The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-26 00:00:00

PARIS CORRESPONDENOE•

LalY INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

MEM?:
The resumption of the debate on the Treaty produced a • PRIVY COUNCIL.
passage at arms between M, Thiers and M. Arne, the FORTY YEARS OF LIQUIDATION.
Director-General of Customs. These gentlemen's sta. In the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
tistics would not agree, and finally DI. Amo disposed of this morning, present—Lord Westbury, Sir J.
M. Thiers' figUres very conclusively by explaining Colville, Sir J. Napier, and Sir L. Peel,
that the cases on which his opponent founded jun'ornent was given in the appeal, Khajab
his arguments were cases of fraud, and formed no part of Abdot 1. Gunny v. the Commissioners of the
the regular entries of the Customs. M. Thiers, he said, Soorebet;buus. In this case there were cross
was including contraband commerce in his calculations, • causes, ana judgment was given on both ap-
which were not comprised in the official statistics. M.
peals. The issues raised related to property, and
Thiers upon this again demanded leave to speak, but the
were technically termed " boundary" suits, and
President, protesting that it was only his respect for M.
there had been long litigation in the courts below
Thiers that had induced him to allow the matter to
interrupt the regular course of the debate at all, insisted in the Presidency of Bengal. Sir James Colville
upon place being given to M. do Forcade. The gave a long [judgment: on both appeals, and
ex-Minister began his address by confessing the entered fully into the questions of boundary. His
difficulty he felt in entering upon a question lordship mentioned in the course of his judgment
already so fully discussed, but said he hoped the Chamber that the present litigation commenced in 1830.
would not refuse to their colleague the indulgence they Their lordships would recommenl to her Majesty
ha l always shown to the Minister. Having thus pro- that both appeals be dismissed with costs.
pitiatcd his hearers, M. de Fcrcade went on to say that he
was fully in accord with the Government in accepting the
inquiry, and refusing the denunciation. As for the vet •
tion of temi-orary admissions, he would not pledge him-
self, and he did not intend to discuss them, merely giving
some explanations relative to the policy of the preceding
Government. With respect to the warrants for iron, he
know there had been abuses, since as Commercial
Minister, in 1868, he had exerted himself to
prevent, or at least to reduce them, but he had never
thought it right to abandon the system of equivalents
established by the decrees. M. Forcado heartily approved
of the proposed inquiry, but he insisted that it should be
full and complete, that not only the great interests
should be consulted, but the small interests and even those
which remained silent. There were two kinds of consumers,
the individual and the collective. The latter were repre-
sented by the great industries, who were interested in
cheap products. Thus for the iron trade it was necessary
to consult, not only the ironmasters, but the agri-
cultural societies, and, in short, all those who
wanted to use iron. " All the world," suggested
M. Thiers. " Yes, all the world," replied the
undaunted orator. The commission should, he added, be
numerous, and all interests should be represented in it.
Its sittings should be long and frequent. The inquiry on
the tariffs in 1860 lasted six months. Here M. Forcade
alluded to several details of that inquiry, and
was so frequently interrupted, that the President
M. Jerome David, interfered on his behalf. The speaker
thanked him, but declared that he did not object to inter-
ruptions, provided they were serious. Coming to the
discussion of the Treaty itself, England, he said, asked two
things—the removal of prohibitory duties and the maximum
of 30 per cent.,which no one wished to exceed. One hundred
and fifty-seven articles had been completely liberated in the
English tariff for the benefit of the French, and were they
to say that Treaty was a gratuitous concession ? The
argument :that England had grown rioh by
protection, and had only adopted free trade in
the hope of personal advantage was altogether mistaken.
The fact was that when Cobden, Bright, and their asso-
ciates raised the standard of free trade they were almost
alone. They had to contend against the aristocracy
of English landowners, who had the majority in
Parliament and a preponderating influence in the country.
The same class had opposed the Emperor in France. In
England, as in France, the mass of interests was at first
opposed to free trade. Tracing the history
of the free trade struggle in England, M.
de Forcade showed how the very same arguments
now brought forward in France were urged against com-
mercial liberty. Do not think, he said, that the system
did not cost England great sacrifices. But she knew
how to make them. He compared the relative
positions of France and England when both were
under a protective system. In 1827 their
international commerce was 72 millions. Twenty years
later it was 192 millions. In 1846 England
entered upon a free trade policy. Her commerce
made a sudden start. In 1859 it reached an
amount of from 700 to 800 millions. In 1866 it was
1 milliard 800 millions, so that in the second period of
twenty years the commerce between France and England
had risen from 192 millions to 1 milliard 800 millions.
He did not attribute this to the treaty alone, but to the
change of system of which it formed part. Much had been
said of the political origin of the English Treaty. This
was incorrect. No doubt the Emperor's Government had
highly valued the English alliance, but it had not sought
to buy it by the Treaty. The Emperor's Government
had talked and thought less about the t nglish
alliance than its predecessors, but it had established
it on an indestructible foundation. France and England
were now, as it were, united. France sent her agricultural
products to England, England sent her coal and her irun
to France. These relations were every day still further
developing themselves, and they had produced such
a fusion of interests as provided one of the surest
guarantees for the peace of the world. This passage was
loudly applauded, and the orator afterwards proceeded to
examine the statements made on behalf of the suffering
trades. His speech will be concluded to-day, and
so far it justifies the Emperor's anxiety to retain the ex-
Minister in the Chambers, so as to secure so powerful an
advocate on behalf of the Imperial Free-traders.
It is said that the Emperor has again been suffering
which is to be accounted for by the coldness of the
weather. Dr. Nelaton was, according to the reports
spread, sent for yesterday to the Tuileries. Notwithstand-
ing these unfavourable signs, the invitations to the ball at
the Tuileries were sent out, and therefore it must be sup-
posed that his Majesty's speedy recovery may be looked
for. This ball was proposed on account of the depression
of trade.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
DICKENS V. HAYWOOD AND OTHERS.

Judgment was given in this suit, iu which the
question was whether a verdict for £5OO against
Mr. Cursharn sliculd stand, the libel being a letter
written to the agent of the Duke of Portland, the
plaintiff's landlord, complaining that he had de-
stroyed game., The Court gave their decision in
favour of the plaintiff, the verdict being set aside.

DIVORCE COURT.
KELLY V. KELLY.

At the sitting of the court to-day Mr. Baron
Channell said the court did not think it necessary
to hear Dr. Deane and Mr. F. A. Inderwick for the
petitioner, but would give judgment on Wednes-
day next.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
HERITAGE V. HERITAGE.

This morning application was made to the Chief
Judge in the new Court of Bankruptcy, in the
matter of Heritage T. Heritage, who were pork
butchers, grocers, and cheeseruougers in Hackney-
road. They had executed a deed of assignment
of the whole of their effects to trustees appointed
by creditors, who took possession of the estate.
Messrs. Merry, provision dealers, Whitechapel-
road, petitioned the court as creditors against the
debtor, who was adjudicated ; and a receiver was
appointed by the court. It was asked that further
time might be granted to answer the rule, which
the court had granted as to this appointment. The
Chief Judge granted an extension until Saturday,
and said at present it was a race between the re-
ceiver and the trustee; but the estate could not be
materially injured.

Several of the papers publish the teat of the new
law on the press, which the Government will propose to
tho Corps Legislatif. Its two essential points are bringing
the offenders of the press under the consideration of a
jury, and in the restoration of the right to prove the
charges made against a functionary who has acted in
accordance with his functions. The Siècle approves of
it so far, but fears that as a whole it must be regarded as
a failure, and ono of those concessions which are familiar
to Governments who live by expediency. The chief draw-
back consists in the fact that the Ministers propose to
follow the usual course of selecting those who are to serve
on the jury, and thus in some measure predetermine the
fate of their political adversaries,
The hearing of witnesses in the Auteuil affair was con
tinued yesterday before the President of the High Court
of Accusation. Seven persons were called, among whom
were Dr. Demange, the editors of the l'i,varo, and the
editor of the Marseillaise.
All the correspondence that has been received confirms
the favourable reports of the telegraphs with respect to
the strike at Creusot. At the same time, some persons
prophecy that there will soon be a renewal of the dis-
turbances, and that the present calm is a sort of armistice.
The Rappel explains the reason of M. Felix Pyat's
return to exile by saying that he was borne down by four
successive condemnations—seventeen months' imprison-
ment, three of which judgments are retrospective and con-
trary to the most elementary rules of right, as also to
those of non-retro activity and of non his in idem. He
refuses to acknowledge the justice of the present Liberal
riyime.
The Inddpendant of Douai states that several Rf. the
pupils of the college in that town have been stint to ilaeir
homes in consequence of some occurrences whiiih took
place. Some of the students organised a subscription for
the tomb of Victor Noir, others introduced the Igar-
seUlaise, and the dismissal of, one of the tniateo wgin
gwenty-four hours.

A Conference of the Association of Operative
Cotton Spinners of Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, and
Derby has been hold at Bolton, to consider several questions
affecting their future action. Thirty-eight delegates wore
present, but the Conference failing to pass a single resolu-
tion, it was decided to hold another meeting at Oldham.
The discussion concerning the Head-Masterehip of
Rugby School has, according to the Scotsman, tranquilly
ended. The masters will remain at tieir posts, and do their
boat, in conjunction with Mr. Hayman, to maintain the
traditions of the school. There is reason to believe that tho
good feeling which previously existed has been restored, and
that this groat institution will now enter upon a new career
of prosperity.

A Post-office notice is to the effect that on the Ist
of February next, and thenceforward, the weight allowed
for a single letter forwarded ria Franco addressed to any
place in Austria, or forwarded via France and Austria, ad-
dressed to any place in Turkey, Moldavia, 'Wallachia, Servia
or Egypt, will bo increased from a quarter of an ounce to
half an ounce ; letters above that weight being charged with
an additional rate of postage for each half ounce, or fraction
of half an ounce. No alteration will be made in the rates of
postage in consequence of this augmentation of weight:
Mrs. Irwin, a sister of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
has secured a patent for an improvement in the construc-
tion of houses, which, it is claimed, will create a new era
in architecture. Mrs. Irwin proposes six-walled or hexa-
agonal apartments, which are not only much handsomer,
but really cheaper than the quadrangular form. A wall of
80 feet built in the hexagonal form incloses a third more
space than the same space of wall built in the square form,
and as these hexagonal rooms fit into each other without
loss of space, the gain in the whole building is very great.
The patentee also claims that this mode of building gives
a greater degree of strength than any other, and that this
mode of building, in the hands .of a good architect, is
capable of assuming greater artistic beauty than the square
or quadrangular form. The octagonal building attracted
a good deal of attention some years ago, but the hexa-
gonal is claimed to In §9motlliug entirely new.