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London, England, 1816-08-27 00:00:00

AIMTHER LITTILIt.••3AI4II DATL

s, •We begin to perceive here all the symptoms
which necessarily accompany the period of the meet-
ing of the Chambers. It is certain that the Ministry,
or a part of it, or at least one individual Minister, is
very much afraid of this re•entrance on legislative
duties. It is felt that all the Ambassadors of Trance
at Foreign Courts, ( with the exception of the Am-
bassador at London,) hostile to the majority of the
Chamber, must have inspired the different Sovereigns
of Europe with great alarm at it ; which circumstance,
during some months of diplomatic correspondence,
must have been the means of_ conveying to the king
of France an opinion which will have appeared una-
nimous as to this feelings of Europe against that ma-
jority. In tine, this party, or this individual of the
Ministry above alluded to, fears nothing so much as the
re.atatnibling of the Chamber, composed as it now is.
"'The following is the singehr plan which, it
would appear, has been adopted ; and with regard to
which it is added, • that it is only postponed tor a
short time, that the fetrof the King may not be dis-
, sorbed by its publication. A Royal Ordinance will
appear, importing—That the King feels daily more
and more convinced of the necessity of in no respect
departing frOm the Constitution:—That the exhaing
Chamber of Deputies is composed. in a manner pre-
cisely and literally contrary to that Constitution :
The Constitution says, that the Chamber ought to
consist of only 270 Members, and there are 400:
It says that the Members should have reached the
age of 40, and thire. MC many who are not 25 years
old.—The King was led to assent 'to this by Counsels.
not sufficiently entightiented.—He sets theseumple ni
.returning to that *red text from which he wiji
never swerve. He regrets being unable to convoke a
Chamber so devoted; but presume* that a great
number of its Members will be re•elvsted.
•" This Ordinance will. innoun.ce, that the new
Chamber will be summoned for the Ist of November,
and that a subseqUent Ordinance shall segalate tile
convocation and formation of the Electoral Colleges.
64 As a con:music, of this plan, it is beliefed, that
the Mod bloc be4ig once struck, Ministers will feel
public opinion on the. subject of the adoption, in the
course of September, °rancor other of the three fol-
lowing meet s
66 Ist. To aisestible for new elections the Electoral
Colleges, such. as they exifted in 1813, taking care
to tobstitute for the adjuncts of that period adjuncts
of the liberal or ministerial way of thinking.
" 21 To retain the existing Chamber, striking
out all such as are under 40 years of age, and draw.
ing lots fee the rest, in order to reduce the whole to
270 Members.. in the hope that, thus mutilated and
menaced with dissolition,.say become
and manageable.
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P. Or Sd.—and this is ,be boldest course of all: an
actual appeal so eirwilationat7 power resnscjtated—
.ro'editt'oke soar Deli electoral reiolotionary bodies,
'and to compose them cif all those to whim the Con-
stitution leaves she power of beaming electors.- PP I
ing only SOO francs." "
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4.opettirreivit
NAjeiterlirs or 71 kliflllt4loCi or AN Ak4hITION
TO dAlfEll SYSilstord, 11110 AD CLoTifMISR,

Ii AR I.II.IOOIIIISPIELD,
The erconrageMents given by the King of France
gn preternatural monitions, has produced its expected
effect; a Ghnsc has appeared in Yorkshire, to an
elderly broad cloth weaver, and every European
country will, it is to be hoped, enjoy a similar vibita-
'inn, for since their Rulers will not be Moved by
what the living and the suffering urge upon theM,
they may, perhaps, be influenced by the advice
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the dead.

Ames Sympson lives at the distance of four miles
mid three quarters from Huddersfield —he is ratter
of st melancholy temperament, fond of smoking,
about five feet eight inches high, with a cast in his
left eye—was twice married, but has no children by
Molest wife, halts a little with the right leg, and lost
one of his eye-brows, when a boy, by the ex,dasion
at it sixpenny brass cannon. On the 2d of August,
1816. as he was stepping out cf bed at about halt-
past five in the morning, he felt something pulling
him back by-the shirt; be thought it was his wife,,
who sometimes does so, but upon turhing about he
found that she was fast asleep ; this be has since
acknowledged somewhat surprised him.
When he attempted to put on his breethes they
were Suddenly snatched from his hand, and carried
with at cracking noise up the chimney, and in this
state he was, as he states, irresistibly compelled to
go into his kitcl.en, where he. discovered a tall thin
Man. as he then supposed him, dressed in an olive
coloured great coat, and nankeen trowsers, sitting in
a bee-hive chair by the tire, who uttered, to the best
of his recollection, the following words : " James
Sympsim, I am going to alarm you—if you have
any gin in the house take a glass of it—l am a spirit
—I am commissioned to inform you on several points
.which your own natural reason is utterly incompetent
to discover—List, list, oh, list I—l see James Symp.
son that you mistake me--.yon conceive that I am ex
hotting you to go into tile army, but our army is
more than sufficiently numerous, and I am come not
to increase bet to reduce it."—[Here the Ghost took a
pinch of snuff, and perceiving that Sympson, between
cold and terror, was.cxtremely uncomfortable, he Je-
sired him to step for his wife's floinel petticoat, and to
put it on him during the rest of their conference].
Upon his return in the petticoat the apparition thus
continued .-‘, Olanivis what I say to you, James, and
register it upon your memory, for you must repeat it
in high places, there are seventeen fleabites between
your wrist and your elbow, and there are an equal
number of spots on the face of the sun, and the bites
and the spots have an equal effect on the state of Cie
weather, but when the cold passes away we shall
have warm weather, and when the rain ceases the
weather will become dry. I appeared to Mr. C.,b-
bett on nay way here, and told him jocularly that
the corn would not ripen, but I find he bas taken
it seriously, and set down in his journal a long para-
graph cn the !Ante of the harvest. But what I
say to you, James,•is in earnest, for you meet go on
the outside of the coach, and repeat it to those high
in authority ; ai:d as, perhaps, James (for ghosts have
a privilege of speaking unintelligibly) in the course'
of this ccnversation, I may make use of words
not perfectly level to your understanding. I conjure
you to write them or have them written down en a
piece of paper, and apply for an explanation of them
to the Rev. Dr. Dunderdosy, the rector of the parish
—he is now at Cheltenham, getting rid of the bile,
and will thane go to Bath to fix the gout in his feet,
and will then proceed to Tunbridge to establish an
appetite, &ad will finally return here to get in
his tythes—call upon, him with a list of the hard
words: I will in the interim warn him in a dream
to purchase a second-hand copy of Johnson's Dic-
tionary, and thus will he be enabled to expound
to you the obscure terms in my discourse. Jame
Sympson, the taxation is enormous—it is gradually
obliterating the middle dais, so that it it continues we
shall have a society composed of sinectke place holders'
and paupers, of men in carriages and men in rags,.of-
idleas and of beggars,..of parasites and slaves, the
only remedy for this is rdreachntent, while the taxes
continue so excessive, those who can will avoid
them by emigrating, and it this be attempted to be
prohibited by an impost. the persons interested will
come back to be sure, but then it will be for the
• purpose of selling their properties, taking away
their capital, and quitting their country for ever,
and this, James Sympson, will not mend the matter.
. —Sinecure places and unmerited pensions arc an abo-
mination—a canker that is gradually sapping the
vital principles of honour and independence—a pre-
mium to corruption.. the guilty fee in many eminent
instances of the betrayers of their country's rights-,-
a bait for rats, a cordial for borough-mongers. Get
upon the outside of the coach, Jemmy Sympson-1
will warn the driver in a dream .to secure an outside
place tor you, and never stop except upon urgent
and necessary occasions till you get to London.—
There is a large house in Pall Mall, on the right or
the lett hand as yms happen to go up or down the
street—knock at the door one knock, a middling
dock, neither too strong nor too weak—l will warn
the porter in a dream to admit you, for without such
i a precaution you would nevir pass the gate, Jemmy
Sympson. Proceed into the dwelling—you will be-
hold strange sights, bus be not dismayed.
You will see green, red, and blue dragons, bat they
will not bite you—you will also see mandarins shaking
their heads at you, but do not take their noddilig to
yourself, you are neither a foreign ambassador ner a
page of the back stairs—turn-io the right and then
to thelett, and then again to the right, and you will
oome to a demur, which you Will open, and in the
closet you u ill find a man putting on a wig, and say
I to that man what I have no* said to you. and write
•on a sheet of paper the word RETRENCHMENT
in large characters, and get four wale, F. and paste it on
the wall of the closet, and when you have performed
all this retire, and return by the coach toyotir wife,
1 and work, if you can get any thteg to do, and if noi,
apply to the Overseers. and if they cannot provide
for you, you will-do your Utmost to starve with as
much propriety as the most respectable among your
neighbours." . .
After having uttered theie mysterintis words, the
apparition walked out of the itsroom;mounted hone,
'and 'beauty, totally invisibleat the end • of a quarter
,iif a mile, there being at that distance a torn in the '
(road. Mr. Simpson, atter retuvering 'a bole from

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leis as'
ttxtisb'nttlt, ran to his wife, who had jug
wakened, and was nearly as much sntorisad
adoption of her fllnnel petticoat, as he tad tine
his interview with the spirit; he related to'
that happened, but.she told hint that he was
tool, and desired him to mind his busine,s,
disturb himself or her with such trurnFery

THE ',NrENING STALL

N DO N.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1816..
PRICE OF STOCK THIS DAY Al* oNE O'CLOCIC
Reduced 11211-.. Cons. 61i 63.—Cons. for see..cLi 62
4 per Cent. 76ii-mS per Cent. Nivi 921 i
Bank Stock Stack -- —Zunda 60.7,.
Exchequer 11111 s, 34.15 i. pre.

Last night we receved some German p:
from which we have given a remarkable detail
litary preparations in France, and respectinit
the French Journals are wholly silent. Indeed,
for light thrown upon the affairs of France. till
other mediums than her public press, v.*
know but little of what is passing in that country,
They have as yet told us nothing of the disturbaac4;
at Nancy and Strasbungh ; hut one of the Nit*
has ventured to mention, the sending adLicnal
to- the latter place.

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We have received the Park Papers of Friday rl
Saturday : they mention the arrival of the Duke,'
Wra.morox at Paris. and his subsecibent audienred
the KING, which lasted an hour. The-French Jon.
nalists also inform us, with an air of triumph, that
5000 English visited Versailles a leg days since. Tri
ate ashamed and sorry for the fact, and R e leak is
but too true.—More trials for treason are prcerind;
the parties are as usual absent :

PARIS, AUGL-ST 24.
The Duke of Kent, who travels under the tide of
the Earl of Dublin, has proceeded from V.deLtienn.es
to Br ussels.

We hear from Alsace that they expect in thatptr.
vince, and also in Lorraine; the Duke of !
about the end of September. He will review the
allied troops cantoned in these departments. Thti.
tro.-apz; will encamp immediately icitr the liaritzst
got in until the en* of Autumn.
The beautiful Polish Countess Valeska, so well
known by her ir.timacy with a t'..llatn: us personage,
has fOne to Brusstls to marry t.,;:neral O,nano.
Generals Laborde and Clause! will speedily be
tried for rchellicn : both are absent.

COVIIJER EXTRAORDISIA2Y SATURD'IY

His Royal Highness Monsieur, Oeles !Bother,
hunted yesterday in the Pork e! Vincent:es with the
Count Je Millie and several °Cheers: they killed 6(I
partridges and lour bares. The hunting eneed at
four o'clock..

The Duke of Argouleme in Lis recent tour, vis:ted
the department of the Upper Slone, which has been
so maltreated by four successive inundations aad hat
experienced a dreadful fan.' le. His Royal Highness
has evinced the most tender interest towards the rt.
fortunate inhabitants of this country: he c.nefully
informed himself of all the generous citizens whohtd
the goodness to be useful to tile department s he is.
sired them to dine with him.
Intelligence from Brussels of the 18th, states, thit
Messrs. Pommettuil and Garau have been arrested
M. Arnault has Red ; General Harlin has also rue
away. They are searching for General Diellinet.
General Vandamme has received orders to set off
Barrere will be arrested if lie is discovered.

LAUSANNE, AUGUST 16.. •
The nomber of English tesidents at Geneva im-
mense. Hundreds have—visited the Glaciers of
Chamouni within these few days:

We have received letters from Buenos Atret, dated
the lit of June, which give an unfavourable account
of oar trade in that quarter. There were then 25 Eng.
lish ships lying in that port without a single sailor ft
board, all the men having deserted, so great WAS the•
temptation held out for the privatecring system i mat
engaged in this country to go to Buenos Ayres re:
ceived 555. per month wages; but to return they in.
sisted upon being paid 22 dollars per month. The
Americans had completely engrossed• the wl,:ole Of
the trade, as th;:y took over implemeots of wart.far
whiz,' they found a 'ready exchange for the gtods of
the country ; the English cannot get bait few freight!,
as the prices of goods were extravagantly h:gh, and
the inhabitants were anxious for no other articles but
those that would assist them *Agit- emaucipatipe.

The PRINCE REGENT'S health contipues to improve:
The Quern took an early dinner with his !Copt
?Ugliness yesterday at ihe Stud House.
The Eal and Countess ot &man are on a visit to
the Marquis and Marchioness ot STAMFORD, at aitit
sear, Duniolim Ctsrlo, Soilicrlandshire. _ _ _

The Marquis of eil'Aleynltll,fsom Y desire of giving
employment to the industrious poor. has commenced
upon draining and subdividing in extensive track of
moor Lind, atlesitalh Salop.
Mr. BROUGHAM is waiting to Switzerland to have
an interview with the Princess of WsLes, who has
some very important tiE.Lirs to consult him alpoo--r
Sir SAMUE.I. ROAHLLY'i j dinky there is thone,ht to
'have a similar c•bj :cr.
Sunday the Royal Rerse Guards' Officers gave.*
grand dinner to the Officers of the Foot Guards, on
their leaving Windtor ; the baud played in the Bar-
rack square till ten o'clock.
.. Yesterday morning, the Font Guards marched
from Windsor Bairacics for London ; the third Rs•
giment niarthed in- at three o'clock,- with the Las
ut. Lkutceilrett.

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