The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-27 00:00:00

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Leaving to meet the Duty proposed of 20s. per Load
the sum of - -

-0 1 6

It is proposPi4hat 5 per cent, sp.auld :tereater,he added. to
duty of goods imported rini foreign shipping (making
2s. 9d. more per load on the timber) now let us inquire how far'
this is adequate to the disadvantages under which the English-
man labours compared with the Foreigner.
ENaLisnAlt. FOREIGNER.
On a Ship of 240 Tons, carrying 300 loads of Timber.
CAPITAL. CAPITAL.
£4260. £2200: £
.Interest per annum 213 Interest per annum 110
Depreciation, &c. 526 Depreciation, &c. 220
Insurance, &c. - 426 Insurance, &c. 264
Difference of Wages be- Difference of Freight equal
• tween tile English and to the difference of Duty-165
Foreign Ship four Voy.: Viz. 1300 Loads at 2s. 9d.
ages - - 131 for four Voyages
Difference of Provision be- Difference of Pilotage for
tween the English and four Voyages - 24
Foreign Ship for the Difference of Lights for
same - 135 four Voyages -3:?
Disadvantages with an Balance in favour of the
English Ship in being Foreigner
subject to • payment .of
Duty on Stores pro-
cured in a Foreign Port 15

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How is it possible under those disadvantages that an English
Ship Owner'should ever think of contesting the point with the
Foreigner after his present shipping is worn out. Much may
be said'of British energy, British industry, and British capital;
but surely no Capitalist in- Britain will hereafter maintain so
unequal a contest! ! ! Let him be placed in reality on an equal
footing with the Foreigner, and he will ask no more.

It may be asked, why has he carried on the contest so long
with his present shipping ? The answer is, the depreciation and
interest of his capital goes on whether he employs it or not :
hope for better days has hindered many from effecting sales of
their property, as no purchasers could be found even at 50 per
cent. loss.

Some have said that(the duty 'on the Baltic Timber, of 31. ss.
per load, is a bounty hi favour of the British Ship. Owner and

the Colonists ; this is by no means the case, the Bounty in
their faVour is only so much as turns the course of the Trade
from the Baltic to the Colonies, and this is not more than
205., consequently 21..55. of it is Revenue. It would be an ad-
vantage (after the proposed measures are carried) to the Ship
Owner to have the whole taken off. The question then lays
between the Proprietors of Forests in Great Britain and the
Revenue ; for every shilling that it is reduced after this, is so
much reduction in the value of their Timber.

And suppose this 20s. is a bounty in their favour, is there
any thing unreasonable in this ? What should we think of the
Merchant trading to France advancing the following pretensions
in addressing the 'West India Merchant ?
Your Rum is a very inferior article. Our Brandy is a far
better spirit, we can supply the country on better terms than
you , can,.; the Fright and fiat cost are' so much less ; be-
sides, if, our. goods are..encouraged' to be brought in 'the
French 'Government
.would. possibly take more Bntish.Matin,
factures, and the Foreign 'grade of the country would thereby
be extended. You have a. clear Bounty in the difference of
Duty, amounting t,o three times the first cost of the article. Is
not thi:.; most unreasonable ?
What has the Vountry to say to this ?

' See Commons Report, page 9.
t See Evidence to ditto, page 145, 146.

SHIP NEWS..

DEAL, MARCH 26.—Arrived and sailed for the River the
Essex, Mahon, from Calcutta ; Regent, Scarlet, from Buenos
Ayres ; Zephyr transport from Portsmouth ; and Sophia,
Vickerman, from Seville. Came down from the River the
Frances, Evans; and Daniel, Allen, for the South Seas; Prince
Regent, Holmes ; and William, Urquhart, for Jamaica ;
Ariadne • Pitt, for Naples ; Elizabeth Hill, Barnsley, for
Genoa ; Fortitude, Lancaster, for Smyrna ;'George and James,
Chatuin, for s'A frica ; Sylph, Milne, for Palermo ; Nornirig-
field, Melville, for Pernambuco ; Sarah, Lawson, for Genoa ;
and Regent packet, Collins, for Leghorn.
PORTSIOLITH, MARCH 26.—Passed up Channel the Rolla
from Jamaica. Sailed the George Daysh fbr St. Michael's.
WrwritY, MARCH 25.—The Kitty, Scholia, of this port,
got on Whitby Rock, but floated off again, and proceeded, sup-
posed withoutllainage.
II w Lsar, [Aux 26.—Arrived the Leicester picket, with
a mail, fOr. Cuxhaven.
MARCH 24.—Arrived the following vessels
from London :—Montreal, Strong; Woodford, Lanborn ; Ms;
Cassia( a and Oldmaid, Smith, for Jamaica ; Clio, Richards,
for St. . Vincent's ; • Aurora, Sherwood, for a'obago ; Frances,
.Whylock fot Illuenos Ayres 9 • Mariner, Davison, for St. John's,
N. B. ; Hope, Paterson, for Genoa ; i!lary Ann; Davis ; Lord
Ebrington, Day ; and several others—names not known.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STATE OF THE ODDS.-=l3
RIDD4ES.

SETTING ROOM, March N,
;WORTH.

2 to 1 agst Reginald
3 to 1 agst Morel
4 to 1 agst Selina

6 to 1 agst Canopus colt
8 to 1. agst Cecilia.

.7 to'i agst Reginald
9 to 1 agst Jock
10 to 1 agst Gustavus

10 to 1 agst Morel
12 to 1 agst Charm.

4'to 1 agst My Lady . I 7 to 1 agst Springe
7to 1 agst Augusta . I 9to 1 agst Ibla
TUE SST. 7LB. iiuNTtits, D. I.
Banker. and Antar are decided favourites.
SAINT- LEGER.•
7 to 1 agst Jack Spiggot .14. to 1 agst My Lady
10 to I agst Colwell. 16 to 1 agst Ardrossan
14 to 1 agst Sandbeck 25 to 1 agst Champagne.
14 to 1 agst Ann*lla

A pony belonging to Mr. Humberstone was matched to gallop
the 14 miles ui three, quarters of an hour for fifty guineas, to
carry feather weight. This match was won cleverly in two.
minutes within the given time.—Even on time.