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stigation the Comeitilltit had given II prefer-
ence to thou Wand** of the- aubleet. which went
perhaps not the most important, but the Most
y,eiseral in their application, sod which would
hest illustrate tha troth of the great principle to
which the Cominitiee had been cooductird by their
LibourN This. issinuipla was, that all restriction
operated injuriously on trade—(Haar. howl—where
it was not jostifie4 by some great political expedi.
ency—( Bear, hear)aiiii that wherever such re.
striction misted it ought to be removed, except
where its continuance was tendered ovirasary by the
!:ii:inlationst of Treaties with Foreign States, or to
!4 • q± r t the revenue of the country. or to protect
14:0,ofactures and, trades which had beesi created
owl lied grown op under particular regulation*,
ahida could cwt now be suddenly withdrawn with-
out depressing or destroying those divisions of M.
(tinily, and iojuting large classes of individuals.
( Hear, hear.)—The Committee had first looked
?t• the Nasigetion Laws, because they affected the
commercial intercourse of the empire wish all other
countries. By the.existing provisions of these laws,
it appeared that commodities could be imported
here fr Africa anti America osily its British
ships. but from all other parts of the world either
in British ships or the vessels of that country
where the commodity imported. hail been produced.
Germane Hod the Netherlands were an exception—
!litre were certain articles .which could he intro-

dared from these countries in no ship whatever..
.The (2,ournittee had come to the opinion ik t it
woold be expedient to permit the importation of
any articles from a:I putts of 'the world, provided
they t% ere curried iii British ships.— (Hear, hear.)—
The worehotoning system had next engaged the
ntterttiott of the Committee, and they had come to
the conclusion that it was impossible it could be
tno si :deft extended—that it would be advauta-
inotiS to Great Britain to allow all commodities to
he tintiotted into sod exported from her dominion,
ro nn parts of the world, except her colones, wtth
rt. I~ttte expeose as possiltle, with the exception,
t,it rea.otts, of one article—linen. lie
sino.4l cot now state the 14'11,011S ott which the
t7lli (ti of the Committee had been grounded,
a. Lr intended to call the attention of the
1...0,e to the subject, with tl Viet, to !Mlle lonic-
t.,.:rl measure, early in the next Session of Parlia.
rtlert.—(l!rnr, Aear.)—There wits one circumstance
11.1t1 mud( the Committee as remarkable;
I.e meatit ilia multitude and complexity of the laws
re...pct.:loz fttleign trade. Ili the year i 8 IS a ;midi.

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clipin of rhein had hirer mark, and they were corn.
tinted at 000. of whirl) 1,100 were said to be thee,
Ile (Slr. 'V.) believed that great additions
•tle to them since. Vi'heti the. flou.e con.
...Cie eel! il•ar. the vielalion of nov one of these sob.
paiticoLar bin!) and cargo to seizure, it
wool seam what a vexation to the merchant,
an'; what a check to trade such a complicated syss
ter!: must of necessity be. Cot he was bound to
sate the conviction of the Committee, that in on.
rieri.king to deliver the country from the existing
s es"ric'ive system, it was the duty of the Legisla.
line to do nothing rash or sntirlen—that they must
c.•ntionsly tend gradually. lie feared a con-
sal, -.,1,1c time would elapse before the full berietit of
r:ra rinks hr. lutd..tated could be enjoyed by the
cow •tv—cud he believed that that ass the price
e Lich. the country should be obliged to pi./ for
rAntiint: co long In an itninlitile end narrow system ;
tint be cl,erisheel the• hope that the time would
ems:, it hen their whole benefit would he felt.—
f/Irer-.)—50m..1 might think that they had not
enough; hint threat least unght to consider
the I.:e!met as the first material step made towards a
Pr's-re from that restrictive and exclusive policy
the Legislature had too lung persevered,
cr.." •o more enlarged and liberal principles than
1;:ch had hitherto regulated Our cote tttt ercial
iroi•reo-r•ii with rolirr countries.—(/-fear, hettr.)—
!,nd tired the reproach ad' this country. superior
he r.. 119 to most of the nations of the world
i•i ease'''l and :intelligence, that • flue example
r her in her interenterea and coin.
tn.rte eizii. foreigorrs, hail compelled other coon-
', t„. to fyilow the same course. He hoped it would
be her "renroach uo 1004er.---(llear, hear.)--
9-:,,,,1: site 1,11011141 He compelled by circumetances
suppiarirt many of the existing restrictions fur a
time, he trte3ted that it would be felt by other
Si iii 5, that she did so from necessity, or a sense of
:!rid not from choice; and shut wl'stever re.
strictions on trade other countries might adoPt for
the time to come, they would not lend an example
acdiiist•licarines in the conduct of this country.
'flue Report eras then ordered to be printed.
IRISH PEOMISSORY NOTES, Sze._

The [ri.le Promissory Notes Bill pa,seel through
re Committee; and after some cooversation between
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFQUEIt,
".,1 ilr, l.f)extrAßT, the Report nits received, and
r•r'. to be taken into further comiderution this
d month, and be printed.