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HATER Fff0M ENGLAND
Tie racket ship Montreal u n York
htinvs Portsmouth, dates 70 The Up and 1
Lspdon toztke SIN March. =
THr NEw Coax LAw.-Oa Friday.
.Masch 4th. Sir Robert Peel introduced 7
81 new Co4nbill into the House of Com. 1
mons. and II vas read first time. Sri
Riser, slid III
sThis bill BAD been drawn up 10 con- I
f,fmitvuiih The resolutions which had
passed thtocgh committee and assented
toby ire house. With regard to the pc
!. rod al which be proposed that bis bill
shoald come icto opera1en-a Point on
which question was pot 10 him the other
1sh.-ab the bill was injeveyy instance
affelaxatiaa Of remission of~t existing du-
siies. II appe a1ed 10 him desirable land lie
trusted aIfwould concur id this that Hhen
he bill teceived the assent Of The Legia
Iatnfe. Il shoald come into operation as
speedily as possible. and therefore be did
moi propose HAT il should wat for the
new system ol averages. The bill upon
+ passing into law. would come immedi.
ately lato effect, The neWTdutles would
be regulssed oy the old averages at 6Est
: aud II The termination OF the 6Fst Six
weeks. the new ayetsgst would lake ei:
feet.
lie (sr Il. psel) had stated from The
: first thai 10 ext 1ding the AREA from WHICH
The tetutns wete collected. his obIfct was
4 ne b6ve more accurate means Of jadging
Of The qpintity Of corn sold. and Of ne
price DIT that corn, and also 10 fake addi-
7. Honal ptecantioh against fraudulent COM
hiaatidns for the purpose Of Affecting The
averages. He had .uaif5rmily Stated az
II. tie same lime. thai 10 ,adding q ihe lisst
Of towns. he hadzno design toDafect lndf-
feclly the amount Of protection 70 domes-
liz prodace.- He did not wish to difntn,
in The average price, or raise the duty BY
Interesting the number of4towns: i
Insihe revision Of ltee list offownsAey
had acted On this principle; which aP,
peared 10. him~a fair one. Az present
there were $50, OF, perhaps, l5ltowns in
which averages were collected by means
Of inspectors ard Of ldese certain num-
Der were Ia HE midst Of agricultural dis
tricls. add certain number were chiefly
81 % an ufacturing and comfaetciaf char
Acter. They took the first manufacturing
and commercial towns whkch We're MOI
nav inelIded 10 the list, and. added ,hem
. % the existing number. They then made
asalection of. towns in sgrcullural dis
tfieis, and attempted 10 MAINTAIN ihe same
-. 1alio between them and The manufacture
log towns added, which existed betgeel
the sgricullaral and manufacturing town
OF tie existing list. That was The .pIinci
pie on which they attempted 10 proceed
Ii was bis wish-subieet of course II
the pleasure Of the hptlse that as the senc'
ofthe HOUSE. had beeq marked wlyh reSpec
10 tbe resolutions, the neasaIeTshauld b
+ Iapld!y as il could. Consistently frame
with that degree Of delfeeFation whic
81 the house might think ft TO give to its de
iailG He would therefore propose 10 Fl
!. the SECOND reading for Monday next.
I'D subsequent part Of tEe evening
r sfrR5bert Peel named Wednesday as be
n ing mora. convenient u
on me aOtH "a IA 81 s.rs lKF;-p.' & Coz "a
4 DEBrs DuE FRoM AmEMcAS SFATEs
We understand that very decisive me,
% ssres( are aboa. ~ BE adopted for the Il
5ceysry Of debts due By States Of The A
msrican Union 70 British subjects, M
Z r. Crichtoh Wyllie himself creditor Al
thQrizsd byo;her holders OF meric an Z,
curilIes 10 represent them, has embarke
10 abe Columbia steamer Tor New YofG
His ftst object wilt doubtless be 10 resi-
ap& counteract The dangerous doctrine,
iliefepudiation Of eehain English claim
on American States -asaoetrine eoualT
i dishonest and dangsrous, but SET 10 5
some authorities 10 The Union. The ,
mount Of British money invested 10 A
meric4n S,atebonds, banks, Canal 40
railroad shares, is from 20to rs millions