The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-09 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, AUG. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from the River and
remain, the Loyalist, Barnes, for Prince Edwards Island
Effort, M`Luclue, for Zante. The Anglesey cutter has r
turned from the westward with several of the outward-bound_
Pourssiou'ex, AUG. 8.--Wind W.S.W.--Arrived the
Providence, Younger, from Shediac, in 38 days. Put back
his Majesty's ship Romney.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Brails-
ford, Wilson, from Miramichi, sailed the 14th of July. Sailed
the Industry, Barclay, for Schien.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 7.—Wind W.N.W. no arrivals.—Sailed
the Jane, Hick, for Cork ; and the Brothers, Russell, for
Greenock.
LivEn roof., AUG. 7.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Eliza-
beth, White, from the Cape of Good Hope, sailed the 26th of
May; Hesfergus, Cunningham, from Newfoundland;
Wylie, from Petersburgh ; James, Young, from ditto ; and
Wilhelmina, Mey, from Memel.

The North Star, —, from Miramichi to Boness, was on
shore, near Allonby, on Saturday, and it was feared would go
to pieces.
ENTERPRISE STEAM VESSEL, CAPTAIN JOUNSON,
BOUND TO CALCUTTA.—Extract of a Letter from J. I!.
Laston, Esq. Lieutenant R.N., commanding No. 2, Battery,
at Dungeness, dated Gth August :—" The steam-vessel on her
voyage for India, passed Dungeness at nine, a. m. It blows
strong gale, consequently a heavy sea on from the westward.—
Notwithstanding these impediments, she came up and pasAed
in gallant style, pitching heavily, but did not appear to *.lke
over all, neither to have much soiling motion. This heavy gait
and sea will effectually try her powers.

TILE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extraetsfrom'the illornmg Papers, Aug. 9, 1625.

[THE TIMES.]

A Correspondent whose authority is entitled
to respect, infor.ns us that an eminent merchant
connected with Mexico waited on Mr. Planta,
otl Friday last, at the Foreign-office, on the sub-
ject of the reported non-ratification of the treaty
with that country. Ile is said to have received
from Mr. Planta " positive assurances that all
" the essential points of the treaty were adjust-
" ed, but that some secondary alterations had
" been agreed to by the Government in Mexico
" which the Government here did not think pro-
" per to confirm. but that they were not of a na-
" tore to excite any uneasiness to persons having
" intercourse with Mexico." IVe think it not un-
likely that stitch a communication may have been
made by the Under-Secretary of State to those
who inquired of him respecting our relations
with Mexico. It is the business and duty of
a Minister, or his representative, to put the best
face on public affairs—to keep all things smooth,
and all men in good humour. By another hand,
however, and no mean one, the Mexican picture
has been differently grouped. We are assured,
on this authority, that ,the difference between
Mr. Canning and the Mexicans is far from un-
important ; that the 'discussions were so vio-
lent in Congress, and the prospect of a favourable
resolt so discouraging, as to have induced the En-
glish Commissioners at one time to demand their
passports. On this, it is added that some re-
luctant concessions were made, which Mr. Morier
hoped might be acceptable. When, however,
the treaty was laid before Mr. Canning, he pe-
remptorily refused his consent, and desired the
instrument to be sent back to Mexico for revi-
sion. it is said that the exorbitant claims of the
Mexicans relative to certain privileges of naviga-
tion constitute the real difficulty, not the point
of religious toleration ; and that had the latter
only been at stake, the Mexican Envoy in Lon-
don might have taken upon himself to concede it.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

There is no country in Europe, with the ex-
ception of Holland, in which the number of
" people who exist without bodily labour is so
great, proportionally, as in Britain. This is the
result of the high state of perfection which the
national industry has attained. In a low state
of civilization, befOre mechanical inventions have
come to the aid oflabour,nearly the whole popu-
lation- is employed in the work of raising food.
As society advances the number of persons em-
ployed in raising food bears always a smaller
and smaller proportion to that of the rest
of th-p population, and cities and towns .cover
the face of the land. In England, the
population has doubled Itself within the
last hundred years ; but the town popula-
tion has increased in an infinitely greater ratio
than that of the whole. Two hundred years ago
England had few large-towns, and the produce of
the soil was chiefly consumed by those who raised
it. Mark the contrast now ! Norfolk, which is a
a great manufacturing, as well as agricultural
County, exportea produce, even in 1793, to the
value of nearly a million and a half ; since
that time the exports have greatly increased.
From the outlet of a small district with which we
are acquainted, of which the whole population
does not amount to many thousands, there was
exported in the two years of 1814 and 1815,
80,500 'quarters of wheat, 13,587 quarters of
flour, 34,055 quarters of barley, 2,640 quar.
ters of barley flour, 1,373 quarters of rye,
132,303 quarters of oats, and '20,000 quarters
of oatmeal. From the same district, the quantity
of live stock "saki is• very great, These are the
funds for the support of the ingenuity of all sorts,
-with- which this idapd abounds. The mechanic,
the artizin, those who cater for the entertainment
of society those who dedicate theirtalents to its
improvement, have here their revcnbes.