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London, England, 1860-11-09 00:00:00

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at least an equal claim for the consideration of the
war duties upon tea and sugar, and the middle class
for relief from the enormous Income-tax upon small
incomes, with the particular interests connected
with the paper duty, for the removal of that bur-
den. I do not think any Government will find a
majority in the House of Commons again disposed
to begin at the wrong end of a budget, to agree to
vote for the reduction of taxation till they have
fully provided for a correct and honest estimate of
the expenditure of the country.
"I may be deceived in this, as I was last year in
my views with respect to a French treaty. I relied
then upon the positive assurances of the Ministers
in the previous Session, that they considered such
an arrangement incompatible with the principles
on which our commercial legislation had hitherto
proceeded. They saw reason to change their course,
and the only objection I had to the new one was
the precipitate and inconsiderate manner of the
proceeding, and afterwards to the utter neglect of
equivalents and precautions, which there was not
the slightest reason for believing might not have
been obtained and provided, and this more espe-
cially with respect to the silk trade. Who can sup-
pose that the French manufacturers would not have
consented to a fair exchange upon both sides, as
the condition of our repealing the duties upon the
importation and consumption of their produce in
this country ? But I must not go into a longer
discussion on these subjects.
"I shall be in town on my way to France in the
week from the 13th to the 20th. If I can do any
good, either in London or Paris, I am at your or-
ders ; but I have no power, and you seem to have
exhausted reason in your application to Govern-
ment on the particular subject of your letter.
" I voted against any alteration of the Customs'
duties, foreseeing these objections, and very much
against my anxious inclination to support the
Liberal Administration of Lord Palmerston. I know
of no greater calamity that could befall this coun-
try than the weakening of his power and authority
at this moment, or any danger to his Government;
but not even that conviction shall induce me in the
next session to support the same speculative and
vast system of finance which has produced so much
unnecessary difficulty and injury to various inte-
rests as that thrown so loosely beforo the Parlia-
ment last year.
" Yours always most4faithfully,
" EDWARD ELLICE."

•senal butt, Wook,
0 rounds, loaded
of powder and
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lad the test well.

spec tor-General
of Ordnance, Captain Lyons, Assistant-Inspector,
and the members of the Ordnance Select Committee
were in attendance. The gun was subjected to a
second ordeal yesterday, and was again fired 10
rounds, loaded with a double charge of powder and
a 1001 b. shot, which it bore with a similar result.
This species of gun has been manufactured accord-
ing to the new principle which has thus been pro-
nounced an important improvement in the construe-
lion ofheavy guns, as affording additional strength
to the chamber. That section of the gun, by direc-
tion of Sir W. Armstrong, is forged entire, instead
of in coils, and according to the judgment of the
examining committee will be found of infinite ser-
vice.

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