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LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. [Morning Chronicle.] Extract of a Letter from. Madrid, dated' March 27. " At: express, travelling AN . id) the greatest Lase, and di,:patched by General O'Donnel front Cadiz', Ins atrived here, and the contents of the dispatches have spread a most visible alarm among Ministers. A most sensible alteration is rumark ed Lozano de Torres and Eguia. A great b:lstie has been created in the depaitment3 under their charge; and as they are the chief barome ters by which the public judge of affairs', curiosity has been considerably awakened. As far as it has been possible to judge from symptoms attend ed with unusual mystery and alarm, as well as from what it has been possible to gather in pri vate channels, it is believed that General O'Don- Del, the Commander in Chief of the grand expe .dition, has discovered a plot, prepared by the disaffected called upon to embark. It is rumoured that he expresses his distrust of some Officers sell() have considerable influence among the men, and that besides murmurs on account of pay. &c., there is.a great clashing of feeling and sentiment, some being Serciics, others Liberates, and some again Afraneesados, and a fourth class, men who consider themselves under a state of compulsion. It is thought he has requested fresh instructions and powers, whereby much dilemma has been created, though the Government was well aware that this new service was not liked, and some difficulties at tie moment of embarking were even anticipated ; to remedy which, it had been pro posed that the King should go down to Cadiz, under a hope that his presence would give greater eclat and overawe the discontynted. This cer tainly would be a novelty, for Spanish Monarchs have seldom quitted the capital, listless on hunt ing parties ; but it is whispered the King has a particular antipathy to visiting Cadiz, a town so latlly devoted to the Cortes and a new order of things. The malevolent might besides say he was himself going to America, as they did of his father, when he thought of visiting Andalusia.— Besides-, arrangements are on the lapis for the Kidg's third marriage. This dissatisfaction among the troops has been caused by the general dislike to be sent out to serve in America, which has al ways beets considered a kind of banishment, and the accounts ieceived from Morillo's army have by no means tended to remove' it. The conduct of the party on board the Trinidad transport has also been publicly talked. of at the messes, , and approved as tar as it was dared. The Spanish army never was fond of a Chief who is a rigid disciplinsariail, and austere in his manners. This is the case with O'Donnel, who keeps them tight at work. The disturbances at Valencia have not yet terminated. Elio is constantly alarmed by pas quinades and anonymous letters. The bloody edicts he published have excited general discontent. " The cession of the Floridas is talked of here as a measure long ago resolved upon by this Go vernment, and i's being carried into effect was supposed to be delayed only by the influence of another yower, jealous of North America. The Spanish Government is not now, however, so punctilious. Little or no gratitude is felt towards Eogland, whose Government, it is supposed, se cretly favours the Insurgents. A considerable sum will b. obtained out of the grants of land in the Floridas, made to the King's favou"rites, the Duke de Alagon and Pogo- Eurostro." Letters from Petersbnrgh, of the 15th ultimo, mention that Prince Gustavus of Sweden, son of King Gustavus IV., bas obtained permission from the Emperor, his Uncle, to proceed to England, for the purpose of completing his studies at Ox ford.. Report speaks highly of the virtues and talents of this unfortunate young Prince, who excites universal interest and sympathy in the North Of Europe. In these feelings we must largely share ; for we cannot easily forget the associations with which the name Of Vasa was connected, nor the services rendered by two Sove reigns of that illusirious House to the cause of civil and religious liberty. It is said that a great Potentate, whose' generosity and magnanimity are proverbial, has settled upon Prince Gustavus an allowance of 20001. Sterling per annum, during tl , e residence of the latter in England, and that on the term!, of his Royal Highness to the Con tinent, he is to espouse his cousin, a Princess of Hesse Cassel, who, if rumour be correct, has latJy refused a matrimonial alliance with the new Swedish Dyuatty.--(lbid.) [Morning Herald ] Ins Royal Highness the Prince Regent, we are happy ro.srate, is much better from his late attack or the gout ; his Royal Highne>s, yesterday, took an airing in 4is carriage, and will leave town, this day - , for the Pavilion at Brighton. The air of Brighton agrees so 'well with his Royal High ness, that he considers it more beneficial towards a speedy recovery. His Royal Highness does nor inten►l to remain more thin ten days at tire Pa vilion, on the present occasion. [Morning Post.) We have to state, front high authority, that the paragraph front Vienna in the last Hamburgh Aleil, relative to Prince Leopold, is in it very ma terial respect erroneous. It is true th,t 1?Is High ness ha, purchased a house in the neighbourhood or that city for the sum of NHL steriing, but not for his own residence, as his Highness certainly returns to England in the course Of next month. tie will reside at Claremont during the summer, a d dt r‘larlhorougli-house, Pull-Mali, in the win ter. The house which his Highness has pur chased at Vienna is not at any season intended for himself, but for his brother,. to whom he has matte a present of it. We are further assured, that his Highness means to' transfer some por tion of his income to his sister, the Duchess of he r, 'rho' is now on her way to England with fear Royid Consort. LITERARY REVIEW. Tnr, PEASANT OF AUBURN; on, THE OLD MAN'S TA LE. retch.-GPs our Readers may ermceive, from the title of this 1. 3 6 em, that it relates to 4 6 Sweet AUBURN, loveliest Vdiage of the Plain," which has been iminortaiized by the Muse of Gor.nsmvin ; and if their imaginations should have been .led so 13s, we can, at least, assure them that the Work before us has much of the s i m pli c ity of that Muse, and none of the fantastic deem atinhs of modern Poetry —The tale is affect inq, and told in that artless manner which is cal etilved strongly to interest the feelings. The character of A LrEIKI) is rculiar, but natural, and shots the danger of giving tray to the delusions of itn3gitiation, and the indulgence of passion. The character altogether may he considered as the victim of sentiment. 'The saute may be said of MARY, another of the characters, who is de lineated with great delicacy, and who, unhappily— hut we will not forestall the pleasure of the Reader by a recital of the story, simply observ ing, that as the catastrophe is of a melancholy natute, it may be inferred that the Poem is not without foundation. Therefore, after again stat ing that the Work is marked by the simple energy of truth and genuine pathos, which bold forth very promising; omens of future exc ellen c e, if it be the production of 9 youthful %%Triter, we shall merely extract the passage that relates to the MA TFUNAL CHARACTRI:, recommending it altogether to Readers of fteling, whose taste has not been perverted by the horrific extravagance of most of the later effusions of the Press, which have been denominated Poetry ! ! Mother and child ! ah ! hearts lactroth'd wax cold, Brothers forget the common blood they hold, Friends look like strangers on us ;—bat the name— The magic sound of.illothe:-, is a claim Front first to last on man :—the lightest heart, The coldest, dullest, sternest do not part From their own mother, hut they melt to tears, And look ail lonely on their coining years ; And think again on childhood—bow she stood Between their father arid his angry mood ; How watch'd beyond her strength for many a day, When ill and reckless of her cares we lay In feverish fretful nets, and scarce bestow'd One thankful smile for all the love she shew'd FL.V.V ever ready in her arms to hide Our griefs, when every other lip would chide— Extremity's last sanctuary from the world! The wretch, whom crimes and infamy have hut I'd Far from all human intercourse, bath yet One that will still be kind, and still forget— Still south the rankling wound,—and still descry good in man, when all the rest deny. FOR THE SUN. THE STATE. MR. EDITOR-Mitch having been said since the Revolution, about Whig and Toryism, to con fonnd and distract a stiff-necked people, perhaps a concise description of our Political Body may lead to its obvious comprehension. The Supremacy so often talked of, and so little understood, is a combination of terms. So is allegiance. Both append to the ,Crown. Su premacy is in the'King, and allegiance is his due; not to Parliament, which is only the Supreme Court of the Constitution, as the House of Lords is the Supreme Court of Justice in the last resort; and so long as the King in his executive character protects our rights as an associated people, be is entitled to our allegiance. To the laws we owe obedience, but no longer than while they arc constitutional. When they cease to be so, resist ance is the law of the land. The Constitution is as often talked of, but few [snow where to find it. One calls it a statute, a nte her the law. In our political system there are three powers, with others that ate subordinate, particularly prerogative, which is vested in the Crown ; not to counteract the higher, but to sup ply their occasional deficiencies. The first of these three is the power of the People, the second is the power of the Constitution, and the third is the power of the Law. The third is first, because without people, neither Constitution nor Law would he necessary. The second is the power of the Constitution, as the immediate effect of the first ; and the third is the power of the Law. So that the Constitution is derived from the people, and the Law from the Constitution, which is a compact, and Law the municipal rules of the body politic, which is the STAIR. The Constitu firm is the agreement between the members of a civil society in its original settlement, and the form of their Government. It is the genus where of the Law is the species, fixing the relations and duties of governors and governed. To carry this theory into practice, Parliaments were necessary, as a formal part of the Constitution, and as our rights nit! the substamial. They are the Deputies of the People, for the purpose 9t legislating with in its boundaries, to secure lite and liberty, pro per:y and the freedom of trade, receiving its force from an executive arm,' as a contract with the people ; not a compact, which states what is agreed upon, but an engagement which is to carry it into effect. A compact is a deed executed in itself, but a contract is a deed executory, and to he executed; one strewing what is done, the other what is to be done; 'otkerwise a compact might sleep. lUagna Charts is troth, as the act of the people, sanctioned by the King, and is out of the power of Parliament. The rules of the Constitu rion are to the Parliament what the law is to the Judges who are confined to declare it, as the Par liament is to the Constitution in making it. Par liament are the Trustees of the people ; the Con stitution is their deed of trust; and they are an swerable for i:s non-execution. it is a circle ; the Law is the radii drawn o' surface, which can never exceed ;. circumference, while the people, like compasses, are fixed in the middle to describe it. TEhAiE FILMS. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. THEATRE. ROYAL, DFUTRY-LANE.—Jane Shore: Hastings, Mr. Rae ; Jane Shore, Mts. W. West. After which (Ist time), Abudab. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.—King Henry the , Fourth (First Part) : Hotspur, Mr. Maeready ; Lady Percy, Miss Foote; Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Yates. After which (2d time), Fortunatus and. his Sons. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE. 0 CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red.... 73 72i 731,- 3 per Cent. Cons 761,543 ii 4 per Cents 91i 92 per Cent. Navy Ann 1O Bank Long Ann. 19 3-16ths India Bonds, 395. 40s. pr. Exch. Bills, ad.... is. ills. par Cons, for May........ 73i 74i MAILS. AttgivED-1 Waterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey. nuE-1 Guernsey and Jersey, I Hamburgb. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning, 33 minutes after 5. I Evening, 3 minutes after G. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1819. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Sunday last. On account of the solemnity of Easter, the Offices of the Journals were shut on that day, and no Papers were to be published on Monday. The following are extracts : " CHAM;ER OF DEPUTIES, SATURDAY, APRIL 10. " After a number of petitions had been report ed., M. Courvoisier made a Report from the Com mittee on the first Projet respecting the Liberty of the Press. The Report recommended a number of verbal amendments, and stated, that on the paragraph enacting that no action for defama tion should he founded on any speech delivered in, or paper printed by order of, either of the Chambers, the Committee were divided in opi nion, M. Courvoisier proposed, that Journalists -should be responsible in all cases where they should give incorrect reports of speeches. The Report and Speech were ordered to be printed. " The President proposed that the discussion on the Projet should be opened on Thursday. " Several Members called out that the dis cussion on the Projet respecting the Responsibility of Ministers ought to be opened on Monday. " M. Courvoisier thought that the discussion on the Liberty of the Press ought to precede that on the Responsibility of Ministers, and moved to that effect. " This motion was strongly supported. " M. Cornet d'lncourt saw no reason why a hasty and unfinished Report on the Press should invert the order of their proceedings, and prevent i the discussion on the Responsibility of Ministers. " M. Cour.voisier maintained, that his Report was complete. " it was at length decided, nearly unanimously, that the priority of discussion should be given to the Projet respecting the Press, and that the dis cussion should be opened on Wednesday next. " The discussion was resumed on the Projet respecting the Monopoly of Tobacco. The Chamber gave the priority to the original Projet, presented by Government, for maintaining the ex isting Monopoly, till the Ist of January, 1826, which was adopted-by a majority of 140 to 78. " PARIS, APRIL U.—The King heard Mass yesterday in his apartments, and afterwards transacted business with • the Baron Portal, Mi nister of Marine. The Duke d'Escars is to re present his Majesty this day at the Church cere mony in the Royal parish of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois. "We learn from Bourses the 7th inst. that the Public Ball, called Bal Ferry, having been the occasion of disputes and tumults, the Mayor had directed it to be closed until further orders. FIVE PER CENTS. Saturday 67 f. 50c. DEFERRED STOCK. Of the 22d March, isl 7, 85 f. 40r. 22d Sept. 1817, 9.2 d March, 1818, Bl 1. 40e. 22d Sept. . -91. 40c. 9.2 d March, 1819, " BERLIN, MARCH 30.—An incendiary has set fire to the Hotel of the Court of Justice here. Fortunately a timely discovet y was made, and the flames were extinguished without doing much damage. " HANOVER, MARCH 30.—The Assembly of the States have, by a numerous deputation, pre sented to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge an Address of Congratulation on the happy event of the birth of a Prince. " The first Chamber of the two Divisions of the States is .to consist of Prelates and the Eques trian Order, and the Second, is to represent the Towns and the class of Peasants." THE FUNDS.—A greet depression has taken place in the Funds, full one and a half per Cent. since Thursday last. The sales have been immense, both for the present and the ensuing Account. A considerable quantity of business has been done this day, but it is principally settling for to ptorrow, which is Account-day. Consols com menced at 73k, went to and the matlict geared heavy at the latter price. A certain gre at Party in the Money Market are holders of Stu ll ' to a very great amount, and it is reported the MI will be delivered to-morrow, which, if done , cause a further depression. It is veryltnucli to be regretted that - the plea lls of obtaining " locations" of laud in. the 101)0 American Colonies are not more generaflitwde known and circulated at the On'ports. For 8; too many of our Countrymen appear determ ine d to emigrate,it is desirable that 111,101unit' be Pre' vailed on to go to those Settlements, in which 0 4 will find excellent land and easily to be obtain el; moderate living ; no taxation, except for to kiris and repairing roads ; well regulated schook, many. tamed at the public expence ; and good soct rt s That such are the advantages to be derived JO° residing in British North America, is to 'b e ferred from the great number of Americao have settled there of late years. Ships are. 1)0 sailing weekly, for Quebec, Halifax, Shelbo" St. John's, and St. Andrew's. The passage 03 - nel is very moderate, and every accommoda tio° . afforded to the passengers by the Bogl isb Masters. Throughout these Provinces, th ere i ; excellent spring water, and every vat iety o f Hi ; Dale, Woods, Arable and Pasture Lands , t}l6 0 can be required ; with abundance of ". j ig Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, and inexha" stjb , 1 4z 4 beds of Gypsum throughout Nova Scotia "" Brunswick, which has been so strongly recto'' mended by Mr. PARKINSON and other pra ctic s Farmers as an admirable manure. ILVSP a P Pig b; pears;and almost every specie of fruit, ar e t° , 0 3 obtained at very low prices. The Rive rs , a be Coasts abound with fish of all kinds, a" , sports of the Country, though not under th e te ; straints of any ,Game Laws, are not inferior those of Europe. The justice and humanity which form our 1 7 0 tional Character must receive a great , 511 " C i l‘ a . /1 learning that a feeling of sympathy an d c° . o .ln 1- sr sion prevails in Germany in favour o f the .L"--- derer of KOTZEBUE, and ground o f this d' ° ea graceful tenderness for an assassin is t he iginP h ti - t n ic mixture of political and religious faoari ci°l ' w is considered -.1, his motive for the barbarons act; We have before avowed our conviction, that t t i l the French Revolution, which overturned ,0 sound political truth and all sense of religion' al, to be ascribed the demoralization of the I°*v classes of people in 3 11 countries, not even e'-t -' cepting our own, though we still conceive 6 : 4 there is a greater fund of good sen se % 0 honest feeling in the majority of our CounifY lP- tie questionworld.— Bisuttoifbethetraccaeu(si that renders them superior to any other lad i 8 fanaticism, and as both are combined in - t io . character op uo tr. t a Legislaturen t aolldf f Pnl r o t rs t i E i t o e : Ya r lia e r s mh i setirnpego concessionslei m it; ac p ea h tl l tl , a nd Tit n i o vilrY p eig ; l l i.g y: r e l° l 4hrtie for ever, anyetoof the atrocious glee 0 Papists will think it meritorious to rep c ould id tics by any means, and therefore, if theY c 7 i t f• i t once more obtain the ascendant in this Co tta or be admitted to any share of Political r° we conceive that assassinations would be frecistot nor could Popery ever rest while a I" te i v remained in the United Ettw're. 114 Pr ; t ti. iiv • Head of the State is determined to I .oll°- •,,,, to era. that CORONATION OAT ' example of his Illustrious Fither, on`' - ' 'o 44 ' 1 his ad b' compact between ' himself 0 6 - , Go'' jects ; and if there be' any Member' 4"? igto, vernment, whose want of political infei t i s tai or laxity of religious principles , induce. Co, nra n which is th e 1 i i, to be favourable to the Ce.use of I t Th: c ,ol' thole Ambition, we trust 'pat tbei will. -es, 1 dots fine themselves to mere i . Minister'"' 1513 • ths s and not attempt to introduce • ll elig ' th is le , t da l never will be satisfied till they effect the te"' fall of our Constitution in Churcli and Sta ...am 00° IP * Petitions from various Districts are f 1.0 A l" t course of signature against the CAT OOLIe o lubl ic and although there have no t been tiny'. they Meetings for the purpose, we u nderstand that too ° are numerous. That the People may oft ott an accurate view of Mr. PITT'S feelings re' the Catholic Question, we refer them to Short'the port of HIS LAST Speech on that subject, s __ he s ot. of HATHAWAY'S Collection of the SP"' , as io , that °cc ot time before his death. It is in the 4th vol dr° ,' that celebrated Statesman. —O n 1 voted referring the subject to a Committee, a nd 0 his seolimen Mr. PITT unequivocally reprobated the idea .I against it. He likewise 'delivered wi he/ ils at large on the them s uite of tuestion, ' , rote s ' reference not only io the feelings q of the f the Ca". taut Community, but to the co nduct 0 v"Vi a hil t tholes themselv es. We are satisfied, from Cfr has occurred sinc e Mr. P n ITT's death , 11)4', ..fari be noeliving, he would deem it more uo, 1