The Sun. — London, England, 1827-04-20 00:00:00

READING ELECTION. On Wednesday the electors of the borough of Reading celebrated the triumph of independent principles by chairing Mr. C. Fyshe Palmer, who was lately returned as their Representative by the decision of the Committee of the House of Commons. At eight o'clock in the morning Mr. Fyshe Pal mer set out from Okingham in his landau drawn by four horses, accompanied by Lady Madeline Palmer, and some ladies of her acquaintance. Between three and four o'clock, he alighted at the Crown Inn, and made his appearance on a balcony at one of the windows, accompanied by his high-minded and independent colleague, Mr. Monck. As soon as the cheers which their appearance had excited were concluded, Mr. FYSHE PALMER said, that when he looked around him, and beheld this vast assembly congre gated to celebrate their extraordinary triumph, he oould not help recollecting the lines of the poet-- " Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, or priests, Their choice nobility, and dower not only Of this, and each, and every city round, Met from all parts to celebrate this feast." Tie could assure them he felt that this was not a 'common occasion—that it was not a mere question, whether Mr. Wakefield or Mr. Spence had t , ken bis seat as their representative, but that it was nothing less than this—whether the real electors of the borough should any longer enjoy their right of voting—whether the trading interests of Reading were, as formerly, to send their own representatives to Parliament—(Applause)—whether, in fact, the new coalition of Wakefield and Spence was per manently to establish a predominating and bigotted party to overawe the real interests of the people— whether real voters should be supplanted by ficti tious—and whether resident votes should be ousted by granary ones. These, and nothing else, were the greet questions which they had just decided—(Hear, kear)—and which had fixed upon an immoveable basis the just and lawful right of the people to exer rise their important privilege. When he alluded to lerits of such a struggle, he might be permitted to say, that the sun never shone on a cause of greater worth.—(Applause.)—lts benefits would be felt, not alone by the present race of electors, but by their po sterity; for their descendants would have greatly to thank them for their zeal, their firmness, and persever ance. He should only trespass one moment longer upon their attention, while he did justice to the merits of two gentlemen who had rendered them important aervice. However just their cause was, still it ob viously required a good deal of active superintend ence. Of Mr. Weedon, his solicitor, a rising man in his profession, he would say, that from the first moment to the last, he had afforded the most valuable assistance.—(Applause.)—Of Mr. Talfourd, who was obliged to be absent by professional business, he was also bound to say, that no gentleman of the bar could have rendered greater service. For three days had he been pitted in the Committee against three of the most eminent election lawyers in the country, and he had acquitted himself with the utmost skill and talent.—(Applause.)—All he should say in conclusion was, that he again thanked them for the honour they had done him, and should only ask on all future occasions fair play and an open stage on which to appear before them.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. MoticK then addressed the people, and was loudly cheered. His Hon. Colleague, he was sure, deserved that heroic defence, which had made him emerge with greater glory, after a short obscuration, to their renewed delight, and, he might add, to the cordial satisfaction of the whole kingdom, who knew and appreciated his great public worth.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENRY NlARsit being loudly called for, made his appearance, and was cordially greeted. What different countenances they now put on from those so woful and wo-begone which clouded their brows when the last procession (Mr. Spence's) had turned the corner. Albeit though not often given to the melting mood, he could, on that occasion, have al rnos, cried himself, when in the eyes of their female friends he saw the tear of sympathy from one eye, while the other flashed fire at the supineness and de generacy of their male associates.--(Applause.)--The tables were now turned, and proud and delighted he had this day been, to see the same attendance of fascinating ladies hailing their triumph now that they had made the fish to swim again.—(Applause.)— The fish had only suffered what the doctors called suspended animation," and he now swam like a Leviathan, taking his pastimes in the flood of public approbation.—(Applause.)--" I met a man (said Mr. Marsh) of the opposite party, in the borough, who exclaimed We are all ruined ; we are new in the hands of the Radicals, we shall get nothing good, and no respectable people will come among us.' But, adverting to the procession which we have wit nessed to-day, to the numerous aed highly respect able people who have been flocking into the town, to their substance and regularity in the discharge of their debts—l have only to pray, that if the town is to be ruined, it may be so ruined as it is this day. I should like to see a similar ruin occur every week (laughter). The speaker then congratulated Mr. Palmer most heartily upon his triumph : he had achieved as much as the poets ascribed to Hercules —ay, more; for when had Hercules triumphed, after three contested elections, and two petitions to Par liament, in battle over a legion of blue devils ? (Re newed laughter.) It was not alone, however, the achievement of his Hon. Friend, for it was also the glorious triumph of principle over fraud, of patience and perseverance over intimidation and violence. They could now boast of having two members who did not pull different ways, like the dogs in Hogarth's picture of Marriage-d-la-Mode. Mr. Marsh pro ceeded to advert to the occurrences of the late elec tion, and to caution the electors in the strongest, terms against sleeping at their posts, when the ene my were still watching to storm their gates. (Loud cheers.) At five o'clock, above 150 of the electors of the borough sat down to a dinner which was suitably provided forc them at the Crown Inn ; Mr. H enr y Marsh in the chair, supported by Mr. Fyshe M. P., on his right, Mr. Monck, M. P., on his left, and several others of great respectability, connected with the county and the borough. In acknowledgment of many toasts of personal re ference and constitutional application, several gen. tlemen addressed the company in the course of the evening. The Rev. Dr. VALPY repeated his fixed attach ment to the great principles of civil and religious liberty, which ought to distinguish every civilized comi-Aunity. Early impressed with their advantages, he had cultivated them through life—they had grows with his growth , and strengthened with his years; and when, on a late occasion, he had felt the curtain of life about to fall before his eyes, it was at once his comfort and consolation that he had pursued such a path. He knew, indeed, that it was not the path to preferment, for two very high and upright digni taries of the church had on former occasions offered him professional advancement, if he would abandon certain principles (in allusion, we believe, to the Reverend Doctor's sentiments on the Catholic question), which he had, from a sense of truth and Justice, espoused. But he had declined the acquisi tion of personal advantage, when it was to be ob tained by such a sacrifice.—(Loud applause.)—The Reverend Doctor, in allusion to the affairs of the late election, on which he cursorily glanced, de clared, that though for half a century a resident of the borough of Reading, and having acquired per haps in such a succession of years some little in tluence over those with whom he was connected, yet that he had never interfered to force any man's Lonscience ; that the liberty which he claimed him self, he had always freely conceded to others—a course of fair and candid conduct, which ought at least to have spared him from the unmanly animad version of Mr. John Blandy, while he lay in pain and anguish upon a sick bed in Bristol.—(Hear, hear.)—But he forgave the ungenerous, or rather thoughtless act. The Reverend Doctor, in conclu sion, eulogized the public and private worth of their present representatives, and highly approved of the suggestion made by other speakers, that the warn mitt' of the electors of Reading constituted their strength, and that it ought to be consolidated by every fair means which they had the power of em bodying.—(Applause.) The health of Mr. Walter, Mr. Wheble, and other gentlemen of the neighbourhood, whose assistance had conduced to the success of the election, being given, Mr. WALTER congratulated the meeting on their glorious victory; a victory, however, obtained with such difficulty as to prove, that though principle, like truth, will at last prevail, it might yet bo sometimes exposed to a most severe trial, when contending against error, supported by obstinacy and treachery. The more severe the contest, however, the greater was the glory of the triumph. This would appear by a review of the whole course of the election. Let not the free electors, however, rest in security ; for their antagonists N: ere as active in their foolish and abortive attempts, as if they were better planned and managed. This might be seen by their petition to Parliament, which could not be thought of without laughter. They had galloped to London, and gal loped down again, as if their object had been to kill horses rather than to return their caedidate to Par liament. [Here it was Observed, that they had only galloped up.] They had dwindled down from a pe tition signed by 200, to a valorous petition signed by only one puissant elector. A gallant Admiral had stepped forward, with a bit of bunting tied to a relopstick, instead of colours flying, and a respectable crew; and he, and his bit of bunting, and his mop ' stick, were all puffed into the water at the first breath of the House of Commons : such craft was not even suffered to enter into the port. Mr. Wake field was now said to be in the town of Reading. The conduct of him and Mr. Spence might remind the electors of one of those disgraceful transactions which are said sometimes to take place in the public markets, where one man sells his wife and another buys her with a rope round her neck. It was with a rope round its neck that Mr. Wakefield tried to sell and hand over the borough to Mr. Spence. Eut then Mr. Wakefield had never legally married the borough ; it was one of his family matches ; he came a stranger; he forcibly wooed, but he had not law fully wedded the borough. He could not there fore hand over the degraded wife to another, what ever might be the purchase money. He only put the rope into the hands of his deluded associate : the intended bride had slipped her head out of the noose, and had flown to the embraces of Monck and Palmer.—(Laughter.)—He concluded with wishing they might long enjoy that independence from foreign dictation and domestic tyranny to which their per severing courage so justly entitled them. Mr. Wheble, Mr. Eyston, and Mr. Throckmorton (Catholic gentlemen of ancient families, and high character in the county) severally expressed sentiments of corresponding liberality, deprecating as strongly the interference (whenever it took place) of foreign Ca tholic Governments with their Protestaat subjects, as they did that of the established Government of this country with the consciences of their people, of whatever religious denomination. Several other speeches were made in allusion to the proceedings of the different candidates at the late election, and the most unanimous determination was evinced for maintaining in future, as heretofore, the independence of the borough. In proposing the li berty of the press, a young stranger made an elo quent and admirable appeal to the company, upon the close connexion between that toast and the great principles which they had on that day assembled to celebrate, in the course of which he was loudly and repeatedly applauded. The CHAlR.gaei having coupled the name of Mr. . Conway, a gentleman present, with the toast, Mr. - CONWAY adverted to the uniform and anxious attendance which Mr. Monck and Mr. Palmer had always given in the House of Commons, never ab senting themselves at any hour of the night, while public business was in progress. The CHAIR3IAN maintained the hilarity of the evening by constant sallies of mirth, particularly when some toasts were precipitately volunteered at other parts of the t:lble, which in due time it would have devolved upon him to have given from his list. He complained, in particular, that Lady Madelina Palmer's health had been stolen from his custody, and humourously declared that they might as well pluck away his heart, as take from him, piecemeal, the ladies (such as Lady Madelina Palmer and Mrs. Monek) who had endeared themselves to the elec tors of Reading for their affability and condescend ing interest in their affairs; and for sending them such husbands to do honour to their suffrages and maintain their most valuable rights. The company sat till a late hour in the enjoy ment of the utmost harmony. HULL SHIP OWNERS' SOCIETY. (From the Hull Packet of Tuesday.) On Thursday the general meeting of this Society was held at the Mansion House, " to receive the Reports of the Deputation appointed to procure re lief to the Shipping Interest." W.JARRATT, Esq., Mayor, was called to the Chair. The Resolution of the Committee at a Special Meeting, recommending the appointment of Dele gates, and also that of the General Meeting for the adoption of that measure, were read by Mr. Holder ness, the Secretary ; the latter nominating J. K. Watson, C. Bolton, and E. Gibson, Eggs., as De legates from this port. J. K. WATSON, Esq. (Chairman of the Delegates in London, and of the Society in this town), said that, in conformity with the Resolutions they had just heard read, his colleagues and himself repaired to London, to join the deputies from the various outports, for the purpose of drawing the attention of his Majesty's Government to the situation of the British shipping interest. They were very cordially received on their arrival, by the members of the London Society, the Chairman of which called a general Meeting, to devise some mode of co-opera tion to carry the great object they had in view into effect. At this special Meeting a Committee was appointed, and five gentlemen named, to co-operate with the Deputies from Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle, South Shields, Whitehaven, Maryport, Sunderland, Whitby, Workington,Yarmouth, Scarborough,Leith, Glasgow, Poole, &c., in all thirty-one deputies, in clusive of the London ones, composing a very formi dable body of ship-owners —a body combining in it self all the information necessary to enable them to prosecute with vigour the object they had in hand. It would be admitted that much previous arrange ment was necessary to shape their case, and organise their plans so as to lay the whole before the Mem bers of the Houses of Lords and Commons, and explain their situation with effect. They received the most hearty co-operation from the deputies of the out-ports, and they employed a considerable portion of their time in calling upon Members of both Houses, and explaining to them their situation, and the objects they had in view. He ought to state that they had been ably assisted by their Worthy Representative, Mr. Sykes. The deputies stated that they wished only to have their situation investigated—whether the depression arose from the state of trade, over-trading, or from the operation of laws which they considered unwise; and that could not be ascertained but by the Com mittee of the House of Commons. They had no political object in view; they stood as Ship-owners in deep depression and distress ; and, without con necting themselves with either one party or another, were only anxious to have their case inquired into The protracted illness of Mr. Huskisson induced them to desire an interview with the Vice-Presi dent of the Board of Trade, and they accordingly applied to Mr. Sykes, who procured an interview with, and attended them to, that gentleman. On that occasion they determined not to name any specific mode of relief, but limited themselves to the ground upon which they wished alone to stand— inquiry. They stated they were not actuated by any hostile views to Government, nor did they seek relief by desiring the infraction of treaties with foreign States. Mr. Grant very politely promised, that what had been said should be communicated ver- , batint to the President of the Board of Trade was for this Meeting to determine what further course should he pursued by the Committee and De puties here. They had to a certain point discharged the try -t, rep:led in them, and they were now before their constituents, to report what the course pur sued had been.—(Continued applause.) C. BOLTON, Esq. briefly went through the ear lier proceedings of the United Deputies, and the Petition of the London Ship Owners, which was confided to Mr. Baring. They had had an intro duction to that gentleman, and he stated decidedly what his opinion had formerly been on the Free Trade system, and that he had supported it. He had however felt considerable doubts of its policy . for the last 12 months, which were still increasing. He promised to support the motion for a Committee, and if ap pointed on that Committee, to give every attention in his power towards investigating the cause of their present distresses. Many other gentlemen had pro mised to support a Committee. He should wish, in conclusion, to impress on the meeting the great ne cessity of perseverance in their efforts ; and though they might not at first be crowned with success, yet he anticipated that the shippiAg interest of the coun try would ultimately benefit by a steady perseverance in the efforts of their Deputies—(Applause.) EDWARD GIBSON, Esq. said, that it was essen tially necessary that a Committee of the House should be obtained. W. W. BOLTON, Esq. in a short speech, moved five resolutions, which were seconded by five dif ferent gentlemen, and carried unanimously. C. BOLTON, Er.q. said, there was one resolution he begged leave to propose, which, if lie omitted, he should be much wanting in his duty. The meet itig had noticed the kindness received by the Depu tation from vajous Members of Parliament, but there was yet one Hon. Member to whom they owed their warmest thanks for the uniform attention shown them, and for his able assistance in promot ing the objects they had in view. It was unneces sary for him to say he meant Mr. Sykes, their own Representative, who had attended their meetings, and devoted a considerable portion of his time to them. He then moved the resolution of thanks, which was carried by acclamation. DANIEL SYKES, Esq. , M.P. returned thanks. _ . The thanks of the meeting were voted to the Chairman, and the proceedings terminated. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. " PARIS, APRIL 17, HALF-PAST SIX, P.M.—I have to announce a piece of political information which is highly interesting, and which is perhaps connected with the recent changes in the English Ministry. " The Ministers have withdrawn the Law on the Press. " This morning at eleven o'clock there was a Council, in which the King presided, and at which the Dauphin was present. " After the Council broke up, the Keeper of the Seals proceeded to the Chamber of Peers, and pre sented the following Ordonnance, which has been published by the Etoile in a second Edition, and of which I send a copy. It is expected that there will be a general illumination in the capital to-morrow evening, in commemoration of the event." (From the Second Edition of the Etoile of April 18.) CHAMBER OF PEERS—Bunnvrix, AYRIL 1 7.) The Chamber met at one o'clock. On the open ing of the Sitting, it verified the titles of the Mar quis de la Place, who is to take his seat in the Chamber by hereditary right. The Keeper of the Seals then communicated to the Chamber an Ordonnance of the King, dated this day conceived as follows : " Charles, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre. " 'Co all to whom these presents shall mile, greeting : •• 'We have ordained and ordain as follows : " Art. 1. The Project of Law relative to the Police of the Press is withdrawn. " Art. 2. Our Keeper of the Seals, Illiniter Secretary of State fur the Department of Justice, is charged with the execution of the present Ordonnance. " Given at Paris, at the Palace of the Tuilleries, the ith day of April, in the year of our Lord 1827, and the Third of our Reign. " By the King. " CHARLES. " The Keeper of the Seals, Minister and Secretary of State for the Department of Justice, " Count DE PEYRONNET." The following are extracts from the Journals : (From the Pilote of Tuesday.) MADRID, APRIL the corps of infantry of the line, and of cavalry, which were not yet on the frontiers of Portugal have received orders to proceed thither. The duty in the fortresses and the garri sons N%.11 b dune by ti.e troops of the New Levy, and it is in contemplation to send 8,000 men to the Havannah. In other respects there is a profound silence with respect to politics. However, the activity observed in the Depart ment of Foreign Affairs and of War, and the correct ness with which the Government is collecting all its forces, excite an opinion that we shall soon have something new. It is pretty usual here for great events to be preceded by profound silence. (From the Journal de Paris of Tuesday.) MADRID, APRIL s. —(From a Private Letter.) — Some measures which the Government has lately taken, relative to the Army of Observation, had caused rumours of war to be again spread; but those reports have vanished, because it is now cer tain that the Government, to prevent any attempt at a new invasion, has resolved to line all our fron tiers with troops, and of course the vast extent of them has rendered it necessary to push forward some corps with the artillery and ammunition, which were indispensable. (From the Constitutionnel of Monday and Tuesday.) PARIS, APRIL 16.—CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION OF THE ENGLISH MINISTRY. — Every conversation for the last two days has twned on the elevation of Mr. Canning, and the conse quences which may thence result. The public, which discovers with admirable instinct what dif ferent events are hostile or favourable to the inte rests of society, has received with great satisfaction the news so impatiently expected of the triumph of Mr. Canning. Oa the other hand, the Congrega tion is terrified. Our Ministers themselves, what ever their apparent opinions may he, are not better pleased with it. They would have been better pleased to treat with the English Oligarchy, than to find themselves in the presence of a Ministry friendly to the civil and religious liberties of men. The superiority of Mr. Canning renders their mi serable mediocrity the more apparent. We may consider the revolutio n which has just taken place in the British Cabinet as a complete separation from the superannuated policy of the Holy Alliance. England, become more free in its movements, will be able to consult its true interests; and, fortunately for the world, those interests are those of humanity. Thus are the designs of that Apostolic faction, which was preparing the slavery of Portugal as an indispensable preliminary to the abolition of all free Governments of Europe, frus trated. France will with sorrow gather the fruits of a false, absurd, and impious policy; equally exposed to the hatred of the Apostolicals and the contempt of the Constitutionals, she will see England triumph in Spain—raise that country from the state of humi liation into which it has fallen—re-animate its indus try—profit by itself, and associate itself every where with the liberty and prosperity of nations. What shall we be then ? Will any shadow of liberty re main to us ? Will not the Congregation and the Ministry reign absolutely on the ruins of our institu tions, so audaciously attacked ? Shall we be able to protest freely against such a disgrace, and cast the responsibility of it on its authors ? (From the Journal des Debats of Monday and Tuesday.) PARIS, APRIL 1 6.—Mr. Canning has remained erect on the ruins of the English Cabinet, freed from all the shackles with which it was endeavoured to surround his elevation to the post of Prime Minister, absolved from all the concessions which it was ex pected would be torn from him, from his anxiety to attain the helm of affairs, or his hope of conciliating and uniting with him men to do without whom he soon found himself sufficiently strong. The wish of the King, the spirit of the great majority of the English people, have raised him to power, and will support him in it. The question now only consists in that. The cries of distress forced from so many persons on this side of the Strait, by the news of the 13th of April, will soon give rise to the most gloomy predictions. There is in that something besides national suscepti bility. Those who have, for some time, wished every sconrge to England, have only to give it Ministers of their choice. Then they will soon have real evils to point out, instead of entertaining us with imaginary sufferings. But let them cease to deplore the inundation of Radicalism, to represent Mr. Canning as the Corypheus of the Jacobins after calling him with their own prayers three years since to poTver. Let them not hope particularly to find many persons who think like them ; and let them learn at least, for once, that with the most Tory of the English Ministers, there are stronger ideas of liberty than with t'le most Whig of ours. (From the Courier Francais of Monday and Tuesday.) EFFECTS of the NOMINATION of Mr. CANNING. PARIS, APRIL 16.—A great event has crowned the mortifications of our Statesmen, during the holy week. That was not the object of their fervent prayers, for it was in vain for Mr. Canning to be a partisan of Catholic Emancipation ; they would be perfectly resigned to leave them eternally in the state of political deprivation in which they are, provided the power should pass from the hands of Mr. Can ning to those of a Minister who would resume the system of Castlereagh, and unite the scattered frag ments of the Holy Alliance. But this hope has va nished—the Catholics will probably be emancipated, but by a Minister who has declared himself the par tisan of civil and religious liberty—who has acknow ledged the independence of the American republics, and has associated himself with the movements of civilization. What a cause of consternation is this, for the faction which govern us ! Of what import ance to them is the political liberty of some millions of Catholics, if it is to be procured by the triumph of principles which inherit the plans of universal servitude formed at Rome, and in our Jesuitical councils ? MADRID, APRIL .s; —(Private Correspondence.) —The Government seems to persist in its design of increasing the military organization of Spain.— The following is a new measure, tending to that end. The Gazeta publishes to-day a circular of the Supreme Council of War, explaining the decree di recting the levy of 24,000 men. Several articles of that decree are modified, particularly those respect ing the mode of replacing the Nobles. All the new regulations have for their object the hastening the levy of the troops, and the prevention of desertion. —Every young man arresting a deserted conscript shall be exempted from the se,!vice; and if it appear that the deserter has concealed himself more than a week in a village, the township shall pay a fine, and furnish, in certain cases, another recruit. BARCELONA, APRIL B.—Notwithstanding the check received before Cardone, the insurgent move ments increase, proclamations are spread, and even addressed to the constituted authorities ; it is there stated, that the object is again to deliver the King, who is de 710V0 captive at Madrid : if he were free, would he allow such persons to remain in place ? Would he not rather serve against the negros ? Would he add to the misfortunes of Spain the pre sence of foreign troops, and the infamous police ? It is also directed, that taxes shall only be paid into the hands of the Royalists, no obedience rendered to the allied troops, and punishment inflicted on the Constitutionals. A convoy of cattle, intended for the French troops at Barcelona, passed Ripoli at the moment when a Guerilla of between 250 and 300 men were disarming the local police. The authorities of Braga, the principal place of the Corregimiento, have received information that the insurgents were to possess themselves of them, and the persons suspected by them. All retired to Barcelona yesterday. They have learned that their houses 'have been plundered and burned, since their departure. A carriage, loaded with gold and silver, has been surprised at the gates of the city; as the removal of money is forbidden in Spain, the Excise has taken possession of it. The police had learned that these funds were going to the insurgents. Some hours after the seizure, an individual came to demand the money. Due notice has been taken of this demand, and of him who made it. The events of Portugal have deprived Catalonia of Spanish troops, so that it is hard to discover how the Captain-General will proceed to extinguish the flame which threatens this province. Every day several persons of property arrive in the city from the neighbouring places, on account of the dangers to which they consider their lives ex posed. But no one departs. The name of Don Carlos is in the month of the insurgents, and on their !lags. They continually exclaim Fuera las Francesca (Away with the French) ! The French Authorities are on guard in the city, but we have very few troops, and scarcely any supplies. SRL D'URGEL, APRIL B.—The greatest fermen tation reigns throughout the central part of Cata lonia, and anarchy has been at its height in Vich, Rippol, Bergua, Manreza, Braga, and all the sur rounding villages. The alarm bell was heard in every direction : all masses of the population rose together. We are assured that these insurgent■ have as their cry, " Death to the Constitutionalists (negros); death to the French (gabachos) !" &c. They have spread every where the black flag, and a gallows is represented on their caps--a worthy emblem of their ferocity. No important Chief has yet appeared at the head of this proceeding. The only one mentioned is a man named Joseph de Estans.—The Guard of the Customs and the mozos de Escuadra (police) have been, it is said, disarmed by the Insurgents. It is added, that already several French soldiers have fallen beneath their attacks, in the neighbourhood of Figueras, or in the city. Expresses have been dis patched to the different civil and military autho rities on the frontiers, and it is to he presumed we shall he more positively informed in a few days of the sequel of the events. At Vich the number of insurgents under arms is said, about a week ago, to have amounted to between 700 and 800 men. No disturbance has taken place either at Puycerda or in its environs. (From the Etoile of Tuesday.) LISBON, AlAucit 31.—The Chamber of Peers was occupied in one of its late Sittings with a propo sition calculated to set to work all the publicists and civilians in Europe. It was proposed to offer prize of twenty centos of reis (120,000 f.) to reward the author of the best Civil Code; and another of twelve centos (72,000 f.) for the author of the best Criminal Code. It was intended to have an accessit of the half, and the third of these two stuns. The project of a law on this subject was rejected by a majority of 23 votes against 15. The borers for Water at Boston have attained to a depth of about 420 feet, at present without success._ Lincoln Paper. THE WEAVERS' STRIKE.—On enquiry we find that Mr. James Green has consented (al though at certain loss to himself ) to give the plaid weavers the old price, and he has given warps out to upwards of twenty weavers, being the whole he had prepared ; but when it was ascertained that he wished to have camblets woven with 62 hanks for 7s. instead of 72 for 7s. 6d., the weavers assembling in the Tab gave orders that those weavers who had taken the plaids out should not work, till Mr. Green con sented to give as much for 62 hanks, as other masters are giving for 72, intimating, that, how ever he may reduce the labour, either in hanks or setts, in plaids or: camblets, the weavers are de termined to have the same price.--Leeds Intel ligences. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...20 minutes after 10. I Evening ...51 minutes after 10 rbr 111 L (-* LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1827. Amongst the rumours of the day it is said, that a messenger has been despatched to the Mar quis of HUNTLY, who is abroad, offering him the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, and that Mr.PLuti- KETT is to be Master of the Rolls, in the room of SirJOHN COPLEY. This arrangement would se cure the splendid eloquence of that Right Hon. Gentleman in the HOUS2 of Commons, though even self-love cannot make the Ex-party consi der themselves formidable on that score. It is not in reckoning heads, but noses, that these gentlemen must find even the shadow o: hope. The world actually seems to stand still anxious expectation of the appointments the new Ministry. Each succeeding day pro duces a variety of rumours, most of which, in the nature of things, give place next morning to others which also have their day. Though only one Cabinet is to be formed, a number of persons have been already named on the most unquestionable authority, sufficient to fill twenty Cabinets, and 'till the Gazette checks the exuberance of the inventive faculty, we make no doubt that there will be as fertile and as ephemeral a crop of reports as the season of the year seems naturally calculated to produce. Amongst these rumours, we may venture to mention one of a different nature, but which if re alised will certainly afford considerable amusement. It is said that the Whigs intend, on the first day of the meeting of Parliament, to make a rush into St. Stephen's, and to take possession of the Treasury side of the House, thereby forcing the Ex-Tories to take their real position, that of opposition to His MAJESTY'S Government. From the long habit of a sinister inclination of the head, we fear that some of those worthy personages will address their remarks to the Gallery, and not to the SPEAKER ; and, if Mr. JENNINGS has not taken warn ing by his late exhibition at the bar, a very animated but limited debate may take place be tween him and the late Members of his MA JESTY'S Government. One beneficial effect has already attended the elevation of Mr. CANNING to the direction of public affairs in this Country, by appalling the illiberal factions abroad—it has paralysed the Ultras in France, and the Government have now abandoned their law against the liberty of the Press. They felt that their attempt to put down liberal opinions by suppres sing the organs of public intelligence would find no countenance in England, and they wisely retraced their steps, apprehensive of a re sult different to what they at first expected. The burst of universal joy in Paris must con vince them too truly how odious was their de sign, and how formidable must be that opposi tion which enlisted not only the national sym pathy, but the indignation of kindred spirits against them throughout Europe. The great blessings diffused by means of a free Press are so self-evident, arid so well understood, that only. men who are interested in the subversion of know - - ledge and the degradation of the human race could be advocates for its destruction. The hap piness of the age, still treading in the bright career of improvement, is entirely attributable to the progress of knowledge— " Blessing the nations with redoubled ray."— How great must be the exultation of the real friends of humanity that a conspiracy, so pernicious in its tendency, has been defeated, and that, too, at the moment of its apparent completion. B u t th e French people have been spared th a t ca l am ity, and they may now triumph in the baffled pride of the faction so bent upon their degradation. The liberal policy of Mr. CANNING'S Administration has worked this unexpected change in their destiny. , and happi ness. His triumph over the faction at home has con founded the plotters of iniquity abroad, an d turned their machinations to their own confusion. But these are only t it h l e bisig b ot e i g tlre l y n it l nr i i n: of a c h ange, which, as it works, must be feltntinpohreorfemli n d e is s p s e . nsi m ng r. c fre A e N do N T N , G, k s n e o l w ev le a c t l i g o e n is the more principleseNi a bl e, over because lre r sel selfish s i narrow-minded policy. _-______ We received last night the Paris Papers of .toile, d a t e d W e d nes d ay d t e f dition of the toile an illino'ouure: t , h e a A l the i d nsiernc r important on. ces ve rnment having wi.t i i i idr a a c w t n o t f he tl p ie ro F je r :t nc o h f LGaow relative to the Pres:. A Royal Ordonnance to this effect was communicated to the Chamber of Peers on Tuesday evening. Thus the liberty of the Press may be consi dered as in a great degree established in France, and the attempt to place it under additional restrictions, will only have had the effect of securing for the people this most important of all privileges. The intelligence from Madrid, to th© sth instant, is of the same variable character as has marked all recent communications. One paper asserts that the continued augmentation of the army on the Frontier of Portugal, indicates the intention of renewing the invasion of , that country immediately, and that such a step has been decided, while another asserts that its ob ject is merely to prevent invasion from Portugal. It appears by the intelligence, from Lisbon, that the Chamber of Peers had discussed a silly proposition for offering a reward for the best Civil and Criminal Codes for adoption. The most interesting contents to Englishmen of the papers, however, are their observations on the elevation of Mr. CANNING to the Premier ship. This event continues to excite the joy of all the Journals, except the Quotidienne, and its effects are considered as likely to be very il v fluential over the politics of Europe. We have given long extracts in anot l column, and subjoin the price of the Funds, Tuesday evening. FRENCH FUNDS. —Rentes 5 per Cents. 100 f. 100 f. I:fr 3 per Cents. 70f. 70c. 75c. ; Bank Actions, 2027 f. 50c- FOREIGN FUNDS.—Rentes Nap. Cert. Faic. 77f. 50c. ; Francais, 77f. 30c. 10c. ; Obl. Nap. Em. 1. s. 251. 50e. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 55 55-k. ; Hay o ' Loan, 670 f. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 13th inst' has been received. It contains no political no" —the only article worth extracting is the folio* ing, relative to a plan for forming a commerc l3 harbour at Gerslendorf, near the mouth of the Weser : FROM nix WESER, MARCH 20.—A plan is in conteel' plation to form a commercial harbour at Gerslendorf, on ti ° east bank of the mouth of the Weser, which is navigable vessels of the largest size, in order still more to facilitate communication between England and the north of G" many. From that place a canal might be made to the Elb e ' and this on the Hanoverian territory. It is thought the Hanover would exchange this harbour for Vegesach, Wi the City of Bremen, that the English trade there O 1 become still more ext e nsive. I n H anover a ll t ra d e is cr't pled by the high import duties, which give accession ° smuggling. Should Gerslendorf become a Hanoverian pot!: it would be very injurious to Bremen, where merci-.nn't affairs go t oo muc h i n t o pet t y d eta il s , an d w h ere , in ftct; none but a nativ e o f th e c ity ma y carry on t ra de; . Gerslendorf would attract all speculators, Jews, &c., Wh are not tolerated in Bremen ; but it would be advantag; ous to Hamburgh, as the great m e r can til e t ransa ction!' the North of Germany are naturally centered in that prig cipal point. It is strange, however, that Emden, s o adv!°', tageously situated, and which flourished under the Frus ol :, Government, does not thrive as a comm erc i a l c ity, i )° ' that it is a p ar t o f th e H anover i an t err it ory . Th e e xchanW of Gerslendorf for Vegesach would he very advantage ° to Bremen. The wind still blowing from the Eastward, of tidings can be expected of his MAJEsTf! ship, Tweed ; the delay in the arrival of this vessel notwithstanding, continues to cause COO derable alarm among those persons more partic ii ; lady interested in h er sa fe ty . Thi s vesse l sage' from Vera Cruz on the sth of February, and the lists sent to LLOYD'S, was bound to Taufpic ° ' the Havannah, and Portsmouth ; and, coroe' i quently, if she has sailed in the prosecution ° this voyage, and has not been detained at one both of the two first ports, she may be considered as considerably out of time. The following are extracts from the Brusse l Papers received this morning : The Greek Co mm itt ee i n t hi s City has ttTx p l b report of its p rocee di ngs . Th e w h o l e o f t h e rece i p ts, 1 3euril,isAherdrut. ano 4;he to the 15th of March, was 81,062 florins, half of whi has been placed at the disposal of M. Eynard, for the Po chase and conveyance of provisions. The sum of 20,000 florins has been remitted to Lieut.' Colonel Heidegger, placed by the Greek Government at th' head of the Commission, entrusted with the distribution of the contributions received from Europe. The surr , :: l 6000 florins has been placed out at interest, to be eraplq in the education of the Orphans expected from Greece- One of them, Charles Suez°, is al rea dy arr i ve d , a nt King has granted hint an admission as a supernumerarl the corps of Cadets. He will be maintained at the expel' of the Committee. GHENT, APRIL 16. His Royal Highness Duke Bernard, of Saxe Weiing' Major-General in the service of the Netherlands, has ' • e ; ceived p erm i ss i on from his Majesty to accept and wear Grand Cross of the Order of the Green Crown, wh , c . " the King of Saxony has conferred on him. The Prio ri arrived here on Saturday. His return was a real fete t ° the whole city, and especially the vicinity of his residence' The houses were adorned with drapery, and 'illuminated' i , ° the ev( ping ; a te s ti mon y o f esteem which must be hig h ; ! agreeable to his Roy a l Hi g h ness , as i t was paid less to rank than to the private virtues by which it is ad,rned. M. Rangeman Huygens, jun., who has lately arrill", with despatches from North America, has just delivered this Prince, in the name of the Mayor and Corporatiop:, the City of New York, a splendid work, containing t i v i ceremonies, plans, and speeches, on the occ ts ion of 7 0 opening present.of the B g r y e a t t h canal, gigantic at work, w ich h theis Royal UnitedH gsbts° have given a vent to the produce of all the countries on banks of the vast lakes of North America. We are happy to inform our readers of the approach demolition o f a ll th a t part o f t h e c i ta d e l ca ll e d Spaniards' Castle, which commands the city, wills Charles V., in a moment of anger, or, perhse l of alarm, had e rec t e d to awe hi s f e l low-c i tizens in 154 i; A short time before the pacification of Ghent, this citadet was taken from the Spaniards by the aid of the troops le c u d from Zealand by the Prince of Orange. It was reser for a Monarch, the worthy descendant of the house ,° often called for, of those useless ramparts. We alre°, l l , Nassau, to consent iiiu- t estct o ihtihi oean t nasnt l o:l i s e anNu%yitj,l d ,ihual s e al,yse m ttabeaire o o)ieNl l tve i set thtieaioteiolutnyonnsei widow d,g N it V slaili h laieoatnd i hffis c feyie h dg.,:oienoln.. h tefe: v s hrnset b oap e otr j e iai n cf fre: l celjet hear of the improvements which the Magistrates intend n oAwit m ßmifipih a elipo T irs k oelso, l i e rini ; laa e 3et o rcntreohl n ß ac:rinhi u l t i(da i iiml s i tlrn s e ele7el i tr,n, a t; g 7eil n ,ipsB r . tet o ovho: V u raf(ai : m i tti ' c id d i( in the sea ports, and the merchao' daughters, aged 23, iza BRUSSELS, APRIL 16 ', h of in the district of Charleroi, born at Flushing abjured sone d an t d i the Calvinist 117 y religion,eyaerasrsof respectively.a ge,311 with tTh f ? i, lady had manifested, several ' years back, her intention to re , turn within the pale of the Catholic Church, by ha vl :d three oth e r s o f h er c hild ren , wh o are s till young , bapti by Ministers of that religion. Mr. Canning will, we understand, be re turne!' to Parliament for Seaford, which is i n the interest of 131° friend, Lord Seaford. The election was to take place y e terday.—Brighton Gazette of Thursday. It has been intimated to us that Sir N. C' Tindal intends offering himself as a candidate for the ' ll ' cancy in the representation of the University of CO: bridge, occasioned by the appointment of the Master of tb Rolls to the office of Lord Chancellor. The measles are at present very prevalent Huddersfield and the neighbourhood, and have proved tremely fatal to children.—Leeds Intelligencer. k se E e coA:vi,VolirtEki:itnes earn r — f nthu i e 11 1 , 1 1 " ,e e au f : o e l ar l v o pe i o s perhaps be serviceable at the present to the sympathy of the public towards them. These e mploy t t c \ h i in manufacturing the finer descriptions of goods, when kel' in a week ; sum which, taking into account the deductions for lien rent, and many other little items, will go but a short visi o to support a family. The state of those employed 1 0 weaving coarser goods, is yet more distressing tbso that of the class above mentioned, as will be seen fr° ing weeks, a web of about 240 yards, by po pulation nn r oe t orn i fctel-ltis in this : cy r int e ky l ,e ,a n t iii I ; a 4 y the following simple statement :—The weaver, after recei f : ing the yarn from his employer, completes, in four or . s ( `, working 16 hours:, day ; f or t hi s h e o b ta i ns lid. p e r yd. or 25 5. for the w ho' piece. If finished in a month, his receipts may be cal& hated at 6s. Id. per week ; but, being very irregularly sior plied with yarn, they rarely e xceed ss.—Hi s wife, if e , tan procure any kind of employment, may add to this Is' hut with a family o f four or five children not yet capa bleo ! doing any thing for themselves, what will even this scaoo, pittance afford ? The weaver pays 31. I Os. of yearly r en t for a dwelling house, or rather hovel, together with a smal loom shop ; and, with firing and other necessaries to pr°: vide, not including p rovisions, it is altogether imp ossible!" possessed of, whi c h was con vertible iD t ' i can subsist on the small sum th at is left. Every article De may i cash, is la e v i r sold e the been or lies unredeemed in the pawnbroke r i The scene of wretchedness which the interior of his dotel:, pre sents, —the wan and sickly c o u ntenances of 11 little ones, looking up to him for that relief which he CO; no t give, the silent tear of settl e d sorrow trickling d f t v bi the mother's cheek upon the infant at her breast,_an d care worn and dejected air which misfortune has thror,, over his own features,—are pictures which a feeling h ) ( cannot look upon without the deepest sympathy. We n : l4 , likewise state that among the joiners, masons, bricklay &c., even much greater privation has been experienced , many having been out of work for months, and ?t o ing no present prospect of employment.— Glasgow r Press. PRICES OF SHARES TH. Palladium Assurance C 0.....,. Protector Fire Insurance Co,. PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock 21 0 34 Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 33 per cent. 873 3 Ditto, New 873 4 per Cent. 9 7 % 1,x % Gov. Deb. per cent .89 1 4 Royal Canal Stock - Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office I)eb. 4 p. ct - 5 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. £2 1 .C 1 3 a ;TOMS, APRIL 17. St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings