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PRICE 7D.

AtTIIORP, and Mr. T. P. COURTENAY, which were not
distinctly heard in the gallery, the House went into the
t!attniitte6

In answeC tc• a rpestion from Mr. HumE,
Lord ALTHORiI saitif that the duty on Cap- wines
1tt0,011,1110 I,tee
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Would
after which . (as we under-
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Mr. HUME strongly deprecated the increased duty on
Ctpe tvineo, which, he contended, was a violation of good
faith which would tend to destroy all commercial confi-
dence in the country.
Lord J%I.THORP said that the simple ease was this.
Henttnfore the Cape wine had a protection of 29. bd. ;
he it would have 2s. Al. This was the avnole
of what his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) had to complain as
a laeach of faith.

Mr. K. DOUGLAS contended that as encoureL;ement
had been held out to the cultivation of Car wine, lt
caught to be foll...twed up. The ptcpsed alteration would
he greatly injurious to the Cape colonists and to the con-
Rtnners of wine, without being productive to the revenue.
Mr. T. P. COURTS NAY said that in justice to the
Noble Lord, he must admit that the Colonists themselves
zinderstand that the duty which they were to pay was the
half of that imposed on the wines of Portu_ai. He did
not, however, approve of the increase to 3s. from 1833,
and he hoped the House won't: get rid of it.
Mr. HUME again deprecated any increase of the duty,
which must decrease the consumption, and throw bark
the stock on the hands of the cultivators at the Cape.

Mr. S. WORTLEY thought that the mode of laying
on the duty would he injurious to commercial credit, for
the uncertainty as to what was to ha done had created
great difficulty and embarrassment since February last in
those connected with that trade. He thought the charge
altogether uncalled for, particularly after the encourage-
ment given to the cultivation of Cape wine in the first
instance.

Mr. P. THOMSON denied that the proposed regula•
tions had created any uncertainty. It was known that
no increase beyond half the duty of the wines of Portugal
could take place for two years.
Mr. HUME contended that any proposed alterction in
the value of the article, even at the end of two years, must
occasion an unsettled st ite of the trade.
After some further discussion, the clause was agreed to.
On reading the preamble, a verbal amendment was
proposed in it by Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS.
A discussion of considerable length followed, in which
the principal speakers were Mr. Robinson, Mr. Hume,
Sir R. Vyvyan, Mr. Burge, Mr. Warre, Mr. Briscoe, Mr.
P. Thomson, Mr. R. Gordon, Lord Althotp, Mr. Fyshe
Palmer, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Maberly, Mr. Courtenay, and
Mr. Alderman Thompson.
The amendment was then negatived without a division.
The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be
taken into further consideration on Friday next.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said he rose for the purpose of
contradicting a report which had got into circulation, in
consequence of a statement made by the Hon. Member for
Preston, that a settlement had taken place in the New
London-bridge. lie held in his hand a letter which be
had received from Mr. Thnnie, in which that gentleman
stated that he had examined the state of the London
bride, and bad found that no settlement had tAken place
which might not he expected in a structure of so great
magnitude. He also stated that the bricks used in the
construction of the bridge were perfectly sound. He also
denied having been in any boat on the Tnames until that
day, since the Ist of August.
Mr. HUNT reiterated his statement of last night ; and
said he was convinced the bridge was not built in a
durable manner.
COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.

The liouse having resolved itself into a Committee of
Ways and Means, _ _ .

Lori ALTIIORP said, the objvet of that G•lnmittee
was to meet, by a vote of 8,000,0001. from the Consoli-
dated Fund, a grant which had been already given to that
amount by the Committee of Supply.
Mr. COURTENAY said, that the state of the Con,o•

lidated Fund should he ascertained before that vote should
he agreed to. No statement had been made relative to
that Fund since the Bth of February last.
Lord ALTHORP said, he admitted it was desirable that
a statement should be made before the close of the year,
as to what the financial prospects of the country were. At
present he only required that sum on account.
Sir R. VYVYAN said, he thought a statement should
be made relative to the gold and paper currency of the
country, and also of the issue of Exchequer Bills, to pre-
vent any panic being excited in the public mind.
Lord ALTHORP sad that the
.proper time for the
consideration of that subject would be on the renewal of
the Bank Charter. Nothing which deserved the name of
panic had taken place, which he attributed to the judicious
conduct which had been observed with regard to the
currency.

The vote was then agreed to.
The House resumed, and the report ordered to be taken
into consideration on Friday next.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at Half-pest Ten o'clock, unit eight
o'clock to morrow (this day.)

THE EARL OF RADNOR ON THE ELEC-

TION OF MANCHESTER.

(From the 2Tinelsester Advertiser of Saturday last)
The letter below bears internal evidence that it
was not intended for the public ; but the friends of
Mr. Cobbett in Manchester, deeming that its publi-
cation would be of great service in removing the un-
founded prejudices honestly entertained against Mr.
Cobbett by many well-meaning men, the noble
writer has generously consented that this use should
be made of his letter. It is to be recollected that
Mr. Cobbett has had for enemies the whole body of
the owners and incumbents of Church property ; the
whole of the collectors and consumers of taxes, vary-
ing from eighty to fifty millions annuo!ly ; the whole
of the dependents on our enormously expensive Go-
vernment, and of those who sighed to be dependents
upon it ; the whole of those interested in the corrupt,
partial, and expensive administration of the laws ;
both the factions who have ruined the country, with
all their train of supporters ; and those al-o, who,
weary of waiting for Reform, have abandoned the
cause, and sought the destruction of those who ad-
hered to it. 'We have heard what " envy, hatred,
malice, and all uncharitableness" have been able to
suggest against Mr. Cobbett : let us place, in oppo-
sition to it all, the opinion of a Nobleman, of cha-
racter unimpeached and unimpeachable—unstained
by any connection with faction—not, properly speak-
ing, the personal friend of Mr. Cobbett, and there-
fore not likely to have his opinion warped by par-
tiality—knowing him, as a public man, for thirty
years—and forming, on thirty years' experience and
observation, the judgment which he here pronounces
on his character :
" Longford Castle, Aug. 20, 1831.
" DEAR SIR,—I was much pleased to learn from your
Paper, that it was determined to propose Mr. Cobbett for
the representative of Manchester, at the first election under
the Reform Bill ; and still more so, to learn from yourself
that there is a reasonable ground to hope for success.
" Though I was deterred, by reasons which are not un-
known to you, from returning him at the last two elections
for Downton, yet I have never ceased to regret that he
was not a Member, and to believe that his presence in the
House of Com:nuns would have been essentidly useful.—
These feelings increase with the increasing embarrassments
of affairs—etnbarra,sments which he has so long foreseen,
and so accurately foretold—which he has clearly traced to
their origin—which he is, therefore, more :ikely than any
other person to be able to devise a remedy for, and for
which he has repeatedly pointed out the remedy—esp,ially '
in the Norfolk petition. To the necessity of ado,ting
such measures as are there proposed, 1, instructed by him,
have been long alive ; and within the last few months
public opinion has taken such a turn, that I think (why
do I say, think ? I inn sure) that very many persons are
now prepared for those of them which, when first pro-
pounded, appeared the most startling and alarming. That
converts to his doctrines will fast increase I have no doubt ;
some turning to him and avowing their adhesion—others
adopting his opinions, without owning, even to themselves,
that they have become his disciples. His active exertions,
therefore, become daily more desirable, and more likely to
be useful.

`; With these sentiments, I cannot but feel that the

oeople of Manchester, by choosing Mr. Cohbett for their
Member, do themselves great honour, and the State 4re4t
ervirc. Of course, I must he anxious for your slicers,
4' Even under the Reform Bill, I suppose some expenec
will be incurrel. If any arrtrgement for a subscription
is made, pray put my name down to it ; or if, al I stn fleet
'.nowt in Manchester, and have no connection with that
,;:ace, an anonymous subscription would be better, enter
me as ' An Old Cobhettite:' I will send you W. in the
irst Instance ; and, when the time comes, if there is a ne-
cessity, I shall not be unwilling to add a second subsea iption.
" With respect to the measures which ought to he
adopted, I hove no hesitation in saying, that my decided
opinion is, that, for the safety of the State, the internal
race of the country, the well-being of the people, the pre-
servation of property, and the maintenance of any thing
like liberty, measures must be adopted to the full ex-
tent of any that have ever (as far as I recollect) been
proposed by Mr. Cobbett. I ant persuaded that he has
II these objects sincerely at heart. I wholly acquit him
of any personal ambition, except probably that anxious
desire fat fame, and that wish to live in the grateful re-
collection of his countrymen, which is the sign of an ex-
alted and of a noble spirit. Sordid views of interest he
certainly has none—no petty ambition. The goad of the
people is what he seeks ; his fame—the mere fact of his
being thought of to represent Manchester—is the assur-
ance that he has the means of promoting it. For the sake
of the country, of all orders in the State, front the highest
to the lowest, I wish you success.
" I am, dear Sir, faithfully your',
" RADNOR.
" To J.Whittle, Esq., Advertiser Office, Manchester."