The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-16


principal secretaries OF State. CA slight laugI
| from tho oppoxitioM bsnchss.)
For the borough Of Purtarlington, 10 the room
of Colonel Dunne, who had accepted the otfic,
Of clerk of the ordnance. "a laugh laugh from
the oppositnn.)
| For the county of Kildare, in the room of III,
Right Hon. Richard Southwell Bsurke, com
monty called Lord Mass, who had accepted tn.
Office OF secretary for Ireland (Cries Of /" Oh T
from the opposition, met by cheers from tn.
ministerial benches)
For the University Of Dublin, in the room O
Joseph Napier, esq, who had accepted the Office
OF attorney general for Ireland. (Hear)
For the northern division of the same county
in the room Of Robert Adam Christopher, esq.
who had accepted the Office of steward of the
Chitern Hundreds. "a laugh.)
From more literal and extended report Of
the Earl of Derby's speech, we take the follow
ing passage, in which his commercial policy i.
fOreahadowcd.
My Lords have avowed the principles on
which think our foreign relations should be
regulated, and | will not shrink from dealing
with question of far greater difficulty, and
from speaking frankly upon the subject of our
commercial and financial policy. In 1912,
was the warm and cordial supporter of the
financial measures introduced by the late Sir
Robert Peel. entirely approved of the revis-
ION OF our customs duties which at that time he
proposed, and entirely approved of the prnci
pies which | understood him to announce viz
to impose duties on the principal articles of i'm
port, for the purpose of raising revenue; but
not for the purpose of raising revenue sim.
ply, but for the purpose of leyying the duties on
given proportion to the extent to which the
articles the subject of the duty admitted, or did
not admit, of the expenditure of future British
labor. | understood that the principle to be
laid down, in which / acquiesced, was of the
freest possible admission of all the raw materi.
ais which formed the basis Of our domestic in
dustry. A different system to certain extent,
has been adopted since that period, and cannot
but think that, if we look to the whole of our
financial system, there is ground for believing
that tits open, in point of principle and rractice,
to considerable and useful revision. (Hear,
hear) Your lordships will forgive me if con.
trast, not in detail, but if | merely contrast the
system which prevails with regard to the Gus
toms in this country with that which have
heard lauded as the HIGH free-trade tariff of the
United States Of America
That tariff evies on almost all imports duties
more or less extensive--duties, in some respects,
to great and oppressive extent--but in almost
every instance, levies those duties principally
and avowedly on those articles which mainly
enter into competition with the produce of their
own soil, and the produce of their own indus.
try. My lords, we appear to me to have pro-
ceeded recently on a different principle, for
while we admit, with entire freedom, all those
articles which do so enter into competition, we
load with an inordinate amount of taxation
certain small number of articles ofmmense ex.
tent OF consumption, entering directly into the
necessary consumption of the masses Of the
community.
And beg your lordships will not lose sight
OF this fact, that when the whole supply of any
article is furnished from foreign country, the
whole amount of the duty imposed on the i'm
port OF the article falls necessarily on the con-
sumer, in the shape Of an increase Of price. But
where you impose duty upon articles of which
a portion is supplied at home, and only por-
ton from abroad, there the measure of the duty
IS not the measure OF the increase of price, but
the increase of price is duly in proportion to the
small amount of foreign produce which may be
excluded by the imposition of any duty whatso-
ever and which may consequently diminish the
supply and thereby, to certain extent enhance
the price.
American system is the easiest defended, and ia
least burdeusome to the consumer NV lords
at the same time don't shrink from expressing
again, as ! have on former occasions, and repeat
ing in Office what have stated ont Of office,
that in my individual opinion see no ground
why, from that general system of imposing du.
ties on foreign imports, the single article of corn
should be made solitary exception. state
this as my opinion, but at the same time have
always said, and repeat again, that it is ques.
ton which can only be solved by reference to
a we'll understood aud well expressed opinion
of the intelligent portion Of the community.
SWITZERLAND.
Letters from Switzerland speak of a second
French note, repeating the demand contained in
The first, and asserting the right of France to in.
iicate refugees fer expulsion, which she requires
shall take place. as a matter of course.
RoME.-The Pope having still the dread of
Joseph Mazzini before him, has given orders to
he Roman priests to baptse no more children
with the name of " Joseph" as the popular par.
ialty for the name seemed rot to spring from
| reverence for the saint and patriarch, as from
regard for the cx-trumyir.
RUSSIA
A letter from the Polish frontier, given in the
Augsburg Gazene has the following upon Rus
sian military movements:
According to our latest advices from Kalisch
ind other parts of the kingdom of Polannd, the
Russian government appears to doubt either in
he stability oflonisNapoleon's power or the sin
,erity of his assurances, as military preparations
ire on every hand again urged forward with sur.
orsing activity and upon a large scale The
westward movement oftroops has recommended |
md the munitions of war are produced and ac-
with great zeal. The officers be-
ieve that the summer will bring with it cam
,aign; and as the common soldiery believe alb |
'outely that the Gar is The supreme and right
ul disposer of events on earth, they only wait
he word to march with aacrty wherever their
Master may "bid them"
TIE VERY LATEST.
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