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extent with low rate of duty, and the extinction
OF the stupid and dishonest cant about slave grown

extent with low rate of duty, and the extinction
Of the stupid and dishonest cant about slave-grown
| sugar.
The announcement that the Russian tariff
would undergo an immediate relaxation, has
cause great interest in the commercial circle. Up
to the present time the Russian tariff has been
the most prohibitive in the world The principal
article purchased by England is Tallow, of which
nearly million cwt. is imported 10 this country,
valued at almost million and half sterling. An
export duty OF Is per cwt. has hitherto been exact
ed by the Russian Government and this duty
will be nj once reduced to one-half; and at The
same time reduction Of the import duties on
woollen cloths and stuffs will also take place I'M
der an ukase OF the Emperor, who takes lively
interests in the proceeding. The step will be
hailed by all friends ofFree-trade as one of most
decisive benefit, arising from the steps taken late
ly in the same direction by our own Government
under Sir Robert Peel.
The Corn Bill In England.
| From the Liverpool Times June 1871
All fears for the safety of the Corn Bill over.
The most critical stage-that of the Committee
has been passed triumphantly, and with nume-
rical strength greater than was anticipated.
The House OF Lords went into committee on the
| Bill last Monday. On the first night the Duke Of
| Buckingham moved an amendment the effect of
which, il carried, would have entailed upon the
| country permanent sliding scale, varying from
four shings to ten shillings per quarter. This is
the import duty which Corn will have to pay UNI
I'll February lS49, when nominal duty OF a chill
ling per quarter to be imposed for registry The
Duke, in proposing his amendment, did so in
| tame, hum. drum speech, which showed that he
had no faith in It's success. The result proved
that he was right The votes shotced clear majo-
! rtfy OF thirty three against it. There was large
muster OF peers on either side, and as proxies
not admissible in committee, the supporters Of
| the Government were far more numerous than
| previous calculations pointed at.
But as drowning men catch at straws, SO the
| protectonsts not content with the quetus on
Monday, tried their hand at mutlating the bill on
Tuesday night with the same result. The Ear
nj n
ter February, lS49, all corn, except the produce
| of the British colonies, should pay a duty of 5s.
per quarter. The peers negatved this by exactly
the same emu number as on the previous
considered this night, (Friday,) and the third
reading will probably take place about the middle
or the end Of next week; It's safety. may now be
considered certain What its political conse-
quences will be, this is neither the time nor the
place to consider 1t is far and away the greatest
fiscal measure of the age Its influence viii not
DO limited to our own CLINE i viii influence, in
| mercial country in the world and already its
effects are observable in the relaxation of the
Russian tariff, and in the altered views of nations
which have thought that their wisest and best
policy was to follow the late stringent code OF
England.
The United States, our greatest commercial ri
val, cannot long remain inert Her legislature
will march with the times, for it would be a libel
upon the intelligence of that great and potent
country to suppose that she can long be insensi-
BILE to the enlightened reciprocal views in COM
mercial matters, which English philosophers have
chalked out, and which English statesmen have
carried practically into effect, the sacrifice Of
their dearest personal and political connexions,
prejudices and sympathies. The world has never
Witnessed, never will witness, devotion less selfish
patriotism more pure, than Peel has given, by
sacrificing his power and party on the altar OF
| free-trade. But bright reward will be his-the
brightest reward which great and honest minis
ter can experience
| ITO scatter plenty DER a smiling land,
And read his history In a nations eyes"
The British Parliament.
The Com BnL-In the House of Lords. on Thursday,
Lord STANLEY moved for copy Of the address which
had been received by the government, from the House of
The Earl of DALHouE hoped for the indulgence Of the
House while he defended himself from an impuation
the effect that when he had said he had to be
love that the sentiments of the Canadian colonist
address for which Lord Stanley had just had
ed declaring in the strongest terms their hostility to
ree trade IN corn ne could only say that on appiica
which brought the address in question had not reached
Liverpool until after the debate on the corn laws in their
ordships house was over, and, therefore, il ply
steal mpossiblity that he could have been aware Of its
existence,
Lord Dalhouse.
After few words from Lord LrrrLEros and Earl
Cary the motion was agreed to-
On Thursday the lh, the order of the day for going
| into committee having been read,
Earl SrANHoPY moved that the bill be committed that
day six months He regarded this measure a. more i'm,
por,ant than the reform bin considering the magnitude
ces which would inevitably result from it.
Lord LyTTLEros as representing the colonial depart
ment in that House. wished to say few words upon the
subject Of our colonial possessions, affected by this
measure. He was convinced that the colonies need be
under no apprehensons from the freerade the Austria
asan colonies in particular; Australian wheat the
best in the world. With respect to Canada admit
ting what said to the effect OF freerade upon that
colony the had been said other interests which
had been affected by customs duties He confessed
after the address passed by the Canada assembly 80
expecteuy after the preceding debac and in speaking
before the receipt oil the next mail which would prooa
fered to various indications in the colony of different
views and feelings from those embodied in the address,
showing that appTehensions not really entertained
by the people of Canada finjury from this measure
On what ground was I supposed that the Canadians
The soil was the same, the wages of labor the
same, and the quality of the Canadian wheat equal
to the best grown in England In reference to carriage
and other respects, the advantage in favor Of Ca
NADIA
The motion Of Lord stanhope negatived without
division.
On Monday, the 18th, the House went into committee
on the bill, when
The Duke Of BucxIroHAM moved the omission in the
first clause of the date st Of February ls4o the effect
Of which would be to continue in operation the sliding
scaleso that after ls9 the duty wheat at ass would
be los per quarter, and at 53s and upwards, as
Earl Rrros opposed the amendment, on the ground Of
Lord BEAUMONT contended that the bill would dersnge
our foreign ccmmerch well our agriculture, and at
tempted to show that the effect Of the would be
to put into the pocket of foreigners the amount OF
nue. which sacrificed by the bill.
| On division the Duke of Buckinham's amendment
was negatived, the numbers for the clause being 1885,
against IT 100, majority 80.
On Tuesday, the 10th,
| The Earl of WICKLOW moved amendment TO the ef
feet tea after the LIST of February l9i9 there ond be
fixed duty Of S. on all foreign wheat not the produce
Of the British colonies instead Of Is duty proposed by
the bill
heightened and interesting debate ensued, in which
Lord Stanley and Lore Brougham took leading part
Their lordships divided on the amendment when there
appcared-contents l07 nonconents lao majority for
government 80.
The Chairman reported progress and the committee
adjourned till Friday.
THE CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.
The Earl Of DALHousE moved the second reading OIL
the customs duties BILL and stated generally the grounos
on which was based after which he went through the
detail the several articles in the tariff which reduc