The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

THE WINE DUTIES.

At 12 o'clock last night the House of Commons passed
the resolution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,. which
was thereupon reported to the house. From that mo-
ment the old scale of duties ceased, and the new one is
now in full operation until the Ist of January next.
Therefore, there will be an uniform duty of 3s a gallon
upon all foreign wines imported into this country, and
after that day a graduated scale of duties, ranging from
is. per gallon upon wines containing less than eighteen
degrees of proof spirit, ls. 6d. of less than twenty-six
degrees, and 2s. if less than 40 degrees.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY.

The DUKE Of MARLBOROUGH brought up a report of
the Committee on Churchrates, and intimated that the
evidence would shortly be printed, and placed in• the
hands of their lordships.
The Companies (1860)Bill passed through committee.
The Probate and Administration (India) Bill was read
a second time, and the Court of Chancery Bill was read
the third time, and passed.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved for returns
respecting the commission of crime in Ireland. After
some discussion the motion was agreed to.
Lord HARRIS asked the Government whether, in a
treaty which it was reported was about to be ratified
with France, and by which the Government of that
country would be authorised to appoint emigrati°o7
agents at the presidencies or other seaport too° ~,11
India, for the purpose • of obtaining ageiele- a
labourers for the French colonies, care hat'
3dons
taken to insure that the laws, rules, and reg
respecting emigrants from India to British colou"-,,esfi*,,adt,
present existing, or as they might hereafter beni°ul
should be fully enforced, and, if so, by what inersok
whether pOwer had been retained to the Goverarld
India temporarily to stop such emigration,
be reason to suppose that the above cent°, had been
been complied with ; and whether h tdithbneeoet
Prird7h agents, the
made to ascertain, by means. of. 13 subjects of her
number of natives of India (
13 subjects
colonies, With_
!'hrei of
the means afforded
Majesty) actually resident in
a view to learning their con
to them of returning tos,tihett
subject had been under
the Government. • he
d tSative
Lord WODEHO
the careful consiiiicsciti;T ° f
question referred was coin--
Government, and had reference to a
negotiation to
INavte
menced by the
in their Colonies.
employment
scheme of the
labour
Government for the
of Coolie Continual
made against that slime, and
remonstrances had been •
France ultimately declared her willingness to put an end
to it,
if the English Government would • her the
same facilities this country possessed for obtaining givecr free
labour in its colonial possessions. In the convention,
which was about to be concluded, important stipulations
were made in reference to the French agents, and • strict
regulations would
be
the emigrantenforced with • regard to medical
attendance on board
emigrants each ship
was to convey, ship
eyasn,
ands,
the
tehe
sanitary of
condition of the vessel itself. The regulations
the
number
French colonies themselves were on enquiry found to be
of a satisfactory character, and afforded every guarantee
that the emigrant would be properly cared for..
With
regard to stopping the emigration temporarily, no such
power had been stipulated, as it was obvious that if the
Indian Government could at any time put a stop t°
emigration an clement of such uncertainty would be
introduced that the treaty would be of very little value
to the French Government.
The Early of DERBY wished to know whether there
iss
was any provision in the treaty that when the provision.
came in force the emigration of coolies from the Co,
of Africa should cease.
Lord WODEHOUSE said the treey
itself turned
that question. No such provision would be contained
•in the treaty ; but it would form the subject of a
o
separate convention.
T Earl of ELI ENBOROUGIi deprecated the treateyliasts
calculated to subject the natives of India to the
of
the
which were so strongly condemned in the case .
African coolies.
After some remarks from Earl Grey and PO Car-
narvon, • tion of
' The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the eltugl;ace at
coolies from the eastern coast of Africa shoulao_ltd a
once, but as there was a contract in existetncru
coats
French agent in reference to that of the Ives c