The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-01 00:00:00

" CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

" SITTING OF THURSDAY, FEB.'2S.
ta Ym M. Ito reported fro the Central Committee
41
'ulk
07e Projecrespecting the manufacture and sale
npowder.
'tii" The. 'Report was ordered to be printed and.
:Itibuted, the Chamber to assemble on Saila-
, 1:for the discussion of the projet. ,
It is understood. that M. Lifitte, Member of
thetichamher 'of Deputies, deposited in the 80-4:)
4:) itt the Sitting of this day, a proposition for
ti Address to the King, praying that the Law of
kiecti"us may he maintained in its present state,
i 4 the chief basis of the public tranquillity and of
eCousti[titional iklonarchy.

k• PARIS, FEB, 26.—Yesterday at noon the
received the Doke of Glouester, who took
eliVe of his Majesty. Ills Royal Highness sets
:lilt this evening for Compiegne. The King. at-
tthr474"ls transacted business with the President of
e Council of Ministers.
:" The Creditors of M. Lucien Betonaparte were
44"ked a few days since at the house of an at-
ertteY at Paris ; an offer was made to them of a
'
:,IN
141)sition of 70 per cent, on the amount of the
due to them.
Lernontev has been elected a Member of
tit) Preueh Academy, in the room of the Abbe
(Niel, deceased.
M. de Maisontieuve, a.lthor of several trage-
-19 "' amongst others, of noxaland and Mustapha,
41e411 at Nazis, aged 72.
Lord Spencer Chichester (lied on the 2311 in-
(114" at the Hotel de France, rue Saint Thomas
'"vr L e, in consequence of an inflammation of
brain.

FIVE PER CENTS.
Wearies,Ltv ........ ." 1. 90 c.,,
Thutay .... 6B f. 30 c.
DEFERRED STOCK.
Wedne,day. Thursday.
Of the 2.2i1 March, f. 60 c... 82 f. 50 c.
4.-2
22(1 1817.....80f. 60 c... 801. 50c.
(I March, 1818 ... 781. GO c... 78 f. 50c.
22d Sept. 1515..... 76 1. 55c 76 f. 45 c.
I,tite.c;e--.lved j3inaie3
P3Pers
this
morning
to
the

• I‘o3r D NASSAU, N. P. Nov. 14.
.1"' '''"ESTRUCIVE: FIRE. 13Miollt 7 o'clock last evening.
it- "I‘v out in the premises of Mr. William W. Rigby,"r th Parade, which spread and raged with great violence

till near morning. The alarm was early given by bells and

beat of drum ; the inhabitants collected with great alacrity,
and their active endeavours, though they proved for a long
time apparently unavailing, ultimately succeeded in suppress-
ing the flames. The damage, however, is very considerable,
but of its extent there can he yet no estimate. Nearly the
whole of the hack stores of Messrs. 13a;t1, Dunshee, and Co.
have been destroyed, with a large quantity of merehaudize,
which it was found impossible to get out, from the rapid in-
crease of the fire. All the back premises of Mr. William
Rigby are burnt down, and it was only by the greatest exer-
tion- that his dwelling-house and that of Alr. Robertson

were preserved from total destruction ; the houses fronting
the Parade are all razed to the ground, except Mr. Moss's
brick dwelling, which fortunately escaped, although not
without injury. sparks and flakes from the fire were car-
ried to a great distance' liythe strong wind prevailinwat the
time, and set fire to sonic houses on the south side of thp
Parade ; but timely attention and exertion prevented its
spreading. The conflagyatinti has exceeded any that ever
occurred in this town, within our recoil. etion, not only with
respect to the buildiogs, but the, amount of property con-
surned.• We regret to a.id, that. much has been stolen and
plundered by some callous hearted villains, who took advan-
tage of the confusion to commit their execrable depredations.
We lament to learn that same lives were lost, hut the par-
ticulars are not correctly known to us. It is.reported that a
serjeant of the garrison was killed, and that a private has had
his head fractured—and that a seaman, belonging.. to the
brig Henry, was killed, having fallen from an engine, and
had his head crushed by one of the s heels.

Nov. 18. We are gratified to find that the serjeant who
was said to have been killed at the late fire is not dead, and
that some hopes are entertained tsf his rveOvety,fas well as of
that ofthe private soldier; who was also seriously injured.

Another Sapplementory Gazette resp,ecting India,
‘vas.published this- morning, but the dispatches
relate entirely to trifling affairs, results ui
which have been already made known to the
.

TH& Fens.—Considerable . fluctuations took
this morning in the price of the Funds ;
Consols commenced at 731 for Money, and 744 for
the Account ; an immense quantity of Stock was
immediately thrown upon the Market, and they
fell to 721 for Money, and 73 for the Account.—
Two very considerable failures, on rite Continent,
were announced ; one of them at Havre had very
extensive dealings with this Country; The distress
for money continues, and the numerous Bank-
ruptcies, Compositions, and Meetings of Credi-
tors, have put a stop to all confidence. Public
Securities are falling in proportion. India Bonds,
which were a sh art time back at 96. premium,
were done this morning at 258 ; Exchequer Bills
were on Saturday at 12s Discount. To-day they
are at 7s. A great quantity of Stock has been
carried over from last account until to-morrow,
which is the reason assigned for the present
depression. . _

If it were possible to suppose that the Electors
of Westminster, after the scenes which they have
daily, witne,sed before the Hustings, could chase
Mr. Honnouse, the advocate tor. Annual Parlia-
Meats >tncl Universal Suffrage, it must be supposed
also' that rhey are totally destitute of common
sense. If the Legislature could be induced to
enact a law, admitting Annual Parliaments, the,
same scenes would rake place every year through-
Oat du! British Empire, the business of the 'in-
tim' would then be totally at a stand, and no-
thing but confusion and ruin would ensue. • Uni-
versal Suffrage would be attended with the same
consequences. The majority of Electors.through-
out the United Empire would be exposed to cor-
ruption and the arts of eemocratical orators, and
the Representative Body, if a Representative Body
could be for,i.ed amidst such confusion and anar-
ci►y, Wlelild consist of none but artful rogues and
ambitious vagabonds. The lower classes of the
people would then gain the ascendant, if a Mili-
tary Power did not overwhelm them, and all the
horrors, the garnage, and the despotism that
'narked the progress and close of the French Re-
volution, would be the inevitable result. \Vill the
Electors then choose such a man as Mr. HOB..
HOUSE, the advocate for these ruinous doctrines,
to be their Representative ? Will they not rather
manifest, their contempt, their indignation, and
their rooted horror against the pretensions of a
person whose avowed principles are calculated to
produce such di'reful consequences Will they not
also maniiest the same contempt and detestation
towards Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, who, by bringing
forward this Jacobinical Upstart, plainly demon-
Strates that hisown principles are congenial ? Rouse
up, Electors! drive these Political Hypocrites into
the ignominious obscurity which best becomes them;
and though Mr. LAMB ranks among the bands, of
Opposition, he is attached to the Constitution of
the Country—he is supported by some of the
most distinguished Families in the Kingdom,,
those who have a vital interest in the preserva-;
tion of that Political Fabric which has long been
the Sanctuary of, all our Rights; and which has
long rendered us.the happiest People on the face
of the Earth.

The PRINCE REGENT, on horseback, Rnel ac-
companied by Sir E. NAGLE, was in pOblie on
Saturday, since which his Royal Highness has
not palsed the boundariei of the- POrilion: He
is expected to return to Carlton-house to-morrow.,