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

surveyor to undertake the management of the highways.
In a district in the no.th, in which this plan had been

carried out, the roads had been improved, and the

exponse had been diminished from 6d. in the pound rate
to lid. in the pound. It was one of the points of relief
to agriculture which he proposed to relieve

Then he proposed an alteration in the law of settlement

At present a man moved from an agricultural district to

a town. The manufacturer had -the benefit of his
labour—he was thrown out of work and he was sent

back to the rural districts. For the purpose of doing
justice to that man, and to the rural parish he proposed

,hat, after being devoted five years to labour in any

place, the labourer's settlement should be in that
place, and also the settlement of his wife and children,
At present, immediately on the death of a labouring man,
his widow must be removed. He proposed that she should

not be removable for twelve months ; and that when a
labourer became ill no order ,hould be taken out for remo-

val on the ground of chargability by sickness or accident•
He recom:nended that the state should give facilities for

agricultutal improvements by adopting measures to
promote _ drainage by a loan of public money•

He would advise the advance of loans immediately
under the superintendence of the I! closure Commission,

and that their certificate should be the warrant for the

advance to be repaid b.,• a rent
charge,
and by annual

instalments, giving this loan a priority of payment over
all other obligations, except in cases wlTre the parties
having rueh prior charge object to that advance,
in which case the advance should not be

made without the consent•
of the Court•
of Chancery,
With t espect to direct loccal burdens, he could not advise
any material alteration of the system under which as-
sessments took place. It was said the poor-rates were
a charge upon the land. In point of fact it was
not so. The opposition was not between land and other

property alone—it was between real and personal pro-
perty, and as this was merely a local charge, there would
be no advantage in making personal property liable
to it, and how could they levy it in small

amounts, as personal property in rural districts?
If they instituted an inquiry into the profits of trade,
they must do the same into the profits of the farmer,
which, conducted by local authorities, would be
an intolerable inquisition ; and he believed,
that for the State to take upon itself the
maintenance of the poor would be most objectionable.
He proposed to take upon the Government the

charge of the maintenance of convieted prisoners, and to
defray it from the Consolidated Fund by an annual
vote. He proposed, also, that that portion of
the expense of prosecutions which was borne by local
rates should be borne by the Government, which
would give them a control, over prosecutions. In Ire
land this would amount to 17,0001., and in• England

to 100;0001. a year. If any part of the kingdom would

suffer by the removal of agricultural protection, it would
be Ireland, and he proposed to relieve Ireland

by taking under the control, and into the pay

of the Government the whole police force of
the country, thus relieving the land of the whole of
the rural police rate. With regard to medical relief
under the poor-law, he proposed to take one-half of the
charge of the payment of parochial medical officers in the
Consolidated Fund. He estimated that would amount
to 100.000 L a-year in England, and 50,0001. in Scotland.
He also proposed, with regard to Scotland, that the
charge for the prison at Perth should be borne
by the public. In many workhouses the provisions
foreducation were very inadequate. He proposed that the
right of appointment should be vested in the guardians
but they proposed to provide a competent salary, on

condition that they might require competency in the
schoolmaster, and exercisa the right of dismissal. In

every case in which he proposed to place upon the
public the payment of these public burdens, it was
accompanied by some public good. Before the mea-
sure was rejected, he hoped both parties would
seriously consider. Immediate removal of du-
ties in many instances, distant removal in others,

was what ho proposed. He asked fur the ex-
pression of no immediate opinion, but he trusted the
statement would be seriously considered in the same
calm temper of mind in which it had been listened to.
While he had no guarantee that other countries would
follow our example the Government had resolved to
consult the interests of the country, and not to punish
other countries and our own by a continuance of those
high duties. He admitted that other countries
had increased the duties on our goods and
yet our exports had increased partly by
means of the smuggler, and partly by the high tariff, so
increasing the cost of production in those countries, that,
notwithstanding the high duties, we had been enabled to
compete with them. But, they might depend upon it,
that the example of England would be followed. The
interests of the consumers would ultimately pre-
vail. and prohibitory and protective duties
would, in spite of Governments, be removed.
The recent report of Mr. Walker, Secretary to the
Treasury of the United States, proved that such would
be the case. In Europe the exempla of England was
producing i:s effect. In Naples liberal commercial views
were beginning to hold sway, and the Sovereign of that
country took a personal interest in the subject, mid he be-
lieved that from Naples they would have a liberal tariff.
Sweden, Norway, Austria, Hanover, were all becoming
more liberal in the commercial policy, and he did not
despair of their following our example. He trusted
that increased commercial intercourse would increase

the bond of union between different countries, and give
a guarantee of the preservation of peace. But it should
be remembered that peace exposed us to in-
creased competition, and it was therefore necessary
to secure a pre-eminence that we should have abun-
dance and cheapness of provisions, and security
for the continuance of that abundance. This
would contribute to the increase of wealth
and ito the alleviation of local and general burdens:
He asked them to give their consent to these measures,
because the true source of increase of revenue was in-
creased comfort, and an increased taste for luxury. He
asked them to consent to them, because abundance dimi-
nished crime. It had been said there was no scarcity.
Scarcity
_was a relative, term; and they should remem-
ber that two years of abundance had altered the feel-
ings of the people in this respect. That which
was not scarcity in 1844, would be scarcity in 1846.
Let them not check the genial current of prosperity by
forbidding the import of articles of food. The furloughs
of the soldiers in the Guards had increased greatly in
the last three years, in consequence of the increase in
comforts of their relatives, who were constantly inviting
them to visit the country. If asked why he disturbed
the existing law under which this prosperity had been
enjoyed, his answer was, that since October last there
had been a sympathy between the prosperity of
tqe manufacturing districts and the price of provisions.
These were the proposals, which on the part of the
Government, he offered for the ultimate adjustment of
this question. He would not appeal to any unge-
nerous feeling to induce them to consent to this
measure. There had been agitation but not toa
greater extent, but ho believed that there had been
in the minds of the mass of the community a great at-
tention on this subject, but still there was a general
feeling of contentment and loyalty. Their consent
to take taxation on themselves so as to re-
lieve the labouring classes had produced gratitude
Hind he besought them to avail themselves of
the present opportunity of affecting an adjustment,
which he felt could not be much longer delayed.
For these reasons he should deeply lament
the failure of his present attempt, which he
recommended to their calm consideration, as one cal-
culated to maintain friendly relations among all classes
of the community, by bettering the condition of the
great body of the people.
The Right Hon. Baronet, who had spoken for up-
wards of four hours, then sat down amidst loud cheering.
The CIIAIRMAN then read the resolutions, and
Sir R. PEEL suggested this day week fot proceeding
with the further consideration of the question.
Sir B. INGLIS wished to know what would be the
amount of increased expenditure to be saddled on the
country by his measures?

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-ROUSE.
Just as the Lord Mayor was leaving the bench, John Kin-
chin, master of Waterman steam-boat No. 5, and Edward
.3fackey, one of the crew, were placed at the bar charged
with a riot.
It appeared from the evidence of the policeman making
the charge, that from instructions he received that morning
at the City Solicitor's office, he had just taken the defend-
ants into custody on account of the dispute which arose on
Wednesday last respecting the pier at Paul's-wharf.
The case having been partly heard, a solicitor appeared on
behalf of the defendants, when the Lord Mayor, before he
had time to make a remark, asked who he was?
The gentleman stated that he attended from the office of
Messrs. Newbon and Evans, the solicitors to the Waterman's
Steam Packet Company.
The LORD MAYOR then said, "" Go beyond that railing,
sir ;" and on being remonstrated with as to the place where
the gentleman was then standing being the usual one for
solicitors when attending there, his Lordship said if you do
not go out from the railing you shall be turned out.
The solicitor then went outside the bar, and the statement
of the police having been taken, the Lord Mayor ordered the
defendants to find bail in 100/. each, and two sureties of 501.
each, to answer the charge at the sessions.
The solicitor, during the hearing of the case, statedsothria'st,
lie took the order to go beyond the barrier as a per
insult.
The LORD MAYOR said, in reply, meant you to take
it as such," and the solicitor then left the Court_
GUILDHALL
Phnbe Richards, a young woman of respectable appear-