The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-17 00:00:00

BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

Return of all Sums of Money advanced since the last Re-
turn, for the Repairs and Alterations of Buckingham
Palace, and for an Estimate of what further Sums may
be required to complete the Alterations and Repairs of
Buckingham palace.
The amount paid, according to the Returns* laid
before the House of Commons on thg 15th of
May, 18.9. was £546,283 0 0
There has since been paid by the Commissioners
of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues

Total paid X 460.359 0 0
No estimatz 11,2 s been submitted by the architect to the Lords
Commissioners of the Tregspry since that presented to the House
of Commons in May, 18.20:
The amount of that estimate was „."....440,169
GEO. R. DA.WSON.
Whitehall Treasury Chambers, June 4, 1830.
• Parliamentary Paper, No. 243, Sess. 1829.

Mr. HUME is likely to have a hard contest at
the next general election. Sir JAMES CARNEGIE has
already had the Magistrates and Town Councils of Brechin,
Aberdeen, and Bervie, visiting and dining with him at
Kinnaird ; upd in the end of last week, cards were issued
to the Magiatr4tes an 4 council of Montrose, inviting them
to a similar banquet. The Town Council of Arbroath
have declined Sir JANEs's hospitality, it seems to be the
general opinion in this quarter that the. Baronet's only
chance of success lies with the Town Council of Brechin;
and accordingly, the pait'zans of Mr. HUME—and they
may be paid to be the whole community—are anxiously
scrutinizing the fPnduct of the Members.—Aberdeen
Chronicle.

J. AWDRY, Esq., the bqrristey whp is ap-
pointed to succeed the late Sir WlLmAst SEY?(OUR as
Judge of Bombay, is son of the Receiver-General of the
county of Wilts. The appointment, it is said, was noti-
fied to the Learned Gentleman with an intimation that the
honour of knighthood will be conferred upon him on the
occasion. The salary, we have been informed, is 7,00 a
per annum, with a retiring pension (after a certain num-
ber of years) of 1,200/, per annwn. 11Ir. AWDRY is an
excellent lawyer, and of the most amiable disposition. A
marriage, we understand, is on the tapes between the
Learned Gentleman and the daughter of a Clergyman near
IDevixesowDevizes Gazette.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

The British Consul at Marseilles has addressed a
letter, of which the following is a translation, to the
Editor of the Semaphore :
_. _

"Marseilles, June 7.

" Sir,—l have read in your Journal of this day, that
his Britannic Majesty's sloop of war Wasp, which arrived
here yesterday, has brought information that some days
before her departure from Malta, the English Admiral had
returned to that island, and directed six ships of the line,
and several frigates and sloops of war, to proceed before
Algiers ; and that the fleet had immediately proceeded on
its destination. I hasten to inform you that you have been
led into error in giving this intelligence ; which, with the
exception of the return of the Admiral to Malta, is wholly
false, and without the slightest foundation.
" I beg you to insert this letter in your Journal, and
have the honour to salute you.
" ALEX. TURNBULL,
" His Britannic Majesty's Consul."

TOULON JUNE B.—The frigate l' Amide left
Navarin the 19th of May, and arrived at Toulon
the 6th of June. It is to sail again to-morrow,
after having taken in some water and provisions.
Captain Ledall de Kreon has just received by the
telegraph an order to take the command of the
above frigate, in lieu of M. Choulac, who finds him-
self momentarily obliged to give up the service, on
account of a violent attack of rheumatism, under
which he is now labouring. The Armide is to go
first to Algiers with despatches from Admiral de
Rigny ; it will then return to Navarin, where it
will continue to form a part of the squadron of the
Levant.

M. le Chevalier de Gravier, Secretary of Lega-
tion, attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
who was on board the Armide as a passenger, has
just entered the lazaret. M. Choulac is also to per-
form the quarantine at the same place.
The frigate the Duchesse de Berri is still in the
harbour. It has changed its mainmast and mizen-
mast, an operation which becomes much more dif-
ficult when done at the lazaret instead of the
dock yard.
Baron Roger, son-in-law of General Guilleminot,
has arrived at Toulon. He is to set off on the 15th,
in company with his wife, for Constantinople.
The Turkish frigate does not make any kind of
movement. Many stories are told about Tabir-Pazha.
If one is to believe certain persons, the Government
has issued orders that he is not to be allowed to
leave Toulon before we have become masters of
Algiers. It is still said that he will proceed to Paiis
at the expiration of his quarantine, which will be
prolonged on account of the death of a Turkish
sailor.

All the news received from the Levant announce
that. Prince Leopold was expected in Greece with
great impatience. The administration of Count Capo
d'lstrias meets with great difficulties and violent
opposition. It is to be feared that the discontented,
who are in great numbers, will commit some excess
as soon as they shall be informed of the abdication
of the Prince of Saxe Coburg.
P.S.—Tahir Pacha is to go to-day to the lanret,
in order to receive the visit of Admiral Martmencq,
maritime prefect.

The Board of Health has decided that the qua-
rantine of the frigate, the Duchesse de Berri, shall
only begin from the day on which it shall cease to
communicate with the Turkish frigate. The death
of a sailor, and the sickness of five or six others,
render these precautions the more necessary, as the
Capitan-Pacha persists in not receiving any of the
sanatory guards on board his ves4el.—Quotidienne.

FRENCH ,
FUNDS.—PARIS, JUNE 14.—Five per Cents., 103(
65c. 70e. 60c. 45c. 40c. 55c. ; Four per Cents., 99f. ; Three per
Cents., 77f. 77f. 10c. 40c. 25c. lac. ; Bank Stock, I,BBof. ;
1,875 f. ;Rentes de Naples, 85f. 10c. 2.,c. 55f. 60c. 70c. 65c, ; Rentes
d'Espagne, 13 13 4 IA; Royal Spanish Loan, 83 82% 83 d3M ;
Rentes Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 7473( % e 71 73% 74
73% ; Haytian Loan, 450f—Exchange on Lonnon—One month
(paper) 25f. 50c. ; (money), 25E 50c. ; three months (paper), 25f.
35c., (money), 25f. 35c.—Cours Authentique.

Mr. A. ALEXANDER, of Newtonlimavady,
has purchased a share of the Ponsonby estate, in the
county of Derry, for 48,500/. There are 96 freeholders
on the estate.—Dublin Morning Register.

EPPING FOREST.—We recently gave a re-
port of a meeting held at Snaresbrook, in consequence of
an inclosure made of a small but beautiful portion of this
forest. The freeholders, copyholders, and commoners
having su•tained considerable injury from this and pre-
vious encroachments, they have, it seems, determined
upon legal proceedings to assert their common rights, and
preserve the forest from being by degrees wholly with-
drawn from the public. A liberal subscription has been
entered into, and a Committee of resident gentlemen ap-
pointed to further these important objects. Considering
the extent of this great metropolis, and the importacce of
this question to the health and enjoyment of its inhabi-
tants, we trust the Committee will be successful in their
efforts. The value of the estates upon this forest must
obviously be greatly dependent upon the beauty of the
scenery, the openness of the adjacent country, and the re-
spectability of the surrounding neighbourhood. Let but
inclosures become frequent, and this noble forest will,
like the lower part of the beautiful heath at Hampstead,
shortly be thickly studded with petty erections, destroying
alike the beauty, health, and respect ibility of the neigh-
bourhood. Instead of being, as the forest now is, a
place, quiet, healthy, and retired to those r;sident,—and
of health, recreation, and enjoyment to the immense po-
pulation of the eastern part of the metropolis, it will soon
become a mere extension of that " endless meal of brick" of
which London is composed.—Morning Paper.

MERSEA ISLAND.—We regret to hear that
the fishing trade, in the Blackwater and Crouch rivers, is
labouring under great distress. Formerly a fisherman in
these rivers could earn from 20s. to 30s. a week at his
dredging and other employments, but now with difficulty
he gets 9s. or 10s. ; so little is the demand for the oyster-
spats, especially among the Dutch, who used to frequent
these parts in great numbers ; whether it is that the oyster-
beds in Holland are now sufficiently stocked, or that the
quality is deteriorated in these rivers ; which latter, how-
ever, can scarcely be the case, as no oysters have a higher
character at the table of the gourmand than the native] of
Colchester and Burnham. We have heard that a new
species is now reared off Foulness Island, very large and
luscious, with all the finer flavour of the natives.—Kent
Mercury.

On Wednesday afternoon, about three o'clock,
the body of a girl apparently about ten years of age, with
auburn hair, and having on a russet gown, was found on
the shore at Lossiemouth ; and on Thursday morning the
body of a girl, seemingly about one year old, with light
complexioned hair, was found near the same place. There
can be little doubt that these two young unfortunates were
among the ten persons belonging to the Cromarty boat,
whose loss we announced in our last. Lady MARGARET
STUART generously gave the usual grave clothes in which
to wrap the bodies of the deceased, and after suitable
coffins were made, they were both decently interred on
Thursday in the churchyard of Drainy. Of the family
which suffered on this melancholy occasion, viz., Joint
Ross, his wife, and six children, three bodies, in addition
to the above two, were found immediately after the acci-
dent, namely, that of Mrs. Ross, floating in the water,
but life quite extinct, and as the tide receded, those of her
husband and eldest daughter, a fine girl, apparently about
fifteen years of age, as also that of the owner of the boat,
Arrnam JOHNSTON. JOHN Ross and his family were
to land at Brora, from whence they intended going to
America, for which they appear to have been providing
the necessary means, as Mrs. Ross had 141. in her pocket;
and some carpenter's tools, probably the property of her
husband, with a great deal of wearing apparel, were cast
ashore. —Elgin Courier.

Mr. W. MARTIN, brother of the celebrated
JONATHAN MARTIN, delivered two lectures, last week, at
the sign of the White Dog, in Stonegate, on what he calls
naturql philosophy. His knowledge of the science on
which he professes to lecture he ascribed to revelation from
Heaven ; and a vision, as strange as the one which in-
fluenced his brother to burn the cathedral, enlightened
him at once as to the properties of wood, of which he
gave some very singular descriptions. We have said
enough,syllabzis
we
shouidsuppose, to excuse us from entering
tippthis philosopher's
i farrago, which hp-
parted about as much instruction in natural philosophy to
those who listened to it, as a lecture on the art of war
might he expected to benefit the field-officers of the
,
Bri-
tish army, were they assemb.led. to hear it from the lips of
Bill
Had the lec-
turethat n
been
tf merely a qtrz, Whtsthng
the frequent interlarding of the
descriptions and explanations of philosopher MARTIN,
eminent
with " this is the only true philosophy;" lam the
onlyi philosopher whom the knowledge (if 'these things
lasbeen°given, 'ri to
it. c., would have formed some capital
hits at the egotism of politician C981ZTT,..... York Courant.

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LONDON.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1830.

HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH.

The following is the Bulletin issued this day—
" Windsor Castle, June 17.

" The KING has slept well.

" His MAJESTY respiration continues less embarrassed,
(Signed) " HENRY HALFORD.
" MATTHEW J. TIERNEY.'

We have received by Express letters from
Paris of Tuesday evening's date, and a Paper of
yesterday morning. The latter contains the fol-

lowing :

66 TOULON', JUNE 13, EIGHT o'cLocr, P.I.

" THE MARITIME PREFECT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE

MINISTER OF MARINE.

" Captain CHABNER, who left Palma the' 6th
June, states that the expedition was at anchor at
Palma. Greater part of the cattle vessels, which
had been dispersed, had rejoined, and the
vessels of war were preparing to sail, except two
frigates and several transports which were at
anchor.

" The Capricieuse sailed yesterday to join
Admiral DUPERRE."
Some of the letters assert that the French
General is in possession of intelligence from the
fleet of as late a date as the 11th June, at which
period they still remained at Palma, the weather
continuing very bad, and that a great part of the
flotilla had not rejoined the ships of war. Fears
were entertained that when the weather mode-
rated the sultry season would so soon follow,
that the expedition would have to encounter un-
expected obstacles. Many of the smaller ves-
sels are said to have put into the Spanish ports.
TAIIIR PACHA had a lengthened con-
ference with the Maritime Prefect of Toulon on
the Bth of June, but the object and result was
unknown. It was reported that the Govern-
ment had given orders to keep the Envoy at
Toulon, until the expedition had made them-
selves masters of Algiers.
The reserve division of the French force will
consist of three brigades, and four battalions of
artillery of 400 men.

The accounts from Naples, by this express,
are to the 28th ult. A regiment of the Royal
Guards, one of infantry, and one of cavalry, had
set out on the 27th for Calabria, to put down
a disturbance which had broken out in that
province.

The Berlin accounts of the sth June, an-
nounce that the KING had set out for the Castle
of Fuchback, in Silesia, to meet the Emperor
and Empress of RUSSIA, and that he would
not return before the 18th of June.

Great expectations were entertained at Berlin
that a Member of the Royal Family of Prussia
would fill the Greek Throne.

These French accounts assert that Mr.
CRADDOCK, attached to the English Embassy
at Paris, was to set out in a few days for Con-
stantinople, and that he was to be the bearer of
a Treaty of Alliance, offensive and defensive,
between the Porte and England.
The following are the closing prices of the
French Funds on Tuesday :

Five per Cents, 103 f. 50c. 45c. 50c. 55c. 50c. ; Four
per Cent., 99f. 99f. 20c. ; Three per Cents, 76f. 90c.
77f. 77f. 20c. 15c. ; Rentes d'Espague, ; Royal
Loan, 84; Rentes Perpetualle, 741. 73if. 74f. ; Ha)tian
Loan, 445 f. Exchange on London, one month 25f. 50c. ;
ditto, three months, 25f. 35c.

The following are extracts from German,
Brussels, and St. Petersburgh Papers, received

this morning
BRUSSELS, JUNE 12.—The Antheim Gazette con-
tains a private letter from BAtavia, of 22d Nov. 1829,
which ascribes the success of the military operations
against the rebels to the prudent measures of General de
Kock, of whom it speaks in the highest terms.
The Chamber of Commerce at Antwerp has given
notice that his Majesty has thought fit not to renew the
bounties fur the building of ships, but that he will, how-
ever, in the sequel, adopt new measures of encouragement
if the want of a greater number of national vessels
should be felt.

JUNE 14.—The gentlemen of the bar of Brussels have
resolved to give a dinner to their body on occasion of the
late Royal decree, permitting the use of the French lan-
guage in legal proceedinp. Fifty advocates were present.
The health of his Majesty, the King, the Queen, and the
Royal Family, was drank with the greatest enthusiasm.
The Chairman had announced to the company that no
other toast would be given at this meeting.
Accounts received yesterday from Aix-la-Chapelle say,
that M. de Potter and his companions in exile, have at
length received permission to pass through the Prussian
territory on their way to Lausanne, the place of their des-
tination. The Courier de la Sambre says, " After the
decree relative to public instruction, which, notwithstand-
ing some defects, may be considered as a proof of the soli-

citude of our august Monarch to the happiness of his sub-
jects, only one thing was wanting, riz. a measure to re-
medy the greatest grievance that the nation has complained
of, by revoking the preceding Ordinance relative to the
language. This decree is now published. It has pro-
duced the most agreeable sensation ; in truth more could
not be required, and the wishes of the nation are com-
pletely satisfied."

JUNE s.—We learn from the Hague that the marriage
of her Royal Highness the Princess Marianne and Prince
Albert of Prussia, will be celebrated there with much
pomp, between the 24th of August and 2d of September,
and that in all probability their Majesties the Emperor of
Russia and King of Prussia will be at the Hague at the
time.

A courier on his way from London to St. Petersburgh,
with despatches, passed through this city yesterday. He
said that at the time he left London the King was better.
Prince Esterhazy, Ambassador of Austria to the Court
of London, arrived here yesterday, on his way from Lon-
don to Vienna.

WARSAW, JUNE 3.—We hear that nagociations have
been commenced with Prussia, for the purpose of conclud-
ing a convention between that kingdom and Poland, by
which our tariff of customs would be reduced for various
articles of Prussian produce, and Prussia on its part would
exempt from all transit duties our produce exported by
the Vistula.

ODESSA, MAY 26.—The mission of Halil Pacha to our
Court is said to have been very advantageous to the Porte,
and the honours paid to him in St. Petershurgh are the
surest proofs of the harmony that subsists between the two
Powers. It is said that the Porte is excused from
the payment of almost the whole of the military
contribution, in consideration of which it will allow
Silistria to be occupied by the Russians for an unlimited
time, and supply the fortress with provisions during the
occupation. It is also affirmed that a convention is con.
eluded, by which Erzeroum will be added to the pro-
vinces lately acquired by Russia, in Asia, when after the
return of Halil Pacha to Constantinople those points shall
have been regulated. Count Orloff will return to Russia.
Nothing certain is known respecting M. de Ribeaupierre,
but it seems that he will remain at his post. We hear
that after the Russians have quitted the second place
fixed in the treaty of Adrianople, Count Dieb:tsch will
come hither, and snake some stay. Since the navigation
of the Black Sea has become free, our commerce has much
increased, and the figs of all nations are seen in our port.
The Greeks in particular are endeavouring to renew their
old connections and to establish houses of their own
here. Goods of all kinds are sent to Asia, and the de-
mands for wool, hemp, pitch, and glass wares is very
great.

For some years past our landholders have taken great
pains in the improvement of the breed of the sheep, and
the Russian wool will soon b.! equal to the German. The
nursery and fruit-trees, formed a long time ago by a Swiss
in the vicinity of Odessa, were at first by no means pros-
perous, but have lately become flourishing and promise to
be very successful. This enterprise will in the sequel
prove very useful. Cultivation extends in the Southern
provinces of the Russian empire, in which there is indeed
a vast field for all kinds of useful undertakings.
Sr. PETERSBURCH, JUNE .--By command of his Ma-
jesty the Emperor a complete collection of the laws of the
Russian Empire has just been published, from the year
1649 to the 24th Dec., 1825, in 45 large 4to volumes.
By an Ukase addressed to the Senate his Majesty has
been pleased to order the formation of a new Armenian
diocese of Nakhitchevan and Bessarabia, which is to have
under it all the Armenian Churches at St. Petersburgh and
Moscow, in the Governments of New Russia and Bessa-
rabia. The administration of this diocese is confided to
the Archbishop George Narses. The Emperor has
sanctioned an opinion of the members for establishing a
new town near the mineral waters of Caucasus, it is to be
called Pialigorsk, and the tribunals and public offices are
to be removed from Georgicost to this new town.
Up to the 30th 223 ships had arrived at Cronstadt and
36 sailed ; at Riga 312 ships bad arrived and 96 sailed
up to the 27th May.
WARSAW, JUNE 6.—We expect that their Majesties
will very shortly return to our city. The Royal standard
is still hoisted on the Palace.
The heat here is extremely oppressive.

We have Halifax Papers to the 28th ult. The
spirit of strife occasioned by the unhappy dif-
ference between his MAJESTY'S Council and
the House of Assembly continued to disturb
the colony, and excited the regret of all those
who saw the injurious tendency of such a con-
test. The resumption of the Government by
Sir PEREGRINE MAITLAND, which it was
hoped would be speedy, it was expected would
terminate this unfortunate affair. The Barra-
couta packet, from England, arrived out at
Halifax on the 21st ult.