The Sun. — London, England, 1814-05-21 00:00:00

Sign di; E' Yesterday there Was d Pilb Nicring of tn:- 'habitants of Wdstiiiiteitef held at Palareyard, fol , the purpose of considering an Address to the Prince' Retreat upon the late Events Thi 'thou BAILIFF opened the business, by ex- pressing his - cemearulations to the CitiZens of Westmln , lVer, AsSeinbled tih* fo'declare , sense of t.,e brilliant events which had effected so great a change in the situation and prospects of Europe, and stating to them the oh' s . vets of the Meeting, as described in the reqei sition. The reqoisition was then read, which was not only to consider of the propriety of congratulating the Prince Regent on the lat e hapey Vvents, but :ills° to express their opinions with respect to the Vockade of Nora ay and the War with America. Major CARTwRIGHT then came forward to Move the Address. He began by comparing the Proclaination issued by the Duke of Brunswick, in 1792, with the DeelaratiO nitblished by the Emperor AleXander, in the name of the Allies, in Broth Those Generals had entered France at the head of great armies ; but the former en tered for the parpme of overturning tike Consti tution, and destroying the liberties of France ; whereas, the latter, immediately after the over throw of the despotism of Buonaparte, called upon the French to form a constitution that would secure their` liberties. He conceived that •the difference was owing to the great clitfusiem of political 'knowledge in Europe during that inter -val. This was a•ehange 01 tongs that deserved - the expression of their congratulations. The So lyireigns of Europe had now learned that the peo ple were the firmest support of their thrones, and •tltat a representation of the people was the hap piest discovery of political -knowledge. After dwelling- for a considerable length of tinie,on the evils resulting to the liberties of this country .from the Borough Faction, he took a view of the policy now pursued byMinisters towards Norway '1 - and America, which he highly disapproved, He concluded by moving an Address to the Prince Regent. The Address was then read. It began by " of-, 1 fering their congratulations at the happy issue of the war, in giving a prospect of freedom to France anal other nations. It next called upon his Royal highness to couple with the praiseworthy conclu sion of the war its b/urneabte commencement : it stated, that France might have hail the govern ment of a,limited King, and ,a represented people, without . any war ;It ; and that, in such case,,the world would neitl , :r have been disgusted by the "atibcities . of a Robespierre, nor terrified by the portentous power or a Buonaparte. Europe would not them i have had to regret tae sa.ertice of three millions of lives-, nor this country the scourge of increased taxatioa, or of having a million and a half of its subjects reduced to pauperism : it stat ed, that it was impossible to express the d ee p Con cern and shame that they telt, respecting the hos tile measure which his- itord Highness had been advised to sanction as to Norway ; anti concluded by a wish for the speedy termination of that ,ever lamentable hostility in which this country was engaged wah America." Mr. WALKER seconded the Address, which was then put to the drew of hands, and carried. Major CARTWRIairr then moved a great num bet; of ResoluCons r on one of which, respecting; America being read, there appeared a considerable disisiop ot, opinion ; and the disapprobation, as expressed 1)y hisses, appeared fully equal to the applause._ Major I3N!BFit 131.:AU MONT then moved the fol lowing Amendment : That, relying on the wisdom of his Majesty's Councils, see conidently trot, that the dignity of England, and Eng land's rights, will -n f be compromised by a hasty peace with the only remaining, and snliordinate enemy to which we are now opr,setL The ungenerous. attack of that ( .4overument, ptofessin.; principles of libe-rty, npon. this country, when en gage,t i., li!; ; litiug for rite Mert.es of Europe, cannot be for gotten ; a u l we venture to hope, that the Atriericaos will not be rel,ased from the si'ota,..ion ui evhieh the cupidity of their Gore, niters[ has involved , theirs, until, in the language of their present. Ital.A., We. have chastised the savages into present peace . , and toade a lasting imptession on their future . • Tii;s amen►finent being- put, was negatived by a lane majority, and the original Resolutions •passed. Upon the Resolution of thanks to Sir F. Bur dett, for his conduct as their Representative, Sir F.,I3oRDSTT returned his heartfelt thanks. It was certainly a subject of great exultation to find, that we had come out with safety from that contest in which we so long appeared to be hope lessly engaged. The amendment, which began by co:aphmentiug " the wisdom of Ministers," hal met will so little support, that he thought it bet to leave it to oblivion. The Ministers cer tainly never suspected themselves possessed of so Arittch• wisdom. and ability as had been described. He believed that they did not take to themselves the credit of having produced the Lire changes in .Europe. The fact w a s, th a t it was t h e tyranny and madness of that, man who lately exercised so great a sway. in Europe, which produced, his down fill. We must all rejoice in the brighter pros pect which Europe now enjoyed. , That liberty, which although not always obtained,. was always chef ish;:d in this country, seemed now likely to be extended to other nations that were before entire strangers to it. It was impossible, however, to avoid feeling for the tate of the brave people of Norway, who had determined to submit to every extremity of ,war, rather than be subjected to a foreign yoke. lt must be distressing to the feelings of Englishmen to tear of a people being. transferred, like brute beasts, front one master to another, against their will and . consent. Surely the men who resisted this degradation wei'e intitled to the name of Patriots. He must so far dr, justice. to Ministers as to say, that their Kresent interference was most I reluctant, and merely from their sense of the no- ligaCoNs of a Treaty made with Sweden, under ' circumstances in which the aid of that .Poorer was Trost important in the Common Cause. He was of or inion, However, that -the Country' was ant hound b y the Treaty to interfere in the affairs of 'Norway. A contract •that was ujust,' im tnoral, and Wicked in 'itself, could not be binci- ing, either on a nation or on an !indiYidoal. The PrOcllt ca3c was nut at'all in the contempla . Tel',,:yLae letter, of a bout, act, to do acts that were not at all id the conteMplation of the tontracting parties: He therefor€ Considered; that the eountry *as not bound to assist Sweden iii cOnqueting Norway. His Majesty's Ministers, and - the Gentlemen who met at St. Stephen's Chapel, might consider themselves bound to the measure by the letter of the Treaty they sanctioned ; but the Pedple 'of England did not conceive themselves so bound. to the NVar With America, if it could be proved to be just and necessary, we could not help the evils thdt followed from it. The causes or dispute, however, were now over, and with they, he trusted, this War would terminate. The People of England. Should consider what serious mischiefs they had 'starred front the continuation of the war. It was not merely the inert • .ed ex pences of a state of :var that they should consider; but the war system, the barrack system, and, great standing armies in time of peace, went directly to the annihilation of the liberties of the, country. What signified the reasonings of unarmed men against armed battalions? A large Standing army, governed by a dill'erent law front the rest of 'be country, and subject to suck punishments as they were subjected, appeared to him "irreconcileable to the principles of British freedom. He concluded by declaring, that his opinions on Pailininenfrv . Reform, which first lint °duce(' him to their, no (ice, were hot..only unchanged, but confirmed by • every thing he bad since seen. Thanks Nvere then 'voted to the High and the Meeting broke up. • P.-1111S PAPE aS, PARIS, MAY 'l7.—llis Majesty has issncd a De cree for %inking tile 'Offices of.Ministor of . the Po and that of Prefect of the Police of one of ; the person filling which is to he, call: ed Director-General of the Police of the Kin , „ - ;corn. In consequence of which, .the Director-General will hereafter exercise the tunction belong - ing to the Minister of the Pollee, and those of the Pre fect of the Pollee of Pa: is. The .Director-Gene ral is to enjoy the honours of a Minister, and to take rank immediately after them. His Majesty has also issued a decree, that Gene rals of Brigade sha I hen eforth take the title of Marshals of the Camp; and Generals of Division, Lieutenants-General. STRASpURGH, Arum 29.—We have been in formed, that the Baden and Russian troops, which formed the blockade of Khel, will take possession of it on the 4th/of May. PARIS, MAY I7.—His Royal Highness Mon sieur went yesterday to visit . the Hotel of Invalids. His Royal Highness visited' every part of the building in the Refectory : he tasted. the bread and soup ; and afterwards, having ordered some wine. to he poured out, with that chivalrous frank ness which distinguishes him, drank to 'the health of the brave Invalids lt is impossible to :de- scribe the acclamations with which his Royal Highness was received. • There are to be Vespers every Sunday in the Chapel of the King. According to the last accounts froM Italy,. the Pope was .to .entur Rome on the lotlk. of this month. PARMA, MAY 2.---This_day, at one o'clock ? Ma= dame Letitia, the Mother of Buonaparte, and her Brother, Cardinal Fesch, arrived here. She alighted at Cardinal Cas'elli's, and, after resting, there an hour and a half, they continued their journeyito Rome. GENOA, MAY 7.—We are assured that the Eng lish frgate which took Buonaparte to Elba re mained four orfive days off Genoa. The Captain of a frigate, which arrived on Tuesday last, went on hoard, and dined with Buonaparte. Re did not seem at all beat down ; but talked inces santly, during dinner, of the vicissitudes to which Europe is exposed. M. De Carnot has returned to Paris, and has htid the honour of being presented to the King. M. Verhuel is also arrived at Paris. We are assured that when Buonaparte arrived at Elba, he appointed General Bertrand Minister of the Interior ; we have not heard the names of the other Ministers. On Sunday last, after Mass, the new Minister of State took the Oaths, and afterwards assisted at a Council. Cardinal Maury was this day to quit the Archie piscopal Palace, and he did actually leave it about two o'clock, equipped as a travelleV; but at half past three, he returned to the Palace, and his departure is put off till to-morrow. It is said that the Archiepiscopal Palace will be occupied by,ao August Princess, who was com pelled by our political troubles to reside in Spain (the Duchess of Orleans) ; but we cannot vouch for the truth of the statement. The day before. yesterday the Kim , . of. Prrussia Went to • iVhiniaison, • with Prince Eugene, anti' passed a part of the day there. . One effect/of the return of a just and, paternal Goverotnent has already been manifested, to ascerain the causes which, under the despotism of linonaparte, filled; the pi isous with a crowd of • individuals; who were - a§tonished to find theii'lini3fisonMent. minted by t• eilii curetif4ittneral hale been to all the pi f -tins; td inteiidgate the pristiners; examine the feg;stei's, nod Oicertain the causes ,Of theii confinement. It is impossible to Conceive the abdt6.', thAt have been committed. In the Bleetre alone there were several persons confined without any catiSe•what-' ever —many of them imprisoned by virtue of blank warrants.: Tuitlfq, MAY 10.—The Austrian General huhna arrived here ; he occupies the palace of Careguan. Yesterday and to-day a number of Austrian trnops arrived here, infantry and cavalry ; Gen. Bubna has issued a Proclamation in the name of the Al. lies, dated at Paris the 26th April, and'addresSed to the Subjects and States of the King of Sardinia ; beyond the Alps, and of the Compul of Nice.— They' are informed, that they are about to be re stored to the dominion of that August Family, which,,for so many - ages, formed their happiness and glory.. In the mean time, until the arrival of his Majesty,' they are to be governed by a Civil and Military Governor. FRENCR FONDS 5 per Cents.... On fr. 75. cents. Actions of the sank 9S7 fr. 50 cents. BUONA qTE'S JOURNEY. (Fmtlier ifarticulars from time Gazette ott , Franck.) - the tone of nmstee abando;led Biionaparte al togethier tin qui:tiug Twons ; bar it was at La CaLudic, aditt le hin of Provence, that he shewed the greatest signS'oF 'weakness, and a kind of alie nation'of mind that -co , -Id be found only in so in consistent a being'. The fears that agitated hint were so violent, that the Allied Cammissioners could scarcely find the means Of making him tran quil. The most singular costume was hardly thought sutfisient to disguise him. At one time, he required that the servant of one of the Com missi meis, who vas in frOnt of the chaise, should set himself to smoke ; he requested one of the Officers to sing, and when he excused I Inisell, he begged hint at least to whistle I •Another pretend ed to be asleeo. He was desirous that all about him.shonld assume an ail• of f.! xcessive whiCh woithl set aside every idea of consideration or respect. Ile ptc - ihed forward in advanee.to rice at La ,Cidadre. The Commissitiners found him in the Inn, with his face leaning on his hands, bathed in tears. Ile told them that his life was absolntely sought after ; that the Hostess of the who had not recognised him, had told him that the E7nperor was a villain, and that they sought to embark hint only to drown him. 1-le would not eat nor drink, however much , they pressed him ; and although the example of those about him might have set his mind at ease, he "would make his repast only on bread and water taken from his, chaise, which he devoured with avidity. His conversation chewed the strongest marks of the disorder of his mind, as well as of the diTraviry of his hea.. fle boasted of the good that pretended he had dons for France ; he expressed . astonishment at the , ingratitude. of the nation— although he declared at the same time that he had -a sovereign contempt for all mankind ! He de clared be had never done evil to any one. As for War, he admitted that he had carried it to excess ; hut he pleaded in excuse the desire that France had for aggrandisement. Sometimes he fell into moral dis,;ertations. " Men kill themsefres for love," said he, folly! They kill themselves because they haVe lost their fortunes—cowardice! They kill themselves that they may not live dis -honoured—wealness ! 131}t t.i survirc the loss of an empire, ,•ind the ontra g es Of one's cotempora ries—behold true courage !" His fears were' not always chimerical. The sabre was at one time raised agaipst one of the people of his suite, who was unwilling to cry Tice le Roi. in one' place; When the train stopped for a moment to. chang . c . horses, a :woman ap proacned one of the Commissioners, and said to him- , --f‘ In- the name of Heaven, give us leave to plunder him ; you have as much reason to complain of him as we haVe. It is not cruelty, hut justice." on, his part he did not neglect any precaution. One clay, to the great astonis h MUM - of those who accompanied him,, he and his people were found decorated. with White cockades, which must have been provided before the commencement of the journey:.Atithe time he was timid even to mean ness ; - and again, on the least appearance of safety, the assun►ed an arrogant and coxcomb air : sometimes he tried his perfidy anew, endeavouring to inspire the Austrian Commissioner with dis trustof, Russia .and Prussia. When he saw the sea, he could not suppress a kind of shivering.— Ile had the appearance of believing that they were going to drown him. Fie spoke several ti►ues at Lyons in a manner that gave reason to think he had relied on that-town. ORPHAN CHILDREN IN GERMANY.—Sme young Ladies at Clapham, impressed with the accounts of the unparalleled sufferings on the Continent, which have arisen from war and disease, and feel ing for the forlorn situation of numberless Chil- dren who have been deptived of their parents, formed themselves into a Co'mmittee, and called on the female inhabitants in the polish to solicit their assistance in raising a fund for the relief of these helpless innocents. The call was not made in vain, for through the liberality of all .classes, nOt excepting servants, who contributed largely; the sum of 2191. 13s. Bid. was collected, and has been paid to the Committee in . London for Ger- man distresi, to be applied to this benevolent pur pose. It is sincerely to he hoped, that the result of this noble exertion will prove an incitement to ladies throughout the nation to follow so laudable an example ; and that the application may extend 'to the lower classes of society ; as they, in many instances, have given such striking proofs of ge nerosity as would do credit to the highest stations in life. The Ticket, N0 . ..5532, a P r ize of )5,0001. i n the last Lottery, was , sold in one ffalf_and eight Sixteenth Shares, at SWIFT and C o .' s Fartunate Offices, No. 11, Poultry ; 12, Charing-cross ; and 31, Aldgate Iligh-street ; where Tickets and Shares of the New Lottery, to be. drawn on the King's Birth-day, are now on sale in great variety. ARItiVED-Z1 Fr•dn'ee,,l Dublin. by' 6.otica burgh, 1 9ukflin: f;iirbE Tiiia DAY AA 1V sTO Ciis •avr O'CLOCK. . . , Bank L. Ann. 16 3.16t11s f !ndia Bonds, 0. 81. pr. Excheq, Bilis. par, 45 . . pr. thtipfuli, Vii pr. . , Consoi for Account, G 1 48 St o ck-Br o ker, N0..2, Gel Nu. 18, Coventry-Street. Ban): Stoc , k, •„ er“ per Cent. Ped . 4 3 per Cent. Cans. tiffi 4 per Cent. Cons. 5 per Ct:Navy Anti. 91411 E. lirri)N, • ao HIGH WATER AT LONDON RRIOGIt TO-MORROW... Niorniti4, 8 minutes (titer 4. E'vegli kw, 83 minutes after 4' Ti L E SUN. SOLEM QUIS VICEME FALWAI AUDEAT ? LONDON, SA Ull !MY, Meiril, 014. W , . We understand that B L I O NAPARTE m et " very cool reception on Elba, except hy' 3 P ar % stationed for the purpose of receiving' Porto VerrajO. On his passage in the Vhe was gay an d conversa bl e , ta lked freely Oil ii ;i. e subjects, and abu se d M r . N. INIAPIS° Americans as too "we.Mptible to b e c °-: any shape; and said,that he .once tri ed t() 111".. something of them, but that be found it in -11)°" Adverting to the .Berlin and M ilan 11)e -odaunt.L crees, his object was, he said, to emb r°il t : e , w di England, but he h a d h ar dly, hoped .0071 "' have been such fools as to go to ‘V 3I. "' it ' ll be' v#l He had his own cook with him, and kep t al table, on board the Undatnited: • D u. French Pipers to the, 19th have o rrivc"' v r e they contain little of political importance. have gleaned from them a few curious pae a n 4e which will be found under 'the usual bei ( !' only'prominept fact which transpites, 1„t claration of Prince Son wAßTzatsinsaG,V b! ' sbel o il Turin, from which we gather,' that Piedavotrce, the County of Nice are to be ceded by o f and restored to VICToR EMANUEL , SARDINIA. T i v an The General Officers of the Arms( 9 r e ' of Ordinance of the King, to (iron their new ti be Generals of Brigade and Ge nera l s o f Divi-i°; l ' l %, ► resume the ancient denominations of da re " ,-' 14 uP de Camp and 'Lieutenant-Generals. T ile IiAItNOIS family seem to be treated ‘ - vith o f.. spect—such thin gs a r e ! Th ere i s:a strOg e ley of old rank an4l new pretensions gather. The French are excellent at o " i ‘ J e ;hir; lads; if they carry their a rt to war ds C : : : 111 ;; . Ivi 4 . 1 the acids and emollients o f th e u oli t ie,Bl°' be of great benefit t o th emse l ves , an d " "111' to the world. - - occ" # The House of Comm o ns kVere l a st nig . '" t pied with a discussion respecting the tint) of Mr. BEREN G3R , o f HOOXi:I4 nOt()CiCtYi in The Dchate is to be resumed on MonilBv ; an : „a the mean time it i s cur i ous t o o b s erve ‘ Oll strong a. fellow-feeling Ala the Talents tak e "I; cause of this martyr to official persecution 119( justice. • Our Readers will he surprised to fin"' other part of our Paper, a re p o rt of a Wes f, ster Meeting. In happy an d prospe rOtlS one does not look for su c h a s se t a blages , P i l jn than they would look fora congregation of sc ree , e owls in the blaze of the noon-tide sun. Were " „o inclined to enter the lists with these clri velierg at thing would be more easy th a n 6bew' t he y not one of the assertions on which their Address and ResolutionS is filuilde(l ~1 fact. But we disdain to com b a t with such i the ir that and insignificant advers ar i es , w ho, 11' . t l le ir idol BUONAPARTE is knock e d down, exP ress d wonder at the blow they ,so little expe cted ; an d, as they, would (in common with our Whig' ° P l :,, t sition) have sacrificed' our military glorY to i"“ Tyrant,, now invite our Prince to sn eak surrender of our maritime rights to the mole ca temptible MADISON. • We are still obliged to postpone our intended the observations' on American Politics ---but , in - t 0 interim, have great pleasure in reco mmendin the earnest perusal of the country 's g , "G. published, entituled, " The Right and Pract..e'; Impressment considered as c oncerning Ore ° 'lr.:* tain , and America." It is a masterly, convincing., and incontrovertible performance, aboun ding 1 Vers i o n per e authenticated facts, which no American can surmount, and placing the question at issu e in its just light, in a manner alike bonoorobl 1;,,,,,s to the information, talents, and British fee"'' of the Writer. We have never read a tuore e a. cellent-production. tract j 0.,% We are also compelled to defer oqr further re' marks on the measures respecting the Corn 41-3"'"