The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-12 00:00:00

may be all very well for the Outcli to amass
wealth, by usurping the right to the exclusive na-
vigation of the Rhine, but those who suffer by
this usurpation have good reason to complain,
and just cause to demand, a participation in the
commercial intercourse on a river common
to the inhabitants of the countries bordering on
its banks, and to the free navigation of
which they have all an equal right.
with
No-
thing interferes so much the happiness
of mankind, as the attempt of one nation to take
advantage of another, merely because particular
circumstances are favourable to the commission
of injustice, which ought not to be committed with
impunity, and which, sooner or later, never fails
to defeat its own purpose.

AUGSBURG, ArRIL 4.

A very interesting report on the free navigation of the
Rhine was presented in December, last year, to the assem-
bly of the provincial estates of the Rhenish provinces, which
victoriously refutes all the sophisms of the adversaries of
the free navigation, and discussing the matter with the
most scrupulous impartiality and regard to truth, places in
the clearest light the justice of the demands of Prussia.

The Committee having represented the freedom of the
navigation of the Rhine as an affair, the decision of which
is intimately connected with the national honour of all
Germany, and the welfare of the country, which has suf-
fered in the highest degree by the shackles that have
been imposed on the Rhino for these two hundred
years, recapitulates the advantages which the free na-
vigation of this river in former times conferred on the Ger-
mans, and how they gradually lost even the recollection of
these advantages, which when the question was latterly
brought forward, were comprehended by very few persons.
For it was almost forgotten that Rhenish ships formerly
navigated the ocean, that there was a time when Cologne
vessels took on board at that city Walloon and Rhenish
soldiers, and conveyed them to Alexandria in Egypt, to
take part in the siege of St. Jean d'Acre ; that in the time
of the Hanseatic League the ships of Cologne passed free
and unmolested to the mouth of the Rhine, through the Ne-
therlands, and exported wines, corn, flour, malt, beer, linen,
woollen-cloth, and other German productions, to all parts of
the North Sea and the Baltic, to England, Norway, Sweden,
and Russia, where they were exchanged for the productions
of the North, which latter were brought with the same
facility, through the mouths of the Rhine, to the markets
of Flanders and Germany.
The extensive foreign maritime trade, had given to
Cologne a degree of prosperity and wealth, which for some
centuries attracted the respect and admiration of all
Europe. Kings and Emperors negotiated loans at
Cologne. But towards the end of the sixteenth century
the States of the Netherlands suddenly stopped the
navigation of the Rhine, and thereby destroying the
direct maritime commerce of the cities on the Rhine,
and put an end to their prosperity. The young Republic
had scarcely thrown off the Spanish yoke, when it was
itself guilty of the most revolting despotism. The weak-
ness of the German Empire, and the wars both foreign and
domestic in which it was engaged for a long series of years,
favoured this arbitrary measure, for which Holland cannot
produce any legal title whatever, as it can for the close of
the Scheldt, which was sanctioned by the treaty of Munster,
1648. This arbitrary act has cost Rhenish Germany at
least twice as much money as ever was at any time in circu-
lation in all Germany. For if we reckon the import and
export trade of the Rhine at 50 millions of florins annually,
and calculate that the Dutch toils, local expellees, and pro-
fit, amount to no more than 10 per cent., this makes,
during the 230 years in which the trade of the Rhine has
been in fetters, a sum of 1,150 millions of florins, the loss
of which solves the enigma, and shows why Holland is so
rich, and the countries on the Rhine so poor. Napoleon,
by his Decree of the 21st Oct., 1811, had declared the
trade of the Rhine into the sea entirely free, on the pay-
ment of a navigation duty, which was the same as tht
(Octroi) on the Rhine, all other duties, of every descrip-
tion, being abolished. The war, which suspended mari-
time commerce, prevented this Decree from being carried
into effect ; and, when the present King of the Nether-
lands returned to Holland, in 1813, the Decree was re-
voked. The Allied Powers, however, were of a different
opinion, and both the Treaty of Paris, of 30th May, 1814,
and the Act of the Vienna Congress, determined the free
navigation of the Rhine.

In another part of our Paper we have given
a full report of what occurred yesterday in
the Court of Chancery, to which we beg to
direct the attention of our readers. We shall
probably offer some observations upon the sub-
ject of ex-parte reports to-morrow.

Letters from Tampico of the 17th February, and from
the Havanna of the 11th March, make no mention of the
Tweed, the former merely state, that the merchants at Mexico
were forwarding their despatches to meet ker at Tampico.
The premium on this risk has not, however, risen at
Lloyd's, but on the contrary, the alarm for safety has be-
come less in the mind of nautical men. She is supposed
to have on board property to the amount of 1,000,0001.
sterling.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

The British Funds have again an appearance of being on
the rise, and a good deal of business has been transacted ;
Consols closed yesterday at 834, and opened to-day at
814 for account, but have since gone rip to 831 and
are now 83-i 1, buyers, for account, and sellers for money.
There is no alteration since yesterday in the premium on
India Bonds or Exchequer Bills, the former continuing at
69 70, and the latter 46 7. This is settling day in the
Foreign Funds, but the little business which has been done
will not, it is supposed, cause scarcely any bustle, the busi-
ness in the market being very limited, and the members
so thinned by losses and other causes, that it is not only ill-
attended, but almost become deserted. Mexican Bonds are
stiff 71/ # ; Colombian, 41 1; Portuguese are better, being
784 9 ; Russian Bonds 884 9. In Shares nothing new can
be reported, Real del Monte are quoted at higher rates, but
Bolanos, which were quoted some time since at 80 pm.,
appear now at 25 10 die. There is no further account of
the Tweed, which continues to engross the attention of the
Underwriters and Merchants connected with the trade of
Mexico to a great extent.
Three per Cent. Consols, Mil; Ditto for account,
834 ; India Bonds, 69 70 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 46 7 pm.
Foactom FuNns.—Brazilian, 644 ; Buenos Ayres,
58 8 Chilian, 36 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 404 1l ; Danish,
604 4 ; Greek, 154 164 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 58 9 ;
Ditto 6 per Cent., 714 4; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Portuguese,
78i 9 ; Russian, 884 9; Spanish, 124 13.
MINES.—An
pm. ; Bolivar, glo Mexican, 40 35 die. ; Brazilian, 1 2
par ; Colombian, 15 16 per Share; Pasco
Peruvian, 17 16 die ; Potosi, 28 30 per Share; Real
del Monte, 90 100 pm. ; Tlalptualma, 20 25 pm. ;
United Mexican, 13 12 dis. ;
Bolanos, 25 10 dis.
Two o' Clock.
Within this hour nearly a million of Stock has been sold.
Caused by a report that Mr. Peel, the Duke of Wellington,
and the Lord Chancellor, have sent in their resignation.—
Consols have been done at 83, but are now 83 to 4.
THREE 0' CL 0 C.K.
Consols, 83i, the price.
FOUR O'CLOCK—CL
Creek Do.
IPRICES.B2SI
Consols 834 Danish Bonds
Do. for Ac. 834
Brazilian Bonds 641 Mexican Do, 1825 71 It
Buenos Ayres Do. 57 Peruvian D.
Chilian Do. Russian Do. 884
Columbian, 1824, 404 Spanish Do. 124

ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY.

COUNTY OF DUBLIN ELECTION.

Colonel White having produced witnesses, who contra-
dicted all the material allegations sworn to by Mr. Hamil-
ton's tvitne.ses, the latter produced a fresh batch, to-day,
to contradict Colonel White's—thus there has been a joinder,
a sus-rejoinder, a rebutter, and no doubt there will be a
sur-rebutter. When or how this contradictory system will
terminate, it is difficult to conjecture. With regard to the
respectability of the witnesses, it is entirely on the side of
Colonel White.

THE WESTMEATH ELECTION.
The Committee were occu ied with the scrutiny, this
day, being the last of their Siting, until the Report of the
Commission, which is to go to Westmeath, to take evidcnee,
shell be made. We understand that Mr. Tuite is in a
minority of between 40 and 50.

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