The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-20 00:00:00

little about the matter as he possibly can. His speech on
Friday evening was calculated to do a deal of mischief. The
principle which runs through it, is that on which so many.'
of the Governments of Europe act, and against which both
he and Mr. Robinson have often raised their voices. Such
a manufacture (says he) need not fear foreign competition,
a very small duty will protect the home manufacture;
another manufacture might have more to fear, we shall
increase the protecting duty in this second case. Thus the
very reason for encouraging importation of an article, that
it is cheaper abroad, is made a reason for giving a mono-
poly to the home manufacturer. In this manner he cor-
rupts the Foreign Governments. The Emperor of Russia
acts on his principles, when he imposes a protecting duty of
100, or at least 50 or 60 per cent. with the view of extending
the manufactures in Russia and Poland, which could be ob-
tained at one-half of the cost in England. The English Go-
vernment were very justly taunted the other day by the French
Ministers--Vou can now afford to be liberal, said they, be.
cause no one can undersell you ; we hope soon to be in the
same state, and then we shall be equally liberal. We are quite
aware that if Mr. Huskissma were to hold a liberal language on
the subject of any one of our manufactures, he would instantly
be worried to death by those who carried it on. We only la-
ment that it should be necessary to speak to their prejudices, in
public, a language calculated to confirm the prejudices of every
other people. There is not a petty State which does not pro.
tect its industry by, heavy duties, and surround itself by a cit..
cumvallation of Custom-house Officers, all by the example of
England. Every state is determined to have every thing
within itself. In this way Ministers do, as we have
said incalculable mischief. What is the use of their
prating about liberality and political economy, if they
thus set all its doctrines at defiance in places whence their
voice is conveyed to every country where the English language
is understood ? We are taking it for granted, that Mr. Hus-
kisson is really acquainted with liberal doctrines, and we are
thus complimenting his understanding at the expence of his
sincerity. We have, however, often heard it doubted whether
Mr. Huskisson's knowledge of political economy goes beyond
the subject of currency, which he had time to study while out
of office during the agitation of the bullion question. It is
certain that all his speeches are a strange compound of prin-
ciples which cut the throats of each other—of sense and non-
sense. He holds a language which is something akin to that
of a person who should contrive to abuse atheistical and religious
principles in the same discourse.

• [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
Last night we received Brussels l'apers to the
18th inst. They revive the old rumour respecting the Order
of Malta, and mention its restoration as a very probable event.
In confirmation of this opinion, they say that an Agent of the.
Order has recently met with a most favourable reception from
the French Government; but unless the latter be prepared to
restore the confiscated property of the Order, and take steps to
induce other Powers to imitate its example, its distinguished
treatment of the Agent becomes mere burlesque. We wish
to know what imaginable service the Order could render at
this time, when the power of the Porte is nearly broken to
pieces; and, when it has not the will, even if it has the means,
to attempt any thing to the prejudice of Christendom, which
would justify the re-establishment of an Order, which
binds itself by oath to wage incessant war against infidels.—
The Viceregent of the Diocese of Liege has addressed
a circular to all tile Clergy within his jurisdiction, warn-
ing them against certain persons, natives as well as
foreigners, who have clandestinely visited some provinces of
the Netherlands, under the " false name of Missionaries,"
without having received any licence for that purpose. They
are represented as propagators of schism, rather than of the
ancient religion ; and are condemned, it is said, both by the
Canons of the Catholic Church and the Decrees of the King.
The Missionaries, who have provoked this just censure, be-
long we believe to a religious society in France, who have
already done infinite mischief in their own country, both
in a religious and political point of view ; and it would
be well, both for the Throne, and the Altar, if the French
Bishops would take a lesson from the Viceregent of the Dio-
cese of Liege. But persons, calling themselves Missionaries,
are fully as troublesome and mischievous in other countries that
we could name, as they are in France; and, though sincere
friends to religious liberty in its broadest sense, we should not
be sorry to see their overflowing zeal checked a little. Other-
wise, Spain will not be the only State that shall have to lament
the loss of valuable colonies.