The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-06 00:00:00

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY,

CHARLES FORTNUM, Nun-Head-Hill, Peckham Rye,
Surrey, patent brick-maker.
JAMES CRAFTER, Tooley-street, Southwark, victualler. '
WILLIAM HENRY GARDINER, Norton-Folgate, iron-
monger.
GEORGE ll< TT0..., Reading, china-man.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.

ISAAC WISEMAN, Norwich, silkmaiV, from March tr 7 to
April 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
JOHN If A.CK AY Austin-friars, insurance-broker.

THOMAS HOUGHTON, Liverpool, builder.
BANKRUPTS.
WILLIAM TAYLOR. Malden, Surrey, gunpowder-mane.
iacturer. .

IN I LIA A M MA RSH A LL, Holborn-bars. pocket-book-maker,
JOHN and GEORGE GOBLE, Rentish-buildings, South-
wark, hop-factors.
WILLIAM HENRY MAY, Great Georgc-street, Mansion_
house, merchant.
SAMUEL PARKER, Argyle-place, Regent-street, bronzis.
and lamp-maker.
PRESS TURNER, Norwich, confect toner.
JOHN CARTER, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, corn-factor.

MEETING OF THE WEST INDIA TRADE,

THURSDAY, APRIL 3.

(Concluded from oui Paper of yesterday.)
Mr. JEREMIAH HARMAN, banker, rose for the pur-
pose of proposing the 4th resolution. In doing so he
stated, that he stood there as an individual wholly uncon-
i.ected and uninterested, but he was bold to assert that
there was not a man in the kingdom who was more sensible
than himself of the alarming state in which the colonies were
paced, and he had no reserve in giving it as his opinion—
it was a humble, but not a hasty ,orated one—that if the
same system should continue to be pursued, the wort
lea. s of the greatest alarmist in the present meeting would
he realized.—(Cheers.) He had been invited to the
meeting, and though he should have been exceedingly
glad to have bean excuse I,

Colonel BERESFORD seconded the fifth resolution. He
should not hare been able to overcome his reluctance to
address so numerous and respectable a meeting, had it not
been for the manner in which he had been called upon lo
give his testimony as a man who bad been in the West
Indies to that of the Gentleman who had already addressed
them. The negro idea of emancipation was perfect freedom
from work. Emancipation without utter idleness was by
no means what they wanted. Whilst this erroneous notion
prevailed in the minds of the negroes, they were evidently
in a most unfit state to receive that freedom which,
consulting all proper interest, he, as well as every other
humane man, must be anxious to grant. He concluded by
expressing his agreement in every word of the resolution.
Resolution put and carried.

Lord SALrouN, in moving the seventh resolution, said
that it truly described the effects of the clamour which
had been raised against the West Indian interest.
Unfortunately a species of hostility had for some
time existed between the Government and the par-
ties which this meeting represented. The effect
of that had been most disastrous in more respects than
one, for it had prevented any one from lending them a
shilling on their property, although their produce had not
fallen off in quantity, or prices materially charged. He
imputed no improp,r design to those who had r,ised this
clamour, but whether th.-ir objects had been political, re-
ligious, or philanthropic, the ,ffect had been such as he
had mentioned. Without, after they had been detained
44a long, going into further detail, he begged to move the
seventh resolution.

Sir EDMUND Ilvnis EAST seconded the resolution. This
was the most serious question which had been agitated in
this country for a century past.—(Hear, hear.) He came
forward as a West India proprietor to express hi-
concurrence in this resolution. He thought this
question of too great importance to be decided by
clamour, or indeed any thing but•the principle of justice,
equity, and sound national policy. Clamour had, as they all
knew, unfortunately interposed in the decision of this
question. He entirely acquitted the individuals who
originally had brought the subject before the public of
imptoper motives, but, unfortunately, in the course of
these discussions, they had been induced to set
forth circumstances and opinions which had undoubtedly
raised the clamour of which they now had to complain.
It was not merely of those parties they had to complain,
but of the Government, the Parliament, and the people,
who, yielding up their better judgments, had given way
to this clamour, and acted against them. He
did not wish to take up the time of the meeting,
but there was one point of the utmost importance
a
which
practicalhe could
enifoet;
abft
continuingadvert It was, what must
system which went
be the
to the utter destruction of the Nt,est India colonies ?
' Hear.) Those who bad first raised this question,
dd
urged that the slave trade was in itself a great aborni-
,iation, and next, that the slaves were not properly treated in
W
estlndies.
In
eDs'etqtience of these assertions, those mea-
sures had been taken which had brought on the present
tuhecrisis. Let them now consider the consequences of the next
The West India 'colonies were now step they took.

~r 1 the verge of destruction—(dear, heir, hear)—
ind nettling but the strong arm of public opinion coup
.-escue th-m from it. The next step might plunge then
Oto the gulf that yawned to receive them. Th.
-ffect of this clamour had been to warn other countries, an
they had in consequence completely stocked themselve'
with slav,s—indeed, they had overstocked themselves, a,
that the effect of the clamour had been directly the revers.
of what its originators contemplated—increasing the mi.
•erns and horrors of the slave trade sixfold, instead of
conducing to the happiness of the African race.
When, therefore, the destruction of the British Wes
India colonies was completed, those foreign colonies
which had been active in this proscribed trade,
would reap all the benefit of our forbearance, and suppl)
this country with colonial produce. He heartily con-
curred in this resolution.

The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
The Hon. Mr. LASCELLES rose for the purpose of pro-
posing the Sth resolution. In doing so be considered
that he ought to apologise for having taken upon himsel.
a duty which as many gentlemen present were
much more able to perform. The Resolutions
referred to a declaration made by Lord Goderich, and af-
terwards repeated I,y Lord Althorp, that any future mea-
sure with respect to the West Indies was to be
band on the prin iples of the order that had been
issued from the Council-office. He could not
but state to the present meeting a fact which
was notorious to them all, that the West India in-
terest had long laboured under the most severe distress,
and when not only the West Indies, hut the whole
of England, had made themselves heard, both
by Ministers and Pat liament—( Hear)—and when
they had forced them to adopt some legislation on the sub-
ject. Government had told them that they would give
them relief, but that it should be accompanied by a sort
of intimation. He would not say it was done for the
purpose of throwing obloquy on them, but by a sort
of insinuation against them.—(Cheers.) Instead of adopt-
ing this course, which threw the West India Proprietors
into contusion and difficulty, he should have thought it
much better policy on the part of Government to have
removed all difficulties they might labour under. The
Hon. Gentleman concluded by proposing the Sth resolution.
W. R. ELLICE, Esq., seconded the resolution, and
hoped that it would meet with the same cordial appro-
bation that had hailed the preceding ones.
The resolution was put to the meeting by the Chair-
man, and by him declared to he carried unanimously.
Mr. R. DLINDAS, M.P. in moving the ninth resolution,
said that he was well aware that it would ill become
him to trespiss at any great length on the attention of the
meeting after the m my powerful arguments that had been
adduced in favour of the subject for which 'he meeting had
been convened. He came Isere totally unconnected with any
West India interest. He derived no portion of income from
any connexion with that country; but such were his feel-
ings on the present subject, and such was the duty he con-
sidered he owed to his country, that he could not
refrain from addressing the meeting, on being asked
to propose this resolution. The resolution which
he had to propose for the adoption of the meeting was
the ninth. He felt the absolute necessity of maintaining
the possession of the West India Colonies ; and all that lie
asked for those injured and depressed colonies was what
every individual in this country would expect if his pro-
perty was to be taken from him—namely, that strict
justice be done to him. No person was more anxious
than he was to ameliorate the condition of the
slaves in the Wcst Indies ; but he should con-
sider it unworthy of any Englishman, or any person
who hell a title to property by rights as secure as pro-
perty was in this country—he should consider it derogo-
tary if they accepted relief only on the condition that they
complied with the orders in Council.—(Cheers.)

Mr. Alderman TtiomrsoN, in seconding the Reso-
lution, congratulated the present meeting on its great
numbers and respectability. On no occasion had he ever
witnessed so numerous a body, and to his mind the present
occasion was one justly calling far such an assemblage,
and requiring the deliberate attention which hid
been given to it that day.—(Hear, hear.) He would
remind the meeting that probably on the result of that
day's proceedings would depend, not only the wellbeing of
the colonies, but that of this country. From those colonies
England had derived her wealth, importance, and in-
fluence as a nation.—(Hear.) He considered the Orders
in Council of November last inconsistent with the reso-
lutions proposed by Mr. Canning and passed by Parliament
in 1823. He believed that as far as his information
went, the West India planters had with alacrity and
the hest possible feeling given effect to those resolutions.
And who were the defaulters ? the Executive Government
of the county. What were these resolutions? They had
been alluded to frequently, and it was right they should
go forward to the public in their expressed terms, that
though determined, but at the same time judicious and tem-
perate enforcement of the measures was recommended, such
an improvement should he effected in the slave population
as would fit them for a participation in the privileges en-
joyed by other of his Majesty's subjects, but did it not re-
quire time to mature the fruits of education ? Did it
not require time to teach the children the obligations
they were under to their master, the King, and Government ?
When those fruits were ripe, it would be time enough
to come forward and propose alterations in the treatment
of the slaves in the West India Colonies, but in pre
sent circumstances their interference would only increase
the alarm, anxiety, and ruin, which was now appari ntly
gathering over the colonies. It would be unpardonable of
him, after so many hours' discussion, to trespass longer on the
attention of the meeting ; but he would say as an humble
individual. and as a Member of the House of Commons, he
would use his best efforts to obtain for their
cause at least a fair and impartial hearing,
and if the subject was only fairly considered, and fully
investigated, sure he was the result would he vcry differ-
ent front what the Government by their Orders in Council
seemed to contemplate. He concluded by seconding the
resolution, which was then put by the Chairman, and car-
ried unanimously.
Lord REAY then moved the 10th resolution.

DL. COLVILLE felt that it was unnecessary to
say any thing in support o• this resolution. In the
extremity of colonial distress there was great necessity
for relief. He was himself a possessor of pro-
perty in the West Indies, and with all his different
opportunities of forming an opinion, his convic-
tion was, that independent of all danger and dis-
tress arising from the politic situation of the
colonies, the pressure from inadequacy of price for
their staple commodities had for the last three
years been so great that many estates could not produce
sufficient to defray the expenses that were necesarily
incurred by their cultivation. It would become necessary
then for this county to choose one of two things. I he colo-
nies must either be driven out of cultivation, or the public
must give such relief as would produce that degree of
improvement in the price, as would enable the
planters to meet the necessary expenses of cultiva-
tion. The destruction of the cultivation of the West
India colonies would not he limited only to one department,
but would operate on all branches, and spread extensively
over all the colonies. So great a deen,ase, for ex-
ample in sugar, would be the result of this destruction of the
cultivation, that its price would reach a famine price,
and it would be impossible to make up the de-
ficiency of supply in less than ten years. And
one million of slaves wou4l require to be transported
to the Brazils, in order to make up the deficiency. It was
for the sugar consumers to interfere in this matter. It
was their interest as well as the interest of the planter
to increase the price of sugar, or ultimately they would be
completsly deprived of it. He then seconded the resolution.
Mr. WARD, in moving the eleventh resolution, said,
he might be asked, why, during the period lie represented
the city iu Parliament he had not expressed himself
on the subject—his best answer would he, that during the
period
lie was there, while he could always obtain an
abundance of current statements and speculative opinions,
be could arrive at no well-established facts. It
was in order to obtain these facts, and place them in
the proper light, that he venturned to request their co-
operation and assistance in passing that resolution.—
Heae, lnar.) He deemed it necessary that the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, should be placed
before the attention of the public, because passion had been
excited, and because there existed a class of persons in the
country who, whatever their intentions might be, thought
that the end fully justified the means.—(Hear, hear.)
lie hoped the time would not be long before con-
fidence would he established in some degree ; but till
that time, it would be totally impossible for capital to be
productive.—(Hear, hear.) The country would remain
with abundance of estates, but with no means of raising a
shilling upon them.
Alderman COPELAND seconded the resolution, and de-
precated any interference by Government with the treat-
ment of the slaves. The planters were the only adequate
judges of what was proper or expedient in that matter.
Mr. NicrioLsoN, a person in the Hall, then addressed
the meeting. He stated that he was no West India Fr -
prietor, but as a trader in London, and as a consumer
~f sugar, lie felt himself called upon to say a few
words.—(Hear, hear.) The interests of England were
identified with those of the West India Colonies;
but he complained that while the meeting had passed re-
solutions declaratory of evils to which they were subjected,
and of evils that they were sustaining, they had suggested
no remedy to improve their condition. It was his in-

tontion, therefore, to propose a resolution on the subject.
if the people of England did not come forward and iden-
tify their case with that of the West India planters, they
could -shortly have no interests left. As a consumer of
.ogar, with 20 millions of people, he gave it as his opinion.
that if the West India propriety understood their Owl
!Arrests, they would adopt measures to create double ti c
lemand for sugar; and in consequence the exporta
'ion of British manufactures would be doubled. It be-
'acne their duty, therefore, to appeal to the people o'
England to support them, and meetings should be held it.
~very town in the kingdom for the same object. (Cheers.) I!
he were to go into the subject of the importation of tea
'cc could show that the people of England did not use
upon an average half an ounce per day each ; but if the) ,
consumed 30 millions of pounds of sugar annually, he would
csk, that supposing the duty o❑ it and coff e to be
reduced one-half, would it not erectly increase the con-
.umption ? Look at the consumption of coffee ; it was
now ten times the amount that it was when the
duty was double the present amount. It was their
luty to show to the Government, not that the country
could 'afford to lose 8,000,0001. a year, but to prove that
they would get 10,000,0001. or 12,000,000/. whene
they now got 8,000,000/. besides greatly improvine
the condition of the people, and greatly increasing the
exportation of manufactures. Therefore he wouH pro-
pose, as a resolution, that in furtherance of the object of
relief to the West India interests, such measures should
he adopted as would supply the British consumer at
a cheaper rate, would increase the demand, and pro-
mote the shipping interest; and that it would be expedient
to reduce by one halt the duties on hemp, timber, anti
every article used in building ships, on tea, coffee, sugar,
cocoa, and other articles of general consumption—
Then, and not till then, would they be able to com-
pete with the whole world ; and he was of opi-
nion that if some supestions were not adopted
fly the London merchants, Liverpool would be London in
twenty years, and London would sink into a village. Already
were Liverpool, Edinburgh, Leeds, and Glasgow' looking for
an opportunity of rising to greater eminence through
the indolence of the London merchants. He was of
opinion that if their eleven resolutions went through
the world, as the resolutions of the trailers and
shopkeepers of London, that they would be in-
sufficient without the adoption of some such resolution
as that which he had proposed ; and he therefore called
upon the meeting to adopt it as unanimously as that eleventh,
with which it did not at all interfere.—(Hear, hear.)
. .

A Gentleman, whose name we could not learn, seconded
the re... olution.

The Noble CHAIRMAN having read the resolution, said
that the Hon. Gentleman who had moved it might feel
assured that the meeting were greatly oliged to him for
his attention and zeal in behalf of the West India interests,
and they might be as we'l convinc d as he (the Chairman)
was, that that gentleman's intention was solely to promote
the West India interests. But he (the Chairman) suggested
that the most prudent course would he to withdraw the
resolution.—( Hear.) The eleven resolutions which had
been passed had for their object to lay before his Majesty's
Government and the country, the distresses experienced by
the West India interests generally, and to suggest some
relief to be granted directly from the Government of
this country. There their cause rested all but to re-
quest the Parliamentary inquiry to prove to mankind
the truth or falsehood of those assertions which had
been made against the West India body, and upon
that examination either to recommend legislative mea-
sures, or to adopt any other means to forwad
their object. The resolutions were, therefore, limi-
ted to a representation of their case. It was true that
many of the things which were given in detail were already
known to the Government, and the propositions made by
Mr. Nicholson's resolution, regarding a reduction of duties,
were also known to the Government, and there could be
no doubt that if they could afford, consistently with the
public credit, to reduce taxation, the effect would he to in-
crease the consutnption of the articles, and to increase the
happiness of the people.—(Hear, hear, hear.) With
no objection to the contents of the resolution, he would
put it to the discretion of the gentleman whether he would
insist in having it put. It did not form part of the business
of the meeting, and it would be better, rather than
open so large a field as that resolution would do, for hint
to rest satisfied with having stated his views, and to know
they were appreciated as coming from the best motive,'
and the soundest principles.—(Cheers, and cries of,
6' Withdraw !")
Mr. NICHOLSON said the power was out of his hands ;
he bad launched his vessel, the sailors were the meeting,
and they would say whether they would protect her or
not.—(Cries of "No l") For himself he had no
interest in the subject, but that of having done what
he thought was right.—(Hear.) If the meeting,
however, considered it better for him to withdraw
the resolution, he had not the slightest oijection to it.—
(Cheers, and cries of " Withdraw !")
The CHAIRMAN then said, with Mr. Nicholson's per-
mission, he would consider the resolution was withdrawn.

Mr. SINCLAIR said that in rising to propose the
12th resolution and to make the 25th speech, it was ne-
ces,ary that he should he very brief; therefore he would
detain the meeting w►th a very few observations. We
had now arrived at a most eventful crisis with respect
to our colonies and their prosperity. The question now
was, whether the colonies were to be relieved, or were to
he allowed to go to complete ruin hs they had been doing
for some time. He would say no more than that he
would give the measure his most decided support
in another place,--he meant in his place in the
House of Commons. He then proposed the resolu-
►ion, to the effect, " That petitions founded on these rm.
lutiens be presented to his Majesty and to both Houses of
Parliament."

JOHN RAE REID, Esq., rose to second the resolution,
and, as he was a man of business, he would at once
come to the point; therefore, without going into detai:s,
he cordially seconded the resolution, which was then put,
and carried unanimously.
Mr. BortGE then rose and said, that the proposed series
of resolutions having now been gone through, it fell to
his duty to propose one more, viz., that of a motion of
thanks from the meeting to their Noble Chairman for his
sanction of their proceedings by his presence. He had
most cordially approved of all the resolutions and senti-
ments which had been agreed to and delivered that day,
and was happy that the meeting bad been so unanimous
on the subject, for union was strength. He held an official
situation in one of the colonies, so he bad thought it better
not to offer himself to the notice of the meeting till their
sentiments had been delivered, as then it could not be
said that the meeting was biassed by any one closely
connected with the colonies. There was now one
duty which he would have to perform, that was,
to write to his constituents a notice of the
unanimity which had prevailed at that meeting, where
their interests were the topic of discussion. It would give
them a great deal of satisfaction to know that their case
hid excised so touch sympathy, that even the spirit of
parry bad been laid aside, and all had agreed that the
interest of the Colonist should be protected. It was
now his duty to propose that a vote of thanks be
presented to the N..ble Chairman, who, by his temper
anti ability, had given the meeting the character of a de-
liberative assembly. The Hun. Gentleman then proposed
his resolution, to the effect—" That the thanks of the
meeting be given to Lord Hsrewood, for the temper and
ability which be had shewn, as chairman of that meeting "
... •

Mr. Barctur rose to second the resolution. lie didorot,
however, think that necessary, after what had taken place
—the unanimity which had prevailed. The meeting were
most deeply indebted to the Noble Chairman, and he had
no doubt but that this resolution would pass with as much
unanimity as the others.
The resolution was passed amidst acclamation.
Lord HAREWOOD briefly returned thanks, when the
meeting broke up.

The novel about to be published by the dis-
tinguished author of " Granby," is said to be entitled " Ar-
lington." Its design is said to exhibit the progress through
life of a young Peer who, having come to his title during his
minority, was peculiarly exposed to the schemes of parasites,
and to the injury likely to ensue from injudicious maternal in-
dulgence. Wits, Roues, diners-out, gamblers, fortune-hunting
young ladies, and other well-known characters of the day, re-
volve, it is understood, in the novelist's pages, as satellites
around the rich and titled youth.

e are not aware whether the circumstance
of the House of Commons riot having sat last night will occa-
sion any alteration in the business intended to be brought for-
ward this evening. We allude to the committal of the Bill for
regulating the civil departments of the navy. The arrange-
ments consequent on this measure involve, as we observed in a
former Paper, a subject of some importance. Mr. Hume truly
stated, when the navy estimates were under consideration, that
the idea of superannuating the present Accountant-General of
the Navy, by which the expense of a large retiring pension
would be entailed on the country, was a measure that could
not possibly receive the sanction of Parliament, and showed
how dangerous it was to leave the Executive Government the
power of getting rid of one of its most efficient servant:, for
no other purpose whatever but to provide foj another. We
have not the least doubt but the serious attention of the House
will be called to the improper waste of the public money which
this measure involves. The dead weight will continually in-
crease instead of diminishing, if, not content with the means
afforded by ordinary casualties, Ministers avail themselves of
the facilities supplied by the superannuation of able and efficient
men to obtain places Mr their friends and Morrs-
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DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

ANrwEnr, itf ARCH 30.—The 7th regiment of infantry
eft us this morning f r Malines.

Two battalions of the Bth regiment passed through to-
I ty. A battalion of the 3 I regiment of light infantry is
•xpected to-morrow or Sunday.
We hear from the environs of Bergen-op-Zoom that all
he farmers' waggons have been put in requisition for the
Ise of the a•my.
BRUSSELS MARCH 3l.—The whole class of the militia
,f 1532, amounting to 12,000, is to be called out.

It is affirmed, that all the cavalry regiments of the army
,re to he augmented by an additional squadron. A pro•
iect of law, for the erection of a military order in Belgium,
vas laid before the King yesterday, and will shortly be
r. rented to the Chambers.

It seems to be eunfirMed that Austria has determined to

,atify the twenty-foul Articles, and it is even reported that
I3aron Neumann is to be the Austrian Atinisttr at Brussels.
ANTwritr, 11Aacit 31.—Yesterday afternoon all this
dun. boats retired close to the citadel. Some persons biji
hat there is a mutiny on board these vessels.

The Dutch are taking tneasur.a to obtain their supplies
from Holland by the inundation of the Polders ; a gun—
boat is already there, and it is ob.erveri that they arts
mounding the depth of the water which covers part of tilt
Pol&ra.

llnussims, Avair. I.—lt is affirmed, that the format on
of four batteries of horse artillery has been resolved upon,
and:that the organ cation and command of them will be
given to a superior Polish officer of great reputation.
The news of the ratification of the treaty by Austria
was received by our Government on the night of the :30th,
from our 'Minister at Paris, by whom it was com-
municated to Count Appony. Private accounts from
Holland say, that all the environs of Breda have been
inundated. In a late review of the Dutch army, each
moldier received two pairs of new shoes, cartridges, Ike.
The same letter says that the Dutch army amounts to
120,000 men.

I3ROSSKLS, APRIL 2.—The Magistrates of Brussels have
resolved on forming four boards of health, which will
communicate with the medical board, in order to insure
the speediest execution of the measures which may be
juitged necessary, in case of the appearance of the cholera.
The Sedentary Civic Guard of Brussels has rereited
orders to be ready to do duty instead of the garrison.
The resignation of M. Coghen, Minister of Finance, is
❑ot yet expected.
A decree of the King authorises the Minister of the In-
terior to appoint commissioners to go to the departments,
in order to ensure the execution of the sanitary measures
adopted by his department for the preservation of the
health of the inhabitants.

BRUSSELS, Argil. 3.—The Board of Health has met
several time% during these three days, the Minister of the
Interior being prem nt, for the purpose of adopting
such measures as may be mces.ary in consequence of the
appearance of the cholera in France.
ANTWERP, APRIL 2.—We have this moment learnt,
that there is a great movement in the Dutch army about
Bergen•op_Zoom ; it is said that a large body of troops
will b, assembled there. Several boats, filled with troops,
have come to the citadel. Since Saturday, orders Lave
been received in the citadel, to send all the women and
children to Holland.

'Fite Senate and the Chamber of Itrpreeentativr■ con-
tinue the discussion of the budget of the several ministe-
rial departm,'nts.—Brussels Papers, April 4.

VIENNA, 111.aitcit 24.—Sir Stratford Canning is in-
structed by the London Conference on the affairs of
Gr~ere, to announce to the Porte the choice made of
Prince Otho, of Bavaria, as sovereign of that country.
It is supposed that the Porte, which did not object
to the choice of Prince Leopold, will be equally satis-
fied with the new ci nice. Sir S. Canning continues
to negotiate with the Reis Effendi for the extension of the
Greek frontier, and it was expected that be would be
succt,s.ful; but when the last post left Constantinople,
he had not had the usual audience of the Sultan, which
excited some surprise at Constantinople, and induced a
belief that the Sultan intended to wait for the pro-
gress of the negotiations, as in general Foreign Ambassa-
dors have a day appointed fur their audience soon after
their arrival.

Five per Cent. Mitalliques 87i ; F,,ur per Cent. 77;
Bank Shares 11561.—A1lyemeine Zeitung.

THE MARKETS.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK.

N,N heat. Barley. Oats. Beans.
Per Quarter. is.to s. s. I. 16.t05.i L to s.
Blandford I 61 35 I 22 I 41
Brigg , 50 54 32 36 18 21 31 33
Cambridge 56 30 19 I 31
Chard 54 60 ,30 34 18 20 ' 372 36
Huntingdon...—. 58 67 127 32 18 'X 28 92
Long Sutton 46 61 ; 16 21 28 38
Louth 5O 55 27 32 17 20 32 34
Lynn . 48 60 26 3 16 24 30 22
Newark 54 61 34 40 18 30 33 42
Nottingham 56 65 31 41 20 25 33 45
Peterborough —. 50 62 34 38 15 24 28 36
Plymouth
67 43 27 43
Sleafiml , , 65 70 36 38 22 28 41 43
Utpingharn 54 60 28 35 16 21 28 40
NA. isbech • 54 18 33
LEEDS CORN MARKET.—ApriI 3.
Wheat, Norfolk and Sufiblk, 601 b.
York. and Lincoln. 60Ib.
Barley, Norfolk and Soffiilk
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Grinding
Beans
Oats, Potatoe

545. to 655.
525. to 635. g
325. to 355.
345. to 365.
218. to 233. 4
345. to 41s.
235. to 283. :"1
lg. 11 yid. to 13st. per st.
31s. to Us. per load.
1, —l. to —l. per last.

Oats, Potatoe
—Healing, For. 12. d. to 13(1 En
Shelling
Rapeseed, English, 161. to 241 Foreig

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—ApriI 3.
WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b.
Red
Scotch, Welch, and Manx
Irish, White 8 4 8 5
------ Red . 8 2 8 4
Foreign 8 10 9 0
OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 0 3 3
Irish
Foreign
BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 35 0 37 0
- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs.
Feeding 3 10 4 0
BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 16 0 40 0
Irish, &c.
Foreign
PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 36 0 38 0
Foreign
FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 46 0 47 0
Irish
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2.401bs 25 0 0
INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b.
BYE, per Imperial quarter
MALT, per Imperial quarter
IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending April 2.
Wheal Oats. (Barley Flour. Oatmeal.
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Foreign, Rrls.llrish, &c. Scks.l Loads.
5,132 3,651 , 3.21 384 1 1,524 1,964

Sir Robert Peel, in a late debate in the
House of Commons on the subject of Don Pedro's expedition
to Lisbon, cites, as an authority for his argument, the letters
of Jefferson, late President of the United States of America,
several passages of which the Hon. Member read to the House
from the Posthumous Memoirs of Jefferson, lately published,
to which work Sir Robert frequently alluded. The Memoirs
in question embrace not only all the correspondence of the
l'resident, but also a narrative of the principal events of his
times, and his opinions on the great political characters who
then figured in different parts of the world.

LETTERS FROM THE NORTH OF EUROPE.
By C. B. Elliott, Esq.—" Few travellers, when they take up
the pen to desciibe their wanderings, succeed in keeping up the
reader's attention. The difficulties they have undergone rise
up to memory in their narration, and render their efforts labo-
rious. We find no fault of this nature in the volume •f Mr.
Elliott. lie relates incidents of danger in almost less time than
they took in happening. At the same moment his busy eyes
are not only on the path direct, but prying into the ♦arious and
curious surrounding objects. A volume, therefore, written in
a fluent tone of epistolatory correspondence, upon scenes of
other and far countries, like the work in question, must be ac-
ceptable to every one. The author's adventures in Norway are
particularly worthy of attention. That wild country never had
a better historian, and few historians equal to the arduous un-
dertaking of its real inspection."—Morning Post,

BIRTHS.
On the !kit ult. at Naples, the lady of Arthur Vansittart, Esq.,
of a daughter.
On the 4th inst. in Great James-street, Bedford-row, MIT.
Henry Hewlett, of a son.

On the 22d ult. at St OmMARRIE
er's in France, James Sedgwiel;
Wetenhall, Esq., to Eliza Emily, :laughter of the Hon. John and
late Lady Louisa Rodney.
On the 3d inst. at Conway, Edward Legh, Esq., of Lewisham,
In the eonnty of Kent, to Catharine, youngest daughter of the
late Rev. Edward Owen, Rector of I,Gnestyre, in the county of
Caernarvon.
On the sth inst. at Marylebone Church, Colonel Berkeley
Drummond, to Mari; daughter of the late William Arthur
Crt abie, Esq
On the sth inst. at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square Lieutenant
James Small, R.N., to Fanny, second daughter of Edward Hor-
ton' Esq., of Baker_street, Portman-square.
On the sth inst. at Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, Robert
cott, Esq., of the lion. East India Company's Medical Service,
Madras Establishment, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late
iamuel Wilson, Esq.

DIED.
On the ht int.. at Wellingborough, William Hawkins, tanner
ind currier, aged 57.
On the teith ult. aged P 2, Mr. Beckford Govey, late of Mile End'
On the 4th inst. at Kennington, Nlrs Rust, relict of the late
Mr. Rust, of Alderrnanbury.
On the Nth ult. at Langley House, Bucks, Charlotte Mari
Ann, youngest daughter of C. f. Dupree, Esq.. aged 35.

PirNYED ANn PtlyiLlsliED BY MURDO YOUNG, irigS
3,:?+: OFFICE., 11; STRAND. LoNtroz.,..