The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAtc, NOVEMBER is 1841.

terest was the immediate result ; the.effects very.ripidly
extended into the country; and tile consequence was, that
many who Under other circumstances could have availed
themselves of the, banker's assistance,. now to their morti-
fication found it withheld. And, what followed ? Why
the manufacturer dismissed his Men that the amount of
production might be lessened ;„ their houses were to let,
and men who ought to have been employed at some use-
ful and profitable work, were, set, for a scanty pittance, to
sweep the streets—(Hear, hear)—.and when altwas gloom
and despondency together, some one came forward and

wisely attributed it-to ovt.r-production.—(Hear, hear.)
But at any rate, said the speaker, if that he the case, let
us not have the matter made worse. by Act of Parlia-
ment.—(Cheers.) If we are to have adversity, let us by
all means have it in the ordinary -course of Providence,
and not of our own seeking for.—(Cheers.) Mr. S.
concluded, in an eloquent and impressive manner, by de-
nouncing the cry of over-productiOn—and by expressing
his wish that trade might be unshackled, that prosperity
might bless alike the manufacturer and the agriculturist.
homes DUNN, Esq.. was reminded, of a meeting in
the same place for a similar object nine months ago, and
was glad to see how much better the present one Was
attended. Many important changes had taken place
since then ; and though he would not go into party
questions on this occasion, he could not help declaring
teat he regarded the great measure propoied by the late.
Government as one eminently calculated for the benefit
of the country.—(Cheers.) In allusion to the ditty on
corn, Mr. Dunn advocated a fixed duty, under which he
said there was no rational probability of prices rising
above a fair medium; and, as to supply, why, even Lord
Stanley, with the aid of some new light which had burst
upon him, had discovered one region, alone that would
supply all the world.—H(Lond cheers.) There was no
fear. of shortness in the Appply so long as there was a de-
mand; for, thirty years ago, when we were at war with
nearly the whole of Europe, Napoleon, with all his
decrees, was unable,tok.eep foreign corn from this coun-
try. But conimPrge, itself was, the best safeguard of
peace ; for a picot. of,Whieli they had only to look at the
spirit which had been manifested during the late unplea-
sant occurrences in America.—(Cheers.) After congra-
tulating Lord Pitawllliam and other landed proprietors
of the neighbourhood, on the example they were setting
to the rest of their order. Mr. Dunn concluded amidst

cheers by seconding the resolution.
J. PARKER, Esq., M.P., in support of the motion, said,
every one knew, what a strenuous advocate for free trade
his fellow representative was, and that his services and
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enag ei in thli great cause would never be wanting wli( n
they Here necessarily called on.—(CheerF.) In reference
to the important subject which we are brought together
to discuss, and which is so intimately connected with the
welfare of this towr, do not hesitate to d, care myself

friendly to those pt .ciples as maintained by this Society.
And I rejdo3 that you are beginning to see the necessity
of taking cee held on this momentous,question, and setting
out together in a decorous and business-like manner. This
Society is pledged, to unanimity—disclaims connection
with any particular party, or shade of politics—and asks
every man to enter with you in this great contest—no
matter whether he be Whig. Tory, or Radical—be they
of whatever denomination of polities they may. I am
persuaded that no plan—come from what party it may
—no matter whether it come from a Whig or a Tory
Government—no plan can be adopted for the per-
manent relief of the people of England, nor tend
te extricate the masses from the difficulties in which
they are plunged, unless the party bring forth such
measures of relief, go boldly and fearlessly into the con-
sideration of the question of free trade, and with a
determination to open more freely the ports of this
country to the produce of foreign nations.—(Loud
cheers.) We have—whether wisely or unwisely I will
not pretend to say, nor to discuss—an enormous
national debt, to pay the interest of which requires thirty
millions of money, which must be collected by some
means.—(Hear, hear.) We have then twenty millions
more required for the support of the various departments
of Government. Everyone who pays any attention to
the finances of this country must see that the means of
taxation are becoming exhausted—(Hear, hear)—and
if some new plan be not adopted on a large and more
comprehensive prineiele of admitting the produce of
other nations, the trade cf our own will be lost—(Hear)
—but if done, so great the productive power in this
country, that by it alone we shall have ample indemnity
and compensation.—(Cheers.) It is also clear to me
that, whatever Government assumes the management of
affairs, they cannot reduce the establishment of the
realm.—(Hear, hear.) They may strike out a 5001.
there, reduce a 1,0001. here, and a few scattered hun-
dreds elsewhere, but they can do nothing which shall
affect the required twenty millions.—(Hear.) Such is
now the increase of our colonies as well as the nature of
affairs between this country and the world, as to make
such a procedure partially impossible. If, instead of
admitting corn by fits and starts, without any timely
notice, us is done under the present sliding scale, you
substitute a reasonable arrangement, and treat the ad-
mission of corn into our ports as you do other commo-
dities, you will immediately augment our commercial
transactions, and do good both to the revenue and the
country at large. If the State choose to have a duty on
corn, let it be fixed—that all mankind may know it.
By such a plan the State must derive considerable
benefit to the revenue, and the trade of this country
be indefinitely augmented. When we talk of re-
ciprocity we should recollect that very few coun-
tries have the power of reciprocity, excepting those
who furnish us with our raw material. Why
complain that other , countries will not take our
commodities ? We give them no opportunity to do so,
inasmuch at we give no positive and previous notice
that we shall require their corn—we only send for it
when we want it.—(Hear.) Therefore, it does not
enter into their minds to make permanent arrangements

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their own produce to exchange with us?—(llear, hear.)
Some there are that treat with contempt the manufac-
tures ise l
of this country—(Hear)—who. wish to renew the
old feudal system—who are tired out by the complaints of
the manufacturers, and who anxiously desire to see the
re-establishment of the Barons of old, and who exclaim
that the sooner such smoky places as Leeds, Sheffield,and
Manchester, are lost to thew orld's view, the better. Such
as do not wish to see the revival of the days of the
Barons, but who desire to live in towns like Shef-
field, Leeds, and Manchester, in prosperity, and under
the shade of a good commercial government, it becomes
them to declare their opinion in favour of just law F—
. Such was not the opinion of one of the
greatest men of his day, Mr. Burke. This great states-
man asserted, that when he first devoted himself to the
public service he considered how he should render him-
self best fit for it, and considered what it was that gave
this country prosperity, and placed it at the head
of all other nations. He discovered—and no man
ever searched more deeply into this question than he
did—that this country rose from its .Constitu-
tion and commerce. I therefore venture now to re-
commend to others to imitate the conduct of Mr.
Burke, and 'not be, ashamed to say that it is on
account of its Constitution and its commerce that this

country aspired to.greatness—and while they maintain
the one, learn to understand the other. I beg simply to
add, that no arrangement on the ‘slidingscale system can
be satisfactory, unless it partake so much of the fixed
duty as not, to admit of being called a sliding scale. Any-
thing which keeps up that vicious system—so long as
there continues to exist those jumps and starts, we shall
always find that the 4nonetary system of this country
cannot be in a satisfaoory state—it will not be in that
state of steadiness would be produced by a system
in respect of corn as wt have it in other commodities.
The Hon. Gentleman concluded an eloquent speech by
saying, I consider myseN your representative, and as
holding the principles of the Sheffield, Free Trade So-
ciety, which will be conducive to the glory of the empire,
to the improvement of the revenue, and the advancement
of our trade.—(Loud cheers.)
The meeting was subsequently addressed by William
Ibbotson, Esq., S. Jackson, Esq., Wm. Vickers, Esq.,
James Moorhouse, Esq., Wm. Fisher, Esq , Mr. Ben-
son (an operative), who seconded one of the resolutions,
and Mr. John Wardle.
Earl FITZWILLIAM, on receiving the thanks of the

meeting, said, I cannot certainly do less than return you
my thanks for the very handsome manner in n hich you
have been pleased to compliment my presence.—(Cheers.)
In addition, I shall only say that I have derived the
greatest possible' satisfaction from what I have heard ;
and particularly the adoption by this meeting of the last
resolution, which you have carried unanimously, and
which throws overboard all the protection which the
manufacturers are said by their-opponents to be anxious
otherwise?f
have been
to hold fast unto, that you are desiroui of taking
from the landowner that interest in protection which
you are so anxious of claiming for Yourselves.l
only one which
am heartily glad that you have thus .dealt with that
being actuated
question. Depend upon it that it is the only true mode
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you can escape,
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degree,motives, fromwhi e anyhchargemight
ascribed to you.—(Cheers.) I shall not say more on the
present occasion, but assure you that I am exceedingly
grateful for the manner in which you have been pleased
to appreciate my presence.—(Loud cheers.)
JOHN PARKER, Esq., also returned thanks.
The resolutions adopted were as follow :---
" That it la an unsacred principle to attempt, by le-
gislative interference, to protect the manufacture or the
growth of anything in any national locality, because free
commercial intercourse will ever determine by whom and
in what locality
.each thing can be best manufactured
and most conveniently grown.
" That the free intercourse between the nations of this
earth for the various articles of manufacture and of natu-
ral production, is most conducive to the happiness of
mankind generally, and is especially advantageous to a
country which, like England, possesses great mineral
wealth and natural facilities for commerce, combined
with superior capital, industry, and skill."
" That, whilst we claim an exemption from all pro-
tective import duties on foreign produce, we are pre-
pared at the same time to abolish all protective import
dutiea -on foreign manufactures ; and we are anxious
that the idea of protecting trade or agriculture by means
of import duties should be altogether abandoned, and
that such duties should be employed only as a conve-
nient means of raising revenue fur the State, and their
amount be regulated with reference to that single object."

before Mr.
T. of Sic King's-
en
Tuesdaywak!e3, pn :tiognn
road, Chelsea, on view of the body of Arrs. Anne Davis, '
aged seventy• two years. It appeared from the evidence
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that the deceased was a lady of independent property,
at N0..3, King's-parade, Chelsea.. On Sunday
last the deceased attended Divine service at Chelsea new
church. While proceeding with her daughter up the
middle aisle to her per, she suddenly uttered a loud
scream, and instantly sank to the floor. Medical assist-
ance was of no avail. Verdict—Died by the visitation
of God.
" When is a cbiinl:ey like a chicken ?" Do ye
give it up ? Whin foil