The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-07 00:00:00

AMERICA:

Tile latest accounts from New York state the
•
encauTrade to be in a most deplorable cOndilion
''Pre.ent distress and want of confidence among
tliemirchants is attributed to the measures lately
'';'?ted by America respecting Commerce, which
t
J State has been followed by the most dis-
relsiug consequences. The National Bank is
°lt a complete failure, and great doUbts are
"Ittlained that it can be carried on, unless the
Crlgress interfere. • At New York, Bth Novent-
'l., Shares were at I I 1 which a few months ago
tro
.ught 14.2 and 14.4. The Public
.Funds have
I'u fallen 2 to 3 per cent; the 7 per Cent. Stock,
lquoted• formerly at 107, bud declined to 102 ;• the
; 41"-Cents. from 68 to 66; while the Consols at
ti:rlrico) are at 801. The demand for money
iiill:l"oghotit the United States was severely felt,
Prod
I.;a uced the greatest commercial distress and
tt,nit °f confidence.--:There is not the smallest
Cale but the spirited and active enterprize of our
I,,i,tnisrs in Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Bruns-
plietl enable the West Indies to be amply sup-
,fr°lls thence with the articles which the
gre4tt`eans have hitherto supposed we must be in a
measure indebted to, or dependent upon..
f)nr t°t; so that the late .angry restrictions on
imite `tade will ultimately benefit rather than in-
amiq \1?• The shoreS and coasts of Nova Scotia
?iv ewßrunswick.furnish an inexhaustible sup-
°F fish, and immense, quantities of salt are
tor:,‘",ed for the purpc-se of curing them. The
eup"l
given by the Provincial Legislatures is a
111, derable stimulus to time exertions of the fisher-
tu,ii)n; and it would be well if numbers of our poor
klitutlulen, who are constantly emigrating to
4ited States with visionary prospects,•would
th„, their thoughts to the certainty of acquiring
le°lofortahle independence in a few. years, ti
jacf,ti: has never failed to reward the sober anti
'rrions labourer, in our own Colonies, where
titestar Protected in their property and religion,
114,440(1 innumerable instances of • persons who
bt,teac(Plireci fortunes from prospects not at first
Glut; their own.

leAv _equisition has been sent to the LORD.
i 1),„ "OM(' a Meeting of the Couninott Council
11:"setplence to be holden on the 10th instant.
Dr()0')"ll'ose of the Meeting is to consider the
V.1.1;;;"Y of petitioning
z eParliament to revise the
, ia whi Codech numerous petty offences
trgCwith the same punishment as the most
leltCketts mtirders; and as minor offenders are
tt,•-rn executed according to law, crimes have
,ii
411(1,, "oly increased rather than diminished ;
4nri '.ayiog that a more rigorous system of I.iri-
tii...(!'scililitte may be adopted, whereby capital
aisttnient 14t),,ed may be mitigated, and criminals re-
,
11tui '"if) Onyx, and brig Petersburgh Packet,
tri,iltl(' for South America, and full of Troops re-
thfrotil our discharged soldiery, have pro:,
4qattn4"" the River, and are expected 'to sail.
Ci(lr s'ravesend this day. The ship Duchess of
also full of soldiers, with several others.,
"ted to follow in a. few days. The-Tar,
titt P
„ etseverance were the last troop ships
4ehts-,H,,"ed from 'the Thames to join theinsur7
"'South America,
/irt "f 4 Redwing, 18, Capt. HUN,4, will Sail 41010.0
4tki,,e' 'lays for the Cape, and take out.'Mr.
i•^Pe41.11.1.1"1"-to St. Helena, and Mr. ELLts to the
r 1; L "'he object of the mission of the former
retr,', "own ; the latter has been appointed Se-
it•e Yor the Colony of the Cape of GOod Hope,
r A
-per • ~,LEXANDER, deceased.—(Portsmouth:
'
oda
Y, about ball-past eleven o'clock, the
\,°lrtit. left town for Windsor, and from
IlslloYal Highness proceeded to Oatlands.
At; e btici
- less of GLOUCESTE.R and the Princess
S,,,tt 1.7'4 have removed to Windsorti dI ny the establishment at hew Palace was
!al
Crl set I) leaving only the housekeeper and
to Quvants who were there previous to the
4eoes'e% going to Kew.
SID
NCt ppiNl MOUTH had an audience of tile
''‘E
'e DENT Saturday.
• `)tts °II. Miss MURRAY, who. was prevented
ki" :'lof h indisposition from attending the re-
ly„t ‘l,p late MAJESTY, still continues in a
t al%
111111 st,tC,.
•
ti e seen by the Official Orders from the
. 4m
tae (he'tiliaLAlN, that the' Public Mourning
sa clayQuEeNt will expire in six weeks from
tiNt, fr her MAJESTY'S demise—that is three
29.,11°,41 to-morrow, which will be December
Tll,.
:I`ette of Saturday contains Addresses of
lo the. PRINCE REGENT on the tleath_
ati,Nj 11164, Al°st Excellent MAJESTY, from the
`trsities, and the towns of Manchester
"tti"`v Saturn
tek) ,e. r
, L.,orti SELKIRK in London is very
tti.4l(ll, 4' as it was sot:posed
,his presence
0, °ls oiatviie been required in Upper Canada at the
toy es. e North West and Hudson's Bay Com-
piiiitteered ts. said that his visit to this country is
11, to ~w 111) them, and that he comes to ex.
Ce °cc,. ?overnmetit the circumstances which
414)4 .'"Qtled the disputes between the two
f t/ICS.
).‘V
4 '4 • -Is since a meeting took place between
t'tt' `""shir
Nti. 1,441 e youth GEORGE BIDDER, and the
,4k (.1) ZERAH COLBORNE, before a large
411% e,"tietnerl, to ascertain their caleulat-
-1„;';1114,1, e"eosions. The Devonshire boy hay-
(; Y5l, ered a . • in a satisfac-
,,N.t ay, a variety of questions
4entlentau proposed. one to ZERAH
~llittgteejice, '1.14* If the globe is 24,912 miles in
cit-
Ind a balloon travels 3378 feet in a
t vq-ld °rig would it be in
.travelling round
it, fter nine minutes consideration he
I,43tv,cl"tstio 'triPetent to give..the answer. The
1)14s r lie ret':c. given to the Devonshire Boy, the
18 ju two minutes, viz. 23 days 13
o:set, °Ppi,i inittutes, was received with marks of
In•
"se. Al
"le An • any other questions were pro-
'ericartßov, all of which he r.e-
Nil to all tql. ; while young BIDDER readily.
for (4 • It handsome subsCsription was col-
t ,
.vosnie youth.

FOR THE SUN.

LIVERPOOL \ Di c. 5, 1811.

-11 n. EDlTOR,—Yesterday that constellation of
wealth, worth, and worthiness, alias Westminster's
Piide, appeared amongst us, to eat a long-pro-
poscd dinner, to s-penk a slong'-composed speech
upon the occasion. He was Brest-0 no!—COLE-
RIDGE will-best say how he was drest:—

" And how was the Devil drest ?
" The Devil was drest in his Sunday's best—
His breeches were white,-his coat was blue,
" With a hole behind to let his tail through:
" And thus was the Devil drest."

Ills introduction on our 'Change was most im-
posing ; nothing but heraldic terms can desetihe
it :—The Field Sir' FRANCIS ; blue coat, white
and yellow waistcoat; supporters, dexter
side, a Schoolmaster; in decayed costume; sinister,
a third-rate Clerk in a mercantile house; arrayed
proper. Sir F.'s wardrobe gave considerable
offence. Some kissed, conceiving if studied, to
show a defiance to the respect due to our late
QUEEN. However the Vision stayed not long. In the
evening .1 attended the dinner. The Knight spoke
little,. and the meaning was less ; however he
apologized (seeing .all in black) for his present
.dress, saying his clothes had not arrived in time.
to allow hint to change—(there were some illi-
beral enough to hint at the number of his
coats)—and set off about nine,. to recover his
wardrobe at Knutstord. But there was a, Mr.
WooLSLEY, I think they call him, rose soon
after dinner, and proposed a subscription for
the three innocent sufferers now in Chester
Castle. This- caused a vast commotion, for
we Reformers never carry any money in our
pockets, the times are so very dangernos and laws
so bad; and had not the more patriotic spirit at a
Mr. TAYLOR argued on the side of "empty pockets,
by saying these (Bagley and others) were very had
men, and made a living by rPhibig, for which we
cheered him, we
should not have come off with-
-out a subscription, for 1 do suspect this friend of.
Sir F.'s (;iir. WooLstev) is a relation of one of
them, and can supply Virtue no [(roger out of his
privy .purse. But, alas !he too left with the Ba-
ronet :—and then came your cut and dried '
specches.---Mr.Sugerixam slept at Mr. CANN;NG—
our cruel _Colonel WILLIAMS. at Mr. MILLAR,
our Police Ruler—and Mr. E. SMITH spoke two
columns for the next dose of Mercury, in spite of
their continual call of Question front him, as if lie
did not know when to conic to the question better
than they, or how much of the paper he had saved
for his own effusions.' After him, Mr. Tom
GREEN, auctioneer, got up, and gave them such a
knock-down speech, I thought a removal of my
body corporate most necessary to my safety, so
left them. • Your's truly,

A TORY.