The Sun. — London, England, 1821-12-20 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. • ~first act of:the new 'inistry has nobly contradicted and reduced to 'the silence of shame all the calumnious WhiChmen endeavou'red*to disseminate who (I,.:3ired a change, li.eCauSe'they always expect to giitia something by one, btit who noW see clearly that the alteration has not been rna6 so as to cOatribote to their advantage. V. hat advances the affairs of the worthy part of the community Jou.st always make theirs retrograde.—As soon as the nomination of the new Ministers was known, wasit F announced in certain coteries that hence forward the right side of the Chamber, which • had just made such a strong opposition to the Law of the CeiisorshiP demanded by the falling Ministry, was disposed to grant every thing to that which was rising : so true is it, that by these persons questions of prinCiple were decided upon from the names of a few men.lt was added, 'that M. de Vatiblanc was about to alter' his Re port; of* which the negative conclusion and several remarkable passages were.already known. ndou btedly, if the Ministry had not so :pro:nptly taken," the *resolution which does it honour, it would • have been ; necessary for M. de VaublanC to alter his speech, since the additors to whom he particularly addressed him pelf had quitted tii . e . i)la'ce.—The - Ministers have saved him this trouble. They wished to signa ii,ze their entrance, into office by marking the ,ground on which they were determined to take their stand ; it is that which we have under all .. ,circumstances so warmly recommended to the Royalists not, to abandon, it is the ground of : public on which they can best de fend the rights and prerogatives of the Crown, which are the best guarantees of those liberties. The Ministers of the King have felt that it was due to their dignity to renounce that interdictory language which an indolent confidence made use of - for several years to demand arbitrary power, and which may be reduced to these terms : ." Gentlemen, it is evident, it is admitted that it is impossible to niake a law repressive of the abuses of the press. 'What ap pears impossible to us who are speaking to you is impossible to very body ; the impossibility of this law is so clear to us, that .we have not even taken the trouble to think about it. Yet as the Journals cannot remain without we prefer, what is short and convenient, to demand the continuation of the Censorship for only five years. Q. E. D." • It is a very expeditious mode of reasoning to assume as a fact that which is a question--" It is impossible to make a law repressive of the liberties of the press." Such is not the opinion of the enlightened minds who have considered this matter, and have looked at the question in its true points of view. It was not the disposi tions of the law which presented obstacles to them; it is easy to render them clear and posi tive; but the more important, as well as more difficult point, is to insure the execution of the law. They agree generally in thinking, that to obtain from the law the salutary effects which it should produce, the execution of it must be en trusted, with a certain latitude as to the propor tion of punishment,• to. enlightened Magistrates, indulgent towards faults committed through in advertency and with good faith, but inexorable towards insults on the holiness•or the Attar and the Majesty :of the Throne ;, towards attacks, perfidiously calculated, on the principles of so cial order and public morals ; towards the pro pagators of poisonous doctrines which corrupt and destroy youth. Let ,writers guilty of such crimes be subjected to so severe a punishment, as to take away from them, as it were, even the power of relapsing. With such a law, thus exe cuted, a strong Ministry will not need a Censor ship ; arid it is known that it will always be the Censorship of a feeble Ministry. We will not engage-in the scholastic niceties of which the words repress and prevent have been the subjects; certain grammarians of the Tribune have wished these two words to be synonimous. We will only say, that some striking examples of a rigorous justice in repressing the offences com mitted by seditious or impious writers, would assuredly prevent those which others might be tempted to commit. It is to be remarked, that the sincere friends of the liberty ofthe press repelled it with horror, if it was presented to them freed from those severe laws which alone can ensure its exercise and. Ward off its dangers. We have more than once declared, and we will not cease repeatin- We should prefer abso lute-despotism. to indefinite and unlimited li berty ;" but between these two extremes there is a just aid reasonable medium, a wise liberty, regulated by powerful laws. This is the pro blem to be solved, and the Ministry will easily find the solution, since they look for it with - good faith. They may : . reckon on the assistance of ill just minds,. of all those generous hearts which love liberty and hate licentiousness, its most mortal enerny.=--(Drapeau Blanc.) MAnato; DEC. 6.—( Extract of a Private Let ter).-The. volcano threatens an eruption, all the symptoms announce themselves in a terrific way ;. the - conduct of the - inhabitants of Cadiz, Seville, and COrtinna haS found imitators ;. the party of the Corninuneros directed and forwarded the exe cution:of the fainous plot; almost, all the officerS of, *the. army are wen rOier to it, together with a party of the provincial militia,: and nobody now affects.to conceal it.. ody or to-morrow, it is Said. that this faction will avow itself openly, knowing that . this.is precisely the •period when the' Permanent - Deputation of the 'Cortes is to render to . ithe Cortes >itself an account-of the actual - stateof the 'nation, while proposing the measures:necessary to remedy its evils. The regu lar troops and ,the.militia are like. to -be under arms.,..and this,-therefore„ is the 'moment that has .been-chosen for the decisive blow. The result of this Sitting beitfg to 'prove . Malt 'interest ing, the:populace, are expected • to 'repair, in crowds to the Palace of the Legislature ; which cannot fail, as is Wished, to increase the tumult. It is during this Sitting , that . .eXplanation will be-: . required , of the motives for-the -appear ance of a General . and;his star at' Ba'Onne. The faction-or party of the.-Cononuneros,. which has also its - patrons in- Ot'6 Cortes; and of which Messieurs. Romeo AlPtiente and Dioz del Morales (now joint Editors and Proprietors of The Re guktteur)are. the leaders, will explain themselves a -little sharply as to the pretended assembling of ' French troops... His Majesty made his .public entry the. day before yesterday, at a quarter before three o'clock in the afternoon, when the militia fornied the line throucrh which he passed- A conflux of people had:filled the streets; but an assemblage still more nu merous and More respectable awaited his arrival in the environs of the city, at more than a league from it ; numerous equipages adorned both sides of the road ; flowers, doves, were presented to the King e every one was eager to demonstrate love for the Sovereign, and seemed to say, " Reckon upon us; there yet remain good and faithful Spaniards, who know how to defend you against your enemies !" It is two years since 'the King returned to Madrid, and never was his Majesty received with such,demonstrations of loyalty ; danger has' disclosed the cou rage and the zeal of his faithful subjects, and thank God ! these are still numerous. Their Majesties and the Princes were im mediately visited by numbers of distinguished characters, .who seemed to say, "we are at our posts !" The Ministers Bar daxi and Felici repaired to his Majesty at the Escurial ; but let it be hoped in God that they will never have cause to reproach themselves with a greater error. This proceedmg is generally censured. Their Excellencies, it is probable;thought they were able to arrange all matters, and believed that the presence of the King would greatly contribute to it; they believed that the fac tious could be regulated like the seasons ; they were deceived, and the only accommodation they could obtain was to avoid one evil fora worse. At ; • Arid the soldier is for his Sovereign, a portion of the Militia equally so, and above 3000 good citizens have armed at their own expence, and without command, for. the defence of the Throne, should it ever be menaced. What is wanting is.money, for the supply of those who cannot equip themselves with arms ; but it is believed that this deficiency will be supplied. Alava, Old Castile, Navarre, Giupozena, and Biscay, have transmitted particular Addresses to his Majesty, in which they profess their devotion to their august Sovereign ;. but the reason is known. Several couriers arrived yesterday afternoon and during the night ; one of these from Cadiz, states that that province will no longer keep up any correspondence with the Ministry, nor even with his Majesty, but only with the Cortes. Another from Barcelona yields nothing to the other confederated towns in ad dressing the P. D.; it is even stronger in anarchical sophisms, of which the following passages are proofs : " The language of justice and reason is more ancient than that of Kings and their Ministers. " Never will Catalonia forget that it was to men bearing the title of Ministers that the immortal Riego owed his fall and de gradation." " Never will the Catalonians forget, that in the bosom of the country there exists an infamous faction, who wish to bring back the time when they were obliged to bend under the iron yoke of thejmost insolent despotism." " The Catalonians cannot again submit to a Government, which appears to be occupied in - harrassing and humiliating the most ardent defenders of liberty." In fine, these addresses announce that the - parties will not obey the Government until the Ministers are changed ; and that no person shall hereafter hold a public employment who has - not.given thousands of proofs of his true patriotic zeal, or at least of his constant adherence to the new .system. A meeting of 1;00 citizens of Madrid, the greater part volun teer soldiers, have drawn up an address to his Majesty, and a deputation of three have presented it to his. Excellency the Mi nister of the Interior, entreating him to promote the object of it to the utmost of his power. His Excellency was not a little surprised at this Leanest, as the very same party had presented a petition demanding his resignation. Notwithstanding this, his Excellency received the deputation with the greatest politeness, and assured them that he would see his Majesty as soon as possi ble and second their views.—Fresh troubles have broken out in Arragon, whither troops have been sent to quell them. Several shops in this capital yesterday exhibited an infamous caricature, ridiculing the august person of his Majesty. The Ministers have this morning given in their resignations to his Majesty, who positively refused to accept them ; but, after sonic ineffectual remarks, his Majesty rose from lis chair of state, and in a vehement tone addressed the Ministers in the following terms : " I know not what fate these people are preparing for me. They desire that I should become a second Louis XVI. but they will not succeed. I shall not be the first to promote their struggle ; but if 1 am compelled to it, and if 1 must die, it shall be sword - in hand and at the head of any Guard, who will die in my defence !" I am unacquainted with the effect which tins answer has pro duced on the public mind. (From " The Moniteur" of Monday last.) PARIS; DEC. 'l7.—M. de . Clermont-Tonnere was yesterday admitted to take the oaths be fore his Majesty, in his quality of Minister of Marine. MADRID, DEC. 6.--Yesterday, at half past 3 in the afternoon, their Majesties and their Royal Highnesses returned to this capital. The garri son and local militia formed a double line for the passage of the August Family, who made their entry amidst the acclamations of an immense multitude, who evinced their attachment by the most ardent demonstrations of joy. (From " The Gazette de France" of Sunday.), The. following is an extract of intelligence which has just reached us from Barcelona, down to the 6th December :—" Several incendiary pamphlets, in which insurrection is openly advo cated, have been distributed in profusion the Cap tain-General has, rather clandestinely, introduced 300 soldiers and warlike stores into the citadel, in which the Commandant of Barcelona has shut himself up. As soon as this event was known, the militia caused a general muster to be sounded, and spontaneously assembled to the number of 4,000, shouting' Death to the Servilos.' " An attempt was made to surprise Mont-Joey ; but this failed. The Commandant of this fort, and he who commands the citadel, replied, that they could not do so without an order from the Captain-General. An officer was dispatched to demand an order .to this effect. The answer is expected with impatience, and great ferment prevails. The most disastrous consequences will inevitably follow, if this order be • not granted. The populace are very vehement, and openly avow their intention of. repulsing the authorities, should they present.themselves ta•re , enter Bar celona. The election of: Regidors at; Sarria gave rise' to violent .ConnnotionS. The President of the Assembly was ill-treated and struck; a con flict with knives took place, in which many were wounded. The militia have been dispatched to restore -order, and we are as yet ignorant how things have ended. All eyes are turned towards Riego, who has shewn himself in various points of Catalonia, and who is now said to be at Mauresa. [From " The Quotidienne."] BAYONNE, DEC. B.—On the 27th ult. Mina assessed a heavy contribution upon the middle classes of Galicia, and :especially upon the No bility and Clergy, for the subsistence of- his .troops ; and this measure has met with general approbation at Corunna. At the same time he has nominated a Provisional Junta of Govern matt, which has declared all the ports of Galicia free to foreign vessels, upon payment of a very moderate duty. Tie has also diminished thedi 'rect contribution. This will provide very ample resources, pstrticularly on account of the prohi bitory system adopted.by the Cortes in the other provinces. The levy en masse of the national, -active, and local militia, and the formation and organization of an army of 30,000 men, have likewise been decreed. Four thousand troops of the line, and six thousand of the regular provin cial militia, are ordered to march to the frontiers of Galicia, and : ,assemble in the vicinity of Astorga. In case of necessity,. this division will be reinforced by all the disposeable military forces of the province, [From the Journal de Paris•] FRANKFORT, DEC. 11.—The King of Sweden has just made several promotions in his army and navy. It is said that Courschild Paella, who corn.: tnands in Epirus, has been ;nvested with the com mand of the Turkish army destined to act against the Persians. At Constantinople, it is the ge neral opinion that the Persians have invaded the Ottoman territory at the instigation of Russia, and this circumstance has excited a greater degree of hatred on the part of the Turks against the Russians. in one of the approaching Sittings of the Ger manic Diet, an important communication will be made to that Assembly, on the present state of the negociations between the Porte and Russia. [From the Constitutional.] FRANKFORT, DECt 12.—Our confidence in the Austrian funds continues to vacillate, because it is generally believed there will soon be a rup ture between Russia and the Porte. The last letters received here from Poland all concur in this opinion. The positions of the Russian corps on the Turkish frontiers are such as lead to the belief in war ; and those concentrated in Bessa rabia cannot remain many weeks in their present cantonments, but must either advance or retro grade. VIENNA, DEC. 6.—Letters from Semlin and the Bannat announce that the greatest fermenta tion reigns in Servia. It was known there that the Servian Deputies at Constantinople had been arrested, and as these persons belong to the first families of the country, if they should he sacri ficed to the barbarous policy of the Turks, there is no doubt all their countrymen will fly to arms to avenge their deaths and to shake off the Turkish yoke. FOR THE SUN. Mn. EDITOR—In reply to a Letter signed J. 11., in your valuable Journal of this day, I beg leave to ob serve, that when J.ll. refutes the followin; arguments (ad vanced in my Letter on a former occasion, and which occasion ed his present observations); namely, that the profitable em ployment of our people constitutes the wealth and prosperity of the British Empire ; that our Agriculture is the root of, and propelling power to, all our other industry : that we cannot carry our exports beyond the consumption of their payments, nor can such consumption be increased, but by an increase of the profitable employment of our people in the aggregate; and, that every foreign article we consume, the like of which we can produce ourselves (whilst we have people otherwise unoc cupied) is dearer to us as a donation than if we had paid our own people for it at the rate 501. per man per annum, or if it were proved that the schemes which J. H. advocates, tend to increase the profitable employment of our own people in the aggregate, I will then Most readily join such advocates in their schemes ; but to adopt burlesque for argument in a grave ques tion, proves, in the first place, the writer's want of argument ; in the second, a want: of dignity ; and in the third, as being unworthy the attention of any man whose only aim is truth, the prosperity of his country, and the happiness of the human race. I have only to do with measures, and not with men ; still I must say, none have a higher opinion of Mr.M''allace'sgood mo. tives than myself ; but we must either preserve the commerce of the country from his commercial measures, or I fear his corn., thercial measures will destroy the commerce of the country. I am ready to defend the principle of all the arguments and assertions I have advanced, and I invite for the sake of truth the world to the contest ; but shall answer neither burlesque or anonymous %viers, . as no doubt there are a great number friendly to foreign interest, who are now living, or expect to live, like locusts, on the vital interests of the British Empire; such people must feel greatly disappointed at the success of the system which I advocate, and who would, if allowed, adopt burlesque and anonymous attacks to defeat the object 1 have in view, without the means of meeting the question by fair argument ; instance the letter of J. H. of this day. I remain, your very obedient Servant, JOSEPH PINSENT. N. B. I wish to be understood as considering foreigners living under British law in the same light as British subjects, and in considering gain to be the God of most men in trade, I do not condemn the individual, but,the law which invites him to alien ate his capital, &c. to the injury of his country ; still I cannot release from censure British subjects, who from self-interested motives, or ignorance, propose; or advocate, measures injurious to the best interests of the British Empire. No. 22, Birchin-lane, Dec. 18, 1821. Tisa LATE ALDERMAN LLO YD.—The death of Mr. Alderman LLOYD will, it is expected, create a considerable alteration in the management of the Corporation influence of the City of Win chester. The true policy to be pursued in that ancient and - loyal City is to fill up all the va cancies from the resident Freemen, and in future to confine the election of the ratter to the Inha bitants within the jurisdiction of the City. This line of conduct would prevent in future those heart-burnings and party-feuds which invariably prevail in Corporate-towns, where Strangers are allowed frequently- to enjoy, and, in some in stances, to overpower and destroy, those Elective Franchises, which were originally intended to be confined to their Inhabitants. The day on which Mr. Alderman LLOYD was buried all the shops in Winchester were shut, and every testimony of affectionate and sincere respect was, and is, shewn to his memory, and his death may be truly con sidered a public loss. NATIONAL SOCIETY ._Yesterday the General Committee of the National Society for the Educa tion of the Poor in the principles of the Esta blished Church, held their meeting at St. Mar tin's Vestry-room ; present, Bishop of LONDON, Hon. Mr. Justice PARK, Rev. Archdeacon Porn., and other members of the Committee.. Some fresh Schools were united to the Society, and several grants of money were made towards the erecting, enlarging, and fitting up of school-rooms : amongst others, a grant of 130/. towards erecting a school for 500 children in the populous district of the Potteries, in Staffordshire, in addition to a former donation by the Society of 1501. FOR THE SUN. MINISTERS AND FARMERS. Eni'ron----Whoever wishes well to his. country must, I conceive, feel regret that mis representation and misapprehension enter so. much into IGRICU,LTUIiAL atscussi,os, whether oral, or of the Press. The clamourers upon this subject seem to think that the very highest state to which Agri culture, or I ought rather to say, the Agricultu rist, has been elevated by social, extraneous, or artificial causes, was but the " natural level," as, it is called ; whilst any retrocession from that ele vation, whatever the cause, is instantly attributed to MI NI,TERS—" who have b, ought us into this. situation!" But what is really the situation into which Ministers have brought us ? One of Peace, it will not be denied, for which Opposi tion were al ways so clamourous—one of Security, if not of perfect tranquillity—and one of Plenty, which, strange to relate, is absolutely the cause of great part of what goes generally by the name 44 of Agricultural Distress." If Ministers, by doing this, have realty reduced the nation to dis tress, why then, Sir, all that I can say is, that the Opposition are free from blame, since the line of politics which they have for so many years advo cated would never have placed us in this situa tion ! It is said, indeed, that the return to Metallic Currency is a cause strongly operative. Well Sir ! I cannot deny that Ministers must bear the blame- of that ; for in my humble opinion Whig Politics could never have brought it about ; yet it is precisely that for which the Whigs were most clamorous, and that too at a period when the thing was absolutely impracticable, owing to the demand for Gold in France, to the constant importation of French produce, to the refusal of NAPOLEON to admit English manufactures, and to the consequent impossibility of paying the balance of trade against us in one place, by Bills for the balance due to us at another! But is this return to Coin Circulation so very injurious? I hope not; for The Morning Chro nicle, of last week, positively states that al though " the nominal value of Agricultural Stock has fallen one-half "—yet " it is true the price at which that stock would sell, would now pur chase nearly as many commodities as could have been purchased by the former at high nominal value !!!" What then becomes of that evil? Why Sir, it must be as nothing ; for The Chroni cle adds, that " all this would he very well if the Farmers were always free from debt "—aye, there's the rub—but did Messrs. PITT, PERCIVAL, or VANSITTA RT encourage them to get into debt, to keep gigs, hunters, hounds, and carriagesoo drink wine, and attend the races ? I fancy the assessed taxes and the additional duty on Port were no very great encouragers of that system ! Then comes the cry of taxation—but on that subject I shall merely give one line and a little bit from The Chronicle of the same day, which ex pressly states, urging it as a reason in discussion, that " direct taxes on the- farmers are neither many nor heavy"—but perhaps that may be owing to MlNlsTEas—if so, I am afraid they must again plead guilty ! Then, Sir, for the grand subject of complaint, so lotidly brought forward at the SussEx MEET ING—Li mean POORS' RATES ! On that subject, however, I shall be content to take one admis sion by one of the greatest complainers. Ile told the meeting that he occupied the greatest part of the parish in which he resides, and that his rates are so heavy, he is obliged to employ the poor, paying them whole wages for half work ! But where is the generosity of that ? Who does he relieve from pressure ?—Him self ! What else, indeed, but heavy poors' rates can be expected, if an overgrown capital ist takes a whole parish into his own hands; breaking up perhaps fifteen, twenty, or more farming families, with all their attendant cot tagers, &c.; sending the old folks to the work house ; obliging nearly half the male working population to seek work somewhere else, or to go for soldiers, from which they are now sent back by disbanding the army ; whilst the poor girls had no resource left, but to come to town to seek places, and, I am sorry to say, to fill our streets ! Yet these men complain of Poors' Rates ! Sir, the answer to all this is short and simple.— High prices produce high rents, concentration of small farms into large ones, the cultivation of poor land under wheat, by means of manure and other expensive processes, and the application of large sums of money to farming capital, making that which had principally been the Master LABOURER become the Servant. But High Prices and an extra demand for Wheat, in pre ference to all other cultivation, no longer exist— then their results must cease, and we must return to a system more analogous to existing circum stances. How that is to be done shall be the subject of another letter from—Your's, IGNOTUS. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—As the KING will open the Parliament in person, the most exten sive arrangements are making by the Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord GWYDYR, for the Royal re ception, on his MAJESTY'S first appearance before the Parliament after the Coronation ; and, con trary to what has taken place for some years past, they will be under his Lordship's sole con troul. The Lord Great Chamberlain, by virtue of his office, has the government of the whole Palace of Westminster, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, the Yeoman Usher, and Door Keepers, being under his Lordship's command. From this controul not having been heretofore strictly enforced, considerable confusion has, at times, arisen in the admission of visitors to the old House of Lords, the Painted Chamber, and other places through which his MAJESTY has to pass. Various individuals had issued tickets, or had been instrumental in procuring the admission of spectators ; but at the approaching opening of Parliament, none but the Lord Great Chamber. Main's tickets si ill be suffered to gain an entrance for visitors. A ticket and seal are preparing for the express purpose ; and the issue of tickets will be on the most liberal scale, as far as the same shall be consistent with the dignity and comfort of the proceedings on that day. We have given in our preceding columns am ple extracts from the French Papers of Monday, which arrived last night; and we regret to state that they present a deplorable picture of the pre sent condition of Spain.—The probability of an immediate rupture between the Porte and Russia is again mentioned in the accounts from Germany, strengthened by advices from Poland. Advtces from Mexico to the 13th of October ) and from Vera Cruz to the 29th, have been re- . ceived from Havannah, by his Majesty's ship Raleigh. They leave no doubt that the inde pendence of Mexico is fully established, in the form prescribed by the treaty of Cordova. On the 27th of September a Regency was appointed, consisting of his Excellency Senor D. AUdUSTI:4 DE ITurtuine, President, (Generalissmo by sea and land of the Empire of Mexico), and of Senor D. JUAN O'DoNo.ru, Senor D. AIANULL ItLIZ DE LA BARLINA, Senor D. IsiDno YANEY, and Senor D. MANUEL VELASQUEZ DE LION. A Pro visional Supreme Junta of the Government was also installed with the greatest splendour and so lemnity, and took the oath to keep and cause to be kept the treaties of the 24th of August. The Bishop of PuEBLA was declared President'of the Junta. The establishment of the Government was followed by the nomination of the different Ministers and Authorities, who were also sworn to adhere to the stipulations of the treaty of Cor dova. The enthusiasm of the people on these im portant and interesting proceedings is described as having been excessive, and several days were dis; tinguished by public rejoicings and illuminations. The castle of St. Juan de Ulloa, with a garrison of.three hundred men,was the only place which still adhered to the mother country; but it was expected to surrender when called upon to do so by the Go vernment established at Mexico. A Commission had been formed in Mexico on the affairs of Com merce, and was employed in arranging the terms of intercourse with foreign countries. Few restric tions, it is understood, were to be imposed, the design being to come as near as possible to free commerce, with certain clauses in favour of Old Spain. The letters from Ilavannah state, that the Spanish ship .of war the Asia had arrived at Ha vannah from Vera Cruz, with 2,000,000 of dui-. e 4.0 !-- 6C - C 4 -1, . 1 * ,•,,, • Z 4.• Is, - ;it '- .--..` • 1 - - * P , -‘ ,f ------:-A ~ r. a * il• ' MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. • Monday, December 24, LONDON. Nos. 4, 46, 71, 104, 305, 321, 407, 158. COUNTRY. Nos. 320, 310, a 46, 578. Tuesday. - 25, Christmas Day. -Wednesday, -21 i, LONDON. Nos. 2, 12, 36 91, 235, 296, 349. Lodge of Bc nevolcnce. . COUNTRY. Nos. 84. 112, 215, 314, 414, 440, 442, 478, 543, 549, 661. Thursday, - 27, LONDON. Nos. 7, 82, 86, 142, 156, 216, 222, 327, 431. Gen. Coin. Fem. Seh. at 12. COUNTRY. Nos. 110, 153, 176, 17 8, 269, 433. Friday, - 28, Losnox. No. 421. COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 23G, 2133. , • Saturday, - 29, Lospo N. * * • _ COUNTRY. No. 412, 492. Ili ELAND. .. Thursday, Dcc. 27, CORK. No. 27. Friday, - 23, DUBLIN. No. 273. • DURHAM. StrNDELLAND.—On the sth instant, in the Pllcenix Lodge, No. 14G, the. following Breth:en were installed the Oflie:rs for the ensuing year, viz. : Br. D. Hopper - W. M. Br. E. Grimes - P. 111. Br. R. Ward - S. W. - Br. J. Gardiner . : .T. W. Br. .T. Nicholson - Secreta7y. -7, Br. J. Fairbridge • Treasurer.. - • Br. G. Bell - S. D. Br. R. Pringle D. • • Br. T. Noton - Superintendant of Works. Br. J. B. Wilmott - Organist. • - Br. W. Benson} - Stewards. Br. J. Howeth Br. T. Lee . J. G. Br. W. Robinson was appointed Tyler. lIANTS. PETERSFIELD.—On Thursday, the 27th instant, the St. George's Lodge of Unanimity and Fidelity, No. 731, will ah semblc to celebrate the Festival St. John the Evangeli'st, - oOc of the distinguished Patrons of our venerable antl exc.-Alen! Institution. VACATION. A..BENEFICED CLERGYMAN, withlii a few :Hiles of London, would willingly receive a YOUNG GENTLEMAN into hi% House, and superintend the Continuance of his Studies ;tiring the Vacation of the Public Schools or Universities. Letters to be directed for Reverend A. B. to the Care of Mr. Feat man, Library, 170, New Bond-street. *** For a Continuation of the CoLoxIES, see the Fourth P,ge'- PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 2361 3 per Cent. Red. 7611 3 per Cent. Cons shut 3A per Cent B7g 4 per Cent 9641 5 per Cent. Navy Ann shut Bank Long Ann. 144 India Bonds 70s. 71s. E . clieci. Bills, 1 2 pr. Grns: for Opening • 78; 4 if; HIGH WATER AT LONDO Morning., 36 minutes after 11. , NBR/DGE TO-MORROW. I Evening, 0 minutes after 0. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS nicEnE FALSU.II AUDEAT LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1821.