The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-12 00:00:00

public good is effected by these last, than the
flaming, noisy, bustling Companies, with superb
caravansand fine horses dashing through the streets
of the Metropolis. Those, for instance, which go
about to collect the contents of the dirty clothes
bags, and transport them away to be purified and
renewed in the swamps of Surrey. j
The truth is, Companies are only desirable to
effect great objects, and when applied to minor
purposes become ridiculous.

we understand that the fall in the English
Funds, which has been very great, is entirely
owing to the failure of Mr. HusKissoN's mission
to France, and the inability of the French Mini.
sters comprehend Mr. Ilustitssom's liberal
principles of commerce.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR.—.The persevering
virulence with which this Noble Lord is attack-
ed, and the vulgar style in which it is expressed,
must he gratifying to his Lordship's friends, as
the odium of such disgraceful malevolence can
only fall upon the author.

By accounts in the Dutch Papers, it appears that,
on the 10th of June last, the English brig Horatio,
lying in the roads at Batavia, anddeatined for
Bencoolen, took fire and blew up, the fire having
communicated to a quantity of gunpowder on
board. The wreck is already sunk. Ten or
twelve of the crew lost their lives by the acci-
dent ; but, by speedy aid afforded by the boats
of the guard-ship, a part of the crew was saved.
Mr. OAKLEY, the supercargo, happened to be on
shore. The cause of the misfortune is not known.
The English brig Nautilus; from Dantzic to
Leith, stranded on the 24th October off Wach.
mein ; the crew were saved with great difficulty
by the inhabitants of the coast.
It is a very extraordinary problem in the his-
tory of Europe, since the French Revolution,
that the HOLY ALLIANCE, should have restored
Louts the XVIIIth. to the throne of France,
and vet should have quietly suffered the Ex-King
of SWEDEN to be driven from his dominions,
though he was the only Potentate that remain-
ed firm in opposition to BUONAPARTE, 11110 had
made four of his brothers Kings, and, in the pro-
gress of time, might have removed from their
thrones all the Continental Sovereigns of the Old
Regime !! ! But Mr. CANNING'S statement of a
fact well known, viz. that the HOLY ALLIANCE
deliberated as to the propriety of excluding the
BOURBONS from the Throne of France, places
that self-elected Alliance in a point of view still
more inconsistent, indefensible, and even ridi-
culous.
The Editor of the Leeds Inlelligencer has ex-
pressed an apprehension that Ireland will " be
governed to all intents and purposes by the
Romish Clergy, who swarm there," in conse.
quence of the Marquess WELLEst.cy's having
married a Roman Catholic. The Lady's wealth
was certainly a strong temptation ; but, consider-
ing that the Viceroy represents the British Mo-
nar-h, the Head of the Protestant Church, !t may
he deemed a marriage of interest, rather than of
decorum. The Leeds Editor, on the authority of
a letter from his Correspondent in Dublin, states
that " lier Excellency has, since her elevation,
made a donation of 5001. towards building a huge
Catholic Chapel," and farther states, that " her
Excellency has appointed the Rev. Mr. Gra-Nv,
a Popish Priest, her Chaplain." This is cer-
tainly a strange situation for a Protestant Repre-
sentative of a Protestant Monarch to be placed
in 1, • and if we do not think with our brother

Editor at Leeds that the Viceroy should be re-
called, we certainly think that the Viceroy
ought to have all the grace of resignation.

Our notice of the recent failures in Commerce
and Law, we regret to say, falls far short of the
actual number in a state of insolvency, already
known and expected ; and what readers the
calamity the inure distressing is, the whole
is attributed to the unfortunate propensity to
speculation ii► those bubbles that have diverted
tl►e floating property of the country from its na-
tural and commercial circulation, and rendered it
accessary to that specious system of gambling
which has, in so many instances, been ruinous to
commerce.

Madame MARA'S intended publication of her
own life is likely to prove a very interesting
work, as, in the zenith of her musical glory, she
enjoyed a familiar intercourse with the chief
Cont►ne►►tal Potentates, particularly Frederick
the Great of PRUSS►A. We were well acquainted
with her, and have heard her relate her first in-
troduction to that singular Monarch. She had
risen to unrivalled fame as a singer in Berlin, but
the King refused to hear her, though he was a
great lover of music, and himself a performer
on the flute, alleging that " no German knew
how to sing, and could only grunt." At length,
however, her increasing reputation excited his
curiosity, and he attended the Concert room,
placing himself quite close to her. Conscious of
her powers, and possessing strong self-posses-
sion, she was not intimidated by the presence
of a P.lonarch who excited awe it► all who
approached him, and she exerted her talents to
the utmost. Instead of offering her the least
praise, and the audience not daring to testify
their admiration, the KING, who had provided
himself with the most difficult vocal music that

he could procure, took it from his pocket, and
asked her if she could sing it at sight ? No.
thing abashed, she looked over it, and an-
swered in the affirmative. "Do so then,"
said the KING. She sung it at once, with
surprising ability, and from that moment he

conceived such a partiality for her, and ordered
so strict a guard over her, lest she should

quit the country, that she was obliged to escape
by stratagem io Vienna. She was quickly fol.
lowed, and would have been taken back, if the
Emperor JosEPII had not kindly advised her to
depart immediately, as he could not deny the an-
gry Monarch, and could only allege that she
had quitted his dominions before he received his
M A J ESTY'S request.