The Sun. — London, England, 1820-05-20 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. ON THE nEcENT PETI I'RON' FOR A FREE TRADE (tio. INitt.Errrox,—lf the wistii;tn of past experience tlematuh; our assent ‘vith a better grace than the tvisurance of untried theory, though not with so loud a voice, %ye may be permitted to pause bt•fore sobscsiWtog to a new set of principles in commer- ci4l policy, or rather to a revival of principles long tihee exploded in our jurisprudence, which pro , tyie touch, but without the test of any historical expetim , nr in their favour. They may be loud ; but clamour is not artzument. They may assert generalities ; hot as prActice must he in iirtica lark, we have a right to ask Rot only for the Cui liono, but also for the Quo 31ndo. adv,lnre that as I :eller:411y good, which may pro'ed in some eases to be specifically bad, tl)ongh this ono certdinly does not lie upon the . opoonen , s, is tindoub•erily bold, it not presump tuoos, and might be passed over as the whim of tlie moment, to be puffel up like bobbles in the sunheams, and to expend itself as readily, were it not that n secret potiion iodic behiA, slowly, yet sorely, (lestroctive of the C o nstitution. 'But if we admire our ancient Barons, who, in ihe s;mple state of early British Polities, were tm- Avi;iintz, 'hat ?he Laws should be changed—if ne edruire 'lie good sense of CoLunltT, who answered iris Soyerei4n's wishes to encourage Commerce will% a request that be tvoubl " let it alone"— o wn , wittiow shel;ering ourselves under what is mere subterfuge of the Logician, we mot - t attack the enemy in his own fastnesses, and be come aqsailants, instead of merely acting on the Alefensive. In fart, Sir, the principle of "Commercial libe- rali'y, So recently petitioned for, seems to me to s'rike 4t the very root of the Commercidi pros- veri , y not only o' our North .17nericn7, !rat of our 'West Indian Colonies, and also both directly and inotrec , ly of Britain berseif. 1r is, 10 short, a spe cies of Po!itical Cerberns ; hot we tilot , t attack I►ii th=ee heck, Eind I trust even his bark will re- -novate and strengthen our existing Conslitution. np the sohiect; first, h a geoeral point of view, we may admite the liheralil alluded to'; bit still may we doubt whether the- repeal of a 'pleat porlion of our Navigation Laws, with the . NVhole of their principle, for th'at is literally the point proposed, will he productive of good equal to that it must destroy ; nay, whether it will pro An. e any good at all ! ' F e gond %rik;ch we possess, we know ; bet who .C3TI insure to us that the hopes held out shall not be detuaive? Shall we seek that assurance in the in ternal evidence of the Petition itself ? No, truly; :for that petition has too much the air of being founded on the private interests of the petitioners, and not on the public _good, notwithstanding its plausible liberality. Are we certain that it is the petition of 8.-itish and not of - Fnreign - Nierchants resident here ? \Vlto shall say that they are not, though themselves, unconscious of the tact to its full extent, actually instigated, if not specifically prompted. by foreign political policy ? " Timeo Damao,, et d.)na ferentes," said the Trojan Sage; bat here gifts are not given, but asked for by the heroes of the new Wooden horse They may state indeed that their principle into avoid every thing that !nay injure the Revenue ; but that is a trap tor_ Ministers badly baited, for the Cabinet l itio ,v too well that the Revenne may be injured - by the ruin . of thousands at home, and by the stoppage of Exports, just as readily as by the foregoing of ( Lrect import ditties. It is assumed indeed that Government are not averse from a partial remission of the Ditty on Foreign Timber—undoubtedly, provided that will produce a balance of good ; but Government are fully aware of existing advantages, and have too patriotic a . spirit not to be also aware that we were forced inter our present policy on that head by the hostility of the European Powers and of the Tilted States, in hopes to destroy us ; but are we now to second those hostile views in another shape, when our Rivals find that, Balsam-like, they have blessed where they meant to curse ? But Ise question requires notice in another ,point O f view, before we examine it in detail ; and ,ve have a right to inquire, if we adopt mea sorrs that must curtail the trade and consequent 'welfare of our North American Colonies, in the first instance, shall we then have a right to com pl.tin, if they seek en union with a country which may offer them a free trade? Far he it. Irons us to say that such a dereliction of loyalty wonld be it,:titiabie; but it is not impossible, and is too dangerous to he lighly haz,rded. America is in- (1° 0 (1 Rf present virtually shutting li p h er own purrs. rind !heref.re out 1M prewilitu for tra eruiz,tritin—h , tot she may try the expetiment, gm ! nr,y learn kvi 3 :otn ; let her nu+, Ito:sever, e%cn she torces, to 14 change in our 1,, g-est,hl2lllc4l policy. I ~111 tEr‘l,4SAiile 104 ) f:rr upon rurculucting,. Mt. 611011 thcreforu voTtpone any ob TREAT It ICAL ILEGIST F. It. Performed bust X' ht. THEATRE ROYAL, DavitY-LANE.—King Lear : King Lear, Mr. Kean: Edgar, Mr. Rae; Goocril, M rs. Glover ; Nlrs. F.,;.;ertcn ; Mrs. W. West. After which, The Lady and the Devil. I'i4EATKE •ItoYAL, CovE..lcr-GARDSN.—(Third Time), Virgi inn% ; Virginiui, Mr. Macready; Icilius, Mr. C. Kembte ; Vert ini e, Misi Foote; Servia, Mrs. Faocit. Liter which, The Marriage of Figaio. PRICE I!t , ' STOCKS rwtg A./ aT ()NE Bank Stock •.• 2154 226 i 226 I s rer Ct. Navy Ann.1041 , 05n per Cent. Red. 69 63i Bank I,ing Ann.l7 15-16th5 18 69 1 'i 69 India Bonds 20s. 21s. pr. 3 pet Cent. Cons. 4 per Cents • 87h 863 Cons. for Account • ARittvel)-1 Dublin, 1 Wwerforti, 1 Holland, 1 Hamburgh. DL E WablrfOrd, t Giat et) rgh 1 Lisbon, 1 francr. HIGH WATER A l' 1;111DC=E To.mottitow. Nl.rnitig, 86 minutes anti' 9. Evenill4, 4 minutes after D• THE SUN. ‘OLVNI QUIS DICE.HE FALSLIM AIIDEAT LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1820. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Wednesday last. It is officially announced in the Morlitcur, that the Ddchess de Balm has entered the fifth month of her pregnancy. In the Cham ber of Deputies on Monday, the discussion was continued on the Election projet, an Orator being heard alternately, for and against the projet, and some of them reading speeches, or rather essays, of enormous length. The speakers (as they are . cal'efl), that is to say those who on Tuesday read their previously written speeches, were M. M. de DONALD (de l'Aveyron), DUMB/LET, Jossa BeAuvoia, LE GRAVE fIRND, Da MONCALM, and ADM IRAU LD . The discussion was adionrned till Wednesday.—The following are extracts : " Pants, MAY 17.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess de Berri has entered the fifth month of her pregnancy. The health of her Royal High nos continues to be very good..—(Moniteur O f ficial.) " Yesterday the Ambassadors and Foreign Ministers paid their respects to the King, and also to Monsienr and Madame. Amongst them was the Russian Count, Schoutstaloff. His Majesty afterwards transacted business with the 'Duke tie Richelieu. " The Court of Peers assembled yesterday, pur suant to adjournment, to hear the remainder of the Report made by the Baron de BAstard, respect ing the proceedings instituted against Louvel; the reading of the Report lasted till five o'clock, when the reading of the Documents annexed to it cont meneed, the remainder of. which,at half-past five, was adjourned till this day. It is said thist the reading of these Documents will occupy the re mainder of the week. The Duke d'Angonleme left Lyons again on the 121 h instant for Bourg. " M. de Serre, the Keeper of the Seals, is expected at Paris 'this day. FIVE PER CENTS, Tuesday DF.FRRRED STOCK. 79 f. 80 c. ' Of the 22d March, 1820 B9 f. 90 c. " VIENNA, MAY 4.—The intended journey of the Emperor and Empress of Auattia to Berlin, will not take place. They will quit Bohemia be fore the end of June. " MADRID, MAY 9.—Ou the Gth inst. the In fanta Donna Louisa Charlotte, consort of the Intent Don Francis Paul, brother of the King, was delivered of a Prince, who received the names of Francis d'Assiaes Louis Ferdinand, and - who fsSkei the title of Duke of Cadiz." The Reports which have been in circulation for the last three or four dap, implying a Change of ?linisters, are such common and hackuied expe dients to revive the hopes of Party thAr we did nut consider tbeiri as w Drily of tiotice. They Are only sapported by those who feel an interest on the occasion. The Times of this day, in reference to the qnestion respecting the Barons of the Ex chequer in Scotland, which, with its usual delicacy, it styles the " Scotch Job," intimates - that Lord LIVERPOOL " wished the measure to fail." This is an unjust and illiberal attack upon a Noble Lord who is known to be distinguished for the sincerity and firmness ot-his character, and whose judgment and rectitude are ton much respected by his Colleagues to render it necessary that any of his opinions should be disguised. The insi nuatiom is roll as devoid of foundation as the re• ports of Ministetial Changes altogether, but is still more absurd, as it is hardly possible that the sentiments of a Nobleman so discreet as well as judicious, should ever come within the cognizance of an apostate Newspaper. THE QUERN.-Mr. BROUOHAIVI, it seems, has thought pl-oper to disclaim the words imputed to him respecting the reported intention of her MAJESTY'S return. He did no,t say that certain causes of delay would be removed " by the imme diate return of her MAJESTY, but immediately on her return." We need not comment on the great difference between the two declarations, but we may fairly say that the distinction which has been so solicitously promulged by the Learned Gentle in in on the occasion strongly tends to confirm 'the opinion which we have so long entertained, and so often avowed, viz. that it is by no means very probable that she will ever return. The Bill for transferring the elective franchise fr►►m the Borough of Grampound to Leeds, which was read a second time last night in the house of Commons, produced a long debate. It is a sub ject of constitutional interest that demands atten tive consideration. To disfranchise a Borough altogether, because certain individuals have been guilty, seems to be a very harsh measure. — it is passing a Bill of Attainder, to a certain ex tent, upon posterity. The plan of Lord CASTLE REACH, to• extend the right of voting to the ad jacent Hundreds, is more consistent with sound and constitutional policy. This plan was ably supported by Mr. CANNING. And here we cannot but express our.reprobation of the manner in which this Gentleman is mentioned in the British Press of this day, which styles him " the intrepid defender of every established abuse, provided it can be traced with tolerable accuracy to times of feudal wisdom." We regret that such language should be used by the British Press, because it is really the only Opposition Paper, upon true Whig Principles, that now exists in the Metropolis. — But the poison, on this occasion, carries its anti dote with it, for it virtually admits,Mr. CANNING'S staunch attachment to the Constitution, which in practice is the best p►►litical system ever devised, and his repugnance to sacrifice what the Press calls " feudal wisdom" to the delusive theories of modern times, the true character and tendency of which have been fully illustrated in the French Revolution. Mr. CANNING we consider as a sound Statesman and a true friend to his country, who is unwilling to expose to hazard a system of de monstrated solidity to the specious and ruinous speculations of empirical declaimers. As to the expediency of 'extending the elective franchise to other places, that is a totally different question, which ought to be tried upon its own grounds, but still with caution, for whatever approaches towards Universal Suffrage must be pregnant with danger to that Legislative system which has so long rendered us the freest and the happiest Peo ple upon earth. We have the pleasure to find, that our invita tion to the British Merchants in general has been accepted by a sh,rewd and intelligent Correspon dent, whose Letter, signed " RALEIGH," we have inserted this day, and whose future favours we are promised. Without presuming to deter :nine, in our own mind, who that Correspondent is, we have reason to surmise that he is one of the most intelligent characters in the City of London, who, besides extensive knowledge and practical experience, both at home and abroad, possesses literary potters of no ordinary rate. We shall be happy, therefore, 'to receive the future Com munications o( RALEIGH on a subject of such ital importance to the Empire, as the prosperity of our Colonial Possessions. We have only to observe that, besides the large quantities of Tim ber which come from the Canadas, Hudson's Bay, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfound land, as we stated yesterday, we ought to have mentioned Prince Edward's island. And shall the interests, the vital interests, of these import ant dependencies of the British Crown be sacri ficed to gratify the wishes and promote the views of one cla-.8 of the Community, who, as our intel ligent Cot respondent RALRIGII hints, may be under foreign influence, as well as blind to the general p;ospctity of the Empire ? CATHOLIC MEETING.—•A Meeting took' on Wednesday last in Dublin, and Mr. O'COH. NELL on that °cession professed his objections 4° that part of Mr. GRATTAN'S Letter which mare advice to the Roman Catholic', exhorting them to oppose all tendency to the wild theories of Univer• sal Suffrage and Annual Parliaments. Mr. CYCON'w NELL observed, that the Irish Catholics needed no such advice, and moved that a Committee of seven should be appointed to consider if any, and ‘ lll . Bt answer should be given to Mr. GRATTAN:3 Let' ter. This motion was strongly (apposed by th Meeting, and was at length withdraw,. SHIP NEV.S Accounts have been received of the arrival °I the Company's ship Duke of York, out boo[l6 in lat. 1. 0, N. long. 59. W. all well ; no date. PLYMOUTH, MAY 13.—Arrived the Boyce' Ferguson, from Calcutta ) sailed the 12th Jan., and ,frotu St. Helena the 29th March, in cam' pany with i the William Mills, and left there the Lotus and Prince of Orange, who were to 5 33 the following day for England. DEAL, MAY 19.—Arrived the Norval, Skinner; Magnet, Grime, from Africa ; Martha, Ellis, Iron Liverpool ; and Merlin, Wet ks, from Jam ilea the two latter have sailed for the River. The Suffolk, Abison, and Mark", Grane lost an anchor and cable each, during the strong S W. gale, in the Downs. An American brig, from Loodonr anti an English bark (names It! known), lost se" chors and cables in the Downs yesterday. LIVERPOOL, MAY 16.—Arrived he Bri on, Di' vies, front- Trieste for Cot k. Sailed the John Taylor', Atkinson, for Calcotta. HARWICH, MAY 19.—Arrived the Lady N e pesa Packet from Holland, and Lord Nelson ditto, from Cuxhaven, each with a mail. GRAVESEND. MAY 19.—AtrivA the Almorahr Winter, from Calcutta. Sailed the Taujorer Dacre, for Fort Sr. George. PortTSMOUTH, MAY 19.—Arrived the Do!phio Dutch frigate from Curaroa. Also arrived tltc, Emanuel, Olsen, from Christiana ; Prince or Wales, Francis, from Cardiff for Loudon, with loss ot. fore-top-sail and jib; and the Min. rya, Dale, from Virginia. Sailed the Rictond, FO' zard, for Havre ; Success, Martin, for Deptford i Heroille, Garrick, for Calcutta ; and the Dol s phin Dutch frigate for Atnstertlana. Extract of a letter train Barcelona, dated Mg 6 :—" On Thursday last a Spankh vess , l a, rive t here from Cadiz, after being plundered off Ap,,aila% by an insurgent privateer, of moncy and part of her cargo, to the value of about 12,000 dollars." The Princess AUGUSTA arrived at her ap a rt. merits in the late Quaara's Palace, on TharsdaYe from Frogmore. Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess AUGUSTA visited the KING. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, Viscount Carro 4 REAGH, and the Kati of CLANCARTY, had aura' ences of the KING yesterday. The Duke of Yoßs attended . Epsom Races yes' terday. Prince LEOPOLD arrived in town yesterdaP from Claremont. Viscountess CASTLEREAGH, accompanied-by tb e Hon. Miss FITZROY, left town OH Thorsd - sy after ° noon for his Lordship's seat at North Cray.' His Lordship intended proceeding thither ai s° immediately after the rising of the House of Cott ' mons last night. It was at the last Installation of the Knights d the Bath that the late lamented Princess Cliitr o LOTTB made her first public debut in Henry the Seventh's Chapel. It is reported in the fashionable circles tbs.: the Duke SAN CARLOS, after having visited 1)/1 Court, will return and take up his residence ill country, The Marquis and Marchioness of CHOLMONP V ; LEY gave a superb entertainment yesterday tl Chohnondeley House, Piccadilly, to the Duke o n , Duchess of CLARENCE, &C. Ac.—ln the eveu i" the Noble Marchioness had a grand assemb l i i which was very numerously attended. igg The Marquess and Marchioness of Lataspo cave an elegant dinner yesterday to Lord o . ° o Lady ARUNDELL and a distinguished part Yo. Lansdown House, Berkeley-tquare. MELANCHOLY ACClDENT.—Yesterday evertinfoi about six o'clock, two lads, named IVilkins I.‘ Stephens, were sailing trotn the Ited•housee.o Battersea, to Bittersea-bridge, when a soilio, squall arose, and they not being su ffi ciently cr'op potent to manage the sail, the boat was or , r , and both tell kyr) the water at the same in4o.°_, Stephens could swim, but the other grasped bliti; round the middle, and was seen struggling 'oto hint two or three times above water; they boa, however sunk, and were not seen more. A 04 terman was rowing tip the river who w ittleB ll o the accident, anti hastened to the spot, bu t ,; o , was too late. Drags were opt during the eld'itya ing, hut the tide was so strong that the b 0 could not be found• BIRTH. f 13er' On Monday last, the Lady of J. E. Conant , Esq. ° ner's-street, of a sun. _ MARRIED. 0 On Thursday last, at Waltham Abbey, William ,ICifili:; Sparrow, Esq. only son of Colonel Sparrow, - of Red 1.7 ? HO, the Comity of.Anglesea, to Frances Einuia, second dads‘i4st of Bodychen Sparrow, Esq. of Great George-streets - minster. DIED. F o r d (3 On Thursday last, after a few hours illness, Joh n „o Esq. of Baker street, Portman - square , in the 82° ' ' , to ° his age. - ve r f On Sunday, the 14th inst. suddenly, at Torqual , oeli v , shire, whilst in conversation with a part of his fany,cViits, Foot, Esq. of Berwick, St. John, in the County of the 69111 year of his age. 0$ ... , — ---' ------ 01 rl „ LONDON: Printed 113. B. cArtsTAtits, of Nci- !:0 1 . , ()moould-street, Queen-square; and published r ,; 10 7 1 if , SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Motion - stre et, at 1 old! Office, No. 114, Strand : where Adreitisemen li) i Leityrs, etc. (pest-paid) must bc.addresscd. serrations nn the actual injury that would lie done to our Colonial and home P.elations', and brit fly notice the few positive points iit toe l'eti:lon, the result c►f which would be to inflict that imjury acted 'upon. I contend, therefore, it► the first place, that if we arc to foster a . trade with the Baltic to enable them to trade with us, that is simply to encourage foreigners instead of our .own Colonies and of ourselves. T contend that - it is fallacious to say that we shall save by the Baltic articles being the cheapest ; becanse, although cheapness and dearness may be positive tercri, as far as regards an individual, still they are only re lative when applied to the nation at large. I contend, that even in giving them only that which the Petition seems to ask for, ere should, in fact, be giving them a great deal more ; not only fos tering their Commerce, but promoting their Ship ping Interests at the expellee, "nay, ruin of our own,—virtually abrocating the Navigation Laws both in practice and principle, though leaving that principle recorded in the Statute -Book. The practical illustration of these principles, Mr. Editor, most be the subject of another Letter. At present, I remain your's, RALEIGH. '/ 6, I 411 ' tli A Te d ~~ L' ' N 1 Oh 4,, j111 '‘.