The Sun. — London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LISBON MAIL. LISBON, DEC. B.—As the public funds ought, to be applied. to the purposes marked out by the law, without any differences, which is always odious, and the Most es ident .sign of bad admi nistration, and it being indispensible, and of the - tnoktindubitable: utility to consolidate the credit 0 the Treasury, that the public confidence may nofbe deceived nor - the abuse's . continued, which . tit is very easy 'to introduce 'when it is necessary' ,to leave to the discretion of the persons employed the performances of obligations which cannot at ways be determined with. precision ; the Provi slonal Junta of.the Supreme Government of the kingdom desiring not only - to improve, as far as circumstances will.perenit,, the receipt of the re venue, the application of which is so sacred, bUt. also to prepare that knowledge of facts which is indispensable for such reform'S as the Cortes may -think suitable in a matter of so much importance, 'has resolved to create, and has created, in the -Treasury itself a Commission, which shall be 'entitled' Commission of the Public National Treasury," and which shall be composed of a President, six Members, and a Secretary, with •a vote. First, This Commission is to exercise in kits full extent the authority and jurisdiction which by the laws creating the Treasury, and by ' . those - which have since beets promulgated, was given to the general Directors and Presidents .without any difference. Here follow various regulations, the 11th of 'which says The :Commission shall propose . the changes which appear to it to be necessary and indispensable in the present legislation, that due consideration being had, these regulations may be' altered, the imperfection of which it is not to acknowledge, when it is ton st.l.red that, the last reform of the Treasury was Trade in the year 1761, leaving in vigour regula tiors• and systems of revenue made ages before, - w.bich still regulate the raising and administration of funds Which are so ditt'erent in their origin, as Well as their application. LISBON, DEC. 4.—The following notice has • been issued •• The Commissioners of the Department of Public Health • having received, by the act of its organization, the import • ant charge of reforming the abuses of which the public so ye herriently complain, acquaints the same public that though • it has the greatest desire and zeal to enter immediately on this important object,.irsi:. however, in want of knowledge of these abuses. For this ii , scson the Commission applies to the public that it may he assisted by its observations and in formation, assuring all good citizens who shall assist in giv • ins it information that a speedy remedy shall be applied by the Supreme Government to all the tergiversations, frauck, subornations, and perfidies which shalt be denounced to them, and which can be satisfactorily proved. • "The Commission declares, however, that anonymous de nunciations which accuse, but do not prove, cannot be cotit ' led to any attention. What is most necessary are irretrag able documents which mayauthorise the violent and i epeated complaints which obliged the Junta of the Supreme Govern meet to have recourse to the provisional and extraordinary measores which are confided to this Commission. • " Lisbon, 25th November ' 18420. (Signed) FRANCISCO DE ASSIS E COSTA, Acting as Secretary.", SOUTH ANIF,RICA We have already' stated the receipt of official despatches at Madrid from South America, con finning the intelligence of the defeat of General Bolivar's army. These despatches' were sent off by General Murillo, as soon as the official Intel ligence was received at the head-quarters of the Royalists, of the desire of General Bolivar to obtain a suspension of hostilities. The private communications by the same conveyance, contain much news of importance with respect to the events which led to the disastrous result for the cause of the.lndependents. it seems that Ge neral Murillo anticipated that the Revolution in Spain, instead of strengthening the power of the Fatriots in Venezuela, New Crenada, and other provinces, would tend greatly to diminish it, as the people of that vast country, on learning the adoption of a new Constitution by Ferdinand, would imagine that their liberties would be se cured to them by the Spanish Government, with out the useless sacrifices of further lives and.pro petty. The moment General Morillo obtained the dispatches from the Mother Country with the news of the acceptance of the new Constitution of Ferdinand, he used all cossible means that their contents might be generally promulgated, and understood in Caraccas, Columbia, and New Grenada. The almost instantaneous effect is said to have been the desertion of a great number of men from the armies of the i ndependents ; some individuals, however, who really entertained mach respect for . their Leader, drew up and signed a petition, or memorial, to General Boli var, in which they stated their disinclination to oppose the. army under General Morino, in con sequence of the patriotic disposition displayed by • the King in Europe. We are told that the re cent defeats of General - Bolivar did not alone induce him to apply for a suspension of hostili ties ; this unexpected application had also its influence upon him in taking, a step which, of course, made a very strong impression. By the Lady Popham, we yesterday received letters and papers from Jamaica to the 10th instant. Orders had been received from Panama by the Jamaica houses, to countermand the pur chases of goods intended for the Peru market, in consequence of advices having been received there cf Lord CacnaANE having landed troops on the coast of Pises, about 35 leagues S. E. of Lima. This is the place the Chili Admiral vi sit( !d in his late excursion down the Pacific, where be irritated the inhabitants so much by wantonly destroying a large quantity of private property. The Jamaica merchants regret this temporary in terruption, though they do not apprehend any fatti consequences, as it was evident COCHRANE was unaware, at the time he landed, of the en thusiasm that had been excited in Peru by the proclamation of the Constitution. The VICEROY wus prepared with a force of 8,000 men, and the whole of the country was arming to repel the a'g'gression. • The Mayor arid Corporation of Maidstone met hi the TOVVII kiall on Tuesday, in consequence of rr..quisition, when it was agreed to present. a cutiful and loyal Address to his MAJESTY. EAST INDIA Yesterday a Quarterly General Court'of Pro prietors was held at the East, India House, for the purpose of taking into consideration a variety of business. ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. The CHAIRMAN informed the Court, that the, papers "from Bengal, which were necessary to make up the annual accounts, had not yet ar , - rived. These accounts were not, therefore, in that state of preparation in which they ought to be at this period of the year. Certainly much blame was ipipntable to the officers abroad' for this negle - ft and as the by-law imposed a pe- salty of dismissal for neglect in transmitting ac counts, the necessary orders were transmitted to India, requiring proper explanation, and enjoin ing more dispatch in future.—(Hear !) Mr. If F, hoped that, if necessary, an exam ple should be made, to enjoin future attention to so-necessary a part of the official business of their servants abroad.— ( ear.) PENSIONS. On the motion—That the Court do agree to the Re,iolulion of the last Court, granting . pension .of IOOOL, a year to Mr. Barnard, the retired chief clerk of the Coast and Surat ware- LOtiSe, r. I 1 UME rose, and re-stated the arguments he had used against this form of the motion at the' ast General Court. 'lie now desired that it should be explained, why. Mr. Barnard was to have his full salary upoti . his 'retirement, when other clerks, who had servealonger, and whose names he read, were put olf with a pension of one-third of their salaries. While on his legs he could not help alluding to the case of a poor la bourer, a Petition from whom he held in his hand, who, after a service of 23 years, had retir ed with a pension, but who, some time back, to eke .out a livelihood, opened a little shop, in which he retailed some tea, for which his pension was withdrawn. He approved of the regulation which excluded any person in their tea-ware houses dealing in that article ; but the regulation was an ex post pcto one 4.; to this poor man, and when he heard of it he offered to give up his shop to retain his pension. The CHAIRMAN said, it was quite irregular to introduce this pension then. Mr. 11u 1E and Mr. LOWNDES did not think the subject so irregular, when a question of Pen sions was before the Court. The Grant to Mr. Barnard was confirmed by the Court.—Upon the motion that the Grant of 5001. a-year to Mr. Mordaunt, the retired second Clerk in the same department, be confirmed, Mr. II rinE said, he would take that opportu nity of re-stating his opinion, that the Court might have waited to see whether a suitable place in the Company's service could not have been provided for Mr. Mordaunt, who was still in the prime of life. The Grant was then agreed to. COIiMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held, for the dispatch of much public 'and private business. THE ANSWER OF THE KING. The Loan MAytta acquainted the Court, that a Deputation hintvaited un(sltathe King with the Arldresof that Court; to MajesOk was graciously.pieased to give an Answer. his.Lordsihip read the Answer.) * Mr. FAv Eta, said, he felt it his diity, upon hearing this An swer to the Address, to move. that the Answer should be entered upon the Journals; but, at the same time, he must declare, that it was with grief and pain that he observed that the Ministers of the fourth Monarch of the House of Bruns wick had been so foolish as to. advise an Answer so insulting to the Court, and totally silent upon the subject of`the com plaints of the Court, as well as misrepresenting the motives by which the Court waS actuated. He then moved that the Answer'slitrold be.entererl upon'the Journals, with a censure to the above effect, upon the condtict of Ministers in giving such advice to the King. Mr. EKKE seconded the motion. \lr.'l'. N. WILLIAMS asked if the Corporation would send forth to the world declaration that Ministers wanted to bring about a revolution.? He moved an amendment ; "that the Address be simply entered on the Journals." Alder Man C. SMIrII seconded the motion. A discussion then ensued between Browne, Alderman Waldman, IN] r. Crook, Mr. Nash, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Pearson, and several wher MeMbei s-. Mr. FAVELL having replied, the amendment was pot, and lost upon the shew of hands. A division was called fur, but not pers'sted Sir CLAUDIUS . ' STEPHEN HUNTER then rose 10 submit a further amendment, and moved the previous question-, This also was lost on the skew of hands being taken, and the original motion was then moved, and carried by the sliew of hands. A division was t hereupon demanded and grantt and the numbers benr,, , , - taken, appeared as follow :7 — For the Motion-3 Aldermen, A 3 Commoners , 2 Tellers -Bsl.—Against it-5 Aldermen, 51 Continuous, 2 Tellers-58. :~la,jority iu favour of the Motion-50. A Deputation was granted for one. year of the office of Alien Putter. • 'ctn. Court then proceeded to the election of Assistant Clerk of the Court of Requests, when the l'etiti,ms of the Candidates were presented and read, and the ballot being taken and cast up, the numbers appeared as follow : • Mr. Kei.t lll plr. July lO3 Whereupon Mr. Kent was declared duly elected. . Several reports lor allowance to Officers in respect of their services were presented and agreed to. A Petition for antoprovement in Upper Thatue-street, near Vintner's Hall, was presented, and referred to the City Lands' Corp 'tree to consider and report upon forthwith. - Upon the motion of Mr. Flick, lON. was granted in aid of the FUnd annually di:it-Hutted '(uptin this day) amongst the poor Widow, of Freemen by the Chamberlain. Mr. Hick a ko moved a referenceto the London Workhouse Committee, to consider of extending the management of that Institution to a limited notnber of the Committee for Shelter of the Houseless and De,titute Poor, in addition to the Mem- hers of the Court who n►;►y be appointed Governors ; which was agreed to. The Loan MAiou laid before the Court a communication from the Court of Aldermen o» a Repo . rt of the Privilege Committee; which was ordered to be printed. A long Report from the General' Purposes' Committee on the mode of compelling persons to hticome free of this City, and a Report fro►A the Gaol Expenses' Coininittee in the Bills of the Remembrancer, wet e ordered to he printed in the Pro ceedings, and a copy sent to each Member. The Report from the General Put poses' Committee, re specting M VIII hers being ineligible to hold places as trades men, was presented; and after some discussion, the Court adjourned. ST. THWlAS.—Holiday at the Bank : Exchequer, East India, and South Sea Houses. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ve recognise with pleasure the Letter from (Mr old and valued Correspondent BRITANNIC:VS, simit appear to-morrow. We have signified our intention to refrain from any further notice of the Conduct of the QUEEN our selves, hut we have no right to debar our front the Communications of Correspondents who are qualified to enlighten any subject that may attract their attention. HUGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 58 minutes after 3. 1 Evening, 14 minutes att.' 4. ADDISCOM SENIINAItY. The CHAIRM AN then proposed, that the Court do agree to a Resolution 'adopted by the Court of Directors, appointing a Master at the Addis combe Seminary, to teach the' Company's Stu dents the science of Military Surveying, at a salary cf 300/. a-year. Mr. JJtTME said he had heard that this appoint ment, so far from entailing additional expense upon the Company, would create a saving of 5001. a year. The CHAIRMAN replied, that such would be • the result upon comparing the tuition accounts for the same study, with the amount of the pro posed salary to - a professor. Mr. Ilv3tE said,' that by the accounts be ob served an item of 3501. paid f€ teaching military science of one kind to four cadets, and also 5001. for teaching the science of sapping and mining to four others. Would the proposed professor teach both sets of pupils ? The CHAIRMAN replied 'n the negative; the sapping and mining expense would still be in curred. Mr. Ilan E said he was then at a loss to see how the saving alluded to was to be effected. He was one of those, who, so far from wishing to restrict the military education of the cadets, ra ther thought it ought to be extended and render ed more effective. He thought it disgraceful that their cadets should, in so many instances, go out to India, utterly unacquainted with. the lan guage of the native troops over whom they were placed. It was of the first importance that ca dets should make themselves fully acquainted with the native language ; the want of this know ledge they would feel in the severest manner, when they came to superintend troops with whom they had no means of conversing in their native tongue.—(Hear, hear !)- The establishment of the new professors at Addiscombe seminary was then agreed to. LOYAL ADDRESS. Mr. LOIV N DRS gave notice that at the next Court he would propose a loydriddre - §s to the King, unless the same subject was taken up by some other gentleman more competant to do it justice. He meant that the address should steer quite clear of any allusion to the late unfortun ate trial of her Majesty,.—The Court then ad journed. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the undermentioned Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz. : Captain T. LARKINS, Marquis- Camden, for Bombay and China ; Captain C. S. TIMINS, Royal George, for ditto; Captain W. CRUICK- Farquharson., for ditto ; BaRRA DAILE, Inglis, for ditto Capt. J. PATERSON, Repulse . , for St.. Helena, BeacQolen, and china. The. Earl of DEttny is making very extensive alterations and additions to his noble mansion of Knowsley. All the ancient part of it is to be pulled down and replaced by a large and magni ficent structure, erected in a style to correspond with the other part of the stru•cture, and finished in the best taste of modern accommodation. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSIIM AUDE_IT? LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1820. MR. CANNING. — We are too well acquainted with Newspaper reports, however respectable the sources may be, to depend upon them on any occasion ; but we can confidently assure our readers that they may rely on that which has announced the resignation of that Gentleman, a fact that has certainly , taken place. We cannot with equal authority vouch for the name of his successor. The ANSWER of His MAJESTY to the Address of the Common Council has naturally given offence to the City Politicians, but it has I een satisfactory, as far as we can learn and are able to judge, to all loyal subjects and raticnal men . The Address itself vas a gross insult to the Crown, and it could not be supposed, except by those whose minds are heated by Party, that His MAJESTY would receive it with tame submission. Such a reception would be utterly repugnant to that manly spirit which has always characterized the House of 13nuNswicK, and would have been wholly unsuitable to the dignity of the Throne.— His MAJESTY has surely a right to choose his own Ministers, and to dismiss them when 'he ph , ases.—The People, through the proper organs ' of the Constitution, have equally a right to state their grievances ; but it is their duty -te state distinctly the causes of those grievances, and, when injurious measures have really been adopt ed, to - censure those measures ; but shall a few individuals, who have long been no toriously hostile to all the proceedings of Government,. of whatever nature and ten dency, presume to insult his MAJESTY by such declarations as imply that he has no judgment of his own,and not leave to him a discretionary power to act according to the sentiments of his own mind and the suggestions of his Constitutional Advisers ? We are as anxious. to support the rights of the. People as any of those Demagogues whose mea sures, whatever their intentions and purposes may be, only tend to disturb the peace of the Empire, and to plunge the Gefernment into the dept is of 6.narciip, ruin, and perhaps a rn:litarl Despotism, of which those very Demagogue s would be victims, in common with the rest of their fellotsubjects. What we hive now said i 7 not intended to offer any comment'on the Pro ceedinzs of Ministers either ink their, favour. or agaltist them, but 10 vindicate the rights of the SOVEREIGN and to suhAt the honour of the Throne. We ought not to conclude without re' ferring to the Address' from the Inhabitants of Edinburgh, which will be found in another part of our Paper this day, and which speaks the largnage-, of respectful loyalty, without servile homage, and is certainly very different from the Address of the Common Council, or rather the leaders of the. , Common Council, of London, that so naturally excited a- becoming spirit of repre• hension on the part of an insulted Monarch. We received last night and this morning the Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday last.—The following are extracts : " PARIS, DEC. 17.—The king yesterday, after some co' sate aud'enees, transacted business with the bulse tie " A telegriiphic dispatch states that Le 'rain, havit;; board NI. llyde de Neuville, sailed on the 14th iti:talo frig' Brest for the United States of .-‘tnerica, with a facuurad le wind. " DEC. 18.—Yesteuq the King.hrhi a Court, which 0' 35 attendt4hy lice Princes, the Miaistars, the Marshals, and se" veral Peers. Amongst those present were the Prince de I':►!' leyrantl, M. Haves, President of the.Cbamber of Dcputieb and the Spanish Ambassador. The King tristisacted husittes , ,wit I► the bliniSter f„r Foreign Affairs. " The Deputies , assembled ye,terday tinder the Prcs;rloo of Ik. Angles Doyen n'Age; am' drew by lot a deputation 0 ! 25 members, to attend the King to-morrow, along with deputation of l Peers, on his . ..11:sjesty's prow:Antis to ope` r the Session of the Chambers. " Letters from Madrid of the Stit instant, state as ws :—‘ A courier arrived yesterday evening . from Burgos' ie accounts which he brings are of a very alarming nature,. Gazette th France.) FIVE PER CENTS. Saturday DEFERRED STOCK • Of the 22d Sept,lB2o 9l f. 45 c.; " VIENNA, Day. 6. —lt appears to be cOnfirined 'that th two Emperors, a; well as the Ministers, will prolcirig tbeif stay at Troppau till the return of the Couriers sent ter Naplifi• " Lord Stewart is still here. His Loidahip sets out tb' morrow to attend the last conferences of the Congress at oppau.• It is said that he will he re-called. " DEC. 7.—According to the last . ncsss from Trnppau 01 the 2d instant, the departure of the Savercigus and the Nfr nisters had been on a sudden again deferred. It appears tha t they wile wait at Troppan the answer from Naples. It i 5 therefore imposslbte ro antsoal.. Lh. .4 the O f the Monarchs. The Empt.ror of may p.,ll)alal t 1,4 proceed here at all. " The campaiir r n against Naples will nut, at all eveots. inence till towards the end of luittary. 'General .Frituotit will have the command, having under his orders the,peneral t of Division, Prince Phitip of Hesse Hotuberg, the Baron de' Situtterhehrt, and the Count al: \Calnioden. " BERLJN, Dec. 6.---I'hr!e is no luogi r any doubt o f the participation of Hussi4 and PI Mai in the t nea,uils will be adopted against Naples, should the ultimat uen of the Great Powers nut be accepted. Commissioners on the pa, of Russia and Pros,ia will assist iu the Campaign. " LYoNs, DEC. 15.—The Jury of the Court of Assites, hav e unanimously declared Leheere, otherwise Cites , her, OHM of t he mitirderof one of his children , of haring poisoned l o* thud wife, and of haring co;alnitted 18 forgeries. He w.O sentenced to death.." Mr. CANNING yesterday left town for Norfolk/ where he is to pass the Christmas Holidays. There is not the slighte . st foundation for t ll ', report that Mr. CANNI7iG is to succeed - 1../4 0 STEW ART as Ambassador at the Court of Viernw His Lordship, we again repeat, has no intention of returning to England.—(Morning Post.) • Some of the KING'S horses were sent off 3, , ;e'' terday for Brighton, preparatory to his MA' ESTY'S leaving Carlton Palace .for the rasilie o7 to spend the Christmas holidays. Princess Ara' 9usTA will follow, her Royal Brother frog' Windsor. • The report of the KING'S illness having heel' revived, we have again to state that his MAJEs“ is in excellent health. About a fortnight 4 1 he had a cold, hut no dangerous symptoms at' i tended it, and his MAJESTY was soon relieve° from it. The advices from St. Petersburgh, by the las t arrivals, are of the 24th ult. It had been kilo' g'ned that the Emperor ALEXANDER would have inflicted a very severe punishment on the refract ' tory troops, in order that the example set by theft' might not lead to the manifestation of the r evo lutiouary spirit so prevalent in .different parts o r'; Europe. Be has, however, dealt generously an° leniently with them, having • issued an order merely that ,the regiment should be disbanded' It would probLib!y have beili impossible to have passed a severe sentence on one portion . of 6 0 troops, without in.-lUding the remainder, cow listing of persons of the first families in Russia/ whose- influence was too powerful to be opposed' The commercial letters mention that the naviga, tion had closed for the winter, inconsequence 0 the hard frosts. A copy of a Proclamation by ROBERT TOWNS' END FARQUIIAR, Esq. Governor of the Islad of Mauritius, granting the fruelom of that port , has been received in town. It mentions that 1 1 1 MAJESTY'S Ministers being anxious to extent' without delay to the Mauritius and its dependell' cies the benefit of those enlightened principle' which govern their measures with reference t 9 !-commercial relations with Foreign Powers, have, directed' that the trade between the Island ao° its dependencies, shall be conducted in such 13 , manner as shall give general satisfaction to tile inhabitants. Certain regulations are affixed t° the Proclamation of his Excellency,. and are laid' I down in six. distinct articles..