Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-10


elusive OF the year 1928, will be found To be n
Tess than one-fouTth- Hear-and, if we look I,
The trade OF Europe for peri od OF seven years
snd long shtecetient TO tie reciprocity treaties,
shaii hnd that, Ia the year 1926, the Increase hat
been Slo.OCU tons admit that ,here has beer
an incrsare of foreign shipping also: bu, il is mo-
IN the nature of things that such should be the
ana ave We TO allow ourselves 10 be carried ava,
oy feeling OF jealousy, because, while OWE
shipping Il Increasing, that of foreigner:
DOING 20 likewise! (Hesr.) From the charge,
"hich were made, | made it my business 10 exa
NINE into the nature of this foreign tonnage which
mas been 20 spoken of I was bound 10 do so
Ior my reputation was at stake, and that was o.
as much or more consequence TO me. han any o.
| 'heT considerations And now from " bet descip-
non OF vessels doe this great amount OF foreign
tonnage proceed! One-fomtb of them aIe under 80
tons bdrihen, and by far the greater part do nor
heXceed Iuo These are employ ed III the trade be
tween the opposite pofis OF France, sud Dover,
nainsgsie, and other places in England bringing,
eess' eat'er, vegetables, poultry and fruit, which
were all included IN the returns These vessels
came WIN one tide, and they returned with the
next. Is -uch commerce as this nursery for
seamen = Hear, hesr.-N No: we look 10 distant
foreign trade, at the extremity efthe world to
form our seaInen. by enurns them 10 harish.ps s
TO dangers. This is the proge or Nursery and the
means oil upholIing maritime supeTiofity-
we might as well compare the horsing of Pad
uinston sage running TO the Bank, wnh that of
me Edinburgh mail. as lken sacl a commerce
with that which the foundation of The British
naval power. AT he time this species OF
craft supplies our coasts with many comforts, and
non. Sent'n have no notion TO what al extent this
trade Is carried on. The Hon. Meniber for Norhum-
oeTiahd Mr. Liddel would be asionishsd at the num-
Ger oil eggs imported IN the last year He nigh, sup
poNe That they might amount 10 million or two but
peg 10 iniorIn hun that in hat period there ere %
millions OF eggs imported from France the duty on
which To b., \
and during one of the discussions on The Corn
Laws, my Hon. Friend alluded TO the trade ~ hicb
was carried on IN bones and from the Scheldt they
are lns ored here 10 the value OF 90 0oOi s. abou,
4o'ooO ton' OF miserable little shipping are en-
ployed In this ade. Is then, | ask gallant
British ship to so 10 HambuIgh and wait there.
sea- ching Tor busbel of bones from one place to
another anlil she is enabled 10 bring home her
cargo Of manure for sgricuI,uris,.? And now
WIN respect 10 our tfsde with other ports in Europs
IN ISl4 1t amounted TO $50, GOO TONS and in 1896
came up to SIS, 900 In this branch we have
an increase Of three-eighhs and are Gentlemen mn,
TO be satisfied with such increlse as ths? do
say however, that II Is not his but the trade with
the racine, and distant countries, which is the mos,
beneficial 10 our Navy. There has been. then. |
say very h',ie Increase IN foreign vessels and
but Tor hose OF the United States There vou,I he
none whatever. Our foreign trade with the COM
tues OF Europe stands footing equally saris
| factory; and trust have demolished every tbins
Ike the assertion which has been made. that by
Jimoiing all tOgeh her, | succeeded in confound q o
them. Hear heaf) Ii we turn 10 the foreign ads
| permitted with places under our own controul
what Is the result Here it is that the heavy
charge lies against me. that l unwisely opened
mat Trade, we h ID right to reserve To ourseIy e.
10 iofejgn Powers; but, even If have done that
have not. in the least degree injured either the
extent oil British trade, or the amount of BRUSH
shipping. As respects the trade TO yhe w Indies
u in I. 4
while That trade was open TO Others the amount
OF British shipping engaged there hiss been GRE -
ter than in any of the six preceding years
Hear, heat Then, TO our trade with North
america, bow does that stand? Why that, in
place OF i5I GOO tons, il now amounts 10 29I 600
tons, and that in the last year il has exceeded ina,
OF every other, except 1925 With The East In
uies our trade has increased from so Geo 10 II 600
tons. With respect 10 the African trade. which
Is one OF most valuable descriptions the increase
has oeen from 5000 to &c 600 tons. am at los.
/ 10 md any INSTANCE IN our trade where there had
oeeh no Increase, excep one in which there has
Oeeh decrease namely, the deep sea fshery-
Ahat ~ howeV er very easily, Ia my mind, 10 be
accounted Tor. 1t mu-t be rscollsc th.i for
merry, We supplied all the other nations of E,ropr
WIN OIL ana mat, lately. those other counties
nave endeavoured to supply thens civ &c and H. ance
amongst Others, has mos, iniudicjousIv in nv a.
plnIon applied hounties for Ibe purpose II we
hsd Continued our bOuntiee here, we shooh have
been met, for other Countries :. nuld Isss ia;.t 90,
duties which would nave more than counte,b.isoc
/ ed them, and those bounies had spa4ed here moi
because wished they should bu! because tbey
mad expifei, and Parliament did not tbi,k r., To 70
new them. Besides, il was also 10 he ZONE IN
mind, that new mode OF Lighting had been adm:
Gu Ia th's country, and that, instead OF vas,
consumption Oh whale oil, Iighdng by gas was IT.
general use And now, a. TO Ireland in .bat
county there has been great increase in trade
not only to the Baltic, but TO the COLONIES and
! al mat exceedingly rejoice, not solely on The
account OF The IpcTesse oil the trade bat on The
presumption which ! thnk may be fairly drawn
'n-t il timber, to thee or four times its former
amount, be ccasuned ia that country. IL com
iof's' and the desire 70 enjoy them. are en-
creased va proportion. have now. I think
gone through all the detsis Of hs subject but one
"ilch SUI remains, and on which siIong case or
Z" 'e's' cfy' mas been raised sgainsl ne The
eTy mas been raised, that by my measure. he Pal
nc trade has been diminished lave tbe,,fr, eli
ca ioT ihr journals Of this trade The result you Will
ZEE lh NE year l7Si, aud il one argumeB, be more
conclusive ihan another those joufnals furnish b.
tne more especially they distinctly prove tha,
mere rs greater quantity now imported than he
lore In Tie yesrI7Si the quantity cf tinter ebicl
came rom British Nouh Amefica. was 7s4 losle.
rom HE Baltic l05 600. In 1925 we irpo,teJ f,,
America 407 900 losds, and from the Baltic 27o.
VOV loads. (hsar, hear ,besr) Every one know. the
"hois importation from Canada is limited exclp
sF7y 70 Dhsish vessels, 30 that, II we did not get
sHs,e plank from The Baltic, tie consequence
| wotl De tbe employment Of . greater opanitv Of
British shipping than ever was eopseei h. ,bs 81
tic trade. This -, In tseif consoj.Iosv sbo,g.
no" much the British shipping has increased. Bli
mere u may be said, that the baltic f,sds viii not
now, employ any British sbiooioy f,, ,.srs and