The Sun. — London, England, 1820-04-29 00:00:00

pH' ic , • , not bci.l7, -togeener witii the pres. zule of business incident to the commence- iiittit of n lorvi CA rHOLYC CLAINIS. Sir . PARNELL, in the hiesence of ibis Right Fri..nd (Mr. -Grat , an) gave police, for him, Aif his ini-ention to bring forward the subject of the Catholic Claim , on the I I h May. _ PARLIANIVZTARY REFORM. Mr. NIACDoNALD gave notice ut a motion on the presclit ,stntr Reprr.entetioo of the Pcople, for Tuestidy, ibe - €tit of June. SCOTCH BURGHS. Lot•d A. HAMILTON sari, that it Wait his inten tion to brine, before the Honse the subject of the Scotch Representation ; and ns it was I►is V^ish to keep clear of his -Him Friend's motion, he would appoint the 24th of May. Set iratit. ONst.ow ntnvr•rt the Standing Order he Honse, tlta► to Bill for the re t :silatiou Trade and Manirfactnres shonld he brought in till the Report •of the special Lt,tnani•tec. ItEPOIIT OF Tfir. ADDRF>,'S. Sir E. KNAICHBLILL broti4ht up the Report of the Address, and upon the motion of Air. Bragg(' Bathurst that it he read a scco , !d time, Litrd A. II sm ILTotsl rose, and sail , that he would take that opdortunitv of to eking , onto ob servations —upon the distnrh.ences which had taken place in that parr of the country with which he was mote iptn,ediately connected. and of suggest• ins some means of mitigating the distresses in ishich they had origieated. The last Parliament had granted 50,000/. in aid of the distressed part of the population which might be disposed to emi grate to the Cape of Good [lope, and he believed emigration to be the m ,, st a flee , ual resource to prevent a recurrence of those disturbances which bad taken place in Scotland. He was persuad ed that those disorders were rnain!y attribut able to the pressure of extreme dist; ess ; and he bad himself received represeutations from in habitants of Glasgow, who declared that they mere unable to support themselves or their fan& lies, and that they looked upon their existence as hnrthen which they could scarcely sustain. lie would suggest an emigration to our Colonies in Nonth America, as the most effectual means of mitigating this distress, and of preventing a recur rence of scenes ‘viti,:t all must deplore. He was satisfied that there was no Member of that House who -vas not as anxious as himself to alleviate the tlistie;ses of the labouring classes, yet he could uot .help lamenting the spirit and temper of his Majesty's Ministers, who seem disposed t under -rate the magnitude of their distresses, and to a 'frit:pine to disaffection, the tomnlis to which t'tose distresses had unhappily given rise.— H e wi s h e d to he irtformed by the Right Ho nourable Gentleman opposite, what number of persons had a vailed themselves of the plan of emi gration proposed by Governtmut last year, and whether all, or wttat portion of the SUM voted for that purpose had been expended. He trusted .that Ministers would apply an early, it not an effectual remedy, to distresses which could not cure themselves, and which, if not mitigated, would inevitably lead to the most disastrous con sequences. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHPQVFE, said his Majesty's Ministers were disposed to adopt every measure which could really contribute to the re lief of the distresses of the labouring classes. With respect to the application of the sum voted by Parliament, althangh that sum had nut been ac tually expended, debts had been incidentally in creased, which exceeded its amount. Above ve thousand persons had embraced the' oilers of Government, some of whom had arrived at the Cape of Good- Hope, and others had performed part of their voyage in health, and with every prospect of' a favourable termination. With respect to the proposal Of emigration to North America, the Noble Lord WAS perhaps'not fully aware of the present condition of persons who had ac - wally gone there. So lar front finding increased nteaFts of subsistence, the last accounts proved, that they had experienced a want of em ployment, fully equal to that which existed in the most distressed manufacturing districts of this country. Govet ntnent were disposed to give every facility to any practicable scheme for mitigating the distresses of the people, but before they cots signed them to a foreign shore, it would be pro- . dent to ascertain bow far their condition was likely to be imptoved. The North American pro• vinces of Great Britain had been so overlo a d e d with emigrants, that :Ise Government of Canada had made the strongest remonstrances to this Government on the subject. He was nor pre pared to submit any plan to the House, and he repeated, that before the }proposition of the Noble Lord wf,re entertained, it would be wise to wei for some account at the progress of the Colony at the C,,pe of Good Hope. Mr. FINLAY said, that he, as well ss the Noble Lord, had received applications :ion) persolis were extremely anxious to emigrate, hut who were wholly destitute of the means of effecting their wishes. The Report of the Address was then read and agreed to ; and upon the motion of the CHAN.. CISLLOR of the EXCH ERE) ER, such 111 embers of tl►e House as were of his Majesty's Privy Council were ordered to wait upon his Majesty to know when he would be pleased to receive the same. IlitotiGnAss moved for an Account of all the Funds at the disposal of the Crown, including the fonds not usually deemed to be tinder the confroui of the House, distinguishing the several fonds, for the two years ending January 25, 1820 ; also for an account of the application of the same since the accession of his late Majesty. After some observations from Mr. Hume and the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, this motion was agreed to. DROITS OF THE CROWN AND PRIVY PURSE. Mr. TIERNEY observed, that in the accounts - relative to the produce of the Funds to the Civil List, he perceived a sum of 385,0001. made ap plicable to the Privy_ Purse, independently of the CO,OOOl per annum, the limit of the amount gi,nted specifically by Parliament for that . purpose. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE(IIUEtt stated in . enswer, that undoubtedly sums trout time to, time •1)14 been thus appropriated outing the late reign, and were taken from Colonial Funds. It was a peculiatly long reign, and die average of tke stuns did not exceed 6,0001. per annum. Mr. TIERNEY observed, that the Privy Purse was placed under no curb ; anti it was very right that it was thus granted. But any applications of tlie•Droits of the Crown could only have taken place under Ministerial responsibility. Now it appeared that a sum of 385,0001. arising from the Droits of the Crown, had been applied to pri vate purposes, and he was anxious to learn the justification. The CHANCELLOR Of the ExCHEQUER—Tbe jus tification was to be found in the immemorial usage. Mr. TlERNEY—Parliament had limited the Privy Purse to 60,0001. per annum. All the other pro ceeds of the National Funds were placed under responsibility, and could not be disposed of with out their advice. Yet it appeared that what the Lag'slature hid 'limited, Ministers had thought proper to augment. Mr. Hume expressed ft desire to know from what Colonial ,Funds the sum of 385,0001. was talo'n. He had heard of a sum amounfing to neat 90001. which bad been received from Deme rara, and he supposed i went to constitute a part of that to•al. Mr. IittANEY said, the account could not he voluminous, awl it would be important to have it produced. The CHANCELLOR OF the ExCHEQUER thought it would be impossible to supply the account, as it rekrred to the eat her pat( of the late reign. Mr. TiettNßY—Then let the House be put in possession of the latter dates. 21r. BROUGHAM look the opportunity of stating, that in the redemption of that pledge which he had given the last Session, and which the answer of the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday had imposed on him the fluty of renewing generally, it was his intention to: bring forward the subject of the Droits of the Admiralty, Clown and other Revenues, which, according to the strict letter of the law, %vete not at presert within the contronl of Parliament, before the period fixed for the ulti mate discussion of the hew arrangement of the Civil List—a dist wsion which was now fixed for .either day. This course was imperatively imposed on him, however unwillingly, in con sequence of the Right Honourable the Chancel lor of the Exchever's determination not' to submit any Legislative provision with the view of taking those Funds from the Crown, and iliac-. ing them at the disposal of Parliament. The jus tice of such a proceeding could not be questioned, when it was recollected that Parliament had must liberally provided for those charges which were tormeily paid by the Crown. Ile fel«lisposed, it the proposition was still left to him, to submit a moderate compensation to the Crown for these Funds, in the event of their being placed, as they ought to be, within the controul of Parliament. Should no satisfactory anticipation of his object on the part of Ministers take place, it was his tention to britig his motion on before the discus sion on the Report ut the Resolutions on Thurs day next. The convenience of the question itself, and no regard to his own willies, made the ar rangement necessary, because it these Fonds were to be taken from the Crown, and a Ile w arrange ment ot the Civil List being in prospect, it was most matrrial' that the question of taking aw.ry should precede for the interests of the Crown it self, the final arrangement of the New Civil List. PRIVATE , PILLS, &c. Mr. BATUUItaT moved for an account of all Pri vate Bills wi:ich were in a state. of pro g ress throu g h th e [louse on the 28 It of Febillary last; and also of such alis as had been passed, hot had not received the Royal Assent at the time of the dissoltitionof the is Pat iianient.--Ordered. Mr. GuENFLLL to9l'ed for au account of the total number of Batik Notes and Bank Post Bills in circulation, from the 21st of December, 1819, doivn to the latest possible period to which the rcturns could he pr e p are d disting u i s hi ng the 51. notes and post bills from the othe rs , Ordered. Sir J. NEWPORT gave notice of big intention to bring iu a Biii , similar to that tvhicl► I►e bad had the honour of introducing at the close of the lag_ Session, but vhicl► had not passed into a law be fore the dissolution of Parliament. it was a Bill to regulate tie tenure and dura:ion of the Office of Clerk of the Peace in Ireland. PRIVY PURSE. Mr. TIERNEY moved for au Account showing at what limes, and in what proportions, the sum of 385,0001. had been paid to the Privy Purse, during the live reign. --Ordered. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Sir R. HERON moved, that a return be laid be fore the House of the Civil Officers at the Cape of Good Hope whose salaries and emoluments ex ceed,t he sum of 150/. per annum ; specifying the dates of their respective appointments. GOULRVEN said, he would offer nu objec tion to the Hon. Baronet's motion, if, for the sake of avoiding much unnecessary trouble, be would add the words, " excepting such, of which re turns have been already made." This being agreed to by the Honourable Baronet, the return was ordered.—Adjouriied at Six o'Clock. THE LATE DUKE OF Kesm—Yesterday a Meet ing of Noblemen and Gentlemen took place at Freemasons' Hall, tar the purpose of considering the propriety of erecting a statue to commemo rate the many virtues of his late Royal Highness the Duke of KENT. His Grace the Duke at BED FORD took the. Chair, supported by the Earls of Donoughmore, Darnley, and Breathlbane Lord Clifton, Alt-. Wilberforce, M. P. Mr. Hume, M. P . Air. Alderman Wood, M. P. and several other distinguished public characters. Several Resolutions were adopted for the purpose at carrying into eUect the great object of the Meet ing, aurl a ni u of speeches were made, de scriptive of the many virtues of the late Duke of Kent, and enfolting the necessity of paying this tribatte to his memory. On the application Est the Earl of CORK and Colonel liottNP.R, at the lwe Somerset Ses sions, the Court granted 50W. towards rebuilding the county bridge at Frome. When this altera tion shall be completed Frome may vie with any manufacturing town in the United Kingdom. THEATRICAL REGIS l'Ett. Pelormed Laca Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—King Lear : King Lear, Mr. Kean ; Edgar, Mr. Rae; GoniTil, Mrs. Glover; Regan, Mrs, Egertun ; Cordelia, Mrs. W. West. After which, The Jirw and the Doctor. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT7GARDEN.—Hinri Quatre : Henri, Mr. Maeready ; Eugene, Mr. C. Kemple; O'llonnel, Mr. John Johnstone; Florence Saint Leon, Miss Stephens ; Clotilde de Biron, Miss Brunton; Louisa', Miss M. True. After which, The Review. PRICE OF STOCKS Tnts DAY AT ONE 0 CLoCK. 3 per Cent, Red. 3 per Cent. Cues. 4 per Cents per Ct. Navy Ann... 1051 /I Cons. for Account oVii MAILS. ARRIVED--2 Waterford, t Lisbon, 1 France. Duz—l Dublin, 1 Gottenburgh. HIGH WATER A'l' LONDON BRIDGE TO-N/I(MM. Morning, 17 minutes alter 3. I Evening, 34 minutes after 3 THE N. SOLEMII QUI.% DICERE FALSUNI AIIDEAT ? LONO,ON, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1820. We teeeived last night and this morning the Mari► Papers of Tuesday and We•inesday last. Itt the Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, the Minis ter of Finance ptesented a prijet respecting the payment of the allowances of the Members of the Legion of Honour, which was ordered to be re fetred to the Bureaux. The discossion was then resumed and closed, on the ptojet relative to the Customs; the debate on the amendments was post poned till Tuesday, when it was again defe►red till Wednesday. The reason for not entering on it on Tuesday was the great length of a discussion which arose upon a petition reported upon horn the Sietir MADIER, Counsellor of the Cour Royale of Nismes, respecting the excesses and barbarities committed in that quarter, and stating his opinion., that to prevent the rene►cal of those atrocities (in consequence of recent events) it would he absolutely necessary to dis arm the National Guards, to occupy the city by a' strong garrison, and to institute forty leagues from Nismes new prosecutions. against TIittSTAILLONS' and TREPHEMY, charged with numerous crimes, which had been hitherto unpunished. The Com mittee proposed to refer the Yeti; ion to the Pre sident of the Council of Ministers. This propo sition, atter a discussion of considerable lengtk. was unanimously agreed to: . The Chamber of Peers met on Tuesday and referred the Projets respecting the Financi.l Accounts to a Special Committee.—The following are extracts : " PARIS, APRIL 43.-I'be King yesterday Bare a private audience to Rear-Adniiral the Cuuut Liuuis. tTis Majv*ty also transacted onsiness with the Baran Portal, Minister of Marine; M. Pasquier, Minister fur Fureign Affairs; and thv Duke de Richelieu. `• Letters from the Isle of France, dated in January, state, that the disorder there continued its ravages. It was sup posed to he a species uf yellow fever. All business was sus pended. " Some very false and abstsid reports have been circulated in the department of Hawes Pyrenees, but the public tran quillity has not been at all disturbed. " APRIL 26.—The King yesterday transacted business with the Count Sini4on, Miniver of the Interior, and the Duke de Richelieu. " The works ou the fortifications of Verdun were resumed on the 10th instant, and are ac tively continued. " As soon as the King's health is perfectly re stored the Court will proceed to St. Cloud. " Mounsieur and the Duke d'Augouleme intend to take a journey this Spring, in the Eastern and Southern Departments. " The insiruction in the affair of Lonvel is not yet terminated. Fresh ,witnesses were examined yesterday before the Commission of the Court of Peers. FIVE PER CENTS. Monday 74 1. e. Tue.day DE.FERRIID STOCK. Aionday. Ttresday. Of the 22d March, 15 1 7 100 f. 45c. 22d March, 1820 ....S@ f. 60 c..... SS f. 50 c. " CADIZ, Aim G.—The proceedings against the authors of the massacre are actively carried on ; some persons have been arrested; Generals }'reyre, Campana, and Rodrigues; are compromised, as well as some of the Clergy. " APRIL 7.—Last titunlay a vessel entered this port with the proscribed Patriots from the coast of Africa, Garcia Heneros, Zorragoin, Martinez de la Rosa, nod Cala trava; they wean received with the greatest joy, and placed in a triumphant car. all the bells ruing, and there were re peated salvos of artillery?' There never, we conceive, was a more satisfac tory proof of the danger from which the Country has escaped than has been manifested by the re cent Trials of the Sate Prisoners,—They declare that they had designed to hotelier the whole of the Administration, or as many 'as their weapons would reach. The contusion that would have ensiled would have lcd to incalculable evils, and perhaps the total subversion of the, present form of Government. Far from being contrite, we find th a t the culprits glory in their crimes, and profess to consider themselves as Martyrs to Liberty and, the Rights of Alan. This was the language of the ea riy French Revolt:do:lists, . and 173 a tlfs natural consequence of the lessons inculcated by the COBBETTS and other political miscreants who diffused the same doctrines. If the unfore tunate wretches, who will soon suffer for their crimes under the Law, bad succeeded in their at' rempt, and insurrections bud followed in va' rious parts of the Country, the Empire would have been rendered the horrid scene of carnage and desolation. - It is strange to find the Mors'. ing Chronicle, if not palliating the guilt Of these culprits, yet in some degree accusing Ministers of acting upon a system which has tended to excite their crimes, and intimating, that unless a new system is adopted, the evil may be only suspended, and not subdued. The Chronicle says, that "there is no salvation for this country, but to return as fast as we can to the ancient courses which we have abandoned." It does not tell us what those courses were, nor make any allowance fur the ddetences of the times. la former periods, when tranquillity anti contentment prevailed among the People, there had not been so dreadful an event as the French Revolite lion, which spread throughout Europe those prin ciples that were caletalated. to .overthrow every State, and either to occasion a general anarchy, or to reduce all countries under a mill ary des potism. No COBISETTS BIM flagitious Miters Of the same description %vete their permitted to issue their '' twopenny trash," as it has been pro. perly styled, the tendency of which is to erase Irotn the minds of the lower classes of the people every trace of loyalty, morality, religion, and a sense of common justice. Europe has not yet recovered from the subverting influence of the principles inculcated by these malignant dis turbers of the world ; and we fear that the core is very distant, if it should ever be finaily accomplished. To be sure a great task devolvcs, upon Ministers, and wuatever abuses shall be found to exist ought to be removed, Co by the regular deliberations of the Legislature, and nut by the Radical Reformers, who are really nothing but Rebels anti Traitors. The burthens on the People are heavy, and their sufferings no dotal.); will be attended to. The Speech front the Throne promises a system of tenenchment and et:ol3nm)", that, under the gracious example and sanction of the Monarch himself, will doubtless be adopt- ed and carried on with vigour.--We hope to see a firm and vigorous Oppo s ition in P a riiametc to all measures which may be prop-osed that are really not obviously calculated to lessen the hurt hens of the People and to promote the pro sperity of the Empire. I.Ve ourselves., though zealously attached to Government. vigi lantly watch over i; s proceedings, siucerely hoping that we shall have to appl:tud *aid to support rat her than to oppose any of the measures which Ministers may bring forward. As they were edocated in the school of the illustrious PITT, by following whose course they have preserved the Country ►attd rest:net , . Europe, we trust they be equally attentive to the domestic policy of that wise and virtuous Statesman, and as they have averted the evils of %Vat-, finally secure to us atl the blesslugs of Peace, BONDED GRAIN.---A Meeting was had , on Thursday last of the Merchants of this Port, inte rested in the Bonded Grain, for the purpose of considering what steps shottld be taken to- secure to themselves the Provisions of the existing Con Law, in the event of the passing of any new Act, which shall have for its basis a system of Pro tecting Duties; Mr. BUTT was Cilltql to the Chair, and after some discussion as to the most eligible mode of procedure, Mr. UODGESON and Mr. SANDERS were deputed, to proceed to London forthwilli to adopt such measures as may appear expedient.—(Liverpool Paper, April 27.) Yesterday morning at eleven o'clock his MA* JESTY received visits front the atchess of GLoti- CkaTaft and the Princess AUGUSTA, at his Palace in Pall-mall. Their Royal Highnesses temaincr} with the KING till near two o'clock. On Thursday the Doke of G-LouoesTea gave a grand . Dinner to the Xrics-CHANcEtt.oft of Cam, — bridge and other disiingoishi-d AL:tubers of th4s . University, at Ciloncester-hou,,e. Yesterday the Prince PUMP of 112ssR Hor4 , ^ DOE and suite dined with the Duke and Duchess of CLAIM:4C3. Afterwards, his Serene High neSl, accompanied by Barno O'NAowresr, Coma kVOItIiNA, and Count STADION, kit. London their way to Paris. ilAsovEtt-SQuARE.—The sixth performance of the Vocal Concert took place in these rooms last; The audience was numerous anti elegant , BAIITLEMAN Mrs. SALt,tuN were finely 111 voice. , The latter was most desetvedly encored in " lisrk ! 'tis the Linnet." which site warbles } most beautifully. VauGnAt4's " Gentle Airs" . eras excellent. " Come it you dare " highly atil mated the audience. The whole concluded with " Rule Britannia," the audience rising at once with a patrirnic iinpulse, and warmly applauding this noble effusion of patriotic dame MARA, it seems, has suffered so much by ou r uncertain climate, that sic has been indirectl t() decline performing at these Concerts, whete st )° was ()hetet] :diet's' terms, and was, impatieutr7 expected,