The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-19 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, FEB. M.—Wind S.--A brig. particulars unknown,.
bore up this morning from the West, and remains; she proVes
to be one that came out of Ramsgate harbour yesterday.
Po uTsMOUTIII, Fan. IB.—Wind S.—Arrived the Reliance,
Rugless, from Petersburgh the Chesterfield, Wood, from
Havre; and his Majesty's ship Heron, from the Cape of Good
Hope and St. Helena. • .
PLYMOUTII, FEB. 17.--Virind N.E.—Canie in the Sisters,
Duke, from London for Van Dieman's Land; Wellington,
Hoare, from South Seas, weeks from St. Helena. Sailed. the
Golden Spring, Strong,. ter the Cape ; Batavia, Harris, for
Rotterdam ; Burdon, Richardson, Bermuda ; George, Smith,
Gibraltar ; and Britannia, Luke, Madras.
FA Lmotrrit, 17.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed the Duke of
Kent packet (1), for Lisbon ; Marquis of Salisbury ditto, Arne.
rica ; and Walslngliam ditto, Brazil.
URAVESENI), FEB. 18.—Sailed the Hyth, Wilson, for
China.
The Lady Charlotte Hope, Boyle, from Liverpool to Bel.
line, was driven on shore tlie 11th inst. on Killala Bar—cargo
discharging, and the vessel expected to be got off.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and China by the ship
Ilythe, Capt. John P. Wilson, were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.

HOLYHEAD HARBOUR.

A Meeting of Ship.owners, Merchants, anti
other Inhabitants of the town, called by the MAYOR, was held
in the Town-hall on Friday lust. It was convened to consider
of a plan and proposals for enlarging the harbour of Holyhead,
so at to make it a complete asylumport for ships of altar :nights
of water, and accessible at all times of the title.
At one o'clock the MAYOR took the chair, and briefly stated
the object of the meeting.
Mr. Statham having read the requisition,
Mr. GLanslota: rose and observed, that he was in-
structed to submit certain resolutions for the consideration
of the meeting. The importance of Holyhead harbour, as
an asylum port, for both outward and inward bound
ships, particularly in the winter months, wax known
and acknowledged on all hands. In the year 1921,
about six hundred sail had taken refuge there, at different
times, in bad weather. In 1822, near four hundred sail of
Liverpool vessels only had done so, and many more would
have gone in had there been depth of water, and meant' to
receive them ; but, on such occasions, the harbour, as it
now is, was crowded, and inadequate to the objects re-
quired, particularly for ships in the foreign trade. To cb-
' tain so desirable- an object,it was necessary to levy a small
rate on all vessels trading in the Channel, or into and out of
it. The sum of id. per ton on over-sea shipsoand id. on
Irish and coasting traders, it was thought, would be suffi-
cient towards paying the interest of the money which the
Government might be induced to advance for this object,
and for forming a sinking feud for its repayment:. It woe.
also considered, that the harbour of Holyhead was ad-
mirably 'situated for a naval port and station in time of war,.
possessing many advantages front its projecting and central situ,
talon in the Channel, and also for collecting convoys with dirni-
nished risk, which, he trusted, would influence the Govern/noes
to propose to Parliament to contribute towards the expencos
of the additions proposel in the pl3n. %Ir. Olatistone con.
eluded with proposing resolutions to the above effect, Mil' h he
intended should be embodied in a M,morial to the Treistity,
praying that they would bring a b 11 into Parliament for carry-
ing them into (Asa, and expressing, the willingness of the
meeting to contribute on their shipping according to the pro-
posed rates. lie then cmig, retolated the meeting on the great
reduction which had been lately made in the rates levied for
the Trinity-house Lights in the Channel, particularly the south
Stack and Milford, by which abtive double the sum was wised
which would be required to contribute towards the useful .and
important object he had proposed..,
fie resolutions were seconded by. Mr. Irlam and carried
unanimotudy. The Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the
different Associated Commercial Bodies were instructed to'
prepare the Memorial, which the Mayor will transmit to the
Treasury.
The thanks &the Meeting were then voted to his Worship,
for his readinesi in convening the Meeting, and for hit able
and impartial conduct in the Chair. The Meeting Menoiepa.
rated.—(Liverpool Courier.)

CORN EXCHANGE, FEE. 38.
There is a very large supply of all sorts of Grain in to.dity.:
Prime Wheat sells nearly as reported on Monday, hut other
kinds oow heavily. In Barley, Peas, and Beans, there is no
i
alteration in the prices." • There s a dull sale for Oats,; °wink
to a large quantity having arrived. t Flour advanced On Nion.
day towards the close or the market 3s. per sack.

HOP INTELLGE' INCE.
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SO lY TII WAR X, FEB. 17.-11, e certainly may state that our
trade was rather better Last week, inasmuch as there were cer-
tainly a few trilling sales of Pockets made, but in every other
respect we continue dull.

Yesterday (Wednesday the 12th inst.) as Lady
CAUPBELL was riding through College-green, her
horse was startled by some occurenee in the street,
and set, off at speed ; many apprehensiotts fur
the safely of Lady GAMPRELL were entertained by
' spectators, but with great intrepedity she kept her
,seat, and with much difficulty 4he controuled the
fury of the animal : it was most alarming for a
time to observe the predicament in which her
Ladyship was—her hat had fallen off, and Pitt
was exposed to a heavy shower of sleet. A Gen,
tieman and a servant, on horseback, made seve-
ral attempts to render assistance. We are happy
to state her Ladyship received no injury what-
k
ever.—(Dublin Patriot.)
Last week a large shoal of fish of the whale
kind appeared in St. lies bay, and approached
very near to the land. Some boats put out .utd
attacked them with fire=nnus and other NI ea-
pens, and two were killed and brought on
shore. The largest, after having been exhibited
for a day or two, was cut up, and produceJ
great quantity of oil. Perhaps, with proper
management, the whole might have been driven
into shoal water and captured, which "Lila have
made a good prize for the fishein.en. As it was,
these fish afforded a line spectacle to the people
w ofonrtsllitotroe, and
assai iloilteemll.4lllUrrfitelielri(4..Hit to s
t.:1141)1:104.1t:
of whet
v7i ei It);
and of danger too in a whale hunt, to make it
exceeding interesting.
The Moping tough has made sad ravages
amorist the children in Alaidstooe. Nearly fifo,
have within the last month fallen victims to thi*
disorder. in one family alone, four little cants
have been thus swept away.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

tXTRACTX MOM rn I/A ILY VlOUNtrig PAPERS,
l'ebruary 19, 1813.

[THE ?DIU.)
A vote for 25,0(10 seamen is to he proposed, it
l!aid, for the present year. The vote of last
year 14$ for '21,000, and that of 182,0 for 23,000.
The increase, when applied to our naval force,
of 4itsich rio' one can be jealous, is of compara-
tively tittle moment. However, the fact of the
increase having been ascertained, a vague rumour
went abroad that Ministers were on the point of
augmenting the navy, as if some mighty change
were contemplated. For ourselves, we should not
'be: sorry if certain preparatives to assist the about-
io,be.oppressed Spaniards were cloaked under
other pretences ; but the general state of the mari-
time world, if we may use such an expression, will
satisfactorily account for so small an increase as
thi‘tapec.ified, without its being imagined that a
war is about to commence. The affairs of
Turkey and the. Greeks ;—the.improvement of
oar defective proceedings in the West Indies,—
some extension,' it is said, of the preventive system
en,our own coasts, together with the late transfer
ofthe Post-office duty to the King's ships, are
ate reasons assigned for the additional number
la men.

[NSW TINES.]
We entertain the most sincere respect for
those distinguished Characters, who, while they
manfully•resist the establishment of such a COTI.•
stil,ntion as that of Spain in England, contend
with no less firmness against any hostile aggres-
sim on Spain for her adoption of that Con-
stitution. 'lt is the right of the Spanish nation
to make what etperiments in liberty they
please ; and so long as they keep those expe-
;intents to themselves, and are at peace among
themselves, no Power on earth has a right to in-
terfere with them, Upon these principles there
will be, in England at least, no question. But
we are told that the French Government avows
and acts upon opposite principles towards Spain,
and that therefore we ought to go to war
with France. Certainly the class of Statesmen
to whom we firstadverted, do not leap so rashly
t 6 their conclusions. They say, on the contrary,
that it is their most anxious wish to maintain

neutrality, so long as it can be maintained with
opt sacrificing the honour and interests of the
c*O4lntry. No ; the impatient clamourers for'war
are the sworn enemies of our Constitution, the
Dastards, who crouched and whined at the up-
lifted sword of Buonaparte, and called our op-
gosition to his invasion of Spain a madness. This
iithe English War-faction of the present day. It
would not necessarily follow, if France were
Wrong in the present instance, that we ought to
involve nurS-elves iu hostilities, not only with her,
liut with the whole Continent. But we admit,
thlit if she entertained such iniquitous designs as
are attributed to her, it might be heroic in us at
once to draw the sword,-to encounter (as we
must iii that Cage encounter) all the Monarchies
of the Continent—to fraternise (as in that case
we must fraternise) with Jacobins and Carbonari,
Descattisedos and,,Radical Reformers—to sacri-
fice our comtuerce—to paralyse our manufactur•
lag industry—to sharpen our agricultural distress
double our taxation—to annihilate our
credit.

[MORNING CIIRONICLE.
An amusing instance of the extent to whic
some people carry their notions of vested in
rerests occurred in the House last night. The
, original constitution of the Irish Militia differed
from that of the English in this, that in the latter,
when not called out, a small number of Officers
only was employed, whereas in the former all
'the Officers were retained. Colonel Bagwell
conceived that the Militia of Ireland ought to
be as sacred as the Boroughs of England,
And contended' that the State must continue
in all time coming to accept of the service of the
Offtcers and Privates of this Militia, whether it had
or had not occasion for them. The Militia had
been constituted by Act of Parliament, and
therefore it was to be held a permanent esta-
blishment! We were not before aware that the
Militia end the Clergy were on the same footing.
We know that, with respect to the Treaty of
*Union between Church and State, various opi-
nions are entertained ; and that as the Church is
always put first, it has often been supposed the
more important of the two parties, and has as
good a right to dispose of the State as the State
has to dispose of the Church ; and we sup-
posed it was for this reason that we heard
every day of the right of the Church to its pro-
perty being better than that of any private indi-
vidual to his. But we did not know that the
Irish militia, being not the equal of the State,
'was entitled to urge the mere fact of its exist-
ence as a right to its perpetual existence. A
short discussion took place on the balances in
the hands of the Bank and the rate at which it
was paid, w►hicb Mr. Grenfell, to whose exer-
tions on this subject the public are so much in-
debted, contended was still greatly too high.

[MOIMING HERALD.]
ft is not easy to say any thing new upon the
French aggression on Spain,indefatigably threshed
stud' turned as that question has been on all sides,
and by alt parties. It is best to wait until some
change of aspect appears. There is nothing of this
kind in the recent accounts from Paris. If there be
any thing worth remarking, it is the singular con-
trast between the eager and menacing language
of the French Government, and the sloth and
dilatoriness of its acts. Who did not expect that
the. Duke of Angouleme would leave i'aris
in twenty-four hours after the King, of France's
keech ? Yet in Paris he still continues, and
Ms departure seems as indefinite as it did three
weekii since. It is said that the Minister
tole still dreads the depth whiclr he has pledge,
himself' to' try, and stands hesitating and shiver
lug on the brink. lie has double reason to tram.
13je, DO only because he stakes the fortunes of
the Dynasty which be Serves, but still more
xuearly, for hi; own fate. The Bourbons in
France may survive the failure of the invasion.—
Not only failure, but a mere check at the