The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-06

tactlons appears again IN the ascendant
The Corn Bill In England.
From the Liverpool Times, June 49,
All fears for the safety of the Corn Bill are over
The mos critical stage-that of the Committee,
has been passed uiumphanty, and with nume-
Iical 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 shlings to ten shilllngs per quarter. This IS
the import duty which Corn will have 10 pay un-
til February 1919, when nominal duty OF a chill
ling per quarter Is to be imposed for registry. Tho
Duke, in proposing his amendment, did so in a
tame, hum. drum speech, which showed that he
had no faith in It's success. The result proved
that he was right. The rotes shotced clear najo-
,ify of thirty three against II. There was large
muster of peers either side, and as proxies are
not admissible in committee, the supporters of
the Government were far more numerous than
previous calculations pointed at.
But as drowning men catch mt straws so the
protectonists, not content with the quietus on
Monday tried their hand at mutilating the bill on
Tuesday night with the same result. The Earl
OF Wicklow moved another amendment, that af-
ter February, lSi9, all corn, except the produce
of the British colonies, should pay duty Of S.
per quarter The peers negatved this by exactly
the same number ~ on the previous night-thirty-
three. The other clauses of the bill to be
considered this night, (Friday) and the third
reading will probably take place about the middle
or the end Of next week. Its safety may now be
quences will be, this is neither the time nor tho
place to consider 1t is far and away the greatest
fiscal measure of the age. Its influence will not
be limited to our own CLINE it will influence, in
a greater or less degree the policy of every COM
mercal 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, greatest commercial ri
val, cannot long remain inert Her legislature
will march with the times, for it would be libel
upon the intelligence OF that great and potent
country 10 suppose that she can long be insensi-
BILE to the enlightened reciprocal views in COM
chalked out, and which. English statesmen have
carried practically into elect, the sacrifice Of
their dearest personal and political connexions,
preiudlces 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 smiling land
And read his history In nations ey es."
The British Parliament.
THy Com BLL--ln the House of Lords. on THURSDAY.
Lord STANLEY moved for copy of the address which
had been received by the from the House OF
Tho Earl of DALHousrr hoped for the indulgence Of the
House while he defended himself from an imputatioD
which had been tn upon him in the other House, to
the effect that when he had said he had to be
leye that the sentiments of the Canadian coonts were
unavoable to the ministerial project he knew that the
address for which Lord Stanley had just moved had arrv
ed declaring in the strongest terms their hostility to
free trade in He could only say that applics-
tic in the proper ter he had learned that the steamer
which brought the address in question had not reached
Liverpool until after the debate the laws In their
ordships house over, and therefore. it ply
steal mpossbility that he could have been aware Of s
existence.
Lord STANLEY stated that there was lever any inen-
ton Of casting the slightest suspicion on tho veracity Of
After a few words from Lord LYrrLEros and Earl
Cay the motion was agreed to-
into committee having been read,
Earl SrASHorE moved that the bill be committed that
day six months. He regarded this measure more inn
portan. than the reform BILL considering the magnitude
of the interests involved in it, and the conscquen
ces which would inevitably result from it.
Lord LrTTLEroS, as representing the colonial depart
men in that House. wished TO say few words upon the
subject of colonial possessions affected by this
measure. lie convinced that the colonies need be
under apprehensions from the reersde, the Austria
asian colonies in particular; Australian wheat the
best in the world With respect Canada admit
ting what said the effect OF reerade upon that
colony the had been said Of other interests which
had been affected by customs duties He confessed
that he labored under some disadvantages in speaking
after the address passed BY the Canada assembly
expectedy after the preceding debates and in speaking
before the receipt of the mail which would proba.
bly, modify the present state of things His lordshp
ierred to various indications in the colony Of different
views and feelings from those embodied in the address,
showing that apprehensons not really entertained
by the people of Canada Of injury from this measure.
could compete with the Americans in the tradel
The soil the same, the wages OF labor were the
the best grown in England Ia reference to carriage
and other respects the advantage was in favor Of Ca
nada
The motion of Lord stanhope negatved without
division.
On Monday, the 10TH the House went into committee
on the bill, when
The Duke of BucxIseHAM moved the omission in the
first clause of the date st of February 1902 the effect
of which would be to continue in operation the sliding
that after lst9 the duty wheat at ass would
be los per quarter and at SIS and upwards,as
Earl RPoN opposed the amendment, the ground OF
its being at variance with the principle Of the IN
our foreign commerce we'll agriculture, and at
tempted to show that the effect of the would be
to put into the pocket of foreigners the amount of rsve
nue. which sacrificed by the bill.
On division the Duke Of Bucknghams amendment
negatived the numbers for the clause being los,
ganst It 1885, majority 80.
On Tuesday, the 18th,
The Earl OF Vic flow moved amendment to the Of
feet that after the LIST of February Isle there should
fixed duty Of S. on all foreign wheat not the produce
Of the British colonies instead Of duty as proposed by
the bill.
heightened and interesting debate ensued in which
Lord Stanley and Lord Brougham took leading part
Their lordships divided the amendment when there
appeared-contents l07, noncontents lao majority for
government 30:
The Chairman reported progress, and the committee
adjourned till Friday.
The Earl of DALHousE moved the second reading Of
the duties b and stated generally the grounds
which it based after which he went through
detail Of the several articles in the tariff which reduc
ions were osed. and concluded by
notion that the measure Of pure freetrade and
therefore did not 60 far enough il was no free trade
at ALL but for the removal Of prshibtve,
and the gradual removal Of protective duties.
The Duke of RIcHMoSp thought that the only reason
for the reduction OF these duties TO he found in the
hostility of those who disked the agricultural interest
his real TO all free trade that they
tended to reduce the wages Of artisans and 10
borers. He moved that the blsbe read second time
that day SIX months.
The Earl OF WICKLOW thought the whole conduct of
the government this matter had been stamped with h.
tolcrable injustice.
Earl GRgy complained that the bill wanted clear and
distinct principle lie accepted IL, however. as valu
able nstsjment and as step In the right direction
Lord AsHBu RroN objected to the bill as most injurious
TO the interests Of the county We no reason why
the present prosperous state OF the country should not
continue IL IL not destroyed by impoc measures
and decd the government TO show that this prosper
ty had any thing with tho alteration in the customs