The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-15 00:00:00

ken of fifty millions.a-year, enablin

.t the ex-

landowners to enormously increase their incom
pense of every other interest of the community, and that this
meeting, believing those laws to be unjust in principle, and
ruinous in their operation, petition the legislature for their

immediate repeal

Mr. ROBERT JONES seconded th
(luring his observations there was some confusion
lower end of the room, mingled with cries of " Turn him

first resolution, and

(the disturber) out

The CHAIRMAN immediately rose and said he would turn

the first man out who made anoise

The. nit Ain

I him with supreme authority

rest assured that authority he would
would call in a sufficient power to mai
Mr. JONES then pt oceeded with his remarks, and concluded
by saying that he could find fifty thousand families in Liver-
pool who were half d—d under the co-operation of the corn
laws, and that no man could conceive the immense quantities
of corn that would be consumed in England if the bellies of
all the people were well stuffed with bread.

f not, he

Mr. JOHN RossoN briefly supported the motion, after
which

The CHAIRMAN was about to put it to the meeting, when
A Gentleman, whose name we could 'not learn, but who
carried a large volume and some documents in his hand,
rose for the purpose of proposing an amendment, but was
assailed by cries of " Turn him out."
The CHAIRMAN said he could not hear him, and desired
him call a meeting-in support of his own views if he placed.
He (Sir Joshua) had no notion of allowing him to come there
to throw the apple of discord. (Uproar and great confusion.)
The Gentleman again said that he wished to say one word

before the motion was put.
The CHAIRAIAN.—SiIence, sir, or I will put you out in a
noment. (Uproar.)
--I will throw

ou over the

platform

Cheers.

The IiENTLEMAN still endeavouring to be heard—
The CHAIRMAN,—If I have one word more from you till
ttled, I will turn you out. You understand me.

'Cheers.)

- This silenced the gentleman, and the resolution was carried.
The GENTLEMAN complained of the manner in which he
had been treated, protesting against it as most ungentlemanly
on the part of the chairman.
The CHAIRMAN.—i did hope that, after what I have said,
the gentleman would have held his tongue—
The GENTLEMAN.--I ask you, Sir Joshua Walmsley,
whether you have treated me as I ought to have been treated
by you

'The CHAIRMAN..--I say if you do not hold your tongue I
shall turn you out. (Great uproar.)
Mr. DuFFIE, a journeyman tailor, proposed the second re-
solution, to the effect that petitions be sent to the legislature,
in conformity with the terms of the motion which had just
been passed. The tailor went on say, that the first aristo-
crats were robbers, and concluded by stating, emphatically,
that they (the corn law repealers) would thunder at the gates
of parliament—they would show their moral power, but he
warned the aristocracy to beware lest they tempted their
moral power too far, for moral power was but the ghost of
physical. (This sentiment was loudly applauded.)
Mr. H UGH BOY D, the secretary to the association, seconded
the resolution proposed by the last speaker.
Mr. PALmuit rose for the purpose of opposing it, but was
assailed with cries of "Turn him out." The meeting at this
period became most uproarious.
The CHAIRMAN.---1 have spoken to this gentleman before,
and begged him to be quiet. Is it your pleasure that be
should be heard ? (Loud cries of " No, no,'; and "Turn him
") Now, Mr. Palmer, go out, sir. (Cheers.) Retire
• sir. (Cheers.)
.t, intimated that this proceeding was most

from this meeting,

'Mr. PALMS

The CflautuAN.—Retire from this meeting I say, sir. I
will not hear a word from you. (Cheers, and uproar.)
Mr. PALMER made another vain attempt to speak to Sir
Joshua,

The CiatumAN.—Recollect, sir, I have ordered you from
this meeting, and I will not hear any more from you. Here
(addressing the meeting) is a young gentleman—
VoicE.—l beg pardon—he is a blackguard.
The CHAIRMAN.—Allow him to pass quietly through.
(Hear.) I think it due to myself and to you to state, that
this gentleman says there are no persons, here who dare meet
him in discussion. (Cheers.) I have told that gentleman
previously, that if he and his friends would call a public
meeting, he will find plenty of persons ready to discuss the
sect with him. (Cheers.)
Ir. ANNTYRE, secretary to the Protector Society, then

(Cheers.)

proposed the following address

TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OP TILE BOROUGH 01

lsall,—O

" Men of Via. - -- You has devolved the signal ho-
nour of being the first constituency of Great Britain to re-
pudiate the pretensions of any parliamentary candidate un-
pledged to a repeal of the inhuman starvation laws which so
fearfully afflict our beloved country.
" In a .few days your.borough will he made the battle-field
for a great principle. On one side is the fearless and disin-
terested advocate—the enlightened advocate of unrestricted
commerce ; on the other, the scion of grasping and remorse-
less monopoly, who would make the hunger of Englishmen
like the sweat of the negro, the source of unhallowed wealth
to the coffers of insatiate ambition. What men, in whose
breath lives one generous feeling, will hesitate to side with the
champion of industry and plenty against the

supporter of

monopoly and want
" Men of Walsall! The eyes of the empire are upon you!
The wives and daughters of England's working men look
with intense interest to the progress of your struggle. Our
unemployed operatives, for a time, forget their privations in
the excitement with which they watch your conduct in the
coming contest : our drooping commerce and decaying ma-
nufactures feel a vivifying spirit in the expectations which
arise from the noble position you have taken. Britons!
brothers! men! From this great mart of commerce we
and pray for your success. Let
send you our sympathies,
not, then, we implore you, the triumph of monopoly in your
borough blast the high hopes you have created. Strike, men
of Walsall, strike a manly British blow for the prosperity of
of old England, and your first loud shout of conquest will
give joy to every honest heart throughout the land, and
towns and counties, catching up your glorious spirit, shall,
in imitating your example, make ' gallant Walsall' a rallyin
cry to inture victories
Mr. AVICENNA se
which was put and carried
Mr. WILLIAM RATiIuoNE next addressed the meeting,
and concluded by saying that the people of England must
advocate free trade if they wanted cheap corn and real com-
forts.
Mr. SHEIL followed. He was decidedly opposed to the
present corn laws, as they ground down the great mass of
the people for the wicked purpose of augmenting, not the
comforts but the aggrandisernents of a few.
Upon the proposition of Mr. GUI,FIE, thanks were then
returned to the Chairman, and the meeting separated, after
having first given " three cheers for the Repeal of the
Union !"

,conded the adoption of the address,

Viscount Melbourne has issued cards for a full dress din-
ner to a large party of peers, on the 25th instant, at his offi-
cial residence in Dowtung-street.