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London, England, 1846-01-12 00:00:00

that Parliamentary majorities go for nothing against the
necessities of an united people.—(Cheers.) At this moment,
in all human probability, he is balancing within lila own
mind what shall be the precise measure he will submit to
Parliament the week after next—shall it be total and imme-
diate repeal ? shall it be tothl but not immediate? or shall it
be neither immediate nor total, but some compromise which
shall leave this question unsettled? These are the questions
which are passing through the it ind of the Prime Minister,
and the questions which he must weigh, however well he
may be disposed to do that which is really right and just.
How can he come to the decision to which we wish to invite
him? Not by his own individual strength—he knows that
argument does nothing with the men whose champion he has
been in former years.—(Cheers.) He knows that all per-
suasion with them is unavailing. He knows they saw the
trade of the country sink—aye, and their fellow creatures
dying of hanger, inflicted by the corn-laws, and yet they
did not quail nor give in.—(Loud cheers.) He calls to
you and to the whole kingdom to help him—(Cheers)—
to obtain redemption from this thraldom.—(Cheers.) On
Wednesday next we shall go to Leeds, to add to the sub-
scriptians to this fund. We want this money, and we must
have it.—(A voice, "You shall have it," and loud cheers.)
If you are not disposed to pay it, we must go somewhere
else, where the people are so disposed. No man could look
around him upon the vast changes that had taken place
without acknowledging, with regard to the position that the
cause of free-trade now occupied, that if ten times the money
had been expended, and ten times the amount of labour
had been encountered, the result would have been cheaply
purchased as a glorious consummation.—(Great cheering.)
Every man here who had ever given a farthing in pro-
motion of the objects of the League should consider the
position in which he was now placed. If the object
were worth fighting for at all, it was worth fighting tor
until attained—if this great struggle were worth commencing
at all, it was wo th carrying out to a final and successful
issue—(Cheers)—if they wished the money they had in-
vested in this great undertaking for national emancipation
to bear its fruits, let them add to that investment-now.—
(Cheers.) Liverpool had bad no great reputation he
as connected with this great .quesstip 14.4,41ertit;_yrote
men in the Own who had doneas-MuchOr t4lecau.ll,:of fLes
trade as any in the kingdotni with the means; they had
their disposal.—(Hear, hear.) Hitherto Liverpool had sent
to Parliament—and still did send to Parliament—as their re-
presentatives, men who did not represent the true interests of
that great commercial community.—(Hear, hear.) But he
was happy to believe with confidence, that as soon as another
occasion should come—and come he believed it would before
another summer should shine over them—(Hear, hear)—all
that past disgrace would be wiped away, and Liverpool
would take her just position in the front of this great battle.
—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member concluded his speech amidst
the most rapturous cheering.
It was then announced that a 'note had been received from
Mr. Wilson, regretting his inability to attend, in consequence
of pressing engagements.
Amongst the various subscriptions announced were the
following :
Messrs. Mather £3oo 0 0
-- Hamilton
Lawrence Heyworth 5OO 0 0
Tennants, Clow, and Co. 5OO 0 0
James Mellor 5OO 0 0

Thomas Thornely, M.P.
Rathbone (Brothers) and Co 3OO 0 0
James Stitz and Co
John Finch and Co.
Sir Joshua Walmsley
J. D. Wood . lOO 0 0
J. E. Irrell
J. Dawson
J. Molineux
William Stewart
James Branker
Mr. Rawlins, sen.
James Ryder
C. and J. %Arden
Vincent Higgins and 5c;;.......... •...
.250 0 0
Charles Vincent
Darby and Sim
Higgins (Brothers) , 200 • 0 0
Alexander Allen

Charles Holland 2OO 0 0
C. C. Rawlins, jun.
James Harvey
J. B. Cooke..
Henry Crossfield
Thomas Harrison
James Crossfield, jun. .......... ...
Edward Lane
J. H. M'Crav and Partner ......
J. T. Hobson lOO 0 0
Andrew Kirk
Samuel Johnson
Richard Johnson
Richard Sharp and Son
Thomas Lilwall
William Crossfield 5O 9 0
John Carmichael
Thomas Hibbert
Lloyd Reyner 2O 0 0
Weliwood Maxwell • 100 0 0
F. Bolt, jun.
D. Cameron
James Riley
W. Blane
J. I). Thervely .
J. R. Evans
Jeffery Morris and Co.
V. Vesis
11. Shell and Co lOO 0 0
P. Quirk lOO 0 0
Joseph Kemp
Joshua Kemp 5O 0 0
J. M. Syers 5O 0 0
J. M-Clellan ...... 25 0 0
11. Horsley 25 0 0
Tayler, Brothers
Mead, King, and Co 25 0 0
Firth Goodhead
M. Andrew lOO 0 0
Thomas Blackburn lOO 0 0
Samuel Blackburn

A Friend to Repeal, per Mr. Rawlins 100 0 0
William Wright 5O 0 0
D. ➢l'Viccar
F. Pennington
William Evans
John Muir

Samuel Thornely
E. Evans and Co. 26 5 0
Joseph Mondle ...

Hey. J. H. Thorn
William Reynolds 5O 0 0
George Maxwell 5O 0 0
Grote Tomkinson
Henry Wood
J P. G. Smith
11. Marshdale.~
C. C Swabe
Hubert Abb,,tt
G. P. Lee 5O 0 0
A. H. Wylie
J. Hodgson and Co.
C. Blackburn 5O 0 0

Of the aggregate sum of 14,0001., there are, we under
stand, about 3,0001. which were subscribed at Manchester,
but, being the subscriptions of inhabitants of Liverpool, were
again announced at this meeting.
Mr. CoIDEN now rose to address the meeting, and was re-
ceived with rapturous applause. He said—Mr. Chairman
and Gentlemen, I feel that I am unable to say anything
which could have such effect upon public opinion, or upon
the Government, as these manifestations of zeal and determi-
nation which you have so liberally exhibited to•day.—
(Cheers.) Nor is it necessary that I should appear here as
a beggar, and, in fact, I am not at all apt at that work, but
fortunately- for me, 1 have a colleague m -my friend Bright,
who has the best face for a beggar of any man I know.—
( Cheers and laughter.) He has impressed,. upon him-
self the belief, that by persuading others to come
forward in the same munificent manner in . which
he has come forward himself, he confers upon them a great
advantage, by inducing them to co-operate with him in
the support of the cause which he advocates, and en-
abling them to reflect in future days upon having been
concerned in the exertions to accompl_sh one of the
greatest reforms which the world ever witnessed.—(Cheers.)
There is one point to which, on this occasion, it is necessary
that I should refer. An attempt has been made by our oppo-
nents to convey the idea that by some ingenious necromancy
we are to turn the 250,000/. which we intend to raise into
th.
creation of county voters, but really
the generalb°dof r
opponents ought to take time to consider before they swallow
those raw jokes of their leaders—(Cheers.) They Tight to
recollect that a sum one-fourthof 250,0001., of which only is
to be called for at present, would be able to create no mere
than 500 votes, and that fact alone ought to satisfy their
minds on the subject of our intention to create county votes
by this subscription of 250,000/.—(Hear, hear.) We do not
propose any such thing as the creation of county votes by
this fund. We only propose to establish a proper machinery
to carry out our purpose—to create a fund which would pay
the expenses of having. a secretary and clerks, of printing,
advertising. and other indispensable outlays, in order to put
the operatives and middle classes of this country
in such a position as to enable them to carry
out the course which we propose--(Hear, hear)—to
enable them to place other counties in the same
situation, as regards the registration, which South Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire, and Yorkshire now occupy.—(Cheers.)
There is nothing to be done in South Lancashire, but in a
neighbouring county the effects of that course can be most
successfully exhibited.—(Cheers.) There is an important
district on the other side of the river, and Liverpool and Lan-
cashire have it in charge to make South Cheshire as safe as
South Lancashire..—(Hear, hear.) -a cannot allow this occa-
sion to pass without saying that the subscription you have
made to-day does infinite credit to Liverpool. In Manches-
ter we are differently situated: we have no monopolist inte-
r rest, we have no West Incite or Canada merchants to give a
fashionable tone to sosiety, and favour monopoly.—(Hear,
hear.) We are in Manchester unprotected cotton menus
facturers. In Liverpool there is a divided interest, and
there are no ;tributary towns to swell the sub-
scriptions; and, taking these circumstances into considera-
tion, I loek upon the subscription of to-day as fully
equal to the subscription in Manchester.—(Loud cheers.)
What you have done to-day encourages the hope that what
you are about to do will be decisive of this question, I have
no doubt that there will be a dissolution of Parliament be-
fore this question is settled—l have no doubt that before
Midsummer there will be a dissolution of Parliament, and
pia cannot over estimate the importance of the course
which Liverpool shall pursue on the occasion of the ensu. ing election.—(Hear, hear.) In speaking of the probable
hiveresults of the anticipated election, I always heard it
asked, '• What will Liverpool do in the case of an elec-
tion F " I wish to give the friends of free trade an oppors
tunity of returning advocates of free trade at the next
election; and let it be remembered that this is no party
question, but, on the contrary, it is likely to break up all
political party feeling. Within the nest fortnight you will
be placed in a positiop in Liverpool in which you were never
placed before. We have evidence before us that the Govern-
ment will bring forward a measure opposed to the views of
the monopolists. Mr. Christopher, what on a former ocoasion,
was looked open as the Pilot-balloon of Sir Robert Peel—
(Laoghter)s,has .stated that he is opposed to the govern-
ment ; and the Duke of Newcastle, who owns the borough
of Newark, states that Mr. Gladstone should not be again
returned.—(Hear, hear.) Here are clear proofs that Sir R.
; Peel is going to propose a measure whit!' will separate bins
from those former supporters of his, and 14401 We l that a
rupture in the House of Comsn,toptA a4OO followed
rupture of 14 4,1111 e taq' Liverpool Un +l',
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