The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-21 00:00:00

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my upon their opponents, as if they had themselves
been all their lives the most strenuous advocates for such
reduction. The present Government had brought to a close
two wars, and he hoped would be able to effect reductions
in the army, navy, and ordnance estimates to the extent of
£850,000 this year, and that in future years still further re-
ductions might be made. The right hon. baronet concluded
an admirable speech
by an enumeration of the various objects
which the Government had been enabled to effect during the
short period they had been in office, and adverted to the
present position of the Duke of Wellington and Marshal
Soul:, in their respective countries, both anxious for peace
and soothing the jealousies of the two nations, which the
anonymous writers in the public journals were endeavouring
to excite by misrepresenting tne motives for every proceeding
of the Government of either country.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he was too ill to make any very
extended observations, but he felt it necessary to reply to
some of the arguments of the right hon. baronet. In 1841
he had stated the necessity of adopting principles of free
trade, and predicted that, unless they did so, foreign nations
would adopt systems of restriction. The right lion. baronet
subsequently admitted the correctness of the principle, but it
was then too late, because foreign countries had already de-
termined upon the restrictive system, and some five or six
hostile tariffs were already adopted. If the right hon. baronet

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his taria, 1)p initatitiv replied that it w,;..; th 4
tariff c.f he boasted had had littla or no effect at ail iq
reducing prices. With respect to the corn laws, he was of
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an eight shilling fixed duty would not now settle
lie question, but he had no doubt it agreed to when he first
proposed it, the question would have been settled for many
years.

Mr. COBDEN explained, that by the use of the words
" individually responsible " he meant nothing more titan as
the head of the government.
Mr. ROEBUCK called for an explanation from Mr. Cobden
of the word " maniacal" used by him, in reference to some
arguments used by a noble lord in another place. He had
used the same word to him before the debate, and he told
him he would defend that noble lord, upon which Mr. Cob-
den told him he had better have nothing to do with it, or the
Corn Law League would go down to Bath. (Tremendous
cheering.) He regretted to be called on for this explanation,
and he would only say that he had nothing but contempt for
the judgment of the man who could use such language in re-
ference to his noble friend. Mr. Roebuck then quoted from
the speech of a clergyman at a corn-law meeting, a passage in
which he spoke of a person who talked about casting lots as
to the taking away the life of Sir R. Peel.

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Mr. BANKES denied that the situation of the peasantry of
Dorsetshire was such as it had been described to be by Mr.
Cobden.

Mr. COBDEN said that Mr. Roebuck had misrepresented
his words. tie had not described the noble lord alluded to
as a maniac. He had said that if the noble lord spoke as he
had been reputed to have done, his language must be consi-
dered as the emanation of an ill-regulated intellect.
Lord HOWICK shortly replied, after which Mr. FEREtAND
having withdrawn his amendment, the house divided, and the
motion of the noble lord was defeated.
For the motion
Against it

Majority

THEATRE ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE

MR. BROWNE AND MR. S7'U4RT.

Shakspeare's Play of THE TEMPEST,Aith the whole of
the New Scenery, Machinery, &c., atIIALF PRICE.
THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 21st instant,
the Opera of

THE BARBER OF tEVILLE.
After which. the New Farce of
FORTY AND FIFTY.
To conclude with
TEMPES

1' H E

ROYAL LIVER THEATRE.

Trll IS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 21st instant,
the performance will commence with a new Drama,
called

YOUTH AND AGE ;
OR, THE YOUNG COLONEL AND( AIS OLD WOMAN
Michael Witzgoff Mr. Buckstone.

The Countess Xenia.. (-the Old Wotan)

Mrs. Fitzwilliarn

To be followed by a new Vaudeville, called
FOREIGN /IRS AND NATIVE GRACES !
Emily Staples.. Mrs. Fitzwilliam.
Sam Buckland

After which, the original Duo-Drama, called
THE SNAPPING TURTLES ;
OR, ➢fATRIMONIAL MASQUERADING.
Mr.'"Timothy Tantalus Timms Mr. Buckstone,
Mrs. Matilda Timms
To conclude with the laughable Farce of
JOSEPH BRAG ; OR, HOW TO MAKE A WILL.
Joseph Brag .... Mr. Buckstone..

TO CORRESPONDENTS

" Curliamis" in all probability on Friday.
We cannot insert the letter of " A Reformer" without his

The letter of " A Pewholder" was received too late to be
attended to in our publication of to-day. None of our
correspondents are justified in expecting us to insert or
notice any anonymous communications which contain
remarks on the private conduct of private individuals.