ABSTRACT

On the 16th, 17th and 18th of September there was held here [Brussels] a congress of political economists, manufacturers, tradesmen etc. to discuss the question of Free Trade. There were present about 100 members of all nations. There assisted on the part of the English Free Traders Dr Bowring M.P., Colonel Thompson M.P., Mr Ewart M.P., Mr Brown M.P., James Wilson Esq., editor of the Economist etc.; from France had arrived M. Wolowski, professor of jurisprudence, M. Blanqui, deputy professor of political economy, author of a history of that science and other works, M. Horace Say, son of the celebrated economist, M. Charles Dunoyer, member of the Privy Council, author of several works upon politics and economy, and others. From Germany there was no Free Trader present 2 but Holland, Denmark, Italy etc. had sent representatives. Senor Ramon de la Sagra of Madrid intended to come but came too late. The assistance of a whole host of Belgian Free Traders need hardly be mentioned as being a matter of course.