The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-14 00:00:00

lin London, on accnunt'of the new Spanish Loan,
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ivhich were refused acceptance;" fifth, that press
warrants were expected to be issued immediately.
But all the, above reports may be construed into
one, by the current report of some elltinsive
failure being on the eve of taking place. French
Funds came by the Express, 78f. 80cei
r °REIGN MARKE're—The bustle- Old confu-
sion in the morning in the above market was
exceedingly:treat, and all persons were selling
Spanish Bon&

New Brunswick Papers to the 4th of Decetn
bet, itrrivirtt:ln town atis morning, but they "con
tau) nothing worth extracting.

CiEORGEAMPIVN, Dtc. 28, 1822.
_extract of Letter from our Correspondent at Iffithbytton,

dated Derembei 18.
. Mr. FLoio has introduced a Bill to establish
a Colony, at the mouth of the Columbia River On the Pacific
Ocean,.. The discussion' of it Is postponed to the 2nd Mon-
day in January. The Bill provides for a force of 900 men—
a Governor at a salary of 3,000 dollars, and a Secretary at
2,000 dollars The objects are, first the military occupation of
,that part of the territory to which Russia has let up a claim; and
a harbour for our merchantmen and ships of war cruising in
the Pacific Ocean, At`pFesent, they are entirely indebted to the.
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courtesy of Spain for. a port of refreshment and refuge. Those
engaged in whaling, in the catching of seals, and in the fur
,trade, are much interested in it. Government is disposed to'
layout these pursuits, not so much on account of their
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profits, as '
that they are nurseries of teainen. Some
gentlemen entertain great objections to the Bill. They
consider,. that it may involve us in a war with Russia': that
it is not ourpolicy to establish colonies; and that we ought not
to create distant drains to our population. •

THE Kimo.—(Brighton, Feb. 12.)-11is MA-
JESTY, we have the high gratification to state,
continues' hourly to improve in health. His
MAJESTY'S illness here is now regarded as a cir-
cumstance past, and all anxiety, in the happy
certainty Hof his recovery, has vanished. in the,
pleasure of this feeling, the inquiries at the
Palace in number, to-day, have comparatively
been but few.

The. Duke of roalc took an airing in his pri-
vate carriage yesterday.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, a 'Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-street,
which sat about two hours.
The Spanish Minister transacted business at
the Foreign Office yesterday for a considerable
time.

Yesterday morning Mr. VANSITTART and Mr.
BATJIURST left town for Brighton, on a visit to the
KIND.

The elevation of Mr. VANSITTART to the
Peerage, by the title of Baron BEXLEY, of Ilexley,
will shortly be officially announced.
Mr. COURTENAY, we find, is not yet, as stated,
sworn into office as one of the Barons of the
Exchequer. fi

Captain GODFREY arrived yesterday at the
Admiralty, with most important dispatches from
Sir CHAS. ROWLEY at Jamaica, copies of which
were immediately forwarded to the KING and
his Majesty's Ministers.
A private letter from Madrid says, the British
Ambassador gives the most brilliant Soirees. All
parties are invited. The greatest courtesy' is
shewti.hy Sir WILLIAM ATOIIRT and his Ludy
to the most distinguished patriots.
Letters from Leipzig, dated the 26th ultimo,
state, that the active exertions of Messrs. Tit Et).
ctrAR and SON (Greek merchants in that city),on
behalf of their destitute countrynian at Odessa
and the neighbourhood, had been attended
with the happiest effect ; ñ large subscription
had been raised. At Dresden many individuals
had given from dollars 100 to dollars 150, i. e.
from 15/, to 22/. 10s. sterling.
It is mentioned in Letters from Copenhagen,
dated the 28th ult, that a great mercantile firm in
that City was about to undertake a speculation
direct to Greece& Corn of , all descriptions
maintained its price in the Danish Capital, but
there was otherwise a great dulness in trade.
We regret to state that an eminent house at
Frankfort, in the manufacturing line, has sus-
pended its payments for 700:000 florins, about
70,0001. sterling.
We are sorry to announce the death of the
Right Hon. Dowager Lady I.II.FORD, which
took place at Clifton a few days ago.
We have seldom had a more painful duty to
perform than we have this day in ,recording the
death of Lady EDWARD SOMEnsET,•WiIe of Lord
EDWAII'D SOMERSET, one of the Members for
Gloucestershire, who died on Tuesday last.—
(Chelteithum Chronicle.)

A Letter from Newcastle-upon. Tyne, dated
Wednesday the 11th inst. says---“ A fire broke
out this morning at three o'clock in the large
White Lead Manufactory of Messrs. LOCKE:,
BLACKETT, and CO. in that town ; luckily it, was
got under without much damage. But for the
promptitude and active exertions of the fire-men
the consegnences might have been very serious.
The property is insured in the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne Insurance °lice. The fire was no doubt
altogether accidental."

BY a return of coals imported Into the Port
of London, and delivered in the ear 1822, it appears that the
total quantity was 1,199,511 chaldrons.
THE. GUN TRADS.—Consittemble orders are
received in this town for arms from Portugal ;
but we understand that the manufacturers have
some fear of not being able, to execute them,
in consequence of a demand made by the works
men for advance of wages. • 'there is also some
apprehension, that great part of the orders will
find their way to Germany, espedially if the
workmen persevere in their attempts at high
wages. Lists of prices have been sent for by
agents to meet the foreign merchants at the till.
ferent pprts : the necessity, therefore, of a goad
understanding between , the manufacturers and
the workmen will easily be seep by all parties.'
—(DirviinghaPr) Fe. 6. 19') I