The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

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them, used invariably
(Hear, hear.) Well, gent],
there, but they tell us the

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upper house—where we were told it was no matter how we
expressed ourselves in public meeting, so long as we were
represented by gentlemen in the House of Commons, they
should judge of us by the opinions those gentlemen ex-
pressed and entertained ? You will not misunderstand me
when I allude to Mr. Cardwell and Sir T. Birch as being
the gentlemen stated to represent the opinions of Liver-
pool on this subject. I appeal to you, Mr. Mayor, and
the meeting, whether Mr. Cardwell and Sir Thos. Birch
represent the town on this subject ? (Cries of " No, no.")
'When we carry our recollection back to the parties who
represented the town before Mr. Cardwell and Sir Thos.
Birch were brought forward—when we refer to that ex-
cellent nobleman the Earl of Harro..vby (the late Lord
Sandon)—when we carry our recollection back to the
other worthy and gallant member, Sir Howard Douglas—
will this meeting, say that, on this subject, they were not
better represented than they are by their present mem-
bers ? (Cheers.) Mr. Mayor, I recollect at the last
election I expressed to you personally my distrust of Mr.
Cardwell on this subject. You did not yield to my
opinion at the time. I elcountered obloquy for the vote
I gave on that occasion. I look on Mr, Cardwell as my
private friend, but I won't allow private considerations to
interfere with what I conceive to be a public duty on any
question. However valuable the services of that gentle-
man may be in other respects,—and I believe every
gentleman who has gone up to London will agree that a
more valuable member than Mr. Cardwell cannot be
found in other respectsr—when he misrepresents you on a
question so vital to your interests as this one, can you con-
ceive he is the one to speak out for you in parliament.
Mr Mayor, along with other gentlemen who have spoicen on
this subject, am as much opposed to the incongru itiesof the
present laws as perhaps the- ministry can be, but they go
much further than we are disposed to go. They are in-
terfering with what we consider the vital principles of the :
laws. We are anxious to amend, but, at the same time,
g like interference with their vital

principles. For these reasons; therefore, and as your pre-
vious petitions have been disregarded, we have a right to
meet again. I trust your voice•tnay' be trumpet-tongued
intolhe House of Lords, and that it may have the effect
of producing some alteration which will conduce to your

interests,. and preserve to you what you conceive to be so
veryadvantageous to you. Mr. Wine has alluded to a
very old question,—that is, that foreign vessels coming
into this port will carry their moneyaway with them, and
spend it in foreign ports. He might- have carried the ar-
gumentfiirtber. Not only do all these vessels carry the
moneyabroad, but the ship which brings her cargo to this
port is built in•a foreign country. It is'opposed to a ves-
sel built in this country, which is unable compete with
that ship; owing-to the very cheap terms-on which it has
been built. len, is it possible the British shipowner can
stand against the heavy burdens he will have to bear,
when you consider there is an import duty on the timber
of which FAS vessel is built ? There is likewise more ma-
terial in it. The foreigner has all at his own price, with
cheap labour at his- door, and can send his- ship here to
enjoy all the privileges of the British flag.. (Hear.) It
may not be unsuitable that I should refer to 'another sub-
ject, from the connection I have with that part of the
world. Tt is stated that the 'West Indian colonies are in
favour of the repeal of the navigation laws. Ibelieve that
one colony, Jarrsaica, petitioned for their abolition ; but
they soon found out that the ship, which by the abroga-
tion of these laws- would enable them to send their pro-

Nay 22.184#

trader knew this well enough :he (the The '
„. er,
beyond the cost of tilling it. (Hear. hear.) a 1
but little sympathy with rank and title, and '!', oil
tcita
depend that a peer out at elbows would meet,e- coio
respect from that class. (Laughter.) Ii hat 0
peated, let the landowner beware ! But w
e 5?
be the effect produced upon the working class ing l
national family, and they would so free ',..-ey Is
poverish their landowner—destroy their sbiPP co
rest—make bankrupt two important branchl_ if!
that their too anxiously desired and dearly bonzle,
ness would prove but a solemn mockery to bhfroi,
thousands of their unemployed and—in the TiVi DI
cheapness_starving population. (Cheer:o 1`
at that very moment, there was a cast
food cheaper, or, at all events, as cheap, • bet'
known, they had famine and disease decimating t 456
lation. (Hear, hear.) Why was this ? Becilegl
landed proprietors, who should be the guarilian3,e co
era, and supporters of the poor. were, fro'n npbeggsl
other, no matter what, themselves bankrupt an',_.corie
(Cheers.) Destroy their landlord and their snir,ion
impoverish t.e,.d
England, and cheap bread would prove but a!re'n,silif
produce supposititious advantages
a snare. (Loud cheers.) What were the relative F-7
of the advocates and opponents of this measturc.ito
theory of their opponents was that this ineauoff°
plunging headlong, without experience of facts tee
them. But what did they who were in 'av,"alill
retention of these laws contend for ? TRY, '1",5 or
with boastful pride to the - •and ''°r" 4
properities e „d pO-
- ; could point with enthusiasm to the Prc.beto
which England f. Id • ie, in the scale of nations; t° „d r
time supremacy ; to her commercial-greatness, a"
(hear) ; halt
too

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peaceful, dignified', and seemingly -in,°'°/„,ea:ft
which she enjoyed amidst the strife and o'7o
rounding nations. (Cheers.) Thus,. thee,
and
nnal
when they saw government about to alter an' aourt
laws and sacrifice those principles by whicaved
had attained to this state of things, than.';of
them, with all respect, to listen to the
~...jivid'
opinion. The interests of the shipowner,
was not so great as were the interests of tile irafton
dent upon them ; therefore, it was that the Pc%dete
had emanated from Liverpool should be '1.4001
better indicating public sentiment than the
any other place—the community consisting 0. „teat
merchants, tradesmen, and artisans, all dePe'"us of 1
the maritime supremacy and mercantile intere:n btu
land'. (Loud and prolonged applause.) All°°-iieclt'
been made to the deeply-lamented course Pla-
illustrious duke, regarding these measures. ft
tion tile, strict integrity of purpose of this trillY',:tiass
for hiS honour is alike unquestione&and 111 We-his ni
but when we consider the unrivalled' eminence 001
has won for his name throughout the-world---atigetito
never betbre attained by any name during the lit 01
its possessor--may we not justly feel the deel)e,,s,,:cll9
lest this last act of the venerated warrior shulastr
after (we will not say tarnish) dim the brilliantt ot
his unequalled glory ?—(Loudcheering.)' Alig,b 05!
been the achievements of the noble duke ; griecto
been the benefits conferred, and the glories r,e, to
him back upon his country, still we may ven,lfis je
dict, that should this measure, carried solely, 0Y ones
once, realize the consequences anticipated b7its °Arvelli
Great Britain will have sustained at the hands °`, WI!
ton, a blow more fatal, an injury deeper and In°'-nat
than the combined enemies, his genius and
_jva.- (1101
conquered, could haveinflictedupon;her!—(l-'"311
continued cheering.) eeo4
Mr. CHARLES`TURNER presented himself to swab
motion. He would not, after the eloquent sPe,ca,oo,
had been delivered, and the fulness in which th",4llePi
had been gone into; enter into any details; hid
tested, as a merehant, against what appeared todco
suicidal policy of surrendering- all those mall Ittgl,'
which were now possessed by this country, (Cr)`l
ceiving, from the foreigner any adequate return. h/ t'
" Hear, hear.") Fon himself, he could not see "II
policy which was good for the private merchant
good for
.the merchants at large. (Appleunveet
the Americans give us their coasting trade, anu„;;;;; 6„,°'
empire to our manufactured goods without P53,10r,,,
They would not allow to take American go°,"'
fornia. They would preserve their coasting toile e -
was no people who possessed a more protective( ftl
than did the Americans. (Hear, hear.) Th,eY,h‘s99ii
land) were ready to reciprocate, but deprecatea:l"reti,
of giving all away without something in re",„ /-
lieving the maintenance of the navigation laws I'
nected with the commercial rims---
believing their mainten—

speritv of the c-,,u- tontut
nav- tdi

•-..esow
racy he had great pleasure in seconding.
the ~
(Loud cheers.)
t, tO
mayor.Mr In Mr.
j'Br'ef.YerAeTnEeSe
t moved 0
whatve had
d avotebeeonf tals18; to
petition from Jamaica in.favour of a repeal of the
'nn laws, he, having been concerned in the JP'

• y
for nearly half a century-, would sta
stood alone, and proceeded but from a l!n11te" t 1•
nected with the trade of-that colony, and that Petdi of
since been protested against by the main I)? ,8r
merchants of that place. (Hear, hear.)
a petition which had been presented on the i9tecl6
from the colony of Canada; this also was an !so tell
and had since been superseded by othersof adiref )10
site tendency. (Hear, hear.) • He held in 1115
testimon;-.

%;e ii!;tS.,,hrfeP,("-c

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from the board of trade in Canaiint,!,lol
li
it' was asserted that the repeal of the navigate
and making the trade of the St. Lawrence free't
tend not only to reduce the rate of freights.
,b.sub
and would have the effect-of replacing the Brllbe
ping by that of the foreigner, who could 01' or
upon, and who, if he did go there, could not tni‘ca
at a cheaper rate. (Hear, hear.) Some Wel; of
which went to Quebec, when under the operati‘; tb,
regulations made by the corn' laws, had declinenipl
of freightage offered, and had left in ballast. „pri
concluded by quoting from Blackstone's cowmen of
favour of the beneficial operation and retention
navigation laws, and sat down amidst cheers.
_
Mr. J. N. Wool), in-a few appropriate rem91.
conded the resolution.
The 11,

4A'roß appropriately ack nowledged

the orderly cow:

t:-.at this would add a

sured them that if they were satisieciwTthilerirl9°.
was
Stubbs' bands satsfie
theß , plad with thyedem.
the national an-
after cheers had been giten for the Queen, and P;,0•5
advocates for the retention of the navigation "
meetinm separated, the: proceedings having occtill
wards of three hours.

POLICE

INTELLIGENCE•

On Friday, a person living in Russell-street, ``3o
10s. for permitting a ferocious dog. that had bitten

be at large.
tO
On Tuesday, a person named Ambrose. was cu
r flarvlnnn. n-_._ 1

ins whitechapel, in London-roa.,
time ago. He was ordered to pay 40s. and 00%50
On Tuesday, Mr. Jbhn Oscar Ewart, late trereo
the Brougham Institution, was summoned for fApo
s I the books of the institution andla;

after being superseded in the'office thaiVeforrn?„ril'il
The magistrates ruled that they had no jurisdicti"
matter.

E OF TRADE,

ROC HDA LE.—ln the flannel market we have bfi b°
little doing this week, and the merchants have Pur;i:o

he wool market con

tire, with little or no change in price.
LEEns' —More business has been done, both in
Halls-on Saturday and Tuesday, and in the warel!q
the week, than 4• wa find in

mat 2 Cl epurt. week.
od in some cases on the advance,jest owing to stocforW''):4
being generally low, and the high prices obt,iined
the present colonial and foreign sales in London. 10;00
H UDDERSFI ELD.—We have had a fair market ,st
not so much activity as was manifest during the
There is a strong impression that the price of "a be
maintained, and manufacturers do not sppear 00,
'nut pushing the goods which- they have CO"Mni, Aro

ty of theni'have ,S7cleTs.O'

HALITAx.—Our Piece Hail presented a very
appearance on Saturday, 'and there is no improc% dr

- o- az c rrti,
The demand for yarns is also slack for the home'"'s ftafio
entirely at a stand for the continent,- The spiting,' wori
for the most part, completed their orders, and Ilr","„inttn.ul
stock. The late rates are, accordinzlv. not main"l"..l9"

the buyer.
BRA DFOTI
have this la

RD.—The manufactured goods offered' in
week met with as much demand as '2'.

past. Witb a settlement of the disturbances on tZtallo
there is na doubt there will be a very actiye ;to 00,111
autumn trade for all kinds of plain goods, wh!ch, wool, Nit
saleable. Woo/s: The opening of the colonial Itir
London, at fully the closing prices of FebrtiarY,octea tie
trade somewhat by surprise, as sales had been aet at!
a considerable reduction from the prices sortgVolliefe
hoped to replace stocks at a cheaper rate. In litl,eo
there is not yet any dec'►ded improvement altbo,t t
oti
willingness nr• "- -t of ti—

on the par, folders to dear Wc?701„
prior to receiving new clips,_ some of v'antliLeCo
soon be in the market. The diminution in the (111(110.'0,
—both sorting and combing—is causing noils.nn, „fferl.„l:Ai
scarce, but notwithstanding the small quanta) foryip
arc not saleable except at a reduction in woor/00).:4
demand for reeled yarns continues very steadY cies

after so many years of ruinous depression. - O,OO
present more fixed than they have been for so%Dio:he
especially for fine yarns made of colonial wools,
very firm, at 6d. per gross below March Prico.eressp
numbers are somewhat less, say 6d. to 94. Pe_r . .

et continues very bare of stoc.• jot!,
cOTTINGH A M.—LAM—Our trade for theos,
has been quiet for nearly all descriptions of So 54'..1