The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-22 00:00:00

by opposing an iniquitous impost, to bring peace and plenty
into the cottage of the poor matt ? This is any thing
but apostolic doctrine. The early pastors of the Church
would never have countenanced a notion of this sort, but
deemed it their first and most imperative duty to be the
benefactors of their flocks, in deed as well as word.

Lord ABERDEEN in the liouse of Peers, and Sir Ro-
BERT PEEL in the House of Commons, last night, stated
that France had declined for the present to ratify the
Treaty for the suppression of the slave trade. Of course
there was a careful abstinence from assigning the motives
for this conduct on the part of France by the members of
the Government; but as no such discretion is imp. used upon
public journalists, we may state that it is entirely owing
to the feeling that prevails throughout France . against
conceding a right of search. Jealousy of the honour of
their flag, not sympathy for slavery or slave-dealers,
actuates the French people in protesting against the
ratification of a Treaty which aims at one
of the noblest purposes of combination among Go-
vernments. The French King and the French
Government would gladly ratify the 'treaty of
which Lord PALMERSTON assigns them half the honour
of the conception, but the national will is opposed to it,
and the Ministry is not strong enough to cope with it
upon this question. Those who have attended to the
debates in the Chamber of Deputies upon the address
and to the opinions of the public press of every
shade of opinion can have no doubt of this. The French
people entertain the erroneous impression that our
Government only promotes the suppression of slavery
with a view to increase our naval superiority ; and it
was to remove this error that Lord BROUGHAM so elo-
quently and so earnestly asserted that the sole and single
desire to suppress slavery, was the only motive of the
Government, and of every individual in this country, in
calling for the ratification and faithful execution
of this Treaty. We greatly deplore whatever
may have the effect of delaying the total suppression of
slavery by a single hour ; but, at the same time, we are
bound to admit that the French Government was called
upon to pay the deference which it has done to the Wong
expression of public opinion.

On the motion of Mr. MILNEs, the copy of the war-
rant for the committal of WILLIAM CARLToN to prison
for neglecting to attend Divine worship at Butterworth,
in the county of Lancaster, was last night laid upon
the table of the House of Commons. The warrant
states that WM. CARLTON wasieonvicted of not attending
church on the 28th of June, being Sunday ; that
the Magistrates, Mr. C. ROYDS and Mr. JAMES TAYLOR,
sentenced him to pay a fine of one shilling,
and fourteen shillings costs, and that having neither
money nor goods, the poor man was ordered to be kept
in New Bailey prison, Salford, till the fine and costs
were paid, which was virtually sentencing him to im-
prisonment for life. After being kept several weeks in
confinement, the case was reported to the inspectors
of prisons, by whom he was releasee. This monstrous
act of oppression will lead to one good result—the law
under which this victim of hypocrisy and cant was con-
victed will now be repealed. Nothing accelerates the
abolition of bad laws so much as their rigid enforce-
ment. The only thing to be regretted is that the
victims of their injustice are not selected from
among the law-makers. Were, all the Peers and
Members of the House of Com Mons, who were
absent from public worship on Sunday last, sent
for a month to Coldbath-fields' House of Correction, it
would be an easy task to count the divisions on the
Corn-laws. But though the law of cant is in danger,
the age of cant is not yet gone. On moving for the
copy of the warrant now before us, Mr. MILNES gravely
apologised for raising a levelling hafi4 against the legal
sanctuary of humbug.; and Sir JAMES Cruellest, with
a gravity equally intense, but ten times more ridiculous
for its insincerity, talked of the serious deliberation with
which the Government would approach a subject of such
great responsibility. The people out of doors are not to
be imposed upon by such nonsense as this, The cant
of Parliament is now universally treated with derisive
contempt by the country.

There is a complete' dearth of news in the French
Journals. We quote the only extracts from them of any
general interest :

Several Journals have announced that the valiant Count of
Morella had arrived, or would shortly airive at Paris, to place him,
self at the head of a new military movement against the present
Government of Spain, by a union of the two great parties which
that Government has successively combated. There is no truth in
this report. Cabrera is still at. Lyons, and is net at all engaged
with the projects which several of the Journals and public reports
have attributed to him.—Gmette de France.

The Journal du Havrc says, " We have received by the Ajax
accounts ftom New Zealand, dated the 3d of September, 1841.
At that time the colony of Akarve, under the direction of M. de
Belllguy, was in a satisfactory state of improvement.
" The Aut., corvette, Captain Lavand, which had rendered the
most important services in these seas, was preparing to return
home in November,"7-Constitutionnel.

According to accounts from St. Petersburgh of the 27th of last
month, it had been decided the day before in the Council of the
Empires that an iron railway should be made between St. Peters.
burgh and Moscow. It is added that the expense of this undertak-
ing is estimated abforty millions of silver rubles. The funds re-
quired will be furnished by the banking-house of Messrs. Heerkert
and Dufour, at Leipzic, with tifelttarantee of the Russian Govern.
went, and at foul' per cent, interest.
The Keeper of the Seals, the Attorney-General, M. Hebert, and
several maesirates were in conference at the Palace from twelve
till two o'clock to-day.

Count Mole had a long conference this afternoon at the Pavilion
Marsau, with the Duke of Orleans.
The Portuguese Ambassador, after having had a long conference
Yesterday with M. Ouisot, went to the Palace, which be did not
quit till a vety late hour this morning. This afternoon there have
been qumerous visits between the several legations. The Portu-
guese had a conferecce between twelve and one o!clock with Lord
Cowley, at the Hotel of the British Legation.--Commerce.

MONEY and. COMMERCIE
O'AL NEWS.
CITY: TWELVCLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEE. 21.—We have had
an ordinary business doing in the cotton-market to-day. The
sales comprising 3,500 bales, of which 400 have been taken by
exporters, including 200 Surat, 30. to 4d.; American descrip-
tions, 50. to 6d. Prices for all other kinds are without
alteration. •
LIVERPOOL SHARE MAEEET, FEB. 21.—We have to notice
a very limited business at the Stock Exchange to-day :—Grand
Junction, 184 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 921; London and Bir-
mingham, 168 ; Paris an Rouen, 151.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 21.—Our Market
is very quiet to-day, prices remain without alteration, and busi-
ness very limited :—Manchester and Leeds Quarter Shares,
311 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 28i , Manchester and
Leeds, 73 to 731 ; Midland Counties, Quarter Shares, 191 to
1
20 ; Lancaster and Preston, 301 to 31 ; Ditto Three-Quarter
Shares,
181 to 18i ; Bank of Manchester, 4 to 41.
Her Majesty's packet Alert, the last of the West India sail-
ing packets, arrived at Falmouth with a mail on Sunday even-
ing ; the dates are from Jamaica to the 19th, Trinidad Bth,
Demerara and Barbadoes to the 9th January. 'I he accounts
from Jamaica, received via New York, a few days back, of the
fire at Kingston, is fully confirmed.
The taking of Comona's fleet in Zispata, on the 15th of De-
cember, is also confirmed.

The following is an extract from a proclamation by Senor
Tono, addressed to his fellow-countrymen :
.‘ Her Britannic Majesty's brig Charybdis, with the object of
avenging the private wrongs of her nation, happily found her-
self with us at the time that, on the 15th December, we at •
tacked the federal fleet at Zispata. Her intrepid Commander, De-
Courey,'engaged and captured the enemy's brig Marceline,
with the gallantry worthy of an Englishman ; and I have, in
the name of my Government, ceded to him the said vessel as
his prize, since it is no more than just."
Ihe Jamaica papers contain accounts from Venezuela up to
the 30th November, at which period all was tranquil and
prosperous.
The Trinidad agricultural report of December states, that
the past month has been unusually dry, so much so, that in
many plaCes there is great apprehensions of the plants failing.
The canes for the ensuing crop look exceedingly well, and from
the prevalence of drought appear very ripe, and will, no doubt,
make, superior sugar.
The labouring population is improving in every way, espe-
cially since the abolition of allowances, and the introduction of
. moderate wages.
The arcoutits from Demerara wear a very gloomy aspect.
The gallery of the public buildings,adjoining the official apart-
ments of the Governor, is described as being crowded with
labourers, and it is believed that there are but one or two estates
within the counties of Demerara and Essequibo on which all
the gangs, with the exception of the Portuguese immigrants,
have not struck work. On some plantations violence had been
threatened to the gentlemen owning or in charge of them.
The cause of this outbreak is nothing more or less than an at-
tempt on the part of the employing or planting body to bring
down wages to a rational proportion to the market prices of
produce.'
THE FENDS.
The Stork Markets towards the close of business yesterday
a' per cent. upone
Account, thet opening quo-
tation., closing at 88i 89 for M n
oney d
Threea pert cnunt,tvi•hich
failures.
depressed,cunsuls
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declined
of various rumours of further
consequence
price they opened this morning. Cents.
20 Reduced,
89k. Exchequer bills have also declined, being now to 22
premium. 1 • Mexican, 344 35i ; Por-
Spanish Active Stock,
243 Di'
tnguese tnguese Five per Cents., 321 k; Three per Cents., 19i i;
Colombian, 22i 23; Dutch liv
o-and-a- Halt per Cents., 52i;
................... 1ri.... . . , 5* to
THIS DAY AT ONE.
Ditto Fiie per Cents., 102 j i-
PRICe.S OF SHARES
It-eILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester ...... 100 .•.... 55
Great Western .................... 65
Ditto New ..................... ••• 50,
Ditto Fifths .............. ..• •.
pAatllSeTduceOdN.
have
Lundoe am'. Brighton ......... ... 50 .....• 35ii ••• to
fr sii
Ditto Loan Notes ......
79i....... to
691 to .--.
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Paris
and
adiCdaonude
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.........
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...... . . . . . . . . . . . I 00
New Shares... ............
York and North Midland .....• 50
15
SHALFI to
Ditto 29 •••••• to
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andtli the morning,
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The
business doing.
Stock McaurnkseutilsiasfobreeAninsnteeaydyh,awreiBth9re,bautb,htoeat,h, mo-
derateB;care
Three nowpe r quotedcent s .
improved, being 89i ; Three-and-a-1181f ditto, 991;, Exche.
quer Bills, 20 22; and Indian Bonds, 7 prem.
and the Five per Cents., 1021.
ThC
eollutiatiniebsn,
lit the Foreign Market the transactions have not been ex-
tensive. Brazilian Stock is quoted, 64k; Mexican Stock, 34*;
Portuguese Five per Cents., 321 ; Spanish, 243 ; Dutch Two
aed-a-Half per Cents., 52 ;
In the Share Market but little has been done, and without
any material alteration London and Brighton are 354 ; Mid-
land
just arrived, with letters and papers
of Friday. The exchanges on London are without alteration,
being for bills at two months,
r7g9h4111 a Northih
as Midland, 69i. ; Great Western, 831.
13 6, and for cash, 13 8.
Gold, 4301. .
QUARTER TO THREE.

There is an entire absence of news in the City just now, and
all e)es are turned to Parliamentary affairs. it is the opinion