The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-25 00:00:00

FRENCH P4PERS. 4 Dec. 21.—Ort Thursday the Princes of the Royal Family waited on the Duchess of An. g ottleme, to cougratulate her on the anniversary of her birth-day. She also received the felicita tions. of the Duchesses of Berry, Orleans, and Boorhon. The Grand Officers of the Crown, the Ministers and Officers of the King's tiousehold, and of the Royal C o rp s, were, afterwards admitted to pity their respects to tier Royal Dighness. Qtr ,the Preceding ,evincing, before eight o'clock, the trumpets of the' 'Cordes-de -Corps began to per form military muck ender the windows of Ma dame's apartments, null clifititstied until half-past one in the 'morning. The musicians of all the corps of the Royal Guard, both infantry and ca valry, those of the troops forming the garrison, and thUse . of the National Guard on service, dur ing this 'time alternately executed airs' dear to Frenchmen. ,The market-women- of Paris and Marseilles presented bouq u e ts to her Royal Hihness. The Journal des Debats has a long article, in which it notices, that in various towns of France the Magistracy are forming societies and opening subscriptions for the relief t,f the poor. It repro bates, however, one mode generally resorted to, .natnely, that of forming stores of reserve for the supply of local wants. This practice, it justly ob serves, by increasing the:competition among the b o yeeq, only tends to enhance the price of the commodity. The case of M. de Verities, who was lately ad mitted a Member Of the Chamber of Deputies, is rather a curious one. He was elected before be was 40, but did not present himself for admission until be was turned that age. The worth in the charter is admitted, not elect• td, which if not altered may give rise to incon- niencies. Twenty-five Deputies have entered their names as Speakers against the election law, and 15 foi• it. On the 21ct of October last, General St. Leger, a tcuiglit of St. Lords, was returning from Ver sailles in a stage-coach, in which were Messrs. Franc and Colomb, hnd a person of the name of Germain. ,The latter introduced a conversation on politics. and asserted, that if all Frenchmen had, like hint, clone their duty at Waterloo, foreigners would - not I:ave entered Valli a second time in "nne vevy reprehensible retitctions on'tlie King, and the , pt rsbns.who hail followl Ilitu to 6hent. (Yit their teaching Patis,:ll. St. Legerresolved to de liver the skdd Gerindin to juNtice, and with the as sistance of his two companions, conveyed him to the gnard•houhe. The Court of Correctional Police Las since tried hint, and iu cotibideration of ing a young family dependent nn laic industry, have sentence►l him to 9 wontlie itnprisoninent 6;14150 francs fine. We learn front Constantinople, under date of the ithlt Nov. that M. de Itahusky, the Russian Am bassador, has left that capital in a Itossiatt vessel of 24 guns, and sailed for Leghorn. Nineteen pett.ons are about to be tried by the A ss ize Court, eltarged with having associated for the commission of burglaries in According to recent newt front Trieste (Novem ber 20), the plague continued its ravages through various villages of Bosnia. The Government of Dalmatia, whilst it publishes that unpleasant in telligence, assures the pittilie' that the service of he,tith of the Austrian litits is performed with the greatest severity. An individual, who had_pene tratell beyond the.cordon, was immediately shot. Letters Of is still more recent date (November 30), from the same piece, state that a polacca, coming front Smyno, had carried the plague to Tripoli. Ail vessels froth that Regency are put under a qua rantine of forty-two days. it has been resolved to construct a steam-boat ott the Lake of Constance, to convey travellers. ~ eould go in the sante day from Sehaffeuhauseu to I.indau, or vice versa; anti would touch at different otter places. The length of the yeast be ninety feet : ~it will be entirely of an Eng. lists construction, and will carry 60 passengers. There was no puldic Sitting,of the Chamber o ncititties yesterday. The Commissions out the BudKet, itolividual Liberty, and NewsVapers, Il v. r itibled themselves, but the Order of the Day ,for to-morrow Was not tittered. Two regiments of the Guards are to march im- Mediately to go into garrison—one at teen and (la! other at Amiens. The night before last there was A consi.►ierable fall of sntlw i►) various directions. Nuts, Dec. 20.—The following notice will be distributed tu•morrow to the Chamber of Depu ties : Those Dep►►ties who a',e disposed to con tribute to the annual benefaction that will take place on the ::2d of the month in all the churches Of the diocese of l'arls, for old, infirm, and indi gent •priests, and who may be unable to attend at churchs are requested to deposit their contribution with the Thasurer of the Chamber, who will cause it to be remitted to the respective dioceses., A letter from Vienna, dated the Bth instant, con tains the following Some years ago several rich individuals established a considerable spinning manufactory at Ebergassing, *boat a mile and a half front this . capital, in the great . establiAtnient for boring cannon. This manufactory prospered, ' and had lately received very expensive Ma chines front England. In the evening of the 4th, in consequence of the imprudence of a workman, the building took fire : a violent wind gave such a rapid progress to the flames, that, notwithstanding the proximity of water and the promptitude of assistance, the whole of the first floor, with all the tnachines it was. re duced to ashes. With great efforts the ground floor, which contained a quantity of inflammable materials, was saved. The fire comuumicated to the house appropriated for boring cannon, ‘Otich was only separated from the :manufactory by a stream, and that superb establishment became also the prey of the flames. It is impossible as yet to calculate the damage which has been done by this conflagration, but it is supposed that it must amount to between two and three millions." CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 7.--The plague still continues its ravages in this city and its neigh bourhood. Cseu a, Dec. 7.—Some shocks of an earthquake ave been. felt here, and the weather is very cold. MONTAUBAN, Dec. i2.—For some days , past the markets of our department have experienced no al teration. Corn is brought hither, and is no longer demanded with that anxiety, which cause an ad vanced price in the midst of abondanee. The bectOlitre is no at 31 francs, and it will soon tall, in consequence of the arrivals which are taking place in the different ports of Languedoc. The cloth manufacturers have agreed to purchase a stock of corn for the use of their workmen, by which means they will prevent any rise from tak ing place in the price of bread. FKENCH FUNDS. or Centi. 55; f. S p. 11581 f. Bank Actions MAILS• Du r.-1 liamburgh, 1 Gtierusey and Jersey. I Wiaterfur ^..---••• • "•uarrsillikif.S.Rt„tk‘ aVg46 4 t:xch e q 4er, Eas' COURSE OF EXCLIANUE, Tossiy.vir, Deetmatrt 24. A.nisterdant s ' ' 40 0 ii. It Us. Ditto, at Sight ,.\ 4•• • •. 0000000000 • • 39 6 Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight . l2 2 Rotterdam , l2 6 2 Us. Antwerp. • Ilanibtirgh .. .., 36 1u ii 1 1 s. Altotia Paris, 9 Day's sight - 25 70 1 Us. Ditto 25 70 nui+ivaux,dittoto Fp silk mann the Main Ntailrid • . Cadiz . B6 Ltle‘tive sb F,critla Billion r1i , ,..11ar ' Leghorn .. Cieona... 431—.—Venice Malta 46. . -•.y.—Nap1e5.......... 38 Palermo. Lisbnn ..... . ? se Oporto , . Itio Janeiro Di i ldin. „ .. ~.. 11 ..... Cork..." 11 per Cent. Agin lathe Bank on Holland.... 2 Portugal Gold, in Coin 1.3 18 6 per Oz. Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 18 6 New Dollars Silver, in 11,irt. Standard 0 4 11 f HlOll WATER AT LoN DON nitiru.;E TO.NOR,ROW. Storiiing, 4i iiiitniteki after 7• I,Eretli"g, 49 mitiutes alter 7 THE SUN. Sail QUIS nicrdte ALYDEAT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1816 We, arc to -clay without any - Foreign Arrivals. We have this morning two Letters from 'Tar %via), which we subjoin. The arrivals of corn from Holland, which they announce, is not easily reconciled with the usiurances we sec from that country, that exportation has been entirely pro- Whited. We shall rejoice to hate many imports of this kind to record, for in spite of factions clamour, which attributes every species of dis tress and dilifcutty to the Government, it is in disputable that the severest 'sufferings of these times are inflicted by the enormous and nn;iisti fiable price of bread corn " HARWICH, Dec. 24.—Arrived the .4urora, A. P. Tilone master, from Embtlen, bound to Lon tlon - with 'torn ; and the cireur Seafort; F. S. BoTaANs, (tom Amsterdam, bound to London with corn." . SAME Pt,Acs AND D 4 TB.---- 44 Artivell the Chris tina Alida, LUNING, and Aurora, BRANF.II, with oats front Atnsterdatn for Loudon ; ruw Gcsina, Alut.Ltn, with wheat from do . . to do.: Nicholas Henry, Botsun , with wheat and oats from Rotterdam for London." A Gentleman recently from St. Helena states, that 13UONAPARTR continues in very had humour. 'rise place of his banishment becomes daily more irksome to a mind which has exchanged sensations of , constant delirium and frenzy for those of un varying calm and unalterable sameness, without Religion to fly to for solace, or even philo sophy to teach endurance. After life's fit ful fever, such as his has been, nothing but the endless sleep can yield repose. With all the unnatural apathy described by Mr. WAR- Dan, the reflections of the Exile upon his past career must be full of gall and bitterness. Scenes of activity and new interest might divert If not dissipate these feelings, which the u nchanging and unoccupied revolutions of time in St. Helena must augment and aggravate. The soul preys upon itself, and idleness is the most horrible of all punishments to the•guilty. An anecdote has been related to us which we have not heard before. A Captain G-- 7 of the R— it seems, infecied with the ardrnt curiosity prevalent in all ranks, to see the person who has acted so conspicuous a part in the history of our eventful times, found means to avoid ob servation and reach Longwood. Here he pre• vailed on some of , the attendants, and procured access to BUONAVARTR, with whom he had along conversation. The latter, we are told, gave full vent to his-dissatisfaction, and complained bitterly of the treatment be had received from the, Am... peen Sovereigns. Heials o blamed the British Go• vernment, and especially Lord BATHURST, who had the misfortune to incur his displeasure front being its oflicial organ in what related to his treat ment. Capt. having gratified his passion, re tired, and the visit being soon after talked of, be was not without apprehension that his imprudence alight cost him his commission. It is added, however, that after a lecture from his Commander, he was simply imformed, that a lodging wool(' be provided for him at the Governor's house, whence visits to Longwood were not so prscticable. It is consolation to a patriotic British heart on Christmas Day, to. look back on the exertions which have been made and are making by almost every class ot the community in behalf of the in dustrious and'sulfering poor ot these realms. At alt ...I , ettirarAtre.• •.•,. -'• - great measures of policy which may be adopt ed for the permanent advantage of the Em pire, whether in new•modelling the system ot Poors' Rates, devising plans for ameliorating the condition of the lower classes, or adopting financial resources to the altered state of our in ternal and external relations. These we leave to the able anti benevolent men to whom the Admi nisti ation of the State is entrusted, and to the philanthropic enquirers in private life, te,,e(llol we are as a people so much indebted. There has been'a tremendous revulsion, but it is from storm to calm, and those who have so nobly Steered us through the perils of the tempest will, with God'il blessing, pilot us through the after- Swell, and moor us in honoured safety in the har bour of peace. To this good end the - national character will mainly contribute. With all our blemishes we are a firm, patient, intelligent, Ind morel People. There are the factious antliisekn tented—the violent end the wicked—as ite-41i communities; but the Mass is 50U1101 at heart, anti no Country 'ever exhibited a - more Sub lime picttire than oar's does at this :moment, glorious in Universal charity, and stirring through mit with the godlike principle of pity to mortal seffering. The ark of out human. salvation is in the midst of this mass ;—the inexhaestiblefouti tain of our prosperity is encircled by its multitu dinous force. Revolutionists may trouble its pe riphery, but the center is secure, and (bellowing our phraseology from a neighbouring country) happy is it for Britain that the strength 01 her population belongs to the Moderis, and that neither the .Ultrae of Government nor the Exaggeas of apretentied reformation have power enough, if either desire it, to overturn the Constitution of the Empire. But we have rather digressed from our subject, which was to point the , attention of the affluent to the relief of the iliwyssed, and the gratitede. of the reliev ed to the exertion's of the affluent, by shortly noticing what hes been done. Even the purest itetiouti may be stimuleted by evirople sine the force : of' feshion—what a blessing it is that the fashion of, the present day is Christian Corn• passion and active Charity ' In the 'foremost rank stands our PRINCE, whose splendid ,benefaCtious have thrown a fresh lustre round his Throne. His Royal Relatives of every degree have also shone with conspicuous betioai in this illustrious course ; adorning their tt iOnS, HIM CitLica t sub • wk.." ,•-• • ..... high s the Country. London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpbol, Glasgow, Leeds, Li merick, Belfast, Hull, Plymouth, Cork, Ports mouth, Norwich, Bristol, Winchester, Brighton, Bath, Sheffield, Manchester, and all the great Cities and Towns in the United Empire have come forward in the most distinguished manner.. Nor have less populous places evinced less of the feelings of benevolence. Almost every Parish, Village, Hamlet, has its fund ; its associated charity ; its munificent patron dispensing comfort to the Poor. These combined into one view form a glorious Whole, and even this day of difficulty, when considered with reference to the compassion it has excited, and the benevolence it bas called forth, may possibly, when the adverse clouds have vanished, be deemed one of the proudest eras in our history. We cannot close these remarks without a tribute tn two classes of individuals who have come undee our personal observation as worthy labourers in the work of mercy. ‘Ve allude to the Clergy of the Established Church, and to the private Per sons belonging to the middle and respectable rank of- life, who have undertaken the 'task :of his vestigating the existing miseries and bearing consolation to the abodes of affliction, The conduct of the former throws the, brightest grace over their sacred professiun, and the Mas ter they serve Will reward them ; the zeal of the latter, the pain to which they h a ve volutarily ex posed themselves, and the wretchedless they hare encountered that they might aid their wretch ed fellow•creatures, may well aspire to the same eternal reward, and will, we trust, meet its recompence even here, in the esteem and respect inspired by their eminently useful huma nity and patriotism. To ail such, and to all who have contributed to make their brethren happier on this Holy Day, do we sincerely wish a fe licitous Christmas! SIIIP NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 'M.—Arrived the Mercury, Chas, front Newfoundland; Hope, PENTo?4, from Yougball ; and Neva, ADAMS, from iv w ales. Sailed the Agnes, Boy LE; Charles F o r,bes, MlLLett ; anti Minerva, SHARP, fur London. The Mercury has on board the soldiers who , svere saved from the Harpooner transport. DEAL, DEC. 24 . —Cante down troththe River, um; isal..o3a, for St. Vincent's ; Pilot, ,for Botany Bay; end Doncome for Jamaica. Arrived the Mary, Ta . r.7 Loa, from Quebec. —Wind W. S.W. FALMOUTH, DEC • 22. Arrived the Ann, Pumr, in 30 days front Quebec. Sailed-, the Sandwich packet with a mail for the islands. tied Mars, Hoasawat.r., for Teneritre.--Wind PonstouTst, DEC. 23.---Carne in the Active, TREGARTHEN, from Malaga ; Resolution, HIP" Dear, front Berbice for Amsterdam ; Alexander and Ocean transports , from Portsmouth for the Cape of Good Hope:—Wind W. S.W. HARWICH, DEC. 24.—Arrived the Hawk lie' venue cruiser, WM. 'DEANE, Commander, with smuggling cutter. Sailed the Castlereagh rat' Office packet for Cuxhaven, in ballast. HULL, DEC. 22.—Captain M‘Batna, of th e Harmony, of this port, which arrived t,etC en Wednesday, picked up a se aman named Samaa Dawson, in an open boat, off Filey Bay, test miles from the shore, about two o'clock in the afternoon of Monday last. He belonged to the Alexander, JAMES, cf Sunderland, 60 tons bur then, laden with coals , f or Burnham, which yes* sel sunk about eight o'clock on Sunday evening . I Of the crew on board, viz. the Muster, DAWSOH• and 'a young man also. SADLER), the former went down with the vessel ; the others got into the boat, which floated on the deek,' and luckily cleared the rigging as the vessel went down.o•-• SADLER died from cold and fatigue about twelve o'clock on Sunday night. The Florida frigate, Captain HAWTAYNR , 110 arrived in Whitebooth Roads, after a three4eeks cruise in the North Sea. tue Yesterday a Court of Directors was held nt East India House, when Capt. Yon NollusaANP Was sworn into the command of the Lord Cod e ' reagh, destined to Bengal direct. Letters received from Senegal mention, 1131 the expeditions to explore Africa would Woe 0 4° settlement about the beginning of October. The effects of the storm on Bitturiltty set-114101 Were evident among the tiers in ninny, P 8 ,. 11 „ Sussex, Particularly in little-park , an d they'' powder Wood, belonging to S ir GODFREY 1 3° ter ; vi STER, wa , where uprds of one hondred fir s he ; of torn up by the r oots. At Ninfield, a the tanunl m large trees shared the sae fate, Ro d among I.lits ' Was a venerable yew, which had Itmg- 311110 e branches over the dead in the churchlard•bof it Minister awarded the trunk to the sextun• co . Was clAinicd, aud boitie away, bY o°lber cool. •