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LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26.

SITAKSPERE gave us two Dronans, but the Freo
Trade debate affords at least double the number.
Mr. C. VILLIERS, the true man, comes first upon the
stage, in his well-known, honest, straightforward
character of Free Trader, sans pew et sans reprnehe.
Having spoken his part, and made his bow, up starts
a mountebank presentment of the real D;omio, but
is soon found out and exposed ; —only, however, to give
place to a more provoking intruder, who from former
political relationship to the first and mil man, gains
acceptance bv many for him, and seems likely to escape
complete detection, when in rushes a fourth, and the
confusion is finally complete, beyond any apparent
possibility of nnravclment, when the Second Dcomio
declares that Drontio Four is, to his mind,
quite as real as bimself—Dromia Two—but
he has little objection to accept Droniio Three, if
the company desire it, and to waive his original claims
in that behalf. Confusion enough here in all con-
science for a second Comedy of Errors. In the midst
of a complication of this kind the House of Commons
found itself last night, when, upon the resumrion of
the Free Trade debate, Sir JAMES GRAIItm proposed
to amend the amendment of Lord PALMERSTON,
which professed to be an amendment of what Mr.
DISRAELI had moved as his Governmental Amend-
ment of Mr. VILLIERS'S Resolution.

Now, that Free Trade is to be recognised
Everybody wants to put Somebody else quito
right upon the subject, but in many instances
it is clear only succeeds in putting a great many
wrong. In the midst of the confusion it is tolerably
clear what must happen. There arc the stage lights,
and there behind them stands the very wonderful
bottle into which a certain wonderful public charac-
ter long ago solemnly promised to get. lie bows inlet
gracefully to all sides of the House. That great
good-natured audience, the nation, sit round full of
well-meaning expectation, for the moment has at
last arrived when ingenuity is to achieve its long
vaunted triumph. Suddenly some fellows in the
pit and in the gallery begin a noisy quarrel, which
soon swells into riot and confusion, amidst which—
unseen—ths bottle vanishes—and then, with return-
ing calm, forward comes the Magician,—abuses the
lookers-on,—and declares it is all their fault that he
was not long ago inside the bottle.
How has all this complication of resolutions grcr‘ a
up? On the 23rd instant, Mr. C. Per HAM VILLIERS
brought before the House of Commons the following
resolutions:

That it is the opinion of this home, that the improved
condition of the country, and particularly of the indus-
trious clues., is =Moly the result of reernt commercial
leeri•lation • and especially of the Act of 1846, which esta-
blished the free admission of foreign corn; and that that
Act was se ',jujus!, and firrieficul measure.
That it is the opinion of this house, thot the mainte-
nance and further extension of the policy of Freo Trade,
as opposed to that of Protection, will best enable the
property and industry of the nation to hear the hardens
Ito which they are exposed, and will most contribute to
general prosperity, welfare, and contentment of the
"ict this house is ready to take into its consideration
any measures consistent with the principles of these reso-
lutions which may be laid before it by her Yolesty's
ministers. _ _ _

When the first of the above resolutions had been
put to the house on Tuesday, the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER made a long speech in defence of the Tory
government, and to show that they were Free
Trader-Protectionists---that Free Trade bad given
us our present prosperity, and that therefore it was
his duty to propose "remedial measures." After his
speech, his formal amendment stood upon the records
of the House of Commons in the following shape :
Contained Legislatica,—)lotion male, and Question
peptised, .. That at is the opinion of this house that the
improved condition of the country, and particularly of the
industrious claws, Is mainly the result of recent commer-
cial legislation, and especially of the Act of 1816, which
established the free admission of foreign corn; and that
that act was a vim, Just, and beneficial measure:"—Criss.
Charier Valiere:)—sairadoemt messed, to leave out
from the word "That" to the eel if the Question, in order
to add the words .oiloh lams admowledges, with satisfac-
tica, that the disapeass of preeleins. essesioned by recent
legislation, has eselaipt matrilleted W improve the condition
and increase the eesforts of the meting dames; end that
unrestrieted competition having berm adopted after due
the prinsiple et ear assamsnital system,
Ibledisigh= se
is it spot= that- li is the duty of the govern-
ment Imimeeresilly Whams to that =lin is them um,
waif liapasiel ad minainiarative reform which, under
the 'uses of the country, they may deem it their
duty to lattedase,"—(lfr. atmerellor of the Enke/nerd
instead thous/ :-.4basitlea-tarmed, '"That the words
Pterfto be left eut stead of the question."
this it will be seas the government was
anxious to adopt the priadpie if " unrestricted com-
petition" se the basis dem ammereial system, but
did not wish to acknowleila that nth system (of Free
Trade) was "just or wise." Hereupon the member
for 'Merton—the third Dromio—rushee from the
side soenes, and unfolds his Kroll, on which is
written : i
That it is the spisisa of this house, that the improved
„odium of abe essesey. ad especially of the iishistriom
dims, Ss umiak, the malt of meat lqielation which has
establielsed tlisMil of =restricted competition, has
sheikhs" taxes for the purposes of protection, and
Ina the cost and increased the =un-
deatellfito ipelasipel smiths of the food of the people.
That it is the *Mom of this hawse, that this policy,
Mealy maintalael sad prudently exteidsd, will best enable
the industry of the seuatry to bear its berthas, and will
thereby mint surely promote the welfare sad coatentment
le'retnitsese will be ready to take into consideration
say memaneseasistent with them prissiples which, in per-
ilous of hoe Iffejesty's redoes speech sad recommends-
doe, may be laid before it.
la this sketch the real Drornio's features are very
apparent in the first few lines of the document, but
the keen sense of there who really know all the tech-
nicalities of this Parliamentary drama were not
long in discovering the absence of that " wisdom
end justios" in the counterfeit which especiall cha-
racterised the original. Charged with this want of
verity—Lord PAimumon let it he known that
he considered his resolution to be an original draft
which the friends of Free Trade had discussed—for-
getting to add that it had been, after dissuasion
rejected for something much stronger and better.
By this time Sir JAMES GRAHAM (Drank, Four) is
in the field with the latest proposition, which, we
are now informed, was the basis on which Lord
PALWASTON solid. Here it is, as given to the
House of Oomemm het night :
That it is Se Villa ef this house that the improved
condition Oda musky, sad especially of the industrious
elm
se
is ia tailltere the rook of recent legislation,
wkish hes loam Impend for the purpose of pre-
lastism whisk Ms Merely "Misished the colt of the prin-
cipal maim at laid, wad whish as established =restricted
saiipstldes. That 111 Is Ito Cof Ado home that,
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