The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

TRADE \Wilffli FRANCE..

lo WE shall not :delve: ill the advantage wine" h, tingly
te, be gained from -the present good understanding
tetWeen this country and: France, unless some attempt
11141a8e to remove -those •rsetrictions which have
lio'herto impededthotommercial relations betweentwo
.Dillous nations, ,so .well ifitted, by proxira4 .and
114;t4ral and acqUired advantages, to benefit ,each
er• Former attempts to . open the mallets of
rice to British produce and manufactures hakle been
Ztrated by the exclusive notions of French producers
manufacturers, ,and. against. such influences fccaner
Llvernments have been powerless to contend, even
P.Posilig- they possessedthe desire. Loris NAPOLEON.,
ver,
°econies a far more favourable position than,
'admmediate predecessors, depending less on popular
ur, and posses,„nc.-:- an almost inexhaustible safety-
pp e unquiet spirts by the war in the Crimea.
Zihe,aid of a genins peculiarly:his. own, and fairly
bixtkable to a master-mind which nets independent
thtilexe (class interests, he has .placeditimself above
e
ti,t Petty influences which too often operate to the
t,iiixtent,of national interests :; :and, no doubt, pos-
aiiles the (power, if he has the will, top, cement the
tolllllee between the two eountries.atill closet. by new
,relationships. It would .afford the best
or, of the sincerity of his professions .of ,wnity to
:laud ; and though it might at :first somewhat
Were with Jong-cherished monopolies, it would
44ee, in a very considerable degree, tothe mutual
tk_eAt of all parties concerned. England ;has
It°s4rees, almost ,unlimited, of coal and iron, which,
%the people of France, would contribute great
i 4litages; and many of our manufactures would find;
tittie,dY market, notwithstanding the French ,supe-
in design. France has, on the other hand,
14:4: ant natural resources in wines and other pro-
• to which our markets might be opened on
tt5444.Y advantageous- terws. The conviction is
14,475: stronger that more is to be gained by The
40h,"1aalge of commodities than by the restrictions of
t duties ; and though national jealousies, of
4 hereditary standing, have hitherto prevented

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intercourse which would be so desirable, the
:kip of war has obliterated old grievances, and
tooti'tuted confidence for distrust. It is this mutual
th reeling which ought not to be allowed to pass
51)4 '514 some substantial fruits. While the soldiers
kih.A nations are mutually enduring hardships, and
,tlt4 g renown, in the Crimea, the population of
ce, who hold military glory in such high estima-
ttit would not allow the complaints of a few manufac-
/ ttt to interfere with any scheme for the promotion
hod cherished alliance with England ; while the
!kit Anse of the French EmrEnoß will teach him
:41Y extension of commercial relations, however it
I,llltibl3Parently affect a few particular interests, must
44,441Y.tend to the permanent advantage of all.
ktk:ht it Is difficult to over-estimate the benefits that
, ,ecrue to both nations from a comparatively
()kmlicted interchange of their products, as each
Nlul tug influence of the new markets which would 1
e °Pened, each would become greater producers, I
eonse
quently, have more employment for native