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

would he at all affectectim the. mew ere, although he
was certain that hy.it the Revenue would be improved.
To illustrate this,,,hft would mention that now the whole
country was ir ralapd.with 'hat were called' French.
Cambrics, winlatire,Escheqtrer, Which: ought to der-ire
a sem of :fusty or 50,000 i. per annum from. them, did
not derireporethan4;oool, and if persons in that trade
were asked how choir, camhrics were obtained? they
franklytafeclawl thatAy: were all smuggled:` French
Penn YiseArlfialker a.tticic of the same sort, which-.for
engravingeand mbar purposes of art, was swami.
Thereduttiens he prrpoied would be no injury to this
country., WM not,stand di general principles only
in talciog;tbie petition; but might acksumething, of
vaporware* to guide him.: In 1786, a treaty of coin-
vnerce was, negociated betweeu this country .and France.
By that treaty French cotton goods were to be. admitted
here on paying a duty of 12 per cent. Glass was also
to pay 12, and some se Am,' as 10 pet cent., while none
hate to pay more than 15 per cent. What was theCOn-
sequence, that we sent a great proportion of our manu-
factures to France in return, and increased our com-
Meme considerably. But in another respect we bene7
fited by that treaty. French woollens were then in
peait.esteem, in short French cloth was 4e fashion.
The result was, that our woollen manufacture so im-
proved, that it excelled the manufacture of France. In
like manner, he trusted, that, although fora time the
rimelins of 1;144,ancl the calicoes of, Switzerland,the one
froon.their texture, aod the other from the brightness of
their coloursonight find admission for the gratification
of particular tastes ; yet, as related to the million, the
effect would be to serve our own interests in eterially.
That was strongly illustrated. by what had recently
taken place in the silk matinfiteture. Before the altera-
tion in the silk.duties last year, the trade had made no
advances, but what was the fact now? that we sent
articles Sown to the coat of Sussex to be smuggled
Into France. Incapital, in ingenuity, in that energy of
• enterprise which distinguished the English: character,
we stood pre-ernioent ; nor was he afraid, so long as we
retained those properties, to bid defiance to the world.
Another objectiou, perhaps, would be, that the treaty
of 1786 insured us a reciprocitycf advantage. Upon
that subject he had before stated his opinion to the
House, in which he was borne out by a Gentleman,
some time ago a Member of the House, and whose ab-
sence from it now he most sincerely regretted. He al-
luded to Mr. Finlay, who had represented Glasgow a
-short time back ; and he should be much favoured if the
Committee would allow him to read a part of a letter
which he.,had received from Mr. Finlay, on the subject
of reciprocity. The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to
read the letter, which was dated 18th February last.—
It stated, that subscribing as Mr. Finlay did to all
that Mr. Huskisson had stated to him, he conceived his
measures would meet with some opposition from the
manufacturing interest: They would contend that re-
'ciprocal advantages ought to be obtained t but we were
bound to benefit ourselvesindependent of other nations.
Why, then, withhold a liberal policy from other States
not so much advanced as we were—not so much alive
to their own interests, or so able to carry a wise system
into effect ?" . The last words of this letter contained a
justification olihe policy he wished to encourage. By
setting an.example to other countries, we induced them
-to adopt our line ofconduct ; and while we served our-
selves, led them also to confer further. benefiti on us
afterwards. His Right Hon. Friend, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, had already subMitted to the House
•a plan for the reduction of taxes to a considerable
amount, and he trusted he would long continue to come
down with propositions equallygrattfying to the. Pub-
lic. Having thus stated the alterations which he pro-
eased in what were termed the protecting duties, he
should next consider, with a view to countervail the
effect en our own manufactures,what duties on raw ma-
terials it would be expedient to reduce. Some years ago
a duty was laid on articles of dye, which, though nut
very heavy, was still a clog on our manufactures, for an
addition of one or two per cent. upon the price of corn-
moiities was severely felt in trading with other countries.
He therefore proposed to make a considerable reduc-
tion of these duties. lie should not weary the Please
by going over the several items, but as oil was largely
employed in the woollen manufkatire, and as the any
on it had been raised during,tbe last war, be proposed
. to lower that beyond the former amount, and
leavie manufactures better than thoie'' of .other'
countries. There was also int:idler' oil, FAO rape etli,
winCh, during the late agrieultaral diaries, the-Bon.
Member for Essei (Mr. Western), stcceedectio:having
taxed 'considerably, and alio. foreign' fiat-need: 'l'he
conseeptence was, that themanufactuke of iipetril ,
cake was destroyed in thiS Outwit, io *we pkid
in a singular predicament. 'lO inierted,'the oil it a
high duty, but lost all the advantages'of manufacturing
it at home. He nose intended t 6 tedoce the duty to
the old standard, and fa' cnkel.to be
made here. He stupid :also OFjOjtkitto reituce the
-dirty on coarse foreign wool. views one p~ n
posetl, for which be proposed -to substitute
per pound on all sersolendtr ft shilling a booad,-torrit,
was only in lOW 'plait stealini that Afrl dreidthe edmi
petition of foreigners. He should now istaertlethe'
last three heads, theArippirm, comnierce,,andlq,aviga-
tion of ihe 40uqttiy, on whech he preSposed- to address
the Committee.- With respect to the P.:hipping-and'
Navigatiel?)l4g!sts, ' the Bill which bad been already
introduie•cr or Intending the (inarentine 14Wsiwould
operate most beneficially. .11he duties upon ships Fez--
forming quarantine were veryheaVy, add productive
of increased` delay; ad The* committee'' of 'Foreign
Trade had acted wisely in relieving the vessels from
the etpense, thus incurred, 'and transferring it to the
Pith, ''4nother nreasare,'•which 'had been introduced.
osik Firotlay last; for aborrahing the feel on our tutee='
'tierce to the Colonies, was adopted on the same principle.
A' third measure, which remained, be should now sub-
wit to die Corninittee,hegientii eduties on the trant-
fer of property in ships, wfiithei in shares or embracing
the Whole. That duty wife its exception to the general
principle ors which sim?terisitirlipiluties were imposed
---for the reeiSify oftlieluti fitsok • plaice for the WWI
of the pnblic,"and ittltifiiitijs. ihi ntediately con-
cerned in the transaction iiii'ittitdled with diechare:.
Two years back he had introduced a Bill tO:sinnifitty
the laws onlbesubject;-but. still-it-was unfair that-one
species of chattle prbpertf*shottld be'but thened with a
'tamp duty, to which no othei was,'on transfer, liable .
should therefore relieve persons purchtsing
or the whole of ships, Winn. all :duty ow the traref
Bonds *ere now alm.- required, under the name of in-'
eei.tures, binaiii peril:raw &beef rods at the ptac,es
for which,z tbv—were entered at toe Costom Holfse.
sorely' flit 'oe's bkOefit
of the 'public. At present it sometimes
that several persons joined-in one bond to lessen the
trsattfe \vas attended -with Muds in=

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