The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-16 00:00:00

ERCA NT ILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, FEB. 14.—The wind shifted to the eastward this
dal, about 5 P. M., when the whole of the outward-bound
sailed. The Resolution, Gibbs, arrived this morning from.
Ja•nuic?, and remains, hating been supplied with a new anchor
and cable.

FEII. 15.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Francis Henrietta,
Dickenson, from New York, and sailed for the River. A fleet
of outward-bound vessels passed about noon from Ramsgate
Harbour, and several vessels arc passing at the back of the
Goxlwin Sands, bound down Ohann.:-.1.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 1&.._ Arrived the Duke of Bedford,
Condngliam, from London for Madras. All the Olitws.rd-
bound have sailed for their different destinations, except the
Duke of Bedford, which ship remains for passengers.
Pr.ymmyrir, FEB. 14,—Wind N.—Sailed the Commerce,
Adams, for Oporto; Fortune, —, Palermo; liaria,
St. Michael's Prince Coburg, Tremayne, ditto ; Brothers,
Lawson, Ferrol ; and Duchess of Somerset, Stevens, Charente.
FA LmouTtt, FEB. N.—Arrived the Esr.cx:
frigate and Dwarf cutter, and sailed again for Dublin • Mar-
quis of Queensberry packet, from Jamaica, sailed-litli ult.
Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon ;
Antelope, and Industry, for ditto; Zephyr, Walton,
for• Sierra Leone ; Lord Mulgrave, Greenslade, for Leghorn ;
Perthshire, Sangster, St. Michael's ; Good Intent, Tonkin,
Terciera ; Fanny, Guild, Seville ; and Riga, Royal, for
Tobago.
COWES FEB. 15.—Wind N.B.—Sailed the whole of the
outward-bound.

.
The Thames, 'Amon, which was on shore near Margate, has
been got off without damage.

EAST INDIA SIM PiNG.
1.. Arrivals in England. •
From Bengal, Madras, or Bombay.—No arrival since our
last accounts.
From Batavia.—The Two Brothers, Meek, an American
ship, at Cowes on the 9th that. for orders; sailed from Batavia
the 27th Sept., and from Boston the 14th Jan. last.
From Van Dieman's Land.—The Skelton, Dixon, off Ports-
mouth the 12th instant ; sailed from Hobart Town the sth
Sept., and from Rio Janeiro the 6th December.
From the Cape cf Good Hope, the Voyager, Richardson,
off Weymouth, on the 9th instant; sailed from the Cape the
November, laden with Whale oi', wine, and skins.
11. Arrivals Outward if Eastern Ports.
At Hobart Town, Aug. 3, the Competitdr, A yscough, from
London.
15, the Brutus, Smith, from ditto.
16, the Commodore Haynes, Monerieff, from ditto. •
19, the Francis, Benson, frcm ditto.
At fie Cape.—Nev. 21, the Hope, Flint, from London,
At Gibraltar.—Jan. '23, the Margaret, (Henderson, from the
Mauritius.

IlL—Saving from We Eastern Ports.
From Hobart Town.—The Ann, Franklin ; Urania, New-
ton • William Penn, Brown ; Woodlark, Brown ; Andre-
Ittddle ; Avon, Sumner ; Berwick, Jeffery ; Eliza-
beth, nacre ; Commodore Hayes, Moncrieff ; and Competit'.z,
Ayseough, for Sydney ; and the Thalia, Munro, for Batavia.
From Lima, 23.—The Panther, American ship, for
Canton.

IV. Shjps daily to arrrivc. from India.
From Bengal—The Morley, H.il iday, for idondcrh ; and the
Bridget, Leslie, for Liverpool, to sail the 2a:;Ti September.
The Stentor, Harris, and :lie Ogle Castle, Brown, for Lon-
don, w sail the Ist OeLober,

From Madraß.—The Hains, Cunningham, for London, to
have sailed the 12th September.
From Bombay.—The Brailsforcl, spring, for London, sailed
from thence the 2Gth September, has put into the Cape leaky.
The Royal Charlotte, Graham, for London, to sail theist
Ociober.

V. Ships departing from England for the various Presidencies.
Company s Ship,--The. Sir David Scott, Tweed ; and the
Earl of.Balcarras, Cameron, for Ben;.ral and China, are expect-
ed to be d;spLtehed on Monday, the lath inst.
The Canning, Head, for Bengal and China.
The London, Lotheby, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China.
The Dunira, Hamilton, ,and the Marquis Camden, Larkins,
for Bombay and China.
Nearly read' for dispatch in the course-of the ensuing week--
the William I, airlie, Smith, and the Lady Melville, Cliffbrd,
for Bombay and China, with troops, are loading, and nearly
ready for sea. _ _ _

Free Trader 3.

For Madre.s and Bengal.—The Duke of Bedford, Cuninp;-
harne, the 18th ; the William Money, Jackson, on the 20th. ;
the Tyne, Warrngton, on the 2r,th ; the Catherine, Mackin-
tosh, on the 28th ; and tile Larkin., Wilkinson, en the 2tth
inst. ; all to sail from Portsmouth.

For Bombay.—The Faith, on the loth, from the
Downs.

For Ceylon.—The Thames, Litton, with troops and stores,
on the 22d, from Cowes.

For Mauritius and Ceylon.—The Orpheus, Findlay, on the
21st, from tile Downs.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, Fr.r.. 16

The arrivals of all sorts of Grain last week were very Jarye,
and this morning there is a fair quantity of Wheat, Barley,
Beans, and Peas, fresh up from Essex,. Eent, and Suffolk, and
several more vessels with Oats from the North. On Friday
last Wheat was reported cheaper, but having had some cautious
buyers at market, in addition to our town millers, this has in-
creased the demand for Wheat, and the prices of. last Monday
are fully supported. Barley is more in demand to-day, and
this article has rather exceeded our last quotations. Beans do
not go off freely, and they have declined in value Is. to 2s. per
quarter since this day se'nnight. Boiling Peas do not
freely, and they are reduced ls. per quarter ; Grey Peas sup-
port the prices last quoted. No demand for Eye at present.
Oats are now very plentiful, and they have given way Is. to 23.-
per quarter since this day se'nnight, at which reduction some
extensive sales l :te been made. Flour remains unaltered.
*

Al/RIVALS LAST WEEKS
English Wheat,l2,44o—Barley, 12,518-111alt,ii,861-oate,
26,809—Rye, o—Beans, 3078—Pc-as, 100—Foreign Wheat, 0
Lioh Oats, 1430—English Flour, 14.982 sacks.

AVERAGE PRICE OF COHN IN ENGLAND AND WALE:!,
IN THE WEEK ENDING TEZRUARY 7.
Wheat, 645. 7d. ; Barley, 335. 6d. ; Oats, 245. ; Rye,-
395. 4d. ; Beans, 4es. 7d. ; Peas, 401. Id.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
horn the Returns made in the Week ending the 11th day of
February, 1824, is 335. 71d. per cwt.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, Fun. Id.

The market was well supplied this morning wits all kinds o
cattle, except in Calves, which were scarce. Owinp; to the cc:',l
weather, the prices of all descriptions of cattle were much fr.e
same as on this day se'nnight ; but good South Down :Mee')
obtained a high price, ar.d the - trade was rather heavy in tl^e
earlier part of the morning.
To sink the Offal, per stone of Illb.

Beef 3s 40 to 4s 4( Veal V5s Od to 03 Ott
Muttor 3s 8d to -4s tk'. I Pork
Lamb Os Oet to Os ed.

HAY AIM STRAW, PER LOAD-

Eby • AA Ith) to 1:5 69 I ('lover
- Straw 31 18$ to 12 4s.

..kTTEM-PTED SIJICIDE.---thl Sunday nightittbeut:
eleven o'clock, a female of very interesting appearatee, rind
apparently not more than twenty years of age, was observed
loitering about in an extremely dejected manner on the Tern::
fronting l'alace-yard, and afterwards, with an air of despera-
ti,:n, she ran down she steps on that side of the bridge, and
jumping into a boat, flung herself into the water, from which
she was almost immediately rescued by same persons who fol-
lcwed her, and had observed her motions. She was taken into
a public-house, and for some time would not tell her name,
but at length said her residence was near Lambeth-walk, where
he was taken ; and on inquiry being made, Is to the cause 'ef
he rash attempt, alit!. mother,' who is a respectable female,
aplem-ed a young friend of' hers had on Saturday received
Valentine, which was P.Tognizeti to be sent by a young man to
whom the silly girl was attached, and who in revenge resolved
on self-destruction; she had absented herself the whole of
Sunday.

E. —On Saturday Ebout twe ee
o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of A.l'; Asa:-
=cider, oil-refiner, 62, White Lion-street, Pen toavale.--
it was first discovered by the watchman. Ile'gave the slam ,
but in the absence of the fire engines, and the scanty supply t f
water, the fire gained ground, and burnt with great fury.
The whole of the back premises were soon destroyed, and the
flame swept unchecked through the house into the s rest.
Several engines arriving about a quarter past one, the tile
`was extinguished about two o'clock. The whole Of the
premises were completely consumed, and the two next rd-
joining houses were mush •
damazed. No lives were lost, a -
though considerable fears were entertained for the safety of
a child belonging to a person in the neighbourhood, hut tbr-
tunately it was found unhurt. T!ie family, who are C.:Erma-is,
happened to be from home. We have not heard whether the
premises wereinsurecl. The fire is supposed to have originated
in the accidental overturning of some oil which was boiling en
a Ere in the workshop.

LONDON JOURNALS.

• DAILY
.rxtruf:,ss frxn the Morning Papert, Te&. 16.

[NEW TIMES.]
Little bosines,; has for some time past been
110 !le ill the British Funds, owing probably to
ttae anxiety with which the monied interest look
forward to the developement of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer's financial plans. On Saturday
last Consols opened and closed at 914, and the
fi..lctt!ations during the day were only between
and a the r•or,i2ll Market some consider-
able operations took pace on Saturday. The
prospect of an immense demand of money for a
t:ew Colozuhian Loan eeins to have had no effect
in depressing the former Stock of that descrip-
tion ; for Colombian Bonds Closed on Saturday
at 72. Indeed all the Foreign Securities have
improved. French Rentes and Scrip both were
rn,great demand on Saturday at very high quo-
tations.

FBRITISB PRESS.]
The Paris Journals of Friday, with the Etoile
of Saturday's date, reached our office last night.
Ifie Moniteur, in is official part, contains no intel-
ligence of interest ; and the other papers are•
almost as barren. NV hat little news they give us
from the Peninsula, only tends to shew that the
'Government of Ferdinand will not relax in its
eigerous measures,. until it is absolutely com-
pelled to do so. The Spanish War Minister has
re-organized the corps of Royal Carabineers,
which, it will be remembered, was disbanded
by the Cortes : great care, it seems, has been
taken to exclude from this body all those
soldiers who have served under the Constitu-
tional Flag. Et has been repeatedly stated,
that the Allied Powers have formally protested
against many of the acts of the Spanish Mi-
nisters. The band of associated despots (declared
enemies., as they are, to all liberal government),
were wise enough to perceive that the only
chance of maintaining an absolute King in the
Peninsula was by pursuing measures of apparent
moderation. For some time their remonstrances
were unheeded - but the first effect of their
threats_bas at length.shewn itself in the suppres-
sion of the Restaurador, the violent royalist
journal, which was principally supported by the
bigoted clergy ; we also learn that the Apostolic
Junta is to be dissolved. This body was com-
posed of two deputies from each of the chapters
of the kingdoms, and its despicable and tyran-
nical interference in public affairs is well known.
Private letters state, that it had taken refuge in
Valladolid, after its retreating from Madrid.—
These measures prove most satisfactorily that
Ferdinand and his Ministers are in a dangerous
situation. Indeed, the 'intelligence from the pro-
vinces speak of armed bodies of Constitution-
alists being in the field,. and that the majority of
the population in the towns through which they
passed had taken part kith them. In the latter
end of last month a considerable band of these
troops, which was between -Andalusia and Extre-
madura moved upon Ciudad Real (in LalVlancha),.
where, after forcing the Royalist troops to retire,
they replaced the stone of the Constitution
Gathering, strength as it proceeded, the column
pursued their opponents as far as Manzanares,
where it also replaced the Constitutional stone.
The news of these proceedings was conveyed to
Madrid by exress, where it created a deep and
anxious sensation in the departments of Govern-
ment. The decree Of amnesty, so long talked
of, is still promised.

EMOKNING HERALD.]
Thursday's Paris Papers were received yester-
day, They contain no French news, and but
little from any other quarter. The Madrid in-
telligence comes down to the 7th inclusive. The •
Viscount de Marcellus, sent as Envoy Extraor-
dinary to Madrid, was to leave that city for
Paris. on the Bth-16 mission being fulfilled.—
The .purpose of his journey is tutted to haN;e been
that .of persuading Ferdinand to cot} foul the fa-
naticaland servile party. Among the public acts
which may be stippo.sed to result from this, .is the
suppression. of the fanaticalSournals—the only ones-.
allowed at Madrid. Nothing in the way of public
observation on pOlitics is henceforth to be permit-
ed. The brother of Count Ofalia is stated to have
set out for London. This Count is, we believe, the
Minister Heredia, who succeeded M. Casa I rujo.
By a Royal Decree, the King of Spain has cre-
ated a Sinking Fund. It must be a miraculous
decree that can create any kind of real fund
in the actual condition of Spain. Another
Royal Decree'. creates Don Antonio Ugate Se-
cretary to the Council of State—in considera-
tion of certain "difficult and delicate missions"
which he performed. The history of this Don
Antonio, as we have read it in an interesting
sketch of the Spanish revolution, published by 'a
Spanish gentleman, in French, is truly curious.
Without education or talent, he has risen to the
station of a . favourite, a. courtier, and a high
public functionary, from the condition of a com-
mon street porter or message bearer. He was
for some time employed as an instrument in
the intrigues of the former Russian Legation,
by, the Russian Minister. Constitutional gue-
rilla bands are, it is said, forming in Murcia
and Andalusia. The Toulouse Journal states,
that orderi had been sent from Paris, counter-
manding the return of the Spanish prisoners to
their country, obviously in the apprehension of
their joining or- forming Constittitional guerillas.
The conduct of the Baron de -Eroles, and of his
troops of the Faith, is stated to have been so via-
lent that the French General, Marignone, who
commands at Barcelona, ordered him and them
to a distance of eight leagues. When the accounts
came away, the French troops in Barcelona had
been under arms for four days continually, in
the apprehension that tranquillity might be dis-
turbed.

[MORNING POST.]
The commutation of the Assessed Taxes into
a Property Tax, which has been alluded to by
some of our Correspondents, would, if practica-
ble, to all appearances be extremely. desirable.
Nothing certainly seems more expedient than

that the humbler and struggling classes of society
should he exempted from taxation, and public
contributions be levied on the profits arising from
the surplus produce of the community, or, in
other words, on capital, whether invested in
land or in public securities, manufactures,
commerce, or trade of any description. But
although in theory this system is so attractive,
and may on paper be rendered as equitable a
mode of collecting the Revenues of a State as can
he well imagined, we fear it could not be carried
equitably into effect without having recourse to
means for investigating and ascertaining the private
concerns of individuals to which scarcely any con-
sideration would reconcile the people of this coun-
try ; particularly at a period of general prosperity.
If all men were of independent circumstances and
honest principles, the word of each contributor
might perhaps be taken for the amount of his
capital—hut where it would be so much the in-
terest of persons to conceal their real affairs,
nothing but a rigid inquisitorial authority in the
State, delegated of course to subordinate agents,
could ensure an approximation towards correct-
ness, and consequently towards that equitable
imposition of taxes which is the principal object
for entertaining the scheme at all. The sole
question, therefore, is as to the relative advan-
tages, political as well as fiscal, of an assessment
on property exclusively and directly an assess-
ment on various necessaries and luxuries of life,
indirectly affecting the capital of the nation.--
Now, as society at large ought, in a matter so en-
tirely appertaining to its own interests, to be
esteemed the best judge of both systems, we are
willing to confide to its decision, which we are
certain would, even after a general poll, be
found in favour of indirect assessment.