The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-25 00:00:00

ETON MONTEM.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
WJNDSOR, MAY 24.—Yesterday his MAJESTY
remained upwards of an hour at Eton College.
The King then remounted his horse, accompanied
by Sir B. Bloomfield and General Sir W. Keppel.
The spectators then gave three times three distinct
peals of hurrahs. His Majesty rode through the
streets of Eton and WinAber. When the Salt-
hearers stopped his Niajesty on the Windsor
Bridge, and demanded their salt, the King was
highly pleased with Their accomplished address,
and in the purse which was put into the bag, his
Majesty's contribution was discovered to be a
1001. fkink-note; a most gracious present from a
Monarch to a young man just entering Can;_
bridge College front the foundation of Eton.—Mr.
Wilder, the son or John Wilder, Esq., of Pulley
Hall, was fortunate enough to get the distinctiuts
of Captain of the Montem. The collection of the
Salt-brarers and Servitors amounted to 11301., a
sum unprecedented at any preceding Montem.
The last collection was 8001. This fund the
young Gentlemen obtain to secure their establish-
ment at College.

LADY HEATUCOTE'S GRAND ROUT.---,---1-ler
Intlyship opened her elegant Mansion, in Gros-
venor-square, on Tuesday evening to the fashion-
able world, With one of the grandest routs given
this season ; five of the spacious and elegant
rooms on the drawing-rdom floor, with four on
the ground-floor, were thrown open ; they were
most brilliantly illuminated, and the whole of the
apartments were decorated with pots of the
choicest flowers, shrubs, &c. The company be-'
gan to arrive about half-past ten o'clock. There
were present upwards of 400 persons of the first
distinction and fashion.

THE SAN CARLOs' SALE.—The sale of the Duke
of SAN CAttLoS' rivet!) effects commenced yester-
day, at the mansion of the Embassy, in Portland-
place, and every room was thronged with persons
of distinction. None of the most superb or rate
articles were brought for weed yes:erday ; and, as far
the sale proceetled,they went off at very reasonable
prices for instance, a very beautiful rose and tulip
wo.“1 ehes,-board, curiously inlaid with ivory,
had hl,l, with a double set of admirably carved
ivory men, sold for the trifling sum of 71. 10s.
'the billiard table, which was a most handsome
and substantial one, brought a somewhat better
price ; but, on the whole, this, with every thing
else 6k,ld on this (ley, certainly wept at much less
than their value. •

JUDICATURE Or WALRS.—At a bounty meeting
convened by the Sheriff, cud held at Carmarthen,
on the 10th instani, it was resolved—" That the
Juritt,lici ion peculiar to %Vales appears to be ot con.
sideraole ktftrantage to the inhabitants of the Prin-
.Apality, inasmuch as it has ebtahiishrd Trlbttnals
near our homes fully competent to render justice
to all parties, and by which a speedy remedy for
injut les, whether of a public or private nature, can
be attained at an expense much less considerable
than that incurred by suits in the English Courts.
We, nevertheless, conceive that many improve-
ments may be introduced into the Welsh Jtirisdic-
'ion, and are indeed become necessary from the
lapse of time and change ot manners and circum-
stances of the people."

Lady WELLESLEY is expected in town, from
iliadriti, the first week iu the ensuing month, on
3 visit to her noble parents, the Mattress and
31tirchione6s Of SALISBURY.

NBW ttitJrittit:
liAiirsfi OF T. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH.
At tour o'clock vestt foal afternoon, a Public
Vestry was held in t h Vestry-room of St. Leonard,
Shoreditch, in compliance with a rerptisition de-
liveted to the Churchwardens (Mr. W. Jennings
and Mr•ft.Pearce),lo consider the propriety of pe-
titioning the Commissioners to withhold the erec-
tion of any New Church or Churches in this
parish. Mr. Jennings was expected to take the
Chair. The hour specified in the notice craving
expired, one of the Overseers was called to the
Chair, but at this instant Mr. Pearce entered, and
said that Mr. Jennings was unable to attend, in
consequence of more urgent business. Mr. Pearce
accordingly was necessitated to take the Chair.—
The Chairman opened the proceedings, when
Mr. LINDSEY, of Shoreditch, in a most do-
(pent speech, and in a manner highly creditable
to himself, addressed him ; he said he was sorry
to find that Mr. Jennings absented himselt,
although upon a former occasion, he expressed
himself a staunch friend to the interest of
the parishioners. None of the Gentlemen w:to
signed the requisition were present. He then
detailed in a precise and conspicuous manner
the whole of the grievances under which the
parish laboured, the difficulty met witty, in
collecting the poor's rates, and yet it was
deemed proper to compel them to submit to
the expcnce of building a new Church, and
that too at a time sufficient accommodation
could be bad for the, public worship of God.—
He was informed, upon good authority, that the
Commissioners were in contract with the Haber-
dashers' Company for the site of a new church in
Haberdasher's-street, and that the papers were to
be signed on Tuesday ; he would therefore
propose, that a Committee should be immediately
appointed to draw up a petition to the Commis-
sioners against the erection of a new church--
which, in the event of failing, should be present-
ed to the House of Common: with proper amend.
ments.

It was intended -that if the Commissioners
built a church, when two thirds of the parishioners
were adverse to the measare, they (the Commis-
sioners) alone would be responsible for the ex-
pense, agreeably to a clause in the Act ; but on
the other hand it was maintained by another clause,
the parishioners must support the Clergy and all
their followers; that the Commissioners could de-
fray the expences from the funds tinder their con-
trout, and if a new church was built, a rate of 4s.
in the pound must be levied.

It being now past five o'clock, and much argu-
ment being adduced, Mr. Lindsey's motion was
put, and unanimously carried.--(British Press.)

The Rev. PeTea IoNN, of Wolsingham, has
been nominated by`the• Rev. JOSEPH THOMPSON.
curate of Lancbester, to the two perpetual curacies
of Esh and Satley, in the parish of Lanchester,
vice the late Rev. ED. MARSHALL.
The following/ apology for not accepting an in-
vitation to dinner, was lately sent by a gentleman
of Ballybog :--" Mr. S-- is very sorry that he
and the mistress were prevented cutting Mr.
mutton this day, by a little accident
which has unexpectedly happened, Mrs. S. har-
ing just got two twins, a boy and a child, who,
with the mother, are fine strong babies, and likely
to thrive !"
Daeankot. ACCIDENT.--An Inquisition was
taken yesterday at the sign of the King's-Head,
Norton-street, Portlaud• place, before Thomas
STIRLING, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex; on the
body of Miss Mary Dalton, a fine engaging
four years of age, who met with her death in
the following dreadful manner appeared
from the evidence that there were some men em-
ployed in taking a large heavy piece of timber off
a timber carriage, in the mews adjoining her
father's house, belonging to Mr. White ; the
horses were attached to the carriage at the time,
but it was standing still, the piece of timber was
about 16 inches square, and 40 feet in length ; just
as the timber was in the act of falling off the car-
riage on the ground, the deceased, unperceived,
ran into the mews, and attempted to pass by
one of the men called to ihe child, but could not
prevent the timber from falling, which falling on
her, its ponderous weight crushed her to death.
She was taken up a most shocking spectacle, quite
dead. It appeared from 'the evidence that no
blame whatever was attached to any of the men
employed, and that her death was purely acciden-
tal.—Verdict—" Accidental Death."
On Saturday night, at Dumfries, there were
several vivid flashes of lightning, accompanied
by two or three pretty loud claps of thunder,
after which the rain fell in torrents. This,
added to the welcome showers which formerly
tell, bail given a wonderful spring to vegetation,
and every where in this neighbourhood the fields
are clothed in the richest and most refreshing
verdure. On Sunday the Nit!) rose to a consider-
able height.—(Dumfries Courier.)
On Wednesday about noon, a thunder storm
passed over Newcastle. Currents of tk ind seem-
ed to drive the charged cloads in different di-
rections. A concussion took place directly over
the centre of the town, about one o'clock,
and instantly a mass of fire fell, with a stunning
report, as though a bomb had burst near the ear.
The lightning struck a chimney of the house
at the toot of the Side, which it scattered part-
ly into the Street, and partly through the
roof, providentially without injuring any person.
Five persons Mho were in the house, some of
them near the fire-place, were struck down by the
shock, but soon recovered.

On Monday abort 300 of the Stl► veteran bat-
talion arrive►!%in Perth from Ireland, where they
are,to remain for smite time. The rest are to be
stationed in Aberdeen, Inverness, and the adjacent
towns in the north of Scotland.

The ancient State-room, in the tower of the
venerable Casale at Newport, in Almrtnourbshire,
which appears to be of Norman origin,'and is re-
markable for its fine vaulted stone root, has been
converted into a Meeting-house Yor the IVeleb
Independents.

• "The practice of setting fire to chimneys, or sof-
fet ing them to continne so, when fired by accident,
in older to clear them of soot, has become so
general at Birmingham, that the Magistrate, ',aye
been obliged to wit the Act of Parliament ageiost
such a practice.io force.

tONstiltttAllo*,,,ls
OF. 'll-it 014' AL.TEL:N; THi7:
btillE'S (ix TUE ISZPORTMION ;.;1, lIDIBER, '

The subject of the Diitipttfri Wood, having been
brought under discussion in tilt- ea: ry part of the
year 1817. at the instance of refre.litations made
in behalf of those interested in the Finsio Wood
Trade, the following Letter was at!dressed by the
Chain-it-1u Or the Ship Owner's :..oeiety to Tuns.
LACK, Esq the Secretary et tier night lion, the
Committte of Council for Trade and Plantations;
on the CietaSi;,ii.
Ship Ozimel Society, 9th Noy, 1817.
Sit,—=The Conmitiee of the Society of
Owners have had the honour of terelving your
Letter of the 25,h Februaty, acquainting them
for the information of the Ship-Owners at large,
that " His Majesty's Government have no inter
" tion of submitting to Valiament any proposi-
(ion for the alteration ofthe•Tanber Duties in
" the present Session ; hitt that their Lordships
"think it right that the Cotntnittee should be
" apprized that his Majesty's Government are of
1‘ opinion, that the extension of a Duty to the
"'limber imported from the British North A nit.
" ricer) Colonies, rtptal in athooot to the add i-
ional duty impoSed on foreign Timber in 1813,
" would he productive to the Revenue, without
"being prejudicial to the great interests con-
"f cerned."

Your Letter haring been under the considers-
tiOn of ;his Committee, sod they having collected
the sense of the Ship Owners of London and the
principal Out Ports upon the subject ;..and the
Opinion which they universally entertain, heitrg
• so decidedircontialy to that which his Majesty's
Government appear to have tor Med, the Commit-
tee feel that they would be alike wanting in duty
to their Lordships, anti to the Ship Owners, if
they were to omit, or delay to submit their opi-
nions to their Lordships, with an explanation of
the grounds upon which they have beef, bounded.
Before totes ing into derails, the Committee de.
sire toe roost respectfully to remark, that-.the
itu-
portance of the British Colonies as a resource-for
the supply of Wood fur the use of the Navy, was
first perceived when •the French system of exclu-
sion had closed against this Country the ports of
the Baltic, from which the British Dock Yards
had annually received their supply of masts, tim-
ber, &c. Upon this occasion, every encourage.
ment wa. afforded to the Colonies ; the Duties (its
all foreign Wood were doubled ; and the strongest
assurance Was given that the trade should con-
Hone to enjoy the permanent protection of hie
'Majesty's G“vernment.
The enterprize and exertions of individuals cor-
responding to the encouragement thus afforded,
many estatilishmeAs were formed throughout the
colonies.; large contracts were entered into for
the supply of the Navy ; and masts, timber, and
oak, for which this country had theretofore exclu-
sively relied on Russia, Prussia, and Norway,
were brought troth Canada, with a promptitude
and regularity well suited to the wants of the Go-
vernment, and most creditable to the enterprize
and industry of the individuals who had embarked
in the trade.

Continuing to experience the same encourage-
ment, from the effect of the continuance of the
duties on foreign timber, the trade with the co-
lonies has gone on gradually increasing and ex-
tending itself, meeting with no other interrup-
tion than that which has been common to all
commerce, on the change from war to peace ;
and in consequence such has been the employ-
ment it has afforded to British shipping, that itt
the last year, there arrived front t►tese Colonies, no
less than 783 ships, measuring 181,384 tons, and
navigated by 8,788 men. From the length of the
voyage, ships in LIIiS uade seldom make mote tbaa

one iii a year, whilst those in the Russia, or
Baltic Trade, make two or three ; to the Prussian
Ports tour; and to Norway six ; whence it'to►l-
lows (reckoning tour voyages in the year, as the
average), that about 200 ships of the same ra►e
of tonnage, would have brought an equal clean•
tity of wood from the above countries, which it

has required 783 ships to bring from the British
Colonies ; and the Custom-house accounts will
skew, that the Norway Trade is carried on almost
wholly, and the Prussian and Swedish Trades

principally, in the ships of those respective
count► ies.*

With respect to the exports to the Colonies, it
may be sufficient to state, that in the year 1800
the official value of Goons exportrd to the British
North American Colonies was 937,824/. 17s. Ild.
whilst in the year 1814 it was 4,080,9901. 9s. 2d.
being an increase of more than fourfold in fifteen
years.

The addi►ional duty imposed on Foreign Tim•
ber in 1813 was 10s. 3d. per load ; Timber, fit
!or Naval purposes, imported trout the 13rhish
North American Colonies, is by the Act 55 Geo.
111, c. 86, free of duty until the 25th March 1820,
and to this extent therefore the Trade consider

the faith of Parliament pledged that no ditty shall
be imposed.

The duty on other Timber from those Colonies,
is as follows :

By the 49th Geo. 111. c. 98 CO 1 6
Additional Duty in 1813
Temporary, made permanent by .st; Geo. 111.
c. i 9

0 2 41
Additional Duly as now proposed o co 3

The =omit will be per load 0 F. 2 74

The Davies on FOreign Timber, in A Foreigo,
Ship, amount to pa load 31. Bs. ld. viz.
Prvvious to 1813 ,C'2 3 0
Additional Duty in 1813
Temporary, made permanent by 56 Geo. 014 4

£3 8 1
If, therefore, the additional Doty of
were to be imposed on British 'limber, the differ-

*
The following is an average statement of Tonnage arriv-
ed in the last three years _

_ .
British. Foreign.
From Sweden 18,772 tons 49,1 Vi tons
---- Prussia 38.501 —.— 79,655 ---
--- Delmar 4!..; Norway 161,449 --

76,0,22

206,817

t The "official value" here spoken of, is according to the
value of Ow articles a hundred years ago, when accounts of
Pxports and imports were first kept. ft is retained in the
üblic Accounts, merely for the purpose of skewing the ac
tual increase or decrease of Trade from year to year. TAO
real value is, of course, much higher.

Ince in is Titrotir wotarl ire only 2!. ltft. 574-J.
per load, whieh, in the judgment of the Commit-
tee and the Trade at large, would by no means
prove sufficient for the ptirpose of protecting the
British front the ttealry or the Foteign Trade, CS-
pee:l4lly %Virif the prtinfice which exists in this
Country in favour of I'Ol ig Aifood ; and the
Committee hope that their Lordships %yin be Of
this opinion also, no considering the much higher
rates of Freight and other oisadvantages conse-
quent upon the greater distance of the North
Antetican Colonies. the end of the year
1815, the difi,-renee of Freight was within a few
of the wt,ole Anr,,ont of the Pnty on Fo-
reign Timber, and at the present Freights (so
rnioitiisly low to the Ship-owner) it is
11. 123. per load in tat:our ut the Foreign Trade,

From Riehcc I.? 10 0
Is 0

LI 12 0
So that the balance of the fr,iglit diiiies in
'avow of British Titube.r would be only 11. 45.. 51-. d.
per load, even setppwiiiig that B IH4II trcigivs
should not rise, but tlitieh, as the vessels are now
mtvi4ating at a loss, cannot be either desired or

expected.
List year, npon the arrivals of Timber from the
Colonies denoMinated the Loner Ports, (which
include all those not in the Golph of. St. Law-
rence) the price was 31. 10s. per load. After the
lep•e of about three Mon:lis,lt stkanCed to 31. 155.;
doring the winter it reached 41. ; and is at pre-
sent 41. ss. ; at which it will probably remain until
the sutntr►er arrivals, when it may be expected to
fall again to 31. 10s.
The cost in the Lower Ports is L.l 5 0
Freight to London "2 5 0
Port Charges
Charges. in London about 0 3 0

L. 3 15 3

Thus their Lordships will perceive, that even
enpposing freights should remain at their present
low rate, there is no room for additional duty.—
If it be urged that a proportionate rise of price
in the English marker would follow, the Coin-
mittee would observe, that though this might
be expected if there was no other 'Timber in the
-market, it is not likely to happen xhilst such a
•preference is given to Foreign Timber. Last year
there was no excessive importation of either Baltic
or American Wood; the market was fairly .tried
h hot h kinds, antr yet a difference of price was
,stcadily.maintained between them of 21.. per load
in favour of the form ,r : .Memel Timber. having
•produced from 01. to 61. 6s. per load, whilst the
latter fluctuated between 31 l 0;. and 41. as.
Under these circumstances it is, that the Com-
mitter hope to be excused' tor thus humbly ven-
turing to repeat. their confident opinion, that the
British North Atnetican Timber cannot bear the
additional duty proposed. • • \
it is (hey trust) obvious, that the Importers
ere not making large profits •: the Ship Owilers are
notoriously carrying on a losing trade ; neither,
it is presumed, can it be contended that the fiist
cost in the Colonies is unreasonably high. Even
it the Cidonisrs could be compelled to reduce their
prices a tew shillings pet load, their Lordships
AV di ,be sensible that in precisely the same degree
would be reduced the amount of the exports to
the Colonies ; lot , of whatever comparisons the
claims to encouragement, urged on behalf of
:Russia, Prussia, Norway,iSweded, &c. may he
susceptible, it is certain that the Mother Country
in her intercourse with the Colonies, realizes ali
the advantages direct and collateral, which the
trade in all its branches is capable of yielding,
from thy cutting of the tree in the forest to the
•delivery of the wood in Great Britain.
That -the imposition of inch additional duty
would occasion an increased importation of Fo-
reign Wood, the Committee find to be the uni-
versal sentiment of the best informed persons in
the trade ; as also, that just so much British
•Woott would be displaced (since not one foot
more would be consumed upon the whole) ;
whilst a flinch larger proportion of British ship-
ping would be suposeded.
The Committee in conclusion desire me most
particularly to press upon their Lordships, that,
so far as the Bt itish Ship Owners are concerned,
the measure in Contemplation could not be agi-
tated at -a period to occasion greater. anxiety ;
.when their property, depreciated one-halt in va-
Itte, is brought suddenly into competition with
the shipping of the whole world, Upon. most un-
equal tei ins in point of expense; with 9.00 sail of
ships thrown upon the mat ket wi'hin a short
space of time by their discharge from the trans-
port service ; and a diminished employ for the
remainder from various causes ; and with a con-
sequent reduction of heights, greater beyond ail
proportion (compated with the existing expenses)
than was experienced at the close of the American
war : so situated, the Ship Owners cannot but feel
themselves in need of every possible protection
that Government can extend to them ; and the
Committee therefore request me to express their
most earnest hope, that upon taking the cir-
cumstances -into further consideration, their
Lordships will see fit to remove the apprehension
which your, last communication has excited
amongst ;the Ship OVVIIetS at large, by are intima-
tion that the intention of raising the duty upon
the British North American Timber is no longer
entertained.

1 have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) J. Iy..BUCKLE, Chairman.

, -
No • answer being received to this representa-
tion, a futther Letter was on the 20th December
1817, written by the Chaitman to the Secretary of
the Boatel of Trade, requesting to be informed of
their Lordships' sentiments on the question, and
proposing .if any doubt still remained in their
Lordships' minds upon it, to be allowed the bc)•
from. of a personal interview.
To this Letter the following Reply was re-
ceived. _ _ _

Office of Committee of Privy Council for
Trade, Whiteboll, Feb. iu,

am directed by the Lords of the.Com-
rnivee of Privy Council for' trade, to acquaint
Non tor the intotmation of the Committee of. the
&hi'p Owners Society, no whose behalf you have
addressed a Memo' ial to their Lordships, re4ect-
ing the duties on Timber, that upon a lull consi-
deration of the circumstances of the case. and
mole particularly with reference to the Act 55