The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-10 00:00:00

Market :--

FRENCH FfINDB.—PARTS, Aram 7.—Five per Cents., 1O&. 10c,
sc. 10c. 1.5 c. 10c. 15c. ; Four per Cents., 101 f. fnc. ; Three per
Cents., 113 f. 85c. 80c. 90c 85c. 90c. 85c. 95c. ; Bank Stock, 1,9150 ;
Rentes de Naples, 92f. 35c. 80c. 90c. ; Rolfes d'Espagne, 131/,,
; Royal Spanish Loan, Al 897 i ; Rentes Perpettielle
d'Espagne, 77 4/4 % :Xi 73f. ; Ilaytian Loan, 555 f. 552 f. 50c.
555 E—Exchange on London—One month, paper, 25f. 65c. ; three
months, paper, 251 hOc.—Cours Asithenlique.

The following are extracts from German
Papers, received this morning :

FROM TIIF. WESER, 31ARCII 30.

We understand that in consequence of the negotiations
at Cassel, a Convention was concluded at Ermbeck, on the
27th of last month, by the Plenipotentiaries of the king-
dom of Hanover, the Electorate of Hesse, the Grand
Duchy of Oldenburg, and the Duchy of Brunswick, by
which these four States agree to adopt (first for a period
of twelve years) a reform system of Customs, and of all
duties on exportation, importation, and consumption ; the
establishment of a perfect freedom of trade in the interior,
moderate duties with respect to the commerce with other
countries, and entire reciprocity and equality of all rights
and obligations between the contracting States, are said to
be the fundamental principles of this agreement. M. Von
Carlowitz, Privy Counsellor to the King of Saxony, has
arrived at Cassel, in order to receive the ratifications
(which have been now signed by all the parties) of the
Convention, by which the States that concluded the Con-
vention at Cassel, the 21th S‘ ptember, 1828, agree to
Prolong it till IS4I, and engage to afford to each other re-
ciprocal facilities to trade and intercourse.

SWITZERLAND, MARCH SO.

After the declaratio❑ of Berne that it will give up for
the benefit of the whole Confederation a duty on con-
sumption upon Swiss wines, which it is affirmed produces
to that Canton an annual revenue of 300,000 francs, we
cannot doubt that the other Cantons, especially Zurich,
Basle, Friburg, Schafhausen, Thingovia, Vaud, and
Neufchatel, whose deputies have advocated, with so much
zeal and eloquence, the freedom of trade in the interior
of Switzerland, will most readily come forward to conclude
a Convention, by which duties in the interior of Switzerland
shall be uniformly reduced, no individual of the Confedera-
tion be subject in one canton to the laws of police and finance
different from those of his own canton, a convention which
shall give to any Swiss liberty to settle in any part of the
Confederation at his own discretion, and which shall at
length introduce a uniform system of weightm and nsea-
sores and metallic currency, the imperious necessity of
which has been so lung felt, but all attempts at which
have hitherto failed.

(In the statement on this subject, published some years
ago, it was affirmed that an ell measure was 57 different
lengths within the limits of the 22 Cantons.)
The Swiss regiment Von der Waid is to be removed
from Naples to Capua, in consequence of some disputes
with the Neapolitan Guards.

ELISERFELD, 'MARCH 30.
According to accounts received here from Mexico, M.
Schmidt, Agent to the German American Mining Com-
pany in that country, had died after a short illness, just as
he was on the point of returning home. His loss is the
moreondi
tto he
regretted, as his own personal statements of the
c es in Mexico and the affairs of the
ion ofthe
Company would doubtless have been very valuable.

The late Dr. Gooch is said to have written
the able article on Insanity that lately appeared
in the Quarterly Retnew. The last words of

such a man, so respectable and so well-informed
on that painful and distressing subject, cannot
fail to make a great impression on the public,
while the good sense and good feeling that per-
vade the article, do more honour to his memory
than any sculptured monument.

We this day publish two articles, to which we
beg the attention of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER—one a petition from the Licensed
Victuallers of London and its vicinity, and the
other respecting the Distillers from Corn Spirits
of England, Ireland, and Scotland—both highly
respectable, and most influential parties, who are
likely to be particularly affected by the recent
measures proposed by the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER.

The main objection which the Licensed Vic-
tuallers have to throwing open the trade its Beer,
arises from the large investment of capital which
they have made upon the faith of existing Acts
of Parliament, and their apprehension that, if the
trade be absolutely set free, their ruin is inevitable.
On the other hand, the Distillers complain
that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
does not deal fairly by them ; for while he
levies a tax on British homc produce, he leaves
Rum untouched, to the manifest disadvantage of
the British agriculturist, and the distiller from corn.
Now, though we are conscientious advocates
for the extension of the principles of free trade,
we cannot help remarking that the CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER ought to deal out
justice with an impartial hand, anti that while
he consults the interests of the public at large,
he will not overlook those of individuals.

But the respective parties have advocated their
own cause so well, that we need only point at-
tention to their statements.

The evidence given before the East India
Committee by Mr. BATES, who has long been
an eminent merchant in London, and is now a
partner in the house of BARING, is of the highest
importance, as sheaving the great enhancement
of the price of tea by means of the Company's
monopoly. If there be one man more than
another peculiarly acquainted with the China
trade as carried on both by the Company and
foreigners, it is Mr. BATES, and he has stated
that, according to his estimate, our teas cost this
country a million and a-haysterling more than
if they were to be imported on private account.
This corresponds exactly with the results arising
front a comparison of the prices of tea at Canton
with those at the Company's sales in bond—the
intervention of the Company's profits raising
Bohea, front Sid. to ls. 9p. per lb.; Souchong,
from ls. to 2s. 10-id. ; Hyson, from 2s. to
4s. Od.; and Gunpowder Tca, from 2s. 4-W. to
ss. ld. This exhibits a profit derived at the
expellee of the public of from one hundred
to three hundred per cent., and whether this really
goes chiefly into the Company's treasury, or is
wasted by bad management, it is equally at the
cost of the drinkers of tea. Mr. BATES says,
what we presume must he generally admitted,
that 25 per cent. would be a fair mercantile
profit on tea, and that a fair profit on the use
of capital invested in the China trade would be
five per cent. beyond simple interest on the
money ; and he adds that he would venture to
contract to deliver tea for one-third /ass than the
Company's sale prices in London. Here then
we have a practical answer to the assertion that
tea would be as dear with a free trade as under
a monopoly. If there be any reason for a mo-
nopoly at all, let it be enjoyed by those who
offer to supply us one-third cheaper than the
Company ; but let a privilege be no longer en-
dured which is in itself a heavy taxation, in ad-
dition to the unjust exclusion, by it, of British
shipping from an extensive branch of commerce.
The American and other ships by which the
China trade with Europe is carried on, are for
the most part consigned to, and often partly
owned by, British merchants. They touch at
some port in the Channel, where they receive •
their orders from London, and thence proceed
to the markets that happen to,be the most favour-
able. If the Committee were to call for an
account of the number of foreign ships which
have arrived in our ports from China for orders
within the last three years, it would throw some
light upon the enormous folly of our Legisla-
tion, in depriving our own shipping of a parti-
cipation in the China trade. The depressed
state of the shipping interest, that is to say, the
serious reduction in freights compared with the
cost of labour and provisions, and with burthens
to which it is subject, ought to warn Parliament
against continuing to sacrifice it for the sake
of the Company. We can scarcely credit the
rumour that the Charter is to be renewed with
scarcely any alteration, if it be meant that the
Government have expressed any intention of
letting the China trade remain on its present
footing. Surely no such premature hints can
have been given after the explicit declarations of
Mr. PEEL and Lord ELLENBOROUGH, that
Government proposed the inquiry without any
pre-conceived opinions in favour of the Com-
pany. The evidence very lately given is entirely •
in favour of a free trade—and that in particular
to which we have alluded, is a convincing proof;
as any can well be, of the injury sustained by
the public from the existing system.

Letters from Leghorn state, that very large
purchases of grain continue to he made there on account
of the French expedition, which occasioned much briskness.

The following is an extract of a letter from
Toulon :—" It is positively asserted that the expedition,
now almost ready for sea, will act not only against Algiers,
but against Tunis and Tripoli, and that the Pacha of
Egypt will co-operate with a large body of cavalry, in
retina for which the conquered territory will, under
certain conditions, be ceded to him, so as to form
with Egypt, one state. In consequence of this, it
is understood, that the troops will be landed at
various points, among others, the ports of Bona and
Bourgyie are spoken of. The recent accounts from
Algiers state, that the Dey had erected batteries along the
coast at points most eligible for landing, and that orders
bad been sent to the Arab hordes in the interior tc advance
and oppose the progress of the French. The Dey is said
to have been very liberal in the distribution of presents to
the Chiefs, and that powerful hordes of these predatory
troops were to be sent to his aid."

The Knight of Kerry, WO understand, will be
tgain returned without opposition—Dublin Morn, Reg•

;"*.

SHIPPING IN] ELLIGENC2.--(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, APRILS and 9.--Wind S.S.E.---Arrived from
London, the Thomas King, Williamson, for Demerara;
Ottawa, Douglas, for Quebec ; and Enchantress, Drew, for
Bengal.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 8 and 9.—Wind
Sailed the Lady Faversham, Ellerly, for New South Wales.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 7 and B.—Wind S. fresh.—Ar-
rived the Sisters, Gilman, from Messina.
BRISTOL, APRIL 8 and 9.—Arrived the Hardware,
Seward, from Messina; Caroline, Sherwood, from Cadiz ;
Sarah, Hayman, from Bilboa.
LivEaroor., AralL 7 and B.—Arrived the Henry
Thompson, Drew, from Baltimore ; Lord Gambier, Tay-
lor, from New York ; and Margaret, Innes, from Smyrna,
and John and Mary, Harry, from Zar.te.

The Fanny and Matilda, Covey, from Alexandria ; the
Asia, Yeoman ; and the New Manly, Tyark, both from
Smyrna, have arrived in the Creek.
The George Canning, Payne, front Cephalonia, has ar-
rived off Falmouth.

The John Scott, Croall, from Demerara, has arrived in
the Clyde.
The Eliza, Miller, from Alieant, has arrived at Dublin.
The Canning, Penfolk, from Cabanca, has arrived at
Waterford.

THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY).

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.

There was a good supply at this morning's market,
and trade was dull. Strawberries, Rhubarb, Aspar,gus,
and Young Onions were cheaper than on this day se'n-
night ; in prices of other things no alteration.
s.d. s.d sd. s.d.
Potatoes (cwt.)
New ditto (per lb.)
Cabbages (12 heads)... 0 0 0 0 Apples 1 0 4 0
Ditto Red 1 6 3 0 Sweet Oranges (II 0) ... 3 6 10 I)
Ditto Savoy 0 9 lli Seville Oranges S 0 12 0
Horse Itadish(bundle) 1 6 3 6 Lemons 4 0 12 0
Broccoli 0 8 lli Asparagus 1 6 3I)
Celery
Rhubarb 0 3 1 0 French ditto
Turnips 12 boonches).. 1 0 2 0 Spanish Hazlenuts
Coleworts or Greens... 1 6 3 0 French Walnuts
Radishes
Young Onions 3 0 4 6 Sea-kail (pnmmet) .... 1 0 2 0
Leeks 0 9 111 Small Sallad (baArct).. 0 9 0 4
Carrots (per bushel) 2 0 411 French Beans 2 0 3 0
Parsnips (dozen) 0 4 0 8 Strawberries (thumb).ls 0 21 0
BrocoliSprouts (bush )0 9 1 0 Cucumbers (brace) .... 2 0 3 0
Turnip Greens 0 6 0 2

HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.)
ST. JAMES'S.

Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to .£2 15
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Useful Old Ditto 2 15 3 15

Fine Upland Meadow and Aye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0
Clover Hay 3 10 5 5
Oat Straw £2 4to £2 8 I Wheat Straw... 2 10 2 I t
Supply of Hay good, but not to say great, of Straw limited;
trade with both very dull at Thursday's prices.

SM ITH II ELI).
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow flay ..E2 5 to £2 15
New Meadow flay 0 0 0 0
Ugcful Old Ditto 3 8 3 15
Fine Upland Meadow and Ry-c-gragg flay 4 0 5 1:
Clover Hay (extra fine)...Cs 10.—Generally
Oat Straw .L2 4to £2 8 I Wheat Straw 2 8 2 10
Meadow Hay 55. per load higher than last quoted ; in prices
of Clover flay and Straw no alteration. A moderate supply,
and a dull trade.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWEL VII 0' CLUCK.

By an extraordinary conveyance from Vienna, to the
4th of April, we have received the following commercial
intelligence

" Never has there been such an abundance of unem-
ployed money in this capital. Discount is only at 2 per
cent. The Funds are getting up : Four per Cents., for
money, 9911; for time, 100 k; Two and a Half per
Cents., for money, 68i ; Bank Shares, for money, 1,350 ;
for time, 1,405. Although the prices are high, most of
the Funds are purchased for foreign countries."