The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-07 00:00:00

The Court will leave to-morrow (this day) for town.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign.office. It was attended by all the Ministers.
The Council sat two hours. Viscount Melbourne arrived
in town a short time previous,to the meeting of the Council,
from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
A Deputation from the India and China Association,
consisting of Mesrs. Lar; ent, Crawford, M. P.. Hastie,
M. P., and Gregson, had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downi g-street. relative to the Sugar Duties.
Colonel O'Reilly and Mr. Lynch, M.P., bad au inter.
view with Lord Juhn Russell yesterday, at the Colonial-
ofii, e.

The Russian Minister transacted business yesterday a
the Foreign-office.

The agent for Jamaica, and Mr. Dean, Chair.nan of
the Customs, had interviews with the Chancellor of the
Riehiluor yesterday in Downing-street.
Mr. Atron, M. P., had an interview with Lord John
Russell at the Colonial-office yesterday.
Mr. Thomas Green, M.P., had an interview with the
Msrquis of /%I,rmanby yesterday at the Home-, ace.
Despatches from the Governor of Ce)lon, and also torn
We,t and South Australia, were receired yesterday at the
Colonial-office.

SUGAR DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stu--On passLg through Oxfurd-street just now, I
Aim el it man parading with a placard, calling a meet-
ing at Exeter Hall, on the 14'h, for the purpose of peti-
tioning fora reduction of the duty on free labour sugar.
am quite sure that it must be the production of the Anti-
Abolitionists, or gentlemen who wish to introduce a
remsr-
worse than West Nolan slavery to our beloved Isle.
Having befriended the negro when the tide ran strong
against him, I shall hardly now be supposed bis enemy.
Indeed, Sir, lam not. I glory in his conduct, Since
olstaining his rights he has completely falsified the predic-
tions of the Tory prophets ; and, Sir, from recent com-
munications from a Jamaica friend, I am assured that
even-handed he can contest the BrAith market with the
foreigner, much more with the protection of 50 per cent
Let me appeal through your columns to every liberal man
in the metropolis, to every lover of his country, to attend
and watch the proceedings. It is quite clear that the Ex-
chequer cannot atford a reduction, and to myself it appears
equally char that while the present object is the em-
barrassment of the Minislers, it as something else, namely,
the continuance of the pr.-sent ratm,poly; and, as a result,
high prices. If the pour etunot ,iffird to pay they must
g.,without. Y,:ur's respectfully,
AN ENEMY TO OPPRESSION.
May 6, 1811.

BOROUGH OF PLYMOUTH.
In compliance with the requisition, of which the fohow•ing
is a copy, 1 hereby announce my intention to hold a public
meeting of the inhabitants of this town, at the Guildhall, on
Friday, the 7th of May inst., at twelve o'clock.

J. COLLIER COOKWORTHY, Mayor.
Guildhall, Plymouth, May 3, 1841.
" To the Right Worshipful the Mayor.
" We, the undersigned, being of opinion that the present
Restrictions and Prohibitions in the Commercial Code of this
Empire are in a serious degree prejudicial to the operations
and extension of its Trade, do request that you will be pleased
to convene an early meeting of the inhabitants of this Borough,
to consider the propriety of petitioning the Legislature for a re-
vi• ion of the Import Duties.
" Plymouth, April N. 1841."
(Here follow the signatures.)