The Sun. — London, England, 1817-03-17 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE RULERS IN CHURCH AND STATE. No. IL To you again cry,—Most potent, grave, and , reverend Seniors ? Hear ! 0 hear the feeble voice of one who dearly loves the Church and testatee - of envied Britain I Hear the warning voice of one Who, mooing in an humble sphere, secs ',tore of things. that pass in lowlier ranks than those. hi which you justly move. The middle tanks of life comprise the main supporters of the - common weal, for they, with few exceptions, sway the minds of those inferior, since these look Yip to them for work, for wages, and for ought as yet appears, for jodgment.—"ris true these middl e ranks depend alike on You ; and if to them you pay a strict regard, set them examples, good and loyal, hold up union as the strength of Britain, both in Church and State ; they'll follow, and "in their train the Poor, with one consent, will troop be marshall'd to resist the banes of peace, of happiness, and joy—pale discontent, with brood log murmurs and hell-begot rebellion. Experience speaks far louder, clearer, and more full than can hope to - do, though less than I desire. Fol loW the steps of those who've borne your bounty to the suff'ring poor, open-your MS - to their re ports, and say, most potent Sages ! has the boon you nobly gave been unincreas'd by those I speak of, and say moreover, whether they, who've felt your bounty, have prov'd ungrateful, aye or no? When all the upper with the middle ranks com bitotin acts of mercy, chalky and love towards those who feel the greatest pressure in the gene ral grief ; the strings all nicely touch'd, at once send forth the most harmonic sounds of quietness and peace. Mid who can better view, report, and hear, this grand effect of good example, than he who stands the nearest to the lowest ranks himself i'th midst of both extremes I—Apply the matter to the present state of public morals and of public good,—These two are brothers twin, de bench the one, the other's sure to pine, grow weak, diseased, and if neglected, (lie ! A sickly state of morals all agree prevail; at present, and we find the public good is threafued, and uproar, rebellion, tumult, noise, and massacre, rear up their monstrous heads ! The cure of both de peods on you the highest ranks, they that consti tute the middle cless,will" mark your steps, and gladly follow, and in their train the toureit soon will see a hetter,.safer, more abiding PLAN than iu the servile work of drawing Orators and silly lowl,Declaimers through the streets. -Loyal spirit's soon diffuse a wholesome antidote to vile rebellion. Reverence to God when seen in Courts, chills the hot blood of Atheists, and instils (at least) re• straiut, it not engenders awe. The SPRING made pore, will fertilize the PLAINS with cheering cleansing streams.—" The seats of hon Our should be free from vice,"—" free from jarring discord nod abuse."—'Tis this, in bemble, homely, honest language dress'd, I" would endeavour to produce, in all I've said, or shall here after say, to you most honoured most revered for rank and qjfice, and front the specimen we've lately had, I hope to say, for good morality and love to Britain !—Protectors! Guardians ! Fathers of our Church, our King and Constitution. Oh what endearing names ! awl Oh what duties are annexed to these ! ‘Vhat dread. account must careless stewards give of such immense deposits ! and what joy awaits the faithful in that solemn day. Deep in your hearts record this feeble hint. The eyes of Britons, yea, the eye of God, looks on ! " Be wise as serpents, harmless still as doves." The man thiitlears his God, seed fear no evil—all shall end well to him who nobly dares be honest in the worst of times. But now methinks ! an ear is open to this se cond call, I'll therefore venture to retouch the chord which, lately touch'd, seems lost or not re garded. Fathers sometimes are called to act as kind - Physician: ; and apply, in case of need, ntedicipes most bitter to the taste, yet most salu brious. Yea, sometimes Surgeons they must be, where deep corruption lurks, or plague, tar spreading, threatens to destroy their much loved charge. Ye are the Parent-Surgeons of the State, the body politic looks up to you for healing medi . shies, and for prompt excision of diseased parts. May the Divine Physician from above, i'th pre sent HUMS, afford you wisdom, skill and firmness, e apply (though potent) needful remedies ! and while engaged in checking vice, the hot-bed of re bellion, anti the sink, that 'drains away the vitals of a State, may you be watchful guardians of that C'ru'tch, so fitly called the true Religion, mg A 4 on Bible founded, nor suffer candour to dis arm your hands, and th' hands of those beneath you, of that shield, which keeps the Throne of British' from the baneful influence of Popish Pawer—and leaves to British subjects all'''the li berty ought to have, to worship God with- out restraint, and e protected by impartial But where's the danger? What's the ground work of this dread alarm ? Is any change de sig,o'd, in Church or State ? With some 'tis hop'd ; by some fear'd ! and whether hope or fear shall meet fulfilment, is of vast import. For sure I am, for one, that Papists aim, with all the craft their bloody Creed inspires; to blot the glorious page of British Annals with deeds of bigotry and ruthless pow'r ! What would they have ? That British laws forbid ? Their Creed un touch'd,, their conscience free, what more as Christians do they claim, demand ? A share in State concerns ? Aye all.—A share in Church possessions ? All, all, and have them too they will, at least they boast as ;twit ! But shall we suffer this ? and raise no voice apinst it A PROTESTANT. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, MAUCH 13.-7'he Prince Regent end the Queen of England are godfather and god mother to the young Prince, son of the Prince nt Orange. The illness of 111;nlanie De Stay] is not remov ed, as was reported. tier friend.; do not yet con sider her out of danger. MADRID, FED. 27. (OFFICIAL ARTICLE.) PAL kCC, FED. 24. The multiplicityof Decrees relative to the Spanish refugees in France, on account of their adherence to the Government of the Intruder, and on different interpretations which have been given to the said Decrees, required that there should he one clear and pasitivk by which the classification of each of. these individuals should be positively fixed. I have ordered my Royal Conned to propose what may appear proper to be done in this respect,du conformity with the Royal Resohition of the 30th of May, 1814, and others of posterior dates.— Meantime, my supreme will is, that until a general rule be established, the execution of my cedule bf the :Bth of June ot the last year, issued on the report of my Council of Fi nances, be suspended.> . Signed by the King's band. To Don Joao l?.ssuv:►n Lozano de Torres. The cedule of the 28th ..of June referred to, au thorizes the refugees to appear before the Tribu nals-, for their reinstatement in their political rights. We are assurea that the army is about to under go some reduction, both in .infantry and cavalry. It is believed that our military establishment will he reduced 20,000 men. 'DUTCH MAIL BRUSSELS, Mccrt 1 0.---The letters frOm the head-quarters at Cambray inform us, that the Commanders of the Army ot Occupation have agreed together, at Paris, that as soon as the Corps fixed upon have left the army, the canton- ments from Alsace to the North Sea shall be al tered so far, that the villages which have antlered the most shall be relieved from half of their garri son, so•that the line remains the same as was at 'first settled, for the security of the army, and the accommodation of the mutual untmunications. It is confirmed that the garrisons of the strong fortresses arc to remain the same as before. We have also received German Papers by a Ilainburt4ll ',NIA'', but their intelligence is quite uninteresting. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed on Saturday Night. DBURV-tANE.—Lovers' Sows. After which, Frighten') to Death. COVENT-gAßDEN.—tymbeline : teOnattis l'osthumns, Mr Booth ; Iroogen, Miss Costello. After which, Aurora, and The Heir of Viroui. • MAILS. AaitlvEn-1 France, 1 Flanders, 31-tamburgli, I Holland, New-Voil, vllnblin, I IVaterford. I)u2-1 Lisbon, 2 Gottenburgb, 1 Hainburgb, I Waterford. PRICE 0 STOCKS • TIIIS DAY A'r T' Bank Stock, shut 3 per Cent. shut 3 per Cent..C0n5........ GPII 4 per Cents. shut 5 per Ct. Navy Ann.... .99fil Bank L. Ann . shut ELVE o'C I,oCti . India Bonds;... 355. pr. Exch. 8i115,eid..... 3s. Gs. pr. Ditto, 3d..........95. 10s. pr. Ditto, 33(1..... :;s. 13s. 10s. . Cons. fur April, 69 SlTGAR.—Arerage Price of Brown or MuscoraJo Sngar, computed from the Returns made in the week ending the 12th day of March, 1/.17, is 445. 7d. per cwt. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Nlorning, 51 minutes after 2. Ereaing, 16 minutes after 3. SI-I I NEWS. DESTRUCTION of tl►e Ship HARLEQUIN, of London,, captain DONALD, by a Thu►►derbolt, of illorlaix, the 2d inst. Fowav, MAacn 14.--The I 1 trlequin, Do- NALD, of and for London, from Lisbon, was on the 2d inst. struck with a thunderbolt, which went through her, enteting the deck near her cabouse. Cawain DONALD and elevth of the crew took to 'the long-boat, which, after their best exertions, filled with water and went down. The carpenter and two of the crew, in the small boat, were taken up by a sloop belonging to Morlaix, and carried into this port. 'rids singu hr accident happened 16 miles from Morlaix, at half-past eight p. m.—JOHN RUTTER, one of the crew, and a native of Tarpoint, was landed near this port yesterday, and gives the above informa tion to the Agent for LLOYD'S." PorttsmouT H, MAacit 16.—Sailed yesterday his Majesty's ships Conqueror and Hardy for St. Helena, and his Majesty's Chip Leander tor Ha lifax.—Wind S. E. Dent,, MARCH 16.—Sailed on the 14th, the Waterloo and Ulnaelsea, for China ; Itose, Princess Charlotte of Wales, a►id Streatha►n, for Madras and Bengal.—Wind E. PLYMOUTH, MARCH B.—Sailed yesterday the L'Elephant French frigate for the Isle of Boar bon.—Wind E. FALMOUTH, MARCH 14..--Arrived yesterday the Grace packet from New Yolk, with a mail, in 18 days. The Prince Ernest packet, for Lisbon, has gone into the Roads.—Wind var4ble from S. E. to \V, HAnwten, MARCU 150—Arrived the Beaufoy, Henry Freeling, and Lady Nepean packets, With inails from Cuxhaven. Sailed the Lark packet for ditto ; Prince of Orange packet for Holland and Jane packet for Gottenburish—all with mails. The Paris Papers of Friday state the Funds at 601. 80c. The Marriage of the Princes of Mryrciztucti and the Prince of Worn - Emma°. was celebrated on the 22d nit., by proxy, at Vienna. General MAITLAND has arrived at Corfu, and assembled the Senate for the definitive organiza tion of the Government. The Seine has begun to falt. The Duke of WEL•LtNiaroN gave a brand Ball on Thursday, and was to leave Paris on Saturday to meet the Grand Duke NICHOLAS at the Review at Manbeuge. A file of American Papers, to the 22. d reached us this morning. We have Writers in this country whose aim seems to be to make us unsettled and wretched at home, and if they fail in that scheme, at least to persuade as many idiots as they can, to emigrate to where they will hare a certain chance of being miserable. They paint America as a perfect El Dorado : we sub mit the two following paragraphs for their consi deration : " There are 417 insolvents now advertising in this state fur the benefit of the act ; 163 of them are before. the Recorder in this city."—( New York, Feb. 12.) " New Soup Ifouse, Franklin-street, near the .4r- semi!. " This forenoon i 279 have been fed with soup, with which, at the same time, each has received a proportion of bread. The co►►tributions this day have fallen far short of the expenees."— abidern Can it be supposed that Strangers will be pros perous where the Natives are so wretched ?—Let our Patriots reconcile these facts with their de-! veitful. theories ! The House of Representatives has been warmly debating a Bill " to prohibit all commercial inter course with ports or places, into, or with which the vessels of the United States are not ordinarily permitted to enter and trade." The following are the only Extracts which I4ave occurred to us on a hasty inspection of these Journals : • Extract from a Letter, dated New Orleans, Jan. 20, 1817. " Times nre very hard here, produce continues high, money scarce, and drafts on the Atlantic States cannot be negotiated. "Cotton 251 a 26 cents cash; sugar 10 a 11 cents ; molasses 36 cents ; pour 10 dollars ; to bacco. S cents. " At New Orleans, on Christmas-day, there was a sanguinary qoarrel between the seamen and Kentuckians. In the day time the seamen were victorious, but at night the Kentuckians being reinforced were too strong for their antagonists. The battle was with clubs, dirks, &c. several seamen were killed—and General RIPLEY fOund it necessary to turn out the United States troops to suppress the riot. (From the National Intelligencer, Feb. 11.) " The Senate, it is. understood, have before them a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, said to have been concluded'between our late Minister, Mr. RUSiell, and the Government of Sweden.— As on these subjects the Senate acts with closed door, we are not of course apprised of the terms of the Treaty, nor of the proceedings of the Treaty, nor of the proceedings of the Senate thereon. [From the Newburypo t Herald, Feb. 18,3 " rhsTen TuAna.—We were last evening fa voured with a St. John's N. B. Gazette, of the sth inst., containing the Proclamotion of the Pro vince President of New Brunswick, and the Act which is now in force relative to the Plaster 'Dade. -. 7- r THE SUN.' IMLF/A1 QUIS DICER E TALsUM AunEAT LONDON, MONDAY, MilliCH 17, 1817. Nltbaving room for the Act entire, ige I ' lllll' tempted a h ast y sLetch of its 010 St prontiot'A I, prohibits the exportation of Pli t 116 , oe.is f v f n el e x . it ° l a i s .ts ' ig. nt s i ‘ .ll " a e l tilio l .t e. o Ba : eel , sic.y t . o p t o l r i e t eastward tNwea;:l ilorful31:::::)lin, underllo Ilutherr , salty of forfeiture of the vessel, B.e. St .1 01 P and - St. Andrew's are the only places ia the ft' vince at which it can be landed. " Sec. 2, provides that bonds shall be giOD double the amount of the value of 000, et ( ic e i s eu t t i si m :aor a isf t .c. " : ; :e it at 20 shillings the ton) 11040 not be landed at a port eastward of Boston. lasAt,nTalicecootuttietrisi has s ctions (l I in nun(ribacter),l rienhote::: eipally to the modes of carrying the act jot °. been receive,,, received, on eax ti rc i re e ipv the Cape ....t.,....ugust, and left Mit 28th of that month. A report reached us on Saturday, ab be t a i alohilen:l3leanoggaileso! awiribiiliceli-pshuit;l,l, take the first opportunity to contradict, Nit the this Pape' is about to form a jtioc tian.l :;,o Alorning Print. This report is wholly "100, foundation, but may have arisen from the ° r i d stance of having lent our Office for the sl i, , _ ctt T l:ll / per te ieep, A s n o t t i i - C‘lo.:biceillt,itwl‘%,.iiili oirsiglilirtbdliiyshefi()ll:3'(fljte:oil sanction of the' Paper alluded to. Tu g j o g now been published upwards of foor4)ll.l,iie years, and its invariable adherence to 14 ' , IA tl/ ' those of the ilolllOttal WILLIAM l'irrilizig!. d t o t r ro t n o n igts , of all admirers of t hat ''''' yo ',Jo Po upright Statesman throughout the prl--- ..--...------ sie g ' ' Is it attributable to the weakness of ll°' , mend crime ?—Are those men more sl e°l I cnwierberriteyp,roabnadte,e‘nvohromciotnyftovuitnild tni:agoir:.o., j as n i : u s t i t li dr V Lord HOLLAND announced his olet °9 n , iith iri Helena Convict upon his old l'llllelltoi tilit, atsturn h etil a ir,:iell—n v elp e eaeknrw k ryeape t e t ip o i6 P dn)s i e r e rr , toarisirtstviyoriislt,enntoYoafi‘gEoevterxiisi)pt,a.:o:iite:wmssoruseecid'sreylojoelcliv(stil3tetilssit,sishiliailliblll°ciecui;atiqii,Liiir, F o, ~i' c pc 'i :l4l,° sl i,:i i i rn ioh; , his former opinions of and collo 001,41 for their deVelopemenßtntdo.;:oitrr'ovtvit.b due I P : ut ti , ( that ; first o s duesi 1 0 1 1 instance, l i a i ae s t n i n h s c L oyt i e s i to s , a eL nn a t loudly i Po jolt erif)::liEsivii:lsiropetayintli 11 9: :1 :01 : i c' y f sr kl e t, : al : i . l i f f it e a re i ' ). gl oii i ' et il ic li t ; t 1I t o itit li t it' l lai iifo, ll , 1 11;i ji 1 c l s. ' ' i ll oi)i ttPl ottot i t Critnii • Escape, s E ° ac t i t i . l nul l i c ' ti e st i oc Y st i ol t i 4 d o y ck to s%hMI he is eomm ittcdisvj 1:. ,at oll 0 importance; splendour of 10 1 , 0 , int' want nothing for his state ; evelltl'lolitt, mans, n ; 7ln o t n yh l a y bte a pt n s iel u orr ffiimtf.....tciltietaesesisidt ,:ctvvoielarardistocuecass,poterfte;t.i...:l3:ll:::',lll::::i3;lo,,, a fo t r S . p t resent c l i ich ' f° lit pennies to dissipate bar ter :- i$ 4 tie, We have on ven ie pound '' o c u e t . Ids , o r community w ith Lord flat,o4° till i otoi l personal treatment" of the " egtll ,oo olr.je.o "'nage." If Monsieur Buonaprte c 7 co , le of bounds with a British officer for 1111 will : 0 11 i i Ari he must be content to ride Withi n b° to r'rl,;o self ; and if he takes sulk, and ° Mei Or all, we cannot see the occo atsettle' ~ IP into exercise by the waiver of the ~111► only low 0 14 4 Lions. Ills ill-temper hurts ti lj W o o were there is no more reason why he 51°1,004r to his own comforts by the eni i " 10 ) 11 `,„ of t he 10" restrictions, titan by the ;ibolitiou ti oc , ,„ to ~,,0 then. Suppose he should throe"' fr;tio sion of ef°l rcoiri self, unless lie were set at liberlY ,j oilJ''',4 froward schoolhoys,,.,.ve . 111 , but ° jt l hroter. ,t owneellnwloirinipipngedtofoorbtthaeinvaxnpeir'eialliell:tY,'olo oflitic dinner. HAKSPEAR E says- - ol eo S to 0 0 ' 1 . 1 , .-- 0,08, ves Pr " Tha injuries that they then"el oh °I " Must be their schoolmasters." ~ 1 e1101e.„1, b e toe' v. I' ' The Ex -Emperor will soon ,if be 0 st oi . , oill cutting his nose to vex his face i .0 0 ► .1 li d ' ir who but himself smarts for it ? , o, ~ 1 0 n i St , l' e a I k presume, that the Goveroor - , to ver eo e a responsibility tremendous Cl° l4 " ~,,j io th e it from sleeping, is not to be COnt r°lll' o f bi ll J r •. fojfiloiclit , 0 1 4 :", cessary pleasures for t he t ot c : He has a prisoner to guard, i " c6l) be egre t' - ; , ', I ti'', i c coo 41 0 4 A (fence, unto whom no Par 0 g. • Asea lb i f" 41 1 ( 1 over whom must be excl.-- t h Jr - rt . fit" ,i ii B u t doe s .., 0' goeour watchfulness . olte./ oof still remonstrate against the s o li , thence of confining this e%tret)ll olio ° vi l , he e% trti to° a( at all, or mereliagainst ' t cr .- ph. ler of his confinemen t?" 11;0011°1e ',do t ? tie remedy the evilof letting risoill -11ow would be liberal i z ehisirq lithe for a ' , Ole fil i _~