Star. — London, England, 1820-12-27 00:00:00

.. • THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1820. Jonn's Dmr.--Holiday at the Bank. The efforts of the enemies of the QUEEN; or, which has now become synonimpus, of- the friends of Mi nisters, to procure what they call "Loyal" Addresses, have only tended to rouse more effectually the ener gies of this loyal Empire to bring into public expres sitn the genuine sentiments of .the great majority of the People, respecting the misdoings of those very Ministers whom the Ultras wished to serve by their 103 Ur effusions. But in no part of the Empire has the, conduct of Ministers had a more powerful effect in rousing the People from stupor and lethargy than in Scotland. Those, and those only, who are ac quainted with the actual state to which Scotland had been sunk by. the Corporation-tyranny of a parcelof time-serving, self-elected lick-spittles, can form a pro per estimate of the spirit now manifestid by-the for ly bullied and timid population of North Britain. great and deep indeed must have been the feelings excited by the attempts to destroy her MAJESTY, be fore they could have callei forth, on the North side Of the Tweed, any expression of public indignation against Ministers. Tl:e Tories in that part of the Irtngdom are filled with wrath, and—what is worse— with fear and trembling. They did not believe it possible, that any measure of insult and contempt to their fellow-citizens durst even be felt as an injury ; but that their fellow••citizens should presume to meet publicly—to complain—to address the QCEEN!- a):e, to address that individual whom Ministers had charged with abominable crimes!—to pray the KING to dismiss his Ministers!!—their patrons—the men • whom they delighted to honour!—this was, indeed, a daring beyond what these men could have believed within the reach of possibility. So far as relates to Scotland, these proceedings are singular phenomena, nothing short of a prodigy. " Anxious as we have been to see that Tory faction, which has so long thriven by its vampire practices, we really commi serate the Edinburgh Tories, when we look at the wretched and disgraceful plight to which they have reduce/ themselves. To be honourably beaten, even in their last strong hold, would have been nothing ; but to sink at once—for why should we mince the matter ?—to the level of blackguards ; to vent their spleen in calling names, forging letters and speeches, and resort ing to all sorts of ribaldry, scurrility, anti malicious abuse—to send written and verbal threats to tradesmen and shopkeepers, for the purpose of keeping them back from a Meeting called by the greatest talent and highest character in the country—to seek even a semblance of strength from unwilling and constrained affrages—to shrink from nothing, in short, however mean or base, if it promise only to gratify a paltry and unmanly revenge —is to court degradation, to merit infamy !—Looking at their Fair their ' Have at 'ems.' their ' Raising the Winds,' their Political Courtships,' their ' Flay-bills,' their ' Addresses,' &c. we cannot doubt that there are many of these Tories, who, not content with Irani-fin practices, with misleading, inflaming, and treason-stirring, would willingly become assassins of persons es well as of characters, if their cowardice would allow them to feel as sate in using the stiletto as they think themselves in de_ stroying under the double disguise of law and patriotism. But having dropped the vizor which Connetly concealed their dark and loathsome features, they arc at present more to be pitied than abhorred. The single Tory, who at the meeting of last Saturday dashed forward to the front of the gall em with fatuous smile of self-complacency on his lips, to utter same frenzied amid beastly insults on the WLigs, and all who sur rounded him, may be considered as exhibiting, in a condensed form, the present fr:.atic spirit of-his patty. Nothing but mad ness, indeed, could have spoken of that Meeting in the manner . in which even the least furious of the Tory journals has done. Every one who was present must have seen that the old Theatre in Coatis Rooms was filled with intelligent and well dressed people—with persons, in short, who, from character and property, and friends and connections, had a deep stake in the coutar."—(The See:imam.) A Jamaica Mail arrived this forenoon.—An earth quake of unusual duration was felt at the Island of Antigua on the 17th of October, at eight o'clock in the evening, and a second shock was felt on the following morning. His Majesty's ship PARTTIIAN had brought to Kingston accounts of the Revolution at Hayti, from svbich we are enabled to add the following particulars: After the suicide of CIIRISTOPIIII, the few troops who remained with him took pos s ession of the Palace of Sans Souci, which they script and plundered of every valuable article; they refused to bury CHRIS- Torne, and his body was left exposed in the read. On the 17th October, the revolt having become ge neral among the troops and the people, eight of CIIRISTOPIIE'S Officers were killeA at Cape Henry. Among them were the PRINCE ROYAL, Prince JOA CHIM, and Baron BATTIE. The PRINCE ROYAL and , Baron BATTLE begged for life; but Prince JOACHIM said, that while he had a man left he would fight for the KING. On the 22d of October, BoYER was pro claimed President of I fayti, at Cape Henry. On the 26th of October he entered the city, the name of which he changed into Cape Hayti. The Constitur tion was immediately proclaimed, the Officers sworn t o support it, and the city restored to complete tran quillity. The wife and remaining children of Curtis . TOpiti were at Hayti, under the protection of BOYER. The troops behaved extremely well after the ar rival of BoYER, and everything was conducted with perfect order. The Officers were quartered on the citizens; the men in the barracks and public places. The ripple wets highly elated at the change, and the popularity of the new Government was un bounded. The personage formerly styled the Duke of 1441 tat Lang was re appointed Governor of the cape. Suliness was suspended at the Cape eri . the break ing out of the Revolution. An embargo was laidlin the shipping, and great apprehensioni existed among the merchants previous to the arrival of BOYEles troops. But, on his arrival, they were assured, that property of all kinds would be respected ; -the em bargo was removed,•and business revived. The following is a literal translation of President BOYER•S Proclamation, of the 17th October, of which we yesterday took notice : " REPUBLIC OF HAYTI.-ORDER OF THE DAY. " JOHN PETER BOYER, PRESIDENT OF HAYTI. " The tyrant is no more—he has dose himself justice ! " Christophe, Whose usurped authority covered with mourn ing and wretchedness the northern and western parts which obeyed him, terminated his""days on Sunday last, the Bth inst. at half-past seven o'clock in the evening, by a pistol shot, at the news of the defection of what he called his military household ; which, instead of opposing, as he wished, General Richard and the troops of the Garrison of the Cape, who, on the 6th, had declared against his despotism, embraced them and swore, on re-uniting to the Republic, henceforward to live united, and as a nation of brothers and friends. " The President of Hayti hastens to express his satisfaction, in the name of the country, to all the inhabitants, who, under these circumstances, have profitably served the cause of liberty and equality, and to assure them that nothing shall be spared to ameliorate their condition ; the military whe have delayed to yield their submis , ion, should present themselves without fear. The Republic is merciful because she is strong; she has only children to reconcil?, and not enemies to combat ; the latter, alone, who shall dare to resist the wish of the People, by acting front private views, shall be delivered to the sword of the law. " Thu Generals, superior Officers, and the Military of all grades, should use their efforts to maintain goad order every where. It is forbidden to shed the blood of any person; be who shall permit it, shall be considered as an assassin. " The President of Hayti is about to traverse the whole northern part, with an imposing force; not to conquer, but to conciliate and pacify. The People wish to be free; they shall be so; the Constitution alone can secure to them this precious advantage, because the Constitution of the Republic is the work of its Representatives. , " Given at the National Palace of St.. Mark, the 17th of Oc tober, 1810, 17th year of Independence." Signed, act. Advices from Buenos Apes have been received to the 4th October. Late in September the federal party nominated Coloael Boonton= Governor of the City and Province; but his tenure of that post' was more short and disturbed than that of any of his numerous predecessors., On the third day after his elevation, a body of troops from Ensenada en tered Buenos Ayres, and were drawn up by the orders of the new Governor in one of the squares. The suspicion immediately arose and spread rapidly, among the Civic Authorities, that itoziittotrez wa s the secret friend of PuyOttEnos anti ttcy..i, and me ditated their restoration to povier, with the return of anti-federalism. The Civic guard was called out, and in the evening of the 2Sth Sep,ember the 'citizens of Buenos Ayres were alarmed by the report of musketry in the very heart of the city ; of the cause of which very few of them were able to supply an explanation. —The firing ceased about ten o'clock, and an inter val of silence succeeded, but without inspiring the confidence of security—the doors of the houses re maining shut, and Ro one venturing to stir abroad. At one in the morning of the 29th the firing was re= newed, continuing with little intermission till day break, when it was succeeded by the ringing of bells, shouts of victory, and other evidences of - triumph.— The victory had declared itself for the Cabildo, at I the head of the Civic Guard ; and one of its first con- sequences was the immediate expulsion of RODRl corz from power. The next care of the City Magis trates was the appointment of a Committee to elect a new Governor, and to arrange the return of Depu-: ties to the Congress. The result WkS not known when these advices were dispatched. . _ The letters from Valparaiso, by way of Buenos Ayres, are dated the 26th of August. The long talked of Expedition for Peru sailed-on the 22d, with' MOO troops, under the command of General SAN MARTIN, supplied with an abundance of all things requisite for the conduct of warlike operations. The most sanguine hopes are entertained of it‘ultimate success. The plan of operations will be, as the force was too small to approach the vicinity of Lima, to land at one of the smaller ports, and commence by revolutionizing the adjoihing Provinces, and levying troops therein ; for which purpose 20,000 stand •of arms had been embarked. The following is a list of ships of war, trans ports, and troops, which sailed from Valparaiso oa Monday, the 21st August, 1820, destined for the coast of Peru, under the joint command id --- Gen . SAN MARTIN and Admiral Lord CoctinikuE:-;- i Flag-ship, with a Frig. O'Higgins, Ad- lArd C,och- g un s then cabin fur Gen. rare, Capt. Crosbie; Lt. Istnntid, San Martin. Flag-Lieut.; Lt. Cabbet, Ist Lt. 42 MG Geo. San Martin and Suite on board, Ship San Martin, Capt, Wilkinson 60 450 as passengers. La Independencia, Capt. Forstere - - - - 4 2.0 9s Lautaro, Capt. M. George Guin - - - - 32 SOO Chacabaco, Capt. Ramsay (sprung a leak, and put back) 20 120 Brig Galvariva, Capt. Spry (English rate) - -• 10 140 Brig Araucano, Capt. Carter (English rate) - -14 90 Brig Puyrradoth Lieut. Puacer, commanding - -12 60 Schooner_ Montezuma, beat. Young, commanding - 10 66 244 17e4 The Following is list of transports in which 3,000 troops were embarked at Valparaiso on the 19th and 20th August, 1820, and 70 extra Officers, intended to organize such men as might be disposed to join • •, . the Chili troops afttr4bir ladjpoia soy poilliffik coast of Pens : . . Gollandrina MOM MON SSD tom llarprendedikra Garinsana - ► 3911.. Dolores - - Qatitana 210 Santa Rosa a - SIT Minerva - 419. Peruana - Oft Cousequencia - il4 Pearl - - • SOO Maguena - - 111 5,269 tons. Potrillo (brig) - 259 Besides the above, an hospital ship' accompanied the expedition ; and on the 31st the embargo will be off, and 'several English vessels, with cargoes suitable for Peru, are getting ready to follow. The Santa Fe Gazette, of the 20th October, states, that the amnesty between MORILLO and BOLIVAR still continued, and that the general opinion of the best informed Officers was, that the independence of the country would be acknowledged, as nothing short of that was in contemplation. Monday, being Christmas-day, Divine Service was performed at the King's Palace, in Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr. STANIER CLARKE. Sunday, and Chrismas-day, the Duke of CLA RENCE attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Duke of Yoert attended Divine Service at' the Charel Royal. Yesterday the Duke of Yoe,: held a Military Levee, as Commander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse-Guards. It affords us great pleasure to be enabled to con tinue our favourable report of the Duchess of OA RIME and the Infant Princess ELIZABETH. The Duchess sits up, and inctwases in strength daily.— The Infant Princess improves, and grows very fast. The Duchess of KENT was with her Royal relative on Sunday and Chrismas-day. Her Royal High ness was accompanied by her daughter, the Princess. FEODORE. Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA paid her respects to the Duchess. Lady Davy will entertain, at ber house in Lower Grosvenor-street, on Monday evening next, the Mem bers of the Royal Society. Lady DAVY intends in future to open her house for the Members of that distinguished body on the Monday, and Sir HUM ?fifty DAVY on the Wednesday evenings. A most fatal and melancholy event took place on Saturday, at Wimpole, the seat of the Earl of HARtb \MEP. Lord POLLINGTON, Mr. COONS, and Mr. H. LINDSAY, with his son, being in the woods shooting, the gun of Mr. Ltsrrosay's son went off accidentally, by which unfortunate circumstance a young man of the name of Abbin, acting as game-keeper, lost his life, the contents of the gun having entered his head, which prodnced instant death. The Coroner's In quest has been held, and have returned their verdict, " Accidental Death." FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. At Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square—Walter St. John Mtldmay, Esq. H. Lawler, Esq. and Mrs. Stewart, from Cambridge. At Brunet's Hotel, Leicester-square--The Chevalier Ro- drigues, Secretary of Lcgation to the Court of Turin, from Rio de Janeiro. At Hatchett's Hotel, Dover-street, Piccadilly—J. T. Lane, Esq. from Dublin ; and Delacy O'Brien, Esq. from Moscow. DEPARTURES._ _ Mr. Parker, from George-etreet, for Gorhambury, the seat of the Bari of Verulant. From Hatchett's Hotel, Dover-street, Piccalilly—General Sir H. Johnsen, Bart. to Bath; the Hon. F. Needham, M.P. to Barks ; J. B. Monck, F,sq. M.P. and Mrs. Monet, to Read ing; the Rev. J. Turner, and the Hon. F. Stewart, to Ireland; Josh. Itimsell, Esq. to France ; Sir Howard Douglas, Major ' Macao the Rev. S. Goodenough , and the Rev. T. Burrows, to Bath; Colonel Chichester, and J. Chichester, Esq. to France. We are requested to state, that the New Series of the New Monthly Magnnine, commencing with 1821, will be printed on a new and improved plan. The First Number, to appear the Ist of 3anuary, will con tain besides the usual Varieties in Art, Science, Criti cism, the Drama, Politics, and Commerce : I. Lectures on Poetry, delivered at the Royal Institution, by Thomas Campbell, On the less celebrated produc tions of the Author of Don Quixote.—lll. Poems by Thomas Campbell, Esq. 1. The Rainbow. 2. The Lover to his Mistress op her Birth-day, from the Bohemian.—lV. Verses by,Joanna Balllie.—V. Sonnet fo the Nightingale.—V I. Knight Toggen burg, from the German of Schiller, by T. Bowring, F.sq.—V 11. Letters of Milton.—V 111. German Authors, No. 1. Koerner. IX. The Revolution of Naples, from as unpnbliihed Italian Manuscript —X. Journey to Palmyra ; or, Tadmor in gm Desert, by Count Rzewsky.—X I. Remarks on the Life and Writings of Ugo Foscolo.—X I L m in, a Sketch.—Xl 11. Letter from George Pertinax Growler, Esq. on Modern Im provements.—X IV. On the Causes of the present stagnation of Commerce.—XV. The Polar Expedition.—XVl. (In the Origin and Celebration of Christmas.—KVll. On the Dramatic Writings of Richard Clitherow.—XVJlL Original Anecdotes ' connected with the Bastille, &c. &c. Orders are received by xll retail Booksellers, Stationers, and IsTews-Venders. The Petition to his MAJESTY frotn the town and neighbourhood of Stroud, urging the dismissal of the' Ministers, and which had received no less than 2,460 signatures, was on Friday forwarded to LordHottann, who has most readily undertaken to present it. 'ie Vicar - and Churchwarden of Preston are now endeavouring to procure the dismissal of the Parish Clerk, on four very grave charges, viz. naming his infant daughter Caroline, assisting to ring the bells on the news arriving that the Rill of Pains and Penal ties Was thrown out, Wearing black silk stockings on a Sunday, and going to.Chorley. on Wednesday week to attend a dinner thee. . _ EDINBURGH ADDRESS AND PETITION.'—The DDM, -herof signatures to the Address-and Petition of the inhabitants of Edinburgh amounted, on. Friday, to about 18,000, vilirch is nearly one half of . tlie adnß male population of the city . • GLO'CCRSTRE COUNTY MEETING..--We lie happy 'to find that our anticipations respecting the, conduct of the Requisitionists .of the are verified. The Requisition) and ilia Refusal of Sir S. -SANDYS, are published in the Gloucester Paper, with the fol loWing Notice: " In consequence of the above refusal of the High Sheriff, we, the undersigned acting Justices of and for the County of Gloucester, do, in conformity with the Act 60 George cap. 6, call a Meeting of the said County, at the Shire-hall, in Gloucester, am Saturday, the 30th day of December instant, at twelve o'clock at noon, to consider or the objects specified in the above Requisition to the High Sheriff. SHERBORNE, "JAMES CON'arELI NE, "W. P. BERKELEY, "M. COLCITF.STER, "R. KINGSCOTE, "J. B. CIIESTON, " T. SMITH, SAML. COMMELINE, " J. W. GUISE, " ROBERT lIALIFAX. " E. WEBB, • . ".Dar. 26, 1140.". IRAN CE: FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDF.Nr. • " PARIS, DECIENBER 21. 14 The Parliament opened yeiteiday;, and we find; Roan the formation of the Bureaus in the two Cham. bers, that nearly all the . Presidents and Secrttarlit ate of the Coa Droit. 'this is a matter of pea : exultation to the Ultras : the Liberals will, on every occasion, be left in a great minority ; unless, as they at present have the intention, they vote with the e trerne Droit, or the most ultra of the Ultras. By this means they hope to balance the strength of ti.e Centre or Ministerial Royalists. But, in doing thi!, the Liberals will act a part unworthy of thent ; for they will vote against their own arguments; and we think few but French Deputies would consent to de;. fend a cause with their talents, and five the lie to that defence by their votes. They have a better game to play, viz. to place themselves on the Charter, and resist all attacks on it: thus, if even defeated, they will be honoured. They must not contend for vic tory, but truth, which will at length prevail, in spite of every effort. " Troubles are brewing in Spain, and Naples i; not quiet; for though all appears to go on smoothly, many of those who are most active tinder the rev: system are undermining it with the Northern P.,1% e l • Naples has her authors of Secret Notes as well a; France, and Austria longs to take Naples under her protection. But this England resists, and will resist ; she is already too powerful on the shores of the Me diterranean." The spirit in which the French Covernment is likely to be administered, has just displayed itself ia an important accession to the Cabinet Council of three distinguished public men, Messrs. LAINE, COR-• BIERES, and VILLELe.—It appears, that immediately after the returns under the new Election Law had thrown into the Chamber a decided majority of the Aristocratic interest, Ministers opened a negotiation with the body of Royalists, with a view to strengthen, by official ties, the connexion between them and the KING'S Government. As, however, the two parties, the Moderate and Ultra, composing the Royalist force, had hitherto remained in apparent union, the pretensions which they exhibited were more than the Ministry could think of satisfying. hence the treaty broke off. It was resumed, however, with better fortune, and, as far as we can judge, in a manner the most beneficial for the KING'S Government, and for the country at large. The Moderate, or what may be called the Liberal Royalists, have thus been detached from their more extravagant and dangerous allies. The nation derives from the known character and principles of the new Ministers a security against those schemes of desperate re-action imputed to the extreme of the Cote Droll; and those whom it is fair to consider as not merely in conjunction with the other Ministers, -the rational supporter's of Con .stitutional Monarchy, but as the personal friends of the House of BOURBON, will constitute a majority of six members to five in the Cabinet, as actually son. posed. The three new Ministers, with M. de SERRE, combine unquestionably a greater share of talent than has yet been discovered by an equal number of in dividuals, either. in office under the Crown, or in either Assembly of the Legislature. Guiana Papers to the 10th ult. Mention the death of the Lady of John Prince Smith, Esq. second Fiscal and King's Advocate of Demerara and Esse quibo, which took place on the 9th of November.-- , We subjoin the following extract: _ _ 41 GEORGE Toww, Nov. 13, 1820.—0 n the morn ing of the 2d inst. the funeral of his Excellency the Governor of Berbice took place, and the respect of all ranks of people was conspicuous in their nume rous attendance on this melancholy occasion. The procession, accompanied by she troops of the garri son, and the militia of the town (while minute guns were discharging), moved from the King's House st eleven o'clock, to the Colonial Churchrwhere a very excellent and appropriate discourse, taken from Isaiah, iii. 10, 11, was delivered by the Rev.R.Aussin. —After the mortal remains of his Excellency were committed to the I silent earth, beneath the chancel df the building, three voles were fired by the troops, and the surrounding multitude then dispersed, evi dently much affected at the solemnity of the scene." Thefollowing is from the Berbice Gazette :—"With every becoming sentiment of feeling and respect, we 'have this day to record, that his Excellency Henry William Bentinck, our late Lieutenant-Governor, de parted from this transitory state of existence to enter upon that:of eternal life, on Wednesday night last, the lit ; after long and lingering sufferings, to the ex treme grief of his many sincere friends, as well as to the general regret of almost every 'member of our little community. The mild and humane character of this. distinguished individual is too well kno%cal t and too generally acknowledged, to stand in need of sophisticated panegyric; let it suffice us to say, that he was a true friend to religion, justice, and hu manity ; and we believe that there is scarcely an in habitant of this little colony who is not convinced that' he bath borne his faculties meekly in his great office,' notwithstanding much violent, though un meaning opposition during his administration. ID Excellency Major Thistlethwayte,' of the 2d (t 1 Queen's), has been sworn in Acting-Governor. Ws Honour Henry Beard, Esq. President of the Colony of Berbice, has been reinstated, by Proclamation, in all the respective offices from which he had been slit pended by his Excellency', the late Henry Winiaus Bentinck, Esq. his Majesty baring been mo,st , griro ciously pleased to disapprove of such suspension. I. • Clocks I I. • ?VIII Is h e t pert "The RI The in iceberg, kut.--crt The E traalicld The Ii ttt The b )11h. last the 11 mouth of I, diming . Ezt - ac the 10:h entiabl: Tatra 14th inlet Oita haN appreher Capta.n • Thep pleasan , Nassau. PIA N John's, Orson fry= i Co Num Hd, fi Unlit turd Clear for c %ate Is for tl to th to an tillca Clear "rem will ' ...1 ,Qual and WV( 1 our w o son 1 p tke