The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-11 00:00:00

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YRICRS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 8.
Bank Stock
Consols, 3 per cent.
Gov. Stock, 3( per cont. 95 ti..Tational Ditto —
Ditto, New —!Patriotic Ditto —
4 per Cent lOl4 ;Hibernian Bank —
Gov. Deb. 3y,; per cent.... 95 'Provincial Ditto —
Royal Canal Stock ...... ... --- Royal Isiah Mine
Grand Canal 5t0ck......... .---:lmperial Mine —
City Deb. 4 per cent - Mining Co. of Ireland .........
Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c — Commercial Buildings —

MAILS.
Arrived. Due. Arrived.
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I America 0 1 Hamburgh
O Brazil
O Buenos Ayres
2 Dublin 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 00
1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0
1 France. 0 0 Malta 0
O Gottenburgh 1 0 Mexico
O Guernsey& Jersey.. 1 , 2 Waterford

HIGH WATRK AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning ...4S minutes after S. Lvening —lt; minutes after 9.

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1329.

The Gazette de France, in an article dated Con-
stantinople, April 1?, states that the distress and
want of provisions have greatly increased for some
time past. It adds (dating from Odessa) that the
Turks are making every exertion to begin the cam-
paign early, and that the Paella of EGYPT is getting
ready a large corps of regular troops. The same
Journal mentions that the " news received from
Teheran of the murder of the Russsian Ambas-
sador and his suite has convinced the Turks that
war between Russia and Persia will certainly break

out again."

By an advertisement, inserted in the Times of
this morning, we perceive that a subscription is an-
nounced for the benefit of those who have suffered
by the late destructive earthquake in Mercia and
other districts of Spain. The motives that originated
this subscription are laudable, and such as do honour
to the prompt and active charity of the public;
but at the present crisis when so many thousands
of our own operatives are either starving, or in

a state bordering upon starvation, we can scarcely
help thinking it ill-advised. If subscriptions for the
unfortunate and the destitute—and when was Eng-
land ever backward in listening to the appeal of of
fliction ?—are to be raised, those surely have the
first and strongest claim on our compassion, who are
linked to us by the common ties of country, interest,
and brotherhood, who speak the same language,
are bound by the same laws, are subjects of the
same Sovereign, hold the same faith, and are now—
with
heart-felt sympathy we record the fact--wither-
ing under want, sickness, and every species of suf-
fering, arising from extreme destitution. If bene-
volence is to be shown, if subscriptions are to be
raised, let these be the first objects of our bounty,
and let 118 not curiously seek out in other lands
those wretched and desponding paupers who mw
be found in such abundance throughout England.
For ourselves we cannot but grudge every shilling
expended in charity abroad, when we see so much
distress at home. We seem to feel that the prin-
ciples of charity, of justice, of common sense, are
reversed ; that those are the first, who should
he the last, relieved ; that our own country-
men should be first assisted, and that then—
but not till then—the surplus of benevolence
should be appropriated to the benefit of fo-
reigners. To succour Spaniards, when English-
men are starving, strikes us as being somewhat akin
to that universal and Quixotic philanthropy, once so

popular among the modern philosophers of the
Revolution, and so happily ridiculed at the
time by the piercing and judicious sarcasm of
Mr. CANNING, which taught its disciples to
overlook the claims of consanguinity, friend-
ship, and connection, in a boundless and extravagant
-ympathy for the Universe in general and Europe in
particular. We offer these remarks in no ungene-
rous spirit, but simply that our own distressed ope-
ratives may have justice done to their claims.

Oporto Papers have been received, their contents
are unimportant. Don 311c.t:EL, it seems—that
paragon of meekness, continence, and sobriety—the
affectionate brother, the dutiful son, the steady
friend, the accomplished gentleman, the enlight-
ened Sovereign—this amiable and variously gifted

young man, has, it seems, lately held a drawing-
room at the Palace of Queluz, in honour of the
birth-day of her Majesty the EMPRESS QUEEN,
on which joyful occasion Lisbon " was splen-
didly and spontaneously illuminated." Letters
from Oporto state that " very strict regulations have
been published at Coimbra respecting the admission
of students to the University, in conformity with his
MAJESTY'S decree of 22d April, for the purpose of
preventing youths who have unhappily abandoned
the good path from going to the University and
corrupting others of whom there are no suspicions."
OPORTO, MAY I.—The C'orreio contains two Decrees
of his Majesty; the first addressed to the Viscount de
Varzea, informing him that, in consideration of his loyalty
and heal in his Majesty's service, he is removed from the
post of military Governor of Upper Beira, to which he
was appointed in November last, and promoted to the post
of Governor of the district of Oporto. The second decree
is addressed to Major-General A. H. de Fonseca Coatinho
e Povoas, informing him that, as a reward for his ser-
vices in the operations against the rebels during the revo-
lution which commenced in the city of Oporto on the 16th
May last, his Majesty has been pleased to promote him to
the post of Upper Beira.
',lslam-4 APRIL 26.—Yesterday his Majesty held a
grand drawing-room at the palace of Queluz in honour of
the birth-day of ber Majesty the Empress Queen, at which
a great number of peso of all ranks had the honour of
paying their respects to his Majesty r,od the Infantas.
The day was celebrated with the usual public demon-
stratious of respect, and in the evening the city was splen-
didly and spoiltoneously illuminated.
°maw+, A7a.u. 3,d. Yesterday being, the anniversary
of the proclamation of his Majesty Don Miguel I. was
celebrate) with every expression of loyalty and affection.
Vrry strict regulations have been pubiaed at Coimbra
respecting the admission of students to the University,in
conformity with his Majesty's decree of 22d April, for the
purpose of preventing youths who have unhappily aban-
doned the goad path from going to the University and
corrupting others or vigtm/ there are no suspicions.

Jamaica Courant: have come to hand of the
28th March. The mail was to sail from Port
Royal on the 14th April; per his Majesty's brig
Frolic, Lieut. BARRON, for Falmouth.
A letter from St. Thomas's in the Vale says,
they were visited on the 23d March, in the morn-
ing, by some smart shocks of an earthquake, ap-
parently from west to east, and as severe as that of