The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-23 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

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It was currently reported yesterday on
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, that 'Ministers have it in contempla-
tion to reduce the interest of money.—(Pilorning
A private letter from Sicily, of the Ist Novem-
ber, written by a very intelligent English :tra-
!eller, gives the following account of the bad
faith of the reformed Neapolitan Councils :_
Alter Palermo, in pursuance of the treaty of
the sth October, concluded by Prince PA-
TERN°, had giyen the forts in pledge to the Nea-
Politan General PEP E, the first act of his new
qovernment, in their Carbonari Parliament, was
to declare the treaty null, so that the Govern-
ment refuses to ratify. Naples, having broken
faith as to*the discretionary power of the com-
lander, according to true Neapolitan principles
of honour, after occupying. the Palermo forts. in
Pledge of the fulfilment of the:treaty which the
Palermitans have duly observed—Naples, I say,
is now sending a fresh reinforcement of 6,000
semi-barbarous Calabrese end other troops to
subdue the,country.--By the time they can re-
duce Palermo, -Austria is expected to be down
against Naples ; and probably even before that
Happens, the Carbonari reformers .of the lower
.classes will sack the city."
We have received New York Papers to the
12th of November.. The House of Representa-
tives had ballotted nineteen times for the 'choice
of a Speaker, and adjourned on the evenhe;e of
the 14th, without having come to a decision,
ieventy-three is the number of votes necessary
to a choice, but on the several ballots no condi.
date.stood so high—Mr. Lowt,:nes upon one tria
had ec).
Rio JANEIRO, OCT. 26.—What the politica
changes in Portugal may lead to in this country
1 am at a loss to conjecture ; but at presenti an
:under no apprehension of any attempt to revol
It'is rirpposed that this Government wil
hove no alternative but to accede to the 'wishes
:of the people in the mother country, or lose that
,kingdom. Among various reports in circulation,
oue is, that a ship of the line is getting ready to
Garry the Prince Royal or Don Miguel to Lis.
11011, but even this measure may prove too. late.
if, however, matters there should remain in a
state of suspense till Marshal BERT:SEORD arrives,
opinion is, that there will be a great deal of
I)loodshed. We are waiting anxiously for the
Xix-t arrival from Lisbon, as also to hear how the
British Government looks upon the change._
The events in Portugal have excited much inte-
rest, and It IS yet doubtful Whether 'the 'required
concessions will be made by the Government
here. On this every thing will depend: Our
wine trade will be benefited by any change in the
relations between the two ,countries.
Letters from Bombay mention, that on the 4th
;of May his Majesty's ship Leander, 60 guns,
,Captain RICHARDSON, bearing the Flag of Rear-
-Admiral fir HENRY Beacxwoon, arrived at
'Trincomalee, Ceylon, from Portsmouth, which
.1'14."e she left the 6th of January. Considerable
,/mdertakings and improvements were going for-
'ward in the Island of Ceylon, under the direc-
rn of Lieutenant-Colonel Wain irr, of the Royal
llgineers, and an immense number of new roads
ilad been formed throughout the country. Several
Canals were in progress to' facilitate the inland
. enavigation, and other works.of ttrat dearriptione
which had been commenced by the Dutch, as
:well, as many others entirely new, were ,expected
.to he shortly completed.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.----IDS Grace is
expected at Combermere Abbey, near Whit-
church, to stand sponor for Lord COMDERMERE'S
. youngest child.. It is rumoured that The Noble
,Duke will spend his Christmai at the, seat of
the venerable Sir JOHN HILT.,
.father of Lord
Hrr.n. The Mayor and a number of the
igha-
bitants of Chester have called a meeting of " siich
cf. their fellow-citizens as are disposed to join
in an invitation to his Grace to honour that city
with his presence at a public dinner."
Yesterday Princess AUGUSTA had a party of
distinguished characters at her residence at Frog-
Tore,, in consequence of the honour of the com-
pany of her beloved brother, the KING, to meet
his MAJESTY.
Mr. YOUNG is now performing with great sue.
ces§ at Bath. His Brutus and Lear were much
admired. late of, Drury-lane Theatre,
was the Cassius. and Edgar, and was also well
received in both.—Madame MARA is in that
city, but not.with any intention *of.a public per-
formance. •
Yesterday forenoon the Duke and Duchess of
• Fatas, accompanied by a part of their Suite,
proceeded in two carriages from their house in
Portland PlaCe, to the Bank, and inspected for
the first time the whole of that. grand *Establish-
meat, with which his Excellency and the Noble
Duchess seemed highly gratified... They return-
ed in the afternoon to their residence in Port-
land Place, where they entertained a select party
of distinguished fOreigners to dinnereL-Yesterday
afternoon his Excellency the Duke Ale FRIAS
forwarded a Spanish Messenger from his residence
in Portland Place, with dispatches for the Spanish
Court.
YeSterday a Court of Directors was held at
the East India House, when Captain C. BIDEN
was sworn into the command of the ship Princess
Charlotte of Wales, consigned to China direct.
CLERKENWELL MEETING.— Y.esterday 'some
Householders of the Parish of Clerkenwell held
• a Meeting in the Workhouse of the said Parish,
..the Churchwardens having refused to admit them
into the Church. After some discussion they
• agreed to an Address, praying, that his MAJESTY
would be graciously pleased to 'dismiss the pre-
sent Ministers, and to restore her MAJESTY'S
name to the Liturgy.. Mr. JOHN SCOTT was the
Chairman.—Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Const, and Mr.
Hayes, supported the motion, which was unani-
* 'Doug.), carried.
A t the Annual Meeting of the Hereford Cours-
ing Club at Stoke Edith, on Friday last, the Sil-
ver Cup was won by Captain Blair's Stella beat-
ing seven others.