The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-02 00:00:00

And then came another great fluctuation. Theimporta-
tion amounted in 1838 to 1,800,000 quarters—(Cheers)
--and in 1839 to 2,200,000 quartcrs--(vve believe, but the
vociferous cheering from the Opposition benches prevented
our catching the exact numbers.) He could not held

tay'ing thA it would be more for the convenience of the
House, if Hon. Memberswould reserve their cheers until the
statement of figures had been'concluded, and he could not
help saying that whatever else those cheers might indicate,
Hon. Gentlemen would not ventore to say that
that return demonstrated that the effect of the
law had been so to regulate the importation freni
foreign countries, as to procure a regular and equable
supply. They would find also, that this law at the time it
was precaaed, was not proposed a% the part of the Govern-
ment as a measure as to the operation of which they were
at all sanguine, bat as the best compromise that they
could make with existing prejudices. This was a remark.
able fact, and was stated by his Noble Friend Lord
Glenelg, the President of the Board of Trade, in intro-
ducing the measure. lie stated tiret, he proposed the
measure on the part of the Goeernment as the best the,
under existing eircumstancee could be propoiei, email the
minds of men were metes awakened to the ttab,lect ; and that
whoa they chanestal the notions thee then entertained on
this subjecn it might be altered l'or the better.— (Cheers.)
Now, Ire contended that the time was come when that
carsege had takers place, a great change was going on in
the opinions of the country on the subject of the Corn
lawa, and the time was not far distant when some alteration
most necessarily take place.—( Cheers.) He hoped the
friends of this change would not be discouraged—( Loud
cheers)--that they would not give up the cause in despair
—( Loud cheers from the Ministerial side, caused by cheers
from the Opposition benches)—and that they would 'net
think it necessary to resort to violent means of agitation,
or to inflammatory topless.( Loud cheers) ...rut that they
would trust entirely to reason end argument, and
they would find that its every succeeding year
their argements would be attended to more and more, and
the result would be that, at no very distant day they must
succeed in attaining their object --(Loud cheers.) There
was also the opinion of another person, who was new a
Member of that House, and whose absence on the present
occasion he regretted as much as any alembee of that
House, and whose authority was of considerable weight,
more especially with Han. Gentlemen opposite, he meant
the Noble Lord, the Member for North Lancashire. In
1828, on the occasion of tat? 13111 being intrceleced-, Mr.
Stanley said that he was abstractedly of opinion that a
fixed permanent duty was the best, but that if that
were not acloated, the beat Scale of duties to adop-
would be that which, while it would give a remencrating
profit to the farmer, would prevent the prices from ever
falling too low or rising too high, l-le quoted these opi-
nions to show that the it,_ neleeters of the Bill had no very
sanguine expectations 4,s to its operation. —( Hear, hear. )
He had heard ....it'll some surprise the Noble Lord, the I
:Member for Shropshire, complain that this question had
been brought forward. That Noble Lord said that the '
entertaining of this qucstioa was only encouraging popular
delusion, that the agitat,on had been got up by spreading
delusions among the people who were ignorant ma the
subject. He was surprised to hear the Noble Lord make
such a statement, and he thought when the manufacturers
came forward and stated that thee tem aggrieved by the
operating ef these laws, it was to'O much for the Noble Lord to
say that this demand far a repeal of the Corn-lawa yees confined
to persons who came under the deem-le:lett of ignorant.
He did teet know any striter ef i'epute on the subject of
political economy who had nut recorded his opinion in op-
position to these hal, He would ask Hon. Gentlemen
opposite to paint out one writer of note who had
ventured to stake his reputation on the support of such a
system of Corn-laws? And when they found that the com-
mercial and manufacturing interests of the country came
forward and said that they felt Eeverelv the pressure of
these laws, and when they found that those who
deeply considered this eisbject with a view of theoretically
investigating it, 'concurred with them in opinion,
he would say that such a state, of things required the
clearest mid most convirming arguments to induce the
House to refuse to erseeider the subject. A good deal had
been said last year as to whether our manufactures were in
a state of peril or not, and from whet he had heard to-night
he was induced to think that A great deal would be said
upon the subject dorina- the present discussion. The Hon.
Member for Ileseeo: last year had adduced the state of our
exports a a Convincing proof to his mind of menu-
ftteturieg prosperity, and if he considered that a
sore proof, he would undoubtedly refer to the re-
tarns for the present year. It was true that in all
the great staple articles, the exports this year had
exceeded the last, but he (Mr. Labouchere) could
I not help saying that that very increase gave him some
ground for apprehension. He did not wish to hold the
lays urge of despondency, and he had the greatest faith
in the energies of the commercial interests of this country.
He believed that British enterprise and British industry
could accomplish anything.—( Loud cheers.) But from
the present etate of our manufacturing interests, as shown
by these returns, he had good reason to call upon the
House to take care that toey should do nothing
which, in the race of competition which our ma-
nufacturers were now running with foreign capitalists,
that !amid impose any burthen on them that was not ne-
cessary for the great interests of the State. The subject
e hien had been alluded to by the Noble Lord had been
treated of in a most able and intelligent manner by a rela-
tive of his Hon. Friend the Member for Leeds—(Cheers)
—in a speech to which the Noble Lord had alluded. In
the conclusions of that speech, it was impossible not to
agree. They showed that although our exportation had
increased our home consumption had diminished, and that a
diminution in our manufactures had been the consequence.
He found these results most clearly stated in a very able
pamphlet which he held in his band, written by Mr. Wil-
son. He wished he could induce Hon. Gentlemen oppo-
site to read this pamphlet, as it placed all these arguments
in a very clear light, and no person could read it without
deriving a great deal of useful information on the subject.
( The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to read the account
of the imports of cotton wool, wool, flax, &c., from Mr.
Wilson's pamphlet, which appeared in our Paper of Thurs-
day last, in Mr. Baines, jun.'s, speech at the Anti-Corn-
law Delegation, showing a great increase in our exports,
and a decrease in the imports of the raw material.) This
increase in our exports was, therefore, no sure indication
of our manufacturing prosperity—on the contrary, they
showed the necessity of looking narrowly at the injurious P
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, according to
resent arrangements, will leave Buckingham Palace on Wed-
nesday the lath inst., for Windsor Castle, to pass the Easter
effects of our Corn-laws, in order to see whether they
were not unsafe. The present system, too, of taking the recess. The Queen
or anndherlalutstthrieousConsort are expected
m days fortnight Castle.
averages worked very injuriously—it was el early stated to remain
ine fete at Lansdowne House, this evening, in
in a petition which was presented a few days ago from the
honour of her Majesty's first visit since the Royal marriage,
merchants in Liverpool trading to America, who stated
that in consequence of a large quantity of unsound wheat will surpass in splendour and variety anything of kind ever
ted: he fact is, e Maruis bein te only one
having been brought into the market, the duty was raised a
otttem herp MajestyTMini
stersth is who Nobless poesseqd of a mans on worthy
to 18s. Bd., while good and sound wheat was selling at the reception of her Majesty and the Court, his Lordship is
at as high a price now as when the duty determined to spare no expense to celebrate the grand occasion.
was only Is. Some references had been made to the effect The mansion will be illuminated inside aria out, and to add to
of any alteration in our Corn-laws upon foreign countries, the general effect, workmen were employed the whole of yes-
Now, be was not prepared to hold out to the House any terday in laying down extra gas-pipes, not only around the
certain expectation that foreign countries would modify or house, but in every part of the lawn, and between these artifi-
relax their prohibitory duties—( Hear, hear)—but on the cial glowworms will appear myriads of crocuses, lilies, and hot-
other hand he was convinced that it was for the interest of house plants, which were also under arrangement yesterday.
this station to put themselves in such a situation as to be- We hear the invitations have been strictly limited to 400, the
come good customers to foreign nations.—( Hear, hear.) original number decided on.
If they put themselves in that position, Prussia and the The object of the special mission of his Excel-
Germanic League would find it their interest to take our lency Nourri Effendi, tie Turkish Special Minister, who
KoNrE DE.c cfnhaveafavourable
marriage.sb state-
of manufactures in return for the corn we took from them. arrived in town on Sunday evening, is to present to her Ma-
TheesttheLyA p congratulations
os
m House Ros f theA
giving
youngi,in_gA amore Sultan u
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b present system also seemed to be aimed against j
nations widely separated from us. The corn-dealers in the
ports of Dantzic or Hamburgh might easily take advantage received from LaEtl,l,
of a scarcity in this country, but not to the corn-dealer in anent of the health of this estimable Lady. We are given to
New York, or other ports in America, and the merchants understand that an improvement took place en Saturday last,
trading to that country expressed great fears at the result and although not considerably better, her Ladyship was not in
of that policy, and feared it would have an injurious effect the same alarming condition as in the earlier part of the week.
Lord and Lady Stanley and their family are at Lathom House.
upon the policy of the States towards the commerce of this
country. The Bill of Mr. Clay brought down all duties LORD LYNDHURST.—We are happy to state
afternoon
his Lordship is rapidly regaining strength. Yesterday
to 20 per cent. in 1842, but the manufacturers of America . H ecrienopeantlis
accompanied
dais) welld enough to take a drive to
Noble
enda
and
dn i%.,leoanr
Learned
a yd
were now crying out for more protection against us, and cited
our Corn-laws as the ground upon which it ought to be nexty it is confidentlyp expectedythltndtirersNo;
granted. One very important point was, the influence of Baron will be able to be in his place in the House of Lords.
the Corn-laws upon the monetary system.--( Hear.) The Dr. Nevinson and Dr. Locock are the physicians who attend
most cursory view must show that the influence of the pre- his Lordship.
sent corn trade was to compel the Bank to contract the The Earl of Derby, according to letters received
issue, because when on a sudden there was a demand for yesterday from Knowsley, was going on well, and intended to
foreign grain, there being, in consequence of the Corn- leave for town, about the first of May. His Lordship, who
laws, no regular trade with the foreign country, corn keeps up the valuable racing-stud of his father, the late Earl,
could not be paid for in goods, and the result of making intends to send his horse De Clifford to run for the Cup at
the payment in money was to derange the whole commer- Chester Races, which Lord Stanley will attend.
cial system of the country.—( Hear, hear.) Now, as to LORD HENLEY.—It is with extreme regret we
the return waich had been dwelt on with so much triumph learn, that Lord Henley is suffering from a total aberration of
by the Noble Lord the Member for Shropshire, as tending the mind. His Lordship's derangement became so apparent on
to show that the fluctuations in foreign countries were Sunday and Monday last that he was obliged to be laid under the
greater than in England, that return was utterly fal-
restraint of two attendants.
lacious, which would appear from the simple fact that it MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On Thursday
stated the fluctuation at Amsterdam, between 1829 and last, the 26th instant, at the Cathedral, Kilkenny, Mr. A.
NHVeanurch oLp
Lloyd,
tod Mnifss
BFuruaenre is
House,al. Lloyd,
Kilkenny. el dest dainhgeh tellreonf, Mr.
per 1838, to be 48 per cent.; and at Rotterdam to be only 26
Very yßev! the Dean of Ossory officiated at the ceremony.
per cent. To suppose that there would be such s vast dif-
There was a select party of friendsrmonserespenowt at trkemsaolemnisa-
ference between the two ports was absurd.—( Hear, hear.)
But the fact was, that the error arose from the return tion, including the Marquis of O
for England being calculated from quality as well as of Ormonde, Dowager and the Ladies 'Butle:geSir jocrlslnill
price, whereas the returns :of foreign countries were Lady Power and Miss Power, Sir Henry Carden, eta. Imh -
based solely upon price, and hence the great fluctuations mediately after the ceremony the happy couple proceeded to the
abroad only indicated the difference of quality in the VA- Priory, Sir Henry Garden's delightful seat, at Templemore.
We are authorized to state that on the 3d of
might be
however, the fluctuations in foreign countries
rious quantities of wheat sold.—(Hear, hear.) In truth,
. I March last the Countess of Kintore gained a decree of divorce
traced to our own Corn-laws, which produced uncertainty in against the Earl of Kintore, in the Scotch Court of Session,
the demand for foreign corn.—( Hear.) Another great whereby the marriage between the noble pair is dissolved.a-
point was the loss upon bonded corn, which had been Chronicle.
The
Hon. North Dalrymple, of Ciulta ' 'id i
all brother and the heir apparent to the Earldote ' s
alt events the loss must be considerable, and must of Stair. The
calculated at above a million in one year.—(Hear.)
fall
great wesath receives
' state of all other trades. by the recent death, an addition. of ne- '
somewhere. A sound and wholesome corn trade was most present Earl, in addition to his former e
thirty " ..rly irty thousand
pounds per annum. Mr. Honsnaan 3'
important to promote a healthy
The insular position of this island, and the great facilities .
his .
is nephew. , .ember for Cockermouth,
told our foreign Lord Stanley divi‘' his •
we had every way, would make this the best corn market_
in the world. He was not at all satisfied when he was
He believed we were driving away great natural advan-
neighbours were worse off than we were.
tapas ; that if the ports of this country were always open .
to foreign corn. and our own wasprotected by a fixed duty I
—for he was not one of those who P .
lure of this country ofaprotectin d ;,- 1
would deprive the agr
.., -
g uty• but be did sr after
.Easter.. .
and Lathom-house„ ,__,
...es time between Knowsley
.and does not intend to return to town until
The Hon. Captain and Mrs. Charles Staillay
reinalre at the family mansion in Grosvenor-squares
DEATH OF LADY THUElsoasta.—We
ul, ' announce the premature demise of Lady Thualaw hAve to
on T d ues a
, daughter of Mt- Peter
they afforded it a protection in theshape was married to Lord Tnurlow in N e lee ~ ,
duty, they would obtain steady •
p rot a modified
s sn, that if
Hodgson,
late Ladysh;-- leaves issue two seeos.eM t- 1836'
was of more importance to the "frairces' . obich they knew
....i classes was the fluctua- by whom I,
' testa. her Ladyship, who was the ord-
Ho thought the greatest evil to Pl• .aer than high prices.
n could know—in this DEATH OF 01R RICHARD SPENCER, X.C.H.
..rorauntty, to
lion of price.—(Hear, hee-
alterations took —The demise of Sir Richard has been officially. teperted at the
made every man in the re s'' ) . This, In point of fact,
-..uch viol , Western Australia, of which settlement he was Governor at
Admiralty as having taken plate at King George's Sound,
}rambler No man a
.rlew—tto ~,,, a Certain extent, a His commission as Post-
wcounlltdure of :
country, when
in the pra„ or
suchent Captain bore date 1812.
an article place the latter end of NoveMber last.
what his 'axpenses or receipts would
tb cffeet on the labouring- population and li thought
relied DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL
CAMPBELL, OF THI ROlrtAhri.s
l‘selaAtßnleNaEr- *Farnhaenag, was Icnightered
the country was most injurious. agree Gentlemen would by whosehis
ldemiseate took
Majesty, placeand
investeda with the insignia of a Knight
to a conclusion on this subject according to their ce
experience; but he had always found those who ----
, General bore date 1825.
comemar i Commander theo Guelphic Order. His commissionas Major-
cialo were
the most steady in their business were these who
a great DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL FORSTER.--
least on protection. He thought the effects on the la-
! Rear-Adrairalbore date 1825.
This gallant officer expired at his seat, near Torquay, at an ad-
bearer were still more disastrous—disastrous to his mo- ; vauceit age, at the close of last week. His commission as
ral character, and to his physical interest. —meal.,
hear.) He believed any change in cur system, FREEMEN OF CITIES AND BOROUGHS.—
whichlCGONtl4lT NOMINATED: Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Sir Charles
gave a greater certainty, would he
, throey, Lord Viscount Barrington, Mr. Hayter, Colonel Sib-
advantage to the landlords of this country. At the same
time, he felt it his duty to say, in supporting the proposi- Lamrpt:tMr. Morgan John O'Connell, Sir William Follett, Mr.
Sir John Yarde Buller Mr. Tancred, Sir Charles
tion of his Hon. Friend for going into Committee on the Dou las°ll,'ltia.:disillorne, Sir Walter James, Mr. Langdale,
Corn-laves, he did not do so with an intention to repeal those and ,11-.
the son—power to send for persons, papers,
laws altogether, but, on the contrary, to afford to agriculture and records ; five to be a quorum.
at orm, 40 feet high, has been
LansdownepltiGs
saardens, for the better display of
the protection it was entitled to. Hon. Member—. An immense
" What amount ?") What amount ! He might fairly say he : erected, in
said Majesty takes great would reserve that point until he went into Committee, and : fireworks this evening.
County Hospital, 50 guineas to the
plea-
if he thought that he should go into Committee he would sure in an exhibition of this
reserve it, but as he did not think so, he might ' Colonel George Wyndham has recently given
exceed seven or
state that he thought the amount of duty should not 50 guineas to the Susses -a
eight shillings. He was quite aware ' Adelaide Widow Fund, and 2to the Church of St. John that gentlemen connected with the landed interest would i the Evangelist.