The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-24 00:00:00

•COMS'ION COUNtIL.

A Court ofCommon Connell Was yesterday held
'at Guildhall, for the purpose`orreceiving the Re-
purrs of certain Confroittees relative to the various
peritions thathad'been referred to them.
Mr. DIXON, after a few prefatory retharks,
nt6ved that the Sheriffs, %Om werein attendance
without the Council Chamber, titight 'be allowed
"to take theirstats, not witlisrantEng their not being
Members f `the'Council.
The Owicin having been'seconded, 'was put and
carfieft nuanimously,- and the Sheriffs were called
'in, and took their seats accordingly.
The .LORD MAYOR read a letrer which he 'bad
*received -from Mr. Alderman C. ,timith, the Lard
Mayor Elect, expressing his willingness to take
tipon `liiraself the Office. His Lordship also
called tie attention of the Assembly to a Memo-
rial which had been presented by certain fisher-
men on the Essex coast, praying the Council to
grant them relief. The petition was read, and
the further consideration referred to the Commit-•
tee of Navigation.
Several petitions were read, and referred to the
Committee of City Lands.
THE LORD MAYOR'S CHAPLAIN. •

• Mr. BumPsTeAn, in rising to address the Conn-
. cil in regard to this Gentleman, assured them, ,
that it was not any private ,hostility- to the Rev.
Gentleman that actuated him, but the principle
that he would not be doing his duty to them- if he
suffered. a public body to be insulted. In the
,•sermon which was the subject of the present.
complaint, there were some passages, which, to.
say the least of Uteri, were extremely dangerous,
and corittary to the principles which had beenim--
bitted with their mother's milk. The Rev. Gen-
tleman had preached up to the Corporation on
the Bth of June, at St. Paul's Church, passive
obedience to the laws which might be subversive
of their rights, and for this he expected to re-
ceive the thanks of the Corporation, and an order
to have his sermon printed.
The motion of Thanks was then put, and the
Sermon ordered to be printed, anti a copy of it
sent to each Member of the Council.
Mr. WALTH&TAN observed, that in the present
case the pulpit .had been prostituted to political
• purposes. Was it necessary, he would ask any
thinking man, to impress !Toil the Judges the ne-
cessity.of carrying the laws speedily into execu-
- two ? AVLen,,on looking back to former tittles, it
:would be found that Judges had gone so far as to
"reprimand Juries ; and if they were allowed to be
addressed from the pulpit in such language, what
might not be expecteol to be the issue Here
was a Minister of the Gospel entering into a po-
litical discussion, and political denunciations from
the pulpit, that place which ought to be set apart
for the purposes of . Divine Worship ; and it be-
tame them to express, in the strongest manner,
their disappiobation of such conduct. It was cu-
rious enough, that although the Reverend Gentle-
roan had though fit to quote from Scripture the
necessity of carrying the laws into speedy execu.•
tion, he (tad tint thought fit to bring forward any
.of the many passages to be found which recom-
mended
,the tempering justice .with mercy. • He
had attempted to slier that they, the Judges,
bad the dispensation of the law, and might
punish with equal rigour under the heathen as the
ClitiStian dispensation. He had not told them
that. Judges were appointed by the King, but still
were amenable to the people ; for beheld that the
• people bad no rights at all. It should be recol-
lected that the Reverend Gentleman was not the
Chaplain of the Corporation, and at the very mo-
ment that he had thought fit to deliver before the
Judges the sentiments now complained of, the
COrporation were petitioning for a redress of
their grievances ; it was at a moment when their
rights and liberties were suspended—when the
great bulwark of the Ileitis() Constitution Wits
taken front them. He could consider the sermon
nothing less than a deliberate attack upon every
person who was petitioning against public griev-
ances. After going over the different passages in
the Sermon, and commenting at considerable
length on each, he concluded by moving an
amendment, in substaucc that the Pulpit had been
devoted to political purposes, that political denun-
ciations had emanated from it, and that it bad
evidently an improper tendency.
Mr. WlLLtams seconded the motion. He agreed
with the preceding speaker in what he, had pro-
pounded, and lamented that the Pulpit had been
made the vehicle of political discussion. Was it,
he asked, those persons who had advocated the
cause of Reform that had committed devastation
and plunder ? Was it right that they should be
.branded because a rabble had been guilty of some
• excesses ? What attempts had been made by the
persons designated Reformists to subvert the Go-
vernment ?--• •
• Mr. DixoN should not have been present- this
day had he not felt himself, (being the, proposer
of the Vote of Thanks on Use former occasion
called upon by duty. There was no men that
Would spurn the idea of such conduct as had been
attributed to the Reverend G:ntleman more than
himself, and, from, his knowledge of him as a
public character, he knew him to be incapable of
such baseness. He felt' that (he was nut
ill-
grounded in his opinion, when lie said that the
Gentlemen who moved and seconded the Amend-
ment never cut a worse figure than they did on,
the present occasion during the whole course of •
their republicanistn. Though be would say that
political matters should ,not emanate from the
pulpit, yet there were public occasions when it
became necessary for the Minister, in quoting
his text, to warn his hearers not to be led astray
by the inflammatory harangues that might be
doled out to them. Had the Reverend Gentleman
acted up to the views of the Movtr and Seconder
of the Amendment, it would have been said of
him, " Here is a man that dares to do his duty ;"
but; however, he trusted these Gentlemen would
•be caught in their own snare. He read over se-
veral extracts front the sermon, and challenged
the opposite Speakers to say whether they desert,-
' erthe animadversions 'that had been cast upon
them. After reading a letter which lie had ad-
dressed to. the Reverend Gentleman, as also one
which be halld-received front hint, he concluded by
voting for the original motion.
Mr. HARVEY asked whether the pulpit ought to

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICER& FAL.suu AUDEAT

LONDON,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1817.

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Tuesday last. The following are extracts :
" PAats, OCT. 21.—The Duke of Wellington

arrived at Paris yesterday evening.
" One of the most interesting personages in
the affair of Rhodez, and who has. been. little
spoken ot, is the little girl Bancal, her deposi-
tions in the new Instruction are of the greatest im-
portance. She does not vary in her declarations,
and shews in her answers a spirit, and at the
same time a candour, which has much struck the
Juge d' instruction. She relates all the circum-
stances of the crime, the commission of which she
witnessed, and which she observed through a hole
in the curtain of the bed into which she bad
glided. They began, she says, by inducing M.
Eualtles to write. Jausion then struck at bins
and drew back. Bastide finished the murder.
She then heard a noise in the closet, from
whence a lady came out.with a long veil. Thil
lady went out dressed in male attire. Bastide
wished to kill her; the whisPered in the ear of
Jausion,. who saved her, after, having made her
swear that she woad divulge nothing.. Having
perceived the little, girl in the bed, one of them
passed his band over her . eye's to ascertain whe-
ther she was asleep. Bastide proposed to kill her.
Bancal declared, that he would never consent to
it. Bancal's wife said she would consent for 400
francs.

" The Duke- d'Angouleme arrived at Dieppe on
Friday last, where he was received with great en-
thusiasm. His Royal Highness resumed his jour-

ney the next day.
We learn from Petersburg(, that the Prince
Gortehakoff, who was to have been tried in conse-
quence of some charges against him, arising out
of his administration of the War department, is
dead. His death is attributed to chagrin.
" The Count de Rostopschin has hired at Paris
the Hotel de Montebello, for six months.
" A letter from Chatillon sur Seine states, that
there has been discovered in the environs of that
town a, species of stone which may serve fur li-

tbography.
'the after TilSi, yesterday received,. a
visit from the Duke of Orleans.

`.` the 1)441‘e tiNn;gplitetne into
Elbuen yesterdayalternoon. .

FrE?TCH FIVE FUR CENTS.

Sit ustlay. . •

f. c.

'"SrocKiid,Oer.3.—'l-he Diet has- been'snm
Moned by a Ro•a1 tira*ClamatiOn, 'to meet speCially
on the 20th of November. This measure is re-
sorted to in consequence of the failure of the
discount Banks, •

" BERLTN, OCT. .—The grand lianthal ma-
nceuvres terminated the day before yesterday.
The troops assembled Imre for that purpose,
formed .19 battalions, and 28 squadrons; Witt' s.O
pieces, of artillery.
" Rome, OCT. s.—The measures of Govern-
ment- have been hitherto ineffectual Wish regard
to die brigands in the. environs of Anagni and
Frosipone, they Oving been regularly informed
by traitors; of what was intended against them)
and they were thus enabled to avoid the danger.
The names of 57 brigands have been posted up at
the corners of the streets at Rome, anti a price
set upon their heads; This has produced some
effect.-

" NVREMBERO, OCT. 13.—One of the Journals
announces, that there has been great disorders in
an important town of Germany, and that these
disturbances have assumed a serious character.
" The Prussian Government has taken off the
prohibition of the export of grain and other pro-
duce with respect to Bavaria. This measure is
adopted in consequence of Bavaria having permit-
ted the exportation of the same articles. The
Prussian Government is disposed to establish the
principles of unlimited freedom of importation and
exportation':of 'every species of produce, and to
have in future no restrictions except with regard
to those countries which adopt control)? prin-
ciples. •
" MANHEIM, OCT. 14.—The Count de Got-
torp (Ex-King of Sweden) has had at Hanau a
long interview with the Elector of Hesse.

" CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 10.—The new re-
bellion of Derebegli Tudsciti Oglou, who has re-
volted at Pschanick, has had serious consequences,
and gives rise to considerable preparations. The
newly levied marine troops ..are to embark. imme-
diately on hoard a goelette and two brigs, pro-
vided with sufficient ammunition to combat the
Rebel it; the Black Sea."

HER MAJESTY.—As various accounts have been
given of the intended arrangements on her MA•
JESTYNI ensuing visit to Baib, we have made in-
quiry as.to tlae determined progress of the jour-
ney,'and Ise can venture to state the following
particulars as authentic. Her MAJESTY'S depar-
ture from Windsor, on the intended excursion,
will not take place till next Monday se'nnight,
and she will be accompanied by the Princess
ELIZABETH only. Her MAJESTY will quit Wind-
sor at seven in the morning. The only place at
whith her MAJESTY will stop for refreshment
will be Marlborough, and it is expected that the
City of Bath will.be honoured and gratified by
the Royal arrival about six in the evening of the
•
same day..

This morning we received New York Papers,
but not of-later dates than the former arrivals :

THE 'GRANDS,iNK.Captain LESLIE, of the
ship Persia. who, arrived this Morning in 58 clays
from Havre-de•Grace, informs us, that he has
ascertained, by repeated observations, that the
Grand Bank of Newfoundland, in lat. 43.18. N.
is only two degrees broad, instead of four, as laid
down on most of the charts. The eastern edge,
on that parallel, is in long. 49.12. LV., and the
western about 51. 12."--(Commercial Advertiser,
Sept. 4.)

" DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.—We have to an-
nounce the arrival in this city of his Excellency
M. DAsnicoFv, the Russian Minister, his Suite
and Family. They have visited the falls of Nia-
gara, and,are now on a tour :through, ttie.,cana,
das."—(Montreal Herld, Aug. 29.)''
" The Commander at St.. Augustine has 500
effective men at that place, baying called in all
from the out-ports, and laid in provisions for nine
months:. He has announced his determination to
resist to the last the Patriots, who have threaten-
ed the conquest of his fortress,—(Charleston. Ga-
iette, Sept. L)

" The Report of an engagement at Amelia
Island turns out to be a firing on a vessel only, the
Spaniards have.made no attack on that Island, and
WGREGOR is still quiet, and expects, reinforce-
ments daily. A Law has been passed in Virginia
and the Constitution of the United States; that
forbids the tree peope of colour from other States
settling in that State, and points out- the way in
which an intruder may be removed.—(Charleston
Courier, Sept. 1 )
SAVANNAH," AUG. 25.—We are informed by
a person from St. Mary's, that General MfGregor
..remains as we laststated : his present force does
not exceed 100 men. The brig Patriots, Coni-

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titsylef) ti ilita On. &tt*dAy, the 2P-d
as *As reprterl; to bombithl .Aqustitie. NO
other pri'vateers 'were at Atbetia. Wrt
formed that the French brig (detained had tilled;
part of tier Cargo baying been condemned., which
was to be sold on the 25th. It w 0 also reported
that the 'Governor of St. Allgustirit was oh bit
march to recaptneeAmelia) at the head of 5 or
600 men."

Tut: FuNbs.—'l'e Stocks htive falleb this
morning: Consols from 82tto 811.--=-The Com-
missioners for the reduction of the National Debt
were this morning served with the whole of the
Stock at SOI reduced by one person ; being the
third day successively that they have been served

in the same manner. The orders and powers for
sale from the country to-day have been immense.

The British Prtss of this day" seems inclinenl to
throw doubts on the intelligence which we gave
yesterday respecting Portugal and Spain. We have
nothing to add at present on the subject, but to
assure our Readers that they may,rely on its au-,
thenticity4

We have just received it Leper from Odessa,
dated the 28th of August; ['tom an intelligent
Correspondent, 'to whom we have often been in-
debted for authentic intelligence from our Settle.
. .
ments in the that Inches, where he had lotag rem
sided. The Letter gives an account of a Sea
Port which atose into exisienCe but a few yeatt
ago, and is now become of .considetable conse-
quence in a commercial point of view.---Our Cor'
respondent writes as follows:--
I am now on the shores of the Black Sea, at
a new-built City, containing 40,000 inliabitants,

and which was founded in the year 1803. It hitla
fair to be a second CATITIIAGE. It is a child of
the Duke de RICHELKSLT, and bears an honourable

testimony to his genius in its formation; and to
his -diligence in bring:ug it to so promNing a con-
dhion. What could be a uublet• monument of :he
manner in which he fulfilled his duty as Governor
of this part of Russia than the erection of, a lion.-
rishing city ? The situation of the place is higldi
advantageous for commerce, and when it is made
a free•port (which is said to be immediately in-
tended), the wealth it will bring to the empire
will be incalculable, not including tie riches
rived from its trade by the thousands of
iudivi-
duals concerned in ita management. I own I alai
surprised that Merchants in England have not
turned their views to the establishment of a FAc-
tory here. Their mercantile inowiedge, ;salt con-
sequent speculations, would soon gather a guides
harvest."

There was yesterday a specimen of political
asperity, to give it a mild appellation, obeserrsb*
in the Court of Common Council, which is verf

discreditable to the person* concerned in it. Jt
seems that the present LORD MAYOR'S Chaplain,
in his sermon delivered at St. Paul's Church ou
the Bth of last June, inculcated obedience to ate
laws, and as this doctrine interfered with ti e
principles and views of modern Reformers, they
objected to the motion of thanks to the Revert-A
Gentleman. We should be glad to know if s
Member of the Church of England, when attempt*
are resolutely and unceasingly made to merlins
our Establishments, political and ecclesiastical'
could administer his duty more effectually than
by exhorting the people to be observant et
those Laws to which we owe our r►route.
tion, and which render us the envy, as well a*
the admiration, of all other States. It does not

appear that the Reverend Gentleman entered into
party views. He only generally inculcated sub'
mission to the purest Laws that any Country c
boast. It might be thought, that as the Gentle.
man is' Chaplain to the present LORD MAYOR, 10C
could hardly have been chosen for any attach'
meat to Ministers; not to say Governments
and that he would of course have been ac,
ceptable to persons of the same political princi'
pies as his Lordship. We agree with Mr. Dlxot‘t
that the Opposer of the Motion of Thanks, nue
the Person who seconded the Opposition, " neve

cut a worse figure than they did on the present or'
casion during the whole course of their Republi'
canism," and that, " had the Reverend Gentle'
man acted up to the views of the Mayer and Sc'
conder of the Amendment, it would have beets
said of him Here's a man that dares to do hi 4
duty.' " We know that Dr. PARR, on a situila
occasion, delivered a sermon fraught with politi'
Cal topics, but as he was an Opposition Priest, he
was admired rather than condemned for makia
the Pulpit the vehicle Of such topics. But Alf'
WAITHMAN appears in a very extraordinary poior'
of view. He kept aloof while the BLACK DWARr.
and the poor man who probAly never heard tioo
there is such an art as Griimmar, were eudea'
vowing to disturb the peace $f the City, becAnse
their politics, perhaps, were congenial with hio

own, but naii be is seed with a fit "of ieli•giout
delica4, bear that
ahould be pollutea. d'oct'rines
obedienee to the Laws, however the doctrines of-
sedition may be suffered to disgrace 'the Hall of
the Corporation.—" There is something in this
inore than natural, if philosophy could find it
out."

We hope that the attention of our Magistrate%
Will be directed towi‘rds the case of the ptior
Chimney-sweeper, which we have inserted in
our last page.

CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 2.4.—We have bad but
few fresh arrivals since Monday, in consequenee.
01 which fine articles are looking upwards -; fine

Wheat may he noted 25.. and Osts Is per quarter
dearer than on Monday; fine Malting Barley he ng
in demand, is from 2s. to 3s. per quarter dearer
Malt, Pease, and Beans support their prices ; in
other articles no alteration.

Foreign Wheat - 454. 554.
Fine ditto - - 964. 100 s.
fool ish.Wheat - 464. stic•
Fine ditto - - - 745. Ssi•
Olil.ditto - - SOs. loos.
Rye
Fine ditto - - -48 s. —s.
Barley - - - - 2-tg. 245.
titt to - • - - • 48s
Neu ditto - - 545.
Malt
Fin.- ditto - - - 27Ss. 84s.
IV; t e Pease (hoikrs) 58c. 684.
Fine ditto - 4;2;.

Grey Pease - - -38 s 445.
Fine Grey Pease - 465. —s.
T,ch Beans - - 345. 445.
Old ditto - - - 435. 535.
Snail Tick Beans 38W. 465.
ctid ditto - - - 435. 535.

Feed Oats - - 144. 16s.
Fine ditto - - - 195.475.
F,,,ind ditto - - 144. 18s
Fin.• ditto - - - 304. 3Rs.
Potatoe ditto - - 355.41.
Rape Seed 441. 501. per last.
Fine Flour - - 755. 80i,
se( o - -70 s. 755,

S II I NEWS.

CORK, OCT. 18.—We 'refer to our communi-
cation to pui of yesterday, and have now the
pleasure to inform you, that Admiral Sir B. HAL-•
LOWELL, on hearing of the very distressing ac-
counts published of the state of so many mer-
chantmen to the S.W , sent to sea his Majesty's
ship Cyrus, with the Townshend and Beresford
rtevenue cutters, with as much bread and 'spirits
tis they could stow, with directions to cruise off
the coast as long as the easterly wind lasted, and
to afford relief to any vessels they may fall in
with requiring it. We remain,

DANIEL CALLAGHAN and SONS,
Agents to LLOYD'S.
To Mr. JOHN BENNETT, Jun Lloyd's.

DEAL. OCT 23 —Came, down from the River,
and sailed, tile Princess Charlotte, for the Isle of
rraitce ; Marianna, for Malaga ; and Hebe, for
DcnterarA.

PO'R'TSMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Arrived the Lady
It allies from the Downs. Sailed the Graff Berp-
stoff, JANSSN, for Moss, and the Charlotte, Ell-
p4.N. for London.
FALstolorn, OcT. 21.—Arrived the Princess
Elizabeth packer with a mail from New York and
litelit.tx, in 30 days from the latter:—nn the 10th
inst. silt spite the .Dn'ke of Sent packet, out 53
days from Jamaica. Arrived off this port, and
proceeded for London, the Ann, BALL, from

DOVER, OCT. 23.--Arrived the [lope, KING,
from Portsmomii, with loss of anchor and cable,
irrul the Good Statesman transport from Calais,

with troops.
HARWICH, OCT. 23.—Arrived the Earl Leices-
ter packet from Holland. Sailed the Castlereagh
packet for ditto—both with mails Most of the
vessels which.sailed on the 21st and 22d have pot
back.

ItraamouTti, OCT. 23.—The Carl Johan, from
Gefle for Lisbon, with deal, got on the Harhro'
Sand last night at 11 o'clock, and knocked off her
rudder, when the Captain and crew left her, and
landed here this morning. The vessel is now at
the hack of the Sands, in tow of two fishing ves-
sels, and as the wind is from the E. N. E. we

suppose they will take her into Harwich.

CORK, OcT. 18.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Cy-
rus, and the Beresford and Towlishenti Reveni►e

oitters, on a cruise, and two transports for the
Isle of Wight.

CALAIS, OCT. 19.—The passage vessel Ant, of
Dover, is on shore in the mouth of this harbour

MRS HAMILTON.—Onr Headers wilFrememher
that a person of his name was a few m',nths ago
comic:et; of CHILD-STEALING, and that it WAS
stated, in several of the public prints, that she
was the wife of a Mr. HAMILT N, formerly
Printer in Fleet-street, and had performed at the
Haymarket and Lyceum Theatres. We copied
this article from one of the morning Papers, sin.

cerely regretting that, as we knew Mrs HAMM-
TON , sbe should have been guilty of the imputed '
,-crime. It was therefore with nine!) pleasure that
we met her in the street, and found that she was
not the culprit question. We, therefore, as
ber character had been basely maligned on the
occasion, took the first opportunity of contradict-
ing ki report 553 injuri its to her. As the contra-
diction, bow, vet , does not seem to have been cir-
culated so widely as the accusation, we teel it an
.act of justice, as well as of humanity, to state
that Mrs HAMILTON, the wife of Mr
HAMILTON, the Printer, and who appeared with
credit on the Stage, is a totally different person
from the woman who was fount guilty of the
offence; aid who of course is now suffering under
her merited punishment.
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