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London, England, 1852-11-03 00:00:00

that we should learn a lesson from this great movement
which is about to terminate, and that we ought, if we
eit, during our generation, to make the course of our
children, and of their children, easier in procuring such
political amelioration and changes as the circumstances
of the country may require. (Cheers.) The patriotism
of our day does not consist in the destruction of monar-
chies or the change of dynasties. Our fathers wrested
the institution of an annual Parliament from unwilling
and despotic monarchs. Be it ours—and I speak to
those who can do it if we will it (cheers)—be it ours to
wrest a real House of Commons from a haughty no-1
bility, and to secure the lasting greatness of this nation
on the broad foundations of a tree Parliament and a free
people. (Loud and enthusiastic cheering.).
Mr. BAZELEY proposed the next sentiment, " The
Irish members present ; may the industry of Ireland
flourish," which was received with great cheering.
Mr. KECGLI said it was very important on the part of
the United IViegdoes to have the verdict of the Irish
members ascertained upon the questions of Free-trade,
and this for many reasons, and not the least because of
:he conduct of the present men who now composed her
Majesty's Government ; for, at the time the great battle
was successfully fought, efforts were made in that por-
tion of the country to turn away the attention of the
people from the voice of those who advised them for
[heir great advantage, and no shift, or cunning, or arti-
fice was lett unpracticed to deceive his fellow-country-
men lees promised in political knowledge, by playing
upon their seeming interest, in order to induce them to
juin with a factious oligarchy in a conspiracy to cheat
the people of Great Britain out of their rights. Not-
withstanding the sophism resorted to on that oc-
casion, he could proudly boast of their conduct,
and be asked the representatives of Manches-
ter and others present whether, in this great
struggle, the Irish members or people deserted them
in the contest. (Cheers, and cries of "No I") The Hoe.
Member then alluded to the arts used on the accession
of the present Government to power to form a minority
into a majority of the House of Commons, and then
asked what position the country would have been placed
in now if Ireland had returned 65 members to consider
what Mr. Disraeli called the " irresistible" claims of that
portion of her Majesty's dominions. (Hear.) But he
was happy to say that he believed three-fourths of the
,epresentatives of Ireland were as determined as any
men in that room to stand—(cheers)—through weal and
through woo, despite all calumny and obloquy, against
my attempt again to tax th© food of the people of this
country. (Loud cheering.) This being the case, their
position was perfectly secure. After referring to the
conduct of tho present Government, he said that the
Irish Members were charged with sympathizing with
yranny and despotism, bat he was there to declare that
:hey sympathized with no tyranny abroad, and they
sbeyed no tyranny at home. (Here the whole company
r )se, and the cheering and waving of handkerchiefs lasted
or some time.) Having long experienced, under the
refyinte far which they were not answerable, crushing de-
Totiovn themselves, they must be as bereft of mind as
ievoid of feeling if they sympathized with any one that
-yrannized over the bodies or the consciences of men.
(Great cheering.)
Mr. BERKELEY, M.P. for Bristol, responded, and said
he had to express the great indebtedness which the
people of Bristol felt for the exertions made by the
Anti-Corn-law League through a succession of years,
in placing a great question on its proper footing in their
ancient city. He then proceeded to show that the
repeal of the Corn-laws had so operated upon the inde-
pendence of the people of Bristol, and was of so much
!nterest to them that, though upon two occasions, in
1837 and 1841, he had been returned as their represen-
tative by small majorities only—in 1841 it was only
sixty in a constituency of 10,000—yet in 1847, when Sir
Robert Peel bad placed his policy before the country, he
(Mr. Berkeley) was returned as a Free-trader by a
majority of 1,700, and at the last election the son of
Colonel Gore Langton, an old reformer, was sent as his
colleague, the first time for a long period that Bristol
bad sent two reformers. He advocated the ballot as a
necessity in all free elections.
Mr. Mseesna GIBsoN proposed " Free Trade ; the
best interest of all nations." The Bight Honourable
Gentleman said they had the satisfaction of knowing
chat Free-trade had supporters now in nearly all
civilized nations, and in the United States ho believed
this was the very day when ho hoped a large majority
of the people of that country would elect a Free-trade
president, and thus settlo finally and irrevocably in that
country, this great question, he entirely concurred with
'Ar. Cobden that some decided course should be taken at
:he earliest possible period of the approaching Parlia-
ment to bring the Ministers to an emphatic avowal of
heir present opinions, and their future intentions, upon
,hat question; and as Mr. Cobden and his friends were
about to be declared to be in the right, be thought they
,hould have some hand in dictating the terms of the
apology. Ho would be satisfied with nothing less than
that the Minister of the Crown should avow that the
admission of foreign corn into this country had been a
'great and beneficial policy, and ought to be maintained.
(Cheers.) They bad a precedent to protect them in
toe course which it was expected Mr. Cobden would
take, at au early period in the coming Parliament,
of moving a distinct resolution which must bring
Ministers to book, for when an appeal was made to the
country in 1841, upon the question of Protection, and a
Protectionist majority was returned, an amendment was
moved on the address to the Crown, pledging the Com-
mons to act in harmony with the wishes of the people.
Let Mr Cobden tell the House what Mr Stuart Wortley
old them then. Let him say, "You have appealed to
he country upon the question of Free-trade. I am the
Member fur trio largest constituency in the country, and
I call upon you to declare your principles on that sub-
ject." (Cheers.)
Lord GODERICLi responded to a sentiment asserting
he universality of the application of Free-trade prin-
ciples. He proceeded to say that our Government might
say they tveuai not interfere with the policy of Free-
trade, cud some of the constituencies might believe them;
out what would be the feeling of foreign nations when
they saw a Protectionist Government in office? Why,
it would be impossible to persuade them that this country
adhered as firmly as ever to Free-trade principles
(Hear, hear.) Again, it was said by apologists of the
Ministry that they did not intend to reverse Free-trade.
But that eas not enough. (Hear, hear.) They must
not only not go back, but they must be prepared to go
torward before the people could trust them. (Cheers.)
Mr CIIEETUAM, the new member for South Lanca-
shire, next brie fly addressed the meeting, after which the
proceedings terminated.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market to-day was good
lip to two o'clock ; since then it has been easier, closing flat,
and slightly lower. The committee's authorised lists thus
reports the transactions:—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead), 22; Caledonian.
-271,13 ; Eastern Counties, 12 34 ; East Lancashire, 19% ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 881 ; ditto, West Riding Union,
21,4 dis.; Leeds Northern (late Leeds and Thirsk), 1734 ;
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 19%; London and North
Western, 125; ditto, Fifth shares, 41./3 p.; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6/ new Pref. shares, p. ; Midland,
753's 80; North British, 9% 11.16; North Staffordshire, 4%
dis. ; Sough Eastern and Dover, 24 IA; York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 18 ; York and North Midland, 271/8 ; Newry
and Enniskillen, 4 dis.