The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-18 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL. . BriosseLs, Dec. I 1 .—Her Majesty the Queen bas subscribed the snot of 1000 francs her mouth for the relief of the poor 01 this city. His Ma jesty's Consul at Gibraltar has given notice to the Dnour of tl.e Levant Trade at Amsterdam, that the Emperor of Morocco has replied to the repre , sentations of Vice-Admiral Van Capelten by A de chration, in which lie gives the etAsurauce that all vessAls belonging to nations with whom lie is at race, which may be taken by the Corsairs, shall he restored, %yid' their crews, cargoes, &c. (This news is dated the sth November. Later accounts have already announced the restoration of the two Netherland ships taken by fhe Corsairs of Mo rocco. j learn by news from Leghorn of the sth Nov. that. the plague has appeared in the.l4azza• veto at Tripoli ; that five persons were already dead, and seven others infected with the disease. A Turkish polacre which brought the disorder was obliged to tirpart again with twenty-eight. passengers, and all ite merchandize, which was re .embarked. it is to be desired that this ill-judged measure may not be attended. with ,fatal come-, f ouences for the coasts of the Mediterranean where this vessel way attempt to stop. • The Second Chamber beau! to-day the report on tie Budget, both languages. The discussion on the hudget teas fixed fur Saturday. To-mor row the reports of the central section, on the pro position of Mr., liotfichids and of Mr. Pyke, the first tenting to prohibit the exportation of corn from the Grand Duchy of Lnxertibufg, and the se cond to prohibit it throughout. the whole k'ngdom. The .discussion on these two propositions is to take place if possible in the wrote sitting. The Ghent • Junrnal contains the following ar ' tide The prohibition of the exportation of corn seems to exist ; in fact we leant from Ant werp, that the licences have been withdrawn which bad heen granted to several ships loaded and ready to *oil,- ANTWERP. Dec. 10.—This by sailed from this port the Dutch vcssel Wendlust, Captain Engels mall, with wheat, and the Belgic smack Colette, with 600 hectulitie% of oats, 60 of barley, 200 of wlicat„ and a (pawky of applcs, for London ; four English vessels, loaded with wheat, have ,sailed from Flo,4hing for London. VISCOUNT DE CI-1 ATEA ÜBRIAND. [From a Correvondilit.) Another important publication of this eloquent Nobleman has just appeared, and is read with great avidity „in Paris. It is the speech which he made in the Chamber Of Peers on moving an Ad- dress to the King, to direct an inquiry to be made Into the irregular proceedings at the late General Election of members to the Chamber of Deputies. The speech itself is short; but what gives the chief interest to the work is the collection of do etinttnts in proof of the charge of unconstitutional interference, which documents are preceded by a masterly analysis froM the Fen of the Viscount de Chateauhriatid himself. It will he remembered, that i,t proposing the new law tor what is inge niously termed the " Liberty of the Press," the Minister of Police stated es a sufficient and indeed the hole guarantee of that liberty, that the speeches made in tl►e two Chambers might be published without restraint. '1 he' fallacy of this last- miser- • able pretence •of freedom is manifest from the statement of M. de Chateaubriand, on this very first occasion of bringing the Minister's sincetity to the test. Ile had sent his speech to the regular riuter of the Chamber of Peers (►ll. Didot), to gether with the docuinents which he had laid on the-table of the Chamber in support of his allega tions the printer, of course, undertook ti►e im pression, and proceeded so far as to strike off' some proof-sheets ; but, a day or two afterwards, AI. de Cl►ateanbriand, calling at the printing office to look at the proofs, found that M. Didot had, been menaced with danger to himself if he continued the impression : that, as a father of a ho feared to compromise the interests of bitnielf and his children; in short, that he begged to discomitme the work. Irt addressinl; the Chamber of Peers, M. de chmeaubriaml , carefully guarded himself against any formal objection •to his motion. lie did not propose that the Peers shou ld invade the province of 'the Chamber at Deputies, either by impeaching any individual, or by judging the validity of any election.: but he observed, that it was the duty of each branch of the Legislature, and more par. tientarly of the Chamber of Peers, to guard against say attack which might be made on the constitu tional laws of the State. As hereditary Protectors of the Charter, therefore, when a case should be out to them of gross, flagrant, and system— atic violathin of the freedom of el e ction, they were 'called upon to take the only step left tti them for defeating measures by which the Charter might -be rendered a nullity—namely, to address the King, supplicating him to order a legal in eairy to be made into the proceedings which had taken place. Tins case the noble Viscount eon. „tended lie had made out ; and in support of it, he referred to a voluminous body of evidence which be laid on the table. It is perhaps needless to add, that the same persons who had contrived to carry their point at the elections complained of, wete also able to procure the rtiection of M. 4 , 1 e Chateaubriand's motion. Whether they acted in this respect according to the fair result of the evidence before them or not, the French paha will now have an opportunity of judging tram the proofs themselves;, that is to say, if the Minister of Police does not matte a further attack on the Vreedom of the Press by seizing the work in huestion. An attempt V4l3s made early in the morning of Tliiirsitty last by several prisoners confined in the New Bliley, Alancliesftr, to effect an escape, hut owing to the vigil4nee am! activity eel the 00* VerilUl' aSsit:talltii it Jailed. EMPLOYMENT and .RELIEF if the POOR— SUGGESTIONS for the EMPLOYMENT of the'. POOR on a LARGE SCALE, without ADDING to the POOR'S RATES. That t he Magistrates, and Itoad-Commissioners, he invited to . cane an immediate survey of the Turnpike RDAs and Atblic High.ways,' within their respective Districts, to be made by compe tent persons., with a Report or the improvements they are respectively eapaitle of, either icy shorten ing the length, widening, lowering hills, filling up vallies, or otherwise. That the specific improvements Web may `be resolved upon (to be sanctioned in every case by two Justices), with the sum required for , each road, or district of road, shall then be publicly wade known by notice in the Church, and in the provincial Newspapers, and hooks be opened for a distinct Loan for each road or district ; receiving sums as low as Five Pounds. That these Loans be called the Exigency Loans of 1816-17, or by some other marked Title, de noting the occasion which has called theta forth. That on the Meeting of Parliament (and an immediate communication might take place with Government, so as to ascertain whether the mea sure would have their support), an application be made to the Legislature, for a General Public Act, authorizing a special Toll to be collected upon each )toad, where the plan was adopted, Jar the purpose of mee:ing the interest, and paying off the principal of its own particular Loan, within fourteen years : some portion being paid otF qnarterly.-- ! .Suclr Tolls to be fixed by the Magis trates of the District, and to coutillue till the • Loan is redeemed, but no longer.---A distinct ac count to he kept and rendered of these Tolls, to be vet itied upon oath. . That on Roads, not Turnpike, Parishes and Townships shall Save an option to be determined at a Vestry Meeting to be held for that express, purpose, either to collect a Toll, or to pay the Interest, and liquidate the Principal, by equal por tions within the same period of fourteen years, by yearly Hightvay rates ; and if Friendly Socie - ties chose to lend a part of their permanent hinds (which are considerable) that they, with the lenders.of sunts under/0t., - sboulditaveatu option of priority in repayment ; and as to others, the order to be regulated by 'That powers be given to the Magistrates, to exempt, or fix a less rate of Toll, on carriages employed for Agricultural purposes, or in other cases where exemption, or modification should appear expedient ; with such other provisions as might suggest themselves When the details are more fully gone into ;—the whole business to be under the superiotendance of the Magistracy: . This Plan appears to possess the following re commendations : I. It creates no new system of jurisdiction— 'lder the existing Laws, the public roads are com mitted to the Magistrates, and there are already local Surveyors, and Toll Collectors. 2. It draws down little, or no extra ,expense in carrying into effect—lc survey et the dittervnt Roads and obtaining a Report, is the whole that would he incurred---expenses which probably fall within the present - Highway Statutes---if so, the preliminary steps may be immediately taken ; and in the case of Turnpike Roads, .the Trustees are roily competent to act in this respect. 3. It is not kcompulsory measure ;. but will be optional with each Parish, Township, or District, to adopt it, or not, and to what Went it pleases. 4. It interferes with no other. plan, whether by way of charitable donation, or otherwise ; but may be made auxiliary to all. S. Whilst it would effectually administerio the existing calamity, a permanent improvement in • a patter of universal concern (good Roads) . would at the some time be accelerated and con ferred at a greatly reduced expellee ; whilst the buttlien consequent upon the measure would be so distributed upon the community at large, ss not to be felt by individuals—indeed the parties paying the. Tolls would have value received by the im proved state of the roads. 6. If extensively acted upon, it opens a field fully adequate, for a great length of time, and with powers of renovation Within itself, to the employment of all who may be thrown out of work, even if it sh ould be the visitation of Provi dence to increase the number ; and as by way of Loan, thousands will contribute, whose assist ance • cannot be looked for in any other shape, funds may be counted 'woo to.aliooet any extent that may be required. The appeal w ould be, " You will render ten times more assistance by lending 101. upon good security et interest, -than by giving H." Besides, as it ,woeld necessarily keep the poor's rates front• Orem:kis...4s would be the obvious interest not only of thi land-owners and farmers, but. of every parishioner, who bad the means to be a lender—he must otherwise be a payer out and out. 7. Whilst it is capable of general application, it has the desirable charmer of acting locally, and relieving the pressure of each, particular parish, or township, within itself. to 8. The mottle of the e mployment is such that it is not only healthy, but would accommodate it self to both - young' and old, avid possesses withal this material feature, that in the event of a Slid tlen revival of any particular branch of trade, the parties connected with it would he immediately available in their former direction. And lastly, it may be worthy of consideration, whether it may not be motored into a measure of lasting Policy, so as to provide a more eligible and equitable method of making site keeping in repair all the Roads of the Kingdom.-. 4, when a road is in an indinable state, the Magistrates had power • to borrow a loan to put the Road into repair at once (such loan to be gradually redeemed within a limited period by an annual rate), Thousands of Pounds, which are now yearly expanded through indictments and presentments, would be wholly saved I—the grievance, instead of continuing, as it does upon the present system, .year atter year, would be immediately removed,. ant i the hurthen of repair he much more fairly distriblued upon the occupiers of laud.—(Staffordshire Adaertiser.) POLICE INTELLIGENCIL Bow-STREET. Yesterday Joiin Butler, who was apprehended at Hatfield on suspicion of being young Watson; or knowing where he was concealed, underwent another examination.' A foreigner, who. resides at'No. 75, Fore-street, attended to claim the Bank-notes which the pri soner said be had found near Ripley. He de scribed his house to have been robbed on the Ist instant, by means of a Skeleton key, of Bank notes, principally 11. notes, guineas, half guineas, and silver, to the amount of 50/. He described a variety of names and marks on the notes, but did not know the numbers of those he had bee►► robbed of. The notes in the possession of the prisoner were closely examined, but none of the marks or names described by the foreigner were found, they were therefore of course not his. The prisoner's account of his finding the notes, his riding to Hatfield, without his being able to assign a reason why, and the whole of his con duct being so very extraordinary, the Magistrate could not discharge him till at least he produced some evidence to corroborate his statement of his journey and conduct when he was et Ripley. He recollected yesterday, for the first time, the sign of the house where he slept at Kingston, when he was going to Guildford, which was the Bull and Butcher, but could not recollect the sign of the house lietween that town and London on his return.—He was remanded till Saturday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. In consequence of the repeated complaints of disorders in those receptacles about the west end of the town, called " c,,tfee-shops," or, more pro perly speaking, shops for the encouragement of gaming, and every other vice, the whole of the officers attached to this establishment went out to execute a warrant for the purpose of searching the slid receptacles, and to apprehend all disor derly persons found therein. The officers 'com menced their search at between twelve and one o'clock yesterday morning ; and at five houses thex p apprehended and lodged in the watch-house' seventy4wo persons, consisting of fiddlers, tailors, shot , makers, sailors, impure', gamblers, and others. Of these shops, S. Bestitall kept the Coburg!), in Drury-lane. lie and.his waiter were held to bail, to answer an indictment at the. yes, sions,. for keeping a disorderly house. Lawrence M'Carty and Kenney had sonic taken from their house (11 each) ; and also one shop kept by the brother of Besthall, in Charles-street, Drury-lane. It was stated by the defendants that they shut up their shops at eleven o'clock, but it was acknow ledged the doors were opened occasionally, mid that company was all night in the house. 4eil hall's was the worst case ; . the others Were'dis charged. UNION HALL. . A young man, who stated his, name to bi Phipps Easton, was brought up by Snow, the constable, on suspicion of his being young Wat son. Snow stated, that his attention was drawn to the prisoner by observing him during the night misdoing backwards and forwards on the Wal worth-road, as if watching for some person. On perceiving that Snow otsserved him, be attempted to conceal himself behind some shutters standing against a house. Here Snow took him into custody, and on taking him to the watch-house, was struck with the resemblance which his per son bore to young Watson, es set forth in the tirinted description of him. The prisoner, when called upOn to give some account of himself, stated, that he was a discharged seaman ; he had been for several months out of employ, and .was reduced to the greatest distress. There being no circumstance to raise a suspicion that the prisoner was young Watson, except a slight resemblance of face and person, the Magistrate dismissed that part of,the charge, but detained the prkooer ns a rogue and vagabond, and committed hi►n to the House of Correction - for seven days, to bard la bour, and at the expiration of that time to be passed to his parish. WoaCasTita ELEcTrow.—We are assured that the friends of Lord DEentluitsT entertain no doubt of his being returned to Parliament by the largest majority ever polled in this city ; and that the rumours which have been spread of his wish to succeed without the assistance of the non-resident votes, are weak and false inventions of his ene mies. ilis,sitccess in his general canvas has been as unexampled as in the "city and its immediate neighbourhood. ilis Lordship is very sanguine in his hopes of an early and fell attendance of his distant, friends, at the poll ; and trusts for ever to maintain such an understanding and . close friend ship with them, as no trick not chicanery shall avail to interrnpt.—To judge from the high spirits of Colonel Davtes's friends, it should seem that they arc in theloghest degree confident ot success. The Colonel himself st;oes that his support has exceeded his most sanguine expectations, and at it appears that he bas made up his mind, to go to the poll, we must expect a most determined can test.—( Wormier Herald, Fridby) Stow.—There has been-so heavy a fall of snow on the HammertOn-road, about ten miles front York, that the stage-waggon was, on Thursday last, five hours in travelling four miles. EXTRAORDINARY Cllll.l3.—There• is now living at'l(ingsido, about a mile fforn Abbey Town, a girl named Mary Nixon, who will be ten `years of age on the 21st instant ; she weighed about month ago ten stone, wanting two pounds, and at this time her mother supposes her to be four or five ponds heavier I. She is very strong and healthy, and has continued so from her infancy', although she Is, so fat as to be absolutely shape less, if considered in reference to the human form. Her manners and countenance possesi all the characteristics ot a child ot ,her age. If she lives, she will be as great a curiosity as ever was produced by the " freaks ot nature." Dire well-known characters have been ,convict. ed of poaching within the last month in the di vision ot cholmstord. On the 10th ihttant, Thomas Lewis, ot that town, higgler and 'pout tererovas convicted in the penalty of 51.1f0r buy ing a hare of the wife of* person lately COUTICtsti as a poacber. SEDUCTION. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DUBLIN. CRANTON V. TOWNSEND. ;z- The plaintiT was John Crayton, a lace.mer- Thant of this city, and the defendant iienry L D. Townsend, a Lieutenant in the 41st regiment.-- he action was for the seduction of the plaintiff's daughter, Catherine Crayton, and the damages were laid at 60001. lothilfeive l ritn t appeared, ilsligett .thcioeaofns of t h is tt:eilirios,n that ca t t lLe o p i la nc i t i r ff has a yto s n c a lt i i r T : t e n . duced) is one ; and that she was 16 years of age beyond lk a n b ' o o j u l t t i l : o . rt four o B b v h e e e l a ) old, O ryas a t i i n t g e bank with in June last ; and, for the first titne,metthem o nthLi e ut e nant of Townsend, who accosted her, and asked per' mission to see her home. This 'she refased parted from him, and yawned home ; she sear him in about a week afterwards in Nassau-street they saluted, but had no further eommimication• at that time. Between this period and the month of August, Miss Crayton scarcely ever went out with - . out meeting and walking with the defendan t ; and the young Lady swore that at these interviews he constantly spoke of mairiage, and expressed his determination to make tier his wife. On the evening of Sunda the Ist of Septemb er last, be tween seven and eight o'clock, site was Abbey•street, in company with the. little sister already mentioned, ta p borrow some books —met ished hC - the defendant, who caught her hand, asked where she was going, and on being informed, said he c se o e ui l d tis g a iv p e ar i t ie n r le b n a tZ k :v , h a ic n h d ‘ t v i e la r t e going to shefor might residence ascertain when whether they thtelteeoyh‘bow ould answer uld be niar4 tied. Having satisfied her scruples, and induced, her to place firm reliance on his honour, he filially prevailed upon her to acCompany him to his. rooms in George-street Barracks, w h er e the see duction was effected. She returned bottle that night, but left it the next, at the solicitation of. the defendant, with whom she remained until the. following Thursdq, when her father, having dis covered where she was (for he had been kepc ignorant rrwne rai o ltai s l ; a2 l 7 of her intimacy wit h Licute ; nano f the Forces, Lord h a 'o pp rb li e e s d ; to amT e M i r ; . °l V. m b a e lCdoenrtirit); . alarmed in consequence of that application, nb liged her to leave his apartments, Copt. H ill ; r whom the task of dismissing her wa s -perfori l l et dropt a 51. note into her lap ; but as i t W C$ h iate : she could not obtain entrance at her fatuel,',-. house (to which she directed hp steps on ti t k i ' d " ting 'the barrack), and therefore rettaile4 Pe; seedling to remain la Lieutenant, Town sen 4 ( apartments that night, which was denied. old servant at length admitted her privately t o ta tl ; shelter tinder the paternal roof, where she since ii s r : Crayton was the only witness for " plaintiff. Heavy imputations were cast upon the chao cte ` of this young lady by defendant's Counsel) tr three Officers of the 41st Regiment, examine(' ' the defence; but though some levity and inter` ; thence were proved, nothing aCall RMOOn tif : gt ,,,` criminality was ceablisherl. sLitisten•n . cli W;i: 4t4 and Bender swore, that they thought her a hoi st.. looking person ; that she had egreed to appour, merits of meetings, and had walked at 'lO or, (and, in one instance, at 12) o'clock at night . The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff' ' " Damages f5O/. anti costs. Monday, between twelve and one o'clocit 1 1 ", noon, as Mr. Ulrich, baker, a . t Wandswort h, " returning home, after collecting at Tooting " the adjacent places, he was stopp ed on the cm:r,, r . non in his cart, by man baited in a sold,leki iacket, with a crap e over his face, who deistau' — d . his money, and pointed a bayonet at hint to a stick. Mr. Ulrich asked' him if he Wai f " o f tressed, adding, " if you are, take this w i . halfpence," holding out five shillings worEh hint. The robber replied, •"I am distressed, et, I must have all your money and your Pr' e s tool:." Mr. Ulrich replied that -he should De!, trial for that, and Parrying the bayonet 11'01 10 ,1; he resisted, and after a scuffle the . ' fellow too' „ e his heels and escaped. There Iwas cottage!a many yards distant from the spot, from whr 4 the robber was pursued, but escaped.--A rol )P- b4 of a more successful nature was perpetrated t rime evening, on Barnes Common. Two rut ss .', , stopped; Mr. Chorley, Wyatt's-place, liiit~ road, about half-past six in the evening, he'heuf• on, horseback. One of them presented a o ° o l and demanded his money, whilst the otner before the horse's head. 71. and some silver, and made They obtained of 0 1.': were frequent last week about this part of country, and additional watchmen are Pu t oth BIRTHS. Lately, at Hertford, the Lady o f the Rey. H enr y GiPPs) of a ant . 4 - liter. On Sunday evening, the Lady of F.ilwarti Shaw , Evil• of ik of - 111selt-plari_s, ritzmy-square, of it tiangliter• the La dy Getwe Hart De, of a anr. On flu.: Mb mit. at Pinkie J -H ghte onse, near Edin. ur ; h Lady of Sir Joint Hope, of Craigliall, Bart. of a s on. On Mont ay, in Sew-street, Spring-gArdens, NIARRI F.D. " On Tue.day, the tith inst. at tit. Pancras Church , t i i t he Rev. Archdeacon Bisshopp, Chaplain to his Exctilerl b if Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , G. W. Wince, Esq. iklsjqr-°.400, Majesty's Regiment of Life Guards, to: Isabella:lov youngest daughter of Allen Cooper, Esq. of Upper au street. ROO On the Bth inst. Daniel Dosseter, Esq. of Great ofar f street, Covent-guden, to Mary, second daughter of Met' • of Wineant on, Somersetshire. DIED. • 10' On Monday, at his house in John-street, IledfordA'illv" races, many years a Magistrate at the Public Officer stree a Haton-prdn. On t the nd 10th t inst. at e Mile-End, Mr. William Gillb 101 " 0f Sweeting's-rents, Cornhill, in the 74th year of his age s i o rlit RaOB.n o t f lie i i g 9 ti t t b i i e f , N Se o pt t em hu li r e it t a y in at . Antigua, Rober t 0. lie' , n the 400 nit. ct r l eith, in the 77th year of h is Ham Sihhaid, Esq. formerly of Liverpool. ql / 111* At Largo, Fife, Mr. John Goodsir, Surgeon, age 4 ............................--_ LONDON ! Printed by J. D. CARATA IRS. N ° '.. /1 0 0t i e" buildings and published by W.:l. SCRIPPS, ... ij o i tt i o c. at the SuN-Orricit, No. H. Strand ; where - P '.l l ll o-. tient., Orders, Letters, Sic. ( pas t•paid) oust be 011' r