The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-17 00:00:00

SAILINGS.

June 30—Brig Britannia, Ferris, for Monte Video.
Jnne SO—Brig Devonshire, Strickland, for Liverpool.
July 1--Brig Voluna, Mathias, for Monte Video.
The brigs Mary, Lee, Brazil Packet, Crow, and Men
curt', Brown, will sail in about a fortnight.

We have commercial Letters from Smyrna to

the sth ult. Opium was in good request. The
cotton crop was very abundant this year and the
quality good. The Exchange on France was 1082.

Letters from Rio Janeiro of the 28th Aug.
give the Exchange at 26 to 26k, and the Stock
at 64* to 65 per cent. Spanish dollars were
1950 reas each.

We have no further news from Constanti•
noble nor from any part of the theatre of war—
for hostilities can hardly yet be said to have ceased.
Probably by Monday we shall have something
authentic about the reported junction and war-
like demonstration of the PAcitits in the

western provinces.

The commercial advices from Alexandria state
that the crop of indigo of the first, second, and
third qualities, was valued at 22,000 acques,
and had been some time.on sale. The PAcIIA

had rejected the price of 4 piastres, which had
been offered for the whole quantity. The price
of Jumel cottons, which would appear in two
moliths, had been fixed at 12 piastres per quin-
tal, exclusive of the duties and charges of the
Government. The crop of cottons was valued
at 700 qs. which would be sold at 9 2-3 d piastres

the 44 acques.—Gum Arabic was less scarce,
but without being less sought for, and the price
was 20 to 26 piastres, according to quality. The
Egyptian Government would, it was expected,
make good sales of the various products of the
country, and it was estimated the sum raised
would be 600 millions of hard piastres. The
exchange was rather falling.

The result of the enquiries into the smuggling
transactions, of which we have lately heard so
much, appears perfectly satisfactory, so far as
regards Lord STUART, but quite the reverse, as
affects the revenue of this country and of
France. All that Lord STUART could do was
to repudiate the goods, and to dismiss the ser-
vant who had thus abused his master's privi-
lege. The former he did ; and there was no
reason to suppose he would have neglected the
other, if his Lordship could have ascertained
that the delinquent belonged to his establish-
' ment. The example of Mr. CANNING, who
instantly dismissed his butler upon his being
identified as the person who attempted to smug-
gle the silks that were seized three years ago in
that Minister's baggage, is one which we are
sure no Ambassador of honourable feeling, like
Lord STUART, would hesitate to follow.
The fact is notorious enough that these trans-
actions are effected by couriers and servant?, in
collusion with tradesmen in London and Paris.
The vigilance of revenue officers occasionally

detects them, but the total amount of which the
Government is annually defrauded must be very
considerable. In the present state of excitement
in the silk trade in this country, and the equally
strong suspicions of the cotton trade in France,
in which branches the most smuggling is carried
on, it really seems matter for consideration
whether it would not be much better if Ambas-
sadors werelmade to pay the duties on house-

hold articles like other people, and, if necessary,
reimbursed the amount by Government. The
privilege is really trifling in itself, and if it be so
convenient a cloak for fraud as appears to be the
case, the public interest requires its sacrifice—if
sacrifice that alteration could be called which

would indemnify the Ambassadors for charges
upon their goods, instead of exempting them
from duty altogether.

TUE FUNDS.-(TI-115 DAY.)

CITY, Twwir e CLOCK.

We have the arrival of several foreign mails this
morning. From Lisbon by the Duke V Marl-
borough, sailed the 4th Oct.; from Malta, by the
Queensbury, sailed 28th August; from Gibraltar
the 25th Sept.; from Cadiz the 27th Sept.; from
Rio Janeiro, by the Frolic, sailed the 18th August ;
from Bahia: the 30th August ; from Pernambuco
the 11th September; and from Buenos Ayres, by
the Cygnet, sailed the Ist August.
The Consol market, which left off firm yester-
day maintains its price this morning, although at
present little business is doing. Consols opened at
90; for the account, and for money 90 e.
We hare a great number of foreign arrivals, par-
ticularly from South America; the information from
Buenos Ayres is not of a favourable description;
the civil war still rages in that country.
The letters from Rio Janeiro are of the 27th
August; we do not hear of any political information
of consequence from that quarter. The Exchange
at Rio Janeiro was 26.

At present the Foreign market is void of interest
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 2124 1:14 34 per Cent. 981
India Stock, 222 223 New 4 per Cent., 10344
S per Cent. Cons. 90 4 4 per Cent. 1826 10.144
Ditt• Reduced, 894 it India Bonds, 62 64
Do., for Account, Exchequer 1301 s, 72 73
Consols for Account November 26, 904.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Greek, 204 21
Mexican, 184
Peruvian, 12 13
Portuguese, 474
Prunsian,
Russian, 1024
Spanish, 84
TWO O'CLOCK.

Brazilian, 6:11 4
Buenos Ayres, 23 25
Chilian, 19 20
Colombian, ISi
711
French, 5 per Cent. 107 8
Ditto, 3 per Cent. 81i

There has been a little animation in the course of
the morning in the Consol Market, which has
caused rather an improvement. Consols, which
were at the commencement of the market at 90/1- to
have since got up to 90i buyers for the account,
and may at present be quoted 90 sellers, and 90i
to for money.

THREE 0' CL 0 CX.
Consols for Account, 94
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 90 IDanish 711
Do. for Ac. 90i I Greek, 1825 201
Brazilian Bonds 64 Mexican, 1825
Buenos Ayres Peruvian
Chaim Do. 20 Russian 1021
,
Columbian, 1824, 181 Spanish 8