The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-11 00:00:00

[BRITISH PR ESS. j

The grant to the Duke of Cumberland, for the
education of the young Prince George, his son, was last night
finally confirmed, on the third reading of the Bill, by a majo-
rity of 49 Members, in a very full House. The numbers were
—Ayes 170; Noes 121. The debate possessed many features
of peculiar interest. It was opened by the Marquis of Tavi-
stock, who strongly opposed the grant, but accompanied his op-
position with some very just and handsome compliments to the
" wise, praiseworthy, and conciliatory conduct of his Majesty's
Ministers, and particularly of the Right Hon. Secretary for Fo-
reign Affairs." This liberal acknowledgment of the merits of the
king's Government was warmly cheered from all parts of the
House. Mr. Tierney also made his appearance in the ranks
of Opposition. He was answered by Mr. Canning, who, Kith
admirable force and address, met and repelled every attack
which Mr. Tierney's ingenuity; had suggested. We do not
remember to have heard a more complete justification of any
measure than that of the Right Honourable Secretary, in reply
to his skilful and sarcastic adversary. The single question
seems to us to be whether the young Prince should be educated
in England. If this be required in all hands, as it is, the neces-
sity of the grant is clearly proved, because either the Duke of
Cumberland must return home, in which case his change of
residence would render the augmentation necessary, or the
young Prince must have a separate establishment in this coun-
try, for which the grant would, considering his proximity to the
throne, be hardly deemed extravagant.

LMORNING HERALD.)
It is an anomaly in nature, hut nevertheless
true, that weak creatures are disposed to make extraordinary
trials of their strength or power. An instance of this has just
occurred in Spain. We very recently published an Ordonnance
of Police at Madrid, the like of which was never seriously pro-
mulgated, and could not he enforced atConstantinople, Tunis,
or Algiers. There is one sweeping denunciation of pains and
penalties against all who shall dare to utter or hear, or overhear,
or read, or repeat, any the least stricture on the Government, or
any agent of the Government, unless the party offending shall
purify himself by turning informer or spy. It is not easy to
conceive that any people, however debased in their nature,
and tractable to the yoke and gag, could remain quiet in such
a state as this. Supposing the law even partially enforced;
how terrible must be the condition of all under its operation.—
But we are too apt to misjudge occurrences in other countries,
and with less to excuse error than there is hers. The fact is,
that the Spaniards feel this police ordonance lightly. A dis-
tinguished emigrant Spaniard, to whom it was mentioned on
the day of its appearing here, in a tone of sympathy, cooly
observed that it signified nothing. Upon being asked
what he meant, he said the people at Madrid laughed
at or eluded it. But the Spanish Ministers, how could
they be so crazy ? He added, that the Spanish Ministry
laughed at it also. The fact is, that King Ferdinand is sur-
rounded by an inner Cabinet, with all the bigotry and im-
becility of old womanhood, which thinks it can compel men
and nature at its pleasure by mere words, and the Ministry is
obliged to bow before it. The very denunciation will but cause
strictures to be more sharply passed, and squibs more actively
circulated against the Government. The Spanish people, like
the French, can bear absolute monarchy with an easy grace,
but cling as much as any other people to the free indulgence
of their humour, and the liberty of speech. It may at the same
time be inferred that alarm prevails. But if the Spanish Go-
vernment, or the cabal of the Inquisition, thinks to supply the
place of the departed French by severe denunciations of pains
and penalties, they are grievously mistaken.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.I
The French Liberal Papers continue to ripre-
sent Spain as being at the threshold of another revolution ; but
these representations must be received with extreme caution.
The acts of the Government, we admit, as sufficient to drive
any people mad, who possess much susceptibily in these
things, and who have conductors, or leaders, to guide the
lightning of their anger. But this susceptibility is not a pro-
minent feature of the national character; and the leaders, who
should turn it to good account, are languishing in dungeons or
exile. Besides, if the dangers were as imminent, as it is said to
be, the conservators of the peace of Europe would soon inter-
fere ; and the French troops that hare evacuated Spain would
immediately return. Under the sombre drapery of those alarm-
ing accounts, we can discover the cloven tbot of the cunning
and unprincipled jobber,who expects to raise the value of his
Spanish Bonds, if he can persuade the English public that
the Spanish Government is so straitened for want of money,
that it must raise a new loan upon any terms.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.I
The grant to the Duke of Cumberland gave
rise again, last night, to a very animated discussion. The Mar-
quess of Tavistock, in a speech which made a strong im-
pression on the House, put the question on a proper issue.
" I am sincerely sorry," says he, " the Right Hon. Gentle-
man, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, did not come down
to Parliament on this occasion in his usual straight-forward
way, and ask this House at once, to make an addition of
six thousand pounds to the Duke of Cumberland's income.
Had the Right Horourable Gentleman boldly and manfully
taken that course, I, for one, should not have objected to the
proposition ; for really I have not heard of any direct charge
against his Royal Highness. And although, I fear, it is very
true that, some how or other, his Royal Highness has con-
trived to forfeit the good opinion of a large portion of the people
of this country, yet, whatever may be the cause of that dis-
pleasure, his Royal Highness seems to me really to have been
sufficiently punished; and I do not think that we ought to pro-
ceed with any further infliction." Kings, as is well known,
are the image of the Divinity on earth ; and as the Duke of
Cumberland may he yet King, too much punishment might be
unsuitable. Mr. Tierney, in a happy vein of irony, exposed the
absurdity of the footing on which the affair had been put, of a
grant to a mere child. " What a shabby figure we make of the
Duke (said he) when we suppose that the security we have for his
residence here is the receipt of this 6,0001. a year ! And if we do
this, why do we not go on ? Why do we not take his child from
the Duke of Cambridge, and educate him ? But it is clear that
this is only a pretext for the measure."—Thus it is with a creep-
ing policy. In fact, Ministers, from the manner they proceed.
ed in this business, positively invited attack. They came be.
fore the House like people ashamed of what they were about.
Their manner said distinctly to the House—We are obliged to
move in this business, but really we should not be at all sorry
if we failed ; however, we must use the means, come what will
of it. The Duke of Cumberland does not owe them much.
Si,. John Falstaff was not more ashamed of his ragged recruits,
than they accused to be of this poor pelted Prince.

It is a curious fact, that all the oaths which
CHARLES X. took at the Coronation were not
decided upon at so late an hour as five o'clock in
the morning of the day on which they were to
be taken. At seven in the morning the Marquis,
de Brege read them over to the King, who made
no other remark than c'est boa, until he came to
the 3d oath, on the order of St. Louis, when the
King observed that there was an error of gram-
mar in" it (such indeed is the fact), and re-
quired au alteration. M. de Brege, however,
remarked, that Louis XVI. had taken it in the
same way ; and Charles then said—" Well, since
my brother took it in that way, I can have no
objection."
SUTTEES.—The Bombay Courier of the I 9th of
February says—" We have recently received accounts of two
-suttees having recently taken place in the Deckan, and one in
the Concan. The piles were constructed in strict conformity
with the rules prescribed by the Shasters, which add to the tor-
mentslof those who devote themselves es victims in these
dreadful sacrifices ; and by all we can learn, the fortitude and
-devotedness of these superstitious beings were increased by the
-prospect of enhanced sufferings."
Oit l'hursday, the 9th inst., a general assembly
of the Academicians was held at their apartments in Somerset.
house, when Henry Thomsorr, Esq. R. A. was elected Keeper
of the Royal Academy ; and Thomas Phillips, Esq. B. A. was
elected Professor of Painting, both in the room of Henry Fu.
sell, Esq. deceased. -
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