The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE Three o'Clock.

There is no body of professing Christians less open to
attack than the Society of Friends, usually called
Quakers. Taken as a whole, there is no Christian sect
o little tainted with the vices that deform society.
Cleanly in their habits ; grave and decorous in their de-
iceanour ; shrewd, sensible, and intelligent in their con-
versation ; generally honest in their dealings ; punctual
observers of their promises ; charitable to the poor; and
avowedly opposed to quarrelling and litigiousness—
statesmen rarely speak of them save in terms of the
highest praise. In secret, h owever, they are regarded
by many with an evil eye- The Church is not over
fond of them, because t'aey teach the practical lesson
that men and women array be exceedingly moral and re-
ligiuus without priests Among lawyers there is a nu•
mevous class of the piofession who dislike men who never
give rise to an action for homicide, and who as witnesses
will .effirm no more than in their consciences they be-
lieve to be ',rue. Lord ABINGER is one of those legal
lumir ;tries Who dislike the Quakers. The Noble and
Leaxmcd Lord was never much celebrated for liberality
of I:eouklat, and there are few men whose sympathies
are expanded by increase of years. Certainly Lord
AsINtrER is not one of them. In the course of the de-
bate !A:St night. in the House of Lords, upon Lord Dr N-
rtaN's Affirmation Bill, the Noble and Learned Chief
Baro'a of the Exchequer spoke of the Quakers in the
full.swirig terms :
He had a great respect for that very excellent class of men,
'the Quakers ; but still he must say, that of all the witnesses
be ever examined in a Court of Justice, he found none sn diffi-
cult to fence with as Quakers--( Hear and a laugh)—so diffi-
cult., indeed, that he often was led to think that it was part of
their religion never to give a direct answer.—( Hear, and a
laugh.) He did not mean to say anything to disparage the
Quakers. —(" Hear, hear," from Lord Denman, and a laugh.)
Well, if his Noble and Learned Friend wished him (Lord
Abinger) to be more explicit, he would say, that with the ex-
perience which he now possessed, he would not have supported
the law which gave that sect their present exemption from
taking oaths, and he certainly would not vote for the extension
.of that privilege any further.
Lord ABINGER'S avowal, that with his long experience
at the bar and upon the bench, were it to grant now he
would not exempt Quakers from violating their con-
sciences by taking oaths, casts a heavy, but most un-
merited, reproach upon the Society of Friends. It implies,
evidently, that his Lordship would sooner credit a Pro-
testant upon his oath than a Quaker upon his affirmation.
What Lord ABINGER means by the difficulty he expe-
rienced in "fencing " with Quaker witnesses, we under-
stand very well. It redounds greatly to their credit,
though we confess there must have been many times
when it must have proved exceedingly annoying to the
quondam Tory Attorney-General. It is a confession
on the part of the Noble and Learned Chief Baron of
the Exchequer that he never could prevail upon Quaker
witnesses to swear to facts of which they had only an
imperfect knowledge. They were unmanageable, be-
cause they were not to be brow-beaten by a purchased
scowl upon the countenance of an impertinent lawyer, or
an overbearing judge.
Lords BROUGHAM and DENMAN defended the Quakers
from the imputations cast upon them by Lord
ABINGEn. Lord BROUGHAM said that he had known
them long, and he would venture to say that no sect
paid more regard to truth, or had a greater horror of
violating an oath than they had of violating an affirma-
tion. • They were adholetnnly convinced of the sanctity
of an affirmation as others were of the sacredness of an
oath. Lord DENMAN declared that he had always found
that the Quakers delivered their evidence with more
than usual sincerity, and that he had repeatedly been
struck with the care and solemnity which they manifested.
Such testimony may well console the Quakers for the
bigoted views entertained by Lord ABINGER.!

The LORD MAYOR, while presiding in the Justice
Room at the Mansion House, has occasionally alluded,
in terms of strong reprehension, to the conduct of
foreign Consuls residing in London, for refusing to
grant relief to natives of their respective countries when
reduced to destitution ; and yesterday his Lordship re-
newed the attack, in language neither very consistent
nor respectful to these gentlemen. The Consuls gene-
rally refuse to support or send home persons who have
come to London as sailors in English vessels, and are
perfectly justified in so doing. If an English Captain
engages men to ..vork his ship to this country
he has no right to discharge them here, in
a helpless state, nor is the LORD MAYOR war-
ranted in casting blame on the Consuls for obeying
the instructions no doubt received from their own
Governments. It is only fair that the Captain should be
made responsible, and the LORD MAYOR, while he is
evidently of this opinion, very inconsistently goes out of
his way to cast a reproach on the Consuls of Austria
and Spain. As a proof that he does not really consider
their conduct reprehensible, he praises the humane pro-
visions of the Customs Regulations Act, which
provides that the master of every vessel coming from
the coast of Africa shall enter into a bond
to keep harmless any parish or place maintaining its poor
against any expense it may be put to in supporting
such persons during their stay in the United Kingdom,
under a penalty of 200/. His Lordship then adds, "If the
Legislature compassionately extended that Act, I would
undertake, by the infliction of exemplary penalties, to carry
it into effect." So that, according to his own showing,
the fault lies with the Captains and our own Legisla-
ture, and not with the foreign gentlemen. They do
not refuse relief to all their , destitute countrymen, but
only to those in the condition described. We think his
Lordship, on reflection, will admit that he does not show
absolute discretion in thus taking advantage of his high
office, as first City Magistrate, to threaten masters and
owners of English vessels with " exemplary penalties"
if he had the power, and at the same time to abuse these
public functionaries for not encouraging shipowners to
kidnap sailors of' their respective States.

The deputations from the manufacturing districts have,
we understand, requested all the Members of the House
of Commons who voted for Mr. VILLIERS' motion
OR the total repeal of the Corn-laws, to attend
a meeting at Brown's Hotel, on Thursday, the
30th instant. The present alarming state of our
trade, when our own absurd restrictions are stimu-
lating other nations to impose similar restrictions on
them and our trade—the continual increase of distress,
and the absence of all hope of improvement, will make
this a very important meeting ; and none of the invited
Members, we believe, will be so forgetful of honour and
duty as to neglect the call.

The French Government has laid an extra duty of
20 per cent. upon the importation of foreign linen and
linen-thread. The Royal ordinance to that effect ap-
peared in the Monitcur of Monday (yesterday). This
is the commencement of what the Opposition journals
call the "war of tariffs." It is intended to injure the
Irish linen trade, and there is no doubt but that it will
have that effect. This comes of Sir R. PEEL'S proposal
to impose an export duty of 4s. a ton upon coals. We
warned the Right Hcn. Baronet of the mischief which
that proposal, so soon afterwards partially abandoned,
would do us, especially with the people of France.'
Enraged that no measure was to be adopted for lower-
ing the import duty upon their wines and brandies, they
regard the export coal duty as a blow designed to crush
their rising manufactures. The cry of retaliation was
raised, and hence the additional 20 per cent. duty upon
the import of British linen and linen-thread.
Belgium, to whom Sir ROBERT PEEL'S tariff
secures the monopoly of supplying France with
coal,, has entered into a treaty with France for pre-
venting the smuggling of British linens and thread across
her Frontier.

There is no political news of any interest in the
French journals. Their abuse of one set of candidates
and praise of another would not edify the people of
England, who know nothing at all about either.
The l'haramand packet, which left Algiers on the 2.oth, ar-
rived at Mar,cilles on the .).2d.
According to the correspondence published by the Gazette
do Midi of the 23d, a telegraphic despatch had been received at
AlgicrA on the 17th, announcing a check suffered by the gar-
-Ipo orion ofvatus Miliaria,
ed vihich had cost us 7 officers, 17 subalterns, and
, kill.
W,. must observe that the correspondence of the Sud makes
no nvntion of this important affair.
Ced Ali, formerly Caid of the Hadjeutes, arrived at Algiers
on the 17th, tp propose the submission of that tribe. It is an-
nounced, at the same
time, tnat the famous El Besher, Caid of
Djindcl, has also just submitted,h and has induced nine tribes
, e
besides his own to follow tceerxchamoilLe..
c Therenznc now riot a
single tribe from Algiers to.
hu
s Moniteur Atgeri,a, of the 20th of Juno, publishes the
folloaina intelligence:— • .
Sidi Ali Ouled Sidi Lekhal, cousin..german of Sidi
hammed Ouled Sidi Alial, the most importasit person after him
of the family of Sidi Embarek, arrived at Algiers on Friday
last, the 17th inst.' He comes to make his submission to the
Governor-General. He was accompanied by the Chiefs of se-
veral tribes which have recently submitted, who having come

to Algiers to receive the investiture of their new functions,
gladly seized the opportunity of escorting the Marabout Sidi
Ali, for whom they entertain great respect.
" The submission of this Arab Chief has caused a great
sensation in the interior of the country at Blidah, and among
the native population at Algiers. Sidi Ali has great influence
among many important tribes, which is owing to his religious
character. On account of the family to which he belongs,
A bd-el-Kader gave him the post of Caid of the Hadjoutes.—
Constitutionnel.

THE IPSWICH TORY DINNER.—MINISTERIAL C
SISTENCY.—At a public dinner given on Saturday last,
at Ipswich, to celebrate the return of Earl Desart and
Mr. T. Gladstone, at the last election, the Noble Lord
took the opportunity of chaunting the praises of Mi-
nisters, observing that they were chiefly remarkable for
" plain honesty and determined consistency." They
might have other meritorious attributes, but these were
their most conspicuous characteristics. Earl Desart is
partly right, and partly wrong. Ile is wrong as
respects the honesty of Ministers—of which the less
said the better ; but he is unquestionably right,
as regards their consistency, which they possess in
an eminent degree. Look at Sir James Graham, for
instance ! Where is there a statesman who has ever been
more uniformly consistent in his attention to his own
interests ? Through all his numerous tergiverstvi we
can trace the guiding influence of Number One. It was
his affection for this important Numeral that first made
him a Whig ; the same quick, vigilant sensibility
prompted his desertion of the Whigs ; and last year
induced him to fly at office under the Tories, •
with the same ravenous appetite with which a famished
cur flies at a bone. Were Satan himself to be Prime
Minister to-morrow, it is our firm and unalterable con-
viction that the heavy Knight of Netherhy, with that
consistent devotion to Self which has always been the
ruling principle of his life, would be the very first to
take office under him. Then there is Sir Edward
Knatchbull ! Who more consistent than this fine sample
of Kentish patriotism ? Last year it suited his interest
to oppose the New Poor-laws, and ho opposed them ac-
cordingly ; this year it suits ht* interest to support
them, and he supports them accordingly. Can political
consistency go further than this ? If it can, it will
most assuredly be found in the character and conduct of
our illustrious Premier, who, whether acting with the
Tories, or against the Tories—whether acting with the
' Whigs, or against the Whigs—whether enslaving Catho-
lics, or emancipating Catholics—whether opposing Re-
form, or patronising Reform—has always been consis-
tent in his pertinacious adherence to his own ambitious
views. We agree, therefore, with Earl Desart, that 'Mi-
nisters—if not exactly conspicuous by their honesty—
are unquestionably " shining lights" as respects con-
sistency.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and their Belgian
Majesties, are expected to honour the public breakfast,
given by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, with their
presence this afternoon. The ddeuner will be served at
live o'clock.

The marriage of Viscount Emlyn, eldest son of the
Earl of Caw•dor, :Nith the Hon. Miss Cavendish, recently
one of the Maids of Honour to the Queen, was solemnised
this morning. The bride is the daughter of the Hon.
Colonel Cavendish.

THE INCOME-TAX AcT.—Simpkin and Marshall have,
with praiseworthy dispatch, published this Act, with
an explanatory introduction, and numerous useful notes,
by Mr. Mordaunt Wells, Barrister-at-Law. It is accom-
panied with a copious index, furnishing an excellent key
to the Act, and so constructed as to form a complete
analysis and digest of the enactments, as well as a means
of reference to the various subjects contained in the
work. It is sold at a moderate price, and will be found
extremely useful to all those who come within the range
of this new infliction. The following note, among others,
will afford consolation to persons who receive annuities
or dividends payable out of the public revenue, not
amounting to 150/. yearly :—" All the duties upon such
annuities, &c., will therefore be deducted from the pay-
ment made on account thereof, in the first instance ; but
when the whole yearly income of the party entitled to
such annuity, &c. does not amount to 1501., the amount
of the duty so deducted will be repaid to him, on his
pursuing the directions in the Act, described in page
13 of this introduction."

MONE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The intelligence from Paris has had an effect upon the prices
of the English funds, and Consols, at one part of the morning,
were as low as 914 sellers. Although the imposition of the
extra duty, of 20 per cent. on linen is not generally considered
as likely to be of any serious consequences to our manufacturers,
yet it would seem to afford matter for serious apprehension.
At the time when our own Government are offering concessions
to other countries for the extension of freedom in commerce,
the French Ministry are obliged from their weakness to suc-
cumb to popular outcry, and impose restrictions upon articles
indispensably necessary to themselves. The ill feeling which
exists in France towards England has long been a mat-
ter of notoriety, and this proceeding is looked upon
merely as a precursor of others aimed against our trade;
but it is in this manner only that it will be evinced, the
idea of a hostile collision being wholly repudiated. If
such be the case our neighbours themselves will be the suf-
ferers, the imports from France being of far, more consequence
to them, than the exports to it from this country --e to us.
The Market has since the commencement of business some-
what recovered, and Consols are 914, buyers, for the opening,
ex din. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 914; Three-and-a-Half
per Cents. Reduced, 1004 1004 ; Bank Stock, 1664 1674 ;
India Bonds, 23 25 ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 44 46 ; Ditto,
New, 40 43 prem.
Beyond a bargain in the Dutch Five per Cents. at 101,
nothing has been done in Foreign Securities, prices of which
remain nominally as en Saturday.
Mexican is still quoted 36437.
No business has been going forward in Shares, except a
purchase of Great Westerns at 87, and South Eastern at 241/s.
The quotations of the bonds have been exceedingly agitated.
All of them are lower than on yesterday, which is solely to
be attributed to the small number and general weakness of the
operators ; thus, as each speculates in all descriptions
of stock, if ene give way, the others must necessarily
follow. Since, therefore, the rate of Colombian has
been sent down, upon the supposition that the holders of
the bonds are in a worse condition now than they were a month
since, Spanish and Portuguese have tollowed in the decline.
This will be a clear solution for the caution which has from
time to time been given against operations in these documents.
At present no security exists against a species of moral robbery,
anti Consols may, without any legitimate cause, be raised or
depressed two or three per cent. in a day, just as it may suit
the speculators.
Dealings have been in Portuguese, Colombian, and Spanish
Shares only ; the first at 3514, the second at 351/2, and the last
at 22%, with the dividend to be paid on the 30th inst.
There are no foreign arrivals to-day.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester 100
Ditto New
Great Western
Manchester and Leeds ... 70
Ditto Shares
South Eastern and Dover 5O ...... 24i to 234
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE 27.—The market
was rather firmer, and sales to a great extent were effected at
steady rates. The total quantity sold was about 4,500 bales,
which included 600 Peruvian, 54d. to SIAd. ; 100 Egyptian,
63d. to 9d. ; 50 Pernam, 7d. to 74d. ; 100 Maranham, 54d. to
64d. ; 300 Surat, 3d. to 3%sd. ; and 3,350 American, 33/4d.
to 6d.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JUNE 27.—The market was
tolerably steady, but the demand was limited, and sales confined
to Eastern Counties, 9% ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 48;
Liverpool and Manchester Halves, 86.
:MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 27.—There is
no improvement at all in our Market, and our only transaction
is—London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 36.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 167 India Stock —pm
3 per Cent. Red. ...... 914 Ditto Bonds .... 25 pm
3 per Cent. C0n5....
34 per Cent. Red 1004 Ditto New Annuities...
New 34 per Cent — Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 43 pm
New 5 per Cen', — Ditto 5001...... 40 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... —pm
Jan. 1860 ...... 124 Bank Stock for Acct....
Oct. 1859
Jan. 1860 Consols for Opg. ...... 91
f FUNDS.
Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto 35
Prussian, 5 per cent.
Russian, 5 per cent -
Ditto, Metallic ...... .

FOREIG
Austrian, 5 per cent. —
Belgian, 5 per cent
Brazilian Bonds... —
Buenos Ayres 6 per cent.
Chilian, 6 per cent

Colombian, 6 per rent !Spanish, 5 per cent...—. 21
Ditto, 1824 924 !Ditto, Deferred.... ..
Danish, 3 per cent — !French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, 1625, 5 per cent — !Exchange
Mexican, a per cent 36g !French, 3 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2.4 per cent. 523
Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 101
SHARES
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p)
Ditto New Shares (17i paid) l3l
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) . 35g
London and I3lackwall ( paid) 9s
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ... ..
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 4i
North Midland Railway (100)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 24
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) ... ......

Ditto New Shares (15 paid) . . 32

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY).
LONDON, JUNE 28.—Wind this day at Noon, variable and
light.

-DEAL, JUNE 27.—Wind W.N.W. moderate.—Arrd. Henry
Porcher, Hart, Sydney, New South Wales; Brunette, Val-
pamise ; Sir J. R. Reid, Hopson, St. Kitt's ; Messenger,
Ellis, Roston ; Stork, North, for the Cape. From the River,
Lady Raffles, for China ; Oscar, for Cipe Coast Castle. Sld.
the greater part of the outward bound. Arrd. off, Dantzic,
Post, Hambuegh, for Havannah.
ARRIVED IN PF.NTLAND FRITH, JUNE f2.—Ann Carr,
Reid, Trieste, for Leith.
POETSMOUTH, JUNE 27.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Orestes, for
China; Ida, Jamaica; Adventure steam-packet, est ward.
CowEs, JUNE 37.—Arrd. Honduras, Hopkins, Tobasco;
Wolfoille, Isaacs, New Orleans.

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THE MARKETS.-(Tl-116 DAY).
COLONIAL MARKET.
The price of all kinds of Colonial Produce was tolerably
steady, with a fair demand for the consumers. B. P. Sugar
was in steady request, and the prices paid at the close of the
market on Friday were fully sustained. Mauritius and Bengal
went off with spirit at full prices. There were several parcels
of Coffee brought to public sale, consisting of British Plantation
and Cape sorts ; the former sold readily, while the latter were
mostly bought in. Cocoa neglected. Rice is not cheaver,
but the buyers still come forward very slowly. Good White
E. I. is worth 1 Is. per cwt. Saltpetre maintained former
prices, and the stock is small.
TALLOW MARKET.

There was a fair arnount of business transacted in the market
at 4t•is. 3d. rer ewt. on the spot.
TEA MARKET.
A fair amount of -business was done in the market. Com-
any's Congou Is. 91d.. cash._
_Nopublie sale is yet declared.

HITECHA.PEL.
The supply of Hay and Clover was plentiful, the trade good
fur all descriptions, and prices steady. Of Straw the supply
middling, with a very fair demand at the present quotations.
lover, 2!. 10s. to 103.; Hay, 24 ba. to 4J, 4s. Straw, 11. 12a, to 1416 a.