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believe that wo ought to make a long poll, a strong pull,
and that all the commercial and manufacturing interests
of this country should pull together. (Cheers.) You ought
to be proud in making this movement, in giving birth to a
plan which, depend upon it, will result ingood, I trust, in
agricultural as well as manufacturing districts, because
upon the capacity to buy bread must that depend, and they
must flourish or fall together. I will now give you a few
facts, because the speeches that have been made are such
is I fully eorncide in. In the first place, with respect to
our relation with France, I believe the disposition of the
Government is very different from the Government of ten
or twelve years ago. When I was one of the committee
entrusted to negotiate a commercial treaty between France
and England, I found that the Sovereign was opposed to
free -trade. ‘ The Minister for Foreign Affairs was also op.
posed to free trade, and the Minister of Commerce wire
also opposed to free trade. I found that the whole of them
were interested is certain manufactutee, and that they
were so blind as to imagine that they could flourish upon
protection. Protection is the most thorough deceiver in
the world. It is false ; a prop that encourages indolence,
and there is no hope in it. Now the duty upon French
wines in this country enriches the revenue to the extent of
about one million pounds a-year, not so mush as it did
many years ago. Several years ago, Mr. Oliveira, I, and
ethers saw the then Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the
eubjeot, and he said he could not spare the revenue. I
said it is not a protective duty upon imported wine,
but a promium upon the alulteration of wines, for I
contend ,that there is as much manufactured wine as
pays duty. The duty upon French wines is about, 600 per
cont. As to Hungarian wines, they cost about one half-
penny per quart, and are equal to the best we have it this
country. Now Hungary hes a population of 15 millions.
That is a toad; popilation for pottery. and I have nee
taeion in saying that' y.a.weuld eeee, flea whole of your pot-
tery admitted there duty free. So that the reduction upon
all wines—not French wines alone—would open a market
for your pottery to an extent that would beinconceivable.
Now gentlemen, if you wish to do anything with the
French you must begin with the wine duties. I fully con-
cur with what your hbn. member has asides to the notions
of the French Government. I believe it to be the disposi-
tion of the Government of France to reduce the duties
upon pottery. I had the honour of knowing the French
Emperor when he was in this country, and in my own
louse he has frequently cenvereed with me upon this sob•
ject. He considered that the ties of nations ought to be
enduring —that'the best bonds between two countries are
those which affect their mutual and material interests.
Those would best bind two countries to each other. I have
always laid it down that the history of commerce is the
history of civili ,ation, I could wish that commercial in-
tercourse betwixt all nations of the world were as free as
between the different countries of Great &Raja. (Cheers.)
Now I contend that the Clianceller of the Exchequer, al-
though not at once, will get the same amount of avenue
after reduction as he does now, and that he would recei,ye
a greater revenue at ls. than he does now at Gs. For during
the long period I was at the Board of Trade, I am con-
vinced that there is six times more adulterated wine drunk
than imported—in fact, two-thirds of the wino imported is
not sold in the form in which it is imported. (Hear, hear.)
As to free trade, during the last 12 months we have built on
the banks of the Clyde, at Glasgow, the city I represent,
297 ships, many of them above 3,030 tons. Only a few
years ago the tonnage of the buildings in one year was nut
equal to that which is launched in one day. I believe,
gentlemen, if France is favourable to it now, that the
best course is not to send a deputation; but that we thrust
upon our Government to do their utmost to favour the
abolition of our duty upon wine in return for their aboli-
tion of the duty upon our pottery. I feel favoured to have
been present upon this moat important occasion.
The resolution was then carried by acclamation.
Mr. H. PIDDUCK then moved the following resolution :
—" That the restrictions imposed by the Government on
the free distribution of the products of labour are unjust
in their nature, impolitic iu their tendencies, and have an
injurious effect on the social, moral, and sanitary condition
of the people."
Mr. R. GLASS seconded the resolution, which having
been spoken to by Mr. Pilferers, was put and carried by
acclamation.

Mr. W. BROWNFIELD moved, and Mr. G. SALT seconded,
a resolution as follows :—" That this meeting pledges itself
to the support of the Anglo-French Free Trade Association,
and invites the formation of other associations with whom
they will be happy to co-operate."
This resolution was alsa carried by acclamation.

fir. W3t. WHITE moved, and Mr. II ACKNET seconded
the following resolution :—" That a petition embodying
the spirit of the foreping resolutions be presented to the
House of Commons, and that the members of the borough
together with those of the county, and all other gentlemen
kore-wirtirrtertkryborable- 40.1 ft-object, be requested to-suiF

port its prayer."
This was also carried by acclamation.
Thanks were also voted to the members of Parliament
who were iu attendance, the visitors, and the chairman.
The proceedings terminated about half-past five o'clock,
when the vast assemblage began gradually to dispels°.

NAVAL OPERATIONS ON TEE SIBERTAN

COAST.

The Reetteil Maritime of St. Petersburg pub-
lishes a long account of the attack made by the
English squadron on the eastern coast of Siberia.
The following are the principal passages :
On the 15th of October, 1855, at 8 o'clock in the
morning, three ships without flags, were signalled at
Vie entrance of the Ca-tries roadstead, in the Strait of
Tarta y. They were a frigate arid two screw corvettes.
The ziarm v ..4s ithrneliateiy given in the camp. A emit.
puny of :20 men was distributed along the skirts of the
wood of tee Alexandroovky post in the following order :
1 p,a,toop, the first consisting of 43 Cossacks' com-
manded by E !sign Tchaouzoff, of the 14th battalion of
the line, occup:?d the right flank, es fsr as the i:ver
Ne'ly, forming the centre of the psi:eon ; a second lA/i-
-tem), c insistieg also of 43 Ceseacks, and co uniendei by
Lisute tart Lleden, of tee 45th na7pl crew, post.A itse
on tie 'eft flunk ; t lOpounder mountain howitz,rs,
manned by ore arnioc •er and 13 artiderymen, placed
under the command of Mitishi eman Eitchanino:f, of the
47th c.ew, reinforced the Ile- flar't. Foi y cossacks,
armed w:th rifles, were divi,led '-tto plate° it and veil
as an escort to t.',e troops of at The Cossack Cep-
tain Pouzine, who commanded the entire detachment,
remained in the centre of the. pe..'ion, r i likewies the
Captain o" a corvette, FedorotsLy, of the 19th 11AVIS!
crew. The d of this officer wrs to observe the - e
of events and keep •7 e journal. At half-enet eight
o'cloele two clerks a-riled fro n Behring, an Aine-
r:can tre-chaet vessel ttett le 1 been 1.-ing r archer
`or some da: :in the Bay of Castries. lacy came with
la request for leave t) prof. ; v.:th the A Te.-ican flag
Pie goods tl'ey had already lamled, and i , was grenied.
At ealf past rine the frigate and the taco cozretter, the
English flag flying, entered the roads, and hat' al hour
later, these ships commenced manning the boats and
placing in them troops ieelancling. At hiot-pa5..,12 o'clock
sever boats armed in this way, and carrying a emit 400
troops, ranged themselves in two columns, and made foe
the Alexandroosky post near the river Nelly. Cap' -in
Pouzino, seeing the impossibility of attacking on the ex-
posed p'atform of tie Alexandroosky post en enemy four
tines superior in numbers, decided on preventing a !and-
altogether, and gave order: to Ensign Elecbariroff
to receive the enemy with a fire of grape t',e moment he
should approach the coast, and this was be the signal
for a general attack by our detachment. The boats soon
neareo the coast, and were rece7. Fed by a hi- eve, f-8 of
grape ; at the same time the two other platoons rushed
down to the strand with hui:ahs, and also opened their
fire against the enemy.
Having replied to the fire of our a • illery and riflemen
with a heavy discharge of grab s, rt-e enemy pulled back
immediately in the greatescdieorier. During this retreat
one of the brats took the ground, and was enabled only
with the greatest difficulty to get out ef reach of our
grape. About two o'clock tee frigate and two steam
corvettes approached the coast, and ler,;,an to assail us
in every direction with bombs, bade. and shells ; Capt.
Pouzino then stationed his troops beyond the hinge of
the enemy's guns. At bilf-past five the bombardment
ceased, the ships weighed anchor and retired from, the
o wit. For the night we stationed on the shore a pict,et
of observation consisting of 34 Coe,acks, under the coo -
wand of Capt. Pouzino himself and Ensign Eltchaninaff ;
the rest of the troops were sent back to their barracks.
During this day our lass consisted of one Cossack killed
and two men wounded. .
On the following day, October 16, at half-past five in
the morning, the platoons occupied the same positions
as on the day previous. At seven o'clock the corvettes
got up steam ; one of them towed the frigate, and the
enemy's ships ranged themselves in the same order as
the day before. At eight o'clock they hoisted their flags
at the stern and opened the bombardment, mostly tak-
ing aim at the barracks ; but the balls and bombs fell
ace!
,burst in the forest, without reaching the bar-
racks. The enemy attempted to make a lauding first of
all in Salmon Bay, and then at Cape Safety, but on each
occasion be was received by the fire of our riflemen, and
compelled to sheer off. The bombardment ceased at
half-past 5 ; we had on this occasion two men wounded,
one of whom died as he was being conveyed to the am-
bulance. A. picket of observation, 30 men strong, under
the command of Lieutenant Linden, was again statVned
to: the night, and the troops were led back to barracks.
Lieutenant-Colonel Seslavine, A.D.O .".o the Governor-
General of Eastern Siberia, arrived the Caine eveuit' at
De Castries and immediately tack the command of the
detachment.
On the 17th the rifleman took up their position again
for observing the enemy. At 10 o'clock, a.m., a boat,
under the American flag, was lowered and approached.
It had on hoard Mr. Moos, the captain of the American
vessel the Behring, who declared that the English com-
manding officer considered the discharged cargo as FCes
Can property, but that, on the protestations of Mr.
Moos, be bad iodated that Ale discharged goods ahpuld
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