The Sun.
London, England, 1820-11-17 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Nov. 17.—We have not
had any fresh Arrivals of Wheat this morning, hut a con-
siderable quantity remained over from Wedpe,ilay's Market,
for which the demand was but trifling, yet what sales were
made of fine samples were on us good terms as on Monday,
hut the inferior descriptions could not be got off at an abate•
went of es. per quarter ; Fine Barley being scarce, fully sup-
ported Monday's prices, .and there was rather more demand
for the inferior qualities, at a decline of 1s: per gum ter ;
Foreign Oats wet ready sale, at-an advance of 3d. per quar-
ter, in consequence of the Ports shutting this week.—ln Peas
and Beans there is no alteration.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Nov. 17.—This Mar-
ket was ►•ell supplied with all kinds,of Cattle this 'limning;
prime Beef maintains last Market-day's prices, but the infe-
rior sorts, of which there was a great quantity, are rather
lower.—The Haymarket continues as per our last in price ;
Straw and Clover no alteration. •

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Last night, Mrs. THOMAS, the Lady of Colonel
T.tomAs, entertained all her fashionable friends,
remaining now in town, with an elegant ball and
supper, at her house iu Half-Moon-Area, Picca-
dilly.

ON Tilt APPEARANCES
OF THE TimEs,
44TfD THE .211.1NNER3'

'OF ThE PEOPLE!

Jesus licec 16itasse benign&
-Ref',exec is seder %ice.
TO TOLE E DM% tht.'xiv .
[tio. Bt.]
• Sirt,—ln my last better, it was observed of
the conduct of the Modern Whigs, " that in
" proportion as THEIR spirit hath grown weak in
" DEEDS., it bath gained strength in wonns, and
" of late years it bath run out into an unbounded
" and licentious freedom." I little thought at
that time, that such 'abundant proof would have
been shewn, in the short space of a few weeks, of
the truth of, my assertion ; as the conduct of this
Faction bath evinced since the meeting of the
Houseof Lords, on the 3d of the last month. • To
recapitulate, it, will I-10t answer any good par-
pose—it is sufficiently impresSed on the public
mind—and so will -Lords GREY and HoeLAND
and their Retainers find, whenecer another Ge-
neral Election takes place: They must not con-
clude,-that their cOcitilioiz with the Radicals will
either strengthen or increase their influence with
the great body of E L ECT 0 115 throughout the
United Kingdom. ,It will produce an opposite
effect and re-action, and nothing but an unequi-
vocal and
_sincere deterreination on their part,
to assist in putting an end to the corrupt system
which prevails- 'n Close Boroughs,• will restore
'theta to - the confidence of the people. In this
opinion the few honest Old Whigs who are
living agree. Mr. NICHOLLS, by his recent pub-
lication, from which you have made some inte-
resting and Valuable extracts, has rendered an
acceptable service to the country.—His evidence
1 of the degeneracrof the'Modern Whigs is deci-
give, and must lead the people to the conclusion,
that if they are reinstated in power, neither Re-
form in Parliament or economy in the State will
take: place:—but, that if the people are only
firm, united,:.and respectful in their applications
to the Legislature, to correct the abuses alluded
to, they must succeed,—and then the power of
the great Whig Families will be at an end, and
the Close Boroughs thrown open.
It has been observed, that in FREE Countries,
the National Spirit is naturally weak, unless
supported by the generous principles of Religion,
Honour, or Public Spirit ; for where principle
prevails not, the National Union azust ever be
thwarted or destroyed by selfish views acid s+-pa-
rate interests. In the present state of-things, it
is necessary to inquire, how far the National
,Spirit of Union is weakened or destroyed by sel-
fish or ambitious views, by separate interests and
defect of principle. Now, if the delineation al-
ready given of the conduct of tip Whigs,, and of
the manners and principles of the people be
true, the consequence must be, that the Na-
tional Spirit of Union must be shaken by them.
To confirm this remark,- it is not necessary to
cast about for facts in support of it—proofs are
to be met in every quarter, which not only sup-
port this conclusion, but throw new light on the
.• _ k4zili.Put ts, that
the want of principle lath at length firmly esta-
blished a system of political self-interest, which
must at all times break out into factious, and
prevent the GREAT EFFECTS which a National
Spirit of Union would produce. The Bonouom
Influence, which the Old Families have secured
to themselves, since the reign of Queen ANNE, is
one of the broadest and worst features of the
degeneracy of the present times ; next to it, is
the irreligious disposition • of the people,
and the rage of pleasure and dissipation which
prevails throughout the land. If, then, the great
principles of Religion, Honour, and Public Spi-
rit are weak or lost among us, what effectual
check can there be to coutroul the aggravated
evils I have mentioned ? Is it not the duty of
every well-wisher to his country to consider how
these evils are to be cured and prevented in fu-
ture ? It is therefore of the utmost importance to
the well-being of the State, that they should be
traced to their source, and pointed out ,honestly
and truly to the People.
It may be correctly asked, what other effect
can naturally arise from the ambition, dissipa-
tion, and rapacity of a dissolute people ? for,
in a country so circumstanced as ours, it is na-
tural to imagine, that next to gaming and the
other fashionable vices, the chief attention of the
GREAT WORLD, must be turned to ELECTION—
JOBBING, of influencing Counties, coutrouling,
bribing, or buying' Boroughs, and of securing an
extensive Parliamentary influence ?—.But how
greatly is this evil aggravated, when persons of
the highest rank, though prohibited by Statute,
insult the laws by interfering in Elections ; by
manufacturing or making occasional voters; and
even by selling vacant seats to the highest bid-
der/ It has very pointedly been asked by a ce-
lebrated writer, " What can we suppose would be
" the real drift of this illegitimate waste of time,
" honour, wealth, and labour ? Might not the
" reason publicly assigned •for it, be this—' that
" they may strengthen themselves, and families,
"• and thus gain a LAS/TING interest, as they .call
" it, for TIILIIL Dependents, Sons, and their
" Posterity ?'"
ThUs we see how the political system of self
interest and ambition is.completed, and a foun-;
dation laid for endless dissentious in the State—
contentions with the people, and, in the end,
every misery and unhappiness which can befal a
free Country.
The danger which threatened the constitution,-
by a too violent exertion of the Prerogative, bath
long ceased.—ln this opinion, I observe, I am
confirmed by that excellent individual, Mr.
Ntettom.s.—At present, from the union of the
Modern Whigs with the Radical Reformers, it is
evident, should the former get into power, no
Reform will take place ; it may, therefore, be
very truly said, that the Constitution is leaning
towards Aristocracy—than which no greater evil
can befal the Nation—for the real danger, though
not immediately obvious to the public eye, would
lurk hi the Aristocratic branch of the Constita.

tlon, *MA Would he secretly bearing down the •
power both of THE KING. ANO THE PEOPLE.
To explain this observation, it is easy to put a
easel in which the Parliamentary inte[est of the
great, Nobility possessing Bonousat\ property
atichi, as it were, be, said tii influenke tht Houses
k,
of Commono . Membhrs.,might be e cte4, and \
,electenolia, forms..l.3Nt 1,1,3 whom might ey‘realll.
'be.elected ? By the frek *ce of the P6ople
No impartial man would sal it. It were ease
to suppose thirty or forty men of High Quality
and Power, who, if united, especially when sur
portedaby .the influence and immense wealth of
the Papists, whom the Whigs are anxious to get into
Parliament, might go nigh to command a Majoriti
in the Lower House, in opposition to the 'People.
The Members of that House might
_seem to be
the Representatives of the People : but would
be, in truth, a great part-of them, no more than
the, commissioned deputies of their respective
Chiefs, whose sentiments they would express,
and whose interests they would pursue. TlO5l
while power would in appearance be centerig
in the Lowaa 110 USE, it would in reality be in
the hands of the Oligarchists.—This state 01
things, should it come to pass, might perhuP4
_result from any fixed design in the Aristocracy
to destroy the Constitution. They might 110°
no farther views, than those of ,self-interest of
vanity : notwithstanding which, their conduct
might have those effects, which their intentiens
never contemplated;though their own ruin Might
be the final consequence.

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