The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-11 00:00:00

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MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, IllAncit N.E.—Arrived the Mexican,
Kelleran, from Ilavannah. Came down from the River and
sailed the Mangrove, Bay, for the Mediterranean ; Joseph,
'hristopber, for Batavia ; Ilarbara, Ureathead, Rio Janeiro ;
Dawn, Marshall, St. John's; Asoph, Webster, St. Mary's;
Faith, Foster, Ilonduras ; Exeter, Young, Lisbon ; and Cam-
den, —, Jamaica ; also the Hon. Company's ship London,
for India.

PonTisrot:Tal, MAR cm Io.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the
Loyal Briton transnort, from the West Indies. Sailed his 31a-
jesty's ships t!amclion and Calliope to the Westward; General
l'almcr, for Madras ; Olive, fbr Mobile ; Anny, for Rio Ja-
neiro ; Britannia, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Salacia, for
Smyrna ; Elizabeth, for St. John's, N.B. ; Susannah, for Rio
Janeiro ;- and Spartan, for St. John's, N. l{.
FALMOUTH, MARcH 9. Wind S. W.—The Magnet
packet, which arrived yesterday from Lisbon, left in the 'Pawns
his Majesty's ship Windsor Castle ; the Tribune and Glasgow
frigates had sailed for the Mediterranean. Arrived the Fcbpse
packet. front Rio .Janeito, sailed the 10th Januar,: ; and Cathe-
rine, Flagg, from London. The Resolutio, Pederson, from
Longsound, parted her cable yesterday, and drove on shore mar
St. Just Pool, where she now lies, but without having sustained
any injury. The pilots which brought in the Sloop Susannah
began discharging her cargo this morning.
141 v SUPOO T., MARCH U.—Arrived the Bridvt, Leslie, from
Bengal; Neptune, White, Buenos Ayres; Dominica.. John-
son, Maranham ; Eleanor, Young, Demerara ; Balfour, Gun-
son, Savannah ; and Joe, Grumley, Lisbon.

The Eleanor, Wont,-r, from Lynn to Dunbar, struck on a
sunken rock near Dunbar Pier the Bth im tant, and

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.

PCttTSMOUTII, MARCH 9.—A Court Marfa', composed of
the following Captains, viz. Thos. Dundas, Esq. (President '• 1
Sir William Host, ; .Tames Nash, Charles Inglis, and
David Dunn, Esqrs.; Sir Nlhn. Wiseman, Bart. ; and Fre-
derick Bunn, Esq. ; with Moses Creetham, Eso. Deputy
Judge Advocate to the Fleet, was held on Friday last (.sth
inst.) and continued by adjournment, on the following day,
and, by subsequent adjournment, until! Monday (Bth inst.), on
board his ,Majesty's ship. Qaeen Charlotte, for the trial of
Percy Grace, Esq. Commender of his Majesty's sloop Cyrene,
on charges preferred against him by Mr. Thomas Collins,
Master of that sloop.
The charges, as read to the Court, were as follow:
" For a breach of part of the eighth Articles of War, in tak-
ing out of the French schooner 'l,a Caroline sundry goods_
some of which were given away, the remainder brought o t
board, and applied to his own use.
" For acting in opposition to the orders of the Admiralty, in
severely starting marines and seamen, and flogging others on
their breech, 'a Ehout entering the same in the quarterly report of
punishments and ship's log-book.
For unofficer-like conduct, in bringing on hoard, at
Prince's Island, a mulatto slave-boy, belonging to one of the
inhabitants of that place, knowing him to be such, and landing
him at sierra Lone.

" For applying his Ma2,esty's stores to purposes unconnected
with the s.:ryice."

The Court were occupied during Friday and Saturday in e7t-
arnining witnesses in support of the Pro iteution, and on- Mon-
day Captain Grace entered on his defence, which having gone
through, and the necessary witnesses to support it being ex_
amincd, the Court, after mature deliberation, cane to the fal-
lowing decision :
" That it appears that sundry goods were ta;en out of the
French schooner La Carolip', as stated in the belc,rernentioned
charge, but that no part thereof was applied to his ozen use, but
were given away, and time value theroof satisfactorily ac-
cauntea for with the Captain of the French schooner, and
that such charge has not been proved against the said Percy
07 ace, Esq.
" That the charges of lir:officer-like conduct, in bringing on
hoard, at Prince's Island, a mul:aito slave boy, knowing bias
to be such, and of applying his 3lajesty's stores to purposes
unconnected with the service, have also not been proved agsAnst
the said Percy Grace, Esq.
But that the above-mentioned changes are
volivs, and vexation:.

" That the charge of severely starting, marines and seaire
and flogging others on their breech, without entering the same
in the quarterly report of purisrnents and ship's log-hook, has
been in part proved against the said Percy Grace, En., and the
Court, in consequence, do only adnioish him " to be more
ercumspect in future."

The Earl of CARLISLE, with his usual feeling
and goodness, has caused coals to be liberally
distributed to every poor person upon the Castle
Howard estates. And also money charities to
Le given to sixty poor widows, and other dis-
tressed persons:

Pus ov SIR WA LTER SCOTT.—At the An mat
General Meeting of the Celtic Society, in Edin-
burgh, on Friday the 27th February, Sir WA LTER
SCOTT is said to have set the table in a roar. The
following punning alteration of the old toa3t of
" A friend in need," &c. (in-knee'd), in com-
pliment to the Highlanders, is given as one of his
jokes :--" A friend bare-knee'd is a friend
indeed."

TIIEATRICA L CIIIT-CII kT. MiSS FOOT', of
Covent-garden Theatre, is to be married to a
youth of 12,000/. a-year. Miss BEA UMO NT, of
the same Theatre, is to be married to Mr. 0 wEN,
of the India House.—(Cork Southern Reporter.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Pepers, March 11.

ETRE TIMM]
An Express from Paris, dated Monday, shows
a fall of more then 21 per cent. in the French
Funds. Such a fall naturally produced a corre-
sponding action on the English Market, and the
Three per Cents. at one time were as low as 994.
As soon as the matter began to be sifted, the
alarm subsided. The fact is, that the arrival of
the English Papers at Paris, with the account of
the debate on Friday last, together with the de-
cisive language in Mr. Canning's dispatch, rela-
tive to South America, could not fail to cause a
sensation among the monied men of the French
metropolis, who are, if possible, more sensitive
than our own. Sunday being a holiday, the ef-
fect of this agitation could not appear till Mon-
day, when it acted in the way we have described.
Another cause, intimately connected with the
preceding, was not without its force in both mar-
kets. It was confidently asserted, that a Con-
gress is to be held at Paris on South American
affairs; and the circumstance of such a conference
in the teeth of the English declaration was consi-
dered as a threatening and alarming omen. The
best informed persons, however, do not believe
that any such Congress will take place ; and if it
does, we may venture to predict that the Holy
Allies will not be very ready or willing to come
to any open rupture with this country. France,
for one, will not like to have to begin her work
in Spain over again, knowing, as she does, the
disturbed and angry state of that kingdom, ever
after its " pacification and reduction to order."—
The English Funds recovered in the course of
the day.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The Paris Papers of Monday, and Tuesday,
reached our office yesterday. The Royalists
have triumphed in the Capital; the four candi-
dates of that faction have been returned to the
new Chamber, and the Constitutional candidates
thrown out. Among these are the rich manufac-
turer Ternaux, the well-known banker Lafitte,
and the intrepid Manuel, who was outrageously
expelled by clamour and violence last Session.
They ran the Royalists, however, close ; the ma-
jority obtained in every instance was trifling :
Manuel stood the lowest on the lists, and the
majority of Bertier, his Royalist antagonist, was
little more than three hundred. Every engine
of menace, influence, and corruption, was set
at work to produce this consummation. The
approaching Chamber will now be almost wholly
Royalist, and it is impossible even to anticipate
what measures may be proposed and passed by
such a body. The Bourbons consider themselves
at present to be secure on the throne of France ;
their great rival is no more; the army has fought
under the white standard, and been conciliated
by employment, honours, and promotion. The two
Chambers will be more than passive, and gradual
efforts will be made to undo all that the Revolution
accomplished. How far the feelings of the French
people generally will oppose this regeneration is
yet to be seen. The last Hamburgh Papers con-
tain an article, (hued from Stockholm, the 20th
of Feb. stating the presentation of a note by Sir
Benj. Bloomfield, our Ambassador to that Court,
on the subject of South America ; its purport
is in accordance with the papers lately laid on
the table of the House of Commons by Mr.
Canning. It states that Great Britain will re-
main a tranquil spectator of any effort made by
Spain to recover, by her own means and re-
sources, her lost possessions in America, but, on
any assistance afforded by any other Power,
either by actual armaments, or by subsidies or
pecuniary aid, that this country will recognize
the independence of South America at once.—
This is the only diplomacy that will he effective,
and succeed in preventing any Continental con-
federacy for the re-enslavement and desolation
of these fine and rising countries. Neither France
nor Russia will now venture any attempt iu their
independence.