The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, SErr. 22.

Thomas Cummins and James Cummins were in-
dicted, with five other Cumminses, who did not ap-
pear, for a riot, and for assaulting divers others
Cumminses.

Mr. ALLEY stated the case, the details of which
were most extraordinary. It appeared that Mr.
John Cummins, un Irish gentleman, residing at
Camden Town, who is upwards of 80 years old,
and very infirm, having amassed every large property,
and having no relatives in this country, determined
on sending over to Ireland, whence he imported all
his cousins down to the remotest degree of affinity,
intending at his death to divide his wealth among
them. Some of them he domiciled in his house,
and among the rest be was in the habit Mr. Alley
stated, of distributing from 61. to 71. per week, The
cmdition of many of these parties was not above
that of common labourers, and, as might be expected,
jealousies loon sprung up among them ; those re-
siding with the old gentleman being suspected of
exercising an undue influence over him.—The conse-
quence was a disturbance at the old gentleman's resi-
dence, end the commission of the assaults now com-
plainedof, the object of which, uceordiny to the Coun-
sel for the prosecution, was the ejecting of the
favoured relations, while, according to Mr. Prender-
gast, who was Counsel for the defendants, the uproar
arose from the prosecutors having attempted to pre-
vent the out-dwelling cousins from seeing and paying
their dutiful and affectionate respects to their deer
relative.
Mr. Amt; having stated, that he would be con-
tent with the recognizance of the defendants, the
case was, after some little discussion, disposed of in
that way.
William Guest was charged with attempting to
defraud Mr. Brownjohn of N. Gri., by passing off a
gilt sixpence for a half sovereign.
Verdict—Guilty.—Six months'-imprisonment.
Mr. ALLEY applied for, and obtained, a warrant
for the apprehension, and holding to bail, of certain
common informers, whose names did not transpire,
eguinst whoM an indictment bed been found, charg-
ing them with conspiring to bring actions for ficti-
tious offences, with intent to inthteii the parties to
compromise the same, in order to avoid the heavy
expense Of defending them,

" True eloquent.* is good sense, delivered in's natiwall
1 and unaffected way, without the artificial ornament of
tropes and figures. Our common eloquence is usually
cheat upon the understanding; it decsivee ns with ape
pearatices instead of realities, and wakes us think we see
reason, while it is only tickling our sense."—Beasa.
Mr. Ifuskisson was born of respectable but not
distinguished parents. After giving him us good an
education as possible, and by which he profited
yond expectation, his father placed him with an
eminent surgeon, for the study of anatomy and me
dicine, for which he manifested an early partiality.
Before, however, these studies were completed, his
mind took a different turn, and he relinquished them
for those political researches and pursuits which
have at length given him a place in the very highest
rank of 'British statesmen. The cause of this change
is said to have been the success of the Americans
in their struggles for independence—and, as the
change took place soon after that memorable event,
the thing is not improbable ; especially us we fitnt
his first political feelings and efforts enlisted on the
side of those schemes of republican liberty to which
the independence of America gave birth. We
doubt the truth of a prevailing report, that when
the French Revolution broke out, Mr. Huskissott
was an ultra liberal and a furions democrat.

The Tories of this country have taken advantage
of Mr. Hutkisson's connection with the London
Corresponding Society, to throw the suspicion of a
revolutionary tendency on the principles he now ad-
vocates. He was an early, and perhaps a zealous
member of the London Corresponding Society; but
with whet views, beyond those perfectly constitu-
tional ones which he now holds, we are at a lois to
conceive. Admitting him to have been thejacohin
and democrat, thirty-five years ago, which they as-
•ert, it is too much to allow their malignant inter•
Terence, that the worst principles of jacoblitisos,and
democracy are the secret. springs of his: present ear.,
stitutional measures, and that he is enlightening thts
views and enlarging the resources of the nation in
order ultimately to overthrow it. The occasional
communication of his views to the public by the
press, with the general report of his superior talents
and studious habits, brought him into friendship
with Mr. Canning, and Under the notice of Mr. Pitt;
in the year 1796 he was placed in the office of Mr.
Dundas, afterwards Lord Melville, and thee Secre-
tary of State for the Home Dep4arnent. In 1799
Mr. linskisson married the youngest daughter of
the late Admiral Milbanke; and, two or three Yeats
after, he was appointed Receiver.Generel of the
Duchy of Lancaster, and a Commissioner of Trade
and Plantations.

In the year 180? he was an unsuccessful candi-
date with the late Torn Sheridan, for the represen-
ration of the borough of Liskeard ; but he entered
Parliament under the patronage of the Earl of Car-
lisle, as member for Morpeth, for which place he was
elected in connexion with Lord Morpeth, the Earl's
eldest son, end now his successor. What peculiar
attraction Liskeard possessed, we know rot ; but in
1806, we find Mr. Huskisson renewing his appeal
to the electors, and with success, though not with-
out considerable difficulty both before and after the
election. Captain Nicholas Tomlinson, of the Royal
Nuvy, petitioned against the return of both the one-
cessful members, Mr. Iluskisson and the Pon. Mr.
Elliot. The Committee that tried the election found
both duly returned; but made a distinction between
them with reference to the character of the petition
—pronouncing it frivolous and vexatious against
Mr. Elliott, but not so against Mr. Huskisson.
The reason for this distinction we cannot state, nor
is it necessary; it was, perhaps, in word and form
alone.

Through the first four or five years of Mr. Hus-
kisson's Parliamentary life, he spoke but little ;
though much that was detailed by Ministers, parti-
cularly on financial resources and supplies, was the
result of his previous researches, especially after ho
became Chief Secretary of the Treasury. When-
ever he spoke, he commanded attention, as well by
the unaffected and manly simplicity of his address, as
by the clearness of his statements on subjects the
most intricate and difficult. When, tor instance, at
the commencement of the session of 1807, the
Minister's arrangements with the bank for mitring-
ing the loan was censured by some of the *cutest
members of opposition, especially Mr. Tierney and
Lord Petty, Mr. Huskisson, in very few words, re-
plied to their objections, and at once released Mr.
Perceval hem the perplexity in which they were ins
volving him.
When Colonel Wardle, intoxicated with his pars
tint triumph over the Duke of York, thrust himself
into the foremost rank of radical reformers, and
iu-
troduccd his infamous motion to save the amount of
the Income Tax by retrenchments in the army and
navy, at the matt expensive end first hopeful period
of the war—it fell to Mr. Huskisson's lot to reply to
his statements, which he did in a tone of mingled
argument and satire, the force of which was felt
through the House, with the exception of the mover,
and his Irish seconder, Mr. Parnell. But this was
un easy tusk; victory over such opponents gained
the victory little honour. It produced, however,
one good effect ; it convinced Colonel Wardle
that his political career must close with the
memorable affair by which it commenced. Mr.
Canning was for many years the ostensible, and re-
cently the acknowledged, head of the party in which
Mr. Huskissou belonged; and which first assumed
tlistinct political character at the close of the year
1829, when that distinguished Statesman avowed
his difference with Lord Castlereagh, and in mum-
cpience left the Ministry. Mr. Canning's friends,
among whom was Mr. Huskisson, separated with
him ; and in subsequent debates it soon appeared
that this third party existed in the House—agreeing
with the Ministry upon questions of general
policy both foreign and domestic; but pleading with
the opposition on the necessity of retrenchment in
the public expenditnre. It will be remembered that
Mr. Husk issonlhed not yet belonged to the Cabinet—
that his last and highest ale. was that of Chief
Secretary to the Treasury, in which he could scarcely
do more than, as observed, " state his views to his
superiors," and advise " the executive government"
to such measures as in his own judgment were both
desirable and practicuble. flow far an individual,
thus subordinately connected with the ministry, was
bound by his principles to tell the Holm that his
superiors would not listen to his advice, or by his
office to leave the decision of the matter to their
discretion, is not for us to determine. The fact,
however, is before us, that whatever official restraint
was previously laid on his lips in tine Moo, he was
no sooner delivered from it than he gave:publicity to
his plans, and pleaded for that retreliehmettt and two-
ninny, which he.liad more privately laboured lo vain
to effect.
Mr. Huskisson renewed his effort; on this sub-
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had become Chancellor of the Exchequer, on
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to the service of the state should be in some subor-
dinate post. That the state was without his service
so long, we must thank the late Chancellor; who,
when Mr. Canning was going to India, remarked,
44 he is a respectable person, to whom I wish well,
to whatever part of the world he may go;" and who
was understood to entertain the same feelings to-
wards Mr. Canning's chief political friend. Happily
for the country Lord Eldon's influence was not su-
preme. On the death of the Marquis of London-
derry, Mr. Canning was kept from India by an
almost unanimous wish for the benefit of his talents
as Foreign Secretary ; and, on his appointment to
that office, Mr. Huskisson entered the Cabinet with
him as President of the Board of Trade and Trea-
surer of the Navy. Such men, were in fact, wanted
in these important offices, to infuse more energy and
more of the British spirit into our foreign policy, and
to restore to England her proper share of authority
and influence in the great European system.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

BRUSSELS PAPERS.
(From the Gazette des Pays .Bas.)

LIEGE, SEPT. 18.—The greatest tranquillity has
prevailed here during
.the night. The city guard
continuo to do duty with unabated zeal.
" THE GOVERNOR OF TUE PROVINCE OF LIEGE TO