The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-09 00:00:00

ikIERCASTILE SITIPPISq.

HOLYHEAD, FEB. G.—Vesterday. evening, at 8 P. Br., dur,
ing a tremendous squall from N.W., the schooner John, of
St. Andrew's, Dunbar, master, from Cork to Liverpool, drove
on the, rocks bore, when she soon went to pieces ; the master,
mate, and four seamen, were hauled on shore 1y a rope, but
eleven passengers and two of the crew were drowned.

DEAL, FEB. B.—Wind W.S.NV.—Arrived tho. King,stoik.
from Demerara. Came down from the River and
main the Thames, Mock, for the South Seas ; Luna, Knox.
('ape of Good Hope ; Harmony, Walker, ditto; Venus, Sebt,
Brazils ; and George, Foster, for Havannah.
PORT3MOUTII, FEB. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Cyrene, from the Coast of Africa, experienced a
very severe gale of wind ten days ago, in which she was obliged
to throw her guns overboard ; Also arrived his Majesty's ship
'Redwing from the Downs.
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FAI.A"IOUT3I, FEB. S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's
packet Magnet, for Lisbon ; Count:::ss of Chichester packet.
for Buenos Ayres; and Prince Regent packet, for tie Medi-
terranean, and have all since put back.

LivEnroor,, 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Albion,.
Mason, from St. John's, N. 8.; Eagle, Ross, Ha!ifax ; Ann.,
—, Trieste ; Lowland Lass, Anden, Bahia ; Orbit, Tenk-
ham, New York; Marcus, Drew, Charleston ; Aurora, —.4,
St. John's, N.B. ; Betsey, i'slartin, Chareate ; Fairy Queen,,
Bilboa ; and Margaret, Carr, from St. Michael's.

EAST :INDIA SHIPPING.
I. Arrivals in England:
The last wee.l.c has only brought one arrival from India, there-
fore we have very little portion of shipping news.
Arrival from Bombay.—The Royal George, Ellerby, on the
3d inst., in the Downs; sailed from Bombay the 27th August,
and the Cape the 13th November.
Passenger.--hieut. Liddel, Native Infantry.
Intelligence per Royal George.
Arrival at Bombay.--The Bralisford, Spring, from London,
the 19th August.
Sailings from Bombay—August sth, the Scaleby Castle,
Newell ; and on August 20th, the Charles Forbes, Bryden,
boh for China.
Ships expected tO sail from Bombay for England.—The
Brailsford, Spring, was to sail about the 21st September.
The Royal Charlotte, a new ship, just launched, Capt. Gra-
ham was loading, and expected to sail the Ist October.
The Odessa, Jackson, from London to the Can.-: of Good
Hope, was spoken with the 10th December, lat. 3. 53. N. long:
23. W.

Exchange at Bengal, I. 10d. per rupee, f(1. London.
Ditto at Bombay, Is. 82d. to Is. 91. per ditto, for ditto.
Ditto at Madras, Is. 7d. >er•ditto, for ditto.
Outward-hound Ships.
For Bengal and China.—The Earl of Balcarras, Cameron.;
and the Sir David Scott, Tween, Company's ships, are ex-
pected to be dispatched early in the ensuing week.
For Madras and Bengal—The Duke of Bedford, Cunyn-
ghame, is expected to leave Gravesend on Monday for Ports-.
mouth.
For Batavia—The Caroline, Harris, to leave Gravesend on
Wednesday.
For Ceylon—The Thames, Lifson, to leave Gravesend on
Tuesday, to take in troops at Cowes.
For the Cape—The Luna, Knox, has cleared out at the
Custom-house.

Arrivals from the Mauritius.
The Cape Packet, tellie, from the Mauritius, in the
Downs ; having sailed the 25th October, and the Cape the 3ilth
November.

The Alexander, Richardson, frotn London ; arrived at the
Mauritius the 14th October.

Batavia.—An account has been received of the Diamond.
Shout ; anti the Honqua, Nash, from London itt Batavia. The
Honqua was bound to China.
Arrival from St. Helena.
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The Henry WellesleY, Luke, in the Downs, (no date of
sailing.)
Arrivals at the Mauritius—Oct. 12, the Rambler, Powell,
from London.

13, the Enterprite, Thompson, from Gibraltar.
1.1, H. M. ship, Delight, Hay, from the Cape.
Sailings from the Mauritius—Oct. 16, the Margaret, Ilea-
derson,
.for Gibraltar.
Oct. 18, the Olive Branch, Kincaird, for the Cape.
Cape of Good llope.—The Jane, Coiling, was wrecked H
Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, duringu gale of wind or. t 1
.22d November.

The Brailsford, Spring, from Bombay, bad arrived at the_
Cape of Good Hope leaky, and it was supposed would be ob,
liged to discharge part of her cargo.
Passengers per Cape Packet.—Col. Conyers, Mrs. Conyers,
and four children ; Mr. Pyc, Governor of Roderique ; Misg
Prior ; Lieut. Thomson, _Royal Engineers ; two soldiers and
one woman.

The Hercules, Vaughan, from London, arrived at the Cape
the 18th November, with Sir Edward Barnes and family, GU,
vernor of Ceylon, on board, all well, and was to sail fur
lumbo the 22d November.

The Speke, M'Pherson, was to sail froin the Mauritius for
London the 12th November.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 1
Last week the arrivals of all sorts of Grain, except Oats,
were good, and this morning there is a good additional ,supply
of Wheat, Barley, and Beans from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk:
The quantities of Oats here at present is only moderate. The
millers, apparently with one consent, declined to purchase
Wheat this morning, and it was some time before sales of any
consequence could be made ; the trade is therefore repo-etc, 3s.
to 4s. per quarter cheaper than this day se'nnight, at which re-
duction several extensive purchases were made. Barley is now
so plentiful as to have reduced the value of this article 2s. to
per quarter since last Monday, with a very heavy trade. Beans
are declined Is. per quarter. Grey Peas are Is. per quarter
lower ; Boiling and White Peas are not plentiful, and they ale
held at about the same prices as last Monday. Although the
consumption of Oats now is large, and the supply only mode-
rate, yet the buyers have purchased so few to-day that the
prices are declined Is. to 2s. per quarter from the terms of last
Monday. Flour is unaltered.
Wheat, Red s4s 72s 1 Pease, White ...........42: 46s
White 60s 80s Grey 35s 406
Rye 40e 46s 1 Beans 40:413s
Barley 31s 40s Oats • 24s 34s
Malt •—s —s 1 Flour t... 60s 65s
ARRIVALS LAST WEEK.

English Wheat, 9,054 Barley, 6,762-111 alt, 8,465-0 air,
5,456—Rye, o—Beans, 29e3 19?6—Foreign Wheal,
Irish Oats, 465—English Flour, 10,235 sacks.

AVS-itAOK PRICE OF CORN IN ENRLAND AND WALES,
IN THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 31.
Wheat, 625. Id. ; Barley, '3l'. td. ; Oats, 235. 7d.; Rye,
445. ld. ; Beans„ ns. 7d. ; Peas, 375,
The A verage Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the Week ending the Ch day of
February, 1824, is 325. 9d. per cwt.

SMITHFIELD AIARKET, Vz.n. 9.
Although the market this morning was not very full of catt.le,
the different prices may be quoted the same as this day se:might,
and in the earlier part of the morning the trade seemed very
brisk, particularly fin- Oxen of good 'quality. Calves wire
rather scarce, and obtained a high price. Geod S3uth-Dowa
Sheep were in demand at last market-day price.
To sink the Offal, per stone of Oib.
Bed '4s 4d to„ 4d Veal 55 0(l to Cs CA
Mutton 3s tid to 4s CC; Pork
. Lamb Os Od to Os Od.

HAY AND S PILAW, PER LOAD.
Hay lOs to .C 5 s Clover
Straw l 8 go .C 2 2s.

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—At a late general
meeting of the Catholic Association, held at
Dublin, Mr. O'Connell proposed, in order to ex-
tend the number of members of the Association,
and to increhse its funds, to collect from a sup-
posed population of seven millions of. Catholics,
in 2,500 parishes in Ireland, a sum of fifty
thousand pounds a year, by a subscription from
each of one penny a month, or a .shilling a
year. This sum to be thus apportioned yearly
for expenses attending getting up petitions,
5,000/.; for the support of the liberal press
in England and Ireland, 1550001.; for procuring
legal protection for tha Catholics against Orange
oppression, 15,0001.; for the education of the
poor, 5,0001.; to assist Catholic Priests, and.
enable them to go to America, 5,0001.; for build-
ing chapels, taking farms, &c. 5,0001. Motion
was agreed to, and two Committes named.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, Feb. 9.

[MORNING POST.]
French Papers to the 7th inst., and the Etoile
of Saturday, reached us last night by Express.
They contain no intelligence from either Greece
or Spain, and would require little more than the
Inere notice of their arrival, were it not for the
following observations of the Ministerial Journal
des Darts on his Britannic lilajesty's Speech at
the opening of Parliament. It is gratifying to
find that the assurances given by our Sovereign
of the continuance of peace in Europe, are re-
echoed in a quarter which is known to speak the
opinions, and to act under the sanction and au-
thority of the. Government of France :—" The
Speech of the King of France (says the Jour-
nal des Dtbats) has appeared ; it is worded,
as we announced it would be, and is moveover
extremely pacific. In 1823 the Parliamentary
Session, both in France and England, opened at
a moment when the peace of the world was
threatened, and great events began to reveal
themselves in futurity. In 1824 the Parliamen-
tary year opens under the most pacific auspices.
All Governments are united, all equally wish
for peace. After thirty years of wars and revo-
lution, all the nations are disposed to rest.—
Fraice, that has never before been so free and
so happy, and whose prosperity increases in con-
.equence of the independence which she has
-acquired, will dedicate all her attention to main-
tain this perfect harmony and this reciprocal
be-nevolence between Governments. A Septen-
nial Chamber, by fixing all destinies, will foster
and strengthen amongst us that spirit of concord ;
and it will again be to that French /louse which
has reigned over us during nine centuries that
we shall owe what the usurpation neither could
nor would give us—liberty and peace."

[THE TIMES.]
The French Papers of Thursday and Friday,
which arrived last night, supply us with little
intelligence of interest. Our King's Speech,
which had reached Paris on Wednesday night or
Thursday morning, is inserted in the Journal des
Debats of Friday, and is considered as "extremely

pacific." " Last year," says that Journal," the
parliamentary session in France and England
opened at a moment when the peace of the world
was threatened, and when great events showed
themselves in the future. This year the parlia-
mentary session opens under the most pacific
auspices. All Governments are united—all are
equally desirous of peace." We shall say nothing
as to the circumstances in which we commence
the present session, but we may just ask, by the
way, by whom " was the peace 'of the world
threatened" at the opening of the last ? Not by
Spain, which deprecated an invasion that has
been so fatal to her tranquillity and indepen-
dence—not by England, which remonstrated.
_against the war, and endeavoured to bind the
parties over to keep the peace--but by the French
Ministry themselves, whose Journals have lately
raised the song of triumph, and now join in cele-
brating the advantages of repose. ft is too much,
therefore, for the party which commenced
hostilities to congratulate us on the re-estab-
lishment of a state of quiet and confi-
dence which was only interrupted by its
owa unjust aggression—it is like the con-
- duct of a highwayman, who, having robbed us in
the evening, should compliment us in the morn-
ing with the assurance that our purses and lives
were no longer in danger. It is stated in these
papers that the Pope is still considered to be
-dangerously ill, and that Cardinal Gonsalvi, who
has so long acted as Pope, is dead. The letters
from Rome which contain these statements are
dated the 26th ult. The Court of Cassation has
'decided on the competence of the Court-martial
which judged the French deserters taken pri-
soners in Catalonia. Notwithstanding the con-
vention, by which the Minister of War engaged
to save their lives, they are condemned to capital
punishment.

[NEW TusiEs.]
We have received the Gazeta de Madrid and
the Restaurador to the 27th ult. These Papers
'contain a long and particular narrative of a
mutiny which was excited at Manilla so long ago
as the 2d or 3d of last June, by two officers of
the regiment Del Rey, named Novales and Ruiz.
In this mutiny the King's Lieutenant, Folgueras,
was killed by the mutineers, but after some
contest the revolt was put down ; Novales,
Ruix, and 21 serjeants, were shot, and the com-
mon soldiers pardoned. There fell on both
sides in the conflict about 12 or 14 persons,
among whom—was an officer named Don Al.
bort° Arguelles, nephew to the celebrated
Don Augustin Arguelles. A vessel named the
Preciosa, which had sailed some time previously
for Cadiz) was brought back to Manilla about
the end of May. Part of the crew being South
Americans had killed the Captain and other
officers,hoisled the Independent flag, and steered
for Lima ; but the pilot, named Barredo, having
found an opportunity to speak, in their own lan-
guage, to the Philippine Indian sailors on board,
induced them to join him in recovering the ship
acti bringing her back to Manilla.

[MORNING HERALD.]
It would appear from an article we inserted
from • a United States' paper on Saturday, that
the Congress of that country are about to in-
crease, very materially, the tax on British and
other productions imported into the United
States. This will not please our manufacturers ;
but the latter could expect nothing less. In fact,
the Congress are only imitating what our Parlia-
ment, at the instigation principally of our manu-
facturers, have been doing for this last century,
or for a period beyond it. Whether; in the
long run, it will lessen our export of manufac-
tures to that part of the world time will discover.
It is not improbable,- however, but that the
smugglers will take the matter in hand, for every
one knows that excessive duties, or prohibitions,
cause smuggling. A large amount of goods is
imported every year into this country by

smugglers, to avoid the excessive tax on them ;
and the same is done in France and other parts
of the Continent with British productions, by the
same description, of people, for the same reason.
So far from believing that the United States'
people would, in a time of peace, have pro-
ceeded on the principle of increasing their
import duty on ourgoods, we thought they would
have lessened it. They had a fair opportunity of
setting us an example of being liberal in the re-
ception of foreign articles. Should the Congress
go on with this narrow-minded principle—though,
it should be remembered, it is but an imitation
of us—their„extensive coasts will soon swarm
with smuggleis, and then they must make use of
the same-description of expensive preventive ser-
vice that we have been obliged to have recourse
to. As we were among the first to begin this anti-.
commercial system of highly taxing foreign goods,
so perhaps it would be as well if we were the
first to set the example of doing it away gra-
dually; we would recommend the Ministers, in-
stead of rescinding any more of the taxes on
houses, windows, leather, &c. to take off some
of the enormous duties at present levied on the
French and other wines, fruits, olives, &c. It is
the cheapness of these luxuries that causes so
many emigrants to remain abroad. if our Mini-
sters were to render such luxuries as cheap, or
nearly so, at home as they are abroad, the emi-
grated families would return. As to the house,
window, malt, leather, and taxes of a similar na-
ture, the people have been long since reconciled
to them ; besides, they press on individuals in
such a trifling prOportion, that they are scarce-
ly felt. The landed interest had begun at
the wrong end to effect a reduction in
taxation. Luxuries were first taxed, and it
should be on luxuries that we would first begin
to rescind taxation. Besides, were we to pro.
ceed on a wore liberal-principle, with regard to
the products of France and .other foreign states,
they would eventually he more inclined to be
liberal towards us ; and they would be better
neighbours in proportion as we were better cus-
tomers. Nothing more reconciles individuals or
states towards each other than the mutual profit
derived from dealing as freely as possible i❑ each
other's productions. War even would compara-
tively cease. The tsbjects of states so situated
would not suffer their rulers to wage war long,
because war would stop the mutual advantage
we have described.

East India Company, are trying how they can . appoint that
Gentleman to the Government of Madras, which will be vacated
in the course of this year, the time of the present Governor, Sir
Thomas Munro, expiring about December next. We have
already stated to our readers what we think of the appointment
of any of the Company's servants, and on political grounds of
a generainature, we objected strongly to the nomination of Sir
John Malcolm to the Goverriniebt of Bombay ; but to the Go-
vernment of Madras we -have other reasons besides, which
affect Sir John Malcolm personally. Amongst others, we shall
for the present mention ouly the following—and that is, that
Sir John is the son-in-law of Sir Alexander Campbell, the pre-
sent Commander-in-Chief at that Presidency—Lady Malcolm
being the daughter of Sir Alexander. Although this relation..
ship may be considered by the friends of these Gentlemen as a
favourable circumstance, which will insure the harmony of the
two great Magistrates, we feel confident that the Board of Con-
troul, and the well-wishers of India, will look upon it in a
different light; for every thing that can produce collision
amongst the two highest authorities in any place of these dis-
tant regions, ought to excite jealousy and alarm. It is true
that the above Gentlemen are men of honour and respectability ;
but it is equally true that circumstances may happen during
their government, in which they may not choose to act in op-
position to each other, although the good of the service might
require that the Governors should oppose or condemn some of
the measures of the Commander, or the Commander some of
those of the Governor. For it cannot be denied, that, generally
speaking, men relax a little from the strictest performance of
their duty in the direct ratio of the knowledge and certainty
they have, that the person who might, and ought to oppose
them, will not, or cannot do so. Now we feel confident that
Sir Alexander Campbell will not, and cannot scrutinize the
conduct of Sir John Malcolm, or be on the qui vice with
the same alacrity as he has done, and been in regard to Sir
Thomas Munro ; nor will Sir John Malcolm be able to require
from Sir Alexander Campbell the same strict performance
of duty, nor will he take the same care against the encroach-
ments of the Commander-in-Chief, on the department of his
own authority, or on the department of other functionaries
as Sir Thomas Munro has done. The reason is evident,—
Sir Thos. Munro and Sir Alexander Campbell were strangers,
and amongst strangers, let them be of ever so liberal and
enlightened mind, a certain distance, and a proper official
etiquette, is at all times kept and felt, each wishing not to
yield to the other one!inch more than what he is absolutely com-
pelled to do for the good of the service ; but amongst relations
the fact is otherwise. Sir Alex. Campell will at all times pre-
serve a species of authority, a kind of power over Lady Malcom ;
and though both sir John, and Sir Alexander be men of honor
and talents, yet we doubt it much whether either of them could
withstand the entreaty, and perhaps the tears of such a woman
as Lady Malcom pleading the cause of her father, or of her
husband. Besides some circumstances might happen, by which
either of them should be tried or impeached upon the statement
or evidence of the other ; will any man take upon himself to as-
sert that the prosecution will be carried on with the same spirit of
attachment to the end of justice, or the report made with the
same impartiality as would be the case amongst strangers; when
in this case the punishment on account of their affinity, must af-
fect the prosecutor or the witness as well as the reputed criminal.
`Where is the man of honour who would boldly come forward
to expose his son-in-law, or his father-in-law, to public shame
or indignation, feeling convinced all the time that the infamy
which he must cast on the culprit, by affecting his wife or his
daughter, must necessarily afiect his own respectability also ?
Forthese and other reasons, which we refrain from noticing at
present, we are apt to believe that Sir John Malcolm will not
endeavour to use his interest to obtain the Presidency of Ma-
dras. That he is trying for a Presidency we have not the least
doubt; but we hope that the President of the Board of Con-
troul will protect the real interests of the Crown, and of India,
and will not let the manoeuvres or promises of the Directors
cajole him into a compromise of any sort, by reflecting that the
favour which Mr. Canning granted to them, to appoint the two
servants of the Company, the Hon. Mount Stewart Elphinstone
and Sir Thomas Munro to the Presidencies of Madrasand Bom-
bay, can never constitute a precedent sufficiently strong to bind
all his successors, and the Ministers of England. Indeed, if we
were allowed to hive an advice to Sir John Malcolm, we should
suggest, that instead of trying to obtain the Government either
of Madras or of Bombay, he would stand a Candidate for the
Direction ; his talents, his reputation, his respectability, the
numberless claims which he has on the gratitude of the Pro-
prietors, we are certain would render him a powerful rival to
all and each of the Gentlemen, who are now canvassing for the
next vacancy, and secure his success in spite of every effort to
the contrary. For Sir John unites in his person all the quali-
fications which are partially found in each of the Candidates,
without being subject to any of the objections which more or
less, affect them all individually. We have heard the subject
mentioned and discussed in a very large company, find we never
saw a more general coincidence of opinions in his favour, in
regard to the Direction, or more decided disapprobation in re-
gard to his being appointed Governor of Madras, whilst his
father-in-law continues to hold there the situation of General
in Chief.

At the burning of Mr. Bowyer's printing-office,
in 1712, so violent were the flames, that immense
torrents of melted t
upper rooms in all directions. spoured down from the
ype A
piece of metal
was dug out of the ruins, which having been
compressed between two solid substances, exhi-
hited on its opposite sides an impression of a few
lines of.a volume of Ratner, in creux and relievo.
.—A very extensive
b
wasCo AccolniunititotendßEßy
on the York and Shields
mail
A leather portmanteau,
under the care of John
Dobson, a clerk in the
robbery
on
IL
Saturday last.
Tees Bank, containing six paper parcels and a
were Newcastle Shields,
,
pocket book, in which
and Scotch notes, and checks upon the New-
castle bankers, to the amount of 4,9701. 4s. Sd.,
two memorandums, and
also belonging to the two
a great number of bills,
Stockton banks, was
stolen. The robbery is supposed to have been
committed while the mail was changing horses at
Stockton-upon-Tees/ by a man who got upon the
mail at York, and travelled outside to Stockton,
where he suddenly quitted the coach, and al-
though the most diligent inquiry has been made,
no tidings have been heard of him. Two hundred
guineas are offered for any information that will
lead to the conviction of the offender.—(Leeds
intelligencer.)