The Sun. — London, England, 1817-03-29 00:00:00

~~r y~s:~}.;. AND rLANDERS .;;Fithmittora, Prtatteft 16.—in the 18th Sitting of the Diet, on the 13th; the following objects were brought forward. The Constitution pre. scored ^to the Diet by tite Grtind Duke of Weimar was unanimously received by the Diet under itv" • giutr+triter. Onint Lapel delivereo a lett et from . .tjmi,le.c for .of liesec, ,its which he protests against the deci sion made by the Dict in the affair of„the Barloff Hoffmann, slid contests the competency of the Diet to judge in this affair. This declaration caused a great sensation, and vccasioned tin extraordinaiy meeting of the State Diet to-doy (Sunday)... ••• SWITZ6III.AtaS,MARCII Thionapartists 'bartithed front rratice, -says i'S%viis Paper; are founding in.A.titerica a city called 'PriisetibOpolis, which is expected to beeotne soon . .very considers tie and populous, The English Proscribopolis also in New Holland, alias 13ot .oi'y Bay, is, ac corditig.to the latest accontits c ift a flourishing 'condition. It is said that in the course of last -year'alrove IWO new colonists received there the rights of citizens. Amu M.—Counsellor Boeck. in *n, at Catisruhe, has observed within these for ,days that there: ars again. forty spots on the .iaitis's disk. • in the great storm on the Qd of this month, there fell near this city ia great ball of fire, 'with a lurid noise, and leaving behind a sulphurous S'llieli. CAssat,,Mitacti 15.—The Elector has publish ed s family Law, iu which it is fixed, that all the Electoral 1-16sian Piovinces form for:ever all iii ile'vis'table unalterable whole. The form of Go vernment remains as hitherto Monarchical, with, a reptesentatire Constitution. STOCKHOLM, MARCH lE—The estate of Ma vieberg, near Stockholm, and the Military ACA• ticmy at Callsberg - , has been purchased by the Crown for a cannon foitndety, where, at the same time, an institution will be formed for the education of young artilleryofficerg, and for ex periments in gunnery, at ' tht head of which is Ceneral Von Cordell, a PrUSSiall by birth. The day before yesterday Mr. Ward was pre srnted to Count Engelstrom, our Minister for Voreign Affairs, as Hi itish Charge , d'Affaires, till the arrival of the new Ambassador, Lord Strang. ford, BentrN, "Mitacn 15,—Ibe installation of the item Council of State has been deferred for a fete days, because Several members ,who have been invited' are at a diStance, and will not . he able to ortive here earlier. The first,sitting will certainly be on the 31st instant, unless some unexpected! obstacle should happen. - • Ilam.sottcst, MAttcH 18.•!-T.After an unparalleled series of rainy -weather in this neighbottrlrood; as well as in other parts, we have bad at length, hit. smite days past, fine Spring - weather. The navi gation has, been interrupted only for a few days through the winter. The day .b.:fore yesterday tlteGreinland IViralees put to sea. ,Very melancholy 'accounts have been received front Switzerland, of damage . (lOIIe by the ava lanches in various parts oftbe mountains. 'Exchange 0n . L0nd0n,35 7 5. GHENT, MA RC it 20.—We learn from Com-tray that all the Judges the Trilstmal of CoMmerce, of that town, refused to take the oath preieribed by his Majesty's Decree, as being contrary to the catholic Religion., Buy ssEL3, M s [ICU `3l: The Princesses DoWager • • of Otarg.fe and BrunsWiek have arrived in" thiS ..,,,.„ city from the Hague, to be ntesosut at the .baptism of the young Pt ince, which is' fixed; as we 'salt), for ThurSdity the 27th instant. The pleadings in the cauSe.Of M. de. Foe're, continued yesterday from five tonine, P. ar. before the Special lixtraorditrary . Court r The Advocate , General, Mr. StOop, in his reply, enforced-ibtr .arguments on tv web the accusation was gronndledh - M• cie Poem made a long Speech in his Own de. fence.. Atter this Mr. lleyens, his Counsel, gave 'a grand outline of the points most worthy of the at tentic.in of the COOrt,and sheaved that Mr. De Focre was griituitotisly accused of seditious intentioni, since the testimony of five of the first citizens of Bruges, al well as numerous, passages from ,the Spcciditor, testified), that though be had Used his legal liberty to ,censure boldly certain acts of the Governme►tt, bad he consvantly enforced t!►e neces. city of submitting to the ebtablished order of ' (16146, and cat maintaining the p►tbiic tranquillity, This morning the Court,- after a long deliber►►tion, passers rt sentence in this celebrated cause, by which the Court declares itself - competent; and seeing that the passages in the Belgic Speciator, quoted by the accusers, contain expressions iqurions to the King, ciotura t y to th► re spect due to the Constitution, and tending to THE SUN. enuol 4171 i lilet:lLE P.U.NtIV LONDON, SJITURDAY, ALH2CII 29, 1917. . . The Paris Papers of the 26t11 arrived this morn iitg 'The °Chambers will it is thought rise on I'hnrs(l3y. The Spanish Ambassador in the Low . Coun tries has institute►f tin action against the Editors, of the rrai Libe►al, late the Nain 'Thane. Freitelaunds, 601.• Another debate took place in the !louse of Commons last night ou the question of the Amendments made _by.thelaords to the Sedition* Meeting Preventio - n Bill, in the course of which, as usual, Mr. BaouonAm received some neat and salutary castigation from Mr. CANNING, auuidst alp gencriA Cheering of the Houie. The whole of the Aniendments, it will he seen, were agreed to by immense majorities, the decided sense of was, that the measure in question was called by the pressing . and . pectiliar exigeocies of the times, and was necessary fur the welfare of_ the State, And general happiness of the people. exeoe trrsiiniol bet een tbt 1. , !1.410- ants of the kingdom, condemns Mr. de I:oere to t %VA TrEkrAimprisotmkent and the costs. The %en ).. tenee,Arratle a profound impression on tile Lamle- E:teelleney the Spanish Ambassador to the Court pf the Netherlands- has brought an action against the Editors of the Frai Liberal, for cer ta4articles in that paper. littussets, MA mu 2.3.---The . administration of the indirect taxca is in full - -activity sending 'summonses to the winequerehaurs of this eity, to force tbeM to pay new ditties , on the wines which they had in their magazines before the law of 1511; Sept. 1816, and on which all the duties had been paid on the footing of the laws then in force: these summonses claiin also the payment of a fine sk fOld the amount Of the duty required. There are-wine-merchants who have been called upon for the payment of 35,000 florins. . . Opposit inn has already been tnade to these With. citation of the'Direction of the taxes If fore tit tribintal. The result of this new proceeding is expected with impatience. The Duke of Devonshire has arrived here from Paris. • . . The repor t generally spread, that an order had been issued for the Appearance of M. dc ikirglee, Bishop of (Tent, has not been confirmed, but we hirve strong reasons to believe that it was only All• rielpated. Two thousand four hondred troops will arrive here on Wednesday, for the baptism of tke young Prince. FRENCII PAPERS. Pants, MAtircu 25.—They write from Munich, the 16th inir. " Elcr Royal Highness the Princess of Wales is still here, and occupies herself iu siting Onr,pnblic establishments and what6er is remarkable. Her flop' Highness goes often to Court, and is seen also on the promenade, at, tended by her Ladiei, three Turks, and some servants. The Princess was at a hall, Riven yes , r erdity by the Prince de Wrede, where the deuced for some time," CHAMBER Or TEETIS. Yesterday the Chamber tesumed the di,cussion upcin the projet of the law on finances. The different, heuds of the law were pit to the vote, and successively adopted. lit mats then finitively put to the scrutiny, and finally passed. VIENNA, Mknot 12.—A Portuguese Courier arrived here on the Bth, with dispatches, which definitively arrange all that relates to the esta, blishment.of the Arclnluthest Marie-Leopoltline, as the CoOort Of the Prince4toyai of 13razii. Her Imperial' Highness will he attended on her voyage - by a 'numerous suite front hence. The Portuguese squadron which is to convey them to Brazil, is to at rive at Leghorn about the end of this month. French 5 per cents. GO f. 70 c. TITEAFILICAL 1 1 / 4 1:Aimed .kast Night. envENT-GmtnEN.—..o ratorio , Grand Selection. 1.)01/8T-IANE.—No Performance. *,*" As the question • respecting the Letters of Juivt us has been recently revived, and the work severally attributed to Ennutqn Ilunrcr., to GLoveu, the Author' of LEONIDAI; to the late Duke of PORTLAND, to M. Dt: LOLNIEi to H uon Dm); and laoly to Sir pm LIP FRANCIS, we have the plea sure to inform our Readers, that we .have ; been favoured with a Letter written by tbe late liont9Cronia, the ma ituscriPt of which, we are' assured, is in his own hand writing. it is in answer to Jusius's celebrated Letter to Ktrio, and certainly bears internal evidence of au thenticity : we shall submit it to our Readers on Monday next. MIL!. Avurvr.n-1 France, 1 lioinhorgh, 1 Fianders, 1 Leeman' isla n ds, 1 Dtollio, I Waterford. Duz—lgiollAnd ) 1 Got. tcnliuigb, I Guernsey rind .levsey. PRICE 01 - ruts PAY AT r Bank Stqck, . shut d per t tted sbut 1 per cent,. Cons . -7044H 4 per Cents. shut 1 5 per Cent. Navy Ann..— 691: F STOCKS - 'VFLvI► u'cr.:)(K. llaiik 1 4 . /Ism. • • • •'• •• • • • Shut Indift 130rit15,....37.3Rs pr. Excil.lllll4,. 'it. 13s. pr. Cons. for April, ..•.. 7041 71 1 [UGH .WATERAN LONDON TO-NlOlt HOW. Murning, 4 minutes after 12. 1 Evening, 29 ininntes after 12 S5'..). 1 :)111 42011111',"TT. lie that runs may read, is an o!t; say it hut as there is always 'something new :In the world, the Bhotley Squire has shewn us that a man may do inure—for he' - that ruv.; may write also. We an nounced yesterday the certain flight of this " bold bad man" to Liverpool, on his way to . America. The vessel, The Importer, in which, with his two Suns (Wmtaass and JOHN), ho had taken his passage, was wind-bound on Wednesday last, on which day .his last Register is dated from • Botley ; thus adding, though in a slight matter, ono delusion, more to the many he has practised. This publication is like its imme d!rite predecessors, a mere catchpenny, being filled with a speech made in the reign of Cttanr.ss the 2d., a Report on the state of the Watch Trade, and the Seditious Meetings Bill. 'lt is utterly silent as to the desert ion of its mile Cons-. piler, and speaks of an ensuing Number, which we dale be sworn will never see the light. We yesterday hinted at one of the causes which might urge this Caitiff to fly his Country, viz. the detnandi of the Stamp-Oflice for Duties due on his Publications. It is thus. to *lefraud the Re venue, as he has gulled the toWer Orders of the People; to escape into a land which, if his own description of it be correct*,' is- the fittest fur his abode, with what funds his rapacity has scraped together, that he has rid us of his company. NVit.LIANt CORBETT, the San, as l'tiblisher of the AVeckly Libel, was egintily antenahle to the penalties with hii worthless Father, anti we Inure, that Notices were given them of the &mantis .of St Oft tie k ti 1111). Ce. It is a curious circumstance, that COUBRTT left America without paying a fine of 5000 dollars to which he was sentenced ; so that he encounters the punishment of one Eland, ss bile , by his flight .he commits another. • The day On•which be left London (says a Morn- Log raper) . he wrote to a few persons to whom he was indebted, desiring them not to be alarmed if they heard of his flight, as he might be compel led by unavOlda4leCAll9es to quit the country. person is expected in town this day whom he hat commissioned to Manage - his affairs, 'and arrange all his money concerns. We cAtt assure the pubz, lie, that this weighty trust and friendly office is not consigned to either of Ids political associates , and colleagues, either) u or Lord COCHRANE! We cannot refuse ourselves tha pleasure of witting some of, Coignes- fomer accounts of the United States to this statement—.they may serve as his passport to the Americans • 't Such d Country! I say the Americans are the most unprincipled people in ,the world ! The Clovernment of America is the very worst in the world.; there is no such thing as real liberty in the country., Corruption prevails to an extent heretofore unheard of : the People arc the * most: profligate and dishonest that .I have ever seen or. beard described."—Political Register,. March 26, 'lBOB. What the Anikricans want in wisdom and in wit, they amply make up in IMPUDENCE ! ! and experience teaches us the great utility of that en'. dowment in 'obtaining belief for falsehood. What always surpriaed me most was how they could look one another in the face after having pub lished their lies. But it seemed to .be a thing understood among them, as if they had en tered into a compact, as if they had promised and vowed at their baptism to humbug the whole world, and especially England." , (Mid, Dec. 12, 1807.) We have no room for more. These were Co BF.TT'S opinions when he had just quitted America, his knowledge of which country could not be improved by his after residence in England, and therefore, herein at least his convenient pletrof ". Experience " heveS in.the lurch...We shall make some more .selections on the same subject, end wonder how h e will be_ ‘F t. 4). 10.6 k the Americans in the face after his lies"! ! * In America (said &n um on his return from that coun try) I have seen piety give place to contempt of religion— plain dealing exchanged fur shunting and fraud-;-universal confidence for universal distiu,t. Discoveries continue to be made, and ,nrresti to' take place, in Scotland. GLASGOW, Malian 25,--We understand .that Mr. Rona Ken, manufacturer, north-east cor ner of St. Amlrcw's-square, was, this morning early, apprehended on a Justiciary warrant, and sent off to Edinburgh Castle. The report is, that be is charged as being concerned in the treasonable conspiracy lately discovered. A letter from CM Olieer in flte Duke of MIL LINGTOII:B` army, alter mentioning the return of several corps saysa—L! Agreat reductiOn is expect ed ; it is thought two troops of every regiment of Cavalry will be reduced, with the second Mujor, and the jtinior Assistant Surgeon.—The Duke at WhLIJNOTOI.4 has just issued au order, forbidding us to hunt, 'or shoot, except in..woods, .and then not without - the approbation of the proprietors." Yesterday the Duitu. and. Duchess of Glou -121161.git bad a selept pony to dinner. SHIP NEWS, - ' Ciasraevrowar, 'MARC H 23,—Theiteittim -4 :Lancaster, JACKSON, front Liverpool lorr'll pitia, arrived this m ornin g : s he sa;led Irani poefibe2lst inst. Yesterday, at oaeo'cloo S afternoon, Holyhead bearing .S. E. ( l ilt° miles, she and the Isabella, Coo:Jaen, '.„ the 20th inst., ran against each other girl' t s b t o i o oe , : s e u p c \ r e V ii est that l 'I 1 d the ie 's ' Isabellaw lic ii 51.1edifit::: t ri b l e i: ' the passengers and' crew tainto boort! the . caster, saving nothing but What was 011 i. . backs. The Lancaster has her bow stoeel3, carried awn}, her fore -most spri.ok bead and eat water .Fone. 'in th is coatiO 1101sted a signal of • ilistress, w h e n tlid ll NI‘AIILiAN, :of this p ort, some di s tanced , ceeded to their assistan ce, atidput a nra ooo- 111e anca ster, and, at the request o f tle C ' . -L and passengers , st uck by her t ill she atr i%p°, • PoRTSMOUTH, MARCH 28.-,-Arrivea hi°,l'' tY's ship Icarus Iron: Calcutta ; sgite,`'' ' ‘ . . September' ;left the Isle of Fri:lice the ItlL l p ,' Cape of Good Hope the 12th Jan., St , 1t',,..1. 2:80.1. Jan., and Island Of Ascension tile fi . 'rhe Adamant trailsport left the Iditf r , : : l , ° ?' ; days before time 'cares. Also a rrive° o .'o l ' ship Grecian from a cruise, and I,lliner'''' lf 1\ from Gibraltar. The. ,‘S , aterloo, lAlisca slew!. Blenheim, Minerva. Col°"il4',,Jloti Edinburgh, Ilex pony, told Fame , out n '''ao' met chant . veisels, have atrived from IV, Willi! W. S.W. • ~ , 1 :4 oft' Dovett, MARCH °S.--Arrived ott '"'-'43;i, Chesapeake, Ceptain JotiN Goo', i n , : ro ot frOan Cute for Bremen : speken`',ll,,t 41'.1.e Wesoreland, from lleneol for 1,00‘ii:1, `the-Yrvton, Of Liverpool, awn Lolido Isle of France. 1 tte i 1' y_i ....AIIVILCH, MARCH 25.-- Ai rive' . , ej packet from liottenburgh. Soiled 1 " e ly . p a cket for Cuxhaven—both with toajl,,, As o eliclor, Ileveninc, trot! Berwick I° t i fijillt tally lost on hours Island. Tile 11°Pitc6. DoVGLAS, was totally loSt yesterdaY I'li ~.,, fleet -Saml.--Wind S.W. ..,. ' I iht '',.; FAL)JoUTH, MA pca '26.---Artivehi 140 ji, 0 wich packet with mails front tile ';'il , from S t . 'thomas's, in .c s day„..-Aitai mica ' DEAL, !!Kash 28.-Caltie dow n ~ t. r d it!' , ', ( t ooii ver the flamionv, for Alontresl,4o",. lotec • J a maica ; the former tins SRilril, oittli!t $: i ;„ Ti ber, ti;i males. Arrived his 111ajesty's sate, elai cruise, and the Jane, IlltNsur,,,linni ~,a: Quebec.. of I'' , .. Eve o'Clock.—Wind 5.W.,--Sonie-no 00. hard -bound that- 54iicil ycsterd'Y t back.' : ! .0 1 " Co- -, i tit g+:°'•l: Its.: MARCH x.1.,-,r,Pirriveo o 5 . , ;,:0t 1i Cyrus on ditto.--Wiud S.W. - ..:•' ill t ilp h ry e o . : L .:te i l t g u ca • galfaln{:ibnaarneoef(tih,:eltlt:....l'llelle) il''ie-svcbj:::' 11010........................1............... ~...""''''' ~ . 1 . .By the l'iris•tiopers of the 25th t „' itP,lie , 0 , tine Noes 43. kavtl:t`J'4l, .WINDSOft, MARCH 25,-'AreS,,,te.r:c4 dlitl„l)t: remarkably tine, Ale l'iv-itiorfe, .cessEs, with their attendants. it: O in ad Freginore and spent the day thetet`polet°; the gardens. They returned to the ,00,1114. Intr. —Chi Sunday a FOEIS of gen teigYersoblc`.ci giving, to the Founders of the die SOL, by the C . the Garicr, was introduced iistoli: 0/1410:0 Ptt;iiatset°)ll).gs:;:cliflPetiii:tSnb:i.?tys's ir:icio:iii:Js'gl:' ter Day. V l ' t the ht , 10c,,, Or Yesterday, soon after one 0 C N 00 1 goi -I.I . BGENT, attended by Sir llesiol,llooe 0 1 It o left Carlton house for the St 11 : 1 ' ro w b v° 4l o ton-court, where his ItcyAl ri'gs Oa r nle, b y the Quoit; and plalicessE ' to : agnnoiNi%s'l.lich, occasion toe Of a collation. • - The 'Duke amid Duchess of (),15iri410141%,1!1,;i grand entertainment yestertlaY to otgel)" n:ssthe PaINCE ItF.ORNT 0! f,eoipill,, I "linction, at their seat at Toler. Ass li to oi o rile Duke anti Duchess of 00110190 . are expected to - leave ...coglaocl °I/ II tO 0 month for . i , ti de r/ month x rance. ... we ill ;;Tie Duke of SAN CAeLos ... we ,ioI iil'i:asirbi,.se.v,(ll c .: 1 1 1 1 ac,‘:,0,110 ,room of Count FEKNAN NUL4II4', 'lO l , hew ti Dire c t nil 11'9. 0 5, '! Yesterday a Court of „„ ItA' p i t ec• East India House, when 00.1',"„ti 0 0 4 01 took the usual oaths awl l'i s ',` g a li' s. in the room of JoNN. At.:o;att,o toll Anil/ass-oder to i' iip being -at - 55. Id. .statjt.l4r- b . 1 , t f # saver has ridseisneralailiiftiteitel,i.tioisivictreealt;soie‘kl wince - e,-----'"-•''''' ' , • too. , : aay9, tlO ri A farmer, of experience, -r. h i e, at , ..tQi Plant never looked more pienillocen hr'' of the year than at present; hO.. ,„? Deionsh ~ !11.4 . 1 ' 1V1 Mole" ,„cc 'nail llainroar EoecTtorla • Le „ pi, et curates of of a vacancy baying '4, CO ° lev't, Pre:set:ration Of this Jo"g. Jul ie sto . _,.. i t • of 1 - I ' ° . 10 1 0 Srott.:r, RN. son anti Olt (1 los c all 0 ,, has 'been here some days, "'.1...,r0ces ~litill He has, received 057yercoet",‘Vi fop all ranks. Todav wP , to, at t i) )1, 11 4 ji . .1 1 0 prised at the atrival .00\ . die iot OP' , I ll'' ifOt GiOn-inu.. This mock pair ~.t et, s It .0 1, 1 , NlAaoate and DsNzet.oo, Pri2l:;ceof,l'itcorli to get :an . Address- to OIL ! %void gi' 00 0) but, to their credit, veil lief f ie ther ie stri rl ) to the ,inflamnuaory -Pois°ll;nterf, s t „ t , ',,,V plieation at neighbouring 101..ag conteol,11)04, where he wet with the s3l'orticil il'iligoi,wti course of the day he h"' r : e f tile r riiiiicf e l stating, that in c"nsVeiri olle rilil Ll e‘ i i:'' ' Seraeaut Ben . , :lie inten"e` be ‘ tot'• i iierFlitiff candidate ; that to-olerrwvile 0001' !a lit 1 1 , borough, and time next th', tbefe e'P et i al,i l , , Jt' the hustings, and woniuss reesivootal'„ more, fully. Ills addres' se ,, : the fielili• Ind nolverfal groamtott.l:l„.so sti, oiferstiq, "No i t, , . I,