The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—In the report of Somers v. Ilolt, in the
Chronicle and Post of this morning, it is incorrectly
stated that the Rule was refused; on the contrary,
the Rule was granted. I beg you will in this evening's
publication report it correctly. Yours respectfully,
THOMAS HOLT,
Friday, Jan. 17, 18.10. Age Office.

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38 46

The construction of the stamps is reported to be
adv arcing with all speed ; the several artists to whom
they are entrusted, being actively engaged upon them.
In the stamp for letter paper and the adhesive stamp,
a profile of the Queen is the principal ornament. The
letter paper stamp is being engraved by W. Wyon,
R.A., medallist to the Mint. Charles Heath is en-
graving the drawing taken from Wyon's city medal by
H. Corbould, intended for the adhesive stamp. W.
Mulready, R.A., has furnished the design for the cover
and envelope, which is in the hands of John Thompson
for engraving. The public will recognize in all these
artists, the highest talent in their respective departments,
which the country affords.
PItOFITAELENEES OF REDUCTION IN PRICE.-Number of
visiters to the Tower from May to November in the years
1837, 1838, and 1839:-
3s. Rate 1837. Is. Rate 1838. 6d. Rate 1839.
7,533 31,333 56,213

Produce £1,129. 19s. £1,566. 13s. £1,435. 6s. 6d.
It should be borne in mind that the Coronation, which
took place in June, 1838, must, by the concourse of
strangers which it caused to repair to the metropolis, have
greatly added to the number of visitors in that year; and
this may be the reason why the increase under the sixpenny
rate has not been larger than it is._64 Post Office Reform."
—Edinburgh Review, just published.
ESTIMATE OF THE MODE IN WIIICII TILE REQUIRED INCREASE
OF GENERAL POST LETTERS MAY BE PRESUMED TO TAKE

PLACE.
!!, ("Present number of chargeable General Post
Iletters, call this .. 1
Contraband letters, and evasions by writing in
12 I newspapers, &c. (estimated by many at double
7; I the posted letters,7 bdt consider it equal only 1

Total of letters now written 2
Assume the rate of increase to be only 2to 1 2

Estimated future General Post letters from the
present letter-writing class
nzoices (estimated by Mr. Cobden and other mercan-
tile men as equal to the present Post letters), say
half only
Additional printed circulars, catalogues, small parcels, ,

&c., sad•
Letters from numerous classes, who may now be said
not to use the Post-office at all, say
Required increase of General Post letters to sustain
the gross revenue (vide Third Report, pago 55)
That is to say, an addition of fivefold.—Post-office Reform
—Edinburgh Review, just published.
EFFECTS OF REDUCTION IN Plum—From the Ist of
Ju

y last the tolls on Waterlcc-bridge, on horses and car-
riages, were reduced somewhat more than 50 per cent.,
the penny toll on foot passengers remaining as before;
and the result of the reduction, even in its first period, up
to the Ist December, 1839, compared with the corres-
ponding five months of 1838, hes made, upon an annual
toll of about 3 2501., a din inution of only 601. There is
now an actual weekly increase; and there is little doubt
that the ensuing year will exhibit a considerable gain,
caused by the reduction.—Post-office Reform.—Edin-
burgh Review, just published.

THE SHEFFIELD CHARTISTS.

SHEFFIELD, THURSDA T.

The Chartists are quiet now. The police have been out
all night in search ot several of the %ringleaders. They
succeeded in apprehending three who were in bed in their
own houses, Joseph Marshall, Samuel Bentley, and John
Clayton. It is not as yet ascertained whether they will be
proceeded against for high treason or sedition. They were
brought before the Magistrates this morning, and, having
been identified by the police as being engaged in
promoting the insurrectionary movements, they were
remanded until to-morrow (Friday) for further exami-
nation. No fire-arms or other weapons were found upon
them. The utmost vigilance has been exercised by the
police, in order to trace out the hiding-places of faur
or five others, but without avail. The military are still
parading the town, and the Sessions-house and Tontine
Inn are strictly guarded. The witnessess brought forward
against the accused, it is said have, been attempted to be
tampered with. The system carried on by the Chartists
here has not been to meet openly, or in large numbers,
but secretly, in each other's houses, by thirties and forties,
these are called classes, each class having a leader, the
leaders forming a council. This morning I inspected the
arms and combustibles taken from the houses of Holberry
and Booker, the two men committed for high treason.
One of the cells in the prison was filled with thirn.
They consisted of guns, pistols, blunderbusses, swords,
bomb-shells, hand-grenades, pikes nine feet long in
the pole and three feet in the blade, and a con-
siderable number of highly.polished and well-finished
daggers, and others of a commoner make. The
bombshells were about fourteen pounds in weight,
and the hand grenades about four pounds ditto. There
was a great number of these infernal machines, the use
of which, according to the (at present secret) confessions
ot some of the Chartists themselves, was to throw from the
hand through the windows of dwellings, men being se-
lected for this murderous work who were expert in sealing
walls and spouts. The three persons who were injured by
the mob arc now in the infirmary in a precarious state, but
hopes aro entertained of their recovery. The regular
number of the police force for the protection of Sheffield
.s 70.

Holberry and Booker, two of the Chartists accused of
attacking the authorities and wounding the police at Shef-
field, have been committed by the Magistrates to York
Castle, on a charge of high treason.

PRICE OF SUGAR.

EFFECT OF MONOPOLY.

Table sbovving the ex-duty price of West India Sugar
in Mincing-lane, and comparing the same against that of
foreign sugars

London, Jan l7, 1840
The Gazette of this evening will quote the
average price of British Plantation Muscovado Per Cw
Sugar, exclusive of duty, at
_.. _

The actual quantity of Sugar sold cn account of the
importers, in the week ending the 11th instant, according
to the returns made upon oath by the West India sugar
brokers, in conformity with the Act of Parliament, and
on which quantity the above price is computed, consisted of
2,395 libels. 199 trs. and 162 barrels, estimated to contain
together, 38,501 cwt.
Manilla Sugar raised by free labour may be bought this
week at from 17s. 6d. to 225. per cwt., being about 175.6[1.
cheaper than West India Sugar. Sugars equal in quality
to the double loaf standard, refined from Foreign Mus-
covados, have been sold tits week for exportation, includ.
ing the charges of shipping, &c., at 345. per cwt. The
British community has consequently to pay 4s. sd. par
cwt. more to the West Indians for uirty raw Sugar than
the foreigners pay for Refined Sugar of superior quality,
made and sold in London by the British Sugar Refi►,erF.
In our remarks of last week we gave from official docu-
ments the total gross amount of the Sugar Duties collected
by the Customs of the United Kingdom in the years 1838
and 1839. For the purpose of after computation we repeat
' those figures, adding to the statement the amount of duties
paid on Sugar in 1837.
From Jan. 6, 1837, to Jan. 5, 1838 £4,877,339
Ditto 1838 ditto 1839 4,808 558
Ditto 1839 ditto 1840 4,226,048
The diminution in the amount of duty received by the
Customs last year, compared against 1837, was
611,2911., and against 1838, 582,5101.
This statement also proves that a duty of 245. per cwt.
was paid to Jan. 5, 1838, upon 4 064,448 cwt.
Ditto 1839 4,007,131
Ditto 1840 3 521,706

The diminution in the deliveries of Sugar from the
bonded warehouses of the United Kingdom last year,
as compared against 1837, was 542,742 cwt. ; and,
against 1838, 485,425 cwt.
The duty paid price of West India Raw Sugar in
Mincing-lane, has been throughout 1839, on an average,
635. per cwt. i if we add to the cost price ss. per cwt.
more for the charges and profits of distribution, and mul-
tiply by 683,, the number of cwt. consumed in 1839, we
this enormous some of money had been
shall arrive at exactly the amount the British nation has
oewutsiuolitPbt'esinpgurchase of foreign free labour sugar, the
expended in that year on Sugar; the computation gives
021'26:044s .81.p,er
makingcw t. , iatuddi:isrei
11,973,8001. sterling.
in,751:1;05u8r810.f the revenue of 1,531,5401.
per cwt. for the charges and profits of distribution added,
would make 50.1. per cwt., the nation would have bought
4797,990 cwt., and the proceeds of the duty would have
laidN
price of which,
wi I lin thelie u dutyof
Supposing, however, the reduction from the monopoly
price to the foreign value had not stimulated an increase
in the consumption of sugar beyond the weight actually
been 5,757,5881•
used in 1839 ; then the amount of duty would have re-
, mained as it is at present. But the British people would
have saved—would have had in their pockets for other
' purposes—the enormous sum of 3,169,5401. sterling.
We shall renew our observations next week upon the
subject of the monstrous abaises arising from the mono-
poly on sugar enjoyed by the West Indians.
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