The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-17 00:00:00

W...

the half-yearly dividends are payalele on the Ist
of August and the Ist of February, at Mr. N. M.
Rothschild's Office. in London, without any de-
4uction. • •

We this day lay before our Readers the new
Tariff Bill for the United States of America.
The heavy Duties which it imposes on Foreign
imports, for the protection of the Native North
American Manufactures, cannot fail to be highly
detrimental to the Commerce and Manufactures
of Great Britain. On the other hand, if is
persevered in, and if its imposts can hey practi-
cally enforced, it will most assuredly-give a pro-
digious impulse to the manufactures of America,
and carry their prosperity rapidly to the highest
pitch. The Americans are much better judg ,s
of these mutters than our theoretical Political
Economists ; and it is most lamentable to know
'that this country is gradually abandoning that
protective sys-tem to which she owes her gran-
4eur and her power, at the very time that other
States are adopting that wise policy from which
we have been induced to deviate.

COLOMBIAN NA'i'AL VICTORY.—The Bolivar
tad Itcyacea, Colombian vessels of war, arrived at Pensa-
cola on the 18th of April, with their prize,' the Spanish
contte Ceres. By the account of the action in the Pensacola
papers, it appears that the engagement lasted about fifty
minutes,, when the Ceres struck to the Bolivar, being com-
pletely cut up, with scarce a rope standing, and haying se-
veral dangerous shots in her hull. The Ceres mounted 36
long Parisian 18-pounders,, and two chasers, and had a com-
plement of 326 men ; the Bolivar carried 22 32-pound carro-
nudes, and one long 12-pounder, with 156 men ; the Boyacca,

Captain Brown, has twenty 32-pound carronades, and two

abort 12-pound gunnades, and 140 men. The Ceres had thirty
urea killed and sixty wounded, thirty of whom have since died
of their wounds. The Bolivar had none killed, and only
four wounded, among whom were Commodore Beluehe and
Lieut, Booth, commanding marines, both very slightly. The
.litgacca had none killed, and but one wounded. No merchant-
vessels, as was first reported, were captured by the Colombians.
When the three vessels entered the harbour of Pensacola, the
Commodore saluted the fort with 21 guns, which was returned
with an equal number. The prize and the two Colombian ships
Were to remain at Pensacola until repaired, and the Commodore
Was to proceed to New Orleans for his family. The Spanish
Officers taken were well treated, and appeared quite at ease. A
letter from one of the Colombian officers states, that the day
before the action they fell in with the Colombian schooner
-tllderne, Chase, which had in the night fallen in with, and had
an engagement with, the Centella, taking her to be an enemy'
In the engagement Captain Hopner received a musket ball
through his body, but was expected to recover.

We have received a great mass of Buenos Ayres
Papers, reaching down to the 6th March. They
contain no news of any prominent character or
striking interest, but they afford a pleasing dis-
play of good sense and knowledge applied to
politics, and an undeniable proof of the benefits
conferred by free institutions and a free press,
among a people but lately rescued from the
most ignorant Government and intolerant reli-
gious system of the ancient world. The papers
which we have received include numbers of three
journals, the Argos,' .the Republican, and the
Theatre of Opinion.. The first contains a good
selection of the news, foreign and domestic ; the
two last. are principally devoted to political dis-
cossion. In reading the latter we were struck,
not only with the degree of information which
they display, but with their temperate and saga-
cious manner of discUssing topics which, among a
people recently liberated, might have been ex.
v. pected to excite passion, or to lead to exaggera-
tion.

PROROGATION' OF PARLIAMENT.—Owing to
the introduction of I3ills, such as that regarding
the East India Possessions, founded on the Treaty
with the Netherlands, &c., the Prorogation of
Parliament cannot take place till the middle or
towards the latter end of next week. It is at
present calculated in the Government Offices,
and about the Houses of Parliament, that the
Commons will adjourn to-morrow, if possible,
till Tuesday, to give time to the Lords to dispose
of the Bills sent from the Lower House; that
the Commons will then re-assemble to receive
Bills returned from the Lords, and to examine
and agree to any amendments that may be
proposed by the Upper House to any of the
Bills ; and that on 'Wednesday, as now ar-
ranged, or on Thursday at latest, the Parliament
will be prorogued. The Prorogation, it is at
present expected, will be by Commission; there
is reason to believe, we are sorry to state,
that his Majesty will not prorogue the Parlia-
ment in person. This expectation is not occa-
sioned by the state of his Majesty's health. No
arrangements are made or making for his Ma-
jesty's reception at the House of Lords, and no
instructions have been given to prepare them ;
and we the more regret this circumstance, be-
ceuse hitherto neither opening nor prorogation of
Parliament has taken place by his Majesty in

person since the great renovations and improve
melds at theliouse of Lords.—(ilforning Paper.)

The Whitehaven Gazette of Monday last con-
tains a very long account of a Coroner's Inquest
on the body of Mr. Ginsox, a schoolmaster, who
had died in consequence of a scuffle which took
place between the deceased and Nicholson, a
police officer, who went to levy an execution on
his goods. Previous to the examination a con-
versation arose between the Coroner and some
Gentlemen of the town who were taking notes.
The Coroner objected, but the Gentlemen de-
fended the taking of notes, and the Coroner no
longer objecting, the examination proceeded.
After a full and impartial investigation of the
case, in which several witnesses were examined,
the following verdict was presented by the fore-
man, in behalf of himself and the rest of the
Jury, " Manslaughter, accompanied with un-,
warrantable and aggravated circumstances on the
part of James Nicholson." The Coroner then

committed the prisoner to Carlisle gaol, to take
his-trial at the ensuing Assizes. This case ex-
cited great anxiety in the town, insomuch that it
was difficult to protect the prisoner from the
fury of the populace. The Coroner, Mr.LowitY,
conducted the case with patience, diligence, and
ability. His objections to Ole taking of notes were
urged with moderation and gentlemanly firmness,
and the Gentleman who maintained their rights
supported them with the same liberal feelings.—
The account of the case is given with all due im-
partiality in the Whitehaven Gazette.

Lord GWYDYR, the Deputy Lord Great Cham-
berlain of England, comes to town on Saturday,
to his Lordship's residence in Piccadilly, to take
the Royal commands regarding the prorogation
of Parliament. If his MAJESTY do not prorogue
the Parliament in person, his Lordship's labours
will not be considerable; only making the cus-
tomary Guy Fawkes searches in the cellars, &c.,
with the yeomen.
The Kent packet arrived at Falmouth on Sun-
day, in 14 days from Lisbon. At the time of her
departure all was quiet ; the QUEEN was still re-
siding in the country Palace of Queluz. The
Marquis of ABIIANTES, who was supposed to be
implicated in the death of the Marquis of Lo~TLE,
had been arrested in his flight at Mertola, and
confined in a castle on the Tagus. The French
Admiral had given a grand fete on board his ship,
the San Pedro, of 80 guns, then in the Tagus.

It would appear from the following paragraph,
which is extracted from a New York paper of the
14th ult., that the Portuguese possessions in Africa
have thrown off their subjection. No intelligence
of that nature has, however, reached England
through any European channel. " The provinces
of Bengalla and Angola have declared for the
Imperial Government since the revolution in
the Brazils. Three Portuguese frigates left Port
Praya on the 25th of March last for Angola, with
a new Governor and 1,500 troops, in order to en-
force a return to the present order of things in
Portugal ; but, if it was determined to resist this
attempt, it was believed double this force would
be required to subdue Angola and Bengalla,
those places being well fortified, and the forts
completely commanding the harbour."

Yesterday tnorning, about ten o'clock, the
Duke and Duchess of CLAILENca left town for
Bushey.
The Princess AUGUSTA dined with the Duke
and Duchess of CLARENCE on Tuesday.
The Cabinet Ministers dined with Earl BATH-
URST yesterday, at his house in Great Stani►ope-
street.

The Prince and Princess POLIGNAC arrived in
town yesterday, from Paris. We announced the
marriage of their Highnesses about a fortnight
ago, when some of our coternporaries affected to
doubt the faCt.

Captain CoLc, of the 45th regiment of foott
arrived yesterday at the Colonial Office, with
dispatches from Ceylon.
Mr.J.kuts WATT.—This Gentleman employed
his great talents in discoveries and improvements
so much to the advantage of mankind, in all future
ages, that it must be highly gratifying to every
scientific and philanthropic man to find that his
memory Is likely to receive due honour from those
who are capable of estimating his merits, and
the important services •-which he has rendered to
society. A Public Meeting, we see, is an-
nounced, for the purpose of raising a monument
in honour of this illustrious individual, as he may
fairly be styled ; and it is highly honourable to
those friends of the deceased and of science, by
whom such a laudable purpose has been sug-
gested, and which, we doubt not, will be fully
accomplished.

MADAME RONZI DE BEGNIS.—We are very
sorry to hear that this charminc, and amiable
Actress is still so much indisposed as to be un-
able to appear before the Public, and that her
benefit, which was to have taken place at the
King's Theatre this night, is therefore unavoid-
ably postponed.

THE LATE MR. Muss.---A5 an enamel-painter
the abilities of this Artist were conspicuous. His
specimens exhibited last year at the Royal 'Aca-
demy were DUNCAN GRAY, after the original by
D. WILKIE, Esq., It. A., in the collection of
Lord C. TOWNSIIEND, and a Portrait of CANOVA,
in enamel, after the original painted at Rome,
by J. JACKSON, Esq., R. A., in the collection of
F. CHANTRY, Esq., R. A. Mr. Muss had been
seriously afflicted with erysipelas for the last
three weeks, producing an unusual enlargement
of the cranium and inflammation of the eyes,
which terminated in mortification, notwithstand-
ing he had the best advice and attendance. Sir
HENRY HALFORD attended by the express desire
of his MAJESTY, who knew the merit of, and
was anxious to preserve the life of, so distin-
guished an Artist. Mr. Muss has left a widow
and daughter to deplore not only a domestic ca-
lamity, but a loss to the country. lle was a na-
tive of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and served an ar-
ticleship of eleven years to the eminent enameller
on glass, Mr. COLLINS, of the Strand.

Mr. ROBERT GOURLAY remains in custody at
the House of Commons. He is with two Mes-
sengers' in the prison rooms. A friend appeared,
in consequence of what was said in the House of
Commons by Mr. Canning, and proferred to talc...!
some care, and make some arrangemeats for Mr.
Gourlay ; but Mr. Gourlay would not accept of
them. -He insisted on remaining in custody, and
on being called to the bar. He has prepared a
petition, which has been forwarded to an Hon.
Member, and the case is expected to be men-
tioned in the house of Commons this day. The
prisoner is well provided by Mr. Bellamy, the
Commons' Coffee-house-keeper.
We understand that the Hon. E. G. Stanley,
M. P., Mr. J. S. Wortley, jun., -M. P., and Mr. J. E. Deni-
son, M. P. intend to sail this week for the United States of
America. This is a new, but most interesting and important
field for the observations of our Senators.—( York Courant.)
Tax ARMT.—The first battalion of the first
regiment of Grenadier Guards, which was to
have had a field-day in Hyde Park this morning,
assembled for that purpose, but, in consequence
of the unfavourable state of the weather, no
field-day took place, and the battalion was dis-
missed at an early hour.