declared himself to be opposed to any reduction in the price of corn and sugar. Viewing the division in this light it affords some curious results.
The votes of the English counties and universities were:—
For the monopolies of corn and sugar | 117 |
For ministers | 38 |
Majority for the monopolies | 79 |
On Tuesday, June 22nd, her Majesty prorogued the Parliament in person. The brief speech contained the following paragraph:—" The paramount importance of the trade and industry of the country, and my anxiety that the exigencies of the public services should be provided for in the manner least burdensome to the community, have induced me to resort to the means which the constitution has entrusted to me, of ascertaining the sense of my people upon matters which so deeply concern their welfare." On the following day a royal proclamation declared the house dissolved.
The borough elections came first. The balance of representation in the Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs remained the same as in the previous Parliament, the gain to the progressives being one in Stockport, one in Bolton, and one in Preston and the gain to the obstructives being two in Wigan, and one in Blackburn. The boroughs