The Sun. — London, England, 1802-04-03 00:00:00

SON and Mr. WILBERiCiaCE. The keport was ordered to be received on Tuesday. . • The Eledion Treating Bill went through a Cotnipittee, and the Report was brought up and or derded to be taken into further consideration on Wednesday next, and the Bill was ordered to *be printed. The other Orders of the Day were deferred.-- Adjourned at half-past Eight o'Clock, till Monday: THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSOM AUDEAT ? LONDON, APRIL 3, 1832. Tx Is morning a Dutch Mail arrived. The news of the signing of the Definitive Treaty had not !cached Holland, but was anxiously expefted. The arrangement of the Internal Government of the several Divisions of the Batavian Republic, is carried co With the proverbial dilatoriness of the Dutch Nation. . . Accounts from Berne, continue to represent the Wretched Country of Switzerland as torn by intes tlrle- divisions, and harassed by perpetual apprehen- Sion s. W . t bs s ot-MAJESTY left Town yesterday mor n i ng f or din . Th e for QUEEN and P RINCESSES l e f t T own at noon the same place. , Y esterday morning M r . ABRAH . IO4 NEWLAND Informed the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange he as authorized to state, that the sum wanted by, w ay of loan, for the services of the current year, would h e twentv.six millions and a half, one mil- A li , and a h a lf of which is to be r a is e d i n I re l an d. z e L Cr to that effea, from the CHANCELLOR o f 11 -e EXCHEQUER, had been received ,in the morn_ j 'Y the Governors of the Bank. C Ousequenc e of thi s commun i cat i on , Consols - e 1 - 1 4 - per Cent. iv After Our Paper w as ye s terd a y p ut to P ress , we (hi"- a X bledf, a m A u th or ity, to set t h e P u bli c r i g h t diif illt On which the re seeme d to b e a cons id era bl e r it - n -r f ? te of opinion, viz. on what day t h e Signa 11,1'e t he Definitive Treaty of Peace took place. i-. E AUTHORITY to state, that no Copy ti vpi er of the Treaty was signed by the respec 1, rin ipotentiaries of the Contra Ling - Parties Satu r d ay the 27th of March, at four o'clock in the af ternoon. The on l y way o f account i ng f or the to afternoon, in the French Papers is, that late at Tr on the zs•th, the Articles . of the Definitive `:•. e4 r)r were finally adjusted ; and for the. satis.fa,e °n of their respeaive Governments, the Plempo -I,itt'l)tiaries of Great Britain and France signed a 4q ,c9ute, b y which they bound themselves to sign Treaty as then agreed upon, as soon as the 4eV etai Copies could be prepared, A redo Lion in the Army, we understand, is . im 11;tdi4telY to take place. The number of regi tiinhttsy.is to be reduced in the first instance to t' ti n i t s Royal Highness the Duke of YORK'S atten. 2 1 1 ° s n the public business of his department,•merits ; ,1. -ea. t Praise. On Tuesdays and Fridays he con. b-sa'?tlY attends 'at the Horse Guards, to transad se e sa i n ii e ni ss : and' receive any military men who wish tb- Si l e . - tar • -n ' ts i d presents of snuff boxes are preparing . ti " Y the i . ' A ren6l :Minister here, and , the Plenipoten ther D a- `krniens on occasion of the Signature of elini t i, e Treaty, Mr. - - Wed • , d T TO waited on Lord HAWKESBURY on Pre c n i -- r.l -a Y) to claim the money belonging to. the D IED G ov er nment, in the hands of Messrs. BOUR - early U " n u CH.oLtE-r, which was sequestrated at an PeTiod of the War. Lettere.. state, • f rom Lord K EITH , d at ed 20th January, to ; th at tbe Indi an A rmy i n Egypt were . about :tar, to the different Presidencies. I st y esterday a Cou rt o f Directors was h e ld at t h e 0 India House, when GEORGE HILARo BAR of ' E.( l. was appoi nte d to .succee d to the Office of m arq vern or.Gener a l, on t h e d eat h or res i gnat i on uis WE L E SL E Y. The Court adjourned at to h 9ur till Wednesday next. h perused the Addresses to the FIRST CON zne °II th e Conclusion of Peace, with great attention, L l ' rejoice in o b serving, that they all breathe the s e i n g ti nil ge of temperance and moderation. Not a th e. p ent is e xpressed, which could possibly affront ex, 4tional. Pride o f any peop l e , an d t h e s i ncere guintessions of congratulation on the close of a sari. nee 1' and tearful War, evidently - prove, that the l' eo s 'itY of P eace was felt b y the Government and Pie of France. Wine `' T/ l b ' the FIRST CONSUL received the Foreign h t , a , sh adors on the 28th ult. who came to con- Ti n !ate him on the Signature of the Definitive t,ileatY) he was dressed in the Costume of a Coun ti,°..„): uf State, and not as usual, in his General's marks cc " The Gazette de F rance , very j ust l y re that he chose that moment to strip him_ inif i of all'the attributes of a Warrior." This is, thin gs a trifling circumstance, but such trivial _gs often denote more important abstract -feel. dens ` , and we . . cannot avoid considering it as .evi. ofTof real joy at the termination of War, and as e nee of a sincere disposition to remain in a state Moniteter of the 3oth, contains a very im rit ,_"„ . n . t Repor t from the Minister of the Interior to of`%k-:honsuls-, on the state of the Roads and Bridges e x „, l e Republic, and ti:e Sums which have been ttlri t l e td in their repration. It appears that the on Ic),' 28, 3 8 4,8,4.9 fr. zo cents, has been employed 16 :nese objeCts, and the further sum of Q.,._°:9,z93 fr. tz cents, has been allotted by the reunvt" ;nnienr ftft. the Ordinary Expences of the cur.. tr it and 12 )375,556 fr. 8 cents, for the Ex ordinaries. NAI"AL ArEws. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL Z. SAILED the Latona Frigate, for the 111C3iterra nean, having Dispatches on board for Lord KEITH. Sailed the Illaidstatre Frigate to the Westward, to be paid off. The St. Koren= frigate having sailed for the Westward, was recalled when she - was near the Needles, by an order from the Port Admiral. This day the Nelly Transport was released from Quarantine,. and came into Harbour. 'The American Ship Corns; LE V Etr mater, from Gallipoli, laden with oil and piaures, was cleared from Quarantine. Yesterday the Success, Romulus, and Dido, Men of War, were also released from Quarantine. Yesterday arrived the Alexandria Man of War, from the Mediterranean, and was immediately or dered under Quarantine at-the IVldtherbank. DEAL; APRIL 2. ON the 29th ult. the Assistance Man of War went on shore near Gtavelines, and :was totally lost ; Crew saved, and are brought into the Downs by a French Vessel. Sailed through the Downs, the Britannia,MOM P - SON, for Quebec ; Ficissitude, STOUT, for Jamaica; and the Lord Duwan, MI LLER, for Antigua. SHEERNESS, APRIL 2. THIS day arrived His Majesty's Ship se - dk, 0: 74 guns; from the DOwns ; and the Snipe Gum brig, from. a Cruize. HARWICH, APRIL 2. Tins forenoon arrived the Earl of. Leicester Packet, Capt. THQMPSON, with-the Mail and Pas sengers from Helvoetsluys, which piace they left yesterday morning. The Noble Lord Who presides over the Marine Department, has instituted a reform throughout the King's Dock-yards, from which the most essential public benefit will arise. Under this arrangement, no hemp, pitch, timber, &c. can in future be re ceived into His Majesty's Stores, until each article has been clearly ascertained to be of the best qua lity ; nor any issued, but under those counter_ checks, which will render Dock-yard frauds. im practicable in future. By the Suffolk Man of War, arrived frOm Sr. Helena,- we learn that the Te;gvmoutb, laden 'with wheat, had arrived there from Beng.d. It is with great pleasure we are enahfzd to state, that the Officers and Seamen belonging to our.. Fleet on the Jamaica Station are uncommonly healthy. A Letter from arr Officer on board the Ganges, of 7+ guns, dated Port Royal, the 16th of February, ob_ serves that, up to that period, the ship had nor lost a single man since the Squadron arrived at Jatnaica at .the latter end of November. • THE ORATORIO.--The august composition of The Mesiiah, was last night performed in, the most corred and impressive manner. _BRAMAN! opened it with suitable.dignity. He and Mrs. BILLINGTON exerted themselves in• this sublime Ns; r k with the best effed. Mrs. BI LL. I NGTC7N went, during the Second Ad, to HARRIsoN'S Concert, and returned to conclude The. Messiah. 1: may be presumed, that the Oratorios have never been altogether performed with more precision and grandeur. The magnificence and state displayed on the Bap.. tism of Lady GE.ORG I ANA STA.NHOPE, daughter of the Earl of CH ESTE RVIE must have been highly gratifying to that Noble family, as the honour of THEIR MAJESTIES. presence at the font was un. solicited. It was HER MAJESTY who proposed conferring this.high honour on the family. The font or baptismal bason struck the eye of His MA- I ESTY on entering the State Chamber. It is of silver, five feet high and several inches in thickness, richly chased. The late Earl .gave for it 4.000 guineas. Miss MACLEOD, daughter of Colonel MAC LEOD, was on Thurday introduced to HER MA JESTY for the first time, by her mother Lady AME- L/A MACLEOD, Sister to the Marquis OfLOTHIAN. The Duke and Dutchess of MARLBOROUGH and family have left Oxfordshire without giving their accustomed Balls, on account of the recent mis fortunes in their family, amid are now at their Seat at Syon Hill. Captain OGLE, it is reported, is shortly to be married to Miss CHARLOTTE GAGE, daughter to the late General GAGE. Mr. OGLE, we understand, is to be married to Miss ANNA MARIA RAYFIELb, heiress to .a very large fortune. A very beautiful piece of Sculpture has been sent over to Sir HENRY STRACHEY, Bart, by his Son, who was employed in the Embassy to Persia. The above Gentleman found it while he was exploring the ruins of Persepolis, and it is a representation of an ancient King of Persia. The antiquity - of it has been confirmed by the opinion of our most emi nent Antiquarians. _ Little _BR IDGEbIAN has certainly brought an ac. tion against Colonel Pic-Nic for false imprison ment. Overtures have been made by the Pic Nicks for an accommodation, but the . Recording Hero re. jeas them with disdain. On Thursday se'nnight, one of the Bow-street Officers went -to Liverpool and apprehended two persons on their way to Ireland, whom he brought back with him to London, who have long been sus. petted of making and uttering counterfeit Bank of England Notes: THE bEfiNITIPi TREATY. IT is to u§ matter of inexpressible §atisfatlion to observe the joy manifested, daily more and more, by die People at large, on the arrival of the Definitive Treaty of Peace, and on the consideration of the happy consequences likely to result from it. The little and inconsiderable difference between thi§ and the Preliminaries signed at London, would render any examination of the former. superfluous, after the re. peated discussions which the latter . experienced in both Houses of Parliam - mt, and the complete appro bation which it received there.—These .are, no doubt, the circumstances which have disarmed cri ticism in the Papers accustomed to declaim against all the measures of the present, as well as of the last Administration. They have on this occasion con tented themselves with some vague objeaions to the modifications induced by the Treaty of ilmietis on the- Preliminaries, modifications, which they have not hesitated to pronounce to be to the disadVantage • of this Country. We own our opinion to be direflly the reverse; and surely it requires but little refledion to be convinced that the truth is on our side. The only Article, perfealy new, which is to he found in 'the Treaty of Amier t s, is that which relates to the Houss of NASSAU ; and no man can - surely be found who will deny, that this Article is not highly honourable, and of course, advantageous to this Country. In thi3 we have given an incon testable proof of our fidelity to Treaties, and of inviolable attachment to the interests of our Allies, since, at the same time that they appear deprived of all possibility of being useful to us in future, we stipulate for compensations for the losses which they have sustained. In this Article every Englishman of proud feeling must rejoice, as one that identifies itself with the generous principle which regulated the Preliminaries. It is not fOr . a Stadtholder who had at 'his command the force and influence of Hol- land, that we have employed all the powers of ou r interest, but for a Prince of Orange, deprived of all Power, and unhappily reduced to the simple quality of Prince of the Empire. We have not taken into consideration the Power, but the Fidelity of this our old Ally. All must, we think, agree, that such a line of conduka, on our part, cannot fail to shed a high lustre on the Political Charaaer of our Country, ,and to increase more and more; in the estimation of other Governments, the honour and ad vant3ge of our Alliance, • • It has been said, that the PRINCE Of ORANGE has not been less obliged to Prussia than taus, for the Compensations which are promised to him. We :.re very ready to believe, that this Power must naturally' have - foined its Wishes to ours on this occasion. Some years have elapsed since the Ca.: binet of Berlin has . been in a state of intimate Aliiance with France,. and it had not yet had - the credit of having procured an amendment' in the si. tua'tion of the HOUSE of NASSAU. This is a suffi cient and abundant proof, that an interference more positive and more powerful, was necessary to ,ac, complish this desirable and hdnottrable objea. . The application,made, as we tinderstan3, by the PRINCIt tif ORAII4GE to I;OrcIHAWRE'SBURY, is and ditional proof, that Prussia alone - WaS not Likely to succeed ; and there is, besides, .a great . difference between any secret application which may have been made by that Court, and the explicit guaran ty which we have given by the Treaty, to the In terests of that Illustrious House. Some objefflons have been made to the regu lating dispositions which appear in the Treaty of Amiens, respeaing the bland of Malta.— We are at • a loss to conceive, what stronger, or more .4:numerous precautions could have been taken, - 46 guarantee the Independence of that Island, and to pre - Jude all possibility of the future influence of France with regard to its future posses sors. One stronger step only could have been taken ; which was, to keep this bland Ourselves.—We say nothing of the annual expence which would have at tended this measure, not less than 400,0001. per annum. In whatever point of view such an ae:. quisition might have been considered as desirable, no one has yet been found who .could demonstrate, that it was possible to obtain it by Negotiation, or who has ventured to affirm, that it was' better to continue the War than to give. up this point. Some indeed have thought, that, notwithstanding the Preliminaries, we ought to have deManded 'ces:. sion, to balance the title of President of the Italian Republic, assumed by BONAPARTE. This argument rests on the basis, fundamentally vicious; that we ought to. employ all the strength, the means, and the influence we possess, to regulate the political order of the Continent. Had this principle been as true, as we know' it to be false, we should have had no occasion to wait for the assumption of -a vain title which, as we think, BONAPARTE has imprudently given to him self at /owl, to make up our minds to an indefinite 1 eontintiarice of the 8 4 TaL before thai if;;. SitintiOn of the Continent was far froiri being sti:;.. - P,t as we could have wished it to be ; and the circittd: stance in question; was oniy.the cori.eque::ee of 0t1144 circumstances much tilore lir:portant, which peth;:o we ought to regret, but Wh:ch it was not in out: poWer to prevent or alters Thee Contineti:al Powers, the most interested in preventing the ag.: grandizement of France, did not think proper td renew the War on that account, or to demand :-(1:; vantages eqUiValent to the arrangement at Lyons; If they have not thotight it of sufficient importaecc; how could Great Britain be jus'ified in interferit it is too mu eh to lay any stress on po:ii which must appear idle to every dispassionate mind; We prefer giving way to those sentiments which .rise - out of and belong to our present situation. Let us joyfully enter into the neti , career which opens. before us; and glorying in what is past; let us feel confident in what is to Conic !—We re ceive, in the preservation of our indepencLnce, 4nd our Territory, and in the acquisition of most itn portant possessions, an abundant recompense for our public spirit and fortitude; and Whilst other Na tions have obtained .Peace by the sacrifice.of their Honour and their Provinces, we alone have pur chased it by valour; perseverance, and exertion; Elsewhere Peace has been agreed to by weakness; which could not refuse it ;—here it has been eee quires? by Strength, which voluntarily gave itself limits. Elsewhere the Olive has been planted in the midst of Solitary Ruins : here it has taken root amidst the Palms of Viaory. but; after having derived so much glory from War, let us now learn how'ro enjoy the blessings of Peace. After having by our energy, for nine years, preserved untouched , our Constitution an:: our Property; let us maintain them in future by our political unanimity, our re.. • spec for the lan's, our love for a virttions Monarch, and our, confidence in those who possess that of their Sovereign. Let us devote ourselves with { - red, aaivity to Agriculture, to Commerce and Manti faCtures; the three imperishable sources and props of our grandeur and Rrosperity. Let tie continue to cherish, to cultivate and encourage the Arts and Sci ences, which ernhellsh and are useful to 'the Corn muraity. Above all, let us Preserve with religious fidelity the , sacred deposit of public and domestic Morals, which our Ancestors have bequeathed to us ; and, after having fairly earned the splendid Title of Defenders of Social Order, lei Great Sri_ rain entertain the arnbiti., , t), of still being consi; dered as its Benef4aor and its Model. e The circumstance of the Emperor of lattOccO threatening the Swedes and Dutch with war, if Within,three months, they do nut bribe hitri to oh_ serve peace; - reminds 'us of an anecdote related by SHAW in his Tour through Barbary. The ,British Cor4sut, presented hiniself batitc The DEY of AL GIERS (whom he found sitting on a silken sofa, Smoking a segar) to remonstrate against the seizure of some Brititish goods : To which the indolent Chief replied with great apathy, " My friend, the Algerines are great robbers, and I am their CHIEF," The• Establishment of Marquis CottrlwAws at Amiens was distinguished for the magnificence of his liveries, and the splendour of his table and equipage. On all his grand dinners; his Lordship had twelve servants in rich liveries, besides six 'valets de chambre also in a kind of scarlet uniform. —But in, regard to the luxuries of the table; and the choice of his wines, Citizen SCHINIMEI.i'ENNINCIK the Batavian Plenipotentiary, outedid all other cern petition : he had his turbot and.eels from Holland, pike and perch from the Rhine ; and the heaths and woods of Provence supplied him with gnme. On Thursday a chesnut galloway, belonging to Wm.. Porter, Esq. of Shepperton, started at four o'clock in the morning from Staines, to go too miles in twelve successive hours, carrying a feather weight, which he performed in eleven hohrs and thirty...six minutes, with greikt ease ; the Betts at starting were five to four, and three to two in hi s l favour. The ground chosen on this ocelsion yens Sunbury Common. The fineness of the day 'at traded it large concourse of people. By a Letter which a Correspondent has received from a Gentleman in a public character, at Frank fort, in Kentucky, dated the 13th of last January, we learn, that according to the laws and custom of that Country, large tracts of land, belonging to per sons in England, viz. one track of 125,000 acres, and another of zOOO acres, and many other tracks, have been sold, or are advertised for sale, to pay the taxes, which have accumulated and lie as a bur den on the estate, through the inattention of the proprietors, or the neglect of their agents. The friend of our Correspondent adds, " I am sorry to say, that many people in England have bought land, 3-4.ths-of which is scarcely worth paying the taxes for." On Tuesday night last; during the il/timinations, a Gentleman of Co:nhill, passing along the Strand with two Ladies, was surrounded, at the end of Pals grave-place, by seven or eight men of very genteel appearance, who hustled them for some time in a mast violent manner. The Gentleman not only 'lst 1119 watch, but received a very severe blo , ' on his face from one of the villains, which nearly :dunned him, The Ladies were very much alarmed, but fortunate.; IY lost nothing. 14n liefivood, tried at the last Coventry A.ssiZe§, and found guilty . of driying, a nail into t 4 foot of a liorse, and w h ose sentence was deferred"foi the °pi; nion of the Judges, received sentence of death; but was repriev,ed before his Lordship left thc City, 1~..+