The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-29 00:00:00

sede the influence of gin and whisky, and produce a
happy reformation in the British Army."
The Major-General then proceeds to suggest
the improvements which he thinks might be
adopted, under the various heads of " the enlist-
ment of recruits—the degraded situation of the
private soldier—the organization of the army—the
discipline and promotion of commissioned officers."
His observations on each of these subjects .appear to
us to be marked by good sense, and founded on the
results of his own ample experience. We regret that
we have not space to-day to extend our remarks on this
well-timed production ; but we shall, if possible, return
to the subject in a short time. In the meantime let us
impress upon the friends of humanity the necessity of
bringing this important question without delay before
the Legislature.

SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, JAN. 28.—Wind W. S. W., moderate.—Arrived and
sailed for the river the Sarah Ann, Murray, from Sierra
Leone ; and Castilian Maid, --, from the westward. Ar-
rived from the river the Elizabeth, Curry, for the South Seas;
Governor M'Lean, Freebody, for Cape Coast ; Carshalton
Park, Park, for Jamaica ; Cherub, Blake, for Bayonne ; Ca-
milla, Mules, for Demerara ; Thomas and Alfred, Reynolds,
for :Trinidad • Unity, Pearce, for Ligne; Cambria, Johns,
for Falmouth% Triumph, Trevis, for Cork ; Fanny, Lewis,
for Liverpool; Liskeard, Saunders, for Plymouth, and remain
with the rest of the outward-bound. Put back the Forester,
for Tobago, and Fidele Amico, for Trieste, and remain.
TORBAY, JAN. 26.—Arrived off port the Resource, Coombs,
from Sydney—sailed the 23d August, and Rio Janeiro the
16th November.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 26.—Arrived the Cofea, Grinshire, from
St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; Emerald, —, from St.
John's, New Brunswick; Margaret Johnson, Jackson, and
Brooklyn, Richardson, from New Orleans ; Cylon, Hamilton,
from Mobile ; Grafton, Crowell, from Virginia ; Nantucket,
Davis, from Charleston ; Minx, —, from Terceira ; Mail,
Price, from Valparaiso ; and Luna, Brown, from Bahia.
CLYDE, JAN. 25.—Arrived the Helen, Nicholls, from De-
merara ; Catherine, Morris, and Terence, M'Lellan, from
Savannah.

COWES, JAN. 27.—Arrived the Due d'Orleans, Woodliss,
from Virginia.
PoßrsmouTH, JAN. 28.—Arrived the Numa, Baker, from
Ascension ; and Ibis, Harper, from Oporto. Sailed the Con-
s ante, for Cherburg.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Wind S. to \V.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Pluto, from Portsmouth for the Mediterranean.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 27.—Wind W. S.W., moderate.—Ar-
rived the Miguel, Morrison, Prince, --, and Nile, --,
from Valparaiso.

The Harlequin, from Iquique to Liverpool, put back to
Arica previous to the 16th October, leaky, cargo discharging.
The Thornton (coal laden) was abandoned the 24th inst.,
in a sinking state, forty miles E. of Campo Head—crew saved.
The Ringdeve, Gardner, from Stockton, was on Grimsby
Flats the 27th instant, leaky.
The Brothers, Folder, and the Industryj Lowisa, of Al-
lonby, are lost—crew saved.
The Margaret, of Maryport, Collier, is lost at Kirkcudbright.
The Mary Ann Scott, Frenn, and the Esther Jane, Young,
both bound to Ireland, are on shore at Kirkcudbright.
The Bonitas, Reid, of Sunderland, foundered the 24th inst.
—crew saved.
The Janet (sloop), laden with grain, was on shore on the
Sands of Elie the 24th instant—crew saved.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Montreal Papers have been received at the North and South
American Coffee- House to the 3d of January. We extract
the following :
" We learn from the Quebec Mercury, that the resolutions
proposed by the Hon. Mr. Debartzch in the Legislative Coun-
cil, were lost after a long debate.

'6 LOWER CANADA.—the Assembly have, by a majority of
30 to 16, rejected Mr. Caron's proposition to repeal the Act
1 Will. IV. chap. 28, which suspended for a limited time the
Act of 17 Geo. 111. chap. 4, regulating the markets.
66 Secretary Walcott delivered following message :-
6 Gosford, Governor-in- Chief.—The Governor-in-Chief trans-
mits to the House of Assembly a copy of an address made to
him by the members of the Trinity-House at Quebec, with
estimates of the probable expenses of the Corporation for the
ensuing year, and invites the favourable consideration of the
House to the suggestions of the Trinity Board, for imposing
a small tonnac-e duty on vessels coming up the river St. Law-
rence, with the view of providing for the increased expendi-
ture occasioned by the erection of a new light-house, and
floating light.'
Mr. O'Callaghan reported the following answer to the Ad-
dress of the 21st inst., for a copy of a communication addressed
to the late Governor-in-Chief by the Chief Justices and Puishe
Judges :
" Gentlemen—After mature consideration, and with every
desire to comply with the wishes of the House of Assembly, I
feel that I cannot consistently with my sense of public duty, and
in the honest exercise of a discretion inseparable from the high
office which I fill, accede to the request conveyed in the
Address.

" Castle of St. Lowis, Quebec, Dec. 28, 1835."
Quebec Papers to the Ist of January, have been also re-
ceived. The ice roads are now formed over to Beaurefort and
to the island of Orleans, and to Chateau Ruper, &c.
UPPER CANADA.—NIAGARA.—The navigation of the Lake
may be considered as nearly at an end—several schooners have
been laid up in this harbour. During the past week the wea-
ther has indicated the most intense temperature of cold.
New Brunswick Papers to the 27th of December state, that
the weather had moderated materially. " Since our last re-
port, it is now, and has been, during the past week, more like
April than December."

Our arrivals this morning are the Calais, Ostend, and Ham-
burg mails, and ship letters from Jamaica, Sierra Locne, and
St. Michael's ; from Mauritius to the 19th of October, Cape of
Good Hope to the 14th of November, and New York to the
10th of January.
We have received the Journal du Commerce of Antwerp of
yesterday, bringing the Amsterdam prices of the 26th May.
Five per Cents., 1031 ; 21- per Cents., 55 9-16. Wednesday
evening the new Ambassador from England to the Hague,
Sir Edward Disbrowe, arrived from Calais, and on the follow-
ing morning proceeded to Holland.
Accounts from Hayti in the French Papers received this
morning, state that the pirates have again made their ap-
pearance ; and that several English vessels have been searched
by them, and pillaged on the coast of St. Domingo.