The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-21 00:00:00

AIEIF AUCTION MART.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and several
Aldermen, went in procession from the Mansion
-.119 o lay the first ;or Of. a new Euilding, or
A.uetion Market, in Bartholomew-lane. The Civic
Party were preceded by the City Flags and an ex-
cellent Band, which performed " God save the
King," and a variety of patriotic music. The scaf-
folding where the building is to be erected was de-
corated by a flag, and stages were placed for the
reception of a great number of spectators, admitted
by tickets. The stone, which measured about four
cubical feet, and weighed between three and four
tons, was suspended over the foundation, and in
which a quadrangular cavity was cut to hold the dif.
ferent coins usually deposited in the foundation of
a public building. About fbur, o'clock the Lord
Mayor arrived at the spot, and the ceremony be-
gan. A glass bottle was produced, a bank note,
end several 75. pieces, dollars, crowns, half-crowns,
farthings, and other coins, were put into the bottle;
the whole were then sealed, and laid in the stone.
A copper-plate, engraved with the City Arms,
and the following inscription, was next placed over
the coin

" The first Stone of this Building denominated the Atm,:
tion Mart; was laid by the Right' Honourable the Lord
Mayor, Jowl ANSLEY ESE!: oh Tuesday, the zoth of
September, in the 48th 'rear or the Reign of his Majesty
_
Groact• 1828."
The names of the Stewards, Architea, and other
persons concerned in the building, were also enui
Inerated. The foundation stone was covered with
cement by the Lord Mayor, who used a silver
trowel upon the occasion. The stone was lowered
with a flag over, it, the Band playing " God save the
L:ing." Three cheers were given by the workmen
and others, and the ceremony was complete. The
Procession then left the building, and went to the
London Tavern to partake of abs entertainment given
upon the occasion. The dinner consisted of every
,n 900404 :.-4.lta,ciolh.:wus retnoved, the
Lord Mayor took the Chair. 'Several loyal toasts,
and others appropriiite to the institution, were
drank with the usual hilarity, and mirth prevailed
during the evening.

EXTRACT OE A LETTER, DATED GOTTENRCRGH,
SEPTEMBER 7, 1808.
" It is calculated that the Russians have lost
30,000 men since the commencement of the war in
Vinland. A want of provisions, and the intenso
cold have been particularly fatal to theki. I can
la re you from good aUthority that in Aland, Goth
-I
lod, and Finland; the Swedes have collected and
taken about 11,000 stand of arms from the Russians,
amongst which there is not one single Russian mus-
ket, all of them being part of the 20,000 stand fur-
ititished two years ago by the Swedes to Russia, at
iretirlequest of Great Britain. 'The troops-encamped
dem • e tleighbourtiood of—Riga, am said to be nearly
utat
alms. .. Under. circumstances is
no wonder
s'huoucontinue to be overawed by,
the French.
the" The Marquis DE LA ROMANA wrotea letter to
King of DENMARK, and :sent, .him fourteen Da-
nish prisoners back, because they were carried away-
osn' board of the transport which brought him to,
bweden, and had interference,
liberated by his inter(erence
ut the letter and the prisoners were refuaed;
the Danes stating, that they would no longer receive
any. thilt or any persion who had been contaminated
by.the society of the British.
" The King of SwErizN continues still on the
Island of Aland, where he lives in the style of
CHARLES the Xllth."

We have received several letters from Cadiz of
the 20th ult. Some of these speak in very confident
.--"tcrais of the probability of the retreat of the French
• army being cut off. It is asserted that the brave
' PALAFOX having frustrated the utmost efforts of the
e'le[by against Saragossa, had set out with the greater
part of his army, by forced marches, towards Vit-
toria, in which direction he hoped to be able to
intercept the enemy in their retreat.
, The Junta of Seville issued a Proclamation on the
'gal ult. enforcing that of the of June, relative
to a second levy or recruits for the regular army.—
tbenLe persoos generally liable to service are young
, bachelors, and married men or widowers with-
out children, between the ages of 16 and 45. For,
the other regulations conneeled with the execution
Zf this measure, the Corregidors are referred to the
clal Ordinance of Odober 27, 1800.
p .11e crew of the Dutch Frigate, taken by the
,hrg‘nie
of , give a fair criterions of the present spirit
their countrymen. The Captain, at the begin-
, of the aaion, intreated his officers and men to
right not for buonaparte's Government, but for Dutch
kollohlr
A Court of Aldermen was summoned to meet at
Guildhall yesterday but a sufficient number of
__Aldermen not attending to constitute a Court, the
)rd-Mayor ordered the price of bread to be raised-
two assizes, or 4d. in the peck laif, to take pl;ice to -j
morrow. The quartern 'loaf wheaten is then to he:
sold for is. ar.d. and househoki id.