Star.
London, England, 1829-04-14 00:00:00

Was& it was not less than fries IR fio SO per cent.
Tina t 4 eon nym% this and to peallift 8091k2linik
M Ilstiseit its off 416eatt (hay of ifl pet (Int. tiroplti
be remittently, If not entirely. effectual ; but that duty
'*is not to extend to all tinkles, and would only apply
'en velvets, ironies, and other articles of a similar thei
ilieriptbri. The lowest duty he mast to propose was
:25 per cent. and that was to be regulated as sell by' an
'id voildrvel a rate chit!. Here, perhaps, some dill.
• eulty *would present itself, but it was the interest of the
Government, according the different description of the
article, to impose either 'the one duty or the other.
This, again, would require persons of competent skill.
and such persons world be appointed in particular
ports into which foreign silks were likely to come. He
did not wish to weary the House—(Hen).—Bat as
great asisapprehensimexisted on this subject, he felt
'the More anxious to enter into detail upon at. The re-
'duction of duties prevented the success of smuggling
(and here the Right Hon. Gentleman referred to several
'letters received froth smugglers in Calais, in corrobora-
tion of his opinion). Some Hon. Gentlemen were of
'Opinion that the smuggler worked at the rate of IS to
'l5 pet' cent. bus he had reason for knowing that
it
wasnearer 25 to SO. 'Vil
a view, then, to prevent
the further increase of sampling. he would propote a
limitation of the ports for export and import. This
would be found particularly useful, and by no means
an inconvenience to the trade. He would take Lon-
don and Dover, and perhaps some one port in Ire-
land. Again, he wool.' propose that no foreign silks
,should be imported in vessels of a less burthen than
seventy tons, as more liable to observation than smaller
craft • and as an additional stimulus to exertion on the
part of seising officer% he would Also propose that their
revenues shoula be increased, for at present they were
not enough. As to our India trade, be considered
elusive dirties as by no means proper, and the more so,
*hen they reflected that we tent out articles to the east
which so manifestly interfered with their staplemanufac-
me. Upon this principle. its French manufaet tared silks
were admitted at a duty of 25 per cent. India goods
*bruits! be admitted at 20 per cent. ad valorem ; and by
roceeding in this way they would be making great
Trogtess towards the essential precepts so often and so
ably, and 'so useful!, laid down by his Right Hon.
Friend (Mr. Iluskisson). He bad now stated the prin-
tipal rints which he meant to submit for the consider-
ation of the House; be bad submitted the reasons on
which he justified his opinions, and nothing be thought
could be so fatal' to this trade. or any other, as the
notion, that by granting a Committee !be inquiring, ,
they would deviate from sound and wholesonse prin-
ciples—(Hear). He regretted .that any person should
entertain contrary notions; be wished to disabuse them
On the subject. and in doing so to prevent that starts. '
lion' which at present existed. A Committee could not
offer any cure for over-production, and even upon that
ground he should object to the motion for its appoint-
ment. It might be said that E. inherited his opinions I
from his predecessors in ofitte—he admitted it ; bnt
inasmuch as he was not bound by any previous pledge
or promise, inasmuch as he came unfettered to the cob.
eider:diem of the question. and above all, as upon the
roost mature consideration and reflection; he felt that the
beet interests of the silk trade and every other in this
great c6minercial empire would be best moinoted by
adhering to those principles which had hitherto been
acted upon, he mu t give his decided negative to the,
appointment of a Committee nn this subject. -
Mr. A. BA RING said he wohld not occupy the House,
r r one great length of time. He had hitched with great
attention to the speech of the' Right lion. Gentleman.;
but he could not concur with his opinion, notwithstand-
ing all the talent with which he bad introduced' it.—
Great di,trest prevailed 1111 the silk trade, and nothing
was suggested n relieve it. Upon general principles the
toosse propos d might be right. but it left the fact in
this way, that the distress of the silk trade was imitate.
ble. The remedy proposed might counteract the smog-
Fier. nut it could not protect the British manufacturer.
Dtvii•g I state of war every brunch of trade wits crippled,
tot when ;he peace came. his Right Hon. Friend (Mr.
I itiskis%on)qntempted to place it upon its right footing.
He (Mr. Baring) had • oruilli supported the'principles
of free trade, but he thought that in this country the
silk trade was gone. In other branches of trade **had
great edvanteges from our own• soil producing the
sources of wealth ; but in the Silk Trade. foreign coun-
tries bad a 'decided advantage over os..France directed
the fashion for Ladies as to silks ; and in this respect
principle could not go agiiinst fact. Beside's. there inb
the cheapness of labour in France. which would al-
ways enable the French snanufacterer to compete with
us He regretted that false lights *Meld be bold dot
to the public, and he regretted that Parliationt'perse-
'creel in their present course in this branch of uatie.
While the would was at peace it would be" impossible
for as, taking the high price of bread into calculi.
tom that we could be exporters to- all the 'world.—
If that then were true, they must of necessity defend
thrir•own mannfiraurerst Cheap food-was necessary
to cheap Manufactures, and unless we could have la,
War at the same price with foreigners it was idle to say
that we could compete with Ahem.. except,. perhaps, in
the Cate otiron. Over trading, no dridlit,' had' 'produced
its effect,'bet that could nbt attnunt for the 'present
distress In the Eilk 'Trade. . In fait, ill. plan pro-
pined by the Right Hdnutsrable'Gentleman would hot
ih' the ilinhtest degree benefit the Silk pad.. How.
ravel. •:her die 'not type:oath the :Right Honourable
Getitleinaea—he could not wi7bain to thi old system,
it;gri.thirefore he craid .not 'support the motion fur
a •Cdormittee. There ceitairily Was a great increase
ihrsitneof the raw mittatial ; but nevertheless, limn
:Whatever-cause it *enured, no Wien could doubt the
*resent distress of these manufacturers.
Ur. RADLER thringht it due to the Pirtitioni rs and
lefri a rirtise cif 'instice to 'agree to the 'unposed Coot-
'Thwprinciple of trade was very complicated,'
*kw beneficial,•but perhaps as cited of quite'a different
thiracter; Beforelney toold coMpete with the fts-,
linigner they 'mart glove thb Biiiisislaboriker live as.
kbeaply arid es poorly as that indiridaat who hoed in a
'foreign entintty.' 'This subject rriquited very great at-
tention, atuftherefere be woolii bopporftbo appotottorot
lef a. Consitittee.'
•Mr.HUSICISSON said, that, the course 'now pursued
by his Right HT). Ftiend• was in every degree likely to
4embve fits difficalties under which this branch of trade'
b present laboured. He was now, as he bad always been,;
the enemy of •prohibition, and high 'duties mutt. of nes
'tensity. produce that effect. • He clid'net see that the
ihrowster had soy fair tea 'of complaint, for
*lifts-intimated to hint that'an alteration is the.
Ann •was'iatended tout be proposed. be incteased his
iinport; the ta tutgaeturer partook of the impulse, and
the rebuff was 'that the general trade was reduced by
over prOducticio to its present' state of distress. In this
ritie•tion the interests 14 that throwster. the manufacturer,
bud the consumer Were involved. and the last mere sot
to be neglected. The same article which before the
revival of the restriction cost tea shillings was now tt
he had foi four shillings, by which these Wearies and

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