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reduction of this measure would be the fact that there would exist
throughout the coma/3' a event of confidence in the confeseions of
Pliblie men ; and while it wont teed to reduce the standard of public
Morality, it wound deprive any Adminisrtation that her Majesty
light hceeaf:er form of its best and surest element of strength.
hThey' had been told in a triumphant tone that they did not attend
ire as the delegates or the mouth-pieces of their constituents, and
me perfectly' agreed with this statement ; but in doing so he
perfectly suggst to Honourable Members that they did not set
til.k.re as the delegates or mouth-pieces of her Majesty's
Alinister ; and if anything could justify the practice
.0.1 electors deinamiding pledges from new representatives, it would be
,tell.e state of things that then existed in that House. The Right Hon.
t:!tronet informed them that the change in his opinions was prin-
ally caused by the apprehension that a famine would be the con-
iticnce of the partial failure of the potato crop in Ireland. Now
"ilefreaeld not fur a moment wish to speak with levity upon a subject that
ea ted the lives of millions of his fellow countrymen, but lie did
telly that the opinions of the Right Hon. Baronet were not well
eiviekled, end lie for one did not entertain apprehensions to the same
Whitd nt wall him.-(Hear hear.) There was another subject on
erh he wished to call the' attention of this House.- (Hear.) There
b°4 of Mell caning themselves the Anti-Corn-law League,
th,, e lion. Gentleman, the First Lord of the Treasury, boasted
ne had put down all agitation in this country-(Cheers)-but
eisi!heY not collected large sums of money- lied they not
it.itto.euted agents through every part of the land-had they not
iem'e,'F,ecciles, and were they not tampering in the electionsit ofd
tleamers
.for that House ?-(llear, hear.) Had they no.t?collieecweas
at a ieistet influence the election of \ !embers for that House
--were ti I•now. were these proceedings legal ?-were they henest
!teat leY Just ?-were they fair? And he hoped, if they were
inter-
ment ftre,,',e‘"casures would be taken to put a stop to such improper
eeas had too frequently taken place. He hoped the Govern-
Aree„e"., °aid bring forward a measure which would prevent such
leto`tr,eaemes in tliture.- (Cheers.) It was not his intention to. rte.!
the exeepOliey of that measure, which was supporinet
free
ti•cieen!,it;
ieeettetrit,e of the agriculturists of this country. If tradedial
in
'very ot4l in one article, he did not see why it was not beneficial
that n,ier article. It wes well-known by the Right Hon. Baronetn
totilr"re eioe-th of tobacco would be a most profitable crop in this
ttita hitt is f: te- trade rneasre would not allow it to be cu
nae„ot 51 re•(thCheers.) How wasu that? Would the Right Honour-
Wayiliform them? He said that considerations stood in the
the amo wild the Right Hon. Baronet inform that House what was ok! Itet!!it, of revenue which would justify free-trade principles?
lea doeottrable Baronet had reduced the duty on foreign hops
Whicii • but lie had looked in vain for a reduction of those duties
ti" Pee Pressed so heavily on the agricultural classes. He laud
r•ecoe that some reduction would take place in the
lehat du „
hops, but he a hoped in van -(Cheer.)
ethat heeQe,tnaty the Right Hon. Baronet'sh read son be for alli that-wass it
uo, "as afraid to carry out his own principles?---(Hear.) He
the stand there as the advocate of free trade- (as we understood
hestn I'leniber)-but be was there to advocate, in an humble and
Way ,
that . 1,, ulna' justice and protection to . all classes.-(Hear,
if „.1 WaS certain the House would bear lum out when he said,
flier Nat protection shout I be taken from agriculture, it should not be
nl7telltt towards other interests.-(Hear, hear.)
.There was ano-
tt-° which he wished to bring to the mind of the Right Hon.
:tit at the heed of Government. He had told them that he
tsutrt, calculate' the price of wheat on the passing of the present
fight now, should that crop fail to a large extent, would the
tithe coe.,". Baronet say on what basis he proposed to settle the
'te_reat"lwattltation ?-(Hear, hear.) They had been told that the
credit r "id not he effected • but giving the Right Hon. Baronet
tee •or th• itwould not be
ineeti e greatest amount of political sagacity, w.
TsaY that he might be compelled to carry his measares
er- (Hear, hear.) He was awareheofstinthnied little
t 'a attached to his opinions but
me'it°l4 sce4,n,sc he believed the measure to be injurious and
~.,etemeet se" the
labourer and the artisan-because he believed the
ti‘i4er Old tend to subvert the present system of society and
the
-"Illy le de Introductiou of the measure was not suitable, as cer-
ke, asi, not its proposr-A. laugh)-because of all these ma-
t s
v4ealse, "ohlt.l give the measure,_perhaps a weak, but decidedly a
4tralr:bl'itLKeP.Po.sltion.-(H• ar, hear.)
ts Was e 'ON said that part of the speech of the last Hon. Mem. -
at iticq what he could agree with. The Hon. Member had said
elc. cite ante' tobacco was taken off it would be of great advau-
ee elteeee could notagreewith him, for if the
care were te be taken
tiletthher he doubted if the trade could he ied on with any
ie'," ha, sae eouUtry. The Hon. Member had also alluded to many
Posen in support of the present measure, as having done
h,..rerty 'ee they feared that no other Ministry could be formed to
4Qt4ft.Administratiou of the country. He (Mr. Dickinson)
seer, ot."1, ed his opinion on such a ground. He supported the
,431ir" tier Majesty's Go.vernment because he thought it a good
eeee,"l'd suited to the wants of the country.-(Hear, hear.)
qiite,ns' Minds were now made tap on the question Hon.
rs „,
Cesetee" ere prepared to take one course or the other.
and l' if the lovernment went out upon this measure, a
ttitil tee injury would be inflicted on the country. He sel-
Zti,,,,,Passed upon thetime of the House; and he now onlyrose t•
ii,ee.e-elyii° hat returned him to Parliament how far he had
et7ers CLo.Piniens, and also to give an opportunity to the speech-
ta,lit-e( Min as they hail muted the members of the Govern. -
tee- ,iikeee4,,aughter.) But it seemed to him that there had been saNc-
-11„N atade during that debate perfectly inconsistent with that
re. %generosity which should animate Members of that
oPatioit,gettr, hear.) He saw that the temper of the House
i 4 ht, utiiged and he, therefore, abstained from giving any
the hustings' by which he might be held to vote
tilc)4seiii favour of agricultural protection. He con-
ee",_ Pr his opinions had changed, and that he was
174 red te give his cordial vote is
favour of the present mea-
setiti'l?osition cheers.) The reasons which in general seemed
1..01'4 71;1' hiln most at were,m period in favour of a mainte-
tCa leee-`Lte corn-laws, w that he feared that any change in
IvAt the result in an injury the poor; and he, for one, thought
I,2,titiPlY of food should ben as regular as possible, and that it
4
44 tre'.nexPedient to a country like this to be forced to depend
,'viertr Igners for f00.1.-(Prctectionist cheers. He must now,
e"...llleers itrceorifess that those reasons had lost much)of their weight.-
poerioeni the Opposi:ion.) It seeme.d to him that the best way
t,ttitima geDermanent and regular supplies was to give the greatest
It 14'ar:t- IlitY fur the supply of corn from as many quarters of the
le they treln tie different places as posslble.-(Opposition cheers.)
eay ere deficient,
'edit or the price should rise to a famine price.
re,,,,re
the e sure to meet with a sufficiency of food from places
r,".`nicellhere was more favourable to the production o!
eeelittier "tat in this country. As to the dependence upon fo-
fere:4'icoel, it was urged that we might sometimes be at war
a it countries and we should then be in a deplorable condi-
-14a1,,t4 4ptittolteleoUld not conceive that we should ever be so unfortu-
tr 'e at war with every corn-growing country
.in
ete, the --t„kifear, hear.) Ile considered that on the prosperity
te,7lkrity ""61her, classes of this countr also depended the
eelaY et „ the lower, and by the passing of this measure the pros-
(7ar,i f_ me
)?ro hither classes in this country.-(hear, hear.) lie had
t4,dth-4I all tides of t House-from the Noble Lord who had
it'd
bad -htelen.Member for Manchester-that it would.
e. , ee oetter the repeal of the" coru-laws been immediate
li::.Suiqnrtteltuiion, he begged to state that he gathered from tio
leeli:',"°n he had had with his friends in the country, th
even ltee4was very general.-(Hear, hear.)
11,,4kr. "t Roo. Members rose to address the House on the last
-Ntreleg his seat, bat there being loud cries for the new
kp'4l,l K. (:RITRCItyr,r, (who was almost inaudible in the gallery)
that it Wag not his Intention to detain the Horse ai
401,04kb:1 that important occasion, as there were many othele
* -1'"
silly point out the injury which that measure would
r t • (Hear.) Still he melt lee
e,, •
!gin • rah cbiss,s in this coun
UYing that it was a measure of vast injury to,thc
ei„ture we were depending for subsistence on land.--(Cheers. ht
lleiht late 'nein(' throw out of cultivation the greater quantity of the
Ist-4seiii, ;his country, and would have the effect of depriving
1j,.41r his
who were now depending on agriculture
eola• W sUbs stence.
4,,,te he CLAY should say, that in the course of the presen!
fa ''een often remindee of an anecdote which was re-
e;endant in an action, who, not having a case to make,
iizertees
agent that " there were no merits, but abuse time
W°glair OT v, J The question they had then before theist
lo ;• slid it importance, not alone to that country, but to t. 11.-
t4telCe, ill was was not enough for Gentlemen In the discussion 0.,. it -
teal' slice ee-,,,.1),ar ete- or personal recrimination.-(Hear, hear.) To be
4 ch e,tile,'*vrY amusing-there was nothing more so, or nothing'
4e Was ~ah`.aforth louthr cheers ; and whenever he heard
efitvring the House, and inquired what called it forth,
qtrituain to inforolad that it was a happy hit made by one
14ift thsdrian at another.-(Hear and laughter.) But however
tiej"!eti-ol ete to Hen. 3lembere, he could assure them that
tecOlear "efts eared hoes than they supposed for their recriinini-
!eat ie near.) one shigle agument., one important fact, n,
11,,"e'reeis".e. corn-laws should beams interned, would be worth all
(~telitle',„`eit invective that had been showered.-(Hear, hear.)
11,,,;"ajti,ti,"e'n who attacked the Right Hon. Baronet at the head oi
flie,'„had C;ovettiment had overdone the thing completely.
411-e• heart) red too much against the Right Hon. Gentleman.
-
to et,atee The Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Somersetehire,
le ir,'"eirt „try fairly the question before the House. He undertook
eltis 'Pt! oree,"tion. He quoted statistics and the " Blue Book'
nee, (tee. tetatieees arguments. He defended protection gene:ally. In
iete '`"d eel clneion, the Hon. Member had nut Succeeded. He
tlitril'Y• Ire his reasoning powers and his eloquence were called
and ail wer e Stated that the community at large were prosperous,
tie kit all lining ; that blessings in fact were showered down,
441. The
Illiese blessings had been showered down under protee-
tete/ ti!at „ "• :Member said that the House was about to take
Ras ki'r Protection 7 which the country had become so prosper-
-14: k there was not protection at all ; for others there
fiNiast tielt and for tile landlords there WWI too much. Now, for
11.,,.'eeti,,,,"Lt? or thirty years, even before the time of Huskiaaun,
lle-id the ~ had been changing to a gradual reduction.
Natter uoll. Gentleman restore the East India monopely ? Would
kOtil ft, r; lioskissOn's measures? Would he retrace his steps with
ete lie .
-till and sugar? If not, with what show of consistency
hf theni to proceed no further? Or did he mean tr. Otils
shalteie dea cape:thy to the tide of public opinion, and
lc
b.:'etete"Pe`,,t, thou
go, and no farther ?" What, he would ask,
, to -:" ? Stated shortly, it was everybody assisting every-
allittle more than they were able ; it was everybody
eve:ty lode-, ton nem
It:1,,,,•1;
101 Yr ) 3 t do something
----seleply their tiff and capital, or everybody
cutsid'e‘All. the. th could not be accomplished.
great Interests of the community
Ilk try of protection, and he did not believe that
t or proteetiOn eset ',fees, for to naive industry found an echo out of
1144 poll'l.tlie the principles of tree trade had taken too strong ph, ii„,, country. -.(Hear, hear.) It was only by the promo
1-I:,.tteri!.!,k,:tM.ry, by giving labour and capital a fah. field, and by
144dahe'le the restrictions of commerce, that the blessings of
itY'rrlt;;e„eolild be obtained; and the best and highest duty of any
41.114(it would be the endeavour to obtain those benefits. The
ltsert,sep:', tiet had inSisted very much on the competitlea which had
4.-"Ltt l).T'iging Up .of late years among the manufacturers. It
°st important to throw still more widely epee the door
414. Aliceincrease and thus enable the manufacturers to
their
41 ink,„ethe Principal manufacturers export a grea po ion ot
khz;ctures, which woUld only bear the same proportionalti
*c,citrertct as at home. For instance, if a single bale ofclo
N,,:a abroad for sale, it would only obtain a similar price to
Rays shat tlitt 'll‘ have realised 'in the home market. Was it to be sup-.
tiieete'lutely of necessi the manufacturer (meet should al-
e' 1,e4,. his ;,ardel. to enable the to the reduced
'rice, 'est 'nXiltee• ? The question wa , how was the manufacturer
eteou,kee ,rlahled do compete with foreign markets at the lowest
I,.iletteit or ;',"' was the labourer to be best provided for at a low
-etee'' er. 'ages. Tele Hon. Gentleman opposite had admitted
ihIWI el 'sere
eke it Drospertev of the country was considerable, but had
loads by the t° the • eireolation of money and employment.,
iinnUlse which had been given to the construction of
Qtiet use could be no doubt that the employment of capital.
iklierehet eonstructioe tot' railroads had done much toward.
rael"lll4`4l.ting of presperitY ; but that prosperity was only
ek, 441 way w, ere could DO doubt that when the excitement
ero 'Mile *flee had subside,.', which it would in a very short
te.4l sti.reeeitii,,4l'ner and capital were no longer necessary, a con-
°n would take place, And this temporary prosperity
' the ineesure of the ret
Piglet H.on. Baronet would then
e. el, has -ral,tabi
uthe voi d • andet.• e resource to fill p ,
et
'ted capital for which there was no longer any call,
0,1 e 5, need the labour for the employment of which there
telieved that the colonies would also be bene-
ailil bi'tnure of the Right Hon. Baronet. The Increase in the
4shiscelehe„"eourse lo be carried on between the mother country'
:11t e'" litd tee ource to spite sufficient, without having res
410,1 4Y or „,UPNlStite protection. With respect to the men'
or lei tit, °l,oly of he should bitterly regret to see and allow
C,4lollo"ity the sugar interest of that colony, in which a very
ite"trieg93,., tltil'ar
-Vest might be produced. They had seen enough
WieWite Meet; lndies, and he should be sorry to see its
if r . ij,,`,l, the East. ..is regarded the general question,
if there were any single interest in the country
wip it was d more than any other in the question of the
t 'Mr the
Interest of the manufacturers.-(Hear, hoar.)
brie en's at 4,lll?ital both at home and abroad-the landowners'
tit4ig
,e•-(llear, hear.) It was because he considered
aRa lacl rest th, yere injurious to the commercial and manufac-
,eiett
here Wished to see them abrogated. He believed
``..eed•ehor did st would not be at all Injured by the proposed
Wit}; ter thr hink that rents wool I be diminished, agriculture
tsy; iteth't„iec con, °Wl:tout ofcultivatime. The farmers would not have
nQ or wellion with France, with Holland, with Spain.
dliet Wee other great nation for it appeared to him kkattlithe ernian,!Petition would be with ittfee`e small districts in the
tei„kets glister: These were the only places to be dreaded, and
ee, hislitee woeteler, tile cultivator of English ,soil, with the best
it:11,4%1.1e' inttee ran:, With markets for his green crap, his eggs, his
• te lit to t big hest prices, with all those advantage%
fre,„tncet ettvi;:,with Hue Poor serfs of Russia? It appeared. to
ttlee,',? the e,„"-L Tha Peiglish farmer is two thousaed miles
serrietiZ- havieal!'er of Peland--separated from him by long rivers,
ttultid tl-1-`ll is I"' anti by all t dindvanta es which would be '
11t,4 Of c,'h 111, ringing de • • g •
ie • te ; wn the produce to the port, where It
•at itr!taie
a,eaPilaced on boayd and exported. The porsida"
!titr tl re
th th, ", merit, land approximated- very near to thirt.,
tele usaite, er WaS aIIIIIIIIV inereasieg three or four
Of wo ,t° hart to be fed He believed that the repeal
k1.414y 1,, Ind not I:rodtr`e env very great diminution in the
et der adventagee - t :tea which would result would be a more
ruler basi • e iinPulBe given to labour, and a much
tk,y,tron7ilal,i; These
beiJ tor commerce atid manufactures in all.parts
)144 titt,cYeti ts;, and not nivts would be the result of the ab.rogation of
et",' weOt the „ey fedmaterial diminution in the price ot corn.
liztl,4l dre wa.s.",stinterest might rest thoroughly satisfied
ha i'l a,rneti that 70,111 danger. He should like to lysti...l
star _emiy tO acres of English soli was ~0611°'flwa-eA,
j.%.elt..as 10,000 acres in :Poland or giitilpf,
the
tVell to this, than that the iirreaSed' value,
i:4,y thebruit wealth of this country 2The lanaud
veb,ser,
4,.,satibihod that gIeI should occur, need IntVe • nn
i;•-•-••••og 'without o.llllo.p.Gentlemen opposlte tnew.
' Hsu Mine Prot
9eut!eurisuecticusts.) loire wBinfuleedesrse.p-eiLttc:i'hae cbrerieiedof
istu!„,, wahoot
any opposite knew that they were opposing
iitsineeeiiintteesloafasdit.ecese. Let the landowner lay
ory. nave " indue , or let the tenant, by having a
Z,r Ir the eirltlvati orient to convert his labour and ea-
reez Presi),,,te.tiengs
lame„ t on of the menet a sufficient remune-
nit i
.of the e.dnibnet there would be little to fear
taeeeru.iiewie
consistent advocate
He load been all
tritl'e Pr r info ; tt was t
*the' ac'tellinacvsa.'
elwrieit:FutYrrien.:e'r advocate for the repeal
erefore, unnecessary for him
t_wieebolfahasli
tgbieadretxotpnibasadieleat
piiotenrobstnnuagwchiolttushforwy
opposeat6o

it, on every occasion of its introduction to the attention of the
House. He had the greatest pleasure in pronouncing his entire ap-
probation of the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet. At present
he could only say that he believed the measure was likely to open
up to this conntry a greater and more enduring prosperity than it
had ever yet enjoyed, and that he should be happy to give it his
most cordial and sincere support.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BUCK, as the representative of one of the most influential
districts in ngland, could not allow the present opportunity to
pass without addressing a few words to the House. His constituents
were of opinion that the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet was
both uncalled for and unjust, and were no longer willing to place any
confidence in a Government which had so betrayed them.—(Hear.)
For his own part he considered that the measure would not influence
the agricultural interests more than any other. It was a measure
whose effect would be felt by every class in this country.—(Hear.)
It was no question with them (the protectionists) whether they
should have a sliding scale or a fixed duty.—(Hear.) Ile believed
that the measure would be a most severe blow on the industry of the
count'. It would be a compulsory Competition on the pert of this
country with the cheaper countries of Poland and Russia. When-
ever wheat had been high, pauperism bad been low, and on the other
hand, whenever wheat had been low priced, pauperism had increased.
In fact - such was already the result, and those who were
acquainted with the state of the cout try in the agricultural
districts could testify as to the increase of pauperism of late.
He (the Hon. Member) believed that the measure, if carried, would
benefit the manufacturer at the same time that it would ruin the
agriculturist--(Hear, hear)—asd therefore it was that they, before
giving support to the measure, should appeal to the constituency of
the country. He did not hesitate to tell the Right Hon Baronet at
the head of her Majesty's Government, that in the period from 1829
to 1839, he did not enjoy the confidence of the landed proprietary or
the Conservatives of the country. But in 1839 the Right lion. Gentle-
man raised a cry of danger, urged the necessity of attending to the
registry ; he rallied a party ; they placed confidence in him, implicit
contidence in his sincerity ; and shortly after, when the Noble Lord,
the Member. for Louden, hraught in his free-trade principles, that
party turned him out of office, and restored the reins of Government
to the Right Hon. Baronet, with a full majority of ninety.—(Rear,
hear.) But he defied that Right lion. Gentleman to say that, if he
had declared himself a supporter of measures similar to those on
wide?! the Noble Lord, the Member for London was defeated, he

would then have been elected.—(Hear, hear.) But they now had,
that Right Hon. Gentleman coming forward with frccetrade principles,
atm he (tile lion. Member) would venture to assert that at least• one-
third or one-fourth of the farmers of the kingdom would be ruined by
the passing of these measures.—(Hear, hear, and " No, no.") In the
s atements at' the present Minister, made in Id4l, the utmost coma-
dei_ce was reposed, and on the faith of their sincerity the landholders
expended every farthing of their capital in the improvement ofitheir
land ; and what was the result? Why, that they had every year
since, and in the present year particularly, nearly doubled the quan-
tity of produce; notwithstanding which the Right Hon. Gentleman
came forward and introduced his measures of free trade.—(A laugh.)
Hon. Gentlemen might laugh ; but if they had been at great expense
i❑ the improvement of their lands, and were then turned upon in
such a manner, at so extraordinary a time as the present, when there
existed no reciprocity between them and any one of the continental
countries, lie doubted if they would treat so serious and important a
subject with such levity.— (Hear, tear.) He had a conversation that
morning with a farmer from near Exeter, who cultivated about 500
acres of land, and on his asking him his opinion as to the result of
the present measure. he stated that he might on every acre lose a
pound and gain a ; and further, that the result would be that
he would be compelled to convert his arable and into pasture, and
of course deprive a number of labourers of the means of subsistence.
—(Hear, hear.) Now, they certainly had a right to ask what was to
become of all these persons ? It was a very serious consideration ;
and he hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the
Ministry would give them some explanation on that point. —(llear.)
He hoped the present measure would not pass--(Ilear) —and he need
not say that, if he could help it, it should not pass.—(Laughter, and
hear, hear.) Should it pass, it would be but the commencement of a
series of the greatest possible difficulties that ever any Ministry had
to contend against. The First Lord of the Treasury told them that
they (the agriculturists) were no lo,ger to have protection. Ile (the
Hon. Member) called on the Ministry to remove the burdens that
pressed on them, and which were acknowledged to be most grievous.
The duty had been relaxed on articles of manufacture—why not act
similarly by articles of agriculture, and let them grow their tobacco
and sugar?—(Hear, hear.) The Ministry might depend on it that
the measure would not allay the spirit that existed in the country
until they had conceded every act of justice that the landed interest
conceived they were entitled to; for he did not believe that any
Government, yielding to the clamour of one of the most unconstitu-
tional societies that ever existed, was entitled to the least commise-
ration frora the landed proprietary. He called the body an unconsti-
tutional one. Could it be otherwise than so, when in its ranks were
hired alarmists, travelling through the country,' and drawing the
most appalling pictures of famine at a moment that Provi-
. . .

dence had blessed them with an abundance, save in the potato crop ;
and could he, he repeated, oil it other than unconstitutional ?
(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He sly uld say that the measure woold

get a decided negative from him; and he hoped and trusted that
every landed proprietor would reflect seriously before he gave his
support to her Majesty's Government.

Lord HARRY VANE (who was quite inaudible in the gal-
lery) was understood to say that, although formerly an
advocate for reduction of duty on agricultural produce,
yet he did not advocate the entire removal of all duty.
The Noble Lord then went on to say, that notwithstanding the,hostile
tariffs imposed by other countries, the experts of manufactured
articles into those countries had considerably increased. He put it
to Hon. Gentlemen whether they really believed that they would be
furthering the interests of this country by continuing their opposi-
tion to the present measure. He put it to them whether, taking
into account the conversion of many sober-minded men—(Derisive
cheers from the protectionists)—men whose direct and immediate in-
terests might be supposed to lie in the maintenance hf agricultural
protection, they thought that they were justified in protracting
the present struggle ?—(Heat, hear.) He did not mean to impute to
Hou. Gentlemen opposite any unjust motives in their opposition to
the proposal of the Right Hon. Baronet, but he submitted that
every Member of that House should take into account the general
feelings of the country.—(Hear, hear.) When Hon. Gentlemen on
the opposite side of the House saw that the most eminent men in
the country had declared themselves in favour of this great change,
they ought to be convinced that there would be danger in
opposing the present measure. The agriculturists of this country
ought to look to the manufacturers' as their beat customers.
Conenrrent with the prosperity of manufactures would be the pros-
perity of agriculture. He was anxious thus briefly to state the
grounds of his opinions in favour of the present proposal of her Ma-
jesty's Government. He felt himself bound to vote in opposition to
his Hon. Friends on the opposite side of the House, although it would
have given him much more pleasure to have given them his support.
—(Hear, hear) —and lie was determined to vote for the measure,
despite the charges of inconsistency which might be brought against
him. He believed that the measure was called for by the circum-
stances of the country, that it would bring into united action all
tiostie parties, and that it would conduce to the peace, contentment,
and order of the people of this country.—(Cheers.)
Sir JOHN TYRRELL said, feeling as he did that this question
had been debated to death—( Laughter) it was with the greatest
reluctance that he ventured to trespass upon the indulgence of the
House. But he coneratulated the House that, at the expiration
of this six nights' debate, the Anti-Corn-law League
should have thought proper at last to come to the rescue
cif this debate; and it was also a matter of congratulation to hint that
they hail not been able, as far as he could ascertain, to show any new
arguments or state any new eiese that had not been over and over
again brought forward at Covent-garden Theatre.—(Cheers.) But
he ascertained from the Hon. Member for alauceester that some
rlend of his in the country, when lie applied to him about getting
over the difficulty of arranging with his landlord, the Ilon. Member
assured him that the price of corn would not be very materially al-
tered in consequence of the proposed measure.—(Laughter from the
protectionist benches,) The Noble Lord the Member fir London, in
an early part of the debate, gloated over (which he. had every right
to do) the motion of the Hon. Member for Sheffield ( Mr. Ward)
about the peculiar burdens of land having been rejected on his (Sir
John Tyrrell's) side of the house. The Noble Lord was pleased to
impute the most unfair views to Hon. Gentlemen who had resisted
that motion. He understood the Noble Lord to say that Hon. Gen-
tlemen opposed the mother) because they were ashamed of their case
and statistics, and that they sheltered themselves under the cry that
It was merely a clap-trap motion. Now he (Sir J. Tyrrell) did think
it right that the House should be aware of the early history of that case ;
and in these days of confession and explanations—(Laughter)—and
of political tergiversation—(Continued laughter)—he also should, in
his opinion, be permitted to make his confession and explanation.—
( Laughter.) It was perfectly well understood in that house that the
;notion in question was called a clap-trap motion.—(Several Hon.
Members of the Opposition, "No, no.") The lion. Member who then
had the confidence of the party to which he alluded, felt the force
and intention of the motion. The Right Hon. Baronet, now at the
the head of the Government, when Hon. Gentlemen cn the same side
of the House had his confidence, called thirty or forty Members of
the agricultural interest together, and it was then resolved that the
'not' in should be opposcd.—(Laughter.) The Right Hon. Baronet
urged an opposition to the molten, on the grounds that it would dis-
turb the social relations and happiness of the country. He (Sir J.
Tyrrell), however, held a different opinion.—(Hear, hear.) The
Government, in bringing forward the present measure, thought that
they could administer doses of opium into the mouths of Hon. Mem •
hers, and delude them into a supeort of the scheme. The Hon.
Member then proceeded to complain of the alleged dictation and im-
perious conduct of those Hon. Members who sat on the same side of
the House, who he asserted were scarcely permitted by the Right
Hon. Baronet to express their opinions on any subject whilst he was
their supposed leader. One would think (said the Hon. Member)
that they were as much entitled to express their opinions as the
/tight Hon. Baronet. Hon. Members on his side of the House had
also a right to complain that the Hon. Member for Wiltshire (Mr.
Sidney Herbert) had been put forward to speak in support of the
measure, whilst other Right Hon. Members, who were Members of
the Government, and much more experienced, had as yet been silent
npon the question.—(Bear, hear.) He could perfectly well under-
stand the policy of the Governm, nt in putting forward that as-
airing young statesman.—(Laughter.) The policy hi his opinion
was this, that, sis he was a deserter it was advisable to put hint in the
front ranks. It lied been said that the present proposal was offered
as a mat settlement. Now he confessed th at it was quite unreasonable
to expect that the agriculturists should accept it as such, for the
terms of it were less advantageous than those offered by the lion.
Member for Stockport, who, lie was sorry to hear, was unable from
indisposition to occupy his seat in the Horse.—(Hear, hear.) Did
net Hon. Members expect that If this measure was passed, the Noble
Lord, the Member for the City of London, would come forward with
a proposal to abolish the differential dutieslon sugar?—(Cheer,.) Had
the Hon. Member for Stockport accepted the reins of office which
were offered to him a few months ago, he would not have had the
courage to propose so bold a scheme as that of the 'light Honourable
Baronet. He would have been seized with the delirium tremens.
(Laughter.) The Noble Lord the Member for the City of London,
who took high ground In Scotland, but was obliged to take oecas:on-
any to occupy a mole-hill, was also frightened to form an Adminis-
tration.—(Laughter.) He (Sir John Tyrrell) for one regretted much
that the Ilon. Member for Stockport had not taken office—(Bear,
hear)--because the plan that he would have proposed would have
hem tar more comprehenlare than the present ; it would also have
been more intelligible.—(Hear, hem.) 1/eying Prophesleg that the
sugar duties would fall on the passing of this measure, he would ven-
ture to make another prophecy.—(Derisive cheers.) Ile would rather,
he would say, beg to allude to a most extraoniary prophecy which
had been made by that amiable and talented Divine, the late Dr.
Arnold. That Divine said that the Right Honourable Baronet kad a
sUleat idea about the currency, but about the r of the
Church he had no idea at all.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
That learned divine also said that the Right Hon, Baronet was also
one who would always yield to clamour. The Right Hon. Baronet
had stated that he was anxious to have the approbation of posterity.
Now lie (Sir J. Tyrrell) confessed his wish to be that posterity might
have the opportunity--(Loud laughter from ail gida, of the House)-e
that posterity, lie repeated, might soon have the opportunity of
expressing their opinion of the Right Hon. Baronet.—(Continued
laughter.) He %visited that the Noble Lord, the Member for the
City of London and the Bight lion. baronet, in conspiring with the
Anti-Corn-law League to at-,ali4b protection t) agriculture, would
recollect a passage in ancient history, which lie would take the
liberty of quoting. When Cassius—(Laughter)--,contemplate). the
betrayal of Crew, he did not dare to do so until lie had first gained
over Brutus to his cause—(Laughter)—and so he (Sir J. Tyrrell)
would say that the Right Hen. Baronet would not have dared
to propose the present measure until be had first gained the
support of the Duke of Wellington.—(Laughter.) It was his sincere
conviction that if the House of Commons should proceed to abolish
the corn-laws—if the House of Lords should also proeeed to reg stsr
a verdict in favour of the present measure, the lower, rural, ani
upper classes of this see:nary would be rendered misereble hide@ 1 ;
and in carrying it Parliament would show that they were ready to
concede any measure which the lawtaseness of anarchists might dic-
tate. Such a state of things would he peoalleed that neither the
present nor any future Government would be able to remedy before
the country had suffered incalculable injury.—(Cheers.)
Mr. JAMES said that he should support the present measure, said
that ho had always voted in (pow of freedom of trade. Is had,
therefore. never changed on this esiteetion. With respect, however,
to those Hon. Members on the ether (Mialstarial) side of the House,
who had recently become converts to free trade, it might well lie
said—

" Tempera mutantur, et nos =tan-nu in illis."
The Hon. Member who had last addressed the House had said
that the House might expect an abolition of the sugar duties if
this measure passed; but concerning the sugar question, Mr.
ill`Gres or had Drought forward ninny able statements, and he
clearly showed that the sugar duties and slavery ought to be placed in
the same category.—(Hear, hear.) The sooner, therefore, that those
duties were abolished the better, for the credit of the country.
He was rather desirous, if .the House would favour him with their
attention, to refer to the progress of public opinion upon this question.
In the year, 1831, he had the honour of seconding a motion for the
total repeal of the corn-law, and he found on reference to Hansard
that he hail the good fortune to nialie use of several of the arguments
which had been so lately used at Manchester, 4441 which were now
become so popular. The motion was brought forward by the Lion.
Member for Preston, and he had but one solitary Member stipposting
hart, the late Member for Bolton. They were opposed by almost
every other 3.lember of the House, and the question was
carried against them by 4. plajoiity of 194 to 6.—(Dear.)
But let them look now at the positiaq. of the question ; it would be
carried by htindrete. He did not blame the changes of opinion which
had taken place ; he believed those changes to he p&pgsioned by sin-
cere conviction, but he heartily rejoiced that he was same
opinion now that he was when ha first entareci that House, tWeAtY7
six years ago.—( Hear, hear.) He could not agree in the opinion that
the agricultural interests would suffer by the passing of ibis measure.
He he wed. those sufferings, if there were any, had been grimily
kezaggerated, and lie believed that the abolition of the corM.-law
v7ould be cowhide, to the well-being of the struggling
masses of this deneely.lppulated couotry.—(Hear, hear.) It
was. gratifying, however, fur a pahlic man, 3.10 more especially
;for se humble an individual as himself; to knoll" that he lie 3 been able
" The applause of listening senators to command.'
—(Great laughter, in which the interveniP line was lost.)
" To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land,
And read their history in A nation's eyes."
—(Great laughter and cheers.) What, eould it be believed that fif-
teen short years ago, this great question could only obtain one mover,
one seconder, 'outlive supporters? He should sit down with stating
that he would not support any amendment which would endanger
the safety of the measure.

Several Members here rose to adj.ress the House, but gave way to

Sir ROBERT PEEL—Mr. Speaker, two subjects of great import-
auce have occupied the attention of the House during the present de-
bate. The one, the manner in which a party should be con-
ducted ; the other, the measures by which the contingencies
of a great public calamity should by mitigated, and the priu-

ciple by which the commercial policy of a great empire siell for the
future be conducted.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) On the first point,
the manner in which a party should be conducted, by far the
greatest part of the time has' been spent. I don't value its import-
ance ; but great as it is, surely it is subordinate in the eyes of a
people to those other two questions to which I have already al uded
—precaution against a great and impending danger, and the prin-
ciples by which their commercial policy should in future be carried
out. On the party question I admit I have little defence to make.—
(Hear, hear.) I must admit at once that it is unfortunate that the
conduct of these measures—that is so far as the corn-law is con-
cerned—should have been committed to other hands—to such as had-
been its consistent advocates. It would have been far preferable
that they should have the credit—if any credit there be-L-that they
should have the final adjustment of the question. When
consulted I said so, and I was prevented from committing it to other
hands from the conviction that a part of this empire was threatened
with a great calannty, Ido firmly believe that there is impending
over us, and that it will come at no remote period, a calamity which
all will bitterly deplOre—(Hear, hear)—and I do think that while
there was a danger, and while I had hopts of averting it, that It
would not be consistent with my duty to my Sovereign, nor my pub-
lic honour as a man, to evade the difficulty I saw impending.—(Laud
cheers from both sides of the House.) While I retained a hope of
averting the coming evil, I thought there was a prospect of bringing
this question to a successful issue, and I therefore took the earliest
opportunity that I could, consistent with a sense of duty, of tender-
ing my resignation to the Queen, and leaving her Majesty' the Hall
opportunity of calling to her counsels other advisers. I offered no
opinion as to that choir e. It is the only act which is the
personal act of the Sovereign.—(Hear, hear.) It was for
the Sovereign to determine on wheat confidence ought
to be placed. It became my duty, in consequence of the commands
of her Majesty, to ascertain whether those of my colleagues who
differed from me were either prepared themselves to form a Go-
vernment, or whether they were prepared to advise her Majesty on
the formation of a Ministry.—(Hear, hear.) Those from whom f
differed, and who did not concur with me in the full extent of danger
width menaced, or the course of policy I proposed, considered that
it would not be for the public interest that they should form a
Government, nor were they prepared to advise her Majesty' to call
other hands to her counsels. Her Majesty therefore determined to call
on the Noble Lord opposite to undertake the duty of forming
an Administration. (Hear, hear.) I was relieved from the
responsibilities of office. The Noble Lord was sent for, and I firmly
believe that he would have been equal to the emergency, and that
he would have succeeded had lie undertaken it. In a long course
of opposition, I cannot charge myself with having ever said a word
disrespectful of the Noble Lord, nor do I recollect anything ever
passing between us likely to lead to a remembrance. And when he
was sent fbr it was my firm conviction that he would have undertaken
the duties of a Government. Under the in.pression tl:at I was in the
mere capacity of a private member, and aware of the necessity of
a final adjustment of this measure, as well as the difficulties which
would surround any man who would undertake the Government, 1
thought it dishonourable not to take those steps which I
saw would diminish those embarrassments. I have not one
word of complaint to make in reference to the state-
ment made by the Noble Lord. He read one letter, of which he had

a copy, and he referred to one of which he did not receive a copy.
His general statements were perfectly correct, but this letter,
which has not been made public, is of primary importance, and I
feel it my duty to refer to it, in order to show that I deprecated
the settlement of this question by my hands.—(Hear, hear.) I
think it right to state to the House the course which I pursued. 1.
relinquished office on the 6th of December, 1845. I knew.then that
those of my colleagu s who differed from me had declined to form a
Government. I was aware that it was not done by my advice, and on
the Bth of December I considered myself to be in a private capacity,
and having given my opinion in the:Cabinet that the question must
be adjusted, I wrote the communication to her Majesty,
which has been made known to the Noble Lord.
On the Bth of December I felt it my duty to make a communication
to her Majesty on the subject of the corn-laws—that great question
which has been long agitating the public mind. On the Ist November
last I advised my colleagues, for the purpose of guarding against
approaching contingencies, that I thought it necessary that a suspen-
eion of the corn-laws should take place. I was then of opinion that
a new law respecting those corn-laws should contain the principles
of gradual repeal. In a confidential letter to her Majesty, I stated
that I was prepared to propose a measure of the kind. I was, at the
same time, anxious to remove some of the restrictions which
at present are imposed on land. I could not but foresee,
in adopting such a course, the difficulties that I had to
contend with in accepting office. Up to the present time we have
had a prosperous revenue. There have been for the last two or three
years a large increase, and I thought there would be less reluctance
on the part of any one whe might be my successor to accept office
when no increased expenditure had taken place.—(Cheers.) In that
letter I informed her Majesty that I would support any measure, no
matter by whom introduced, which would have for its object a gradual
repeal of the corn-laws.—(Loud cheers from the Oppositioh.) Now,
sir, when it is charged upon me that I am robbing others of the credit
of this measure—when it is states that I am taking an undue advan-
tage and reaping a reward which belongs to others, I hope It will be
seen that I am not robbing others of the position. which they hold,
for it will be seen I was as ready to give my support to the Noble Lord
(Russell) as it is boasted he and his party are now ready to give it to
me. There was another communication, in which it was proposed to
arrange this question. I thought it would look better if no appear-
ance of an understanding existed between me and the Noble Lord
opposite (Russell), and I was under the impression that he would
undertake its settlement, and if Ise did I am sure he would not have
failed.—(Loud cheers from the Opposition.) I think the Noble Lord
most be satisfied that it was my intention to give to the Noble Lord,
according to his own views, the same cordial support which it is his
boast he now intends to give to me. I believe, after the communica-
tion which the Noble Lord (Russell) had with her Majesty, he un-
dertook the formation of a-Government, and I am sure the Noble
Lord will admit no act of mine occasioned his failure on that occa-
sion.—(Cheers.) • So much for the course I have pursued. I never
made any inquiry who would constitute the new Ministry ;
It was not my duty to do so. My belief was, on that
occasion, that there was no difficulty in forming a Ministry,
and I was determined to facilitate :this question by my vote,
and every infinence which I could use in this llouse.—(Loud
cheers.) Now, sir, with respect to the course I have pursued towards
those who so long have been my supporters. I admit to thefts, that
it is very natural they should feel considerably surprised. I admit
the course I am pursuing is at variance with the established
principles of that party, Ido ask them, would I make a
sacrifice of their support, unless I was influenced by consideration
of a high and important nature? My duty to my Sovereign, and
my duty to the country, required me to propose a measure
of this kind.—( Loud cheers from the Opposition.) Notwithstanding
the support which may be withdrawn from me, I will do that
party (the protectionists) the justice of saying, that I know no
persona more inclined to give a fair and generous support to
measures which they deem important to the welfare of
the country. This I will say, after having forfeited some of their
confidence, but I do not believe that they will deny that I am actuated
by honourable motives. But this I must say, that be the conse-
quences what they may, they cannot rob use of the deep-felt convic-
tion. that the advice I have given is an advice consistent with the
true eNjects which I have always had in view.—(Cheers.) I know
what the consequences would be, if I took the advice of other parties ;
I know their counselling would be dangerous to the country.—
(Cheers.) In Ireland it was necessary to combine for the mainte-
nance of the existing laws. It would be necessary to do so everywhere
else if agricultural protection should be maintained in all its integrity.
But to adopt such a course which would render such proceedings
necessary would be to abandon the duty which I owe to my Sove-
reign and to my country. I may say in the ir esent temper of the
public mind, in the state of public feeling mad popular opinion
with respect to the corn-laws, independent of all other circum-
stances—independent of the great and pressing calamities which I
foresee in Ireland--I could arrive at no other determination than
net to vote for she maintenance of the corn-laws If I was to con-
tinue the duty of 175., it would teach the landed Interest what it
may have cost them.— (Cheers.) The Right Hon. Secretary of State
for the Home Department was responsible for presereingsurrounding
millions from famine, and that responsibility would be dangerously
increased by a continuation of tile present corn-laws.—(Cheers.)
Now, it is a fact, that in parts of this empire four millions of her Ma-
jesty's subjects are dependent for their subsistence on a certain article
of food. It is difficult to say the extent of the danger--the progress
of the disease, and the amount of deficiency that will have to be sup-
plied; and surely you will make some allowance for those who are
charged with the responsibility of this great calamity.—
(Hear, hear.) The famine and disease have every pros-
pect of an increase at the distance of three or four months, and is not
the course welave adoptedshoold
wooneheofehduartyget withtio
the country
neglect?emtnt I believeandtoour
?;\a'hayti therefore,cipations ale likely to be realised—and it is right that
should knew it. You have, of late, seemed to dislike any re-
31tpe'l:Irartelttl tO 'nee to letters; and have turned away from every communication;
but It is necessary that you should understand the present state of
Ireland.—(near, hear.) I cannot attempt to conciliate your confi-
dence by an eepresslon of regret for the course that I have taken—
so far from it, I declare, in the face of this House, that the day of
my political life to which I look back with the greatest satisfaction
grain.-- (Loud cheers.) The packet was
opening myselfo f theth the
is the Ist of November, wahheonnlteervaisnrectioduroetoil upon
miullinslyeinhpgreifmary object was to increase the supply of
country, and to take precaution against famine. Other
a collateral nature, would have flowed from it—
in
hear ") and, under the circemstances, it would
praraveaboosrovpdtuaos
advantages,
olitrbghsieticisit:olyaeoodafr
taTiveesbeeefn the best step that could have been adopted. Supposing
that our anticipations ha.. been incorrect—supposing we had formed
eo
fu
thel' anticipations
el
Li de
a faisehesat,tneshatoer—oelttbselfireivee tfrhoamt thhearmgelearoosdittyi
be'oeunldborne out by the result, was not the measure the only one that
could be adopted?—(Loud cheering.) During the latter part of De-
cember last, and in the beginning of January, there was a temporary
suspension ofeaftlearrma.th Ibielev:tebrunsdhaanrceed
of
food—drat
—przatletnhte opiniontsee thatwes
iliees7reati—and I never put my trust in the existing supplies ; for
tet‘eir. the opinions I had rece ved from the most eminent men of
science, I feared that the time would come when my apprehensions
would be realised—that they would be justified by the event. Now,
what is the fact? I read this not so much for the vindication of Go-
vernment as for the guidance of this House. It is cot right that you
should lire in ignoranee of the real facts of this ease. The proposal
here conveyed is not an absolute suspension, but it is
virtually a suspension of the corn-laws. A reduction
is proposed upon maize, rice, meal, eons, barley,
and oats--wheat only is excepted—and is not that virtually a re-
moval of the duty on corn. Before you decide on rejecting this
measure, c nsider well the reports which even the last day has
brought down to you. You have seemed to discredit the reports
given by official authorities. Nay, some of you have seemed to
believe that public men have been acting In concert to deceive you.
I will not read any official reports to you, but simply the letters
which the last two snails have brought from Ireland. You will pro.
bably remember the name of Sir David Roche, the Member for
Limerick. Ile was one of those who thought that the prospect of
was exaggerated, and that precaution was unnecessary.
fTain
hlhisdeay's mail brought me this letter from bins=" No person was
more disposed than I was to look forward with the hope that that
part of the potato crop which looked sound before Christmas was
safe from the infection, and in answer to a letter from the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland expressed that hope with great con-
fidence, but I grieve to say that every day convinces me of
my error. Potatoes apparently Sound turn out to have
the disease more or less, in an incipient state, and
are obliged to be given to the pigs. The Catholic clergy in my neigh-
bourhood,nmveiaxlteoy
out
tn otherol nctcoloiortiril, I,eoi.ntopsl
ooepn4irode.ferdoeut:lessoei ,
tlf
la
land,ids
ado
tool
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isr;tkaseottx.cwhp.
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..ott
hhit tiespmocatala:2etto
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d
If
wills me, what must it be with the poor people who have not the
convenience of substantial buildings and other adjtmcts to a large
farming establishment at their command. In short, when I ride
through the country, the rotten potatoes are to be seen thrown by the
road-side, and near them a small portion of more sound ones, which
there is every reason to fear will share in the general decay. I pray
you to look to it at once." Well, I did look to it.—(lmmense cheering
from all parts of the House.) That is the account from the county
of Limerick. You shall now hear the account from the Queen's
County. It is written by an inspector of police, and
Mr. Emerson, the clergyman of a parish there :—" We
have examined at first the horses of, two families resident
on the property of Mr. Cavanagh, and we afterwards extended our
inquires to 198 families- We are utterly unable to describe the ex-
tent to which the destruction has gone on in this part of the country.
Many families who have planted sufficient for their ordinary wants,
including a portion for seed, have not had a potato for the last month.
This is the month of February, and it will be at least five menthe be-
fore we can receive ally supply in the ordinary natural course. Other
families have lost nearly all, and the stock still remaining is totally
unfit for hairnets food; in fact they are a mass perfectly disgusting to
look at. We have Cxernined many, hut the results are always tie •
same—there are no potatoes remaining in the country." These are
letters received by me during the last two days. There is another
from the county of Waterford, written by Lord Stuart Dacia. "Your
Excellency will find the announcement of the alarming fact, that in
two districts of the union there are at this early period of the year no
less than 300 persons whose stocks of provisions are on the point of
becoming extinct, and the disease is making great ravages among the
potatoes. Those persons have no hope but from parish assistance.
It was the general impression in the district, that a Ow in the price
Gl' all kinds of grain would take place before the spring, and that
althossgle foreign supplies were bad even now, they would lie far short
of meeting the evils of the case ; unless the Government, as far as the
interests of Waterfowl kW the surrounding country was con-
cerned, established corn stores Where the people might be
supplied at wholesale prices. The writer was of epinipn that in
Yoegl'al, Waterford, Cionmel, and other towns in that part of Ireland,
the astabtishepent of these stores would he of the greatest benefit and
meld be gesily kapt open, as there was an adequate military force in
them all for their pepteption. The next letter I hold in my hand
(col-Abetted the Itight Itoll, Bereteet) is from the county of
Kerry, and i 3 'wed the 9th of VOrniwy. The gen-
tleman who writes it wss Slr
T110414$ JACels g(-1,i1P1411
whose statement was entitled to the greatest respect. Ttle Right
Hon. Baronet then read an extract, to the effect that very see iplls
ravages had been made in the potato crop by the prevailing
diseesp. pe (Sir Thomas Dillon) had gone round the district
daring tlia feet ten gays, and he had had every opportunity of
hearing and witnessiflii file 441 roetion as Mehl had been made in the
potato crop the disease Wes S49llllti Freprid Tepidly, and excited
the greatest clarm among ail elasses, as to hew flee 'people were to
get a supply of food. The House (resumed the Bight 110. NMI
will recollect that some time ago a Commission was appointed to si
its publin, and to carry out an inquiry as to the extent of the potato
dsseage ht a;fferent parts of the country ; that Commission has lately
made IfS repot% and thie ;Mehll report embraces every part of Ire-
hmd, or I may 4), eveyy electoral dietrct of that country, wi h the
eaeopplien of 49. From all fheele wiste ee eeptions I
have ;veined Oleos has 4 been made. et std 'theie reyeal
I find in ` foae eleA;s3l disiricts the jOss oil 4I ' potato
crop has been no: ..a`ll.
pie - tenthi" of" all 'tine
produce. That out of ninety-thiee • gosh:less the lees
br been not lets than from seven-tenths to eighTelAiths. pU 442
electoral districts the loss is seven- tenths on the whole crop. In I 6
e ilietedels the failure is six-tenths. In 596 electoral districts
abeee one-half pf the ,crop has been destroyed, and in 582 electoral
the loss haa beef)ir-eetathe In the idemant of the produce.
Then` are tilts iefiirrei Rs, and ile dates 41;(t the m
eomiamd,ii;,;:isa we have reccl44, itIP 441TM/100. hitsObidoon
the establishment of stores Of corn—(Losul cheers)—to be epIZI at 14W
prices, Pif 3111P11 in remuneration for labour.—( Renewed sneers.) flgt,
though we might eideblisli stores and receive• supplies of foreign
grain,
to get potato seed roirs foreign countries was next to imeos-
sible. One-eighth of all the Otitto crop wiae repaired for seed for the
ensuiog year. An acre Of landyeattired it tout, or at least three-
quarters of a ton of potatoes for seed; to that at this rate It would
ell of EUrOpe: To
require supply which Four9,:t.. t,e d