The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-22 00:00:00

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antasbia Craton.

CASHIRE ELECTIVN

littee for_ supporting
_Sie interests of

Me Lord fRANCI EGERTON,
OOTLE WILE HAM, will sit
is, NEWTON ; 3 it is respectfully
unications may directed to them

OLT LEIGH, rt., Chairman
LTON, Esq., 'Vibe-Chairman.

1 VAREY,
} Secretaries
1 WAGSTAFFE,

OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE.
:he e•e of a dissolution
tore into your hands the
o confide to my care, it
t I afr,ain iltend to solicit

now on t

ntt to r

) infor

If for Ow/third time as a

mth Lbcashire

situdtion of being one

on several occasions explained to
, and I will only say of them gene-
vinchanged ; but at this moment,
n so recklessly agitated by the plans
ial change, proposed by a govern-

intention of Carrying

t I should more

particularly

3orn-laws, I approve of the principle
of the present laws, and, should any
in on that principle be brought for-
kos t serious consideration ; but to the
fixed duty, I am adverse, as I think
F oupagricultural population, without
nufacturing classes. It will tend to
ndent upon foreign countries for the
in time of great scarcity, either at
at a higher price to the consumer

of agricultural labourers, being thrown
mill seek it in manufacturing districts,
a great reduction in the wages of all the
the competition arising out of surplus
owing the price of bread to be cheaper,
11, the fall in the price of bread will not

fall of the amount of wages

r the plan of a fixed duty

;37 has been singularly ill-chosen for
a duties, as our West Indian colonies
cover their energies after the great

icipation, and 3,r

oar East Indian pos

ssions, a

ffree-grown sugar is in every sae-

ving given so little information as to
ived from the alteration of the timber
pparent- that our Canadian trade and

stain great injury by the alteration,
osed to the plan as suggested by

revision of the import duties

le government possessing the confi-
but I look with distrust upon the
who bring forward such extensive
vial 'relations, with the' sole view of

a their favour, and of endea-

n a few more votes at the ensuing

administration

most engrossing topics

. :
ass over others on which my opinions
rell understood, and beg to assure you
ices are again at your disposal, should

,
r a third time to intrust me to your
I remain, gentlemen, your obedient,

R. BOOTLE WILBRAHAM

TORS OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE

at hand when yon will be called upon,
,rivilege in the election of your repre-
it my duty respectfully to present
is a Candidate for the honourable post
been elevated by a major of your

occasions T have bad to a. ress you on
policy, on which my op' ions are un-
eno reason to presu ne at yours have
)n. On such it won, be idle now to
proper to do so wit, .ny purpose of di.

topics of superior interest, at

you have a ri

to know my opinion

11 of duties on the importation

rg withAlte-anthority oi a minis-
ix the character of madness or

of tha

a with whom I differ on this point. I
aat confusion and transfer of property,
al revolution, would be the consequences
lat its best success would be some exten-
eturing establishments unattended with
nt in the condition of the operative, but
at risk to him from dependance on foreign
and by a disturbance of the home market,
a and extend the distress under which he

, however, I would, on the best considera_
! subject, adopt, in preference to the fixed
d by government, which, taking into ac-
umstauces of its introduction, I consider
thin mode of-effecting total repeal. 'I do
can to insinuate, that it is advocated by
11 with this view or intention ; and I am
holds out a prospect of certain advantages,
lated towards it the opinions of many per-
d authority, who have no object in view
he community. Believing however, that
is its protection would be delusive, that as
veen parties who 'suppose their interest to
would be inefficacious for any purpose of
on; that it would lead to periodical
which no intervention could allay, and
t ; and that it would break down under the
L deficient harvest, I; at least. could not be
supporters.
ui, and dispassionate revision of the present

not only no obiection,

1 such revision is required.
of the prophecies of the
of political economy, not
3of exact results. I may

d
v h t°rdeei xml)6 ceeadrt‘ii.eotnnhes
mf at
at he
ne
e
y
,:oncomitants, without the
when-
the substi-
a
, all discussions of the
bmayY be! nicely
conjecture
se, whenever authorities may u
el it my duty to act as I
converse of my position in the country
o ry
'Tie that thi ,nan who is in the centre notf
a
ulation, will look to its wishes and apparent
dl do likewise ; and if he looks to his ricks,
my chimneys and those of my neighbour..
;t to the other proposals of government, on
itated in parliament my estimate of the extent
roposed by government to the consumer, and
for not accepting it. I have seen no reason to
dculation, or alter my opinion. Timber appears,
3f ministers, to have slipped through a hole in the

LCt MY CR

budget.
1 believe the poor-law, in many of its leading provisions,
unshed to South Lancashire, and uncalled for by the pre-
existing state of the administration of relief to the poor in