The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-30 00:00:00

CONVENTION BETWEEN BO
GIUM AND FRANCE ON THE SUBJECT.

THE LINEN TRADE.

The following is the text of the Convention ente
into between the Governments of France and Bele°
with regard to the linen tariff :
"In the name of the Holy Trinity,
"His Majesty the King of the French, and his 315
jesty the King of the Belgians, desiring to maintain,. ,°";
draw closer on every occasion, the bands of amity WO.
unite the two countries, conclude a Convention to face
litate this object, of which the following are the terms
"Art. 1. The entrance duty in France on thread 01,
linen, and linen cloths, imported from Belgium, tbroug'
the offices from Armentieres to Malmaison
shall be re-established, such as they existed before thi
ordonnance of the Government of France of 261110
June, 1842 ; and the entrance duty into Belgiuol °0
linen thread and linen cloths imported from Fn111":e
shall be maintained as they are at present, without Of
being augmented on either part before the expiration °f
the present treaty.
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" If, on the contrary, the entrance duty into ROA
on linens and linen threads coming from Belgium, sh •
be reduced, an equivalent reduction immediste)./
be made in the Belgian tariff on the same articles ("
French manufacture, so that the duties shall be uniform
on both sides of the frontiers.
" The Government of his Majesty the King of
Belgians further engages to impose the same duties °'
linen and linen thread, entering by any other of her fl 4;
tiers, as is established by the French tariff on her 00
frontiers. There shall be no other exceptions in this re,;,
spect than those pointed out in the Belgian law of 25'
February, 1842, and which are only limited by the Pr°;
sent treaty to the introdr,ction into Belgium of 250,
kilos. of thread from Germany and Russia per annutn'd
" Art. 2. The Government of his Majesty the Ringo
the Belgians further engages-Ist, to reduce the entrso
duty on the importation of wine from France,
_as well b,
sea as by land, to 50 centimes per hectolitre for wine
cask, and 2 francs per hectolitre for wine in bottle;
2d, to reduce the excise duty on French wines 25 rPeito
cent. ; it being well understood that during the te,
of the present treaty these customs and excise duil
cannot be augmented, and that no other wines shall
received into Belgium on more favourable terms t
those granted to those the produce of France ; 3. to
duce by 20 per cent. the duty at present levied on
goods imported from France, and that silk goods frombir
other country shall be admitted on more favour°, 0
terms than those granted to France during the durso°
of this Convention.
"Art. 3. The abatement allowed by the Belgian 11;:e
of the 24th of December, 1829, having been cc:inside re
insufficient in its application to the salts of France, O'er,
shall be granted to them, in order to come into cone°4
rence with the salts of Belgium, a further reductie;!;
7 per cent., and- the former cannot during the durall°,
of the present Convention be submitted to any tern
more favonrable than allowed to those of France. to
" Art. 4. There shall be a reciprocity of transit for to
states of both countries, and this transit shall Ottt•
part of both countries be regulated by the tariff at rip
sent in force in France. The GoVernment of Bele .
engages to open the bureau of of Monins to the trayl
of French slates.
" Art. 5. The Belgian boatmen navigating in the nd
nals or rivers of France shall have all the rights Iv
privileges enjoyed by the natives, and reciprocally
tb'
French boatmen in the Belgian canals shall enjoy bee
same privileges as Belgians, and shall in no case in nit ty
country be subjected to any dues than those paid by
boatmen of the respective countries. .
eel°
"Art. 6. Each of the two contracting parties ogre_
prohibit andprevent the transit of linens and J.' a
threads through their respective territory destined'
either.
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"Art. 7. If the augmentations of the present 0c7,1
0
duties or other duties of the communes in Belgium 0' be
in any way interfere or do away with the benefit to le
derived by France from the present Convention, it
requires the simple declaration of the French Gov°
went to cancel it at the expiration of one month. od
" Art. 8. The present Convention shall be ratifieJ
the ratifications exchanged with as little -delay as:'
oi
sible. It shall be in force fur four years from the dater
the exchange of ratification; and unless notice to a it
trary effect be given six months before its expiratilo'fo
slidl remain in force for another year, and so ,
year to year until notice to the contrary duly go e 4"
(Signed) " Baron DEFFAUDI/4
" ROGIEW

PKESBYTEHY OF ARBROATIL,h
The Non-Intrusionists of the Presbytery.ol Arbr,(l,o
appear to be determined to drive out all who differ ilena
them in opinion. Their persecution of the Revq,,rer
Mr. Carruthers, of Kirkden, onthe pretence of drun.*opy
ness, has displayed a virulence sinful amongst
class of men, and doubly so amongst those Ivh°
fess to be the.`Ministers of the Gospel of Peace.
01
know Mr. Carruthers well—have known hill' lo
than any of his calumniators—and we hesitate I?°:ite
say that there is not a more temperate minister
hris
Presbytery of Arbroath, no, nor a more sincerst:itutio,
tian. Ile is a man naturally of a delicate conrode of
and I.ad it not been for his very temperate of ,u the
living, he must long since have gone the
earth. Were he to swallow as much intoxictis daily'
in one week as many of his reverend accusers
the
Fro.
after dinner, the six months granted hint by
bytery would send him to his long home. A quiet,
offending man, and beloved by the great majority 01
parishioners, is the Rev. David Carruthers, ;tad had he
hosen to be a Non-Intrusionist, thefinnu of drunkealle;
had never been raised against him. The Rev. Janet
Lumsden of Barry, who has earned for himself so
viable a notoriety in connection with the case of Geo%
viaYting
Key of Barry—the " Barry brutality "—leads the
against Mr. Carruthers. We sincerely hope that the
Mr. Carruthers will soon be restored to perfect hea7o
and that his enemies will be foiled in their attempts
injure him.—Dundee Chronicle.

SALUTING ETIQUETTE.—On Tuesday afternoonitsi:
French 10-gun brig of war Pourvoyeur, commandeal,
the Lieutenant de vaisseau Villars, arrived in the two
stead from Cherburg, on a cruise. She is fitted as
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school-ship, and has on board, besides the crew,
sixty eleves de marine, some of whom are intended 7,
officers. M. Villars sent on shore to the LieutenfOot
Governor, to know whether, if he saluted the isle
such salute would be returned. His Excellency le
dined the salute, because, as we understand, by s°o-
singular pretension of the Ordnance Department, P°
der is denied to the Commander-in-Chief and rePrti's
sentative of her Majesty in this island, who is 411i0
prevented from receiving the compliments dup
the British flag, and returning the same to thatio
the foreign nations whose ships of war arriii,
among us. His Excellency, however, invited the
cers to breakfast with him yesterday (Wednesfll,4o
morning, and at about two o'clock the General and 4,.P.
family went on board, when the commander caused'k
freshments to be served, of which the party part'
while the eleves de marine manned the yards, &C.
Excellency, noticed the particularly clean and healthy ¢'e
pearance of the eleves, and the good order and discfrfroo
of the vessel. On leaving the Pourvoyeur, a salute
fired out of compliment to his Excellency personwlo
whose rank as Major-General entitles him, accordiogo
the regulations of the French service, to a salute of sefm;
guns. The Pourvoyeur sailed this (Thursday) mort-o,
for Cherburg. Her departnre has been hastened ink,'" s
sequence of the head professor of the eleves haying
suddenly attacked with brain fever and delirium,
rendered it necessary to place him at once in the oi
tart' hospital at Cherburg. His Excellency having'•
understand, expressed his determination to return Wei.%
lute fired yesterday ('Wednesday), the Commanl'Agg"
Villars fired another as a previous salute to the
which was consequently returned from the shore'

Guernsey Star. pp
It is rumoured that the Benchers of Lincoln's 1.01
have determined upon building a new hall. Mr. Hard
to be the architect, and the cost is not to exceed 60,000/. y
THAMES TUNNEL.—This undertaking seems t°ol
approaching steadily to entire completion. On Monday l'ibt
the entrance on the Wapping aide will be open to visitors,
shaft at Rotherhithe being closed in order to finish the °Os
staircase. When this is completed the tunnel will be thr°l7,
open, not merely as an object of curiosity; but as a thorn do
fare for foot passengers, and its practical utility as a ilie°ol
of communication from one shore to the other sill be ,
tested.
BRIGHTON, JULY 28.—The packet Lord llelfille
landed her passengers from Havre at the Railway-wharf, Sbror
ham harbour, having made her first voyage, and con,pleteeibi
pasFage each way in nine hours. The passengers proceeJitir
a special train, provided for that purpose by the Railway "jot,
patsy, to the first train starting from Brighton to Lorl'ilio
where this arrangement would enable them to arrive whin,
twelve hours of leaving Havre, including the time for esloo
ing the luggage. The packet Dart landed her passengers
,crere
Dieppe at Brighton pier, this morning, among whoa
Lord and Lady Gaidiner and suite. 1;g11'
Alathews's celebrated cottage at the foot of of
gate hill, and since improved and beautified by an Out•PuDe
4,0001. Ina bought in last Thursday, and, it is said, is t°
sold for less than 3,000 guineas.

BIRTHS. .
j tut,"
On the 27th inst., in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's , er,
fields, the wife of 11. W. Tamplin, Esq.,surgeon, of adau,g;'bbs,
On the 27th inst., at Camberwell, the lady of William
Esq., of a son. V f°lll
On the 23d inst., at Dawlish, the lady of John 1 ell
Cowell, Esq., of a son. ier.
On the 26th inst., the lady of Henry Hargreaves, DK"
geon, of Burnley, Lancashire, of a daughter. u crar-
On the 26th inst., at Westbourne-street,
dens, the
th lady of F. W. Russell, Esq., ofmo a son. of
Ou e 28th in tu st., at Ciapha-comn, Mrs. Hudson,
daughter. Hyde Pars-,
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On the 18th inst., atMARRIED
Wemburv, Devonshire, Csptain tree;
derick Thomas Maitland, 24th Regiment, youngest too °f e t
neral Frederick Maitland, to Emily Augusta Mary, Y""
daughter of Major Richard Byngharn Neu land, of Ur; t°'
Y
Hampshire. tbo
On the 23d inst., at Broadwater Church, Worthing,o,,
Hon. John Craven Westenra, NI. P. for King's County, Ll.l-
tenant-Colonel in the Scots Fusilier Guards, and second _OO
of Lord Rossmore, to Ann, daughter of the late Lewis Chirg"`
Daubuz, Esq., of Truro, in Cornwall. unir
On the 28th in at Sutton-at-Hone, George Gipps,l 0
Esq., of Lincoln's Inn,
lens, Kent, Esq., to Eliza, thi d d I f the late Jan'
eldest son of George Gipps, of "
r aug iter 0
Benton, Esq., of London.

DIED.
On the 2.1 d of June, at St. John's, Antigua! Enuga'
third daughter of MI. B. J. T. Ni htingale, rukshbairg:tat
On the 23d inst., at Farnham, the Rev. W. H.
third son of the Right lion. S. R. Lushirgton, and Rector
Ea,tling, in Kent.
On the 26th inst., at Brixton, Miss Caroline Goodsell.
of
On the 26th hut., Susanna, wife of H. Beeehing, I.°z"
Tot bridge, Kent. unrc,
inst.,•J
On the 26th at Endsleigh-street, Tai
Mason, Esq., age.ls7.

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