The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-03 00:00:00

AIEVANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Deal,. dated'
2d July.

" Arrived and passed through the Downs, At 2 p. m. the
Surrey, Raine, from New Soutn Wales, with his Excellency-
Major-General MACQUARRIE, late Governor, his family, and
suite.—The following vessels were left at Sydney when she sail-,
ed, 15th January last : Providence, Mary, and John Bull,
with pro\ isions ; Royal George, Grace, and Midas, from Eng-
land ; Marshal Wellington, from Isle of France ; Mercury,
whaler.—Traders Acteon, Amboyna—lndia ; Sophia, Isle of
Prance ; the Minerva, Bell ; Minstrel, Barnes ; and. John Bull,
Ormond—lndia ships; the former from New Zealand, and the
two latter from India.

Sailed, Dec. 27th, Hindostan, with troops for India; 23d,
John Barry, for Batavia ; 30th, Malabar, for ditto.-1822, Jan.
Ist, Sailed—Lusitania, for Macquarrie Island and England ;
23d, Claudine, for the coast of Chili ; Feb. 2d, Westmorland;
for New Zealand and Otaheite.—The Grace was expected to sail
daily for England, having a full cargo of wood and oil, the pro,
duce of the colony. The Tiger, Beach, had arrived in the Dzr-
went ; the Surrey touched at Bahia on the 6th May."

. DEAL, JULY 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived last night and sailed
fcr the River, Regalia, Taylor,. from Jamaica ; Maine, Fa-.
cons:r, New Orleans. Also to-day the Delight, Young, St.
Viment's ; Cincinnatus, Champlin, New York ; Navigator,
Logan, Jamaica; Surrey, Raine, New South Wales ; Aurora,
Hill, Havannah ; Henry, Anderson, Port-au-Prince ' • Resign,
Claremont, New York. Sailed for the River, Glory, Pounder,
Honduras ; and Eliza Ann, Blyth, South Seas.
PonTsmouTit, JULY 3—Wind W. S. Ws—Arrived the
Thames, Litson, from London to Bengal ; Borodino transport
passed up Channel from the Cape of Good Hope and Falmouth,
Sailed Rowcliff, De Bois, for Petersburgh.
FALMOUTH, JULY 3.—Wind W. N. lir—Sailed the Mary
and Sally, Adams, for Liverpool.
PLYMOUTH, JULY I.—Wind N.W. Arrived the Wan-.
derer, Waygod, from St. Andrew's. Sained the Delight, Black,
for ditto.

The William, Miles, from Bengal, is off Dover.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

About two o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday
last, a destructive fire broke out in the little populous town of.
Whitstable, more extensive and calamitous in its consequences
to the sufferers than any that it has been our lot to record for
many years in this vicinity. It commenced at a store-house
adjoining. the dwelling-house of Mr. GaN-sr, at-the western
end of the place on the sea wall, and the roof being com-
posed of thatch and the other part of wood, the whole was in
a short time a body of fire ; the wind, which at the moment
blew strong from the west, scattering the burning embers along
the whole line of the seabeach.--On the alarm being given, num-
bers of the inhabitants hastened to the spot, as also the officers
and seamen of the Blockade Service, stationed on that part
of the coast, and while engaged in endeavouring to arrest the
progress of the flames, it was perceived that a storehouse be-
longing to Government on the sea wall, at the eastern extremity
of the place, at least a quarter of a mile distant from where the
fire originated, was also in flames. In the mean time the con-
flagration spread from the storehouse above mentioned, to
the dwelling-house, boat-builder's shop, and other buildings of
the late Mr. Peter Tall ; and from thence along the wall to se-
veral small stores and boat houses, both upon the beach and
within the wall, till it reached a large building with a barn and
stable, belonging to Mr. W. Edendon, all of which being built
of wood and other combustible materials, yielded successively
to its fury. From hence the ignited embers were carried in the
direction of the wind, to a range of three thatched buildings,
with lofts over the same, filled with pitch, paint, spars, &c.
the workshops of Mr. Wm.. Reeves, boat-builder, situate
below the sea wall, the whole of which were speedily con-
sumed, with nearly all their contents. These premises im-
mediately abutted to the backs of the dwelling-horses forming
the left side of Whitstable-street, beyond the Duke of Cum-
berland's Inn, many of which caught fire, and were much
damaged, and the communication is h others was prevented
by pulling down the outbuildings. In the mean time the
flames of the store-house at the East end of the wall had
been communicated to the store-house of Mr. J. Terry,
and to the premises of Mr. T. Jarrett and of Mr. Carden,
at .the same ends of the street, which were shortly con-
' sumed, and the farther progress of the fire was only arrested
by pulling down the adjoining storehouse of Mr. Cambow, and
by there being no other buildings in the immediate range of the
wind to which the burning flakes could be communicated. At-
tention was now directed to prevent, as speedily as possible, the
danger which might be apprehended, lest a change of wind
should scatter the living ashes on the adjoining buildings, in
which work the exertions of the inhabitants were aided by the
Kent and Norwich Engines from this City, which, on the
intelligence arriving about three o'clock, were immediately
dispatched, as well as by numbers of the citizens of all
classes, who proceeded to the place. At five o'clock, by the
persevering exertions of all, and especially of the party of the
Blockade Service, of whose services too much cannot be said,
all further immediate danger was prevented—the spectacle,
however, was that of a scene of smoaking ruins towards the sea,
from one extremity of the place to the other; while in the
street there was scarcely a house on the left side, out of which
the furniture was not removed. The total of buildings de-
stroyed is 46, viz. nine dwelling houses, four boat-builder's
shops, and thirty-three storehouses, and very many others were
partially injured. The estimate of the loss and damage or build-
ings and furniture, from the most moderate calculations, will
amount to neariy 70001., of which sum little more than 11001. is
insured; but the most serious deprivation is that of the poor
dredgermen, many of whose boats with their nets and materials
were burnt in their different storehouses, so that they are abso-
lutely deprived of the means of obtaining a livelihood. A sub-
scription has been commenced for their relief, and we trust this
appeal to public feeling will not be in vain. The following list
contains the names of the sufferers, with the nature .of their
losses, nearly in the order in which the buildings stood, from
west to east :—Gann, storehouse destroyed; Madams, (late P.
Tall) house, boatbuilder's and sailmaker's, ditto ; R. Heyward,
storehouse, ditto; D. Coveney, storehouse, ditto ; W.Beal, store-
house, ditto ; Sea Salter Company, storehouse, ditto; R. Ander on,
storehouse, ditto ; W. Edenden, 5 dwellings, a barn and st ible,
ditto, (insured); Giles, Wellesley, Ougham, and Lawson,
store-houses destroyed ; Kitchingham, house, coals, and fence,
ditto; W. Reeves, three store-houses, with lofts, &c. ditto,
(part insured) ; J. Terry, double store-house, destroyed ;
Isaac Terry, ,dwelling,house, ditto ; G. Baker, store-house,
ditto ; J. Morday, 'storehouse, ditto ; T. Clark, store-house,
ditto ; T. Rowden, store-house, ditto ; Widow Rowden,
store-house, ditto; T. Wood, store-house, ditto; .T. Hill,
store-house, ditto ; T. Culver, boat-builder's shop, ditto ; C.
Leggett, store-house, and boats, ditto ; J. Humphrey, store-
house, ditto ; Government storehouse, ditto ; R. Leggett, seven
dwellings, and two storehouses, ditto (part insured); T, Ham-
mond, storehouse, ditto; W. Carey, storehouse, and fence,
ditto ; J. Morday, dwelling-house damaged; T. Reeves, dwell-
ing-house, ditto; Widow Rowden, wasihouse, &c. destroyed
(insured) ; S. Holloway, storehouse damaged (insured) ; .fas.
Humphrey, storehouse destroyed ; J. Humphrey, stoteaouse.,
ditto ; Cambow, lodge, fence, and storehouse destroyed ; Wi-
dow Edenden, dwelling-house damaged ; I'. Carden. dwelling .
house destroyed, and another injured; T. Jarret, dwelling-house
lodge, storehouse, destroyed; Whorlow, Charosin, and Hock-
less, store-houses, damaged. Nothing certain is known as to
the cause of this distressing calamity ; it can only be, accounted
for by the supposition, that some sparks from the chimney of
gr. Gann's dwelling-house might have been lodged by the
wind under the thatch of the adjoining storehouse, which for
some time smothered in secret, as smoke was observed on the
roof for several minutes before the flames burst out from the in=
ternal part of the building,—( Kentish Gazette, July

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THE LONDON ,JOURNALS.

EXTRAt4TS 'FROM THE DULY 'MORNING PAPERS,

July 3, 1822.

[MORNING IFER %T.D.]
The balance in favour of the country appears
to be widely at variance with the prospect which
has been held out to the count; y ever since Mr.
Vansittart presented his Budget for the past
year. At that time the Right lion. Gentleman
said, that there would be on the sth January,
1822, a surplus of Revenue beyond Expenditure,
to the amount of five millions. This is by no
means the fact. The actual surplus of Revenue
beyond' Expenditure is only 1,674,3301. The
difference between what Mr. Vansittart promised,
and what he has accomplished, arises from his
not having, the last time he produced his Budget,
brought into his account a sum due to the East
India Company,another charge for Greenwich hos-
pital, and a third item, which he calls a deficiency.
These sums, amounting to 2,400,4501. ought to
have been brought into the last year's account,
but were most unaccountably omitted. They
materially affect the appearance of the thing al-
together, and being taken into account, prove
the last year's statement to be comparatively a
delusive one. A sum of five millions, available as
a Sinking Fund, for the year 1823, was promised ;
but. the actual amount does not exceed much
more than a million and a half. And if the thing
-were thoroughly investigated, and every account
of last year paid, we should not be at all sur-
prised If even the surplus of 1,674,330/. should
vanish ; and that for the year 1821, the Revenue
merely met the Expenditure, and that, in fact,
there was no Sinking Fund at all. So far, we
think, we have proved, that the expectations for
the year 1821 have by no means been realized.

- [BRITISH PRESS]
A discussion took place last night in the House
of Commons on a Bill hastily passed in last
month, which palpably augments th duties raised
on maltsters, by charging the licence on each se-
parate malting house," which was not so before."
This is unsavoury to the country gentlemen, just
at the moment that Ministers had made them a
boon, as it was termed, of the annual malt duty,
and parts of the salt and leather taxes. A Bill
is to be brought in -by Mr. E. Wodehouse, the
object of which is to repeal the new provisions.
The hopes of success cannot be very sanguine,
since Mr. Lushington told the complainants
that they would do better to content them-1
selves with the Bill of last mouth, or else
their constituents would be in danger of harass-
ing proceedings in the Court of Exchequer, under
the 24th George 111., which limits the virtue
of license& to the places occupied by the holders.
This piss_ of frightening people into love with
au Act of Parliament, by holding the Exchequer
in terrorein over them, is new ; but it is worthy
of being kept in remembrance by any. of the
Members who intend to bring the inquisitorial
tortures of the Exchequer process before Parlia-
ment. As to, repeals of taxation, the Country
Gentlemen should take more pains in the opera-
tion. They can feel for the increase of the_
maltster's licences, but they took no sufficient
trouble about the repeal of the salt duties, which
will now deScend upon the fisheries in an amount
beyond what they can bear, as the trade without
this tax requires bounties to keep -it alive.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The majority against Mr. Hobhonse's motion
(146 to 59) affords another proof that nothing
effective in the way of a repeal taxes is to be
expected from the Honourable House. The
Country Gentlemen, however much they may
grumble at Public Meetings at the weight of
taxation, are always ready to vote against any
proposition to lighten the burden.—Mr. Hob-
house sheaved, that even taking the improvement
of the currency at the lowest rate at which it had
ever been calculated, that improvement was pro-
ductive of an addition to the taxes to a giea.ter
amount than the Repeal of 2,500,000/. which he
proposed. He very properly ridiculed the expen-
sive juggle of a Sinking Fund, which Ministers are
always bringing forward, while their conduct is
continually giving the lie to their professions.=
The effect of their Sinking Fund, in so far as it is
operative, is to retard the paying off the debt,and
it ought to be generally known that it has, from
first to last, added considerably to the amount of
the debt. By universal confession the only real
Sinking Fund is the surplus of revenue over ex-
penditure, and the simple and proper way of
going to work would be to apply any surplus we
might have from time to time in discharge of the
debt. Mr. Hobhouse very appositely instanced
America, which had paid off a considerable
amount of debt by the mere appropriation of
surplus revenue.