The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-23 00:00:00

ence--while those which possessed any solidity (forming, we
believe, no inconsiderable number of them), are proceeding
gradually and fairly towards their respective objects. Those
who may htvirrisked their nioney, and may have lost it, any'of
the former, of course excite but little cOmpassion. What they
did, was not only with their eyes open, hut in the hopes of in.:
ordinate gain, and like buyers.or blanks in any other lottery,
getlaughed at by their friends, and probably will themselves va-
lue-their experience according to the rate at which they pu7chas-
ed it. Our abject in these remarks has been to deprecate the thirst
which exists forunnecessary legislation. Like the waggoner in
the fable, who instead of putting his shoulder. to the wheel,
called to Hercules for assistance, it is .'ie fashion now-a-days to
look to Parliament for the removal of every temporary griev-
ance or dilemma into which men fall. On the occasion we
allude to, unless a much stronger or more lasting case could.,
have been made out, than any which appears to have existed,
Parliamentary interference would have been both wrong, in
principle, and mischievous in its consequences. One part of
the mistake has consisted in overrating the extent of the thing
itself—forgetting-that when these projectors talked of millions
they meant thousands. The amount of capital actually
required for most of these speculations was not one-tenth
of that which the parties nominally bound themselves to
advance. Besides, were it otherwise, the greater the
capital advanced, the greater the security every way of
. those who advanced. it. And, after all, we do not see what
could be more inconsistent than for Parliament to be called
upon one day to sanction liberal principles of free trade,
and on the next to shackle the right which every man naturally
has, to do what he pleases with his own fortune. Even could
a gross case of deception be made out, the rule of caveat emptor
would be applicable to those who were the dupes of it; and if
people-are so silly as to embark in one species of lottery, and
that authorized by law, it would be a singular anomaly to pass
a law, deprecating that species of less uncertain lottery, which
all mercantile speculations must, in their very nature, neces-
sarily be.

L'ItOttNING CHRONICLE.]
Every one, we believe, agrees with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, that " it is quite inconsistent with the
dignity of the Judges, and with the simplicity of the Administra-
don of Justice in this country, that any portion of their salaries
should be dependent upon the payment of fees,• and it is singu-
lar enough, that though the Chancellor 'f the Exchequer
proposes to act upon this principle, in regulating the salaries
ofehe Judges, and though all parties concur as to the sound-
ness of it, not one syllable has been said respecting a judicial
office, the enormous profits ofwhich are made up in the pro-
portion of one half of fees—it is almost unnecessary to add
that we allude to the Chancellor's emoluments. That the
Chancellor is made of fees, every
.body knows and what
circumstances, we should like to be informed, takes him out
of the rule which is to be applied to the other Judges? It is
wrong that the Chief Justice of the King's Bench should de-
rive emolument from fees; it is wrong that the Chief Justice
of the Common Pleas should derive emolument from fees; on
that principle is it right then that the Chancellor should make
at least the 12,0001. a year of tees ? We can easily imagine•
that any interference with the Lord ChancellOr's official income
is a business of infinite difficulty and delicacy, • and we ought
not to be surprised at. Mr. Robinson's silence on the matter ;
he, doubtleSs, felt the extreme awkwardness of requiring of
the country compensation for. 12,0001. a year ie fees, in addi-
tion to a large salary; but surely some Members on the other
side of the /louse might have broken the ice for him ; but
then they might also have broken the Chancellor's heart, for
we are assured that he could not survive the loss of a fee,
unless he have the fee's worth for it. We all remember
some three years ago, how he poured out his griefs in Court,
touching a half guinea fee which had been due to him for about
40 years, and when he shewed so fine a sensibility for the loss of
this coin, how would he bear the privation of any of the 24,000
half-guineas he now enjoys in the shape of fees ? No, if his fees
be touched, he must have full compensation—a penny's-worth
fur his penny—or he will dieor cry ; bet the country, we should
hope, is not in the humour to give 24,0001. a year to the Chan-
cellor, seeing that the office is overgrown in power, and also
overpaid; one bad consequence of which is, an inconveniently
violent attachment to the place on the part of the holder. Lord
Eldon seems to have a shrewd suspicion that the public, the un-
grateful public, are not satisfied with his labours; but the
sweets of his office render it supportable under even this dis-
agreeable reflection. On Friday, having notified his intention not
to sit on Saturday, he observed, that it was fit that Counsel
should have some recreation ; " ant! I find, too, (he petulantly
added), that the inure one-doee; the less people out of doors
think one • does." Therefore, it is clearly best to do nothing.
—lt is curious to find-the Chancellor, who has tile finest con-
science" of any man in this or any other country, thus confess-
ing that he does not regulate his conduct by whit he -thinks
right, but suffers it to be influenced by pique at the fancies of
others,—" they say out of doors that I don't do my work, so I
won't sit to-morrow,"—how like a.froward child !
*Conscience is defined by somebody a catskin purse to hold
money in ; the Chancellor's has performed its office to It miracle.

LAUNCH OF THE FORMIDADLE, OF 114 GIINS.—CIiaT.
11AM, MAY 19.—This beautiful ship was launched to-day,
amidst several thousand spectators, who assembled upon the
occasion. The day being remarkably fine, rendered the seene
highly interesting. Such was the desire. of. Commissioner
Cunningham to accommodate the company, that he directed
not only booths to be built on-each side of the ship, but order-
ed that two sloops-of war should be moored athwart the river,
with booths erected in them, for the reception of the company,
declaring, that as the public contributed to the support of the
navy, they should he gratified with wsight of the launch, and
to him are they much indebted for his kindness. The frame of
this ship is composed mostly of Adriatic aak, and is so built as
an experiment, amongst many others adopted by the Hon.
Boards of Admiralty and. Navy, with a view to prove the du-
rability of various descriptions of timber, and upon which time.
alone must decide. This handsome ship may be considered
another specimen of our improved system of navalarchitecture,
having, in addition to a mend bow, a circular stern, en the
principle of Sir Robert Seppings, which, when compared with
the first of the hind built, fullyproves how much in a few years
has been accomplished by perseverance—for those non-essen-
'tials which were so strongly objected to, are now removed,
without any alteration in the original design—viz., strength
'to the whole body of the ship, and-great advantages in fight-
.ing' the after guns, in almost .any, direction. When in the
water this ship looked exceedingly handsome, surpassing any
of the kind launched from this yard before. About half-past
:one, the dog-shore-was removed, and she went ofrthe stocks in
great style, the bands of the various regiments playing 44 God
save the King."

OLD 13AILET.—On Saturday Joseph Sq.(ley, a
person of very respectable appearance, was indicted for marry-
ing Mary Palmer, his former wife, Margaret Dixon; being still
alive.—Mary. Dixon, the mother of the first wife, appeared, and
• said, the prisoner was married to her daughter in 1811, and
-they lived together as man and wife.—Mary Palmer was called,
and did not appear ; the defendant was therefore acquitted.
Mr. MummEar, who was on Thursday last or-
dered to be sent to Shields for trial, on a charge of felony, has
ever since been in so'feverish a state as to render it unsafe to re-
move him. Several more persons have appeared to prefer
fresh charges againAt him, but the Magistrate has refused all
applications to see him, in consequence of his presentalarrn-
ing state.