The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-31 00:00:00

NAVAL N Ar .

EARAPr.cit, 4nn trans!,
port, with troops, from Lytnington, and' the Al
bion Packet, with a mail, frcnn Gotteriburgh—
Sailed to-day the Leicester packet, for Holland;
'Diana packet, for Cuxhaven and the Alliance
packet, for Gottenburh—all with mails and pas-
sengers.;

TORBAY, OCT. 29. Arrived yesterday- his.
Majesty's ship Valiant, with about ten sail of
ships from Cork ;
.also hiS Majesty's ship Cyane,
with a fleet for- Newfoundiand. The whole of
tie above sailed again this morning, with the
wind from the N. E.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 23. Arrived
~the Russian
barqUe Toaquin, BERCHER, from Amelia Island ;
Ardent, BEGG, from Charleston, bound to 'Ve-
nice. Sailed yesterday his Majesty's ship Bit-
tern, Captain ITIINto, on a eruize ; and the
Dwarf cutter, Lieut. GoßtioNt, -for Plymouth.—
Wind S. W.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 29.—Arrived the Wood-
bridge, SMITH, from Batavia.. Sailed his Majes-
ty'S ships Duncan, Prevoyante, and 'Serapis store-
shipywitly a fleet for the Brazils, &c. President
frigate, with a fleet ter the Coast of Africa. ;
Ulysses store-ship, to the Westward ; Porcupine,
of 20 guns, on a cruize ; Weymouth store-ship,
to the Westward ; Pheasant and Barracomta
sloops of war, on a ertiize.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 29.—Arrived his Majes-
ty's ships Bermuda and Griffon, with a few ships
from' the Downs; Intelligent pin-brig, frthn
Yarmouth Roads. Sailed his Majesty's ship Me-
rope, for America..

OCT. 30.—Arrived the Alert, SMITH, from St,
Petersburgh. Sailed his Majesty's ships Leonidas
and Iphigenia, with several \transports, for Ber-
muda,; and his Majesty's ship Urgent, on a
crnize.—Wind E. S. L.

DEAL, OCT. 30.,—Sailed yesterday the Rosario
sloop of war, for Portsmouth. Arrived to-day
the Daphne sloop of war, from the West Ward,
and sailed for Dunkirk. Came down from the
River the Orestes frigate, and sailed for Ports-
mouth ; also the Mercurius 'slonp‘of war, and re-
mains in the Downs, with his Majesty's ships
Redpole, Olympia, and Susan ciitter. Sailed the
Lord Wellington transport. for Woolwich.—
Wind N. E. •

CORK, OCT. *24.—The George, WILKINSON,
from Cork to Jamaica, fell in with, on the 12th
ult. near Cape Clear, the Venus, of New York,
awl two other privateers, which she engaged for
half an hour, when three other privateers heaving
in sight, and her foremast shot away, and three
men badly wounded, she struck. 1n,37 hours, the
Venus took four or five other vessels, one of which
was given up to the crews, and arrived at neau-
maris. .

The Commissioners of the Navy have adver-
thed the sale of six line7of-battic ships and three
frigates—=they are Chiefly.foreign-built, and very
old. The purchasers are to give bond to have
them broken up soon after the sale.
The West Indiamen which are collecting at
Portsmouth from the .Itiver,• and receiving in-
structions from the Swiftsure, 74, Capt. WEBLEV,
are under present orders to sail on the sth of next
month. •

The last packet that arrived at Harwich from
Cuxhave❑ was seven days on her passage, owing
4; bad weather. The persons on board saw five
vessels wrecked off Aldborough, on the Suffolk
coast, one of which went to pieces in a few mi-
nutes, and it is feared every soul perished. It blew
at the time a tremendous gale.

A. body of -Marine Officers have been suddenly
ordered to embark in the ships winch are under
orders at Portsmouth for America, viz.—Major
Bartleman, Captains.Farmar,,Garthwayte, Spurin,
White, Elliott, Ross ; Lieutenants Toole, Wil;
son, Phillips, Shiptsen, Bee•ton, Skinner, Carden,
Guernsey, Stone, Capel. Lieut. Harrison has..
embarked the Statira ;• Lieut. Derringfon
,in
the Leonidas ; Lient. Mackay in the Tay ; Lieut.
Alexander- in the Towey ; Lieut. Lloyd in the

EXECUTION OF SHARPE, THE MURDERER.-ThiS
morning Thomas Sharpe, for the wilful murder of
Elizabeth Dobbins, at Kentish Town, was, in the
presence of an immense- crowd, executed before
the Debtors' Door, Old Bailey. The conduct of
this wretched Being,'whom the laws of his•coun-
try had so justly doomed to suffer fora crime
of the most diabolical description, continued to
exhibit symptoms of the same impenitence and:
confirmed depravity which
.he manifested from the
period of his apprehension till this morning, when,'
shortly before he ascended die scaffold; he was in
&iced to confess his having been the perpetrator
of the horrid murder, and to acknowledge. the
justness of his sentence. He was attended on the -
platform by a Clergyman, with whom, during the
short interval of time, he Seemed to pray, and,
upon the whole, conducted himself with decency.
The signal being made, the drop ,gave way, and
he was launched into eternity, struggling much
till the spark of life Was gone, and the Lotly, On,
being cut down, was delivered over to the Sur-
geons for dissect-ion.
Mr. BAKER, a respectable farmer, of Seson, near
North Petherton, on. Saturday morning last, ter-
minated his mortal existence by shooting himself.
The deCeased had been-the day before applied to
for his rent, which not being prepared to pav,'the
circumstance operated so forcibly on his wind, as
to occasion the above-mentioned tragical result.

ON THE BONDING SYSTEM.

[Concluded from our Ilapei bi Saturday.]

'TO THE EDITOR OF THE. SUN.

The question then is, have the MerebantS been
,
slack in sending off the goods WWI
,which the
warehouses were loaded ? By -no beans immense
qtiantities are gone to the Continent, and are daily
going, so much so, that all the markets are glutted
Many adventuring exporters ruined. The pressure
on the part of Government for the duties eaociliiy,
tend to increase this glut, by those nnforttinate
holders of goodS, the duties on which are demanded
flying with them to those markets already over 7
stocked, to avoid-the payment which not only in=
•conveniences, but in many instances - may occa-
sion heavy loss. These goods
,would not draw'
back the duties paid after taking but. of Bond,
which is an excessive hardship, for they may he
said to be thus condemned for the home market,
where they are not wanted, or do not suit.

Antecedent to these last wars, which. increased
the necessities of the'State to the high degrees
we a►l lament, all duties paid inward (with a few
trifling excepted) were drawn. -back to tbcir full
amount paid inwards, by debentures payable a
month or two months after sailing ; but this be-
neficial system the wants of the State has dread-
fullyaltered; and instead of full returns, we must pay
export duties, all which, enhances the_ exportable
articles in fkLeir costs, and irereases the difficulty of
disposal by an act of State necessity; for which,
instead of compassion for the unfortunate holder
of the goods, he is blamed for not paying up these
ruinous impositions, and, somewhat similar to the
Israelites of old, is ordered to make bricks with-
out straw. The universal convoy duty still re-
tained, is a very heavy btirthen on trade in ge-
neral. •

If, on the 30th of July last, a due calculatign had
been made of the immerise quantity of goods and
produce Great:Britain •then contained, if 'would
not have been deemed pos.sible, by experienced
men,. that such qitantity of goods could be either
exported or wanted for consurnptipn by the 30th
October, under all the circumstances pointed out,
particularly if allowance was, made .'for fresh arri-
vals. The extreme cases of Bonded Goods of five,
or even four years standing, unlit be exceedingly
rare—they must be very unsaleable or damaged ar-
ticles. As to any man in his senses leeping-goods
such a length of time for sPectilation, the not pay-
ing the duty must be comparatively a trifling :ob-
ject, when, by such' keeping, he increases the
costs 40 or 50 per cent. by :interest and charges,
besides deterioration of the article itself, and 'loss
in quantity. The conclusion, therefore; drawn
from the Bonding System as encouraging specu-
lation in general, to the detriment of tbs public,
appearsgratly overcharged.-
. .
If an humble individual Might recommend a
remedy for the evil complained, Of; by put=
iiug a 'fixed: period: for payment of duties in
future,. I should propose, that goods which
have' been five years and upwards in the
Bonded Warehouses, should be cleared in six
months from the Ist Noveniber next ; thoKe of
four yearsin nine montbs from that date.; of three
years in twelve months from the same date ; and
that, in futdre, three years be the standard period
for clearing Bonded -Goods. - With the immense
trade this Gauntry possesses, and the variety of
Articles it ineludes, the. period Of Three Years ap-
pears to me the proper latitude for this commer-
cial encouragetnent and. indulgence.:—l am, Sir,
yonr obedient servant,
Oct. 15, 1814. • - SENEX.

THE .MARKETS. - • •

...
CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 31.-7-The 'Market 'was
well supplied with Grain this morning rromEssex,
Kent, and Suffolk ; fine Wheat supported the
priees of this day weeks but ordinary was .tinsale.
able. The same
°remark applies,to Oats. In Rye
there was_ no alteration.. Barley sold the:S'arne.as
on Friday, which was 2s. cheaper this day week..
Malt has declined Is.. per quarter. Grey:Pease
supported their price. Boiling PeaSe I.7ei'e' . 2s. ',anci
Tick Beans Is.-per quarter cheaper. ,Flor on the
two last days sold at various prices, ht.t. .we, col-107
der the fop price to-day to he 70s. per sack. : ".
English Wheat GOs. 68s. —s. New White Pease ,: 625.. —s.
Fine ditto 725. --:-.s. —s. • 1 Grey Pease -- - 8-Ss. 455.
Old ditto -- - 86s.•—s.' New Grey Pease , , 48S. ,-,s.
____ ..

Foreign do. - 80;. 60s. 70s. j Tie Beans - - - 363. 433.
Fine ditto . -78 s. —s. —s. Small'Tiek Beaus '4os.
Old Rye - -30 s. 395. Feed Oats - - Its. 23;.
New ditto - - -38 s. —s. Fine ditto -' - - 275. 2.95,
Barley - - 245. 30s. —s.. Poland ditto -20 s.
Fine ditto - - - .325. —s. Fineditto - -60 s. 82s.
New ditto - - - Potato.; ditto -
Malt - - - - 61$: 675. Rapetieed 281. 3.31.: per Mst

Fine ditto - - - 735. Fine Flotir -70 s.
WhitePease (boil.) 51s. 595. Seconds - - ' t;Os.-655.

SmiriartELn, OCT. 31.—This day's Market had a consider"
able supply of prime Beasts, and the show of Cattle in other
respects was tolerably goo 61;: Mutton, Veal, and York, sold at
last prices; Beef was cheaper; and the trade in general was
Bretty brisk. The sales in the
.Hay-market were somewhat
lively.; Straw and Clover fetched last prices ; Hay has got up
in price. We annex a correct statement of the prices and
trUmb ers • •
- To sink the Offal, per stone of 811.
"Bed, 4s. Od. to ss. Od.. Mutton,- ss. Od.. to 6s. Od. Veal,
ss. Od, to as. Pork, Gs: Od. to Bs. od.
Beasts, 2980. Sheep, 14,100. Calves, 140. Pigs, 390.
HAT-MA RUT. .

Hay, 31. to 51. ss. Straw, 11. 103. to 5.'1. Clover, 41. 10s.
to 71. Os.