The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-10 00:00:00

[MORNING HERALD.]

Some discussions arose last night upon the re-
Onction of the Duty on Rum. Of lls. 7d. per
gallon the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to re-
mit This is evidently a small proportion,
and. the inadequacy of the relief becomes the
more remarkable, when it is considered that the
original cost of a gallon of rum' is only ls.
The. Chancellor of the Exchequer candidly ad 7
mitteil the great perplexity and-pressure of the
Distillery Laws, and stated that
.the only reason
why', he. had not attempted *some reformation in
this'quarter was, that he did not like to have
" too many irons •in the fire at once." The
whiskey has lately gained greit advantages over
rum.in Ireland and Scotland. England -rum
would become the prevailing tipple, if the duty
were. low, but English gin is an important source
o4f revenue.- ftis a task worthy the; ruler of the
Eitchequer, to contrive a system of taxes on -
spilits, which will give the fair portion of enjoy-
ments to the,, Plata—) and preserve the revenue

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, who one
day utters liberal speeches, and the next holds
forth ' in defence of dirty jobs, was last night
obliged to draw pretty deeply .on his assurance,
and to stand up as beggar for the Church.
" That, in the Legislature of a country, which
possessed a Church Establishment (quoth the
Right Honourable Gentleman), and which Esta-
blishment it was bound to maintain, he did feel
considerable astonishment, in observing an
opposition to a plan, having for its. object
to afford facilities . to the professors of the
established. religion to attend the Divine Ser-
vice. TO give to the humbler classes of the
community such a facility, was, in his opinion,
trot only unobjectionable, but prima facie a great
good." Now these are •propositions which will
be contested by few ; facilities ought undoubt-
edly to be afforded to the profssors of the esta-
blished religion to attend Divine SerVice.. Rut
We may concede all this, and still be where we
were With respect to,this.. proposed 'grant., The
proper question is, not whether the facilities allud-
ed to ought to be afforded, but whence are the means
to be taken by which the faciptiFs will be, afford-
ed ? Ought not the property of the Church to be
made applicable to the religious wants. of., the
population r If the •Chu;ch groins, in numbers,
the value of its property must 'More than keep
pace with this increase.. When 'objections have
been made to `tithes, as a provision for the Clergy,.
has it• not been over and over again stated ,
answer, that thN is the only, mode of
.paiment
whichis suited to all times, that they rise in
amount, as theociety increasei in' numbers, and
thus a population 911 never outliyow the means
for the supply of its spiritual wants, We know
in fact, that :the• tenth of the prodUce not onl;
• it creases in acriount with the increase-Of popula,

tion, but becomes of a greater relative value in
proportion to its amount. Why then should not
the ChUrch Lands and Tithes be made avail-
able to the supply of the spiritual wants of
an increasing people ? Oh no, says the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, this is not our system
—we make the people, who are already
ground down by high taxes, and by a mono-
poly price of food, pay additional taxes to ac-
quit the debt of a Church which has been gain-
ing by the very causes that press so severely on
them. He reminds us of a Judge, who, on a
party bringing his debtor before him, should call
on a stander by, who had nothing to do with the
debtor, to pay the sum due by him, on the
ground that it was proper debts should be paid.
We have heard of robbers being very generous
in supplying the oppressed with the means of ac-
quitting their obligations. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer is a Rob Roy in his way, with
this difference, that Rob stole from the rich to
relive the poor, while the other steals from the
poor to relieve the rich.

rNEW TIM ES.j
Yesterday was the settling-day at the Stock
Exchange, when a very heavy account, from the
late fluctuation, was adjusted without, as we
could learn, any failure of consequence taking
place. Consols in the course of the day varied
between 961 and 97 for the Account terminating
the 25th of next month, which fluctuation may
be attributed to the operations within the Mar-
ket, as the French Papers and private adrices,
which have been received to Wednesday even-
ing, are devoid of any political interest. Spanish
Bonds in Paris continued as low as they had been
for several days preceding. The Rentes on
Wednesday are quoted at 101 75. The specu-
lation in Foreign Securities continues with un-
ababated ardour in our Market, and the prices
in consequence continue to advance. Yesterday
Colombian Bonds closed at 921, Chilean 86, and
Mexican Scrip at 12 to 13 premium. The shares
in the Alliance Company continued at 16+ to 17
premium. Application is to be made forthwith,
and it is expected permission will be obtained
before the Easter recess, for an Act of Parlia-
ment, empowering the Company to effect Marine
Insurances. The grand object of the Com-
pany is to bring to this country from Fo-
reign States a considerable portion of their in-
surances, which they will be enabled to effect
upon terms even under those charged abroad,
where no duties are payable, and with greater
security to the assured. The Dutch Govern-
ment have experienced for some time past the
want of such an institution, and under the imme-
diate auspices of the King one is about to be
established. The shares of the Thames and Iris
Steam Navigation Company, the plan of which
we noticed, and pointed out the advantages
likely to arise from such an undertaking under
proper management, are to be delivered on
the 14th inst., and are already, at a premium
of 11. to 2. It is supposed that the Con-
tract for the Colombian Loan will be de-:
tided this day, in order to afford the oppov.
tunity of communicating thefact to the Republic
by the Jamaica Mail about to sail forthwith.—
A. most satisfactory circumstance, to ourselves
personally, is to learn that the object so long
and earnestly recommended is The Sew Times
is about being realised—we speak of the applica-
tion of British Capital to the improvement of Ire-
land. A Loan, to be called the Irish Equitable
Loan, amounting to one Million Sterling, is, we
rejoice to hear, already filled up. This money
will be lent on good security for the encourage-
ment of industry and improvement of land ; and,
in addition to the undertakings of the .1 risk
Mining Company, will no doubt effect most es-
sential benefit to Ireland.

abounds with a species of sett-slug, called by the
Malaya_ Trepang, of Beech de .Mer ; and the
mmense quantity brought from that place an-
nually by the Macassar proas, is a course of
most lucrative traffic to the Dutch, as it yields an
extraordinary profit when taken to China. The
number of vessels annually engaged in the
traffic of this article alone amounts to from
thirty to forty of an average burthen of 100
tons. Now, if this valuable commodity is esti-
mated at the low average of 14 dollars per
cwt., its importance as an article of merchandise
is easily seen. Another article, likewise of very
considerable trade, is birds' nests, which, from
the gelatinous substances of which they are
constructed, are in great request in China,
where they are dissolved into a rich soup, and,
thus prepared, rank with the richest ingredients
of domestic cookery. The trade for the Gulf
of Carpentaria will be the same as Batavia.
To those acquainted with the local situation of
these islands, it will be unnecessary to point oat
the incalculable benefits to be derived from the
barter of commodities, and for the opening which
they offer for commercial arrangements to an im-
mense extent. From this Gulf a considerable trade
may likewise be opened through Torres Straits to
Solomon's Archipelago, which abounds with tor-
toise-shell, mother-o'-pearl shells, and other valu-
able products; thence to New Guinea, east side
of Gilolo, south side of Timor, the island of Te-
nember, and, in,short, to all the Eastern Archi-
pelago. The produce of the islands consists of
tortoise-shell, mother-o'-pearl, wax,sandal-wood,
nutmegs, gums of various sorts , besides other
articles of considerable value, fitted to find a
ready market in every country in Europe. These
distant repositories, when laid open to the
skilful search of English merchants, may possibly
discover substances, hitherto disregarded, of the
utmost utility in our manufactures, and which
the present advanced state of chemistry may
render of infinite service to the arts. We regret
that the want of room obliges us to postpone our
further. detail as to this new settlement, which,
from its great importance, demands more than
common attention. We shall resume the subject
in our next.

The Clergy resident in the Deanery of Sutton,
in the County of Kent, and diocese of Canterbury, intend to
petition the House of Lords against the principle of Unitarian
Marriage Relief Bill.

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Price.
35s 6d to 46* Od
34s Od to 46s Od
—s Od to 33s "Od

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COURSE OF EXCHANGE, April 9.
Amstei darn ...................... 13 1 C. F.
Ditto, at Sight .......................... II 18
Rotterdam .............................. 12 2
Antwerp ................................ 12 5
Ltamborgh .............................. 37 7 24 Us
AI tona '• •• 37 8 I+ Us.
Paris,3 Day's sight
Ditto
riourdeaux, ditto
Perlin ............................ 7
10
NI ant fort On the Alain ........... .... 156 Ex. Money
Vete' sburgli ... ....................... .. . 9
...................... 10 6
Trieste
Madrid
Ca(ii2 . .
l3ilhoallarcelon,i.. ..
834 Effective
Seville. • •
••• • • ...... 35/ ,
Gibraltar .............................. soi
Leghorn ................................. 464
-Venice, Ital. Liv. 27 0
.lal ta , . 45 -Naples 3Bl
115 per Ox.
504

'alertno
)porto

•I
......... • • 49
Bahia
SODui ....... ............
Cur 1..... pei Cent.

BULLION.

l'ort ligal Gold ,i n Coil' 1.0 0 0 lier Oz.
Foreign (;old, in liars .................... 3 17 6
Now Doubloons
New Dollars •
0 4 9,t
Silver in Mrs. Standard 0 0 0

BIRTH. •
On the 31st ult. the wife of Edward Smiles, Esq. surgeon,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, of a daughter.
On the Bth inst., the Hon. Mrs. Smith, of a daughter.