Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-07-07
BALTIMORE EXPORTS.
Total, ............S74O,S96 $;

The Repeal Of the British Navigation Lc,cS
would seem to be g fixed fact" from the tenor of
the news received from Europe, and since the new
act has become law our wiscst course is to make
the best of the measure What has been done by the
British Parliament has been of course entirely he
yond the control of any body this side of the At
lantic, and would hope that the measure adopted
might prove its vindication in it successful
operation. The Bill which has passed the British
Parliament does not go to the lengths some have
alleged The law at most relates to the trade
between the United States and great Britain, both
to the respective products of the two countries,
the products of third countries, the growth of neither
Our vessels assmilated to British vessels in British
and British vessels to in American ports, when
carrying the products respectively, of England and
the United States; but they now proposed to be
assimilated to each other when coming from the
ports of third nations and carrying the products of
those nations or those of our own country. The act
assured will open to us the from all
the British possessions III India, the West Indies, and
North America, with liberty to proceed to Europe
the United States. If this be so, gain a commerce
which has been denied since the establishment of the
Independence of the country. Although the conven-
ton for trade with the West Indies made by Presi-
dent Van Buren,, has increased the tonnage of Eng
land in much greater degree than own, yet this
repeal will place us on equal terms. By that con-
vention, English vessels has had the advantage of
triangular voyages and protective duties in the est
Indies. Now American ships will have the same
advantages.
We have been among those who always opposed
the act of 1928, which resulted so much to the adj
vantage of Great Britain, but that act which met
the Executive favor twenty-one years ago, bears
resemblance to the act which has Just received
the royal approval in England. The terms of the
act of 1873 in substance were, that as soon any
country gave the triangular trade as above stated,
communicating the fact in official form, the Presi-
dent of the United States would be authorized, by
proclamation, to publish the same, and to give drec-
tons for carrying out the principles of reciprocity in
regard to the ships of that nation in our own ports
and harbors Thus, then, the act of 1928 is binding
upon the present Administration. Prussia, Sweden,
the Hansetowns, Belgium, Russia and Brazil, enjoy
this triangular trade with us, and England, it
has now in, and France, it is expected, will
follow We are willing to abide the practical opera
tons of the act but if it should not prove better
measure than the treaty negotiated by Mr. Van Blu
rem in London it will not satisfy any body else
who is more interested in American than British
commerce.
The new navigation law by no means receives the
assent of all people of Great Britain. Some of the
most respectable of the people have denounced it.
The Liverpool Times, which has opposed the act
with great bitterness has been induced to give the
following facts, as showing the marked dependence
of Great Britain upon foreign countries. 1t says:
In 1910 we imported into Livcrpool-mind, Liver
pool only-l0000 tierccs of beef-value 100000.
In the year we imported into Liverpool 23,SO0
barrels of pork-value $4,000. This gives an i'm
portation into Liverpool from Ireland, in the year
mentioned of produce to the amount of S14O,000.
Look at the difference In 1913 there scarce
ly any beef imported from Ireland. In ISIS there
were only $500 barrels of pork imported from Ire