The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-22 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

THURSDAY, DEC. 20.—Iligh water 17 minutes past
twelve o'clock.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrived the Belmont,
Ellery, from Demerara, with sugar, rum, &c.—Active,
Owen, from Pernambuco, with cotton Pacific, Todd,
from Marseilles, with madders, &c.—Olive, Robinson, from
Waterford, with wheat and flour—Corsair, Goadwin, from
Belfast, with sundries—Lord Blayney, Stewart, from
Newry, with su❑dries_Bucephalus, Guild, from Seville,
with wool and oil—Comet (steamer), Phillips, from Dub-
lin, with the mail. _ . .

CLEARED OUTWARDS.—The Amethyst, Howes, jun.;
for Boston—Good Intent, Perry, for St. Michael's—Ear-
of Surrey, for Douglas.

Telegraph Office, Dec. 20.
Wind at Holyhead, at 13 minutes past ten a. m., West,
blowing fresh, nothing off.

EAST INDIA.

The Clansman, Snowden, from Bengal, has arrived at
Liverpool ; sailed from Calcutta, June 17, Saugar, June
24, and the Cape, Oct. 9.
The James Scott, Richards, from Batavia, has arrived
in the Downs ; sailed from Samarang (China) July 14,
Batavia, Sept. 1, and St. Helena, Nov. 3.
BATAVIA.-Arrivals, Aug. 8, the Prince Regent, Sal-
mon, from Sincapore, sailed July 1 ; Aug. 17, the Poto-
mac, Coudry, and the Brilliant, Barton, from Samarang ;
Aug. 20, the Concordia, Keyser, from Antwerp; August
22, the Guide,:Ashnaore, from New South Wales.—Sailed,
August 19, the Prince Regent, Salmon, for New
South Wales ; August 23, the Neth, Korningen, Veer-
lop, for China.
Merwitats.—The Zephyr, Cleveland, from Batavia,
arrived at Antwerp, Dec. 17.

BATAMA.—IIi; Netherland Majesty's ship Waterloo
had landed her troops at Samarang. An armistice has
been concluded between the Dutch Authorities and the
Javanese.

There was a further re-action in the Foreign
Exchanges yesterday afternoon, and extremely firm at the
improvement. This was not brought about without a
considerable degree of activity being manifested by the
great Barometer, who made his appearance on the
'Change rather earlier than usual. In the Exchanges on
Paris and Hamburgh there was the most sensible difference
since last post day : on the former, the advance was from
25 45-i to 25 50, at three months; and on the latter,
from 36 to 36 2. It seems to have been found expe-
dient to counteract the panic, not only in the Stock
Market, but likewise in the Foreign Exchanges, by an
effort nearly simultaneous ; it as yet is attended with suc-
cess. The Exchange on Lisbon was heavy, at a reduction
of rather more than 1 per cent., with a tendency down-
wards. There have been no entries for the exportation of
the precious metals since Tuesday last. —Morning Chron.
CAUTION TO SHOPKEEPERS.__ STAMPS.
The Receipt Stamps Duty affords a channel for the un-
principled, of which they appear in many instances to be
taking advantage. We have this week to mention one of
the most glaring. It appears that a shopkeeper at Pad-
dock, near Huddersfield, is indebted to Mr. BRUMLEY,
corn-dealer, in Huddersfield, to the amount of Si. for the
balance of part of which Mr. B. commenced an action in
the Honour Court, which takes cognizance of debts to the
amount of 51. The debtor, on receiving the first process,
waited on Mr. B. to inform him that, unless he gave him
a receipt in full of all demands, and also paid the law ex-
pences, he would lay information against him on a consi-
derable number of his receipts which he had by him. Mr.
B. was alarmed—stopped proceedings, sad actually pre-
pared the acknowledgment demanded, and was on the point
of handing it to the debtor, when a friend happened to call,
who advised him not to submit to the compromise ; and,
As the shopkeeper had to call immediately for it, Mr. B.'s
, friend secrete" himself, and overheard the conditions pro-
s posed hy which were to the effect above stated.—
Should the threatened informatison be laid, the evidence
t thus collected will be adduced, and the frauduleet attempt
in this way be defeated..--Leeds Intelligencer.

FARRINGDON WITHIN,
This Ward, which has hitherto been the, arena
without contest, yesterday displayed a field of con- '
tention as warm and as personal as any we have of
late witnessed in all the wide expanse of civic war.
In compliance with the notice circulated through the
Ward, the, freemen assembled in the late College of
Physicians (the Hall of Christ Church, their usual
place of rendezvous, being under repair), at twelve
o'clock; the worthy and respectable individual who
presides over that Ward, Mr. Alderman Crowder,
being in the Chair.
This Ward returns 17 candidates, and is conse-
quence of the death of Mr. Pittman, one of their
late representatives, there was upon the old list one
vacancy, and an opposition having also sprung up to
the re-election of Mr. Hartley, who has for the last
eleven years represented the Ward, another opening
was presented for the admission of a new member.
The Ward Clerk having opened the business of the
day, by reading the precept,
The Worthy ALDERMAN said a few-words intro-
ductory of • the subjects to.be tubraitted.to few-words,
of the freemen. The first subject to which
their attention would be called, was .the report of a
Committee appointed to inquire' into the propriety
of calling on wholesale dealers in the City_of London
to take up their freedom.' As the law now stood, a
man possessing many hundred thousands of pounds,
if he took a certain description of premises in the
city, and carried on what is described as a wholesale
trade, even though he should deal occasionally in the
retail business, was not liable to take up his freedom,
whilst a poor man, whatever might be his necessities,
or however humble his dealings, was obliged to do
so. The report now recommended that the inquests
in the several wards should be instructed to.enforce

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upon the wholesale dealer the necessity of taking up
his freedom in the same manner as the retail dealer
was obliged to do.—The report was agreed to.
After some further observations, the names of the
different candidates were put in nomination by the
clerk.

Mr. COLE proposed Mr. Joseph Thompson as a
candidate.
Mr. JONES seconded the nomination. .
Mr. SINDERLY then proposed Mr. String Fisher
as a candidate, which nomination was seconded by
Mr. Russell.
Mr. MITCHELL introduced himself to the notice
of the meeting in a long speech.
Mr. Deputy OLDHAM addressed the meeting. If
he was returned again to the' Common Council, he
should continue to exhibit the same zeal for their ser-
vice which had marked his previous conduct.
After a great deal of talk,
Mr. Alderman CROWDER summed up the votes on
each nomination, and declared that some of the can-
didates were so equal, that he could not decide which
had the majority. He therefore would, to avoid
any difference of opinion, with the leave of the meet-
ing, put the names of Messrs. Hartley, Ridley,
Dunsby, Beveridge, Thompson, and Fisher, up to
the vote again. On counting the numbers, there
appeared for Mr. Hartley, 33; Mr. Ridley, 72; Mr.
Dunsby, 75 ; Mr. Beveridge, 57 ; Mr. Thompson,
61 ; and Mr. Fisher, 72. Mr. Alderman Crowder
plouwtyingDcaawn,dimdaes : Mr
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AiDerp. uptyritOchldalridam, ,MMr.r.HDaye:
then declared the election to have fallen on the fol-
.nidley;
ward, Mr. Dunnett, Mr. 'Westwood, Mr. Jackson,
Mr. Filby, Mr. Dunsby, Mr. Thompson,' Mr. Fisher,
Mr. W. Pritchard, Mr. J. Williams,and . ,
Southgate.
A poll was then demandeCon behalf of Mr. Hart-
ley and Mr. Beveridge.
The several ward officers were then elected, and
at four o'clock the poll commenced ; and at its
close, the numb.srs were as follows :
Mr. Dunnett ............ 17
Kelly ............... 16
Oldham ............ 15
Dunsby ............ 16

Mr. Williams
Westwood

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*Southgate
*Thompson
*Fisher
Beveridge
Hartley ......

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W. Pritchard l4
11. Pritchard l4
Filby l4
Jackson l4
Ridley l4 I
This ward returns 17.
FARRINGDON WITHOUT.
By virtue of a precept from the Right Hon. the
Lord 'Mayor, a wardmote was held before Robert
Wai thman, Esq., Alderman, at St. Sepulchre's church.
Mr. Henry Hunt being one of the new candidates,
and Mr. Cobbett having declared his intention to
give his attendance for the purpose of asking some
Greek questions, long before the business commenced
the church was crowded, the galleries being chiefly
filled With ladies.
Mr- HUNT came forward amidst applause and
some hissing. Being so young a candidate he could
not have believed that he should have met with so
favourable a reception, especially as he had come for-
ward
what fell from one of their respectable candidates,
Without consulting anybody. When be heard
he began to think that lie had committed some griev-
ousoffence by coming there. He believed the