The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 22.—We hear that the Meteor
steam-vessel, Lieut. H. Symons, is likely to take out
the ensuing mail from Falmouth to the Mediterranean.
The Starling cutter, tender to the Ganges, sailed
on Saturday afternoon for Portsmouth.
In Ilamoaze St. Vincent, Kcnt, Druid, Ariadne,
Reindeer packet, and Meteor steam-vessel.
At the bland—Vigilant.
Loss OF H.M.S. PELoRUs.—We learn by private
accounts received here, that his Majesty's sloop Pe-
lorus, 18, Commander M'Quin, struck on a rock
near Minorca, in the Mediterranean, on the 21st of
Dec.; and that, after being aground two days, she
was hove off, but sunk immediately : we are happy,
however, to be able to add, that the whole of her
crew mere saved.

PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &T.—Commander
A. Tozer, of H.M. yacht William and Mary, is
promoted to the rank of Captain. Lieut. 1. 11.
J3oteler, of H.M. yacht Royal George ; and Lieut.
J. P. Blake, Flag Lieut. to Rear-Admiral Gage,
are promoted to the rank of Commander. Mr. G.
St. Vincent King, of the Java, is promoted to the
rank of Lieutenant. Commander the Hon. Thomas
Best is appointed to die William and Mary yacht,
vice Tozer; Lieut. William Dawson, (a) of the
Ganges, is appointed to the Royal George yacht,
vice Boteler. Lieut. T. T. Fowle, is appointed to
the Ganges, vice Dawson. Lieut. Abraham Darby
is appointed to the Coast Guard Service. Mr.
Thomas Holloway, Master, is appointed to the
Galatea, vice Mr. Causdell, superseded.
The following Officers are permitted to study at
the Royal Navy College, in addition to those al-
ready there :—Captain the lion. W. Wellesley,
Commander Hindmarsh, Lieutenants H. M. Atkin-
son, Ellery, Bedwell, and Miles.
The Blonde frigate, Captain Lyons, returned to
Constantinople on the Bth October, haying landed
about 300 Russian Officers and men, who were
made prisoners by the Turks at Odessa. The
Blonde visited Varna, Bourgas, and Sebastopol; at
the latter port, the Russian fleet were preparing to
lay up for the winter. Each ship was made fast to
a wharf, on which is a receptacle for her stores.
The officers of the Blonde were kindly received in
all the Russian ports, and the Count Woionzow, at
Odessa, paid them the most marked attention. The
weather in the Black Sea was particularly tem-
pestuous, and the cold intense, the mercury being
frequently 13 degrees below the freezing point.
His Majesty's ship Southampton, ReartAdmiral
Sir Edward Owen, arrived at Trincomalee from
Portsmouth, previous to 7th August. The Procris
sailed from Cadiz for Malta Jan. 2. The King-
fisher arrived at Rio de Janeiro, from Falmouth,
Nov. 3, and sailed from Buenos Ayre3 7th ditto.
The Seringapatam sailed from Rio de Janeiro, for a
cruise, Dec. 13. The Tyne and Columbine have
arrived at Berm:oh% from Halifax. I'he Calypso ar-
rived at Halifax from Falmouth, and sailed for Ber-
muda Dec. 3.
The Commissioners 1,! Majesty's Nary have
ordered the Rope-yard, ions reVsla.les'Y's Dock-yard
at Woolwich, to be shun a fortnight.
Twenty of the men there employed are to be super-
annuated, and the other 'lO to be sent to the Dock-
at Gintlount

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1830.

Despatches were received at the Foreign-
office this morning from the British Minister at
Lisbon, and also from our Ambassadors at Paris
and Brussels.

At the Colonial-office despatches were re-
ceived from Lieut.-General Sir J. KEMP, Go-
vernor of Lower Canada.

In our Paper of yesterday we gave •an account
of the French Revenue. The following are a
few extracts from the Papers of Wednesday

(From the Monitorr of Wednesday.)
PAnts, JAN, 19.—His Majesty, affected by the
sufferings of the poor in this severe season, has sent
to-day the stun of 60,000 francs to the Prefect of
the Seine, to be distributed by the Mayors among
the poor of the 12 districts of Paris.
BERLIN, JAN. B.—We have no political news.
Baron Muffling has gone to St. Petersburg'', where
he will give an account to the Emperor of his per-
sonal observations on the situation of the Porte.
Some time ago, it was reported that Prussia would
contract a loan to pay off the English Five per
Cents. We have nothing certain on this subject,
and it is probable that the report may be false. It
is well known that there is in the Royal Treasury a
sum of above 12,000,000 of dollars, which would be
more than sufficient to pay off the difference without
having recourse to a loan.
(From the Messager des Chamhres.)
(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCRO
TOULON, JAN. 14.—The correspondence between
Toulon and Marseilles has been very active for some
days past, in consequence of the freighting of sixty
merchantmen, which are to convey troops to
Algiers and the Morea. It is said that at first no
landing will be made at Algiers, but a powerful
bombardment, followed by some fire-ships, to burn
the ships in port. If this does not produce a satis-
factory result, two divisions of troops, which are to
be stationed near Toulon, would hasten hither and
be embarked in merchant vessels for the coast of
Africa. This was to be done in April, that the
troops may not have to stay long in this country,
where quarters arc scarce. The Military Intendant
of the division has been desired to send a report
of the state of the magazines in his division, and
the means it may afford to quarter twelve regiments
of the line, twenty companies of artillery and engi-
neers, and the necessary materiel.
The Syrenc frigate will sail as soon as the insane-

tiona of the Government, which are expected the
day after to-morrow, are received. They are said to
relate to the bombardment. The naval division to
assemble meantime at Mahon.

The At'iso of the 10th says, " It is affirmed that
orders have been received for all the ships of the
line and frigates in the Mediterranean to assemble at
Toulon, where an expeditioA against Algiers seems
to be preparing. It is said that a sufficient number
of bombs and Congreve rockets, to supply the
bombards as they come to Toulon, will be kept in
readiness."

BERLIN, JAN. 10.—The French and English
Journals arc in too great a hurry to admit as certain
the news of the elevation of the Prince Leopold of
Saxe Coburg to the throne of Greece.
Nothing can be farther from official than this news.
Nothing more is now said of it here. Besides, the
Emperor Nicholas would never have consented to it.

FRIENCH FUNDS.-..-PA It IS, JAx. 20.—Fi•e per Cente.,
1081. 80c. 75c. ; Three per Cents., BM. 85f. 3c. ;
Bank Stock, 1,900 f. ; Naples Stock, 93f. 80c. ; Royal
Spanish Loan, 82i; Spanish Rentea Perpetuelles, 61i ;
Haytian Loan, 430. Exchange on London, one month,
25f. 60e. ; three months, 25f. 45c. Louts Authentigue.

Lisbon Gazelles to the 2d inst. contain no

news.

The defenders of the China trade monopoly,
who would have us believe that the Company's
vigilance ,alone can keep dust out of the tea,
are very'assiduous in imitating the practice of
the Chinese, by throwing dust in the eyes of the
public. Unable to controvert the fact of
the Company's being a principal means of en-

(lancing the price of tea in England, as evi-
denced by the returns of prime cost in Canton,
and sale price, in bond, in London, laid last
Session before Parliament—unprovided with
any reason to give for the unjust exclusion
of British ships from the trade which foreign
vessels have long enjoyed—and incapable
of showing that the national benefit arising from
the Conpany's praits, is superior or equivalent

opening the China trade, is an assertion as pre-
sumptuous as it is ridiculous. Equally frivolous
does it seem to us to contend, that because the
Chinese are a peculiar people, and the com-
pany's factory have succeeded on several occa-
sions in repressing their exorbitance when their
demands became unreasonable, that therefore no
other persons could succeed in bringing them to
their senses at such periods. For it is just as
easy for private ships to weigh anchor and make
a feint to depart as for those of the Company,
and there is little doubt that in the long run pri-
vate traders would study their own interest in
Canton, as in other places, too well to quarrel
unnecessarily with the people by whom they are
supplied. The Quarterly Review, however, anti-
cipating that something must be conceded very
.shortly, suggests that licenses should be granted
to private traders from England, to import
manufactured goods into China, in the same
way as the trade between India and China is at
present carried on ; and that private ships should
have licences to take tea to all our colonies, and
to every country in the world, except England ;
" because that would not only annihilate the
Company, but produce instantly and inevitably

" the most inconvenient results to the CHAN-
" CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER." This is a
ruse de guerre to frighten the Government ; but
luckily, the Government knows that its revenue
arises from consumption, and that it cannot pos-
sibly be affected by the circumstance of tea being
imported in a Company's or private ship. As
to the scheme of letting British manufactures be
sold, provided tea for the English market is not
taken in return, it amounts to allowing the manu-
facturers to give away their goods, but not to
sell them, a mode of encouraging trade alto-
gether novel, by whomsoever it has been de-
vised. But the Quarterly Reviewer, notwith-
standing his jokes on " Mr. BUCKINGHAM and
" the Blue River," and his supercilious slicers
at " the wise men of Liverpool and Glasgow,"
is obviously no great political economist ; nor is
he a reasoner of any force. He has completely
blinked the real question, and his information is
therefore more curious than it is useful or im-
portant.

We are glad to perceive that the enlightened
projectors of the intended " Bath and Bristol
Railway " are prosecuting that important national
undertaking with becoming spirit. Their per-
severance deserves: the mote praise, as in all im-
provements upon a large scale the obstacles to be
encountered are proportionally greater—arising
not only from the magnitude of the concern, but
from the interested opposition of those who
fancy that existing establishments will be affected
by the success of the contemplated project.

That such may be the case to a certain extent
we will not deny, but we think that the advan-
tages derivable from the rapidity, safety, and
certainty of communication by means of a rail-
way arc so infinitely superior to the present
mode, as to convince the public at large of the
absolute necessity of supporting the undertaking
We trust that shortly thero will be a railway
from London to Bath, to communicate with the
one now in progress between that city and
Bristol. Nothing can so far benefit the country
generally as free and rapid communication between
the several great marts of wealth and manufac-
ture. A railway from London to Edinburgh—
passing through Birmingham and Manches-
ter, would wonderfully promote the comfort of
all places near the line of route, by faci-
litating intcrcource and trade. Bra►►ch lines
could easily be carried to the most populous
districts, and thus a safe and expeditious line of

communication he made to ramify throughout
the kingdom. We think the subject of such
national importance as to merit the serious and
early attention of Parliament.

Sir GEORGE MURRAY was slightly iiidiS-
posed yesterday, owing to a cold caught while attending
the funeral of the late President of the Royal Academy, in
St. 1.40 vtitilcdni, oa Thunday,

HAY M A RKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.)
ST. JAMES'S.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to £2 15
New Meadow Hay
Useful Old Ditto 2 17 3 10
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0
Clover Hay 3 10 5 5
Oat Straw £1 18 to £2 0 I Wheat Straw... 2 0 2 5
Supply good, trade very dull, and prices as last quoted, with
the exception of the higher ones being obtained in fewer in-
stances.

SMITHFIELD.
Coarse heavy Low!and Meadow Hay .ft • be At 12
New Meadow Ilay 0 0 0 0
Useful Old Ditto 3 3 3 10
Fine U 1 land Meadow and Rye-grass Hay ..... , 3 16 4 10
Clever Hay (extra tlne)....f 6 15...lieeerally
Oat Straw LI 12 to £1 161 Wheat Straw 1 18 9 4
lepply good, and trade very dnll ; prim% stationary.

Lord ELL'ENBOROUGII transacted business
yesterday at the Foreign-office.

POCKET STEAM ENGINE.--A few eve-
nings ago, we were exceedingly gratified by the sight of a
steam engine, the smallest ever made, the workmanship of
an ingenious artizan named CHARLES SWIFT, who is em-
ployed in the Rutland Foundry, in this town. In size it
is no larger than might with ease be put into the coat
pocket; the principle is the high pressure in miniature,
the pressure being two pounds to the square inch ; 'tin,
cylinder is only One-twelfth of an inch in diameter, and
it makes 600 strokes in a minute ; half a pint
,of water
will keep it in constant action for more than three hours. It
has been constrneted for no specific purpose, but has suffi-
cient power to wind the bobbins for a twist net lace
machine. The workmanship is at once highly finis..;:d
and firmly compact, and this less than Lilliputian engine
is well deserving the inspection of the cutions and the
ingeuknit',lw4Yotting/ictin