The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-12 00:00:00

expected here to-morrow."

Private letters from Paris this morning states
that a further great depression has taken place ill
the French, Funds, the 5 per Cents. being done 3t
65 francs. Our Funds have felt the effects, and
have fallen to 781, being a decline of l per Cent•
in three days. Most of the principal houses
the Jewish interest have been selling to a large
amount the whole of this morning.

[Fro tt the Quebec Mercury of the 10:11 Nor.l

UPPER CANADA.
ERNEST TOWN, OCT. 2G.—At a Meeting of the
Inhabitants of the Township of Ernest Town,
held this day, Mr. DaNtat. PERRY being can'
ed to the Chair, it was unanimously Resolved,
Ist. That front part of the L ieurenant-Gove",
nor's Speech at t opening of the present Session
of the Provincial Parliament,—in which he men'
;ions in terms of indignation attempts made t°
excite discontent and organize seditina, and intl..
mates an opinion, that a Convention of Delegates
cannot exist without danger to the Constitotionp,
and accordingly recommends for consideration the
expediency of framing a law of•prevention,--"'
apprehend that his Excellency has been !visit"
formed respecting the object of those of 1115
Majesty's subjects, who have been yndeavonfing'.
by a united Petition to the Prince Regent, throlt.4ll
the medium of Delegates appointed for the Put',
pwe, to obtain an inquiry into the state of the -
Province, with a view to the redress of.edls COuw'
plained of in some branches of the administ"'
tion ; but we are persuaded that a longer residence
in the Province, and a more perfect 'asceruligt;
!trent of the sentiments of its inhabitants, ,gilt.
satisfy his Excellency that they arc as film in theis
loyalty and love of order, as they are sincere
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their wishes for the removal of the existing causes
of discontent, notwithstanding any contrary' in
formation which he may receive from those
being interested in preventing an inquiry, may'
his
disposed to represent as seditious every effort 1°
promote it.
2d. That we are sorry to find that a me".
of the House of Representatives have, in the Crs
ercise of their Parharnentary privilege of ans,ve;
ing the Speech, thought proper to desetd I‘
personal invective against at, individual, eve°
calling him hard names, and complimenting A lsrrts
portion of their own Constituents as his (14'1:
after some of those Representatives bad, ill 110,E,
fermi capacities, aided in the prosecution of tr,
individual, and seen him repeatedly and-h""11°
ably acquitted of such charges by his ConotrY•
Prie
.3,1. That in our opinion a Committee of lie
gates, fur the peaceable purpose ot pet inning
0,
Crown or Parliament, cannot endanger the C°or
stitution more than a Meeting of Committee'
Delegates for any other lawful purpose .101' .°
the contrary, an Act to ptevent such
cannot fail of being dangerous. to that Cool'llo
%Iona! Liberty., which was intended to lie sec4ret
British Subjects by the declaration of the 13i11 ot
Rights. our'
4th. That it is a duty which we 00'e t`)
selves and our posterity, to remonstrate, 120°1%4
are deprived of the right of remonsmting, eg°o c
the passing of such an act in restraint 01
liberty. a b
sth. That a Petition (now read) be si,=="--
(led t°
the persons present, and immediately forwor
)1/
Sir P. Maitland, and that a duplicate he Or
signed by those present, but sent round for
tb
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nature of those who have not had an e PPiog.
(from the short notice) of attending this ;WO
COPY OF THE PETITIOIsL 001,
To his Excellency Major-General Sir PEREGRINE 1141%11
K. G. B. Lient.-Governor of Upper Canada, Sa• 15`c,,,. of
The Petition of the tnadersigned Inhabitants,
the Township of Ernest Town,
HUMBLY SIT EW ETH f srnest,
That the undersigned Inhabitants of theTownsblP
Town have perused with deep regret the part of yon`oo4l,
lency's Speech to the Parliament of Upper c
atorie
it is said, You will, I doubt not, fee! a just indignl
'6l°P.va
attempts which have Lien made to excite discontent 5
witt, •
organise sedition, &c. ; and it is with shame, as ato
*regret, they have perceived that the Cointrons but
Assembly have not only continued these senthlactioas
descended to launch out wanton and invidious I',
against an innocent ha' bet°
The Codert:igued believe that your Exceneoc% Tipper
grossly deceived as to the discontent which esi't9 orgool4.
Canada,and are not well informed as to anyatteroPt t'°
oftr.
sedition ; hut thee arc sorry to think that the IlePtsYigoed do
Commons can plead no such excuse. 1." iTrd.eti, dit`r.a.
not deny that discontent exists, but they Weak scrhe
his ea Is
initiation which is unaltered,. in sayitn:, that the rev
much cause for discontent. As; to
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groundless ; yet, if it did exist, the Courts dividrtaf pl
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llttwiee has this individual been honourably acqnitted : and
fariarCthey from•thinklug that any nets. statute is necess :try to
tirelunscribe the liberty of the subject. The otganizat
"eit has been formed in this Province is such as, when pro-
l'erlY Considered, Must 'extite admiration. It MaNifests a
**grit -of order and peace; it proves that the people of Upper
Canada are advanced in the progress of civilization, and
'Rate the mobbish habits 'of European Nations; it shows
that tltey possess the most valuable knOwledo bow to redeem
Political affairs, when sunk in the slough of confusion,
and pressed down by the weight of installed poster.
The Undersigned wish to see no organization, save that of
the 'regularly constituted Authorities, if these would perform
:hYnduty; hut they have witnessed their present l'arlia-
41"tarY Representatives the third time in Session, without
"en
the appearance of benebcial result. Twice did such
lq ;!Ptesentatives propose an inquiry into the state of the Tro-
ll". Twice were they ignominiously dismissed in the midst
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eighty considerations; and twice have they returned,
,74137 to display grovelling sentiments and temporising FICtS.-
:he late organization of the people never had but one ob.
feet' that of inquiry and the appointment of a Cmninissioner
togO home to England with a Petition to the Throne, that
the
same mar be made effectual. The accomplishment of this
ecr constitutes the roost earnest desire of the Undersigned,
lied rf this ()hivet is mot speedily olitained through the manly
tntlearnuts of the present Poi liament, they most fervently
pray that your Excellency will forthwith dissolve it, and issue
Writs for the assembling of men who may represent more
f 4ithfuilY the wishes, and more ably perform the business, of
their Constituents.

have thought it our duty to draw the par-
"'"llarattention ot our Rulers to the proceedings
°I the IRISH PartsTs, who seem determined to
tlisturh the'Country with Claims that never can he
l'"tallted, because further concessions would endan-
er the existence of our Constitution in Church
11"1".e. The ft iends Ot the Protestant Establish-
"" s,e, regret., this daylin an extract
4°114 4 Belfast Paper, that the Protestants , of that
Place have been either ensnared or terrified into a
"PP.rt of the Roman Catholic .Cause. We do
Ittit wonder that terror should operate, 1-1.1 we so
°ltell see, hy ,dhe Irish Journals, that 'the lower
11)111".01 Papists burn the houses and murder those,
'"-Hestants who dare to live upon. lands which
the former consider as belonging to Roman 'Ca-
thulie3. We may hence be sure, that if PAPISTS
''couln Once get a share of Legislative Power, they
‘""41 soon demand a restoration of etll the lands
belonged to their' ancestors, and that
nothing_ but rebellion would prevail in Ireland, and
`4isturbance throughout the Empire.

Mt.. WHITBREAD'S cause, it seems, has already
"" abandoned by the Whigs, and the reason
I"gued is the fear of dividing the popular Party,
" 'lley 611 it, and thereby favouring the hnpes
°l' S 4 'MURRAY MAXWELL, whom they stile the
Court Candidate. Thus we see that modern Whigs
11.1
lit I le,bet ter than Jacobinical Rerob,tionists, and
'etvtore we trust, that the y and good sense
(3f
the ElretorA in general will overcome both,
" liecnre the return of Sir MURRAY MAX‘VELL.

t, letter from Dover, dated Sept, 10, says--
rrived last tileht from Calais, his Majesty's
I\i'ea" King George, Captain KING, with
".• PLANTA Under Secretary of State, and
other 'Gentlemen, attached to Lord CAS-
'LB
4P'^GH'b suite. Sailed this morning for Cork,
tr Integrity and Fox transports, with horses and
pops destined for Ireland."
Btlce the death of het' late MAJESTY, it ap-
je"l, that the wedding clothes, and most of the
lags,
of the lamented Princess CuARIOTTS of
fr ALES, were presents to her, on that occasion,
(),ta her Royal Grandmother.
t,'!"rd ELLatcrsottouGn was much the same yes-
rwts'anYm: rimshte w. as Thursday. His Lordship sat
Op,
LAcoN has retired from the contest at •
403';eat Yarmouth, and the Atisotsr family will be
secure their interest in that Borough.
rtiomits LAWRENCE remains at Aix-la-
,,l4Pelle, in order to finish the Portraits of the
ki 'S"st Personages who sat to him, by desire of
"Ur
PRINCE REGENT. Mr. DAWE, another of
14r Admired Artists, who went for the purpose of
4.,1""g Portraits of several distinguished Charac-
it's' is returned to this Country. He made Par-
sr: "f the Duke Of WELLINGTON, Lord HILL,
tld°Eseveral dist ioguished Persons belonging to
the Court of Russia. It is gratifying to learn
re" both of these Artists received not only the
usilleet due to their talents, but as Englishmen,
j friends of mankind.
iTitt:rros:sbabsee,f:t.
before
t hDett Dublin
ie Manager,t
()a
tiBwhog.e seldom
has, h rat %Pr:
n some uegree of good sense in engag-
g 141.5• DAvlsoN,•so long a favourite on the
d°,-„riti'm boards.
.he series of Concerts brought forward in Dub-
t. 1141,1_2: STEPHENS have concluded. 'This
Irt,irng Performer displayed her benevolence as
set as her talents, in having, as we before (Ar-
allotted a fourth part of the profits of
CiytY night to a Charitable Institution in that
Tut,
kat "RELLI had the honour of submitting his
t▪
he p:f the late QUEEN, on Wednesday last, to
Ate, NcE R.F.GINT, tit Carbon Houses and his
Yal • I condescended to
-totic ,ness, OrlOrlSlSifi ,
• this it in very favourable terms. We mention-
Rres I3nst before, having seen it its pro
hr,t3N.i. It is a faithful Portrait of her late excel-
ihnie —"iest Y. with an expression of that gracious
‘olence which contitilted an essential fea-
A;:naher estimable Character.
i MrS• LACY i;,tve had a Concert at Nor-
) '' h City tw
taste,which
lqinguts ter, for tnosica
lo4e,,ete" 'cry successful. 'These vocal Veriortners
DinicasioD . ""? rank with the first of the musical