Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-11

The commercial world good deal the qui about
the repeal Of the navigation a,cs which the Government
have announced Of their contemplated
procession had been arranged consisting OF the masters
mates and of all the vessels in the port OF Lon
donamounng, it Is sad to twenty thousand peronswho
present petition to her Majesty Buckingham Pa
lace praying her give her the repeal Of these
laws. The Lord Mayor has refused his the pro-
ceson passing through the city on the supposton that it
would interfere with business and might tend to umul He
recommended that the sailors should be determined upon
going to the palace in procession they should go far
Westminster by This, i, said, will be done. Lord
G. has avowed himself the champion Of the nav
CATION laws and will probably be the organ through which
the seamen and others interested will bring before
Parliament.
It has been ioreseen for time past that the friends Of
free trade would be called upon, the meeting Parliament
struggle against the adoption of reograde policy Of which
relaxation in the sugar duties be the entering wedge
The report Of the acting committee Of the West India BODY
contains the declaration Of against free trade in sugar
least The friends Of free trade and do hold that
any OF Parliament however deliberately may have been
taken, should put end to discussion Both parties
see that il the question be opened the policy of potec
ton will not be stirred in relation to sugar only.
Accordingly the against free trade commenced with the
very opening Of Parliament last Thursday. Lord GEo
BESrIScK rushed at into the thick Of the fight the
leader Of the West India advocates he poured down upon
the House immense of statements and figures
talked emnenty, absudy and understandable about Cuba
Uncle SAM &c. and appeared think quite right that
Great Britain should Cuba from SPAIN sort Of fore
closure of mortgage for the foyve millions sterling due
the holders Of Spanish bonds, &C. All this rodomontade
reoed with laughter by the House Of Commons and
has been visited with contempt by all the public journals His
lodshp holds the position, and just influential as
certain each Of your Houses Of Congress du
ring the Oregon debate. Happy for the peace Of nations
and the happiness Of mankind that such rebands have 80 little
power Of doing mischief Lord George Bentinck however,
has very good points His ibcray the question Of
the Of the Jewish disabilities has much offended the
party with which be usually acG and Of which he has lately
been the leader in the House Of Commons he will undout-
edy be deposel from that position. Who ill il in future
Is not at present known Mr. DsRAELI has also fallen from
favor Tor the do place much reliance
Lord George Bentncks figures and still less upon the strange
conclusions which he very often deduces from them but
in the late display which he made the House Of Commons
he brought forward good deal Of information which received
the tac admission Of the House, and is corroboa,ed great
measure, by Other authority, ! will venture use
certain extent He stated that Barbados the most
densey inhabited country in the world, much than
even china The free negroes of jamaica whatever may lie
their other qualities do appear to great lovers labor
The most industrious person on plantation where fifteen
huhoTeu were employed was woman who bad worked
hundred and sixty days during the year the most indus
rous man having worked hundred and -four DAYS
Let enter into theca,uon also that days work is above
seven hours IN duration. There are twenty-five thousand free
black aborers in British Guiana who receive on an average
about $500 900 month wages or 80 each per week Of
five Days labor OF about six hours each This condition az
the free blacks in the British possessions his orIshp contrasts
in very glowing terms with that the slaves IN Cuba The
expenses which England has up this time incurred in put
ting down the slave trade be estimates Al one hundred and
fifteen millions sterling He says the total aue ~ The slaves
IN the British West Indies estimated j, cr,yGye mil
hons sterling The twenty millions paid by Government, for
their emancipation gave about El2 Ids for each slave whilst
alter the last with the United States Great Britain maid
Tor The slaves captured during the I73 Der head on an
average Lord g. Bennck attempted 10 show that the Yves,
inda planters had lost foy-two millions sterling since the
emancipation Of the slaves in ls35.
Inc cHASetLLoR o. ExcnEaurR denied Lord Gro
bESTiNoks assertion tina, nothing less than protecting
duty o. ~ per cent would the planters from ruin He
proved mat he low prce Of sugar was not owing either 10
the abolition Of slavery the want Of d
but to the general depression Of commerce sugar had sn
80 per cent during the last year. but indigo had also fallen
IS per cent, rice IS, and sage 81 per cent During Tho