The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-28 00:00:00

WEST INDIA ISLANDS.

Yesterday a General Meeting took place at
the Freemasons' Tavern, of the Owners of West India Pro-
Drty in the Islands subject to the Four and a Half per Cent.
Duty, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety
cf presenting a Memorial to his Majesty's Government, or. the
unequal operation of these Duties.—W. MANNING, Esq. M.P.,
in the Chair.

Mr. CARRINGTON, the Agent for Barbadoes, having briefly
stated the circumstances under which the 4.i per Cent. Dut es
were first imposed, for the purposes of the internal administra.
tion of the islands, although, they had never in fact, been so ap-
plied, but had been saddled with the payment of pensions and
other charges, quite foreign to the original purposes for whi:h
the duties were granted. He then proceeded to comment, at
some length, on the great hardship and inequality of tie
impost, which operated most unjustly and partially on
Barbadoes and the other Islands subjected to it ; and
to their injurious operation he thought the low estate to which
those Islands were reduced, might with great justice be ascribed.
He thought the present a favourable time for again appealing to
the justice of his Majesty's Government, inasmuch as it had
[ been; stated by Mr. Canning, that it was not his Majesty's in-
tention to grant any more pensions out of the duties, but to ap.
propriate them for the payment of the Ecclesiastical establish.
relent recently appointed for the West Indies. The present,
therefore, was a time peculiarly proper to impress on the Govern-
ment the propriety of repealing the duties, or at least to pro..
cure an acknowledgment from them of the injustice of mak-
ing part of the West India Property support the Eccle.
siastical Establishment, which is destined for the benefit of
all the Islands. Without something were done, the recent
measures taken by the Right Honourable President of the
Board of Trade, for the Relief of the West India Interest,
would, so far as regarded Barbadoes, Antigua, and the other
islands subjected •to this duty, be strictly nugatory. He con.
eluded by moving certain Resolutions to be embodied in a
Memorial to be addressed to his Majesty's Government.
Mr. BROWN, Agent for Antigua, seconded the Resolutions;
which after some trifling verbal alterations, were agreed to,
and the Meeting dispersed.—Among the Gentlemen assembled
we observed the Earl of Harewood, Lord Combermere, and
other great Vest India proprietors.

SOCIETY FOR SUPERSEDING THE NECESSITY
OF CLIMBING BOYS.

Yesterday, after an interval of six years, a
public Meeting of the friends and supporters of this Society
was held at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of tak-
ing into consideration the best means of abolishing the prac-
tice of employing boys to sweep chimnies. • More than 300 of
the most respectable feinalee„ amongst whom were many of the
Society of Friends, attended the Meeting, and took a great in-
terest in the proceedings.
The LonD MAYOR then took the Chair, and said, that as a
Magistrate he felt bound to do all he could for the prevention
of the practice.
The Report stated, that amongst various mechanical contri-
vances that had been tried, none had succeeded so well its that
of Mr. Smart, which it was now proved by evidence was calal-
lated to sweep about ninety-five flues out of one hundred, and
that the remaining five could, by the ready process of the ball
and brush, or an iron door on the acute angle of the flue; be
better swept than by a boy. It recommended a renewed ap-
plication to Parliament.

- Sir PETER LAURIE moved that the Report should be print.
ed and distributed.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said he was most sorry to learn
that the use of the machine for sweeping chimneys had rather
diminished than increased. The existence of this practice was
the peculiar disgrace of this country, for he beloved it ex-
isted in no other, and foreigners had frequently cited the
use, or rather the abuse, of young children, in obliging
them to climb chimneys, as a testimony of the -cruelty:of
the people. It was the duty of the public to put a stop to
the prance, because it was in their power to do so. Certainly
mechanical ingenuity could supply a substitute ; an effectual
one had, he believed, been provided, but even if none at all
were obtained, he should contend that the practice ought to be
abolished. His respected friend, the Hon. Grey Bennet, would
doubtless bring forward his Bill again before the House of
Commons, and it would be for the public to support him by
petition ; but much might be done without legislative aid.—
It was well known that soot was valuable for agricultural pur-
poses. Now he threw it out for those who had a more compe-
tent knowledge, whether it would not beneficial to limit the
right of taking soot out of each parish. This right would of
course be given to those who made use of the mechanical means
of cleansing chimneys, and thus a double advantage would be
produced—the odious and cruel evil would be abolished, and
the public would have their chimneys swept for nothing.--
(This suggestion was received with loud applause.)—He .
called upon those around him to persist in their opposition
to this disgraceful practice, which was sufficient to induce per-
sons to commit infanticide without remore, to prevent the possi-
bility of seeing their children sink into an occupation of certain
misery and crime, which led to a bitter, often an ignominious
death.—(Cheers.)—He was convinced that the efforts of the So-
ciety would he powerfully supported by his friend Mr. Bennet.
in Parliament, and he concluded by again recommending to.the'
Meeting a perseverance in this cause of humanity, and _sat
down amidst loud cheers, after having moved a petition to the
legislature.
Lord MORLEY and Lord GWYDYR also spoke in favour of
the Society.
Doctor BIRKBECK said he had the honour to belong to an
Institution which united the collective talent of the mechanics
of the metropolis, and he pledged himself to bring' their atten-
tion to the practicability of forming machines that in every case
would be efficacious, or as to the construction of chimniesiu
such a manner as to make it practicable to clean them thoroughly
without the aid of climbing boys.
The Resolutions were agreed to unanimously, and the Meet-
ing separated.

A great quantity of books, &c. were removed
yesterday and Thursday, from the King's Palace, at Pimlico, in
consequence of the Proposed alterations to be made in that
Palace, to the King's Palace, at Kensington.
Mr. KEAN commences an engagement at the
Dublin Theatre 03 the 20th of June, and will be followed by
Miss FOOTE.

The Rev. Mr. MUMMERY, who is charged
with felony, being pronounced in a state of convalescence, was
removed, on Thursday, to a vessel which is to convey him to
North Shields, for trial.

Prince George, Counsel were heard against the
Bill for -the incorporation of that Company. Oh
the questiOn whether the Counsel should be call-
ed in, there was 4"alvision. The numbers were,
30 for the motion, and q 0 against it. At nine
.
o'clock, the further hearing of Counsel was post-
poned tilt Monday. rn the House of Commons,the
order'for the further consideration of the report on .
the Irish Elective Franehise Bill was discharged,in
• , •
conseqUence of the rejection of the Catholic Relief
Bill in the Tipper House. A hope was expressed that
the Elective Franchise Bill might be brought for-
ward again, as a substantive, and not an auxiliary
measure. The Royal Message was afterwards
considered in a Committee of the whole House.
The proposed Grants were each for 6,0001.
yearly. No objection was urged to the increase
of the Duchess of Kent's income, which it was
admitted on all hands was much too small; but
some diversity of opinion was manifested with re-
gard to the Grant to the Duke of Cumberland.
Mr. Gipps moved as an amendment, that it
should be required that the Prince George should
be educated in Great Britain. This amendment
was negatived by a majority of 79 against 64.
Mr. Secretary Canning and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer both assured the House that the
grant should be applied to the education of the
young Prince in this country, and therefore the
aritendment. could only have implied a reflection
on the sincerity of his Majesty's Ministers, or the
disposition of the Duke of Cumberland, to com-
ply with the wishes of the nation. The grant was
carried by a majority of 105 against 55.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers,)lay 28, 1825•
, .

[NEWTI'MTS.I
In the house of LOrds last night, Lord Li-
verpool moved that an "Address should be pre-
Sented to hi's-Majesty, to gran an annuity to the.
Duchess of Kent,. of six thousand pounds per
anifum, and th 6 like sum to the Duke of Cum-
tie.rland. Lard "DaruleY seconded the motion,
and the Address 'was carried "Unanimously. A
discussion arose 'upon. the Second reading'of the
Equitable -Loaii-13111, whether or not Counsel
should be hearil agaiiisftlie Bill. Lord Lauder.
dale ably advocated the necessity for admitting
Counsel, which Was also contended for by the
Lord Chancellor, who declared that otherwise
he- would firmly oppose the Bill in every stage,
and he expressed 'strongly his disapprobation of ,
the measure, which he as mischievous,
and. containing many clauses altogether foolish
and nugatory-. It was decided "by a majority,
that Counsel should be heard. "In the House of
Commons, Mr. Littleton stated his intention to
abandon the ftirther'prOsecution of the Irish Elec.
tive Franchise gill, in Consequence of the failure
of the accompanying•meaSure.. The house went
into a Committee On'thernotion of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, to take into consideration his
:Majesty's Message. The speech delivered by
Mr. Brougham in the' committee, exhibits even
more than the wonted frankness of the Learned
Gentleman. • • •

[TUE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
Last night we received Uamburgh Papers to
the 21st instant. In an article.from St. Peters-
burgh, of the 7th, it is said that the Court will
go in the Autumn to Moscow, and make a long
stay in that city.. Whether this notice disguises
any great political object, we know not; but
every one knows that Moscow is several,hundred
miles nearer than St. Petersburgh to Turkish
frontiers. Whoever imagines that Russia has aban-
doned her favourite designs upon that Empire
m en-
.,
tertas strange idea's of that ambitious Power. By
seeming to abandon them, she has shewn consum-
mate prudence, as she has by this means laid asleep
thelears of those Powers, who:have the greatest
interest, as well as the strongest inclination, to op-
pose their execution. But, with all her affected.
forbearance, she has neysr laid aside her armour ;
'and; though she has recently renewed friendly
relations With-Turkey, she has not reduced the
number, nor altered the positions of the troops
'she had previously maintained in the immediate
neighhoUrhood of that country. Even her re-
sumption Of diplomatic intercourse, though for-
ntally..announCed several months since, has the
appearance of a farce ;- for ItibpaUpiere, whose
appointment to the Embassy took place last year,
has not yet set out for his destination. In the
mean true, Chink after chink is displaying itself
in the crazy edifice of
,the Ottoman Empire ;
and there is .scarce.a province on this side of the
Bosphorus; in Which sYmptonis of defection are
not visible, or at least signs of portentous apathy.
The iisDrrettiO'n Of tite''Greeks has exposed the
weakness, .and nearly exhausted the resources of
the Porte. well organized revolt in the
North—in SeiVia fur example, is only wanting to
complete the work of example,
; and then a
Russian .Amp Might occupy the capital in less
lan six Iveeks.

[THE TIMES.]
The Royal message debated in the House of
Commons last night is 'worth a serious notice.
There is no objection to a provision for the
-widow or daughter 0( the Duke of Kent, sup-
posing either of them' to be destitute : hut can
such a case be conceivable ? Is there no such

person as Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg exist-
ing, and no income drawn from the people of
England paid to him ?—lavished upon him we
might say—for it is no less than 50,0001. per
annum: more than double the r,gular allowance

assigned to any of. the late King of England's
-younger sons, the Duke of York only excepted.
We had heard -something offered in the way of
apology for this German Prince,—of whose ties
to this country, it seerns,,he ought to be remind-
ed (except, peiliapi, on quarter-day),--L-some-
thing of an 'apoSogy.that he took care to support
his wid.owed sister, and educate the young Eng-
lish Princess,-her daughter, out of 'the enormous
revenue receiv,e4 by him. Is the apology true or

not true ? If not true,lhe oughtiong ago' to have
given up half his 50.000 i. a-year; or at least ex-
pended half. of hilt -lingland. •If true, then how
comes it that the-Duchess of •Kent.ls compelled
to sue in fOrnut pouperis to Parliament'?--But the
Duke of Cumberland, and the young Cumber-
land with • Six 'Christian names !—(one good
name, . hislßOYal. father ought to know, would
be worth a thousand V--why should they pre-
tend to any =Mofe. -Fenglish money ?L-I.low
- many heirs 'presumptive are we to be
blessed or 'burdened with ? What are the
claims of this Ikatfcli of the Royal Family, mea-
sured, as claims'in some cases ought to be, by
merits ? The List 'is Surely rich enough.
We protest against (14:.plan,' 'so ftequently re-
sorted to, for exciting public hatred, or worse_
than hatred, against members of his Majesty's.
Royal House, bYaskinifOr them, at the hands
of the nation, what the nation feels.s,enstiPly'that
it wouldAk.absurd to grant, and therefore that
it is disgraceful to solicit. Nor do we think that,
after the reception given to a certain branch of
the Props-akin-5,6f last night by the House of
- Commons,. the parties who were more immedi-
ately interested in them will, if, ttley can help it,
.corne amain..

[111011NI:4G HERALD.]
The CathoilC Question (which, by the by,
sounds in our ears like the eternal Der FICiS -

chutziYseems-to us to have involved both its sup-
porterS and opponents in some degree of incon-
sistency. - Amor* the latter we may be allowed
-to class the Lord Chancellor, who, in the late de-

bate,' is reported to have said that it was " a
measure im *hid) the. Wformers and Revolu-

LMORNING .CIIIIONICLE.3
We confess our loyalty is put to a severe tria
by *hat
.We every day see and hear. It is con
teary to order to make any allusion in either
Houses of Parliament to' the. sentiments of the
Kl
ug, on. any question under discussion ; and
the reason for:: this is, that the Speakers should
be free from. all external influence in deliver-
itig .their, sentiments. It does not follow, how-
ever, that, though the King's opinion must
neye! be referrCd to in -Parliament, he should
be inovin to the nation merely through his ser-
vants : —that, like the Dalai-Lama, he should
never Open his' Mouth in public, or extend his
functions beyond stretching himself occasionally,
or putting, forth his hand,—that like the Kings
of the, Franks, according to the oldest Annalist,
he should merely eat,- and drink, and sleep, and
remain shut up at home, except when brought
out to bow on great days.—The Kin,.• of this
country is not necessarily confined td this nega-
tive character. His Royal Highness the Duke
of York, who
,now reigns by anticipation, has
given a tolerably unequivocal indication of his
determination to have a will of his own, should
it, be. his fOrtune to till the Throne of these
realms. But. here it is where our loyalty
is ptit to trial. His Royal Highness Lwhatever
his views may have been) ha's by the part he
has taken, fixed the eyes of the
_whole nation on
himself. lie has. thrown his Royal Brother
quite into the shade.—What will the Duke of
York do ? What his Royal HighneSs say ?
T
his is•the language one is doomed incessantly
to hear.—it seenis.fd be taken for granted, that
he may, have the King any_ day for the- whistling
fOr, as the Cummon phrase is. Thus it is,_ that
strength of determination and decisiiin have so
Mach influence,over.mankind !—W,ith respect to
hiS Royal. Highness's opinions, there exists no
doubt ; the Public see:that he is not indifferent,
n'o matter how Tie came" by them, and that he will
never leave it questionable how he thinks on any
matter. This. naturally inspires those who share
his opinions, with a firm confidence in him.

[I3IIITISII PRESS.,
Several Petitions were presented last night
the House pf Lords for and against the Equitable
Loan Bank., and after their Lordships had unit
twee agreed to the provision recoMMended from
the Throne for the Princess Alexandrian

Highness's only provision hitherto had been 6,0001.
a year, and that it was intended to propose an ad-
dition to the same amount both for her and the
Duke, an unanimous and instantaneous assent
was given to an Address expressing the cheerful
concurrence of their Lordships in his Majesty's
recommendation. In the Commons, although the
only question was what reply should be returned
to Royal Message, an attempt was made to enter
into details and to cavil at particulars, which was
ultimately frustrated by the representations
of Mr. Secretary Peel, and the good sense of
the majority of the Assembly. Whatever re-
gulations may be considered expedient to
secure the application df the new grant to
education of the, young Prince of Cumberland,
they are evidently matters to be introduced in
a Bill, or examined in- a Committee. The
House had nothing more to do last night than
to admit the principle of augmentation, and
to signify its, hearty recommendation from the
Throne. This was ultimately done ; and there is
no doubt that the country will unanimously sanc-
tion the vote of the Legislature. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer having properly stated that the
grant to the Duke of Cumberland was for the pur-
pose of educating his son in England, " on the
score of morality, manners, Religion, and sound
Constitutional plinciples, and that the addition
was proposed oo the explicit understanding that
the young Prince was to be brought up in this
country," Mr. Hume, with his usual felicity and
liberality wondered why 6,0001. a-year should
be " wasted" on the education of a Prince who
may possibly be one day the Sovereign of this
empire " when just as good an education might
be given him for 100/. a-year !1" The House
laughed, and the Honourable Gentleman soon
perceived that it was at his folly and nig-
gardliness ; for he grow positively ashamed
of what he had said, and even ventured to
deny his own words. But this was all in vain,
for Mr. Secretary Peel kept him to his text, and
subjected him most justly, and most effectually
too, to the lash of his satire. " The Honourable
Member had said that he could provide as good
an education for one hundred pounds a year as
any Prince of the House of Hanover need have.
The fact was, that a College was about to be
instituted in London, which he understood was
chiefly for the instruction of the London me-
chanics, and here it was that the young Prince,
according to the Hon. Member's notions, could
pick up a good education, at a cheap rate." Au
idea may be formed of the notions of justic enter-
tained by some of our law practitioners and
would-be Judges, from the fact that an illus-
trious Individual, whose character. stands so
justly high in the public estimation, who, has
refrained from bringing his private embar-
rassments before the view of Parliament and ap-
plying for aid, was dragged iuto a question with
which he, was .entirely unconnected, for what
purpose is best known to the lion. Metnbers
themselves. Well miglitllr.Secretary Canning ex-
press his indignation at such conduct; and cordially
will the public partietpats with him in this cor7
rect and generous feeling. The House next took 1
the Bill for en creasing the Salaries of the Judges
into consideration. 'Those of the Chief Jus-
tices, as..originally.' proposed, were agreed to,
after an Amendment moved by Mr. Scarlett,
to advance the Salaries of the Chief Justice of
the King's Bench, to 12,0001. instead of 10,0001.
a year was rejected. The further consideration
of the subject, was adjourned to Monday. Sow
erropeous opinions respecting the amount of the
Lord Chanc'ellor's income met with due correc_
ion from those best acquainted with, the subject.

COAL MA RKET, MAY 27.
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tionists were agreed." But, with great respect
for the Learned Lord, `ice think that he is here
under a mistake. Indeed,, that the Reformers were
not agreed among thernselvesabout it, is quite clear
from 'the very opPosite sides which some of
their most prominent Members took upon it in
the House of Comm Ons. We should rather be
inclined to say, .that instead of the Catholic Bill
being a favourite with, the Reformers, that it is
those who do not wish well to Monarchial Go-
:vernment who have been most opposed to. it,
from the known and natural tendency of that re-
ligion to uphold that species of Government. In
fact, history and experience have shown (and are
at this. moment showing) that the Roman Catho-
lic Religion is, unfavourable to civil liberty, and
has rarely flonrished under a free Government.
And we rather suspect that Were Lord Eldon to
inquire, be would not be very proud of being
now politically associated with some of those
very persons whose petitions he himself has
presented to the notise.' What (Foes the Learned
Lord, and what do Lord Liverpool and Mr. Peel
think, for instance"; of the various st;:ndard-bear-
ers, who are at this time stationed 'about the streets,
in 'the greatest thonroughfares of the metropolis,
holding inflammatory placards, surmounted by
-olive leaves and other tokens of triumph ? Do they
think that this originateS in any good, or right, or
loyal feeling ; or that the 'prompters behind
'theurtains are'of a descriptioh which any one
of the King's Ministers would like to be iden-
tified with? 'We can tell them,' on the contrary,

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BALLOON.—Mr. GRAIL:I M, accompanied by a
Mr. ADAMS and a Mr. PENNY, ascended with his Balloon from
the Golden Eagle Tavern, Mile End, on Thursday afternoon.
It soon entered a cloud and was no longer visible. The aero-
nauts experienced all the vicissitudes of rain, snow, hail, and
sunshine, and at length safely descended at Mr. Allen's Farm,
near Wimbledon, about ten miles from London, from whence
they returned in a chaise and four to the Golden Eagle, at Mile-
end, where they arrived about 11 o'clock, amidst the cheering
of the multitude.

that, this specks of triumph originates in the very
off-scourring of radicalism, in people (few in
number, we believe) who look.upon the failure .of
the Catholic Bill as a probable means of keeping
alive discontent and disaffection. In saying this,
we are only stating. fact and not'ourselves
giv-
ing an opinion upon the subject, which we are
free to admit is involved in difficulties at every
turn ; difficulties which, we cannot too often re-
peat, can only be overcome by as mutual spirit of
kindness and concession.

CONCHOLOGY.—A. CURIOUS DISCOVERY IN
NATURAL.SCI,ENCE.—A . distinguished Ccocholo-.
gist has lately brought from an island in the Ini.
dian Seas, THE NEST OF THE GREAT CONGA
SHELL-FISH. It is formed' of a substance "similar
. . to thin cut sponge varnished; The form is that
• , ,---...,_.•_. - • of a spiral groove, gradually decreasing in cir,
[morriNG POST.] cumference ; the lower spire, which is fixed to a
Ilis.Majesty's. Message respecting an additional rock or hard bottorn, is about ten inches in
provision.fortheir Royal. Highnesses the Duchess 'diameter ; the upper or the fourth, about four
of Kentand the Duke of Cumberland,•in behalf inches. The young shell-fish are deposited iy
of,their resyective.children., was takvn, into con. order, with the open parts upwards on: theq
sideration in both.lionses last night. Jo the Lords spiral grooves: `As: they increase: the. nest is
it was treated with due feeling.and respect,a 'id after borne down by the weight, and the" young ones
the Earl of Liverpool had explained that her Royal fall over, and shift for themselves.