The Sun. — London, England, 1820-06-05 00:00:00

WEEKLY RF;rilospbur• rere are old enough to remember the time when ?eace and Plenty were considered Ka synonimous terms ; and we have not forgotten when the Loaf cost Two slit LL:NGI which now sells for ()NB, and when all the eloquence of Fox and SHERIDAN viere exerted to prove that nothing but Peace could save the country horn ruin, and give us Chen lOttf.'"At length we have got Peace, and, we trust, Plenty, as the Agricultural Crop never promised fairer for a bountiful harvest.4-iyet what i 8 the consequence ? That the table of the house of Commons is covered with Petitions, and that there are people in that Mouse who will advocate Om. We trust, however, that the very itnpori taut occurrence of the past week will operate as a warning upon all subjects, which are too delicate to hr played with, and to all who may wish to make motions for the sake of the introductory speech. It may 60moimes happen that a motiott tttall be carried, contrary the expectation of the Tnnver—.4nay i according to much recent Patna. mentary practice, it is not impossible that a wan :nay bring forward a rootion, against which he himself would willingly give the casting vote, it It %sere to rest on that, and consistency would admit it' tve trust the past Parliamentary occurrences will convince the. Framers of Petition , thiit eve!! the. Landed Interest in our Legislature rail forego apparent advantages i‘hen the state of the Country rettoires it. We all suffer distress, but Agriculture is not the first to be relieved. As other interests improve, Agriculture will im prove also : but not to the extent of war prices during Peace. increased consumption, even with lower prices, is the only boon which Agriculture can expect. " How ate we ruined 1" Yes ! indeed mey %ye ark that question, when we contemplate the rush of the monied interest to the Bank, on the Funding of Exchequer Bills i 1-1017 pleatialli to observe that the old song of ruined Credit, of 13ank-notcs at a discoont, and the deplorable want of Gold is now given up--and for what 1 why, for clear demonstration that our credit is nut impaired, that Bank-nott3 are at a premium, Gold being below Mint lice, and that nobody will take Gold, though they may have it lor asking Ahove that the only chat ge which our financial Opposi tionists can filitt to bring against the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCIiFaUCE is, that there was a great crowd at the Batik, and that some of the monied Candidates had the clothes torn off their backs in their tinny to COMpic'e bdigalin in which the NatiCM will be a gainer ! 1311 t it is 110: 10 the i3ank alone that people crowd to lay out their m00ey.....we are happy to see that they , crowd trprally fast to lay up their treasure in Heaven 1 The Papers sf the past week contain more records of private, yet of general charity, than any neighbouring nation, we make no ex ceptions, can present in twelve months. The good Sense of all parties, it Wll3 supposed, would have prevented the unrieces , ary occupation of Parliament with the Catholic qtestion during the present busy Session. The grand agitators in the sister metropolis, however, think other wise ; but we see that the Clergy are on the alert, and preparing Counter-Petitions, for the sup port of our happy and liberal Protestant Esta blishment. Some folks seem to think it a dreadful infringe• went upon English Liberty that Foreigners are not permi t ted to come here and do as they please, We trust, however, that no liberal jargon, either in doors or without, will warp the Noble Foreign Secretary from his steady line of conduct. Eng land is not to be the sanctuary for foreign trea son, foreign conspiracy, or for enthusiastic mur derers. We see not how any honest foreigner can compl of our Alien Bill—nor are we bound, either by the Chestedield or the Imperial Code, to permit sick Ladies to be come political agents. If the Countess of " Mon-too-long" is sick at St. Helena, and of its Emperor, she may give op her NAP there whenever she pleases; but we trust she wont catch us napping ! Thursday last was tltla 'Third Day of Drawing, Ivi , en No. 12,952 was drawn a Prize of FtPTY pnuNDs, which vas Sold in Shares by J. A J. IVE'3IIIGHT, WllO ‘‘Ottla Hot have taken any notice (by Advertisement) of so small a Prize, were it Dot merely to remark that it was the highest dr a kvn on that day, and is a continuation of that great SuCCe33 which invariably attends SlYE vialouTs' s, but more particularly in the present Lottery, as they Sold in Snares the highest Prize the First Day, No. 9,814, 20,0001.; the highest Prize the Second Day, No. 12,313, 10,0001 ; and the highest Prize the Third Day, No. 12,952, 501. ; and 'bey hope, after the Fourth and Last Day (the 23d inst.) to be enabled to an nounce, that they have Sold one or more of the. Foua 30,0001.—Undrawn Tickets and Shares are Selling at 37, Cornhiil ; 38, Haymarket; 11, kloiborn ; 141, Oxford Street. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. TO JOHN BULL, ESQ• LE'll ER X. 110N3ST JOHN, ---1t if now some time since our last Epistolary Gossip, but you have bees AO busy attending to your Representatives in Parliament, or on Mrs. BULL and the lithe Calves, 1 will not say, though) agreeable to the Linnean Sys rem—hut the young Bulls at Greenwich, and other suburban spots of holiday recreation, that, in the latter case especially, did not wish to remind you of possessing any rights at all, except that ut paying the Bill In short, JOHNNY, though I feel anxious to mix pleasure with your polities, I have no Nish to mix politics with your pleasure ; notwithstand ing the satire of a pictorial ‘vight at the present Royal Academy Exhibition, who has represented you on a gipsying party, and reading the news paper, whilst your wife and children are rolling about on the verdant grass. To leave pleasure, however,and come at onee,and literally so, to Parish business, the fit at point which I have to record is, that although parishes existed nearly from the introduction of Chtistiatiity into the Island, yet it was MO until 1127, that Church wardens end Overseers were first appointed. Now, it is very true, generally speaking, that all classes in England have much improved in matters of taste since that period, and yet I question much whether our Church- wardeos on t ht to be reckon ed amongst that niimher. When I look, JoEINNT, at the beautititl specimens ot Ecclesiastical Archi tecture lett us by our ancestors, in which, of course, the Church-wardens must have hail much to do, anti compate them with the " Beautifica lions" of modern Cn , ircu-wattlens, whose names are so frequently posted top for immortality on the front ot our sacred edifices, amidst all the glare and glittet ot wilite•wash and yellow ochre, I sigh for the olden time when these 036111 Parish Officers bad less taste, and more lodgment. But yet we must not blame thew entirely for the in- congruities that so ()hen wound the eye, at there is a species of annual grub, ycltp'd a Mayor that sOniethnes, in country towns, produces more damage amongst our public buildings than the dry rot itself. A specimen of the taste of these animals is recorded in an anecdote of one, some wbete east of Dungeness, during the lute war, when a squadron of light ships had their Criiii ing-ground off that station, for the purpose of watching BONEY's flotilla of cockboats, that we r e to invade Old England, and carry off all our guineas and all our pretty girls. As for the guineas, indeed, he contrived to get them without invasion, because we could do without them ; but es for the pretty girls, thank God, JOHNNY, with the exception of one or two that his Aides-do-Camp have con trived to pick up since the peace. not one &rt.:lish woman was degraded by the unhallowed bands ot Imoeiial Democrats—to return, however, to our cruming-ground, from which we have digressed too far, it is necessary to premise that our ships, in foggy weather, derived great benefit from using the church towers as land marks, one i n particu lar, but which bad become so darkened by time, as not to be distinguishable often « h", i, was ot most importance. T o r e medy the evil, the Senior Officer of the squadron scot a polite message to Mr. Mayor, requesting that, for the good of the service, the tower might be whitew a shed. M r . Mayor, as a loyal man, instantly sent off his ac quiescence, but with an important query, to know what colour it should be whitewashed ! But to quit such high subjects as Country Mayors and Church Steeples, let us, in clue in vestigation of our subject, record the most ini• portant Digest of. the L a ws which took place in 1181, under the auspices, and with the assistance of the acute and indefatigable GLANVILLE ; soon after which Corporation Charters began to be in troduced all over England, being hitherto confined to London, York, and one or two others at the most popular Cities ; about which period also, supposed to have been 11%6, the Country was first divided into Circuits, and justice administer ed by Judges of Assize, or Itinerant Judges, as they were then called. These events only took place in the reign of HENRY the 11., in the reign of whose successor, RICHARD the 1., we have the first instance upon record of the people, as a body distinct from Ba rons and Clergy, struggling for privileges to which they considered themselves as having claims. — The pretext for this, which took place as an in surrection in London, headed by WILLIAM FITZ- OsPHIRT, was to oppose a tax said to fall heavy on the poor ; but FlTiosseaT managed matters badly, or he failed to manage the Common Council, or to browbeat the Judges, or to frighten the Jury, and be we.% hanged, along with nine other City Reformers. These were no times, Jonturv, for insulting Majesty, and having it recorded on the pedestal of a statue, or kicking up a row in Ciiltspor-sweet, about three soldiers' horses with long black tails —pulling off gowns, and pissing votes of censure, were then unheard of—and he who cried " Fire" when there was no occasion for it, might then burn his fingers, or have his own head clapped into a green bag ! But these were " Good old Times !" But great events are now crowding on us—the day of Magna Charts is advancing—an occurrence which demands a letter to itself; and on which subject you !hall speedily hear from Your Old friend, WNOTUS. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed on Saturday Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DRORY-LANK.—King Lcza : King Lear, r. Kean; Edgar, Mr. Rae; Goneril, Mrs. Glover ; Regan, Mrs. Egerton ; Cordelia, Mrs. W. West. After which, Giovanni in London. TmEATRY. ROYAL, CoVENT-GARDEN.—Henri Quatre . Henri, Mr. Macready ; O'I)onnel, Mr. John Johnstone ; Florence Sat Leon, Misc Stephens; Clotilde de Biron, Miss Brun ton; Lonison, Miss M.Tree. After which, Midas. ••• For LITERARY ItEv ---- tr.w, ice the First Page. PRICE OF THIS 0/V AT Bank Stock.. 29‘11 7- sToutis ONE 0 CIMCK. India Bonds .... I.Ss. TO. pr Excls.Bills,,id..... :Is. 4s. pr. Ditto Commercial 4s. ss. pr. Cons. for Account 701 i I 3 per Cent. Red. .... 4 per Cents 5 , per Cent. scrip. .. pr. Bank Lung Ann. 171 15.16t1is MAILS. Außtim,-4 Dublin, 2 Wai.;forel, 1 Gnerniey arrd Jersey, 3 France, 1 Hamburgll, 1 Flanders. Duz-2 Holland, 1 Gottenhar4h, 1 Hamburgll, 1 Flanders. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To-MORROW. horning, U minutes after to.—Evening, 32 minutes after 10, to resort to other measures for redress, howe er justifiable and proper ; but he gives no suc h pledge; on the contrary ` he declares expLcitli that the refusal of this Government to relil►quis 4 the right of judging and acting for itself hereafter' according to eircumstonces„ to regard to the Spa' isle Colonies, a right common to all Nation has rendered it impossible for him, tinder his in' structions, to make such engagement be thinks that his Sovereign wi I be induced by his comrOu • nications to ratify the Treaty, but still he leave' him free, either to adopt that measure or to tie' cline it be admits, that the other objections at' essentially removed, and will not in themselves prevent the Ratification, provided the difficniti on the third point is surmounted.' The res4- 1 ` therefore, is, that the Treaty is declared ( c ) have no obligation whatever, that its ratifies' tion is made to depend, not on the consider 4o3 which led to its adoption, and the cond'' ions which it contains, but on a new article 0 9 ' connected with it, respecting which a new neg°' ciation must be opened of indefinite ditration autf doubtful issue. Under this vicvr of the subject' the course to be pursued would appear to be threcs and obvious; if the affairs of Spain butt rerogioca in the state in which they were when this Mini s ' ter sailed. But it is known that an in - 11)01' 10 ' 11 change has since taken place in the Goveto' meat of that Country, which cannot fail to be sensibly felt in its intercourse with other 1131 Lions. 'The Minister of Spain has essentia lif declared his inability to act in consequence of tO g change ; with him, however, under his preser ii 4 powers, nothing could be done. . The attitude l e i the United States must now be assumed, on Al consideration of what is due to their rights, 1 1 en interest and honour, without regard to the puvr ef : or incidents or the late Mission. We way is pleasure occupy the Territory, which vs-as tended and provided by the late Treaty, an indemnity for losses so long since sustail by our Citizens, but still nothing could be se ttle , definitively without a Treaty between the t't‘t Nations. Is this the time to make the pressur e ; if the United States were governedby vie /f t of ambition and aggrandisement, many atro" reasons might be given in its favour ; but tibefo have no objects of that kind to accomplish- 401 0 which are not founded in justice, anti which t e , be injured by forbearance. Great hope is enOtt rained that this change will promote the happil lei , of the Spanish nation. The good order, ° lc ,' deration, and humanity which have charactcri°, the movement, are the best guarantee of its 1 cess. The United States would not be justifieo their own estimation situ Id they take any 51 a , to disturb its harmony. When the Spanish vernment is completely organized on the ptio e ' l e of this change, as it is expected it soon w ill fi e there is just ground to presume that our e l? rences with Spain will be speedily and sat ikOe':lo rily settled. With these remalks, submit " t ill the wiulom of Congress whether it will not Ix be advisable to postpone any decision on the ° jest until the next Session. " JAMES MUNRO 7 The Loan Bill for three millions has posed i t r p House of Representatives, and gone to the Se ( ' The Cash Bill is thrown out. The NavigatO is put off till next Session. (From the New York Paper of the 9th May.) BLOODY NEWS. Yesterday we received, by way of Charle t no t the City Gazette, containing news fr om 5 0, America that the Royal Army under ig° l° l iii of 5000 men, in Carracas, had been riestr° ) that the whole Province was in full posseoi°:4o/ the Patriots, and that th,t People of all the j°ol of Buenos Ayres were universally Standards of Generals CARRERA and 114' 148 c t , who threatened the Capital, which was e%P e ;; ; to fall. This news comes in a letter * i ( ' °°ll Thomas, 16th April. --"'" is al - d in 14 days ff°- A schooner is also arrives ot gostura, with verhal news. A very Bret bloody action was fought between Gene t°. and the Royalist army, 300 miles from 0° l il t in which the Spaniards lost every man, to 5000 in killed, wounded, and prisonefi• _ (1. The American Paprs stete, that I" I ll' Bill %vas put off till the next Session ; 11 ' the Navigation Bill. The Cash Boll'B6'l v. ,0 thrown out. A Loan of 3 , 000,000 d°ll4l passed the House of Representatives• ie f° ' l (' We received yesterday and this morningi)cr 1' Papers of Thursday an d F rida y last, to (I"et'do,oslt the missing Joiands of Monday. The ri in the Chamber of Deputies on the onice jio" moved in the E'ection Projet by M' JORDAN %VHS Colltilttled till TlitllSPY' 011;4 s crutiny took place atten ded b y the jefi 1 1 45' circumstance of all the extent One, Who confined 10 l' ia Cal/JC with leis bcaci Dauffizti tio°l THE SUN. /OLEN! QUIS PICEII6 FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 5. 1820. Washington Papers to the 14th May, and New York and Baltimore to the 121 h, have been re- ceived : (From the Trashinvo* Paper e the itth May) Our Relations with Spain, and the Rejection of the Florida Treaty, are at length officially disclosed. It appears nothing can be dune towrat Els an amicable a djustment of our differences. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO THIS SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. " I communicate to Congress a Correspondence which has taken place between the Secretary of State and the Envoy Extraordinary, and the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Catholic Majesty, since the Message of the 27th of March last, re specting the Treaty which was concluded between the United States and Spain on the 22d February, 1819. After the failure of his Catholic Majesty for so long a time to ratify the Treaty, it was expected that this Minister would have brought with him the ratification, or, that he would have been authorised to give an order for the delivery of the territory ceded by it to the United States; it appears, however, that the Treaty is still unrati fied, and the Minister has no authority to surren der the Territory ; the object of his Mission has been to make complaints and to demand expla nations respecting an expected system of hosti lity on the part of the Citizens of the United States against the Subjects and Dominions of Spain, and au uniriendly policy of their Govern ment; and to obtain new stipulations against those alleged injuries is the condition on which the Treaty should tar ratified. Unexpected as such com plaints and such a demand wereonder existing cis cumetances,ir was thought proper,without compro mising the Government as to the course to be_ pursued, to meet them promptly, and to give the explanations that were desired on every subject with the utmost candour. The result has proved what was sufficiently well known before, that the charge of a systematic hostility being adopted and pursued by Citizens of the United States against the dominions and subjects of Spain, is utterly destitute of foundation, and that their Govern ment, in all its branches, has maintained with the utmost rigour that neutrality -hi the C:vil War between Spain and her Colonies, which they were the first to declare. No force has been collected, nor incursions made, from within the United States, against the dominions of Spain, nor have any naval equipments been permitted in favour of either party against the other. Their Citizens have been warned of the obligations incident to the neutral condition of their Country.— The Public Offices have been inspected to see that the Laws were fully executed, and seve ral examples have been made of some who violated them. In regard to the stipulation pro posed as the condition of the ratification of the Treaty, that the United States shall abandon the right to recognize the Revolutionary Colonies in South Atnerica, or to form other Relations with them, when in their judgment it may be just and expedient so to do, it is manifestly so repugnant to the honour, and even to the independence of the United States, that it has been impossible to discuss it ; in making this proposal, it is per ceived, that his Catholic Majesty has entirely misconceived the principles on which this Govern ment has acted, in being a party to a negociation so long protracted, for claims so well founded and reasonable, as he likewise has the sacrifices which the United States have made, comparatively with Spain, in the Treaty to which it is proposed to annex so extraordinary and improper a condi tion. lied the Minister of Spain offered an un qualified pledge that the Treaty should be ratified by his Sovereign on being made acquainted with the explanations which had been given by this Geverement, there would have been a strong motive for accepting amid submitting it to the Senate fur their advice and consent, rather than unabl e to result rust I t 13 3, my Aniendm e DELA' but the , Friday. d 'Y. and l i l eCting t g can be g Q f the ilibitory oil ght n , tllould hi said, wail Li roPei feel the i CH-Tx, c 6 C ourt, at The folio II PAR etived a I PIIO tlelil the Cust Duches s the Keep t eigii A IF " Sevt Hotel de 'et out y "The lien, and bf Row) ef the i " AI AI of 'he I ao Urnal it• conta " Yin Sir IJ. 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