The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-08 00:00:00

POLITICAL MISCELLANY.

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Mr. Roebuck has been returned without opposition for
Sheffield.

THE NAVIGATION LAW REPEAL BILL.—It appears
from a parliamentary paper issued on Monday, that of the
petitions presented on this subject, 132 petitions, signed
by 123,123 persons, have been presented against the Na-
vigation Repeal Bill, 16 petitions, signed by 4,003, per-
sons, in favour of that bill.

TRANSFER OF AGRICULTURAL CAPITAL.—A gentle-
man lately residing in a neighbouring county has just
purchased an estate in Poland of 5000 acres. The land
is of first-rate quality, and the price was £7OOO, or rather
less than 30s. per acre. He is engaging a few skilled
agricultural laboureri to accompany him, to train and
improve the awkward and clumsy native husbandmen,
and he offers them 20s. per week wages. From the capa-
bilities of the soil, and the locality, he anticipates a good
profit on his outlay, and that he shall be able to afford to
deliver his wheat, free of charge, in the port of London,
at 255. per quarter. Facts like these need no comment :
they are daily occurring to confirm the predictions of the
protectionists, and to silence the free-traders.

Nay 8, ISA

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FATE OF THE NAVIGATION LAW BILL:" Avers Fri
rous meeting of Conservative peers took place °".square.
at the residence of Lord Stanley, in St. James s tand
Sixty members of the House of Lords were eresento' sti•
it was unanimously resolved by them to use erelthenNs'
tutional means whereby the bill for the repeal I' inos;
vitiation Laws may be defeated. This great fact is oailltbeg
of important results ; but let it be borne in mind thding
results have yet to be reached. The address rent of
to the speech from the throne at the commenTfreasbi
the present session was carried in the House of sulit
a majority of only fifty-two against fifty VOteS• tbe
peers pledged themselves at Lord Stanley'.s to oPP: pois,
Navigation Bill—a great, but, let us again rePes•ye,
conclusive fact. In order that it shall be conclusi
001
the voice of the nation, by means of petitions, s.OOO
loudly and with reiterated force in the House of re`
Monday next !—Herald. erosof
ADDRESS TO MR. HUDSON FROM THE EiL;no {tali
o" SUNDERLAND.—OR Tuesday evening, a depu— 94,
the town of Sunderland waited upon George Huda°l32Adreo
M.P. for that borough, at Newby-park, with enroio
signed by 800 electors, expressive of their confiale 31t,
the private and public character of that individuBnd std
Hudson received the address with thankfulness, %eV°
—" Amidst the unjust aspersions that have been The,
against my character, to know that I still possess the
shaken confidence and the kind feelings of my eel's
vet (01/
imparts a consolation to my mind for which I ne wheS
be sufficiently grateful. You do me only justice_ acts'
you express your conviction that I have never beei4eo
to
ated in any conduct I have pursued, in the 1,, 0
which you refer, by any intention to do wreng,; a°ooce.
the contrary, I have ever had in view the genet's, 8A seo66
ment of the great concerns confided to my care' eseite;
of rectitude, however, sustains me, and when the et 8,00
ment has passed away, I fear not the calm iedgmilga4
the indulgent consideration of an intelligent,right
British community."
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FREE TRADE AND THE SABBATH —We find DO,"
ing in a leading article of the Standard;—'` Let
ever, beware—above all, let the industrious lobly
working beware—how we allow the rights of the the
e
to be tampered with. The attempt will be mad, blessing
uoftialitßarriiatinshfrseeabtbraadther.s tDo
irdobweussaoyf the glory sne,"lt bi°
been made already, and we grieve tow
cess to a melancholy extent. The Spitalfield wetik fors
now regularly working the seven days of the eon"
sin pittance of 4s. 6d. We blame not the poor seB—g
sin is not theirs. ' Their poverty and not their sch to t''"
sents.' The sin of the desecration must attach,
souls of those who place the Spitalfields men, °,,the wes'
far more heavily burthened, in competition with "„," do?,
vers of Lyons, who have always wrought during 0'1;0 Re
of the week. This is a difference—Heaven forbid t
n fore*
should call it a disadvantage—between British en- fad,
ilslaybemenadacelev.iwiersok;
labour that has not been enough considered ; theingll9
labourer works seven days of the week, the labour'
labourer but six ; every production of British 4.00 i.
therefore, costs, cceteris paribus, upwards of 14 pe,' or'
more than the corresponding produce of foreign!'obee
But things are not equal in other respects over and by ti;';
the more than 14 per cent., cheerfully rendered,. ob!•
Englishman to his Creator ; he is burthened the•
bly twice as great a tribute to his earthly severe's: klei•
state. How then can he contend with the foreigoo
Before he can hope to maintain such a contest he,e atie
first, like the Spitalfields weaver, withhold the tribilitibol
to the Almighty, and not less to his own bas
est asi
strength ; next, must he, by descending to theloWfus' -0
scantiest food with which life can be sustained, re
tribute to the malt tax, tea tax, and sugar tax. 510
fueenclitoetLhdoeNstllaAatbeLos.;:
labourer's reduction to the condition "0f the
starving serfs of the old world and the negroes
UCOLONIAL°
beljd,
FOREIGN TRADE.—We son3eh—sisly
shallow people-say that we would do more businesst
the colonies if they were independent than we d° 11110,i
sent. Well let us watch what progress we make, .„
k, 0"
nada, as it has been shown to be in a transition sneer'e'
now rapidly verging to a state of practical indepen
the Possessions' Act having conferred that indePe.ln pots
in commercial matters. Let us watch whether then, Y
of British goods to Canada are increasing or declitr°,o°.
the dogma quoted be correct, our exports ougir'ndo",
crease; if the exports have diminished, we runs' sin
the reason. It is not true that colonies take less Amin
than independent states. Our exports to the it
States have been as high as £12,000,000 ; they b
rage between £6,000,000 and £7,000,000, althong oe
have been greatly increasing our imports from thk!,,,
bread stuffs and cotton. The Americans are wealt'''lt4,
take only about ss. Bd. per head from us. Franiee'otic;
whom we import £250,000 of merinoes alone, besiees., bee
larger amounts of silks and wines, takes is. 6d. Pe'lkbir
Prussia, to whom we conceded great privileges evoie
ping, takes sixpence per head ! Our northern ceindie
the poorest of all, take 355. per head ; the lireaL bet
£2 17s. 6d. ; the Cape of Good Hope, £3 2s. ;
een
tralian settlements, £7 10s. These figures hare,bh;P'
ten repeated ; we merely transcribe them fromoe;
tish Banner of 18th October last, which adds tR'"
third of our total exports goes to the colonies: Ayer
large proportion of trade with our colonies i 5 esCest;
plained. The duties charged are from 2to 4 P,10.0'
with the exception of Canada, where, under the. Pd
experiment, the duties have advanced to 8i a ono
cent., the average being 121 per cent., with errtieol,4
on many articles, as set forth in the Glasgow Tin 3 r,,f
the Colonial Unice. 'rue average colonial duty °,egltl
cent. contrasts: favourably with those of our ,40318/0
neighbours. France prohibits our staples of 0710
woollen goods ; Belgium prohibits the staplesfhll"
at
certain things at from 8 to 15 per cent. rce
The United States levy 30 to 40 Caraccas, 25 to 33 0
per cent. Cuba, 37 to 45 5 , do,
Brazil levies 30 to 40 per cent. Mexico, 70 to
tbari 'd
We call 30, 40, and 70 per cent. penalties, rather
Dotri
ties. Political quacks " haver about those The 131,e,
punishing themselves in taxing the consumer.
tish manufacturer knows too well that these peekaat,
vent his consignments from paying cost ; in „,1,,%/,
such enormous penalties put a stop to trade.--"Sogg
GREAT PROTECTION MEETING.—A public on;
held on Tuesday, in the Hall of Commerce, Thretoes'itt
street, for the purpose of protesting against —At
the navigation laws, and of uniting into one toto
association, with the view of obtaining " a fair an.,elari
rate protection for British industry," all those rckti6
of the agricultural, colonial, commercial, manueivica`k,
and shipping interests, who might share in the co
sable
that a return to Protectionist policy was indisPe, 0 Pj
our national prosperity, The Duke of Buckine°eo
sided, and the following noblemen and gentlen,4
also present :—The Marquis of Downshire, l‘r_tat'resbilti
Winchilsea, Earl of Eglinton, Earl of g 55014
Marquis of Granby, Lord Charles Manners, Ler",o,
Lord John Manners, Lord Talbot, Lord Nell-the
Newdegate, M.P., the Hon. Mr. Law, 111.1;;, Cor4;
corder of London,) Major Beresford, M.1";'00i7.(14
Sibthorp, M.P., G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., k YOO
of Lloyd's,) G. F. Young, Esq., Sir C. Burreildet,
A. Bosanquet, Esq., P. Miles, Esq., M.P., `:"pg
Sidney, M.P., P. Foskett, Esq. The follow; opI:1,4
other resolutions were passed : That it is Woe f°`lf
of this meeting, that the adoption of a fre-tradieteV
has failed to produce the national benefits pre
its promoters ; that it has been followed by dee,P,,k Pos
many of the great interests of this country ; tP;ste;iori
tion in public opinion is widely diffused, and is p
in, favour of just and moderate protection to thejotigoil
tions of the land, the manufactures, and the i 0 a•
the United Kingdom and British possessions ; oftf,
it is of the utmost importance to the restoratieaoi`ior
parity to the nation that the influence of the eg';oB'r.4
colonial, mercantile, manufacturing, and shiP}4l•os,P,
rests should be united in resistance to the furthe' cie7oll
of experimental legislation." " That with thia Soakf,
association be now formed, to be called `1111„5e
Association for the Protection of British
Capital,' and that all individuals throughout tr,
Kingdom, connected with agriculture, colen:otti,l
#;
o'eP
commerce, manufactures, and shipping, whose' the
are in accordance with the principles on which 'the ~,
is proposed to be founded, be invited to beconekbetl'otht`
hers thereof." " That this meeting views wit 8;"; oie"A;,'
anxiety and alarm the bill introduced into Par ":34p,
her Majesty's ministers, intituled ' A bill to a , se6
laws relating to British shipping and navigst;°' i 7
I,fl
eating the measure as pregnant with consequid v
structive to the mercantile marine, uncalled citkee:l6
people, and repugnant to their feelings, intro ssie
most inauspicious period, and dangerous to tbe, far, pY,
the State." A committee was also appoin-
tea, 01
purpose of framing rules for the managon
association, and issuing an address explans_cu rcrif
principles on which it is established. The FIVi
have evidently taken alarm at this movement' being
in its money article on Wednesday, says, after VA'
sent at the meeting, "We deem it advisable, her
much politics should be eschewed under thiB,,
state that the free-traders must not be apethetw.

113 istrirt ReivO.

Ai 0'69
THREE YOUNG MEN DROWNED.-011 -,--(:)ba •t.
ing, three young men named George Booth, J°o4t e
and Edward Jones, left Manchester in a light ili 0,, d
to proceed from Manchester by the river Irwlios4l;iii,l
at the Pomona Gardens, about two miles Ile For
on arriving at a bend of the river called Thres,:belf 44
boat was upset. The unfortunate youths 01370°4
aid could be rendered from the shore, and Per'oll ,41 `
On Sunday week a fire broke out on the ft,rl3o rfi
of Mr. Swift, at Lathom, near Ormskirk• "41644
shippon were burnt down, and 15 head of 03" O.
stroyed. There was a considerable quantitLAA t 4
straw, and agricultural implements on the,Piirtry
these were consumed. The loss is estimate' °to' 'oi
there was no insurance. There is no doubt 00
was occasioned by an incendiary, as there I°
light on the premises for many days. ~ rid oyl
FIRES IN MINES.—In the extensive cnblebee", 110.
by Lord Bradford, at Bolton, the mine 1013 iv,/
nearly two years. When the fire happeneL-00 i/
up for some months • but, on opening it, t`',jia"!4ll/4
found burning. The pits were again in:o3"nel, tr,,
up, and left to remain for twice the former rut r iltr,
opening the mine at this time the fire burst rcid. cc sr,
It was again closed and so remains to this, /, 0;10F
collieries of the Earl of Ellesmere, at W°ll,etre9 eo' 4
mines took fire about the same time; it v!- 001 j, Pi
same way ; it is still on fire ; and, at this 041;t41:0;
lordship is about to turn in the Bridgevrateerbfinrrote
ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES.—AIthough 4,- wen- be„4
temperature are more prevalent in the :7,00"k Pr )
than in other latitudes, there is scarcelY? Thretre,e)
where such great differences exist as 111 or Orb '6
varying in a few hours some 20 degrees bes4ollloo,
effect of such rapid changes on the bodily spec 01,t4,
afflicting to many thousands of persons, ei We'd V
in the middle or more advanced ages 1300t,13011 ti)
attacks of those painful disorders, sciatica' I 1
matism. Happily for those who are aP'O JOCVilll'
painful diseases, chemical science has Pr oic
cellent medicine, Blair's Gout and Rhetll/3

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