The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN LITERATURE.

A Manuscript of the Eleventh Century, con-
taining Illustrations of Juvenal, which was dis-
covered about two years ago in the Library of the
Convent of St. Gallen, by Professor Cramer, is
about to be committed to the press. A specimen
was published by the Professor, on occasion of
the King's birth-day, under the title of Specimen
novae Editionis Scholasticce Juvenalis.

The French Ambassador at Constantinople,
M. Ciardin, lately sent to Paris fifteen valuable
MSS. in Arabic, from the Imperial' ibrary there,
among which are the complete works of Plutarch
and Herodotus.

The French literati are occupied at this time
in a work of some iniportance—preparing Trans-
lations of Plutarch,• Sallust, Tacitus, Aristotle,
Hippocrates, &c. from. the Arabic MSS., into
which language many or all the best Greek and

roman Authors are known to have been trans-
lated.

LOYAL ADDRESSES.

A Meeting of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy,
and Freeholders of the County of Salop, will be
held at the Shire Hall, in Shrewsbury, on Wed-
nesday next, to vote " a loyal Address to the
KING, expressive of their continued attachment
to his Crown and Person, and of their determi-
nation to resist, by every means in their power,
all attacks on the Constitution in Church and
State, as by Law established." The Requisition
for this Meeting is signed by an unexampled pro-
portion of the Nobility and Gentry of weight
and property in the County.
A Meeting of the County of Flint was to be
held yesterday, " for -the purpose of voting a
Loyal 'Address to his Majesty, expressive of a
determination to support the constituted Autho-
rities of the realm against the machinations of the
seditious or disaffected, whatever guise they may
now or hereafter assume."
A Meeting of the County of Dumbarton was
held on Saturday last, and a Loyal Address
voted.
A Meeting of the County of Berwick was held
yesterday week at Greenlaw, where the Noble-
men, Freeholders, Clergy, and respectable inha-
bitants, voted a Loyal Address, in which they
express their determination to " maintain the
British Constitution against those disaffected and
unprincipled men who are endeavouring to dis-
tract the public mind, by perverting and misre-
presenting the measures of his Majesty's Go-
vernment."

THE WEATHER.

Whilst in the Metropolis we are entirely free
'rom snow, we find by our letters of yesterday,
.hat there has been a most heavy fall in different

parts of the country. At Brighton (it will be
seen by our Correspondent's letter,) the depth of
snow is remarkably great; and on other parts
thefall has been so heavy as to render the roads
nearly impassable, it having drifted to the height
of 'nine or ten feet.

The river above Putney Pridge now appears
one complete piece of ice, and its numerous ice-
bergs, between Chelsea and the Tower, give it a
very picturesque effect. _ _

From the severity of the frost the ►nland navi-
gation is so much impeded by the ice, that the
barges and other craft are unable to work.
In the north of Scotlaud there has been so
heavy a fall of snow, that in the glens and vallies,
between the hills, it is at least ten feet in depth,
and many sheep have been burled under it.
The frost was so intense on Saturday night,
that the river Stour was frozen over in many
places in the marshes between Canterbury and
Surrey. The navigation of Faversham Creek is
so much impeded by ice, as to prevent vessels
from approaching the town. At seven this
morning (Tuesday, the 2d inst.) the thermometer
stood at 24 degrees, eight below the freezing
point.—(Canterbury Paper.)
The following paragraph appeared only in the
latter part of our impression yesterday No
less than twenty Mails arrived from Ireland
this day at the General Post Office, viz. 4 from
Dublin, 8 from Waterford, and 8 from Don-
naghadee. This unprecedented circumstance
has arisen from the prevalence of the gales from
the eastward, which has prevented the Packets
with the Mails on board putting to sea with any
prospect of effecting their passage across the
Channel. At Donnaghadee the wind from E. to
E. S. E. blew with a violence unequalled since

December 1798. At Waterford also the gales
have been universally strong, and . the Packets
were twice driven to that harbour, and the
Camden Packet, which sailed from Milford for
Waterford on the 26th ult. encountered a very
severe gale, in which her boom and gaff were car-
ried away, and she was obliged to bear up for
Cork."

The frost has set in at Paris with as great se-
verity as in London. The French Papers state
that the cold was intense. The thermometer was
on the 28th last, four degrees below Zero.

An experienced grocer has what he considers
an infallible mode of detecting spurious silver
coin. He keeps a piece of burned china at hand,
upon which he gives the tendered shilling a single
rub : if good, it makes a white, if bad, a red
score.

PRICE a
THIS DAY AT T

STOCKS
VELVEp.CLOCK.

3 per Cent. Red. 70ii I Bank Lung Ann. . IR 1-16th
3 per Cent. Cons,
3i per Cent. .. 79 Ex, Bills, 2d.
4 per Cents.
\S per Cent. NaviAnn... shut . , 'S. ..•
hIGH WATER AT LOND(
Morning, 39 minutes after 3.

)N BRIVGE TO-MORROW.
1 EvenitTg, 57 anilines alter 5.

THE SUN.

SOLEM OUIS DICERB FALSUM AUDEAT ?

LONDON,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1821;

We have again to announce the non-arrival of

Paris Papers.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, which,
we understand, was attended by many of his
MAJESTY'S Ministers. The result was, as we
have heard, that Lord CLANWILLIAM was to
leave this Metropolis last night on a Special
Mission to the Court of Vienna.

We regret to find that the spirit of party, per-
haps we might say of faction, is as daring in some
parts of Ireland as on this side 'of the water.—
We refer to the account of a Meeting of the
County of Dublin on Saturday, which will be
found in our Paper this day. Sir lliacoca'
LEES was present at this Meeting, and he stated,
in a letter to the Editor of the Morning Post,
part of which will be found among our " Daily
Extracts from the London Journals," that the
Loyal Address was supported by a majority of a.
hundred to one. But The Times of this day declares
that there was the same number against it. We
leave the Public to decide which is most entitled.
to credit, a Baronet distinguished for talents,
rectitude, and patriotism ; or a Paper charac-
terised by all opposite qualities. We rejoice,
that Sir RICHARD STEELE, the High Sheriff, acted
on this occasion with a spirit of loyalty worthy
of the name which he bears, and which does so
much honour to British. Literature. We find.

that among the refractory was Mr. liAmtvro.s:
ROWAN, a proof how little he has profited by
the lenity of that Government to which he ap..
pears to be now in resolute oppositton. We"
should Ilve thought that this Gentleman would
have been happy to remain for the rest of his life
in quiet and harmless obscurity.

FRANCIS CONST, EsQ.—Wehave only to'refer
to the Proceedings at the Westminster Sessions
this day to correct any mistake that may have
arisen, on account of the similarity of the name
between this Gentleman, the Chairman of the
Quarter Sessions, and Mr. dour: CoNsT, the
Turner, and. Inhabitant of Clerkenwell.
Letters from Quebec of a late date, give some
account of the proceedings between the Hud-
son's Bay- and the North West Companies. The
former advices stated, there had been some skir-
mishes of a serious nature between these parties,
but these letters wholly contradict that state-
ment. The trade is carried ou by both these
Companies iu the most amicable manner.
THE BISHOP OF WINCIIESTER.—We felt much
pleasure in announcing to our Readers, on Wed-
nesday, that the Life of our late wise and vir-
tuous Statesman, the late WILLIAM PITT, is
forthcoming from the pen of this venerable Pre-
late. He was the tutor of Mr. PITT, and his
confidential friend through life. None can be se
well qualified to estimate the character of the de-
parted Minister as his Lordship; or be equally
possessed of the views, principles, and intentions
of his illustrious Pupil. The high moral and re-
ligious character of his Lordship must excite the
fullest confidence in the Public that the Work
will be marked with the strictest regard to
truth ; and the literary powers of the learned.
Prelate are so well known by productions which
demonstrate a benevolent, enlightened, and pious
mind, that the world may fairly expect a Monu-
ment of Biographical rectitude and elegance
worthy of the subject, who may be deemed alto-
gether an unrivalled example of sound wisdom,
genuine patriotism, and disinterested virtue.
BRIGHTON, JAN. 3.--This has been the se-
verest and most
.inclement day of the present
season ; it commenced snowing before day-break, •
and has incessantly continued since. The northern
blast, increased almost to a hurricane, is desolat-
ing and freezing in its effects ; the snow is con•
stantly kept in a cloud by it, from the earth's
surface to many yards upwards. The ground,
notwithstanding, exhibits a hoary covering, more
than ankle deep, almost every where, and where
it has drifted, it rises to a height of many feet.
Travelling is difficult and dangerous, and painful
has been the 'labour of those whom business has
compelled to the common walks and streets.—
Our beloved SovtunlaN, of necessity, has been
confined to the Palace ; his MAJESTY has passed
the whole of the day with his amiable and illus-
trious sister, the Princess AUGUSTA. Her Royal
Highness, with his MAJEFTY, is in the happiest
enjoyment of good- health. To meet the Prin-
cess there is a party at the Palace this evening ; a
small select circle of Nobility, among whom are
Lord and Lady WINCUE,TER, Sir THOMAS and
Lady LYDDELL, and Mr. and Lady ANN
BECKETT. Music is the leading feature of the
entertainment.
On Tuesday afternoon his Serene Highness
Prince ESTEIIIIA ZY forwarded two Messengers
with dispatches to the Court of Vienna and
Troppau, from Chandos House.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.—(Tzars DAY.)

Hanky price,
sEDITIoUs PLACARDS.
huting convicted last night of distil-
seditious handbills during the late Pro-
-I(l‘esin the House of Lords, was again put to
liar, charged with a similar offence.
ebseryRtINOLDS, on behalf of the prosecution,
ed) that in consequence of the defendant's
(I:nviction last night the purpose of public justice
stou.ild in his judgment be answered; notwith-
anuing the line of defence which the defendant
-Inati set up
L would have well warranted the press-
', for a conviction upon this indictment, he (the
tearned
Counsel) should, however, be inclined
iv° attribute it to wrong advice, and as no evidence
nuld therefore be offered, the Jury would ac-
quit him,
o, The Chairman, FRANCIS CONS; Esq., proceeded
otoaddress the defendant upon the enormity of his
Vence; he had materially aggravated it by the
of defence which he had adopted ; it was
not for the Court to say, that he (the defendant)
was or was not the author of the atrocious pla-
card) or who might have made him their
seaPe-Pat, but it wasas the duty of the Court to
preventd, such publications going forth, and the
e'elidant, by his conduct, had shewn himself
'undeserving of any mercy ; he would not, how-
et', hi the sentence about to be passed ou him,
ce,eeive that punishment which certainly the
ourt had the power of inflicting. The sentence
of the Court was That he be imprisoned twelve
months in Newgate, and enter into sureties him-
elf in 50/, to keep the peace for three years.