The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-21 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

Accounts front Demerara have been received to the 29th
of November. They furnish an important despatch from
the Colonial-office to the Government of the Colony, rela-
tive to the introduction of emigrants into the West Indies
from the United Kingdom. The following is a copy of
the despatch :

" Downing-street, Oct. 17, 1834.
" Sir,—lt has been been represented to me, that, in the
present state of West India society, considerable advantage
might arise to that part of his Majesty's dominions by the
introduction of emigrants, not only from this kingdom, but
from the Continent of Europe ; and it has been stated, by
persons to whose judgment much respect is due, that many
descriptions of labour at present performed by the negro
population might be successfully undertaken by persons of
European birth or descent. However formidable the
obstacle to this scheme may appear, I yet do not venture
antecedently to experience to condemn or reject a measure
which is supposed by others to be practicable, and which, if
really carried into efect, would certainly be productive of
solid benefits to those colonies.
" The subject deserves, and should engage, the careful
attention of the Legislature of British Guiana, and you will
signify to them the wish of his Majesty's Government that
it should be taken into their early consideratioa. The im-
pediments to settling the West Indies with European emi-
grants, so far as they arise from periodical causes, are be-
yond the reach of human legislation ; but in part, at least,
they may be referred to causes of a different character.
Amongst these may be numbered the existence of laws
enhancing artificially the cost of a passage to the West
Indies, or of laws which would exclude emigrants of the
poorer dais from the participation in various civil franchises,
or of fiscal laws, which would render such persons the ob-
jects of a direct and burdensome taxation ; or of laws which
would render the naturalization of aliens difficult or expen-
sive. Such impediments might, of course, be easily sur-
mounted by the repeal or enactment of the laws in which
they originate.
" In the event of the repeal of any existing law, or the
introduction of any new law, respecting naturalization, care
must be taken that the power of refusing that boon to any
undeserving or dangerous individual must always be re-
served to the Executive Government ; that no person be
naturalized under any general Act, except after an actual
residence in the colony for some definite period, nor unless
there shall be adequate reason to suppose that he has adopt-
ed it as his home, and that no naturalized person be re-
quired to repudiate his allegiance to the Sovereign of the
state to which it was owing by the circumstance of his
birth. It may, perhaps, be practicable to encourage emi-
gration to British Guiana, not only by the removal of
such obstacles as I have mentioned, but by direct encou-
ragements. A system has been in operation for some years
for promoting emigration to the British North American
and Australian colonies, under the immediate superintend-
ence of this department. In furtherance of that plan, agents
have been established at the principal ports of those settle-
ments and of the United Kingdom—the services of each of
those agents as are stationed in Great Britain and Ireland
might readily be made available to promote emigration to
the West Indies without any increase of the public expen-
diture. I shall best place you in possession of the nature
of the scheme by referring you to the enclosed printed
papers, in which it is developed. With the co-operation of
the Legislature of British Guiana, in providing for an emi-
gration agent there, it might, to a certain extent, and with
some qualifications, be adapted to that colony.
" You will consider how far these very general views

can be matured into any practical and useful form. As-
suring the Legislature of the colony under your govern-
ment of the anxious wish of his Majesty to co-operate
with them in this or in any other undertaking, calculated
to relieve the colonists from the difficulties inseparable
from their present situation by rational and well-digest-ed
methods. " I have the honour to be,
" Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
" T. SPRING RICE.
" Lieut.-Governor Sir J. Carmichael Smith, Bart.,

British Guiana."

NEW SPANISH LOAN.

The new Spanish Loan was brought into the Markel
yesterday, and the following official announcement respect.
ing it has been made :

4, SPANISH LOAN,

" This loan has been contracted for by M. Ardouin, at the
price of 60 per cent., with dividend from the Ist of November,
1834, at which rate it is issued, subject to the following con-
dition, which forms an article of the treaty
" Article 7th.—The contractor engages to make good to
the Spanish Government upon the last half of the loan (say
on 350,877.193 reals vellon) 6 per cent. in addition to the
price agreed upon in Article 3, if at the expiration of three
months from the 20th of November last, the date at which the
bidding was made, the price of the loan shall be and maintain
itself for eight successive days RI the Exchaoge of London at
least to i per cent. above the rate of 66.'
" Should the above coaditson be fulfilled, an additional
amount of 3 per cent-will be .alled fbr in the last instalment.
" The payments will beconiCalleiirrne- rolturring
vir,..

" Deposit on Friday, the 23d January £lO per trent.
" lit Instalment on Mond 2d March 5
"2d ditto on Thursday, 94 April
"3d d tto on Friday, Ist May 7f
" 4th ditto on Tuesday, 2d June
" sth ditto on Thursday, 2d July 1
" 6th ditto on Monday, 3d August
" 7th ditto on Wednesday, 2d September if
" Bth ditto on Friday, 24 October 5
" 9th ditto en Wednesday, 4th November

60 or 63"

The scrip of the above loan bore a premium varying from
to 11 per cent., and it left off at 1 to premium. In the
old stock, the Cortes bonds, contrary to expectation, a fall
took place, which is the more remarkable as the ♦alue of the
lattor depends to a certain extent on th• success of the new
loan. They left off at 55i to 1.

ST. KATHERINE DOCK COMPANY.

Yesterday a half-yearly general meeting of the pro-
prietors of shares in this Company was held at the Dock-
house, Tower-hill, for the purpose of „declaring a dividend
for the last half year, and for laying a statement of the
affairs of the Company before the Court. There were
present Mr. Tooke, M.P., Mr. Crawford, M.P., Mr.
Alderman Thompson, M.P., and a majority of the Court
of Directors. Mr. Thos. Tooke in the Chair.
The Secretary, Sir J. HALL, read the notice convening
the meeting. . _

The CHAIRMAN stated that the accounts of the Com-
pany up to the close of 1834 had been prepared for the
inspection of the proprietors, and had been open for their
examination during the last fourteen days, and were now
laid on the table. He would, therefore, only state that
the amount applicable to the payment of a dividend
at the close of the year 1833 was 18,9461. 14s. sd. ;
but that at the close of 1834 the balance for that pur-
pose was 28,270/. 7s. 3d. The balance at the end of
1833 had not been sufficient to continue the dividend of I
per cent., and the amount of dividend was in consequence
reduced to 1 k per cent., which was continued for the half
year ending in July last. The directors had now the satis-
faction of stating, that the balance in hand was sufficient
to restore the dividend to its original amount, and they re,
commended that a dividend of 1 per cent. for the half
year just ended should be declared.--(Hear, hear.) After
paying such dividend of per cent., which would amount
to 20,292/., there would he a surplus in favour of the Com-
pany applicable to the current y‘iar. If the business of
the Docks in 183,5 was equal to what it had been in 1834,
there would be a considerable surplus at the end of the year,
after providing for the dividends and interest in debentures.
As to the prospects of the Company, they would materially
depend on the greater or less amount of the trade of the
port of London. The Chairman then entered into a de-
tailed statement, for the purpose of showing the improve-
ment in the trade of the port of London, which afforded
great satisfaction, and the dividend was declared in pursu-
ance to the recommendation of the Directors.

THE SHIPPING INTEREST.

(Concluded from The Sun of Yesterday.)

Mr. D. BALCLAY, M.P., in rising to propose the thanks
of the meeting to the Committee, concurred that the British
shipowners were deeply indebted to the Committee of ship
owners, and for his own part he should be glad to receive
every information from them to enable him to become
useful to the great interests with which they were con-
nected.—(Hear, hear.) If the Committee did no more
than get rid of the canal and dock duties, by which a
saving of 39,000/. a year was effected to shipowners, they
would be entitled to the thanks of the great body whom
they represented.

Captain PELLT, of the Trinity House, seconded the
resolution.

It was then put from the Chair and agreed to. •
Mr. Alderman TRomrsoN rose to move a resolution
expressive of the continued distress of the shipping inte-
rests, and of the little prospect which appeared of their
improvement. The Hon. Alderman, after eulogising the
conduct of Mr. G. F. Young, M.P., who was originally in-
tended to be the mover of the resolution, and after congra-
tulating that gentleman upon his recovery from his late
dangerous illness, and for the confidence which his con-
stituents had in hit by re-electing him at the very moment
that he was confined to his bed, proceeded to say that it
was not necessary for him to make many observations to
enforce the truth of the proposition which he had submitted
to the meeting.--(Hear, hear, hear.) There was this pe-
culiarity in respect to the distresses of the shipowners that,
although they were generally admitted, no efforts were
made by those having the power to do so to grant them
relief.—( Hear.) Even the eloquent speech of his Hon.
Friend the Member for Teignmouth, in reference to the
Reciprocity Act, made no impression on the House, be-
cause then the Government and a large party of free-trade
advocates were in the House ; but it was his belief that
the question would be differently treated in the ensuing
Parliament, for many of the Members of the present Go-
vernment took an active part against the late Government
when an effort was made by them to impose an additional
duty on Canadian timber.—{Hear, hear.) It was, there-
fore, the duty of the Shipowners' Society, which had wisely
excluded matters of politics entirely from its proceedings,
to give to the present Government, in reference to their
shipping policy, all that they asked—a fair trial.—( Hear,
hear.) If, however, they followed the footsteps of their
predecessors, then should those connected with the shipping
interests act as circumstances would justify.—(Hear.) That
very morning he received a comparative statement of the
shipping that had entered the Port of London from foreign
ports. From which it appeared that there were—
In 1832—British Ships 3,l67—Tonnage 626,02t. i
Foreign ditto 85o—Ditto
In 1833—British Ships 3,36s—Ditto
Foreign ditto I,o4l—Ditto
In 1834—British Ships 3,74l—Ditto
Foreign ditto I,2s4—Ditto
The result of this showed that, in 1832, the foreign ship,.
as compared with British, that entered the port of London,
was 19 per cent. ; in 1833, 207 per cent. ; and in the last
year 23 per cent.—(Hear, hear)--so that the increase of
foreign ships over British in the port of London, in two
years, was 404, while the tonnage was 62,120 tons. He
believed that an equal increase had taken place in the va-
rious outports.--( Hear, hear.) Why, he asked, had the
friends of free trade attacked the shipping interests, in-
stead of the agricultural interests? Why, because the
former were but weakly supported in the House of Com-
mons, in 1824.—(Hear,hear.) Now, however, there would
be an accession of friends to the cause in the House from
various shipping towns in the country, and he anticipated
the most advantageous results from the circumstance.
Mr. Wilcox, seconded the resolution.
Mr. G. P. Yourfo said, that the more he had considered
the nature and effect of the Reciprocity Act the more
deeply was be impressed with its cruel injustice, and he
would never cease raising his voice against it, either in or
out of Parliament.—(Hear.)
The resolution was then put and agreed to.
Mr. D. CARRUTHERS, M.P. for Hull, in moving a vote
of thanks to the Members of Parliament who supported
the shipping interests in the House of Commons, took oc-
casion to express his decided opposition to the Itecinr--'•
Act, and his determination to oppose it nevery POssible
manner. He entered int",,
various statements to show its
injustice, and concluded by moving the resolution stated
above,
Mr, BtTegLE seconded it, and it was agreed to.
-.111911 the 'notion of Mr. Ingham, M.P., seconded by

What an extraordinary bustle prevailed within the little
eireuit of the town of Erfurth, now so deserted! What an
epoch was that, when the all powerful will of that extraor-
dinary man (who for a number of years past has reposed
on the rock of St. Helena from the wonderful dream of life)
called around him there, as if by a magic wand, emperors,
kings, and the most remarkable men of the times.
Napoleon had sent for the principal actors of the Thea-
tre Francais to Erfurth ; Telma, Madlle Duchesnois„
Mddlle Mars, the beautiful Georges, the charming Bur-
going, appeared several times a week in their first charac-
ters before that august assembly. A little theatre found in
the old convent of the Jesuits, had been arranged for this
purpose with a promptitude and elegance truly French.
I was fortunate enough to be placed with two of my
friends in the front of a box near the stage, whence we (lonia
easily see every thing that went on in the parquet. We.
congratulated ourselves upon being so comfortable, but our
happiness did not last long. Those boxes near us became
by degrees full to overflowing. The door of ours flew vio-
lently open. How ! cried an enraged soldier or gendarme,
I do not know which, placed there to take care of us--How
is this ? Three females upon three chairs! There is room
for six introducing at the same time between us two ladies
who were fortunately of our acquaintance-
All the other boxes were becoming more and more full
as well as ours ; we were dreadfully squeezed ; we could
scarcely move ; the heat was enough to kill us ; but wa
had no time for it. The importance of the grand spectacle
which was about to present itself to our view in the parquet
so occupied our thoughts, that we forgot all the inconve-
niences of our situation.

Directly in front of the stage were placed two extn-chairs
for the two Emperors, and on each side of them common
tbo nn. rniirn;n3 -PAM..., Tl ..mace be-
hind these seats began to be filled. Statesmen and Gene-
rale of most of the European Powers, men whose names
were then celebrated, and are now become in a great de-
gree historical, care in. Uniforms bedizzened with gold,
and an air of vivacity and assurance, distinguished the
French from the Germans, who were more serious and un-
assuming. There was Berthier, and Soult, and Caulin-
court, and Savary, and Lannes, and Duroc, and many
others equally celebrated. It seemed as if the greatness of
their master was reflected upon all their countenances.
We saw Goethe with his calm and dignified face, and the
venerable Wieland : the Grand Duke of Weimar had in-
vited them to Erfurth. The Duke of Gotha and several
reigning Princes and branches of the royal families of Ger-
many were formed in a group round those two veterans of
German literature..

A roll of drums was heard without. That's the Em-
peror ! said every one all through the theatre. Simpletons,
what arc you thinking of? bawled out in a rage the com-
manding officer to the drummers ; it is only a King! In
fact one of the German Monarchs entered the house, and
three other Kings appeared shortly afterwards. Then
came the Kings of Saxony, Bavaria, and Wirtemberg, with-
out noise and without eclat. The King of Westphalia,
who arrived later, eclipsed them all by the brilliancy of his
rich embroideries and precious stones. The Emperor
Alexander with his majestic figure came in afterwards.
The great box opposite the stage ditulad our eyes with the
glare that it threw into the house. The Queen of West-
phalia, covered with diamonds, sat in the centre ; by the
side of her the charming Stephanie, Grand Duchess of
Baden, was remarked for her grace, and still more for her
style of dress. Some German Princesses were sitting near
the two reigning Princesses ; and the Lords and Ladies of
their Courts occupied the back of the box.

At this time Talleyrand appeared in a small box con-
trived for him upon it level with the parquet near the stage,
• for an infirmity in his feet would not allow of his standing
in the parquet. The Emperor and Kings stood up before
the box conversing with this Minister who was sitting at his
ease. Every body was assembled : he alone who had been
the causetfif bringing all these great men together, was not
yet come ; and he made them wait some time.
At last, another and louder roll was heard, All eves
were directed with impatient curiosity to the entrance-door,
At length the most incomprehensible man of the most in-
conceivable period appeard. Dressed as usual in the most
simple manner, he made a slight inclination to the Sove-
reigns present who had been kept waiting for him
so long, and sat himself down in the arm-chair to the right
of the Emperor of Russia, His squat and rather shapeless,
figure was a contrast to the stately mein of Alexander. The
four Kings took their seats upon the chairs without arms,
and the play began. But in vain did Telma display all his.
art ; as for us, we could neither see nor attend to anything
else than the parquet before us. The gendarmes in the
mean time, at the door of our box did all they could to make
up for our want of manners, by teaching us between the
acts the etiquette to be observed in the presence of the
master of the world. Put down that opera-glass ;. the Em-
peror will not have it, cried out one of them, poking himself
forward over the heads of the ladies sitting behind us.—Sit
upright, do not stretch forth your neck so; the Emperor
does not like it, ejaculated the other.
This was a great impertinence truly ; but we followed
the example of the Kings and Princes before us, and sup-
ported patiently from the French what we could not help.
Immediately after the performance of the tragedy, which
he had perhaps seen a hundred times, Napoleon put him-
self in an easy position in his arm-chair, and fell into a pro-
found sleep. It is well knots ii, that at any hour of the day
or night he could go to sleep whenever he chose : occular
witnesses assure us, that in the middle even of a decisive
battle he would purposely give himself up to sleep for an
hour or two, in order to collect fresh strength, and that he
would always awake at a stated hour. On the day of this
representation at Erfurth, he had fatigued himself in exer-
cising the troops in the field for several hours together.
It was a singular spectacle to see that terrible being,
whose vast plans worked the happiness or misery of half the
world, wrapped in a tranquil slumber ; we could not help
contemplating with astonishment, mingled with fear, this
profile of a fine antique, as it were, to which the sombre
uniform of Alexander formed a ground.
'Twenty years are since elapsed (1828), scarcely the third
portion of the life of man ; and how many changes have
taken place in this short space ? What a powerful stride
the world has made in this fifth part of a century! It
would have been hardly possible to have guessed then, at
the existing state of things. How furiously has been the
infliction of the scythe of time ; and what a terrible harvest
has fallen to it ! Where are the Kings, the powerful and
great men that were assembled under that roof? Where
is he who called them together ? He reposes for ever upon
a rock surrounded by the roaring waves of the sea. The
short but noble life of Alexander is finished. The Kings
of Saxony, Bavaria, Wirtemberg, lie in their marble tombs.
The ex-King Jerome alone has survived them all ; but his
fame has vanished with his fairy kingdom, like a morning
dream. How many other imposing names might be added
to this funeral list.

FlRE.—Yesterday morning, a few minutes after five
o'clock, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Tottenham-
court-road were thrown into great excitement and alarm by
the discovery of a Bre having broke out on the premises of
Mr. Scambell, a currier and leather-seller, residing at No.
216, Tottenham-court-road. The policemen, immediately on
the discovery of the fire, sprung their rattles. The family of
Mr. S. were aroused from the imminent danger in which they
were placed, and fortunately saved by the assistance of the
policemen and neighbours. On forcing open the street-door,
the fire was discovered to have broken out in the back parlous-,
and immediately on the door being opened, the flames rushed
forth with great fury. The tire engines were quickly oil the
spot, but the fire had attained such a height previous to the
arrival of the engines, that the whole of the valuable stock
and furniture were destroyed. The adjoining premises, the
King's Arms public-house, were, by the exertions of the fire-
men and a plentiful supply of water, saved. It is not known
in what manner the fire originated. The premises and stock
are insured in the Sun and Norwich Fire-offices.
SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock a lady named Bude, residing in
Aurelia-place, Lower Chelsea, was driving a couple of ponies
in a four-wheeled chaise along the Uxbridge-road, near to
Shepherd's-bush, accompanied by her two daughters, one
seventeen years of age, and the other nine, when the animals
became restive, and on Mrs. Bude attempting to check then
they commenced kicking and plunging in a violent manner,
and at length set off in a furious gallop. Mrs. Bude retained
her presence of mind, and greatly exerted herself to hold the
horses in, but her strength was not sufficient to do so, and the
proceeded in their impetuous career for several hundred yards;
when at last, in passing a market gardener's cart, the splinter
bar and the fore wheel of the chaise came full in contact with
the off wheel of the cart with such tremendous violence that
the cart was forced completely round, and the horse thrown
down in the shafts, whilst the chaise was literally smashed to
pieces, the shafts and chain breeching being torn away front
the under carriage, and the body part completely destroyed.
Mrs. Rude and her daughters were thrown out into tire road
with fearful violence, and we regret to state that Mrs. Buds
sustained that such some injury that her life is despaired of.
Her skull al the tease of the brain is extensively and danger-
ously 17,:ciured, and her left arm broken in two places. The
eldest Miss Bode was thrown forcibly on her face, and received
a violent contusion on the mouth, by which two of her front
teeth were knocked out, and her under lip cut through. Two
of the fingers of her right hand were so
through the,
that the splinters of the bone protruded ,
The youngest daughter escaped with but trifimenyuTuchilej
of the ponies had its leg broken, and was otherwise
cured.