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-4er - 11111, , St i V rrl' " ...m.y r 9er 4t. ft; '• M7 .6 ' 7i 6 • .... , N. s , 16w.-- pOli llA ard&vestLßl.BY AUCTION, Twe At dw Kinte W is IiAIdSGTB, ea . ae 31st day orlglhatilisaar, at'Sermi e' Cock in the Fie e 4 rriIIE,FO v I,LOWING GOODII;* viz. .x. , ../. 416 Gaiken,lhally-n41.5 Gases Geneva, of legal Mink, fer Public Btoek. Is Gallons Geneva for Private Use. 5 Botdee Cordials I lb. &rap • 4 Ditto Wine 611 Plain Prints Ilb Almonds 4 Coloured ditto . 1 Pair Shoes I ?dap S Bead Purses 703 iiroasAvsom , 4 Yard Silk [s en Pair Leather Gloves 2 Pounds Chocolate 7 Silk Handkerchiefs N.B. A Det of ,515 per t. will be required. ' The above s will be put up at the Import Duties payabk thereon. FOR SALE BY AUCTION, AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, HASTINGS, On Tawasear, the Met day of January, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, THE GOODS UNDER-MENTIONED, In Sundry Lou, viz. About 10 . 02110ns Brandr. Over proof. loot Ditto Geneva. 41/ Ditto Brandy, ?. under proof. • 111 Ditti Geneva, I Four Ballast Bags, four Pact half -boon and Shoes, one Bas ket. one Deal Box, eight Begte! i Anglsots. sundry Pieces of Rare. four Tumblers, one Bottle Eiullo.C.elogne, one Toilet Boa, one Snuff Box, one Jib Sail. and theMateriab of a seized Boat. THE FOLLOWING BOATS, ace. will also be SOLD, At the Customs COodentned Yard, Hastings, at Three &Clock in the Afternoon - of the mane Pay, viz. The Fishing Boat MAYFLOWER, Burthen I I Tons, with ber Materials. Constitution Boat TOM, HYMNS eight. Tons, with her Mate tisk and Punt; and the Broken-up Pieces of a Boat. The above Goods will not be sold - for kip than the import Doke, and. may be viewed on the Morning of the Day of Sale. N. IL -A LS per Cent. will be required as a Deposit. _ • SOUTII AMERICA. 5 ~! A Supplement to the Gazette of the GoiernmeiA of Independent Liras., contains a letter from Lord Cochrane to the General-in-Chief, dated Lima, the 30th July, inclosing the, following dispatch from Capt. Croshie : " O'fliggins frigate, Callao Bay, July 25. " I have the honour to inform your Excellency, that in pur manee of ynur orders I proceeded at night with a part of the boats of the squadron, the list et which is enclosed, to Callao Roads. [laving turned the chain and perch, the euetny began a continued fire of musketry, supported by the guns of the Castirs. " In consequence of the great and judiciously directed efforts of those under my command, we• have succeeded in bringing off, without any loss on our part, three ships and several launches and other small craft, and in burning two of the enemy's vessels.. " Captain Wilkinson, who volunteered his services, accom panied use, and gave proofs of great valour and firmness. Per mit me, also, to express my approbation of the good conduct of the Officers aad men whom your Excellency placed under my command. " The heavy fire of the enemy obliged two neutral ships to eat their cablecand puke aaii.—l have the honour to be, &c. " J. S. CROBIIIIE, " Commander-in-Chief of the Squadron, &c. " To his Excellency the Vice-Admiral of Chili." • Vessels taken or destroyed by a part of the boats of the Pa triotic squadron, under the command of Loa J. S. Crusbie. Captain of the 0' I liggius : " Fernando, Milagro, Itesolucion, war corvettes, and several launches an 4 boats. Ei.set.—Two ship% name unknown. I. B. BENET, Secretary." DEVON AGRICUL7'IIIAL MEL77.*.G. A Meeting of the owners and occupiers of Land in the county of Devon was held at the Hotel in Eleter, on Thursday last. Upwards of five hundred Gentle men of great respectability and lauded property were present. ROBERT Hu:►r, Esq. the late High Sheriff, WAS called to the Chair, and opened the Meeting in a few words. Colonel DRAKE., of Eppleton, stated what lie consi dered the causes of distress--the transition from so long a war to peace, and the advantages now pos sessed by other nations, we having before enjoyed a monopoly ; the quantity of foreign grain imported in ISIB-19 ; the return-to cash payments before the na tion. was in a fit state to tcceive it ; the heavy load of taxes which the war brought upon us; the reduction of wages, as the consequence of the great reduction of labour; and the increase of the poor-rates. Colo nel Drake then said that he should, with due respect, submit what he considered as probable remedies:— A fair and proper tax on foreign labour, coming into this coulitry in the shape of foreign grain ; for why should not foreigners pay towards our taxes, if they have the benefit of our money for it? We see and fcel the distress, and if not stopped, it will overwhelm us. Why should we not, then, appeal to the wisdom of Parliament? If we were sick, we should call a phy sician to our assistance; or if our affairs were de ranged, to whom should we apply but to a lawyer? Give but the British farmer fair play, and he had no doubt his skill, indastry, and capital would compete with the w11: - ,le world, and we should be again an exporting country, and the envy of every nation.— The Resolutions he had to propose were most mild and moderate, and were meant not to impede the Government, but for the preservation of the State, and be hoped he would meet that unanimity so neces sary to obtain the desired object. He proposed the following Resolutions : “ 1. That it is the opinion of this Meeting the distress of the Agriculturists of this country has, during the last three years, been very severe, and is still alarmingly increasing. 2. That this distress has been chiefly occasioned by the im portation of nearly thirty millions of bushels of foreign corn, duty free, in 1313 and 1319; by the enormous amount of taxa tion and parochial rates, as compared with the prices of all agri ieultural productions; by the undue pressure of that taxation on the Landed Interest; and by the too speedy return to a metal liccurrency. " 3. That to stay the progress of that distress which the Agriculturists are suffering, and which is rapidly s p rea di ng among other classes of society, it is th e opinion of this Sleeting that all descriptions of capital, however invested, should fairly participate in the general onus of taxation ; that the most rigid economy should be observed in the public expenditure; and that all the productions of the soil of the United Kingdoms should be protected by efficient dudes from the import of similar commo dities, duty frse:" RKER seconded the Resolutions. Ashburton) began by saying that ro ripened the proceedings had td avoid all expression of political ;ucker) perfectly agreed with him, \ troduce one word of politics if he laugh). That, Gentleman had the digress which all present both he had not attributed it to its real 'ferred to Dr. Adam Smith on the ulture to society in geueral ; it was, indeed, the foundation of the country. that Gendensim wits for measures; this was not a time, bo waver, a IMO cataplasm of brown paper *Ad wound, but to probte it to the bottoms. six causes of the existing iffeirelee transition from war to peace, and that other nations, almost nrchisivelyomplad the:bandits which peace should produce ; the second. was the importation of foreign grain ;.the third's' return to cash payments ; *the next, our heavy taxation ; and here, when he had got hold of the monster, be treated him very mildly, gently, and delicately ; though the monster was like the , g Old Min of the Mountain," on the shoulders - of Sinbad the sailor, who, if they did not shake him off , would drown them. The next was the reduction of wages, and the increase of poor-rarer. He then pro posed his remedies, the first of which was, a further tax on foreign graink but he had not gone far enough—he had not stated what efair and proper tax was. The Gentleman who seconded had told them that no great benefit could be derived from a reduc tion in taxation: a greater mistake could not have he made, and had he compared the differenc e be 'amtween the expense of governing this country in 1792' and b2O, he would not have ventured to make such; an assertion ; in the former year the total charge was 1."*„71+,590, and in the present, £19,159,807, But so long as they were willing to pay, the Government would be willing to receive, instead of bringing down the public expenses to their pockets and purses. If there were any persons present, who had never heard the beautiful expression of Lord • Castlereagh (for beautiful was the bist term be could apply to it), that " the people of England were ignorantly impatient of taxation," he pitied them ; acid he hoped they would come forward, and give the Noble Lord the lie, and tell him that they were not ignorantly impatient, but that they knew their distress, and would submit no longer to gross imposition. If, as had been described, they were all truly loyal, they would not suffer the vessel of the State to founder, for with it all would sink ; but the proper question was, whether some should enjoy themselves on the deck, while others bore thebuffetings of the wind aloft—(A laugh). It would'not be amiss to examine a little whether our taxation could not be lowered. In 1820, the At my expenses were nine millions, and the Navy expenses' ' seven millions; but touch neither the Arniy nor Navy, and a reduction may still be effected. Mr. Webbe Hall, the Secretary of the Agricultural As sociaticin, who had never learnt even the horn-book of political science, and whom the veriest child may confute, had told them, that if they could get. au ad ditional importation duty, all would be pleastuit and easy ; but this was a scheme as wild as that of the wise mcu of Gotham, endeavouring to hedge in the cuckoo without laying down the roof. Their only' rem-Ay was in reducing the expenditure of the coun try to the prices of the agricultural produce; for if they continued twelve months longer without such reduction, they would be in a worse state than what they were now. In conclusion, Dr. Tucker proposed, that instead of the present Meeting entering into Re solutions, they should present a Requisition to the Sheriff for calling a County Meeting, to consider this great question, and apply to Parliament for the re medy. lie would go a little further, because Lord Castlereagh had said, that the County of Devon gave him mere t.oub:e than all the rest ; he would recom mend 'eparate Petitions from every town and village in the County ; these, supported by the County Mem bers, must have weight. Dr. Tucker then stated his motion in form for convening a County Meeting. CALDIADY P. Ilasttys, Esq. seconded the motion, He considered that protecting duties were of little ser vice, for it was in vain to Ming their good; to mai ket if there were no buyers. Such a system would lull' them into false security, in making landlords less ready to reduce their rents, and Ministers still MOM unwilling to !educe the taxes. It was evident that a reduction of taxation was the only effectual remedy. The Rev. T. CLACK thought, that the best course would be for the Chairman to prepare a Requisition. Colonel Ct:rstiree said, the Meeting could con fine itself to a Petition to Parliament for relief. W. SANFOEW, Esq. said, that it was desirable that so great a County as Devon, the second in extent in the kingdom, should come forward and express its opinion in a body. One class of men ought not to be sacrificed to the interest of another ; and if agricul turists were expected to lower their rents twenty and twenty-five per cent. funded and mortgaged proper ties should be reduced in proportion. The Hon. N. FmowEs wished to know from whom the Resolutions were supposed to come—were they from certain individuals in the neighbourhood of Exeter, or were they to be supposed to represent the County of Devon ? With a few alte►ations they would have his concurrence, tut he thought their weight and iuduence would be increased by emanating from a County Afeetitig convened by authority. Sir TDONIAS ACKLAND said, that he came there with a disposition to hear and be informed on a sub ject in which he felt himself deeply interested. By a considerable portion of those present a County Meet ing was de,ired. Deriving what little consequence he possessed from the freeholders of the County, it would be strange indeed if he attempted to lessen the importance of a County Meeting ; and he was per suaded neither the Sheriff nor any other Magistrate would interpose to prevent them from assembling. The lion. N. FICLLOWES, in the absence of Doctor Tucker, then proposed, " That a Requisition be signed by the persons now present, and be sent to the Sheriff, requesting him to convene a County Meeting." The motitin was carried by a large ma jority.—Thanks were their voted to the Chairman for his impartial conduct. The Requisition IVRS immediately prepared and signed by many Gentlemen present, and has also been signed by Lords Rotut and GRAVES. ELEGANT GLASMS, FURNITURE, &c.--The NO. bility and Gentry me invited to inspect the Ware. rooms of COOPER and SON, 93, BiShOpSgate-Street Within, where is exhibited an assortment of new mid second-hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every description of drawing or dining-rooms. In the fur niture department is comprised every new and ele alant article of upholstery, cabinet, a n d c h a i r - wor k, e prices of which are reduced to such a scale of economy as to attract and mute the patronage o f rank and fashion. . x . STOCK EXCHANGE-ONE O'CLOCK: • The Market opened this morning at 76 1 / 4 for the Account, and 76 for Money. A dial of business has been doing, and the sales from the country still con tinue. Oar Market is now 76 1 / 4 1 4 for the Account, with the heavy Market —Current Prices : Bank Stock 23734 %_S per Ct. Red. 76% % per.Cent.C•ns. 76% 75 34 76 3% per Cent. 87% 1 / 4 --4 per Cent. 96 A y, 5 per Cent. Navy 107% 3 / 4 7 / 2 Bank Long Annuities 19 1 4 9-16 Imperial 3 per Cts. 75% • India Bonds 86s. 81s. pr. South Sea Stock 84 1 4 % Exchequer Bills 4s. 6s. pr. Cons. for Account 76% 1 / 4 34 The French Papers of Sunday contain the Report of the Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, on M. PICYRONNET'S Project against the Journals; as well as the commencement of the dis cussion on M. de Semis Project against the Presi 'generally. The Report was read by M. Mannowae, who, like M. Coitercrr, the Chairman on M. de Seatta's motion, is a Member of the Royal Court, to which they wish all offences cf the Press to be referred. V. Matertustac commenced with stating the advantages of the Public Journals, as " useful auxiliaries, con venient mediums for publication ;" he then dwelt on what he called the dangers of the Journals. "They are," said he, "generally undertaken as speculations of industry which hate profit for their object, and under this point of view the interest of these en ' terprises is necessarily in opposition to the general in terest—(A slight movement.)—The general interest is connected with public order, external peace, and tranquillity. The interest cf Journals, on the con trary, in agitation, in permanent di quietude, ex pectation, and cut iosity. The monotonous order of peace is mortal to therm When thtpassions shall be calmed, when long-exiled concord atall reunite men, then the enterprises of Journals will be deprived of the aliment of life. It is easy and agreeable to speak to the pa-sions; then Journalists are sure to be read. It must be frankly confessed, because it is a truth which we neither need ttor wish to dissemble, that the proposed law still restrains the free emission of Journals, and does not entirely teethe Periodical Press. We shall be told to look at England, and follow her example ; but the answer is easy. I.ct years of rest). lutions and misfortunes be effaced ; let recollections and hatreds be extinguished; let us wait until we have institutions consolidated by time, until we ac quire an Opposition rigid but not hostile, and with which the existence of the Monarchy may not be daily compromised." Here the speaker was interrupted by a number of voices. M. B. CoxsTANT denied that the Opposi tion either endangered the Charter or the Monarchy. Soch an insinuation was an intuit to the Chamber. M. MARTIGNAC said, there was no question about the Chamber. It related to the nation. lie then pro ceeded to point out the insufficiency of the law of 1819, and the facility with which it was eluded.-- [laving 'stated some amendments in the first and second At ticles, the Reporter proceeded to the third,' which states, that in case the spirit and general ten- j dency of a periodical writing or journal should be injurious to public peace, to the respect due to the J religion of the State, and other religions recognized in France, or to the King's authority, &c. the Royal Courts within the jurisdiction of which such journal is published, may suspend or suppress it. The con duct of the journals was not to be judged by one, but by a series of articles—by their " spirit and general tendency." He admitted that these were vague expressions, but sagaciously observed, that it was their vagueness which constituted all the force and all the necessity of the law. Some of the Members exclaimed—" Wonderful ! There is no dissembling here." M. MA RTIGNAC resumed.—The fourth Article pro. vides, that if, during the adjournment of the Cham bers, important •circumstances should render the esta blished measures momentarily insufficient, the laws of the 31st of March, 1821, may be restored to vigour, by a Royal Ordonnance, countersigned by three Mi nisters. But as a security that it shall only be exer cised temporarily and conditionally, the Committee propo c to add, that the Ordonnance which establishes the preventive laws shall be discussed in a Council of Mi nisters— (Loud laughter on the l'/?). As soon as the Reporter had concluded, several neputies rin to the tribune, and inscribed their names to speak for or against the Project. A warm discus sion, or rather a tumult, ensued, respecting the printing of the Report, which the PRESIDENT con tended was a matter of course; but several Mem bers demanded that the phrase, a you will acquire an Opposition. severe but not hostile, who will not daily put to hazard the existence of the •Monarchy," which had been used by the lteporter, should beerased. The PRESIDENT contended that there should be ne discussion on the day the Report was presented. What." said M. LANZTI4 " do you not permit the grounds of an °pinks* ts, be stated?`' • " defies, duty rive.- The Rev. H. BAR 41 Dr. TUCKER (of A the Gentleman will stated, that he would .1. feeling. He (Dr. Tu and would nut intro could avoid it (41 rightly described th r saw and felt ; but he causes. He had refs importance of agrici . • . 4 pros ty of the peri „......----. -IF all r mild elka • ' THE EVENIMOffit. nor, for ikr th og, • ' ....-w Air • ' - • . ~. tad vinegar to the . LONDON. :4 1 ` .-; nu He had stated • .7 • _ a. .. : the first wa a . WEDNESIM Y, JAWARY itt on. ~~. Oa: LArirts.--The President abuses his power. Other vuicss.—This is shocking! —It is AI r.. ; „ same system. Mw mars now bunt forth from both sick: of th e Chamber. which smothered the voice of the Pitp,, aSNT, and even the sound of his bell. After 4 pa il , the PItisTDRUT announced that the order of th e d , was the discussion of the !reject relative to t h e L pression of the uffences of theyress, and that M . celles had the precedenca. DISCUSSION ON M. DE sEnkrs PROJEcT . After a contention which lasted some ti me, refine , ing the printing of the Report on M. de Pevito NN Law, the discussion on that of M. de Scam: cu , menced. M. COIICELLES began by stating, that a Patti opposed to the real wishes of the people, would;,:. turn the established laws, and endeavour to tn, t a ,„ ones—no matter how severe—in order to c , :tiv a power sometimes ridiculous, but mote atrocious (Murmurs on the right).—Woe to tilt: F., who should suffer this humiliating c!;aia, justice, and public opinion, would by such !!,,„ soon trampled under foot. It was ale 1111313 ta_ France, that the cause of power was placed in k,, array against the public cause. Ilet,ce this dela Draconian laws, mhich were now, blow -ift:r t. to overwhelm this wretched country. Yet, but days ago, these very men, when out of pot, eT tended a sincere h ttred of oppression : they the appearance of public spirit; but tutslel mask they were concealing the sword whi z !, give the last blow to the rights of France N • mask is raised, they know not how to be qttick c.. in overturning the little remnants of our litset:.. We (meaning the left side) have done all in power to save our country from this last altase: We shall do all that remains for us to do—u e remain firm in the day of peril, as we v.-ere (,; mer occa,ions when our liberties were erina:l, Jangered—(Laughter on the right ; and cries f " Bravo," and " Laugh nom at 2i,sce• M. CORCELLEB then went on to discuss the lt t and after a long and detailed reprobation of 1:;c oject, he concluded as follows :—" I k: e.:: bow the Chamber will act, bat Ministers 1 .tronger and ro less rash than our present been fprccd to give way ere now. Terror is tlx ' - p;rnciple of this system; so it has becr. twice and to ice in vain. On the first occasion, v people were exhausted by an impious war ; o: second, when foreign armies endeavoured to down a people, who could only be exhausted by own repeated victories. This game will do no 1' One terror, a la Metternich, is enough —(Brr: , Me 14:11). The penile and the army will never be brought to 'submit to such juggling." M. Dunessis GuesEDIN thought t!!;!: Inen.aues were never more necessat y than at pt.?. ETICNN-E spoke at great length and n isi: eloquence against the Project, and concht.i•! Asking—What was the main object of the ('hr:, the sanctioning of the principles of a Rep: e:eni Government—of the intervention of the social munity in the business of the State. flow wal intervention exercised ? By the publicity whi once enlightened and defended it. To ,!e.zro publicity was, then, to destroy the Represenl Government—to destroy the Charter—Opplan the kfi). The sitting, at a quarter past five, was ad:: , l till Tuesday. French Funds, Jan. 19.—Five per Cents. 85f. 1:. At a late hour this forenoon we r-ceived a Li ben Mail, bringing Papers to the 11th inst The pro ceedings in the Cones will be read with much :n:e lest. The following are extracts: LISBON. JANUARY 2. The Decree of the Cortes, for the establishn - el; the Bank of Lisbon, having received the Royal ai,e: . is promulgated in the usual form as a law of t: kingdom, and appears in the Diario do Goyim to-day. the charter is granted for twenty yez , there are to be 10,000 shares, each cf the value 500,000 rees, to be paid half in paper currency, 1).-..f in coin. The subscription to be opened on the 1-1 of January, 1822, under the inspection of thre: pc:- sons named by the President of the Cortes ; • 1 ' soon as 2500,000,000 rees are subscribed, 1:0 scribers, who who have the largest number of sha:e;. to form a General Assembly, and chose, by the r:1- jority of votes, a President and sixteen Dire,v.-. each of whom must be a Portuguese by birth by naturalization, and be proprietor of at le.: twelve shares. The Cortes continue to discuss the Articles of Constitution, and have now arrived at Title V. %did - . treats of the judicial power. In the Sitting of the 2d, M. Pcslonca rose said—" Ile could not approve of that Chapter of ti'' Project which treated of the Judicial Power, cit!'cr on the whole or in part ; that the Portuguese were i:: very different circumstances from other nations, 1%1? - ins resumed their liberty in a manner so extract , : - nary that it resembled a festival rather than revolution, and having the good fortune to posse a King who embraced, with perfect good will. the new system ; they ought not to be sparing in the salutary reforms to be made in the judi cial power ; he therefore proposed and presenteJ a counter-project, as an amendment to the chapter in cuteAicn, and bea,ed permission to read. it.—flu. • the ..105 th e P.k 1. I MSC, 4 d.iy a• .1 • • s iert. , 7 :Jr • :a - 1 bey t 7 . 1 ,y I .. c ; . a • 4, I. . I t, 4 a in ••••:. • :e !te: r - ...; • • • ) 7 : , . tt!: 1 • • hick at t mse :1 I: i I '