The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-15 00:00:00

imptrial aritairtrnt.,

lIDS.-MONDAY

ere forwarded a stage

eeded to call the attention of their
the distress prevailing throughout
deplorable picture of the sufferings
he manufacturing districts—suffer-
ed one to contemplate, and which
were it not that he felt it a
. AU these suf-
Jst exemplary patience; and
which raised the poor sufferers
',less towards each other—even

before the house

)rne with a

but a shade less miserable

jea"voiired to aid. It was to be remem-

had no share in making the
governed. They had not even a
ive, and this entitled them to be the
I. In tracing the causes of the dis-
listress was owing to bad harvests ;
e, for in 1829, 1830, and 1831 we
es higher, without any such
dis-
noble lord then adverted to the
distress of the people had been at-
' e currency, &c., and con-

ring pe

possible to ascribe it to such causes.
to what he conceived to be the causes,
st be looked for in the state of our

Itimated that he had little fear of foreign
ur manufacturers if Government by its
ke part with the foreigner against the
lt once detected in this state of our
sufficient cause for the distress, but
•sion for the future. A petition
!(.1, and which prayed their
ice of the causes of the distress, ema-
, were prepared to prove that the most
finery, when to be sold, could only be
, unless at a tremendous sacrifice in
,tances amounting to one•third of the
o prepared to show that the more skil-
our factories were emigrating, and that

!en entrust

of the capitalists themselves were
He knew himself several individu-

us who would not continue in this country
tion should take place in the corn laws.
red to show that orders now about to be
ountries would be given to this country if
corn laws was altered, and that the trade,
had gone abroad, would return to this
Mile men were ready to prove that the mo-
ips would display a disposition to recon-
they would give the orders which otherwise

oreign countries. The noble lord then
s country did away with the prohibitory
it would be impossible for America,
u Europe, to avoid following its exam-
granted of course all
distress and proposals for its
idered, and evidence beard upon them,
one of those remedies never would

t inquiry were

the admission of slave• grown sugar.
1 by moving that it be referred to a
der of the distresses of the country.
d it was impossible that such an in-
:isfactory result. The object of
etitioners also was neither more
corn laws; and he regretted to

I of the

uss this question over again: Unless
mode of relieving the distress could be
3 committee would only give rise to ex-
ultimately end in disappointment,
xisting evil. The noble lord then
t a repeal of the corn law would not
alleged in promoting the activity of
t it would be a great misfor-
)f the country, the agricultural
Luring, were to be again placed in collision,
I be if this committee were granted.
would be highly inexpedient to
felt it his duty to oppose the motion

He Cu

nded that the corn laws were not the
ind the inquiry, if granted, must be

E cont,

IRD supported the motion

s of CLANRICARDE contended that none of the
ed by Lord Brougham had been answered by

~LBOURNE said there was no use in attempt-
the deplorable state of the country, which
t degree afflicting and alarming. Admitting
measures to be devised should not be of
ter, but should be such as to meet the
must say that, considering the whole
that it could serve any good purpose

r RADNOR supported the motion.
RNCLIFFE thought that any interference with
vould only aggravate the distress ; and he must
orn law had not had a fair trial, and should be
than the short period of eight weeks to test its

1 replied at considerable length ; after
s divided, and the motion was negatived

1 to 14

en adjourned

OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
gave notice, that on going into com.
ald move that it be an instruction to
t the supplies not yet voted for a
v, with the epceptioedf the sup-
Ha, and China.