The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-15 00:00:00

tiscle for going into Committee—of course with a view of
iPar,P.Gsina" a certain fixed duty in the importation of
dteten
s corn. He did not mean to assert that such a
1,44' Would be a great relief to the acericultural interest;
rather di'snosed to think it would not have the
,e:ct of • •
e raising prices, but it would at least assure the
'o4,li:sera that they would not go lower, that the sources
a
the `s
rePort would be circumscribed, and that consequently
lluwould be more limited supply in future years.
t a
45, uPPosing the effect to be the rising of the price to
Nvhat injury would that do to i.
Countrieseighbour-
, or what perceptible increase would
1,„•,1”ka to the consumer at home ? If they
"I`eci until 1851, agricultural discontent would be
radelaiulorl,;naenlemont in a complete cauldron of national
ti,ja,ttY• Then the income-tax would have to be re-
d befor.e that was done. there must be a general
th of taxation. Would it be politic, then, to have
.._e.great landed interest injured and oppressed, smarting
i)leticirclt'r, recent injury, and indisposed to any additional
f en•—(llear, hear.) Ministers would, then, perhaps,
ili.°reed to remember that that interest supported pe-
r burdens, and that they had submitted to thorn
pier a Compact
ape, te,Pact that they were to e protected from
hcompetition with other countries. When things
ams to extremity, Ministers could not rely on Gentle-
n on their own side of the House, their domestic op-
Position, he
might call it, who, like the natives of certain
lag,e countries, whipped their idols more than they
4P41 it4'
PPed the (L• tehter ) They might depen.:
"
t at their main stay in the hour of trial would
he the landed interest. Objection was made to the term
iiaProtection," but the protection they claimed on that
ages of the House was only simple justice.—(lronical
haB) Protection against injury. —(Cheers and
unter 1 htudater cheers.) It was argued that manufacturers
it, no protection, and why should agriculture claim
hi:
PBet they were not in the same situation. It so
th'ePirened that the manufacturers were able to produce
bet that
cheaper than the continental mann,Ucturers;
rot:ateleozoati.ctittl.yr_ythe reverse was the case with the agricultu-
Interest. They could not produce as cheap as
eteiettert, (Ironical cheers.) He would take the case
where the state of things was exactly the
du "set: In Prussia the manufacturer could not pro-
eoce c"e'P goods but the farmer could produce cheap
hen' but but the Prussian Government could not sacrifice
10 °rnaer by letting in the cheaper produce of our
to (Protectionist cheers.) But here it was forgot-
_ ai at there was a unity of interest between the two
taa4;ees,:and the cry was, " Sacrifice one, that the other
they ui°Y a factitious prosperity." They forgot that.
ore; had one common country, and that the interest of
eloub
uPPOr,cwas the interest of all. The motion was, no
, tto re-impose protection. He gave his warmest
•
injur„ to it, believing that while it would no.t
tee,: any class while it would not be in any way detri-
tisfatal to the community, it would nevertheless give sa-
thinp,etiutsu and defence to e agricultural interest. Some-
taiti,° had been said about reaction and a change
teu-st"Place. No man surely could look about him but
taking convinced that there had taken place, and was
qtleit Place, a great decision th public mind on this
g art"l,,°n, of the ultimate of which he had the
-istt Confidence. lie did not know that any change
tioa e-4!"" Place in the agricultural districts, but a rose-
eeity-."4d taken place in the other classes. of the commie-
eaan There were signs not to be misunderstood of a
dieter of opinion in the industrious classes, not imme-
what Y connected with the cotton manufacture. And
ties was the reaction but a desire to return to protec-
the;
.let he feared Government was so entangled that
thet.-utild listen to no such sober counsel, and that
Witii was not the slightest hope they would return to it.
that out any hope of that, but with the warmest hopo
Thee
his
distant period the object would, beh attained,
Theerinis hearty support to the nvootion.—,C
eeedt, `,-11ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was ex-
:hareclre:B:Ysglad that this motion had been brought for-
the because it was much better that the opinions of
of parties should be stated in Parliament,
thee they could be dismetsed, than published in the
Lipp': of Manifestos in newspapers.—(Hear, hear.) It
kaiiiafred that a Noble Lord had now put forward a
Preteeetta of his principles, and that the staedard of
the 0 ion was now fairly unfurled.—(Loud cheers from
(oh PPosition.) He was glad that this was so..—
hadese,CA) The Hon. Member for South Lincolnshire
tisla-tveasn of the necessity of reconsidering recent
Prena'°,ll, but the great leader of the party confined his
1347h4ti0n to the transfer or removal of local burdens.
that-n-,e,,,g,Qntlemen who waited on his Noble Friend said
It le,;""Ing but protection would answer their purpose.
Was n°w quite clear that the object to be attained
404,-, 'l'd duty of eight shillings.—(Hear, hear.) An
Poop arable Member said it would be better to post-
shc' etacilly motion on the subject until a new Parliament
Whet be elected by an amended constituency. But
Ward Qr the Hon. Member was prepared to bring for-
her to new Reform Bill, he must leave the Hon. Mem-
eotife He believed the greatest benefit had been
efltttZ''° on the country by the policy which had been
4e di adopted.—(
sheers, adopted.—heers, and cries of tt Oh, oh.")
co not
this not believe that the great body of the people of
who had tasted the benefit of cheap food
to].) tn three years hence, or at any other time, return
the a4arii:janaent a body of gentlemen who would reverse
qie-'etielYt—(llear hear.) It had been said that he (the
Itseet Now
of the Exchequer) considered this an experi-
:"sriee -"°w he denied, in the strongest terms, ever
Lafe Used a single expression which could lead to the
(Eileta'rnet‘e that he considered this an experiment.
Itatecll "sr-) The Right Honourable Gentleman had
(?Fpre,verY clearly what he conceived to be the object
LttsPtafteicti°n• He stated that he did not think the
qt,:ai.:on of an Bs. duty would be of any great
thee a_"3 the agriculturist, or that it would materially
price of corn. And he (the Chancellor of
Iturist'sseluequer) must say that supposing the agricul-
t4y °ok for comfort to the other side of the House,
alleteJ4d derived very little from the Right lion. Gen-
-440,-", or from an admission on that side of the
could 's that the large importation of foreign corn in 1849
rlatehn„c4 be supposed in the slightest. degree to have
Jeet It•'ted to the alleged distress, which was the sub-
Pres°,,-;'wo motions the last session and one during the
ails-i. The Right Hon. Gentleman put the case of the
ea 4 ntlurists in this way. The English manufacturer
fl,l/.r°,_duce cheaper than the foreign manufacturer; the
farki's agriculturist cannot produce corn as cheap as the
aittl;Producer; and the Right Hon. Gentleman would
i'llo 4,-41 Protection on English corn in order to maintain
he r,uu°Poly for the English produce—that was to say,
lAtiaavuld raise the price of corn to the consuming popu-
ttaeatirliplear, hear.) What the Right Hon. Gentleman
"rote tiaa'a that the price of food should be raised by
eottekl--"FC laws. He (the Chancellor cf the Exchequer)
Prise %red it manifestly unjust and impolitic to raise the
Was th°` bread to the consuming population, and that
Whee te,Principle on which the Government proceeded
a,,,appep,"e alteration in the law was proposed, and it was
•Lhe measure 137 the members of the present Government.
"oeere'astlre was not proposed as an experiment by the
SlbqaC:nent then in existence, or supported by the
ut iteus of the present Government on that ground,
keel as
supported by them on the principle that the
_fool e °F this country should have the main articles of
4114t%15 N.,5 eheaP as the -world could produce it.—(Cheers.)
Was the principle on which the present Govern-
"aßha4fere, Prepared to stand, and there was not the
an"hce. shadow of misgiving on their part that their
'stk. was ,just.—(Cheers.) With respect to the re-
shows °I the Re, 'Member for Wakefield, they went to
ta,o that the .importations of last year were not more
14114,24fk1ent to supply the deficiency occasioned by the
's cif the Upon a' • own showing, the
tb rate"; - Potato crop.
"e an °f foreign grain had nothing to do with
*);
etliefaei °I produce in this country.—(Hear, hear.) It
of
W t° compare the price of a year with the price
'43 •"''. If th ared the average price of
ti With that ey comp _
wa at of 1835 it would be found .ha, the vari
rl4ll as 4s. 11d., the prices being 445. 3d. and 395. 41.
„.°7teof'',l,"s wasenou h to show that it by no means fol-
'arte -t,"" it was simplyg from' the importation of f treign
Rare,' '4,LY a statement in one of the London papers it ap-
ith,,ati it ri`"a4t wheat was now 4s. or ss. a quarter higher
:rat brn ,5 a month ago, and other species of agricul-
'ptse 't•;a'''uee was also advanced in price. That did not
Cln any ext.'ordinary
demand, for the same
ah,_
ve • ,
11,4,114 e c'eur ct that purchasers were manifesting con-
114' best, aution- It was manifest, therefore, that there
in all 4 Considerable rise in the price of wheat as well
klot ,°ther sorts of agricultural produce. He would
let-,°lpthle the House by giving them any detailed state-
eattl Opposite price of barley and oats.ooTnshiedeNroabbllee
l'owsitaitiera teld. them that tlTreinwere
thatt una' Fram accumulated the continental
also of
tnited the same thing was alleged
• At States. Now, what was the fact?
theaPpeare, last quotations from New Orleans.
qc, 433. '1 that the price of wheat had advanced
bas
44g, and that it could not be laid
"teed ""ts country under 525. per quarter. His Noble
ha
ear geed harvest stated that there %Nes an exc.eed-
itre ban,. last year, and therefore a consider-
-4110
hate
more of agricultural produce was brought.l
P set aar;''t,
had
in the previous year.. Thatd certainly
there 1../°_,ool.tit considerable effect in re ueina
tteetares'f Noble Friend. had told. t_hem.thfurther,ountthrat
eo',U .aat Iderable distress
.existing the country,
of y,
etad distress was pressing on every part the
isti lin Now he defied any Hon. Gentleman to
tphie`erlertrthe House and assert that distress was ex-
Ar Woup
_Y part of the community.—(Hear,
ear, hear.)
venture to get up and say that distress was
ai by the " the manufacturing districts?--(Hear, hear.)
tn t 11) sae allegation was made in the previous ses-
e
ta:Ul thctiet 0h aft
after month, and early in that year he had
tei:Doetel jvPortunity of stating what was the result of
theleyea, p expenditure and of the number of persons
Is, 25th oeic had showed that in the year ending
yea than '.March, 1849, the expenditure had been
aeos eedin in the preceding year—that in the half-
-7i les, a_g in Michaelmas last the expenditure also had
Lean
j,etetie year.
Ile
tne corresponding period o. f the pre-
tbilq loew felt at the time that it. might be oh-
price of corn made a difference as to
I'Bl' " Perse"pended, and he took, therefore, the num-
-1,14119, c ns relieved in the year ending sth July,
i„ hisc,°_lPared with the year ending sth July, 1848.
ti"a‘'st parioedorroborated his assertion. Even up to the
to which the returns hail been made out-
-18:r1°Y, th
cep th_ ° first January, 1849, and the Ist January,
wh'indifference was in favour of the latter period.
;.'he WeZ. they came to the able-bodiedoor, the class
suP os
p
g7eate, P ed to be thrown out of employment
e1:1 was Ct extent, ho found that the number rt. -
th_ld to an in the former year. But a Noble
per'4, Place was not satisfied with those re-
to'N v,ed for others up to the latest possible
es;lmoy;uld be made out—namely,
14et:oerseri 9h:be
tirl at le
tri je;lOaoef
hoof the 't?hhertebhe rves uiytoaaurt
ran andtas d
he
e. thetThrhee
escuNhl taonbwelaee
is
Lord
entirely Chancellor
ot hpe-
treas. had told
1,68,1ng distreti .e House that there was great and in-
teat_ he woups in the midland counties of England.
,„:10 take the returns with regard to Lei-
to;ci were Probably the counties with which the Noble
le 4
44 „ aCqUitinted. He would not trouble the
patse
•
ti WM rather late ; but