at exception was, that the bill for establishing
the free intercourse in the article of corn, subject to the duty of five
shillings per quarter, between Canada and this country, should not be
permanent, but limited in its operation to a period of two years.

The other part of Mr. Huskisson's scheme for promoting commerce was
brought forward on the 25th of March. These parts referred to protection
rather than revenue, and to the affording relief to the shipping and
navigation interests. He began by proposing a reduction of duties on
the cotton and woollen trade, as well as those on manufactured linen. In
some cases these rose as high as one hundred and eighty per cent.; and
Mr. Huskisson proposed to lower them to ten, fifteen, and twenty-five
per cent, respectively. He next adverted to foreign paper, books, and
glass, which were almost prohibited by excessive duties. He proposed a
duty upon all books, bound and unbound, imported into this country,
of sixpence per pound; on paper threepence per pound; and upon glass
bottles three shillings per dozen. He next proceeded to the duties
on metallic substances, as iron, copper, zinc, and lead. The duty on
foreign iron was to be reduced from L6. 10s. to L1. 10s. per ton; that
on copper from L54 to L27 a ton; that on zinc from L28 to L14 a ton;
and that on lead from L20 to L15 per cent. _ad valorem_. Upon tin he
proposed to reduce the duty from L5. 9s. 3d. to L2. 10s. the cwt. Mr.
Huskisson next proceeded to consider how far it was possible to reduce
certain imposts on raw materials which interfered with the success of
the capitalist, who was obliged to use them in his manufactures. He
instanced the cases of articles used in dyeing, as well as olive and
rape-oil. He wished to take off the duty from the latter altogether, and
thereby enable the manufacturer to supply the farmer with cake instead
of compelling him to procure it at a large cost in the foreign market.
He proposed also to reduce the duty on all foreign wool imported at a
lower price than one shilling the pound to one halfpenny. He concluded
with proposing measures to relieve the commerce and navigation of the
country. There was already a bill on the table to do away with the
quarantine duties, which the committee on foreign trade had proposed to
lay on the community at large. Mr. Huskisson thought this proposition
was equitable, as the amount of these duties was considerable; and they
were placed on the shipping intere