The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-12 00:00:00

BAIL COURT, Nov. 11.

An application was made to Mr. Hoggins for a rule to
show cause why the award in a case in which the Rev. Mr.
Harrison and the Rev. Mr. Johnson were parties, shotild
not be set aside on the ground of collusion in the arbitrators.
The award was made in respect of some farming stock.
Two farmers had been appointed arbitrators ; they viewed
the farm, went over the stock, and-then referred the result
of their view to the umpire, but they did not agree in the
estimated value. The umpire proceeded to make Lis award,
which he was about doing, when the plaintiff's soiscitor, un-
derstanding the manner in which they were about to dispose
of the reference, and knowing that his client's inter ests were
suffering from the mode adopted, went into the TOOIII and
interrupted the consultation, and requesting tl unwire

would do justice between the parties by allowing him to
call in evidence, so that neither of the Learned Gentlemen
might be denied. The umpire, however, refused to listen
to the suggestion, and desired the solicitor to leave the
room. The arbitrators then took hold of the umpire by the
arm, and they all retired from the room to another, the
former saying to the latter, " Come along, make the award,
and let them do what they can." The award was subse-
quently made.—Rule granted.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 11.

William Warminglon, who case was before the Court
some time arto' came up to receive judgment. He was op-
posed by Mr. Cooke, on the part of a female named Susan
Parsons, and was supported by Mr. Woodroffe.
The insolvent and the opposing creditor were in the ser-
vice of a gentleman named Edge, residing in Essex-street,
Strand. He was the footman and she was the housemaid.
They courted, and the happy day was fixed, the bans having
been published at St. Bride's. A day or two be ore the one
appointed for the nuptials she gave him 601., telieving him
" all constancy." The money was to be expended for their
future support, and the beauties of a beer shop were dis-
cussed, as well as the advantage of a cab and horse. The
affianced bridegroom, however, married another named Ann
Miller, and, with poor Susan's hard earnings, they took a
trip to America, where they remained some time. When
the money was spent they returned. The insolvent ob-
tained a situation in the country as a gardener, where he
was discovered, and poor Susan had him arrested. He
offered terms which she refused, and now opposed him for
his conduct towards her ; she found, alas ! " she had loved
not wisely but too well." The insolvent denied the pro-
mised marriage with Susan ; he said he never thought of
such a thing.
The COURT told him he was a worthless fellow ; and Mr.
Commissioner BowEN sentenced him, under the discretio-
nary clause, to six months' imprisonment from the date of
filing his petition.

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taped your observation, You have yourself as positively
asserted it in your report to the King on the ordonnance of
the Bth July last, 4 The duty on wool,' you said, ' has-not
been productive of advantage to the agricultural interest,
,4. ~,, / as the proposers of it had expected :it has not produced
a 'a 't the fluctuations in the price of wool, which has risen or
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us to express our astonishment that, after so
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ear an avowal of your conviction, you should
have limited ~,,:yrself to propose that the duty on raw wool
be reduced to 0
-pe: cent., increased by a tenth, and that
- you found no inconvenien:
e in continuing the duty of thirty
Per cent., increased by a tenth, on carded wool, and the
positive prohibition of spun wool f:om every country (goat's
wool alone excepted). .
" We have in vain endeavoured to eir.‘.ya to ourselves
the causes of the contradictions which ext.`- between the
reasons assigned in the report we have quoted And the re-
gulations which followed it.
" As soon as it is known and admitted that a duty laid
on, with a view to protection, not only has not realized the
expectati ons entertained of its effect, but that it has bleu
injurious to other interests, it becomes incomprehensible
how the propriety of taking off such duty, or at least of
largely reducing it, can for a moment be doubted. Yet it
is the very opposite of this logical consequence that is
adopted by the ordonnance of the Bth of July. Was it
with an idea of benefiting the revenue—a fear of lessening
the amount of one of the resources of the State ? We cua-
not believe this when it is now proved, by the experience
of the legislation in England on wool, and on all articles in
general used for manufactories, that moderate duties pro-
duce a larger revenue than very high duties. Since it
follows, from what we have stated, that the obstacles in
the way of importing foreign wool have not been pro-
ductive of advantage to the French wool-Growers, and
that they have been seriously injurious to that branch of
industry which consumes the article, is it not reasonable
to conclude that restoring the liberty to imports would be
supplying this same branch of industry with fresh means of
work ?
" It is beyond a doubt that our manufacturers with an
abundant and a varied supply of wool 'could manufacture
articles either in imitation of those made in foreign coun-
tries exclusively, and which yield a good return, or new
articles, Which the active and fruitful imagination of
our operatives could oppose with success to our foreign
rivals. French ,wools could then be mixed up in these
new articles, and thereby find a market which is net now
open to them. By the combination we propose, a twofold
advantage would be obtained : the one for our manufac-
turers, who would increase the amount of their exports
and the profits of labour ; the other for the agricultural in-
terest, which, in consequence of the greater consumption
cf wool, would obtain in all probability a better price, and
a more regular sale.
" For these reasons, Sir, our opinion is, that foreign raw
wools, over which our own have the advantage of not hav-
ing to bear the expense of freight or carriage here, should
be admitted to entry upon payment of a duty (droit de
balance); and in order to compensate for the deficiency in
the revenue, we propose that the premitun or drawback
allowed on the export of articles, all wool, be discontinued.
Experience has shown that this premium has been a con-
stant source of fraud.
" But if it be certain that the agricultural interest will
not be injured from the proposed alterations in the tariff,
the same cannot be said of the spinning-mills, which have
been established for wool under the shield of the complete
prohibition system of spun wool, and nearly so of carded
wool : we look upon it to be but equitable that these two
articles should, for a time, continue liable to a protecting
duty, which will enable the mill-owners to get in the capital
they have invested. And as it seems to us to be incontro-
vertible that the French spinners entertain no fears from
foreign competition in carded wool in the fine numbers,
whilst they do so for the coarse numbers and the twists, tas
are of opinion that the one and the other ought to be sub-
jected to one duty, which appears to us quite high enough
at Mr. (2s. 4?-,d.) per kilogramme (2 1-sth lb. nearly).
" We think that the spinners are too enlightened not to
understand that the competition they will have opposed to
them, by the new free system, will not be more prejudicial
o them than that they now have to contend with from

smuggling.
" Is it not desirable that our manufacturers should be
freed from the absolute necessity of having recourse to re-
volting and immoral means to procure articles which are
indispensable to them ? Has not the Treasury a direct
interest that the premiums paid to smuggling—sometimes as
high as forty and sixty per cent.—should, by means of a
moderate duty, become part of the revenue of the State,
and enable the Government to lessen the taxes of other
sorts, which weigh on the tax-payers?
" Such, Sir, are the observations which it 11:-.4s been re-
solved in our sitting of this day should be submitted to you
on cotton and wool. Until these observations have led to a
positive decision, we shall be unable to give an opinion on
the conditions on which foreign wove articles might b© al-
lowed to be imported.
We shall abstain, Sir, until then from giving any opi-
nion on this question ; and we take pleasure in believing,
that duly appreciating the motives for our reserve, you will
enable us to give you our ideas on the admission of fo-
reign manufactured articles, by combining this admission
with that of articles of consumption now entirely prohibited
—or so de facto, though not nominally—and which serve
for the manufacturing one another ; such as raw wool and
cotton, spun or carde wool, spun or twisted cotton, coals,
iron, dye goods, and, •in general, all those articles which
Fresch industry cannot obtain from France for its nume-
rous manufactories.
We are, with the most profound respect, Sir,
Your most obedient servants,
" L. DUGAS, President.
• " VACHON IMBERT, Sec."

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