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

[BRITISH Pit Ess.]

The French Papers which arrived last nigh
contain no intelligence from Spain more recen
tha❑ we have already received. The late events
in the Peninsula have called forth very strongly
tl►e party feelings of the Royalist opposition in
Paris. They loudly condemn the execution of
Bessieres, whom they hold up as a martyr to his
attachment to monarchical principles and the vic-
tim of a conspiracy. The object of which was
to charge the Spanish Royalists with disloyalty to
their Sovereign. The Journal des Debuts asserts
roundly, that he was seduced by instigators simi-
lar to those formerly employed by the French
police. " Had we not," asks the Journalist,
" imaginary plots enough in the eastern provinces
and in La Vendee ? The well known private
correspondence has been printed in a collected
form. Let any one open the volume, and he will
find the conspiracy of green cockades and the oc-
cult government supported in every page by the
use of a sacred name in the same manner as that
of Don Carlos is now used in Spain. Nothing
but the form of our government and the liberty
of the press saved us from falling beneath these
infamous designs." We do not understand what
purpose these papers can hope to accomplish by
their defence of Bessieres. He was unquestion-
ably in rebellion against the King's Government,
though he might affect great personal respect for
the King himself. What course remained when
he was made prisoner, but to put him to death
as soon as the ceremonies of religion would per-
mit ? It is reported, on the authority of letters
from Toledo, that Colonel A zura, a late Aide-
' de-Camp of General Mina, has organized a gue-
rilla cavalry in Navarre, but with what political
view nobody at present knows. The revolt of
Bessieres has produced a great sensation in every
part of the country. The civil and military au-
thorities are every where on the alert, and pro-
clamations have been issued in every province,
enjoining the inhabitants to be loyal and order-
ly. The public tranquillity has not been violated,
hut it is evident that Spain is on the eve of a crisis.
The Indicateur de Bordeaux, in its correspond-
ence from Madrid, states the following particu-
lars respecting the late attempts upon the Royal
authority in Portugal. The report was generally
spread throughout Gallicia that a new plot had
been organized in Lisbon against King John VI.,
who would again be compelled to take refuge on
board the British vessels in the roads ; that this
plot was closely connected with that which was or-
ganizing in Spain, and had for its object the de-
thronement of the King, in order to make way for
the Infant Don Miguel ; and that incendiary pro-
clamations, known to have been printed at Corun-
na, had been distributed in Lisbon, and other cities
in Portugal. Happily all these machinations have
been frustrated, and Portugal may for some time
repose in confidence and security. The news from
Greece is decidedly favourable to the patriots.
The Seraskier, Redschid Pacha, has been re-
pulsed in three assaults upon Missolonghi ; his
loss was estimated at 3,000 killed, wounded, and
prisoners. It appears as if an engagement had
taken place between the Turkish fleet under the
Captain Paella, and the Greek fleet under Miau-
lis, but the result had not been ascertained. Sach-
turis, with `)8 vessels, and 10 fire-ships under the
heroic Canaris, had sailed with the intention of
burning the Egyptian fleet in the harbour of
Alexandria.

[NEW TIMES.]
An Evening Paper mentioned a report prevail-
ing at Gibraltar, that an Engli3h packet going
into Cadiz had been fired at by the French Ad-
miral. We are inclined to think with the Editor

of the journal in question, that if any such occur-
rence has taken place it must be purely accidental.
The idea of any intention on the part of France
to provoke England to hostility is too monstrous to
be for a moment entertained. Even on the deli-
cate question of the affairs of Spain, we believe
that the Governments of France and England
have come to a reasonable understanding. It is
the real interest of both powers to maintain, if
possi,ble, the Civil Power in Spain against the
Ecclesiastical ; or, in other words, to support M.
Zea Bermudez against the party of which Gene-
ral Bessieres was the avowed agent. The cap-
ture and execution of that adventurer has
been a fortunate circumstance, and has per-
haps spared the necessity for marching a French
Army once more into Spain—an expedition
which, in every point of view, would be much
more difficult to manage than the last. It has
been suggested, not without probability, that
during the short visit of the Duke of Wellington
to Paris last month, some amicable explanations
were come to on this delicate topic. At all events,
we are well assured that no decisive step will be
taken without such preliminary explanations
being required and given.

[MORNING HERALD.]

The Rump of the Catholic Association, call-
ing itself the Education Committee (but which,
we suspect, was never intended to have any
thing more to do with Education than with cul-
tivating potatoes) has begun its proceedings by
excluding the Public Press from being present,
and being unable, we suppose, to keep up even a
show of business, has adjourned itself till Novem-
ber. If this be true, it furnishes a fresh specimen of
the complete nationality of all these things. The
Association itself adjourns till November, ap-
pointing this Committee to supply its place in
the interval, and what is the first step of the Com-
mittee, but to adjourn itself to the same period !
—thus virtually and effectually annulling and
stultifying its own appointment. We can readily
imagine that there was no avoiding this, and that
to keep up the ball by this Committee was quite
as hopeless as endeavouring to perform a good
comedy, or attract an audience at the theatres,
when all the principal performers were away ; and
we are heartily glad that this effort to keep alive
one of the greatest of Ireland's evils has failed,
and that the country has the prospect of enjoying,
at least for some short time, a respite from that
46 eternal Der Frieschutz," the Catholic Associa-
tion. In the mean time, we trust that the attention
of Government will be alive to ameliorate in every
possible way the condition of the Irish peasantry,
and of the country generally. The anticipated
failure of the potatoe crop (an apprehension which
we trust the late rains will have in some degree
removed) is a subject which may well engage the
attention of the local authorities. In this coun-
try were a similar misfortune to arise, it would
be met by the spirit of commercial enterprise.
—Rice would be imported fro► the east, corn
from the north, and even dearth itself would
be made a source of extended trade. If in Ire-
land similar means are not employed to meet simi-
lar objects, it is principally because capital at .d
labour have not hitherto so extended themselves
there, as to furnish either the means or the d►spo-
sition• to employ them to the best advantage.
Little is wanted for Ireland bat increased profit-
able labour for its population. This can only be
obtained by enticing capitalists to settle there,
and to embark their property in agriculture and
trade—objects which will, we have no doubt, be
gradually, if not speedily effected, if those who
have hitherto been its agitators for minor per-
sonal pursuits, will consent to be its tranquilizers
for the general benefit. Let the leaders of the
Catholic Association do but half as much good
as they have hitherto done harm to Ireland, and
they will become at once the benefactors of their
country, and pave the way to that object of their
own, which, as now pursued, seems only to be-
come the more distant as they attempt to ap-
proach it.

CATHOLIC INTOLERANCE. A letter from
Rouen, dated the 2d of September, contains the
following details :-44 My wife was delivered of
a son on the 6th of July last. The intended god-
father and godmother were then upwards of two
hundred leagues from Rouen. It was necessary
to await their arrival before the baptism of
the infant could take place. They came en
the 26th and 27th of August, and it was decided
that the ceremony should be performed on the
following Monday, the 29th. The curate being
absent, we applied to the vicar, and at eight in
the morning the child was carried to the church,
accompanied by the godfather, the godmother,
the mother, and several other relations. It was
baptized without any remark. I should observe
that the child is very robust, and appears to be
four mouths old. The vicar must have seen that
he was more than eight days of age. We went
to have the baptism registered. The vicar asked
what was the child's age ? He was told that it
was born on the 7th of July. NVithout any fur-
ther inquiry or preamble, he turned towards the
parties present, and said—l have a painful duty
to perform : it is to excommunicate the father and
mother of the child. The godfather asked in
virtue of what law ? The vicar replied that he
acted in pursuance of a pastoral letter of the
Archbishop, by which all parents are excommu-
nicated who, within eight days after the birth of
ga ch
ild, do
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then withdrew."

In St. Alban's church, in Wood-street, which
was founded in the tune of King ATIIELSTAN, or
about 924, was flung among the plebeian skulls
the head of the unfortunate James the Fifth, of
Scotland. His body, for a long time, had re-
mained embalmed at the monastery at Shene.—
After the dissolution, it was cast among some
rubbish, where some workmen wantonly cut off
the head, which was taken by
Young, glazier to
Queen Elizabeth, who was struck with its sweet-
ness, arising from the embalming materials. He
kept it for a considerable time at his house in
Wool-street ; but at last gave it to the sexton to
bury among other bones in the charnel-house.