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pretty practices of 1793 (such as cutting off the I
heads of Kings, Queens, Poissardes, and Scaven-1
gers, with laudable impartiality), but unfortu-
nately the surviving Worthies of this class are
too " few in number" to merit the'honour of our
.-patronage, It follows, therefore, 44 as the night
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PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

EAST AND *EST INDIA TRADE.

From the Glasgow Courier, Mardi 15.)

The struggle between these two great•cominer-
cialsinterests is recommenced. IMportant in itself, the subject
becomes much more so when we consider the mighty question
it involves. On Wednesday next, the House of Commons goes
into a committee to determine upon the reduction or continua-
tion of ss. per cwt. duty on Bast India Sugar, anticipated, if
reduced, as a beginning to the trade. On the result of this
question the vital interests of British commerce depends. It is
useless to blink the question. The decision which may then
be agreed to, must determine whether or not an integral por-
tion of the British Empire, Britons and their property, shall be
sacrificed to the interests of foreigners subdued by our arms—
whether or not one-seventh of the exports and imports'of Great'
Britain shall be sacrificed to one.fifteenth—one-eighth Put
of her revenue be endangered or given up for one-sixtieth, and
,her whole navigation laws, and Colonial system be abrogated
and destroyed.

During the last nine months, the•assailants and opponents of
the Wrest Indiei have not been idle. Pamphlets and publica-
,
;ions have been scattered so profusely over the country, that
even to name them, would occupy a considerable portion of our
Columns. Destitute of argument, at ,variance with facts, they-
betray the weakness of their cause, by having recourse to a eon.,
cealment of midi on the one side, and appeals to passion and
prejudice on the other; the latter the usual weaponwith which
interested opponents assail the West Indies.
The importance of the British. West India Colonies, in a
commercial, naval, financial, and political point of view to
Great Britain, are too 'obvious for us to dwell upon, and the
real magnitude of these are best sliewn by contrasting them
with similar resources derived from the Eastern world. The
following we add from Parliamentary returns and documents
of the last and the present session.
Exports to British. West Indies—official value average
three years, ending 1021, from Great Britain.
Export of British and Irish Articles,
from Ireland direct,
Foreign and Colonial,

£4,584,338 5
273,178 13
289,530 12

Total exports, . - X 5,147,047 10
Exclusive of 1,3034401. 7s. to Foreign West Indies.
Imports to Groat Britain from British Wrest Indies:—
Average three years as above, - - X 0,082,086 12
into Ireland direct, - - . 416,223 11

Total imports, £8,498,310 3
Exclusive of 800,692/. 19s. in produce, from. Foreign West
Indies, and all the bills, specie, and produce, for the great trade
carried on with the Spanish settlements, amounting to 900,0001.
exports, and 235,000 imports, in 1821.
Exports to halo and China—official value.
Average 3 years ending 1821, £2,553,429 16
Foreign and Colonial, - - 390,423 9
Total India and China, '
Deduct exports to China, viz. Goodi, 830,073 ;
Specie, 354,389, - 1,185,062 0

Remains to India,
Exports' to British West Indies, -

£2,943,903 5

X1,7(313,1341 5
5,147,047 10

Excess over Exports to India - 3,378,206 5
white it must be remarked that of the exports to the British
West Indies only about 1,2110,000/. (if so much) are for re-ex-
portation, while more than a half of the exports to India is for
exportation to the Oriental Archipelago, the Red Sea and the
Persian Oulph. In fact, during the last two years, niuch of
what is included under the head exports to India, goes to Sin.
capore.
Imports into Britain from India China.
Average. 3 years aiding 1112! -
Deduct front China

-• " 11,447,293 10
3,315,809 11

Remains for India' - . £4,183,483 7
Imports from British West Indies - 8,498,310 3

Excess ever imports from the East - £4,33-1,834 10
In must here be remarked, that most of the East India pro-
ductions are re.e.xperrted- from this country, while-three-fourths
of the West Inata productions are consumed in it. Moreover,
a great many of the articles iochided under the head India int.
pert& are riot the produce Of -that country. Nankeens' come
front ;abina, (Toffee, from Arabia and. the Eastern Isles ;
cleves4.Qtmatrion,:. Nutmegs, Mace, Pepper, to the amount
of 150,0004 and Gums and Canes of all sorts come from Isles
in the Archipelago, 'and with all which places - the peOple of
Great Britain could, if allowed -trade direct, as the Americans
do and are permitted to do.
sugar imported into Great-Britain 1822
,Csolts. Qr.. Lb:
British Plantations - 3,303,808 I- -0
POreign Do. uncertified . 1.12,953 2 8
' East India ann Cina 200,964 0 17
Cape of Good Hope . 10,406 316

Total . 3,643,127 2 2
Reventie derived from West India :produce.
Neat Revenue, SuAur, Great Britain, 1822 £8,579,412
- Do. Ireland, - Do. 1821 • 672,424
Do. Great Britain, Rum .. - 1822 1,637,750
Do. /reland, Do. - . 1821 13,593
Do. Cdree Great Britain - 1022 352,463
Do. •Ireland 1821 13,385
Cocoa,_ Great Britain 1822 12,907
Do. Cotton, about - 1821 20,000

Annual Revenue - £6,201,033
The Revenue from East lrulia productions it is difficult to
ascertain, but wc question if it exceeds .X 600,000, The Re.
venue derived from Eastern productions, is chiefly raised from
tea, a distinct trade from that to India.
Tonnage to India And
Outvrards.
1821 - 68,05
' 1(122 - - 73,102
Tonnage in West India trade.
_ YB2l - 217,744 outwards.
11123 . 230,030 do.
Sugar importectctVom India, bye ast India Company, since
17i19-33 years. '''*" '
1,1172,9013 cwts. pritite cost *
Gusty duty
e tufty duty
Fret/1414d Demorage
Chargeti Britain

In wards.
70,1;47
0,015

£1,0117,723

4i; ;547
23,668

2,399,084
203,631'

1,579,903 cwt. cost
Sales amount .

" "

- A:4,660,643
- .£4,072,668

• Loss - - - £=6117,975
By which it aears that Sugar costs in India about 255. per
cwt. and landed to be produced at market, at war charges, ex.
elusive of duties, at tiOs. per '6o*. ; above Od. per lb. instead of
2Ad. per lb. duty included, as Mr. Cropper, of Liverpool, would
have the people of Great Britain believe he would sell to theni.
This is like many other delusion", which interested and de
signing men practise upon the" credulity of the people of this'
country. • •
As:large ships are only permitted to enter into this trade, it
follows, that a sptlicient•quantity.of heat), freight cannot al.
ways he obtained, the consequence is, that such ships are obliged.
to load with ballast equal to one third or their tonnage. If
Sugar therefore Could be got so by sales to secure freight,' it
would be of immense advantage to those in that trade, though
that advantage must be obtained at the expenee ,of the West
Indies. To remedy this evil however, it is only necessary to

* What is remarkable, the loss was greatest in those years
as well as when Sugar bore the highest price, when it was at the
lowest thus
Loss in 1794 years when Sugar was 025,050
I
Do. in 1795 scarce, and supply not 11:1,945
Do: In 1800 equal to demand. 100,923
{
Da- in Ixo6l Years of great depres- MAI
Dn. in 11107 1- slim in price from Iler- 139,514
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