The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

Merchants
Roberds, Esq. ;

and Manufacturers of Norwich.—J. W
Wiilet, Esq.

Dublin Chamber of Commerce.—C. Halliday, Esq.
The deputations having been severally introduced to
the Premier and the Chancellor of the Exchequer by W.
Entwistle, Esq., M.P. for South Lanlashire, memorials
on the subject were presented by W. Earle, Esq., from
the towns meeting at Liverpool; by W. Law, Esq., from
the Town Council and the Commercial Association at
Edinburgh ; by M. Fielden, Esq., from 70 millowners
and 2,000 operatives of Blackburn; by J. W. Scarlett,
Esq., from a towns meeting at Leeds ; and by C. Halli-
day, Esq., from the Chamber of Commerce at Dublin.
J. Scott, Esq., of Glasgow, supported the representa-
tions contained in the memorials.

W. Potter, Esq., of Liverpool, then,addresseil his lord-
ship and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and ably repre-
sented the prejudicial effect the present tea duties have
upon the commercial and shipping interests of the country.
H. Winch, Esq., of Liverpool, followed, and addressing
his remarks to the revenue part of the question, forcibly
urged the safety and expediency of the proposed alteration.
R. Gardner, Esq., of Manchester, next spoke on be-
half of the cotton interest, and stated that in Manchester

all classes were deeply sensible of the necessity of the
proposed reduction. They had not as yet called a towns
meeting, but it was merely postponed until they could
learn the result of the present deputation. They had,
however, resolved to send a deputation, and he was in-
structed to state that deputations would also wait upon
the government from Preston, Bolton, and all the other
towns in the vicinity of Manchester. The feeling on the
subject in that district was intense. He could assure the
government that never in his life, and neither on the
'lad so many questions been
xiety, as were now asked as

corn or s

ad with ilo much

to the probability of the people's getting cheap tea.
J. W. Scarlett, Esq., of Leeds, nest stated the opinion
of the woollen interest on the subject. He said that

great expectations had been raised when the ports in
Chiha were opened, but great disappointment and diffi-
culty had been experienced in the prosecution of our
trade with China, the whole of which they attributed to
the present high tea duties. He was also requested by
the manufacturers of Norwich to say that they concurred

in these opinions

Alderman Horsfall, in a most able and impressive ad-.

ordship's attention to the effect of
the present tea duties. He would not charge either the
former or present government with a breach of faith, but
bolding the position England did, and having the high
character she had, it was inconsistent with both her posi-
tion and her character to levy such immense duties on the
Teas of China when China had acted so liberally towards
us. It was, moreover, unjust and ungenerous, as well as
impolitic, for our manufacturers, especially of cotton, had
almost extinguished the manufactures of China. China

then ca

had faithfully fulfilled her part of the treaty, and it was
the universal opinion of those be represented, and indeed,
of the inhabitants generally of Liverpool, that in this
matter, we had not acted as became a high-minded

No other gentleman having expressed a wish to speak,
Lord J. Russell said he had listened with the greatest
attention to all that had beeri said, and that he fully ad-
mitted the great importance of the subject thus brought
under the notice of the government by the combined de-
putations. They must be aware that it trenched deeply
on the subject of revenue ; but he could assure them that
her Majesty's government would give it their most serious
consideration in all its bearings, both as regarded the
national faith with China, the state of the revenue, the
increase of consumptioe, the state of the manufacturing
districts, and the general welfate of the country.
The deputations then withdrew.

ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH.—The churchwardens of
this church are again compelled to appeal to the public
for support. Sermons will be preached on Sunday and
and Tuesday next, which, we trust, .will be liberally
responded to, as, in consequence of the Liverpool and
Bury Railway Company being unable to decide at what
period they may require the building, the churchwardens
being unable to find parties willing to take seats on such
an uncertain tenure, whilst the usual incidental expenses
are of course being incurred.
There are many not aware the ordinary lately con-
ducted by Mr. Hamer, of the New York Hotel, Union-
street, is conducted with the same spirit by his successor.
A better set out need not be wished for.

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, DEC.
PRINTED AND PIJDLI
TUESDAY

EVERY

8, 1846.
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