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HOLY -ALLIANCE-14:TTER ,t„ ,A, m i E ihe'4:lirlit%l4`f-'lo4er yen 'll it thck•peii)p le may •4 ' • Pc1:704 Pte.-A.44g( attending thiirlicvlleges, or . , • nevr.-"modelling---thialfiim of their' government, runs the immediately considered by the: Ultra Royalists to a 'Jacobin or a ltadical. I t7ust. that ,my sentiments respecting -revolu tionary principles- have been - too often expressed, through` The . medium of your Paper, to expose me to such-animputation. When.canvassing the • justice of...injustice' of the abstract principles upon -which the; "Holy Alliance,ls instituted, my only inquire ‘vlietlier they are founded in jnstice,nrhether„they are-such as every free and independent-nation can:approve to , and 'Aihether . . • cOnduciVe the peace and wel turope. And this ,qUestion cannot, I ap prehend, be placed-in its proper- light, without, reverting to the mutual e'Oinpact which I- consi der exists betw e en the governor and the govern ed, and upon the right they both may possess of changing or altering the• form of their govern. ment. That such a right was possessed in the . • • Origin' ,of civil society, and that it has been exec- cised by nations in - eytl . iii age and in every coun try, is a fact that no one On posSibly deny. In several instances it is reprobated ; in many more it is admiieit ; and in all it has proved more or less beneficial to the cominiin3tY.- The principles of such inevitable changes are to be foupd in the mutability of the human mind, in the progressive improvement of society; and in the new anil un foreseen situations into which a nation is placed in the course of its political existence. Compre. hensive as the mind of a legislator may be, lie cannot foresee every possible event, and still less form an idea of the alteration that may take place in the character and opinions of mankind. Sup posing, therefore, any Constitution, or form of Government, to be excellent in its nature, it will continue such only as long as the -people for whom it was formed preserve the same national character, and, indeed, the same external con. nections. But, that a change -in either of these respects must necessarily occasion one in the in stitutions of a people, is strikingly exemplified in 'the Spartans, who, at length, not only openly violated the once venerated . laws of Lycurgus, but even put the amiable A gis to' death, . for Hendeavouring to restore them to their original FOR Tirj f r 1 +s~~.^ !j~._ . purity. Amongstthe many passions of men, there are two that continually tend to alter every existing form of government ; ambition, or the love of power, acid liberty, or the love of independence. The former belongs naturally to the rulers, and the later no less naturally appertains to the people. 1 As long as these two principles are equally ba lanced, social order will remain undisturbed ; 'but if tlie,One happen to preponderate, a serious contest will ensue, which must-inevitably termi nate either in absolute tyranny, or in an increase of liberty `on the part of the people. In such a Case, the struggle, being confined to one - country, 'Olotild,.be considered as a familrquarrel, and no external interference can be justifiable, unless the peace of_ the whole oununitg,is like% to be distueberl, which is. seldom .or ~ever .the - case. Foreign interference is not often effectual; it can rarely produce much substantial' good : in the case of the French revolution, . it occasioned the wars which shook Europe to its very foundation ; and was, perhaps, the immediate and most effec tive cause which led Louis XVI.- to the - scaffold. T,he effect which the interference of foreign powersprodu.ced upon the minds of the people in France, should.serve as a beacon to warn Sove reigns of the. danger that-may trise from 'inter- . ineddling ; in the domestic concerns of a:nation. 'We suppose that they Wished ottly to uphold . the constitutional throne of Louis XXI.; but this attack upon. the independence Of.a great 1 -) ople arougea.,cheir indignation; and 1 the tide - of War beingqiriyen. back upon the . a4res's'ors,' nearly . , proved their total - destrUction. Sunk ancl'de ' graded in, : the political balance-as a nation may ,appear, there. exists al wa y latent spark Of pa- Ariotism which though hidden, froni - ptiblie.Vieiv . , awaits only a favourable Opportunity to burstout into a terrific conflagration. • This' Wat''ininentlV proyed by the. resistance Buonapartiiiet in tl* Spanish-nation, t resistance Wholly ufilbOked"f?r, and which, perhaUs,'bf.PrOilligin ,siFflat manner the' overwhelming' power of this conqueror might 12e. most effectually resisted," awakened in other.. •:itttiOns! the -tviSli of retoVering::,their lost pendence . .! The new born - ideasyof libert . y_ope-, rated- powerfully upon' the - of - the, Spa r , niards.4kdicOthbined conda . ct •Fer dinandstrodtided'the present state of 'affairs, Spai :It;ttiu Id . not, indeed ;be rationally „Supposed:l that a People,.which to y preseryFflteir.national , deOeri4prit6bad,,iiiPtOsi)3.4 ..cogiended wit4i the . . .greafest:potentate liiEurope c 'shold tainelYut);: mit to th4-.yokeof a',weak , and'd:etiaded Sovereign,,ivh-Oarth6y*i fpp - ) 4 c.ed apazobe:tkron e: .. The 'kb,: man mind canna possibly retrograde.. The Audio-, rity of the Crown r :in • Sp.ahti Must be - inevitably Much diminished ; and the IlolyAlliance mit the Spaniards.to.new;modeLthe form of their Government: - Here-we have, there.fere, in in stance- of The 'inefficacy of this association to curb the encroichments - of the people: upon' the.on -cient +eanStitutiOn of the ,Cintn try:: . But Spain is -not 'th'e Country where the influence of ",the Alliancetnust:prove poWerleSi; In'.thee - vp t of any serious intention on tiid . part Or The sub jects, to effe#:lv.ciouigelii thelexistin,gform ...:~: ~ ;w' k% their Governments. And since we find it thus inefficient in mea.ps;to accomplish its avowed ob . what is—it-in some instances but an empty e • • name?' If we try:the -Holy _Alliance upon the broad principle of: its- political. justice, I fear welhall still find it very deficient: -No sooner ctid'the Carbonari of Naples raise the standard of rebel lion, than Austria marched its armies into the kingdom, to abolish the form of Government that had received the forced sanction of the Sove reign, and that was supported by his son. But whence did this zeal on the part of Austria ori ginate ? The Austrian yoke is detested in Lom bardy. Had the train laid in the south of Italy reached the north, the Austrian domination might have been shivered to atoms. This conduct on the part of Austria has at least policy in its favour, and is moreover perfectly consonant to the principles of the Holy Alliance. It is the object of this Alliance to put down rebellion, and one of its members crushes the rebels of Naples : true, but another member espouses the cause of the rebels of Turkey? There appears certainly here gome:hing like contradiction. It' the prin ciple of the Alba - lice be .really the maintenance of legitimate',vovernments, it must support all legitimate GOvernments. Or if it reserve to it self the faculty of chnsing what Government it shall assist, then is its secret purpose at variance with its avoWed principle ; ; and again do we say that it is only an empty name,,not A° call it,, at once, a pernicious institution. No one is more desirous than myself that an effectual barrier be put to the destructive torrent of lacobinism'or of Revolutionary The late terrific example of the ,excesses into which a nation may be led by listening to, and adopting, the fanciful theories of dangerous, or' enthusiastic demag ogues, must serve as a beacon to others, and save them from destruction. It is, however, more in the Government itself, than in the mass of the people, that the principle of revolutions exists : and it is, generally speak ing, always in the power of the' Rulers either to -remove the cause, or to prevent , the ef fect. We find in the annals- of the world that a Nation ever patiently submits for a long time to the encroachment of the Sovereign over its lawful rights and privileges, ere it is roused to resistance; whence the explosion that takes place is 'necessarily tremendous. The baneful effects of oppression are lamentably ex emplified in countries governed by despotic Monarchs, where the powers of the human mind are reduced to the lowest ebb. In such a state' of degradation, man, having lost all notion of the dignity and independence of his nature, crouches at the feet of his master, and kisses the hand that strikes him. ,l . No liberal mind can therefore advocate the 'cause of oppression, nor approve the means that may reduce men almost upon a level with 'the brute creation. Far be it from me to become the advocate o the anti-social doctrines I'have always hitherto warmly reprobated. Every man who loves his fellow-creatures must detest and abhor princi ples essentially destructive of the peace and wel fare of society, and must hail with joy and gra titude any method that can effectually eradicate them from the face of the earth. But I fear this important and beneficial task cannot be accom plished by the Holy Alliance, whose object I apprehend to be solely the preservation of the present dynasties, or I should rather gay of some of the present-dynasties. The principle or foreign interference is dia metrically - opposed to the-ancient political no tions, and -'not less' to the very idea of na tional independence ; and no high-minded nation will, or can, ever stfbmit to it. We are appa rently arrived at`Ti period, When Sovereigns ima gine they need not - pay any attention to national feelings ; but such an • ideaon their part is not only erroneous in itself; but may prove highly injurious' to themselves, and fatal to society.. Governments are unfortunately often too much bigotted to ancient, and therefore deep rooted principles ; and it seems a fact that either the notions of the ruling Powers do not keep pace with the progressive improvement of the human mind, or that they wilfully endeavour to impede its progress. The latter is most probably the case. Several writers, amongst which I shall only •mention Ferrand, in his excellent work, L'esprit de i'llistoire, have ably elucidated this important subjeut. A cool and dispassionate in quiry into the history of most European nations will place it in =a still clearer point of view, and beyond the power of contradiction. How for tunate it would prove for the Sovereign, as well as for the subject, did the former know when to relax the reins of' power ! and thus gun' the thanks of his people, by granting a's- a favour that which ere long •they might have claimed, or forced, as a right: , A few years ago, , and the Sovereigus• on the Continent appeared duly im , pressed with this important truth. They held up ,to their subjects the cheering prospect of a Constitutional 'Government ;' they called into activity the dormant love of freedom ; they' pledged themselves in short to ameliorate their political condition, 'and how have they redeemed .this pledge ?----1)f . forming the Holy Alliance;! Eivhitret. - A. P. INCREASE or Tr.Anc.—We feel great pleasure jo Mating, that the - staple Inanafidtuies of this and the. adjoining 'counties of Nottingham and Derby, were seldom known to be more'brisk than at the present Inorn.ent,. particularly-in the cotton hOse branch,. The unusual activity in the latter, is attributed to the flattering prospect presented by recent successes of the'South ,Americaus ) andtlleir near approach.to indepen dence. Several large. orders. for cottotthose as . well as lace, have already been executed, and forwarded to that interesting portion -of the world, while others are getting ready with all possible alacrity. -The preference given, to British- Ma .nufactures by the South Americans, and the at tention evinced to English interest by our gal lant. countryman •Lord CCCIIRANE presents a pydspeet for commercial enterprise, that must be 'highly gratifying to every.triend.of _his country. *—( Leicester Chronicle.) , , • ' 7 • FROM TIIE LONDON GAZETTE, DEC. 11. BY YITE - IKING.'—A PROCLAMATION . • " --•- . .• • . . • 'Whereas outTarfirtincnt stands prorogoea ts.,,,.Thuridqy.th& 3d day.of -Jaariiloo;, We,' wiih:the --zulvick.of our Privy 4rebY . piti3lish' and declare, that o,e• said mem shall befurther prprogUedi on the said 3dcllty of January next, to Tuesday the sth day of February next; We have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Ring dom called Great Britain, to • prepare. a c ommission for pro roguing the •same 'accordingly ; and We do further hereby, with the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal Will and Plea sure, that the said Parliament shall, on the said sth day of Fe bruary next, be held and sit for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs : and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the. Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commis sioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, are hereby xequired and commanded to give their attendance ac cordingly, ,at .Westminster, on the said sth day Of February next. Given,at our Court at Brighton, the 10th day of December, .1821, and in the second year of our reign. . GOD SAVE .THE KING. , At the Court at Brighton, the 10th of December, ,1321, pr-e -sent, the kin's mat Excellent Majesty in Council: His Majesty in . Council was • this day pleased to. declare 'llialard Marquess Wellesley, Knight of.. the Most Noble Order'Of the Garter, Lientenant-General and General Cover- • nor of that patt of the United Kingdoth - calledla i nd. 1 4 This day - his Oree Charles Duke of D'orset,penry Alaiqu(s Conynghani, and'tlie'itight Hon. HenryGotriburn, were, by command of his Majesty, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honour: able Privy. Council, and took theii respective Places at the Board accordingly. • CARLTON HOUSE, DEC. 11, 1821. The King has been pleased to appoint the Duke of :Montrose to be Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household, in the room of the Marquis of Hertlbrd, resigned. The:King has also heen.:, pleased to appoint the Marquis•Co nynghara ,tO be Lord Steuiard of his Majesty's Household, in the room' of the Martinis Chobxiondeley, resigned. WinTru AL , DEC. 11, 1821. • The King has been pleased to appoint his Grace Charles Duke of Dorset id' be Master of the Horse to his Majesty, in.the room of the Duke of Al ontrose, 'promoted to the office of Lord Cham berlain of his Majesty's -ThuSehold. Commission in the Royal Carmarthen Militia, signed by the • Lord Lieutenant of the County of Carmarthen. David Thomas Bowen Davies, Esq. to be Captain, vice Geo arrii, resigned. BANKRUPTS. T. Evans, Mackylleth, Montgomeryshire, innkeeper, to sur render Jan. 1,2, and 22, at eleven, at the Fox Inn, shrews- . bury, Shrgpshire. Attornies, Messrs. Philpot and Stone, Southampton-street,',Bloomnbury-square, London ; and Messrs. Maddock and Burley, Shrewsbury. J. Rendall, BridPort, Dors2tshire , painter, Dec. 18, 19, and Jan. 22, at eleven,. at the Greyhound Inn, ridpOrt. Attormes, Mr. Nieholetts, Thidport ; and Mr. Allen, Clifford's Inn, London.' J. Townsend and G. Brooke, Ifoniton, bankers, Dec. 26, 27, 'and Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Golden Lion Inn, 1-1 °piton. At. tornies, Mr.Luxmore, Red Lion-square, Holborn ; and Messrs. Flood and Mules, Iloniton, Devon. - - W. Edwards, Chatham, linen drap:4, Dec. 15, 22, and Jan: 22, at ten, at,,the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts; Bas. inghall-'street; London. Attorney, Mr. Ripon, Great Surrey. street. ' C. G. Kerwood, John-street West,'Marylebotie, printer, Dec. 15, 22, and Jan. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Coininissioners of Bankrupts, Basingliall-street, London. Attornies , ' Messrs. Jones and Howard, ikiincing-lane. • • . S. Aydon and W. Elwell, Shelf Iron Works, Shelf, Hali fax Yorkshire, iron-masters, Dec. 2 0, at.five, 29 , at ten , a t the Old Cock Inn, Halifax, and Jan. 22, at eleven, at . the Elephant and Castle Inn, York. Attornies, Mr. Walker, Ex chequer Office of Pleas; and Messrs. L. and E. N. Alexander, Halifax. W. and N. Baker, Portsea, Southampton, grocers, Jan. 2,7, at twelve, and '22, at one, at the George Inn, Portsmouth. At tornies Mr. Shelton, Sessions House, London ; and Mr. Poul den, Portsea. H. L. Holland, Birmingham, builder, Dec. 31, Jan. 2, and 22, at eleien, at the Albion Hotel, Birmingham. Attornies, Mr. Carrie, Birmingh,am ; and Mr. Alexander, Carey-street, Chancery-lane, London. R. Wlls, Broad-stieet, Bionmsbury, tobacconist, Dec. 15, 29, and Jan. 22, , at ten; at 'the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts., Basinghall-street: Attorney, Mr. Cobb, Clement's Inn. _ , E. Tippetts and E. Gethen, 'Basingball-street, factors, Dec.' 15, 22, and Jan. 22, at one, at the'eourt of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinkhall-strect. Attornies, Messrs. Pullen and Son, Fore-street, Cripplega4e ; and,Mr. , Brutton, Old Broad street. J. L. Garrick, Mitcham, Surrey', merchant, Dec. 15, 22, and Jan. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street, London. Attornies, Messrs. Grimaldi and Stables, Copthall-court. It. aviland, Cirencester, Gloucester, rectifier, Jan. 1,2, and 22, at eleven, at the Falcon Inn, Painswick. Attornies, Mr. Cecil Becke, Devonshire-street, Queen -square, London ; and Mr. Gardner, Gloucester. S. Todd, Southampton, mercer, Dec. 28, Jan. 4, at twelve, and 22, at eleven, at the mitre Tavern, Portsea. Attornies, Mr. Browne, New Furnival's Inn, London ; and Mr. Caught, Portsea. J. M. Fuller, Worthing, linen-draper, Dec. 15, 22, and Jan. 22, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. I.4cuidOn. Attorney, Mr. Jones, Size-lane, London. , • J. Calvert, Island, of Maltai.merchant,,Dec. 18, 29, and Jan. 22, at twelve, •at the CoUrt of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basingliall-street, LI:010n. Attornies, ll4ssrs. Lavte and Oli verson, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. • • DIVIDENDS. • • Jan. 8, It". Matsoir,'BirfriStone,Kent , millet—Jan."B, T. R. WiMash, Aylesford, Kent; farmer--Jan. 7, T. Robinson, T. H. Robinson, and R..llancock, Manchester, cotton-rnerchint Jan. - 11, •T. Parkinson and R. Parkinson', Preston, • builders —Jan. 4, N.,:Ltscoinbe,'Kingsbridge,,Deyoliihiie, scrivener— Dec. 15, W. Nedby, L a mb's-Conduit-street, upholsterer— Dec. 15, J. Cary,,Ravet-court, Fleet-street,,merchgpt—Jan. 4, St. J. Alder:o4'J. ;Alder; Liverpool, :nierehants.,-Jan: 5, , J. M. Newman,. 'Bromsgttive, ' Worcester hire, Wbol.elealer— Jan. 5, 11,.. Longtidge and G, Pri le Painsher; Durbain; col liery-undertakers—Pee. 18, ;•zty4le, Colchester, dealer and chapnian. . 'CERT IFICAtES—SAN: 1. - J. KeniorthY; SAddleworth; Yorkshire, dyer 11. Hall and J. Hall, Sun Wharf, Upper rn Thames-street, iron-rnerefiants-L, T. B. Evans, Strand, wine- e r c liant—R. Baverstocki b'romp. ton, Middksek; plainher—j. S. Wilcox and T. .J.. 'Egerton, Theobald's- road, Red Lion square; coach-makers—A. de la Pryrne, G. Hilton, and IL Hilton, Chorley, Lancashire,• cot ton-spinners—R. Moffat, Manchester, merchant-. 1. (Jaen ) Maidstone, twine-maker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. and j: Bourne, Belper and Denby, - Derbyshire, bot- - tle-manufacturers;-11; Snowden and J. Fiveash, Northfleet, Kent, millers—J. Latham, It. Latham, M. Taylor, A. La.. tham, and It. Kerr, Broughton-in-Furness, Lancashire, iron masters (so'far as relates to the. said J. Latham and J. Kerr) — J. Dewhurst, LDewhurst, and E. Dewliurst, Skipton, York shire, cotton-manufacturers —J. Braithwaite anti W. Braith waite, Cateaton-strept, General Commission Agents—D. Jowitt, J. Jowitt; J-Milnes, C. Jowitt, and W. North, Hud dersfield, plasterers- , -(so far as regards the said J. Milnes)—J. Allen and 'l'. Ireland, Manchester, dyers—J. Bryant, L. :Bryant, and S. Harris,- Hay-grove colliery, Bitton, Glouces tershire, coal-miners—J. Townsend and R. Lyddon, jun., Honiton, attorneys at law—l. Hetherin j gt . o: b3 a ,o n r d , A t:r _ e l ckl iar: to e n s, , LYnn, Norfolk, milliners--J. Carpi and .14 Graimes Poyn ings,Sussex,-Millers—W.•Bedingtoni'S. Frears, and Frears, Deretend, near Birmingham, brass-founders—T. Mayor, sen. and T. Mayor, jun, Freckleton, Lancashire, Coal-merchants— T. Mayor, Jun. T. Mayor, seri. an 4 Lancashire, •sail-clOth;manufactitrers. FOR Mn. Eotrott-=-As the WhigsNewspapirS have for some tune past "failed in the novelty of, their vittiperat.ion against . the Tories, I :send. you a 'Lesson for them, extracted from a vultl'ine . ' of COLE'S MSS. in the British Museum " A List Of those Members of Parliament who are, bj Pension or Place, oblidged to vote ac— cording to the Court's desire or interest. " Cambridge.—Sir Tuo. CIIICHELEY, Master of the Ordinance, Privy Counsellor, and Pen- sinner. " Count 9 of Cambridgc.—Sir Cit As. Witr.r.r.tn, a root Captain, Ash() once promised himself to be Master of the Rolls, now Governor of Nevis ; and " Mr. Caoucn, Master of Arts, the Priest's mad jade, who rides without fear or.witt : pre ferred by the Court, into whose interest hee bath long since Beene matriculated. • . " Town;, of Cambriqge.,--Lord ALLINGTON ;- a , . Chatham Colonel, and a Court Cully, but Jaughed at by them"- . ' . ' '-'.... !. G.N. LITERARY NOTICE. , —ThiIe'S Telescope ; or, ilte Astronomer' so' Botanist's, and Naturalist's Guide, for the yelp- 82,2.---This useful and ,arnus lug little work, in its- present improved' state, might be rather called a Ifonoscort, by •an al lowable pun, since there.is scarcely an hour in the year, at ; which it.does. not afford a glance. In- 1 deed, though it is a real Telescope for the future, making that, appear more clear, when used straight forward, it has not the effect of the inverted in strument upon the past, as to diminution, but brings the most distant objects and occurrences full in the observer's view. Its - circulation is already too extensive for any necessity of ex plaining its objects and arrangement, further than that it seems this year to possess all that variety and. novelty of which such a work is susceptible. The, introductory portion, on the Outlines of Conchology, makes it an invaluable [ companion for those who may contemplate an ensuing summer's excursion ; whilst, in the mean time, they may amuse a winter's evening with its anecdotes, and improve one by its illustrations. PRICE 0 . Tlll3 DAY AT - T' 3 per Cent. Red. Ma 3 per Cent. Cons shut 34 per Cent B7. 4 per Cent I J6i 5 per Cent-Navy Ann‘..,. shut Bank Long Ann. E) 5-16ths i HIGII %VAT AT Lo isIDO. Alprning, .53 minutes after 4. THE SUN. SOLI: 11 OriS D,ICERE FALSUIII AUDEAT LONDON, WEDNESD4Y, DECEMBER 12. 1821. Parliament is prorogued to the fifth of Fe bruary, when it is to assemble for the dispatch of business. It will be the most important Session of the Legislature, perhaps, which has ever been held ; since it can hardly pass over without the adoption of some comprehensive measures for giving renewed health and vigour to the internal condition of the Empire. In the emphatic words of Mr. livluswAarso, it has become necessary that the " very elements of our national sys tem should be explored,"—and the causes of the fluctuations of national prosperity detected and developed,—and the, investigation will be forced upon Parliament not only by the abso lute destitution, as Mr. MAINWARING thinks, of a part of the people, but by the wretched and ruinous condition of the agricultural interest. — The Legislature, however, must proceed with caution and wisdom. ,If it adopt new and ex tensive measures,founded upon true principles of political economy, there can be no doubt that the mighty resources of the Empire contain, and will present, ample means of renovation. ,If they are betrayed by some of the fashionable but unsound theories of the day, into the aban donment of those commercial principles and re:. gulations from which the past prosperity of the country originated, we must expect to see the declining sun of British wealth and power sink. for ever into the abyss of pauperism and imbe cility. The Gazette of last night, besides the Procla mation for Proroguing Parliament, officially an nounces the appointment of the Marquess WEL' , LESLEY to the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland, and those - of the Duke of MONTROSE to be Lord Chamlieriain, of the Marquess CONYNG.• U.174S to be Lord Steward of the Household, and of the Duke of DORSET to be Master of tile Horse. The Duke of DORSET, the Marquess CoNYNonAm, and the Right Honourable lIEN RY GOULBURN, have also been sworn in as Privy Councillors. A genuine Whig Opposition Party in Parlia ment, founded upon sound Constitutional princi ples, is what every friend to our inestimable Es tablishment in' Church and State must desire.— To such an Opposition the People have been essentiallyludebted for some of their most va luable Thelatt Lord CliAlsuM -be- gan hip illustrious career ine,public.tile by a firm support of such a legitimat4 Opposition, and his illustrious son, Wit.t.tit PITT, followed his brilliant course,as a resolute champion , of the same principles. No better evidence that such principles animated the last great -man appears than his conduct on the agitation of the first Regency Question, during . the reign of our' late revered Monarch. He then, in support of true Constitutional principles, opposed the inte rested Tory doctrines of the Party, wlio, mis led by a great Law Authority, were in hopes of rushing at once into power. By the blessing of Heaven. hisliAstsTr recovered,, and Mr. PITT triumphed in support of the privileges of the pee -1 ple, when those who styled themselves the popu lar Party had deserted them. To the honour of the late Mr. PERRY, he resolutely Supported the princi ples of a legitithate Opposition, and, according to a recent panegyric in his own Paper, even when his Party had abandoned them ;'. for it is said 66 he took his line fearleSsly-' - *ith the re maining Whigs, and thrOti , h all chairfes of ,fortunes persevered in it without deviation.. He did this under no influence . but the dictates of his own judgment." The legi timate Opposition, therefore, have - suffered an irreparable loss in Mrs PERKY, if indeed any legitimate. Opposition eXists, and there are still remaining Whigs" of the-true Constitu tional character. We may then fairly ask if Mr. PERRY would have deemed a support of the Con stitution in Church and State, .to be supporting "the doctrines of exclusion-aO4 intolerance," or whether, in speaking of Lord: •LIVERPOOL and the Loan CHANCELLOR, twc r as. : honourable men as ever adorned this country, and who know the iMportance of a PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY to the very existence of the British'Constitution, would have said of them for giving it their conscien tious support, that they were actuated by " the nervous irritability of hypochondria ?" Mr. PERRY had a sound mind, and it was enlightened by : long and varied , experience. The public, therefore, as well as the " rernaining'Whigs," have reason to regretthe loss ofzsuch-a man ; and if he had not been- so. active in:•support of those principles in his latter years, - ,!totich alldwance must be made for the languor of an infirmity which was almost hopeless at:fts first attack ; but still it is understood That he maintained a corrective controul and judicious• superintend- ence over concerns. which he , was no longer able to manage by strenuous personal exertion. We have again to draw the 'attention of the people of this country to the continuance of a most valuable correspondence on the subject of the HOLY ALLIANCE, which appears in THE SON of this day. We feel much indebied to our Cor respondent for selecting our Paper as the me dium of a discussion which is, indeed, of more importance to the people of other countries than to the British Nation, considering our peculiar • Constitution ; and not only to every foreign pea . pld, but to their respective Sovereicrns. To those Sovereigns the sound principles.whicl;. our Corres pondent inculcates, and the forcible arguments with' which he supports them, may-afford the most instructive lesson, a lesson that, while it teaches them to maintain their own rights, will teach them to respect the rights of their subjects. We look for future communications on the same inte resting and iMportant subject, from a writer who , would have done honour to the Public Press it ) any period of our political history. B I 1 We received this morning the French . Papers. ... of Sunday, which are almost exclusiv.ely :occu pied with an interesting discussion -which took place after the reading . of a PetitiOh ; from M• lIALY, of Paris ) praying that a laW .might b e .. passed abolishing the censorship, of ..the Press, and defining tht limits beyond - Whick : the Tour , ..... . nals were not to pass. The.C.9tronitte il9 , 'h °rl3 this Petition was .referred, recornmended - -that it Ishould be sent to-the Committee charged . with 'the examination of the proposed IiIATS 'Oty.., the Press and the Censorship ; upon which 111: CAS' TELBAJ AC, a decided Royalist, _ascended the .tri bune, and addrethd the Chit:Ober `am id st . t h e profoundest silence:— . . “ Gentlemen, (said he), if there is any one ..question, more than another which onglit to claim your attention, it is that of ' the liberty of the Pies,:beCeitse it .is Constitutional, beca use . for the last even - year's the Ministry have constantly pruTis ed to bring in - a law . which shbuyl put 4h end to the present ,rbi,- trary systeni, and that now it comes forward demanding the continuation of this arbitrary law for five years. Th i , s questionbecOines . still more important at a moment wh en the Ministry wishes to abuse.the Censorship, •in order t o p romote their own views, at a moment whenthe mod, of exerci sin g it shows but too plainly its sentiments towards th is Chamber, whom it has so basely calumniated with the Monarch. This injury, Gentlemen, is, not to be forgotten by French men. As long as the Ministry persecuted us separatelY, a s long as it pUt into practice its . petty means of intrigue.; %ye couhidefend ourselves individually; but when it w ishes to de prive us of the confidence of our King, and to make us bnos t ious to him, we ought.tazise:E4 31A3St against it an d attack it until : it is overthrown. . • The Ministry talk incessantly of revolotiotc; it F STOCKS ►vELVE O'CLOCK. Imp. 3 per Cents. 75i Irish 5 per Cents. ... IIU 110.} India Bonds 675. 635. _ _ Excheq. ...1 dis. par. 2 - pr. Cons. for Opening 77i, 78 N BRIDGE TO-MORRQW I Evening, 18 minutes after 5.