The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-09 00:00:00

FOR. THE SUN.

31:DUCATION OF THE PRINCE OF CUMBERLAND.
Ma. Eurrott—There has been a great waste
of'sime by both Parties in the House of Corn.
'ine»s, respecting the proposed grant of 6,0001. a
7eav for the education of the Prince of CUMBER.
t.ANts, but no measure has yet been suggested
itiat might 'possibly render the proposition pa lat.
Ate to the nation at large, if we may judge from
the :tone of the Public Journals, or the opinions
prevail in private conversation. The people
stein really adverse to the proposed grant alto.
getler, unless it is clearly demonstrable that the
money will be allotted for the intended purpose.
In that case it is considerably too much, and
-wtlf all due provision for- the education of the
Prince, it is evident that a great surplus would
.go into the hands of the Duke. There is evi-
61,utly a great prejudice against the Duke, but
.u-poti what grounds it is difficult to conceive.
11. SUMNER, in his first speech last. night,
myiteriously hinted at supposed grounds for the
unpopularity of the Duke's character, and, if the
Report in your Paper is correct, he uttered the
following words—" The present vote he should
rertainly oppose. In doing so, he must say that
he felt a great degree of delicacy, b!?caitse he was
actuated by motives which he was under the ne-
cessity of 'withholding from the .House—motives,
she grounds of which he could not, with propriety,
develope to those whom he now addressed." I
take these words, Mr. Editor, as they appear in
the report of Mr. 11. SUMNER'S speech in your
Paper, but, of course, do not rely on the accuracy
'of that Report. Something, however, of-such a
nature and tendency must have been said by the
fon. Member, and the mystic character of the
passage which I have cited must have wade a 11
strong impression on the House, an impression,
indeed, by no "means favourable to the RoyalH
Personage ; yet, in a subsequent speech. uttered
by Mr. H. Summit, and which appears in your,
Report of proceeding's, he is stated to have " dis
claimed any intention of casting imputations upon
--the Duke of CUMBERLAND." There is certainly
a discrepancy in these two speeches of Mr.
1.1. SUMNER, which requires. explanation. But
io come to the main question—the .proposed
.grant.—l cannot agree with the -indefatigable
Member for Aberdeen, who seems to be laud.
ably alive to every public grievance, and to
whom the public are much indebted, that 1001.
a year would be sufficient for the education of a
Prince who may hereafter become the Monarch
of this great Empire. It savours too much of
what is styled Scotch economy; and I am rather
disposed to adopt the suggestions of Sir CHARLES
FORBES, that the Income of the Duke should be
raised to an equality with that of his two Royal
Brothers, and the 6,0001. also be still assigned
;fur Education of the Prince, with this proviso,
-.however, that the Duke shall live within the
British dominions, and not "devote his income to
foreigners, but spend it among the people of this
-country, from whom it is derived. The Mem-
.-bers of the Royal Family must, of course, be ex-
_pected to leave "the country occasionally, for,
health or temporary pleasure; .hut to live con-
stantly abroad, and not devote their incomes to
those who provide it, must be deemed a want
of due respect for the People, as well as of
jastice and gratitude, and must render them
hostile to any augmentation of an income so
improperly expended. If the application for
~this 6,0001. for the education of his son, came
:Lfrona the Duke himself, he ought to .have stated
that it was for the purpose of enabling him to
return to this country, in order to superintend
the education of his offspring, that he might be
secure from the taint of foreign principles ; and
be deeply imbued with the sound doctrines of
...the British -Constitution. If -the Duke had an.
-nexeci such a proposal to his application, the gene-
_rosily of the People of England would, doubtless,
•have cheerfully given their assent. I will not
intrude any further on your public-spirited Paper
at present, than to say that, though my sugges-
; !ion comes from an anonymous individual, it is
not the less worthy of the attention of Parliament
and of the Nation.-

Unita Service Club, dark: 7.

Lucius.

BOLIVAR.•—The Washington City Gazette
states, an the authority of a Gentleman direct from Lima, and
woo as late as the Ist of February had an interview at that
-capita! with BOI.IVAR, that the Liberator appeared to be in a
feeble state of health, sallow visage, and of a very thin person.
The fatigue and privations of his late campaigns had made
serious inroads on his constitution, which was formerly robust.
He was about to return to Colombia for the restoration of his
lath and consequent repose from the toils of the field. This
:mention had been delayed in order to witness the fall of Callao,
sail to organize a Government adapted to the yet unsettled state
of Peru. He was received with great enthusiasm in Lima, and
was visited every day by crowds of the citizens, with whom he
was very popular, and unostentatious in his behaviour : he was
. generally attended by an aide-de-camp, a son of Sir ROBERT
WILSON% At proper hours none were denied admittance to
his presence, and he conversed affably with all who approached
•him.
EXTRAORDINARY INTRUSION.--70R Saturday
last, four ladies from Newcastle-upon-Tyne applied at the•
.-oaach-office in Liverpool for four seats in the coach from the
•stfoodside Ferry to Chester. They were told that the whole
of the inside was vacant, being six seats; and in order to
prevent intrusion, they engaged all of the inside places.—
Having crossed the Mersey in the steam-boat, they board-
ed she coach, and proceeded on their way to Chester, giv-
ing particular directions at the Ferry-house that "they must
net be intruded -upon by any person !" Their request, it
would seem, was not complied with to the letter, inasmuch as on
the arrival of the coach near Eastham, the passengers on deck
_were alarmed by laid shrieks from the cabin passengers.—
The pilot slackened sail, laid the helm a larboard, and drew
up ; but the astonishment of the coachman may be more
easily conceived than described, when he discovered one of
ate Ladies in the embraces—not of some sly rogue who had
-imperceptibly crept in at the window, buz.—of a huge black
bear ! All hands were piped, and the he' ward was called for,
when with some difficulty Bruin was detached from his,
grip;-sand the Lady escaped with no other loss than that of
her shawl, which was torn, and the suffering of extreme fright
Which naturally -ensued. It may he necessary to explain.
how Bruin got into such excellent company. It appeared
-his keeper was conducting him from Lancashire into Cheshire
to a bear's college, of which-there are sever:l in the latter
county, its order to teach him to dance and obtain the other
accomplishments so necessary to the education of a polish-
ed bear. Being rather young, and probably of a delicate
habit of body, Bruin's master contracted with thecoachman for
,birth in the boot, and into it was the poor animal put. But
not relishing so confined a space, he fortunately found out a
bale in the panelling at the back of the coach, and by dint of
*matching and biting (which were not heard owing to the noise
of the wheels) the bear found means to insinuate his elegant
form amongst the ladies, and round the neck of one was he
found in the way described. It is scarcely necessary to say, that
for this very, unmannered intrusion, Bruin was expelled the
'vehicle; and such a consequence should operate as 4warning
4io all presumptuous bears, as well as Gores, m future.-,

PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE S.

IRISH DISTRESSES IMPOUNDING BILL'.
The Irish Distresses Impounditig Bill was read a third time
and passed.
ANSWER TO THE ROYAL MESSAGE.
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The Duke OflClONTliigh-cOOmunicatedto the House,
that his Majesty had been waited upon with the Address of
their Lordshipt on the subject of the provision to be made for
the daughter of the Duchess of Kent, and the son of the Duke
of Cumberland, to which his Majesty had been pleased to re-
turn a most gracious answer.