The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-19 00:00:00

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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1828,

Owing to the continued prevalence of bois-
terous weather in the Channel, we have not yet
received any French or German Papers.

Ewery 44y's experience too truly proves that
England is the favonredPa Pl' monopoly—the

'ruitful soil where chartered interests—and vested

interests, and all other sorts of interests for the
benefit of a few, at the expence of the many—are
found to prosper in superlative abundance, Wr are
opt more envied for the glory of our free and " un-
rivatieu .11411 langnrU ac lUr our
overgrown monopolies. We have 4 monopoly
the Church, and a monopoly in Parliament—
we have a monopoly in Beer, and a monopoly
in Coals—we have a ruonepoly in Mines, and a
monopoly in Moonshine—a monopoly in Stocke
and in Joint Stock companies, and all for the
petensible benefit of the favoured .many, but in
reality liar the advantage of the disinterested few.
Monopoly and combination are synonymous
terms—or rather monopoly is the fruit of corn-
bindion. Combination is the cause and mono-
poly the effect, of which effect the public are in
clue time taught the eastiy consequence.
A great deal has lately been said en the sub-
ject of combinti.tion among the coal-proprietors
in the North, for the purpose of regulating the
supply of that indispensable articke to the Lon-
don and coasting markets, This charge has
been boldly, and we hope truly, denied in
Parliament, as utterly false. But there are
those who still assert the contrary. We are
assured by a Correspondent that 4 combination
has existed, and does exist, under the name of
IL Restriction of Quantity," for the sole purpose
of enheocing the price. And the consequence
of this restriction is, that the coals are charged five
shillings per chaldron on the average of best coals
more than they would be sold for did such " re-
striction" not exist. The "restrictive" combination
Is usually entered into for one year, and 'expires
with the month of December. From what
the Duke of WELLINGTON said in Parlia-
ment, near the termination of the last Ses-
sion, it was expected tat the more opulent
proprietors would discountenance the Restric-
withhold'their
mg consent to its
tive System by
renewal. But the public Were mistaken.

informed, a
North on the Bth Dec., for the
Grand Meeting
necessary arrangements far
if we are rightly
took place in the
purpose of makiiig the
supplying the consumers ct coals with an ample
supply on the best terms. At this
Meeting the
most Noble the Marquis of LONDONDERRY
took the Chair, supported by Lords RAVENS..
WORTH, DURHAM, and WiIivENPWFFE,Wit..
I.mm RUSSELL, Esq., M.P., MATT,/ gw
BELL, En., M.P., together with a Deputation
from the Trade, wh,fn various resolutions were
adopted for the benefit of alb rawhccrned
Upon th.e. objects of this Meeting we igqYe
Po comment, but we 4o trust that the Duke of
Wgi..x.piGTorr will look to its tendency. He
will hguefit ,e public fully as much by putting
,
up the spirit uxonopoiy as by cutting to »t
the extravagance of our public EaMishments.
Public economy will avail little, if private aggress
Tp,onopoly take from the people what the

Government remits in taxes, or by the reduc-
tion of the public expenditure, which is the
same thing. The people know that they must
pay in " meal or in malt," but it is too much
that they shall pay in both. If the remis-
sion of taxation be intercepted by monopo-
lizing extortion, where is the public boon ?
We beg to be understood as throwing out
these hints generally, and not as applicable
to coals exclusively. The monster of monopoly
pervades the system—bread, beer, and even water
are subjected to its demoralizing influence. But
we despair to see even the hero of Waterloo over-
come the Gorgon of monopoly ;—it has hitherto
proved too strong for every administration—and
the materials of the present are composed
of too many component parts of the system to
hold out any rational hops to the public.

The friends of humanity will be glad to learn
that the LORD MAYOR, with his usual benevo-
lence, has applied for and obtained from the Court
of Common Council the use of Guildhall for a
Concert to be given for the Benefit of the
Spanish and Italian Refugees. The last Con-
cert in the same place, and for the same purpose,
produced 1,040/. clear of all expences.

We perceive with . infinite pleasure that the
Court of Common Council have had the spirit
to approve the recommendation of the .Corn-
mittee for making the approach to London
Bridge by an arch over Thames-street, and that
too, in spite of the powerful and unceasing
exertions of self-interested parties. The money
spent upon London-bridge would be thrown
away had any other approach been adopted.
The Committee deserve well of their country.

SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY,

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Towards this
morning and throughout the day it has blown strong
in squalls from S.W. to W.S.W. ; at day break we
observed the Quebec packet with two anchors
a-head, her mainmast gone, since which she has lost
her foremast, jay-boom, &c. and appears to ride well;
two Deal boats are astern of her. Arrived from
London the Guardian, Dower, for Singapore; the
Sir C. M`Carthy, Day, for St. Kitts; the Burling-
ton, Power, for Madeira; and the Australia, Read,
for Jamaica. Arrived the Lucretia, Willis, from
Demerara; and the Liebe, Bogue, and Caroline,
Scott, from Quebec.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wipd W.--Arrived
the Dryad, Swinburn, from Quebec; and Elvira,
Wylain, from London, for Sierra Leone. It blew a
gale all last night and this forenoon from W. to S.W.
The outward-bound appear to ride in safety.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 17.---Put back the Sarah,
Lacey, for Jamaica. Arrived the Eudora, Craw-
ford, from Hamburgh, for Calcutta. Arrived from
London, the Christopher, Harvey, for Genoa;
Express, Willis, for Gibraltar; and Countess of
Mansfield, Hales, for St. Michael's. -
DARTMOUTH, DEC. 17.--Arrived the Commerce,
Laidlow, from Newfoundland, Off Port, the Onyx,
and Cato, -fro7;;Quebee.

CORK, DEC. 16.--Arrived the Eclipse, Young,
from Oporto; Cookney, Hart, from Buenos Ayres,
bound to London; the master and one of the crew
washed overboard.