Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-05


Sir JAMES GRAHAM agreed with the first resolu-
| ton, but opposed all the rest he advocated the
corn laws and judcious protective system; he
! ,Cas for cautious and judiciOus reduction of
projections corresponding with the growth of the population
This he sad had been the guiding commercial policy of the
present Ministers Taking the reductions from 1915 the
present time, would appear that the removal of less
than &C., 300 600 Of indirect taxation the result of their
measures The taxes removed principally articles of
consumption used by the working classes The number Of
subject customs had been reduced from eleven hun
dred and ffty-two to five hundred and seventy-nine
He defended the operation Of the present sliding duty
corn tending seadness both in price and Imports and
operating favorably, both a fiscal and protective
measure than fixed duty. The prices of several articles of
necessity the laborng had been materially reduced,
and the reduction clearly aceable to legislation For
instance, wheat has fallen from CAS- per quarter in is4 to
46s beef from 3D. per pound to 4td mutton from
I'd to Cd sugar from ID to 3d. coffee from Is to Is i'd
and tea from S. to As Nothing affects wages disad
vanageousy than changes Of price arising from variations in
the of the circulating medium that evil has been
checked by prudent legislation In 1871 the bullion in the
hands of the Bank of England only g5 000 their
notes in circulation fl6,000000 The amount Of bullion
in the Bank of England is 9l6, 000 the circulation
e2l O0O 00O and the banking of Government will
contribute further steadness Before the year 1874 there
a of EGG, 700 OOO in 1884, 72s miles added,
with outlay of flO,3OO0 00 There are now railway
projects in agitation for the addition Of 5000 miles more to
cost additional of Els 100000, promising ample
poyment for labor for many Although specu
aon has been checked yet at period Of history has
speculation been founded grounds carried
SO far present 1t is gratifying also know that crime
has dnshed the number persons convicted in 1912 was
81, sos in ls4s, 2s,s5l; in 1874, 26,542 Pauperism
has diminished the poor relief for the having d.
minshed 20 per cent in 1874 as compared with ls43.
Voluntary emigration has been unattended to 10 900
out in 1874 Education has also been attend
ed to- The Government grant increased in 1912 from
100000 to f4O,O0O, and it is proposed to make
G75,0OO Since 1923 less than ESQ., has been ex
pended from the public purse erecting schoob-mplyng
gross expenditure of 100000 The National Board Of
Education in Ireland may challenge comparison with any
similar establishment in any country of Europe Further
nnesep churches have been built during eighteen months
offering accommodations for 526 900 persons and the endow
ment Of 206 ministers.
Sir James concluded by saying that the carrying the
resolutions would imply Minister'S he should move
the previous question.
Sir JoHS TrRnEIL charged Ministers with haping desert
ed the agricuAursts Uho mgM, perhaps look for support
eLse,chere
Viscount PoLLIsGroS could not support the resolutions
of repeating the corn laws.
Mr. CHARLEs VILLERs said Sir James Graham an ex-
celen witness for the repeal of the He actually
proved the of the advocates for free trade for sooe
that -four, meat, and sugar rendered cheaper TO The
poor man by the reduction of duties.
Mr. BIcKHAa EscoT opposed the resolutions Directing to
them in detail He believed that IL is impossible for the adj
pocates Of protection any longer 10 defend By the usual
| arguments.
Lord HowcK supported the resolutions He insisted that
dependence to be placed the present aspect pros
peny, and that ought to be taken provide for
more adverse times; and he indicated the comprehensive
nature Of the resolutions embracing subjects closely
neced, and all necessary of the main ques
ion-the condition of the working classes "He thought
that the system Of restriction ought be at once and entirely
abandoned, The time for compromise hauig gone Gy He
could cish 10 go through the tohoe tariff and al once
abolish epery duty which hpied bona fde for The
purpose Of reueaue."
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, when speaking the corn laws:
off thought il advisable the abstract resolution
this subject, do not ho,c coud differ from the no
Die lord because when he asks consider the subject
with such cautious and deliberate arrangements as may be
most beneficial consider that that is the very
taken. We hare added protective duties. Our
has been 70 WITHDRAW protection, combined with such
tous and deliberate arrangements thought would
benefit all classes of her Maesty's subjects" $40 the
principle Of the second and third resolutions that proectipe
duties themselves er he conH not but gire his
aoqeseeoe though their remission requires great debcra
ton In abiding the observation Of Sir John Tyel that
Ministers had lost the confidence of the landed go
ing rapidly forward in the course Sir Ro
bert said n be so, cannot consent 10 reprchase their
confidence By the oppression Of any regret peence
count Of the hieh hare pursued behere that
that has conduced to The general Interests coun
try The interests and the welfare of the propretors Of land
do not depend upon the nominal which the quarter
of corn may fetch II Ministers had lost the confidence of
set Of by the apy of their movements and through
their caution had failed the confidence Of another
set, he hoped that both would Join express want Of conf
dence in Ministry which could satisfactorily administer
the affairs Of the country but he repeated that he would not
attempt to gain that confidence by departing from the course
which he had taken believing be based on sound pn
cipes.'
Lord JoHs RCssELI, in his reply said that the real ques
ton before the House this Whether in their opinion il
wise TO make further alteration in the import duties and
especially in the law Whether they ought TO commence
change now whether would be better to wait for
another period before they commenced that change Opinion
favor Of protection he gathered from some Of his op
ponens in the debate weaker every day. II obvious
that duty Of 40 TO so per the food of the peonle
much longer be retained and he again urged the policy
| Of making the change in a time of tranquility"
|" If Sir John Tyrel and his friends were to vote want Of
confidence in Minister'S he Lord JoHS RussELL) ,yo,d
hesitate in poting with them for, he thought IL those Wing
a e.