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

ROYAL NAVY.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31.—A new composition has been in-
vented by Sir Humphrey Davy, to prevent the corrosion of
copper on chips' bottoms. It is now applying on the bottom
of the Surly cutter, under the direction of Sir Humphrey and
Sir Robert Seppings, at one of the eastern dock-yards.
The following Lieutenants were promoted to the rank of
Commander, on the 21st inst.:—J. R. Mould, George hillier,
G. L. Saunders, and Chas. Adams ; the senior of these officers
had held his rank thirty, and the junior twenty, years. The
following Mates and Midshipmen were also promoted to the
rank of Lieutenants:—
Lawrence Dennehy, Wm. Carpenter, Henry Gray Kellock,
George Gregory, Chas. Wilson Riley, Richard Stephen Tom.
kills, Wm. Pearne, Joseph Frank Tomson, Chas. Garrett,
John Hills, Arthur Thos. Morley, Chas. E. Blissett.
Capt. W. Bowen Mends (brother of the late Commodore Sir
R. Mends) is appointed to tne Blanche, 46, fitting at Chatham,
for South America. Lieut. E. Handfield is also appointed to
that ship; Lieut. Pynsent to the Coast Blockade Service. "

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India and South Sea liouus.

PRICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS ir,r LONDON, Fe'a. .^.l
AT ON I: O'CLOCK.
5 Five per Cents. 964.
( Scrip, 8 pm.
i Six per Cents. 00.
Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00.
( Ditto New -90.
Five per Cent. Bonds, 82.
Scrip, 5} preni.
Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Spanish Ditto 1821, 244.
Ditto 1823, 17.
Prussi n 5 Five per Cent. Bonds, 3li.
a
( Ditto New, 89j.
Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, oii.
Portuguese 86i. Peruvian New Loan, 00.
Chili 79i.
Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 66.
Mexican Loan, 53 prem.
1 00.
Poyais
1 New, 33.
3lexican Mines' 9i prem.
1 Bank Shares £22 10s.-1:23,
Seven per Cent. 000.
American 1 Six per Cent. 00 —OW.
1 Five per Cent. 00-000.
t Three per Cent. 714.
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PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, JAM, 29.
Bank Stock 236 Grand Canal Loan, 0 p.et. 64
Gov. Deb. 3?, per cent. 974 ._____.:_:Ditto 4 per cent.... ---
Stock, 3A per ct 96i —DittoStock --
Gor. Deb. 4 per cent. — Royal Canal Stock
Gov. I)eb. 5 per c.,nt. -
-Stock, 4 per cent. -
--___New -
Treasury Bills, 5 per cent — Do. f; per cent. -- • City Debentures, 5 per ct — Ballast Office Govt. Sec.
Lying in Hospital 4 per ct..— 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, Jan. 23, 84.

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THE SUN.

SOLE fl QUIS DICERE FdISUM AUDEAT

LONDON,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY .2, 1824.

Since is e announced that it was intended that

the Speech, to be delivered to-morrow oil the
• opening of Parliament, should contain a full re"
cognition of the independence of South America,
that important communication from the Crown tQ
Parliament-has undergone some modificationsond
has now received the final sanction of his MaJtaTir
in the Council held at Brighton on Saturday. lA'
its actual shape, the Speech will allude to the
measures for securing the commercial relations Of
this country with the South American States, and
will speak in general terms only of the question
between them and Spain. An opportunity, how
ever, will probably be afterwards taken by Mi-
nisters, for stating that if Agents are sent to this
country from South America, they will be re-
ceived. The Speech, as WP have already stated,
' will advert in the most gratifying terms to the
prosperous condition of the country, to the
flourishing state of the finances, and to the pro-
spect of a further alleviation of the public hurthens.
Indeed, it is confidently expected that the CRAM'
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will at an early period
of the Session bring forward a proposition for re'
ducing both the 4 and 31 per cents. ; and from
the large saving of annual charge which will thus
be effected, together with the progressive increase
of the Revenue, Ministers will be enabled to
afford the country a sensible relief from taxation•

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