The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON. MONDA Y, APRIL L 1R39

porary to the read the papers laid before Parliament last
year by the Foreige Secretary before it again ventures to
write upon this subject. From these papers it will be seen
that Viscount Palmerston had proposed an arrangement
both "honest and permanent ;" honest, for it proposed to
divide the disputed territory equally between the contend-
ing parties—and permanent, for if the proposition had been
acceded to, the question would have been then finally set-
tled.

By advices from Paris to a late hour on Saturday
evening, we learn that no progress was made in the
way of bringing the long ministerial crisis to a close. The
French Journals of Friday and Saturday, report a series
of hourly interviews between the leaders of the several
parties in the Chamber, and the KING, during nearly
the whole of Thursday, FI-iday, end Saturday morn-
ing, but ; by some means or other, intrigues had been
set. on foot about the Palace, which rendered
them all abortive. On Friday the KING had the ex-
treme modesty to propose to M. THIERS a temporary
exile as Ambassador to London--just as if any part of
the blame of the jealousy of parties, and the enmity of
political chiefs, was attributable to the conduct or the
presence of the Ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs ! M.
TRIERS, of course, firmly declined to pass a sen-
tentence of banishment upon himself ; and, had
the etiquette of the Court allowed him to bandy
compliments with his Sovereign, we have no doubt
that he would have observed in his turn, that were
his MAJESTY to try for a few months the influence of
a Scotish climate upon his Royal Constitution, the
machine of Government would be found to revolve much
more smoothly than by the expedient of ostracising po-
pular Deputies. The Lcft Centre warmly and justly
applauded the conduct of M. THIERS in not de-
serting his proper post as Chief of the Coa-
lition. It was rnmoured on Saturday that the Kr_sio,
finding that he could not get rid of THIERS,
proposed an Embassy to SOULT, in order to prevent the
possibility of their re-union ; but this the veteran
Marshal spurned as an indignity amounting to an ac-
knowledgment of being defeated. Thus the KING,
after succeeding in estranging the Marshal from M.
TRIERS, can now neither get rid of the one nor the other.
In proportion as the Court has opposed, M. THIERS
has become popular, so that no strong Ministry could
now be formed able to do withouttbim. As no hopes
were entertained in Paris on Saturday evening, that a
Cabinet could be formed before the time fixed for the
opening of the Chambers, it was expected that the KING
would be obliged to extend the prorogation by Roy il
Ordinance for another week. There is not much mis-
cellaneous news in the Journals of Friday and Satur-
day. The little there is will be found in the subjoined
paragraphs :
The trade of Paris is suffering severely from the Mi-
nisterial crisis. The following is the official return of
failures for this year :
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THE MAI,:IKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The quantity of English Corn reported last week was small.
Of Foreign Wheat good. There was again a short fresh sup-
ply of nearly all descriptions of. grain. The best parcels of
English Wheat have obtained rather more than on Monday
se'nnight. Other sorts Fold slowly at former prices, and in
Foreign there was a fair trade, at somewhat improving terms.
Good Barley rather exceeded last quotations. Beans heavy sale.
In Peas of both kinds very little doing. Oats have experienced
a slack demand, good parcels as last quoted. The top price of
Flour 625. per cask. Trade exceedingly heavy.
PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP
Wheat, Red (old) ........ .—s. --s. Beans, Small (new) 43, 4is
-- White (cid) ...... —B. —s. ---- (old) 46..153.
—Rod It33S) ....... 593. t Os. Tick (new) 13, 31.
Finfl 624. (4i. •--- (old) 38 .403
Superfine 67a. 70.3. Harrow (new) ...... Z'...tis. S7s.
White (l 8313).• 625. (-43. ------ (e1d)...... 42.3.41 i
Fine (6s. 6Ss. Brink
Superfine its. l'fis. Oats, Feed
----Foreign free 58,. 753. ---- New 23,.27
Ilyt 40s. 425. Poland —s —s,
Barley 30x.383 New 945. 26a
Grinding 283 n4s. -- Potatee is 30i.
Malting 403. 423.
Malt s6s 655. Scorch
Fine New 633. Gig. Irish 333..,. 24 .26a.
Pease, Grey, New 355. 365. Flour 'lown ,her sack).... 60:.621,
Maple New 37:. 1'.83. ----- Yeeonds 54 .5 41 .
White 403. 4•23 ---..-- Narth Country.... t 0,.52 .
—... Boilers 42a. 41s.__ Bran _ ' 12. 13

FIELD.

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Times of this morning, alluding to the present
state of _the political atmosphere in England, and the op-
proaching discussion in the Commons on the subject of
the Ministerial policy pursued towards Ireland, observes :
—" He who talks of any arrangement by which Conser-
vatives are to join Whigs for office has little knowledge of
the principle on which the Conservatives stand, and on
which alone they can be useful to their country. To the
Conservatives character is every thing. The day which
should see them take office through the hands of the
Whigs, would hopeleasly overcloud their reputation, and
wither all confidence in public men. Now a word or two
touching the Radicals. Between them and the Conserva-
tives a partnership in office would be obviously impassible.
But though coalition for office is out of the question, yet !f.
the Radicals had the gift of common eelis, co-operation
to a certain extent, end to good public purpose, might nut
be impossible." Our Contemporary evidently
contemplates
a change of Ministry, and this is thrown out as a signifi-
cant feeler.
' The .3.nening Chronicle contains a leading article on
Post-office reform, in the course of which our Contem-
porary ebserves as follows :—" If we examine the scale of
human existence, from the highest to the lowest point, we
shall not discern one gradation in its range that would not
be bettered in some degree by the adoption of an uniform
low rate of postage, on the plan of Mr. Roe-land Hill.
To the poor and necessitous of every description it would be
an especial blessing."
The Morning Post remarks, in reference to the present

Ministry :—" In all quarters of the country, where any
thing like freedom of opinion reigns, the public are sick
and weary of this Ministry. They despise its weakness ;
they are ashamed of its want of ability."
The Morning Herald, speaking of the present Ministry,
observes as follovrs:—" The Members cf the Cabinet are
bestirring themselves in every direction, in order to secure
a majority on the question which is to be brought under the
consideration cf the li,:use of Comm Ons on Monday next.
Undeterred by the consciousness of their own utter unfit-
nes for office—undismayed by that feeling of contempt,
with which men of all parties regard them—the Queen's
confidential advisers cling to place, whit a desperate te-
nacity, not unnatural, peraps, in those who know, that
within a brief period, they must bid adieu to place for ever."
The Morning Advertiser, in the course of a leading
article sufigested by the coming discussion on our Irish
policy in the !louse of Commons, says :—" We confess
we cannot perceive any thing so very chivalrous in appeal-
ing from the judgment of the Lords to that of the Com-
mons, in regard to the manner in which the Irish Execu-

tire has been conducted. Much rather would we have seen
the Ministry appeal to the House of Commons on some of
those questions of general policy on which the Peers are
certain to array themselves cgainst the national intereas.
Then the triumph might have some good result ; in the
present case it will merely leave things as they are."

PRICE OF SUGAR.

EFFECT OF MONOPOLY.

Table showing the ex-duty price of West India- Subar in Mine,
ing.lanc, and comparing the same against that of foreign sugars :
London, March 30, 1839.
Per cwt.

The last Gazette quotes the average price of British
Plantation Muscovado Sugar, exclusive of duty, at 405. 4-le-d.
The actual quantity sold on which the above price is computed,
consisted of 1,C,32 hhds. and 60 tierces, and not of 1,758 hhds. as
repotted.

Muscovado Sugars raised by free labour in the Manilla, has been,
this week, according to quality, worth from 235. to 255. per cwt.,
being about I Gs. per cwt. less than the average price of West India
Sugar.

There are no sales of British Refined Sugar for exportation to re-
port this week. ,
Dutch crushed may he bought in the River Thames, at 345. 6d.
per cwt., that is to say, the ex-duty price of double refined Sugar,
manufactured in lio;land, is, in the same market, about 6s. per
cwt. less than the average price, ex-duty, of West India raw Sugar.
As we predicted, the demand for Sugar has abated in Mincing_
lane ; the Weal India importers have been unable to dispose of
more, this week, than 300 hhds., although lower prices have been
submitted to in some instances.

The resolutions, advertised in the Daily Papers, and subscribed
by several Jamaica. Proprietors, stigmatizing the accounts, pub.
fished in The Sun of the 21st inst., relating to the unabated in-
dustry of the Negro population in Jamaica, &C., &c., as libellous and
false, have been entirely disregarded by the buyers of Sugar; the
buyers have, with good reason, asked why have so many ships been
dispatched to Jamaica since Christmas. Is it, say they, probable
that the merchants would he at the cost of fitting out these vessels,
unless they were certain there would be ample lading for them on
their arrival in the colony, and that then what becomes of the as-
sertions circulated by West India agents—that there would be an
enormous defalcation in the crops of sugar this year ? In Jamaica,
without, however, the aid of such reasoning, the truth of the allega.
tions made by Mr. Sturges correspondent has been since completely
established by the publication of the Marquis of Normanb3's first
despatch, dated 28th ult., to the Governor of Jamaica. The stock
of Sugar on hand exceeds that of last year by 5,000 hhds, and, in
the absence of all exportation, is quite sufficient to satisfy the
diminished consumption of the country until supplies arrive, al
though, from Jamaica, they may be a couple of months later than
usual ; we therefore anticipate a considerable reduction in the price
of Sugar at least 10s. per cwt.
COFFEE.—The duty protecting West India Coffee against the
competition of Foreign, is equivalent to 250 per cent. ad valorem.
If this favouritism in duty had the effect of shutting out from our
markets alt coffee raised by slave labour, the nation might consider
this costly protection as a part of the price paid to the West Indians
in addition to the twenty millions for the emancipation of their
slaves ; but as it is notorious, no such effect results from the pro-
tectien, the cost of it is just so much money abstracted from the
industry of the British public and lavished on the Wcst "India
colonists. The fact is, that importers, in order to avoid high duty,
avail themselves of certain privileges conferred by the East India
Company's Charter to ship coffee from the Brazils to the Cape of
Good Hope, and thence to England, where, in consequence of the

privileges alluded to above, it is admitted for domestic use at a duty
of 84s. per cwt. in lieu of 140 s. Sales of Brazil coffee brought by
this circuitous route have frequently occurred in Mincing lane. By
this kind of trickery, therefore, the British public are unconsciously
made consumers of slave.cultivated coffee, and to that extent en.
couragers of the slave trade, while coffee raised by free hands in St.
Domingo is sedulously excluded.