The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-16 00:00:00

LETTER V.

MR. EDITOR-It wilt be said, that the remarks
in my last Letter bear chiefly against Opposi-
tions. It must be so, of necessity. The Outs
being always the attacking party, have the con•
duct of the fight. They make the assault ; the
Ins have only to stand upon the defensive. But
still the observat ions are impartial ; for it is unfor-
tunately tine, that whenever any Ministers have
become, by removal, assailants, they have almost
without exception, proceeded as other Opposi-
tions did. Now what is the point at which these
assailants aim ? It is to drive the Ministers from
their posts, by the force of mere unpopularity.
That the Sovereign has a right to appoint his
own Ministers, is so unquestionably a part of tLe
Constitution, that it cannot be disputed. But if
the servants he has chosen can be made, by any
means, so odious that they cannot with prudence
be retained in their situations ; or if the clamour
without doors can he raised so high, as to influ-
ence the majorities in Parliament, the grand pro-
blem is solved ; and the former assailants take
their seats on the opposite side, to support, as
well as they can, the blunt of similar attacks.
And, for this political pugilism, the general wel-
fare is perpetually to be disregarded, and thrown
into hazard.

I thank your Correspondent Pcorosin (though
quite'w;ktioAn to nit) for his commendations,
211(1 for some historical comments on my words.
1 make them general, to prevent their icing invi-
dious; but they will find abundant application,
from the Revolution to the present hour. I will
only mention now, as it is a case long gone by,
the Ministry of Sir Rohewr IVALyoLe. His long
continuance in Office drove the opposite party al-
most to desperation, and every kind of obloquy
was heaped upon him. Yet it is now ascertained
and known, that he was as able and as patriotic
a Minister as ever filled that situation ; unless we
except the second W. PITT, who, though assail-
ed with equal violence, was btroug enough to
despise it.

Suppose, Sir, a case when popular licentious-
ness, in various forms, should have arisen to such
a height that, for the peace and safety of the
Country, it bad become necessary to restrain it by
law. Now, Sir, if we may judge from all we
know of Oppositions hitherto, the btasiness of
those who composed it at that time, would be to
palliate or justify the excesses of the People, to
blame the measures taken to restrain them, and
to obstruct, to the utmost, every legislative mea-
sure for preventing the recurrence of such evils,
under the pretence that it was an infringement of
liberty, a step towards the destruction of the
Constitution, and part of a regular design of Mi-
nisters to make themselves arbitrary ? But would
not this, Sir, be most shameful and dishonest con-
duct, in the eyes of every impartial person through-
out the world ?

Nobles and Gentry of Great Britain !—lf not
for conscience sake, which I would primarily urge,
at least for shame, desist at length from these
disgraceful contests. They may pass as legiti-
mate maw:Furies among yourselves, but depend
upon it they are seen by all the world besides as
a deep stain of disgrace ; as a dishonour even to
the Natio❑ where they are tolerated. The very
lowest organs of de►nocracy have detected and
justly stigmatized such measures ; and, therefore,
hold out Whigs and Tories, Ins and Outs, to equal
scorn and detestation. Suffer them not to be so
far in the right ; but in future let the real merits
of any public question be considered, and not its
tendency to strengthen either one party or the
other. Yon will in the cud lose nothing by it,
and will gain an honest estimation. For it is
the body the Nat:,-in that suffers in these con-
tests—" Delifant ages, plectunter achivi."

HOOKER.

ERRATUM —ln my Fourth Letter, (Nov. 11,)
the ci4htll line from Clic end, for, " businesses,"
read, " baseness('."

CIRCULAR LETTER.

NViii reit ILL, Nu'. C.

Mr Lonn,--Iliving beer informed that there " are lying
about throughout the kingdom, especially in the maritime
parts of it, a great numher of cannon, which are private
property, a considerable part of which were formerly used ill
merchant's ships," I beg leave to call your Lordship's atten-
tion to this subject, and to request that you will direct the
Magistrates of the County under your Lordship's charge, to
make the necessary inquiries within their respective districts,
and if any guns of this description should be found therein,
that they will cause immediate steps to he taken, with the
consent of their owners., fur rendering them useless, or for
removing them to a place of security.
I have the honour to be, &c. &c.
H. M. Lieutenant of

On the night of Saturday, or early on Sunday
morning, the Caledonia steam-beat, which plied
boi%veen Perth and ;)under, WAS burnt down in
the hathour of the latter place nearly to the water
edge. It has not been. coirectly usceLtaincLl in
what manner the fire originated.

THE SUN.

110 LEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT

LONDON,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1819.

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Saturday last. The following are Extracts :
" PARIS, Nov. 13.—The King yesterday trans-
acted business with the Maiquess Dessolles.

" The announcement of the Duke de Richelieu
being about to arrive immediately at Paris, was
erroneous. His Excellency is not expected till
about tiie latter end of this or the beginning of
the next, month.

" A great number of Deputies have already ar-
rived at Paris.

" '[lie Prince de Talleyreind has been very gra-
cioubly received by bis Majesty.

FIVE PER CENTS.

Friday

70 f. 20 c.

DEFI3IIRED STOCK
Of the 22d March, 1817, 52 f. 75 c.
22d Sept. 1817, 9O f. 75 Q.
22d March, 1818, BB f. 75 c.
eid Sept. 1818,
12d March, 1819, B.l f. 75 c.
221 Sept. 1819, B2 f. 90 c.

" MyritcH, Nov. I.—Letters from Vienna
state, that tame of the adepts belonging to that
class of the members of great Societies who sub-
mit themselves to unconditional subjection, have
been met with in a great city of Poland. They
were equally distinguished by their black Teutonic
dress, and by their long beards. As they had a
suspicious appearance, they were arrested, and
conveyed by the Cossacks beyond the frontiers.
No injury was done to them, except compelling
them to be shaved.

" Beaux, Nov. 2.—lt is understood that Dr.
Jahn will be tried before the Criminal Tribunal
of Berlin, on a charge of fomenting disturbances,
and exciting the youth against the Government.

" It is said that some of the Detenus will be
brought before the Tribunal at Mayence, not to
be tried, but to be confronted with other indivi-
duals arrested in different States of Germany,
with whom they are said to be connected.
" VIENNA, OCT. 31.—it is still said, that all
the Ministers of the different German Courts will
be here before the 20th of next month, and that
the first Conference will take place on that day."

Philadelphia Papers to the 18th of October ar-
rived this morning.

(Fro)µ The National Intel Usenet- of Oct. 15.)

Congress is to meet at the constitutional period,
the first Monday in December, and not the third
Monday in November, as stared.
The statement we copied front a New York
Paper, that previous to the departure of Mr. FEN-
WICK, the Grand Council of Castile had assem-
bled, and decided not to ratify the Treaty with
America, and a Courier was immediately i:ispatch-
ed to the Spanish Ambassador in London, is
calculated, we understand, to produce an erro-
neous impression, though certainly not intended.
The time for the ratification of the Treaty ex-
pired without its ratification. The Grand Council
had assembled, not to deliberate probably on the
subject of the Treaty, but On other matters.—
Nothing has transpired respecting its resolves,
except that a Courier was immediately dispatched
to the Spanish Ambassador in London. The
question about DON ONIS'tI disgrace, so long in
snspence, is settled by the arrival of Mr. FaN•
wick. M. ONIS was at Madrid, in high favour
with the Government.

Halifax Papers to the 30th have been received
at Boston, wl,ich contain a Proclamation of the
Liouteoant-Governor of Prince ',land, relating
to the late Convention between Great Bri-
tain and America, in which he declared,--That
if any vessels or subjects of the United States
he found fishing, or preparing to fish, within
three marine miles of any port of the coasts of
the Island, or shall attempt to use any part of
the coast of the, Colony, that the most prompt
measures will be taken for enforciog a due ad-

herence on their part to the Stipulations contsin•
ed in the said Convention.

NEW TORg, OCT. 14.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board have received no re ort of any new
Ne this day.
'Boa
M° s e
BALTIMORE, OCT. 12.—TheE Reeprr atr ti.o
the last 24 hours exhibit only 3 deaths, and 6 byother diseases. A Paper states, there has heel'.
, ,e,t
very considerable changes in the temperature °f.
the atmosphere, which has tended greatly to check
the progress of the fever.

New York Papers also arrived this morning t°
tLe 1704 October. The Board of Health had not
received a report of any new cases of malignant
fever, though they mention sixty deaths at Mu'
more on Tuesday the 12th, four of which by mss
lignant fever. At Charlestown, for the wee"
ending 6th ult, there were twenty-three deaths/
twelve of which by yellow fever.

We understand that the following Officers arc
to have the cenntuand of the Veteran Battalions,
viz. Colonels CHRISTIE, LEITH, ELLIOTT, 71
KELSO, MACICENZIE, DOYLE, RAYMOND, INII°
GLAS, and NEEDHAM. The Battalions, we 'earl),
ate already more than complete.

As we are not such servile tools of Ministers'i°
not to wish that there may always be an iioOeS.
OPPOSITION in th:s Country, to watch over their
proceedings, and preserve the rights of the
People inviolate, we most desire also to see
that OPPOSITION supported by wise and hones
Advocates. Such might he the case of 11°
Morning Chronicle. Such it has been, but it has
now degenerated into a mere Radical Journal,
and is influenced by nothing but a determinej
hostility to Government. We yesterday CO'r
mewed upon the commendations which it be‘
stowed on a worthless Getman Professor'
who has been obliged to abandon Prussia, and
who defended the Assassination of KoTzsoull.
We also expressed our indignaion at the cool phi;
losophic manner in which The Chronicle mentione
the killing of KOTZEHUR, as if it were a rue°
every day incident. The Chronicle thinks
necessary, this day, to vindicate itself fr°lll
the charge of being favourable to assassination'
in a long tirade against The Courier, which isid
deed every day loads its columns much to the
gratification of its Readers ; but it fallacious)?
affirms, that " the Ministerial Prints assert, as °I
imputation on it, that no report should be
made of the state of affairs, or of opinions `)11
the Continent, if they happen to differ front the
settled notions of policy, justice, and religion
this Country."—We may venture to assert 1°
ourselves, that we never brought against The CIO'
nitre so silly an imputation, nor do we believ
that any other Paper in the interest of 6°'
vcrnment could have acted so absurdlr°

No, when The Chronicle transfers the pernici°Lis
doctrines of Foreign Journals into its °li
columns, in order to circulate and defend suc
doctrines, then it renders itself the base vehicle °i
political poison, and deserves to be stigma;
tized with universal contempt. This charge 00
The Chronicle is wholly unfounded, but it is a met
trick to escape from the obloquy which it medic
e
for having praised the Radical German, til,
Rebel Professor GOERRES, who so coldly del°
ed the murder of KOTZEBUE, which The Chrallie
delicately terms killing, as if it were the killil4 c
some edible animal. But what must be tloughr
of The Chronicle, which this day says, " the
upon NADIN, if true, is execrable." "If true
was there ever a more audacious and revoll'a
doubt The attack has been particularly described,
rf
and a Reward of 5001. offered for the disOceif
of the assassin; and yet The Chronicle is 30 titter
dead to shame, as to say in the face of this °co
rious fact, "if true." Words are too weak
d ob/
display the folly, as well as impudence, of a °tije
so directly opposite to a fact established oliaG
ib
fullest evidence ; and therefore we dismiss
Paper at present to the contempt of all Wise ti
honest men.
There was yesterday, a Meeting at Readiug' e,
.
pursuance of a public notice for that p°l)-a'ol
addressed to the Freeholders and Inbabit3"" of
Berkshire, It was held on a. waste PiCee
4cts
ground adjoining the Town-Hall. Sir F". 00,
BURDETT was called to the Chair by acclaroa(oo
It is stated that from 1000 to 1200 were l'"se •
The chief speakers were Sir F.BURDRTT, Pr'
° NI
FORD, Mr. HALLETT, a Mr. RIGBY, Ft
r'''
PALMER, Al. P. and a Mr. 11. INlAasu• The t° •
el°
were the same as have given scope to "- i
00,
sr
quence of all Politicians of the same
decalr
and their reasonings were exactly like e 5 ter
ceding Meetings of the same kind ; tbel*"cili-41
Magistrates, &c, the dismission of L"rlv
old
WILLIAM. It is proper to observe, iii 3( Vic
Speakers, as the phrase is, " h allad it wool
own way,"—for probably •any 101

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