The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-28 00:00:00

• ral, although unlawful ; that the shops all Over An-
dalusia are stocked with them; and that, besides,'
every idle woman goes about the houses to retail
them ; do your Lordships shut your eyes,. not to
see that your wives, daughters, and even maid-ser7.
vants, wear nothing else. Nat, that many mendb
so, yoUr own Lordships inchided So-that the 01)-
pcsition of yOur Lordships-, after all, comes- to this—.
that it is an etil, that goods of that kind should not
be sintigled in, but lawfully admitted upon paying
'heavy duties. I heartily wish my Yogic may prove
"fallacious.
As this opportunity offers, and lam addressing
voe, I cannot help putting a few questions to, your
'Lordships, with a wish to be enlightened,. and to
get certain doubts cleared up, which I cannot' solve
by myself. •
" t. Although we have no cotton or flax mann-
faaures to clothe ourselves with, we prohibited the
introduction of cottons, most of which belong to the
English, and admitted linen-cloths, which more es.-
clusjvely belong to the French commerce, why
should we not pursue an opposite course now that
we are the friends of the former, and the implaca-
ble enemies of the latter ?
" 2. If we exclude cottons, while, under the
present circumstances, linen cloths can only be
smuggled in ; we and the Americans must clothe
ourselves with contraband articles, which pay no du-
ty, pr go naked. Can there be, in either case, a
lawful commerce ?
• " 3. Seeing that we have many manufadories of.
• woollen cloth, and the best wools in Spain, why do
not your Lordships oppose the introduaton of wool-
len
.cloths and yarn, as you do that of cottons, of
which there are scarcely any manufadories ?
" 4. In short, why is no objection made against
the lawful iutroduaion 9f linen cloths, although
the4-e be, in greater -or smaller number, linen ma-
nufadories in • every province ? Why are not fo-
reign wines prohibited, the consumption of which
decreases that of.ours ; while porter is excluded,
which can never be an equivalent to wine ?"
These are the reasons which influenced the'Sni
preme Junta and myself to adopt the measure you
censure. I could add, the just gratitude we all owe
, to a nation which is with so much zeal favouring
and supporting us persuaded that the low-minded
only receive and do not give. Our judgment may
be erroneous, but our intention is pure: For my
own part, I have not, nor can have, any other inte-
rest than that of the nation. This is so strong tlot,
it gives me strength to fill a. post I should otherwise
be unable to maintain, and which is only not hate.'
Tul to me because I believe it enables me to 'be of
service. I therefore feel acutely reproaches which
may insinuate that I have other views. A Govern-
ment should not be censured without much previous
thought and reflection : stilt IeSS at a moment when -
those who do not ad, and have no honest employ,
desirous to fix a stain on those who do not imitate
themselves, are ready to inflame the public mind.—
I have also received many anonymous letters on this
business. How will they not increase, 'and bow
much more will not the Solornons of the coffee-
houses declaim, when they find themselves au-
thorised by your opinion, to whom, with Much
reason, they attribute vast knoWledge, prudence,
and patriotic zeal. ,
God preserve you many years.
Cadiz, Sept. zi, 1898 TOMAS DE IVIOR LA.
To the Prior mid Consuls of the Royal Tribunal
of Consulship in this City.

SHARPERS.--While we have to record another
serious depredation of this description of robbers,
we cannot help expressing our astonishment, at this
enlightened day, that men, possessing the leait de-
gree of common sense, can be deluded by them,
when scarcely a week passes , but the newspapers
have occurrences of ring and diamond-dropping
positions but, on the other hand, the creduti;iii.;
dupes do not appear in the -most honourable light,
as they exped to get money in not a very credit-
able or praiseworthy way.

On Tuesday morning, Mr. William Embry, a
wealthy farmer, who resides 'at Tannerstidd, near
Hereford, arrived in London by the Glouce,ter mail.
He put up at the George and Blue Boas Inn, in Hol-
born. On Wednesday morning, after breakfast, as!
he was 'walking in Holborn, his attention was ' A".l
traded bya drove of sheep he stopped to look at
them, and while in this ad, a man came alongside'
of him and began talking about the sheep ; they con-
tinued in conversation, and the farmer told him what
country he same from ; the' man told him he came
from near Hereford, and had served his time to a
Grocer in that town ; the farmer, highly pleased,
with having met. with a countryman, continued to
walk with him for some time, dining which, he ob-
served the man pick up a small parcel, but took no
notiCe-; they at length agreed to go into a public-
house, near the Foundling Hospital, tdte have some
liquor, .and in a short' time the man pulled out the
parcel he had picked up, and said he would 'see what
it contained; on examination, it purported to be
a diamond cross, and-a-receipt for it, amounting to
2351.

The old trick was played off of a man following
them into the public-house, to whom the business
was referred. He was asked if he did not think the
name of the person who had puraaseetthe cross was.
a French one? he agreed it was so, and as such a
'fair prize, as the French had done us a deal of mis-
chief ; but advised very much that it should be kept
a secret. He likewise gave it as his'opinion, th3t
the farmer should have half the value, as he was. in
company, which was objetied to by The finder. He,
however, at length, agreed to give him,one hundred
pounds for his share, but he had not so much about
him ; he would therefore deposit the cross with the
far Mer, if be would entrust him with a sum of money
in his hands till the following day, as he had not the
pleasure of knowing him, which the farmer was
silly enough to comply with, and aetually gave him'
551. ss. The trick was not discovered till the time
arrived for the farmer to receive the handred pounds,
and the man did not appear with it.' /pr.

. ,
A Pedestrian, of Newcastle, Set off an Monday
from that town, fur Newmarket, to attempt to walk
1000 railer M 20 successive days.