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are justified in asking for additional resources
ito
which to place the army and navy pot be
effective state.—(Hear.) God grant that he may od.
called upon to use those forces to preserve the incleeroto
once of this kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) I have /0.
to allude to Ireland,—l may say unhappy have
land; for within the last two months we io
seen that country under apprehensions of faclo
and murder. With regard to the famine, I trust
has been overrated—(hear) ; but, in regard to then):
ders, we have seen by the official returns from thatlto
happy country, that the murders have been such
soisoe,
warrant the Government in seeking for In"
as will prevent such shameful and unheard of the
vies and misfortunes.—(Hear.) With regard teeecb,
allusion conntaincd in the latter part of the B,f foie
'I believe I am correct in stating that in the 10' od
years there has been a reduction of the Custom
oil.
Excise duties to the extent of between four and dye_ lot
lions sterling. I believe that by this reduction thetvoto
been an immense increase of the trade of the °lee
generally, and a large import of foreign comps.) 1
into this kin dom.--Hear hear, and loud eheb, to
have often heard of great facts—l believe tOO%
be one of the greatest and most 0°11,1.)
that ever came to my knowledge.—(Loud chceiboio
must repeat that it is to me an astounding fact' .tioes
the face of so immense reduction of fiscal icaPotoed,
the amount of the revenue should have been sus7lo
and the foreign imports increased. I merely ttuse eel
her Majesty's Ministers will persevere in ° enure-sils.
has already been productive of such benefit to thet:tbe
try, and in saying thus much, I feel boiled their
same time to assert that the results °. 0011
proceedings entitle them to what I e°rablit
hope they will obtain, full measure of Kr litt
confidence.—(Loud cheers). Now, her Ntsietitst''
advised they should continue to pursue the san',orietot
and I feel compelled to acknowledge that e2ll-„,,
drives me--(Laughter). Hon. Gentlereen;;34o,
other side of the House seem amused at mY allure Sol
such an impulse; but I should be ashamed if inessc°,
Cu) say that experience teaches me to value te'icter
which I learned from this great fact; and I sineeree4 011/,,
that her Majesty's Government will, in the °P",-tater
they have hitherto regulated their conduct, Olio' peer
make such reductions on the import of foreign, to tilt
dities as w,ll be just to all i arties and conduelte IVO
general welfare of the people. Sir, entertainictogoi
opinions, I know nothing, and want to know n°httee).,4
the intentions of the Ministers.—(Great lallg" et
say, Sir, that I want to know nothing of thereon
of the Ministers, for from what has ie,
curred I have full confidence in their prou'lties.
triotism, and integrity—(Cheers- from the OPPe,,e-pstfle.4
and I trust they will persevere liberally to 01',
without injustice to any, to reduce those datle",pelL
press upon the comforts and the energies of the Ai'
At the same time, Sir, I reserve to tineset
_go"'
most entire liberty to vote for or at; su')
measures which they may propose to t".aoaset
But, Sir, while stating thus much, I ,ask the
the name of that neat community which -1;t1of
honour to represent, to meet theta in a sPir- loins
ciliation and iairness whenever they bringeoevi
those measures which her Mesty teell-11tA111°
Trade will revive, prosperity will again retarli;dor,
of no limit which can be placed upon the deltr-00_4"
of the industry of the United Kingdom. I fssi,e'bone.
half of the great community which I have y foe
to represent, that they may have every '
increased employment, and a consequent '",..,-bletefitel
their comforts ; for they are, in my hil-„adle,)
nion, the most hard-working, patient, )1•4
people upon the face of the earth.-03,e„lelirie
if properly instructed when young, by trm.Y.4.:4
persons, and they also entertain for her Sem) erw"
greatest respect and affection. I beg leave -
the Address.—(Hear, hear.)
The SPEAKER then read the Address. 0/11j
Sir R. PEEL then rose and said—Sir,n 005
fain hope that although the course I take i 5
..gerds
one, yet that I am acting in accordance with te-ijoA,ll
wish of the House in now rising to give all ellibe•rid
of that course Is hic i I shall take tiPieligeoellrie
sent great question before the country.--k bep,
The House will consider it but natural that 6-1
sire that not a moment should elapse before „e V,/
explain to the House the motives on which I hearty
and the principles which have governed EnY e-beettil
(Hear, hear,) I may feel hurt at having
_.,-(nr
object of much accusation upon this subjec!'
I have been unjustly condemned without a Itgeoll otr
say nothing upon that head ; and if any fi eilet
feeling of indignation should possess me, the re 001 d t
of the great events which have taken place ;or,
sufficient to remove any such temporary 11,11,.e."
thereso.- 'Ol
ness.—(Hear, hear.) I enter,
any particular discussion, or articular ,4
but this I do ask—while I contendP for the ree- OP?
sentence, I ask for an opportunity, after the loOld
tion, of explaining the motives of 111,,,
—(Hear, hear.) I ask you to listen
and indulgence to those facts and thc,set. re,'
which I shall this night bring uhe't°l3olo
and which will afford the materials on whie, e%
will ultimately pronounce its opinion. I wis"- •ith°,lo
what were the grounds which led me, and thosewo" jeisl
I acted, humbly to tender to our gracious Stele° 1;el
resignation of trust which was committed to cilt°,,fl
also to explain what were the circumstances tni; bey
that trust was re assumed, and why I UM 13°'
the Prime Minister of this country.
SUMMARY.
Sir R. PEEL rose to explain the motives c„" tee
he had acted, and which had governed I°ll
duct. He felt it unjust to be condemned if
a hearing. He said nothing' on that heaci:4l
feeling of momentary indignation had been r,th►of%
felt that he had been trusted with confidence Jeioce,;
but if he did not ask far a reversal of the senielsof
wished to be heard after condemnation, in
of the grounds which had induced him to tept
e e-Ida
signation, and also the grounds on which tha
„toof.,Ar
been reassumed. The cause of the breaking 'eVi
Government was that great mysterious ealefl
i‘soOrmo
had destroyed the article of food in whin'. 'so
of the poor in this and the sister -60!
depended for their subsistence. It was
ie
reqniring immediate decision as to the laws
the
the importation of food, but though the '-tbe
cause, he would not deny that his opinions 4311.piefoJ
ject of protection had undergone a change. -118 it
assert his right to act on enlarged experience'ilistr
not consider there was any reason to feel httle-ovirlo
abashed in avowing this change, but he 011:goet
humiliated if those opinions, having tide
al of
change, he had shrunk from the avelleli)
by the fear of the charge of inconsistene9F-iAi
Those who contended for the removal of i°ll
in the import of corn had immense advents',
presumption was in their favour. It might beg r citotffi
to combat them by showing argument in f°ll-
hibition, but the presumption could only be
„es
co° .11
by showing that the protection duties ort
the benefit of a community, and not of tyfi
It might be contended that it was necessarytce4
mestic industry should be protected from ccfr-eito" 111/1
It might be contended that high prices 0
wages and low prices low wages. It might be t)b-04
that the land was subject to peculiar burden°, „toy
pensation might be made for them. He atiniii..oo
his opinions on these subjects of protects 'Or)
been modified by the experience of the last tlit'-fer:zt
and had no wish to deprive those who had bete;
mere reasoning men to a conclusion against 1"110:1
of protection of any of the credit due to then. the.dr
watched the effect of the measures taken dtiriabol
three years in favour of free trade, and the result teetle
that the doctrine which he had hitherto sliPP°.ri
no longer tenable. He did not believe that v'4ur,
affected by prices, or that protection to dander
dustry was tenable. It was impossible for
:iss.4otel
had made the changes in the tariff, whi,,cl: tor"
had made that the doctrine' of Yrile
domestic industry was tenable.—(Cheers.) troticbt
perience of the last three years proved that temtly
and cheapness of provisions would rather age::
increase the burdens of taxation. During "beta)"
years preceding October there was comparativet,e,,;eird
with high wages, and during the preceding wi.,1(1,0
there were high prices and low wages, and be eltli_dri.
resist the conclusion that wages do not lail,lerfht
price of provisions, but with the demand feu'icbl'ig
In the last three years the principle upon "-oily'
had acted had been the removal of protectict44.oo.4'
result had been that there had been an increase r,A
hr
year 42 to the year 44, of our foreign 04- ritil o
ev ,
42,000,0001. to 56,000,0001., so:that exclusive of t-et°
trode, there had been an increase in the e% 0
10,000,000/.
fit° fr4r'
He had estimated the loss from the re
the Customs' duties at four millions, the
loss had been one million. He bad %Sed
the loss from the removal of the Excise duties -belie./
and other articles at one million, but he teild
that the loss to the Excise this year would be 11° 70
that the void would be absolutely filled Ipso 141-
h,
he stand up for high protective duties after t-
he saw that all his own estimates had been ;b yi
Then with regard to morality, his Right 00.:eri
at the head of the Home Department bad stated 'OlO7 j
decrease in committals in '43 and'44—that had :fr'
in 1845 ; this was 2,237 less than in the preceuitells#l
The decrease of crime had been in all the gref:l;e to
facturing districts, and, with these exceptions, 7tss".„
been a decrease in all the agricultural distl:7oo%.
With regard to sedition, the office of .hectil!...
General had been almost a sinecure, net, beo°11;
the Government had been more lenient, 131.1:t WI/
the people had been more contented an y,
(LEFT SPEAKING.),....
BIRTHS. T
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On the 15th inst., in Doughty-street, Mrs. J.
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of a son. o+
On the 17th inst., in Albemarle-street the 111di.
Hennessy, Esq., of a son.

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