The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-20 00:00:00

TSB -ItUDGAT.

PAPER MANEPACTIIIIHRS.
A derfratiou of paper manufacturer/ amiteibbied at
ti arras, l'ae.yead, ca flaturdstr le MI wpm the
at the Exeltaper
tamp soli
the Padden' el the
=Trek, ia older to tap seem lesileaties el these
erilleheaMbelemmieraial WM, width alma the
eteat
Mb .91 Yana amialsalared paper;ir 4%1 rp ta
of =Mirka, at the leper mesodeseme, him
by the Pante pessimeset. Mr. Ammo.
Ma so the prelodoey mash/, lei the dogma-
the ; Ws asnalems pesegegoionommil ia the
Mr. orris, M.P., Mr. Reck M.P., Kr. Cowan,
Mr.raiVrfillm Mr. Longman, sad Mesas. T. H. Basilan, W.
Tl - iai
ll T. P. Barlow (of Marrs. Diokessoes) H. Hall,
O. Bubeldge, Jams Smith, O.
Mr. the semitary. Load Halmealle,
Mr. Mr. Aiglasll Mr. Crossley
_and Mr. M.
, meabans of park:sent, ascompasad the dept•
teem,
Mr.
Mr. said the Mar metabstaren bad to suggest
that, car peanasat sot to be booed by the
eureles a dismetien ln their favour, and not
lea ihrelpi paper, mhos the foreigner mull take off
of the of the raw material.
Mum et the inazukan—Thea yea pro-
pose we Meek take oar stead oa smelly the wee
was taus up tersely years ago, what all kinds of
as were made to negotiate on the principle the" you
ebt admit a certain thing anises foreigners woiM do
the saw ? Every soak attempt, you know, mega egregious
I hittatlrbfet did use dsg Me /tea amployneat to emialier
tof the governmen sadds* as deem
i
am not dleminteingt, withWos
t yes o pat
aell I- Illialt- nia-gewatamenn Amid ate . the.
ingot imam in kat power to Mink whet
wont. Bat than are mural other simetries e
Prance of which this gemplatat is made—BelPaoti aellsoff,
Geronuiy, Spain, sad Peetwpa, it not llasti. There would
be stone diffkulty to assellartag ke meter mkt oak a
condition. If you soledtied hence ler Ur eadvalest of this
conousion, all the ether esmitis would, mike the " soot
favoured nether dame, get tbelawaltet as alskiden elks=
coannodites, without ghtlegyee ear egthelent Mat 'pis,
for beam% enseldme hired' fog may 4.olllltheafb I
glee no opinies upon that question, to way privilege, with
regard to wines, which you may give to Passes epon • out-
diem. Practically, I behave that applying them most
favoured man Mum to any such rah/oast saniselas
is iacapable of being carried out; it la like the obligation
Imposed es railways to charge equal fuse under equal ch-
sametances, and you use that to decide when the theme-
stances an mu/ would be attended with hopeless difficulty.
Bat I do set think the government would be allowed to pat
this "aide on that coalitional footing.
Mr. JOYWOoIs said that he end his friends were also free-
beam, but if they were not allowed to have moue to the
sew material, their trade would be annihilated. lt was a
masofeeten whist employed 160.000 pair of heads is this
country, with a capital of 8,000,0001. sterlieg. He hod
blroselelaid out 140,0001. in factories and inaelitner7, sad
the amount of duty he paid last per wee 27,000.. The
taking off the excise duty wee a great boon to the country,
bat unities the empty of rags from abroad were to be per-
milted, he calculated that, with a free Importation of the
foreign mannhotors, he should be 18,00 W. the loser.
Raving taken leave of Mr. Olaristons, the depute, ion then
paid a visit to the President of the Board of Trade, who baud
ales "his ors *mislaid very tally by Mr. Joymea, Mr.
Ikea and Mr. Oman. Be was at the same time warmly
empatakted by Mr. Cowan sad others upon the repeal of
the excise paper duty. Mr. Cowan said that although he
believed the wools country rejoiced at the badge', be should
deplore It. being &computed with the °cretinous's, In
the; semiamilal tasty, of an iejoatice muted on
oar paper manufactaire. which was artificially deprived,
by foreign legislation, of the raw material it required. It
was farther suggested by several of the manufacturers pre-
sent, that they woad not be afraid of coreptitioa if the
Pres* and other foreign goveramente would allow their
tap to be exported at a duty even of 20 per amt., from white
thoes government. timid Odes a revenue, instead of the
stooks prohibition of export
Mr. Muria Otesow, having listened SO their gatemen*
:tart geese quietism for information, said be entirely
with them tbit the of act we a moat desirable one,
and he thought it wee a fir thing to ask of the French go-
volumene, when we mellowing the export of our cosi for
an their manufactures. government would give their bee
consideration to the , but he should outainly sot be in
tutor of a protective duty in favour of the British paper
manefutur-r, for it lasposaible to nuke such an
euteption to the pried trade.
The deputation
•

WHOLESALE STATIONERS.
On ikturdsy afternoon a deputation of whoiseale
stationers waited upon Mr. Gladstone to submit a statement
se to the clams of the trade for fall allowance of drawback
IS the abelidm of the paper du, y.
Baron Itcrnuiceinti, M.P., introduced the deputation,
end urged the claim of the deputation to a full allowance of
drawback on the stock of paper in hand, which the wholissie
stationen regarded aot only as a gumshoe of justice but else
of expediency, as meets that was granted they would be
great keen by the proposal of the growerusent.
Cuarna, a member of the deputation, mid they sad-
airmail agreet fall in the prim of paper after the let of Jaly,
should the duty tease on that day.
Mr. OLI.DsTOIII remarked The your view of the
matter differs very meet from ether potties interested in the
question. I have just resolved a deputation from the news-
paper mesa, and from the statements made to ma by those
gectkrosa it seems that they eatertala a confident belief that
' so far tom the reseal of the duty lowering the price of paper
It will lames h eserhkeably.
Mr. CRAM rid, whatever the east might be, they
' sated for a neatest= of the ditty upon the stooks ht had,
and they hardly saw how that could be refused.
In reply to a quiets It wee stated that the duty upon
stocks II bond would amount to between 200,0004 sad
260,0004 It wee tattler rived that largo ewes of wog
had beta invested on the WA of the excise label below re.
turned, sad that there was no poselbility of defrauding the
revenue Haub drawback was allowed. Unless it took piece
the trade would be pantlyeed MI the tan was repealed.
Several publishers bed already destined to Wee any mare
works until the Um suss repsaled, sad In me printing esta-
blishment forty beads bad bees dimities! in me day.
Mr. Onanerotre sold—l m sorry las anehle to devote
inore attention to yollf tatkeo today. My time, so
you may commit, is m occupied at the present moment.
I have sootier deputation in the meet some which I have
promised to see. I have to be present at a Cabinet Conseil
et 2 o'clock, and I have more than • hundred anomie/id let-
ters, ell of which must native attention at my heads. I oats
only soy I shell be glad if possible to meet your views" sad
that the subject shall receive my best and earliest considera-
tion.
The deputation then withdrew.

IRISH AND SCOTCH DISTILLERS.
A deputation from the Irish and Scotch distillate
waited on the Right Hon. the Chancellor of rho Exchequer
on Saturday, to draw his attention to the effect which the
proposed redaction of duty on foreign spirits admitted
into this comity kw meenzeption would have upon the inte-
rests el British diallers. The deputation oonalated of Sir IL
Orogen, M.P., Mt. Bowyer, M.P., Mr. P. O'Brien, M.P.,
Mr. Mr. George, M.P , Captain Esmond.,
M.P., Dlr. Mew, H.P., Mr. Ellice, L.P. Colossi Coll
M.P., Mr. Dakhla, M.P., Mr. Radmoed, ALP., Sir Jane s
Power. Mr. Haig, Mr. Jeronimo, dro.,
Sir B. Osman having introduced the &patsies,
Mr. JAALIIIIOX, one of the members of As deputation,
then headed to the right honourable gestlensa • memorial
to the Woes that the propesed alterance of duties on
foreign opera ripoeel the Irish sad Scotch dis-
tillers to the competition of foreign distillers in
the bone market, giving them only a protection of Eid. per
pilot. es an equivalent for tbe excise restrictions. The
memorial eked for • drawback for upon of 30. per gees,
as spirit. imported by the oldie restrictions were prodeoll
at ea rare charge al7e pee met., even though dray paid so
deitj es the export.
The Cauncattos of t e Excussona said be wen rash
obliged le gralmors hr their oraiderstlea. end bogged
to ranee the
irlls. be would give the UMW" of the illiusuiel
his best surallss. Von idigle he. gentleman the nad the
otioltdds sag sithr the subj... of a drawback,
which IN slid hosheeld eradhe asked the deputation If
they band assopoldsh with the French broftly.
Mr. isistmooor sold awed wt. They led more fear is
teepee to the Omura el*, ratite was • Sao pare spirit.
The Curacy... Los all. /Sone:wee—The Dell ?
Mr. 11A14—Y48, we for the letroclucttos of the Dell
spirit.
The Casorcam.oft of the Exemplum& said be had only
to repast the government wuald give to their regireentatlass
and sugrelless, es contained to their memorial, their hest
consierstice.

TIAA AND BIIOAR MIECHANTB.
A deputatios fns. this body waited oft the Chia-
cellar of tho globe/we on Letentey I. 111111•110110 wrists
dosser is the mew of meow that were to be beterwl
yes we woe ow, seastee, to., imported into tido etwairy,
eel wee. woe beaded apes N. .rnvsl bars. The Maw
tuba cesoistel of Mr. Berriell, M.P., Mr. J. C. Been,
111. P., Mr. Mediae's, Y.P., Mr. 15..., M.P., Mr.
Beater, M.P., Mr. Veamib.P.., Mr. Dealop, M.P., Mi.
Deers,
M.P., Mr. M.P., Mr. Miller, M.P.,
Mr. Core Leagtoa, K.P., IL 8. Swart, 11. P., Br B.
Cana, M.P., the Re.. P. B. Berber, M.P., Mr Z. Gray.,
M.P., Ostend Sykes, M.P., lir J. Ogilvie, M.P., thr J.
P.ilms. ILP, Mr. Rammed, M.P., eid beat of dr
rilimenisidialtiairal ;eget slateaubte, (jam Dahlia, roill
ilea ether tetras.
islakill7Cala' s, M.Parne betrothed the •
Mr. Oval" id edarowel the =1.1141: ilia'
irons, seemed do he atieeled a err aseedeg el sae