The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-05 00:00:00

labouring population at all times precarious, notwithstand-
ing the most industrious cultivation. The provisions
reaped s•ddow supply more than half the consumption,
even under the present system of coercion."
"Even under the present system of coercion !"
Poor blinded creatures ! when and where was a
system of slave labour so permanently productive
as one of free labour ? Ye have been severely
punished for your folly, for your ignorance :
even as severely as your brother robbers in
England. Would to GOD, that your common
fate could be to each of you a warning and a
There are few of the English land-
owners who will not see the absurdity of the
46 even under the present system of
coercion," for they know that it is more profitable
to pay wages, high wages too, to a free man,
than to have the work of two slaves for nothing
but their keep ; but there are many of them who,
when told that the island does not produce food
enough for its inhabitants, and that there are
in it some barren wastes, would say to them-
selves, " Why that is the case of England ; all
Antigua wants is a high protecting duty on
foreign corn." The planter sees the folly of
this, he sees that it would be no gain for him
to make his wastes, or even fertile land, yield
high priced coin, but he cannot see that it is no
gain to him either to have slave labour. Let
him look to the distress of the English land-
owner from grasping at too much, and consider
whether a portion of his own may not be also
owing to grasping at too much. Let the
English landowner consider whether he does not
overshoot his mark like the West Indian. Or
if he sees that it would be absurd in the Antigua
landowner to exclude foreign corn when he can
import it cheaper with produce of his own, is it not
worth his while to inquire whether, instead 01
himself insisting upon growing corn, it ~voul(1,
not be better to let the English manufacturer gel
it from those who are willing to take what he
has to give in return, and be made rich by in-
creased demand for land for other purposes ?
We ask the question ; but alai, how easily do
we see the beam in our neighbour's eye, how
hardly the mote in our own !

esson.

sentence,

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY M A RKETS.—t At per Load of 36 Trusses.)
CUMBERLAND. . .

............_...._..
Supply tolerably good,— trade dull, and prices barely stationary.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 5 to £3 10
%lew Meadow Hay 3 15 4 8
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 5 4 8
Clover Hay 4 0 5 5
Oat Straw £1 6to £1 8 1 Wheat Straw... 1 8 110

SMITHFIELD.
A limited supply, and a dull trade ; prices stationary.
Coarse neavy I,wtand Meadow Hay .t3 0 to £3 5
New Meadow Hay 3 10 4 5
Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 15
Fine Upland Meadow and Itye-grass Hay 4 0 4 5
Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s 0 ..Generally
Oat Straw ... £1 4to £1 6l' Wheat Straw

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. 4.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrived the
John, Gordon, from Quebec ; Gazelle, White, from Lon-
don for Smyrna, and remain with the outward bound ;
Tasmania, for Jamaica ; Eleanor, from Sunderland to
Portsmouth ; Caroline, for Southampton ; and a number
of coasters. Four p.m.—Arrived a Government steam-
packet, from the Southward, and remains.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 4.—Wind W.N.W., a bard gale
all day, and there is every appearance of its continuing.—
Arrived the Duke of Wellington, Priantz, from St. Mi-
chael's, I,aky, and with loss of boat, anchor and cable, &c.;
and Swift, Howard, from St. Übes. Off port the Avon,
Nicholson, ftom Miramichi.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 3.—Wind W., strong breezes.—
Arrived his Majesty's ship Pike, from Lisbon—sailed the
24th ult., and Oporto the 28th.
MILFORD, Dec. 3.—Arrived the Diadem, Walter,
from Puerto Cabello.
Liviotron, Dec. 3.—Arrived the Indian Lass, Stuhh,
and Vixen, Wakern, from Lisbon ; Liberty, Moore, from
Archangel ; and New York, Haxie, from New York, on
shore near the Clarence Bank.
Dueritr, Dec. 3.—Arrived the George and Henry,
Wolagan, from Oporto.
CORK, DEC 2.—Arrived off port the Cordelia, M'Kel-
lar, from St. Domingo.
BELFAST, Dec. 2.—Arrived the Henry, Richardson,
from Miramichi.
PADSTOW, Dec. 3.—The tlbion, Hudson, from
Youghal to London, has been brought up the harbour, and
is now alongside the pier.
ST. Ives, DEC. 3.—Part of the cargo of the Mary
Ann, Nl‘Kenzie, fr ,ro Cape Breton to Limerick, has been
saved and brought in here.

The Margaret, M‘Bride, from Westport to Glasgow,
and the Industry, Bett, from Wick to Dublin, are on
shore at Way, and it is feared will be wrecked.
The Success, Baxter, of London, from Maldon, sunk
on Hashorough Sand on Tuesday—crew raved.
The Rachel, Wissett, bound to Lisbon, has put back to
Liverpool leaky, and must discharge.
The Stsffette, Grentzbeck, from Liverpool to Pillau,
was on shore near Marshaud the 23d ult.—cargo dir.

charging.
The Jane, M'Leod, from Baltimore to London, was on
shore near the former port the 13th ult., but expected to
be got off after being lightened.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Montreal Papers ta the 12th, and Quebec to the 10th
November, have been received at the North and South
Ameriem Coffee-house. The Quebec pairr states that
the arrivals from sea on the books of the Exchange,
amotint to 100 sail, and the tonnage to 261, 292. There
is one important fact by this conveyance—that England,
France, and Spain are going to mediate between the two
brothers, and put an end to the desolation in that country
by civil war. This is confirmed by the private letters we
have seen this morning. Also, that General Saldanha
has written to several officers in Don Miguel's army,
some of whom are related to him, stating that if
they will ahanden the cause of Miguel, he will gua•
ranter to them that they shall retain their different ranks
in Don Pedro's army ; in consequence of which we
understand that about fifty of Don Miguel's officers have
come over to Don Pedro.

The news from Mexico, by way of America, confirms
what we previously stated, the defeat of the rebels by St.
Anna's troops.

THE FUNDS.

The only arrival this morning of any consequence is the
Lisbon mail by the Pike, which sailed on the 24th ult.,
and from Oporto on the 28th, although it brings no ac-
counts of any military operations of consequence.
The French mail has not yet arrived.
Consols opened at the price they left off yesterday, 88i
for the Account, with little doing at present.
In the Foreign Market Spanish 23 i; Portuguese,
56i I; Dutch, 49i 50.
Q UAR TER PAST TWELVE.
Since writing the above, Consols have receded to
88f I

HALF-PAST ONE.

The French mail has not as yet been received in the
City ; but a Flanders mail has arrived, and brings the
Dotal funds rather higher, about -a- per cent. Up to
the present time we have no news of importance to com-
municate.

Consols in the early part of the morning bad a heavy
appearance and were at 831 for Account, owing to a
prevailing opinion that the Bank would not in future
lend money under 4 per cent. The Bank Directors
are still in discussion on the subject, but within
a short period the Consol Market has a more firm
appearance, and Consols may be quoted 88i for Account.
We had also a report that our Government was going to
send some sail of the line to the Mediterranean ; this re-
quires confirmation.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Stock was also heavy,
but may be quoted at 23; Portuguese, b 6 to
THREE 0' CL 0 CK,
Consols for the ♦ccount, 88•