The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-24 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.

Sut,—Seeing in your paper of to-day a letter
from Count d'Orsay, in which he alludes to a most
infamous representation of the manner i❑ which he
reported the death of Lord Brougham at this Club,
and as I ant the individual to whom he made his
first communication here, I feel myself called upon
to bear my unequivocal testimony to the kindness
and good feeling with which it was throughout made.
Anything asserted or hinted on the contrary, I
can only assure you, is a downright falsehood.— I
remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
White's Club, Oct. 23, 1839. METHUEN.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS

(WEDNESDAY EVENING.)
TIMES.—Among the incidents which have assisted
to produce the greater abundance of money which now
prevails, may be mentioned the recent liberation of
347,900 quarters of Foreign Wheat. from Bond in
London, and probably 250,000 more in the different
outports ; but it should always be borne in -mind that
there has not existed any real scarcity, the difficulty
arising solely from capitalists locking up their funds
for their own protection during the late very critical
state of the Money Market. That alarm once removed,
there would soon be a full supply, and a decline, of
course, in the rate of interest. Among the importers
and dealers in corn, however, the release of the Foreign
Wheat from bond will afford a very seasonable aid..
Some uneasiness appears to be entertained with
respect to the result of the weekly board of the Bank
Directors to-morrow, although money remains compa-
ratively easy in the English stock-market. '

HERALD.—The address of the King of the Ne-
therlands, on the opening of the usual Session of the
States• General, on Monday last, has been the chief
topic of conversation here, and perhaps more conse-
quence has been attached to it, in our gossiping circles,
from the fact that no other intelligence of the slightest
moment has been received to-day. The tone of this
speech is considered here to be rather favourable, as re-
gards the few matters of foreign politics and the internal
state of the kingdom upon which it touches, and the
letters received from Holland chiefly hold to the same
opinion. There is no direct allusion to the necessity for
a new loan, but it appears that the financial condition of
the Dutch colonies requires revision. The great diffi-
culty which prevails is alluded to in the following para-
graph, by which it is to be understood that Belgium has
not fulfilled the financial engagements which are due
under the treaty of London
The regulations of the transcriptions of that part of
the public debt which, according to the treaty of London,
is to be charged upon Belgium, has not made so much pro-
gress as could be wished."

These advices also bring the important communica-
tion, that the Dutch Government had, according to the
usual form in all cases where foreign loans were about to
be contracted, given its sanction to the firm of Messrs.
Hopo and Co. to raise a loan for the United States
Bank of 10,000,000 of guilders, or 800,0001. sterling,
in 10,000 bonds, of 1,000 guilders or florins each, with
interest, pad able half-yearly ; but these accounts do not
define whether the interest will be at 6 per cent.., or
more.

Money continues comparatively easy, and in the
House has not been worth more than 4 a 5 per cent. ;
in fact, there has been no speculation going on of any
moment during the day, and the British and Foreign
Securities have closed heavily.

CHRONICLE.—The price of wheat at Mark-lane
to-day does not vary from Monday. It is understood.
however, that the average duty on foreign wheat will
be 13s. Bd. We observe in the Leeds Mercury a very
satisfactory account of the result of Dr. Bowring's at-
tendance at the bite meeting of the Germanic Com-
mercial League. It is said that the Prussian Govern-
ment, as the head of that League, offered to make con-
siderable modifications in the tariffs on wool and cotton
goods, if the British Government would reciprocate by
modifying the duties on corn and Baltic timber. This,
it is well observed, affords a complete answer to the ar-
gument, " that even if England should agree to re-
ceive foreign corn, the growers of that corn would not
consent to take English manufactures on any better
terms than at present." And no one can fairly dispute
the justice of the remark made by the writer of the
Mercury, that " if after this, there is any doubt on
the subject, let the British Parliament put the matter
to the test, by authorising their Government to
modify the obnoxious duties on corn and timber to such
an extent as to produce at all times a regular trade in
these commodities. Sooner or later this enlightened
and humane policy must be adopted ; and, if the people
are wise, they will press for its adoption in the next Ses-
sion of Parliament, when the question can be legislated
upon calmly and deliberately, rather than wait to a
season when the modification or repeal may be demanded
by famine prices. We suspect that another fortnight's
rain at the latter half of the month of September in the
present year would have produced a repeal of the Corn-
laws during the winter of 1839 40, but under circum-
stances not very favourable to sound and deliberate
legislation."
We trust that the appearance of Dr. Bowring's re-
port will fully bear out the statement made by the
Leeds Mercury, and we have reason to believe that it
is substantially correct. Mr. Baines, one of the Mem-
bers for Leeds, exerted himself most strenuously last
Session to induce the British Government to send a
proper person to protect the British merchant at the
meeting of the League, and it was mainly through his
representations, we believe, that Dr. Bowring was at
length entrusted with that important office. It could
not have been confided to abler hands, and the people
of this country are certainly much indebted to Mr.
Baines for having been the means of originating a mis-
sion which promises to be attended with such beneficial
uences.

POST.--There was hut little passing to enfage at-
tention in this part of the town to-day. The arrival of
the Dutch Papers, containing the speech of his Majesty
King William, on opening the ordinary Session of the
States General on Monday, was the only novelty.
Some interest was taken in this address, although it re-
fers with, perhaps, rather less than ordinary minuteness
to the financial and commercial affairs of the kingdom.
His Majesty confirms what we mentioned some days ago,
as to the backwardness of the Belgian Government in
Paying up the first instalment she engaged to pay to
the Dutch Government, in pursuance of the late treaty.
The arrangement "has not made so much progress as
be could have wished." The prospects held out to the
public with reference to the state of trade, navigation,
and
.the useful arts, are sufficiently encouraging. It
r
ious places, more especially i n
was Intended to effect some other improvements in va-
and, while the condition of the Treasury• gbut vaguely
alluded to, there appears to be thee doimmediateof
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oinseyst.ated in these papers that the King had au-
thorised the house of Hope and Co f
to raise a loan in Holland for the sum o Amster
10,000,000
guilders, in bonds of 1,000 each, forrattf
United States' Bank at Philadelphia. the
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permission no foreign loan can be raised in his 'Ma-
jestys dominions, and there is certainly no country
on the face of the carth where the public would
have been suffered to be so shamefully plundered