The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-17 00:00:00

BI RTHS.

952,673
892,106

Total 1,844,779

DEATHS.

600,162
577,889

Total 1,178,051
Excess of Births 666,728
Number of Marriages 388,377

His Majesty's packet=sloop Spkynx, with a
[nail from Carthagena and Jamaica, has arrived
at Falmouth—sailed from Carthagena Dec. 25,
and Kingston on the 6th ult. The following are
the principal contents:—
The Collector of his Majesty's Customs at Kingston has
received directions from the Lieutenant-Governor to re-
sume the collection of the duties, imposed by the Act of
Geo. IV., sec. 114, so that all articles imported from
Great Britain and Ireland, from the Ist ult., will be sub-
ject to double duties. This measure, on the part of the
Executive, is deemed rather ungracious, as it appeared to
be generally understood that the collection of these duties
ti.
is Majesty's 'packet, Francis Freding, haswould be
arti, salaries of the Custom-house Officers. His Majesty's frigate
, with Mails from ,Buenos Ayres and Rio Barham, Captain Sir Thomas Louis, arrived at Kingston
tit
Janeiro, b apers` but' the p y
on the 4th Jan. His Excellency Major-General L. Grant,
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tai„ her con Governor of Trinidad, his Secretary, and suite, came in her
`, no news. Those from Buenos Ayres are 'as passengers. The Colombian frigate Colombia, Cora-
-1

The Dutch Papers, received this morning,
°lily contain accounts previously received through
1110 Brussels and other Journals.

modore Chitty, was to sail from Porto Cabello the day alter
the sailing of his Majesty's packet Spliynx. These Papers
contain no information from Colombia.

The Morning Chronicle says that "the Pre-
mier intends to abolish the office of Privy Seal.
Chief Baron ALEXANDER is to be created a
Peer, and a considerable portion of the duties
connected with that office, at present performed
by the LORD CHANCELLOR, are to devolve on
Chief Baron ALEXANDER." We think some
such step as this indispensable, if the LORD
CHANCELLOR hopes to do justice to the numc•
rous suitors in his own Court. Chief Baron
ALEXANDER is an admirable Equity Judge,
and would be an acquisition in the Lords for
the disposal of appeals.

Accounts from Berlin state that the REIS
EFFENDI has declared to M .JAUBERT that the
PORTE has agreed to consider the Morea and
the Cyclades neutral in future, and had given
orders as such to a Commissioner to proceed to
Smyrna to treat with the Plenipotentiaries of
England and France on the subject. This we
do not believe at the present conjuncture.

We call the attention of those of our Readers
who take a pleasure in dispensing their charity,
to the forlorn condition of the Spitalfields' Wea-
vers, and we beg to recommend their case to
compassionate consideration. An Advertise-
ment in our front page will fully explain the ne-
cessities of the Silk-weavers. Upwards of
50,000 human beings are said to be in a state
of starvation. Can any appeal be stronger than
this ?

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCEL-(THIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, FEB. M.—Wind W.S.W.—The Boyne,
for Jamaica, and the Cornwallis, for the Cape, came
down from the RiVer this evening with several of
the outward-bound.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 16.—Wind
W.S.W.—Ar-
rived his Majesty's shipVolage, from South America,
sailed from Valparaiso the 22d of September,
Coquimbo the 10th of October, and Rio Janeiro
the 14th, with 840,000 dollars in specie.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 15.—Wind W.—Arrived the
Susan, Simon, from-St. Andero; and Mary, Wells,
from St. Michael's. Sailed the Beaufort, Sentinel,
for Jamaica; Bolivar and Eden, with Portuguese
emigrants.

FALMOUTH, FEB. I.s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived
the Sphynx packet, from Carthagena, sailed the
25th of December, Jamaica the 6th of January,
and Crooked Island the 14th; also the Tyrian
packet, sailed from Corfu the 26th of December,
Malta the 2d of January, and Gibraltar the 31st;
and Francis Freeling packet, sailed from Buenos
Ayres the 26th of November, from Monte Video
the Ist of December, and Rio Janeiro the 7th of
January.

The Porter, from South America, was supposed
to be off Liverpool on Sunday.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVF. o' CLocr.

The intelligence received by the Buenos Ayres
Mail is to the 26th November, and is not quite so,
late as that already received by private vessels,
neither is it of material importance; from Buenos
Ayres they write that at least one half of the vessels
in port must depart without freights. - The Ex-
change on England was 15 paper dollars, doubloons
50 paper dollars each : much commercial dis-
tress existed, and considerable talent would be
required in the finance of the country; notwith-
standing which it was confidently stated that
with proper care thin State would be able to sur-
mount all its difficulties. From Rio de Janeiro,
letters of the IGth ult. state the exchange 28i 29
per milrea ; the bidding for the loan had been
put off to the 22d December. Consols opened
this; morning at 86i 4, went sellers at and
rose to 86j- for a moment buyers, but have since
gone back to 86-i the Commissioners gave 86,-1.
Exchequer Bills have had a very considerable fluc-
tuation this morning, from an idea of Government
intending to fund a considerable quantity. They
have been sold as low as 40 prem., a difference of
14 per cent, from the first price. The market
has since altered, and they are now 52 prem. India
Bonds maintain their price, 48 50.
The Foreign Funds are without business; a
trifling stir has, however, taken place in Spanish
Bonds, which have risen to 101. Every other se-
curity remains nearly at yesterday's prices.
In Shares, the accounts received from the Impe.
rial Brazilian Mines, of an improvement in their
working to 41 lbs. of gold in nine days, have operated
in their favour, and the price is now 39 41. Real
Del Monte, 100 110 per share.
Three per Cent. Consols, 864 j ; Ditto, for Account,
86. i ; India Stock, 230 2 ; Bank Stock, 2101 111 ;
India Bonds, 48 50 pill. ; Exchequer Bills, 54 40 pin.
FORElGN.—Brazilian, 621 3 ; Buenos Ayt'es, 37 8 ;
Chilian, 21i 4 ; Colombian, 19 1; Danish, 61 4- ;
French, Five per Cent., 109110 ; Three per Cent., 761-71;
Greek, 14 15; Mexican, Five per Cent., 22 4 ; Ditto,
Six per Cent., 28 1; Peruvian, 13 14 ; Portuguese,
511 2 ; Russian, 974 8 ; Spanish, 10 I. •
MI NES.—Anglo Mexican, 81 80 dis. ; Brazilian, 39 41
pin. ; Bolanos, 60 5 pin. • Colombian, 201 19 dis. ; Real
Del Monte, 100 110 per ;hare ; United Mexican, 27 6 die.

TwO O'CLOCK.
Consols remain steady at 86i-

THREE O'CLOCK

Cons°la. 861 4.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 86a / Danish 641
Do. for Ac. 861 1, Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 1825 28
Buenos Ayres Peruvian
Chilian Do. Russian 971
Columbian, 1824 19/ Spanish 9/

Died in London, on the 4th of February,
John, the fourth son of Thomas Buchan, Esq. of Auch-
rnacoy, Aberdeenshire. lie was a young gentleman of
the most amiable disposition and unassuming character—
imbued with tbe very spirit of meekness, while possessing
superior abilities, and a mind stored with the fruits of
extended observation, culled during years of travel over
the Continent of Europe.

Yesterday Mr. O'Connell and a number of
Catholic gentlemen, went in procession and waited on
the Marquis of Anglesea with an address, expressive of
their esteem and gratitude for his liberal and exemplary
conduct during his administration, while Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland.

Mr.. Warburton, on the sth of March, in-
sends to move, in the House of Commons, for leave to in-
troduce a Bill " to legalize and regulate the supply of sub-
jects for Anatomy."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House sat on appeals to-day, at one o'clock
LEITCH V. SMITH.

The LORD CHANCELLOR delivered the judgment
of the House on this appeal, the question in which
arose on a deed executed by Mr. Leitch, in the year
1804. During the time of the arguments, his Lord-
ship had expressed the strong opinion he felt, but in
consequence of it having been stated by the Judges
below to be a question of difficulty, he thought it
due that he should read over the papers most care-
fully ; having done so, the opinion which he then
entertained was more strongly corroborated. His
Lordship was quite satisfied that Mr. Andrew
Leitch took a vested interest during the life
of the widow. He thought it impossible to put
edifferent construction than that upon the instrument
looking at the great authority of the case of " Craw-
ford," which appeared to govern the present. In
the arguments there were two other points made,
and as to whether or not it was competent to An-
drew Leitch to dispose of the property during the
life of the widow, and whether the disposition he
had made was a valid one; upon- these two points
no doubts were entertained by any of the Judges
below"; his Lordship was satisfied it was perfectly
competent for him to dispose of the property, and
that it had passed by the instrument under which
it was sold. His Lordship, therefore, recommended
the House to confirm the judgment below, which
was accordingly done.