The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-07 00:00:00

ISLAND OF JERSEY.

•
Mr. ABERCROMBIE rose to, move fora. Copy of
the Report of the Commissioners appointed"to in
quire into the mode of electing Jurats in the
Island of Jersey. The Elonourable' and Learned
Gentleman stated at some length the nature and
constitution of the jurisprudence of the Island,
and the alarm which the inhabitants felt in-con,
sequence of the COmmission which 'it was ap,
.prehended.Was intended to bring the Constitution
back to that state in which it was moulded by
Icing John. , 'The Island, he observed, is under
-the controul of a Governor, Deputy Governor, or
Lieutenant Bailiff,Who presides over all the Jurats.
The Assembly consists of twelVeJurats elected for
life from among the Most 'respectable persons pay-
ing poor's4ates and taxes.' ' The population of the
Island is about t‘venty-five thousand, consisting
of twelve parishes, the twelve Clergymen being
nominated',by the Craivn,',and twelve Constables.
Two of rh'e',se JUrais, with the Bailiff presiding,
administer the lawsof -the Island, and from tlreir
decision an appeal lie§ to
~the Privy CoUncilr With
the Constitution thus formed, the people are sa-
tisfied, and-do not wish for any alteration. Ire
understood there was an objection to lay the cor-
respondence upon which the Commission was
founded on the, table, bfit he thought it was 'cqui,
table the people Should know on what ground they
were to be deprived cif their Constitution. He
thf'-efore moved, tic.

)Ir. RY DER admitted that for three or four years
representations had been Made to his Najesty's,
Government on the subject of the present Consti-
tution of the Island. :Those were repeated, -and
it was 'absolutely necessary. to make some impor-
tant alterations in the laws. 14 consbquence of
those intimations, Government interfered, and
the commission alluded to was issued with autho.:-
rity to,procced to, the island to obtain full knotv-
ledge of the laws which were now in existence,
and also those'which • had hefetofore existed.—
The report of these Commissioners .h had been' Made,
but on that report at present,, no proceedings were
had, consequently the House would not desire
information upon a matter which' was-sub judice as
yet. If his Majesty's present Government were
to make :laivs- for the' 'Colonies (which was un-
doubtedly the prerogative of: the Crown), it cer-
tainly,w.as consistent in the. House to ask for the
documeats upon which- those laws .were grounded,
and if they" had exceeded their powers in Making
arbitrary laws, then Parliament _might call them
to' :recount. The motion waspremature, and made
before any steps were taken by. his Majesty's pre-
sent Government, and therefore: it would have
come with a better grace if the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman .had waited until some alterations were
made.

Sir S. ROMILLY thought the inhabitants had
the first right of.inqUiring why they were to be
deprived of their Constitution ? • He thought also
that the people of England,; who-paid for the
Commission, should' he' satisfied. The inhabi-
tants of 'Jersey wished no alteration. The Hon.
and Learned Gentleman stated some circum-
stances with which he .was acqnainted- relative
to certain Appeals made against the election of two
Jtirats, Which he Supposed. was the ground of the
Comthission.

Lord CASTLEREAGH-agreed with his Right Ho-
nourable Friend, that no grouuds had been laid
to induce the interference of Parliament. file
Hon. and Learned Gentleman had contended,
that because Parliament voted 'money to pay the
expenses of the commission, that therefore it was
right the grounds of inquiry should be laid before
the House. As well miatTarliament demand to

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know, because they 'voted a supply, anti paid the
Army, what -instructions were given to such. and
such General Officers. Thl.! Privy Council bad
dune no more than inqui::e into :ftlieged abuses,
and until sothe 'measure wits taken .ou the report
of the Cuimpissioners, it would be premature to
to lay the documents, on which they proceeded he'
fore Parliament.

Mr.-WHITBREAD' was for the production of the
Papers, as the
_House could not be jedges Di the
steps necgssaryAo be taken to correct the abuses
which the Noble Lord admitted were in 'exist-
&nee. It was necessary they should be produeed
to satisfy the inhabitants of the. Island, who were
greatly alarmed at the apprehended innovation of
their laws:

Mr. As r.II:3.;ZOMBIE replied, and then the notion
was-negatiVed.

On the motion of the. CHANCELLOR of the E:-
CIrEQUER, an Account of the Net produce of the
Permanent Taxes, and the War Takes, fOr tha
last three yearE., ending the sth'ofiluly, 1812; was
ordered to be laid,before.the House:
The Lodal Militia Amendment Bill was rcad4
third time and Passed. '
•Mr. GOULBORN brought up the Report of the
-Committee of Supply. • •
Dri the inotion for 'granting a sum Qf 30,0001.
towards the ereetion.of a lienitentiary House,
Sir SAMTIT.T. ROINIILLY was not disposed to Ol'
'posy ,the grant ;. but, he thought.. the estimate
experice„,about 260,000/, was enormous, and re:-
gretted so large a suin should be required.
Mr. HOLFoito explained that the estiinate wai
large in consequence of the increased price:in the
materials.. ,

Mr. WHITBREAD hoped, that when the building
was complete, it would obviate the necessity .Of
sending convicts to a distant colony, and conse-
quently the expense would not be then so much
felt.

This Resolution, and two others for granting
sum of 10(1,0001. in aid, of Queen Anne's. Bounty,
and of 23,000/. for-the African Coast Government,

were agreed to.

The other Order's of the day were deferred, and
then the House adjourned. -

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MAILS.
Annivr.n-1 Guerniey, 1 JerSey, 2 Aublin, 3 Waterford.
Due.-1 Cadiz, 1 Lisbon.

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LONDON,
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1812.

• We feel deep regret hi the necessity of inform-
ing our readers) that a Very alarming shock
affected his • MAJESTY yesterday than-lino:, 'which
for same time was attended with the loss of speecli:
The PrIN-cE REGENT being apprised of this state
of his Royal Father, immediately left town for
Windsor.' The Duke Of CAMIIRIDGE, and some of
his Royal Brothers also hastened to Windsor from
the same dutiful and affectionate impulse. nig
MAJESTY was somewhat better in the course of the
day, but remained in a state which excited much
agitation and alarm. In Consequence of this dis:
tressing event, the PRINCE- REGENT'S Levee,
which was to have taken place-this clay, is post-
poned.

The report of this morning fr6m Windsor stated..,
that his MAJESTY was rather better. The Pirscs
REGENT, who returned last night, again left tosvo

this morning.

This morning an Anholt Mail arrived, frog
which we have made the following very interest-

ini'extricts

OREBRO, JUNE 24.—A Courier has just arriyea
with the news of *Peace having been concludea
between the Russians and Turks : one of tlie ar"
tides is, that,should Austria attack the Russians!
the Turks are to send an auxiliary corps of 50,00t"-'
men to the assistance of Russia. The same Cot
rier bring orders for General VCHTELEN to settle•

all differences between Ru-ssia and Great Bvitai¢
• .
with Mr. THORN TON, and to reque.,t England-'
assist Sweden as much as in her power.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER-FROM- COPENHAGEN,

10.

The Swedish 6azette contains a proposition
froth his Majesty to the States of the Kingdo.ill
in which the King reminds them, that by the
vice of the States, he had allowed the liberty L.
the Press, in the hope that salutary effectswou-14
have resulted from it, but that authors had.hee4,
guilty Of enormous excesses, which it was upcP*".
sary to repress.'

EXTRACT' FROM -TAB BERLIN GAZETTE.

TREATY OF ALLIANCE CONCIATDE.D THE 24TH Fi"_

BETWEEN HIS • MAJESTY THE KING OF

PRUSSIA AND HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF THS:
FRENCH, KING OF ITALy', &c. C. &c. AND RA',

VI,FIED AT BERLIN' THE STH MARCH, 1812.
" His 'Majesty the 'King of PruSSia; and leis
_Majesty the Emperor of the French, Kir)g- of
Italy, Protector 'of the Confederation of the
Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederationy&e•
&c. wishing to bind more closely the ties which
unite them, have.- named for their Pleni-
potentiaries,.. namely .his ;Majesty the-King,
of FilVislA.; Mr. FRINDERICX. WILLIAM -LOUIS

13ar0:1 DE Ent' ikilitir-ddieral of his
IVl.ajesty the King of PRUSSIA, -his Envoy Ex-
tFaorciinary, and Alinifter Plenipotentiary to his
!Liesty the Emperor:. of the French, King or
Italy, Chevalier of the Great Order of the said•
agle, and that of Merit.

Majesty the Emperor of the French, King
of Italy, Protector Of the Confederation of the
Ithine, Mediator Of the SWiss Confederation, Mr.
I..lncuii BERNARD, Count MOUT, D,uke of BAs-
ttßo Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour,
Commander of the Order of the IrOn Crown,
grand Cross of the Order of St. Etienne of Hun-
gary, St. Hubert of Bavaria, and of the Crown .of
Saxony, Chevalier of the Order of the Persian
Sun of the Ist Order, Grand Cross of the Order
of Fidelity of Baden ; one of the Forty of thr
2nd Class of the Imperial French Institute, his
Minister for Foreign Affairs, who after having
tominunicated their respective full. powers, agreed
upon the following Articles :

Art. I. There shall be a defensive alliance be-
tween his Majesty thp King of PaussiA, and his
Majesty the Emperor of the FRENCH, King of
ITALY, their heirs and successors, against 01 the
Powers of Europe with Which either of the con-
_
tractlng parties has or shall entet_into war.
Art. 2. The two high contracting Powers re-
ciprocally guarantee to each other the integrity,of
their present territory.

Alt. 3. In case of the 'pretent alliance being
taught to effect, and-every .iryfe when such case
shall.happen, The contrActing Powers will fix upon
the measures needful to be taken, by a particular
Convention.

Art. 4. Every time at England shall make
InY attempts upon the rights of commerce, either
bY declaring in a state of blockade the coasts of
'lce or other Of. tie contracting partilN, or any
ajier disposition contrary to 'the maritime rights
consecrated by.the treaty of Utrecht, all the ports
liftl coasts of the said powers shall be equally
interdicted to tine ships of neutral nations,
*llO suffer the independence of their flag to be
liotated. ,

Art. 5, The present treaty shall be ratified,
alld the iatifications exchanged at Berlin, within
The space of ten days, or sooner, if possible.
bone and signed at Paris, the 24th Feb. 1812.
(Signed) The Duke of BASSANO.
The Baron KRUSSMARK.

tERLTN, Juan 6.—According to 'our Gazettes,
e Marshal of the Empire, Dukeof TARENTE,
1"'o, as we have been informed, has been named
t° the command of the Prussian corps under the
it,"ers of General GRAWERT, has passed through
""nigsberg on his way to Memel. ,
The Co-respondent of the 19th June. contains
Convention concluded between the King of
14russia and the Emperor of France, for the mu-
tually giving up all deserters : it consists of eleven
41lieles, was entered upon on the 10th May, and
"ncluded on the 22d. The King of Denmark
IPas to be invited to accede to it.

BTociszotaq, JuNR. 20.--Last Tuesday, 16th,
.ner Royal Highness the Princess removed io Tull,-
garn, to remain there during the summer months.
1,(/'n the day precious to her removal, her Royal
{lighuess received the eompliments of the Court
on the occasion.

G4ISSLEIIMN, AINE. 16.-I—The arrivals from
jnland here have been follow

_ -
011 the 11th inst. the Russian Lieutenant SA-
/'llcR, at Courier ; on the 15th) the Russian Ge-
tral A. POCK, with his' Adjutant-General and
Itaior BERGENSTRALE. The Russian courier,
*L'ieiitenant B. Bone passed through here on 'his
ay to Finland on the 10th inst. and on the 13th
e Russian courier, LiEllt. aAVITCH, likewise
Nted through here on the same destination.
t WlttsrA, MAY 19.—The troops laying in can-
o.,
"Inents here, are furnished with necessaries
.4/111 the interior of the Empire. A great nhmher
them are gone to Courland and Semgal-.
len
; the head-quarters now are at Szawle,
erirght German miles from Mietau, twenty
ti°4l_ Memel, and fifteen from Riga.—
h .4\iajesty the EmPeror arrived at the said
eachquarters on, the Bth' inst. and on the 10th
too, ,
a eurvey of the cordon of troops, and then
troeeeded on his journey 'to Plugniary, on the
544'e Purpose. From Bence his Majesty arrived
141 the 12th, at Wellkomorz, where he held
4 review on the troops assembled under the, corn-
-4111 of General BARCLAY. DE TOLLY, and then
e.tutoed back to this place, where he arrived at
I,rt o'clock in the evening of the same day.—
ee greater part of the Russian force is assem-
N:lgiZ Semgalien, and at Windau, Dubeza, and
t,ellien• The Emperor resided for some time at
ge castle of Szawle, in June 1807, after the eon-
clue
ton of the Peace at Tilsit.

c :411erican Papers to the.3lst May have been re-
t"ett by the;Bramble schooner, and' Government
4%414 Dispatches by the same conveyance. It

aripdars that 1.3,1°. ....)ARLOW has, -like all his p.-ec7e-
cessors, ben toiled in his efforts to obtain the
Slightest redr6ss from BUONAPARTE; Tlte cur-
respondence announcing this fact waS communi-
cated by Mr. MADDisoy, in a message to the Se-
nate, on. the 26th May. The correspondence is not
published at length in. the American Papers, bUt
the substance of Mr. BARLOW'S letters are said
to be, that he endeavoured in vain to obtain any
redress, from the French Government; and that
he was convinced that it 'was their intention
merely to amuse' him. But though Mr. tmmow•
could net obtain even an oral, answei to his various
remonstrances, BtIONAPARTE . complained londly
of the till reported by the
.Cominittee of "Com-
merce ,and Manufacture in America, :for
alloty-
,ing the importation of British goods in cer-
tain cases. Mr. MADD,psoN`, in his Message to
Congress? confines himself to the mere transmis-
sion of the correspondence, without offering the
slightest comment on the 'conduct or the French
Government.

JAMAICA, MAY 16.—Three French privateers
have been, .cruizing off St. Jago, and have cap-
tured some vessels bound to Old Spain, and car-
ried them into the Mona Passage; where ^ they
were ransomed. The Governor of St. Jago had
solicited Admiral S+IRLING to send a British ship
of .war-to cruize off St. Jago for the protection of
the trade.

The Thaliq frigate sailed from Port Rnyal this
morning
.(16th May) for Negril Bay, to take un-
der her convoy the homeward-bound fleet; seve-
ral ships got under weigh wiila her.
The Jalouse aloop of war, with the Cork fleet,
arrived safe at Barbadoes on the 16th April.

We this morning received the followink letter
from Bristol :

BRISTOL, JULY 6.--There are hundreds of
Voters waiting to poll for Mr. DAvis; but owing
to the constant interference of HUNT, and the
shameful conduct of his party, the poll this day,
at half-past three, stands only as under—

Davis
Hunt

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NAVAL i E WS.

GALLANT AFFAIR.

DOVER, JULY six P. yeSterday, the
Attack gun-brig, Lieut. SIMMON:DS, perceived,
at the distance of 4 miles to the Eastward of Ca-
lais Cliff, a 'privateer, a transport galliot, and a
• sloop, under convoy; coming out of that Har-
bour, and endeavouring to tun along, shore.—
The Attack observed their motions, and made all
sail in-shore, and the gig was immediately manned
and pushed off, under the direction of Mr.C4l)uxEy,
second master; and six men ; at the same time his
Majesty's brig was kept towards' the enemy; within
.
half gun-shot of the, shore, and presently came in
view of a transport, which proved to. be of 250
tons burthen, with 16 men, armed withintisketry,
and numbered 637, under the protection of..a
lugger, armed with a 6-pounder, swivels, . and
musquetry, and a complement of 30 men, and
commanded by. a Lieutenant de 7Vais.seau yet
notwithstanding. this disparity. of force and in=
equality of numbers, our brave tars boarded the
transport in a gallant style, whils,t the enemy's
lugger boarded on the other side ; but on. Mr.
COUIUY , killing one. of the.. Frenchmen, they
sheered off, leaving the transport in our 'posses=
sion, and, I am happy to say, without,a life being
lost on our side. ."The transport was completely
,under the batteries, which kept up a constant
fire of round and grape shot for two hours, the
brig not being liable to render any assistance froth
being becalmed, or no doubt the whole of the.
enemy's force would. have been captured.

FALMOUTH, JULY 4.---Sailed his Alajesty's ship
Fawn, of 20 guns, for .Portsmouth ; his Majesty's
ship Sabrina, of 18 guns, and the Dart cutter, for
Plymouth; hiS Majesty's schooner Herring .on a
eruiie ; and the Eruizer, JEFFRIES, for Gibraltar.
Arrived this day his Majesty's schooner Bram-
ble, Licit. FLEM//sra, frorntNew York, with Mails
and Dispatches.--The federal. party there ap—
pearpd to be very. strong: The question of peace
or war.was to be debated on the Ist June. The
Branible left the Lapicing packet at New tork.
Also arrived -the Duke of Kent packet (2),.
LAWRENCE, from Jamaica; with Mails, brings no
news. The PolypigniU s sailed, with a convoy, for
England about the 26th May. Spoke the Prirt,
cess Elizabeth packet, FORRESDALE, on her voyage
to England from Surinam.

Also arri=ved• the Prussian bark Ondenteming,
C. DORNEILLSIEN, fl'OM iiourdeaux, bound to
London, with .vines, 8/e..; and the Bideforel,ljno-
KENsuA, and Earley, RICKEY, trona London.

BREAD.--This day the Lord Mayor and Alder-
men, after inspecting the returns,:ordered. present
prices .to continue-;,--Loul 20d: ' •