The Sun.
London, England, 1817-12-26 00:00:00

PREFERMENTS

On Friday last the Rev. Edward Offspring Hol-
well, Master of Arts, was instituted by Mr. Pre-
centor Bartlam to the Rectory of Plymtree, in
Devon, on the presentation: of the Rev. Edward
Coplestone, D.D. Provost of the. House of the
blessed Virgin Mary, in Oxford, commonly called
Oriel College, of the foundation of Edward the
Second, of famous memory, sometime King of
England, void by, the death of the Rev. Daniel
Veysie.
On Monday last the Rev. Joseph Fayrer, M.A.
was instituted, by Mr. Bartlam, to the Preband
of Heredum Marney, alias I\lornays, founded in
the Church of Eudellion, in the county of Corn-
wall, on the presentation of the Hon. Adam
Maria Agar, of Lanhydrock, in the said county
of Cornwall, widow, void by the death of the
Rev. Dr. Flamauk.

The Rev. G. M. Slatter has been appointed by
the Dean and Chapter regular afternoon preacher
on. Sundays at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter,
in this city.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.

SEQUESTRATION.

December 19. Donald Bethune, merchant, Kirkibole, by
Tongue, Sutherlandshire.—Creditors meet in Joha's Coffee-
house, Edinburgh, SI st December and 15th January, at 12.
EXAMiNATIONS, DIVIDENDS, &c.

Creditors of Andrew Rochead and Son, musical-instru-
ment-makers, Edinburghoneet in the Merchants' Hall there,
Bth January, at I.
Creditors of Oliver Gourlay, farmer, grazier, &c. Crai-
grothie, meet in the Tontine Inn, Cupar Fife, 3d January:
Creditors of John Thumpsoy, general merchant, New-
burgh, meet in Adamson's Inn there, 12th January, at 12.
Creditors of James Macfarlane, vintner, Linlithgow, meet
in kis own Inn there, 9th January, at 12.
Creditors of William Hyslop, corn-merchant and miller at
Maxwelltowne, meet in Pagan's Inn there, 13th January,at 12.
Creditors of Andrew Bell, late merchant, Edinburgh, meet
in the Royal Exchange Coffeehouse there, 19th January.
Creditors of Robert Macfarlane and Co. Greenock, and
M`Farlane,-Scott, and Co. Newfoundland, will receive a divi-
dend at the counting-house of Dngald M'Ewen, merchant,
Greenock, 22d January.
Creditors of the late John Campbell, watchmaker and
jeweller, Edinburgh, willreceive a final dividend from William
Dalrymple, S. C. Nelson-street, there.
Creditors of John Munro, drover and cattle-dealer, Achnae-
loich, wilt receive a dividend from Robert Mitchell-, writer,
'fain, 20th January.
States of the affairs of David Russell, joiner, cabinetmaker,
and glazier, Glasgow, lie with the trustee—No dividend.
States of the affairs of George Wallace corn-merchant,
Mossfield, lie at the office of Robert Mitchell, writer, Tain—
No dividend.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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For the Article on AMERICAN 30UNDARIe3, see our •
Page.

SPAIN AND /4IEIt COLONIES to be concluded To-roor‘rovi•

MAILS. dro
ARRIVED—I Holland, 1 Waterford. Due-1 Gottenb
1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Dublin, 1 Waterford.

ST. STEPHEN.--Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East 1'
and South .Sea.ilouse.s.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO•MOIROO"41,
Morning, 22 ittiuutes after 4. Evettitig, 47 minutes after

THE SUN.

tOLEII QUIS DICERE FALSWI AUDEAT ?

LONDON,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1817.

This day the parties intending to bid for It'c
Lottery attended the CHANCELLOR of the Exar
QUER, when it appearing that none of them vie
willing to bid for 20,000 Tickets, the COl'
CELLOR of: the EXCHEQUER accepted a joit4t.bie‘
ding from all the parties of 141. per Ticket Ot
40,000 Tickets, all to be drawn on or hefol‘
the 12th day of August next. The Contract ‘lsl'
signed by Messrs. BISH, CARROLL, HAZAIP'
BURNS and Co., J. SIVEWEIGHT, BULL G. Weil3.

THE FUNDS.—This morning is a Holiday at t°'
Bank, but the Stock Exchange is open. Gond°
commenced at 82i but very little businiss bss
been done. At twelve o'clock there were mor)/
buyers at with a further prospect of their look'
ing up. It is said that the late heavy sales vir4r°
merely effected by speculators, as it is now Si
dent there was no political or domestic event t°
cause them.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which wet'
due this morning, have not-come to hand.

It will be seen by our Port Letters, that 0°
Russian Squadron is expected to be ready for se°
in about ten or twelve days, when they will pro'
ceed to Cadiz.

The Morning Chro►►icle of to-day, wi►h its usd
asperity, has made some observations on a Prnit
proposed by the Government of the letherlandg'
in order to open the Tea Trade in that country!
The proposition has, at present, only passed the
Second Chamber, and it is by no means eerralo
that it will become the law ; yet The Chronic',
reasons upon it as having been absolutely:red'
dered a legislative measure, fully sanctioned
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the Government, and proceeds to some of tliuso
liberal reflections upon Lord CASTLEREAGH,whiCI4,

in turn, every man in power must expect to re'
ceive from the Opposition Papers.—We have
given the Projet itself this day, and if it should
really become the law in the Netherlands, it wills
of course, lead to some legislative arrangement%
on the part of the British Government to meet
any difficulty that may arise on the subject. 7111
Chronicle, with a want of political reflection which
We could hardly expect, sharpened as its wits must
be by long practice in political persecution►
seems to overlook, or cunningly to pass by, the
consideration that measures may be adopted that
are highly proper at one time, but which the con'
duct of other Governments may render it necessary
to abolish. Hence is it to be supposed that, be'
cause our regulations, at a former period, and in
the present state of things, may be wise and expe'
dietti, they are, like the ROMAN CATHOLIC RELI'
GION, to remain ETERNALLY THE SAME !—lf the
People of the Netherlands are likely, by
any Legislative enactments, to obtain TEA at
a lower price, is it to he supposed that Minis-
ters are to sleep on their posts, and not adopt
such measures as may prevent this Country from
suffering any diminution of the national interest ?
But The Chronicle knows better: It wanted a near
topic as a ground of attack upon Government, and
this Projet of the Dutch Ministers has happily
arrived at a barren crisis to give a fresh stimulus
to its ingenuity in devising P, °jets of its own, as
well as for its usual display of political declama-.