The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-16 00:00:00

men.

• The Ilst accounts from France state, that the
price of Grin has risen very considerably, particu-
larly in the southern provinces., This circumstance
is attributed partly to the late crops being defeelive,
and partly to the immense quantity of grain which
'has been sent into Spain, for the supply of the ar-
mies.. The consumption of prop isions by the French
in. Spain, is enorrnUtis ; almost all the convoys sent
under small escorts are seized by the Guerillas ; and
when the escort is very large,. the quantity of provi-
sions consumed by such-a number of men and horse
is equal to that which they are employed to convey.

Having given the first account of the political
bustle said to have happened at ,Carlton-House, as
represented in an Edinburgh Paper, we give also
the following additional account, as it appears in
the same Paper. We cannot help 'being surprised
that the Party should deem it necessary 'that their
reports should' thus travel North-about
In my last you bad a short account of the cu-
rious fracas which took, place at Carlton House on
Saturday fortnight last. Another somewhat re-
tnarktable occurrence has since taken place. It
will be recolle&ed that the Duke of BEDFORD
lately requested and obtained, an audience of his
-Ror.l Highness. The objeEt of • that audience
Was to lay certain papers before his Royal High-
ness, and to recal tb. his Royal Highness's recollec-
tion the hopes and expeaations which his Grace,while.
Lord Lieutenant'of Ireland, had been authorised to
hold out to the Cather.-s. The ground upon which the
Duke of BEDFORD acted was', I understand, an
instruction from his _Royal Highness, to hold out
the Jangtiage which he' then used, and which in-
strnaion was contained in a letter 'from his Royal
„Highness to the Duke. The Duke left a copy
of the: letter, together with other paperi, re-
lative to the same subjek, with his Royal
Highness, for his perusal, adding, that he -ex-
pected to be questioned as to the matter in the
House of-Peers, When the Catholic question came
under discussion, The answer of his Royal High-
•ness to the Duke was to the following effect :
I will always attend, my, dear John, to whatever
3-ou recommend ;--rely upon ir, these papers shall
have my most serious consideration."

Yesterday the Duke of YoRK and Lord CASTLE.
lIRAGH had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT, a
Carlton House.

At the nest Council at Carlton House the several
Officers of State, who have so long composed the
Council of the Pan4CE REGENT OS Prince 01 WALES,
Ere expr:Eled to be sworn ;n as Privy Counsellors to
liis NIAJESTY, and to kiss hands on their promotion
to this dignity.

The Messenger who conveyed to Lord WELLING.
TON his creation to an Earldom by the PRINCE RN-
GE.NT , and the additional annuity of 20001. a year,
vot'rcl,by Parliament, also conveyed to him the new
Oder of the Lower and the Sword, prcisnted to him
by the Prince Regent of Portugal.
Dispatches have been sent from the Secretary of
State's Ottiee, to be forwarded from Portsmoutl► to
Sicily in the Kite sloop of war. They are supposed
to be important ; the fleet for the Mediterranean,
wider convoy of the Armaa, 74, having just: sailed,
mu the Kite being ordered to proceed direct with-
vut delay.

Dublin Papers of Thursday last were received in
town yesterday, by which we' learn, that a meeting
of the Catholics of the County of Clare took place
on the 7th instant, in the County Hall of Ennis, when
they approved of the Address and Petition of the
Aggregate Meeting held in Dublin.

BALTIC LICESISiM—The Board of Trade, after
several consultations with the Merchants on the
subjea of Licenses to the Baltic, hare at length
come-to the determination of placing them on the
followirg footing, of which they on Saturday gave

riotice-;
" Licnses for importation from the Baltic will be renewed
for any vessel by which an exportation has been made to the
amount of five pounds per ton, or a full cargo of coals or salt,
diuce the first July, 'Sri."
" The Import License will be granted from the Baltic for
tiny vessel by which an ex portationlils been wade as above,
from the isth September, ISt 1."
Th,•demlnd for seamen is so great that the
im-
press Officers take dearly from all protections. The
indulgence- which has hitherto been granted by the
Admirally of discharging men on certain conditions
is susienaed, according to report, during the present
cLeticy.