The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-11 00:00:00

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tage ; but it "will soon, we -fear, like all nine
days' wonders, find its level ; and then, in the
very same proportion that curiosity subsides,
will a sense of the ludicrous arise in the English
'mind towards it. We would, therefore, entreat
the Catholic leaders to reflect 'Ong and anxiously
on the subject, to shift it from side ,"to side, to
examine it in all its points, to view it in all its
bearings, before they finally decide. The step,
once taken, cannot be recalled ; 'and the Mission
once rendered insignificant, by the aid whether
of malice or buffoonery, will. We slow to regain
its lost dignity.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE(THIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. 10.--Wind W.--,ArriVed from
London; the Elvira, for Sierra Leone; Sir C. Price,
for the South Seas; Friend,. Holland ; Richard,
Reynolds; and Mansfield, Brown, for Sierra Leone;
Elizabeth, Hudson, for Trinidad; Andromache,
Laws, for Calcutta; Mary Ans, Spottiswood, for
Madras; and Rubicon, for Barbadoes.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 10.--Wind W.—Arrived
the •Magdalen, from Bremen. The Ann, Gray, from
Malaga, is gone into Cowes in a very leaky and
distressed state, having been: struck by lightning,
lost sails, anti other damage.
Pmatouri, DEC. 9.--Wind W.—Arrived from
London, the Ellice, Whitwell,•for Tobago.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived
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the Duke of York packet, sailed from PernaMbuco
the 22d of 'September; Bahia the 28th, and Rio
Janeiro the 22d of October; also the. Wanderer,
Small, from Zante. Arrived from the River; the
Maria, Steele, with foss of several sails. Sailed the
Eclipse paCket, for'Jamaica and Columbia; and the
Kingfisher packet, for Halifax.
DARTMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Arrived the Bee's Wing,
Smith, from Oporto.
MARGATE, DEC. 10.—Arrived the Lusitania,
Gibbon, from Oporto.
BEAUMARIS, DEC. 9.,—The following vessels
have put, in here :—Perfect, Prince, from Liverpool
to Charleston, cargo shifted and saili split; John
and Thomas, Anderson, from Liverpool to Africa,
ballast shifted.

CORK, DEC. B.—A Portuguese schooner, sup-
por.ed the Providentia, Ferro, hound to this port, is
totally lo3t on the Red Sand, near Clonakilty.
COWES, DEC. 10.--Arrived the Iris, Franks, from
Dengal, sailed Aug; 12; Anu Gray, Adie, with
several feet water in her hold.. . .

BELFAST, DEC. B.—lt blew a tremendous gale
from S. by E. during the -night of the 6th ; and
although it shang.ed in the Morning of the 7th, it
continued until -noon, with unabated violence..,
very heavy gale-last night at S.W.'; it is now more
moderate: •

LIMERICK, DEC. S:—=The Quebec Packet, bound
.to London, lying at Bay Castle, lost an anchor and
-chain during the gale yesterday.—Wind W.,. and
moderate.

YOUGHAL, DEC. B.—Part of the hull of a vessel,
supposed to be new, American boils, was driven on
shore yesterday, in Ardmore Bay.

Co*Es, DEC. 10.--Twenty hogsheads of wine,
several marked "De baris Soussan mid.," four
cases of brandy, and a chest of clothes, French make,
have been picked up •at sea, and landed here.
The &Tomei, from Limerick to Liverpool, was
driven on shore in Bay Castle on Sunday,. and• re-
ported to have upset and, sunk.

The Clwyd; Carroll, and Enterprize schooner,
were wrecked near Waterford on. Sunday.

The Eliza and Mary, Head, from Liverpool to
Gibraltar, was driven on shore neer 'Beaumaris on
Sunday. •
The Forrest, from Charleston to Greenock, was
wrecked. near the. Cunabraes Light, on SaturOay ;
crew and part of the cargo'saved.
The Hellespont, Wade, from' Liverpool, .was
taken off Buenos Ayres in September.
The Albion, Glanville, from Cork to Lisbon, was
totally lost, on Saturday, in Baltimore Bay.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TwELra o' CLora.

Some business, but not of any inportance, has
been doing in the English Funds this morning.
Consols opened at 874 and have been alternately
buyers and sellers at up to the above hour; at
present they may be quoted sellers; the Commis-
sioners bought Reduced at 861. A plentiful supply
-of Exchequer Bills 'having made their appearance the
premium on them and India Bonds' declined four
shillings per cent., the former being 58 60, and
the latter 61 3 pm.

There has been very little speculation in the
Foreign Funds, the price of Buenos Ayrean Bonds
is rather higher, they have been done to-day at 49;
Brazilian Stock continues at 641 5; Portuguese,
541 ; Russian, 95i 6.
In Shares Imperial Brazilian Mines are quoted
at 40 pm.; Bolanos, 100 110 pm.
Lieutenant-General Don, GoVernor of the garri-
son and territories of Gibraltar, has officially an-
nounced the blockade of the port of Tangier, under
date of the 24th ult.; it is said the object in dispute
is the demand of between 700 and 800 dollars, on
the score of demurrage, for the detention of two
British vessels some time since.

Three per. Cent. Consols, shut ; Ditto, for Ac-
count, 87/ ; Three per Cent. Reduced, S6l ; India
Stock, shut ; Bank Stock, 204 9 ; India Bonds, 65 pm. ;
Exchequer Bills, 64 pm. •
I.ouzioN.—Brazilian, 641 5 ; Buenos Ayes, -49 ;
Chilian, 261 7,4; Colombian, 224 3; Danish,' 63 ;.
French, Five per Cent. 1061 7i-;.Three 'per -Cent.' 74
ea. div. ; Greek, "161 15'/; Mexican Five per. Cent., 25
; Ditto, Sixer Cent., 32 ; Peruvian, 181,11 A ;
Portuguese, 541 i; Russian, 951 6 ; Spanish, 101-
MlNics.—Anglo Meiican, 771 5 die. ; Brazilian, 40
pm. ; Bolanos, 100 1 10 pm. ; Colombian, 14 13 ilia.) Rua!
Del Monte, 150 160 per share ; United Mexican, 23 2 die.
TWO O'CLOCK.

Consuls are quite inanimate, the price is still
871 sellers ; Exchequer. Bills . hAye not recovered
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the fall in the early part of the day.

TJJREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, for Account. 87; 1; Brazilian Mines,
43 45 pm.

ST. SAVIOUR'S PARISH, SAUT!IWARK.-=—
A very numerous meeting of the parishioners was held
this morning in the Church,' for the purpose of confirm-
ing the minutes of
.a former'ineeting, at which a tender of
Mr. Chadwick had been received,. offering to repair the
routh transept of the Church for 4,760/. After a.long and
animated discussion, a vast majority decided that the mi-
nutes of the last meeting should not be confirmed. Three
cheers were then given by the parishioners, and the rneetir4;-
adjourned.

Lord and Lady Holland walk daily on the
Chain Pier, Which is their favourite promenade. It may
be mentioned, as a proof of the great attraction which this
delightful structure holds out to visitors, that his Lordship
has frequently declared it is the only thing which causes
him to come to Brighton.—Brighton Gazette.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS—(At per:l44o-4)f 36 'Trussed.)
ST. TAMES'S.

Coarse Leavy Lowland ➢Meadow Hay. £2 0 to £2 10
Beet New Meadow Hay 2 10 2 15
Fine Upland ➢Meadow and /tye-grasB Hay :1 5 4 4
Clover Hay S 6 5 0
Oat Straw .£l Sto XL 101 Wheat Straw 1 12 1 lb
Straw 28. to 4s. per load lower than last quoted ; in prices
}lay no alteration. :upply good, and trade dull.

SMITNFIELD.
Conroe heavy Lowland Meadow Hay X 2 2 to ',E2 10
Best New Meadow [lay 2 10 2 IS
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay l3 0 4 0
Clover Hay (extra fine)...Xs 0 .. Generally l3 • 4 10
Oat Straw XI 4to X 1 6--Wheat Straw 1 .8 1 12
A good supply. - Though Tuesday's highest quotations were
obtained in a few instances, Fo dull was the trade, that Warmly
any oftl.!r was refused.