The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-24 00:00:00

forces in the neighbourhood of Courlti; they
will be engaged, during the winter, in fortifying
Missolonglii, under the direction of European
engineers.. Accounts from Constantinople of
the 17th inst. mention that Lord STRANGFORD
was daily expected.

VIENNA, TAN. 9.
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An Evening Paper, which has diatinguished
itself by its eagerness for war between France
and Spain, and which we therefore presume to
have disliked the mariner in which our 44 Foreign
Relations" are discussed in the Official Pamphlet
on the 44 Administration of the Affairs of the
Empire," yesterday contained the following
paragraph :

" A very general belief having prevailed, that a pamphlet
lately; published by HATCUARD, on the Administration of
Public Affairs, has been written by some person 'under the au-
thority of Government, and holding an official situation, w are
enabled to state, that this report is wholly unfounded.."
This paragraph, which appears to deny the
official character of the' Pamphlet alluded to,
on examination, will be found only to deny
,that
its author is a person " holding an official situa-
tion." Our Readers are aware that the work
has been cOofidently,but erroneously, attributed
to the pen of Mr. T. P. COURTENA Y. I t IS

•
twelve or fourteen days since we announced in
Tnt: SUN the real name of the author, Mr. tioLT,
and we now repeat, without fear of contradic-
tionohat it was written and published under the
sanction of Government.-

THE (Brikkton, Jan. '22.) —The
health of his MAJESTY continues gradually to
improve. The reports at the Palace have been
to that important and favourable effect, both yes-
terday and to-day. Itappears, from all that we
can learn upon the subject, to be the intention of
his MAJesTv to open the Session of Parliament
in person ; but whether, in the event of such n
proceeding, or not, his MAJESTY purposes re-
maining id London for a few days or weeks, or
to return to the Pavilion almost directly after it,
is entirely unknown.
THE- DUKE OF YottK.----The answer to the
enquiries yesterday, -at York House, after the
state of his Royal Highness's health, was the
same as the- preceding day :"•-.." His Roy, f
H IGI 11 ESS is a little better." ' The enquirers
were much more numerous` than on any -other
day. Mr. M'GitcoOtt, the' surgeon, was in at-
tendance upon the Royal Duke by half-past
seven o'clock, and repeated his visits twice in the
course of the day. The Royal Duke's return to
town, it is understood, was hastened in conse-
quence of a letter which he received on Sunday
night from the ' Earl of. LIVERPOOL. The letter
was conveyed to the Duke with speed by Mr.
SALTER, the Messenger, to-the Earl of BRIDGE.
WATER'S seat, at Hemel Hempstead,in Hertford.
shire, which place his Royal Highness had left
for the seat' of the Earl of VERULAM, in the same
county, where the messenger followed him. The
Royal Duke pursued the sports of the field very
successfully while in the country : on one day,
while at the Earl Of BRIbGENVATEIe, MS Royal
Highness shot eighty pheasants, So extremely
plentiful has game been on the Earl of BRIDGE-
WATFO'S estate, that 1400 head of game was in
his mansion-house at one time.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-street,
which was attended by the Earl of Ilarrowby,
the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Liverpool,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Mary.
borough, Viscount Sidmouth, Earl Bathurst, Mr.
Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, Mr. Robinson, &c.
The Council sat in -deliberation about an hour
and a half; The Members of the Cabinet were
summoned on Wednesday night.
In addition to the Ministerial .changes we
mentioned yesterday, we have to state, that Mr.
Husictisost is to succeed Mr. RoatssoN -as Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade, and is to be suc•-
ceeded by the Right Hon. C. ARBUTHNOT in• the
Office of Woods and Forests. Mr. LUSHINGTON,
!takes Mr. ARBUTHNOT'S situation at the Tree-
HERRIES is to be appointed to the
Secretaryship which Mr. LUSHINGTON held.—
( Morning Post,) .
Late advices from Syria give a deplorable ac-
count of the situation of the inhabitants who sur-
vived the first shocks of the earthquake. In ad-
dition to the sufferings produced by hunger,
disease, and exposure to the inelemencies of the
season a horrid stench, arising from the number of
dead bodies, had obliged them to leave the camp
they. had formed in the neighbourhood of the towns,
abandoning all hopes of any recovery of theii
property, and reluctantly forsaking their. habita-
tions, their home, and the tombs of their ancestors."
NEAPOLITAN STOCK.---It is reported that a
meeting of the belders of Neapolitan is about to
be held, for the purpose of taking into considera.
tion the propriety of complying with the demand
of the
,Cootractors, for payment of another instal-
Ment at the beginning of the ensuing month. But
the proprietorg seem to think that they have
already paid up nearly to the amount that was
originally required.
COLOMBIAN STOC.—A deputation of Gentle-
men interested in Colombian, aceempanied the Committee on
Wednesday to Mr. Secretary Cawmtwo, with whom they, had
a long interview on the subject of the Colombian Loan. The
result of this conference is stated to be an assurance by Mr.
CANNING that in the event of any ulterior negotiation or ar-
rangement between Great Britain and the Colombian Govern-
meat,. the adjustment of Mr. ZEa's engagement in this coun-
try should be a preliminary consideration.
ASSAULT UPON THE LORD MAYOR.—We Un-
derstand (says the Dublin Morning' Pose of Tuesday) that s
'ita was taken into custody yesterday evening-, for striking the
'ORD MAYOR, ai his'Lordship was about to enter the theatre.
Ie was lodged in College-street Police-office.
The Committee of the Common Council ap-
pointed for the purpose of promoting the cause
of Parliamentary Reform, waited on the Lord
Mayor yesterday, to request his Lordship to
name some day for the consideration of that sub-
ject by the Common Council, who has in conse-
quence convened a Court for Wedoesday next.

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