The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-04 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, FEB. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Royal George,
Ellerby, from Bombay. The following- outward-bound vessels
remain, viz.:—Henry Davidson ; Salacia ; London Packet ;
Tracey, Topaz ; and Clarkson.
Gibraltar,
ita
the Medway, Harnerson, for
r in 9 days ; and Liberty,
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived his Ma.
jetty's s
Aldridge,
rom Medina
llilneas sif m
Rio Janeiro. The Tosthumus, Spencer, from London to
IJamaica, came into ha'rbour to repair a-leak.
hipf iledrnoa.
FALMOUTH, FEB.2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Perth-
' shire, Sangster, from'-London for St. Michaels. Sailed the
Lady Mary Pelham packet for the Islands.
LIVERPOOL FEB, 2.—Arrived the Mediterranean, Bully,
from Pernambuco: sailed the 24th of December; Tolson,
Simpson, from ditto: sailed the 16th of December; Blandferd,
Soper, from Newfoundland, in 17 days ; Phtzbe„Mathewson,
from Charlestone : sailed the 26th of December ; Kitty,
from ditto ; Carlew, Aikenhead, from Marseilles. Sailed the
Marmion, Petrie, for Charlestone:
COWES, FEB.3.—Wind S.S.W. light breezes.—The fol-
lowing outward-bound vessels remain wind-bound, viz.
Castle Huntly, Drummond, for India ; Sneaton Castle, Brown ;
Marquis of Anglesey, Williams ; Garnett, Burgess ; William
Henry, Southcouth ; Valant, Nicols ; and Juno, Tait.

Is MAJESTY'S SLOOP SAPPIIO.—The apprehension which
was entertained for the safety of his Majesty's sloop Sappho,
has, we are much gratified in stating, been set at rest by a let-
ter from the Captain (Jones), of lib recent a date as the 24th
ult. from Ardbear harbour, in the county of Galway, addressed
to Admiral Colville., eommanding,,op this station.—(Dublin
Evening Post.)

CORN-EXCHANGE;• FEB. 4.
The arrivals of all sorts of Grain tia week are moderate :
Wheat, 4,700; Barley, 3,500 ; Oats, 3;000 qrs. ; Flour, 7,700
sacks. The quantity of Flour is considerable, and our millers
pause in purchasing, so that the Wheat trade is reported dull
at Monday's currency. Barley does not sell quite so freely as
last market-day. In Beans and Pease there is no alteration.
There are but few Oats at market, and such sales as are made
obtain the terms of Monday.

On the 11th ult. 56 houses were burnt down
at Zulichan, in Prussia. By this melancholy
accident, 56 poor families have been plunged in
great distress.

On Monday the 26th January the Rev. HCOU
RALPH, M.A. was unanimously elected Minister
of the Scotch Church, Oldham-street Liverpool,

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts front the Morning Papers, Feb. 4.

[MORNING POST.?
The labours of theParliameutary Session have
comraenced, and the gratifying nature of his
lajesty's Speech has, as we anticipated, drawn
frOnk both Houses an unanimous expression of
corresponding sentiments. But though no amend-
meats were proposed to the Addresses moved on
the occasion, the Marquis of Lansdown in the
Lords, and Mr. Brougham in the Commons, ac-
companied their assent with such observations as
iuttuced,the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Secretary
Quitting to enter into brief but triumphant expo-
sitions of the policy which his Majesty's Govern-
ment has pursued, and which has led to results
so advantageous to the character and prosperity
of the country. With respect to the great ques-

tion of the formal recognition of South American
independence, the following statement, made by
Mr. Secretary Canning, will shew that the delay
which has taken place may prove the pre-
cursor of a still greater boon to the eman-
cipated. Colonies than an earlier but separate re-
cognition on our part—" His Majesty has declined
to engage in any expressions on this subject, that he
may remain, unbound by any pledge or contract,
at full liberty to take that line which the inte-
rests of this country may dictate. This is the
best course that could be taken for the Colonies

themselves; as a greater boon may he offered
eventually to them than would be given by our
separate recognition now.' Conceded upon Ma-
ttre deliberation, it would be the more satisfac-
tory and efficient, and we should stand justified
before God and man for the course we had
deemed it our duty to pursue. On this subject
oar answer has been given to the Court of Spain.
It is now on. its way to Madrid, and a time may'
probably arrive when Ministers may be more ex-
plicit." If it were necessary to add any thing
to Mr. Secretary Canning's frank and manly ex-
planation, the best refutation that could be fur-
nished to Mr. Brougham's censure of
,the neutral
policy adopted by his Majesty's Government in
the late struggle in Spain, would be the follow-
ing passage from his speech last night :—" Who,
it has been said, cares for France, or a war with
her—we have beat her before, and we shall beat
her again. So it may be, Sir, and no doubt would
be, but it is to be borne in mind that this is to
be done only at the cost of one hundred and
seventeen millions a year, and the loss of thou-
sands and thousands of valuable.lives." So said
his Majesty's Ministers in. Parifament last year,
and upon this wise and humane view they acted
in the teeth of Mr. Brougham's denunciations, in

not plunging the nation into an expensive and
bloody quarrel, with probably half the Powers
of Europe. Mr. Secretary Canning also repelled,
with great effect, the charges of inconsistency
brought against him for his conduct with respect
to the Catholic Question. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer, in reply to a question from Mr.
Hume, as to whether any taxes were to be taken
off, declined giving any information at present,
bat announced it to be his intention, in the course
cf a few weeks, to bring the finances of the coun-
try- under the consideration of the House.

[THE TIMES.]
The Speech recited yesterday by the Royal
Commissioners, on opening the Session of ParHa-
client, had been already so minutely anticipated,
that it could hardly be expected to contain much
either to excite or satisfy curiosity. It was, in
troth, what it had been represented to be : and
ilMinisters should feel hurt, or their adherents
complain, that the rash and headstrong Press
will obtrude -itself into the province of Govern-
ment, there is but one way of remedying the
evil—and that is, by telling a free people more
of their own concerns than they themselves, or
their friends, are enabled to discover by ordi-
nary sagacity; and a very slight degree of atten-
tion to public affairs. It might be conceived
that there would always be a certain some-
thing, which a Sovereign, desirous of ingra-
tiating himself with his subjects, and yet
bound • by external forms and diplomatic
usages to wards • foreign Powers, could commu-
nicate to the former without offending the latter.
In this Speech there is no coromunicatiOn of that
.description. in fact, there is no communication
of any description ; and having perused the pre-
sent Speech with all the attention of which we
are capable, we cannot conceive, if all future
productions of this nature are to- be like that of
the. year 1324, why the unnecessary form should
be ratained. The King's indismition—the ac-
tivity of commerce, and consequent increase, or,
as it is called, growth of the retenue,—the im.
provement of farming concerns, and kind regards
of foreign Powers, are all circumstances which
might have been learned from any weekly, or
daily—from any metropolitan, or provincial pa-
per—for any given period of time now elapsed,
as well as from the Speech from the Throne.