The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-26 00:00:00

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flegthibet. Si . of the duties on this article, instead of
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topniy have been 40,0001. or perhaps
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i as won saw allabila. we had taken the course of substantial pro-
' aikido* ' • Ass pidielnigall the evils of monopoly—almost yield-
. • lisimmy balbialiwproducing a deterioration in manufac-
r ay mle& to etcellencr. Amongst other ill.
audio voisi• b. thee ft buses the demand to fluctuate, and
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sokelbely belkagoesd, producing great risk to the dealer
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' TO- Webb he would give the subject, he felt convinced that
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in as llog imemellmbolyee of the Continent, but that the best part of
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7. onelba hit timilike,• had no hesitation to propose reductions to the
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.:4116141.110 IMO tome theory to bear him nut. In the tear 1736,
- tioaroooloirlood.oilled a treaty of trade and commerce with France,
by which we wag to receive her cotton and poollen goods at a
. ii of 1$ par WOOL 1 ether productions of then reentry at 10 per
- r awl posat a tree rate than 15 per cent. securing to our-
s, of vantages. The immediate result eau, that
* M France, and in return received goods
et lira amount. The facilities thus created for
It 1141111.111111118_ ref oinelnental manufactures was attended with no
. . Way.. maihnomiss if this, he referred to the fact that imtne-
• illoolliseenuds me so improved the fabric of our cloths, that
~. • • s illoy old of French. The reductions he proposed would, no
' S Arabi, hate the effect of admitting some fancy muslins from
- balm and some articles of cotton from the Continent, ren-
dared acceptable by brighter colours or some other attractive
. quality • but upon the whole he anticipated r.othirg to counter-
. balance the advantages anti improvements which might heexpected.
: He was borne out in this by the improvements in the silk trade.
. He could state, that in this branch of manufacture such was the
improvement. that English silks were smuggled into France. In
reference to what he had said with regard to the treaty of 17/4„ it
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r night be objected that since then England had been loaded With
• -,Leavy taxes. and had endured the seventies of a protracted war;
n but it should not be forgotten that the countries of the Continent
r had likewise suffered from the pressure of taxation and the ravage,
of war. Their resources and their accumulations of capital greatly
• diminished. The question of these reductions is not a question of
mere nominal labour, but (since the power of steam has been did
covered) of the inventive power of the mind of mono-ceiling great
capitals into action—giving scope for that energy of enterprise and
stability of purpose which so me-eminently distinguish the English
thitherto. Another objection to the analogy which besought to
11114116 between the present period and that of 1788 was, that
t AM we Mired to ourselves a reciprocity which at present we do
• coot aim at obtaining. This certainly was in one point of view
not unworthy of attention, but, as ground for apprehending an
• injury to our manufacturing interests, was totally unworthy of
attention. He deemed It his duty to communicate with all
ono were hkely to assist him sith their information or judg-
inent. Amongst others he corresponded with his friend the late
Member for Glasgow—arse whom he regretted did not still
retsin a seat in that House, for both the House and the country
would have derived much advantage on the present occasion from
• the sound judgment and enlightened views of that Honourable
nfiontleman. He had written so 31r. Finlay, and said he would now
• reed sn extract from his reply, which he accordingly dirt.—lt was
• L. the effect, that the writemitilly subscribing to the anticipations
it advantage in which his correspondent indulged, thought It right
to prepare hint for the opposition which parhcular interests might
be expected to offer to the eulightened policy intended to be
pursued. The prejudices of ntanufacturets, he feared, would be
41ff:cult to overcome. The writer declared that he took the deepest
interest in the objects which sere sought to be attained, and was
• _ fully satisfied as to the benefits that would accrue to all countries
from the wise and liberal measures then in contemplation. He
, • was of opinion, that all this intended freedom of trade ought to be
rutted to foreign countries without regard to any reciprocity.
• sour whole objen should be our own benefit, and this we should
Out relinquish the pursuit of merely because other nations cannot '
see their own interests with sufficient clearness to induce them to
pursue it in • particular way, front which we might derive a little
addislecal benefit.—The Right Honourable Gentleman then re-
Joiitertorrogl. His friend and correspondent in the latter part of hie i
Win' did, as he conceived, state the true cause why the nation! of
es...continent are not likely to reciprocate. They are not sufficiently '
entfrentened to see their own true interests. When his Hight
Mon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer comes down to them
• year steer year, proving by his flannels' statements the immense
ansantseu of unshackled node, and the wise and grateful policy
which augments the Revenue by a reduction of the taxes, it
cannot be very long before Foreign Powers will open their minds
to the truth, that their own interests arc best pursued by the coo.
cession of commercial freedom to their neighbours. They do not
now believe in our sincerity. They think what we do is me ely
• practised as a lure to them ; but when they see, as they sheerly
'I must, the advantages of the course we are pursuing, and that the
warranted by new instances of benefit
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neovecrirmraneare
respecttiod follow our example. Hoeing stated
to the Committee the alterations which lie intended is propose in
the prohibitory duties, he thought it right to recommend that every
possible advantage should be given to our own manufacturers In
the competition which they would have to encounter. It was, he
thinigto, desirable to see how far they could reduce those duties
wl.nni affected the raw material used by our msoufacturets.
There were articlesused in dying, the duties on which might
be had advantageously diminished; even though only two pm
cent, were taken off it might operate favourably—it might tom
the balw...:e in a close competition. When even though rais-
ing a salutary rival...hip, he still wished, and was anxious to give
every possible encouragement to our native manufacturers, he,
titerefore proposed to reduce the duties on several articles too nu-
mesons to trouble the Committee with in detail, but they would
be fbund particularly specified in. the schedule annexed. The
duty on oil he intended should be reduced loser than it had been
before the war. The rate he intended to propose would put them
in this respect fully on a par with their rivals. In reference to rape
. oil he would observe that at a period of agricultnral distress a duty
was Imposed on it, the expediency of which he always doubter).
and which in the end was confined in its operation to a very small
district. When they had laid a protecting duty on rape and flax,
they laid none on rape and flax cake, and strange to say that was
obtained from abroad, when the material of which it was com-
posed rotnained under a protecting duty. He proposed then to
take the duty off rape and flax, an as that we should be supplied
with the rake without ary great inconvenience. One of his objects
was also to serve the manutacturers of the inferior woollen cloths,
for a is in that description of fabric that they had most to contend
cub foreign products. A reduction then of the duty on all wool
under the value of Is. pet lb. would he thought have a beneficial
effect. He WWI quite aware that he was trenching a little upon
the province of his Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, bier he hoped he should be forgiven. His Right
Honourable Friend would reap the fruits of all that he was then
labouring to effect, which fruits he would have the pleasure of offer-
ing for the acceptance of the ccuntry. He now come to the last
of thou three beans on which ha meant to address them ; and he
' would therefore request the attention of the Committee it hilst he
laid before them his views with regard to the shipping interests,
And the Grit point that he would direct their attention to related to
Inantrootioe Laws. The observance of quarantine was necessary
fur the protection of the country, but the duties imposed were on.
fair. it was hard. in addition to the loss of thee, that a ship-owner
should likewise be put to pecuniary expense. This relief, he
trotted, world be favourably felt by the commerce of the Levant.
The Ceitircittee of Trade were quite correct in the opinion, that es'
the benefits nf the regulations regarding quarantine were (borne;
the public at large, so the expense should be generally
ye therefore recommended the abolition of die officers' tees.
With nespcct to Commercial Fees, we compelled every Bvitish ship
So undergo • registry, upon which there was a stamp duty gybe
4011. How this afforded no advantage whatsoever to the
Illit, on the contrary, wss the cause of considerable expense and leo-
elliotetiMea.. He was tree to admit the laws on the subject had us-
dmgone same reredos ;they had been simplified, and so far the in.
conventer.ce complained of was lessened; but still there existed
considerable !grounds for complaint. It was a hardship, too, that'
did not extend to the transfer of any other description of chattel '
prem.-my. Ship, /time were required to be registered, and pay a
stscp doty in case of transfer. He really considered this as a very
great hirdahip upon the slipping interests of the country, and one
that-celted loudly for a remedy. He ptopmed to relieve our cont.
merend interests from the charge for stamp duties upon the transfer
of the attire, or only a part of a Ship. On the same principle It
was mammary to require bonds for the safe dents ry and discharge
of goods see cargoes--these bond 3 were also chargeable with a
stamp duty in proportion to their amount. Now lie was prepared
to say, that those ad valorem. duties were in many senses prejudi-
cial in their effects. The House must be aware they were calcu-
lated, among other things. to lead to perjury to • great extent.
Qemnities of different goods belonging to different persona were I
emend in the came of the same party, for the purpose or
avoiding the increased duty commitment upon a multiplicity
of owners. Such a system might tat to lie suffered to continue, If
the bad effects attendant on it could be at all obviated. He pro-
posed to reduce the pre, n: ditty from 40s. to 4s. on each upturn,
bond. -I h e saute regehtion would apply to sill p debantit les and draw-
becks ; these were all direct measures for the relief of the shipping
and commercial interests, which he trusted would be. attended with
IV most favourable effects. 'l'here were other measures in contern.
plarion, not of so direct a tendency, but which were nevertheless most
important in their nature and effeets--he alluded to the Foreign
Consuls ; those establiohmeats existed, be was sorry to say, on no
ueiform principle. In some places the Consuls received salaries,
iir others they did not, but paid themselves by exacting fees and
duties of various kinds. Those fees and duties were exacted in the
most unequal and anomalous manner. In sonic parts they levied
foss upon ships, in others upon goods; they also levied ditties upon
vessels with reference to their tonnage; and again, without any
such distinetion, upon large and small ships alike. There etiated
no general principle in the collection of the fees. There eru no-
thing Lk. a similarity of practice in the manner of paying Consuls
even in the slime couatry. is Rotterdam our Consul received no
suety ; at Antwerp he did. In like manner our Consular Agents
at Runt:aux and Idamedles were each diticzeraly situated--on'

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