The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN.

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LONDON,
TrEDNESIMV. 111.9 Y 17. 1820.

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Charlestown Papers arrived this morning to the
16th of April. •
DIABOLICAL PLOT.-A Letter from Savannah,
dated 9th in'st., says—" Yesterday a discovery
was made that a gang of Spaniard• in this City
had formed a conspiracy to set it on fire, and to
breok open the stores of several Mirchanis. They
were overheat d in the dkenssion of their plot,
and, measures were taken for their apprehension.
Three out of six were taken, and one of the gang
made a confession of -what they intended doing
had this discovery not been made, it is probable
that our City would have been laid in ashes."

(From the National Intelligences of the 17th April.)

Extract of a Letter from a Royalist in Laguira, dated March
16, to a respectable Merchant in New York.

" Boovan, having abandoned all the points,
leaving a sms:4 garrison in Guiana, came to San
Fernando de Apure, where he assembled all his
forces, amounting to 5000 men, with an intent to
march upon Carracas. MottlLLo was prepared to
meet him, with the royal toice, consisting!, of
2500 horsemen and 3500 infantry, all well
equipped. Bouvatt, however, thought to inti-
Initiate him by his former successes ; but, at the
Moment he intended to attack Carracas, he re•
ceived intelligence that CALSADA had united all the
royal troops in Popayan, and retaken Santa F 4,
in the mouth of January ; that the aspect of af-
fairs 'vat entirely changed in that country. 130-
LIVAR, on receiving this news, immediately re-
tired with his troops. The campaign, which was
expected to have been bloody, will pass off with-
out firing a gun. They threatened us from Mar-
garetta with a squadron of nine vessels, having
on hoard nine hundred Englishmen., but the royal
,sqUadr.on, of two corvettes, two brigs, two sloops
of war, and two schooners, which sailed from
VOlto Cabello, has blockaded them- at Paropata."

Two subjects of great-importance to the cons.
mutiny were introduced in the House of Lords
last night, and underwent a considerable discus•
sion. The one related to the Commercial Dis-
tress of the Country, and the other to the Em.
ployment of the Poor.—These subjects are indeed
-intimately connected with each other. The Earl
of LIVERPOOL took a distinguished and very gra-
tifying part on both these interesting topics, and
stated that Government fiad bestowed much atten-
tion on them, and were disposed to
,arlOpt any
measures that were most likely to relieve the dis-
trepres of the Cottony in the course of the de-
bate. the Noble Lord very satisfactorily answered
the objection, of Eirl STANHOPE'as to the use of
Machinery, to which the Earl of Livaltroot, tie-
Glared that the wealth and importance of the Em-
pire were principally owing. Machinery was not
only eminently beneficial to the State in a cont-
mercial point of view, but highly honourable to
the intellectual character of the Empire, as our
Manuf:ictures had been admired and adopted by
all other Countries.—His Lordship also judi-
ciously, and with apparent profound knowledge of
the subject, argued against Lord STANHOPE'S re-
commendation of the expediency of extending the
Cultivation of Waste Lands in the present state
of the Country, and through the whole of his
reasonings on the complicated subjects in debate,
proved how able he is to understand the true inte-
rests of the Country, to illustrate his sentiments
by a clear and manly eloquence, as tvt.ll as his de-
sire to give his zealous support and encouragement
to whatever may tend to mitigate and remove the
burthens that press upon any classes of the com-
munity, to promote the happiness of the People
and the prospet ity of thq Empire.

The chief topic in the House of Commons, last
night, related to a Motion, by Colonel DAvas,

for A SeletlContini,tee to inquire into the who)

of our Military Expenditure. Tice Honourable
Mcllitler was ably allfWeled by Lord PALMERSTON,
and On • division the question was lost by a ma-
jority of 125 to 45 in favour of Government.

Snip OWNIIIIS.—A Meeting of this respectable
Body took place yesterday at the City of London
Tavern in Bishopsgate-street. The object of this
Meeting is important to the Country, as it was held
for the purpose of considering of a Petition to Par-
tiainent against any change in the existing Laws
that may be injurious to British Shipping.—
We lament that we have not room for the Peti-
tion this day, but it shall assuredly appear in our
Paper to-morrow. This Meeting took place in
consequence of the recent Petition to Parliament
from some Merchants of London, which propos,
ed the removal of restrictions' that ate essential
to a due support of the Commerce of the Country•
The Petition alluded to was' not defined in its im-
mediate objects, but. as it suggested alterations
which might affect our Navigation Lars, upon
which the prosperity of the Country depends, it
reasonably excited alum among the mercantile
body in iceneral. We expressed ourselves very
freely on this subject yesterday, and have often
entered our protest against any diminution of the
duties, my Foreign Timber, as such diminution
would be in the 'highest degree. injurious to our
North American Colonies, es well as to the-Sflip.
ping Interests of the Mother Country. We shall
resume this subject, as interwoven with the essen-
tial interests of the Empire, and 'se agair. invite ouR
Commercial Readers, on both sides, to enter into
the full discussion of a question so l'uporiaor, for
which purpose the columns of HB SUN shall be
fairly open, as becomes the character of eve!),
Public Journal that is really animated by the
true spirit of Patriotism.—We are paiticulatly
induced to refrain from presuming ourselves to
dilate upon this subject, as the Petition-which we
shall insert 'to-morrow takes a comprehensive
view of it in all its relations, holds forth a strong
case, and affords solid and satisfactory reasons for
the preservation of that system, and of those
Laws, which have raised the Country to an un-
rivalled height of Commercial Prosperity.

WEYMOUTH, MAY I G.—The Almorah, WEIGH r,
from Madras, passed this port last night ; she
sailed the 20!h January. Lett at the-Cape; the
Hoogly transport, and two or three other vessels
homeward bound. The Phoenix and Gametic left
Bengal the 20th January.

The 4tlvanced age and critical state of health of
Sir JoiErn BANK as has at length induced him to
resign the Ptesidvntship of the !loyal Society,
No man ever filled the situation with more ii-
hrrality, ith a wore ardent zeal for tshe promo-
tion of Science, or a more impartial regard to tin•
pretensions of those who might do honour to the
Establishment. Earl SPENCER, according to re-
port, is to be the Successor, and one more fit to
support the honours of the Chair could hardly be
found.

Yesterday the Duke of Yottie transacted mili-
tary business with the KING, at his Palace in Pall-
Prince LEOPOLD dined with the Ducnoss of
KENT, at the King's Palace, Kensington, yester-
day.
The Princess Soenta., we are sorry to say, is
not so well as she has been lately. For the last
three days her Royal Highness has not taken her
customary carsiage airings in the Palk.
Preparations are making at Cambridge'-honse
for the immediate reception of the Duke of CAm-
aittnce his Royal Highness is expected in town
about the first of the ensuing month.
The workmen ate proceeding rapidly with thcir
preparations for the military at the Royal Mews,
Charing Cross. The arrangements appear to con-
template the reception of about one thousand In-
fantry. No pieparation whatever has been made
for Cavalry.
The usual Grand Ball given to the Ladies by
the Most Noble Knights of the Bath, on their
Installation, and which was postponed till the
couclution of thy war, is, we onderstand, to take
'place on a more extensive and magnificent scale
than was ever witnessed in this country, as there
are fifty Knights to be installed. Vauxhall Gar-
dens, and those of Cht lsea College, are inentioned
es the plices this splendid entertainment
is to take place.
Yesterday afternoon, the Duke and Duchess
of SAN CARLOS and Nmily, with part 01 their
suite, set out in a travelling landau with four
hot yes, from their mansion in Portland•nlace,
for their seat, May-place, in Betts. lii the
cootie of the forenoon of yesterday, his Excel.
lency and the Duchess received the visits of a
number of the Nobility and Gentry, who took a
most cordial and farewell leave. A great number
of spectators assembled oil the occasion, who
witnessed their departure. His Excellency will
remain but a few days at May-place, when Le
will set out for Paris, on his way to Madrid.
The new Tragedy of Virginius was, it seems,
pleseuted to the Managers by Mr. M'Caeanv.
who is a friend of the Author, for whom the
latter has provided a character purposely adapted
to give full scope to his talents.

Mr. flusT and Sir CHAS. 1170E,ELFY were con-
ducted on Alonday night to the Bench
Prison, and were allotted an apartment over the
Wine-room, where they passed tire night together:
!'hey were removed yesterday to their respective
places of confinement. 1-lAttittsoN quitted Lon-
don on Monday night, accompanied by the gaoler
of Chester.

POtTRY. *)

IM PROM PVT
On Me recent Appointment of oEn:um CotatAM, Etqa
The Bard a Beefeater at last!
Well, Bards, alas ! too often fast,
And,He choitld hare gOod fare, at least,
Who oft has givia the world a feast.

FUNERAL of G. WEDGEBERROW, Esa:

Monday afternoon the Funeral of the laid
Gs()Kos WurossessoVt. Big , one of the Pages
to hi. MAJBSTY, took place from his late ream
dence in Pimlico. The solemn procession moved.
in the following order,
. Tyler of the Bedford Lodge of Vreentascens, No. 257.
carrying a white wand.
Thirty of the Brethren of the Lodge, two and two,
Past Masters,
Senior and Junior Wardens,
WorThipful Master,
The Whore in long cloaks, crape irat-bands, and white stores.
• Motes.
HEARSE;
•
ornamented with black feathers,
euntainiow the Born..
Two Mourning Coaches,
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containing tire Relatives and wend of the Gentlemen frnsn