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ALL Persons whose Insurances with this Com pany become due at LADY DAY NEXT, are reques t . ed to take. Notice, that RECEIPTS fol. the. RENEWAL thereof are. now ready for delivery at the Company's Offices, and in the Hands of their respective Agents in the Country. Insurances due at Lady Day must be paid on or befor4:the 9th of April next. - The Capital of this Company is One Million Sterling, which has liven all paid up, and is invested in Real or Government Secnrities. The GENERAL HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS will be heid at the Company's Office, in Corm hill, on Thursday, the of April next, at One o'Clock precisely. JOHN CHARLES DENHAM, Secretary London, Marcia 20, J 822. ALBION FIRE AM) LIFE. INSURANCE COMPANY, N W BRIDGE-STREET, B LACKFRIARS, EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. • CAPITA L-ONE MILLION. INSURANCES • falliug - due at LADY DAY will expire, unless renewed within Fifteen Days from that period. The - Company's Rates.and Conditions are of the most rea sonable description :L-no ' ,Chart , e is made for Fire:Policies, when" the Premium exceedS Ss. Admission Fine is charged on Life Insurance :—a liberal commission is allowed to Solicitors, and others, who effect Life Insurances ;—and every facility is afforded by which the interest and . conve nic:nce of the Public niitylw promoted. • - .WARNkR PHIPPS, Secretary. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY • At No. 11, Lombard-street, London, (the Entrance of the Pest-Nice.) T H E principles upon which this Institution is founded, have tern adopted after a mature invcstiga lion of the practice of other Offices, and willbe found to corn blne a,diant a g es not hith e rto offered by any other Assurance Company.. The Assured of a certain standing, participate in the 'pro fits every seven years. • A subscribed Capital, amounting to One Million and a Half, secures the Assured from the responsibility attached to So'cietieS for mutual assurance. Claimants may hare their demands on the Company.sub. milted to referiice. No c h arge made for Policies when the sum assured amounts to 3001. and upwards. DIRECTORS. . . . STEWART MARJORIBANKS, Esq. M. P. Chairman. '-RICHARD MEE RAIKES, Esq. Deputy Chairman. IV. C. Brandram,.Esq. ' John Martin, Esq.-M. P. William Copland, Esq. Rnwland Mitchell, Esq. William D. Dawson, Esq. Robert Mitford, Esq. Sir T—Harvie Farquharißart. • John G. Rarenshaw, Esq. John Garratt, Esq. Alderman Robert Rickards, Esq. Nicholas Garry, Esq. - - - John Shore, Esq. Wm. Haldimand, Esq. M.' P. Edward Stewart, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. ' Andrew H. Thomson, Esq. S. C. Holland, Esq. - John Thornton, Esq. George Jenner, Esq. John Tulloch, Esq. John Loch, Esq. James Tullocly, Esq. George Cyan,. Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I William Ward, Esq. A. W. Robarts, Esq. M.. P. Thomas Wilson, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Martin, 68, Lombard. street. Messrs. Thomas Coutts and Co. 59, Strand. Respectable persons in the country, who are desirous of becoming Agents to the Company, and willing to give se curity, are requested to apply (Post-paid) to the Directors. This Day was Published, price is., - ALETTER to the EARL o f LIVERPOOL on AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS, its Extent, Cause, and Remedy. By An OW TORY. Printed for J. Htt-renAntrund Son, 187, To T. TAYLOR, Esq. No. 9, New,Bridge-street, London. HONOURED SIR, IBEG leave to inform yott, that eve r si nce th e • year'l79o, I bad been afflicted with the Lues Venereal, Which, from its obstinately resisting every course of medicine prescribed by the most eminent of the faculty here, and un • dergoing severalsevere courses of salivation, and twice dis ..eharged from the Hospital with little relief, would appear to be of the most inveterate nature. In the spring of last year • my oisorder had got to such a head, as nearly to put a period -to thy existence—l had a large ulcer on the crown of my head, One on each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful manner; my right was dreadfully painful, and had been in a state of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had also two large nodes on it, was very much discoloured, and gave ' m e such excruciating pain, particularly when warm in bed, ' as nearly to deprive me of rest; iu this lamentable state, I was recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who received so great a cure by thou here), to take your Leake's Patent Pills, Which I began to do on the 2fitli o. May; in the course of a fortnight I began to receive , benefit—in little more than a . Month the ulcers on my heatand arms were soundly healed— *9on after, the sores on my legs healed also ; leaving, how- 'tier, considerable discolouration in the skin, and pain in the tune of the left, which, by the _blessing of God, and a little longer perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, subsided •, the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and the nocturnal pains gradually going •off.—l thus became, by Your liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free from all my fornier complaints—have recovered my former spirits a ud ttrength, and am become jolly and fat, in which state having e ontinued many Months, to the astonishment of all who knew use, I am at a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, but beg you, for the good of other suffering mortals, to make this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every occa• eion ; in s o d o i ng y ou will g - reatly oblige, Sir, your grateful, obedient, very humbleservant. • ' ALEX. Swan's Close, High-str ee t, Edinburgh. MURKER Witnesses tothe above Cure:— John Thompson, • No. 3, New PoUltry Market, Edinburgh, John M'lntosh, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. Prepared and sold by the sole Prop ge rietofor, STHurge on OMA s, S TAY LOR, Member - of the Royal Colle at his 'hou se, No. 9, New Bridge-street, London; where, after a Constant residence:of more than 40 years, in a practice parti cularly directed to the cure of Venereal Complaints and those incidental to the Parts of Generation, with t hat inviolable secrecy which men of his profession should always observe in such cases, he flatters himself the advice and assistance he gratuitously administers to persons taking this Medicine, will be esteemed, by a discerning. Public, as an advaetage seldom attainable, and void of all ambiguity. Also sold, by-his appointment, for the convenience of those ,IYl.rliving at a dist ance, at the Toyshop, No. 103, Oxford-street; :• Disborough's, NO. 7, Fish-street-}},,ill; Mr.. Baxter, n o e uth-bridgc, Edinb urg h ; M i. Callwel.'s, Dublin ; and of person_n every c ons id era bl e town in Great Britain and. Ir eland, Iv in iboxes 'afonl: 2s. 9d. ea c h, s t ampe d,. an d sea l ed up le x mtinftiaylic.ua;d plain : direction s , ' w h ere b y persons, of either themscivq with care, Timed, secrecy, and safety. that the he great produced sions ex the like It duty; 11 for the Shire in roe 111 ern hy the ading of w to the Act pro m should ide. He minors, her they n of the ty would sed here- tl of the A. HA. nly to be ansidera- received, ',the 22ti ere post [case ad- iIL 2. , Henry to obtain nd War- Thomas and Mr. and the, defence.. day, and the same I Union- aeys ad embar- al means ;timber, oss. He f all the whom he lhn, and tter ruin. g money s, whose :ted with i his own opics ad cy in the in the been de for that s servant accepting :fendants it money both the to 4,s Od to 41s 6d ay, Esq. to Eliza e George Cassino, , Esq. to n, of Pa ton, who seback to treet. inington, ng-house' her age, lining, in len death 1, Hants. a grocer when he f system of pe ' that, When instanUt Chiswics: respected conduct• was never ich he la nforced a ' ~. _~~ 'ae Sus.- GOOD FRIDAY This day is held as a solem► fast in remem brance of the CRUCIFIXION OF OUR S.,IVIOUR.— Its appellation of Good seems peculiar to the Church of England. The Saxons called it Long Friday, from the length of the ceremonies on that day ; but its antient and most appropriate title was Holy Friday, and the week in which it happens was, and is now, denominated Holy or Passion Week.—According to St. MARK the Crucifixion commenced at the third and ended at the sixth hour—but St. JOHN states it to have begun at the sixth hour. It has, however, been decided, that the third hour is the correct ac count. In the Church of Rome offices called Tenebrcc (1. e. darkness) are sung on Holy Fri day, and the day preceding and succeeding it.— The lights are extinguished, and nearly at the conclusion of the service a solemn silence is observed---when suddenly a tremendous noise ensues, in token of the rending the veil of the Temple. In London and its vicinity, CROSS BUNS (so called only from the Cross upon them) form the general breakfast on this day. In some counties a stock of cakes is preserved as a cure for the faithful throughour the yeat—a remnant of the sacramental wafer of Nousell of the Church of Rome, as practised by the. Popish Priests nearly eight centuries ago.— (For a detailed account of this day, sec THE SUN on Good Friday qf last year.) MAUNDY THURSDAY, • Yesterday morning the usual annual Royal donations were distributed at Whitehall Chapel to as many poor men and wo men as the King is years old. A p a rty o f th e Y eomen o f the Guards, in their stile liveries, ivefe placed at the doors of a tem porary erection in Whitehall-yard. The building was divided twd - by a slight partition; with an aperture in the midille.— The first diviSion was appropriated to the store larder, with shelves . fixed all round, and loaded with loaves of bread, fine roasting-pieces of beef, about 4 lbs. each, and large wooden dishes, each holding 36 salt herrings, 2 salt cod, and 2 salt salmon, strewed with parsley, besides which were 4 half quartern loaves of bread. At 12 o'clock Mr. Hanby, the almoner, and Mr. Jones, the groom to the Lord High-almoner, the groom, and other gentlemen belonging to the Lord Chamberlain's office, entered, attended by the Yeomen of the Guard, the Sub almoner in his robes, and the other gentlemen, with a sash of fine linen over • their shoulders, ' and crossing their waist. After they had taken their seats, Dr. Page gave orders to the attendants to cover the tables : a clean napkin Was then placed before each of the old people ' on which wa s laid a piece of beef an d h a lf a quar i ein loaf of bread: The second course being ordered, the attendants placed one of the large Wooden dishes, with its contents as before mentioned; before each. It was pleasant, for the contemplative mind; to behold so m a ny p oor people, with looks of cheerfulness and gratit u d e , en j oy i ng t h e prospect of a good Easter. When all were served thy stooditp and repeated a short prayer for the Royal Porioron a very tervent manner. The distributor then • brought foritard several large leather cans, filled with ale, and each was served with P. cup full, and the health of George the Fourth 'was drank successively. The yeomen were then served. The visitors theii' walked down between the tables, and con templated on the poor people as they Sat. The aged persons then packed up their provisions and departed.—At three o'clock they assembled again jn Whitehall Chapel ; the men on one side, and the women on the other. A procession then en tered of those concerned in the ceremony. Dr. Goodenough, in his clerical robes, Mr. ITandby, the Almoner Mr. Jones, &c. with white sashes round th e i r shoulders and a party of yeomen, one of them car r yi ng a large gold dish on his head, • containing 120 purses, with the amount of five shillings in each, being as many pence as the King is years old, consisting of one silver 4d. coin, two 3d. and three 2d., and the rest in silver pen nieS. Then followed the boys, two and two. The evening ser vice was then performed, after which the purses, containing the silver coin, were distributed amongst the 120 'individuals, in addition to which, the men were presented with a piece of cloth, a piece of linen; shoes and stockings, and a glass of wine. The Chapel was filled with ladies and gentlemen, during the everi ing service. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MaxsroN-Hou SE.—Yesterday two brothers, named George and Richard Biggs, underwent an examination before the LORD MAYOR, on a diarge of having stolen 6451. the property of Mr. Richard,, a respectable woollen-draper on Ludgate-hill.—Re minded for further examination. Bow-STREET —Yesterday two well known thieves were charged with having stolen thebody of a child, about four years old, from the Church-yard of St. Pancras, and It was suspected that they had been connived at, if not actually assisted by, a watchinan. The prisoners escaped with difficulty from the violence of the mob in the street, when their offence was known. MARLBOROUGII-STREET.—Capt. R. B. .J a man of fashionable appearance, was charged with stealing a 201. Bank note, the property of. Mrs. P ---, a Lady residing at Hamp stead. The evidence of the prosecutrix went to prove that the pri soner was a confidential visitor at her house, and the note in ,question was deposited with two other notes of 201. each, and two smaller ones, in a pocket-book which was placed in a basket in the drawing-room some months since. The note was missed one morning when Captain J. took Mrs. P.'s son out for a walk, he knowing the property was in the basket, and on his return she made him acquainted with her loss without suspicion at that time. The prisoner was under some pecuniary obligations to Mrs. P..and she often entrusted him to pay her bills. Wit ness stated that she made an entry in a book (which was pro duced) of all sums paid or lent by her, and the disposal of two notes of 201. each was proved to have been paid to Mr. Brookes, a schoolmaster, and an ironmon g e r , w hi c h was corro b orated by two items in thel book. The 201. note lost was reserved for an other purpose, and never advanced to the prisoner. The lost note was traced to have been paid at the shop of Mr. Dobree, pawnbroker, to redeem some pl e d ges , an d t h e .prisoner was identified as the person who had paid it. Miss Sophia P.— was called upon by Mr. Alley for the prisoner. She stated herself to be the niece of the prosecutrix, and was on a visit to her when the note was missed, but is now a resident at Worthing. She had lent her gold , watch . to the prisoner, who told her he had pawned it; and expecting her fa ther in London, she pressed on him to redeem it, which he did, and she believed the prosecutrix had lent him a note upon that occasion. She did not see the note, but she believed that the Captain brought her back som e sovere i gns i n c h ange, which he laid down upon the dining table. Mr. HARMER, for the prosecution, cross_examined the wit ness, and submitted that a clear and palpable case of felony had been made out against the prisoner, whose conduct was the more culpable, from the sphere of life in which he moved. Mr. ALLEY suggested bail, which Mr. ,Harmer objected. Mr. DYER, the Magistrate, said, he had but one course to pursue.—The prisoner was fully committed for trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute at the ensuing Old Bailey Sessions. DUEL.—A meeting took place at an early hour yesterday morning, on Blackheath, between Mr. A—, at. tended by Colonel M---, and Mr. C—, attended by Mr. W---. The first fire nearly proved f a t a l to both parties, Mr. A—_ being struck on the elbow of the pistol arm, and Mr. C__- being grazed on the breast by his adversary's bullet. The seconds then interfered, and a satisfactory explanation took place. - It appears CARLILE is determined to fight it out, as we understand he has opened a new Temple of Reason at No, Water-lane, fleet-street, only a few yards from his late scene of action, conducted upon the same plan of operation, with all the machinery and invisible agents behind the curtain. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. FOR THE SUN. M. EDITOR-Seeing in one of the public papers of the 2d a strong and pointed Address of Mr. WESTERN, Representative of the County of Essex, than whom a more honourable or more enlightened Country Gentleman is not to be found in the kingdom, to the feelings and good sense of Parliament and Ministers, I conceive it so much to the point, and so perfectly justified by melancholy facts, that it may not be improper to re-state it at length, through the medium of your valuable Paper :----" Mr. ‘VESTERN said, it was very natural that the Menibers for York shire, and Somersetshire, should have turned their minds to the causes of the present distress. Agricultural property was under the heaviest pressure. It was his firm conviction., that two thirds of the Farmers of Essex would be found insolvent if they were called upon to settle their accounts. Ile called upon Ministers, therefore, seriously to consider what the situation .of the country was. Such a case never before occurred in this or any other nation. So far was this state of things from being natural, thaithey had every reason to expect the very contrary. If it con tinued, the consequence would be to bring down the Nobility and Gentry, from their situations. The truth was, that landlords hud been liv ing for two or three years on the capital of the tenants, and, the distress would go on increasing every hour, unless s ome reme d y were found. ' The causes of it, it would be no easy matter to assign, and to point out.an effectual remedy was still more difficult. The violent and sudden change made in the currency increased the bur thens of the country between 20 and 251. per cent. The Act of 1797 was most objectionable: it was a breach of faith with the public creditor, but it was a great breach of faith with the public debtor, to make him now pay 20 or 251. per cent. more than he ought to pay. Ilis con viction was, that if the present state of things continued it would have the effect of shaking the whole frame of society." The worthy Member states but too truly the dreadful situation, not only of the districts above particularly specified, but of the whole landed property in the kingdom, to which some speedy remedies must be applied, or, as I have before repeatedly taken occasion 1.6 observe, all the lands of this fertile and noble country must shortly become one barren and un profitable waste, the landlords not only with di minished rents, but without any rents at all, and the farmers, even lately, of the highest opulence and credit, reduced to absolute beggary.. But the worthy Member adds that the causes are not easily assignable, and to point out the effectual remedies, a matter of still greater difficulty. But when he says this he distinctly states, as one of the principal causes, the sudden change of curren cy, which has increased the burthens of the coun try from 20 to 251. per cent. Now this is in such full and perfect conformity with what your correspondent has so repeatedly urged and stated on the subject, through- the 'me dium of your generally circulated paper, that it would be but a waste of words further to re state and enforce it. But surely the worthy Mem ber might have seen that what was done by one stroke of the pen, by one vote of a Committee, might easily be undone by another. It would be at the most but a magnanimous confession of error; and though possibly rendered a subject of ridicule, and held up to the derision of the public by a certain very inconsiderable Party in Parliament, would be greatly more than com pensated by the approbation and applause of every enlightened and honourable Member in it, as well as by the public at large. By that vote, taxes were, in fact, nearly doubled ; and the whole landed interest of the kingdom absolutely laid at the feet of the monied and the funded.— Whilst the landed proprietor cannot pay his taxes to the State, or his debts to the Mortgagee, the monied portion of the community has its income substantially doubled, being enabled to purchase at market price as much with the same money as he could before, and is besides to re, ceive his dividends and the interest of his mort, gages in metallic currency, the capital of which he advanced under a paper one. Such a state 01 '' • things must necessarily disorganize the whole frame of society, and cannot be sustained for a single twelvemonth without the total ruin of thou sands, and those by far the most useful and sub stantial members of the whole community.— What has been said of relative demand and supply in the article of grain, and that when they were somewhat equalized, things would find their natural level and come round, has been shewn to be wholly fallacious. The supply has been less as our harvests ha - ve been rather below than above the common average, whilst the demand of an increased and increasing population could not have suffered di minution ; but, had the principle been applied to a circulating medium, it had been perfectly cor rect : for of that the supply was scanty in the extreme, whilst the demand remained as former ly. The same commodities at market, with half the money to purchase them, necessarily lower ed prices, and caused that almost immediate'de pression which is now so severely felt. To state that depression at 2 or 3 per cent. the supposed difference between gold and paper, was the grossest error that could have been fallen in to. For, had there been no difference between gold and paper, but each on a perfect equality with the other, the withdrawing so large a portion of the circulating medium had alone sufficed to produce all the mischiefs that have been expe rienced. It has been represented by some per sons, ignorant, as it would seem, of the first prin ciples of political economy, that it would be a matter of great hazard in these times of almost general dissatisfaction to adopt any measures that should tend•to raise prices, as the manufacturer could barely live on his present wages, whist he purchased Iris provisions at the present reduced rates. But such is not the fact, for the conti nuance of a system-in which the cultivator of the land could not afford to sell - his conimodities, must necessarily very soon deprive the manufac turer of Iris best customers in 'the home market, for without means neither landlord. or'farmer could continue to purchase the articles of his produce, and he must consequently be left to his foreign markets exclusively, which bear no pro portion whatever to what- he has hitherto derived from home consumption. Were - it to be stated as in a ratio of 10 to 1, there would not, perhaps, be found considerable, if any, exaggeration. An :ignorant manufacturer would be perfectly satis fied with his wages at 20 or 30 or 40s. per week, and feel highly gratified - at purchasing - his quer tern-loaf for twopence ; but he must he not - only ignorant, but stupid in the extreme, if he concei ved, on the slightest reflection, that he could long be supplied, at the same rate, or that the landholder would or could continue to cultivate at a ruinous loss solely for his unreasonable gra• tification. - ,Such are their relative situations at this moment, and at least half the landed pro prietors and cultivators in- the island are on the brink of ruin, because they cannot, dis Pose of their produce at-prices that would in any man ner repay the cost of cultivation. To lanjent over evils that will not admit of remedy' is per haps both useless and absurd; but it is the boun den duty of every enlightened and well-inten tioned man to look those evils boldly, in the face, and suggest such remedies as niay appear most applicable for the purpose. The writer of this, though by no means unconscious of 'his 'own insignificance - in the state, or his limited abilities to provide effectual remedies for all those mise ries. into which, the country is at this moment beyond all former precedent pressed to the very earth ; yet, having maturely reflected on the subject, and viewed it in all its immediate bear ings and reflections, he took the freedom of ad dressing the public, through the medium of your Paper,and to what he has already said, he will now take leave to add what measur e s h e s h ou ld himself immediately' adopt were he at the head of the Councils of this Kingdom, and possessed of all the necessary means for the purpose. In ,a few words, then, he would, in the first instance,. with the least possible delay, do away the effects of that unanimous vote of Mr.Yeel'S Committee, and re• vert to that paper currency under Which the country has prospered for more 'than these last twenty years. would next take off the Stamp Duties on all Bankers'' issuable Notes, of whatever description. Ile would then shut the ports of the kingdom- on all foreign grain or provision, of Whatever description, not to be re-opened without absolute necessity, and then only by the King in Council, upon a_rea sonable prospect of dearth, well authenticated by incontrovertible documents. These measures, once adopted and carried into practical execu tion, would in a moment, as it were by a charm, relieve all the pressures of the country, restore things to their pr o p er l eve l, an d probably satisfy the wishes and secure the interests of every reasonable individual in it. The Stock holder, it is true, would not continue in the wholly unjust, unequal, and 'unmerited state of elevation to which late impolitic mea sures have raised him, but he could have no injustice or hardship to complain of; he would receive his dividends precisely in' the same cur rency in which he advanced his monies,•and has hitherto received their interest, and he would pay in common with the rest of the community fair prices for such commodities as he purchased at market. The manufacturer could do the snme, and if it should be found 'that his- wages were not- equal to the purchase of provisions at the raised prices, the master manufacturer must raise his wages pr desist from that branch of business which would not enable him to. afford it. A manufacturer dismissed from employ can much much more easily be converted into a cultivator than a cultivator into a manufacturer. Put a spade or a hoe or a whip into the hands of any ordinary man, and he can very soon be taught to use them with sufficient adroitness for any useful purposes ; whereas a shuttle or a spinning jenny, or any other instrument or tool of mechanic ma chinery in the hands of a common labourer be comes perfectly useless and wholly beyond his powers to manage. It may he a matter of astonishment to those who have not looked ' deeply into the subject, how much an exclusive, possession of the home market for the . produce either of agriculture or for the manufactures of any country, is preferable to all the foreign com merce it can maintain with all other parts of the world. This has been most ably stated and proved beyond all possibility of rational contradiction by a Gentleman of the name of Spence, in a 'pamphlet written some years' since, . and which passed through six editions, and is now nearly, if not quite, out of print.—lt is entitled, " Britain in dependent of Commerce,"" and printed for Cadell and Davies. The present writer strongly recom mends it to the attentive perusal of every thinking reader, and is much mistaken if it does not pro duce entire conviction on the subjects treated of. It was opposed by a Gentleman of the name of Mill, and likewise by the Edinburgh Reviewers.; but the author met them fully and manfully, on their own ground in another pamphlet, entitled, " Akriculture the source of the . Wealth of -Bri tain," published by the same Editors in 1808.— To each of these the writer of this strongly recom- mends the attention of his readers-; and . as there may be a difficulty iii procuring these pamphlets at this :distance of :time, he has much plea Sure in having lately learned, that Mr. Spence is living, and preparing to give all hiS tracts on Po litical Economy- collectively in one no very large volume to the public. *To say more on the sub ject of his doctrines would be superfluous; the author will speak better for himself than any one can do for him, and if the attentive perusal and consideration of his' work does•not produce the same conviction on every unbiassed and impartial mind that it has upon his own,your correspondent will be greatly astonished. The times demand this attention from every well conditioned member of the community, for the crisis is great, and the public danger imminent. National ruin or na tional salvation are the objects before us. Lie still 'on your Oars, on the fallacious' reasonings - of 'demand and supply, - and the hope that things will shdrtly find •their level, whilst the errors that have driven them from it' are obstinately persisted in, and the former becomes certain and inevitable, whilst the latter is open to facil e 'arid speedy remedy, if our Governors have the mag nanimity to confess. their error, retread their steps, and adopt such measures as the Writer has had the presumption to point out, or others equally tending to beneficial effect- that may strike their own more comprehensive and en lightened minds. J. S. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOR—I have read in the cork Mer cantile Chronicle of the 25th of March, a Publi cqtion, purporting to be a charge, alleged to have been 'addressed to the Grand Jury of the County of Cavan, by Justice FLETCHER : but from my knowledge of that Gentleman's sound clear judgment, great legal information, and truly constitutional principles, I conce i ve i t to be a forgery, foisted upon the Public by some evil disposed person, .for the diabolical purpose, at once of bringing into . contempt the Dispensers of Justice, and of increasing that spirit of discon tent and insurrection . th a t . i s now layi ng was t e the country ; an d a l most every sentiment it con tains, so opposite to those of the learned and ve nerable Judge, supports my allegation. Who that knows that Gentleman's sound judgment, as I do, can for a moment suppose that he would introduce into a solemn charge to a Grand Jury such extraneous and irrelevant matter, to say no Worse of it, and so very foreign from the business 'of their county ? In the. 'lathe of 'Heaven, what had 'the Grand Jury of the County gf Cam ) in its ()Vial capacity, to do with " the IHICeIg1110•• 66 'lions recall'of Earl TABOT, or the appoint " Meta of: the Marquis XS ELEESLEY to. the Go " vernment of Ireland ?" Or in what respect did it concern that Grand Jury; if an Alderman of the City of Dublin, after . dining upon turtle, venison; and custard, drank " THE GLORIOUS MEMORY ?" So far, indeed, these are only.niere old women's tales, which no person could suppose Judge FLETCHER would have obtruded upon the time and attention of a Grand Jury : but what follows, I conceive to' be . of a most mischievous nature ; inasmuch as it is the grossest libel . on a Constitutional Judge th a t ever i ssue d from the Press, even 'in its Most licentious'era ; and, not withstanding the title prefixed to it, I really ima gined it was one of 'those Proclamations which the Public is sofrequently favoured with ; and I looked to the conclusion for a well-known name : but I trust ere long.tO see the Libeller dragged to the Bar of Justice, for thus prostituting to the cause of insubordination the venerated, name of Judge FLETCHER." This libeller makes himstO sat, that " He had strongly recommended to the Attorney " General to file an ex-Officio information against " the A lderman,plodging himself that, if broUght . " before him. he would strip him of his borrowed " plumei-aod his Aldermanic gown." A Judge goes, or ought to - go, upon the Bench, with his mind free' from impression and preju dice, to hear a cause between party and party, and'explain points of law to a Jury ; but this daring libeller presumes to say, that a Constitu tional Judge, as every one must allow Justice FLETCHER to be, had' declared from the Bench, in the Court House . of the County of Cavan, that he had tampered with the first Law Officer of the Crown, by recommending, probably upon no better authority than a disaffected Newspaper, him to file an ex-officio information, at the same time admitting that he had prejudged the cause without a hearing; and was determined to punish the offending Toast-master. Another point is, that this libeller makes him to say, or to insinuate in pretty broad terms, that it is a breach of the laws ti? drink the Memory Of king WILLIAM HI., who established that Constitution under which his Majesty derives his Crown, and under which we enjoy the blessings of religious and civil liberty,—that Constifu tion which I.trust will be handed down unim paired to the latest.posterity, in despite of Radi cals, in whatever garb they ma-y appear. Though not learned in law, I have no hesita tion. in. saying, that a Judge, making such a de claration as that with regard to the Alderman, ought to be impeached before Parliament, and stripped of.his Ermime. Those who know Justice :FLETCHER wall not for moment suppose that fie. ever acted so unconstitutional a part; and have, to the utmost of my ability, endeavourbd to clear him from so foul a charge, in . the opinion of such persons as haie no knon,l e d g e of his tian seendant talents, his unifortiati4onstiitutiOnal principles, and hi s manif o ld virtUfi's.,, , ,AfiOrxred as they are by the most Polished, dignif*,l, and r conciliating manners. • Cork, March 28th, 1822. JUNIUS.