The Sun. — London, England, 1819-09-18 00:00:00

On Tuesday next, being St. Matthew's Day, according to annual custom, the Lord Mayor, Al dernen, Sheriffs, and Governors of the several Ittiyal Hospitals, will attend Divi .e Service at Christ Church. Atter a sermon by the Rev. J. Greenwood, A.M., they will iiroceed to the great ba in Christ's Hospital, where two orations will be delivered—in Latin, by Charles Stephen.; Ma thews ; in English, by Frederick lliff, the tw o Senior scholars of the Grammar-school. r'(3 [t VIE SON. ItE:FC)ItNI. Me. Ebreasi—Thongli this seems to he • the AGE OF REFORM, and though various plans have been offered for the welfare of the State, yet, in my ()pillion, none of the Political Speculators have yet proposed any scheme that is calculated to be productive of real practical advantage. I will, therefore, propose a plan which has not, as far as I can learn, been hitherto publicly suggest ed. The plan which I venture to lay before Mi nisters is as follows':--In the first place, they should not suffer mere Parliamentary interests to possess so much weight in the participation of :heir favours, but bring forward men of talents, ho may be really qoalified to serve the Public. In the next place, no Person should be allowed to hold more than one situation under Government, if that one will enable him to' maintain a decent rank in Society. In the third place, ell large sa laries should be reduced to a moderate . extent, and the surplus, if not whol'y saved to the Public, be imparted in due proportions to those whose offi cial emoluments are scanty. It is quite.,disgust-' log to see one person in the enjoyment of several appointments, when each of them is, perhaps, more than sufficient to yield a very handsome income to the possessor. It is said, that during the time when Mr. Fox was last in office, instead of bestowing several appointments on an individual, 'a single place was shared with others, and, that having had many applications from the hungry retainers of his Party, he told them that there were so few places to give, that his official friends already " lay three in a bed." This was a much wiser policy than to give three places to one person. A resolute Minister, as vacancies arise, should dispose of them in this manner, and he would thereby extend his influence and increase his strength. Retrenchment is a very proper mea sure, and is particularly called for in these times of distress and difficulty, when the people are heavily pressed by taxation, the price, indeed, in a great degree, paid for the safety of the Country, and the deliverance of Europe, but retrenchment should not operate upon the inferior servants, who, after having held their situations for many years, and perhaps having families to maintain, are turn ed adrift into the world without any means of support. No, Sir, the superiors of any Puhlic Office under Government should rattler be re quired to allot a certain portion of their income to the support of the subordinate officers, who, %%hether on the establishment or extra, if they have conducted themselves properly, should be supported to the end of their lives, and the situa tions be then abolished, if no longer necessary. There are doubtless many persons who have rea sonable pretensions to Ministerial Patronage, but are neglected, because there is not that extended and equitable distribution of places which I am now recommending. Many persons of real loyal principles are soured on finding that several pro fitable situations are held by individuals, who, per haps, have by'no means equal claims to the favour of Government, if any, except that they have the good fortune to be connected with those who possess Parliamentary interest. It might be thought invidious to urge the policy of reducing the appointments while the occupier is alive, but, if the emoluments of one office, as I have before said, are sufficient to yield a, comfortable provi sion, some sacrifice might be expected in these hard times from the possessor, and that sacrifice ought to be made for the benefit of the Public, a due reward to 4merit, and the encouragement of talents, which might be useful to the State. Con. sider, Sir, what comfort would be diffused, and what satisfaction would be given, by such an equal and liberal distribution of Patronage. A Minister who had firmness sufficient to early into effect such a plan, would be an object of general esteem, and his popularity would indisputably secure him in his post. Whole families might be rendered happy by this plan, the relations and friends of those families would form a phalanx round the Government, and the rude Reformers, who would • overturn that Government, would have at least one ground of complaint removed. There is another practice that ought tot be resolutely abolished—no person who is capable of execut ing the duties of office should be pensioned off, as it is stiled, in order to make room for an other who happens to have Parliamentary interest, or because the former possessor wishes to pass the remainder of his life in indolent retirement. 'fliis, Mr. Editor, is my Plan ; and as I have observed many instances of your impartiality and public spirit, though you are so determined a friend jo Government, I have little doubt that you will give this Letter insertion when you are relieved from the - disgusting necessity of record ing the operations of Seditious Meetings, and the hackneyed declamation *t Pseudo• Politicians. Bristol, Sept. 13, A acrommEn. HEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Nieht. THEATREROYAL, CoVENT-GARnr.N.-4;oyMantierinFt : nenry Bertram, Mr. Philipps; Lucy Bertram, Mks M . Tree ; Meg • Merrilies, Mrs. Yates. After-which, The Critic. • THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA•HOUSE.—The Blind Boy: Edmond, Miss Kelly ; Drina, Mrs. W. S. Chatterley. After which, Fire and Water. To which was added, The Wood man's Hat. PRICE 0 STOCKS TO 'IIIE PUBLIC. Mr. TAYLOR, the PRorrtrEToß of THE SUN NEW R, being desirous of lessening the La horse and Solicitude attending the Coridoct of a Daily Print. is willing to part with a portion of it to .my Gentlemen of Talents and Resources, %dense Politieal Pi ittripleS cortespot d with those which the Paper has always supported, and et ,ho woold be inclined fo eo•oper,ite in Manage ment as well as I.rierary Composition. He would rather at once di'pnse of the %lode concern, if he did not vet( .ire to conceive that the steadiness of his Political Cliaracer I!as ex-:red the confi dence of his Readers, and that his long experi ence may reasonably be sopposed to attach some credit to his cortipetericy in the Conduct of a Public J:mrnal. He conceives also, that in these awful and threatening times every Public \lan slio-old remain at his post, in order to contribute, to the utmost of his power, towards the defence Of our inestimable Constitution. Several In dividuals have offered to purchase the Paper ; bet as it was rounded under the immediate Sanc tion of the late Mr. PITT, the Proprietor dcems it his duty to consider it as a Political Legacy lett by that Illustrious Statesman to his Couuti . y, to maintain and perpetuate those Pi inciples which are most cooducive to the security of the State and the happiness- of the People. Hence the Ad toirets of that eolig tened Minis!er and true Pa ttiot may think that a Paper ins;irtited by him, and for such important objects, shoot,' he ofierrA to some public spirited Body, actuated by higher Considerations than mere regard to pecuniary ad vantages, and animated by zeal for the general wel fare-; or at least to any other whose interests :nay be essentially united with the interest of the Coun• tiy. T., such Pet sons the Proprietor would most willingly dispose of the entire concern ; and, how•ever anxious hr may he for repose, after mat.v yars or roil and solicitude, he would readily Het as their Agent so long as Isis superiutendance 'night he recio;red. It cannot he necessary to dwell on the high reputation which THE. SUN has so long possessed, in consequence of the uudeviatiog consistency of its Political Character, and :be uniform propriety of its general Cor , duct. To support a Government acting oft the system of Mr. PITT is the main principle by is hich the Paper has been directed, and only by a firm ad• berenee to that system can it maintain its charac ter. It is obvious, however, that it steady.attacb [tient to a System which comprehends the safety of the Constitution, by no means implies a ser vile concurrence in the Measures of any Admini stration. But while THE SUN perseveres in the saw:- direct course, it may reasonably expect the su pport of the present Government, on act oont of its Political Principles, and the reverence diie to the memory of its Illustrious Founder, sr'ice an indifference - to the fate of. such a Paper, on the part of a PITT ADMINISTRATION, would be a sole cism, as well as a reptoach, which it is not likely to incur. With not less confidence may the Paper rely on the protection of the PRO TESTANT CHURCH, as it has so strenuously sup ported it that it is supposed to be peculiarly patronized -by TtlE CLEI:GY ; , among whom it certainly can boast of many valuable Cor respondents. Indeed, a THE CLERGY must be well qualified, by abilities cod knowledge, to in stioct the Community at large, anti; in these times, should consider that they Lave duties to fulfil as Citizens as well as Pastors, they might very properly possess themselves of a Paper yr hie!, would not only enable them to spread right principles in general, but also to check those licentious and impious doctrines which are daringly inculcated with malignant assiduity, and are manifestly intended to destroy the Bailigi-u and the Government of the Coun try. The Proprietor may confidently expect the support of tl:e PITT CLUBS thlOtlghOtit the British Eqlpire, consideriog to whom THE SUN owes its origin, and from whom they derive their appella tion. ANNUAL CELEBRATIONs of a BIRTH DAY are of little •:se, and must. fall into lingtior a, ,d decay, unless dffectiie means ate taken to diffuse and support the Pi incipl,B u p o n whi c h those Associations are ptoressedly established. THE SUN may aho expect tire support of the REGULAR • SOLICITORS throughout the Kiog,tom, as that Paper, owl that alone; has zealously endeavoured to main!ain the honour of the Legal Profession, by ex• mpting it from all irregular Practitioners and ciseredi•A)e I n t ru d er* . Fi na ll y , THE SUN stay 10,,k to the PEOPLE AT LARGE for patronage d encouragement on account of the steadiness of its Principles, its Public Spirit, and its reso lute endeavours, on all occasions, to promote the Ilonour and Interest of rite Country. Such, then, is the Opportunity which the Proprietor now offers to his Countrymen; and as it presents A TEST TO PUBLIC VIRTUE, and to GENUINE PA TRIOTISM, he should insult the National Cha racter if he were not to suppose that among the admirers of Mr. PITT, and Friends of THE CON STITUTION, many wise, independent, disinterested, magnanimous BRITONS will be found ready, at ibis 4%0111 crisis, to unite in order to become Pro prietors of a Paper which so obviously possesses peculiar and prominent claims to National Pro tection.-•=-None but Principals need apply in Person, or by Letter, (post-paid) addressed to the PROPRIETuIt at THE SUN-OFFICE, 112, Strand. N. B. This Address will he continued till the opportunity which it presents has been fullisub milted to the United liiogdom ; nor will the Proprietor hastily close with any offer, as he can not but conceive that, in reference to the revered Founder of the Paper, and its established charac ter for political consistency, the Proposal held forth tends to ascertain the extent of Public TRIS DAY AT T •BLVE eC LUCK. 9 per Cent. C0n5....70H 69i Ex. Bilis, 2d,55. Cs. Ss.Cs. dis. )443-er Ct. Navy Ann. iO3l/ 1 4 Oinnioni Y pr. Irish 5 per Cent 1051 Cons. for Account. India Bonds b. 111. pr. MAILS. AEMED...4 Dublin, 3 Waterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Holland, 1 France. DUE-2 Guttenburgb. HIGH"WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 31 minutes after 2. I Evening,66 minutes after 2. THE SUN. SOLESI QUI& DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1819. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Tat:sday and Wednesday last. The followidg are extracts :-- " PARIS, SRPT. 14.—The king received yes terday several Lieutenant-Generals and Officers of all ranks. His Majesty afterwards took an airing to Argenteuil. " The following Deputies lifive been returned : " Department of 1' Isire—M. Savoid Rollin, President of the Electoral College, the Count Francais de Nantes, the Chevalier Sapey, one Depory still,to elect. " Department of Bas Brachenoffer and M. Lambrrch, two Deputies wanting. " Department of Seine liferieure—M. M. Cabanon, Le Scignelar, De la Itoche,Viee-President of the Electoral College, the Count Girardin, Prefect of COtc d'Or, and Lunt:tech, one to elect. Eure et Loire—M. Russon. " SFPTEMBER 15. " Department of Haute Allarne.—Number of Electors 443; M. Bee(incy obtained 3:10 votes ; M. Roussot de D i evanx, 273; both were declared elected; M. Etienne had 1'26 votes. " Department of Donta—Depnties chosen, M. Cour yoisier, President of the Electoral College (re-elected), and M. Clement former Deputy. " Depariment of Mayenne—Deputies amen, M. Prosper Delaunay, and M. Baillard du Cleret (re-elected), and M. la Pccheux, Comptroller of Taxes.. " Department of Morhihln—Deputy chosen : Rear-Admi ral Flalgan,President of the Electoral College. , "Department of Bas Rhin—Deputies further chosen, the Baron de Turcheim, President of the Electoral College, (re-elected,) and M. Saglio, merchant—Deputation complete. " Department of 1' Isere—Deputy further chosen : the Count Griguire, formerly Senator—Deputation complete. " Department of l' i tisne—Nnuther of Voters, 1,000; Depu ties chosen, M. Ll;carlier, the Baron Mechin, formerly Pre-. feet of l'Aisne, Lieutenant-General the Count Foy, and M. Labbey de Pompieres. The Duke de Ga6te bad 300 rotes. The other Candidates were, the Count de Saint Ahlegorafe, Irate Deputy, M. de Frenilly, late Deputy, M. Berth clot de la VilleCheurnois, and M. Colligis de Craonne, who bad each 220. " Department of Seine Inferieure—Number of Electors present 2,473, voted as follows :—For M. Delaroche, mer chant at Havre, 1,6 . 09; M. Cabanon, merchant at Rouen, 1,527; M. Leveigneur, merchant at Saint Valery, 1,432; M. Girardin, 1,435; M. Lambrecht, Ex-Minister, 1,29'3; all re turned as above. Other Candidates, M. Cotterel, of Dieppe, 1,022 ; M. Ribard, late Deputy, 856; the Count Beugnot, late Deputy, 710; the Prince de Montmorency, late Deputy, f;79, &c. &c. There is to be a scrutiny between M. 13eugnot and M. Cotter el. The King yesterday transacted business with the Marquess Dessoltes, and took an airing to Vincennes. " Admiral Sir Sydney Smith arrived at I'aris yesterday. " Mr. Bagot, late English Minister in Ame rica, has been appointed Ambassador to the court of Petarsburgh. " Letters from Madrid mention a report that the yellow fever had penetrated to Seville, and that the whole of Andalusia was in the greatest alarm. " it is the opinion of the Physicians that the accouchement of the Duchess de-Berry will not take place till the .20th or 25th instant. " Monday the King gave a private audience to the Duke de Fenian Nunes, the Spanish Ambassa dor. " A Letter from Strashurgb, dated the 9th inst. announces the arrival there of the new Queen a Spain, who travels inco2,nito under the title of Countess de Plauen. " Lord Stewart, the English Ambassador to Vienna, arrived at Dijon the sth inst. FIVE PER CENTS. Shut Price .........73f. 15c. Monday, Ex. Div Tuesday, F.x. Div 7l f. LO c. DEFERRED STOCK. Monday. Tuesday. Of the 92,1 March, 1817....93 f. 55 c...93f. 55 c. 22t1 Sept. 1817.... 91f. 55 c... 91 f. 55c. 92d March,lBl3... 89 f. 55c...89 f. 55 c. 42 , 1 Sept. 1818. f. S 5 C... 87 f. 55 c. 94d March, 1319...85 f. 50 c... S 5 f. 55 c. " BERLIN, SEPT. 2.—The report is again cir. dilated, that the King has signed the principal Articles of the new Constitution ; or, as it should be ealied according to some versions, the Charter of States-General and Provincial States. li i . " VIENNA, SEPT. 4.—The coarria e Of the Archduchess Caroline will t a ke pia the 208 r instant. - _ " The Emperor and gmpress hays postponed their journey to Dresden till next spring. " There have been some attempts at Freeburg to commit outrages upon the Jews, but tranquil" lity was restored by the measures resorted to by the Public Authorities. " VIENNA. SEPT. 3.—An additional number of Chairs of Protestant Theology are to be est" blisbed in Austria, in order to prevent the Austrian subjects from resorting to foreign Universities.", Letters from Glasgow, dated the 15th, receive ( ' this morning, state, that a disorderly and riotous tendency still existed, and that large bOdies con' tinned to assemble. They were, however, active!y observed by the Magistrates, assisted by the Mill' tary, who behave with the utmost moderation , but are ordered resolutely to quell all riotous pro ceediugs, and to secure the offenders. When we yesterday bad the pleasure of pie' smiting to one Readers an authentic Copy o f IIJ Speech delivered by the PaiNcs REGBNT from lb* Throne,we regretted that we had not time to express our sentiments on the subject ; but we believe thol our sentiments aresuppor cd by those of the Peopl• in general, notwithstanding the great propor►ion of those who have been deluded by Rebels and Troia tors, under the mask of Reformers. A more dig nified answer to au Address which pi judges a question that - is to be derided by thg Law, we believe, never issued froll any Throne' It was temperate, firm, judicious, and mai throughout, worthy of a great Prince who felt for the dignity of the high station wbich he occupies, and resolved to support that dignitYi yet duly regardful of the Claim, of Justice and humanity. There was indeed a spirit of mlr . nanimous Royalty in this Speech, that seemed rather to flow from the spontaneous impols : of personal feeling, and a sense of what is du° to Justice and the character of a Monarch , then to be a studied composition. The ma' ner in which it was delivered by his Royol Highness, fully justified this conception, and a. it is probable, that the Prince communicate d his intentions to his Ministers, it is much to their credit that they felt the necessi:y of some rebuk e to those who presumed to advise the Crown tO censure before trial, and to condemn whet lb ° Law might pronounce just, necessary, and in4vP table. Mr. WAlTltmArt.—This Gentleman has addre69° ed a long Letter to the Livery of LondOn, th e purpose of which is severely to condemn the L o k lll MaYost for refusing to convene a Common 1-la, llo to insist upon their right not only to demand [P it to obtain one. The LORD MAYOR he descritre l as " merely the Chairman" on such an occasion and the implication is that he has no discretionsl power when a Requisition is made. To prove his historical knowledge, he mentions the instance ° t a Citizen who, in 1G76, in addressing bis 14 04 ' citizens, observed, that " it was of no use to el ect officers to protect their rights unless they had terns to protect," and this truism and identical propos fr tion the worthy Alderman considers as a proof sagacity that ought to be recorded. To prove bi° liberality, Mr.SVAITH MAN mentions the late Ban os NVATSON, a man respected and respectable , $1 '' that servile Contractor, Commissary, Pensioner' and Baronet." To say nothing of the indecent"' of thus slandering the dead, there is nothing mina! in being a Conbnctor any more than be ing a Linen Draper, or in being a Commipsary• °f even a Pensioner, when a man has by long se r ' vice deserved such reward from Government ; b ni as to Mr. WATsoles having been a Baronci, * l4 cannot hope to excuse him its the eye of M rs WAITHMAM, who, doubtless, is too much a Ro di ; cal Refoimer to view titles with any feeling lon contempt. The only judicious part of W . WityrumaN's Letter is, where he counsels ti° Livery from meeting in the open street, if ( b e/ cannot obtain the Hall, but perhaps he expecte 4 . ° that in such a Public Meeting the HU NTS, tb t i c! WooLaus., the WATSON'S, the PaE,i TONS , &C. 9 0 might have stronger lungs, aud louder vOiCCvoice stb • himself, and overpower bins with a . super io r (I° gree of radical reputation and mob-idolatry. (0 4 NORWICH COMMON HALL.—A Meeting "• 6 " place on Thursday last at St. A n dr ew's G-a it, The MAvon.was unanimously called to theo f The Meeting was certainly compose d of 9001 c the most respectable inl.abitants of the CRY, Op' we regret to say, that on the su b je ct of ,he ntlg fortunate events at Manchester, they p rei,. e 14" the question at issue. After several sPe7rie,,, severely condemning the Magistra tes Bud $ 0 manry of that place, and the Government' Addy and 2 %h&c the tli tgr A ug u le ,ri i OUI Wo w th e illtet isi Pitat keso i4d gl kets *lse, tar(ll tt ttNbt c thil);., tut r I ►css Ittoto le, g 1 Atrib the his : rea g T 1 atter Stvo, tome Prt Wel ) th e the 0 (1m 14Uct tid e. Ile re "l e o. our twel tessi la It; TI ti. g , teen culls iikili! clea l Puta of 11 twat T 1 tYLI ` To 4, inteni aattbri lg t algitn It.e t t : 1 1 es • • M "Fe et, ' , lid a .. 4.Ztlal I '°~~ni :PLC