The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-02 00:00:00

FIFTH SCHEDULE.

Between Spain, Italy, Sicily, Venetian Lombardy,
Turkey, the Levant, or the Archipelago (all via France),
and the countries and places hereinafter mentioned,
that is to say— s. d.
Spain •3 9
British North America and United States of
America
Gibraltar
Malta, lonian hies, Greece, Syria. Egypt, and the
East Indies
Portugal ..•
Madeira
Brazil
Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru
Mexico, Columbia, and Cuba
St. Domingo .................. 3 10
Jamaica and the \Vest Indies .• ... 3 9
SIXTH SCHEDULE.
Rates of postage to be charged on letters arriving
at any port in the United Kingdom, and forwarded
thence, without passing through Lor.don, between Bri-
tish North America, or the United States of America,
and the countries and places hereinafter mentioned, that
is to say—

Spain
Portugal
Brazil
Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru ... 3 b
Mexico, Cilumbia, and Cuba
St. Domingo
SEVENTH SCHEDULE.
Rates of postage to be charged on letters arriving at
any port in the United Kingdom, and forwarded thence,
without passing through London, between the West In-
dies and the countries and places hereinafter mentioned,
that is to say—

Spain ...........
Portugal
Brazil . 3 10
Buenos Ayics, Chili, and Peru
M. 'Lie° Colum)ia, and Cuba ... 3 4
St. Domingo
EIGHTH SCHEDULE.
Rates of postage to be charged on letters arriving at
vny port in the United Kingdom, and forwarded thence,
without passing through London, between Gibraltar
and the countries and places hereinafter mentioned, tha'
is to say—

United States of America
Brazil
Buenos Ayres, Chili and Peru
le obi Ind Cuba 4 0

Mexico, Colombia,
St. Domingo
NINTH SCHEDULE.
Rates of postage to be charged on letters arriving at
any port ill the United Kingdom, and forwarded thence,
without passing through London, between Malta, the
lonian Islands, Greece, Syria, Egypt, or the East In-
dies (cot via France), and the countries and places
hereinafter mentioned, that is to say—

United States of America
Brazil
Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Peru
Mexico, Columbia, and Cuba 4 4
St. Domingo
Dated this ht Day of September, 1840.
MELBOURNE.
F. BARING.
THOS. WYSE.

* The schedules refer only to letters not exceeding half
an ounce in weight. Those which exceed that weight
shall be charged additional rates of postage, according to
the scale of weight and number of rates defined in the
new Act.

THE FRUITS OF THE CURSE.--When the oc-
casion arrives, the defenders of the Corn-law curse will no
doubt point to our immense manufactured productions, to
prove that the manufacturing interest is not injured by
Corn-laws, but that it is, on the other hand, in a most
flourishing condition. What will they say, however, to
the fact, which has been stated upon creditable authority,
in reference to the important article of cotton, that "its
present production in the nations Of the civilized world is
more than the consumption of the world demands ;" and
that with respect to the manufactured article, " it can fre-
oiuntly be bought at a price below the cost of manufactur-
ing." We have a Government liberal in its professions,
but either unwilling or unable to break down that accursed
barrier the Corn-law, although it is a fact, as notorious to
all the world as that the sun shines at noon, that England
is from year to year in danger of a national bankruptcy in
consequence of maintaining this monopoly. While this
atrociously unjust and absurd system is persevered in, it is
impossible that the misery and embarrassment which every-
where abounds, and the devouring competition which pre-
vails, can be cured. Thousands upon thousands of the
manufacturing population are destitute of employ, and
amongst those who have labour to do, there is an increas-
ing numter whose entire earnings are entirely absorbed in
the purchase of high-priced bread, made of monopoly
wheat, in order to satisfy the voracity of the landlords.
Coventry Harald.