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INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, r i.4:' i ~,itt 1 ..,..._4`4.1, -, •-•-:2774
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ports in. lion on WEDNESDAY, the 10th April, 1850, will be ready to be dell- ~
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e up to• vered on WEDNESDAY, the 7th November, 1849. ', '''' '''.' ;7•,,,-.:'
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JAMES C. MELYILL, Secretary. . i . .., •-•1.
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litios of' INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
I. Oats- That a General Court of the said Company will be held at tlm'r NO. 17 7 75.] LONDON, THUIISDAY Ev E
House in Leadenhall-street on WEDNESDAY, the 10th April, 1850, )
your of. or the Election of Six Directors for Four Years.
inquiry The Form of a Letter of Attorney and of a Declaration for enabling . _
Lon of a ' Proprietors of East India Sto kto vote by proxy on this occasion
3r 4solb may be obtained upon application at the Treasury in this House. ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY,' lIANWELL COLLEGE and PREPA-
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. 92, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON.
beans, RATORT SCHOOL, MIDDLESEX.
Established 1808.
ere was ' rilo CONTRACTORS & IRON-FOUNDERS. DIRECTORS. Principal, the Rev. J. A. EMERTON, D.P., Oxon.
Parents mid Guardians desirous of selecting a School in a healthy
rate de- ~-11. - Tenders required for THREE CRANES. One to lift Ten JOHN OLIVER HANSON, Esq., Chairman situation, combiAng (on liberal terms) the intellectual advantages of
;at the „I"ns, the other two Five Tons each. The plans can be seen at the WILLIAM GEORGE PRESCOTT, Esq., Deputy Chairman. a collegiate, professional, or commercial course, with sound religions
uftle•-s of Joseph Locke. Esq., M.P., 11, Adam-street, Adelphi, Lou- Sir William Baynes, Bart. Moses Mocatta, Esq.
ns were don; instruction, moral and ph.) steal train ng, with domestic and medical
or at the Sutton Harbour Comoany's Office, Exchange, Ply- Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq. James William Ogle, Esq. care, may obtain a prospectus on application to the Secretary.
Stunt' mouth. The tender to include chain and flxlng at Plymouth, and Thomas Chapman, Esq., F. 11.5. Emanuel Pacifico, M.D. The Term will commence on Thursday, October- 4.
quality the Contractor will be required to uphold them for twelve months Donald Maclean, Esq. Joseph Pulley, Esq.
i 5d per liner completion. Samuel Eustace Megan, Esq.
Tenders to be addressed to the undersigned on or 'before the Ist Amorrorts-Francis Bligh Heekey, Esq., and Arthur Augustus NT ELL GWYNNE TANTE MN and CHOP-
ipported .October, 1849. Rasch, Esq. l._ N HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, Three Doors East of the
,ught 011 By order of the Directors of the Sutton Harbour ACTUARY-Charles Ansel', Esq., F.R.S. Adelphl Theatre, and opposite Adam-street. Luncheons, Dinners,
Suppers.
t priced Improvement Company, - Som Table ertoa-Thomas Browning, Esq. and
W3f. LUSCOSiBE, Secretary. SuavEyoa-Thomas Hopper, Esq. d'llote at Half-past Five precisely (Sundays excepted), Fish
aand for ,
/Ili and (-IRE AT WESTERN RAILWAY. RETURNS.-Policies for 3001. and upwards which may have been The Nell Gary-line Tavern which is situated in the very centre of
, and 18 n force for one year prior to the date to which the Account is the metropolis, is near to the principal Theatres, and the Tal•le
• N,A In pursuance of the Bye-laws of this Company, the Propre-
m_ made up, will be periodically entitled to participate in the return of d'lfote has been fixed at an hour that will be found convenient fur
r articles tors, re hereby informed, that notice has been duly received that It is
is I sPremium.
urp u . Citizens, the Legal Profession, and Gentlemen connected with the
same ag Interded to nominate the under-mentioned as Candidates at the Spc- Pu'dic Offices and ?tanking houses, also Visitors to London who are
Distillerle,, Sugar Houses ; and Mercantile Property, in the Docks;
qualit - dal General Meeting of the Company, to be held at this Station en
the 20th instant, viz. :- in Private or Publis Warehouses; also Shipping in Harbour; assured frequenters of the Theatres. Private Rooms for the accommodation
Led 53 tO SAMUEL BAKER, Esq., London. for the Year, or for any shorter period on advantageous terms. of ,mall parties. Good Beds. Wines and Spirits of superior quality.
Barclay and Perkins's Stout, and Salt's celebrated Pale Ales.
,lb ; and GEORGE JONES, Esq., Bristol Farming Stock is new exempt from Duty, and may be assured
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without the average clause. JOHN ARCHE and THOMAS HOLT, Proprietors.
RICHARD POTTER, Esq., Dayton Hsll, Merefordshire.
On Assurances for Seven Tears by one payment, a deduction of
JOHN V INING, Esq., Bristol.
rrival Of one-seventh part of the Premium and Duty will be made. THE REVOLUTION IN ITALY.
CHARLES WARDELL, Esq., London.
and new THOMAS WILLIAMS, Esq., ditto. RENEWALS.-Policies due on Midsummer-day should be renewed Just published, and may be had at all the Libraries, in 3 vole.
within fifteen days thereafter.
ock ; At „,renr of whom are to be Directors of this Company, in the place of post Bvo.,
LIFE DEPARTMENT. ERNESTO DI RIPALTA;
appears ..11401ncs Richard Guppy, Esq., and William Henry Chicheley Plow-
• ten, Esq., M.P , both of London ; and in the place of George Jones, The attention of the public hoe, in the advertisements and pro- A TALE of the ITALIAN REVOLUTION'.
Dats and
~_'-4,1, and William Tuthill, Esq., both of Bristol, who have retired posals of this Company of late years, been called to a Table of
nrotfli e Authoraatadlei of "Notes of a Two Tears' Residence in Italy."
Additions applicable to and expectant on Policies of particular .
any neW hem the present Board of Management.An interesting book. A true and philosophical view of polities,
• dates and ages ; the Directors now beg to submit the following
C. RUSSELL, Chairman. a. nd the great classes of political opinion in Italy, preseeted in the
a 1456 d; Paddington Station, September 7, 1849. statement of Claims actually paid, showing the sums re,pectiv,dy
assured and the Bonuses thereon, and they request, in order to powerfulf or:
n,
t‘evrhoisethioigs.,,a_lwsapyosetraeteodra.ble and well sustained, often
s, 7stogs
C HESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILIVAY. exemplify the advantageous plan of Assurance proposed by this „
The work will prove highly attractive to persons who wish to ob.
ki ; wheat.' LOANS ON DEBENTURES, Company, that persons desirous of effecting Assurances on their earn lain an interesting and well-writt^n narrative of the affairs of Italy
lives or on the lives of others, will compare the statement now sub-
d per ton. The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive (under the mated, with the addition or bonus of any of the other offices which during the past two years."-Britannia.
s; average Delvers of their Act of Parliament) Tenders for Loans of Money on may apply to a Policy issued by them since 1816, when the Atlas London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Dublin: James
-Fennell security of Debentares, bearing interest at the rate of Five per Cent. Company adopted the Bonus System. 51‘Glashan. 21, D'Olier street.
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10th July. Early in October will be published,
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Archibald Hone, Esq., accountant, Edinburgh, ditto ,:i
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wllliam Imrie, Esq., Dean of Guild, Perth
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TRY. . bayld Murray, Esq., Provost of Paisley. .
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Eilg',9o with Experiments, by Dr. Bachhoffner on the Hydro-Electric Ma-
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. To be had of Spender and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate-

MR. DISRAELI AT AYLESBURY.
The anniversary meeting of the Royal Bucks Agri-
cultural Association took place yesterday at the
George Hotel, Aylesbury.
The usual ploughing match took place in the morn-
ing on the grounds of Mr. Morris, at Bedgrove,
within a short distance of the town. The usual
awards having been made, and the ordinary business
of the society disposed of, the memhers.dined together
at two o'clock. About eighty gentlemen sat down to
an excellent dinner provided by Mrs. Bennett. Mr.
W. Lowndes, of the Bury, near Chesham, late high-
sheriff of the county, occupied the chair, and was
supported, among others, by Mr. B. Disraeli, M.P. ;
Mr. T. Tyringham Bernard, of Winchendon House;
Rev. E. N. Young,'-ff Quainton ' • Captain Blandy,
Captain Rose, Mr. E. Horwood, Mr. J. Howard, and
Mr. E. Stone.
After the usual loyal and routine toasts had been
disposed of,
Mr. DISRAELI, M.P., next rose, and was received
with prolonged cheering. When silence had been
restored, he said—Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, since
I have had the pleasure of, being in this room it has
been signified to me that I am expected to propose a
toast which I did not suppose would have fallen to my
lot. I accept the duty, however, with pleasure, be-
cause it enables me to perform an office, however im-
perfectly, which is most gracious in every respect to
my feelings, for it is to propose success to that insti-
tution—that society—the formation of which we are
met to celebrate—the Royal Bucks Agricultural Asso-
ciation.—(Hear, hear.) More than one gentleman
who has preceded me has remarked with pride that
he was present at the birth. of this association. I can
hardly claim any share in such a boast, but I can at
least say that I rocked its cradle,r(Cheers.) In
1836 I was requested by the committee of this asso-
ciation to draw up a petition to Parliainent respecting
the'agriculturat distress then existing in the county
of Buckingham ;..which petition was duly presented.
I agree with .my excellent friend. Mr. Young, that
those persons very little understand the nature of
these associations who speak lightly of their object.—
(Hear, hear.) I remember that this society was ori-
ginally formed in the first place for the protection of
agriculture, and although politics are very properly
excluded from our meetings, I hope I am not depart-
ing from the rules when I say that it was for the
protection of agriculture, whether from extreme and
unlimited competition, or from legislative restrictions,
for J take it for granted that every, gentleman. here,
whatever his political feelings may be, is of opinion
that agriculture should be protected.—(Hear,
hear.) I believe also that skilful agriculture is
most found where the farmer promotes a feeling of
independence and competition among his labourers.
As a practical result, this association offers
prizes to individuals who have displayed their
.agri-
cultural skill, or their prudence and independence in
bringing up their families. Although the prizes we
offer must always necessarily be limited in amount, as
compared with the degree of moral virtue which they
seek to reward, and though, therefore, they are open
to the ridicule of the vulgar, the sneers of the malig-
nant, and the observations of all who are ignorant of
the routine of rural life, still I can say from my own
experience that in this county they have acted most
beneficially—have given a stimulus to good conduct
on the part of our agricultural population—(Hear,
hear)—are looked forward to by the labouring com-
munity with interest, and are received with feelings of
gratitude.—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, although
one of the objects of these societies, and in particular
of the Royal Bucks Association, which has given a
tone to many others throughout the country, is to
reward good conduct in the humbler classes of the
community, still we are all aware that our first duty,
if not at all times successful in influencing public
opinion, is of course to attend to the interests of
agriculture itself.—(Hear, hear.) Because, if agri-
culture fails, of what avail will it he to offer rewards
to skilful ploughmen when there are no lands to
plough ? What will be the use of giving premiums
to faithful servants when there are no masters
remaining to engage and employ them ?—(Hear,
hear.) To protect the claims of the agri-
cultural interest was the original intention
of -this society, and the rewards we now give, how-
ever interesting and valuable, in consequence of the
influence they exercise upon the labouring commu-
nity, are only secondary to the first duty which
called this association into existence, viz., to watch
over the state of agriculture and the agricultural
community ; and as far as our exertions can effect it,
to do our best to promote in the broadest manner the
advantage of the great landed interests of the country.
—(Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, we have always taken
care, in this association, that party politics should
not interfere with our meetings, and I, for my part,
wish to regard this rule most strictly ; and I appeal
to all who have paid any attention to our proceedings,
whether it has not hitherto been honourably and
rigidly observed.—(Hear.) Nevertheless, I have
remarked a ft cling to prevail in this country that our
society is formed for party objects. I ascribe this
unfounded but too prevalent idea to this reason—that
the constitution of this association is not so compre-
hensive and broad as it might have been. I could
have wished that it had exercised a decided influence
on the skilful cultivation of the soil, and could be
shown to be-a society which, by the stimulus it held
out toirnproved agriculture, had a claim to become a
,great example to England, as it has, been in many
other respects.—(Hear.) But, gentlemen, one thing
is clear, that although party politics are not to be
allowed to interfere with our proceedings—although
we are not here to consider the measures of either
Whig, Tory, or Radical, still it is our bounden duty,
as well as our chief right, when we associate together,
to consider the position of the body of which we are
members, and to endeavour clearly to understand the
position we occupy.—(Loud cheers.) Otherwise,
drinking the toast which I am about to propose to you
would be a mere idle ceremony.—(Hear, hear.)
We all understand the objects of the other toasts
which have been proposed to you. We have ex-
pressed our loyalty to the Crown—we have expressed
our devotion to the Church—and we have shown our
respect to the great military and naval services of the
country, and all of us have come forward with hearty
good feeling to do honour to my excellent friend and
high-spirited neighbour who fills the chair to-day.—
(Loud cheers.) These, gentlemen, have been genuine,
sincere, and real toasts, and 1 want to know why the
toast I am now to propose, of "Prosperity to the Royal
Bucks Association, which is all-important as far as
most • of us are concerned, should not be equally ge-
nuine, real, and sincere.—(Cheers.) It can be neither
if we shut our eyes to the position in which we are
placed at this moment. Gentlemen, it is impossible for
any man to forget that position, and though I am not
going to enter into the merits of any measures, or
inquire into the causes which have produced that posi-
tion, it would be all but impossible for any man in
this room to forget, or not to see, the great changes
which have occurred since I last addressed you.—(A
Voice—" We feel it.") It is impossible to forget
that at this moment the agricultural interest is in a
state of great suffering—(Cries of " That's true")—
and that if we came here merely to drink the toast
which I am about to propose, and consider every
point connected with agriculture except the purses of
the farmers, we should be depreciating and degrading
the objects of this association, and our meeting would
be without object or an end.—(cheers.) Indeed, it
would be infinitely inferior to the meeting which is to
take place here tomorrow to promote improvement in
the production of dahlias.—(Cheers and laughter.)
That is a meeting which I should be most happy to
attend, and which I am glad is to occur, but it would
rank higher in point of design than this meeting if,
with all' our expressed enthusiasm for agriculture,
there was not one present who had the courage to
meet fairly the present position of the agricultural
interest of the country.—(Loud cheers.) I have
told you that I do not mean to enter into the cause,
or consider the cause of that position, but I cannot
allow the opportunity to pass without stating a fact
which none can question—that the position of that
interest is one of unprecedented peril and difficulty.
The question which naturally arises is what shall we
do ? Unless then we discuss that question what
would be the use of this meeting ? There can be no
doubt that everybody here sympathises in that ques-
tion.—(Hear, hear.) My opinion is, that we had
better not meet at all, looking at the present position
of the country, and especially of the agricultural in-
terest, if, in the county` town of a great agricultural
community—if among those classes which ought to be
the most respectable and influential of the country—
we were to make no allusion to our position.—(Hear,
hear.) I can only consider that, in so meeting, we
should be offering assistance and putting arms into
the bands of our enemies, and making ourselves the
objects, and, under the circumstances, the just
objects, of public contempt.—(Cheers.) Now, gen-
tlemen, what are we to do ? How are we to meet
the crisis ? How are the farmers of England to re-
sume that position which used to be their boast ? We
hate been deprived by the Legislature of that pro-
tection which we believed we were entitled to, and
which we believed conducive to our . prosperity ?
How are we to meet the altered circumstances
which we 'have been called upon by the Legislature
to, incur`? That is the question. It is no use for us
to meet here and blink it ; for, should we blink it
to-day or to-morrow, depend upon it the hour will
come when we must encounter it.—(Cheers.) Now,

ISLAY TONTINE LIFE ASSOCIATION
Provisionally Registered.
Capital, 600,0011., in 12,001 Shares, at 501. each.
DIRECTORS.
John ltain, Esq., of Morriston, Glasgow.
Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq., banker, Provost of Port Glasgow
Alexander Campbell, Esq., of ledlay
l'obert C. Casnming, Esq., of 13arremman, Dninbartonihtre
henry Dunlop, Esq., of Craigton, Glasgow
Archibald Falconer, Esq., of Glen Park, Port Glasgow
• James Hay, Esq., merchant. Leith, Director of the Royal Bank of
Seetland
Archibald Horne, Esq., accountant, Edinburgh, ditto
FA...Z10 Henderson, Esq., Director of the National Bank of Scotland
Imrie, Esq., Dean of Guild, Perth
John Burn Murdock, Esq., of Gartencaber, Edinburgh
bavid Murray, Esq., Provost of Paisley.
JANKE'S.
The Ravel Bank of Scotland and its Branches Messes. Coutts and:
Co., London.
VessrP. Tflrner and Wallace, 37, Virginia-street, Glasgow ;
l'esars. Goodwin, Partridge, Williams, and Edwards, Walbrook
House, London. •
MANAGING blßECTOß—Archibald Murdoch Burrell, Esq.
SECRETARY—James Murdoch, Esq.
The barony and estate of Islay, comprising the island of Islay
taa stat4ll adjacent islands is in the same latitude as Edinburgh and
ip,sitoW, and is one of the richest and most productive properties in
s
a west of 'Scotland. It ceitains about 140,000 acres, of which
"Me are arable, the rest being luxuriant pasture.
This present rental of this magnificent property amounts at present
to. 1(:).0001.; but a Government grant of 30,0001. is now being ex-
yeaded In drainage ant improvements. The rents are periodically
legitimately increased as the leases fall in, and it is evident that
• such a property must, under improved agriculture, afford a much
-,,rter return. The purchase, Ms expected, will be effected for
r'ut-500,0001., and it is proposed to raise a capital for this parpose,
and contingent expenses, of 600,0001., in 12,000 601. shares, each
shareholder to nominate a life, and the whole body of nominees to
be insured out ot the -motel, so as to secure the repayment of his
Subscription to every shareholder whose nominee lapses. The
remainder of the accumulated rental is to be divided every ten years
arm'. affstithesurViving shareholders, the last survivor to inherit the
:late- On the basis of 12,000 policies, in respect of the 12,000
"rainees, it is further contemplated to Ingraft the general business
v, a life assurance company, so as to secare an annual dividend of
Thus it will be seen that every person taking a shore in the Ton-
tine, Will, under any circumstances, receive back the amount of his
Investment out of the assurance fund, and will also, by way if in-
!Fest on his shares, receive an annual dividend out of the profits of
:nliienerai life assurance department (and the basis and guarantee
irinucated cannot fail to make this branch most extensive and !ucra-
re) ; he will, moreover, participate, every ten years h's nominee
larrives, In the accumulated and constantly improving rental ; and,
!
the event et his nominee being the last survivor, will become
._e absolute owner, in fee simple, of the entire estate. It is else
Lkibe observed that, as the nominees diminish in number, the
marketable value of the shares will year after year be greatly en-
hanced.
__The principles of the proposed Tontine have been maturely con-
-1„,
red by. F. G. r. Neison, Esq., the eminent actuary of the Me-
dical and Invalid Assurance Company, and received his entire ap-
probation:
The estt te is to be vested in three trustees, resident In Scotland.
,I!_e affairs of she Society shall be conducted by a board of seven
j kreetors in Scotland, communicating with a board of correspondence
London. Two general meetings shall be held in Scotland in the
!menthe of June and December.
o ;awedliiny deposit to be 58. per share (being the maximum
under the Registration Act), and a call of 11. per share shall
be made en complete registration. The remainder to be called up
03' such instalments as mt:y be found necessary to meet the payment
of the purchase money.
Applications for shares to be made to-the following brokers &c., if
Whom prospectuses and farms of application for shares may be
had : —Meses s. John Robertson and Co., 47, George-street, Edin-
, burgh ; William Bell, Esq., 2, North-street, David-street, Edin-
burgh : Messrs. P,uchanan Altkin and Co., 41, St. Vincent-place,
Glasgow; J. C. Foulds, Esq., Canada•court, Queen-street, Glasgow;
'William Gordon, Esq., Aberdeen; James Thomas, Esq., writer,
Perth; A. Abercrombie, Esq., Paisley; Messrs. Joseph King and
Sons, Liverpool ; L. L. Lamming, Esq , Manchester ; Messrs. Flint
and Tootal, [lull ;• . Messrs. Beardshaw and Co., Leeds li•
oreenfleld, Esq., 38, Throgmorton-street, London ; of Archibald
Murdoch Burrell, Esq., Royal Bank, Port Glasgow ; and William
Bridges,
q at the temporary offices of the Association, 3S, Throg-
nr°lten-street, Loudon.

PENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE.
+. 7 The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty
years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to be the only
article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or
grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark brown or black,
without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro-
duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change.
While other dyes destroy the hair by their pernicious properties,
this liquid promotes its growth, nourishing the roots to the latest
period •f life. Persons who have been deceived by preparations
which have a horrible stench (dangerous to the head), troublesome
in their application,' and unsatisfactory in their colour, will find
Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in
every respect, and that " none but itself can be its paraliel." Price
3s. 6d., 65.. and 10e. per bottle.
To be had of Spender and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate-
street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn-
hill; Mr. Prentice, 84, FAigeware-road ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ;
Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, ISO, Oxford-street; Barclay, Far-
ringden-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-street; Hooper, 43,
Kinc William-street, London-bridge; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street;
Finr 'gin, Milsom-street, Bath; Elmore, Bull-Street, Birmingham ;
Rcberte, 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of most Perfumers and
Medicine Vendors in town and country. Sent to any part of
the kingdom by receiving a remittance, pest paid.
Please to ask for " Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye."
Observe—Spencer's and Co.'s address is on the wrapper.

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•
Persons assured for the whole term of Life for 1001. and upwards,
In Great Britain or Ireland respectively, will be entitled at the end
of every fifth year (instead of every seventh year as heretofore) to
participate in the Surplus Premiums, either by Addition to their Po-
licies, or an equivalent Reduction will be made in the future pay-
ments of Premium, at the option of the Assured.
Policies may also be effected for the whole term of Life by alimited
number of yearly payments.
ASSURANCES for SHORT PERIODS may now be effected in this
Office at considerably reduced rates of Premium.
The NEXT VALUATION will be made at Christmas, 1849, and
Policies effected before that date will participate in proportion to the
time they may then have been in force.
The Company's Rates and Proposals may be had at the Office In
London, or of any of the Agents in the Country, who are authorised
to report on the appearance of Lives proposed for Assurance.
lIENRY DESBOROUGII, Secretary.
92, Cheapside, June, 1849.

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THE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE
POLICY COMPANY
. INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
No. 31, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON.
TRUSTEES.
J. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. 1 Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P.
Richard Malins, Esq.. Q.C. I James Fuller Madox, Esq.
William Wilberforce, Esq.
DIRECToRS.
Robert Henry Forman, Esq.
John Hamilton, Esq.
James Fuller Madox, Esq.
John Matthews, Esq.
Charles 0. Parnell, Esq.
AUDITORS.
I Samuel Field, Esq.
I William Ghrimes Kell, Esq.
MEDICAL ADVISER.
Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S.
RANKERS.
Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and CO.
SECRETARY.
David Alison, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Atkinson and Andrew.
MANAGER."
Alexander Robertson, Esq.
The POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE,
.he Company being prohibited, by the 54th clause of their Deed of
Constitution, which is duly registered ie. terms of the Act, from dig
pitting a Policy upon apy ground whatever.
The Rates of Premium are calculated noon Carlisle mortality, and
are as few as a due regard to complete security will justify.
HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the
Premiums. with interest of the retained halves, is required to be paid
for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the
convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form
a deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As-
surance may be relinquished at any time without payment
of the • retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to
assure for the first five years at little more than half the usual rate,
and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice.
WHOLE WORLD POLICIES are granted. whereby the security
of a creditor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the
assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits.
Sums are assured payable to the parties thqrnselves on attaining a
specified age. or at their death, whichever shall first occur.
PARTNER IIIIP POLICIES are granted, whereby a joint assurance
effected by partners, at the charge bf the firm, secures the capital in-
vested. On the death of either, the survivor is benefited by retain-
ing the whole capital, and the representatives of the deceased obtain
their share without having to watt until it eaa be recovered from
outstanding debts.
There is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the
equator.
No Admission er Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge
made for the Policy beyond the amount of the Stamp.
Claims are payable within three months after proof of the death of
the assured life.
The usual Commission allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons,
approved by the Board, who extend the business of Life Assurance in
connexion with this Company.

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John Atkins, Esq•
Henry "Augustus Bevan, Esq.
John Thompson Bramwell, Esq.
John Dangerfleld, Esq.

George Cumming, Esq.
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The powerful influence of the sun on.the skin at this period
'"e Year calls for increased attention in preserving its delicacy and
''"ltY. The most pleasing and effectual specific for this desirable
"het is
AtO,WLAN.DS' K ALYDOR,
p_ deservedly established in Royal and Public favour and estimation.
„`" !tPplicsition neutralizes the effects of atmosphere, and Induces
;t_ healthy action of the microscopic vessels of the skin, by which
VOelleacy_and beauty are so essentially promoted. Freckles, Tan,
Pim.ples, and Discolorations fly before the application of the
"-DOR; and jive place to a healthy smoothness and transpa-
v reaeY complexion. Ladies travelling or taking out-door exercise
rind it. to diffuse a grateful and refreshing feeling. In cases of
1,-4b‘llll. or Stings of Insects, its virtues have long been acknow-
ed- Price 4s. Sd. and Ss 6d. per Bottle.
d ROWLANDS 311ACASSIR OIL,
,„, eShtfully fragrant and transparent preparation; and as an invi-
rator and beantillerlstrend all 'precedent. --F rice 3s.
V
Bottles (equal to four small), lOs. 6d,, and double that size,
1. per Bottle.
ROWLANDS' ODONTO,
A. OPIiITE Oft PEARL DENTIFRICE,
POWDER, composed of the rarest and most fragrant
.
_zotira. It bestows on the teeth a Pearl-like Whiteness, frees them
• 'ern Tartar, and imparts so the Gums a healthy firmness, and to
the a delightful fragrance,
Price 2s. 9d, per box.
is "o BEWARE OF SPUMOUS IMITATIONS.
The only Genuine of each bears the name of " ROWLANDS' "
preceding that of—the -Article on the Wrapper or Label. Sold by
dent at 20 Hatton-Garden, London, and by Chemists and Per-
ftna
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How shall my muse thy praise rehearse, 0 N.
Great City of the Universe?
Thou art the glory of the world, .
And lustly is thy fame unfurled.
Where'er we travel, far or near,
We cannot meet with thy compeer.
Thy name is chronicled in story,
And many a bard has sung thy glory.
Thy towers and temples proudly stand
The admiration of the land.
At every turn in every street
• With vast att-actions do we meet.

Thy trading warehouses arise,
And fill the stranger with surprise;
And here does Moses' far-famed Mid
Enjoy a proud conspicuous part.
Hew tit is such a Mertes this
Fer such a vast metropolis.
'This famed Depot may justly claim
The highest niche in trading fame.
Here may the choicest dress be had,
And here are thousands daily clad.
Moses and Son, from this famed Mart,
,Distribute clothes to every part ;
And wheresoever we may be,
Moses and Son's attire we see.
And thus my humble tribute closes.
A compliment for thee and Moses.
LIST OF PRICES.
.
ZILLDY YADS.•
Men' Spring, and Baramer Wrappers from £0 8 6
The ettilwer, Pacha, Patetoti and every deserip-
tion .of light. over-coats • . ,•• • • • ••• • • • . 1 2 6
Cloth Over Coats, of a light texture, and hand-
stitiely trimmed • .•
De.... do. . lined with silk.. • • ...• • • 18 0
De. do. superior quality . .•••• • • • • 1 16 0
Jean and Holland Blouses •••••••••• • •• • • .. • • 0 2 9
Fancy Victoria do. ••••• . • • . • ...... •••• • • •• 0 4 0
Tweed d 0... ...... • • ....
Dress Coat .... • • ... •••• • • • • •
Frock Ceat -;; .....• ••• • . •
Spring and Summer Trousers •• . ...... 0 4 0
Dee-slrin and Buckskin d 0....• ••• • • •
Spring and Summer Vests in every variety. • 0 1 6
Black and Figured Satin Vests...—. .. 0 4 6
Black de., superior quality ............ Q 9 6
White Marcella Vests ••••.• • • • 0 4 6
lien's Black C'oth Vests .. •... • • 0 3 6
P•oy's Spring and Summer Vests •• • ..... •... 0 0 10
Boys' limper and Tunic Suits •••• • • • • ...... 0 15 0
Men'arishinr Coats in great 'variety • 0 4 0
gams TO KICALIVIL
Peletots made from a variety of material, fitted
for Slimmer wear ••..••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • I I
Do. very elegantly trimmed .. ••.• • • ...... 1 0
Superior Cloth of a light texture •• . • .... 1 0
15
Ditto ditto lined' with silk... 2 0
Ditto Dress Coat.. • • .....• • • .............. 1 12 0
Best d 0...........
• Supeitne FrioCk de. ••••• • • • • • •........... 115 0
Best do. • • •••
Fancy Doeskin Trousers. .. • • 016 6
Black di. ••••• • • • • • ••• • .•
. 1 • 6 0
• Black Cloth Vests •... ••••• • • • • • • • •.. 0 8 6
.
Splendid Satin Test.. •• • • .....• .. • • ........ 0 14 6
Best dm.; •••• .. • • •• • ..... ••••• • • • .. 018 6
Hussar and Tunic mite ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 1 5 0
Superfine do. ...... •• • •
Men's White Marcell* Vests • ..... .......... 0 -7
Fishing Coats in endless variety from 0 10 6to 1 16 0
• Elegant Dressing Robes in great
from 0 16 oto 5 0 0
Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice.
A Snit of Clothes complete for 11. 10s.
:1118 flew book, entitled the " Great Fact," with th.ll directions'
Self-rneasttrement, can be had on application, or forwarded, post
11. to 507 part of the kingdom.
fiery he Shawl and Parasol Department are new replete with
ovelty of the season.
te..!!erve—kny article purchased, either ready made, or made to
—lre., if not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned.
,t 4
It',_llOARS and SUN, Tailors, Woottendrapers, Clothier., Ratters,
14-.,Ccie; Furriers, Boot sad Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, 154,
14,,,.156, and. •157 Minories, and 82, '44, 85, and 86 Aldgete, City,
; all communicating With each other, and forming one vast
Zst'"ugliment. '• ' ' " • "
Caen
•—E. Moses. and Son regret having to guard the pnhlic,
; but having heard that the rintradesman-like
"-"0a.01 being connected with them, or " It is the same concern,"
ill' won resorted te • they many instances, and ter obvious reasons,
rile b,
lb 0 Cto state thathave.no connhi.ion With any other house
Sit_r nut of London, except their Branch Establishments, 36, Far-
441heMeld ; and 19, Thornton's-bnildings, Bradford, Yorkshire ;
k„, _Lose who require cheep and genuine clothing. &c., should call
•,111"1" to the /anodes and Aldgate, City, London ; or either of
Tate Establishments, as above.
(444:41.0.. --This Establishment is closed from runlet Friday.
- ••• qoturdayorlieu Datum ls resumed till twelTe o'Blo4.

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N°.17,775.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING SUN, SEPTEMBER 13, 1849..

gentlemen, I remember the time when a change took
place with reference to the late corn .laws, and, mind,
I am not going to give an opinion on the policy pr
impolicy of that change. In addressing a few words
to you now on that subject, do not suppose that I
wish to restore the state of things which existed before
the introduction of free trade, for I am not going to
say one word on which there need be any difference
of opinion among you, however general your opinions,
be they Tory, Whig, or Radical.—(Hear, hear.)
All that I ask is, that, as a general principle, you
should be prepared to stand by the land of England.
—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I remember that I
stated in another place—and it was never disputed—
that we were subject to higher taxation than other
countries ; and I asked, therefore, why we should
be placed in a worse position than they were, and
called upon to meet a sudden and dangerous compe-
tition ? We were then asked, " Why are you afraid
of competition ? Where is the competition to come
from ?" Gentlemen, we all know now where the
competition is to -come from—experience has an-
swered that question.—(Hear' hear.) Well, it has
come as we said it would, and the consequence has
been as 'fatal as we anticipated it would be.—(Hear,
hear.) It is not my intention now to enter at all
into the policy of the change that was made in the
laws. I will even admit, for the sake of argument,
that the change was politic. All I ask you now to
admit is, what I am sure there will be no differenee
of opinion upon—that the result has been' aecom-
plished.--(Hear, hear.) The question lam now
autinodnesr wprheicshenlt
shallgoing pthl a cee °l)Des fiodreer iyoun thi
t h• fei
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c shouldi rc
be
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owe
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our
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so a n
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hdeoo?
occupiers
to maintain as a class dependent upon agricultural
pursuits their fair position in the .social scale?
(Hear.) Gentlemn,-I ventured, in the early part of
last session, as your representative, to call the atten-
tion of Parliament
from theto
at
upont agriculturalattention
thision
th topic,
eainterests.
dismissing
change
g
I
venturedasfaraso
possible
osbsibrelak
e ground
which had occurred. That change had been carried
by a majority of the Legislature—had been sanctioned
by a test to which we all bow, however unwillingly,
and therefore I only asked this for the agricultural
interest—that, having been deprived of protection,
they should at least be allowed to enjoy the right of
not having to submit to taxation from which other
classes of the community are exempt.—(Cheers.) I
pointed out in my place in the House of Commons, a
remarkable circumstance, which appeared not before
to have been observed, because it had not been placed
in a massive and aggregate form—that while the
agricultural population of England contributed their
fair quota to the 50,000,0001. and general taxa-
tion, • they also paid a second- revenue, equal to
12,000,0001., from which other classes were exempt.

This revenue is collected for purposes equally public
as the 50,000,0001., and in an age when we are told that
no class should have peculiar privileges, I ventured
to ask that the other classes should take their fair
share of this second revenue, at present entirely sad
died on the agricultural body. Gentlemen, that
motion I brought forward at the commencement of
the last session, and I have sometimes been taunted
with the fact that I was not successful on that occa-
sion: Gentlemen, it is very difficult to obtain success
on a first attempt. It is very rare that in a first
campaign a complete victory is obtained.; It took the
Duke of Wellington seven campaigns to beat the
French in the Peninsula; but the result of those
campaigns was to secure a peace which has never
yet ceased.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it appears to me
most ,encouraging that on first bringing my plan
forward it was supported by 200 Members of the
House of Commons, though it was not backed by
any feeling out of doors, because . the farmers
were disheartened, dispirited, and discouraged.
What, however, was the consequence of ray
bringing forward that motion ? Why, not
a month passed but some other party got
up and recognised the justice of its principle and
the propriety of the motion, by bringing forward some
petty. plan of his own.--;-(Hear.) Gentlemen, this is
not a moment for disputing about details—this is not
a moment for considering how far a plan can be car-
ried; but I believe a general feeling is diffusing itself
throughout the public mind, that the agricultural in-
terest has been most unfairly treated.—(Hear.) No
one has ever yet answered that part of my argument
relative to the second revenue. No one has dared to
say that the maintenance of the poor is nut a national
duty ; indeed it is a religious duty, .and a duty which
we ought all equally to participate in performing.—
(Hear.) Gentlemen, I say at the present day it is
most imperative that the agricultural body should
seek for an equality of taxation with other members
of the community. That is a primary point to be
accomplisbcd.—(Cheers.) It is of no use complaining;
it is of no use indulging in general observations; it is
of no use making plaintive allusions to the past in
holding out encouraging prospects for the future. I
shall confine myself to the present, and, looking at
circumstances as they exist, see what can be
done to improve our condition. I am cer-
tain that there ought to be an equal adjustment
of local taxation, or rather what is called local,
though it is in reality national taxation ; and if that
were obtained, as in all justice it ought to be ob•
tained, considerable relief would at once be given to
the agricultural interest. But, gentlemen, that would
not be sufficient, even if- we obtain that end, and it
cannot-be obtained without your support. I- consider
that that would:effect but a slight, benefit compared
with the,great loss we have experienced. Gentlemen,
I am disposed to believe after having, as your repre-
sentative, given the subject the most grave and con-
stant consideration, that if you persevere in endeavour-
ing to obtain your rights you will ultimately find
substantial, considerable, and even complete relief.—
(Loud cheers) Gentlemen, there is nothing more
important in life, especially in public life, than to
hale a principle to guide you.—(Cheers) It will
simplify everything, and, when acted upon, decide the
most. complex and most perplexing questions. If you
have a principle to guide you, no matter how ex-
traordinary the Gordian knot, it will be &most in-
stantly cut. Apply this sentiment to the position of
the agricultural body on the present occasion. I
believe that all agree that, in justice to your interests,
taxation should be equal.—(Bear.) That is our prin-
ciple.—(Hear.) Gentlemen, I will now call your atten-
tion to another tax which has been much dwelt upon,
and the unjust arrangement of that tax. You all
know that farmers pay double the poor-rates paid by
the other classes, and public opinion has already given
a verdict that that should not be allowed, so that be-
fore long a settlement of that question may be ex-
pected which will do justice to the agricultural body.
—(Hear.) lam now, however, anxious to call your
attention to a tax which, in its arrangement, is most
unjust. NG doubt every gentleman present has heard
of, and many of yon pay, the land-tax. This tax is
so levied, that the county of Buckingham pays ls. sd.
in the pound on the rental of the land, while other
counties infinitely more populous, and infinitely more
rich, pay 2d. in the pound. You are, therefore, called
upon to pay, an undue amount of the land-tax. Mind,
lam not speaking of that portion of the land-tax
which has been redeemed, because that is always
brought forward by our opponents to perplex the
question, because in nothing that I propose do I wish
to disturb any public compact which has been entered
into. One-third of the land-tax has been redeemed,
and therefore no longer pressei upon the soil, but
two-thirds remain to be paid, and produce more than
1,000,0001. annually.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it pro-
duces ls. sd. in the pound in Buckinghamshire, and
only 2d. in the pound in the county of Lancaster, and
one farthing in the pound in Liverpool. I ask you,
then, where is the equality of that taxation ? The
inequality, however, is not peculiar to Buckingham-
shire, for I was speaking to a gentleman from Hert-
fordshire on-the subject before I entered this room,
and I find that in his county they pay ls. 6d. in the
pound. I have alluded to Hertfordshire, because I
do not wish to confine the consideration of the sub-
ject merely to Buckinghamshire. I will also take a
border county—the county of Bedford—where I find
the tax is Is. 6d. in the pound, while in Northampton,
another brother county, it is more than Is., while in
Berkshire, a sister county, it is ls. 3d. Then, again,
in the remaining twenty agricultural counties, in-
cluding Somersetahire, Kent, Devonshire, and even
Essex—from which a petition, signed by 25,000 per-
sons in favour of equal taxation, was sent to Parlia-
ment, that petition being given to me to present by
their own county Members, because I had originally
brought the question forward—in those twenty agri-
cultural counties the average of the land-tax is but
little under Is. in the pound.—(Hear, hear.) Having
given you these facts, which I have drawn from
official documents, I will put before you the‘conclu-
sions to which I have come. If the land-tax was
levied throughout the country at the same rate as in
Buckinghamshire, and that is not so high as in Hert-
fordshire or Bedfordshire, instead of realising
1,000,0001., it would realize 5,000,000/.—(Hear,
hear.) Mind, I am not proposing any new tax op-
posed to the spirit of the age, but only the e.s quaiihza-e
tion of a tax which already exists, and in
wh in this
have
declared aav
a right to anticipate the support of t
declared themselves in favour of equal taxation and
financial reform ; for " out of thy own mouth will I
judge thee." All that I ask is that the
lornament by
tax, .upon land,
which has been ,already sanctioned by
an ancient Act, shall be levied throughout the country

[PRICE SD.

in the same 'proportion as in Buckinghamshire, for,
though the tax presses heavily on the agricultural
districts, it does not press on Manchester, Liverpool,
or Brightdn.--(Hear.) Wiltic men, suppose we had
this equalization of the ImM-tax, and the consequent
5,000,000/., the question arises what shall we do
with it ? We have with this money the means,

in my opinion, of raising the agriculture of
England from its depression, so that the landed
interest should find itself in that Fosition in
which, as long as I live, I will labour to place it.—
(Cheers) Now, gentlemen, I believe I have applied
myself to showing you our recent position. It is not
denied that our present position is most depressed, but
w!iat do our opponents tell us ? They tell us we must
improve our prevent system of culture—that we must
exercise more skill—and that we niust employ more
capital.—(A Voice—" We have none; it is all
gone.") That it is possible to improve our present
system of cultivation 1 ern not one to deny. I believe
that every thing may be made the source of improve-
ment, and that the more you improve the more room
there is for further improve inent.—(llear, hear.) I
ask you what is improveMeht but realised intelli-
gence, and the instant you increase that intelligence
you increase the means of exercising it. No doubt,
therefore, the agriculture of England is capable of
improvement; but this I will say, whatever the faults
—whatever room there is for improvement, the agri-
culture of England is tlie most skilful that has ever
existed, and thatl will prove by, the simple fact, that
in no other country in Europe has so much been
raised from, the soil as in England, and that the
quantity
'any
in this country is one-third more
than in any part of the United States. I make
these observations to show that though I admit there
may be room for improveMent, the'depression which
exists is not caused by your own fault. It is very
easy to say that there is room for improvement, that
you must apply more skill and capital to agriculture ;
but I want to see the man come forward and show'
me the way in which you. are to get the amount
tpnhoeeesseer—aird(Ce ideas,
we shall hare,
throughout the counties of England,
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instead of 1,000,0001. of capital, 5,000,0001. in hand.
Well, then, what shall we do with it ? Why, in the
old days we should have had some one coming for:

ward and proposing the abolition of a single and
paltry tax, which, while it woold be a great blow to
the revenue, would individually give you scarely any
relief. Is that the means by which to regenerate the
imperilled agriculture of England ? Certainly not.
What I propose as a remedy is this—that the
5,000,000/. should form a sinking fund, not a borrowed,
but a real sinking fund, which, safely in hand, would,
in less than ten months, raise Consols above par,
and thus enable landlords to borrow money
to apply to their land at 3 per cent.,
instead of paying, as they now do, 4 and
per cent. Then the farmer could go to his banker or
neighbour and obtain from him, at a reasonable rate,
the capital he required for the improvement of the
soil.—(Hear, hear.) There, gentlemen, is your
remedy—equal taxation and cheap capital. Mind,
when I say cheap capital, I am not recommending
you to depreciate your coin or adopt a paper currency,
which could not easily be converted into gold. If
my recommendation was adopted the public credit
would be maintained—it would give to the farmer
independence, and remove from their present state of
depression the landlords of this country, who could
then obtain all the capital they required for the im-
provement of their estates at a light rate of interest.
--(Hear, hear.) And, gentlemen, if you do not
obtain that relief which the country has a right to
grant you, then we must consider what we ought to
do next. I am not one of those who think it advisable
to have many irons in the fire at the same time.—
(Hear.) If you can at this period next year obtain
the capital you require at 3 per cent., and if you are
relieved of one. half your poor-rates, you will be bettr
able to stem the torrent than you are at present.
If you do not obtain these advantages, then we must
consider whether, if the taxes are to be paid, it as
not better that they should be paid by the foreigner
than by Englishmen.—(Cheers.) When parties turn
round upon you and say that yon don't know what
you want, that you cfferiouapsrtic* objections,
answer them in these words :—, We want equal tax-
ation and cheap capital."—.(hear, hear.) If you make
this your political creed for the future it will bring
you to a state of prosperity which, in this dark hour,
it is not;easy to contemplate.—(Hear.) You ask how
is this to be obtained ? I answer by showing what
power you possess, and by co-operating, to obtain the
changes which I rekommend.—(Hear.) ,Why, the
very fact that 200 3renz,bers of the house of Com-
mons supported my motion on this subject during the
present session, without any exercise of extraneous
influence, shows how great is your power.—(hear.)
Let the farmers of England but take the matter in
hand, and next year those 200 gentlemen will be
increased to 300, for at present they cannot exactly
see which way the cat leaps.—(Cheers and laughter.)
This is only the month of September, and the pre-
sent is perhaps the first agricultural meeting that
has been held during the present season ; if you
will only meet, therefore, and demand equal tax-
ation and cheap capital—if you will only deter-
mine that the poor of England shall be supported by
the whole of England, and not by particular localities
—if you will go about and show the inequality of
the land tax, and insist that it be assessed throughout
the country in the same ratio as in the county of
Buckingham, be assured, if you call for these things
with a great voice, you will not be refused them, but
the justice of your claim will he admitted throughout
the length and breadth of the land.—(Cheers.) Gen-
tlemen, it is truly a very difficult thing to commence
a " new agitation," and never more difficult than when
undertaken by a dispirited, defeated, and, I may
almost say, a deserted party. But lam sure that the
course I recommend, acted upon with moderation,
will bring about results not now contemplated to the
landed interest of this country, because it is mortified,
suffering, and depressed.—(Hear, hear.) I have met
you before in times of gloom that might have quailed
the spirit of bolder men. What did we do then?
Why, we resolved to act.—(Cheers.) This very
association, whose health I am about to propose, has
before now set an example to the people of England.
—(Cheers.) I have no wish to refer to past legisla-
tive enactments, but I may be permitted to state that
—right or wrong—in 1831.2, when a great political
change was made in the representative system of the
country, the farmers of Buckinghamshire stood up
in the defence of their privileges. You thought
that if great parties in the country were to he en-
franchised, the farmers of England had as great a
claim as any other persons—your demand was re-
fused. You insisted, and you obtained a great and
substantial benefit.—(Cheers.) There were many
despaired of your success at that time, but some
thought that the struggle of a great party like yours
might prove successful, and so it proved. The same
spirit should therefore uphold you now.—(Hear,
hear.) This is one of the first agricultural meetings
which have been held throughout the country, and
the gentlemen of England will look at what takes
place in this room with the deepest interest.—(llear,
hear.) Let the people of England then know that,
in this age of financial reform, the counties of Eng-
land are determined to have " equal taxation and
cheap capital."—(Cheers.) And depend upon it when
the principles on which your claim is based, and the
unanswerable facts by which it is supported, become
known—when it is seen that a second revenue of
12,000,0001. is raised by the farmers of England, and
that the agricultural districts pay a tax of ls. 6d. in
the pound on their rental, while many towns pay no-
thing at all, and that not by a mere tax, but by an equal
adjustment of an old tax, a sinking fund may be olda •
tained, which would act upon the price of money,
not contributing to agriculture only, but subject to
the application of the severest principles of justice—
these great principles will make their way in the
minds of intelligent determined men, and when they
come to be supported by the farmers of England they
will soon be sanctioned by the House of Commons.-;--
(Cheers.) Why, gentlemen, everything must hale
a beginning. Let us but continue to have meetings
as encouraging as this, and great results must inevit-
ably follow.—(Hear, hear.) Remember that we
never should have had ship money done away with
Buckinghamshire gentlemen, and a very r!a r
riiig
ht
e
hour of mine, had riot made a determined
against it.—(Hear, hear.) Jacobinism stand
would never
have been suppresged but tie‘airr the
Burke, w energy ofho lived at
a Buck-
inghamshire gentleman,
Beaconsfield—(Hear, hear)—and the farmers of
England would never have been enfranchised if a
Buckinghamshire gentleman, who lived at Wotton,
and whose absence to-day we all deeply deplore-
-when all else despaired of success—had not stepped
forward and procured justice for the British farmer.
—(Cheers.) If, theta, for more than two centuries
the county of Buckingham has been able thus to
affect Parliamentary opinion, why should we
despair now ?—(Cries of " Hear.") Gentlemen, the
game is in your own hands. I call upon you to dis-
miss the past—not to look to the future, but to look
only at the present.—(llear.) You are called upon
to pay a tax which no other class of your countrymen
pay, and this is an age when no peculiar privileges
are allowed to any class.—(Hear.) I, for one, object to
the privilege of paying peculiar taxes.—(Hear.) If you
only determine to obtain an equilization of taxation, if