The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-16 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF SIR ALEX. BOSWELL.

AYR, APRIL 11.—Yesterday the remains of
Sir ALEXANDER. BOSWELL were consigned to the tomb; for
which purpose the body had been brought from Fifeshire to
Auchinleck ]louse. We understand it was the intention of the
relatives of the departed that the funeral should have been pri.
vate ; but an inclination to gratify the natural and expressed
anxiety of the Ist Re t. of Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry to at-
tend the funeral pf their Colonel, and the ready acquiescence
and participation in this desire and feeling by the Lord Lieut.
of the County, altered this intention. Accordingly, about
' noon, almost the whole of the Ist Regiment, mounted, and the
other Gentlemen and tenantry invited to the funeral, ap-
proached the house. Many of them had travelled from a
great distance, and some refreshment became necessary,
as well as being usual. An elegant repast was according-
ly served up to the Noblemen and Gentlemen in thAoose,
and to the cavalry, &c. on the lawn. This repast was pre-
faced by an appropriate blessing from the Rev. James Boyd,
the Minister of Auchinleck, and followed by a thanksgiving
from the Rev. John Lindsay, of the neighbouring parish of
Ochiltree, some time Minister of Auchinleck. At the con-
elusion of the refreshment, the body was removed from the
house to the hearse, and the procession formed and proceeded
in this order:,

The Ist Regiment of Ayrshire Yeomanry, mounted, and under
the command of Captain William Campbell, of Fairfield,
in reverse order, fol!Cwed by the bugles belonging to the
corps.
The Tenantry and other Gentlemen of the neighbourhood, to
the number of five hundred.
The Undertaker and hiS assistants.
The Body in a hearse drawn by six horses—the whole in deep
mourning.
The departed Baronet's coach, empty, and in deep mourning.
his groom, and other servants and dependants.
His only son, a youth of fifteen, accompanied by Lord Glen.
lee, Lord Balmuto, and Sir James Montgomerie Cunning-
ham, in a coach and four, in deep mourning.
The Right Hon. Lord Glasgow, the Lord Lieutenant of the
County, the Hon. John Douglas, and General Leslie, in a
coach and four, in deep mourning.
Then followed between twenty and thirty carriages, containing
the principal friends of the deceased, and the chief Gentry of
the County.
In this order the funeral proceeded to Auchinleck church-
yard, before which the cavalry filed off, and the rest of the at-
tendants proceeded on towards the church, the Yeomanry mean-
while resting on their swords. The body was then removed
from the hearse and deposited in the family vault under the
aisle of the church. This vault is cut out of the rock on which
the church stands, and was cleared and enlarged some tine
since by the order of the deceased.
Besides the numerous attendants at the funeral, it is com-
puted that there were upwards of ten thousand spectators col-
lected from the neighbouring villages and surrounding country
—a number almost incredible, considering the limited extent
of the population in that quarter. The rank, talents, and cha-
racter of the departed—the cause and manner of his death—
and the loss his relatives and society have thereby sustained—
all combined with the extraordinary solemnity of the funeral
scene, to render this altogether one of the most striking dispen-
sations of Providence that has occurred in this quarter for a
considerable time past, and it cannot fail to make on all a deep
and lasting impression.
Among those who came to pay this last tribute of respect to
departed worth, we observed the Earl of Glasgow„Lord Glen-
lee and his Sons, Lord Balmuto and his Son, General Leslie,
Mr. M. Burgess, the Honourable J. Douglas, (Sir Alexander's
second), Sir James Montgomerie Cunningham, Mr. Hamilton
of Sundrum, Mr. West Hamilton, Colonel H. Hamilton, Co-
lonel Farquhar, Colonel Hamilton, Cairnhill ; Mr. Buchanan,
Catrine Bank ; Air. Alontgomerie of Stair; Mr. M'Conochie.
advocate ; Messrs. Boswell, W. S. ; Mr. J. Logan of I,4igh ;
Mr. A. Cooper of Failford ; Mr. Hamilton of Pinmore ;
Campbell of Netherplace ; Mr. Reid of Adamton, &c.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This day these Ses•
sions for this County commenced at Hicks's Hall, before F.
CONST, Esq., the Chairman, and the Bench of Magistrates.--
On the Grand Jury being sworn, the C hairman briefty ad,
dressed them, and remarked that there was no case of paoicu„
lar turpitude to come before them; he then explained the va-
riety of business, alluding to the presentments, &c., and di-
rected them to retire to consider of the bills to be laid before them.
The Petit Jury were then sworn, and proceeded to try-causes of
trifling assault and misdemeanour.—The calendar contains
ncthing of any material importance, but there is a great pren
o: business of every description.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

EITAIACT3 FROM, TIIF. Dll Li? MORNING PAPERS,

April 16, 18'22.

[MORNING HERALD.]
• Despatches were received yesterday from the
BEitish Consul, Mr. Cartwright, at Constantinople,
dated the nth March, to the Levant Company.
Jie states, " that in consequence of the Note
mentioned in his last as having been transmitted
by the Porte to Lord Strangford and the Count
de Lutzow, those two Atnha.sadors had thought
proper to address a joint Note to the Turkish
Government, couched in very strong terms, and
urging an immediate compliance with the Russian
'ltimatum, especially that part of it which re-
quires the immediate cession of the two Princi-
palities occupied by the Ottoman troops, as the
only means of averting hostilities. This Note
had been delivered to the Porte, and no answer
had yet been returned, but either an evasive or
an unfavourable reply was expected." Every
thing remained tranquil at Constantinople.

We have received Gibraltar Papers to the
24th ult. They contain detailed statements of
the recent disturbances at Madeira; and mention
that the officers and non-commissioned officers
alone were concerned in the exposure and casti-
gation of the Catholic Priest, who had rendered
himself obnoxious by his writings, but that the
common so-ldiers took no part in it. Perfect
tranquillity had been restored, on the assurance
of the Governor that he would institute an im-
mediate inquiry into the affair. The Gibraltar
Chronicle, of the 23d, contains a letter from
Murcia, of the 3d ult., which mentions that a
great number of arrests had taken place between
the 19th and 22d of the previous month.--(lbid.)

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We understand there is a Buenos Ayres Ga-
zette in town, containing an official Correspond-
ence between the United States Agent there, and
M. Ribadavia, who at present stands at the head
of the La Plata Government, in which the for-
mer asks the question, whether, in case the Wash-
ington Governments should acknowledge the In-
dependence of the South American Governments
first, and previous to any of the European Powers,
any privileges or preferences would be shewn
them in the way of trade ? M. Ribadavia is said
to have returned a most energetic answer, stating,
that the long delayed formal acknowledgment of
their independence was now no longer essential
to their political existence, as de facto they al-
ready possessed it, with all its essential benefits,
and were strong enough to continue to do so;
adding, that they should at any time be glad to
e.nter into friendly relations with all Foreign
Powers ; but, as far as he was concerned, he
would take care this should not be done in the
way of a bargain.

[THE TlmEs.l
A Mail arrived yesterday from Constantinople
with letters to the 12th ult. They are not later
in date than the advices roceived by way of
Odessa; but, being from better sources, they
contain some additional information. Another note
was prese►►ted to the Divan on the 10th by the
Austrian, English, and French Ambassadors, in
conjunction, calling on them to order the imme-
diate evacuation of the principalities (Wallachia
and Moldavia) by the Turkish armies, as the
only mode of avoiding hostilities. No answer
to thiS had been returned on the 11th, when
the letters left Constantinople. From this
fact it is reasonable to conclude, were there
no other evidence on the same subject, that
nothing had been previously done by the Porte
to produce, as it has been alleged, a rup-
ture of the negociations, or to render desperate
the hopes of peace. A sense of their own dig-
nity. would, in either of the above cases, have
• prevented the great Courts alluded to from ten-
-•d.eritag a note, which must of necessity have
proved fruitless. What decision might be ulti-
mately taken by the Turkish Cabinet, was held
to be matter of considerable doubt. They do
not admit, on their part, as we understand, the
violation of any treaties by which the inter-
ference of Russia in their affairs can at all be jus-
tified. It is believed, at all events, that they
- wilt not withdraw the armies, until the insur-
rections in Moldavia and Wallachia shall have
• been completely suppressed : but it is clearly
ascertained that the Turks will not be the first
to commence hostilities. Conceiving that they
have right on their side, they will assume a defen-
sive position, and leave to Russia the first act
of aggression.

[NEW TIMES.] •
Consols fluctuated considerably in the course
of yesterday, but the ultimate result was a very
trifling variation, the opening price having been
78,1- for the Account, and the closing price 78.1;
at different periods in the course of the day they
had. been at 79, and at 78L-. The depression
was ascribed to an idle rumour of great distur-
bances among the Janissaries at Constantinople ;
but we are inclined to believe it was owing to
the more solid cause of some considerable sales,
• which must always produce a momentary damp
on the market. The adviCes from all parts leave
the question of peace or war between Russia and
Turkey exactly where it was. Letters have been
• received from Constantinople to the 11th ult.,
- from St. Petersburgh to the 22d, and from
Odessa to the 19th. The accounts from Vienna
are to the• Ist instant, and the Dutch Papers
contain a letter, or pretended letter, from
Ancona, of the 22d ultimo. The Constan-
tinople letters are the most important, inas-
much as they state positively that diplomatic
communications were still going on between the
European Ministers and the Divan, relative to the
differences with Russia. A conference of the Chris-
- tian Ambassadors was held, it is said, on the 10th
of March, and the result was a joint note, which
they delivered into the "Divan on the 11th. Of
course the lapse of time had not been sufficient
for an answer. The Turkish Government had re-
commenced its purchases of corn, but from this
no inference could be drawn, because a supply

was necessary to meet the wants of the capital.
The Odessa letters are more taken up with the
municipal regulations of their own Government
than with any apprehensions of war; they are
filled with lamentations on the too probable re-
straints about to be imposed on the freedom of
their port. By the St. Petersburgh letters we
learn, that the news of Ali Pacha's decapitation
had been received there ; but no other political
event is touched upon. The Exchange was a
small degree better.

[MORNING POST.]
A considerable sensation has been excited dur-
ing the last week throughout the county of Mid-
dlesex by the sudden resignation, and as sudden
disappeirance, of the late Treasurer, who, it is,
currently stated, has, from some accidental cir-
cumstance, become a defaulter to the amount of
from eighteen to twenty thousand pounds. In-
quiries have been made by the officers of diffe-
rent parishes, who are particularly interested in
the affair, as all deficiencies must be made good
out of the poors' rate, as to the real state
of the case ; but hitherto without any bene-
ficial result. They can neither learn what is
the actual amount of default, or whether there
are any, and what available securities by which
that default may be liquidated. It is confi-
dently rumoured that some of the Gentlemen,
who had signed a bond as securities for the due
performance of the office of the late Treasurer,
have long since obtained access to that instru-
ment, and removed their seals, thereby render-
ing it altogether nugatory, and thus subjecting
the county to the full extent of the loss. We
trust the independent part of the Magistrates
of the county will examine, with a jealous
eye, every thing connected with the subject
at the approaching Sessions ; and that they will
not hesitate, not alone to expose those from
whose negligence the present mischief has
arisen, hut adopt such measures as may prevent
the recurrence of similar abusies in future. A
Meeting of the Churchwardens and Overseers of
the Poor of the different parishes in the county
was held yesterday, to take into consideration
the irregularities in collecting and accounting for
the County Rates. There are no less than eight
Candidates for the vacant office.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
There are at present three Bills pending in the
House of Commons, having for their object the
simplification of our system of laws relating to the
navigation and commerce of the Empire. The first
of these Bills repeals an immense number 4C of
ancient Statutes and parts of Statutes, so far as they
relate to the importation and exportation of goods
and merchandise from and to foreign countries."
The extent of the repeal 'provided for by this Bill
may be conceived from the circumstance, that the
Bill, which is limited to the simple declaration of
repealing Statutes of which tile titles alone are
briefly mentioned, contains no less than 34 folio
pages. The preamble recites that various Statutes
regulating and restricting the importation and ex-
portation of goods and merchandize made and pass-
ed at various times before the twelfth year of the
reign of Charles 11. remain unrepealed, although
the same are inconsistent with, or are rendered
unnecessary 11y, Acts passed since that period ;
and as doubts may be entertained how far the
said statutes may be in force, it is deemed expe-
dient, for preventing all future difficulties and in-
convenience, that they should be expressly repeal-
ed. In looking through these statutes that are now
to be expressly repealed, it is impossible not to
feel some degree of surprise at the changes which
public opinion seems to have undergone at vari-
ous periods upon matters Which were at all times
deeply important to tine general welfare of the
community. Trade undoubtedly occupied at an
early period of our history a large share of such
attention as our Kings and Parliaments were
capable of bestowing upon it ; and notwithstand-
ing the singular perversity which seems occasion-
ally to have governed their counsels, and the
wonderful changes that have taken place in the
prevailing sentiments, no one can doubt that in
every measure adopted by the united wisdom of
the Legislature, the public good was really the
object pursued.

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE