The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-25 00:00:00

TM TREATY AND THE COAL QUESTION.

Farther correspondence respecting the treaty was
leaned this morning. Oa the 26th ult. Lord John Russell
wrote to Berl Cowley sad Mr. Cobden, suggesting that in
Artlck I tbs words " English coal sad coke" should be
replase2.by the wads "British coal aced coke," and also that
in the floe paragraph of the article, wherein it wee stipulated
that the duty leviable on the importatem whether by land or
sae after the expiration of four years from the ratification of
the treaty, "shall net exceed that which I. now
paid by Belgian coal," the words should run thus—
" ah•ll not exceed the lowest rate which is now
paid by Belgian coal." Hi lordship also makes •
suggestion as to Article 4, and in Article 6 he claimed, on
behalf of her Majesty's governmeot, • proportionate ang-
meatatit. a of duty on the importation of superior wines
whenever it may be necessary to augment the excise
duty on 'spirits. Verbal alterations are also required in Arti-
cles 10, 16, and 19. Oa the 28th Bail Cowley Informs his
lordship thst all these suggestions are agreed to by the
French government,with the exception of Article 2. In this
instance Mr. Cobden and himself deemed it Wettable to sub-
stitute • di&rant wonting altogether for the following rearm:

"In the French Tend there is no mention whatever of
either Ecilish or Belgian coal, but with respect to the gene-
ral importation of coal into France, the French frontier ia
divided into three z men, and ecoording me Goal, whatever
may be its origin, is imported through ow or other of these
souse, it is subjected to more or lees duty. No doubt the
precUutleffeciof this regulation is to subject sea-borne opal to
the highest, Boletus coal to the medium, and Prussian coal to
the lowest rate of duty; the respective rates being 3 francs,
franc', and 1 true, exclusive of the 2 decimee war-tax
sell is vigour. Under these circumstances Mr. Cobden and
I thought it better to drop in this article, all mention of
Belgian cal, slut to Insert the amount of duty actually,
though not spa:ideally, paid by Belgian wed, that
is to say, 16 centimes per 100 kilogrammes,
equal to lj franca, as the maximum nibs to which foreign
coal, four years hence, will be subjected. I need hardly add
that we endeavoured to induce our French colleagues to
agree to accept 1 franc, the lowest duty sow levied on coal
in general, as the maximum of future duty, but our en-
deavours proved unsuccessful."
In a short note Lord John Russell communicates her Ma-
jesty's entire approval of the manner In which the plenipo-
testiarloa executed their instructions. The other hairs
merely notify the exchange of the ratification:.

THE REwolk BILL.—It will be seen from our
parliamentary repot that Leed Jam Rues4l last night an-
nounced that the Reform Bill will be brought forward on
Thursday nest.
THE BALLOT IN VIZ Hovel OF LORDB.—WiII Ire
authoreed to mate that Lord T.y.ham has flied Thursday,
Meech 1.5, to bring before the Home of Lade a resolados
affirming the necessity of the ballot at eleotimm. We taroks
the efforts of our friends in the provisoes to support Me noble
lord by petitions, and, when possible, by requesting the at-
teridenee of peer. friendly to the measure.
LORD ELGIN AND SIR M. SETMOUR.—Yeaterday
were publoilted the papers moved for by Sir Michael Sey-
mour in the House of Commons touching the personal maw
Lion between him and the Berl of Elgin which was lest
night, not fur the Bret time, noticed in parliament. The
general Ware of Lord complaints is well known.
They are am forth in them despetches with considerable
saperity, bat in • note addressed by order of the Lords of the
Admiralty to the Foreign-01os they are declared to be
'groundhog,. The admiral denies that the ambassador bed
salaamed him in time with the policy he le charged with
net supporting. He charges Lora Bigin with taking has
ships tuanecragarily from ender his orders, and with want of
candour and Garner Is his despatches on the subject. Oa
several other questions the plenipotentiary sad admiral are
as Yens as to the foss.
MR. MELLOR, M.P.—The recent speech of this
gentlemen on bribery, he which be spoke of • large mennbo-
hirer, who, while be employs a chaplain to reed prayers every ,
morning to hie wrkpeople, gives large sums of money for
parliamentary corruption, on the uoderataading that he le to
know nothing about it, bee led to a °corespondent* between
the hon. gentleman and one rat his oonstituent,, Mr. Thome
Adams. marinfaatimpr, of Nottingham. Mr. Aderes Mates
that as Mr. Kellar le ono K the members of parlientent far
that borough, sal the weedestme with whkh lea (the writer)
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