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have been impossible for him to have gone
through the preliminary discussions which were
| necessary for the treaty, That treaty has been
concluded, and / can inform my noble friend,
with reference to the particular question that
| has been asked, that it contains 10 new pro
| visions whatever for permitting american citi-
zens to establish factories in the British posses
sions. 30 far as am able to constitute COM
parison, the terms are nearly the same, and the
principle is quite the same, with the treaty Of
| 1873; and, though some concessions may have
been made on the part of the colonies, and
though they may not have obtained all the pri-
vileges 70 which they laid claims, I neverthe-
less believe-and my opinion is strengthened
| by that OF Lord Elgin-that this treaty will
prove signal benefit to the colonies, and
| tend, in great measure, to promote and ad-
vance their prosperity. Hear, hear I be-
heve that the principle of reciprocity will be
extended, and that the United States will reap.
as they are entitled to do, the same advantages
as the colonies, and an equal development Of
| the internal resources Of the country I there
bre hope that nothing will occur to mar the
completion Of this great work, which / verify
believe more than any event Of recent times
will contribute 10 REMOVE all cause Of difference
between the two countries, whose similarity Of
language, whose affinity Of race, and whose
| enterprise and industry mark them out as the
natural allies the one Of the other. LHear. /;
The Earl of Harrowby put question which
was understood to relate to the American coast
| ing trade being extended to British ships
The Earl of Clarendon could only saw that
| steps had been taken, but he was not able to
| report much progress in them. The American
Government denied that there was any parity
| of circumstances between their Eastern coast
| and the coasting trade of this country. Though
| they admitted that we had granted them Ger
tain advantages with regard to our coastine
trade, they were not yet ready to admit that
these were sufficiently important to the
concessions we desired from them 90 ssasa7
The Earl of Ellenborough asked whether the
preliminaries Of the treaty had been concluded,
subject to the approval Of the Legislatures Of
the Provinces interested in the tisheries7 8 2
The Earl Of Clarendon said it was necessary
that every colony Interested should confirm the
provisions of the treaty a4
The Earl Of Derby said if they could not con-
clude q treaty affecting trade with foreign
country without the consent Of the colonies, the
effect would be that such questions these col
onies were practically independent. Though
he agreed that it was most important that, with
regard to the fisheries question, the consent Of
the colonies should be obtained, yet he did not
see that 1t was necessary they should confirm
the provisions of the treaty s a9 9sa3M s.
The Duke Of Newcastle said the question was
carefully considered whether the treaty would
require to be confirmed by the local Legisla-
lures. The opinion of the legal officers was
taken, and that opinion was that the assent of
the Legislatures Of the colonies was necessary.
The Earl of Derby--f that was so, then the
Colonial Legislatures were put in a superior po-
sition to, that Of the Imperial Parliament fol-
the consent OF Parliament was not necessary to
a treaty entered into by the Crown
The Duke Of Newcastle said the legal opinion
was taken on the point whether it was necessary
that the Colonial Legislatures should give effect
to those parts of the treaty in which they would
be concerned He did not say they had a right
that did not attach to the Imperial Parliament,
but that the consent of the Colonial Legisla-
lures was necessary to give effect to certain por
ions of the treaty. 5gE ~ 5ss{
In the House Of Commons 4 long discussion
ensued on the subject of limited liability in part
perships. A vote resulted in favor Of the prin-
ciple. %
! CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
An important debate took place in the House
of Lords. on the evening of Thursday. 10Th ulf.,
on the motion to resolve the House into Com
mittee on the Canadian Legislative Council bill
The Earl of Derby yehemently opposed the bill,
taking as his ground that sufficient time had
not been afforded to the House for the mature
consideration of a measure Of such Importance
He characterized the bill as an attempt to sub
vert the constitution of one of the oldest colo
nies, to abolish the safeguards which protect the
monarehical elements there, and, in short, to
convert Canada into Republic of far more
democratic character than the United States.
Under the circumstances he besought the Lords
to pause ere they sent to the Lower House
measure of such vital Importance
The Duke of Newcastle defended the bill and
denied thatit would lead to the extinction of the
monarehioal, or of the conversative element in
Canada. From various causes the existing Ee- 2
gislative Council, in that colony, had fallen
into contempt, and its members had come to be
considered as mere tools of the Government
This state of things it was proposed to remedy,
by the erection Of a second Legislative Cham
Der, the members of which were to be of cer-A
tain age, and to possess property qualification.
The policy of allowing the colony to govern
itself as much as possible had worked SO well,
and the increase of material prosperity in
Canada had been SO great, in consequence of
that policy, that the British Government had
resolved to take a further step in the same
direction, in the conviction that so doing would
strengthen instead of weaken the bond Of good
feeling which now happily exists between Canada
and the parent country. 3 sz=5s,.5. sss;3stf fz7-7
cENsURE OF ADMIRAL tPLUMRIDGE.
The operations Of Admiral Plumridge, at
Uleaborg and Brahestadt, in the Gulf of
Bothnia, were brought under the notice of the
House of Commons, by Mr.. NJ Gibson. He
acquitted the officers engaged in those opera
tions from any personal censure, but theiriacts
had been merely to destroy private property:
among other things they had destroyed a large
quantity of tar and other naval stores, which,
instead Of belonging to the Emperor of Russia,
was actually contracted for for the British dock
yards. In short, the men and ships we're ex-
posed in acts of war which, even if successful,
could be of no sort of advantage to Britain.
Sir james Graham defended the necessity Of
these operations, and complimented the country
on their success. Eleven thousand tons of the
enemy's shipping and half million sterling Of
property had been destroyed, and every effort
was used to distinguish private from public
property.
After some remarks from Lerd ST. Leonards
and the Earl of Harrowby, the House divided,
when the members stood for going into COM
mittee 63, against it 80. The bill then passed
through committee. =-
The movement in favor of celebrating the al
lance of France and England by festival is
gaining ground, although some of the leading
presses consider that the time is not appropriate,
and advise that it be postponed until the end of
the war. p4f9.
FRANCE. i. ..s,55,
FURTHER CHANGES IN THE MINISTRY
There is a rulnor that NJ Drouyn de Lhuys
will retire from office and be succeeded by NJ
Thouvenel gz$
THE DANUBE.
The whole Russian army of occupation con-
tinues to fall hack on the Serena and the prufb