The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-12-18 00:00:00

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TO THE EDITOR. •
Ste —Tlitaugh the medium of your taper, I veil
to excite tile Chairman of the Cfmeral Meeting of
West India Planters and M-rchants, to enforce a
more stria attention to gond older, at their future
Meetings. thih was observed on the toth inst. dining
the address of Mr Lushington I which was inter-
rupted, after he had explained upon the propriety
of invariably laying duties on sugar, ad e/ tc Oretlt
and npoa his asserting that, from the best autho-
rities, he Was informed, "sugars of a bad quality
were manufaetured and brought to market, at a
greater expence than good sugars"—this assertion
was resisted by a clamorous cry, of No! No!
That a man of Mr. Lushington's experience
merited more credit for gaud intelligence, on such
subjeas, than he received on this occasion, would
have been made evident at the time, if such inter-
ruptions, and unqualified contradi!ion, had nut
been apprehended by those persons, who could have
supported the assertion ; but Who did not expel a
patient hearing, after Mr. Lushington bad failed to
()titan' it.

It is a fa. that " bad sugar is made and brought
to market at a greater expence than good sugar ;"
and this is well known to experienced Planters;
and, most particularly, to those who have resided in
new sugar countries, or who have plante I new lands
in any country.
The cap -nee of every Manufallory consists, prin-
cipally. in the quantity of labour which it iequirss ;
and in no CASE is this more true, than in the manu-
facturing of sugar. •
In all new sugar countries, or in lands any where
planted, for the first time, in sssgar cane, the sugar
produced is generally of an interior quality. The
qiiantity of juice produced by plant canes is greater .
than by racoons to and especially in our new sugar
countries, where the soil is rich, and the rain super-
abundant: but this jitice is not so rick in saccharine
matter as that of racoon:, or even of plants in old
countries ; nor softer as in worn out or poor soils.
I fence, more animal labour is necessary in cutting,
carrying, grinding and boiling, to produce any
specified quantity of such sugar, than the same
quartity of a better quality; and the expence
of fuel is also greater, which is a very serious'eon-
sideration in every manufactory. such liquor
Aso requires a greater quantity of temper lime ;
wherefore, the sugar made in such wet countries,
or from such canes, is never of so goal a colour, or
body, as that produced in dry countries, or from
moons ; and, therefore, is not so marketable. To
all this we most add, that any quantity, in vilest,
of this inferior sugar, require; neer& dookic the ex.
pence of cask, • cartage, porterage, storage, and
freight ; as well as the double lone from drainage on
the passage; and the double difference between
Colonial and European weights. I, therefore, ap,
peal to the experienc• of Planters, and ti the cool-
non sense of all other persons; whether it is not
evident, that 't bad sugar is manufactured and
brought to market at a great•T expence," in propor-
tion to its value. " than fine sugar." This circuits.
stew deserves the serious attention of the Depute*
tion of Meretiants, in their representations to Mi-
nisters, when they next wait ots the Board of Trade,
to obtaii that relief, which is required by the
distressed situation of dr Planters in particular.
But these is one thing noire, also, deserving their
attention. Justice demands, that Ass. the Planters
should be placed on equally advatrageous grounds ;
which, it is too true, is not tbe case. If, in those
Islands where no colonial duty it paid, the present
state of the Sugar Market render the duties in
England ruinous to the Planters;' how partially
and nppr-ssively must those circumstances be felt
by those ilJtated Colonies, whose improvement and
prnsperity have been constantly prevented by a
colonial duty ; and that, too, in some Islands, paid
in cash, when 'he best sugars will not, sometimes,
find a cash market, at four dollars per cwt.
If the application of the Merchants to the Privy
Conned be intended for the relief of particular
Planters, then they need only add so their prayer,
that such colontaf duties shall be indiscriminately
paid in produce; but if, as is was argued at last
Wednesday's Meeting, it be their inteir ion to apply
far such relief as shall be equally distributed and
felt try all then let a solemn appeal be made to the
justice of our Government, either to hike ofir those
colonial duties, which, are only paid- in some as.
prosperous countries ; or to make a proportionate
greater reduction in the duties at home, on die pro-
duce of dose Colonies, in which such partial duties
are levied.

As the I)eputation of Merchants is to attend the
Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations,
upon those affairs, in the beginning of the ensuing
week ; I request the immediate insertion of this
Letter in your Paper, in order that their Lord-
ships, and the 1 kpuration, as well as others, to whom
it may Afford some useful suggestions. may give the
subject their due consideration ;
And you will oblige,
THI ANTIR'S
• Ratoons an canes out uftener than meg fume the apse
toots.

Wednesday se'nnight, a large earthen ➢ipkin, con-
taing several gold coins, was found by a boy, on an
estate belonging to J. Rosters. Esq. of Pyconier,
Radnorshire. The pipkin was about six inches
deep in the earth, and was exposed to view, by tit*
rain washing away the soil.
Last Satnrclay week, a man belonging to the
Dock-yard, at Chatham, of the name ot Miles, was
deteaed with a quantity of hemp, which he had
stolen from His Maresrv's stores, and was lodged
in the main Guard-Room, in the Dock-yard. In
the course of tile sight, he obtained permission from
the Serjeant of the guard, to leave the guard room
fur a necessary purpose, and, walking deliberately
to the dock-gate, told the Warders that he had ob-
tained permission from the Serjeant to go out and
get a pint of beer ; with this frivolous pretence,
they permitted him to pass, and he effeeted his
escape. Every endeavour was ineffettually made,
for two or three days, to discover his retreat. The
four lolluwi g persons, -- Parrott, Wee. Shaw,
Gswrar. an-1 Abner, who were at the
gate when Miles made his escape, and who knew the
cause of his canfinement, were taken before Corn•
missior.er Hope, arid, atter an attentive exar.4natson.
were on Thursday committed to Mattlstoi e, for per-
mitting Miles topass, kuowing that be was I priturr,