The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-01 00:00:00

II A Y T I.

The following are Extracts from M. rr ERNAL
Work On the Finances of Hayti :
The Government of Hayti has a reserve which is valued at
58 millions. It possesses the hidden treasures of Christophe,
and it has a surplus of 5 millions annually.

Its annual receipts amount to 37 millions, and its expendi-
ture is between 31 and 32 millions.
The army consists of 50 thousand men, and it is expected
that, in consequence of the recognition, it may be reduced by
20,000 men, and by which a saving of 7,500,000" francs
may be effected ; and another sum of 1,500,000 may
be saved by economy in the material.
An increased commerce will produce an increased revenue,
and 'altogether it is not too much to expect that there will be
an excess of the receipts over the expenditure of 20 millions.
Therefore, supposing that Hayti should be necessitated in order
to pay the indemnity to borrow 30millions a year for five years,
she would have to pay in the sth year, for the interest of 150
millions,

At 6 per cent. -
For a 25th part of the principal

- 9,000,000
- 5,000,000

15,000,000
and a sum of 20,000,000 to satisfy the same, without any addi-

tional imposts.
. Two companies have been formed from the most respectable
houses, who have undertaken the first loan, and the list was
filled on• the very day their meeting was known.

Extract of
,an original Letter front Charleston,
Sept. 26.
" I have been off and on for near thirty years

in Charleston, and such a general distress was
never known before, Embargoes, non-inter-
courses, and even war, never caused so general a
calamity as the unfortunate speculations in cotton
have done. Savannah and all the shipping ports
will suffer ; indeed, you may call it a calamity
or universal mercantile distress throughout the
United States."

Cortm TRADE.—The following view of the
British Corn Trade is from the annual circular
of a house of great respectability, as Corn-factors,
in London, issued a few days ago:—
" We do not look foward for any material decline in prices,
excepting what may be caused by a temporary excess in the
supplies during the winter and spring months. We are per-
suaded, that long before we can reap another crop, this article
will recover any thing it may have lost in value ; and with a
protracted harvest, next season, we doubt much if our crop of
wheat will be found more than sufficient for the consumption ;
for with bad weather during the spring and summer, so as to
create an alarm for the
.fate of the ensuing crop, we think
prices are likely to run up very high, even so much as to open
the ports. We are satisfied that only fine seasons and abun-
dant crops can unable us to hold out much longer without hav-
ing recourse to foreign aid. The Canada wheat that has ar-
rived under the late Act of Parliament, and admitted. for con-
sumption, on payment of ss. per quarter duty, is of ordinary
quality, and most of it in bad condition. The quantity ar-
rived is between 7,000 and 8,000 quarters. Now, if wheat, is
stated in the foregoing account, be at all correct—and we are
strongly inclined to think the reasoning is grounded on accu-
rate.data—we do think there is the most urgent necessity for
a prompt revision of the Corn Laws. We trust, therefore, it
will be one of the first things brought before Parliament in the
next Session. NVhy should the great land-owners be permit-
ted to have a monopoly in such a vital article of subsistence as
Corn ? It is obvious that the manufacturing interests of the
country and the poorer classes generally, must suffer, as long
as so unequal and impolitic a tax as that which is accomplish-
ed by the existing Corn Laws is permitted to continue. We
could say a great deal more, but we must defer our arguments
till another time, when we shall be nearer the discussions on
the important question in Parliament."

•,
.1.40 RD CoCIIRANE.—T he Liverpool Mercury, of
Friday says, 44 We have had an interview with an individual
now in Liverpool, who lately served under Lord Cochrane, and
who states that arrears of pay are due to him. He addressed a
letter to Lord Cochrane upon the subject, with a view to ascer-
tain how he should apply for redress, with the best chance of
success. To this application his Lordship returned a laconic
and discouraging answer, which is now before us, and which
we here insert:—
" I am not the paymaster of the Brazilian Government,
otherwise I should have paid myself ; and 1 can give you no
information how to recover your dues, not bein ' o•-able to get my
own. • "COCHRANE•
" To Mr. Peter Keallet, 2, GroSvenor-street, Liverpool."

Letters were yesterday received from -Maran-
ham to a recent date. Every thing was quiet
there. Provisions were, however, so very scarce
in the interior, as well as the city, that the Go-
vernor had been compelled to prohibit the ex-
portation of rice and faritzluz. lle had also issued
an order, allowing all vessels, foreign as well as
national, to bring in provisions, free of duty.
This calamity .was attributed to the extreme dry
weather which had been experienced, and which
had also materially affected the corning crop of
cotton. In consequence of the fall of this article
in England the sale was dull.
The Glasgow Free Press, of Saturday last,
states that the body of Mr. MACALLESTER,
Writer of the Signet at Edinburgh, was found
shortly after that of Mrs. SUTHERLAND, who, on
that day, was to be interred in . the same vault
with her husband.
It may be important to the commercial world
to know, that all persons going to Mexico must
be furnished with passports by Mr. Rocafuerte,
the Mexican Charge d'Affaires in London.
We are sorry .to state that two more extensive
failures in. Manchester have been declared during
the present week.—(Stocicport Advertiser.)
It has beet.) stated in various quarters, that the
failure of Mr. Williams would be severely felt in Manchester
and Liverpool. We are happy to say, however, that this is
by no means the case. In what quarter the principal part of
Mr. Williams's engagements lie, we have not been able to
learn; but when the extent of his connexion, with America,
and the amount to which this town is interested in the Ameri-
can trade, are considered, it is truly astonishing that so little
of his paper should be held by Manchester houses; and we
believe the case is nearly the same at Liverpool. In this town
no less than four failures have taken place within the last few
days; two of them (we fear, from the extent of business which
the parties have been doing for some time) to very consider-
able amounts.—( Manchester Guardian.)
DEATH OF MR. FAWKES.-Walter Fawkes,
Esq., of Fernley Hall, Yorkshire, died yesterday, at his house
in Upper Harley-street. He had been twice High Sheriff of
that county, and for a short time represented it ip Parliament.
He was a descendant of the celebrated conspirator of that name,
and prided bimself not a little on his pedigree.—(Morning
Paper of Thursday.)—Truly the Editor of this Morning l'aper
is remarkable for his knowledge of the subject on which he
speaks. So far was Mr. Fawkes from being " a descendant
of the celebrated conspirator of that name," that his family
name was not Fawkes, but Ilawkesworth. One of his ances-
tors took the name of Fawkes along with the Farnley estate,
which was left him on that condition, by a Mr. Fawkes, dis-
tantly related to him by marriage. It is not unworthy f re-
mark, that Mr. Fawkes's fwo brothers and himself have all
died in less than sixmonths. Mr. Fawkes was an accomplished
scholar and an ardent friend of liberty, as his writings and his
public conduct, on many occasions, sufficiently testify. He has
left a very numerous family.—(Manchester Guardian.)
HEREFORD, OCT. 29.—We are happy to be
enabled to contradict a report which was generally circulated
yesterday, in this city, of the death of Archdeacon LILLY.—
That worthy and respected Dignitary still-lives, although, we
are concerned to say, in a state of great danger.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-This morning, at 11
o'clock, as a keeper at Exeter 'Change Menagerie
was cleaning out the place in which the great
elephant was confined, the brute struck him
on the chest, and killed him on the spot.