The Sun. — London, England, 1830-04-28 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. • The usury laws are at length, it seems, on the point of being - modified,—that is to say, unless the House of Lords should (as it often has) frustrate the resolutions of the other House of Parliament and tht wishes of a large portion of the most intelligent persons out of doors. Mr. Poulett Thompson carried, on Monday last, by a majority of 50 to 21, the second reading of a Bill fee the amendment of the laws against usury ; and, strange to add, the majority of the more eminent lawyers in the House of Commons, who are generally found the most im moveable pillars of all ancient existences, were amongst the supporters of the measure. Mr. P. Thomson—if fault be attributed to him—has erred in not carrying his alterations far enough, lie re mits the penalty for higher interest than five per cent., but he does not, in one extensive class of cases, give the contract stipulating the payment of such interest any further sanction than that of exempting the parties from punishment. For instance, A may borrow 10,0004 on mortgage, at six per cent., and B may innocently receive that rate of interest ; hut, should the interest run into arrear, and the lender, consequently, sue the borrower, he cannot recover more than five per cent. Now this is an odd sort of contract. If the intention of the Honourable mover be to let money find its own level, this clause defeats the very principle of the Bill. If, again, the Honourable Gentleman means to relieve the landed proprietors from embarrassment, by authorizing them to de that legally,—viz., borrow money at the market-price in times when money is not abundant,—which they now find practicable only through an evasion of the law, by means of exorbitant interest in the form of annuity, again we must remind him that he has failed of his purpose, for the capitalists will not lend at 6 or 7 per cent, interest, whieh cannot be en forced by law, when an interest of 18 or 20 per sent. can be procured through the annuity process. This, we repeat, continues the worst part of the in convenience which, when Cie market-price of money wos high, has hitherto beset the individual com pelled to borrow. Men will not lend wider a fac titious and aggravated risk of losing their interes!- money ; and the law which authorizes the contract which it refuses to enforce, is, to say the least of it, but a clumsy piece of legislation. The principal, indeed, is protected by the new Bill, and that is something, but not yet sufficient. One effect of giving more freedom to the trade in money must be e as in all other cases, a reduction in the market -price of the commodity ; so that if the country gen , lemen and the Lords are wise, they will let the Bill pass with as little noise as may be.—Times. It is not without reason that the Catholic Church has always opposed itself to the circulation of the criptures in the vulgar tongue. Its most ingenious champion, Count Le Maistre, tells us that " it hates discussion, and when forced into the field, always wishes to keep the people from interfering with the dispute. It speaks in preference in Latin, and addresses itself only to the learned. All sects, . on the contrary, have need of the mob, and especially. of women. The Jansenists wrote in French, and this is a new conformity which they hail with their cousins (the Calvinists.) The same spirit of religi ous democracy led them to poison us with their translations of the Sacred Scriptures and Rituals. They translated even the Missal to contradict Rome, which for evident reasons has always disliked these translations." The reason of this dislike of the Church of Rome to translations of the Bible may be discovered without much difficulty by any one who witnesses the consequences of Bible reading among ourselves. Let any one, for instance, after a preparation of a perusal of the four Evange lists, turn to the account of the discussion in the House of Commons last night, on the presentation of the petition from the county and city of Cork, by Mr. King, in which it was stated by Mr. Baring, that some of the Episcopal Revenues would amount in a short time to 100,0001. a-year (he alluded, we believe, to the Diocese of London), and he cannot fail to become convinced of the incompatibility of such a state of things with the whole of the lessons of Christ.— Even with the explanation of Dr. Lushingtoe, that " with respect to some of the Sees amounting to 100,000/. a year, lie begged to remind the House, that when a private Bill had passed to enable the Archbishop of Canterbury to borrow money on the security of his See, for the improvement of the estates, his income was proved to - be 32,000/. a year, and this was the largest episcopal income in England. The Bis'oop of London's income was 22,0001. although it might increase by building on his lands." Now allowing that Canterbury is only 32,000/. a year and London 22,000/. (though it is confidently affirmed by will-informed persons that London must soon be 100,0001., and Canterbury, from the same cause, far above 32,0001.), still it does sound strange that be whose kingdom was not of this world, and who wished all men to be meek and lowly of spirit, should be pleased with the ex istence of this Episcopal grandeur. Man bath found out many inventions : but no invention was ever more ingenious than that of reconciling this scheme of Church policy with the scheme of the Gospel. It may be excellent worldly policy, and may answer much better than the morality-of the Gospel, for the management of Parliament; but then the cir culation and perusal of the Scriptures enables every one to see that the Church, which has Princes en joying 100,0001. a year, cannot be a Christian Church. Hit be declared in.the Scriptures, that it is as impossible for a rich matt to enter the kingdom as for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, what are we to think of a Church, of ‘thieh the Dignitaries, those to whom the nublic look up for example, exist in a state which excludes them from heaven ? Before the French Revolution the French Bishops kept Opera girls, and indulged in all the gaieties Which. are compatible with the morality of fashionable life ; but then these Bishops were not such fools as to favour the circulation of a volume inculcating a morality condemnatory of their own conduct. This inconsistency is reserved for the Protestant Church of Eng land. A Pastor of the Church of Christ with 100,0001. a-year The heads of the Church to be in the very state which the Founder of the Church loudly condemned! Is it not in all the writings of Vie Christians of the first ages, who were imbued with' the spirit of the Divine Author of their Faith, again and again made a criterion of a true Christian Pastor, that he despised riches, and of a Heretic that he received money ? It was deemed a sufficient confutation of Montanus, that, under pretence and colour of oblations, he had cunningly invented the sit of bribery—that he grave gre a t hi re un t o t h e preachers of bis doctrine, that by feeding of the paunch his prophecies might prevail. Doth not the whole Scripture forbid that a Prophet. should receive rewards and money Doth not Christ command " that you shall not possess gold, neither silver, neither two coats, &c. Mais nous avow change tout cola! So it seems. The best Christian Pastors now are they who best fleece the sheep.. The practices at Jaggernaut may in time be deelared Christian. However, one consequence of the evangelical spirit which has been fostered by Scripture reading, is the strong desire felt by many within the bosom of foe Church to introduce into it such changes as may place it less in hostility with the doctrines of the founder of Christianity. Hence the petition from Cork, signed by 6000 Protestants and 58 Magistrates! They wish to banish exces sive wealth and excessive poverty from the establish ment, by a better distribution of its resources. This is the quarter from which danger to the Church may be expected. In vain will Ministers urge the necessity for possessing large revenues, in order to bribe the possessors of political influence. Religion does not recognize this prostitution. Even Mr. Baring, " who was the last man to wish to See the Church put under the correction of the Hon. Member for Montrose," admitted " that the difference Of incom e was too great, and those who said this case could rot be dealt with by Parliament, did very little to promote the true interests of the Church; and be wished tto see a more equal distribution of its property." We are mistaken if the feeling of the Cork petitioners is not spreading fast within the Church itself. There cannot be a better test of the growth of a religious spirit than the increasing desire to reform the establishment.—Morning Chronicle. In the House of Commons last night'Mr. O'Con nell brought forward his motion for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Irish Vestries Act. His pro posed a;nendinent, the object of which was to give to Roman Catholic; the right of voting in Vestries on Church Rates, &c. wt.s judiciously devised. The aim of the lion. Member for Clare is sufficiently obvious, and it is superfluous to observe that the adoption of such a measure by the Legislature would be the death-warrant of the Protestant Church in Ireland. The proposition itself s regard as a necessary consequence of the Catholic Relief Bill; it is the preparation for another step in the march of encroachment upon the Protestant Establish ments of the Empire; and ie the circumstance of its having been introduced thus early, we have ample evidence that the Catholics will not be remiss or dilatory ill following Hp the advantages they have already gained. Notwithstanding the triumphant majority, 177 to 47, by which the motion of last night was negatived, there can be but little ground for hope that the principle of it will ultimately be successfully resisted. Unwilling as we are prema turely to renew the discussion on this subject, we cannot but repeat our apprehension that the measure of last Session has opened the way for unlimited inroad, and that the Catholics of Ireland, led on as they have been, and still are, by turbulence and faction, will be satisfied with no concession short of that which shall give absolute supremacy to their Church.—Morning Post. The House of Commons announced a new ex periment on Monday night—by permitting a Bill to be read for the repeal of the usury laws. Thus step by step they advance, pulling down every safe guard, levelling every defence, repealing every pro tectire law. The repeal of the usury laws is another blow at the landed interest, long threatened, but now struck, by their implacable enemies, the mercan tilists.—lt is true that in the present state of the country the mortgaged landowner has little to fear from the lender of money. The returns of trade do not tempt the capitalist to embark in any com mercial or manufacturing speculation. Pawn broking is at present the only .thriving business. To buy and sell stolen goods is a better trade than that of building colleges. The profits upon ship ping and farming are inadequate where any pro fits are received at all. For these and other reasons the supply of unemployed capital is enormous, and far greater than the demand. It is, consequently, thrust into the funds—lent out upon bills at 2} or 3 per cent.—or locked up in strong chests at home or in the Bank of England. Hence is it that the borrower has nothing at present to fear from the lender. The country gentleman has no dread of his mortgage being disturbed or ,an in mased usance being demanded, for the rate of in terest is at present lower in the market than the legal maximum. But is this state of things to con tinue for ever.? if we are ever to have prosperity again prices must rise, and so also must wages and profits. A rise of profits leads to new investment, and thus money is drawn from the funds and from it• hiding places, and employed in trade, in the cultiva tion of the soil, in the augmentation of farm stock, in shipping, in planting, in building►, and in other ways innumerable. When this takes place the value of money and the interest of money naturally increases. if six per cent. can be procured in any safe way the cap;talia will not lend upon mortgage ev(n at five per cent. Three-fourths of all the land of England are more or less fettered by mortgages. The re moval of restraint, or, in other words, the repeal of the usury laws, will place all this land at the mercy of the lawyers. Conveyancing is a lucrative business; and a threat to foreclose will be the har binger of usury and extortion. Rather than seek a less rapacious lender, and incur the expense of fresh deeds and new stamps, the poor landowner and small proprietor will be glad to pay increased interest, perhaps six or seven per cent. Thus the squire, instead of visiting his lawyer twice a year, will be compelled to keep one entirely for him self. The attorneys will then be the only aristocracy, and the large capitalists a sort of petty sovereigns holding in leash every poor devil whose father had the misfortune to borro - w money for the purpose of improving his estate. This is a most scandalous Bill, but it is like all ,the other measures of the present unreformed House of Commons. For the sake of our country we pray God it may not pass into a law, but we fear it will not meet any effectual resistance. The couutry gentlemen are now like their own pheasants with their wings clipped—they can neither fly nor fight. They are as much at the mercy of the money-changers as a wretched drab of Drury-lane is at that of the contiguous pawn broker. Perhaps some of them merit the degrada tion, but we pity the young heir and his little brothers and sisters. If this Bill pass few of them, we fear, will have much cause to keep more than half of the commandment—honour their mother they may, but honour their father they cannot ! Morning Journal. The additional duty which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes to lay on homemade spirits has already begun to call forth a great deal of opposi tion in Ireland, and on the other side of the Tweed. It is not merely the distillers who consider their in terests compromised by the proposed measure; the land-owners regard it as no less detrimental to the interests of agriculture, and make common cause with them. There is no doubt that the object of the Government in laying this additional tax on the home manufacture is to relieve the West India planters—an object which in itself would be wise and politic, considering the great deterioration which West India produce has of late years undergone, if extending such relief to the Colonies did not ope• rate injuriously towards the parent country, or in volve any breach of faith with those who more im mediately suffer by the increased impost on the native manufacture. Now, it is certain that a few years ago, after very mature deliberation, Govern ment came to the conclusion that it was just and necessary to protect the home spirit trade by mak ing the duty on rum ls. 6d. higher than that on corn spirits, and accordingly, having fixed the duty on the latter at 7s. the imperial gallon;they settled the tax on the former at Bs. 6d. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, by his forthcoming measure, proposes to leave the duty on rum unaltered, and raise that on the corn spirits to Bs.—thus reducing the difference between the taxation on the home and Colonial spirits from Is. 6d. to 6d. This alteration in the relative taxa- tion of the two articles the distillers charge upon the Government as a breach of faith, for they allege that on the faith of that arrangement, wade by the Go vernment after due inquiry, and sanctioned by the Legislature, large capitals have been noisessarily in vested by the distillers, to adapt their premises to the regulations then intro.luced ; and they go on to say, that as it was necessary at that time to fix the duty on rum at Is. 6d. a gallon higher than that on corn spirits in England, it follows that, in order to preserve good faith, the same proportionate scale should be adhered to, unless it is distinctly proved that by a change of circumstances a departure from it is absolutely necessary ; and they deny that such a change of circumstances has been :proved. So stands the question between the Government and the distillers; the latter of whom state, upon the evidence of official returns, that, ever since the year 182.5, when this relative scale of duties was settled, the consumption of rum, instead of diminishing un der a tax higher by the amount of Is. 6d. in the gallon than home-made spirits, has steadily Ili cleased ; and that, in the twelve months ending the sth of January last, it has exceeded that of the pre ceding year by 237,827 gallons, while the con sumption of corn spirits has, during the same period, decreased 68,923 gallons. It is, there fore, a natural and unavoidable inference, that 'f so larg e an i ncrease o f t h e consum pti on °f rum has taken place while it bore a higher duty by Is. 6(1. than corn spirits, there will be a much greater comparative increase of con sumption of the Colonial article when that difference between the two duties shall have been reduced to 6d. Here then is a question as between these two parties, involving an accusation of the unjust sacrifice of the capital and property of a particular class, by a violation of good faith. But there ire also a third party—the country at large; • and the question between the Government and the country assumes a different form. We are aware that when the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to raise the duty on hoine-made spirits, some persons gave the Government credit for so directing their financial operations as to shape a question of revenue beneficially for the morals of the people. A littte reflection would have divested this subject, in all but the eyes of the merest idolators of power, of any such moral complexion ; for as rum, when in temperately indulged i n , i s justas likely to produce demoralizing effects as whiskey or gin, the same anxious solicitude for the morals and health of the people that caused the Government to raise the duty upon one description of spirits would have equally induced them to raise it on the other; But it is quite evident that the Executive were not so desirous to repress the predilection fur ardent spirits as to give the taste for such indulgence a new direction, and, by not a moral but a poldical application of the en gine of fiscal regulation, make ruin more palatable than British spirits. Then, leaving the interests of morality, as we must, out of view, and also forget ting that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is himself a large West India proprietor, let us see how the question stands as between the Government and the country. It seems that the distiller now consumes in his manufacture a great quantity of the inferior wheat arid inferior barley, whc't is fit for little or nothing else, and, of course, with any considerable fall in the consumption of corn spirits, must become unsaleable. In such an event oats also must ra pidly sink in demand, and consequently in price, and much land be thrown out of cultivationes— No person will venture to say that such conse quences would not materially affect the interests of the country. Agriculture is at present in that state of decline which can bear little more de pres4on without spreading extensive, if not ge nera ruin, among the landowners and farmers. It wants encouragement—but here is a mea sure that, if the data founded upon the official documents be correct, is calculated to put it under a much heavier pressure, and to impair the chalices of a return of prosperity. For a formal statement of the case of the corn distillers, we refer to the resolutions passed at the meeting of the county of Dublin, in another part of our columns, which reso lutions were argued and supported by several indi viduals of rank, opulence, and respectability. Other county meetings on the same subject are threatened and thus the tax of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, if it turn fertile fields into barrenness, w 11 at least, be prolific in Irish agitation.— Morn. herald DUTCH AND HAMBURG PAPERS. BUCHAREST, MARCII 20.—At Ibrailow (or Braila) the materials of the fortifications which are razed will be employed 'in building two handsome Greek churches. At Giurdzevo, where, as well as at Tour noul, the fortifications will be immediately razed, the materials will likewise be employed in erecting a new church. FROM THE WESER, APRIL I.s.—The estates of the Duchy of Brunswick, as far as relates to the exercise of their essential rights, are now wholly inactive. A meeting even of the committee might be attended with serious consequences to the mem bers of the estates, who also hold offices in the public service. The late Chamberlain, Von Crarnm, of whom certain persons are dispsed to judge has tily because he visited a public officer, M. Klind worth, who was honoured with the confidence of his Prince, but afterwards fell into disgrace, is now again at Frankfort, on the mission confided to him by the estates, and hopes that a constitution which has proved so beneficial it Brunswick will be maintained. People here will not believe that an exalted Personage, who is concerned in this matter will be Contented to see his own work abolished and destroyed as null and void in the eyes of all Europe. Of the estates belonging to Sr. Blasius and St. Cyrial as much continues to be sold as there are purchasers for, and the sums received are paid into the Duke's private exchequer, and thence, it is af firmed, sent to Paris. As those estates are really to be considered as public domains, and have always been con4idered as such ever since the peace of Westphalia, and as the public domains of Bruns wick, according to well-known laws and family com pacts, are inalienable, to which, on failure of the ducal line, the royal line succeeds, great doubts are entertained of the validity of these sales. M. Von Cramm presented to the Diet at Frank fort a new petition of the Estates of the Duchy of Brunswick, soliciting a speedy decision respecting the differences with the Duke. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 16.—His Ma j esty has per fectly recovered from his slight indisposition, with which he was seized at the beginning of this month. The Norwegian Storthing has obtained his Ma jesty's permission to prolong its Session till the end of June. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 17.—We have received the most melancholy accounts of the ravages of the storm in the night of the 3d inst. in the islands of Laland and Falster. Many ships were wrecked, and several houses blown down (even in the towns). Great numbers of cattle were killed, or severely in jured by the falling of the buildings. The distress is very great, as there is not sufficient straw and tiles to be had to repair the roofs of the houses, whith are in general much damaged. The same is the case in Sleswick and Holstein, where the same storm also did much damage. CHRISTIANIA, APRIL 7.—Our harbour is still covered with ice, but tire bay further out is open, and navigation has commenced. For want of snow in Lapland the communica tions have been very difficult during the winter. A great number of reindeer have fallen a prey to wolves. MECKLENBURG-SCJIWERIN, APRIL 18.—The da mage done by the storm on the night of the 3d inst in this Grand Duchy is estimated at 100,000 dol. CONSTANTINOYLZ, MARCH B.—The Courrier de Smyrne speaks with much gratitude of the continuance of the benefits which the Kin; of Bavaria confers upon Greece. Of the young Greeks who have been edu cated at Munich, two (the brothers Rizo) having com pleted their studies in the corps of Cadets at Munich, and risen to the rank of Lieutenant, have returned home to ex change the Bavarian uniform for that of their own coun try. On this occasion Professor Thiersch Rieter, of the University, has sent worl to the President that the Greek Committee of that city was going to found, with his Ma jesty's consent, a free scholarship in the Royal corps of Cadets, for a young Greek, to be selected by the Greek Government. NunEsnissei, APRIL 18 —ltalian Journals say, on the authority of letters from Widdin, that the Sultan has sent an Extraordinary Ambassador to London. The fair at Offenbaiii is described as deriving great ad vantage from the new Convention between Bavaria and Wirtemberg. The Frankfort Easter fair, on the con trary, is said to be by no means favourable, especially com pared with last year, which, it must be observed, was one of the best there has been for many years. VIENNA, Aram 13.—The news of the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Archduke Charles with the Crown Prince of Bavaria, is now said to be perfectly true. Among the persons of distinction expected at Schoen brunn during the summer, an English Prince (probably the Duke of Cumberland) is spoken of. COBLENTZ, ArxiL 10 . —According to letters from Ber lin, the Prussian provinces on the Rhine may expect to be gratified during the sum mer b y a v i s i t from our augus t i Monarch. It s said that his Majesty intends to make a tour for the inspection of the troops in the western part of the monarchy, and then pay a visit to the King of the Netherlands. The troops stationed in the Rhenish pro vinces will be assembled in a camp to he reviewed. We learn flout Holland that an agent of DDII Miguel is at this moment at Rotterdam, who is commissioned to negociate a loan for the Portuguese Government, and to purchase arms. The first part of his mission will pro bably be attended with great difficulties, the latter with none at all, for several Dutch speculators possess large stocks of arms, and if they had the prospect of the smallest profit would willingly part with them, even though the purchaser should not offer the best possible security. Within these few years the Dutch have exported many thousand muskets to Turkey, which are not yet paid , and probably never will be. VIENNA, Aran. 15.—A French courier, from Con stantinople, who has passed through this city, proceet in; with all speed to Paris, is reported to have brought tie news that the Porte had acceded to the conditions of the London Protocol. It is also affirmed that the house of Striglitz in St. Petersburgh, in conjunction with the house of Rothschild, will contract a loan with the Porte. Our legation to Morocco will embark next month at Venice. Several young noblemen have asked permission of the Court to accompany it. The presents which, as usual on E uch occasions, are to be sent to the Governor of Morocco, are said to be very considerable. We receive favourable accounts from Trieste respecting the trade with the Levant ; important commercial associa tions are forming, in order to extend the commerce with Egypt. . A Russian courier has been despatched from Vienna to St. Petersburgh, and an Austrian courier to Paris. EAST INDIA COMMITTEE. We have received the Third Report of the evi dence taken before the Select Committee on the Affairs of the East bulls Company. The examina tions from the 22d of March to the Ist of April were those of Thomas Thornely, Robert Rickards, H. W. Masterson, John Crawfurd, John Stewart, John Poulett Thomson, Joshua Bates, T. ( 4 . Lloyd, Abraham Borradaile, Esqrs. ; Mr. Alexander M'Donald, and Mr. Daniel Dixon. Mr. Thormely's evidence was as follows : You are a merchant at Liverpool ?—I am. Have you made it your business to inquire into the means of drawing bilis from China upon bous s of good credit in England ?—I have the authority of a gentleman of great respectability, a merchant, who has lived at Canton for many yea's, to say, th;it hil!s upon London on confirmed credit; may be negotiated there with great faci lity, and to almost any extent. At what riite of exchange ?----Equal to ss. 6d. and two thirds of a penny the tale, and payable at six months' sigiot• Who is the merchant from whom you received that in formation 7—The gentleman who gave me this information is an American ; he gave it to me as a matter of personal kindness, and I would rather not mention his name. Is he a person that has resided long at Canton ?—He has resided at Canton 25 yews. Did he carry on extensive busness?—Very extensive Lu siness. Do you happen to know whether the American merchant to whom you refer drew bills upon London do not think it was so stated to me. Have you any communication in writing from this gen tleman stating this fact, and the course of exchange ?—I have suck a communicafon. Have you any objection to give in that communication to the Committee, with the understanding that the name of the writer shall not be made public?—l have no ob jection, [The witness delivered in the same, which was read as follows:]— " The Chinese have no coin except carx or cash, which are a brass coin, 1,000 of which make a tale. Their ac counts are kept in tales, mace, candareens, and cash. " 10 cash 1 candareen. " 10 candarcer. , . 1 mace. " 10 mace 1 tale. " Seventy-two candareens make a Spanish dollar, and the exchange between China and England is, and will pro bably continue to be, 4s. pet. dollar. " 1001. sterling would consequently be 360 tales, or 500 Spanish dollars. A tale ss. 6d. 2-3ds. " My dear Sir,.Above you have a memorandum of the imaginary coin of the Chinese; they have no real coin ex cell the cash as above-mentioned. You will perceive that the value of the tale is ss. 6d. 2-3ds., as near as may be, at the usual rate of exchange between China and England. " I am, my dear Sir, your very obedient, " To T. Thornely, Esq., March 16, 1830." Do you know at what course of exchange the tale is es timated by the East India Company?—At 6s. Sd., I un derstand. Suppose the exchange to be really ss. 6d. and two thirds, comparing that with the course at which it is es timated by the Company in prime cost for their teas, what would be the difference upon the purchases of the last ten years?—The difference would be precisely one-sixth. You must deduct from the public accounts of the Company, to bring it to the current exchange, one-sixth of the amount of purchases of tea I have mentioned. Have you made any calculation of what the amount of that deduction would be?—That deduction would be 3,039,351/. From what document do you take the quantity of tea sold by the Company for the last ten years ?—From the Parlia mentary re turns. _ . Fro!n what document did you take the prime cost of the tea ?—From the Parliamentary returns, the whole of it. Have you prepared a statement, founded upon the infor mation procured from the Parliamentary returns, and the estimated rate of exchange by the Company ?—I have; and I believe it to be as newly correct as it can be. Have the goodness to deliver in that document. [The witness delivered in the same, which was read, as follows :]— A STATEMENT, INTENDED 'TO SHOW THE LOSS TO THE COUNTRY IN THE PRICE OF TEA, ARISING OUT OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY ' S MONOPOLY. The quantities imported and sold for consumption, to gether with the prime cost and sale amount, are extracted from documents presented by the Company to Parliament. Tea exported from Canton from 1818-19 to 1827-28, 285,095,1271 b., c05t...... £18,236,106 Deduct one-sixth, because the tile of China is estimated at 6s. Bd. by the Company, whereas it is only ss. 6d. 2-3ds 3,039,351 Total £15,196,755 Average cost price 12d. 80 per lb. Sales of tea in England from 1819-20 to 1828-29, 265,456,040 lbs., amount 35,462,245/. Average sale price, 32d. 06 per lb. Freight from Canton to England, taken at 111, per regicter ton. A ship of 500 tons will carry 550 tons of tea of the Company's tonnage of lOcwt. each, say 616,00016. ; 500 tons register, at 11/. per ton freight, trytkes 5,5001. If 616,0001 b. cost 5,5001., then Ilb. costs 2d. 14. Prime cost of 11b. tea per statement 12 80 Insurance from Canton 3 per cent. Agency at Canton 3 Charges of landing in England 3 Supposed profit 10 In all 19 Freight:per statement 2 14 Coat price per lb. landed in England 17 37 The Company's actual average sale price of tea in the last ten years has been, per lb 32 06 The price, with ample allowance of profit, ai shown above, need not have exceeded l7 37 Leaving a loss to the country per lb. of l4 69 . _ Which on the quantity of tea consumed in 1828-29, viz., on 28,230,3831 b., at Rd. 69, makes an annual tax upon the country of 1,727,9341. The East Retford Bill, now before the House of Lords is likely to be a serious affair. Twenty witnesses were before ordered; yesterday the attendance of about thirty other witnesses wa.4 ordered ! The examination of witnesses, it is arranged, will take place from five till eleven o'clock each night, till the business is disposed of. The witnesses will be examined at the bar. TRAGICAL EVENT.—At a sale at Blake hank, in Underbarrow, of the stock of the late Mr. Mmits CLARK, an event occurred almost unparalleled in the annals of accident. A blacksmith, of the name of RictrAKD WALKER, who had a smithy at Gilpin Bridge, having be come affected with liquor, would show his strength and fool-hardy bravery bylseizing and holding the cattle or horses when brought out for sale. A young horse was put up, but only fetching a small sum, the conductor of the sale ordered him to be unhaltered, and turned out of the ring. Just as the horse was clear of the people, and about to gallop off, WALKER, in a thoughtless and frenzied moment, seized him by the tail with both bands, and off the horse galloped, dragging the obstir ate ma❑ after him down a hill for nearly one hundred yards at a rapid rate —he still refusing to let go : the horse then turned into a gate, when WALKER'S head came with such violence in contact with the edge of a rail stoop, a large thin flag, that his skull was forced in, and he never spoke more. He slightly breathed for a few hours, and then expired,— Edinburgh Observer. NORWICH. Aprils 34. We had a tolerable supply of Wheat to-day, which was readily taken of at last week's prices. Barley is scarce, and obtains Is. per quarter snore. Oats fully maintain former prices. Beans that are dry are rash( r dearer. Pease are scarce, and full as high in price. No alteration in Flour. Wheat (per qr.) ... 551. 70s. Ws. Beans (per qr.) 29s. Sit. Barley Oats 23s. 30s. 325. Flour, fine (per sack) 513. 535. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.-The scarcity of good Sugar was very apparent in the Market last week; the buyers attended where Clic new imports were expected to show, and they were im mediately purchased at full market prices ; the Sugars above 50s. were in many instances Is. per cwt. higher; the estimated sales last week were 2,300 hhds. and trs. The stock of Muscovades is now 10,433 hhds. and trs., being 3,584 less than last year. The stock of Mauritius is 74,933 bags, being 10,922 more than in 1829. The delivery of West India Sugar last week was 2,677 Mids. and trs., being six less than last year. The delivery of Mauritius is 10,961 bags, being 8,252 more than in 1829. There were again small supplies of Muscovades brought to market this morning ; they were eagerly watched by the buyers, and offers at very full prices were made. At the close of the day the estimated sales were 700 hdds. and trs., the trade still wanting new Sugars, and the buyers holding off as much as possible on account of the expected arrivals, and also that above 16,000 bags Mauritius are advertised for public sale this week. The supplies of Re fined goods lately have been quite inadequate to the de mand ; the prices are more firm, but there is no marked alteration on account of the scarcity of goods; the pur chases are not on an extensive scale. Molasses higher. The buyers of Refined to-day are obliged to give a small advance on account of the scarcity of goods : the Lumps and low Loaves 745. a 77e. are particularly in request; considerable sales for the Double Refined Bounty are re ported, and the low Lumps to be ready for the next two weeks are nearly all contracted for. FOREIGN SUGARS.--.There were no purchases by private contract last week. By public s ale this day 3,127 chests Havannah Sugar, all white, and chiefly mid. quality, good to fine white 40s. a 435. 6d., mid. 365. a 395., low 31s. 6d. a 355., chiefly sold. Also 449 chests 36 half 4 boxes, and 15 brls. Brazil Sugar, white 24.. 6.1. a 34,., yellow 18s. a 235. 6t1., brown 159. a 175., chiefly taken in. Since the sale a good proportion of the Sugars have been disposed of at sale prices. EAST Lima SUGAR.-The Bengal Sugars were in quired after last week ; an advance of ls. was generally obtained. The Siam Sugars sold at. full prices. About 10,000 bags Mauritius sold at Market prices ; they went off freely, brown 435. Cad. a 445. 6d. By public sale this forenoon 395 bags Mauritius, mid. to good yellow 465. a 508. ; the quantity advertised fur this week is about 16,000 bags. COFFEE.—There is little alteration in Coffee ; the ad vance of 2s. per cwt. on coloury descriptions is main tained ; 700 bags old good ord. St. Domingo sold at 3i K. 6d. The public sales of Jamaica, Demerara, and Berbice went off rather heavily, but without variation in prices. There were no public sales of Coffee this fore noon, except 10 hhds. Demerara. The Market continues firm, but there is no briskness; the buyers wait the new expected supplies. Rime. BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The Government contract fur 100,000 gallons Rum was taken last week at a fraction above Is. 10d.; we believe Is. 10id. consi dered a fair price, but the contract has rather an unfa vourable effect on the market ; there has been no sales of any.extent. The question of the Is. additional duty on Rum has not yet been settled; we lately alluded to tire necessity of the West India proprietors making exertions to counteract the efforts of the Distillers and the landed inte rest ; two pamphlets in support of the West India interest have already appeared. In Brandy or Geneva there is no alteration. HEMP, FLAX, AND TA LLOW. —The Tallow market is rather more firm ; the quantity expected from Odessa is not so extensive ns generally anticipated. Hemp conti nues heavy. In Flax there is no alteration. IRISH PROVISIONS.-In Beef and Pork there is no alteration. Bacon is steady. Butters are very scarce ; not a week's consumption left ; for Newry 985., and for Cork 100 s. asked. ASIIF.S.—By pnblic sale on Friday 325 Ws. New York Pettit Ashes, Ist 39.. a 40s. ; 340 brls. Canada Pot, 355. 6d. a 36e.; 103 brls. Canada Pearls, Ist, 405. a 40s. 6d. Tonacco.—.Tobacco continues neglected. Last week by public sale about 50 hhds. mid. Virginia 2ti. a Sid. By public sale this forenoon 67 Mids. Richmond stemmed, and 146 hhds. Richmond Leaf. 11.lcz.—Benga! Rice is hold for rather higher prices. TEA.—There is nothing new in the market except some inquiry for Hysons at a small premiuth. Ons.—Common Oils are firm and ra th er hi g h er . SALTPETAIL-The market is firm. WooL.—There is no alteration in Wool ; the purchases are not on an extensive scale. Corrox.—The Cotton Market has become dull, and purchases may be made id. lower. The sales for the. week ending I.lst night consist of 110 Bengal 4d. a 4241. ; 500 Surat 41-d. a 4FI. ; 20 West India 6td. ; 140 Smyrna 6p. COCOA.—By public sale this day 2,335 bags Brazil, 45 brie. 36 bags British Plantation taken in, the fine Brazil sold 15s. a 175., the few lots Grenada and Trinidad also withdrawn. Nmeo.—This day inclusive, there have been 4,826 chests passed the India House sale ; the demand and the prices continued very steady all last week. The sales at first consisted of 3.332 chests Bengal, 1,096 Madras, 481 Conde, IS Manilla, 36 Trash ; total, 4,963. This after noon there remains such a small quantity that the sale may be deemed to he closed. The sale went off heavily ; the Madras is from last sale's prices to 6d. lower ; a great pro portion of the Bengal was ord. and mid. descriptions, and are 3d. to 6d. under last sale, the fine 3d. to 6d. higher ; about one-third of the Oude has been taken in, and gene rally the sale is heavy. FRUIT.-In our last Tuesday's publication the report of 300 brls. Smyrna Fruit shared should have been black Fruit, divided among the trade at 30s. ; an inferior par cel of Red at 345. ; fine Elemi are taken off in small parcels at 425. There are sellers of Currants at 675. There appears to be considerable orders for Fruit for ex port, but limited to very low prices. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—SaIes at Redruth last week _Quantity of Copper Ore sold 3,001 tons ; average pi o duce Si. Quantity of fine Copper, 239 tons 13 cwt. Amount of Sale, 17,294/. 13s. sd. Average standard, 1051. 21. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING , THE WEEK. Wheat. Per Quarter. s. to s. Boston — 66 Gainsborough 68 Grantham 60 70 Grimsby. 54 68 Horncas tle .. 45 52 Lincoln . 64 '7O Spilsby 64 68 Stamford.....—....—. 57 72 56 72 Barley. I. to g. 30 34 24 36 22 34 25 32 33 36 28 34 32 35 32 42 Oats. 1 Beans. 8. to s. s. to s. 22 37 18 24 18 24 lb 20 21 25 18 24 20 23 17 25 20 31 26 34 30 48 36 40 32 36 ::6 38 48 CANTERBURI, April 9.4. We had scarcely a fine sample of Wheat offering this day, and a very short supply of any other description of Grain, which caused our market to be dull at the quota tions of this day week. Wheat, white 6OO. to 775. red 555. to 70s. Barley, Malting 2Bs. to 325. Oats Beans 22s. to 34s Pease 32s. to 38s. EXETER MM Beef (score) Ss. ed. 9s. od. Mutton (lb ) ...... 0 5 —0 6 Veal and 0 4 —0 7 Pork 0 4 —0 6 Geese (each) 4 0 —5 0 Ducks (cuup'e) 3 6—4 6 Fowls 3 o—4 0 :KEYS —April 23. Wheat (bushel) 88. 6d. 9s 9d. Barley 3 9 —•b 6 Oats 9 6—3 6 Beans 5 0 —5 6 Butter (lb) 1 2—l 3 Eggs (22) 0 o—l 0 Potatoes (peck) 1 0 1 CHESTER.—Whcat, per 751 b. 9s. Od. to 9s. 6d.; Batley, 38 qrts. 4s. 3d. to ss. Od.. Oats, 49111. 2s. 9d. to 3s. Od. NANTWICN—Wheat, per 751 b. 9s. Od. to 9s. sd. ; Barley, 38 qrts. 4s. 9d. to ss. Od.; Oats, 501 b. 3s. 6d. to 51. 3d. COTTON WOOL, LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPi IRTS. IX ron•rxo. IMPORTED. Same This riod last! year. year. Bags, &c. Bags, &e.l Liverpool 249,661 278,517 London 4,886 25,162 Glasgow 18,876 10,506 Total exported in 1830 Same period 1829 ) ear. --- , Bags, &c. Bags, "kc 17 2,258 560 4,873 15 7,783. 28,224. Previous. ly this MOST SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.--A few weeks since two persons, a man and a woman, of the ad vanced age of 73, were buried on the same day, and at the same hour, in one of our neighbouring parish church yards, who were born on the same day, and baptised out of the same basin within less than a minute of each other. —Elgin Courier. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGF Crown-Office, April 27, 1838. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PART DIE NT. COUNTY OF KERRY. The Right Hon. Maurice Fitzgcra!d, Knight of DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. limes Brotherston, Liverpooi, merchant. Zechariah Skyring, Primrose-street, Bishonate-str , Without, carpenter. William Perry, Witham, Essex, ciach•maker. William Maryon, Mary-street, Hampstead-road, bum Robert Crooks, Cornhill, tailor. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Louis Pecqueur, Paddington-street, Matylebone, bolsterer. BANKRUPTS. Charles Power, Old City Chambers, Bishopsgate-str s Within, underwriter, to surrender April 30, May 7, Jun.,. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. I{o New-Inn. William Cartwright, Oxford-street, horse-dealer, 0 _ 4 7, 20, at eleven, and June 8, at ten, at th e C our t o f CR missioners. Mill,, Hatton-garden. Charles Bell, Billiter-street, wine -merchant, April :Ally 11, and June 8, at ten, at the Court of Comm sinners. Miller, Ely-place. Robert Charles and George Charles, Liverpool, a chandlers, May 20, 21, and Jun e 8, a t one , at the 1 ;, rendon Rooms, Liverpool. Chester, Staple Inn ; Riff Liverpool. Thomas Rowland, Bath, victualler, May 10, d o , June S, at eleven, at the Castle and Ball Inn, 1 33 Makinsnn arid Sindere, Temple ; Hellinge, Bath. Thomas Hawthorn, Hanley, Staffordshire, victual'; May 10, 11, and June 8, at two, at the Legs of M ji Inn, Burstein, Staffordshire. Watford, Grafto n -etre eti London ; Harding and Co. Burslem. James Way te, Newcastle-under-Lyme, StaffUrikib i f brazier, May 10, 11, and June 8, at two, at the Leg s j• Man Inn, Burelem, Stiff rishire. Watford, Grafton-etr a i London ; Harding and Co., Bur s l e m. Thomas Walker, Manchester, innkeeper, May 11,j five, 12, and June 8, at nine, at th e B r id g e Inn, Bolt Lancashii e. Adlington and Co., Bedford-row, Londooi John Wrighton, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, palS i ! maker, May 6, at three, at Kitchin and Son's offices, W o l i i wick, 7, at e l e ven, at Kitchin and Son's offices, Barf Warwickshi re , an d 8, a t e l even , at Kit c hi n.an d SOD. offices, Warwick. Eldred and Dawson, SouthampO street, Bloomsbury, L on d on ; Ki tc hi n an d S on , B ar fork Robert Taylor Pitts, Aylshain, Norfo!k, grocer - ' 1 04 i, 10, 11, at four, and Jun e 8, a t t wo , a t th e SO Inn, Norwich. Austin, South-square, Gray's Inn ; 131 Hard, Norwich. tr! William Marshall, Hudd ers fi e ld,Y or k s hi re , shear-0,i,l facturer, June 1, at six, 2, and 8, at n i ne , a t Mr. ,111 son's office, Huddersfield. All son, Haddenfield; Os t v -. Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane. Wiliiam Archer, Belgrave-terrace, Pimlico, boar6 l l; house-keeper, April 30, May 7, and Ju ne 8, a t 080 0 1 the Court of Commissioners. Goren, Pric e , an d Nati° o '! Orchard street, Portman-square. William Clarke, Leadenhall-street, woollen-d ra per, Pr ( 30, May 7, at one, and June 8, at eleven, at the Cuur t , Commissioners. Clutton, Carter, and F earon , Cr' oro Office-row, Temple. Sarah Phillips, Abergavenny, dealer, M a y 4,5, ", June 6, at one, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Bst t ):4 , Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane ; Was'irougb Stanley, Bristol. Richard Barber, Walsall, Staffordshire, wine-mereb o i, May 19, 20, and June 6, at twelve, at the Albion 11 0 ',, ( Bi•minghatn. Austin and Hobsou, Gray's-inn ; Jefor Walsall. DIVIDENDS. W. Shipley, Bagshot, Surrey, coaeh -master, may, at el wen, at the Court of Commissioners—A. Lopes , 0 J. Iglesias, and F. Gonzales, Coptliall-court, merchsi l i M.y 21, at twelve, at the Court of Commissionero"; St leey, Newcastle street, Strand, tailor, M a y Os twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—W. Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, draper, hay 20, a t ele gy at the York Hotel, Manchester—R. Bibby, Liverrd merchant, May 20, at twelve, at the office o f Air- Hiade, Liverpool—R. Stanfield, Aston-under-Lyne t L, cashire, cotton-spinner, May 20, at nine, at the Fe o Inn, Manchester—S. Farmer, Atherstone, Warwick mercer, May 20, at one, at the Red Lion Inn, Pio° Leicestershire—T. Hercozk, Middleton, Northampt ° shire, horse-dealer, May 24, at eleven, at th e Hotel, St ol ford— J. Gastrell and J. D e w, Bride), haberdas h l May 19, at eleven, at te Rummer Tavern, Bristol.- Pape, Northampton-square, tailor, May 28, at twelve , t' e Court of G nami.sioners—R. Wils, Fleet-street, wi tgl i closet-manufacturer, May 20, at ten, at the Cour t Commissioners — J. L. Brown, Mil som _ street , Os" g draper, May 18, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners', C. Everett, New Broad-street, merchant, May 18i , - eNleevivecnt,,tiaet.uptlo7l.,;nue? saddler, May Commissioners— tw E. ly ß e * d George Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—T. Leeds, Mancles' spinner, May 20, at three, at the Palatse Inn, Mancheic 11. M. Shields , Liverpool, grocer, May 22, at two, i t Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES.—May 18. H. Watson, Willingate Spain, Essex, cattle-salesu , ss H. Pettifer, High Holborn, eheesem onger —T, 3.10cr Roes, Herefordshire, tailor—T. C ram pt on , ShrewFb,?r 0 clrdwainer—J. P. Bannister, Henrietta-street, CavenW, f , square, stable-keeper—W. Brown, Beeston, Yorksh i % cloth manufacturer—J. B. Forrest, Kilburn, Midile 6i d oilman—R. Babbitts, Heytesbury, Wiltshire—G. P o Frotne Selwood, Somereetshire, linen-draper—A. mons, Thomas-street, Kennington Common, Surrey, penter—E. C. Bessell, Carlogan-street, Chel se a, prof of music—J. Cuthhertson, Borough, Surrey, liner! ) draper—J. T. and S. C. Smith, King-street, Cheri' ei PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 4 J. and H. Vidgen, Wye, Kent, tailors—T. uro; Anyon, Greek-street, Soho, dyers—W. and J. Crowtr; Wharf Mill, Warley, Halifax, Yorkshire, corn-deale r " C. Baker, G. Little, H. Baker, and W. Crisp, 1 1 / :i Church-street, Li sson - grove , St . M ary l e b one , m ille T. Brockleaby, J. Morbey, and W. Ilocklesby, d e aler, J. and J. Lirnbrick, Old. Sudbury, Gloucestersb l d% farmers—E. and A. Bowcher, Exeter, m illi ner ,...d . Davis, J. Cockson, J. Cock son , j un . an d R . C. Win Stepney Pottery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, earthenware-t nufacturers—D. F. Nicholl and D. L. Alortimer, Carl thel, chemi.ts—W. Mitchell, J. Mills, and E. J. Mitchell, Brighthelmston, Sussex, hankers—W. T e rri. d Terry, J. Gummersall, J. Gummersall, B. Gummei lt i and J. Sharp, Dudley-hill, To rg, Bir stall, Yorkshire, 6 0 ,1 merchant,—S. Nash, and S. Wedd, Codham-hall Fat Essex, farm ers —T. B roc kl e .b y an d J. M or b ey , D a re° l ) Kent, paper-m a k ers —J. Ch ar l es an d G. H oome , VP, p Thames-street, merchants—J. Rottomley, J. Bottoll, J. Wolfenden, W. Hoyle, J. Schofi e ld, and.J. Midst' i t Lower house Mill, Oldham, L ancas hi re , C o tt on - s pinti e i , —N. Brown, Esq., Waterhaughs, T. Brown, M. Bo and W. Watson, jun., A. Campbell, C. Brown, and C.l trustees of the Ship Bank, Glasgow, bankers. hosiers. BIRTHS. On the 26th inst. the wife of J. A. Murray, Egg' , Mecklenburgh-square, of a eon. On the 13th of December, at Tahrtea, in• Persia, Le Willock, of a daughter. On the 31st ult. at Tangiers, the lady cf E. Drunnc r j , Hay, El., British Consul-General for Moro cco , of a . 7 ,„„ On the 18th inbt. at Tunbridge Wells, the lady of Mayo, of a son. MARRIED. On the 27th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, ~,I Rev. John St. Vincent Bowen, only eon of Rear-Adta;/ James Bowen, of Ilfracombe, to Dorothy, eldest date/ of the late Edward Bullock, Esq., of Jamaica, and Upper Bedford-place. On the 26th inst. at Wincanton, the Rev. F. l e Gray, of Castle Cary, Somerset. to Lucy Eliza, dime i of George Wyndham, Esq., of Roundhill, in the coung Somerset. • ' DIED. On the 26th inst. in Upper Bedford-place, Harr' the eldest daughter of E. D. Colville, Esq. aged 19. On the 26th ins'. at Gravely, Hertfordshire, in ) 0 88th year Of her age, Mrs. Raynsford, widow of the I ° R. Raynsford, Esq. On the 26th net. George H. well, eldest son of °:1 Smith, Esq., architect, of Mercers' Hall, London, $ll Brooklands, Blackheath Park, aged 25. On the 24th inst. A. Glenn►t, Esq, Great Janes-el Bedford-row, aged 73. Oa the 20th inst. at Penzance, Mr+. Cat! erine daughter of the late William Tremenheere, and lict of William Hill, Esq., of Trenethick, near H e lstO deeply regretted. On the 24th inst. in Hatton-garden, after a short Id ness, Mr. John Baird, watchmaker, in the 59th yea r his age. On the 26th inst. at Bromley, Kent, T. E. NI Wong Esq. many years Register-General of Shipping, Cast° London, aged 2'7. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY M URDO YOUNG/ THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LON DO/4 , :~ i /.) 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