The Sun. — London, England, 1815-02-10 00:00:00

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELViO'CLOCK. - tank Stock, I Bank L. Ann. IGT 5-16th s ,3 l',', tern. Red. 64,?-4t 1 India Bonds, 'Gs. 17s. p r . 3per Cent.Cons..64ati Exclieq. Bilis, 3s. ss. pr. 4 ver Cent. Cods. 13:2-i Om ni um, 2ii dis. 6 per Cent.NaryAnn. 9411 a, Cons. for Acc.unt, 64iii TIIE SUN. . 3 0LEn QU . IS'DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, F R %DAY; FE rill (7,1111 70 , 1815. , • Parli ament met yesterday, pursuant to atijourn-_, meat, When several subject's of great national in itteit were incidentally touched upon,. but none looresothan thePropertyTax. Upon thisiniportant Poin t , w e on S aturday the 4th, declared• our con - yktion that Ministers had not come to arty sPeet • tic dete rmination inflexibly to enforce its continuance, . ' lint that, on the contrary, "after laying an. expii 3i.tion of the Financi a l : S ta te of.theCountry before Parliament, shewing the amount: of the supplies - abs olutely necessafy foe the 'expenditure of the - 'npir e , and the Ways and, Means in.operation to 11 - I 'tt the national expence-s andengagements, tbey *ill Propose to continue the tax for another year, 441 thrOw themselveS npon the judgment of the 14 T :'': ;,, ttandthe Public,., etc. It will be seen we ~. . .. our E , ..”.10rt of the discussiOn in the House of .tailitions, tat we, were essentially-correct in this lP.Aftietilar. , Aliiiist - ers do not mean to pre ss the ' Loperty.Tax hilt -.as an unavoidable contingent, 'bnuld the I. ' ' - Finance ,tneastires to be developed on ~ ~.,ay. next by :.t r` .he tz oß ..,LIANCELLOR br the EXCHE 7 a be deemed more inexpedie n t by Pai•liament pro than the long'ation of that Tax. We do not Profess to be informed of the nature of the pro positions. which- the night Honourable . Chan-. 7ellor intend s to :produce, and respecting which he for so playlet! c l ( tlitive ne a secrecy against th e in ss of the Tal ents last night ; but we trust his great t i rat abiliti es in mattes of financial omy may have enalal . • . • s ecl'him. to devise a sy -. r em, or rather the enla • • . ' Igettnunt of an existing-SY" tem, which will be adeqnate to the !Ifliculties of our situation, and far b • , better auapted to meet the public I°Cs than any we. have had penetration enough to antitipate: At all events the conduct of the Minister ought not to pass witho u t its en" Inky. It afford s an example of what the Rulers 0f a free Country otighi to be. Instead of obsti- . . Itai4 ' . • • y Persisting in a measure,' the prodigious tfae aey arid value of which is undeniable, but *16 0) is, certainl tire ad v • y o hnoXions to many obj ec ti ons , isers of the Perxcz ittiGENT, with deference to the op . i • nions expressed bya c 7 3insiderable number f" the People, e ndeavour with all their industry ana intellect to provid e a substitine which will Fe et the •-. .ie public exigencies, and be at the same Rye mo re universally acceptable to the Nation.- 7Shaul& this Substitut e be found, on investiga-ion, t 'k be more o bjectionable tban the Tax already eThAhliihed—should that to which .we are desired tc. ' fly appea r a worse evil than that with the extent Flt, which we are from experience acquainted, viii - W i th n xvi how good a grace may. the Minister at Mc head of the Finance I3epartment appe a l t o t h e Ipr :l et ,- ,ae and sr , of Parli ament and of the Conn to . " Sa ying s " 1 halve - clone e v e ry thi ng possible Proridzthe Supp.liesfor th e y ear; and lighten the 44ti°lIal burthens— onr these are the demands Which f6l ere t il t.and interest alike render it indispensible , ti ge itsanti to dischar' with honour and`punctuality, 'e 3 e are the only resources which are available ''or that Purpose. It is now requisite to weigh the 1,-,,elit alit!' demerits of both—As , a Minister of the , -7.ro xr „'" . . for li etis , ' t must propose the alternatives to you 1 44 ), but the Crown and . its Ministers can ..,ax, butclbil one object in view, to fulfil the pecuniary totions. t,, .of th e S tate in the way most acceptable o 'lle:StaaJett. " . . it - ut qcli liail arrived this morning, and, like t . 3 Predecessors of the Low Countries, and its I4P.eitors of Paris, blows 'hot and cold, with th, • i t 1,441 e breath. The most iniportant. rumour 4Q t 7 it 'gs is, that the- Grand Treaty had been litl ' 4l at. Vienn a : on- t h e - 25th, in' consc -1,4441c° of . \viiich b .er Emperbr Ar..n tE'..NDER pit ielcfiressediiiS intention of . leaving that Ca- . 14 4 Previous to the Emperor of AUSTRI4's Birth, 44::' (te 1 2th of Pb ..Ifie Dutch Editor - does 1 7,l‘eilture to infor m us that this is a c‘ disgrace - thr„„`?' ~ctt'V'atic that the .Negoeiations liave been fpsu., 41,tiout 6‘ clis'graceful;" but as Alr. VrgiTtlagAlo S. ,1 k ...,oere.'6iiil l're suPpv.sc, be n 4 dOnbt of the ..-(\ • Wh at • • leis • .„ f-..1„(1 BuoNA r4kie j Pity nolloui S i , . 44 3 I.tot a dominant party to these discus. 1- • MAILS. AnnIVED-1 Holland, t Leeward Islands, 2 Dublin, I Wa terford. Lisbon, 1 Malta, 4 Hamburgli, I Wa terford: IJIGfI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. hloning, 41 minutes after 3. Evening, 6 minutes after 4. sioii6 iHel2, ti titty wmtid I,are been ail just, and liberal,' and %vise,-and -good: • In our last page will be found Ole,continuation of East India Intelligence, -and the obituary, &c. to the latest dates received. `there is also a written exposition of the Edinburgh Whig senti ments and sayings. We observe that these North- ern Patriots are of the same species with . ours in London. There are several French Ladies now in Lon- don, whose dress appear as unbecoming to us, as that of English females does . to the Parisians ; but we may say; tti the honour of English Gal lantry, that they arc Iteit.Ler insulted in our streets, caricatured in our Print-shops, 'nor ridiculed in our Theatres. We . understand that Ala pERENGER• is busily employed. in preparing an Answer to Lord'Coca utiNF's last production. -Some letters, it' is said, have been discovered which are likely to: throw some new light on this fraudulent transaction, %Vlach, however, in our opinion, stands in no need of further elucidation. After all the merited abuse which has been la vished upon Ministers on the subject to which the following refers, it is some satisfaction to find the organ of 'all that vituperation for..the last six months thus modesag " take pains to curse itself." " It has been thought ( by , the Party, but not be lieved)• that the suits;diesto our Allies have been continued to thie Present time ; and that probably this might have had its in - fiuence in piotracting the discussions at the-Conrress—(Atrso lutely and repeatedly asserted, and long, tirades ivritten upon it). We confess we were led into this belief from the - report that We Were to pay the subsidies until the troops of each na tion were returned to their- respective countries—hut we pa tter-4MM that this is not the case. We are - bound only to pay for the maintenance of our contingent, which it 75,000 men:— Bard enough even is this expence—(Hard to pay our own troops in Itclgium!),—;hut we are glad to learn,. on good au- . thority, tharire do not c ont i nue the su b s idiesttito the bar- ea:n. -4-(lionest, Worthy Centhmen !) - Yesterday letters were received Wise Teneriffe to the last day - of December. Orders had been received from Spain to prohibit the importation of cottons into the Canaries ; and ap Alicia! no tice had in consequence been given that they would be treated as a contraband article after. Abe expiration of two.months. Intelligence has been *received at the Admiralty of the capture of three of the Swiftsure's convoy, Which were under protection of the 7 fortoise store ship, by an American corvette, • near Madeira ; one of them, a convict-ship, was given up. • The 'attendance of Peers last evenifig- in the House of Lords was %remarkably full ; nearly all the Ministers were present, -and their supporters Were numerous. The .benches on the left side . were not proportionably full. Yesterday se'nnight the Lords of the Council met at the Council Chandler to hear and deter mine Prize Appeals, when the cause of SEETON and Al‘Dosama, which has beet[ several years in litigation, involving property to the amount of 500,0001. - was finally decided, by reversing the decision at Grenada. . • The great Jewish Firm which stopped payment on Saturday last, had Houses both in Amsterdam, and Paris-i- , the - deficiencies Of that in London is said to be little short of halt a million of money. The demands upon the other House thht failed on the same day is stated at about 70,0001. • - The last day for receiving Petitions for Private Bills, in the House of Lords, is Wednesday the 15th' instant (February), and for Reports from the Judges, Thursday the 6th of April next. It is understood that Mr. CRoKER will be re turned, without opposition, for the Borough of DoWhpatrick. The following are time Knights Commanders of the Order of the - Bath belonging to the East India Company's Service : - Lieutenant-General. Macdonald. • itrojar.,Generatr—Blair, Wood,WLean, Dallas, Chalmers, HOrsford, White, Martihaalc, George Brown,. Holmes, and Ochterlone. Coinue‘..-Malcolm, Floyd, and Barclay . . • Yesterday a Court of common' Council 'vas held at Guildhall, which:was numerously attended. The speeial Committee reported, on -the propriety of pealtioningYarliameat for repealing the Insol vent Aehtors'Act, which was read, and after con siderable debate agreed to, and the iSheriffi, at-. tended by the Remembrancer; were requested to present the same forthwith. Upon- the Report at the Cammittee for General Purposes, the Court ordered the front of the Mansion House to be lighted -up.with gas. WINDSOR, FEB. 9.—Princess- CHARLOTTE dined 53.xith the QUEEN and. Princesses aC the Castle on, Sunday. In , the evening there 'was a select . party to meet her Royal Highness to a perform. mice of Sacred Music. - - - .BatcwroN, FER. S.—Messengers with dis patches for the PRINCE REGENT arrived late .on Monday and Tuesday nights. Those brought by the latter were from Lord C4STLEREAOH.--4be PORTUGUE4E AMEASsADoR was at- the Pavilion on Sunday, but.his Excellency has since returned to . Wortling.—The last departures include the Ans- TRIAN AMBASSADOR and his Lady-. Royal, HUNT.—The Royal Hunt on Monday morning was attended by a very- numerous as-f semblage of sportsmen of all descriptions, as well as great numbers on foot, to see a deer of much celebrity start off for the clay's diversion, which took place at ten 'o'clock. He went off with great swiftness across the enclosures towards Bullstrode' Park, and proceeded to cross the Uxbridge Road, and ran. with great swiftness across' the Country, towards' Rickmanswortb; where he was 'taken after an excellent chace of three hours: In the course of the chace several sportsmen were thrown from their horses, in consequeute of the ground • being very. wet. •Mr, SHAAPithe principal Royal ' Huntsman, met with an accident its taking a leap over a hedge ; he hurt his thigh so much that lie was unable to-follow the hounds,. and be- :was obliged to return to Windsor without loss of time, and a surgeon calleibin to hisassis;arice. - LIEUTENANT STEWART._We arellappy to .re , , lieve the winds of ,this Officers relatives and fri e nd s misled in our statement yester'.. day :Lieutenant STEwART was 11Qt killed, hut only...putty: wotlncied, by the (only) shot that struck his Majesty's ship Harkquin from the Queen Charlotte pilsket,--(Aiorning Chronicle.) N'AVAL THE aIcUIT tioN. (•z,-(.)1.1E L;ANN.NCy. • LIVERiiOOL, FEB.B.We this day learn that It is with great pleasure we dopy the following the Star, DISBROW, from New nrunswick for this candid and manly Letter from one of the Consti port,' met with a severe gale on the 21st Dec. in i tnents of-Mr. CANNING, inserted in the Liverpool Lt. 40. long. 20. in which her dead lights were Courier of Wednesday last :: stove in, bulwarks carried away, a passenger and To WILLIAIi ROSCOE, Jun. Esq. four seamen washed overboard ; the Captain and , Dear Sir,—However contrary to my inclination one man died on the wreck ; the Mate and five of it is, to obtrude ray remarks upon the public, yet the crew were taken from the fore-top by a p ar _ lam induced to do so in this letter to you in con sequence of the, countenance and support • which tuguese schooner, where they Iliad been seven you gave to a motion that was made in:the Town days, hail, at a late public meeting, when :a most un attempt was made to cast an indirect FriLMO UTU , • F EB. 7 .—Arrived the Fox packet, w arrantable with a mail from' the Leeward Islands, in 36 days. j censure upon Mir worthy representative, the Right Sailed his' Majesty's ship Shebirdie for Plymouth Non; George C ann i ng , •i n his absence, and the . absence of m os t o f hi s friends a .o nev er con and the Rotterdam (a Dutch 64), for ditto. Also template(' a thing so irrelevant to the purpose sailed the Plaxley for London, and the Sir Peter for which they were called together. I c anno t, for therefore, in justic e to theta and to my own feelings, forbear animadverting upon a speech PLYMOnTEI, FEB. B.—Came in the .Ammican which, under , anV . other circumstances, I would ship Plutarch, Captain BARTIIMAN, from Charles- not haVe descended to notice. 4efcre doing ton_ for Bourdeaux, with cotton, rice,, and cocoa; 'so, permit me to declare, that for you per captured on Sunday list by his- Majesty's ship tonally,' and for all your worthy family, I have Helicon. Arrived the Rotterdam, a Dutch man - the highest respect; although we may 'differ in of war, from Falmouth. opinion on political questions, larusi that will PORTSMOU - VI, Ft a . 9.--Arrived his Majesty's never alter our private sentiments.. From what ship Horatio - from the Coast of America.; Tyrian little-I know of your character, lam persuaded from the Eastward, and sailed again to cruizeoff when you are acqUainted Mr. Cannin g's motives Brighton. Sail e d hi s Majesty's ..ship Bann ,f or for going to Por tugal, you wilt agree-wi,h ine in Leith Roads. The outward-bound fleets rem a in ; j thinking, that there is no action of his life which but should the wind continue as it is, they will in redounds more to his honour. He has sacrificed. all probability sail to-mOrrow.-Wind S. S. E. the society of friends -and acquaintance ; he DEAL, FEB. 9.:--Came down from tae River the has 'quitted a country ever - e'en to 'lima lie has Lowther Castle, Herefordshire, General Harris, had resolution to retire from the applauses of his Atlas, and General Kydv , -all.E:ast Indiamen, out- 1 Constituents, and the s .houours, whlch attended his war&hound. Also came down from the . . River se- brilliant talents in 'the Senate, for the sole pur veral sail Of West. Indiamen arid the (Economy, pose, and I assert it w i t h out f ear o f contra di ction, for the Brazils. ' ' f(ir the sole purpose of endeavouring to rescue a Three o'Ciock..-,--A - breeze has sprung up from beloved promising chili' from premature dissolu the S. E. and sever a l of the outward-bound are tint). That such was his Illative, his trends welt preparing to sail. knew many-rikintli's'.',l3l7eviously to his d e p ar t ure . Rae thick fog ; —we canno t see the But to put - the - matter 'beyond a doubt, I beg shipping, but no doubt they have all brought up leave to give you' a - s ket c h ' o f the letter tie wr o te again: his friends tipon-that . Coax, FEB. 2.—Our worthy- Admiral, Sir 11. " Tin:A - the . PhysiciUirs Wh•Y-attended 'upon his SAWYER, is 'daily expected here on his return Son had given their opinion,- that there,yvas only from England. —O n Friday his Majesty's ship one chance left for- his recovery, viz.: a warmer Ethanol), Capi. Mete, sailed in quest of an Ame- climate. Th at Mr s , C. and biniself hici resolved rican corvette ship of war telegraphed off the to try the effects ;..andiliat as it was. poisible he Head. O n her retur n she will proceed with con- • might be senile time from itorne, he 'begged leave voy to .Gibraluir.- , :-The Boyne, 98 guns, Captain to lender back the_ honourable trust which they AIAtTLAND, lias convoy signal flying for Bermuda:l had handsomelv - contided The contents a: this Letter were communicated to almost all his friends and supporters, who una nitnously agreed to return au answer to the fol, lowing effect : . . After regretting exceedingly the cause of his departure, and hOping it might prove benefirid, it stated, " that they trusted his absence would not be long : they could not, however, for :a inumeat 'think of receiving his resignation, and begged be would in the_ meal,- time get some of his Parlia mentary friends to assist General Gascoyne in die discharge of , the local or mercantile duties of the town." It was Very currently rep'orted , in the City yes terday, that the Cornwallis, 74, which lately sailed from Portsmouth with Rear• Admiral BURL- Tog, for the East Indies, had been captured by two American frigates. On inquiry, however, at the Admiralty, East India House, and Lloyd's, we learnt that no such account hid been re ceived, and therefore the rumour is entitled to no. credit. - The Caledonia, THomPsON, from Demarara for Liverpool, arrived at Cork on the 2d instant, all tvell.. The Caledonia parted from the Orestes on the 26th ult. in a heavy gale of wind, only eight sail then in company. Saw several of the fleet after the gale standing for the English Channel. On the 30th spoke the Ethalion frigate, looking out for an American corvette which had been off Cork ; saw the Ethalion again on the 31st. with the St. George; APCt.TwN, for Greenock, and four others of the convoy. The Caledonia parted from the Hibernia, Bu tat the 20th all well. Now, Sir, I put it to your candour to say, whe ther there is any thing in this like deserting the " Port of Liverpool fur the Port of Lisbon ;.." and I can further assert also, from my own knowledge, that until a very., short time before be left us, he did not even contemplate the appointment he now holds. One thing, however, I urn persuaded of, that neither honour nor einy.lument would have induces! him to go abroad, to the prejudice of the interests of his constituents. Let, me ask, was it right, was it even ilecent, that . the man of our choice, th e c h am pio n of our cause, the disci ple and friend of Mr. Pitt,' should be stigmatised by one who is not a burgess, and, compara tively, little known amongst us.; one who' could apply the' word• upstart by 'way of censure upon an emiuent and respectable merchant of the town ? Was- he aware that the meaning which that word was intended - to convey was eqoally applicable to a • great' prbpbrtion of the magistrates and ,respectable inhabitants of, _this town (together with your worthy father, as, Well ,as, my own), many 'of whom, I ani, pond ~to acknowledge, Lave by their . .coaduct,:: their I .. erscverancc, and abilities, • raised themselVes fromytuuble situations in life to the . gre%ttest distinetions their native town could bestow ? What then must be the con.. elusion of all thinking men ? The answer is plain=" His liraise:is-ce4sur,e., and yis censure praise." • " . - • With every respect, I aM, Sir, YMir's most sincerely, Liverpool, Feb. 7, 1815. JCIIN • D RIN WATE t. The Amiens, WRionrr, from Lisbon for Liver pool, which was captured by the Cbttsetir Ameri can privateer, is re -captured, and arrived at Ber muda previous to the . 12th ofsJanuary. The,General, Maitland, from Trinidad to Bermuda, was taken on the 7th of January, about two miles_ from Bermuda, by the Dash privateer. A large, brig and_a scho oner h a d arr i ve d a t 13 er- ' muda, re-captured, names Unknown: 1 Al PRO NI PT U. While the Sun shines I'll make my hay," Says KLAN, " in spite of WUITIIREAn's threat:" Do so," says PRUDENCE, " but, I pray, • Let not:your hay become too wet." THE MARKETS. . , CORN EXCHANGF,, FEB: 10.--=Our Market was but thinly supplied with all kinds of Grain this morning : Wheat sold readily at an advance - of 2s. per quarter from Monday ; - Rye being - in demand, is also 2s. dearer ; the sale of Oats was brisk, at .Monday's .prices; Pease and -BeanS support their prices ; in other articles there is no alteration.' Foreivt Wheat '4oi. 50s. 603. Grey Pease -' . - r 295. 355. --. Fine ditto - -, 723. -s. s.' New Grey Pease ' '-. 335. -s. English Whelt - .565. 665. 'rich Beans - - '3sg. 3Ss. Fine ditto - 725. -s.--s. Old ditto - - 355. 435. Old.ditto - -, --S. '-s. StualiTieli Beans ' 295. 365. I Rye - - - 265. 235. Old ditto - - 355. 465. Pine ditto - - -84 s. -s. Feed Oats - - --. 175. 1/s.. barley - - - 16's. 225. -s. Fine ditto - - - '2ss. 2",'s. Fine ditto - - - 245. -s. Poland ditto -' -17 s. 20s. New ditto -.- - 345. -s. Fine ditto' ,' - • 21s. 313 Maft - - ;- - GOs. 61s. Potatoe, ditto --- - 345.'--.4. Fine ditto .'. - - 713.-s. Rape Seed • 301. 351. per last. IVlliti:Peas6 - (boa.) 41t. 455. 'Fine Flour ' -- . - Uos. 655. New Vita Pease - Os. -S. 1 Seconds - '* - 5.55. 60.1. ! ..: A Meeting, of the Pitt Club of Scotland was . held on Friday.last at Edinburgh, when 43 Gen tlemen were admitted Members Of that popular Society —amongst' whom were, the Earl of Mor 11...iCeith.Dicki Sir P. Walker, Lieut.- Cols. J. Campbell, Wright, G. Scott, &c. &c. It must be gratifying to the Country to hear, that a MEDICAL BOARD, under the inspection of ~Messrs:CooPit and Co. (after thirty years expe ricnce)„ is held at Charlotte-house, Great Char lotte -street, 'opposite' Rowland Hill's Chapel, Biackfriars-road, London ; where 'the Public are relleVed from the most dangerous diseases. The Institution claims the attention of those who may have attempted the titre 'of thetusebles, or WIICI have been so blind and unfortunate as to consult men ignorant of so important a branch of the pro fession, whose improper treatment have brought many to an untitnelyend, and thousandsare nearly knercurialized out of tfreir existence; eruptions on. the head, face, and body, sore eyes, throat, mouth,. and nose, vertigo, none, in' the ears, deafness, dimness of sight, often ending in blindness; pains in the head and limbs, frequently mistaken for rheumatism ; extreme weakness in the knees, swelled ancles, with general debility, &c. are only a few of the 'dreadful symptouss which fre quently appear years atter, and too often embit ters the matrimonial state. Messrs. COOPER anti CO. are consulted daily by all ranks of people, from eight till ten, or by letter, inclosin; a fee ,(for no other are answered), stating their case, when medicine an d t h e b est a d v i ce is sent to all ;when of,the kingdom. They also Cure the piles and fistula, without burning or cutting, and give advice gratis, on Tuesday, Thursday, an . I .s;Ptur. day mornings, till ten o'clock. SMITHFIELD, FEB. 10.-:This day's Market liad a short supply of the different kinds of Cattle;. Veal supported last price; Beef, Mutton, nd Pork. were cheaper; and the trade, for the most part, was but indifferent. The sales its the Hay market were not li ve ly ; St raw bas got up in price; Hay has fallen in prices; Clover fetched last prize. . The Cavalry Reviewing General, Sir HENRY FANS, has left town on his tour of inspection. On Alonday.last he inspected the I 6th,Dragoons, com manded by Major MURRAY, stationed at Houn slow and Hampton Court, and proceeded to the Oxford Blues, commanded by Sir R. •I ua; at Windsor. - The tOll Hussars are on their route from Chi chester.to Canterbury. A squadron, under the colinnami of Capt. iVaODBERRY, marched through Cuckfield yesterday. The three Household cavalry regiments—the . Rtues, and Ist and 2d Life Guards —are, it is said, to he united in a brigade, and to take the usual state-duty alternately.