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MOW. Other gentlemen would follow him, and he was sine
thou be had the honour of addressing would feel that, on a great
oposethes Übe thie. every species of light should be admitted, end all
Met am mid carefully attended to. The present was a period of
rolltiMiathy, and it became the city of Loudon to meet that
gently. They had often talked of the liberties of the
eissittyla that Hall; they were now diecuraing a question in whica
the hat Interest, of the country were deeply involved. However
they Et? he= drawn into burdensome taxation by
.ware and
other tances into which he should not stop to inquire, it be-
eline es honourable men and citizens of London to uphold the
twassity of the country, and to assert that honourable character
wbltr they bad ever maintained. With such sentiments he came
fanned to propose the Resolutioas which he held in his hand. He
had acne to that age when he was no longer liable to serve on
Jades ; and if he did not appear again in that place, he hoped it
would be admitted that he had done suit and service and he was
ambient his plan would be well filled by a young merchant whom
he thesid DIM have oho honour of introducing to their notice. In
afro lit. at Mr. Bowring, he felt that he was calling attention to a
t talents and acquirements, and me whose in-
=Me his ability. It was only by the succession of
postillid. that cause could be upheld which he and many of
these who surrounded him bid nearly passed their live, in
The Hon. Gentleman esseluded by reading the Re-
seed sat down amidst loud
810. 'two neat presented =, mad was received with
He said he felt gram embstemenerit in addressing
alter the dattothig meow is whisk Mr. Favell had ut-
' moose. This embinesumest stakt have been much
W he come format ir Wens then es say other sub-
be n whim Falba OPktion lied arrived to se shamed a
:rtlt was Go dthasies dfa orgettlaislen which the samperity
iteantey imilleen eseriliced to s and slalom newest.
Such ho sestenied was the Corn Qum . It win smile evident
thst lha Abele OWN et consumers had aa hyena Is the cheap-
nesse/ bad, whilst a very small peopeethes wen intaletsi Is
tabitup traispitez s. But 'W eibel of these laws did set aid
of this. system of high prices *as mat his..
fal end eissatrous. Let them look at the mass of the penastry
sunk
ors depths of dessnaties, end made dependent es the Pan
Laws, tsar a degree of distress such as was
neva hothes. 02111- (Hoot hear.) The p
of cultivate the a.os whisk
then him keno then, were swept sway,
saes tines" bold Panistri." of which one of oar poets had spokes,
!NM then ihavesee di:striped it could nereelse supplith, were
mined op In in goege of as overwhelming adessany. These
11111119.111 be sag to Ma timid hot thitht No Istootet. which
Leyeressiesi braes moot min MUM my body of mM
N wet and pas taus spas the to the athesst
of tan or terenty.sililleas a yaw be their nos mid to H.
riot into their own pockets, how would the Obis at le
peered open them. Yet what ought to be said if of was
tan ed the public to the amount of tea or tweatymilliosto to puts*
as easy thousands into their own pockets Yet this sue the seat
of the Coen Lows ; and those who had rimed thowlkawl
en old &mit homely proverb—They had burnt their
house in order to dregs their own eggs. (Laughter.) Hs
that the Care Laws were equally injurious to the rower mitilikei
consumer. Ile had a letter to bis pocket, stating that theeleanwe
600 cargoes of corn in the continental seaport's, for which thy was
no outlet. and which would immediately find their way into oat bar.
hours if the Corn Lsws were repealed. .Isio doubt the people who
had grown this corn would he glad to get clothed in the produce of
the English manufacturer's industry, but that those abominable
prohibitory laws prevented it, and kept the foreigner without a
market for his corn. The effects of those laws were not confined to
this country ; but created distress is the countries around us. On
one side there was the Pole and the Russian half clad, and on the
other the Englishman in misery, wanting bread. The former had
plenty of corn, the latter plenty of clothing; both were desirous to
exchange, but could not, because a fragment of aristocracy, in the
shape of en Act of Parliament, said, " the Pole shall go naked and
the Englishman starve." (Applause.) But do those who are anx-
ious for the continuance of the Corn Laws act in the same spirit in
which they speak to the poor man ? For their morning's meal do
they send to Mr. Hunt for his English barley ? (A laugh.) Do
they drink the b'cxxl of Sir John Barleycorn after their evening's
repast ? No, the vineyards of Europe, and the distant East were
compelled to supply their wants. He again asserted that they did
not deal out an equal measure of jastice to the poor man when
they relaxed to reduce that snide upon which his existence de-
pended, while they indulged themselves in all the luxuries which
the world could supply. Ile said, out upon such patriotism : it was
heartless and hollow. The system of Corn Laws was nothing mare
than a system upheld by those who legislated for the purpose of re.
*being a high rent out of a bail Foil, upon which capital ought
never to have been expended to bring it into cultivation. As to the
Ministers, he would call it an act or heroic virtue, which would en-
title them to more confidence than ever a pet of Ministers deserved
or enjoyed, if they should be able to carry a measure so accordant
with public feeling, and se well calculated to promote public pros.
runty. If they destroyed a system pregnant with so much evil, he
should consider them the most illustrious men to whom the '
destinies of this nation had ever been committed. But if such
was the disposition of Ministers, which lie believed, they re.
(mired Resistance. They_. required that the people should
speak their will boldly. Perhaps a time might arrive when it
would be necessary to do It imperatively. The power of the people
was so small, when opposed to the combined and organised influ-
ence which upheld the existing system, that they should come fen
ward mu and enteusegiag,ly, so thee Shan II
came to men tattle with the common enemy, they 2
y upon the public farmoon. Bat-
=en hs detagg6 by the opposition which they must makes
upon, sad verses se secede to public opinion, they woald preps"
far themedves and lbr the country a scene of deflells Had away
ouch es was stave before witnessed. There was one assolation—
the evil was **monstrous it could not coutfnue very bag. It was
an immense increase to the burdens of the country, Web did no-
thing but evil to the poor, and added 10 or 20 millions more to the
taxes, to benefit a few privileged individuals. They might look
about thens on the peculiar blessings and privileges which they
enjoyed, but those privileges and blessings were all nullified
by that incubus, the Corn Laws. In this country there was
great industry. Our labourers toiled sixteen heirs a day, whilst
in other countries the labouring population work for no more than
ten hours. We had greater intelligence than other countries, and
greater capital, as was proved by the low rate of interest which
money bears in England. Rut in despite of these advantages and
privileges, every thing was lost because a handful of individuals,
panes:mg more than their proper share of senatorial influence,
=beet thousands from the people to put a few shillings into their
sus pockets. lie sincerely trusted this system would shortly be at
an end. Public opinion wet every day becoming more powerful,
sod Intelligence got new wings to help on her flight ; supported by
those he did not despair of seeing the measure they were this day
Messesing carried triumphantly. The people should go on mode.
Gately, but sternly and uncompromisingly, until they attained the
object they had in view,—an object of so much importance, that
when it wes achieved its advantages would not be so fully disclosed
IA its immediate benef.ts as in the future prosperity fur which it
would lay a foundation. (Applause.) Mr. Bowring concluded by
sesesdiog the Resolutions.
STEVENS said, that palpable as were the advantages which
be derived from a repeal of' the Corn Lists, he could not
aosmat to hold it out as a panacea for the accumulated evils under
wild& the country was suffering--evils which had arisen from a
sembisonn of causes, and which had been long foretold by indi-
viduals saw present. During the last war the merchants resided in
the manufacturers tared eumptuously every day, and the
forgot their ploughs to step into carriages and associate with
Noe Lords of the earth, whilst their daughters, accomplished for
the drawing.roorn, were introduced into society which they now
*stead into for the first time, but where they thought they were for
ewer to dwell. The time was not come when the agriculturist could
contest his claim to advantages beyond the other classes of the com-
munity. The commercial, manufacturing, and agricultural inte-
rests were one, aid bad a right to pay scot and lot alike. In peti-
tioning against the monopoly in corn, they were not opposed to the
agriculturist, but to the landowner. (Hear.) The landowner and
the agriculturist were distinct classes of society, differing in this,
that the latter predated something for the good of the Sate, and the
former worked wily for their own interest. But who were the lend.
owners ? Were they not also the legislator ? and did they not al-
way. legislate for themselves, by taking money froth the pockets of
the people and putting it into their own ? la 1015 petitions were
resented from all earn of the country for the repeal of the Income
Tax. The landowners Platted by this tax; they lent a willing ear
to the petitions which were poured In, and readily agreed to repeal
that tax. But, not contefft with putting money irtto their pockets
by ridding themselves of this burden, they also datinninW to be.
nefft themselves by an alteration in the whole system of the Corn
Imes. Petitions were poured in against that measure, pnsying that
it should not pass; but the legislating turned a deaf ear to there
matinees, row it did pass, because it was for the benefit of the land-
femme. Thus those landowners, being the law-Makers, repeal
este law to put money Into their pockets. and pass another to
put money also into their pockets, by throwing an enormous
burden on the other classes of the community. He repeated,
that the landholder and the farmer should never be
mixed up. The agricultural labourers should never be con-
founded with those who got all, held all, and were new endea-
vouring to keep all, careless of the interests of the farmer, anima,
and manufacturer. We should look closely to this matter, in order
es* to comprehend it. The Al Mister, during the last Session of
PMiament, at the opening of the budget, endeavoured to prove
that he had taken off' 27 millions of taxer. But how was this
effected ? iVas it by lopping off sinecures, and reducing the gale-
ries of those who held useless places ? No such thing. The re.
duetion of taxes was to be produced by the increase of trade • and,
now that trade was depressed, and the revenue diminished, he sup.
posed the nixes mum be put on again. There was an abundance of
Warm talked by the landowners. They say, " Let us have a pro-
tecting duty, we are so heavily taxed." Will the people now come
forward to apply for a seduction of taxation, as well as a repeal of
these laws, which had been passed by the House of Lords, who
were repearented in the House of.Commong ? A reduction of taxation
the Lino imam had no objection to; but they said, " Don't reduce
our incomes ;" so that, to enable about 72,000 persons (that was the
ealculation)to live in palaces and be waited upon by liveried menial.,
nearly twenty millions of penises should be allowed to want bread.
Tles poor man had his income reduced from thirty to twenty shil-
ling, a week—a full third ; but if you talk of taking away one
thousand a pm from the great landholder, who had an income of
name that amount, be became immediately alarmed, and worm-
dented utter ruin bathe country. The question was not, however.
between the landholden and dear corn, because, in point of fact, if
the people could not get it cheap, they would have It for nothing.
i The people had learned an useful leston--they would no longer be