The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-20 00:00:00

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS.

BausseLs, APRIL 15.—W hen his Majesty the
Kiag of England pays his intended visit to his
Hanoverian dominions, he will go by the way of
Calais and Brussels.

The Russian Vice-Consul at Antwerp has just
informed' the Merchants, that by an Ukase of his
Majesty, the Emperor, dated the 26th February,
IVA,. the Port.of Sebastopol has been declared
fvee for all merchantmen coming from the Rus-
SiOJl ports in the Black Sea and on-the Sea of St.
Asoph, laden with Russian and foreign mercban-
dize. The goods must have undergone the exa
mination'.of. the Quarantine Establishments in

these places, and have complied with the forma-
lities required by tag Custom-houses relative to
the impert duties.

If we may credit the reports in circulation,
says the Augsburg Guzette, the Prince' of Ca-
rignon, has been arrested by some Piedmontese
soldiers; joist as he was going to enter the. Mi-
lamese territnry. '

AUGSBURG, ..ILPRIL 6.—The Revolution which
has just broke 'out in Moldavia and Wallachia
ilas assumed so very serious a chariCter that
Russia-and Austria have determined to take such

precautionary measures as circumstances require.
It -seems that those Powers will content them-
selves iv ith assembling 'troops to observe what
will be the issue of an insurrection, which seems
to have been long in preparation. The Divan is
in consternation at these events, for it will .find
great difficulty in collecting a sufficient force to
act against the rebels, since the Turkish army,
acting against Ali Pacha, has not yet succeeded
in subduing that rebel.,

A Courier, who arrived at Rome on the 29th
from Naples, brought from the Mole of Gaeta a
paper signed by, several. Austrian Officers, which.
is conceived in these terms. According to orders
received from Naples, General Bgant has given
up the fortress of Gaeta. He has behaved like a
brave General. We have drunk with him the
health of his Sicilian Majesty, and also the
health of the General.

LAUSANNE, APRIL G.—A tumult•of the most
alarming nature has just broken out at Bonne-
ville, the capital of 17aucigny, from the impiu-
dence of the military corinnandant, who attempted,
to oblige the soldiers, absent on furlough to re-
join their regiments, and the recruits to repair to.
the depots. The report which had been spread
of the speedy arrival of a body of Austrian troops
passing the Simplon, and to which the Swiss were
to give leave to pass, had much contributed to
excite dissatisfaction.

The Confederation has not -yet decided any
thing respecting the cordon of neutrality, though
at all events prudence demands tlia.t our frontiers

be protected.

lIANOVER, APRIL 7.—His Excellency Count
Munster has officially announced, that the King
-will visit his kingdom of Hanover at the end of
July or the beginning of August. The Royal
Authorities yesterday received the necessary in-
,structions for the reception of his Majesty and
suite. The King's route has been entirely
changed, His Majesty will embark at Dover,
landat Calais, and then proceed to Brussels and
•to Frankfort-on,theWitine. The King will pay
a visit toy his two august sisters, her Royal High
ness
.the: -I.,andgravine of Hesse Homburg and
her Majesty the_QUeen Dowager 9f Wurtem-
..
berg, His Majesty. will then•goto Gottingen, and
enter Hanover by the finest part-of hii kingdom.
DhiIIASTADT, APRIL 5.2---M. D'Anstell, Rus-
sian Minister at Frankfort, and also at our Court,
.has just delivered, to' the •Grande Duke of Hesse
;Darmstadt a letter` rroin his Majesty the Empe-
ror Alexander ,in; which his Majesty expresses
his satisfaCtion at -the,establishment of a Consti-
tution in our Grand Duchy, and- his approbation
of the principleon which it is founded.—( Brus-
sels Papers, April 17.) -
virklNA, APICili s:—His Majesty,the Emperor
.A;:strin., fid his*Minister 'Prince Metternich,
•not,neglectd;•amidst their important occu-
pations, to think-. While at Laybach of th.e.idte-
rests of the Order-of 'Malta, as we perceive by
some decrees; dated from that city; relative to that
ancient and respectable Order, ; Among other
favours conferred by the Sovereign are the resto-
ration of the' Palace of the Prior at Venice, and
of the Church and its deperidencies ; these build-
ings being calculated for the abode of the Knights
of the' Order, if they should desire, to assemble
there: Some particular privileges are also
spoken of; which are granted to the Knights, and
-which prove that the'Order of Malta may hope
one day to recover its ancient splendour. •
"Ft is believed that the Revolution in Naples
and Piedmont will at least have the good effect
of leading to the introduction of a Constitutional
GOvernment .in the Italian States. The report
of an Italian Congress, at which all the Sove-
reigns of the Peninsula attend to deliberate
,on the basis of an Italian confederation, on the
nitYtel of that of Germany, gains ground daily,
and becomes more positive.

We have-not yet heard any thing to induce a,
belief that the Russian troops, ordered to begin
their march, had received- counter orders.

.000,1) FAIDAY.-Holitlay. at all the Public Offices:

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Moining,.l3 minutes after 4. 1 Evening, 32 minutes after 4.

THE SUN.

SOLL.I oulS DICERE FALSUM .40DE4T

LONDON,
FRIDAY; APRIL 20, 1821.

Paris Papers of Tuesday arrived this morning.
The itussian. Army in Volhynia will, it is cal--
culated.,. form a junction with the Austrians in
Lombardy about the beginning of the next month.
-The retirement of Prince HARDENRERG from office
is-again spoken of with confidence.
A private letter from Turin contains an account
of the bloody affair at Novara, between the Con-
stitutionalists and the Austrians and troops of
General LATOUR.. The action was warmly con-
tested, and lasted several hours ; but in the
heat of it, Generals BELLoTz and REGIS
went over to the Austrians. The Constitutional
Army was put to the rout after an obStinate re-
sistance, and an Austrian corps is said to have
passed the Po at Placentia, to cut off-the retreat
of the remains of this army, who were endea-
vouring to :retire on A lessandria. It is reported
that an Austrian corps is to take .possessiotver
Genoa, in .. the. name of the King, VICTOR
L' AIbIANUEL.•
, . . .

The Director-General of Police at Naples has
published a decree prohibiting, the publiCation.of
any newspaper, or printed books, without his

previous sanction. Secret societies have been
again prohibited by an Ordonnance of the King,
and the ancient laws for their suppression have
been restored in full vigour. The Provisional
Government has also suspended . the forced loan
of three millions of ducats.

From Rome it appears that the Austrians have
established a Commission, called Statularia,
which is to proceed to Milan, Modena, and
Naples, to try persons accused of State offences.
We learn from Madrid, that a canon of Va-
lencia (Merino) has raised the standard of reli-
gion and the KING in the province of. Burgos,
and is at the head of an armed troop ; and

that the Curate VILLORIADO had mustered a
large force, consisting of veterans, and upwards
of 200 young volunteers, with a like object, in

the same quarter. This intelligence had excited
a great sensation-at I3urgos. The Commandant
instantly dispatched a messenger to Madrid
with the account, and requiring- reinforcements,
under the apprehension that the Curate Yu.-
LoutAno would march upon that city (Burgos)
to release the Royalists who are immured
in the`orisons, and amongst whorri are some
of his personal friends. An extraordinary
Meeting of the Cortes was summoned to take

the subject into consideration, and measures
have been adopted to suppress this formidable
insurrection, which has produced indescribable
ferment in the Provinces contiguous to that of
Eurgos.

FRENCH FUNDi.

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ceding columns.

The failure of the Bills for the restoration of
Popery into our political Constitution must be
highly gratifying to every wise and sound friend
to that Constitution, and we may presume to hope
that it will he long before the Roman Catholics
will again make any resoltite efforts to renew
their claims to participate in, legislative autho-
rity. But the question of PAIILIAMENTARY Re-
FORM ought not to be dismissed without due at-
tention, for it has been admitted on all sides,
that abuses have prevailed with respect to Parlia-
tnentary representation. It is obViously in the power
of certain persons who, at present possess great
Parliamentary interest, to have a considerable in-
fluence with any AdMinistration, and such infiu-

ence must operate in a-Manner injurious to the
country, by,preventing the diminution Of 'its bur-
thens, by the 'continuance of useless plaCes, and,
in the disposal of _Situations, -actually necessary;
not according to the nierirof Candidates,- but on'
dependents, tools and menials, recorrimended by
those who possess Parliamentary interest.
,Look
into every Public Office, and this appropriation will
be found to be the case to b. great 'extent. So that
men of education and talents, who might be use-
ful servants of the-State, and have actually serv-
ed it in Naval, Military, and other departments,
wanting such recommendation, have no chance of
rising, but are left to starve in obscurity, that provi-
-sion may be made for persons totally unqualified for
Government patronage, and wholly -unsvorthy of it.
This-abuse-is not entirely the fault of MinisterS,
who, of course, must possess a certain degree, of:
power fur the necessary business of the State. But
it has been laiabY those who have more wit than wis-
dom, and.morelevity than knowledge, that if the
Howse of Commons acts with a due regdrd to
the interests of the country, it is a matter of
little moment how the Representative Body is
constructed. Such an opinion, however, is re-

pugnant to sound policy, justice, and morality.
It is always proper to have things placed on a
right and solid foundation, and nothing. can be
more requisite to secure respect to the democrati-
, cal branch of our legislative system than all possible
purity in the mode of electing the Representatives
of the People. It is as impossible to defend the
~ . .
continuance .or what are styled the ROTTEN
BOROUGHS, upon any principles of sound policy,
as to justify the universal extension of the elec-
tive franchise. We hope, therefore, that the
queltion of Parliamentary Reform will not be
wholly abandoned, but. that it will be re-
vived, not by a Party, but as arising from the ge-
neral conviction of all wise and upright States-
men that a moderate Reform, or in plainer terms,
the correction of all corrupt means of electing
the Representatives of the People, will add to the_
stability of our unrivalled polifiCal Establislunent,
excite the confidence of, the People, and render
us more respectable in the estimation of a4l other

nations.
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