The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-26 00:00:00

R.EGISTER OF FASIIION.

.•CONVERSAZIONE.—The refinek gratification
which. Mr.. FREDERICK. WEBB has- afforded to
some of the most distinguished characters in rank,
science, and literature, by his Attic evening's en-
tertainments, in Langham Place, we regret to say,
concluded for the season last night. Among the
numerous visitors present were the Dukes of Sus.'
SEX ,and GLOUCESTER, the Bishop of ELY, Sir
JOHN SYLVESTER, Sir GORE OUSEEr, FRANCIS
CONST. Esq. and many gentlemen of high Charac-
ter for' literary talents, scientific attainments, and
medical eminence, as well as several members of
the- Royal Academy. The company remained
later than usual in the apartments; so elegant
and.so amply enriched with antiquities, pictures,
and other valuable works of art, apparently to take
" a longing lingering look" at a" place which af-
forded them so much friendly intercourse, and in-
tellectual enjoyment. Having attended many of
these meetings, we ought not to conclude without
particularly noticing the attentive courtesy of the
liberal Bost, of Mr. PETTIGE.Iniy acid of Mr.
SMITH,. the Secretary. Nor. ought we to pass
Over-the attendants, who, in 'readiriess,-lictivity,
mist zeal, had. obviously foltosti??l::theVxarriplo of
their superiors. The.-Dnkecrof -guss:Ex,, just be-
' fore:his departure, took an opportunity 4:ff: testi-
fying his admiration of an Institution so well-cal-
culated to promote the intercourse-of friendship,
thecoinniunication of knowledge, theirnprovement
of taite; and the refinement of manners; conclud-
ing .with a very complimentary address to. Mr.
WEBII, expressing the-hopes of his Royal Higbness
that the same instructive and gratifying entertain,
ment would be resumed by him on, many a.future
season, as it might operate as an • example upon
other• persons of rank and fortune, and thereby
essentially tend to the diffusion of...knowledge,
the promotion of amicable relations, and the ge,
neral advantage. of Society.

... . . .
ARAIITAT..,--The Marchioness. of Buckingham, from.her
seat, Atigmin, Hants the Marquess of DOwnshire.; front his
seat, Ireland; Mr. and• Mrs. Strtitt, at the St. James's Hotel,
Jermyn-street, front their seat in Derbyshire ; Sir Thomasand
Lady Lethbridge and family, front their scat in SoMersetshire..
DEPAirr uttEs.-..-The -Duke of Bedthrd, for his seat, Wo-
burn Abbey ; the Marquess de.Coigny, from (ireillon's•Hotel,
Albernarle-street, for Paris, on account of the death °this grand-
father, the Due de Coigny. •

Yesterday the Duke of YORK, the Duchess of
GLOUCEST,ft, the Princess AUGUSTA, and the
Pripcess SOPNIA MATILDA, visited the. KING.—
The Duchesssof CLARENCE went.. to Kensington
yesterday morning, on a visit. to the Duchess of
KENT, at the King's. Palace--,-Yesterda-y the Du-
ches of KENT and a numerous, yarty dined with
Wince iLEopomi at'llladhorough House.

PRENCII PAPERS.

PARIS MAY 23.—We have received lutelii.

.gence, =by -express that the kmPeroi.of ittAsq.i4•*.
quitted Laybach on the 14th fai retersburgh:,f2-
the way of Hungary,.. and:•that .he -will pass
through Buda and Warsaw. the- Einperi#':qf
AusTiu..A. will return wiihout delay to sienna. .
The -following news has reached -us by:
_from Rome, under date the 12th instant :—.
• - • - .
" . .
_•-•HiS Royal IliglinesS the Duke or C:1.i.A.4=1.4;
arrived, 'here .from Naples -three -days ago,...ity
Order to accompany his father on his return iii
his Statei.. It-appears certain that his St.e4.4,isu::
MAJESTY will set out for -Naples on .the.lsih.':,-
VIENNA, MAY 12.—The news LayttaCN '; 7.1
varies'from day' to .day. It'is now said that
Emperor Alexander will leave Laybachtolpox.,._.
~
row, and take the route to PeSt; where.he will
visit the Archduke Palatine,and afterwards pro-
ceed' to the south of Russia. Oiiv&iyereign w4J
quit Laybach after.. receiving:a:deputation
•
the Lombardo Venetian kingdom. It-was expket;4-

ed that the audience for this , purpose would :7.:
giVen pntby 13th.
The Porte is making vigorous preparatiol3.43-..:.;:->
against the insurgents. Fise corps of Janissaries;',
and four companies of Topdichi's (artillery), ord.
ordered to reinforce the army of the- PashaWs.--2.'.::•..
destined to pass. the. Danube and attack
lanti and Wladimeresko. The new Grand Vizier'
is soon expected, and is to bring with him a Con:
siderable number of troops from Asia. Alt the'
corps of Janissaries have taken up arms, and-this:. ';:
crisis has already occasioned some .very great ex,-
cesses. The troops continue to traverse thetity,:„,;:
and pillage the Greeks and Franks, or make them
Pay rapsom, though the. Government has.alreadfc -
caused some implicated in those disorders
arrested (Journal Des Debats)
Letters from. Petersburg confirm the reports of
extraordinary movements in the Russian armies,.!:
Which are concentrating on different points. The
Imperial Guardhas definitively left that
and marched towards the frontiers.

.'~..

A letter directly from Jassy announces that'
3,000 Greeks have passed the Danube, near
tova, and that they have taken a position on the
right bank of the river, and formed entrencb7
ments for protecting a bridge which -is to serve.
for a communication between Wallachia aside

Bulgaria.

There have been some sangurnary actions in the
Alorea, and we are assured that the Turkish
troops have been repulsed on several points by
the Insurgents.—(Journal de Pads.)
.13ucnAnEsT, APRIL 28.—0 n the 14th we were
informed of the flight of the Hospodar Suzzo from
Jassy, and of the return of that city under the do,
minion or the Turks through the influence of the
Boyards, who have assumed the government pro..
visionally. Ypsilanti has left this place, and is re-
tiring into the mountains. He endeavours to per, 2
suade his adherents that he is certain of the secret
protection of Rossia ; but all sensible persons are-
convinced of the contrary. Theodore is still in
the convent of Kotroczeng near this city. The
troops of Ypsilanti have 'committed the greatest
disorders here. They have pillaged the castle
of Prince Boancowan, which was supplied with
a fine library. On the 15th a letter was received
from the Caitnacans at Rudschuck, instigating
the Boyards still here to get rid of Theodore by
some means or other, and to send three deputies
to Rudschack. This advice, however, has not
produced the desired result. Theodore remains,"
and will not permit any of the Boyards to leave
the town.
We haveas yet no letters from Constantinople,
the communication being interrupted. It is said,
however, that more than 80 persons belonging to
the first Greek families have been massacred
there. The Turks have not yet passed the Da-
nube, but they are assembling troops on the
right bank. The Austrian agents at JaSsy amid
at Galacz have had the goodfortune to save the
lives-of a number of Turks, the former 0, and the
lattei 30, whom they concealed in their hotels,
and afterwards sent to Braila.

Two persons have within a few days been com-
mitted,.
to prison this city, on suspicion of being
concerned in extensive forgeries on thO.G.overn'-
Meta ; their names are llenry Wrightand Robe, t
Smith. The evidence against the accused is not,
perhaps, such as- would convict them before a
Jury, but was sufficiently strong to make it the
duty of the Paymaster-General (to whose:vigi-
lance the detection is owing) to apply for their
arrest. Among the papers found in their posses-
' sion are several- certificates and seals of Clerks of
Courts of 'different States, relative to Magistrates'
signatures,. apparently genuine, but . given on
sheets of paper, left blank except where the.
certificate is written t these, of course, :were in-
tended to be affixed to such documents as the
holder's might think proper.---(Froin the Nictionq
intelligencer qf the -10th April.)
-• • Yesterday-morning Prince RATAFEE, -of Ma.:
dagascar,. went to the Riding School at
to. view the evolutions .of the .9th Lancers, under
the command of Colonel PETERS.

Mr, ArkNnENnotT 'will make* bi..daut at the
Birmingham Theatre en Monday, in the charge-
ter of .Brutus •

JAcons, the_ young man lately drqwnfd
in passing between Dover and Calais, It rd. li4
pantatoons-lipect.with, bars of gold.; A.reward
of 1,000/. has been offered for finding his body:

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY: Z.XTRACTS FROM THE 7 MORNING PAPERS,

May 26.'
[MORNING POST.]

4Advices from Naples of the sth instant arrived
yesterday. It had been officially notified that
116 Sicilian Majesty would return to his capital
on the 15th, and great preparations were making
for.-the occasion. The ceremony was expected
to be of the most splendid and imposing descrip-
tion. The Prince of Calabria and alt the prin-
cipal Nobility and Gentry were to set out in the
morning to meet. his Majesty on the road, and ac-
company the grand procession. to the Palace at
„Naples. There was no arrival .of French ,or
'Spanish Papers yesterday ; but private letters
from Madrid fully sanction all that has already
been communicated relative to the present dis-
turbed and alarming state of, Spain. The King
still remained in the capita], but . was daily ex-
pected to remove to some place of greater per-.
sunal security.

.the House of Commons, last night, Mr.
tbuthnot gave notice that the Chancellor of the
.I.lchequer would bring forward the Budget on
Friday next. We have reason to believe that it
will prove of a nature highly satisfactory to the
cauntry. A great variety of business was trans-
acted in the course of the sitting, but no impor-
tant discussion took place.—(lbsd.)

" [MORNING CHRONICLE.]
'By recent accounts from Zante we are credi-
brV-infortned that no fewer than 15,000 Greek
reittgees,, from the Morea chiefly, have thrown
themselves on the protection and humanity of the
lonians Governinent. They consist of men, wo-
Men, and children of all ages, completely clesti=
tuto of every means of subsistence, and they
have dispersed themselves in all the different
Islands ; but by far the greatest numbers have
found refuge in Zante. All the lonian Isles
,enjoy perfect tranquillity. ' There is no parti-
Cular information of the passing events in the
Morea ; but, from the amount of the emigration,
it may be inferred that the alarm is excessive
among the 'Greeks. It was indeed confidently
stated, that a revolution !had taken plaCe in the
Wand of Hydra, on of the richest in the A.:•-
Chipelago inhabited wholly by Greeks, and to
Which the' greatest number of vessels under that
flag 'belong. It appears that this revolution has
been brought about by the lower order of the
people, on the Spencean principle .of an equal
division of property, and consequently of spolia-
tion. If this scheme 'of rapine , should not be
suppressed, the Island must be ruined, as it to-
tally 'depends on its shipping and commerce in
grain, of which they are the chief carriers.

The Board of Ordnance has commenced its
petty savings, by advertising for sale, as old
Metal, a considerable number of finely phased
brass cannon, the trophies of many a hard-earned
victory. It is a pity that these renowned relics,
the sight of which must be cheering to every
British heart, being also, in their form and exter-
nal ornaments, so very beautiful, were no: per-
mitted to remain in some conspicuous place,
where they could be visited by the public general
and where their particular history, which is most
curious, could be known ; for, after all, in the
present depreciated value of metal, the amount
of the proceeds of this sale will be quite un-
worthy and contemptible, in comparison with
the generous feeling a sight of them would never
fail to create.—(lbid.)

[MORNING ii E1i.1L9.~
Sir J. Mackintosh brought up,,- last night, the
Report of his Bill for mitigating the punishment
of
,Forgery. This subject, which has been one of
rr;ore than disgust to the public for some time,
se ms to have at length taken some hold of the
r;..-.:son and humanity of the House of Commons.
F:4,:ceptions and modifications, however, pour in
in such force, as almost to overwhelm the prin-
ciple of the Bill. Sir J. Mackintosh makes con-
ce,3sions far beyond his conviction, with a view to
mace a beginning in the work of amelioration.—
'the Report, with several amendments, was or-
dered to be re-committed 'on Monday, and dis.
cussed, in full, on the third reading.

[THE TIMES.]
The Grampound Disfranchisement Bill, or we
thay now with more propriety entitle it the
Yorkshire double-enfranchisement Bill, was
brought last night from the Peen, and it is to be
read on Wednesday next
,in the House of Corn-
r:apns. The safest and most expedient way is
now, no.doubt, to acquiesce in the change made
ip the Upper House, and, under any circumstances,
toget the Bill passed,. There can be no difficulty
in voting for four members, every elector having
so many votes, in the same manner as the mem-
bers are chosen for the city of London. As to
dividing the county into two parts, this should
seem preposterous, the county being already per-
tioned into three parts, plied Riding.:. 114c1
hour members instead of two been added, there
could have been no difficulty in apportioning two
members to each Riding : but if the two new
tpembers are added to the West Riding as the
most populous, the enemies of the further pro-
gress of Parliamentary
,Reform may feel some
alarm. it would seem as if the third Riding,
were kept waiting for the spoils of the next con-
iterrmed borough, We rejoiced to hear Lord
Londonderry Speak of the measure as useful,
opt! deprecating any motion which might frus-
k.,ate it.

(NEw TIMES.]
The Grampound Disfranchisement Bill was re-
turned to the House of Commons last night, as
amended in the House, of Lords. It was sug-
gestvd that it would be advisable to postpone
the discussion for a few days, and Lord J. Rus-
fell moved that the Lords' Amendments should
he taken into consideration on Wednesday next.
lord Milton intimated his intention to bring in a
Bill for regulating and arranging the taking of
the Poll in the County 9f York. The Report on
-the Bill for mitigating the Punishment for For-
gery was.then brought up, and three Amend-
t4ents were introduced by Sir James Mackintosh,

who stated, that in proposing theit be sacrificed
his own opinion. They except the forgery of
wills, marriage-registers, and transfers of stock
from the operation of the Bill. There ap
pears to be something like inconsistency in
this, for if the lighter penalty be calculated, as
had been maintained, to discourage offenders by
its greater certainty, it is difficult to, understand
why au exception should be made in matters of
such moment. An amendment moved by Dr.
Lushington, substituting hard labour for ten
years instead of transportation, as the punishment
for forgery, was agreed to. Mr. Cripps express-
ing a wish to introduce a clause, placing the for-
gery of Banker's Bills and Checks on the same
footing as that of Bank of England notes ; and it
being considered desirable not to delay other
business, the Bill was ordered to be recommitted
on :Monday next. The House then resolved it-
self into a Committee of Supply.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
Mr. Scarlett's Bill will be committed on Mon-
day in the House of Commons, when the clauses
will be discussed separately, and such alterations
adopted as to the wisdom of the House may seem
fit. We are not aware, however, although the se-
veral clauses are about to be considered in a Com-
mittee, that the prin'ciple of'the measure has as yet
actually received the sanction of the House. We
must confess that until this first point be ascertained
by the House, we do not see any advantage to be de-
rived from discussing the clauses separately, for as
the Bill appears to us, it forms a system which
ca-inot be discussed with so much propriety by
taking the provisions separately, as by viewing
them with reference to the whole measure collec-
tively. We further think that so necessary is
the relation which each part of the Bill bears to
the rest of it, the exclusion of any one part of it
would not only render the system defective, but
would make it absolutely injurious. For in-
stance : we think that the establishment of a
maximum would per se be not only very im-
politic, ,but be calculated to produce much
cruelty in its operation, unless it were connected'
with the provision for giving free circulation to
industry and labour; and tile same observation we
should make with respect to the provision denying
parochial relief to all persons not actually incapa-
ble of labour, from sickness, old age, or accident.
The converse of these propositions are open to the
same reasoning, for taken by itself nothing could be
more absurd or unjust than to allow an individual,
no matter what may be his passion for idleness, or
his inability to support himself by labour, to
choose at his pleasure the place of his settlement,
and impose the burden of supporting him, with
perhaps a wife and family, on any parish in the
kingdom. The existing system prevents such
an abuse, by interdicting the free passage of per-
sons likely to become chargeable from one parish
to another, but such an interdict is in its principle
tyrannical, and often unjust and cruel in its action.
Mr. Scarlett's Bill permits the free passage of the
persons, wherever they may please to transfer
themselves, but it guards against the possibility
of abuse by establishing a maximum of poor rates;
-and this limit will, more effectually than any other
kind of provision, prevent the inconvenient accu-
mulation of paupers in any given parish.