The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-05 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 2.—The Second Chamber of
the States General, in its sittings of the 28th and
29th Nov., and Dec. 1, was almost wholly occupied
with the discussion of the motion of M. de Brouc-
kere, for the abrogation of the law of the 10th April,
1815 ; of the Decree of 20th April, 1813 ; and the
Law of 16th of, March, 1818—but the debate was
not finished.
M. de Brouckere, in a speech which took an hour
in the delivery, made a profound impression on the '
numerous assembly. The laws in question, he said,
had produced monstrous persecutions. in 1815,
when a conqueror. menaced our political existence,
the Sovereign necessarily had recourse to extraordi-

nary measures, which were justified by the circum-
stances. The Press, said he, is the only means of
communication between the Government and the
nation. It makes a way through all obstacles. In
a Constitutional State the King can do no wrong ;
he must be informed by the Press, which is a check
on the arbitrary acts of Ministers. The liberty of the
press may be abused, but this is an inconvenience of
trifling importance compared with the mischief
which the Government may do when that mischief
does not exist. The speaker enumerated the con-
demnations that have taken place by virtue of, the
law of 1815. " Our individual liberty depends on
the Procurators of the King and their substitutes,
and at the bottom on a single Minister. Since 1817
there have been 56 persons accused by virtue of
these laws, which ought to be erased from our Sta-
tute-book as a disgrace to us, for without public
liberty there is no private liberty. M. Fabre-Leng-
pre, De Stassart, De Gerlache, Van Susse, Van
Ysselt, De'Laughe, S. De Volsberghe, De Angilis
Sumvs, some of them speakers of great ability, at
considerable length supported the motion of M. de
Brouckere. Few were against it, and most of those
protested their attachment to the liberty of the
press, and their desire to see the laws in question;
but thought that as the King had promised
that a measure on the subject should be laid
before the Chambers in the course of the next

•••••
Session, it would be the best to wait for the Royal
proposition. In the Sitting of the 2d, seven Mem-
bers spoke in favour of M. de Brouckere's mo-
tion, and three against it. The list of the Members
who had entered their names was exhausted ; the
debate, however, continued ; the Minister of Justice
spoke, and M. de Brouckere replied. The closing
of the debate was called for, but rejected by 51
votes to 51. The debate will be resumed to-morrow.

On this memorable occasion our RepresentatiVes
have felt all the importance of the question. All
except five, who are absent from causes which they
could not controul, were at the post to which their
duty called them. Eighty attended the discussions
in the Sections ; 105 have been present at the pub-
lic debates. Even those Members who usually give
a silent vote hare, on this occasion, thought it due
to public opinion to explain the motives of their con-

duct. The Chamber has almost unanimously, and
with the energy which conviction gives, defendud
the liberty of the press. Whatever may be the fate
of M. de Brouckere's motion, the debate has had a
most favourable influence on the public mind.--
Brussels Papers, Dec. 3.

Yesterday, pursuant to notice, the church of
the united parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth, and St. Mary
Woolchurch-Haw, in Lombard-street, was re-opened for
the fist time since its having been altered and beautified.
Upan the occasion a most admirable sermon was preached
by the Right Reverend Charles James, Lord Bishop of Lon-
don, before the Lord Mayor, several of the Aldermen,
Sheriffs, and other members of the Corporation, and such
a numerous congregation was seldom witnessed.
The scene painters at both Theatres are en-
gaged in preparing for their Christmas Pantomimes. Stan-
field, wilt) is recovered from a severe indisposition, is said
to have been peculiarly happy in the invention of sonic new
and appropriate scenery to accompany the Grand Spectacle,
which is prepared by BalTymore. Roberts and Grieves, at
the other house, in conjunction with Farley, who never
fails to be successful, anticipate much from their labours.
Neither Pantomime is yet named.

Important letters and papers, relating to the
history of the stage, during the management of Garrick,
have been recently discovered in the archives of the late
Joseph Austin, Esq., the Father of the Stage, who died at
Kentish Town. Joe Austin not only acted with Mr. Gar-
rick at Drury-lane, but, until tie death of the English
lloseius, was his personal friend. Austin afterwards
became manager and proprietor of an extensive range of
provincial Theatres in the north of England—first assn.
ciating as partner with Mr. Heaton, afterwards with Mr.
Whitlock, who married a sister of Mrs. Siddons ; and
lastly, with that unrivalled actor, Joe Munden.
The Rev. Charles Este (who, in conjunction
with the eccentric Major Topham and Mr. John Bell, ori-
ginally established the World newspaper) is (lead, at a
very advanced age. Mr. Este was a person of great con-
versational powers, and a very original writer. In the
World he intrAuced a quaint style of dramatic criticism,
bleb happily expired when he ceased to write. He was,
however, considered a very accurate judge of acting, not-
withstanding his almost unintelligible method of expressing
himself. Airs. Siddons and John Kemble were the idols
whom he worshipped to the end of his and so pure
and so perfect did he deem their eriunciation and emphasis,
that he was induced for a length of time to imitate their
manner in the pulpit. Mr. Este published a Tour on the
Continent, which, in composition, partakes of his peculiar
newspaper style. We believe he (lied in very independent
circumstances, and we know his death was deeply regret-
ted by an extensive circle of friends. He secured to him.
self an annuity on Major Topham's Yorkshire estates, be-
fore retiring from the editorship of the World.

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS
Bank Stock '419 8%
3 per Cent. Bed. s6li ii%
3 per Cent. Cons shut
D itto
54 per
Red. Cent. 9.5%
9514%
4 per Cent.
Dltto, 11,26 1011434344
B ink 1— Ann. 19 7-16
India Stc•ck • •
Dittn 11, nds - 66 69 pm,

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS
Austrian Bonds
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Chilian Bonds „„,
Colombian Bonds
Ditto, 1811 24 IA
Danish G 3%
Greek Bonds
Ditto, 18'25
Guatimala
Mexican Bonds
Ditto, 1825 "!4

LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1828,

Lisbon Gazettes to the 23d ult. have been
received. Don MIGUEL is not yet dead, at
least so say the Officials. Himself and the
Infantas remain, according to the invariable
bulletins, " without any change." The situation
Of the people is almost as bad as that of their
ruler. The prisons arc full.

Brussels Papers, of the 3d inst., contain an
abstract of a very animated_debate which took
place in the Second Chamber of the States-Ge-
neral, in its sittings of the 28th and 29th of No-
vember and the Ist of December, on the motion
of M. DE BROLICKERE, for' the abrogation of
the law of the 10th of April, 1815, of the decree
of the 20th of April, 1815, and the law of the

6th of March, 1818, touching the Liberty of the

Press. The debate was not concluded, and the
attempt to close it was resisted by 54 to 51. The

motion of M. DE BROUCKERE was supported
with great ability. The Only answer which the
Ministerial Speakers gave, was to postpone the bu-
siness, as the KING had promised that a measure
on the subject should be laid before the Chamber
in the course of the Session. This is the
eternal apology for existing abuses when
the ExeCUtive wields irresponsible power.---
The existing law was enacted during a period of

intestine commotion—hnmediately after the in-
corporation of Belgium with Holland—and was
therefore more intended to repress rebellious ex-
citement than calculated for times of peace
and orderly conduct. It savoured, in fact,
altogether more of a despotic than a freeborn
character. " The latitude of punishment which
it permitted was therefore excessive, and the dis--
cretion which it intrusted to the Judges un-
limited. According to the quality of the libel,

the court might condemn the party accused to
10,000 or 100,000 florins,—to an imprison-
ment of one month, or of ten years,—to hard

labour, or to any other rigorous penalty short of
death. No jury was interposed between the
prisoner and judges appointed by the Crown
in cases where the Crown was prosecutor ; and
the subject had no security but in the mercy of
a tribunal, on which the press, which suffered,
by it, was not allowed to invoke the controul of
public opinion."

German Papers have been received to the 29th
ult. The President of Greece was busily engaged

in consolidating the internal Administration of
the country. A decree was published for esta-
blishing a post-office throughout the various
departments, from which much good to com-
merce and internal order must shortly result.
It seems by the Universal Gazette of Greece,
that a dreadful massacre of the Christians took
place in the town of Candia, on the 25th
August ; when- 750 dead bodies were counted
in the streets. If this barbarity really took place
we must surely have heard of it long ago.

We regret to announce that the Earl of
LINTERPoor. d►ed yesterday morning at Coombe
Wood. His Lordship's decease will cause
no Ministerial. sensation. The stroke which
deprived the country of his services closed
his political career. Ample particulars of his
Lordship's life and character will be found in
another column.

Letters of the 21st June have been received
from Sydney, New South Wales, which we are
sorry to state represent the Colony in a very un-
favourable point of view. It seems that the
failure of the harvest had been attended with
much distress to the settlers, and this had been
further increased by the arrivals, which were so
numerous that the principal part were unable to
find house room ; indeed, the distress had be-
come so great that many families had been in-
duced to lay in a six months' stock of grain for
their supply, and the evil had been still further

increased. by an order of the Governor, in which
he suggests the propriety of all persons limiting
their consumption of flour to the least possible
quantity, which had occasioned a further advance
on this article, (from the alarm it created) full
50 per cent. Wheat is now quoted 15s. per
bushel. Trade remained in a dreadfully dull

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(South Sea Stock
Old Annuities Annuities cti,,i
New t)itto —
(Ex. Bills, .£l,OOO Al. 65 67ipm,
Ditto 500:2d. 66 69 pm.
Nino Small
Ditto Commercial
Bank M Account ...._
(Cons.
for Account . ..... -
ICons. for Acct. Erni 5,4%

THIS DAY AT ONE 0 ci.ocK.
Neapolitan —
Peruvian Bonds .... ..........
Portuguese Bonds
Prussian, Old
Ditta, New —
Russian o6 v,
Spanish, 18:21
:---- 1823 —
French Rentes, sp. c. —f —..c.
Exchange —f. —c.
:3 per cent —l. —c.
Exchange

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The Paris Papers do not contain any news of
political importance from the theatre of opera-
tions in the East. The illoniteztr calls the at-
tention of the Administration to the high price
of bread in Paris, which is at present nearly as
high as it has been in unfavourable years, being
19 sous for the 41b. loaf. The other French
Papers are principally filled with extracts from the
Brussels Papers, respecting the debates on the
present law of the Press.

state, and money was-scarce. Much alarm was
beginning to be felt, as it was foreseen by many
that the lower classes, of which the Colony chiefly
consists, would not long remain tranquil. Al-
together the accounts are extremely distressing,
and every thing is overdone in this part of the
world.

The following was posted at Lloyd's late this

afternoon :
SIR, Foreign Office, Dec. 4.
With reference to Lord Douglas's letter of the
Ist of October, I am directed by the Earl of Aber•-
deen to communicate to you, for the information
of the Committee of Lloyd's, that British vessels,
whatever may be the nature of their cargoes, which
have cleated out for Constantinople from any port
of Great Britain or Ireland, before the Ist of October, or
from any port in the Mediterranean before 30th October,
will meet with no ekstruction frons the Russian squadron
blockading the eatrance of the Dardanell4s. Vessels which
may have cleared out subsequently to these periods, and
which are laden with provisions, or articles contraband
of war, will be liable to interruption by the blockading
squadron. . I am, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
J. BACKHOUSE.

To the Chairman
of the Committee at Lloyd's.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY,

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. 4.—Wind W.S.W.—The outward,
bound remain.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 3.--Wind W.S.W.--Arrived
from London, (be Narcissus, 'Watson, for Messina;
Ocean, Renderswill, for Rio Janeiro; Mary, Doug-
las, for Sierra Leone; Firth, Robertson, for the
Mauritius; Elizabeth, Collings, for Van Dieman's
Land; Ina, Toms, for Tobago ; and Ebenezer, Chan-
cellor, for Cadiz.

FA 'Ziff Tlf, DEC. 3.—Wind S.S.W.and W.S.W.
—Arrived from London, the Nimble, Broad, for the
Mauritius, with loss of anchor and cable. The J.
Laing, for Rio; Coriolanus, and Cygnet, for Jamaica ;
Jamaica, for Antigua; Ruckers, and Lord Gode-
rich, for Grenada; Highbury, for Gibraltar; Re-
trench, for Teneriffe; Eliza, for Sc ville; and Sovereign,
and Olive Branch, for St. Michael's. Arrived the
Sea Nymph, from Naples; and Magnet packet,
from Lisbon.

COWES, DEC. 4.--Arrived the Norfolk, Keened
From Miramiehi.

WHITBY, DEC. 3.---Wind W. moderate.--The
Berwick, of Sunderland, has been got afloat to-day,
and will harbour. The Paragon has gone to pieces;
stores saved. The Harmony, of Sunderland, has
gone to pieces, and the wreck will be sold. The
Peace and the Johnston are expected to be•got off.
BRIDLINCTOIsi, DEC. 3.---The Providence, Turn-
bull, of Sunderland, was brought in here yesterday
with both masts cut away, and loss of anchor and
chain, near Hornsea, on Monday.

The Triton, from Dantzie to Newcastle, was
totally lost, on Monday, near ,Hamburgh.
The Jane, Cunningham, from Oporto and Lan-
caster to Glasgow, was on shore on Wednesday at
Whitehaven, but expected to be got off.
The Janet, Gibbon, of Kincardine, was driven on
shore the 12th ult. on the Isle Oransay ; part of the
cargo saved.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CIT Y, TIVELPE 0' CLOCK.

The state of the English Funds, notwithstanding
the reported arrival of an Express, some say two,
from Paris, has been extremely uninteresting the
whole of the morning, and very little business doing';
in fact, the steadiness of the market is attributed, in
a great measure, to a want of information concerning
the foreign news, which has not yet transpired. Con-
sols for account opened at 87 -, and have not
varied, up to the above hour, mere than a sixteenth
higher, at which rate they may now be quoted.
India Bonds are 68 ; and Exchequer Bills, 6.5 7 pm.
The Foreign Funds may be considered neatly in
a dormant state, and prices nominal; Brazilian Bonds
are 644 i; Buenos Ayres, 47 8; Colombian, 241;
Russian, 964 1 ; and Portuguese, 5.5 1.
In Shares there is scarcely any real business, but
the prices generally are stated lower, with the excep-
tion of Bolanos, which are quoted at 80 100 pm.;
Imperial Brazilian Mines arc from 11 to 2 per cent.
lower, being 41 3 pm. o
Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto, for Jan.
21, 87i- i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 86i i ; Three and
a-half per Cent. Reduced, 95A- i; India Stock, 242 ;
Bank Stock, 2081 91 ; India Bonds, 68 pm.; Ex-
chequer Bills, 65 7 pm.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Some gloomy reports having got into circulation,
have caused the Consol Market to retrograde to
87i I, but they have recovered to 874 buyers again.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, 87i I.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols Danish 631
Do. for Ac. 87i 1 Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds 64i Mexican, 1825 321
Buenos Ayres Peruvian 191
Chilian Do. Russian 961
Columbian, 1824 23i Spanish 10f