The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-26 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Came down from the
River last night and sailed, the Allies, /Union, for New South
Wales; Manley, Sayers, St. Vincent's; Swift, Artis, St.
Michael's ; Isabella, Eldertine, St. John's; Arethusa,Bri..
tannia, and Ocean, for Quebec. Also to-day, and remain, the
Skipsay, Lardler, Quebec ; Hercules, Stable Bay ; Chaleur,
Vansittart, Dalrymple; and Lowther Castle, Ruxker, for
China; Comino, Hayes, Moncrief, for New South Wales, with
convicts ; Commercial, Talbot, Ilayti ; Dyson, Collins, Cape
Coast Castle; Emperor Alexander, Armstrong, Rio Janeiro,
and several more coming down.--..particulars unknown. Arrived
and sailed for the River his Majes.ty's ship Seringapatam.
PORTSAIOUTII, APRIL 25. Wind B.—ArriVed the Comet,
M'Pherson, from Madeira. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pelter
for Newfoundland.

PLYMOUTH, A 1. RIL 2.l.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Watch..
ful, Warren, from St. Michael's, with main and maintop mast
sprung. Off the port the Armatn, Hall, from Baltimore, in
days.
FALMOUTH, Arun. 24.—Wind N.E. to S.S.E.—Arrired
the Lady Arabella packet, from Lisbon—,sailed 13th instant ;
Borodino transport, from Portsmouth for Gibraltar; Bedford,
William, Equity, and Young Porteus, outward-bound vesseLs,
from London ; Elizabeth, Bobbins. from Gallipoli in 88 days
for Hull, with damage. Sailed the Fanny, Voase, and lAster,
for Oporto ; Bedford, Martin, for Sierra Leone ; and William,
Wilson, Charente.

LYM.INGTON, Arnlt. 25.—The Purser of the lion. Com-
pany's ship Dunera landed here this afternoon with dispatches,
left China the 6th January, and St. Helena the 13th March—
spoke in lat. 5. N. the James Sibbald, homeward-bound, and
in lat. 1. N. the Waterloo, outward bound, both well—left at
St. Helena the Company's ships Thomas Coutts and Upton
Castle, the latter with a detachment of the 17th Dragoons, from
Bombay for England. The Globe, Cousins, sailed from Sr.
Helena in company with the Dunera, and called at Aseensiou
Island, the settlement all well.

The United States schooner Revenge, with 48,000 dollars on
board, is lost—money saved, except 200 or 300.

Yesterday the dispatches for China, by the ship Lowther
Castle, were closed at the East India House, and delivered w
the Purser of that ship.

The following is an extract of a Letter, dated
Vera Cruz, Feb. 18, which, although not of a
(late so recent as others that have been received,
is nevertheless interesting:—
" Of course you must be aware that no just conception can be
formed of the commercial resources of this Empire at the present
moment, things are so unsettled. The greatest part of the
goods brought here for sale have been conveyed to Alvarado, a
short distance oft as well for security as convenience, as the
communications with the interior are there easier. On the
instant the Imperial army, sent down by Iturbide to blockade
this place, joined the troops in the town and those opposed to
an usurped power, and declared that they woild not lay
down their arms or separate, until the national Congress,
its originally constituted, and in fair representation of the pro-
vinces, should be again assembled, and in a situation to dis-
cuss the interests of the country. A similar disposition pre-
vails in many other populous parts, the inhabitants being ge-
nerally dissatisfied with Iturbnde having usurped the supreme
power, contrary to the original intentions of the Revolution..
His pomp and extravagance have besides disgusted all reflect.,
ing men. The Constitutional army in this neighbourhood is
composed of from 6,0041 to 7,000 men, and all the principal
towns on this aide of the capital have declared in favour of the
Congress and a popular Government. Two of iturbide's
favourite Generals, Guerrero and Negrete, have also Khan-
cloned his party, so that it is the universal opinion that
the mushroom Emperor will very shortly be obliged to
descend from his Throne ; the more so, as it is saidhe has
taken the desperate step of declaring the Myra* Caliente:, or
this lower part of the country, in a state of rebellion. The Em-
peror is besides bankrupt in his finances, the convoy-money he
seized is expended, so that he has already had recourse to a
paper-currency, of which he issued on the 24th ult. 4 millions
of dollars ; to complain of which would with him be treason to
the State. This inconsiderate measure, and the storm tiu is
gathering against him in every direction, have, no doubt, has.
toned the, deiermination of the Vera Cruz army, who will
soon wrest from him his ill gotten pow r."

The debate upon the Catholic Claims, which
was looked for with anxious expectation, has been suddenly
put a stop to at its very commencement, by the retreat of Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT, Mr Hiram, and several other Gentle-
men of the Opposition, from the House of Commons, as
soon as Mr. Pi.o N CET T began to enter on the subject. The
reason assigned for this strange proceeding was, that so longas the
Executive wele divided on the question, it was mere mockery to
bring such motions annually before the House. What will be the
measures adopted by the friends of Catholic. Emancipation in
consequence thereof, is not yet ascertained, though the llos
nourable Gentleman who was to have opened the debate,
appeared to think that there would not this year be any
further motion thereon. We heartily wish the Roman Ca-
tholics would take the hint, and desist from this car.-
firmed chase after what the safety of the State will never
allow them to possess. The constitut;on of the coubtil
and the Protestant establishment are so closely connected, that
when one is shaken the other will instantly cease to be secure.
That the Catholics should have every indulgence compatible
with the national safety, and that they should enjoy the Ave anti
undisturbed exercise of their religion, no one will deny ; but
when they aspire to places of such consequence as Emancipat ion
would entitle them to lay claim to,—when they would quality
themselves for the highest Offices in a Government altogether
protestant, then they must themselves allow that every caution
is requisite to guard against those' alterations which their pecu.
liar tenets would urge them to introduce. The opponents of this
Emancipation have been accusedmost unjustly of minister motives
for their Opposition, and the most uncharitable 'construction
has been put upon their conduct whenever the question has been
agitated, but we feel assured that those who weigh the matter
with the calmness and consideration which it demands, will
acquit them of any intention beyond that of securing the
inestimable benefits we enjoy from a Protestant Ascend,
ancy. Many of. the most active Opponents to the Mini*
of the Roman Catholics, are known to be in habits of in.
timacy with Members of that religion, and yet they are not
from feelings of private partiality to forget the duty they owe
their counry, or, to gratify the wishes of a few. Join in attempt.,
ing to endanger the safety of the whole. But such would be
their conduct did they second these claims, anti such would be
the event were the desired concession ever to be made.—(Leeds
httelligencer, April 22.)

Some very remarkable weather was experi-
enced generally in this county on Saturday after.
noon last. At Maidstone, about four o'clock
the sky became overcast, and the clouds ap-
peared particularly wild and stormy ; thunder
was heard at a distance some time previously, but
it now became more loud, and was accompanied by
some vivid Hashes of lightning. This was shortly
succeeded by a heavy fall of hail,,the stones of
which were unusually large. Thy ground was
shortly covered with it, and in cold iltuations it
lay some time before it melted, particularly on
Lioxley Dills, which on the following morning
presented quite a wintry appearance. There
was a sharp frost in the night, and ice tolerably
thick was discernable in the morning,--(Kentish
Gazette.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DA I LY
.Extracts from the Morning Papers, Aprit2B,

[Tile TIMES.]
Among the topics contained in 'Lord Ellen-
horough's .propositions offered to the House of
Itords, there is none, perhaps, more striking than
that which stigniatizes the conduct of Ministers
in recommending to the Spaniards to introduce
changes into their constitution in order to con-
ciliate the Frencli. A'nentral system has been
thought most advisable for this country ; and,
looking to our financial situation, we are not in-
dined to dispute the convenience, at least, of that
system to those uho profess toadopt it : but then
our neutrality should be sincere and indiscrimi-
nate. Now we maintain, that in urging Spain
to introduce the modifications recommended by
France, we were doing the work of France
-7---we were acting on her side.—Had Spain
submitted, France would have obtained her
end ; she would have interfered successfully, by
means of us, in the internal concerns of Spain,
and that without being obliged to have recourse
to arms. To show that` this reasoning is true,
let us take the other side of the question. Sup-
pose, instead of pressing Spain to admit the mo-
difications, we had, with the same degree of ur-
gency, advised her to reject them, and not to
suffer her obtrusive neighbour to interfere in
any way in her concerns. Would France have
considered that as a neutral course? Would she
not ratVer have accused us of acting against her
interest aml for the independence of the Spa-
niards ? Up to the same extent, therefore, have
we effectively acted against Spanish independence,.
and in aid of French aggression.

[MORNING POST.]
The Debate of Thursday night in the House
of Lords must have convinced every man who
continued to doubt upon the subject, that the
policy of thV British Government in the existing
circurnstanceg of Europe is the wisest she could
have adopted ; and that it has been pursued and
ilinstrated by :,course of diplomatic proceedings,
which, however they may have failed to accom-
plish their'immediate objects, have been conspi-
cuous throughout for sincerity, consistency, pru-
deuce, firmness, and tumuli.. This was the
first formal attempt of the Parliamentary Op-
position to arraign the conduct of Govern-
mentin the performance of that critical and de-
licate duty which has recently devolved on it.—
The failure has been so complete--the defeat
So signal, that we imagine a similar attempt
which has been threatened in the House of Corn.
mous, will be abandoned in despair. In truth,
if the Opposition wish to retain even that small
share of , public confidenc(' which it may now
supposed to enjoy, it will cautiously refrain
from presentinr to the public mind its own po-
Mical notions on the proceedings in question, as
it will not fall to be inferred front them what its
conduct would he, if unfortunately for the country
it had any other duties to perform than those of
criticism and speculation. To afford the coun-
try an opportunity of comparing the principles:
or rather the rhapsodies, to which their conduct
would have conformed, with the solid and
practical wisdom of Ministers, is to expose
their remaining influence to a danger which
they ought most carefully to shun.--We have
seldom known a debate which afforded less
either of amusement or instruction. It consisted
almost entirely of 6bjections to the policy and
the conduct of Government, which had been al-
ready a hundred times refuted. Lord Ellett-
borough di liked the tone which Alinisters had
maintained during the negotiations, but at the
same time cautiously refrained from asserting
that a warlike policy should have been embraced.
Why did he not speak out? Simply because he
knows that the country feels grateful to Admi-
nistration for preserving to it, thus far at least,
the advantages of Peace. Ile fears to commit
Ilk party to an opinion known to be unpopular,
and he courts therefore the suspicion that if he
had been Minister, England must have been loud
and quarrelsome in words, gentle and neutral in
meaning and in conduct.

[MORN INO CH It ON ICTE.I

Our readers will recollect the notice we took
the other day of the disclosure in the Additional
Papers laid before Parliament, respecting the se-
parate article in the Treaty between England
and Spain of 1814. The separate article itself
bore .that " his Catholic Majesty engages
not to 'enter into any Treaty or Engagement
with France of the nature of that known
under the dettominat,ion of the Family Com-
pttetr itor any other which may affect the
itictepetydenre of Spain, virhich may be injuri-
ous to the ititerests of his Britannic Majecty,
or may be contrary to the strict alliance which
is stipulated by the pi eseut Treaty." Mr. Can-
ning communicated this, article to Sir Charles
Stuart on thk, 3-Ist of March last, when ht ob.
sirved---" The article, of which 1 enclose a
copy, is contained in the Treaty between his
Mujes`ty and the King of Spain of 1814, but has
never been published. It was originally a secret
article, but his Majesty having declined agree-
ing to it as such (from the opinion that it
might to be communicated to his Majesty's
Allies), its title was changed from that of a
Secret to a Separate Article. It formed part
of the Treaty communicated to the Court of
France in 1814, by the Duk'e of,Wellington, then
his Majesty's ,Arnhasszidor at Paris ; but it tvas
omitted in the copy of the Treaty laid before
Parliament at the express desire of the French
G (moment. signifu:d by the Prince de Talley.
,rand, then Minister of Foreign Affairs," This
separate article formed the subject 011 conversa-
linn in the House of Lords last night, a conver-
sation which in all probability will not soon be
forgotten by the country. Lord Holland wished
to call to the recollection of Lord. Liverpool, that
in 1816 he had distinctly stated, in answer
. Treaties
with a question from him, that in our
-with Foreign Powers there were no secret
articles—no articles that were not in the.
Treaties as published. He had a distinct recut-

lection that the Noble Earl. had answered in
1816, that there were no articles that were not
in the published' Treaties ;. and on, looking to-the
irregular Reports of what passed. in Parliament
at the period alluded to, he found that what
was stated' there coincided with his own recol-
lection."—Lord Liverpool observed, that " he
bad lint had the advantage of referring to the re-
Cords alluded to by the Noble Lord, nor had he
any precise recollection of the question and
answer in 1816, but he believed that the answer
to which the Noble Lord alluded, as to there
being no articles but what. were • in.the public
Treaties, had no reference to any question re-
lative to the Crowns of France and Spain."