The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-03-06

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amo,r III. r,.ssnocrs !, Tho steamer wore Mr..
Bnebc bearer Of Jispo,cb,s from MIR. MeLane To-
Mr.. Buchanan. Mr.. ponsonhy from the English
government to Mr.. Packcnhau, ana Count W.
de 3coulieu from Belgium.
The language of SIR Robert Feel, As Is also
that of the press, towards America, Is decidedly
pacific.
The Queen, 1t * SAID IN her speech, gave Pc
cuiar emphasis to the parts relating to the pre-
seryalion of peace.
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! rIou, IN hand was ono,ei at eSs sterling.
The markets were however in an unsettled
state, and !, is impossible {. ioresee what effect
the rcrcal f,Ac corn laws will have upon Amrri-
can Interests.
Mr. Kiog. tho American minister at the
Frenc Cont has been drawn into an unplca.an.
correspondence With NJ. Ciutzot IN relation To the
presidents message. The message Itself proJu.
ced much attention in Paris.
Parliament, w,s IN session. and Sir R,b,,,
Peel had presented his pr,,r,t for free trade and
the abroralion Of the rornIaus. S,r Robert DC.
cupird three hours aud a half in unfolding his
projcc. TO the house. Stripping his statements
of all rhetoric, and reducing them to naked pro.
positions, the following is what he proposes to ci.
feet;
lie nroposes the rcneal. or the mater.
al reduction of all protective duties ON
manufactured articles: and he call, nm
tho manufacturers cbserGJIv :, s,bm;,
to this IN these grounds-frs,. that Adam
Smith. and other GREAT au,bori,,cs o,,r;.
bu,e ,b. o,;c;n nj Tho rss,riri;vs svs,s,
to the commercial classes. and ,hev shouIJ
NOW show ,ha;r sir,eri,y IN wi.hirr f.,
its removal. and secondly. ,ba, by tho
new tariff al J,,ios On r,w n,,,s,;als
have been abolished or m,,i,o,sJ wiG,
the excep,ion or ,,Ilow and ,;n7bcr which (
are to be added tn the lis, Tbe dr,,, an
Russian ,ollow j. 10 hs rsdrcsJ from % /
2d. to Is. 3D., but The redoc,;or nm i'm.
Der is To be 4 gradual one. the r,,ure ol
which is not tn he stated for , few DAYS
as Information, is sill incom,,o,o
The duty on the coarser fairies or lin.
en-. corton. and wonl,en i ~ be ,I,oco,L-
pr abolished: on IN. finer n bs reJuce1
from, Oh IN IN nor coo, yLo l,,,.
silk manufactures Is hereafter M, IN ex.
c eed the maximum, Of Is per cent. IN
ornamental paper hanoings IN be rodnc.
ed from one shilinU 10 twonence the
SQUARE ward on Coreicn carriaoes from
20 10 10 per cent; on foreicn candles and
SOAP the reduction is one half: on boo,
fronts from IS. e.. 10 Is. Cd IN hoo,s
from II. IS. 10 Ids on shoes IromI4s IN
IS. per dozen psirs. and ON straw Mai,
from IS. 6d. to IS.
French brandy, Geneva. and other ror.
eign spirits: the duty to be reduced from
BPS. lOd. per gallon to l5s.
Retaining his objection to the introJuc.
ton of save-arown SUGAR. Sir Robert
Peel proposes TO strike off 3s. Cd. from
The lliilerental du,v on foreign free grown.
tina, our colonies can hear in.
,reased competition. Thus, FOREIGN free.
grown Muscovado will be reduced from
Is. 4d. to IS. lOd.. and clayed rrom lis
Tod. to SIS.
Agriculture: Indian corn and bp, l..
heat to be admitted duty free. This is
boon to the agriculluris,s. Sir Rober, ,
Peel pointing out ina, beautiful d;s,srsa.
ION Of Providence, bv which manure i
endered The feuiIiser of the soil while ,
he rising price Of rape and l;nseed ;ns,;. ,
Y the free introduction of nutritious food .
or lal,epinc cattle
Butter and Cheese the duties IN he ,
educed by one.half; thus. on bu,ier from +;
|. to los, and on cheese from los IN ,
.. The dutv q, for,ign hons rh;oh
" the tariff of ls4o was rednced 80 A. 4,
Os.. is IN be still fnr,be- roJ,ooJ - 81
Ga. Provisions &c fresb and snI,aI