The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14

swaksned the Jealousy or sns, ION Of ,hs .har p
because y 10 known 10 be association wncn eau only BE-
which will be practicable submit the tseaty n ths nom
soe alton Of the House, have say that ts srenv we
10 ht exchanged within TN days. very short but is
hoped cit for the review o. 10 ,mno,,a,, An
hstrumen-and that therefore, nc shall BIZ u pre-
The treaty the House about the End OF next vek
The government have felt that as these propositions have
on important connection with the revenue aud enter into
the neral financial arrangements OF toe ar full as-
ce would he done 10 the House unless faaccioi
pebt OF revenue and expenditure Tor the Year were
brought up At the same time. Imprtseons have rons
abroad whether well III founded which exarcisins
rsraly ENG eject on certain important branches of
Aoe and though We shall have 70 consider some quss-
Mons connected With the orm Of the aJuse rels-
uohs between the different proceediog sRsrd
70 Vye OF moIey and supply hope shall bs able V
cal stsemen, tie year on next Monday week the al
" ftoruary (Hesr, hear) II is our drsire that not q
momen. may De lost In bringing these qaesons rosward
Them (Bear, hear)
BRITISH OBJECTIONS TO THE NEW TREATY.
From the London Times, Jan 2s.j
by far the most real and substantial o,isc,,on. ~hoh
bave been urged TO the Ministerial policy have been
are, indeed. met with the unvary,nu srgume,t
that II Is wrong 10 criticize document the hands Of
the public that an aoquaiDance With the contents of
then must be content TO believe that hss
been done for the best OF COURSE there s rca 4, this
KIND Of reasoning, though not, perhaps, fun exep
TO which is sought 10 be pushed. We know very n !.
indeed except that treaty OF commerce has oesu ~.
hen r WIN ,se sreDo1 that prooss
July 1851, pAae our share in the treaty H. -
Jnmed at @oe Ministers add nothing TO this SCOT
stock OF Information, except 10 inform M tslE
we bsve no right to draw any coacnssoa e.
all. AZ the risk OF mourning the cepsure wbsk 70
80 heavily upon some forward critics yesterdsf
we are compelled 70 say that in all this there a. 81
10 us TO BE- something upon which crtcism may fart
smpoyeo not n rsprenendrs what ve do not know
not wrong in furmepg that commercial treaty n ~
instance means treaty by which each ccntraosaog pera
BINDS itseif to take of duties imposed by it on tns pro
Of its neighbor, in consideration Of Similar relaxass
Hs own iavor is snch an arraDg. meet 10 acsoeGsre
with the rctived principles Of political economyl "a,
Chancellor Of the Exchequer undertakes TO Drove as.
", sDd desires us 10 wait till, the treaty haviny
S1 ,cs & DC 70 nm 10 con-; @ :" prove his
attention, but We canoot promise 10 suspend
judgement 80 long seems TO US tina.
decision. We did not dispute the policy Of lev
ing our duties oo French produce 10 "raer y
produce but We have beard no'hiug yet which shc~a
shake from the conviction that Il & contrary to al s1
principles of &C nomsdl science TO make the Regulations If
our Yecsnue matter of convention pph fres0s Sat-.
70 that shau henoortA be preel"ded firm ,assina trss
en- our o~n people in such manm,r a. 10. may th'.t
ceSstry that utu only o,sixs parf,caior oav
avid IN particular azenr We fancy and
that in order to reduce the duties cu French WOES TO- "a
FAKE Of some remote equivalent, take of
~ on other wines from which derive large revenue.
and which viii give us no equivalent At all; that
Tor concessions 10 the claims Of countries which offer
nothing in return.
TO erve by implication sanction TO the notion that
duties ought to be raised or lowered with obtain
corresponding concessions from other nations less ID
vapced in the principles Of than ourselves
All these things seem to Us TO result from toe nature
treaty and are entitled to careful consc IRA
tlon, even though should turn out that tho object q
treaty was, as has been pretty broadly nsiuuated
NIT the French government before the meeting OF -
legislature 80 that shall be impossible for the protec.
element, however INN Mr.
back nom the word be has given II are TO edout
this view we are to believe that the mrs saat es~ch
Parsment would raise formidable 40 OBJ on - ~
adoption Of free trade that Empesor co, not poea
the measure unless fortified by ! solemn treaty With 6
foreign Powers, hare look sss<sscn
IN the part ne shall play in e e.escf inpos1ns sion
Of French inion, and the enmiy shall incur by hs;no
nital policy II will be bard inueed TO p.rsna "a our
ntighbors Of what, After all are comple " pe dad
ourseives-ihst the remission OF the protective doy on
foreign manufactures Is far important the con-
sumner than to the producer If so will be asxe T. vhy
cannot We be content to impose duties in our own vay
and to lesve our system, good one, to s W ~
the common consent and reason Of mankiodS II
There appears to us to be force in views Aut
they for med independently of the purtcuar dNts
the treaty, we are 1t loss 70 understand hog -
be modified by more entire knowledge OF PROOF
upon which they not founded The best that ,a ~
said will VIC believe be, that though we have de,.r
from our principles and set most objectopsba y |
, as1, " have done ssomehng towards
ducre TIE probabilities Of discord which we arc q
Justly anxious 10 avert.
IFrom the London Times (City AJtIc,e), Jan. q
The outline Of the terms Of tSe treat, Of comme-oe
France, furnished by the Pntrie ems 10 indc..e D.
the Teductn Of the Eoglsh vine duee Is to frc.e
present rate OF 6s 3D. per gallon TO is per gallon ta
sto I'd per bottie)-an alteration which VIII, j. e
sumed be general and include all foreign as w. al
colonial growbs At the time, appnars te1l hei
French prohibitions against iron evI
duty little less than IS per ton and that woclssn
cotton manufactures are also 10 be admitted 1t .
yet 70 be fixed. but which not tn thfr Uy
cent As The clauses Of the treaty par b
ttrff utsth
sion produced in the wine market by the
has, Of course been considerable business Of all xad
sent many houses in the trade doubt the correct
ness Of the statement. but should It be Coz -
an immse iate rise 70 prices win be expeceed 70
probably OF difficulty According to estimates b
paid duss existing stocks would be found 10 ara an
to 2CC0 cecil bat this general supposed 70 be lily
beyond the true total. Uncer order OF the mi IA se
venue Office in 1882 draw bick he ca,ne rnlI
ed PERIOD the for the red wines Of portuptl an
Fance bfpR two years, while for all other Descriptions
including sherry il is six months There ano.bsr PR
vision, also, which will have greater effect reducir
tho number Of clsims-nanely that TO en,te the msolyt
to return II duty whatever all dealers must have ke
vercA out and embracing separate entry Of an vi1
cxported--s provision which IS thought in very lar1
number Of instances hsve been r,pruleutIy ueeect
On the cher hand the chn reg ia France are 10 b.
syet Tor year andsa hall yen, cotson aud WOOL
markets vail, Of course. not experience any immedia
iIiuence Assuming tho rate Of duty na ned for il
10 apply to Danuiactu ed iron. ii will be sufficient
low 10 admit Of large export trade from this countz
since It TO be about 33 perscent unfayorAI
than that TIE zo,lvercin in the face &c which eds
repch Berlin Itself Any satisfactory autiipatio
that may be formed on this point must, howerer be- I'd
tDgeI upon the absence OF local custom house ,bstr
tors calculated expressly create restrictions in n
form. which might Decoms equally az potent Is the d
or pig on the duty Of c3 per would it is betev
Prove nearly prohbtory bit i. is hoped that oa that
Ierial the tate ~ill be different Concerning the 30
CENT rate wooIlen and cotton e belie
that II uill allow large introduction Of Biish Gov
scocs into theFrench markets particularly n low al
ties, and that there certain descriptions OF wor
and woollcn strds which likewise cannot fsi 10 be ~
in considerable quantities. sanguine expectation
nscted with the entire movement .s thaI Fran 20 had
hitherto b. the great centre OF tracing reetrctoo
Europe,a all the other con,ipe1ai nations may nov
iah IN their sy stems and hasten 70 folio bel
her first steps 10 reform.
THE FRENCH TARIFF vNBER THE NEW TREATY
The pai n Sscie Of The c4ih of Ja1us Y publishes
analysis OF the Customs farl. in orier 70 sho~ tng
article prohibited mitch less than ia a
rally Supposed They consist il says, OF firearms
suies, tmptv bottles, chicoTy, cutlery. worked rock