The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-07 00:00:00

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.r. . . HOUSE t,ir stmitoks-:4II2DAY. •
Mr. Mason, from tiot India Heise. Peesete.ed the
lontbly Iteturns.of Pensions aid . • c. 4 and the
Annual Accent* of the Revenues of theG>Qfsrant Presi-
dencies in ludic.
Several Private Bills were brought up from the House
' Commons, and read a first rinse.
Lord BRENVILLE presented a petition from various
persons in Staffordshire, praying for a Bill for tinel Re-
covery of 4mall Debts by means ofCounty Courts.
The blisters and Servants Bill went through a. Com•
ittee. .
The Earl of DdINOUOHMORE presented a petition
am two different places in Ireland ageinst the Orand
sg__Presenticent Bill. ' , .
Anjostned till Monday.• .
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.mr. cuitwEN, presented-a petition from the .I..tnd-
ettessis of dm Coen ty of Ostobellaadia*PleMiti of Aga • 5.,, .
tiewitirel Pirttrem. . .
• Me. HITS gave„ltitiem, • ,„_.:.
/sear *Ow. i leen trbeink a , tri t. er •
Impalig3tiou o the natio est. rien'SjetelvSpitits, .• •
Mr. BLACKBURN permuted 'actiticre- fee* _the
Non of Saltroats against the Beer L. • . .. .
lift, ItOBERTSVN moved for aRe *re of !be it lm -
her aid the Teenage of•Poreign Vessels "entered' iota
the British ports fee the recoil/20, IP2I sod 182%
Mr. IWAKWELVescived the Order of thielikelon the -
Scotth Transfer of Beeurrdei Bill. -- ' • .s,
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'The House wrnflnto Committee, the Bill.Eleeiftli, e
first and second time. tip-report was 'greed to, and was
ordered to be received" on Menday next.
On the ;sodas of the LORD ADVOCATE, the Wpm,
went into. Committee on the Scotch Conformations Bill.
The Ilillwait rend a first and second time, and the Report
was thee brought ap, and ordered to •be received .on .
Monday next, ~_ I
The House dile went into COmMittee on the Seotcla
Constabulary Illill,• the . the brought up. ant
adored to be taken into .oe, Wedneclay
next.
The Reselefrob foirookteilakilibl.towartit the bitill-
.ifigof London-bridge bile 'the tareoHdafettPund, was
reit . .
Mr. HUME wished to know how thelnonev was to be
repaidwhether by. toll or not. He did not think that 54
sorb should be given to the City of London without
granting she setae to others.
Illini BROGDEN pail the grant was given at an al
vadee4of trioney to assist in building the bridge:. It was
a useful application of money,. which the filingotalr'e
Menthet for Aberdeen, with all his parsimotrj of 'ittblie
money, could not rtasenahly object to.
Mr. HUME said that the whole (mantes,' illsbukf Pot be
taxed for the convenience or ointment of .City of
Lenion,
Mr. Alderman WOOD explained that the. meter Wits
'to be gradually advanced in the course of •seeen.rars.
The Corporation oe London .did in that wilt iii litilic
power; they advertised. NM sem is fi2oo,oool.,siiiit :Wit in
their bands, mid tlyeSiegalte4 their estate, foi iblietl-I*7
, %robed, did.all.tbtroeultdo as M .;;
trustees. .!.-;,....
IbIe:4I.IMISIKIER eilii that the grant trea.:::lilleel, .
but a contributioadon public work. ' ' -• • . -
Mr. RlCAltDOsesid. be agreed with the very eel-
'enable request .of hle.-Hosii Friend; that if the money
web advanced, tholetesent should be paid, and the money
itself repaid at some future period:
The Report on the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill
was brought tip and agreed to.
Sir J. NEWPORT gave n.dice that be would move,
oe Tuesday next, that certain papers be prep ?ed relative
to church property in Ireland, before the next Session, as
lie did intend then to call the notice of the House to that
subject.
RECIPROCITY •DUTIES-BILL.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved the Order Of the Day for a
Coannitteetm the Reciprocity of [hides Bill.—The House
went into a Committee.
Mr. HUSK ISSON said, although the measure which
he was about to recommend, proposed certain alteratioL4
in the established 14w and custom of the country, yst
from the general publicity which its principles had in
tb.tt House awl in the country, his would not -have
occasion to detain the House in -stating the grounds ,
on which he recommended that •atterattoo to thect.
The House was long aware that -the operation of the
Navigation Laws went to impose on goods imported
in foreign ships a duty higher than for the same
goods imported in British vessels; and also to allow
a lesser dtawbrack on goods exported in foreign shipi
than those exported in Britiib. Whatever might
bate been the principles on which' those measures
were founded, there was nothiogin the state of the com-
mercial relations of the present day to encourage the
, country to maintain them. It was never intended that
they should continue longer than policy required them.
Accordingly it was found that the Americans, wbo first
complained of their effect, adopted &system sof retaliation
and throughout all the ports of France end,Spain bad a
decided advantage over the naval interests. of Britain.
The consequence was also to prevent u great deal of ad-
vantageous trade between this country and America, foe
both nationsedopting the-mune prohibitions, it could only
Ibe carried oa by importing in one net of hips and ex-
porting in another. From *ogee the' beeeesity of a more
liberal pokey towards the country watt at last apparent,
and a retaliation took place.. which obliged es-to place Pot.
tugal and her dependencies on the sane footing. One con-
sequence of that was, that other nations resorted to the same.
retaliatory system as the Americans, and lo July, 1831. the
United Prosinces of the Netheitands panted a law that all
goods. Imported in the ships of their own States should re-
ceive a premium of 10 per cent. That, however disguised
as a premium or bounty towards their own shipping, had thi
effect of being a severe, and in some eases prohibitory duty
on British shipping. He felt that he was warranted in oat.;
log that the measure of the United Provinces of the Nether-
lands was su rgested to them by a sense of the disadvantsge
they were relatively placed ander by the commercial rage-
Istiou of England. Their object evidently was not to make
that measure pi rmsrient, for though' passed is July, 11321,
It was not to come into operation until January. 11883, and.
it had come into action since that time with certain ill con-
sequences to this country. Prussia also intimated that she
'should Imitate the example of the Netherlands. Under these
considerations, it became hopefully. to. regatd attentively
the principle •f the measure which be was then propeslag
for their adoption. The House had the choice of two coarsest,
either to engage in a contlict in the shape of prohibitory dit-
ties with every other coantry. or adopt the-more liberal po-
lief which he them r.....umnsenderl. Tite latter alternative, lie
did net besitate to say,sprared to him the wisest course. oa a
principle et reciproeity and Mutual advantage between all
conotries. A free commercial intereopree. was not only
wise in a trading, lideiamyolitieal mese, as it tended to
remove all the jealobsies• ekeititif rbeeween nations by
mutual prohibitions to their daily interest. It bad been
too ingeh the custom to consider gotimerce as the end,
and oot the meats' of procuring the cotnfoit and enYoy.
meot of mankind, sad which would be most advanced in
a country like this possessing the greatest wealth and
facilities ;Ad sources of enjoyment. He was quite certain

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