The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-02 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKE!

CALCUTTA, AUG. 15.—Forty distinct sho.cks
of earthquakes are stated to have been felt at
Hermit Bagh, between the 96th of May anti
the 12th ultimo, which have caused great
alarm at that station ; the first of these shocks
is stated to have lasted several minutes ; it
made every one leave the bungalows from fear.
Several buildings were thrown down in the Pro-
vince, and also'in Gurwal. This visitation had
not subsided at the latter date above-mentioned.

THE FL:SM.-But little business has been done
this morning—the Funds continue very heavy.
The Commissioners gave for the first 50,000 Re-
duced 80i, the remainder they got at 801. Mo.
ney is eery scarce.—Consols are 818 82.

The long and excellent 'Article which we copied
yesterday froM The Royal Corpiwall Gazette, u title
which tho loyal spirit and good sense of the
Paper well entitle it to assume, prevented our no-
ticing some observations in The Briti:h Press on

tlic subject of -lio'zin's nequittitiL

T! , L, ...•.~ .t 2

Paper, by anticipation, indeed, bus answer:
BcitisltriTss fo;• us very sat kfactorilv, by
reasouing and rittiooal reflections. Ilwvever, it
becomes its to notice The Britiisil Press omit selves,

because, though it is au Opposition Paper, it docs
not appear to have the Jacobin eharavter, which
seems invariably to mark all tie other Parry

Prints, without exception. We shall at present
merely confine ourselves to one passage in The
British Press of ):esterday, which says that ' ia
acquitting Mr. Ho xE , we have not the re-
motest doubt, that these thirty-six Gentle-
men expressed the seise of the Nation,—Honest
juries takeQ front the body Of the People
must speak the sense of the people." The British
Press has been somewhat hasty and rash in draw-
ing its 'conclusions, and therefore we refer it to
the PROVINCIAL JOURNALS, which my tend to en-
lighten its judgment, and perhaps induce him to
change its opinions. The .Extract from The
Royal Cornwall Gazette, which, from its high credit
and popularity, may be supposed to speak the
sentiments of the large, respectable, and opulent
county in which it is immediately circulated,
may possibly induce The British Press to change
its opinions ; and if that Paper is not sufficient,
we refer him to the Extracts from The Bull
Packet and Greenock Advertiser, in our Paper of
this day—the first Paper, of great 'respectahlity
and wide circulation in another County, the largest
in the kingdom ; and the other also of exteaSive
circulation in a distant place. If these fail to
convince him, we shall hope, at least, by success
sive citatiotss 'from other Provincial Journals, to
make him recant his rash assertion, that the S 11,•
ries, in acquitting FloxE, " expressed the sense.
of the Nation." We have done for the presto,.
bat shall resume the subjeCt, because we will not
suffer the people at large to be defamed by tire
charge of giving an approving sanction to a bias.
phemous perversion of 11oLY WRIT, and which,
whatever the defendant might alledge as to his

intention, was, in its effect, calculated to throw
ridicule on the purest Religirm communicated by
the Divine Being, for our happiness here and our

salvation hereafter.

Extract of a Letter from Kingston, (Jamaica) &tied

iVovember 14

" Arrived here yesterday an,s:tip from Laguira,
having fled from the embargo thit was laid at
that port, awl gives the following information
It was expected an emigration would immediately
take place ; the cati:e. of the Patriots watt very
prosperous ; a formidable army had marched iti
Valencia front hence; the Spaniards were getting
away, and removing all their valuables: All will
Inlet at Barcelona and Cumana, which still re-
mained in possession of BouvAa. Mortn,Lo hail
pillaged Caraccas, and fled to Lagtiira, which he
was speedily obliged to evacuate. This vessel
brought 60,000 dollars in cash, and several se-.
roons of indigo, the property of Spaniards who
had fled from Laguira ; the Captain also states,
that the account of the defeat of General Past,
whiCh appeared in the Curacoa Couranl , was with-
out the least foundation ; on the contrary, he %Val
completely victorious. This ship lett 'Lagttira ott
the 28th of October. Another vessel had al:o
arrived ikt Kingston front Porto Cabello, the CKP-
tain t,f which was the hearer of accounts very tru
favourable to the Royal Cause."

CORN EXCUANGE, J. 2.—We have a consi-
derable quantity of Grain kft over from bite ar-
rivals, and a large supply is expected oh Monday,
consequently there was very few sales made this
morning, and the prices. of fine Wheat and Oats
were the same RS on Monday ; but there Was no
demand for inferior sorts. Fine Malting Harley
supports its price; but inferior as well as Malt is
very dull. In Peas and Beans there is no altera•
tion.

A 'Hamburg]) Mail contains a document, signal
by the King of Sweden, on the events which havc
taken place since the last Diet, and on the generat
state and prospects .of the kingdom. By this it
appears, t kit a Treaty of Commerce has been
concluded between Sweden and the United States,
and a Treaty with Russia respecting the commercial
relations bet%reen Sweden and Finland, her for-
mer province. Prussia has made considerable
progress in paying tip the sums agreed upon as an
indemnity to Sweden for the loss of Pomerania..
The S,vedish revenue of customs ltas improved,
anti her ;.oreign debt has every where been dis-
charged or dint;nislied.

WINDSOR, DEC. 31.--Tuesday her MAJESTY'
visited the KING, and afterwards took an airing
through Slough, Dutcher, Bcc. accompanied by.
the PRINCESSES. The same day the Duke of
CLArtElicrt arrived 011 a visit to his Royal Mother.
In the evening her MAJESTY had a select party at
the Castle. The Duke of CLARENCE left us to.
day for Bushey.
BRIGHTON, DEC. 3l.—This afternoon the
PLINCE REGENT, accompanied by the Duke of
Vol-h, and sevural of the Nobility at the Pavilion.
took their ride in the stables for upwards Of an
hour. This (kr Mr. LEACH, the elected price_
.Chancellor, had the honour of Knighthood con.
!erred upon him by the PRINCE REGENT.
Si, 1-IENIty HALvottp left :own On Wednesdry
night, for Windsor, hot the circular letter of yes-
terdily does not mention the illness of any of time
Royal Family. The wood Monthly Report of the
King's Physicians will be
...made to the Council
to-morrow.