The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-06 00:00:00

DRI.TISH PRESS.]
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Last" night in the Rouse of Lords Earl Bathurst,
in the absence of the Earl of Liverpool.from in-
disposition, brought forward the. Corn Importa-
tion Bill. Lord Erskine opposed it, and moved
that it be committed on that day three months.
A debate. ensued, and on the division there ap-
peared a majority of 37 to 19 in favour of the.
Bill, which. afterwards went through the Corn-.
mittee, and the third reading was fixed for Mon-
day next.

[MORNING HERALD.]

Wednesday's Paris Tapers arrived last night
by express. They contain, as usual, conflicting,
and for the r..tost part palpably false, accounts
from Spain. It may be collected from these
different representat'ons of the attempts to coun-
ter-revolutionize Spain, that Navarre is the chief
seat of relfellion—a circumstance which of itself
casts suspicion on the French authorities. It
appears even beyond a doubt, that when the In-,
surgent bands are dispersed within the Spanish
territory, they seek refuge by crossing into the
territory of France--where they rally, provide
'themselves with arms, and again enter Spain,
and raise the standard of rebellion. Their es-
cape back into Spain is said to be clandestine.
But i-t can hardly be otherwise than by connivance
—and the French Ministerial papers almost
openly assert, that " putting down the rebellion"
in Spain is necessary to the establishment of
order in Europe. How is it that nearly 2,000
armed Spaniards, either refugees or recruited
porters in the French frontier districts, could
pass- the frontier otherwise than by connivance
.?
It is not for .nothing that the Spaniards have
itrengtheued their frontier line ; and now it is,
stated that the Government of Spain is about to
take the additional precaution of interdicting all
intercourse with France, except by the passage of
Iron. It cannot, however, be the object of the
French Government to provoke a war. Is it to
be supposed that France, or Europe, after such
.a
struggle to avert a war, in the Est, would rashly
plunge into, or permit a war of tyrannical ag-
gression upon Spain—a country on the frontier
of France—in contact
,with European civiliza-
tion—and for a cause which would wake into
action that mass of revolutionary, principle and
passion, of which the Continental Governments
are so much afraid„? No; the French Govern-
ment, however disposed, dare not_provoke a war
with Spain ; and any connivance or facility in
favour 'of the Spanish insurgents, is but the little
underhand policy of a party—

" I,Villing to wound, but yet afraid to strike."
But it appearS, even from one of the French
Ministerial Jotirnals.---the Journal des Debuts,
that. ruin was, by the last accounts; impending
over " the Arniy,of the Faith" in Navarre—for
it was so surrounded .by .General Lopez Banos,
as to be- cut off from the usual retreat into
France. •

Owing to the torrent of rain that fell over the.
Metropolis yesterday morning, the great sewer
which passes through the Green Park was blown
up, and a large space of ground, near Bucking-
ham House, was,inundated. The new aqueduct,
also, now constructing in Pimlico, was consider-
ably damaged by the immense rush of water, in
its way from Marylepone to the Thames.

GAME LAWs.—Allowing for the difference of
population, it appears that nearly as great a number of persons
are thrown into prisons in England for offences against the
Game LaWs alone, as in France for all manner Of crimes and
offences.--In the return to Parliament, the commitments under,
these laws, in 'England, exclusive of Wales, are stated to have
been, in 1816, 858 ; 1817, 1147 ; 1818, In? ; 1819, 1240 ;
1820, 1467 ; up to the Ist of Feb. 1821,, 372.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE CULTURE OF POTATOES.
—A Correspondent has requested us to insert the following :—.
" The first year,:(he says,) I cut the potatoes in three pieces,
the top, the middle, and the bottom parts, suppose every per-
son knows the top of the potatoe from the bottom, . as the prin.
ciPal eyes are on the top,) and planted these in three rows.
The top was ten days earlier than the middle plant„orid inuchl
greater crop i the Middle plant ,was earlier than the bottom and
a better crop : the bottoln produced a very indifferetitero_p. For
some seasons past I have only planted the top eyes, and I may
safely Sayl have' the best erop and driest pbtatoes in the' country.
None need be deterred from this plan on the ground of waste;
tin after the top is cut off, the remainder keeps better than en-.
tire. A stproof Of this,: lay a whole • liotatoe on the top of the
ground, or in' any exposed place, and it Will show, that the top
plants grow faster, and are many inches long, before.there is,
any rowth frOm the bottom."—(American Farmer.)
CURE FOR CORNS.The 'bark of the willow-
, —
tr2e, blunt to ashes, and mixed with Strong vinegar, for:I-is a
lixivium which effectually eradicates, by repeated applications,'
warts, corns, and other cutaneous excrescences.
IrtoN I3OATS.—On 'Sattirday was launched at'
the foundry of Messrs. Hawks, at the south side of the Tyne,
aMidSt discharges of cannon, a new iron' bOat, .31' feet in length,
weight 15 stelae, and which draws only two inches water.—
( Tync Mercury:) •
There is nowt a. small iron boat,, made by
MeSsrs. Jevons and Sons, of this town, lying An the Duke's,
Dock; and Messrs. Jevons intend very shortly to .construct'
another upon.an improved principle.._(Edits. Mercury.)

POST OFF ICE PA.CKETg.

To FRANCIS FREELING, Esq:Secretary of the Post-Office,

LOndoii.

SIR-With the full conviction that:you have at
all times readily attended to suggestions likely to
pr9mote public convenience in regard to the Mail
Packets, and the arrangements connected with
the prompt conveyance and delivery of the Mails,
I feel no hesitation in expressing my surprise that
the Mail from Ostend should still continue to be
forwarded by way of Dover, instead of Rams-

gate.
Unconnected with either one place or the
other, I have only to call your unbiassed consi-
deration to advantages .in favour of the Ostend
Mails being transmitted by Ramsgate in. prefe-
rence to Dover, in which every person acquainted
the local claims of each,, and whom have
consulted, coincide, and whose opinions are borne
out by the evidence of facts, constantly occurring,
when it blows fresh from the. 'West and South-
West ; the last instance was only this day,when
his:Majesty's packet, with the Ostend Mail, not
being enabled to weather the Goodwin Sand,
with the wind from the South West, came to lee-
ward of it, round the North Sand. Head, and then
beat over a lee tide into the Downs, where she
anchored,: and the Mail .landed here about
eleven, A. it.—The packet remains here, and
as the wind is at. present, she cannot .get. into
Dover Harbour until next tide. Now it is quite
clear that this vessel could have landed the Mail
and Passengers, and entered Ramsgate Harbour.
by eight or nine o'clock this morning, whereas
she cannot arrive off and ,enter that of Dover un-
til twelve or fourteen hours later.
In gales of wind, during the winter season, the
packet from Ramsgate would fetch Ostend, with
the wind from the North East by E., when that
would from Dover be a- beating wind, and vice.,
versa, the packet front Ostend could fetch the
North Foreland with a wind that Would not per-
mit a vessel to fetch the South Foreland and
Dover. , •
Independently of this, the Mail and Passen-'
gers could get into Ramsgate, at low water, night'
or day, which is impossible at Dover, even if the'
packet could fetch theßoads ; the difference of
distance is trifling, about 5 or 6 miles, but the
facility,of attaining Ramsgate, and getting into,
the Harbour at all times, is .olthe last importance.
Another consideration is also to be noticed, that
in the 'passage to and from' Ostend, by way of.
Ramsgate, there is less risk, as the dangerous pas-
sage bet Ween-the outer part of the Goodwin
Sands and the-Flemish Banks is. avoided. know
not what influence Dover may possess over Rams--
-gate, with-his Majesty's Government, nor that
of the Proprietors of the Post office Packets,
whose inclination must naturally lead them to
'prefer their own town, but 1 would respect-'
fully call-upon. yen, Sir, to consult Nautical-men,
-on 'a subject of 'serious consequence to the Com-
merCial world, and particularly those who have.
,no connexion with either Ramsgate, Dover, or'
the -Proprietors of the Post-office Packets,
fled that 'with such there Will be but one opinion
:of the propriety of Preferring the former, in point
of sitnatien, access at all tithes,. diminution of
distance and sea risk' and the greater certainty of
saving water into- Ostend Harbour from "Rains-
gate than froth Dover.
Reference to.the logs of the 'Post-office Packets
for' the 'last six months would prove the fre-
quency of their beingtornpelled to come into the
Downs, -and land the mail at Deal, when they
could more easily ljave gone to-Ramsgate, and I
could refer-.to a worthy Alderman * and M.P.
who Janded. here after his .excursion to Stade,
from the PoSt-.olTiCe'Mail Packet, exposed to a
treMendons surf on Deal beach, which might have
been ,avoided, if the Commander of the packet
had condescended to-run for Ramsgate,
I am-Sir,.-;---Your very humble servant,
Deal, July 5, MI VERAX.
* Mr. Alderman Wood.

True bills for a. conspiracy were yesterday
found by the Grand Jury, of. Middlesex against.
Gook, Harrison, and Connell, three of the. per-
sons ,on whose accusation THOMAS JAY, the
helper in .the King's stables, was recently tried
at the Old
,Bailey, and acquitted of the charge
of picking a gentleman's .pocket of a gold watch,
&c. on the night the KING -went to Drury-lane.
Theatre. Mr. Ex-Sheriff PaukiNs, was the
principal. party in preferring the bill of in.
dictment against these persons. We under-
stand that there are .at this moment bills, of,
indictment, some of which have been already
found, against no less than 16 persons before the
Grand Jury of.lVilddlesex, all preferred by one
or more of this trio. The Ex-Sheriff' PARKINS
has acted most meritoriously in bringing this vile
business to light.—Gook is not connected with
Bow-street, or any of the police establishments,
but -is merely a substitute constable of St. James's
parish, hired by a housekeeper to avoid serving,
the office. The other two were in no way con-
nected with the police,:but were friends of Gook.

GENEROUS. DEVOTION.--TIIC generous self-de-
.
votion of RoDnicitc. MACKENZ4E has been often recited.—
This young man, who had sought concealment among the
mountains of Ross-shire, after the battle of Culloden, was sur-
prised by a party of the soldiers sent, in• pursuit of Charles Ed-
ward. His age, his figure, his air even deceived the military
so conwletely, that they were going to secure him in the belief
that they had at length •got hold of the .Prince. Mackenzie
perceived their mistakes and with' teat fortitude and presence
of mind, instantly resolved to render it useful to his master.
He drew his sword ; and the courage with which he defended
_himself satisfied the soldiers that-he-could be no other than:the,
Pretender. One of them fired at him ; Mackenzie fell,. and
with his last breath, exclaimed, " You have killed your
Prince!" This generous sacrifice suspended'for the present all
pursuit, and afforded an opportunity for the unfortunate.
Charles to escape from the hands of his enernies.---It is well'
known,that Kennedy, who repeatedly exposed his life to save
that of the Prince just named, and who, though mean and poor,
despised_ the reward of 30,0001. which was:offered for the per-
son, dead or alive; of the Royal fugitive, was afterwards hang-
ed at Inverness for stealing a cow. A little before his execu-,
tion he pulled off his honnet, ,and rendered hearty thanks to,
GOD for that " he had never proved false to en engagement of
any kind ; that he had never injured a poor man ; and never'
refused to share whatever he had with the indigent and the
stranger."
TO CLEANSE THE EETH, AND IMPROVE THE
BREATIL.—To four ounces of fresh prepared Hine water, add
One drachm Of Peruvian Clark, and wash the teeth with the
water in the morning before breakfast, :and after supper. It
will effe'citiplly destroy. the tartar on the teeth, and remove
the offensive smell 'arising from these -decayecl.---(American'
Pap:7.)