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moved."
Mr. MACAULEY seconded the motion.
The Rev. Mr. BREWSTER thought the resolution a very
proper one, but in talking of the distress prevailing be
begged to say they knew little of it when they confined
themselves to England. Here the poor had the poor-
laws—in Scotland they had no such provision, and the poor
there must perish if the present state of things lasted longer.
Mr. Brewster then read the following resolution of a meet-
ing held at Edinburgh, at which Sir George Warrender,
Lord Cunningham, Sir T. D. Lauder, and other influen-
tial gentlemen were present; the Lord Provost
,being in
the Chair :—" That this meeting has reason to believe
that the poor in some parts of Scotland, and especially in
the large towns and the Highlands, are subject to a greater
degree of want and misery than is to be found in England,
or in most civilized countries." He believed this want and
destitution were mainly owing in Scotland to the operation
of the Corn-laws ; he believed that these laws were the
grand cause of all the misery experienced in Scotland.—
( Cheers.) They would have no poverty in that country
from want of employment, but for the operation of the
Corn-laws ; the only poor they would have to relieve would
be the infirm and aged persons ; and the labourer, if he had
constant employment, would be able to maintain all his
own near relations. The country would, by the abolition
of those laws, be relieved from the burdens which rested
on it in England: In Scotland they paid Is. 4d. a head

for the poor, but in England they paid ss. per head per

week. He would lake that opportunity of es-
pressing his conviction as to the course that ought
to be adopted by the Anti-Corn-law League, in
order to produce an effect upon the House of Lords.

Until they had the people at their back they would never
produce any effect upon the House of Lords. He did not
think that without that they would produce any great
effect on the House of Commons ; but admitting they had
a majority in the House of Commons in their favour, how
would they gain the consent of the House of Lords, unless
they had the voice of the country in their favour 7
( Cheers.) They might go forward, but they had no
years to lose. Every year their commerce and their ma-
nufactures were going to decay, and the only mode, he
was convinced, of ever operating upon the Lords, was by
appealing to their fears..--( Hear, hear, from Mr. Gibson)
Nothing would ever be obtained by appealing to their

reason.— ( Loud cheers.)
Mr. MORRIS was here proceeding to address some re-
marks on the subject of Sir R. Peel's speech, when—
Mr. J. SMITH said that he dii not think it would he

wise to occupy the time of the meeting any longer with
discussions not immediately connected with the resolution
before them.
Mr. RAwsoN supported the resolution.
The resolution was then agreed to.
The Rev. Mr. N. JONES then read the next resolution—
" That dissociating ourselves from all political parties,
we hereby declare that we will use every exertion to obtain
the return of those Members to Parliament alone who will
support a repeal of the Corn-laws."
The Reverend Gentleman pp oceeded to say that on a ques-
tion of the present nature he was very much inclined to
adopt the sentiments of Bishop Warburton, who said, that

" with regard to legislative enactments, or the introduc-
tion of new laws, much good could not be expected from