Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-04-11

idual at the Hague with the supreme
ank Of Ambassador, to crafty the people /
II the Court or enrich the purveyors OF
he town with an idle display Of magnif
renee. The courts Of 81. James and 81 |
Cloud are represented by two simple |
Chargesd' Affaires in the persons OF the
honorable Mr. birmingham, the son OF
Lord Stafford, an English Catholic Peer
and the Marquis d'Eyragues, who Is ua
derstood 10 be the iocum tenens Of the Il
tular minister, the Marquis DAlmatia. the
eldest son Of Marshal Sout Mr. Jernlng
ham and NJ d'Eyrsgues are both very
Young men, but both remarkable for their
aptitude for business. Mr. birmingham has
been here for several years, and has risen
from the rank Of a simple altache to that
of the sole representative OF his sovereign,
with full powers to conduct very difiiculi
and embarrassing negotiation. He has,
in fact, no official assistance but that oil
the Chaplain to the embassy. who. 10 des-
tined. Of course, to he recalled as soon as
he can be provided for with living 10
England. II rs, of course, without any de
sign Of giving offence on the part OF Lord
Palmers,on that England isnow represent.
ed by Catholic nobleman at A Protestant
court, but the fact is nevertheless the SUB
ject of frequent remark among those who
appi zach the nearest to the royal person
The Courts OF Russia and Prussia are
each re presented by Ministers PIemPoten-
tiary, the Prince Dol sorowki AMI Count
Msitzahn. but in the absence oftoe Baron
Wessenberg In London, the representa-
tive of Austria, Count Aligee, bears the
inferior rank Of Charge d'Afiaires With
the exception OF Mexico, To the person oil
Mr.. Mercado, and Norway in that of the
Baron d'Ohison, both oil whom are I'm
voys Extraordinary, the other members
of the corps bear the lowest rank OF dip
lomacy. Their names would not be int.
resting to you, with the exception, per
haps, of Count Ro-si the husband OF Mad
emoselle Sontag, who represents his ia
tive government Of Sardinia. As they are
not very numerous. however, ] NAV as
well exhaust the list, which gives US the
Duke d'Yruegas, for Spain; the Baron
Van Wacbter, Tor Wurtembus; the Count
Luccheslpalli de Campo. Francho. for Ma
pies: the Count Roentsen for Baden and
Nassau. and the Count MorgensterHe, ia
the absence of Baron Selby, for Denmark
GIVE present what may be deem
ed pretty full account of the present
state of feeling in the government and
people of Great Britain, in relation to
negro slavery, in the West Indies. 1t
is a matter of no small importance to
the people of the United States-a
little more so, we think, than the tariff.
There is every prospect Of speedy,
and, as we think, a rash emancipation
of the slaves. The effects are in the
"womb Of time" We apprehend a
season of horrors. But revolutions
never 90 backwards -ssrelorm will
have its perfect work." and the people
of England relieve themselves of the
two millions Of pounds sterling which
they annually pay, in extra duties, even
on British East India sugars, for the
protection" Of slavery in the West
Indies.
The present duty on sugar imported
into Great Britain and Ireland is as fol-
lows
If the product of any British posses
sion in america FL 10 cwt.
If the product of any
British possession in the
East Indies / no
If the product of any
other place 3 so"
Thus los. per cwt. or two cents and
an eighth per Id. are paid by British
consumers that slave labor in the Brit
ish West Indies may be protected" a
gainst British capital and free labor in
the East Indies, in addition to the ex-
ira cost of freights, &c.
We are informed that the West India
interest In London has become so obi
Gus to the people at large, as almost to
constitute a caste without the pale of
respectable society.-MleS' Reg
GrThe following paragraphs con-
corning the mails were omitted last
week, but we still think they ought to
be inserted "by way Of memorandum. "
Great allowance, surely, should be
made for the late wrt tched state of the
roads, and the excessive weight of
the mails-though believing that many
of the DELAYS have hepDonad tbro,,rh