The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-19 00:00:00

tbc..lnscives,76l.iltat occasion, to be- duped by the artful and

the disafThcfrd 'litho pulled the strings which moved the puppet-
show, that it 'Will be long before any popular .movement- of
addresses, meetings, Sce. will regain any influence with the
reflecting ,p-azt of the community and with the, Legislature.—
It is thus that public interests suffer 1 y the officious interrried-
dling of the factious and the foolish ; and the late proceedings
respecting Mr. flume are not of a character to redeem any folly
of this kind committed in this town at any former time. Is
every man who finds fault in the Legislature to be deemed a
patriot? Is every man who objects to the national expenditure
to be deemed worthy of public credit, merely because he does
so ? We know that the gullibility of some so determine ; but,
in truth, nothing can be an easier road to popular fame ; and
if it .be well rewarded, the swarm of F.retenders will become
rather too numerous for the time of the busy to devote to a
sufficient number of public meetings and gratulatory addresses.
We know not what Sir. flume has done, but make a noise.

His blunders in calculations have exp.osed him frequently to
the derision of the House of which he is a member • and we
do not find that he has been supported by those independent
gentlemen in. that House who have the greatest interest in the
reduction of the expenditure. He has been considered as a
good barker against the Ministerial benches, and thatove be-
lieve, is all. But the true movement of this matter lies deeper,
ilthough, to catch the gulls, the retrenchment of the expendi-
ture is the decoy. Mr.. Hume has not only had to substantiate
his claim to a great financier in Parliament, but to, be a leader
of faction out of it. There lies the attraction, his,out-door prac-
tice; and, . as Mr. Hunt is busy settling the question of the
perfection of Radicalism between himself and his ex-gaoler,
and is still held in durance, the party are in need of a succes-
sor to the post so honourably filled by him. This is the secret
of the whole ; and the object is to trumpet him into some note,
that, when any period of popular delusion next arrives, they
may have another wondrous patriot to expose to the „gait: of a
wondering mob.

NATIONAL INIONUM ENT of SCOTLAND,

AND
RESTORATION of the PARTHENON of ATHENS.
Mr. lANNING having been Called upon by the Highland
Society, at their anniversary meeting on the 6th instant, to re-
port the proceedings that had latterly taken place in regard
to the National Monument of Scotland, stated that at the
last General Meeting of Subscribers,- held at Edinburgh:
on the pith of June, Lord Rollo in• the Chair, it had been
unanimously resolved that the • Parthenon,.
.or ,Temple of
'Minerva, at Athens, should be adopted as the National
Monument of Scotland, provided sufficient funds could be raised
for that purpose, and that the former Committee, to which se-
veral highly respectable names were added, had bee ! con-.
tinned, with directions to. take the necessary steps for car-
rying the measure into effect-that
.it would be superthi
°US to say any thing more in. recommendation of the seheine
of havingn National Monument or ' Westminster Abbey of
the North, or of the particular structure that had been-
adopted, seeing that it had been deemed .of all -others the
best calculated to disarm criticism, to unite and reconcile
the views and wishes of all the Subscribers.,--to .do honour
to the national taste, and to suit the noble and sublime. pur
poses for which it was destined—that the. Committee- had re-
-solved to meet once a week until the object should be accom-
plished—that -under the sanction of the General Assetnbly
letters had been again addressed to all the Ministers of the
Church of Scotland, soliciting their personal and official in-
fluence in the proniotion of this great national object : That
letters are also abOut to be sent to such Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen in the . different counties and distruts of Scotland
as are most likely to co-operate in this noble undertaking,
requesting their exertions in particular districts committed to
their immediate charge, and that the Committee would feel
obliged by the Noblemen and Gentlemen, members of this
Society, furthering the measure in the different
,distriets of
country in which they may be resident, and with which they.
may be more immediately connected : That the total sum re-
quired for the completion of this work is about 40,0001 :
That the present aggregate fund arising from the subscriptions
and other sources amounts to `'23,6331,.195. exclusive
of the subscriptions expected from England, Ireland, a-id our
foreign settlements, from none of whom returns hal been
received, with the exception of
.10001. front the Presidency
of Bombay, and about 2001. from the Mauritius ; but it
was known that the subscription was going on most favoura-
bly in other quarters of India : That it was absolutely neces-
sary that 10,0001. more should be raised in Scotland, which
did not amount to much more than 101. upon an average
for each parish : That the parishes that had hitherto con-
tributed had yielded that average, and that it was impos-
sible to conceive how, with proper exertions, there -should.
be any difficulty in raising such a pittance for such an ob-
ject, in which every Scotsman and every Scottish family
must feel an interest : That as an instance of what may, be
done by individual exertion, he stated that a public spirited
and patriotic gentleman, James Davidson, Esq. a -Deputy
Lieutenant in a neighbouring county, (Stirlingshire) of
own accord, a few days ago, and in a very short time, raised
between 301. and 401. in a single parish? (Kilsyth) thus af-
fording a sure earnest that the expectations of the Commit •
tee would be ultimately realised : That if this additional
sum of 10,0001. were raised, the structure might be begun,
and the foundation stone of the Edifice laid on occasion
of his Majesty's approaching visit to the metropolis of
Scotland, so as to immortalize the epoch of that auspicious
event, and combine it with the commemoration of the achieve-
ments of his Scottish heroes by sea and land : that two yeari
would see it finished, and Scotland crowned with the wrist splen-
did monument the wend ever saw; . and that, no names would
bear a more conspicuous figure in this great depository of na-
tional glory than those of the Highlanders of Scotland. He
concluded with expressing a hope, that the Members of this
great national institution, a considerable proportion of whom
are already subscribers, would collectively and individually give
heir aid to the measure in every quarter within the sphere of
heir influence.

.....
The Earl. of Etc; Ix rose to express his satisfaction with what
he had just heard, and to congratulate the country, and the So-
ciety, not only on the near prospect of attaining so desirable an
object, but of seeing restored, in this our modern Athens, that
much admired structure, which, to the . regret of the civilized
world, and every man of taste, might now be hardly said to
exist : that the restoration of this inimitable edifice, the greatest
architectural ornament of ancient Greece, would conduce most
materially to.the study and improvement of the fine arts; that
he had brotight home specimens of the Entablatures, which
might be of service as models in the construction of the
building ; and that the excellent free stone in the neighbourhood
of Edinburgh afforded uncommon facilities to the accomplish-
ment of the work : that every one must be peculiarly impressed
with the resemblance which the Calton Hill bears to the Aero-
polls of Athens, and that he entertained no doubt of the final
success and accomplishment of the object; the more especially as..
the selection of the design had united and reconciled the views of all
the subscribers, and obviated that diversity of opinion. which had
retarded, and was likely to prove injurious to, the erection of the
National Monument of England. He concluded by expressing
his conviction that every member of the Highland Society
would be most strenuous in his exertions to forward so noble
an undertaking.. After a very interesting speech, the Noble
Lord made the following motion :—" That the Highland So-.
ciety having heard the Report of the Secretary to the National
Monument of Sco:land, take this. opportunity -of- expressing
their continued approbation of this highly important and inte-
resting object, and their gratification with its progress and suc-
cess."
Thismotion having been seconded byMr.Nlacdonald of. Staffs,
the Secretary to the Society, was supported by Col. Macdonald,
of Lyndale, and unanimously agreed to.

SEIZURE or A PRIVATE STILL.—The Excise'
having received information that an illicit distil-
lery, of immense magnitude, was carried on under
ground, at a private house in Chandler-street,
St. George's Market, the officers repaired thither
on Wednesday. On knocking at the door they
were answered by a little girl ; they sans cere-
manic rushed by her, and on descending a flight
of stairs, into a place fitted up very compactly as
a distillery, they found a copper still, capable of
containing about 40 gallons, fixed in brick-work,
with all the apparatus requisite for distillation,
together with a vast quantity of wash and spirits,
and other materials used in the business. On
the officers entering there were five men in the
distillery, but on finding themselves discovered
they made a precipitate retreat out of the back
windows. The whole of the apparatus was seized
and is now in the great store room at the Excise
Office. This is the sixth capture within a few
days.

We are happy to learn, from unquestionable
authority, that 'the account published of what
was termed a riot at Frome, is exaggerated.--,-
The whole town and neighbourhood are perfectly.
tranquil.—(Bath Herald.)