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SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS.
TO SECRETARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
CLERKS, STATION-MASTERS, RAILWAY OFFICIALS,
BANKERS' CLERKS, TRAVELLERS, AND OTHERS.
TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and
GUARANTEE COMPANY.
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with a reference.

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COQUATRIX'S. PATENT LUBRI-
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Leicester-place, Leicester-square, London. Price, without the boxes,
Thirty Shillings per dozen.

BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH,
Hamilton-place, New-road, London.
The following is a List of AGENTS for the SALE of MORISON'S
PILLS, the VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE, in London
and its vicinity:—
Strand, 368—(Mr. J. Lofts, jun.) the Hygeist-office, 5 doors east
of Exeter Hall
Regent-street, 65 .. • • Mr. Field
Park-place, 1, Mile End-road • • Mr. Lofts
Oxford-street, 63 .••••• • • • • • • Dletrichsen & Hannay,perCUMera
New-road, 20, St. George's-in-
Mr. J. Baines
Watling-street, 55 Mrs. Dare
Great Tower-street, 33 .. •• • • Mr • Baldwin
Townshend-street, 8, Old Kent-
road.. Mrs. Foulser
Tottenham-court-road, •
128.• • • Mr. Rayner
Walham Green .............. Mrs. Merchant
. Breutford (Post-office) .. Mr. Norbury
Clapham ••• • • • •••••••• • • • • • • Mr. Batten's Library
Great Chart-street, 53, East-
road, Hoxton .• • • .• •• • • Mr. J. Dinmore
Cornhill, 68 ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • Mr. R. Johnstone, perfumer, &c.
High Holborn, 83.• ••••• • • • • • Mr. William Hallet
Deptford •••••••• • • • • • • •• • • Mr. Porritt, bookseller
Staines •••-••.. • • • • • • .... Mrs. Norris's Library
Poplar, High-street .•• • .. Mr. Edmunds
Finsbury Market, 3, North-street Mr. Sage
Paddington green, 22, Hermit-
age-street Mr. Wm. Winn
Mr. D. Wilson, grocer.
No chemist or druggist allowed to sell the Medicine.
See that the words " Morison's Universal Medicines" are on. the
Government Stamp.

LAURENT'S CASINO,
ttRGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-str ee t,
St. James's.
Open every evening by Laurent's Celebrated Band. rend- pal
oniet-a-Piston, M. Boulcourt.
Doors open at Eight o'clock. Dancing to commence at nine, And
•erminate at half-past eleven.

Admission—ONE SHILLING.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WORKS,
Just published, by H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London..
No I.
Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free, its. 6d.,
ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHOF ;A ;
with the View to the Correction of wide-spread R erors
In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the
Generative System, or Sexual Hypochrondriasis. Translated from
the German of Dr. PICKFORD, of the University of Heidelbef g.
—" Dr. Pickfor 1 is known to English readers by his frequent practi-
cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the S rat
time, he informs us, that be has addressed himself to the non-mc W-
eal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he a tall
detest any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his
power to correct."—London Medical Gazette, May 30, l; 351.

—" The elitor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this
distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying laare
the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to
cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other obj ect
than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spore cut-
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accurately described, and thus a safe guide is offered for the
treatment of the malady "—Medical Circular, May 5, It 952.
—" We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preliminary
chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice 3 of
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Price at which the • brochtre' is sold, places it within the reach of
every one interested in the matter."—Dublin Medical Press, Ai nil
38,1852.

EMIGRANTS.—Many years ago, journeys irnto
indeed,
inducementsdistan t co
weretrlken ;
and the passage more expel asive
were less frequently underta.
and tedious. Yet even then an Outfitting Department was kept by
less,
E. MOSES and SON, and was liberally encouraged by all persons
about to leave England. But now, when thousands are emigrating
—when distance is forgotten, and prospects brighten with glorious
anticipations of riches in abundance•—the Outfitting Departmer it of
E. MOSES and SON'S magnificent trade assumes a promin el ice
truly surprising. Why should it be otherwise 2 They have uti_
equalled facilities, from long experience and universal connexhyns ;
they have a stock unequalled in the world for extent, suitability, and
quality ; they have had more patronage in this department than any
other house ; they pay immediate attention to all applications n 1 ade
by Emigrants, for whose special accommodation a separate dept irt-
al" is kept in E. MOSES and SON'S gigantic Establishment ,
what is of greater importance still, their Outfits are superior
,it
1 quality, and 1 in price, than those ofother
An
requisite I lower t bli h
lists of Outfitanf°rma-lon relative to sailing of vessels, &c., and full
part or the m.raY be obtained on application, or forwarded to any
St. switlitif,
icl,,om free of charge.
to credit tradit.nPuted. and no change in the weather. If we are
will exchange the'
crowded,
days are long to continue ; and many
healthy breeges
of the seeda . busy City for country quietude and. the
cure Dress for these oneascirst• Let each lady and gentleman pro- '
novelty and fashion maiutalr the Magnificent Emporiums of
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the season by a celebrated staff of a:gui.ottce, prepared expressly for
entirely devoted to its designs. Light and
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classes, suitable for all professions and occupations, s for all 1
, at E. MOSES
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except their own Establishments, as follows
L-indon City Bstablishment, 154, 155,1156, and 167, mnor,
84, 85, cnd 86, Aldgato, opposite the Chh, all commtmicat4 •1 83,
London West-cnd Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2,
and 3, Hart-street, all commtmicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19, Brldge-stred.

Sheffield Branch, 86, Fargate.
Merchant T tilors, Clothiers, Hatters, hosiers, Furriers, Boatand Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen.

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FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL.
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LF-PRESERVATION; a
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ex-
haust medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the
Infirmities
earlytie period of life, which destroy the physicr a and
Secretdet rant
with Practical Observati ens on
the certain Prevention ando , Treatment of Nervous Debi-
successgil
nai Weakness, Syphilis, Stricture, wad all
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Physiology, and Diseases
By SAMUEL LgMERT, M.D.
ARE, LONDON.
foufncthtieonisl,epanr°dd
37, BEDFORD-SQUARE,
Ly
Hospital Medical Society,
burgh, Honorary Member of the Lon
London, Member of the Hunterian
Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, Lon
Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of of the University
of Edin-
Medical Society of Edinburgh, Sce., ,tc•
ns, and of their relative
tcmy and physiology of the reproductiveorga
who has taken the
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Conditions in health and disease. Dr. La'Mert,
d medical man
!Asia inserted in the work, is the only legally 'vane
studies !llghest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo-
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treatment of these complaints. He may be consulted with advan:
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,a,c, _
ancret practices acquired in youth,
marriage trustr rendered a term of anceas-
Ye . whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of
mg nu,,,, _ td rated, and existence itself
publisi;vecia regret.
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, July 16.
DIVIDENDS.
In the Country.
R. M. Lloyd, Wrexriam, Denbiginhire, banker, Aug.
11, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—W. J. Foulkes,
Birkenhead. Cheshire, druggist, Aug. 10, at eleven, at
the Court, Liverpool—J. Ellison, Liverpool, ironmonger,
Aug. 10, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—R. H. Bell
and E. 8011, South Shields, Durham paper manufac-
turers, Aug. 6, at twelve, at the Court:Neweastle-upon-
Tyne.

PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
S. Handley, Aanor-terrace, Brixton, builder, le. 6d.,•
on Thursday July 22, and three following Thursdays,
between eleven and 'two-, at the-office of Mr. Stansfeld,
Bainghall-street.

D Keith and T. Shoobridge, Wood-street, Cheapside,
, warehousemen, 2s. 9d., on Thursday, July 22, and three
following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the
office or Mr. Staneeld, Basinghall-street.
J. Beaumont, Leman-street, Whitechapel, engineer,
6s. Bd., on Thursday, July 22, end three following
Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
R. Gatehouse, R. Darcb, and G. Wilkins, Union Saw
Mills, Upper Lisson-street, timber merchants,
514., on
Monday, July 19, and two subsequent MolidaYs,between
eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Alder-
manbury, City.
R. Bateman and R. Hardwicke, Carey-street, Lin-
coln's Inn, printers, Is. 9d., on Monday, July 19, and
two subsequent Mondays, between eleven and three, at
the office of Mr. Cannan, Aldermanbury, City.
R. Artree, Brighton, hosier,
next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane,
City. Is. 11d., on Saturday

J. Millard, Reading, coppersmith, 103., on Saturday
next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven
and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abehurch-lane,
City.

J. Richardson, Edgeware-road, ironmonger, 4d., on
Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-
lane, City.
T. Barnj um, Pall-mall East, wine merchant, 75. 6d.,
on Saturday, July 17, and three subsequent Saturdays,
between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards,
Sambrook. court, Besingliall-street.
J. Starkey, Old street, St. Luke's, carpenter and
builder, Is., and 7s. 6d. on new proofs, on Saturday,
July 17, and three subsequent Saturdays, between
eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-
court, Basinghall-street.
R. Allison and T. Allison, Dean-street, Soho, piano-
forte manufacmrers, 4id., and Is. 3id. on new proofs, on
Saturday, July 17, and three subsequent Saturdays, be-
tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Edwards,
Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street.
T. Keating, St. Paul's-churchyard, druggist, 35., on
new proofs, on Saturday, July 17, and three subsequent
Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr.
Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street.
A. Solomons, Basinghall-street, merchant, 84d and
Is, 80., on new proofs, on Saturday, July 17, and three
subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the
office of Mr. Edwards, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street.
W. A. Cogar, Newgate-street, and Quadrant, boot and shoe
dealer, 45., any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the
office of Mr. Whitmore, Baslnghall-street,

G. Hart and T. Hart, Union-street, Borough, trimming
manufacturer, 6s. 4d., any Wednesday, between eleven and
three, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
W. M‘Dowali, Pemberton-row, Gough-square, City,printer,
d., any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office
of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
C. Bunyard, Mark-lane, City, seedsman, ls. Odd., any
Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr.
Whitmore, Basinghall-street . •
J. Gundry, Goldsithney, Cornwall, merchant, 25., any
Tuesday after Aug. 20, between eleven and,two, at the office
of Mr.-Hirtzel, Exeter.

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NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
In the Country.
T. Pearce and W. Thackray, Sunderland, timber merchants,
Aug. 6, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tynset—relle;
Evans, Ilchester, Somersetshire, carpenter, Aug. 11, at one,
at the Court, Exeter—W. V. Matthews, Yeovil, Somerset..
shire, druggist, Aug. 11, at one, at the Court, Exeter.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
T. Roberts, Minories, City, grocer—W. H. Oram, Noble_
street, City, trader, certificate of the second class—C. J. San-
ders, Colfingwood-street, Blacltfriars-road, provision mer-
chant, certificate of the second class—W. Jones, iligh.
plumber, certificate of the second class—W. Steel,
Islington,
Fenchurch- street, City, tailor certificate of the second class
—W. T. Gibson, High-streeoslington, baker, certifiprciantteerosf
the third class W. Williams, W. Williams, jun., and T. R,
Williams, Newport, Monmoutshire, bankers, certificates of
the first class—P. Jones, Llangattock, Monmouthshire,
sjti:oPet., accountants—
banker, certificate of the first class—A. Solornons, Basing_
hall-street, City, merchant, certificate of the third class.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Phillips and A. J. Bryant, Petworth, Sussex,
and booksellers—Mary Williams and T. Williams, ChoLowrsolntroetnah--,
Stewart street, Spitalfields, trading under theinnddessniaing_-.
upon- Medlock, fruiterers and poulterers— L. Wornbm,osiza
Jacobs,
orrd.h.pinadr.kel..
j . nation
Young,of the a
Sambrook-court,
b Patentroo k -c
oUtrechturt,
BC Company—J. s
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Mary Goodier and Martha Crompton. Fleetwood, Lanca-
shire, boarding-school proprietresses—T. Wardleworth and
A. Wardleworth, Bunker's-hill, within Prestwich,laG
jsh.iTrea,rTnu,rkneoyp-er-esdtrdeyeet,rsu—aEck.nTeayn-rno,asdesn.hrEe...prToaonf
facturers—W.
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TSpevirkehitaenhdeand .anGod
Islington, drape . Li
• Ho wor
and 3. Howorth (as far as regards J•. howorthl toe
chandelier makers and gas
....
....
, —urnley,
Lancashire, worsted spinners—J. Crab') and R. Watts, Cle-
ment's-court, Wood-street, City, commission agts T.
Close, H. Thorp, J. Bowron, and L. Cooke, Stocktonen, Dur
ham, grocers and tea dealers—A. Abraham
comp ir.,
AG- Levy,
Eyre-street-hill, Holborn, loan and discount pan_____
W. Hayes .and M. J. Conolly, Liverpool, haanufactuyrer:yof
asphalte—C. Moore and N. Kellett, Horton, Yorkshire,
joiners—W. Gregory and J. H. Gregory,_ Liverpool, attor-
neys-at-law and solicitors—J. Morris, J. Ring, and P. ,
\rood-
ing, Ludgate-street, City, engravers and printers—.s. B. -,_
ham and W. Noall, Liverpool, linendrapers—T, j, masolZd-
G. Castell, Haggin-lane, Wood-street, stock manufacturer
J. Hart, C. Hart, and G. Hart (as far as regards G. Ha...,,
Wych-street, Strand, wholesale and retail irornnniceg..)...
'G. D. Robinson and E. Glassbrook, Manchester, e 0.7,1,.
builders—T. Scholfield and C. W. Challinor, Rochdale
Lancashire, wholesale tea dealers—G. Owen, J. Taylor, au,;.
J. Hellawell (as far as regards J. Taylor), Huddersfiet,'
Yorkshire, woollen waste, yarn, and flock dealers—j, cowl:,
and T. James, Walsall, Staffordshire, gas tube manufacture.
—N. Twigge and I D. Edwards, Liverpool, rice dressers
chocolate manufactarers--R. H. Kay, A. T. Richard an-
d
and E. Wroe (as far as regards E. Wroe), Mane
mousseline de laine and fancy goods manufacturer
Ramsay, J. Hardy, and R. Knowles, Liverpool, Nock .„-•:
Pump makers—Yr:Atkinson and W. Nixon, Crutched-f •-•''''
corn factors. liars,
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
J. Wallace, Glasgow,
contractor and dairyman, to meet a
20, at twelve, an
d Aug. 13, a
rowt eleven, within the r, Y
Hotel, Glasgow,
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W. Foster,
and Aug. 13, at twelve, wit h• to meet July
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J. Scott, Edinburgh, ht.,-
4shin the
_King's Arms, Dunlf,.:fd
and Aug. 22, at two, wit,ain.Dmowanerstictnurer, to meet 341:_.(7.:
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Edmburgh. d Lyons' Sal V
a.e-so ')
outs,
W. Connel, Edir,burgh, brush manufacturer,
July 10 and Aug- 12, at two, within Dowells' a'adt°, meet
Rooms, Edinburip, ....y0
11 8
W. Buchanan, Dunfermline, wright, to meet July %
Aug. 12, at twelve, within Aitken's Hotel, Dunfernze' and
lie..

Somerset,
ofitere'latnii
HEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
—HiS
RSaotyliardla:l4.ner
the Duke of Cambridge honoured the Percerinuaillt,lcte6hirin!leati_ll
Majesty's 7.'heatre with his presence on
His Royal, Highness was attended by Major the R,H.".:l3ing,
by Ladd__al:9.es
Macdona'td. Her Majesty's box was occupied
roline Crst, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Mrs. gertefir Ca_
party. Amongst the noble "and distinguished indiv.,4l4
also ityvesent in the theatre on this occasion were the foTuals
ing k His Grace the Duke of Wellington and vs_ !iolviv..
ch'ioness of Douro, the Duke and Ducb.ess_of teaulortM the
Duke and Duchess of Leinster and Lady Jane Rey'
'Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess
Lady Augusta Paulet and the Hon. Miss somerset, the ta ,
Chester peas
e
omfnAeisslesbßurru;,ll°LowrdanWd aMrdl,liteh'edCeoßurunntesnr of
Earl Mountcharles, the Earl of Lonsdale,. the Eari of ck :
terfield, the 'Dowager Countess of Harrington and ue
Blanche St. Maur Stanhope, the Earl and Countess of LadyGlen'
Earl-of Shelburne, the Viscount Canterbury, the In.
gall and Lady Margaret Butler, the Earl of wilton,
th;
• ..count AT,
son, General the Hon H. Cavendish, the Viscount Duppii;
Lord George Paget, Lord Chester Stanhope, Lord Gardner.'
Lady William Powlett and party, Sir Charles Shaher '
Bart., Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir William Abdy, g
Count de Barke, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and
Bart the
La4Howard, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Mrs. Gore and
part;
Sir. Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bait, and Lady Lennard, cag '
tain and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, Mrs. Storer Mr. a'.
Mrs. Tudor, Mr. Paul, Mr. George Hudson, M.P., sire. Rund!
son and Miss Hudson, Miss Caroline Bellew and party, Mr
T. Uzielli, Mr. W. Delafield, Mr. Palmer and party, Mr:
G. Mitchell, Mr. Heneage. Mr. and Captain Trelawnev
Mr. Marton, Mrs. and Miss Richards, Mr. Alfred Unta:
gomery and Mrs. Alfred Montgomery, Mr. Lake, Mr.Franke,
Mr. Pole, &c.
THE APPOrPITMENT OF OVEESEEES.—There iS RII
justices of the peace,
Act now in force, passed on the 30th of June, by which
having jurisdiction in other matters, in
1 any city or place, may act in cases relating to the relief of
i the poor,

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ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

WEST RIDING.
WAKEFIELD, SATURDAY, JULY 17.—The nomination for
the West Riding of'the county .of York took place this day
at eleven o'clock, in front of the Court-house.
Mr. E. it. Denison, accompanied by Mr. Edwin Lascelles,
Mr. John Rand, and many of his friends, arrived about a
quarter before eleven, and took their station on the left com-
partment, of the hustings. They were preceded by a band of
music and several banners, the leading one inscribe 0 De-
nison and-the Constitutiort." Mr. Cobden reached the hust-
ings a few minutes after eleven, attended by Sir Charles
Wood, M.P., Mr, W. M. E. Milner, M P., and Mr. Francis
C irbutt, and followed by a great number of his supporters,
who took up their position on the left of the hustings. The
Free-trade party were preceded by a band of music, and two
large orange flags inscribed respectively, " Cobden and Frea
Trade with all the World," and "No indirect Tax on the
People's Food." Mr. Cobden, on presenting himself to the
assembly, was received with the most enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. W. GRAY, the undeNsheriff, officiated in the absence
of Sir John Henry Lowther, the high sheriff. The usual
preliminaries haying been gone through, and Mr. Gray
haying requested a hearing from all parties,
Mr. W. M. E. Mmxxit, M.P., proposed Mr. Cobden as a
fit and proper person to represent the West Riding in Par-
liament. The electors were now called upon to pronounce
in favour .of free-trade or protection, and to give a verdict
which would decide the duty of- the ministry, and for ever
establish free-trade as one of the acts of this country.—
(Cheers.) Although. Mr. Cohen was not a Yorkshireman—
a,though he was not one of the territorial gentlemen—(A
Voice: He's better than that)--he was a man of whom the
constituency of the West Riding or any other constituency
might justly feel proud.— (Loud cheering.)
Mr. FRANCIS CARBUTT (of Leeds) seconded the nomina-

The Hon. EDWIN LASCELLES then nominated Mr. Beckett
Denison; whose talents, industry, and energy, in the manage-
ment of the business of the Riding fully entitled him to the
confidence and support of the constituency.
Mr. JOHN RAND, Of Wheatley Hall, Bradford, seconded
the_nomination.

No other candidate having been proposed, the Under.
Sheriff declared Mr. Cobden and Mr. Denison to be duly
elected; an announcement which was received with loud and
enthusiastic cheers.
Mr. COBDEN, who was welcomed with immense cheering,
and clapping of hands, then said--Mr. Deputy Sheriff and
gentlemen, electors and freeholders of the West Riding of
the county of `York, before I say a word or two upon the
questions which are more immediately at issue upon this
occasion, I will, with your permission, state the .circum-
stances under which I appear before you for the second
time, to ask the favour of your votes and support for the
representation of this important district; and I wish to make
this explanation now, when it cannot be misunderstood by
any one, for, as my election is secure, I have no favour to
ask, ' and no forbearance to purchase.—(Cheers.) But I
think it due to this vast constituency that I should, at the
very earliest moment, in this open manner, state my views
and intentions with respect to the representation of this
riding. I think it better, both for yon and myself,. that I
, should not have to tell any of my personal friends what my
feelings have been and gill are ; and, therefore, I will say
here openly to every one interested in the representation
that, until the advent of - the Derby Ministry to power, I
had decided, as my friends immediately around me well
know, not to appear again in the West Riding to ask fer
your suffrages. I had reason to .calculate that I should
be safely returned for another constituency; but believing
when Lord Derby came into power that he and those who
act with him were sincere and honest in their past profes-
sions—believing that they intended to reverse the principles
of free trade, .which I had hoped were for ever permanently
and for ever, established—knowing the handle that would
have been made of my. resignation of the West Riding—
knowing right well what use would have been made of it in
Devonshire and Dorsetehire, where the farmers, who have
been abundantly deluded already, would have been again
practised upon by the cry that " Richard Cobden has
run away from the West Riding, and Protection shall be
restored again"—knowing all these things, I came down
here to Leeds without stipulating for any support, without
asking any one to pay a single shilling towards the contest.
I came deem here the moment Lord Derby was installed
in power, and threw down the gauntlet on free trade
principles, and challenged all comers to meet me here on
the widest and noblest arena that the political divisions of
this country presents—( Cheers).— and I have reason to
know that the course which I took on that occasion had a
very great tendency indeed, and went very far with the pre-
sent Administration and all parties who were wavering on
the subject, to decide that free trade was irrevocably estab-
lished.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, why did 1 determine,
if free trade were settled, not to appear again in the West
Riding of Yorkshire ? I will be frank with you, and state
my views openly and publicly. You have heard a good
deal said about.my worthy colleague being a Yorkshireman.
--(Hear, hear.) lam not a Yorkshireman, but lam Briton.
—(Loud cheers.) I know of no reason in law or in equity
why, if the occasion should require it, you should not go
out of your own borders to find a candidate to represent you.
—(Cheers.) If, forexample, you wished, as you undoubtedly
did' on the question of free trade, to pronounce your opinions
in a manner the most emphatic, and you chose to select an
individual who had taken a more prominent part than many
others on that question as your representative, I think you
exercised a wise discretion by showing the strong feeling
which existed on that subject in this greetseoneatnes.eres---
(Loud cheers.) But that question being disposed of—my
name having no papticotar centataitlairstittsany.osberloptie.is
it not being likely that my name 'should be so prominently
mixed up with any other, great principle as it has been wit
the principle of free trade—for it_does not fall to the lot of
any individual to have the honour (and I deem it a great
honour) cf sexing his name, his person, individualizing as it
were a great and a paramount principle—a feeling that free
trade was settled, and that you had no motive to go beyond
your own borders for a candidate—l agree in the opinion
which has been expressed, that you have a perfect right to
send a Yorkshireman to represent you in •
Parliament—
(Cheering)—and I have no doubt whatever that on all other
questions, and for many elections to come, Yorkshiremen
will seek Yorkshiremen to represent their interests in Par-
liament.—(Cries of " No, no," and "We'll have you—we
won't have any one else.") Gentlemen, we are met here
to-day to pronounce again, upon that one great question—
free trade or protection.--(Cries of " No, no," followed by
loud cries of " Yes, yea.' I thought I heard the gentle.
then-in the other booth both avow that an understanding
existed between both sides that the -blue and the orange
were, on this occasion, not to come into collision with each
other.—(Cheers.) I understood you had agreed for once,
and I believe it is an unique instance in your political his-
tory to twine the blue and the orange into one wreath in
,
support of the principles of free trade. —(Loud cheering)
We read in history of two armies which stood motionless
and quiescent under the influence the awful and . startling
influence—of a great convulsion of nature ; and here we
see two political parties that never made peace before, and
never even enjoyed a true— (Cheers and laughter)—ws nf. a
them now suspending their hostilities in the presence o. . ,
great and beneficent principle, from the carrying out of wisio...nd
I trust, all parties will derive equal advantages.—(bonuot
cheers.) Having met under those circumstances, I will
be the individual to trespass upon any forbidden or unnecee
sary topic. I should not be here were it not for the puress 1
of again giving my decisive and emphatic protest again!..
protection.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen I meet ou all here. al
free-traders. Is there any dissentient?—(Loud
cheers, and cries of " No, no.") Then we are all free-traders.n
But, gentlemen, are we sure we all perfectly unde!sts.,,,
what free trade means ?—(A Voice—" Give us a definition,•
_i_
Because I am anxious,' whilst we adopt the principles of isr_e.7_,
and rePeteu
trade in this riding, we should take care not to allow Pr",
(Cheers.) tection to meet is in some kind of disguise- ---s
I have no doubt. whatever of the perfect integrityboecaf
atbses
intentions of my Honourable Colleague—(Cheers)
oppose
I have seen him In the House of Commons not o
I lililaYve seen
protection in its open and avowed form, but --hid, it
him oppose it in the sinister
guise in which
it
has been sometimes presented.—(Cheers.) - West
is right it should be known elsewhere that theot only
Riding of the county of York is agreed
to oppose protection as such, but to
°PPbatically
nese that
new - scheme which has been , well and P
ernexclaimed,
explained by agentleman in the meeting who -
" They want to protect their pockets at the exPeledifference
—(Cheers.) Now, I do not think it makes raue
ead-baeket
whether Mr. Disraeli takes money out of your
,br we intend
or out of your pockets.—(Cheers and laughter. Sser.,
k Great
to prevent his doing either the one or the Ptu
is important
cheering.) Let this be clearly understood. ' i ast desirable
that this should be known elsewhere. It is
and be clearly
that the opinion of this vast constituency alio countenance
comprehended • and that they do not intead
able those who
any of that shifting of taxation, of ours."
which will en dens on those
possess property in land to place heavier blilarbour.—(Loud
from, of the pre.
hadt o.—(Cheers
who have no other property than their
protection"
our dexter-
cheering.) It is difficult to know exactly eito
ous Chancellor of the Exchequer is about
t h
pe
aa
ryearttaxyi 1846au pt
upon
ne
and laughter.) I have always thought,
down to last year,. and even.pp to the beginaitist
sent year, that the ' leader of the Protectio, sear,
fi hear.) I
House of Commons was a Protectionistrierely
thought "by protection" he meant not merely
cornfor the protection of the agriculturist,ctiao„
to all the interests of the country—" to shipping,
to Sugar,
" protection" to manufactures, " protiectle
oat I understood
" protection" to the colonies—that '5,,,..(1.1ear, hear.)
by the principle of " protection.a
opposing a party
I .thought •as a Free-trader I had bee
principle was op-
Avhich possessed a principle. and that that is now altogether
posed to free trade. But I . see the tons
way
manufactures,n no
which I think
changed—(Cheers)—and changed in
_.,adieguisedselfishness
exposes the selfishnessof the party—the um
change of taxation for
of the party who are now advocting ~.rs ,_ hear.) . For what
the benefit of particular-interests.—(
can be benefited
do I find? No scheme-for protecting „ proposition for pros
plan for protecting the-shipowners, home for transferring
tecting the colonies; . but I find some °`'
land to the shoulders of
the taxes which press upon the ..-- see how that is to
aomeboey else.—(Cheers.) But I don't that is to benefit the
apreol;ttee
benefit the shipowners—s don't see hog to benefit the colo-
is
Manufacturers--1 don't see how thatssee
Dias. I don't see how any of these Cli
den now Paid by the
by the mere transferring of the trait .
ao nave no land at all
land to the shoulders -of those wm called, into If *
tie t is near
When you bring
_4' protection," as lotted times less tenable
form, it seems tome to- be ten tho
t.....(Cheers. ) I could
than it was under its - former asPee..ofemed the Principle of
respect our opponents when they P.,,1 d endeavoured toprov
protection. I thought them wrong, m"
an individual-who pshif e
them to be wrong. But for a party °the interests of the t
land-
from general protection- to take
uptransfer the taxes to those
who of the country, and se
to do that
who have no land, when they props as a com-
pensationparty
of for free trade, I ask to anxiety benefit the
al! their former professions, of their protect
isthe labourer
whole community, of their seeking
to
course
aed the manufacturer? I say suchnot tenable are for a moment.—(Cheers). Now what
Free trade is a
they going to do
for you in the West Riding' well as it affects question
Which affects you on both sides, as . e
culturists. You have freedom in the importation of corn,
woollen but they have freedom of import for
--(Hear, hear.) The foreigner bringmay_t in
broadcloth
from Bel •
and 11 it in the Leeds C o h-hall alongside of
Mr-
Got any se . _ any duty--(Hear.)The same
ott, without payins
thing tto the stuffs of d
~
co ra ford, and
ma be done with respe,c .
_ry of
with respect to your linena—Lß• '
with tton„,,]_yee,
and the same course may be. pursued regard to cotton
goods and printed goods; and mark me,free trade in raanu-
factures 'was carried out before protection in corn was
tOuduld
....( Loud cheers. ) -Sir Robert Peel brought in a
- _

measure to allow the free importation of woollen
goods and worsted goods, and cotton goods, and
printed goods the year before he brought in the mea-
sure to give free trade in corn; and therefore when a
party comes forward to substitute for protection a mea-
sure which shall simply tend to benefit the landowners
ot the country, and to benefit them at your expense, I con•
tend that such a proposition is far less tenable, ten thousand
times weaker, than the principle of Protection as against
free trade.—(Loud cheers.) For, mind you. before with-
ti this
e countrywhole
with-
drawing any taxes from the land of the country, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer will have to meet us in argument
Chin-
cellar the House of Commons. Now we shall not need any
argument at all, for when Mr. Disraeli brought forward a
motion to transfer the burdens from the land to the stroll:-
ceder of the Exchequer (Sir Charles Wood) demonstrated
Ors of the people, my Right Hon. Friend, the then Chan-
' the utter want of any ground for such transfer.—(Cheers )
IN-,,y, more, he stated that I can confirm his statement, that
paid by. ay Other country on the continent of
amount
lei
tloefsstaaxmaotuionnt
loefvtieadx,attiboani,i in
' Europe in proportion to the amount of taxation borne
by that country; and if the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and his party—if he have one—(Laughter) want an au-
thority for this statement, which they are less likely to im-
pugn, I still refer them to the writings of a man whom they
trot ng because are fond of q • use he is a Protestant—l mean M.
tphreoploarntdionofroth
Thiers, the late Minister of France—who says that England
has not until only in lately entered upon the path even of
that system of taxation which exists in France, of levying a
of t • • considerable portion_ taxation directly upon real property;
and he maintains. that in France a far larger proportion of
the revenue is raised from land than is raised from land in
; lading all
this country, .ng But our. general and our local taxation.
—(Loud cheers. )there_he is another question which must
be fully considere. T andown.ere will have to show how
t t d
are in eres e in the
the farmers , transfer of these burdens
from land.— (Cheers.) That
. proposition is the coolest thing
I ever met with in 7 life..—(Cheers and laughter.) The
0 own the ',anti of the country tell the ant
farmers,
tenant
people wh
the floating capital who ownemployed on the land
farmers, into partnership together - '
" We will go iritO
weleave eif to get a remission of
taxation, and while
ay
d Upon ay?luchet
property yon
to pay your
probate and legacy
of
moveable capital iery you may in-
herit in the shape.ii
no invested on the sur-
face pay probate or legacy duty up
on
the of the land, w ~,,
(near, near.) Now that is the b /ion the land ourselves.—( and laughter.) And ewes; ning of their compards?
They say, "We propose to take
do they say
aterLdens that fall upon the soil, and to
off the heavy a the Consolidated Fund." Now the
transfer them
1, t d means the income derived from tea,
Consolidated ens coffee, and the rest of our indirect
and sugar, and
cool proposal is this, that the landlords
taxation; and the
es
which they pay themselves and place
will take off the.
tax
them on thatkind
of taxation which the farmers pay in
selves(Hear, hear.) That, I think, is
common with Y
- "(Cheers.) Now, is it not odd, very odd,
remarkably cool.
4--farmers, real tenant farmers, should be
that any tenam
ne.
h a partnership as that ?—(Cheers.) I
found to join in
8 for it in this way. I think I see a farmer
can only account
erill watch his countenance, to see whether
before me, and I
a touches him or not.—(Cheers and
my interpretaa
°f
laughter.) The farmers think, no doubt, that it is a very
that they should be united with the great
proud distinction
(Cheers and laughter)—and that when
aristocratic party
ee;ond goes into Chichester they no doubt
the Duke of Ri
ble that he should be accompanied by a
think it very desire .
rs to maintain the great cause of protection'to
party of farme
native industry.--(Cheers.) I have no doubt the farmers of
been
appeals which thir own irest by te
this countr
have have
beenblinded made too their vanity.—nte(Laughter.h)
d thefarmer there rubbing his face as if hefelt
I see my fri en
remark.—(Cheers.) Now we have many fables and stories
the
tspherically this habit of appealing to the
which explain me --'
party to join an undertakingwith
the
vanity of the weaker
the stronger party. one of these illustrations occurs to my
mind in that great battle in which a giant and a dwarf took
part. The giant and the dwarf went forth to battle, and the
giant put forward the dwarf, saying, " Now go at them, my
jolly little fellow—(Laughter)—you are the man to cut about
d you 11 make them •
way." The
little give
their calves. and feet, an• yt at his word, and went into the
little dwarf took the •Fasar
arm in the affray, whilst the giant
fight, but he soon lost an
L hter.) Bat the giant praised and
escaped unharmed.—( a anal he persuaded him •
to go into
flattered, the little fellow u battle again, and had lost
an at and a leg, and it was only
when he had got considerably maimed that hd rably e found out
how greatly he had been humbugged.--(Lould laughter and
other illu t ts.
sra ion. You remain-
cheers.) I will give you an that would have ber the fable of the chickens
capthe
dance with
tivatin to
a donkey. It was
verytutdrille and gwaltze with so stately
things to be allowed
"nk,vt° quadrille
laughter and h e 8 a -
c eers ) But
an animal as a --- -11 they got trod upon and . • d,
they soon found out t maimed,
and and they soon came to
and had their wings lacer t
the conclusion that they were paying vastly too dear for
the indulgence of their vanity.—(Laud cheers, and cries of
•' Question.") I intend to confine myself strictly to
the question before us. Now, if there be any gentleman
here who, after all, is a Protectionist, keep your eye upon
him. He has no business to be here, for we are all Free-
traders.—(Loud cheers.) Now, gentlemen, we have to deal
with a Government which, if I understand aright—and it is
not very easy to understand the explanations of Mr. Disraeli
in Buckinghamshire—(Laughter)—we have a Government
which now intend to change their ground, and having for
some years lad the farmers a precious dance after the phan-
tom of protection, they are now going to elevate them into
the regions of romance in search of that still more untenable
pLiiiitotE;—it •re-thltributibtf' -or- Meation.=-04-aughter_arut
.eheers. , i 0114 Vnn:lnt to deg, with the Government in
,t he fir lace' ein * Vroesietiouiettievertiment,niad I-hope that
forty-eig Clouts will net elapse after the meeting of Parlia-
ment before that Government and the party belonging to
them are brought fairly at issue on the question of free trade
or protection.— (Cheers.) Let us have it settled "aye" or
" no."--(Continued cheering.) Let us ascertain whether
they are Free-traders or Protectionists. If they are Free-
traders—if they really and honestly recant the opinions
they have so long been professing in Opposition—l do not
know that it would be my business as a Free-trader to mo-
lest them, even if they do occupy the right hand of the
Speaker's chair.—(Cheers and laughter.) But if I were a
Protectionist—if I were one of the farming class who believe
in the Protectionists—if I found that my party had gone to
that land of promise, the Treasury benches—(Laughter)
by professing to act on Protectionist principles—if I found
them recanting their opinions the moment they got into
power, I should be disposed to say to them, " Gentlemen, if
you do intend to recant and repent, you must do so in sack-
cloth and ashes, and not on the Treasury bench"—(Loud
cheers and laughter)—and I think the present Government,
if their friends in the country do them justice, must not ex-
pect to remain long in office.—(Cheers.) That of course will
be no matter of regret to anybody here, for we are all Free-
traders.—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, we have had an
extremely good-humoured meeting, such a unanimous meet-
ing as never took place before at a West Riding election. It
may, perhaps, be a little dull; of course it cannot be so
lively as when there is an opposition. I myself require a
little antagonism to get up my spirits.—(Laughter.) But,
at all events, we are assembled to pronounce a decision
which I venture to say will be final on the one question of
free trade or protection.—(Loud cheers.) I feel it is a suffi-
cient honour for one man that he has been twice placed in
such a position by your unanimous vote as to become the
exponent, par excellence, of your opinions. (Cheers.) I
thank you, gentlemen, from my heart for the testimony you
have given me of your confidence. I thank those gentlemen
who have nominated and seconded me for their kind and
friendly expressions towards me. I shall go to Parliament
prepared to defend and extend the principle of free trade in,
every possible form, and to prevent anybody, no matter how
dexterous he may be, by any juggling device, from depriving
you of the benefits which lam happy to say the great mass
of the people are now enjoying, and which they know they
are enjoying in consequence of the legislative measures car-
ried out by Sir Robert Peel.—(Loud cheering.)
Mr. FIELDEN stepped forward to ask a question as soon as
Mr. Cobden sat down. Mr. Fielden said he was no Free-
trader, but was for protection to British industry.—(Hisses.)
He wished to ask Mr. Cobden whether he persisted in the
proposition he made in 1847 for reducing taxation by
10,000,000/. ?
Mr. COBDEN said his proposal was that we should go back
to the expenditure of 1835, and he pointed out how we
might do it by modifications of our arrangements in the colo-
nies, and by other plans, and :he adhered to the same opi-
nion now.—(Cheers.) We had to thank the Protectionists
for not having made more progress in the reduction and
modification of our expenditure. They had stopped the way
of all other progress in the country.—("No, no;" " Hear,
hear ;" "Shame")—by occupying the public attention with
their absurd notions of protection, which even some present,
it seemed, had not gained wisdom enough to abandon.—
(" Hear, hear," and cheers.)
Mr. FIELDEN asked whether Mr. Cobden was aware that
the taxation last year was 4,000,0001. more than before the
Reform Act ?

Mr. Cosia•xx answered, that for this we had to thank the
Members for agricultural counties, the county Members who
represented the Protectionists, and who always opposed pro-
posals to reduce the expenditure.— (Cheers.)
Mr. FIELDEN further asked whether Mr. Cobden was
aware that, if the taxes were paid in wheat, it would take
millions more quarters now to pay them than formerly?
Mr. ConDEN rejoined, that if we paid more corn for our
taxes, w e received more corn ourselves to eat.—(Cheers.)
Mr. FIELDEN next inquired whether Mr. Cobden, having
advocated " the big loaf," would advocate " the big pot of
beer," by voting for the repeal of the malt-tax and hop-duty ?
Mr. CoBDiN must avow that his opposition to these duties
was rather upon scientific grounds—(A laugh)—pan from
any particular sympathy for those who were mainly inte-
rested in the consumption of beer; but be would gladly see
all Excise duties abolished, if the revenue could aford it,
Mr. FIELDEN then inquired whether he would vote for
B
having all the taxes levied on property?
Mr. CODEN was afraid it was not likely we should be able
to get all our taxes out of property. inth is
country, but he
was very much in favour of the principle, and would go as
far as any man in carrying it out. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. FIELDEN asked one more question—a question in re-
ference to the Ten /Tours Act; he wished to know whether
Mr, Cobden would vote for taking away the half-hour a day
that had been added to the period of labour since the Act of
1647?
Mr. Cosnrg would not pledge himself upon that subject ;
there were two opinions
_as to that half•hour. As a matter
of medical police, be would have the law interfere to pre-
vent children from being ovettasked and worked to death
but, opposed;
as he was to "protection" in any form, he
should object to interference with the labour of adults.
—(Hear, hear.) No doubt Mr. Fielden and his late father
were perfectly sincere, but they mixed up the two ques-
tions; and be (Mr. Cobden) could not agree with them.
There were people who would "
have
and meddle with
everybody, until you would have a policeman or a tax-
gatherer at every door.—(Laughter and cheers.)
Some little time was then occupied by Mr. Jackson, who
said he had always been a supporter of Mr. Cobdeooluhredat
who objected to the admission of American maaufit on
goods'duty free, while the Americans lay an imporkr. Jack
our manufactured goods going into their Pox"' alalaint to
son, who, it appeared, is a miller, applied his re 226. by Mr.
eagthe case of flour, and was rated on his inconsis
Cobden. who said Mr. Jackson joined tbe L
the abolition of the corn-law, and now otoean
o etthoe
uoabptpalii-
n
- endeavoured
cation of the principle to flour.
thbfer'ss abiect becick,y t in the shape of
to introduce some discussion of became impa-
questions to Mr. Cobden, but :thethat, though an elec.
tient, and the Under-Sheriff considerealsed
... argument) would not be
tor might properly put questions, 13. Denison as entitled
"in order." He therefore named
now to address the electors. teaesaa himself, and WaB received
Mr. B. Datasos then pr

[PRICE SD.

with considerable applause. He said,-Mr. Under-Sheriff
and electors of the West Riding of Yorkshire, I have served
you for ten years as your representative in Parliament. My
conscience tells me I have acted independently, and I hope
you will admit that I have acted faithfully.- (Hear, hear.)
You have done me the honour again to accept me as one of
your representatives without any opposition. How much I
may be cross-examined before I sit down of course I cannot
say-(A laugh )-but I shall be quite ready to answer any
questions that may he put to me; all I hope is that tiie
questions may be short. and I promise you that the answers
shall be equally brief.- (Laughter.) lam particularly
anxious, but not more so, I think, than you will admit I
ought to be, with respect to my own character for con-
sistency, and therefore I wish f o my own sake to detaiu you
for a moment or two while I advert to what I :aid on those
hustings, and in print, in various and b gone times, in
reference to the abolition of the corn-laws. I stated in
you most distinctly in 1847, on these ;rusting-, that though
I opposed the abolition of thoss laws, yet I considered the
majority for their abolition being so great in the House 01
Commons, and so overwhelming in the House of Lord.., that
it was my duty, at all events, to assent to that decision ; and
i advised every one from that time to give their quiet and
cordial assent to it also I will not advert to circumstances
which teok place a t that time which relieved you irons being
represented by me, but in 1848, when Lord Carlisle died, I
being strongly asked to become a candidate, again advised
my friends to seek one in another quarter; but the gentle-
man to whom an offer was made having thought proper to
withdraw I was again earnestly requested to come forward
as a candidate to represent you. I thought it my duty to
• comply •with that request ; and I then more dis-
' tinctly-if I could more distinctly--told all my friends
in my address in print, to which I can refer, on the
hustings, in manufacturing as well as in agricultural dis-
tricts, that nothing should induce me to vote for anything
like a return to protection on corn. Nevertheles it was your
pleasure to elect me, and no one word did I hear at the
time from any one individual who was my former supporter
that he objected to my being returned because I had made
that declaration with to the corn-laws, and I was
undoubtedly returned by the electors of the West Riding of
Yorkshire by a very large majority. From that time I
have uniformly opposed in the House of Commons every
direct or indirect attempt to return to protection, whether
by the imposition of a small duty, or • by any other mode,
suggested by one party or the other.-(Hear hear.) The
' main reason, I confess, wbyl allude to this subject is this,--
I know perfectly well I have lost favour with many of my
former supporters on account of the course I have pursued
question. I humbly submit to them that I have
not this
ot
deceived them-that I stated emphatically what I should
do, and therefore I must say I think it rather hard on a
public man, after
whathe hishas made such public and distinct
he should forfeit
itlae
avowals as tocogouordse oofphicoinodnrtwwhoicuhld
hbee, thatfor_
porters. lam not then
my sacrificing
go
into parliaeEeen(tAP-merly felt proud
of the electors to a change person to question the right of any
of his original sup-
course, to the decision of the majority, ofopinion,
o though I regret most
and must bow, of
deeply that I have lost their
vote for, right with perfect respect that what lothintuion ;
gbhuttfolrttehlle
ethomem.
thi:e, evenh though that,
rnfauifi rof repre-
munity I shall at all events
course might lead to
senting the electors of the West Riding of Yorkshire.—(Ap-
p plause.) If any man living ought to
in-
dependent of all control and pledges, it should be
an
who represents the largest constituency in the kingdom.rn e
at once avow I am not merely the representative of one
class, but the representative of all; and if those who have
blamed me for taking this view of the question will only be
good enough to consider that there are millions of persons
interested in cheap food as well as in the cheapness of
other articles, I think they will see that, at all events,
I have not acted an inconsistent, though they have a
perfect right to think I have acted an injudicious part.
But the question of protection is at last gone and dead.-
(Loud cheers, which were very heartily repeated by the
friends of Mr. Cobden.) I certainly did expect that when
' the present Government came into power they would have
asked her Majesty's leave to dissolve the Parliament for
the purpose of testing that question - (Hear, hear)-but it is
only by degrees that it is intimated that that question is
not again to be raised in Parliament. I have in my pocket
a speech delivered the other day by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in which he distinctly states that he never did
intend to return to protection. lam most thankful that he
has made that admission so broadly and plainly as he has
done, because it sets the vexed qUestion completely and for
ever at rest.-(Cheers.) But now,- protection being gone, I
want to appeal to my agricultural friends. I hope I may
still call them my friends. I can only say I entertain for
them as high a Aspect as ever, and I will work for them as
hard 'as I ever have done.-(Applause.) But I confess it
must be somewhat in my own way.- (" A knocking-down
way," from some one in the crowd, followed by laughter and
cheers.) I shall try to address myself to my agricultural
friends both here and elsewhere, because what I say will be
printed at all events, if not read.-(Applause and laughter.)
I say, then, to the agriculturists of this great riding,-have
you nothing else to look to but protection for corn ? Are you
not as much interested in the reduction of duties on sugar, on
coffee, and on almost all the necessaries of life ? Why, there
is no manufacturer in the West Riding who has a larger
interest in a remission of the duties on exciseable and cus-
toms' articles than you, the agriculturists. Do your wives
tell you that sugar is already too cheap? Do they tell you
that coffee will not bear a further reduction, or that tea is at
too tow &price ?-(No, and laughter.) But then these are all
free-trade questions--they are reductions of duty. Call-Pan
-free trade, or what ion like, the fair exponent of them is_t that
WAY, are--riaaliensill-rnti--37,-in3~l as.r-per-itTrs-tirin-
terested in those reductions, even from her Majesty on the
throne downwards to the humblest labonrer.-(Applauie.)"
Do you think that her Majesty is anxious that her sugar
should cost her hid. per pound when she may get it for 5d.?
I can assure you, and I do not speak off the book, that her
Majesty pays her bills as regularly AS any man I address.-
(Applause.) .Nay, I tell you more. She knows the price of
every article she orders before she orders it. She does not
order on credit and take the chance. of being able to pay;
and she sets her subjects in this respect, as in many others, a
most excellent example, which I wish they would all follow.
-(Cheers:) Again, with respect to the reduction of duties,
as I have told you in my address, within the last ten years,
along with my Right Hon.
while I have served you in parliament, Sir R. Peel, and
Lord 3. Russell following him,
,000,000/.; and. the most Friend the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, have reduced
duties to the amount of 12
extra-
ordinary thing is this-the
I knew in my life-that the revenue rt
most astoteansdiiig fact that ever
risent tos about theso
same amount it was at before they
and u havee got
beganitrhave got des:ern:l.i f of
that, in point of fact, the conenlaa'se.
10,0000,0001. or 12,000,000/. of you. did formerly
all these articles infinitely cheaper than
ask the questicc-n,
(Cheers.) Then I must respectfully
not to go on in the
why is this Government or any, other .
~...
ask Is tea tone
same line of Progress? Again
I muste
of revenue. lam
cheap? That raises 4,000,0001. or nmarking in the presence
taxation,
not prepared to say-I know lam P
seethe effect of reducing
of a great authority-what would h
doubt whether in
the duty on tea one-half; I very
oldflnitiuivc not get as much
the course of three or four Years have au orfortunity, I pro-
duty as now. At all events, if I the reduction.-(Cheers
pro-
wise you this, that I will vote forhicb
gr. Cobden's friends
from the parts of the hustings in
sWe
ng
observe that these remarks
were placed.) I cannot help
nbfrone my left than from my
excite almost more approbationbe
same quarter)-but I do
right-(Renewed cheers from t n ney right who does not
not believe there is a gentleman o
laughter.) I must say
agree with me.-(Hear, hear, and I have had with
this, that from all the conversation
just as
them-from what I know of them-they are
sincere reducers of taxation as any one else
has been anadverted
be.-
(Hear, hear.) The Duke of Richmond e all
to. Why should not he be glad terse?
__ exciseable
anybody
The Duke of
articles cheap, as well as tax takenoff.
Richmond wishes to have the malt-tax . That
off with
an there are two
is a very serious and grave q
off with all my h t
sides to it. I wish it could be taken ear '
belief is there are several other articles which ought
but my
and for this reason--every.
to take precedence even of that,
and only a certain portion of
body consumes tea and coffee,.
liquors. People can live
without community consume malt
livewithout
without malt liquors, but they.
cannot
I tea or
coffee and sugar. Therefore it is thatwould vote for the
reduction of the duty on tea, if I had to make my choice be-
tween the reduction of the malt or tea duty; but, if I
can
see my way for a reduction of the malt duty, I would vote
to •
with pleasure for that. I want get things as cheap as I
can, like every one else. Ido not want to pay ls. Ed. for
an article when I can get it for a shilling. My Hon.
Colleague talked about reduction of taxation• am Ifor re-
duction of taxation. I want to know who is not. Where
is the man who does not wish it ? The real .
truth is-ou
may depend on this-that, the corn-laws being
abolished,
it will be a race between parties as to who
in reduction of taxation.- err
eeeear, hear.) And whether
my Right Honourable Friend (Sir Charles
body else, be the Chancellorofthe Wood), or any-
he will have a ver
y miserable and '
time of it.-
(Laughter,) I have seen my Right Hon. F
rend
. driven t.o the
necessity of opposing proposals for •
a reduction of taxatmn—
for, like .an honest man, he had to look at both sides of the
balance-sheet-and say he could not afford to concede the
demand, or else he would be very glad to do so. And in
like manner will his successor have interest
to act. What
has Mr. • • _ Disraeli or Lord Derby not to reduce taxatioo •
They are members of the community and want to reduce.tte.
amount of taxation. Therefore my object is to tq totn
press on the agriculturists, who have lost protlV that
they must rely on other sources and means foircht lief, -
no
Must rely on their industry and energies, 1!
li hthe remaining
doubt will ultimately pull them through _ai have said-is
difficulties of their case.-(Applause.) I". e AO for any
there nothing you can look to but proteclo-
. e the soil, of
peculiar burdens that bear on the oe9p2-.11 events, as far
course you will have justice done yr lug; it from me-
as I am concerned, you. Will rely 03 my Ho-
and, I must add, I eonfiden Yin this view of the
aourable Colleague joining it, „pp?sing. that he will
case, for I will not insult heiminueJ in doing Justice to all
not join hand in hand valantyosie-there must be a just
classes. But let me
ow gnar'ect that burdens should be taken
case for this, and if yo_ex_ L, of the community and placed
from the shoulders Of uu°,,r-7-1 a broader basis, you most first
on those of another,_?fot•roommons, or the Committee of the
of all show the 1137;quiry may be delegated, that the pres-
House to whiff a class pressure, and unfair ; for without
sure on you,tae would never get the relief voted.-(Hear.)
doing that "
id be more delighted than I should be to find
Nobody Went Chancellor of the Exchequer• can devise a
that/the vres
b in
reliev one class will vei not oppress another;
Bchernest hustings,
these and as the representative of the largest
constituency in the kingdom, I say, before I vote for the
I of any one
reineva tax from one part of the community, I
omit see my way clearly that it is an act of justice to all,
and not a relief of one part at the expense of the rest of
the community.-.(Cheers.) I shall not, gentlemen, occupy
your time by :
going into the questions of poor-rates,
highway-rates, or other local rates. They all will come be-
fore intelligent Committees of the House of Commons, and
you may be sure that they will be anxious to do justice to
all, and to any proposition of that sort I shall be happy to
give my support. Well, gentlemen, I have served you now
for ten years. and shall call your attention to the state of
things during that time. We are a nation of merchants and
Manufacturers, and I hope you are in the habit in York-
shire of taking stock, or at all events we ought. I will
refer to a paper or pamphlet written by the late Secretary to
the Treasury, Mr. C. Lewis, who had, of course, access to
authentic documents. I find from that publication that in
1843, when the first year for which the property-tax was laid
on was completed,the annual value
of the whole real property of the kingdom was 95,284,0001,, and that in 1851 the annual
vans (WS IA wider Schedule 41) of the mu. property of