The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-10 00:00:00

vernment, to give a turn to the course of eventsl
that have unfortunately taken. place. The gener..l
opinion is, that this might be effected by lessening
the amount of the paper in circulation, and Govern-
ment wishes to try the experiment of burning bank-
notes to the amount of 4,000 contas (500,0001.
sterling), applying to this purpose the proceeds of
a million of dollars that the Bank possesses, and rais-
ing the remainder of the money by the sale of po-
licies. Should the body of merchants, native as
well as foreign, come forward and act cordially with
the Government, the measure will be put into ope-
ration in the course of the week, and the most bene-
ficial consequences must be the result, as the with-
drawal from circulation of t large an amount of
paper must tend to lower the premium on specie,
and as a natural effect bring about the necessary and
wishel-for advance in our rate of exchange. The
packet is the bearer of a RoYal Charter, signed by
the Emperor (the same having passed the Assem-
bly), granting to the house of Messrs. March, Bro-
thers, and other associates, the privilege of forming
a Company in London for working gold and other
mines in Brazil. The grant is of a very exten,ive
nature, embracing the three great mining provinces
of Matto Grosso, Goyaz, and Minas Gcraes. The
duty is fixed at 101. per cent."

By an advertisement inserted in our columns
of to-day, we are rejoiced to find that the Anni-
versary of the Birth Of ROBERT BURNS, the
bard who reached the highest pinnacle of his
art, who touched every chord of the lyre with
nearly equal effect, whose tenderness was equal
to his fancy, and whose fancy was only surpassed
by his searching powers of humour and sarcasm ;
who, as a man, was the staunch asserter of in-
dependence—as a friend, was the spirit of warmth
and generosity—as a patriot, was liberal and un-
compromising in principle—we are rejoiced, we
repeat, to find that the Anniversary of the Birth
of such a man, and such an author, is to be ce-
lebrated here by a public dinner on Thursday,
the 29th inst. That there will be a full and
fashionable attendance, not merely of Scotchmen,
but of Englishmen also, we have not the slightest
doubt, for who is there to whom the varied
strains of BURNS are unknown, and to whom
the arch Doric dialect of " Tam o' Shanter " is a
mystery ? A late Biographer has observed; that
their beauties can be appreciated only ty the
I Scotch—this we altogether deny ; the language
of natural feeling is universally intelligible, and
the oaten pipe of BURNS has never failed to
draw forth her most genuine and effective mo-
dulations. His songs have been invariably pa.
pular in England, and even by our mort fasti-
dious critics, his "Tarn o' Shanter " has long
been held forth as a matchless specimen
or mingled humour and imagination. The
honours due to such a man should be restricted
to no particular clime. He is the countryman of
all who have discernment enough to appreciate
his genius, and as such, let his name b• pro-
nounced, and his memory toasted at the ensuing
Festival.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, JAN. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived from
London, the :Manly, Taylor, for Malta; Caroline,
William, for Grenada ; and John, Freeman, for India.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived
,he Caroline, Hare, from Batavia.
_ _

PLYMOUTH, JAN. B.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the
George the Fourth, Dennison, from Jamaica.
FALMOUTH, JAN. B.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived
from London, the Commerce, Hunt, for Santa
Martha, with loss of sails, mainboom, &c. Sailed
the Ann, Pascoe, for Bilbao.

The Lord Nelson, Nixon, from Dumfries to
Liverpool, was found abandoned off Red Wharf OA
Wednesday, and towed on shore.
The Leahigh, Cormick, from Philadelphia, was
on the rocks near Carant, and it is feared is since
totally lost.
The Smalls, Gray, from Dantzic to Whitby, WIN
on shore on Wednesday, near Bridlington; cargo
discharging.
The Maria, Frecks, from Emden to London, is
lost on the Cork Sand.

The Netley, Morrish, from Antwerp to Wey-
mouth, was lost in the Long Sand on Thursday.
The Kern, Meyer, from Havre to London, was
lost on the Gunfleet Sand the 7th inst.; crew saved.
The Rose, Webb, of Cork, was lost the 4th ult.,
in Ardmore Bay.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWIILFB Os CLocr.

The Vienna letters of the Ist inst. state that the
Turkish Mail of the 10th ult. had been received,
and that the Sultan had evinced a greater dispo-
sition to attend to the recommendation of the Am-
bassadors of France, Austria, and the Netherlands,
and shewn a relaxation in the inflexibility he has
latterly observed on the affairs of Greece. Consols
opened this morning at 86 for money, and 87i
for account, and are now buyers at 87k; as usual
on a Saturday the business doing has been limited to
a few transactions. Exchequer Bills, 71 2 pm.;
India Bonds 76 8.

Not more than two or three bargains in the
Foreign Funds have taken place since the com-
mencement of business, and those in Portuguese and
Colombian Bonds, the former are 5.54 6i, and the
latter 23+, for money; every thing else continues
nominal at the undermentioned quotations.
The Share market remains at present without any
variation, and no business.
Three per Cent. Consols, 86k, ex. div. ; Ditto, for
Account, 871 73,-; Three per Cent. Reduced, 861 ;
Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 9. ; Four per
Cent., 104 ; Four per Cent., 1826, 1051 ; India
Stock, 237 8 ex. div. ; Bank Stock, 211/} 121 India
Bonds, 76 8 ; pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 71 2 pm.
FOREIGN.-.—Brazilian, 63+ ; Buenos Ayres, 47 8 ;
Chilian, 23 4 ; Colombian, 23+ ; Danish, 63 ;
French, Five per Cant. 1071 81 ; Three per Cent. 74+ 5 ;
Greek, 16 17; Mexican, Five per Cent., 26 7 ; Ditto,
Six per Cent., 331 4 ; Peruvian, 17 18 ; Portuguese,
b 6 4 ; Russian, 95 1 ; Spanish, 9i 10.
MINES.—AneIo Mexican, 771 dia.; Brazilian, 36 8
pro. B lams, 90 100 pm. ; Colombian Mince, 141 13'
die.; Real Del Monte, 150 per share; United Maxi
Gan, 23i 21 dig.

TWO O'CLOCK.
The English house is Really deserted, and Con-
sols remain 871 4 ; no business.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, 87,1