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192.: FRENCH NEWS [76] EXAMINER, 23 DEC., 1832, P. 825 - The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volume XXIII - Newspaper Writings August 1831 - October 1834 Part II

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192.: FRENCH NEWS [76] EXAMINER, 23 DEC., 1832, P. 825 - John Stuart Mill, The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volume XXIII - Newspaper Writings August 1831 - October 1834 Part II [1831]

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FRENCH NEWS [76]

EXAMINER, 23 DEC., 1832, P. 825

For the entry in Mill’s bibliography, see No. 181. The item, headed “London, December 23, 1832,” is listed as “Article on France” and enclosed in square brackets in the Somerville College set of the Examiner.

the french minister of commerce has introduced a highly important bill for lowering various duties on importation, and removing various prohibitions; and in doing so, he announced that this was only the first of a series of measures for relaxing the restrictive and prohibitory system.¹

We suppose even the most inveterate “reciprocity” men will now be satisfied that our relaxations of that absurd system were well judged.² They were not only wise in themselves, but they have inspired corresponding wisdom in the councils of other nations. The first receding step has been taken from the mischievous measures which have forced capital out of its natural channels in America,³ and now the French Government has entered boldly and decidedly into a course of liberal commercial policy.

[1 ]See No. 190. The Minister of Commerce and Public Works was the baron d’Argout.

[2 ]By, e.g., 9 George IV, c. 48 (1828), and 1 & 2 William IV, c. 16 (1831), which relaxed duties on glass, coals, slates, cotton wool, barillo, and wax; and 2 & 3 William IV, c. 84 (1832), which provided much lower duties on some items, removed some from the table, and provided for reciprocity.

[3 ]Duties were removed or lowered on a wide variety of imports by 22nd Congress, Sess. 1, c. 227 (14 July, 1832).