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S. d. riv 6 49 2 41 II t Deans. I Pease. Oatmeal. er or s. s. s. d. s. d. 61 9 51 7 29 10 N.4TION AL 1110NUJI A' NT. TO 26 ERECTED AT EDINBURGH, TO THE DlENOrtlf (ft ROBERT BURNS. The festival in commemoration of the Scottish poet, Burris, and to promote a subscription to erect A NATIONAL. MONUMENT TO HIS MEMORY, at Edinburgh, was celebrated at the Freemasons Tavern, on Saturday. About twenty minutes before eight o'clock, when about three hundred persons had been assembled, his Royal Ilighness the Duke of Sussex entered the grand room, amid thunders of applause, the band playing the old national air of "Gillierankie," and took the Chair, supported by Sir James Mackintioll, Sir F. Burdett, and several other characten distin guished for rank or talent ; among whom it will be seen were the Rev. George Crabbe, and Thomas Moore, Esq. Walter Scutt and Thome. Camp bell, Daps. were to Imre been present, but were prevented from attending by indisposition. gallery preseidlA a brilliant display of female beauty and fashion. When the cloth was removed, " Non Noble Da ytime" was eitecated by NICSITS. ,WERB, TAYLOR, BROADHURST, EVANS, dec. The following toasts were then proposed, and drank, with universal marks of enthusiastic re spect : The fring.--song soul chorus, " God Save the King." Ile Prince Regent, and the other BialiVIWS at the Royal Taesily —Gke, " Hail, Star of litositairk!' The Navy and Army —Snug, Mr. Broadhurst, " Scot. olio Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH then rose and said, that after paying the tribute of respect and affection to our beloved awl afflicted Sovereign, to the Prince Regent, and the other branches of the Royal Family, and after testifying their admiration of the I:tnve defenders of their country by sea and land— ( Herte)—the next duty that naturally presented itself, and which wax without doubt anticipated in the thou g hts of every individual present. was to • *press their gratitude ho the Illustrious Personage who had, at the exile:nee of much personal iticonve iiielice, sonclisafril to honour their meeting by his presence—lncur:l—and whose zeal and ardour, in promoting every benevolent, liberal, or patriotic object, were too g enerally known and appreciated to require the aid of his panegyric.—(App/rare.)— lie could state with truth, that on the present occa sion—an occasion which inteiested the pride of every Scotchmen, and the good wishes and feelings of every generous-miisiled titan—in an ussenibly where he saw collected so much of the most distinguished Went and respectability—where he observed around him the fiat ports, rioters, and sculptors the empire could boast of, coming together to assist at the commeinuretion of departed poetic genius, worth, nod independence—so humble an individual as himself would thd have presumed to claim their alien ..t so early a period of the evening, had nit the office been forced upon loan by the kind partiality of certain Gentlemen, the original pro p••••ers of the design, to whom lie lord the good for tune in lie known in India. But the office, though beyond lots pretensions, was most grateful to his heart—tor cold must be that heart whit,' would lint exult in contributing, however humbly, to perpetuate the Lime of that bard who loud pre served the characteristic language. manners, and eatery of his native land, in the most Airlightful strains of poetry.—(tlear, hear.)—No monu ment, indeed, was wanting to eternise tke tissue of Burns. Ins immortality rested on a sister hasis--it lived in his pnefil•, and would flourish as long as literature and civilization existed in the world—as long as human beings felt Disinterest and • sympathy i,r u true repreteatitt . Or the history, the curve, the joys, riot soriowe of their fellow mein. —(Hear.)—Venous individuals, at different ages of the world, had surmounted the difficulties o f 100 - _ twice and want of education, rind lord attained a reputatimi in their day, deserved, indeed (coosider tog the disadvantages of their situation). but trip licity awl short-lived. Borns was not (*leaf these— without taking into consideration that tl:e hook of nature and of life (from whence the roost solid les sons of instruction and wisdom have been always drawn by those whose eyes are po•iirtrating enough to read its pages) was open and st 011100.4 perused by him--on other grounds, it was absurd to lock upon him as Si. ignorant or illiterate man. In the knowledge of languages lie war deficient— but there was • clear distinction between tra dition wild information. He had enjoyed the bene fits resulting Trent a system of national instruction— lie had tEetiVed an excellent English education, and had industriously availed himself of the re sources presented by it. He had taken en exttip. sive range through the literature of his own, and (by means of translations) of other conistries; and there wag uo question but lie hail read more books than Homer could have read.—(lleur.)—The el-te nnis of • coununieut, then, to the memory of Burns, would suggest to all who might ever are it, that as it was to the general diffusion of education' in Scot land his inimitable welsOlga awed their origin —so, the same cause, if allowed to operate in other countries, would, iii all probability, incalcu lably augment the common riches of the iiitel 7 'tenni' world—would open unnumbered mines of mental treasure, d rhich would otherwise lie -Mow% ...1%.• wooT ~t. ...~; unwrouglit and unvalued—would unlock and give to society the genius and lilt talents of ten thousand bosoms, Which. but for it, would fur ever lauguieh in silence acid rbscurity.—(Henn.)--Bus that was by no means the chief practical advantage likely to result from the execution of the design contemplated. A vastly superior vile would be, that it would remaiii a lasting memento of the troth, that morality was the hest nursery of genius —for the poems of linens tell'ordled intrinsic evi dence that it was in early life, and by his father's fire.side. those seeds of virtue, filial duty, and piety to Isis Creator, were implanted, which after wards grew up and matured Moo the fruits which would supply powerful and never-failing lessons of moral worth, nitegrity, and independence.—(Hear. hear.)-11e begged pardon for having taken up so muds of their time, and should, without further preface, propose the toast of the illustrious indivi dual who had kindly consented to patronise their untlertekiud , , adding, at the same time, a title which would carry a new recommendation to every Scotchman. Ile should give " The Duke of Susses *sad Earl of Incerness."—Drank with three times three, and loud and enthusiastic applause. The Duke of Sussex, in rising to return thanks, said, that had he consulted the state of his health lie would not have come there t h at day. Olio Hoye' Highness, we are concerned to say, spoke with great hourseness, and evidently under the influence of considerable bodily weakness), but his heart arid soul was so entirely theirs, that, lie believed, had lie not come among them, it would have increased his indispovition.—(Applause.)—After the do quent address they had just heard from his Hon. Friend on his right. on the brotfits to be expected from the completion of the purpose, in support of which they were assembled, perhaps it would be most prudent of hint to sit down, after merely re. turning Isis most sincere thanks for the honour con ferred upon him, particularly as a commemora tive address on the genius and powers of their great poet was to be shortly delivered. In so doing, however, lie should but ill obey the impulse of his own feelings, or discharge the duty he had under taken. Among Ilse topics which presented them selves to the mind at mention of the name and writings of Barns, there was one on which Isis Hon. Friend had not touched, of which he confessed 'he was glad, its it would nut be possible to follow him in the seine path, without weakening the effect of his Vigorous and eloquent language. The cir cumstance to which lie alluded, a thing of inesti mable inipertence its every country where it could be attained, was the connecting link, which, in his opinion, his poems formed between the upper and lower ranks of society. Their obvious tendency, as appeared to him, was to produce a respect fur the lower among tyre higher, and an affection for the higher mining the lower. He concurred also in the sentiment that the productions of Burns were calculated to keep alive a spirit of indepen dence, not only individual, but national, because they brought home to the bosoms of' his countrymen in every climate on the globe, recollections of their isetionad language, dress, and manner.; and iii whatever nation a national lauguage, mutational dress, and national rummers were preserved, for the inde pendence of that nation he should never fear.—(Ap plamtse.)—lt was a glorious sight to have observed this man, when the superiority of his intellect and works hail introduced him to the first individuals for rank or birth his country could boast of at Edinburgh, never in his iiitercouse with them forgetting that superiority—never unmindful of the respect he owed himself—while he, at the same tittle, was strictly observant of what was due to the station of others. It was a fact, however, and per haps on the present occasion ought to be suppress ed; but the truth would out—that Burns had fallen a sacrifice to his independent principles; but though lie might have beets snore lucky in his life, had lie been more humble in Isis intercourse with the great, yet hi. memory would never lie respect ed as it now was. He should now merely say, that their project had his most cordial wished* and ardent hopes for its success—and lie begged ag ain they would accept his most sincere thanks for the honour they had dune him. Duet, Messrs. Evans mud Julley—Air, Here's a bean to sae I lu's dear." In proposing the next toast, his Royal Highness observed, that he had always approved of the prac tice of erecting suovumesas to the memory of indi viduals who had, by the exertion of great talents, rendered themselves the benefactors of society.— lie thought, making it more frequent would be productive of the must useful and excellent results in encourtigiog a spirit cf imitation and emulation io their survivors. Ile believed, for instance, that ninny • prison, on beholding Burris's monument in Edinburgh, would say to himself, " If I do as lie has done, I >hall have a ainallalellt Ilk!! him ;" and thus be incited to the exertion 11f talents that would otherwise Isere lain dormant and unknown. —(Dear.)—l-lis Royal Highness then proposed " The Aleatory of Robert Burns," which was drank in solemn 'Ocoee. An ode, intended as a requiem to the memory of Burns, written at the request of the Committee, by James Thompson, Esq. Private Secretary fur Clia. runes to his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, was then finely performed by some of the professional Gentlemen present, an a poetical commemorative address from the sortie pen, recited by the author. After the two succeeding toasts— -t "The Load 0' Cakes," and " The Gs:often& of Roos hey, who rointneseed the sestiseriptiou,” his Royal Highness said, that after the toast lie intended then to give he found himself obliged to retire for the night. Ile should fed the less regret in doing so, as his 'dace would be so much more ably filled by his Hon. Friend on the right (Sir J. Mackintosh) ; hut he should not do justice to his feelings as a Prince of the House of Brunswick, or as Em lof Inverness, did he not 'embrace that op. pus tinnily of proposing the toast or The City or kAisiburgli."—(44pplaose.) When this toast had been drank his Royal High ness left the room, mid the Chair was taken by Sir James Mackintosh, who shortly afterwards gave the health of Mr. Robert Burns, the son of the poet. Mr. BURNS. in returning thanks, stated, in con firmation of what had been said of the injustice of imputing ignmoitce to his deceased father, that his library conitaitird the works of Chaucer, Spencer, Sliskspeiorr, Milton. Dryden, Pope, Swift, Ad dison, Goldsmith, Churchill, Ramsay, and most of the other great poets of these countries ; besides translations of Horner, Virgil, Loran, and oilier classics, with which latter be possessed au intimate acquaintance, though the traces of it might not be strongly discernible in the offspring of his own muse. He was also perfect master of the six books of Euclid, tolerably so of trigonometry, and a good feud-surveyor. which, in Scotland, was a higher scientific attainment than here. The honour done to himself on the present occasion should never be effaced ftom Ins grateful recollection.—(Appfarse.) The memory of Buchanan. Thomson, Ramsay, Beattie, Skinner, Mucniel, Leyden, and other de ' parted Scottish Bards, with several other appropriate toasts, was then drank. The Chairman then ob served, that after 'raying the tribute of admiration to departed excellence, the more gratefol duty re mained of testifying their respect to living genius. He was about to propose the health ofa great con temporary poet and countryman, who, he might truly say, was a poet in his prose as well as in his verse; who in his delightful series of national fictions—if indeed such faithful pictures of men, manglers, and times, were to be call►d fictions—had done that for his country which no other man ever had. The ce lebrated individual he alluded to, would willingly have taken a part its the festivities of the day, had lie nut been debarred from doing so by the state of his health. The toast he meant to propose was, that of " Walter Scott,” drank with three times three, and universal applause. The Chairman tilts' surcessviely proposed the health of Thomas Campbell. and of the Rev. George Coddle and the Bards of England, prefacing each with appropriate remarks. Mr. CRABBE returned thanks in a neat speech. Sir James MACKINTOSH then said, that having rendered, their homage to the poetic genius of England and . Scotland, they welt hound to chew the sante regard to another country. Ile rose to propose the health of Thomas Moore, the natiousl poet of Ireland--(Applastse)—the representative of the poesy of That couutry. winch was the most prolific of auy to Europe, of natural eloquence, and spontaneous wit. Justly might lie be designated the representative of Irish poetry, abounding, as his own did, in all its rich characteristics--a happy vein of humour, sublimity of sentiment, and thrt strain of impassioned teuderness with which every poet of Erin seemed to ha►e been inspired. by dwelling on the melancholy story of his country —by mournfully•contemplating the wrongs' she had suffered...lid the rights of winch she had been de prived ; for it was remarkable, that not an indivi , duel among them, from Swift to Moore. had proved a reneged° to the land that gave. him birth — that nut one of them could be mentioned who had not sorrowed over her sufferings. He believed Mr. Moore fully worthy of representing this class, and a higher honour than that could, in his opinion, be paid to no man. He, therefore, begged leave to propose the s' Health of Thomas Moore and the Bards of Erin." The toast was drank with three times three, and every mark of respect and •p -plause. Mr. Moons then addressed the company. It was impossible to say how much he was flattered by the very gratifying compliments he had heard, coming, too. from an individual of such eminent worth, whose life had been so conspicuously die. tinguished by public and private virtue—of his rowers as an orator he had often been a de lighted sudior—aud of his literary acquire menu, and philosophical mind, that historical work which he hoped would shortly see the light. would be • convincing evidence to the world— and while it would shew mankind what states men had been, the life of the author would teach them what it ought to be. He begged to congra tulate the Gentlemen he addressed on the object for which they were assembled. To pay the ho mage of respect and affection to the memory of the illustrious dead, might be to them a useless honour, " flume users;" but it was at once a most consolatory office to those who paid the debt, and a most powerful incentive to virtuous exertion and laudable emulation in the rest of society. But the spectacle then before his eyes was one such as the world had never before exhibited : he saw a large number of individuals, elevated as any in society by genius, by talent. by intellectual at tainments of the most various kinds. voluntarily meeting to assist at the commemoration of • risen, who, by the mere dint of intellect, and in despite of the disadvantages of lowly birth and humble circumstances, had soared the loftiest flights of poetry—who, in comic descriptions or pathetic re prescntations, had given an ever-living picture of the manners and customs of his countrymen—who had delineated the common feelings and passions of humanity with such fidelity and accuracy as to he justly entitled one of the few poets of truth and nature—who had associated the sweet rod simple airs of his country with verses the most fasci nating, and poems breathing sentiments the most pure, dignified mid ennobling—such an union of national music and poesy every lover of his coun try should encourage, and say of it " est° per pet ma."--( Anilause.)—Burna had, above all men, battened and established the dignity of umn—the native and inherent pre-eminence of genius. He wits the strongest example that nature, in bestowing her favours, in conferring those gifts which are the most sure, solid, and rational foundations of supe riority and admiration, disregards the accidental distinctions of rank, and station. and wealth, and showers the fancy, invention. and eloquence of a poet, equally on the peasant and the peer, the Burns mud the Byron.—/ Loud applause./—He taught us to quote two hues from sue of his own songs— " The rank is bat the gontea's dn•pr— The sum's the good for a' that." —(Applause.)—Their project had his most cordial wishes for its success; and lie hoped that the monu ment would be the cause of producing many wore Burns's.—( Long-continued applause.) Among the other toasts were those of Sir F. Burdett (the Hon. Baronet had previously left the room), Dr. Currie (the biographer of Burns), and Sir J. Mackintosh. Mr. Foasas MITCHELL read a statement of the subscriptions received. Those collected at the dinner amounted to 2561. which, with former ones, made up the sum of one thousand sod (as well as we could hear) twenty-seven pounds. Various other beautiful and well-selected songs were given in excellent style. The evening . was spent in the utmost Itila►ity and conviviality, and the company did not separate till a late hour. THE FOREIGN ENLIST.IIIy TO TH F. .F;DIIT011. r " Iwo . ~... Stft—The 13111 which the Attorney-General has lately introduced into P.srliament, mailer the title of " The Foreign Enlistment Bill," has brought tinder discuwions the political relations at present subsisting between ibis country, Spain, end the South American Provinces. The purport of the Bill is to prevent British subjects enlisting in my foreign service. or supply ing any foreign nation with ships or warlike stores ; but it has been distinctly avowed, by the Learned Gentleman who introduced it, that the measure was specifically directed against South America. It is not my intention, in this letter, to discuss the policy of this new law ; but to confine my ob servations strictly to the ipiestion—Whether Old Spain has a right to dentand this restriction upon our intercourse with the revolted Colonies, either in consequence of any Treaty, or its virtue of the obligations which the law of notions imposes upon a neutral State ? I will first consider the duties of neutrality. Vat• lel, B. 3. 6. 7. define. thrill 'limo— " Let us examine in what eun►ist! that impartiality which a maitre nation ought to übterve. " It solely relates In war, and isiclades two articles : To give no assistance where there is no obligation to give it; nor voluntarily to furnish troop.; arms, ammunition, or any thing of direct use in war." It will moat clearly appear from the other passages which I am now going to cite, that these restrictions are confined to the acts of the Govern ment alone, and have no reference at all to the conduct or individuals, who may, by the law of nations, enter into the service of either belligerent. or supply arms ■nd ammunition without at all in volving the State to which they belong iu any breach of neutrality. " When it is the custom of a nation, for the purpose of employing and training her subjects, to permit levies of troops in favour of a particular Power to whom she thinks proper to intrust them, the enemy of that Power cannot look upon such permission as acts of hostility, unless they are given with a view to the iuvasion of his territories, or the support of an odious and evidently unjust cause. " He mom even demand, as matter of right, that the like favour be granted to him, because that nation may have reasons for refusing him, which do not bold good with regard to his adversary ; and it belongs to that nation alone to judge of what best snits her circumstances. The Switzer., as we have already observed, grant kites of troops to whom they please—and no Power has hitherto thought fit to quarrel with them on that brad. " If dm troops above alluded to were furnished to my enemy by the State heraM and at her own careen, or the utensey in like manner lent by the Slate, without interest, it would no longer be a doubtful question whether such assist mace were incompatible wills neutrality. " Further it any be alarmed, on the same principles, that if a nation trades in arms, timber for ship.building, vessels, and warlike stores, t cannot take it amiu that she sells such thing. to my enemy, provided she does not refuse to *ell t►em to me also at a ressossaiste price. She carries us her trade without say design to injure me ; and by continuing it in the same manner a. if I were not engaged in war, she gives me no just ensue of complaint." It would be very easy to fill your columns with numerous citations from other authorities to the sane effect; but the doctrine in principle and in practice is so clear and undisputed, that I forbear further comment. It is evident, therefore, that the laws of neutra lity do not justify the proposed measure ; that Spain has no right upon that pretext to claim new laws; and that if the statutes of George the Second, pro hibiting enlistments generally, should be judged to restrain Spain, without applying to South Ame rim, a repeal of those statutes, as relating to Spain, would be a most liberal concession. Let us oow consider the obligations imposed by Treaty. " His Britannic Majesty being anxious that the troubles and disturbances which unfortunately prevail in the dotal. Mons of his Catholic Majesty, in America, should entirely cease, and the subjects of those Provinces should return to their obedience to their lawful Sovereign, engages to take the most effectual means for preventiug his subjects from furnishing arms, ammunition, or any other warlike article to the revolted in America." It is impossible to read this article without lament ing that any British Minister, cognizant of the former promises which his Government had held out to the inhabitants of the Spanish Main, should have 'roc- Cloned engagements so inconsistent with those pro mises. We remember with astonishment, that they troubles and disturbances which the Treaty now described as unfortunately prevailing in the dumi nions of his Catholic Majesty, were excited by Bri tish Officers, acting by the express orders of Go remittent at home, who by virtue of that authority stimulated the discontented is South America to open insurrection, assuring them of troops, arms, and ammunition to any extent. But it is nut my present object to impeach the justice of that Treaty; it is to the obligations imposed by it that I wish to call the attention of the public. Now I tuke it to be clear, that the Crown has no power, even by Treaty, to bind Parliament to the enactment of new laws, nor can the prerogative be extended by Treaty against British subjects beyond what the laws before sanctioned. All, therefore, that the Crown could stipulate for wilt, the enforcement of existing laws—and, if this were done in the usual and accustomed manner, Spain would have no right to complain, nor to urge demands for new legislative measures. • The good faith, therefore, which the Crown of Great Britain is bound to preserve in the execs lion of Treaties, would be amply satisfied by the execution of the laws ill being. No ololig:it 11111 by the mere making of the Treaty coulil be Unloosen upon the British Parliament, and as this Treaty t o this hour has never received its approbition, no obligation, even by implication, could have bteti since incurred. I have thus, Sir, endeavoured to treat IN, po►tant question dispassioilately, and I submit that the true result is, that Spain ha, out, by the law o.f nations, nor by Treaty, any just claim upon 11,, ! British Legislature to restrict our intercourse with South America. Whether such measures can be supported upon their intrinsic political expediency, or any other grounds, may perhaps form the sub. ject of another communication from Your obedient Servant, A Nau•rnt t.. London, 7th June, 1819. ••• For op account of the Meet tag et Dreitiloos Theatre, au Saturday list, us tut part. T.EiE BRITI S PRES S. LON DON. MONDAY. JuKe 7. iBl9. We have received Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday last. Madame the Duchess of ANGOULFDIE is said to be slightly hulisposed, but the KING'S health impro•es flatly. His.MA• JIESTY presides with his usual regularity at the Councils of his Ministers, and receives the custo. mary visits of Ambassadors, Mititeters, sad other personages, whose duty it is to crowd the levees of Sovereigns. In the Chamber of Deputies the estimates of the public expenses fur tl►e present year continue to be discussed. Noth►ng important occurred until the Chamber arrived at the budget far the military establishment, amounting to 194 milhons of francs, when M. DE LA BOORDONNATE, who may be considered one of the chiefs of the Ulirc- Royalists. opposed the erticnate, and moved, that it be reduced to 170 millions. tie contended warmly against increasing the military force of France as dangerous, and spoke of the recruiting law as contrary to the spirit of ■ Monarchy. This observation was followed by violent murmurs from the left side of the Chamber. which were re. pealed when the Member said that the army was created essentially poor, and that their poverty would lead them to look to wars and revolutions as the only means of acquiring wealth. This speech, however, seemed to please the Members of the right side, who called loudly that it should be pru►tes! ; but this was opposed by the Members on the left, and particularly by M. B. CONSTANT, who said it was a libel on the Monarchy and the Charter. To put an end to this dispute, M. De LA Bouanoe. NATE declared he should print the speech ut his own expense. O►lier Member, spoke on the eti. mute, and some recommended reductions*, but not to the same extent as was proposed by the first speaker. Finally, the debate was adjourned to the following day. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, of Tuesday. a petition was read from • man named COEREARLI, one of those unhappy persons who were on board the Medusa, when that frigate foundered off the coast of Africa. Still smarting from the re. tnembrauce of the infamous conduct of the Captain and officers of that vessel : first in neglecting to take proper precautions to prevent the occident; next in barbarously abandoning the c►ew with out provisions, sails, oars, or compass, in the midst of the ocean. on an open and ill-constructed raft ; and finally. on securing their own safety, Wow ing no measures to seek after the miserable wretches they had consigned to a situation so horrible; M. CORREARD now petitions the Chamber of Deputies to have a more minute inquiry instituted .into this affair, The Chamber, however, perhaps not willing to renew the recollection of this event, which is so disgraceful to the national character, thought pro per to pass on the Petition to tier Order of the Day. The Five per Cents. are 67 f. 15 c.—Bank Stock 1,500 f. 75 C. Our columns contain an article on the Foreign Enlistment Bill to which we wish to call the at tention of our readers. It is the most unpopular measure that Ministers ever attempted : policy, justice, and every humane, liberal. aud gene rous sentiment plead against it. It is order ed to be committed on Thursday, when, we trust, the Minister, yielding to the public voice. will see the injustice and impolicy of pressing it further. Were sufficient time allowed, there is not a ma nufacturing or public-spirited city or town in the empire that would not petition against it.— There will be a meeting of the Common Council ou Wednesday on the subject, to which we hope the discussion will be confined, and that it will not be mixed with extraneous matter. The result, as favourable to the cause of liberty and humanity, may be confidently anticipated. It is a fallacy to suppose that the national faith is i the slightest degree affected to the state of our relations with Spain by the species of tiAl which the Patriots of South America may have derived front the exertions of individuals in tin, country. The optional good faith, honour, st 4 ~~