The Sun. — London, England, 1817-02-19 00:00:00

oceurrei ccs, and was not altogether abandoned tveit after this is,iittre. It notices, also, that dif ferent associations, in different parts of the coun try, had a knowledge and expectation of the rio tous proceedings of that day. The Committee then states, that these Insurrectionary designs bad ex tended; tomistiy,of the most populotis and manufac turing districts of Great Britain. As a pruot of the ersocerforevets the most distant and widely separated parts of the kingdoms it is stated that, conformably to the resolution of the Spa-fields leaders to meet *gain on the. lOtti Feb., situilar.Nleetiogs were fi xed fir. the very same day in various parts of the coun try. The remote societiestwalted for the example of the Gondol; combination, and the most anxious expretatiou was awakened as to the result of the proci*dints, of the 2d of December. The 6rst nest's of that day excited their spirits to a high, degree, and their disappolutment was no less on the news of the speedy suppressiou of the insur rection. It is supposed, that even partial success in London amnia have led to a general rising throughout the kingdom t. birt since that failure, the amicontents talk of waiting till the country iaa SLIC re " completely .':organized ;" by which is tl.aa!they'C4i, by establishing every where clubs, under,,pt Mince of Beforui;, to be enabled to excite such a general Spirit of discontent, espe cially :+tuttlig the distressed classes, together with such .tt loupe of tell, f from general plunder, and laith such a desire for what are, called their 'littoral that 'they shut) be ready, on . the lust so take up arini',:lor dccuuihlishiug their purpose. The Comfit - gee then particularizes some of the clubs aml societies in which these principles, are taught, otsci.by which they are expected to be one dsy put in practice. It first speaks 'of the lisnip den (:hills, whose. professed object is Parliancen tali/ Reform; and; though it. allows Alms many members bare no cotsception of the real objects, of theologist ditafFected leaflets, it asserts, that anionic the manufacturing . classes, clubs tinder this name have been the instruments of (Hs:con struing the most dangerous doctrines. It next s ah ‘ des to the '‘ Ul,iuu Societies," the parent society under which name is in Lunch''', and breaches of it under the same name are spread through the country. The professed purpose of thel , e MS0(4001111 is Parliamentary Reform, its ; 1 1 ::!,'61 1,7 ' p i s c " III) i g gr a ir s a l l u tit frt. e tiqd annual folic ' t t epic 444 44 ectlnutittce)not change, but a total sob. Version of the Contt!tittiott. •• The Spencean Philanthropies are next alluded to ; and . it is stated, that the Loudon conspira• tors discussed and matured their plans in a.cinb of this description. Tie principles of.t hese Spen t:fans are described as spreading rapidly among all the other societies of all denominations. These men stisclitim Parliameritary Reform as a worth less object,- and their handbill (so often quoted) is produced as a proof that their object is a gene ral plunder, under the. name of a general division of property. These societies are said to be so nu merous us not to be reducible under any one ge orral description. The Country Societies are chit Ity in the neighbourhood of Leicester, Loughborough, Not I i gliam, iliausfielil, Derby, Chesterfichl,Shef field, 131aeicknirtte, M4ncheiter„.oirnsinghem, Nor wich, and Glasgow, witkits iininity. They are said, in fact, to be spreading to every village. Besides time napes of plunder, M 611444100 is said to to be added to 1"1",;-,-.. Ihenst4Atra held out la those who do (tot join the e 1 144 0 1 0 1 4 4 4 ,!.... iliMfielVCS sic bound to Secrecy:by the 'wino houriti and atrocious oaths. As an additiolial security for secrecy, the proceedings of these societies are all conducted by ~perch nothing is committed to writing ; and. emotounicm ions between the most distant dubs are not trusted to paper, but are mode` ly mottos of Deleg..tes and Missionaries, acting under the guidance of a Managing Committee. Artris have lately heels procured in considerable tust. titles, owl subscriptions have been raised, which, though trilling in detail * are important in tbeir aggregate amount. The Committee then enters into a view of the ohjeot these.soeirties, and argues, Rattly front their publications and partly front its own ptivate a tutees of infnrination, that their purpose is to destroy all Government, all social order, all mora lity, all religion. ,The landholder is represented as a rapacious monster, and , the runtlholder as a stilt greater curse : and the poor are told, that these two proprietors gain fifteen pence oust of every qiiartern-loaf. Parliamentary Reform is derided, as calculated to change may one set of thieves for another. every-cart is used most cal. colated to iiniittle and inflame the mind. The Aleet jilts are'prolooged to a late hour in the night ; 'wail loos speeches are made, inflammatory writings are read, and :the sitting, particularly in London, generally concludes with- singing profane and se dithins songs, and blasphemous parodies of the Lim! gy , in the response& of which the whole cunt- t is, vk :2_;ty,!.# " pany join in chorus. Tbus by the united force of sedition and infidelity, the tuinds of the Members are tainted and inflamed 5 and in the opinion of the Committee renderedfit fur any atrocity against in• dividuals or the State. The Report then; in the most pointed language, calls the attention of the House to the cheap, 'atitl sometimes gratuitous, circulation, tin oughout the kingdom, of seditious, ittilammAtoy, and blasphemous publications, which eut the very foundations of all Society and Government. The Committee considers the late attack upon the Prince Regent as an additional melancholy proof of the efficacy of the system before describ ed, to destroy all reverence for the constituted authority, even in its most import am (min. The Committee next describes .it to be a pact of the system of the, leaders of 'these societies to give ntierattee in all the great public meetings to language oftbe Most Unparalleled violence; and even to annonnce openly, that if their petitions are not complied with, the Sovereign will have forfeited ell claim in allegiance. The publication Of the speeches st) wide at .tbese meatiogs,:is stated to be a fresh vehicle fur sedition and trea- son. The Committee in the last place notices the novel'practice of adj:mrning these meetings from lime to time, and of tbus alarming; and agitating the minds of all the peaceable and well-aiTected,. This alarm' is incre4sed by the plan of nolding vakiuns meeting at , the sane time iri different places ; a practice which seems to.tacilitate to the disaffected the means of accomplishing their-de signs, and embarrasses and distracts the civil power, vhile even the military force must necessa rily be so sub-divided, that Government cantint readily send efrectual assistance to the civil power so as is) secure the public trAturiility. The" Committve concludes by saying, that this state of things cannot . he suffered . to continue without the greatest evil ; and although it will not anticipate any decision of Parliament as to the measures proper to he adopfed, it feels it to be a duty to express a decided opinion that further provisions are necessary for the preservation of ptiblic peace, and for the maintenance of the com mon welfare of all classes of the people, The Earl of Livearoot. moved that the Report be laid ou the table, and he taken into :considers lion on Friday, and that the House be summoned for jbgt d!iy. deuce to justify the allegatliots 1.• e n t • thptiltlS-wt first to be laid on the table. However respectable the Committee was, the number • was but • very lindted. ' The language of the Report was 'alarm big, hut the disaffection might only•be partial ; and it had been always shown, that under the law as it stood, sufficient means existed for suppress .itig the attempts of the disaffeeted. There were too greater enemies of the : country. than those 'ho took occasion, front a partial disaffection, to abridge the liberties Of the whole of the people. The Earl of HAanownv stated,' that on this occasion the course had been adopted which had, under similar circumstances, been adopted on for. liter occasions.. Lie load always toulerstood, that one,of the objeet3 of Parliament. in referring pets tN a cOlOnliflet: of Secrecy ova', that a greater degree of trust 'night he ITIKINCti it),15001:a Com- Mittee than in one constituted in the ordinary way : and that it was to be left to 'the discretion of the Committee whether the e%idenee ought or ought not to be Lid on the table. In many cases it waorohvion*, that• the production Of ,the infor mation on which the Report was. f`atoolcol, might have the effect of counteracting the objects which Parliament might have in view in adopting this course of proceeding, The House was ordered to be summoned fo Friday. ECONOMY AND jtErOllM. Lord 110t.t. - Asln stated, that he bad a Petition to present to their Lordships from the Lot d Alayor, Aldermen, and Livery ot.the City of London, itt Comment assembled. He thought Petitions drawn up and jauthenticated as.the present, should be favourably received by their Lordships, parti• elderly when, at at present, the country was in such circumstances of diserew Ili. irettly were , ' only from, the statements of the Report just read, that Ministers were culpable for having so long delayed calling Parliament together, particularly, as at all the Meetings which were held it was agreed to petition tartiament. The langtiage of the Petition Was temperate and respectful, and he (foamed it the more worthy of their Lordships' at. tetttion, as it disclaimed all wild and visionary theories upon the subject of . Parliumentety Re. form. For his own part, he should deem univer sal suffrage, were its adoption practicable, as sob. tersive of the best interests of the -=.a ' -=.4 sentiment, however, which he was not prepared to extend equally to the consideration of 811111141 Parliaments. The ground upon which universal suffrage was called for, he regarded as still worse than the wild and impracticable theory itself.— namely, as a matter of right conferred by the Constitution itself, a proposition which he could by no means subscribe to. lii his sentiments re. , specting Reform, be was removed from either cx. treene. He did not think that all the good expect. eit could be accomplished by Reform, nor dig he think that no good could be effected without it. , The Nnhla Lord having presented the Petition, it was read 'MI (Mitred to lies on rh e ruble. His Lordship then presented a Petition from the inhabitants of the, Ward of Aldgate ; and also another tram the Borough of itutherglen, io Scotland. Far► thttiy, then rose to presents Petition from the Lord Alayor, and Commons of the City of London, iu Co'ninon -Council assccubled. The Noble Dirt made a Vari;ty of AnrVat;ollS Ott the subject of Parliamentary Reform, and mustily ' of a. similar tendency with those of Lord Holland. He expressed hitnselfequally opposed to measures of universal suffrage ,and annual parliaments such never did, nor, he trusted, ever would make a part of the Constitution of Parliament ; though he was far from imputing ill designs to those who entertained such principles. Though still a friend to the principle of salutary lleforni, he would not deny that his sentiment' on that topic had un .dcrgone some change from what they once were. Re Was ready to stare his present opinion, that to make so siolden and extensive a change in the fa htic of our rvprtsentation, as was once propo.ed, worth' certainly be to expose the whole to danger. Still he thought a moderate and temperate plin of Reform could be advantageously acted upon.— Such a measure, however, could not originate with their Lordships. He should, the' efore, re serve the full delivery of his hentitnents until Mil (if such a measure should take place) upon lie subject, were sent up t o th at House. Petition ,teas laid upon the table. Earl GaosvEnton briefly observed, that the sett 'intent which so extensively seemed to prevail; that it was from Parliamentary Reform alone that good could be expected, appeared to him to arise from an idea on the part of the people, that, judging front what passed, no hope whatek.er could exist, and therefore they wished for the de wired Reform. FRENCH LOAN AND DM'S. The Order of the Day upon which their Lord ship's were summoned being read, The Earl of LAUDREDALE rose and adverted to what he advanced on a former night. , Ile observ etl that one of the questions put by hint tt) Noble Lords opposite was, whether commuoications had been made by them, or measures take,' to make the creditors of France, under the two • last Tree. ties of Peace, aware that no into ference on the part of the British Government would take place in their behalf so as to commit the Government of this conntry in, future. From what then fell from a Noble Earl, he was inclined. to think that some official communications front his . Majesty's Government might have taken plate upon the subject of the French LOan, which may relate to, or go to affect the otlter question. In-this view it was that he wished to briug the matter under the consideration of their Lordships. IVith regard to individualt„ lie was sufficiently aware they had a tight to embark their properties as they thought proper it was a sacred: right of a British subject to dispose of his property to the bes t ad vantage. But the questian h er e was, whether his Maje,ty's Government had given euconragement to individuals to vest monies on French security. So fartrom it, that under the circumstances, lie thought it was their duty to discourage them from io acting. The Nobic Earl then glanced at part of the financial systetn of the country, particularly the operation of the Sinking Fund, and denied that the present, as established by Mr. Pitt, and for which so much merit was attributed to him, was in fact les:, oaerativti than any of the 'preceding, and tramp po.gopt . rjstm sri i tp ‘ thaLe , sta Wished. by Sir provisions in the 4th Article iu the Treaty of the 30th. of. May, 1814, and expressed his. hostility to any arrangement that opera te d lik e a b onus to subjects of this country, to vest their capitals in France or any foreign country. His Lordship concluded by moving that all official communica tions upon the subject of the Loan lately newt ciating fon France, front his Majesty's Govern ment, be laid upon the Table of the House. The sari of LIVERPOOL called the recollecticn of the House to what he had expressly stated on the subject on a former evening. The individuals wlio embarked in the transaction adverted to were, as English subjects, at liberty so to do, and. to vest their monies where they thought proper. They were afforded neither encouragement nor dii couragement, in a transaction to which his Ma jesty's Government . were no parties, nor had an y engegement, either present or eventual, with 're ference to the transaction. This was what lie had expressly elated on the former evening. - Judi, victuals who embarked in theatfair did it on their own responsibility. ; Government were no partieV hatever to ir. lie by. -no means agreed: with the Noble Earl, that it was the duty of his Majesty's Got eminent to' go the length of dis couraging such a transaction such a step would not, he 'thought,. be ,consistent with a reelect to the operation of our laws, nor with a reference to national policy. • With respect to Ids observations' relative to the articles in the tWo Nit treaties, the Noble •Lord; he should think, could mit have forgotten the treaty of 1787; which provided, that in case of the renewal of war, bow- . ever unrepe , :ted, - and -under, Any circumstances, the subjects of foreign Powers should have a full year.,. to withdraw.:. their...pr,aperty,, :),Ipe conse quence was, th a t m a ny persons did, cii.the faith of this stipulatiou, itigage their capital in Freud) speculations. But when the revollationary war did break omit, there became - ski: ah inimediatc and general confusion. of property, that it was found absolutely impossible to entry °m any bonit fide intercourse. SUCiI a war, however, and suelt ciremnitances, miht never 'occur egain: With respect to the re gular .Government that had been restored, its own credit and .safety were so• mach concerned, dna, we had every reason to trust to its good faith in any such transuctiOn. It was therefore certainly neither politic nor ad vitable for this Government to interfere to pre. yen( such a contract. 'no. Noble`Lord then re plied to • the .argounents of the Noble Mover re specting the Sinking Fund, and paid the highest eulugia to the memory of Mr. Pitt, who, he maid, had the, extraordinary merit of carrying on the longest and most extensive war that ersr kxhited, and adhering rigidly to the principle of heaving this Fund untouched. The Noble Lord then went on. to show, that the effect of the duration of peace would be, that a considerable proportion of British capital must be transferred to foreign countries. The Sinking Fund must therefoie place us in a short time in the situation to which every country must wish to arrive; for the abut"- dance of disposable capital and the low rate of in terest were the great criterion of national pro s erity and wealth. O n t h e whole, he must say, that there was no ground for the principles which the Noble Swilled laid down. 1.14 e great distress , l i hk of the COUtltil, Rs it had arisen from 0113 " ° , 1 ' i t :i causes, would, he trusted and firmly hOi e/e ", 1 01 gtßetaneitalpktopraatift.;etiAislliundisnpgectioc, the restriction' w i t the I i ni r e ° , l*.e . i fv 4l l., : i r c e l7c e a l t l t ( s l e il t t l i t'sencwb Caattlthrairablunit:edisliimtstit:tiiii currency as rendered the measure ollisll, l l l . That thlq Wks a fortunate circurnstancee'''lol i i eonutry had always been his firm helie h lot k , : suchN teiiilt:cerceinaEg.tfl Treaty al lu d ed Intl concluded een t sioetxioisnt c. w , - i i , t . Ifettj LOrd HOLLAND contended, that the e g t the from the pockets of private individuals' t tv r, lions and a half, with seven millions out of s p e lt: 1 ) 1 1: o i :.pflAit;sl:mll;lllaert'stialitoll,.%'tiltetll.teai 1 1 1 1: 1 i i r ' i e i n s n e c c d l ° ;G t i o loti p l a r ts would be. very willing at any time to ilicio same sort 'or bargain. This gave all • 811 1 10 lilhtelre 1 vi a prgirfiegn, 0111:1110000 rl O in M o i t t le tC y d i , H ill il l e liS l . :' O re b i : c er ti va r t i j i o n : 3l : .o;llltilleS(llbllki%6;fri‘ t o state, that the effects of it in date '', l ',', s ,p'i been such as to deprive us of all ht.oe fi ci 'otti ,0 1 Lions from it in time of peace ; fo i l( 3 1 , - , 0 1,0 1 evident that the Sinking Fund, al" 11 '; or( Revenue together, would not be sotfic' e T,hi l the general expenses of the country ar. ' terest of the debt. With respect to a u li c ef i.: thoPey to a Foreign State, individuals ltad,iit t to tlispose of tiieir property as they 11,1.1,1111"k' proper ; but it ought not to be a part or 1. 1 -. 0 tt . tg pokicy of this country, to iiold old "I'Y o l o l t i .:. fitly to persons who 'had 'deiced thei r el- i foreign funds. , f enek: 'file ~,,, , e r "an OtWAUDERDA.I.II made a i i ctl t r c 4lrts t i l l iff e c x re P t l i a l l i i ;? l n i t 9 t n li P e i I"he Noble c° E ll , r i s r l e o ( t f-‘ ' vv iv i e lirc l ii:lndle : ) , l r l i : i i ii i ' l64444l. i ing the consequences of the Bank li e ' ir 7 . 4ii fi and attributed to this measure lunch of 111(. 1t e l i of de p t r l e r c e ia c t 7 o ttv o r t y tailt•et precious hepresent . i e i t i i i i i t i l e n .. o a s s c l , ,l ieo lc r i, toe country was still retry with 'an enormons load of tleol/1-01' Y e ill tat to bear, '6l'4 tueani of, eopportinJ -0 them. a ii'utrienktipn we then unnersia o o- -- t ,: ,j; t ved, 'Awl , au adjournment iivaleala' '.+i: HOUSE OF COMMONS. .4 I/ CP' Til " 8-1 1/4 '44,fi Kctl• [g fire Ball° lifo9ll a .. COM i tree to try the mews' of - 0°, 40 0 1 nasNett Election, and it was therefore T io to that there should be. 100 Nienibers hr` ,1 1,0 slitlite a' Muse. At Min. o'clock, :`,,reit4 po:Kgit „ 'iotmtecl the Ho use , ile 10(10 00,1 t1r,.e...r 'Mali . 100 Members prebeitt. iist-I,fteeksity.,- MIS adjourned. . TWO Mint' MAO. . tbe n ( 13 01 a; s ei s l a d L ett s fo r t r w e i n t c h i s i tnt:. :g conra of ti 41.,01. supply the Northern Departments Oh thegreat sacrifices made by different e itirs 'O' eittiqlle 1;1 i vo , t . )l,Fis fortljs vurpuse, it seems that the 61 " ra ' Crti :s yet lessened. It has alr ea dy oceasiolicasoi tumult in some pl aces ;• so t h a t, Pott icli French Flanders,. on the seaside, the a rdle for t has ' beet obliged to intelfere, c o"' cVt"t t ri g ht Ur the Army o f Occupation ,t . tirelY.tßrn the interior of France. meut fulfils i ts engagements w i t h all to - 'pi It is hoped that the dintiltatllduf Allied, Army, and above all the P ud j 5; inhahitant s o f French Flanders ad dIL) 10 1 diminish the evil. They • write 11.°19 lire* that it seems tile Duke of W e llitigt °n ; 1•1 tt the whole winter in Paris. 1 lie d in/ .11(1 the Artny o f O ccupat i on is a ttribut ea I d'4, 1 14`,. to the Duke's influence. Vrench G o vernme nt 11 , 0 0 a4siderable magazine for th e C°l/1 d , g len ierO e o (Wolin s • at atoll Cambray, to persons now s~~eceed the the h.eoArniniti e t l n „-tiii:f; - a char e~! frith t 1 a 'es This sc ill . o is formed with the greatest regularitY; "iss t 41 . for in read , the Fieneb-G n o lo v n ei ev itn a en n t d iimh':ipeinhsel'us.ll-A4 °l5l tlo':7 has any Just reason for complaint. le al llort ° torn continues to be Rnported intoti of. Havre, Calais, and Dunkiek, rrt sent to Paris,,, and the rest C O ArraSl ' Cambray. The number of lirithat trool Ing is said to be 7000... Coo Within these few days numerous I strived fr om Sr. Petersbui g t ?, frola t' )e * if to , Embassy at Paris, and from Lood aa. tus believe the current re ports , Dego636°lll:oo tont between these Powers, of Whi ch ' is to It not:iin .transpires.—glaar ion Cour° '::, IWA f e b ) I 4 07 ). , 1 The j 'i 1 5 r citit,ENPURG SNIF.LITZ, 1411 ' ‘ ...... : g ptC °1 0 1 jiCatitS Of this country rejoice ill'sh e : . ho ttl i of a marriage between his Royal 141 b p oi' m "rand Duke anti her Serene Iligline96 9 1 °I aria Wilitelmina Fredericet, (1441'Igi. tO Landgrave Frederick, of Hesse Cassel' i v f e ' t , rgo e JO CIVITA VECCHIA, JAtf. 0.""-"'° ovo'll conclave to yr i - ive here, so that we i ial° if re: than we want. • , ie 1 1 I: , NAPLu id S' JAN, 19.—1 t is said that 14 0 10 pr e Gallo will soon go on an import :3n % ( .0 0 14 f ßussia, with which Empire ' HIV Co t ill : iS t il ,q ll ,ll l I nn a more intimate connection. '' , o f v' I 1) that this Missiou may relate t o 3 - T e s ty