The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-24 00:00:00

No. N.—REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

No. 17.—ACCUSITILATED FUND.
The " Repairs anti Improvements," and " Accumulated
" Fund," says Mr. illarrYat, " are so connected with each
" other, in.the evidence given before the Committee, (proiVon
",for both having been made out of the surplus rates), that
"it is impossible to treat them separately. They involve
" however, many points, much more fit for. the discussion of
" Gentlemen of the Long Robe than of any unlearned indivi-
dual."
This " unlearned i»dividual," nevertheless, proceeds to the
discussion—the mode in which he states the question is this :
" Whether it was not the intention of the. Legislature that
" the West India DO& Company should make their works
" and buildings complete, at their own espencc, or whether
" they meant to give theist .the power they have exercised, of
" making them so out of the rates, Is a sul!jeet- of much con-
" trorersy."
That it was a subject which Mr. Marryat and others were in
hopes of making something of there is no doubt ; but the
question has been rationally and properly set at rest by the
Honourable Committee, and therefore it would be idle to in-
dulge Mr. Marryat by again entering into the controversy i the
Committee report as follows :—" whatever`tioubts your Corn-
" mittee might have entertained as to the extent of the dis-
" cretion intended to be given by the Act, under the words
" extensions anti improvements," had itrested upon the original
" Act alone, they feel themselves relieved from them by the
" subsequent Acts of the 42d and 44th Geo. 111., the preambles
". to which, either recite the completion of, or contemplate the
1" most material improvements made; and the application of
i." surplus rates to defray them is RECOGNISED AND BANC-
ii " TION ED. With this authority, your Committee cannot
i " deem those applications to be an expenditure unimportant to
" the purpose of the institution and the interests of the West
i " India Trade."
It would be equally idle to indulge Mr. Marryat with re-
t newed discussion upon the subject of the accumulated fund,
; that question having been set at rest in a manner which the
i Committee have themselves commended and recommended to
r,, the app.robation of the House, " as best calculated to cruet the
ii public interest."
6 [ To be continued.]
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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICE RB FALSUM iiffThEAT

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBE.R, 24, 1 523.

IMPORTANT.

\Ve tave the satisfaction to announce to the

'public, and particularly to that portion of the

mercantile interest of this country which is more

immediately engaged in the trade to South

America, that Consuls have actually been ap.

pointed to several of the South American States,

on behalf of Great Britain. Our Readers are

aware that in reply to an application on the
part of a body of Merchants, for the appointment

of British Agents in those States, Mr. PLANTA,

the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Af-

fairs, stated that the establishment of Consuls in

Them was then under the consideration of Go.

vernment. We have now only to congratulate

the Mercantile Interest on the adoption of a

measure so beneficial to their interests, and to ex-

press our hope that it is only preparatory to the
full recognition of the independence of the South

American Governments by Great Britain.

IXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We have received by express the Eloile of
Monday night, and the Pilote of yesterday
morning. Their contents are of great import-
ance. Even although all the accounts are French
accounts, it is evident from them that the
war is raging throughout Spain with increased
fury, except at the French head-quarters, from
which we still continue to hear only of prepa-
rations !—lt is now said that the Constitution-
alists within Cadiz have brought cannon into the
streets of the city, to keep dawn any tumultuous
movement on the part of the inhabitants, and
that the Militia have disarmed two regiments
of the line, whose fidelity was suspected.—
Both of these statements are probably falsehoods ;
hut even if they are true, they only prove
that the Constitutionalists are the stronger
party that they are determined,and above
all that they are vigilant,—on the exer-
tion of which qualities in fact depends
their own triumph, and the discomfiture of
the French !—But this is not all :—the Port St.
Mary intelligence states that it was reported in
Cadiz that BALLASTEROS had gained a victory over
the French,—a report which would scarcely
even have been noticed by the French, unless
there had been something amiss with the corps
under General MOLITOR. In fact, the Madrid
Royalist accounts, in the Restaurador, announce
that BALLASTEROS has been taken prisoner by
Rita°, who, after having been described as a
fugitive from Malaga, it appears marched against
BALLASTEROS, at the head of a large force. The
whole of these accounts are involved in studied
and unintelligible mystery ; and although ItsEGO
is again represented as a fugitive, it is our
persuasion that BALLAATEROS'S troops, whatever
may have been the fate of their former Com-
mander, are again in the field in defen
ot time for
ce of the
liberties of their country. We have n
further observations, but subjoin the important
intelligence now before us.
( From the Etoile of Monday night.)
GRAND HEAD QUARTERS.
PORT ST. MARY, SEPT. 13.
The Major-General has arrived, preceded by
the Duke of Angouleme.
arations are pursued with vigour, at
The prep
and Chiclana.
Rota, Port St. Mary,
It is positive they have spread reports at Cadiz
that Ballasteros had defeated the French; and