The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-23 00:00:00

in the Ministry of \Vat, ire are assured tlitt the
Civil ()tricots of kite Ptitieez)' Households who are
employed in the Airy %%ill not t):tain'tfie rttiretl
pay, and that the !lumber of thetAities-deLtaihp
will be tetineeti to six.

" T very day vessels enter the port of Havre
laden with Cam. Tl►e freight of• th-tole that came
in dui lui.t last March is estimated at 6,000,000 of
kilogrammes. Since the Ist of April to the pre-
sent time, fifteen other ships also entered, bearing
half of what 'had entered during March. The
North winds favour arrivals. A house at .Havre
has prepared 100 n►agazines to receive corn,
" The Gazette of Venice says, that a Venetian
pretends to.h►ive discovered the means of impelling
a vessel at sea, without the assistance of sails,
steam, or oars. lie also declares that the machine,
of which he is the inventor, will have the advan-
tage, not less great than the first, of securing the,
vessel from shipwreck.

•‘‘ Emigrants from Switzerland fur North Ame-
rica still pass in great numbers by Strasburg. It
is said in that town that an ex-grout personage,
Who is founding a colony in the New World, has
agent: in Switzerland to excite this emigration.

" Accounts frowCalktis of the 17th make men.
tion of a, violent storm that occurred there on
the preceding day, and of the gallant exertions
of Lieutenant CHARLES MOORR, of the Royal
S'oueeeign'taeht, who, with eight seamen in
a boat, endeavoured to save .a vessel from
L'Orient, which unfortnnatelY peiished. Lieut.
iNfootte, assisted by Captain WILKINIO4I, niche
Dart packet,
.from Dover, displayed the most
uncommon perseverance and courage, rritl was once
submerged in: the tvateF, but fortunately he con,
trued to support himself by swimming until he was
seized on by his sailors, when finding, his exertions'
useless, the English boat returned to barbatiy,,
were " the generous men wilt) had gi.en such a
brilliant example of rare intrcplility, reeeived the
testimonials or that satisfaction with which every
person present %vas so lively penetrated."
Tin! Funds have declined. The 5 per Cents. ate
61-; f. 1U c. Bank Actions '1,285 f.

l'AperS have arrived this morning,' their
contents, though nut iMpOrtant, xl in be fotinti in
our preceding eoltanns. vt. I

The Georgiana, BALowm, and a P9rtugutse
(nig,' have beets cut off by the Naikei on the
coast of Africa , the former at Curtisco, and the
latter at Gabooo.

EX,TEACT OP A LETTER FEUDS THE AGENTS TO
I.l.oyo'i AT HAY,Itk, DATE') THE I;TH INST.

'' We regret to have to communicate the loss
of tbe English brig Royal George, Capt. Ilawyrr,
(presumed front Lynn), with corn, boUnd to.
Rouen. This vessel, in ascending the'Seine, toult
the ground and upset. Nothing but the mast and
an 'inconsiderable part of ihe rigging are saved,
according to. the report which has just reached
At the same time eight. other Bliglish vessels,
laden with corn, bad neltrly shared the same fate',
and owe their safety only to the accidental cir-
,emnstance 'of the Witul chopping round,,' which
obligetl them tx tack; The Fame, JoNas, with
c.:h•rri;'frem 'Lynn to Rouen, took the ground near
Iltinfleur, but. was got off: nett tide.' It is much
to. be
_reverted that vessels drawing more than
nine feet tenter should, venture op this river. The
Insurance Companies here and at Rotten will not
take rkks on vessels. of greater draught." .

In nn article from Berlin, in a.German Paper,
it Is EMU—.
s, On this side the Elbe the pro9erity of all classes is on
the increase--public and private cc edit improve, anti rents of
houses are rlsitig; the ivages of C 33 per cent. higher
than they were before the wac lu 1606."
14 another article from Frankfort, dated 4th
Aprit, it is said--

The Priessian Government glees, as, .iinee I lie return of
peace, the first example of repayment of National ntto-in
Specie, Obligations 'have fieen'extingoished here,. in .pre-
sence of notary uut witoeixeq, to the amount of. 2.900.0g0
florins. This bac made a great noise in the trading work!,
and will raise very. Much the credit of the Prussian State."

, .•
A c0mmu1t5....c.,,,, -
of.m.itlerrable importance
in a commercial view., is understood to have beck received front Paris by yesterday,* s Mail: It states,
that Very essential reductions will immediately talte'
place in the Import. Duties in France, and that
foreign vessels shill be atitnitted cut mttelr Mort fa
vourable terms. 71. he letter bolds out alba an bpi.
nion that several articles of liritidt manufacture
may 8011 be allo%vell entry but at a large import
duty. ;This communication is so Unexpected by
the merenntile world, that we are at a loss to de-
cide what degree ut credit is doe to it.---(Day and
Ntuv Times.) •
letters;
,dated Ist. of Aptil, mention„, alto
on that day ti convoy of 22 'vessels hail sailer! tor
Western Anterica. Of these,' they meld, ten have
troops on board, and the rest'are merchantmen-
.
Letters or the 3lst ult. have been reetiNed front Gibraltar. Great apprehensirms Were -entertain-
ed there from the long continuance of
,dry wea-
ther.' 90 the opoosite'const the Marin %% is telt
in a greater degree. The De‘!.. of ALGIISR9 anti
the Governor of Oran bad actually walked b:tre-.
heitle,l and bare-footed, in a religious procession,'
to supplieutethe Deity tor. rain. The Jews had
met every where in .tbeir synagogues ftir the fame
purpote.