The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-14 00:00:00

14 1841

Large quantities of the sugar we refined were alio sent to Bus-
eia, Norway, Gibraltar, Turkey, Austra'ia, and other velc-.
tries, whose inhabitants had the advantage of purchasing eat
the lowest price, while the same privilege was denied to the
people of niglaiti. It was surely matter fer surprise that
save ,u gar was seld, after having been refined in this country,
to those. Bitieh colonies from which .we received free labour
sugar. But, stranger st:11, ' the islands of Gu-resey, Jersey,
and the Isle of Men received 2,000 cwt. of that same .uga
which found its way back again to England in the shape of
peppermintslozenges, barloye eueas, and other confectionery,
.without the' payment of any, duty whatever. Every persen,
therefore, who raised the cry of discountenancing slavery
should beware of tasting such articles as he had enumerated.
To him it was man:fest that the preposterous anti-slavery cry
reised upon the present occasion was undeserving of the atten-
tion of reflecting men, and he also felt convinced that whatever
might be the Ministry of the time, whether it wes
Whig or Tory, or Radical, it would be impossible to main-
tain the present eystem of monopoly and injustice.
It was unfortuna-e ihat they differed fro.n many extraordinary
clever men on abstract points. He wished sincerely that the
great body of the working classes would unite heart and soul,
for if they did they might depend upoa it the object they had
in view would be obtained. The interests of the people must
be maietained, and it was matter of little moment or import-
ance to him or the people who remained Minister ; but when
they found a body o. men in office who were cordially united ine
carrying out this great question it would be of vast im-
portance, new that they had set the ball agoing, that
-hey should unite in keeping it in a steady caue,e.
—(Cheers:) It mattered not to him whether a Tory
or a Whig Government were in power. Thank God he
cared for neither— (Cheers)—and he could assure the meeting
that no exertion of his should be wanting to obtain the great
good they had in view, which he felt certain would be found
to be a -blessing to the people of England.—(Cheers.) It
had been new found out by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in the House of Commons, that taxation had been carried to
its utmost extent, and that no addition of taxation on the
labour of
.the country Would produce one penny in-
crease to the revenue ; and it was found that some
new system must be adopted ; that system he would
say should be, lessen your taxation on every article,
and that would increase consumption. The sane argu-
ment that applied to the Corn-laws applied to sugar and to
coffee, and every article imported. —(i sheers.) Follow that
system up, and the people would be better off; they would
have more money, and their wages would not be diminished
but increased.—( Cheer?.) Seeing his friend Mr. Pellatt
there he could not refrain from mentioning one article with
which he was well acquainted—he alluded to the article of
glass ; that article was male almost entirely of materials
found in this country . but did the trade in gia-s ancrea-e ?
it did, it was in a limited degree. Now, what caused that ?
Why, the excessive duty; but that was net the sole cause—it
was because, fir the purpose of protecting the duty and the
revenue, the restrictions were such on the manufacturer of the
article, that a foreigner could make four terms as much in the
same time as an Englisman could. He (Mr. Wood) had esked
his friend Mr. Pellatt whether he wanted protection against
the foreigner? to which he rep Led, that all that he
wanted was, that the duty should be taken off, sod
if it was, he would venture to say tie manufacture
of glass would he increased tenfold—( Hear, and cheers)-_
and added to this, the wages of the labou'-ee would be increased
too. Were they, therefsire, to quarrel amo g thems Ives about
these matters? VI! hy should they not go heart and hand tore-
ther ?—( Cheers.) Why should they not try to get bread cheap,
wear cheap, and every article o life cheap. Such Was the
course that they should pursue, especially the labouring elesses.
It was supposed that they were on the eve of a new tleetion.
If they were so he had no doubt ;hat some Liberal Members
eoul I be sent to the House of Commons, although they had
mueh to contend with, and although perhaps the new system of
.be y carried on at Nottiegiaam might be put in force--
Loud cheers.) He h ttl no hesitas i n iu saying that the elec-
tions at St. Allesns, Walsall, and Canterbury had been carried
by bribery.—(Cheers.) That course, no doubt, would be pur-
sued again.—(Ch-ers.) He would tell hisfrietills i Southwerk
that he heel worked and would work for them.—(Hear.) He had
now only to say that. he cordially supported the petition as it
was originally daen up, and, also the additien: as had been
proposed, with respect to a p operty tax, b !having that a tsx
ought to be imposed oe property. --(Gm ) He begged,
however, to tell his friend (Mr. Stevens) ashy had proposed the
addition, that a property tax, without opening the parts, would
be good for nothing. It was most gratifying to him to find
his friend Mr. Weston, whose politics were different to theirs,
come forward to support this great measure. In conelusion,
he would only say that, whoever might be in office, this ques-
tion must and would be carried.—(Great cheering. )
Dr. BEDFORD, amidst confusion, rose to propose an amend
ment to the petition, to the effect that teething short of a total
repeal of the Corn-laws would be of any service to the country.
The Doctor addressed the meeting for a short period amid con-
siderable noise and con'Usion, but findieg no seconder to his-
amendment, it fell to the ground.
Mr. JAMES WILSON then addressed the meeting. The
question to which they hal to give their attention was
not one of politics, but of that practical improve-
ment which would affect every class of seciety.—( Hear. )
He cared not from whom this proposition came, but he hailed
it with the utmost delight. The present Ministers had come
forward with a declaration that. England should no longer be a
dear country. With regard to the measures proposed he was
not an advocate for an Ss. duty on c am. He had always
advocated the total repeal, but still the proposition was a great
one, because that they should have a fixed duty at all was en
excellent thing. It would put an end to the sl,ding sale
whith prevented corn &MI coming to this country except
when It was Sits. .the quarter. tie could not, however,
give his unqualified approbation to des measure, because
as they said in Manchester, a fixed duty was a fixed injustice.
He considered that a fixed duty on corn gave to the landed in-
terests
of the country a bounty upon every quarter of corn
they grew. In his opinion, the only proper way to make a duty
on bread was to do it at the mill. With respect to the effect !
of the restriction on the prices of fool or the prices of labour, !
h- would only say the wages were not a matter of choire, but
they were to be regulated according to the demand an-t supply
in the market. 'That the Corn-laws increased disease, was
app-u ent from every ho,pi.al in the kingdom. The Corn-laws
in his opinion was not only a tpu.ston of pounds shillings and
pence, but a question o: suffering, for it drew from the pockets
of the labourer part of his wages. As to the shy., trade in the
Brazils, he had no hesitation in saying that, if this country
made a just commercial.. treaty with them they would be pre-
pared to enter into a treaty with this country, relative to the
slave trade. The course pursued by this country towards
Brazil hid rendered their cenilitien much worse than it would
have been.

Mr. Vouskt.v had resided in Southwark for forty years,
and he was happy to see that in that borough upon a question
of this sort all party feeling had been laid eso:le.—( Cheers and
laughter.) Much had been said about the bad management
of the Government, 'Jut looking at what they had had to do,
he was surprised that they had done so much.—( Laughter.)
Had they not, he would ask, preserved peace at home and
abroad ?—( Cries of no.) As there would be many meetings
in the Borough on thia question, he would beg of the Chartists
not to attend these me?tings for the purpose of throwing fire-
brands among them. What he would adt would be their condition
under th:. tender mercy of the Tories?—(Latighter.) Did the
Chartists want back into Fewer the party wh . had made bread
dear ?—( Cries of " No")—then what did they want ?
(Cries of " Universal Suffrage.") If a tits olution of Parlia-
ment took place, which was expected, he hose I every elector
in the borough of Southwark, and every freeholder in England,
would not give his support to any genieman en the huoings
who would not pledge himse.f to support flee trade. —((.7lners.)
The petition, a, amended by Mr. stev,ns, was then agreed
to, as was also a resolution reqiie.,ting Earl Fir zwill:aaa to pre-
sent it to the House of Lords, and the Member for the
Borough to the House of Commons.
A vote of thanks was then agreed to to the High Bailiff,
and that offictr liaviag returned thanks, the meeting se-
parate I.

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GENERAL AVERAGE ORICES (1
Fir the Week ended May 7, 1841, made
the Inspectors ;ii the .litierent Cities a;
vval?s,per Imperial i)narter.
Wheat ti3s. 2ii. Oats V2i, 1
13..,r;ey Rya 'ls

CuitV,

, •
up from the Itett ras cf
ati loom in Eugliut, a d
1,4. t' Beano...—. 'B, 7d
10' rea5e....... 3,s 3d.

AVERAGES OF THE LAST
Week ending WUEAT. BARLEY.' OATS.

:1E WEEKS.
RYE. DEANS. PEASE

April 2
E 4 U
16 6 t,
23 63 8
3) 63 i
'ay i 63 2

3 U 2 11
3r S 6
32 f. *,
3: 4 23 1
31 b 3 0
31 7 22 5

3 0 3'
:35 7 39 4
36 5 30 6
35 $ 39 :3
3, V 8 7
3a

39 9
:36
38 6
37 10
36 1
8i 3

INITICKIAL AGGIUMATK A V 11:14.ACKs Tliie SIX wlt KS
Wheat cs,. ; oath
ttarley, 22,; 4d, Rye 'ls, 5! I Pease 17.:1

DUTIIS OW FOItaIGN coax.

Wheat S"3s. Rd. Oats
Barley 133. 10d. i nye

THE MARKETS-YESTERDAY.
COLONIAL MARKET.

There was little business 4.ine, an,l the public sales were
not of moment, but prices were supported for most articles.
The arrivals were to a fair extent.
TEA MARKET.
The transactions were very limited, and confined to the
wants of the trade, at a shade lower vices. In the specula-
tive market there WAS considerable heaviness, and the value of
tke Company's Congou declined to 15. 931. per lb.
TALLOW MARKET.
The demand for Russian Tallow was dell, both on the spot
and for delivery ; few sales were made; 475. 6d. was the value
of Yellow Candle on the spot.
SPIRITS.
Rum dull of sale, and prices on the decline. Brandy fiat,
but not lower.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The supply was short, the demand goal ; the best qualities
fully supporting our last quotations, and midding and inferior
sorts met with a fair demand. Clover. 31. 15s. to 51. 18s. ;
Meadow Hay, first eut, 31. 12s. to 41. 17s. ; :Straw, IL' 14s.
to 11. 18s.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.