The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-05 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Earl Digby, in Lower Brook-street ; Major and Mrs.
Fielding, in Clarges-street ; Mr. Brooke Greville, in Lower
Grosvenor-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Littleton, in Portman-square;
Mr. John Paulet, in Queen-street, May-fair; Major and Mrs.
Hale, in Gloucester-place ; Colonel and Mrs. Grant, in Baker-
street ; Mr. and Mrs. William Chester, in George-streeto
Hanover-square ; Mr. and Mrs. Howard, in Baker-street ; Col.
and Mrs. Fitzgerald, in Montagu-square ; Major and Mrs.
Finch in Wimpole-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, in Old
Burlington-street; Mr. Robert Walpole, in Hanover-square;
Earl Rivers, at his house in Grosvenor-place, from his seat,
Hair Park, Newmarket ; Richard Hotchkies, Esq. and Miss
Hotchkies, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jerrnyn-street, from Scot-
land; the Duc de Coigny, at Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-
street; from Paris ; Lord Alloway, Mr. Cathcart, and Mr.
Graham, at Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Scotland ;
Charles Tempest, Esq. at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street,
from a tour.

DEPARTURES.—The Duke of Wellington, for his seat,
Strathfieldsay, Hants; the Marquis and Marchioness of Lon-
donderry, for North Cray, Kent, for the holidays ; the Earl
and Countess of Coventry, from their house in Piccadilly, to
Streatham, for the holidays ; the Countess St. Martin de Front,
from Montagu-square, for her villa, at Twickenham ; Viscount
and Viscountess Bulkeley, for their seat, Englefield Green, for
the holidays ; Lord Arthur Hill, from Reddish's Hotel ; Sir
Charles and Lady Farnaby, from ditto ; Mrs. Austin and Miss
Morland, from ditto, for Kent; Major Borke, from ditto, for
Suffolk; Mr. and the Misses Leveson Gower, from ditto; Sir
G. Nugent, from ditto, for Bucks; Sir Alexander Don, Bart.
from the Pulteney Hotel, Piccadilly, for Scotland; Captain
Burdett, from Greillon's, for Brighton.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
The Duke of Gloucester entertained a distinguished Party,
yesterday, at Gloucester House.
The Dowager: Marchioness of Lansdowne entertained the
Duke of York, the Earl of Lauderdale, and a Party of distinc-
tion, on 'Wednesday, at her house in Albemarle-street.
Viscount and Viscountess Granville entertained Earl Gower,
Lord and Lady Rolland, and a select Party, on 'Wednesday,
at their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square.-
Yesterday Count and Countess St. Antonio had an elegant
dinner party, and in the evening the Countess entertained a
large party of distinguished fashionables with music, &c. at
their house in Hanover-square.
CONVERSAZIONTE.—The second, and concluding, Meeting
for the present season, of this elegant, amusing, and instruc-
tive assemblage, took place last night at Mr. OAKLEY'S hos-
pitable mansion in Tavistock-place. It was attended by a con-
siderable number of well-known literary characters, eminent
artists, and private friends, who were highly gratified by the
valuable books, &c. &c. spread upon the tables—the collo-
quial intercourse—and the attentive courtesy of the liberal Host
and his Family.

•
BRIGHTON, APRIL 3.
The Marquis of Anglesey, Lady Jane Paget, and Lord
Lauderdale, took leave of his Majesty, and•departed for Lon-
don yesterday. The Duke of Dorset, Lord and Lady NI arybo-
rough, and Sir Benjathin Bloomfield, took leave, and left the
Pavilion for town this afternoon.

The weather yesterday was squally, to-day it has been more
favourable, hut with " an eager and a nipping air." The Steyne
this morning had a few groups of fashion on its surface, with a
44 plentiful scarcity" of equipages on the drives.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire arrived. at the Royal York
Hotel yesterday, where_ his Lordship continues to. sojourn.
The Earl and Countess Cowper are returned, and now are re-
siding at EgremOnt Lodge. Our fashionable population has
also been increased by the arrival of Lady Custon. Her Lady-
ship occupies No. 6, on the West Cliff:
It is still understood that an entertainment, upon an extend-
ed scale of invitation, will distinguish the Palaee, and give
'agreeaiile bustle to the town next week; upon this subject no-
thing conclusive as yet has been permitted to transpire.

• THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.—His Grace is still at Chats-
Avorth superintending the improvements in that magnificent
chateau. The alterations are so multiplied, that but little of
the old mansion will bc allowed to remain. The grand front
upon which so many thousand poundsbave been expended by its
present owners, will be allowed to remain ; but the other parts
of the edifice have been pulled down. All the out-offices have
been levelled to the ground ; and the kitchen, which was sup-
posed to be the largest and roost complete building of the
kind in the kingdom, has been demolished. Many hundred
men are now busily employed in the new erections. At
the entrances into the park will be erected lodges of stone after
the Doric order. It is supposed that the improvements will not
be completed in less than seven years.

1' 0 T lt Y.

ECHO AND NARCISSUS.
See OVID, lib. iii. fab. v.

" The illustrious Lady's name being no other than The Sound."
Morn. Cir. Mar. 27.
• SON US est, qui
,vivit in ilia. v. 63.
She's but a Sound—the Sound alone remains.

NARCISSUS, of whom all our Dandies have traces,
Was wise, tho' so fond of his personal graces,
For Ecito pursued him, but not for his choice*,
The nymph for a wife, who was nothing but voice !
But true, and 'tis fither, , that the justice we do
To say she ne'er spoke, till somebody spoke to her !
Yet again—and 'twas this that NARCISSUS deterr'd,
Whatever was said, she would have the last word !
Sure, we are as wise, and no man will be found
•
'lll marry a wife, who is nothing but Sound !
* Ille fug it.—V. 51.
t This Young Lady certainly possessed an excellence, not
always observed in one or two that we meet with here and there.
In this particular her character is indeed perfect both as to po-
liteness and modesty :

- two reticerc loquenti,
Nec prior ipso loqui didicit. AT: 19.
Reddere de multis ut verba novissinza posset. v 23.

We have to announce the appointment of Mr.
W. R. H. BROWN to the Wardenship of his Majesty's Prison
of the Fleet. This appointment is perfectly gratuitous, and
obviously originating in a just appreciation of the distinguished
ability and humanity uniformly displayed by Mr. BROWN, in
the execution of his arduous duties as Governor of Newgate.
Wilful murder of a black is at length declared a capital
crime, punishable with death, in South Carolina. Heretofore
the character of the crime was determined by the c3roplexion
of the parties, and " killing was no murder" when the sufferer
chanced to be a negro.
SHOCKING SUICIDE.—This morning a young
man, of very respectable connections, named
YOUNG, residing at BARTLETT'S, the hair-dresser,
in Drury-lane, was heard to arise from his bed
about four o'clock, and shortly after the people
of the house were alarmed by a heavy fall and
a strange noise. On entering his room, he was
found lying on the floor, his head being nearly
severed from his body, and life of course was
extinct ; he had a razor in his hand. No cause
can be assigned for the commission of this rash
act.

FOR THE SUN.

EXCHEQUER PAYMENTS.

MR. EDITOR—.-I have for some time past no-
ticed the observation in many of the public
prints—that a short time previous to the payment
of the dividends, and after the commencement of
the payments into the Exchequer by the Re-
ceiver Generals and other public accountants,
money is so scarce in the City that an enormous
interest is charged for it, and the mercantile and
trading World for ten or twelve days are put to
serious inconvenience in consequence of it.—
Surely it is the duty of the Government to put
an end to this system, which is so injurious to the
public ; and it was thought, after the remarks of
Mr. RICARDO in the last Session of Parliament
upon it; and the reply of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER to him, that some change would
have taken place to prevent a repetition of the
evil. The practice is very profitable to a few,
but extensively mischievous to the trading com-
munity, and it behoves Mr. VANSITTART, before
the close of the present Session of Parliament,
to establish such a system for the payment of
Public Monies at short intervals into the Exclie.
quer, say monthly, as will in future put an end
to the practice complained of.

Chichester, 3d April, 1022.

A SUSSEX FARMER.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, APRIL 4.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived this morning
the:Herefordshire, from China, and remains. The Reward,
Anderson, from Jamaica, and sailed for the River ; Selina,
Dale, for St. Kitts; Boston, Wilson, for Lisbon ; most of them
have sailed for the River. Came down from the River the
Francis, Bucket, for Quebec ; Amity, Garrow ; Scipio, Messi-
neck ; Prosylite, Rutton ; and Hopewell, Forbes, all for
Quebec. The Prince, Braithwaite, for Miramicha ; Queen,
Malars ; Luke, Albion ; Haydon, Berbice ; Bonito, Simpson ;
Quebec Prittiman, Falkinstone, for St. Andrews ; John and
Robert, Swinhan, Miramichi ; Europe, Brass ; Lubec, Factor ;
Connell, Belfast; Orestes, Nicholson, St. John's, N. B. ;
Silty-ma, Farmer, St. Thomas's ; St. Lawrence, Douglas, Ber-
bice ; Maria, Appleton, do. ; Spence Wilion, Kechelurto,
Rungo Gunton, Quebec; Betsey, Hunter, Demerara; Norfolk
Hero, Saporth, Miramichi ; Agnes, Armstrong ; and Good
Agincourt, Robson, ditto.
-PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Wind W.N.W.--Sailed the
Asia, Reed, for New South Wales ; and Regent, Wellbank,
for Batavia.

PLY MOUTH, APRIL 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Rover,
Smith, from Lisbon to London, 20 days out, with bowsprit
sprung. Sailed the Mary, for avre ; and the York, Hinging-
bottom, from Shields to Rotchford.
FALMOUTH., APRIL 3.—Wind N.—Arrived the Active,
Mully, from Ipswich for Liverpool, with loss of anchor and
cable. Sailed the Prince Regent, Hodge for Lisbon. Off
the port the Venus, Nichol, from Lisbon for Dominica, with
loss of an anchor, and was supplied with one from this place.

.
The East India Company's ship Herefordshire is arrived in
the Channel. She left China the 23d November, and St. He-
lena the 6th February. All the Company's ships of the season
had arrived in China except the Vansittart.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, APRIL 4.-STATE OF THE ODDS.

RIDDLESWORTH.
6 to 4 agst Midsummer.
OATLANDS.
11 to 1 agst Euphrates
12 to 1 agst Little John
12 to 1 agst Ardrossan c.
12 to I agst Mr. Low.

I to I agst Reginald
5 to I agst North Wester
:7•to I agst Banker
7 to I agst Richard
11 to 1 agst Shreckhorn

DEll

6 to 1 agst lluley
6 to 1 agst Duke of York's
Whalebone c.
11 to I agst Sycorax

BY.
12 to'l agst Bro. to Antonio
15 to 1 agst Stamford
16 to 1 agst Mystic
1G to 1 agst Midsummer.
OAKS.

5 to 1 agst Sister to Neva
6 to 1 agst Rosalind
6 to 1 agst Cat

11 to 2 agst Pastille
9 to 1 agst Ttppitywitchet.

DONCASTER

9 to 1 agst Swapp
10 to 1 agst Ajax
12 to 1 agst Newbyth
20 to 1 agst Sycorax
20 to 1 agst Mandane

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

3xartAcTs FROM THE. DA! IGY MORNING PAPERS,

April 5, 18‘22.

[MORNING POST.]
Aware of the anxiety of our readers on the
subject of the Report of the Agricultural Com-
tnittee, we will briefly state its different practical
suggestions, with such observations as imme-
diately occur to us upon them, recurring to them
from time to time as occasion offers.—The first
a loan of money by Government at 3 per cent.
on any corn, the growth of the United Kingdom,
deposited in fit warehouses—the loan not to be
made unless the average value of wheat shall be
under 60s. per quarter, and to be limited to two
thirds of the market value of such corn. It will
be readily seen that this is a temporary measure,
calculated only to relieve the immediate glut in
the nfarket ; supposing it to have been adopted
Iwo or three years ago, it is evident it would
only have enabled more capital to be employed in
agriculture, increased the. excess of corn, and added
as far as it went to the existing evils. The immediate
pressure in Mark-lane may, and probably will be
removed by the measure, but will it enable sup-
ply and demand to assimilate ? Is not its direct
tendency to increase the production of corn ?
Abundant harvests are referred to as the cause
of the'distress of agriculture, but will they ex-
plain the distress of 1814 and 1816 ? We repeat
our opinion, that the leading cause is the dimi-
nished consumption of the labouring classes, and
we think the power to consume has- been taken
from these classes by the large addition Govern-
ment has made to their numbers—the manner in
which the ",demand and supply " of the la-
bourers has been interfered with. Wages—par-
ticularly the wages of agricultural labour, are
;every where considerably lower—it is said the
poor rates have rather diminished in money amount
—but is not this in fact a large real increase? At
the present price .of corn the poor rates should
be less than one half of the.amount they were in
.1812 and 1813. We hope some accounts will
• soon be laid before the House of Commons, to
shew the number of . individuals relieved from
the poor-rates for the last ten years ; the extra-
ordinary deterioration of the labouring classes
will then be visible.—We cannot too frequently
press on public attention, that if loans or taxes
be raised, and the amount laid to labourers so as
to enable them to consume corn, when those loans
or taxes cease, individuals will not employ the
sums left uncollected in paying the labourers dis-
charged by Government, and those labourers will
,not therefore be enabled to consume the same
quantity of corn. Individuals seem to consider,
that when taxes are taken from them they ale an-
nihilated—the fact is not so—they are only 'trans-
.ferred to some one else ; they diminish one man's
means, but they increase in an equal degree the
means of some other. If Government take from
A 50/. which lie usually spent in wine, and pay
it to B, who spends it in bread, such a proceed-
ing injures A and benefits B; injures the wine-
merchant and helps the farmer.—This appears
to us to have been the result of the war, and the
consequent employment of labourers by Govern-
ment : agriculture never flourished so much;
farms never let so high, whilst the rent and
profits have both disappeared since the peace and
the consequent reductions.