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The result of the proceedings at the adjourned meeting of the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, was mentioned in the Spectator last Saturday ; but no detailed account of the discussion had then reached London. In opening the adjourned meeting on the 2Oth, the President, Mr. Wood, announced, that with the view of obviating some objections to the latter part of the petition proposed by the Directors, an alteration had been made, which he would lay before the meeting. lie accordingly read a new paragraph ; in the following passage of which, however, the principle of protection still appeared to lurk, or was not plainly repudiated- " Your petitioners address your Honourable Muse on this suldect in no spirit of partisanship. They do nn desire the exclusive advantage or n class, butt the equal guild of all. The9 di-sire not to retain for theoiselres wig .tee'ion which they protest against allowing to others, but are anxious see I'Very devirtweut of our national

industry left to rest mt its own resonrees and notice eitergy."

Mr. J. C. Dyer was of opinion that the petition did not contain a safliciently full and energetic expression of the public feeling against the Corn-la ws- •• Ile ]Led heard men olject to extreme opinion:, and profess great love for moderation. III private life, he allowed, moderation might be eery commend- able, but on public occasions like this, great deal of mischief resulted from it. The moderators and juste-milleu men were placed in a false position : they were men who stood halfway between right and wrong. By so doing, they might indeed do :moo:thin,. to prevent the perpetration ol new wrongs, but nothing tin' the renmval of al ones. These persons were misehievously obstructive to the introduction of wise and just policy into our govarnment. He was so far an advocate of extremes, that he would to see the whole energies of society roused and put into action for the re-moral of all abuses; and he would say, that he was c.ctremag anxious that the Corn-lag, that greatest of abuses, should he stripped of all the extraneous matter Ha.: belonged to it, and made to stand out in its naked dethrmity. It was a sirple question between the rest of the community and the landlords—between tie onlostry, the capital, anal the talent of the country, employed in the replIolnet'...n of wealth, on the 040 hand, and the class of laadou tiers struggling for high rents, on the other. The monopoly raised the price of food far above whet it would be in the open market of the world. Throughout every ramification of trade and commerce the grasning hand Of the monopolists was felt. Persons in every branch of trade, and all who were engaged. dhectly or remotely in the moduction of national wealth, were deeply interested in obtaining fao.i at the rheopest market in exchange for their labour."

Ile did not think it politic to repeal all the duties which protected manufactures, but the abolition of the Corn-laws had become absolutely necessary. That step being gained, he should be willing to consider the expediency ()f abolishing protective duti: on maitufbettires. Ile proposed, as a rider, the following addition to Oa.. petition- " That our petitioners mind!, that lh,, nets of iert relatitag to the im-

portation of corn, awl more the existing passod with a full

knowledge ui the perniei. ■; •,•1. a,f the harm aets, ill.. instances of ignorant anal which indelible disgrace t:ke Parliaments that ,'snit eontitanu,e ,.• rialight iii It iS %■;tik eratel to the he dostrioas euusankers, is he, with the daty whaell all golernment: owe to the ,110, of kc,1411,4 own t, I, • aria cheapest th.,rkets for an atbutulant sap- ply of food ; this law is alike opposed to the inh: 01 lihmanity, :tad to the peace and welfare of the ciaautry." Mr. Cobden strongly urged the necessity of demandiug from the Legislature unrestricted freedom of trade, to enable this country to compete with the Continental nations : and be proposed the following petition, as an anr,mdmeat to that h,n,r, tlw Petillou or the amt 31:110.ers of the Plamiher of Coma:Ie.., anal • • • a..:h.oti Le a Special stoners] Me,•ting,11,•I the 2ialk d I t coal: I 7.•,t,; " Humbly Sia,wetli,-- If pstiti .:-• • I

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evil einsequences mat' ettsne. The continuance of the loyal attachmentof the people to the estantishedInstitutioas of the country can never be permanently secured on any other grounds than those of universal justice. !folding one of those eternal principles to be—the inalienable rt4lit of everyman freely to exchange the results of his laboar fur the produetions of other people, and maintaining the practice of protecting one part of the community at the expense of :ill other classes to be unsuittul and milustitiafile, !pow petiamers ennie.tly implore your Honourable MAW to repeal all laws whiting to the twporteitinn .1.frwcign OM! 041! other ATI''9,1 art A.leS of sobsistenee,11111 b, carry fe,t the A/m.4 b th ac ne.et agri,Pqre and manefteteres, the true and pegeetht prineiph, offree trade, by renvo•my all r. swing obabtrk, the unreNtricterl empttymt mot capita/. " And your petitioners.

Mr. Cobden said he bail information, on which he could rely, that the Prussian Government had repeatedly assured the British Ministry that the Corn-laws were the only obstacles to an advantageous commercial treaty between England and the German States. He complained that !kir. Pottlett Thomson had neglected the interests of his constituents : he had nine less for free trade, whilst Member for Manchester. titan Mr. Httskisson had done whilst representing the monopoly interests of Liver- pool.

'.Ir. Dyer, at the suggestion of the Chairman, withdrew his amend- meat, to mince way for a Ir. l'obden's petition.

Mr. R. H. Gregg, of Quarry Ilatilt, (the largest cotton-spinner in England,) seconded 31r. Colalen's petition ; which he mush preferred to the meter:ae thew; which had been proposed by the 'Directors. Ile knew that increase in spinning on the Continent was very rapid. The German machinery in the best mills was fully equal to ours. In many leading articles, the Continental and American manufacturers had beaten the English out of the market. He could not hope that the ground last would lie entirelt- recovered; but the only chance of etatpe from greater evils was in the repeal of the Corn-laws- " The operation of the Cara-laws and deprived its of a foreign market for our manutaetures. TI1.• had been willing to lnty, but we had re- fused to t: ke his moiler—to eist•ept his bills. The next step had been to make him a manufacturer. next step was to give him cheap 14011, by oldiging hint to con-nine his own e. rm. The next step gave its, bv stopping the sapide lie had fernishell, dear fit‘al. Repeal the Corn-laws' and the reverse of this would ir..• the t•esult ; we sltoa1.1 have cheaper final, and, in proportion, he woad have dearer food. • In th,, m ,lace, it Ilotild create an agricultural interest there, lvhil h ',mild thrift c !.a1•tn(t.• ageinst the preponderance of the manufac- turing inteeat. The \ Statis of .ttnerien would then be tlispostsl to encoitrag-e (eq. tribe and. • 1 v.-ottld the Germans. They would sav-4 These are very gee.; customer, and 'se will not have filets.. very high dc'!, upon thee. ' atia H this wit- p:trbaps there ‘1"0111d he a chance of

011c1111..' 1111 a imo•ket a•_st'ti !In. our decreasing trade. .Lain—if me consented to LA.', :-•k.• our clothitrz iS,r food, millions might pm•liaps exist in 1:•Le our clothing. and millions might exist in this vont:: :..• : -It could 11. err have existence tinder the present state of

tztipp.• •t .• swears trillions of people consuming for,itt ••■•:•:;.

supratse .• :!.! '• • •• tit • i .•••ulatiott raised to double that t w.• ; ; ;I...

first plan ;71 p • -tt ,•.:1:l consume double the tiMlintity of tie -1, consul/n.0 t the ! ',....1; •sreast•tl gnscup,Ition it 1;tt'l for pastnr::: : thy the v.1 .• 1:: .• • •••tised. \Vi. ought to seek, then, for ti.•- „or ,heitge

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expects me h ; hem ve-tirat the Inver pleat and !he 1.c. "— 'attire.

31r. "at: a speech peed- is fa 'rof.;led Iv against, • ; bat ciatelt-el.-1 --1;!: ,t he sit',!' It iIlq:os,• it, Mr I1 'Snit!! ma::': •• ; ,-I many to Sh,,a* 1:9W t ire vI.H.• 4., ,,•• raw nu,. nw(0:.clic:11 :11111. : : also the :cell no of !!:- • !..h • .:ports iii ittany importaat ltranclfts of rei Mr. NVod. t?1,,. • !. thota-'0 Mr. I'oulett Thomson had Ia. a

unfairly ed-

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rant Mr. T !• •• he 10.1.0'f.... SOlt tilt" 1' Mr. Co, 1en ; I ,I:are' Mr. Pi:that and had no cause I , •1 !.!1 dislike to 0.1:tt gentl,arata : of him as a public la:- • - t' Ile val, present in • I:e • ti,..• 1!••••:„.• of

hate ill l'n...t.uneitt M .,•rs' 111:■11.171 fa' a l' .!• '71 1!:•• the e. I. ;II.- `*..i• 1,t ` t!.■• • ,1 t" Ishittics ; I. !!•!: - l.ltittl I. ii I :/••••

hench. • r,!,;ch, f, ('.'"':ref )17 their e. , is' wit, thrust ready to rush from I, -

he saw air: I it • !! ',tore the &bate Intl closed. to to.: refute the till:tries i.1 -vial:cr.its the M -rtit•is '•

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sage- in hi- past Mit de-, to in- of eulogy. He Inn! 1: o• to ; hut. Is one of his eon-tit erts, he claimed for himself. and Iiir every tile of t he electors, the right of tine:thin the pultlie sets of their In - tire. They ha fl hi, it to .,1 by Mt% l'earstni, that :Mr. Thwil,olt lied himself declared that Ise knew the t'are-laws to he the sole obstrection to It prelitable commerce with (1-rittany ; r•ltich corrohorated the tact he had previonsl.t. mentioned upon the hest authority in Italia. sow, what he yang:a:Mad et Was, that when the Ministers are taunted in the House ant their Tory oppo- nents with the decline of our trade With that e011tltry, lie. Thowsron is Y+Iiet, um/ does not fell the Ili,rest, awl the emtattry that I, rIrril of co ill • ;,1 :1 n

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I• restored to us. For this conduct for shrinking herwe a landed fat11,11—lic was dissatisfied with Mr. Thomson ; and he claimed the right of publicly say- ing so."

Some dispute arose as to the right mode of piffling the iptestion. The President wished the original petition to prolov:4: and it' it were rejected, then Mr. Cobden's petition ; which he said was the Parliamentary course of proceeding. Mr. layer, Gleg. and other gentlemen, said, that "out of' doom" the usual and plain way was to put the amendment first. The President yielded, and proposed Mr. Cobden's petition ; which was carried by a laree majiiri,y, only fitur or five gentlemen besides the Directors holding up their hands against it.