The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-16 00:00:00

fair way of the entrance between the two islands., have been
blown down by the late gales, as I was informed while lying
there, and have not been replaced since.
I am, Sir, &c. JAMES P. MOON.
Commander of H. M. Packet, Lord Duncan•
To J. Dutton, Esq. Agent to Lloyd's.

Enrroa—The following is an extract from
a Letter just received, and dated Alicante 30th

Dec. S'24

" On Friday last a quarrel ensued between some boys and
some of the Faith people, which has been explained as a plot
for re-establishing the Constitution ; anti on this false found-
ation a general arrest of every Spaniard friendly to Liberty has
taken place, to the amount of 300 ! so that. there is scarcely a
family in town not in tears,—and the place looks, as if the plague
was raging, sad, dismal, and silent."

The writer has not dared to annex his signa-
ture ; but living well acquainted with his hand-
writing, I can vouch for the authenticity of the

foregoing.

I am, Sir, very truly, yours,
Jan. 15, 1824.
To the Editor of the Sun, &c. &c.

In our front page we have given extracts
from the Paris Papers. With the exception of
some brief notices respecting the state of Spain,
and the rising spirit of disturbance in that ill-fated
country, they contain nothing of political interest.
FERDINAND VII. still withholds the long-talked
of amnesty, probably for the purpose of facilitat-
ing a project for sending off to South America
the twelve thousand Spanish prisoners who are
still confined in France. After the promulgation
of an amnesty, these unfortunate Constitutionalists
could no longer, of course, be detained by
the French Government, but must be sent
back into the Peninsula, where their disper-
sion amongst the population would only add
to the existing difficulties and dangers, be-
sides depriving the Government of an oppor.
tunity of converting them into au engine to be
employed for the recovery of the Colonies.
They are at present liable to the penalties of
rebellion, fulminated against them, in corn.
mon with all who took part in the Revolution ;
and the Government, therefore, can make their
future services in America a condition of their
pardon.

CITY, TWIIIVO 09CIOCL—Consols epened this
morning at BS3'- to 89 for Money, and for next
Account 89k to 891. Very tittle has been doing-
this forenoon. The different Brokers are
making
up their Accounts, this being Settling Day. The
two failures which took place yesterday have
been for some time anticipated by the Jobbers, in
consequence of which they have had no effect on
the Market. The fluctuation, this Account, has
been from 834 i to 89-1.
It is said that a private Express has arrived
from Paris, bringing the Spanish Bonds at `2V- on
Wedneday. We do not hear as yet of any
failures this morning.
FOREIGN MARKET.---Spanish Bonds which left
off yesterday at 24/, opened this morning at 25,
2441, end are up to this hour 2.4 i. Little busi-
ness has been done except in this article.

One u'Clock.—Consols have risen to 89-171, in
consequence of its being an immense Bear-
Account. The failure of Mr. J—, yesterday,
is for upwards of 350,0001. Consols. Private let-
ters from Paris say, they expect another change
in the Spanish Ministry.----We here a few small
failures in the Alley this morning, but to no great
amount. An Express is said to have arrived with
the French Rentes 94f. 35c.—Spanish 261.

G lERALTAR, DEC. 9.8.-Part of Lord Cocu-
RINE'S squadron was to sail from Rio Janeiro
for Monte Video the latter end of October, to
blockade the latter port.

We have given a report of the conviction ob-
tained yesterday in the Court of King's Bench,
at the instance of the 'Constitutional Association,
against Mr. JouN HUNT, for publishing, in the
Liberal, a libellous poem by Lord BYRON,
on his late MAJESTY, entitled the Vision of Judg-
ment. The warmest admirers of Lord BvitoN.
must acknowledge that the Poem in question is
chiefly remarkable for a coarseness of ribaldry un-
worthy of his genius, and for a spirit of asperity
towards our late venerable Sovereign, by no means
honourable to his Lordship's feelings as a man.
The prosecution against his Lordship's publisher,
however, appears to have been very ill-advised.
The poem had been already forgotten, and has
only been again dragged into notoriety by the
present ill-judged proceeding. The Times of this
morning, for example, contains, in its report of
the trial, the whole of the Poem for the publica-
tion of which the verdict was obtained ; and as this
example Isill probably be followed by other
journals, many thousands of additional copies of
the libel will be circulated in consequence of the
legal proceedings to which it has given rise !

Mr. BELL, the King's Counsel, has retired from
the Court of Chancery, and means to confine
himself ill future to Chamber practice.