The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-17 00:00:00

SMYRNA.

The following is an extract of a letter,
which
we have received from a Correspondent at
:_retyrna, dated March 3:--
No freight has yet been paid. by the Porte for the
corn vessels detained at Constantinople, and it is
very doubtful When it will be paid. The Porte de-
dared they would pay when they could, but I am of
,Tinion it will be a long time, if ever they do. They
heated, both in measure and in number, (I mean
she people who were en tployed, not the Guverrunent).
The Porte set their own price on the corn at a very
low rate, and the freight will be reduced in the same
proportion, if they ever pay for the corn. However,
it is well it is no worse. We have suffered neither
imprisonment nor personal ill-treatment, nor have
they taken any of our ship's stores or materials. We
have had full liberty to go on shore, and purchase
any thing We stood in need of. This was a great
venieuce, and more than could have been ex-•
petted. Had it been a question between two
Christian kingdoms, I believe we should not have
fared so well; our ships in all probability would
have been confiscated, and we should have been
thrown into prison.
-We have termed hitherto very erroneous, as well
as uncharitable opinions of the Turks in England;
but I hope the forbearance they have now sbewn to
the English in this matter, will convince the GO-
veltunent and people of Great Britain, that the
Turks are not what they have been represented.
We have, I fear, punished the wrong people. The
.-ireeks deserve punishment much more than the
'Turks; the cruelties that have been committed were
first perpetrated by them; and with respect to the
-piracies, it appears certain that the vessels of war
eent out by the Greek Government to repress them;
have, in some instances, kept back a part of the
.zoods which they have rescued front the pirates.
the affair of Navarin is much to be lamented; but
-I believe it is the general opinion of the English
here, that the Greeks were most deserving of the
punishment inflicted on the poor Turks. It is to
be greatly deplored that the British Govern-
ment had not investigated more closely the real
character of the Greeks; for if they had done
it seems impossible they would have acted as
they have. It is argued the intention of Govern-
ment was to stop the further waste of blood, and
to protect our commerce from piracy; if such were
their object, I fear they have erred, for it is admitted
that the Turks would in two months have put
an end to the war; and more blood was shed at
Navarin than would have been shed during that
time. Had the Turks been suffered by the Allies
to complete their conquest, our commerce would
have been effectually secured. But as long as the
Greeks have possession of the Archipelago, it will
be a difficult thing to prevent their piracies. Why
have we not stopped them before ? Great Britain
alone has about 30 sail of ships of war on the sta-
tion, and the French, Austrians, Dutch, and Ame-
ricans, must amount to a formidable armament; yet,
instead of crushing them, they have been allowed to
go on for a lone time increaSing.• At this moment,
indeed, it is said they are not so bad as they have
been, but that is easily accounted for. In the first
place, there is little or no commerce to and from the
Black Sea, which is the principal trade ; and in the
second, it is now the winter season ; this especially
is very much against them ; but as soon as the fine
weather commences, they will, I have no doubt, be
as bad or worse than ever.
Commerce is very dead here at present; but in
about a month the shipping season will commence
for Valonia, of which they have the whole of last
year's produce in store.—Brighton Gazette.

EPISCOPAL. FLOATING CHAPEL SOCIETY.
—A meeting of the friends and subscribers to this Society
was held yesterday at the City of London Tavern ; the
Right Hon. the LORD 11.1avote in the chair. The annual
report was read by the secretary, detailing the difficulties
which had arisen to prevent their objects from sooner being
completed, and announcing the fact that his Royal High-
ness the Loan HIGH ADMIRAL had given a vessel of war
to be converted into a floating chapel for the use of seamen.
Lord BEXLEY moved the adoption of the report. Captain
SUMMERS, R.N., seconded the report, which was adopted
unanimously. After which the meeting sepattited.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS, Aran, J 6.

Lord MANNERS took the oaths and his seat.

I' he Marquis of BRISTOL presented a petition
from Stowmarket, praying for a repeal of the Test
and Corporation Acts.
Similar petitions were presented by Lord KING,
from Godalming, and by Lord DACRE, from Thrap-
stow and Chepstow.
Earl BATHURST presented a petition from the
Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University
of Oxford, against further concession to the Roman
Catholics, The Noble Earl said that the Chancellor
himself, although he differed from the sentiments ex-
pressed in the petition, would have felt it is duty
to present it, had he not been prevented by indis-
position.
The Duke of RICHMOND, in presenting a pe-
tition from the wool growers of the West Division
of Sussex, against the importation of Foreign Wool,
said that if no measure were brought forward on this
subject in another place, he would feel it his duty
to move the appointment of a Select Committee, to
which tke numerous petitions from the Wool-
growers of this country might be referred. In
doing so, he assured the Noble Duke at the head
of his Majesty's Government that lie was not
influenced by the slightest hostility towards him or
any other Member of his Majesty's Administration,
inasmuch as the present Government had his fullest
confidence, and would have his entire support. He
ought, perhaps, to apologise, both to their Lordships
and to the persons interested in this question, for
intruding himself on their notice, but the strength of
the case would more than compensate for the weak-
ness of the advocate. He was sure that it would
be only necessary to draw the attention of the House
to the subject, in order to convince them that an
enquiry ought to be instituted into the complaint of
the parishioners.
The Earl of MALMESBURY expressed great
pleasure at hearing that the Noble Duke was going
to bring the subject under the consideration of the
House, although he felt that the petitioners
would be able to make out a strong case, he for his
OWn part had no idea of imposing such a duty as
sixpence or a shilling in the pound. He merely
wanted a small protecting duty, not such a one as the
present, of a halfpenny in the pound, the former
duty was sixpence, and he thought that if some in-
termediate sum between that and a halfpenny were
fixed as the duty, the woolgrowers ought to be
satisfied.

The petitions were laid on the table.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said he had been
entrusted with a petition from Protestant Dissenters
of Lewes, in Sussex, praying that the Bill for the
Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts might not
pass into a law. The petitioners stated that they
derived the greatest advantages from the tolera-
tion which they now enjoyed, and expressed their
,apprehensions (in which the Noble Duke hope.d
they would be deceived), that if the present Bill
were agreed to, they would suffer most materially in
the enjoyment of their liberties.—The petition was
then read, upon which,
Lord KING said—l understood the Noble Duke
to say, that this was the petition of certain Protes-
tant Dissenters; but I find that it comes from a set
of miserable Wesleyan Methodists, who, if they be
Dissenters, are certainly the most intolerant beings
on earth.—(A laugh.)
The Earl of FALMOUTH did not know why
any respectable class of persons, because they hap-
pened to differ in some points from the Established
Church, should be called miserable Dissenter;.—
(Hear, bear, hear.)—The petition was then laid on
the Table.
The Duke of RICHMOND said, that on a
future day he would name the time on which he
should submit.his motion respecting the importation
of foreign wool.
I Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Aram 16.
There being only 21 Members present at four
o'clock, the SPEAKER adjourned the House.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

EXPORTS.

Extracts from an Account of the Quantitio, and of the
Official and Declared Values, of Cotton Goods, Linen
Goods, Woollen Goods„ Leather Goods, and Unwrought
Leather, exported from the United Kingdom.

Years
• Official Declared
Cotton Manufactures, viz. ended Value. Value.
Jan. 5.
£. £.
r 1819 8,042,803 6,402,638
) 1820 7,553,362 5,503,109
White or plain cottotu,.... ......... 1 i 627 9,771,258 4,477,942
( 1828 13,015,639 5,763,576
1919 12,375,095 9,305,515
1920 8,492,355 6,151,398
Printed, eh et Ised, 0009(0 cottons 1827 1,03.1,(08 3 .387 t 3)
1828 11,535,603 7,179,573
1819 909,145 692,136
1820 667,892 474,96.9
Cotton ho:iery and :mall V, areb— 1827 1,137,696 735,791
1898 2,069,539 1,116,988
1819 1,296,775 2,595,305
, 1820 1,585,753 2,519,783
Cotton 1.,,1:1 and yatn ....., .... lB'l7 3,749,533 3,191,338
1828 3,979,769 3,545,578
• - 1819 2,366,9-12 2,381,172
1820 1,587,182 1,520,638
Linen: entered by the pail 1827 2,045,148 1,591,371
1829 2,85.9,775 2,037,351
(- 1919 5,097,018 6,731,990
) 1820 3,812,879 5,1311,966
Woollen entered by the piece' ?. 1827 4,410,276 4,471,041
1828 5,024,546 4,561,370
r 1819 1215,690 301,521
) 1820 114,641 274,867
Loather manufactures ) 1827 83,031 938,619
( 1828 89,914 219,491
• 1819 132,103 132,103
1420 104,644 104,614
Saddlery and harness - 102,29.7 102,227
1828 88,715 89,715
r 1819 21,729 92,360
) 1820 21,076 99,50
Unwrought Leather; ) 18a7 19,347 64,191
C 1828 21,040 76,195

PRICES OF I•RISH STOC)
Bank Stock
Consols, 3 per cent
Gov. Stock, 334 percent_ 9134
Ditto, New
4 per Cent.
Gov. Deb. Mi per cent.
Royal Canal Stock -
Grand Canal Stock
City Deb. 4 per cent
tiallast Office Deb. 4p. et -