The Sun. — London, England, 1817-12-20 00:00:00

Departmental Expencez 31,796,006 " Fonds de Non-valeurs " Interest no Securities " Expences of Negociations " Survey " Total. 8,000.000 18,060,000 3,000,090 660,973,GC0 " EXTRAORDINA RIES. "Third Fifth of War Contribution 140,000,000 " Pa}• and Maintenance of the Allied Troops 134,800,000 "Reimbursement and , Interest of Securities (Law of 23(1 Sept. 1314)w .. 11,468,422 "Funds in reserve, and eventual. Expences 312,268,422 " Total .. 993,244,022 " Revenue Estimates " Deficiency 223,465,422 " It was estimated, he observed, that it would be necessary for the service of ISIS, to alienate for a loan 16,000,0000 f Rentes, but from the fa vourable state of public credit, and the means of reducing the expenditure, it would not be neces sary to alienate more than 12,00,a00 out of the 16. The Sinking Fund, in the mean time, would •eontinne to increase. " After speaking further of the increasing pros perity of the country, the Minister concluded by communicating the Projets respecting the Bud get, and also a•Yrojet authorizing tile provisional co ll e cti on of 6-12ths of the Taxes. `• This last Projet was ordered to be taken into consideration in the Bureaux on Wednesday. The others to be subsequently considered, " The discussion on !he Projet regarding the Press was resumed. " M . Bignon opposed the Project. •"rhe Minister of General . Police, in an ex tempore speech of two hours, replied to the ob jections made to the Projet, and combated the ap plication, of .trial by Jury to the offences of the press. " The Minister of the Interior also, in an ex tempore speech, replied to M. l"ignon. " The discussion was adjourned till to-morrow. " DNCEDIBER IG. '' Discussion resumed on theyrojet respecting the Press. '1 he egiint de la Bourdonnaye warmly Op posed the Projet. M. Rover Conant supported provided the offences of the Press were scut to the Courts of A , :sizes. M. Caumartin opposed the Projet. Curvoisier supported it. 1 ‘ Discussion adjourned till to-morrow. limas, DEC. 17.—A dreadt9l hurricane was experienced at Brest in the night between the Bth anti 9th instant. The Committee on the Projet respecting re- Truitment have, it is said, adopted the voluntary enlistment in the Royal Guards, and the corps el'Elite,. but added a disposition to autbor;ze the completion of these corps by soldiers taken from the Legions and Regiments of Cavalry and Artillery. The Austrian Observer of the sth instant for mally Contradicts the reports' respecting a C3mp at L'uague, and a journey thither of their Imperial Majesties. 4. FIVE PER CENTS. " Monday.. r>4 f. 25 c. "'Tuesday This morning' we received Jamaica Papers to the 1 lth November they contain no !yews :`l.oo> the Spanish Main whatever. The Jamaica Courant of the 2gth of October gives the Governor's speech on the opening of the Assembly, for which • We have no room to-thy. [Ls Majesty's ship La Pique, of 38 . guns, Cap tain APRELLAn, had sailed trom Port - Royal on the 4th of November from Trinadad de Cuba and the Flavannah, to demand from the latter place the amount of specie which was taken from his Ma- jesty's ship Tay. BurFAL() (N. Y.J. S'EPT. 6.--On IVednesday Last JOSEPH BUONAPARTE, Es,-King of Spain, RN rived this viih ge. The next day he passed iown the Niagara River and viewed the Falls, after which he returned to this place, and on Sa turday proceeded on his route to Philat!elphia, via Erie, Pa., He was accompanied by several French Gentlemen. BHIDGg TOWN (BARBADOES), OCT. 4.—The Eigiueer and Duke of Yo►k (Treasury vessels) Lave arrived, the former from Dominica, and the fatter from Trinidad, which Island, is stated to be :very unl►raltlt.y. Respecting the Second Trial of Mr. HONE yes terday at G►iildliill, we have adopted the same course as we clid on that of the day before, viz. in giving a statement of the essential parts of the Trial, but refraining from the insertion of the of fensive matters which formed the grounds of the prosecution. We have the pleasure to state, that . our Paper is received in almost every part of the U n it e d Kingdom, and, therefore, if we were to in-Sett what has attracted the notice of THE Law, we should only expose weak minds to deinsion, and, in some degree, partake of the guilt of those by whom they were originally, pub lished. " The ATTORNEY-GENERAL adopted the sane line of argument and exhortation. The de fendant resorted to the sate topics for his viodi cation, and referred to the same authorities, in order to justify or palliate his parodies of . Scrip lure, &c. &c. klre must again express our regret that such abilities and such knowledge as the de fendant possesses should have been so much per verted'. We are unwilling to say any thing that may prejudice him in the public mind, particularly as another charge hangs over his' head that is to be decided this day, but when that matter is dis posed of we shall resume the subject, and make sonic comments on • the nature of the alledged Libels, and their probable tendency. We may, however, say a word respecting ourselves. It appears from the referent7es made by Mr. HONE yesterday, that other public Journals have changed their principles, and now advocate those doctrines which they formerly opposed. Tile SUN, however, has persevered in the same course, has been consist ent in supporting the best interests of the Comma nity, and can now - appeal to the public at large, whe ther, in its avowed attachment to out` happy Esta blishment in Church and State, it does not evince a true indrpendence of. spirit, and a zeal for all practicable freedom in a civilized State. We ought, however, to observe, that as the Papers alluded to have, in the course of time, had dif ferent Proprietors, the present Editors should not be held responsible for the conduct of their prede- cessors. l'l'N BUSINESS. Yesterday tit, LORD YOR held a Conrt of Common Ciwocil for di , dispatch of Public Busi ness, previous to the ensuing Electious of Common Councilmen. After the last proceedings had been read, the Lord 14layor laid before the Court ;;'a Resolution of Thanks from the Fever.lnstitution, for the dona tion of 1501. voted at the last Court, which was read and ordered to be entered on the Journals. The Committees of Ci•y and Bridgehouse Estates, delivered in sundry reports for payment of hills, 8:e 3nd fur granting gratuities to the . several officers, which were read and agreed to, and the Committees empowered to carry the same into effect. The Navigation Committee delivered in a Re port, of their haying considered the Petition of sundry poor fisherman in the Essex creeks and ri ver, for bloating fish, for the supnly of the. Lon don market, who had neen a!lprehended and 111/-1 10 bail, for an offence against an Act of Parliament, by fishing for floating fish, within the limits of oyster fisheries. and recommending the parties to he defended at the City's expcmce, in the proceedings instituted aga'lnst, them by the proprietors of such oyster 'fisheries, , vltich was read and agreed to, and referred hark to the Com mittee to he carricd into execution accordingly. Richard Reeve, one of the MArshAlmen of Borough of Southwark, who- had lately been skis pended, was - restored on a report from the Com mitee for getteral purposes. Several works were directed to he done at the Mansion-house upon another report from . that Committee. . Mr. DixoN, the Chairman of the Coal and Corn Committee, brought up a -eport recommending th e Et:Tuty Coal Meters to be muore appoitued by nomination among the Menthcrs of that Com utittee, instead of by Eleetio:i as at present, and stated that he cnuld not agree therewith, think ing it would be prejudicial to the public interest, and that by means of =lid) nomination, unfit per sons might be appointed to fill tliose situations. Mr litnus-rno concurred in these sentiments, and after some further remarks by Mr. Dixon and Mr. Lavell, the Report was negatived. Ti;e: Coi:l:nittee of tinproventents male a Report tie Petition of Mr. Dolltaan, which was re ferred to ttle7l) for eonsieration at a preceding Court—which w;:!-! read And agreed to. THEATRE.—The New Opera of Outwitted at Last was repeated yesterday evening at Drury hoe Theatre, not improbahly for the last time, as the disapprobation of the'audience, in some de gree, followed its course, and was strongly mani fested at the conclu. , ion. An apology was made for the illness of OXBERRY, whose character was assigned to KENT, a modest and respectable Per former, and another apology was made for the omission of Miss • BYRNE'S song, in the last Act, and her indisposition was alleged as the reason for postponing the Opera Sine die. THE GREAT LORD MANSFIELD.—After this great Oracle of Law had retired from the station which he long held with suck honour as will - for ever preserve his name in veneracion, he often permit ted the visits of 'a person of such comparatively weak intellects and superficial knowledge, that a friend asked his Lordship what pleasure he could possibly derive trom such a 'companion "Oh ! said his Lordship, he is my chief comfort—he is a mental couch,-1 always rest my mind when lie comes, as he never puts me to the trouble of thinking." The Earl of LAUDERDALE is again much indis posed, in consequence of the intelligence of the death of his youngest son, the Hon. CHARLES Fox MAITLAND, at Cambridge, on Thursday even ing, after alew days' illness. YOUNG Vila-rsoN.—A letter has been received front this renegade assassin, dated Potsburg, Pen sylvania, at which place he appears to haie taken up his residence. All the State-prisoners confined in our gaol have been lately liberated by an. order from the Secretary of State.—(Chelmsford Paper.) • It is with pleasure we learn, that in the last year there has been an increase of 10,0001. in the receipts of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. • SHIP NEWS; PL - n . totrert, DEC. 18.— Arrived the Hope, Nionnis, from 'Quebec for London ; sailed the 20th Nov. The day after she lost her fore-top mast, bowsprit, all her boats., and received da mage in her sails and bulwarks. Capt. Moims reports, that on the Ist Nov. the Camilla; of Lon don, and the Neptune, were both lost at Quebec.. Also arrived the Retriel>e, HAGUE, from London for Rio Janeiro ; she left Falmouth the 9th inst,, and since then she has experienCed tremendous. weather, and shipped a sea, which stove her lar board bulwarks : she saw a ship yesterday with her fore-mast gone. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 19. Arrived 'the Two Brothers, GILCHRIST, from Batavia, from whence she sailed the Sth Sept. in' company With the American ship Potawmac, for Holland. The Pat terson, PEA RSE, Kali sailed for. Amboyna with Dutch troops. Left . at Batavia the American Hero, New Leda, Paddus, Ariadne, Perseverance, Rousseau, Sophia, Othello, and Jane—all Americans. The English ships Morley, BROWN,' and Shipley, MONERICK, were chartered and loading lor•Holland ; and the Barton, Eller gill, Broxbornbury, Mary Ann, Ocean, and Con stance, were waiting for freight, but no coffee to be got. On the Ist Oct. spoke the • American ship Clarissa, from Amsterdam; off - the Lie of France, to which place she was hound. TORBAY, DEC. 18 —Arrived the Surat castle, WALKER, from London for the East Indies, hav ing lost her salts in the gale of last night.— Sailed his Majesty's ship Tiber. All the ships in the Bay ride in safety. MILFORD HAVEN, DEC. 17. - Arrived the Auckland and Sand vich packets with mails and passengers from Waterford. The Sandwich is under orders to sail with this day's mail, but the wind is blowing too strong from the Westward to admit of her putting to sea. DEC. 18.—Arrived this morning the Freeling packet, Captain HUGHES, with a-mail from Wa terford. Remain the Al'pion schooner, Captain PATTON, and Diligence cutter, from a cruise ; also a very large fleet of outward-bound and coasting vessels. FALMOUTH, DEC. 17.-Arrived the Sand►vich packet with a mail from Jamaica ; she sailed the 10th Nov, and fron► Crooked Island the 21st Nov. Sailed the Fort William for Madras and Bengal. DEAL, DEC. 19.—Arrived the PfevOyante store ship from Portsmouth: and sailed for Sheerness, and the Borodino transport from the Cape, and sailed for the River. Came down froni the River the Moira, for Madras and Bengal ; Commerce, for ,Antigua.; Venus, for' Bourdeaux ; Melpo mene, for Bombay ; Fortitude, for Jamaica ; Do minica, Royal Charlotte, and Carus, for the \Vest Indies. The Mercator, for St. Thomas's, and two of the Russian men of war, lost anchors and cables in the Do'vns yesterday. RAMSGATE, DEC. I9.—Aryived several sail for shelter—among them are the following :—Eiza beth, for Rio Janeiro ; San Joseph, for Bilboa ; Jason,' for Genoa ; Ann, for Leghorn ; Licence, for Gibraltar ; Leafde, for Lisbon ; Zacharias, for Bourdeaux :—the two laver with loss of sails. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 18 —The Lilly, M`KENZIE, from Lisbon, waA totally lost on the Isle of Bas on the 9th inst. and two of the crew and one pas senger drowned ; about 100 bags of cotton saved. The Garland, Foaaes, of Dartmouth, was totally lost at Fayal the 28th ult. Crew saved. SCILLY, Dec. Ifl.--Arrived the Partridge, FLosoN, froM London for the Cape, with loss of fore•yard, and mtrit repair. Also arrived the Martha, THOMAS, from London for Limerick, with loss of fore-top-sail-yard. BATH, DEC. 18.—This aiternoon her MAJESTY visited the Guildhall. The .Duke of CLARENCE and Princess ELIZABETH were in attendance. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Connell, in their robes and.gowns..received the Royal Party, and conducted them over the building. - The QUEEN having viewed the principal offices, retired to the Council Chamber, where a very n - wmificent de jeune was prepared. On Monday next the QUEEN will . leave this city, to pass the Christmas at Windsor, and the.holidays at the Pavilion. • BAru AftatvALs.—Lord Arundel, Sir F. and Lady Burdett, Sir J. Evans, Sir W. - Kemp, Sir T. and Lady Lethbridge, Sir C. Rich, Sir W. Richardson, Sir J. and Lady Scott, Lady and Miss Gresley, Lady Dowager Smith, Lady Wytto, Hon. and Rey. M. Peachey„ Hon. Captain Pellew, General Ambrose, General Milner, Lieut.-General Meyrieli, Colonel Barlow, Colonel, Mri. and Miss Butler, Lieut.-Colonel D'Arcy; Colonels Gregory, Horner, T. Holmes, Power, and Thrack well; Major and Mrs. Astley, Major Osborne, Major and Mrs. Stewart, &c. &c. Yesterday, at the Freemasous"favern, Great Queen's-street, a numerous and respectable meet ing was held of the Friends and Subscribers of the Irish Free Schools, iu George's-street., St. Giles's, under the superintendence of Mr. FINIGAN, when a, most favourable Report 'of the utility and pro gress of the Establishment was made. cEnTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. It with much pteas►tre .we find that the ob servations, which tiriginaity appeared in THS Sutsr, on' the mongrel Practition e rs of the Law, artd%vhich no other Journal, nor witlistanciin g the importance 61 the subject, has condescended to 4: tottcp upon; has excited particular attention among - Picdessional Characters, liarristris as tvell as At tornies. The stibirct, we say, is of the otmo , t importance, as the security of property dcp, nos essentialiy on the knowledge and accuracy of those who are employed in transferring and guarding it from the mistake and blunders of rashness and •ignorance. As a proof of the necessity of some Legislative ipiterfererce in a subject so iuteresting to the community at large, we subjoin two Ad vertisements from persons who act under the de scription of CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS, and we invite Attornies throughout the United Kingdom to give us such information as, by receiving pub licity through the medium of our Paper, may lead ate attention of the Legislature to a subject of such universal interest in. this great Commercial Empire . joliN S. LAMBERT, Notary Public, Master Extry. in Chancery,'and Auctioneer, 97, Fore-street, Dock, respect fully informs the Nobility, Gentlemen of the Royal Navy and Army, Masters of Merchant Vessels, and the public- in gene ral, that 'he still continues to prosecute the abot•e and un dermentioned Professions, with integrity and Exactness " Notarial 13asino4.—Protests against Capt.;res, Wind and Weather, &c. fur Loss or WA:age, Demurrage, Breach of Charter-Part•, &c: " .Nated and Prutested.—Foreign and In!and 131115 of Ex- change, fur Nun-payment, &c. " Conveyandieg.—Leases and Releases, Assignments, Mot kg - ages, Bonds, Special and C'Mortion Powers of Attorney, Charter-Parties, Declarations, Deeds of Emancipation, Con-, tracts and Agreements, Conditions of Survey, for Sale of Es tates, or Houses, &c. Drawn and Engrossed on reasonable Terms. " Agdaviti.—Mr. Lambert swears half-pay Oflicers, be longing to the Royal, Navy and Army, and others, to their accounts ; Masters of Merchant Vessels to their Protests ; and also Widow Ladies whose Husbands recently belonged to the-Navy or Army, &e. litho will be waited on (if desired) at their respective houses. " Ecclesiastical Court.—Wills proved, Letters of Admi nistration procured, and Copies of Wills obtained, from any of the Courts in England. " .InetioY.—Estates, Ht)IISCS, Goods and Chattels, Storks in Trade, &c. of every description, sold by Auction on the most reason:Vole Terms. " N. B. Mr. Lambert intends, for the accommodation of the Public, in a few months, to procure a Sale-room,.in an eligible part of the Town, for the reception of all kinds of Goods and Merchandise, intended to be sold by Public • Auction. The future commands of the Public will be gratefully received, and executed with the'utmost Promptitude, Secrecy, and Fidelity. " Stpten►ber 1, 16152! Wst,t,Ltm CALD%VELL, of Frodsham, in the Connty of Chester, Gentlemen, duly Admitted end Enrolled a Nlember of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, London, and licensed to practice as a CONVEYANCER, respectfully informs his Friends and the Public in general, that he is enabled thereby to draw, prepare, and execute, Agreements, Assign ments, Bills of Sale of Ships, Flats, Vessels, Bonds, Con veyances upon the Sale of Lands, Tenements, Rents, Annui ties, and other Personal Prope'rty, Deeds of Exchange, Par tition, Gift, Fecolfments, Grants, Legacy Discharges, Mar riage Settlements, Mortgages, Notices to Quit, and to Pay its Money due upon Mortgage and other Securities, :nd •ntures o f Apprenticeship, Transfers, 17 - arrants of .e.ittorney to con fess Judgment, and other Powers of ,litorney, Wills, &e. which will be completed on reasonable terms. " WILLIAM CALDWr:LL begs leave to state, that he is a Commissioner to take Ai&hails in the Court of Session, for the County of Clit!ster ; and also Agent to the Phoenix Firs Assurance Company, and Pelican Life Office fur Insurance on Licts, Granting- Annuities, and Endowments of Children; and also to ;nform them, that " Simeock, of the City of Chester, Altterney at Law, win attend at. Mr. CALowcrL's Office, in Frodsharri afore said, on Tuesday in every week, from ten o'clock in the morn ing mail four o'clock i❑ the evening of the same day, to re ceive•lnstructions fur Proceedings in the Courts of Law and Equiq." REGIS TER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE ENTERTAINMENTS. Their Royal Iligbuesses the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND entertained a ,party of fashion.. ables on Thursday evening, in Cl-evelagd-row, General HuLso gave a .grand Dinner on Thurt. day last, at his apartments in Chelsea Coltege, Lord FOLLY gt,ve an elegant Dinner in Hamil ton-place, on the same evening. Mr. GakENwooo gave a splendid entertainment to her Royal Highoos the Duchess of York, in . Andley-square. Lady PULTENEY entertained a fekv friend 3 ac Pulteney-House, in Piccadilly, on Thursday even ing. Captains King and Cox, Lieutenants Dunlive, Maginnis, Toltrey, and Baylee, Pay master Sherlock, and Ensign Booth, are the offi cers ordered from the Depot of the 87th Regiment for India. " The body of a dead man has been found in Comfit! Wood, near Riddlesdon, in Sorry, about a quarter of a mile from the road leading from Croydon to ‘Vestitam. It appears to be the body of a man, about 60. years of age, and five feet seven inches in height. He was found lying on his right side, beneath an oak tree, from the :)rand► of which was suspended the rein of_ a bridle; a hat', and clasp knife open, were found by his side. The body was conveyed to a, house in die neighbourhood, for au invest to be held upon it. 4