The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-28 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION

SUN OFFICE, Three o'Clock.
We are just enabled to give the most positive
assurances that our. Government: have received
no such information as was announced in

The Courier of Saturday last, respecting the
alleged intention of the French GOvernment to

withdraw their army to the Ebro ; and that, of
the contrary, the statement iu question is be
lieved to be a gross fabrication.

We recommend the following paragraphs
to the cool consideration of our sagacious ad-
vocates for free trade. We shall in due
time, no doubt, be spared half the dangers
and fatigues of traversing the ocean with our
merchandize and the produce of our colo-
nies. It must be highly gratifying to our
manufacturers, too, to know that the clothiers of
Russsia and Poland can send their fabrics to
the warehouses.of this country for competition

With our own manufactures !
HAMM! itfitt, JULY consequence of the alterations
and modifications of the celebrated Navigation Act, lately made
by the English Legislature, we bad last week the novelty of the
arrival of a ship from Jamaica direct,'which brings the produce
of that island to our market, without having passed through
England. A ship from Bombay has also arrived in the Elbe,
with a crew, composed of natives of that remote country, of
above oue hundred men.
WansAW, J 1.; LY 7. The report spread by several FP-.
reign Journals of the assembling of considerable corps of troops
in the kingdom of Poland is wholly un tint nded.
The number of cloth manufactories has been much increased
in this kingdom. Besides the capital, there are thirty-one
towns in which such manufactories are, established.

We beg to, refer our Readers to Mr. OWEN'S
advertisement, in another column, calling a
Public Meeting to.morrow. We hope to see a
powerful support given to this philanthropic
character, in the propositions which he will
doubtless submit for carrying into immediate ef.
fect his admirable arrangements for the employ-
ment of the working classes and the poor.

( From the .Glasgow Courier, July 24.)
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman belonging to this city at
present in France,
" CAEN; JuLY 13,11123.—1 n the harbour of Havre there is
at present much bustle, occasioned by a great many American
ships which are discharging their cargoes, consisting princi-
pally of cotton. The quantity of that article is so great that it
is actually piled on the quays in immense heaps, larger almost
than ordinary hay stacks. The inner harbour, which is of a
prodigious size, is literally tilled with the French ships with
their masts struck and awnings over them laid up as useless,
owing to the Spanish war, which is, in this part of the coun.
try, unpopular with all ranks, classes and professions. I un-
derstand an immense number of workmen have been dis-
charged from the different manufactories in this part of France,
and that a considerable number of, Englishmen, who 'were
employed as cotton spinners, 'hatters, &c. &c. have returned
home, not being able any longer to find employment here.—
The country from Havre to this place, a distance of about
forty miles, is one of the most fertile and beautiful parts of
Normandy. The grain crops are very good, _but about six
weeks later than last year. The weather here this season
has been-very much the same as with you, that is a good
deal of sunshine, with frost in' the mornings and the
evenings. Last year they had an abundant crop of every
thing, and, in consequence, bread, wine and cider are
at present. cheaper here. than almost ever -remembered.
This year they have some doubts if the grapes will ripen ; in
consequence of which the wine-bibers are looking forward in
despair. A Toniseau of cyder, which containit, I should think,
neatly two pipes, which formerly sold for 100 franca, sells at
present for 110, and the best vin orinnaire so low as 9 row per
bottle. —Small as the trade of this place is, there are a number
of vessels laid up as at Havre, and the garrison, which last
year consisted of cavalry, artillery and infantry, to the num-
ber of 3000 men, is now reduced to three ,or four companies
of the Regiment of Holienlobe, a kind. of regiment com-
posed of foreigners,. something like our 60th. The remain.
der of the regiment is at Cherburgh and other places 'along
the coast • all the regular and best troops are in Spain, from
whence the people here cannot learn one word of what is
going. on that they can depend upon. In this place, which
volumes about 40,000 inhabitants—they are principally I.i.
berate". They were great supporters of Iltionaparte, until he
'became Emperor and went to Spain. They then began to look
to the Bourbons with a favourable eye, but now, since the war
with Spain has again commenced, Louts is become no favourite,
and for this reason the English here are now more liked than
they were, because our Government have lcdpt neutral.—
A great number of English families have returned home,
anti there are few coming to supply their place, so that
I ant inclined to think the rage for residing in France is
almost over. , Ido not wonder at it. No inducement that
1 have yet met with, would cause me to change my abode. No
doubt people can live bettei for the same sum of money here
than in England; but, in the latter country',
_you have every
comfort, and in this country you have none. Beef and mutton
are nearly as dear here as with you,' and vastly inferior in
quality. House-rent is low ; but then the houses are bad, and
such as in our native country we would not occupy. Last year
there was not a house here to be got ; now, you can have a
choice of them."

ST. PETERSBUTM, JULY 4.--We learn, that 'Dar= Von
ampfenhausen will perform the function of Minister of the
Interior during the journey of Count Ketschubeg to the Crimea.
General Kormtkow, Military Governor of Lithuania, has re-
ceived the same authority as the Civil -Governor, to submit all
the Inland and Foreign Journals circulated in his Government
to a Censorship."
We are yet unable to state precisely on what
day his MAJESTY will embark to resume his
summer excursions within the: isle of Wight.
The Royal George yacht came into harbour on.
Monday, went out Sn Thtirsday, proceeded to
the westward for exercise, and returned again in
the evening ; since which the three,ltoyal yachts'
have continued at their moorings.—(nampshire
Telegraph ).

Saturday morning, letween eight and nine
o'clock, an Express arrived at the Secretary of
State's Office for Foreign Affairs, in 'Downing-
street, from Dover. The dispatches brought by
the Express were from Spain, by the way of
France. They were forwarded to Mr. Secretary
CANNING.
Yesterday morning the Duke of 'YORK at-
tended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal in
the King's Palace, St. James's.
On Saturday evening the Duchess of KENT
honoured the Italian Opera with her presence.
Prince LEOPOLD arrived in London from
Claremont, on Saturday night. Yeitezday morn-
ing his Royal Highness attended Divine Service
at St. Phillip's Chapel, Waterloo Place.
Prince ESTERIIAZY has returned from his visit
to HIS MAJESTY.

It is confidently stated that his Royal High.
ness the Duke of 'roux. is to visit Scotland this
season, and is expected to attend the'Caledonian
Hunt and Northern Meeting. -- (,Edinburgh
Courant, Juhj 24.)
' The Earl of FAuxuAst departed this life on
Thursday afternoon, at the Pulteney Hotel, Al-
howarle-street. His Lordship had been in a de-
clining state of health for some months past,