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London, England, 1820-01-22 00:00:00

pose of manufacturing goods to be sold at loss. We
say nothing of the view taken by the 4v9rthy Magis-
trate, of the conduct of the Masters' Union. Men
cannot all see alike; and the delusions which have
so long prevailed on this subject, cannot be removed
in a day. _ _ _

ing them, if they do not, with the dtwavatio.l
their property and the burning of their Li:
The gazette de France alleges, that sevel :II IV
bers of the left side are preparing to demand a ?ec%.,
meeting of the Chambers, in which one of them
move for an humble Address to the KIND; IlliS
dress would-have for its object the approachin‘zc
vocation of the Electoral-Colleges in the Departn.e,
of Isere, ef the Lower. Seine, and of Vaucluse,
which the Deputations are incomplete.
Considerable alarm, we are told, is excited
the owners of national property, netwithstandirg
many instances, in which its stability has been 1,7;
nounced,by the KING :i.nd the laws. This class
proprietors have formed a enrnpany of 'matte
surance of their property held by the nation*l
but the Goverims.cat, it is said, refuses to ranct;,:::
The Liberals have already started a caricature up..
their triumph. It turns upon the.j:,e majority, ssi.
form a very ludicrous groupe.

On Tuesday, an application was made to the Bench
of Magistrates at Sheffield, by the-Overseers of the
Parish of Sheffield, stating, that a large number of
unemployed workmen in the spring-knife trade had
applied fOr parochial relitf. The cause assigned by
these persons was, that the restrictive measures adopted
by THE UNION of the Master Mant!facturers in the
above branch, had deprived them of the means of em-
ployment, and they were, consequently, necessitated
to refer to Parish aid, as their only alternative.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY (on the Bench) declared,
that the " Union Association was decidedly illegal,
according to the Statute."
Mr. HOMSFIELD, Master Cutler, said, that an ap-
plication had been made to him by the " Union So-
ciety," for his approval and aid, which he had de-
clined giving. He considered that :the measures,
adopted by the Union had a very cruel tendency, in-
asmuch as they deprived a considerable number of
poor men of those means of employment which, be-
fore such measures existed, they possessed.
Mr. RominsoN, one of the Spring-knife Cutlers'
Committee, offered to bring forward, first, a case to
prove that many single families were maintained
wholly by the Parish, and were, at the same time,
manufacturing as many goods as would, if manu-
factured in a regular manner, maintain two families.
2d. A case to pore that the Parish was absolutely
made a machine for reducing men's wages. 3d.
Cases to prove that some of the men thrown upon
the Parish, as was alleged, by the measures of the
Union, were not earning, though in full employ, the
rate of parish pay :—And a further case to prove
that the Parish was paying Telief to a man who was
not-only working regularry, but leaving part pf his
earnings as re-payment of a debt citing to his em-
ployer.
The Committee of the Union proposed that three
months should be allowed for the trial of the restric'
Live measures they had adopted (by affording paro-
chial aid, in the interval, to make up the deficiency
of wages), and they -engaged that there would ulti-
mately be a revival of the trade and a considerable
reduction of the Pours' Rates.

The noted Foucnn ariived on the 27;11 uhinu: ..t
eratz, with his family, from Lintz ; and en the
heeontinuedhis journey to Trieste, r:here the P. inc _
of MoNfrottr (wile Of JEROME lioNArAnTr) at pt .t.
sent resi‘les.

The Moniteur contains news from Madrid, (lat.]
the Sth ci Januaty, stating, that " the agents •f t:
rebels •f America had sown the see:is of i!lsulasi,
nation in the army of the intended Expedi:ion, st.!
tioned in the villai.es about Cali::, Gran:td:!:
vine. It spread from 1;:c iatt-posts to the 1-e.i•
quarters, where they seized the person cf t::e Cpn.
mander-in-Chief, who had no troops with
his guard of honour. On the 3J, the mutincers r.
deavoured to take possession of the magazinet,
were alarmed by die appearance of the
Cadiz in arms : they accordingly dispersed, and thci
leaders escaped across the mountains. The troops
the Expedition, under the orders cf Don
FREY RE, had, on the sth, began their march to re•
store and maintain tranquillity."

An article from Vienna ostentatiously enlarges ca
the measures taken by the Austrian Coves ol:ient t.)
promote the interests el commerce. The ve,.sels :ai;•
in under its flag, in 1815, amounted only to I
In 18111, they had increased to IY2S, na✓igated ry
6536 experienced seamen, carrying (2.0 cannon,
and measuring 110,413 tons. •
French Five per Cents. Monday, 72f. 15 c.

The Bench of Magistrates having consulted for
some time, Mr. WORTLEY declared that they could
not give an order for the relief of these poor appli-
cants for the term proposed by the Union ; but
expressed his conviction, at the same time, that the
objects of the Union were founded on sincere and
'honourable grounds!

A-Mail fivm Flanders arrived this morning, wiql
Papers to the 19th instant. The following are Li.v
only articles of general interest:
BRUS'SELS, JANUARY 18. .
The effects of the Cabinet Order of the King cl
PRUSSIA, of December .50, prohibiting tl.e Journa:.

of the kingdom of the Netherlands in the Prussia.
dominions, even to pass throt:;.•h them to c.th,r State,,
begin already to be felt is Germany. Thete Paler.
have net been received at. Frankfort since the
this month.
It appears that the measures taken to ensnre t!:e
execution of the order, are followed with the greate..t
strictness. The Post-offices on the frontiers of Prussia,
upon the whole line contiguous to our territory, have
received the mos: precise instructions on this head.
The accounts from the North represent the cold
as everywhere severe, and the correspondence irre-
gular and slow. The mails from Sweden and Den.
mark had not reached Hamburgh on the Ilth. In
the night preceding the 11th, the thermometer of
Reaumur had been, at Hambtirgh; at 21 degrees
below► freezing.
VIENNA, JANUARY 2.
There is a teport that the Duchess of Parma has
been taken dangerously ill.
IRUN, JANUARY 5.
People in foreign countries have in general a very
false idea of the general situation of Spain. From
the Pillars of Hercules to the Pyrennees, it has at this
moment the most tranquil aspect. The bands of rob-
bers have vanished, and the roads are as safe as under
Charles IV. The commerce of Cadiz and the pert;
on the Ocean, is almost annihilated, by the troubles
in America and the stagnation of trade ; but that of
the Mediterranean, and especially Barcelona, is very
active, being carried on to a great extent -with the
South of France, all Italy, and a part of Africa.—

The Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday arrived
last night.
The health of the KING is stated to be so far re-
esiablished that he no longer makes use of his cane'
in walking.
DECAZE " has not yet been seen out." A ru-
mour is abroad, that a negotiation is on foot for the
formation of an Ultra-Royalist Ministry ; while, ac-
cOrding to other reports, the present Ministers are
resolved to set the opposition of the Chambers at de-
iance, by prevailing on the KING to prorogue them
for an indefinite period.
The decision of the Chamber of Deputies, on Sa-
turday, 'respecting the Petitions against any change
in the Law of Elections, is allowed by all the Jour-
nals, to have been' a great trial of the strength of
parties.
The Moirileur considers the result as a proof of the
disposition of a great pat ty of the Chamber to listen
patiently to any proposition useful to the Throne and
good order. " The order of the day (it says) passed
on these Petitions, is an incontestable declaration of
the wi>h of the majority that the Elective System
should be altered. The majority would have been
much more considerable, if the Members who sun-
ported the Petitions had not adopted the conciliatory
course of only moving to refer them to a Committee
of Information, which they allowed was nothing more
than the order of the day in a politer form."

The Conetitutionnet, on the contrary, sap, "This
majority (in the Chamber of Deputies) is more in
appearance than reality. It would not stand the

As for Agriculture, it has lately made a considerable
progress, and the last harvest of the two Castile,
would suffice to feed the Monarchy for a year.

test of counting by individuals. This is not all. Portugal offers a very different appearance. The
Not only does the Ministerial majority exist only in King and the Government are fixed at Rio Janeiro,
appearance, but the contrary majority is real. Three and the Portuguese have lost the hope, which they
of the Ministerial Deputies, M. PASQUIER, Roy, and long entertained, of seeing the Court return to Lis.
PoavAL, have clearly .placed in the urn a white ball. ben. England alone carries on the commerce of al"
Their majority then composed yesterday only two, Portugal. The Army is under the direction of Eng-
for four Deputies from the left side were absent. lish Officers ; and that Kingdom, which distinguished
There.is every probability that an equal majority, at itself in arms and literature under the House of
the approaching and very important Sitting, will Braganza, is generally looked upon as an English
declare itself against the plans of the Ministc4s. Colony.
Ft om this it is easy to see in what a lottery the des- The French Journals 'allowed to be introduce,
tines of France are embarked." into Spain,' are The Moniteur, Journal de Pali*,
New Petitions, it appears, ccntinue to pour in, in
great numbers. M. LAFITTZ has already laid five, Journal dee Debate, Gazette de France, Quotidiettne
and Conservateur ; all the others are strictly prohi,
and M. DIYPONT de l'Eure, seven, on the table of the
Chamber -bited. The Ambassadors alone receive the Englisl
of Deputies. From this it would seem, Journals. The Constitutional Spaniard, printed al
that these Gentlemen are far from thinking that
have suffered a defeat. they tendon, is considered as a seditious libel. As fot
• ' the Journals of the other parts of Europe, they are
Several Deputies of the centre of the Chamber
hardly known here. Those of Brussels, however,
(Ministerial) have received anonymous letters, which
are prohibited.
call upon them to range themselves
_en the left side, There is no news, public or private, frets soosh
and to defend the 'existing Law of Elections, OVUM- Augoisu, Jll roskibk Parity Li oisrood to mow