The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1850.

cheers.) And net merely that, but be would be one of the
greatest enemies that the entintry nor had, became they
were all interested is the euesseal tof the agriculture
of the country. (Hear.) Zee the fulled imafidenes
that bps fellow-eonalryami endilleMemtplish all that it was
pomade to eceumplish by bean Wan it 44 wen only
told what it was they had to do. (Hear.) But they would
paralyse their exertions by tel:ing them that the kaiak.
tare would do for them what the should depend
on their own exertions to do. (Hear.) He confined he
could not understand the tactice of hen. gentlemen oppo-
site. Why, what were they doing at this present moment?
—ruonieg exist the country making the tanners diesedis.
fled with their land. (Muer() Why, what persons
dealing in raw materials were ever known to act en
foolishly? (Loud chain and laughter.) There was
an lIIIISTOUrf simile which applied to such condnot.
(Laughter.) He would not use it in that houte
but use must go to Billingsgate to characterise sun;
folly. (Laughter and cheers.) Not only did they deny
the h own property, but they seemed tO be unconscious of the
sonsequenos that would befall them. The question of free
trade*, must be decided one day or other, and
decided welt knew in such a way as would destroy all
shaasendssir being able to raise the price of their produce
by legislative intarterence. They did not seem to under.
stand that the argument now put forward about the dept.
chitin of the land woad be returned upon them at the
audit day with compound interest. (Hear, hear.) lie
could not for the life of him understand the principle on
which the hon. gentlemen opposite proceeded, and thole who
took= intelligent view of the viestion had a right to oomph in,
like the boa. gentleman for Maldon, that the noble marquis
tee member for Stamford was allowed to run at large about
the country. ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) Ho should
vary much like to beer 'be conversations at BaleQie
Castle at the neat audit. Wear hear.) He accused
the honourable gentleman opposite of raising hors
which he could not and did not mean to fulfil. If the
hon. gentleman really wished to have this subject discussed
he should deal in solid tuts and arguments. (Hear.) Mere
sarcasms. panonalities, bye-play, and the fireworks of rbe- 1
toric wouli never answer. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentle.
man nuked the challenge of his hon. friend the mamba
for Wolverhampton, than ernich, in the best days a the
oorn-law diseesaion. a better was never male. (Hear,
hesr.) He veiled on the honourable member for Bucks
to give nodes to-morrow of his intention to propose
a return to protection. (Hear.) Now, one word as to
what had test from. the noble lord. The hub], lord left
it to be unieseton that the Anthena Lair League %stela
have contented to al complains' when the Bs. fixed duty
wu pruned in 1841. Having been I:prominent member
of thet body, It was, only due to himself and.
those who were connoted will him, to my that
that proposition would not have effected a compromelie
(Hear.) It might indeed have allayed the irritation of the
time, but the country would never have been satisfied till
protection was altogether abolished. (Hear.) Even if pro-
tection was not struck down at the time it had been, the
moment was not far distant when even a fixed duty
must have given way before the distress of
1848 and 180. (Hear hear.) The calamities of these
nun would Cave abolished the corn laws In spits of every-
thing, even if their tete head not been seed by the
discussions which took place, and which enlightened
pubis. ()plain with respect to their impulicy. (Cho. rs.)
He had teen only to repeat hie request—ha solemn request
—that, as the hon. member for Buckinghamshire valued the
interests of lie farmers of England, is well se those of the
community at large, and also as he valued his own Leta-
, grity and reputation, he would loss no time in bringing for-
ward the question of protection on the ILor cf CAI house,
and then and there let it be ono and for ever decided.
1( ' Hear, bear," and loud cheers.)

Mr. 11. DRUMMOND rose amid lend cries of "divide,"
bat after a brief period order was restored. lie was not
going to make a speech at that advanced hour of the night,
or relict' morning. The hon. gentleman who had jest sat
down declared that it WAS his intention to watch the conduct
of those gentlemen, members of that house, who attended
county useshop is the various provinces, with a view to
see if they would come forward, and here in that house avow
the sentiments they had enunciated from the platform.
(Hear, hear.) The hon. gentleman had also called on the
farmers of England to watch them--(Laughter)—
to au if they would utter in that house what they did not
fear to s_wal. out et it. (Hear, hear.) Now he begged to
give that hon. gentleman notice that he (Mr. Dnuninond)
was then fully prepared, as be would be on any Were occa-
sion, to justify every word he bad ever spoken as well as to
go Into the broad question of protection and free trade with
the hon. gentlemen. (Protectionist cheers.) lie wool,' not
insult the irelinFe of hon. genii. men on his side of the qua-
' ties by appealing to them to ascertain if they were not
cquallyprepated to meet the question—(renewed protectionist
I cocers)— for he believed there waa not 'single one of them
that woe act prepared end anxious to come forward and
justify their pimples, (Hear, hear.) Therefore, that the
hon. gentleman (Mr. Cobden) should understand the ground
on which he rested the question, he would try he cared not
comparatively for the welfare of the landlord class, but he
accussd that hon. gentleman of wishing to sacrifice the
English lab.urer for the benefit of the manufacturer and
the foreigner. (Protectionist cheers.) That was his asser-
tion ; and after that the hon. gentleman could not be mis-
taken u to the nature of the question at ions between them.
(Cheers and counter cheers.)
Col. THOMPSON rose, but was met with loud and con-
tinued cries for a division, which were rastsinei throughout
his briefotsservations with such vigour and perseverance that
not a single word he uttered reached the reporters' gallery.
The house then divided.
Far the motion ... 311
For the emer.dment
Ilajoritria favour of Ministers 119
The house adjourned at 2 o'clock until Monday next.

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