The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-08 00:00:00

THE REFUGEES.

On Friday last the Committee met at Guild-
hall. A letter, dated 'Washington, 18th January, 1825, from
the celebrated La Fayette, was read. It was written in French,
the translation of which is as follows :
" My proscribed fellow-citizens, who are formed into a com-
mittee to assist each other, and who have often received the ex-
pression of my best wishes, will now, I trust, allow me to profit
by the first opportunity in which I can add something to the
tributes of friendship which have already reached them. My per-
sonal friend, Mr. Rush, will shortly receive 2,000 dollars, which
I have requested the Bank of the United States to transmit to
him, to be handed over to those of my-fellow-citizens, who are
entrusted with the relief of the proscribed natives of France,
and 1 fully rely upon the judicious disposal of the amount.—
I beg of them all to accept the assurances of my best wishes,
and of my best friendship.
" LA FAY ET T E."

This letter is addressed " A Messieurs du Comite Francais
pour les Affaires des Patriotes Proscrits hors de leur Pais."—
This Committee, we believe, consists of Frenchmen residing in
this country, aided by Englishmen who are friendly to the Li-
beral cause. In a subsequent letter it was announced, that the
venerable General had transmitted 200 dollars for the relief of
the Spanish, and 200 for the Italian, refugees. A subscription of
2701. was announced from Glasgow; of 100!. from the Fish-
mongers' Company, and of 100/. from the Goldsmiths' Company.
A sum exceeding 4,0001. has already been expended in supply-
ing the claimants, and upwards of 300 emigrants are still on the
list. Many have been provided with situations as teachers of
languages, and several have been sent abroad. More might be
provided for to the former way if they had any acquaintance
with the English language. It was determined by the Com-
mittee to endeavour to remedy the defect by the Hamiltonian
System, by which a person engaged to teach them at the rate of
2/. ss. per head. Letters were announced from several parts of
the country, to which Refugees had been sent as teachers, stating
that they had given the greatest satisfaction. In no one instance
had there been a failure or disappointment in any respect.

[TH E TIM ES .1
It is well known, we believe, that the ini-
quitous traffic in slaves is at present in great
measure covered by the French slag, and that
the mode of Carrying it on has been so dexter-
ously arranged by the merchants of that country,
that they are enabled in a very great majority
of cases to etude the vigilance of the English. [rim TIMES.]
men of war stationed on the coast of Africa for An Inquiry is going on in France, which,from
its .sdppression. Some facts of a very curlotis its nature, must interest all countries possessing
nature relating to this subject have recently been representative forms of Government—we allude
In the early part of January several slight
and in Sicily, which ha
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communicated to as by a commercial correspon- to the Commission for examining into the accounts stliilemskasnoief tainmeeareaTkle were experienced in Calabrili,,:veanbiocuet
dent, to which we willingly give publicity, in the of M. Ouvrard, the great Contractor in the Spa- diinsastthreottl;sult t-
jo3httoie interests
hope that- they may assist in marking out the nish campaign, It is only under Representative oineNsaivynaatnioun..ateisk,nhAutufsotrrieaxntrfar
parties who liave thus sacrificed every sentiment Governments that Rich inquiries can be pursued
forward According to letters from B sets great stir
provement of that City, Ms. ,
of humanity to the love of gain, and lead ulti- with the perseverance requisite to develope the
is making at present to a plan for the commercial im-
rnately to their exposure and Puni,inent.. We inmost recesses of fraud and peculation. If the re-
ports which circulate in Paris, respectingate
is to
slasbi
be considerably
aacrivoecnesfi.:
ably en-
are assured that the sea-port town of Nantes, M. On- lexpectedarged boththat i n depth and breadth, so that by these
aeranpsroiatct
in the South of France, is the spot where vrard and his contracts, in the least resemble the the town. Canal °igitd i
vessels of a moderate size will be able iit.lered in
most of the enterprizes for capturing slaves truth, it is incouceivable how the Duke d'Attgou. A petition is i
-n course of signature at Man.
Qt ths, coast of Africa are planned, and ' leme,with his reputation for good sense, could have chests, praying for a revision of the Corn Laws.