The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-17 00:00:00

BATH, OCT.

This place now begins to fill. Arri'vals from awl-
tenhatu tor this last week have daily increased, so
that we are in great hopes of an early and full
season.

The inhabitants are making every preparation for
the reception of cotnpany. The painters, white-
washers, upholsterers, &c. have been very busy.
Madam. SIMBoN haS: returned from Cheltenham,
and opens her " Temple de Gout " to-morrow._
Mr. ,MevLEn, one. of the Corporation, has opened.
a pirculatipg Library, next the Pump' Room,
which can boast the most magnifieent front win-
dows in this City.

• Mr. .YouNo wade his second
_appearance in our
Theatre last night, in the dmraqer of Ilandet, to an
overfidwing house.—His- Royal Highness the Duke
of GLOUCEiTER is still, here.

. • •The Comet, which at
.this period last year first
made its appearance, seems :tg:tin
_to haye,direaed its
erratic conrse towards our sphere. • It bears due east,
and may be 'seen every clear- evening soon after Se-
venoornewhat below a straight line drawn between
'the Planet Jupiter and t he leading star in Ursa Minor,
at about two-thirds. distance from • the planet, and.
fofrning nearly a right angled triangle with the Pleia-
des. The tail is not
,so perceptible as last year, but
its nucleus is visible tothe naked eye. .
The article in our Paper of Saturday,' giving an
,account'of the Financial prosperity-or the country,
must afford,. the highest satisfaBion to the Public.
What a gratifying consideration to every true Briton,
that the surplus of the Consolidated Fund for the last
water, is larger than that of any preceding quarter;
that the produce of the war taxes is larger than in
the correspondincrquarterof last year; and that the
nett prodnce of the Property Tax, paid into the Ex-
chequer for one year, is nearly tv elve millions stet.;
ling. • , -

,The, workmen will begin to lay the wall of a new
Theatre in Covent-Garden on Friday next. The
space is to be 88 feet, which is eight feet more than
that of Drury-lane. The situation of the Stage will
not be as before, and a pas Sage will be left sixteen
feet wide from Hart-strut to the Piazza. Great
hopes are entertained that it will be erected by next
September.

. The following Projeß for tho disthemberment of
European Turkey, is said to be the substance of some
observations made by the 'French General LAUB IS..
ToN, while speaking of the distracted state of the
Ot'totnan Government, and is communicated by an
Officer of L' Unite Frigate,-cruizing off Ragusa :-
6, France to have Albania, Greece, the Morea, and the'
I slands.

" Russia to retain its conquests in Mal&Via and 13essetabia.
a Austria (in the event of her acceding to the Confederacy)
to receive I.3conia, Macedonia—Austria ceding to
France the Li rhorage.
" The Provinces of Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Romania, to
be ereted into a separate Kingdt;rn lbr the Grand Duke Con-
stantine, with the title of King of Thrace: Constantinople
to be his capital."

The disposition of the Asiatic, Provinces is not
mentioned, and they are posibly'reserved for some
future arrangement.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, Ocr. 17.
This day's market arforded a good supply of prime
beasts; and the slim of Cattle in other respe&s wps
• plentiful ; g'!ef, Mutton, and Veal are than
our last report ; Pork supports last price, and the
trade it-rgener2l was somewhat brisk. The sales in
the Haymarket were rather considerable ; Hay,
Straw, and. Clover, obtained last prices.—We sub-
join an accurate statement Of the prices and num-
bers :

To sink the Offd per stone of 8lb!.
Beef 4s. 4cl:- to Ss, 4d.—Muiton 4s. 4d. to ss. 6d.—Veal
6s. od. to 7s. od.—Lankb os. od. to 9:4. od.—Pork 6s. od, to
7s. od.
Beasts. z,750. =Sheep, ig,seo.— Cal vesi 250.--,Pigs, 320.
flay St. os, od. to 61. OS. od.—Clover 61. 03. od. to 71.
as. od.—Straw tl. t4s. ad. to at. os. od.
CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 17.—From the continu-
ance of short arrivals ot;.3Vheat, sales are again at
ant increase in price of about as. per quarter from
Friday, hew as per currency, fine old lObs. per guar-,
ter; Barley keeps its price.; Malt rather dearer; very'.
few White Prase; Beaus of each kind at small vari,
ation ; there is but a short supply of Oats, and sale 4.
nearly at our last. quotation ; Flour at a further ad-
MCC' of ss. per sack.