The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-29 00:00:00

[Morning Herald.]

Lord Castlereagh was so much indisposed with
tie gout yesterday, that it was necessary to lift
him in and out of his bed; indeed he was scat cely
able to move at all without assistance. His Lord.
shit's physician, Dr. Bankhead, is at present at
Brighton, acrd a messenger was sent off to him
last night to request his immediate attendance.—
The piolonged and very boisterous passage from
Calais has also had considerable influence on his
Lurdship's health. After the first five or six
hours of the gale, he was too much affected by
she motion of the vessel to remain longer on deck
in the carriage with his Lady, and he retired to
the cabin, which lie did not leave afterwards till
their landing at Dover. Not so her Ladyship,
however ; she (-mild not be prevailed upon to go
below, but resolutely kept her seat on deck,
though the billows repeatedly broke over the top
of her carriage. His Lordship intended leaving
town on Friday morning last for North Cray, but
was untortonately seized with the gout on Thurs-
day. Lady Castlereagh, we are happy to state,
is quite recovered from her late indisposition.—
Lord Castlereagh felt much for the accident which
happened to Mr. Linder, ;the mate of the packet
in which his Lordship sailed from Calais, and
immediately on landing sent hint tett guineas, tie-
siring, at the same time, that every possible care
might be taken of him. ••

[Morning Post.)

We regret excee,:ingly to find that the most
ruinous delusion continues to be successfully prac-
tised on the minds of some of our soldiery, whom
the artful agents of the South American Patriots
succeed iu seducing, not only from their country►
but fruit) their allegiance and their duty. The
following- fresh case came before the Lord Mayor
yesterday at the Mansion House :

" Captain lientinck, of the Coldstream Reg,i-
'vent ot Guards, stated, that a short time since a
few individuals of the Guards had deserted the re-
giment, and after a diligent search being made
fur them, it was pretty clearly ascertained that
they had joined some of the recruiting parties
which had recently sailed from the river to rein-
force the armed Patriots in South America. Two
other privates ot the corps had also just absconded
:rout the barracks, and tram the best information
he could obtain, he concluded they were now 00
board the Duncan, or some other vessel in the
Thames, waiting an opportunity to sail with
other hired and volunteer forces to the same des-
tination. Ile begged to know what were the pro-
per steps to be taken to prevent the men from
thus deserting the regiment and the country.
'The Lord Mayor regretted that Englishmen of
any description) should he found, who would
wildly 8y " the best country on earth," and ha-
znrol their dearest inturests and lives in a specula-
tion which, he feared, would prove but too fatal
to many. It Was particularly to he lamented that
a British soldier should do so ; and he would be
happy to give every 'assistance in his power to-
wards recalling them to a sense of their allegiance,
and the duty they owed their country. He would,
however, recommend Captain lientinck, in the
first instance, to make au immediate application
to Captain Richball, of the Thames Police, upon
the subject."

[The Times.]

An express, which left Paris on Saturday after-
noon, rrached London yesterday morning. The
ri per Cents. at the close of that day were quoted
at 63. .50. being, it was asserted, an improvement
of one per cent. on the pi ices of the preceding
day. Tie rate of exchange, however, was ex.
cecdingly low, having sunk to 23. 10. As the
end of the mouth is fast approaching, the period
%viten the speculators of the Paris market usual-
ly make up their accounts, much anxiety is
manifested as to the manner in which they
rutty then be able to close their concerns. We
bt ite it, however, to the honour of the French
market, that those immoral and gambling con-
tiacts, called time-bargains, are much more ri-
gorously guarded against than here in England.
The French Funds, however, have fallen even'
during the month nearly 7 per cent.; and this is
a variation which, with us at least, could not but
give rise to some alarming deficiencies. French
stock was in some demand yesterday in the City,
and sold freely at a price of 64 : the rate of ex-
change is better here than at Paris, being quoted
at 23. 45. for money.