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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, APRIL 19.—A special messenger from Madrid arrived last. night at the residence of the Spanish Minister. Yesterday the Duke of Fernan Nunez, for merly the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, had an attack of apoplexy at a diplomatic dinner given by the Sardinian Ambassador. M. Zea, Envoy from the Republic of Columbia, gave a grand dinner yesterday ; several Peers and Deputies were among the company. N. de Chevigny, Sub-Lieutenant in the Guards, .has,married Miss Seymour, grand-daughter of the Earl of Yarmouth, one of the richest heiresses in England. The marriage ceremony took place the day before yesterday at the house of the English Ambassador. In the sitting of Thursday, the Chamber of Deputies came to a final vote on the whole of the 'budget, which was adopted by 272 votes against 52. The Session of the Chambers is about to close One of the Secretaries of the French Embassy at Vienna arrived on Tuesday at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He travelled with great expe- llition. The officers of artillery, arrested at Strasburgh, have been brought to Paris. One of them signed a written declaration, stating himself to be a Member of the Carbonari. The Madrid Journal, the. Universal, of the 9th inst. confirms the arrival of General Berton at Saint Sebastian. An old soldier was committed to the prison of Caen ou the 11th, for recruiting for Gen. Berton: FRENCH FUNDS. April 17, Five per Cents. B7 f. 60 c. April 18, Five per, Cents. April 19, Five per Cents.... 87 f. 35 c. 40 c. 25 c. 30. Bank Stock 1580 f. c. .AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. FROM THE 13ANKS OF THE DANUBE, APRIL G.- -Our latest accounts I from Constantinople, of .March 12, leave no doubt of the invariable de termination of the Porte to push '.e war with the greatest vigour. The Divan hu been long since convinced of the impossibility of maintain- ing peace, resolved, as the Sultan was, as well as all his Counsellors composing the Divan, not to accept the conditions proposed by Russia, and to reject all its demands ; but policy made it im portant to the Porte to gain time to finish its preparations for war, and especially because it is impossible to make the Turkish troops act in winter. The Divan has, in fact, employed in its negociations with the mediating Courts a degree of art far superior to the boasted diplomatic skill of the Europeans. Up to the last moment, it continued to nourish the hopes of the Ministers of Austria and England, who greedily listened to the insinuations thrown out, from time to time, very, ill humour at being deceived in his hope, and that with good reason ; the consequence of this affair will be the cutting off of some more heads, and I think it very probable that those of the conquerors of the tyrant will soon figure over the Gate of Felicity of the Imperial Palace at Constantinople." BRUSSELS, Amu. 18.—The letters from the frontiers of France speak in a mysterious manlier of the motives which had induced the Govern ment to dismiss the Commi-saries of the Police of the city of Nancy, and to change some of the superior officers of the garrison. It seems cer tain that discoveries have been made respecting a project for a military conspiracy, not only in the capital of Lorraine, Init also in the fortresses of the province. All this is very obscure, but what is certain is, that the genius of evil is again at work in several parts of France. The Deputies of the Second Chamber of the States General, who had been to their homes to enjoy recreation after the fatigues of the Ses sion, already begin to set out for the Hague.— The deliberations of the Second Chamber will be extremely interesting, on account of the num ber and nature of the subjects which it will have to discuss before the conclusion of the Session.. An Antwerp Commercial Journal of the 16th says, " A . Mr. C. L. de Cock, of Haenens, living at St. Nicholas, last Saturday swindled several merchants of this city of 80,000 francs, under the pretence of purchasing, for ready motley, several parcels of goods. The'police is in active pursuit of him." The Austrian Observer, to the 9th inclusive, preserves the same silence respecting the affairs of Turkey. . . HAMBURG'', APRIL 9.--The following is an ex tract of a commercial letter from Constantinople, dated the 28th February : " Fof some days the intelligence has been privately circulat ed that the EMperor of Russia had caused to be signified to the Porte, that idthe event of its not consenting to the demands contained in the Ultimattmi, a Russian army would on the Ist of March (the 13th) enter the Turkish territory." AIX..LA.CIIAPELLE, APRIL 13.—The article published in the official Gazette of Berlin, of the 4th, has not put an end to the warlike reports which circulate in that capital, and which are so much the more credited, as they are in accordance with the opinions of several persons, who fulfil eminent functions in the Prussian Government. Letters from St. Petersburgh, besides coming from a good source, state that the War Department had transmitted dis patches of great importance to the Generals and the Chiefs of Military Administrations. The plan of the campaign has been sent from Petersburgh to the head-quarters at Tulczyn. A su perior Officer of the Staff was the bearer of it ; who Was also directed to transmit private instructions to the Generals com manding the corps forming part of the armies of the South and 'West. The Danish Government is stated to have found itself under the necessity of again contradicting the reports in circulation, of a negotiation with England, for an exchange of territory. These reports have excited a disagreeable sensation throughout Denthark, and particularly at Copenhagen, where the inhabi tants appear much to dislike the English. It is said the indi viduals of that nation, domiciled at Copenhagen, have been insulted in the streets. THE NAVIGATION LAWS. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORDS OF THE COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND PLANTATIONS. • Ship-owners' Society, New Broad-street, April 15, 1822. Mw Loitlis—The • Committee of this Society having had under consideration the Bill which was introduced into Parlia ment at the close of the last Session, for altering the Naviga tion Laws, and also the Bills ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, on the 25th ult., which have been substi tuted for the former, have been happy to find that much of the objection which they had felt to the form of the Bill is re moved, the present being constructed very nearly in the man ner which the Committee had deemed to be best adapted to the object of consolidating and comprising into one Act, and thereby rendering more intelligible and certain the laws of importation. I am, however, requested most respectfully to represent to your Lordships, that although the form of the Bills is so much more satisfactory to them, the Committee have observed with much regret, that in substance they remain the same ; and as it appears by the returns to the inquiries which they have made, that the Ship-owners at the principal outports almost unani mously concur in the opinion which the Committee have formed, that the proposed relaxation of the principle of the Navigation Laws is not required by existing circumstances, or likely to be attended with advantage to British commerce and shipping, the Conimittee have therefore felt it incumbent on them to submit their sentiments for your Lordships' consi deration. ----- --- The Committee find the most important of the proposed al terations to be the following : That so much of the 12 Car. 2, cap. 18, as restricts the im portation into Great Britain, of goods of Asia, Africa, and America, to British ships, and directly from the place of their growth, &c.—and as restricts the importation of goods of Rus sia and Muscovy; currants and commodities of the growth of Turkey ; and masts, timber or boards, salt, pitch, tar, ,rosin,. hemp, flax, raisins, figs, prunes, olive oils, corn or grain, sugar, pot-ashes, wine, vinegar, and brandy, to iiritish-built ships, or ships of the country of which those articles respectively are the production, or of the usual place of shipment for transporta tion ;—and so much of the 13 and 14 Car. 2, as prohibits the importation of spicery, grocery, tobacco, pot-ashes, pitch, tar, salt, rosin, deal boards, hr timber, and olive oil, from the Netherlands and Germany, in any ship whatever, shall be re pealed; and that instead thereof, goods the production of every part of the world, (except the British Colonies), shall be allowed to be imported from every part of the world, though they may not be the growth or production of the country from which they are imported ; and, that goods of Russia or Niuscovy, currants, &c. (as above enumerated) shall be permitted to be imported either in British ships, in ships of the build of the country of which the goods are the production, or in ships of the build of the country, port, or place in Europe, from any part of which such goods shall be shipped for this kingdom, being wholly owned by the people of such country. The " wisdom of the principle of the Navigation Laws, as indispensable to our maritime power, on which the security and protection of commerce itself, and the greatness of this country, essentially depends," being admitted, and nothing more being intended by the Bills in question than " to remove such re strictions as may be removed consistently with that principle, in order to give to foreign trade, and the productions of foreign countries, the utmost facility of access to our ports, for trans mission and distribution over every other part of the world ;" the points to which the Committee have directed their inquiries are— First, What are the objectionable restrictions alluded to ? Secondly, How far are they likely to be removed, and the ends in view promotFd, by the measure proposed ? The objection to the existing restriction regarding the trade with " Asia, Africa, and America," appears to be, that " if a British ship find in an American, an African, or an Asiatic port, articles the produce of any other quarter of the world, however convenient for assortment or market, it is prohibited from receiving and conveying them, under the penalty of con fiscation of ship and cargo, on its arrival in a British port." -of the pacific intentions of the Porte. Foreign merchants who have been long settled at Con stantinople, and who were better acquainted •:with the real sentiments of the men at the .head of the Government, have not suffered themselves to be deceived by these flatter. ing appearances, and many of them have already prepared to secure their persons and ,property from the events that may fiappen; for they foresee a terrible catastrophe for the Franks .as soon as hostilities commence. For the rest, all 'those who have been able to appreciate the per sonal character of the Grand Seignor, and who knew how determined he was not to suffer him self to be dictated to by the European Cabinets, 'foresaw the result of the negociations, a soon as ~the demands contained in the Russian Ultimatum were known. The hatred of the Sultan towards Russia is at this moment at its height, and is ex , pressed, it is said, in the most energetic terms.— This war will be conducted with extreme animo sity on both sides. The chances are still doubt •ful, for it must not be imagined that the triumph of the Russians is so certain as it is imagined to be in some countries of Europe. The fanaticism and the unceasing exasperation of the Mussulmen ,must be taken into the account, and notwith standing the deplorable internal administilation of ~the Empire, its resources are still immense if -they only knew how to employ them properly. * The resistance will be long and vigorous; all the Turks able to bear arms must join the army as soon as they are called upon. At the end of February and beginning of March considerble •forces have been brought to Europe from Asia Minor. A new. army' of reserve is forming of them in the environs of Constantinople, to re place that which is already on its march to the Danube. At the beginning of this month several , Greeks and two Armenian merchants were mur- dered in the streets of Constantinople, and seve- . . .ral Greek houses totally pillaged. A general :massacre of all the Greeks remaining in the -.capital, and the safety of the Franks, in general is very precarious. A new Turkish fleet is at -this moment fitting out, which will shortly sail - to the Black Sea. A considerable park of artil jery .has been sent within these few days to Guergewo, on the Danube. The Turks have landed troops in the island of Candia. The Greeks on , their side have made themselves mas- 1 .ters of the fortress of Retimo. VIENNA, Arnit, 10.—( Extract of a Private Letter.)—" I hasten to communicate to you a piece of intelligence which is -still a secret to the majority of our politicians. It is the ap proaching departure of M. de Tatischeff, who returns to his Sovereign. This intelligence is so probable that you may re gard it as certain. The Initiated are divided with regard to the consequences of this departure; some consider it as the signal -for hostilitieS between Russia and the Ottoman Porte, whilst -others, on the contrary, find in it a proof that all hope of con .ciliation is not lost. The lattei'suppose that M. de Tatischeff, ' agreeing with our Cabinet, whose pacific intentions 'are well known,. has preferred rendering an account in person of the state of affairs to the Emperor of Russia, rather than reporting it by means of diplomatic notes, which are always liable to mis interpretation. In support of this opinion, which is also my own, and which is founded upon a number of very weighty con-, - siderations,.it is•remarked that the Russian Envoy preserves his house entire, from which it is supposed that he calculates upon a speedy return to this capital, and in the event of a war, his return would be without an object. Thus, believe me, all hope of peace is not lost, and the departure of M. de Tatischeff may rather be considered favourable than unfavourable." (Extract of a Letter. from Corfu, March 8.)—" Would you believe it ? We are reduced to regret Ali Pacha, lie is suc ceeded by a man still snore cruel ; it is the implacable, san guinary enemy of the followers of Jesus Christ, Omer Bey Brior.i. Ile has just been proclaimed Pacha of Joannina, of Jlerat, and of Delvino. Torrents of blood will flow under the talons of this merciless tiger, who is guided only by fanaticism ; -.meantime the rich inheritance of Ali Pacha vanishes into smoke; this is.all the Sultan will gather of this great sacrifice; they confess only 15 millions of piastres, and it is already said that Chourschid Pacha Rontili Valassi Caugiac has stolen nearly ,r tea :millions. There is na t cloubt but the Sultan will be in's SP AI N. MADRID APRIL ' 7.—The Impartial of to-day contains an authentic and detailed statement of the numbers, stations, &c. of the French Cordon along the Pyrenees. The amount of this force is 21 regiments or 46 battalions, consisting of 27,540 men, and 2000 horses. Whoever considers, says the Editor, that from Bayonne to Nismes is 80 leagues,—that in the summer, when the contagion may spread, the Pyrenees have 100 practi cable passes to be guarded from Perpignan to Bayonne,—that in the line occupied by the Cordon there are the capital towns of Bordeaux, Pau, Tarbes, Auch, Toulouse, Carcarsore, Per pignan, Montpellier, and Nismes, and the fortresses of Bayonne, Navarrens, Bellegarde, Perpignan, Colliouvre, Port Vendres, &c. will be sensible that the strength of the Cordon is not too great, and that it may be increased if the contagion should re turn, without any just reason of fearing an attack, or even the least hostile intention on the part of France. In the sitting of the Cortes on the 6th instant, the Com mittee of Grace and Justice presented its opinion on the ques tion whether the Magistrates ought to be included in a pre ceding decree, relative to per Sons who enjoy an office with any salary whatever. A long debate arose, and the Minister of Graoe and Justice, in a long speech, said, there were scarcely a dozen good Magistrates, and that the places of Judges of the first instance were filled by ancient Alcades and by Royal or Seigniorial Corrigedors. The Minister spewed the necessity of a reform in the Judicature. The affair was referred back again to the Committee. The nomination made by the King was of Don Mariana Villa to the post of Political Chief of Valencia. PORTUGAL. LISBON, APRIL s.—ln the Sitting of the Cortes of the Ist April, the Assembly entered upon the discussion of the Projet of Law for the regulation of the Commerce between Portugal and Brazil. The first article was approved, after some debate. Some Nlembers objected that it would be impossible to carry on the commerce entirely in Portuguese ships, because the mer cantile marine is in such a deplorable state ; but others thought that to admit foreigners to a participation in the commerce be tween Portugal and Brazil would be to ruin the trading interest of Portugal; that every commercial nation ought to encour age navigation ; and they quoted in support of their argument the English Act of Navigation, which was the cause, they said, of the greatness and happiness of England. The discussion was continued in the follow,ing Sitting on the second Article, which was however, adjourned. In the Sitting of the sth M. Felgueras read the opinion of the Diplomatic Committee on the evacuation of the part of the province of Monte-Video occupied by the Portuguese. A great debate arose on this subject, and many Members wishing to adjourn the discussion on account of its importance, and the assembly not being sufficiently prepared, it was adjourned accordingly. NI. Guerreoro read the opinion of the Special Committee ap pointed to treat of the political affairs of the Brazil, which, in a long narrative pf the late events in the; province of Pernambuco/ proposes the means of restoring tranquillity. PARLIAM ENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, SATURDAY, APRIL 20. • • The SPEAKER took the Chair soon after twelve o'clock. There were about GO Members present. Mr. W. SMITH, for Drogheda, took the oaths and his seat. Mr. ARDUTHNOT gave notice, that on Monday, in the Committee of Supply, he should move certain Estimates for Extraordinary and Miscellaneous Services. The Ancient Commercial Statutes' Repeal Bill ; the Navi gation Bill; the Importation of Goods' Repeal Bill; the Slave Trade Acts' Consolidation Bill ; and the West India and Ame rican Trade Bill, were severally ordered to be read a second time on the 29th. The remaining Orders of the Day having been disposed of, the House Adjourned to Monday. THE ARMY. The 2d Regiment of Foot is ordered to march from Brigh ton on the 24th instant, for Hull, where it is expected to arrive about the 13th of May. The 66th Regimcnt, on being relieved, by the 2d Regiment, will march from Hull to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The 7th Fuzileers is ordered from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Chatham PowrsmouTir, APRIL 20.---Garrison orders will be issued by Major-General Sir James Lyon, for the following troops to assemble on Southsea Common, on Tuesday, to celebrate his Majesty's birth-day, viz.:—The 72d regiment, under Colonel Calvert; the depots of regiments abroad, under Lieut.-Colonel Hall; the Artillery and Engineers companies. They will also be joined by the Royal Marine battalions, under Colonel Mon.. criefre, and the Royal Marine Artillery, under Sir Richard Williams. The line will - be flanked by six pieces of Royal Marine artillery, and the number of troops will amount to about 4001 The objections to the existing restrictions upon the trade with Europe, are stated to be, " that an invidious and most ground less exception is made against the produce of Holland and the Netherlands, certain articles of which are prohibited to be im ported in any ship whatever. That it is indeed true, that these exceptions originating in particular feelings against Holland, at the time the Acts were passed, have been much reduced by subsequent Statutes; but it is equally true that enough of these jealous restrictions still remain, to create embarrassment in trade, and to 'excite an angry feeling in a friendly people ; many goods are prohibited`-from Ostend, which .may come from Calais, and more absurdly still, many goods may come from Calais, which would be forfeited coming from Dunkirk." The argument urged as to the trade with Asia, Africa, and America, is one which, the Committee are of opinion, there is not a British Ship-owner who will not disclaim. Where, the Committee would ask, is the British Ship-owner to be folind, who seeks the privilege of bringing from one quar ter of the world the productions of another, for the purpose of assortmg his cargo ?. or where is the British Merchant who, for that privilege, would renounce the advantage of obtaining his goods at first hand, in the country which produces them ? both alike must feel that the eventual consequence of thus encou raging foreigners to embark more extensively in trade with those distant parts of the world, by opening the ports of this country to their returns, would be most prejudicial to the inte rests of British commerce and British shipping. As to the nations of Europe, what more can they reasonably desire, in their intercourse with this country, than to have the option of employing either their own ships, in importing their productions, or British ships ? - • The situation of the Netherlands and Germany, although different from that of other, Countries on the Continent of Europe, in respect of certain goods, is the same as relates to their own productions, and to their ships ; for it should be par ticularly observed, that the goods which are not allowed to be imported from thence, are not their own productions. It is true that Holland has grounds for dissatisfaction in the " recol lection that her former rise and greatness were to be attributed to the advantages she enjoyed as the emporium of this part of Enrope, which made her the mart for particular branches of commerce, or far the general exchange of productions ;" and in the consciousness that our Navigation Laws (to establish which the blood and treasure of our ancestors were freely expended), have had the effect of rescuing, and transferring our own pro portion of those advantages to this kingdom. Such advantages, it is truly stated, enabled "Holland to become, while enrich ing herself', the source of prosperity and improvement to all the nations of Europe :" and it is the transfer of these advantages to this kingdom, and those others, which it has had the effect of bringing with them, that has .placed her in the situation which Holland formerly enjoyed. The question, therefore (as it appears to the Committee), which is now to be decided is, whether. with the view of restoring things to their original state, or in the confidence that no such consequence would result, we shall gratuitously repeal the laws by which these beneficial changes have been effected ? Without adverting to the feelings towards the Dutch, which originated the Navigation Acts, it is an historical fact, that the regulations prescribed by those Acts were rendered necessary to the existence of this empire by the political conduct of Hol land. In the adoption of those regulations, our ancestors only followed the example which Holland had set. How extensive was her trade, how numerous her ships, and how formidable her power, so long as this country submitted to her system, it must be unnecessary to describe. If feelings of resentment did in some degree influence the conduct of England, she was governed much more by considerations of sound. policy. Had Pot the Navigation Acts been passed, Holland would not only have had the greatest share of the Mediterranean trade, but would have remained the carrier of, and wholesale dealer in, those articles of large bulk, the produce of countries in the north of Europe, with which, by means of her inland navigation, and her proximity to the southern and eastern ports of this king dom, she could have supplied them in quantities suitable to their wants, at cheaper rates than by importation from the places of their production. And what is there, the Committee wouldbeg to inquire,in the state of the two countries, to make her less able or less willing to do so at the present clay ? Whatever may be the wishes or sentiments of Merchants en gaged in foreign trade, this Committee apprehend that British ship-owners can have hut one opinion upon the question of re nouncing our Navigation Code ; which is, that the idea ought not to be entertained for a moment, if the interests of British shipping, and the possession of a Navy, be any longer deserv ing the care of this kingdom. It has been urged in support of these Bills, that the British Ship-owner need not be alarmed ; that the productions of the distant parts of the world would not find their way to the neigh bouring ports on the Continent, to any great extent, as no merchant would resort t'o a circuitous channel for obtaining a supply of goods, who could procure them by direct .importa tion from the place of their production ; upon which the Com mittee would observe that there then appears to be no suffi cient reason for abrogating those laws. But that if, on the contrary, as the Committee apprehend (notwithstanding that, from the superabundant supply which has existed in this coun try for some years past, the article of Cotton Wool has hitherto net been imported to any extent, although the existing law admits of it), such indirect importations would become exten sive, it must then be unnecessary to argue, that a most serious and alarming evil would ensue. To these considerations may be added, that as no right of foreigners is violated or infringed by . those laws, they can have no reason to expect such a sacri fice at our hands. ...... The broad principle, and the Committee desire me to add, the just and equitable principle of the British Navigation Code, The Committee being scarcely less anxious to find it in their power to suggest measures that would confer a benefit upon the commercial and Manufacturing interests, than to avert those which would prove directly injurious to British shipping, have applied their minds to the endeavour of suggesting such alte ration in the existing laws, on this subject, as should obviate the vexations before mentioned ; and have come to the conclu sion that this most desirable object might be effected by a relaxation of those laws to the extent of allowing any such goods to be brought either in a British ship,, or in a ship of the country in which, they were laden, to be landed and ware housed for Exportation only ;" but with a power to his Ma jesty's Government to admit them to entry, at a higher duty, in any case in which the state of the manufacturing, or other national interests, may be such as to render the admission of the article, for home consumption, a measure of expediency. So far as the question of invidiousness" enters into the subject, the Committee are of opinion that the mode they have suggested would be less invidious than that proposed by the Bill, according to which none but a British ship could bring such goods ; let it be supposed that a quantity of Indian or African goods were lying at New York, it would surely be most invidious, if the owner thereof were compelled to employ a British ship, at perhaps an extravagant freight, when he might be loading a ship of his own for the same destination. With respect, to the vexations before alluded to, of vessels arriving with articles on board which they are not permitted to land, if they have frequently occurred, notwithstanding such importations have been positively prohibited by laws of two hundred years standing, are they not, it is guhmitted to your Lordships, much more likely to happen,when the goods shall be allowed to come in any quantity, and the only restriction shall be the kind of vessels which may bring them ? The sum of the opinions of the Committee is, that the effects of the proposed measure would be to convert gradually pethaps, but certainly, the ports of the Netherlands, where rents and charges of every description are so much lower than in this country, and where the burthensome, harassing, and dis couraging system of our Excise laws is unknown, into general depots of merchandise, transported thither either in foreign ships or by'inland navigation, to the destruction Of our ware housing system and establishments,(against which consequence, no protection that can be applied will be sufficient to guard) ; and to 'the prejudice of British commerce, with incalculable injury to British shipping, and all the great interests dependent thereon. Having alluded to the system of our Excise Laws, it may be necessary to explain that it is the practice of the Excise to re quire the owners of bonded spirits to pay the same duty on any deficiencies that may have arisen from leakage or evaporation whilst in the warehouse, and in the custody of revenue officers, that would have been chargeable if the article had been taken into consumption ; and as the duty amounts to much more than the intrinsic value of the spirit, the practice is most hurthen some, and has operated at times with grievous hardship upon the merchant, and must have tended powerfully to counteract the benefits of the Warehousing Laws. It being in contemplation to allow the productions of the Bri tish West Indies to be exported direct from the Colonies to the Continent of Europe, it may be expected that Holland will be come the general place of deposit for that portion of British plantation rum, not required for the consumption of this coun try (which is the far greater part of the whole), instead of the warehouses of the West India Docks, and other places approved by the Lords of the Treasury, as no merchant or planter will incur the heavy duty and charges payable in this country who can avoid them by depositing his merchandize in Holland. In order to exemplify the effect of allowing Holland to be come a clerot for the productions of the Mediterranean, let it be supposed that a British and Dutch ship sail from Smyrna at the same time, with cargoes of fruit and goods enumerated in the Ist and 2d class; the one bound to London, the other to the Netherlands. The ship bound to London would arrive in the River about the same time that the Dutch ship would arrive at Amsterdam or Antwerp. On the British ship reaching Stangate Creek, she is sub jected to a probationary airing of fifteen days ' • the 'goods are theriput into a Lazarette,occupying two or three days more ; ten days afterwards the fruit is permitted to be sent to London ; after which, the vessel has to perform 20 days, and the goods 30 days quarantine (for though goods of the 2d class have only to perform thirty days, yet being put into the same Lazarette, they cannot be discharged until forty days have expired). Taking, therefore, the period of probationary airings—delivery of the cargo—forty days quarantine—and for reloading, the whole detention is full sixty days. On the arrival of the goods in London, they are subject to a quarantine duty from 16s. to 40s. per ton, according to their bulk ; this expence, when added to the pay and keep of the ship's company and pilot, amounts to about 1301. on a vessel of 200 tons, which is to be borne by a freight of 8001., to say no thing of wear and tear of the vessel, interest on the capital, damage to the goods, &c. ! The Dutch ship, on the contrary, being subject, so far as respects fruit, to no restraint, conformable to the practice at the quarantine ports in the Mediterranean, may, (if the Bill in question should pass,) immediately tranship the fruit into a ves sel for London at less freight and charges than the lighterage and expences of the British cargo from Stangate Creek. At the expiration of seven or eight days, the Dutch ship . is allowed to discharge the other goods, which, being accompanied with certificates of having performed the usual quarantine, will, (unless prevented by positive information of infectious disorder existing,) be admitted to entry without:ceremony—occupying, therefore, from the arrival in Holland to the arrival in London, about 15 days ; so that they may get into consumption more than a month sooner than the goods which- came by direct im portation in a British ship, and at an expellee comparatively trifling to that to which the English cargo is subjected. Under:such circumstances, and the much lower port charges, warehouse rent, &c. payable on the Continent, can it be ima gined (even if it were true that English ships cost no more, and can sail as cheap as foreign ships), that the English M editerra neon trade could possibly support such disadvantages ? In the opinion of this Committee, the latter trade must cease from the day the Bill shall pass, which May admit and encourage the ports on the Continent to become the depOts of foreign produce, for the supply of this kingdom. To an extension of the rule regarding importations, so far as to allow any of those goods of Europe, which as the law now stands, may be imported in British ships, to be imported in ships of the country where they may happen to be lying, as well as in ships of the country of which they are the growth or production, the Committee see little objection, provided the restrictions of our quarantine regulations be placed upon the same footing as those of our Continental neighbours ; indeed, the Committee are ready to admit that a foreigner being prohibited from em ploying his own ship, in the exportation of 'his own property, from his own country, and compelled to employ a British ship, may, whenever it has occurred, have appeared to him to be an invidious restriction. Neither do the Committee offer any objection to the clause allowing Gum Senegal (or any other article of the first necessity to our manufactures, and which may be peculiarly circum stanced), to be imported in a British ship, or ship of the country from which the same shall be exported hither. The provision, that British built ships sold to foreigners shall be deemed foreign ships, of the country of the purchasers, the Committee consider to be a most judicious regulation, calcu lated as it is to promote British ship buildink at all times, and to relieve the owners of their surplus tonnage. Some further regulations in the contemplation of your Lord ships, the subjedt of the Bill to make more effectual "provision for permitting goods imported into Great Britain to be secured in warehouses and other places, without payment of duty on the first entry thereof," appear to bear most importantly upon as they understand it, is that impot tations from countries which have no ships of their own shall be made exclusively in Bri tish ships ; but that countries which possess shipping shall be at liberty to employ their own ships, in the importation of their own productions, in common with British ships ; and there is nothing in the law as it at present stands (so far as the Committee are aware), that is at variance with that prin ciple. That no foreign country has the right of introducing into this kingdom the productions which such country may have imported from other parts of the world, is perfectly clear i • and the impolicy of allowing such importations is, in the judgment of the Committee, equally obvious. The Com mittee, indeed, have never understood that such right has been asserted. The strong feeling which some countries (particu larly Am&ica) have evinced upon this subject has been founded upon the serious inconveniences which have arisen, occasionally, when a vessel has arrived with an article on board which could not be landed on any terms, which there fore such vessel has been compelled to keep on board, and take away, whatevei her further engagements might be, and even though she might be bound immediately to the very country where the goods were produced, and were originally shipped. And it must be 'admitted that the not allowing the ship to be relieved from the goods, upon any conditions, is most vexa tious, and calculated to excite angry feelings. The Committee are aytare that it is the intention of your Lordships to propose that goods which may be imported from other places than those of their growth or production, shall be subject to higher duties than if imported directly from such places ; and no doubt, if the duties were to be of sufficient amount, and dependence could be placed upon their continu ance, the permitting such indirect importations would be less alarming; but besides the great difficulty, if not impractica bility, of fixing a sc4le of duties which would give the neces sary protection to British shipping at all times, it must be ob vious that if they, were to be sufficient for that purpose, the measure of permitting such conditional importations would be more vexatious to those foreign countries, which it is the pur pose to conciliate, than even the existing laws, if indeed the measure were not thereby to be rendered altogether nug.ltory. the Bills for altering the Navigation Laws, and are therefore to be considered in conjunction with it. The following observations on the luminous speech of Mr.' Wallace, which introduced this Bill to the House of Commons on the 25th ofJune last, define the objects in view : " To declare our porta open ; to offer to foreign merchandise a deposit in our country ; to hold out unlimited freedom of transit or exportation • to attempt to draw it to our coasts, is prospect illusory andimpracticable, if we do not at the same time secure to it advantages and facilities, at least equal to thog met with in Foreign States." The Committee freely acknowledge, that if objects of such vast importance as these were accomplished, the means of 3uc' cessfully competing with foreign shipping would be greatly in' creased. It would, however, still remain to place this nation upon as favourable a footing as our foreign rivals with respect to duties and taxation, to enable her shipping to enter securell into competition with the whole world. The Committee in deed are apprehensive that obstacles will be raised by the va rious chartered companies, and those other interests which are opposed to the contemplated alleviations of the burthens on the shipping and trade of this country, of a more formidable na ture than seem to be apprehended. •At all events, the Com mittee are of opinion, that those advantages should be secured , before any material relaxation is made in the Laws of Navi gation. In conclusion, the Committee desire me to state, that al' though they cannot but participate in the alarm which the vie your Lordships appear to have taken of the effects of the Navi gation Code (as obstructing the interests of commerce), has generally excited, their apprehensions have been much allayed by the declaration of your Vice-President, that lie cordially sub scribes to the principle (which it is but too much the fashion of the present day to deride), that,'"'whenever the interests of na vigation and commerce appear to come into conflict, the inte rests of commerce should be made to yield to those of naviga• tion ;" as the system upon which the rist'and progress of the Navigation Laws is founded ; and indispensable to that Thai time power, upon which the security and protection of com merce itself, and the greathess of our country, essentially de pend. I have the honour to be, my Lords, Your Lordships' very obedient humble Servant, JOHN ILLIAM BUCKLE Chairman. FOR THE SUN. INDIRECT TAXATION. MR. EDITOR—It is much to be regretted that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has not ex' tended the powers of the Committee of Expiring Laws—to inquiring and reporting on the expil of grants of money and duties for local purposes, such as for harbours, canals, roads, &c. If an. nual accounts of all the monies raised for these purposes, either under old grants from the Crown, or under Acts of Parliament, and the before mentioned Committee was to present, every Ses• sion, a Report on the subject, it would prow very satisfactory to the public, for reasons too obvious to be enumerated. A similar Report of the monies received for Tolls on the public Roads is also desirable. Friday. INVESTIGATOR. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Supply—Further consideration of Report. (Barracks, Pub lic Works, and Law Charges.) 2. Summary Proceedings Bill—Third Reading. 3. Warrants of Attorneys Bill—Second Reading. 4. 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