The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-07 00:00:00

-Vtitti Zlltttoror

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock,

NATION AL ASSOCIATION FOR
THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY AND
CAPITAL.—(THIS DAY.)
A general meeting of the delegates from all parts of
the country was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
Strand, this afternoon, the Duke of Richmond in the
chair, to consider the present condition of agriculture
and other interests.
Upon the platform we observed Mr. Bennet, M.P.,
Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., Mr. Christopher, M.P., the
Marquis of Downshire, Earl Stanhope, Earl of Maluaes-
bury, Mr. Wortley, M.P., Sir John Trollope, M.P., Mr.
Packe, M.P., Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, M.P., the Earl of
Eglinton, Sir Charles Burrell, M.P., the Earl Talbot,
Mr. G. F. Young, &c. &c.
The room was crowded to excess in every part.
The Duke cf RICHMOND, who took the chair amidst
loud cheers, said he would take the liberty of addressing
a few observations to the meeting, as there were perhaps
few who were better aware than he was of the necessity
of imposing moderate import duties. It was said they
were trying a great experiment, and that they,
should give sufficient time to test its applica-
bility to the circumstances of this country. Now
he contended that the experiment had been tried,
and that it had signelly failed, and if continued the result
would be the ruin of landlords and tenants. They had
assembled there that day to hear an account of the pre-
sent state of agriculture from deputies from different
parts of the country. There could be no doubt
that distress was !prevalent, but still he hoped,
by the perseverance of the farmers, redress and justice
would sooner or later be obtained. He hoped the ex-
pressions which would be made use of to-day would
show that they were all loyal to the Crowe, and strongly
attached to the constitution of the country.—(Cheers.)
Mr. BOOKER then came forward to propose the first
resclution:—
' " That the difficulty and intolerable distress pervading
the agricultural, and other grew' interests of the country,
and the state of deprivation and suffering to which large
masses of the industrial population are reduced, are, in
the opinion of this meeting, fraught with consequences
the most disastrious toathe public -welfare, and, if not
speedily remedied, must prove fatal to the maintenance
of public credit, will endanger the public peace, and may
even place in peril the sa' ety of the state."
Every one would agree that Great Britain and Ireland,
and oar dependenciea, were in a most unsatisfactory con-
dition, and therefore it was no wonder that discontent
ahould generally prevail. He would assume three pro-
positions—first, that the agricultural interest] was
the most important interest in the state; secondly,
that it was iu a state of great and greatly increasing
depreciation; and, thirdly, thanthe depression was occa-
sioned and aggravated by the adoption and continuance
of the altered policy of the country which now pre-
vailed. The two first propositions would be conceded
everywhere. and as to the third, he hoped they were all
agreed.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) No one present
would venture to deny that the disasters, troubles,
and difficulties of their position were to be attributed
to that vile and suicidal policy called free trade.—
(Loud cheers.) It had been said that a symptom of
prosperity was cheapness ef the necessaries of life and
cheapness of the skill and labour of men, but how came
it that with cheapness, distress now existed. Why,
Mr. Huskisson, who was the great autho-
rity of the Free-traders said that nothing could
be more delusive than to suppose that cheapness
of food was always a benefit, but, on the contrary, when
unaccompanied with a demand for labour, it was a sign
of distrhse. Then it was said that free trade had not
had a fair trial. He held in his hand a return of im-
pores and exports, which chewed that the home con-
sumptien of cotton had decreased as much as 30 per
cent. Was that a proof that the promises
of the Free-traders had been or were likely
to he fulfilled? lied free• trade, also,;not had a fair trial
in the colonies, and had not nearly every interest in
those countries tes almost ruined?—(Cheers.) And
what had been the efieet of free trade is Ireland? Why,
the wretched coaditiernof the people in that country, and
the un'ortmeate tanition of the laudlorde, showed that, so
far as the Irish were concerned, free trade
had had a serf-del cot trial. And what then
was the means by which they sought to ameliorate the
condition of the agricultural population ? A return to a
system of protection—(Cheers)—and it was only by
combination and by energetic and unceasing exertions
teat t ley would be enabled to attain that ena. For his
own part he was ready to subscribe his hundred or his
thousand pounds, if necessary, in support of the cause.—
The Hon. Gentleman, after delivering a tirade against
the free-trade party and Sir Robert Peel, concluded by
proposing the resolution.
Mr. eIIOWLER, from Nottingham, in seconding the
resolution, stated that the wages of labourers in his part
of the country had been reduced from 12s. to 10., and
in sonie instances to 95.; but this was not all, for, in
cone( quence of piece work being done
,away with, the
average reduction in their wages was about 4s. a
week. In Leicestershire, :where there were not
many labourers, the farmers had been impo-
verished. He, of course, expected to find perfection
on the estates of Sir:Robert Peel—(Hisses and groans)—
he expected to find the labourers on his Kingbury estate,
close to Drayton Manor, well housed and well fed,
but instead of that he 'found that steps had been taken
to depopulate the parish of the labouring popu-
lation.—(Loud Laughter.) He was astonished
that the Times' Commissioner had not been
there.--(Laughter.) But that was not the worst of the
matter, for he found that on Sir Robert Peel's estates
the Irish had superseded the English labourer—(Hisses)
—because they worked for less wages, and put up
with accommodation in outhouse:. So there was a
system going on on that gentleman's estate to reduce
the English labourers to the condition of the Irish labou-
rers. But he would go to another lion's den. He alluded
to Mr. Villiers, M.P., who, it would be recollected, said
that nine millions had been saved to the country by the
reduction in the price of the necessities of life. Now he
f and that at Wolverhampton the poor-rates amounted to
litno9o/., and in 1850 they had decreased to 5,0001., so it
was pretty clear that the constituents of that gentle-
men did not obtain much advantage by that saving.—
(Cheers:) The fact was that free trade measures had
resulted in benefit to one class alone. Great agitation
existed among the labouring population connected with
the cultivation of the soil; they might prevent any die-
turlsance breaking out before harvest, but was it not
likely that they would conbine and determinedly assert
their rights.--(Cheers.) The farmers were determined
to do their utmost to obtain redress; they would
mount their horses for the purpose if neces-
sary, and if the landlords would stick to them
they would stick to the landlords.—(Loud cheers.) He
always regarded rent as a private bargain between in-
dividuate, and he would not find fault with his
landlord or landlords generaly, because he thought
they were the best friends of the people
but he thought they left too much to the farmers in the
present period of difficulty.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel
((;roans)—had said that the food of the labourer
otoeht not to be taxed, but he found that there were
taxes on cheese, coffee, butter, and a dozen other articles
of food, which realised as much as 13,000,000/.; and
takieg the duty on tobacco, which was chiefly
consumed by the working classes, they had
had a round SUM of 18,000,0001., or one third of the
revenue of the country. The duty on malt was another
uy -. just imposition on the agricultural interest. He next
.
Alluded to the exhibition ot 1851, which he said would
prove to be a failure, and would be very injurious to the
country by taking money out of it; because, if foreigners
brought articles of proauction from distant parts ot the
world, it was not likely they would take them back again,
lie did not know how Lord Stanley, who was one of
the Commissioners fee that exhibition, would come out
cf it unscathed, though he must confess he had great
cfidence in hint.—(Cheers.) He conclte?e(l by ob-
serving that if some alteration • ere not made iit our
Serve tte,e ofit
the
be elfee'vtly impossible to pre-
otohuenntrypu.—t (aCndhe eoras;
The resolution waus
accla-
mation.
the
tindifferenee with which
proposed the
the jitieostusceomotplee,i:naletsotke,fnit people beentnresedeoipvtedanbey!
,heitpae
measures for removing or alleviating
ir..Ns, and the want of sympathy wilghthe existing die-
the sufferings of the people, have
producedt exhibited to
dittisel Ictling of danpeointneent, discontent, a widely-
trest, which is fast underrandrig their reliaueaund dis-
trust,
dice and wi•doin of Parliament, *meet is theOnirse
security for the loyalty to the Throne, and thte
titouance of the inveluehle institutions of the country."
Ile observed they had not fallen in consequence of the
speixhes of Cobden, the influence of the League, or the
peel but because the aristocracy treuelie.-y- of a„,and
iindlurdS:WhO are all powerful, and had the unanimots
voice of the oountry in, their favour, had sacrificed them
• 'es of demagogues and traitors,
to the discordant principh
tee out, t tohave done, the
instead-of upholding as y
(Cl—eers.)
• wiry Lngla • •
)e.CIII farmer, from Wilts,
c`v ILLIANS,
Mr. dons ALLE.
eseonded the resoluti n, an d said he had been deputed to
county to protest against the
art and on behalf of that
linisters to the agricultural
treatment of her Majesty's 2.
intmteeta because it Vie present system of free trade
"ere nut remedied inevitable ruin would come upon
• all the- tenent-farmers and occupiers of land in
the inßtitini.—(Cheere, ) After alluding to the results
hinewu experience as to free
- trade, he urged on the
fay nwra
strong and united exertions with
• ,e necessity of
tno
,view of obtainine
e 17-- • iloting amidst loud
ree q
rteedreolie Wards of eiitton—
" Awake Arise,be ever fallen."
The reeeoreen
rc or for
4 HA, 1 'Deere eirr•-
nd,
PrefeSeor lerrocra o'f E • w-s stated to
dinburgh, who • „
h see wintered' the Prot
Moyoziee, prroposed a tidies in Bine:wood s
meeting attributes the nest resolution-- That this
reericunoral,'coltnaa n42ll'B'l°o and distress of tte
reee and neliclidc change‘e i-e.g'tahad other interests to the
a gel .t, d the importatien f ~ere. laws which had long
e'en
is of opinion the those laws were Productions; that
jail riaciplea and dictated by the scears(ri on the most
uraleretheir salutary Hien nee, the Br‘ititst policy, that,
tie a 'led. un.,xsznpltd state of prospet it 'h nation hed
prI,VMITI.Lee in the scale of nations; an
and a proud
,;t j: and spirit in fostering and prorectin tit their
tiesery be fir site abandoned, many of the most native inj intereete of the state will be sacrificed, and the important (aloud
proeeerity and greatness be ruinously impaired."
Th, r,solution was seconded by Sir MATTHEW WHITE
ritoeaa, Part., end passed nem core.
Al LNUTT, of Wailingford, Berkshire, next pro•
erd, Ott no relief from general or local taxation,
e teen is consistent with the maintenance of national
fiith and the effieicrlcy of public establishments, can
etude the British and colonial prodUcer to maintain a
Eucc2sEfal competition with foreign productions, and

that the onNope of replacing the agricultural, and
and other British interestt, in a state of prosperity rests
on the re-establishment of a join system of import duties.
Mr. HUGH WATSON briefly seconded the motion,
which, like the last, was carried unanimously.
It was then agreed, on the motion of Mr. GEORGE
BODINGTON, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, se-
conded by HENRY Iliccitss, Esq., of Herefordshire—
" That a memorial to the Right Hon. the First Lord of
the Treasury be prepared, founded on the foregoing re-
solutions, protesting in the strongest manner against the
continuance of the present system of miscalled free
trade,' and solemnly casting on the Administration, of
which his Lordship is the head, the heavy responsibility,
of rejecting the appeals of the people for the abandon-
ment of that system; and that a deputation be appointed
fur the purpose of presenting the same to his Lordship,
and of representing to him the present critical and
alarming position of many districts of the country."
Mr. W ni. CALDEcoTT of Frating Lodge, near Colches-
ter, Essex, then proposed—" That the members of the
various delegations from all parts of the United Kingdom
now present, cannot separate without recording their
deep sense of the invaluable services rendered to the
cause of protection by the Noble President, the respected
chairman of the acting committee, and the other mem-
bers of the committee of the National Association, in
whom the whole agricultural community repose the most
deserved and unbounded confidence; and they earnestly
recommend to their fellow-countrymen, who desire the
restoration of protection as the leading principle of Legis-
lative policy, to support the association; and whatever
differences of opinion may prevail on minor points,
unitedly to follow its energetic but prudent guidance, in
the great struggle in which they are engaged."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. W. RIGDEN, of
Haverfordwest, and passed ;
And after a vote of thanks to the Noble Lord for his
conduct in the chair, the huge meeting separated.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London bleu, Price Current, May 7.)
a! SUGAR.-To-day the rates taken for West India
Sugar were 6d per cwt under those of Friday; there was
in consequence a good business concluded, but chiefly
for grocery purposes. The quantity sold amounted to
740 hhds, &c, includine, 238 hhds 33 tres 89 barrels Bar-
badoes at public sale, which went at from 34s 6d to 403,
one lot very fine 41s 6d ; 28 trcs 90 barrels crystalized
Demerara, greyish white 42s 6d to 44s 6d, and yellow
ditto 37s to 41s 6d per cwt.
REFrNED.-To-day only limited purchases were made
in Refined goods by hotaie dealers, still brown Lumps
were not to be obtained under 48s per cwt. The market
for Bonded Crushed Sugar is quiet, but there is no fur-
ther reduction.
MAURITIUS.-This afternoon a fall of 6d per cwt took
place at the public sales of 5,900 bags Mauritius still all
sold, fine yellow at 38s to 393, other sorts 34s to 37s 6d,
ord to fine brown 303 to 333 6d, grey 33s to 38s, and
low grainy yellow 35s 6d to 36s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon biddings were languid
at the public sales of 4,400 bags Bengal, and prices gave
way 6d for brown soft yellow, but other kinds realised
steady rates; white Benares went at from 35s Gd to 393
6d, soft yellow 34s to 363 6d, date 313 to 33s 6d, brown
28s to 30s, grainy white, fine 48s, yellow 42s to 435, and
ord 36s 6d per cwt.
FOREIGN.-By private treaty operations are confined
to 1,000 chests low yellow Havaunah at 38s, 209 chests
brown Bahia, 365, and damaged 34s per cwt. At
auction 340 hhds Cubs Muscovado were taken in at
35s to 38s; 3,240 bags 370 bkts Java 37s to 42s 6d;
a few damaged lots, however, sold at 33s 6d to
35s 6d for yellow, and mid grey 41s per cwt. Previous
teems are required for bonded parcels, still operations
have not much exceeded those of the previous week,
and are confined to three cargoes white Bahia for the
Mediterranean at 23s 9d to 245. 600 chests yellow
Havaunah 193 per cwt.
MOLASSES.-The amount of business concluded in
West India has been small at from 13s 6d to 17s for low
to fine, still lower rates are not likely to prevail. East
India is dull of sale at 12s to 13s per cwt. To-day at
public sale 80 hhds Bengal Molasses were taken in at
133 per cwt.
COFFEE.-To-hy there were not sellers of good ord
Native Ceylon on the spot under 40s per cwt., but few
inquiries prevailed. A public sale of 176 casks 242 bags
Plantation went off quietly at barely former rates, and
not above half sold; fine at 693 6d, good mid and good
346 to 58s, and 50s to 535, fine fine ord and low mid 463
to 483 Gd, good to fine ord 41s to 455. Mocha is not
much wanted, and 31 bales 26 half bales went at easier
rates; rood at 66s 6d, mid 54s to 563 6d, and common
51s per cwt.
Cocoe.-Holders of West India have more con-
fidence, and have offered none at public sale, but a lair
business has been concluded by private treaty, and
former terms are well supported: we quote red at 39s to
465, and grey at 36s to 40s par cwt. In Foreign holders
do not appear disposed to press sales, and require 27s to
29s per cwt.
TEA..-Holders of Black have been more disposed to
realise, and submitted to rather lower rates, whilst the
parcels on offer are larger than for some time past. In
ord and good common Congou many purchases
have been made at Sid to 9d, and medium,
9d to is ld ; in other sorts, however, operations
are limited at is 14d to is 3d, and fine is 4d,
to la Bd. Fine Green is not offered at any further
decline, still town and country buyers have operated
with caution ; there are sellers of inferior at a slight
reduction, and few buyers are to he found. Scented
Teas are less required, and a fall is apparent, as in-
creased parcels are on offer.
SPICE&- At auction 50 cases of Cloves changed
hands; good and fine bold bright at is 3d to is 4d,
mid is Id to is 2d, and ord dark lld to is id per lb;
140 bags Bourbon were taken in at 7d for middling,
being above the value. Holders of Mace have been
obliged to accept prices 3d per pound under former
demands ; but 50 packages at auction nearly
all sold, fine and good mid 2s to 2s 3d, ord and good ord
Is 7d to is I Id, very ord is 4d to is 6cl, Bastard kind
9d, damaged and wormy lld to 2s 3d. There is no
variation in prices of better sorts of Nutmegs, but
a fall has taken place of ld to 2d for inferior.
The public sales have comprised 350 packages ; fine
brown went at 3s 10d to 4s, good 3s to 3s 4d,
mid and good mid 2s 6d to 2s I Id, inferior 2s 2d to
2s sd, out of condition 2s to 2s lld shrivelled la 4d to
is 10d, and wormy 6d to 10d. Of preserved Nutmegs
30 cases sold at 10d to 10R1. There are still free
sellers of Black Pepper, and the rates excepted
are under those current previously. Rather
more than half of 2,600 bags Penang at auc-
tion sold at 21d to 24d for ord and mid light dusty grey
and brown, and at 2d to 2kd for damaged. 1,202 bags
Malabar all found buyers; heavy at 3id to aid, and da-
maged 3-kd per lb. White Pepper at auction 56 bags
all sold at GO to 7d for good bold, 58d for mid, and
damaged at sid to bid. Of Cayenne 24 cases went
at 10d to 11d, and damaged 3d to Bd. Ginger met
with little attention, and prices keep on the decline.
At auction 11 packages were sold at 85s to 94s for
mid Jamaica, 437 bags export Bengal were taken in at
18s for mid dark rough, and damaged 17s; 66 bags cul-
tivated, very wormy 20s, but 146 bags African',sold at
28s 6d to 35s for damaged. Pimento is dull of sale, and
prices continue to recede. Cassia Lignea met with little
attention by private treaty, and there has been no public
sale. Previous rates are supported, and rule at 75s to
86s per cwt. To-day another decline took place in the
value of Pimento, the whole of 343 bags at public sale
finding buyers at 411e1 to 4id, and one lot 3id per lb.
RICE.-10-day as public sale 432 bags Bengal Rice
sold about the former value, ord and mid white 88 to 8s
Gd. Of Pearl Sago 102 cases went at 21s to 24s for
good and fire white small pearl.
SPIRITS.-There has been rather more activity in the
market fur Jean:mica Rum, still at previous terms there
are free sellers. About 250 puns have been sold at
from 2e 9d to 3s 10d per gallon for 32 to 38 per cent
over proof of middling to fine quality. For inferior sorts
the tendency is still downwards, as of these the supply
mostly consists. Demerara is not offered at any further
reduction, but operations are only 150 puns at 2e 2d to
2s 5d for 33 to 35 per cent over proof and at these rates
a desire is evinced to sell. For Leeward Island the
market has a quiet appearance, and are confined to
150 punoheons et is 321 d to is 4id per cent over
proof, . bu` chiefly at is 4d. In East India only
aiall scales have been made at is 3d proof. Fur
Brandy there is a dull sale, prices also tend downward,
and rule for Cognac best brands, of the vintage of 1849
at 4s 3d to 4s sd; 1848. ditto 4s 5d to 43 7d; 1847, ditto
4s lld to 5s Id, and inferior 20 8d to 4s 3d per gallon.
Only small sales continue to be made in Geneva at is 7d,
and fine at 23 3d to 3s. The demand for British made
Spirit has been limited ai 9s 4d proof, and Gin at is 10d
to 8s 4d for 17 to 22 per cent. under proof.
CCCIIINEAL.-Prices again exhibit a slight reduction,
abouts9id,Mexicanati dhTa half
an
and shippers as well as home dealers operate with cau-
tion; there is also no decrease of supply. At auction
lay est.(); m
black l.
silvers went at from 3s Gd to 33 lld for ord to good,
o:frdiff2tesoo63i bags found purchasers.. Honduras
SALTPETRE.-To-
were taken in at 26ttyiorald
da s
idto3
,f good
per lb.
3s 7d to 3s
are buyers at 25s 6d
lien by private treat
perY ewattpette met with little atten-
at auction 270 bags Calcutta
INDIGO.-The marketfporerEceasntt
purchasesiNb have been moderate, India
good
is quality;still
fir
m t, b
be
ur et
well supported. For public sal yet former terms are
h
is now 12,228 chests. Prices aretraethlearanlotwityer for dl
el
Spa-
nish, as the market is still well
supplied. At aucatrioendtimarlamaidll
tsoolfidnaet
S2oab 7d
resto 3'
5d
for Cortex,
ando
3s ra6s na
6d
Gto4a fo
OILS.-Olive is offered at a further decline,
demand has not been brisker for a
there are other arrivals. Gallipoli aniirel
to be obtained at i still the
purposes, and
44. to 45/, other Spanish
to 431 103 per tun. Lucca per jar 51 1 are
sorts 42/
Os to 6/ and
Florence half chests at 17e to 203, whilst lower '
are likely to prevail. Operations in Rape Oil rate,h,
b en to a small extent, and lower terms are acceded to,
GS the market i 3 well supplied: the rates taken for
pale are 38s 6d to 39s 6d, and brown 373 to
385, whilst for delivery purchases can be made
rather under these rates. Linseed Oil has been
operated in with caution fur home consumption,
export orders
and only limited have been completed. A
further _
reduction has taken place, and 30s 6d to 31s is
the value on the spot. There is firmess in the
markethave been e
market far Palm, and operations upon u
larger scale at 303 to 31s for good to fine,
Seed has been purchased with caution, pal© at 361 to
36/ to 361 10s, straw and tinged 321 to 35/ 10F, yellow
and brown 301 to 311 103. There has been a better de-
mand for Cod, and few sellers are to be met under 351 per
and a greater desire
tun. Southern is still in lmited supplY,
its evinced to operate at 321 to 341 for ordinary to
rTie . For Sperm a further increase has taken
t-ace in operations d 1 ount is on offer, prices
ess am
are eta), stud fine Colonial realised 831 to 84/. Head
matter is in se d fine 901 to 92/ per tun.
t a
To-day anty, supply' an
public sale 750 pkgs Cocoa Nut Oil were
nearly all tithe •
11 i n at 31s for Ceylor, and at 31s to 32s
for Cochin.