The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-17 00:00:00

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FORtIGN TRADZ,--The only'witness examin,-
ed 3 esterilay bY this Select COrmnittee was
HEN.nY Usßort-sT, aiq., who, from,his.residence
in Canada and correct knowledge of the-timber
trade of
.British NorthSmerica and the.
,
is enabled to give the Committee the most ..cor-
rect and valuable;. information on the subject,
which we trust will bethoroughlfitivestigated in
all its bearings, before the Government
.come to
any conclusive determination. upon it.--The
Committee will sit again on Monday next, at one
o'clock. We did expect. that the parties inte-
rested in the Baltic and. Norway trades,- Would
have been examined first, as they object to the pre-
sent system, and that the British Interests would
have been heard,, as it were, in reply to them ;
but as we are assured that the evidence taken.
before the Committee is not even to be disclosed
by the Committee. themselves, we are satis-
fied no inOnvenience can arise.—We are sorry
to confirm our observations of yesterday-, that,
from the uncertain-state of this trade, very, few
shipments are likely to be made this spring to
the Colonies, unless the present• regulations are
allowed to . remain in farce Until the commence-
ment of the ensuing year, when thenew system;
whatever it may be, should. commence. • •

Last night we received Frankfort Papers to
the 9th instant, from which we extract the fol-
lowing article :

" LAI-BACH., JAN. 30.—Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
the Thichess of Floredia, Consort of his Majesty the King- of
Naples, arrived here—The Gazette of this plaCe does not say
any thing.about the arrival of the Duke de .Gallo..The con-
ferences' as well between the Sovereigns themselves as the Mi-
nisters of'the Allied Powers now assembled here, are prosecut-
ed with the greati_it activity; and it- is supposed that the result
of them will be sent within a few days to Naples. As a'inili-
tary occupation of that kingdom appears to be decidedly resolv-
ed upon in every case,! we are in • daily. expectation of hearing
the news of die passage of our troops over the Po, which has
already been several times -reported without foUndation.—lt
was oii the Nth that -the &Totes of the Italian States were,
far the first time, admitted to the conferences. They are, from
his holiness the Pope, Cardinal Spina, Legate of I'3o-tow-at;
from the King of the Two Sicilies, Prince Itoffo, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Maje Sty
to this Court ; from the King of Sardinia, 'Marquis. de St.Mar-
san, Minister for • Foreign.Ainirs and Count d'Aglie, Sardi-
nian Ambassador to the IConrt of Sweden ;_ froM the Grand
Duke of Tuscany, Prince Neri-Corsine ; and from the Duke
of Modena (who is himself at; Laybsch), M.. Malga, Minister,
ad interim." -

SERJE.Is4"I:9NST.OICS COM3IITTEE.—The Mem-
hers of th4e—pl'O(ession are _ particularly anxious
that this Committee should enter fully and ex-
tensively into their present practice, that the
same may be correctly reported- to the Legisla-
ture. They, are also desirous that the inroads
which have,been made on the profesiou, by some
brancheS of it, in conniving at irregular practice,
and by more extensive innovations by other per-
sons not belonging to it—should he disclosed—
that-in future the youths of this Country, who are
educated at a vast expellee for the Law—should
enjoy those . advantages which the- men of the
present day are deprived of, from the irregulari-
ties to which we have alluded. That,these irre-
gularities may be pointed out to the Public, we
offer our columns_to the profession, 1.13 we did two
years ago in the discussions which took place
on the.subject.of " Certificated Conveyancers."

The KING will hold a Levee on Friday next,
at his Palace in Pall-mall.

The SF.coNn Reading of the Portsrncuth and
Petersfield Road Bills is fixed for Holiday next,
the 19th instant.
The Directors of the Bank of Austria, at
Vienna, began on the Ist of this month, :Accord-
ing to previous notice, to_ discount Bills on Milan
at 3-fifths, on Trieste at 1-fourth, and on T rent.
at '2
-fifths per Cent.