The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-13 00:00:00

at Sydney within the last twelva months, and this had bean rad
far in specie, or Treasury bills, to the amount of 800,000 dollars ;
die they complain prevents a dollar from being kept in the Co-
y; in the same period, 24 vessels from England had arrived.
4000 cwt. of tobacco, grown at the Government plantation, Port
liaaquarrie, had sold by public auction from 6d. to 10d. per lb.

it is reported in the City that about 50,000/. in gold is at Car-
-thagena at the disposal of the Colombian Government, but it
,awaits the orders of Bolivar on his arrival at Bogota, whether it
shall be sent to England or retained for the use of the Colombian
.Governssent at home.

The knowledge of this fact, M. Hurtado considers, autho•
rises his ordinary insurance, not only to the above amount, but
also to extend the same to 160,0001., to cover any further
remittance which they may have the means to forward, arising
from time decree lately issued at the capital, which is a species of
contribution, according to the means and property of every indi.
vidual in the country.

In common with our brother Journalists, we copied
tiny days ago, cr oin a Morning Paper, some accounts
of the estimated expences of the repairs and alterations
of the Royal Palaces, and the amount already expend-
ed in these works. These papers bore the stamp of
official cb.aracter upon them, but not being signed nor
da:ced, Y.ve were rather at a loss to find from whence
they came, or how they were made public. Our
aoubts were dispelled, however, two days ago, by re-
eeiving copies of these accounts, amongst other Par-
liamentary papers, when we found that the informa-
tion they contained had been furnished by the Trea-
eury, and printed by order of the House of Commons.
Now we should not quarrel with the Morning Paper in
question, for having published the contents of these
Returns, some days before they were issued from the
Parliamentary Paper Office, if it has the means of ob-
taining this priority ; but we cannot too strongly
condemn an unjustifiable course which was adopted.
Some of these statements were not published entire,
that is, that explanations which appeared on the
face of them, were not given. Thus, for instance,
the account of the expences incurred, and to be in-
curred, in the restoration of Windsor Castle, were
imperfectly given in these words as part of the
account

" This amount is 100,000/, more than the estimate
of the same work submitted to, and sanctioned by the
Commissioners."
Now the following forms the remaining part of the
same paragraph, and ought, not only in candour, but
in justice) to have been added
Ile excess having been rendered necessaryby the
additional expence incurred in consequence of the
'may dilapidated and ruinous state in which many of
the main parts of the building have been found, and
'which could not be known until some progress had
heen made in the works."
This explanation gives a very satisfactory reason for
the additional expence, and on the other side of the
official document appears the following paragraph,
giving the same reasons more in detail :
" But from the absolute decayed state of all the
timbers, the dilapidated state of many of the walls, the
advantages taken to improve the various accommoda-
tions in consequence of the necessity of removing the
. old and decayed parts, &c. &c. as made apparent on
the spot to the Commissioners, it may be fairly consi-
dered, as nearly as can be discovered under such cir-
cumstances, that it will require to finish the above
various parts, the additional sum of 160,000/."
This is giving a different version to the same item,
and we regret that any of the daily press should have
endeavoured to excite public feeling against these works
by having recourse to unfair proceedings in publishing
official accounts.
On the question of the repair of the Royal Palaces,
We shall be brief.
The restoration of Windsor Castle is a national
object, and could not be delayed unless that noble
Palace of the kings of England were to be allowed to
crumble into dust. Carlton House, the town residence
o.f his MAJESTY, was no longer habitable, from the
decay of its foundations. It became, therefore, abso-
Intely. necessary to provide another suitable residence
for Ins MAJESTY, and Buckingham House afforded
the
means of doing so at less expence than any other
raace. And if in the progress of the works expences
rger in amount than those contemplated have grown
shows is invariably the case with all who get into
brick and mortar.
The objections made to these repairs, on account of
the State of the country, are equally ridiculous. The
ll,thnl called for a new palace for its SOVEREIGN, and
these works were commenced at a time when our pros-
Perky was supposed to rest upon the firmest basis,
land money could be borrowed at a rate of interest
ower than at any fonner 'period. An unexpected
change of circumstances takes place, and a period of
'4l,iluenlfy comes on when the works are half finished.
aZe they then to be left so ?—and are the thousands
ti'eadY Spent to be entirely thrown away ? the palaces
e.str.oYed, and the So v ERE.I GN left without a residence ?
o,u,,en a course is impossible, and is proposed only by
lose who seek every opportunity of attempting to
_er the highest Estate of the Realm.
ePutting, -however, every such consideration out of
tn question, we
maintain that other reasons should
urge the co
mpletioll To this argument We of all public works at this time.
ialhall devote ourselves on another
day, observing only
ourselves in the emp°low, that money, spent among
description, cannot impoverish
: tile country, while it
such works, or in the manufae Personally engaged in materials for them. or conversion of

THE COMMERCE or LivEttrooL.—The annual
finance accounts hare just been.published, by order of
the House of Commons. By this.document it appears
that the whole of the export duties for Great Britain
and Ireland, for the year ending sth of January last,
amounted to 125,072/. 19s. 2d. Thus showing an
increase upon the amount of the preceding year. Of
this sum nearly 50,0001., or the great proportion of
two-fifths of the whole, was collected at Liverpool,
whilst London contributed scarcely 30,0001.—Liver-
Pool courier.

PUBLIC SALES.— OCT. 12.—8 y Mr. Hoggart, at
Ithe Auction Mart.--A freehold estate, comprising the Manor, or
,t,ePuted Manor of Woodlands, with the great and small tithes of
"le ancient Chapelry of Woodlands, and a farm, known as Wood-
,°li in the parish of Woothain, Kent, containing 265 a. lr. of
Itable pasture, and wood-land, with a farm-house, barn, stable,
outbuildings; timber to be taken at a valuation—knocked
din at 8,7901. The Manor, or reputed Manor of Weike, or
"L 44131, Curt, in the parish of Shoreham, and near the preceding,
th freehold farm, containing 180 acres of arable, pasture,
%teamWond-liuld ; a farm-house, barn, stable, and outbuildings—