The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-01 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Martis, 300 (lie April& , 1822.
Ito
-km—Burford and Preston—Bill read a third time, and
Passed. Cork and Skibbereen—Bill ordered.
1-4INCOLN COURT HOUSE—Petition for leave to present a
Petition for a Bill reported, and referred to a Committee.
LRISTOL PORT BlLL—read a third time, and passed.
NAVIGATION BlLL—Petitions of Ship-owners of London, and
of Scarborough, AGAINsT, to be printed.
LIICLOSUREs—Towersey (Bucks)—Report further considered,
and Amendments agreed to ; Bill to be ingrossed. Dring-
houses ( York)—Petition of Freemen of the City of York,
against, referred to the Committee Counsel ordered ; Peti-
tion against (presented 2d April) referr.A.
LT TAX—Petition of Grand Jury of Carmarthen, for a
cre-
peal; to be printed.
ALEIioNIAN ASYLUM Petition for Bill reported, and Bill
ordered.
"AN. CATHOLIC CLALlts—Petitions, AGAINST, from the
Provost, Magistates, and Town Council of Stilling; Synod
of Perth and Stirling ; Parish of Denny ; University of Ox-
f°rd ; Inhabitants of Paisley ; Convener, Trades, Bailies,
and others, of Fourteen Incorporated Trades of Glasgow ;
the Original Burghers Seceders in Glasgow ; Inhabitants of
"t.• James, Glasgow ; Subscribers, Ministers, Elders, and
others, of the Barony of Glasgow; to lie on the table, and
to be printed.
110 N. CopEiNs BlLL—Petition of the Select Vestry of St.
s'l.ndrew, Holborn, against ; to lie on the table.
tst,"? OF LIMERICK'S ESTATE BlLL—read a first time.
-ItEATED RECOGNIZANCES—Acts [22 and 23 Car. 2, and
4 4
; and 5 Will. and Mar.] read; Bill for the more speedy re-
Iturn, and levying of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures, and
pp
—ognizances estreated,
ordered to be brought in.
th
s'°lt LANs Amy NI) VENT—BiII to prevent the removal of e p ' .
oor, ordered to oe brought in.
iticULTURAL DitiTßESS—Petitions from the Hundreds of
Illofield and Walsham, and of Taverham (Norfolk)—to lie
1211 the tableland to be printed.
Wes°LvENT DEBTORS ACT—Bill to amend
CITTISII TURNPIKE ROAD LAWS—BiII to Ordered to he,
xe.°llsolidate and amend orought in.
'X LACE DuTrEs—Resolutions reported :
I. " That the Duties payable upon the importation of
N
Silk Lace, called Net or Tulle, from Foreign Coun-
tries into Great Britain, do cease and determine.
2. " That a Duty of 2s. be charged upon every square
ru of plain Silk Lace, called Net or Tulle, imported from
°reign Countries into Great Britain."
Bill ordered to be brought in.

I. NOTICES OF MOT lONS for THIS DAY.
2 A!r. Beaumont—liepeal of the Leather Tax.
Robcrt Shaw,—Repeal of Irish Window Tax.
Charged with Capital
•' Mr. Martin (of Ga/way),—To allow Counsel to Prisoners
Offences.
I. ()RDERS OF TIIE DAY for THIS DAY.
'aaval and Military Pensions (payment thereof),—Com-
surnittee thereupon.
wPPIy--Comnuttee.
4. A,
alt aYs
.and Means—Committee.Duties Repeal (Ireland) Bill—Report.
it Countervailing Malt Ditties Bill—Third Reading.
Scottish Malt Bill—Committee.
4 Linen Bounties Bill—Committee.
PRIVATE BlLL—Second Reading for THIS DAY.
Iron Coffins.

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India Stock
India Bonds - 555.
South Sea Stock
Excheq. Bills 2 4 2 pr.
Bank for Cons. Act
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THE SUN.

'Li X QUIS I)ICERE FALSII2II ,ILIDEAT

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1822

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
SundaY, containing private letters from Vienna
I. the 16th and 17th ult. which state that the
Itlissian Senator,lll. de 'I'ATISCIIEFF had received
(lispatch,
es from Petersburgh on the 16th, the con-
tents of Which were immediately communicated to

the Prince de METTERNICII, 'who instantly sum-
moned a Cabinet Council, at which the EMPEROR
presided in person. Rumour states that the Rus-
sian iiegociator has concluded an arrangement with
the Austrian Cabinet agreeably to the wishes of his
Imperial Master, and that he was to set out on
his return to Petersburgh on the 19th or 20th
of last month. A private letter of the 16th from
Vienna, inserted in the Constitutionnel, contains
reflections on the last two articles of the Austrian
Observer, which support the comments we deemed
it necessary to make on those articles. Indeed,
so desirous is Austria of maintaining peace betwen
the Christian Powers and the foes 'of Christianity,
that besides employing all the arts of diplomacy to
effect that object, she attempts, through her of-
ficial organ, to cast a doubt over the news re-
cently circulated in Europe, which have tended
to counteract her political views, but are not-
withstanding substantially correct.—On the 17th
the Austrian rnetallics at Vienna were 741. and
Bank Stock 662, which leaves them still lower
tha❑ they were at the period when hopes of
maintaining peace were entertained. The folln-
ing are extracts :
" PAnrs, APRIL 28.—An extraordinary courier
from St. Petersburgh arrived at eleven o'clock at
night, on Friday last, at the hotel of the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, and some pacific rumours
obtained circulation next morning. The French
Five per Cents rose in consequence 55 centimes.
" VIENNA, APRIL 16.—( Extract from a Private
Letter.)—' M. de Tatitschef will to-morrow
take leave of his Majesty the Emperor. lie
will depart from this capital on the 19th or 20th.
The result of the recent step taken by our Court,
in returning the Note (dated the 28th of Fe-
bruary) of the Reis Effendi to the Porte, is not
expected to be known till towards the end of
this month. We do not anticipate great faci-
lities on the part of the Turks. It has some-
times been observed that this nation, after the
moment of fanaticism had evaporated, relapsed
into apathy ; but in the latter case, no answer
could be extorted from them. It is feared that
the Turks will assume this silent attitude. As
for Russia, much is calculated and expected in
favour of fresh concessions, on account of the
antipathy which the Emperor Alexander bears
against a war, represented to him as affording an
open field for the criminal designs of Liberals and
Jacobins in the west and south of Europe.—Our
Court seems lately to have become more attached
to its old system in favour of the Porte than
ever.'—(Joui nal des Debuts.)

" APRIL 17.—We are assured that M. Tatitschef
will prolong his residence here till some defini-
tive result has taken place respecting the subject
of war or peace. We know not, even to the
present moment, whether this result is ascertained,
for the diplomatic agents take fresh pains every
day to envelope the business in mystery. But it
is certain, at least, that M. de Tatitschef will
not delay his departure, and that his mission in
this capital has terminated.—lt is currently
rumoured that the arrangements which he had to
settle, in the name of his Cabinet, with our
Court, are concluded, and that he will himself
have the honour of submitting them for the rati-
fication of the Emperor Alexander. There is
much talk about an extraordinary Courier from
St. Petersburg:►, which ought to have reached
here during the evening of the 15th, or the morn-
ing of the 16th, and whose dispatches would
have determined the departure of M. de Tatits-
chef ; but it has hitherto been impossible to ob-
tai►► positive information on this subject."
The higher order of merchants look on war
between Russia and the Porte as very near, and
no longer doubt the speedy commencement of
hostilities. They are merely uncertain with re-
spect to the definite part that Austria means to
take. The- principal bankers, it is true, spread
reports that the new steps taken at Constanti-
nople promise some success ; but these reports
are attributed to the necessity which these gen-
tlemen lie under of maintaining our funds at
their present rate. They have succeeded
tolerably well, for this day our metallics still
continue at 741 ; but their arguments may be
turned against themselves, for if the hopes of
peace were well grounded, our funds, and par-
ticularly the metallics, would not remain sta-
tionary.
Letters from Brody, on the authenticity of
which we can rely, announce considerable move-
ments in the Russian Army of the South, under
the orders of the Count DE WITTGENSTEIN.

The alarm excited by Mr. CANNING'S attempt
to introduce Catholic Peers into the House of
Lords has happily been removed by the result of
last night's Debate, for though the Honourable
Gentleman obtained a majority of five, yet we
consider that circumstance as the effect chiefly
of the) impression which his oratorical powers
had made upon the Members in general.—
There is a charm in eloquence which it is
almost impossible to withstand. as it creates
a temporary delirium which prevents the mind
from reflecting on the consequences of the measure
proposed. But when the friends of our glorious
Establishment in Church and State, that is in
fact the friends of a real substantial PROTESTANT
ASCENDANCY, turn back to consider the conduct
of the Roman Catholics when they were in pos-
session of legislative power, and examine the
principles of their religion at the present moment',

the fundamental doctrines of which they hold to
be unaltered, and unalterable, we may expect the
same conduct if they should recover the same Legis-
lative Authority. Can any man of sense, acquainted
with history, view the conduct of the Papists in
all countries, and particularly in this, and not
regret, though he may not fear, that even so
small a Majority should have been obtained last
night upon a subject of such vital importance as
the very existence of a PROTESTANT ASCEN-
DANCY in the British Empire ?—The moment
that Papists, however few their number, could
obtain a share of Legislative Power, that
moment would they begin to endeavour to
demolish Protestantism and to build Popery upon
its ruins. It may fairly be questioned whether
the Papists do not view Protestants with as much
horror as the Mahometans do Christians altol.
gether ; and it may also be questioned whether,
from erroneous motives of piety they would not
resort to all measures of horrible severity, if they
had power to do so, in order to rescue Protestants
from eternal damnation. Mr. CANNING had un-
fortunately pledged himself to the Roman Ca-
tholics, and had objected to that established
toast in the PITT CLUB, " The Protestant As-
cendancy," so that he had in fact committed
himself to the support of POPERY, and thus he
naturally thought that, for the sake of con-
sistency, he was bound to bring forward the
subject in the manner proposed. But we turn
with pleasure to the powerful, vigorous, and un-
answerable arguments of Mr. PEEL in support of
the Protestant Cause. historical research, irre-
sistible reasoning, logical deduction, and a pro-
found knowledge of the true principles of the
British Constitution, characterized the whole of
his manly appeal to the good sense of the House ;
and we trust that a due reflection upon all that
he so powerfully urged in favour of that Consti-
tution in Church and State will have its due
weight with those who formed the Majority last
night, and induce them to regret that they yielded
to the captivations of Mr. CANNING'S eloquence,
which, like flowers over a pit-fall, concealed the
danger of destruction.—To urge as an argument
the small number of Catholics proposed to be ad-
mitted in the House of Peers, and the dis-
position of the individuals, is an argument,
if we may so call it, that can only operate
on childish simplicity. Upon what princi-
ple, after the admission of Papists to one
Legislative Body, could they be excluded
from the other ? Such exclusion would be grossly
inconsistent, illiberal, and unjust, and could only
tend to excite animosity, and a continual clamour
for the same concessions from Papists for admis-
sion into the House of Commons. We certainly
must regret the loss of Mr. CANNING as a gentle-
man of extraordinary powers, and a firm oppo-
nent of all radical attempts to re-mould our old
tried and unrivalled Constitution, but we cannot
help thinking that the measure which he
proposes would in time tend more to overthrow
that Constitution than all the arts of the Athe-
istical Philosophers and Republican Reformers,
whose only aim is to destroy our Monarchy and
to bring our Religion into contempt and abhor-
rence.

TILE DUKE OF YORK.-We have the pleasure
to state that the bulletin from York-house this
day announces that his Royal Highness is better.

The space which we have given to the debate
on Mr. CANNING'S motion compels us again to
defer the consideration of Lord LONDONDERRY'S
propOsitions on Monday.

IRELAND.—We have no accounts of outrages
this morning. ileffernan, the shopkeeper, who
was convicted before the Cork Special CommiS-
slon for selling gunpowder to the Insurgents,
and who received sentence of death, has been
respited.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 29.
Treasury Chambers, Whitehall,
March 23.

After our hearty commendations, by virtue of the power vested
in us by the Act of 43rd Geo. 111. c. 132, these are to approve
of the Port of Swansea as a lirarehouse Port for West India
Rum, in table A of the said Act; and for so doing, this shall
be your warrant. (Signed) LOW TH E R.
SOMERSET.
M`NIGHTEN.

(Extract of a Letter from the New England Cei'e-house.)

" 4 We regret to inform you of the melancholy
account of the loss of his Majesty's ship Con-
fiance, occasioned by the dreadful gale of Sunday
and Saturday night, With the whole of her crew;
consisting of 120 men. This vessel sailed from
Cove on Sunday morning in company with the
Gannet, the former for the Galway station, and
the latter on a cruise. The weather came on
extremely boisterous, and blew a tremendous
gale ; the Gannet put into Kinsale, and the Con-
fiance kept at sea. On Monday morning, before
daylight, shouts were heard by the people resid-
ing near Mizen-head, on the S.W. coast, which
proceeded from some ship in distress. When

the day broke the people came down to the
coast ; there was nothing to be seen but the gilt
figure of the vessel :—some time after the bodies
of four marines were washed ashore, and also a
box containing the commission of the Second
Lieutenant, ALEXANDER. An account of this
dreadful event was transmitted to Admiral COL-
VILLE at Cove. Four of the country people
have also lost their lives in endeavouring to save
some of the wreck."

We have received papers from Rio de Janeiro
to the 23d of Feb. They contain several offi-
cial documents, which serve to explain some of
the political arrangements which have been
adopted in consequence of the late revolution in
the Brazils. The most important proceeding
arises out of a letter dated February 4, ad-
dressed by the Camara or Magistracy of Rio de
Janeiro to the Prince Regent, recommending
the establishment of a Representative Junta.
In this letter they state that it will contribute
greatly to the advantage of the whole Portuguese
nation, and in particular to Brazil, to create a
junta composed of two representatives or' attor-
neys (Procuradores) for each of the greater pro-
vinces, and one for each of the less, to be chosen
by the parochial electors ; the duty of these re-
presentatives to be to advise his Royal Highness
on affairs of importance, to propose such measures
as they marjudge necessary, and to watch over
and defend the interests of their respective
provinces. On the 16th the Prince Regent
issued a decree complying with this Regent
issuedrecom-
mendation. The decree regulates the mode
of election;and directs that provinces which have
four deputies in the Cortes shall choose one re-
presentative for the Junta ; those which have
from four to eight, two; and those which have
more than eight, three. It is provided, that in
case the representatives do not duly attend to
the interests of their respective provinces, they
may be removed by their constituents, The Prince
Regent is to preside in this Junta, which is call-
ed the Conselho de Procuradores. The Camara
of Rio de Janeiro addressed another letter
of the same date to the Prince Regent, request-
ing that the law for regulating the liberty of the
press might be carried into execution, "as the
" absolute liberty of printing, in the existing state
" of Brazil, might degenerate into mischievous
abuses." But nothing is said of any measure having
been adopted in consequence of this application.'
These papers also contain au order, addressed in
the name of the Prince Regent to the Provi-
sional Government of Pernambuco, on the sub-
ject of the troops expected to arrive from Por-
tugal in that province. The Provisional Govern-
ment is directed, in case these troops should
arrive, to make them return, but to give them
refreshments and to supply them with every
thing necessary for their voyage back to Europe.

CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.

The Consols for the Account opened this morning at 78ii,
and continued with very little variation until the close of the
market, when the closing price was 783/. Foreign Securities
are this day rather higher. The French Rentes have been
done here at 88. Prussian Fives 86A. Old Columbian Bonds
109, and the new Sixes 85.1,fal a 86. These latter afe scarce,
the holders of them being satisfied with their security,
and expecting an advance in their value. Spanish Fives
have been sold at 65i13- and the new at 65/ The Danish
Fives are 85, and Neapolitan 68/. Russian Six per Cents. are
quoted at 82, and the Metallic Fives at 76i. The Austrian
Fives find few buyers, and their value is nominally quoted 74A.
—The West India Trade continues extremely dull. A public
sale of 25Q casks of Sugar obtained ls. a cwt. lower prices. In
Rums there is no alteration. Coffee is rather lower, sonic infe-
rior St. Domingo ordinary having been sold at 100 s. Irish pro.
visions continue exceedingly dull. Last January The Chronicle
called the attention of the public to the then expected scenes of
distress which are at present felt in that unfortunate part of the
empire. Gentlemen connected with Ireland are universally asto-
nished at the answer given by M r. Goulburn to every question put
to him on Irish affairs. He is represented as saying, on all occa-
sions, that he has not yet been long enough a Member of the
Irish Government to know anything of the state of the country,
&c. It becomes a matter of inquiry amongst Irishmen, why
the Right Hon. Gentleman was sent over to take the place of
Mr. Grant, who so well knew the wants of that part of the king-
dom, and was so well disposed to apply the only proper reme-
dies to them.—From the Continent, there are no arrivals this
day which bring any political news.—(Morninq. C'hronicle.)

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY I.

Corn of every description experienced a very dull sale to-
day, particularly Barley, as this fine weather, should it con-
tinue, will cause the Maltsters to relinquish the making process
for the present season. Our prices are nominally, as on Mon-
day, for every kind of Grain, and but few sales could be effected
on these terms ; the supply generally pretty large, particularly
of Barley.

Yesterday his MAJESTY gave audiences to the
Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Marquis of LONDON-
DEARY, and Earl BATHURST.
On Monday the Princess AUGUSTA dined with
the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, Arun, 30.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived this morning
and remain the Harcourt, Bunn, from Batavia to Rotterdam.
Came down from the River this afternoon the Lady Melville,
Clifford, for China; Marquis Huntley, do.; the former has
sailed, the latter remains at anchor, but will sail this evening.
SEVEN o'CLocls.—Wind E.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Wind E.N.E.—Passed by
the Onyx, Willer, Honduras, for London ; Regent, Norfor,
China. Sailed the Moira, H ornblow, Madras and Bengal.
PLYMOU TH, ARIL 29.—Arrived off this port the Lord
Sidmouth, Muddle, Isle of France for London. Sailed the
Good Friend, Thomas, South Seas ; Undemening, Haaker,
• Liverpool ; Hope, Briggs, Quebec ; Paragon, Smith, Pictou ;
Jane, Newfoundland.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 29.—Wind E.S.E.--Arrived tile
Nymph, Hillery, from Campeachy, in 10 weeks, for London ;
Marquis of Salisbury packet from tile Mediterranean : sailed
from Corfu 25th March, Malta 31st _March, and Gibraltar 17th
April.
The following is a list of the Passengers of the Albion, from
New York :—Mr. Benyon, of London ; Mr. Nelson Ross, of
Troy, near New York ; l'r. Covers, his brother-in-law ; Col.
A. J. Prevott • Major Gough, of the 68th regiment ; Mr. and
Mrs. Clark, Zmericans; Mrs. Gardner and son, about 8 years
old ; Miss Powell, daughter of the Hon. W. D. Powell, Chief
Justice of Upper Canada; Mr. Dwight, of Bosom; Mrs.
Mary Pye, Nefir York ; Professor Fisher, Newhaven, Connec-
ticut; Mr. Gurnee, New York; Rev. Mr. Hill, of Jamaica,
coming home by way of U. S. ; Mr. Proctor, New York ; Mr.
Depont, and five other Frenchmen ; Mr. Everhart Chester, of
Pensylvania.
Steerage Passengers—Mrs. Mary Brewster, Mr. Horst, Mr.
Morrison, and Stephen Chase.
Major Gough's watch and seals have been picked up, and a
small gold watch was found in Colonel Prevost's fob. The
box of specie, of which we spoke, contains coins, foreign and
English, to the value of £.5000 ; it is addressed to T. W. and
Co., care of C. Hughes, Liverpool ; the Bills found are to an
immense amount, on London, Paris, and different parts of
the Continent.

The Ogle Castle East Indiaman, from Bombay to London,
has been spoken with on the 14th inst. in lat. 35. long. 27. by
he Courier, arrived at Jersey.