The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-26 00:00:00

aNDUCTiON OF THE COMMISSARIAT.

• One of the ninny and important reductions of
the Weir Establishments, whirl) isre vroceeding
muter the, directioli of the Lords of the Tteuury,
took place ye§te,rday, .by the trausfer`of the office
and functions of the Commissary in Chief to the
Treasury, whereby a considerable dimin..tion of
the Establishment for the management of that Dc.
part ment at borne and abroad will be elected,,
The nature of this change, and the principle upon
which it proceeds, are explained in :he following
stibetattce Of the Treasury Minute on the subject :
" My Lord:: have given the Most careful consideration to
the existing system of the Commissariat, both with respect to
the due execution of the sere ices to be performed by it, rind
to the checks upon the conduct of the persons c:ouposing it,
and ,they arc strongly imp essed with the advantages which
have resulted to the public service for some years past, from
the mode in which the-supplies have been furnished, end a
system of the account of the expenditure has been establish-
ed, under the authority and euntroul exercised by the Com-
, missary in Chief over that Department.
" My Lords are likewisesensibleof the improvements which
have been introduced iuto the management of this branch of
the public expenditure, by the several regulations which
have been successively adopted to correct and prevent abuses,
and by the general tendency of these regulations to es.
tublish a vigilant superintendence over the expenditure in
its progress; and they therefore consider it as of the greatest
importance to the public interests, that these regulations,
and the whole of the System for the government of the Com-
missariat abroad to which they relate, should be maintained
and continue to he enforced in the strictest manner.

..... .
"Their Lordships arc at the came time no less strongly im-
pressed with the importance of carrying the reduction of the
establishments, created or augmented during the war, to the
greatest practicable extent ; and they are of opinion that un-
der the present circumstances of the return of Peace, these
desirable übjects may bath be attained, and that the preser-
vation of, all the beneficial efiects of the existing system for
the government of the Commissw hat abroad, may be made,
consistent with a material reduction in the establishment of
the office of the Commissariat at home.

" By taking the conduct of the services now under the ma-

nagement of the Commissary in Chief, under the immediate
direction of this Board, the apjwitittnent of a Connnigsary in
Chief may be dispensed with, and the number of Clerks
employed under him cousiderably reduced; the fat mer by the
transfer of his functions to the Secretaries and Assistant Se-
cretary of tliis Board, acting under its direction and autho-
rity; and the latter, by the cessation of the constant daily
correspondence which now necessarily takes place‘betweett
the Treasury and the Commissary in Chief,,,and of the labour
of preps' in; roluMinous copies and reports fur this Board,
which 'now. occnpies a considerable titimber of persons in his
office, whose services may of course be dispensed with.

" To effect these purposes, toy Lords are of opinion that
it will be proper to Constitute a distinct and separate De-
partment, under. the in►uiediate direction of this Board, but
wholly independent of the ordinary business of the Treasttty,
to be denuminiced The Cenimitrariat Department, and to ha
placed under the superintendence of a person, to he called
the Ps incipal Clerk of the Commissariat Department."
The Minute then prescribes in detail the exec►
cut ion of this alteration, anti then proceeds
" Iu making these arrangements, by which the fitting
services of John Charles Herries, PAK/. will no longer be rem
quisite in the situation of Commissary in Chief, the arduous
duties of which he has discharged in a manner not only reflect-
lug the greatest credit upon himself, but productive of the most
essential benefits to the public service, their Lordships feel
that they should not discharge an important and gratifying part
of their public duties, the acknowledgment of meritorious ter•
vice, if they omitted to accompany their minute with the express
stun of the high sense which they entertain of the ►ervices
which Mr. Herries has rendered to the Public; and with
every testimonial of his able, zealous, and meritorious con,.
duct at the head of the Commissariat, during a period, and
under ci►cuiustances, which Maus occasioned a pressure of
business to an unprecedented 'extent -in that departmet3t,
both at home and abroad."

Mr. Herrics, lilts received the appointment of
Auditor of the Civil Li,t.

Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd**
at Antwerp, dated Oct. 21 :—" it blew all. yes,
terday very strong from the North-wtst ; towards
evening-the gale increasetl. Between 10 and 12,
it blew a hurricane, with rain, buil, end snow:
several vessels lying at anchor in our roadstead
were driven against one another, lost their
anchors, mizen-masts, and bowsprits. At four
o'clock A, M. with a very high tide, the Antwerp
, ship.Mariane Ll'Auvers, Capt. 13auscusaaN, drove
from ber anchors, and was tbroktn upon ti part
of our tiinty, which is not yet finished, anti has
consegoqinly not attained the proper height) het'
keel 14 broke, and she has otherwise sustained
much damage. She was last from Rio Janeiro,
and has still part of her cargo on board. Thti
British shipping has suffered no material damage,
as most of them are in the Docks."
Letters which arrived by the Dutch mail of
yesterday informs us, that 80 schellings had item
paid in Amsterdam for rice, and that this article
anti Wheat were fast advancing. The following
comparative view of prices is from the .inisterawn
Courant of the .respective dates t—
ocrOß P. 7. ()truant el
Wheat, per iest 465 Grins • • .59.5 burins
Rye, per thttO .846
Oats, per ditto 147 --- la 4
BurleY, Per ditt0...431 ... . .. ----
BuckWhe4t
...... .420 --
Prior to the 26th of June three Dutch ships of
the line, and two corvettes, with troops, had
reached Batavia. The troops were landed on the
25th of June ; but the colony had not then been
given ,ap to the DiltCh
Awpc'L, BUT AUTOENTId OCCtifitteNCit !r-411

the course of last week, a farmer-, IMO' Q9ditajile,
in the County or Sorrey, while %Talking over a
field With sotyte other lArmers or brat labourers,
plebe(' up a blighted ear of corn.-7-With his eyes
directed towards Heaven, he exelaimed, in tt tone
impiously ironical, " Art thou not 'ash/tined, God
Almighty, thus to blast the Fruits of the.earthl“
He had scarcely uttered the words, when he WI
down a corpse' We will not venture to pronounce
bins the obsect of Divine vengeance, but the coiiti
cideuce is truly awkui.---(atorning,Partr)