The Sun. — London, England, 1823-01-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. BaToNNE, JAN. 7.—The attempt of General "O'Donnel in Navarre has had the result we ex .pected. On the 30th of December he was grossly insulted at Estella by his own soldiers, who were weary anti ashamed of constantly frying. The Chief, Juannito, had an interview with him, represented the discontent of the troops, and his desire to risk combat with the Constitutional forces; but it is said O'Dattnel shewed him his orders to harrass She enemy by ,continual- marches and counter marches ; and when Juannito made this answer :known to the troops, they' broke out into sedi tious cries of " Away with the coward—no stranger in our rank !" O'Donnel, whose health is much weakened, gave up the command, and 'retired to St. Jean Pied de Port, where he now 'is. Ills successor is not known ; some speak of Laguna, some of Longa, who are here, but nei ther of them is likely to have the confidence of the Defenders of the Faith, now commanded by Guergent and Juannito. The accounts from Navarre state that the position of the two armies •is such, that it is expected there will be a cont. plete defection in the Army of the Faith—several have already claimed and obtained the amnesty. ST. JEAN PIED DE PORT, JAN. 9.—We have General O'Donnel here, with his feet fr . ozen and the maledictions of his soldiers for his recompense. it was in vain that he boasted, before his depar• tare, that he would establish order in the Army of the Faith, and give it a regular organization. :Juannito and Ludron, probably discontented that another should come and reap the fruit of their 'labour, appeared at the first ill pleased with the arrival of the General-in-Chief, but did not dare to refuse to receive him, especially as he was nominated by the Regency at Urgel. As soon as this was dissolved, tired of obeying the Gene.. ral, who they said was too old to carry on such a war, they sought to discredit him in the opinion of his troops, and even to make him suspected, on account of his two brothers, one of whom is inspector-General of 'lnfantry, the other Chief of the Staff of Torrijos. Torrijos occupies the best position in Upper Navarre, and has driven the greater part of the Army of the Faith into the vallies of Erro, Ahesca, Salazar, and [temel. .A strong column of Constitutional troops is posted in that of Bastan, a second at Lumbieres, a .third at Salvatierra, and a fourth at Carfran, communicating with the troops at Arragon. The ctt 7... airy is in the environs of Pamppluna, and the principal towns of Navarre are occupied by garri sons more or less numerous. Unless the bands of the Faith destroy themselves by their constant marches, their speedy defeat or dispersion seems inevitable. A Proclamation, published by Tor rijos at Lumbieres, on the 4th, is said to have .produced a very good effect, and to have induced many of the soldiers of the Faith to come over. Fugitives of all classes arrive daily, who paint the *deplorable situation of the army ; the sending of •provisionS continues, but the payment is not so ' , rood as it used to be. BAYONNE, JAN. 9.—We have nothing to add •to the news from St. Jean Pied tie Port. It is reported among the great number of Spa ,nislo rufugees who were here, that Gen. Quesuda Is every moment expected from Paris, to take the command of the army in Navarre.' The fears of voir are not dispelled, though the military pre. ,parations are greatly relaxed. Our trade with .lipain is reduced to nothing, for nobody dares to send goods, because the Defenders of the Faith do not content themselves with exacting a duty at certain places on all articles sent from France ; two or three leagues farther on they send sol diers to seize on them, or to choose out of the bales whatever they please. Our accounts from Madrid of the Ist say,— '" We enjoy perfect tranquillity, but the irrita tion of people's minds against the Holy Alliance, and especially against France, is at its height." it is affirmed, that on account of the refusal of the Pope to Sanction the division of the dioceses and the exile of the Archbishops and Bishops, who have not - proved their attachment 'to the piety), a proposal will be made to the Cortes to render the Spanish Church independent of Rome, by investing the Archbishops and Bishops with :stn powers as shall make all application to Rome need less. The English Ambassador continues to enjoy -high favour with our Cabinet, which malces it supposed that the claim of 80 millions in merely 40 Cover certain negociations carrying on between ,the two Governments. CEYLON. COLOMDO I CEYLox, Just. Govern. , ?meta here have issu ecl the following Procia :— " Notice le hereby given, Thst it is the intention of. the ...4;eylon Government to allow the general export from the island, Air cinnamon, in any vessel,. and to any place, whatsoever be. longing to states et peace with his Majesty, and subject to all commerchd treaties in existence with foreign Powers, provided the einnarrien shall have been purchased front the Government Stores; and it is intended to hold Public Sales of that article by auction on the first Monday in every month, at the Export Warehouse (or any more convenient place, of which due notice will be given) at Colombo. " The fret Monthly Sale will be held on the first Monday in December mitt, and the quantity which will be exposed for sale at each sale will probably be about fifty thousand pounds. " The cinnamon will be assorted into three sorts, first, se. eond, and third, and embs.led in bales of one hundred poiirele; and the lots put up will be of flue halos in a 10t. " The article is to be paid for in ready money, in the cur rency of the island, or Specie, which will be received at the current exchange of the pay at Coliembo. • The purchaear of each s lot will be furnished with a licenee in duplicate, stating the quantity and quality of the cinnamon, and certifying it was pu'relesed front Government, and en. Otlin the holda to export the spice free of all duty. ".These liC4nsCl will be iransferrebte, and when the article. 'is to be %hipped, the licenser ate to be produced in duplieete to the Conireissionee of Revenue, to be indorsed by him with the name of the Ship stet of ehe pint to which it is to be shipped INITI Colombo, which will in tile only port of the island whoce shipments will be allowed." The exporter will depoeit the duplicate of the li cense i n • the Custom House ' tetiii rig ning the on to be produced, if required, at the Custom !rouse in England. Any einnaroon exported, or attempted to be expelled, without 'Scenes, will be Confiscated; and the person exporting ar attempting in export it, will be liable to a fine of three hundred rex dolleitirer or a pound: " The, retail chime:non in the fedritei will continee under the restriction already. enacted, as do ell pennities against the sale eet pas -e,siori of the 'tame by persons not licensed. " By his Excellency's command, (`eigp i ed) $ 'JOHN RODNEY, Chief Secretary to Government." EDINBURGH FOX ANNIVERSARY. EDINDUIII3II, 14.—This pothical festival was celebrated here yesterday, by the annual dinner, which was provided, as usual, at OMAN'S Hotel, Waterloo-place. Tile company was of the first respectability, and in number appeared to exceed that of any former year. We should imagine that at least 500 individuals were preskut. Sir JAltrEs MACKINTOSH was in the Chair of President and Oxottaz CRANSTOUN, Eq. in that of Croupier. The Stewards' chairs were filled by the Earl of Rosslyn, the Earl of Minto, Viscount Cilenorchy, Sir Ronald Fergusson, ; J. P. Grant, Eq. M.P.; Thomas Kennedy, Esq. M.P.; R. A. Oswald, Esq. of Auchencruive ; C. G. Stewart Men teath, Esq. of Closebum ; Hugh Mosaman, Eq. of Auchty farclel ; John Mansfield, Esq. younger of Midmar ' • David Carnegy, Esq. of Craig° ; R Cunningham Bontine , Esq. of Ardoch ; Major Leigh Hay, younger, of Rannes ; William Young, Esq. younger of Harburn ; ames Moncrieff, Esq. Advocate ; John Cunninghame, Esq. Advocate ; Henry Cock burn, Esq. Advocate ; M. P. Brown, Esq. Advocate; Francis Jeffrey, Esq. Advocate; Robert Hunter, Esq. Advocate; Win. Gibson, Esq. Advocate; John Homer, Esq. ; John Balfour, Esq. ; John Craig, Esq. ; Robert Scott, Esq.; Archibald Anderson, Esq.; Mr. Thomas Edmonstone ; Mr. .1. Paterson. Thereteing more guests than could dine together conve niently in the Assembly Room of the Hotel, dinner wqs served up fora part of the company in an adjoining room. After dinner their return to the Assembly Room was marked by an anxious rush for seats ; amt when seated, the company wore indeed united shoulder to shoulder." _ The cloth being removed, and the table covered with desert and wines, The CHAIRMAN rose,,- and addressed the company as 'fol lows :--Gentlemen---Although no class of men surpass the friends of liberty in attachment to the house of Brunswick, and although, generally speaking, I should think it indecorous to preface the health of the King at a political meeting, with any preliminary remarks, yet,.on this particular occasion,,l may be allowed to say, that we.shall drink. his Majesty s i health with more pleasure,' on account of the honour which be • has con ferred on us by his recent visit to this country and hy the im, partial courtesy which he extended to all classes of his Northern subjects—(Cheers t)—l therefore give, Gentlemen, The King"—(Loud applause)—Tune,,King's Anthetn. " The Duke of York, anti the rest of the Royal . Family"— (Applause).—Tune, Britons strike. luirne. The CHAIRMAN'--I iiqw rise to propose that Toast which describes the peculiar objects Of this Meeting, and is identified with the principles which, have drawn ':al together. I propose, Gentlemen, the memory of 'him whom you are assembled to honour,. and whose name :youhave chosen, as .the symbol of your principles ; and I feel considerably teliesed by that cir. cumstance, from the ardimusness of the task whichl have un. dertaken ; because in thus assembling to commemorate the principles of Mr. Fox, and declaring them to be identical with your own you have pronounced a greater 'encomium on his memory than it is in the power of human eloquence to bestow. Gentlemen, the highest honour which a moral and intellectual community can confer on an individual, is to show that they regard his name as identified with the principles of civil and re. ligious liberty —(Cheers). In directing your ettentien to the character of Mr. Fox, Gentlemen, I do not speak orhis tpttl lect and genius—inferior qualities these, and whielsinay either be the most serviceable or the most detestable—(a sliddets burst of applause proclaimed the sympathy of the eudience in the sentiment of the Speaker, and the cheering was prolonged for several minutes.) Yes, Gentlemen, you have chosen the prin ciple,' for the man, and not the man for the principles.—(Ap plause). But you have done well in assuming a name, by which you associate with the principles you would cherish the warmth and the fervour of the man by whom they were so long —so vigorously—and so faithfully,. asserted. The friend of peace of liberty, and of equal law, his whole life was distin. spashed by jealousy of power—by respect for popular rights— by resistance to oppression—(Cheers)—by resistance to oppres. I sion,—(prolonged cheering i)—and by an anxiety and tender ness for personal liberty. (Cheers). These, Gentlemen, were the principles of Mr. Fox,—these are the principles which you are met to celebrate, and in doing so, have chosen the name of Mr. Fox as the bond of union. I speak not of personal quali ties, because these are Impertinent to the objects of this Meet ing; but I have had an eye to those qualities which exalt the mature, and dignify the man. Of Mr. Fox, Gentlemen, I may say that his darling passion was *love of freedom ; and in this we have the source of all his public virtues. If I may descend to an inferior rate of qualities, the intellectual capacity and at tainments of Mr. Fox assigned hint a rank among the most splen did ornaments of literature and science. But, did, the lustre of his literary anti .his public life cast any shade upon his . private vir tues ? Will any one charge him with insincerity or inconsisten cy ? I shall not be contradicted by any one present who knew Mr. }ox, when I say, that his public conduct was in unison with his private opinions. In him were united, with uncommon in trepidity and firmness, a more than ordinary share of meekness, tenderness, and compassion. Ile never felt contempt but fur baseness ; he never kindled into lasting anger but against tes ranny.-.4Cheers.)—ln the course of his long and arduous life, he.always selected for his protection those who most deserved it, and who were the least capable of defending themselves ; and he espoused to the last, with undaunted firmness and un shaken constancy, those measures in particular which, from :the difficulty of attaining them, the intolerance of the times, or from whatever cause, were most the objects of illiberal cen sure and vulgar prejudice. Nor was his intrepidity abated by the distance of the quarter to which sonic of' his measures ap plied: Ile advocated the freedom of America--4Cheers)S—and would have given liberty to India—(Cheers).—Although it Is far from me to ascribe merit to any man for having destroyed, while he hail the power, a practice so barbarous and unnatural, yet his last legacy was the abolition of the Slave Trade—(Hear, hear, hear and he sedulously endeavoured to ameliorate the condition of Ireland, which, to this day, is a reproach and a dishonour to the British name.—(Loud cheers). There are some, indeed, who think they perceive too much zeal in the character of Mr. Fox, and who say that lie carried his perse verance to an excess. Gentlemen, I consider this the highest encomium which his opponents can confer' on the memory of that illustrious Statesman. Will those who think the principles of Mr. Fox were too pertinaciously maintained, assert that we have had too few wars?--.(Cheers)..-too light burdiens ?-- (Cheers)—too few suspensions of the Constitution ?—(Cheers) —too many checks to undue power ?—(Cheers)—too few viola tions of personal liberty ?—(Cheers)—too many extensions of the liberty of the Press ?—(Cheers)—too great a controul on the prerogative of the Crown ?—(Cheers)—too little restraint on the assembling of the people ? Those who think so I hope will always be able to distinguish their opinions from those of Mr. Fox. But it is said those who hold the opinions of Mr. Fox are the advocates of Catholic Emancipation and Par. liamentary Reform. We • are the advocates of Catholic Emancipation and Parliamentary Reform. (Great cheer ing).--Gentlemen, it is curious enough that such a charge should come from the friends of Mr. Pitt.—(Hear, hear, hear !).-1 shallmot endeavour to exalt a great man by degrad ing his competitor; and certainly , no two measures were ever so ardently espoused as were. Catholic Etnahcipation and Parliamentary Reform by those two great men, Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox. On what basis, I ask, will rest the memory of Mr. Pitt, if the grounds of those two measures be taken away ?-s. (Cries of hear, hear, hear !)—ls it on the tyranny and coercion displayed towards Ireland ?: Is it on his opposition to the abo lition of the Slave Trade ?—(llear, hear !)—Or will his friends rest his fame on that I celebrated measure, the Suspension of Cash Payments ?—(Cheers.)—For I am one who do not con ceive that his auermaors can claim any merit for measures of which that was the precedent.—(liear, heat la—ltis with griet, Gentlemen, I reflect on the memory of a great man, when I consider that his successor in twelve months abated that mon strous mischief, the Slave Trade.-4 mischief. which that great man (Mr. Pitt), in the height of his popularity, and tamed . with all-the power of the Government, declared his inabilty to abolish—Meer, hear !)—lt is, with shame, Gentlemen, I in. , vestigate the character of a g r ea t S ta t esman when I find in his policy such a blot of injustice, as a law which occasioned one half of the. community: to sustain the burdens of the other— (Chtersi),--a law, Gentlemen,, from the effects of which many of you are still the sufferers.---(Hear I )—No Gentlemen, the polnical character of Mr. Pitt has n ot another prop than the ones which his pretended admirers are so anxious to remove; Yet, for. advocating them two measures—Catholic FananciPito tion and Parliamentary Reform, are the followers of , Mr. Fox proscribed as being unworthy the confidence of their Sovereign. There were those who insinuated that latterly Mr. Fox was not a 'sincere Reformer; Mr. Fox, however, gave his sanction to the principle of Reform in the la s t year of Ids Atlininistra. tion. Phe question of Catholic Emanstipation called forth all his energy and zeal ; and_he left it to his friends to charge him with insincerity on that subject, if they could; it was for this he'forfeited his . powers - Vet, for this, we are charged by some of his followers with carrying his principles too far. If you need an argument in favours:if:emancipation, I have only to say, Look around you. Can the Catholic subjects of Ireland obtain justice P. • Can the laws be executed against Irish Pro. tyrants ?-• I will only refer you_ to that flagrant abuse of the law, !by which the late daring assault upon his Majesty's Represen. tative passes unpunished, through sin unwarranted and imam the. riled, construction-of law by a Protestant Gland Jury ; and I say, that. thieve is no happiness for Ireland; until you limit the tyranny of that oppressive cosh!, -and-restore the- great majo rity of the Irish to that equality of which they ought.- never to have been deprived (loud and unanimous cheers), On the question of Parliamentary Reform, I trust there is occasion to I say little in an assembly of true Whigs—(Cheers). If, how ever, any should silt the grounds on which I approve of that toa-long neglected measure, I say, both because Scotland most needs a Reform (vehement applause), and because the princi ple of Reform was once sanctioned in Scotland by law. 13efore the Revolution, the National Convention, which was not th e n so slavish as the Convention of England, presented a petition to..the English Government, and the 14th of a list of ,griev ances which it detailed 'complained bitterly of the conduct of the Scotch. Representatives in Parliament (hear, hear and a laugh). So earnest, indeed, was this remonstrance, that it was actually attended to by the government of King William ; ; and that great Monarch, whose ' Glorious and immortal me ' more I teveronnra.than those who have his name in their 'mouths, but whose principles are foreign to their hearts, did actually assent to a measure for giving a better representation to Scotland (loud cheers). Thus was the doctrine of -Perna mentary Reform at one time sanctioned by the law of Scot land ; and it doubtless would have been carried into effect • but for insufficient care having been taken of it at the Revo lution: Unwilling as I am, Gentlemen, to suspend any longer your social pleasure (hear, hear, hear ; and cries of " Go on I"), I will yet trespass another minute on your attention, in order to implore your more earnest aid and assistance in a cause in which we have so deep an interest (hear, hear!). Gen tlemen, there are certain political philosophers, who teach that, the more enlightened we become, the less we have to do with liberty (laughter, anti cries of- hear ! ) ; and that it was not the people of this intelligent nation, but those bf Muscovy and Siberia, who are the proper objects of freedom (much laughter and great applause). It is no longer an enlightened population, but hordes of desperate barbarians, who are fit for self-government ? This is the proposition which, plainly stat ed, is calculated to terrify and astonish even the sages from whom it on Yet is this so glaring an absurdity, mon strous an oddity in logic, put in the van of all political argu ments against Parliamentary Reform. But, Gentlemen, what I have seen of this Meeting—what I recollect of the national character, authorises me to conclude, that you will not abstain from the use of all constitutional means, in order to obtain for every individual-of the community an equal share in the privi leges of the Constitution (loud cheering). Gentlemen; I pro pose that we now drink— " To the Immortal Memory of the Right Iron. Charles James Fox"—ln silence, and the company standing, while: a solemn dirge was‘performed by the band. • From the Chair— " His noyal Highness the Duke of Sussex, • his strenuous support of those principles which placed his Family on the Throne."—(Cheers.)—Air. Joy to Great Crew'. ‘" The Dukes .of Damiltort; Argyll, and Roxburgh ; and the Whigs of.: Scotland.".--(Applause.)—Air, Three good Fellows. " The British Navy."—Air, Rule Britannia. " The British Army."—Alr, The Grenadier. The Chairman.--The next toast is the favourite toast of all of' you, and so well expresses the sentiments of the Statesman whom we are met to celebrate, that it might almost stand in place of his creed : " The' Rights of the People, as established at the Revolu tion:be 1688."--(Three times three, and long continued ap plause.),Air,'A Man's a Man for a' that. The CROUPIER (Mr. Cranitoun) NW rose, but was pre vented from speaking for many 'minutes, by the cheers with which he was greeted. Al nearly as we could collect his words, after he obtained an audiences he said, the merits of the illustrious Statesman whom 'sic are,assembled to commemo rate, and his claims to the gratitaide of his country, have al. ready been expressed with such irresistible emphasis and truth, that I will not presume to Offer my feeble echo of the senti ments which have juat been delivered from the Chair, and which a kindred genius has inspired.--(Rapturous applause.)—The prejudice which obscured the fame of Mr. Fox has now passed away. The sountinesa of his principles is now as universally admitted'as. the rectitude of his heart; and while the bleSsing of freedom continues to be praised—while the British Consti tution continues to be admired, so long will his memory con. tinue to endure.--(Applause.)—.But though we have long been deprived of Mr. Fox, there are many of his survivors who in. his patriotism and his fire anti among those there is one who demands our earliest notice, it is my distinguished countryman, who has this day honoured us with his pre. strive, and consented to preside at this fleeting.—(Loud and repeated • Cheers.)-1 will not remind you of the first truths of his learning and genius. I need not obtrude on your attention the views which he entertained of the war against France at the commencement of her revolution. At the moment when her society was dissolved, and when her new institutions had not gained consistence, the war cry was sounded in France with a frantic and a powerful voice. If Britain had then stood forth in the attitude which,. we, trust, she has now assumed towards Spain—(Clieers),--1 ranee might have been spared the dissolution of her freedom, and we the prodigality of our treasure and our blood. Had the views of my Learned Friend then been regarded by the GoVernment of this country, France mighthave succeeded in the consummation of her liber tieseand have remained without guilt, and without reproach. I will not allude to the splendid professional exertions of my distinguishedcountryman, nor follow him to another hems. here, to applaud his conduct as a Lawyer and a Judge. But it is as the British Statesman in which he most 'commands our esteem. On how many occasions has lie not stood forth as the calm, judicious, temperate, but intrepid assertor of the rights! of the people? It is useless to specify instances which must be fresh in the memory of us all. The criminal code of the coun try is derived from the wisdom of deliberative Senates, and is executed by able and discriminating Jud ges; still, however,i the system is deformed by many imperfections, some of the relics of a barbarous age, and more the offspring of misdirected legislation—(Hear, hear!).—.The saint punishment is de. nounced against a petty offence, and a clipital crime, and the defacer of a tree, or the destroyer of a bridge, is made to bear the same penalty as the unnatural parricide.-.—(Bear, hear !)e The late Sir Samuel Romilly was unwearied in his exertions to reform this part of the law, and render it conformable to the dictates of humanity and justice. It is a melancholy reflection that the British Legislature ahould have invariably o p pose d hi s efforts, sometimes from a groundless fear of innovation, some times from narrow.mintled or mistaken views. What, how ever,. Sir Samuel Romilly has left undone,' I trust will be • ac complished by his successor;who 11143 entered on the field with equal ability, equal zeal, and m ore t h an equal success—(Cheers.) —Posterity' will then long cherish the names of Romilly and Mackintosh. Gentlemen, I give you— " Sir James Mackintosh, with all the honours-3 times 3, and enthusiastic applahse. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlem en. , I feel. always di s i nc li ne d to interrupt your social enjoyment, but still more so after one of the most beautiful speeches ,ehat have eve r f a ll en f rom h uma n lips--(cheers).—ln listenin g to the praises you have beard, Gentlemen, I could not feel otherwise than deeply sensible that I am indebted for theM all to the partiality of a ,friend ; but I feel so honoured by that partiality, that I scarcely know if I should have preferred even j ust i ce itself to the partiality °flinch a friend—(hear. hear !)—What return, Gentlemen can I make for the honour you have d one me ? In this city freceived the better part of my education. I may call it the birthplace of my understanding. Here also I imbibed the sacred principles of the British Constitution, and received those political imprea. sions which will only qu i t me w i th my d y i ng breath—loud cheering.)—Till then, Gentlemen, I will never relax in my humble efforts rendering the laws w or thy o f t h e i r l ove . Gentlemen, to to•sain for the law s the love of the people', by receive the praise of him who is the unanimous praise of a divided country, and who, under the scrutiny of a bar not accustomed to be merciful in its animadversions, has con. trived 'to preserve th e 'esteemof all parties—Than praise from such a quarter none can be snore veined by me, except what my Learned Friend will, 1 am sure, admit to be of far higher price —the approbation of such un assembly of Scotchmen as the present. " The Crotipier"thiee times three, anti deafening applause. " Earl Grey a nd th e Whi g s of England."-Three times three anti loud applause. • Mr. J'EFFItEr—I wish, with your permission, Sir, to pro. pow a toast, in which, from what I have already seen, I enter tain no dbubt but that we shall all most cordially agree, although it is one' which has given rise to many shades of difference ' even among those by w hom it is, in general t e rm s , approved. I must be• understood, Sir, to allude to the cause of Parlia mentary; Reform --( long continued cheeritik.)`ln undertak. ing to introduce this subject, it ire some consolation to me that I shall thereby atone for some, 110 t to say ho s tili t y to the measure, yet for many years of indifference towards it, and for having sometimes approached it with considerable reluctance-.- (hear, hear!)—'There was a time when many intelligent friends of liberty believed that by what was termed a virtual representation, the ptiblic interests might be sufficiently se cured ; and that any change, though moder a te and sa f e , wouldat best but give rise to new machinerir, which would not operate more beneficially on the country : , than the present. —Sir, from these prejudi c e s ti me has reclaimed us jell. (This avowal was met by the most unanimous cheers of the Corn pany.).—Sir, it is my opinion, and I believe the opinion of an immense majority of the country, that some change in the Representation of the,People is not only safe but necessary to preserve the stability of the Constittition. The facts on which this opinion is founded are, the disposition of the people at large, and the conduct of the Parliament itself.—(Hear The cause of Parliamentary Reform has, not without reason, multiplied its advocates to an unprecedented degree.—(Cheers.) , e-Many who once looked - upoh Reform as a monstrous and • in credible proposition, have gone overt° that cause which they forrberry regarded with discredit anti thetrust: This - change is mainly owing tothe recent paltry. attempts of. the Legisla ture to ameliorat e t he condition of the country.—(llear!) The conduct of Parliament has shown that it no longer repro. gents the people of Great Ilritain.—(Cheers..)—But for the cause of this antipathy—this divergence of feeling and opinion, we must look to the manner in which the House of Commons is constituted. Where_ can be the difficulty in obtaining a corrupt majority, when four out of , eight of its Members are placed there by the Treasury ? That the Commons do not represent the sense, the wishes, and the general spirit of the community, is made evident by toe people at large dissenting, in the proportion of nine nut of ten,'-from the opinions of Par liament. When this is the case it is plain that its functions must constitutionally cease.—(Cheers.)—The benefits of Re presentation', in tranquillizing the public mind, may be inferred from the fact, that while Leeds and Manchester were he seeds of insurrection, Bristol and Liverpool were comparatively quiet.—(Hear !)—Peace and tranquillity, however, are not the only advantages promised by Reform. We require something better than a House of Commons only capable of putting down rebellion.—(Cheers.)--It must controul the Royal Prerogative, Such a House of Commons may he obtained by the exertions of the friends of the people. The only admonition which those friends can require is, to sacrifice something of indivi dual opinion for the advantage of union among the friends of Reform. That it might not be alleged, that the true character of your measure is not to ameliorate, but to destroy, let it vary as little as possible from those forms and institutions which were found sufficient in the early stages of society. Sir, I give _ _ _ " A cordial Union of all the Friends of Freedom, in the cause of Parliamentary Reform." This toa , t was drank with three times three, and the most decisive marks of approbation. Air, "Scots wha hae," &c, Lord GLENORCRY,_ in a spirited address, proposed the " health of Sir Ronald Fergusson, and may the British sol dier never forget the - dUties . of the citizen." . Sir RONALD FERGUSSON expressed his gratitude to his Noble Friend and to the Meeting, fir the manner in which his health had been received. That his humble etfirts in Parlia ment had met with the approbation of such a respectable Meet ing as this, was a greater honour than the Crown could bestow. It gave him the greatest satisfaction that the subject of Parlia mentary Reform had been so well received—convinced" as he was that the safety of his country could not exist unless that measure was adopted. Re trusted that the List sentence of their Chairman was still on their lips—to do their utmost efforts to make Scotland independent. Ile would conclude by pro posing as a toast-- " A. real Representation of the People of Scotland in Parlia ment," (three times three). The following healths were then drank:— " Loth John Russell, and' the principles of the Houses of Bedford and Cavendish."--Proposed and introduced by Sir J. Mackintosh. " The rising public spirit of Scotland."—Proposed by Mr. Cockburn. " The Honourable James Abercromby."—Proposed by Mr. Jeffrey. ",Mr. John Clerk, ond the independence of the Scotti s h Bar."—Submitted by Mr. Abereromby. " Mr. Dukald Stewart." " The eternal alliance of Liberty and Philosophy." " The Liberty of the Press, the best security of the Liber ties of the People." " The Earl of Rosslyn." " The Memory of the late Sir Saniuel Romilly." " Mr. Brougham." " Mr. James Gibson." " Lord Archibald riamilton, and Burgh Reform." " Mr. Hume, and may his future efforts be as successful as his past have been, in checking the waste of the public mo ney!"—(Cheering.) Various other toasts were given from the Chair, and the Meeting was kept up with great spirit until half-put one o'clock. WAYLAND HUNDRED. On Wednesday last a Meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of Land in this Hundred was held at the George Inn, Watton, for the purpose of considering the present distressed state of Agriculture, and the best means to be adopted for its alleviation. The meeting was but thinly attended, in consequence of the severity of the weather; Mr. DEWING, of Carbrooke, was in the chair. A Petition, founded on resolutions pro. posed to the Meeting, was carried almost unani mously. Mr. CARVER, however, objected to the resolution. The following Petition was ordered to betn grossed, and to be left for signature at the George Inn, Watton To the Honmirable the Commons of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled ; The humble Petition of certain Owners and Occupiers of Land, in the Hundred of Wayland, In the County of Norfolk, Stirsv.rn—That your Petitioners view with increasing alarm the long-continued distress of the Agricultural Interest, and have to lament that no efficient measure for its amelora tion has arisen from the appointment of a Committee of your Honourable !louse in the last Session of Parliament.' _ for the im T po h r a ta t t t i l o ie n y o c f on f : re id i e gn r in c d om eed a ht s an e p ir e m s p e ro nt y l e aL lo r:gu th l e at i i •o n nn g er, though still far removed from what an enlightened policy re.. quires. That in the opinion of your Petitioners his highly expedient thit the Tresent graduated rate of duties, with Its complex, troublesome, and expensive machinery, for ascertaining the average price of grain, should be abandoned, and certain fixed Moderate duties on the importation of the several kinds of grain should be substituted for it. That your Petitioners see with Much satisfaction that the at tention of your Honourable Ilouse continues to be directed to wards an amelioration of the poor laws, which have entailed so heavy and almost intolerable a burden on the landed interest; nor would they express any impatient feeling at so little having yet been apparently effected. In a case, involving so many and such important interests, they are well aware that Legislation is mt w ii o ae r di s me e pw u n derst oo d; o thantec when ostinetedheth con si de r eu en thinkhsyo system, thattesmall the progresshasorbeen prynestilatll itsmmenrib:obgsettearte wellpocianicy4lraatnhe is now generally understood, and that, mainly by the labours and attention of your Honour able House. That whilst your Petitioners gratefully ackno w l e d ge t h e re lief they have derived (and are now deriving),from the dimi nution of the duties on certain articles of the first necessity and most general use, they have to regret that their distresses, which are but too well known to your Honourable House, compel them to petition for a still further and very considerable reduction of those taxes which bear more particularly on the Agricultural Interest.—. Whilst, however, your Petitioners (from their utter inability to bear their present burdens) hum bly pray that all, at leant the greater part of the duty on malt may be taken off, and the .several duties on houses, windows, horses, and carriages, be 'diminished ; they are not conscious that they are asking for what is to be exclusively beneficial to Agriculturists, on the contrary, they doubt not that what they ask as necessary to themselves will prove acceptable to the other classes of the community. That your petitioners, in , humbly praying for so large a re mission of taxation, do so with the full conviction that they shall in' no way interfere with the just and undoubted rights of the yublic creditor. In their view, certainly, there are not the times when ny diminution of the principal of the publi c d e bt ia to be expected, but they are fully con fi dent that with due economy the remaining revenue will be found amply sufficient to pay the interest of the debt, and to provide for all the other just and necessary expences of the State. Your petitioners, however, humbly submit, that this can only be effected by a system of the strictest economy and re trenchment pervading the whole expenditure of the State; they are not insensible that the emoruments of receivers-general of taxes and distributors of stamps have been greatly curtailed, but the views of you rpetitioners extend much further than to this or that particular office—they feel that their own necessities, and are convinced that the best interests of the country, require (what on a firmer occasion they ventured t o sugges t to your Honourable House) an uniform reduction of the pay, mitions, and aalaries, of all the servants of the State. Your petitioners, therefore, most humbly entreat your Honourable House to adopt those measures, which they, with the greatest deference, presume to point out, and all others which in its wisdom it may judge,effectual for their relief. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.--( Norwich liferettry). PRICE 0: F STOCKS ONE O'CLOCK. THIS DAY AT Rank Stock 245 8 1 3 per Cent. Red, 3 per Cer.t. Cons. 73 3{ per Cent 92 4 per Cent. { ()lti New 991 i 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. —.20 s.l6ths Imp. 3 per Cents. — India Stock .................. India Bonds. . ......... 41s. South Sea Steck ............ . Ohl Annuities ............... Ex. Bills ............... 11 0 Ditto Small ................... Rank for A ct. ............... India for Con. Acct. ...... Cons. for Account 79a ex --...-- PRICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN .I.)NDON, JA l ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 884. Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (AI etaillc) 00. {Ditto New 811. N eapo li tan { Five per Cent. Bonds, 74. Scrip, 75g. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Five per Cent. Bonds, 59. (ScriNew Ditto, 50. p, 16 disc. Prussian ( Five per Cent. Bonds, 86. • 1 Ditto New, 83. Danish Fiv e p er eent. Bonds, 88i. Chili 74. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 04. , Peruvian New Loan, 00. - .., ,: ';,'°'' Bank Shares £2l ss. American Six per C!nt. ' 904-98. '. Five per Cent. 9 - 7 96. Three per Cent. 89i. .. • ' e..-A French Austrian Spanish AMERICAN - FUN DS. LONIIOI4` )(tiff YOB[.. llcc. 6, 11 1044 711 100 13ank Shares 3 per cent* 6 per cents. 1820 An. 11. £2l £2l 693 - 95 , 1821 . 6 per cents. 1812 . 1813 1814 1815 j -90.1 98 103 i 9:5 n d: f . fact! 7 per cents.. Died. from Oct. 1912. ~e.l2t pm. Exchaty NIGH WATE R AT LONDC lortiing; 17 minutes after 6. )N BRIDGE I Veiling, 4 )111 10T TO-Mt inimi:o THE SUN. • SOLED! QUIS DICEFIE F.dLS(I.II .4 Ir . DIC.II LONDON, SATURDAY JANM4RY 18, 1823 1 A R er. Readers r d A e I - rs . - - s for i m u n is ou t o t l e L e G t t h o l a t u e v t :m t ::: . l l l :: His M AJE STY considered as a preservative from more 03 0 ' 4 ills.—lt must be additionally ;;ratifying r public at large to know, that M A.l lITY 11 ; suffers illness, if possible, to prevent hi'" /rl4l attending to the interests of the Country, b ut L. ; , all his amusements are intended merely a s " 13% tions from the business of the State. ciii:iilteliiaissptgoireseinteitoroan.li;ool; [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] CITY, half-past 'Twelve o'Ciock.—At th e ing of the Stock Exchange this morning a g re panic prevailed, in consequence of the E%pre' from Paris; which brought the French 1:01/ t 87f. and Spanish Bonds at 48 7 ,r_ ; a s h o rt 0- after, a note was posted up at the Sew 11° 1 ° :/: stating that the' three Amb a ssadors liad i i ter Madrid ; but no t . b e i ng s i gne d , i t was Oa ov• torn down. The illoniteur of Thors (l3 ; twins the three Notes of the Foreign I " 3l irc sadors to th e .Cortes, whiCh• we und P 1 ersta couched in moderate terms, and in ow — t P i. do not st a t e th e i r reca ll . But ot h er ac u tie , from Paris positively state that they I ' 3 ' l mantled their passp or t s , w hi c h i s tantam-„ unt iv their leaving M a d r id imm e d iately. Owing above infOrmati on , C onso l s, which oPene.- t ee 794- t, lowered t o 708, 'witb a !wag 1/13 0 r- I ' New Spanish Bonds, which opened at lowered to 49k, and got up again to 5 0 . The accounts from Bayonne anti ,; Je el Pied de. Port continue to represen t the sta te the Navarrese Army of' . the .Faith as " .01 rate ai u deplorable. General .0'Dos:" 1 ' t o been compelled by a mut i ny o f hi s trod(" le o linquish the coinmandotud to retire to n - Pied delPort, wher e th e accoun t s left bi' o j e tt his feet f rozen rind the maledictions of 1119 5° r e , for his recompense." His revolted a rfnl ins ; Hulloed under the command of two C ht ` ll :o but was 0; daily diminishing by dese rt ti l and as the soldiers had become the harrassing system of marches aa d ' termarches to which they .had he en o l n posed, it was expected th a t an e ng pow° e soon decide their fate.—From Bayonne learn that a relaxati on o bs e rvable 11 1 % o" Iterations- for war.—We are Very gla d jlrr i expressed a doubt of the authenticity of °l' i ll „f 3 from Madrid, con t a in e d i n th e e xtract " lir vate letter from Paris w hi c h w e pubth' ile he fol i terday. There is now ever y reason t o ' br itr that the statements of that letter wer e fg r flans, advices having been since receiv e Madridi . i of the 7th instant, - whch rePreseri: it is capital as tranquil. It is affirtned that lei la rc contemplation to declar e th e Spanish dependent of the See of itome. Brussels Papers to the 15th inst. fe3c o il ' 41P4 id ' , iota this forenoon. Th e accoun ts from I,° ' IV 11 3 t , nople, which are t o th e ;19th inst., sta te ' t o e d' ) SULTAN has been obliged to behead the vii' BA son, the deposed Grand V iiier, and th° 0 1 0 tor of the Customs. Since 'the'destracd°ll