The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

THE EARL OF DONOUGIIMORE.

'l'hn foliowowing Answer has been sent by the
Earl of DoNouGumoitu to the Rev. Dr. COLLINi,
Who wit, authorised to communicate to his Lord.
ship the Resolution of Condolence upon the death
Of ihe late Lord Denoughmore, which was passed
at the last Meeting of the British Catholics :

" Palmerston House, Dec. 8, 1825.

" M Y DEAR SIR—I have the honour of your conauunica-
tion, inclosing the Resolution of the British Catholic Asso-
ciation, expressing their sorrow for the death of my late brother,
and lamenting that event as a calamity to their cause in the
name of the British Catholics.

" I received this Resolution with those feelings, which it is
so well calculated to excite, coming from a body so justly re-
spected, which contains amongst its members many distin-
guished names, sonic of whom are connected with the proudest
achievements of our ancestors, both in the Naval and Military
service, and with those of the brave assertors and founders of the
charterc-d liberties of England.

" Under tide impression, and bearing towards the Englisk
Catholics the most sincere respect, I accept with moth gratifi-
cation this testimony of their regard to me and to my family,
and to the inemory cf my late brother, whose uncompromising
firmness upon the Catholic question, during the whole of his
course in Parliament, i 3 not more remarkable titan the manly
and Unaffected zeal with which he maintained this important
subject to the latest hour of his life.
" I would say of the British Catholics, that the respected
descendants of those who founded the Chartered Liberties or
England, ought not to be excluded from the pale of the Consti-
tion, and it is my firm opinion that the Empire cannot fully
enjoy the blessings of security and peace until this great ques-
tion shall be set at rest. I have the honour to be, dear Sir,

" With great regard, your most faithnil humble servant,
" DONOUGIDIORE."

CIIIMTNAL LA WS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.—The
fotliming are extracts from the Mesmag,e of Ole
Governor of South Carolina to the Legislature
of that State :

Few things so much deserve your earnest and profound
deliberation as the criminal laws of this State—they certainly
require change.
First—Because punishments are not graduated to crimes ;
Secondly—Because the very ends of justice are defeated by
too severe inflictions.
And thirdly—Because they impose upon the judicial and
executive branches of your Governmcst the painful and un-
happy necessity of carrying into effect laws which they must
feel and acknowledge to be beyond expediency or the mea-
sure of•justice. -
The laws relating to the trial of slaves and persons of co-
lour call for modification.

First—Capital offenders should be allowed the right of trial
by a jury of twelve men, and the right of challenge through the
owner or guardian.
Secondly—That all trials should take place at the District
Court House, where the correcting Influence of the public eye,
and of public opinion, should guard over the ilivctluable treasure
of life. _ _ .

Thirdly—Execution by burning should be prohibited by
positive legislative enactment, as a disgraceful relic of the dark
Fourthly—Time should be allowed by the sentence of the
Court for Application to be made to the executive for the exer-
cise of his prerogative of pardon. A modification, ro as to em-
brace these important legal provisions, is not only dictated by
natural and moral justice, but by the spirit of our institutions,
and by the sanction of public opinion in South Carolina.

RACINE AND lIIS FAMILY.—The celebrated
French poet RActNo, having one day just re-
turned from Versailles, s'nere be had been on a
visit) was waited upot► by a gentleman, with an
invitation to dine at the Hotel de Conde. " 1
cannot possibly have the honour to go there,"
said the poet "it is a week since 1 have been
with my wife and children ; they are overjoyed
to see.me again, and have provided a tine carp,
so that 1 mast dine with those dear relations."
" But, my good Sir, replied the gentler►►;►►,"
several of the most distinguished characters in
the kingdom expect your company, and will be
very glad to see you." On this, Racine brought
out the carp, and showed it to his visitor, saying
" Here, Sir, is our little meal ; then say, having
provided such a treat for me, what apology could
I make for not dining- with my poor children ?
Neither they nor my wife could have any plea-
sure in eating a bit of it without me ; pray be so
obliging as to mention my excuse to the Prince
of Conde, and my other illustrious friends." The
gentleman did so, and not only his Serene High-
ness, but all the company present, professed
themselves infinitely more charmed with this
proof of the poet's faithful tenderness, as a hus-
band and a father, than they possibly could have
'been with his delightful conversation,

An express from Paris arrived this morning,
bringing the Etoile of yesterday, which contains
the following communications from Berlin and

Si. Petersborgh :

" BERLIN, DEC. 9.

" The Court has gone into mourning for three
%Teeks for the death of the Emperor A !exander.
" PARIS, DEC. 28.

" We have received to-day the Journal of St.
Petersburg!) of the 28th of November, Old
Sty le, (10th December), it is encircled with black,
it contains the following Article :

" Providence, in its impenetrable wis-
dom, has visited the Empire of Russia with a
mournful event. A Courier, arrived from Tagan-
rog on the 27th, has brought the melancholy
intelligence of the death of the Emperor of
Russia ; the Senate assembled in consequence.

'' The Minster of Justice and General of In-
fantry, promulgated at a General Assembly of
the Departmewt, and of the Senate. of St. Peters-
burgh, the event of the death of the Emperor
Alexander, after a long illness, on the 19th
Nove to be r, at Taganrog-. After this notification
the Assembly declared their fidelity to the legi-
timate heir, Constantine."
Five per Cents. at three o'clock - - 46 f. sc.
Three per Cents. - - . - 65 f. sc.

Frankfort Papers to the `23cl of December have
arrived, and bring us. further intelligence from
Corfu, under date 15th November, and referring
to the state of the war i❑ Greece. These accounts,

notwithstanding they contain the news of some
advantages gained over the Turks by the Greeks
off Navarino, are, in some degree, adverse to
their cause. The services of the French General
A lINA ULT have been rejected ; and CoLoco-
TtLoNz has, it is said, retired from the army.
The news from Alissolonglii says, that the siege
has been in effect raised, and the works thrown
up by the Turks 'completely destroyed. 1‘ e
do not, however, suppose that the intention
of taking the town has been totally aban-
doned ; and indeed the very first paragraph of the
letter from Corfu, referring to the successes
of Jussur PAcIIA, would lead to a very opposite

conclusion. We must, however, take leave to
doubt the accuracy of some part of this infor-
mation, which seems altogether of a nature too
extraordinary to admit of implicit credit.—
The only assignable reason for the rejection of
the services of the General ARNAULT and party,
is the prevalence of the English faction in the
Councils of the Government, but we much ques-
tion whether this influence can be sufficiently
powerful to induce the Government, in the
present state of the Greek cause, to de-