The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-12 00:00:00

he would raise the price by an import duty when
it was too cheap, and he would raise the price by
the same duty when it was already too dear. We
confess this is a depth of policy we cannot
fathom. The very object of the duty is to pro-
tect agriculture against low prices ; but, when the
prices are not low—when they rise, why still
Persevere in giving protection when it is no
longer needed, and when the very oppo-
site evil of scarcity begins to threaten
the country, which the duty tends to
aggravate ? Such a course of conduct is contra-
dicted by the whole tenor of human life ; and
we might just as well propose to wear the same
clothing during winter as during summer—the
duty on the import of corn must always have a
BPeeial reference to the state of the home supply ;
it must vary with it ; it must increase as the price
falls, and decrease as it • rises, and must thus be
all index either of plenty or scarcity ; and if we
have not a varying duty we must again come back
to our former fluctuating policy of temporary
and occasional expedients, against which such an
outcry has been made ; for it is impossible, when
4 failure of the home supply occurs, and when
Prices rise to 70s. or 905., that any import duty
°n corn could be suffered to remain. Humanity
and policy equally forbid it. We would - then
be too happy to get all the supplies we could for
our suffering people.

We direct public attention to another proof
of the grasping arrogance of power exhibited
yesterday by the " select" crew of Covent-garden
parish. To men of such a disposition it were
idle to address reasonable argument—the only
species of logic which they can comprehend,
is a plentiful supply of the birch, daily re-
peated,till they show symptoms of shame, a feeling
to which they seem to be utter strangers. Are
there no cabbage-stocks in the market ?

SUN-OFFICE, Half-past Two.

The Caledonia of Bristol, ATKINSON, from
Tobago, in ballast, bound to St. Andrews, N.B.
Put into Edgartown, U.S., about the 18th of
February, for a Pilot, and was detained by
the Collector of Customs, who stated, that a law
Was in force between the United States and
Great Britain, preventing vessels trading to the
West India Islands, and British vessels to
4rnerica from the West Indies. The Caledonia
eoutinued under detention the 4th ult. at
Martha's Vineyard.

The following is posted at the Jerusalem
(-ofree-house

BATAVIA.

The war continues, and the Javanese are too strong for
the Dutch • out of 3,000 troops from the Netherlands,
IMO died, 1,000 sick in the Hospitals, and they still
Were Only acting on the defensive.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-('HIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.

bra', AnuL 11.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the St.
Andrew, Gilmore, from Trinidad ; and Dawson, Dawson,
from the Mauritius. Arrived from London, the Romulus,
Cot, for Honduras; Blagdon, Thompson, for Miramiehi ;
James, Walton, for Quebec; Cordelia, Park, for Quebec;
Sir J. Banks, fur New South Wales ; Robert, Pee], for

Jamaica; Montmorenci, Teasdale, for Quebec; Lycurgus,
Crawsbaur, for the Mauritius ; Navigator, Appleton, for
Honduras; John Dobson, for St. John's ; and J. Monro,
Monro, for Gibraltar.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived
hialklajesty's ships Windsor Castle, Melville, and Glou-
%ter, from Lisbon ; .1. Buckman transport, ditto ; Duke
Qf York steamer, ditto, in seven days ; and Meteor
It'atner ; also, the Prince Regent, Nothey, from St.
kehaers. Passed the Bombay, Charitie, from China,
'ailed the 25th of November, and St. Helena the 25th
of February.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the
Edgar, Gibson, from Aux Caves; Duke of Kent packet,
fro
in Lisbon, in 11 days; and Skylark packet, from
nerreillda.
The

- Bombay arrived off Portsmouth, from China, states
„'"at on the 22d of February, the Thomas, Scatterwood,
Posed St. Helena • she has spoken a French brig from
and was informed' of the loss of six ships in Madras
.Oada on the Ist of December, in a heavy gale—names
unknown ; three foundered at their anchors, and three
Were driven on shore—many lives lost.
VEuszLs SPOKEN WITH.--Arethusa, Johnson, from
Sincapore to Eagland the 2d of December, in lat. 1. N.
long. 105. E. ; Edinburgh, Bax, from London to China
the 7th ult. in lat. 7. long. 21. ; Wellington, of Liver-
Pool, to the West Indies the 22d ult. in lat. 22. brig. 41. ;
Henrietta, Johannes, from St. Cruz to Cape de Verde the
3d ult.i in lat. 24. long. 41. ; Prince, of Whitby, the 7th
n lat. 45. long. 19., by the Bombay, Charite, ar-
rived off Portsmouth.