The Sun. — London, England, 1821-01-01 00:00:00

WEEKLY RETROSPECT. 'Midst the wonders of the past week, we have certainly had Two most extraordinary defences r--one, of a spirited patriotic REVIEW ; and the other, intimately connected with the true British spirit—the defence of a patriotic GINSIIOP It is btit fair, to be sure, that every man should .speak well of his own, and it is not to be ex pected even that those who have shewn them .selvd, in some instances, qualified for Billings gate-, will yet, in the elegant phrase of that ora 7 :torical school, ,cry,- " Fish !" Still must we think that the first of these subjects in question .had very little to do with an address of loyalty .to the throne. • Loyalty and attachment to the throne were - however claimed as equal to any—we deny it not—yet :still we cannot help thinking that a strange mode has• been adopted of shewing .them ! The learned defender owned indeed that CC much discontent and some disaffection" exist. We know it, and are sorry for it—but we ask, if discontent s had not been excited by the Whig press generally, to say nothing of the Radical, vs hat ground would there have been for "disaffec tion ." Let the Whigs answer that if they can, to their own satisfaction ! • We are told moreover that " one side thinks but of putting down discontent by forse"• we answer that the point has been, not to put down discontent, but to repress rebellion. Then the learned Editor, in pursuing his plea of justi fication, informs us, that his party think tranquil lity can only be restored by ascertaining the real causes, " by inquiry and investigation."—Now we think that the real causes are plain to all, that those who run may read, whilst passing the book and print-shops of the metropolis, in addi tion to the lucubrations of patriotic reviews, ma gazines, and newspapers, with the whole fly ing artillery of twopenny registers, Men in the Moon, Ladders, collection which only "requires a halter to make it complete !—The in quiry and investigation proposed would only turn the empire into a debating society—of which we have full enough at present, with tinkers and tai lors tnending.the constitution, whilst butcher-boys and other " youths of the metropolis," not for getting the 4 c Coopers' apprentices," are called on to give their opinions on female delicacy, and their suffrages as to Royal decorum ! '-bu t The praise so liberally bestowed on the work in question 'did not - surprize us—as coming from the " liberal sde"—but. we cannot subs...rihe to the assertion that the Iyhigs are only anxious to gain over thenadicals to their• banners. If indeed t%ey can so far avail themselves of the Radicals as thence to hoist their own banners—good---- 1-:. that is a!! ; yet they nay find, .when too Lite, that in . g r aspi ng a t a shadow they shall lose the substance—both for themselves and others. Short, we must still doubt the political sa gacity of those who have been deceived in every prophesy 'with which they have favoured the world—yet who have learnt so little 'experience is still to look for , liberty in "Revolution; even with the, events now passing before their eyes in Spain, Portugal, Naples, and .Sough America ; 'here we see the same 'arbitrary proCeedings prac iised in the name of Liberty as under the old Establishments, and where, as in. the. BUENOS AYRES intelligence of the past week, the" friends of Liberty" are merely contending for power to the alarm and annoyance of the moderate, and the disgust of the well-judging ,For duonotice cf the SECON'D defence we have xcarcely left ourselves room,--that it was receiv :ed with universal applause, when spoken, cannot • 1)t , doubted—it came home to the feelings of 'the •! • a.Oitory, many of whom had 'experienced, its ;. •,... . • .• • .• :open doors, and enjoyed its comforts, - especially ' after a visit to their uncle—many who would . pledge themselves, or any thing else, for the re , spectability of a trade which hires upon the 'starvation of its custoniers, which plucks their Wings, after they have been feathered by the pawnbroker, and by a liberal supply of what i 5 -so elegantly termed "-Blue Ruin," hurls its un 'fortunate votaries into ruin everlasting! But the Gin 7 sAup and the, Tallii-ikop, we leave to. the .Speaker and to the Chairman, as equally qualified to descant upon their advantages and•upon their mysteries.; and proceed to notice Some very ex traordinary points in the proceedings atclicsrEn, where the wise CAeesernongers . liave displayed. either their ignorance of very modern English history, or their intention of supplying U , .; with a quaall Regnant, iusteaci ,of a Queen Consort! 'The toast of " C A ft 01.7 NE I." will surely bear us out on this dilemma! Those political . Witlings in deed talk of a " Crown for Innocence;"—if "they will venture to_the metropolis they may find such innocence for half the money, and dear too ! Against such folly, however, a strong re-action is now at work. It only requires a little politica steadiness on the part of the friends to order. these wish for an example, let them look to the High SherjET of NORTIICMBEIILAND, who is nei ther party-man nor time-server. If we look from home to the Continei t, the picture,. if not gloomy, is certainly not - very cheerful. The /Vhig press indeed finds iii , in every revolution—but change is not freedom .', To prophecy results we shall not venture,--bu; this we may observe, as a guide to opinion, tha although the BRITISH CONSTITUTION is the mo• del which both Kings and People look up to, yet pride, vanity, jealousy, together with the politi. cal and moral state of society on the Continent, will and - mist prevent any thing like a fac-simile of that Constitution being instantly adopted. The grand error qf all modern revolutions is, that their promoters wish to jump 'at' once from a state of civil and religious bondage to the fiat freedom of Britain ; a state of freedom to which wc have only arrived through slow gradations, in which our national character . has been formed pro gressively ! The grand error of our Reformers at home is, that, forgetfil or ignorant of the pro gress that Britain has made to the apex of political and social freedom, they are caught by the splen dour of contrast in young Constitutions, and would carry back our manhood to political infancy 1. G. N. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. DUTCH MAIL. - , BERLIN, Dec. ]9.—Our Stale Gazette con tains .the following article :—" In No. 148 of l'os's Berlin Gazette, various reports are related, .which, as, the Editor-affirms, were 44 circulation at Vienna, respecting the approaching events in Italy. The author of the article says that these reports contradict each other ; yet he mentions, as coming from good authority, that , the Cabinets at Troppau had resolved to make another attempt to induce the party prevailing-at Naples, if not to overturn the new order of things,l at least to bring it, by means of various modifications, nearer to monarchical principles. The article • adds, as a certainty, that, ' on the 20th of No vember, couriers were dispatched to Naples with the final prOposals of the Sovereigns.' An impe netrable veil still covers the deliberations of the Congress at Troppau ; and it would•be presump tion to say any thing respecting them. So much, however, we are authorised to declare, that no idea was ever entertained for a moment at Trop pau of negociating with the party prevailing at Naples, or to make proposals to it to change the new order •of things. This would be, in other terms, recognising the legality of an insurrection, the instigators of which were a secret political - sect,, and whose instrument was the army. There cannot be a thought of bring ing a Constitution which is the product of an un lawful power, more or less near to the Monar chical principle. The Monarchical principle re jects every institution which is not determined upon, and accomplished by the Monarch himself, of his own free will. It is 'for the King of Na ples, -• when he shall be in a state of liberty, to introduce into his Kingdom another Constitution —that is, , so far as he shall he convinced, that such'a one is adapted to the wants and the Wishes of his people. It is therefore wholly unfounded, that on the 20th of November two Couriers were dispatched to Naples with proposals to the pre sent Government ;• only this is true, that on the 21th the Monarchs dispatched autograph letters to the King, the contents.of which, however, are entirely unknown. It - is likewise entirely false, that the Conference. at Troppau were adjourned,. for three weeks. These Conferences have not been •a moment interrupted." SI'ANISI-1 NIATN. KINGSTON, NOV. 13.-We have letters from head-quarters at Baranquilla, up to the 4th inst. From them we learn, that there were 11 ships of war before Santa Martha and Pueblo de Cienega, Under the orders of the Admiral, and 28 boats under Captain Joseph Padilla, and 1,500 veteran infantry and cavalry on land, under the orders of Colonel Carreno; General Montillo remaininc , at Baranquilla, in order to assist either the . army of operations pr the one be fore Carthagena. The troops of Carreno have sent out several parties, who have taken some officers, and Father Brillabrilla, the chap= lain of the pacificatory army of Morillo, who for his misdeeds was imprisoned in the Morro, and who 'has noW been set at liberty : they have lately also taken an advance guard of thirty men, so that we are now in momentaryexpectation of ad viCes of the result of the said expedition. Should it prove fortunate, a considerable force, both by land and sea, including gun-boats, can be em ployed against carthagena : the latter will serve to occupy. the bay and to take the castles, the garrisons of which, on account of their 'weakneSs, will not be able to resist the attack of one thou sand men. In' October, one thousand men will descend from Santa Fe, under the orders of Cara bajal, to reinforce the besieging army.—A vessel, arrived .yesterday from Aruba, brings informa tion that' the Indian Colonel, Royes Vargas, who has been so active in favour of the Royal cause in Venezuela, has'gone over to the Patriots, with his diviSion which occupied Barquismito, and went to Coro, which is at the distanoe of two days' journey, and that in consequence many royalists had emigrated from Coro to Aruba and Curacoa. —General Bolivar wrote . to Morillo from St. Christobal de Cucuta, on the 2.4 th of September, stating in substance that, previous to the opening of the .campaign, be was desirous of knowing what guarantee would be offered to the republic in case of its - acceding tln armistice which • was soltcited, and that . he should be at San Fer nando de Apure in October, to which place the reply of the COmmissioners might be sent. Let ters from La Guayra of 18th last month state, that Morillo had gone to Calabozo,-to facilitate the communication with Bolivar. We all think that nothing will be done, as Morillo possesses no powers to decide ou the cardinal point of inde pendence. CANADA. EMIGRATION.-COL. BOUCHETTE. We have much pleasure in inserting the fol io ring extract from the Quebec Gazette, as it ',Jews the excellent arrangements which are made JyAbe Government of Canada for the reception )f 4ieful and induslrious settlers itl that province, lail'the care and collslderation With which thy are treated. This testimonial is highly creditable to Col. Bouchette, the Surveyor-General of the Province, who is a most active and intelligent 'Officer. The distribution of the various locations to the different settlers is a difficult and invidious task ; to have executed it well, and to the satis faction of the individuals interesteds in it, must, therefore, reflect. great honour on the person to whom it devolved. EXTRACT FROM QUEBEC.GAZETTF., NOV. 2.0. Dalhousie,. I ith Oct. in°. SI NI—I hope you will excuse our freedom of presenting you eith this Box from the Dalhousie Settlers, as a token of the high esteem which we have formed for you since your visit In our Settlement ; it is made of a piece of Mary Queen of Scots' Yew Tree, under the shade of which she and her husband spent many an hour. Lady Oswald, wife to the present owner of the same Es ale, situated on the banks of the Clyde, near Glasgow, gave to the Town's Council of Glasgow a piece of said Yew tree, which was wade into a Snuff Box and esented to Prince' Leopold when in Scotland—and the mechanic who made it having a piece of the same wood left, wide it_likewiie into a Box and gave it toe, which is the same that ,we now have the honour of presenting you with, which we hope you will keep as a high memorial of our esteem, anti in doing so, it will meet the approbation of the part' of your humble well-wishers, • With respect, I have the honour to be, Sir, your.most obedient horrible Servant, (Signed) J. BROWN. Col. Bouchette, Surveyor-General, Quebec. . • Quelire, Ibth Nor. 1820. Szu,—l beg- to offer you, and the inhahitants of -the Dal housie Sytlement, my inost grateful hanks for the high tes timony of. esteem evinced by the handsome innfr , Box you have presented sae in their name, as well as in your Oteu, which I shall carefully preserve as a valuable token of regard— he assured that I shall always behold with peculiar interest and satisfaction, the ads ancement and prosperity of the in habitatits composing the Settlement bearing the name of our illustrious Chief, under whose fostering protection and care, the new Settlers in the Province cannot but prosper. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient•humble Servant, • - (Signed) JOS. BOUCHETTE. Brown, &c. of the Dalhousie' Settlement. • We are happy in being enabled to say that the current of emigration is now beginning to settle into a proper channel, and to flow in a steady course, equally advantageous to the Colonies and the Mother Country. The description of per sons who may prudently be encouraged to emi grate is now better understood, and though the greatest exertion in Canada is still necessary to relieve the distresses of those unhappy persons who have been induced to emigrate without be ing duly qualified and prepared for it, yet the evil is diminishing, and we trust in a few year it will be wholly remedied. We shall shortly draw the attention of our Readers again to the proceedings of the Quebec Emigrant Society, than which no Institution was ever more worthy of the protection and support of the Mother Country, or more in need of the contributions of the affluent and benevolent. LOYAL ADDRESSES. The Gazette of Saturday contains a large ad ditional dose of wormwood for the disaffected— no Jess than thirty-four loyal and most affectionate Addresses to the King, viz.— Prom the Corporation of the -city of Exeter the Magis trates, Clergy, Merohants,.and-other Inhabitants of the city of Bristol ; the Corporation of Canterbury ; the Corporation and Inhabitants of the city of Cork ; the Bishop, Dean and Chapter, and Clergy of the Diocese of Waterford ; the Bishop , Dean, Chapter, Chancellor, Archdeacon, Prebendaries, and Clergy of the Cathedral Church and Diocese of Peterborough ; the University of St. Andrew's; the Governor and States of Alderney; all the Parishes of the Island of Guernsey; the Magistrates and Inhabitants of Stockport; the Magis trates and Inhabitants of Leith; the Dean and Canons of St. George, Windsor : the Inhabitants of Oystermouth, Seig niory of Gower, county Glamorgan ; the Magistrates and Town Council of Musselburgh ; the Corporation of Stirling; the Inhabitants of Taunton ; the Inhabitants of St. Pancras, Middlesex ; the Inliabitants of the United Parishes of Saint Giles's in the Fields, and Saint George's, Illoomsbury ; the Inhabitants of Ipswich; the InhaVanti of Neath, Glamor ganshire ; the Ii: habitants of Woodbridge; the Corporation and Inhabi!ants of Totness; the Bailiffs and Burgesth of Scarbo rough : the - University of Edinburgh ; the Noblemen, Free holders, &c. of the county of Edinburgh ; the Noblemen,Free. holders, &c. of the County of Aberdeen ; the Corporation and Inhabitants of Plymouth; the Magistrates., Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, Manufacturers and other Inhabitants of Sheffield.; the Corporation and Inhabitants of Tiverton ; the Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, and other Inhabitants of the City o f Glasgow; the Inhabitants of Sherburne ; the Corporation and Inhabitants of Bideford ; the Inhabitants of Leicester and its vicinity; and the Corporation and Inhabitants of Berwick upon-Tweed. LOYAL ADDRESS FRONI 11-1 E CITY OF CORK TO HIS MAJESTY. Sir' ANTHONY PERRIER, Mayor of Cork, re turned on, Saturday from Brighton. where he had gone at the special c omman d o f the KING. On Wednesday last, Sir Anthony handed the loyal Address, of which he was the bearer, to Lord Sid mouth, his official duties requiring his presence ha Ireland before he could have an opportunity of presenting it in person to his Majesty at a levee. The King received the Mayor in the most gra cious and flattering manner, expressing his full approbation of the sentiments contained in the Address, and the entire conviction he felt of the loyalty and attachment of the citizens of Cork. The most marked attention was paid by his Majesty, and a party at the Pavillion was invited to meet the Mayor at a dinner.—liis Majesty was pleased to near the insignia of the Order of St. Patrick, and condescendingly re marked that he did so in compliment to the oc casion. We are happy to say his Majesty was in good health and high spirits, and gave several Coasts indicative of his strong attachment to Ire land. his Worship set off on Saturday evening for. Cork, deeply penetrated with the flattering attentions of his Sovereign. • The only part of the Kingston Assembly Rooms et Bath left standing is the beautiful por tico at the top of the North Parade. N CI ECUMCISION.—HoIidayat the Bank, E,,cchequer, East lnJia, and South Sea Houses. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW, Morning, G minutes after 0. 1 Evening. 33 nnnutts otter It. PIE suy. SVLEM S U.ll AU D E.IT LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1821. We have had no arrival of Paris Pipers since Friday last. Three day' Journals are due. i The last year h a s b een p ro d u ctive of important, events, but one of th e mos t afflicting 'bras th a t which relates to T HE Q UEEN . Th e Parli amentary Proceedings, in r e f eren c e t o the Charges against HER MAJESTY, had given a most alarming stimulus to seditious an d disaffected p eop l e. Happily, however, a n an tidote has recent l y been brought forward, and the Poison of re bellion is lik e ly t o b e e ff ec t ua lly count eracted by that genuin e spi r it o f l oya lty w hich ap pear , in all parts of th e ki ng d om . Th e l a st yea r con _ chided with att e st a ti ons o f reveren c e for th e S u _ VEREIGN, and attach men t t o THE C oNsTITUTION, and we trust that the y ear w hi c h opens u p on this day, will afford abundant p roo f th at the 'great body of our fellow-subjects know how to value the blessings which they en.loy ) and that they will sup Port the :Monarchy with vigour, perseverance, and effect. We cannot da. better on the, present occasion than submit to oar Readers the following passage from Mr. Bua KE, which one of our Competitors has this day ap _ politely cited, and we doubt not that it w in, make a due impression on all honest and reflect ing men who haVe at heart the security of th e Government and the happiness of the Peopl e " The British Constitution," says Burke, " is the result of the thoughts of many minds in many ages. It is uo no superficial thing, nor to be estimated by superficial otider standings.—None, except those who are profoundly s t udied, can comprehend the elaborate contrivance of a fabric G oed to unite private and public liberty with public force, order, with peac e , w ith j us ti ce , an d a bove all, With the institutions formed for b e st ow i ng p er nonesice tind . stabili ty, through ages, upon thi s i nva lnable 1e tt eght to understand it according to ou r me asure, and to Teutrate where we are riot able pres'ently to comprehend. Such a d_ milers were our Fathers, t o w h om we o we this splen t tid in heritance. Let us improve it with zeal, b u t with fear, Let us follow our ancestors, ruen nut without it rational, tlio ug h without an exclusive c on fid ence in themselves; wh o, by respecting the r e a son o f o th ers , w h o , by l o oking hackie. as as well as forward, by the modesty as well as the energy of their minds, went on insensibly drawing this Constitution nearer and nearer to its perfection; by never departing fro m itu fundamental principles, nor introducing any ame t ,d inent which had not'a subsisting root in the Laws, Constitution, anti Usages of the Kingdom." TUE QUEEN, we are assured, has been in tr eaty with Prince LEOPOLD, for Marlborough h o u se , and it is understood that the legal arrangem ents were to be finally settled this day. So nea r an approach to the Royal Palace is certainly not calculated to make an impression on the publi c mind in favour of HER Al Ad Eht-f• 1 , A Letter from an Officer of his Majesty's s b i? , Vigo, at St. Helena, dated November 7, i ti c, o, says—" Since our arrival here I have obtain e d a. pass to visit the new house at Longwood, Which is preparing for the future residence of -Nona parte, a short description of which follows is within 150 yards of his former abode, and re sembles an English gentleman's seat, excepti„, that it is only ,one story high, has two wings,a o d: in the whole, 57 rooms ; the most handsom e o f which, I think, is th e one appro p r i a t e d t o hi s brary. It. will no t b e f urn i s h e d un til hi s removal into it,which, r e p or t s ay s , w ill take place in about two months. Gen. Bertrand's house is scarcely 20 yards distant. The chance of seeing B uo _ naparte rarely happens. I learnt from th e per son who accompanied .me throughout the house, that he rises very early, takes exercise on hi, horse in the most secluded spots, and afterwards works very hard with a.spade in his garden. 11, 1 • refuses to have strangers introduced to him. O n my way to Longwood, a place very similar to the Devil's Punch Bowl (on the road from Ports mouth to London) attracted my notice ; it is in ferior in size, but in form very like. St. Helena abounds with vallies, interspersed with country seats it is fortified all round, and numerous te legraph posts are planted, whereby vessels art descried 90 miles distant. The watching regular tions are very strictly enforced ; the ships of war row guard every night, by a select parole. N o American vessels are allowed to anchor, and even thoSe of other Nations are hastened away imme diately that tleir wants are supplied.--(Hump shire Telegraph.) The period of the return of the quarter's Re venue being near at hand, the reports respecting its productiveness are favourable. Till within a few weeks, we learn, a material deficiency, par ticularly in the customs, had existed, but the ac cumulation of payments into the Exchequer has been latterly so great, as to place the quarter nearly on a level with the corresponding one of last year.-7-(Morning Post.) His MAJE.yry's party at Brighton at present consists only of Sir BENJAMIN and Lady BLOOM FIELD, Sir G. NAGLE, Sir WILLIAM KEPPLE, and Colonel THORNTON. The Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA will visit their" Royal Brother, ns soon as .apartments can be prepared for them in the Pavilion. • •