The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

,Dec. 17, lij

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did not commence this unseemly contest; th.,_ey,ll
change. They contend for the status quo; we'
more, and they will accept no less.
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have,ialitraooir
schooled by M. Guizot, " not to sacrifice la ,011,#
tique a la petite." A good understanding with Pt
was told, " was worth more than Syria. ivegop
following the principle out, considering that g,
with Popery, in Ireland, are of more accotw`A
preservation of the little affair of the Protestants
ii mentite ii
an
madeth
atsection
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petites;the
which,
light
blat Part!,
be with the premier, constitute in Ireland the
of the loyalty and allegiance of the country.
ment which Popery has learnt to despisetn
the
learn to defy; every concession, exciting 01".",i0,0
tempt of the party to be conciliated, while I'ol
own admission, estranging the friends of the et) „ite
asc
said
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eoedhead of
toldnowof
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edhpdywh iostloriolrsdow:p hers, that throu ghoa4
power to preserve is greater than the power °di;
ti
If Sir Robert Peel cannot learn courage, letbiro,;o
dined plane of backsliding in principle. Prue',
vation on the constitution i-asawnlshdteliiredwhiSni
lhegloaktsstec ; areplla‘eced 0
she choose to descend of her own accordh!er tAher;

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* In the papalizing of the interior of the doe
the-
church, by taking down the gallery and levellipf 00
reetored (?) structure will contain 300 less sitting
before.

WHAT IS THE USE OF COMM°
TREATIES?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL
Slll,—Under the above title there appears Wet 1,41
pool Mercury of the 29th ult. a curious dialeglyed
a Chinaman and a Frenchman, written by a c.cti
er, who knows as much about' mercantile trans'
any man in the world," upon which I had iriie
offer a few remarks in your paper of the folla'loti,
day. Circumstances, however, prevented me ear
intention into effect, but I hope that the tittle nftY,
passed away when a brief examination of a fe
guments contained therein will be productive a.`
results, by exposing to those who might be iecblilli°
wise to regard them as undeniable and trueo
and s )phistical nature.
It would oc tr 1)111

.occupy too much of your valuaDV
comment upon each query and reply ; I shall, tIIY
content myself with one or two, which have evieleli
concocted with the greatest care and ingenuity. 0,0
After a short discussion relative to the dutieil
ble upon British goods imported into China, WV
Frenchman displays a feeling of deep-rooted
towards England, the Chinaman proceeds tinoll
have the advantage of not only buying cheaPerV
benefitted in other respects too ; for if at the lay
are able to buy twice as much of his (John Boll'of
as we would at the half duty, he must take twicedi
of our teas to pay for them, and twice the delosiri
their value, which is so much the better for us, 0
less of our property to satisfy his claims." 1* i
91V,
examining this paragraph, I shall treat it as em
the views of the writer of the dialogue, and na‘',
the Chinaman's reply to the Frenchman's interro;li
The drift of the argument appears to be tblef
low duty upon British goods imported into Chialloe
the Chinese to purchase twice the quantity thel,flio
could do, and that, consequently, twice the tit' dci
tea is required to pay for those goods ; that day
for tea enhances its value, and therefore the Ch,„l
called upon to part with less of their property
the British claims. Now, Mr. Editor, looking 3,40 j
a question of demand, in which light alone the vc''
pears to have considered it, the argument is faltjs,
exists, it appears, a double demand for British guai,
as a necessary consequence, a similarly increaser
for tea. The "clear-thinker" thinks that a rte
price of tea will follow this increased dernanuA'dei,
will ; but he forgot to think that the increase'. ito
for British goods will cause a corresponding rise V,
price. The actual value of the tea will, doubtle°lol;
hanced, but its relative value will be the sacilehef
Chinese will still be compelled to part with 'l3O
amount of property to satisfy the British claims• if?
us take into consideration the question of sued
which appears to have been completely overlooke,;if
every man of common sense knows, that in ca'hei
upon the probable range of price of any article.oo
take into consideration the supply as well as the Ile p
It is not always that an iucreased demand, in ,
run, is accompanied by a high range of prices; 'BOO
example, cotton, and let this writer say whether, 11, of
its consumption has increased to an enortnall;
within the last few years, the price has risen, oet'
whether it has not fallen very considerably, an ° of
at this present time, when the consumption of et
material is still daily increasing, its price is not loao,
ever was known before. And all this arises fro° f‘
creased supply. Now, aptly this to the case of te`,del
pose that the increased demand was followed by °coo'
proportionate increase of supply ; as a natura!stS
quence prices would fall ; and then, supposing °be;
tish goods maintained their value, who vvould,
gainer, England or China ? Let the " clear-thia"e

toI
answer that.
enterfe fully
loquy ; and I shall therefore notice briefly one °
ltlhyat
uponl hatvbee adlerme aedryi t
so cocinoptibeedr tpooortgiroenast :fbltscerti
more points.
Towards the close of the dialogue, the Chiclamln6.6.Cl
" The balance of gain is in our favour;" and agait;,,,,
balance of account is a very difierent thing from
lance of advantage. In money matters nations nave'vi
one-sided business. Fiscal regulations may stop b 1
altogether, but the t xchange of equivalents must be
directly or indirectly ; they do not make each (Abe.°
sents of their property." To which the Frenchaw
plies—" Then, if I understand you, you think natioo6o
with each other as individuals do, in exchanglegoi,
wares ; each gets from the other what is more lie)
than that which he parts with, and thus both get
" Certainly," adds the enlightened Chinaman.
A mass of statements more confused and Contra
than the above I never met with. We are told
" balance of account and a balance of trade" cane°itPt
that "the exchange of equivalents must be egtia
that in money matters nations never do a one.sid_eidti
ness ; yet, in spite of all this, we are likewise eit,'re.,
that a " balance of gain" does exist, that "each gber
the other that which is more valuable than whet e
with," and that "thus both get rich." Can tbtbfi,
thinker " reconcile these conflicting statements wild
other ? I think be cannot. But, perhaps, he vi111100(iv
what he means by his four balances, viz., the ,uaicill!,
gain, of account, of advantage, and of trade, and... ..rA
define the term " money matters." Is it not dtseDrioo
in an individu.l who lays claim to intellectual 50„Poirdj
endeavouring to establish his opinions by arg",.eplly
absurd as they are false. But, again, in his last
Chinaman says, "large consumption of irePr'll
duties, produces the greatest revenue." Itisidioll
singular coincidence, that in the column esn,:oide,?
dialogue, the editor, in his remarks on the PL'5OO)
election in America, has the following :—" It 'A' flail
Mr. Polk and his party entertain very modifleuidelf
this head (the tariff), and that the replenish'll—A;
treasury, which has been the result of that ra,e4-rotirri
inclined them to recommend a very partial altetbolj
its duties, or none at all." Hence, it appeallicof7
American tariff, which is well known to be a seB,optid
duties, has been the means of replenishing eihicts,;(i.
chequer, which low duties had failed to do. el I
are we to believe, the Chinaman's theory or theoir:ri
fact? Did time and space permit, I think c°oo
that the whole dialogue is composed of similar or)
ties; these remarks, however, must suffice fordl
sent, and should you think them worth inserti°"
paper of Tuesday next, you will much oblige A
Your obedient servantOr
Liverpool, 12th December, 1844.

SHIPBUILDING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL S•'-c
SIR,—I have your assurance in your last toPer.ecilV
party to whom I attributed a letter which apPS.3ii
STANDARD is not the author of that letter,
fore, right in me to receive that assurance, s!„,"e'
happy in doing. It is also right in me to presawtioc;
my letter has not been answered, that the
on the professional chatacter of Liverpool sh
are unfounded.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,„"
JOHN WILSON
Ship Yard, Clarence Dock, nth Dec. 1844'
re,
SELECT VESTRY.—TUESDAY.—The secretarloor
othe t h
e latter, usual
6,817
unt
cases expenditure
were
relieved
ein v
eadn ddouar!riogct;
fortnight, at a cost of £753 16s. 9d., being 45„er1,/,
£29 12s. 2d. in money less than at the same 'lO4
year. The number of paupers in the worklioaAseipt
was 1,842, who cost Is. bid. per head, anis
£166 18s. ; at the same time in 1843, t 609
was 1,889, at is. 61d. per head, and .£147 111: it.;eti
report from the fever hospital since the 26tivriiitte
follows : cases left at last report, 75 ; since au,ttliff
discharged, 59 ; dead, 6 ; remaining of fever,ur,6(l4
ber, 64. Of those persons who died of fele 5001 0,
brought into the house in a dying state. 4; tot 6!
cases left at last report, 9 ; since admitted, 06,
discharged, 5 ; remaining 6th December, S. a, toy,
cases left at last report, 5 ; since admitted, ',ivy
discharged, 5 • remaining 7th December, S. ,
tees' book, under date of the 7th Decerrtber'sble;iek
state of the workhouse continues very
SUDDEN DEATHS.—Wm. Taylor, a Cblibed °I4
weeks, of Prophet-street, was found dead in Ifof f;
day morning. The deceased bad been unrreivipto
days.—About seven o'clock on Monday rOr Eirtin
beth Horton, aged three weeks, of Gascoyn,aci'ord)
taken seriously unwell, her face became much
• SP j
and she evinced symptoms of intense pain. ~,e
Mr. Deane, surgeon, was sent for, but vj,
expired before he arrived. Is is the opinioa oc-4t
geon that the deceased died of convulsions.
night, as Alexander Chapman, a boy abouthttoV,
age, of Finch-street, was retiring to bed 1,, of k
he appeared to be labouring under a difficuaerll,ll'
ing, and died the following morning.—An TA, o,
named Mary Lynch, was found dead in her u`.,stl'i
day morning last, at her residence in Toxtethlrecieri
deceased had complained for some time Pl,t
asthma; but, on a post mort,rn examination, fvoi,
—OO 1,0
that she died of a disease of the lungs. tbs ,
Catherine Pritchard was out washing, a' o
Mr. Hughes, William-street, and, while l'aiot
called out, " Oh, Mr. Hughes," and ircroe
favoura,
and expired.