The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-01 00:00:00

Last night we received the Amsterdam Papers
of Saturday, and the Hamburgh Papers of Tues-
day last. The latter contain no political intelli-
gence. They announce the arrival of the Em-
peror at Taganroz on the 25th of September.
—The St. Petersburgh Gazette, in copying
from the German Papers the accounts of
the recent sale of the Swedish vessels, re-
marks, that " the whole transaction is purely
commercial, and has nothing to do with politics."
The King of Prussia arrived at Potsdam on the
18th ult. in excellent health. The Dutch papers
notice a ridiculous petition said to have been ad-
dressed to the King of France by an individual
formerly in the French navy. The petitioner
prays that Buenaparte's remains may be removed
to the banks of the Seine, in conformity with the
wish he expressed when dying. The petitioner
is probably some busy body, like our " Mr, Ex-
Sheriff Parkins," who has hit upon this method of
attaining temporary notoriety.—(Mid.)

LMORNING HERALD.]
A man we see was tried the other day at the
Surrey Sessions, on a charge of representing him-
self to be a Barrister's clerk ; and in that capa-
city obtaining money from persons having suits
to prefer in some of the inferior Courts. The
man was acquitted ; but his acquittal was ac-
companied by a caution from the Court, not
to undertake such matters again, for that none
but regular attorneys could be permitted to act
either for or against prisoners. This may be a
very convenient doctrine for attorneys, but we very
much doubt both its justice and validity. We
know that there is a sort of idea entertained and
given out among Gentlemen at the Bar, that to
take a brief or a fee in any shape from any other
hand than that of a regular bred attorney or so-
licitor is highly unprofessional ; but then, with
great summission to the Learned Gentlemen, we
know too that this'is all mere humbug ; and they
know it to' be so too. It may be a very convenient
and profitable kind of doctrine, and may enable
the two branches of this profession (like the phy-
sician and the apothecary inthe other) to play a
very profitable game into each other's hands.
But the thing is too absurd in itself to be talked of
seriously ; for to say that no man shall assist a
person accused of an offence unless he be an
attorney, would amount, were it practicable, to
an actual denial of justice. What ! is a poor
wretch (innocent, perhaps), who has been just
able to scrape together a guinea to pay to Counsel
to assist him in his defence, to be denied that ad-
vantage, unless he can also raise five times as
much more to pay a lawyer's bill besides !
The idea is ridiculous, and, we believe that
notwithstanding all this paailde about the matter,
there is no Gentleman at the Bar, who, in the
criminal and inferior Courts ever dreams of re-
fusing either a fee or a brief, because they do
not come from a regular inmate of the Law List.
If so, then what becomes of the rule thus awfully
promulgated by the Surrey Sessions ? Of course
the man in prison cannot himself get at the Bar-
rister. Some agent must be founds and we have
yet to learn what offence it is to any one to be
the agent for such a purpose. That poor people
are often imposed upon by such persons we can
easily imagine. When cases of the kind occur, let
them be punished ; but occasional instances of
that kind, even were they more numerous than
they are, bear no comparison with the hardship
and the evil that would result from a rule that
should shut out half the persons accused of of-
fences from the means of defending themselves in
the best manner they are able.

STEAM PACKET LIGHTS.—We understand from
pod authority, that the steam-packets running in the River
Thames, and those to Margate, carry three lights, triangle, at
their foremast-head, whenever it becomes dark, and have done
so for a considerable length of time. ,We earnestly recommend
and entreat, that all persons-ilavir- the management of steam-
packets should cause a similar light to be carried, whether
running in the river or at sea, the better to distinguish them
from all other vessels. Had such lights been hoisted on board
the Ayr and Comet, it is very probable the melancholy acci-
dent would not have happened in the Clyde.
DUEL.--A meeting took place near Carrick-
fergus on Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock, be-
tween Sir A. CIIICIIESTER,Bart., the present re-
presentative for Carrickfergus, and MARRIOTT
DALWAT, Esq., a candidate for the representa-
tion of the Borough. The former was attended
by Sir Stephen May, and the latter by Bur-
leigh, Esq. of ffurleigh Hall. The parties ex-
changed two shots each without effect. The
quarrel, we understand, originated in electioneer-
ing politics.—(Dublin Morning Post.)
SINGULAR MARRIAGE.— A YLESBURY, OCT. 29.
—A large concourse of spectators lately assembled
'at Sherrington, in this county, to witness the
nuptial ceremony of a bride, who from her infancy
has been deprived of the use of her legs, and in
consequence uses a small carriage, which she
impels by means of crutches. On the above oc-
casion she was conveyed to Church in a gig, and
carried to the altar, where she was supported dur.
ing the ceremony by holding her up by the arms.

and Regicides. Charles X. would be liberal in-
deed if he complied with such a request, and
added such relics to the venerable treasures of the
Bourbon sepulchve. In that case the Pope might
be expected to be equally above vulgar preju-
dice, and our naval officer might apply with
some chance of, success for a place in the calendar
to Saint Napoleon.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
Bythe Lisbon packet which arrived yesterday
letters and papers have reached us from that
capital to the 16th inst. By the former we learn,
on the best authority, that advices had been re-
ceived by Sir W. A'Court, that although nothing
had as yet been definitively arranged between
Sir C. Stuart and the Brazilian Cabinet, he had
every reason to believe that the negociation would
be speedily and satisfactorily concluded. The
Gazette announces that the King of Prussia has sent
tohisMostFaithful Majesty the insignia of the order
of the Black Eagle, together with an autograph
letter. The Gazette of the 10th, in its official
part, states, that in the year 1824, the sum of
523,359,513 rees was expended on\public works,
including 25 royal and military roads repaired ;
twenty bridges re-built or repaired ; the restora-
tion of the port of St. Martinho ; and other public
works completed or in progress.