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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
a few minutes before 5 o'olock.

NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
The Earl of CLANCARTY adverting to a petition
which had been brought forward on this subject, prayed
her Majesty's Government to consider how, after a full
enquiry, proper alteration could be made in the present
system of national education in Ireland.
The Earl of DERBY could assure the noble lord that
without endangering the destruction of the present sys-
tem, he did not see any way of interfering with it, and
this he could hardly think beneficial. He should be
most happy, however, if it should be moved for to grant
a committee of enquiry into the subject.
The house then adjourned at 10 minutes after 5
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS EVENING.)
The Speaker took the chair shortly before four o'clock,

P
Mr. FITZROY presented petitions from the civil
service of the Crown, praying the house to take into
consideration the Act relating to the Benevolent Fund,
with a view to its alteration.
Sir E. FILMER and other hon. members presented
petitions praying for the repeal of the taxes on know-
ledge.

Sir. F. MACKENZIE presented a petition from the
Jamaica Association of Liverpool, complaining of dis-
tress in that colony, and praying the house to adopt
measures of relief.
Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition from the
colonists of New Zealand, complaining of the conduct
of the New Zealand Company, and praying the house to
withhold its consent to the bill for paying that company
a sum of money by way of compensation for surrender-
ing its rights to the Government. -
ELECTION PETITIONS.
The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had
received a letter from the agents of the petitioners
against the return for Clare, stating that it was not
their intention to proceed with the petition.
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from an indi-
vidual in Yarmouth, complaining that the Examiner of
Recognizances had declared his recognizances, in the case
of the Yarmouth elecon petition, to be objectionable,
although a similar foina had been passed in other cases,
and praying the house to take the matter into its consi-
deration. The hon. gentleman gave notice that on
Monday he should move that the petition be printed
with the votes, with the view of calling the attention of
the house to the subject.
The SPEAKER stated that he had received a report
from the Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the
recognizances in the cases of Derby and Pontefract were
unobjectionable.
RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.
Mr. HENLEY gave notice that on Monday he would
renew his motion on the subject of Railway Amalgama-
tion, which fell through last night owing to his absence.
CRYSTAL PALACE FUNDS.
In reply to Lord SEYMOUR,
Lord J. MANNERS stated that the Woods and
Forests had not received the report of the Crystal Palace
Commmissioners relative to the disposal of the surplus
fund, but as soon as it was received it would be laid be-
fore the house.

LAMPS IN PALACE-YARD.!
In reply to another question,
Lord SEYMOUR stated, that he had given directions
for additional lamps to be placed in Palace-yard.

LONDON BRIDGE.
In reply to Mr. LAING,
The NOBLE LORD said, Government were not respon-
sible for the present state of either London or Black-
friars Bridge.
Sir R. W. INGLIS gave notice, that on Monday he
would ask a question of the noble lord relative to the
state of Westminster-bridge.
LEOPOLD DE ROSE.
Lord D. STUART wished to ask the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, what has been the re-
sult of the inquiry undertaken by the Government into
the case of Leopold de Rose, a Polish officer, who was
imprisoned in Winchester gaol at the instance of Cap-
tain Cospatrick Baillie Hamilton, R.N.
Mr. WALPOLE replied, that the case had been fully
inquired into, and ho thought the magistrate was
justified in the committal ; but, had the magistrate
been in possession of facts which had since come to his
knowledge, he was satisfied the committal would not
have taken place.

CLERGY RESERVES.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH wished to ask the Secre-
tary of State for the Colonies, whether it is the intention
of her Majesty's Ministers to bring in a bill to enable the
Canadian Legislature to dispose of the Clergy Reserves,
subject to the condition that the stipends and allowances
heretofore assigned and given to the Clergy of the
Church of England and Scotland, or to any other reli-
gious bodies or denominations of christians in Canada,
shall be secured during the natural lives and incumben-
cies of the parties now receiving the same.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said Government had no such
intention.

METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT.
Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask the First Commissioner
of Works, Buildings, &c., whether the bill for the regu-
lation of Metropolitan Buildings is to be introduced
before Christmas, with a view to its being pressed to a
conclusion this session.
Lord JOHN MANNERS said he should not be able
to bring in the bill till after Christmas.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Mr. F. MACKENZIE, it was
agreed that the house at its rising should adjourn until
Monday.

THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENT.
The house then went into Committee of Supply, M
WILSON PATTEN in the chair, after which •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER imme-
diately rose to make his anxiously looked for finan-
cial statement. Re said he trusted that at the
present financial statement had to be made under very
peculiar circumstances, the House would excuse him
if he deviated somewhat from the usual formal manner
in which Chancellors of the Exchequer laid the financial
aflairs of the country before the house. Though they
had, for instance, on the present occasion, to consider
whether it was possible to make such changes in the
mode of levying the revenue as would contribute more to
the satisfaction and welfare of - the community, and
whether such alterations could be effected
in our financial taxation as would remove from various
classes a well-founded sense of injury and injustice, and
Principally whether they might not take that opportu-
nity of establishing the financial system on principles
more adapted to the requirements of the time, and espe-
cially to the industry of the country, which was pre-
eminent for its capacity for labour. Still there were
topics to be adverted to which were not strictly
of a financial nature. (Hear, hear.) He also
trusted the House would recollect that only
two-thirds of the financial year had been completed.
(Hear.) If he deviated from the usual course, it was
from a desire to lay with clearness before the house the
views of the Government, and the opinion of the
country, and he asked them not to precipitately decide
on their motives and policy, but to consider the state-
ment as a whole. (Hear, hear.) After the event
of the general election, and after understanding
that the principle of unrestricted competition was
permanently adopted, it became their duty to
consider whether a commercial system could
not be so harmonised as to remove the well founded dis-
content of the people, and to lay the foundation of a sys-
tem which would be more beneficial, and enlist the sym-
pathies of all classes of the people. It was but right
they should consider the claims of those great interests
who believed that by recent legislation they had received
Pe ilchar injury, and ascertain whether they were just
pOrlann°tit—le alluded to the shipping interest, the sugar
ng interest, and theagricultural interest. He trusted
they would be enabled to come to an unanimous
opinionas
to arrive taotthaoeir peculiar burdens and grievances, and
mofe permanent conclusion on which th
financials ystem
sttahte country could be based. H
could conceive no
off society more to be deprecated
than when injury Was i
changes of the law whinchicted on particular classes, by
benefit of the country. umniversally contributed to the
interesr.) investigated
the case of the shipping
of opinion that, principally
in
et: the Government were
of the Navigation Laws, they I,Zequencr of the repeal
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• meat under burdens Which th suffenne• at this
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restrictons .v
i , hich impeded their industnot to bear, and
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s uch (Hear heare
case, was the
claims thought the better course would be t
o claims in a just and liberal spirit, and see if it meet the
not
possible to remedy the complaints of an influential, in,.
portant, and worthy body. The Government had ex-
amined the case of all those classes comprised under the
popular name of the shipping interest. They complained
that they were subjected to vexatious burdens under the
head of light dues, and of passing tolls. (Hear, hear.)
'They complained of the present system by which
pilotage was carried on, and they made also a
great complaint against what were called Ad-
miralty grievances.. (Hear, hear.) They complained
also of the circumstances under which individuals be
longing to the mercantile marine were enlisted into the
royal navy—(hear, hear)—they also complained of the
present claims made on account of salvage —of the sums
exacted for anchorage, of the restrictions placed upon
them in the manning of their vessels, and of the stam
pates levied on marine insurance, and
on bills of P
lading.

the propping up of a prostrated industry, which, it ap-
peared was commrnding the markets of the British me-
tropolis, or could ask for a differential duty under circum-
stances such as these? (Loud cheers from the Opposition.)
Certainly such a duty could not bo asked for while
an object, and if that object were to give a stimulus to
the colonial market, it appears that that object had al-
ready been gained. To ask for a guarantee for a loan
for the purposes of promoting immigration and the ge-
neral improvement of the country was an object in which
her Majesty's Government would readily join, but he
believed he could show that they had not been slow in
this respect. The subject of the immigration of Chiaese
labourers to the West Indies was one which had been
urged on the consideration of the Government. The
right hon. gentleman proceeded to read a dispatch which
related to the efforts made by ehe Government Commis-
sioners to promote immigration, and from which it
appeared that emigration ships had been dispatched
by the present Government, and that the island of Tri-
nadad was about to import fourteen hundred labourers.
He also referred to official documents to prove that the
sums already allotted to the West India Islands, for the
purpose of promoting immigration, were still unexhaust-
ed. Now, that being the case, how could her Majesty's
Government be justly called upon to propose any fresh
loans to encourage emigration to our sugar-producing
colonies (hear, hear) although he believed that
there was now at length a chance in the
case of Trinidad, of the whole sums allotted to them
being required. (Hear, hear.) He now came to the
fourth point, which had reference to the bonded—
refinement of sugar for home consumption as well as for
exportation. He had given the subject his most
earnest attention, and he remembered of old that
his late lamented friend, Lord George Bentinck,
had also most ably investigated the question.
No doubt, herein a very great boon might be conferred
in the sugar producing colonies. He did not think that
he could put the case more clearly before them, than by
supposing the year 1854 to have arrived, when all the
differential duties on sugar would cease. It had been
represented to them, that the saccharine matter
in the foreign sugars, which was unrefined,
was so much greater in amount than that
contained in the colonial sugar ; that it had
amounted to as great a difference in the case of the West
India colonies as between 90 and 75 ; and in the case of
the coarse East India sugars, to no less than between 90
and 60. Well, what was asked was, that the refining
process may take place in bond, and that the duty
might be taken upon sugar in this state
rather than in the coarse state. (Hear, hear.) There
were objections, no doubt, to that arrangement, con-
nected with the revenue of the country, but he did not
think considerations connected with financial arrange-
ments were sufficient to resist the claims which
the present position of the colonies had upon
them. (Hear, hear.) They had here an opportunity
of conferring upon the colonies a great boon—a boon,
too, consistent with the principles of unrestricted com-
petition. The Government was prepared to concede that
boon, but, of course, it must be conceded subject to
those conditions which were necessary for the
security of the revenue. (Hear, hear.) He should not
then allude to the subject of molasses, or to
the duty on rum, because he did not believe the moment
apposite. He would now refer to !another point of tho
local taxation of the country. It was unnecessary for
him to enter into any of those arguments with which
the house was so familiar, as to the local taxa-
tion of the country to show that there were
objects of universal interest, which were, in fact
sustained by taxation, not upon the general property—
but upon a peculiar division of it. (Hear, hear.) The
whole question had been dealt with so ingeniously by one
who, though opposed to his (the Chancellorof the Exche-
quer's) policy, still had treated this subject in the most lucid
manner--he alluded to Mr. Lewis. It could not be contended
that the support of the poor was a matter of general,
nay, universal obligation, and he thought, as far as the
principle was concerned, the complaint on this head of a
portion of the real property interest of the country
which had suffered most by recent legislation, was ex-
ceedingly well founded. (Hear, hear.) There could
hardly be a difference of opinion about that. Well,
then, in the next place they had to consider what was
the course to be taken with reference to that part of our
taxation which was mainly levied for a purpose of
general interest, but which was yet not levied upon the
community at large. The local taxation of the country
was a subject with which they were all familiar ; it
resolved itself, in fact, into three principal rates, namely,
the Highway Rate, the County Rate, and that great
rate called the Poor Rate. (Hear, hear.) Upon
the subject of the Highway Rate no less than
six acts of Parliament had already been passed for
improving or mystifying its operations, and now
with the assistance of his hon. friend the Under Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department, who had di-
rected a good deal of attention to the matter, he was
prepared to bring in a seventh bill, which he hoped, after
the six experiments which he had alluded to, this mea-
sure would prove satisfactory to the house and the
country. (Hear, hear.) He came next to the county
rate—a small rate certainly, but still one which
had excited a good deal of interest in connection
with agriculture, and here he had no hesitation in
declaring, on the part of the Government, that
with reference to the collection and administration of
this rate, they had no objection whatever to the adoption
of the representative principle, if it should be the
opinion of the house that the rate-payer was
entitled to that control over the expenditure of
the rate ; but there were two items in the
rate to which that popular principle could not be
well applied. He alluded to that portion of the rate
which was directed to the maintenance of gaols and
lunatic asylums, but the time was rapidly approaching
when the house must be called upon to deal with
the whole question of punishments, for he thought it
was becoming the most pressing question of the day,
and probably that would be the proper opportunity for
dealing with this pozition of the rate, as well as of
requiring the Government to take a more active
part in the management of our gaols. (Hear, hear.)
As regarded the county rates ; he therefore said
frankly, he was not prepared to recommend any
change in that portion of our local taxation. (Heal

H ear, hear.) The Government believed that, with re-
gard to these complaints, the house adopted the recom-
mendations, which it would be his duty to lay before
them to night—the claims of this interest would be satis-
fied. With regard to the light dues, it was their opinion
that these complaints were in a great measure founded
on fact. (Hear, hear.) It seemed quite indefensible that
irrespective of the dues which were paid for lighthouses
by the shipping interest should be called on to pay a
large snm of money in the form of dues, which was in
fact interest paid to the Trinity House for the purchase
of private lights which had been long ago been improvi-
dently granted by Parliament or the Crown. (Hear,
hear.) The Government thought also that all those
sums levied under the name of passing tolls, were
vexatious grievancrs and burdens to which the shipping
of this country ought not to be subjected. They also
thought that the shipping interest ought not to be called
on to pay sums for the support of the charities of a cor-
poration. Taking these three points into consideration,
the Government were prepared to say, with respect to
the light dues, that the tax upon the shipping interest
ought to be confined merely to payments for benefits
which it received, and they were prepared to relieve it
from all that was paid for interest upon those loans for
the purchase of private lights, and from the contribution
to the charities of the Trinity House, and, finally, to re-
lieve it from all passing tolls. (Hear.) This settlement
would probably cost the country about 100,0001. a year;
but it appeared to him that the claimss were so just
that it was impossible to resist them, and that they
ought to have been considered when the Navigation
Laws were repealed. The next point was the question
of pilotage, a system which, he might say, was full of
anomalies. There had been, upon a former occasion,
though a long time ago, a committee of that house on
the subject of' the pilotage laws ; and, though he
himself, in general, was very much disinclined to
propose the appointment of committees, still, he thought
that it would be eminently worthy of the consideration
of the house whether or not a committee should be
appointed to investigate the whole question of
pilotage and ballast. And therefore it was the
intention of her Majesty's Government to recommend
that there should be a committee of enquiry
and he did not entertain the slightest doubt but that
the result of its investigation would prove most satis-
factory. He now came to remark upon those grievances
which he had described as the Admiralty dues. The
house was well aware teat a merchant-ship, find-
ing hrself upon a foreign station, her captain
may be deserted without any ceremony with-
out any notice—and often without any cause, by
any of the crew who may immediately enlist in a ship j
belonging to the Royal Navy that may happen to be
on the station. That was a privilege which
acted very ingeniously upon the discipline and
general conduct of the mercantile marine. (Hear,
hear.) He, for one, would certainly be most unwilling
to propose any change which would affect the necessary
powers of the Royal Navy ; but he was forced to believe
that this was a grievance of a most vexatious character.
Her Majesty's Government, therefore, intended
to propose that no man quitting the mer-
cantile marine should receive his wages then
due to him, until the rest of the crew had been
paid. At present he could at a moment's notice, not-
withstanding his engagement with his master, hoist his
red shirt on a royal ship and demand his wages. His
master thereby not only lost one of his crew, but he
was called upon to pay wages which were not due
until the ship had arrived in port. It is proposed
that any one availing himself of this privilege of
enlisting in the Royal Navy, should not receive his
wages until the rest of the crew were paid off. It was
further proposed that if the Royal Navy should avail
themselves of this privilege, that they were liable for any
injury which might be thereby inflicted on the merchant
ship. The next grievance which he would bring before
them was the question of salvage. He believed that,
under the present system, the mercantile marine were
grievously afflicted. There could be no doubt, although
the humanising feelings which actuated the Royal Navy
had been much improved from what they once were—
that still instances of a most oppressive nature j
continually occurred, and the Government pro-
posed
that the whole system should entirely cease.
He need say very little on the subject of anchorage.
That was a regulation which, like salvage, depends en-
tirely upon the Admiralty, and the Admiralty were pre-
pared that all vexations of this kind should be con-
cluded—(hear, hear)—and from henceforth no merchant
vessel would not be deprived in its anchorage by the
superior claims of ships belonging to the Royal Navy.
There was another subject of paramout importance to the
mercantile interest, and that was the restriction which at
present existed upon manning the merchant marine.
(Hear, hear.) They thought these restrictions were in-
defensible, while they doubted whether even in practice
they were beneficial. (Hear, hear.) The time had
therefore arrived when these restrictions must en-
tirely cease, but their removal could only be
taken into consideration in connection with the
other subject of manning the navy. (Hear, hear.)
The whole subject would hereafter have to be considered,
and something would have to be done to remedy the
evils of a system which dismissed our seasoned seaman
at a time when he was most qualified to do his duty to
the country. (Cheers.) Government were awaiting the
report of a committee which had been sitting upon this
very subject, but they trusted when it was hrought
before Parliament, it would be in a manner that should
be satisfactory to the house and to the country. (Hear,
hear.) He had now touched upon all the points of any
importance which were embraced in the care of the
shipping interest, except those which referred to stamps
upon insurance, bills of lading, and charter-parties ; but
the house would at once perceive that these were
points that affected the general taxation of
the country, and, therefore, this was not the
moment when they could be fairly alluded to in detail. (Continued from our Third Edition.)
(Hear, hear.) Government however, proposed to deal lie now came to the poor rates, and in con•
with the question lightly, under three heads, they pro- sidering them he ought to look to that
posed to reduce the taxation that was paid by' the ship- which was most expedient for the country generally, and
ping interest, under the claims of supporting the light- for that class which might have been injuriously affected
houses of the country—namely, the interest upon debt by the present arrangement. (Hear, hear.) They
which has been incurred, and the contributions to- must remember that a great change had taken place
wards charities, and the passing tolls to harbours, in the burden of the poor-rates since 1849, when
which ships never enter. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) he last brought the subject before the house, there
He proposed to terminate these three series of unjust having been a reduction of 25 per cent. (Hear.) No
taxation, and they belieued that object could be effected practicable proposition which he had brought forward
by the payment of an annual sum of 1,000,0001. (Hear.) with any chance of being carried—(laughter)—would
There would then be left for the shipping interest to pay have effected a greater diminution of the poor rates.
for such lights only which benefitted them. (Hear. The diminution had been equal to the whole amount of
hear.) The proposed—the second place to submit to the the " established charges ' for the salaries of officers.
consideration of the house the whole question of The expenditure for the relief and maintenance of the
pilotage, and they purposed in addition, that the poor, as shown by the return of 1849, which formed
three admiralty grievances of anchorage, salvage, the basis of his argument in that year, amounted
and enlistment should be entirely terminated or subject to 6,180,0001. ; in 1851, which was the last return on
injuto !rich regulations as should deprive them of their the table, the sum had diminished to 4,962,0001. (Loud
rious influence. (Hear, hear.) They proposed that Opposition' cheers). He was afraid that cheer was not
the subject of manning should depend upon the decision on account of the diminution—(laughter)—but that
of Parliament ; while with respect to the last point, it was a cheer for recent legislation. (Repeated
which question related to the army, they proposed that cheering). Mind ! he did not wish to dis-
this should be considered when the house came to con- turb recent legislation, as he would show them
sider the whole subject of revenue. (Hear, hear.) to-night, but their cheer was a very illogical one,
The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to consider for he was going to demonstrate to them that recent
the claims of the sugar producing colonies. Sugar had legislation might not have had anything to do with the
been the battle-field of parties, but they must form an matter. It so happened thatin 1846 the total sum was less;
opinion as to the condition of the colonies upon strict Mr. BRIGHT—The price of corn was the same.
and naked facts, and not by any recollection of the past. (Hear.)
They might deplore past legislation, and be of opinion The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—He had that the conduct of this country towards the colonies some returns on the price of corn, which would disprove
had been inconsistent, and, moreover, occasioned great that assertion, and which Sir R. Peel said ought never
damage to sugar growers, but they had to decide to have been published, but they had before them
to-night, what under the existing state of affairs graver subjects than the trial of obsolete opinions.
could be done for them. There was no one more ready (Loud laughter and general cheering.) He looked on
than himself to listen to the just complaints of any class, free trade as an obsolete opinion, like protection.
or none more ready to redress their grievances. He had Though, since 1849, there had been a reduction
often expressed it as his opinion that the conduct of the of 400,0001. every year, he regretted to say
mother country to the colonies would occupy no embla- that the return for 1852 showed that it had ceased.
zoned pz.ge in the history of England. The redress The latest poor law returns, which he held in his hand,
prayed for by the colonies was contained under the fol- were somewhat contradictory to the popular opinion.
lowing heads :-Ist.—Arrest of the descent of the duty In 1851 it appeared that the number of paupers was
on foreign sugar. 2nd.—Reduction of the duty on British 4,000,962, and for the half-year ending Michael-
plantation sugar. 3rd.—The grant of additional loans to mas 2,432,000, whichl multiplied by two, gave
the respective colonies, for emigration and improvement. 4,862,000. The great fact, however, remained, that the
4th.—Permission to refine sugar in bond, fox home con- pauperism of this country had been reduced by 25 or 24
sumption as well as importation. sth.__Permission to use per cent. since he had first brought the subject under
molasses in breweries. (Hear.) 6th.—Equalisation on the notice of the house. There was no doubt that there
the duties on rum and British spirits. Under these were at this time circumstances in operation which
circumstances he would find great difficulty in making must considerably affect the amount of pauperism in
such recommendations as were contained in the two this country. He had to consider whether it would be
first, but especially in this Parliament, which was re- expedient to deal with that sum which were raised by
turned to support unrestricted competition. Even if he local taxation for the maintenance of the poor, recollect-
saw that ruin was falling oft the sugar-producing colo- ing at the same time that there had been such a diminu-
sties, he would hesitate before having recourse to the im- tuna in the number of the poor, that four or five
position of a differential duty to mitigate their sufferings. times the establishment charges had been saved since
Was there such evidence of a rivalrybetween British and 1849, that the incidents of that taxation were less severe,
foreign producers of sugar as to justify the Government and that all the causes now in operation tended materially
in proposing any special measure for their relief ? They to a considerable diminution in that burden. Taking
were told this competition could not be endured, but these facts into consideration, and as his means were
what were the facts ? In the ten months ending Nov. limited, and being called upon, too, to assist every class
1251, the West Indies sent to this country, for home as far as they had a claim to the consideration of the
I
consumption, 2,251,000 cwts. of sugar, and in the ten house, by means which would contribute to the
months ending Nov. 1852, 3,940,000 cwts. From the general welfare of the count he was not prepared
ry,
Mauritius for the same period, there were entered to recommend any change in the present system of
for home consumption, as follows :-1851, 804,000 '
raising local taxation. (Cheers from the fOpposition.)
cwts., and 1852, 977 cwts. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) jHe had now considered the three interests which had
East India sugar, which in Nov., 1851, amounted to I suffered from recent legislation. With regard to the
1,037,000 cwt., had in Nov., 1852, risen to 1,300,000 shipping interest, he had offered measures which, to
cwt. Our united colonies in Nov., 1851, had sent j judge from the feelings of the house, were considered
4,094,000 cwt. ;in Nov., 1852, they had sent 5,373,000. moderate and satisfactory—(hear, hear)—and not framed
(Hear.) He now had to show whether he was called with any ad eaptandunt view. He had also endeavoured
Upon to arrest the descent of the duties upon foreign . to view the claims of the sugar colonies, and he thought
''.Ugar. The quantity of unrefined foreign sugar in Nov., they must feel satisfied that there had been an anxious desire
amounted only
to 1,218,000 cwt. ; in Nov., 1852, it un the part of the Government to place them in as
would be sewenas
ed only to 570 000 cwt. The quantity of refined good a position as present circumstances and the temper
figures would' b
fc'l'dg'n sugar was in Nov., 1851, 268,000 cwt. ;in Nov., of the public mind would permit. He should not
1852, it 243,000 cwt. (Hear hear.) It touch further on local taxation, but he wduld now
therefore that the general result of these , approach a more important point, and view the taxation
of British sum entered
that there being in 1851 4,000,126 I of the country under the new circumstances in which all
and 1,000 487 g r
5,378,000 cwt. of British,proe and
entered for home consumption, I parties and conditions of men were agreed to remain.
, cwt. of foreign sugar, and in 1852, 'As long, then, as men believed that their industry ought
sugar, the BritishBl4,ooo cwt. of foreign . to be protected, they were prepared, then, to endure any
vember, 1851, to Novemttnr had increased, from No- 1 amount of burdens. But after what had occured, it was
852, 1,250,000 cwt., obvious that, generally
while foreign sugar had decreased 800 speaking, unrestricted competi-
Lear.) Now, he might be called:10'000 cwt. (Hear, tion was not consistent with a restricted industry. In
traitor, and he a word, then, the policy of the country ought to be to
might be called a renegade_(laghtear)but he would put an end, as soon as possible, to high taxes. (Loud
ask if there was any gentleman in the
house, who, with cheers ) He had - asked himself what were the
these facts staring him in the face, could recommend measures which were best to recommend to

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