The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

that there !-Itcl a great isilure in the potato 1
in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, some Parts,:3
Prussia, Prince Edward's Island, Nova Scottioti
other countries. No dependence could he P 13,7,0
any importation, as the root was very likely to 'l'7-
diseased upon the voyage. re c°
Mr. M. GIBSON wished to know with referesetho
the articles of maize, rice. and Indian c )rn, whethe,{ she
new duties should take effect after the passing
measure.
measure. hid
Sir R. PEEL said that as soon as the resolutionso,
passed he proposed to issue a Treasury order, P 4
ting the importation of those artia-s duty tree.
WINDOW TAX.
Viscount DUNCAN intimated his intention of r-to
poning his motion in reference to the window
Thursday Thursday next.

CORN DUTIES. Wouldre4
Sir J. TYRRELL trnsted that the House goa
be of opinion that he was unnecessarily detainilkettl
Members when he took the liberty of T-eldieg
which he held in his hand. He could a cure thebosio
that he did not wish to interpose delay to the,,,,,icrs'
ef the evening, and he felt certain he would be ""liil
suiting the convenience of the House byoPrecar tfo
at once to read the letter. But in the e arsei;,,r for
other evening the worthy Alderman, the ge,resn-eeth.
Stoke, made a statement in the course of pig ,Pei'
which was cheered most loudly by a Ministerial,' I,s_tlid
man. He (the Hon. Baronet) had a letter in ismer
which went to contradict that statement, andAbrejuset,
that the importance of the statement tv0111".4
House to bear with him while he red it
letter was from an Essex farmer, debt
rj
they were very often alluded to in the be;
he felt assured that their opinion we- re▪
ad A,
some consequence. The Hon. Baronet thelten
letter, which said that a statement had ,_`'-‘,feets',.f
by Alderman Copeland in that House to tee ~t- {Ol%
a farm of nine hundred acres was let to an S-„bess"
at an increased rent of 2001, per annum, netracie is
irig the decrease which was likely to take P oti/
value of land by the introduction of the Goirerreer,
sure. The Hon. Member had not, hove° wet
the whole facts of the case, and he (the ss,o of
hoped the House would be put into tiossess;(rees.,,'
facts, as it would serve the cause of the 'soielslt't
(Laughter.) The statement of the worthY log,bre)
had a tendency to damage the cause.-(Great to °AI
The farm had been taken from the comf'''y
it belonged, at the increased rental, because eel ej
determined not to take less.-(Laughter, had tille,otl
" Hear, hear.)" The company, however, 119-
the tenant greater privileges under the I:freieri,,,o
that more than counterbalanced the ineress; lease
But, above all, a clath 1,0 e was inserted in the ,1:,
in the event of agricultural protection being'(vet rvo
then the tenant might be at liberty to beido
farm, and in the _ event of its operieion Po
reduce the price of his produce, and „sees 13.,0
landlord not agree to let it him on such ,4:,,gcsP'he
might feel safe in continuing the "-Nosyt
he might be at liberty to leave it• Altier°,o
(Sir J. Tyrrell) regretted that the worthy ststerot
was not in his place; for although tbe ,do ,
hvveohratdhymAaiddeermwaans
tnhoet
jeuxstacietelytotrsuaey, he Inlitsbsdileetl
that 1 e be
very well invented, and it was like faces in SC'tiel. thvi
-to give them the slightest twist was t° 7ses4
expression. If the Hen. Member for iStih sillynl
been in his place, he (Sir J. Tyrrell) would ":198tstlet14
to another Essex farmer, re-petting when; the 11
had been made as unfounded as that e'
Alderman. dos tpen.lier
Mr. LIDDELL said it was not his into the noted
the Right Hon. Baronet any trouble on "telo°o4
duties.,-(Cheers.) He might state that *lb:lithe
that the petition should be printed wit° she abetit was his bona fide intention to move the
should express an opinion on the subject e,,J05,.°,,jeg
duties. He had thought it was his duty the', be
cause he knew perfectly well what was theil hod
wofasthbeousnhdiptpoinsgayisnintecreestthautppoenhhisso
nisiusnhatiyerrnr:tes.tetttbihce::::;
been presented to that House in favour „'imesrierei
ipto,stehdatchheanngoew, and having
ihdaevreindgthr,ecsehiivpedpinngo eerie cos'edll
be opposed to that change. He -wished Veil') Os'
[lon. Baronet right as far as be (Mr. Du"' 1, tof
corned. vibic'eti)
Sir R. PEEL-After the severe ren3sl's,loo
Hon. Friend made on me for proposing the cs 3
of these duties ?-(Hear, hear, and a laugbqait
Lord G. BENTINCIi. was understo"d tfroalell"for‘
his opposition to the propositions of the Ge:ryq the'
the understanding that be should again brtnvet
ward in an advanced stage of the Bill. theo/
Mr. MILLS said, from what had fallen fr,°:ini to
Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel), he understood ItersiToil
that he Would take care to introduce sows, to ,tri'
the resolutions before the House, in act o'l'oo
the importation of buck-wheat into thrtiy, bit
If he had understood him rlgd tiog
would withdraw a vast deal of oppositterct, Oe
side of the House. By inroducing a few ▪ tOe floee,
that the importation of buck-wheat would - g
for three months, say the Ist of Jul'`''l tsV,itio°
other time, the Upper House might oidolid
whole business of the tariff 5/3 IL'thl
without any unnecessary delay; which, sece,'l, ▪
on 00
notion would not be the case, if the cl" o°,oo
article was proposed to be remitted on the 11`,' fisrrer
Bill. He hoped the Right Honourableirool3,,fieo
would adopt his suggestion because tie,h'e 5701i1
ceive from the disposition shown by t' tit°
of the House to which he (Mr. Mills) helentLebsd re:
was not their intention to offer any for Poi/
to the importation of food into Ireland, 011 of*;
lief of the people of that country, free °, a fle th,
'and that they, therefore wished to luee"
rare evil with a temporary _ remissl of, o'Oe
protection duty on that commodity, instes,4oo'
away nearly all the duties on articles bale- ~it
country.
la eV"
Sir R. PEEL-I wish to explain what Pp' ce;
is. I propose that by law there should he no Pcj
reduction of the duty upon Indian maio°• ,
and upon buck-wheat and rice ; t"
'1" it ;10,11
shall be reduced to a mere turnin ti 1,1;
that this shall, be the permanent law, 01"j1
and shall take. effect so soon as 1,1)„4 r ,0
‘
have received the consent of the Legis's:";odoec ,r"
Royal assent. With respect to buck-wh,e3; resit/
corn, I propose when the resolun to ,ant
these articles shall have been report(' '3l es',oo
Treasury order, remitting the present le
-01
duty to a nominal rate ; such Tr,illll,l
not to have effect until the Bill 4," t
passed both Houses of Parlismcel'ieevihio
ceived the royal assent. First, oe egret
duty upon buck-wheat and upon teelollepelie
removed by a Treasury order, in ord,r to reen; 0 i,
gencies of the country, instead of !Witt tege,trtlito,
to a decision, by which great delay 011,the",,ePei
occasioned ; but I cannot consent Si) alto the le
by Os, re
nation, by inserting the words sugges.,-d, of Vie
dotedtlehf
ac tm tbh eetro.d
au
tlyn poumrpoip)nnoa al eldnfuodtriyat.nhbeuctpoetrrhnma
toarnt permanent tai err,
Lion of the measure should be merely t>n unaryr,e• I,s:rii't
Mr. MILES said, from what had fallen:l-ion • j'eiF,,,tl
lion. Baronet, he gathered that the rerais'./ 11°,4;
in fact, t) be of a temporary cha. a or, 00 fIP do 7,
therefore, the agriculturist to understand well
ro
were about to do. They were g,ing t 0 srliorf,
An,°o
off maize or Indian corn altogether. seer • Aree
pertics of Indian corn were little under:oo'PA.
country. A bushel of maize or Indian e9oa he`'
to a bushel and three-quarters of barleP.ble Vol
bushels of oats ; that was as nearly as P: 9,,1 editi 0,1 r)
tive quantity of the three grains. Ve' useu oriel
doubt that maze or Indian corn would be.0,1c3 iSfel
country and Ireland, as largely as bar -igitejou;/
at present. They could compete with r t), i$P,4
pro luction of barley and oats, but in rel-esag'o°..,'Jf
corn they could not. Mr. Cobbett, some P-
b° isldnced into this country Indian tbis
to the temperature which prevailed into
it was impossible to bring it:ne.OsPee ev;
Some years since he tried it in the We'',„" 01:400,
after having cultivated it in the be't ""; yeloroo
only succeeded in ripening it once in thresi for es;
in the case of this article it was impossild to rid too,
to compete with America, The whole °,,eafle 41,
southern states of that
andseintry are on -rel
growth of that article ; if we look qiopsreer),J,
tity of wheat consumed in this cOnntrY ss.° thii4ll,fetiO
the United States, they would find that 'rioter?' Piro
the consumption was at the rate of one 9,.lltlseoP'iiiesoei
and in America only three-zed- a-hal,r tt"
was the reason of that difference ? lq.he
labour was better paid in this country ,esn
also prefer bread made from le"1-
free
bread made f rom wheat, It a,' oueh-,
what extraordinary on account O' ant ty rtt
to
m ole by him ef the great q re
in America last year. He found that uptsoe rigerot
his authority h.- had mistaken in one in; eras ;11•14');i41
for bushels ; the quantity of wheat er0w,..,,0 pod
quarters, and of Indian corn 700,000.ve'ore, bttiriti'
about 87,000,000 quarters. Virhen, lher‘ountrlto
be
at the immense quantity grown in 'bet ( i‘ fie' 101
when he considered how much more eas , idr
„ en , an
vated than any other cereal considered °j(ed
coils s •je
great use in clearing land, he
ought to reflect before they allowed S fie Wee"
to be imported into this country'. thin g iee
anxious indeed to have heard soul eut‘A
ing the dressing of this Indian cone' 0e 0' htP,t,i
not to be enlightened by the Governinceet-:tealtoessiefohnel tVt
self received a letter from a gentlemain
small package of Indian corn, and r ent.,oteri
duty paid in America was only one Prot of very
the quantity he enclosed, when a f',letir grow ("rod
added to it, would be as much as 1° 5 use 6400,
tt
would eat at one meal. The Americ'e pars tied',
• its Preere ;es
sometimes molasses, and also salt in .n prof p
for an article which was used by them 'toote' f i.oto
wheat they only paid eight shillings salidition Of I,e
excellent, light, good bread, with the ' ery Poe
British flour. The article would not be co ilst
51-0 01 .
use for the feeding of cattle, but aro° and 00,/
nerally used for human consumpli'Aniet 0, be
would throw out of the Insr hoe •g II
he end
quantity of wheat ; and, as f prevr.,,per• oc?
said, it would have the efft ct 0 he fbeee.:ilbsio
English farmer from competing with tettruier *avid
was in vain to talk of stimulating thc,' ht to lertloll,lo
facts before him. He thought it inteodder toile'
statement, in order to show that,,tt iniportsely ia
Indian corn was not a matter of oefou' 011 se
English farmer, whose interest would I3'e to
fered with. The Americans vvould hav„ ~, leg" ter lied
per quarter, but if they had eventO pty...ier to
it would be impossible for the 13ritish,n14 be Ir!,antP,oe
competition with them. Our markets fle„se cribet,loo
with that description of corn ;
Koch itr►markEt
would be introduced into the Englishtr 1):15.0_01
produce of the farmers of this coun y_!_e grit-1100,
out, and the land would, ef course, be r..,rotest
the present
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