New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-13

an nortioos Of the British empire follows; while de-
tailed statements Of the privileges anoaeo anu 'ne re-
,trict;on. imposed by al nations ana ther aepsnden
ees on commercial Intercourse win the Chhed oea'e-
ubether by treaty or local legislation, ny dules or
IN imuorts or on exports by bounties or drawbaeEs
~ in snv otLer way ia distinct tables; together With
their tunpaee charges-whetber by uea'y or iegi-la
tior their modes Of measuring tunnage their sanitary
gs,ions and ,he r,eaatiOns Of their colonial trade
also In distinct table, complete the second part OF the
Report. ,.;-. .o..z. L.,
waved tedious and toilsome task while there caa
bo none nerbsD4 in which, despte all possible care.
there is greater liability to error. The latest ofia
uubcaons in the original language have alone, in
all instances. been relied on as authority and the
work has been repeatedly subjected to ve1at'oas de
law nv the difficulty in procuring them from abroad
Changes and notifications also IN foreign customs
rate- have been frequent and so important The last
vear or two that il has been found by no means easy
to keen pace with them by constant alterations
in tLe wotk perfmme1: while in several instances
the unlookedor appearance Of entirely new tarlis has
rendered worthless long and labored tahuar state
merits already prepared, and complete substitution in
dispensabe. ,,,.
down in detail to period late as the close OF July
last For all custom chaDgts subsequent 10 that date
especially in the tariff Of France Belgium, Holland,
Portugal and some other states OF CONTINENTAL Ea-
ro,e reference i-Invited 10 the annual report on
" Char ges in the Commercial Systems ot other Aa-
tiors during the year ending september 80, 1855,
recently transmitted TO Congress by TINS department.
PART THIRD Consular Returns.
Tbese documents are the answers Of United States
Cnsnlg 70 the circular of thia Department Of arch
Is 1854 elr ady referred to, issued with view TO OBJ
tain the requisite materials for this report. No verv
comfortable portion If each Of these returns how
ever il was soon found, could be made available in
the work, and although parts of some of them might
be deemed Of the frt importance, still, NJ much
ya'uabe information would unquestiOnably he with
he'd by their entire suppression, no better mode OF
II akug them serviceable could be thought OF than to
pes.nt them with few exceptions, exactly a. re-
cei, ed such notifications in form and substance
alone beirg made az seemed demanded by regard TO
uniformity and proprety.
By o resolution Of the H0u-e Of Representatives OF
December 9G 1854 the President Of the United States
was requested TO communicate to that House, IN con
necton with the report now submitted, which was
then in course Of preparation, copies OF all returns oi
conus and commercial agents OF the United states
made in reply 10 circular from the Department OF
State dated October e, 1882 such portions thereof
ss be might ceem expedient. This resolution was re-
ferred TO this deparimen, and was charged with IT.
answer The returns alluded to are vOluminOus and
valuable relating chiefly to ship building, shipping,
navigation, tunnagc sailors in merchant service, DC.
Progress has been made in preparing and copying
I'll, Sc documents required; and the work will be
submitted to you when completed.
have the honor 10 he, Sir, very repe :fuy your obe @
seNaDt, tDHI NJ fLAOO ouPef'Itehae-''
lion. W. L. MARCY Secretary of State
.s'nce the above written tariff. f Mexico in most re-