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we could send out what we pleased ; but now teed
exeloeive monopoly was at an end, every station was
1'• free as we were to go to the different markets,
therefore we were bound to exert ourselves to pro.
cure o market as well as our neighbours. It woe ;den
of importance that we should sitet our commercial
r,/,, with respect to France. He was aware
tines pereng prejudoces reler(' against its in that
categry, hot in speak of those existing here ; but
'tstlid oat think it would be difficult iii a little time
to remove those prejudices. Here be felt it sweep-
a.rt• to elate, that he by no TOMO blamed the No-
ble Lord (Ctesitlereegli), who lately conducted lie-
greetatitme between this country atid Frame., fist
iiot having stipulated for nr foreid ally cot ttttt Heim!
vorteessione It was destrehtle that all restrictive 'ego-
'idiom between the trade of England and France
should be removed, but to dove, we intuit begin at
home. It would be unfair to attempt a negotiation
fur a commercial intercourse, while we kept our ports
shut against them—lf/ear, hear. f—Let it be
comider.tl, that it was tint by a restrictive system
that slits country had grown to such. pitch of great-
er.% but. on the contrary, that POCII • system was
v liar to that greatness. It was ercessary oleo to
rein see sit impression which out system corn-
nierce hail made nbroad. We were looked up to
as' the first commercial million in the world, and it
was titeriftre believed that we 11311 adopted our re-
•tective or protecting eystem. from ■ Caorictitiii
et' its beneficial effects on our commerce. This in.-
preeston it was rigor interest its well as our duty to w-
orm. by tittering our commercial regulations with
ti-reigit Powers. The next point to which he would
cited the attention of the House, was en extension
~5 our trade with India. He was aware that this was
delicate subject ; that it was one concerning which
He 112,1 nut to deal with a foreign Power, but a Power
at house. But he felt persuaded if the Gentlemen
ohs, rondoct the tiffrin of that Company hail a fair
cast made out to them ; if it were amity shown
that the trade between this country could be extended
w'ihnnt injury to their interests, their concur-
tet.ce would he easily obtained. At all events, he
Mi. stare they would come fairly forward and argue
the subject—and if, upon inquiry, such extension
should be shown to he iojurious to their interests,
Ile would be the last man in the House or the
1 mkniry to lire's his suggestion.—(Hear.)----He
bias aware that there was two great objections
to the extension of this mile : first, that it
would open a facility of smuggling in the China
eras; and secondly. ,list such en extended in-
tererter,e on the part of this country would de-
range eeisting regulations, and involve the Indio Go-
vernment in difficithire with the Government of
China. He knew that it was a difficult matter to
menace the Government or chi... But to these
two ohjectious be would give what he conceived to
he an itnansweedile argument. What was there
twee to prevent the Americans from trading betweeit
celesta and Amsterdam ? It was 2 thing daily dime.
If iliro this was the case, he should like to know what
iciury was likely to be done to the ludia Comtis'
by English vessels carrying on a similar trade ? It
was urged on former occasions, that English
teasels would enter into smuggling transactions.
Suppose them to do so, there was a means of catch-
ilig them at some time. The vessel, and their coin-
matidess were known ; besides there were securities
Kiseo, which could alwaya be come at. But where
was the remedy against a foreigner who smuggled
*ends from China to England. or elsewhere? Ile
• o*e, deposited his cargo, was off, and nobody could
fiord leis,' or make hint responsible in any other way
fee what he had done. Teen comes the argument,
t'iai ouch an extension of trade would involve the Ifs-
' dila Goernment in difficulty with that of China; bat
it was known that the Americans hod for a consider-
stile time carried on that trade without being in-
ert...etl in tiny such difficulty, at least we had not
beers! of ene....ehy could not this country be
ril.r.weil to carry it on in • similar manner? Why
should it not be open to our own merchants, es
well us to foreigners ? Besides, this trade would
I.:ie to this couittry a commercial intercourse with
the Spanish colonies in South America. The
trade in the 'lichen seas would be wonderfully im-
p reyed if opened to the spirit and enterprise of
merchants. That trade was now carried on
by Americans, whose vessels went from poll to
pert unrestricted as to their tonnage or ally other
di:qualification to which British traders were sub.
J..:i. Let this trade be thrown open, and it was
impossible to say what 1111Vilit4gra way 110 t be de-
rived to this country horn it—from the ingenuity,
enterprise, and industry of the merchants of Liver-
pool, Bristol, Glasgow, and other commercial sea.
loiltl4. At ell recut., enough was liftmen to shew
thst it would be an improvemett lap the eamtimerce
of the country.—/Hear, hear.i.s.4le begged. pot-
dun fur having trespassed so lung on the attamtniu
of the fjouse.—fejesee, hear./—He was sure. that
whatever proposit ttttt of this nature was levitated to
the Company, they would meet it with that berme'
sled deliberation which the discussioe of so Mows-taut
a subject dean mile& lie believed lie kid pretty ge-
nerally posited out ilio.e alterations which lie Can.
r.•;•ived practicable is our commercial spleen. Hews'
sour that the House would feel with him, that the
cecomstanees of the times were such as to call
lot the initiates' inquiry, on their parts, into every
poveible memo of itnprovieg their trade and coin-
Illt•Pre. It was their dui: to chew to the country,
that nothing practicable was left untlane to contri-
bute to relieve those dismisses under which so many
Lammed. It was siatteal, when any portion of the
ceoetry felt distress. Oust they should apply by
1,0111011 to Parbouient for trite!, and it was the
duty of Parliament to she w that they adopted
every means in their powsr of afforthog it. He
kliew very well that there were many mid severe
distresses, which it was out of the power of any
Parliament to remedy. Ile recollected the lines of
the Peet—
.. How small of all the ills which wee endows.,
The part welsh Liege or Lords ma mosses eves."
But It was the duty of Parliament to turn their
snoods seriously to the qaestion—to slum the people
that their wants were soot neglected—to let they
ere! the( 41U WI feeling or prejudice operated, bet
that all. however differing 011 other points, were
wowed ess tins; by doing this, they would du more
to gases that &embed feeling—to set at rest than
*miry passions which arose ill O gent measure bon
distress, tine end/ be dome by ally other wawa.
The fteat.'lotestleene, alter eatereug that the Peti-
tion be received, sat down amidst loud chests ken
ail aiiges 660.110esse. .d is .11
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The. Petition was then brought up and reed—
/fir which see THE BEtTISII PEES! of WtdoeS•
Soy, April VA).
On the tineation that the Petition ea lie ea the
table being pot,
Mr. GUENFFLL row. After the table and On.
(rent speech of his Wm. Friend tau the fltew (11r.
Baring), it would he idle to Imo to attempt *mitring
into the tothieet. Bait as this was a subject mom
which lie had before delivered his emissions, hr hinted'
he might he allowed to express It,. sptmnta limo it
now, and he stostored the House. that is th.ing so he
shoul.l not ask, op mach of thvir if! begged
then to state, that he gave his hisonble bait most
hearts. coneurrs owe in every principle committed its
• the Petit• , and on witty advocated lay the Honour-
able Mover ; and lie begged to told, that in the
House or out of the House, lie would give its prin-
ciples his moss sessions and active co-openstinit.
Mr. F. tioatosou —As no other Gentleman
seemed do.ouseil to tine upon this treat' 0000 hr felt
it necessary to offer a kw ofittervatiuus on the goes-
lion an ably introduced by the Honourable Mover.
He hoped the ..amourable Nlestillier and the !loose
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would do him the justice to believe that he was
• fully sensible of the extreme importance of the stabs
Jett before them. He lowl ellwAys givete it ent his
amnion, that the restrictive system of comseserce its
this country was founded WI error—View., hear'—'
and calculated to defeat the iihj.-et for which at was
ariopteil.—(Hear.)—He had 11.. t the P 112111014 oh-
jeCtilM to repeat these opinions nosy. The Hatt.
AleMber (Mr. Baring) lard dune him the honour to
pay him some compliment*. to winch he slid not con-
crave himself entitled • but he must my, twither did
lie conceive I elf or his colleagues tit-wiring of
the qtmlificatiou which was tacked its diem, namely.
that be and those with %slows he had the honour
of acting, had a sort a sympathetic ferliog. end
went on from year to year, looking more to their
offices than to the interews or the people. He might
bare felt differently on this question, and hr admit-
tad that he dill feel differently from some others with
whom Ire hod acted ; but on questions of this not
tore, awl particukily wt that of the transit
be met with more opposition from the other thou
from his own side of the House. Therefore it was
that he felt the restrictive system so deerly rooted,
that it was difficult to induce any Gent lettoot to op..
loose it. This it was which iorveestr4l bean from
carrying his penieiples into effect. But on looking
into the question, lie found that the flonntirolde
Alember and lie agreed as to the general prowiples;
they agreed, alt all evenly, that it was impowittle all
at once to alter our co' 00000 Itylotrlll. He was by
DO means pretwisd to say. that upon an inquiry;
void nitwit arguing the queattini, many practwol
ittl-
provrments could not be mule. In intuit of Aware
considerable hherstei 0000 had been made, and a courts
&ruble rtlantot ion bail taken place to our coosinercial
emulations within a few years. Within the east Iwo or
•Phree sears, three C Acts premed one of
-Richard 111. tow of Edward 11. and ante of Eton.
• both had been reheated. Tie lion. Member would
;aim recollect, f lhr Report of the 'Lords, tae
Mural of duties an 300 opus some of which
-Sarre deities existed, soil opium other' there went a
total prohibition. The next point eluded to was
the duty on timber. He felt ito thliitulty in saying,
that that duty required Ninetidnient ; and it wits
his intention. WI 11w cootse of theY &woo, to prat.
pose such ortatnlzrmpot to Ilan House.' That objec-
tion lie did not distiate, and lie must ray, th in
all the rommunieatintis which he had with the in-
teremed parties on this subject, hr hail told them
that he was determined to propose such ailtrrietion
to Parliament. He overt, with the Hoot. Member,
tlsat the importation of timbre from the Balsa! was
preferable to that from Calmly; but at was wily fair
to soy, that the duty oil timber owl oat a (tasty of
protection, but of revenue. there .010 r duty befote,
but that of 'MIS was a revenue duty, and it ap-
peared to ham Leeway, to make an alterstiim. The
Honourable Metniirr's nest point was the Naviga-
tion Laws. He fully concuri ell with that Honour-
able Member an saying, that the Navigation Law.
were liosirie to the lice commercial intercourse of
the country. {tut he would say, that the injury so
sustained was but as a feather in the scale compared
with the great advantage detired Lan those law. in
the protection and 'safety of the c ry. By the
strict enforcement of those laws we were able to
keep our naval force and protect ourselves in cases.
of emergency; but lie isiss• fee front saying that'
even isi these laws there was out roots for release,
Lion and improvement. Indeed, there were steady

improvements now so operation. but tl.ey were so
scattered shoal in different Arta of Parliament, that
it would be idle to attempt toimint them ont. With
respect to the trouts'' entire. he could not deny
what had been *NM by the Honourable Member
(Mr. Baring); ludo-rd. Ise said endeavoured, though
intauccesslully, to alter thins accurdnig to what he
contrived to be the conomellinal interest of she
country ; hut lie land met wills much opposition.
whether from the effints of • Noble Lord connected
with Ilia trade, he would not my, but so it was, dill
be was unable to itoslisce ilor.e connected with and
interested in the linen trade to concur with his slaw
Or the qevalsoo. He did sot, hove err, dna& it'
.difficult to skew those persons that t hey were in error.
With regard to commercial trestles wills Foreign
Noe'., he had stated lets (opinion on a former uc.
cocoa, tit tt au long us the country rigidly continued
its restrictive regulations on the merchandise of
other nations, it would be useless to expect them
to shew any favour to British commerce. One ob-
servation he load listened to with pleasure from the
Hon. Member opposite, which perhaps would be as
dipleasing to his flonouruble Frieuds. He alluded
to the praise bestowed ma the Goveitintent by the
Hou. Member, fur not basing sinetupted to force
any Treoty lair the loruefit ul British commerce on
any of the Allied Nurse. at the time of making the
peace, either as um advmstage for this casuistry. or
ito a putobleatrot to any other. With regard to
titmice, it was not prudent even to attempt ai forgo-
• eiatiois of that kind. Grist i.rsj tidier* rutertoutied
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jedices. prevented it; w respect to which he would
• soh that soothing could be more foolish, as nothisig
was more ungenerous and unjust. than to repine, as
;pay had reputed, at the isenswesity of Fromm
:The best foussilatioss fur the weevils of any traffic
•Ilsiv country mild establish *llls Frosnce.-the beet
lief:only which Europe cossisl 'lsar illt she older said
tranquillity of litasice, was to we her taste the ad-
vaistages of pewee said commerce, which would
maim tar IttioCtO4A ca. Oi to

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