The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-26 00:00:00

UNITED STATES TARIFF.

This subject was introduced by Colonel Aagl
M.P. (Halifax) who pointed out how in3l2_,°,k
rtiied
it was to endeavour to persuade the people of the
States of the advantages which would accrue to them if D.
would do with the manufacturers of the States what P-g,
land did years ago with the agriculturists. He proPe°
" That a deputation should wait upon the rres •
dent of the Board of Trade, to obtain, if,
Bible, a reduction of the present prohibition of
and the negotiation of a free trade policy on the For" ai
the United States of America, and that a friendly aPPed
should be made to the National Board of Trade and °thia
free trade chambers in America on the same subject. .00
Lord FREDERICK CAVENDISH, M.P., was of 013inblii- e
that the best way to seek to influence the people °E;
United States would be through our literature, which ..;t
read there almost as extensively as in this country'.
would be unwise to press general action in this Enat„,taecti
The resolution was carried with an alteration to the elL'o-f
that the deputation to the President of the Be3ricl
Trade should confine itself to discussing the inciden''',;'
the United States tariff, and its bearings upon the tr`r-
of this country.

Veil
rINANcIAL BOARDS.—At a meeting of the ." *-%-i;
dlesex magistrates, held on Thursda • the bill for eS'l
Wishing county financial boards was 'discussed. It ss:,v'
considered that the county funds were at present s"`""
economically dispensed by the magistrates, and that fin
ail.n;
cial boards were unnecessary. A resolution, stimitwrilue
ble to
a special meeting for [the 18th of March, to en 3 be
bench to take into consideration any bill which rrig"the
brought before Parliament affecting the rates 0f
county, was agreed to.
PERMISSIVE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR BILL. The
test
of a bill prepared by Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Mr. BazleY' tiny
Mr. Dalway, the object of which is to enable owners °lot
occupiers of property in certain districts to Prthf
rs
„e
the common sale of intoxicating liquors, has in't "
published. The bill proposes to give the right "-,,b
certain number of ratepayers in any municipal her°%(.l
or parish to require the may v
or in the one case, tes
overseers of the poor in the other, to take the -fito
of the whole body as to the propriety of bringiog 1-bes
operation the provisions of this measure ; and Pres'
cLery
the manner in which the votes are to be taken. -L' ,te
person rated to the relief of the poor and entitled to .6-j
at the election of guardians is to be considered 6031' re-
to vote on the issue thus raised. Two-thirds of the 3."gthe
gate number of votes recorded will be necessary f'9l. g
adoption of the Act. In the event of the measure been
ot
rejected, twelve months must intervene before the Pr°P,:ist
can be made a second time ; but if it be adopted, 3t
three years must elapse before the ratepayers have Pf Art.
to reconsider their decision, or to give effect to it byive
other vote. The adoption of the measure would ifiv- ite
the total suppression of the liquor traffic within the lie3ol
prescribed after the expiration of the existing lieellses:esch
course penalties are provided to meet the case of anY ,
of the prohibitory law and for the ,fabrica4on of vQtl43
PAPVM