The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-02 00:00:00

tor c.ans may be judged ef by the following statement,
which hat already been adduced by a traly intelligent writer on
colonial subjects, and which is extracted from a work which the
" Sudety Cor the Propugation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts" have
published in the abstract of their pniceettiogs foe the year Iltn.
It i. entitled " A Sextet:lent of the Plan (interred in the SYciety
and
College Est.stes in Bartiadoes"
STATEMENT of the ANNMAL Peons' or Loss alter:dant on the
CuLivation of the Codrington Collette Sugar Relate tu Barb:Air:a,
by Stara, (rum the Year 1770 to 1:;.:3. botit irclusive :

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PII,OFIT. LOSS.
.
4; s. a. .t. J. d.
1770 Ckarcd !/35 10 2
1771 - Surk 1,365 4 23
177? Clrarcd 84 18 111
1773 Suck 551 19 7i
177
4 Cleared- 53 18 7t
1775 Surk 1,016 10 3
i 76 Do. 851 14 hit
1777 Dl. 204 4 9.
Ot.,
17791 Do. 249 13
1779 _ Do. 135 17 74
1700 Cleared 373 9 01
1781
Sunk 899 - ° lj
17112 ' Do. 771 10 11;
1783 I.[Sle.'lel_ . .1. i" 1 1 59 4 C
oth 1,.. t I I
1734 elated 542 6 7
I 1785 Do. Er 34 19 7;
171:6 Do. 1.33311 5i
1787 Do. 2,034 3 11/
1788 Do. 1.904 15 4!
1731 Do, 1.370 I I 11
1790 Do. 1.399 4 3i
1791 Do. 2.713 19 10/ •
17921 Pri, 3.060 19 3.
17031 Do. 3,3i:1 13 (4
1794 Do. :51 IL; lu
17:14 — Soek 600 13 0
179 e. Cleared 2.1:76 0 41
1797 Du. 1.1157 1 61
1706 (So. 1.733 2 21
1799 Ike.. 1,643 13 101
1800 Sunk 59 0 53
180! Cleared 1,3Z6-13 lii
1802 } Do. 3.673 03 1
1303
1304 . Do. LS:3 11 7:.1
1805 Do. 3340210 ~1
' 11100 Do. 921 2 1:1,1
1307 Do. 1,161 291
1866 ' 1/o. 1,540 13 9:1
11019 Sunk 44 8 8
.1910 Cleared 1.164 17 10
11:11 Do. 366 19 11
lilt Do. (.01 8 13.1
1813 Do. 20613 01 ,
1814 Do. 3.04910 2!
1815 Do. 4.963 9 3;
1810 110. 7,413 19 3
1817 Do. 3.96019 91
1816 Do. 4.709 19 1
1819 1)o. 5.340 1 104
1::241 Do. 2.024 8 2t
1821 .Do. 2.635 0 0
18 Do. 2.4010 I 1
182$ Do. 3,901 6 11.
Total Profit Prat . 1 84,639 lo 16.11Tota1 1.0ni.; 6.743 10 8
Amount of Nen halos daiirg these 54 years - 77,916 5 4

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I consider the account here exhibited as of peeu iar importance.
It wianswerahly establishes three facts of essential consequence—
first, that a public body can conduct its concerns free front the ob.
jections urged in the pamphlet Secondly, that sugar cultivation
is lit the aggregate must profitable and lastly, that as occasionally
unfavourable petitions occur, it must be a prime object to have a
credit established, tg prevent the proprietorfroin sinking under such
a casualty.
To my resident in the city of London it will appear superfluous
to condescend to reply to those base insinuations thrown out against
the characters of the Directors. It is openly stated, that one of the
objects of the l'ompany in to enable its projectors to get rid of
thdr own bad sureties, and t•huftle them upon the ignorant share.
holders. Several other passages of similar impart are to be found ;
.1 their author's sense of honour, we may reasonably doinn, if
there be any truth in the maxim, we are me apt to attribute
corresponding sentiments to others, alien bad feelings predomi-
nate in our own bosoms. Every person must feel conscious that
the inn grity of the managers in any Institution of the kind is the
main consideration. Nu -inducement, to prospect of large profit,
will ever prompt a considerate man to give hie sanction. unless lie
has the nunos confidence in its chief canducton. In this par-
ticular no argument is necessary. But to exhibit the Tlnt,sh
public, the manner in which the malignant titan:es of the colonies
come ferreted to asperse indiscriminately the character of those
who are seeking to uphold the possessions of their country, it may
be useful to captain what is provided for In the deed of settlement.
The r.ninber of the Directors whose names are given in the Pro-
spectus consist of twenty Gentlemen. Of these. nine arc not intr.
Testril in West India mot tgages Now, to prevent the least me-
sibility of collurion, it is provided, that if any one of the Directors
have personally any business to transact with the Company it
must have the concurrence of filmed of the Directors. 1 appre-
hend this fact will be considered a liCeibiWO reply-to our pamphleteer,
and as I am endeavouring to bring his publication tato notice, it
mac :ilroril sonic prout of his candour and liberality.
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