The Sun. — London, England, 1815-01-11 00:00:00

THE SUN REVIEW. (No. 1.XT1.) The PA:urn LETTER, containiuc the best: productions of the day, dedicate.! to both Hous•es - of Parrliatnent. No ;VIII. Nov. 1814. To be continued _occasionally ; at an average of four or five Numbers annually. Bvo. pp. 2SO. Price js. 6(.1. Gale, Curtis, and Fenner; Rodwell ; Black, Parry and CO. London; Munday and.Siatter, Okford ; Deighton, Cambridge; I`,lacredie and Co. EdiOburgh. WVl►en we look to our Libraries, the careless among us find a litter of loose pamphlets without arrangement, torn, deficient, and useless, while the mo're systematic discover in a crowded shelf -a mass of this species of production bound up, lettered, and in good order, it is. true, brit so vo luminous 'and debased with inferior publications, as to render the collection, independent of its heavy expence, of little comparative value, either for reference, entertainment, or,instruction. The project of making a selection like that now be fore us, and of submitting it to the public at a very moderate charge, - was therefore an excel-' •lent idea, and would certainly have been ear- lier noticed in the So x REVIEW had we seen . any of the preceding parts. Not having had an opportuni ty of consulting them, we cannot speak of the gene ral 'merits of the PAMPHLETEER ; whether impar, tiality and sound discretion have been exercised in the choice of the matter thus distinguished by be ing, consigned to a more permanent form, or wile der a party leaning and injudiciOus preference have given honour where honour was not due.— If we may be allowed to judge, however, of what we have not seen by this single Number which we haVe perused, our opiaioa must be of a very favrprable nature. Subjects of great national 'consideration, of high political importince, of much scientific interest, of general information, and of practical utility possess the pages of this Number: Ist. Mr. Serjeant O'Nstow's Speech on the Apprentice Bill, which has led to a measure of as great practical good as any which has lately occupied the Legislature ; 2. Mr. STEPHEN'S ad mirable history of TOUSSAINT 'LOUVEETURE, sr ways instructive, but at present rendered pecu liarly worthy of attention from the actual state of St. Domingo; 3. Judge FLETCHE Cs celebrated and imprudent Charge to the Grand Jury of Wex ford ; 4. ASpeech of Sir S. ROMILLY against Peace being made without insisting on the instant aboli tion of the Slave Trade :' 5. Observations on the Brumal retreat of the Swallow, by Taos. rolls- TER, F L. S.: 6. TALLYRAND'S Memoir to the National Institute of France, concerning the com mercial relations of America and Great Britain ; and four original Essays, compose the present publication. Of the re=published matter, we shall observe nothing more than that all these pamph lets seem to merit the distinction they have re ceived, with the exception of Sir S. RO3IILLY'S Speech, which is too narrow a party view of a great question, and discloses too little of informa tion to deserve being rescued front the silence which accompanied its emission fioni the groaning press. Enlarged and universally useful exposi tions, combined with the illustration of novel and instructing facts, sire the only grounds which shotad ever lead the Conductors of this Work to reprint what are strictly and li terally party • effusions. The oration of. Sir S. ROMILLY is neither remarkable for any of these qualities or for eloquence,and without the speeches which preceded and followed it, it presents an insulated and uuft.ir picture of a question, which, to say the ,least of it,. may well admit- of much being urged on the other side. N'Ve ought not perhaps to lay so much censure on this point, as almost any two of the other selections arc worth the full price of the whole volume ; but it is not of the pecuniary cost, so much as of the cost of time, and the lack of justice in forget - dug the " Audi alterant partent" that We complain. — The original treatises conskt of I . Observations on the Report of the Committee of Weights and Measures, by Calculator ; 2. An Inquiry cOn cerning the propriety of increasing - the import dory on Foreig;u Coin, by JOHN N Ale MIT}I, L5(l. S . . Brief Observations on the Punishment of the ; and 4. Obseevations on the American Q,:e.stion, by Conciliator. All these subjects Were'' dignes virdice nodus," awl, as fur as they go, arc treated with consider able ariiity. The ri:zi is, Lowever, a mere sketch, bear being more fully handled. The difficulty att:c►lccl for the subject it embraces is to and a'l unchangeable standard ; when that is determined upon, the !node of division, d e „„ m i_ 11 . atioo, &c. .1611 not be of difsetilt arrangement, arid CaL;k4ttn's hints will merit every attention Assay, and O;1 the tli'l• milting Weight coftcspondent cvith rich other. of M r . y we have only space to say, that it is a laborious, c onipreliemive, and .able tr;:,:r, replete with intelligence, and worthy Or being read by all ranks of die I3ritish Nation. We perfectly coincide with him in every poia, and thank him for the valualgleinformation he has sffindeti us. IN/id& regard to the two last Essays, we lament to say we cannot speak so favourably in truth, we cannot say one word, on their behalf. The first is the raving of a Westminster Elector,- who mistakes himself fOr the-Public, and sets his opi nion above the Laws of his Country, as WoLsE . v set hiniself above his King—" Ego et rex meus," said the -one ; " Ego et loges Anglid.," says the other. The last of all is a series of democratical dia tribes in favour of the Republican gentry on the- . other side of - the Atlantic, which having been justly rejected by-the Editors of several British Journals, (why were they not sent to the Morning Chronicle ?) have been consolidated int) a pam- Otto and aid a feature, not nnentertaining, to the Pamphleteer. They are thought by the Author to be sufficiently provocative of controversy, but we shall not be moved by a dish of Skim milk. Looking to the whole of this publication, we • think ourselves justified in pronouncing it to be • well deserving of public ,encourageMent. With one or two blots, which are perhaps unavoidable .. in a work of the kind, whose object must be to provide food for all palates, it contains twice or thrice as much " sterling stuff" as could be pur chased •in any other shape at twice the sum at Ndliell it is sold.. All that we would impress / upon its Conductors, is-,to be strictly impartial in Weir selections ; and,--as they appear to be "ex officio " More responsible for original nnonymotts Essays (nameless bastards which the parish in - which they- are born must maintain adopted children) than for any other portion of . their publication, that they ought to be moat • • cautious in lending their countenance to such as may be excepted against. In this ,branch (and an excellent one it - is) of their work, we would advise them to adhere to subjects. of science, or- of political economy, and avoid, the discussions which Faction, lie it Whig or Tory, delights CO dwell upon. DUTCH PAPERS. GHENT, DEC.' 30.—The American Legation gave, on the ?Sal', a magnificent entertainment to the English Ambassadors, at which the Com- , mandant of the City, and the Hanoverian Staff Officers were present. The utmost cordiality and generous frankness prevailed at this entertaintnent, which was the image of perfect reconciliation. Lord Gambier had risen, and was going to • give for the first toast, " The United Statei of North America," when his EXcellency was pre-vented by Mr, Quincey Adams, who gave, " His Majesty the King of England."----The music played " God save thcr. King." • Lord Gambler—" The United . States of North America." " Hail Colum*.lia !" was played. Count ILVon Stciuhugse, nt.,.udant of the De partment—" The Pacifimtor3 of the Two States; may their union 'contribute to the happiness of the Depart m cat which is confided to my Government ;, m:.ty their Excellencies communicate to their re spective Governments the lively interest' which those under me take in their reConeiliatidn." - Mr. Quincey Adams—" His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange." Mr, A. Gallatin—" The Intendant, begging hint to certify, to the City of Ghent the gratitude of the Ministers of the United States for the at tentions %Omit the inhabitants have shewu them." Lord Gambier--- To the Intendant, with siini lar expressions of personal regard." All these toasts, which were received with joy, were ,the expression of the sentiments that pie- - railed at this entertainment.—Next Tuesday, the Intendant gives an entertainment in his - turn, to their Excellencies. Bois-L1?•-Due, JAN. 2.—Private letters from Cleves say, that they consider there the fate of the late Department of the Roef as decided ; it will not be joined with the Netherlands, as we had hoped, hnt With Prussia ; nay, in the Cologne Courant, we see the nomination of several Prus sian Civil Officers for that Department. HAGuE, JAN. 3.--His Royal Highness the Here ditary Prince of Oratige has been for some clays past iu this capital. FRANKFORT, DEG.3l.—The Nuremberg Courant says, 'that the order for the march of It a li an troops to the Gcrman dominions of Austria has been revoked the troopi already on the march, ore to return to Italy: The German regiments in Italy are to return to their garrisons to be emu-, pleted. (Accounts front Vienna of the 2Jth say, , that the (i.ertwan regiments that were already on their march home through . 111yria, are ordered to remain in Italy.) BRUSSELS, JAN.-I.—Letters front Ghent say that the English Minister there have received .the ra tifieatioit of the Treaty NV 01 America.. The two Legations are exuecteul to go away next week.— We expert shortly the Ilereditary Prince of Orange to return' here Ipitn the 114gue.---(Dutch Pryers to the Sth Januar BICUSSELS AND FRANKFORT ?AVERS. BRUSSELS, JAV. 4.----All is quiet on the Fron tiers of France from Metz to Dunkirk : themili tary movements that had been observed have en, tirely ceased ; the different corps of the army have indeed received reinforcetnents, but this measure was natural at a moment whcn so many prisoners of war are returning home to their country. — People say that the garriSons of the fortresses in the Departments of the North, and of the Straits of Calais, are numerous, and that of Lille in par ticular is composed of 12,000 foot and two regi ments of horse.. But in making this observation people forget that France, being reduced to her ancient limits, tupst necessarily retain a consider able force within them. When the Prince de Soubise was Governor of French Flanders before- the Re— volution, the garrison of Lille was frequently composed Of 1 6,000 men effective. The centre of Europe will enjoy a long peace ; of this there can be no doubt if at this moment any clouds arise, it is towards Turkey that we must turn our eyes---the empire of the Crescent is threatened. The Barbary States which subsist on pillage are equally so ; Europe feels that it is necessary to punish banditti, whose boldness is increased by long impunity, and at lepgth to carry war into their retreats. The affair which has made it necessary to ar rest General Excelinans, and to have him tried by a Court-martial, makes a great noise in France, especially in the army : the General is expected in a few days at Lille, where the Court-martial that is to sit upon him is forming. Count lialon, who is distinguished by his military service, will be President. Souk years ago, General Excelmans, when only Colonel of the Ist regiment of Chas sears, on horseback, was for a long time in garri wn at Ghent and Brmsels. At the moment that he is going to be tried, it is partic►►larly interest- ing to kni) . w the nature of the crime Of which he . is accused, and the more so, as the French Jour nals are wholly silent on this head. The follow ing are the details of this. affair Lord Oxford having passed with his family some time upon the Continent, - returned to England on some family business which required his presence. After having passed but a short time in his native country, he returned to France in November, in tending to joi❑ his wife and children at Naples. Stopping- for some days at Paris on the way, he had the imprudence to say, that he was the bearer of letters-of great consequence. The inconside rate expressions of his . Lordship having excited suspicion, his Majesty, upon a report made by the Police, ordered him to be arrested, which, in fact, tobk.place near Ville Juif, where his pocket -book was seized. Lord. Oxford complained to the Duke of Wellington of this violation of the law of nations, and demanded the restitution of the papers' which had been taken from him ; but the Ambassador, who upon his Lordship's demand had taken some steps, was- soon con vinced that his countryman was culpable, 'and the affair went no farther between the Ambassd. dor and the Government. Now, among the papers seized were found some which left no. doubt that General Excelmans kept up a correspondence with the King of Naples, and that he gave to that Sovereign the assurance that there was.still in - France, and above all in Paris, a strong . party for' Buonaparte, and that there was at this, very ro went, in the capital, a considerable number of persons who might be depended on, and who were ready to assist in restoring the late Govern= meat. Upon , a report made to the King by General Dupont, Minister of War, it was merely signi fied to General Excelmans, through the goodness of his Majesty, to be more circumspect for the ; but the Duke of Dalmatia succeeding to the Ministry, saw the conduct of the General in a more criminal point of view than his predeces sor bad done, and - ordered hint to be arrested, as having, by hi's refusal, declared himself disobe dient -to the orders of his superior, and to be tried by a Churt-thartial. What a contrast between the conduct of Louis !N . :VIII. and that of Napo leon, for whom a bare suspicion was enough . to plunge a brave soldier into a loathsome dungeon, where he often languisted for years together, without being even interrogated concerning the crimes imputed to him.—(Oracle, Jan. 5.) FRANKFORT, JAN. 1.-The Chronicle. of the Ceingress received last night, contains some letters from Vienna, the following accounts, particularly relating to Germany : Dec. 21.—The plan already published for tire division of Germany into Circles, and the appoint ment of Directors of Circles, will not be realised, It is withdrawn because the Directors..of Circles must have had too much influence in the concerns of the single States of the Confederation. On the other hand, the plan of a General Tribunal of the Confederation proposed by Austria will be carried into effect. This Tribunal will consist of . Dept , . ties from all the German States. ' Austria and' Prussia take a part in it, for one part of their do minions. The Tribunal will deride principally on complaints of the States of the country against•the Sovereigns. According to the Registers, which will one day be made known. to Germany, an d will confirm this account, a certain Soverei gn has been per snarled with great difficulty. to accede to this plan:• His consent, it seems, has not yet been formally given ; but, as things stand, is not to be doubted of. " The Sovereign (so says the Register), has already made such great sacrifices to the cause of Germany. He has even adopted the idea of esta wishing Assemblies of the States, and now he'shall make a farther sacrifice, and recognise a third party as jtidge . bet ween the States and the Sove reign. That is asking too much, that he Can not accede to. If any difference should arise be tween the Sovereign and the States, it might he referred to the mediation of another State. &Tri bunal is therefore of no nse. The two great Powers Lave, however, proceeded on the idea that .such a Tribunal is necessary for Coe freedom of the State, and the erection of the Tribunal by the complete majorit) ()Notes can hardly be doubo. This point being gained, will probably appear a principal basis of the German Constitution. -1.1•_ is now in debate where the future Tribunal o f ti.c Confederation shall have its sittings ; Frauk lort ' Ratisbon, Nuremberg, and Augsburg, Dave Keen proposed." DEc. 22.—A difficult problem for the wisdom of the Congress is to satisfy as far as possible the Mediatiad 1'; i!lees. They are powerfully sup ported by two great Courts. Among them is the venerable Prince Metternich (the Father), who has deserved so highly of Germany. Prussia h as already given an example, as we "see in the Berlin Gazette of the 10th, that it orders, all the toe s since Nov. 1, 1813, to be paid back to the media" used Princes, and 'has concluded a Very 61'0 0- able cdavention with Count Stolberg \Venlig" rode.. Another Court expressed, in the Committee the most liberal principles in respect of those. Princes. A third is said to have declared its elf expressly against their reinstatement in corral" important rights, but desires that their future Si Illation may be such as to afford, »o ground fo r complaint. At, all events, therefore, their situ''' . tion will be better. , Some of the greatest nil perhaps be raised' to the rank ot Someign, the others obtain a great improvement of th e ' t. condition. The Congress endeavours to aecoll" plish all this without any dictating will, that e ° unnatural 'edifice - may arise ; and thus it is coo" pellet! to proceed. slowly, for the good of the whole. Dac. 23.—Yesterday a second plan for a man Constitution was , deliiiered iu by Austria. af: NEXT WEDNESDAY THE LOTTERY BEGINS.— rr .,- - u , FIRST TICKET DRAWN A PRIZE ABOVE /,.25 ‘ B7l ';',z RECEIVE L:to,000 IN ADDITION, AND MAY prvo% •'• A PRIZE OF L. 30,000. MAILS. ,ARRIVED-1 Holland, I Waterford, Dun-1 Lisbon, 21-laur burgh. PRICE OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Bank 1,. Ann. 16; 7-16ths India Bonds, 20s. pr. Exciieq. Bills, 3s. us. pr. dis. Cons. for Account, Bank Stock, 3 per Cent. Red. 6.:1/ 3 per Cent. (Aim. 6511 , 1 ex. div. 4 per Cent. Cons. 82i per Cent. Navy Ann. 94 ex. div. HIGH WATBR AT LONDON BRIDGE To-340R 0 %. Morning, 25 minutes alter 3. Evening, 51 minutes aft." TH E SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11,1315. A Dutch Mail, in a Letter from Ghent, de scribes an Entertainment given by the Americas Legation to the British Commissioners.• It breathes a spirit which we should, like to see uni" versa' ; for wizen the sword of war is sheathed po- • thing is so becoming as an oblivion of all that can lead to angry criminations and the perpetuation of everlasting b atrQd. If may depend on the statement, that the Department of the Roer has been definitively an nexed to Prussia, it will afford good reason for sup- , posing that that Power has abandoned its claius. for at least a portion of Saxony, as if it accepts of indemnities in Westphalia, it cannot require them also in Saxony. Brussels Papers to the 6th inst. arrived last night. According to these the military prepara" tions on thesfrontiers of France bad been in a great degree suspended, The intcllige►ace them from Vienna chiefly relates to matters of de" tail tegarclin . g Germany. The Newspapers which are most violent in Oleic censures upon the Spanish Government, are not at the same time consistent in their censures, Ir c warranted in their, deductions. They tell us every Frenchman in Spain is persecuted : t his spews no love for France ! They also assure that decrees highly favourable to French cool" merce, and injurious to that of England, have been promulgated by FERDINAND VII. Avonl d . not the candid inf erence b e , t h at i n - t h ese measures his Majesty had only consulted what lie 0 1 °` 10t to be the best interests of:Spain. _ To us it cc" ' tainly appears so. The Lords of the Treasury being fully coa" winced of the policy of the measures 'which tb6 have adopted respecting the Bonding System, ha l begun lo enforce the payment of the delicienci eg alder that System, and - in consequence, it stated, issued seven writs yesterday, to c ompel the payment of duties on Bonded Wines.. Morc , it 16 understood, will be issued this day, on ac count of Spirits. • . The case of Baron d'lmecer will Ite decided to" The Chronicle has been busy pre-judg" ing the question, and publishing the case of thi s Person and his Advisers ;—a just and fair proceed in; whilet he matter is sub judicel It pretends t° ° ' that the Public are much interested in the matte' We believe there has not been the slightest i n terest excited beyond the circle of the worthy DIL L " Baoucli An . , Chronicle, DI MB ERT and- Co. for no one of w r whom does the Public care one ,for hltt [link, on the contrary, tha t if theY morrow.