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THE WEST INDIA QUESTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR-I have a crow to pluck with you. -
Uninterested, as I am, in the West India question,
except in so far as the promulgation of the truth is con-
cerned, I yet cannot but aver that it was with painful
feelings I read in the columns of your journal, of the
3d and 6th instant—a journal in other respects always
accurate—certain statements calculated to create mis-
apprehension in the public mind on a subject of great
importance, and to inflict injury upOn a class of men,
of whom, did you but know them, as I do, you would
I am sure, have been the last in the world to say any.-
thing in prejudice ; and I now, with all deference and
humility, take up the pen to point out the errors into
which you have fallen ; trusting to your sense of justice
to insert the few remarks I may find it necessary to
make.

In The Sun of the 3d instant, you observe—" The
28s. per cwt. excess of price (British Plantation over
slave-grown sugar) will be spent by the proprietors,
most likely abroad, in the pursuit of vain and silly amuse-
ments. Whether, therefore, the price be 255. or 50s.
per cwt., is a matter of utter indifference to the West
India labourers ; their wages will remain the same."
Again—" As it is, the West India body and the
Foreign slave owners will share between them the
spoil accumulated at our cost, through the medium of
exorbitant prices." And again, on the 6th inst., you
declare that " not one sixpence of the bounty goes to
encourage free labour. It never reaches the pockets
of the labourers. It is wholly seized and appropriated
by the landowners and capitalists of the West Indies."
Verily, Sir, you have been grievously misinformed.
The planters, so fer from benefiting by the bounty, or
monopoly, are, in fact, greatly the losers by its opera-
tion. They could not fare worse did no such thing
exist at all. Nay, they would, no doubt, even be better
of, since in that case their capitals would remain undis-
turbed, and a continued drain upon their pockets
averted ; whereas, as it is, they are compelled to strain
every effort in the endeavour to raise a certain quantity
of sugar for exportation to the home-market, the pro-
ceeds of which, after all, are totally inadequate to meet
the increased expenses of production. It has been as-
certained that, on the majority of estates, the returns
are not one per cent. on the capital I But even this
small portion would be something, did all the estates
alike derive it ; but, unfortunately, such is not the case.
Nine-tenths of them, in the West India coke
nies, arc rapidly advancing to a state of bank-
ruptcy, in consequence of their capitals, accumulated
after long years of industry, having been and still being
daily trenched upon, while others have already been en-
tirely abandoned. In other instances, again, it has been
found absolutely necessary to make applications for
loans to the Jews and usurers who inhabit this famed
city of London. For, be it recollected, the West In-
dia proprietors have not been united into a chartered
company, keeping surveillance over and protecting their
interests, as the planters and merchants of the East In-
ybeen so involved.
been united, they would
do ioetcs
naon haveoi
it
been.i
ss certain,ayvthH a at Had
tait,vheee
West India Planter is a
gainer by the monopoly ? Do you assert that the la-
hourer is the unlucky dog—that
" not one sixpence" of
the bounty reaches him? Why, it is he—the labourer
alone—to whom all the profits go. Receiving a rate of
wages as high as is given to any other of the like class
in the world—and these wages, it should be known,
have been doubled since the apprenticeship—with
houses, provision-grounds, medicine, medical attendance,
and religious instruction into the bargain, he is, as he
ought to be, as contented and happy as he could desire.
He cares not—not he, indeed—how long the monopoly
is continued. It never disturbs his thought. But
I wish it to distinctly understood, although his
lot is thereby rendered easier, it is, nevertheless,
a matter of perfect indifference to him whether
this burthen be tolerated or not. His subsistence
is not dependent on it. With a large tract of uneccu-
' pied country around him, offering by nature every ad-
vantage for sustenance and for pleasure, he knows that
he need never want ; end, accordingly, the more indolent
of the emancipated negroes, forming by far the greater
number, have either became hucksters and petty shop-
keepers, or squatted themselves in the more retired
parts, listless of all care.
Thus, I trust, I have succeeded in disproving what
has gone abroad respecting the West India planters
and, in conclusion, I can only express my astonishment
and regret that such statements should have appeared
in a publication which, by the independence of its poli-
tics, its fearless advocacy of right, and its usual fair
dealing, has long since earned the respect of every Re-
former. I am, Sir, your obedient servant.
T. H.
London, July 9, 1840.

without her captain, it btin
POLICE-OFFICE.—Yesterday,
again, the ca.p
a man names
here again,
Ann Killon,
Thomas Cox was brought up under the following s • • .
sus cir-
cumstances :—A vessel called the Chebar, Captain Smallwood,
sailed from this port for Sincapore on the 15th April. Afte
beinc, out some time she sprung a leak, and turned back, reach-
ing this port on the 16th May,
stated that he had jumped through the cabin windows and was
drowned. On
140,antchth"e,adsaypatwher:d•e vessel
aw o arrivedman hneart
with Mr. John Bond, pawnbroker, and subsequently
hby the ri s y more
money was obtained upon the wate P fierier s wife, and
ultimately by he prisoner himsel, who stated that he was the
owner of the watch, which was identified by Mr. Henry
tai
Stuart, watchmaker, as one he sold to Captain Small-
wood, ard in whose possession he saw it four days before
he sailed, when on board the vessel. A waistcoat was
and
also produced which had been pawned, it was recognized
by the woman who made it as the-one she made for Captain
Smallwood. The prisoner, who was steward of the vessel,
upon being asked to account for the possession of the watch,
said his mother gave it to him in August last in Bombay, and
denied being steward on board the vessel; but the watchmaker
identified him as the person who waited at table when he was
on board with Captain Smallwood previ.ous to sailing. It ap-
peared that the Captain was seen on deck in his usual way,
that he then went below, and ins short time after lie was
missed ; the cabin window being open, it was supposed by the
crew that he must have jumped or een thrown overboard.
The prisoner, on being asked by Mr. b
Rushton, said he had
nothing to say, and he was remanded till the owners of the
.vessel, who reside in Cumberland, were communicated with.—
Liverpool Mercury.
On Tuesday afternoon as some boys Were bird-
nesting in the hedges adjoining it Ashby's close near the
three Tuns-lane, they discovered a parcel in the ditch tied up
in a handkerchief, which on being opened was found to con.
tain a quantity of counterfeit silver. Had the parcel been
taken to the Mayor, by the boys who found it, in the first in-
stance, it is probable the parties to whom it belonged would
have beeri apprehended ; but before the police had time to re-
place it, two men were seen to approach the spot and look
anxiously about for, it is supposed, the hidden treasure, but as
there was no proof that such was the case they were allowed
to depart with a caution from the Mayor. The parcel was
fol
nd to c ontain 124 in crown pieces, 3/. in half-crow n pieces,
3/. in half crowns, and 2/. 17s. In shillings, all new, but many
of them heari:.g date I? =4:*:, ard FO well executed, that but for
i the timely discovery it is vrobahl,.. that the tradespeople of the
I town would have been. driped,to a considerable extent.... cant-
bridge Chronicle.

The Magicienne, 24, Captain Burnet, sailed from
Lisbon on the 27th of May for Malta.
The Wasp, 16, Captain Harris, sailed from Gibraltar
for Malta on the Ist of July, after a six months' cruizing
in that neighbourhood.
The Carnatic, East Indiaman, Ross, Commander,
arrived at St. Helens yesterday morning (Friday) with
troops for Bengal, and at present remains wind-bound.
The Euridice, Sardinian frigate, Captain Sotgin,
sailed on Tuesday last for Stockton.
There arc only two men-of-war in commission for
active service at this port at the present moment, the
Vanguard, 89, Captain Sir H. Dunn, in the harbour,
and the Cambridge at Spithead ; and such is the scar-
city of seamen, that the former ship, after being two
months in commission, is upwards of 200 men short of
her complement ; and the Cambridge, 80, Captain
Bernard, commissioned last February, and visited three
of the principal sea-ports for the purpose of completing
her crew, is now 50 men short of her established com-
plement.

APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants John Hughes Lloyd,
Francis Scott, and David Miller, to Rodney ; E. Ken-
ney, W. Campbell, and J. P. Well to San Josef ; 0. J.
Jones, to Southampton.

Assistant-Surgeons—Dr. Alexander Wilson (addi-
tional), and Dr. E. G. Irving (acting), to Princess
Charlotte.

Midshipman—C. Wood, to Cambridge.
Naval Instructor—G. Dittman, to Rodney.
Master's Assistant—C. Parsons, to Cygnet.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 11.—The Blonde, 42, Captain
Bourchier, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, on
April 20, fifty-seven. days from England. She was to
proceed with the Melville, 72, bearieg the flag of Rear-
Admiral the Hon. G. Elliott, on the 26th, to Singa-
pore, where, on their arrival, the military force of the
expedition would be assembled.
The Wellesley, 72, was at Singapore on the 9th of
April ; the Larne at Penang on the 16th April ; the
Rattesnake sailed from Ceylon for Singapore on May
3 ; and the Conway from Calcutta on May 8.
The Jaseur arrived at Gibraltar, on the 27th ult.,
from Malta, to relieve the Wasp , which proceeded to
Malta on the Ist instant.

The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Beaufoy, sailed from Fal-
mouth, on Wednesday for the coast of Africa. The
Meteor, steamer, arrived at Falmouth, the same day
from a cruise.

The Southampton, 50, at Chatham, fitted for the
flag of Sir Edward King, is nearly complete in her crew,
and will very soon be at this port.
The Cambridge, 78, Captain Barnard, is the only
man-of-war at Spithead ; she yesterday embarked part
of the baggage of the Hon. Mr. Abercrombie. His
Excellency will hehere in a few days to take passage to
Italy. The Cambridge wants only about 40 men to
complete her complement, and she is considered to have
a very competent crew.
The Medusa, two gun steam-vessel, was commissioned
at Liverpool on the Ist inst. by Mr. Wm. Smither,
Acting-Master.
The Euridice, Sardinian frigate, Captain Sotgin,
sailed on Tuesday last for Stockholm.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Echo steamer, Seaflosvcr cutter.
At Spithead—Cambridge.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTlONS.—Commanders—Thomas Bushby (late
of the Wanderer), JAmes Wilkinson (of the Hazard),
the Hon. F. T. Pelham (late of the Tweed), to the
rank of Captain.
Lieutenants—John Simpson (c), (of the Wenzel),
Edward Holland (late of the Dolphin), and Thomas
Frederick Birch (of the Wizard), to the rank of Com-
mander.

Mites—George Bell Williams (passed 1829), late
of the Talavera ; F. A. Guslip (1830), of the Fairy ;
J. C. Pittman (1833), of the Blenheim ; Arthur B.
Kingston (1833), of the Druid ; Arthur P. E. Wilmot
(1834), of the Castor' to the rank of Lieutenant.
APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants--0. J. Jones, to the
Southampton ; Da%id Miller, to the Rodney ; E. Wil-
son (1824), to the Cygnet.
Second Master—J. W. M. Hall, to the Cygnet.
_ _ . .

Clerk-in-Charge—J. Little to the Cygnet. -
Mate—George Campbell Briggs, to the Vanguard.
Midshipman—G. J. Loch, to the Royal George, for
service in the Pantaloon.