The Sun. — London, England, 1816-12-17 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS, IRECEIVM THIS MORNING.) ORA7\llll l .lt ( inpunEs. SITTIN:3 07 TU Otti bp DECEMBEE The Chamber opened at a Turner past one. The Order of the day called for the commoni 'cation of the Ministers, and the Report of the Commission of Petition. Count Corvettn, Minister of Finance, and Baron 'Dutton, Councillor of State, were ilitvoilticcil. CO MO Corvetto ascended the Triblitie and spoke Its follows " GeNrotstsal,,-41re establishment of imposts nitwit, according to our constitutional laws, to coneltitied at the end of the year for which they were voted. , They cannot, be extended further without an express. law permitting it. We ate ,approaching to the year 1817 it is not probable that io the short space which will intervene, that the vote 'for the tax cars go through the various necessary feints to render it executive. To pre ieut delay, the King requests that the Govern meta be authorised by you to collect provisionally the four first twelfths of the direct taxes for the Next yenr, after the notes of the present year. — His Majesty is of opinion that this is necessary,— firsto in waiting the conclusion of the discussions 'of the Chamber open the law of Finance. 7 -2d, give time to prepare, conformably to this law, the arrangement and completion of the notes.— Theindireeteontributions having been only voted for 1916, it is equally necessary to inalfe the legal !collection wli:ch you shall grant f0r.1817, " These dilositions, Gentlemen, are the ob jects of the law which the King has ordered us to present to you. The Government is in want of this law, to obtain in this interval the legal amount of public receipt." The following is the project of the lsiw " We, Louis, &c. We- ordain, &c, that the project of law, the tenor of which we have order ed to he presented by the Minister of Finance, and Baron .Dudon,,our Conneillor of State, that we charge to detail the motives and support its discussion.' ART. 1. For the , present, and during the di lay of the discussion of the Budget of 1817, the 4 first•twelfths of the land•tax and personal tax shall he collected on the account of the' year 1816. " 2. Until the promulgation of the new law on Vittitnee, all the tAXCs . shall he gathered according to the laws Of 1 til 6. Ei Givqn, &e. (Signed) Louts." The President ordered this communication to be primed and sent to the bureaus. M. Rol then wade a report in the name of the :Commitsloo Of Petit , 01,which the following were the principal:—The Sieur Legrmtd, and other furnishers of Abbeville, complained that they had furnished subsistences to the English army quartered at Abbeville in 1814, and that they are creditors of the State for 200,000 fr. They petitioned thi Chamber to take such mea sures as they thought propel - to assure them the payment of the sums due.—Referred to the Mi nister of Finance. The Sienr Carpenter, Printer t Douai, corn- Tdididted of the difficulties he experienced in print ing the Journal: .The bonnnissiott proposed the order of the day. A Member.--," Refer it to the Commission ebargrd, with the examination of the law on the 'lournals,"-Adopted;, . The Knights of the Order of St. .lohn of -Jeru salem reclaim the restitution of their unsold Pro perty, which is in the domainsOf the State. --The 'Commission proposed to refer it to the Cavern -1115:11I, Jr. Pict thought thin such was useless, because • petition hittl beim presented to the King and the two Chambers it would he better to refer $t to the Commissioner.; of the Budget, in order tbai th, t'' opet ty reclaimed may be comprised in the number of those falling under the law of Fi inthce and the Stoking Fund. Davergicr ihturantic declared, that that law'related only to the State Forests, so that it were useless to refer it to the Commission of the Budget, and that the above claim could only form a s p e cial kw, which ought to be proposed by the Government. In consequence the orator votes to refer it to Government. Cottut Marcellus culled to mind the services rendered by this order to the cause of religion and legitimacy, in struggling against the pernicious doctrines of republicanism ; he then shoved how just and useful it would he, to protect this order. He then voted ►hat it be referred to the Minibtee of Foreign Affairs. From ail sides--„ Seconded—seconded." 'file reference to the Nlinister of Foreign rlf f►tire was put anti attnpted, NI. de Boorish! took, the prescri!Jetl oath. The President announced that he would make known the next day of a Public Sitting as SOOLI one of the Revortets uf, the etmonission titArge:l with the examination of the Project of Law shall be retuly to make his report. The House separateill at four o'clock. BULLETIN or THE 13T/1 DECEMBER. The bureaux are occupied with the examina tion of the [Project of Law concerning the payment of the tour first twei►ths of the contributions of 1817. The day of the next public Sitting is quite un certain. l'Anis, DEC. 12.—The Prefect of the Police has just published au ()Edon nance, ordering the annual examination Of we:Tilts and measures. Au Ordonuance of the King, dated Nov, 5, subjects the exterior Commerce of Corsica to the general laws of . the Customs. L'inprohibited goods from foreign countries will pay the dot es On entry, and those that will!he sent front that Island the duties fixed by the Tariff of the-Customs. Paitts, Dec. 13.-1 - lis Majes , y is welt enough to dintieviry day with, his family. Dec. 14.-,--Letters from Caen, dated December 10, announce, that on &Imlay last the servant of Mademoiselle de .Vassy, daughter of the Inspector Of the National Guards of Calvados, cut the throat of his mistress, and Oleo stabbed ,himself twice with a knife, and. jumped into the river, hitt he WaS taken out tdive, and it is thought, that his wounds arc not mortal. During the stotor on the 1 Ith the lightning struck ahouse at Paris oir the street Saint-Ho nore ; and at Versailles it fell upon that. of the Marchioness de M--, where, entering: by the chimnies, it damaged the furniture and burned a bed, whilst the Lady was at Mass. Yesterday, at one o'clock, the Royal Printing house was discovered .to be, on fire; but it was extinguish(' in about an hour, without any loss of consequence. The Regicide, Edine-linnaventure Courtois, has just died at Ifrossels, aged 63 years. It was at his house that the memorable letter the unfortu nate Marie-Antoinette wrote to Madame Elizabeth was discovered. After, the 9th Thermidor, Cour lois was employed toexamine the papers found in the house of Robespierre. He lived io opulence, -and was often accused of exaction. He was born at Arcis-sur-Aube. ! The affair relative to the 710,000 francs loans has been again put off, but the Corot has ordered that next Monday definitively Mr. Tripler plead the 'cause for the house of . Barandon of London. On Sundaynext, 15thinstant, as charity sermon will be preached at that Protestant Church of the Oratoire, Rue St. Hooore, for the benefit of the English and French Protestant Poor. Mr. Marron, after all impressive sermon which. he preached a short time back et the Oratoire, concluded with a sensible and feeling exhortation to the English who may be induced to contribute to the wants of the Protestant Poor ! , The Consistory of the Reformed Religino at the Oratoire have kindly permitted the English to make use of their Church for the , celebration of Divine Service, and it is certainly the duty of the English to acquit the pious favour in the man ner above noticed ; and the Charity Sermon which claims their benevolence, and calls upon their feelings, will we have no doubt be greatly attended mul well remembered. 'The Commission of the Chamber of Depnties charged with the examination of the law o p t) Elections, has unanimously approved of some modifications which do not in the least concern the Emulator:mai part of it. EKANKPORTI Dye. 7,—ln the seventh sitting of the Diet, On the 28th of November, M. de Mar tens read a Report upon the mediatised States o f the Kingdom. He was of opinion that the exa titillation of their claims should be delayed till the principal object concerning them could he delibe rated upon. The • other Ministers being of the same opinion this proposition was adOpted. They speak'uf a measure taken by the Ministers of the Diet, tending to the establishment of the Liberty of the Press throoghout all Germany,.accompa• nied by all obligatory law for all the States, pre venting the abuses arising therefrom. Maonastraon, NOir."3o.—They write from Berlin, that the establisbnient of the two Cham hers for the future. national representation-of Prus sia meets with great difficulties, and that it is probable this plan will not be followed up. RASTADT, Dec. s.—Letters from Milan An nounce, that the Princess of Walevis expected there, and intends passing some weeks in the ca pital of Lombardy. r'lUEscu FUNDS. 3 per Cents.— . . Bank Actiutis •••••..li561. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. Pints, Dtic 12.—The Funds rinse cOviderribly the day before yesterday ; some bargains were even made alter 'Change hours at 561 r. 40c. This sudden rise was attr ibuted in part to the,idea of the Bank! being charged with the payment of the dividends, and iii part to hopes being entertained of the Allied Powers consenting to a three months' delay in the stipulated payments.. 1 believe that Russia end England really erceded tie this, or at least are willing s i r) to chi it the other Powers 4hitleitie. Prussia is averse to the measure, and all the smaller Poweri are furious at the idea, Austria hesitated ; but I have littla doubt that it will at last be acceded to by all. Whatever may be the result of these negotiations, the funds have not kept up4ong ; they finished to-day at 551 r. The Minister of Finances came down, to the House of Deputies to-day, and asked for,a law to raise provisionally the tour twelfths of the taUs ; this will, of course, he granted; as it was last year ; but it is a confirmation that the ses sions will last much longer than the Minister 0 : Police`had announced in private company. M. de Chateattbriand's woik product: an excel lent effect here, in site of the attempts of the newspapers to cry it down : those who are 'tally favourable to him are forced to boll their't ongue ; thanks to the literality of the present Ministry. It is curious to observe the ellecti the riots at London produce on different people here, accord ieig to their polidcal opinions. • All parties con sider theta of far more serious extent than they really have been ; but the Royalists appear grieved and alarmed, while the Ministerialists exult, find hardly conceal their hopes of seeing a revolution begin in Lendon. One of theta said to me, with a. very serious face, ". Voyez volts cc gni arrive (viand on n'accorde pas sea justes droits a la na tion."—See what happens when its just rights are withheld from a nation. And 1 tried in vain to persuade hint that the nation had nothing to do with the riots at London. Ido not know whether Mr. Hunt speaks French ; if he: does, Ushould recoinmend hint "strongly to, enme over here and get naturalized ; he would be quite astonished to find an, AdminiStration which would approve of all his principles. I forgot to mention that M. Marcellus and M. Benoit have proposed to-day in the Clouse the re establishment of the order of Malta.—( Times ) THEAVRICAL ILEGISTEIt. Perforated Last Night. DitußY-LANE.—The. Iron Chest t Sir F. Ilward Mortitncr, Mr Kean ; Helen, Mrs. Horn. After which, Robin flood. Coir.NT-CARPEL—Guy Manhering : Henry Bertram, Mr. Sinclair; Lucy Bertram, Miss Stephens. After which, Bloc Beard. MAILS. Aattive.n---1 France, I rtitirrtTiey and Jersey, Gott enbutgli, I Hamburg!), 1 Guern sey anti Jersey, I 1)111)1in, I Waterturd. PRICE 0 0 STOCKS o'e Imperial 3 per Cent. Ann. G 1 Bonds. OW Ann. fl Exch. MI6, Bs. pr. Cum.. for January,.......63ii THIS DAY AT r 3 per Cent. Tied. ' 3 per Cent. Cons ? shut 4 per Cents 7811 :5 per Cent. N. Ann shut Bank L. Ann.—. 3-lEiths ‘VATEIt AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIOItROW. Aturning.•s9 initiates after I. Evening, 24 minutes Mier Z. TI. tLi SUN. SOLEn QUIS FAIAU3I AUDLAr LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1816. The Park JOOlllllB to Sunday arrived this morn. ing. The Law on Elections has been approved in the Committees ; and a plan of the Ministers to raise and employ three-fourths of the taxes provisionally is likely to be received with equal favour. It is stated that the Prussian Constitutional Plan meets with almost insurmountable &aim). ties, and that the Frankfort Diet. entertains proposition for establishing the Liberty of the Press in Germany, . PURTIIER LOSSES ON THE COAST DURING THE GALE •ON SATURDAY LAST. The following account •is extrae•ed from the Port Letters received toothl—(for fuller particu lars seethe Ship News.) The sloop Nebwon, Atkins. was lost , on Saturday, at Dirling Gap, near Newhaven. Crew saved'. Tht. AMtlia, is totally lost near Dover ; all the crew, except one mao, drowned.. The Alexcy, Dryen, a Russian, is lost near Guernsey; the Captain, mate, and five men, perished. The Ann, of and from Dumbarton, is on shore at Yar mouth, since gone to pieces. Crew saved. The Lord Carrington, Tenwiek, of Newcastle, was lost near Marstrand the Bth of October. The Elizabeth, Andri, front .Cette to Havre, was lost near Cardigan on Friday night. The Eagle, [ldle, from Newfoundland and Leghorn, to lit►ples, was lost the 18th of November, off t4►e Island of Monte Christo. Crew saved. The Carl August, Lange, from St. Thomas's to Copen hagen, was stranded near Englesholm the' Ist instant. The Frederteit Hendrica, Lynn, from Riga to, Rotterdam, was stranded on Gothlaud the 17th ult. ►4 The weat h er „ nust have been very severe in the North, as we only to:day received our Scotch 'arid Northern Tapper", which were due yesterday. The younger WATsorr still eludes pursuit, and most of the letters and pretended revelations re specting him are considered to be either mistakes or false scents. Persons most Competent V) judge, think he is still in Londtin or' its environs—pro bably in female attire. The 'assertions of some of the ,editions Spa fields Committee-men, that their plot reached into the country, and had , many prtiVincial partizans, is far from being so vague a threat as their friends in the disaffected Journals .would eL ish the people 10 believe, It is evident that the wretched de magogues who figared m►rst prominently in this initiative explosiOn, neither wanted money nor active co-operation in carrying on their scheme, Such Beggars as the WATSONS • PRES-. Tosi, Hoorsas, &c. could not have fount! means to pay for even the hire of the Waggon and the printing of the Placards, bad they not been as sisted by more opulent Conspirators. There is, whether it has assumed the form of sworn asso ciation or not, a unity of object, • and a certain aegrec of intelligence among all the pretended Reformists throughout the Paripire, which is nearly, if not quite, as dangerous to the public weal as a more Matured plan of Revolution. All the Hamp den and many of the Whig Clubs, the Spencean Societies, and several almost nameless bodies; with the, respective Newspapers maintained in their service, Are it.ither more nor less titan titeorgans of revolt and treason. These again are aided by the exertions of such worthy individuals as . that travelling hoary political pedlar CART witioirr, that svandering Orator Howl., the Deserter COB BRTT, and other luminaries, who devote their time to speaking and writing up the glorious cause. While we see such measures taken, such combi nations organized, and inch persons labOurink by common consent with uniformity 'of language, means, and purpose, to accumFlish the same end, we are insulted by being told that there is nothing like a plot against the Constitution in existence. The Morning Chronicle, .veering from its 'Whig professions of the preceding week to the pure and unadulterated Spa-fields principles of yesterday; Assures us of this fact, and its echoes and fellow• patriots in Town and Country repeat Yhe sat Cuckoo Note. We cannot better illustrate the preceding ob T servations, than by copying from the Carlisle Pa triot the history of the agenq ()four Metropolitan Reformers in that,City " It seems that the Meeting at the Cofic'e-lionse,* on the second instant, by which so much good will be done, was not to the.tstste of a certain' class of politicians in this City and neighbourhood, and therefore it is determined to have ago ther; where the ab3ence . of practical charity will be supplied by theoretical speculation.—To speak' plainer, the Board of Reform in London, in their labours to regenerate the whole Empire, hare been industriously employed law some time past in preparing the Minas of the operative manufacturers to re 7 ceive their nostrums, atul desert their work to set up for po- liticians,—to the no sn►all grief of many of their wires and whosee those sums spent in the pursuit of folly (to say the least of it) which wore properly belong to them.-^! Having received instructions how to proceed, the wearers after carious tneetings sent a circular to the different ,caste; manufacturers, of which the following is a copy : " Sir, " ,We the Operative in your Ftnploy Considering the Necessity of a Reform in Parliaiuent to he the only Means of Reliving the Present existing Distress of the Countql Call upon you to conic forward along with your Brother Ma qufzichirers of ogler Treads in calling a Geni Public Meeting, Ao es:press the grearancts which the people ly under & the, iecessity of Redress. Sir, "It is the full intention of the People to Petition the King/ ikesrise the Legislature--& if you Absolutely Refuse to Act iu a Public Capasity in the business we will he miller the 1?is• agreeable Necessity of taking the catise in hand ourselves-7 But we fondly hope you will Accede to our Itesonable Re quest & come forward to use every Willi means in your Power is Redress your own grievances 8: the grivances of your Scar " & Your Petitioners • • will ever Pray." " N. B. It is robal that a•Meeting of Maaefacturers will ahe• place on the above Subject in order toeome to a Deter mination. we Request that you will be so einidecending ns to meet a Deputation of the various meth:macs On the V 2 )ecr. at the house of Mrs. k'dleots.Greeu Dragon at 7 *Cluck to a proper understanding of the Business." The manufacturers wishing to show their' workmen all • possible respect, held a Meeting on Tuesday night, when 4 was determined that a deputation of three should wait upon them on Thursday evening, in compliance with their requests to bear what they had to say, and also to explain their opinions, • on the subject. Accordingly, on that evening, the deputation. had an interview at the Green Dragon with a Member of the Weavers' Committee, and through hint, advised his Brethren to avoid holding a Public Meeting, as no benefit could be ex pected to result from it.—Here the matter dwells for the iresent. Further proceedings depend entirely upou the dis cretion of the Weavers and their advisers." Such proceedings need no comment front Its to prove the existence of a pretty general Conipirscrt the head-quarters of which are established to London. ANI3. • A Meeting for the 'Relief of the Poor, which has given daily bread to 200 labodrers and their fa►uilies. Yesterday a Cabinet Council met nt the Foreign Office, agreeably / to summons, which sat upwards of four hours : it assembled at .011 C O'ClOck, and did hot break up till past five. It is "stated that the Agent sent to this Country by the French Government, for the purpose of fl gociating a Loan, has failed entirely in his ob' jeer. He required altogether nine millions ster ling ; but in the failure of procuring so large a saw , he was anthorised,to bargain for ns small iron" as one million sterling, or upwards. This stun he. might have obtained front some mercantile houses ; but as the French GOVernapeat wo uld not, preclude itself from • negoel'"`"g ou ter loans in this country, and.perhaps at a rate more advantageous Ito the contractors, the merchants,. on the consideration; and after several meetings on the subject, declined the hnsiness altogether. Letters are in town front Demerara to the 21 0 Octoberat that dare all was quiet there, and they make no mention of disturbances, at any of, to ° miler Islands. Yesterrlay her Royal Highness Princess. CVO!! LOTTE and Prince LtoroLD gave a grnnd et4eri tairtment her Royal Highness the Duch ets unit, their Royal :Highnesses the• Duke 00'1 Du c hess Gt.oucy.s•risa, Prince ESTERHAZY , t he SPANIst{ AMBASSADOR, Comit'and Countess Lite' VEX, the BAVARIAN ANIBWADOR. and a larg e party of distinction, gt their seat, Clermont. We learn trout Lisle, that Lord Wat,t,tNa nl, has instituted a process against some Officers for having assisted in tbe introduction of some pro hibited goods in France.—(Galignani's Messengoile ' l ' be King of DENMARK, continues Jews under his protection. The licence of 4 lilt", Theatre has been taken away for performi!li" pieces ridiculing the Tribe of Israel. ; A vessel laden with raisins, almond?. "• inniper berrig, suposed to be tbc:Stitupsothib, and for London, from Gibraltar, was t wa ort wrecked on Monday night among 'the Roalig r a the Western part of Guernsey, and al l on lOita drowned. Seven dean . bodies,' among th elli tf o# ll' Officer of the 60 Regiment named S COTT, man and child, were washed on shore.