The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-14 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, MAY 13.—Wind N.E.—Came down and sailed the
Sisters, Serjeant, for Demerara ; Euphemia, Novel, Buenos
Ayres. Sailed, 4P. M. the Daphne, Chatfield, for Madras.
Remain the Severn frigate Prince Regent, and Forster, Mor-
gan, from Virginia to London.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 12.—Arrived the Auguste, Olsen, from
Christina ; Aurora, Young, from Gibraltar to London, under
quarantine. Sailed the George, Henry, far Honduras.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind N.N.E.--Arrived the
Ogle Castle, Crosley, from Bombay, last from Falmouth.—
Sailed his Majesty's ship Owen Glendower, for New Yar-
mouth, Texel, Hismer, Salem, from Antwerp.
FALMOUTH, MAY 12.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Blucher
packet Farse, for Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu.
The Kingston, from Jamaica, and Mirables and Romulus,
from St. Vincents, are supposed to be arrived off Poole.
AMERICAN SHIP ALBlON.—Tuesday evening, Jacob
Mark, Esq., Consul of the United States, received a letter
from Thomas Rochfort, Esq. of Garretstown, by an ex-
press messenger, stating, that the body of a Gentleman
was found near Courtmasherry, which, (from the circum-
stance of one leg being shorter than the other, occasioned
by a wound), and other appearances, leave no doubt of its being
the body of the lamented Major Gough, who perished in the
ship Albion a communication to this effect has been for-
warded to his brother, Sir Hugh Gough, K.C.8., at Butte-
vant.—( Cork Advertizer, May 9.)

Yesterday the GOVERNOR and DEPUTY Go-
vernor of the Bank of England had an interview
wi.h Earl LIVERPOOL and the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER.

We are happy to see Mr. OWEN has advertised
a Public Meeting at the City of London Tavern
for To-morrow, and we hope that a sufficient
number of benevolent individuals will be found
to set his excellent Plans in motion. As the
object is stated to be the PERMANENT RELIEF of
the DISTRESSED CLASSES of IRELAND, as well as
Of GREAT BRITAIN, it will of course not inter-
fere with the TEMPORARY RELIEF which has
been so promptly and so benevolently afforded,

'I'JLE LONDON JOURNALS, ,

EXTRACTS •FROM Tlll DULY MORNING PAPERS,
May 14, 1822.:

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We understand great anxiety prevails in the
Ministerial circles respecting the fate of Mr.
Warre's motion this day, relative to the appoint-
ment of Mr. Henry Watkins 'William Wynn (the
brother of Mr. Charles Wynn, who now fills the
situation of President at the India Board, and
who is supported there by his friends, Fremantle
and Dr„Phillimore.) The salary of this Gentle-
man is to be 3,9001. per annum, with a Secretary
at SQOI. per annum, and 1,5001. cash as outfit.
Notwithstanding the whole sum stated for the
previous year is, for the same services, 1,5951.
How shall we designate this ? Is it a job ? Re-
ward for services already performed. Or to be
performed ? Is it economy or waste of public'
money ? Is it to be defended. and carried by
immense majorities ? Or shall we have the
pleasure of announcing to-morrow that it has met
-with the fate of the Postmaster ? An endeavour
is now making to play off the old trick, by stat-
ing, that if the Country Gentlemen will not sup-
port this measure, the Ministers will absolutely
go out immediately, for such economY they will
not sanction. Public attention is consequently
very much alive; and we shall soon learn who
those Members are that will support such ex..
penditure.

[MORNING POST.]
The great work of Humanity in behalf of the
famishing Irish Peasantry continues to go on
with the most heart-gladdening prosperity, as
will be. seen by the splendid addition to the Sub-
scriptions with which our columns are this day
adorned.--(See the front page of Tni StiN.)7---
In all the Parishes of Westminster the recom-
mendation of the Grand Jury (which we yester-
day had the happiness to announce), will be
cheerfully attended to; and all the Theatres are
about to follow the example of the Manager of
Drury-lane, hi giving the receipts of One night's
performance in aid of this most laudable purpose.
Charity Sermons will be preached in most of the
Churches and Chapels on Sunday next ; and
throughout the whole of the Kingdom, we find
by the provincial Papers received yesterday,
meetings are to be held on the same humane and
interesting occasion. - The Irish Journals which
arrived yesterday furnish many additional parti-
culars of the dreadful state of famine to which
many of the counties are now reduced. It is
added, however, that the exertions of Govern-
ment are unceasing for the relief of the distressed,
and that they have already purchased one thou-
sand tons of potatoes, which are to be delivered
with promptitude at the several ports in the
neighbourhood of which the scarcity is most,
severely felt.

[MORNING HEttALD.I
We yesterday received accounts from the
South of Ireland, by. the Irish papers and by
private letters. Nothing could be more deplorable:
than:the state of the poor, suffering alike from
hanger and contagion. The heart sickens at.
such a picture of human wretchedness as these
accounts convey. The. news of the prompt. and,
most generous relief supplied by ,the English
suhscription had not yet reached them ; and we
are shocked to perceive by accounts from Cork.,
that the sale of potatoes brought into that har-
bour was retarded, in this agonizing crisis, by
some petty municipal charges, which were resisted
by the masters of the vessels.—The.existence
and unexampled progress of the subscripiion
must be known, and we have. no doubt that the
next arrivals will bring, the expression of the
grateful. hearts of the sufferers to those who have
stepped between them and the horrors of their
situation. The subscription goes on, not only in
the metropolis, but throughout the country, with
a quickness and liberality which woUld render it
indecorous to suggest a single word in the way
of encouraging it:

[BRITISH PRES3:I
The distress in the south of Ireland appears.
unhappily, to have been greater and more exten-
sive than it had been at first supposed. It is
stated in a Cork Paper, that the wretched pea-
sants have, in some instances, experienced so
poignantly the pressure of famine, that they have
dug up the seed potatoes which they had pre-
viously planted. It is very remarkable that this
state of extreme distress prevails most strongly
in those parts of Ireland which. are particularly
remarkable for their ordinary fertility. The coun-
ties of Limerick, Clare, and Cork are the most
deeply afflicted with the present calamity, but un-
fortunately these counties by no means mark its
limits. .Sligo, Mayo, and Galway also experience a
large share of distress, but the generous sym-
pathy which has been manifested • for their sof-,
ferings, not only, in London, but also in various
parts of the country, will, we trust, quickly
afford them substantial relief. We find that the
Committee who have the management .of the
splendid Subscription which has been raised in
the metropolis, and which already amounts to at
least 26,0001., have offered premiums of 10s. a
ton for the importation of potatoes into certain
specified harbours of Ireland ; and we also under-
stand that the Ministers have contracted with
persons for the immediate supply of one thousand
tons of potatoes, to be delivered within the most
distressed districts.

[NEw TIMES.,)
Yesterday another. Meeting was held at the
South Se,a. House, to deliberate on the plan of
taking the Government Annuities ; when, in
consequence of thefullo explanations that were
given, the Proprietors evidently came to the
same conclusion which we stated yesterday,
namely, that the South Sea Company would best
consult their own interest by taking the contract.
Accordingly, they authorised the Covet:tor and
Deputy Governor to treat with Government for
the whole; Their next resolution, we apprehend,
will be likely to lead, in effect, to the other
consequences which we anticipated ; namely,
that th(; various insurance offices and other weal-

thy individuals will participate in the benefits of
the plan ; .for a, capital is to be raised for this
special purpose, in addition to the existing capital
of the Company. Of course the old proprietors
have the option of subscribing or not, and the
amount not taken by them will be open to the
Great Companies and to the Public gene-rally.—
The scheme was so greatly approved, that
South Sea Stock immediately advanced ; and
we understand that no less than 150,000/.
was yesterday sold at an advance of Three
per Cent. The amount of Stock and Money
already subscribed is said to be near a Million
and a Half ; and little doubt is entertained
but that the whole will be completed by to-
morrow) when another interview, between Mi-
nisters and the Directors of the Company will
take place. A Million Sterling we are informed
is the sum at present proposed to be left open for
public inscription. Consols for the Account
opened yesterday at 781-, and as a large purchase
or two was made towards the close of the market,
they rose to 781, buyers, at which price the
market closed.

[Tile TIMES.]
On the 4th of last January, that is, at the be-
ginning of the present year, there was a current
rumour, of which the following account is given
in The Times of that date :
" A report has got into circulation, and we are
C‘ apt to think it springs from Ministerial guar..'
" ters, that the Grenvilles have been introduced
‘C into Administration, in order to beat down
‘C the
.Country Gentlemen, and to resist re-
" trenchment. We hear of Ministerial peo-
" ple' giving their heads a consequential and
" deep.meaning nod upon this subject, joined
6' to expressions such as follow We shall
cc see what is to be done with all the motions
" for retrenchment; you will not- have it all
" your own way now ;' and other expressions to
" that effect. All that we can say at present
" upon the subject is, that if such be indeed the
" object of the accession of the Grenvilles to the
" Ministry, it is what we in England may call
" another Holy Alliance, of which the fruits.will
" be bitter enough."—( The Times,Jan.4,lB2.)
Such were the rumours at the beginning of the
present year, and such were our sentiments
upon them. On this very evening, then, is the
cause between the Grenvilles and the country
Gentlemen to be tried ; and so much we will
venture to say at the beginning of our remarks,
that the integrity of the latter has fair play given
it. It is not to be put to the test upon a doubt-
ful point. It has to decide between flat roguery
and plain honesty. For our own parts, we re-
joice that the matter upon which public anxiety
has been so long 'suspended is brought to this
issue,—that it is a mere contest between the
Grenvilles (respecting the interests of the Gren-
villes, too) and the independent part of the
[louse of Commons. Every thing, therefore,
is favourable 'to public virtue, to the suc-
cess of the country, and the cause of humanity.—
The persons whose interests are the subject of
dispute are disliked universally ; the job which
they are intent upon carrying obviously ini-
quitous; and the country is in a situation to bear
Ito such wrong;' no, nor any wrong that commits
farther plunder upon the helpless cultivators of
its soil. Their cause is now in the hands of their
Representatives : so that, if they fail on this oc-
casion, the nation seems to have arrived at that
excess of-evil which must correct itself in a way
hat feeling men deprecate and dread.