The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-01 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Qootidienne of Monday, Aug. 23.)
[PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.]
ROME, AUG. 14.
The proceedings in the affitir of persons accused of Carbo.
narism are carried on in the most secret manner, so that they
are not spoken of, except to deplore the• misfortunes of the
families to
.whom some extravagant or inconsiderate persons
belong who have engaged in this-plot. It is not thought that
the authoritiei will judge it necessary to order the arrest of any
'Mote individuals. It is affirmed that most of those who are
implicated arc idlers or libertines, without consideration or re-
sources, and that they will only be punished as guilty of mis.
demeanours, punishable by the police.
While the Government takes all possible means to'defeat the
plots which might tend to disturb order and tranquillity, it
watches with the same care, that under the pretext of religion
a religious enthusiasm—there may not be introduced into the
faith any innovation which may become a source of division or
schism. Such are the measures which have been taken with
respect to the individual whom we have mentioned before, who
said he was sent and consecrated by God himself, and whom
the Holy Office has put into confinement, while some per-
sons are appointed to examine whether his madness is pretended
or real.

The Liberals, who here, as well as- in France, are fond of
declaring against the Inquisition, cannot but applaud the con.
duct of the Tribunal in this affair. The decisions to be taken
will be made as public as possible. Meantime the prisoner
does not seem to be under any concern. He is almost conti-
nua',ly engaged in contemplation, and refuses all food, except
bread and water. Ile will not allow any person to approach,
much more to touch him, since be has been consecrated by the
hands of the Eternal Father himself. He will not submit to
any of the usual font-is of religious worship : he does not an.-
swer the questions_ put to him, and seems to -be entirely
occupied about a new order, the order of Divine Love, which
he intended to found for both sexes. This affair will soon be
better known.

The last column of the 10,000 Austrian troops leaving the
kingdom of Naples is expected here to-day. The Neapolitans
residing at Rome are rejoiced at it. They still hope that the
-King of Naples will grant an amnesty, and seem persuaded,
that on the day of their Sovereign's f.te..(Saint's-day) they shall
be recalled.

TRIESTE, AUG. 15

Captain Pelosi, commanclinq the Austrian vef,sel,, the Theresa,
has arrived here in ten days from Corfu. He brings word that
Missolonghi had not yet surrendered, but the Turks had filled
up the ditches, and prepared everything form general attack on
the place, which the Capitan Pacha bilckaded by sea. Ibrahim
had returned under the walls of Napoli di Romania, resolved to
destroy the town—at least tilis was the report at Cc. fu.
The Captain of the Vincent, in nine days from Durazzo,
brings word that eighteen days tree a Roman vessel, which left
Napoli di Romania the 25th of Jitly., arrived at Durazeo, and
that the Captain reported that there were at that time in the
roads of Napoli the Austrian frigate the Caroline, and seven]
other ships of war, Austrian, English, and French.
The fortress was besieged by the Ottoman forces, and those
of Ibrahim Paella united.- The same. Captain states that he
ltarnt on hi a passage that the Greeks, after having set fire to
Missolonghi, had surrendered it to the Turks. At Durazzo
-there was no report of any battle either by sea or by land, nor
was it known there that any engagement had taken place be-
tween the Austrian ship 1,:), Caroline and a Greek division, as
has been reported here.
Letters front Corfu, which have come in ten days, confirm
what has been already said of an attack made by the Turks on
the Pith of July upon Illissolonghi. This F.s eault was repulsed
by the Greeks, but Missolonghi has nevertheless fallen into the
power of the Turks, though the Greeks set fire to several edifices
in the town. It was on the 211 or 'rad of July that the surrender
must have taken place. As for Ibrahim Paella, the same
letters say he marched against Napoli di Romania to besiege it.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARis, AuG• 2J.—Five per Cents.
102 f. 30c.—Three per Cents., 72f. 10c.Rente cle Naples (Cer-
tifficate Falconnet), 87f. 20e.—Rente d'Espagne, 17f.—Royal
Spanish Loan, 47f.---Exchange. on London, one month, _25t..;
three months, 24f. 85c--(Cuere Authentique!)

The French Papers of Monday (some of which
were received yesterday by express) do not
contain any further news from Spain beyond
what was inserted in the SUN of last night.
We have, however, made a few extracts,
which will be found in another column. Amongst
these papers is a letter from Trieste, dated Aug.
the I.sth. This letter states, that Missolonghi
had surrendered to the Turks on the 22d and
23d July. We wait, however, some farther in-
telligence from quarters which are entitled to
better credit.

We have this day received the Lisbon Gatctles
to gOth August inclusive. . They contain nothing
of the slightest interest. The Government at
Lisbon is employed in organising a new sys-
tem of passports ; and the decree upon the
subject occupies four columns of one of the
Numbers. This decree imposes the Regu-
lations for the strict search of all Portuguese
vessels, boats, &c. on departing from the
ports of the kingdom. This is done in order to
prevent the escape of criminals of every descrip-
tion. Hitherto only vessels arriving were exa-
mined, so that not only ordinary transgressors,
but .even state criminals, were able to escape,
whose flight frequently rendered useless the
knowledge of circumstances of the highest im-
portlince. The authors of the sacrilege committed
at Oporto have not vet been discovered.

The Journal do Frankfort of the 25th August
came to hand to-day. We have extracted the
only article we thought of any interest, and it
will be found elsewhere. It relates to Switzer-
land, and the proceeding of the Commissioners of
the Grisons, and their claim of 12 million of
livres, for confiscations in the Vatteline,
and Cheaveuna.

The Harnburgh and Brussels Papers, the first
to the 26th, and .the latter to the 31st August,

have also arrived, but they do not contain any
political intelligence. These Papers, as also the
Allgemenie Zeitung of the t'Sth, and the Austrian
Observer of the 20th August, have no news re-
lative to Greece.

EXCHANGES OM LONDON'.
AUG. 11?,--2 15s. 35. N.
ERSBCROH, AUG. 12.-10 19:32.
huipsiG, AUG. 22.-39. 7.—Three months, 6. 11.
BERLIN, AUG. 23.—Three months, 6.21.
VIENX&, A uo. 17.—Three months, 9. 37.

The Shipwrights and their Masters upon the
River Thames have, it seems, arranged their
differences, and the former are now again at
work. The Shipwrights of the King's Yard at
Portsmouth acted as mediators upon this occa-
sion, and offered themselves in the character of
guarantees for the due performance of the stipu-
lations made between the Masters and the Ship-
wrights upon the Thames, promising to aid the
former in case the latter should not fulfil their
engagements, and to withhold their assistance in
case the workmen have ground of complaint
against their Masters. The principles upon which
this arrangement has been effected are as follows,
viz. that no man should be employed of whom
the master disapproved—that the workmen might
object to an individual being forced upon their
company—and that the price book should be set-
tled in each yard between the master and man,
without any intermeddling by the General Com-
mittee of the Association.

I Happy we are to record this event which thus
revokes the Order in Council lately issued by
the KING, for permitting British ships to proceed
to foreign ports to be repaired. Under other
circumstances, this submission of the masters
(partial as it is) to the dictation of their work-
men, as to who is, or who is not, a proper in-
dividual to be joined to their company, could be
regarded with no favourable eye ; but as it is
we know the condition to which the laws against
Combinations have reduced the masters is such,
that they are not in a situation to contend with
their work people, and must submit to any rules
or regulations they think proper to propound.
The issue to which this affair has as last arrived
proves the inefficiency of the late Act, and chews
plainly how little assistance it rendered to the mas-
ter in his unequal contest with his refractory work
people. For it is clear that this arrangement hay not
been effected by the strength of the new law, and
that had it not been for the good sense and firm-
ness of the Shipwrights of the King's-yards, the
dispute would even now have existed in all its
original virulence.

A Morning Paper, in commenting upon this
circumstance, says, that " they joined in con-
demning the late repealed laws as 'impolitic, be-
' cause their purpose, in so far as it was just, might
be secured by more impartial and effectual mea-
sures." The purpose of these laws was the pre-
vention of unlawful combinations, and this, we
take it for granted, was a just purpose.
The qualification then intended by the words as
far as it was just amounts to nothing, and might
have been omitted. Now, let us then see how the
purpose of the ancient combination laws has been
secured by more impartial and effectual mea-
sures. The first plan entirely swept away the
old statute law and the common law also, im-
posing penalties where threats or violence were
used to induce another to join this or that
Association. This provision thus sanctioned
the principle of combination, and the enactment
against the use of threats, proved but a weak and
inefficient protection to such workmen who, satis-
fied with the state of things and their wages,
held themselves aloof, and would, if permitted,
have declined uniting themselves to any Associa-
tion whatever. In this situation, Combinations
increased and acquired strength and consistency
in every manufacturing district. The enactment
against threats and violence was disregarded, the
most outrageous assaults committed, and the
most vindictive spirit displayed, when any one
was bold enough to oppose the plans of
the Unions, or make use of his own free
will upon the subject. The Legislature
again interfered, and the Act of last Ses-
sion was passed. This act restores the ancient
common law, and re-enacts, in a stronger manner,
the clause against the use of threats and violence
towards men refusing to join an association. What
effect did it produce ? Were unions dissolved
were the workmen released from the trammels of
their Associations ? Did the Masters find them-
selves in any degree assisted by it ? We boldly
answer, No ! The measure was impotent, it fell
useless to the ground. Thus it is at any rate
clear that the purpose of the former Combinations,
in so far as it was just, has not as yet been effected
by more impartial and effectual measures. The
means now resorted to are not impartial, they Are
all in favour of the workmen ; that they have not
b,een effectual let the event declare.

Hence then it appears, the Paper alluded to has