The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

Ma. EDITOR,—In crossing the street from the
Treasury the other day, I picked up the follow-
ing note, which you will oblige me by inserting
in your journal, for the benefit of those it may
concern.—Your's, &c.

" Oh ! MINHEER,—This is glorious news—the Navigation
Bill has past the House. You have only to declare Amsterdam,
Rotterdam and Antwerp free depots, with low charges, and
they must become once more the emporium of Europe ; neither
the English ship-owner nor merchant can compete with you.
Their ships are of double the value, they are sailed at double
the expence, and you warehouse goods at one-fourth. They
must either abandon the transit to foreign shipping, or become
beggars and bankrupts.
" It is true England has fought the battles of Europe, and
they have paid for them ; and now their Public Debt is de.
stroying all their energies. if their ship-owners had their ships
for nothing, the taxation and sailing expences are so heavy,
that they cannot compete with foreigners. They are now vainly
struggling against impossibilities, and nothing could have saved
them but the Navigation Laws, which in a great degree con-
fined their navigation to their own shipping ; that being aban-
doned, they are now no more able to compete with foreign
rivals in shipping, than the English Agriculturists would be
with the corn growers of Poland, if the Corn Laws. were aban-
doned.

" This is one step made by England on the high road to
ruin—so much for Political Economy. But hush ! keep this
this as snug as you can—use all your energies to effect it—pro-
vide immediately for this change, and you will soon go on glo-

riously. Orange boven ! VAN SLAKEN,'
" Sly Corner, lith June 1822."

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOClETY.—Yesterday
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Denmark,
accompanied by Madame Grotrian and Mr. Adler, secretary to
the Prince, with the Baron de Stael, visited the Central School
in the Borough-road, which they very minutely inspected.—
Mrs. Fry, with several Ladies, attended to receive their Royal
Highnesses, who were pleased to express themselves highly
pleased with the appearance of the Schools, and particularly
the manner in which they read the. Scriptures, and the intelli-
gent answers they gave to a number of questions thereon. Their
Royal Highnesses afterwards visited the Asylum for the Blind.
SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE
IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND.—
Yesterday a General Public Meeting of 'the Subscribers
to, and Friends of, this laudable Institution, took place at
the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-
fields, where a numerous and most respectable body of per-
sons assembled, chiefly consisting of ladies elegantly dress-
ed. In the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex, the Rev. W. MANUEL was called to the Chair, and
was ,supported by several eminent individuals. It appeared
from the Report, that upwards of 350' seminaries are now sup-
ported by the Society, and about 20,000 children are receiving
the benefits of instruction. The Scriptures , have been tran-
slated into Gaelic, and in that and the English language have,
been widely disseminated ; and Tracts, with a variety of Books
for Elementary Tuition, have been circulated in the Highlands
and Islands. The population of the Highlands and Islands is
estimated at about 400,000 persons. The yearly revenue of the
Society generally amounts to 60001., and with that sum 20,000
children are educated. The company made a handsome sub-
scription when they separated.

A house in Regent-street, Piccadilly, is just
set out with sign boards and harlequinade paint-
ings from top to bottom, as gaily as the Vild
beast end of Exeter 'Change. If the tenants of
the New Street are permitted to cover and dis-
figure these fine buildings in such a manner, the
eipence Of their architectural character might
have been spared.