The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-28 00:00:00

BRAZIL TRADE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 8, 1841.
Silt—The merchants trading to Brazil are F.nteful to
you for the notice taken of their cause, and ao they wish
nothinf,z.but " fair play and equity," I venture -to trouble
you with a few additional particulars of their position,
order that the public may judge between them and
opponents, ""
Froa-tbe tenor of resolutions pa?sed, by various bodies
coontituting the " Sugar Monopoly Interests of Ike East
and West Indies," as well as bY the Anti-Slavery So-
ci,tio.;, it wkaild alraost appear that we were the abettors
..aver}, even of the slave trade., itself. The newly
isivisheaed anti of those who have. received. such liLettil
,cle-o-ics of compensation money, seem to be kindled agternst
eis, Uwe were really seeking for a-similarbribe to stir
rip rmr,philanthropy, end they would wish to place a sort
oi. 'between us and " tiloir-nobility."
wolld be fur more comistent,- and infinitely more
4.;t: the part of the sugar monopolists, if they
;ted their tdiposition to us on the ;round of pro-
teaion to cek.and interests alone. The hypocritical
Or on theii part, of not wishing to encourage
s' very, conies with a very bad grace, when we know
',Ant ntany of tlvitu would be slave owners now, ay6, slave
croaers, if the law did not prevent them. - The over-
iteal of those who would abolish the name of
elaiery from the world inay be respected, but it is ab-
thing like sympail, between them-and

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?am ‘kuip-driver,.
rhH trait. bet•.veen this country and Brazil has now
b, en active oruratim for nearly half a century, and
a, t. 4.44 f our hdr.g adtnitted' to party spate theTein,

lt,red a ver-,-j importaut.advantae-e to U. ac-
t,
an
thren!-.7h our influence with the old Govermilc.nt
of I'ortn7,al, l which enahled'this,.country to olitain
nrivile..l;en- over • otliers.- The peculiar
the fint.nos of her climat.•:,, and the
avar; r2tvlerett intercour.so
t,•fule !Ica grown. in
latuly
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m ny of our 1,151..,..tiJrZ -are prf.)
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on t,11,-) v»@foot,:n:.; as Bra;.,;it,i,-.!:J..-;11, to-74tr
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Ives ; and the onir.yestrictien' eOnH-
d r,l r.•2o,,,Fsat y, vas to vivo Our West, Intl/a ,colovies
naarkets fur

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t:.O art oi ar 1d cc if e, altitOrigl,t.sd f.r4-oat,wct.3
die prod 7fl mp trod with uu ui .011alr4Ptilin,
AI; Ica v ere aj e expert or r.ikq roniign g-fown
tiLgini C in markets ; besides,
bulk of" :4ist-a: and ro-ae fmmd r;:at
l'ortugal. Yu
uker.:.hant. pl.reed in at that pc riod
gold and silwr, and th
Adventugeous r-„turns for our inanaractures
tare; the cane in alter, d. tier trade with Portugal i
rnont, annihilated:. There is neither gold nor silver in the
oruntry, and all they can ,Tivo us in exchange for our
manuf!teturs is sugar, coftle, or cotton—the latter article

4111:.1 a

great
ent in

t sititaqua was the Eng-
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ltv ill makilig

-as no :lithe

Now, ho'' :7

alf,no adnfsslble on any thing like the principle of a
frtla extthange. of c 3mmoditit:s. The others we must haw 1,,
a it were, over the Continent of Europe, and submit :o
1-kU• -Vetsted and pilferred to our hearts content.
..And all this to prevent an -:nc:ease of slavery, as it is
t-a—te•l Does er y sane pen on suppose that :ugh is the
/ r7rountl of 0 jection by the parties have named ?
le e'r object is really t lessen the horrors of the slave
tr, ale, and pay e the way to an ultimate extinction of sla-
y( pry, -is t far more likely to be accomplished by
ii3E; faid lib ral concessions t) those countries where
'..fic.;e evils st.ll e :ist ? Ma!:e their interest to fall into
Aiur vitays, end Cm success o' our philanthropy is far
;tor.) prub.able, a: :113 experienc.! of every practical man,
cetnversant with the state of fmse countries, must un-
-c:otthtedly c nivince him. Evan Fowell Buxton turns( lf
admits that our coercion system has not answered. And
yet we persist in a similar course of action, which ruins
our fratle, and shuts us out from the exercise of that be-
mefecial influence, often so powerful, when a consideration
or reward is to be given for the attainlrent of an import-
ant objc-A ; and how would the proposed scale of duties
op rate in the way of protection to cur colonies—for this
La an they are entitled to ask ? s.
11,1 duty is to be per cwt. 1 16
41041 White llavannah or Brazils sugars cannot
ho s,ll there to pay the planters or the mer-
(fa i,;ht included), under per cwt. 1 10

Making

3 i;

..
.5"1/e East and West Indies have to commence with
;14 .:.. ,11- du: y •of.' 2.7 • per cwt.
p typone.the cost of production to be 20 per cent.
inure, or per cwt. 1 16

1 4

It gives .£3 0
til leaving a clear advantage 'over us of lo per cent.,
und the proportion on brown sugar would vary but little
•na this estimate:- Whilst the protection, tlieretere, is
• 4rnple, it secures the public against exorbitant prices, to
n-tiukiithstanding the calculations of supply, they
mtry still be subject ; it prevents both the natives of India
and the population of our West India Islands from feel-
ing the want of sugar themselveS, (unless they are still
tO'be allowed refined sugar made from slave-grown pro-
duce), it creates a direct waste in articles so necessary for
lite; conifurb of our own population as sugar and colice,
gia-es s'7l,tiofaction to some of our best customers, and, as I
beid before, actually paves the way to the very object we
kretend to have so much at heart, the ultimate abolish-
luent of the slave trade.
Let enthusiasts say what they will, this is the common-
, Sev-ie view of the subject, and -whether the measure be
defeated or not, its ultimate success is certain, when
t once tho'darkness of faction is passed away. The island
of Cohn takes largely. of our manufactures as well as
Brazil ; and it remams to be seen whether we can
afford to lose them both. The sugar monopolists will
And that they are mistaken if they still revel in the
• imaginary hope of again selling their sugar at 80 or 90
r.ktr cwt.. ; and that the more public attention is drawn to
e-wid merits of the case, the less chance there will be
f.ir Ulm obtaining even the liberal amount of protection
MA" offered to • them : but they will go the whole hog,
slid they must take the consequence. The sun of mono-
-7,4y has net quite set, but it is fast verging towards the
's.arizon, and cannot be kept from sinking by our affec-
etotion of philanthropy, or be upheld by
thegarb of
Itypoerisf- I tun, Sir, your obedient Servant,
A BRAZIL MERCHANT.

CITY 071 WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIEN-
Tngc, AND IqiCHANICS' INSTITUTION._ Jr. Wilson last
gavo anA ti lecture on Scottish melody and song at the
above tnstitngon, which was illustrated by a number of strains
of the north countrie, sang in this eminent tenor's best style.
Want of space prevents us from noticing the various interesting
poikts touelied upon by Mr. Wilson, who manifested much an-
kiquarian reeding, interspersed with appropriate remarks and
amusing anecdotes. We never heard Mr. Wilson in finer voice
thou he was last night. ' The " Red, red Rose," " The
Bank; of Aberfeldy," " Fee him, Feyther, fee him," " John
Anderson, my Jo!' " My Boy Tammie," and others, received
the moot mile justice at his hands, and most of them called
forth rwptunrats encores. :The audience was most numerous and
respectable. and seemed in the highest degree delighted with the
eTeknieseeltertsfinment, as well they might, for no one better
Sitedoonldhl", been selected by the Institution to lecture cn
swab a subject
A member of the Worcester Anglers' Society
cat lit with the worm, in the co of few houre, on Thurs-
&if, fourteen brace of fine ides
t7beesaa conslift rable num-
ber of others which he returned to their native element as
unsigsable. The water in which this gentleman fished was
&toy Brook. Anneher member, on the same day, killed six
brace of trout and gjoyling iu the Teme...woreeoter journal.

110YAL SURREY THEATRE.

UNDER THE I;IANACiIIF:NT OF MR. DAVIDGE
AND MR. WILLIS TONES.

Extraordinary /Vo;elty---. Last Week before the Holidays.
Last Nights of Mr J. S. Balls. An entire change of pieces,
supported by the most talented Company in the Metropolis.
THIS EVENING, MAY 28,
Will be acted the Drama of
THE IRON CHEST.
Sir Edward Mortimer, Mr. H. Hughes.
After which,
THE UNIFORM.
To conclude with
THE FOUNDLING OF THE FOREST.
Florian, Mr. J. S. Balls; Eugenia, Mrs. H. Vining.