The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1841

PROROGATION
OF
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1-1 T.

(THIS DAY.)

HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

" On a full consideration of the present state of
public affairs I have come to the determination
of proroguing this Parliament with a view to its
immediate dissolution.

" The paramount importance of the trade
and industry of the country, and my anxiety
that the exigencies of the public service
should be provided for in the manner

least burthensome to the community, have
induced me to resort to the means which
the Constitution has entrusted to me, of

ascertaining the sense of my people upon mat-
ters which so deeply concern their welfare.
" I entertain the hope that the progress of
public business may be facilitated, and that divi-
sions injurious to the course of steady policy and
useful legislation may be removed by the autho-
rity of a new Parliament, which I shall direct to
be summoned without delay.

" GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMBIONI,

" I thank you for the readiness with which
you have voted the sums necessary for the Civil
and Military Establishments.

" My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

"In the exercise of my prerogative I can
have no other object than that of securing
the rights, and promoting the inter-
ests of my subjects, and I rely on the
co-operation of ney Parliament, and the
loyal zeal of my people, for support in
the adoption of such measures as are ne-
cessary to maintain that high station among
the nations of the world, which it has pleased
Divine Providence to assign to this country."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Rum 21.—Notwithstand-
ing the lirge import of Cotton yesterday, we have had a very
good d •mand to-day from the trade, the sales amounting to
4,000 bales, nt. Friday's nriees.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JUNE 21.—The business at
the Steve Exchange is ;n some degree to-day improved.—
Grand Junctions, 1/. higher, and are now quoted at. 202 ;
Half Shares, 104 ; London and Birmingham; 321. Shares,
53:12* other Railway Stock is without variation.
MANCHUTEA STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 21.--Our Market
is heavy today, with a slight tendency downwards. Manches-
ter and Leeds, 52 to 52i ; London and Birmingham, 157 to
158 ; Ditto New Thirds, 24i to 24} ; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 23 23i ; South Western, 54 54i ; Manchester',,and
Salford Water Woilo, 531. ; Rusholine Road Cemetery, l 5 ;
Bank of Manchester 6.

We have received Buenos Papers to the 28th March. The
National flotilla is on the point of sailing ; viz. brig, General
Beigrano, OA guns, bearing the flag of Admiral :.William
Brown ; brig, General Echague, 11 guni ; brigantrne, Gen.
San Martin, 5 guns, Capt. Gerard Fisher, brigantine Vigi-
lante, 5 guns Cnpt. Bathurst schooner Lihertad, 5 guns ;
Captain Thomas Craig Zamara Entrerana,
8 guns, Captain
Nichols.

We are informed that these vessels are fully manned and
well equipped in every respect with abundance of ammunition,
stores, &c.

The tlotillit of Don Fructure Reveira, under the command ( f
Captain Coe, sailed for Monte Video some tine since, and is
stated to be in Colonil ; it consists of the three crafts which
made their appearance elf this port on the 16th ult.
The Governmeilt at Monte Video have purchased, and are
arming►, the American schooner William Jenkins ; nine of her
crew have deserted her, and arrived here from Month Video, in
the schooner's boat, on Thursday morning last.
Merchant vessels in the port of Buenos Ares on the 26th
inst.—Total, 116.
The weather this week has been fine and seasonable, ther-
mometer 70 to 76.

Highest pii,!e of doubloons during the week—dollars no
transactions. The highest •rate of exchange upon England
during the week 2 pence; the lowest 211 pence.
We have received Mauritius papers to the 4th March ; they
camplain that they require assistance to get out of the critical.
situation they are in in their colonial affairs, owing to their not
having one-third of the labourers which are wanted to seem-
pill' their harvest, and they continue in complete apathy. The
above papers are filled w:th'English intelligence.
We have received Cape of Good. Hope papers to April 21.
Under the new tariff the receipts from the Customs in Cape
Town and Simon's Town, have been, during the quarter just
ended, about 10,20 C/. ; that sum, however, may be considered
as below the average proceeds, which may be reasonably ex-
pected, for it appears that in comequence of the advance on
coffoe and on other articles, there is a large quantity of goods in
bend.

SOUTH DURHAM.

We-Observe that While Mr. Eowes, the libe-
ral Member for ..South. Durham,_ is opposed on
one side by a Tory, in the person of a.Mr. James
Farrer, a knot of injudicious men, professing Libe-
ral opinions in Darlington, are endeavouring to
oppose himalso, because his views on the subject
of the Corn-laws do not exactly square with their
own. We think Mr. Bowes wrong in the view
he takes on this subject, but a more manly and
honourable statement we never read than his
address to the electors cf his county. Mr. Bowes,
it seems, prefers a moderate fluctuating duty to
a fixed duty. We apprehend 'that the greater
part of those who stand up with the Government
for.the fixed duty, would append to it a scale
descending in amount as corn rose to the ptices
of 1830 and 1840. The difference, therefort!, be •
tween these contending parties is, in all proba-
bility, only a difference of words. Yet on ac-
count of such a difference'on a single point, we
see a band of• Liberals agitating against. Mr.
Bowes with as much heat and industry as if they
had been retained for that purpose by the would-
be pat►ons of South Durham, Lords Londonderry
and Eldon. The Darling-ton gentry think it
better to give up all to an enemy, than any;hiug
whatever to a friend. We presume that the
leaders of this agitation are persons of too much
'substance and respectability to be in treaty with
the agents of the Tory party—(the party whom
we hear Lord Londonderry has supplied with de-
vices, and Lord Eldon with money, fbr their
objects), but on occasions of this sort, honest men
should not place themselves in ambiguous posi-
tions, and it becomes Mr. Parker and Mr. Pease
to look well to what they are about. We -have
thought it right to make these observations on
account of tine respect in which we hold the
Member for South Durham. We remember the
assiduous support which he has given, as a Mem-
ber of Parliament, to the unfortunate and ill-
treated Danish claimants, and we must say,
having been observers of his conduct, that a more
just and conscientious Liberal, a more attentive
representative, or a more courteous and high-
minded English gentleman, the House of Com-
mons does not contain.