The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-09 00:00:00

EVENING SITN.

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"Let us take at the highest--that - . Dollars Cents
A Quintal of Cotton costs the manufacturer $3O 0
Waste, 15 per cent 4 50
Cost of manufacture. 50 per cent ' ' 17 25

A quintal, converted into cloth, comes t 0... 151 75
" The makers sell the piece atB dollars, Iv hich is equi-
valent to cents. per yard ; that is, they gain 121 per
cent. ; and still snore on thread, because in it there is
nothing to hinder them from selling it at whatever price
they like.
" After this demonstration, if your Excellency pro-
pose to Congress that a duty of 4 cents a yard be fixed
upon the national cloth, and one real per lb. upon the
thread, could the justice of the proposition be resisted
'for fear of prejudicing industry ? No, certainly ; and
here is a calculation to show that the produce would be
equal to that which is sought to be obtained from the

18 per cent.:— Dollars.
18 millions of cloth at 4 cents would yield 720,000
42,000 quintals of thread, at 1 real per lb

Total 1,251.250

" To make this sum more certain, and to collect it with
the greater facility, it would be. advisable that the con-
tribution should be direct, applying it in proportion to
the number of splindles and looms which each manufac-
turer employ is
" Moreover, with this imposition as proposed, there
remains to the manufacturers a profit of 85 per cent-,
which is scandalous ; and here your Excellency may
leartl in what way to reduce them to a more moderate
gain. Let in the competition of foreigners, qualifying as
tine the cloth which reaches 25 threads ; and regulating
that foreign thread be permitted from No. 21, per'arriba.
If tha: be not done, the result will be, that the c:nisunier
alone shall pay the new impost. Then, as it'ha.s been
shown that foreign cloth of 31 threads cannot compete, as
it is sold with little profit, the manufacturers, will be
able to increase their prices Without any fear., If that
competition be not opened, the sacrifice of the Treasury,
even with the above stated'impost of one inilittai and a
quarter, or what is the, same thing, those' fithrinillions
and a quart*, with which then it will protect industry,
no benefit will accrue to the country by the Customs ;
and, as the illOacturers ill be able to selfthe:intd with
as !Mich case -Is-the good, they Will; manufacture badly.
hemnpetitioa, therif,r• liecas‘a.i4v even to Aire? -
late the 'Manufacturers' to iinprovenient, and to secure
that industry may not be stationary. In proof of our
assertion, we would supplicate your Excellency to inquire,
end you will be informed that, in fact, the piece of na-
tional cloth weighed two years ago 91bs., and now it
weighs no more than 7lbs. ; so that not only is the con-
sumer sacrificed by being compelled to buy dear, but day
by day the quality, of the article which he buys is de-
teriorated.
" We repeat, then, Most Excellent Sir, that the imme-
diate repeal of the 15 per cent. is most urgent, substituting
for it an indirect impost upon national cloths and threads,
or a direct tax upon the manufacturers. With that mea-
sure alone an immense good will be done to the country.
But it will not be complete, in order to our material in-
terests, unless the principle be adopted of removing from
our tariff all prohibitions, except of those things which
are opposed to the religiOn, morals, and manner., of the
country, charging all articles with a duty greater (and
prudently just) than is paid by our own corresponding
productions. That good will not be complete unless the
internal customs be abolished—it will not be complete un-
less, together with the above stated measures, the inter-
nal circulation be free, without which commerce could

not acquire all that development of which it is suscep-
tible in a country in which Providence, with full hands,
has distributed such elements of prosperity. Above all,
it will not be complete if the Mines be not especially
encouraged ; making some sacrifice for the purpose of
obtaining a sufficient quantity of quicksilver, which
should be interdicted as an article of trade ; any loss
which might be incurred thereby would be compensated
by the advantage to be gained in the other Metals.
With an increased extraction of the precious metals, agri-
culture would flourish—indastry would flourish without
artificial assistance—commerce would flourish with them,
and in every quarter would be soen abundance, prospe-
rity, and enterprise.
" We have indicated, Sir, the means by whose adop-
tion you may be occupied unceasingly in ameliorating
the condition of all the inhabitants of this region, and your
Excellency and the Most Excellentllon A. Lopez de Santa
Anna, ought to arouse yourselves to realise the wealth of
this country in those valuable materials as in former
times—shutting your ears to all pretensions which are
not in harmony with the general good. Thus you will
secure the happiness of the whole Republic. Thus your
illustrious names will be blessed. History will immor-
talise them, and, transmitting them to the remotest pos-
terity, will repeat them with the most honourable of all
titles—that of the saviours and regenerators of your
country
" Such are the wishes which, with the most profound
respect and the most anxious hope, we submit to your
Excellency, of whom we are the devoted and obedient
servants," &c.
[Here follow about a hundred names.]

GOODWOOD RACES.
THE ORLEANS CUP.
In our report of'the last day's races we stated that
Hyllus' running had excited a good deal of suspicion,
and that a Member of the Jockey Club (the Hon. Cap-
tain ROus), had expressed* himself in strong terms to-
wards the parties supposed implicated-in the tran-
saction. After the races, that gentlemanwrote to Ro-
binson, the jockey, for the purpose of ascertaining what
instructions he, had given Buckle. 'Robinson stated, in
reply, that "Mr. Liehtwald had applied,to him to ride
Hyllus, which, from an unwillingness to take Buckle off,
he had declined ; and that on the latter statinglhat.the
horse was likely to bolt, he had recommended liim to
make a waiting. race." Immediately on receipt of this
statement, Captain Rous addressed a letter to Mr. Forth,
of which the following is a copy : •
" SIR,—On my arrival in London from Goodwood on
Saturday evening, I wrote to Mr. Robinson at New-
market, to ask what instruction he had given Buckle re-
lative to riding Hyllus for the Orleans Cup. his an-
swer I have just received. As it exculpates you, Messrs.
Litchwald and Buckle, I lose no time in acquainting
you that its contents satisfy me that I have no grounds
for substantiating the charge of dishonesty against you
or any party. You may make what use you please of
this litter.—l remain, Sir, yours, &c.

" H. S. ROUS."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin—knowing that many of your readers still cherish
with friendly recollection the memory of the celebrated
Curran, I am induced to enclose you for insertion the ac-
companying lines which were the effusion of his feelings
in some of those moments of intense depression which un-
fortunately for him too frequently chequered the life of
that extraordinary man. I believe that they have never
yet met the public eye. lam myself indebted for their
possession to the intimacy which for years subsisted be-
tween my late father and that eminent orator and patriot.
These lines carry indeed within themselves the internal
marks of being the composition of that fervid and impas-
sioned orator, breathing that deep-toned pathos which
they, who like myself, have been privileged to be his
guests at "the Priory," can well remember so thoroughly
pervaded the character of his mind, and which, amid the
corruscations of genius, and bursts of genuine wit and hu-
mour, still shaded his conversation with a mellowed tone
of moral feeling, of which they only who knew Curran
intimately can have any conception:-=I am, Sir, your
obedient servant,
WILLIAM S. VILLIERS SANKEY.
Aug. 7,1841, Hammond-street.
TO A SIGH.
BY THD RIGHT HON. JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN.
Oh! give to sorrow momentary ease,
Thou gentle tell-tale of a pensive breast,
For thou, when cheating hopes no more can please,
Thou canst afford, at least, a transient rest.
Oh! then ambiguous, joyless, softly rise
While the tear trembles on the pallid cheek,
Severe the virtue that a sigh denies,
To save a bursting heart that cannot break.

part ofBO W-STREET LAW-
in the TO THE THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
theln
proceedingsyour paper ofat
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ee, a ease
It appears that,, a Mr. Wight -
deserving of some notice.
man was charged with resisting a police- If icer in the txe-
It was in evidence, and not attempted
cution of his duty.
to be denied, that the officer had taken into custody, on
iaine of
oftheh provisions of the las t
a charge of violating.
Act for preserving t e
Peacethe metropolis,cotmemion of
t: person
h offence.
who had taken no share in
1 all question was an illegal arrest, yet for
This beyonc
• ' 't the defendant was fined ss. • lf this be law,
resisting i
the sooner the grounds of such a decision are known the
At common law I apprehend that the arrest- of
better.
De -n without a warrant is upon the responsibility
aonfytile rsperson so acting. A constable witnessing the
commission of certain acts contrary to law is bound to
arrest the offender, but not upon hearsay or presump-
tion, unless by special provision of law, as in case of
an assault, where the new Police Act! allows of such a
course. The duty of a police officer is not to arrest. on
suspicion any person merely because had he witnessed a
particular individual commit the act he would have been
authorized to interfere. The charge of resisting the
officer in the execution of his duty appears to me to fall to
the ground, because he was exceeding his duty and his
powers. I trust that Lord Normanby will not allow
Mr. Twyford to make out decisions for the future, other-
wise we have gained little by the decision, in the case of
Wilkes, against general warrants ; since it should seem
that, according to Mr. Twyford, every member of the
metropolitan police has now a power not formerly pos-
sessed by the Home Secretary.
By giving this communication a place •in your columns
you will greatly oblige, Sir, yours ter- • truly,
Westminster, Aug. 7. CIVIS.

CONFERENCE OF :MINISTERS AT MAN-
CHESTER—CARMARTHEN, AUG. 5.—A few friends fit-
vourable to the repeal of the odious Corn-law met to-
gether last Friday, to take into consideration the question
of sending a delegate to the Convention at Manchester,
when it was unanimously resolved that Carmarthen
should not be backward on such unimportant occasion,
and that the Rev. 11. 11. Jones, Baptist Minister, should
be appointed to represent the feelings of the anti-mono..
polists at the approaching assembly. Asubscription
was
immediately set on foot to cover his travelling expenses,
and is progressing most favourably. It is hoped and ex-
pected that other parts of the county and principality
will make a vigorous effort to assist the millions at this
important crisis. British Queen.
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