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jug. fled in-Asking a step haeleward by
7---- ,
• " hich the . i tseessg tip other
questioes he w e paopie are less informed; and May
not be so suited,—Cheers,) 'We do not think we should
hh .instifit4• '4l °hanging 00 position in the House of
Commons from a majority lint° a minority, and in re-
tarding. tlitiAlifinite settlement of this question from three
or four months to es many years, or more.---(Cheere.)
prevent the rine, .
Newa,ssitja saved to the conrse recommended by the re-
selution whiate the chairman has read, it is proposed that
you should re-our:en:7y,
send out circulars to all your old frie ds and colleagues
you slio.uuldf
them to a course, t
actionh r°Pgrotrs4tbre to
pledged to.fiel4 trade in corn; "In °I men who a." rl°
and, further it is rro-
posed that yogi should memorialise 'the 'and call
Queen,
upon your Weals and colleaaae, •
ttb:rr°9nelsegtieth;litil2t
Q in other parts of the
country alsteJo nsensorialise the in order to dis-
solve the Patilitiment,- and, to give een'
trio country an oppors
tanity of pronouncing a.-final jug
It, is said;, in4ise, terms of this resolution, t on this question.
_ ution, that we me-
morialise Op Qasen to dissolve the Parliament imme-
diately, hut Imay say here that -a •
tion or Parll - 'ent is not possible.
lin irlinmediate dissoln-
here are certain
things wham arliament meets which
on
dust be done—
certain Stipp . s must be voted
the Government, to carry on the
business;public
to enable
the Mutiny Ant must pass before the bete' an
or the army might be disbanded; but
what
of April,
that Parliament shall be dissolved as soon as we
possible,meiis
that the country may. . not be hept.' its suspenasse tth
flea' Issue or this contest. It is said Wh s • i• 13 .p t'
, 3.• n ieso ve ars
liniment now .?land I dare say many of our friends think
that it is ,somewhat rash in ue to seek a. dissolution when
we are only beginning our organizetion. NOW, it is
possible that a Member of the House of Commons may
have a better, opportunity then others of judging of the
policy of awl 9Siestion ; and I for one have the strongest
reason fortaseng that we, are at present sate—(Loud.
cheers)—siifefram est erything but the trickery and
political practices of our enemies.—(Loud cheers.) I
leant to bring this question to a definite issue, without
being mixed up with other questions, re.0
- have not only
our friend's who wish to blend other quest-
ions with ours,
which would materially damage our cause, but our ene-
'rates aro playing the same game.—(Cheers.) Their
only chance is to leave the question in 8 d
. uspense; an
then V7O all know by experience that it is not easy to keep
up popular enthusiasm for a long Period. While you
are waiting your enemies will practise every art of de-
ception and misrepresentation. They will try to mix
up other questions with this, and, if possible, thrust
other questions before it. Already I
- see our enemies
are doiug, this, They will raise the cry of relious into-
terance.• You will have ;the question of Protestantism
and Popery raised. It is the old thing over again. . Our
enemies try to be religious—(Laughter)—they pretend
to be the only religious party in the country. just so,
you know, of old time those who devoured widows'
houses for a pretence made long prayers.—(Cheers and
laughter.) I have seen the men who fought and won the
battle of free trade, and I etinsay fur them that they are
practically and essentially the most pious men I over
met with in the whole course of my career in life.—
(Cheers.) You will have all these charges brought
against you. I expect that all sorts of charges will be
tried to be brought against you by men whose object
will be to change the issse of this question from corn to
something else. I should not wonder if they were to at-
tempt to raise the question of monarchy itself._
(Hear
and laughter.) Yes, I have seen it put forward that the
monarchy is in danger if you revive the Anti-Corn-law
League. And this is said of you in Manchester and in
Lancashire, who showed only a few months ago, by snob
a demoustration as only Manchester and Lancashire could
make, a demonstration which astounded Royalty and those
attendants upon royalty who have been accustomed to
witness the pageants of Europe for the last thirty years
—which astounded them all by the demonstration of
your loyalty to the Crown and the institutions of the
country—and yet you in Lancashire are denounced by
the bread-taxers as the enemies of the monarch and the
promoters of revolution.—(Cheers.) I shall not be sur-
prised at any charge that may be brought against you
with a view to divert attention from the question, if you
will only give the enemy time. Now, I say, give them
DO time.—(Loud cheers.) Let this question of the corn-
laws occupy the front rank, and let it be the only
question for those who think that this is a question that
can be settled by one effort more in the course of the
next three months.—(Cheers.) Let this question take
precedence and you will bring it to a successful issue,—
(Cheers.) But I am told you must allow the Protection-
nits to remain in office for twelve months, because it
will give them an opportunity of abandoning all
their principles, and cheating their friends.—(Cheers
and laughter.) Now, gentlemen, I am afraid they will
cheat u5....-(Hear.) But what species of morality is this?
Thisie something
new, surely, in England. We are to
be told that a body of men who have leaped into power
simply and solely by their profession of protectionist
principles will, if we will only let them remain in office
and draw salaries from 5,000/, a-year down to 1,200/.,
abandon every one of their professions, scatter them to
the winds, and allow their dupes, the Protectionists, to
whistle for protection.—(Laughter.) That is something
new in the morals of politics in this country. We have
heard that such a thing might be done, but this is the
first time that we have heard such a policy openly ad-
vocated and recommended to a Government. (Hear.)
Now, I toll you candidly, I don't believe that the Earl of
_ .
~
Derby and his colleagues are half so base as these advu-
eaten; take them to be,—(Bear
-) Wh'it 1 the men who
hunted that illustrious statesman al .most to the grate for
having abolished the corn-Ipolitical
capital from that time to this has
whose sole
been the sarcasm and.
obloquy with which they have covered his name and
fame, and the abuse and de
levelled at the gentlemen of nunciations which they hare
that these very men are going the Manchester school—
. to do, not what Sir R.
Peel did, but ten times worse,
R. Peel, when'he found it necessary is
almost incredible. Sir
visable that the corn-laws ecessary and believed it ad:
office, 'lle remained Out shouldshould
be abolished, resigned
said the corn. laws must be abolishednae nineteen days. He
man to do it; and he
taii(, but I am not the
,unity of coming in to a ed the Whigs the oppoe-
was only when they declared tel(lmaplish that 'object. It
be came in with his colleagues,emselves incapable that
ti
was declared the last man and did that which be
his colleagues with him, but 'll (I°. ' He did not carry all
was the Earl of Derby.—(aacoft One behind. That one
believe that the Earl of. Derby hear.) And are we to
coming into office simply and soles and his colleagues are
get rid of principles which he solely beeause they would
colleagues for holding e....(1fe has denounced his former
it. To believe it, would assumeal.' hear') I don't believe
state in political morality than we had f&ll©n to a lower
France. What have we iailleethaey have fallen even in
things in France? To eshaibe" against the suite of
downfal of their system? T 1; have we attributed the
pro-
fessions when out of office, but
a certain man made
them when he got into pnvitit was ready to abandon
public ceased to have atiy el', and consequently the
And the same result will confidence in publics men.
follow here. The same
fate will follow the newspa
in France.---(llear, hear ) .J.LtPetss '
, here that followed
* ere •
well be no confidence
in the public press if that species
taught and practised here.— of morality is to be
Ministry to be sincere iii
tbe(heers.) I believe the
they came into office with a, view
professions. I believe
fessions —(Hear hear ) But pro •. , . ut of carrying out those ,
them to remain in office), to bo are you going to allow
in order that they may stab sharpening their swords
off your guard ?—(Cheers.) if°lwhen they find you
this meeting, the course you ha lenat be the feeling of
(Cheers.) We must raise the v to pursue is clear,—
raised until it is• finally dives question, and keep it
know that Mr. Villiers, Your Of of.—(Cheers.) You
House, has given notice of aftiot. and best friend in the
to a test on 'll4 question.__(che'on to bring the House
been said that Mr. Villiers is the -`(Cheers. New' as it has
Clarendon, and he may have a urr,r.other of tbo Earl of
forward that' motion, I may state, Whig object in bringing
done at our instance.—(Cheers.) It was for all that it.was
those with whom you are a„ooktedvras at the instance of
of that motion. He foresaw at the that be gave notice
be said as to his wishing to reinsttee2°nsont what would
He even said to me, " You might brntlhe fallen Minister.
tion, probably, with more propriety g forward the me-
said it was duo to him, Who had do noYtTirseite ,But I
prple n the House of Commons, that
maintained the
intervene non this question while he rem nobody should
(Cheers.) It was suggested to MrArialllPed there.—
terms of the motion were given to him in lers, and the
there should bo a declaration that .the. eloaawriting, that
no confidence in any Government that (-l? could bare
inviolate the principle of free trade i id not retain
Villiers proposed to leave out all reference to Corn. Mr.
nistration, because he did not wish . tto the Admie
semblance of any party attack on the Government,allow the
I say, if' there be -any difficulty in bringing -But
te issue by the terms of the motion 14 the question
given, I trust . it will. be done by our friendsnter's has
House; but I am sure Mr. Villiers will
in the
wishes.—(Hear, hear.) If it should be Yield to our
_bringforward a vote of want of confidence,inenessary to
move it rather than leave the question uud hOpeehe will
are told that this is a very wrong time to ':laided. You
liniment. Now, gentlemen, I'll tell you can isaolve Par-
is a secret probably coming from a MerebnidlY, and it
ment, that I never yet keew the proper timerof it
of Members of the House of Commons for tie in. the eyes
—(lleac, hear, and laughter.) If, by
Pessibil'issolutioti.
three months could be got over, such is the letY' two or
large portion of the representatives of the ..._
01'901 of a
returned back to their constituents, that thet,ejle to be
to make any possible compliance or afteride,"e. Willing.
to put off the evil day for two or three months.. "ley can
.ul5 NOW I
think constituencies have very much blame
to b '
this state of things. No doubt Members of
Perlpar for .
are grievously
wronged and maltreated
by their Lament '
, °natl..
tnents, and one ball who 'go down to h
ee re-elected are
filanderedby one class or another.—( ear, and laughter.)
Not by the great class; but they are noti sufficiently vigi-
lant, and allow lawyers and other_s_. to a%ten upon them,
which prevents the great body of the constitueeces from'
having proper representatives. That being the caseel
may as well tell, you—for we must sometimes talk secrets
openly=that the indirect threat het(' out by the Earl of
Derby,' that if we do not. behave ourselves in the flow 9
,of. Commons he will dissolve Parliament, and make 1 m
appeal to the country, is likely to be influential witliill
largebotly of the House of Commons, unless you
.Y brieg
public: them
—Wear, to bear 'upon the—Wear, hear) H
nede
Yon memorialize the Queen, and say that it ' •
sirable•
that in April or May this question should be settled-1
the bleillherl of the time of C 91411191" knout that to 1
be

the dttermination of the country—if they End it neces-
sary to volo a sum on account of the estimates—if you
are thus vigilant with
your representatives—a majority
of the Reuse of Commons will screw up their courage
and face a dissolution rather than incur the Debility of
prepared for anything that will
yoni displeasure in another way.—(Cheers.) But we
arc told that belie', the ineanvenience.of a, dissointion,
great danger tnight arise from taking, such a step. Be
prepered for that. Be
stave off this great question, end put anything else in in
place. You are told of serious dangers impending on the
Continent. These, gentlemen may tell Sou that they be-
vo that to be more likely than ever. shoold not be
surprised at scree rumour of some 'desperate war iu per-
spective, in order to prevent a dissolution and an appeal
to the country on this great question., Now think the
greatest injury the country can suffer is by al,its great
interests being kept in suspense.—(Cheers.) I see
than every newspaper contains columns of election.:
eering proceedings. Everybody is . beginning to look
After his seat, or to show great attention aad civility
to his constitnents.—(Laughter.) But, besides this,
our merchants, our mannfacturers, our shipewners, our
colonists, wish to know how this matter is to be finally
settled—they wish to enter into matters extending over
two or three years, whilst, above all,, the question of
wages and profits is most intimately bound up in this
.
ouestion.—(Cheers.) Talk to me of intrigues between
the diplomatists of Vienna and Pariaa-talk to me of
some chicanery or trickery of the President of the French
Republic—talk to me of these evils, as nompared with the
'disturbance of the whole trade of the country, and I
say there can be no evil so great as. having this question
Unsettled.--(Cheers.) It is said that men are looking to
some other form of government, and I say, if this Go-
vernment is not to remain in power, what Government
can they have? By-and-by, they will be asking my
friend if he is willing to go to the Horse Guards—
(Laughter)—and probably stipulate that I shall become
Lord Chancellor.—.(Laughter.) But are there any such
consequences to be involved in this matter? They say
you cannot form another Administration except this—
that you cannot carry on the business of Parliament
unless you have either the Protectionists or the Whigs
in office. But they forget that when this question is set-
tled the Protectionist party will disappear.—(Cheers.)
Have one dissolution on this question, and you will never
have another politicion who will tie the kettle of protec-
tion to his tail afterwards. They are all anxious to (set
rid of it no doubt, and when you have abolished the Pre-
tection party, it doet not follow that you_wili find if diffi-
cult to carry on the government in the House of Com-
mons. The whole of the difficulties in the House of Com-
mons have arisen from the fact that you have bad from
200 to 300 gentlemen bound together apparently with
the most intense feeling of , self-interest, and the most
determined resolution to oppose any Government that
did not' conciliate their interests. You have seen this
body led on by a gentleman who is willing to `take all
and every advantage. You have seen this party con-
stantly oppose the Whigs. And why? Because they
thought it the necessary preliminary to bringing the
Protectionist party into power.—(Hear, hear.) They
have had their whipper-in—they have had their regular
organization—they have gone to this party and to that
—at one time taking up with Lord Palmerston, or any
person who seceded from the Whig ranks.—(Hear, hear.)
But the difficulty in carrying on the Government has
been from the Protectionist party, led on by their Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.—(Hear, hear.) Bat in answer
to those who make this a question of tactics, I say have
a dissolution—put the question of protection out of the
way, as you will by, a dissolution, and you will never
have a party in Parliament founded on it,—(Hear, hear.)
Put this out of the way, and you will have all parties
proceeding on fresh ground. They will not Claim to be
free-traders when all are free-traders; when the Protec-
tionists are no longer called upon to support protection,
they will find out something as patriotic and as much to
their interest.—(Hear.) Gentlemen, ours is not a ques-
tion Of tactics. We are not here to discuss the preten-
sions of Whig or Tory, or what can bo done in Parlia-
ment by this party or that.—(Hear.) We have a plain,
straightforward course to pursue. We won our battle
beforetY following a straightforward course, regardleSs
of all political parties. I am not surprised, in taking'
that course, that we should have broken up parties and
Governments. I said seven years ago that we should
aestroy two or three Governments before the matter
was settled. I say now, not dreading the consequences,
let us all unite on this question—all classes in the
country—the humblest as well as the richest. Let us
put the Government on one of three courses—either they
must fully recant their principles of protection, or they
must resign their seat in the Government, or they must
dissolve the Parliament—(Cheers)—one of these three
courses we will compel them to adopt—(Lond cheers)—
and when you have effected either of these objects you
will have accomplished all' ou have in view. Do not
doubt but that the Government will be carried en. Ido
not see the necessity of despairing of finding other men
as good in every respect. But I say to you, let every
man, woman, and child join together in forcing the Go-
vernment to adopt one of those courses.—(Loud cheers.)
Do not let us be led away by any bugbear. Pursue a
straightforward o..urse, sal in less than three or four
months from this time you will be relieved from all the
labour in which you are now embarked.—(The Hon.
Member concluded, amidst loud cheers, by moving the
first resolution.)

Mr. ROBERT ASIITON, of Hyde, seconded the respite.
tion. He avowed himself an advocate of protection, but
of such protection us would enable every man to protect
himself and everybody else at the same time.—(Hear,
with
and laughter.) He liked to call every one by his proper
ro to them.
name. The Protectionists had been going under a name
which did not belongf
bber.hem ut.
in the street and picked his pocket, the law branded him
the name
Ifif oan emaja manwentn e t
to anotherr a
r ..
hament to get a law to authorise him to pick another
man's pocket, he called that protection.—(Cheera and
laughter.) It might be a nice thing if ho, as a cotton-
spinner, could get an Act of Parliament to allow him to
pick his neighbour's pocket. That, perhaps, might be
legal; but would it be morale—(i#ear, hear.) That
which was immoral no law could make moral.—(Hear,
beer.) It was past bearing that men,should come forward
and call theinsolvea the saviours of their country, and
have nothing to propose but a method of picking their
neighbours' pockets by Act of Parliament.—(Choers
and laughter.) During the last four years, since the
repeal of the corn-laws, there had never been so little
fluctuation in commercial matters and so much prospe-
rity; and he must say that he considered the man a mad-
man who wished to return to protection.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. JAMES HARVEY, of , Liverpool, then rose to pro-
pose an amendment; but was doclare.d cut of order, the
motion having been disposed of.
Mr. M. GIBBON, M.P., who Was received with much
cheering, said—As there is a great deal of business to be
done, I shall best consult the object we have in view by
making a very few remarks. I will just say one word as
to what I conceive the perfectly j ustiflable course, in the
present state of affairs, for Members of Parliament to
pursue. I have looked at a great many of the addresses
—most of them that have bowl issued to their consti-
tuents by the new Ministers, and there is one remark-
able omission in them, and that, is the word " Protec-
tion."—(Laughter.) It looks as if they had all agreed
among themselves not to cell themselves by their right
names. Don't mention it.—(Laughter.) But there
is something which, if not called protection in
their addresses, looks very much like it. I
will just read a passage from the address of a gentleman
in whom the county of Lancaster ought, I think, to
take an especial interest—l mean the new Chancellor
for the Duchy of Lancaster, the Right Hon. Mr. Chris-,
topher—(Laughter.) He says, "I accept. office under
the administration of the Bari of. Derby from a convic-
tion of his sincere desire to reverse the financial and
commercial policy which has proved so injurious to
native industry and capitale—(Hear_ and laugbtor.) It
is rumoured and believed that at a private meeting of
the supporters of the present Prime Minister, a promise
was given that his Administration is to stand or fall by
the re-enactment of protection, and I believe upon no
other terms could that Administration secure the support
of those who are now prepared to make a strocuous
effort at the neat general election to obtain a majority--
(llean) We are told to give the Ministry fair play.
Undoubtedly. Let us give them fair play. But let us
give the country fair play also—(Hear.) People talk
es if men holding public offices were persons in the
enjoyment of pleasant situations, . which they hold
for their own amusement and profit—es if they were
;sot trustees and guardians of the groat publip
on
tercets, and bound to carry out a policy based
public opinion. If that be so, fair play to the countryb_
demands that we should not allow the constituent_ eel.
to be lulled into a false security, and to live in a Wed...!
fool's paradise, and believe that these men do not_l_n..
tend to carry into practical legislation the p9ll:o,Ye_ta;l
recommend. I believe that they will try it, gln Y
• • Ati e present
get a majority in the next Parliament
are in a mi-
l:lament, by their own admissions, theity
titutional,
Is eons
nority in the House of Commons.
and proper prac-
will any man contend that it is
a Sa92o)3lsOlves to be in
tice, that a Government who admit ts
should be per-
a minorityin the House- of Comneon ,
e one moment
Mated to administer public affairs or
e-e(llear, hear.)
longer than is absolutely necessaryorte ,
d what is the
If such a principle can never be sugon,
to enable the
objection to an immediate
deiessnprinciples of the Ad-
country to pass a verdidt on
htether the public affairs
ministration, and say w
be administered on those
of the country are to d
recollect, if this Go-
principles or not? 4:
t And
htened away from renact-
vernment even should be r g
- perhaps invent some other
ing tthe corn-laws, it . ley
'need interest to put somethin
g
scheme to enable tha Isli
the expense of the manufacturing
into their pockets at
and the groat body of the -
in-
and commercial interests, .
country—(Cheers.) Fair 1
p ay to
dustrial classes of the
tainty do strongly
the Administration leeT advocate; and,
film c that that man is the best
above all things, I -- he deee net allow friend
to the Administration: their
real them to live
upon the misconeeptio ofPosition, but takes
of uttieg them'
the earliest meanshes oPf the no 1.1 yin possession of what
are the real
thpvivi'h have a u -tr" .—(Cheers.) They
may forty ...-,
wish __majority in favour of monopoly.
Those who _ re. well—and I believe, after all,
ld be their.best friends in the long run—would 'be
Woo
those who desire to undeceive them, and to enable than
to get rid of a question which must, as my friend Cobden
has se ably pointed out, stand in the Way, for a Ten'

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lengthened period, to ill useful and practical legislation.
—(flear.) Let us have an Administration based upon
public opinion, and whose principles are in accordance
with the wishes of the 'nation. It is' perfectly monstrous
to say that the 'country are to call in to their aid council-
lors, when they know that these 'very councillors have
a special retainer to advocate a course of which I be-
hove the country does not approve.—(Cheers.) I have
great pleasure in moving the second' resolution.' I be-
lieve that it advocates a perfectly constitutional course
of proceeding, namely, that the constituencies of the
country ought to be awakened to the daeg.,r of their po-
sition, and that they should use atrong and icerneliato
action to secure a verdict from the country upon the
question of monopoly against free trade.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. HEYWOOD, M.P., in seconding the resolution,
said he considered this the most important crisis which,
' had occurred since 1846, vvheri the corn-laws were re-
pealed; and he had witnessed with great pleasure the
manner in which the friends of air 11. Peel were
determined to stand by his policy. Ha never saw a
man take his seat on the Opposition benches in a more
decided manner than Sir J. Graham had done--(Hear)
—and he was convinced that the Peelnes, as they were
called, were fully to be depended upon.—(Cheers.) A
good spirit pervaded all Free-traders in the House of
Commons, and he was glad to sea that the country was
likely to take up the subject.— eers.) lle _had ad no
doubt that the result of an appeal to ab-
be a majority in favour of free trad
did not think any Government ougl-
without giving a decided answer
policy would be that of protection or free trade, and be-
lieved it would be impossible for any Government to re-
-main in poNer which determined to fasten a tax on the
food of the people.—(Cheers.)
M.r. HARVEY then role to propose his amendment,
which was to Ore cff:_ct that it be an instruction to the-
iarious members of this aiiociation that they particularly
instruct the people as to the strong and immediate bear-
ing of the money question.—(Laughter and cries' of
"Question.") The speaker was proceeding to enlarge
upon the subject, contending that the cheapness. of
bread arose from the Lficieney of money, vs hen he was
interrupted by shouts of laughter and renewed cries of
" Question," during which he resumed his seat.
The resolution was then put by the chair, and carried
unanimously.

Mr. BRIG-11T, M.P., on rising to move the third reso-
lution, was received with great cheering. He said—l
am afraid there is one objection which will be made to
our proceedings to-day, which, on the face of it, appears
rather formidable. It will be said that to call the old
Anti-Corn-law League to life again on an occasion of
this sort is like what has been described by the poet as—
" Ocean into tempest tost,
To waft a feather, or to drown a fly."
(Laughter and cheers.) But I think it will appear on
examination that there are good grounds for the course
we are taking—a course which will the soonest bring us
to the end of that for which during the last fifteen
years we have been lobking—the complete, final, and
irreversible settlement of the question, whether the
people shall or shall not have liberty to purchase
their food as cheaply as they can obtain it in the
market of the whole world.—(Loud cheers.) Now I
all one of those who believe that we ought to treat this
Government as if it intended to do that when in office
which its different members have a thousand times over,
when in opposition, said they would do if they had the
power.—(ficar, hear.) I think that any proposition
founded on the idea that they intended to do nothing is
precisely that which—as we know their intentions—is
most likely to end in their doing
Nothing has howl said by the sonaething.—(Cheers.)
gentlemen who preceded
me of WO personal character of this Government. You
have heard that their addresses to their constituencies
constitute a sort of political slip-slop, from which no
man can draw nourishment of any kind--(Laughter)—
that thefts is only one of those addresses which places
the question in anything of, e clear light, that by a gen-
tleman who, by a marvellous change; while he repre-
sents the county of Lincolnshire, is made Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster. (Laughter.) Now I
happen from my position to know nearly all these
men, more or less, personally—all of them at least that
are in the House of Commons; and I may say, having
watched their conduct in the House from 1843 down
to 1846, when they sat on the Ministerial side of
the HOuse, and having watched their conduct with equal
attention from 1846 down to the present time, when
they sat on the Opposieion side of the House, there is
nothing which has ltd me to suppose that they are not
thoroughly in earnest—some in believing that the corn-
laws are for the good of the country, and all of them in
the resolute expression of their opinion, that if they had
had the power the corn-laws should never have been
repealed, and that if they get the power now to re-enact
those laws they will speedily re-appear one the statue-
book.—(Cheers.) We are told to give these men a fair
trial. Why, we have been trying them all our liven—
(Cheers.) We have tried both them and the corn-
laws, and, so far tes they aro connected with that ques-
tion, we say that they are a party hostile to the inte-
rests of the country—that a party more revolutionary
in ,their character never held the reins of office in this
country, and that so long as they remained connected
with this question, so long will it he our bounden duty,
and our fleet duty, to drive them from those offices where
I am sure, in accordance with the public opinion of this
country, they have no right to be.—(Loud cheers.) I
urn quite of opinion that here we ought not to say
word, or to take a step, adverse to the present Govern-
ment in relation with any:other question that that of free
trade. •It would' be improper in me to argue against the
Earl of Derby, because he has pledged himself to oppose
every measure of Parliamentary Reform, and it would
be equally improper in me to ask you to oppose him on
the ground that ho means to hand over the education of
the people to the parochial elergy.—(Hear, hear.) On
that point, therefore, I shall only say, that I hope the
scholars will get some knowledge of geography from the
parochial clergy, or that they will learn something of
the position on the earth's surface of the province of
Tamhoff--(Laughter)—and of the amount of corn which
we may 'expect from iten-(Benewed laughter and
cheers.), And now with regard to the personnel of the
Government. Rocollect fora moment how we are, and
where we are. We are in a meeting comprising as large
a number of merchants and manufacturers, spinners, men
of capital and monsof industry in this district, as pro-
bably were ever gathered together before in the same
room. We are in the centre of a district which goes a
long way in our day to make the life, the power, and the
greatness of this country. Wo have it said on paper
that ours is a popular constituency, and that the House
of Commons represents the people. Then, of course ,
the Government ought to represent the people also. But
now, here is a list of the members of the Government.
I confine myself for the present to the Members of the
House of Commons; first, there is Mr. Walpole, the
Secretary for the Home Department, who is said to re•
present the borough of Midhurat, with a population of
7,021 persons; according to the census of 1851, the num-
ber of electors being 279; but in reality he is returned
to Parliament by the Earl of Egmont, who is the patron
of the borough. Then there is Sir John Pakington.
who by one of those marvellous changes which we
seldom see in common life, though now and then I am
told they appear on the stage—(Laughter)—is promoted
from being put to oppose my lion. Friend's (Mr.,hiainnd
son) Bill for the establishment of county board
from enacting new laws for the punishments
offenders, to be Colonial Secretary.—(Li atign
of which
Secretary.—(Laughter.)
is said to represent Droitwich, the population
is 7,096, and the electors 367; but iis
he
contrives to
the most comfortable manner possible said that in
Luber oft he Cabinet
return himself for this free and independent constitu-
ency.—(Loud cheers.) Another oine
riot arum 100 mil-
is Mr. Herries, who is now placedli
.charge of our whole
Indian empire, containing u..popu population
man,
and,
lioas to 150 millions. He is an agedinst him; but he is
per-
sonally, I have nothing to say
said to repreneut the boroughor Stamford,aga in conjunction
with the Marquis of Granby. The poLpuatio6, n6.of that
borough is 8,933,
and the number of eh ,t,nr 5 s but in
reality he does not represhnta free constituency
and enoy orfersr6e6_
repre-
sentative of the
electors, for he is notoriously
the n
Marquis of Exeter, so much so, that
the Stamford people recently petitioned the House of
Commons that they might either have the ballot or that
the borough might .be disfranchised.--(Loud cheers.)
altNowt let me say a few words with regard to those who
o'dside the Cabinet • for all this has much to do with
the questione are diseussing. There is Sir Frederic
Thesiger, thewAe n or ey-G eoeral, who is said to represent
the borough of ei.bingdon,svith 5,900 inhabitants and 241
electors; but it is notorious that he was returned by an
influence still worse than that to which I have already
alluded; he was returned by notorious corruption, for
one of the most notoriously corrupt boroughs in the king-
dom. He carried his last election by a majority of one,
and his opponent petitioned against his return on the
ground of bribery. Sir Frederic Thesiger lodged a
counter petition against his opponent, General Caulfield,
and both petitions were afterwards withdrawn, on the
avowed and admitted ground that such was the bribery
practised on both aides that if the borough came before
a Parliamentary Committee, no power on earth could
have saved it from disfranchisement.—(
Then there is the Marquis of Chandos, who represents
Buckinghem, with Hear, hear.)
a population of 8,069 inhabitants,
and 319 electors, but who is in reality returned by the
joint influence of himself and his father, the Duke
who
Buckingham. Then there is Sir' William Joliffe, w
represents the borough of Petersfield. So ignorant am
I that I hardly know in what countyn
thisi important
place is to be found. I believe
Sussex.--
(Laughter, and cries of " No; Hants.") Haute, is it?
y
ig
laughter.) He need not norance.—(Continued
in Well, that onl shows y
purs
as he had no doubt the
meeting clearly saw,ue those illustrations fur-
ther. It was sufficienttothe say,present was a Government
composed entirely of that
county representatives, or else of re-
presentative' of small boroughs, where either patronage
or, what was worse, undisguised shameless bribery reigned
Such Government
supreme'
not have, On questions of commercial policy, any Um"
the wants or the wishes of the great Ina",
pathy with •
of the population, who were in
congregated together s
the large
towns of the empire, He objected then' a
he said before, to giving these men what
"9 called
a fair trial. Both they and their princia: menennad
bad as fair a trial as any jury of twelve sweepsmallest
eaald.give, and he for his part had not. Or
doubt that if instead of concealin,, their Polley under a
the eCottutrY
mask, they fairly and openly appealed to

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j‘e.„..7.
apen it., the consllturid:44 &tile em faulty di.;
fectiv. Zl3 tho represe.ntatiOn nom ww, would, a large
majority centhfri and settle for ever, in 18.52. the policy
which was soLynniy.cgrerd to in IS46.—(The Hon.
Ideeaber Sat. -down ernidat leud.ehcering )
Mr. BAZLEY • seewilded the resolu:iun,. whi,.:h„ With a
memorial to the Queen for the dissolution of pa.riiitzncnt,
.was ill,O:o.,4i;ied by-acdamation.
Mr. lir,sr.r Astiwourri moved the fourth and last re-
solution, and 6641 that, unlike the .precading motions,
its etTxt would not depend upon th,?, inergy and the elo-
quence of the qediei., 'bat upon the response of the Ha-
toners; and in that. point of view he had.no doubt that
this i•olution,, which was for the raising of the sineiva
of war to. enable thO revived League to carry pn their
operation, would bo most oft quently supportod.—
(Loud cheers.)
Mr. KEEBHAW, M.P., shortly seconded the motion,
which Was also carried, and the subscription then Vgan.
In five minutes` the sum of 10;0001, uccorling to the
terms 'laid down in the resolution, vi.,,,re'subscribed, and
in half 'en- hour .afterv(ard3, when the meeting finally
closed, .tug; totnl sum subscribed was found to amount to
27,500/.

The fillowin firms subscribed 1,0001. each :—Ker-
shaw, Lacs. and Co.; B. Mattley-, of Mottratn; Lees
and Son; J. Whittaker and Sons, of Dation&id; A. and
S. Herring; IV. Bailey and Brothers, Staleybridge; W.
Brown, M.P.; Philips and Co.; Ashtons and Sons,
Hyde; Thom 43 Thomason, Bolton; It. T. Ashton,
Hide; Titus &At. Bradford; R. Milligan, M.P., Brad-
ford; and James Chadwick Gules.
The following gentlemen and firms subscribed 5001.
each:—George Foster, of Sanden ; Sir Elkanah Armi-
tage, Alderman Watkins of Manchester; Findlater and
Msekie, Frederick Schwann, H. and G. Ashworth, of
Bolton; L. lleyworih, M.P., Thomas Whitehead and
Brother; Schwabe and Co., Potter And Co., Taylor
and, Broth: rs, ot' Wigaa ; Cobden, rif.p. Bright and
,
Brothers, Mr. SiMpion, of Manchester; Thompson
and Co.
Teem were also two sums of 3001., six of 250/, five of
2QOI, eighteen of 1001, and ten of 52)/.; the whole amount,
as we Imre already sated, being 2, ,500/.

EX24IMORDINARY POLICE OUTRAGE.
- LIVERPObi, , SATURDAY EVENING.—An i4vestiip."
tiimi.took 'ptabEi this day before the borough msgis.
trateeat. the Sessions House, Liverpool, into a charge
of falsifying an official report; agsinst Mr. Dowling,
the head.constable, and Mr—Towerson, chief super.
intendent of police in the northern div4Lioa 9!tt2 bo.
rough': The— magistrates present were— Messrs.
Littledale (mayor), Mansfield (stipendiary), George
Holt, D. Hodgson, Smith Dixon Boot[l, Boulton
C. Turner, C. Turner, Benn, Parker W. Earle, HI
Earle, Romald James Aikin, A. Hodgson, Nicol, W.
Rathbone, &c. _

Oa the evening of Monday the Rev. Dr. Cahill
was delivering a lecture in the Holy Cross Chapel,
situated in the lowest part of the town. The chapel
was much crowded. During the delivery of the lecture
the cracking of one of the beams or rafters occasioned
the utmost confusion among the people, who threw
themselves headlong down stairs, and in consequence
of the great numbers crowding at the doors, the panic
outside the chapel was nearly as great as inside. Just
at this juncture some person, either from ignorance or
design, informed a policeman in the neighbourhood that
the Orangemen had got into the chapel, and a deadly
fight was waging. This officer, a young man named
Boardinsn, 291, conveyed the intelligence to his ser-
geant (Tomlinson), who immediately collected several
constables, and proceeded to the chapel, Tne people
were rushing out in great confusion, and it appears
the police, except Tomlinson, commenced a general
attack on the people. Tomlinson endeavoured to pre-
vent the indiscriminate bludgeoning, but succeeded
only in part. Oa the same night, in accordance with
an official regulation, he made a report of the occur-
rence ; this report set forth that the police had made
an indiscriminate attack on the people at the chapel
door., On the following (Tuesday) morning the re-
port was copied into a book kept for that purpose at
the central station. In the mean time information
had been laid against some of the policemen concerned
in the attack, and they were to be examined at the
police court on Monday. The report stood, an
awkward piece of evidence furnished by one of the
force against his colleagues. On Thursday, the day
before the charges were to be heard, the leaf contain-
ing this damning report was abstracted from the book.
The hearing came on in due course en Friday. In
the course of the inquiry the book in question was
handed to Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Aikin, the magis-
trates on the bench, who discovered that a leaf had
been abstracted. The magistrates commented on the
gross impropriety of the party who had done this, and
endeavoured to trace the offender. In this they met
with considerable obstruction from all the parties con-
cerned ; however, it appeared that Superintendent
Towerson had conferred with Tomlinson about the
report he had made subsequent to its entry, and that
on Thursday morning both these officers went before
the head constable in his private room, when the
latter ordered the leaf to be abstracted. Tomlinson
then made another report, in which not one word
was said about the police striking the people. To
the truth of this amended report he swore when be-
fore the magistrates on the following day. The
charge against the two constables was distinctly
proved by numerous witnesses, and the magistrates
ordered them to be suspended—a sentence which they
also passed on Tomlinson, but on the ground of gross
prevarication and equivocation, if not perjury. Mr.
Mansfield then commented in strong terms on the
conduct of the head-constable and the chief superin-
tendent, which he declir.ed to adjudicate on, as he
was of opinion it ought to come before the general
body of magistrates.
On the magistrates assembling at two o'clock to-
day Mr. Mansfield briefly recapitulated the particulars
of the charge, and spoke of the whole police force as
being in a most disorganised condition, and their
callusion was so effectual that it was with difficulty
the truth could be extracted from them when
examined in cases likely to leave their conduct open
to censure. He referred to this to show bow fatally
the corruption of the head had pervaded the whole
body. He then animadverted in strong terms on the
conduct of the head-constable and his second officer,
and showed the care which had been taken to conceal
the abstraction of the leaf, and observed that if the trick
had been successful its Effect would have been to
throw discredit on all the witnesses who appeared to
substantiate the charge against the police.
Mr. Dowling, being called into the room, and told
thecharge
of
eh against
said he was anxious to save
the
liin,
magistrates, and ho therefore admitted
tim t
it, but wished to make an exphlaatl en. His remarks
were to this effect, that, on Sunday,from the sug-
gestionhis
complain„
ommepnl a
iwn hto
underh d sufferedwhieh severely.
frem bronchitis,of one o
a Dowling) laboured, he had changed his medical
ng d e
ofodniteati
andne contained
attendant, by whose advice he had abstained from
which
cffeehtes
of
fnothwe
ehfoeun
animal food during the whole week, and had been
taking medicine
opium; the
the narcotic bad rendered him partially unconscious
combined
of his acts ; this was the only way in which he could
account for the part he had taken in the transaction.
many witnesses were then examined, whose evi..
dente bore out the facts stated above.
The inquiry having come to a close, Mr. Mansfield
moved that Mr. Towerson be dismissed from the
police force; the decision in Mr. Dowling's case to be
postponed to Thursday next. It was ultimately re-
solved that Towerson should be suspended.
Another account says that Mr. Dowling has been
suspended by the watch committee of the towel
council.
A fortnight since the town council, by a majority
of one, rejected a proposition by which Mr. D owling
would have retired on an annuity of 3001. for life.

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Malta%

Toe MAGISTRACY IN SCOTLAND.--A bill in the
of Commons was yesterday printed to alter and amend
cerir°tualeo provisions in the laws relating to the numbers and
election of magistrates and councillors in the burghs in Scot-
land. The object of this 13111—which was brought forward
by the Lord Advocate—is to limit the number of magistrates
and councillors in the royal burghs, and to make provision
for the case of the Provost and magistrates of any burgh
being included in the one-third of the council going out of
office annually.
There is a schedule annexed to the Bill,
limiting the number of councillors in a burgh.
The highest
number is 18, and the lowest 9. Magistrates are to retain
office until their successors are elected, and come into office.
The Provost, or senior magistrate, is to preside at the Unit
3311441 g 9f the council After gm Annual election.

17- 0 the PROPRIETORS of the SOUTH-

EASTERN' EAILWAY.

GENTLE3rEtc,
ieslgnecl tho seat which I had the honour to hold in your direc-
in 1846, 00 being appointed to her Majesty'e Government;
. being now released from the public duties attendant on that
intmant, I beg to offer myself as a candidate for re-election, at
meeting to be held on the 4th instant. Permit me to add.
if again honoured with your confidence, I shall devote my best
ties to the performance of the duties of a Director.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your faithful servant,

Ron'. MARIONETTE TIIEATRE,
ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND.

Another New Piece.

Fourth Week ofThe United
On MONDAY, March Ist, and every evening during the week,
an Introductory ADDRESS, by Mr. Albany Brown.
AriA r which, a new scene of Apropos, entitled the MANAGER'S
ROOti, with Signor Bari Tone's new Scene,
The French Commenta-
tor on Shakspere, and Grand Italian Aria, by Signora Barbiere Al-
tend.
After Which, for the first time, an entirely new Comedletta, by
Huge, vamp,
—sq.. called POLL PRACTICE ; or, The Secrets of
gatrage.
bE... followed by the Neapolitan grotesque Divertissement of
ARLE,II4LNO FORTUNATO, with the Frolics of Saltarello and
Plerros
To c include with the Infinitesimal Opera of THE UNITED SER-
.
Dooi ; open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock.
A ti ;ming Performance on Wednesday and Saturday next.
Doors open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock.
In active pr paration, an entirely new version of the Grand
Easter .1 Spectacle of ALADDLIs ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, which
will al ,rtiy be produced with all the vast resources of this small
establ hment.
Pric Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the
Theat:e, and of all the principal Librarians.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed Meyerbeer's grand Opera of ROBERT THE
DEVIL. Robert, Mr. Fedor; Bertram. Mr. Drayton; Ralmbant,
Mr. Manvers ; Alberti, Mr. Dehaga ; the Princess, Mias Crichton ;
Alice, Madlle. Evelina Garcia.

A tier which, a new-ii-allel Fantast ique, entitled THE STAR
OF THE RHINE; or, The Genius of Dancing. Starbeam, Madlle.
rlttitkett ; Miller (a young Peasant), M. Durand.

Box-office open daily from 10 to 4.
Stage Manager, Mr. J. M. MORTON.
The whole under the management of
Mr. BUNN, LESSEE.