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emeittty to a much greater extent, than they otherwise
would have done. This would greatly benefit the manu-
facturers of Birmingham or Manchester, supposing a mere
chant to freight his vessel with cottons or hardware in ex-
change for these foreign spirits. lint immediately the
Alinister would be besieged by the complaints of the
English, Seotch, and Irish distillers, whose highly taxed
*invite would no longer find a sale, either in the foreign or
Kane marlot, which it is quite clear they would not. The
Lericulturiste rush forward in the rear, and urge the want
ev: wale for their barley, and the consequent diminution of
their means of expenditure from this want of demand
fur their produce on the part of the distillers. The
ercat hotly of West India Merchants also sand in
their memorials of grievance to the Treasury, owing to
the tschision of ram from the British market by this ail-
s:inter 7isen to foreign brandy. It is impossible for any
of the Exchequer, who has any regard for his
1•13(,, and who doe: not set minor dies at tlefitrice-i--it is im-
;eisvin!e for him to withstand all the clamour that his
tee-tine, for the sacred ms..-int: of flve trade n ill be thus
we pih get. All this is unavoidable. It is in the nature
Li' hi h duties to destroy all prefitable competition ; as far
v.-, rispetts any particular article, it may, no doubt, be re-
int treil by granting a drawback, and roil !his has its un-
re-aetion. It is in many instants prejudicial to
revenue, and this without effecting its ostensible ob-
s:. As to keeping the price of commodities low, in order
to preserve a due competition in the foreign market, this
ohleet is certainly desirable; but we at the same time
greatly doubt the policy of effecting this through the,
medium of drawbacks; we are quite satisfied that they are
unwi., in many case! in which they have long been, and,
are at present, granted. Priers are increased by many
causes .-hnlly independent of the duty on the commodity;
yet Government dues not interfere to carry them, on better
terms of competition, into the foreign market. It is left to
le Nettled by the demand; if the supply it kept below it,
the price will increase in proportion. Would it be sound
policy to encourage the exportation of our manufactures by
living a !sanity equivalent to the expense of freight, in-
runner, c. between our own and the foreign ports? And
:,et ?bi-,• enter into the component parts of price, as much
at l''v it'f"l and on the principle of drawback should be ri-
inibursed, to enable our merchants to meet the foreign
Manufacturer en equal teens. Our financial system is, in
truth, a Anrry school in which to study the science of
lmlitim a! t conomy—a science in which our commercial
&di iira have yet much to meditate. It will not do to
slnele out certain regulations which favour industry, and
to leave others in full activity, which counteract and depress
it. il'e would apply this remark to the case of the silk-
wenviiin. If fre.li vigour is to be infused into the industry
of the manufacturing clas:es, it must be infused into both
elar.ms ; we mean, into the industry of the work-
dada cell as of the master-meniffactarer ; the interests of
both arc censn'itleted, and it will not do to make provisions
in favour of the one to which those of the other are to be
strerificcd. Our statute book is full of laws and regulations,
enacted in that rorrratiom spirit which is at war, not only
with (Sc freedom of trade, but with the rules of rational
policy end the principles of common justice. Some useful
enaclr.ia'„no doubt, may here and there be found, but
the mass are mischievous, and it will be no easy matter
"to divide the light from the darkness." The simpler
tales of lc einlation, in matters of trade, are always the best,
since. of all the maxims of commerce, the most fundamental
are three, that the best interests of the capitalist are united
with thane of the workmen, by whose labour alone all
/spite! is rendered productive, and that the conunon in-
tri-ect of both is bound up with the prosperity of the State.

Sue•ley divine service was performed at the King's
Palace. Pall-mall, to his Illgjesty's household in London,
by the Hey. Pr. Blomberg.
Yeetertlay morning, at eleven o'clock, the Lords of his
Majesty's ilest lion. Privy Conned assembled in White-
hell, to hear appeals from Jersey, &c.
Admiral Sir Edward Owen, who arrived at Spithead on
Saturday morning, is command of his Majesty's ship the
fllovemer, has received instructions from the Lords of the
Admiralty to strike his flag and to come on shore.
- Cele.% TILADX.—There was a letter received yesterday
!rem Captain Heaviside, of the Windsor, dated the Little
Pasiage (mar l'anton), October3l. It was received by
the way of 'Ammo', stating that all the differences with
the (:binese were settled.
The delivery of letters from the General Poet Office,
yesterday morning, was considerably retarded in conse-
quence of the arrival of an immense number of ship 'eters
*tom all parts of the world, and of mails from America.
The letters which have been received by the Lisbon
eel et w hieh arrived yesterday, state that serious disturban-•
01.4 hail taken place there, and that several General Officers
had been assassinated.
Lettere have turn received from Bogota, to the 9th of
Jae miry. Tire following is an extract from one of than :
•brie are now upwards of fifty deputies here, but seven
e mato t are wanting to make a year am in that house. The
a'aent members of that body have been declared liable to
the renelty of 3,000 dollars. Are learn that Colonel
Pla:e.en. Mr. Reledlo, and some others, arc on their way,
5 ' ,t IP'peS are still entertained that the meeting of Con-
-1n• me) t..kc effect at the end of the present month, or
ve-v in February. An officer is expected in to-day,
wi:11 (lc-patches from General Bolivar, dated in Liwa.
Th. it emitents and date arc not yet known."
Lett, 'v were yesterday received from Lima, dated No-
s, '.,:bor 1. The follawing is an extract :—" Bolivar de-
in, t, (1 yesterday for the northward, with all his troops,
enroanting to about 6,000 men, against Rive Agnew. There
ine4 been a forced loan at Lima. *—The letters of the 9th
Nev..mber state, that there were great divisions among the
'el lei 'al lead..es of the Independents.

I.,:ters received from Rio Janeiro, dated Jan. 16, state,
this Lard Cochrane had refused to pot to sea with his
sio;nl,-on, r.iless the prises he bad taken were condemned,
anti his sailors ',aid the amount of their wages, which had
Men nitwit in arrest.,
Brin.suls l'apers arrived yesterday to the 12th inst. The
01lit ii-elligmcc in them, not anticipated throligh other channels,
is dirt oar new Ambassador, Viscount Granville. hail his first
audience of the King of the Netherlands, at the Hague, on the
!ttl:. rend delivered his credentials in the usual form.
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Prim-Tara Papers to the TM of January have arrived.
Jr n ( Ottt of Policy held on the 13th, ale ialtallitaots of the
cnt.e.r sourl ;API ponces, to be laid out in plat:, for the u‘e Or
• ow,. 0!. the ..!Ist Fastleers; and :1041 guineas for the same
to titc detachment of the Ist It'ear India regiottet.
ot:••oiroh•••',. it% I amain roes art. To Itiettienant-i. )) ;))r el I,...tity
tuts rirod tlln incis tor the purchase of a sword; atni to
j,,iteinest ihs•tts. far hie spirited conduct at Mnliatco, 511 ;Mi-
r, for •hey requested the lan ernor tc reconinnild
I.i:ewes:int 10-oily to t;•.• finotintble COOsitirtatiOti of h:s 31ajettt:.
Its tlio orrivoit Irent .I...tonica at Liverprxil we !Inv:.
I,tiet:it of ill,. Ist Fcltrinirs. by which it rots•ors that i‘le.
lud et-r,r,d there, wet w.ll soon profeC•l to London. To: tin I,e:
I,ei: it: too crowd, d to take his wire and el:Oaten he will not Coon. by
These letters state, that, according to airmen's trout Vent,
ktolitatt it a% gtttitic on sell. and had actoittl, Owed malitrs uith
.Iglitro• Tins, hoverer. does not o Oh titers r;reirstl
from. Lona. Or,at isiatidcrwe is carer:All that the cienpaign would
successfully tivislad by the 31st a I/cc:oilier, 11:.111.
.1. ti s .1. it sit tsi t s.— -Tlte alarm WO 110t43•41 011 Saturilwv
11.1.1rr, teto,w..ti•••,, the t.spotr.ett capture. on' Sardinia. fle•
grt,t roettotre stith.idetl. as lettors hare 'Oren receistd fratu I‘lntta.
Utir ;0.., that notke no mention whatever ut cantorts, and
the, state that the fears respecting .%Igettne ••misers hail .a (or
1 many merchant vessels would nut .resit fe• !hi:
les, but were proceeding to their tits:Mations.—
indtar. dated February .23, mention slut .Algiers is
I by the British squadron.
drawee,. arrived in the I)owns from Jamaica ;
Apiece 91 February. at which time the island was per.
IL 'rho packet was to sail an the Ilith of February.
of pirates was entertained that the loaded ships were
Darope without convoys.

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