The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-12 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

At Tuesday's sitting the Chamber resumed the discus-
sion of the Customs' Bill, left off on the previous day upon
the amendment of M. Powels, an extensive iron founder,
proposing to substitute fur an ad valorem duty on ma-
chinery. another to be levied upon the actual weight of
metal employed in its construction. Machinery intended
for inttrnational navigation shall be regarded as exported
and enjoy the same drawback, and a premium of 20 per
cent. allowed upon machinery made in France.
M. Cunin Gridaine, Minister of Commerce, said that
the Government should oppose this amendment, as the
tariff proposed by the committee was not open to objec-
tions which appeared insurmountable. Besides, the amend-
ment would have the effect of establishing the right of
drawback upon all machinery imported, and consequently
give rise to injustice.
M. Powels defended his amendment—contending that
the premium of 33 per cent., accorded by the Government
project of law, was an illusion ; and this was evident from
the fact of the Government and Committee objecting to
his proposal:
The Minister of Commerce observed, that by his pro-
position a premium of 20 per cent. would be allowed upon
imported machinery, and 20 per cent. premium on that
exported ; these, added to other duties, would raise the
premium to about 44 per cent.
M. Puwela explained that according to his proposition
the premium would in no instance exceed 20 per cent.,
and declared that if his amendment were rejected the
result would be that the manufacture of French machinery
would fall off from day to day.
M. Martin du Nord combated the amendment of M.
Powels, on the ground that it would be injurious to inter-
national navigation.
M. Billaut thought that the committee had not suffi-
ciently protected the interest of French manufactures, and
that the premium of 33 per cent. would not counter.
balance the prejudice which gave an imaginary superiority
to whatever was manufactured in England. In his opinion
M. Powel's amendment was much preferable to the system
44vsIrte4 bifis• committee.
okbeing put to the vote, was rejected.
(Left sitting.)
The ,-Cud of Marseittes, of the 4th of February, has the
following article :
" A letter, dated Malta, of the 28th of January, has tin
following intelligence
" The Meteor, which left Algiers on the 20th of this
month for Toulon, arrived here at Malta. The violence
of the wind, which has prevailed for some days, obligee
this packet to take refuge in our port. The Meteor has
sustained much damage, which will probably prevent it
putting to sea again for a fortnight. There arc on bean.
fifteen officers and eighty privates, who will perform qua
cantine here ; it is supposed that they will embark in th,
for the Rhameses,
packet which will leave on the 6th dpf February. The
mail from Algiers is on board the Meteor ; the letters.
about 10,000 in number, arc undergoing the progress of
fumigation, and will be sent to Frarce on board the Tan-
: rf ewd
which
Thisw e vessel in our port,
whichwaiting h
doubtless, been
forced by the bad weather to take refuge in some port in
the Archipelago. The Tancrede will depart to-morrow,
with or without the letters from the East. —Le Moni/eur.
BOURSE.—Partis, TUESDAY, FED. 9,
first Highest Lay/est Lan
Price Price. Price. • Price
French 5 per Cents lll 80 ... 111 80... 111 50 ... 111 s 0
7
4 per Cents us 9 99 •• pg 99
3 per Cents 95 ••• 75 95 ... 75 95
tank of trance
3229 ...3215 ...3215
L ttitte Bank I,ton. Sh llss ...1055 •••1055 ...1055
5000 f. St ares 5145 ...5150 ...5145 ...5147 50
telgian Bank
S per Cents gs% ... 9% 9b%W1,/ Loan ..... Dfl% ••• 98* '" 9134 ." 96%
Spanish Active ........ 24. F. 24T ... 24% ... 2474
Passive 614 ... •••
qeal.olitan
toman •••• 100% 100% ... 110)r, lig%
ttAILW A Y SHARES.
St. Germain
432 50 ... 460 ... 480
.;25 725 ... 7'5 ... 705
Versailles,tt. B 435 435 ... ... 410
L.B 3•6 93 ... 322 50 ~. 522 :0
246 25 ... 243 75 ... 243 75
Orlems
Struburg to Bale
4468423 50
louen
Montpellier to Cette .... 460 ... 460 .„ 460
The Madrid Journals received are of the 2nd
inst. They do not contain a syllable of news of
205 ... 205 206
any importance. •
I The Correo Nacional states that the following offer for
the farming out of the gatesaues in divers provinces have
. been made by the Government :—For Malaga, 2,951,000
rials ; for Almeria, 621,000; for Cadiz, 5,350,000: for
L.
Granada, 2,741,000; for Badajez, 570,000;-for Zamora,
620,000; for Jaon, 451,000 ; for Carthame, 060,000