The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-07 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1.20

ROYAL. EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE.
Established by Royal Charter' in the Reign of Kiug George
the First.

DecCmber, 1819.
pERSONS, whose annual Premiums fall due
on the V,th instant, are hereby informed, that Receipt,
are now ready to be delivered at the Company's Offices, over
the Royal Exchange and mu Pall-Mall, as well as by their re-
spective Agents in the several Counties ; and the Paities as-
sured are requested to apply for the Renewal of their Poli-
cies on or before the 9th of January next, as the usual Fif-
teen Days allowed for Payment, beyond the date of each Po-
licy, will then expire.
SAMUEL FENNING, Jun. Secretary:
_ _

Attendance is given, daily, at the said Offices, for
the Assurance of Buildings, Goods, Merchandivei, and Ships,
in Harbonr, in Dock, or while Building, from Loss or Da-
mage by Fire; and also fur the Assurance of, and granting.
Annuities Lives.
N.B. Fire l'olicies will be issued free of Expence to the As-
sured; where the Annual Premium amounts to 6s. or up-
wards. •

Lo the view of the soldier only dangers, hardships, and but
Little glory to liciacipfired.

News from Lima, of a pretty recent date, has been received
at Bilboa. They state that the Viceroy has been forced to
have recourse to a loan, to meet the enormous expellees
which the present situation of Peru requires, threatened as
it is with aiyinvasion bhe Independent Army of Chili, and
on the other band by 4in attack by sea, directed by Lord
Cochrane. Several merchants, fearing the consequences of
an invasion, have quitted Lima, with all the property they
could realize. The Viceroy has collected a considerable body
of troops near Lima, who showed very good spirit.
It is said here, that important information has• been g?ven
relative to the forged orders sent to the Militia Regiments.
It is added, that exl remely curious information will soon be
had on this affair, which is stated to be much more serious
than was at first believed.

VICAINA, DEC. 20.—Yesterclay, the Ministers of the German
Powers bad their seventh Conference. It is said the distil,
sion relative to the Thirteen Articles of the Federal Act was
determined, after a full investigation. ‘iereral bankers of
the principal cities of Germany, 'particularly liamburgh and
Frankfort, are now here. A loan is spoken of.

BOARD OF EXCISE, JAN. 6.

13,398,777

13,469,224

Deduci

Increase

Decrease

in Quarter

338,769

268,32 Y

60,447

1,903

268,322

It thus appears that there is an increase upou
the Quarter•of this Year of 60,447/..—From this
increase,' however, such propottiou of the New
Duties as .may have been received, during the
Quarter ending sth Jan. 1820, ought faitly to
be deducted. It is well known that scarce any
part of the new Alalt Duties (which constitute
one hAlf of the Duties imposed in the last Scssiom
of Parliament), has yet bean received ; and that
only about 10001. of the Duty on Wool has come
in to the Exclimer.

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

[Morning Chronicle.]

By advices from Malta, received yesterday, we
regret to say we learn the death of Vice-Admiral
Sir THOMAS FREEMANTLE, G.C.B. Commander of
the Fleet in the Mediterranean. He died at Malta,
after only a few hours illness, of an inflammation
in the bowels.

[Morning Post I
All the private accounts agree with respect to
the revival of trade in the manufacturing districts.
At Macclesfield, some -of the silt manufactories
have just become possessed by a Gentleman from
London, and are intended to be carried on upon
so enlarged a scale as to give hopes of employ-
ment being afforded to a considerable ❑umber of
persons in and about Spitvlfields.

The lion. Berkeley Paget, brother of the 1114 i-
- of Anglesea, and one of the Lords of tha
Tieasury, is just opnoinled to the Collectorship
of ttae Customs at Demerara.—(lbid.)

THR CUSTOMS.—New regulations with respect
to the age of Officers, on their first admission,
into- the service of the Revenue, are expected to
be shortly enforced. It is recommended that after
the age of thirty no one shall be appointed to
ont-door station, nor after furty• five to an iT•
door department ; and that none be admitted he,
tore the age of
,eighteen. The superannaation.
fund will hereafter be much benefitted by such re-
strictions; a long and active period of service
may then be expected before the Officers can
claim, or from natural infirmity be required, to
retire from the service on an allowance of Colki..
peusation.—(lbid.)

[Morning Herald 1
The two great Winter Theatres, have, we un-
►lerstand, determined to institute proceedings
against all the Minor Theatres, for transgressing
the limits to which they are restricted by the ex-
clusive patents of the former. Informations were.
to be laid against one of the Minor Theatres last
night. This question is one of National import-
ance, and presents an embarrassing conflict of
interests. But things certainly cannot go on as
they have done for some time. The kVinter
Theatres have been decaying, the Classic Drama
has equally suffered. We would, however, he
distinctly understood to give no opinion whatever
between the parties ; and we should in candour
übserve, that some of the minor houses have add-
ed to the amusements, without vulgarizing the
taste of the town.