The Sun. — 1841-01-29 (London, England)

THE BRITISH WEST INDIA PLANTERS.  The Gazette average price of West India Muscovado sugar without the duty was— At the end of December, 1829 ..... —233. 3d. At the end of December, 1830 ‘,3s. 41d. At the cud of December, 1831 923. t:;d. Their crop of sugar imported' in 1830 was 259,500 casks, or about 194,600 tons, calculated at 235. 4d. per cwt P 4,540,600 Deducting freight 903. per ton £875,700 Cost of casks, cartage, shipping, landing expenses, warehousing, &.. at 21. per cask 519,000  1,394,700  !Paving for the crop of 1830 ....-£3,145,900 The Gazelle average price, at the end of December 38-10, was 493. Sid. Their reduced crop of sugar imported in 1940, has been 137,500 casks, or about 103,000 tons, calculated at 495. Bd. per cwt. £5,115,600 Deducting freight, at 90s. per t0n...X463,5G0 And cost of casks and expenses, as before, at 2/. per c;:ok  738,500  Leaving for the crop of 1840 £4,377,100 To witioli must be added interest of 4 per cent. on about 17.000,0001., which they received cut of 0,000,0001. compt:nsatioa . . 650,000  £5,057,100  It i; clear that their short c:ops of sugar produce; now to o m l ions, or 66 per cent. more than their large crops b• fore the emancipation. In the same proportion their crops of coffee, molasses., rum, &c., produce now more; and the following facts will :how the disadvantageous trade carried on by England with the British West Indies, being likewise the effect of the monopoly. The vaiue of finished immufactures, materials of maaura •ture, and goods upon which little labour has been bestowed, exported to the British West Indies, accord-ing to Mr. G. It. Porter's Table, presented to the Select Comm;ttee on Import Duties, was— In 1836 £3,786,453 la 1837 . Is 1838 The English people have paid for British West India Muscovado Sugar, in 1840, from 30s. to 355. higher than its value in any other market of the Continent. Caieu!ating only 30s. per 112 lbs. on the raticed importation last year . from the British West Indies, 103.000.-tons, it amounts. to 3,090,0001. r Brit ell West India coffee, molasses, rum,Szc. they likewise have paid an extra price. It therefore results that the English people pay for the produce of the British West Indies, in addition to the pica at which it could be obtained from other countries, an amount equal or greater than the whole value of the exports from England to that quarter, Mr. G. H. Porter says in his evidence before the Sul ct Conarni•te.: on Import Duties, 31st July, 1840: —" At the pte.ent time the English consumer pays, exclusive of duty, upwards of 3id. per lb. more for sugar than the foreign consumer." (2,654.) Ard Mr. J. M'Gregor, 15th July, 1840 Do you happen to know what the price of coffe' is in any of the S-.ates of Europe, as compared with England ? The difference is about 80 per cent., that is in the free markets of Europe. (914 ) Sixty per cent., at least, when the duties are paid ; independently of the difference of duties, 80 to 100 per cent. (915)."  DEFINITION OP A GENTLEMAN,—One defiuition is as good as a thousand, and there is one at hand embodies as much truth and wisdom as mind can conceive, or man utter ! Need I sty that I allude to that which is now matter of history-41 a definition of the term " gentleman," et once eoinprehensive, plain, correct, and pki • I ietly prorr. delivered by the eminent Mr. Thurtell, sit the 0!d 133i1ey, b..fore the bar and bench, a:sembled to pronounce cn the merits of a celebrated performance of his in a branch of the fine arts (Viz: Murder considered as ono of the fine arts in Blackwood, November, 1839) his night-scene murder of the gamester Weire. This consummate artist's definition strikes me as being equal, if not superior, to any of the dicta in art delivered by Sir Joshua Reynolds him. self. To the question asked of Z hurtell, what do you mean by a gentleman ? this great man and magnificent artiuya magistrr readily replied—" A gentleman is a res. pectable person, who keeps his horse and gig." What force I what surprising simplicity we have here! BloodII arvey, steam- Watt, gravitation. Newton, arc in comparison to our defining discoverer, nothing, noodles, nobodies, next of kin to nonentities. Thurtell had the head to conceive, aunt the moral courage to davalope and declare xgreat social. truth, involved in a definition which not only remains in. full force to this day, but which will descend to future ages an indestructible landmark for the enlightenment of socioty.—Spoiman.  SPIRIT of the PUBLIC jO§iitNALS.  J'tOM Tilts