The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-17 00:00:00

No. 17)002. LONDON, WE DNE SDAY v
. MARCH 17, 1847.
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the action took place in the immediate vicinity of El Passo
Del Norte, in which our troops were entirely successful. This
is the Mexican report, and it states that the Americans were
in possession of El Passo, with GOO cavalry and 400 infantry,
on the 27th ult. The loss on each side is not stated.
SALES OF STOCK AT FIRST BOARD AND AFTER.
5 Girard, 11 7.8; 10 Ches and Del Stock, 54 1-4; 300
Morris Canal, 14 1-8; 21 Ky Bk, 74 1-2; 350 Morris
Canal, 14 1-4; 54 Nav, 35; 25 Harrisburg, 28.
SECOND AND AFTER.
10 Morris Canal, 12; $7,700 U S 6's '56, 101 5.8; 1,700
U S Treasury Notes, 102; 42 Lehigh, 24 1-2; 25 N 0 Gas,
125 ; 17 Mech Bank, 26 ; 2 Far and Mach Bank, 49 1-4 ;
43 Lehigh, 24 5-8; 250 Reading, 30; 2,000 Nav 6's '65, 81;
1,000 Reading bds, 72 1-2; 100 Girard, 11; 1,000 State S's,
70 ; 100 Morris Canal,ll.

PRICE SD.

want of energy among our shipwrights, so that they did not
put forth all their powers in their labour. If shipwrightt
were brought from other countries, more work would be
done, and the masters would not be so much under the con-
trol of the men as they were now. The wages of shipwrights
on the Thames amounted to 6s. per day; and he had no
doubt that if foreign shipwrights were imported the price of
ships would be reduced many pounds per ton. The wages
at Sunderland and the other ports ho believed to be about
ss. per day. He thought the navigation-laws did not pre-
vent the introduction of foreign shipwrights; but he believed
the workmen would strike if the foreign workmen were in-
troduced.

Mr. Liddell—Then, how would you break up this combi-
nation on the part of the men?
Mr. Browning—By the repeal of the navigation-laws.
Mr. Liddell—But the navigation-laws now do not prevent
their introduction. How, then, would their repeal break up
the combination?

Mr. Browning—There would be such competition that the
monopoly must be broken up.
Examination by Mr. Liddell continued—A practical
grievance arising from the operation of the navigation-laws
he thought was the high freights often required for the im-
portation of sheens' wool from New South Wales. His firm
had often been called on to pay lid. per lb. freight on sheep?
wool, where, but for the navigation-laws, they might have
imported the article at a freight of Id. per lb.
By Alderman Thompson—He thought that id. per lb. on
shceps' wool from New South Wales would be a paying
freight. He was decidedly ,of opinion that the naviga-
tion laws ought to be repealed, as the breaking up of a
monopoly always gave a greater spring to industry and
commerce.

Mr. Liddell—ln short, you have formed your opinion
rather upon general principles than upon practical grounds?
By Admiral Dundas—He thought Swedish seamen would
be very valuable, but be admitted that in a gale of wind they
were not so smart and active as British seamen, nor could
they be expected to fight our battles in case of war, especially
if against their own country.
By the Chairman—They were at present allowed to employ
foreigners, to the extent of one-fourth of the crew, in the
foreign trade; but in practice that permission was not taken
advantage of.

By ➢lr. Mitchell—The great bulk of the crews of the
American vessels were British seamen;, he did not know why
the Americans employed British sailors rather than Swedrs
or Norwegians.
The Committee then adjourned till one o'clock on
Thursday.