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forget those advantages, With regard to the state
of the regulation', it was, no doubt, a subject of
infinite importenee, es from the Manner in which it
had excited tlw public mind of late, it was One of
great interest, aid if soy Member opposite hail
any thing specific arid salutary to propose, in doubt
Government was prepared to hear mid cion.ider it.
hot for his wen part hr could not persuade hintrelf
that there isus any thin,, an radically wrong or mis-
chievous in the system poi to induce the Government
to alter it. All that he could say. was, that On-
erroonent would listen candidly to any proposition
from the other side, especially when so candidly •
timed as the petition hail been by the Honourable
Ntrosiber. A• to the Corn Laws, hr thought that
lie had stated Io i ttt self cleaily enough to make it
perfectly understood. the last time the question
was agitated is the (tonne. that Gayer ttttt rut saw
no reason for issuing further reatricotous nil the
imports. He begged pardon ; he had almost for-
gotten to reply to the remark, reepectiog the huhu
trade. Let it be remembered. that trade was a
question of compact, mod the Honourable Member
ought not to have averred his feelings to induce him
to propose any observations to the (louse which were
likely to olrive them into any thing like a breach of
'while faith. The House had no right, in honour,
justice, or common fairness, to pal the bolos
merchants to an abatiolonment of those advantages
which hail hero so deliberately ceded to them.
Mr. Pit tI.LIPS said that there was a great chew
of concurrence and fairness in what came from the
other side upon commercial questions, but very
little good resulted. He'thought that if Ministers
were as much in earnest in support of the best po-
litical economy as far :is related to commerce, they
could have nu mole difficulty in enforcing such
p • iples tbau they had in defending the Droll* of
the Admiralty. Upon this, us upon other general
principles of policy. the sentiments of Administre-
ti were liberally divided, but that division
ceased to exist the montrot any masseur was pro.
pitied to carry those principles Into effect. It be-
came the Haute, at any rate, if they could not re.
Inset their steps. at least not to advance farther its
the Walt track. The wool tax laid on by the
last Parliament, he considered as one clear exam-
ple of the impulicy of the restric tire system. He
did not know, as there were no returua yet, what
had hero its effect in England ; but its Ireland it
had been quote contrary to the intention entertained
at the time of lotto:oils,/ it.
Mr. K. Douutiss deprecated any expression of
party feeling all 11101 a question. soil thought it
unfair to suppose or insinuate that Xlmisters adher-
ed to prep. sit unawares knowing them to be contrary
to the general welfare of the country. He concurred
however in the opinions entertained by the Hon.
Member, sawrN as those rep raised by the Presideut
of the Board of Trade. The business oldie House
was certainly to Ore what plait could be adopted to
excite and revive the drooping industry of the
country ; and the beat way to go about ouch a
labour was not to be arguing our partial interest
spinal soother, but enter dispassionately and with.
out favour to any class into the consideration of
the necessities of the whole.
Mr. BIAUSIONT said, that it the system of corn.
menial restrictions was so constructed as to operate
partially. and ant in aid of the general welfare of
the co-miry, it was all imperative duty of Ministers
to rrcois.nher it.. It was wrong in them to expect
the turesures of remedy tocurne front the Opposition
side of the House. Ile gave hie concurrence must
heartily to new measure for the removal of the re.
. *metope reg u l.tltmns. • I.
• Lord Mum' had heard the Petition read, and
• the speech of Ilse Mon. Moyer, with the greatest
-satisfaction ; fur if any thing in the present state
of thectionotry was calculated to give ease and pa-
tierce to the irritation and distress which retailed.
it ,neat be to see true principles if commercial pls-
. hey adopted by so enlightened a body as the
merchants of the City of London. His astisfactiou
had, however, met with some alloy. Oti such
questions there should be no supposition of the in.
tercets of constituents. It was lamentable to see
the agricultural interest scrambling, if he might
use ou homely a phrase, for separate advantages as
they had been. The manufacturers were not more
wise. Here was the mischievous display of partial
interests. While labouring under difficulties eel*.
reedy. they did tot feel that it was not the distress
of agriculture or of commerce, but the general dis-
tress of the whole couctry which they were suffer-
ing. If they could get the country at large to
look at its distress in this point of view—and he
did root think so badly of the good sense of the
I people as to suppose that they might not be per-
emoded to such a measure—the separate edvantages
of each would speedily be surrendered for the be-
nefit of the whole. The House had beets told
last year that five millions were necessary to be
raised to support the credit of the country.—
Certainly the result bid proved that the Chancellor
of the Exchegner was either not in carotid in his
belief of his own assertion, or that lie was as very
poor prophet. If his (Lord Miltou'o) observations
were Wetted tout the time, it would be remembered
• thee-1e doubted the effect Of such a measure for
supporting the credit of the country ; and that the
best way was not to misuse more taxes, but to enable
tie people to pay those which were already itniotteed
with facility. The ;prat variety of !Prejudices P.hich
tended formed the greatest difficulty in the say of
inanrovernetil. Some ascribed the whole existing
evil to the poor rates. As to this matter, it was
well worthy of consideration whether the eysictn
which had been pursued for some year* past had out
uniformly had the effect of drawing capital into a
smaller numerical possession than before. The ex.
tinciiou or the small capitalists necessarily increased
the claimants au the poor rater, and 8o ',volubly
that *loch was considered as the cause. was merely
the effect of that which it was supposed to hare
produced. It must be obvious that the wealthy
classes had rout by any menus Wen tilt sufferers in
the late 'protracted struggle, He much feared that
all tin- suffering and Frivatiou had fullest on the
labouring classes, not Oa the great capitalists nor
on the great hooded proprietors. With respect to
commerce, he leered that there was it blameable
pujudicr iu all countries of amnia fetes weenie
teatis—a resolution to ipropegate alto:les which the
aid was not calculated to bear. Thee same übser.
votress would be applicable to agriculture—but
Oaten he apprelieudeo, the memo of defence wets
Desteristory to be secured than the INICIMPO of
coiumeice in a station like ilia; its an oilier dant°