The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-01 00:00:00

PAI/TNEIISHIPS DISSOLVED.

R. Buller, If Burmester, and C. Bulit.r, Loudon—E. F.
neddell and H. Scott, selmolinasters—W. and E. fr..st,
street; Covent-garden, atan's-mercers—J.Paynter, F.Butler,
and T. Heynes, ce;eman-street, builders—J. Butler, A. Fa-
venc, J. Greenwood, D. Bell, D. Hill, J. Heaver, W. J. Ar,-
bert, H. C. Wright, R. Heathfield, J. Ball, and J. Hayne,
Hanley, Staffordshire, cobalt-melters-41. Bii and L.
Lakin, Stafford, shoe-manufacturers—T. and 'l'. Bennett and
A. Goldwinth, Upper Thathes-street, oiimen-:-.W. anti S.
b'on'es, Windsor, corn-merchants—V.. Geldard and J. Lyth-
Thavies-inn, atternies—J. Benneil and J. Dixon, St.
tiesi~hin's-lane,atternies—J. Dunnage .and W. Forster, Roil-
pot-lane, merchants—H. Painter and D. Nash, Stratfut
Essex. Stone-masons—J. Kempson, R. Yates, T. Parkinson,
and J. Evans, King-street, Suowhill, 'wholesale druggists—
J. A. Harrison and It. M. Parke, Gateshead, burhain, tau,-
ners-11. Smethurst and S. A. Agate, New Bond-Aree:, nol-
linerv—H. Smith, It. H. Marten, S. Smith, jun.,- W. Smith;
and .11. G. Marten, America-square, Minuries, brokers—W.
anti .L Harrison, Birmingham, brass-founders—S. M. Moore
VAT. Wadi, Manchester, cotton-spinners.

POLAR Discovisers.s.—Another Expedition for
further discoveries in the arctic circle is finally
determined on, and is to consist of two vessels,
as before. The Hecla, will be taken into dock
immediately at Deptford, to be examined and
repaired ; and the Fury,bornb-vessel substituted
for the Griper. Captain PARRY will be entrust
ed with the command. As yet no precise point
for exploring is named, and it is considered as
not likely to be until the arrival of some infor-
mation from Lieutenant Franklyn, now em-
ployed iu the land expedition from Hudson's
Bay to Copperrnine River. The following off,
cers, who served in the expedition to the Polar
Seas, have been promoted to the rank of Lieu-
tenants, viz. Messrs. Palmer, Nias, and Dealey,
of the Hecla; and Messrs. Skene and Reid, of
the Griper. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Beverley,' the
Assistant Surgeons in the expedition, have been
promoted to the rank of Surgeons. The natural
curiosities from the Polar Sea have been depos
sited in the British Museum, and are arranging
for the inspection of the public. Several entire;
heads of the musk ox, sea-horse, and sea-unicorn,
with a horn projecting nearly five feet, have been
sent to the Royal College of Surgeons. Several
skins of the white bear, musk-ox, sea-horse, and
dogs, with other curious articles, have been sent
to, the Museum at Edinburgh.
NEWSPAPERS.—Mr. CHALMERS observes, that
it may gratify our national pride to be told, that
to the wisdom of Elizabeth, and the prudence "ot
BUrleigh, we owe the introduction of News+
papers, the first of which was called The Engr
lisp Mercuric, and was printed during the Spa,.-
nisharmada, and i,s still preserved in the Bri=
fish MuSeurrt, being dated July 23, 1588. Froth
1588 to 1622, few of these publications appear
ed ? but the victories of Gustavus Adolphus
having excited the curiosity of our countrymen,
a Weekly paper, called The News of the present
T Week, was printeth . After some time., this was
continued under another title, and ultimately it
was succeeded by The German und'swedish
In-
telligencer. Thetre Papers were originally issued-
in file shape of small pamphlets, and toutinued
so till in 1661 Sir Roger l'Estrange published
The Public intelligencer, in the present shape of
newspapers. The London Gazette was 'publish-
ed in 1665, under the title of The Oxford Gal
zette. it having been printed at Oxford during
a Session of Parliament held there on account of
the Plague then raying in London ;' and frosa'
this period, it is Curious to'trace 'the progressicii
and increse of these interesting: vehides of ins.
formation. From 1661 .1683, no less than. 70
Papers were published, neder different titles.
'After the Revolntion, The Orange intelligence:"
'appeared and the 'e to -16'22, there were 26
dillerent others brought forward. . From an .aci•
vertisement in Jre 's<ithenisin Gazette. of 1696) irt-
appears that .the coffee-honsei in IL6ndon W'er.e"
then supplied with'nine neWspapers every Weeks-
exclusively of votes :of Parliament, but there:::ise

no mention matte of any one printed daily. lit
1689, 18 Papers were published, of which only.
The Co:irant Was a daily paper. In •1721,
the number was three daily, six weekly,. anti
three new evening papers, .every week. la
1712, the number of copies iFFued inf England,
amounted to 15.,00.5,760.. The- total 'number of
separate papers published • hi Great Britain, add
Ireland in 18C8., was 213.
The LordS of thel'reasury have been pleased
to issue 'their Warrants tor hooding wine, brim-
stone, cork, hemp undressed, iron 'in bars, kelp,
mahogany,,pitch, rosin, staves, talloW.‘, tar, tirn-
ber, tOto, oil cf turpentine, turpentine,
.1-,0011,
zaffre and eorball, at the port' of Shoreham;
which will be a very greataceounn_odaton to Ole,
'trade.-