The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14
THE FREE TRADE AGITATION IN EIRorE.
Attack on the AngIo.Freneh treaty IN Par
Observation-Disclosures Policy to be
Covered by the Paper -altera..
tlons In the English Customs
The New French Treaty.

Debate In ParIiame nj on the New Tr. ntv.
Ia the House Of Commons The 18th Of January Mr.
". EwART made few remarks upor The Commercial
treaty with Franco.
Mr. s FITZGERALD had hoped that the discussion would
have ciosed without au ions 20 the ercal T. eaty
With France and in that case ne would have thought
his duty 10 acdress The house bot W the honorable en
fleman who bad just spofcn free trader had coz
graduated the House commercial alliance with
France end enccred his thanks the eovernmen. for
entering into treatJ of Jeoproci, he, who GER
any he'd always concurred in iht policy free ira 10
adopted by this country, mat hiss protest cr t such
htdty as che u The mot Objectionable meas.rcs that had
come Jore fariiaaae. fasar hear M had alxavs
thought il bin sple OF free tra-s N o,s.rst ~
Ibis kind They naa been Told that reciprocity was protec
on IN MS worst euse and that thought any.
Inv more Objectionable than ,hs treaty Of reciprocity
co,d lot well be ims2ned II tho governmen. had car.
rid this ont as treaty Of recproi:y then they had done
y IA The moet clumsy and objscon sbe manner anu if il
WAS Dot t'asy OF reotptocy, then they had taken
oouTse most adverse to the interests Of this country He
would view as treaty OF reciprocity, aud it
ground that the noble lord recommended last night 10
he Horse He said l. necessary errr into II eay
as Otherwise woud be Impossible TO secure those ad
vGnsges which were offered Nuw let the House under
stand exactly how the They were gor- 70
make immediate concessions OF very irlportant gind
and they told that IN return they were 10
certain advantages al the dr'ap: period of eighteen
months. Rc how stood the 10 reference 10 this very
question Of the wine Sues regarded ether Nations of
tc,opef II had always oeeu the great ooecrof the com
mercial classes in This country that there should
be large reduction Of cuy 10 sonc articles
9, British produce, 9Th a view to obtsining- the
nubicatoDs had passed between government and
these countries with regard ,o the OF articles Of
British commerce apn their answer had bee that they
had objection TO admit provie sc ia ret irn
reduced the duties upon their that propns iun
tie reply of EpRland had psea st these Gu ". re not
protective, but Tor the purposes 'svsne, aud at cou
seqdcnsy We could net enter mo reciproa arrange
ments which would involve The lic- OF largo uvur:
Of rev nue. even for the sake &. securing e. certain
teri. tie admission OF our proaucions TIE coase
au'Ioe bal been thai there gay Ct II iirccuy
with Austria, Spain Portugal lie could peri s,y u-
dsIsard the position of the Cove, nnie,, iey bad de-
clIed IRON beginning to end to hto treaty OF re-
Sr"sy 's eeine incooss:ent is the great principle II
nee trade vi ich this counir. st win ~ much
success But. instead oil cmpos TX arr.men. uf ;aa.
Ind, The government were actually i.Ia'ug credit 70
themselves for having elected tG. reciprocal cyny nop
The resu' of thai treaty II c,nc out. W ID be the re-
euctcn OF the cuiirs up,n All 'oresr wiuy. ia re-
tnu Tor the substitution tiaAo vi protective yt nd
OF Irchbitive duties on a.srs OF tsitish cen
niece, bit without ary return from Srain Por,Ygal
Eeples or Austria Locking A. III r.-i,o As rscr,ro
cal treaty, certainly sp1sarca a fre ahe eot
o. 'ac principles o. frec tad 'Ag n 2c.~rys mi mi
elcc''s Iafdonod bat free tras. goy .-rr ,csL a.
5toTe ridi tps,sts nirch ne YEA ,rs a., a, "a
,,r,.na, rssearoae nea,e, ont a., Ia h, s' ss-I
- o'satpyosa A. reciprocity ~ w., cur,sy in
tho extreme, hesaoseu rcducet To ne oo;iss without
rtcsv'rg IRON The Nalicus toe.n nsuos crested an
the matter Hoeo angioie b.neiis b ,.sy acre sbpg
10 Moro, end on The p.oisi-e,up OF return from
France eighteen months heaoe II, trad .hD, tn de-
Ay Of eighteen months IL adm; 'Bg Of British com
VcrCe mo frauee was hey sIce cn.,c,
irritation NJ touht, II .ne duty 1T Freusn w.as, nloss
we're reouccs al opce 'er-ase Ia tue Gao.
egnp,'on over here would follow r.ncs roi re- rs
would no their account in shsi result ia Guy On
az other foreign vines wa ~ be ~ s SINE time
then there seemed 70 hil asb prob sb,.s TIA, az fs
gsrdcn France he conrt ton %y ,pra,r ,lcn A. A
wst for hy lar ts agsr inerAs eoi axe plate IN :as
use Of nssp vines 10 which The popie IA. oclotry were
most aocrs'Cncd-the wires VI so,p aaa fortrr ,-hs
srvsrr strength spd body Of ~ecn asrr p.rsap, oet
ar.pfed N cur atro phrr. AZ r,nae II lat + roed
drt 10 be the case, be iesro5 ts, when o ,s csus tr
France ~ 10 hsr part O. lha ~ az. ll>u.e-s IN
sra.cc, dlat uainted in ;r.s ,xts rieocr ,,S,c IN
sfie nchts would be apt cnsrga - sita havio
prom se' th' m moe thar the, t.i ,ped aai TO r.
gard vii itriaon and alarm ~ establish ncnt ola SIS
Vhieh Would W tho cpnia1 ~ .l. E-eanh t..,r
se}ves blow nut all J. forgs 10 ne rrn,.e -,
must ronfess he oocld r.g zee fhe rla-l .e-ssy IA
cal sense, fov NJ ak,oe iu-n.l.- ,.asi,ss W
France fcr TIE sake OK pss~c'i,. -. - A. t,s e,i "
esAiesa naollhs. And when nc l-e 70 gard Tie qaes