The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-02 00:00:00

HAMI3URGH MAIL.

BERLIN, Mauer{ 21.—The budget brought forward by the
English Prime Minister in the House of Commons, on toe
12th instant, and which traces the future commercial policy of
England, must give the German manufacturers a sufficient t C-
caston of serious reelections. Let us remember the pubin,
praise wlich Sir Hobert Petl, on entering his office, so unex-
pectedly bestowed on the German nation. Let us remember
the similar language which Dr. Bowring so frequently used re-
specting German manufactures in the debates on the Corn-
laws, and compare with it Peel's proposal to lay a duty on
English coals exported to the amount of a million and a half of
dollars annually, and this expressly that this article may not
promote the interest of a nation which rivals English manufac-
turers. We must confess that we have reason t, hear, with a
secret anxiety, every commendation or honourable mention of
Germany, coming from English lips, and that we must think of
the fable of the fox who had a longing for the crow's cheese.
Peel's plan is a'movt unanimously approved, even by the Oppo-
sition, as highly judicious and worthy of a free country. T h
adoption of more liberal principles of commerce is especially
acknowledged ; a reduction of the import duty on about 750
articles is proposed. Let us be informed in which of
these 750 articles general liberal measures which, ad-
vantageous also to foreigners, have been adopted.
The reduction of the duty may be liberal, but only for the
interest of England, and that there is no intention of benefit-
ing, as is evident from tho reduction of the duty on Canadian
timber, and the augmentation of the duty on coals, it must be
allowed that the British Minister can have no inducement to
promote the German trade, by reducing the import duties, and
that he has only to consider the commerce of his own country.
But let us not forget this, if we should be unexpectedly praised
by him, but think that this is probably not without an inten •
tion to make us pay dearly .for such panegyrics. But our
brethren across the:channel really believe us too stupid, if they
fancy that the experience of the past has left no traces on our
ands, and that we have not at length perceived, that they
never voluntarily agree to a reciprocally equally free trade,
when there is no necessity for it. The same approbation that
is given by the English merchants to the present commercial
policy, will be bestowed by the German manufacturers in such
augmentation of the import duties, and such commercial
restrictions as the German Government shall be able to adopt,
in order to oppose the introduction of English manufactures.
We have certainly fewer organs through which such
measures may be respectfully and generally impressed on
the Government ; but approaching events, and especially the
now intimate commercial convention with our western
neighbours of which there is a prospect must necessarily
lead to decisive stepiin this respect. We understand in the
next conference of the Plenipotentiaries of the States Union,
such measures will be taken into consideration.
BERLIN, Man 26.—( From a Letter. )—lt was known the
evening before yesterday, that a Royal Cabinet order had
definitely appointed Baron Von Bttlow, lately Ambassador in
London, and our representative in Prussia in the
.German Diet,
to the post of Privy Cabinet Minister, and Minister of State,
and Chi. f of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
llartovErt, MAarr 25.—1 t is now posrively stated that his
Majestyatest. will return to his capital on the 15th of April at the
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