The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-21 00:00:00

pre;:ent one, ar.:l, some other routine business hay-
jog been dl.:3posed of
volla , a bill was lirou'ght in to cc-
te the Charges cf die Practitioners in the se-
veral Courts of this Island, which went through
the' several stages, and was Massed .by a large ma-
toe only alteration Made in it from that of.
the preee4ing Session being that *it w '
!torn and after the 3lst inst. and that ill
It ha commenca
'du-
e
rai.ou s
years clause for three .
" Committees were then appointed to revive
the various Bills that were in progress through
the ilouse in the late Session, when they ,
were
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rePnried,. and received several readings.
standing Committees ‘vere to revive all business,
/11°4Y-bills excel-Act!.
Thursday their Honours the Count!
Passed the Solicitors' Bill *, with only one dis.sen-
tietit voice.
Yesterday the Poll-tax Bill was passed by
the Rouse, after which it was adjuilined until ten
o'clock this
morning, when it will be prormnied."
*This Bill had. been the cause of a dispute between the
two Houses, which caused the prorogation.

The

3r-...Jeant BERNADOTTE seems to have excited a
0:11.e tion of Jacobin sympathy ; a our
„e-I"llitl,liats are as apprehensive as ever of the
ae'til
beer. restoration of
that ORDER to which they
the ticll
deadly hatred. We repeat. that
b;(iten'itinnance of an illegitimate Dynasty is a
"P°ll the honour of Europe ; and that
„Le 11111
sttr be stained with a most disgraceful
tits
()n if it is not instantly extinguished.
() tray or the Other, let us, in the name of
inirll('ll reason, b consistent;--either let the
Sovereigns be punished for their
ance to usurpation, or let GysTaVus be re-
•arded for ltis:-.—but do not let the one he praised
It" recompensed for doing exactly (though,
.117;11)e'bY
s e, neither so disinterestedly nor so
Citedly) what another is abused and injured for
'Aing done.
T 1

-EE' DUTIES.-Aii official intimation was
"Iv 'yesterday afternoon on this subject to the
4 eelat trading interests 'connected with- it, stating,
l'
ihat upon a full consideration of all the cir-
t Cnlnstances of the case, and more particularly
: with reference to the Act of the 55" Geo. 3.
<<e'Bs. (by which Timbei from the British North
`:}illler,r_ican Colonies is exempted from Duty till
-311, March,
1820),
it is not at present the
``i c
nteuti".of His Majesty's. Government to sub-
it t`) Parliament any alteration of the law, as
4, .tr nosy Standi. respeCt to the importation of
~ 474ber.whetirer trom our own Colonies, or
"lon States." Flom this Commut.u.
..,ttl:ve are spu), io observe a wavering policy
Lave been k't
PiltSiled on this subject. It would
stave
en "'Ore consistent with the principles
40,:teasurk's of Mr. PITT, if a firm and
tilis 're
.of conduct had been pursued on
as ; indeed, this intimation might.
autl "ell have been given in December last,
w then the first ships for the Colonies
ould have been ready to have sailed in this
•1'1)4(11 °r in the first• week in the next, and
41f'arters obtained for ships for the remainder
the
4 i. season. As the question is now left,
lltisingering trade will be carried 'on through
c and the following year, when the ,same un-
ertaitnies and inconveniences will be again ex-
Peri"ced by the Colonists, Importers and Ship-
°w'n'ers. Instead Of which, had his Majesty's Go'
lernment declared it to be their intention to CON-
-IINUE TO woin OUT to the King's Colonies the same
enenuragement and protection which they have
teeeived since 1808, we are convinced that more
bil'l's would have been taken up for the trade than
any former period, and more extensive arrange-
'Thents made for the evablishinent of Saw Mills and
141,11er woiksi.necess‘try to carry on with effect the
,lvlttfiber Trade of these Provinces. In addition to
an increase of Exports would have follow-
ToliNt beneficial to the English Manufacturers.
gilt ntir Readers some idea of this trade, and
of itsi valise to the Shipping Interest, we need
°II
-Y
stete, that in 1816, 783 British Ships (for
tZe Other are allowed to be employed in it) of
1'384 tons burthen; and navigated by 8788
A33l.r!ti‘it Seamen, arrived in Great Britain 'from
Northtttsh
America ; and to satisfy the Mani,-
' facturersofthe deep interest which they have in this
restiam, we shall merely quote from the printed
• documents, that in 1800 the official value of the
.`4Ports to British North America was 937,824/.
17s. l Whilst, in 1814, it was 4,080,9901.
9*
24.! ! alt increase, whilst it must astonish
Persons unacquainted with the practical details of
e subject, that confirms all the observations we
'nave so often made upon it, and convince the Ma-
. Irlufacturing Interests of the importance of• the
Trade to thetn. Besides, the Mother Country, its
l'er Intercourse with the Colonies, realizes ail the
adv.antages of it, direct and collateral. On the
Other band, the Timber Trade with the Baltic is
'certainly of a secondary nature, both 'politically