The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, DEC. 31.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived and sailed far -
the River the Ardent, Boyd, from Belfast. Arrived and re-
mains the Betsy, Roupel, from Rotterdam for Surinam. Came
down from the River and sailed the Globe, Cuzens, for th::
Isle of Prance and Ceylon ; Ann, Church, for Nevis and
Kitt's ; and Briton, Berry, for Jamaica.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 'v.--The wind moderated last evening,
and is now W. strong breeze and thick weather.—Arrived the
George, Stark, front Leghorn, in 86 days, for Newfoundland,
with loss of bulwarks, boats, stauncheons, Sit. On the 23rd,
tell in with the Pallas, Moir, from St. John's, N. 8., Lt. .
Aberdeen, with timber, water logged, having encountered
dreadful weather on the Bth, which carried away her boats and'
larboard quarter, and one man washed overboard. Capt. :Voir
and crew were taken on board the George. Put back the Me.
vagissey, for Naples, with loss of boats and bulwarks ;
for St. Kitts ; and Princess Elizabeth, for America.
YAP..3IOUTH, DEC. 29.—1 t blew a very
.heavy gale of wizl
last night at S.E., and souse vessels lost their anchors. "XL,"
Mary Ann, Burzett, from Sunderland to Loudon, is on shoz..!
at Cenci!), and will be a wreck.

WELLS, DEC. 31.—The brig Fanny, of Newcastle, wit%
coals, is on shore near Blakeney, and. is likely to become a
wreck.

BIDEFORD, DEC. 30 —The Atlas, Hall, front Havanna, fur
Rotterdam, was stranded near the entrance of this harbour yes-
terday, but expected to be got otf, and part of the cargo, (sugar)
will be saved, if the weather moderates.
PADSTOW, DEC. 29.—We experienced a gale yesterday at
S.S.E., and to-day at W.N.W.—The Fanny, Burk, of Wm-
combe, carried away her mast and bowsprit; several other
vessels sustained damage ; the Concord, Harris, from Water-
ford for Cork, was driven on the rocks, five miles from fri;
place, and went to pieces ; master and two of the crew saved ;
two men, one woman, and two children downed ; the Hazard,
Howard, cut her cable, hut received no further damage.
LYALINUTON, DEC. 31.—Sailed his .3lajesty's ship
for Jamaica.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 30.—The Corsair for Chariston gat oa
shore yesterday evening in Bootle Bay ; she has been got off
and returned into Dock very leaky. The Stranger from Phila.
delphia, on 11th Dec. in lat. 40. 15. long. 58. fell in with the
;11Iitehell, from Nova Scotia for Grenada, with lumbar,
dismasted, and every thing swept off deck; took the master and
crew (d in nuniber), off the wreck.
WE Y HOU 'EH, DEC. 31.—The outward bound in Portland
Roads sailed this morning, with a fine breeze at N.N. W.
HOLYHEAD' DEC. 30.—Arrived the Nancy, Willson, from
Havanna, for Liverpool, with loss of boats, bulwarks, stan-
cheons, &c. and two men washed overboard. On the 22d inst.
in lat. 49, 27, long. 21, passed the quarter-deck of a vessel.
CLYDE, DEC. 2i.—The Prince Regent, Morris, from Rot.
terdam, for Nickerie, is put into Fairlie Roads, with loss of
sails. The ship Aurora and sloop Leven Castle, which were on.
shore, have been got off' with much damage— cargo saved.
DARTMOUTH, DEC. 30.—The Eliza, Henley, from St. An.
drews, N.B. was driven on shore on Torrabbey Sands, in Tor-
bay, in a gale, and stranded—crew saved.

WEY3IOUTII, DEC. 31.—The outward bound in Portland
Roads, sailed this morning with a fine breeze at N.N.W.
WEXFORD, DEc. 29.—The Betsy and Mary Ann, Hing-
ton, of Kinsale, from Cork to Glasgow, came on shore in the
South Bay, Wexford, on Friday, in a gale from the S.E., crew
saved. The vessel has not gone to pieces, and as soon as the,
weather permits, every exertion will be made to save the cargo.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 31. —Wind N. W.—Sailed th:.f
Thomas Coutts, for China, and Lady Kennaway, for Bengal.
—The Hope, Bloomfield, from Civitavecchia, arrived at the
Nlotherbank, bound to Newfoundland; she reached that coast,
and beat about a considerable time endeavouring to reach
Trinitg, and was obliged, on the 20th inst., to bear up for Eng-
land; on that day, in lat. 44. 52. long. 28. W., fell in with the
Garthland, Knight, for St. John's, N. 8., for London, water-
logged ; this ship, in lat. 45. 30. N. long. 39. W., laying to in a
heavy gale, earrit.cl away her fore and inizm masts and bow-
sprit ; on 12th Dec. one man was washed overboard, boats and
every thing off deck, stern stove in, hatches blown up with part
of her deck, and the ship became waterlogged ; the crew took to
the maintop, with nothing to live upon but two little pieces of
raw pork, and each was allowed but a piece about the size of a
nutmeg per day; on the 18th two of the crew died and fell front
the tops; had not the Hope fallen in with them they could nut
have survived above a few hours longer.
DUBLIN, DEC. 29.—Last night the Ellen, Bird, from
Liverpool, was driven on the rocks to the S. E. of the new
Pier, Dunlear:, and will go to pieces ; part of the woollen
goods have been got out. The Hannah, Cullen, from New
York for Liverpool, was driven on the same place, unshipped
her rudder, and has 5 feet water in her hold ;—she has been got
to the entrance of Sandy Cove, and if the weather permits, will
not receive further injury.
BRISTOL, 1..)F. C. 31.—Arrivect tke Spring, Biddlesden, franc
New York, with much cEhiage, and p .:t of h.r cargo thrown
overboard.

Loss OF THE EAST INntAN.—(Further Particulars.)—We
an Sorry to announce the logs of the fine ship East Indian, from
hence to London and Calcutta. The following arc the particu-
lars, as stated in a letter from the master to the owners, -iessrs.
W. and C. Bot.T :

" We left the Humber on 'Wednesday the 19th December, at
five p.m. the wind ; passed .tbe Dudgeon L4:it
nine, Cromer at twelve, and the Tewarp Light at three A. at. ;
on Thursday, with the wind at IV. and W. by S. we passed,
Lowatoffe. We tacked ship and stood in for the land, in
hopes of getting into the Roads by St. Nicolas Chit, but could
not fetch in ; as such, were obliged to pass to the South.. •
ward, having a whole ebb tide then against as ;at ten, the -
wind came to the S.W. which drove us into a great offing,
it then blowing very hard. %.% e tacked at two on Friday morn-
ing, and fetched in with Southwold ; the wind w.is then from
the westward ; at five P. M. came to an anchor in Aldbro' Bay.
On Saturday morning weighed, and tried to get into lloseley
Bay, but could not ; as such, thought it not prudent to anchor
on the coast at this season of the year ; we bore up for Yarmouth
Roads, and came to anchor at one P. ; moderate weather. At
four A.M. on Sunday the wind came to blow excessively heavy,
and the ship was tending to the weather side; the hands were
employed in getting down the top-gallant yards, when a tremend_
ors squall came on, and the ship started her anchor ; more cable
was served out,and the best bower was let go, but to no effect : the
ship never tended to her anchors, but drove on shore on Yar.. ••
mouth Sands, to the Northward of the Kettle Bottom Buoy,
and soon after became a total wreck. We were all saved about '
five minutes before the ship fell on 14er broad side, the sea nick.
ing a free passage over her. Only a few wainscot logs, part of
the cargo, saved."—(Hull Advertiser )

Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East India House
and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz. :
Dunira, Capt. AL Hamilton ; Duke of York, Cupt. A. H.
Campbell ; and Berwickshire, Captain J. Shepherd, all f'ur'
Bombay and China.

BUTTER TRADE OF DUBLIN.
(From the Mercantile Advertiser.)
The Butter Trade of Dublin has suffered, and is suffering a
very serious decline. We shall state the falling off in the week,
ending the 22d instant, and comparing with the corresponding
week last year.
Firkins sold during the last Week ending the 22d inst.
First, 364 S.2conds, 233—Th irds,97—Fourths,2B--Total, 720.
In the corresponding week last year, the total amounted to
1641, leaving a deficiency of considerably more than half,
namely, 627 firkins.
The total deficiency of the year 1821, on the average of the
two former years--1819 and 1820, amounts to no less than
30,866 firkins, being nearly one-half !
How this deficiency can be accounted for, we shall speak
more at large hereafter. 'We believe we shall be enabled (o
prove, that it is in some respect attributable to the superior ad-
vantages possessed by certain out-ports, and which neither
Dublin or Cork enjoy.

On the tith ult. the remains of the beitutiful
and much lamented Mrs. COCKAYNE, were rc
moved from Old Burlington-street, to the familT
vault at Ickleford.

In the action of Mr. JAMES GIBSON against the
Proprietors of The Beacon Newspaper, the de•.
fenders have presented a Petition in the Court ,of
Session against its being remitted to the Jury
Court. A similar Petition was presented in .the
case of Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON against Mr.
DUNCAN STEVENSON, the Printer of The Beacon,.
Having heard Counsel, the Court ordered both
Petitions to be answered.

SUICIDE.--Yesterday evening, an Inquest was
held at the Marquess of Granby, Pimlico, before
Mr. GELL, Coroner for Westminster, on the body
of George Harvest Lynn, Esq. 32 years of age,
of Chelsea College. It appeared that the deceas-
ed, who had been married only ten days, threw
himself out of the drawing-room window in a
state of delirium arising from fever. The fall
occasioned a dislocation of the vertebrae of . the
neck. Verdict—" Died by throwing himself
out of a window iu a fit of delirium."

TUE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE IkIORNING PAPERS,
January 1, 18'2'2.

[NEW TIMES.]
The City was agitated yesterday with a va-.
riety of reports, the most prominent of which
was, that the King of France had been attacked
with a temporary fit of derangement, which had,
however, gone off, but was considered at his time
of life, and with his habit of body, to be of
alarming import. The ,great ground for all the
sinister rumours was a fall in the French funds.
It is certain they were depressed to 84—a sub-
sequent express, however, brings the price
of the rentes down to the close of the day on
Saturday, when they left off at 85. It is true
that this fall is considerable, but it is to be
ascribed (solely, we believe,) to the speculations
on the Exchange at Paris. No less than four
very eminent speculators there have stopped
payment, and the amount of the rentes thrown
on the market in consequence exceeds two mil-
lions; a sum agaiust which even our market could
not make a stand, much less one which is so un-
stable as that of Paris. A very unfounded, but a
-very prevalent notion in this_ country is, that the
death of the King of France, happen when it
will, must be followed by some convulsion.
There is no reason for this opinion. It has in-
deed been so often repeated by all the in-
triguers 'of the Revolution, and so little is
known of France in this country, but from Re-
volutionists, that we are not surprised at its
prevalence. With the story of the King's attack,
and the probable approach of his dissolution,
therefore, was coupled a certainty (as it was re-
presented) of some revolutionary movement at
his death. Add to this the report that the
Grand Seignior had rejected the Russian Ulti-
:natum, that. the Russian.army had advanced, had
fought a bloody 'battle with the Turks and com-
pletely routed them—and it is not very surpris-
ing that our Funds were depressed. In fact, at
one part of the day they had sunk to 76k, but
they afterwards recovered and left off at 77.

Eratimn piress.:l
The Paris Papers of Friday, which were due
yesterday, had not arrived when our Paper went
to press; but an express was received yesterday
from Paris, which left that city at nine o'clock
on Friday night. The intelligence brought by-,
'this express relates principally to the King of
France's health, which seems to threaten the
most 'alarming consequences. His Majesty's in-
tellectual powers are said to have been most se-
.riously affected by the anxious cares which lately
oppressed him,•upon the subject of the dissatis-
faction 'expressed by the Chamber of Deputies,
and the subsequent change in the Cabinet. This
mental. affection, howeVer, seems to have been
-but momentary, and, was .not attended by any
bodily: ' infirmity, so that his 'Majesty
is once more in a condition that enables him
:to -prOide at the Councils of his Ministers.-
-The-. disorder was first noticed by the Minis,
te-rs:.: at one of the Cabinet Councils, when his
Majesty's: mind, .wandered altogether from the,
business immediately before the Cabinet. Re-
spect and surprise kept them silent for some
time, until -sat Tengtlithe malady became so ap-
parent that it was necessary to lead his Majesty
fo his chamber, and to require the instant at-
tendance of' his physicians. The occurrence of
so great an evil may well justify the most gloomy
,apprehensions, and it is evident, from the
gieat depression in the prices of Govern-
ment securities, -.:that the public mind was
under the influence of considerable alarm. The
stz.z.te of the French funds on Friday will
..be. seen in the copies of private letters- which
are in another part of this Paper; (see, ThiSux
(I yesterday) ; there will also be seen notices of
the rumours which prevailed during that day in
-the French capital, and to which, in the general
'ignorance olthe'calamity'which had befallen the
King, the public successively attributed the re-
decline in the funds. As these rumours are
evidently the offspring of anxious conjecture, we
shall not beitoW any notice upon them particu
laxly.

[MORNING -POST.]
•
An Express arrived yesterday afternoon with
•!=ost important intelligence from France. It
appears that the dissentions between the
Chamber of Deputies and the late Ministers,
vith the -alterations which the King found
himself compelled to make in the Admini-
stration, preyed so- deeply on his spirits, as
to.produce.a momentary obscuration of his men-
. AA} faculties. At one of the late extraordinary
Councils at which his Majesty presided, it was
observed that his conversation was directed to a
subject quite different from the one under discus-
sion: The Council remarked this for ; some time
in sihtnce., but at length ..requested leave to con-
duct his Majesty to his chamber, where his medi-
cal attendants were immediately summoned, and
his Majesty soon recovered. This event having
transpired, the effect on the funds was consider-
Able. They felt "on Friday morning down to
8-i.frs. 35 cent's.; and' we- learned by a second
express which arrived lasunight, that in the after-
, .poon of. that day they sunk to 84 frs. 15 cents.

[MORNING HERALD.] • "
In another part of our Paper (see' the SUN of
,this day) we have given the Speech of the Presi-
: dent of the United States, on the opening of
-Congress, on the sth ult. Jn our opinion, it does

not draw . so' favourable a picture of the con

merciat and financial•situation of that country as

we hatFanticipated. It appears that the Revenue
of the United. States., from the Ist of January to
:•the 30th of. September... last, a period of nine
months, was 16,219,197 dollars; and that the
—surplus in the -Treasury, on the Ist of January,
141113 1,198,461 dollars.--These. sums, added to-
-gather, make 17,417,658 dollars,. and calculat-
ing the dollar -at-4s: 6d., make 3,918,9731. Eng-
'---lishmoney.--The expenditure in the same space
'• of tiine is 15,645,288 dollars, which is equal to
3i5c20089/..aterling. •

11,46a:int: eintoicicLr.]
City, Monday Evening, Dec. 31, 182.1.—The
French Mail remaicing due, there is nothing new

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whatever this day. .Reports as usual,have beep
busily circulated, but without any foundation—
one of them stated the French Rentes to have
fallen to 82, which had the effect of depressing
our Funds a little. Consols for account opened
at 7711, and fell to 76:1, but afterwards they re-
covered themselves, and finally closed at 77i.—
In Paris some large failures are reported. The
Corn Market is still but sparingly supplied with
grain, in consequence of adverse winds. -In
the morning fine sound wheat found buyers
at an advance of 2s. to 3s. per quarter.—
This demand, however, did not last long,
and at the close of the market, nothing could
be more flat than the Wheat trade was, and no
advance on the prices of last week could be ob-
tained. Of Spring Corn the supply was ex-
tremely small ; but there was little or no de-
mand for either Barley or Oats, and their prices
were with difficulty supported. In. West India
produce no business is doing. Hemp and flax
continue in demand, and 521. per ton is the
price demanded for the former article. The ac-
counts at Lloyd's this morning from the outports
bring another melancholy list of losses at sea.
Portsmouth letters mention, that many vessels,
both English and French, are wrecked on the
opposite coast. During November and Decem-
ber upwards of 200 sail of vessels have suffered
shipwreck o❑ our coast, and twice that number
lost anchors, and received other injuries from
the storms.

[TII E TIMES.
The Message of the President of the United
States to Congress has arrived, bearing date the
3d ult. A few of the leading topics we shall
briefly enumerate, not finding upon the face of
Mr. Monroe's statements or reasonings much
matter for observation, and certainly none for
censure. Among the foreign relations, that with
Great Britain occupies the foremost place, as
well in respect of the position assigned to it by
the President, as in its own intrinsic dignity and
value. The message explains at considerable
length the policy adopted by the American
Government in regard to the commercial and
maritime intercourse of the republic with foreign
Powers, more especially the manufacturing states
of Europe. By the law of the 3d March, 1815,
we knew that certain laws of the United States,'
having for their object to discourage and restrain
the shipping and commercial interests of foreign
nations, were repealed in favour of such Powers
as should enact an equality of duties in their
own ports and those of their colonies, between
their vessels and those of the American Union.
This principle, the President states to have
been accepted and confirmed by treaty, dated
the same year, on the part of Great Britain, in
so far as related to her European' dominions, but
rejected quoad her colonies; in return for which
the United States imposed upon the trade between
the colonies and the ports of .the Union certain
countervailing restraints, by which double system
of restriction .the said commerce, as-hitherto car-
ried on by the vessels of ,eacli, was suspended.
We believe the- practical consequence has been
to throw a large partion of the supply of. our
West India Islands into the hands of our own Co-
lonists on the Main. - For what concerns the ad-
justment of the boundary line between our
North American territory and that of the States,
it appears that the Commissioners could come to
no agreement, and that the matters in dispute
on that point have been referred to Russia, who
has not yet pronounced her decision. It may be
satisfactory to add, that there is not an expres-
sion used towards Great Britain, in the several
paragraphs wherein her relations with the United
States are referred to, which indicates any thing
but the continuance of the most undisturbed and
perfect harmony between the two Governments.

FOR TIIE SUN.

MR. PINSENT'S SYSTEM.

AIR. EDITOR—I have read with pleasure, and
examined with attention, the several communica-
tions on commerce, finance, shipping, and agri-
culture, inserted in your valuable Journal, under
the signature of JOSEPH PINSENT, and also
Mr. Pinsent's advertisement, announcing his in-
tention to request a public meeting for the dis-
cussion of his propositions ; and I must say, that
for soundness of argument, plain and interesting
facts, and wise and extensive views, founded on
the simple and incontroVertible principle, that
the profitable employment of our people consti-
tutes the wealth and prosperity of the empire,
I have seldom seen Mr. Pinsent's paper equalled,
and that I have never experienced more satisfac-
tion than from a perusal.
In order to obtain the desirable results which
Mr. Pinsent declares to be attainable, he points
out the rational course of " doing; our own work
with our own people ;" aud, as the foundation
on which the new fabric of national prosperity is
by this means to be erected, he says, (what will
readily be admitted on all hands) that agricul-
-ture is the root of, and propelling power to,
'all other branches of industry. If, Sir, the
practical theory, which he has raised upon this
basis, do not consist of a series of irrefragrable
arguments and positions,—if it be not easy .of
practical application and introduction,—if it be
not, in short, 'SIMPLICITY ITSELF, I do not know
what composition is entitled to similar distinc-
tions. •
Having, for my own part, this 'satisfactory
view of the subject,—this irresistible conviction
of the truth of Mr. Pinsent's propositions, and
of the soundness and beauty of his theory,
I acknowledge that I expected every British
interest would have come forward eagerly
to thank him for his liberal, patriotic, and
philanthropic undertaking, and so have af-
forded him their countenance, and assistance
to carry it into effect ; or at least to. have
requested from him further illustrations of his
valuable system. Such effects I still hope to
see produced; but judge my surprise in the mean
time) when, on taking up THE Su of the 18th

Instant, I found a letter signed "3. H.," attempt-
ing, without.oue, iota of argument, or true British
feeling, to defeat by a side-wind this meritorious
Gentleman's endeavours to serve his country. It
is impossible, Sir, that I should give J. 11. the
credit of sincerity, when I find him stigmatizing
the writings of Mr. Pinsent as abstruse, which
are obviously, to every intelligent man, whatever
may be their seeming defects in other respects,
the very essence of simplicity. It is impossible
that I should allow him that credit, when I find
him, with the complaisance and adulation of a
courtier expressing himself in favour of his pa-
tron, as if he were about to receive some great
emolument for his disingenuous and ungracious
services, and at the same time attacking poor
Pinsent, and charging him with incorrectness in
his observations respecting the Vice-President of
the Board of Trade, for having said that the
Shipping Interest ought not to be supported for
the sake of keeping employed a few rotten ships,
or words to that effect. Although, Sir, J. 11.
is incorrect in his statement, yet had he been
otherwise, had Mr. Pinsent really used the words
attributed to him, it would have come to the
same point, for it is well-known that the Vice-
President in question advocated tile measures of
the Member who did make use of that expres-
sion ; and if J. 11. had been Statesman enough
to know that the profitable employment of
our people constitutes the wealth and prosperity
of the Empire, he would know that, under
our present circumstances, the employment of
old ships is preferable to that of new ones, since
the former afford profitable employment to a
greater number of our people than the latter ;
and if
.J. H. had been a practical man, he would
know that an old ship can be made as useful
as a new one with two-thirds of the capital ;
and he would have been restrain-ed from exposing
his own ignorance and folly in attempting to
drive Mr. Pinsent from his solid positions.
But, Sir, the most disingenuous feature of
.T. H.'s letter is the attempt to prove Mr. Pin-
sent's ignorance and mis-statement of the Navi-
gation Laws, merely because Mr, P. had frankly
acknowledged that he had not read the Naviga-
tion Act for some time past. Now, whether he
had recently read the Navigation Act or not is
immaterial ;. for every man who knows that Act
will readily admit that he thoroughly under-
stands, and has most sufficiently explained it, for
the objects under discussion, added to -which, a
man from his daily practice may know the Act
in question, as well as those who have only read
it. As J. 11. was the first to make the unfair and
unprovoked attack upon Mr. Pinsent, I think he
is bound to retire from the controversy, and that it
would be decorous in him even to apologise to
Mr. Pinsent for his, ill-timed and injudicious
observations. If he will do neither, let him,
at least, encounter his adversary with fair ar-
guments, or he will give the world a license to
treat him as a mere ignoramus in Political
economy ; for, if we concede, for the sake of ar-
gument, his claims to the four objectionable
points aforesaid, he will still leave the root,
trunk, limbs, and branches of Mr. Pinsent's sys-
tem and arguments as entire as if the axe or the
pruning knife had never even been attempted to
be applied to them, and consequently that J. H.'s
attack has resulted in its own discomfiture, with-
out there having been a necessity kir Mr. Pin-
sent's reply. It is truly grievous to see a man
(whoever he .may be) of his patriotic zeal, not
only so harshly attacked, but looked on with si-
lence by those British Interests who are ten times
more interested in the success of those objects
which he has in view, than any individual, however
wealthy, can be. I therefore earnestly hope, that
as lie struggles alone, if he obtains his well de-
served success, he will not only have the sole cre-
dit, but that those imprudent or lukewarm Gen-
tlemen who now stand aloof, though they may
afterwards be ready enough to grasp at the fruits
of his measures, will not be permitted to partici-
pate in their fruits, without contributing to the
payment of what I have no hesitation in designating
his noble, magnanimous, persevering, and patri-
•
otic undertakings. Perhaps it may arise from
being a Tory myself, that I think that for virtue
and patriotism, Mr. Wallace and his colleagues
are superior to most men—yet, unfortunately for
them, and our country, their good intentions have
been completely at variance with their measures;
and nothing can so much prove the unsoundness
of their measures as the strange anomaly they
have produced, by causing the production of food
without the means of purchasing, and empty sto-
machs, without the means of paying for subsistence;
and although we require ten times our present
population to bring our resources into ac-
tion, still a large portion of our comparative-
ly few people are idle and starving for
want of profitable employment ; but the simple
question at issue is, " Will or will not Mr. Wal-
lace's intended measures increase or decrease the
profitable employment of our people ?" If the for.
mer, they .should be adopted ; if the latter, they
should be rejected and condemned, as nothing
in nature or art can give England an equivalent
for the destruction of the profitable employment
of her ships and people. And as Mr. 'Wallace's
measures have a tendency to give foreigners the
employment of our people, as well as to make
foreign countries a depot for foreign wares and
merchandise, it is a proof positive that his mea-
sures will deprive our people of profitable em-
ployment, the State of revenue and political
power; as such the man who advocates such mea-
sures is unworthy of the high name of an Eng.
lishman. With respect to what J. 11. says
of Mr. Pinsent's Meeting at the City of London
Tavern ; as he does not appear to come under the
description of the Members of those Interests in-
vited, he need not give himself any trouble about
the results of that meeting, so far as it may re-
late to the promotion of real British- Interests.
It would appear that the principle on which Mr.s
Pinsent's measures are founded, though simple
a
Nature itself, are too profound for the compre-
hension of the theoretical and sophistical Poli-
tical Economist of the day.
As an , enemy to vice and sophistry, but a
friend to science, candour, and all real British
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THE ARMY.

COURTS NIARTIAL.
. Horse-Guards, December 15, 1821.

At a General. Court Martial, held at Colombo, in the Island
tLieutenant
was
arraigned
ganme
du Samuel
upon Robert
tne
Poyntz,
of Ceylon, on the 4th of April, 1821, and continued by
adjourn-
ment
the
othe f the samecitleeylnnit
month,eitinie
undermentioned Charges, viz :
" Ist: For most shameful and disgraceful conduct, highly
t O
of
derogatory to the character of an Officer and a Gentleman ou
or about the 24th of November, 1820, in being found in a, most
indecent state of intoxication about 12 o'clock at noon, in and
t
about the Mess House of the 2d Ceylon Regiment, and in al-
lowing a private soldier of the 16th Regiment to sit down and
drink in his presence, and making the said private soldier drunk
at that time.
2d. " For most shameful and disgraceful conduct, highly un-
becoming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, and
subversive of all Order and Military Discipline, on, or about
the 14th December 1820, in corning in a most indecent state of
intoxication to a Regimental Court Martial as a Member, to sit
on the said Court Martial."
3d. '6 For most disrespectful and unofficerlike conduct to-1
wards.his Commanding Officer, on or about the 23d March, in
writing a most contemptuous and insolent letter to Lieutenant
and. Adjutant Meaden in answer to one written to him by Ad-
jutant deaden in his official capacity, conveying the Command-
ing Officer's orders for him, Lieutenant Poyntz, to quit the of-
ficers' Mess House as his private resdence, and to provide him-
self with other quarters."
4th. 66 For most violent, outrageous, and .unofficerlike con-
duct on the 24th March last—First, in breaking his arrest.—
Second, in forcing the sentry placed in charge of the Officers'
Mess-house, striking and otherwise abusing the said sentry,
when in the execution of his duty, he attempted to prevent his
breaking into the'less-liouse.—Third, For breaking into the
-Officers' Mess-house all such conduct being most disgraceful,
highly subversive of all order and military discipline, and in di-
rect violation of the Articles of War."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision:
" The Court having duly weighed and considered the evi-
dence adduced against the prisoner, Lieutenant Samuel Robert
Poyntz, in support of the charges -brought against him, and
what he has said in his defence, is of oinion that he is Guilty
of the whole of the charges brought against him, which being in
breach of the Articles of \Var, the Court does therefore sentence
him, said
the Lieutenant Samuel Robert Poyntz, to be Ca-
shiered."

llis Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the
finding and sentence of the Court.
His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief directs, that
the foregoing Charges preferred against Lieutenant. Samuel
Robert Poyntz, together with the finding and sentence of the
Court, and his Majesty's approval thereof, be entered in the
General Order Book,. and read at the head of every Regiment
in his Majesty's service.
By Command of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief,
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant General.

Horse Guards, Dec. 17, 1821.
At a General Court Martial held at Colombo, in the Island
of Ceylon, on the 16th of April, 1821, and continued by ad-
journments to the 25th of the same month, Second Lieutenant
James Sloper, of the 2d Ceylon Regiment, was arraigned upon
the under-mentioned Charges, viz. :-
Ist. " For having, embezzled and fraudulently misapplied a
considerable sum of public money, to the amount of 11,000 rix
dollars, or thereabouts, obtained by him, Second Lieut. Sloper,
in his capacity of Paymaster of the Pioneer Corps, for the pay-
ment of the said corps for the month of January."
2d. " For disobedience of orders in not transmitting the pay
to the detached divisions and parties of the Pioneer Corps for
the month of January last, as directed by the Regimental lir-
der of 22d September, 1820."
3d. " For in a false and evasive Report to his Com-
manding Officer under date 27th February, 1821, wherein he
stated' that he had complied with the above Order of the 22d Sep-
tember, specifying the periods for transmitting money for the
payment of the Corps, whereas it appears he had not done so.",
4th. " For conduct highly tleroatory to the character of an
officer and a gentleman in having abandoned himself to habits
of repeated intoxication, and in appearing at unseasonable
times and hours in a most disgraceful state-of inebriety, parti..
cularly on the 13th and 14th of December, 1820, and in or about
the 16th of February, and 23d of March, .1821, whilst in the
Sick Report, such conduct being to the prejudice of good order
and Military discipline, and in breach of the Articles of ‘A
Upon which charges the Court came to the following deci.,
sion -
The Court, having maturely weighed and considered the
evidence adduced against the prisoner, Second Lieutenant Slo.
per, of the 2d Ceylon Regiment in support or the charges al-
leged against him, and what he has urged in his defence, is of
opinion as follow ." . . . .
"- With respect 'to the First Charge, that he, Second Lieute;
nant Sloper, is guilty of having fraudulently misapplied the
sum of 7072 rix dollars, 10 fanams, 3 pice, 4-sths or there;
abouts, -having produced in liquidation of. the sUm of 11;000
rix dollars, or thereabouts, as charged against hith, an.account
stating a credit of 4632 rix dollars, 1 fanam, 3 pice, or there=
ab outs." •
" The prisoner, Second Lieutenant •Sloper, pleaded. Guilty to
the Second and hird Charges."
with respect to the Fourth Charge, the Court is of opinion
that he, Second Lieutenant Sloper, is guilty of the same,
" The Court having finind the prisoner, Second Lieutenant
Sloper, guilty of fraudulently misapplying the sum of 7072
rix dollars, 10 fanams, 3 pice, 4-sths or thereabouts,,and that
he is gUilty of 'the whole of the rest of. the Charges preferred
against him, and the same being in breach of the Articles of
War, does therefore 'sentence him, the said prisoner, &bind
Lieut. Sloper, to be dismissed his Majesty's service, and-fur-
ther, that he make good the sum of seven thousand and seventy-
two rix dollars, ten fanams, three pice, 4-sths, or thereabouts."
Ibis Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the
finding and sentence of the Court.
His Atoyal Highness the Commander-in-Chief directs, that
the foregoing charges preferred against Second Lieutenant Jas.
Sloper, together with the finding and sentence of the Court,
and his Majesty's approval thereof, be entered in the General
Order Book, and read at the head of every regiment iii his
Majesty's service.
By- Command of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-
Chief, HENRY TORRENS, Adjt.-Gen.