The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-03 00:00:00

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Quebec Papers to the 16th October arrived
t
morning-. The following is an extract :--
" lIALtrAx, OCT. 10.-" We are happy to
Nal'u that orders have been received from the
avY Board to keep all the wharfs, buildings,
Stores, and offices in his Majesty's Dock-yard in
proper repair, and by no means to suffer any of
them to fall into a state of decay."

received 'We regret to find from letters which we have
from India, and from which we insert an
tract in another part of our Paper, that his
)teellency Sir THOMAS MUNRO, the Governor
4t Madras, has had a return of the disease which
:fleeted his eyes, and compelled him to relinguish
lla Command of the Reserve Division of the
A -‘rtnY of the Deccan in the late war in India,
4t1(1 to come to this country. We trust, how-
ttr) that his Excellency will not feel it neces-
41'Y to resign a Government which he holds with
much credit to himself, and such advantage
a the British interests in India, and his admini-
stration of which has realized the high expecta-
tio
as which were entertained of him by his friends
4041 the talent, firmness, and discrimination
Ivhich he had displayed on so many occasions,
thild which are so essentially necessary to repel
a Cabal and intrigue which, we fear, extend to
th
a Courts even of Asiatic Governors and Princes.
These letters also mention a judgment in the
great case respecting the affairs of the late
40egister and Prothonotary at Madras. There is
thing which ought to be guarded with more
tigilance than the funds of suitors di-
rected to be committed to the Officer of
it Colin of Law or Equity, and we think
Aould be well if the admirable system
tillued by the Court of Chancery in England
Cere generally adopted, and especially in the
vpli°ilrts of the British Dependencies and Colonies,
f"e there have been more instances than one
defaults to a considerable amount, which have
tt:rwhelmed with ruin numbers of respectable
industrious individuals; who had teen under

the necessity of committing their property to the
custody, of officers of these Courts.

From these letters it seems that a decision of
the important questions respecting the prize cap-
tured by the Army of the Deccan in the late war is
looked for very anxiously, and that considerable
uneasiness prevails in the army at the great delay
which has taken place. It is obviously of infinite
importance that claims of this sort should be con-
sidered at the earliest moment possible, and that
there should be no delay in deciding upon
them. Prize money distributed immediately after
a campaign not only enables the soldier to procure
many comforts which are more necessary to him
at that moment than at any other, but diffuses
a spirit of enthusiasm, which excites increased
exertion, it is received as a boon conceded to
him by his Sovereign as the reward of his bra-
very and zeal, and it gives a tone to his conduct
which it is essentially necessary to keep up ;
whereas if the distribution is delayed for
years, as it has been in this case, it is
less thankfully received, and is considered ra-
ther as a matter of right, the enjoyment of
which has been improperly and unnecessa-
rily postponed, and which he at last receives
when it can no longer be withheld ; whilst
the shares of those who have died are dis-
tributed amongst their families, upon whom, from
the smallness of their amount they can confer no
real and essential benefits, and thus every object
contemplated by the distribution of prize is defeat-
ed. It is some satisfaction, however, that these
claims will at length be speedily decided ; and
it is with great pleasure we reflect that we shall,
in all probability, be able, by the ships that are
sailing at the end of the month, to inform our
Readers in India, that a decision has taken place.

A report having been circulated, stating that
THE SUN has formed a junction with another
Evening Paper, we think it necessary to declare
that it is wholly without foundation.

BRIGHTON, DEC. 1.-Our revered and beloved
SOVEREIGN, we have the satisfaction to state, con-
tinues in the happiest enjoyment of good health
and spirits.—The KING attended Divine Service
to-day in his private chapel. In the pew with his
MA.) Esty, the same as on the preceding Sabbath,
were the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward,
and Lord ST. HELENS. A very impressive sermon
was preached by the Dean of ilEltEr•ottn, from
the. 11th verse of the 13th chapter of Saint
Paul's Epistle to the Romans. The other
officiating Ministers were Dr. H. PEARSON and
the Sub-Dean of his MAJESTY'S Chapel of
Saint James's. The Sanclus, an original com-
position, by C. CRAMER, ES(I., and first per-
formed this morning, filled the sacred edifice with
such strains as are best calculated to give energy
to devotion—the effect was as general as impres-
sive. The Anthem, by Arrwoon, was the same
that was composed for, and performed at, his
MAJESTY'S Coronation. The chapel, as usual,
was crowded. The Service began at mid-day,
and ended at two o'clock.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Coun-
cil was held at the Foreign-Office, which was at-
tended by the same numerous assemblage of
Cabinet Ministers as on Saturday. The Cabinet
was summoned by Mr.CANNING, and continued in
deliberation till a quarter before five o'clock.—
The Earl of LIVERPOOL and the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER arrived in town in the morning
to attend the Cabinet, and left, at its breaking-
up on their return.
It is supposed that the next advices from the
West Indies will bring the important intelligence
that the Island of Cuba is a British possession.

REDUCTION OF THE MILITIA STAFF.--A.very consider-
able reduction is about to take place in the Staff of the Irish
Militia Regiments. We understand that the number to be
struck off from that of the Waterford Regiment will be fourteen
serjeants, twenty corporals, and three bugles. The order to this
effect has been received in Waterford.—( Dublin Correspondent,
Nov. 30.)
STATUE OF THE LATE RIGHT HON. HENRY
GRATTAN.—We understand that it has been pro-
posed to place this Statue in front of this Bank,
within the iron railing. The Director, on being
applied to, objected ; whereupon a deputation
waited upon the LORD LIEUTENANT, to request
his interference to prevail on the Directors to
consent. His Excellency, we understand, highly
approved of the plan, and directed his Secretary
to write to the Bank Directors on the subject.—
(Dublin Morning Post.)
We imderstand that Mr. JOHN HOPE 15 to be appointed So-
licitor-General for Scotland, in the room of the late JAMES
WEDDERBURN, Esq., and, it is said, that consequent on that
appointment, Mr. WILL,Lot MEN ZIES will be one of the De-
pute-Advocates. It is farther reported, that Mr. HOPE CUL-
LEN is to be the Sheriff-Depute of Linlithgowshire, in room of
J. H. MACKENZIE, Esq, now one of the Judges of the Court
of Session.—( Edinburgh Courant, Nov. 30. )
THE CLERGY.—We hear that the Visitations
of the Archdeacons of Wilts and Sarum are to be held at Marl-
borough on the 2d, Swindon 3d, Cricklade 4th, Malmesbury
sth Chippenham 6th, Sarum 10th, Hindon- I Ith' Warminster
12th, and at Lavington the 13th days of December.

On Thursday the designation of the Reverend
John Cooper, James Mitchell, and Alexander ,Crawford,
three Missionaries of the Scotch Missionary Society, took place
in Lady . Glenorchy's Chapel. The Reverend Dr. Buchanan
began with prayer, after which the Reverend Henry Grey
delivered to them a very solemn and impressive address ;
and at the close of it presented each of them with an elegant
Bible. The Chapel was crowded to excess, and the collection
amounted to upwards of 931.—Seldom has a more impressive
ceremony taken place, or one which more strongly rivetted the
attention of the congregation, who could not but duly appreciate
the importance of the undertaking in which their countrymen
were about to engage. The above missionaries set ofF early
yesterday morning for London, where they will embark for
Bombay. WTe understand these missionaries are the first who
have been sent to India by any missionary society in Scotland.
—( Edinburgh Courant, Nov. 30.)

We understand, that a part of the Tread wheels
contracted for by the Commissioners of the Edinburgh Bride..
well, are already in operation, and afford regular employment
in hard labour to about 30 of the prisoners. When the whole
number of treadwheels, included in the original plan, are corn-
pleted, they will be capable of employing sixty prisoners, with
a power of still farther extending their numbers,--(Edinburgh
Courant.)