Star.
London, England, 1825-03-26 00:00:00

convenience; and lye should therefore propose to re-
'duce the duty Gorr' Os; to 4s. on each bond.—
The same. vrintipht -.applied to drantbaekr; and' he
would ittccordinstly place them on the mme,,,inting•
'Another indirect tax OR Commerce was the,-frielrer
Cor4Ola'ktahlishment. sUbject tolichiefl tle".11131:
Member fOr Alserd* haJ before cared the iteAaiti§.l).
of Ratliameot. Those fees were now impoteil as no
tettled,principle. In some places they were levied dn.
the.glicids•- itebtfleys on the shim ; in Others'on clan-
114ectts;la Olen 'fort tonnage.' Even in, the .sarbe;c9u
tries the ,ettualunients of the Consitis weee 'paid differ-
ently. 16 Antwerp a certain salary was paid, in Roster-
dam none ; irs litoordeaux a salary' was peid,inMargellles
none. Niikrf.vii Owed to all 'our subjects i4ikr ',protec-
tion, and it seemed to him as unfair tyi 'peke our seer-
ehants pay our Consuls, as to make travellers support
oar Ministers atForeign Courts. It was but reasonable
to poi, the Consuls fixed The apse: Was
aware, that *in the Civil List, in what was
the third class, the sum for Foreign Consuls was,
limited to WOOL per annum, and he should, to carry
his arrangement into effect, bring in a Bill authcirising,
Parliaintent to'grant the difference between that 46,Mqt:
and the total expense of the Consular. Establishment.
He certainly should still allow small and moderate fees
to be faken, such as notarial fees, bUt those would not
exceed two dollars, and for the most part be not more
than one. By this means all Consuls would be placed
bn one Tooting, and, .excepting a small sum which
Might be obtained by subscription for burial places,''
houses of worship, and similar purposes, British mer-
chants would he exonerated at foreign ports, from all
charges. Should any difficulty, however, be experi•
enced in raising a sufficient amount for those objects,
the House, he trusted, might be expected to give its'aid,
by granting one half the sum subscribed, provided that
were necessary to pay the stipend of the Clergyman,
and otherwise promote the ends in view. In Brazil, the
change would produce a material benefit. Connected
with the Consular Establishment, was the state of the
Levant trade. The Levant Company, established by
charter in the reign of James I. was allowed to appoint
all Consult: in that quarter, and to levy dues to pay
them. He believed he might say, that for two centuries
past, that Company had discharged these duties with as
much fidelity and good management as possible. Rut
still, in a commercial point of view, he thought the
system aught to be new modelled—and in a political
point of view, it also seemed to him, that the appoint.
ment of Consuls should rest with the Crown. In times
of civil war many complaints were necessarily preferred
by interested parties against Consuls, and it was only
right that the means of explanation as well as of con-
troul should be confided to the Government. With
respect to the dues levied they amounted to, one and a
half or two per cent. on merchandise, and that, in
foreign countries, was a considerable subtraction from
the profits. When this subject was brought under .the
notice of the Noble Lord at the head of the Twins)!
(the Earl of Liverpool), who at all times evinced thee
liveliest desire to promote the trade and commerce of
the nation, and who in a remarkable degree combined
the feelings of a Statesman with the wisdom of a Phi-
losopher, he entered fully into all its bearings. The
Noble Lord then applied to the Company, 'aid when
they assented to relinquish their privileges, he informed
them that his Majesty would be advised to accept the
tender, but that it would also be necessary to bring in
a Bill-to terminate the existence of the Company, and
transfer its funds to the Government. When Gentle-
men consideied the vast importance of the new trade
which had opened to us in Egypt, they would perceive
the value 'and the necessity of this alteration—and how
much it was calculated to benefit oar shipping nnd
commercial interests. He was really ashamed for
having led the Committee over so extensive a field.—
He was anxious, however, before the recess, to lay be-
fore the House and the Public, the whole of his plans,
that during the recess they might be fully considered
and canvassed -by all the interests whom they con-
cerned. If objections were found to any part of them,
he should be happy to be informed on the subject, and
to give bverrsatisfaction in hisnower; only requiring
of thelionse and the Country4is hold fast by the prin.
ciple On•whielt he proceeded, aid which was dictated
brsound policy. .By 'that means they would prove,
before the end 'of the Session, to the country and the
world, that the House had been governed by the spirit
of the Address from the Throne, at its commencement,

which tkoromended the removal of the restraints qui
restrietioni ;under which the commerce of the empire
previotrdy laboured. ~ , •
The Right *mumble Gentleman, who was frequently ap-
plauded. in the clintse.of his speech, sat down amidst mach cheer
frig, by moving his first Resolution. • .
Mr. Alderman'THpMPSON, in a speech
.of consi.
.derible'ledgifi, defended himself from having cOmmit.
tad liinisetf:;- at it'hid been lrititdateir but of doors, by
the ndirleelid Wilted eft thisubiett of the Iron' Trade. He per-
fectly well lisitirthae ha was la Obsession. of information praetkally
in the efbiets lifsfanfed-bi fewsitsc be who. know las dutp:qo val. •
Itself .as a merchant, kaew k wins Wally distinet.lrom !stadia,/ as a
tiepieientatilre. when once he entered' those *ifs, liaqbig nip..
*nal tfiesceted flews of MI Mattftff. Weeritife.ti 'ffit.f..Veet .
dill:3:AI:: :4 iheet
vafas•Didese tbi 14
tot neat .avlifofts.
i::: rta 4 g I . '
traderon .al:"
domerped„ to turn his back on principles wbickhasuiPosedrthen.
other interest; were to be affeetedi.-(,Hear.) . . . •
Sir' H. VIVIAN 'condenutetcrtbe great reduction of
the duty on Copper, witch ivoittfprtive dentin:die* to the Miami
in the -county of Cornwall, which .ettuld noicontedthe nsarketint
competition -stick limbo( South, America: , in.il.. -. , •.! -
• 8* M. W. RlDLE3foraid, that dealers in second-band,,
bottles had injured the gloss trade considerably; and •the letred uc•^l
tion.afFeign wine bottles, coaMining.ssitte, maeoseeeeeePijkaas
to increase the evil.- • . ". - ' ' ' .• . ' - '
W.' A. BARING considered the measures proposed.
by"tkite 'Right'HOU. Gentliiihan to.nighti' Much' mire'
isinpoiiant 'eked • than ' thote-tespectine the 'Colonial'
lriade, which he Stittnittecl bn istbiniereveninp•Th*y
vrere:gettirll, aricratrected every' iitetiest in-the coutttryl
14111 e Agtfcultural as well it the Cotintettiti end Ma•
faCtut itig. • ' The' gallant 1101114er (Sir -11: Viviiity hid
Weeteirto the ietittcdob 'dirty Duty, cm Conie'.r, bitt
len
e.(Mr. Awing) thought that article had been' tablit
rltily ached..tbTfitl diityrott.ifwtsloWered lilt tint,
de liihile thtt`ith -Ircifi'vrie•lo'svered more than' three.;
citaithi:'lt Whi a' (4settdfion thAitiPitil would alwiyi
' did& cOinpetiddlWatid,HdlikiYet aid. Gervnany iikkildi
ictbrilkve us p:tali that it wtis not 'wellioandest-Witb 4.1-1
tari
A.4..eirthe ntweipErfintints'thitthetighscatitteeiltie;'
liavit'it then -otiticing;'lft:dted,litiln.inbt tblo bh toes
st. He bad tried it at first wit 'Ailing. tipide,bUrit there'
Mtn& hid time totipkttiti; it'itierdieigii iilkitiiii sLOt
OtIC6-me tio rhartits,- gthatiewit' fet tOrvitarty'tti idopV
Par Ittrirliistitx Is ' a tritet lob, tseetliti go CC! work id' the
iitifenntimei4ith thi tvv:lilititi of - titre' trite's: #lldi
Ittittipkdattsitlitir Ikheral 'policy •ti ouldlo • fecip!rsc 'fly
!bet by. Ttinie:*' 'lie 'ad i lied' 'w liate'tii fitintiiiiible'
OA demi& kiii4 dolt'' with' the •Levatit I::,••)rn'pant-; tint;
Wit therdVat kndther Cdmparly mbre t.iithietitit•than
th'at if hich"he shkeleft'ldiet.'4ht‘thdiilletablbsiitt
.o 'OlSr. :) 3 • .ilit 0 t;',0:11 t:Lli.l