The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-11 00:00:00

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supply of sugar from the meat
sure proposed by her majesty's government for the reduc-
tion of the duty on foreign sugars!!

Mr. Hocn seconded the amendment, and contended that
ministers had misled the public by not stating their intention
with respect to the sugar duties when the duties on rum were
under discussion. The result of the proposed measure would
be to inundate the British market with slave-grown sugar,
with which East Indian sugar would not for a long period be
able to compete, and West Indian—never. He hoped the
house would come that night to such a decision as might pro-
bably prove fatal to her Majesty's ministers, but which would
at all events be hailed with acclamation by the country.
Mr. HAWKS opposed the amendment, and contended that
applying the principles of free trade to sugar, and buying it
at the cheapest mai ket, was the best mode of putting down
slavery all over the world.

Mr. HANDLEY supported the amendment.
Mr. JAMES said he should support the government propo-
sition, although he was the proprietor of a pretty large estate
in Jamaica.

Dr. LusnlNGroN said he had always voted against the
corn laws and the timber duties, and should continue to do
so ; but he was determined to oppose any measure calculated
to aid in the maintenance of slavery. Attached as much as
any man to his party, he must still declare that, in his opi-
nion, the proposed measure would lower ministers before all
Europe, and degrade them in the estimation of the people of
England ; and all this was to he suffered because of their
bringing forward a measure for which there existed no neces-
sity. He believed that if the sense of the people could be
taken upon the subject, they would rather pay a high price
for sugar than purchase it chiefly by giving encouragement to
the importation of slaVe-grown sugar.
Mr. EWA.RT then moved the adjournment of the debrte,
which was agreed to. _ _ _

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

DISTURBANCES IN BULGARIA, MACEDONIA,
AND THE NORTHERN PROVINCES OF TURKEY.

(From the Augsburg Gazette.)

BELGRADE, APRIL 22.—The accounts received from the
Turkish provinces bordering upon Servia are of a more and
more threatening nature ; not that the successes obtained by
the insurgents, have been of any importance—for, excepting
the taking of the inconsiderable little fort of Akpalanka,
which, moreover, is a matter of doubt, and beyond the very
decided movement in Lesskoveza, nothing of any importance
has transpired as yet—but it is the spirit, the state of feeling
that prevails among the Christians of all the northern pro-
vinces of Turkey, that gives cause for apprehension. For
some months past, a report has prevailed here of the ex-
istence of a regularly organized secret society in the north of
Turkey—a report which very many symptoms have gone to
confirm. This society is said to be a secret association of the
Christians, supposed to extend over old Servia, Bulgaria,
Northern Roumelia, Bosnia, and Alloania, to be firmly or-
ganized, and to have no other end and aim than the shaking
off of the Turkish yoke. Nor is it very easy to suppose that
the protestations of the insurgents as to their loyal senti-
ments towards the Sultan, nor the assurances which they
have laid before the Prince of. Servia to this effect, and ad-
dressed by means of a deputation to Abdul Nledschid, will
be even much attended to in the end. Until very lately peo-
ple were very much inclined to believe that French agents
had a hand in the matter, and it was very positively asserted
that they acted upon old instructions given by M. Thiers,
the new French Ministry no longer following up the
hostile tendency of the former Cabinet towards the
Porte. This idea, however, has now been given up here,
and there are two different opinions that prevail upon the
present state of affairs. Qne party believes that the deposed
Prince Milosch, of Servia, has been seeking tp re-assume in
the Danube countries the position he has lost, and to found
a new Christian kingdom in the north of Turkey, in which
Servia is to be comprised. Another party (*lto only look
upon Prince Milosch as an instrument made use of—a cat's
paw") attributes the passing events to Russian policy, and
connect (somewhat too precipitately, 'tis true) the appear-
ance of Baron Von Lieven in this country with the breaking
out of the new revolution. It would be difficult as yet to
give any decided opinion upon the subject ; but this much is
certain—namely, that every town, and almost every village
of the part of the country alluded to, have been visited lat-
terly by foreign, emissaries, and that the Christians have
everywhere entered into an association among themselves,
having appointed several chiefs of provinces, who have chiefs
of districts subordinate to them, who again, in their turn,
have chiefs of the different towns and villages under their
directions. Lesskoveza is now the central point of the in-
surrectionary movement. Mladen, so well known in the days
of " Black George," is only the instrument of a party ; a
Greek priest has been attached to his person, from whom he
receives his orders. Report goes to say that more than 50,000
muskets are at the service of the chiefs of the insurrection,
and that their distribution among the country people has al-
ready commenced. It is believed also by some that Prince
Milosch himself is not in connection with the insurgents, but
that a great number of his subjects are in secret intelligence
with them. The Servian government has ordered all the ef-
fective force at its disposal to the Bulgarian frontiers, there
to observe the events, and then to take its measures accord-
ingly. The cordon that existed there before has already been
raised to six times its original force.

A letter dated Sernlin,of the 25th ult., states that the last
accounts from Bulgaria showed that country to be in a state
of anarchy. The mail from Constantinople, which was four
days overdue, had not arrived, and it was thought that the
Tartar who was the bearer of it had been robbed and mur-
dered by the insurgents for the money which he carried.
The Albanians who inhabit the plains of Bulgaria, adds the
writer, are to be dreaded on account of their brutality and
desire of plunder, and they have already begun to take part
in the movement of the Christians. The Turks have hopes
of crushing the insurrection, on account of the want of dis-
cipline amongst the Albanians. However this may be, it is
unquestionable that the Porte will have to contend with ene-
mies more obstinate and determined than those in Syria.
Every one is convinced that the insurgents have confede-
rates in Servia, and it is strongly suspected that either Prince
Michael, or his father, Prince Milosch, are favourable to
them.

LONDON MONEY- MARKET,

SATURDAY EVENING.—The only alteration that has oc-
curred in the value of the public securities is a decline in
Exchequer-bills of 3s, some few sales having been :made ;
they closed ss. to 7s. premium. Consois for money opened
and closed 89id to 90; and for the account 90 to ; 3 per
Cents. Reduced left off 881 to ; 31 per Cents. Reduced,
974 ; New 31 per Cents., 981 to ; Long Annuities (expiring
Jan. 5, 1860), 12 11-46 to f; Bank Stock 168 to 170; and
India Stock, 250 to 252.

In the foreign stocks very few bargains were made, and
Spanish Actives receded to 24 to + ; Portuguese 5 per Cents.
were finally quoted 341 to ; ditto 3 per Cents., 204 to ;
Dutch 24 per Cents., 521 to 4 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 99 to ;
Danish, 771 to NI ; Belgian, 100 to 101; and Brazilian, 683
to 69i.