The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-26 00:00:00

clear, where Sir ;GEonaE;be his genius what it
may, has acquircd the knowledge necessary for

s task.

Sir PETER MURRAY is ably seconded by
that great States:nan, the Duke of ATHOL.
His Grace, in the absence of other proofs, bears
his own ample testimony to the superabundant
qualifications of Sir G. MURRAY. He is quite
entranced with joy that his MAJESTY has dis-
covered, or been led to discover, Sir GEORGE'S
eminent qualifications. . We do join most
heartily with his Grace in admiring the sagacity
of those' who have made this discovery.-
Ihe Noble Duke having dealt out so
liberal a testimonial to the merits of Sir
GEORGE MURRAY, proceeds to the equally
agreeable theme of his own merits. He says
that he has been in active life for fifty years ;
that he has -never shrunk from his duty ; and
as he was- now gradually retiring from the stage,
it gave him comfort that his loss would be the
less • felt, when he saw one of such eminent
talents as Sir G. MURRAY rising up to direct
the helm of the State, and ready to supply his
place. The Duke of ATHoL, a great political
luminary, as he describes himself, is apprehensive
that w;ien he sinks below the horizon, darkness
will overspread the land ; but then he comforts
himself, and the country at the same time, that
his loss will be the less felt, as an equally great
man (Sir GEORGE MURRAY), iS ready to supply
his place. In this comparative estimate of leis
merits we verily believe that his Grace is quite
correct. Sundry anecdotes about the battle of
Waterloo, bring up. the rear of the Colonial Se-
cretary's high qualifications.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S,

DEAL, JUNE 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Camden,
Tate, from Trinidad ; James Shand, Tunes, from-Jamaica;
Colombia, Delano, from New York ; George Hibbertsy
, from the West Indies ; Hunter, Pestell, from
Genoa ; Salthome, , from • Havannah ; and Wal-
lace, Welland, from Jamaica. Arrived from Landon the
Bolton, Clarkson, for Bombay; and Pearl, Holland, for
Naples.
POATSMOUT/1, JUNE 25.—Passed the Vibelia, Steven-
son, from Bombay in 140 days. Sailed the Upton Castle,
Thacker, for Bombay ; and Integrity; King, for St.
Lucia.

Prxmourn, JnNE 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Sa•
lamanca, Hicks, from Sicily. with loss of bulwarks.
HASTINGS, JUNE 25.—Arrived off port the Marakoo,
Duke, from the River Gambia.
Bras Tor., JUNE 25.—Arrived the John, Munro, from
Gibraltar; and Francis, Smith, from Sicily.
HOLYHEAD, JUNE 24.—Arrived the Eclipse, Simpson,
from Jamaica ; Sapphire, Woodberry, and Unity, Johnsen,
from 1`:(w Orleans ; Ann, Bartles:m, from Savannah ;
Liverpool, lloncs, from Boston ; and Levant, Star, from
Leghorn.
GKEENOCK, JUNE 23.,—Arrived the Calypso, M'Elellar,
and Robert, Robertson, from Trinidad ; Venus, Dunlop,
from Barbadoes ; William, Carmour, from Charleston ;
Hiram, Brown, and Wheaton, Mitchell, from Marseilles ;
and Newland, Williams, from Oporto.
JIaLFAST, JUNE 22.—Arrived the. Swan, Moore, from
Trinidad.

TILE FUNDS---(TATS DAY).

CITY, TivEz.ry CLPor.

Consols opened at the same price they left off at yes-
terday, 8,51 it, but soon after were buyers at 88i, at which
price they now remain steady, with little doing.
In the Foreign Market Mexican and Colombian Bonds
have improved ; in other Foreign Securities little doing.
Three per Cent. Consols, for July 22, 19i ; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 884 Three and a half per Cent.,
95i ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1041 a; Bank Stock,
211 212 ; Exchequer Bills, 65 6 ; India Bonds, 101 102.

HALF PAST TWELVE.

Within this half-hour the Consol Market has improved
to 691 for the Account; this is attributed to accounts
from Vienna, that the Metalliques have got up I per cent.
Tuesday's prices have also been received from Paris, Five
per Cent., 103 ; Three per Cent. 71 The Market is
looking up at present.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols have improved this morning per eet.t., and
have been fluctuating to the present hour heween 88,1-
and 89i -a for the Account ; at present they may be quoted
891- 1 with an apparent firm market.

'the Foreign Market most of the South American
Securities have improved, but the accounts received
~er
Bogota this day are not of a cheering dewription.
HREE 0' CL O CR.
Consols fOr Account, 89, buyers.
The Earl of lIcNT►NGDON has arrived from New York,
in the William Thompson.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols Danish 611
Do. for Ac. 891 k Greek, 1825 174
Brazilian Bonds 65i Mexican, 1825 43
Buenos Ayres 46 • Peruvian
Chilian Do. Russian 93
Columbian, 1821 25,a Spanish, 1821 11

It is understood that the Duke Of WEL-
risGTos and the Earl of ABERDEEN have, within the
last ten days, made considerable progress in the negocia-
tions with Count OFALIA, for the settlement of the Bri-
ti.di claims due by Spain, in consequence of which, it is
confidently hoped that this arduous and important matter
will be speedily closed, and the sufferers relieved from the
long and painful state of anxiety in which they have been
kept.
Speaking of the affairs of Portugal, we may
mention that Visconde d'Assaca, Don AltouEL L's En-
voy, has arrived in town, and that his embassy is com-
posed of Senhor CABO FEIRSALE, Secretary, Conde de
POMBERO attache, and Senhor LEWIS, son of the Vis-
conteas JERUMENHA, attaelti?. The Ambassador and his
suite expressed great indignation at Falmouth that their
baggage was subjected to search and their imports to the
payment of duties like common passengers.— Times.
FILLING UP .OF LAKE SUPErtlOß.—About
a thousand rivers and streams empty themselves into Lake
Superior, sweeping in sand, primitive boulder stones, and
drift timber, which sometimes accumulate so as to form
islands in the estuaries. A lignite formation, indeed, is
said to be now in progress similar to that of Bovey, in Da-
vonmhire. Within a mile of the shore, the water is about
70 fathoms, Within eight miles, 136 fathoms; and the
greatest depth of the lake, farther from the shore, is un-
known. Lake Erie, from similar causes, is gradually
growing shallower. Long Point, for example, has, in
three years, gained no less than three miles en the water.
—Exeter Alfred.
A wedding extraordinary took place at St.
Mary's Church, in this town, on Monday last, the bride-
groom being Mr. WATTS, aged 85 ; the bride Mrs. Baucx,
a widow '75. A crowd assembled round the church, at-
tracted by this happy union of. a hundred and sixty years,
and purposed conveying the couple home in triumph in a
wheelbarrow ; but the clergyman being apprehensive of the
effect of such a proceeding on the feeble nerves of the
wedded pair, sent for a coach, in which they safely reached
the almshouses in Southgate-street, preceded and attended
by the multitude, with a horn blowing and a variety of
discordant noises; and were afterwards provided with a
wedding dinner by the liberality of Mr. HARVEY, the acting
Churchwarden.—Bury Post.
PERILOUS TIMES FOR THE CATS !-An
old harridan, whose hairs appear to have been blanched by
the snows of at least seventy winters, clad in a threadbare
cloak, and with nether habiliments to correspond, is accus-
tomed to stroll through the streets of this town, early in
soliciting alms from the
.servant gills, while
en
opening the window shutters. The real trade,
(w
thl:ewmer,oi,
e however,
morning', g,
t:t
s ancient tramper, it seems, is cat-stealing !
.
She is attended, at some distance, by a fellow dressed in a
so ock frock,
who receives front her the unfortunate crea-
tures which have had the misfortune to fall into her merci-
less clutches; 1w takes them to some convenient spot,
without loss of time, and, having put them to death, strips
oil their skins. The first mentioned operation, we are
told, is pet formed by the monster in question so heedlessly,
and with so little attention to animal suffering, that, on
Thursday morning last, a eat, thrown away on the Dock
side, was observcd to movq its legs sonic minutes after it
had been flayed Poclat.,