Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-04-21

ice, stood S. +. for IL hours during a
gale from +. N. L. and one day calm.
She has been absent but SO days, twenty
three Of which she was in Liverpool.
The Corn Laws. Lord King brought
forward his proposition for the repeal of
the Corn Laws, on the 29th March,
The principle upon which he proceeded
in an able speech, was that all regula-
tons which tend to restrict or prohibit the
importation ofany foreign commodity are
both impolitic and unjust. 1t is impoli-
tic because it tends to impede the ex-
portation of British manufactures in ex-
change for imports, and it is unjust to
make the laboring and middling classes
pay 80 per cent. more for the first ne
cessaries of life, in order to give a
bonus to the landed interest. The Duke
of Wellington, in opposing the resolu-
tons, took occasion to remark, that
within the last two years, more than
8 100000 quarters Of foreign and Irish
grain had been imported into England.
The resolutions were negatived without
Il division. The morning Chronicle de-
nounces the speech Of the Premier on
this occasion, as being marrow and un-
statesmanlike.
On the same day in the House of
Commons, petition was presented from
lireeholders of the county of X ent, chief
ly from that class owning land worth
from + 1900 to 1900 per annum, COM
planning Of the heaviness of poor rates
and of general distress. They COM
plaine of free trade as one Of the causes
why the price of agricultural products
we're reduced by one half, while the
taxes were as heavy as ever They
also ascribcd the distress partly to the
state Of the currency. Sir Francis Bur-
dett said he was very sorry to see in the
petition the observations on what was
called free trade. The subject could
never be fairly considered and acted
upon, until the corn laws were removed.
He gave notice of a motion he intended
to make soon after Easter, to have them
repealed. The Courier SCOTS at the
idea of his throwing new light on a sub
lcct which has always presented only n
choice of difficulties to SO many able
men.
Reciprocity Ireaiies.-In the Lords,
March 80, on occasion of the late reci-
procity treaty with Austria being laid
before the house by the Earl ofAberdeen,
the Earl of Stanhopc objected to this
and the other treaties, which were found
ed on what is called the reciprocity sys-
TEN. There was, in fact, no reel procity,
far all the advantage was on our side !;
that is, all was in favor ofthc foreign pow
er, and against Great Britain. Itwould
be impossible for the British ship owner
to compete with the foreign, particularly
with the ship owners ofthe United States
on this system of reciprocity. 1t ought
always to be kcptin view that foreign ves-
sells in general could be built and equip
ped at one half the expense that attend
ed the building and cquipping of British
vessels.
The Earl of Aberdeen said this was
not precisely commercial treaty
There had, he believed, been consdera-
bic difficulties among the shipping in
terests. On referring to returns he found
that the amount of the tonnage of Brit
ish shipping had progressively increased
during the last three years. -Four hun
dred ships had passed the Sound during
the last year, in addition to any number
which had passed in any one year previ-
Gus. lie did not know what other proof
they could have of an increase in ship,
ping. 1t was true, profits might not be
SO large as formerly.
Viscount Goderich had sometime
since mooted this subject of the state Of
the shipping. The returns he had hat
in 1928. BY them it was found that
with the exception Of Norway there haC
not been an increase in foreign shipping
but in the home shipping. The rcci
procity system was certainly one ofimpor'
tance. Formerly we used to impose &
heavy duty on all foreign ships coming
to this country; the consequence OF
which was that other powers adopted
the same system. These reciprocity
systems were therefore established, foi
the purpose of equalizing the plan. He
considered the treaties to be of infinite
service.
Lord Ellcnborough said that, during
the last ten years, the increase Of ship,
ping in this country had nearly cquallee
that of all the other nations.
During the same sitting the Marquis
of Lansdowne moved an address to thu
King, praying that he will direct th'
Consuls abroadto make aninquiry intoth
state of the gold mines in their respective
stations, and the quantity exported, NOR
particularly in South America and Rus
sia, and transmit the account thereof t
this country. He had deemed it i'm
portant to include Russia, as, at a mine j
the Ural mountains, within the pale G