The Sun.
London, England, 1816-03-30 00:00:00

MITER. TRADE.

'rite luiving resolved itself into a Coln-
Illitree on the Mater Trade,
"Jr.. Rom NS(IN stated the objeo of the measure
1
`rus about to propose to' be,. not the prohihi-
"n,i4- foreign butter, but the ptotection of the
;
11". With this view he should wove,
the duty on foreign butter, which %VHS 110 W
ih lie raised to 20s. if imported
auare
taiglisn, and ("cign He
%vas
Hlatry c)bjVCt ;MIS might he urged to his pro-
- Q 4, :lime engaged iu the. Irish butter trade

wonl.l probably think the fluty .oitght to be raised
to 305., while those interested in the Dutch butter
trade imiglit think, a -higher duty than 10s. ou4itt
not to be,ftaposed.. in taking 2Os. he had endea-
vonred to hit on the mean between the antouut of
the duty with which the pat tics he had mentioned
were respeetivelY,of opinion the butter.imported
ought to be charged. ile concluded by moving
the Resolution he had announced, for raising the
duty on butter from ss, to 20s. if imported in
Fuglish ships, and to 255. if imported in foreign
ships.
Sir J. NewpoßT stated' nu-41:old nod Ireland in
in 11 itio.,t eASeS, to he ttinally intrteStO
in the me:lstite to he adopted, mid he vvito should
endeavour to separate the baerest.of the one from
that of the other, would work inevitably the ruin
of both. To a certain extinit lie concurred %rich
the Right lion. Gentleman in looking at this as
of protection, and not of prohibition,
hut feared the measure would not go far enough ;
he hoped, howtr:er, the d.lty tttentiotted should
give merely an increase of revenue to England,
and not suffice for the protection of Ireland, that
in another year, the Right' Ilan. Gentleman would
be willing to raise the amount of the duty, so us
rto give that protection, which it -was now in his
contemplation to afford.
Mr. bloon had expected the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman would have gone further than hie had done
on the present occasion, null he still hoped, he
Would amend autl extend his ptoposition. Ile did
41.0 t wish for a prohibitory duty, but a protecting
one he trusted would not be denied. Iu the name
of Justice, he implored the Right lion. Gentle-
'man to substitute 30s. for 25v. in the motion
which lie bad submitted to the Ilonse. After some
further obse'rvations,.the liun. I! tronet moved an
amendment to the motion before the twomittee,
which went to substitute '253. fur :20s. and 30s,
for 255. in the Resolution.

Mr. V. FITZGERALD opposed the Amendment.
Ile thought it was not in the spirit of that libe-
rality Which on this subject bad beeu professed
on all sides or the House„ to press such an exten
sion of the vote proposed this day. 116 Right lion.
Friend (Sir J. Newport) had hoped that if the
measure now to be adopted, should not prove
equal to thti accomplishment of its object, an ex-
tension of it would be proposyl in a future year.
lie might rest assured no time would be lost in
alciag. this course, when it wits found the pro-
tection now 'to be alforded was 60-equate.
At• present, lie was sure, on
.taking a general
view of our domestic: interests, the House would
feel it was not expedient to go further than to
adopt the Itewhuiott of LIS ltight Hon. hl lend
under the present duties, he she.veli, the Irish hot-
ter trade Infil greatly improved. lit the year alter
the 'Union, her exports of butter amounted to
225,000 ewt. In 1814, they were more thap dou-
ble what they had been at the period first referred
to—they amounted to 432,000 cwt. From that it
would be seen a most gratifying h»provenieut had
taken place. Last year, thong') the 1)111(.11 hut.,
ter had come immediately in competition with the
Irish butter trade, the exports from Ireland were
432,000 cwt. and their value• 2,20,0001.

•Sir N. COLTHUIRST hoped the. 1! 11:11'0110. (Sir
E.F100(1) %NM!! consent to Witl►►lraw his an►end-
ntent.

Sir F.. FLOon declinc,l giving the Committee
the trouble of dividing on the .motion he hint
made. In submitting it to the Haase be had
done Itis duty to his country.
.Mr. I'owsoway, though anxious to promote any
measure that could. bench Ireland, did (lot think
Ireland hid a right to expect the interests of the
'Empire generally
,were to be sacrificed to her ad-
vantage. He thought the proposition,. of the
Right Hon, Gentlemen opposite-went as far as a
measure nt experiments ought to do.
• Sir F. FLoon explained.
Sir J. Natt PORT.—The'present measure; adopt-
ed' with.ttle good will of the House, would he
better than It higher _protecting ditty, adopted
against the opinious_of many of its Members.
The.lt esoiotions. were then put Rlid carried.
Mr.. Go know thought it desirable that the du-
ties on:cheese should 1)e placed ou the sallle foot-
ing.as those of butter. The ditties on butter and
cheese had been .ss. and 4e. per cwt. The :Right
Hot). Gem team bad.. quadrupled the duty, on but-
ter; he proposed toAlo the same by that of cheese.
He moved that a. duty of Ms. per cart. should he
paid on
.cheese imported in British shills, 411(1 2°3.
imported in foreign shills.
A desultory •conyersation ensued, in.which Mr.
Robinson, Mr. Methuen, .Mr. Hall, Mr. Eger.
too, Mr, Thompson, • the. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Mr. Poasonhy,. &Ind Mr. Conlon, parti-
tipated. It .was 'contended that I2s. %you'd give
the same protection to cheese, that fioi. gave to
butter, and. tht analogy suppoed by the tourer
between cheese awl hotter did not exist.

.11r. GoaDON ha►l no criterion to go by b►tt the
relation tliv duties on cheese n►►d hotter had prc-
viously borne to each other, i I '204, was more
than sufficient, be mai willing that a smaller von
shoul►l be tt,tine►l, as his object was to place both
articles on the ea inajontjag,
_ _ _

The motion was. livally-agreed to, the House
resumed, and the Report of the Committee was
ordered to be received on Monday.

Ou. the motion of Mr. GoanoN, Accounts of
the number, of Lotteries which hitd been drawn
since 1811, and the Rums which they bad con-
tributed to the revenue, were ordered to be laid
before the iloose.