The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-22 00:00:00

[Morning Herald.]

His Majesty has been most graciously pleased
to appoint General Sirt#Saintiel Hulse (late Lieu-
"letralit Governor) to tile Government of the Royal
hospital, Chelsea, vacant by the v'tath of Sir
David Dundas, an appointment that cannot fail
to be highly gratifying to every person connected
wilt.' that establishment.

[Morning Post.)
ON THE MISERIES OF CLOSE BOROUGHS,

PETERSFIELD.

As the following letter refers to an article which
appeared in this Paper on the 16th instant, under
the above title, containing an account of a most
illegal and outrageous forcible entry which bad
been made under circumstances of great tyranny
and aggravation, by order of the Agent of the Pa-
tron
of this Borough, on a freehold tenement;
occupied by Mr. JONES, a cooper, in that town,
we most readily insert it, froM our respect for the
worthy ,Representative of the City of Wells ; but
as we are satisfied it was correct, and did not re-
Bect on the conduct of this Gentleman,
.we are at
a loss to know in what consisted the mis-state-
ment he refers to. •lt was most unequivocally
stated, that it was impossible for Mr. TAYLOR to
have directed the Lawyer alluded to, to have done
any, thing so illegal as to take by force possession
of the tenement in question, without resorting to
the ordinary and usual pretcess by ejectment ; or
to have directed the trespassers to fire on the un-
offending tenant and his friends, who were de-
sirous of reinstating hint in his house. We how-
ever regret to say, that not withstanding +l.e ille-
gality of the con'duct pursued in, this affair, we
are informed that the trespassers stilt retain the
possession of this tenement, and that the late au-
forturiate occupier, Mr. JONES, has not yet been
able to obtain another house to reside in. We
hope -there is not any truth in this report, but
that Mr. TAY LOR has 'reinstated this industrious
individual in his tenement, and directed his Soli-
citors to try his right, by-ejectment, in a due ,
course of law, to the possession of- it. We shall
always deprecate such " a rigour beyond the law;"
especially in cases like this, where the individuals
aggrieved are not in a condition to contend oti
equal terms with their more opulent and powerful
opponents.
To the Printers of " The Hampshire Telegraph."
Alellycombe, near Liphook, Feb. 18, 1820.
. .

As a mis-statement reflecting on my conduct in a transac-
tion connected with the Borough of Petersfield, appeared iu
two of the London Newspapers on the 16th, and as it may be
sent to you for insertion, it is right you should lie informed,
that if the Patron's Agent for that Borough has acted •
gaily or improverly, as theteiti represented, it was without
wy assent or knowledge.
I was distinctly advised by bins that:all I did was correct
and necessary, to recover what had been consielciert my pro-
perty 40 years. As the case will come before a Jury, it
would be improper now to say more on the subject. As I
ant designated not by name, but as Member for Wells, I take
leave to say, that 1 hays represented that I,ulependent City
twenty-three years, returned by nearly the unanimous voice
of a considerable body of Voters belonging to all classes
of life, ores not one' of which hace 1 any control, nor have
they ever biassed my vote in Parliament.
I am an advocate for Rational Reform, and should rejo'ce
to have such Boroughs as Peterslield thrown open.
I am, Sir, your roost okedient Servant,
CIIARLES TAYLOR.

New York Papers arrived this morning to the
27th January.
(From The Commercial Advertisers Jan. 25.)

CONGRESS.—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JAN, 20.
The following Message was received from the
PRESIDENT of the United States :-
4i To the House of_ Representatives,

" In compliance with a Resolution of the House
of Representatives, requesting me to lay before it,
at as early a day as may be convenient, an ac-
count of the expenditure of the several sums ap-
propriated for building fortifications, from the
year 1816 to the year 1819, inclusive, and stating
the places at which works of defence have been
begun, the magnitude of the works contemplated
at each place, their present condition, the amount
already expended, and the estimated amount re-
quisite for the completion of each ; also the mode
by which the fortifications are built, by contract
or otherwise ; I now transmit to the House a
Report from the Secretary of War, to whom the
said Resolution was referred, which, with the do-
cuments accompanying it„ contains all the infor-
mation required:

JAMES MONROE."
(Front the Norfolk Herald, Jan. 18.)

FROM RIO JANEIRO,.--Mr. THOMAS OLIVER,
of Buenos Ayres, came passenger in the brig Ro-
bert, from Rio Janeiro (arrived in Hampton Roads
on Saturday). Mr. 0. states, he arrived at Rio
from Buenos Ayres, on the evening of the 28tis
November, and.em, entering the port, he saw a
Russian squadron, of five sail, which had just an-
chored. On landing at Rio Janeiro he engaged
his passage in the Robers, which vessel sailed the
next day for Baltimore. While at Rio he learnt
that a British squadron, of fOur sail of the line, un-
der the command of Sir THOMAS HARDY, had ar-
rived at that port a week before, and were still
there. Mr. 0, did not learn any particulars re-
lative to either of the squadrons, or their desti-
nation, as he only remained at Rio one night ;
all that he undertakes to state is, that they were
at Rio at the time he left there.