Star.
London, England, 1810-05-23 00:00:00

rOREIGN TIMBER.

The House having gone into a Committee on the
state of the Foreign -Timber Trade,
Mr. ROSE proposed a Resolution for doubling
the present duties upon Foreign Timber. The great
supply of this article had been from the North of
Europe, and conveyed in foreign ships. Since the
commencement of the Northern Trade, Foreign Tim-
ber had risen 300 per cent. ; the freight had convey-
ed vast sums of money to foreigners. He thought
that every encouragement ought to be given to the
importation • of timber from our own settlements in.
North America ; the trade would operate there in

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11,17 i
Increase of British Sbips entered inwar.ls from
1,583
the year 1807 to 1809

Foreign Ships entered inwards for the year IPO7 • 2,712
Ditto, for the year 1809 - - 4,692
11•••=•••
Increase of Foreign Ships entered inwards front
980
- 1807 to 1809

British Ships cleared outwards for the year 1607 8,924
Ditto, for the year 1809 9,935
Increase of British Ship) cleared outwards from
1,011
the year 1807 to 1809

Foreign Ships cleared outwards for the year 1807
Ditto, for the year 1809 - -

3,G30
4,379

Increase of Foreign Ships cleared outwards from/
749
the year 1807 to 1809

From this statement, it appeared, that with respect
to the ships entered inwards, the increase of the Bri-
tish shipping above that of the Foreign shipping, from
1807 to 1839, amounted to 633 ; and with respect to
the ships Cleared outwards in the same period, the.
increase of the British shipping over that of the Fo-
reign shipping amounted to '262 : so that, instead of
the Britis:l shipping having given way to the Foreign
shipping, they were in the gross amount for the same
period, above them 865 ships.
Mr. HORNER explained.
Mr. BARING remembered the outcry which had
been made against the Americans usurping to them-
selves the carrying trade with the North of Europe.
It would have been better policy for this country to
have connived at it, as a cover to her own bottoms
under American colours.
Mr. TM:MAYNE and Sit-JOHN NEWPCRT made a
few observations.
Mr. ROSE assured the Honourable G:aitleman
(Mr. Baring) that so.far from injuring, the wish of
hit heart was to give encouragement to the Ameri-
can shipping.
Mr. PARNELL wished to know if a similar mea-
sure was in contemplation for Ireland ; if so he should
have some few observations to submit on the subject.
At present he must remark, that certain persons wino
had contracted to build barracks in Ireland, which
would not be completed probably for years, had been
taken bound to build them of Memel timber, and
they were expressly prohibited from using American
timber. This, at least, was no proof of the superio-
rity of the American timber, and could by no means
induce people to use it.
The Resolution originally put, and also a Resolu-
tion doubling the duties on timber from the Baltic,
and granting bounties on timber imported in British
vessels from our territories in America, were then put
and agreed to, and the report ordered to be received
to-morrow.

clearing the land of timber, and here id taking of After some further conversation between Mr.
our manufactures in place of the timber, and em- TELL, Sir JOIINI ANSTRUTIIER, Mr. eacevey,
ploying our own tonnage and navigation. The Monks, and Mr. WALLACE, Mr. PastsuraiGur •
principle was not new ; it was as old asahe days of plied, when the House divided, and the motion
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Queen Anne. North America could supply one negatived Ayes 21—Noes 64—Majority 40, ds
half of our timber consumption ; and the pine timber i ASSESSED TAXES.
from Canada would supply it all. He adverted to On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
an extraordinary and ill-judged assertion advanced EXCHEQUER, it was ordered that the House d
by a Noble Lord (Cochrane) on a former night— to-morrow resolve into a Committee on the
ssestei
the
alEidXfeorHaEmQeolls:l
that there was not timber enough in Plymouth dock- Taxes Acts.
yard to build one half of a seventy-four. He regret- ; The CHANCELLOR of
ted the Noble Lord could have been so hasty, and re- also moved for leave to bring in a bill for regoldt;;s
commended him more caution in making such un- the manner of making surcharges upon the Asseo4
guarded assertions for the future. The timber now Taxes,. and the Tax on Propert
in Plymouth dockyard was out of all proportion the said Acts. He proposed causing notice to
' greater than that specified by the Noble Lord. He made of every surcharge to the person on whom it
concluded with moving, that the present duties on was imposed, who might then apply arain to :he
Foreign Timber do cease and expire. Commissioners, and if it I.llotild appear that the retur.
Mr. HORNER thought that the increase of Fo. was nct frauduleot, no double charge was to ukt
reign Shipping had been in the most alarming pro. place.
portion ; ten millions had been stated as the freight Mr. JOHN SMITH asked, if no provision yeasty
money to foreign ships for the space of one single be made respecting a return made to the Commesti:
year. Bonaparte was playing off a deep and refined Commissioners, wnere the person making it was
policy against this country; we stood now in the same charged months atter he had paid the amount of
relative situation to France that Holland did to us return into the Bank ?
in the time of the usurpation ; and Bonaparte was The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
playing the same game against us that Cromwell did . was not aware of the case.
against Holland. Holland at that time commanded iMr. GRENFELL intimated his intention of
the carrying trade of the whole world. The foreign troducing a clause on that subject.
shipping had already materiallygained upon our own. Mr. 'WILLIAM SMITH did not think that the
After a few observations from Mr. Rosa and Mr. , subject could by possibility obtain effective relief bv
GIDDY, applying at the Tax Office. It was impossible
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in the persons employed there should not lua with a
order to remove the despondency which the Learned • favourable eye to the efficient instruments by whom
Gentleman seemed so disposed to indulge in, respect- great sums of money came into their hands. These
ing the excess of the Foreign Shipping Trade over was a sort of esierit de cola in the business. Through:
ours, entered into the following statement of the num- out the country, however, the feeling was eery aift.
her of British and Foreign Ships which had cleared
,cures,
, .s beG;linlngictlhteimp mightwet,i upwards
arisehs o
chose
seftojeflrm the abolitioniriooeg,aw)a
rdlteyaetnaro as o
a dipe.
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inwards, for the years 1807 and 1809. ;saving
British Ships entered inwards for the year 1007 -
Ditto, for the year 1809 ' ' of water in the bucket ; and yet the whole amount
of these most vexations and crxel so:chat-4es did set
exceed Rl ncimoo to Government.
Mr. BRAND expressed a hope that in the propossa
correction of the system of surcharges, tht moral
appeal to a Jury should he allowed the people, iq
place cf that to the Commissioners of Taxes.
The CHANCELLOA of the EXCHEQUER
observed, that the remedy to the Courts of Law
were now open to those who complained of vexatious
surchlrges.
Sir JAMES HALL asked, whether the same
minions for accidents would be allowed farmer;
were allowed to other traders
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, tint it was intended to introduce a clause of re.
'flitting the duties in cases where the landlord from
accidents remitted the tents (a laugh), a practice
which he understood to be under such circumstances
usual.
After some further observations from Mr. Srarun,
Sir CHA BLES POLE, Colonel BASTARD, and Sir JAVLi
HA ta., leave was given to lining in the Bill of Regu-
lation accordingly.