The Sun. — London, England, 1820-04-14 00:00:00

FOR TETE SUN M'DDLESEX ELECTION. MR. Eruroa—The Whigs have for a long time beers vtry sore at the slightest hint %, hie!) is thrown out of any conn:.ct ion between them and the Ra- die tds, and yul are enost Andy affof (lint', some fresh ground 14,r she tonput.t ion ; in no ir,9ianre li;is it been more fully exemplititil t 1.311 in tire kte Mid dlesex Election, which bras been carried by a junction as unnatural in principle as it %vas in dispensable for the attainment of its common ob- jeor utioatur4f, because it was made hp of those very pobtical Patties, who bed jiist ilefote been in violent collision with e a ch o !fier ‘Vestrain- ster ; but indispensable, because neit tier :he \Vhigs of Radicals, single-banded, could have ousted the Ministetial Candidate. Who is Mr. Whitbread? The son of R staunch Wnig ? Wh,t are his Piinciples ? Avowed by him self :tom the hostings to he precisely those of i\lr. Byog—a strinoth 11 7 hig- : and year %we find him supported by So Francis Burdett ami his nett ly eiceted Col:eagne, ill the very moment of their triohiph user au opponent in another place, ss hose only fault has hen that he aim) a %'hig. This is c , ,usist,oey I This is acting upon ptinciple Pow ()hen has Mr. Mellish during the late Elec. tion heel) t witted upon not for explaining his phi ciph s, though be has over and Over again referred to his past conduct, and avowed his determina titot to continto , in the same course From a man who has been so many years in Pailiament, one would think, this is at all events intelligible, whether he may have acted right or wrong; if right, he cannot g ive a better pledge for the fu ture dticharge of-his trust ; •if wrong, he has the more candour in openly avowing his intentions. What on lite other hand have heel) the profes sions of his moreerpficit opponent ? well knew, that upon the foie grand question of Parliamen tary Reform, a wide difference exkted amongst his own supporters ; and has he given utterance to one definite or tangible opinion upon this im portant subject ) Has he expressed himself in favour of Annual Parliaments and Universal Suf frage ? No, it would have lost him the support of' the Whigs ! Has he disclaimed those wild no tions No, it would have lint him the counte nance of the Radicals ? He has adopted a middle course, and dexterously •steered his " good Ship Independence" to take advantage of either cur rent. At one time lie boasts the exact prin ciples of Mr. Byng, hoping to ride into Par liament Ilium that Gentleman's second votes; at another, as some of his hest Friends ate tinning out, Mr. Limb for holding those identical ptincipies, he is obliged to say something about a "thorwqh" Reform ? Now, wt , at 'does Mr. Whitbread's " thorough Reform" Mean ? Is it Radical Reform ? It so, what be.., comes of lds devotion to the prticiples of Mr. Beng ? What of his support from Lord John Russel Both the avowed enemies of Raui ea l, though the advocates of moderate Reform. Or, does he only mean that sort of Reform which Mr. Byng, and Mr. Lamb, and many other Whigs have spoken in favour of ? Then, he his grossly deceived the worthy Baronet and Mr. Hubhouse, in suffering them to 'believe him, and proclaim - him to the Electors, a Radical Reformer like, th,nnselves.• In short, lie has been throughout a Whig to the Whigs, and a Radical - to the Radi• cats, and this is the young Gentleman who takes• upon him.seirto complain of Mr. Metlifilt for not declaring what his principles are. It will he ask ed by some, if Mr. Whitbread has been thus in definite in his professions, how will he regulate his conduct in Parliament, to please both the parties who have given him their support ? No thing more easy ! he has only to vote with the IVhigs on all common occasions, and they will have no objection to his once a year making a motion for " Thorough Reform," (or .seconding the annual motion of the persevering Baronet) because they are well aware, that it will end as usual in smoke; thus, without advancing the grand cause one step, he will return to his Con stituents at the next Election, the same " Friend to the People"—the same ‘‘' Champion of -lode pendence"—the same " Advocate of Reform" that be is at this moment, and the Whigs will again suffer him to be held forth as a Radical Retormer, because they cannot attempt to carry the two seats in Middlesex by any other means. Is this giving no encouragemeot to the Radicals ? Is it not playing the desperate game of the York Meeting over again, and blinking the question of Reform altogether (at least as to its different de grees and modes of accomplishment) for the sake of a combined attack upon the strength of Go vernment ? Let us nest look at the extraordinary neutra lity observed by the Whig Journal throughout the late Westminster contest : on a former occasion their amplest pages were dedicated to the service and support of Mr. Lamb, while the Baronet and his poor Nominee were made to figure away in all the hacknied epithets of ridicule and con tempt ; but mark the change ! not only have they during the late struggle denied to their own pe culiar Eleve, a single word of panegyrlc or de fetice, but no sooner i 3 the election over than even the vit operated Baronet is daily held up to our applause for his patriotisM, and our syMpathy for his conviction. What eves all this mean ? but simply, that the influence of Sir Francis is thought essential to the aecomplishment of their object in Middlesex, and as they are certain at all events of two votes against Ministers in 'West . eninster, Mr. Lamb may he abandoned to his tate, so they can, by conciliating his opponents, add one more to their ranks in the person of Mr. Whitbread. Is this, I ask, affording no encou . rage tent to the itolical faction ? Not only have the Whigs by such a sacrifice, given a most dan gerous saoctiOn to all the wildest views of the Reformers, hot it has tenriad more than any thing else to the personal gratification of Sir Francis Burdett; who invririablv turns his back upon them, •wheo he can do without their aristance. In Westminster, where he has at last proved him atif strong enough toohtust his Nominee upon us in s!liie of them, how often has he tola us, that a Whig is even worse thin a Tory, and depend upon it, the Radicals in general are much of the same opinion. If ever tha! fatal day for England should arrive, whit the " Sovereignty of the People" is eitablished to the extent they desire, the %%No will be the first to suffer from their present ftiends, and then will they have bitter cause to lament that they di: not rather :co-operate with those who merely differed from them as to the means of preserviug the Coustittuion, than with a Party, whose aim it ~as been to destroy the Constitution itself . . 1 mn, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, AN ELECTOR OF WESTMINSTER. April 7, 1820. *,* We trust that our judicious Correspondent will e x c u se s h e ,m,,voiciable postponement of his Letter, on account of the length of the recent State Tt Mt. LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING FLYERS OF THIS DAY. liWorning Post.] THE QUEEN. We have copied from an Opposition Paper * of yesteitiay on abstract, not an extract, of a letter from the QUEER, complaining of the treatment she has experienced from several Courts on the Conti nent, and threatening speedily to return to Eng land. This subjectis of so very delicate and pain ful a description that we are desirous of avoiding all discussion of it ; but were cannot help express ing our deep regret that the country should at all be menaced with the agitation of so very un pleasanr a question. lf, however, the evil-ad visers of the Must' ious Female are determined to (nice the discussion, they must abide the conse nt), tiers : it is said that a conduct has been pursued in a certain quarter so totally hostile to decency, co degrading to rank, so disparaging to the dig nity of the Imperial Crown, that should the ques tion unhappily be pushed to extremity, either some appropriate vindication of oil insulted honour must be resorted to, or we shall afford reason, for the degrading allegation, that the English Nation considers contempt of character a proof of virtue, and the notoriety of misconduct a recommendation to impunity. Every thing. liberal, with respect to the rank and establishment of the lilustrions Female, is intended to be con ceded to her ; and even in the event of her -fol lowiog the advice of evil counsellors, in every proceeding which this conduct may demand, the utmost moderation and cant ion will be observed by Ministers: The whole object, as we observed in the first instance, will be to uphold the Sove reign Authority and Majesty of tLe Throne in its just rights and di g nities, to prevent as much as possible all indecorous discussion, and render all painful evidence unnecessary to support the pro, cess which may be instituted, unless indeed a daring defiance, froin supposed want of proof, may make the production at it inevitable. * The Morning Chronicle, and copied into TIM SUN of yes terday. No less than three Officers belonging to that beautiful regiment, the IBth /Hussars, have been returned to the present Parliament. It is gratify ing to see the civic wreath thus entwined with the well-earned laurels of our late gallant defenders. We view with the gieatest pleasure the union of the characters of Senate end Soldier ; and We will venture to predict, that the gallant indivi duals iu questiou will fulfil their duties in -the Senate with as much credit to themselves and advantage to their country. as they have a lr ea dy done in the field.- - (lbid ) [Morning Chronicle.] THE CIVIL LIST. The arrangement of the Civil Aist occupies much, of the time of Ministers. We do not be lieve that there is any design of proposing to Parliament an augmentation of the sum, hut the details are difficult and multifarious. Mi n i ster , will have to prepare a statement of a ll t h e branches both of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown and the Charges on the Civil List—and the House of Commons will feel it to be its duty to investigate the subject at once, with a view to economy, and to the just maintenance of, the Royal dignity. Till all this is done, the King cannot know what sum will be actually fixed for his regal establishment.—at►d consequently all the projected additions to the Palace at Brighton are for the time suspended. His Majesty, in fact, has not set his toot within the Palace since he came to the Throne. Advices have been received in the City from Santiago de Chili, dated sth November, by which it appears that the Spanish line of !limit ship, the Sant Elmo, had arrived safe at Valdivia, where she found Colonel Sanchez (a Royalist) in com• mend of that place, with 800 •men, and an ad vanced post of 700 more on the Biobio, in perfect understanding with the Araucanian Indian's. The La Prueba had also reached Guayaquil in perfect safety. Lord Cochrane's several and unexpected repulses before El Callao had set that party to work in the capital who are opposed 'to British interests, and those ,intrigues hal heal. revived against him which gave rise to the difficulties he had to contend with when he titst a:rived from Eugland.--(11•id.) [The Times.) SPAIN. It has been stated in the French Papers, that the northern provinces of Spain, including Bis cay, Asturias; and Guipascoa, had manifested a backwardness. in acceding to the new order of ►hings; and it was presumed, therefore, that they would refuse to swear to the Constitution. It appears, however, by letters of the 11 inst. re ceived yesterday from Bilboa, that the Constitu tion was proclaimed on the 2d, and would be followed by the regular forms of taking the oath, and the festivities common to the rest of Spuin on such an occasion. The sole cause of the delay has been the independent form of Government possessed:by the province of Biscay, which re quired the performance of certain ceremonies coil netted ctith tlte abolition of (Ad fcirms, and the resignation of power by the existing 4 t!horities. previously to the adoption of the new regime, an I not any reluctance to follow the example set them by their coin rytneo. [New Times ] THE DISTURBANCES IN SCOTLAND. • [Extract' froliz Private Lettel's " GLASGOW, APRIL 10.—Since we last wrote you, things are going on more slid more to re store tranquillity. Every day, however, by fresh disclosnres, skews the magnitude of the danger we have escaped. Every hour arrests are taking place in our suburbs, or the surrounding country, and the military have been incessantly employesl in scouring the country, and dispersing bodies of the Radicals. So harassing has been the duty, that we know some of the Volunteer Yeomanry who have not been in bed for five nights running. —The Radicals are now certainly broken up in Scotland, never we hope to unite again. Arms are found hidden in various directions—many have been thrown into the river, which has of late been considerably swelled from rains. The roads from this to England and Ireland are, we under stand, thronged with fugitives, endeavouring to escape front the vengeance of the violated laws of their country. A most distressing and fatal af fray took place at Greenock on Saturday, which has occasioned the loss of a number of lives.— Twelve are killed and dead of their wounds, an equal number are dangerously wounded, and many of them cannot recover. The mob, instigated by a number of strangers (Radicals from other parts of the country) attacked the Port Glasgow Vo lunteers, who were conducting some Radical pri soners from Paisley to Greenock. Atter lodging these in gaol, the Volunteers were assailed, anti severely hurt by a mob, collecting in g' eater numbers every moment. They had recourse to blank cartridges, thinking to intimidate, but that had a contrary effect. The consequence was, they were forced to fire in earnest, and with the effect already mentioned. Some totally innocent indi viduals have fallen. Reinforcements of military prevented further bloodshed, but previously the gaol was forced, in defiance of all. the Authorities, and .the Radical prisoners liberated. We hope soon to be relieved from this distracted and alarm ing state, which has destroyed all business. We are still under great apprehensions of bad accounts from England—at least, such is the impression upon The minds of our Authorities here." " GLASGOW, APRIL 10.—You will have heard frequently of the unpleasant state in which mat ters have been here for some days past, and of the general posture of defence into which the wriole country has been so suddenly roused. Our troop (the Edinburgh) left home on Tuesday last, and we have been moved up and down the coun try without any rest during the past week. We came here on Saturday from Airdrie, and I ima gine we shall be kept here for some days, as the plan adopted by those in power of detecting and seizing the suspected ones and their arms requires, a good many hands in constant supply. Every , night seizures of importance are making; and last night about twenty individuals, with a eonsider able quantity of arms, were brought here and to Stirling. The activity and energy displayed by those who are here to assist, civil as well as mili tary, is very great ; and Sir William Rae's con duct, above all, is most judicious and meritorious; lie seems resolved to break the neck of the busi ness. Here, as well as at Stirling and Edinburgh, the gaols contain several who must . inevitably swing for their lawless transgressions. 'there seem to be no sceptics DOW as to the danger to be apprehended from these rebellious rascals, whose numbers were very considerable; and it is only fortunate for us and our country that their diabolical intentions were betrayed by their own want of judgment and management. The publi cation of that Address,' which you would read in the Courier of Thursday, was fortunate, as it stamps treason upon all their proceedings, and must, consequently, make their conviction a very evident point of law and justice. I need not tell yon that there is not a man of any influence what ever in this country who is not up in arms against these ill-designing fellows ; and in this general and universal feeling of loyalty among the .re spectable classes lies our most perfect security. But the spirit of rebellion will not be broken until severe examples are made; and our Magis trates must now have learnt, that, though their streets have assumed a quiet appearance, yet those who disturbed them are not altered either in their principles or intentions, and that, until they are disabled, they will not cease to insult the country and its proper rulers, and well-disposed subjects At Airdrie, where we were for two days, the spi rit of the people is as black as their persons ; and no longer since than Friday last, at about 4 P.M., /we gave chase to upwards of 300 coiliers, who *ere 'Observ - ed at drill about two miles off ; we had tO make a circuit of five miles to come at them, and although we went at full pace, yet they had all rim to•ground before we got to the place, and nothing but silent and deserted coal-pits were to be seen. Cowardly rascals, as well as rebel lious, for our troop was only 70 strong, and the company of infantry that followed after us could not have' been seen by them, as we were three miles in advance, yet they would not stand their ground .for a anOment. 1 must now go on duty, so adieu ; you shall hear from me in a day or two. The chief of the felltiws who were taken at Bon nymuir the other (key died yesterday of his wound." OBEDIENCE of ORDBRS.—A Naval Comman dee, in the reign of Queen Anne, was ordered to cruise with a squadron within certain limits on the coast of Spain. Having received inform ation that a Spanish fleet was in Vigo, beyond his limits, he resolved -to risk his personal respon sibility for the good of his country ; he accord ingly attacked and defeated the Spanish fleet, with uncommon gallantry. When he joined the Admiral under whom be served, he was ordered under arrest, and was asked, " if he did not know that, by the articles of war, he was liable to be•shot for disobedience of orders i" He re plied, with great composure, that he was very seusihle that he was,, but added, '' The man who is afraid to risk his life in any way when the good of his country requires it, is unworthy of a corn nuind in her Atijcsty's service,"—(Percy anec dotes,) THEATRICAL REGISTER. ' Performed Last Ni!.g-h THEATRE ROYAL, DittitY-LANE.—.Artaxerxes :• Artaxerxes , Madame Vestris; Artabanes, Mr. In e l e d on ; Arbaees, Mr° Braham; Maudane, Miss Carew. After which, Blue Deal' To which was added, Shals3peare versus Harlequin. THEATRE: ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.—King Lear: King Lori° Mr. Booth ; Edgar, Mr. C. Kemble ; Edmund, Mr. Ma c : ready ; Regan, Mrs. Yates ; Cordelia, Miss S. Booth. akft e. which, Too Late for Dinner. ' *4 44 For THE LITERARY REVIEW, Yoe the First Page. ERRATUM.—By an accidental omission, WEDNESDAY was Yep' terday left standing in the Front of our Paper, but the proper day headed the usual Columns of intelligence. PRICE OF STOCKS TRI3 DAY AT ONE u CLUCK. _.... _ „...,...,. Bank Stock S per Cent. Red. 6841 ii k Imp. 3 per Cent. Ana.... • 614 3 per Cent. Cons. 3f per Cent. 4 per Cents SS/8 I Excil. Bills, 2d. ~..ss. Gs. Pr: 5 per Ct. Navy Ann. 10.5 i 105 j Cons. for Account.... 6901 MAILS. ARRIVED-1 Dublin, 2 Waterford, I Guernsey and Jam,/ I Flanders. Dug-1 Holland. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To.moßßovr- Morning, 37 minutes after 3. I Evening, 56 minutes after 31 THE SUN. SOGEP.I QUIS HICERE FALSUIIII UDEAT LONDON, FIaDAY, APRIL 14, 1820. %Ire this day received the following Importatit Intelligence from the best Authotity " The latest information from iludderafield and its vicinity is of the 12th instant, and states, that in the morning there were seen two or three parties making observations in the direction of Flockto o and Grange Moor, armed with pikes and guns, and assembling in large bodies. Tbd had a drum and green flags, on one of which WO inscribed, " lie that saliteth n man so that Ag die, shall surely be put to death !"—Major DI BATHE, with a party of the atl, Dragoon Guardte and some of the Huddersfield Yeomanry, left Huddersfield in pursuit of the above parties, 84 returned with seveoteen prisoners, 100 pike., guns, and other weapons, with the flag so ijo' scribed. " Tue Huddersfield armed Associations, tbouslit unorganized, were supplied with arms, and caste forward to defend the approaches to the . Market' place, which was barricaded with waggons, floc• The Disaffected were alarmed at the prep' rations bus made, and which rendered the &Lal. tional force under Sir JOHN BING, aim aftvp,ov. . , ing, unnecessary. " At Manchester, on the 11th, it was expecte d that the Standard of Liberty would be plants on the next day at Hudderifield and in the Nol4 of Lancashire, the latter with a view of drawid the troops from Manchester, and then to rise there on that day; and several well-known BS' dicals were observed to proceed to the quart designated for their first 'operations. " This has been an effcceual blow to the Artsw 4 Radicals. The Regulars and Yeomanry Cava!!l o and Armed Association, have rendered the greates t assistance, and their services reflect the higliog credit on themselves a ' nd their Officers. " The Huddersfield Troop of Yeomanry W. been on duty for the kat 13 days." We received - a Letter from Halifax, Yorkshire, this day, dated on IVednesday last, which states° that an alarming rising of RADICALS had takc° place in that town, insomuch that trade tolls in a considerable degree affected. This is ft.°' other proof of the existence of a connected cell spiracy, and affords a strong presumption of su intended simultaneous insurrection, if there 1 14 not been ,some mistake of the day, and it Lei not been checked by the vigilance and firmness ° I the Magistrates and the Military. We received this morning the Paris Paper' of Tuesday last. In the Chamber of Deputies. ° I ; Monday, a Report was made from the Spec ie! Committee on the Projet 'respecting the C °4l' toms, presented some time since. The discnssi o ; was ordered to commence after the conclusion °_ that on the Projet respecting the Accounts. I liej discussion was then resumed on the Projet re' specting the financial Accounts, which was W ill adjourned till Tuesday. There is no further news in these Journals - fr o ; Spain. TheJourriat des Debats contains agad ri article, but sot of so late a date as the articif. li 4'l the pr the 30th lbe pi S panish the Mot tra cts " PA after be business " Let guess de COUrt 0 Noguer in that be is to (4 !Le 2- " Ti, Ma It is fa mille ty Ran tight t( of the g, It Ivillicin that at Clia inb Oft Ne vv 1 8th ai (From MES tite Ser tion I 0 bet wee be en t have n Wash The 1000 ( ZIEPAB SIR- by the Mess tl ItCot(' hate, th e 22 and be (ratifi CORIN Mery which Minis and 1. tweet •nly I dour state, 3. TE ♦ern! 2. of tl lia n it W , by II ;ppr or tl no n , th e both tour to I v on the Pati the giv e obta • tigh iStt t Sp ki qt Wrir the Pom Uni Prin P lO l 11111