The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-22 00:00:00

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of their Seats being secured in the next Coach.--The only
direct Coach to Carlisle.
CHESTER Light Coaches co Newport, Whiteclturch, Tar-
porley, Nat»ptwich, Northwich, and Middlewtch, every morn-
ing and afternoon.
COVENTRY " Tally Ho," light. fast Day Coach, every
mot'-ling at a quarter before 7, through Redburn, Dunstable,
Stoney Stratford, Towcester, Weedon, Daventry, and Dun-
church,
DOVER _and Paris Patent Safe Coach, every morning,
through Canterbury and Chatham.
ttORCHESTERNew light Day Coaches, in fourteen hours
only, through Bagshot, Blackwater, Basingstohe, Overton,
Whitchurch, Andover, Salisbury, Wood) eats, Cashmore, and
Bland ford, at a quarter past 5 and 7 in the niorning•
EXETER•" Sovereign," New light fast Coach eyery morn.
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ing at 7 o'Clock, through Honiton, Axminster, Charmouth,

Bridport, Dorchester, Blandford, Woodvates Inn, Salishury4
Stockbridge, Sutton, Basingstoke, Black water, and I3agshot.
GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Althan, Dumfries,
Btownhill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kilo,Kin swell,
and all Parts of Scotland, a light Four inside Post Coach daily.
HAKROWGATE and Ripon new Light Post Coaches, every
A fternmsn at Two, and Seven in the Morning.
HERTFORD opcli, through Waltham Cross, Cheshunt,
Hoddesdon, and Ware.

HOLYHEAD New light fast Day and Night Coaches,
• through Blidgenorth, Walsal, Shrewsbury, and Salop, every
morning and afternoon. •
HULL " Express," a New Light Post Coach, to Lincoln-
Northcave, Howden, and Doncaster, every Morning, to the
Cross Keys, Market-place, Hull and also the " Rocking-
kam" in the Afternoon-at Two.
• KENDAL Light fast Post. Coaches to Lancaster, Preston,
Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, Chorley, Cumskirk, and Garstang,
every morning and afternoon.
KIDDERMINSTER, Stourbridge, and Dudley, through
Birmingham, and West BrolLwich, light Coaches every morn-
ing and afternoon.
LEEDS " Rockingham," light Post Coach, sets out
every Afternoon at Two; and passes thrOugh Baldock,
Big-
gleswade, Eaton, Bnckden, Stilton, Wansford, Stamford,
Oreetham, Grantham, Newark, Tux ford, Markham Moor,
Rat-aid, Bawtry, Doncaster, and Ferryhridge, arrives at the
Golden Lion Inn, Leeds, next Afternoon at Three, in time
or the Brad ford, Halifax, Skipton, and Huddersfield Coaches.
Driven through with Four Coachmen only.—Luggage astd
Packages only 2d per lb.—Notwithstanding the• uncommon
Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the most agree-
able and complete Puhlic Conveyance on the •North Road,
being unequalled by any other.
LIVERPOOL and Staffordshire Potteries New light fast
Day Coach, every morning at half-past Six, driven through
with Four Coachmen only.
. LIVERPOOL " Umpire," New light fast Four Inside
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Coach, in 27 hours only, (hut one Night en the Road), sets
out Daily at One; and arrives at Liverpool next afternoon,
through Woburn, Lathbury, Northampton, Watford, Lut-
terworth, Hinekley,Atherstone,Tantworth, Litchfield, Stone,
Newcastle, Knutsford, Warrington, and Prescot.
LIVERPOOL " Royal Express," New light Four Inside
Post Coach, in Twenty-seven hours, and driven Ihrough
with Four Coachmen only, through Warrington, ~Presc-
ot, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle, Rugely, Knutsford,
Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only One Night on the'
Road), every Afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's Head
Inn, Date-street, Liverpool, next Afternoon. The advan.
tages to Travellers who honotar this Coach with their pre-
ference arc far superior to any other on this Road, especially
to Conintercial Interests, as it performs the journey in less
time than any other Coach, and is driven through with Four
Coachmen ; and, notwitlistandihg its cheapness and expedi-
tion, the Proprietors pledge themselves that for safety and
accommodation it is equalled by few, and shall be surpassed

MANCHESTER and Altringham New light very fast Day
Coach, every morning to the Mosely Arms and Swan Inn. •
MANCHESTER to Winslow,Congleton, Newcastle, 'Wal-
sall, Wolverhampton, and Knutsford, light Four Inside
Coaches.

MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, four-inside Day Coach,
through Maidenhead,Readiog, Newbury,Hungerford,
bury, and Aldbourn. Driven through with One Coachman
only. The nearest conveyance to Latnbourn, Purton, Woot-
tint Basset, and Pewsey.
NEW CASTLF: UPON TYNE and UNDER LINE Coaches
every morning and afternoon. Only One Night on the road.
PLYMOUTH " So►ereign,'. New light fast Coach, to Fal-
mouth, Truro, Bodmin, Peuryn, Ashburton, Totness, .and
Newton Abbott, every.morning at 7.
RAMSGATE " Royal Telegraph," New superior fast safe
Coach, to Margate, Dover, Deal, Broadstairs, Canterbury,
Feversham, and Sandwich—every Morning at batf.past 7.—
In consequence of the decided preference given to the Te-
legraph safe Coach, the Proprietors are determined no
expence shall be spared t• render it the first conveyance on
the Kent Road. .

SHEFFIELD " Express," and also " The Rockingham,"
through Rotherham, New Four inside Post Coaches, every
morning and afternoon.

sHREWSIIUKT, Wellington, and Shiffnal, Light Post-
Coaches, every morning and afternoon.—Guarded.

SOU'T'HAMPTON •' Union," to Lymington, Lyndhurst,
Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and.
Bagsbot, New Four Inside Coach, every morning, and ar.
rives at the Coach and Horses and Vine Inn, Southamp-
ton, by Five. This is a most delightful Conveyance to
the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. haloes, Havre de
Grace, Cherhourgh, &c.—The Proprietors of the above
poach hope to rrceive a ,continuance of that support which
has hitherto been experienced since the commencement of
the " Union."

STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES, a new light very fast
Coach, every afternoon, to Lanend, Stoke, Shelton, Elusion,
Tonstall, Lawton, Hanly and Holmes Chapel. This is the
only Coach direct to the Potteries.

SI'AMFORD light Post Coaches every ruarrki,ng and after-
Baldock, noon, through Biggleswade, St. Neots, Buckden,
Alconhury, Stilton, and .Wandsford.
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach
every Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland.
TOWENHAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven,
Half-past Two, Five, and Eight o'clock.
WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning
and Afternoon.

‘VARWICK and Leamington Day and Night fast Coaches,
through Daventry; Weedon, Towcestcr, and Stoney Stratford,
HELLS, Bridgewater, Taunton, Falmowli, and Ply.
mouth Coaches, and to all Parts of the West of England.
WEYMOUTH ," Magnet" Coach,throngh Itagshot, Black-
water, Basingstoke, Overton, Whitchnrc.h, Andover, Wood-
yeats, Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandford, and Dorchester, at a
Quarter past Fire o'Clock in the Morning. Driven through
wit 4 Two Coachmen only.

WEYNIOU'I'H PACKETS to Guernsey, Jersey, Cher-
bourg, St_ Maine's, &c. every Wednesday and Satiirday af.
TVVI,O, frertl
,weymouria.
WOLVERHAMPTON only Day Coach to Dudley, West
Bronisvieh, and Nleriden, ;iirough Coventry—Morning, at a
quarter before 7, and every afternoon. .
YORi " Express," to Scarborough, Whitby-, Shields, Sun-
derland, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Foot
inside Post Coac}h.. with, a Guard throughout ; sets out
every Morning byway of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, nu--
rybridge,' Tau '
caster,Darlington Northallerton, Rushyford,
Durham, Mot pet!), and Berwick, and arrires at York early
next Morning. Passengers finding themselves fatigued on the
;ourney, may rest what time they please, and then proceed
without any additional Fare.'
At Reduced Fares to Ramsgate, Margate, and Canterbury.
S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friend's and the Pull lic, that they will nit be accountable for
any Parcels. Passenger's Luggage, Writings, Plate, &c. of
more than Five Pounds Value, if lost, stoltu, or damaged,
unless entered as such, and the Insurance paid accord.
ingly, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Skinner-street, Snow-hill,
I orate.

An inhabitant of Sprattau, in Silesia, was lately
arraigned for the crime of bigamy. On the trial
it appeared that he had successively married
nine wives, who %byre all present at the trial.
The Judges decreed that the best punishment
would be to make him live hereafter with the
whole nine. The prisoner pleaded the capital
punishment on hearing the decision of the Judges,
but without effect.

PRICE SEVENPENCE.

THE ARM Y.

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The Ist Division of the 24th (Warwickshire) Regiment of
Foot embarked yesterday on board the Diadem transport.at
Plymouth, for conveyance to Cork,

The 2d Division of the 33d (Corrntall) Regiment of Infantry,
arrived on Saturday last on board the Princess Royal.trana,
port, at Plymouth, from Corfu.

Two Companies of each of the Royal Veteran Battalions are
ordered to be disbanded forthwith.

•
A Detachment of the 93d Regiment of Infantry matched
yesterday from Westminster for the Isle of 'Wight.
A Detachment of the 12th Regiment of Foot, yesterday, from
Westminster, for Bury St. Edmunds,
_on the Recruiting Sec-,
vice ; and a

Detachment of the 87th Regiment of infantry, yesterday,
from Virestminster, on route to Ireland, on the Recruiting
Service.

A Detachment of the 41st Regiment of Foot is ordered to
embark'at Paddington, on board a canal boat for Liverpool, or.
route to Ireland, on the Recruiting Service.
A Detachment belOnging to the Ist Battalion of the 60th.
Rifle Corps marched yesterday, from Westminster, for Weedort
Barracks.

MR. MARTIN AND THE CHRONICLE.

Bow-SrnEET.—Mr. R. ManTrw came, according to hit
promise, to this office, yesterday morning, attended by a tall
young man, who, we presume, • was his solicitor, carrying
sonic copies of the Morning Chronicle newspaper. As soon
as an opportunity offered, the Hon. Gentleman rose and ad:
dressed Mr. MrsistruLx. to the following effect:-" Sir, I
have taken the liberty of coming here, to ask your advice
upon a very grave and important matter, and I have thine so;
because I know that no one is more highly qualifieCt to give
it than your Worship. I wish to call your Worship's atten..
tion to the temper with which I have been pursued and assail-
ed by that part of the press called the Morning Chronicle,
for conduct which has called forth the general approba-
tion of the country. I will venture to say, Sir, that if I
were to enumerate the names of those Members of the
House of Commons who approve of `my Bill, 1-should find
that there are at least twenty to one who would give it their
firm support, if it were to be brought again before the House
to-morrow. There are only'two persons in that Hon. House
who have uniformly set their faces against it; and so it hap-•
pens, that those two gentlemen have always been peculiarly-
favoured by the Morning Chronicle. The two gentlemen to
whom I allude are Mr. Hume and Mr. Fyshe Palmer. The
Morning Chronicle has on every occasion, for many, many
years, praised and lauded every act of those two Hon. M embers,
and, following in their footsteps, it has, from the very out-
set, declared war against my Bill, though by doing so it
has stultified the sense of the English public, and done
itself great injury. The Morning Chroniek has chosen
to publish a series of attacks upon me, and they have crown.
ed the whole by the insertion of an article of a most libellous
description. The word libellous, I think, is not too strong
a term, nor will your Worship deem it so, when I tell you
that the article to which I am calling your attention con.
tains a direct invitation to murder!—ay, Sir, to murder me,
the person who is now addressing. you. I am ready, Sir,
to swear, upon the Holy Gospel before you, that I believe
the intention of the article in question was to stir up the
populace to murder me, or to do me some grievous bodily
harm. The article contains also this passage :—" Why should
a man be punished for banging the sides of a fat ox, to make
him join his fellows ? Pray, did Mr. Martin never break the
snout of a pig ?—(A loud laugh.)--(The Gentleman who at.
tended Mr. Martin, here, by his desire, handed a copy of
the Morning Chronicle to Mr. Minshull,)--I did Say, yes-
terday, that the article merely said, " Why don't you kill
him?" and that the word "murder" was not used ;• but I
find, upon reference to it since, that it does actually contain
these words—" Why don't you murder Jilin ?" and to whom
is this addressed ? What set of persons does your Worship
think the Morning Chronicle was apostrophising? Why,
the vilest crew that can disgrace this or any other metropolis—
the Smithfield drovers—a set of fellows, from among whom
I, Sir, I had the courage, the temerity, a short time ago to
drag, by the collar, a ruffian who had broken the jaw of an
innocent and unfortunate lamb, and while the jaw-bone was •
hanging like a pendulum, 'had again struck the poor creature,
and fractured one of its hind legs. These are the sort of atro-
cious scoundrels whom the Chronicle is endeavouring to set
upon me. Why, Sir, I have been often warned by my best
friends, and even by comparative strangers, not to trust myself
in Smithfield, for fear of the mob—for fear that these ruffians
should maltreat, or perhaps assassinate me. I would ask any
man, knowing the character of Smithfield-drovers, and know.'
ing that they are always furnished with weapons with which
death may be inflicted in a moment, whether this article is not
it damnable, and direct and diabolical attempt to invite asias-
'dilation. The Chronicle of this day says, it copied the article
from a daily contemporary ; bat that is not true, for I have
seen all the papers of that day, and I cannot find it. But
even allowing that to be true, has the Editor of the Chronicle
retracted ? Has he acknowledged his error ? No ; but be has
continued to publish a series of 'libels upon me. I now, Sir,
as I have before said, shall have no hesitation in swearing that
in my belief the object of this article is to procure my mur.:
der, or some grievous bodily harm to be done to me. The
Editor of the Morning Chronicle thinks to shelter himself
under the excuse that he did not actually insert the atrocious
exhortation, but that he merely alluded to it in this way—.
" There is something about murder, with which we will not
trust our colums." Now, your Worship, this reminds me
of something that happened in Ireland sometime ago, at a
place called Wildgoose-lodge, where the most horrible murders
were committed, nine persons being deprived of life, and, I be-
lieve, the house burned to the ground. Nineteen men were over-
taken by justice, and executed, principally. upon the testimony
of one approver. On the return from the trial, the apprOVer was
pointed out to the crowd by a man, who said, " There is the
man who has been the means of hanging your 19 poor boys—
there is the man who has brought them to the gallows ; but
don't touch him—don't.shed Wood—the very thought of such a
thing makes my blood run aild—it makes my hair stand an end.
There is the man—that's he who will be 'peaching any others
who were concerned in it (and I know there are some among you
who were), and get you all binged—but don't murder him—.
don't shed his blood. He-has shed the blood of your friends—.
and it would be only justice to she :l his blood—but pray dOn't
murder him." The witness was trifirdered, and the
who thus addressed them, in spite of:his ingenious side-wind
mode of arguing, the murderer was tried, convicted, and exe-
cuted for the offence. The defence Of the editor of the Morn-
ing Chronicle is exactly similar tet., this man's conduCt' at
Wildgoose-lodge. There is in to.day's Morning Chronicle
a statement professing to be a report of what I said here
yesterday, in which 1 am made to say something about the
extensive circulation of that paper. Now, I said no such
thing; for 1 know that it has a diminished circulation, and
it wilt continue hourly to diminish, unless it ceases -to abuse
an act which has been extolled by all thik nation, and, indeed;by every other nation in Europe. The Parliament,' which
passed that act, covered itself with glory; attd that is theopinion
of all the best men in the country. On word of advice to the
Chronicle before I have done—let it say l sit of itself and erne.
Half the sheet of to-day is taken up with itself and Mr. AIM,
tin. The public will say as I say—" Give us more news and
morality, and less of yourself and Mr. Martin." The editor
reminds me ,of a celebrated Irish Sergeant, who was rettiarlr.
able for a fondness for talking of himself. One'day, when he
had been talking of himself, and nothing else, for a vex* long
time, the Learned Judge thus addressed him :—" %ir. Sergeant
you have been speaking for an hour and a half of your-
self ; I should now like very much to hear you speak for about
three minutes of your client." Now, your Worship, with an
apology for occupying so much of your time, I beg to solicit
your advice how to proceed—whether by warrant here, by in-
dictment before a Grand Jury, or' by application to' the Court
of King's Bench.

.111r.NsmtrLi. asked Mr. Martin if he had prepaTed an
affidavit.

Aar. Martin said he had not, but he would do so.
Mr. Miwssur LL.—The regular way will be to draw up your
statement in the form of an affidavit ; and when I see it,l will
determine whether or not it is a matter of which I Can take
cognizance.
‘"That I will do," said Mr. Martin, " and wait upon your
Worship with it to-morrow ;" and so saying, the Hon. Gentle.
man departed.

LITERARY NOTICE.

_ .
The SESSION of PARLIAMENT for MDCCCXXV.,
exhibiting the state of Parties and Interests, the Debates
and Enactments, and the whole Proceedings of both Houses
of the British Legislature during that period.—To be con-
tinued annually.
We confidently recommend this Work to our
Readers in general as an impartial and compre-
hensive abridgement of the proceedings of both
-Holmes of Parliament during the last Sessions. It
is divided into eleven chapters. Time business of
Parliament, and the stale of the country, as far as
it can be gathered from the reports, sentiments,
and arguments of the respective speakers on both
sides, are amply represented. The several topics
are treated with the attention which their inte-
rests and -relative importance seem to demand.
The speeches of the more prominent Member► of
both parties are given without any apparent bias.
Perhaps more than a due proportion of space is
allotted to theCkTuome Q,CTISTION, particularly
as that question may be said to be at rest for the
present .; but, as .the tranquillity of Ireland ap-
pears to be essentially implicated in the re-
sult, it demanded, of course, a mote ex-
tended dicusison than others, though of na-
tional interest. We cannot discover any pro.
alinent feature of party spirit, or of servility to
Government, in the work, the object of which
appears to be " an abstract," but not a " brief
chronicle" of political events, and parliamentary
discussions. The language is correct, clear, ap-
propriate, and forcible. The selections from the
speeches of the more celebrated parliamentary
orators are obviously taken without partiality,
and with a due regard to the talents of the
speakers, the weight of their arguments, and the
importance of the subjects. The APPENDIX con-
sists of an ALPIIADET/CAL LIST of the COMMONS,
with brief notices of the sides which the Mem-
bers support, and of the interests by which they
obtained their seats. And as a proof that the
editor, compiler, or author is not devoted to the
Government, or to the Opposition, short com-
ments are introduced on the talents of those who
chiefly distinguish themselves in the political are-
na; and censure or panegyric appear to be equally
distributed among them, though perhaps at times
with rather too peremptory and decisive an air
of authority. Upon the whole, we consider this
as a •ery interesting publication, well calculated
to afford political ittformation to the community
in general, and equally free from party spirit and
interested adulation.

FOR THE SUN.

DECAY OF OLD ENGLISH HOSPITALITY.
A gentleman who made a tour through the
West of England, recently expressed his regret.
in a Morning Paper that he nowhere met with
that cordial welcome, and good old English hos-
pitality, which characterised the country gentry
half a century ago. Instead of these, long resi-
dence in town, and acquaintance with its customs,
had induced a habit of strained civility, remote
from that frank, gentlemanly deportment, which
ought to characterise those who move in this
highly respectable and useful sphere of life.—
Though there are many exceptions to these corn-
plaints, we fear that there are also many in-
stances where they might justly be applied.—
This will excite no surprise when we reflect how
many of our gentry scarcely consider themselves so
sufficiently accomplished till they have " floored
a Charley," or taken a part in a boxing-match,
or dog-fight. These, however, are amusements
which, in a less enlightened age, belonged ex-
. elusively to the very lowest of mankind ; and we
_doubt not it will soon be considered as an abso-
lute disgrace in any one the least degree removed
from that class, to engage in them. To us there
is nothing in the world more cheering—nothing
which affords us such unmixed pleasure as to see
the landlord associating with his tenants, and occa-
sionally presiding at their festivities—at once the
ruler, friend, and guardian, of those beneath
him. The picture which the great Addison
has drawn of Sir Roger de Coverley, is the
beau ideal of what we should wish the country
Gentleman to be. There is something irresista-
illy affecting in the manner in which his progress
to chtirch, followed by his admiring tenantry, i 3
described ; and we have often envied the feelings
which must have arisen in his breast on such occa-
sions. If, however, instead of these, are intro-
duced the cold and suspicious habits of the
gaming-table, or the brutalities of the prize-ring,
there is an end at once of all right feeling be-
tween the governing and governed, and all the
good old English customs sink into premature
.t.eglect.
" Thus fares the land by luxury betray'd,
In Nature's simplest charms at first array'd;
But, verging to decline, its splendours rise,
Its vistas strike, its palaces surprise ;
While, scourg'd by famine,.frout the smiling land
The mourning peasant leads his ltumble band :
And, while he sinks, without one arm to save,
The country blooms—a garden and a grave !"
hut although we have been speaking of the
. gentry exclusively, we fear that the. evil has de-
scended somewhat lower, and that many of the
farmers themselves are not characterized by that
honest bluntness, awl manly openness, which
they formerly posSessed : their daughters, too,
wust now be taught to beat the piano-forte, and
squall, and, 0 ternpora! 0 mores ! to thread the
intricate maZeS of a Juinuet, or dance a quadrille
at the county ball ! The dairy and household
affairs are thus neglected for accomplishments in
which it is not likely they will ever become pro-
ficient, and which, so far from being praise-
worthy, are the • bane of rural manners. While
engaged in the toils of business, or compelled to
endure the InSipidities of a large city, we are
always ready to exclaim, with Horace—
" 0 rus! quando ego to aspiciam !"
but if, when we have done so, instead of that
genuine feeling and simplicity which we expect-
.ed, we find only a repetition of those frivolous
amusements which we have left—there is an end
at once of all proper distinction between the town
.and country. It is always, therefore, with sin-
cere regret that we perceive the decay of these
ancient customs which formerly made the English
gentry the most hospitable in the world, and.the
English yeomanry at once the stern supporters of
_our domestic tranquillity, and the terror of
foreign enemies.
• Bath, Sept. 19, 1825. W.