The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-02 00:00:00

the
character of the Greek Nation, and to give
p''ollcity and circulation to every calumny that
Cal be Manufactaied in this country and at
1,4ftl against them, we are satisfied the British
üblic will not be misled by them ; and that, from
th
h: general sympathy which pervades the whole
dy of the reflecting part of the community, it
il
their wish that the Government should adopt
ckbe bold and decisive conduct at this impor-
tant crisis, and show to the world their determi-
hatko to adopt the most rigid neutrality in the
Mar between Greece and Turkey, but at the
tone ti
me to allow the inhabitants of the. lonian
ksitto
th 45 to render personally every assistance
:y Choose to their countrymen in the tre-
11ndens conflict in which they are engaged.—
eThug
country cannot, by so doing, be considered
gailty of •any breach of neutrality ; and the
recent
Act, which prevents British Officers enter-
in
t°' the service of foreign powers, must
l,a;e, we are apprehensive, originated with the
IIOIY Alliance) for reasons obvious to every
The present state of the Continent
doe,
"net justify us in the expectation of a long
'''ltibnance'of peace. The conduct of France
orwardb Spain is not to be justified on any ground
texiPediency or justice, but, on the contrary,
ha'culated to excite feelings of an opposite na-
mt re enod to rouse the vigilance of all the sur-
-/ndhlk 'powers.

To received this morning the Paris Papers o
to e,444Y, from which we give extracts in a pre
"mwg column.
e triumph obtained by the skill and heroism
or
the Greeks over the Turkish fleet is confirmed
by
the unsuspicious testimony of the Austrian
Observer. This success is likely to be attended
tltteh the most beneficial effects to the cause of
Gticel for it gives the Greeks the command
"e Archipelago, and enables them to prevent
gIY
isuPplies from reaching many important
" barbarians
of the Turks. The expulsion of these
from the beautiful regions of Greece
°Per may now be confidently anticipated.
There is no later news from Madrid than the
is
ti, ult.,
but we have accounts of the defeat of
Anti-Constitutionalists in Catalonia, of which
ere can be no doubt, as they are given on the
Uith°ritY of the Journal de Toulouse, one of the
ti;tra Papers of France, and the most hostile to
existing order of things in Spain.
The Sitting of the French Chamber of Depu-
tiE
t's, en Monday, was entirely occupied with the
11,11(,ig" of the Minister of War, and presents
worth particular notice.

h
rec
e.' Papers to the 30th June have been
Nve%etu• From The
.Quebec Gazette of the G27th
stated L'act the following Proclamation, which i.s
Provi;c`:
:have given general satisfaction to this
hers Castle qf St. Lewis, Quebec, June 21.—Public notice is
of aii! „given, that His Majesty's Government, being desirous
, encouragement to the growth of hemp in Canada,
4isle:aused instructions to be given to the Commissioners of
prod-ohjestY's Navy at Kingston, b purchase hemp, being the
pr 0,..," °I. Canada, for the use of the Navy in the province,
that that the quality be good, and the price not more than
at
it can be imported from England ; and that His
I\tai
o73:8 Navy Board have been authoris'Fd to putchase for the
toe tne Dock-yards in Great Britain (by way of experiment),
the
"tent of one-fourth of the annual consumption of hemp,
provided
the quality be certified by the said Commissioners to
itrr'l, and that the pri:e do not exceed, on delivery in Great
cording
the price at which Russian hemp is to be delivered, act
price
to the last contract.
Command of His Excellency the Governor in Chief,
• " A. W. COCHRAN, secretary.

'the business of the Assizes is proceeding in
Ireland ; and the Calendars of the disturbed
tlistricts are of course burdened with the num-
' herSior
illprisoners for trial, and present a shock
g.recapitulation of the atrocious crimes with
Which they are charged. On opening the Com-
mission for the County of Limerick, the Learned
Judge addressed the Grand Jury at considerable
lengths, and dwelt with peculiar force on the
f
"gntful catalogue of crime which the Calendar
there being not less than one hundred
tiid
tv% eighty capital offences, all committed within
months. The first prisoner arraigned was
alter Fitzmaurice, who is stated to be the real
c
"Plain Rock. This leading insurgent, who at-
't acted the intense observation of the whole
e".lvt, stood at the bar with the greatest compo-
stqe; his hands in his pockets, and apparently
(Paitt,l3.,different, to the respective charges against
him, 'which were read by the Clerk of the Crown.
He was areeL'd to be ready for trial on the 25th
whole acuount of money intended for
the
. relief of the distfessed districts in Ireland,
tut' •
uatng the Pariiamevtary Grants and the
Aublic Subscriptions, now amounts to six hun-
`tred thousand pounds.

t he Swedish Government, it is said, is about
enter into
l'ortugai. a • new treaty of commerce with
Letters from Stockholm of the 16at .ult. men-
til
°nas a report which had obtained genera
_ credit;, than an extraordinary Diet is
,to be ,con-
volted in the month of September.