The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-28 00:00:00

of the commercial world. Numerous Associations
have been formed,in contempt of the severe but ob-
solete penalty denounced against them.A judgment
in prcemunire, so called from the words of the
writ, quod prcentunire facial, is thus described by
Sir Edward Coke: " From the conviction the
defendant shall be out of the King's protection,
and his lands and tenements, goods and chattels,
forfeited to the King ; and his body shall remain
in prison at the King's pleasure, or (as other au-
thorities have it) during life." By the common
law, it was not murder, or indeed any offence, to
kill him ; but by the sth Elie. c. 1, protection
was so far extended to persons attainted in
a prcenzunire, that it is no longer lawful to
kill them. 44 But still," says Blackstone,
44 such delinquent, though protected as a part
of the public from public wrongs, can bring no
action for any private injury, how atrocious so-
ever, being so far out of the protection of the
law that it will not guard his civil rights, nor
remedy any grievance which he as an individual
may suffer; and no man, knowing him to be
guilty, can with safety give him comfort, aid, or
relief." We think there can be but one opinion
as to the propriety of immediately abolishing the
applicability of such a penalty as this to those
whose offence consists solely in their en-
deavours to promote and extend the pro-
sperity of their country. If it be objected,
that the repeal is unnecessary because the
penalty never will be applied, we answer, that
no penalty ought to remain on the Statute Book
which should not at some- time be enforced.—
Some general Act of Parliament is, however, ne-
cessary for the regulation of these Associations,
and without giving any decisive opinion at pre-
sent upon the efficiency of this Bill for the pre-
vention of frauds in the establishment of Joint
Stock Companies, we shall be glad to see it in-
troduced into Parliament, in order that some le-
gislative measure may be passed upon this im-
portant subject, and the doubts and anxieties of
a large portion of the public finally removed.

[MORNING cunoNter.E.
_I
It was yesterday reported in the City, that ad-
vices had been received from Mexico to the end
of February, of rather an unpleasant nature, al-
though by no means alarming. It has been long
known that in Mexico, the two men who .have
most claim to the public confidence,' on account
of their services- during the war of independence,
are Generals Guadalupe Victoria and Bravo ; of
course, they were the chief competitors for the
Presidential chair at the late : elections. The
choice, it will be remembered.,'fell upon the for-
mer,and it would seem that some.orthe partisans
of the other candidate- •did not hesitate openly
to express their dissatisfaction. As is usual _on
such occasions, in Republican Governments,
where the appointments rest with the Chief Ma,
gistrate, the friends of the new President follow
him into office, and some of the employes go oa4.
This.was the case when .General. Victoriae-as-
sumed the reins or Government, and the persons
who then retired from the public: service _.:ire
said to have commenced active intrigues against
him, ostensibly in favour .or General: Bravo,
although it is by no means stated - that it
was with the concurrence :of the latter. it
would now seem, however, that something
like a conspiracy :had beety discovered in•
the capital, in consequence of which M. Alaman
had been exiled, together with several other.'
persons, and . that some new appointments in•
the Government had also taken place. We for-
bear saying more upon this subject till we re-1
ceive some authentic, details; nevertheless, it
may be proper to add, that in recent letters
from Mexico, which we have seen,.these intrigues
and plots, known to be carrying on for some
time past, are attributed more to a party, called
there the' Bourbonistg, than to any competition of
rival Chiefs contending for power. This party is
considered by no means friendly to the Repub.
lican form of Government, and there were. some
indications in the recent occurrences which ren7
dered it pretty clear that some of the leading
men in the country, - and more particularly those.
who formerly enjoyed privileges and distinctions,
were favourable to the importation of a Sovereign
from Europe. This feeling, of course, can only
prevail among a small portion of the community,
chiefly concentrated in the capital, and if the
central Government has now sufficient proof to
establish its accusations against individuals, -who
have for some time been suspected by the public,
it is fervently to be hoped that an end will be at
once put to a scheme, that must be opposed to
the general wishes of the people, and the re.
alization of which could not fail to embroil the
Mexicans among themselves, and lower them in
the estimation of Europe.

[MORNING POST.]
. By the German Mail of yesterday, we have
become possessed of a communication froM Peters-
burgh, which affords a fresh proof of the ardour
with which every measure that can promote the
extension and improvement of manufactures iS
adopted in Russia, as well as in every other part of
Europe. With a view to the extension of the wool
trader in the interior, and to facilitate the intro-
duction of .the best breed of sheep, the Russian
Goverment has ordered wool fairs to be
held in nine places. -The acknowledged .
be-
beficial effects of wool fairs •in this country
must preclude all doubt that they will be pro-
.ductive of not less advantage to the Russian wool
grower. From a parliamentary Return, the im-
portation of wool is ascertained to have greatly
increased since the reduction of the duty, yet the
price .in our market still continues high. Bence
it may be inferred, that the great staple manu-
facture of this country is :rapidly increasing,
and must 'therefore be competent to absorb a
larger quantity of • wool than has yet been
s'uPPlied- The quantity of wool imported
from Russia is indeed • inconsiderable, but, it
appears to -have gradually increased during
the last' three years. With the vast resources
of Russia, there can be no doubt of her capability
of 'production in this important article, to an al.
most boundless extent ; and as whatever offers
material, is-in .favour
an enlarged supply of raw
of British manufacture, we cannot hut view with
much satisfation the attention of the Russian