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London, England, 1845-02-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 14.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
HEALTH OF TOWNS.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he wished to
present a petition, of which be had given notice, agreed
to at a most respectable meeting in Exeter-hall, in the
month of December last. The subject of the
health of towns was one of the most im-
portant that could be brought before their
Lordships, and the association, from whom the
petition emanated, would be most happy to cooperate
with the Government in any effort to benefit the people
of England in this particular. He had looked over the
report laid before that House by the Health of Towns
Commission, and had extracted a considerable degree of
his information from the ;documents thereto appended.
The Noble Marquis referred to the demoralising effects
produced among the poorer classes by the system pur.
sued of giving opium, in the shape of cordials, to children
labouring under diseases induced by the noxious atmo-
sphere to which they were exposed in the crowded lanes
of towns and in the neighbourhood of churchyards.
He felt it his duty to present the petition, and he
would take the opportunity of asking the Noble
Lord, whether it was the intention of Government to
bring in a measure to ameliorate the evils he had com-
plained of, and to do away with burial clubs, which, as
at present managed, were another prolific source of evil?
If they did not do so, ho certainly should take an oppor-
tunity of introducing such a Bill himself.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that the Govern-
ment had taken the question into consideration, and it
was probable that some measure for the purpose of
attaining the advantages sought by the Noble Marquis
would be brought forward.
Lord CAMPBELL said that no persons should be
allowed to insure in clubs such as those referred to by
the Noble Marquis, excepting such as were directly in-
terested in the safety of the person so insured.
The Marquis of NORMANBY then gave notice that
he should move, on a future day, for a return of the order
appointing the Deputy-Inspector of Ireland, in the room
of the late Mayor of Galway.
The House then adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 14.
The SPEAKER took his seat at the usual hour.
A messenger presented himself at the Bar of the
House, with a message from the Lords; and also a
messenger from the Bank of England, with a communi-
cation from that establishment.
Several petitions were then presented in reference to
private Bills.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.
Col. SIBTHORP presented a petition from several
influential persons, and those engaged in trade in the
town of Lincoln, praying for certain alterations in the
Imprisonment for Debt Bill.

LAWS AGAINST BLASPHEMY.
Sir JOHN EASTHOPE presented a petition for the
abolition of all the laws against blasphemy.
MEDICAL REFORM BILL.
An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from Hull,
approving of some of the clauses, and disapproving of
others, of the proposed Medical Reform Bill.
THE NAVAL FORCE.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the Peace
Society against any further increase of the naval force.
BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH.
An HON. MEMBER, whose name we did not hear, pre-
sented a petition against the union of the sees of
Bangor and St. Asaph.
TIMBER DUTIES.
Mr. G. CRAIG presented a petition from Edinburgh,
praying for a repeal of the timber duties.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Mr. DARBY presented petitions numerously signed,
praying for an inquiry into the causes of the present
agricultural distress, with a view to its alleviation.
JEWISH DISABILITIES.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition praying for a re-
loyal of all civil disabilities pressing upon the Jews.
WINDOW-TAX.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Mid-
dlesex, praying for a repeal of the window-tax.
INCOME AND PROPERTY-TAX.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition praying for
a revision of the property and income-tax.
POST-OFFICE ESPIONAGE.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Mr.
Joseph Mazzini, complaining that his letters had been
broken open' and stating that, although the House of
Commons had appointed a Secret Committee to
inquire into the practice of espionage in the Post-
office of Great Britain, the Members of that Com-
mittee had been misinformed and imposed upon;
and he, on the part of himself and other foreigners,
wished to know whether they were in future to place
confidence in the honour of this country, or whether
their correspondence was to be transmitted to foreign
despots, by which they were in danger of imprison-
ment.
Several petitions for private Bills were presented by
Mr. Buck, 31r. Porter, Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. Ewart ;
and petitions against the oppressive and uneqnal influ-
ence of the income-tax, from surgeons, solicitors, and
other professional persons residing in several places in
the county of Lincoln ; a petition from the medical
practitioners of Bishopwearmouth, approving of the Me-
dical Reform Bill brought in last session, but praying
for some alterations therein ; and a petition from the
London and Country Association of soap-makers4raying
for a repeal of the duty on soap.
WINDOW-TAX.
Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from the car-
penters of the City of London, praying for a repeal of the
_
' window-tax.
NOTICES OF MOTION.—POST-OFFICE.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBB gave notice that, on Tuesday
next, he should submit a motion to the House on the
subject of the Post-office. He should move for a Select
Committee to inquire into the manner in which the
business of the Post-office was conducted, and he should
also move that the Report of the Secret Committee of
last year be referred to that Committee.
FIRE INSURANCES.
Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that, after Easter, he
,-- should take the sense of the House on the subject of the
propriety of reducing the duties payable on Fire In-
surances.—(Hear, hear.)
COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH TURKEY.
Dr. DOWRING, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet in
his place, would repeat the question which he had
put to him on a former evening, in reference to the_ com-
mercial treaty with the Ottoman empire. When that
commercial treaty was entered into with the Porte, an
additional duty had been imposed on the import and ex
port of goods, bylber Britannic Majesty's subjects, from the
Ottoman empire, and the equivalent which was given them
• was the abolition of the monopolies of goods which left
the interior of the Turkish empire. Under that treaty
an additional per centage was imposed on the imports
and the exports of goods. It appeared, however, that I
the monopoly had not been abolished, although that
was a subject on which he would not dilate.
They were at that moment able to admit goods into the
British empire on the payment of three per cent. on im-
portation or on exportation, while British subjects,
under the terms of the treaty, were compelled to
pay 12 per cent. upon exports and five upon.
imports. The question which he wished to put to.
the Right Hon. Baronet was, whether any effective
measures had been taken to place British subjects of her
Majesty, trading to the Levant, on a level with other
subjects trading to that part of the world?
bir R. PEEL, said the Government were not satisfied
with the manner in which the commercial treaty had
been carried into execution. There were subjects of
some countries which were entitled to privileges
that British subjects did not possess, although
there was an article in the treaty which pro-
vided that subjects of her Majesty in the Turkish empire
should be upon the footing of the most favoured nations.
Of coons© their appeal must be made to the Porte, and
at the present moment negotiations on the subject,
between the Porte and Russia, were pending.
ELECTION COMMITTEES.
The following Hon. Members were sworn in to serve
on Election Committees :—Lord Sandon, The O'Conor
Don, Sir George Grey, Lord G. Somerset, Mr. Wilson
Patten, and Mr. Locke.
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
Sir. R. PEEL moved the order of the day for a Com-
mittee of Ways and Means.
On the question that the order of the day be read,
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to give notice publicly, on
purpose that it might be well known, that he should
take the earliest opportunity of asking the Right Hon.
Gentleman opposite when he should be enabled to lay
on the table of the House the correspondence between
the American Government and our representative there
on the subject of the Oregon territory.
THE BUDGET.
The Order of the Day for going into Committee of
Ways and Means was then read, and the Speaker left
the Chair, which was taken by Mr. GREENE.
Sir ROBERT PEEL then rose. He said—Mr.
Greene, although, Sir, I have had considerable expe-
rience in the discharge of official duties, and although
I have frequently had occasion to address this House
upon matters of great public concern, yet I cannot ap-
proach the discussion of the subject which I am now
called on to introduce without great anxiety, and
without a deep consciousness of how imperfect
and inadequate will be the explanation which
I &hall be able to give with respect to it.
But though I rise under some disadvantages from the
period of the year at which the statement is made, yet,
o
the announcement of the speech of her Majesty,
that it
was intended to propose a continuance of the
income-
tax fhad
no
further limited period, I felt
o alternative whatever might
have been the
precedent under ordinary circum-
stances—but to submit
tothiees House and
Government
dnmethnet
country, the general views of her
Majesty's j
with regard to our financial position
policy. Sir, it will be my duty tor:nd our commercial
P sest.:tti to the House a
general view of the present financial position
ein
s te
oen of the coun-
try—to make an estimate of the probable r
enu
dismissthis great question—whether it bev consistent
n and to
t
with the public interest that the presentamount
expenditizre should be maintained, or whether it benot
right that there should be, in respect of some important
INEWSkisranches of our public policy, an increase of both beyond
preceding years? If the House entertain that proposition,
fi 4,J . for the reasons which I shall adduce, it will then be ineurn-
lb 11,•1 ,27Lent on me to propose for the consideration of Parliament
whether it be fitting that that increased expenditure shall
;liikkv . be met from the ordinary sources of revenue, or whether
it be more advisable that that tax imposed in 1842, on
LI property and income, shall be continued for a further
414 period, for the double purpose of providing efficiently

for the exigencies of the public service, and for
enabling Parliament to reduce and to relieve the
people from those taxes bearing more immediately
•n the industry and commercial enterprise of the coun-
try.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) Sir, I am
convinced that this House will fully appreciate the
magnitude of the task I have undertaken ; and that
whatever be the difficulties which may arise from my in-
adequacy to discharge that task, I am sure those
difficulties will not be aggravated by any want
of indulgence or attention on the part of the
House. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I shall
attempt on this occasion to lay before the House, as fully
and as comprehensively as I can, all those considerations
which appear to me to form the elements of its future
determination. I will not enter into any state-
ments or make any observations connected with
past party considerations.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
Nothing shall fall from me that can prevent any gen-
tleman from exercising a dispassionate judgment unin-
fluenced by mere consideration of party. I know that I
must necessarily touch upon subjects which have
been and will be made the subjects of fierce
political contention, but I shall postpone these
subjects until some future period, and I shall
now attempt to lay before the House its present financial
position, and explain the views of her Majesty's Govern-
ment in respect of the course of policy they intend to
pursue. I will, in the first instance, begin by referring
to that estimate of finance and expenditure of the
country which was given by my Right Hon. Friend the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last brought the
subject under the consideration of the House. My Right
Hon. Friend, speaking at the latter end of April, 1844,
calculated that the revenue for the current year—that
is, the year ending the sth April, 1845—would amount
to the sum of 31,790,000/. My Right Honourable
Friend calculated the expenditure at 48,643,0001.,
leaving an estimated surplus of 3,147,0001. That
calculation, however, was disturbed on the one
hand by an estimated reduction of taxes to the
amount of 400,000/. I allude to the wool duties, and to
the duty on glass, which were removed at a subsequent
period of the session, but on the other hand credit was
taken, or a demand was made, for 400,000/.
on account of the China expenditure, which vote
it is not necessary to refer to, because that will
not affect the calculation of my Right Hon. Friend, be-
cause there is a saving on the one hand balancing the
reduction on the other. My Right Hon. Friend stated at
the same time, that in consequence of the postponement
of the payment of 700,000/. the surplus would be reduced,
and that the real surplus would be 2,373,0001. That
estimated surplus was, in point of fact, in making the
account of the sth of January last, very considerably ex-
ceeded. It will appear by reference to the document of
the state of finance and expenditure of the sth of
July last there was a surplus of 3,357,000/. In-
stead of 51,790,0001., the sum calculated upon by my
Right Hon. Friend, the amount of net receipts of
revenue on the sth July last, was 54,003,000/. This
increase of revenue arose chiefly from the in-
crease of receipts from the Customs. Instead of
21,500,000/. of Customs revenue, as estimated by my
Right Honourable Friend, the actual receipt was,
on the sth of January, 22,500,000/. The Excise, which
was taken by my Right Hon. Friend, at 13,000,0001.,
produced on that day, 13,308,000/. There was
some money received under the treaty with China, amount -
ing to 385,0001., for which my Right flon. Friend had not
taken credit, but the result was, on the sth January last,
an income of 54,000,0001., instead of the esti-
mated income of 51,795,000/. The expenditure on
the sth January, 1845, had been, on account of
Debt and Consolidated Fund, 32,862,0001., and on
account of the payment then made for the army and
navy and other public services, 17,784,0001., making a
total expenditure of 50,646,000 L, and leaving a sur•
plus, as it appears on that account, amounting to
3,337,0001—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) At the same
time, although that is the actual account, as ap-
pears on the sth January, yet the House will be
naturally anxious to have an estimate of the account
as it will probably appear on the sth of April next. For
the peried of which I am speaking, I am of course bound
in a matter of this kind to give an estimate rather than a
positive statement, but certainly I have every reason
to apprehend that the balance, comparing the actual re-
ceipts of revenue within the year on the sth of April
next, with the expenditure, will amount to a sum of
above 5,000,0001. for the year.—(Cheers.) The ac-
counts, to any one cursorily reading the papers
hich had been presented to the House, might
appear rather confused, on account of the ar-
rangements which are necessary to be made in
different quarters for the payment of the public
creditor. At one period of the year, taking the year
ending on a particular day of one quarter, the charge
for the Debt will appear considerably more than the same
charge for another year terminating on the same day
of another quarter. I cannot trouble the House with
the accounts in detail on that point, but I think—taking
the estimates as they are ready to lay before the House
—I think the House may calculate upon our being in
possession, on the sth of April next, of a surplus of
revenue received during that year, as compared with the
expenditure, of, at the very least,five millions.—(Cheers.)
Now, I know my Right Hon. Friend states that that
will not appear on the face of the accounts. For in-
stance, 2,000,000/. of money have been applied to the pay-
ment of E "(chequer-bills, on account of the opium compen-
sation. Ido not wish, however, to deal to-night with
the intricacies of accounts. I wish to state to the House
what is our real practical position with respect to
finance, severed from all questions of annual account ;
and I think that I am justified in stating that such has
been the improvement of the revenue, apart from the
property-tax, that the surplus which I have stated,
viz., a surplus of at least 5,000,0001, will be the surplus
of revenue this year as compared with the last.—
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) A part of that receipt
of revenue is made up from temporary and
casual sources. I am now speaking of the actual re-
ceipt of revenue within that year. About 385,0001. will
have been received on account of Chinese money ;
there are other small sums from the South Sea
Company ; and, taking them altogether, perhaps the
whole amount received from casual sources will be
500,00 W., which we cannot rely on permanently. Of
course a portion, and a very considerable portion, of the
revenue is derived from the income-tax, which has produced
5,190,0001. If it had not been for the receipt of the
amounts from various casual sources, and for the receipt
on account of the income-tax, the revenue, which in that
case would be derived from ordinary permanent sources,
would not quite equal the expenditure. I think the
best course which I can now take is, to submit
to the House the estimate which has been pre-
pared by my Right Honourable Friend and my-
self, of the probable receipt of revenue in the
next year. I have no right to assume that this House
will sanction the continuance of the income-tax; and I
think, therefore, it will be better that I should, in the first
place, estimate the revenue, supposing the House should
determine not to continue the income-tax. We are
disposed to estimate the receipt from the Customs
in the year ending the sth of April, 1846.--I
will lay before you the best estimate I can form
of the probable receipt up to the sth of April next
year, and I am now going to address myself to the
prospects of the corning year—that year which will
terminate on the sth of April, 1846, as I before
stated,—the receipt from the Customs in this year, on
the sth of April, may be taken at 22,500,0001: There has
been a very large receipt on account of the duty on the
import of foreign corn ; but, independently of that,
the revenue from the customs has been very large.
The experience of past years would induce us not to
calculate upon a succession of one productive year after
another. Looking, therefore, to the probability that
the corn duties of the next year would not
be equal to what they were last year, and
bearing in mind that last year was very pro-
ductive in the Customs' revenue, I am not inclined
to take the estimate of the Customs' revenue for
the next year at more than 22,000,000/. ; and then the
Excise revenue, which was estimated at 13,000,000/. for
the past years, reached 13,300,0001.; and, therefore, I feel
myself warranted in estimating that branch of revenue
for the next at thirteen millions and a half, because for

some time there has been a progressive increase in the

Excise revenue ; and we find, by experience, that the

Excise revenue recovers more slowly from depression

than any other branch. The Excise returns less rapidly

than the Customs after a period of depression. But ex

periene,e leads us to believe, that where improvernen

begins in the Excise, it goes on progressively ;

and I therefor© feel that I am warranted

in estimating the Excise revenue for the year ending
the sth of April, 1846, at 13,500,0002 The stamp duties

produced in the last year 7,100,0001 ; and the taxes—
that is to say the land-tax and the assessed taxes—

produced :4,000,000/. Then, with respect to
the Post-office, I feel warranted, from the in-
crease in the revenue of that department since
last year, and the facilities which have recently been
made for the increase of foreign correspondence—l feel
warranted in estimating the revenue of the Post•office
for the next year at 700,000/, for the actual produce of
last year was 691,000/.—(Cheers from the Opposition.)
The Crown lands produced 130,0001 ; and I will take
them at that estimate. As to the miscellaneous sources
of revenue, I am inclined to take them at nearly the
same amount which they actually produced aur.

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the extinction. It will be recollected that, fr ssl
tariff passed, in the year 1842, there were s9ters
duties still retained upon exports from this ci'fir,.;Sa
exports either of raw materials, or manufactured oaf
so nearly approaching raw materials thil,olo
could scarcely be distinguished from thew.
same time it will be remembered that we li) 141'
generally the duties on exports. They were ailst ,
with the exception of a few articles, such,
for 40,
as china-stone, and some others of the sane desciet"f
We propose to adopt,:as a general rule, the ithfl.,-
export duties on all articles of this nature, fin" so*
application of that rule we do not propose to execs st
for consumption.—(Hear, hear, and cheers free
for
Opposition.) I shall, throughout this redact +t,
entirely indifferent to any temporary triumPh• 104
hear, and cheers from the Ministerial bencliesspv,
my light Hon. Friend will do that which we
be our duty, without caring fur such ecasi":oo'
But, applying this general principle to
be 0)
every description, we do not think it woultd,e' du V 4
exempt coal from its operation.—(Hear-)
that it will be an important principle to estedolli
with respect to all exports there shall be c° 01!
able—(Cheers)—and in establishing thsti: 04"
we think that coal ought not to be 1;0 ;
exception. I am bound to say, also' elfc
revenue derived from coal has not equalled °11"e t'
tions. We calculated upon an amount of revetiossl
the reduction, of about 160,0001., whereas therleoo/i
received in the last year has not exceeded eSt
The export of coal has been impeded in eoliecitie"3;ti
the combination between the coal proprietors' e
has been the main cause why the duty cc t (IJ ;,
has not been equal to our expectations. But e
rest my unwillingness to make coal an
upon the ground of its unproductiveness, but tel
principle which I have stated, that there sb°t 17:4
duty on exports.—(Hear, hear.) And I °tisk ics: 5
after having removed the burden to w";,;‘,61:,
in its export to foreign countries is now sit#,,
trust that the proprietors of coal mines will gls-tt,
people of this country the full advantage ef
tion—(Hear, hear)—for there is an ieure!i
pot
not know whether it is well-founded or ';
is a very general impression that the price r" ti 00,4
to the metropolis and other parts of thil Dace
higher than the price of coals sent to foreign cosr,
If that be so, there could be no greater or Orece of;
justification for the imposition and contiluct; ibe!4
export duty on coal than the combination eg
sore
proprietors to obtain a greater price front th ojec24
of her Majesty than is demanded from the :Dot
foreign powers.—(Hear, hear.) I do c'c'tinst rtO
there could be a greater argument eg-vrore:4
poly than this combination amongst tbejtsere'd
of coal mines.---(Hear, hear.) I trust' etstset'S
that this voluntary abandonment by the 6°,l:t'd:p{
the tax which has been so much coleP7o.lo
these proprietors will be met by themec'ert b 69
Fpirit.—(Hear, hear.) I hope we shell n-Reclo4
longer of two prices—one for the foreigner' :e is
for the Englishman.--(llear, hear.) I trust 6h. of /*1
no more of combinations to restrict the °PP' tbi
cessary an article, and to raise the price. q,isit
Mr. HUME, and other Hon. Menabers-"" ttl
amount ? oose
Sir H. PEEL--I have said that it is 120'0001 tbt
believe I should say, more correctly, l'-i"og eP
Sir; is the loss which we shall have in i- Ses le 17
export-duty on coals. I come now to the 0106'
.6n articles of raw material used in roectif,a c 9slh
amount on these is very small. I "-e01lie",
Gentlemen have referred to the paPerbe UP/
laid upon the table preparatory to t they
tion of the tariff. The list of articles
lade
et`
merated as spbject to export duties inedoi
813 items, and the whole ataount °f,c(tOol
upon them is al put 405,0001. er,-dstrt°'3l4„
censidering the polrc-ye. fig -altering do' it ocrsit''
terial question will arise-namely, whether fsbvfot
tilehxeepuepldduirebpneotsdteeosoiarfbapobrlloiesthetectthirneegtdaaititnrid.ess:iletizorgnineogtrohei?,;sl.o:eo;;:eco
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a small revenue ? We leit'ef given Sii6e/1.s1:"
a great deal of consideration. 4lr is fl;,,
an important one. It woulde be- ttbsolute'ded
ye
in any event, to retain a portion. ,if we ictefirot.,l'',l le
quire into the import of foreign :i3,rticles ; it gooier,,,purpose of obtaining statisticatt ftrznation'd the gosei
very important to ascertain the w'eight
ties of the articles imported, and next, to F" oe Abit
the possibiky of fraud by the articles,
feed ti
duty is levied coming in as articic grill
duty. But, upon the whole Sir, we 1131eielleer
the opinion that it would be desirable"-rt of "1,10%
power of examination—retaining the 1)05:
iv Ord'
taming the quantity and weight—we thia"'„ Ces,Ehf( '
a great reform of this kind in the rest of dye
dutice, it would be better to abolish
`sr, ,Ilepor
than to maintain them.—(Loud cries of "estetll4
from the Opposition benktes.) Retaining 9e 00 ,p,
tion for the purpose of 'ensuring vigilancesceri)lo9 I'4
o_ipnuag.g.(rilitet
hoatofre,
bhetw:haeemirg.e)hr.
eCt:i3Bu,suaattonnmdoi-nifhoitivutnialeinattu_iottyydffi:uctieftrssedoly
er:3;ei
egueisrvoset
;hsatahstiani
ttfghitneht
icelCeoOdi
utlaeitiuCyott
duties
sne.irheo altogether,efo
frajcif
.oinse7rirl yoa Pble of rc:4;‘• /clj'
too'
;great hn.umber of troublesome acC:peunsbt:llfilligcrhesc:l4;eac°:l
ekept if any duty be continued. Igraud eljpefr)°loo
appeal must be made to the Hoilie, f°l' the '
appeal must be made to the Jloue, fot' illlsg tbos'otie‘,
establishing new precautions ; bit I ant vv", the r
experiment should be made of abolishichisa pon'etetir
altogether— (Hear, hear) retaining t that °eel'
examining into weights and quantities, Sy Preo
tical information should be had, and taking -clei e
tions against the importation of dutiable,. $ g .ftr•
or" retlgs
they were duty free. Observe, it will cvoo, of 'Ol,
commodation to dispense with the cage 0 eodi
housing which prevails in Lonclebrhosieg
as in other towns and cities—wure" °,orf ht;eo'r
where the amount of duty ig
ant of t't
ads
Upon the whole, not being very confi"e-, jut). 's°o6
rectness of our calculations, we do feel it 01101 we to
vise the House to try the experiment wbil 01001
last year with respect to foreign w°
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admit those articles to which I it h
refer without any duty. I am assured, 1 re oto
necessary, that the House will not refuse tboe,'')
pill
some of these duties.—(Cries of " he duties sir
articles on which we propose to abolish t roe es
be those generally which are the
,st of t
rials of our manufactures. The i
as °les°
articles contains 430 specific items, anisry t°oeoB,
will be printed, Ido not think it neeebe the
such a trespass on the patience e' then' siil
as to read over the whole °f the e 00er
think it therefore better to PcgtP°l3till saber of
flute consideration of these articles
_tei the
opportunity ; but I may state that the way t° 00,00
articles that will be absolutely swept I
slinciticie "e (
1)13
fl
tariff will be no less than 430. These "Ix ,sichl
fibrous materials, such as silk, hemp, and oft
be admitted at a nominal duty ; h the t 1.11„ ibis
different kinds. I propose also to ahe"s,e, up 1:11, it
furniture woods. A great demand is grobtcc_A-lbter)
country for our cabinet-making—asaug :wed 100 sr,
was highly advisable to encourage•—(Redd tbissos,
The amount cf duty at present le/ the sad
tide is very low, and we tohilel
titeld
rule may be applied to it. . be r 5 °Pt
vegetable manures the duty will,ste on °r sae-
abolished. We propose to remove. the 00,y'viith re. had
minerals, with the exception of copper 0,1.542, will oipc
to which an arrangement was made in iron 01461,
worked exceedingly well. The duties 0,11,i
bo the
in the first stages of manufacture wonLesq, With
are
sfe
and on all dye-stuffs and on drugs lloiveiolue. Theio,i,
exception of some that were very ohn°%,., on ether Afire.
some other articles with respect to whi!-',",
not take roith
donations, this total removal of duty will
ter,ere
the
do not pproripnoesieplesmawtehriicahlly
wtec_e:bil:recie
t°
ofhPbretehtei
With to the timber duties. there bas her
great article of foreign timber, fiat that,
the import ot
hOPe'
recently a large increase in
_fidently - eot
that import is increasing, and, I un,..o"_.nd to be osiet
eventually, the increase will be
_I u_t. The 'e lot
short of what I had estimated I.te9..ourss of ti;
20 •
received for timber duties during thee
ots
3 ne
titular
p ei a
c an
article,
special
grounds,
r 0f
uir
nn
cs
seh
relation
and
doo
nf 09
whichs t
10
eOtO
takes
e s timber
miT
pah,:u_e 0
tsi is
whichhaeo rlge e
00: r
category of the timber duties—I
deliberate c°lleieriell
staves. We have given the most
_rioe, eaeo
tion to this subject ; we have read_
papal
of theco,e!-ete
which have been presented to us on_he 1:t coo
nit Yoti
and we do think that they have maedxe selooiderej
liar hardship, entitling them to ant 1111'
as
sn
an
nn
aarrttiiecllee,esfvhriacllva
minaptoorifilatio.
been gradually failing of late.f fleiveesn.che:ja:nPae°rri;ligerg;tl:r.:erls.ecial;lloetsss4;"
sessions, in the export of staves Y,„_ited
The formidableholT suPPt):tant article'
of 039
India colonies with this iraP°consciti,erilic:
trade of the cooper, too, in
esater,e:.dere- 6
ntted Stator
wn from theettur
ovin
,Ibe
failure in our fisheries, has beonkr.,be eonsl. thirty
The duty levied upon staves, which r at:facture, 35 het
am
irst P
an article of raw material used a we, /11#
th
per cent, jle twiderod,