The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-07 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We are muelfohl•lged•to L. Al:•Carliste; but to putlish his
statements con r Feiiatid,woulti expose us, haw
ever true they "f_l* likiinnislietVas•libellers. More-
over, we never -for circulating
attacks on th; ml opponents.

practice impressment, and are not exposed to this great
risk. Now. then, is the time for the Legislature and the
country to avoid this great danger in future, by declaring
they will never again make slaves of the seamen. We
cannot lay down one rule for the negroes, and adopt a
less favourable one for the seamen ; we cannot use one
measure for the conduct of the United States, and an-
other for our own. Indirectly then the practice of impress-
ment has been branded by the highest authorities of the
land ; and only professional habits, we are persuaded,
made the humane and Gallant Commodore allude to it in
other language than that of stern reprobation.
The Gallant Officer's recommendations to insure pro-
motion to the mates after six years' service, to give the
rank of post captain, and a small addition of pay to
retired officers, and to increase the pay of the seamen
entitle him to the gratitude of the navy. The country,
however, will learn with some surprise, or, perhaps, some
indignation, that notwithstanding our immense dead
weight, the bulk of our admirals are now at such an ad-
vanced age that they are no longer fit for service. Were
a naval war to break out, therefore, an extensive promo-
Von must take place, adding largely to the public, expense,
or the fleet must be placed under the command of men
whose energies have passed away. This is not a safe
state of things, and the Gallant Officer's recommendation
of a means to amend it deserves serious consideration.
Passing from Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S speech, we must
observe, that our conjecture as to the real cause why
Mr. ELTON was so severely punished, was verified by
the debate. It is evident, from the observations of Cap-
tain Rous, that Mr. ELTON was severely punished
because the mates and midshipmen are presumed to be
insubordinate. He was made an example of in terrorem.
His own offence might be slight, but their offences are
numerous. " The mates and others were going to give
him a jubilee." His character, too, was not admired by
his superiors, and he was sentenced to a severe punish-
ment, not for writing an improper letter to his superior
officer, for which he afterwards offered to apologise, but
because the mates and midshipmen are supposed to be
getting too independent. Probably, when they are more
justly and more impaitially treated, they will be more
sensible of the advantages they enjoy, and be less turbu-
lent. The debate on Fiiday was, on the whole, of good
augury for the future improvement of the navy.

BRUSSELS and GERMAN PAPERS.
BRUSSELS, MARCII 3.—A letter received yesterday from
Belise, dated Jan. 20, 1842, announces that the Royal Belgian
schooner, the Louisa Maria, which has on board the Commis-
sioner sent to explore Central America ( Guatimala), arrived
on the 15th of the same month
.at St. Thomas, the place of its
destinat ion.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 4.—The average price of wheat kit'
week was 21f. 61c., that of Rye, 12f. 33c. Alonsigno i Foriari,
nominated Archbishop of Nicea, will receive the title of Nuncio,
with powers attached to it.
A letter from Antwerp informs us, that by an agreement
between the two Governmants, the Dutch and Belgium Com-
missioners in that city had made great progress in their pro-
ceedings relative to the execution of the treaty of the twenty-
f.nr Articles, but that they had just been suspended for slime.
They will be resumed and finally closed.
The Chamber of Representatives sat for three hours yes-
terday in Secret Committee, to discuss the subject of the claim
of various foreign Powers to indemnities for the losses sus-
tained by their subjects by the destruction of the entrepot at
Antwerp.
The trial of the persons accused of the conspiracy is still
proceeding. Twenty-one witnesses for the prosecution have
been examined.

BERLIN, FEB. 22 —Persons usually well-informed say that
the intended visit of the King to St. Petersburgh in July, to
be present at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the
marriage of their Imperial Majesties will not take place, espe-
cially as the Empress of Russia will again visit Ems in the
course of the summer.

His Royal Highness Prince William (the King's uncle) has
just set out for ltaly.—Harnburgh Paper, March 4.
THE HAGUE, MARCH 4. —The infant Princess, daughter of
his Royal Highness Albert of Prussia, was baptised on the
28th of February., by Bishop E2let, at Berlin, by the name
Frederica Wilhelinina Louisa Elizabeth Alexandrine. Spon-
sors present were the King and Queen of Prussia, King Wil-
liam, Frederick, Count of Nassau, the Prince and Pt incess of
Prussia, Prince and Princess Charles, the Prince Royal of
I'avaria, the Prince Royal of Wurtemberg. Sponsors absent,
the Empress of Prussia, the King and Queen of the Nether-
lands, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenberg, Prince and Prin-
cess Frederick of the Netherlands, and Prince William, his uncle.

DUTCH FUNDs.—Asurrsaoass, Mutest 4.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debts 54 52%
12% per Cent
Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amen Srndic,4% per cent ........... 92% 93
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent l'6)4 77
Commercial Company, 454 per cent 1502 157%
Ditto (035 and 1837) 5 per cent......, ROA NO%
Loan 1837, 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 13
Two months ..... 12 05
Hamburgh, One month 35 &Ps
Two months 35 3iss
Dutch Papers, March 5.
ttELO lAN Nlls—Daussits , MARCH 4.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild', Loan, 5 per Csnt 102%
Loan ot Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 13%
3per Cent. .....
72
(I 4o) 103?
Lo:in of City, 1,1-2, 4 per Cent `l4,
Societyet Comm= rce, per Cent
Bank of Boehm), 5 per Cent
NationalS-Aciety
Exchange on London (shot t)
Brussels Papers, March 4.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, FEB. 21.
Five per Colts. Metalliques
Fort per Crnt s.
1 hree p . r Cents.
Rank Shares .......... ....... . .....
Z.llung. Feb. 2i.
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, MARCO 2.
Bills. Money
Austrian S per Cents
Bank Shares
Anglo-Russian Loan. jooj4
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate...-. 103 103%
Inscription, Ist series . . .
Russian S per Cent. Hope and Co , 3d and 4th
Series ..
D tto in Certificates ! 9
New 4 per tent. (i 840) .... .
Dutch Actual Debt, 1.% per Cent.
Ditto per Cent.
Polish Bond.
New Tickets
Anglo-Danish Loran, 3 per Cent. 79A 76%
Spanish, New 5 p.r Cents. 17;1
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
lIAMDUEO, MARCO 1.-13 8,%.—Tw0 months, 13 7
PETRESEURGO' FEB. 18 -.TWO months, 3e 2-16 pence.
RIGA, FEE. 19. -Three Months, 36%.
sToettitome, Fee. :U.—Seventy-five days, 12. 12.
VIENNA, Fee. ie.—Three months. 9.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.— BERLIN, Fee.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 459 per cent. 105% .4:6N,
Prussian English Loan, 1110, 4 per cent 103 102%
Exchange on London, three month 6 22%
—Prussian State Gazette, Feb. 27

------Thiriy.sevcn•

UNTAXED BEVERAGES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR.—As from the proceedings of the House of Common
it SCCITI3 more than probable that the people must pursue their
own course for the redress of their grievances, I think it as
well that we should be preparing the way against the time
when we mutt commence action. I therefore send you a list
of untaxed beverages, which may be used as sub,titutes for
tea, coffee, and 'war ; and I shall be glad if any of your
IN a !era, more qualified than myself, will pursue the subject,
so as to put us in possession of the most comprehensive list
that can be made.—l remain, your obedient servant,

A PATRIOT.
Beef tea, chicken broth, barley water, mutton broth, honed
or cold milk, oatmeal porridge veal broth, buttermilk porridge.
[Vas ! for our Corre-pondent. There is not one of these
art cies which is not taxed by the landlords and taxed by the
State. It is as little possible to escape death as the tax-
gatherer.—En. San.]

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