The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-08 00:00:00

rßrNcil FUNDS.

June 4, Five per Cents.
Bank Stoci- 15'87 f. 50 c.

We this day received New-York Papers from
the 3d to the 11th ult. The following are ex.

tracts

[From the Onmercitil Advertiser of the 10th May.]

" The National Inielligencer announces" the
departure from Washington of the Navy Com-
missioner, on a visit to the Eastern Navy Yards.
The object of this visit is to perfect certain ar-
rangements to ensure economy in the expenditure
of the public money.
" MOBILE, Arum 3.—Extract of a Letter
from Colonel SANTIAGO, of the Mexican army
operating in Texas :-

" Port Bolivar, Jan. 10.

C 4 I take the opportunity to acquaint you with
our arrival at this port, and the commencing of
our operations against the Royaliits by taking
from them a fortification on the mouth of the
river Trinadad, with four 6-pounders, and 160
prisoners and 200 deserters.
_Our loss consisted
of 12 killed and 18 wounded.

4C We expect some provisions from the United
States, and some Officers with 900 men ; as soon
as they arrive we shall march agairist St. Antonio.

" The French sloop of war PEsperance has
arrived in the Delaware, in 41 days, from Ha-
vre, with. despatches (no doubt from the French
Minister.)"
" BOSTON, MAY 3.—A vast number of adven-
turers are bound to the Floridas, to make, or to
try to make, their fortunes. Pensacola, it is sup-
posed, will become the most important harbour
on the coast, both for the sale and shipment of
American produce : it is more convenient than
New Orleans, and one of the most healthy situa-
tions on the Gulf of Mexico. Commodore Ro-
GERS it is supposed will be the Naval Commander
on that station, and he will reside at,Pensacola."
A letter from New York of the 9th ult. states,
that a steam-boat coming from New Orleans had
been blown up, and several lives had been lost.

The second reading of Mr. W. WILLIAMS'S
Bill respecting occasional Votes was last night
again postponed,. in consequence of the great
length of the debate on Mr. Home's motion on

the conduct of Sir THOMAS MAITLAND in the
government of the lonian Isles. We regret that
these delays should take place, and that the Ses-
sion is drawing so fast to a close, before the im-
portant and beneficial regulations contemplated
by this Bill are brought under the consideration
of the House. Since the Bill was last before
Parliament, we observe that it has undergone
some alteration, if not amendment, by confining
its operation to Freehold Boroughs, and specifi-
cally excepting what are called, in parliamentary
language, Burgage Tenure Boroughs. This al-
teration, though we do not entirely approve of it,
we think justifiable, not only on the ground of
its relieving the Bill from the objections which
were urged against it in 1819, but of the prac-
tice, in modern times, of considering the doc-
trine of occasionality as not applicable to these
Boroughs. There is, perhaps, no sound reason
to bt. urged in favour of exempting them from
the operation of the laws against occasionality,l

nor indeed have all Election Committees consi-
dered them as exempt, for so late as 1791 the
Committee on the Horsham case declared, that
they " were not of opinion with the Counsel for the
" petitioners, that, because ancient burgages could
" not be split, the conveyances of them could
" not be occasional ; but, as it is very generally be-
lieved that conveyances of burgage tenements,made
even under the most pregnant circumstances of
legal fraud, ore good and valid for the purposes

of an election, we think Mr. WILLIAms has done

wisely in introducing'this exception into his Bill,
-„
and thus disarming its opponents of e only ar-
_
gumentvvhich they were able, on, the ormer oc-
.
vion, to `urge against it. lirtl!istAre- heard, how-
ever, that a new objectima is to be taken to the
Bill; but as this objection is evidently founded
on error, we do not apprehend that it will. have
any weight with the House, or induce them to
reject a Bill, the only object of which is to snaky
the law of elections uniform, and to extend to
freehold Boroughs a regulation, which has been
found extremely beneficial in counties, and towns,
and cities, which are counties of themselves.—
The objection to which we allude is, that the
present Bill will disqualify persons claiming to
vote in Boroughs in respect to land tax. We
have read the Bill with the greatest attention,
and we cannot find that it contains any thing to
warrant the supposition of its having this effect,
except a clause which is similar in substance to
the clause in the 18. Ceo. 2. declaring that
no public tax shall be deemed a charge on a
freehold estate,
,reducing its annual value
within the meaning of the • oath prescribed
by that Statute. The - clause is certainly in-
applicable to the cases contemplated by the
Bill in question, and therefore it would per-
haps be better to omit it when the Bill is in tho
Committee, in order to obviate any .doubts which
might be raised upon it; but surely it can never-
give rise to an objection that is to be fatal tQ'a
measure, which will do more towards satisfying
the rational part of the community, and depriv-
ing the disaffected of their hacknied topics of
declamation on the abuses of the 'Constitution',
than all the wild and undigested schemes of
Reform which are too frequently brought under
the consideration of Parliament.

IMPORTANT TO PROTESTANTL--It would ap-
pear that the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland
are still holding out hopes of the attainment of po-
litical power by that body at no distant period.
We regret this, as we are convinced such hopes
can never be realised. Dr. Tao y has addressed
a Circular Letter to the Roman Catholic Bishops,
recommending them to direct the several Orders
of their Clergy to impress upon their respective
flocks the necessity of facilitating the account
of the population of Ireland, now in progre*s.
He says :

" The necessity of ascertaining the amount of the population:
as a preparatory step towards ensuring the success of any ulte-
rior measure of practical utility to the count.-y-, is now univer-
sally recognized. The conciliatory disposition of the Govern-
ment and the friendly sentiments so openly and unequivocally
avowed by it towards us, afford strong assurances that it is now
undertaken solely with a view to this its only legitimate object
and, therefore that, if properly supported, it may be the happy
means of leading to the internal welfare of a people, of whom so
large a portion is entrusted to ou a charge."—(Hibernian Jour.)

His MAJESI'Y has signified his intention of
nouring the Duke of DEVONSHIRE with his come-
party to dinner on Thursday next, at Devon"
shire-house.—His MAJESTY will give a juvenile
ball on Wednesday next, at his Palace, Pall-
mall, to which a great number of the Nobilitf
are invited.—Yesterday Viscount SIDMOUTH had
an audience of the KING, at his Palace in Pan-
mall.

Her MAJESTY went to Epsom Races on Wed•
nesday and yesterday. Her Majesty will go
in state to-morrow,
.from her house in South Aud-
ley-street, at three o'clock, to dine with the
LORD MAYOR ; and several distinguished per-
sons who are invited to meet her MAJESTY, will
attend at the QUEEN'S house at the same hour,
and accompany her MAJESTY to the Mansion-
house.—Lord HOOD, by command of her MA'
JESTY, has issued cards of invitation for a part'
on Wednesday next, at Cambrid4e-house.
Yesterday morning the Duke and Duchess Of
CLARENCE.accompanied by the Duchess of KEsl
and the Princess AUGUSTA, !eft town about ten
o'clock, for Epsom Races ; after the races, their
Royal Highnesses went to Bushy Park to dill-
ner.—Prince LEOPOLD arrived hi town yester-
day from Claremont.—Yesterdav, Prince Lt°'
FOLD dined with Viscount and Viscountess Asp{-
BROOK, at their house hi Mansfield-street'
Wednesday night, the Princess AUGUSTA and 01'3
Duchess of CLARENCE honoUred with their pre-
sence the performance 'at the Hanover-squat°,
Rooms,-for the benefit. or the Royal Society o'
Musicians.

DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF MEXBORGTTGIy."
We sincerely. regret to state that the Couoteo
of MEXBOROUGH died yesterday, aft.nr a le°,
hoUrs illness, at the Earl of . MExttonovGo'
house, in Piccadilly.
The' Countess of Powis, we are happy tosOtfi
was- somewhat better yesterday.
Count •LAVALETTE arrived on Saturday 8t
Paris, but labouring under a severe attack of E,(1„
goat. instantly went to his wife, to 0;,,-
Maison de Sante (Lunatic Asylum) or Dr.
LAFoNo, at Chaillot, where the most affectionate
care and attention have. been Imo, paid to her.
Notwithstanding the distracted state of Grrtcert.
'we are glad to hear of the safety of smile "
countrymen travelling there is inteiligenof the arrival of Baron LEE and his s",
PONSONBT,and Mr.CIittISTIE, ill a private yad,"
ice
at Athens.
ELECTION OF A COMMON. CovNcrt.mAlc—The
election for the Ward of Alder gate closed yes-
terday, when Mr. WALTON was declared duly
elected, the numbers beinx,— For Mr. WALTON
124; for Mr. DIGGF,NS7II4;--majority 10.
PROPHECY.—III the 17th century an astrolo-
gerpredicted that the year 1822. would be fatal
to the Turkish empire ;, that it would suffer
grievous calamities,.'and tyliq,ht; perhaps be area
itroyed.=—(liamburgh Paper.)