The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-19 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

Mr. Eon'Oa—The interest' which you have
uniformly taken in what concerns the British
Ship Owner, leads me to hdpe that you will per-
mit me, through the medidm Of yodr coluMns, to
invite the attention of the Public to a Bill now
passing through the House of Commons, pro-
fessing to be of a private nature, bUt in reality
of the greatest moment to the Shipping Interest
throughout the kingdom.

This Bill (which stands for the second reading
on Monday, the 19th instant), is " for assessing
Ships belonging to the Port of Hull towards the
Maintenance of the Poor."

What those circumstances can be, which have
occurred to make it fit to subject the Ship
Owners of Hull to this new burthen, and to en-
title them to the honour of being the first Ship
Owners whose vessels have been exposed to a
direct assessment on shipping for the relief of the
poor, I cannot conceive ; but I do most clearly
see, that if the principle be adopted at Hull, it
must, in justice to that Port, be followed at every
other Port in the kingdom.
Upwards of twenty years ago a similar attempt
was made at the Port of Liverpool, upon similar
grounds, but it proved abortive ; and the inhabi-
tants being thus driven to provide for their poor,
by legitimate means, they were not long without
discovering how it was to be erected, and for
many years past the management of the poor of
Liverpool has been such as for ever to banish the
idea of burthening the shipping, as now proposed
at the Port of Hull.

It is my earnest hope that the present attempt
will meet with a similar fate, otherwise the Ship
Owners of the kingdom at large had better re-
sign themselves to their fate ; for if, instead of
their burthens being alleviated, they are to be
aggravated, their destruction is inevitable.
Londuit, Fcb. 16111, IS4I. A SHIP OWNER.

FOR THE SUN.

TWOPENNY POST.

MR. EDITOR-The communication of your
Correspondent " Detector" smells not a little of
the lamp—its features are demi-official, not only
from the tartness of its language, but from other
criteria which indicate that character. I shall
leave 44 Amicus" to answer Detector," but in
support of the observation of the former, I can
truly say, that I have seen Newspapers sent by
the Twopenny Post charged threepence instead
of one penny, without any letters being enclosed
in them, or any writing or other species of in-
formation expressed on them, which rendered
them liable to be charged as letters. If the
Revenue of the Twopenny Post Office is farmed
by " Detector," or by any of his friends, or if he
or they have any personal interest in it, I can
readily excuse the tone of his letter : but if it
forms part of the general revenue of the Post
Office under either denomination, I know from
authentic sources, that the free transmission of
NEWSPAPERS by the Twopenny Post will not
only increase the Stamp Office Revenue, but
augment that of the Post Office. I shall on an
early day, with your permisson,, resume this
subject.
Sumercet•place, Feb. 16, 182'. SCRUTATOR.

CORN-EXCIIANGE, FE.
and rather more in dema'
B-st Wheat —s 60s 64s
Inferior, do —s 45s 52s
Best Barley "3s 25s
Inferior, do 19s 21s
Rye 32s 34s

B. 19.—A short supply,
nd than last Monday :
Best Oats 935 25s
Good Feed, do. lBs 21s
___

Grey Peas ' 28s 32s
Nirhite Pease 34s 38s

Flour..

s 50s 55s

INSPECTION Or THE GUARDS.—On Saturday
last the several battalions of the regiments of
Foot Guards were inspected by the Duke of
YORK, on the Parade in St. James's Park, in the
presence of a great concourse of spectators. His
Royal Highness seemed highly gratified with
their fine appearance and good discipline. The
Duke of WELLINGTON, and several distinguished
Officers, were on the Parade. A military band
hand of music, on horseback, was stationed op-
posite the Horse Guards, which played several
pleasing martial airs. The Duke of YORK and
the Duke of WELLINGTON were repeatedly sa-
luted by the populace. The following change
of quarters will in a few days take place in the
above regiments, viz.:—
. .

The Ist battalion of the Ist regiment from the King's-
w; to the Tower, instead of the Ist battalion of the 2d
regiment, ordered to Birdcage-walk; 2d battalion of the lst
regiment from Birdcage-walk to Portman-street Barracks, in
the room of the 311 battalion of the Ist regiment, who go to
Knightsbridge; and the 2d battalion of the 2d regiment,
from Knightsbridge Barracks, succeeds the 3d battalion of
the 2d regiment, now at Windsor, who relieve the Ist bat-
talion of the Ist regiment in the King's-mews, ordered to the
Tower.

The Ipswich Journal contains an account of a
Fox Dinner, which was celebrated at Bury, on
the 14th instant. Among the company assem-
bled were the following individuals, and we
record their names for a reason which will be
sufficiently obvious. There were three tables :
—Sir It. HARLAND, Bart. presided at that in the
centre, supported by the Duke of NORFOLK on
his right and Lord ALBEMARLE on his left ; at
the heads of the other tables were Sir H. E.
BUNBURY, K.C. B. and the Hon. F. LUMLEY.
The first toast was to " the memory of Charles
James Foe—in solemn silence ; the second " the
King"—in silence also ! The third, " the
Queen," with " three times three." And yet,
we dare say, these persons are accustomed to talk
of their loyalty, their attachment to the Throne,
and so forth. Loyalty forsooth ! If there had
been one man in the room who knew and felt
what genuine English loyalty means, he would
have instantly quitted it. Such, however, is
Whig loyalty.—(Morning Post.)
We understand that Mr. NYSE, a young gen-
tleman of considerable talent, the head of the
Waterford family of that name, and possessing
considerable estates in that county, will shortly
receive in marriage the hand of LETITIA, the
daughter of LUCIEN BUONAPARTE, a young lady
of considerable beauty and fortune. Mr. WYSE
is a Roman Catholic, and distinguished himself
much in our late H'storical Society.—(Freeman's
Journal.)

THE HIGHLANDSOCIF,TY OF LONDON.

The first General Court of this COrporation
for the prSent season,was held On Sattirday; at the
Freemasons' Tavern .S. 111'G tr.LlVrt,iy, Esq. V.P..
in the Chair. A Variety of subjects engaged the
attention of the Meeting. The Honorary Secre-
taries laid before them a Report Of the PrOceed-
ings of the Directors, contaiiiin.7, aver), gratifying
account of the state of the Society, aiid of a
branch Society which had been fornied in Upper
Canada tinder the direction of the Rev: Dr. Mac-
DONALD, the Catholic Bishop of that Pro Vince,
whose letter was ordered to be entered in the mi-
nutes of the Corporation, with a Vote of .thanks
for the exertions and zeal of his Lordship in
promoting the objects contemplated by the So
ciety. This Report having been read and con-
firmed, a Report was brought up front the Cotri
mittee appointed to decide on the merits of the
Essays " on the state, character, and manners' of
" the Highlanders," written by the candidates
for the prize of twenty guineas and the thedal
offered by the Corporation for the best Essay on
that subject. It appeared that the Committee
had adjudged the prize to the writer of the Essay
signed I. G. L. ; and had also reported that the
unsuccessful Essays were highly creditable to the
talents of the writers, upon which the thanks of
the Meeting were voted to them. The Election of
the Officers for the ensuing year then took place,
when it appeared that Ilis Royal Highness. the
Duke of YORK and ALB.tNY had accepted.• the
office of President, and had.expressedhisintention
of honouring the next Meeting of the Society, on
the 21st March, the Anniversary of the battle of
Alexandria, with his presence.—The other Of-
ficers elected were,

VICE-PRESIDENTS. '
The Right Honourable Lord Saltoun.
The Right Honourable Earl Temple.
The Right Honourable Sir Wm. Grant.
Colonel James Macdonell.
Colin Robertson, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
John Fraser the younger, Esq. John Wedderburn, Esq.
James Beveridge Duncan the James Lindsay, Esq.
younger, Esq. Duncan Davidson, Esq.
Alexander Grant, Esq. *Alexander Macdonald, Esq.
Alexander Lamb, Esq. *John Mackenzie, Esq.
Nathaniel Atcheson, Esq. 4"./Eneas Mackintosh, Esq.
George Rose, Esq.
N. B.—The Names marked thus • are newly elected, to supply

vacancies.

TREASURERS. AUDITORS.
Simon Mc. Gillivray, Esq. Grant Allen, Esq.
Divre Robertson, Esq. Colin Robertson, Esq.
James G. Duff, Esq. John Watson, Esq.
SECRETARIES.—DonaId Mackinnon, M. D. James Gor-
don Duff, Esq.
CHAPLAINS.—The Rev. Wm. Mackenzie. The Rev. D.
Macleod.
CLERK.—Mr. M. S. Metcalfe.
OFFICER.—John Ross.
PIPERS.—John Mc. Gregor. George Clark.
_ _

Various sums for defraying the expences of the
Corporation, promoting the encouragement of
Celtic Literature, and relieving indigent and
distressed Highlanders, were afterwards voted,
and the Court adjourned to dinner, when GRANT
ALLAN, Esq.V.P.,took the Chair,in the absence of
the Marquess of HuNTLY. During the dinner,
Mr. CLARK, one of the Society's Pipers, conti-
nued playing favourite pibrochs, according to
ancient custom ; and after the cloth was re-
moved, The King—the Duke of York, and the
Royal Family—and many loyal as well as na-
tional toasts and sentiments were given in Gaelic,
and Mr. Govv, with his band, and Mr. CLARK,
alternately enlivened the company withtnative
airs and pibrochs, the simple and beautiful me-
lody of which seemed to recal most forcibly the
recollection of that wild and romantic country,
which is ever the object of the Highlander's most
enthusiastic attachment. JOHN M•GREcon, the
other Piper, is engaged, it appears, in collecting
pibrochs in the highlands for the use of the So-
ciety. The utmost hilarity and harmony pre-
vailed throughout the evening, and the company
did not separate till a late hour. We regret that
our limits preclude our adding the names of the
Members present, all of whom appeared in the
Highland costume.

VENTRILOQUIST.--A most extraordinary Per-
former of this description has, it seems, recently
arrived in this country. His name is ALEXANDRE,
and it is said that he has acquired great fame on
the Continent. He is, we believe, a Frenchman.
He appears to be a respectable young man by the
testimonies in his favour from many distin-
guished characters in most of the Courts of
Europe.
Own FUND.—An excellent Concert, sup-
ported by the Leaders of the Vocal Profession,
was given at the English Opera-house on Friday,
for the benefit of the Choral Fund. Some new
performers made it the medium of their intro-
duction to the public, among whom we noticed
with pleasure a Miss VENES, who sang the fine
solemn air of " What though I trace," from
HANDEL'S Oratorio of Solomon, with much de-
licacy and very just expression, and was en-
cored. Mr. KEr.LNER also made his first appear-
ance, after an absence of five years in Italy.
A NEW Roscrus.—The following notice ap-
pears in a New York Paper :—After Mr. KEAN'S
benefit, a young boy of only NINE years of age,
MaSterGEORGE FREDERICK SMITH, makes his de-
but before a New York audience in the character
of Young Norval. lie has sustained the first line
in tragedy previous to the burning of the Montreal
theatre in Canada. His performance of Romeo,
Octavian, and Richard the Third attracted full
houses. The Montreal Papers consider him at
least equal to Master BETTY, who performed at
fourteen years of age on the London boards. No
doubt the novelty at least will attract crowded
houses.

The Woburn Theatre, a few days ago, had in
its boxes to the performance of Laugh when you
Can, and Frightened to Death, the Duke and
Duchess Of BEDFORD, the Duke of LEINsTER,
Lord AUCKLAND, Lord EnaiNGToN, Lord RUS-
SELL, and the lion. J. and Miss RUSSELL.
SUICIDE.—A woman, apparently about forty
years of age, was found last night hanging in a
saw-pit, in the Savoy. It is supposed that dis-
tress brought her to this desperate relief, as she
had several pawnbrokers' duplicates and only
one farthing in her pocket. She was off,•red
halfpence in the afternoon, but refused them,
and wandered about till she committed the rash
act.