The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1841

however, be limits below which nothing could be mote
,langerous, nothing could be more mischievons to ex-
ceed.—(Hear, hear.) This disposition, however, is for-
tunately stopped, and it would appear as if the public
mind had lent itself on the opposite course.
At this moment, therefore, I am glad to see the
subject is likely to be . well investigated—l mean tor
the satisfaction of the public mind ; for amongst men
well acquainted with the subject of life contingen-
cies, such an investigation by a Committee of Par-
liament: would be to them of little value; but
there requires a high authority, such as a Committee
of that kind would be. to4pronounce on this subject, and
whicli would be.a guide to those who are not able for
thAuselves to collect ail the elements of the calculation.
From the foundation of this Society, the Directors have
seen that this subject must, sometime or other, come under
the notice of the Legislature ; and, in consequence, before
we fixed our tables, we instituted the fullest investigation.
The rates of the Society will be found to give the most
equal charge for any age of life ; they are not low rates,-
nor are they so high as those founded on the Northamp-
ton Tables Another topic I would briefly allude
to—the Directors have always had a strong desire
to increase the number of respectable and efficient
agents throughout the country, as there are some
points connected with this Society which require
the most strenuous exertion, and I can say with
safety, that in general our agents have been more effi-
cient, perhaps, than those of most other Societies. Havine-
adgressed these few observations, I will now, put the
motion.

The motion having been carried unanimously,
Mr. ADD ims, ofExeter, said—Mr.Ch i rman, the Report
which has been read to us is of so cheering a nature, thatl
think little can be said upon it. There is ' everything
that is calculated to fill us with hope—(Hear)--
and from what I have observed in my own district, I can
state that that-hdpe will be strengthened every day. In
that4itistrict, in the west, there are some very efficient
agents, but many are not so in the parts they have un-
derthken. We are doing a very fair rate of business in
' Exeter and other parts of Devon, with which parts 1
:,m conversant, seeing the accounts and proceedings
weekly. Unfortunately in many parts of that county this
Society has not been sufficiently worked. I have the plea-
sure to announce, however, that this very week an exten-
,ive district has been taken up by one of our agents.—
(Hear, hear.) I have no doubt that, if other local dis-
ricts will adopt the same line of conduct, we shall very
soon be able to carry the operations of this Society
through the whole of the provinces, as originally in-
tended.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—I beg to say one word more
with respect to agencies. It is desirable that the
most efficient agents be obtained, which I believe
has been done ; some idea of this may be derived
from the fact that 22,5001. per annum is the income
of this Society, and, for the third year, this sum is
very considerable. Success creates success, and
if the future will be equal to the past, i+
will be very good, but, I think, from all ap-
pearances, it will be even better.—(Hear, hear.)
great desire is manifested to obtain efficient agents, but
ye have always considered it better to have no
agent at all than to have one not equal to the task which
his Society imposes. We have since our commence-
aent discharged several on account of their in-
• fficiency. As we have now no mere businesE,
o enter into of this nature, I will propose
hat- the following gentlemen be re-elected as
Arectors for the ensuing year :—John Elliotson,
F.R.S. ; George Langley, Esq. ; Clement Tabor.
Esq. ; and Joseph Thompson, Esq., which was carried
unanimously. Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., was then
re-elected as an Auditor ; John Riddell Stodart, Esq., and
John Griffith Frith, Esq., were also elected as new
; and Professor Graves, A.M., F.R.S., as an
Auditor.

Mr. MILLER, of Sunderland, moved a vote of thanks
o the Chairman; and the other Officers of the Society,
-,vas unanimously carried for their able management of th
institution up to this period.
The CHAIRMAN begged to return his sincere thanks
for the mark of approbation conferred upon him and his
!)rother Directors.

A vote of thanks was then moved to the Secretary,
v.ho returned thanks, and the meeting separated.
Entire satisfaction seemed to prevail throughout tht
whole of the proceedings.

THE SUGAR DUTIES. .
TO THE EDITOR `OF THE SUN.
Si,_t You will oblige me by in,erting the fillowing report
'of a Ineetirg held here lest evening, to Lke into consider-
ation a printed circular of the Committee of the British and
Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
On Tuesday evening, May 11, 1841, a meeting of the
Committee "of the Bridgewater Auxiliary Anti-Slavery
Slcety, was held at the Friends' Meeting-house, Joseph
Thompson, Esq., in the Chair, for the purpose of taking into
consideration a circular-letter received from the Committe(
of the Parent Society. in London ; and the following resolu-
tions were passed unanimously
1. That this meeting views with deep regret the opposition
manifested by the Committee of the British and Foreign
Anti-Slavery Society, to the proposed measures of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers, with respect to the duties on Foreign suga,s.
and cannot withhold the expression of its entire disapi royal of
the-course which the Committee have taken on this subjee,i
a course which appears to this meeting hasty and inju,tici-
ous, and mist ungenerous to the Government, the niemb -r-
-of which hive given 140 many p, °ors or their sympathy with
the friends of f. eedom and of the Negro—and which w.ll
hay.• the effect of aiding those men, whose effects have beet;
always directed to the ma:nteiiance of slavery and oppression,
and who are now striving to excite the feelings• and preju-
dices of the Anti-Slavery body, not, as we believe, fri m any
humane considerations, but for party purposes—in their in-
?eavours to embarrass and displace the present liberal and en-
lightened Admin'stration:

2. That one of the great and primary principles asserted b!
the leading men of the Anti. Slavery body, and re-asserted any
defended with much ability and success at the Conventio:
last year, i 4 the vast superiority of free labour, above that nt
Aare labour, both in chearnes, and efficiency, aid that the en-
ouragement and use of the former would speedily and effee-
tuall, ,supenede the latter, if they should be brought into fair
competition.

3: That in the opinion of this meeting, the measure pro•
posed by her Majesty's Ministers is designed to give encourage.
meat to free labour, and that if that measure be carried,
though a present and temporary evil may be occasioned b)
the importation of sugar into the markets of England fron
Cuba and Brazil, it will ultimately end in accomplishing the
ilestructi44l of slavery and of slave labour.
4. That this meeting cannot. therefore, adopt the recom-
mendation i f the London*Comraittee, in their recently receive('
circular, and that a copy of the proceedings of this meeting
be forwarded to the Secretary without 'delay.
This is forwarded to the Editor by the direction of the Com-
mittee. W. JAMES, Hon. Secretary.
Bridgewater, May 12, 1841.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
• RESPECTED FRIEND,—AS a member of the British and
Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, I greatly regret the haty arid
injudicious conduct of the London Committe, in taking upor
itself to denounce soine of the benevolent and beneficial mea-
sures mostly ably brought forward by our present Government.
Whilst I believe the members of the Committee have been ac-
-nated by the best intuitions, I can give them no credit for
good judgms nt on the present occasion. The inconsistency of
their conduct is &early •hown le the letter !rem " A Hater of
White aid Pla k Slavery," which I saw in the Globe of the
I(th ire . As members of the Anti-Shive,y Society, I con-
ceive it is our duty to protest against s'avery everywhere, and
to do all in our power, consistently with our other duties, to
rot ore its termination ; but that it is improper arid imperti-
nent in such a Society to take upon itself to attempt to frus-
trate or embarrass the fiscal regulations of our Government.
I do not consider my opinions worth recording, but my object
is rather to state, in reference to the able remarks which have
.irpeared in The Sun, my full conviction that few of the coma-
!ry Auxiliary Anti-Slavery Societies will support the London
Committee in the step already.taken, and that a great majority
of the members thoughout the country will oppose it, arid
manifest'this in the exercise of their electoral rights.
I am respectfully,
PHILIP DEBELL TUCKET.
Frenehay, near Bristol, 12th May, 1841.

CORN AVERAGE,.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF EtifflSll CORN,
For the Week ended May 7, 1841, made up from the licturns of
the Inspectors in the different Cities and Teems in England ar,d
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat ..... .... Ms. 24,1 Oats
&ale,' 31:. '7d. I Rye 35, 10.). 1 Pease .335. 3d.
AVERAGES OF THE LAST cll WEEKS.
Wit EAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. ' BEANS' . FE 141 h.
~........................ ......
....... -......—,.
2 .. . 64 1 ' :i3 0 21 11 31 0 3'l 2 39 9
:re: tin. Lib::: :
(I
39
1
26 3 RI 8 32 2
4 1,3 1 35 fl 39 3 37 • 10
30 63 8 31 8 :23 0 3i t, :":8 7 38 1
Way 7 . 63 2 31 7 22 5 35 10 3, 7 38 3
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX W W wKS
Wheat t,34. &I Oats 23, Cd. Beans 39, Id
11ar1ty........., 32a. 4d. I Rye
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat '233 Bd. 1 Oats ...... ... 123. 3d. Beans .. ...... 11,. 0
Barley l3s, 10t1 1 Rye

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mr. rritch rd is informed that he temarlcs of our Corres•
pondent did not apply to the engines of the Bristol Union
Company. ,
We have no recollection of a letter signed " An Eye-witness,'
respecting the fire at Bristol. We must reque-t " J. B."
when he writes again to give his name and address.

MRS. MABERLY'S NEW NOVEL.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo., with Por.
trait of the Authoress,
rj•HE LOVE MATCH.
A NOVEL.
By MRS. MABERLY.
Authoms of " Emily."
Henry Colburn, Publither, 13, Great Marlboroush.street.

I_l IS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of
1 AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA-
RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY
DIVIDENDS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES)
O'er many possibilities of obtaining
LARGE FORTUNES,
HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH and at
LUBECK,
Are now SELLING BONDSfor the said DISTRIBUTIONS.
Persons desirous to purchase for the Next Distributions
may receive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PROS-
PFICTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing, WITH-
OUT DELAY, a line to
HEINE BROTHERS, at HAM BURGH,
or to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK.
The NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains DIVIDENDS of
425,009 £6OO £l2O £BO
5,00) 400 110 70
1.503 200 100 60
1,000 150 90 50
80Q 100
The largest Dividend of the Distribution of Ist March last,
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS,
was remitted to London and vicinity by
HEINE BROTHERS,
who remitted, during a few years, 21 large Money Dividends,
from 6001. and upwards unto 25,0001., besides many Dividends
of srcaller amounts England, Ireland, and Scotland.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.

UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS.
THIS EVENING, MAY 13
FOR THE BENEFIT OF- MR. BARTLEY.
Will be repeated Shakspere's
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Theseus, Mr. Cooper ; Quince, Mr. Bartley ; Bottom, Mr.
Hawley ' • Flute, Mr. Keeley ; Snout, Mr. Meadows ; Snug,
%lr. F. Matthews ; Hermia, Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon, Madame
Vestris ; Titania, Mrs. W. Lacy ; Puck, Miss Marshall; First
Fairy, Miss Rainferth.

After which will be repeated, the Grand Romantic Fairy Ex-
travaganza, entitled
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

Beauty, Madame Vestris : The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ;
John Quill, Mr. Harley ; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar-
rygolda, Miss Grant; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee.
To-morrow, London Assurance, with Beauty and the Beast.
Doors to to opened at half-past Six—the performances to
commence at Seven o'Clock.

Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second
ircles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price.
25.; Gallery Is.
Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan
at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Ticket.
may oe had upon application.
Private Boat. to be had Wily of Mr. Andrews, bookeellet ,
.67. New Bond-street.

itoYAL SURREY THE,I I HE.
UNDER THE MANA(,EMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE

AND MR. WILLIS JONES.

Wonderful success! Haine's " Claude Du Val, the Ladies'
Highwayman," decided to be a greater hit than Jack Shep-
pard ;" thousands have already witnessed the startling situa-
tions, intense interest, and extraordinary cff.cts 'I he cur-
tain hills nightly amid the cheers cf crowded audiences.
THIS EVENING, MAY 13,
Will be acted an Historical and Domestic Drama, entitled
CLAUDE DU VAL, THE LADIES' HIGHWAYMAN.
With entirely new local and beautiful Scenery, extensive Ma-
chinery, real horses and carriages, &c.
Claude Duval, Mr. J. S. Balls.
Supported by the most powerful Company in London.
After which, a New Comedietta, entitled
THE BRIDEGROOM'S HOAX ; OR, A WEDDING

all who adhere to him, all who look for safety
and security, for ease and protection from the
success of this combination of sinister interests
against the public weal, that they are building
on sand. Their own voices and their own hands
are against them, and they will be compelled to
pull down their own building. They profess a love
of justice, they institute laws to do jus-
tice, they use power to enforce justice,
and yet they propose to found the next
Administration on a large scheme of plain and pal-
able injustice. They aim at constituting a Go-
vernment on a vicious principle, which they in
theory repudiate. They combine to make the
Government an instrument for plundering the
people. They are running counter by their acts
to the laws of GOD, and the nature of the human
mind, which laws they acknowledge by their
words. To constitute a Government on the prin-
ciples of these combinations, is to make it the
duty of the nation to hunt down that Govern-
ment like any other criminal, like a thief or a
murderer. We would earnestly warn these gen-
tlemen, by whatever other means they may seek
to overthrow the Ministers, and make themselves
masters of the Government, not to do it on the
vicious principle of maintaining sinister interests
against the interests of the public.

The Second Annual report of the National Loan
Fund Life Assurance Society will be found in
another part of The Sun. Having supported the
National Loan Fund Society from the date of
its projection—from a conviction that it was cal-
culated to be of immense benefit to persons of
provident habits and limited income—it is with
no ordinary degree of pleasure that we record a
statement of facts which places it among the most
thriving, as it was the most promising, of such in-
stitutions. Much of its success is most deservedly
due to the zeal and energy of Mr. LAMIE MUR-
RAY, its originator, and to the praiseworthy ex-
ertions of the Secretary, Mr. CAMROUX, and the
Board of Directors. That numerous other Life
Assurance Societies unworthy of support, sprung
up since the establishment of this Institution is to
be lamented; although the mere fact, regarded
abstractedly, only shows the soundness and the
popularity of the principles upon which the Na-
tional Loan Fund Society is founded. It is now
0.1 as permanent a basis as any provident and
commercial establishment can be, in a great com-
mercial country like England.

Accounts pour in from all quarters of the as-
tonishment expressed by the members of the
Auxiliary Anti-Slavery Societies throughout the
country, at the arrogance of the London Com-
mittee, and their wickedness also, in allying
themselves with the monopolists of every de-
scription, who -deny all relief to our half-starved
and hard-working population. The resolutions
adopted at Bridgewater, and the letter from a
place near Bristol, inserted in another part of the
Paper, give a fair estimate of public opinion
respecting the meeting to be held to-morrow
at Exeter Hall. We trust the Auxiliary
Societies will find some honest and elo-
quent representative on the occasion—one
who will call upon the abolitionists to adhere
faithfully to the party that have proved them-
selves the only real friends of the oppressed
slave—the men who put an end to the British
slave trade, who emancipated every negro
throughout her MAJESTY'S dominions, and who
are now making continued exertions to induce
foreign Governments to imitate their glorious
example.

The Madrid Papers received arc of the 4th
inst. Some disturbances bad taken place at
Zamora, on account of the imposition of some
toll-dues. General URBAN() had marched at
the head of some troops from Valladolid to re-
store order.

The debate -on the Regency Question was
drawing to a close. The election was expected
t ) take place on the Bth. No other news from
Spai~i.
On the Madrid Exchange, on the 4th, bargains to the
amount of 14,600,00 reals were done at 27 for cash, 27 11-16
for sixty days.

We have received, by extraordinary express
from Paris, the Moniteur of yesterday, with the
important, but not liexp,,cted, news of the elec-
tion of RiPARTERO by the Cortes to the sole
Regency of Spain. The following is the official
account :

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
" BAYONNE, MAY I 1 —NIADKIN, MAY 8.
" The Chambers vo ed this day the quasti, n of the Re-
gency. fly 154 to 136 votes they deci'ed on a single Regent
" By the second vo e the numbers were deelart d, fa. Espar-
tero 179, Argueles 103. Espaatro was, therefore, elrcted
sole Regent.

Queen CHRISTINA arrived in Paris on Tuesday
evening, and proceeded to the Elysee Bourbon,
which has been assigned as her residence. Her
MAJESTY has been forbidden by the French Go-
vernment to take part in any political intrigue
during her stay, or in any way whatever to give
umbrage to the Spani,h Government. While
stopping at Macon, some days ago, Queen
CHRISTINA narrowly escaped being burnt to
death. The curtains of her bed took fire, and

e,he was only saved by the promptitude of her
domestics.
The insurgents of Bulgaria have been defeated
by the Paella of Nissia, at the head of 1,200
Albanians. By this victory the road between
Belgrade and Com.tantinople is opened. We
expect soon to hear of frightful atrocities com-
mitted upon the unfortunate families and friends
of the vanquished. It was the atrocious cruelties
of the Turks and Albanians that drove the Bul-
garians into revolt. •
It was reported in Paris, that the eldest daughter of the In-
fant Don Francisco de Paula eloped on Tuesday morning with
a Polish nobleman. Orders were immediately forwarded by
the telegraph to stop the fugitives, who were believed to have
proceeded M the direction of Brussels.
The Toulonnais of the 7th inst., states that a naval division,
composed of the Inflexible and Santi Petri, ships-of-the-line,
and the frig.ites Melon, Minerve, and Medee, would shortly
sail for the -Levant. " Englaod," add the Toulon journal, "not
wishing, us to have three-deckers in the Ea=t, Rear-Admiral
Lasuse, who is appointed to the command of that division, will
remove his flag from the Montebello to the Inflexible 90-gun
ship."
A letter from Algi,-rs, st,teu, that, on the Ist, the Arabs
howed tilemselt es in the Sahel, near Algi: rs, and that about
50 horsemen hating approached ore of the outpo..t; at Dele,
Capt,,in Muller, anti So men sallied after them. The Arabs
retired, and were pursued ; but on a sudden, from 500 to 600
Arab horsemen. 'laced in ambush, rushed out and cut the
whole detachment off, with the exception of five men. The
Arabs had shown thern,ev,s in force near the Maison Carree,
and, it was believed, at Cel• ah also. A cannonade had been
heard in that direction, and also at the fords of the Arach.

At a lime when the Chamber is going to discuss the budget
of Alg, ria, it raly not be amiss to make our readers acquioted
wi,h the ideas whi‘th ate excited in our African Foss, ssoans by
the mail who are sent hither.

OKAN. ArNIL 15.—1 t appears unfortunwely be end a doubt,
that with the exception .t the African General Officers, who
could not be decently got rid of, ail the men by whom the new
Goicrnment issurrounded, ewe s antipathy for the preserva-
tion of Aigeira, and do not let blip any occasion to express it.
General Garraube, who may be said to have scarcely landed,
maii•fe-ted bi- ill humour in the prt settee of a great number of
officers, and exclaimed, " This, then, is Africa ; I am very glad
to see it. Ten years ago," he is sail to have added, " de-
clared for giving it up, an.i my opinion is only
strengiheLed." I need not say that these word.,
spoken by an iat:mate friend of General Bugeaud, produced a
very bad etlect. Hence a rep,rt ha: risen that the only object
of the expi dition which is going to be undertaken, is to spend
enormous sun s. After all this, how can anybody have the
least confidence in the future prosperity of the colony.
Letters from St. Thomas, of the 6th of April, announce
that the little town of St. John ( Antizua) has been destroyed
by fire. The conflagration was so violt nt, that it destroyed
three hundred hi:use,, being a'most the whole of the town.
'1 he damage is estimated at several m llions.
.bol.,7lt6E—rAnis, TUESDAY, MAY 11.

: 'lst Highest Lowest Last
Price Price Prick Prier
Drench .'.. ~et Cents ll4 '5 ... ,14 65 ... 1 4 55 ... 114 6
;pet Cents l9 30 .. 99 341 ... 99 1,0 .... 99 30
3 per 4 eats 79 4i . :9 50 ... 19 45 ... 19 10
.:.,,,i. u. r tante -.245...f 220 ...3:05 —.5220
Lai tie !-,at.k 1,,,00t. SI ares F9O ...IC9O —ll9O ...EDO
5.,1:01. m,ares 5157 511 ...5157 srl ...5157 50 ...5157 50
vfi.;giari Bank
1841...
5 per Cents.
New Loan... .....
gl,anish Active t'4% .. 24% ... i 4% ... 2.%
P.m..., s* ... :.% ... 5% .. 5*
Old Deferred ....... 541 ... 5* .4. 75% ••• 5%
Nesonhiatz
Homair• .... ,(Z ... IP*2% ... 102 ...102%
PAILWA . SHARES
5t ..errnao.
Ve .atlies.F P
H. n L6, ... P 6 ... 14e2 .0 .. 3445
Rolm 4,0 ... 460 ... 4 0 ... 460
th le ill .
It rastiii 4 g (I 8a1e.....
:,E.I.(iIAN l./NJS—Bauhusg4.4. MAY 11.
%ctual Debt, 2% pet Cent.
ituthschild.,- L.al I. 5 per C,nt ...... ........ ..... 14./A
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.......... 93
----------•---- 3 per Cent ...... ...
.11

-TnirtY•seyen----- -----
--__ (1 4') ILO%
Loat, o' City, 1832,1 per Cent. 8 i X
iociety ot Cornm‘rce, 449 per Cent lOO
Bank of Bogunn, 5 per Cent .. IS%
National Society .
1Z11134170 atilondo (that) .011001071.14110111141 U 25

DUTCH FUNDS.—Amwrimnam, MAV 10
Monet I.i
Actual Oftht, 26 per Cent
OHM, ditto 5 pet cent.
► I;ti,/ I :•>, ndic, It, per cent p 141,14
Ditto,' ditto, 36 per cent 7,y AN
Commercial Company, 4., per cent 165%
Ditto (PM and PM) 5 per cent. ...... 101% • 102
Loan 11;37, 5 per cent. 916 97%
Exchange on London, One month ....
Two months 11 9e36
Dutch Papers, May 11.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vumwa, MAY 1
Five per Cents. Metalliques• I(I7N
Four per Cents. Slug
Three per Cents.
77%
Bank Mares. •••••••••••.• ...... «•••••••«•••••••••••••• 101
Zeitung. May 5
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.— BERLIN, yA y 7.

-Bids, Money.
St. Schuld. Sch.. 4,,, per cent ............104% 111%
Prussian Engiish Loan, IMO, 4 per cent. 1(.2 102
Uxctiange on London, three months... 6 19%
—Prussian State Gazette. May 8
HA MIA) liti 130M:,iENI-lALLE, MAY q.

Money
Austrian 5 per Cents.
107%
Bank Share.,
An,lo.ltussian Loan
.. 10.% I 0
Russian .-i per Cent. !st .eries, C.:rtificate . lO3 lOLA
Inscription, Ist Se. CS
Russian 5 per Cent. Hop, and Co. 3d and 4th
Swiss 97 : '
I)itto in Certificates
Ncw 4 per Celt. (ISO) B7s, F 7%
Dutch .ettial Debt,:4, pc Cent 5lcZ 51
Ditto 5 per Cent .
,
Polish Rnnd,
New t lcket ~ ie4 —.
Angle_: ,apish Loan, 3 per Cep.
.4 1 wegian Loan, 1534, 4 per Can' -.
Sp.:hush, New 5 per Cents. 1634

REDUCTION OF TAXATION.—Some of our Whig Con-
temporaries, having no faith in their own principles,
heedlessly admit that the several reductions of taxation
made by the Whigs since they acceded to office, is one
of the causes why the Exchequer is not
now as over-
flowing as before they reduced taxation. That is not
our opinion. • On the contrary, we have already stated,
and we now repeat, that the several reductions of taxa-
tion, as they took place, gave a stimulus to hope and to
enterprise which contributed to stave off the inevitable
crisis,• the result mainly of the Corn-laws. Whatever
justice we may render to individuals, let us not be unjust
to principle, and admit for one moment that the reduc-
tion of taxation has aught to do with bringing on the
present crisis. It is brought about by the continuance
of excessive taxation. Taxes on corn, sugar, and timber.
for the benefit of individuals, have crippled the resources
of the country, and cut off the revenue which would
have accrued from a great increase of population and an
increase of wealth.

SIR GEORGR GREY'S free and bold speech did more
good than the Right Hon. Baronet ever intended. It
broke up old conventionalites ; it unmasked some ancient
humbugs ; it tore the veil off some idols that have been
described as gols, and displayed them in the hideous
nakedness of . deformed monkeys ; it scattered some
sham reputations and some old prejudices to the winds,
and exposed Parliamentary tactics to just reprobation.
SLAVES IN SURINAM.—It is stated in the
Dutch papors that the slaves of Surinam deSert in num-
bers to the English Colonies where slavery is abolished,
and the remedy proposed is to abolish slavery in Surinam.
CORN-LAWS, &C.—Meetings took place last
night, in furtherance of the repeal of the Corn-
laws, at the Westminster Reform Society, and
St. Saviour's, Southwark ; and within the last
week they have taken place generally throughout
the country. At Kendal, Bolton, Bury, Leices-
ter, -and orwich, the -feeling in favour of the
Corn-law and commercial reforms projected by
Ministers was most enthusiastic. We regret that
we have not space to give the speeches made on
ti ese occasions. The meeting at Kendal, however,
ought not to be passed over without noticing the
glorious, though we regret to say rare, example
of a clergyman of the Established Church, the
Rev. Gilbert Elliott, coining forward to advocate
the repeal of the Corn-laws. . Two other clergy-•
men supported hint on the occasion. This is the
true position for the Church, and were the clergy
ti look to the interests of their flocks as 'much as
to their own, we should have less of the want of
godliness among the poor. We will endeavour
to find room for the report to-morrow.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was little business done, and the public sales were
not of moment, but 'Aces were supported for most articles.
The arrivals were to a lair extent. •
TEA MARKET.
The transactions were very limited, and confined to the
wants cf• the trade, at a shade lower prices. In the specula-
tive market there was considiTable heaviness, and the value of
tke Company's Congou deelin-d to 1.. 94d. per lb.
TALLOW MARKEr.
The demand for Russian Tal:ow was dell, both on the spot
and for delivery ; few sales were made; 475. 6d. was the value
of Yellow Candle on the spot.
SPIRITS.
Rum dull of sale, and prices_ on the decline. Brandy flat,
but not lower.

WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The supply was short, the demand good ; the best qualities
fully supporting our last quotations, and middling and inferior
sorts met with a fair demand. Clover, 31. 15s. to 51. 18s. ;
Meadow Hay, first cut,. 31. 12s. to 4/. 17s. ; Straw, 1/. 14s.
to 11. 18s.

LLO S H I PPiNG—(THIS DAN.)
LONDON, MAr 13.—Wind this day at noon light breeze
from the ea•tward, fine clear weather.
Dear., MAY 12.—Wind Q.N.E.—Arrived the Venetia,
13us'on, from Sierra Leone ; Queen Victoria, Tetieriffe. Ar-
rived from he River and sailed, the Malcolm, for Madras ;
African, Afrira ; Marquis of Douro, Bermuda; Canadian,
Monti eal ; Zealous, Newfoundland ; Sovereign, St. Sebas-
tian ; Othello, Jersey.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Plutus,
from Manilla; Zane, M sters, Tobago, sailed March 22;
Constittrion, Neil, Charleston ; Dahlia, Brelm,oti, Malta ;
Eliza, laden with c tton from the Matthew Bell.
Sailed the Adam, Lodge, for Sydney ; Bombay
Grace, Brown, Baltimore ; Symmetry, New York.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 12. Wind N. N. E.—Arrived her Ma-
jesty's ship Monarch, from Sheerness; Josephine, Westerbury,
Bahia, sailed 19th March ; Robert Bonne, London, for New
York. Sailed her Majesty's ship Dee, for the eastward ; her
Majesty's ship Volege, ditto. Arrived off port the Mainstone,
Wimble, Ca'cutta.
BRIGHTON, MAY 12.—Arrived off port the Malcolm, Sim,
Singapore —.ailed Bth January; Sumatra, Duncan. Ceylon.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 12 —Arrived her Alajesty's ships Belle-
rophon and Edii.burgh, from Malta ; Aticia, Nichol,, Sierra
Leone , May, Tate, ditto: Coh mbia, ItioJaneira, for Hamburgh.
COWES, MAY 12.—Arrived the Comet from Buenos Ayres,
and sailed for Antwerp ; Rapid, 'Tooke Bahia.
' TORBAY MAY 11.—Arrived the Bertha, Bovay, St. Mi-
eha,l's, with loss of mainmast and o'her damage: Sailed the
Hand uf Providence, Consiantinople; Sister, Newfoundland.
NEWHAVEN, M.sY 10.—Arrived off port the Mathilda, So-
derburg, from Rio Janeiro, for Stockholm.

MONEY and CO .v 1 ME HCFAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON AiARKET, MIY 12.—Fur all de-
scriptions of Cotton the demand to-day has been limited—the
tra•te being the only purciia,urs at previiius rates. American
kind range from q.t. to 7d ; Swats, Maranbains, and Egyp-
tian as brine ; 2,000 bales are reporter.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 12.—The market
continues slack, but prices are quoted at vrevious rates. Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, 37 ; Gla,govr," Paisley, and Greenock,
294 ; Cheater and Crewe, 50 ; Gre:it Western ialf Shares 64 ;
diito, Fifth Shares, 1*; Midland Counties, Quarter Shares,
21/ ; North Union, 81%.
MANCHESTEIt STOCK EXCHANGE, MAT 12.-1 he share
Market, generally, remains without improvement.—Manchester
and Leeds, 55 to 57 ; Manelneter and Birmii.gliam, 25 ;
don and Brighton, 47 to 47k; Manchester and Sheffield, 6i ;
London and south Western, 57 to 50 ;. Manchester and Sal-
ford Bznk:i, 101; ; Union Bank, 71. •

A Mexican mail has arrived, braught by the Peterel, sailed
from Vera Cruz, March 28, Tampico, April 3, Havannah,
April 15. The news will be found in another part of the Paper.
We have received the Dutch mail of the 12th May, with
papers of the same date, bringing the Amsterdam prices of the
11th inst., Two-and-g-Half per Cents., 51i to 15-16; Five
per Cents., 99E ; Arduins, 22 9-16 to a.
BOURSE OF ASISTERMAge MAY 10.—The National funds
are calm, without any varation, the Bidets of Chance, and the
acti-ns of toe Society of Commerce are more offered ; Arctoins
Spanish, is weak.
Almost all the fields from Courtrac to Ghent are inundated,
owing to the overflow of the Scheldt.
It is stated that Espartero, who has been appointed
Regent, will entrust the formation of his Ministry to M.
Gonzales, for the purpose of carrying into effect the treaty of
commerce w.v h England. This measureis looked to with con-
siderable interest by commercial men.