The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-28 00:00:00

HAMBURG, JULY 24.

Yesterday was an important day for our little
Republic. The importation duty of If per cent.
upon all merchandize imported into the city, was
abolished, and Hamburg thereby raised, in every
sense of the word, into a free port.
For some years past the merchants of this place
have complaine4 of the evil effects of this importa-
tion duty, the effect of which was to throw a great
proportion of business into the hands of the mer-
chants of the neighbouring Danish city of Altona,
which the King of Denmark has had the good policy
to make a completely free port.
The revenue arising from this duty is said to be
400,000 marks a year, and of course taxes to that
amount must be imposed ; but, as the good people
of Hamburg are decidedly the lowest taxed persons
in Europe, an addition of from 25,0001. to 30,000/.
a-year to their burthens will scarcely prove very
onerous.

The Senate of Hamburg tried hard to persuade
the citizens to consent to the continuation of the
duty as it has hitherto existed; but the citizens, of
whom every one possessing a property worth 200/.
is entitled to a vote, made a firm stand, and the
Upper House was obliged to yield to the Lower.
You may think it strange that the Senate of a town
so completely commercial as this, should advocate the
continuance of a tax so evidently unfavourable to the
interests of a trading community; but the fact is, that
by the Constitution of Hamburg, sixteen of the
twenty-eight Senators must be lawyers, who are of
course in no way affected by the importation duty,
but would necessarily have to bear their share of
any-other tax that might be substituted.
The most important consequence is, that Ham-
burg will now become a convenient depot, to which
foreign merchants will be able to send goods, with
the power of exporting them afterwards to other
countri,s, without having either importation, expor-
tation, or transit duty to pay.

IRELAND.—Exms, JULY 23.—The public
• feeling relative to the approaching election seems to have
lost a good deal of its interest during the last week, from
a certainty that there will he no contest. —We have, how-
ever, some rumours to-day that Lord ALBERT CONYNG-
HAM will be certainly put in —mination, but that his
friends intend to poll only a few, that in case Mr. O'Cox-
NEIL would be disqualified from sitting, his Lordship might
take his seat (luring the present Session of Parliament. It
is not, however, positively known that there will be a con-
test, as I cannot learn that the Sheriff has received any
orders to erect booths, cc make the necessary arrange-
ments of having poll-booths, &c. prepared for a disputed
election.—Morning Paper.

In the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, on
Thursday, a verdict of 750/. damages and tid. costs was
recorded against Mr. O'FLArirtaTY, the proprietor of the
Connaught Journal, for a series of libels contained against
Mr. SMITH, a gentleman residing in the county of Galway.
MA RYLEBONE SELECT VESTRY.--A 11U-
meroui meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of Mary-
lebone was held yesterday at the Western Bazaar, JOSEPH
Esq., in the chair. Mr. FIUME addressed the
meeting at great length, and in the course of his speech
went over most of the topics that had been previously ad-
verted
to at meetings held for similar purposes, namely,
to adopt such resolutions as would enable the parishioners
to exercise an effective controul over the expenditure of
the parish funds. Mr. Hi: ant particularly impressed on
the meeting the necessity of perseverance and unanimity.
A string of resolutions were entered into in terms of Mr.
Humes recommendation, one of which was for the col-
lection of subscriptions in the shape of rent, with a view
to render effective the resistance of the inhabitants to the
continuance of the select vestry. Colonel JONES spoke
in favour of a rent, which he said had been the means of
procuring freedom to the Catholics of Ireland.

A person who resides in the hundred of
?enwith, and who is much addicted to smoking, being
lately on his way home from a market town, had recourse
to his usual recreation, and after some time, having, as he
thought, extinguished the fire in the pipe, which was a
short one, he thrust it into his waistcoat pocket, in which
ha had previously deposited two 51. Bank-notes he had
received. Qn reaching home he found that he had left
some fire in the pipe, which had been communicated to the
notes, one of which was destroyed and the other much
mutilated. The pocket, from being used as a general re-
ceptacle, had become so coated as to resist the operation of
the smouldering fire which was consuming the notes, and
the owner being occupied by his cogitations as lie walked
briskly forward, did not notice the slow but destructive
operation going on in his pocket, which, however, cost
him Si.— West Briton.

A practice now prevails among some of the
Yorkshire woollen cloth manufacturers of purchasing old
woollen rags from the collectors of such articles, which
they tear to pieces by that convenient machine called a
devil," so as to make the corrupt mass wear the appear-
ance of short wool ; this they mix with longer wool, spin,
weave, and dress up, so that the cloth appears to the eye
and head as glossy, close, and fine as a genuine article, but
the wear is quite another question. The imposition upon
the public is one of at least 25 per crnt. The practice is
worthy of the attention of the Legislature, if it be not al-
',llr illegal; for the public are choused, and the con-
sumpt;C? of wool is lessened, and prices pulled down,—
Very recently a young gentleman of this city witnessed the
delivery of about twenty packs of the article alluded to to a
manufactutir near Leeds.--Leeds Patriot.

EXTENSIVE SFIZURE AT THE CUSTOM
Housr.—On Friday last the Custom House Officers made
a seizure of tobacco on board the William Robe.•ts to a
very great amount. The William Roberts, Captain
SIIERBORNE, was an American regular trader between
New York and London. Soule person on beard, on her
arrival, advised the officers to be careful in overhauling the
cargo. Among the articles in the bill of lading were 150
barrels of resin, and to these barrels the officer's attention
• was particularly directed. Each barrel weighed about 12J
pounds, and upon breaking them open there was found
concealed in each barrel about KO pounds of tobacco, thus
making, in the 150 barrels, a total seizure of 13,000 pounds.
Spicing OF MR. SLATFORD, THE STOCK-
BROKkAt...--0.1 Saturday evening an inquest was held at
the Red Lion, fitoite Newington, on view of the body of
lilr. Jos SLATFORD, wiLO had put a period to his existence
on the day preceding. The deceased, who was about 35
years of age, was known to have been !nine years ago in
possession 4f a fortune of 20,0001., which, however, had
been dissipated by unfortunate speculations in the public
funds; and he destroyed himself in a state of mental dis-
tress, supposed to have been occasioned by inability to
meet his engagement; at the .gltock Exchange on settling
day. The deceased effected his purposa by firing, a pistol
at his head. The bullet passed throtagh the head, and
was found in the night-cap. The only evicieuce which
was produced was to prove the finding of the deceased in
his bed-room, quite dead. lie had been in a low, de-
sponding state far some. months, J verdict of insanity
was returned.

LAUGHABLE HOAX.--The following laugh.
able Izax was played off yesterday afternoon, which
brought out hundreds of gulls. Although there was a
lack of pigeons, the ,I.:awks were flying about in numbers,
and in some instances pounced upon their prey with
rapture, knowing the thing was mac. The following is a
copy of the handbill, which was most inclut4lously cir-
culated :

100 Sovereignq.
Grand novel Aqu:itic Exhibition,
On Monday, July 27, 1829,
Mr. Gri►naldi

will perform the wtor.ishing feat of steering himself from
Westminster Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge, in forty minutes,
for the above amount, in a
Washing Tub !
Drawn by Four Geese ! !

NI-, G. will be at the Swan, the foot of the bridge, at
two o':_lock, and will start at five precisely. Lone' be-
fore the time Jp2ointcd, tie steps of Westminster Bridge,
- the ikliddle=ex ;;.;de,
` • were completely crowded, as
were Laght:fth-walk, the
.ti,ai..?.k on the opposite side,
CIJANDLwb.'Ap the Si.;py the Swan, a;id in fact, all the
houses betweeu the two bridges. At CH...1,,,;.tt'5, a
" bill" was produced, printed on a yellow groUnd.
Si
o'clock arrived ; no GitImALD: appeared ; but the geese
were evidently awaiting the start. ire were told that a
wager had been made that a certain niinher of persons
could be brought out by a time owned, but the worthy
landlord of the Swan, or Mr. Gaistai.nOinew nothing of
the hoax.

LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 28, 1929.

Government, we perceive, have acquiesced in
a system of new regulations as regards the Malt
Trade. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER, however,—as will be seen by the Report
and correspondence on the subject, inserted in
our columns of to-day—has so contrived it, that
he shall be enabled to revert to the old law
should the new system lead to any important in-
crease of fraud, smuggling, or any other illegal
practices. This, we conceive, is giving fair play
to both parties, to the malsters especially.

At a meeting of the St. Marylebone pa-
rishioners, held yesterday, at the Horse Bazaar,
Mr. HUME, the Chairman, entered into a variety

of particulars respecting the wanton extravagance
and general mismanagement of the Select Ves-
trymen. Probably these particulars are not
new to many of our readers, nevertheless they
cannot be too often recapitulated. Reform,
whether parochial or political, is gained, not by
one or two, but by repeated exposures of the
abuses that call for it.

It seems, in the first place, that the accounts
of the parish have not been balanced for 15 or
20 years, and that during that period they have
been so entered, as to render it impossible for any
one of the Select Vestry to know whether they
be correct or not. Money has also been bor-
rowed while there were large balances in hand ; so
that the parishioners have actually been compelled
to pay interest upon borrowed money. In the se-
cond place, notwithstanding that the rental of the
parish—the most wealthy, populous, and influ-
ential in the metropolis----is 704,0001., and the
amount of rates 125,0001., the Select Vestry
have contrived to incur the enormous debt of
187,0001. In the third place, they have raised
the Poor Rates to a sum of 15,0001. higher than
in 182 G.

We leave these facts to speak out, " trumpet-
tonoued, " for themselves. They need no help
from language ; they can gain no added strength
from invective. Silence will do them a far greater
justice than sarcasm. One thing, however, we
may observe : they are necessary evils, growing
out of that system of monopoly which, whether
carried on public or in private concerns,
whether applied to law or commerce, is one of
the most paralyzing visitations with which any

nation on earth can be afflicted. Nothing liberal,
nothing adventurous—nothing► useful or enlight-
ened—ever yet flourished, or ever can, in the
tainted atmosphere of monopoly. It is a barren
and pestilential soil from which every healthy
seed draws poison as it shoots upward into ve-
getation. It has been England's curse for ages.
God speed the hour of its annihilation !

In our Police Report, from Marlborough-
street, this morning, will be found a curious—
not to say an original—method of gaining a

livelihood, resorted to by a foreigner, who re-
sides near Shoreditch. This notable adventurer
has lately imported from Italy " a gang of boys
and girls, no less in number than sixty," whom
he has duly trained to collect money about the
streets, by the exhibition of birds, monkeys,
white mice, &c. These wretched creatures are
provided with lodgings by " the master," as they
courteously style him—in return for which they
are nightly compelled to pay him is. each : the
surplus that they may chance to collect is their
own. On a supposition that he receives punc-
tually the required proportion, it is evident that
" the master" must, at this present moment, be
in the actual receipt of 31. per day, or 1,000/.
per Annum., which is just 6001. more than a
gentleman must possess, who desires henceforth
to be called to the bar.

Really them must bQ some strange obliquity

in the present constitution of society, when a
fellow like this—a plagiarist of the Slave Trade,
lan adroit adapter of its system to the Ways and
Means of a London life—can make his 1,0001.
per annum, keep his carriage, riot in all the
luxuries of the metropolis, and in due season
retire from business into the country, with an
income that may enable him to purchase land,
plant preserves, hunt, shoot, fish, prosecute
poachers, stickle for Protestant ascendancy like
other country gentlemen, and, in the fullness of
years, be interred in the parish church, while the
parson preaches a funeral sermon in his honour,
and the select vestry erect a tomb, with two fat
cherubs in front, to his memory. 0 tempora,
0 mores !

The French Papers contain little intelligence
beyond what we gave yesterday. The illessager
des Chambres states that the Porte, in answer
to certain articles addressed to it by the two

Plenipotentiaries of France and England, ob•
served that " it would deliberate on the con•

tents ;" that it was desirous of the pacification
of the Morea, and might consent to acknow-
ledge the new political relations of that penin-
su!a and of the Cyclades, on the condi-

tions laid clown in the protocol, if satisfactory
security were given that these conditions would
be fulfilled. At the same time it was under-
stood that the PORTE would not, under any
pretext, hear of " an extension of the frontiers
of the new Greek State beyond the Isthmus of
Corinth." There will he some difficulty yet in
the way of any thing like an amicable arrange-
ment between the PORTE and the Plenipoten-
tiaries. The former is proverbially treacherous
and dilatory, and for finesse and adroitness in
temporising, is, we believe, unequalled even
among the most civilized Courts of Europe.

We received this morning a Supplement to
the Allgemeine Zeitung of the 21st inst., which
states, under the head of Augsburg)), July 23,
that Count JOHN CAPO DISTRIA set out from
Poros on the 3d of June, to visit Napoli di Ro-
mania, and it was generally believed that he
had given up his intention of visiting the Cy-
clades, before the meeting of the National

Congress.
An additional article has been annexed to the
Treaty of Peace, concluded by the intervention
of England, between Brazil and Buenos Ayres,
by which the two contracting parties agree that
the navigation up the River La Plata shall be

free to the subjects of both parties. The Re-
public of Buenos Ayres engages to allow Bra-
zilian ships to ascend the River ; therefore the
same permission must be given to English ships,
according to the Convention concluded six years
ago with the Eng! overnment. The fol-

lowing are extracts
AUGSBURG, JULY 20.—The Courier d' Orient (now
published at Egina) contains in its numbers of 4th June
a decree, by which the National Congress is summoned to
meet at Argos on the 13th July.
Count John Capo d'lstria set out from Nros on the 3d
June to visit Napoli di Romania, but was expected to re-

turn very soon either to Poros or Egina: it was generally
believed that he had given up his intention of visiting the
Cyclades before the meeting of the National Congress.
General Church arrived on the Both May at Egina from
his head-quarters in Western Greece. On his way he
visited the fortresses of Lepanto and Missolonghi. The
morning after his arrival he had an interview with the
President.

FROM THE RHINE, JULY 12.—50 much has been said
in the public papers respecting the causes and the object of
the revolution brought about at Buenos Ayres in December
last, by Gen. Lavelle, that it is difficult for German readers
unacquainted with the particulars to form an opinion. They
must have observed, however, that the greater part, and the
most violent of the declarations against this resolution and
its authors, have been transferred from the English jour-
nals, especially the 'Courier, into the German papers. An
eye witness, who has resided several years in Buenos
Ayres, and has lately returned to Europe, thinks it due to
truth and the good cause, which General Lavalle has un-
dertaken to defend, to give the following public statement :
In the treaty of peace concluded by the intervention of
England between Brazil and Buenos Ayres, an additional
article was annexed, by which the two contracting parties
agree that the navigation up the river La Plata shall be
free to the subjects of both powers,"—that is to say, the
republic of Buenos Ayres engaged to allow Brazilian ships
to ascend the river. Now there is a convention between
Buenos Ayres and Eneland, concluded six years ago,
in which the republic engages to grant to the subjects
of his Britannic Majesty all the privileges which it
may, at any future time, grant to the subjects of
another Government. If, therefore, Brazilian ships are
allowed to go up the river, the same permission must be
given, according to the convention to English ships and the
English Government. Would this attain indirectly the
accomplishment of a long cherished wish, the fulfilment
of which in a direct manner could scarcely be expected ?
This additional article was a finesse of English policy, for
the people did not expect any evil at Dorrego, therefore
believed that he could agree to it without danger. Un-
fortunately for the English negotiations and for Dorrego,
Ilivadavia had an opportunity, during the IS months that
be was President,. of seeing a little of the labyrinths of
English policy ; and thus the real object of the additional
article was evident to him, and he opened the eyes of the
people, and shewed them how dear the services of the
English mediator cost them.
It is notorious that in the nine years' struggle with the
mother country, Buenos Ayres sacrificed very large sums to
obtain independence for itself and the other provinces of
La Plata. The late war with Brazil was carried on at
the sole expense of Buenos Ayres, the other provinces not
contributing a penny, though they will share all the ad-
vantages of the peace. Buenos Ayres will never receive
anv direct indemnity from the other provinces, but may
be indirectly indemnified in time, if the others refrain, as
hitherto, from direct trade with the rest of the world, and
bring their productions to the market of Buenos Ayres,
for sale, or exchange for European articles. The receipt
of customs has been about three millions of piastres an-
nually, of which two coins from the trade with the pro.
vinces in the interior. If this trade closes, and the inland
provinces take a direct share in foreign commerce, Buenos
Ayres will lose two millions of piastres annually, which
will go into the pockets of the English, who, by free na-
vigation up the river, would avoid the duty at Buenos
Ayres—and that city, instead of becoming important,
would sink into insignificance, and never be able
to piy its debt of thirty millions of piastres : it must
become bankrupt. It cannot be denied that the free na,
vigation of the river Plate would be highly advantageous to
the English, and the English Government cannot be
blamed for end avouring to obtain this advantage for its
subjects. But, after the above statement, who can for a
moment hesitate to declare General Dorrego guilty of
betraying
who can doubt for a moment that the
additional
of his country, which had been
confided
troailt'Cinterests
mcle (which, if carried into execution, would
be ther;Buenos Ayres,) could not have obtained
D gorttiin of
's assent without a great bribe. There is no doubt,
t herefoie, that Lavalle has done what must be disagree-
able to the English, as it is evident that the party now at
o re
the helm will never suffer the additional article to be car-
ried into effect. The three years' efforts of Lord Pon-
Booby, the great enamels of the extraordinary Embassy,

~ s

and all the bribes lavished on Dorrego and his creatural,
are thrown away, and all the advantages lost, wh
England thought it had secured by its interference in the
dispute between Buenos Ayres and Brazil. It is no won-
der that the English Journals give vent to their vexation
by violent attacks on General Lavalle and the revolution
he has effected. It must be vexatious to lose so suddenly
and unexpectedly a great advantage, which was thought to
be secure.

Letters from Odessa inform us that a petition
to the EMPEROR had been signed by numerous
merchants of that place, the object of which was
to pray his MAJESTY would grant the free ex•
portation of corn. The weather had been very
unfavourable, and the harvest in the southern
parts of the empire had suffered much, as, during
two months, it bad rained almost without inter-
mission. In several districts the root had been
destroyed, and in others the corn laid, and the
damage irreparable ; nor was there a district that
had not suffered some injury.

Papers from Gibraltar of the 9th inst. have
been received. Lieut.-Governor DON had is-
sued a proclamation, stating that vessels fitting
out for the slave trade were in the habit of equip.
ping, &c. in the Roadstead, anti he forbids,
under the penalties set forth, any of the subjects
of his MAJESTY, within that garrison and ter-
ritory, from aiding or encouraging such unlawful
expeditions.

Hamburg Papers state, that the Russians have
succeeded in passing the Balkan. This is the
Rubicon, beyond which it was asserted, some
time since, by one or two of our cotcmporaries,
they would not venture to pass—for this cam-
paign at least. A letter from Odessa adds, "it
is universally believed here, that our troops will
reach Adrianople this year." Another letter
dated Jassy, July 10, observes, "it is announced
from Tulczyn, July 2, that a second Russian
army of reserve, said to be 40,000 strong,
is in full march to the Principalities and the
Danube." At Constantinople, it appears, that
the tone of the public feeling is decidedly warlike.
The SULTAN is rousing himself, like a chafed
lion, and is resolved to make one desperate effort
for the recovery of his glory and his provinces.
The plains of Adrianople will soon, we suspect,
like the field of Waterloo, be a place destined to
be remembered for ages.

Advices from Havre state that a Ministerial
Decree had been received there, informing those
concerned, that the low duty of 251. 10s., and
101. per cent. would not be extended to Oats or
Barley.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWRLY 13 0' CLOCK.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 88i- 89, opened
at the same price this morning, since which the
market appears heavy, and they have been done at
88i, and 88i for money. Report says that Go-
vernment are in want of money, and the Saving
Banks are going to sell again.
'"'"We have no arrivals this morning of consequence,
not eVCII a ship letter. By the French mail, this
morning, the letters from Constantinople of the
26th June, state, that the Grand Sultan has taken
adVantage of his great popularity, and has sent off
couriers in all directions, to call the people to arms.
It was said in the capital, that the Divan had de-
clared that they are disposed to adhere to the basis
of the Treaty of the 6th July, pro Tided that no
Chief is appointed at the head of the Greek Go-
vernment who is under the influence of any Chris-
tian Power, and that the Supreme Power of the
Greeks must be a person of that nation, a native of
the Mores.

It is also stated that the Grand Vizier has not
30,000 men at Shumla, and the fever has caused
peat havoc in his army, which will oblige him to
retreat to Adrianople.

The Austrian Consul at Gibraltar has sent to the
other Consuls a copy of a despatch, signed by the
Commander of the Austrian squadron. It notifies
the commencement of hostilities against Morocco,
and reserves the right of the Austrian squadron to
blockade one or the several ports in Barbary; also
to visit, seize, and confiscate all contraband:articles
going to:the:enemy, but not to molest commerce.
Accounts from Lisbon state, that it was reported
there that the ship of the line Jean VI. had been
much damaged by the fire of the batteries of Ter-
ceira, which carried away her rudder, and she was
obliged to cut her cables and escape. This has
greatly dismayed the troops
on board the squadron.
The Foreign Market is in a complete state of
stagnation.
Three per Cent. Cunsols, 88i i; Ditto for Aug. 27,
888 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 891 ; Three and
a half per Cent. Reduced, 981 ; Four per Cent. 1021 8 ;
Ditto, 1826, 10511; India Stock, 227181; Bank Stock,
2131 141; India Bonds, 58 60 ; Exchequer Bills, 74 5.
Fonazcx.—Brazilian, 581; Buenos Ayres, 22 g ;
Chilian, 17 18 ; Colombian, 16 1; Danish, 691 1 ;
French, Five per Cent., 1091 10 ; Greek, 12 13 ; Mexi-
can, 191; Peruvian, 101; Portuguese, 441 51; Russian,
1001; Spanish, 8* 9; Brasil Shares, 42 4 pm.

TWO O'CLOCK.
The Consol Market has continued heavy during
the whole of the morning, and Consols are at pre-
sent 88/ for the Account, and 88/ sellers for
Money, with little business doing. The heaviness
of the market is attributed to the news from Con-
stantinople not being of so favourable a nature as
was expected.
Letters from Toulon state that Colonel Heydeek
is going to leave the Greek service, and he is to be
replaced by a French superior officer, charged with
the organization of the Greeks. General Dentret
is also to replace General Church.
Private letters received from Hamburg bring ac-
counts of a considerable failure at Magdeburg, to the
amount of 200,000 marks. The commercial houses
at Hamburg are the chief sufferers. At Leghorn
there has also been a failure of consequence.
In the Foreign Market the only business doing
was in Danish Bonds, which are lower.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for account, BS4 i.

FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES."
Consols 88i i Danish 69
Do. for Ac. 88i Greek, 1825 --
Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 1825 --

Buenos Ayres
Chilian Do.

Columbian. 1821,