The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1842.

THE CORN-LAWS.
MEETING AT SOUTHWARK.
(THIS DAY.)

WINGED WORDS."
" They were to decide whether or not they should succeed
in increasing their commerce—despite a HAUGHTY AND
CRUEL ENEMY, who treated them with contempt and cruelty,
merely because he claimed to be a landed proprietor, and
deemed them serfs. Would THEY LET THE ARIS-
TOCRACY TRAMPLE ON THEM?—(NO, no.) if they would
boldly struggle . . . —if, becoming bold from their suf-
ferings, they spoke out to the HAUGHTY ARlSTOCnAcv—they
would find that they would be no longer plundered.—(Enthu-
siastic cheers.)"-Speech of Mc.
O'Connell at the London.
Anti- Corn-law Conference, Thursday, Feb. 10.

A public meeting of the electors and inhabitants of the Borough
of Southwark, was this day held at the Town hall in the Borough,
for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parlia-
ment against Sir Robert Peel's new Corn law scheme, and of ad-
dressing her Majesty on the subject.
"-•

The meeting was called by the High Bailiff, in compliance with a
requisition most numerously and respectably signed, which was
presented to him immediately after the details of the Ministerial;
measure became known.

Lord's of England ! a.ll God's throngs—
Goo's people—flaming with ;heir wrongs,
Still restrain their righteous wrath,
Nor roll their fiery vengeance forth?
a now L.Olll Tower and Town
Havoc hurls her gauntlets down :
Like grr:!:t organs, rolled in thunder,
Shaking earth with sudden wonder,
Voices stormy, stern, and grand,
Bock the circuits of the land,
Pouring high voice of warning
Tones that thrill with awful words:L.--
0 men of proud disdain and scorning—
Ere plough-shares sharpen into swords—
Ere the towns with havoc darken—
LORDS OF ENGLAND HEARKEN !"

The High Bailiff took the Chair at cne o'clock.
Among those present we observed Mr. Cooper, Mr. Weston, Mr.
Pyke, Mr. Etnbleton, Mr. Vousely, Mr. J. Q. Harris, M.P., Mr.
Itanstie, Mr. Proven, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Maynard. Mr. Hamilton,
Mr. Kiven, Mr. Jeanes, Mr. Hearne, Mr. Taylor, Mr. French, Mr.
Martin, Mr. Boler, Mr. Balls, &c.
The CHAIRMAN said, that having received a requisition, signed
by upwards of 200 inhabitants of the Borough, he had felt it his
duty to comply with the request ; ano he trusted the meeting would
give every one a fair hearing, and their resolutions could not fail to
produce a great effect in the proper quarter.
Mr. WESTERN rose to move the first resolution. He had de-
clived to attend the last meeting on the subject, because Sir Robert
Pt el had stated that it was his intention to take the subject of the
Corn-laws into his most serious consideration, and to endeavour to
devise some measure which should be satisfactory to all classes.
Under these circumstances, he had thought it but fair to Sir Robert
feel, to abstain from intetkring. Most of those who heard him
wet e aware that he was more in the habit of acting with the party
now in power than with the other party ; but lie regarded the
present as a most serious, as a most sacred cause.—(Cheers.)
When they saw the constitution of the present Houseof Commons,
they could not hut be aware that they were banded together to sup.
port the present system, and that even if the Ministers wished to
introduce any great alterations, it would not be in their power to do
so ; therefore, he had not anticipated any great relief from the
Ministerial measure, but he had thought it his duty to wait to hear
what they had to say.—(Cheers.) That House had been elected
by a combination of the landowners, with the owners of mortgages,
and he was sorry to say with the clergy.—(Cries of " Shame,
shame ")—who, from old associations, from their desire ,to
keep up their tithes, had acted in a manner unbecoming
ministers of the Christian religion.—(hear, hear.) (Mr.
Alderman Humphery, M.P., here entered the Hall, and
was received with a loud burst 'of hisses, mingled with a few
cheers. Order having been partially restored, through the inter-
vention of Mr. Maynard, Mr. Weston proceeded.) Every circuits•
stance showed the existence of a combination among the land-
owners on this subject. (Mr. B. Wood, M.P., here entered the
Hall, and was received with loud cheers.) He was awarelast sum.
aler that there was a prospect of but an indifferent crop of wheat,
but the Agricultural Associations had taken immense pains to cir.
culate reports throughout the country that there was every
prospect of an abundant harvest. They had circulated these
reports for the purpose of preventing corn being admitted from
abroad, and they had done so at a time:when they must have known
the crop to have been any thing but abundant.—(Cheers.) Did
not all these facts go to prove the existence of a confederation of
the landowners?—(Loud cheers.) Was it not most inconsistent
en the part of the clergy to get up in their pulpits, and offer
prayers for fine weather, and next day give all their energies
to support a law which prohibited their countrymen from
benefiting by the bounty of Almighty God ? The crop during
the last season had turned out even worse than the most
gloomy anticipators had expected. If it had not been for the dis-
tress that had prevailed, and still continued to prevail, and also for i
the consequence of that distress, the small demand, the price of
corn would have risen enormously high. The fact was, the poor
had been starved, and the price continued moderate, But for that
circumstance corn would hove been 15s. or 20s. per quarter dearer
than at present. Sir R. Peel in introducing his measure, had ad.
mitted the great distress that pervaded the whole country. He
also had admitted that distress was borne with the greatest patience
by the people ; but yet, had he brought in a measure that
would alleviate the prevailing distress? No such thing. He brought
in a measure which would merely secure something to the revenue
and foe the benefit of the landed proprietor maintain corn at almost
its usually high price. Sir R. Peel had no right to take
credit for his measure. He had been by no means happy
in the comparison which he had thought proper to institute
between the Prussian people and the inhabitants of
this country.—(Cheers.) Amongst the former there were
but two classes, the mobility and their serfs. In England there
were four or five different classes, and among many of which he
would even call the subordinate classes, he would instance servants,
more meat was eaten than by the nobles of Prussia.—(Hear, hear.)
It was ridiculous. It was a mockery—Cheers)—to seek to de-
ceive the people thus, by arguments of which everybody must see
the fallacy. Mr. Weston was then about to read an article on the
subject from Bell's Life in London, when he was interrupted by
loud cries of " Adjourn, adjourn to the Leather-market."
Mr. HEARNE, amidst the greatest uproar and confusion, intimated
to the meeting that it was probable that another meeting would be
held on the subject this evening, but that if they adjourned the
present one now, the petitions to the House of Commons would not
be in time to be presented this evening.—(Cries of " Adjourn," and
much confusion, in the midst of which Mr. Maynard endeavoured
to obtain a hearing, but to no purpose'
Mr. VOUSELEY then advanced, and silence having been, in some
measure, restored, said that the proposition of adjournment would
be a very good one if they had any place to adjourn to.—(Cries of
"To the Leather Market.") As this was Market-day it would be
impossible to adjourn there.—(lncreased confusion.)
Mr. WESTON again came forward, and said that the Ministers, in
introducing into her Majesty's Speech a paragraph, recommending
the revision of the Corn-laws, did but offer an insult to the dignity
of her Majesty, who no doubt firmly believed the Ministers had
really intended to legislate for the advantage of the people on
the subject.—(Cheers, and loud cries of " Adjourn, adjourn.")
Mr. Weston then atteirpted to read the petition, but the: tu-
mult and confusion were so much increased it was impossible to
hear a syllable The persons who occupied the body of the Hall
called on the Chairman, from all directions, to adjourn, and several
voices called on Alderman Humphery to give the meeting the use
of a room in his premises to adjourn to. This suggestion seemed
to meet with general approbation, and elicited loud cheers, mingled
with cries of " Adjourn, adjourn."
Mr. COOPER then presented himself to the meeting ; and,
silence having been partially restored, he stated that Al.
dennan Humphery had at once consented to accommo-
date the meeting with the use of part of his premises in
hiontague.close.—(This :announcement was received with loud and
reiterated cheers.)
Mr. Alderman HIIUMPHERY then advanced to the front of the plat.
form and was warmly greeted ;' he said he would with great pleasure
give the meeting a room in his premises if they wished to adjourn
there—Loud cheers) —and if they signified their wishes to do so, he
would in five minutes have a platform or stage prepared for their
accommodation.—(Vehement cheering.)
Mr. MAYNARD again addressed the meeting, and urged the pro.
priety of their retiring peaceably and quietly. They should meet
in hundreds and in thousands, :and show their enemies that they
had but one common object in view, and that was that they were
determined to be free.—(Cheers.)
The question of adjournment was then put and carried by accla-
mation, and the meeting adjourned to Montague.clese.

Lords of England ! hear the cries—
hear the fearful litanies
Pealing from a million lips,
Who, shadowed sit i' the dim eclipse
Of hunger gaunt, and grim despair;
To whom e'en life and God's blue air
Are burdens past what they can bear.
By the plaints that hour on hour,
Speed for mercy's crystal tower—
By the ghastly starving face
Of children, suffering with sweet grace— ,
By the all-imploring prayer,
And beaten breast, and streaming hair,
Of pale, mild women, famine-faint,
And strong men starved by law's constraint—
By the sweep of strange distress,
Unknown—unmeasured—measureless—
By all tears, and prayers, and kneelings,
Ties, and tones, and rended feelings—
Ere some dreadful crisis spring—
Or Panic out her black flag fling—
Or frantic Death your doorways darken—
LORDS OF ENGLAND, HEARKEN !

FRANCE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Fee, 19..—The prevailing topic of conversation this
morning is the unexpectedly close divisions of yesterday in the
Chamber of Deputies on M. Ganneron's Bill far excluding public
functionaries from the Chamber. It iiad been supposed from the divi.
sion on the address, and still more from the great number of members
who sre at the present moment in the enjoyment of salaried offices,
dependent on the Crown, that the majority against the introduc-
tion of such a measure would have been a large one; the astonish-
ment, therefore, at a majority of only eight being obtained against
the Bill has been very great. It is believed that some of the
Ministers are themselves inclined to support such a measure, and
in fact M. Guizot some time since let drop several hints, which
might be interpreted into an intimation that it would not be made
a Cabinet question. We are inclined to believe that the great
number of Deputies who have voted for the Bill have been in-
fluenced by the more personal inconveniences to which they have
been subjected during the numerous Ministerial' changes
that have taken place sinde 1830, it being well known
that each new Administration in France has generally made short
work with all functionaries who dared to adhere to the policy of their
predecessors. Thus all the Prefects and Sub-Prefects so many of
whom have been, or are, members of the Chamber of Deputies,
have been peculiarly exposed to the caprices of the Cabinets under
which they have continued in office; and the recollection of the
forced tergiversations they have made, cannot but be galling ; we
will not say to men of independent political principles, for the num.
bers of such individuals are exceedingly small in France—but to
men of good education, and moving among the more enlightened
glasses of society. This measure more than any other would tend
to make public functionaries honest, and Deputies independent ;
isut tilts is precisely what Louis Philippe does not like.
he holds the reins of power only by force and corruption, and no
Cabinet, as long as he is on the throne, will ever dare to support
such a suicidal Edt. It was impossible therefore that the prepo-
sitions could be tamely admitted into the Chamber ; and though
by favour of the Ballot many functionaries voted in secret for M.
Ganneron's Bill, yet the Court was pretty confident of success before
tke discussion took place. This narrow division will, however, pro-
cure a good rating to Messrs. Guizot and Duchatel, the Ministers
of Foreign Affairs and the Interior, for their wily master, and will
no doubt hasten the dissolution of the Chamber. The legal time
for the new elections is in 1843 ; but it will be probably antici.
pated by a whole year. The Budget will be hastily discussed, and
carried, of course, and in June, if noti n May, the Session will be
terminated. An extensive weeding of s uspected Prefects, and a
copious distribution of decorations,togetk er with a skilful shuffle
among the Sub. Prefects, Mayors, King s Procurators, &c., will
precede the elections, and will probably produce a Chamber more
complaisant than the present one.
This question of Parliamentary Reformi s not, however, of so
much interest, in reality; as the rumoured refusal of France to
ratify the treaty for the suppression of the slat e trade, and the right
of mutual visit. It a melancholy instance of bad feeling towards
the other Powers of Europe that the French should be unwilling
to submit to the same restrictions which they would gladly lay on

other nations, and it is a proof of a low state of morality among
the people in general, that they should be willing, on such a ques-
tion of general principles of humanity, to imitate the un-
civilized conduct of the Americans rather than that of the rest of
the great nations of the world. The stipulations df the treaty
confer the sight of mutual smell of all vessels upon Prance,
Russia, Austria, Prussia, and England. All the conditions of the
Convention are perfectly rtciproc.il ; and every thing is based on
a footing which may be considered perfectly fair to the parties con-
cerned. The objections raised to the treaty by the gobblers of the
Chamber of Deputies are founded merely upon the circumstance,
that as so many more vessels of war are employed by England in
the Atlantic than by France, for the suppression of the slave-trails)
the probability Is, that many more French merchant-vessel, will
be stopped and searched by English cruisers than Englishmer-
chant-vessels by French cruisers. But such, an objection as this
cannot stand for a moment in the opinion of any man of honour
and common honesty. The rubbish talked by some of the so.
called Liberal Members of the Chamber if Deputies when this
subject was tinder discussion the other day, and the empty de-
clamations against
England's usurpation of the Sovereignty
of the Seas," &c., amount to nothing more than this—Will
Austria or Prussia, who have so tew vessels of war,
object to the treaty, on grounds o this kind Will Russia take
umbrage at the French stopping her merchant.vessels ? And why
should France raise objection to England alone ?—why not attack
Russia ?—why not declaim against Austria or Prussia? Thereason
of all this is the feeling of petty jealousy against England still sub-
sisting among the more numerous and more ignorant classes of the
and the cheap popularity to be obtained by deputies
who n c
talk on the subject. The United States of North
lA'rrineecrilleoalo'easorelelen to
:ore honest in their opposition to the abolition of the
slave-trade: they approve of the slave-trade, and their merchants
carry it on; the right of search, ti erefore, is objected to by them
with same appearance of reason, bad and disgraceful though that
reason be : but the objection of France is that of a disappointed
braggart, angry at not being able to play first fiddle. We sincerely
hope that England will not fail to support her dignity and her just
cause in this affair on both sides of the Atlantic.
The affairs of Algeria are not yet fully brought under the notice
of the Chambers ; but when they are, if the members can add two
and two, so as to make four, it may be expected that a great modifi-
cation of policy mill take place. The conduct of General Bugeaud
has however been of late rather successful; and if he could be
allowed sufficient funds, he would probably effect something perma-
nent ; but whether the hundred and odd millions of francs will be
allowed by the Chambers, when they vote the African Budget, re-
mains to be seen.
It appears positive that the Prince de Joinville is going round
the world; and will probably visit John Chinaman during his pere.
grinations. It is rumoured that he has refused the rank of Rear.
Admiral until he returns; this is not unlikely, for he is a straight-
forward young man, and it does him credit.
The Carnival has been duller than ever—nothing could be
worse; the weather is most unseasonably fine and warm—nothing
can be more agreeable.

ARCHIBALD PRENTICE.
London Coffee-house, Feb. 14, 1832.

musty.
After the adoption of another resolution, as to the presentation
of petitions, and also a memorial to the Queen by Robert Owen,
Esq., in person, the meeting separated.

THE EXPEDITION TO CHINA.
DISPOSITION OF THE TROOPS IN CHINA.
Soldiers left at Amoy
At Chusan
At Chinghae
At Ningpo
The rest, with the sick and wounded, are at Hong Kong,
under the command of Major-General Burrell.
'l he total number of vessels that have already sailed, or are
about to sail, to join the squadron in the Chinese seas, is
lifieen—being one line-of-battle ship, the Implacable, 74,
tilting for the flag of Sir Thomas Cochrane ; four frigates—
the Cambrian, 36, Captain H. D. Chads, C.B. ; Thalia, 44,
Captain C. Hope ; North Star, 28, Captain Sir J. E. Home ;
and Vindictive, 50, Captain J. T. Nicholas; six sloops of war
---the Dido, 20, Captain the Hon. 11. Keppel; Hazard, IS,
Commander C. Bell ; Syren, 16, Commander W. Smith ;
Harlequin, 16, Commander G. F. Hastings ; Wolverine, 16,
Commander J. W. IS. Johnson ; and Serpent, 16, Com-
mander W. Nevill ; three troop ships—the Belleisle, Captain
J. Kingceme ; Apollo, Commander C. Frederick ; and Sap-
phire, plaster-Commander G. H. Cole ; and one hospital-
ship, the Minden, Captain M. Quin. The ships of war
carry altogether 334 guns. The majority of them have al•
ready sailed; the Implacable, Vindictive, Wolverine, and
Minden (hospital-ship), being the only vessels not yet ready.
The Wolverine and Minden will sail in a day or two, and the
Vindictive in about three weeks. The Implacable will
take some time longer, as she has only recently been put in
commission. It is now understood that tha Carysfort frigate,
26, Captain Lord George Paulett, which has lately been com-
missioned at Portsmouth, is to proceed to China. This will
make the number of vessels ordered to reinforce the squadron,
already there, sixteen, and the total number of guns 360, ex-
clusive of those on board the troop-ships, which are armed
en flute.

CORN-LAWS, TEMPERANCE, AND
THE SUFFRAGE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sir,—The present duty on the importation of barley is 18s. 4d,
Now, either the impsition of that duty is a farce, or the home-
barley.grower has protection to that ameunt. We have a right to
presume tnat the latter is the case, else why should the landowners
impose and sustain the duty ? Let us see, then, to what extent the
peop!e might relieve themselves from a landlord-Imposed tax were
they to totiow the advice given by Mr. O'Connell, the Rev.T.Spencer,
and other speakets, Including myself, at the ,Crown and Anchor
meetings, end abstain &Ana stos,tamos ale, porter, and spirits, brewed
or distilled (eons borne-grown, barley. •
The quantity of bariej, irMteif peirgoinimin is'abaut seven millions
of qtt-rters, so that, taking the present duty as the amount of pro-
tection, the ale and spirit consumers are paying directly into the
landowners' pockets no less a sum than 6,000,000/. a year.
In addition to this landlord-exacted tax, they pay, to a Govern.
tax anti duties on J3ritish spirits, about 9,000,000/. more, making
Moot adverse to the relpre;;;emCpuerrna-nlanwu,miln the shape of malt
in all a contribution to the landlords and the State, something near
looking at this great amount of voluntarily.
ofof November last a number of respectable gentle.
theme 1
men in
enormousitnhe Manchester,mo n t sum 1 i
i t sleslia-ldal
was felt
easy
incurred taxation, and thinking also that while there was a scarcity
il
tn gt
no ordinance," i
suomsct e. ,n"g they
a n owb
jeer:.
of bread in the country th,y ought not to drink the poor man's tory;
resolved that they would consume nothing brewed or distilled from
home-grown barley. In emlei,aiouring, however, to induce the
who can afford to buy foreign wines and brandies, to abstain from
drinking the produce of
,E,.n,,glisr,h,,,,bsawriey ; but we, if we give up ale
metworkbiyugrhcilsasosebsi
c ude foreign wines and spirits in
particles which, from mythe abstinence list, so t ciety now makes war upon about
12,000,000/. of Government taxation
e not to incur so enormous an amount
, acid 6,0410,0001. of landlord
taxation, repealing,
i isto duties. concerned, the malt tax, and
all the wine and
saidspirit duties.
that the
etcotijoo,iittir, this ,t
Bentham has truly
make
the only way to obtain justice for
the oppressed many, is to ruling few uneasy ; and I know
wouldthem
tainodn ,g gin,
isu" wasgicruel: 0 laVfl ed:
hr.
aat t
tioit:helienslyo
are
nothing which wou,- makel more uneasy, than a determina-
own experience,
unnecessary to tho sustainment of health, Were
they to shift from their shoulders there indirect taxes, there would
arise a necessity to impose new and direct burthens, of which the
landowners would be compelled to bear their fair share; and they
would thus be driven to consent to those further reforms necessary
otlitocnavnooldnuentcthiaaerryepattaroxt
be
etfi
uot tett!:
to the introduction of economy into the public expenditure.
The temperance men are already in the field and producing
most pppeArial efforts on . the community,
Their may be an en-
larged movemalr 10 '111419N9 motives, Let the Corn-law TF•
the Complete Suit age Advocates join them, with Joseph Sturge at
their head, till representatiou be co.extenslve with taxation. Let
the c heroots plow the advice given to the Radicals of 181 p. by
Henry lIPW, M 4 PiP ;PP " teftPtfol9 ••
peale s join them till the Corn and proyioip.!,F4 0 0004. T.,,.,
till the chafter beconce
It, corn.hu, repeal he
,d,ipsitrame___i
the Law tot the iallg?
sirable—if the Cbgter he -Psimip—!pt there be souse self-dental
to obtain them, and f Complete Splicage be de.
which is often ipjpiiqus to health
the self-doi4 ii, pp ippo, Tprfil, to alltliP,
and morals, and in ninety-nine cases 9pt of 4 PPnored 4,14 e PP,
necessary.
from an hab tual use of articles

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btaendseaernd tat:kcal;

NATIONAL DISTRESS AND HOME I UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
COLONIZATION. OXFORD, FEB. P.—There will be an election at Univer-
On Friday evening a numerous public meeting was held at the sit.y College on Saturday the 26th inst., to an open scholarship
and to two limited ones, fur natives of Yorkshire. Candidates
Social Hall, John.street, Tottenham-court-road, to take into con-
sideration the present distress of the country, and the necessity for each are required to present in person to the Master certi-
for.ficates of biptism, and the usual testimonials, on or before the
the adoption of home colonies, as a remedy for that distress,
i 22d inst. ; the examination will commence on the following day.
with benefit to all, and injury to none. On Thursday next, a convocation will be holden at 12 o'clock
W. D. Saves, Esq., took the chair. for the election of a fellow on the Vinerian foundation.
Mr. Newate proposed the first resolution—" That, in the The Margaret Professor of Divinity has given notice of a
opinion of this meeting, the appalling distress which now mere
course of lectures, to begin on Tuesday, the Ist of March, at 1
or less afflicts every branch of industry in this country, is the
'
result of numerous bad laws and misdirected arrangements, which o clock.
confine the beneficial results of the present advanced position of I The Professor of Moral Philosophy has announced his inter',
day
scientific and mechanical skill, to the aggrandisement of the larger
lion to resume his lectures on Tuesday
next, at two o'clock.
capitalists, whilst the mass of the industrious population, by whom The Professor of Political Economy will deliver four lectures
on the causes which determine the rate of wages, on Tuesday
the profits of the capitalists are produced, are sunk into
the most abject state of wretchedness, and are left at the next and following days, in the Clarendon, at 2 o'clock.
will of their casual employers, to perish in the streets and Yesterday, Mr. G. W. Pearce, of Trinity College, was
cellars of our towns and cities, without even food, clothing, elected a scholar of Corpus Cbs isti College.
or comfort, equal to that afforded to any other labouring animal." Lord Calthorpe has presented the Rev. J. H. Stuart, of
In support of the resolution, Mr. Newell commented on the present Trinity College, to the rectory of Ampton, Suffolk.
state of the distress of the country. Especially, he referred to the The Lord Bishop of St. David's has presented the Rev.
statements :of the Hand-loom Weavers Committee last year, as David Davies of Worcester College, to the rectory of Kevenllys,
to the wretched state of the weavers in the three kingdoms. Radnorshire.
Mr. D. 11. D. Burr has presented the Rev. J. H. S. Burr,
The motion was seconded by Mr. Manamorr, and after the ex-
pression and explanation of some objections by a working man, who of Christ Church, to the vicarage of Tidenham, Gloucei,tershire.
thought the part of the resolution relating to capitalists not suffi. The Earl of Westmorland has appointed the Rev-. G. E.
ciently clear, the motion was carried unanimously. Maunsell, of Christ Church, to be one of his chaplains.
Mr. LLOYD JONES moved the second resolution :—" That in the The following list shows the number of members on the
b
opinionOf this meeting, although the concession of a free trade in corn,ooks of each College and Hall, on the 31st of December last,
and other articles of food, would very largely increase the traffic of the and also the members of Convocation:—
nation, and augment the resources of the Exchequer, yet the great
mass of the people would not be improved thereby physically, men-
tally, or morally, seeing the power of the manufacturers, derived
from money and machinery, would still remain to ea All theta, in
the fluctuations of a competitive market, to sacrifice the industrious
artisan, in their blind desire to promote their own selfish interests."
Mr. Jones remarked, that now the two great opposing interests of
the country were contending about certain political measures,
which measures were spoken of by each party in connection with
the interests of the working classes, it would perhaps be well if the
people themselves would honestly and calmly speak out their own
opinions as to the motives of these parties, and as to the efficacy of
the measures which are proposed by them for the relief of the public
distress. The resolution states that repeal of the Corn-laws would
increase traffic. This he thought nobody could well doubt. But
there was another question which the people had to decide, namely,
whether an increase in trade, on the principles on which it had
hitherto been carried on, could permanently or extensively benefit
them.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. Jones then went into the
commercial statistics of the country to shew the great increase
which had taken place in the trade of the country.
in juxta-position to which it appeared, that the greater time increase
the more continual and corresponding had been the decrease in
profit and wages ; and one fact advanced showed, that in the case
of dyed and printed goods, which required the greatest labour,
there the greatest diminution of price had taken place ; so that, by
the returns of 1834, it appeared, that under the increase of de-
mand for these goods since 1820, above double the quantity of cloth
was at this former year given, for less money than had been received
for, half the quantity in the year 1820 —(Hear, hear.)
He insisted that it was unfair to predicate future prosperity from
an extension of our trade, inasmuch as the past increase had not
yielded prosperity to the people. The fact was, that our means of
increasing our machine power was so great that we could over
supply any demand ; glut the markets,; thereby cause stagnations,
which lead to a number of working men being thrown out of
employment : competition for work amongst these men must follow;
the cupidity of employers will lead them to employ the cheapest,
nd thus must. wages fall to the lowest point of subsistence.—(Hear,
hear.) Notwithstanding, he would recommend all to look for a
repeal of the Corn-laws. They were unjust in principle, and to a
certain extent injurious in practice, and therefore ought to be re.
pealed. But whilst the people do this, let them not give sanction
to the fallacies put forth by those who clamour so loudly for
the repeal of the Corn-laws, as the upholders of those laws find
their greatest strength in attacking the exaggerated statements of
those who are the professed advocates of repeal. The people (he said)
must be honest to themselves. They must tell these parties that
it is their own particular interests they are looking after, and not
the interests of the working man.—(Hear, hear.) The working
people must as far as possible take their own aliairs into their own
hands, and work unceasingly for the amelioration of their own
condition. They must estimate every proposed change at its proper
value, and then there would not be that sickness of heart arising
from disappointed hope. Their progression would be steady and
rapid, and their happiness would be commensurate with the hopeful
and Living nature of their endeavours.—(Hear, hear.)
The resolution being seconded by Mr. BARNES,
An amendment was proposed by Mr. Jas. HILL, " That amongst
those bed laws referred to in the first resolution, there are none so
oppressive and fatal in their consequences as the Corn and Provi.
sion-laws ; and this meeting declares the total and immediate re-
peal of these odious imposts to be urgently required ;" which being
seconded, and put to the vote,' was negatived, and the original
motion carried almost unanimously.
Mr. SKELTON proposed the third resolution—" That it is the
opinion of this meeting that industry must be ennobled by being
rendered attractive; that for this purpose it is requisite to combine
in due proportions, land, capital, labour, and skill, and to ensure
to each that just proportion of reward which shall stimulate zit to
the attainment of the united advantages of such a combination ;
that for these purposes, home colonies, or new townships, each
adapted for the accommodation and permanent employment of from
1,000 to 2,000 persons should be established forthwith, under the
direction of the State, and subject to a guarantee of all existing
interests ; and, th it thus, not only would the present resources of
this nation in wealth, skill, and industry, be gloriously developed,
but every difficulty of our present position would vanish like the
morning mist before the eliblgence of the noon-day sun, and
health, wealth, and prosperity would make The hearts of all to re-
joice in old England."
The motion was seconded by WILLIAM HALL. Esq., and carried
unanimously.
Mr. Rvaer. moved the fourth resolution :—" That in the
opinion of this meeting the measure on the subject 14 the Corn.
laws, announced by Sir Robert Peel as the organ of her Majesty's
Government, is unstatesmanlike and contemptible; and failing as
it does, after so much delay, to afford any prospect of relief of the
distress of the country, is an insult to a patient and suffering
people, and can only be viewed as an indication that the landed
aristocracy of this country, now in possession of the reins of Go-
vernment, are destitute of al sympathy with the industrious
class, s, and are resolved, if permitted by an outraged people, to
persist in a course of selfish policy, which renders it necessary that
the industrious classes shonld, as often advised, take their own
affairs into their own hands, declaring their moral independence in
a manner intelligible to all, and endeavour to persuade all men to
work out their redemption in union upon the land, and avoid all
servitude to the higher classes ; declining at the same time the use
of taxable c immodities, and withdrawing savings' bank funds to be
invested in the purchase of estates, so as if possible to avert the
impending awful physical revolution."
The motion was seconded by Dr. Lose, and carried unani

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