The Sun. — London, England, 1817-01-03 00:00:00

IeRt:NCI-1 PAPERS. (liii:CitiV.ED THIS MORNille.) 34.);,..—this day, tsrl2.o'elock, the Officers isf the• - 'bfatirtiittl thtaid at P.aria had the )urttotir,ol , paTiok44l - iir respects to his - Mttjesty. - They were al'erwards intettliticed to his Rnyal i\lotkOettr, Ille . 11)11reS, .grid Prineep4A Of rite ltoyal I .klittiesty , addresse'd , ohlighig to alemst till these carps.. .\ deptit4t;oll ot the NlArliet.‘Vonten aisembled tit t l o'clock in the Court of the ettl3ee,,anti, 'etu the r►rrntiinftt of the New Year, otrePed nosegays loit .‘Ltielty, the I'r Ares, ktntl'hirtecsses ot the,, VILIMII"Eit rr,rng. During the Sitting ot the 24th, Coupilly. devricypeil proposition eouevrililig the resportsihiliti-of Ministers. The follovriog the.Projert of the Law.which he sllbloitted to the Chamber ITN; thk picas! iilipoi.tant !..:o:+jeet First l'itte.—Generitl rules tipoli the respotisibi .lty of 'Ministers. Art. I.—All Ministers, According to the 13th article of the Constitutional Charter, are [capon. Violater is responsible for what is done in hii department. 3.—Conformahly t 4 the 55th anal 56th articles of the Conittlition3l Charter,, the Chamber of Drinnits has the right of accusing Ministers for acts of treason and extortion, And !Hinging them before the Peers, who alone can try theru. • 4 —No order of tile King coot take sway the revoobibility from i t Minister, ttor suspend the prm,e”es tig.iimit him. SCCCniI crimes for which A Minister may he accused by the Chamber of Deputies he , -foie the Cinteoher of Peers. . . Ajiritttr itt, guilty of liigt trentutt, lA. MAO tiy personal acts or ortiat, whether they be given arrbelly,ne er countersign e d by Gi n,knowingly, yo Ity itta tily, itttd acies4herwitely,hceonspirss against the safety of the prison, or that of the - ptesumptive Heir of the 'nod the iritirrior or eitcrit.r safety of the StAtt• 124: Witco by pest:mai ettsor eiders, whither they he given rtoiitr, or signed F' 4, titttilittteil by bitn,liiouingly, )Itrikuily, and tress lierunsW h attempts to Overthrow the nom Authority, -the .Ivgitienite •order of. SIICCISSIOII to the 'i , ,,iiouttt , t , u, the constitutional strsnbctlt at une of the three • bcottiet of Legislet ire Powers,, 6.;.—A Minister .is guilty if treason (au second ChrO whet► t y personal acts or orders, verbally given, signed or enuntersigneti„by hirir , lthowingly, voltintstrily ) ertti treacheronsty,te tttmckr, the public rights oreren . chrnen, ackuowledged and cense-, crate d by tttt Char ter. 7.—A I,4liiii6ter to gtylity of extortion when he &mantis duties or taxes •not istalahslitd by law, When be nrderit Ot unthorizes persons to receive them, when Ito spiiropritttes the Nods destined for the exigences of the Stlte tc, other pureoes, when be receives gifts • or promise* for doing or ornittinvo att of his Ministry, ailtl when in.. directly takes ati interest iu the markets conoeetetl. with his Niimittry, • Third 71 Ile.—Of the Peaaltie3, Pardon, awl Indemnities, 8.---The crimes specified in the first and second paragraphs of the fifth article, under the qualifi cation of high treason, are punishable with death. 9.---The crimes designated in the fith article, smiler the name of treason (au seetnd chef), irs well itts those specified in the 7th article by the "tame olexeortion, arc punishable either by fine, it imprisonment in a strong pvisort, or by both, liccaardiog to the case, The fine and its applica tion, as troll as the thtratiOn of the said imprison. )atelat, will he determined by the sentence. W.—The sentence shall not be susceptible of ,oppeal, its execution will he cOnfitted to tlic public Ministry of the Court of Peers, but it must be re frrrertfiro to the King. I itter declared guilty hy the Chun tier ut Peers, and whets the king shall think fit to pardon, s.hall be restored by this pardon alone to 411 his civil or political rights, 12.—The. Minister 'accused before the Chain. ber of Peers and who shall be det:l4oVl 110110tK• 1 / 2 t)ly aquitted,shalt be entitled to lan indemnity At the expence of the State, , The court of Peers will aWartl It him, mut 66pptieste the Kitt4 pf, give the necessary orders a%Nard tae es.v , . dented. CIIANITSER C P DEPUTIF„It. SITTINGOVTRZSOTII. The Sitting commenced . at half past twelve. The discnssion upon Biectinns wns con , but k wrks uat tcrsninntcd ti hcn thatubi-r tote et five o'clock. Prciideva rinnuneeti, that the preteritation o f the Deputation to the King vitould prevent titw astitinbiy (rout meeting, the next day, it Was /14 ennierptence adjourned to ibe ?A of Sanuaty. FRENCH' VITNIK $ per Cents tpc, *** VLANii);IIS fateuivcv ,ioustN*.l Drc. ..?7.-L-Vite King% Xtethisty. General hoe vklehTit these few in a house in this ality, the tnairii part of the'edition of •a horrible libel upon t he Royal Faini ly of France. Measures . are taking to discover the authors or editors of this wicked production, meatitiale, we believe we turlY assure our readers, that Otis libel is not from the prn of a Belgian. The AtfOrner. General of the Criminal Tillynnal of Lotemburg, Es going,to bring an action for calumny, before' the Courts of this city, against the Authors of the joune; for what thei published sgisinst him in the sthir of the - giving up of Mr. Jenton. Never at any `period, under any 6f the Go rerhments which Imre prevailed in helgium, were out trihuniqs occupied with such scandalous af fAirs ; they become so frequent, that the organs or juttke are Weary of SE.coND orilmiT4TES-MTERAL, ' The Pt eiident announced that the Order of the D4y il3 the discussion of the Law relative to the celebration of Marriages, and that on the Proreet of rAt Vr for the prohibition of the exportation of corn by the land frontiers of the kingdoin. The first Law was passed unaniniontly. On the discussion being opened on the second Law, Mr, Modem:amp spoke in the Dutch Lin guage. I4lr. Ileyphin followed bin, and in a hpeech energetic and , eloettent, and foil of terrible truths on the actual situation of the people, he traced, in a masterly manner, the state of the Kingdom in the distressing circumstances under which it labours. When 1 vote fur the adoption of the project,'' said he at theconelusion, " I shall certainly nut , be suspected of consider, ing the law as sufficient ; The shipwrecked map, struggling 4gainst the fury o the wave., ,, , seizes the plank, however frail, which offers itself to his .sight ; it is thus that I take pleasure in, consider ing the Project as the prelude to, more efficacious measures, which will doubtless be laid before the States. General. But 1 shall uhstain front point: ing out the evils which threaten us ; let us employ our attention .on the safety of the' :State, and let use make the nice of truth be - ard by sll , those who must concnr in the formation of the lstw ; let tit say that commeteild interest of some individuals of a city, or even of a prOvillet,• must yield to the preservation of the' tratuinillity, or rtither :of the existence kingdom." loud, Mehve fikJin wed, In tvhich, some of the Dutch Members ;peaking in favour of the general freedom of exportation, the an , dieliCC to th'e galleries displayed the greatest patience, and uttered loud untrinues of disappio- hution, which obliged the President frequently to call thein to order. The Minister of the interior, who was present, answered the objections of several Members,' es pecially those ot. Mr. Reyphin. His 14cel leney gave the Chamber the assurance, that his Majesty has not suffered a single circumstance to escape, to obviate the evil; aad that he U per suaded, that if the measure trues not produce the desired effects hit Majesty will hasten to piopose another. The debate being terminated, the Pre- sident put the question upon the law, i wh.Lb MIS adopted, by a majority of 72 VtitCS to 2. GHICNT, Dec. 29.--The excessive rise in the price of corn at the irialLet, Is Friday, ba* destroyed the jirteit hopes. The mercantile spirit: triumphs. and the cause of the public- is' adjourned. The corn is carrying off itt the Polders. (lowlands) with an itlaiining activity. More than A fourth of our population recervcs succeirr a , end utast renottuce the use of bread. Ilausset.s, Dee. '28.--The 'Correctional Tr'. hunal of Namur comic - tuned,' an thip 27th -ht. November; three dealers Tit corn to a fine pt 3O'? florinsf i euclk, for having, eontrary to the local rc-'; gulatiensi etittreil the Corn.marLet before'the fixed hour. The hectolitre of wheat *as aohl yesterhy at the - rnalket of Ghent At folly francs. The seek of potatoes-at siaten. Mac. 3 fli3 Nrsioty the king, acconvui,d by prince Frederick and the Grand A.l4r4hal of the Palace, departed this arternooti for Luxemburg. tis believed that the deplorable , situatiou of the Grand Duchy, its respect to Atlbestence, is the principal cause id this journey. They write from Lille, that tire Frtnch Go/erti ment is going to revoke the 'prohibition of the exportation of corn - to the kingdom, of the Ne therlands from ,France ; this measure teems t be intended to render pull for that kingdom the Law which has been Adopted by the Second Chamber of the States-General, prohibiting theeriPortatioit of corn to tile States borderin on our kingdoni where such a prohibitiutt exists. b3MINt6. fiordii) ae Pa!Uwe ifotericiss„ *d. ,t, We harirstNen 61)14;410Y: liquored I,y-'44n DuKE n AO', frit h. a ifoytiait Royal Gozelie, d ate 4 Oct.. 27.--This sheet lias .it flourishing um:orib( shield tit its bract, representing an imperial crown, supported by two cral.vtied,tions, taftli the &Otto,' . " God, my cause and tity sivord."-;!..showinglioiv apt the monarchs of every country, whatever may, he their cause or claim,. are •to bring in that Sacred Nami-, carefully adding the sword to sup port their cause, be it ever so iniquitous. , Nearly th e w h o l e of the Royal Gaz e t te i s t a k en; up with a piece entitled, •" The Appaiition of the .White Flagon the Coit'st ofilayti 1"--Showing,t hat ! the king of France had lat 4 sent out two vessels ~ 'I of svar, the comma n d ers o f wh i ch were instruct ed ' -to make proposals to the people of St. Domingo - , to return under the Government of France. The commanders., however, Probably knowing the fierce and itespotic temper of his sable majesty, did nut Verittere to enter the part . of Cape henry, but stood off and on for sever,d days, until they in!:t a vessel from New York, which they board. eO, arid prevailed ' on the eaptain and supercargo to carry in, two' letters to be Cape, doubtless ex iilaining the nature of the. proposals (thine Freud' Government.. The Duke of Marnntlarle liti*iog come down to the fort ,to receive the letters, " nothing (says the Royal Gazette) can express the astonishment and indignation of liis grace, s' hen' he perceived the insolent superscription of these papers, which instead of being most re spectfully addressed to " his ;Majesty the King of flayti," were only directed to " lAronsieur the General Christophe, at Cape Francais." This horrible indignity to his sable Majesty was re sented by his Grace, in returning the letters' un opened to the Americans, who, we may imagine, had heels forced late this perilous mission, and i who made a ll t h e spee d t h ey cou l d from the it,- dignation of the black multitude, happy t being able to bring themselves off with their lives. This is a brief hot fair abstract of a long story, told in the trite style of Hayden hyperbole, and from which it appears, thit the'bierk king of Finy„ti is as jealous•of hi's royal titles as tiny whi:e legitimate in any part of the world. trom all we have been able to ;earn, 0-Jere is a wide difference of ettaracter,between the king of Hayti and the President Petion.—Tite one is re. preseutell to be 33 despotic stnti eruct as tie Dcy or argiers the other, as governing hiv peovk with tonne respect to taw, Lenity, And joi=tie, lie this as it may, a greet parr of the spiotrition story is levelled at the comtnet of Potion, who is ar• timed, ifi very Iterimouins terms, as being se• eretly leagnett with the French Government, in order to bring the Irhole of St. Domingo under the enbjection ul Louis the IStft. We are not enabled to pronounce on the truth curse UCCllliiii()flS, but it Seems dear to as, that ritese' rival chiefs cannot long be at pace, that they'must come to blows, each of them aiming at the 'sole dominion of the country.---Which of t h em will obtain the mastery, and whether, in their personal wars and contentions, the king of Fiance may contrive to regain the dominion of thin once Brent and flourishing cuiony, more vit luable than all the other West lnuia isl Antis be si4les, is yet a matter of very uncertain con lecture. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT., HOOSi ()V Luiti)S o, JAN.*. ritottookno-N FOR. BtsmEss. At!half-past two o'clock, the Loan Cu ckr. Loa, bit Grace the.Doke of Aio ' nreose, and Vis count SlDuouvi attended, and being robed, took their seats as his Majesty's Commissioners, on the hench in front of the Throne. Mr. Qcs.al! a, ushrrof the 13/itek 'Rod, was then Sent to. order the attendance of the Commons., who (re_ presented on this occasion by titcittssit, one of the Principal Clerks, and others, Minr Cierks and Officers of the lioust), forthwitho appeased_ at,lhe His Majesty's Cummissitto, authorising the 1.404 therein named, or any three or more of them, to declare avail notify the Royal will and pleasure respecti ng the further • prorogation Of L Parliament, was then read by Mr. the ..12tefirtty Reading Clerk. The Commission ordain-- eft the further prorogation of Parliament to the 28111 of January inn. when the Parliament should he holden, _and sit for't he consideration and (lit. patch at divers weighty anti important' affairs . . Tht Low) CbtANCTitt.Oft, is organ of the Cote liddrevieef the Assanav Nlovti:— " ttty 401 and qtrltitaien,—By vigor of hi s N a l e i ty ' s Conaolission under the Grtat Seal, to us and Other Lords oi rectrd, and 1)91% . reaa.....wr do, iti otirdience to the couttuandi uP Ins hoYal the. PAINCZ itiaist; sitting is the (mute and on the behalf of his M A4 r,srt, preroot this Per liipent until Tntallay the 28th ;la"; of Januar; instant, to WI then beia hotricO and sit; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued unify[ uestlay the, nth dly of J annary instant.", COIOOVOILS Ifien. ssithiirort to their own ottle, and Aleir Lottlshipi retired. p . ~v,r ?liFlfrl rcA REGIs *: Preibmtd Lcrt It`igA?. their-LAiist--44arke,Sherc : Lrml tinstangs, Mr. Rae t Ate` Vivo gauleriilte. Atter which, itailequiti ilarnastr. COVloti - GAgozN.—lbt Tempest: Prospero, M. YoOstiti girt, bliss Mac. Milt:rt., Alter w4iicie , liatittitio sad MO 1511ph of the Oath. VAIL% AlutiveD--1 Flanders. t thiblin, 4 Wkterford. • D ut— t Hid* I lawburgb, • Gutter.lburgh, 3 Guieruary .1 crier o stoc: ICS lIIIS DAT AT V Bank 5enekt....,....... dittoi i prr Ctut. 6,1104 .t pct' cut. shut t I.er Cruts.. • ... 71f per 4.. eat. N. Atm..... shut rt Lyn n'cLoCt. Data. t.. Anii: .:. : . •.. 1 6 1 india I.;s. pr. Exch. pr. Vverte(isrAccututt,... • 041 i _ /WM WATER A T LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 48 minutes after 4. I Evening, 13 minutes lifter S. THE SU S . &CUM QUI! MCKIM II'AL3L/X1 AUULAT •;` LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, lir/. To-morrow concludes the Finance - Year, and we bear witli 'pleasure that the last quarter, end consequently tic whole year, has been more prol ductivc to the Exchequer than could hate heel otleipated. ENTiRE nuAinu pF Tun BILITISH EXPEDITION 4IVEIt CONGO. This news is contained in a letter frons Bdoisy just received in Liverpool, (rum which we rn3ke the following Extract.--- " Edda, 300. Oct. " We are enabled to give you a piece of iota., ligence, which, though trot of a commercial no tttre, will, 'to many, be of great interest ; ire tnean the failure aide 1;i/sedition sent Out by your Go.. vernment early this year, under the command et Captain Tu::KkY, whose object was to explore the river Congo. Lik e s ll f ormer en t er prises of a rd . nkilar k;nd, end n o twith s t an di ng the p r esumed dis." iernittent end skill'of those concerned in the Ow niug auttexectiting o f it, th ere a pp ears to base been It of 'fare - sight, both as to the time and means. However, as, no doubt, publicity will, in due tit"' be given to all their proceedings, it will sitttiee for 113 to acquaint you, that yesterday arrived in thts port his Majesty's ship Congo, and Dorothy trans. port, flow tithel“hl, in 28 days, smiler the cow' mend a Mr. FITZMAUHICII, formerly master, bat who siieeeeded iii coakeptenee Of tilt death of Captain Tvct;. , ..,:t7 and the Liententnt, b•ttli of whom died 2t tea, the former on the 341, time ter on the sth instant. It appears that they tit• rived at the mouth of the Congo about the 3d t►f July, and, teavingthe transport, which, only fte , companiet, t theta at an lUeolisiderable distance, they proceeded iii the sloop,'which war built purpose l Y tg t atiw little waster, up the river, to the e . K ( esit d 120 miles, "len tier progress, and:e.veit that of which they exPru..l l as beytruil all description. De termining still on the further prosecntion of thei r. nmiertaking, the' men were landed, and it was lot they had marched. 150 miles - (anti 1,20 ns than any white person . bad been before) tarn` barren and exceedingly mottntainotts country, aft er experieneingthe greatest privations from the lather of water, anti being entirely exhausted by fatig ue : 1 4t4t-itttey gave.. up' the attempt. 4Jope enabto iireitiost of them Cu traverse their route, and re ain their vessel; but, alas!' nature bad hofea e ( " i " pletely worn out,for most of them, say 25 bat °l' 55 : died 24 hours after their return, catoprehentling *li the selenti fie part of theEttropeaus; and,sw^f belicve , only eight on board are anti' in a sloe r° the vessel ; but as- their chief want seems ta nourishment, it is to be honed cite others ‘tilt $ 0641 be -brought ruin& 'Suspicions are enter tallied that ttiany died by 'poisOn, the Blacks, and Mr. FlT2itAti Rice say*, tb s t he is persuaded that he cearilti penetrate an itumear . . way into the c ount ry, w ith o ut aPOrehelli i!lg danger from any other cause, as thu Pe7 PIA Art _very pusillanimous and •easily datet, Ass. tnatter of courtesy aa 4 • exi)e# 4fericy, they Raked permission of the King's ::4 _ . .- • pasa,.through their respective territories, w"" Was generally readily granted ; tit the saaje the/ were furnisheil tvith plenty of MaCks goitres:. * Moderate chsroe but latterly, advantqc , _ taken of theirtliftioultici, Mr. Frrzst .wascs the Surgeon are determined un s recw attemP t _ .. t s the Admiralty will at out another expedition) P es he thinks he can provide against till, ra"a iiii6 be has great hopes of attaining the desired entlb " Yours, &c. g. ,. 4 , 40 - 67 courier.) ...S. D. an 4 Ole above as we find is - but anutt ellatiffin ow readers, and psrOcularir fdi rie' 1 1'114. 1 of -who embarited on the expeititiatio