The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-20 00:00:00

,ntlemen, I will

unhappy schism, a
large body of whom withdr
and who retained the nam

cneese, sugar, coffee, cocoa, rice, branik, and ruin, as showing
an increase. Now. gentlemen, if you will not consider me
too tedious, 1 will tell you briefly what has been the re-
Etta on those several articles as far as I am able to show
whether you have ``‘ern or

nsumed fifty per cent. more c_
en, with regard to thearticle of cheese, you
certainly imported 87,000 cwt. less in 1851 than in
(Laughter.) Now, gentlemen where is the increase on cheese
(Laughter.) In butter you have a slight in-
e 100,000 cwt. upon 285,000 cwt. in 1847. There
On cocoa, on which he lays particular stress,
the consumption now is just what it was in 1846, and 200.000
lbs. less than it was in 1849. (Laughter and applause.) And
then, gentlemen, he says you consume more currants. It is
perfectly true you do. but the increase is such that I can
assure you, you would not have nn extra currant for every bun

:—you ha'

n the kingdom. (Loud laughterand applause.) And, gentle-
aen, if you consume more currants, allow me to tell you that

you have had fewer plums in the puddings you consumed, and
32,000 cwt. of raisins less in 1851 than in 1841. (Hear,. hear.)
So much, then, gentlemen, for these articles. Now, then,
gentlemen, he says you have consumed more rice. I can only tell
you that if there is any truth in official returns, you consumed
62,000 cwt. less in 1851 than in 1816. (Applause.) Then, in
retard to coffee, the consumption is 1,800,000 lbs. less than in
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the increase in the consumption of coffee, although the duty
was reduced one-half. (A voice, "chicory.") That I have
nothing to do with. Now then, gentlemen, he also alludes to
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sumption of brandy has very slightly increased in 1851 over
1846, but that it is 'very largely diminished from 1849 to the

Then, ae:ain, ins regnrc.

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gation Laws (laughter); rum has diminished 488,000 gals.
since 1847, therefore I am afraid that Jack does not get his
quantity of grog as before. (Laughter and applause.) Now,

article, and that is the article of sugar. Now, gentlemen, it is
well known to all in this town that I for many years have
take an active part in endeavouring to bring down the exorbi-
tant duty on foreign sugar (hear, hear),—not, gentlemen, to

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equalize it with our colonial products—for that is a thing I
never asked for, and do not intend—but that I have laboured
to equalize the duties and bring them within a reasonable
sphere, is no doubt well known to most in this town. But

reduction of the duties on the sugar enjoyed by every family in
the kingdom? Gentlemen, when the bill was brought into
Parliament, 1 don't fi, d his name at all on searching in Han-
sard to-day. (Hear, hear.) Then, in 1848, what did he do,
when this question was main before Parliament? (Hear'
Why, gentlemen, he usr his best

—ea endeavours to promote a
prospective decrease of those duties. (Applau.e.) I don't say
whether that was just or unjust ; but I only tell you the part
he took, that he may say on one side, " I was not there,"
and on the other, " Yes, I supported the West India in-
terest upon that occasion." (Laughter, and loud applause.)
Gentlemen, with your permission, I will now just briefly
explain to you what is this one-sided policy of the free-trade of
the present clay; and. I tell you beforehand, it is not the policy
which I would pursue, or recommend Englishmen to pursue.
(Loud applause.) I have extracted, here before me, from the
official returns, three countries, Russia, Prussia, and France.
France, wlic-re the balance of trade against u 3 is no less than
.e 13.900,000. (Hear.) Not, gentlemen, to be tedious, I will
confine my observations to one country, and that is France
Now, gentlemen, there is no country probably in 0--
with which we might carry on a

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trade than with France; there are no two count] ies, from their
proximity, where the interchange of commodities should be
more mutual and unrestricted. But now, gentlemen, what is
the policy pursued by one country, and the policy of the other?
We receive all that France gives us, and she will take scarcely
anythinc, in return from England. Last year our importations
were .€8,400,000, and we exported to France of our manufactures
.t'2,4oo,ooo—(hear)—leaving a balance of tfi,ooo,ooo to be paid
for in hard metal. (Applause.) Now, I ask you, gentlemen,
where is the profit, where is the labour employed in sending
these six millions of sovereigns to France? (Hear.) What
riches accrue to England out of this species of trade? You
have six millions clearly to pay for ; whereas, if we imported
an equivalent amount from France to what we give her, then
it would be mutually beneficial and advantageous to both
countries; and every one living in those countries—(applause)—.
because while France is emnlovins her sirtismo: in fin, nynn.;nn.

). How is that to be paid for ? " Listen to fore of no value whatever." There was a good dear of reason
1 I will tell you how it is to be paid for: it is in this. (Hear, hear.) Then be told you at the Amphitheatre,
"Ictures which are the " The Conservative Association opposed me." I will tell you
the Conservative Association opposed him. There was an
••• in the Conservative Association, a
' •ew from it ; those who remained,
e of the Conservative Association,
was opposed to him ; so that he says, " The Conservative Asso-
ciation was opposed to rue on this question." But, on the other
hand, lie might say, " a great majority of that large and influ-
ential body supported me." (Hear.) Now, gentlemen, I leave
you to judge, from Mr. Cardwell's declarations in various places,
whether the town of Liverpool was justified in supposing that
he would do anything towards the repeal of these laws, having
so frequently expressed his determination not to do anything
to affect the vital principles of these laws ; yet he has told you
at the Amphitheatre that lie gave no pledges ; that he was
opposed by the Conservative Association, and by the Ship.
owners' Association. But when he came on the hustings what
did he do? He declared that a placard which had been put out
the night before was "an electioneering dodge," and as an
answer to it :.tated that, " if the shipowners were opposed to
him, Mr. Bramley-Moore and Mr. Locket supported him."
(Laughter.) And what was the declaration of Mr. Cardwell on
the hustings? It was a solemn assurance, in the presence of
20,00) spectators, that his opinions were identical with the
opinions of the Dock Chairman, and the Chairman of
the Shipowners' Association. I say therefore, gentlemen,
whatever he meant in his heart, the impression which
those sentiments would convey to the 20,000 listeners
would be, that he never intended to do anything that
would affect the vital principles of those laws. (Hear, hear,
hear; and a voice.• "The Jesuit.") That deetarmt,Th

binding on the paint as if he had signed a bond. (A voice :
"He won't do it again," and cheers.) What said Ur. Cardwell
to his supporters of Toxteth-park, on the 23d of July, 1847 7
tin Cs,id 66 TI tone inner ,Ic.o; 1,1210 thnt •,•••• • .

.a•• • "Ct. luw4ucAUVUJ 1.1144 LA& ai 11.1LitEIS snouin earn
not only Is., but 55., and, if the gentlemen could conveniently
make it, 7s. 6d. a day." ;A laugh.) " He bad witnessed, dur-
ing the existence of the late Parliament. that the exports of
iverpool had increased 40 per cent., and the increase "

the
Britiih ships entered 50 Per cent. lle hoped and trusted that
all the measures they should carry would have the same ten-
dency, and produce a similar rtsult in a similar degree. He
had never taken any part adverse to the Navigation Laws • and
if a.

ions were proposed in them. he should give the
matter consideration, and vote accordingly." It is perfectly
true there was no pledge there; but I will give you something
stronger, from his own lips. ("Show him up.") At another
meeting, having entered into a history of those laws, which
were introduced by Oliver Cromwell, he said that Adam Smith,
although in other matters a free-trader, approved of keeping
up our commercial marine, inasmuch_ as our national twos.

min nu cnange until he saw how much it would benefit Liver-
pool, and the artisans of Liverpool." Would you have sup-
posed that, such statements coming from an honest-hearted
man, he would have voted for the total repeal of those laws ?
(No, no.) Then, gentlemen, if you could not think so upon
that, I will give you something stronger still. (Applause.) I
will stick to him, my friends. (Renewed cheers and laughter ;
with cries of " Don't hit so hard ;" "Yea, but hit him harder,"
&c.) Now then, gentlemen, in the Cotton Sale-room, on the
26th of July, 1847. Mr. Cardwell said :
" And, indeed, if he wanted evidence in its favour, he had
before hint his friend Alderman Bramley-ltloore, who had
added so much, by his skill, talent, knowledge, and research,
to the commercial literature of the country—and he could
bear testimony to the manner in which those great measures
bad worked. He had been asked to give certain specific
pledges upon an important subject. He had been asked whe-
ther he would consent to any change in that system of laws
known as the Navigation Laws. He had already stated, that
he knew what those laws were established for—they were
established for the maintenance of their commercial marine,

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both of which the country had attained to her present
high, proud. and noble position. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.)
He had paid to the subject the utmost of his attention, and, as
he told them before, he agreed with Adam Smith, as to their
usefulness in promoting our national greatness and prosperity.
He had never said one word in opposition to these laws. He
should feel it incompetent in him to rashly interfere with the
present system of laws."