The Express. — London, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOME ON WRDS:—Mosrsav, #trovn 6. AT lour of clack royal assent was ley commission to the following bills :--Caort at Qnsem%lleme Ad AMNlA meat Inclasere (No. 2) ; Unimmilieessi Osilegeßslailen; Fnendly Societies Act Amendment • bile d Man and Her hr.urs ; Dominica Hurricane ; Lo ' eal Dowd of Heal& don. Art Amewbnent ; Came (bislnsd); Omer Mg foal) : Adulteration of Fixid or Drink ; Queen's Primal; lii.;hs.9-s (south Wales) ; MATlCblirter(lthaW Church; Pie.t..,,ze 1.% rioy and N ivy) ; Medical Act (15513) Amend. maintl; ILaheav Rates Act Cmtinuanee ; Burial Grounds (Ireland) A. t itkti) Amendment ; Crimiasi Lunatic Asp l••ni : Nuisances Removal and Duwies Prevention; Rents. unities, ke. (`eotlatel); Turnpike Acts Continuance ; italk of lerLuid (No, ; Shenff Court-houses Noitlarid ; C. , nuisa Lew Procedure (Ireland) Act (1M) Amendment; pyle 41 and Enclosure Commissions; Turnpike Trusts Amendment ; Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act Amend. meat ; Augmestatimi of Small &sedan (Ireland); Infants MArfi 3 / 4 •011 Act Amendment ; Bleaching and Dyeing Works ; cistratine at Births. kr. (Bntioad) lmam Islands Mar. rime*: Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway; Hay Rail . ; Horsham and (iodated Direct Railway ; M A cclealleld e.ie ; .ttlessry end Taus Railway ; Bedford sal Candsidge Kelsey ; Lades and South Western Railway ; Kingstoo italeay Extension, Ac.; W' Water; Lincoln sins ; 11 " 11 _ Railway " J' Dover Railway I '.‘Mul r "lm River Navigation Improvement, Ac. Llangollen camel Comm Railway ; Righting*" Markets and I ;as ; Sandmen Tidal Harbour and Railway ; London, c )übala', and Dowse (Metropolitan extension): Becluitti's Name ; and Dead fffewart's Respite! Faatte ; Halls. The Lords Oimmisaioners were the Lord Chancellor, Via com:tot Sydney, and Lord Montaigle. ! " ."`'91111 1 The bums resenned at lire o LAND. LOAN, AND EN FRAN=ME "" IUY PA\Y'S ACT PINTA KE RECTIFYING) BILL REDINDALE tio veil to ?moles " that insamsch as thy mistake in the number of knie section referred to in an other octa.o which the ;ell i. intended to rectify would, if not r.•n.1.1, realer Inoprratve an important promisee IQ the act, and such mistake arms from an amendment made on the thud reading of the bill in this house, by which two sections were struck out, the circumstances which render legislation on the subject of the same ex. pethent are of such recent occurrence, the bill having only receivisl the royal asaeut on the Vest day of July last, as to tender the immediate consideration of the same necessary." Ti. resolution having been agreed to, the bill was read a s..a ad time. THE INTERVENTION IN SYRIA. The Earl of SHAFTIIMICRY asked the noble lord the Under Secretary .4 State for Foreign Affairs a question of wh:, h he had sent him notice, as follows :—ls it to be un dondorel that the forces sent to Syria on the present coca skin are to he employed solely to maintain the peace of that country, and that the authorities in command of them .ire not to interfere directly or uelowtly in the eintinistm thei .4 the civil or religious affair. affecting either Moslems or Christians .4 the Turkish government! He rid he would not disguise that hi. desire for an answer to this question arose out of his insuperable distrust of his Ml , e . etT uwa the Emperor 14 the French, and the great fear which Shaftesbury) and others entertionol, that the vigorous policy instituted by Lord Stratford de %A dd!. in employing our influeuce with the Porte in favour of religious liberty bad been or was likely to be disturbed. L int WODEHOUSE said he could beet explain the objects with which this intervention had taken place, I.y reading the first article of the protocol just drawn up at Paris, and which provided that "a body of European troop., which may he increased to 12,000, shall he went to levri c to contribute to the re-establishment of tranquillity." 'flint was the object of sending those troops, and he could assure the noble earl that, except so far as might be ab solutely nursery in order to carry out that object, there could not be the slightest intention of interfering with the civil or religious alndniStratien of the province. A commission was to proceed to Syria, and would receive instructionas to the inquiry to be instituted, with regard to the crimes and outrages which had been mminitted, and the punishment of them. But those instructions had not yet been issued, and there fore lie could net give the code earl a distinct answer. The noble earl hail made a variety of remarks about reli gious liberty in the Turkish empire, and the jealousy with which we ought to rm,-arl the French influence in those parts of the world. Now, without drying the effect which the peculiar religious iefluences exercised by France and Russia might have in creating a political influence, he (Lori Wo.lohouse) could nut help remarking that it would not he a very creditable specimen of our Christiania T to chow to the Turks, if the Christian powers were to allow their jealousy of each ether's religion to interfere with any proceedings they could sdopt, in the permit condition of Syria, to restore pea' , . 1111 .o • kr, ands, o promote the civili. +ration of that country. (Hear, hear.) It was true to great extent with regard to Candi*, that the population 44 different religious rites there had repriW their religion more as a means of obtaining political protection than as a religion to be cultivated for its own suite. Anil although it was also true that there had been 3 con Oilerable ineresse of pod...stints throughout the Tnrkish empire, yet they toe might, in some causes, have beet, actuated by the desire of 43.taining a similar telviintage. With repo( to the object of the present intervention in Syria, and the nuele of carrying that object into effect. he did not mesin to my that in to possible case would anything be done which ts told have the appearance, when etri.-tly rewritten:ol, 44 interfering in the civil and religions names .4 the country ; but the object was to assist in the restoration of tranquillity in that province. The Marquis ..f CL.INIIIO '.IItDE would express his deep an I sincere regret if le• could lt ht.% e that it was the tiled de termisation .4 the gotternment to limit tour intervention to the -....toratir trauquillity and the inert punishment 44 certain offences. He asked whst was there to prevent the inter -rem* of the Et.: Ivan powers in a way that would Y.tel I'. miles, that country ca hat was there to prevent it, ept those very jealousit s, which it would be absurd for us to shrink from avowing that we felt The sob** then dropped. Their luesinlflps &dimmed at 2.i minutes to 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Mios DAT, Angier G. The Elrsana took thecitair at four o'clock. NEW ME~IBER Mr. Aklerman SlDssr wok tile ..aths awl his nest foe !Milani. ROY,tL ASSENT. The BrZAZEI eras 4ittnmouril by the Uther of the Itlark dalllt A. Cliff.,nl) to the Homes of Prim to hear the treat given by c..ninttootot to certain balls (for which see Lords' report). AFFAIRS OF SYRIA. . - Lard .L. RUSSELL brought up further correspondence rel•tuV to the affairs of Syria. NOTICES OP MOTION& THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. Mr. M. MI LNLS, early nut seas':on, to move for • select committee to requite into the regulations, 000dstiou, and emoluments of Gm ditdoniatie service. THE FERMANAGH GRAND JURY. Mr. D. GRIFFITH. on Thursday, to •eh • question •i...rt the proceedings of the Fermanagh grand jury at the late arisen. .11U:ill )N.CrADULUIY. Mr. BRAI)Y, ua via' into committee el supply, to submit w lietims co this s..l,lert. Till: ATLANTIC COMPANY. Mr. N. BAKKELEY a.kol the I luurcelko• of the etv mar whether, in eouserptco...-. .4 the failure .A the Attaut: • Telegraph Company in their attempt to lay down a Wan .• on, 11114 . 1.. Alni..fl• a, the sogyrroorot ,nt e r..l int o between Cowin and tier Zlajooty'a gto•o•oinent had not le remit void o and whether the o.invootottletit wind.' I, pre. pored to entertain apfolicuraus from other putties willing to tooliettak. , the canoe troterpeiee, euhjett. to the ettetlitiout set fortia is the Report of the ?whet. Committee us Pocket and TAetcropitie ttuutraets, whkis bare Leetlikeeently af fi rmed h. the house. The I'iIANCELIAMt of the ECCIIEQUICIL—With re f crier to the fine! pertim. .1 the 1 hue. t o ',mon o , that 1 ant not aware .1 tho coottrul having lievidile vii..ll in p on. • f law, Ind it is ine, endive, and perhaps may he ri ft• rilsol a. void f.r .11 . 1.114,tii'41 purport.. As to. the latter port of the question, I inu.t oleent that there was nothing that . .. Art in tote agreerrept with the Atlantic T01...0.mph Company. It woald Immo levy quite competent tm• zooveriatutnt to enter at., an 111 . t with ottoy otoorls•ly in relation to the same an .jeer natter. even if that meat had tido n effest. Ai to entertaining other unpin:shuns, I must my that I have had no tosson to suppose. from any onnith•tioication+ flint loss.. been received the Iressury, that any • •ther porti• V.. • std willing to e star into nn agm'meet so! a note., similar to that node with tio, .%tlantie Telegrupio Company-. that is to say, an a_,ossouseat eostiaawnt on tla• io•taal anal efficiency of the line. As to whether th.• government are prepared to •• aertain application.. I could no. say that they are .t, bat at ti.,. ..,one. time tl.•• caution ..f priv.ab !tilting bin it. for thn srvertoment almt, anti undoubtedly in that branch of enterprise which related to .I..e.e•ea telorrapits, and i'.•• very limited sue, .• that has attests:est them, it mirtasely world behove theoverionent to reeks, oAteh p!satioto with • cmltetio. g anal not to march 4. than till after n-ittus delits•ration. Tlll:.lElt.*Ey comNIMION. In savor to Mr. HAMELN r.:l , I:. I'. IX% hi Mattel that the report of this commie. r' shortly he Lel o e th e ta bl e. Th e appendix e:11.1 le• mile in aloint In _____ 1 IG N *TICE In strew In Air J. Ann.t kV. Mr. COWria atatiti that WI the site f o r inn new Fo. yvigle-..fike WOO 110 t yet in the it wool.' ent be eeereesey to , geji for • i.e• in th e prawn' Neat veer • env. e•eila In. for the com• Cl die handin g . ,ad n..1:41 afford bon. membe' the eprettnete mien: •ineAtime they rishrsi ulfteut the dale a Ch.' Tr.. plans luol hewn nhilit..l +t the dome of many mem , er...1 the house. SWUM IMMO FIMHERIFA, le &smite. to Mr. CURD, Th e 1.4 )ItlD-ADVOCATIE said that It ti !ha intent . of 16• `ay.•naamt to aryotnt a .-wan•isshis on this subject. A Dll•EI, K:1 I)F.R Mr. 4• I:grriTti silted the Secartary of &Ate for Fo ✓ whether he IrAl nn Tv, nffiryl i n r• • A ti • i...t Atrl•el li.vlr, Lc hi.. octire awl courageous .1 >4 ISM. wrioltrr, will to N. ...Nora t• • • • of the I lir:Attn.:a .uttA of Intintn•eint, who it .11.! %yr .rt. L 111.1110.40.11, L ttr !..•o• ; if ▪ • IN t it WO•1410t4 z-nero3.4.Aski &ulna policy on the part of this oountey that we should make some public ac knowledgment of such services. as an example and "noon n t to the canes ci humanity in those countries. = l .l. RUSSELL mid that the only official communi cation of the kind which he had received was a statement in a despatch that email hundreds of Christina' had been issued and sheltered by hbd-el-Kafisr- He alight cam piain of the abase of the privilege d Ming questions. (Hear, hear.) He had fast received a greet Mainr of des. patellae ; be bad to consider their contents; and before arything was done upon them ho bad to mason his col leagues, and finally lay their advice before bar lialesti. If hoe. gentlemen came down to the house and asked ques tions almost before deimatchee were opened, it was not posable, however the goverment light wish to satisfy them, to give definite amnia. (Hear, bear.) PRIN7'IIIO Or BIBLES. /se. In answer to Mr. CLaroaD, Mr. LUNG said that is oases where dbawhick was allowed on paper used for the printing of Mime and other works, the security taken was that an earls °Mom satisfied himself that the paper was so used. The import duty on foreign books and pamphlets was 30e. a cwt, except when imported (rum those canneries with which we had treaties for an international copyright—in that case it was only 15e. a cwt. ference to the treaty. The effect of his resolutions on the revenue would be but email, neither would it greatly in fluence the pose of the article. On this subject the gross est exaggeration prevailed abroad. The purchaser and con sumer of paper would have the advantage, common to all others, of reducing the pressure upon the home market by resorting to foreign supplies. But the question in volved high consideration® of policy, not only as regarded the honourable engagements of the treaty, but yet niore, whether those great }principles of free-trade were or were not to be adopted to their full extent by the present House of Commons. Adverting in the first instance to the French treaty, he avowed his surprise at the opinions he had heard expressed, that the treaty did not bind us to reduce the customs duty on paper to the level of the excise. He showed from the terms of the treaty that it was per facile clear on that point, and that no power was left them to place a protective duty on any article whatever imported from France. The same thing was proved by the official correspondence on the subject, Ile contended that the house, in adopting the principles of the treaty, had so done with its eyes open, after due considera tion, and with full cognisance of its meaning. It had been said that the reduction of the duty on per was contingent on the removal of the prohibition of the expor tation of rags from France. This he denied, observing that 1 the French government had endeavoured to induce their legislature to remove the prohibition, but the protectionists had proved too strong for them. Let not the house, by its example, show an approval of that proceeding. The pier Lion of rag exportation was in itself moat ineignificant. Rags were dear in France, and we could not under any circumstances export from thence a large supply. The French government had throughout acted with the most 1 extreme liberality , ; they had long ago offered to give up the article of coed, and now they offered not to press for the immediate execution of the seventh article as regarded the duty on paper. That handsome offer, as in the former case of coal, her Majesty's government bad declined, ' trusting in the principles of theirown policy. If, indeed, they had done any wrong by their prop sal to British pro ducers, they might, inconvenient as it would be, accept the boon of the French government. But when the proposal was one of strict justice to the other dames of the community, when it tended to remove the state of paralysis in which the trade remained at this mo ment, however they might acknowledge the release offered them, they could not accept it Let them not prolong the suspense in which the paper-makers would lie if thee postponed the settlement of the question. The exaggerated notions of the inipertanee of the proposed elanges which were bewildering the minds of the paper niakens were producing a stagnation ruinous to trade, and it would be a simple act of humanity to remove it. Free dim of cemmerce hail, at the commencement of the session, received the adhesion of many must inveterate pro tactienists, and yet, however widely admitted in the general principle, it was always opposed in its par er application. So it was that the paper makers entertained in the present instance such un founded atiprebensioos. The paper-maker hail re ceived the full benefit of free-trade in obtaining without tat ' all the aimmodities he usel, either in hie trade or out of it. What right had he to dement exception from the geaeml rule! He complained without any mien that he was held.. to special burbles-se complaint made in emcees mien by all classes when their protection was taken away. ne apecial burden if the paper-makers was the prohibition ef the expert of rase from abroad. Their ease was most rediselly naerepreeented. We had an ample supply of rags in this country. The material at home was in cr./wing in quantity and lessening in price. The whole cry was a delusion and an error. The right honourable geutlemen continued , The proposition I make is aimply to this effect : —We are not an importing country ; we export at this moment in leper more thin we impost in rage. Our importation in rags is about 12,001) lona that is to say, after deiliirting the quantity we export beck we import about 12,0110 tons of rags a year. We im port 12,000 toes of rags, which make about 9,000 tons of paper, but we export 12,000 or 14,000 tons of paper, so that we setaally send out a great deal more rap in the form of paper than we import. (Hear, bier.) Not much more than half of all the paper we make is merle of rage at all, and yet because nearly half is made of rags, and there is a duty on it abroad, my hon. friend the merino? for Hertfordshire insists that we should tax all paper what ever it may be maile of. The position in which we stand ie respect to rags is this : Ruin from the French paper-maker is what is apprehended. The Preach paper-maker is to come iu like a flood, and he will shut up MI the mills in Ireland, the owners of which presented the affecting petitiou we heard read tiertight. We have an opportunity of bringing this miserable fallacy to this test - Ne hat becomes of our expected paper ! Lithe first place, it is singuliw enough that the papm. we expert is that very description of paper which is made frees the fine rap imp irtod from &brad (Hair ' hear.) It is n o t the CUOMO paper nor the straw paper, but the fine paper made from these flue rigs that we export. }LOW come+ it that we expert it ? DO,ll it ray ! I presume it hies pay Of else we sheald not continue the trade. Where dove it go ? I will tell you where some of it goes. Otte if the principal to which it goes is the United States of America, Ind f ill e c il7pliee that Frenchmen are likewise free to scud their paper to the Coitssd States. According to my hon. friend the member for Hertionlehire our taper makers are to be ruined if thew resolutions are :yielded. Now is it i not a most extraordinary thing that if, immediately our I duties are brought to an equality with thine it the French- I man, lee is to rush in sail to flood us with his papisr, we should I. . elite to seed paper away now and meet him in the open market? (Hear, and cheers) (ea exporter generally pays the duty in advance, and laving done .. he moat lay net of his money meta he gets it returned from ahead, and he has also notices and daisy. to meet, and forms to comply with, so that her heavily burdened iiii exporting, sod yet, marvelloua ea it seems, notwithetaniiing the terrors the Frenchman now braadishee in his eyes, he is able to p to Ameries and sell his paper at a pried in the teeth a every competitor. (Hear, hear.) But there is yet one pilot more to bring the representatiou to its climax, and it is this : Strange as it must sound, after all ths misrepresen• tations which have been dinned int., one ears fur Nome menthe, England at this moment ands more paper goods into the .tmerican market than Franeo. Last year, while Fran,:., extolled 174,0010 dolh i rs w o rth int o Amorkii, w e exerted 1:10,000 dollars worth of the Sable good*. (Neer, hear.) lam aslutined to occupy se much of the time 4 the committee, but for two or three minutes before 1 nit down I meet call attention to a very peculiar point iu the ewe.. While the papermakeri demand from you compensution for the unequal lepiluticni of foreign ...entries, there are other .'lasses who appear before you as petitioners with demands of a character very didereut, and 1 think much mere renesiuslde. The principle of British legisla tion fir the last 20yeare has been to decline to take notice of foreign legielatian ; bat it has also lawn to give to British subjects, so far aa it depends ureic us, the benefit of per fectly just and equal laws. Now let we eall your attention foe a moment to the position of those getalenten—a clam of great enterprise and merit, who are engaged in supplying the people with publications net of a law order, but yet eta low Price, which are it:deed...l to be sustained i/ extensive circulation. Let a man enaeavouz to cetablish is under laid/4ot this charerter. end to brmg out f. ir the whantsge of the people an eslaien like that I hold in my hand—an animated edition of the the S,..iiptaree. ~,,,,,y et e,,, pe ati. cation needing an eaten eve sale—it is not tie. much to ray that it would lie hard on that man to be compelled to par. chase his paper in a PrOtlY,Lell 11111.fitat at an exorletant price. Bed this is ant all. The Messrs. Cassell, whose petition I I de been preeented toslay, purehaasl paper for an annotated and illustrated Bible they are now engird in bringing out. They need putehase their paper in the British earket, or else pay Ma ild. par cwt. on paper imported, say trim I lermany. The cenesaience is that, however de ir the stritish market is, they canna afford to ge to fierniany, miler. tiler are pre wed hi pay this tax of Ms. 4.1. per cw:. Now, let me ask it what pesition Mews. Cassell .-tend in reepret to the article they manufacture—that is to say the publi cation. they bring net, the paper being the raw ma terial awl the finished lamb the manufactured article? If they hay piper from abroad they must pay upset it a duty if Vs: 401. r.., cwt., bet a einiperaig article ' , noted in Ger many, wliiil I now bold in toy hand. is introduced to d.rive Mean. Colwell oat of the =rind at a duty of 1.5. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1860. (Hear, hear.) That is the state of British legislation. By the British law as it stands you refuse ifemrs. Cassell leave to parches* the paper on which their book is printed at 15a., bed you allow a Germain publisher to print a similar edition of the Bible and send it here at Ice. in order to drive 11 u. Cassell out of the market. I call epos the committee to dismiss from their minas any visionary and unpractioable schemes for regulating our legista tion by the proceedings of other countries, and to stand fast by the sound principle approved ui tt a b s. • experience of 20 years, of minding our own b amending our own laws, and setting an example of equity, fairness, and equality, so far as depends upon ourselves. (Hear, hear.) There are other cases where the inequality, nukes removed, is the direct result of our own proceedings. It is only this year that you have said to the manufac turers of paper hangings and to the card-board maker that the maker of French hangings shall come in at 14a, and the cardboard maker at lac per owt. But what are hang ings and cardboard ? They are articles of which paper is the raw material. Are you then positively to say to these men, " By the British law we will compel you to run in a fair field and with no favour against the foreign producer ; but with respect to the raw material we will hamper your acoees to it by artificial restrictions, and will forbid you to purchase it unless you pay a tax levied for the benefit of the clients of the hoe. member for Hertfordshire." In my opinion those who are prepared to adopt that course must have framed their notions on very different grounds from those which British justice would mark out. it is precisely the same in principle as the case of the miller would have been if we had said, " We will admit foreign flour duty free, but we will maintain the duty upon corn." (Hear, hear.) These are really my last words upon the subject, and I must say that so far as regards the first resolution which is now before us, I cannot for a moment doubt the course which the dictates of our own self-aspect and our sense of honour and dig nity as a house of legislature will lead us to adopt, and the conclusion towards which policy, prudence, and justice must direct us. It has been said by obeerrets of human nature, that however insignificant a thing may be, there is always something touching in doing it slag time. It makes an appeal to the feelings, however small the thing may be, if we know we shall never have to do it agate. how, I believe that this is the last time we shall be called upon !?Settle the old question of protection, _The meet microscopic eye may now address Beall to the British tariff, and will find that it has attained a normal date, so far as the establishment of equality between the domestic and the foreign producer is con cerned. Even into the paper trade itself the prin ciple has found its way. Certain classes of paper goods are irretrievably exposed to foreign competition. The last stage of this long journey, and that too a very abort stage, is all that remains to be accomplished, and the question is whether you will accomplish it now, or will stop short. It has been said that there lea speciality in the Quo of the paper makers. I confess that I know of but one speciality in the case, and that u the extraordinary advan tage which the arguments in its favour have derived from being supported with the greatest power, vigour, ingenuity and assiduity in quarters of the greatest influence. It has but one speciality ' and that is its couuexion with what I may call the royal family of the daily press. (Laughter.) But that is not a speciality of which the House of Commons can take notice, and I should be much indeed surprised and much disappointed if there should be doubt and hesita tion under the circumstances as to the course we are to Cne. The vote of this committee to-night, I feel satin dri,will once more, and now once for all, affirm and give its sanction to principles which for so many yeah have contri buted to develop the resources and confirm the prosperity of this country, and which, fertile as they have been in benefits to every class of the community, have upon the whole done the most for those for whom it was feared they would do the worst, namely, the producers themselves of what were once protected commodities. (Loud chews.) Mr. PULLER, in rising to move the amendment of which he bad given notice, said he thought the course proposed to be pursued by her Majesty's government would only involve the house in a mass of inconsistency. The community at large might justly be called upon ' to bear the temporary inconvenience of a penny income tax for the sake of obtaining great advantages to our manufacs taring interests and extended markets for our productions ; but the case of the paper maker, was a thousand times stronger than the case of the manufacturers of hard ware, calicoes, or pottery. The paper makers did not ask the house for the extension of their business. (Hear, hear.) All they asked was that they might be allowed to keep what they had got—{hear, hear)—and yet, unless it turned out that the right hon. gentleman know more about the business of paper-making then the manufacturers themselves, they must all go to the wall. Was the doctrine set forth by the right hon. gentleman to he kept exclusively for the benefit of the paper maker, or was it only to be the small end of the wedge which when driven home was to apply to cotton or cloth and all other branches of manufacture' Might not the United Stater learn a lesson from the proceedings of government on this question? They knew that in that country a great struggle was going on teethe supreme power ; the repuhlicans might gain the powers which had been so long held hy the southerners, and was it quite certain that they would not take • hint from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and levy • small expert duty ou cotton? (Hear, hear. ) He should like to know bow his right hon. friend would relish this application of his doctrine—admit American calico, and calmly watch the factories of Lancashire cloying one after the other. The right hon. gentleman had spoken of poor rates as • peculiar burden upon land. He (Mr. Puller) had always thought that they al equally upon houses, and that in the ease of the l it pressed mom on the landlord than the farmer, seeing that the Latter always demanded an abatement of rent proportionate to the amount of rates. Then, _with respect to sugar, our planters had been compensate d with twenty millions sterling when slavery was abolished. Did his right honourable friend propose te deal with similar liberality wit the paper makers? (Oh, oh.) What they asked was, h that this limited protection should not be diminished air long as there were • prohibitory duty against the import of the raw material. With respect to the treaty itself, he should pro ceed to inquire what had been the intentions of the two governments. The English government, he believed, in tended two things—first to secure the revenue from any loss beyond that which was set down, and secondly to se cure the manufacturers of this country from any loss from being obliged to enter into competition with foreign makers. On the side of the French government he did not find traces of any desire to aware the abolition of duty on all exciaeable articles, but he did find a clause to secure abolition in the case of the articles which were distinctly mentioned. He did not find from the correspeuilenos that thry demanded any sweeping abolition, but merely on certain articles which were speci fied in the treaty. In the 7th article he found that " Her Britannic Majesty promised to recommend to parliament to admit into the United Kingdom the merchandise of France at rates equivalent to the excise charged on articles the produce of this country." The question then was, what did merchandise mean? It would not do to say all mer chandise, .ta then tobacco, beer, tea, Re,, would be included. The right hon. gentleman contended that it meant all ex cianible merchandise ; but if it ineint that, why did it not my so' The fact was, that the object of the 7th artcle was not to prescribe what articles might be introduced, but to state the duties on such as should be introduced. He submitted that it was impossible the French negotiators could hay,' meant the construction which was contended for by the right hon. geutlemar.. He believed that " merchan dise" did not menu all merchandise, and that the intention of the seventh article was merely to fix the rates of duty on suck articles se should be admitted. He hail now only to thank the house for the attention with which he had been listened to, and he wished merely to say in conclusion that if government, u. twit the arguments which had been used against them, should adhere to the construction which hail been put on the treaty by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, still he thought that the spirit of the treaty was to give our manufacturer* protection against unfair competition, and that the ooncludieg line of the 7th article applied in spirit to any fiscal mgulatiou which exposed the British manufacturer to such conipeti. tion. He could not suppose that the Emperor of the French would take advantage of his own wrong, hut that he would willingly consent to whatever modification might lie necessary iu details. He was sure that even if the law otfieera of the crown adhered to the right Lou. gentleta.an'i coustniction of the treaty, still that there were ample grounds for bringing the matter under the notice of the French government, so that whatever was contrary to the spirit of the treaty might be numb the subject of future negotiation. That leas the reason why he submitted his motion :—" That, without desiring to prejudice the question of a r e duoilin at a future period of the cust ens duty on French Leeks awl paper, this committee does not thick fit at present ti assent to such reduction. That, without desiring to prejudice the question of a reduction at a future period of the cuatmos duty on books and piper, this committee dies not think fit at prebend to assent to such reduction." Hr. CHILDERS odserrell that it lout been alleged, :is an aqmment against the isiolutiou, that the principal paper making countries imposed a prohibition or a prohibitory duty upon the export of rags ; whereas it was a matter of fact that several lar,ge paper.producing countries, including the United Staten, levied uo duty upon the export of that material. He stated a variety of statistical facts coune,..sl with the paper trade at variance with the conclusions of Mr. Puller, and showing, in his opinion, that, iiehmentlently of tbarl:cestion of honour, the Louse, on the question of facts, be perfectly safe in supporting the resolution. Mr. F. CRIMILET said that be had lately visited Paris as the representative of his own business be ton the Frooch commissioners, and he felt bound to say lie thought Ozer.• was every disposition on the part of the French to carry out every article of the treaty to the letter, and even more. They bad sacrificed 3,1100,000 f. of revenue by taking off the duties upon the raw material, and groat fears hal at first been expressed in France, which were n o w, however, giving way. He he.ped the committee would not stultify itself upon this question by adopting the lt mendnwnt. of the bin. member for Herts. Mr. 31AGU1ith: said the Chancellor of the Exchequer would only struntlen the hands of the protectionists of France if he card ,t his measure, and hi equal • proisirtioa he would weaken free trail.) in this cormtry. He was aminst monopoly and protection, hut it was French monopoly awl protection h e ' was opposing on this occasion. (Hear, hear.) Let them pine the paper manufacturers of thi s country in a iosition in which they could compete with their foreign rivals, owl he would not then be afraid to trust them in the field of competition with any foreign rivals whatsoever. (Hear. bear.) Mr. MARSH considered gist the house would stultify itself if it assented to the motion of the hon. member tut ! Reetterehlre. The simple question for the house to de cide was whether they would apply the principle of free trade te articles in respect to which they had no satural advantage as well as to those in which they had. He held that in al these cases the true ,nrinciple to follow was the interest of the mummer. (Hear. air H. CAIRNS said the Chanoellor of the Exchequer had aisigned two Rounds for the' resolution—that the house was bound to it by the treaty and by the principles of free feeds If they were committed by the treaty, what wee the use, he asked, of any other .eseeon ; and if not, why could not the discussion slumber on till next ses sion The object of the Chancellor of the Exche goer, however, was trazumasent. If' any hesitated as to the one, they might be caught by therather. What was tie case of the paper-makers? They mist - their trade emplqyed a large capital, and 40,000 or 50,00Mir e son. ; that there was no material from which practi they could produce paper in any quantity but rags ; that sorely of rags this country was limited, and they were oblripd to look to foreign countries, where the export of rage was either prohibited, or subject to a duty of W. a ton, which was equivalent to • tax of lid. per lb. on the pow ; and that a large quantity of foreign paper was even now MOP aumed in this country, and if the customs' duty is fore*. paper was altered they would be no longer able to competes with foreigners. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had made no other reply to these allegations than an appeal to • the principles of free-trade, and to facts resting upon anonymous authorities. What he (Sir H. Cairns) asked, then, was an inquiry into the facts, and if they should turn out to be as stated, the paper-makers must submit. On the Bth of March came on the discussion on the motion of the noble lord the member for Middlesex approving of the treaty, and he (Sir H. Cairns) said, " We ere told now that the prohibition of rags is to be removed, but why was not that inserted in the treaty?" and the President of the Bonrd of Trade said, " I was extremely glad to hear the noble lord announce to the house that the French government intends to remove the prohibitions now existing on the exportation of rags from Franz." It wan not merely that they intended to submit it to the Legislative Council, bat that they intended to remove the prohibition. Well, then, he said the house acted upon that assurance. They talked about good faith— (opposition cheep)—about addressing an assembly of gen tlemen pledged by their word. Was there any difference between this statement and a positive term inserted in the treaty that the French government would remove the prohibition? He said that in honour and in truth between one government and another therewas nodifferenoe; the question was just the same as if in the treaty there had been a positive engagement to remove the prohibition. Suppose they were not called upon to form an opinion of what the construction was, what was the course the house should now take? They should wait for the fulfilment of the promise. Was there any objection to their doing so ? Would their doing so imperil or defeat this treaty ? Cer tainly not. In the first place, it would not do so if he were right in the construction which he gave to the treaty ; and, in the second place, which was more important, they bad the positive assurance that there was nu desire on the part of the French government to precipitate or hasten the action of the House of Commons in this matter. The views of the French government were the views of the French paper makers, and what were the views of the French paper makers? He held in his hand a pamphlet stating the case of the French paper makers, and they said they did not care a straw about the reduction of the English duty on their paper, but what they wanted was to maintain the prohibition on the export of rags. Therefore he was quite prepared to hear the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement to-night, that the French government had made a communication to our government to the effect that so far as they were concerned they did not wish for this matter. If that were so, they had no longer any question of peril or danger to the treaty—they had no longer any question of being supposed by the French government to act in a manner in which the House of Commons ought not to act . But the question did not rest there, because it was all important that this matter should be kept open for the purpose of ascertaining what the French government would do. They were told that the French Emperor was a free-trader, but that he had to deal with those who had not adopted that principle, and that it was of great importance to him to be able to go to the legislative body and to point to this treaty, and show the advantages they would derive from it. But the Corps Legialetif was now 'broken up, and the French Emperor should he enabled to go to that body next session and say, " Them are some parts of tho treaty which have not been finally adjusted with the English government, hut if you will consent to remove the prohibition on the export of French rags we can settle the matter." He umintoined that this was a question in whirls there was no room for the applica tion of the principles of protection or free trade, and that there ought to be an inquiry into the effect of the proposed resolution on the paper makers. He said, moreover, that the construction of the treaty went much beyond the cus toms duty on paper, and he said further and still more strongly that the House of Commons had been induced to accede to the treaty upon an assurance which hail not yet been fulfilled, which lie was far from arising might not yet be fulfilled, but he said it behovol them as wise sod pru dent men to wait, and see whether it would be fulfilled or not. The government had had an alternative offered to them by a supporter of their own, which was moderate in its terms, and which left the subject entirely free and unprejudiced fur future discussion. He would not pawn to consider what were the motives that induced the government to oppose the amendment, but he thought the house had a duty to per form, and he was conviuced that if they failed to perform it their failure would rise up hereafter to their discredit and regret. They were appealed to by un important trade in the country, not for favour or indulgence, but for simple justice. He denied that the time for consideration had passed. On the contrary, they were free as air to consider the question upon the merits and justice of the case, and he trusted they would adopt the moderate and wise come proposed by the honourable member for Herta, and not, without reason, inquiry, or consideration, become the agents of a great, irretrievable, and unnecessary wn.ug to a large branch of the manufactures of the country, epos which much skill and enterprise were expended and millions of money had been embarked (Loud cheers.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said ho entirely roan. nised the justice of the applause which had been so liberally bestowed upon the honourable member for Belfast. A more conspicuous display of forensic ability he hail never seen, but he thought that that abuudant amt. dance which ought to distinguish an advocate ought to be laid aside when addressing an assembly such as the House of ' Coin:amis. (Great laughter.) It would be equally well if ' his hon. and learned friend would strive to be accurate in his assertions. Ho could not bat express some surprise at the intronnetory sentence of his hoe. and learned friend's speech. So intense was he in his hostility towards the thaucellor of the Exchequer that he made it a complaint that the arguments of the right hon. gentleman were ranged under two heads, one of justice and the other of ex pediency. Now if there were any heads of argument fit to be presented to men of honour, they must undoubtedly be ranged either under the head of justice or of ex pediency, and if the oration of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer were distinguished by one merit higher than another it was by the circumstance that the grounds upset which he solicited the votes of the house that night were based upon the principles of justice and expediency. (Hear, hear.) He (the Attorney-General) did not intend, however, to enter into the gledietorial arena with his hon. rind learned friend. (Laughter.) lie simply rose to pis` form a duty which he conceived to be a very serious one, namely, that of stating to the house what in his opinion was the true interpretation to bo placed upon the treaty. The caw of the paper duty was governed by the 7th, which provided for the admission into the United Kingdoms of mereleuidise imaorted from France at a rate .4 duty equal to the excise duty which is or shall be imposed upon articles of the same description in the United Kingdom." Besides the honourable obligation contracted under the treaty and considerations of expediency, the house was bound, he thought, in justice to consumers and other manufacturers, to put an end to a particular monopoly by adoptins the resolution. NORRie and Mr. HLIMM.XT (bath on the opposition Leaches) rose together, but the former hon. member pro ceeded to state some reasons why he should not on this uccasiun give his vats in favour of the proposition of the government. If he were fully satisfied that in obligation rested en the house to redeem the national tumour by carry ing out the treaty as proposed, he would be the hit persou to shrink from such a cosmic, however disastrous the coneequeticea might be ; but be was informed, and believed, that paper was tint included in that treaty. Very little notice tad been taken of the 21st clause, in which there was a clear stipulation that if any party ahottid see moron why:. particular article should be excepted, they should he permitted to make such eteeption. Now, he contended that tho raw material of paper was ex much excepted as any other ruw material, that this stipulation afforded a rea sonable male of escape, and that Mime who did not take advantage of it would desert the principle of "take care of Yourself." (A Innis.) Mr. HENLEY under all the circumstances thought the antis of the weudrr for Ilerfordehire a reasonable one, and should therefore give it his suptasrt. Lord J. RUSSELL said the construction pet by Sir H. Cairns upon the treaty wan subtle, refined, and scholastic, but it was not its plain meaning. The common-sense meaning of the 7th article -which might, perhaps, have been better wonted—was that when articles like these, subject to excise duty here, were imported from France, they shisehl pay a customs' duty equal to the excise duty. The argument apiinat the resolution founded upon pelley wad the same as he hail often beset—that free-trails was en mix. cellent thing, bat a particular article was always is be ex cepted from operutieu. At the end of a "ones of sue cemmful legislation for forty years upon free-trade prminplee the Louie, he hoped, would not be frightened by the hob goblins cenjured up M Mr. Paler. Au honourable gentle man—Mr. Chillers—who .puke (continuo' the noble lord) early is the debate, gave xis important information which ought, I think, to influence the result of this do u s e . With regard to cotbeis, woollens, null silks you may be druid that these foreign manufectores may successfully compete with vie in yourowu tnerkets. But the sure teat is to into a third market, end see what in the effect of trade there ; to Canada, At:steals, MA media. There the French have hail all the advantages of this protective sys tem. We are told that by virtue of this adminilde system —by this plan of nursing and fostering manufacturer by artificial heat and nourialiment, French matinfactures must he intneluced into the third market and defeat our own. But the fact is, that out of 78,1k4f. worth of _l7 . illiper. 50,01.4/. is manufactured in this semidry, some Io,utMe tlia United:Matte, land only 1,1300/. cont. from Francis. And les of 300,0001, of paper imported into India, Z 17,011101. is id British manufacture. Such is the effect of competitiou upon • system which has been fostered and dandled by wotertiou. No doubt it will he the same in England. There will probably be improvements introduced into this manufacture, and men will be led into more useful and less wasteful application of their capital If those paper manufacturers are not unlike the rest of the country—ter eve know the energy and industry which have enabled our manufacturers, our farmers, and oar sailors to compete with their rivals all over the weal, whatever ad vantages they might have—l don't think they will suffer by them changes. I ask this henna therefore, on the ground et the ebligation of treaties, and on the plain and nmple meaning of ,the article which I hare road, en the ground, ten, of wisdom and policy, net to gins the diwee dfaable spectacleto the world of endeavouring to ender • ober obligation. tHear, hear.) Let es rather rely upon that principle wine has been tried for a number of wears, makes proved to In so beneficial to the comments of this country, Wilk let us net iambi resort to prohibitions and pro. teaks's" as tier sienna of securing our prosperity. (Cheers.) DISRAELI didnot think it necessary , to entw into the question of free trade and unrestricted competitio ,n and /to would only ague that three principles shoald be applied with predence and consideration, and without reference. to the incident.. which affected • commodity er a teed.. rye trade which was in question now was avowedly kedependent of and separate from the sommercial treaty_ It was clearly the opinion of parliament that the repeal of the excise duty on paper els inexpedient at this' particular time ; bat the manner in which the government dealt with that !motion showed that they intended to deal with it irrespective of the treaty ; besides which this particular nude had been recently examined and adapted as far as it could be to the principles of free trade, and that by Mr. Gladstone himself. The right bon. gentleman continued— The motion of the bon. member fer Martine:shire pespuses merely that the government should not all upon this house to consider at once • question which may be pestpossevi by the French goverment. (Hear.) It appeal" • to me that not only is the motion of the hon. member fur Hertford shire one which is fair and reasonable, but that it none which indicates a course which it would be, I believe, wise on the part of the government to follow. AA neither the speech of the noble lord the Secretary ter Foreign Affairs nor that of the Chanceller of the Exchequer referred to the amendment of tlie member for Hertfordshire. They have totally avoided the real merits of the case, which may recommend themselves to all men of temperate opinion.. let the government recollect fora moment the great disappointment of the country at the manner in which this treaty has been nertiated. (Hear, hear.) I have no doubt the difficulties of the nego tiators are very considerable ; but at the same tune expec tations were held out to this country as to the made and time at which the treaty would be negotieted, and as to the advantages which this country was to derive from it, which have certainly not been fulfilled, and which is a source of great disappointment, and the reasons never have been explained to the people of this country why the en gagemente promised were not fulfilled. It appears to me, then, under these circumstances, that the government an be acutely surprised if a particular trade should hesitate before they conclude an arrangement which they think will be highly injurious to their industry and without receiving any of three advantages on the part of France which were held out to them by the government of this country. Everybody recollects that when this treaty came before the house various commoditiess were enumerated which caused alarm, and among which paper was one, and everyone will recollect the interest and satisfaction clinked by the an nouncement twice made by the government, that the French government had resolved to reduce the duty upon the raw material for manufactures. (Hear, hear.) Under the.e circumstanced it is not unreasonable to call upon the go vemment to obtain a boon necessary to the profitable exercise of the paper trade, and which is a sound principle of commerce, and which the government more than once announced their intention to accomplieh. (Hear.) tinder these circumstances I trust that the prime minister will, instead of taking an exaggerated view of this matter, such as I think ham been taken by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, feel that it is a question in which the government may fairly interfere, and without violating the engegements of the country under treaties of which we have heard so much, that he will prevent the necessity of a division on this subject by accepting in the spirit the amend ment of the hon. member for Hertfordshire. The noble lord may in the interval that will elapse between this and next meeting of parliament use that influence which I have no doubt he possesses with the French government, in order to obtain the result which is sought by the amend ment. I myself would much prefer this than that we should be dividing on the 6th .4 August—have been dividing the house on an object which of itself is not of first cute importance. It is not like the constitution of the country. It is the legitimate interest of a thriving trade which is still under the disadvantage of an excise duty. It is all very well to say yon will get over that by a farthing or two, more or less. I defy anyone to tell the disadvantage of an excise duty on a trade. No doubt when you compen sate a trade for an excise you should make not only an adequate but a liberal allowance. Considering that this subject has been brought before the house on what I believe to be an erroneous construction of the treaty— considering that the treaty is an uncompleted document and an unfulfilled engagement-and considering that the French government has in consequence of this great difficulty, in a spirit of great conciliation, expressed its wil- linieneee not to press us to conic into this engagement, I think it would be the wisest and the most conciliatory course to the trade wham interests are at stake, and to which I myself would apply the commercial principle which we lute° adopted ; I think that considering the French govern ment have not been able to fulfil their engagements although they are desirous of fulfilling them, that inure than once they have expressed their desire that our fulfilment should be deferred till we can make more equal terms, and mutually fulfil our engagements—l say that con sidering all these circumstances I wish that the noble lord would prevent at this moment an unnecessary divi sion by accepting iu spirit the policy recommended I by the hon. member for Hertfordshire, and would allow this question to be so dealt with that the noble lord should use his influence with the French government, so that they should allow the raw material to be exported, and that we may have the satisfaction of feeling that when the paper trade is called upon to enter into competition, it will enter into it with all those advantages to which it is entitled. Bet if the noble lord will not do that, the only course I an take is to support the temperate and well-cousidered amend ment which has been proposed by the hon. member for Hertfunlahire. (Cries of " Divide." Lord PALMERSTON—I entirely agree in the opinion expressed by the right hon. gentleman that a d:vieion on this question is not necessary, and I think it would be well ',voided by those who sit on the other side of the house. (Laughter.) The right honourable gentleman has urged me not to adopt unnecessary and exaggerated opinions. Now, undoubtedly, if I have the disposition to adopt such opiuions, I thin k that the course followed on the other side has been such as to warn me to avoid the example set by them; for I think that rot only have their opinions been stated with h unnecessary enema-, and exaggerated extremely, hut, as I will beg leave to show, their opinions are inconsistent with former opinions exp ressed by them very gentlemen. The question before the house is whether we will fulfil the conditions of • treaty concluded with a foreign power, and whether we will, with regard to this manufacture, apple the principle of free trade which luxe been adopted by all sides of the house. (Hear.) Now, I really am surprised, I will not my at learned gen tlemen, becatim they are in the habit of wog refined ar garments, sail what is called splitting hates and finding diffi culties where unlearned men find none--I am not surprised that I.trneil gentlemen should be inclined to argue awa y the 7th article of the treaty, but that unlearned men who look at the matter with plain common sense, look at winds scantling to their ordinary meaning, and at euangements assorting to the spirit as well as the letter—l am surprised that gentlemen not belungiag to the learued profession should entertain auv doubt as to the obvious intention of the 7th article of the treaty. Nothing eau he 'dallier. It is stated in the article thet the duty on merchandise coining from France shell not exceed the excise duty levied ou the same erthdes produced in this country. What tun be clearer and more precise than that engagement'. It is add that paler was not enleptreel to be included orieinall y among the provisions e th e treity ; but my right hon. friend has explained how it happen el that at that time it. was anticipated that the excise duty would be repealed, and that the article would net apply to leper. But when the course of events prevented the duty from being repealed the 7th article of the treaty came into operntiou. It is ulleged ' that the French goveruineut—net by treaty, but by tlipite ' matte communications--offered to do its utmost to cla.nge the law in France with regard to the exportation of rigs, and it in said that bee-nese the French government have fiche! in their entleavourn to procure that change, the English ;,-ov..re.- merit ought else to fail to carry into effect a solemn engagement entered into between the two coun tries, and ratified by the wrrereign of each. No doubt the French governmeut in the roust liandseme manner ousted that if it we; iac..cveni, rt for tier Majesty's government to cam wit the etipulaticu they would waive its execution for the present, but is mea t hatitheinte sad liberal conduct to he met by conduct dia metrically opponite ? I cannot believe that a British House of Commons can ever consent to take ;melt a course. The right hon. gentleman who had just ailibeeeel the Meuse bed stated that conventions are to bo ei,,ened regulating the duties ou iron and other things mei he says we can, under three circumstance, readily postpone the paper duty. But the right houtmnible Feat:el - mat is ora tion:kg things totally different in their natur,•, because that which is the subject matter of the conventi is the conversion of duties nil ,sporran into spiaitic and therefore that fact has no bearing whatever upon the question under consideration. What has the how, already done in reference to the treety ? It has untulimoudy voted the address approving of the treaty mei engaging to item, et the crown in the performanee of its stipulations ; hut vet we are now called upen to evade indefinitely tire execution of the engagemente into which we have entered. It is earl to be 11 very trifling matter, but I should be glad to learn if that wan the light in which it was repre sented to the various gentlemen who have been called up from different parts of the country, end even from fonsiga lands, to take part in this nuneesesary (Laughter and cheers.) I will undertake that to them the matter was represented in a very different light. I treat that the hose. will Ion: at the question in a plain, straightforward Emeinh there is sa rl d eali w t ill the ti wil ket l he e3o e.ri t i f . l . l t t opportunity of fulfilling it. With retort' to the bearing upon this particular trade 1 mast lw allawed to my that I really thought we was all free-trader. I remember a time, not rem far diligent, when hon. gentlemen on the other side of the house raised the standard of protective, and that was the rallying cry of the party. But. if I mu. take not, in Isi Lord Derby stated, when he dieedved parliament, that he referred the question of free trale yr protection to the decision of the country. When the general election was over, Lord Derby and his government stated that they felt the country bad decided in favour of free trade, and that henceforw.trd they adopttd frankly and tidy the principle of free trade. (Hear.) But now this fremtrachng parliament is called upon to break a treaty for the sake of retaining a little fragment of protection in one particular trade. My hon. friend the member fur Pontefract made an important statement to night as to the way in which the paper trade of this country beats the paper manufacture of France from third markets, in which no protection °perste*, and in which they start on fair and equal tern.. By their superior skill and the better article they manufacture, they gain the predunduance in third srearkets to the exclusion of the inanufardme of Prance. That shows, eves on the narrow ground that protection way be wasted to falter a 1112 , 111. facture which cannot stand en its owe legs, that paper ipso not want that pr. tection. Even if you admitted the rule that it was sound policy to mike the cousonting public buy a dearer or a less good ratiele merely that the peronu who manufacture that artiele should have a profit which they would nos otherwise gain—seen if that false and exploded priaciple were • good one, it would list apply, because it is demonstrated that the paper numnfactorers of England are capable of meeting aU the ditheultiee of getting raw material and competing sac cessfuLly and sultantagesusly with the foreign manufac turers. Therefor; whether we take it on the principle of the treaty or of fro, tradeand protection, I have not loan' a sioglcaugnment which has any weigh!' it. I ran pemaselcd the House of Commons will feel that it is Nimrod to main tain the honour of the country by fulfilling our obligations, of. the nature and exttint of which no reasonable man can doubt, and slate that they are too far advanced ii. the prin ciples of tree trade to retrace their step now. To make this an exceptio• to that general rule, the implication of which has tended so gristly to improve the industry and income the prosperity of the country, would be a derelic tion of the dap of the House of Commons, and I marmot believe that by all the legation* argumentowhieb have been used the house will be persuaded to do so. (Cheers.l The-house t h ® divided :. For the resolution 266 For the amendment '2.33—Xt The announcement of t e a numbers was received with loud and prolonged encoring. The resolution was then agmed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then movol, " That is lien of the duties of customs now charged the articles undermentioned, ether duties of customs shall, on and alter the 16th day el. August, 1860, he charged thereon on importation from ceuutries other than Frame and Alfieri. He presumed that as between the first and this resolution the difference was so simple wad so well understood, and the committee bad so amply dissussed the subject of free trade and protection, sad the quell 'non of the treaty, that the committee would go forward andtake this question at once. Mr. PULLER did not think it necessary to make another speech to-night, but there was en important distinction be tween the two resolutions, and all the arguments upon the faith of the treaty bad no application whatever to this rem. lanai ea regarded the interests of that class of manufacturers whose case he had supported ; it was of vital impot lance to them that this resolution should not be agreed to He therefore begged to move an amendment, ' that, without desiring to prejudice the question of a reduction at a future period of the customs duty on books and paper, this com mittee does not think fit at present to anent to such reduction." _ . Mr. DISRAELI could not support the amendment:- The question at issue in the first resolution was of great im portance, and the house had well and fully discussed it. This resolution would if carried involve this country in great trouble with those countries ander the name of favoured nations. The hon. gentleman must not, therefore, count on his support if he went to a division. Mr. NEWLY.GATE supported the amendment. He should not be doing his duty to his constituents if he did not vote for it. A division was called for, but the revolution being put the anieudrneut vras withdrawn, and it was agreed to without a The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER next moved a resolution increasing the rate of duty chargeable on wine, from the Ist January, 1861, so as to adjust the duties on the stronger kinds of wine to meet the late increase un the duties on spirits. After a few words from Mr. ATtrrotr, the resolution was agreed to, and the house resumed. The Refreshment-houses and Wine Licenses (Ireland) Bill we.; read a third tune and Fused. The second reading of the Plea on Indictments Bill was moved be Mr. DENNAY, and agreed to. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock. MARKETS. LONDON' WEEKLY DOCK RETURNS.-ACJUST •. ilmportd. Deliverd. Pr. Stoel Bu9LL—Westlndis easki 8,571 ' 3.577 j 211.932 1 30.057 lauritius. nags 0,503 .155,957 ' 82,555 llengal and Ifadraa Lags 480 5,574 , b. 3,212 '127,611 Penang — Foreign vim, 14,173 19,883 1371, 0 10 / 2,2-1 8 COrraz—W.l cubit 151 18 1 7te. i 4.27 ~..Nlochz ~- pkvi - 133 3,23.1 i 4,054 Ceylon naga; 555 3,663 21,.) : , 43,573 241 . cyloi 10,30 C.wo4—W.l bags' 333 lacel 53. ' 5,4)1 ! 4,01.1 i p RUX—W.L = 1,7 - 15 1,414 ! 34,537 . 30,964 TALLOW.—Tho tallow market was steady last week, and prices were well supported until Saturday, when seve ral parcels of tallow were given off from veseets just arrived to sewed lianas. and being offered freely for sale, ex-ship prices wereeffected to the extent of Gd. per cwt., both on spot and for future periods of delivery. To-day the niArket remains quiet at the decline of Satunlay ; prices come, however, rather higher from St. Petersburg, being on spot, 50 re., and August 49. rs. ; and the exchange too is higher, 351. The demand from the trole continues good, owl town tallow is still very deficient in quantity. Our closing prices are :—Spot., New Y. C., 525. 3d. to 55. la ; old, 52.5. 3d. ; September, 52.. • October to Dooember, 55. ; and for separate mouths, 7.5. fit. ; January to March, 55. 9d. ; South Amer :ran, 55. itd. to 535. Ist pipes ; file. 61. to 525. yei.N.w. No Odessa offering ; town, 525. Gd. not cash. Cocoa nut oil ; Cochin, 445. to 45. ; Ceylon, 475. ; Sydney, 455. to 41is. lid., lees 2l per cent. ; palm oil, 454. ; rough fat, 9.kci.—(From the circular of Messrs. Smith and Charles, &tea Monday evening.) COTTON.—LIVERPOOL, AnGUAT —Tan sale. , of e%3tton to.tluy are ediurtted at 12,000 bales. A good demand 1$ itli. out any improvenleut in prices. CATTLE.—Ln - EnrooL, Annusr e. —The Ern ly of beef was much Larger than on last Molelay. T:.e arm:old very good, but at lower prices. Sheep and lambs rather slow sale, at rather less money. 00A IA —Lonnon, Au Gum' 6. —llostings Howard's West Hartley, in, L a n,h r re, West Hartley, 15e. lhl. ; Tantield Moor ]lutes, ; Walker Primrose, 13sAid. ; West Hartley, ; Wvlam, Walla End Aeornelose,l7l. fid.; Walls End 17s. id.; Walls End Sheriff Hill, 14n. ; Walls End Wit ruelitie. 17, 6.1.; Earn Main, 17s. fal. ; Walls End Sr. d.lella Het. ton, !Ss. 3d.: Walls End Fmnisvidinati2, 17, ed. ; Walls End Haswell, 19.. ; Walls End Het on, ; Walls End South Helton, 19s. 6d. ; Walls End Steam - Vs, His. 6d.; Walls End Cadsop, Das. ; WoEs End Hwg6 Hall, 17a. ti,l ; \Valls End North ros ikl.; Wall/. Bud South Hartlepool, lss. ; End South Durham, 17.9.1. ; Wails End Triteulou Thornier, 116. ; Camay and Duffryn Malting, :r2s. 64.—Ships at market, 133 ; sold, 99. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BLUTHS. D0N11 . 1.31 CARTE.P.—A?puIt 3.. at P W.l •, the u:f.. et lkonliatu-Carter, Emi., 1r.1.. of a i.. DltiLmlEll.—Atigust 1, at 11 W. C. 11TP:wt. Esq.. et .I.P.Tlll,er. BRIIW NE.—Alt7tAlst 1, at Kluiberley, 1!.. W. E. th wife of . , E 4.1 ”f 3 soil. STUN. —Au 2, at Charluttc.r. ts. •01 - ?fn. _ W. it. Itrant..n..! a ...aughter. 001.11PINIi.—Autruist 1, at tar :rat, 1".1c1.4, .• 4.1 W _ . ......... ii.l.l.inte. E.g., of a ,11....r.htfr. lIOLL/051.).—Amfest 3., at Lielvothsrc. 1,.. aik of ....—..—. H. — I. Holland,'Lot., of .t r to. _ MOlLLY.—Atitfuttt 1, at ItoxiturX.: t 11111. F. IL 5t031.1, of a MA Alt] Ar.F.s. BREESE-101,1/410171'.—Auw:•; •••••!.r.• .!Isil . 'try .111:1'.•:t, Immuliir,, by tit. , ttev. 11. 1; 0.: : • Es , l ~ f t • • Llt.;htet .1 .T " • •. SIANIMOND-11,01.N:E..—Ang.no. 9, at rh:ir:ll Itsrelehone. I.y Ito 41. grentel. iloorge ‹.el 0:. ef rortlverplae . . :ionilteripn.n. t.t Inio• dv.trbler of W. 11. Lei., of Ileau..,ent , .tr , !Itkrylehne. ‘1,2 - .4 11. et Much II I.t.ite, lierts, by the Roe. I. II to•i 5.,. ti... Pllllllrnore.l.e,.. t. , Caroline Aephi.., inneriiter of the ;tee. T. Mu . .. 10 0, —.knout t. st Sr. John's. ',Voir I iI. %VW.. Lai., of on•Tyo“. to I. cu. , In• 7 .. of the Lat.. W. li. Cro,4 Eq., e f e DE %TITS. ille6:AnN.—Au.zu.t I. at r”ast. I:ru.is as.." lark. af 4 ,eammilatea. Arehibaby I.l.eks Lae 11.11.'• Irta Voot, In lit .:e.th year. EI.K c.:.dor .4 the Iter. K. agu.l W. LAVENDER.—AuguIt Emm.41114, 4:uttht r. 4 the late F. _ . Lavender, Esq., of Woierat.n . . LENOX. —Aticast" at 11c.irlitfo ea Ferry. IL•ar lwad. Sarah, wifeuf Mr. A W. 1a1v,x,..f l'itATT.—Auttu4 1, at the I;ranze, tit -_ - . Pratt- late 17th 1...1.60en., stol sAtttlifANT.—Augu,:. 3. at. Ite.: %111.1. W., afoot 31..rt!,.i. •tfe of S. florwont. ag, 1 62. ryinte,l and Pub!label by Wituma KIN.) ILitm. ?"" Luntbard-strent, in CM 1 . 1:y T , , tun, Imanr, st In Lbubar.l-ste..t , the et,:lact 111tAtatriar,"• TUE.SDIT, 4 , 4;;1:b7 7, CONSOLIDATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW. In answer to Mr. Amon, The ATTORNEY - G ENERAL stated that the hills for this purpose which had come down from the Lords, had been very fully considered, both by the late and the present law officers of the crown, and also by a committee of the other house. The governmeat, therefore, meant to proceed with them, in the hope that they would not occupy much time. THE COMPANIES BILL Mr. M. GIBBON (in answer to Mr. Malin) stated that this bill would be remedied with at a morning sitting on an early day. THE INDIAN BUDGET. Mr. BRlOHTaskedWlienlhelnaianindget would be submitted ; but no definite answer was given. THE CUSTOMS DUTY ON PAPER, The house having gone into committee on the Customs The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in bringing termini his resolutions on the paper duties, observed that he had proposed two resolutions, beiausie one part of the subject affected the commercial treaty, while the other part involved commercial consideration. alone, without any re-