., uncle to the Premier, and one of the
Junior Lords of the Admiralty. So free trader appears on
the platform yet.
MID-LOTEIAN.—We are requested, says the Edin-
burgh Courmst, to state that th. re is no foundation for a
rumour that it is the intention of Sir John Hone to retire
from the representation of the county of Edinburgh, in
order to make room for the new Lord Advocate.

BTAX7OIII).—The no-election of the Hight Hon.
J. V. Berries, the new President of the Board of Control,
es ono of the parliamentary representatives of this borough,
which is to Like place this day, excites very little interest.
There will of course b. no opposition, and as the address
to the electors which the hon. ,:etitlenzan has issued i/ a.
vague mall the others which hale emanated from members
of the govcrn•nent seeking re, Lction, it is pr•dtabte his
explanations will be as brief a.. possible, ►wl entirely void of
information concerning ministerial intentions.—Liswoos

ilercury.

Whole and importance involves • verily lammed con.
respondency and • mush larger• amount of privets
in the hams than fails to tho lot of
the member fir an erdispary borough. (Neer.) 1 felt,
therefore, that is oddities to the load which always falls
upon the prominent legielster-1 mean, taking his share
in the public cosnseittees and the debates of parliament—l
felt that there was so nooessitv, unless some great public
principle were involved. why I should take upon myself'
the reaponsibility and I ..,,ur of attending to the pnvale
basintw of so vast ~,rastituency. I therefore intimatedelt
my frielids another election I should retire hem
the Walt V...oust, and that when I took leave of you, I had
bi.t...1 that my old friends in Stockport would have kr•
giseu me for allowinglyou to force me with • strung Mad
from them, and that I might again represent them in the
legislature. Not • month ago, I saw some of our friends
in reference to this subject, and I gave them • final answer,
that undo something anise to make this free trade
qUPSti.,II the prominent and deciding question, I should
adhere to that &termination which I have already to•night
expressed, that whilst I deeply acknowledge the con-
fidence placed in me by this grist community, and which
I shall ever treasure all my life, I theuld make my
bow to the West Riding of Yorkshire as its represen-
tative in parliament. (Loud ist!outs of " No, no.") Well,
gentlemen, within a fortnight of that time I found a pro-
tectionist government in power. That has greatly changed
the state of things, and altered the whole aspect of allure
under which I spoke, when I explained my intend ens to
your friends in London. (Loud cheers.) I then said that
as we had men in power pledged to monopoly in trade, I
mould, if you would allow me the privilege—l would come
even to the West Riding, throw down my gauntlet here,
nod challenge the mor.opoliats of the kingdom to put forth
▪ their strength. (Vehement cheering.) Fur, gentlemen,
having hmat prominently connected with the cause et free
Bide, I felt that this, being thu largest constituency—the
large t county in extent —the most varied in its interest--
the mot istiventisi in its character—rod one of the most
populous and wealthy in the kingdom—l felt this was the
proper standing ground for me—khe..r, and applause)—that
if 1 had but the support of the electors of the county of
York, this was the spot of all others where I shoald like
to meet them. (Cheers.) Well, gentlemen, I am hen speak.
ing to a motion which refers to and advises the restoration
of the Anti-corn Law !stager. (Applause.) Now, lum
sure whatever else may be said ageism as, it cannot be
asserted that we have sought prematurely to recommence
that organisation. (liem.) NVe laid down our arms
five and a half years ago. The protectionists have
organised themselves ; they have hod their meetings in
Drum-lane and Covent-garden, a duke in the chair ;
they have stood for counties and pocket boroughs in the in-
terest of protection; they hare advocated dearth and
monopoly in parliament; and yet we took no notice, and
I did not even whisper of resuscitating the League. But
when we find a body of men taking possession of the reins
of power, we expect that they v.ll drive in the direction in
which they have always professed to be tending. (Hear,
hear) What is the party in power? The protectionist
party—protectionists they call themselves: we call them
monopolists. (Applause.) Protectionists—or at least they
have been known as protectiunists up to this time; and will
they change their character, and alter their tone, immediately
they get into office and power Their organs tell us we must
not believe these gentlemen—that all they have told us for
five years past are fibs—(laughter)—that they never meant
to do what they have talked about so long; and if we will
give them time they will show how dexterously they can
throw over those who believed them in earnest. (Hear.)
I tell you, as I told them at Manchester, I do not believe
anything so bad as this of them ; I believe, from all they,
have been telling us, they will reimpose the corn law if
they can. It is the object of the League to prevent them.
(Cheers.) We want vest' little organisation in Yorkshire;
but we do in some other places; and feeling perfectly con-
fident, alter this meeting, that I am quite safe, I Clink
that I may profitably employ my time in trying to en-
lighten the men and women living in other parts of the
country. (Cheers, and a voice, " Oh, we're all right here.")
Yes, we are all right here. (Lund cheers.) But it is not
merely the corn law question which is involved in what we
are now doing. If you settle the cora question new, once
and for ever, it leaves the field clear for other questions.
(Hear, hear.) And you have this advantage now in
dealing with this question of protection that the protec-
tionists themselves have told you, if you belt them this once
they will nevercome to be beaten again. (Laughter and
cheers.) Well, now then, let us heat them to their heart's
content. (Renewed laughter and loud cheers.) You see
what odds are in our favour. If we beat them once, why
they say they will submit to it for ever. But we don't say
so, for if, by any possibility, they happen to beat us now,
they will have to beat us again and again—(loud cheers,
and cries of "That's it") whilst the protectionists
have told us that if they are not successful now they
wid is future cease to advocate them principles of restric-
tion. (lime, hear.) 1 observe, for instance, that Mr.
Booker, the member for Herefordshire—ono of the latest

cliampiOns of preccii us who came into parliament to settle
our free traders, and to settle the question by hie statistics,
has put out en address to the electors of Herefordshire, and
in that address he tells teens that tie coming general elec.
' Lion will decide finally the question of free trade; that it is
to be a verdict once and for ever upon it. Well then, I say
let us take cars that that verdict is conclusive, that
it is as nearly unanimous as possible in this part
of the kingdom. I want all classes of the people—
I want the working classes to feel that they them-
selves have coutributed during this last struggle; and
I know they have contributed their full quota to the issue
of this contest. I don't like to eel a London newspaper
saying we have not the working classes with us on this
question, because it is a great libel on the working classes
to say so. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) And another
thing, too; it is trying to discredit the working chews with
those who have at present pslitioal power, in order that
by and bye it may be turned against them, and enable them
to say they did nut by their petitions contribute to the re-
peal of the corn laws. Now, when the corn law was
laid on in its most unmitigated severity, in 1815, the
loudest protests against it were made by the working
classes. (Hear, bear) The workingmen of London made
the loudest pretests against it, though rather rudely I
admit, (or they tore the members' coats from their backs—
(cries of " They did eight")—they pulled them out of their
carriages, soldiers had to be called up to protect the mem-
bers of parliament, and the houses of parliament were sur-
rounded by infantry and cavalry to enable them to pas
this infamous corn law. (Hear, hear.) The middle classes
and the working classes then thoroughly co-operated in
' opposing this law, but the middle classes had not the pceiti-
li cal power then they have now. (Hear, hear.) The work-
-1 ing people did their duty then, and I hope they will do it
again. (Shouts of "We will, we will," and loud cheers.)
Now, I don't think from 1815 down to 1818, during ebich
you have had tumult., conspiracies, rebellious mobs,
machine-breakings, pike-makings, drillings, sod all those
horrid symptoms of almost incipient insurrection—l sty,
gentlemen, I don't think there is an instance amongst these
melancholy events in modern Liston that I could not trace
to the operation of these corn-laws. The spy system, coer-
cion billy, gagging bills, Peterloo, all these horrid and dis-
graceful scenes which we have had—all these black acts
which deface our statute hooks, that coerce the people, after
being goaded almost into rebellion—have sprung from this
system. Look back to the history of our country, and I be
here every one of these transactions can be traced to the
operation of these laws. (Hear.) And it is so because these
laws keep up a systematic scarcity of corn, in this country.
I remember, in February, 1818, whilst sitting in the Houle
of Commons, about seven &clink in the coursing when the
news reached us of the revolution in Paris, and the flight of
Louis Philippe and the royal family from that city. It was
one of those incidents no overwhelming in its induencu that
it had slows the effect of suspending the proceedings in
the house. In a moment everybody was in conversation '
with his neighbour as to the effect of this extraordinary
event. I was sitting by the side of Mr. Hume, and he in-
stantly ruse, and crossing over the home, eat himself down
by Sir R. Peel, and whispered in his ear the news that had
just arrived. " This comes," said Sir Robert, "of attempt-
ing to govern by a numerical majority in the legislative
assembly, regardless of the opinion out of doors" —(loud
applause)—and pointhar significantly to the protectionist
party sitting on the benches just in his rear, added,
" It is just what these people wanted me to do,
but I would not." (Renewed topless's.) He (Sir
Robert) expressed himself in exulting term, as to the be-
neficial effete of that policy which he had established not
two years before, and I have not the least doubt in the'
world that at that moment every protectionist, every mono-
polist who had a head upon his shoulders to think at all,
Mt grateful that we (the free traders) were not still holding
oar great meetings in Covent-garden, and throughout the
country. But these men forget these things, and theses silly
men—(laughter and applause)—these silly man are now talk-
ing of reviving this question I say they are silly men,
because the followers, the rank and filo of the so-called
protectionist party, arc sincere—they believe in what they
are attempting to do; but what shall we say to the
leaders who have been profiting by this delusion fur the
last four or five years, and now that they have got
into power, want to throw overboard protection alto-
gether r I say we can have no kind of sympathy or
commiseration for them whatever. They would if they
could enable their blind followers to accomplish their object,
they would lend themselves to a system, in spite of their own
innate coovictious, and lead the country back again to that
*tote of conflict to which I have referred, and that train of
levils from which we have so happily escaped during them
pest few years. (Applause.) Now, it will be the business
of this country to get rid of this question for ever. I have
said it is for the interest of the people that this one thing
should be done, though in saying this, I do not say it is
to be carried on to the exclusion of other important
questions—as reform in parliament, or what other move-
ment may be before you,—but I say, you will be bettor
able to do these things when ou have received this
charter of the bread of life. When you have received
abundance of food, with its chances of abundant labour,
you will be better able to enter upon that new campaign
1 you have concerted, well drill. il i sad having beaten your
I opponents in one thing you will find it is just the same party
you have to beat in the other—(hear, bear)—for the mono.
pellets in corn are, after all, the monopolists of political
power. (Meer.) Therefore, do not let any one persuade
you to withhold your efforts, or put you hack. Oo on. Let
this matter be settled. Lay it up an your hearts ; talk of
i it at your own homes and fireside circles—in your work-
-1 shops and amongst your neighbours. Let every man,
woman, and child, be prepared to settle this question now,
I and having settled it, we shall have taken one more step
' in the path of eternal truth and justice, end you will have
arrived nearer the attainment of other ohreta in nbateter
path you may choose to go next. (The honourable gen-
tleman then resumed his seat amidst loud, enthusiastic,
and long-sustained cheering, MMus; spoken for three•quar-
ters of an hour.)
The MAYOR then put the resolution, and it was carried
unanimously, and followed by loud cheers. lie then called

for" the contrary," a call which elicited the response of a
hearty laugh.
Mr. ED tVARD BAINES, la a loag and argumentative
speech, moved the second resolution : " That la furtherance
slain object, this meeting urgently recommends to the
elastics committee *ldle borough of Leeds and the West
Riding of York, to take immediate moistures to secure the
return of free trade members by their respective consti-
tuencies ; mad that with a view to the prompt expression
of general opinion on the present political crisis to the per-
manent defence of the existing polity of free trade, this
meeting determines to revise e 1.-eds Anti-Corn-Lau
Jureciation, and that the fallowing gentlemen be the corn•
slitter bf the same: with power to add to their number."
Mr. Alderman LUCCOCK begged leave, with all his
heart, to accund the resolution.
Upon bins( put ham the chair, the resolution was
adopted without a dissentient.
Mr. THOMAS PLINT said the resolution which he had
to propose contained a memorial to her Majesty, calling
upon her to dissolve parliament, with the view to a full
expression of public opinion upon the great question of fr.
trade and protection. (Hear, hear.) Re would not gm
what sou called a fair trial to men who would not speak
out, because they thought by a little delay they could
cajole a certain number of people in the house and out ul
the house, and milt up this question of free trade with some-
thing else, and so blind the people ; or give a sop to the
middle clime,, by saying that they would take off the tax
upon incomes if they were allowed to place it upon the
bread of the people. (liar, hear.) Depend upon it the
ministry wily waited their time to strike the blow, and
would then strike it home. (Hear, hear.) Thcu, he said,
it wee their duty to go to her Maje.t.y, an f ask her, in pur-
suance of her royal prerogative, to dueler, parliament, and
leave it to the people to say whether or nut there should be
a retrogremion in this question of free trade. (" Hear," and
cheers.) Mr. flint then read the memorial.
Mr. DAVID GREEN 'mailed the memorial, which
haring ben carried unanimously,
Mr. W. KELSALL proooued the thanks of the meeting
to Mr. Cobden. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. R. M. CARTER seconded the vote of thanks, which
was carried with three cheers.

Mr. COBDEN having returned thanks amidst loud and
continued applau,e,
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the im-
mense gathering separated.