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considered effective, when it happened that the per-
son having the Regency in Portugal had placed him-
self in direct violation of the compact wider which it
was enthasted to him. The Hon. and Gallant
SleMiser, although lie felt it his duty to put these
. questions, begged to say that he was perfectly satisfied
with what had been done by his Majesty's Ministers,
With respect to the withdrawal of our troops from
,Portugal, and the evacuation of its forts.
Mr. Secretary PEEL was confident that the
explanation which he was enabled to give would
fully justify the Government. He apprehended
that the notification to Lloyd's of the blockade of
Oporto was purely in conformity to the prin-
ciples which always regulated the conduct of
Great Britain, with respect to the blockades
411 d the observance of them. He had already stated,
on two occasions, that our diplomatic relations with
Portugal had ceased, and that the course of conduct
Pursued by Don Miguel met with so much disappro-
bation from his Majesty's Government, that they
entirely approved the conduct of our Ambassador
in interrupting his diplomatic functions. But
although his functions had been suspended, and
coatinued so up to .the present moment, no act
Lad as yet been done, denying the authority of
bon Miguel as Regent of Portugal, or as Lieutenant
of his brother. Our Ambassador had not been with-
drawn ; that clearly would be a denial of the authority
Of Don Miguel, to whom he was accredited; but
in disapprobation of the course pursued by Don
Miguel we had suspended our diplomatic relations
With him. Don Miguel was, however, still exer-
cising the functions of Government in Portugal,
and in so doing, had thought fit to blockade
Oporto—that blockade was effected; that is, there
Wag a sufficient force to render it effective, and this
was all that the Government of Great laritain ever
required, in order to induce them to respect
the blockade. It was not a paper blockade, which
Wass the name given to blockades where there
Was not a sufficient force for all its purposes, as
would be the ease if a long line of coast were de-
Nlared to be blockaded by a very inadequate number
of ships. This latter description of blockade we never
respected. The blockade of Oporto was notified to
his Majesty's Government, not through their Am-
bassador at Lisbon ; but it did reach Government
on sufficient authority that the blockade existed,
and that there was sufficient force en the spot to
Maintain it. Under these circumstances, his Majes-
ty's Government thought it right to notify the fact to
the British merchants, but that notification could not
be considered a recognition of the authority of
the party by whom the blockade was instituted,
and unless we were prepared to set aside the
blockade by positive force, in justice to the British
Merchants, they could have adopted no other
course. That notification was, therefore, an ac-
keowledgment of the blockade, hut not of the au-
thority which had preceded it. The Right Hen.
Gentleman then referred to the conduct of our Go-
vernment in 1819 when the existing authorities
in Chili, although not recognised by this treaty, had
determined on blockading certain ports. This
blockade, added the Right Hon. Gentleman, is in
its rules to follow those of others which have pre-
'eded it, and on that understanding, if British mer-
chant vessels should violate it, it must be at their
own peril. As to the rest, I have only to say, that
our relations with Portugal ere the same as when I
last addressed the Hoxse on this topic ; and I trust
that, though I may not have taken the Hon. Gentle-
inen's questions in order, I have in substance given
Sit answer to all his questions.—(Hear.)
Sir ROBERT WILSON was happy to say, that
What had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman had
tended to confirm the opinion which he had just ex-
pressed regarding the conduct of Portugal.
Mr. Alderman THOMPS ON asked whether in the
event of any British ship attempting to pass the bar
.r Oporto, and being seized, this Government would
take measures for her restitution.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that the same
course necessarily applied to the present as to
all other blockades, namely, that airy vessel violating
the blockade after this notice did so at her own
Peril, and must bear the consequences. The
liritish Government would most certainly not feel
themselves called on to interfere.
After some observations from Sir F. BURnETT,
kOd an explanation front Mr. Secretary PEEL, the
4latter dropped.
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~ Mr, G. ROBINSON, in presenting a petition
trorn Worcester, upon the subject of the Glove Trade,
animadverted at some length upon the disastrous
eonsequences of the free trade system, as applied to
this particular branch of our manufactures. There
had been some faint hope that the English manufac-
torers might be able to compete with the foreign
!'oanufacturers ; but by the returns of the last quarter,
It appeared that the importation of French gloves
!ries alarmingly increased, and that the result must
be the total destruction of the manufacture of gloves
n 4 this country. The House was not aware of the
'lumbar of poor persons employed in this trade, not
in Worcester, but in its vicinity, and in Sher-
oiorne, Dorsetshire, in -filborne Port, and in many
Places in Ireland. These persons would be totally
thrown out of employment if the pfesent system
was continued ; and the Government must, there-
tore, prepare to see a very large addition made to
the Poor Rates, in addition to the general misery
lollicted upon a numerous class of the community.
Ole great principle applied to trade was, he under-
quoit, to encourage the importation of the raw
material, and discourage the importation of the ma-
nufactured article ; but in this case the principle
_sti,p4, ;la, completely reversed. He doubted very much,
qua:, o,e 14)wever, whether all the fancied advantages of free
sit" e trade would ultimately compensate this country for
f Its loss in Poor Rates, in labour, and for the general
°PPfaiii 1/41isery which too pent au extension of its principles.
obis Was likely to produce. The Hon. Member con-
bject a eluded by imploring the Government to take the
matter into its consideration, and abandon these
rto beim Principles with regard' to the Silk trade before it was
avolceli totally ruined.
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i.tg The petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Inha-
staißle oitante of the city of Worcester, praying further
r Protection for the Glove Trade, was then brought up
e°thre:
iii -4t4 read.
:urn t0;,,1 Mr. SCLIDA..IIORE supported the prayer of
[email jd, the petition, and detailed to the House the quariti-
suepeaue io ties of Foreign Gloves imported into this country,
!ono° r
jiio a great importation must lessen the demand for
on et ir tlIATvs of home-manufacture, and therefore decrease
theocee the deniasal for the home glover.
the! Sir F. BURDETT objected to the prayer of the
used
rotoev: Petition, for if that were to be the principle it would
°,,venotto.l lt,PPly equally to every other article imported into
tale' luta country, if that article were manufactured in this
5111e1000:, !_o.untry. The petitioners were like all others who
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.02 fip wished to inculcate the doctrine of protection.—
' itto,
..‘:ornwall wanted a restriction in favour of copper—
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ref el °there wished exceptions upon other commodities.
411, however, were for free trade in every article
,and tea 41'Icept that in which they were themselves particu-
uotl
secrtifi): ,;(.I.IY 0 interested ; and this, he thought, formed one
cretor, le very strongest arguments in favour of the
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that system of free trade against which
cernplaiuts of those and other petitions were di-
-110,, ieqed. He trusted that this country would, ere
Idece to 4°,,ntig.t act upon the principle of hear.)d in every
th (le of consuniption. (Hear, He denied
this °`", ,at the importation of foreign manufactures les-
f it the e demand for labour in this country, because
ritnetlY iti,Was quite clear that foreign inauulactures imported
this country must be paid for by articles pro-
[NGl aced by home labour.
.0) e 01onel DAVIES concurred in the genera! prin-
ir fo, ,14Ple laid down by the Hen. Baronet, but be must
tbnefe.aris o,f; ti,e)') that whilst that principle was not applied to
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articles
in Corn, he thought it unjust to apply it
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ikinbtaY°,o e<,_rtieles imported into this count'', to enter into
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queiti,a tnaletition with home manufacturers in the home
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petA.Ire.tTIIONIPSON objected to time prayer of the
'ougcilov'teioo, and added, if the home manufacturer cif
riap, was under a disadvantage in compet-
' „11 ed with tine French manufacturer, such die-
wue Vantage must be attribute 4 to his inferio-

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