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London, England, 1852-03-16 00:00:00

was given that when the urgent necessity shall have pawed
away, a united attempt should be made to re-impose them.
Now, I am satisfied that amongst the largest owners of land
in the United Kingdom, considering the area of his culti-
st.
vated land, the Duke of Buccleuch is amongst the large
Lord Derby knows-and I speak from my own knowl edge
-that in the yoar 1846 the Duke of Buccleuch agreed with
him, but that his Grace stated last year that he was in the
receipt of as much rent as he had ever enjoyed -that be wee
in the receipt of as much rent as he desired to receive -
that he had no tenant whom he wished to keep, who was
not ready to pay him that rent-and that, in his oPinwn'
any attempt to re-impose the corn-laws was to be depre-
cated by the landowners as most injurious.- (Loud cheers.)
wieh toe
I have talked of dukes and great men; but now I
call your attention to two or three points connected with ttle
poorer classes. I will only call your attention to the e
tee
tistics of Glasgow, which I have here in a most authei let
form, in Dr. Strong's "Social Statistics." He PAY' that
there has been a gradual substitution of wheaten bread
oatmeal. Within the six years, from 1840 to 1845 inclu-
sive, the average annual quantity imported into Gl:lsg,fl
was 132,000 quarters, and of flour 107,, 00 eacks. From 16,4 v
to 1850 the average annual quantity of wheat has risenti,
to 199,000 quarters, and that of flour has rieen_. _
211,000 sacks.-(Cheers.) Take the single year 1851• The
quantity of wheat imported amounted to 356,000 quarter!!
and the flour to 333,000 sacks.- (Hear.) In Do, 102 r,
quart ern loaves were baked in the city, which was ab 1,16 r
31bs. per head, the population being 140,000. In the lead
1852 the population was 600,000, and that great centre.va
manufacturing and mining industry is naturally attracts t
o t toll :31, b 's.p
of the poor inhabitants of the islands and of Ireland. let
But unnotwi e,a,
they have arrived at an average consumption et hrei
thrill
merely in eatables? The consumption of tea has increses
efno rd etvheeriyr-
moneys
without - (L
much d cheers ,t
in the short space of two years 325,331 lbs., that Of 10,
5,610 tons, and that of molasses 913 tons.-(Cheers') f 1
have, again, my neighbours lost their frugal and carea,
habits? Take the saving banks. In 1841 the number V.
depositors was 16,100, and the funds amounted to 344941
In the year 1851 the number of depositors had increar4l
1,898, and the sums deposited amounted to 60,6001. 10 1851
there was one depositor to 21 of the inhabitants; in .01
there was one to 12. In 1841, 12s. 6d. was the aver"t
amount for each inhabitant; in 1851, the average amour°
I
I was 11. Bs. 9d.-(Loud cheers.) You may attempt to be-
verse verse this policy, but I tremble for the consequence,
hen
cause there is something more trembling in the balance t,,atirt
whether there shall be a corn-law or no corn-,aWeeirWee
duties or no import duties.-(Cheers ) I fear that, I
„ene
result of your dissolution should be, with the existing
stituencies, to return a majority in favour of the re areaihe
of that policy in which the comforts, the interests, an they
feelings of the great body of the people are bound 111), .
will turn, not against your policy, but against your rePese.sa
not in much, but still with sufficient, detail-I
tative system. With a regret I cannot express I
statedheere!l'
stated that this Government was formed, and its policy,
_e,
nounced that a system was to be inaugurated that vwev.
produce " Peace on earth and goodwill amongst I:°f the
Solemn words! Awful and holy words! Wade fame
Harbinger of those glad tidings of every blessing wilt' , it
with healing on his wings to men!-(Cheers.) But isLesi,,
truly be said that this policy is of a description thlt 10 ?--
culated to bring peace upon earth and goodwill to tele r for
heard if
.Au'id
(Cheers.) I confess, as was noticed by the Hon. I't pith the
Wolverhampton, that it was exactly in accordance cv,.l,;e' the
" Up, Guards, and at 'em."-(Cheers.) it is a c 0?... ~...ja
effects of which will not be to bring peace. It lett
tuee'eea
such heartburnings, dissatisfaction, and animosity ~,he se,
class and class, as years will not effece.-(Cheers.) ~,he
de-
cretary at War lately addressed his constituents, a _ fo..
claimed on the tax upon corn importation. The Ess7l out
mers were delighted, but some voice in the crowd cri ma
" Cheap bread." What reception did the Secretary r'
am
mmwh aaayavfsrekwa
asked
ddtuhttwitoihhanaatett
asißtisnfrtguahlti
eenu trboreobe
jneeedl
ce rtea,
tbiaobnnld betweenh' faarni)ersl
give to him? lle said, "I am speaking to Essex i.- sir, I
say, that cry will he turned against thera.-(Cheeres'iloo.
Gentleman. I have entered into no unworthy comp of
the maintenanticroebie
that policy to which I have contributed In Y 1111 11 be
aid; and, in the maintenance of that'policy, will-5
•
WO
glad to co-op
erate with every gentleman Nvboo re-
in maintaining it.- (Loud cheers.) I have a soleT
ever
rabble."-(Cheers.
whateveris,h e rwts hi :ei ftaeriAM:tebir s ra) i
sea!
flection. I remember the last conversation that
had with the late Sir Robert Peel. It WEB upon the 'Which
we found it our painful duty to vote against that Cs
that great discussion with respect to foreign policy, '''ocerile
trade
ment which, on account of its maintenance of this free; the
policy, we generally supported. \‘'e were looking t" 0,
consequences of that vote. I pointe i out that it might iPd
~ to
sibly be overthrown, and what might succeed. fle -lion
me, "I know that in this country without party connej on
no man can govern; my party ties are dissolved,
not prepared to renew them ; power in my hands is,atnhdraerefo,rde,
impossible, but, come what may, of this I am deter t rip,
that there is no effort I will not make to maintain tbatnu_ee
trade policy which I believe to be indispensable for the , ',"iii
tenance of the peace, happiness, and well-being of:,
country."-(Load cheers.) Now, Sir, I do not posse .ro
the least degree the abilities of my departed friend, bati_ue,
share his determination. There is no effort which I arnorf.,
prepared to make-there is no sacrifice I will not. enco r.
to uphold that policy which,
sable for the peace, the liar
science, I believe to be indispen
fellow"
in my heart and in my c P
subjects.-(Loud and lo g
ri -continued cheers.) Well
Mr. 'WALPOLE noticed the peculiar position in vit ~
piness, and the well-being of the great body of my
they were placed. No question was really before the
c!lclttil_s::
and, as was always the case when there was really 0 ~„.
tion under discussion, evey subject on which every 1.-been
hadcertain
Gentleman desired to express his opinion
brought-intathe_ debate. The real fact was that a _ ,e„.
question was put to the Government by the Learned uleio"zi
tleman the Member for Wolverhampton. That cluetshoo
was answered by th i Chancellor of the Exchequer
before
hours ago, and the only topic of discussion which was,. eou
the House was whether that question had or had
en,ol•o7the
properly answered. He referred to the able s g
Peeorr ctness
Right Hon, Member for Ripon as a proof of the c . e _ bad
of what he said. His Right Hon. Friend's observrione,,ket
been directed against the reversal of free-trade pdo
ticvyt:__e'r's,
was scarcely fair, for the Ministers did not intentra e eT
d policy
free trade, but they thought that the free-
_s
toitatly
should be so altered and so modified as to press ..0 to the
on no class. If, therefore, the question No? "
* n their words,
country on a true issue, let that issue he pat Lord
and not in those of their opponents.-(Hear, wasto relieve
Derby had said, both last year and this, that it
which they
the agricultural Interest from the burdens under N'uti, up to
f
suffered, while the protection which they el'jeYteeat relief
1846, had been taken from them; and that
1111 consider.
ation of the fiscal arrangements affecting ill
was ultimately to be given, must depend upon a the inure
Li-IL:et:opts ft
of the country, and that amongst those arran6
,v..-to con-.
might be necessary-probably would be DeCel.jartieleS °t
eider the propriety of putting on duties
oil
:on excludin6
import, except raw materials-not in his onl-4/eitr, heat's
necessarily a duty upon articles of food( not tO stagy
and cheers from the Opposition.)
lie
mean't doing so.--;
the question unfairly, and believed he was no that Ear'
(Ilear, hear.) The House should remember the if
the
wDeeirib.yexhpardesaselsdo soapidin,ioanndofcothnestspnetolyplerepweasated, tu' a du ti,
PlattBl4 10e110n an':'
being put on articles of food, partly for Prue the ques:
partly for revenue, he should not attempt to MOO' ii) bau
tion again.--(Cheers.) The Noble Lord (Rul' tieat of
brought a grave charge against the Government .v., per-
taking an unconstitutional part.-(Hear, bear. '
) nderstood
son in the House or out of it more thoroughlY u ee hoped
constitutional questions than the Noble Lord; but
.ffing ea
to convince him that the Government, instead of ~tgt cold
unconstitutional part, were taking the only part tFt.f.,,stifled
take under the circumstances, and were completelli;e into
by precedent.- (Hear, hear.) How bad theY._c,,..°llo led
power? Not by raising a particular question Willet„:l3/ 90
to the dissolution of the late Government - not by ca"' 'th
late Government had pursued in order to substituter .
_n:l,l, the House, by a definite vote, to overturn the llitcpY_rica
of their own. They bad been brought into powet_
etlYeile'bia
reasons, and two reasons only. First, becauserch.e,-. of
Lord, by his own admission, had so far lost the co bd n-70i..
what
according to ,
tress of the country in his own way, and,
f the country an"'
his supporters that he could not carr on the public o. .
he believed, for the general interest o .
ither House
sufficiently enjoying. thy,.
of Parliament sufficiently strop
gbloerthem to take the reins 0
confidence of the country to enable a
totally ditf,3rent caSe
secondly, because there was no other party in e , . _
power.-(Hear, hear.) That _ b
en
cited against than,
SiJames Graham) had adverted
The Right Hon. Baroneots
h of 1831, 1841, and 1784.• In 1831
to three precedents-those
was the issue distinctly raised.hl
thee question of re
from all the precedents that had e
Government and their 0013t51
oppo )
'lost the Government.-( Hear bear.,
and decided age'
0_
e want ofconfidence ' car"
was .1 to
In 1841 a vote . .
the Ministers. Now, did that assiMf•Atif
tied against Ministry
called
to the case of a into power by a flous:aiy
that House between the
convened by the late Government, and eeeti
Commons,
brought into power because the late Ministry acknoWle'y d
they were unable. to carry on the Government?-(L°:eo
cheers from the Ministerial side.) Had the Noble Lord b a
able to carry on. the business by re-constructing his PartY'c'er
a more extended basis, as rumour said he intended to do,tbe
if any other party was sufficiently strong to carry ",, bo
business of the Government, the present Ministers had
...,
right to sit on those benches for a single day or hour;ot
(Cheers.) Placed as the country was without a Ooverutniot
they would indeed have neglected their duty bad they of
done at least their best to carr on the necessary business
00
the country, y
, until the sense of the country could be tak_entbe
certain grave
questions, and, among others, on thianet?
gravest of all-whether they enjoyed its confidence or
~.ti,
Both the Noble Lord and Right Hon. Baronet had
cent be
measures before a dissolution of I'
undervalued the importance of going
advised. They had entirely pas,,ed over the. , leo
that the whole of the private business wealuel
entirely put an end to- (Hear, hear)-that great
_,-.411i
would be occasioned, and great expense incurred, all 7/bei
would be completely thrown away.-(Hear. )
he"Ord Cb°°-
had also undervalued the fact that we had now a L t the
cellor from whom the country might reasonably expect
arliatenwtithcould
‘..hcet
most beneficial law reforms.-(Hear, hear.) Th. - ti,, s
Lord seemed also to have forgotten what be stated oul.e.
fortnight ago-that a dissolution of Parliament in t_hi, ea step
snt state of the country and of the continent Was 11":,d ad-
which he, as a responsible Minister of the Crown, cel"eeeel-
vise.-(llear, hear.) Let it not be said that be was,trias-
ing to the forbearance of the House-he appealed "
" country
tice ; and contended that it would be unjust to they_ ,ae
to have a dissolution at this time, when all these gra 0.4 be,
tions had to be decided. As to the precedent of 1784., P Fitt
heved that a dissolution was never adverted to VP-11;1000
till near the end of that struggle. The Right Hon. (ee".! with
then, alter comparing the conduct of Governmecnre._ed lie
that of Mr. Pitt, under circumstances which he des '',,t- the
similar, warned Lord John Russell how he, a lovnenr of
constitution, allied himself with democrats, and cones wee
by au earnest vindication of the course the Ministry
~
, ~ of
taking.
„worts"'
the length of a debate, the circumstances being 80 1
,__ role
could make ought now to be Best,
Mr. GLADSTONE said this was no time to co. MVP" ..
Every effort which man
.55u_......( .
to bring the ques ion of free-trade to a final_ 1
ofe (louse
hear.) He would consider two points-the duty time
__,rdea
they f
to
the question of protection.-( Hear.) Eulogizing
he coffin . of
Lord Aberdeen had taken upon the subject, 0
_ition
as regarded the Government, and its higher duty.. as rigs
Mr. Walpole, in his able speech, had avoided rehco:ge%teacet.
the fact that there was something irregular in t 2'. g
of a Government which was in a minor' 3. 0 eri
taken be
Commons. Arguing that Mr. Walpole had . ,_,eh
Mr• Pitt, w"' • os
nexus view of the precedents of ,riled by •
..inatio ,
but as con d
' •t •of the Hous---o°-
regarded not merely as dry precedents,
to . 5
5,..„n, _
of the great principle that a Government, be
."e'dri'd use
useful, must have a mejoritv in the Comm n
r: e, becan°
the reel q"""he
their having done_ so promised to bring ,
.ek the
to to '' the
to an issue. The House was entitledthat,
after .
ed
complain that the present Ministry had taken of lc
,_.ten
Government for a distinct assurance
hould b'4 gldv%
dispatch o`' necessary business, the Crown s
ees to elite' ...
on th 6 also,
that assurance in plain terms. He thoughthearing
; 51id,0,...
a be I
question • Government were entitled toshould not
'd not
todissolve, acd the pre,ent duty of the House w. maces
that on the St. Albans Bill public moralityr
new seats di hie
fended by delay. But the disposal. of fou_ r-ibapeery Sao,
form a question for the disposal of which tau ,
• ,
, •
'
come within the category of necessity, note v"_,' ...‘' cxistence 1

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