The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUGAR QUESTION.

The Sugar Bill is to be brought forward on' Friday,
the 24th inst., and I call on all Vetribers of the House
to give the Matter only one moment's reflection, and they
will agree -with the Chancellor, that it is au important
question.
The constimees.sh add now. have cheaper swear, parti-
enlarly as the revenue can afford the trial, and the re-
venue may benefit by the change, which would give us a
large amount from the produce of countries which now
give nothing.
Why should not the poor man have his sugar for
fourpenee, instead Of sixpence or sevenpeoce per pound?
And the stteprs of all natiOus would be required—of
course, a foreiener paying a .higher duty than our own
eoleeies. Indeed, our own celenies should only pay a
nominal duty or Is. (A• 2s. par cwt., and not make a chief
reqnisite of life the mode of obtaining so large an amount
of reyenuP' for it is felt chiefly by the poor. But. to the
point. Lord John yussell has given notice of his ameed-
ment the qne..tion, which will noteeven be listened to.
But I Warrant: hire, that if he will read. tliis,'anTl cal to
hiseaid all his Machin -Ty, he will Carry hid, me sure, and
receive the i interestco'Oidat, foreigner,
sip
iiPipoorvtia of every
-e-
-, in faet, every trade. L,t
him give immediate notice, and there is ample, time for
all to show if they do not take this view of the measure.
Lk carnet carry his present amendment7-at injures too
• many interests, and will scarcely be noticed.
When you wish to carry an important point, let every
interest derive advantage from the ehange—injure none,
and you do away with oppoAlion.
e-xperienced on the point, end never
S:r4' a better epening. Sugar reduced front sixpence to
leirpenee her pound fir the poor man, will increase
the consamptent
,of Ireland and Sc' materially,
Where they scarcely see it now. Even the cattle may
be fed .on molasses at the duty I propose ; and its the
con,!tmptiJu is so great in -India and the islands pre-
di.n,ine it, so will itha.here, if they can get three pounds
fur one shilling, instead of two pounds. The adultera-
tioe would be done away with,
.which is s.cia to be (in
the last price-current) 100 tons per week iu London—
thus injuring she article it is mixed with and also the
reveaW... Why is the consumption of . sugar only the
same new that it was fifteen years ago, and the popula-
tion 15 per cent. more ? 'Because the price is the same
and adulteration going on, to a great extent, and the
question of duty always on the tapis.
The produce of the British possessions this year w!:1
be
.200,000 tons, which we should use with no change of
.duty,. and thus the i•efeifit,e with all sweets, would be
5,500,0001. Next yiedr the' produce of India will he
"greater, and of Mauritius, ()Wing to the import of hill
eooli;,s there. And why cramp our West India Monies
and prohibit thein beineer sent there. Demerara, dt-
males, arid "all our islands, would thrive ii free emigra-
gratien was allowed, And why prOhibit it anymore than
from this. country to ell the, world ? Appoint Govern-
Meat Einigration Officers, as in this country,- to license
and inspect emigration ships, and the peoplei would go
into a land of comfort, amnia brought in many instances
to Christianity ; at any ratee would be more 'usoftri
members of thercommunitv, and likely to improve. see
the vast inareaAe in all trades by such a measure. Why
Oant the boon to one colony, and not to all ? This
would be 'the grand death-blow, to slavery and the slave
trade..
1 propose that Lord John Russell gives notice at once,
and thus give timely notice to the country and his
friends that the consumer be considered, as the revenue
can afford the trial, ahcl may gain instead of lose, if hot
in sugar, by the increased consumption of other articles.
It is a grand trial, and may be the means of giving
future _Miniiters the power of raising two or three.
Millions of revenue with much ease.

We now pay the War duty, and we (night to see it
changed.
Propose that the duty be .reduced
BritiSkplantation to la. per ton, would give X2,000;800
Foreign dO. to 30/. per ton-60,000 to 70,000
tons would be required this year; say
50,000 at 301. ' 1,500,000
British do. Molasses, at 2i. per ewt.".E150,000
Foreign do. do., at 12s. per cwt. , 150,000
Other sweets

X 4,060,000

• ,
Yours, respectfully,
A PHILANTHROPIST.

Wednesday a ballot was taken at Abe East
Inciia-
house for the election of a Director in the room of the Hon.
Hugh Lindsay, deceased. At six o'clock the glasses were
closed and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported that the
election had fallen on Mr. John Clarmont Whiteman.
CALEDONIAN ASTLITM.—The free seceders among
the Directors of this Institution have resolved, by a majority
which it is hoped will soon be reversed, to dispense with the
long-established custom of inviting the Scottish Presbytery
of the Church of Scotland in London to examine the children,
and on Tuesday last had theth examined by two seceders, or
English Presbyterians. A vote of an accidental majority
may invite two Socinian ministers next year, as 'the opening
the door to all must give a right to all. It is hoped the
Dirgctors will not allow their vacancies to- be:iilled up, as on
the last occasion, by free seceders, nor. the-; children to con.-
tinue to attend the free chapel iu liegent-square—prictices
anti-national and iniurious.—Post.