The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-16 00:00:00

Colonists ; and it will be of great a.dvatilage' to
the importers of Wood- and.deals *from Norway
and Sweden, as the Colonies are too remote to
send out instructions for targe-es to be shipped
for the United Kingdorrt within the period last
mentioned : we, therefore 3 hope HIS MAJESTY'S
Government will feel the necessity of continuing
the present systeai throughout the year ; if it
were only to induce the merchants to ship this
spring manufactures and other goods for British
North America, which, we Understand, they are
not inclined to do, for reasons obvious to every
one acquainted with the present state of the trade
of the country. A question of higher importance
to the Mother Country was
.never submitted to
the deliberations of a Committee of the House
of Commons. If the existing regttlatiou.s nit 'al-
lowed to continue in force,ariinCreased export of • „
British manufactures will take place, with a cor_
respondent increase of employment of British
shipping ; but if any duties are imposed an Colo-
nial timber, it will create a reduction of freight
equal to the amount of the duty, and threw
the Ships out of the trade altogether, and

of course put an end in a great measure to our
exports to the British North American Colonies.
The clamour which has been raised against Colo-
nial timber, like many other ephemera of the
times, will, before this Committee terminates its
labours, vanish, and the-delusion created by the
mis-representations of interested and ignorant in-
dividuals
will excite the surprize of the rational
part of the community, that they should have i
been so easily misled and deceived.. It .fortu-
nately happens that, at this times there are many
persons in town who have a perfect knowledge of
the durable quality of ColOnial timber, - and,the '
various and extensive purposes in whiCh it is
used, not only. in the building of churches,
houses, and ships, but in many other ways which
need not be enumerated. Many of the public
edifices in the Colonies, constructed with this
timber, have, it appears from authentic informa-
-Gen, stood for more than a century, and persons -
connected with British North America are asto- .
nished at our infatuation in believing all the idle
stories which have been told of its want of dura-
bility and of its susceptibility of the dry rot : but
we shall defer the further observations we have to
make on this branch of the subject to another Or.. :°
portuuity, and conclude by again stating that I ' I
neither the Ship Owners or the British, North ~
American Merchants have authorized any intima-
tion
to be made to the Government ; that there is
le
no objection on their part to a'duty of 10 shillings 1
per load on Colonial timber ; all of thern beiAti::-"..::
into the hands of the
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tirsaidmeposed it %win thromi the,
Northernin-
jury Manufacturers,
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the Powersßritisil ofsh
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stol the serious in-
i and Colonists...

A letter from Dover; dated February 1-1, says
—" M. de SOUZA,A6-Pourtuguestt Minister Ple-
nipotentiary at our Court, embarked this day for
Calais,in his Majesty's .packet. Eclipse, as did
Lady S. WonTLErohe another of Sir G. STo.uAT,
the British Ambassador at Paris. Alesserac.ers
hare been lately passing constantly to and front
the Continent. From what we learn, there has
been no foundation for the report of the passa.gc
of the Po having been effected by. the Anglian
troops. It is generally. considered a stocL-jobbin
speculation."
The Duchess of KENT left her apartments irr
the KING'S Palace, Kensington, on her return to
Claremont,on Wednesday, evening. The Duche's
Of CLAR-ENCE spent last evening, and drauli. tea
with the Princess SOPHIA.

On Wednesday morning his Serene Highness
Prince ESTERIIAZ 17 sent an Austrian AleFsen;.)-Yr
from Chandos House)-
with dispatches :for. the
Court of Vienna. _ _ _

The trade of Wakefield, i❑ Yorkshire, ii ra-
pidly improvina, and more wool has been brought
there to be manufactured within the last few days
than for months before.

DOWTON is engaged for five nights at Exeter/
where he was to make his first appearance
evening in Sir Antkon,y.Absainte. •
Mr. YouNG is arrived in frelAnd, and made
Ilia first appearance in the
.new Dublin Theatre,
on Monday evening last, in the character
Hamlet.

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On Tuesday, the 13111 inst. in Hanover square, the La` {I
of William Hutchins F.sq. of a daughter.
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MARRITT),
On Monday, at Marylehonc New Church, Mr. Edward Cif.'
ford of Grosvenor-street, to Sarah, third. ciao:Atter of Chat les
Rossi, Esq. Sculptor, R.A. Lissott Grove North.
On Thursday the Ist -ins-taut, at Horncastle,• the Res..-J• r'
Ogle, Fellow of Jesus Colleze, to Frances, daughter of tlttl
Ihte James Coningtton, I.‘:sq. of the former place.
Ye steTday morn-tug', 01 tit. Nlary-le.b,ne, t.r thts TUC-
Phelp. Henry Baynes Ward, Esq.-to Harriett Anne. cries'
daughter a. the late Sanrucl Davis, Esq. of portiand.plaCe•
On the 12th inst. at St. Ceorge's; -Hanover-squares i"r`
Jean Pierre Carry, of Verne, Switzerland. to Ml', Sarah J";
hatina ,
Browning, third daughter of •J, Browning, vq. "
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Purslow-hall, Salop. •

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DIED.. .
On Sunday last, at Edinburgh, Baroness Abcrcrom i•by, w
duw of Sir Ralph-Ahererfnhy.
At her house in Curzon-street,. en Tuesda the 13th ill't•
in her Seth year, Dowager Lady Rycroft, relict of the 13te, -,
Sir Richard Rycroft, Bart. of Pens-luirst, in the County .47'' .:
Kent. i--

On the 13th inst. at her seat, Basset.down-lionse, S%itts. ja
her UDtliAyear, Sophia, relkt of 'the Bev. Nevi) Maiketyno,
1). D. late Astronomer Royal. . •
On Tuesday hist, the 18th hist., at the Bunn-house, Chelsea,
Mr, Gidton Biehard fiqnd, aged 60. •
On Tlinrsday, the Ist inst. aged 76, Millie, ('hate, rSq• of
Breeden-bouse, King's Norton, Worrestershin...,

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