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 an excuse for limiting the supply of food to the whole community? (Hear, hear.) Then, again, the malt tax, which is a tax on the beer of the community, and which, if it injures the agriculturists at all, is, of course, by first injuring the consumer, by limiting his power of consumption. (Hear, hear.) And after this injury being inflicted upon him, he is to be told that on this account he is to be visited by another tax on his bread (hear, hear); and because by his poverty he cannot consume beer enough to suit the landlord, therefore he is to be taxed for his bread for the benefit of this seller of corn. ('Hear, hear', and laughter.) That, certainly, is very just and rational, and these are the grounds for continuing the Corn Law. (Hear, hear.)"

A faint attempt was made by Mr. Cochrane to link the poor-rates to the list of burdens named by Lord John Russell, but which was instantly answered by a few words from Mr. Villiers:—