The Newfoundland Vindicator, 1841-10-09, vol. 01, no. 41

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—support Tirr. laws,
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T> tug peoples cause :
to inn it cue; ion soften fajity s cage,
TO VISUICATl-- TH* OITI.ESSr.D,   TBF.IH FANGS A^UACS?
THIS, THIS WE AIX AT IS OUR COLUHN'D PAOE,
Tins :;s: us-:: lii.i-t-: nt youth, ova s-jlacei*. o^U Am:!
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ST.  JOHN,  NEWFOUND!
, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 9, 184=1.
•C^ntrjitton asag $)*uftctj-f.
Packet Boat
To   ply beliLTcen   Portugal Cove and
Carbonear.
"""■""""HE Subscriber begs to inform bis Friend.
M     4and-the Public, that having now com
pk-lcd the.iewPael.el   - *
NATIVE LASS
it was thought advisable to prolong the sitting
another day, io   order   lo afford   several  J".ev-
Gentlemen, who had been unavoidably ptii aside
in a side- hiiherto unknown in ihis (tontry-tons U ,h*. Pr*-,vim,s silt!»Ss  an opportunity  ofj.<
ti:i.-lliipwiili1-..u)r.ri:.lil,.i:nl,i„.   Slj-q.ii.i-H.Vh-s.iV,-. probMtig their sfiil::nculs  on the   all-important
'—he has comincueed plying towebn Portu--al Cove luesiion of thc Corn-laws.    Their
ainl Carbonear.    The No:;,- Ci-nx.; will al;st:-vi.i,".iiiie,festeii by the public, in its proceedings,   WB»in
■ no degree abated, and the great ball was crow+j-
ANTI-CORN-LAW CONFERENCE.
(From the London Sun.
Manchester, August 20.
The members of the  Conference assembled
is morning at 10 o'clock.    The business hod
been got through on the previous evening, i'bJfC
lo ply as he
l'l,l:-.'i',-l.r
ill si -.lljU'ri.,- i;i:iu-,i-r
saii-sri'inarkiihlv fiisi.
Craft i-sflierd. '
.-ally known i
upperetft
id ii ui-i-ideillv superior to any
*cnp*ia-*.—the Nor.., Ci-jena is suilie.-
i rentier ii tinn.-i-e-s-nry that any esposi*
iiea as lonerqutiKliesshould ho gone inlo.
■    FARES :
Cabin Pasv-cngers 7s.   fid.
Lc*S&?(sy6?ie) "*-"-*. *--  is." Sr:
\       Ami -tantet- in proppttioQ' to tbeizshee and weigh-,
Thc Subscriber will he responsible for any parcel'
&C, that tiiav be given in cWgc to him.
JAMES DOYLE
Jan. 17. '
Conception-Bay Daily
Packet!
THE   Subscribers   beg  to   inform   their
Friends nnd the Public,- that they  hav
commenced running the CUTTER
ZEPHYR,
ladh
Carbonear anil Portugal Cue
ii) punctuality to merit n
_ his ,1'--ir.i!,!■■ vessel is -10
remarkably fast, is coppered and
"--"excellent accomodaiioua for
as n Packet ber
and thev hope by
share of pnhlii- pat
pa«(-n-r<TS.
Thc Zer-ifR is instt-ntled asa daily Packet, and will
l leave Carbonear   every morning   if possibl
^ o'clock weather permitting.
The prcjiric^jrJ bold themselves acrountable for all
parcels "^that may be committed to iheir care.
*- TEHJ1S.
Cohan Passengers.   .   .-  .   ,   \   .   -/—•O's. Cd.
Steerage Ditlo.   .  v   .' f,     aJ
Single Lciter   .   . 1 L    ^sj
Parcels irj proportion. ,
SAMUEL PARSONS,    OjiMXattAn.
GEORGE VANDENHOFF,   St. JounY.
N. I).—Letters to   he hit   nt thc General  Pos
Osffl-si-, or at Mr. VanilcnlibfTs Shop, West end.
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The Rev. Thomas Spencc, of Hinton, .near
Bath, look the Chair. • - ygi
\ A great number of statements were then laid
before the meeting, bearing upon the Cirn-law
quc-stion, by ministers from Ireland, Wnli
Scotland, and several counties of Englani
1nnn nine luring, the agricultural, nnd the ..iini.ii-
liistricts, were nil represented. Thciiihn"
oftho*> several localities hnd hailed tl
■nonnccincnt ofthe Conference of Ministers
Manchester whb joy, and bad most cheerfully
contributed, nnd that, in several instances, most
liberally, to supply the menus to defray the expenses of their journey. The statements made
by these.gentlemen as In the effect ofthe Corn-
laws in the various localities in which tbey resided strongly exemplified llie evils resullinp
from class legislation and our^rcseiit system o!"
restrictive policy, and when arranged nnd con*
densed into one focus, they will tell powerfully
upon llie public mind. Lord Dt.cie, .Mr. GiJ
borne, the Into member foe Carlow, nnd othci
visitors of influence were on thc pint form. The
latter addressed the assembly sit the special request of the whole.body. The Hon. Gentleman said that, although he was a fanner, the
Corn-laws was no protection lo him, while, at
time, they were tbe cause of ""in tin*
ascertainnblc amount of mischief to almost
every class ofthe community. The following
resolution was proposed by the Rev. Walter
Scott, professor of Airedale College, to the fob
" ig effect:—
1
EDMOND   PHELAN,
' returning his most grateful thanks forthe
liheral patronage and support  given h"
igb hi-Oiilcl'.-it-'rct-lxGH ,S'. Pniriek, be--K
• the
John's, lha
ing ofa nev
ihis'o-si'ri.-i
E.
i Bay.end'
"That, without pretending to exercise any
authority which its temporary constitution doe's
not give, or presuming to prescribe any course
to be pursued by the members of it, after it--
conclusion, this Conference would  respectfully
suggest   thai considerable efficiency may   bclro'r'lbe'weil-bei'iig ol yo-i*subj.
"■■■en io its purposes and rcsoltition-t-hy. suclijyct most crtrnestlyyolicit
ing the address, had avoided nil allusion lo par-j the Confere.
ty politics. They would, if possible, have made which bc forebode
some reference to the late measures proposed
by Her Majesty's Ministers, nnd which were
likely*to cost them the forfeiture of the Go-
ernment of this country, but fearing that it
might have the appearance of a party movent-they had thought it better to nvoid it
altogether.—(Hear, henr.) He then rend lhe
memorial, which wasio the following effect
"TO  HElt  MOST .GRACIOUS BMJESTY.
May it please your TiInjcsly,—We yourjVIn-
jesty'H di.liful and loyal subjects, being Christian Ministers of various denominations,
from different parts of lhe United Kingdom,
.bled in Manchester, the 17th, ISih, li)tli,
and 20ib days of August, IS'!, to consider the
■s restricting the food of the kingdom, beg
mission to approach your Majesty with nil
expression of our sentiments in relation to   the
ilbjcct whicb*^as ihus brought
together." ,'
Our unceasing prayer to the Supreme Ruler
is, thnt he will continue to smile on youi
Majesty, your augusl Consort, and your illusions offspring, preserving your Majesty in
the uninteruipteil crioymesl of health, surrounding you with nil tne t-iiiWrmcnts   of do*
■tic life, and after rendering you, tliroug!
lo(lff course of yeors, n blessing lo your people,
giving you, in ilifejcnhns   of eternal glory
crown that f-dcCnnot nwny.
"Brought by our profcssionfl avocations into
daily intercourse with the more ir.imerouscla!
cs, of our fellow subjects,   it   is, ns it   has   for
some time past been, our painful loi to witness
scenes of wide-spread, heart-rending, and eve
deepening distr-Wis, arising mainly—as r.lns!
too nbvious---from a want of nik-.|.iate cmpIR;
anil a conset-pirnl destitution to a   very   great
extent of the common necessaries of life. '
"In endeavouring lo ascertain the cause   i
his most deplorable stale of things, wc beg  I
insure your .Majesty that after paiicnl aiid di
inssioiinie   in vest Station,   wc have been  coi
■trained to admit the eonvicUon, that it is to be
ooud priiiiarilynnil chiclly in those laws which,
by un righteously interfering with the arm
ments of our beneficent Creator, produce ni
lificinl scarcity of   fond,   impose   sliacldes on
trode and commerce, entrap the cliiins of industry, and, even where they seem   to  benefit;
occasion only-** delusive advantage.
*'Encouraged    by   tbe   parental   solicitude
which your Majesty has   uniformly m**nifestc<
""    ts, we ht-.mblv
Majes.ty
vent the' calamities
ast  coming   on   the
land,  if the present system of exclusive com-
jrcial intercourse was longer continued.
Thc Rev. Dr. Vnnghan, of Kensington, seconded lhc resolution, wnich was put und carried unanimously.
It wns moved by the Rev. Mr. Massic, nnd
seconded by the Kev. Mr. Gwyther, that George
Thompson, Esq., bc requested to address ihe
Conference. The motion was carried by accla-
•ion, ^
George Thompson, Esq., then came forward1
amidst rnpturousapplausc. His strength would
nol permit him in do more nt thai moment
than read lhe document he held in his bund for
their consideration, and, indeed, it was unnecessary, as il contained all thai lie could say on the
subject. Gazing upon the unexampled assembly hc sawnround liim, be gave thanks (o God
on behalf of the peri-shin-- poor.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. George Thompson then re.itl «n address to
the people of Grcal Urilain and  lreh.nd, which
|:i'Dlical::;i-:- ~f  !tC pr-ce:*:ls..:;.; 0*8   they -'xa.v "^.zus irt-!^oc:l:-.*r \n llur, LciiTlf   92   far
several localities^ byjean be
nofi.
,sl,l,
BgO
J iia reels ci
All Idlers and pare
nds, for th.
id the Bay dur-
,i.a i.i lile fur all [ntusrss
,1 will be
iticd to].
....-parcels to  be left  at.?.Ir. Rich Ann
Walsh's, tfofoimdjand Tavern, St. Jolin's; and
his oWn house in Carbonear.
C-tfl-o-i-'flr, Unn.  Hi.
THE Express Packet being now completed
having undergone such alterations and
improvemeni's.iii lu-r -.t-ctin..inulalions and otherwi*
-*sihe-afciy,t*omftjrtaail(-(irivcnieti(-i.-of passepgrraca..
possibly require; a careful arid experienced Master
having also bei:.-- c-n*s*a-;ed, Ims resumed her usual
trips across ibe Bay, leaving Hsuitor-''race on Monday,
Wednesday, and 1-Vidav n.omin--s, at 0 o'clock, and
Poriugal-l'ove nn the fullowingdays.
Fakes.—-Ordinary passengers, 7s. (id. ; servants nnd
children, fit, ; single letters, <k\. ; double dilto; Is.
and packages in proportion   lo il.eir sine nnd weight
K*7* All letters and packages will bc. carefully at-
tendt?d to; lull no UcamitB can be kepi forposiacea ni
passrages ; nor will lhe proprietors hc responsible for
ony-pceieoroiher moriiesse*it by ihis conveyance.
Acents
1   PEUCHAIU) *; BOAG, St.Jonn't
i/A. DRVSDALE, Harbour Orace.
deem  ^.itablo  ...
availing themselves of  lhc   instrlii
lhe press tcscirculate infi.H-onlio.t on the gone'
rnl subject, and by congregational or local
tit ions to-bott. Houses of Piirliamcnt."
Tlmnhs were voted to the Inhnbitanls -of
MnnchcPtcc for their kindncsss mid hospitality
in entertaining the members of lhe Conference
during its sitting.
The Secretary intimated that a deputation ol
the Anti-Corn-law League would wait upon
them in thc evening, and that George Thomp
on, Esq-i would then deliver a valedictory nd-
Iress.t
The morning sitting then terminated.
onstitulioiially rendered ; assured   thai
tality. of nothing more becomes the dignity or ahaiv-
to thc ollicc of Princes and Pntenfttea, 'ban
iinirutionof llie Sovereign Ruler, 'who is good
trial!, nm! whose tender mercies arc   over ti"
AFTEIINOO*OsiTTING.
The members of lhe Conferencp assembled
as usual at four o'clock. The interest
fested by thc public in lhe proceedings hail, if
possible, increased, and thc hall was crowded
to excess. Thc Rev. Dr. Cox havin*-tnkcn lhc
chair,
The Rev. Mr. K«rrow opened thc business b-
rending n leticr from the Rev. Mr. Candlish, of
Edinburgh, one ofihe lenders of the nnn-intrii-
Tli* Bfl*r***Mr. Fletcher, seconded the motion.
they knew full well the opinion of her Majesty
si ready cbnatihltioBally expressed.—(Cheers.)
Tlu-ir object wns nol to enlighten their Sovc-
errjn, but to show her that n large and inline..-
inl body of her subjects coincided in her oplni-
oiw—(Cheers.)
Thc Chairman then put the address, which
is conhi'dexejl to   embody   ihe   opinion   nnd
ewe of lhe Conferj*ncc as to the t-orn and provision laws.    The address was carried by acclamation.
The Rev. .Mr. Smith, A. M., tutor of Rothe-
rnui Academy, moved that the Rev. Dr. Cox,
D. D. and LL. D., lhc Rev. Thomas Spencer,
A. M.,' of 1'iiih, the Secreinrics of the Confcr-
ence/nqd ibc Rev. Messrs. Atkinson, Chaplain,
Massie,Fletcher, nnd .M'Kerrow, be appointed,
to present the address to her Majesty. This1
question ivas one of life or death to this great
country.—(Hear, bear.)    The destiny  of thc
• follows :—
"To the People, of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ire/and.
" Fcllow-Countrynien,—An assembly of Christian ministers, unprecedented in its numbers,
ntid embracing almost every denomination,'yet
united ns one by lhc object whicli has brohtght
rb together, we proceed inthe dischargeoF,our
duty, to Inv before you the result of our deliberations;
'■ Safler us to claim for ouv present very brief
address, thc culm and earnest attention which S
the importance und solemnity of the subject demand.
" U"c arc convened for the purpose of considering the laws restricting the food of the com-
'■ U e have endeavoured to approach this subject with minds lu.iiilh.cneed- by parly feeling
or sectional interests, and to try all questions
submitted io us by :hc unerring standard/of
Scriptural morality. .   *%
" Cur attention has, in trie first p'nee, been
directed to the principle upon which the corn
and provision laws of this country nrc based.
The immediate cU'eot of these, laws is to make I
the food of the pcHplc dear. It is; demonstrable
that this enn be done only by rendering food
scare"}. From thc artificial scarcity so created
thc (liiTererfl classes of consumers escape, in
proportion to their wealth, the evil pressing
.vith accumulating severity upon lhc humbler
classes exactly in the degree of their inability
lb sustain the burden.
" These laws operate with continually aggravating fotce,in consomteiice of lhe natural nnd
inevitable increase in lhc numbers of the *-ieo-
pi-. . •   .
The most painful evidence of the truth of
ibis principle bus been laid before us from all
parts ofthe kingdom, proving the poverty and.
privations ofthe labouring elassei, whose glpne-
rn! fortitude under their augmenting wretchedness has awakened our syn.pnthy, and cnllcd
for our present interference in their behalf.
"In addition tothe existence of domestic sufferings, often in Hie most distressing forms o[
liscry and disease, proof of an increased .mor-
ility husbcen forced upon lis,and we have had
ic appalling fael disclosed lhat famine already
sdoing iis deadly work among the most destitute portions ofthe community.
"Thc mora! eflects of the cornnnd prpvision-
laws have occupied our serious consideration.
It has been proved to us that the physical
deterioration of multitudes of our countrymen
has produced an nlnrmtng amount ofdcmorali-
zatinn. Under this aspect, these laws have np.
pcarcd to us to require the most anxious Attention of all who nre concerned for the advancement orehe spiritual and eternal interests of
their fellow-creatures.
. "As Christian ministers, priaing above a.il
other onnsidcrations tho interests of morality
and religion, we have been unablo to anticipate
sion party   in   the Churcl. of Scotland     They^*,* Wrc bound up in the condition'of Eng-
Revcrend Gentleman agree, generally.with thc lan(1.    He trusted that God would   deliver us
party who had summoned the Conference, naiffom tbc incubus that rested upon the country.    -,,
to the injurious tendency   of  the  Corn-laws,: w1Icrlr licrir.)    i„ ,|,is question waahpund up ,'' h?'" "PP'-AenMon nnd dread ibe growth nnd
id npol.gised for hi*"absence onothcrgrounds.ltilcv ,vc|fnrc, the progress, and the happiness of $?1*W,mcn} *.*?&. V™s\°™_which arc  sti-
Thc Rcr. *iIr.Ackwortli,-'iifIIorton College, of this laud. Mnny parts- Of Scotland wore
Bradford, came forward amidst loud cheers, to.within a hair-breath of tbc starving point,
move the consideration and adoption of an ad-JThe poor had every thing to gain und notllibg
dress to thc Queen.    The Comroitlee, in word-! to loose, and he prayed that the influence^of^'
initiated nntl called inlo action by hunger and
destitution.
"Fellow-countrymen! We have asked pur-
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