The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-26

which, with due regard to the rights of property may
advance the social condition Of the people, and tend
the Of that part Of the United
Her Majesty has seen with great the break
inc out Of civil war In Switzerland
"Hsr Msjesty is in communication with her sles on
this subject and has expressed her readiness to use In
concert with them her friendly for the purpose
OF restoring to the Swiss Confederation the blessings OF
peace
nance OF the general peace Of Europe.
"Her Majesty has concluded With the Republic of the
Equator treaty for the suppression Of slave trade
her has given directions that this treaty should
Gentlemen Of the House Of Common:
Tor the next should be for the purpose of
being laid before you. They win be framed with
fu regard to the exigences Of the public service.
v My Lords and Gentlemen:
Her Majesty recommends to the consider alton of
Parliament the laws which regulate the nsvgst Of
the United Kingdom, with view to ascertain whether
any changes be adopted which, without danger
our ma,atme strength may promote the commercial and
colonial interests of the empire
Her Majesty has thought proper to appoint Com
mission to report on the best means Of improving the
to your earnest attention such as will be LAID
before you relating to the public health
her Majesty has deeply sympathsed with the suffer
ings which afct the laborng classes in the manufac
turing districts In Great Britain and many parts Of
. ana has observed with admiration the patience
THE distress which has lately prevailed among the
GO o Ss has 1 ssr
not distant when under the blessing of Divine Provi
denoe the commerce and industry Of the United King
dom will have resumed their wonted activity -
In the House Of Lords after the address had been
moved, Lord Stanley rose and at some length
mened upon the present state Of the country acknow
Lodging the existence of symptoms Of returning conf
denoe In the monetary world, and ntmang his opinion
end Of October, would have had more beneficial indu
ence had 1t been earlier adopted and been the
dwet ct some length, on tho m.chisyou.
OF Sir Robert Peels bill The country now DESTROYS
to know what the Government propoed to do with that
bill He then tainted the free trade party with the
utter failure Of all their predic IONS which the present
state Of the country afforded. After commenting Oh
other parts OF speech and rcung the insertion OF
the paragraph relating to the State of Ecuador in Her
h"jestys speech whilst all mention of the West Indies
omitted to say before leaving this matter
he begged to the Government to TAX. care that
While they were suppressing the slave trade with the
right hand they were not encouraging It with the left
tie did not hesitate to that their past ererons had
given stimulus to the slave trade-had increased the
the labor and exertons OF the slave well
as raised bis price and he (Lord Stanley had to
CHOOSE between the two
the slave trade the withdrawal our squadron with
It's heavy expense aud loss Of life the Of Africa
and with Its aggravaons Of the evil which it vainly
endeevors to put believed that he would
Of the two (ear, hear) This brought him to another
and important part of the subject and he wished to
know the Government were prepared to lay upon the
taoe OF the House all the remons frances they had
ceived from the body of the West India
There might be there might be mprudence
on their part but no one Of the Government would deny
that the last blow to the prosperity our sugar pro-
ducing colonss-the last blow which broke the great
commercial houses connected with that trade-was the
act which had placed upon an equality in certain cir.
cumstsnces, whilst fearful inequality existed In other
circumstances colonial of free labor
sugar the producers Of Brszls and Cuba Tbe
noble lord who was frequently naudble understood
20 that ne had read with pain and grief the speech
OF Sir e. Grey when he spoke in the Of the Govern
ment, but against his honest conviction and with
run staring those whom he addressed in face and
ssid tnat when protection had been withdrawn from
corn could not be maintained for sugar The planters
said, If we are to be compelled to rest upon own
advantagee our produce is to receive favor and
consideration is be shown us on account of the diff
cuies and obstacles which the legislation mother
mas thrown In our way then let US at all events
send our produce In the cheapest manner If protec
ton was to be withdrawn II free trade prevail
selling in the psncus ts. xss to Ss
the rule, setting aside all considerations of national
honor or national lsupremacy, that might be
possible extent But that suicidal policy for n
country whose dependencies not confined to the
marrow precincts OF these islands but whose
extended and whose own peculiar possessions were
scattered over every part Of the world If all these
things were to be sacrificed 1t b. and the people
must bow before the calamity and submit to it. But II
bis inference correct that the disasters which had
occurred upon taken
then exhorted then it was too late and it were
possible to retrace their steps After which
were perfectly nauable the noble lord God to
refer to the reports tina. circulation to the
tbat the Government in the distress and difficulties in
whoh they found themselves, about resort
desperate attempt and to sggravats the evils which AL
ready existed by direct taxation (hear hear and not
only to continue tax that In the frat instance only
that tax, under aggravated circumstances and with
added severity He hoped that the Government had no
such intention He trusted rather that hsr Msjestys
Government would feel 1t to be their sduty and that
Parliament would 81 it to be alec theft duty to resist
any attempt to impose such tax the country ia
sct OF raising revenue II that had become necessary
from former measures of Government sounder prn
cipes would be resorted to for that purpose Ii the
Govern nent deficient in the Of meeting the
exigencies OF the country God forbid h should
fha NJ
oy direct TAXATION but resort to those .ouud-r more
solid, and holder principles universally adop ed In all
other countries OF raising considerable portion Of the
revenue by other and indirect means. He wotid not
trouble the House any other topic9 It be
hcient Tor him to indicate that whatsoever her
Mjesys Government should deem 1t necessary to submit
TO Parliament should receive from him the most careful
and dhpsrsonae consideration and this he would add
that however strongly he might feel on matters
ana however strong his opposition might be to
wnion ne thought wrong in principle, yet regarded
or tho safety OF the community nvoved no feeling
OF resentment or hostility existed to prevent him
s he had the honor OF sitting upon the same bench
me Marquis OF LAsspowrE, in replying to the re-
marks OF Lord Stanley, said, noble lord had sndes
vored to draw the that the al
tefation OF the corn law main cause OF the dis.
tress out supporter of the late cornsw ever
pretended to hide the inevitable couseauencs Of "n
traordpsry demand for ia the
of the country. Did Lord Stanley mean to saw that
rather than have that supply rather than pay gold to
foreigners, he would have preferred starvation OF
course not and therefore his whols argument fell to
and ridicule OF the treaty with the Equator but II Il
be granted that the slavetrade ought put down
there be objection to accepting the alliance ana
aid Of any foreign power, small we'll great he
marquis concluded by expressing hope anci-
patton with which her Majesty speech concluded would
soon be realized and that, though the distress
had been when had long prevailed amongst all casses
the day not distant when tho ski INDUSTRY OF
the country would their customary energy and
those great commercial would again be in fun
play which had contributed to the glory great
ness and property Of England
Lord AsHBuRToS expressed hope that means would
be used to take the opinion Of Parliament the
Ject OF the Bank Charter Act And he limited at the
necessity OF considering the repeal ofthe usury laws for
II interest went to rule high per cent must de-
stroy the commerce. OF the country He did not agree
with those who said that the repeal tho
bad contributed to the distress which had been felt
throughout the year because the corn would have
been pretty much In the state rs 1t had been dur
ing the last twelve months IL the repeal Of tho
corn,aw mad not taken place The purchases Of