The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-06 00:00:00

FISH MARKET, BILLINGSGATE.

This day being the first of the season, at which oysters
are retailed, in the metropolis, Billingsgate presented a
scene of uncommon animation. Twelve o'clock last night
being the time specified for opening the market, Cheapside,
Thames-street, and other great thoroughfares leading to
that busy place, were, long before the appointed hour,
crowded to excess, with persons of nearly every description;
and the avenues about the market were at one time com-
pletely blocked up. Some were anxiously listening for the
market bell's chiming the hour, which was a, signal for
opening the boats : and others, spectators only—amongst
whom were persons of great respectability—appeared. eager
to witness the truly gratifying sight. Indeed such a motley
group as Billingsgate exhibited this morning, is seldom
beheld. There were gentlemen—ladies—fish-ladies—
donkey-carts--and costermongers—all jumbled together in
one dense mass. At length the respectable fish-venders
alluded to were suddenly roused by the sound of the
market bell ; all instantaneously darted towards the Ves-
sels; each eager to gain his dwn quantum sufficit ; and,
but for the very excellent regulations which had been pre-
viously made, from the great rush, accidents, similar to
those which occurred last year, and the year before, must
inevitably have ensued ; but since those fatal occurrences,
instead of planks being used, a substantial stage of immense
size, has been constructed at the expense of the City,
which reaches from the place of landing, to alongside the
vessels ; and so far, 'it has been productive of much good,
as no accident of a serious nature happened the whole of
the morning. There were upwards of eighty vessel loads
at market, most of which arrived on Saturday, and
yesterday ; but; in conformity with the Act of Parliament
for the Reguration of the Oyster Fisheries, none were
brought ashore till the stated time. They were mostly
from Faversham, Colchester, Queenborough, and Milton ;
but the quality of the several kinds, did not appear very
fine. About forty of the vessels contained oysters of a very
being rt sort of gleaning from the best, by
the Companies who own them, and
personaai
ef e inferior kind,
neink ianpl, very
low price for; they are called by the
fishermen " bastard oysters ;" but by the more civilized
t of they are termed extra-Colchesters;
we h
icb, fishmongers,iromte their name, and their really fine appear-
ance,s persons would suppose they were extraordinarily good
ones, but, in fait, they have nothing nutricious in them,
being the refuse of the beds.

F`OREIGN" INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Gazette de France, dated Saturday, Aug. 4.)

SvaA, JUNE 24.—Redschid Pacha, who has received
fresh reinforeethents,has tet out with 8,000 men towards
Corinth. Colonel Fahvier is at Megara, *hit 1,000 men.
News has been received from Nazia, that Lord etielitane
was off Candia a Week ago. -1-le had hoisted Austrian
colours, by Which the Austrian Consul at Candia was de-
ceived, and went on boatd his ships gotrte time ago
Russian ship artired at Syra, consigned to tile•h'rencl►
Consul ; it came from Odessa, laden-with corn, and the
cargo, which was to the order of M. Eynard, has been de-.
livered to the Committee for supplying Greece with pro-
visions. ihrabliu Pach& has arrived at Tripoiiiza, and has
caused the inhabitants of Argos to be ordered to prepare
quarters and provisions for 12,000 men. Griva, who
commands Fort Palainidi, at Napoli di Romania, demands
a million of piastres for the payment of his troops, and has
detained as security for this sum, several merchants who
were going to quit the town.—Augsburg Gazette.
ItlAakit), Jut 26.—The General Council of Biscay,
assembled at- Guernica, continues its deliberations. Among
its numerous resolutions is one of the 14th instant, by
which it refuses, oh account of the privileges of the army,
to contribute, either by a sum of money or a levy of
men, towards the recruiting of the army. On the other
hand, it has voted the payment of the ordinary gratuitous
gift with as little delay as possible.
The Soberano, of 74 guns, has quitted the basin of La
Caracca, where it was under repair.
The Descubleta corvette captured on the 19th off Tra-
falgar, and has brought into Cadiz, the Colombian schooner
which has made several 'Spanish prizes, and lately took the
French ship Casimir, on the coast of Biscay.
The Count de Nolleja, hereditary Marshal of Castillo,
condemned in 1825 to six years' exile at Barcelona, for
his conduct during the Revolution, as Member of the Mu-
nicipality of Madrid, has just obtained the remission of his
sentence.

The Duke of San Lorenzo, the Spanish Ambassador at
Paris, after the 7th July, is authorised to return to Spain,
but on condition that he shall not appear at Madrid or the
Royal residences.
On the 18th the new Neapolitan Minister, the Count de
Partana, arrived here. It is affirmed -he will live on a
most splendid footing during his stay here. Twenty wag-
gons could hardly convey all his baggage.
We have just received letters from Seville, which an-
nounce that on the 18th the hotel of M. de Quesada, Cap-
tain-General of the Province, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at a considerable sum. Happily no lives
were lost. General Quesada has taken up his abode at the
Aleazar, the ancient Palace of the Moorish Kings.
PARIS, Auc. 3.—The Custom House Officers seized at
Havre, on the Ist of August, seventeen hales of Tull Pique,
Cotton Yarn, and other goods of English manufacture,
which had been landed the preceding night at the village of
L'Eure. This seizure is valued at 15 or 16,000 francs.
The Moniteur publishes to-day a series of tables repre-
senting the progression of the public revenue of France,
from January 1816, to December 31, 1826. We shall
shortly place those tables before our reader].
(From the Quotidienne.)
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

Msratin, JULY 25.—0 n Saturday morning last all the
Ministers went to the Royal residence of San Ildefonso,
where a Council was held.

On the 18th, Count de Partana, the new Ambassador
from Naples, arrived in our capital. It is said that this
Noble Man will display great splendour during the time of
his stay at Madrid.
We have it from good authority, that the Duke de San
Carlos is not making any preparation for his departure.
His Excellency, who lives at the Royal residence, is always
in the good graces of the King. His Majesty has just
given him a new mark of his favour, by appointing his
youngest son Captain in tr regiment of Infantry. This young
man will alsolake in future the title of Count de L'Union.

It is also said that the son-in-law of his Excellency, who
accompanied him to Russia, will be appointed Ambassador
to the Court of Naples.
It is stated from Talavera that the Count d'Espagne had
arrived there, as I announced to you, to review the Infantry
of the Royal Guard. The. Army of Observation of the
Tagus has not, as yet, made any movement.