The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-22 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS.

Extract of a letter from a Manchester manufacturer, read at
a meeting at Aberdeen, on Monday, the 14th of Jan., inst. :
" Twenty'years since, an agent from a respectable house in
Hamburg called, and offered us an order for several kinds of
goods, which we were manufacturing. We accepted the order
of course, and I said, How do you pay ?' He replied, We
pay in corn.' In corn l' I said, but the ports are shut, we can-
not enter a single bushel for home consumption.' He answered,
We are war:: of that, but it can be bonded, and you can ship it
to the Peninsula.' I said, have no.connexions there, and
it will not do for us to become foreign corn-merchants, but,
if you cannot pay in money, can you send us nothing
else? can you send us linen yarn, which we could use ?" No,'
he replied, our warehouses are full of corn, and we have no-
thing else to offer.' I then said, We are very sorry to refuse
such an order at this time, for our weavers are not fully em-
ployed; but refuse it we must, for we can do nothing with
corn • however, as we have gone s., far, would you he? pleased
to tell us at what price you could charge it ?' He then pro-
duced his memorandum of goods wanted, and written instruc-
tions, and showed us that he was authorised to offer the best
Baltic wheat, free at Hull, for 30s. 6d. per quarter. The
average price in the English market, at this time, was 645.

" l-hdd some doubts, before this, whether it would be pro-
per to allow a free trade in corn ; but the matter wbs here
brought home; for we not only mi-sed a good order, but were
preventrd from fiading our weavers with cork, and supplying
them with good bread-corn at about half price.
I mentioned the effects of the Corn-laws to Mr. P. Thom-
son, after his first election, cod the reply he made was, The
matter rests with yJurselves ; if there were a sufficient number
of petitions, praying for the repeal or alteration of the Corn.
laws, they would have every att,,ntion paid them.'
4: I remain yours, very respectfully,
" WM. BARRATT.

" Newton Heath, January I, 1839."

LLO YD'S it f A'LN G-/ THIS DAY.)

D►AL, JAN. 21.—Wind N.E., fresh breezes.—Arrived and proceeded
for the river, the Westminster, Moore, from New York ; Sir Will,am
Heathcote, Cape of Good Hope ; Swallow, Para ; Ilighbury, Falcon,
Berbice. Came down from the river, the Waverley, Morgan, for
Sydney ; Anthony White, Hornsby, Leghorn ; Flirt, Dare, Berbice;
Pegasus, Cook, Jamaica ; Sophia, Barclay, ditto; Ontario, New York ;
Charlotte, Dring, Jamaica ; Porcupine, Cook, Constantinople ; Reli-
ance, Trinidad, and sailed this afternoon with the rest of the outward.
bound, except the Indiana, for Calcutta, which remains.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21.—Wind W.S. W. to N. W., fine—Arrived the
Brunswick, Neall, from London for Malta, having been on shore off the
Shingles, last night, for several hours. She came off leaky at one,
a m., this day, having slipped from her anchor and cable. Achilles,
Neal; from London for Sydney, with loss of anchor and cable in
the Western Channel. Put back her Majesty's ship Cameleon, for
Lisbon and South America.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21. Arrived the Nymph, Dennis, from ,
Emma Maria, Treguea ; Thomas, Richards, Trinidad; Trial, Stanley,
Rouen; Swift, Hayes, Hamburg.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Arrived the Fortune, Price, from Monte
Video—,ailed 2d Nov., Pernambuco 12th ; Hermora Habernero, Si-
lurio, Hamburg. Sailed the ltobert, Newton, tor London. ,

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21.—Wind N.E , moderate.— Arrived the Milly,
Ceara, Dec. 15 ; Elizabeth, Swan, Charleston, Dec. 15 ; Antigua, Gib.
son, Marseilles ; Racer, Curter, St. Michael's; Peri, Davis, Tarragona ;
Velas, Messern, Messina. Sailed the Helena, Druming, for New Orleans ;
John Lowelay, Williams, Genoa ; Thetis, Brown, Saranham ; Robert
Isaac, Mills, New York ; Orphans, Bailey, do. ; Mary Eliza, Leghorn ;
Governor, James, Jamaica; Columbia, Baker, ; Maranon, Can-
ton ; Kellemoiil, Dick, Africa; Charlotte, Lynn, Africa; Chilton,
Wildburg ; Laurina, Bilboa ; Intrepid, Roberts, Leghorn ; Minstrel,
Philadelphia; Wakefield, Young, St. John's, N. B. ; Maus, Green, do.
A great many vessels have pruceeded down the river, and will probably
get to sea. Arrived off port the Dido, from Africa ; Jane, Walker,
St. John's; Cummings, Oporto.

STANGATE CREEK, JAN. 21.—Arrived the Ellen, Highfield, flour
Constantinople; Marshall, Marseilles ; Fortunata, I'ehellezza, do.
L'AVANSEA, JAN. 20.—Arrived the Pursuit, St. Jago de Cuba.
PILLAU, JAN. 10.—The Minerva, Srchinick, from St. Übes's, arrived
here this day, with loss of anchor and cable.
GOTTENBURG, JAN. 9.—lt blew a tremendous gale at W. to S. NV,—
Several vessels in the harbour have received damage, but not of serious
consequence. The Elizabeth, Lundgreen, from this port to Hull, has put
into Strumdall, leaky, and must discharge.

COPENHAGEN, JAN. 13.—The Grant, whilst lying in the roads, broke
her windlass during a gale of wind ; the Louise, Zimmerman, arrived
here from Rio Janeiro, 6th instant, with cargo supposed to be damaged,
having encountered severe weather in the north sea.

AMSTERDAM, Jam. 19.—The Hyth, Miller, from London to Stockton,
put into Tersciniling, 2d instant, with loss of sails and topmast. A boat
marked " Friends' Adventure, Yarmouth, J. Martin," has been washed
on shore at Egmont.

DovEtt, JAN. 21.—Arrived the Grety, Dare, from Antwerp.
MARGATE, JAN. 21.—Arrive.1 off port the Westminster, Airey, horn
New York.

CAaDIFF, JAN. 19.—Sailed the Kate, and Peter, for Constantinople.
SHOREHAM, JAN. 21.—Arrived the Unity, from Monte Video.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21.—Two more bags of specie have been saved
from the Mary, wrecked on Kinsale some time since.
The Colonia, Habburn, from Angostera to Bremen, was driven on
shore, high and dry, at Ilornum, bland of Sylt.
ELSINORE, JAN. 12.—The Anna Margaretha, Wright, from La
Roche to Skeen, was wrecked the 10th inst., teehind the Kobe.

The 'row Surere, Boss, from Bremen to Antwerp, is on shore at
Sylt. The Eliza, Florest, from Lynn to Sunderland, has been brought
into this harbour, with loss of mainmast, &c.

The Louisa, Backer, from Pillau to Am,terdam, has put into Man.
daht leaky, bulwarks, &c., damaged.
The Mentor, Meyer, from Datitzic, has put into Christiansaud the
4th inst., leaky—cargo discharging.

The Clairmont, Howes, from Bombay, was lost in a gale, 24th Sept.—
crew saved.

Aimwell, Wilson, from St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, was totally lost
on Crooked Island, 6th ult., and two of the crew drowned.

The Everthorpe, 'Weill*, from Petersburgh to Liverpool, is on shore
at Stromnesa, and full of water.

The Wassel, Williky, from St. Petersburgh to Liverpool; Countess
of Blessington, from Newcastle to Do. ; Star, from Peterhead to Belfast ;
and the Lady Wood, Mackenzie, were on shore at Stromness, Bth inst.,
but expected to be got off without much damage.
The Vine, Formen, from London to Rochelle, put into the Texel.
with damage.

The Atlantic was seen 14th instant, lying at anchor, with masts gone,
Two boats, one marked " Selker," and the other " Richard NValker,"
hare been washed on shore at Wyk.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
The supplies rather better to-day, but prices much as yes-
terday. Turbot, 7a. to 10s. 15s. 255. and 30s. ; Cod, 24. to
12s. and lbs. ; Whitings, 6d. to 13. 21. for large ; no Had.
docks at market worth notice ; Lobsters, Is. to 4s. ; Soles,
Is. to 4s. 6d. per pair. Trade on the whole lively.
HAY MARKETS.
The supplies and demand of Hay and Clover were very
good. Clover, 80s. to 1103. ; Hay, from 80s. to 953 ;
Straw, 325. to 255. and 40s. per load.
PROVISION MARKET.
The Irish Butter market is firm, particularly for the better
qualities. Fine is 945. to 100 s. per cwt. Dutch is nominal,
at 1103. to 112 s. Bacon steady and firm, prime select par-
cels, 535. to 545. Lard in fair request, at 70s. to 745.
INDIGO SALE.-SIXTH DAY.
This sale progresses viith spirit, arid prices are from Is. to
Is. 6d. and even Is. Bd. per lb. advance.
COLONIAL MARKET.
B. P. Sugar sells steadily at the prices of last week ; brown
555. to 565. up to 64Q. 6d. for good yellow, and 675. for fine.
Spices and B.P. Coffee sold with steadiness at about their
previous value.

LOVE'S EXCHANGE ;
,A TALE. BY CHARLES
J. BOYLE, Ese.—" We have to add a new name to the list
of successful novelists, though not a new name to successful
literature ; for Mr. Boyle is, we believe, the brother of Miss
Mary Boyle, of whose authorship we had last year occasion
to speak so highly. It is not always that talent runs in the
blood. In " Love's Exchange" there is much of reflection
upon the world, or rather upon the feelings with which we
begin, pass through, and finish life's eventful history. These
all speak a refined mind—a mind that loves the pure and
good, and hurries by the impure and worthless Then oar
plot is an admirable plot,' and the secret so uncommonly w(11
kept that we should be more than usually reluctant to betray
a scintilla of the knowledge we have acquired through two
evenings' very pleasant reading. The prominent characters,
such as Lady Helen Loftus, Basil Honneton, Bouchier (the
weak and wavering hero), and others, are extremely well
drawn ; and, altogether, our report must be mo,t favourable
to a debut of so promising a kind, and so able a performance."
—Literary Gazette.