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COARE3PONDENCE FROM SPAIN. BILBOA, JAN. 3.-1 have the satisfaction of in forming von, that the banditti who hovered about this town, and who hoped to have an opportunity for plundering it on Christmas-day, are entirely tlispersed. It was in vain that they took a po sition on a hill, from which they made signals and fired musketry, either for the purpose of se docing or alarming the inhabitants of this place; for during the whole time every thing remained tranquil. The following circumstance mainly contributed to their dispersion :—The curate Guazala had engaged a person named 'Lenda, who had obtained the temporary command of the Reglementary Militia, in a criminal corres :pondence. The curate dispatched an emissary to . ...his correspondent with a. letter, but in conse quence of this mesSenger . being in a state of in toxication when he reached the city, the whole plot. was discovered. The emissary and the commandant were immediately arrested. The letter contained a request that the commandant would hold himself ready with all the men at his disposal, and that he would post at the gates of the city men in whom he could place con& dence, in - order to facilitate the entrance of the banditti into the city. The immoral conduct of the curate Guazala, who •carries about with him a number of prostitutes, has, lost him the favour of some of the. Serviles, who might otherwise have been disposed to encourage his proceedings. Two days ago he robbed . an agent belonging to a neighbouring village, and took from him 3,000 reels, with which he had been intrusted to make Oilferent purchases. FRONTI Efts OF SPAIN, JAN. 4.—Since the night of the 26th ultimo, the troops of the line have seen nothing of the insurgents, except at Arta jona, where a few musket shots were exchanged on the evening of the 27th ; but the banditti speedily fled. They are completely discouraged in consequence of the flight to France of some of their leaders, who, it is said, are to be tried be fore the Court of Assize at Pau, for having violated the French sanitary laws. About 30 men belonging to Pampeluna, who had been se duced by the banditti, have taken advantage of the amnesty,and returned home. A company of Catalonians, and a detachment of cavalry, ar rived within these few days at Pampeltina to re inforce the garrison. They entered crying " Live Riecro:" which being repli e d t o by cr i es o f " Death to Riego," the exasperated troops would have attacked the people, had not a magistrate, at. the head of a strong patrol, interfered. How ever, shots were afterwards fired in the streets, end several persons were wounded. There is no doubt that the number of troops in this province, which are also daily augmenting, are sufficient to keep the factious in order; but it is, notwith standing, necessary that the Government should adopt other measures, in order to avoid civil war. There has been for some time in Madrid a ru mour of a plan for the formation of an Upper Chamber in the Cortes,in imitation of the French and English legislatures. One of the Journals of that city speaks of this plan in the follow ing terms : "To what are we indebted for liberty in •Spain ? To the people. To that people who triumphed at Aranjuez and at Madrid on the '2d of May ; at Saragossa, at Valencia, at Se ville, and thrOughout all Spain. The people, in fine, were their own Arlivnrers : and to them it is solely owing that Spain did not bend to the French yoke, and that Ferdinand recovered his crown. " What mean then these reports of the esohlishment of an Upper Chanibtr, 'winch spread alarm among the lovers of the Constitution, and give pleasure to the friends of despotism ? The Spanish nation is fairly represented, and what nwre can wanted ?" The Journalist then enters into an examina tion of the composition of Chambers of Peers, and demonstrates that such an institution in Spain would annihilate Liberty and the Con stitution.—lt is asserted that the Marquis of Campo Verde is appointed Commandant General of Seville, with the understanding that as soon as he is installed he shall give tip the command to Don Salvador Sebastian. These schemes are however useless, for it is certain that the people of Seville ill not part with General Velasco, and the Political Chief Escovedo. 'BA RC ELONA. DEC. 19.—Upon entering the city ten days ago, immediately after the cordon was raised, it was most affecting to see those few who were entering at the same time, embraced by their friends and acquaintance who had not seen them'for four months, as if they had come from a far distant country, after an absence of many years. The streets lonely, the public walks co vered With mourners, the ringing of bells, the passing of religious processions, and numerous other indications, all pressed upon the mind the recollection of the recent sufferings of this fine city. The number of the dead is given in by the Junta at between nine and ten thousand; but it •is the general opinion that this report is ill founded, and that the mortality, especially at the commencement of the epidemic, was re presented by the municipal authorities as much Lower than its actual amount, which it is believed approached in all to very nearly 9_0,000 souls.— Amongst the distress to which such successive scenes of horror reduced the inhabitants, they were occasionally amused or enlivened by the ridiculous disputes amongst the faculty—not how they should cure the disease, but whether it was a native of the Havannah, and imported, or generated in the harbour of Barcelona, or in the town of Barcelonetta. The Medical Com missioners of the French Government, before they Were here three days, pronounced it to to contagio,us, and attributed it to the air, and did more mischief id that short space of time than their cures could have compensated in a century. In fact, they cured none, and every 1,000 returned in despair from the field. The people here are confounded to hear that their _ . Government is bespattering them with honours. As strangers, the people• abstained from laying Violent hands upon then, and the well-informed part of the community only laughed at their vain-glorious proceedings; but the case was dif ferent with respect to a cuntagionist enrage, settled in the town as a botanical professor, of the name of Bahi. The enraged people, who found themselves separated, unnecessarily as they thought, from their nearest and dearest friends, sought him out, in order to overturn his declamation by a summary modeof c mviction. He first hid himself. in his botanical garden, amidst some of his . cabbe. ;0-leaves, and finally fled the city ; and he now employs himself in compo,ing furious flecla In ations against the wickedness (la sceteratesse) of the non-conta gionists, and in toasting ; as is said, with the Car thagena Commis. , ioners—" Success to contagion," This Commission' has imitated the example of that sent by, the French Government, of whose report theirs is nearly a fac simile. They are composed of persons who might have seen a few cases of yellow fever by visiting the Havannah als sureo Is of ships, but are considered by the respectable resident physicians of Barcelona as extremely ignorant; of which indeed their re port leaves ample proof. We have had here quite a conclave of physicians. Besides the resident practitioners, who are numerous, we have had five commissioners from the French Government; one from the French Secretary at War ; one (Mr. Lassis) the author bf a respectab!e work against contagion, on his own account, or on ac count of the French Academy four. commis sioners from Carthagena, sent by the Spanish Go.. vernment ; one from Madrid (Mr. Leymerie,) attached to the French or American legation there; and two volunteers from London (Drs. Maclean and O'Halloran.) The two latter gen tlemen were called in to visit one of the physi cians•of Barcelona, a very promising young man of the name of Duran, who had been attended by all his colleagues of the city, his recovery despaired of, and, as is customary in such cases, had received the sacrament and extreme unction. He is now in an advanced state of convalescence. These two gentlemen have been received by the constituted authorities, and continue to be treated with the most. •marked distinction. They have been directed, by superior orders, to be supplied with every information they may require. Dr. Maclean came here from Madrid, by the immediate orders of the King of Spain.— He is understood to be preparing a history of epidemy. His works upon epidemic diseases have been laid ,before the superior Junta of Health of the Metropolis, and the Cortes are said to have suspended the consideration of the laws of health, in consequence of the impression which,they have made, until more ample infor mation shall have been obtained. It is expectell that the report which he is preparing for the 'Cortes, concerning the fever at Barcelona, and epidemic diseases in general, will be unusually circumstantial. 'Dr. O'Halloran is also preparing a report upon the subject. He has distinguish ed himself much by his dissections. At pre. sent the majority in numbers amongst the me dical men of note of Barcelona, including the chief Physicians of the place, and all the weight of facts and arguments, are decid edly, in the scale of non-contagion. A warm dispute having lately arisen between twb of the opposite parties, they proceeded to stronger ar guments than words, and poor Dr. Leymerie, an infirm elderly man, was thrown over a wall by his younger and more athletic contagionist adver sary, and so much bruised as to confine him to the house. About a week ago a priest died of the prevailing malady, who, after having re sided for some time in the country, visited Bar celona ; and, as he was a good deal known, his death ,has occasioned many of the fugitives to suspend their intention of returning for some weeks longer. The communication is, how ever, entirely free ; and both contagionists and non-contagionists consider the city a per fectly safe residence, at any rate until the next autumn. But not so the French Government, it seems ; for it is said they have no intention of raising their cordon of troops until the summer, a report which confirms a great proportion of the people of Spain in the suspicion that the French cordons continue to be, as they believed them origi nally, a political stratagem, directed more against the contagion of Spanish principles, than that of the fever of Barcelona. If so, and they should venture to make any attempt against the consti tution of Spain, I feel myself authorized, from all that I have seen or heard in that country, to predict that they wilt find themselves egregiously mistaken 'in the result. TIIE LIBERATOR Bomvan.—On the Ist of October this extraordinary man, on being call ed upon to take the oath as President of Co lombia, addressed a letter to the President of the Congress, earnestly desiring to be ex cused from serving in that capacity ; but he was overruled by them. On taking the oath, he delivered a speech, of which follows a curious sample:—" I am the son of war, the man whom battles have raised to the Magistracy. Fortune has sustained me in this rank, and victory has confirmed it. But these titles are not those which are consecrated by justice, by the welfare and wishes of the nation. The sword which has governed Colombia is not the balance of Astrea—it is the scourge of the Genius of Evil, which sometimes Heaven permits to de scend to the earth for the punishment of tyrants and the admonition of the people. This sword will be of no Aise on the day of peace ; and that shall be the last of my power, because that I have sworn it within myself--because I have promised it to Colombia—and because there can be no republic when the people are not secure in the exercise of their own powers.—A man like me is a dangerous citizen in a popular government—is a direct menace to the national sovereignty. I wish to become a citizen, in order to be free, and that all may be so too. I prefer the title of Citizen to that of Liberator, because this emanates from war—that from the laws. Exchange, Sir, all my honours for that of a good citizen." Mr. GREGORY, who it was stated yesterday broke his leg in several places, in a leap at a fox hunt, has undergone amputation, and is likely to do well, the contusion on his head not being of that nature to cause any fear of his life. He is in good spirits under his misfortune. COAL-31.111KET, JAN. IG. Ships at Market. Ships sold 584 Newcastle 294 4i Sunderland - 3 Price. 34s f;(1 to 43s 3d 3tis 3d to 455-Od 111 E AN D. [FROM TILE DUBLIN CORRESPONDENT, J.N. U.] The Southern Reporter, received this day. con tains an account of - a melancholy affair which i►appened near IVallOw, in which the Rev. J. [3. Lowe was killed through mistake.. The following is an extract frau] a leaer, received in toivn, on the same melancholy subject :- 44 MALLOW, JA N . 11.—I have this moment heard of a meet shocking occurrence which took place in the neighbourhood of this town last night. lam so hurried, I cannot now be circum stantial. The short account is this. The Rev. Mr. Chester of this town, a Magistrate, took a party of tl►e 22d Regiment to patrol the country to the south-west of MallOw; and having sent out e,n guard, he was Informed by them that they heard the , trampling of horses coming onward. Mr. Chester and the Mi litary OCicers placed their party on each side of the road, behind the ditches. The supposed maianders advanced—the two first that appeared were fired at by at least ten or twelve soldiers. They fell ; but, when the main body came up, it was discover ed, that instead of Whiteboys, they were King's Troops ; and, to the utter consternation of all parties, it wits found that the individuals who ral were the Rev.. J. B. Lowe, and one Law, a constable, who were both of the party mistaken by Mr. Ches ter for Whiteboys, and had accidentally preceded them for a moment. The Rev. Mr. Lowe . was perforated by five or six balls ; he died instantly. The constable is in the infirmary wounded, and past all hope." (Fitom THE LIMERICK WIRONICLE OF SATURDAY.) - SPECIAL COMMISSION. advan This day the Hon. Justice Moo►tt proceeded to the County Court, which being opened with the usual Torms, his Lordship stated, that he had come to Limerick, under the directions of the Government, to adjourn the, Commission.—lt was, he said; thought wise—and every man who wishes well to the safety of the State thought so—to keep the laws impending until order and tranquillity should be reinstated, and that the proceedings should be continued from time to time, until order should be restored, although it would be hazardous for any man to say what time that desirable object would take. The people surely ought to reflect on the dreadful examples that have already been made.—The country has felt the terrors of the law ; it has also felt the be nign clemency of it. That clemency has been extended to two young persons ; and he would here observe, that such celemency flowed purely from the Crown, tempering justice with mercy, and not from the interference or re commendation of any individual or Magistrates, nor by any means a compromise on the part of the Crown with men in arms ; by no means ; the Government would not condescend so to cm- promise, nor listen to the application of any man after the decision of twelve Jurors, upon the guilt of the convicted, and in the presence of two Judges of the land.—Let no man, therefore, presume to say, for the purpose of acquiring a pal try popularity, that it was owing to his indivi dual interference such clemency has beeu extended. There has been no such instance of clemency ex 'tended; and he would have,it understood that those who had interfered on the part of the prisoners ; were very reprehensible, and were highly repre hended for such interference. No, it was the spon taneous act of the Government itself, in imitation of that divine clemency, of that divine mercy of a Benign Being, from whom all mercy and goodness flow. The Government has acted, in the instance of these two young men, under such circumstances as would operate for the bat of purposes. They have tried the rigour of the law—they have also tried the mercy and benign influence of it.—He would, indeed, be a confi dent man that could say what would be the final result of these proceedings ; such a conjecture must remain unascertained to a future period.—.. Having discharged his duty as to the adjourn ment, he should, for his own part, express his most ardentand sincere wish, that a deluded and blind population may be reclaimed from the pursuit of their wild and frantic projects ; and that the ter rors of the law should have a higher dominion than the terrors inflicted by a wicked domina tion. When the period arrives, that these infa tuated men shall shew that their horrid dominion must bow and prostrate itself before that of the law, there may then, indeed, be entertained-rea sonable hopes of a restoration of tranquillity and peace. He trusted that good results would finally arise from a firm administration of the law, and that the people would no longer conti nue to be misled. He fondly entertained such hopes,' unless the evil had reached au incurable state ; though formidable the banditti appeared, yet the power of the law was sufficiently strong. Much good would result from the zeal and effi cient co-operation of the local authorities. Let every man stand to his post, to reclaim the tur bulent and disaffected from the lamentable state of society into which they are misled. He had every hope that this formidable insurrection would be laid prostrate; that the moral influence of the community would be restored ; and that social order would resume its proper tone. It was to be lamented, that, in this struggle, a physical desolation should take place, whilst a moral desolation raged amongst the people. The Court was then adjourned,proforma, to Saturday the 16th day of February next. His Lordship immediately proceeded to the City Court, where he made similar observations to those in the County. [FROM THE CLONMEL ITERALD OF SATITIMAY.I We regret to have received, from an authentic source, accounts of very bad proceedings in the neighbourhood of Borrisoleigh. On the night of the 7th, a hand of twelve or thirteen fellows, un disguised and well armed, made a regular draw of that neighbourhood, taking advantage of the temporary absence of Serjeant Carrol, and the greater part of Captain Wilson's Police, who had gone up into the Kilnemanagh Mountains, in order to search for concealed pikes, and plunder ed a number of houses, within a mile or two miles of Borrisoleigh, of fire-arms; and in some in stances, where the demand was not instantly com plied with, the people were beaten severely. The body of a man, who has not yet been re cognized, was found, on Thursday morning, in a plantation of Mr. W. Manning's near Killenaule. 'He had alarge cut across the muscle and artery of his . leg, near the ancle ; and as no other mark of violence appeared on him, it is supposed he bled .to death. Ile was well clothed, and had the appearance of a man iu comfortable circum stances. DULLS.—A duel was fought on Saturday, at three o'clock in the afternoon; between Mr. O'Meara, on the half-pay establiAment, attended by Mr. Crooke, also of the ball-pay, and :Mr. Al ‘Loughlin, of the Treasury, attended by Mr. Bayley. On the second fire, both shots took effect. Mr. O'Meara was struck !on the side, hut the rib bone offered sufficient resistance to prevent it from entering the body. Th e wound is severe, however. Mr. M'Loughlan was less fortunate. The ball of his antagonist entered a little *below the hip bone, and has not been ex tracted. %Ire *state, with much regret, that the wound is considered dangerous. He is attended by the Surgeon-General and Surgeon Karin. Mr. O'Meara is attended by Surgeon Roney. it is a la mentable circumstance, That this is the third duel fought during the last week, arising from the same original cause of quarrel. The first was on Tuesday, in the Phoenix-park, between the same principals. After exchanging shots at fifteen paces' distance, the parties and their friends quitted the ground without any ad justment having taken place. At the moment of quitting the ground, some altercation (which at* this moment we do not wish more particularly to allude to). arose, which produced a meeting on Thursday afternoon, in a field adjoining Lord Charlemont's demesne, between Mr. O'Meara and Mr. Clarke,alsoonlhalf-pay, who acted as the second of Mr. M•Loughlin in the former case, when, on a discharge of shots, at ten paces, Mr. O'Meara firing in the air, the affair was amicably adjusted. The third duel was fought on the same place, between the original principals, with the unfortunate result already stated. They stood at the distance of 12 paces. The same gentleman was second to Mr. O'Meara in the three duels.—(Mthlin Morning Post.) I N D 1 A. [From the MADRAS COURIER, JULY 10, 1821.] APPOINT MEN T S.—Doctor J. Shuter, Botanist and Natu ralist to the Honourable Company.—Mr. Robert Eden, As *taut to the Coll ec t or an d Magistrate' of T r i c hi nopc l y . READ QUARTERS, BANGOLORE, Jun e 5, 1821. C. 0. B LIEUT.-GEN. BOWSER.. The command of the Madras Army having devolved upon Lieutenant-General Bowser, it is a duty he owes to his own feelings to express in Cener,tl Orders the. pride and satisfaction it affords him, even though the period may be short, to com mand an Armyof such distinguished character, and to which he has had the honour to belong for forty-nine years. The Lieut. General assures his brother Officers and Soldiers, that he shall ever reflect with pride, in having partaken, with them, in many of the glorious achievements which form its splendid character; and he trusts the high reputation by which they are distinguish ed for zeal, discipline and subordination will enable him to en joy the gratification of reflecting hereafter, that those excellencies were in no ways diminished during the period of his command. HEAD-QUARTERS, CHOULTRY PLAIN, June 16, 1821. G. o.—By his Excellency Gen. Sir A. CAMPBELL, Bart. K. U. B. His Excellency General Sir Alex. Campbell, Bart. K. C. B. need scarcely express the pride and gratification lie feels, in assuming his appointment to be Com man d er -i n- Chi ef of so Ois tinguish`cd a portion of the British F orces , as t h e M a d ras Army, with which it has been his good fortune to serve for a long period of his Excellency's mind is so strongly im pressed with the brilliant exploits it has achieved, as well as the perfection of its discipline and subordination, that he has only to assure the Army at large, it will be the leading feature of his ambition to-support its long estabhshed character, and, if possible, to add to th e j ust renown it has on all occasions claimed, and to which tide the Madras Anny,added so brilliant an example, under its date gallant Command er -i n -Chi e f, S i r Thomas Hislop, during th e fate campaigns in the Deckan. The General's intimate knowledge of the professional talents and merits of a great part of the Officers, now holding high official stations, as well as the general character of the Officers cf the Army, for zeal and well directed experience, is a suffi cient pledge, that he will meet their cordial support in preserv ing its character and well established fame. Gen. Sir Alexander Campbell profits by the occasion of im mediately succeeding Lieut.-General Bowser in the command of. the Army, to express his sentiments of high respect for his character and. services. All Orders and General Regulations established by his Ex cellency Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Hislop, Bart. and G.C.B. to be considered in full force. • B. It. IIITCHINS, A. A. G. D. CALCUTTA. -CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. TERIIITORIAL DEPARTMENT, May 25 , 1821.—Mr. J. E. Wilkinson, Collector of Canda.-1 Mr. C. 1.. Russell, Deputy Collector of Government Customs and Town Duties at Benares. li O3II3 AY.—APPOINT3ENT.—The Honourable the Court of the Recorder of Bombay have appointed William Erskine, Esq. to be Master in Equity, and Alexander Ferrier, Esq. to be Prothonot a ry, R eg i s t er on t h e E quity and'Admiralty sit!es of the Court, Examiner, Commissioner for taking affida vits, Clerk of the Papers, Reading Clerk, and Keeper of the records and muniments, in the room of the late Edward Wil liam Hunt, Esq. IMPORTANT LEGAL PO INT.---We have received from Cal cutta, the following very brief notice of a recent decision of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Calcutta, which is of the ut most importance to a vast portion of the community in all parts of India which have been visited by Europeans.—(Madras Courier.) SUPREME COURT. A Very important and interesting case was argued before the Supreme Court yesterday : it was an Appeal from the Provincial Court of illoorsliedabad, Charles Iteed, Esq. PlaintifF v. Byjuant Sing. The important point to be decided was, whether or not the was entitled to the rights and privileges of a British subject? Mr. Fergusson made a very abl e Sp eec h on t h e part of the plaintiff, and was follow. ed on the same side by Mr. Compton. After a reply from the King's Advocate-General, the Court pronounced their went,judg as flu- as we could coll ec t, t o t h e f o ll ow i ng effect : That, in this country, a person whose father is a British subject, but born, not in lawful wedlock, of a woman who is not a British subject, is, according to the uniform practice of the Courts, and the evident intention of the Statutes that respect India, not considered as a British subject." We have been promised a more full and accurate report of this in teresting case, to which, if obligingly furnished us, we shall be happy to give insertion. The case is, we understand, to be ap pealed to England. The Bench recommended to the plaintiff to bring the subject to the notice of the Legislature, by a peti tion, in conjunction with all those who are placed in the same predicament. A Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of the Borough of Reading was held in that town on Monday, for the purpose of taking into con sideration the propriety of expressing their gra titude to Mr. 'Jinni: for his exertions in Parlia ment to promote a system of economy, and also of expressing their opinion on the causes which aggravate the present weight of taxation, and the most efficient remedies for the removal of the present grievances. ne business of the day was brought forward by Mr. Mutsu, and Mr. PAT, mta and Air. MoNcK, the two Members for the Borough, warmly extolled Mr. HumE's industry and perseverance in pointing out the necessity of economy and retrenchment, t AWt, /, IA: ' rr 4 („. r . „z...,,,_ v t, „,„, _..._ 4..,.... , + _i r l ? - 5: -- - s ie, —, ' - - - V * P * ',.. IP: Tiik * . ' l .'-' ,p,e, MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT .WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, January 21, LONDON. Nos. 1,8, 14, 15, 22, 23 1 9 293, 308. COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 72, 102, 219, 311 ' Tuesda 423, 509, 510, 521, :AO. y, 22, LoNnoN. • • • • COUNTRY. Nos. 38, 61, 145, 427, 537 .: Wedne s d a y, - 23, LONDON. N os . 2 , 1 2, 36, 91, 3'" 349. COUNTRY. N0;7'84, 215, 314, 11 ! , 440, 442, 478, 548, 6f t• Thursday, - 24, LONDON. Nos. 82, 142, 156, 21 b , 481. House Com. Fero. Sch. at 11. COUNTRY. Nos. 153, 178, 269. Friday, 25, LONDON. No. 421. COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 236, 283. Saturday, 26, LospoN. * * Coulvrnr. Nos. 412, 492. IRELAND. Monday, January 21, Cots,. No. 67. YORKSHIRE. I ' MILL, JAN. 15.—0 n Wednesday, the 9th inst., the Right Honourable Lord DUNDAS Dep. Grand Master of England, and Prov. Grand ;Master for the North and East Ridings of the County of York, arrived on a masonic visit to the two Lodge in this town, viz. the Phoenix,. No. 363, and Minerva, 4C7. -- The following morning the Worshipful aster and past M a ster of the Phoenix Lodge, waited upon his Lordship, at his Inn, (the Neptune,) and accompanied him to their private room, No• 14, High-street, (at whiCh their regular meetings are held the 'first and third Mondays in each month) when his Lordship Was entertained with 441 elegant breakfast, provided by Brother Dean, of the Dog and Duck Tavern. The Arms of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Grand illastel., Lord Dunde, as Provincial Grand, together with numerous other appropriate devices, were displayed in various parts of the Lodge, which, added to the tasteful decorationS of laurel and other evergreens , ' produced a striking and beautiful effect. Between forty and fifty Brethren sat down on the occasion, consisting, of the Pro vincial Officers of the Ridings—the Worshipful Master and Officers of the .Minerva—Colonel Dodgin, of the 66th Regt- , and several other visitors.' At, half-past one, his Lordship rJ tired for the transaction of business connected with his office' expressing himself highly gratified with the reception he ilnd experienced. At five o'clock, the Minerva Lodge had the honour of his Lordship's company to Dinner, at which also the Provincial Officers of the Ridings—the Worshipful Master, Officers, and Brethren of the Phoenix —Colonel Dodgin and numerous other Brethren, attended. • FOR THE SUN. Mn. EDITOR--If we may belieVe report, there are some Continental GovernMents so blinded by,bigOtry, or so alarmed at every thing which bears the sound of FRE E D 0 m,that they have driven the venerable fraternity of FREE MAso NS from their coo , fin es,as likely to inculcate principles inconsistent with the stabiliy of the State. If the rays of your Sun should be able to visit those regions of ignorance and fear, like those of the Orb which animates the universe, your Paper of the 10th instant may contribute to dispel their present darkness. We there see that .a Clergyman of the Church of England, having, from the funds of the Lodge to which he belonged, transmitted a sub scription in aid of the Greeks, was strongly rebuked by the M. W. Grand Master, his Royal Highness the Duke of Susscl, for deviating from his strict Masonic duties, and interfering in political concerns, matters wholly unconnected with those 'duties. Can there be a better proof than this striking fact affords, that Free Masons are a body convened for those moral and benevolent purposes which tend to the peace anti happiness of Society, and not to meddle with the operations of the Go vernment. The Government in all countries then may reason• ably infer, that one of the Royal Family of Great Britain would never give his sanction to any Society whose prin ciples might tend to shake the security of his eventual, inheritance. The promptness with which his goyal High ness took up this subject, is just what might be expect ed from so true a Mason, and so sagacious a Prince,— But, while we pay due homage to his laudable zeal . for the purity of the Masonic principles and character, we ought to commend the ready submission and meek acquiescence of the Clergyman in the rebuke to which feelings of attachment to the cause of the Greeks,"a cause that must be supported by the hopes of all mankind, betrayed him on this unlucky occasion. In the spirit of true Christianity he acknowledged his error, and made all the atonement that could be justly and liberally demand ed. Far from regretting, he, as well as the universal body of Free Masons, must rather rejoice that the fact has occurred, since it shews their Institution in a true light, and proves that it is intended for the advantage of mankind, as long as they are permitted to exist upon earth, and not to interfere in the Government of any State, which, unless framed for the happiness of its people, may be found as transitory as the agents by whom it is administered. Jan. 15', 1822. WINDEX. _ . * 4 , 4 For APERTus, Letter VII., see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS - TUTS DAY AT TWELVE 0-CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red. 76 Bank Long Ann. In 7.l6ths 3 per Cent. C0n5....76k 76 7ik India Bonds .. 775. 4 per Cent u6e i Excheq. Bills 4 GP' 5 per Cent. Navy Ann.... 1014 Cons. for Opening Li.); HIGH' WATER AT LONDO Morning, 38 minutes after 8. IN BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 2 minutes after . THE SUIN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FilLSUll AUDE.IT LONDON, - 7'HURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1822. %V e stopped the press yesterday to give inser on to the following " We are sorry to learn that letters have just arrived in town, with an account of an attempt that had been made to massacre the whole of the British Troops in the lonian Islands. This at tempt has been happily frustrated at present, but from the disposition of the people throughout the whole of those Islands, we learn with extreme regret, that the danger is by no means removed, as all our forces on that service do not, we un derstand, exceed three thousand five hundred. men. By way of precaution, the garrison at Corfu have been ordered into the Citadel, a place of impregnable strength." 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