The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-19 00:00:00

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" The sugar refineries are for the most part shut
up. Our cotton spinncries, which have been more
lately established, sutler ; the weavers are with-
out employment ; and calico rioters are on the
point of ceasing to work. Our lace manufacto-
ries, which, in the divisions of this province (Ant-
werp), occupy from 15 to 20,000 persons, cannot
maintain themselves.

". The Orator then proceeds to obsertc, that
all other nations endeavour to protect internal in-
dustry by the prohibition of foreign manufactures;
that ltelgiunt,, circumscribe') within pat rOw limitb,
has nothing bu,t its home consumption to depend
upon ; it is therefore to be hoped that his Ma-
jesty will preserve to the tu.►uufacturer this re-
source, by following die example of other nut-
lion's, especially England, in prohibiting the in-
troduction of foreign goods.",

1v a letter from Dunkirk of the 12th August
we learn, that the poor in that put of France are
in much greater distress than during the war, be-
ing almost starving for want of, employment. The
price of provisions has again:advanced. The ex'-
pectation is very strong of the port being declar-
ed free in the mouth or October, which, if effect-
ed, Poly be of considerable importance not only
to France, but to this Country.

Extract of a letter from Port St. Mary's (near
Cadiz), dated 4.n1y,26 :--c! The tra`ops forming
the new Expedition destined to act against the
insurgent Provinces of America are now all
ready. Nothing, more is wanting for them 'to sail
than money, and ships to embark in. They are
to be commanded by General 0' DON N (Count\
AntsnAt.). The whole armament consists of ten
battalions of eight hundred or one thousand men
each, viz. one battalion of light troops; four of
the line, called. expeditionary troops ; one be.
longing to the regiment of Astnrias ; another of
the King's regiment ; another of the.regintent La
rrincessa ; another of Solidi:and one battalion Night troops belonging to the Canaries, Besides'
these £OO artillery-men are to -embark, with a
corresponding. number of sappers .and: pioneers,
and from 4U to 50 pieces of cannon. -140 thou!'
-sand dismoonted Cavalry are also to go-.out, and
same skeleton' regiments to he,tilled up on arriv.
lug in America. It is evident, lion) the exertions
the Spanish Government is, now pinking, that
every thing is, to he risked on this last form
&hie attempt, in all probability hound against
Alexicb.“

We.bave received ilalifax Papers- to the 20th
July, hitt they contain nothing or Any interest.
Sir Ilift)•ONLowl; hats, it IS Said, issued orders
that the Officer on guard is personally to 'see that
his Priapner is in safety, by paying hou rt Visit at
the expiration cat every six hours, by night 'as well
us by day..
:fle.Duke of Ct,ARENcv,, ive regret to btate, re-1
eoVers very,slowly front late 4iiiritling holjspo-
sition his aoyal Highness Continues very weak,
and linable to sit up, longer than one, hour in the
day. • •
'this day his Royal Highness the Dike of lii NT
.a,td suite, le;4ve his house at Castiebar:niii,
for litussels, where his Royal Highness bus taten
a house ler threeiyears,
On satin.diy Itmy:11 liighileSs the; Duke of
KENT paid a emit hr Prince LEoroLn and'Prioress
CH ARLO Tv, at Cdnielford-house, when his Royal.
Hightte,s took a farewell leave, on his departure
to the Continent.

The Birth-day of the Duke Of YORK was cele-
brated ut t'rpi;more on Friday with tirtiCh pomp.
he Queen gove a grand (linnet to thejtovid-l'a-
milv, including the Regent, the Duke and bliches4
of i'ork, the Mules, of Kent and Cambridge, the
Princesses Angnsta and Elizabeth,, the Ditke and
Duchess of 0141u:ester, and the Princess Sophia
of Gloucester. Some pikrtienlai' friends of the
Duke of York, who have been in the habit of din
ing at Oatlands on this Anniversary, Were :also
invitpl. the evening there was a party to tea
and cards. The Regent and the Duke of Catn.
bridge left Frogmore for Hampton-court at eleeen
o'clock, ititd the Queen and the rest of the Royal
laKutily retorned to the castle tO'SuPper.
During the Duke of WELLtN4TON's late visit to
the PRINCE REGENT nt the stud-house, his Royal
Highness presented his Grace with a beautiful
blood colt of the filet breed' in the stud, which his
Grace had very much :Admired.

I.ient.-(iener•al Lor'd Foancs and family have
arrived in llurul'►u. Ilis 'nthill') assumes the
chief cone nand of the .irmy in Ireland during the
absence of Sir GeoaGe 116wF.Tr.

The Right Hon. the EArl of Dit.nousts, who
was lately appointed Governor at►td Commander in
Chief of ►}u. province of Nova Scotia, goes out
with Itis suite. to Ualif.x, in the Forth, 40, Sir
Jotjt Louts, .13art. which ship is at Spithead,
waiting his Lordship's arrival front Scotland.—
The Forth will go front Halifax. to the tiewfoutid•
land statlou.