The Sun. — London, England, 1821-03-09 00:00:00

~' ~=~-~, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SPANISH I'APERS. CADIZ, FEB. 13.-7.--An event has occurred - here to-day, which would be incredible if we did not know of what excesses the sanguinary enemies of our Institutions are. capable. The boys iu one of the Public Schools were repeating this morning the CateChism of the Constitution; .among the persons present was a man of,respectable appear ance, who asked the master which of the boys was . best acquainted with the Constitution ? The mas ter-- made - _no . . difficulty 'in pointing him out, "on which the man, praising his application, asked permission to take him to a confectioner's.to treat him with some cakes. The master agrees, and. the' man.toOk away'the poor boy, not to the con fectioner's, but into a field, where he beat him in a cruel Manner, leaving him *weltering in his blood; and pearly dying. In this state he waS found by some 7.votneu, who carried -hint to a houSe: A NDVJiR, FEB. 15.-Our Political Chief has published an energetic• Proclamation, exhorting the Inhabitants to deliver up the - inflammatory •Pr&!amations, great numbers of which have been received . by‘ the post. Four: auspicious persons have been arrested, who we're net in the highway armed with fowl ing-pleces'and pistols. They are confined in the prison, which is so Crowded with criminals that an epidemic disorder is apprehended. `VA I;ENCIA, FEB. 17.—Our new Political - Chief has fOund it necessary to issue a Decree, against wearing coloured scarfs, especially green andscar let.—(Miicellanea, Feb. 22.) AMERICAN PAPERS. :NEW YORX FF.B. 3.—(FALL or LDIA.)—As -Was anticipated, the Patriots - of 'Chili, under the command of the gallant Cochrane, have struck a blow in South America, the most fatal to tyranny and more 'important in its consequences to the cause of freedom, than any military achievement during the whdle of:the revolutionary war in that country.. rom he .Bermuda Gazette .of the 13th Jan. it appears that intelligence had been received at Jamaica from the Spanish Mahi, and across the Isthmus' of Darien, from the South Seas, of Lord Cochrane's having captured the city of Lima, after a tremendous resistance, during which four of Ilk Lordship's vessels were . sytuk. The particulars of this splendid victory had not been received ; but its immediate consequences had been, to - induce the people•of Panama to declare for independence, and the kingdom of Quit& to shake off the Spanish yoke.. The same accounts 'state, that ".the Powers of Columbia' daily acquire' more Strength ; that Aury bad arrivea at Savanilla, on the. Niel'', and that he - and his efficers hadsWorn to be faithful to the Republic. -We anxiously look for the details of an event, 'Which has given so fortunate a turn -to the affairs Of the Patriots, and which we are confident will, 'ere lone:, lead to the final emancipation of the whole terrifory'of South America from the Spa- Dish and Portugnese yoke. There is not a man in the world better adapted for this great under 'taking than Lord Cochrane. FEB. 10.—(THE Cnim.tx _SQLT.ADRON.)—AC-. 'counts have bee 4 received at Salem of the cap ture, by Lord Cochrane's fleet, of the brig can ton, b'efonging to that port, on the 7th of -September, while lying at Pisco, about 100 miles from Lima. This information is said to be contained in a letter from. Captain Coffin, of the Canton, dated Lima,- Oct. 21 ; in which he states, that his vessel was in ballast at the time of the, capture, which took place only eighteen days after the Chilian proclamation of blockade was issued, the existence of which was unknown to -He also states, that being confined a pri soner by the Chilian fleet, he . made his escape in an open boat, in which he'continued for three days before reaching . Lima. It is added, that on Captain Coffin's arrival at this place, he found the Macedonian frigate there,' and applied to Captain Downs to interfere in the business, who declined, as is said, in consequence of his " inadequacy to contend with the squadron of Lord Cochrane." We can easily suppose that the Canton may have been in ballast only when she was captured ; but there is strong reason to suspect that she had previously been en gaged in a contraband .trade,., of which Lord Cochrane must have been well assured before he ordered her to Valparaiso for adjudication... Nor Would Captain Do*wns have declined interfering for her release if this had not been the case,— The friendly understanding now - subsisting be twixt the Government of Chili and the officers of our fleet on this station, of which we have recently had the Most convincing proofs, renders the idea absurd of Captain Downs entertaining apprehen sions on account of the strength of the Chilian • No mention is made in Captain Coffin's letter of the capture of Lima by Lord Cochrane.: This circurnStance, however, doe's not render it Impro bable: The ffermuda Gazelte in which the Chilian success is announeed, is dated so recently as the 13th of January,, and the event is - there noticed as a elate' occurrence. The letter of the Captain Of the 'Canton is dated four months ago, at which period, weThelieve,the Chilian fleet had Dot sailed on the expedition to Peru ;• CANADA.—Notwithstariding • the general de pression of trade, the commerce of Lower Canada seems to be prosperous, and from a list of exports and imports for the year 1820, we conclude that the Colony is gradually becoming a very import ant and valuable addition to the British Crown. In the last year, five hundred a'nd 'eighty-five vessels, 147,754 tons, and 6,767 men,'-entered the port of Quebec ; bringing 39,563 casks of wines and spirituous liquors, 6686 hog sheads of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, Which, with other articles, amounted to 1,165,993/. Halifax currency (four dollars to the 11.) The Exports in 569 vessels, 149,661 t0n5;6746 men, consisted of timber of all kinds, 'ashes, grain, beef, fish oil, furs, and peltries, the amount of which, not including furs, &c. was 7965211. — Upper Canada has his proportion of exports, which consist principally of flour, ashes, and pro visions, most of Which is from the United States. So that the trade on all sides must be considered as being very brisk ) considering the times. Fort THE CAT' I ()LIC QUESTION. MR. EDITOR --- r ro examine and discuss those • opinions which -• aie powerfully supported by our passions, and by our prejudices, with that -degree of impal•tiatity,- that sincere desire of discovering the truth, which can alone place them in their proper light, .is perhaps one of 'the greatest efforts of the human intellect.— The removal of ancient, and deep rooted preju dices, is, in itself, a task of no trifling difficulty, and requires efforts which the natural indolence of Quc mind is not always inclined to-make. It is much easier to adopt at once an opinion, than to make deep and long inquiries into the subject; and when we have expressed our sentiments upon it, and given it to the world as our own, our vanity and our pride will prevent a recantation.—Such has ever been, and such ever will be, the fertile source of almost every•error which has disgraced the human mind. However evident this proposi tion may be, and h owever it may ,come home to almost every individual who engages in disputa tion, no one would willingly allow that his opi nions are_founded upon erroneous principles, and Originate in prejudice ; on the contrary, even the most violent and the most: illiberal, lay claim to the strictest impartiality. Having' thus stated how difficult is the task im posed upon the dispassionate controvertist, an& the " magnitude of the obstacles that oppose its accomplishment, to enter into so dangerous a career; may appear,. :on my part,- both rash and presumptuous. -I am not, however, blind to the awkwardness of my situation, I perceive the many shoals upon which my frail bark may be wrecked ; but even though my euterprize should not be crowned with complete success, by point ing out the road to abler men, my-efforts, though weak in themselves, may still prove of soiree' utility. If there be one subject by which all the passions of mankind can be more strongly agitated than 'another, it is on that of religion ; hence religious wars have always proved the most sanguinary, - and religious controversies the most acrimonious. -Ge nerally speaking, violence - and invective have been considered • as the attributes of a bad cause : if this be -true, what judgment must impartial justice pronounce upon the pleadings that daily appear in favour of Protestantism ? The. Catholic may indeed accuse his opponent with having abandoned the faith of his forefathers, lie may tell him that this act of apostacy endangers the future and eternal welfare of his soul, and he may brand him with the name of heretic and dissenter. The 'Protestant repels those charges with indig nation, loudly exclaims against the doctrines of the Church of Rome, calls its head the antichrist, the Whore of Babylon, &c. &c., reprobates its tenets. as idolatrous, and insulting to the majesty of God; and' in the excess or his zeal, forgetting the boasted liberality of his sentiments., the tolerant principles.'of his Chur6h, and, even the mild dic tares of Christian charity, , be asserts not ; in, deed; that the Catholic faith must lead its fol lowers to perdition, .but that every Catholic is essentially an idolater, a man whose faith is in consistent with the principles of religion, of ho nour, of justice, of patriotism ; in short, that he is the very bane of society, a monster ever. seeking whom he may devour, and in whose breast nei ther virtue nor loyalty can possibly, dwell. It appears, therefore,.that if the Protestant does not doom the Catholic to eternal perdition ; he attri butes to him principles which he knows cannot lead him to salvation.. Did both parties stand upon equal ground, such • prejudice and unchris tianlike sentiments might prove less dangerous, and might therefore be more easily excused ; but when all the power and influence, when the . whole and overwhelming .tide of popular prejudice are as decidedly favourable to the one as hostile to 'the other, then the mode of attack employed by the advocates of the Protestant cause must be deservedly reprobated. For every question that involves the welfare and tranquillity of the State should be discuSsed with the strictest impartiality; and no question can be of greater consequence, in this respect', than that of Catholic emancipation. It is not a mere abStract question of right or wrong ; it is a question which involves the best interests of the Country, the fair fame of some of the - most-ancient and illustrious families in the liingdOm, and the restoration of no inconsiderable portion of his Majesty's subjects to the enviable privileges which belong to them as Britons, and of tyhicli they have . been long deprived, because they adhered to the faith of their forefathers, and would not sacrifice their conscience to the seduc tive charms Of:ambition.- - If he reflect upon this singular instance of self denial, surely the *candid and liberal Protestant will not readily credit that men capable.of such sacrifices, can be men wholly destitute of honourable and virtuous principles? He will not conclude that because Catholicism dwells in their breast, neither honour, nor - patriot ism can there be found. Ile will not imagine that Roman Catholic and traitor, Papist and radical, are synonymous. terms. And yet such are the'inferences that must be drawn from the uncandid and illiberal arguMents, from the un fair and erroneous conClusions, that now daily ap pear in the public prints. Every impartial mind Must be .singularly astouished at the unsupported and false assertions,. the wilful misrepresentation, or the amazing and unwarrantable ignorance dis played in those publications. Surely before a religion be proscribed as dangerous ; before its doctrines be held up - to the execration of every loyal and honourable man, it would . be - but fair to examine these matters With the greatest poisible candour and impartiality, to weigh the arguments employed upon both sides of the question, and not to admit as a matter of fact the unsupported assertions of a decided, prejudiced, and unin-'j formed opponent. A. fair inquiry into his creed, a' conviction that though a Papist he does revere truth, and is not deaf to. the voice of honour, are all that'the Catholic demands. The-disabilities un der` which he has so long laboured, which he might at at any time remove by acting contrary to the dictates of his conscience, whilst they prove him not destitute of principles, must proVe also that he feets no inclination to conceal What he does believe. If when he reads or hears the charges brought-against him by the opponents of his claims, his cheeks he mantled with crimson, it is not the blush of conscious guilt, but the blush of indignation, that appears there ; an indignation awakened by the unmerited aspersions which the' voice of slander lavish on his faith. The demand of the Roman Catholics to be made partakers of the blessings granted to every British subject by a constitution, in the support of which so many of their members have fought and bled, both in the army and in the navy, is founded upon the, principles of impartial justice which should ever regulate every liberal and en lightened government. It is, therefore, a demand that cannot be refused, unless the concession can be proved dangerous to the security and welfare of the State ; for in this case, but in this case only, I am ready to allow it is the duty of a Statesman to sacrifice the interest of a portion of the com munity, to that of the whole nation. That such would be the consequences of granting the claims of the Catholics, most of the writers to which I have alluded before decidedly assert, but that their assertions rest upon erroneous principles, that they originate only in a complete ignorance, or in a wilful misrepresentation of the true doc trine of the Roman Catholic Church, and of the influence it exercises over the consciences of its followers, are facts which I trust to prove to the satisfaction of every candid and impartial Pro testant, should the insertion:of this letter sheer your readiness to allow me to advocate the Catho lic cause through the medium of your paper. A. P. FOR THE SUN. CATHOLIC QUERY. Mr. EDITOR—If the ROMAN CATHOLICS, as we are assured by their advocates, disbelieve TRANSUBSTANTIATION, and dena 'the POPE'S SU PREMACY, and his ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY in BurrAlN—whence comes it, that they object to take the usual oaths to that effect, and how comes it that a new oath must be drawn up for the ease of their Consciences?—Yours, 808 SHORT. P.S. Will that able Lawyer, and ingenious Casuist, the mover of their case, have the good ness to explain the difference between " Spiritual Power" and " Ecclesiastical Power"—a distinc tion which he, is stated to have made in the House of Commons ! P. S. upon P. S. Will he also have the goodness to define that " Equality of Rights," which, by ad mitting CATHOLICS into PARLIAMENT, would en able them to legislate for the CHURCH of ENG LAND, whilst they refuse the interference of a PROTESTANT KIND NI ith their own—for that they have done! FOR THE SUN. CA"! HOMO FREEHOLDERS. Mr. EDITOR—To enumerate all the difficulties which must arise,from any attempt to grant the present Roman Catholic claims, would occupy too many of your columns ; one, however, is de serving particularly of notice, because the bulk of your readers, perhaps, are not aware of the circumstances connected with it. It appears but fair that every thing granted to the Irish Papists . .should be equally granted to the, English Catholics—but here, on the mere point of the ELECTIVE FRANCHISE; a difficulty insurmountable; for you never can place them on . an- equality on that point without overturning the whole-system of election law in England. To give the right of voting to English Catho lic Freeholders may appear but a trifle ; but that would.not place the Catholics in the two coun tries upon an equality.; for in IRELAND a lease, kowever short its term, if with lives inserted, is a FREEHOLD. Let PROTESTANTS and LAWYERS look to this. Q. E. ITL P. S. This freehold anomaly has ALREADY thrown the WHOLE WEIGHT of the elective fran - chise in the south and west of IRELAND, into the hands of the Roman Catholics. ! " Ex uno disco cmaia:" - FOR THE SUN. TO THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN. FRIENDS AND FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN!-Are you disposed, to rescind THAT LAW which says the KING shall be a Protestant Y Are you disposed to rescind tuAT LAW which says that the Keeper of the King's Conscience, and the dispenser of perhaps one-third of the Ec clesiastical patronage of England, shall be a P ro ,lcstant ? Are you disposed to rescind THAT LAW which says that ALL TITS 0F4410E34S OF YOUR UNIVER SITIES shall be PROTESTANTS ? Here, then, I take my stand. Now MARK. — ,The ROMAN CATHOLICS have declared, not more than five or six years ago, in one of their Public Documents, that THEY NEWER WILL RE SATISFIED whilst there remains a single STIGMAT(RY LAW on the Statute Book ! But THESETIIREE are Stigmator,y Laws. But we will suppose that you maintain their reservation, and grant every thing else, including ELECTIVE FRANCIIISE and SEATS TN PARLIAMENT ! -1 ; shall ask you but one question further :—How long do you suppose that these three Stigrnatory Laws would be permitted to rest undisturbed ? or that you or your children would be saved the ne cessity of fighting for them ? GHOST OF—A LOLLARD. Prison Tower, Lambeth Palace, March 3, 1321. ROBERT LINDS ELL, Etiq,,Under Sheriff for the Counties of Cam b ridge and. Huntingdon,* has ap pointed Messrs MAur,E, of Huntingdon, his De puties:---:-A public Meeting of the Freeholders and fnhabitants of this County and the Isle of Ely, is summoned by our High Sherift on the subject of Parliamentary Reform. It is under stood the Duke of BEDFORD has expressed, by letter, his intention of beinc , present at the Meet, ing.--(Cambridge Chronicle, March 8.) Mr. Smrru has resigned the pack of Leicester shire fox-hounds . to Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., who has increased the establishment by a numer ous stud of high-priced hunters. FLOATING nportAti, FOR SICK AND DISABLED SEAMEN. A most respectable Meeting 'took place yes terday, 'at til;e City of London Tavern, Bishops . gate-street, fest. the purpose of establishing a per manent Floating Hospital on the River Thames, klakthe reception- of sick 'and , disabled seamen:=-- .Rany Naval Officers of distinction were present. Prince LEOPOLD was expected to have taken the Chair, but was prevented from doing so by the recent death of the Princess ELIZABETH. In his absence the Chair was ably filled by the Right Rev. the Bishop of CHESTER. At about one o'clock the Chairman rose, and, in an appropriate speech, stated the general purposes for which the Meeting had assembled. Mr. COCK, one of the Secretaries, then read the Report of the Committee, which had been formed in 1817 and 1818, for the Relief of Distressed Seamen. The Report stated, that up to the time when that establishment was brought to a close, the total amount of subscriptions received had been 16,115/. 9s. 6d.; of which sum 6011. 3s. 6d. still remained in the hands of the Treasurer. The whole number of seamen relieved amounted to 3929 ; 'of which 1985 had been admitted in a sick state. Oat of that number 99. had died, and the rest (with a slight exception), had been cured and discharged. The Report proceeded to call attention to the fact, that there were annually 7 or 800 seamen in the ports of London in a dis eased and destitute state, whose wants might be relieved at an annual expellee of 30001. The Report concluded by the recommendation of a permanent Society on a more extended Mr., ‘VJLUELIFORCE proposed the first Resolu tion. In doing so, he took occasion to advert, to the generous spirit of the British public, and to the mysterious dispensations of an all-wise Providence, which had permitted distress to pre vail for a period, in order to induce the benevo lent to take effectual means to prevent its recur rence. An individual then in the room (and who would alone thank him for not' mentioning his name,) had first exerted himself in accom plishing the temporary relief of distressed sailors, and from his labours all the steps which had led to the Institution which they were now forming had gradually proceed ed. The Honourable Gentleman expressed it as his opinion that seamen were particularly entitled to our sympathy and support.- The advantages of our insular situation would have been nugatory, had it not been for the active ex ertions of sailors, who bad kept war and invasion at a distance. Besides, there was something in the character of the sailor which ought to in duce the public rather to seek him out in his distress than to wait until he made an appli cation for relief. There was a noble inde pendent feeling in his breast, which prompted him to refrain from asking for eleemosynary assistance. His habits of life, - too, and his ignorance of prescribed forms, rendered him in capable of availing himself of the provisions of other Societies. He (Mr. W.) knew not how others might feel upon the subject, but he de clared that, from his earliest infancy, he had felt an instinctive veneration far that class of people, and it was his pride and pleasure to be able on this occasion to shew his gratitude in a more substantial manner than 'hy words.—(Hear, bear !)—The Hon. Gentleman concluded by warmly recommending, to all present an attention to the interests of the Society.--(Applause.) Lord ROCKSAVAGE seconded the Resololion, which was unanimously adopted. Lord ELLENBOROUGH proposed the second Resolution, declaring the expediency of imme diately establishing a Society. his Loids'hip observed, that, after the eloquent address of the Gentleman who preceded him, it would be un necessary for him to offer any observations. The best eloquence, after all, was the eloquence of the heart, and he was sure that that -would-not be wanting on an occasion like the present. Admiral CODRINGTON seconded the Resolution, which was also carried. Mr. WILSON, in an appropriate speech, pro posed that the following Gentlemen should com pose the Committee, with power to add to their numbers:— John W. Buckle, Esq.; Aaron Chapman, Esq.; Captain C. Owen, R.N.; George Lyall, Esq.; John Deacon, Esq. ; and Sir John Lubbock. The Rev. CHAIRMAN then informed the Meet ing that his Majesty the King had graciously consented' to become the Patron of the Society, and intended to subscribe fifty guineas'annually. —(Loud Applause.)—Such . (observed the Wor thy Chairman) was the conduct which endeared a Monarch to his subjects, and lent a lustre to Royalty itself. Many similar instances of the benevolence of his Majesty had fallen under his observation, and he doubted not that the present K ing would reign iu the affections of his sub jects, as his father bad done before him. Lord DARNLEY moved that the thanks of the Meeting should be conveyed to his Majesty for the condescension which lie had graciously shewn. The Hon. Captain WALDEGRAYE seconded the Resolution, which was unanimously adopted.' Mr. ROWCROFT moved that Mr. Williams, MY. be appointed Treasurer. Sir G. GREY seconded the Resolution. Mr. WILLIAMS returned thanks, and pledged himself to the most indefatigable exertions. The Secretary then read to the Meeting letters from the Earl of Liverpool, Earl Bathurst, Lord Spencer, and several other Noblemen, each ac cepting the office of Vice-President. A slight disturbance occurred in consequence of the speech 'of Mr. Urquhart, who wished to draw the attention of the Meeting to the subject of the impress of seamen. The firmness of the Chairman, supported by the company, succeeded in obtaining silence, and it was'understood, we believe, that Mr. U. should communicate private ly ith the Committee. The Chair being vacated, thanks were unani mously voted to the Bishop of Chester for his able conduct in the Chair. The BISHOP returned thanks briefly and ern.; phatically. If he had rendered, or should ever have it in his power to render assistance to the Society, the pleasure ariping from that recollec tion would be an ample reward.--The Meeting then separated. 2. Corn Aveiazes Bill ;—Sicorsd Radinz. 3. Gramponnd Disfranchisement bill Considera .. tiou of Report. 4. Courts of Justice (Ireland) Big ;--7Comniittre. 5. Tithes Leasing (Ireland) Bill ;Seconcl African Company's Bill ;-- , .Cotiinsitie. 7: Supply;—Committee. • . 8. Ways - and Means ;—Connnittee. Notices of .11otinns.-1. Mr. Chetwynd,—Commit tee on the Vagrant Laws. • 2. 'Jr. Dickinson,—Bill to a mend Act of Hcnry NMI. rela- tire to Sewers. 3. Lord Viscount •Palrcrston, ,—Army Estimates. (i❑ C:om- Jrant of WWI. for completion 'ommit tee of Supply. ; 9. Etlittlintgli Gnu;, Road. 10. Edinburgh Royalty. I 1. - . Wilts and Berks t:knaL I L Glouce*ter Markets, • 13. Brent ford, &c. Gas Light. 14. St. Saviour - (:outtiwatli) Gas Light. . 15. Kingston-upota liuU Ga.:: •ate Bills the First time. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF • COMMONS. iovis, 8° Die Xartii, 1821, The House met, and forty Nlersibets not, being present at four o'clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the , ORDERS of' the DAY, NOTICES of MOTIONS, and SE ' SOND READING, of PRIVATE BILES for FRIDAY, March 9, 1621, Orders of the Day.-1. County Court's Bill ;—Second Read- in g. mittee of Supply.) 4, Mr. William Courtcliay,— of 13ankropt ey Court. (hi Private 11.8-211 Readings. I. Born haioprainage and In closure. ' 2. Wairsby Inclosnre. 3 Great Dinnford luclosure. 4. Newark ROad. 5. Poston Bridge Road. 6. Lrroe Regis Road. 7. SkiptonandClitherovßoad. 8. Skipton and Koaresbo rough Road. Last day for, reading Pi is PRICE 01 THIS DAY AT TV STOCKS ELVE 0-CLOCK. Bank Stock .. shot S per Cent NaVy Ann—. W,:l 3 per Cent. Red shut, Bank bon r' ,' .;11111. - shut 3 per Cent. Cons 72g . 4 - - Tmp. 3 per Cents 7;21 3j per Cent shut I Ex.ekequer Bills ' 3 3 pr. 4 per Cent. shut t Cons. for April 7:11:,;(1- MGT/ WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 27 minutes after . 5. Evening, 40 plinutes after 5- THE SUN. SOLEM DICERE FAL•SUM AUDEAT LONDON, FRIDAY, MARC II 9, 1821. At present the public- mind, in this country, and probably all Europe, is occupied- in anxious suspence respecting. the-fate of Naples. seems to-be' the determination of the ruling Powers in , that country, to defend it to the utmost eX tremity. The part taken- by Austria appears to-. be very extraordinary, if not indeed temurariousr in the present state of the civillied world, wheu political knowledge is so widely extended, an d popular rights so %veil understood. Perhaps she' will have reason to: repent of her interposition; nor have the other Powers in alliance with her less reason to be alarmed for the rnoiak result of so unexpeclted an interference with the concerns of another State. The contagion- of popular principles is strong, •and may be round irresistible in the end. The main duty, and what ought to he the (3hief concern, of all Govern- ments, is to make the people happy, and for that purpose they ought not to suffer under heavy and unnecessary burthens ; still less ought they to be dragged into a war of invasion,and be exposed , to the enormous expence,of unprovoked hostilities. But the policy' of the measures adopt ed by AustFia and her Allies, in which this Country is happily not implicated, will soon be decided by events, and truth and' juoice.we trust will finally prevail. There was n.o arrival of French Journals wl►c this Paper was put to press. By the Antelope, arrived at C uernsey, letters, .dated Dec.l6,were received yesterday from Buenos Ayres. One of them states, that the troops irz Peru, under the command of General SAN AlAft' TIN, encouraged by the news of the Revolution at Guyaquil, ventured an engag,ement with Ow Royalists, on the Ist of November, in which the latter were defeated with great loss. This gence is said to have been transmitted overland and direct from Upper Pent to Buenos-AYFO' It seems, however, to receive a contradiction from another letter, dated December 12, frau) Buenos Ayres, which mentions the arrival of a- Gentleman, in eleven days, froin Santiago de : Chili, where they had obtained no iutellfgence nt the expedition to Peru since the first landing Wra s " effected at Pisco. As the', communication; be" tween Peru and Chili can only take place by 5Ca'Y and the length of the voyage is necessarily 11 0 : certain, the want of information at. Santiago I' not conclusive against the truth of the victor); said to have been gained by the Chilians. correctly stated, it will have a, most im.portao influence on the ultiMate object of . the expeli" tion ; and the fall of Lima itself may not be Or distant. ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR BRIDGR VV A ll/1 : —ln consequence of the Loan MAron hayio to attend a Court of Common Council this (LIP the polling commenced. as early as nine o'eleci'/ and closed at eleven. It will be seen that th e number polled is very small: this is a ccounte d for by the great quantity of time that is f °l . l : sumed in examining the vot e s, w hi c h is doti the most fastidious manner ; the Election ea" ll°l ' however, be protracted beyond thiee days, tll3t,t being the very extent of time allowed by the 1 ", of Parliament for the regulation o f the - election \Vara Officers for the-City of London. At the close this day the numbers were declared as fol low :—JAM ES WILLIAMS, Esq. (Sheriff) 5 5 Jolla GARRATT, Esq. - - - .14 Yesterday morning Mr. BA I LEY, the Kitt Messenger, arrived in Downing--street, With dii patches from Madrid. Mr. L-ATenrogn, King's Mesktiger arrived a few days 4ince Naples.