The Sun. — London, England, 1819-12-22 00:00:00

Wifu respect to the Right Honourable Gentle. reqnest, that the passing of the measure would be delayed till after the recess, be must ohserve, that he thought the country would have just reason to complain of the House, if it should 'separate for the holidays without doing some thing to remove that disgrace which had fallen on it, in consequence of the attacks of the profane upon its religion and morals.—(Hear, hear !) Sir JAMES MACKINToSiI contended, that on a question of such vital importance as the present, wherein it was proposed to place new penalties on the Press, -and to make the laws relating to it of a penal nature, it certainly did demand a very full and detailed catement of the circum stances which called for the adoption of such un heard-of attempts on the Constitution, on the part of the Noble L . ord who proposed it. it was a dangeroni precedent to fall into, that because the other House should send it down to them, they sver•e on that account to forego their ordinary de liberations on a measure. He concluded by de claring his intention of voting for the amendment of his Noble Friend. The ATToRNBY-GENERAL maintained that blas phemy and sedition existed to a great degree in the Country. He traced the ,rapid strides they had been allowed to make within these few years to the effect' produced on the Country by the ac quittal of Mr. Hone for three most profane paro dies and libels, and the subsequent countenance ond encouragement which he had received from persons in the superior orders of society. Upon the ground of these acquittals he also vindicated the character of his predecessor, from the non activity which had been imputed to Lint at,d .the Clown Lawyer, in not instituting mole prosecu tions. After a few words from Lord AtTnoßr and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, The Marquis of TAVISTPCIC • replied to the allu sii'n which he conceived had been made to him, as having taken part in the subscription for Mr. There could be but one opinion, he con sidered, on both sides of the House as to the na ture attd tendency or the parodies on which t h at individual had been prosecuted, and those mug be of horror and disgust. lie had not, however, been of opinion with his Majesty"): Attorney-G - ,tral that blasphemy had been the rnoti‘e of these publications ; and it 'was upon a pro mise front M. Hone that he would not only suppress their circriktion, but guard egoist any a - tenrpts of ti siluilar nature, Elia; he had been induced to putt in his sobscription.— Ailuding to a speOeh roatle -by tsne Solicitor- Gene rttl, it; wi,ich that lion. Gentleman had d the characters of the sltbscribers in the case of None, he said iltnt i:C becged to reell to hint sen timents, tehit It in Hs former, and perhaps lt.ss Prudent days he had bituselt ettiertained, and he would then ask hint. if :t 'Vas not possible for Hit Englishman to have such let hugs in hia breast, and ygt ba ve a disgosi and hot for of blasphemy and sedit ?—(Cowl cheers I) The SoLiciTou-(;ENEant.. havinq been so tiistioctly . calkd upon, would beg leave to say, that he had never, previously to his entering - that House, been a Member of any polilieal party whatever. Il e eontetidt , d, I her efore, that he was as free to support the Constitution of this country on entering it, as the Noble Lord opposite was to follow his particular brie of poli tics. He bad never impugned the motives of the Noble Lord, or any others who had been instru mental in supporting - and encouragiug Mr. Hone. All that he said wal, that their conduct had the effect he had imputed to it.—(Lund cheers.) — He had said that the three Parodies on which Mr. Hone had beers tried were impious and profane libels. The late Lord Chief Justice, to whose integrity and knowledge of the profes sion no panegyric of his could do justice, had said they were impious and profane libels. The present Lord Chief Justice had said they were im pious and profane libels; and since that the whole Court of King's Bench had decided to the sante effect. And a late lamented Member of the Profession, who took his seat on the benches op posite, had also admitted itr that House that they were impious libels, although he had at the same time censured the Attorney-General for having made them subjects of prosecution.—(lleAr, heat!) Mr. SCARLETT vindicated the character of the London Juries who had acquitted Mr. [lone ; and went through a train of arguments to show that those acquittals were due to the justice of the case. He threw great blame on the Crown Officers for not having instituted more piosecu dons ; and thought (bar as the existing laws had not been given a fair trial, the Government could not reasonably ask the [louse to grant new ones. Colonel WOOD was of opinion, that some mea sure was necessary to protect the poor man's cot tage from the assaults of irreligion and such scan dalous and profane trash and ribaldry, as was at present in universal circulation in the country. _ . - With reference to the parodies which had been the subject of much discussion that evening, be would tell the House where be - had first met with them—and that was in his nursery !—(Near, hear, hear !)-1-Ie thought this was a sanctuary which deserved even the attention of the Metu- bers of that House.—(Hear !) The Gallery was then cleared for a division on the Amendment of Lord EBRINGTON, when the numbers appeared to be:— For the . Afflendinent Against it l9O Majority in favour of the 4d reading ofthe Bill-1 I ti The Bill, on our return to the Gallery, was read a second time and cotuNitted for this day. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up, and the Resolutions agreed to. The other Orders of the Day were postponed. • Adjourned about One o'Clock. Four Prizes of 20 0001. form one of the princi pal features in the New Lottery, which contains 10,000 Tickets. Only 5,000 of these Tickets are now on sale, which will be all drawn on the 12th of January, 1820, when Two of the '20,0001. Prizes will be decided in the First Five Minutes. J. and J. SIVEWRIGHT (the Contractors) have the pleasure or congratulating their blends on the success of their Offices in the Last Lottery, when No. 1,656, - a Prize of 20,0091. was sold in Nine :shares at their . fortunate Offices, No. 37, Corn ; 38, Haymarket; 11, Holborn; 141, Ox ,,rd•-street, A CAUTION. We most earnestly advise the PUBLIC FUNCTION• ARIRS, the Guardians of the King's Peace, the Armed Force of the Country, the Regular Troops, •and the Yeomanry, that they will not suffer the FESTIVITIES of CHRISTMAS DAT /0 divert Their Vigilance from the PLOTS Of the RADICAL CON.. SPIRATORS. It is very probable, that that day has been determined on for the Simultanthus "fleeting, which was postponed from the 13th instant to a more unguarded season; and that the Infidel Insurgents, who respfct neither God nor the King, have calcu- later! on that day for the dispersion of the Military Power, and the relaxation of its discipline. Tlll 'I'ItI CAI. REGISTER. Performed Last 'Night. .1111tA FRE RO VAL, DIWRY-LANE.—The School for Scandal: Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Mundell; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Payne. After which, The Mayor of Garratt. To EA'site itoYAL, COVENT-GARDEN —KingßichardtheThird: Richard, Mr. Macready ; Earl of Richmond, Mr. Abbott; Queen Elizabeth, Mrs. Faucit : Lady Anne, Mrs. Yates. After %%hid), Richard Coeur de Lion. PRICE 0 \VELV4 O'CLOCK. STOCKS THIS DAY AT •r Bank Stock 2131 per Cent. Red..... 3,4 per Cent NOI 1 per Cents 81L441 Ranh. Lun Ann. 17 5-16t1is Imp. 3 per Cent. Ann. ..6411 India Bonds... .3s. 2.5. 4s. dis. Excli. Bills, 2d..... 7s. 9s. dis. Con:.. for Account . • A nRtvF.l,-1 llulrlin , 1 Frastee. DUE-i Waterford, l 11.Alatul, 1 Gutivtiburgtr, 2 liattiburglu. 1I10:11 IVATEIt. AT LONDON 111111)GE TO-MORROW., iortlimg, 50 minutes alter .6. I Even . ' i 3 minutes :the, - 7. THE SUN. SOLEM WI IS DicEne ' , ALS A UDEAT ? LON DON, . 11 EI)NESD.II', DECEMBER 22, 1819. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Sattird.y last. Those of Sunday, which were due; have riot arrived. The Committee on the Address to the KING, having at length agreed upon one, in , de a report to the Chamber of Pe. polies on Friday. The discussion upon the Ad dress in the Chamber being altogether secret, no- thing is allowed to transpire in the Journals as to the nature or course of the debate. It appears, however, that, after discussing several suggested alterations, all the proposed amendments were got mid of by the previous question, and that on the scrutiny on the whole Address, as proposed by the Committee, there were for its adoption 136, against it 91—Majority 45. A Grand De- Imation was then appointed to present the Ad. dress to the King, and the Chamber adjourned till Monday. The terms of the Address would not be pub!ished till after its presentation. The following are extracts " PARIS, DEC, i3.—The King yesterday gave a private audience to M. de Lally ToHelldal, and transacted business witty the Minister for Foreign A ffairs. It W 33 repotted yesterday that the Count Decazes is to be appointed Ambassador to Eng land. Marshal Serrurier is dangerously ill. " Accounts from Naples mention a great erup- lion of Vesitviiii. " Letters front Cadiz, of the 30th ult., state, that on the 29th there had been no deaths from the yellow fever, Rad that -therewere.oaly 91 sick. FIVE PER CENTS. Friday 69 f. t 0 c. DEFERRED STOCK. Of the 22d March; 1817, 92 1. 55 c. 22cl Sept. 1817, 9of. 55c. 224 Match, 1818, BB f. 55c. 221 Sept. 1218,..- .22d Alarch,lBl9, • • 55 c; 2.2 d Sept. 1519, B2 f. 50 The Funds have -experienced a rise this morn- Consols have been done at G7l, but they were rather flat at l o'clock. log. Upwards of 100,000/. was insured at LLoyn's, upon the two ludiamen lost off the Cape of Good Hore. If the Opposition had intended to excite disgu3t among all the well-disposed part of the Commit y, they could not have adopted any plan better calculated to produce that effect, than in the struggle which they have made to obstruct those measures which the safety of the State demands, might we ask these Gentlemen, if they wish for the continuance and perpetuity of such meetings as are convened by Rebels who aim at ti►e destruc tiOn of all regular Governmetrt„ efter the mischief which those meetings have occasioned, and the alarm which they have universally ex cited.? What good aid rational Men will now be prevented from meeting, under proper regula tions, to deliberate on any measures of Govern ment that may affect the interests of die People .collectively or individually .? may ask the Opposition also, who have been so vehement their objections to restraints upon the Press, whe ther they wish for the existence of a seditious and blasphemous Press, that tends to introduce Rebellion, and to obliterate all sense of Religion ? The restraints on the Press, so far as Politics are concerned, are only intendtd to have a temporary operation, but with respect to blasphemy, we most cordially hope that all restrictions will be perpe tual, and be more closely interwoven with, and become essential parts of, the Law of the Land. While there is a due regard for Religion in a State, the People will be obedient to authority when it is properly exercised. They will never lightly and wantonly rise against the Government, but pursue-their occupations with stidi decorum and steadiness, that they will be sure of the protection of the Ruling Power, and that Power will have no temptation to intrude upon their rights, and ha zard their tranquillity. We therefore congratu late our Readers on the passing of the Seditious Meetings Bill last night in the House of Lords, and which only waits till to-morrow to receive the Royal Assent. The middling and lower orders of the People Dave great reason to feel much indebted to Mr. B. WILBRAHAM for introducing last night in the - House of Commons a subject intimately connected with their interests, and of course with their peace and comfort. If seems that the venomous spirit of the Radical Reformers had spread a Report, in Lan cashire, particularly, that it was the intention of Government to seize upon, and appropriate the Funds of the FRIENDLY SOCIETIES and of the SAVINGS . BANKS, and to appropriate them towards the liquidation of the National Debt. Mr. B. \VlLERAffairs, therefore, though fully aware of the falsehood and folly of such a Report, deemed it necessary that it should receive an authoritative contradiction from Government, before the Repre sentatives of the People. The Honourable Gentle man stated, that though this report had been pro pagated by mischievous persons, yet that it de rived some colour from a late Act of Parliament, by which the funds of these Societies were directed to be paid into the hands of the Com Missioners for tile payment of the National Debt. The Cr-la:leer, LOR of the EXCHEQUER, after commenting on the absurdity of the Report, distinctly stated, " that there was not the least foundation for such a Ru mour, for that the Funds of the Friendly Societies and of the Savings Banks, were kept wholly separate from the General Funds of the State, and that they could not be touched by the Treasury, even if such an intention had ever been entertained by Government."—This is an interesting and import:mut Statement, as no doubt the same insidious and wicked Reports will be circulated by Radical Reformers throughout the United Kinuom. As many grossly exaggerated and fallacious Reports have been prevalent respecting the recent tumult at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, we refer the Public to a Letter from that place in THE SUN of this day, which comes from a very respectable authority, on which our Readers may confidently rely. lEXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATE!) DOVER, DEC. 21. 1 " While the whole co un t r y i s i n a state - o f anxiety or alarm on the projected rising of the people of the North, and a strong military force is prepared to protect the peaceable and well dis posed subject ftom their diabolical conduct, it has excited much astonishment in these ports, that the daring acts of the smugglers hereabouts should not have excited the more marked vigilance of the Government, and that measures should not be adopted, if not to prevent bloodshed in the foolish resistance these offenders so - frequently make, (and which, perhaps, is not possible on many occasions,) at least to secure their persons when •committed to prison. Our gaol, secure as it is, was lately delieered of a gang of notorious smugglers the very night of their commitment, by a large hole bring broken in the solid wall, through which these enterprising spirits marched boldly out, in defiance of all the precautions used to restrain t rein but the consequences of these escapes encourage fresh acts of outrage. I have just seen a person from Deal, who says that on Saturday night a severe firing took place in the streets of that place, and that two men were des• perarely wonnded. I trust Government will now interfere, and give employment to the numerous and starving boatmen of the Cinque Pmts, so as to win them from this cursed traffic, Hod that the London Ship Owners, who consented to their being licensed to carry , oti Pilots to shipping, will direct a clause to be inserted in the New Pilot , Bill, to be brought into the [louse this Session, tor that porpose indeed, it is to he hoped, that the Lord Warden of the Cinque Porte, whom all must acknowledge feels every anxiety'on a sub ject of such vitaLimportance, will grant his Li censes to the two Boatmens' Societies of this place and Deal, by which the Public will be serv ed by a selection of the most active men, asso ciated for their general good, anti who will be ready in the must stormy nights and win try gales, to go off to shipping, without Ship- Ownees and Ship-roasters being inconvenienced, by a competition amongst ignorant met), or by se lectitig particular persons, instead of trusting to the Associations in question; who will do them justice, even if 'a more liberal price be paid for their services. . . :kla.;eEty'a .7.cveuut:.7 FOIL THE SUN. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, azt. 26, 1819. MR. EDITOR—Lest the disturbance which to9k place here, the night before last (Saturday ), should be made to bear the impress of the tusg . nifying or contorting alembic,—a thing by 00 means improbable at the present feverish season' I deem it proper to transmit you. the followig details, upon the truth and correctness of which you may place implicit reliance:— Two young men, Officers of the 6th Regiment of °raga ° Guards—a corps, by the way, that has displayed very eseW glary conduct during their short stay here—returning senl e. what late in the evening from a dinner-party, had some web s in the public street with a person who was accompanied bY ° female. Viewing himself as insulted, the citizen called t he watchman. who was prompt in his appearance. tloluckilf . however, the presence of the guardian of the night did 1; 14 tend to a quietus ; hut, on the contrary, as is too•frequeti l l the case, rather ageravated than, allayed a fracas, that, in t 1 beginning, certainly was slight,—nothing more, in paint ° I fact, than a few hasty words uttered in the heat .of The two Officers, however, having been given in charge, s 4 it is termed, they would have been taken to prison, bat t" bail which was tendered for their appearance, to Answer !be complaint when called upon, and which bail was accept' By this time a considerable crowd had collected; and on i t. transpiring that the charged had found hail, and so escal' durance, a spirit of great dissatisfaction was manifeste 4 which soon issued in gross abuse, and an attack upon two individuals in question, who, thus circumstanced, wef t glad to run into the Queen's Head Inn for shelter. 'r crowd on the outside rapidly increasing (foe Saturday i ° our great Weekly Nlaiket, and it is a late hour atsvali° before business terminates), and chewing every dispo 64 tion to riot, it was deemed proper to send to the Case , for a detachment of -soldiers, to protect the two Dragoo ° Officers to their quarters at the Barracks, which are distaa t front the town, nearly a mile. But no sooner - did the soldie r appear, than the mob, throwing off all restraint, strutted 0 4 I I pelted about them in all directions. It is true their missiles were not of the most dangerous kind, being for the mo t part pieces of ice, which were picked up from the street. 15 this dilemma, the military force being so very inadequate, express was sent to th e Mayor. The Chi e f Mag;strate*(:lT' CDTBALD REED, Esq.) whose unremitting attention to th e arduous duties of his office, at the present pregnant moutenlr is the theme of general and deserved panegyric —hastened ff the spot; and with great firmness, though in a conciliatini manner, harangued the people who were thus acting in core tempt of the laws and good order. -Unwilling to understao this lenient proceeding of authority, they neither would dig' perse nor become quiet. The consequence was, a messenger was sent off to the Barracks, and not many minutes elapse d before the Drag,mms took post in the streets. In the cool° of little more than an hour order was completely restored. am sorry to have to oLscrve,that one individual, a young m - 3° who it is alleged was by no means riotous, received an awk' ward wound in the head, accidentally, with a bayonet. Beyon d this, I have reason to think, no other casualty happened I° the people, though it is said one or two of the dragoons li•I s/ slight contusions. Nothing, in point of fact, could excel the temper and forbearAnce of these men, in their-coo l efforts to clear the streets, twitted as they were' suit' .shouts of defiance, and many a rude and coarse epithet... A horse belonging to one of the Officer. was badly wounds by something like a brick-bat, which struck the animal ,0 the forehead, and rendered titu.,,Ancapable of carrying ki j rider. I have been somewhat prolix in my Report• Mr. Editor; but I have been so, because ref, exaggerated statements are afloat even here,-- 61 to the Mayor's reading the Riot Act, &c. No* thing of the kind took place you may rest assured. SHIP NEWS. TORBAY, DEC. 20.-Artived his Majesty's Air Bacchus from the Esst Indies, and, atter landing her dispatches, sailed for Plymouth. PORTSMOUTEC,Mc. 21.--Arrived his Majesty's ship Leven from the coast of Africa, last from Illadeira. The John Crowther, Oakey, from Montreal for Liverpn° / was on shore at Longue Point, about 15 miles below Moi r treat, and had received considerable damage. The William, Blair, from Montreal for Liverpool, /I‘ ° aground in coming down the St. Lawrence, in Lake St. tors, and it was doubtful if she would be got off this season: o The Nilc, from Qu e b ec f or Li verpoo l, was on shore bel ° the Three Rivers, without any hopes of her getting away LP' year. The Bounty Hall, Roberts, from Bengal for Liverpool, driven on shore on Motiqay, near Swansea, and it was feast would'be wrecked. The cargo was discharging• The Eliza Ann, Crowder, from St. Andrews, New Boxi ir wick, to Liverpool, was driven on shore on Monday, 00 Mumbles. COEN EXC HANGE, DEC. 22.-We have had 1 1 ° arrivals of any Graht since Monday, from whic h day a considerable quantity of the middling de" scrwtions of Wheat and Barley remained over f ar this mornings Marker, but for which there was 11 demand, the Millers and Malest ers holding °P from buying, in expectation of large arrivals 0$ soon as the wind becomes favourable, and node that impression, an abatement of 2s. per Quar te t from Mondays prices, would not have accelerate sales ; Peas, Bean 4, and Oats, are at nomin al prices, scarce a sale of either having been effe ct' ed ST. THOMAS'S DAY.—The several Wardmot et were held yesterday for the election of Comm a° Councilmen.--The only contested Wards g ret Cornhill, Bread•street, Tovuor, and Cordtvain er4' Yesterday Lord Viscount SIDNIOUTII had thence of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House' The Duke of 'Yam visited the PRINCE 114G 014 yesterday,. at Califon House. Yesterday, the Lady of IVro. Ward, Esq. of Bloornsburr spate, of a daughter. MAItRIED. On the 16th inst. at the English Ambassador's, at V -. . 65 ' James Du Bois, _Esq. of Brixton, Surrey, 'to Eliza I► l3rl ' daughter of G. Grant, Esq. of Ingoldstherpe-liall Norfoh" Oil years At Otte, DIED.' the 16th inst. at Suuning-hill, Berks, Mrs. Alose, a 11 inhabitant of Hampstead, aged 69. Homerton, on Sunday morning, the 19th inst. ..l‘irse aged $4. —do LONDON: Printed by .J. 13. CARSTAIRS, of No. 29, rz , at Ormond-street, Queen square; and published by e rr SCRIPPS, of No. 7. South Ali ) lt o n- s t ree t, at -1 He A—prop ()dice, No. 112, Strand ; whereAdveitisements, Le ecc. (post-paid) must be addressed. . .~ t the dleJ Ith 6 Y PO for rea for of ] of tior for 2 tan of and *ha. not Fri, who Cenci Z by , the Perf ..—_ Pub txpi CUT fife ask i