The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-03-13 00:00:00

suspicion pervading the whole country. In such • state
of thimp.. to link ourselves with a country in the ruler
of which we bad no confidence was • very great
blunder.
Mr. W. EWAST gave his warmest support of the
treaty upon two grounds—first. because it was • measure
of peace ; and, secomily, because it was • measure for
extending commerce.
Lord A. VANE TEMPER'. moved, as an amendment,
the substitution of • resolution respectfully declining to
express an opinion upon the treaty until the intentions
of the Emperor of the French with respect to the
annexation of Savoy should be made known to the
country.
Mr. SLANEY argued that the circumstances of France
and England—the former possessing valuable natural
product,. (the vine, the olive, and the silkworm), the
latter capital—placed them in a situation to be of mutual
benefit to each other by the interchange of their com-
modities. .

Sir H. CAIRNS said he should regret if the motion of
Mr. !lynx were not carried, since it would overthrow the
treaty,and lie did not desire the treaty to be overthrown,
hut if his assent to the motion should be understood to
imply that in his opinion the treaty was • wise one, and
such a treaty as the country had • right to expect, he
would be much misapprehended.
Mr. M. GIBSON was glad to hear that Sir If. Cairns
would throw no impediment in the way of the treaty, by
which, in his (Mr. Gilmon's) opinion, we had obtained
what was good in itself, as well as beneficial to the peo-
ple of both France and England. With regard to Irish
linens, lie had been assured by a deputation from the
manufactureni of Belfast that they would be satisfied if
they were put upon the WWI footing as those of Bel-
gium, and they were to be so placed in June, 1861. In
respect to coals, what could be done by international law
before the treaty could be done afterwards; the non-
prohibition of the export of coal was only in • commer-
cial 54-11118. The spirit duty was governed by considera-
tions relating to the Excise survey and regulations appli-
cable to British spirits, which the difference of duty was
I intended to cover; and, as to shipping, be insisted that
the treaty placed British shipping in a better position,
and conferred upon our shipowners an important advan-
tage. He should be glad to see, lie said, all navigation
laws entirely abolished; but the restriction of the French
law had hut a small effect upon British shipping, and too
much importance was, in his opinion, attached to such a
matter. But the House, he observed, must look at the
principle of the treaty; had the negotiator; travelled
from the broad principle into the minute details alluded
to by Sir H. Cairns they would have failed altogether.
He hoped the House would giva an unanimous vote in
favour of the Address.
Sir S. Nimmons considered that the objections of
Sir. H. Cairns had been very feebly dealt with by Mr.
Gibson, and had not been answered at all. Whatever
Gpinion might be entertained of the general character of
the treaty, the House ought not to be precluded from
discussing its details, and he proceeded to review and
enforce the objections founded upon some of thole de-
tails, disputing the theory of Mr. Gibson as to the sense
of the 11th article, and contending that this article
fettered our liberty of action; and this, he said, was his
objection to the treaty, confessedly a clumsy one, that it
tied up the bands of Parliament for 10 years. The mo-
tion proposed to thank her Majesty for much more than
the treaty, for financial arrangements were mixed up
with the treaty. It was, therefore, impossible for him
to join cordially in the motion.
The amendment having been withdrawn, the debate
upon the original motion was adjourned.
The Lottn-Anvocarg obtained leave to bring in cer-
tain Bills, and after some further business, the House
adjourned at a quarter past 12 o'clock.