The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-04 00:00:00

[MORNING lIERALD.I

It seems somewhat extraordinary that while
part of the Ministers of George the Fourth, as
King of England, and those possessing hitherto
apparently the greatest influence, are hostile to
any further concession to the Catholics, the
Ministers of the same Sovereign, as King of

anover,have (as appears by the Proclamation

to that effect in our Paper of Saturday) declared
not only an unlimited toleration, but an actual
community of religion throughout the latter
Kingdom. We are at a loss to know upo❑
what grounds his Majesty's German sub-
jects can be entitled to, and thought fit for
this enlarged and liberal system of Govern-
ment, which wouhl not equally apply to
his British and Irish subjects. Nor can we
perceive what real danger is to be apprehend-
ed from Popery in one country, which would not
equally apply to the other. Surely it cannot be
the Church property after all, that the alarm is
about. We thought the advocates and toasters
of Protestant Ascendancy had views and fears
beyond mere lucre ; hut this we sadly fear is at
the bottom of it all. But if the mere fear of losing
tithes be the real object of alarm, we think they
may (as far, at least, as the Catholic Association is
concerned) rest very secure on that score. This
farcical Parliament, which issues forth its Money
Bills for the collection of the Catholic Rent, loves
lucre quite as well as the wealthiest pluralist or
the wealthiest patron of the Protestant Church
can desire; and is by far too financial in its
views, to dislike a moneyed hierarcy in any re-
spect. It is true the Catholics might like to 'I
transfer the Church property from the pockets of
its present possessors to their own—but that I►ope
is equally vain and preposterous, though the
" quills upon the fretful porcupine" be employed
to cry down the Reformation, as they had previ-
ously done the Revolution. Nothing, we ap-
prehend, will more effectually expose the sinister
views of the Catholic Junta than the profligate
and venal purposes to which this monstrous impo-
sition, called Catholic Rent, is appropriated,—
We are in possession of some facts upOn this sub-
ject, which are not yet ripe for disclosure. Not

that we would have our readers suppose that we
have any thing so awfully mysterious to announce
as the Reverend Orange Baronet, whose ravings
we are sometimes obliged to record. But every
thing we see and hear upon the subject impresses
us more and more with a conviction, that the wisest
policy which could be pursued by the Govern-
ment would be to save these people from them-
selves, by taking the mass of the Catholics out
of the hands of their crafty and designing
leaders, by giving them at once all that they are
entitled to ask, or that we could in prudence
yield to them. This being done, the Catholic
Parliament and its rent would soon fall to the
ground. Lord Bacon says, " the surest way to
prevent seditious (if the times do bear it), is to
take away the matter of them." Nothing, we
believe, would mortify these pseudo hegislators
more than to deprive them of their causes of com-
plaint, and with them their consequent supplies.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
The report of its being the intention of his
Majesty's Government to establish political re-
lations with the New States of America has
gained ground in an extraordinary degree, since
we first mentioned it on Saturday last. Yester-
day it was repeated with a confidence which re-
jected all doubts; and there would be au end,
indeed, to all controversy, if a statement, that
accompanied it, could be substantiated. It
was asserted, for example, that a notifica-
tion to this effect had been made in due form to
Foreign Powers ; but, without pretending to
deny the truth of this assertion, we cannot help
expressing surprise, that the Public, after so de-
cisive a step, and upon a matter of such import-

ance, should be left to the influence of conjecture
or mere rumour. It was again said, that Mr. Ward
would immediately proceed to Mexico ; though
the precise object of his mission was variously
stated. According to one account, he was
not in the first instance to assume a di-
' plomatic character, which appears to us to be
inconsistent with that manly course of proceed-
ing, which should characterize a Government
like ours ; and we therefore prefer another ver-
sion of it, which gives him at once a political
character. This would be the most dignified,
and, at the same time, the wisest mode of acting ;
and we should infer from certain circum-
stances, that it has been actually adopted.—
When it should be understood that the resolu-
tion was irrevocable, it would leave to Foreign
Powers only the alternative of acquiescence, or
open resistance ; and never was there a period in i
our whole history, when we could vindicate,
whatever a just policy might recommend, with
less fear of consequences. At the same time,
the proposed augmentation of our military
force would seem to shew, that objections,
should they present an unfriendly character,
would be met with a vigonr, which should prove
that, as far as our Government was concerned,
the question had ceased to be one of diplomatic
litigation. However, till we see Mr. Ward's ap-
pointment announced in the Gazette, we must
suspend our belief, though our confidence, that
his Majesty's Government will not much longer
disappoint "public expectations, is almost un-
limited. Every thing seems strongly to indi-
cate that they have taken their stand ; though
we are aware that this opinion is rather irrecon-
cileable with the mystery in which the matter is
still somewhat involved.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT
FOR THE COUNTIES OF WORCESTER, STAF-
FORD, AND SALOP, DEc. 1824.

The excessive rains and violent storms during
the early part of the month, has very greatly impeded the busi-
ness of the farmer, and a very great breadth of land remains
without seed ; although the latter part of the month the weather
has been more favourable, and the uplands have enjoyed the
benefit, yet the large portion of cold and wet land must remain
for spring tillage.—The Barley has turned out but a small crop
to what was expected, and keeps up a very remunerating price
to the fortunate and early farmed.—Beans have not come gene-
rally to the barn floor ; what has been shewn are very soft, and
good old Beans will retain their price.—The floods have done
so much damage to the Grass in the lower parts of the country,
that the hay-stack begins to shew a great reduction in size, and
should we have a backward spring, (of which there is a great
probability), the keep of sheep and cattle will be found very
expensive, and at the most trying season of the year ; happy
will that farmer be who has a few acres of Saintfoin or Lucern ;
the value of these productive plants will then be Most appa-
rent.—Much land will be got ready for the sowing of Mange'
Wurzel, Saintfoin, Lucern, and Carrots, this next spring; we
shall be well pleased to see our farmers generally growing these
productive plants, at present they were only grown by some of
our most knowing and intelligent agriculturists.—The pros_
pects of the farmer are, generally speaking, very flattering;
and two or three more such seasons as the last will restore them
to their just weight in the State. Commerce and Agriculture
go hand in hand, one cannot suffer without equal injury to the
other.

CALAIS.

(FROM A PRIVATE LETTER.)

SUNDAY MORNING.—Within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant of this place there has been no winter, with so long
a succession of boisterous weather, as the present. From all
parts of France the complaints of the farmers are prevalent, as
the heavy rains have completely rotted the food in the ground
which was provided for the sheep ; and in some places there
have been partial inundations, attended with disastrous conse-
quences to property. The destruction at sea has equalled, if
not exceeded, that of the worst years, and there is scarcely a
port on the coast which has not witnessed a wreck. Here a new
vessel of 180 tons, from Dieppe, was driven ashore, and wreck-
ed. At Havre two or three vessels met that fate; but it is re-
markable that a steam vessel from Dieppe, the Duke d'Angou-
leme, succeeded in entering the port at the same moment that
the sailing vessels were wrecked in sight of the basin. The
Fury arrived here from Dover last night at eleven o'clock, with
about 100 passengers, and dispatches for the British Ambas-
sador in Paris. Mr. Maggaw, confidential courier of Mr.
Rothschild, was also passenger, on his way to Naples. Mr. M.
is the courier who made the journey from Naples to London,
not long ago, in eleven days. The unfortunate dispute
which took place at Dover a few days ago between the French
soldiers who put in there from stress of weather, on their way
to Martinique, and some of the inhabitants, has been repre-
sented to the French Government by the Authorities of
Calais ; but I am happy to hear that some of the principal
persons at Dover, including many of the military, have borne
testimony to the general good conduct ,of these men during
their stay at Dover, and have much softened the anger which
might be felt i'mards them by the French Government, on ac-
count of their having wounded some of the inhabitants. lam
assured that th,.y were grossly insulted by the rabble before
they drew their gwcvds. It is an extraordinary fact, that at
this early period arrangements are making to profit by the
Coronation, which is to take place at Rheims in May, and
which will he the most splendid ceremony ever witnessed in
France. Neurice, the innkeeper, is buying up all the car-
riages which he can obtain, with the expectation of selling or
letting them for the journey at an enormous profit.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.—
At the Eleventh Anniversary of the Chichester Diocesan Coln.
mittee, held in the Library of the Cathedral, on Thursday the
30th of December, his Grace the Duke of It ichmond in the Chair,
a most gratifying statement of the progress of that useful Insti-
tution, was laid before the Meeting, by which it appeared,
that the objects and resources of the Committee had prospered
to a degree unexampled in any preceding year. Several new
Members had been added to the list of subscribers in the course
of the year, and an enlarged distribution had been made,
amounting to 397 Bibles, 287 Testaments, 1,087 Prayer Books,
979 bound Tracts, and 1,900 stiched Tracts, &c. the original
cost of which to the Parent Society was 322. Gs. 60., but the
whole charge to the Committee was 1981. 13s. 7,3 d. 7fhe amount
of the donation from the funds of the Committee to the Parent
Society (consisting of an entire third of all supscriptions
and receipts by sale of books during the year 1824) is
1051.95.

A most distressing event has taken place at
Southampton—A respectable tradesman of the town was very
suddenly seized, about a fortnight since, with a violent fit of
raving delirium, for which no possible cause could be assigned,
but r'nat which gossips are always ready to infer in similar cases
_love ; but, it appeared rather to be constitutional. lie was
conveyed to Grove Place with great difficulty, and on Thursday
last his earthly sufferings were closed by death. The event has
caused some sensation. The deceased was a young man of ath.
letic and prepossessing appearance, and had not long been an
inhabitant of the town.

- Wednesday night intelligence was received at
the Police Office, Edinburgh, that a Mrs. D uouID was danger-
ously wounded. On examining her head, it was found that her
whole hair was matted with blood, but upon removing it
no wound could be discovered at first. At length it was ob-
served, that the suture of the skull had been penetrated with
some miuute instrument, such as a penknife, which had also
pierced one of the branches of the temporal artery. The poor
woman charged her husband with having stabbed her with his
knife,. and, also with habitual maltreatment. He is now in
custody.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET, Jan. 1.
Clover, O. 1 lOs Od to 120 s Od Hay, Old Bus Od to 100 s Od
—1nf..... 84s Ott to 105 s Od —New lnf. 63s Od to 85s Od
—s Od to —s ud Straw .... 36s Od to 42s Ott
ST. JAMES'S.

Hay 67s Od to 110 s oe. ; Clovt r .... 80s Od to 110 s ad
New Ditto —s Od to —s Od I Sttaw ....3 Is 6d to 48s Od
WHITECHAPEL.
('lover Bos ad to 120 s Od i Hay 6ss Od to 100 s Od
Straw ....36s ad to 42s od 1 Inferior —s Od to —6 Od

PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt., Dec.3l.
Kent Pockets
Sussex Pockets
Essex Pockets
Farnham, 101 Os to 121 12s—Seconds, 91 Os to 101 Os
Kent Bags
Sussex ICags loss. to 115 s. to 120 s. per cwt.
Es,vx Bags 1 10s. to 120 i. to 130 s. per cwt.

R A W

HIDES.

Best Heifers &Si eers, per st. Orditil.try ... .. 2s 6d to 2s 8d
35 Od to 3s 6.: Market Calf .. each.. Ss Od
NI iddlings
SHEEP SKINS.
Polled Ss Oil to 5s 9d I Sheep .... Os od to Os od
Downs 2s 8d to 3s 2d j Lambs...... Os Od to Os Od

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Butts, 50 to 56Ihs each per lb 204 to 21d
Ditto, 56 to 661bs each 224 to 23d
Dressing Hides l6d to 18d
Coach Hides 194 to 2lad
Crop Hides, 35 to 40Ihs for cutting 141 to 170
Ditto .... 45 to :Albs
Calf Skins-36 to 401bs
Ditto 50 to 70Ibs 23d to 264
Ditto 7O to 80Ihs 224 to 24d
Small Seals (Greenland) 174 to 18d
Large ditto
Tanned Horse Hides 134 to I6d
Spanish Horse Hides

NUCES OF TALLOW, so
Town Tallow 46s 6d —s Od
Yellow Russia 39s Od —s (al
White ditto.. 37s 011 —s Od
Soap ditto.... 36s 6d -s ad
Nlenine: Stuff 31s On —s Od
Ditto Rough.. 90s ad —s ad

,Al', &c. per il-21b.—Dec. 31.
Yell ~.w Soap 7St9
Mottled BO9
Curd
Graves l6s od
Good Dregs 6s Od

PH ICE OF CANDLES, FROM TALLOW CHANDLER'S HALL.
Price of Candles, per dozen, 6s a 7s— Moulds, 9s od.
6d per dozen allowed for ready money.
PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of 311).—Dec. 31.
Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters), 2s.

COAL 111ARKET, JAN. 3.
Ships at Market. Ships sold
58,} Newcastle - - 13
8 Sunderland - -

Price.
28s 6d to 41s Od
—s Od to 42s 6d

ANOTHER MOVING BOG !—A respectable Gen-
tleman in l3elfast has received a letter from Bal-
lymoney, dated Dec. 24, in which it is stated
that the peaty matter, Bally windlin bog, situated
about two miles and a half from Ballymoney,
began to move on Wednesday last, and has al-
ready covered about 40 acres of arable land, in
some places from six to ten feet deep. Several
fir blocks have been thrown up by the floating
peat. We presume that some subterranean
stream, swollen by the late rains, which may
have penetrated to its channel through shallow
and pervious soil, has burst through its usual
boundaries, risen to the surface, and hurried thg
boggy matter in its precipitate course from its
former site.--(Belfast News Letter.)
Sir,WALTut SCOTT, in conjunction with Mr.
JOHN LocKnART, it is said, is busy in preparing
for the press an edition of SIIAKSPEARE. This
has long been a desideratum in our national lite-
rature, and from the known talent of the parties
engaged, we have no doubt that the hiatus which
this want has caused, will be most ably supplied.

BIRTHS.
At Bossington-house, Hants, on the 20th Ot., the lady of
Harry Brereton Trelawny, Esq., of a son.
On Monday last, the lady of Charles Covey, Esq., of Bir
mingham, of a son.

MARRIED.
On Saturday last, the Ist inst., at Cudham church, Alfred.
Nicholson, Esq. surgeon in the Royal Navy, to Lucina, fourth:
daughter of Luke Pocock, Esq., Ashmore-house, Kent.
On Tuesday, at Wallingford, Berks, the Rev. John Hold.
ing, A.M., of Oakley, in this county, to Susan, daughber of the
late Robert Lovegrove, Esq., of Wallingford.

DIED.
On Friday morning last, the 31st ult., at Peckham-Rye, in
her 85th year, Mrs. Sarah Kellet, one of the Society of Friends,
and one of the oldest inhabitants of that place.
On Friday, the 19th ult., in the 79th year of his age, at hig
residence near 31 on aglian , the I t igh t Rev. James Al urphy, D.D.,
late Catholic Bishop of Clogher,
On Friday last, at her brotHr-in-law's house at Blackheath,
Mary, the eldest daughter of John Lee, Esq., of Lewisham,
in Kent.
On Tuesday, the 28th ult., at Upper Clapton, at a very ad-
vanced age, Mrs. Pearson, relict of Hugh Pearson, Esq., for-
merly of Lymington, Hants.
On the 30th ult., in Liverpool, Alexander Hamilton, Esq.,
aged 62.

"On Thursday, in Welbeck-street, Mr. Nicholas Shearly, sen.
On the 2d inst., at his residence, Stourbridge, Worcester-
shire, Samuel Bate, Esq., aged 84.
On Saturday, at Brighton, aged 13 years, Elizabeth Frances
Carleton Orde, daughter of the Rev. John Orde, of Winslade,
near Basingstoke,

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