The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-16 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, DEC. S.—The Committee ap-
pointed to report, resfecting the petitions pre-
sented to Congress on the subject of the Tariff,
have reported unfavourably for the petitioners,
who wished a higher rate of duty on British
manufactures. No change in the import duties
is now expected.
[Front the National Intellig,eneer.]
" The Annual Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury has been transmitted to both Houses of
Congress. It is of greater length than usual; and,
as it will he the ground=work of the fiscal ar-
rangements of the present Session, has been look-
ed for with much interest.

" Not being able to publish it to-day, we have
endezvecfad tf....--=-etAtaiti- the general nature of its
contents for the information of our readers. We
cannot, from a hasty glance, be expected to be
very precise in our account of it, but we have,
from the surface of the Report, gathered the fol-
lowing facts :

" The receipts into the Treasury for the pre-
sent year (including monies received from loans)
are stated at 16,819,637 dollars. The payments
into the Treasury during the fourth quarter from
the same sources are estimated at 3,430,000 doh
lars, making the total estimated revenue of the
present year 20,249,637 dollars ; which, added
to the balance in the Treasury on the Ist day of
January last, amounting to 2,076,607, makes the
aggregate amount or. 22,326,241 dollars ; the ex-
penditures for the same period are estimated at
25,064,413 dollars.

'‘ There will, therefore, according to this esti-
mate, he a balance against the Treasury, on the
Ist day of next month, of 2,638,16' dollars—
the receipts from the customs having fallen greatly,
'short of the amount at which they were estirnat-
ed in the last annual report.
i‘ The estimate of the expenditure for the year
1821, was 24,000,000 dollars ; the receipts esti-
mated at 16,600,000 dollars.
44 Mr. Crawford, the Secretary of the Treasury,
recommends a loau."

THE S TN.

soLE.3I OUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDELT

LONDON,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 , 182 1 .

French Papers of Friday and Saturday last, ar-
rived this day.
The last intelligence from Vienna states, that
the King of NAPLES would arrive at Laybach on
the sth of this month ; and, that the King of
PnussiA was expected at Vienna on that day,
and would proceed to Laybach on the 6,th 'or the
7th. Since the arrival of Prince METTRRNicit
at Vienna from Troppau, several messengers had
arrived with dispatches from the Austrian Mi-
nister at Florence, during the residence of-
the King of NAPLES in that thy. ' Irnpor,
taut dispatches hid also been received frOm
Rome, the contents of_ which had not trans-
pired. Prince METTERNICII had taken his de-
parture for Laybach on the Ist inst., and would
be followed in a day or two_ by the Emperors
ALEXANDER and FRANCIS. It is also stated that,
even if no hostilities take place between Austria
and Naples, it is considered by the Allied Sove-
reigns as indispensable for the security of all Italy
that the principal Neapolitan fortresses should be
garrisoned by Austrian troops.
The extracts quoted from the Neapolitan
Papers, state that active measures were in pro-
gress to put the fortified towns in a state of de-
fence, and to: augment the Army ; and that the
Laws for the abolition of the feudarrights were
ordered to be carried into execution immediately
throughout Sicily. The Treaty of Alliance be-
tween Naples, Spain, and Portugal, was daily
expected.
Letters of the Ist of January from Madrid
mention, that the tumults and riots occasioned-by
the suppression of the popular Societies,, had not
yet subsided,but it was hoped that the precautions
adopted by the Government would prevent any
further mischief. Several personi have been ar-
rested, supposed to have been most active in pro-
moting the late disturbances, among whom are
M. MORA, the Editor of Tits Constitutional.

rRENcIi FUNDS.
Jan. 12.--Five per Cents Bn, f. 15. e.
Bank Stock l4 r 4 f. 50 c.

It appears front a letter from Petersfieh‘, in-
serted in another part of our Paper, that the
question respecting the right of the Steward of a
Court Leet to dictate to the Baililf the names of
the persons sihom he is to return as Jurors, will
again be brought before the Court of King's Bench.
It is obviously a question of very considerable im-
portance, not only as it affects the private rights
of individuals, resiant within the jurisdiction of
Leets where the custom is said to prevail, bust as
it affects their Constitutional Rights, since• the
Returning Officer at Elections 'of Members of
Parliament is, in many places, chosen at this
Court. It seems, from our Correspondent's let-
ter, that the matter has twice been litigated,
within the last two years, and th,it the parties
who maintain Mc legality of the custom, and to
whom it must, unquestionably be an object of
great consequence, as it affects their influence in
the Borough Elections, have prevented a deci-
sion by abandoning, in the shape of a disclaimer,
their defence of it. But it is to be hoped that
the question will now be brought -to issue, that
the custom, if illegal, may be quashed, and a
practice more congenial to the spirit of our free
and excellent Constitution introduced.

The abuse so freely lavished on the Clergy by
Mr. LAMBTON on a late occasion, excited such
general disgust, as it seemed calculated to bring
Religion itself into contempt, that it was little
to be expected that any person at all regardful of
clCaracter would have followed his example. At
the Northumberland. Meeting, however, on Wed-
nesday last, Earl Gary .attacked the :Clergy
with equal violence, and seemed disposed to re-
present them as in general capable of the most
contemptible servility, white under the specious
covering of • an allusion to those Clergymen who
might be supposed to have taken some part in local
politics, the Noble Lord was apparently inclined
to throw reflections upon the whole body of the
Priesthood. Accusing some of the Ministers of Re-
ligion in that neighbourhood of holding a " secret
conclave; " he exclaimed—" Stand'forth,ye Reve-

rend Slanderers i" ilia ihrottenout his freed' i..
took the most irreverent Creel:kir& with a claifil
.1
of men, who, consiSering titer..sacred callingf
and the importance of the doctrines which th 4
inculcate' to the happiness of Mankind here 3.341
. 4
hereafter, ought alway 3 to be treat;,'"d sV i thir -ill
liar respect. But as soine o-t-r* highekrank
of life were found r\d\to patronize the put 4
lishers of blasphemous prodtittial, it ia. not violl,
derful that the. Clergy should .be .treated vela
contempt by the Party to which those Patrons 4,,
blasphemy belong-, and should idinin the sonic ker,;-:-.
...
, .
volting scurrility, not only agaiiist the Mini-titer,*
of our 'holy faith, but even ..against Religio,
itself.—L.We earnestly hope diat:these unjust all
illiberal attacks will rouse. the Member' of the
Church into a .resolute defence -of -theniselv°
and the sacred truths" thus -assaileid by .the spirit
of Party;. and happy shall w.e be to assign oof
i
columns to a subject so interesting and importa'',
to mankind now and for ever. : ..: •: .

ET Eit.3

The annual Ciection of the Mayor of this Bo-
rough took place to=day' at the Court Lek.—
The proceedings: of this CoUrt have become sin-
gularly conspiclnms -the eyes of the Country,
h 3 `hey have rise to the discussion of a
question of .t.rtat importance in a constitutional
point of vievr, namely;. whether the Sr reiraTti of
the Leet,can pack an.ii select a Jury for the put.-
'Pose of managing the business of the Court, 90
a 3 tO suit the Lord's purposes ; parti.cularly in
t?Oluination of Officers, which is• a Matter of
":I',,ftuence, here, as the Jury appoint the Mayor,
1:17,.5. 13 Returning 011izer at our Elections ; but
ti 91.3 is not the only evil, great as it.is, for hence
3°',lrCeS of Justice are corrupted, and the Lord
14 la-vested with an engine of -oppression, which
1
111a..y use most Nexatiously towards those who
Iceuture to oppose his Parliamentary influence in
It" had been for some
i.(414Y4.,, busy in conjecturing the person upon whom
a° nlayors.ity would, devolve; but the only two
' Ya.fulidates who were mentioned as likely to suc-
c."d: to it were Mr. M LTCHELL, a very respect-
able Solicitor, the partner of the Steward of the
i
iretland Mr. TnomAs CHITTY, a Contractor for
IC Carriage of Flints on the Turnpike Road.—
' 7°ll. in this instance was right;—Mr. CHITTY
4,`-`'been selected to till the important Office.—
Rev. Mr. WHIcitER, the late Mayor, and
0)" , attEndants, entered the Court at eleven
he attendance of suitors was very nu-
bp rl3l-18.., The bdsiness of the day was opened
itl6 1.
,he Steward. In the course of the proceed-
it w,s dkcovered; that, notwithstanding the
t'kp
Quo Woo-unto-Informations which had been
-kta
g,nst the late Mayors,on the ground of their
r'lug been nominated by a packed Jury, both
°a‘d,whor4 had filed disclaimers, the Steward had
11:iered to his old practice, and dictated the
4141, 'S of the Jurors. Upon 'this, Mr. ATC E50.1.c,
tos'Aitor of the Court, who was present, rose and
sic'k an objection to the proceeding, But the
.4Nkrd, in a manner at. once dignified, cour-
;.:od gentlemanly, over-ruled the objec-
eracti his determination to adhere to a
for •
.which he had very beneficially- observed
ere "(4t 471 sixteen years. The objection, how-
was repeated, with an, intimation that it,
`db he renewed in the Court of King's Bench.
au IlSilleSS of the day then proceeded, and the
retirett.to consider their presentments: and,
ern tiwir-z.return, it Was found that they had
an.etiete4-11rt CUITTY into the office of Mayor;
Is the
have greatpleasure in stating, that, such
e state of the Borough, not a single offense
tl,e-ta_Uder the cognizance of. the Jury. After
I,ld
1 or4'hipful Mayor had, in a very effective
the ,-,"'Proffice,
essive manner, taken the oaths of
urt was dissolved, and the Mayor and the
4ry
'4,,lourned to the Dolphin Inn, where they
.44i,c1„thepleasure of Mr. Jor-LiFrE's company to
Ihe day has been rainy and gloomy,
jnuch damped the usual hilarity of
Kali ce4ion, and not a little disappointed the
aPle `folks, as it .necessarily prevented the
did Pageantry of the procession.

ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.

tet7,3aturday the Poll finally closed at twelve_
\V"::?ol'fben the Mayor declared Sir HENRY
ben-""-A
er IVlLsori duly elected, the numbers
f
liettry Wright Wilson
harivs FAT
Cy
•
p n I.,ntholte, Esc! .
I°aS Y immediately came -forward, and
th".` d?Y greeted by his friends., He address-
iectors, thanking them for the high
tr, tll€l had conferred. upon him, and a&sur-
htt 111 that he should always be found at his
ru Parliament, supporting- his King and the
~cled lure of his country ; . and jocosely con-
.by wishing that ." the devil might fly
fat i him" if he abandoned either, or the
.11.ntereks of his ConstituentF•
r
te‘,l
,` Ross next presented himself and was re-
11'1, Widi enthusiastic applause, - not only
tostli ,s °WTI, friends, but by the friends of
'feat other Candidates. His, speech was very
tl.l4.'fil was greatly 'applauded. Upon coming
4alidat part of it which .pledged himself to
104,1 E again upon the first vacancy, he. was
t 11,11.? greeted ; and numbers of the Elec-
N 4 4'earin, the colours of the other two Candi-
;l,`Os' Pr'ssed forward to the front of the buSt-
ii'lat'ikana shaking him heartily by the hand,
?liaV him for the honourable line of conduct
to `Thserved and declared that he should be
toil '
1411.. tne next general Election.
10,':13--snioPE then stepped forward, and was
11'41 f4'.1121 cheered by his friends. He thanked
:tl,o„,'' the support they had given him, and
bFtQ that though defeated, his principles
1),-tail-°,,t subdued. That' he had rather be a
~ti\, than lose his principles, or
success at. the price. of his honour. lie
11,Nity 4iplimeitted the Mayor upon the i-mpar-
-0 h had evinced,, and Mr. Ross, upon
'11111414-Q-1111N.ii .holleniii-rablmannr in which had
.
fNeci himself during the election ; and con-
that if the Electors should call
'qtria474ices hereafter, heereafter, would be at their
4
'Phe usual ceremony of chairing the
Candidate then followed.
ABC CRS= TIOCWrif. MUM
etoll
s horn Charleston, dated Nov. 9..8
4,q1134 the Spanish ship La Constitucion, with
Ilitl',.atiea"f 3,600,000 dollars- in specie, and the
Vtlarvit the General Cortes in Spain, from
lcelly 4.0 f Cuba and the Province of Cam-
lib' sailed from Havannali on the 10th of
()to.
," for Cadiz.
tlif 7dor. O'CON NEL has published a Letter
irish Catholic- dissuading them from
A 1-)P.tit• 6)
rnmg- art 64 unreformed Parliament.t}q'sio se hill has "
been found at the Middlesex
yo ou the Coroner's warrant, against Ri-
ick' 57, fot-the murder of CHARLES MARTIN,
hltd
,Yor, who, it niay be recollected, was
the blow of a stone, after fighting a
is opens his splendid new Theatre
lv Thursday next ; the company is
" Mr
samP as at the CG Rotunda," with the
A
:OUNG.

Yvt:YE.LIC4 -MEETiNC4.§.

MEETINGh

SPEFeIi O, J. FLEMING, ESQ. k.P. Fait 'Flit GI)IiI;ITY

OF SOUTHAMPTON.

FLEmnia. on presenting himself was re
ceived with strong- marks of disapprobation. -It
was some time before the High Sheriff, With the
aid of the popular speakers, could obtain a hear-
ing ; but when the uproar had subsided, the
Hon. Gentleman spoke as followS

" GENTLEMEN—Thcre having been a requisition fOt
Meeting for the purpose of addressing the House of Coin-
mons, I am therefore attending here this day to rereire arvy
directiOns you may lre pleased to give me with respect 16 the
presentation of it, as well as to hear the ?pinion of the -pre-
sent clistingOished and respectable Freeholders of ttie County,
npnn the important question announced for discussion. I
assure you of my perfect readbierii to present the Addrest
proposed, or any othei you may he pleased to decide upon,
couched in the proper and respectful language due to the
ond character of that assembly, and I wish I could
add, a conscientious promise .to support the prayer of it iu my
place there as your Bepiesentative. It is-not my wish to
disturb 11. e unanimity so much to be desired by those who
have promoted the petition ; but soy object. in addressing
you, is to express my respect for you as my constituents,
and because I feel you hare a right to demand, and it
is my duty to afford, the fullest exposition of my sentiosents
upon a question of such great public impottaoce. I have
never deceived you as to my political opinions. I promise
you I nerve will ; and it witch grieves we to differ in opinion
with any enlighteard Freeholder of the County. But lam
now compelled to do so, anti I have the courage to say, that,
I can subscribe but to very few of the opinions which I have
beard this day, or with the mode of Address proposed. In-
deed it is most painful to use to differ with any'one, but if
toy judgment be defective, 1 trust you will believe-that my
intentions are honest and upright, and that I feel zealous
for the welfare of my beloved country, loyal to my King,
and anxious, fur the rights, liherties, happiness, and prospe-
rity Dies-cry class of lay fellow subjects.—(Cries.of " Braer!")
—I will now briefly endeavour to express the principles upon
which I feel myself bound to differ from the promoters of
the present Address, and I am sure that I shall be heard
with the indulgence that every free minded Englishman,
who claims attenti in to his own opinions, is ever ready
to concede to the opinions of another. 'I will comc to the
point. The great object is to censure nod to obtain the dm.
missal
.of his Majesty's present Ministers, for having brought
forward the charges, and instituted the proceedings against
the Queen. No one can lament more deeply than I do the
.;;;ecessity of those proceedings, andno one cast feel more sen-
sibly the disgust which the details 'must (save excited in
every delicate mind, and their injurious effects upon the
morals of the people. I admirthat the chat acter and honour
•of the country have been effected ; but I cannot think that
Ministers are to be charged with all these calamities, and
the less so since, as you have heard from the honourable
mover of the Address, they made such efforts to avoid them.
In my opinion, the moment her Majesty's return was deter-
mined upon, Ministers were irresistibly called upon in duly
to. their King and country, and let me add also, in justice
to the Queen herself, to institute a solemn and public
investigation into the truth of the scandalous rumours that
preceded her arrival ; and even if their counsels had been
directed by the Noble-Earl's (Carnarvon) political friends, I
do not think that some proceedings could have been avoided,
and•certainly none could have been more lenient—(Hisses.)
--•Nothing could- mom! the temper, moderation, anti ;copal,
tiality, evinced by the Noble Lords of the Cabinet, who as-
sisted as judges upon that occasion.—(The hisses and groans
here continued fur some time.)—lf you are not ready to
hear me, lam quite ready to wait your pleasure. I would
to God that every other member of that illustrious body had
'shesen. himself equally divested of party spirit, and equally
anxious to elicit the truth, with the view of obtaining sub-
stantial justice; and in comparing the conduct.of Ministess,
I am sorry to be obliged to add, that the charge of unconali-
: tional proceedings comes from certain parties with a very
' bad grace, particularly whets these persons themselves, in the
year 1800, instituted what was called the Delicate Investiga-
tion, and tried and condemned her Majesty without rein eon
fronting her wills her accusers, or hearing her defence. I wil
not enter into a detail of the evidence now before us. 11 can
bat lead to one eonclusion in every mind not blind
and perverted; still I roost heartily concur with that expres-
sion in the Address, hoping, that for the sake of tilt peace
and happiness of the Country, some means may be tumid
of setting this unhappy question fur ever at rest. I
should deprecate any renewal of the proceedings; nor have
I any fear that any such proceedings are cootemplated. The
object of the other Address has been explained to you. It
I -
was not Meant to call it exclusively the opinion of the
county, but merely a wish to declare the opinion of those
whose names were undersigned ; and I cannot conceive that
the promoters of that Address are censurable for giving an
opportunity to the inhabitants of every village of signing
it as well as the inhabitants of the more populous towns. I
cannot recommend it with the eloquence of the forme►
speakers, but as for myself, I am proud to declare, that in)
signal nre is affixed to it—(Hisseq—and I am sure that no one
here would hesitate to subscribe to those principles which
would -uphold.the country again.st the attempts of those who
would endeavour to subvert its. Constitution. I may apply the
language of the immortal Shakspeare : " Who is here so vile
that does not love his country ? if any, speak ; for hint have I
offended." And let ins add; who is here so base who does riot
love his King? if any, speak.,7-(Hisses, Fillui cries of The
Queen, the Queen!)—l
,know that I ass add Lessing men as
loyal and patriotic at any in the country; and in speaking
thus freely, I know that I shall but deserve the approbation.
of every honest man."—The Hun. Gentleman recited amidst
many noisy testimonials of disapprobation.