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propose, for your consideration, the second resolution, I Nobody asked for it, but those gentlemen. There is such
feel, indeed, as a rative of this town, and as an English. a.thing as the home trade, and a decent, respectable far-
man, that I should have been perfectly ashamed of myself, mer whom I met in the street, the other day, told me,
for I hold that a man, whatever his profession may be, is " I can't get for my produce anything like what I used to
an enemy to his country if, when he is satisfied a measure do, and cannot pay my rent, although my land is only let
is about to be proposed that is detrimental to the real at 30s. the acre. But I said to my wife, Betty, thou must
interests of the country, he does not lift up his voice only have one gown in the year; I'll only have one coat,
against it. (Cheers.) On that ground, I appear here to- and we must try and make ends meet." This is a plain
day for the purpose of lifting up my feeble voice against illustration. If the wages of our operatives are to be re-
that measure, which is attended with such fearful business duced to the level of those of the Baltic, we cannot employ
in our legislature. Our ancestors deemed the laws which the woollen trade of Yorkshire, and the consequence will
protect our mercantile marine to be the great bulwarks of I be (let my words be noted !) a reaction of the most fearful
the British empire. Under these laws the navy of description upon the manufacturers of the country. lam
England became the security of England ; and when other no alarmist, and do not wish to prognosticate evil, but I
states were deluged with blood arising- out of the wars believe that the manufacturers of Manchester will he the

autkuil lUVUIULLUII, Lutl Hag (n. xingianu wavcu
triumphant over every sea. (Loud cheers.) We are
reminded that in the exciting days of Copenhagen, St.

first to feel the squeeze, and lament that they ever forced
so odious and suicidal a measure upon the legislature.
Sir, Mr. Muntz, the member for Birmingham, was as
liberal a man as I know. He was at the head of reform
meetings, and cried out for free trade with Stentorian
lungs. He told a different tale in the House the other
day ; for Mr. Muntz had found that the articles in which
he deals could not compete with foreigners ; his tone
was altered. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Therefore
I say the day will come when the electors of the West
Riding of Yorkshire will look out for another repre-
sentative, and Mr, Cobden may live to be scouted in
the very streets of Manchester. (Applause). Bar, sir,
it has been said, and said by dignified men•, " Oh,
the bill must pass; if it do not pass, the Queen- will be
left without a government. (" Oh, oh.") While I re-
joice, as an Englishman,. in the right of petition. I also re-
joice in the right of speech—(applause)--and I tell you
deliberately, that if the Cli.peen cannot get a better govern-
ment than the imbeciles at present in power, the sooner
she is without such a government, the sooner will justice
be done to the country. (Applause.) What, sir, are we
come to such a pass as this, that England cannot exist if
*h

were upset, when the nations of Europe were deluged
with blood, that under the defence of the Brit'sh navy
this country retained its supremacy; every one of us
sat under our national vine and our national fig tree,
enjoying peace and security, none making us afraid.
(Loud cheers.) And when, gentlemen, a mighty spirit
spirit of earth, laid Europe prostrate

mig.ht

.
at his feet, and when the tri-coloured flag waved vigor-
ously over Europe, from Lisbon to Moscow, there was
one flag. that remained unconquered—the flag of Eng-
ll' 1 • .

e promontory of G

tar (loud c

hen N

issued his Berlin decrees, as victory
after victory was declared, the passionate exclamation of
this man of blood—Of this lintiriney onornvy of 17.nrpland—

gland will never be ruined but by the -folly of
her own Parliament." (Loud cheers.) Such a prognos-
tication seems as if about to be verified, I regret to say,
and that by the senators of England (cheers). But as this
subject has beeu completely exhausted by the able letter
of Mr. Young, and by the eloouent letter of my Lord

taniey, tor which we are very much indebted to him—
(loud cheers ;) a voice, "Three cheers for Lord Stanley :"
cheers were accordingly given)—' '4 ill become
into statistical I may,

••u la UVULA 411 C purse UL .nrig-
land, throwing Canada, and every colonial state which
Lord Grey has to govern, into entllessconfusion ?—(hear,
hear, and applause)—that we cannot do without the mul-
titudinous family of the Elliots, who cominand almost
every ship in 1r Majesty'-

particulars. _
however, say, that previous to the year 1823—in the year navy--(rainy, —and fig
when Mr. Huskisson made the alteration in our naviga- almost every post in which it is possible to cram an Elliot ?
tion laws—when he inserted the wedge of free trade in the If we cannot do without such imbeciles, such leeches as
shape of reciprocity--a wedge which certain gentlemen in these, then the sooner the Queen looks• out for another
Manchester are desirous of hammering home till it rends government the better. (Loud applause.). For Ido not
the constitution of England—at that period the mercantile hesitate to say, that if the present minis-by go on holding
navy of England was indeed predominant. Taking an the-helm of state they will strike upon the rocks, and
average of three years previous to 1823, and coming up to themselves and all others be engulphe&. (Applause.)
the present period, the increase in British shipping has The way in which they have gone on has reminded me
been 72 per cent., but the increase in foreign shipping has often of the saying of the Chancellor of SWeden, Oxen-
been 399 per cent. And yet with this fact before us, we stern," See, my son, with how little wisdom the world
are about to admit the foreigner to equal advantages both can be governed." I now, sir, approach a subject with
at home and in our colonies, while he denies us participa- difficulty; but although I approach it with dhlicacy, I'm
tion in his privileges. Can anything be more absurd ? in the habit of speaking the truth, and must say it here,
At present there is a great superabundance of British however painful to my feelings. Sir, I regret to see that
shipping, and the competition which exists amongst our the vote of the venerable Archbishop of Canterbury was
shipowners keeps down freights. And when lam told it given for thin regret to see the vote of the Bishop of
is absolutely essential, for the purpose of cheapening the London given in favour of it—because those venerable
commodities on which we live, that thi freights should be prelates, whose names I mention with respect, were once
reduced, I admit the principle to a certain extent, but ecclesiastical-governors of this diocese. As such they
deny the inference. lam told by a merchant, on whose , made appeals-to the merchants of Liverpool for the erec-

worn .e can with every confidence depend, that th,
freights are barely sufficient to pay and guarantee the ex-
penses of the shipowners ; and when we know that the
great articles of bulk are carried by foreign vessels—that ueen made. duce cheap to Great Britain, would also allow the.Cubas
cotton is almost altogether brought in American bottoms, And, sir, I regret to- see another ecclesiastical governor and other slave states the enjoyment of the same privi-
that Balticthnber is brought in foreign ships—these articles arrayed against the navigation laws. I allude to the vene- leges as themselves. Do you think they would be in
of consumption, which arc used to the greatest extent by rable name of Wilberforce. When I see him engaged at favour of abolition when their produce may be brought in
the great body of the people, are articles which, if you public meetings, in promotion of benevolent objects; I foreign vessels instead of their own ? I shall conclude by
reduce the prices to the shipowner, you do Mai a great cannot suppose how he could vote in favour of a measure heartily seconding the motion that has been proposed.
injury, without doing a- corresponding good to the consu- which is in opposition' to the best interests of our fellow- Mr. SAMUEL HoLur -again stepped forward. He said,
mer. I hold it to be the deepest injustice to injure one subjects. Sir, I draw a veil over this subject, but there is —A gentleman has told me that I have uttered what might
class to benefit in the slightest degree another class of one over which T will not draw a veil. I come now to our be considered as a calumny on Ireland. What I 'stated
hear, representatives. h have stated in my place in Council, was this, that there are traitors in Ireland ; but I beg to
and I beg deliberately to repeat it, that Mr. Cardwell— say distinctly, and let no Irishman misunderstand 'me,
(hissing)—has acted inconsistently with reference to this Ireland contains as gallant and loyal spirits as any-the
measure. It is true that Mr. Cardwell evaded giving pub- world holds. (Loud applause.) Therefore, don't let any
lie pledges on this subject, either on the hustings or else- man go away and think'that I have uttered a calumny
where. But what did he say, Mr. Mayor, when you, in, against a country which Rove as much as any part of our
an unfortunate moment, became his seconder at the elec- dominions. (Cheers.)
tion ? " Gentlemen, what have you to fear, when you The motion was then put and carried unanimously.
see me with the Chairman of the Shipowners' Associa- Mr. CHRISTOPHER Bi.r.sli•ELL was next introduced to
tion on my right hand, and the Chairman of the Dock move the adoption of the petition. After reading the
Committee on the other?' Sir James Graham has petition (which will be found, as an advertisement. ire • Parlinmr.”l- t kn+ +LEI T •

tion of schools, churches, and the alleviation of misery.
We see around'us how the merchants responded to those
appeals ; numerous spires now nointine to heavpn, r.ray.

the community (. near). Now, sir, I wish to say
that at the present moment there is 'a large amount of un-
employed labour in this country ; and we have an increas-
^, population which is causing the deepest anxiety to all
-will and retlectine; minds (hear). Sir. Mr_Cohdpri

statedr a short

me ago, in Ins place in Parliament

pretensions, which could by any possibility bring him be:
fore the meeting, beyond those simple pretensions whiclr,
they. in common with himself, had in the matter. He
had been requested to move a resolution, and although it
was' • - had add—

iong since he ft.— Dressed a public meeting, he felt
it a duty from which he ought not to shrink. The bill
before parliament set out with a falsehood, and, if he.
greatly mistook not, it would end in disappointment. Its
very title indicated what the bill was : it said it was "a,
bill for amending the laws in force for the encouragement

of British shipping and navigation." Haw could that be
called amending which was ta destroy ? How could that
be called altering which was to get rid of altogether
They had heard what were the, details of this bill, both
there and in the houses of parliament, therefore he should
not then dwell upon them, but offer a few general obser-
vations regarding the principles-involved. What was the
avowed object of these laws, which, if he had rightly-
read, had been enacted in the time of Cromwell? Their.

maintenance of our maritime supremacy, the encourage-
ment of British shipping, British shipbuilders, and British
seamen. (Hear, hear.) Had t:iese objects been accom-
plished ? Let the experience of the past by a comparison
of our relative position in these respects with other
nations of the world, reply. England stood alone in her
maritime, commercial, and manufacturing supremacy. It
had' been urged as a reason for the repeal of these laws,
that; already they had from time to time been amended
!axed to suit our altered circumstances, and there-
there existed no reason why the " shreds and
which remained should not be got rid of alto-

fore Poi,
patches'

gether: They, on that side the question,readily admitted
thatielaxations and perhaps wise amendments had taken
plaee ; -but could this, by any man of common sense, be

Llich were con-

y going on

rut was t

hereany man w

10 was insane

enough, to say " you continue to alter and amend these
laws, far better get rid of them altogether ?" (Hear,
hear,.and loud cheers.) This would be an inconsistency,

anu absurdity which no man would be guilty of. (Hear,
hear,. hear.) It had been urged, then, that because
these laws had been amended, . they might be repealed
altogether, with safety. What would be said of the me-
dical practitioner wt

having, fora time, prescribed opilun
to a patient in small doses,. and with great advantage,
should, therefore, order him to take the whole bottle, as.
suring him that, as a little bad done him so much good,
the more he drank the better he would be ? (Laughter
and cheers.) Well, what would be thouplit of thp ginntnr

As to the patient, they knell, equally well what would be-
come of him. (Laughter anti Appr. 1 Th...

• a. 1.." rca •L7I.M.G
of the ages in which they were made, were now termed
" shreds and patches ;" but- shreds and patches though
they were, they were far preferable to the state of nudity
--A-- 1— • 1 a - • •

time, inasmu

_a as that-they shielded us from the perish-
ing influence of inordinate and untaxed foreign competi-
tion. (Loud cheers.) Would the pretended charity of
these philanthropists incluee them to step forth to strip
'-‘,..ggar of his rags, and leave him altogether naked ?

,Loud—cheers.) This was just what the iovernment of
the day were now doing. (Hear, hear.) But then it was
said that the colonies and the new adopted principles of

free trade demanded this sacrifice. Our colonies! " 0
shame ! where was its blush ?" (Cheers.) Who ruined
our West India colonies ? (Hear, hear.) Who, under

r, °critical

k .of a spuric

some of the finest portions of these, our boasted posses-
sions, a labyrinth of jungle ? (Cheers, and cries of hear,
hear.) Who emancipated the slave in one district, and
stimulated his owner to the double use of the whip in an-
other ? (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Who, in another co-
lony, by a dastardly and unprincipled expediency, had

with the r

Ily disaffected ?

rid new sought, under the shallow pretext of benefitting
%till
ie colonies. to dectrnx. /1-

and prolonged cheers.) The colonies, now held in such
high estimation, were but the other day regarded as of no
more value than a bundle of dirty rags, and this new and
worthless sympathy had arisen ainnntp the vey, 111.1

sins of omission and commission, one colony at least, had
sunk into irretrievable ruin. (Loud cheers.) What was
the next thin for which the British shipowner should be

sacrificed, that the national wealth rni.ght be increased
and the principles of free trade established ? Avarice, it

the demon form of cheapness, was rampant in this country.
(Hear, hear.) We lost sight of all the means by which
this cheapness was acquired, so that the end in view
was attained. "What more captivating charm could be
presented to a starving workman than cheapness ? (Hear,
hear.) Aut was " ' "
He (NJ- n

. tiusbell) would show that, improperly used, it
was not a blessing but a curse. (Hear, hear.) Further,
if the government yielded to the popular clamour, he
would ask would any amount of cheapness satisfy those
who asked it ? (Hear, hear.) It was one of those crav-
ings which, the more was yielded, it still more cried out,
"Give us." (Cheers.) If the loaf was half it. .vo_

.Glll/ Fa -aatu %AUL/ AlieW 1U was cheap enough—there
would still :be a cry for additional cheapness. (Hear,
hear.) Cheapness, he repeated, was much misunderstood ;
its ultimate benefit depended entirely upon how it was
produced. Cheapness in bread no doubt was a good
thing if it resulted from improvements in agriculture,
with the blessing of God on the exertions of the husband-
man. (Hear, bear, and analause.) Ti,;. envl- nb _

ness wasy..~,ycA4,llllituly a blessing ; for whilst it gave
abundance of food to the consumer, at a low rate, it was
equally productive of wealth to the agriculturalist and
landowner. (Hear, hear, and applause.) But cheapness
produced by reason of an untaxed foreign competition,
was ruinous alike to all classes of the community. (Hear,
hear, and loud applause.) Cheapness in freights, for in-
stance, was well enough when one British shipowner had
to contend with another in healthy competition, and
where both parties paid the same amount of taxes, and
carried equal weights in the race. (Applause.) Set a
man loaded with weights—say, if they liked, his share of
the national debt—to run a race with one who started free,
and where was the fairness, and what would be the result,
of such competition ? (Hear, hear.) What, he would
ask, would be the effect of such unequal competition upon
the owner or the occupier of the soil ? (Hear, hear.) It
was strange, to take low ground, that men could be so
blind to their own individual interest in this matter as
many of the landowners in both houses of parliament ap-
peared to be. They seemed to overlook the fact that the
interests of the shipowner were identical with their own,
—that the inordinately cheap carriage would remove the 211 29.87 29.86 ' 6 fo
last vestige of protection remaining to the home producer. THE WEATH ER.-15th: bright; night. Clilt;
(Cheers.) The landowner must beware lest foreign com- ing, heavy shower ; clouded,-17th: 11;115.-1,e0.1c,'
shower; p.m. clouded; night, light rain, sq„i-alit,iu+ 0/0'
petition should, at length, compel him to give up his rent noon, light ; squalls.-19th : brilliant ; altogether the land would be tilled, even though its pos- _ g, rain noTI and night, IL "
scow were ruined, so long as it would produce anything 21st : brilliant,rrnn

jn,L now. nost ERY.—InIS trade is far less ~7i-aan
The home demand is not so large, and the Alpe eo'eP(liTtorr
seem to cause very little stir. Stocks are 0%1
fashioned hose, for which there is but Ye" for 1"
et Jo
We fear, therefore, there is but a poor pros _Lot
outs" to obtain the advance they ask,—.Aratig
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