The Sun. — London, England, 1815-02-17 00:00:00

i P il t'ltTe, the obi-et . of -the•ATeetini; was rather to ascertain by. what mode,. and within what' limits °F :Priee:it uoght to be applied. The mode it was agreed on all hands, .ought to be such as was best caleolateti•t6.aie confidence and security to the Farmer— anti the limits of price at which Fo teit*.nttirn.'shottld be imported, it was equally ad laitted, fdlould be the lowest which is consistent With brat . fair and moderate remuneration to the liritish Grower,• without which confidence and 3 ePuri'y corulrl not exist, and the preSeni ithprOv e(t.ttate of Agrieolture he maintained. - After some discussion, whether a graduated Scale of Deity on Foreign Corn such as was pro- Posed last tear, or a prohibition up to a certain Price, would be the •preferable mode of proceed ing, it w as agreed that a prohibition, by affording 4 greater certainty to the Grower, in his opera tions; would also be most conducive to that steadi is of price, in which, if it can be maintained at ° nee moderate and steady, consists the best in terest of the Consumer. This point . bein g , settled, the only remaining qtiestion was the limits of the prohibition. On Ibis question there was at first some difference of °Pinion whether theprobibitiOn shotild cease at n s• ed- .or be continued till the price rose to 104. a 'bu ihel- tr)Ose who . 'bad bee' most strentious . tit their Parliamentary' Opposition to any altera tion of thc Coro Laws in 'the last and preceding es sions, were. convinced by the inquiries WhiCh . l a t e .11 ,e' since taken place au the 'subject, a n d by t h e. rapid decline of our , agriculture, that with and burthens t . p which it is row liable, n9thillg less than 10s. a bushel would afford ''ifficient protection : but looking to the abate- Illeht of the Property Tax, they •tvere inclined •to %lit' that gs:6,l: would hencefOrward be . s . ulll-" cient. trPou a, foil con - s id eration, however, of, all the cireaunstances which affect the - growth and Price of Corn in this County eatitthit v, as well as in the • s from which it has lately been . impcUted z.ti such vast quantities, ii.appearecl. to be diet& t.itnate unanimous' sense of the Aleetingi that the Orcibibi,tory price Ott.glit ' to • be•fixed at 10S.' urgent ett ainly'am on g the 'mOitimpor . ta'tit and dtitie s of the 'Legi s l atu r e, to restore con- . den dence and rei,.ive etiterprize the grower 7 1"intAin ei'l : llll. e.,: and gradually to eneou-. esgeeile f t li h ‘r i t s i '?ekingCl i oPnrf°*7lents in 'agriculture—to from • Ott . ltOreeariOus de;:endauce ou fare' suP P l Y — "and that de . p en d anee to finally shaking; politie a l danby shakin o se cure th e country aga in st the gers of Such a syst - cm, and the con sumer aga 44' st the extrence fluctuations to which r Corn Market must be liable, -so long as steady and . e 0 nhhi e instead Of means o r c 1 - - " g f"truished from 'our own stores, are.placed under the coati-out of. FOreign Pcswer."3'^and 'either Poured in upon us when .not • wanted,' or. .tiiith- 11 e 1 4 in th e hour ols-greatest. need, .. .. oam not..as, our - • terests ruav suggest, ortr wants . require; . but uhder soch regulation s as may best,promote awn interests peach.---anti aggravate on7..dis-, tresses in War. If to secure these most important ohjecb:-1:f be neee i•_ai. y to te carry the impo rtat i on price up ro n shillinzs, we have no hesitation to declare ; t hat it 1 3 the interest..,of all clAssos, and More esPecYlor of the consumers, Cheerfully to aociuiesce il.tile t" . ° Posill Which, we understand, is ionic , • ironic fat:,, to be brought f or r wa rd_for this purpose b-y ROBINSON, as Viee-President, of the Board 1 c?,f Trade andsure ;we are, th at i t i s peculiarly " duty of all Ivho are connected with the Press, ab ,'tain on this occasion front any Of thcise Pies which are calculated to delude and i'allame; i 1 m lNss . ne mind,- a t t h e same ti their e that it s not duty to give every facility in their power fair and temperate OISCIASSIOR of the subjeCt. e own that we • have derived much information HI the valuable pamphlet of i.tr. AlAtTnus, e.llaS most di s p assionately examined and (Vs d4ssed this' important question and though vise, er fron i some sitapoints, we have -no he lont to declare our entire conviction, that *, ;Tin;r eetion to agriculture, in the degree and oil the, e - -P , e now proposed by Government, is urgent end essential to the best int erests of die Country °lle contents of several, Continent 3 l Papers are : te n in our other columns—the are some‘vilqt teresting y ~though teitc e. w iliconclitsive, in their intelli e have to-d-ayno room for comment. . . . ... ~. .. .. . ~ . . • , . Y i3tri..:Parria.mentary ..report of last t .night it . dill' -• . it . -e s een; that although the Bauk Restriction . Act iq i' •- •-• • .; • _ i - about .to, be renewed,' it Will he only to gile _ . 711) f 91.• ti)e entire..arrangernent of. affairs - abroad. li ki at • h ' ''' • . • - . orne, and for the preparations which must ' -. ~ eeEs 'arily. be made before payments in specie, can ) c ie.s„,, - -- ---' 1,-.•• -“le(i. It is the opinion "tib --' : - •.• of.. Alinitsters that, 1.-atoing period-need not be long. ~.- From the INIro • - - hie t .v . e • tli nt in,th : e exchange an_d the fall ih the • • of bullion, they bold-out an hope that befOrc SHIRE. much . tiate cb:pses, they will he Elle to restore the ustml citculatij►t of the ciittritr.y. • The old gang of Trottblers. fqcetia tit Hackney y6tsrday, where that poor old creature Major cARTIVRICHT, drivelled- forth 04ic Of his usual harrangues. We lament to see the County of.Micldlesex brought into such contetiipt as the prostitution of its name on thin occasion must . produce, though nine-tenths of thel,„Freeholders despise these proceedings as much a's. ,their folly merits. We are extremely sorry to inform onr Readers that an express .arrived late last night at Mr. Secretary PEEL'S house, in Stanhope-street, an nouncing the melancholy account of the death of the Duke of DORSET, by a fair from his horse in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. His Grace . was ~.only in the 22(1 year of his age, being born on the 15th • November . , 1793. He was unmarried, and is Suc ceeded by Viscount SAcxviLLE, born 27tb Au gust 1767. This truly deplorable event is not only . a severe loss to his numerous relatives and friends, and the , occasion of breaking up a noble family of ancient and revered descent, but to the Nation also, as be pos.scssed abilities that . pro mised a valuable Counsellor to the-State, and was, in the highest degree, amiable in his private cha racter. The following formed al and 3d Elltions of THE SUN of yestcr day SECOND EDITIOM 8,-.72-q4l;ce, Three .O'Clock. 'Accounts have reached Liverpool of the safe ar rival of the Expedition, under Sir A. Coc r uRANE uiT New. Orleans, - on the 9th of Deceadier.— The . Force e4loyed atno►tnts to 10,000 Men, and ti . Ship'ping- altogether to near Sixty Sail: The Enemy 'abanduned, a small Fort off New Orleans oii the. Bth, 'which was taken possession of. by the British, • General JAcKsON is there : some information respecting his force Mil be found in our lending Article. THIRD LDITIoN. General .ITurray'..; Sentence. • This Sentence will tot be promulgated .till late its the e‘,•ening, but we.arle informed thataGenerat INlnitnAY is -.entirely Acquitted on the Two First Char ;es., On .the- Third,- for abandoning the Stores,' &c. he is not so fortunate, and is therefore- sentenced to be admonished., . . A Proclamation of Pardon to !he In - sat - gents had been rec - eiVed in - the :Gulp - 1m of ;Florida from Spain,. - a nurnher of vi.lmom were wnmbodie'd - tinder a Spa uish Commander, and - were prtparing to inv%de .. Louisiana, .at- some distance above New Weans: By the last arrivals . from the River Plata, we are enabled-to add the following particulars ;----. ..' Th'e linepoS Ayres army pppused to that of .Livia, liner General PRZUELA, and acting in Upper Pern,..in time vicinity of Salta, consisted of • up‘var!s: 05000 men, in' a high state of discipli ne ~ ' and ecitninnt4t. ' Colonel - WAR . NEs fold been, de tached with a simian force to the rear of PF.:z:uP.LA, - . amid had- riised in Cochabamba about :3000 Men, who tvere harassing - the enemy oti that side, rthilst the Bneno's Ayres troops were advancingin his front. His commtmieations with Lima were conseqimently cutoff, and it Was thought impos sible •for - - bias' to make any . ..effeetnal resistance against -these united: forces, The Governor of gue - mis Ayres' having' received 'vague .intelligence •'.-af - the destidation of the expedition So long ex-. i peered ta'sail from Cadiz', was.preparing for a de • termined resistance, and with a ' view. of concen..' tratitmg the patriotic forces, .nomir ninnerous - 'and .YVell - equipped, had resolved on the destruction of . tie fomtificatiOtS .of Montevideo. A s a . precau tionarY measure; the 'Governor was also about to. remove the'beavy artillery amid stores not wanted •in-the field' to Tucuman, - where a military depAt 'was to be established, in case of absolute .necessi ty-to retire on that point, and carry on the war to • the last extremity, rather - than - siminnit to any Enropean force that may invade their shores. 111 Chili, the Llama troOps sent by ABUSCAL had been successful, and obtained possession of the, capital of Santiago." , • - • General LAYAYSS2 has been sent away from Port-au-I ) rince, -and has arrived in England ,bv ,tfre'.Janiaica packet. Several - transports with -, troops, 'ilting reinforeenients tor — the •expt , dition to New Orleans, have arriVerratTort Royal. • - 4 report was prevalent in the City yesterday of -the ca»o-treplibe American sloop of war Hornet m by a:British frigate. In the Conanissariat department, 150 persons' ? mostly -- emploVed as Clerks and Subordinates, have been hirely . 'discharged. • Time rerinctinn of that highly valuable body of men time Marine Corps, has been so extensive that the 'battalions "consist now of. only GO cam paniei, instead of 135. ' Mr. octlit,ir.:c JOi-txsToNk is . still in France, and travels under an•assumed.name ; he has been seen .in Paris, Bourdeauv, and other towns. Time RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR entertained a large party 4i - dinner yesterday, at_ his house in Harley. street-. - Miss HOBART, niece to the . Earl of 1317CIUG '11/;111s.11IRE; gives her hand on: Wednesday next, to . Alr. POSTER,' SOH Of the Duchess of DEVON-, Con Wetinesday - lir. Serieant RUNIsrINGTON took tile oaths as one of he lagistrates Magistrates for the County of Middlesex, at - the Sessions 'House, Clei•keu well. 7 Air; ‘4.tkit.IVARING was yesterday., re-elected Chairman of the Quarter Sessions of the: county of Middlesex. NAVA L NEWS. PonTsmotn-rt, FEB. - I 6.—A r?ived his Majesty's ships Buil - aril kind Levant' from Lisbon—sailed . . the 9th inst. With a fleet of about, 12 sail, which are understood to have ' arrived.. Arrived his Majesty's ship TYrian from off - Brighton. The outward-bound remain. Admiral's Office, Feb. 16.—Any vessels bound to the Canaries, or the Coast of Africa, that., may have. been left behind by the Ariel, may receive . protection to Cork, under Convoy of his Majesty's ship litlntine. r -Wind Weste'rly: FA LMOUTH, F 22. 14.—Paksed by his MajeSty'i• ship. Bustard, Lord Jour' HAY ; and the Leveret, Captain CHRISTIAN, with a convoy from Lisbon. , Sailed the Lt(Ey Arabella packet, with a mail for • PLYZ,fOTITH,TEg. 15.—Cmme in, the Palmer fri gate from the Westward and the Myrmidon' fri gate from a cruise. Sailed his Majesty's. ships Pheasant, Helicon, Goldfinch, Foxhound,... and Constant,on separate cruises in the Channel. 111114ICH, 16.—Sailed the Lady Nepean packet for Holland, and the Beanfoy packet for Cuxhaven,' both with mails and passengers.— Wind W. DcAL, FEB. 16.—Carne down frOm the River the True- Blue, CUNNINGHAM, for Gibraltar, and remains, with the Mary,Ann, from Madras. Ar rived several transports from Portsmouth, and sailed for the River ; and the Griper gun-brig froth - a ernise.--;Wind S. W. ItAnso i vrE, Fr.B. 1 6.--The Vrede, ELLINTANN, from Ostend for Nantes, was last night wrecked on the -Goodwin Sands ; crew saved andlanded at Broadstairs.—The utron, WILSON, from Ports mow!: to Shields (a discharged transport), last night struck on the Goodwin Sands, and beat oil' tier rudder : she is now at anchor off the , North Foreland, making very little water.---The Indus try, MATTws ; L'Alicon, IYARLAL - , from Lon don for Rouen ; and two or:three coasters, have put in fOr shelter-:--the former with loss of main , hooM.—Wind S. W. . . 11. M. S. Bovt)e, Cork•llFhour, Feb. 3. Sir,—l have to aeciiiaint you for the inikniation of the I'ilerehants of Cr,rk i . that IL M. S. the Leviathan, bits..,this. day hoisted the for Convoy to •Nladvira, the West • In-, die 4, and the late Dutch Coloriit,;, 4110 V'ln proCre'd ttAea' oh the 20th inst . . iit consequence of d;ri-etions from the 7 Commissiopers'of the'Adtiruity. I have theliunour, Right. Worshipfi l l Mayor :IL . of Curls. ' • Capt. and sea. Otlidert . • nXPEDITION TO FLOIUDA,Scc: •• - The following information is given relative to the state . of atnirs prior to the arrival of Sir Alex- Ander Cochrane , On. S.anday the fait- of November, -the ad ya"nced guard of the American Army made its aft pcaranee brfore Pensacola, and was fired upon from the torts above the town. In tbe even ing an Officer was sent by the Commander with a Bag of truce, to require the immediate and !unconditional surrender of the place to the forces of The United States. The demand 7 r as alttioSt in ' stands; rejected by time. ..loyernor, when Sengers were dispatched, and With as little effect. 'On Sunday morning the attack wps comtveneed, and the town wa; carried, . with, the . loss, on the part of the . assailants,, : .of . 42 men and woinuled, the Spaniards : losing only three 'men.. At eleven on .:Fnesday nigllt the tart was Sur, rendered, Which the Gvneral enterca'at four the next' morning, with the.eiwess coudition, tloit the place should remain owlet the Spanish Government,. and . that, tbe flag of his Most Ca tholic M,ajesty should .nct be removed frOm the ramparts. The Ameiican force, in ,the !whole, con , istecl cif abbot 50J0 men, including 'regulars, militia, and . Indians. The small detachments of Eng' lish Marines and Indians had eviicuated the fort two day 3 prior-to theattaels,..iri eTnlsequence, of quarrel 'With the ',Spaniards,.aud were all on !board the ship of Waf.at.,,ThetimetheAmericaus took possesSion of the phiee, • It . waSstipposed ti the Governors of tin. Ffi 7 vanuali and I'ensacola, who bad negociated with onr*Uoinin a ndei - -lin,Chief for .the defence or th e •Sp:thish eooilies;' had entered into went iitidee which the rio . - ri_clas,,,kthic h Were in . e(nifpetent to their own securit,y,::: should' be placed under the,,,guardi4uship,.. of. the - '"RiitiSh forces. • • r • , BOTM itti . Y.—B Lettf:tr' dated Sydney, Ang. 31,-1614, we marts that the price . of provi, stous, tic: -eras at that period':is folkot . s: Spiri;s, pergallcm, 'from three to four piltuiqs-,—Rutter, 75. per 11)-..--Clieest . .,, ius. dittuliread, per• iotif of 2112. 1 s;.— Te4,,,„per,chesf, of inferior quality, 20/..;—;Wileat, per huslh.l . , 11. 35. , --1 5 cirter,, per .casli of 63 gallons, i6/...J--Witar, per quart, .10s.—Pota*tot's, 'per' hundred weight ? 161. ; and other article's in protiortiou. Apparel- , -saperti,le Cloth, per yard, 41.—NIen's Hlts , each los.—Coarselndia Printiql Linen, per piece of 4 yards, 18s.—Men's Shoes, 'per.,iiair, 16s.—Wo men s Ditto, per pair, from its. to. 125.--Chilktren's Ditto, from 7s. to Bs. . - A new Conundrum.—\\lit are the Opposition most i—Answer,, ;%)%.=)))));.)). • - • • - Cgi:11B RIDGE', FEB, 1 6.—The Rev: James Wood, B. D. President of St. John's College, was on Sa turday last' unanimously elected Master of. that Society, in the room or the late Dr. Craven. Monday, at the seat" of -Mr FaNsnAw, in Dadeham, Essex, about. : 2 o'clock in- the after;-, noon, as the, ladies were sitting in the front par lour, they Were alarmed by hearing one of the windows in the back parlour, which looked into the garden, forcibly broke'in, and the glass ttrown . about the floor": ilik.was succeeded by:a noise as if there was some person ransacking. the room,; the ladies screatned-, and the servants - having come up, they armed themselves with- the fire-irons, and advanced with the. butler at-their head. •Onopen ing the door they belield one of the large squaqs of crown glass broke, and - the . robber, in the shape of a fierce hawk, in the act of striving to • take 'a canary bird out of the cage _which hung against the side of the window,. The 'Toot. canary was rescued front his fierce assailant, and the robber was with diiiiculti secured. THE PRINCF. REGENT'S CQUIZT. I Yesterday; at hall pfist one o'clock, the French I Ambassador, accompanied by the , Deplitation frail* I the Fretich -Court, arrived at Carltoo-iouse, ii, 1 tWCT state carriages, the servants in state liveries, &c. to present the PRINCE. REGENT with the, lull order, robes, etc. of th 6 Grand Ordefof Si, Es ' ruitT, w:.th,. which the King of FRANCE invested Iris Royal Highness previOns to his leaving Lon don, for France. His Excellency and the Depu tation were conducted by Mr. CnEsTmt, the As sistant Master of the Ceremonies, and %vere re ceived by the Officers of the Royal t - Lnisehold.— . They ‘yere admitted into . his Royal llighnesi's presence, in his closet; ,accompanied by Earl Bi , - TnuRST, as Secretary, of State (in the absence of Viscount CASTI,REAGI:., Secretary of ,ate for Fpreign AtEurs) and the Lord Chamberlain, ‘vheu the Atnhastchir and Royal Deput•ltiOn were most graciously recta red; 'as xas the present of the Or derand Robes, from the K; G. The mantle con sists of (link crirn,sou-velvet, with a prolusion of embroidered gold Ornaments, and every other ar- Tick of dress to correspond. The collar, -star, etc. are very superb'. • Flis l{oynl Highness held a Privy Council, .which was attended by— The Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord. Privy Seal, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord - of the Admiralty, the Master General of the Ordnatme, time Seete taries of State for the tionie and Colonial Departments, the President of the Board of Contruol, the pastor of the Mint, the Lord Chathherlaia, the' Lord Steward, the Vice Cham berlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Judge of the Ad miralty, &c. Mr. BULLER attended as Clerk of the Council,. . • At this Council some trilling correction was made in the pricked list of Sheriffs of the present year. An Order Was 'agreed upon, declaring the port of Hull a proper plate for the reception of goods, wares, and merchandize,•to be imported law this country from any place within the limits of the East India Company. The case of the man convicted of entering. three times into the French service was taken into con sideration, on the Report from.the Judge of the Admiralty ‘i.S.'ourt, aud,,,w.e. understood, was or, dered for execution at Execution Dock, • 'At the cksc of this Council his Royal High ness held another Council, which was attended by all 'the - abciVe distitiguislied characters, except the Judge of Admiralty Court, the Vice Chamber lain and the. Comptroller of the . Ilibusehoid, and at . Which •the REcOnnia of LiiNDobt- was admitted, who,ntade his Report of the Convicts tinder sen tence of death in Newgatc, for which see another part Of our Paper. -His 13.141 AL H ghn es s gave. audiences to the toRD .CHAN cr.,4.0 , F.ari of 11, RROW By, etc. Soon after fourso'ciock, the Sheriffs of Loacion and Middlesex., accompanied by the City Rement , • hyancer,. arrived, and were autnit Led to an au . dieuce of .the PEllsiCr., to .1.;11:e his Royal High, iiess's commands 'when be would ,be pletiSed to receive the Qt)! Address on the Peace with Ante- • Elea, when his Royal Highness was pleased to appoint this day week, at half past two PEACE PRICL'S. Beer is at this thne sold in Dublin at 3114. the - quart : why it is 5 7,d. in Londo:4 remains fur 'the Brewers '(stiYs a Morni.tia Print) to explain.—We thought our Contempn.aries knew that' the Brewers will explain nothing .about the matter. They are realizing princely forruneS•by the.grossest Theatol !!- •• • • • The Boston Gazette of last, week, .states, that so Brew . ei7s of that toirit lune lower e d the price of then' ale at the rate ofix penny in the `quart : and •a . rnateHal reduction in the price of - Tile same article 'is inakin; t Siainford. It is- tfatiiral to expect a . fur! her redhcti on in the . price - of tine War:Ducies of the Cus toms ant E'xcise upnn Wines, &e. will cease ou tae • sth.olJnly next. SOUTIIIV , kIiK ELECTION. • . An Election contusion is too good a thing for ' pu . trio ts to- give iv "ooner than they can help. Mr..l3ux . De-rr's-friends polled 17 rotes yesterday, and kept the, Bcfiropkth aline for another day. At A o'clock the numbers were— McLAY Bubnl rr . S 1660 41S Miijor4 ...... . ,• There are about 15U0 Votes tillpON.Cd j but we cannot 'expect that they : will he successful in 'bringing in the Brotlier of . the Piccadilly Ba ronet, .whOse partizans are, as remiss as they arc .--heggarly..in. Southwark : .gr. the Sub 'thiption at. their.grand dinner for carrying, his eleCtion free of expel ce amonnted, as we are told, to tin less than 1,51. 3s. 4.1. from : 40.0 Reformers, including a Pound Note from the Chairman ! ! ! This day .at .1.2 o'clock the friends of Mr. J. BURDETT had added to. their number of last night two,. and then retired trots the Hastings, leaving Mr. BAaCLAY and their opponents awaiting the arriv.iii;of the High Bailiff, at one o'clock, to de clare him the successful Caudi.clate. Mr. BAncLAY was not chaired this day,but will in th course of `the ensuing week. An eagle was . shot last week by MUD CLARK, Esq. of 'Sic/pry, 'Scotland, - whilst preying np4rt : olke of his Sheep. The distatice between the tip of the wings when extended, incoured 7 feet 4 inches,The_ body and I , titig swere a thin co l our shaded, the tail White,''the legs and bill yellow, av d talons•black. ' • About ten .days since, - Messrs. Mmisn and WooLGAR, Revenue.Oacers, at East. Dean, seized the parish of liailShaM, three borses;faden, two :of them with what is called 'light goods, and the other With - ebntrahand spirits. The light goods :consisted of 'Seven hales, containing npwaids of 900 yards of faihionable silks, for gowns, pelisses, &c. upwards of • .100 ,cach of rich shams, and •ladiesl three valuable scarfs, highly or naniented wiib evguisite needle-c. o'r ki- haticlke. - cha:f's,n gloves, and silk shoes, the whole et;limated , at upwards of 10001: One of the pieces, of measures 103 yards. The spiritsfeonsisted ofseven tubs of geneva. ‘vhole •was safely 104,0 at the custom-house, at Newhaven.