HC Deb 17 November 1852 vol 123 c220
MR. WILSON

said, he had been requested by his hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton (Mr. C. Villiers) to lay before the House the precise terms of the Motion which he intended to make on the 23rd instant. The Motion would be as follows:— That it is the opinion of this House that the improved condition of the Country, and particularly of the Industrious Classes, is mainly the result of recent Commercial Legislation, and especially of the Act of 1846, which established the free admission of Foreign Corn; and that that Act was a wise, just, and beneficial measure: That it is the opinion of this House that the maintenance and further extension of the policy of Free Trade, as opposed to that of Protection, will best enable the property and industry of the Nation to bear the burthens to which they are exposed) and will most contribute to the general prosperity, welfare, and contentment of the people: That this House is ready to take into its consideration any measures consistent with the principles of these Resolutions which may be laid before it by Her Majesty's Ministers.