The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-24 00:00:00

:IrENING EDITION

ANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COM-

MERCE and MANUFACTURES.
o_ A a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members
f thtis Chamber, held on Thursday, April 2.2,
~., J. B. SMITH, Esq., President, in the Chair.
~10 vin Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
4•11)111 ed by Mr. HOLLAND IlooLr, and seconded by Mr.
toe• HIEREORD
ta_t; commerce being a barter of the productions of one
• rt for those of another, any legislative restrictions which
• to,- with the importation of the natural productions of
t.Ziiere
g 72 countries, in so fur disable those countries from
the products of our industry, and thereby force them
010 rise a
irnuottlr.e for themselves what they are unable to pur-
Noved by Mr. ROBERT Gannxita, and seconded by Mr. W.
R. CALLENDER :
That it is inconsistent with just government to impose
taxation for any other than purposes of revenue. That all
protecting or discriminating duties imposed for the purpose of
"44 sing artificially the prices of home or colonial productions
• azove their natural prices in the markets of the world, are an
'lbiqt tax upon the great body of consumers for the exclusive
benefit of a privileged class.
' 11letred by Mr. ALEXANDER HENRY, and seconded by Mr.
HENRY ASHWORTH :
That this Chamber looks forward with oTeat alarm to the
~ilatlPending reaction, from other countries, of'our own restric-
we code, especially in our relations with the United States
. abdßrazil, the two largest consumers of our manufactures.
Moved by Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS, and seconded by Mr. Wm-.
• LIAM APCONNELL t
That, whilst this Chamber claims, as an act of justice, the
em"at of protective and discriminating duties on all other pro-
ductions, it equally dcaires that the same principle should be
' tarred out upon thude articles in the manufacture of which its
!limbers are engaged; by the removal of all duties professedly
rlPosert for their protection.
oreld by Mr. JAMES KERSHAW, and seconded by Mr.

CHARLES POOLEY :-

That petitions, founded upon the preceding . resolutions, be
presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying that justice
may be dealt equally and impartially to every class of her Ma-
, esty's subjects, and that no particular interests may any longer
Permitted, by means of protective duties, to tax, for their
own exclusive benefit, that greatest of all interests, the whole
People; but that monopolies of every kind may be abolished.
. bored by Mr. RICHARD ROBERTS, and seconded by Mr. W.
RAWSON :-.
' That the petition, when engrossed, be signed by the Presi-
• dent, on behalf of this meeting, and forwarded to Mark Philip,
..sq., M.P., for presentation to the House of Commons; and
,that the Members for Manchester and Salford, for the Sou-
thern. Division of the County, and for every Borough within
. 41' t Division, be requested to support the prayer.
.-
. Ted _b,y4lk. SAMUZL STOCKS, and seconded by Mr. Tlio-
'V- , ----iiilts ASEsTorf-:.=.--. . ' - - -
I at theie resolutions be advertised in the London Times,
ing Chronicle, Sun, and Globe Nelvspapers, and in all
.IL Manchester Papers of Saturday next. That copies thereof
'41." forwarded to the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury and to
ry'e Board of Trade, to all the Chambers of Commerce in the
'veited Kingdom; and that they be distributed in such other
*.*ay as the Directors may think desirable.
Loved by Mr. EDMUND ASHWORTH, and seconded by Mr.
RICHARD ROBERTS:—
.- That this Meeting deemed it highly important that a De-
, putation be appointee'd to wait upon her Majesty's Ministers to
enforce the views of this Chamber; and further, to solicit in-
t terviews with influential Members of the Houses of Parlia-
, t tent, and to reportthe same to the Chamber at an early period.
J. B. SMITH, Chairman.
, l‘lr. Holland Hoole, Vice-President, having been called to
L ' the chair,
' •- It was moved by Mr. COBDEN, seconded by Mr. STOCKS,
and
That
unanimously :
, " That the thanks of the meeting be given to the President
I col' his conduct in the chair this day.
, "HOLLAND HOOLE."
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