The Sun. — London, England, 1824-01-21 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, J AY. 18.—On the nth inst. the King gave a private audie►►ce to M. le 'Baron Roussin, dear-Admiral, who has returned from cruising on the coast of Brazil, and in the Pacific. The Fquadren under the command of this of- Lcer was composed of the frigate Amazon, car rying his flag, the frigate Clorinde, and the cut- ter Pomme: — These three vessels, commanded by able officers, Were admired by all the fo reiet:ers who visited them. The officers were remaiked for their professional knowledge, for Lhe excellent deportment of their staff, and the .perfect discipline of their crews. They rendered important services to the French trade along the western coast of South America,' and even.fo- rvignerS have had more than once to congratulate theinseices on the security which they derived 'from the French flag, during the successive con -pasions which have been experienced by the new Governments of Chili and Peru. The rairtours of au approaching war between France at. the beginning of the year 1823, which, at such a distance from Europe, it was impos •sible properly to appreciate, had rendered the position of the French vessels in those seas very difficult ; but they were soon set at ease by the firm and - prudent measures of Rear-Admiral Roussin, who, after having provided for this first interest, set out for France by the Atlantic. On arriving at Brazil, he was informed of the prodi. gies of valour exhibited in Spain by the French -armies, and after a short stay ut Rio Janeiro, set tail for Brest, where he anchored the 2d of De cember, with his three ships.—(Monitemr.) . lt is said that Prince Carignan sets out on the 2(:)tti for Terin.—(Jdurnal des Mids.) Directions have been given for a Court mourn -ing of two months for the late King of Sardinia. Dupin continued yesterday his pleading in reuly to M. Tripier in the affair of Stackpool. The Count of . Carthagena (Nlorillo) arrived on the 9th at Rochefort, in th• King's ship the Vigilant, which sailed from Corunna on the Ist instant. After remaining in that city a fortnight, who is accompanied with his wife and a --child 18 months old, will proceed to Tours, then to Pontlevoi, where a brother-in-law re sides, and ,finally to Paris. Ile isc..ithorized by the Spanish Government to remain in France for a year, for the re-establishment of his health.— (Etude.) MADRID, JAN. 6.—The royal schools of Ar tillery and Engineers are going to be re-esta blished tin a religious and monarchical plan. The same principles will be applied to the Universi ties. The education of youth is to be intrusted to. a learned both , (the Jesuits) which, nat withstanding the irreligious sarcasms it has drawn upon itself by its excellent principles, pro duced the great men who immortalized the age of Louis XIV. BARCELONA, JAN. 10.—On the 4th instant, at roan, when the promenade of the Rembla was crowded to excess, Colonel Targaconue was in sulted on the public walk. He retired by the rue des Esetrdillers and the rue Large. A stone struck his head. The Colonel took refuge at the first French post which was within his reach. The Governor of the fortress repaired thither, and sent for a surgeon to dress his wounds. This event gave occasion to the following order of the Zap " Sorrie•idie end evil-disposed parsons endavoured today to disturb the tranquillity which has reigned without interruption since we entered this city, by cowardly insulting an officer of the royal Spanish army. If the rioters think that they can abase the generous protection which has hitherto been extended •to -ell, by committing excesses, they deceive theuiselves. Autho rity will separate them from the immense majority of peaceful citi..zens who people this interesting city; it will continue to protect this Class ; it will favour the royalists, end press with en iron-hand on the turbulent. • "In order to avoid in future such culpable attempts, assem blages of more than 720 persons, except on the public walks, in the markets, at the port and exchange, must be dispersed by the-guards, posts, and patrols. In case the first summons should not be attended to, recourse will be had to force. The guilty will be imprisoned. and judged with all the rigour of the laws. (Signed) " Major-General Count FERNIG, " 13arcelimia, Jan. 4." Governor. Tun' St tac NYEA3E:t.S.—The Manufacturers and Committee of Journeymen _Engine Weavers met again at the King's Head Tavern, in the Poultry, on Monday night, for the purpose of endeavour ing toeffect an amicable adjustment of prices. A letter, sent by John.Thorp, Esq. to the Secretary of the Committee, naturally induced an expects. tion of accomplishing the desired arrangement, and which, we are happy to say, bids fair to be speedily attained. The greatest difference existed in the prices named by the two parties for the manufacture of galloons, don bles, and bands ; on these much discussion took place, 'fhcrp having been previously called to the Chair. They were considered seriatim, and i n eac h case , after great but fair contention Cu either side, both parties re d uce d f ro m th e i r original terms, and at len g th com p rom i se d at a b ou ti m if . .. wa y of the differences of price asked and offered. The Committee, however, not having been vested . with full powers, nothing cou ld h e defi n itely arranged until they had laid before the general body of the trade the result of last night's meeting. A conviction that it would have their unanimous and speedy assent, was however expressed, and a determination come to to call a meeting of their constituents without loss of time. A most important suggestion was made, and elicited the unanimous approbation of the meeting ; it related to a generalization of prices among the trade, by an under standing that the Magistrates of the different districts should be applied tq, at one and the same time, to sanction a list of prices to he previously agreed upon at a public meeting of the two parties coucerned- in the silk trade.— The proceedings of Monday nightrellected great credit upon both sides, for the 'temperance and the forbearance . 'ivith which each advocated the interests of the body they represented ; and so general was this feeling - , that at the conclusion of the business tinfiflcs were unanimously voted to Mr. Thorp faiyhis impartial conduct in the chair, and for the disposition he had evinced to effect an amicable adjustment of the differences which hare of late existed in the trade. MR. OWEN AND THE OPPONENTS OF THE NEW SYSTEM. TO TEE Etstint OF THE 11LAMSOIV CHRONICLE. SlR,—Since the publication in your Paper of the eight letters which I wrote in reply to the attack upon my proceedings by the Presbytery of Lanark and the General As sembly of the Church of Scotland, various writers have given their sentiments to the public respecting the principles which I entertain and advocate : or, to speak more correctly, they have directed their observations, not so much against the prin ciples themselves, as against the notions which they have re spectively imbibed concerning them. Having been detained some months at a distance from home, by important public and private affairs, I have not had an opportunity until now of de riving from those communications all the benefit which the authors of them wished me to receive. The opponents of the New System seldom write against it without conveying to me some useful information. They almost always disclose the state of a portion of the public mind, and thus aid me to remove a part of the misconceptions that are unadvoidably produced, when subjects, novel to the mass of the people, are first promulgated. And the present subject I admit to be most new and strange to them, and one not to be understood, without a steady application of the mind to the evidence from which the principles of the system ate derived, and an attentive investigation of the consequences which must necessarily follow• from their adoption in prac tice. To do justice to such an inquiry, demands more comprehen sive powers of mind, and 'More accurate habits of thinking, than any of these writers . have yet evinced. It may be, and I have no doubt that Mr. Al'Oavin is, a very well-meaning, good, honest marsift his own way; but even those who are but imperfectly acquainted with the subject which he undertook to discuss, must have discovered, by a few sentences in his first letter, that he had entered upon a task greatly beyond his pre sent attainments. The subject comprehends whatever relates to the pertnanent well-being of ssociety ; and • for a discussion and investigation of this nature, it is evident that Mr. M'Gavin does not possess the requisite experience. or mental qualifica tions. He may continue to write, as he has commenced, for years, but I fear he will never develope any useful knowledge respecting human nature to his readers ; and, as I have mat ters of far too great moment before me, to waste any part of my time in trifling, I must leave him to write for his own geed& cation, and for such part of the public as can be amused or edified by his productions. Another writer, calling. himself The Edinburgh Christian Instructor, has volunteered his opposition to what he terms Owenism.' If this writer be really a Christian instructor, and truly teach the doctrines, and evince the disposition and cha racter which christianity inculcates, then indeed am I no chris tian, nor would I ever wish any of my fellow-creatures to be come one. This Edinburgh Christian Instructor, as he calls himself, has done more to degrade Christianity in the minds of those who have a real desire to discover truth, and to benefit their fellow. creatures, than all the writings of all the infidel authors who have preceded him ; and I therefore suspect that he cannot be a Christian. And if he is not a Christian, then I have nothing to say to an anonymous writer, under a feigned and a false title. He will, of course, continue to pursue the same course, until he becomes conscious of his errors and I trust the time is not far distant when these will be made manifest to hire. Since, however, he designates the simple exposition of the laws of nature, relative to the hisumpaonwerractne, rebpyrestehnet theseterrn Owenism,' and has done all in t laws as being in opposition to chri s tianlty, I deem it n ecessary to give the public some explanation on these points. In the first place, I protest against the term Owenism' being applied to a system which simply Jams facts and laws of nature which have ever existed. have on a former occasion stated that the application of names to systems never produces good, but always evil, for they can only serve to sanction error. " No name, not even Deity itself, can make that which is true false, or that which is false true." Truth requires no name for itr support; and I feel particularly desirous that those who think with me, on the important subj , eets upon which I have written or may write, should do all i n their power to prevent the name of any individual from being empl oyed to d esigna t e t h e new system, which they are a bout t o introduce into practice; for, if they do recognise the use of any name for this purpose, that single circumstance 'night create a difference amongst them. In the second place, the laws of nature relative to man, which form the basis of this system, constitute that knowledge by which alone true religion can ever becom e universal. The knowledge of those laws cannot fail to prod uce a s all, without exception, who shall be properly instr ucted in them from in. fancy, charity and affection for their fellow -creatures--a realand ardent desire to do them good—and thus create a society in which peace and good will must permanently reign. If these results are not in accordance with Christianity, then indeed is it time that Christianity should cease to be considered , as a part and portion of the law of the land ;' b ut the world il bably hesitate before it sanction s th e notion, that what twheEl o dprin- burgh Christian Instructor denominates Owenism, is opposed to Christianity. I know not that in any of my writings I have ever exnress ed one sentiment adverse to Christianity. I have said and written, upon many occasions, that to me there appeared to be many and grievous errors in all the religions of the world, as they have been hitherto taught ; and this is still my most con scientious opinion—an opinion which I did not create for my self ; nor can I destroy or modify it, until conviction of its error, if it be erroneous, be brought to my mind. There exists, then, no hostility between the laws of nature to which I refer, and real christianity, if the latter is a religion of love charity, peace, and good will to mankind. During the progress of the late discussions, new opponents have very unexpectedly arisen, in my absence, among the po pulation of New Lanark, when, for more than 20 years, the most harmonious procedings had previously existed. This opposition has been fomented by some persons who probably imagined they were doing God a service, by arousing hostile feelings towards their employer, in a few individuale, whose ignorance prevented them from understanding the advant ages which they and their f a mili es d er i ve d from tneir situations.— But as the alleged grievances of these persons have been made public, it is necessary that the ty rann y w i t h w hi c h I am charged should be explained. I entered upon the management of this establishment with a fixed determination to improve the condition of the people, as much as the circumstances of a cotton-spinning manufactory, 1 conducted for the profit of commercial men, would admit.— And on pursuing this object on sound principles, I was ne cessarily obliged to act, tn many instances at first, in oppo sition to the habits and prejudices of the people. But as every change that was introduced led to many practical benefits to whole population, dissatisfaction at my proceedings gra oually subsided. In order to improve the condition of the working classes, they must be well instructed, and rendered independent of all elee mosynary aid, and particularly of parochial relief. I therefore formed tero , fundamental regulations, to which all who were employed and were resident at the establishment were to con form. The first, that every child should be sent from in fancy to the village schools to be instructed ; the second, that a fund should be established among the work-people, sufficient to enable them to support themselves in sickness and in old age. With regard to the system of instruction, 1 wished it to be the best that could be devised for human nature ; and arranges. inents were formed to lead the children, step by step, from a nominal to a real education. The parents of these children could not be supposed to understand a subject which but now in its infancy, even among the most intelligent of those who possess the most knowledge and experience in the world ; much less could it be expected that they could pay for such an education. But that they might have no feelings of depend ence on this account, a charge of three pence a month for each child was collected ; making an annual payment of three shil lings for an education, better for all the purposes of human life and society than any education that has yet been given to any class of children. There has been received from the parents of the children for their education in the last three years 33e le. fsci. In the same period, the Company have expended on this ac count 3,0341. 2s. 4d. ' • in additica to which they have also paid 3741. Bs. 2d. for clothing for the children in the school. Of this expenditure 1,3101. Ms. has been in;: proportion. In this manner have the superior education and clothing of the children been provided, and the independent feelings of the parents been maintained. As the explanations which it will be useful to submit to the public, respecting the funds for the support of the sick and aged, and other matters, would extend this letter to too great a length, I will reserve them for your next publication. ROBERT OWEN New Lanark, 10th January, 1824. FOR THE SUN. PR9ORESS OP :KNOWLEDGE. MR. Enrroa,—Thcipgh a mere stranger and casual visitor here, yet I cannot help noticing a scene of the most gratifying descriptionat ,which I happened wbe present yesterday, and with some account of which I am sure the Public should be informed as soon as possible. Yon are aware of the frequent commercial intercourse that prevails between Liverpool and the United States : this is not however exclusively confined to commerce, as you will perceive by the following facts :—Mr. Sheriff' Noah, of New York, having acme time ago addressed a letter to Mr. Egerton Smith of this town, giving him an account of the salutary effects pro duced by the establishment of mechanics' libraries in several States of the Union, he determined to make a small collection of bodits, and try the experiment here. The circum stance was scarcely known to the journeymen and appren tices of Liverpool, when numbers flocked to Mr. S., eagerly soliciting the loan of books. A' room having been procured and shelves put up, the number of volumes have in a short time increased to more than three hundred volumes, and the readers in an equal proportion ; till at length the ori ginal founder considered it as a matter of duty to invite his fel low citizens to assume the direction of an Institution that pro mises io exercise such an important influence on the working classes. A requisition, signed by seventy of the most respectable inhabitants, was accordingly presented to Mr. Lawrence, the Mayor, last week, and a meeting being readily convened by that patriotic Magistrate, not less than six hundred individuals, of all sects and parties, assembled at the Town Hall yesterday to discuss the propriety of forming a Committee of Manage ment, and adding the " Apprentices' Library" to the nu merous other public institutions that already adorn this place. The business of the day having been opened by the Mayor, Mr. Smith entered into a variety of interesting details relative to the origin of the library, and on the effects it produced on many who had been previously known to pass their time in idleness anti dissipation. He was followed by Mr. Gladstone, the Member for Woodstock, who expatiated at considerable length on the great advantages to be derived from extending the blessings of knowledge to the very lowest classes of the community. A string ,of resolutions, of which I enclose a copy, ( See our front .Page ), were then put by different Gentlemen, each being preceded by an expression of the approbation with which they viewed the formation of such an establishment. After hearing some excellent speeches from the Reverend Mr. Philip, Messrs, Ottiwell, Wood, W. S. Roscoe, Currie, Rushton, J. Smith, &c., Mr. J. S. Walker, the Librarian pro-tempore, towards the conclu sion an speech in which he seconded the sth resolution, pro. ceeded to unrol a white silken banner, which had been lately sent from the apprentices of New York to those of Liverpool This flag bears the following mottos and designs, capitalli, executed in oil colours, and said to be the work of a self taught mechanic of America. On the right of the fore ground, a Lion is looking with an air of softness and familiarity towards an eagle with expanded wings as if about to soar, a lable hangs from its beak with the name of Rose on inscribed on it. These appropriate symbols of the parent State and her mighty daughter, are almost treading on an olive branch. —Over their heads is an open volume encircled in a radiant glory The name of NEwToN is seen on one side, and that of FRANKLIN on the other. Under each of these revered and venerated names, the artist has traced a circle and thunder bolt—emblematic of the particular walks of science in which they attained immortality. On .a ribbon at the top of the ban ner is inscribed, in gilt letters, APFRENTIoEs' LIBRARY, FOUNDED IN 1820; and underneath; also in letters of gold— NEW YORK SENDS HEP. GOOD WISHES TO LrvvRPOOL.— It would be difficult, if not impossible, to describe the effect produced say it on was the quitsspectators trb Y this nov3l exhibitio n : I need hardly plaudits. The other fact stated b y M r . W a lk er i s not less worthy of record : it is, that the above offering, so honourable to the American character, and n so flattering to England, was followed up by another equally illustrative of the delicacy which has marked the whole of this memorable proceeding. — Thirty volumes elegantly bound, the works of English writers printed in the Union, were tent from the following cities: — New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and Connecticut, with a request that they might be placed in the Apprentices' Library of Liverpool. I ought not to conclude without adding that the most perfect unanimity prevailed throughout the day, and that each Resolu tion passed without a single dissentient voice being raised. I will not apologize for having occupied so much of your time, on a subject which presents such a delightful contrast to the last thirty years of unnatural hostility and prejudice, the off spring of weakness and misconception, which it was reserved for the progress of knowledge to dispel, let us hope, for ever Leaving the advocates of the. Holy Alliance to meditate on this new compact, founded, as it is, on virtue and disinterested. ness, I remain, ver y respectfully and truly, your's, Liverpool, Jan. r 7, 1824 . E. B. P.S. You will perceive by the Resolutions how the Meeting ended. I understand that one of the first objects of the Com mittee, after the Rules of the new Institution are prepared, will be to send a reciprocal proof of friendship and good-will to our brethren of the United States. Should you give the above a place in TnE Stni, I trust that the facts will be noticed by the whole of your contemporaries. DISEASES OF THE MIND. We were a few months since favoured with the perusal Of some remarks, upon this most interesting sub ject, which were privately osculated among the friends of the writer,' with the view of chewing that the Medical Education of this country fh o wever excellentrwas defective, inasmuch as in none of ou r sc h oo l s was there to be f oun d a Professorship exclusively devoted to the consideration of the varied aberra tions of reason. We are now happy to find by the Edinbarough Papers, that a course of Lectures has already been commenced in that city by Dr. A. Morison, who is said to have displayed an intimate and minute acquaintance with the Nature ; the causes and the cure of these diseases; and to have devoted his attention to such cases, both in this country and in France, as well as in various other parts of the Continent, and in treating of them to have been influenced not by the wish of establishing any favou rite theory of his own, but by an anxiety to impress the im portance of the subject upon his hearers. The paper we first altuded to was a proposal for establish ing a lectureship on diseases of the mind, the proposition was sup ported and encouraged by the highest medical authority, the late Dr. Baillie, Sir H. flalford, and others ; and it has met with the countenance of individuals (some in the highest station) who consider philanthropic measures from purely benevolent feelings. Deprived of reason to what a state is man reduced ? he is not only estranged from all the pleasures of society, but too often becomes a disturber of its tranquillity; to the very objects of his • once fond affection he becomes dangerous, or at the least the cause of the most alarming apprehension ; the painful feelings • which arise from the only alternative cow seemingly left to relatives, that of depriving the patient of his freedom, are view_ ed domestically dreadful and overpowering. The afflicting forms under which this sad dispensation at first appearsought unquestionably to be well understood by the Medical profession generally ; they oughtto be so wellgrounded in theory as atonce to discern the signs of approachinginsanity ; none of our readers can require instances to be adduced to con vince them that in many cases suicide might be prevented, and we venture to pronounce our own firm belief that by early and due attention to the incipient stages of insanity, its further pro gress mightsometimes be arrested. We are altogether unacquainted with the individual who has pointed out this new path in the Profession of Medicine, and undertaken to be the first guide ; but we most heartily wish him success in theaccomplishment of his object, and have no doubt of its resulting to the great benefit of mankind. • FOR TPIE SUN. TR ITRTELL. Ma. EDlTort—By so effectually stripping tne most murderous and brutal desperadoe of the imposing garb of heroic fortitude with which the Radical Press appeared so anxious to array him, and thus counteracting the meditated designs of extending its baneful influence over the public mind--you have entitled yourself to the warmest gratitude of your Country. Tour admired sentiments on this occasion were so ju diciously and promptly promulgated, carrying with them so general a conviction, that every good F - 41, - .:1 adopted them as a mora l cree d , and even 4 the ru f fians of the fancy, find themselves compel!. ed to ratify them by their sullen silence.—But, Sir, fortunately for civil society, the benefit of ' your patriotic exertions has not ended here. It must have been highly gratifying to you to ob serve that very Press constrained to adopt, word for word, the moral principles which you had laid down, and which it had so vehemently opposed ; and what , will still enhance the value of your public service is, that not only the Minis ters of the Established Church, but the popular preachers of other temples of religious worship, have adopted and diffused your sentiments to the general satisfaction of their respective auditors. On Sunday last, Dr. RYDER, Bishop of Glou cester, preached an excellent sermon on this in teresting subject at our Parish Church, in whicy he pathetically depicted the alarming offences which spring from the single vice of Gaming, now leading so rapidly to the perpetration of the foulest deeds. The text appropriately selected by the Bishop was from Proverbs 4th.—" Enter " not into the paths of the wicked, and go not " in the way of evil men : avoid it, pass not " by it, turn from it and pass away ; for they sleep not except they have done mischief : and their sleep s to is taken away u n l ess t h ey cause some leep fall ; for they eat the bread of wicked 46 ness, and drink the wine of violence !" M r . Editor, you will make any use of this communication which you may think proper. Yours, &c. January 19. A RESIDENT of CHELTENHAM * * The name of the wretched assassin ap pears as a subscriber on one of the gaining club books i n this town, of which not long since, it seems, be was a practical member. THURTELL, &c. Bow-STREET.--The High Sheriff of Hertford shire had an interview with Sir RICHARD BIRNIE an d Mr. MiNstium,,at this office yesterday morn ing, on various subjects connected with the late horrible affair in that county. Thurtell's bequest of his air gun to Mr:Wilson, the governor of the gaol, was mentioned. Mr. Minshull had pro mised the High Sheriff that it should be forward ed to Mr. Wilson, agreeable to that bequest ; but this was not done, because it afterwards ap peared that the assignees under John Thurtell's bankruptcy had given the °Slicers notice not to deliver up any part of his property ; and Mr. Minshu:l now observed that he should not be able to fulfil his promise, unless the High Sheriff, should indemnify the officers. The High Sheriff made no positive reply to this observation either one v ay or the other, and shortly afterwards, in the course of conversation on the subject of Thurtell's family, he stated that he had received two letters—one from Thurtell's father, and the other from Mr. Alderman Bolingbroke, of Nor wich. These letters he handed to the Magis trates, who seemed to read them with much sa tisfaction—they were as follows : Lakenham, 15th January, 1824. Sea—The purport of this letter to you is to apologise for the publication of your very handsome and humane letter to me. Delicacy, I know, would have prevented your consenting to it, had I requested it. My object for SO doing was this : the tide of public opinion which had so forcibly operated against my poor unfortunate son, and receiving so consolatory a letter from such high authority as yours, 1 felt would alleviate that feel ing; and I have again to offer you my sincere thanks and prayers for the kindness and feeling you evinced towards him, throughout his wretched confinement, and which never can be obliterared from the memory of myself and family. The Edi tor of the Norwich Mercury will forward you a paper by this day's post, wherein you will observe a letter to my excellent friend, Alderman Bolingbroke, from Mr. Franklin ; to whom also I shall ever feel greatly indebted for his exertions towards the spiritual welfare of the unfortunate deceased. Begging your excuses for the trouble I thus give you, I subscribe my self, your truly, afflicted servant, P STOCKS TWO O'CLOCK. India Stock -' India Bo:ids • 'as 8 South Sea Stock Old Annuities EL Bills 0 5i Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. A cat. Cone. for Act Uei 89 gi PRICE 0 THIS DAY AT Cank Stook 9 373 237 , 4 per Cent. Reit. :: per Cent. cons. BBlig 3?" per Cent 99i 4 per Cent. Old —.102 101 i ( New 105;),4 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. Imp.:; parr Cents. 1 3 .;,1 , PRICE or or FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, JaN3 l, AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Five per Cents. 94. 1 Scrip, 5 pm. i Six per Cents. 00. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Ditto New 89. Five per Cent. Bonds, 801. Scrip, 4; pr e m. { Five per Cent. Bo n d s , 18 20, 00- Ditto 1821, 2 , 14.. Ditto 1823, le:. 1 Five per Cent. Bonds, 91. i. 1 Ditto New, 893. Five per Cent. Bonds, 96.}. NI. New Loan, 00. 78. French Russian Neapoli tan Austrian Spanish Prussian Danish Portuguese Peruvian Chili Colombian Poy a is Xiix per Cent. Bonds, 63i 500. ( New, .3i. I Bank Shares £ l / 4 22 104.—a18. f Seven per Cent. 000. Six per Cent. 00-000. Five per Cent. 00-000. Three per Cent. 71t. American 111011 WATER A Morning, 17 minut( T LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW , es after 6. I E ven i ng, 42 minutes after g" THE SUN. SOLEAI QUIZ DICERS FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1824. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have received by Express the Etoile of yesterday and the Journal des Debuts of Mon" day. The Etoile contains a letter stated to have been received from Madrid, which, if its authen• ticity could be depended upon,would be of import ance, as indicating the existence of some serious difference between the French and Spanish Cabi. nets, and the anxiety of the latter to cultivate still closer relations with Russia. But we cannot be too circumspect with regard to articles of political intelligence in the French Ministerial Papers• We are fully aware of the innumerable artifices which are resorted to, in order to produce exactly such impressio ns on the public mind as are most suitable to the Views of the Ministers of Louis XVIII.; and it would not surprise us, therefore' if it should be hereafter found that this pretended misunderstanding is nothing more than a manceuvre for lulling suspicion, —for concealing the real sen timents •f the two Bourbon Governments,—...and for cloaking their preparations for and pro gress towards the execution of any common pro' sect that they may entertain.—The following are extracts : Robert Sutton, Esq. High Sheriff of the county of Hertford. I _ Norwich, Jan. 15. Sea-1 embrace the opportunity which Mr. Thurtell has given me to repeat the assurance of the great consolation which your letter has afforded him and his family—as did one ad dressed to him by Mr. Franklin. You, Sir, most prob a bly know nothing of Mr. Thurtell but from reports—and although the public press is not always to be relied on ; in their report of his character they have been most just. I have known Mr. 'rhartell intimately for many years, , and during that time I never knew him guilty of a dishonourable act, or a mean one. To many, such an assertion may appear doubtful ; but I can assure you, Sir, that he possesses a very high notion of honour and integrity—and it affords me great satisfaction in addressing you at this time, that you might know you had not bestowed your humane attentions on a worthless object. Mr. Thurtell does not know of my writing—perhaps it is 1 unnecessary that he should. He lives about a mile and a half i from this city, and his letter was sent to me to be franked. This has given me an opportunity of doing an act of grateful justioe. He has received letters and visits of condnience from persons of the first respectability as to rank and character (many names were here mentioned). It may appear to some that he has not acted with sufficient kindness and feeling towards his unhappy son • but you may be assured, Sir, there is no part of his conduct which cannot be satisfactorily explained. He has acted generally under the advice of Mr. Unthank—a respectable Solicitor of this city; myself and others. There are many actions in a man's life of which no correct opinion can be formed without knowing the motives by which they have been influenced. (Signed) N. BOLINGBRoz z. T o the High Sheriff of the County of Hertford. ( From the &tail: of yesterday.) PARIS, JAN. 19.—The King heard Mass in hi% apartments. The King did not go out. The Rentes got up to 94, 95, owing to a re port that a project is in agitation to get up the Rentes to par, in order to reduce the interest to 4 or 3 per cent. The Moniteur, in its non-official page, gives, in French and Spanish, the Convention which has,been concluded between France and Spain, relative to the maritime prizes taken in 1823. CONVENTION concluded between the ANZASSA' DOR Of his CHRISTIAN MAJESTY, and the MINISTER of STATE of his Gaza°Lie Me- JEST r, relative to the Maritime Prizes taken in the course of the sear l 89.3. In order to regulate the manner by which French and Spanish Ship-owners are to be in•- demnified and re-imbursed for their ships captured during the preceding year, the undersigned have agreed to the following articles :—Article 1. Spa.. nish vessels captured by the ships of his Most Christian Majesty, as well as their cargoes, having been estimated to an approximate value, equal to prizes taken by Spanish privateers from French commerce, it is agreed that for the reciprocal prizes taken and conducted into the ports of the Powers to which they belong, there shall be given an acquittal to the two Go►ernments, and that the differences shall be regulated whet THOMAS THIJF.TELL. j venient. Then follow four other articles of no grw:t consequence, and the signatures:, MADRID, JAN. B.—(Prioate Correspondence.) —Nothing new has taken place in this Capital since my last letter. The priests have come to a determination to return to their dioceses. The correspondence between our Cabinet and that of the Tuileries is very active, and they speak of a very energetic note which has been sent to oar Government by the Marquis de Team. It is thought here by every person that things cannot remain long in the present state between France and Spain. The communications of our Cabinet with that of St. Petersburgh are also very active. TOLOSA, JAN. 11.—A great calamity menaces' Guipuscoa and A lava. It is generally known that the produce of the iron mines, with which these provinces abound, was shipped to different parts of our South American possessions but Ac 3d in rai ra i 21 C Lieut uo% Ful 1 3al Br( of i Fre 24 tine terd th e rneut look Serer pr m th sty Pi th