The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-01 00:00:00

MEXICO.

Mexican despatches, published by the New York press,
report the arrival at Mexico of the French Admiral to con-
sult with Marshal Bazaine on the relations between the
the United States, France, and the Maximilian Govern-
ment. Rumour had it that the admiral was to be followed
by a largo fleet of naval vessels ; but at the same time,
while some contended these vessels were to be used in a
manner hostile to the United States Government, other ac-
counts said they would prove to bo only transports to con-
vey the French troops from Mexico to other parts of the
American continent.

Tolucca, which had been captured by the Juarists, under
Munoz, was the ancient capital of Mexico, and contained
12,000 inhabitants, and so critical was the emergency con-
sidered that Marshal Bazaine, with all the imperial troops
at hand, had started from the city of Mexico to attempt the
recapture of the place.

There was a rumour, apparently well founded, that a
couple of valuable silver mines had fallen into the hands
of the Juarists.

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.

Tho North German Lloyd's steamship Bremen sailed this
afternoon for New York, with the German, French, and
English mails, 08 cabin passengers, and a full cargo, in-
cluding French jewellery of the value of £5,400.

The Reciprocal Trade between the United

States and Canada.

On the 4th of January there was a large attendance of
the members of the Board of Trade at Boston, Mass., to
listen to an address by Ex-Governor Fuller, of Utah, on
the Reciprocity Treaty between the United States and
British North America. Charles G. Nazro, one of the Vice-
Presidents, occupied the chair.

Governor Fuller, in commencing his address, read an
extract from the annual report of the Secretary of the
Treasury in relation to the treaty, and then reviewed the
various treaties for reciprocal trade with the British Pro-
vinces from the time of the Revolution to the last treaty in
1854, dwelling at length on the question of the fisheries,
on their importance, and giving many interesting and valu-
able statistics in relation to them, and also in regard to the
imports and exports of the Canadas. After the question
of reciprocity had been considered by each successive Ad-
ministration, finally a treaty was prepared by Lord Elgin
and William L. Marcy, and went into effect in 1855, and
next year the Chamber of Commerce of New York peti-
tioned Congress to remove all commercial restriction on
trade between the Provinces and the United States by
admitting into the respective countries the natural produc-
tions and manufactures of each, and to open to their vessels
the coasting trade in the intervening water of each country
with all the advantages existing between adjoining States.
The sentiment of this petition, the speaker said, verified
by the experience of the last ten years, continued to be
the judgment of public men and merchants of New York,
and of a large majority throughout the country. From
that time the population became more numerous in the
country bordering on the
Lakes and the St. Lawrence,
and the trade between the two countries increased from
ten to an average of twenty-three millions of dollars per
year. Many other statistics were given of the increase of
products, imports, exports, &c., going to prove the benefit
of the treaty.
which was derived by both countries from the existence

Taking a general view of the subject, the speaker said
s be a
'whole to be one of more favor to
mighty oppressive in some details,
althoughit didnot theappear treaty a
Canada or injury to the United States. As Canada is not
her agricultural productions and
a manufacturing country,
lumber must constitute the staple export to this country.
But even if the provinces were the sellers and we the
buyers of the same productions, it would be no more than
to exclude them from our markets by the abrogation of
the Reciprocity Treaty. we thus compel them to go
abroad by routes outside of this country to take our foreign
market away from us as well as to take away the trade of
the eastern provinces. The trade between the United
States and Canada was not merely for the purposes of tran-
sit, but reciprocal in the proper sense of the term. The
traffic for which wo negotiated in 1854 we had got pretty
much as stipulated for, and wo had been greatly advan-
taged thereby. Many persons have supposed that the
reciprocity treaty was purely a commercial arrangement
between this country and Canada, yet it embraced not only
Canada, but New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince
Edward's Island, and Newfoundland. The trade with the
Provinces was very valuable, as he showed by figures of
the amounts exported and imported for several years past.
The British North American market is very important and
valuable to the United States. The trade has advanced
with rapid strides since the adoption of the Reciprocity
Treaty, and the Chamber of Commerce in New York had
declared unequivocally in favor of its continuance.
Although in some of its details it might be improved,
there was enough of advantage in it to warrant its pre-
servation in all essential points. Many of the merchants
of Canada are in favor of concession, and policy and duty
alike dictated that we should meet them in a corresponding
spirit. The Reciprocal Treaty was a special arrangement
which the United States and the British Possessions found
to be required by the circumstances of an extended
frontier, rich fishing grounds, and the impossibility of
defining accurate boundaries on the sea. It had been sug-
gested that the measure of reciprocity hindered the opera-
tion of the revenue law. It had become necessary for the
Government of the United States to change its tariff and
establish a system of internal revenue which some had
supposed brought the provisions of the Reciprocity Treaty
into conflict with our legislation, and that it contravened
the power of the House of Representatives to originate
revenue bills. But this construction, the speaker thought,
was a forced one, which the framers of the Constitution
did not suspect to be possible, and it could, if it was valid,
be obviated by proper legislation. It was unwise for the
Government to levy taxes upon any producing interest.
Agriculture, manufactures, and mining, as constituting the
source of public wealth, ought not to be crippled or in any
' way embarrassed, and in this respect England was far in
advance of the United States.

There has been a second great destruction of
steamboats at St. Louis by the breaking of the ice. On
the 12th the ice broke in the Missouri River, and sweeping
down into the Mississippi and past St. Louis, destroyed
eight steamers and injured many others, involving a loss of
nearly $1,000,000. The current runs so strong and the
ice is so heavy that the frail boats are ground to powder ;
yet there seems to be no remedy, as the same disasters
occur year after year.