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My dear Friends , —It ia now within twenty minntes of twelve o ' clock , Wednesday night , and I feel more fresh after my week ' s vrotk than if I had been sitting on the EdUor'B stool ten hours a-daj . - I know not exactly what those who have merely thought of our Land Flan may snppose , . but 1 do know that Jill who have witnessed its progress coHtinue to increase in delight I have frequently wondered at the anomaly , nay , at the crime , of precluding those who build lousesand produce everything , from having a NEST { hat they can call their own . As Gains Gracchus
told the Roman soldiers , many centuries ago . the wild beasts , and birds , and all animals , have 8 om « place of refuge , while these who fight the battles ot their country are denied shelter ; nothing so much tends to degrade' maa and to make him slavishly subservient as his actual dependence upon the wealthy to allow Mm' a place of refuge from -which he may be ejected at the will or caprice of his landlord at the shortest possible notice . The man who can say , ' This is my own house , ' is esteemed an Independent man . Is he not distinguished among his class ? and even this poor privilege he Ita 3 pur chased at a destructive RETAIL PRICE .
The many experiments that have been made by capitalists have all failed for waat of this precious gem—perpetuity of tenure , or lease for ever . In Belgium , where the natives understand the value of social comfort better almost than any other people , the first and dearest object of the peasant is to parchase a spot of ground whereon he can erect himself a house , from which ne earthly power can distarb him . The Belgian looks first to the house , and then to the means of living init ; and hence , innuinexoos instances , the Belgian peasants . lire at a distance of a mile ,: two miles , and even three miles , from their plot of ground;—and so with' the French . This distance from the seat of work considerably reduces the value of labour , and increases the price
of production . Yon , every one of you , will live en your allotments ; and -with very trifling exertion will be able to manure your land ( the heaviest process at one-tenth , of the expense that a farmer , holding a thousand acres of land can accomplish the same work . They will tell you of the Scotch plan and the Norfolk plan of folding cattle upon the spot . That is a mere make-shift—a substitute for the best principle of culture . A man living on his four , three , or two acres of ground , -will do more at some of the most expensive processes of husbandry in one day , than a farmer living at a distance on a thousand acres can do , with a pair of horses and four men , in a ireek . This fact muBt enhance the value of close labour .
Since I last wrote , I have refused £ 100 an acre for the detached two and a half acres that I mentioned to you in my last . I want the value of the timber upon it as well , and I WILL GET IT . We have progressed wonderfully within the last week , and so -we ought . Ton paid £ 352 on Saturday last for labour and bnilding materials , and YOU ARE THE
BEST EMPLOYERS IN THE PAPJSH-Labonr employing its own class . We have now twenty carpenters , ten sawyers , fifteen bricklayers , six sand diggers , three well diggers , together with slaters , plasterers , and about- fifty labourers and horses at work . "We have nearly a mile of & straight gravel 'walk , ranning from wood to wood , from end to end of Labour ' s estate , with houses on either aide , looking most , beautiful , in fact to my eye most heavenly , and onthe 11 th . [ of August { I will show such a sight to all who choose to come as never was seen in England or in the world since Adam was a little boy . I cannot tell yon how I long for that day . - - -.
There -Rill be an entrance with a single three room cottage at each side of the gateway leading to the main road of nearly a mile in length , and then a double tow of lwrases . -wlth a garden of 21 feet in front of each the length of the honse , and spring water within about 150 yards , the most distant that will be from any man's house ; some will have it on the spot , and all will be upon an average of about 60 yards from it ; so that I am not unmindful ofyeur comforts nor am I going to huddle you into med houses . It would be impossible to convey to yon anything like atrnesoiion of ihe . amicable , the ttMde , the cheerfnl , and efficient assistance I receive from li'Gnth , Doyle , Oullingiam , our foreman , and John Dowling onr overseer of Bricklayers . In fact , bet for those
men I could not manage at all . THOUGH I WOTJLD NOT GIVE IN . Kb , no , with God's blessing , and your Co-operation , I willforce the House of Commons , and that ere long , to legislate upon this I . AKD PLAN OF OURS . I am fall of it up to the very throat , because I see the ease with which it night be made national . Mark me , and mark me well , my own dear fustian jackets , blistere'l hands , and unshorn chins , when 2 tell you that in all mere political movements great liars speculate upon the gullibility of great fools , as a means of making political poweracbieved by their aid , a stepping stone to their own social happiness . But the devil a house have they , one of them , ever built for a poor man upon any other condition than that the occupant is to be their Tery lramWe servant , their slave .
The Americans , \ tlla their political freedom , have been obliged at last to nnt onr social motto upon their flag ; they say THE LAND . The Pole will only fight for THE LAND , The French did fight for THE LAND . The Prussians will soon fight for THE LAND . In fact / it is the only one thing on earth worth fighting for , and if all the workingclasses saw its value as I do , they would fight for it to-morrow all over the world—EXCEPT ENGLAND , Mr . ATTORNEY-GENERAL , where we have found out the knack of purchasing it .
-Now , my friends , what a great big bother some building societies do make to be sure , when they purchase a few PERCHES or LUGS of Land to bnild houses upon , and here arc we , not yet a year in real existence , and we have 230 ACRES to begin with , and we are sow looking ont for another PATCH . Shall I ever be able to convince you of tbemagnitndc end importance of this practical turn that Chartism lias taken ? Before very long we shall have 20 , 000 members , and can any man believe that 20 , 000 persons of one mind , speaking at one and the same time ,
and in ONE AND THE SAME TONE , will be long unheeded by the House of Commons . No—teething is impossible , utterly , wholly . impossible . It would be very desirable to make an impression upon the minds of Candidates at the approaching General Election , -upon the Land plan , as a joint of Chartism ; and when I have about 500 located , which will not take long after , the first estate is finished and mortgaged , then I will see and find my way into the House once more , and rest assured that the Charter and the Land shall rieg through the whole world .
You , don't seem to consider that the wonders we are now doing are being accomplished upnathe funds of the society without any thingreturmng , and iliat , once In full swing , we shall then be able to mortage and go on as rapidly aa we can . get estates to purchase . While some people are mortified at our success , others , who wish well to the pi ojecfc , write to caution me against going on tuo fast . , 'It wil ! give those sincere friends pleasure lu learn , tbat , without mortgage or sale , we have now very nearly as mut-is as will complete all onr purchases up to this time . , and build all our houses , and make all our
iniprovt-inf ) ii 3 . That is , in le ? s than a year we have securen the location of one hundred and fifteen occupants ai { wo acres each . This is the only xvax- 1 can put the question , for our calculation was made for two acres , aud we have now two hundred a : id thirty acres , which at two each would locate one hundred and fifteen . The snobs in tbenji ^ hbourhocd of Carjn-n deus say , they would subscribe £ 2 , 000 to purchase me off , as the Queen Dowager has recently f aki-n a reaidenc-e close to OUlt ESTATE , but my answer is , that the people who support the Jadv are fit aa » i proper aiid respectable neishbsurs for her .
One tiring 1 have now to impress upen every secretary o ! the Land Society—our payments ar < - weekly ami heavy . Last wttk , £ 352 , this ' week , perhaps , ti « re . The Post-office ui-cple inuke ssmany alterations in their rules , that 1 am very iuut : b istCOnvenHmwd . I will give you one or rasiay instances . TLey Used to pay ike orders if signed W P . Roberts ; then they directed mat lie should suihh naiae in Mi . When I was at Moiiditfltr fc # did g « u Wire iiuiTibfr WilUum - Cohans . Tn-.-v
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eaihed some , and refused to cash a large anionnt , unless Ms name was signed in full—Wiliiam Prouting Roberts . I have a large quantity of these , not algned as they have directed ,- for which I cannot get cash " . Moreover , the process' of" eendin ? piles of orders to Manchester is expensive TO ME , and expensive to MR . ROBERTS , who returns and sometimes registers them : besides , I cannoti possibly
insure hig having time to sign so many . ; Now ; to correct this inconvenience , I hare to request that all monies , wh « therTost-offic& orders or bank orders , may in . future be payable to me . This will considerably lessen my troubleand inconvenience . I trust to all secretaries being punctual in the observance of this direction : —All Post-office orders , whether sent through me or t » Mr . Wheeler , to b 3 made payable ? o Feargus O'Connor , with the name of the person whs procured it written legibly .
In conclusion , I trust that all who intend joining in the demonstration , on the 17 th = of August , will notify the same to the Committee in time to allow of perfect-arrangements being made for their accommodation , and , again , I say , that I will shew'Labour such a sight as Labour never saw or expected to see . Henceforth ,. the working - classes cannot be made brawlers for power for this party or that party , for this er that man , unless a House and Land and something substantial is at the bottom of it . If I have done no more good I have done THAT . You will believe that I am not a little interested in the Land Plan , ¦ when ;! tell you that , on Tuesday last , an action against me for libel , at the suit of Mr . William Joha O'Connell , Head Repeal Warden for ALL
ENGLAND , was to be tried in the Common . Pleas , and by a SPECIAL JURY too , what think you of that ? and the right hon . W . Gladstone , Cabinet Minister , was one of the jurors , and all the time I was too . busy and anxious about the buildings to attend . Yesterday being the last day for special jury causes , and the Court being occupied with , a heavy railway case , the Lord Warden General was doomed to disappointment till November next . Now , most people would like to know the result of such a trial , but I have had so much , experience in SPECIAL JURY cases that I was satisfied with a gaess .- These are some of my LIABILITIES . Your faithful Friend and Bailiff , Teargbs O ' Conxob .
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HOUSE OF LORDS , Thursday , June 18 . The royal assent was given by commission to a great many Railway and other bills . On the motion of the Bishop of London the Church Discipline Bill was read a first time . After the presentation of petitions their Lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS—Thursday , June 18 . The remaining resolutions , proposed by Sir G . Oiebk , respecting the rail way'gauges , were agreed to . The adjourned debate ,
THE PROTECTION OF LIFE ( IRELAND ) BILL was resumed by , Sir A . Armstrong , who opposed the second reading of the Bill . Mr . . J . Bensext , Captain Latahd , Mr . Hkmt , Sir II . W .. Babbo » , and Mr . Hawes likewise opposed the BUI . Captain Ehzwubicb and Lord F . ' Ebbbiiw supported it . The Noble Lord , in referencBto h tc strong expressions used by Lord G . Bentinck , said , he regretted that such language had been uttered , and he particularly regretted that it had been defended- on the plea of precedent , because any nonsense or violence might be thus justified . In fact , Mr . Fox had used even stronger words than those cited by Mr . D'Israeli , for he on one occasion
said of Lord Korth that he would not trust himself in the same room with him , and yet they were a'terwards political friends ; so he { Lord F . Egcrton ) did not despair , despite -what had passed bttween Lord G . . Bentinck aud Sir R . Pej 5 I < , "that things would set themselves to rights . " lie then disclaimed the appellation of a renegade , vhich LordG . Bestixck had applied to several gentlemen as honourable as any in the house , aud amongst others to himself . He concluded by stating that this measure had not been proposed as a cure for the evils of Ireland ; that he did not support it as such cure ; but that he did support it as , the means of putting down certain crimes which wer » prevalent in certain districts of Ireland . The debate was , on the motion of Mr . SniBMAS Crawford , again adjourned .
The other orders were disposed of , and the House adjourned .
HOUSE OF LORDS . — Friday , Juse 19 . The Earl of Bjpos moved the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate in Committee on the Corn Importation Bill . The Duke of Richmo > t ) moved as an amendment that it should be lawful for every tenant , within six months after the passing of this Act , to give his audlerd or lessor notice to quit ; and that the compensation for improvement be referred to the Commission of Iuckmires to value . His Grace after , . < ome discussion , withdrew the amendment , and the remaining clauses and the preamble having been gone through , the house resumed , and the Chairman reported the Bill without amendment . It was arranged that the consideration of the Customs Bill in Committee , and the third reading of the Corn Bill should be taken on Monday . HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , Jgxe 19 . THE LATE PRIME MINISTER CANNING
AND SIR R . PEEL . Every seat in the House of Commons was occupied for the purpose of hearing the defence volunteered by Sir Robert Peel , against the charges brought against him by Lord George Bentinck with regard to the conduct of the right hon . gentleman "in having hunted Mr . Canning , the friend of Catholic emancipation , to death" in 1827 , when in 1826 Sir Robert Feel was reported to have admitted , in one of his speeches that , in 1835 , lie had stated to Lord Liverpool " that something must be done for the Catholics . "
Sir Robert Feel , under feelings of no little agitation commenced by apologising for obstructing the public business of the country , upon a matter of a personal nature—but as he might be lowered in the estimation of the public if he did not notice the accusation made against him , he . thought a rigid adherence to forms where the character of a public minister was concerned might be dispensed with . Sir Robert then enured into a long statement of the chaises made against him , which he divided into three counts :
1 st . Thai he had designedly suppressed , in an authorised report Of his own speech in Parliament in 1829 , the words " that something ought to be done tor the Catholics , " in order to give an impression that he had never made the ' communication to Lord Liverpool which the reports in the Times aiid the Mirror of Parliament , if correct , would clearly esta-¦ ilisii . 2 ud . That , in the said speech , he 'had stated 1 Jaisely" that he had intimated to Lord Liverpool 'hat something ou-ihi to be duns for the Catholics , " and that he had garbled his corrected speech in support of that declaration .
3 rd . That he had been guilty of a aijjprcsao vm in garbling the report in question . Sir Robert Pekl denied that the allejed communication to Lord Liverpool bad ever been made . He entered hita a variety of historical statements connected with the events of the time , quoting avaiviny of private letters from Lord LiVKnrooii , by wliicii hesongtit to prove infcn-ntially that it was hi » I ) iy ¦ . robuUe that the aliened communication had Ix-i-n made . Sir Robert Peel then wesifc into AVAticly it d ' -tails . showing from the reports of the Jlor . iiny Herald , Chronicle , Miming Journal , an '' other papOlS ,
: hai the particular w ,. < is ia qae ^ tioii did not appeal ' 1 = 1 any oftlwir reji-. its ; and hence inferred thai uu-Tirnexd . n > i Mirror of Parliament rev-on * were nut co- re-1- He deaisiil , u }> on th-jaut ' mritv of thr Times , tiut [ iies << eecb «> f Sir Ji . Kxatciibuli , which referred u < >} i . -- w-.-rd . s in dispute , hao « -v « r been delivered , i he • lijhl ami . baroiitt cnuciiided ; i most avguinenunivc jK . - -.-s : ii . i-arr / injr with him the 'inrcbtraincd fe ! i : ^ - ¦ ' . liw huuse . The i / n { # ressn ; n see-iibd t >; ' oe tUa ^ " . i -harj'ts , d : l ! icnU as ibey were of pro >! ' , « i » : d still : iu >» ' { iiSfiiSs o " ' iio-ii :: vfiufc . l out ylioj-etner , liatJ oecii uiiiv . ¦ -tk « i up for \ hopiiijOM . "ofpartv .
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Lord Georob Benthjck . followed ,. in a violent , personal attack upon Sir Robert " Peel ,. reiterating all the charges which had been preferred ; and dwelling upon the triumphant progresses of Sir . Robert in 182 S , as the apostle of Protestant ascendancy . . The " no-surrender" oak was planted in 1828 , when in , 1829 Sir , Robert turned round with duplicity , aud committed , his first offence , which caused a transportation from office for many years , and his . Us ! crime would cause him to be transported for life from all public employment . Lord Geurge Bentinck
pressed particularly upon the . fact of the speech 61 Sir Edward Kuatchbull ,, commenting , a few days after the speech referred to . in 1 S 29 , upon tke very sentence which Sir Robert Peel denies to have been ever delivered . . '• ,: . Mr . Roebuck followed in a speech full of invective against Mr D'lsraeli ^ andthe highest panegyric i . J Sir Robert Peel . He was followed by . lord John Russell , who , in a brief speech , declared his opinion that the Minister had satisfactorily answered the charges made against him . : .
Mr . D'Ishaku thek spoke at great Iength ' ^ ihe main point of his argument being , the fact of the speech reported In Hansard , as delivered by Sir Edward Knatchbull , in which the very words ascribed to Sir Robert Feel are made ' the main subject . of Sir Edward ' s remarks ; and . Mr . ; D'Israeli asked why Sir Robert Peel did not produce a few lines from Sir EdwardKriatchbullin denial of the speech' ascribed to him , which would have completely , set at rest the whole dispute . The debate was warmly carried on by Mr . Goulburn , Mr . Escott , Lord Sandon , Mr . Ne . wdigate , ; Mr . Hume , Lord Morpeth , Air . Villiers , Mr . Stafford O'Brien , and Mr . Borthwick ; after which the order of the day for the consideration of the Irish Coercion Bill was adjourned till Monday . * ' . HOUSE OF LORDS , Monday , June 22 . Their lordships met at a quarter to five o ' clock .
CORN IN BOND . Lord AsHBuraoN rose , pursuant to notice , to move the following resolution : — " That , whatever may be the alterations whieh it may be expedient permanently to make in the laws regulating the introduction of foreign corn , it is the . opinion of this house that the sudden importation of the large quantity of wheat now in bond at a very low rate of duty , while the prices are moderate , and the prospect of the approachine harvest is , promising , . may be productive of great injury and injustice to the cultivators of the soilbf the United . Kingdom , and that some better provision against such a calamity should bo provided than is contained in the bill now before the house . " His lordship said he . would not enter into the general policvofthe great change about to be made in our
commercial law . after the opinion which had been twice expressed by their Jordships upon the principle of the measure . But assuming they were right in the general policy and expediency of this great change , he wished to call their attention to the want of caution exhibited in the hasty , inconsiderate manner in which the measure had been conducted . Their lordships were about to take away every safeguard against the shock and oscillation ^ of - prices whicli niiist be occasioned by the vast quastity of corn and flour now in bond coming : at once upon the market . That quantity was some time ago not less than two millions of quarters , and since then foreign corn had
been pouring in every day from all parts of the world , exceeding all power of absorption by the effectual demand in this country , where there was , moreover , every prospect ; of an abundant market . Upon an average of six years , we had required only about 100 , 000 quarters of foreign wheat in aid of our own produce , and they were now going to open the floodgates , and let in recklessly , without tue slightest precaution to prevent individual ruin , at least two millions and a halt of quarters actually in bond , lie suggested no particular plan ; he merely proposed a simple resolution , that , whatever their lordships did , they would take care not to expese the country to any unnecessary risk .
TheEarlofDiLHocsiE observed , that the speech of Lord A 9 hburton was dark in alarm and fruitful in prophecy , but a speech more bare in facts , or less supported by argument it had never been his fate to bear . His noble friend had talked of some unheard of and dangerous amount of foreign corn that whs to come into this country ; whereas the latest accounts from the Custom-house showed thai the quantity of wheat and wheat flour together in bond is under one million nine hundred thousand quarters .. and so far from there being any anticipation that this quantity wouid be unduly or inordinately increased by imports from foreign countries , the very reverse is the fact : for from every quarter of the world the Government had the same information as in the last year—namely , that there was a probability of a short coming harvest : Nature appearing to set herself in array in her various elements against us , by an excess of wet in one quarter and drought in another . He showed that the quantity of foreign corn in bond
and actually admitted , tinder the existing law , had been greater than one million nine hundred thousand quarters . In reply to the complaint of Lord Ashburton of the hasty and reckless manner in which this measure had been conducted , he reminded their lordships that the measure had been announced a quarter of a year back , when Sir Robert Peel proposed that the same rule should be applied to the rradual admission of corn as it was customary to aoply to other merchandise when duties were altered . But this was objected to , aud Sir Robert , finding it not according to precedent in respect of corn , withdrew the proposition , and Lord Stanley had given him credit for so doing . Whatever effect this measure might have been expected to produce upon prices had been produced " . already ; and if their lordships intended to make this change in the Corn Law , it should be done as much as possible at once ; for experience had shown that the worst thing that could f > e done was to hang up such a measure ovci * the heads of those who were affected by it .
After speeches from Lord Kmnah'd , Earl Grey , Lord Redesdale , the Earl of Ellenborougb , and the Earl of Wieklow , chiefly deprecatory of the delay which the proposed resolution would cause to the passing of the Corn Bill , Lord AsmnmTON shortly replied , and their Lordships divided , when there appeared—For the resolution ... ... ... 47 Against it ... W Majority against the resolution ... 23
THE SILK DUTIES . The Duke of Richmond then rose to present a petition from certain silk manufacturers and weavers at Macclesfield , complaining of the effects of the reduction of the silk duties some years since ; it had caused distress among them from which they had never recovered ; their condition has continually tended downwards ever since . They stated that the quantity of silk worked up in this country had not materially increased of late , and that all the finer branches of the silk manufacture were passing into foreign lands ; articles of luxury like these WOl'Q proper subjects of taxation . They prayed that this branch of industry might receive protection . The noble duke added ; that he had another petition from the silk weavers of Spitalfields , very numerously
signed , praying to be heard by counsel at the bar of the house . He profeaaed himself unable to state their case properly ; there were technical terms to be used , and a great deal had to be stated ; but a learned counsel had been instructed , and ought to be heard . The petition from Macclesfield said nothing against free trade ; it only stated that this branch of industry would be found on Inquiry a proper exception to the general rule . If the house was prepared to place in jenparciy the landed interest of the country , and give way to the clamour of the League , that was no reason for abandoning the operatives of the country and the principle of protection of domestic industry ; though
ihe keystone of the arch was thus being taken away , he trusted it would bo only a temporary triumph , an rn « their lot with a resiunatinn and forbearance
which was very much to their credit as good subject * and as niembtrd of a Christian'community . ( Hear , h-ar . ) lie moved that these petitioners bo heard in the committee on the Customs Duties'Bill against thui ehiuse ffhieh affected their inierfsts , The Karl of Daihousik saul it was an ungracious task to oppose this mot on , but with reference tocouveuience find to precedent , their Lordships should not stares to it . The usage and practice of the house i ivciuilcd the lu-itriiig of counsel on a Custonisi bill , i- a measure ol ' geiuraJ policy . Lord Brougham denied thu existence of such a rule , and appealed io the precedent of the orders in council , when lie hat ! been heard r . s counsel in the house The Earl « f Ellbnbouocgii said it would be dzitawius « 'W < 1 oh *! rnat business .
i'litDulu' vf Wmjjngton . reminded their I . orn-Bhipa that they culd nut consent to any aUeraliou of ttie tlefaiisoV the Tariff Bill in committee , whiiout
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^^^^ rW ^ aee ^ beUmi the - ^ llJ ^ fc ^ ' ^ c ^ W ^ inaignantly protested againslWdiirJn ' e ^ ^ If . Mfc myLords , " he said , "is to D » cbnst ; ituWflf ;; Krliam ent , is it not a mere far ^ hartSflesSBills'should be brought , here at all ? T&liwfto be ^ alred ' on hero night afterlight to go klfp the ! feverai'sta « ek .. "< if * . Bill , and then , forsooth Jlter all to' be tola that ' we must nbt-alter what thepSfise Vf CpminVini lias dorse . ? .,- I opnteiu have tooe ami
thaUKeM ^ tmoners a rigat nearu , I willtnolpt ^ mj ' pur loraiihips ' . by saying' mpe than tbiH-iffiffigf tb'ia' is tS be the / future course- 6 f the g' > vemfflg | El hope that they '' will alttir the standing ordere ^ b&ro ta ' puse , and sa , * njfnriciv t ) iat the Queen s consent'jnd ' the 'Commons' is sufficient—for that mustbeWresult : " ¦•?' . * ? ° Jw 5 i 3 v «¦«'; ¦ ^ , Theirlirdships divio | d ; ;> P 6 r'the Duke ofRichraond ^ npioh— : ^ ' ^' :. ' <; " :: : ' ' C 6 nlnts-PreBeHt ; . V :: j ;^ , k . v .:: ; .. . 43 . ;
¦'¦ iiW'if-.-::. - -liif .. I -. ji fc ! V . " :- ¦ .. ¦ , , ; -: ¦; . ' Ijl Nofiorit ents—Presejit . ; ; ..:.... ^ .:... ;' ... ^ ¦ •^ ttw . ; i .. v , - ¦ ¦ ¦ privies . iiii .......... ; . ' . ' ... 36 ¦ :.. ^^ iy . ; -ji \ - ' - ' .: i .-vf : > -iu , ¦ : ¦ ¦ >¦! .: : - ¦ . ¦ •¦'¦ i _ i- ' - - J Majority for Miri ] Btersi .. ; . V . ' . V . ' __ i Jtojten 4 k ' 'denounced the use of proxies ; in such . icaseas this , as most unwarrantable . The P . eers present had , by a majority of one , ' declared their desire to hear the case of the Spitalfields weavers stated by Counsel , had yet the votes of Noble Lords who were absent in Ireland , on the Continent , in Madras , and elsewheve , were put in operation . decide that those who were willing to be intormed should not obtain the desired information . Such a use of proxies dealt a serious blow at their use in their Lordships'House . :: '
. . ... The Ear . of Giu-koaid ; questioned the validity of the vote given on this oc (!« si 6 n by the Duke of Bucckuch , on the ground that the noble duke was not " in th » house" at the moment' the question was put from the Woolsack . ¦ -... •• , ¦ ,.... « ¦ . The Duke of BucCMUcn pledged his honour that he was present in the house , when the question was put , although perhaps he might not be , strictly speaking , within that limit which was technically called "the House . " . _ .. ' The Loud Cjunceliob ruled that a Peer who was within the four walls as the Duke ' , of Buceleuch undoubtedly was , had the right to vote as one present . The Earl of GLT 3 NGAI . L similarly-questioned the right of the Earl of Home . __ ' .
, , Vine Earl of IIomb pledged his honour he was present and heard the question put . . _ . The Earl of AVicklow thought that should such injudicious use be made of proxies as that just , witnessed , it would be advisable for some Noble Lord to urouosetheir abolition altogether . , ; Earl Grst promised such a proposal his hearty
concurrence . .. - ,- „ Tile JUuKe ot uichmokd assured their Jordsiiipa that though they had , by their extraordinary use of proxies , prevented the Spitalfields weavers irorn being heard by counsel , he would feel it his duty _ to read the brief which had been prepared for the instruction of the Learned Sergeant who was prepared to address them ' at the " bar . ' ,: . CUSTOMS ' DUTIES ' BILL . On the order of the day for the committee on this ¦
( jfl ^ ' .- " :. , - ¦ . ' : "¦ ¦¦¦; . ¦ : , . - ¦ ¦ - ¦ : . ' - - Lord STAsr . T ! i rose to offer some observations to their lordships on the subject ; but commenced by referring to the previous conversation . He also thought that proxies had been impropeily brought iuto -the vote . His lordship then proceeded , at considerable length , to object tothe Tariff' on financial gvoumls . With so small an estimated surplus it was most daugerou » to reduce duties , many of which ; were taken off luxuries : and the changes proposed by tue bill would be most injurious to rhe native artizan . He should first notice the articles of boots and shoes ; and he begged to call their attention to those articles in the drst place , because whatever advautagB the consumer might derive from th ; reduction ot the and shoes
duty on the importation . of foreign boots , that advantage would be derived exclusively by the hicher and not . by the lower cla ^ ss ; ' while at the same time it would have the effector throwing out ofemploymcnt a large number of workmen m tins country . '( Hear , hear . ) Before 1842 ilie duties upon the iniportiltinn- Ot foreign , boots ami shoes was £ 2 14 s . a dozen It was lowered in / 1842 to £ 1 9 * . 4 d . a hundred ; and the importation . immediately rose from 4 , 820 to 8 , 353 pairs ; and they had continued to increase from that to 12 , 220 , 13 , 261 , and 14 , 387 . Ho repeated , that whatever advantage their lordships , and those in circumstances like tneirlordships , might derive from a reduction in the duty on French shoesthe lower classes would derive none . He was
, utterly at a loss . then , to conceive upon what , ground it was now proposed to reduce the duty to Us . a dozen . ( Hear , hear . ) It was the same with women h boots and shoes , the importation ot which had risen from 39 , 000 pair in 1841 , . to 82 , 000 pair in 1813 . He would notice only two more articles , viz ., siamed paper and pillow " lace . The importation of stained paper had risen from 13 . 479 yards in 1841 , to 30 . U 0 U yards in 1845 , and yet , with the fact of the importation uaving doubled in five years , it was now proposed to reduce the duty from Is . to 2 J . a yard ; and t it was hardl * possible at proaent to compete with
the foreigner with a duty of 1 h ., he be « ge ( l them to consider how it was possible for the British producer and manufacturer to compete with the foreigner under the protection of Is . reduced to 2 d . ? ( Hear , hear . ) Then take the article of pillow lace , whicli was a manufacture exclusively conducted by women and children . Ooe could see no particular reason why the duty was reduced upon this article , which , if there was a luxury in the world , was a luxury ; but it was eacy to see strong reasons why it should not be reiluccd , considering that it would confer an advantage alone to the rich , while it would throw » large number of the poor out of employ nn nt . this
The Earl ot Dalhousib denied that measure was introduced as a tree trade measure . He had admitted that there were various anomalies and exceptions to the principle of free trade in the bill , the object of which was to remove all duties from article * of food and of the first necessity , as well as from raw materials ; and with respect to articles not of prime necessity , but which entered largely into consumption , to reduce the rate of duty as far as practicable . Uaon some articles , for various reasons , the principle was not worked out , and he admitted that the tarifl did not profess entirely to depart from Che principle of protection . The noble Earl then replied in detail to the specific objections of Lord Stanley , observing that it did not follew because the importation of an article was increasing , or the revenue collected upon it augmented , that this was a healthy increase ; lush duties created an illicit trade , which deranged att calculations . . ¦ ¦
Earl Stawhopb , whilst he predicted the most ruinous consequences to British industry from th i operations of the Tariff Bill , expressed his conviction to be that the full principle of free trade haii not been mi riedout in it . simply because , though the agriculturists allowed themselves to be led like caitle to th « slaughterhouse , the Ministers durst not treatthu manufacturers in the same way . The Earl of Ripon neutralized the apprehension * of Lord Stanhope , by exposing the groundie-s vaticinations with which he had beenovorwiielnu'd at the introduction of thetaiiff of 1842 , by deputation trom the glovers , the dealers in Kilt provision ? , and the nulling interest , come of whom had since assurred him they had found that lie ^ Lovd Ripon ) * . v ; , s righi and they were wrong . ¦ .
- After remarks from . Lord Montengle , Lord Saliabury , Lord Colchester and Lord Ashbarton , their Lordships went into committee on the bill . On the second elauso , which reduces the duty on timber . Lord Stanley moved its omission , because he considered it an absolute and uncalled-for throwing away of revenue . , , The Committee , aiier a short discussion , divided . For the clause—Content ? ° * Noii-wintents " 2 Majority for the Government 12 The clause , as well a < i clauses 3 , 4 , and 5 , wen " 'i'ii ' o Duke of lircn . vo . vD objeota ! to proceeding further " .
. . Lord Stakluy announced that he , and those with whom l : e iintd , would not oppose the third reading of the Corn Importation Bill , contenting tiienuwives with" entering their protest on ' the journals against , it ; he , therefore , suggested that , file Tnv ! ft ' sl < O . Ulli k ' i . rocHfded with in committee on 'Tuesday , lUtd that the Corn Bill , which stands on the paper for to- « igill , 5 , hc > iild be adjourned lo Thursday . The suireestioii was nrquiesced in by the -Duko of Wwiworw , tho CliainHfli ) reporte-l progress , nna their liitrdiiiiips adjourned at a qasivtor lo tail o ' clock HOUSE OF COMMONS , Monday , Jvm 23 . The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour .
NEW ZEALAND , Mr . C . BuUiKB iiiiivii'ed flvat vtw tlio intentions of the G . vvnimeiit . . is ' 0 tho introduction oi" aj . y measure In respuct to this oo ' ony ? .
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Sir R . PfiKt said , the Secretary : for the Colonies ami himself had given great attention to the subject . Some of the objections which ha had felt to the « is" closai'e ' of ' ahy opinion on the subject had baun removed by the recent accounts li-om the c lony , whence it appeared that the authority of the Crciwu was re-established . ( Hear . ) 'He had no ' longer , therefore any objection to declare that it would be highly , desirable to introduce in the course of thJg aesaioB a legislative measure in respect to the Government of th « colony . " . ¦¦
¦> " ¦ - ¦ THE SUGAR DUTIES . Alderman Thompson asked what were the intentions of Government as to the sugar duties '' The Ghanosilob of the Excheqjjkk stated , that hehaa intended to make that proposition to-night , in pursuance of the notice which 'ho had given last Thursday ; but late yesterday evening he had received an intimation from Lord G . Bentinok , that he intended to move , aa an amendment on die proposition for going into committee , a resolution to the effect , that it was the duty of the Government to have introduced a bill for the continuance of the sugar dutieB at an earlier period of the sessi-jn , and that the introduction of it at so late a period was calculated to injure the commerce of , the country
If the noble lord persisted in that intention , it would be an interruption in the . very first step to the pro ereas of the temporary ' measure which he wished to preBS with some rapidity ; : and if" the debate on lug amendment were adjourned at a late hour that evening , the discussion of the original resolutions must he postponed till Friday next ; aud , if w , there vouldbe no possibility of passing tins temporary measure before'the sugar duties expired . He therefore appealed to the noble lord , and asked him to allow the resolutions to pass that evening in the Committee of ( Ways and Means without proposing his amendment . The noble lord ' s acquiescence m this request would not prevent him from bringing forward his amendment on another occasion . ,
Lord G . Bbntinck replied that it was not his in tention to put an end to the present sugar duties , or to cause . a large defalcation to the revenue ; his intention in moving his amendment was to cast a censure on the Government for allowing so late a period of the session to arrive before asking for the removal of a measure upon which between three and four milr lions of revenue were annually raised . Tfeare ' asked now , said Mb Lordship , to pass a Sugar Bill , for a month ; but in the present position of political affairs In this House , there are sufficient indications that
probably more than a week will not elapse b- 'frve the Right Honourable Gentleman how at the head of the Government will be so no longer , and then his successor will have a right to ask a considerable adjournment for the purpose of making the usual arrangements and procuring seats for the members of his Administration in this House , under swhich circumstances he also will be obliged no doubt to ask another month . Now , is it right bo to derange ; the trade , and to put in hazard so large an amount of revenue ? -
; After a short debate in which Messrs . Hume , M . Gibsnn , G . Bankes , M . Bernal ; Lord J . Russell , Sir R . lasliv , and other members took part , . the propriety of going at once into the committee of ways and means on the sugar duties was generally concurred in , and the house went into committee , and agreed to a resolution to continue the existing sugar duties for a month from the 5 th of July .
PROTECTION FOR LIFE ( IRELAND ) BILL . The Earl of Lincoln having moved the order of the day for the resumption of this debate , Mr . S . CBAWFORDTose to oppose the bill though ho was concerned to vote in opposition to the right hon . gentleman , at the head of the government at a time when , in his judgment , lie had been unjustly assailed and unnecessarily persecuted . He congratulated the right hon . gentleman , however , on tho triumphant manner in which he had disposed of these most undeserved attacks . He would , indeed , go into the same lobby with several hon . gentlemeu opposite , but he had not any feeling in comnion with them , who had upon
eVery occasion supported measures which he deemed oppressive to Ireland , who had always opposed any enlargement of the rights of the Irish people , and who , failing to damage the measures of the Prime Minister , bad tried to damage the man . He then pruceerlod to point out the defects of tliie bill , and to explain what he considered to he the causes and the remedies of crime in Ireland . Remedial measures would be more effectual than coercive measures in restoring Order and tranquillity to Ireland -and among the remedial measures which he recommended were a well organised Poor Law , a more effective system of police , and the establishment of agricultural schools in every district of Ireland .
Mr . Seymbb explained the reason whyhefeltit to be his duty , though a strong Protectionist , to support this bill . It was a temporary measure , and only applicable to certain districts in Ireland ; and . though it placed in tho hands of the government , extraordinary powers , he did not think that those powers would be abused ; for , in their conduct towards Ireland , it appeared to him that her Ma jesty ' s Ministers had acted in a just and generoue spirit . Had he been able to place Government in a minority on any question relative to protection , lie should have been delighted to have done so ; but he could not see why he should oppose the siovernment on a question where he believed them to be riirht , merely to bring in another government , whicli he believed on all questions tft be WT 0 ng . IV CI 4 \ sll J 1 V JL 7 * rf »* v » \* v * VI * twiA « j *»** - ^ v ^ w w »** w »» — « w **^ v
Mr . C . Powell , Mr : lluisey , and Mr . V . Sluavt opposed the bill . Mr . W . Collett supported it . Mr . Roebuck was bound , to look at this bill in ¦ hother point of view thanits own merits , and to ask several disagreeable questions before lie could make up his mind to vote against it . Lord G . Bentinck had declared , that he had no confidence in the Government , and had , therefore , determined to vote against this bill ; but after the speech he had made upon the first reading of it , it did not follow that , if he could get rid of the present Ministers , he would not propose the very same measure , and seek to administer itby an executive Governmeut otprutection members . But why had not Sir II . Peel the confidence of that noble lord and liis party ? Merely because he had passed a Corn Bill which the people of Eu « -
land had long desired . Leaving Lord G . Buntinck for a short time , he turned to Lord J . Russell and his friends on the Opposition benches , He traced the history of Coercion Bills for some'years back , showed that Karl Grey's Coercion Bill , with its court-martial clauses and its domiciliary visit clauses , wns tho severest Coercion Bill ever placed on the statute-book . —and complained that Lord J . llus-^ ell , who had now changed his opinions on the subject ol" coercion , had never expressed any regret for the cutting censure which he had cast upon those who then opposed that measure . He then alluded to the Coercion Bill introduced in 1835 , which ivas quite as severe as the present . Owing
to these circumstances , he wanted to know , before lie ousted Sir R . Peel from office on account of this bill , whether he was oustin . y him for the benefit of those who would reintroduce it as soon as confidence in them'was restored He would , therefore , ask Lord J . Rus ell what the house was to expect from him with ic »~ ard to the administration of the law in Irelaud , provided this bill was successfully opposed on the present occasion ? It was well known that , last winter , Lord J . Russell had been called on to form an sidnu ' . iistration . It was said that the Earl of Eesbfirough was to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , and that ha was to be ' so on the express condition that he -hou ! d be armed with a Coercion Bill .
Lm-d J . Russell : That 13 not true . . Air . Roebuck admitted that after that answer the arminieilt Which lie had int-.-ndud to raise on that I'UmOUr Was at an eml ; but 1 * ° must remind the house that , this bill wns first introduced , m the House of Lords , and that the most marked supporters of it in that assembly had been the political ¦ IVioivIa of Lord John Russell . He had , therefore , every ri « lit to believe that they , too , would sanction a bill like the present if the Administration wore changed . Unless he should receive il ( lislim-t intimation from Lord J . * Russeli -that he
would ho lunger adopt towards Ireland the . wild and severe measures which the Whin Government had formerly enforced , he should certainly not vote against the second reading of thia bill now ; : md it lie llitl receive such an intimation , ne should say . that Uie olliui £ ' , e Ot ' op inion which it would display tvast-xpressed at an inopportune time , in an inopportune manner , mid fur an inopportune oUjni . For if the opposition whicli he should the : ; bi- c-mj » elied to give mis tail s ' -ioiihl be sueeefes-ful , it w .. uld unsettle the (> rosi'U £ Administration , without giving the country a uhauce > . f a strong and beViORciiil Administration in its iiIhcu tVir ina ; y . years to come .
Loi ' ilJ . MiSNttns observed tliat ms-objection to this niHiiS'ire was ono of principle uud nut of party , : md ( tatif it had not been for inun'iations spread out oi di *> r . -., ho should have . been content to have given h silvuv vote against it upon Tory principle .- This bill was neithev novel nor uecessary ; bat it' if had been cither novel or necessary , it was iml , wleiilated to mr . et tho . evil of Ireland . SirJ . MGs Grauam , iu defence of this Bill , replied to tins i > : > Mjrviiwns in whieh Lord John Russell had found fruit with the Government to } their delay in forwiiVilini . ' tin ' s Bili in ths Oouse of Commons , anil showoii that nothing could have been nioro . injurious l-j the couiiti-v than both tli 3 two cnursos rccoin-
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mende d in " lieu of that taken by the Government- V He admitted that this biJl was unconstitutional , an « W that ministers were bound to prove the necessity ot V the case before they a > kcfl the house to eminent , CO it . 0 As attempts had been made lo cut down tho &cisof |^ j the case ori » inally made out by the Irish Govern-. . ment , he re-stated many of them , and established by a retei-enco to the criminal returns" ; that ^ isi certain T |> arts ol ' Ireland , crimes , dangerous to life ,.- « Mnl pvo- V B I- y >¦ 5 ' ei > 0 'Creasing to a' fearful extent . lie then <^ y reren-ed to the appeal which Lord John Bfisnell had X . ? * h ? X 1 ° u" ? r P ' B « ona ) ly respecting the conduot l > 4 v winch he had ionhevl y displayed towards tivo Whig ^ it * £ T % - ^ ? n the noble lord averted shnt the partisans of Sir Robert PeeMiad overthrown Sha Go- N . fi
hnrf . X ' , Opposingth ^ ^ mearaws ^ liicnthey 'V had afterwards supported , lie must re'riunci . mni , that X ^\ having qyertiirowii the Governinen'PSi ^ ra ,. Peel , XVV in 1835 by moans of the appropriatio < cWe , be " >^ hfid iiherwnrds abandoned it in a manned which he V ( bJi-J . Graham ) would not characterize '; "He ., as to < % the doctrines of fr « e trade , he must fepen ' t that the r noble lord ami his friends had been out sjiiltiea con- A verts . . Let any man read Mi . LaboucfieAr ' s spei-ch . JZ on pi'ojjBsir . g the sii § ar dnties in 18 iO ; airiif itc-. vonld P ace that tha licm . u-caiion bot . v- e < n freg ; labiiuv ; su ; j » r . •" \ aiidglavij-labour sugar ' was as strongly ,. lai < J dovnainV . - ihu sjn'oeh « s ever it . had been byjheuMajesty ' s ; - 5 :- ' -W fi re « ent goveiRtueut . As to free trade-in , co > ' c , not" 4 : ; - . ? - -ii v urn ; -, betor . s Ins abandonment . of , oj $ ce , Loni Mel . ' : ' ; . . - ¦> : >'; onupiu ! iui ( i deoJareti it . tii ,. b 8- . down ^ ght ¦ insanity-. ' ' : ' - ;; hut a change" t . 't' opinion suddenly caiBa over hU lord- V ship and the members ' of his cabineti ' and'ffi . a- 'barii- ¦ *
oiilar miiir . enf , when power was fast 'ifepuffcinfriroin . ; their hands . - There was this differentbetween the policy of Sir R . Feel and ol' Lord Melb / uriiu . Sir . R . Peel assort d tho principles of free trade , " aiVi Uieveoy sacrificed . in ' * influence , and it inight ^ b ' e his oince ; * whereaM Lord Melbi > urao asserted them'ife order . to eain influence and retain power thereby ^^ ucli being tin-case , r ,- traction of-his former ceflsurcl wasMjn »; '" ' possible , though if those censures had' ^ eeti cpnv % V ; ed with too much bitterness he was sorry-ffoi- is . f& $ •' , [' . ¦ verting to the question put to hinj « by .. Mi \ CiSlqtt ^ : . . boan , he declared that it was the-riatentiM ; {' . f . tH © - . '
Government to adhere to the curfew jslausss , a ' iijj iiot - - ¦ ¦¦ to recede from them on any ai'cotwt , iin cajs ^ flie se- cond , reading of the bill should be earriedt ih im « . plored the house to consider the serious cousH ^ coccea Which-were likely to ensue aiext winter in ? case this billshouldibe rejected ; . Those who-idoubMi < if its - . .-.. ; necessity ought to resist it ; but those who were satisfied of that necessity , ought to' give it -their cordial support , independent . of any confidence they might . or might not -have : in her Majesty ' s Government , and not reject it on account of any other secondary considerations . ... ¦
Mr . Labouchere commented : on the singular fact , " ^ jthat Sir J . Graham should have ventured ' to give the £ 0 % house a lecture on consistency , and . denied . tiwvtn . He & *;< £$£ had ever drawn the demarcation , between free-labour i M ^ sugar and slave-labour sugar , on whieh Sir J . Graham -,: _ « £ * had insisted . He was grateful to Sir . R . i ' cel | 6 r | ^ , j ^ v having introduced the Corn Law , but lie 3 oulcl notion / pi ^ e ^ f that account grant him complete control over tKe . ^^ fc liberties of Irehuul , . * ' ¦¦ ¦ •' ' " - < ¦ . ' ' ' ~ £ mvk After a few weids from Sir J . GBAuaM . in exp : »« a- * - ^;^ tion , the de&atu was adjeurned to Thursday uext ^ ^ ( f * i < £ 0 ihe house then ourned ¦¦ ¦ "
• adj . .. . ,,- Is " ^' j > ' HOUSE OF LORDS . '—Tdesimt . Jvsb 2 ? . '' " ' ¦¦ ^ ^ The House met at Five o ' clock . : ^ " = * | p | VISCOUNT HARDINGE AND LORD GOUGM ' S A ANNUITY BILLS .,,. . . " " §^ The Earl of Ripox , in answer to a question put by the Marquis of Lansdowne , stated that he proposed on Friday next , to ask their Lordships , to , reconsider the opinion they had lately expressed by vote on the annuities to Lord Hardinge and Gouph . . „ - a . Discussions of some length ensued-on the nrsscn- . ^ g tation of petitions by Lord Brpu ^ hum « ml Lord M Roden * . from two clergymen , complaiuing of the oppression caused by the present constitution of the Ecclesiastical courts .
THE TARIFF . ; The order of the day for resuming the discussion , in committee , of the schedule of articles from which , the duties are . to be removed , or reduced , by . the Customs'Duties Bill , being read . The Earl of Uardwicke moved the omission oftlie articles of butter and cheese from the schedule . The revenue produced by butter , in 1845 vras . 247 . < 5 O 4 i ., and that by cheese in the same year was * 1-i I . S 18 Z ., they were increasing duties , and it was ,.. ther efore , most impolitic to reduce them , To lower iiic- price for the benefit of consumers was the avowed desian
of the Government , but the reduction in price would be so small ass to be felt by no one , whilst the proposed remission of 10 s . duty would takp Horn tho poor Irish producers 509 , 0002 . a year . ' The Earl of Dalhousie re ]/) ied that the Government did not frame the schedule upon a consideration of revenue only . He argued , that if the p ' rivu to the consumer would not be lowered by the reduction of duty , the ' poor Irish farmers could not be injured . After a speech from Lord Stanley , thfir Lordships divided ., For retaining the articles in the ' schedule-Contents .... 51 ) Non-Contents ,,,, ¦ ,,.,,.,. ¦¦ ...... ^ ¦ Majuvity . for 'Ministers ..... .-17 On the article of hops ,
The Duke of Richmond , objected to any remission of duty on tfcis article as a gross injustxe to the hopgrowers . In Kent there were 23 , 000 acres of hop plantation , in which capital to the amount of 2 . 000 , 000 ^ . was gunk , and upon which additional capital to the ' . am ^ unt of 900 , 000 Z , was anuually expended in cultivation . A large and inwreasing labouring population were comfortably supported by means of these plantations ; for the sum paid annually for manual labour was 230 , 0002 ., which exceeded the usual amount for the same number of aere 3 by 160 , 000 i . Under that state of things a large population had grown up , because that branch ot agriculture found them constant employment ; and now they were about , not onJy to cripple the resources of those domestic producers , but toJearetheni burdened with so large an amount of population that they would not be able to employ it in other ways . A debate followed in which Lords Dalhousio , Wieklow , Colchester , - Stanhope , and Ripon took part .
The Duke of Ricbmosd urged that the only sure means of giving the people cheap beet was li > V 6 P 6 & 1 . the dutyon malt . Lord Fitzwilliam concurred in this suggestion . Beer was just as much part of the food of ' tiio people as bread , and the repeal oftlie malt duty would be a great boon conferred upon the landed interest . Lord Radnor supported the reduction oi the duty upon hope , and the amendment was negatived without a division . Lord STANntY objected to the reduction oftlie duty upon thread-Jace and pillow-lace , which , would
destroy a branch of domestic manufacture carried on in cottages by poor industrious women and children . He declared his determination to take the sense of the committee upon this item , The Duke ol Richmond likewise deprecated the sending the cottage lace-m ; ileers into cotton factories . Lord Dalhousie considered that tlie effects which the two noble peers bad ascribed , to a reduction of duty from £ 13 2 s . 6 d . per cent , to £ 10 per cent . were extravagant . These were articles of great value , easily smuggled , and the effect of the reduction would be to prevent their illicit introduction .
Lord Stanley ridiculed the idea that a reduction of three | ier cent , could check 8 rauggling . The reduction was wnnecessiiry , whilst it took away pro tanto a not extravagant protection from an humble but deserving class of manual labourers . ' The gallery was then cleared for a -division , but none took place , and the item passed . Upon the item of paper-hangings , Earl Stanhope objected to the reduction oi' Is . Io 2 d . Lord Ashburton could n » t see what possible objection coulu bo gained by tliia reduction . The manufacture of the higher and tasteful descriptions of ornamental paper had been entirely given up In this country . lie enlcred his protest at the manner in whieh this measure was carried out for the mere pedantry of political economy . Lord Dalhousie could (> nly meet this sweeping assertion by a general denial . On the article silk . —
The Duke o ! Richmond rose to move lh OmiHSJon from the . schedule . The noble duke held in his hand the brief which had been prepared for counsel , if the silk ' weavers had been allowed to be henril ;; t the bar , mid which he said on the previous evening he vroult ) himself read io the hou ^ e . ThoSe ftoWe lwdfl who had refused to agree fr > his motion' that the silk weavers bo heard by counsel at the bar , but who were m « eager to plunge into tree trade , had beeu actuated in their refusal to hear the petitioners by tear of baring their case brought forward , ' - because they knew that it could be proved that the reductions made in silk duties in JS 24 had been ruinous to those engaged in thecradc . The ' wages of the weavers had been so enormously redu . ei ! that many of thcifl had
hardly enough to maintain themselves and their familips , and tjie employevs had , in many oases , given them notice that , when the bill passed , they wouldreriiicc their wages still further . ( Hear , hear . ) To reconcile tliefr lordships io the abolition oi' the corn duty they had been toid that , notwithstanding the measure was pendinsr , such an estate had sold for so much , anil sucli a farm had let for , so muoh , for"liltiug : allogiahei 1 what the landlord might have uiulei taken to do ; but such pleas could not bu put forward as regarded pr-OMotty employed for thi tuauufauturu of siik . It had become much denri'cjuted . The silk mill « f Messrs . Kay-and Co ., at 'iVing ,
rthich cost" £ 30 , 00 !\ had been oiivred i ' or . J ; 20 l > a year rent , and ' refused by one party ; but was nou- lot at that rent to another . Messrs * . Broelehurst , too , had s -id six mills since 1821 , at one-third of tlieiv cost ; and iinoiliuv buaiitiful ami celobrntei ) . silk mill ufc Manuhestur had been s » ld at less than its value , ilis noble , friend opiiosite " ( the Enrl of Ditlhousie ) arjtued that these duties O'nild . not . be maintaiiica , because the mynufaeiure was one tliat depemicd on fashion . Why ' , tliat was th >> vevy reason it on rrht to boprotuctcd , ' A noble earl ipposiie , who . vr . s a ro-< vnt convert xm fn-p n-ailc dectrincs , intvi . •¦ r ^ ued against the [ late duties , on the ground tin-i the
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