The Sun. — London, England, 1819-11-01 00:00:00

TOR THE SUN. TO EA R , L G R 0 SVEN OR. Y Lot D—i-The . refusal of your Lordship's cop ;:iburion to the gencrease of the armed force in your'Count-y, , arises neither from an empty purse nor an insensible'beart. Every one knows your opulence, and rna,ry hove telt your liberality. In cases vetich interested your feelings, the one has always been commensurate with the other. You give, beeattve you.approve the object and with -bold, because you dislike it. Had the defence of the Country appesred to you necessary, it tvonld have :mired as willing a subsc►i_ption as that you accorded ►o nJr. Hot.a. Had the re lief of a Radical Bookseller aipeared yam iu►- prof►er, it would have reccived as ready a detti 1 As that which you returned to the Cheshire Com ►uittee. All thi:it your Lordship requires, whe ther for ascent or refusal, is " to be s4tisfied that the occasion is a proper one :" as you of cour..,e were, when you patronised the Bookseller, and When you disconoteumnevd the armament. Of course, too, your Lordship 10,,kefi iu each (pies tiou to uoihiug else thAtt " the faithful execution " of the laws, and the prcstrvation and prospe. " Thy of our happy Constitution." Your Lordship has examined both " recent '' events" and " local orcorrences." In your inlonent, the law of the land and the religion of the law are entirely safe ; becatise one blasphemer has been convict ed,and the Nation is t oo wise to be Taken in by " pernicious theories." It is some• '.v ha t startling, my Lord, that your examination of " local occurrences" has not observed the theoretical danger to have risen into practical mis chief. One among the most enlightened and the most wealthy of our Senators cannot surely hare resided—almost I might say, in the centre of the late " local occurrences," without having seen that drillings awl marcliings, pikes and proces• sions, bannetz and bludgeons, are something more than theoretical. His great stake ia the Empire, as well 8$ his honourable interest in her satety, Intim have rendered him peculiarly anxious to prevent them front becoMing more practical. While the Reformers are about something more than deliberation, it surprises me that your Lord ship should be content with deliberating only : and that you nor merely question the propriety of using our arms, but of preparing them. You will not let us proceed with our adversaries part passu :—we may not assemble when they collect : v,e may not associate when they combine in;,y not prep:ire our sword when they have drawn theirs. That your Lordship would zealously g o.rd the Constitution, when it appears to you endangered, who shall question ? but, if you do not now discern " a determination openly a nd E' distinctly acted upon" for Its subversion—when will arrive the crisis of your discernment 1--tWe admit your loyalty, we admire your liberality;--- hut we must not wait for your concurrence. — After having saved the Constitution, we shall expect to he rewarded with your apprribition. Yet, with all your Lordship's confidence in the pacific theory of the Radicals—with all your sus picions of some unconstitutional error which may have offended these " enquiring" patriots.—You consider our form of Government " th© most per feet with which any Country was ever blessed." I will not strain your words, my Lord, into an erdmissiou of its actual perfection :—but surely they are strong enough to infer an opinion, that lie who attempts its alteration must be either a fool or a traitor. Will not your Lordship allow the possessors of such a Constitution, to whip the one, or to hang the other-i The matt, perhaps, may be very wise and very Loyal, %rho questions the. purity of our Elections, sind who lowfully endeavours at correcting their tleficiencies.—But the unlawful endeavour, which your Lordship so positively disapproves?—Has it never been made by the Radicall ?—Are their ar maments so lawful, as to forbi,l the legality of ours P—iLis no " determination" been •' op►enly " and distinctly acted upon,'' to obtain Helmut " by force ?"—And if it has—shall it not be re e isted as " openly and distinctly ?" That the Laws will be strengthened, I do most earnestly hope :—but parchment vigour will he of little serriee, if it be not aided with the vigour of the sword. To enact a severe law, without pro ticling of enforcing is severity, were but an added ttt'ck upon that Conbtitution, which, aahen assailed by physical force, must be protect ed by physical force ako. l hope, therefore, that if the Army is not to . be inerea)ed, the Law will not be extended. Certainly, my Lord, let the Manchester pro ete►lings be referred t►► the !',►rliarnent, of to the C.;ourts of Li w. Let it be enquire►l, whether the ,liagivracy did not " produce," the '' unlawful qamhivation" which they " rest aintdr—whe ther, according th yuur Lordship's arrangement, tl►ry did not par the Radicals (town by making them assemble, and then make the Radicals ;►t,scmble, by potting them down. Your Lord ;ltii► is a gt eat Master of rhetoric ;—the by srerologic figure is familiar to your practice;— ..od, it we were to accept your instruction, we ahouid soon realize in our own persons, its ceie• br,►ted instance in 'Virgil— ntoricmur ct in media c7;:la ruainul— let IP3 first perish, and then take to arms. • But, my Lord, while you will not determine richer the '' immediate" or the •" ultimate" object of the Radicals, will you not forbear to determine so very delerminately the inexpediency of any de hpre against them ? While we expect the in restigation of Parliament, are we not to prepare :hose means of protecting the old or of enforcing rise new law, which Parliament may perhaps decide to he needful ; and which, if we wait for such (led !.ion, may be impossible of preparation ?—Surely, )otir Lordship feels, that without the Legislative saw., ion, the arms which we seek to prepare can t,ut. be us.cd ; but that they must be reviously yrepared, if the Legislative unction of ileir use is to be of any- effect. Most sincerely I join in your Lordship's prayer —that the exertions which you have made against " a foreign enemy." may never beneeded against " a domestic one." But, my Lnrd, if tire 'trea sonous avowals of the Radicals are any thing be yond a " the ry ;" if their speeches and placards, and convocations, have any spice of practice about them ;—will THAT he a time for your Lordship's peeparationsi Will,the Constitution be saved by your enlisting troopers, anti purchasing red jac kets—when the horses should be saddles! and the sabres drawn ? IVhat !—when the ." domestic" foe is in tl►e field—shall we exclaim to Earl Gaosvatioa— " Where is thy pos'ver then to heat him back ? 4' Where are thy tenants and thy followert. ?" I into, that we shall not have to wait for his Lordship's aostvrr. TENAX. FOR •t'HL+' SUN. Ma. EoiToa—You will not suppose that I care three farthings which has told the falSehood-- 'lvr'. or TursTt.ewooo ; though there is a sort of United-Irish rnfliautsin about the latter, which makes me somewhat More inclined to credit him. There is a species, too, of blackleg slang about IIuNT, which has always excited my suspicion. 1 shall not stain my paper with any of their squabble but, as HuNT's letter it.rs slip ped out some curious matters, I will give that honest gentleman a little of my attention. - In the first place, Sir, observe the mystery with which the Radicals meet ! PRESTON ityttes HUNT to Spafieldi ; who is then desired to call in Grey stoke. Place; where he receives a farther direction to another spot (but which he takes care not to mention) ; where he is introduced to WATSON and THIsTLEAvooD. The Gunpo*der Plot was not more cautiously managed I should like to know —what needed all this in•and-out maticeavring for any lawful purpose ? It appears, ton, that the Palace-yard Meeting of September twelve-month, and the Smithfield assemblage, were most disrespectfully called by the Doctor and his Friend, without the Wisner'. sible sanction of his White-hatted Majesty King Henry the Ninth. And thus rebellious were these ungrateful vassals, though he had saved their necks from the consequence of some premature treason at Spafields. Mr.H UNT infm ms us,too,that the FinsburyMeet ing is equally without his authotity : and that he is sadly afraid of their incurring the rope by their conduct. Nevertheless, he takes especial care to ,chew us, that lie is more influenced by his fear of nosoceesstol treason than his dislike of its suc cess; since he warns the Radicals, not against TatsTLEwoon's principles, but only against his watt pranks," and WaTsors " boasting lan- gioge.” Aye, truly. He would have no objection to the execution of:their projects; he merely apprehends that they cannot be executed. " They possess " neither power, influence, talent, nor courage:" all of which Mr. flutiT/ of course, possesses su per•eminently. He is very angry at their sum moning the Tower, and then twining away with out taking it. As for his disclaiming the charge of THismr woop's being a spy—you recollect, Sir, how free that foul-mouthed Ribald is of abuse against every one who opposes hits. There is not crime, in or out of nature, whereof HUNT will !lot accuse his antagoui.t—and then SLJllflle Off from the accusation. TrirsTLF.wooci may b e a sr!, for aught I know :—but HUNT'S saying that he is would make me shrewdly suspect that be is not. Since HUNT cannot have the Finsbury Chair manship, he is determined to have the appearance, at least, of its management. And this is to be quite peaceable. Oh to be sore ! The Gun smiths are not to be plundered :—the Tower is not to be summoned :—M r. PLATr is not to be assassinated :—SECAUSE HENRY HUNT does not think it scasonahle to give such pretences for new restrictions. The sort of " victory" which the Radicals wish, is not perhaps to.be had :—so they must be content tor the present with such a one as they had at Manchester. With all my soul, they are welcome to as many such as they desire. FLINT. • THEATRICAL REGISTER. • • Petforined on Sat urdo y Night. • THEATRE ROYAL, DRORY-LANE.—WiId Oats : Boyer, Mr. Elliston ; Lady Amaranth, Mrs. W. Weit. After which, Yrightened to Death. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDE:Z.—Rob Roy Margrezor Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, Mr Macready; Diana Ver non, Miss M. Tree. After Which, The Critic. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Rev. Mr. GURNEY'S Letter, T. G. N., and other Articles, are unavoidably deferred till To-morrow. AUL SAINTS.—A Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East In dia, and South Sea Houses. MAILS. ARRIV9.I4-2 Dublin, 2 Waterfprd, t Holland, 1 France, 1 Liamburgh, I Flanders. Dui-1 Dublin, t Waterford, I Gottenburgh, 2 Lisbon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORIWW. Nloritirm, 20 minutes after 2. I Evening, 4l minutes after 2. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. The Glasgow Courier, in its notice of the Radical Meeting at Rutherglen, has the follow ing admirable observations : " Such Meetings cannot benefit the people : they injure the sacred cause of liberty, end tram ple on all authority; we would rather wish some restrictions upon the exercise of this privilege, than see it carried to the present alarming extent. In'all the accounts we have read of simihr Meet ings, there is one universal cry against the Throne, the Church, and the Constituted Authorities of the Land. When such, unhappily, is the actual temper and disposition of the Reformers, it is surely high time for all the higher ranks—intlced every rank—in society,' to be active in adopting such measutes as may tend to strengthen the hands 01 Government. No time ought to be lost. The Ist of November is near at hand, and it is generally understood that 0,1 that day, Fignulta nrous Meetings are to be held in all the disturbed districts of the kingdom ; and, if these Meg rings do take place, they may be considered as the first step toward actual rebellion. lVhat advantage the nation would derive from a Reform, or rallies. a ReVOl'llion, brought about by such a hotly of unprincipled trier', was strongly stated by the Hon. Thomas Erskine (afterwards Lord Chan cello!) when, as a Connseltor, he was pleading against the book , for a blasphemous libel—` Much (said Mr. Erskine) as 1 wish for I Retorts', 1 would rather retire to the uttermost' I c orner of the earth, than go to the great work I of Refotmation, wills a multitude, set free from I a ll the restraints and duties of religion, 811(1114- ' robed of all the charities of Christianity.' E SUN. SOLF.M QUIS 1110 ERE F.II.SUM A U DE' ? LON DUN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1819. We received this morning the Path Papers of Thur,day and Friday last. 'ri►e following are extrncts : " PAUIS. OCT. 29.—Yesterday the King re evited at a private audience the Baron de Fagel, the Netherland Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Vienipotentiat y,who delivered letters to his Majesty from his Sovereign, notifying the death of her Serene Highness the Duchess Dowager of liruns wick, 6ister of her _Majesty the Queen of the Net herlands. " The King did not go out yesterday ; his Ma jesty received the Spanish and Neapolitan Am bassadors, and transacted business %vitt) several of his Ministers. " It is said every where, and every body be lieves it, that M. Gregoire has determined not to sit in the Chamber of Depnties, and that he has given in his resignation. Liberaux, and Royalists, are all enchanted at this in telligence.—(Gazette de France.) " The King on Wednesday, on leaving the Council of Ministers, at which he presided, owns bled over a chair, and slightly hurt his foot, but the accident does not give the to any disquietude. " There is a report °I . -establishing a Cordon along the Pyrenees, in order to cut off all cost tnonication with Spain. " The King on' Wednesday gave a private au dience to Marshal ;he Duke de Beliune. FIVE FEE CENTS. Wednesday 7O f. 90s. Thursday .. 7l f. 15 c. DEFERRED STOCK. Wednesday. Thursday. Of the 22d March, 18 7.... 92 f. 85 c 4s f. c. 22d Sept. 1E07. 90 f. S 5 c..... 91 f. —c. 22d March,lBl4 BB f. 85 c..... 891. c. 2.2 d Sept. 1818.... 96 f. 85 c..... 87 1. —c. 22d 'March, 1819 84 f. 85 85f. —c. 221.1 Sept. 1819. B2 1. 83 c..... S:3 f. sc. " FRANKFORT, OCT. 20.—The Commission at Mayence will shortly assemble. M. Grono has been nominated by the King of Prussia, M.Hoer mann, by Bavaria, and M. de Bar, by ,Hanover. It is fo i d that M. de Guillmann will be appointed by the Grand Duke of Hesse, and M. Mulct by the Duke of Nassau. " BERLIN, Ocr. lB.—Madame Catalan► set opt to-day for Breslau, Posen, and Warsaw, " FRANKFURT, OCT. 23.—1 t is believed that the Emperor of Russia will await at Warsaw the issue of the, conferences at Vienna, aid Ow his Imperial Majesty will prolong his stay at the tor mer place till January. " BeitoN, OCT. 16.—Still more rigorous mea sures have been adop►ed by the Government against secret Associations." We feel very great pleasure in stating, that Lord LASCELLES is to be appointed Lord Lieu tenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire,. Never Was an appointment more properly' conferred, or more likely to be discharged with honour to the Individual, and advantage to the Country. There have recently been strong rumours of an approaching reconciliation •between the present Ministers and the GittiNvtu.a Party, and, that to promote this harmony, the CATIIo.LIC CLAIMS lire' to he conceded to the latter. We are of opinion that there are no grounds for these insidious rumours, and that if There were, and upon the alleded con cession, the Nation ‘vould again witness the result of the memorable COALITION between Lord Non-rn and Mr. Fox, which produced the political ruin of hoth. For ourselves, on such an ()erasion, we shook! resume, and tnaintain, all our ANTI CATHOLIC Opposition the moment that the Con stitution in Church and State should be threatened by so ominous a conjunction. The Speech of the Earl of ALBEMA,RLE, on the re cent Not folk "Meeting, the proceedings of which are copiously stated in our Paper this day, while it professes mildness, is perhaps one of the most inflammatory harangues that has been delivered et any Ptiblic Meeting since the memorable events of the 16th of August at Manchester... -. It is impossible that the most furious of di e Radicals, could have uttered a more rancorous attack upon the present Government. --- 'rave not room this day to comment on the Speech of this Noble Lord, but we refer to the excellent Letter from our valuable Correspond ent TENAx, in Tni SUN of Saturday, and to another from the same Cut respondent to Earl GRosyartni' this day, as the arguments which be has so jus tl y brought forward, and so powerfully enforced, ar c et - pally applicable to the conduct of the E a rl of ALBEMARLt.?. We shall, however, resume the sob' ject, and bestow particular attention on the Speech of Lord ALBEMARLE, sincerely regretting that be has either so little judgment as not to know the real danger of the Country, or to conceive that it can be averted by the sanction given by persons of high rank and great possessions to the Ous e of Radical Reformers, who detest Nobility, 8E4 4 are anxious to destroy them and divide (bait— property. We shall only observe at present, that the Resolutions passed at the iMeetio‘' in question, were all in the hackneyed 8 1 td nearly in the identical words of all that hal e been passed at every preceding Meeting of the saute nature. The Address intended to be presenld to the Parttici3 RBGENT begins with a fallacy' for it says, " Ws, the Noblemen, Gentlemen , and Freeholders," &c. as if they included 6 1 0 the. loyal People of that description in t he County of Norfolk, whereas the previous D' CLAItATIONS, founded upon opposite sentiment s and views, were supported by persons of the sante description, and fully as respectable.'" We are surprised that the Noble Lord should 0 ° this occasion have degraded himself, by sneers fit the " Norfolk Militia," and the '' Norfolk Drug" niers," as if they were the chief persons w h° signed a DECLARATION more honourable to the loyal character of the County of Norfolk, an d the City of Norwich, !ban either of the Meet" iugs, that in the one case would not suffe r Lieutenant ST. Jon to he heard, and, in lb e other, would hardly permit so respectable a cbs' racier as Mr. Wornnouss, the Member for til e County, to deliver his sentiments before it; could be known what he was likely to say, excep t indeed because it as known that he was sn i° mated by a spirit of loyalty totally unmiogiol. with party feelings. MEETING OF THE RADICALS. About one o'clock tliiy day, Watson, Thisar wood, and Blundford made their appearance at Finsbury Marketplace in a hackney-coac t " anti soon afterwards a miserable looking came with a drum and We. The leaders (" a il ntoun!ed a waggon, and WaTsoN was ro te into the Chair. The proceedings bad thus 04 just commenced when our Reporter left the I) l3ci° We are glad to learn, however, that so for li v°l there being a numerous Alerting, there are nag more than 1,500 persons present. • A Harnburgh Mail arrived last night. l b° following is the only article worthy of n otice " HANOVER, i OCT.CT. 23 —11) consequence the Resolutions of the Gelman plc( I P a, ; Sitting of 30th September, an Ordinance l ' ' "4 been issued by command of his Royal Hig l o )° ‘ the Ptiuce Regent, enforcing anew the 'F' d ' c , respecting the Censorsliip of the Press, isstlea the 6th May, 1705, by the Elector George Duke of Brunswick (afterwards King George ',V and removed by a decree of King George l ' s dated 31st May, 1731. By this Edict, no title'' '. verian subject shall print any thing either id f Or Out of the country; and no bookseller, ei die l native or foreigner, shall take upon himself to pr' any thing in the Hanoverian dominions, o nlegg i t has been previously siibmi ted to the Censorsidli! and it is ordered, that no writing shall be print nor, if printed in any other part,f Germany , s b , ° , : j be put into circulation, which is not pr oci" ,:e with the name of the publisher, and if it is oft " 0 clAss of Newspapers or Periodical Journals, als with that of the Edit.r Ordacleur), tin der 0 l i : e ; ',dry of 50 rix h oll.;rs. Publications in wh ie d this regulation is not observed are to be seized -01 soon as they appear, and the disttibutors of ty bl to be punished. according to circumstanc es, fine or imprisonment." , Mr. LITTLEWOOD, the King's Alessencrer ,°rr l i gf et the Foreign ()fnee on Saturday, w Irdislu lt ioi from Petersburgh ; no!vvitlistauding tale N '' Ors snow so generally experienced in this coun try o rs last Thursday week, the Alesse;.;:cr his Keay house, even in the m o re northern latito'' rvi el 'rile Vigo, of 74 guns, is prepriog for se- A to wat l'ortsmoh for the St. ticlena station , 111)" Leer the flag of Admiral I'LAmPiri. The Coioptroller Of the Navy , TIN, and a Deptliation from that 1303rit ed, a few lAys since. the improvements c31:;'.0 on at Sheerne.,s Thre.e new D or ks for b` l " i lli r and lepairing ships arc in a. ptuv cs sl `' e 51'4-c oi l/ c-mrirt ion. The bottoms ore of s tone , 8 1 9 e o s' also the sides by, and' totaling steps for " - Jo e/ cent mild descent of the sl,ip„righ;s, A 1 : 1 1 0 r. the conveyance of ships' masts fro"' ih i •ile Cher port of the dock-yard to the K,Ntrt completed, which, for y and d t;rlV "he` 4l surpasses any thing of the t,ind that hos Y: t ed lor` done; the inside is tntirr!) , of stone, au d `ir 4111 Se t . ha% *II lii trc to Al Av 3' -C, fri Pa st }), II;