The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-27 00:00:00

SIIIP NEWS.

RAMSGATR, MAY 26.—Arrived the Active,
Gayette, from Waterford; she got on shore on
the Long Nose yesterday, but got off last night
without any damage. The Dutch galliot Jacob,
Pckelder, from Amsterdam for Rouen, was wreck-
ed yesterday on the Kentish Knock, and all
hands lost, except 11. C. de Grost, a sailor, who
has been brought on shore by the fishing lugger
Providence, which took him off the top• mast in
the afternoon.

DEAL, MAY 26.—Came down from the River
the Gambier, Donovan, for Cadiz, and the Wind-
sor Castle, Lee, for Madras- and Bengal ; they
remain in the Downs, with the Lady Borringdon
and several-coasters, wind-bound.

HULL, MAY 25.—Sailed the Tods transport for
Portsmouth, with troops.

ILFRAcomBe, MA 25.—Arriverl the Eagle,
from Bristol for Prince Ed' arirs
wi:it loss of bo•It moos.
FALMOUTH, MAY 24.—Arrived the Fricothhip,
Bluke, ft um Cork.

POET :Y.

ODE
On the Birth-Day of the Late Right lion. W1LL1.153 P!TT,

Maq 28, 1820.
(CELEBHATED "1-lIIS DAY.)

BY JOHN TAYLOR, ESQ.

BRITAIN, as Europe owes to thro
That she no longer bends the knee

Beneath a '1 yrant's sw•av,
And PITT the vast achievement plaint%
Let ev'ry Briton, heart and hand,
Hail this his Natal Dad•.

Not Britnin only should rejoice,
But eery Nation lift its voice,

Where Peace and Order reign,
To greet the metu'ry of the Man
IN'ho'se wisdom fram'd the glorious Plan
Its freedom to regain.

And shall THESux,* which drew its light
From PICT, neglect the duteous rite,

Nor grateful warmth ?
No—in that virtuous St...AL:small's praise,
Long may it ',lour its brightest rays
On this returning Day.

Oh ! honour'd Shade ! if Fin gh t below
Now touch thee
.with a patriot glow,
Still aid thy SUN to shine,
Thy matchltss System to 4:n stain,
Which best preserves Man's social chain,
For still that SUN is thine.

But if, when others guide its course,
That St/N, .constrain'l by party furce,
E'er deviate frin the Right; -
If e'er it from thy trach should stray,
The clear, direct, and safest way, ,

! quench at once
THE SUN Newspaper.

COMMON COUNCIL.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Yesterday, the LORD MAYon, pursuant to re.-
q,,ishion, held a Court of Conimon Connell,
which was j) ton er o s y attended, to consider the
propriety of petitioning the House of Commons for
a Parliamentary Reform. The Lord Mayor took
the Chair at 12 o'clock, when—
Mr. FAVIILL moved that the proceedings of the
Court in 1516 should be read ; they were
accordingly by the Clerk. Mr. Frsvell then pro-
ceeded to observe, that perhaps there was not a
more favourable period for this important discus-
sion, as the Temple of Janus was now shut all
over the world. The Constiturion, he said cer-
tainly was an excellent fabric, but like many o-her
stt venires required to be examined and sepaired
af!er a violent hurricane. He know it would be
said that the Corporation Were too busy in nted-
tiling with things not belonging to them ; but
Sir James Mackintosh had s.uiul he would bate
given up the - Criminal Laws alto;zether had it
not been for the Corporation of London. He
loved the Constitution and the House of Bruns.-
wick, his father had fought for that House, and
he was only anxious for the prewrvntion of the
Constitution in its full force. The Worthy Mem-
ber concluded by morinc a seties of Resolutions.
Mr. TAYLOR aecoffiled the motion, and C
&led the disaffection which existed in the country
to be solely occasioned by the state of the Repre-
sentation.

Air. JAMES, in a brief speech, oppa%ed it.
Mr. CHARLES PEARSON Supported the 'notion,
as did Mr. WILLIAms, of Smithfield.

Mr. S. -DIAON, in opposing the motion, said,
he did not believe the want of Reform to be the
cause of the public distress.
Mr. CLARKE, in a few words, gave the motion
his support.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN, in a speech of great
length, took a review of the distress of the coun-
try, and of the cot iOll which he charged upon
the House of Commons, anti concluded with some
observations in refutation of the arguments
brought against Reform by Mr. Canning and
others.

Mr. PATTF,N here rose, but tie cries of "Ques-
tion" were so loud that the worthy Member sat
down.

Mr. WILLIAms also rose amidst repeated cries
of " Question, question," but neristt:d in obtain.
ing>a bearing, and moved an adournment, which
Will negatived by a great majority.
The original question was then put, anti only
four hands were held up against it. A !'eti ion
to the House of Commons, founded on the Re-
solutions, was then agreed to, and the Court broke
up at half past four.