The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

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PROTECTIONIST PARLIAMENTARY BANQUET.—Lord
Stanley, as leader of " the Country party" in the House
of Lords, has issued cards of invitation fora grand dinner,
on the 30th instant, at his ma
to an influential circle of I
House of P, ers. The noble lord is expected to arrive in
town on the 29th instant, from Knowsley, preparatory to
the_ m eeti n g of parliament. _ .

n the

FREE TRADE INCREASES CRIAI
sided, and quackish free trade as now exists

Such partial, one-

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only increased misery and crime
Mr. Butt, there were 7101 convictions. In 1846, when
free trade began, they had it
they had increased to 15,233 ; in 1848, when free trade
was nearly developed, they were 18,20 G. In 1845. the
number of transportations were 428 ; in 1846, 504 ; in

eased to 8639

In 1t347

1847, 1587 ;in 1848, 2075 ! Mr. proves
that the average of local taxation In the county of Lime-
rick, one of the finest counties in Ireland, is 9s. 2d. in the
pound ; and this is the county that it is proposed should
run a race with Silesia. Poland, Russia, and Hungary.
MORE FREE-TRADE RIOTS.—On Saturday, a meeting,
convened by the High Sheiiff, was held at Reading, to
petition Parliament against free trade. The Marquis of
Downshire, Lord Barrington, and other noblemen and
gentlemen moved the resolutions, which were carried
almost unanimously, notwithstanding a number of free
traders, headed by Lord Radnor, contrived to make much
disturbance and to move amendments. The proceedings
were protracted, and on the people getting outside it was
evident mischief bad been brewing. The shop windows
were all closed ; a mob of boys and loutish-looking fel-
lows were hovering about in bands up and down the
streets ; the police bore marks of bruises—battered hats,
dirty coats, &c.—and several special constables kept
watch and ward about the passages to the Assize-hall, and
cast uneasy glances at the newly-paved streets. As the
Protectionists left the hall en masse they were followed
' out and hooted, and some stones and lumps of ice were
thrown at them, but it was rot until they separated that
any direct assault was made on thcm. In about a quarter

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of an hour after the meeting was over the mob got up a
very peculiar sort of sport, which seemed to possess great
interest for them. Wherever they met a farmer going
quietly along a rush was made at him; he was hustled
and struck, and if he ran the scene became quite exciting;
a loud haloo was raised as he darted down the street with

and it would have been
- .„--
tails, ---
red fr.ce and flying coat
amusing, but for the brutality of the proceedings, to hare
watched his terror and the delight of his pursuers as they
tore off the extremities at his coat., and pelted him with
mud. The people stood inside their shim.
to the names of the victims who f
with mud and hatless. ' tat'
dare, they're hunting now ! "
Mr. White such a beatinvi' " Wasn't it well Ai,

low pant •i
s Mr. T

Bekeray, I

"Oh, the

;an so fast ?" I'm mire it waSn7iVe,hulifriStont
His eye was black." Sometimes the farMers turneil an

struck with terrible effect. Our reporter saw the mayor
(Mr. Adams) and two other gentlemen chased through
the street -ear the market-place by the mob, overtaken.
and struck. The mayor faced round at once and knocked
down two or three of his opponents right and left, but
was Soon stretched in the mud and beaten and kicked.
rescued before he received any sera us injury. At
perfectly quiet.

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