The New York herald., 1866-03-30

contiguous to the provinces without any restriction as to
distance from the shore Inreturn for this British sub
shores north of the thirty parallel OF latitude and
by article reciprocal free list was established which
products OF the other bat OF which, from the nature
Of the case the great advantage remained with the pro-
The advantages which have sprung from this treaty
are enormous; trade between the two countries has in
creased enormously and the fisheries have received
development almost Incredible But for the American
civil war; convention materially advantageous would
have certainly been left undisturbed for many wears
come but the United States government to provide for
an enormous debt and an increased expenditure has
thought proper to raise large amount Of revenue by
heavy customs duties, and cannot consequently main
article OF this treaty. In few days by its termna
ton, we shall be thrown back upon the provision Of
the treaty OF ISIS, with all the chickering's and
heartburnings which prevailed from 1s45 10 1882 and
the government will have to consider what construc
ton Of that treaty it will maintain and what action
it win take We're the question capable OF being settled
by the governments OF Great Britain and of the United
States alone. would probably be found TO present
much difcuy but II is complicated by the presence Of
the provncas who are not unnaturaly anxious TO keep
the fisheries TO themselves at any rate not to admit
the United States to share In them without receiving
for their products Their efforts will thus be directed to
az strict an Interpretation and rigorous enforce
nent q the treaiyof 1878 as they obtain By an
act OF Parliament passed the reign of George ILL., and
also by prov nca acts power s gwen to conscate abso
utely all vessels, with everything board of them,
found fishing within the three mile limit; and tits
purt of Ee ,,,ns;ncinIs ko eafsyse fhs L,,o 6o as
Txu an ertenf as aviU be supno,fsd bv Enoand
On the other hand 1t is scarcely possible 10 exapgerae
the Importance attached To the right of free fishing bv
tho Americans. somewhat verbose and inflated, but
month been presented to the United Stat6 Treasury De-
partrncns by Dr. E. H Derby 81 Boston, whose opinion
is that I'VE the Amercans must either resign our fish
cry treat or annex tho provinces In another part OF
his report he says that the American people will never
resign their fisheries" and whether this be true in its
full not Is quite clear that insisance upon
the observance Of the treaty of 1873 with the consruc
ton put upon it in 1916, would gravey endanger
the friendly relations between this country and the
United States. The English government thus finds itself
parry triangular dxe in iohica it has nothing to gain
its ,oi 0s disadvantage Of being target for 5ts the
be Il IL exceedingly doubtful tvhe ker Is desirable tor
any naio to nainain in these days tie policy Of ercung
nnubodu from ne prvi{eoe of fsi,o in he scd The com.
mission which rocentiv sas IA Syam,no MA ouasion
as Affecting seas nearer home has rspor.sd aoaimS the
are even now being carried on with he Trcnch GOV
arnment with viev 70 carry ths Observation-Disclosures
of thcir renort into nract,cai cNtect J - ,crs
tncr;GSe. n ,unroy s.rc,aY Mo.soJ - % % a~1 r "'y &
c;o mich Il = doo =. h,s 10 oiS ~ ~ o, .So1.
!. Is in,egoie enough that tns provncias with me
; S th p;;t ~ vos sts 'o .oy
IN enforcing the penas clauses sss ssmo under s he Se samer
Xxx ta"gs, T, c.snoagn .nsy os oe sappoItea 1y u"
at eu Su Be- suppod o@ m r a. % Of nn
cptes aontcn hare oeen deddy aodndoncd on nS ade
the Atlantic
COAST
This nresent & Potrc,s nav will, also be remarkab,e
another which itself breed
or Eerian ;nvoson oS canoda To dsv tho Racinroctv
treatv hatween the fn,tcd States and r,t,sh Amerca
which ~ so rruch beneted durnc the civ which
hetwcen its adonsion and The ontbreak Of
the american war we regret that the United States
avery nation 70 the hest nudge os ,ts own airs and
II The royernment of Washnrton is Of opnon that the