The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-23 00:00:00

CURRENCY OF BARBADOES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—Your city article of yesterday states that a Bill has
passed the House of Assembly at Barbadoes authorising
the sterling British shilling to be legal tender for Is. 64d.
Island currency, and the British sterling sixpence to be
legal tender for 10d., ; thus it appears that two sixpences
are to be equal to Is. Bd. currency, while the shilling, which
is equal to two_ sixpences, is to be. legal tender for but
is. 61d. ; a currency debt of 51., consequently, can be dis-
charged with one hundred and twenty sixpenny pieces,
whilst it will require sixty-four shillings if the debt be dis-
charged in shillings, leaving a profit to the party paying in
sixpences of 61 per cent. Thus it is obvious in a very short
period the island will be cleared of British crowns, half-
crowns, and shillings, and that there will be no British silver
coin in general circulation but sixpenny pieces.
Your's, &c. &c.
Ilfracombe, April 21, 1836. R. W. D.

SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
(FROM LLOYD'S. )
DEAL, APRIL 22.—Wind W. S. W., fresh.—Arrived from
the River and remains, with the rest of the outward bound, the
Eden, Franklin, for Barbadoes ; Rhoda, Paul, for Naples;
Walsingham, Wood, for Bermuda; and Teaser, Airth, for
Lisbon. Arrived and proceeded the William Fawcett, Brooks,
for Dublin; Cornubia, Galloway, for Exeter; and Martha,
Lewis, for Waterford. Put back the United Kingdom, for
Jamaica, and remains.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Wind W., the._Arrived the
Flirt, Sargant, from Santander. Sailed the Progress, Rob-
son, for Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 21:—Wind S. W.—Saileci. the Red
Rover, Currie, for Hobart. Town ; and Mentor, for
Prince Edward Island.
ISLE OF Wionr, APRIL 22.—Arrived off, the Lainson, Chad-
wick, from New York.
GLOUCESTER, APRIL 22.—Arrived the Mary Ann, E 111,3,
from St. John's, New Brunswick.
LIVERPOOL' APRIL 21.—Arrived the Wilson, Gordon, from
Savannah ; Lockwood, Mackey, from St. John's, New Bruns-
wick ; Calypso, and Mason, from Alicata. Off port, the
Susquehannah, from Charleston ; and Sir J. Franklin,
—, from Sicily.
CLYDE, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Sir Rtnes Ewing, Auld,
from Jamaica ; Trinidad, Watson ; and Ariel, Wilson, from
Trinidad.

BELFAST, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Iris, Cuddy; and Ranger,
Davies, from London.
DUBLIN, APRIL 20.—Arrived off port, the Monarch, --
from St. Lucia.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 21.—Wind W. S.W. to S.W., fresh.—
Sailed the Active, Snell, from St. Michael's
ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 5.—A few weeks of mild weather
caused the River to open early this year. The bridge was
taken away on the 3d instant. The Ice in the Gulph has
not yet broken up.

The Nora Creina, Hawes, from Palermo, has arrived at
Gothenburg to repair, having struck on the Thistle Rock—
cargo landed—bound to St. Petersburg.
The Dawson, Beveridge, from Alloa, has arrived in the
Clyde, leaky—bound to Quebec.
The Breakwater, Mitchell, from Swansea, was on shore
at Tcignmouth on the 21st instant, very leaky—cargo dis-
charging.
Extract of a Letter from the Agents of Lloyd -silatecl
Genoa, •April 14.—" This Board of Health has fixed a qua-
rantine of twelve days, after landing the cotton wool in the
Lazaretto, on vessels coming from the ports of Great Britain
and France, having said article on board."
The Juno, Kraaft, bound to —, was on shore at Shellin,
on the 16th instant.

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY).