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London, England, 1846-01-27 00:00:00

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PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, JAN. 26.
The folio.win:g Petitions for Railway Bills were presented,
Uti oideted'Wlie on the table
. • libbutt6n),Newton, and South Devon Railway.
aegityDumfries, and Carlisle Railway.
~Pf..4itdon-atid Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch).
.fiondon and Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch).
North Kent Railway (City Extension).
Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool Railway.
Waverey Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway.
Taw Vale Railway Extension.
Blackburn and Preston Railway.
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway.
Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway.
North British Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Newport Railway and
St. Andrew's Branch).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Kinross, Woodmill,
and Newburgh Branches).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Lochgelly and Leslie
Rxtenaions).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Strathearn Deviation).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Branches from the
Dundee and Arbroath Railway and Tay Ferry Improvement).
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Pettycur and Perth
Harbour Branches and Deviations).

Col Anson's Joe Lovell, 5 yrs, 7st 81b
sir R Bulkeley's Chertsey, 4 yrs, Ist 7lb
Col. Peel's I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 71b
Mr. Payne's Johnny, aged, 7st 11b
Mr. John liirg's-Yuung Lochinvar, 6 vrs, ist 7lb
Mr. Irwin's Ould It eland, 4 yrs, 7st 51. b
Mr. Brooke's b h, Captain Flathooker, aged, 7st 31b
Lord Albemarle's b..aumont, 5 yrs, Ist 31b
Lord Exeter's Wee Pet. 6 yr., 7st 21b
Mr. Worthington's Doctor Husband, 5 yrs, Ist 21b
Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs, 7st 21b
Mr. J. Tilbury ns Judex, 6 yrs, ist llb
Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, 7st
Mr. Wigram's Kesheng, 4 yrs, 7st
Mr. Woffinden's Miss Burns, 6 yrs, Est 131 b
Mr. Drinkald's Elemi, 5 yrs, 6st 131 b.
Lord Glasgow's b h by Velocipede out of Amulet, 5 yrs,
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6st 13113
Mr. Shelly's Hawkesbury, 4 yrs, Est 91b
Mr. H. Pitt ns Merryman, 4 yrs, 6st 91b
Colonel Anson's Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, Est 71b
Mr. Freeman's Sir Diggory Diddle, 5 yrs, Est 71b
Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 4 yrs, Est 61b
Lord Milltown's Colleen Bawn, 4 yrs, Est 51b
Mr. W. Carter ns f by Defence, out of Nike, 4 yrs, Est 51b
Mr. Cooke's ns Chemise, 4 yrs, Est 51b
Lord Eglinton's Bretwalda, 4 yrs, Est 41b
Mr. Lowther's Lyons, 4 yrs, Est 31b
Mr. Bainbridge's The Wreck, 4 yrs, Est 31b
Mr. Coape's Energy, 4 yrs, Est 21b
Mr. Goodwin's Dexterous, 3 yrs, Est llb
Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer, 4 yrs, Est llb
Mr. J. Herbert's Devil's Dust, 4 yrs, sst 131 b
Mr. Delme's gr f Rosa (h b), 4 yrs, sst 1 llb
General Grosvenor's Scarlet Runner, 4 yrs, sst 10Ib
Lord G. Bentinck's Blackbird, 3 yrs, sst 51b
Lord G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, sst 51b
Mr. Death's Thrapston, 3 yrs, sst Mb
Mr. John Scott's Curiosity, 3 yrs, sst llb
Lord Albemarle's The Little Vulgar Boy, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b
Mr. Etwall's f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy, 3 yrs, 4st 11Ib
Lord Glasgow's f by Retriever, out of Emilia, 3 yrs,
4st 101 b
Lord March's Muscatel, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b.
Hon. S. Herbert's c by Venison, out of Pet, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b
Mr. Jaques's Spur, 3 yrs, 4st 91b.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.

MONDAY, JAN. 26.
North British Railway (No. I)—Committee on Petition,
Friday, Feb. 6.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway—Committee on
Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Ashburton, Newton, and South Devon Railway—Commit-
tee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Edinburgh Land Leith Atmospheric Railway—Committee
en Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction
Railway—Committee on Petition, Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway—Committee on Petition,
Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Ayrshire and Galloway Railway—Committee on Petition,
Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rosstrevor Railway—Committee
on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Belfast :and County Down Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Ballymena and Ballymoney Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Lish Great Western Railway—Committee on Petition,
Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway—Commit-
tee on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Taw Vale Railway Extension—Committee on Petition,
Tuesday, Feb. 3.
London and Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch)—
Committee on Petition, Tuesday, 14 eb. 3.
North Kent City Extension Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
London and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch)—Com-
mittee en Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
erpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway—Committee on
Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Blackburn. Chorley, and Liverpool Railway—Committee
on Petition, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Blackburn and Preston Railway—Committee on Petition,
TuesdAy, Feb. 3.

THE TERRIBLE WAR STEAMER.

The Terrible war steamer is in commission and now fitting
for sea at Woolwich; she has 20 guns mounted, also a brass
field piece and carriage, and a waggon for powder to accom-
pany it. On her upper deck, each side the bow, are two
long 56-pounders, Monk's 11 feet guns, to firs fore and aft in
a line with the keel; these are mounted on a slide, and will
cross fire with each other, and also sweep round to thesides;
two mere of the same guns, right aft in *e stern, will also
cross and sweep to the broadside on their pivot, so as to tire
forward, acting as chase guns if required. She has two 68-
pounders on each broadside, to carry shells or solid shot,
which can be trained fore or abaft, according to circum-
stances. On the deck below, which is also flush fore and
aft, are eight guns, viz., two long 56-pounders, Monk's guns,
11 feet long, in the bow ports, to firs in a line with the
keel, and also several degrees of training on the broad-
sides, and two of the same guns in the stern, right aft, which
can give such depression as to prevent even a small boat
from coming under her stern ; with four guns, 68-pounders,
on her broadsides, for shells or solid shot. There are four
smaller guns on the upper deck, to be traversed to any place
or carried on shore in her paddle box boats, if required for
use in landing troops, &c. She has four separate boilers, in-
dependent of each other, which may be connected when
required; four funnels, one to each boiler; the two after
ones strike down, so as to allow a square mainsail to be
set when sailing, and still using the two foremost boilers,
thus working half her power, at the same timesaving a
considerable consumption of coals. This is an excellent
contrivance, as there are four small funnels, instead of one
large one, which is a great advantage, as the ship will not
be wholly disabled by losing one, two, or even three funnels,
like the one funnel ship would be on hers being carried
away ; her one funnel lost, she has lost all. The Terrible
has two magazines, and two shell-rooms, one of each before
the engine-room, and one abaft for the safety of the
vessel, to prevent any powder passing the engine-room
when firing the guns. She can store 400 tons of coals
below the lower deck, and is prepared on the midship
part of the deck to take 200 or 300 tans more, packed
in bags, as a defence from shot to the engines and boilers,
filling up a space of eighteen feet. In addition to her
thick, substantial, solid sides, she bas good capacity, and if
required for any particular service can carry more coal in
sacks. With regard to the conveyance of troops, she can
berth 1,000 men under cover on her second gun-deck, inde-
pendent of her ship's company, their berth being below for-
ward, and the officers' cabins, gun-room, kc., abaft ;so that
each gun-deck is entirely clear and always ready for action,
without removing a bulkhead, and the deck being perfectly
free from the captain's cabin abaft, to the bow of the vessel.
She is constructed in the strongest and most sabstantial
manner, on Mr. Lang's improved method of uniting the
frame timbers, making her perfectly water-tight, so that
she would swim even if her external keel and plank were
off her bottom. This method is also adopted in the
Royal Albert, 120 guns, now in her frame, and may be
seen on the slip in 'Woolwich dockyard. The engine-room
of the Terrible is most splendid ; on deck, the whole
length of the engine-room, are gratings open and well.
ventilated by hatchways, giving light and air to the engi-
neers, stokers, &c. It is an admirable plan, such as no
steamer as yet had the advantage of; and each boiler has a
separate hatchway, and may be readily taken out for repair,
without interfering with the other boilers. This method of
Mr. Lang's invention prevents the necessity of ripping up
the deck, which is the case with other steamers, when the
boilers are required to be taken out from those vessels, and
there, too, the deck, covering the boilers, the engineers and
stokers have the light admitted by the hatchway over the
engines only. The Terrible's engines are most majestic ;
they are 800-horse power, the production of Mandalay. Sons,
and Field, and show to advantage in this large war steamer.
Her decks have hatchways in various parts, scuttles, sky-
lights, &c., for ventilating the ship even to the lower parts of
her hull ; and there are many other conveniences too nu-
merous to mention, contributing to the efficiency of the ship
and the comforts of the officers and crew, so that she may
be said to be the largest and most perfect war steamer ever
built. The Terrible is commanded by Captain Ramsay, late
of the Dee steam -vessel, and she is to have a complement of
240 officers, men, and boys.—Nautical Standard.

The following Members were appointed a Select Committee
to consider the mode in which the House shall deal with
he Railway Bills proposed to be submitted to the House
during the present session" :—Lord Granville Somerset, Sir
George Grey, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Estcourt, Mr.
Greene, Mr. Fwart, Mr. Colquhoun, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr.
Pakington, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Baring, The O'Conor Don,
Lord lisrry Vane, and Mr. Shaw :—Power to send for per-
hens, papers, and records; Five to be the quorum.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Their Royal Highnes3es the Duchess of Gloucester and the
Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary,
viiitel her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in the
Royal Gardens, His Royal Highness Prince Albert after-
wards rode out on horseback, attended by Colonel Bonverie,
Eouerry in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken
their accustomed airings yesterday, in the Royal Gardens of
Buckingham Palace.
Tier Majesty and Prince Albert honoured Drury-lane
theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal
suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Kerr,
the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bou-

veric.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, Prince George, and the Princess Mary, arrived in
town yesterday morning from Kew. The Duchess, accom-
panied by the Princess Mary, visited her Royal Highness the
Duchess cf Gloucester, at Gloucester House.
A Cabinet Council was held at one o'clock yesterday after-
noon-, at the Foreign-office.
The Ministers present were Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of
Wei:ington, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch,
the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James
Graham, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the Earl of Ellenborough the Earl of Ripon,
Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Lincoln, the Earl of
Dalhousie, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and the Earl of
St. Germans.
The Council sat three hours.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
Hee liLljesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their presence last even-
ing. The performances consisted of Vincent Wallace's
beautiful opera of Maritana, in which was introduced a grand
pus de deux between Mademoiselle Flora Fabbri and
Monsieur Bretin, of the performance of Professor
Risley- and his sons, and of the Pantomime. The
royal party seemed particularly delighted with the
performances of the Risleys, and Prince Albert applauded
them to the echo, and, truth to say, they were worthy of
it. Throughout America and Europe have these talented
artistes borne away the palm, and the Prince Consort (an ex-
cellent judge of art) has, by his approval, confirmed the
judgment of the artistical world as to the transcendent
merits of these incomparable artistes.

COLLISION ON THE EASTERN

COUNTIES RAILWAY.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSAL'S—YESTERDAY.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary number of accept-
ances for the Newmarket Handicap, it was wholly neglected
for the Chester Cup, on which a large amount of business
was transacted at prices differing—very materially in some
cases—from those last reported. The " pots " were, Best
Bower, Whinstone, Miss Burns, Sweetmeat, and Cataract •,
and as the avarages, at which we have quoted them, yelled
to a considerable extent from those that ruled the betting in
the early part of the day, we will mention the leading tr ,ns-
actions :-350 to 10, 1,000 to 30, 500 to 15, and finally 2,000
100 100 against Beat Bower, the last bet being coupled with
anothor of 2,500 to 100 against Whinstone, who was
backed singly, and with some eagerness, at 1,000
to 35, 355 :0 10, 30 to 1, and at the finish, but in connexion
With a similAr bet agst Best Bower ; 1,000 to 40 was laid agst
Miss Burns; 2,000 to 30 once, 1,000 to 20 several times, and
at the finish 1,000 to 25 . agst Sweetmeat; and 1,000 to 20,
two or three times, and in one instance 1,000 to 25 agst Ca-
taract • 30 to 1 was laid in two or three places agst Micky
.Free; 'l,OOO to 25 agst Hope; 2,000 to 50 agst Mermaid;
and other bets of smaller amount at the odds returned un-
derneath. The Derby and Oaks transactions were of too
little interest to midi for observation. The following are the
closing prices :

STANSTEAD, NEAR BISHOP'S STORTFORD, MONDAY EVEN-
lNG.—Yesterday a series of mishaps occurred on this line,
near to the above place, the particulars of which are as fol-
lows :—lt appears that shortly after one o'clock on the morn-
ing of Sunday last, as one of the trains for London was
stopping at the Stanstead station, for the purpose of having
the wheels cooled—they having fired on their journey from
Cambridge—another train came up, heavily laden, about
two hours afterwards. Through some mistake this train ran
upon the wrong line, and the consequence was that a mis-
take afterwards occurred with reference to the signal*,
which proved serious, but which was, happily, not attended
with loss of life, although some injury was sustained by the
stoker to one of the trains. In consequence of the stoppage
on the line, and the porter at the station having shown a
wrong light, from the fact of the position of the laden
carriages being mistaken by him, the engine-driver appre-
hended no danger, and the consequence was that his train
(the quarter-past seven one) was propelled without check,
and the engine ran into the luggage and beast-train, en-
tirely smashing a truck containing a large load of flour,
breaking in another, in which there were several horned
cattle intended for the London market, and materially in-
juring the engines belonging to both. The guard, it is
stated, escaped almost miraculously, be having jumped from
his seat on the ground while the train was in motion, and the
stoker was thrown off the tender with considerable force.
Fortunately no one suffered any breakage of limb, the in-
jured parties being able to walk soon after the effect of the
upset was over. The damage to the property of the com-
pany was considerable, and the rails were considerably bent
by the shock, and several of the sleepers shivered into splin-
ters. One of the carriages—that containing the sacks of
flour—which was covered with a roof of zinc, was torn
almost to pieces, the bed and wheels only remaining entire.
Two of the buffers, one before and the other behind, are
completely carried away ; the off-side is broken in, and the
roof torn quite off. The engines, mutilated as they were
were with some difficulty got to Bishop's Stortford, in the
course of Sunday, and it was not until quite afternoon that
the line was cleared. The damaged carriages remain where
the accident occurred, nor will they be removed until after
the examination, officially made, by the directors. This
( Monday) afternoon workmen are employed consolidating
the road, and making the whole of the works firm as they
were before the accident. Seaborne, the porter, and King,
the station-master, have been called up to give an account
of the occurrence.; but up to the time of our reporter reach-
ing London, the merits of the case were not decided. It is
perfectly clear, from the peculiar bend in the line at this sta-
tion, that the utmost care should be taken in signalling the
trains, as any neglect might proye fearfully fatal,

tbirb Vibttion

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, JAR. 24, 1846.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, grant-
ing the office and place of Advocate-General or Judge-Mar-
tial of her Majesty's Forces to the Hon. James Stuart
Wortley.
WHITEHALL, JAN.SI6.
The Qza,i,Toi ;a been pleased to constitute and appoint the
Right Hon. Thomas Berry Cusack Smith her Majesty's At-
torney-General in Ireland, to be Keeper or Master of the
Rolls and Rechrds of the Court of Chancery in that part of
the United Kingdom called Ireland.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire.
W. F. Hutton, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 19.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.
J. S. North, Esq. ; W. P. W. Freeman, Req. ; H. P.
Powys, Esq.; B. J. Whippy, Esq., to be Deputy Lieuten-
ants, Jan. 20.

f -;-IT.
Ox ores ire Regiment of Militia—F. L. Dashwood, Esq.,
to be Captain; A. M. Matthews, Esq., to be ditto, Jan. 23.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Perthshire.
J. Ker, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Jan. 24.
Royal Perthshire Militia—The Hon. J. Rolls to be Cap-
tain, vice Sir J. S. Richardson, Bart., resigned ; Ensign S.
Robertson to be Lieutenant, vice A. Campbell, deceased; T.
Nicoll, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice G. Balvaird, deceased,
Jan. 23.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire.
Royal North Lincoln Militia.—G. Gilley, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, Jan. 16 ; S. P. Walsh, Gent., to be Ensigh,
Jan. 23.
Royal South Lincoin Militia.—S. Brailsford, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, Jan. 16.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Hilary Term, 9th Victoria.
January 26. 1846
This Court will, on Friday, the 6th day of February next,
hold Sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the business
then pending in the Special Paper and the New Trial Paper,
on the said 6th day of February next, and also on Saturday,
on Saturday, the 7th day of February near, and on Monday,
the 9th day of February next, and the five following days,
and on Monday, the 16th day of February next, and the five
following days.

Read in open Court,
Edwd. Bennett.

By the Court.

BANKRUPTS.
Robert Godfrey Fox, wine merchant, Canterbury.
John Bunn, builder, Norwich.
Laurence ennedy, pawnbroker, Rochester terrace, Stoke
Newington.
Thomas Oakley, farmer, St. Albans.
Joseph Metford, jun., ironmonger, Southampton.
Edgar Barnes, wine-merchant, Aldborough, Suffolk.
Edward Clayton, licensed victualler, Edgeware-road.
James Coulson, provision dealer, Bridgewater.
John Massey, gas-fitter, Etruria, Staffordshire.
James Melhuish, innkeeper, Exeter,
Samuel Cullen, chemist, Nottingham.
James Hill, share broker, Leeds.
William Walter Sanderson, baker, Great Russell-street,
Covent-garden.
Thomas Tubbs, cowkeeper, Palace. row, New-road.
Charles Gibson, cheesemonger, South .street, Grosvenor-
square.
John Carlile, commission agent, Little Love-lane, Wood-
street.
Michael and Henry Emanuel, goldsmiths, Hanover-square

COURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam ......c.r 12 9%
Ditto, at sight . l2 sy,
Rotterdam ...... 2U• 12 10
Antwerp ......... .
Hamburgh ......M.B l3 15
Alton...
Paris, 3 days' sight 26 75
Mao, 3 months ..
Marseilles
Bourdeaux. ..... 26 10
Frankfort on Maine 122%
Petersburgh, 3 Us —
Berlin •• ••
Vienna, effee. flo • . . • 10 8
Trieste, ditto.... •
Madrid 36

►NGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa ...... .... 26 10
Venice .
Naples .. .•.... • . 40
Palermo, per oz . .
Lisbon
Oporto • . 52%
Rio Janeiro 2434
Bahia
Buenos Ayres ..
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia ........

PRIM, OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin • . 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars ........ 0 4 9%
Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11 IA

Cadiz ........ 36
Bilbao..
Barcelona •.... .....
5evi11e........ ....

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Jan. 27.)

StroAß.—To-day an increased dullness prevailed in the
market for all description of home trade Sugar, and prices
must be regarded as nominal. In West India there was
scarcely any business transacted. Mauritius was not asked
for, and the only public sale was that of a small one of
Bengal.
Rurnism.—To-day the home-trade purchased Refined
tioods with caution, and rather lower rates were taken,
brown grocery lumps selling at 62s 6d to 635, and standard
lumps 63s 5d to 64s per cwt. The market for Bonded
Crushed Sugar is firm at 34s for first quality.
MARITIUS.—There are sellers, by private treaty, of all de-
scriptions, upon rather lower terms, still the business trans-
acted has been extremely limited, and none has been sub-
mitted to public competition.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon 125 bags of Bengal Sugar in
bond, at public sale, went at rather lower rates.
FoREIG:e.—In consequence of what has transpired in the
House of Commons with respect to commercial measures, a
stronger desire has been manifested to purchase all descrip-
tion of Foreign, but holders insisting on an advance of 6d to
Is per cwt. has prevented purchases of moment.
TEA.—In Congou a good business has been transacted, and
a further advance has taken place, common sound bringing
10%d, and good common 11d to Is. Pouchong tas been
in excellent request, and stiffer rates are given. In Twan-
kay several purchases have been made, and prices rule firm.
In Hyson sales to a large extent have been made, and 2s to
2s 2d are the rates paid for ordinary quality. Of Imperial
and Gunpowder several parcels have been sold at fully
former rates.

Smarrs.—To-day there was a much better demand for
Rum, and several parcels of various soi is were sold at higher
rates,. The clogng price of proof Leewards was 2s Id to 2s
2d plr
Coy:rites—To-day there was no public sale of any kind of
Coffee ; home trade sorts were purchased with caution by
private treaty, but holders would not take lower rates. Ship-
ping kinds were much asked for, and prices are still on the
advance.

HOPS—The amount of business transacted in all descrip-
tions has been to a small extent only, but factors for the
most part are unwilling to take lower rates.
Rica.—To-day East India Rice met with little attention,
and at a public sale of 1,369 bags of Bengal, prices declined
6d to Is per cwt. Low small broken and duty white went
at 13s 6d t o 14s, ordinary yellow cargo rather dusty 128 to
12s 6d, and sea damaged 12s per cwt.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met to-day at Five o'clock.
The Duke of RICHMOND laid upon their Lord-
ships' table a Bill to prevent tne sale of spirits at toll-
bars in Scotland.

CHESTER CUP (ACCEPT OR NOT).
6 to 1 agst the Irish lot—taken, afterwards offered
7 to 1 apt the three yrs old—taken to 100/.
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower—t. 25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Whinstone—take 30 to 1
SO to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—taken
30 to 1 apt Mr. Woffenden's bliss Burns—taken
35 to I apt Mr. Irwin's
__Warp--taken, afterwards offered
40 VI 1 agst Mr. Bennett's Hoo--takeu
40 to 1
agets Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweateat—taken
40 to 1 pt Lord Howth's Mermaid—m
taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Baron—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Eboracum—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. F. Ongley's Roderick—taken
1000 to 40 each agst Miss Burns and Best Bower—taken
2000 to 100 tag
The Baror, and 2500 to 100 agst Best
Bower and Whinstone in one bet.
50 even on the field against the following 25 :—Best
Bowes. Blackbird, Intrepid, Columbus, Rowena, Fitzallen,
Pedometer, Little Hampton, Jenny Wren, Wbinstone, Pilot,
Mermaid, Vol-au-Vent, Hope, Mickey Free, Ould Ireland,
Queen of Tyne, Arthur, Cataract, Advice, Roper's Daughter,
Crim Con, Correct Card, Roderick, and Miss Burns.
DEBBY.

The Earl of MINTO presented petitions from various
parts of Scotland in favour of a total and immediate
repeal of tke corn-laws.
The Earl of STRADBROKE presented 37 petitions
from places in: Suffolk in favour of the present system
of protection.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from
Ross against any alteration in the corn-laws. He would
take this opportunity of stating that a person of the
name of Feargus O'Connor had asserted that he
had received a proposal from him (the Duke
of Richmond) to induce him to desert his pre-
sent principles, and advocate those entertained in favour
of the corn-laws. Now he begged to say that he had
never directly or indirectly had any communication with
that individual, that he had never attempted to buy any-
body, and never would, because he believed that if
men would take money to abandon a cause, they were
not to be trusted.

5 to 1 agst Scott's lot—taken to 1251.
11 to 2 apt Lord E. Russell's Sting-600 to 100 taken
13 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—take 14 to 1
2f) to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead—take 28 to 1
28 ttr 1 agst Colonel Anson's Iago—t(1500 to 50 also laid)
30 to 1 Aga Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm—taken to 40/.
3.3 to 1 aipt Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—t and aft off.
4000 to SO agst Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton—taken
THE OAKS.

Earl GREY presented a petition from Forress in
favour of the repeal of the corn•laws.

--
PRICE AND SUPPLY OF POTATOES IN THE LONDON
MArteem.—The supply of potatoes to the various markets
continue undiminished, and the majority are of an excellent
quality, but the prices are considerably higher. During Sa-
turday the general price, wholesale, was as fol:ows :—York-
shire Reds, 8s to 9s. par cwt. ; American Kidneys, 9s. and 10& ;
Champions (inferior kind), 6s. to 7s. per 112 lbs. ; a small
quantity were offered at ss. 6d., taut were of a very bad con-
dition, in consequence of the prevalent disease. Retail, the
price of potatoes are, the cheapest, 3 lb. for 2id., and the
finest 2d. to 24d. per lb. The price having increased to such
an extent, the consumption is reduced nearly two. thirds.
ROBBERY AT ORIEL COLLEGE.—Yesterday informa-
tion was forwarded to the Metropolitan and City police of an
extensive robbery of jewellery, plate, Sec., which took place
at the above college, at Edinburgh, between the evening of
the 20th and the morning of the 22d instant.
PRICE OP GOLD.—On the 20th instant the price qf
gold in Hamburgh was 434 k per mark, which, at the Engliih
Mint price of 81. 17e, lOid. per ounce for standard gold, gives
an exchange of 13 94; and the exchange at Hamburgh on
London, at short date, being 13 11i, it results that gold
is 0.80 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh.
On the 23d instant the premium on gold at Paris was
12 per ;nine, which, .at the English Mivint
an
eof
exchange 3/. f
17s.
10id. per ounce for standard gold,
25 45, and the
itexchangeuresiti tahtatPgaorlid is co
Paris onlvn
perd cent. on,
nt dearer
at
dsehoerrt
date, being 25 549
in London than in Paris,
PREMATURE BURIAL.—At a late sitting of the Paris
Academy of Sciences, M. Le Guern pointed out the danger
of enforcing the regulation for interment within the short
period of time now allowed. The author says, he has ascer-
tained that since the year 1833 not less than 94 premature
burials have been prevented by accidental causes. Thirty-
five of the persons supposed to be dead had awoke from their
lethargy at the moment when their coffins were about to be
nailed down ; 13 had been recovered by care ; 7 by the up-
setting of the coffins in which they had been placed ;9 by
incisions or punctures in pinning their shrouds; 19 by accie
4:14,1 delays in the ceremony of interment; 6 by delays,
the til'nhum4iberboefe;:ecrraeonatsed purposely by their Mods, and sbe
other causes, Al• Guern
a prematurely
supposes, s,
buriedwithmmu
sutc
hher evaesroyn
great.hat
merely conjectural, butT year,
theil lneeosrot.o,rThoifs,44otfhceooutricase,teids
His estimateis 27 a
cases which be gives of persons who p r
mrahtTunerkde bt yhatchw
burials,ar:
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froi,2 this hoirible fate, we are inclineidwatroao
he takes annual average of only
is very much below the truth. - -
On Monday the occupiers of the remaining houses in
the streets, lanes, and alleys in the Rookery of St. GileB,s
were served with notices from the Commissioners of Woods
and Forests, immediately to quit their habitations, for the
purpose of razing the whole of them to the ground. Excel-
lent
Ehßoruosie:rss airNe.ituonbye
ce rAe
Ec tseEdEo
ytl sT.elitt es futyhpe
oltro c,:kce
accident occurred to Miss I h
—On Monday evening. betwute,eeni
Soho, who incautiously snuffed the Parlole.wltie her sciss?rs,
eliitigntett:tisatannel/ene,oPß:itshe:
when, the snuff falling
standing her screams brought
driemsms,
of her recovery.
riously is she injured, that but slight hopes are entertained
through his
His
houyal giveniliglhOoller to'twhitre the erectifin of a new church
at Clandowu, fi9unne;' rd3rinee of Wales,

THE NEW lIOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

....__ _
12 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—t
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Queen Anne—t
25 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Cestus filly
0 to 1 agst Mr. Littledale's Fantastic—t
EPSOM SPRING MEETING.
We are glad LI) find that the innkeepers of London have
been eminently succzssful with their " Great Metropolitan
Stake," to be added to a handicap to be run for at the first
Meeting under the new Management. Between three and
four hundred pounds had been collected yesterday, and there
are strong expectations that at the close of to-morrow even-
ing the gross sum will not fall much short of 500/.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE AND HURDLE RACES, &c.
The following horses have been named for the free Handi-
cap hurdle-race of 10 sous. each, 5 ft with 50 added, to come
off on the 4th of March next :
Mr. S. Wahnsley's The Heir-at-law, 4 yrs—Mr. Griffith's
Lucy, 5 yrs—Mr. Heap's Chintz Print—Captain Crofton's
Brunette, aged—Lord Chesterfield's Poor Soldier, 6 yrs,
Coektighter, 5 yrs, and New Brighton, 6 yrs—M. W. H.
Jobustone's The Era, 6 yrs—Mr. Sutiffe's Alice, 5 yrs--
Or. Dyreock'e Grace Darling, aged—Mr. Shephard'a Mud-
lark, aged—Mr. Irwie's Patriot, 5 yrs—Mr. Roberts' Quick-
yrs—Lord Howith's Swilah,
silver, 6 5 yrs—Mr. Clifton's
Pedlar, aged—Mr. C. Daly's Isabel, aged—Mr, Hornby's
Cock Robin, 5 yrs—Mr. Ird's Tottenham, 4 yrs—Mr. Duak-
vorth's Clear-the-Kitchen, aged—Captain Allan's The Ex-
: i ae—Mr. Powell's Delamere, 6 yrs and
rint'"e''` ' ' L'ttle John aged-M= , Cracksman,
I—Me A.ustin s 1 ny, ag —Mr. Brotherton's
age( • h's Erebus 5 re—
A 'to 6 yrs--3lr. Lamplug . y Mr. King's
qui , r and Mr. E. R. Clarke's Sir E
The Artful Dodge Edward,
Dodger' Firefly, aged—Captain
aged—Lord .Waterf .
yrs—Mr. Campbell's
dMr Ralph as Evertors, itendsr-
Crtrsus, age •,..
6 yrs— mr.Fox's Deuce Ace, 5 yrs--
wi's h g The Artist, .
,d—Mr. W, Turner ns ands,S
Nr. Cross ns Single Pecrr: agetd_
Mr. R. P. Cow: he's Amal-
-6 yrj s—Mr. Moore's Magle, ag, -
rs
nd
I ock wood s Wandering y, g
ganiatei 5 yrs--Mr. .
Mr. Quin's, Violet, 5 yrs.
The Steeple chase closed on Thursday.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1846.
.Aeseptarcee for the Newwarket Handicap Stakes, of 25
Nock each, 10 ft, and only 5, &c., with 200 added, Clermont
Count.. about a mile and three quarters; the second to re-
ceive, 1110 soya out of the etakee. 133 Subs., 73 of whom de-
clared.
Mr. Ntieklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs, 9st 2lb
Ur. Prte's Queen Mab, aged, 9st lib
rranna
Iced waterfowl's co '
, aged, 9st
ilr. Moore's Wolf-dog, 4 8 101 b
Mr Meikla ,yrs, Bst
. m s Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst lolb
Colonel Peel's lonian, 5
Lord Exeter's Wood pi yrs, Bst 71b
Jar. A. Johnstone's Rowena,
4 yrs, Bst Sib
)Ir. G. Ileathaote's .I.ltbax,a'ss yrs, Bst 31b
yrs,
Ilr. Drinkald's Vol-au-Vent, ssat 31b
Bat lib
31r. Cul'hbert's Queen of Tyne, aged. 7st 131 b
Kr. Mare's Event, 4 yrs, 7st Illb
Lord Glantis' Satyr, :dovA-a , 7st 101 b
Lord Chesterfield's L y Wildair, 4tyrs, 7at 91b
fir J. Hawley; Maul" 5 yrs, 73 91b

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved the re-ap-
pointment of the Committee with respect to the building
of the new Houses of Parliament —Ordered.

RAILWAYS.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE wished to ask the
Noble Earl at the head of the Board of Trade a ques-
tion with reference to the progress of railway Bills in
that House. He understood that in the House of
Commons a Committee had been moved for with respect
to railways. Now he thought that a bad mode of pro-
ceeding, and one altogether unworthy of the Govern.
ment of the country, because it was in fact shifting the
responsibility of the Government. The labours of the
Committee of the Board of Trade last session
had done little or no good, because instead of reducing
the evil of the gambling system it had imcreased it.—
(Hear, hear.) Now, what he wanted to know was whe
ther any distinction would be made with respect to
Irish railways? If the Government were desirous of
providing employment in Ireland they could not do so
better than by aiding and expediting the completion of
such works as Parliament should think it proper to
sanction. He wished to know whether the appointment
of the Committee would cause any delay in the intro-
duction of Irish railways?
The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that the appointment
of that Committee would not cause any delay either to
the Irish or Scotch railways. He would not enter into
the question now, as it was his intention on Thursday
next to bring the whole question before the House.
The Noble Earl then gave notice that he should, on
Thursday, next bring before their Lordships the whole
question as to the manner in which that House would
consider the different railway Bills that should come
before it.

On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, re-
turns were ordered relative to the Dublin metropolitan
police,

POOR (IRELAND )
The Earl of CLANCARTY gave notice of his inten-
tion, on Thursday, the sth of February, to move for the
appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the
operation of the laws with rebpect to the destitute and
sick poor in Ireland.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

Till?, SUN', LONDI)N, TtTES DAY EVENTING. J ANTI-A*llN 27. MI&

House, and took his seat on the cross benches imme-
diately behind the Sergeant-at• Arms.
HONG KONG.

Dr. BOWRING gave notice that on Thursday he
should move for a return of the expenditure of the co-
lony of Hong-Kong.
ISLE OF MAN.

Dr. BOWRING postponed his motion for corres-
pondence, or extracts of correspondence, ou the subject of
the House of Keys, in the Isle of Man, till Thursday
next.
COLONIAL ACCOUNTS. _ _

Dr. BOWRING then moved that the resolutions of
the last session on Colonial accounts should be read by
the Clerk at the table and confirmed.
The resolutions were then read at length by the Clerk,
and agreed to.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition signed by
52,579 inhabitants of Manchester, praying for the total,
immediate, and unconditional repeal of the corn and
provision laws.
On the motion being put that the Speaker do leave
the chair,
Mr. MILES rose, and said he wished to ask the Right
Honourable Baronet at the head of the Government
a question before they resolved themselves into a
Committee of the whole House, and he was sure
from the well-knoWn courtesy of the Right Hon. Baronet,
that he would answer his question if it was in his power
to do so. He understood that the Hon. Baronet was
now about to make his financial statement, and he
wished to know whether it was his intention to take any
vote that evening upon the question? And if it
was, he should be glad to know if the Right
Hon. Baronet was prepared to press for the decision
of the House upon his financial proposition before
the country had had time to express its opi-
nion upon it. He hoped that previous to their
coming to any decision upon the question, time would
be allowed for duly and properly considering it in all
its branches; but, at all events, whether the Right Hon.
Baronet answered the question in the affirmative or the
negative, he would afford ample time to the counties
to state what their opinions might be upon it.—(Hear.)
Sir R. PEEL—The statement which I shall make to-
night will be more a commercial than a financial statement,
and, therefore, I do not intend to take any money
vote in the Committee of the whole House.—(Hear.) It
is not my intention to ask the House to express an opinion
to-night upon any part -of the statement, because it is
my earnest wish that the proposal I shall make should
be maturely and deliberately considered by the House
before they come to any decision upon it.—(Cheers.)
For this there are sufficient reasons. I believe that the
task which is imposed upon me is such that the House
will be content to take a candid and indulgent consi-
deration of the position which I hold, and whatever
may be the opinion entertained, I have no doubt in my
own mind as to the result at which we shall arrive ; but
I trust in the mean time that the matter will be dis-
cussed in a candid and impartial spirit.
The SPEAKER—The subject for consideration is the
alteration to be made in the corn-laws, and the altera-
Cons which have lately taken place.—[The Speaker then
referred to the Queen's reply to the Address, part of
which he mead, and the whole of which has appeared in
the columns of The Sun.]—The question now is that I
It ave the Chair.
The House then resolved itself into a general Com-
mittee, and Mr. Greene took the chair.
THE PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

the head of the Government, to propose a great change in
the then Custom duties. The general principle of the plan
under which I then acted was to remit the duties upon arti-
cles and raw material constituting the element of manufac-
turing industry. The plan then submitted to the House
was to subject the general manufacturing articles oflabour
in other countries to duties not exceeding 201. per cent.
The House adopted the principle upon which he had
acted in 1842. In that year he selected a number
of the raw articles for the remission of the
duty. In 1844 we reduced altogether the duty
upon wool. In the year 1845 we reduced alto-
gether the duty upon cotton. There is hardly a raw
material remaining for import into this country upon
which the duty has not been either entirely abolished,
or considerably diminished. The manufacturers of the
country therefore now have an advantage which they did
not possess hitherto. They have free access to the rem
material which constitutes the fabric of their articles of
manufacture, and I consider that I am therefore entitled
to call upon the manufacturers to relinquish that amount
of protection which they now have.—(Hear, hear.) The
manufacturer has now an advantage which he has not
had before. There might have been great doubt as to
whether you might have continued to derive the same
amount of revenue from the importation of cotton wool
which existed in 1844. But the House disregarded the
amount of 600,000/. or 700,0001. of revenue derived from
such a source. They wished to establish the stability
of the manufacture of articles from sheep and cotton
wool, and to place it upon a sure and certain foundation.
They were willing, therefore, and consented, to forego
this amount, so easily levied, and which caused so little
complaint from the great body of the people.
In order to remove this duty, not only
upon sheep, but also upon cotton wool, this House
submitted itself to the imposition of the income-tax,
in consideration of the removal of the duties upon
these raw materials. I propose, Sir, in reviewing
those articles upon which there at present exist duties,
I propose to take first those articles of raw material
which still remain subject to a duty ; and in dealing
with these articles, I beg to call upon the manufacturers
to relinquish that amount of duty which they now pos-
sess. Sir, I hardly know any articles of the nature
of raw materials subject to duty except tallow and
and timber.— (Laughter.) Tallow is an article of very
great importance to the community, and the people at large,
it being used in the manufacture of soap, candles, and also
for the purpose of dressing leather. I propose to make a
reduction in this article from the amount of duty now levied.
With respect to the duty on tallow from the United
States, the duty on which was 3s. 2d., I will, purely
for the purpose of encouraging that produce, which was
now chiefly procured from Russia, propose a re-
laxation in that duty,with the hope that it would ulti-
mately procure a reciprocal reduction on their part with
respect to the produce of this country. I will, therefore,
for that purpose, propose to reduce the duty on tallow,
which now is 3s. 2d. to ls. Bd. I am taking the articles
of raw material first, and shall now come
to timber, the produce of our own colonies.
timber is the only article which I cannot definitely give
an explanation of, as the reduction which I am dis-
posed to make must depend on the manner in which I
am mi t by other States on that article. The course
her Majesty's Government intends to pursue will
be a gradual reduction to a certain sum
of the existing duties on timber.—(Hear, hear.)
The reduction will be apportioned, if possible, so as to
cause no derangement of the duties on timber from the
Baltic. But at a very early period it was the intention
of her Majesty's Government to make known their ar-
rangements with respect to timber, on which it was
difficult to get that information which was necessary.
And now, after having made all these reductions, I
hardly know a single raw material which has a protec-
tive duty imposed upon it. After having taken
this course after having afforded the manufac-
turer every facility—after having given him a free
command of the raw material—l will call on the
manufacturers of the three great articles which enter
into the consumption of the great body of the people, I
will ask them to give that proof, which I am sure they
will—(Hear, hear, hear)—of the sincerity of their
convictions as to the impolicy of protection, by
consentir.g to relinquish the protection on corn.—(Hear,
hear, and loud cheering from the Opposition benches.)
The three branches of manufacture of which I speak
are those which give clothes to the:great body of the
people. I mean those of linen, woolen, and cotton. I
will ask them to set the example to others by relinquish-
ing at once, cheerfully, the protection on corn.—(Hear,
hear.) My Honourable Friend the Member for
Dorsetshire (Lord Ashley), and I call him my
Honourable Friend, for it shall not be my fault
if these unfortunate political difierem es interfere with
private friendship and regard—l will call him at once my
Hon. Friend—expressed a hope, being jealous of an ex-
pression which occurred in her Majesty's Speech, that the
small interests of the country should not be visited injuri-
ously. I will tell him that those interests will meet with the
especial care of the Government. I do not purpose in
this review of the tafiff to subject my self to the impu-
tation of concealing my intention. I declare it
now that I mean to effect great interests and
protect, as much as possible, these small
interests alluded to. My Honourable Friend will,
therefore be gratified in his expectation.--(Hear. hear.)
I shall propose, with regard to cotton manufactured
goods, including the great mass of heavy goods, such
as calicos, prints, &c., to make an alteration. Manu-
factured goods were now subject to a duty of 10 per
cent. These I propose to make duty free ; and those
articles which are charged 20 per cent., I propose
to reduce to 10 per cent.—(Cries of " Hear, hear,"
and cheers.) The articles which constitute in a great
measure the clothing materials of the great bulk of the
people I propose to make duty free.—(Loud cheers and
interruption.) Allow me to state the whole of my
scheme before you draw inferences as to any part
of it. I do not wish you to suspend your judg-
ment for a year. I merely desire that you
refrain from forming conclusions till I continue
) the details of what I propose.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.)
I am the more anxious to call upon the manufacturers
to relinquish these duties, because, according to high
authority it was not the agriculturists but the manu-
facturers who first called upon the Legislature for the
imposition of protective duties.—(Cheers.) I doubt not
therefore, but they will now come forward and set the first
example in giving them up.—(Cheers.) Adam smith,
a great authority, says—" that farmers and gentlemen
connnected with agriculture were, of all persons in the
community, the least subject to the wretched spirit of
monopoly."—(Great laughter and cheers.) He also
said, that it was not the agriculturists, but the
manufacturers, who had first appealed for the
protection of the restrictive system.—(Loud cheers.)
They are always ready to call out against the restrictions
on all other articles but that which pressed heaviest upon
their countrymen. They may be. said to be the
original inventors of all monopoly. (Laughter).
Hon. Gentle imn may have cause for laughter,
by the reading of this extract, but it is perfectly true.
I prepose that the duties on the coarser articles of.
manufacture shall be materially reduced, and which
will have a material effect on the manufacturing inte-
rest of this country, but not to the great injury of
the manufacturing interests. I propose that the made
up woollen goods shall also be reduced in duty to the
same amount, namely, a reduction of from 20 per cent.
to 10 per cent.—(Hear, hear.) I seated the other
night that flax was a very important and a
stable article of our manufacturee, and also that
although there was no duty on this article, that its great
import was'not injurious to our growers of that article,
and I believe that has not been contradicted. The
duty on linen goods varies according to their quality; but
the reduction of duties on those articles cannot be so
injurious to our manufacturing interests as may at first
be imagined, for I am of opinion that the improve-
ments made by our own workmen will always keep
up the market in their favour. I now coma
to another very important article of our imports.
I mean the silk trade.—(Hear.) Now don't let us
suppose that the existing duty on silks operate as a
protection to the domestic manufacture of that article.—
(Hear.) You have a duty which you call 30 per cent.,
but which with respect to many. articles is a great deal
higher; and as a false reliance is placed on this, as to
its being a protection to domestic manufacture, I think
it proper to state that there are many houses in Paris,
and on the continent, which will guarantee to deliver
goods in London at half the duty at present levied.—
(Hear, hear.) It is therefore a mistake to imagine that
the duty affords the protection which is stated. In the
first place it appears that it is an encouragement to
smuggling, as the article may be frequently purchased
from those engaged in this traffic fora small sum, com-
pared with that which it will realize in the legitimate
course of business. I conceive therefore that by a
new arrangement with respect to the silk duties
—in fact that a reduction of these duties which
are not interfering with any domestic manufacture, will,
at the same time, diminish the profit of the smuggler,
and encourage a lawful and wholesome trade.—(Hear,
hear.) Now, the general impression is, that there is a
duty of thirty per cent. on silk rnanufacture. I held in
my hand an account of the duties upon the silk manu-
facture as at present levied ; and, although, in respect
to some it may :not exceed thirty per cent.,in
others less than ten per cent., yet there are many
articles comprised under this definition with respect to
which the duty is much higher than this. In the case
of crape the duty is not less than 40 or 50 per cent. ; on
fancy silk the duty is not less than from 301 to 311. per
cent. ; on silk bonnets not less than 145 L per cent ; in
the case of turbans it is at least as much. Does any man,
therefore, believe foreign turbans, bonnets, and
hats, pay a duty of 1451. per, cent. It is no
such thing. The articles is in commont use
y
here, but its value is reduced by the common
smuggler. Now I propose a new arrangement with
respect to silk, but I must ngt pow enter too mt143:1 into

Sir ROBERT PEEL, whatever may be the opinion
entertained of the course intended to be pursued
by her Majesty's Government, or of the proposal which,
on their behalf, I have to submit, no one will entertain
a doubt that their objects are of the highest order,
and that the purpose of the Minister is
one perfectly coincident with their views of
the advantage to be derived from a full con-
sideration of the interests of these several portions of
the community, and I think that none will disagree with
me in the certainty that the public interests can be better
served by candid dealing than by mere party endeavour.
It may suffice to say that in this discussion I calculate
on the impartial consideration of the House. I am
aware that in so important a discussion as that which
may possibly take place her Majesty's Government,
whatever may be the result, are determined to fulfil the
duties of their several offices, and, whatever may be the
character of the Ministry, oe this they are agreed—that
the relief of the duties on commerce, whatever that may
be, and the relaxation of the duties on commerce which
I had the honour last session to propose, should be con-
tinued this year, and enlarged for the relief of the people.
I am about to proceed on the assumption that protective
duties ought to be abolished, and are in principle open
to objection, and that the policy of maintaining them
may be defended, but that there must be special
considerations, either of public policy or of justice,
to vindicate their maintenance. am about to
act upon this assumption. During the period of
the last three years there has been in this country
an increased production of revenue, notwithstanding
that there has been a remission of many heavy taxes—
that there has been an increased demand for labour—
that there has been an increase of commerce, and that
there has been increased comfort, happiness, and con-
tentment in this country.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.)
I do not say that these blessings have ne-
cessarily been caused by any particular policy you
have adopted, but this I say, the enjoyment of them has
been confirmed by your measures—that these blessings
have been sanctioned by the House of Commons—the
policy of repealing prohibitory and reducing
protective duties. I am not now, then, by praising
that policy, about to call upon the House to
recede from any course that has been pursued
a course which has been sanctioned by the
House of Commons, and which, as productive of
public good, ought with regard to consistency to be
persevered In.—(Hear, hear.) Sir, I am at the same
time, in advising the continued application of these
principles, not about to discard the other recommenda-
tions contained in her Majesty's Speech, namely, that
the adoption of good principles should not be
the means of endangering the public credit, or
of causing any permanent loss in the revenue
of the country. Neither, Sir, have I lost sight of the
other recommendation—namely, that in proposing sound
principles, we should act with sober forbear-
ance, and not prejudice any great institution
1 hope this will not be rendered necessary, either on
account of any measures I may have to propose, or
you may have to adopt; above all, I hope that the
confidently expressed opinion of her Majesty, that
this great subject will receive the deliberate and
dispassionate consideration of the House of
Commons, may be realised. I have already said,
in answer to a question put by an Hon. Gentleman,
that I do not contemplate asking the House of Commons
to pronounce to-night any opinion upon the entire, or a
component part of the measures to be submitted for
your consideration; but that, on the contrary, it is
the wish of the Government the questions shall be dealt
with by you is a calm and dispassionate manner.—
(Hear, hear.) It may be possible, that as I am about
to propose so many reductions, some Hon. Gentleman
may denounce me as rash and improvident, and de-
clare that my measures ought on that account to be
rejected by this House. If such should be the prevailing
impression among those who are favourable to protec-
tion, nothing can be more easy than that on the day
when they are called upon to consider those great and
momentous questions, I should be permitted to ask the
House to put upon record a counter principle.— (Cheers.)
My motion will be some such resolution as this ; not
that any protection on any particular branch of trade is
advisable, but that there should be a comprehensive
system of protection for all artic:es of domestic in-
dustry, believing, as I do, that it will be for
the good of the country that our native in-
dustry should be protected.—(Hear, hear.) I thinn
that that principle ought to be sanctioned.—(Hear,
hear.) It may be, on the other hand, that the House
and this country, considering the great difficulties of
this question— considering the variety of opinions
—considering the nature of the; zcontest, which
has long existed, and which I hope will
lung continue unless there be a satisfactory and
early adjustment of this question.—(Hear, hear.)
It may be that even those who may dissent from par-
ticular parts of the great scheme which I am about to
propose to the consideration of this House may
be disposed to accept this proposal as an entire
settlement of the question, and that the voice of
the country may pronounce upon it as such. This were
an unjust thing. An inequitable or unwise adjustment
it may be considered would be preferable to
the perpetual conflict in which we are in-
volved ; and if that be the position which the
general opinion of the reasonable and intelligent of all
classes shall take, in that case I shall have confidence
of ultimate success. On the other hand, as I said before,
if I touch so many interests by the application of that
great principle, that protective duties are not in them-
selves abstractedly, and ought to be relinquished; in
that case another fate will await my proposal; and the
sooner it is disposed of the better will it be for
the public good. Sir, that principle to which I have
referred, namely, the relaxation of the protective
duties, I am not about to apply to any one particular
class of trade.--(Cheers.) I am not about to select that
great interest connected with the agriculture of this
country and call upon them to relinquish protection, and
at the same time forbear to call upon other interests to
relinquish their privileges. I shall make no isolated
proposal. The principle for which I shall contend is a
just and a wise one—l shall ask all classes to give up
their protective privileges—(Cheers)—and to make the
sacrifice, if it be a sacrifice, which that application shall
cause.—(Bear, hear.) Sir, the House is aware that
during the last three years, what is called
ftilthe c Cusutsotcams
consideration of this House, In 1842 it was my duty, as
Rd' up; iue tsi e ws eAr ec t uwbams i at
tme de n tode dt
h; eatretvhiaetwtaimnde

details, as the whole of my statement will be subject to
correction after it has appeared to-morrow morning. I
now wish to introduce a new principal, based on a gene-
ral scale which shall enumerate each species of si;lr,
and the amount per pound at which it will be ad-
mitted with an option to the Custom-house officer
to levy a duty on every quantity of silk of the
value of 100/. a duty not exceeding fifteen per cent.
The general principle, therefore, shall be that a reduc-
tion of 15 per cent. on this article, which, heretofore,
had been, at the lowest, 30 per cent. on such articles,
but in reality it was greater on some articles and less on
others. There is another article of manufacture which
I think may be fairly permitted to enter into corn
petition with the same article in this country,
for I do think it would have the effect of
stimulating that trade to greater industry and exertion ;
I speak of the article of paper—(llear)—that is paper-
hangings. At present there is a duty upon all foreign
paper-hengings imported into this country of one shilling
per square-yard ; and this applies to all descriptions
of paper-hangings. Now, I believe it is possible for
some descriptions of this article to be manufactured
and sold at the rate of one farthiag the square
yard. Of course the very fine descriptions, such as those
with gold borderings, may still be liable to the duty of
one shilling; but I do think that a shilling per square
yard duty upon paper which can be made for one
farthing per square yard is exorbitant, and therefore
I propose to reduce that duty on certain de-
scriptions from one shilling to twopence the
square yard upon paper hangings coming from
abroad.—(Hear, hear.) I now approach these de-
seriptions of manufactures which are connected with
metals.—(Hear, hears, and cheers.) It is impossible
that I can go through its detail without entering into
minute details, and therefore I do hope that the House
will hear me with patience.—(Hear, hear.) We haye
already reduced the duty upon foreign ores ; and I do
think that if there be any articles of manufacture in this
country which more than another, can bear competition
it is that description connected with metals. The manu-
facture of metals (I do not mean to particularize them),
are now chargeable with a duty of 15 per cent. I pro-
pose with regard to them, and I include all descriptions,
which I do not now mention; but I say, as a general
rule, that this duty shall not exceed 10 per cent.—
That is the maximum duty which I how propose on those
articles, without enumerating them. I have made an
exception with regard to paper hangings, for the reason
I have already stated ; but the duty of ten per cent.
on metals shall be without • any exception.
With regard to the duty of 10 per cent, on all such
manufactures as umber lead and also hardware and
other articles, such duty can be considerably reduced, as
also on all manufactures of hair. At present there is a
duty of 20 per cent. on the import of foreign carriages,
which I propose to reduce. That will be giving an im-
mense advantage to the consumers of this country, as no
article is so very dear as a carriage and equipment.
—(Hear, hear.) Look at the carriages made
in Brussels and also in Edinburgh. The price
there is considerably below the London price.
and I see no reason why foreign carriages should be
subjected to a duty of 20 per cent.; and I propose
therefore to encourage a wholesome competition in this
country by permitting foreign carriages to come in at a
duty of 10 per cent. There is also another manufacture
in respect of which I propose a considerable reduction—
I propose to reduce the duty on canvas. As I have
reduced the duty on spermaceti, I this night propose a
reduction of the duty on candles to about one-
half ; and I also propose a reduction of the duty
on foreign soap to one-half. In the case of hard
soap, now subjected to a duty of 305., it shall
be reduced to 205., and in the case of soft soap,
now subjected to a duty of 205., it shall be reduced to
14s. There are a great many articles besides on which
the duty is so slight that I propose to remit them alto-
gether.—(Hear, hear.) In 1842 the tariff which I pro-
posed contained the names of nearly 1,100 articles.
Those names still remain on the tariff, because it is con-
venient to the Custom-house officers to run their eyes
down the alphabetical list to see what articles are free
from duty, but in the case of more than 500 of them,
the duty will be either reduced or omitted. These
articles I have no objection to state to the House,
should it require it.—(Cries of " No, no.") Well, then,
I will proceed to the other proposal I have to make.
There are still some manufactured articles on which I
deem it advisable to reduce the duty to 10 per cent.
Respecting the article of gloves already a great reduction
has taken place. I now come to an important article
of consumption, namely, that of boots and shoes,
on the raw material of which I propose to reduce the
duty.—(Hear, hear.) On a former occasion an altera-
tion was made in the duty, on the material N hich en-
tered into the composition of these articles, but the
duty on raw hides was still re.aincd. I now propose
that raw hides shall enter duty free.—(Hear, hear.)
When the tariff was formerly altered, I retained
the duty on all articles that were imported for the
purposes of tanning, but now I propose to
to remit the duty altogether. There is one article to
which I will refer which does not take the character of
raw material, but which is of the greatest importance to
the working classes—l mean the article of dressed
hides. As this article extends largely into boots
and shoes, and is of great importance to the
people, I propose to take the duty altogether
off dressed hids. Having explained what I mean
to do with this article. I will now proceed to state
what amount of duty I mean to propose on articles
made up of these dressed hides, to which I have re-
ferred. I intend to diminish the duty on foreign boots
and shoes, a step which I am persuaded will be a great
benefit. Having taken the duty off the raw
material I propose reducing the duty oil small
boot and shoe-fronts, from three shillings and sixpenc
to Is. 93. per dozen; on large boot fronts from ss. 6d. to
2s. 93. per dozen; on boots from II Bs. to 14s. per dozen ;
on shoes from 14s. to 7s. per dozen; other articles of
this kind to be reduced in the same proportion. There
is another reduction I mean to propose, which was
omitted in 1842, but which I regret was not then car-
ried into effect. I mean the duty on the article of
straw platt. On this article I propose that the
duty shall be reduced from 7s. 6d to ss. ; and
on straw hats, from Bs. 6d. to Sc. per dozen.
I omitted to state that there is another article con-
nected with the silk manufacture that I propose to
reduce the duty on, I mean the article of dyed
thrown silk. I hope I am convincing the House
that I am disposed to act fairly and impartially in re-
spect of the application of those duties.—(Cheers.)
I believe I have exhausted every article which can be
called an article of manufacture as the word
manufacture is generally used. I have shown you that
I intend to reduce metals, clothing, and those
things generally in use as articles of con-
sumption, and the House will I hope per-
ceive that I have pretty strictly adhered to the
general principles I had laid down in the begin-
ning. I shall call your attention now to
another article of great importance, which, although
it may be included among manufactures, yet, in coin-
mon parlance, does not come within the denomination of
m mufacture. It is an article on which reduction seems at
the present time, to be peculiarly required. I propose
to reduce the duty on brandy, and other foreign spirits.
(Great cheering.) The present duty upon brandy is not
less than 225. 10d. per gallon, and this high duty has, I
believe, prevented any increase in the importation of the
article.—(Hear, hear.)

4

tlshosouglhirnt
it right
hatntll,
elxi eermpt t Majesty'shat sGovernmentugarfreima the
operation
of of the general principles which I have stated. We 1)..1.:0
p ,se, therefore—assuming that the 'copulation is "
redt.
foreign
o de d u c sugar
113 gs a.
ferential duty. In the case of muscovado suga
_„d
9s. 4cll.
hferom produce
the amountof fr free
oi af b
tohuer
sepnrtorPcisi
ai
nm otuhnet
case i ffee
fr e n aaly
eddu tys
gi sa, r I
thdelinatounto of. deduce
t
differential duty is I Is. Bd. We propose t deu_,Lp,
tion 3s. Gd., leaving the amount of differentia
_ll
from the amount of differential duty on each diescd"oty
in favour of British colonial sugar, competingnd 7lO
sugar the produce of free labour,
es. 10d. ;
the case of the finer sugars, cleared, the
rential duty will be reduced from Ils. Bd. too.ied
Now I come to those import duties which have a de
,b,l°oo
influence on agriculture. I would not only sal boon,
which have an immediate effect, but those which arethiok
fleeted with agriculture.—(Great cheering.) I reete,
that I am perfectly justified in alluding to their inte d
and in considering those who are intimately affect in
it, for there are great properties which are concerne ues
the matter, and of which the best judges are desire tout;
obtaining a definite result. I would allude hough
to the article of tobacco, an article v hich, alliuxurf
it may be considered as a matter of
the poor.
by the higher classes, is felt to be a necessity by t
of
oat,
In making this allusion, however, I do not expect
because it is an expensive article, it should be left ° re,
the account.—(Hear, hear.) But in making thes: etts
marks, I do hope that the House will not
lea
ua~
of their calculation the consideration of reve sot to
(Cheers.) We must not forget that we ought tipea
d,press the revenue of the country, f°l: goOd
that depends all our means of doing anJedireing
to the public, and the opportunity of Z; h are
tho impositions upon those commodities wwe osese
absolutely needed by the people. I, therefore, Pl:ribie,
that all those duties should be reduced as far as P°st be
but yet it should be recollected that a revenue tn,_ntibe
raised, not for the purpose of hostile aggression, nufore,
the sake of national defence. I would, there the
propose that a revenue should be raised for fore,
object of national defence. You must, thereot,
keep that consideration in mind, and believe. eert
while I am proposing this reduction of the 1113inies
duties that I am not at all unmindful of the nee° into
which exist in consequence of the obligations' re•
which the agriculturist has entered; for
whicb
collect that there are certain duties aide
cannot be obviated. It is our business top r-osett
for them. lam aware that some of the duties iinpdo
upon agricultural produce are extremely high ; !edits
my object is to relieve that interest from as 0361111,etie0
burdens as I can, I would attempt a re
similar to that which I proposed on -chel
factures during the last session. Now, the 0101
on grass seeds can affect nobody, while its rein ace
may be of service to the country. ..I propose t0„.02,11i
that duty. In the year 1842, it produced 144,7;d1/
the remission of the duty the country will be ale ee.
served, whilst no injury will affect the rel tbia
I believe that the producers of clover in iue
country look upon the duty levied upon the tai
portation of' clover seed rather as a beavlbeee)
upon themselves than as a protection.—(HearLed ull
With respect to the removal of the duties iu'ppbe
agricultural seeds generally, then, it will Tara
so much a removal of protection, as eon 0
a benefit on agriculture ; and I int° osbe
to reduce the duty on seeds as t 0 doeett
it less than nominal.—(flear, hear.) It was re still
one-half in 1842, and it subsequently underwentv;v the
further reduction, and I now intend to sits):: pre'
duty imposed on seeds in the same way that I ha lute'
ture'
posed to simplify the duty on articles of roann-a I°
The uniform duty on munufactures I have file" -gel/
per cent., and I propose that the duties °n. soil
shall not exceed ss. per cwt.; hitherto in some cases' lese
for instance as onion seed, the duty has not befeedit
than 12s. per cwt.; but now with respect to all
propose that the maximum duty shall be ss. per e;vbieb
have already spoken of some other articles, smell
are of the utmost importance to agriculture, ntolieeo
those used for the fattening of cattle. I f per
it is impossible to over-estimate the importance 13000
muting the fattening of cattle, because it tends toad It
all improved system of agriculture.—(Hear, hesro'r) e,
has tended to restore the fertility of many soils
mNbicb
believe, than any of the artificial means sate
are sometimes resorted to, and, I
the House will see that any measure he
will promote the fattening of cattle must prove -0014
beneficial to the country.—(Hear, hear.) I beliee;reatli
is nu manure so valuable as that which is "; coal
derivable from the soil itself, and nothing, 11/„003011
vinced of it, will lead more to the iniPN'', feel,','
of agriculture than by encouraging 00°,
tening of cattle on the land itself, cal'
thus promoting the acquisition of manure for Wore
• taral purposes.—(Hear, hear.) I propose, the„reia be
,
that the article of grains., hich I believe w°"here'
much employed for the fattening of cattle, shall behieb
alter imported duty free. There is another artieleLia
might be applied with great advantage to the fil7opola
of cattle—namely, Indian corn—which I also Pn; via
shall be introduced duty free.—(Cheers.) By re",fi° de'
the duty upon grain I do not consider that Is;i0g0
priving agriculture of protection, but rather cornuerteei
benefit upon it.—(Hear, hear.) Maize is an article, i 0
is much used abroad for human food, and I belie:ea ill
utility for this purpose has been much disregard euP
Europe, and in no place more so than in this cooed ie
It is used, if lam not mist ken, for human ob:
Italy, America, and many parts of France, an", pith
ing at its utility for the fattening of cattle, I thin'' 0
respect to this article also, I am conferring
benefit on, rather than impeding the Pr° tb.
of, agriculture in this country, by eemovinhgeert)
restrictions imposed on its importation.---(C:4001
I also propose that an article called buck-when 7 toted
be subject to the same rule ; that is, that it be aunietit
at a mere nominal duty. I propose that the meal 401
should be admitted on an equal footing with,. "vetl
corn. If any gentleman will ascertain the ugh.
large sums paid annually by the best farmers thre
out Great Britain in the purchase of linseed eatosei
Ss`-
rape, be will agree with me that an ine,ecl for
facility for the admission of articles that can be °"(flear:
the fattening of cattle will be of no disservice.--` 100'
hear.) The demand for the articles I lisl,:e.eotal
named is very considerable, and the consumption ',7,401,
farmers being very great, if I am informed cor'-oitr
the chief object upon some farms is to provide atoieg
quate quantity of manure for the purpose of ha' 00
the soil. The prices of linseed and rape.cake b° IBA
gradually rising of late years. In the year I It.°
linseed cake was from 91. to 10/ ; in 1844, from
121.
121. ; and in 1846, from 121. to 151. The price or log.• ;
cake was in 1843, 41. ss. ; in 1844, 4/. 10s. to 51'r
and in January, 1846, the price rose to 61.
now in my hand a letter from a merchant, a resl",i-l• be
the United States, who recommends that there 011%00
anfree importation of all the articles used to fattene-tiele
t o recommended especially for the purpose an
at sr
termed rice-meal. Now surely a cheap supply.oft",.o-
- is very desirable. It is the refuse of rice Ikattil.
up, and is much less costly than oil-cake ortbe
descriptions of artificial food now used by fartnel,,
therefore, is admirably fitted for the fee a7ol°'
cattle. The admission of such an article ",.f°ice,
in my opinion, be so far from a disse.,
a positive advantage.—(Hear, hear.) I em.tell
Sir, to the consideration of those articles inneuljleg'
connected with the food of the people.—(liear'i tre,;
and cheers from all parts of the House.) Sir, °ll jjoiy-
ducin this que,tion I anticipate the greatest differelloot
opinion.—(Hear, hear.) I have those to meet o°ool
no delay and no qualification, and I have also t°
those who insist upon it that there shall be no Lio!
tion of, or reduction in, the present aseount of Pr°"bie, r
—(heal., hear.) Sir, my object will be, if possl stioo'
make some adjustment of this important cllinehl‹,
I know that nobody will approve of raY r
(Great laughter)—but our desire is, without fa
l-ligge'
undue partiallity towards any class, to s
to ter,
that which we believe to be just, and calculaieu;;elf:
minatt d that conflict the continuance of which inrhef hl
fatal to the country.—(Hear, hear.) Ido trust ""j
the plan which I have proposed the jealoust„sr jest
session between the different classes of her it,,,pir
subjects may be removed without any injury to 81j" 51101
promote the general interest of the
titular class, and thus, it is to be hoped, that We
country; 010
terthtehnaltd it
meetis fwoirththae
fip,tilabilicsetaidlermanentatg......o
settlement.(
:40)
consider
I am not about to propose an immediate rePtTesve
duties which are imposed upon corn. What .1,1 511%
propose is an earnest of the principle upon whie'deetl.s
act. lam induced to propose an immediate 1'A0.137
upon many articles of primary importance, an
of
constituted a principle portion of the food n
play
people ; but I must state this in p tto tliZ,
which I shall propose, that there
00
t; les
immediate reduction of the duties on those ar-reppeel
which I do not propose an immediate and total rio
I propose that the duties—speaking of the °tic i'le4
•ve re' die
consumption—l propose to take that exteno- to •
of the articles included in the tariff relating ;40
articles constituting the food of the country. I
to make a reduction —an immediate reeriletiew;
the duties of the whole of theta. I propos, t the
part of her Majesty's Government, thehatlet
duties should be immediately reduced apt Veto
from 1/. to 10s. per cwt.; upon cheese frolll,l
cwt. to ss. per cwt.; and upon hops from 4" ;, ierj
21. ss. I will now mention the articles of a_gr,„ilrePe';
produce upon which I propose an immediate
With respect then to those articles of generl" efialtaer
tion, upon which the reduction will be total an- s tir
diate, I propose to abolish entirely the dutie
bacon, also upon fresh beef and salted be r
of
salt pork, and fresh pork, and °ill there:
articles of animal food enumerated in the last tar nee
I propose to be admitted duty free. With rerevbeo heti
potatoes and other articles enumerated underplot c°, te,e'
of vegetables, and which form articles a gln,:sholim-
surnption, I propose that the whole of the dutlePhea 111
totally and immediately repealed. Everything; elnael:l'4..
eluded under the heads of vegetable and animal
ore
be admitted duty free. In thus acting, ol'isrh-v ono
have dealt equally with the agricultural andg- a
facturing interests. To the agricultural
increased facilities, by removing the duties n°.
on seeds and other articles. The reduction In t
Jeadg
butter, and other articles of food, will 1,62°0°41133
the manufacturers. I believe that t"" ,110
and increasing skill of the eou''',„VetiP,„.-/,
the stimulus that will be afforded them bff eu'''fbre')e
will give them an increased advantage u,vbeer 010
countries. Then, having reraoved se "the
from all articles of food, I • prey- on • )
to remora at once all the duties ,11Pcheevhsis
it of cattle.—(Hear, hear, an", into t''
In short I propose that all • pate° be
country shall be admitted duty free.—(l'e-noloun.oo
There is no necessit for mentioning the 0001.
interest w
duties now levied upon cattle, still less „f Oleg,
have I to mention the several' amounts late tor'
duty
upon other animals mentioned in the lilt;
estsl6'
I will now propose thq reduction a all

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EXPRESS EDITION.
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THE PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

Sir ROBER I' PEEL (in continuation from our Third
Edition) said—At the present moment, I think the con-
sumption of foreign brandy is not so great—certainly not
greater than it was at the latter end of the 17th century.—
(Hear.) This, I repeat, is mainly attributable to the fact
of the present high duty. Theie is no article in respect
to which smuggling so much prevails as in the article of
foreign spirits. A diminution of the duty is not, there-
fore, less protective to the home manufacture than if the
high duty were continued. The reduced duty, I have
every reason to believe, will have the effect of converting
an unlawful into a lawful traffic, by the increased demand
for the article consequent upon that reduction. I propose,
therefore, that the present duty on brandy and foreign
spirits shall be reduced from 225. 10d. to 15s. per gallon.
Sir, there remains but one article to which I will
revert, in respect to which an arrangement was made as
late as the last year, but which I now intend
to reduce still further—l mean the reduction of
the protective duties on sugar.—(lmmense cheerinff )
o s s
discussions
i b l , i n respect
will take
this ti
ilnt
gi is
hqauti quite
impossible, a
prolongedp
concerningprlaCceleconi dehr.
e-
it, it is quite impossible that I can enter into
details of the arrangeme propose. nt which I shall t
submit to the House, on the present occasion, the
ir ei
tion of her Majesty's Government, avoiding n-
g anydetails.
I am very much afraid that
the proposal I have to
make will not at all meet with the approbation
raised t
and the concurrence of those who
at the mention of the article sugar. I may, however,
generally state, on the present cc
o •
which her Majesty's Government
haasvion, the proposal
undertaken to
make. Now, in the last. yearl
estimated the pro-
bable amount of increased consumption of sugar, in con-
sequence of the reduction in the duty, at not less than
50,000 tons a year. Up to the last return, the increase
in the consumption had already reached 38,000 tons,
and whether or no during the remaining period my
estimate has been borne out, I cannot imdertake to say,
as it would be exceedingly difficult to calcutate, unless
I had the total amount of increase up to the present
time. Still there cannot be a donbt that there will be
a very considerable increase in the consumption of sugar.
The amount of free labour sugar brought into competi-
tion with British colonial sugar has not equalled my ex-
pectations. I calculated that the amount of free labour
sugar would be 25,000 tons. The amount which
has been actually brought into home consumption has
fallen very short of that, but I believe that this may
be accounted for by the failure in the crop at Cuba,
and by the increased consumption in other parts of Eu-
rope. This, of course, caused a deficient supply to this
country from those parts of the world in which free
labour is employed. Although this will in a great measure
account tor the reduced supply, yet I am bound to say
that I think the British Colonial sugar can bear in-
creased competition with foreign sugar, the pra-
duce of free labour. I am not prepared to
make any relaxation in our principles with
respect to the admission of sugar the produce of
countries carrying on the slave-trade. We shall adhere
to those principles but with respect to sugar, the pro-
4uce of free labour? while the consumption of that sugar

;c:"----e•---..„.....--............,..------
tria"te"d' fat. The incre:sed f,ecilityetfc;• gettine the
toirthu
~,N.vi11,. 1 hepe, be some
.eorei
the
tion to the
dery on all
;tit 1 Dee tor di ing away with
10 find' B'—(l,llll,hter ) ' These who may De disposed.,
f , e. • . relied
that
with this measure, will, I hope,
protective
Mies 41, that I have prop ,sed, the removal of
ile fro Some of the great articles of manufacture.,
144.1 On the manufacturers to show the first ex-
Ralt', now come to the proposal which I intend to
te With new come
to corn.—(l-lear, hear, and cher, :_) lteeraPc'e at once to remove the duties upon all ania Ni, lillaierated in the tariff; and I propose, Sir, ats_le
1'4,4(4 an adle rence to these principles, that t
~ads
413" animal and vegetable food, and also upon
1d„ an other animals, shall at once c
100 act propose an immediate repeal of eatii_le: a,r°° that artcle, but to come to a gradual repeal, i 1
girt:t. etsttst). give time for the adjustment of agricultur,a_
I thick it would be out of my power to s'l.l
NIP' modification of the existing corn-laws, which
ni • , ~ . existing lied I
it 4 t%vim the aparoeation of tee country,
the in cons: (pence propose such a measure.
Ithe euetraonS have ctenplained of the in inner. in which
llpli!ivoi will tiny foreien cettle is low leen a, these
be eubtirel; aholished.—(Hear, hear.)
knele 0 c that a very considerable re duction should. be
IN 4 t°rll, and that the reducti, n shall be limited
,t.o
lion he
three Years.—(Loud cheers fr, en the Opposi-
that 8,e1a1.) My measure shall contain a provision
a 1,4 at that Ithat period of the year, 'lamely on
4 inh'euruarY, 1849, oats, barley, and
drew J`ct to a nominal rate of duty, which I have
wheat, shall
lfy LI Proposed to affix to Indian corn.—(llear, hear.),,e
lelaf ression as to the policy of providing impeulai'l.
il, rola a great portion of ' the people remains
.0 et/ rah—• I cannot admit--and I sincerely regret it-0_
',ie pre-14(4 adneit that I take an erroneous estimate
r(
the st; liar re for relief which, before the arrive. o
looking
It the proi?eSt' InaY arise. I think, not only
kase aPects of the next spring, but looking at the
Nse-(l44,elecs of the deficiency in Ireland, that it is of the kai,rl"linportance, as far as legislation can take...p. .
kt,,ide).'gainst the suffering, which it was painful
were
I Sib' '
tog prevail, prevail. -Indeed, I wish it we
akett.„`° take advantae• 1 of these unhappy
1% ele
s"ees, and extract' benefit from them,
tieern' I introducing in Ireland a taste for a higheas
iltitli°eit ei. ood. The potato, in which there w
of
kr klieuriency and disease is the food of million.s_er
ttt, prZsciount.rymen. We' have, then, to consider
Llto • 'ea Is to be made • for we cannot make
leoprQo:(hate change in
1t,,, as shallpresent
the 'tastes of the people.
Nties eto make such reduction on the
realizteha graeat. part of the advantages
h'tellthWOnirl attend
of the ports. I pro-
kd ha ',l there should be greatoeulu g duction in the amoe.int,
krioe ant so reducedeashourled continue for a limited
tt),. 'l'll,d allerwards be changed into a merely nominal
%es t4O4Y colleagues and myself
krtikiitbthe stThject with the greatest diligence an _
_e.
have addresseddo
juin_
snow proud the result of that has been the levy whirne
loot
t"wPOSe to meet the present exigencies 1
tal z/,ts of the country. According to at.he.e..
optic, -w, the rate of duty upon other do_
(tty
anat_of grain has been regulated by the rate
st.
4 o°th Iv"l'at. Now, with regard to barley, oats, 13Fa.!
It gr , inferior rain- we propose that there shall
Cson;fir'eggtleataii°olairitthge same rat' a reduction of a corre-
SI,
ir:,,nre the
Passing
with the principlel' now stated. 3- Pro-
r atithitted of this Act, thatall•couloyn.—ial wheat
all 41 cheers at a merely nominal a t (Hear,
(Q,_ the ,ro_, ) I also propose that the duties on
i,:lcers.)r,. once of the colonies, shall be removed.—
C,ger retttLean see no reason why they should be any
'itatheai:L'ed. Thus, I offer to those who insist_ on_
,4401,,r.
thew and unconditional repeal of these laws
of duty,
1 41148 ,rnmediate admission, free tPropese
to colo.nial grain.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.)the
tillttd Statesadmit, as I said before, maize from
4 A fon , du:y free. Well, then, we now propose
- Tvhtantgfr_duties up. to . the Ist of February,
possessions all corn
4i be invuoinrte,,the colonial
ktt! e°tlntries u"' duty free. That from all
It . ere silo, ,
5, that when corn shall be under
kie' anel when 0 a duty of 10s.; abovefi 495., it shall be
o at
ass's, ',..0 at 305., 78. ;at 515., ,
'.
d 545., it shall
414 g irvas: ; and when it shall exceed when at 525.
L.lire 844, arleble duty of 4s. With respechtatvonwgheat
17 re the 7, a duty of 4s. I think that after . l
:tar that `;10115e the general rates of duty, it
.will
labide
411Yk.tiwil-1 4411°1.11d not go more into the details
haes
appear in the morning in t _
(, 8 titittP:ra• -As I said before, there shall
ks- Preseot" date 4s. on foreign
,01,11r0Pose to . This, then, is our proposition.
wheat from
l(, Nees , accompany that arrangement.
.. withm eontlsiaef ~tl-...bu , caieulated—rwiil not say to give eo p
eNe ft', ealcniated in my firm belief; materially
.to
lkleeart:r interests' f that portion of the community
, to repears, the. lapse of three yea , will
tits i 9
t. reline
that protection which has, up
be called
'lB is altl3e, been extended to them. I believe. that
itnot, the arrangement, and that whilst it will
Nll also tue interests of other portions of theh ckoutnhtermy
k'td th, e wauleitl_to. theirc ownhave
adventsge. I Lam
burdens,
borne their
;1,40 the
exua'ravrili h they
he f 4 of the D e which lam obliged to them .
they
ki,_ orh,a,_ community.
have have thus set to other
r'' state''uc,e Which they .e exercised. I will
ih,llse wnat are the measures with which we
'lc; uvlathatt accompany. this present reduction.,
bins e aiiii;eY
ofstn extension of the measures which 1
h great advantage to that portion of the
ektillii'c'ywi„te whos,welfare the interests of the whole
041'4 're bounLe up—the farmers. lam perfectly
kIN, that there are burdens which press heavily upon
dl 8441 eof which are, in my opinion,
rof alleviation—not by putting them on CkLll,lltrtiractileosn ohlutthebYlocai earsetasureseta e
rroducing a reform in the
of which they hare
,;,%°ll to complain. But fi
k the existing
let in
le4igtetneet with respect to one great source of ex -
04 jug 4re—the one great burden which is constantly
kit,;tlY complained of by those
..,t-l'ra. pursuits I
*(1
mean the amount rates
an la connection with highways. in ,gri-
n (Hear.)
siler 11"' la it not possible, without subjecting
r,ihtyearties to the expense of supporting the highways,
Itlliti; duce an useful reform into that expenditure,. by
Pe het„heY Would experience a great relief'. I believe..
rrt tr!'°'ksible. we
e " -Y, what is the practice with re
000 (hat" eighweys of this country ? There are
Vtree e'r"erent local authorities, each of which have the. ;"t of ~.. rcada. Now, each of these highways bec.okme. 4,141dt, ascent iMportance as railways advanced, turpi
0,
kl.„4,Biders.a)l4llways now nf little importance, will become
be
,11.1 tipf -I
value and importance. But what can
,•rlillieelkil i;etati
vetotttiltiall thee.hsaan'snteelmotfhat places a highway,
t°l otP4B4la the na°l
qt differen?tigh.different parishes under the con-
communication, and.
hrt:eaUlt is,
as parishes and
_ditff rent local trustees.
this 0s who •kI have said, tba different
total number of
tf „%ktatt, t'ttce the management of the. highway in
eie el Is not less than 16,000. It is the practice..
4e, 4 trusts
ifnot to appoint a surveyor in each parish,
matter
ell if th- * nothing whatever about the
tiocildte
41' °Meer did his duty, still it is an officer that
o
. andpresent entire posi-
ts; the 1 y. Indeed,. the
11'bit Ystern for regulating the highways. is such
1 (41t0 bto
theed tr, e materially altered,
.for it is one which
raetit: a Very bad and defective system of ma-
Ilhich . °Re of the modes of management. is
v. 4re
N,. aieh regulated by an Act of Parliament,
enter into a
rite_rittatry
_several parishes
purpose
emaoy
atiiitZet, ; Itl)lettlasfejetr
isthveolupnutrapy
lihddiatore,a,i' hardly en instance of this
r that f
is r e them remedying
d v 3
being . irn yg reason
et ahe soaosr ne. .
ofd
-Zhat--(llear hear.) Now, inacorder to re-
he burden
the offect
toll.ki`-ihttdlita. relic; to tPortohpec:sacgriclul
440 ter th,sq'tenl kale sea on Um
litluutt-i only
lyfrohmavet
am
kiii :ill erd_PoWer from a voluntary tobut I el sop r 0
compulsorypoos e.
cr the
be
c but
N:(1 10 pe„„... t the arishnow
041 4111)., -eaace this superintendence
then have
authorities
which m a.t)a•
I Y tclo ' and it oay agree to that you
th/vttala r,atzthorities instead of 16.000.
t 5 pa,.rtf°Nse to make the guardians of of the unions
woilluax,
compulsory
hear.)
lo tteli,lieiet4 °Pon whom it would
discharge the duties
14 'Eteh I
,a cempetent surveyor to
s_ stem of
ea:,,!olahrl..ave alluded. With regard to the .1
Of '' I hjqY ttnion of parishes, I willfirst
different mode
theknantiee ill ray hand of the result- of a
he
North of
read
th,4t eP a'ent adopted in a district of tuon. a st ate-
Baronet
,;1A
tea in in extent. The Right
.._ woe
th 44 th the document, in which It
management
eis let by
d.a.
mode of e
44pease,
,_ a i orent
re .ateete ',ad been reduced very materially. In
thltek(ltettatee where the charge upon the parish tp‘r. the
n
tas Ned,
aelfa. high ways was from 6d. to "__.,,a,,,,
q riow , lie teeny was conipletely thrown
taxu^wa•Ts
d'4lrN to frt.l4ad better roads, and the I sow there ala Is. 2d. to 3d. in the pouno,.and in other
ti
wicontie uction. was from 3d. to 4d. in the pound.
tet. °ten s" &Al with a law which has for a
.c.):
~,rizse.
.1
allterZa justly Complained o by the itg.reicar.l:
Itltzlt• rltrYjusitiq which the agriculturalists reee•
11c4',,, In the tio,""Y, kid that is the poor-law seeentlee-
-IPl°Yed ill Mee?? rcisperity many
d PgrPeat
retri•°n of a itaa;""ll,'acturing towns, an e , s a
of then 1
1(,1, ufacturine lak life is often consie.m ct a
til
_g..0.0rl eend„... ocalrer,
the town
ltd
he _duct
tittlid industry is derived from
The whole of his character
tis then what •r s• A revulsion in trade takes place,
441 fan
are the course adopted ? The
dis-
s,_4 fretf
which 0 sent back to therural man
and
who has
dr t his i• they came. The man
, atties rite as a
and he
la gulf ‘B, his „ , Manufacturer 'returns to the rural
fertte unfitted or are interrupted, 1101 to a newg or his new occupation. Ho
con-
-1 1(44, ono
home, and separated from his ,
~.
1- sill' -" of Cour •h' f ling is destroyea
~s,i. therefore se is moral ee is trans.
re-
to .I"'R the 1. propose, for the purpose. of
Lo iil . and from such burden, and in order
rec., e stle, , , a
ne(1011ae is '''' the labouring man, that an industrial
11,710 e of
e__4oY Parish for five years withouttheacom •
set-
111:4eellear:fly offence, shall give to the individual
b t ken
rle.'Y. and the pwer of removing him shall e a
after having
rioNed C. the Case of such a man
shall
htt he
04 , years to labour, his claim for support.o
14.? ti the Inie Place of his original settlement, but s,hianl.l
ak+try h.y!ac where the price of his labour. tt
di,ll ~,,a aee.lll bestowed.—(Loud cheers.) In 1842,
ottvreat rlistress prevailed in the manufacturing
eaa "'S the
Practice was that the manufacturers who
\vet, settlements in the agricultural districts
itin,4l, at
'what°nee In
to their original settle-
this
"thi "lent now propose
fro year 3.-ewar, no.person who has resided for more than
%.stil that 5 111 any parish shall be removed. 1
;Ile, PariSh. No residence in prison—in wry lunatic
'qee---in hospital or in any pour- house, or receiving
lt b, to be counted as part of the time. and neither shall
4tt,tiallistehe;klt/ned as interruption to the time. Not only
1'1,4: ell lid' sreenx: thetoeft.thditaon trilan, but to his children, and to
wife—legitimate or illegitimate, under
,41,0vkedge of 16 years, and suchegl children shall not be re-
:net t,vidtgre theren; oval of thersonhimself is forbidden.
"irea r-,,trt shall not be the power of separating the clail-
tali 110- ':,,ln their parents, an that every wan shall have
"tr, the right of requiring support, riot crow his