The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-22 00:00:00

a substitution of a find duty for the sliding scale." Our
own report does not slow the Hon. Member actually de-
fending the Corn-law;; but the Standard, which is no
doubt well infornickimplies that he did, and praises
him accordingly. Mr Wakley cannot suppose, at this
time of day, that he pan serve two masters, the Tories
and the people, and worship at once God and Mammon.
SLAVE TRADERS It:WARE.—Lord Brougham mada
an astounding declaration in the House of Lords on
Monday evening, to which it seems advisable to call the
attention of the gentltnen who compose the Companies
for carrying on minhg operations in the Brazils and
other countries by slaves. Lord Brougham said,
" Various Mining Companies were formed in this
country, which carriel on their operations in Brazil and
Cuba, working their mines by newly- imported slaves
from Africa, who wet illicitly purchased by the agents
of these Companies, ilthough such agents well knew
that the importationof the slaves was Wegal, contra-
band, and piratical. Whatever might be lawful to a fo-
reigner in his own country, it would not lie felony if he
purchased a slave in my part of the British dominions.
But if a British subjet so participated iii slave- trading,
that is to say, by tle purchase of a newly-imported
slave, in a country vhere the importation was by law
declared to. be piratical—such British subject could
be seized in this country, tried, and convicted of felony.
Three years ago he vould be punished with death, but
now he would be lithle only to transportation for life,
whether such trade h the country in which the act was
done were legal or illegal." If this be the law, it is
quite clear to us tint Messrs. Irvin.. and Co., with all
their friends and auxliaries, are at this moment, if the
facts can be proved that they are engaged in working
mines with slaves, and buying new slaves for the pur-
pose, liable to be tied and transported for life. We
should like to see tie law put into execution against
great offenders.
LEITIL—On Saturday the duty on foreign wheat hav-
ing been lowered to one shilling, occasioned consider-
able stir in the port. In the course of the (lay duty was
paid on 130,000 qua'ters; yet, the duty being so low,
the receipt of the Ctstoms for that day was only about
6,7001. So confident were the merchants that the ave-
rages would rise, tlat a number of vessels which ar-
rived during the wee( lay in the dock with their cargoes
without breaking btlk till Saturday, when. instead of
bonding it, they pad the duty and immediately com-
menced unloading. The carters and porters are at pre-
sent realising high gages—the former making 305., and
he latter 10s. 6d. pe• day.

EXPRESS FROM PA

FRANCE.

Accounts from Paris of Monday state that the funds
still continue to improve, This circumstance was
ascribed to the absence of haste observable in the terms
fixed by the Minister of Finance for his proposed loan,
and to the rerfect indifference with which the proceed-
ings of the disaffected were viewed by the public. No
emeute occurred in Paris on Sunday night.
It woull appear that the rumour that the assassin
Quenisset was giving information was incorrect.
The Quotidienne states that the infante Don Juan,
second son of Don Carlos, had fallen from his horse at
Salzburg, and broken his arm. The Prince, however,
was doing well. As soon as his arm be completely well,
he is to leave for Switzerland, with his brother Don
FErnando.
Prince George of Hanover had returned to the capital
from Norderney, where the sea-bathing bad done his
Royal Highness much good.
The Emperor of Russia arrived at Warsaw on the
9th inst.