The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-10 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MR. EDITOR—The Conductors of the Opposi-
tion Press, ashamed of the fallacy of their pro-
phecies, endeavour now; to obtain credit for them-
selves, and their opinions, by misrepresenting
the state of the Country, creating false statements
of distress, and -so magnifying really existing
grievances, that what in its fair view would seem
jest tolerable, becomes by aggravation, gloomy,
terrible, and monstrous. An Evening News-
paper, once respectable as the advocate of peace
and goo:I order, but now the very echo of the
Radicals, in an article said to have been received
from► Yorkshire, lately gave n most alarming
acconnr of the lower orders in Leeds and its
neighbourhood, insioultiGg slso, that the middle

ciasse3, tired of coittribotio immense slims for
the relief of their poor orighboors, wrie diNpot.cd
r 4. lter to co-operate n'tth the Retainers, than

JO siipport a syvcin that robb-d them iaf
their romtors *. Astbis account %vas lith,e(pirn•ly
copied iivo one or two Morolog , which
night to have seen the folly and xv kik cdoess of

giving cutr-nry to A lie iaveuted for the most base
pro poses, I beg trace, 1111'011;4h your exc.:ellen Jour-
tiAl, to offer some obser7rcions upon it. Befote
do this, ho'verer, I would premise, that I do

not intend to deny The exit,tence of di,tress to a

certain exte;li, among the manufacturing classes

generAPy, but inerriy to deinolistra:e the tviclictl-

Hess of exaegeratioo.
There is hardly any town in Fotel-001, perhaps,
et hie!) could be more fitly chosen by the Radical
s-f
ir,ic for their pretended commiseration, and
for the purpose of misleading the Public than
Leeds ; because there alaasys is, and always has
been, even in the most flourishing periods, more
disteess it, that town than in any other of similar
Population and resources. Even when the maws-
facturer wets able to earn by his tabour ttvo and
tkree pomilts weekly, there were numerous cases
of distress, which did not arise of course Irons
41 e badness of the times, or the dearness of pro-
visions; the taxes did not run away with a
eatniogs, and the rent of the media-
vie. was, at the uomost, not an eighth of' his
wet his slirtlot• Ills distress, Sir, had then
a it ore destructive cause than the calls
of the lendlord, the prices of provisions, or
the waits o: the Exchequer, to which he hardly
contrihuad at ail, (unless we argue with Mr. Coe-
&TT that every man who eats pays taxes. ,Dis-
atpa!ion wasted the gains of the day, and idleness
ple:•eoled labour until the gaming table or the
dab room required fresh resources. Such was
the fully of the manu'actoring ela.aes, that only
ten out of every hundred would labour during the
whole week, Out wasted at the ale-house the
greatest part of what they earned by partiel
Two•thirds of the hands in the maon-
facuoriel never worked more than three days in
the %se. k, And about a Sian') whit) could earn fif-
teen or sixteen shillings in two days, would re-
fuse further labour, notwithstanding the urgent
dawanels for expeoition by the master. In con-
s( (pence of this wicked, anti almost Imitatorsl con-
duct of the labourets, malty masters were com-
pelled to send to a distance of more than twenty
suilea for men to complete their orders, Whilst the
streets of Leeds were filled with drunkards, whose
fam'lies were applying for parochial assistance. A
gentleman of that place has been kind enough to
favour me with it statement of the wages paid by
him during the last fifteen years, by which I find,
that one of his men who has been cons alit in his
dory, and who only receives 1-11. per week at this
time, has averaged twenty fire shillings per week,
daring the whole ;sellout. He informs me, that
some men who would not welt k, could have ave.
tasted more than thirty-fire shillings during the
fifteen) years. These persons are represented as
excellent workmen, butt ardent followers of COB.
BETT and firm believers of his equalizing doctrine,
which prompta men to neglect their homes, their
comforts, and their morals, in the wild chase after
a participation of property for which they never
laboured. Of the numerous instances of distress
which are now to he found in Leeds, scarcely any
svould have been known, if the manufacturing
classes had been constant in their labour and
frugal in their expenditure. They would have
acquired more than sotlicieot to supply the
eit ficiency between comfort and their present
wages, and their refusal to tollow the impulse of
nature, which prest.rihes the itecesFir y of providing
for the future, takes from pity its sweetest attii-
bete—eonsciousness of worth in the object that
is pitied. The present stagnation of trade cannot
last long, anti a very moderate economy would
have provided for temporary difficulty; but this
has been entirely neglected. The Mainifeettirets
ate, however, offered to our notice by the Op-
position Prints as miserable sot:feral% by the im-
providence of Ministers, and the corruption of
Parliaineut. There is something hollow in all
this, or ;here is much ignorance. , We hear of no
pity for the London tradesman, who, during two
or three years of prosperous trade, dissipate; in
luxury and extravagance more than would have
served him and his family for thrice that period ;
his failure even horn want of business is no cause
for pity, because he ought to have calculated or,
the chances of trade, and have reserved front his
profits at one time the means of meeting the losses
of another. Nothing can be said of these false
compassiuns, but that they are is base trick of
party. Let us despise them as we ought to do,
and having fairly strewn the want of prudence and
virtue in the sufferers, endeavour by proper meatus
to restore them to comfort, and a sense of the
value of honest industry. Of the present distresses
in Leeds Mid its vicinity I am pretty well qealified

"'Nothing can he more false than this insinuation; the
middle classes of Leeds are above such calumny. 'fbere is MA
a public dinner, an ordinary, or a private couvivial party of
the eat respectability in Leec!, at which "His Majesly's
'Alinisters" is not a standing toast, and drank with cor-
Aliaiity.

to judge from recent ioquiri,s whirl' I have matte
there, and I have no hesitation in asserting,
that they are out a tenth part so bad as they
have been represented. Much distres certainty,
'oes exist, bolt it is more attributable to the
profligate lives of the tower orders, than to any
ether circumstance. The vice and idleness or
that town are indeed terrible ; the public streets
are filled with proititutes, snit the public houses
with profligates. There is no moral or religiotts.
creed amongst them. They know no book of
prayer but [loxes Parodies; Hod tin scrip-
tures bat COBBIVIT'S Register. You rosy rea-
dily conceive the state of such a porn-
lation. The righteous man, says the Poet
SAD!, `4 toils, and his toils are cheerful ;
but
.t be wicked bit under the shade of the
cedar, and thiuk not of the calls of the ruor-
row." 'l'he wagts amongst the manufacturing
classes are at a low rate ; hot let it he retorts:.
tiered, that provisions in their districts are inure
then 2 0 per cent. cheaper than in the metropolis,
or the opposite parrs of England. Many labour-
ing men here csninst earn half so much as the
manufacturers io Yorkshire, where coals, that
star} of lite next to food, are at One S.:Kris of the
London price. But it is the fashion to talk of
distre” in the manufacturing dis: ricts, and to twig.
nify it tenfold for the ends of party. \le may
form a pretty con ect estimate of these over-
charged accounts by one. tact :—lii the week lit
u hick the en;lirrs at Wakefield, tear Leeds, struck
for an increase of wages, they shared twenty-
three shillings and ten-pence each, iiirl that was
Something less than their last week's earnings.
In di-tressed times, this was surely not a despi-
cable stipend for a !about ing man. At Mon, in
Handers, the same description of labourers do not
earn more than two sliillino per day, end the ex-
p.-n(4-s of silts.istence are nut a tlitrd less than its
Yorkshire.-1 am, Sir,
Your very obedient Servant,

G. M.

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM TuE MORNING P?i'ERS OF THIS DAY.

. [Morning Chronicle.]

In Tie Times of yesterday it is positively stated
that it is the intention of ►isrers to propose an
addition to the Civil List of no leis than half a
million 'l his is as positively denied, and we
trust there is no foundatiou for tl►e rumour of a
grant.so lavish.

[Morning Post

We c.i.py the following from The Times of yes-
terday:—

We are assured nn authority deserving implicit re-
liance, that the arrangements for the new Civil List are far
advanced ; that they will form one of the first measures to be
submitted to the congideration of the new Parliament; and
that they involve, if completed in the form now designed,
an additional binder) on the subject to the extent of half a
million annually."

We are enabled, from much higher authority, to
assert, that there is no truth in this statement ;
and we add, from ourselves, that we are swistied
the triter 'it this article knew at the rime he wrote
it there was no foundation fur it. What the art-
ful and malicious motives are for inventing and
circulating such a report at o,e present time must
be obvious to every body ; but until we saw this
paragraph we did not believe that even the malig-
nant inveteracy of that paper to the Government
would have induced its conductors to endeavour
to impose upon the public so infamous a calumny.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Performed Last Nigia.
THEArRE ROYAL.. DR(' RY-LINE.—The Hebrew; Principal
Characters by Ur. Kean and Mrs. W. West. After which,
Who's Wh,.
TH EAT RE ROYAL, COVENT-GARMiN Isaac, Mr.
Vl'. Farrell; Rebecca, Miss Foote. After which, 'rile
wirer• in Distress ;. to nbich was added, Too Late for
Dinner.

ERRATUM —Tn W. M.'s Letter, in YectrrdlY's SUN, the
w.rds " either ca,ve," snoield have been " neither case."

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIE HAT AT rwEI,VE n'eLoCII•

3 per Cent. Cents. 6,411 I India 13,inds .... 14s. ris. pr.
A per ('t. Navy Ann. .. i 0.3 y I Each. Bills, kid .. is. dis.
Inip. a pet Cent. Ann..... t 3,4 I Coos. for Account ...... Gtql
E. EYTON, Stocli-Brel..er, Old State Lot Ivry-
Office, 2, Curtain!, aria Lonsbarcl-Arect.

MAILS.
AWRIVEIP--I Dublin, 4 Waterford, 1 Flanders.
Duc-2 Guernsey and Jerry, 4 Hlland, 1 Gutienburgh,
1 Li,bon, I Hamburgll.

HIGH w.A•I'EIt AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.NIORRow.
Morning, 3.i minutes after 11. Evening, 0 /11111111eA attar 12.

THE SUN.

sor.soi QUIS DICERE F.ILSUM A 11.70 EAT ?

LONDON,
FRIDAY, 10, )820.

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Tuesday last. The following are extracts :

g' CilAMllElt OF PEENS, NIoNDAY, NlARcii G.

" During the leading of the proces rc►bal, the
Count d'Angout protested against an assertion
made in the last Sitting by the Duke de Fitz-
James, as it might it not explained be con-
sidered an inculpation of the late Alinister of
the Interior, The Noble Peer, however, stated
that the Count Angles had anti►oriztd him to
declare in the name of the Duke de Fitz James,
that nothing offensive was i►►tended. This ex•
planation nas °Meted to be inserted in the proces
verbal.

" The Report respecting one of the Projets re-
lative to the possessors of National Domains was
ordered to he referred to the future Commit►ee

on the Bmiget ; and the discussion on that re-
specting the other Projet on the same subject,
was ordered to be opened on Thursday.

CHAMBER. OF DEPUTIES.

" After some prelirtiinasy btlitiess, the dinue-

lV AS opened oil the Pt ojet relpecting

dual Liberty,

" Le- Graverend contended, that no facts
bad been stated by the Ministers, to render.neces-
sary this departure from the Constitution, and
though the amendments palliated the unconstitu-
tionality of the projet, «nd rendered it less arbitrary,
yet they at the same time pioved that it was nit-
necessary, by negativing all idea of Conspiracy.
Ile therefore opposed the projet, and all its
amendments.

" M. de Cardonnel supported the pi ojet gene-
rally, on the ground of the danger of the State
bring greater than that arising "torn 6 temporary
infraction► of the Constitution but lie proposed
several additional amendments.
" General, Foy opposed the proper. After a
speech of some length, be said, The Prince
whose loss we %seq.), pardoned', when dying,
his infamous assissin. How indignant would"

Date been his generous so►►l, could be have

foreseen the anguish of the innocent. Lrt not
the lesson of a sublime death be lost to the Royal'
1-lonse or the public morals. Let not posierity
reproach us %villa immolating the liberties o 4 the
Country us a hecatomb at the funeral of a Bour-
bon, Public opinion forbids it. French honour

rejects it With anger. Jimice groans at fte pro-
po,i;ion. I
vote for the rejection of the projet.'
" A lively sensation %vas manifested. Aoltiaoses
broke tor h from the upper Ttibutie to the right
of Ihe iLirean.

" Al. Castel 134jae.—I demand that the 'Fri—
bulc, where applause is not allowed, be cleAretl.
" The President ordered the iluissiere to turn

out every person who expressed either applause or
disapprtybat ion.

51 Delong dwelt upon the evidence that ex-
isted of conspiracies, having for their object to
overturn the Government ; and for the purpose
of suppressing them, he voted for the I'rojet, as
amended by the Committee.

" M. Coorvoimier wished to limit the opera-
tion of the py °jet to conspiracies aglinst the King
and the Royal Family.
" D cussion adjourned i ilI to-morrow.

" PARIS, MARCH 7.—The King gave R Fi-
r/Me audience yesterday to the D,,ke de Laval,
French Ambassador to Spain. His Al,jesty
afterwards traisacted business with the Duke de
Richelieu.

" The latest letters from Cadiz are of the 1811
February ; the army of General Freyre was still
near that city, in the same po,ition.

" The Mike de Lavd-Alontmorency, sets out

to.morrow for Spain.
nye PER CENT".

Monday, Shut price
Ex. Div f. 35 c.

DEFERRED STOCX.

Of the 44d March, 1817, 93 f. 60c.
22,i Sept. 1819, Ss f. 50 e."

IConceiving that our Readers must be fully se-
ti,fied with tl►e daily reports of the Proceedings
at the Elections in the City of Lnn►lon, the Bo-
rough of Southwark, and tl►e City of Westminster,
we shall spare them from our commerits. on the
subject. We cannot, however, but regret, that the
Candidates in general, with very few exceptions,
should debase themselves so much by the grossest
personalities. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT stands
conspicuous in this kind of personal hostility.
Mr. Hoanousa seems to have been taught in tl►e
same school. We hope that the common sense
of voters throughout the country, as wtll as
their regard for decency, will induce them
to reflect on the little probability there is that
persons w►ho can thus degrade themselves, and
give way toistich low passions as render them
totally unworthy of tl►e character of Gentlemen,
are likely to act like virtuous Patriots, and wise
Legislators.

M. BROVGIIAM.—This Gentleman recommends
himself to the religions and loyal Elec, ors of
‘Vestworland d►y two striking facts, viz, having
dated his Address to them on a Sunday, and havin<
congratulated them on the death of the late King.
Surtly they cannot but spew that they are above
the vulgar feeling common in the country, of
deg) veneration for the departed Sovereign, one
of the best of Kings and of men, and of ru-►king
any distinction between ordinary days and that
consecrated to the homage of the King of Kings

J. C. floallotrsE, is sail that 'Mr.
lioatiousg is the Author of the ilifartoois
Letter addressed to Mr. CANNING a year
or two r.go, vintlicatin:z assassination, and
threatening to n►n►der that Gentleman. We hope
that Mr. Eloultouss will clear himself from so
horrible a charge to the satisfaction of the Ore-
tors cf IVestminster, as he is a Candidate for
their favour.

Mr. CALV'ERT, the Candidate for Southwark,
declared on the hwoitigs that the high /olive of
Beer was owing to Ministers nod Taxation. If so,
how efunes it 'hit Brewers acreire such large for-
tunes .? But the reduced Tidily of the Beer gives
the bnlattee still in favour of the Brewers, while
it is generally thought that certain chemical .irn,
proventents are very iNjoriutis to the public health.

GENERAL ELEC I lON.

sourinvAllK, ELECTION -FINAL CLOSE.

This morning at 12 o'clock, the Election forl
this Borough finally closed. At a late hour last
night, SirTHotlAs TURTON signified his infonaut
in consequence of the advice of his friends, 11°t
to trouble the Electors further, The total nin4
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