The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-11 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

James Cordell was indicted for and convicted or steal•
ing a looking-glass, value 41. 10s. the property of Edmund
Fry, Esq., a member of the society of Friends.

IKEY SOLOMON THE SECOND.

Isaac Solomon was charged upon *ix indictments,
charein,,,l. him with receiving feloniously various articles of
jewellery, &c., the property ufseversl persons therin named.
The prisoner is one of the tribe of, Israel, but in
no way related to the noted 'key, who is now
confined in Newgate. lie was first put upon his trial,
on an indictment charging him with receiving Nome gold
watch-kry Inops, and other articles, the proPerty of
Andrew Thompson, well knowing them to been stolen.
The Jury, after hearing evidence, acquitted the prisoner,
and the other five indictments were abandoned.

MARSHAL SOULT, DUKE OF DALMATIA.

The man of the most importance in the French
Minktry—he who, by his situation, his character,
and.his antecedent life, is beyond all comparison
with his colleagues—is the Duke of Dalmatia. One
of the last remnants of Imperial greatness, and as-
suredly the most striking one, his isdluence, remark-
able as it would have been in any Government,
however firm and powerful, must be immense in
One which a recent origin has not yet allowed to
acquire strength. In the eyes of the generality of
men Soult is the active, and skilful, and, in a word,
the well chosen Minister of King Philip, in the esti-
mation of those who know him well ; in that of ex-.
perience►l politicians, Soult is something more.
It is known to every one that one day Napoleon,
during his wars in the Peninsula, discovere.! that the
Duke of Dalmatia was secretly paving his way to
the throne of Portugal; the great king-maker, who,
apparently,' had still some brother or cousin to pro-
vide for, experienced no small difficulty in obliging
Marshal Sot& to abandon this fancy for a sceptre.
In 1814, while the return of Napoleon was in pre-
paration, Soultput himself in competition with the •
Ex-Emperor; and, had it not been for the efforts
made by the Duke of Bassei), Baron Lagarde, and
some other devoted friends, the latter would have
been forsaken at Porto Ferrago, and the Duke of
Dalmatia have been the military hero of the himdred
days. Hence the distrust of Napoleon, whtiesteemed
and feared the Marshal.

Louis Philip is not so fastidious; perhaps he has
besides neither the opportunity nor the power of
being so. But however that may be, those who
suppose that the Marshal has ulterior views personal
to himself, fail not to remark, that if such were in
fact the case, he must rest all his hopes of suc-
cess in war; and they observe at the same time that
his entry into office has been generally looked upon
as a sign of war. Add to that, that far from dimi-
nishing that impression, the Marshal has been assi-
duously occupied in giving to the military state of
Fiance a development as great us it was unexpected ;
—that his words in the Tribune have confirmed the
opinion which his appearance among the Ministry
had given rise to ;--that, it, announcing to astonished
France that she possessed three millions of warriors
armed, disciplined, and ready for combat, he hits rd-
mOstrun the hazard of ridicule to aggrandize his
position—to exaggerate his importance--to frighten
Europe (if, indeed, Europe • could have faith in
these military wonders worthy of a Xerxes.) He
who would be able to brine. together such innume-
rable armies, would soon be unable to disband them
when be wished for peace.
Marshal Sonic seems reserved for higher destinies
than those of a Minister. He is not yet sixty; ra-
ther feeble in health, and of a repulsive appearance;
but endowed with no common intelligence, and of
an equivocal character, but'little accustomed to dis-
semble an extraordinary ambition, which is justifiedd
to a certain extent by his persomd merit, and his
military success. • Beaten under the walls Of Tou-
louse, in 1814, he was cunning enough to make It's
defeat be looked upon as a victory by the people of
France, who still regard him as a conqueror in that
memorable battle. Skilful in employing every sort
of means to attain his ends, he has occasionally been
known to employ some of a very extraordinary and
equivocal character.
Neglected by the Bourbons after the restoration,
he lived in a sort of retirement until Charles X.
ascended the throne, when he determined once more
to court the gaie of the public eye.
The great feature of the first years of the reign
of that Monarch was en association of devotees,
known to the public under the name of " The Con-
gregation," and which had ete credit of being
able to dispose of the favours of the King and
the offices of the State. Marshal Soult, during
that period, was accustomed to go out, every morn-
ing, on foot, to attend mass in the church of
St. Thomas Aquinas, and to listen to the service
in attitude of the most profound devotion.--
He was ,preceded by a servant in livery, carry-
ing a Breviary, whose enormous dimensions at-
tracted the attention of people of all classes. Soon
af:er these displays of extraordinary devotion, he
was admitted weekly to the meetings of the Cm-
gregution, and Was constantly under the eyes Of the
most influential members of the politico-religious
coterie. This extraordinary conversion made a
great, noise—some Bishops took a great liking to
the Marshal—he received the embraces of those
who Were religiously disposed, in all quarters, and,'
finally, through their exertions, he was made a
Peer of France. From that memoir, howevei, he
wok his seat on the opposition benches, -and was no
more to be,seets at church. The enormous Bre-
viary also &appeared, and now that he is Minister
of War under a new Sovereige, he expels the
priests from their seminaries in order to make room
for his soldiers?

A man of such p character ix worth studying,
especially filling, as he does, an important office, and
at a time when events' of the highe,r, importance
appear to be near at band. His future fate is a
problem very difficult to explain. What can be the
object of his present ambition, when his preceeding
attempts have soared so high? The " King of the
French has no crown to offer to hint—the
gians are-not in a 'condition to call for another Ber,
nadotte—t he game played. by Cromwell is rather
stale—and that of Monek might be attended with
danger; but the momentary establishment of 4 Re..
public might furnish a tempting occasion to a man
who would not have accepted his present offiee,
but (to use a meremuile phrase) on account, and
in•the expectation of, .something better.—Morning
Advertiser.

Prussia, for every 80 inhabitants, has always
one Man under firm ; Austrie has one soldier fur I IH
inhabitants; France (me far I4i ; England one f" "9;
In Itu.sio, for every iji7 inlirsLitants one thirties emir, and
every t uaaiun must statues at 24 yesrs.

LIVE AttxurrtxB—The total money value
of the stock nod Long Annuity' transferred, and minty
received by the Commissioners of the national deb',
amounts to 7,1550,3361, Oa. 14. ; and the amount of the
annuities gratuvtl by the said eurnissioners in exchange
tor the same is 564,625/.