The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-26 00:00:00

tlast the effect 'f these mea cur. r v-.•s:1 be to
away with prohibitions of every Lind. fie was seuail
that trobihitory laws were whollyunai..;iog. tb

N.. as scarcely any article prohibited from that was
r,,t to he -obtained at a trifling ads ance for risk.—
More than this—he had reason to know tt rt a demand
for articles had been created by probibivity laws, anJ
when the laws ceased, the articles were entirely neg.
lectel. • The light and harbour dots npti.,te moht pre-
judicially to the isteeests of this country. Ho bad
yet :hed a letter from one of our Cor.slli abroad, in
'.ch Lc stated that several of the in,* inlets on the
Conritient had, is tonaequence of the exaction just
al'ltled to, adopted the plan of prultibitir,g their Cap-
tains of resscls from coming into a British port, except
cases of itumioent pert. On ever' ground, there-
Pt:, he loo:ad forward to thi abolition of those
v•ith the greatest satisfaction. He moved the
fo;low ler. Resolutions
" Is% That the Chairman of this Committee be in•
vtrueted to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend
and repeal certain Statutes relating to the import and
export of goods and merchandise so fat as relates to the
deties imposed thereon."
Ltd. Also to move for leave to bring in a Bill to
repeat certain Acts, and to explain and amend certain
other Acts for regulating the importation of foreign
goods and merchandise, as faros relates to the countries
from-whence, and the ships in which such goods and
merchandise are imported.'
" Sri. Also to move for leave to bring in a Bill for
malritns 'Dore effettual provision for the warehousing of
goods Imported into Great Britain, and seLuring them
without the payin:tat of ditty."
Mr. SYKES that the first and third proposi-
flans of tht,. Ri6:a Hon. Gentleman net it NI his cow-
I.:•te -actit.its.:trxe. At the si't'e time, however, he
seaold not ha% e the flight (Ina. Gentleman suppose,
t', t by the teire:-.1 :If the nutut rous old lases affecting
navigatior. i.e tsar btatowing any boon upon upon
.the conitncr,:ial ivorid ; because he believed those Acts
to se never, or, if ever, very seldom put in force. lie
ehaald, Loweve.., very mach like to see this toLbish
crept away aitotether front the statute bool:.—(Hear.)
H. did hope that the House would proceed with the
greatest deliberation and attention in making the
' changes proposed, beittg v, they were, of such vast inn
partance to the welfare and prosperity of the cou:itry.
lireat auaiety MIS f. it by the Sliippiv inter et':, upon

tae subject, which was naturally inei eased by the
great . degree of distress nod r minder whi::11 they were
ut prevot suffering. The Bight Ulm. Gentleman ex-
pressed his opinion, and he knew it was a pi trailing
union in that House, that with a free trade this coun-
tiy could still keep up its commercial advantages over
time rest of the world. He (Mr. Sykes) from all the
i.ifarumation at which he could arrive, was inclined to
ti.ink*that all who believed in that conetormence would
tlmemselm es mistaken. From the low price of la-
b •ur iu other countries, and many combining tircunm-
rauces, he was cunt inced that the foreigner would al-
wajs gain the superiority being enabled to perform
Neveag• s, and man ships at a lower rate than we caultl.
With regard to the prohibitory bras, the nouncr they
r. are dona away with the better, and that part of the
Right Hun. Geutieuman's measurcAmould have hi: ruot.t '
cordial support.
; ;Ir. IVALIAC t; explained.
Mr, DENNIS BROWNE called upon all lion. Mem-
tera wha were the Representatives of his country (Ire-
land) to remark, that the measure of which the 'Right
llah. Oentlourot K•asr notice, went to remove the transit
duties upon linen, and would consequently destroy the
Ve.en manufactories of that country. Hon. Gentlemen
olio represented Scotland and the North of England,
s ere deeply concerned in this subject, but those belong-
lug to Ireland would be peculiarly so. He should op.
pose time measures altogether upon this ground, and
during time ensuing summer he should take care that his
tomintryaten should he sufficiently trained of the danger
s hick twemaceml them.
11.1ItINti considered the transit duties upon linen
tc. forma small, a very small consideration in the great
general objects of the measnres now proposed. He was
m inlyineed that the subject was one which, if properly
heated, would give rime to the greatest advantages for
t,..1 commerce of this country. And he did hope, that
the IT)er, influence of any clantour would not induce
em to depart from the pl:sin and clear dictates of
ommtin senae.---(Hear, bear l)—For himself, and speak-
La. 23 a merchant of England, if it could be made ap-
pear to him that very great general good might arise
l.uw the adoption of any measure, which at the same
time tended to injure any part of the trade of Ireland,
lie should he ready to oppose that measure.—(hear !).
—But if it could be shown that the measures now intro-
duced could he productive of no injury at all to Ireland,
then he trusted that the House would not be led away by
time voice of mere clamour and prejudice.—(Hear, hear !).
—With respect to the observation of an Hon. Member
• r.tative to the non-enforcement of the Navigation Laws,
he was not sure that so little importance was to be at-
e :died to the amending. of those laws, as the Hun. 3lern-
her seemed disposed to allow. The great evil of our
present system of law was, that persons ab-is id did not
know what onr laws were. They were so nounerous and
s•s intricate that Foreigners were almost always afraid
of being entrapped by some regulation which they
knew nothing at all about. He should not go into time
mietail of the propositions before the House at the pre-'
s..nt period, but content himself with declaring his ap-
proval of the general principles upon which they were
founded.
Mr. D. BROWNE said that he should make use of no
e,antour, lint that lie should oppose the Bill to the ut-
sliest of his power. He wished to ask whether the we-
sure was to extend to the pottery and hardware mann-
_ factories of this country.
• Mr. BARING conceived that it would be extended
to all batch-arm to woollen and cotton manufacturers,
as well as to others. Irish linens appeared to him
to be only one among many other articles that could
Le in any way affected by the proposed regulations.
Mr. WALLACE said that he had distinctly declared
that these subjects were all to be left open to discussion
in the next Session. If the House then found that in
minx of the propositions there should be arrangements
injurious to the trade of Ireland, he had no doubt they'
world be rejected.
Mr. D. BROWNE explained.
Mr. MARRYATI' had listened with the greatest
attention and pleasure to the speech of the Right
Honourable Oentleman, but he objected to the pro-
pond alterations in the Navigation Laws. Those
who complained that the existing system was unjust,
• appeared to him to be ignorant of it, and to speak of
alit system unjustly. It was founded opou the prin.
ciple that the importation of foreign articles should
take place in English ships, or in the ships of the
country in which the article was produced. This was
a system of justice an reciprocity between all coon-
tries, and one calculated to uphold the greatness
which the Navy of this nation bad acquired. The
Honourable Member then went into a history of the
navigation laws, aad asateaded that the objects of our