The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-13 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES.

,r OP TIE DAILY
NEW YORK, Ess. 27.
An occurrence took place last Saturday, in the
American Congress, as unexpected as it was gratify-
ing to the friends of free trade. All hope had been
given up of any change for the better in our revenue
laws during the present Congress. But suddenly the
Hoge* of Representatives took up Mr. Houston's bill
for reducing the duties on imports, attached it to the
Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, and passed
it by the large majority of 46 votes. No doubt is
inteetained but that this bill will pass the Senate, as
that body has always held more enlightened opinions
ea the subject than the house.
By this new tariff some twenty artielse which hay.
hitherto paid duties are admitted under schedule 1,
where they pay no duty. Among these articles are
fruits and vegetables, which have been taxed 20 per
sent. • seeds for horticulture and medicine; salt, which
has been taxed 20 per cent.; woods and roots used in
dyeing, burr-stones, bolting cloths, and animals of
every description. A considerable number of articles
have been embraced in schedule H, where they pay a
duty of only 4 per cent. Among these are unmans-
lectured flax and raw silk, all the grams, acids said
in medicine, chemistry, and manufactures, and pre-
parations for dyeing. One of the most radical and
important reductions is that of the duty on raw
wool of every description, from 30 to 4 per cent.
The tariff of 1846 charges a duty of 30 per cent. on
most articles of manufactured silk, and 26 per cent.
on others. By this proposed tariff they are all
brought under schedule C, paying 24 per cent. The
same schedule includes iron of all kinds, coal, glees
of all kinds except cut glass, bats, gloves, ready made
clothing, coaches, waggons and their furniture, cot-
ton and woollen fabrics, carpets, linen manufactures,
sugar, molasses, and furs, and manufactures of fur.
bill is now before the Senate, where it is likely
to undergo certain alterations for the better. Among
others, it is hoped that the schedule H will be to-
tally abolished, Enos it provides for the payment of
a duty of only 4 per cent., which is too amen lair a
revenue, and not large enough for protection.
Among these articles are rags, raw hides and skins,
bones, and several kinds of drugs.. The prevailing
desire of Americans in this matter is to enlarge the
free list as far as possible, in order that the tedious
formalities, annoying delays, multiplication of papers,
and infractiont, by mistake or design, of the revenue
laws, may all be avoided.
The most remarkable circumstance connected with
this unexpected revival and approximation to the
principle of free trade, is the way in which the New
England - ^iv's' have

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WIWI.)

__- and other northern representatic_
voted. For a quarter of a century Messachuseetts has cholera is Bulgaria. no did not attribute the illness they
to the bad management en the part of the/ We"
in.
(Sensation.) That, of course, could not
been fanatical on the subject of protection. She has gellerellY
the the mortality, have happened if they bad had forage to keep them alive.
been, and will probably long continue to be, the moat any one, but to climate. Attributed
(Laughter.) He had not the smallest idea how it was that
important manufacturing state in the Union ; which was much more remarkable among the Guards
..4. his animals were without food. They got all that the com-
bat upon this vote all her representatives, except than the Highlanders,
W ih,L__,fact to porter, the Guards missariat sent them ; end, of course, U the commissariat did
one, went over to the free trade party. More than had been so much accustomed `.° a fa' not give it them, they could not give It to the ponies. He
one-half of the New York delegation went with them, vourite beverage of the regiments of the line in Hag-
supposed it possible the commissariat could have got some.'
and upwards of thirty other northern men, without lead, and when out they experienced the want of it. They
thing in the shape of supplies from the southern shores of
distinction of party, joined the ranks of the free- had porter at Scutari and at Versa, but not at Anthill. He
the Black Sea, had they tried; and he took it there was a
traders. It has been almost universally believed believed porter was seat oat from England, but they only
good deal to be bad there, oaly for the trouble of
got suffi-
getting it.
that the Know-Nothing movement and feeling would received it at Scutari, Varna, sad fa Bulgaria. He bad not He had not the slightest idea how it was there was
blindly drift in favour of the exploded policy of a the slightest difficulty in embarking his division at Varna,
cient forage. The hospital beds were as comfortable ea they
protective tariff, and the friends of freedom of cam- and did not knew the time it took in Mama from Varna to could make them under the circumstances, though the men
mores are rejoiced to find that the present Congress, Old Fort. Several of the men died of shalom while they
had sot more than one blanket each at that
which has accomplished so little that has been of any were onboard ship. They begaa to embark at Balaklava on time ; but subsequently they
had two, just before
service to the country, should, in the last days of its the 14th September, at about half-past 'Cyan or eight in the
session, enact so wise and beneficent a measure. morning. His division was landed by about one o'clock. It he left the Crimea Both he and General Benin& visited .
the hospital tents, but hen w any of the head quarter-
There is now rational ground to hope that our policy rained, he believed, during the whole of that sight.
,_ master-general's staff there. His Boyd Highness here
will become more and more enlightened on this sub- The men had ao teats,
liii ftviiidooh..ihat officers; .' digressed, to describe the difference that existed between the
led. The present Congress terminates its existence fact nobody
had anything. `-'''''-"r'' He, Pam' personal staff of a commanding offioer and the general staff
next Saturday night, at 12 o'clock ; and I have nally, had a sort of dog-kneel tent. (Laughter.) of the army. He considered himself eueenteet. to al
learned this morning, by despatc.hes from Washing- The men remained uncovered sad without tents in the"
ebn;netue a hie own round staff (peAemeriship
ton, that the passage of the new Tariff Bill through from the 14th September to the 14th October, and the roes them individually), es well es in the medical staff of his
the Senate is regarded as certain. The news will be could not have carried their teats with them without the divivioe. In the quertermesterlenevers department the
of
themaasoaport.
share,They condhl...not base acrid them....
read in England with unmixed gratification,authorities had to do with the military tone and discipline
We witness a perceptible improvement in our mesas
- when --1_,..,- la,: of the army-they bad nothing to do with its general or
money market from day to day. Specie, bullion, on shore their a:prelacies was that they
would G physical wants ; while in the commissariat department they
and gold dust, have been steadily accumulating in attacked immediately, sad have to meet the enemy. ottspd.,3 „rawinly to the carriage of forage, ammunition,
New Tork from the beginning of the year. In con- After the battle of the Alma, hie impression was that, with
and food,
nonce of the drought in California the receipts of very few exceptions, their wounded men were got into the
a,
from that region have not been quite as 'bun- field hospitekthe same evening, and placed under the care
.ByyKdre.poLatiyardbsing-Werwas
tednotfaowarr
steerews while he
phrse ;La:waist Scutari
from
t as was expected, but it her flowed in from of the medial department. The Grenadine and Cold- °' any
army. Saw one nom there on his way back, ladle believed
other quarters, while very little has been shipped to streams were alder a beak is the open air, close to the
there was ther of bedding for the use of the hoepital.l
Europe during the last few months. All the savings nyer, so es to have facilities for obtaining water. The Fuj-
imoto report that their deposits are rapidly augment- lien, tiv, 93rd, and 42nd were in houses on the opposite
toWashadvs°bPsdiniropthatststietssw7lHdahallehassibniishastvdeurys i
s goodlei
their
thingsn.
Lug ; and consequently these institutions have money side. Very few men wen wmadeg menial, to the 79th,
campment at Betaking, reports were obtained from some
W lend. The insurance companies have promptly sly about 6. His division had about 16 or 18 medical men
medial
sod
people
,44 .
ted
with
the
nu,.
as
0,1
met their heavy Josses daring the disastrous Year to &dead to it; but be did not *Mk that number enough.
Ike_
weencalimenwutry soadon at the provinces ;bat he did not
His impression was that every regiment ought to have four
1864, and are again coming into market with their
wpm to loan. The last steamer from California medical officers attached to it St for duty. The reason he know they were favourable or unfavourable. He
=it a million and a quarter of gold, moat of supposed that more did net come out from Bashed was wide the .1 men were seat out as a commission
was in bars and twenty dollar pietas from that more were sot available. Be had several attached to ..
when the army tint went out ; and he heard afterwards
were likely to arise from the encampment of
Ike flan Francisco mint. The rates of money are bin division belonging to the cavalry regiments, and the want that si..lollaell
Eft
his rtiviair to the lake. The sickness is
down. The exhibits of specie in the Posorsioll of them, he thought, was to be attributed to the scarcity --- .a iii propinquity
tithe New York banks indicate a larger margin ,for of medical military °Seen is England. He had no baggage broke t
tue di chiefly arose from cholera, which oit
to be raging eastward. He
fameants than at any time during the last twelve animals when he marched from the Alma by the *oak 5Q 'e after it was first known .
untrue
hid
been
annwww1861181111• We receive, however, by the,,_ MA arri____,_,Thil march to Sebastopol. The men and damn carried IQ they 'was not aware that any particular ti.
.___
__am
_,C.lDT,'„_____, weld with them, but the diem were wins off than ti• mut out as to cholera, in reopen of dress or ,
diet • but there
11711"4"111°111:171115 .iti.lherelflerer rmeirenos til
II of February , berm the ea carried their blankets and greet-V, ate were some with reference to drill. BB elder came cut that
Ist, dims groats co this subject :should not le drilled after eight o'clock in the
whereas the dicers, sot being soesstvind to carry arviebing, the men _.
encampment from
It trim." Plat el /Jew, the news which lan tor- had cooly Unit great coats sad a few lighter Usk morniog, owing to the heat. las
Wag 11, Vie steams of to-day is of the mat disco* eV they ' In leaky enveloped ill miat-
namerat. Try% Is early prostrate, ;ad the Pm= witted* so abut th/tv wire seat of thew without their morning to-night was co p