Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-03-10


steamship in the basin at Antwerp, is pr,
ceedng with mnch activity.
1t is stated that her Majesty will visi,
Holland in May or June next.
Lord Morpeth has given bis name 10 q
document prepared by The Peace Society
recommending addresses from Merchant
ana other classes in that country, TO simila
classes IN the United States, in favor O
perpetual amity, and the reference of all,
points oil misunderstanding 70 the arbitr a.
ton of disinierested parties.
| Parliament Was in session, and 81, Reb>
ert Peel has presented his project for free
trade and the abrogat;on Of the corn laws.
The cotton and corn mar eis bad not al,e :.
ed materially.
| We copy the following from Wilmer 4
Smiths Times:
GREAT CHANGES IN THE COMMERCIAL
Foley soF ENGLAND-REpEAI OF THE
Corn LAw-TR uMrH OF FREE TRApE.-
The Steamboat Cambria takes GU, today
the mos, important and gratifying in,elli,
gence that ever left the shores Of Britain.
Sir Robert peel has developed his future
commercial policy.
II is at once simple and comprehensive
and under its operation the exchange O
commodities between this country and III
United States will be carried TO an extent,
and will be mutually productive O. advan-
tages, greater .'ihan The eye hath yet seen
or The heart hath conceived The new
schemes embraces, with full sense of
their Importance, the principles OF free
trade-repudiates all protection for CON-
merce, manufacturers and agriculture; adj
mlts corn, duty free, at the end of3 yeara,
with scale, in The interim, which proba-
bly, oscillia,e between 4 and IS per quar-
ter, and at once admits Indian corn and
buckwheat free Of oil duty whatever
Great Britain al the present moment, is
IN blaze Of excitement, men talk and
think Of nothing else; they have set their
hearts upon securing the great fiscal
scheme, for the regene ration Of the country
which the Premier has laid before Parlia-
'neht, and they desire 10 cur,al the period
fixed for the total extinction Of The Corn.
laws.
The friends of peace and progression ON
this side of The water, hope earnestly and
sincerely hote-that the new policy will
bind America to us by the ties of ami,y,
brotherhood, and interest and that the mis-
cradle squabbling about barren weste will
give way to more liberal, civilized and com.
prehensve view.
The immedigte effects Of The new tariff
on the most prominent articles of Ameri-
can exports we have noticed elsewhere.--
Altogether, the subject, in its various pha-
SEES, is the most important that ever crossed
the Atlantic since the introduction Of ocean
navigation; all that is now wanting is for
the Government and people of the United
States to NEE, US in kindred spirit, and
in the true spirit Of commerce and friend
sh p, forget the past. and run generous
race Of mutual happiness and prosperity
for the future.
ITALY.
MILAN, Jan. GA treaty Of COM
merce is about TO be entered INFO between
the Papal States and Russa. The basis Of
an arrangement between the Pope and the
Gear are pretty nearly agreed on The
effect of them will be thcl there will be no
more persecution Of the Catholics in RUS
STA, tina. a popish ambassador will he
maintained a, The Russian court, and tina,
several concessions will be made by the
Russian government to the Catholics.
INDIA AND CHINA.
OVERLAND MAIL-The dispatches; BY
extraordinary express, in anticipation Of
the BY monthly mail from India and China,
reached London on the 10Th ult., via. Mar
SELLS. The dates are, Calcutta December
I; Bombay, Dec. Is.
The political news is not important
No collision had taken place on the Sutlei.
The Sikh troops had approached the from.
tier. but had made no further demonsira.
ton.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETEksBuRGH, Jan. l6.-The EN-
peror has returned from his visit to Ita-
ly.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THE
BRITISH TARIFF.
Resolped-That in lieu Of the duties
now payable on the importation Of corn.
grain, meal ar -four, there shall be paid,
until the LIST cay Of February, 1916, the
following duties, VIZ:
If imported from any foreign country,
WHEAT
Whenever the average price of wheat, made
up and published in the manner required
by law shall be, for every quarter.
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