The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-31 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHWARK, JULY 29.—Our Hop trade does not im-
prove, on the contrary prices decline, and we have no increase
of demand. The duty is at £130,000.
MAIDSTONE, JULY 29.—Our Hop Plantations are certain..
ly in a much worse state than we described them in our last
week's impression, they still hang in the burr, and we have
a great deal more mould; the plant altogether puts on a very
languid appearance, and shews a want of sap to throw the burr
well into Hop. Our opinion is, we have never under-rated
the duty.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

R7CIIIA CTS IT.OM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS,

July 31, 182'2.

_ [BTUTISIS PREFS.i
' Another discussion took place last evening in
the House of Commons respecting the.depreda-
trons of pirates on British merchantmen in the
\Vest Indian seas ; and surely these are the: most
fortunate and irresponsible of all pirates ever en-,
gaged in that thrifty and honourable calling—.
for so entirely are their warlike immunities se-
cured to them by the forms of international law,
that they can commit the utmost outrages on, the
rights of mercantile navigation belonging to the
Empress of the seas, Kith no other ,present
responsibility than the danger of being inter-
rupted in the act. It would be vain for us to
attempt unravelling the reasons, political and
juridical, which are offered- in excuse for not
crushing out the robbers by mere force of British
arms; but it does seem amazing that such ex-
treme nicety should be necessary in dealing
with an insignificant assailant, engaged in the
habitual violation of the most direct purpose of
national and natural law, to which his lawless

aggressions are so successfully referred for de-

fence from-the thunder of the British arms.—
This does not look like the symptoms of our
former might, any more than the finely cogitated
pleas of Sir George Cockburn resemble the treat-
ment of the Barbary pirates by Oliver Cromwell
and his Admiral Blake. Our forefathers used
other arguments than the expedients suggested
by Learned Ciyilians. One rule of their martial
nature, worth a good many scruples of the Doc-
tor's, seems to have been this, that no nation can
suffer violence and insult to 'be done to its flag
without' instant resentment, or, in default of that,
submitting to the supposition that it was inca-
pable- of veugeance. But in those days the Ad-
miralty was not represented iu the Commons by
SirPeorge Qookburn. •

[THE TIMES.]
The complaints of the commercial world against
the feeble and inadequate measures of Ministers,
in what relates to' the maritime interest of this
. country, both in the South Seas and in the West
Indies, become louder every day. Mr. Mar-
rptt presented a Petition last night from the
merchants of London, praying for more com-
petent protection against the conflicting arma-
ments of. Chili and Peru, the, explanation of
which will be afforded by our report of the pro-
ceedings in the House of Commons. , But the
sufe-rings of our trade from the Pirates, the utter
paralysis which has apparently seized our marine,
and the consequent disgrace to our national cha.
racier, when the-activity, liberality, and success
of the United. States' cruizers are compared with
the conduct, or what we must presume to be the
instructions given to those of Great Britain, have
really grown to a pitch that is no longer tolerable.
The attempts at apology set up by Ministers
serve only, to confirm the unfavourable impression
of their conduct.

[MORNING POST.

The important point remains; namely, the re-
ccguition of South American Independence.—
That, under our existing relations with that vast
cernmunity, we cannot act more properly than
wo do, Dr. Lushington clearly, and, we will add,
ably, illustrated last night. The first question
.then is, could we act otherwise ; that is more for
our own interest and that of the world, in this
'particular case, by recognizing the, Independence
of South America ? We are free to confess that
,we do not see how it is possible to put down ef-
fectually the, atrocious and destructive system
of piracy which has been established in those
seas, without taking such a step: At the
same tithe, to be perfectly efficacious, the effort
must be made in concert with the.- other
Powers of Europe, whose flags may possibly
be adopted by the pirates. Until the Ame-
rican States are recognized as Governments de
jure as well as de facto, we cannot of course
enter into any treaties with them ; and by the
mutual regulations of treaties only can the piracies
complained. of be in our opinion radically de-
stroyed. Some arrangement between all the
Powers concerned might then be made, recipro-
cally relaxing the application of international I
law, either by admitting a qualified right of search
or seizure, for the purpose of detecting Pirates
on the high seas, or by such other means as ap-
peared advisable. The second question is, whe-
ther we ought, for this object, as well as that of
once more restoring peace to the Spanish
Provinces, finally to declare their independence.
Since the United States have pursued this policy,-
we are left without any other alternative but
to follow their example, and we must do it
shortly. When the recognition of South Ame-
rica by such a Power is openly made, and, for
whatever reasons, tacitly acquiesced in by the
mother country, neither this nor any other State
afterwards aggr rsses Spain by a similar recogni-
tion, but acts solely in self-defence. Upon the
whole, therefore, the sooner an amicable ar-
rangement is completed between all parties the
better, and we certainly look forward to that
event with great hopes of its beneficial conse-
quences in all respects.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

We received th.e PariS Papers of Sunday last
night, by express. We have not thought it worth
our while to copy 'any of the foolis-h paragraphs
of the Ultra Papers respecting the overthrow of
the Liberal. Party at Madrid, and the desertion
Aforilig-to the Serviles. This precious intel.
...ligenc,irestinig, according to some of them, on.
the,authority of private letters from Madrid, of
:the (received in Paris on the 27th),
according fo.others, on the authority of letters
from Thoulouse, of the 22d of July, is too ridi-
'. -euldits ' even. for Stockjobbing purposes, and
cloeknot. deserve a moment's notice.. If we are
believe the intelligence from the frontiers
it itbe:Ultra P.aperi, the Servile party are at
.present. in great force there. , The evidence
'.---liitherto, taken respectinr:the conspiracy, at Bel-
fort is certainly of a very curious description.

We are utterly. at a Loss to see in what manner
this evidence applies' to any persons, or any: sub-
ject whatever, though We can, we think, per-
ceive the intention with which it is brought for-
'ward, namely, to attach suspicion to M. D'Ar-
genson. The discussion on the Budget is still
continued.

• [NEW TIMES.]
Tho- accounts from Paris assert that Morino
has stood forward, together with General Alava ;
and if-so, we are strongly of opinion that it has
been on grounds of combined loyalty and pa-
triotism; for Alava is decidedly a patriot, and
Morino is confessedly loyal.. An ignorant paper,
which never can reason with common -sense on
any political occurrence, asks " why
should desert a triumphant cause, to which he
adhered when its success was at least doubtful ?"

To expose all the blunders of this short passage
would occupy too much of, our time ; but we
may remark, that it contains an admission, that
in the early part of the conflict of the 7th instant,
the success of the Spanish Jacobins was some-
what more than doubtful. Utterly inconsis-
tent as this is with all that the Journalist

in question has been. saying for this fortnight
past, we believe it to be perfectly true. The Re-
volutionary party owed their success on that day
to two things--their artillery, and the money of
M. Ardouin. The Royal Guards had no artil-
lery. Nothing could- Exceed the bravery with
which they repeatedly advanced to attack the
cannon that were pointed against them ; but the
contest was in truth hopeless, and the great ldss
they sustained was owing to their having been
swept down with grape shot, at two points
out- of the three where they attacked. At
the third they. ' were successful, and there
the loss of the Revolutionists was equally strik-

ing. - But neither would the artillery have
been so well served, nor the militia, the Italian
vagabonds, and Riego's gang, have been brought
up to the field of action so readily, had it not
been for 'a lavish use of the French Banker's
money.—Money is, in fact, the great engine with
which Revolutions are generally brought about.
To the money of the Duke of Orleans were
owing most of the bloody scenes' in' the early
stages of the French Revolotion ; and if M.
Ardouin had not been opportunely on the spot
to supply the Liberal Chiefs of Madrid with
money, they would not easily have got together
forces enough to face the Royal Guards.

[MORNING HERALD.]
THE PROROGATION.-THE KING'S EXCURSION.

The Commons will clOse their labours this
evening. The abandonment of the Stamp Du-
ties' Relief Bill has facilitated buSiness at least
one, if not two days, as there were several new
Clauses, and as the Bill must have been again
printed. The Lower House will adjourn this
evening till Monday, to afford time to the Lords ;
and on Tuesday, according to present calcula-
tions, the Parliament will be prOrogued by
his Majesty in person. Dorset Fellowes, Esq.
Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain of
England, arrived in town yesterday, at his apart-
ments in the House of Lords, to superintend the
preparations requisite for his Majesty's reception
in the Royal Robing Chamber, on the Throne,
in the-House of Peers, &c. Mr. Fellowes, in the
afternoon, had a long audience of Lord Gwydyr,
at his residence in Piccadilly, ,to make arrange 7
ments for the prorogation. No distinct intima-
tion had been given to. the day on which
the prorogation was likely to take place ;
but it was•understood that • it wouid probably
be on Tuesday, as we now state, and as we
have previously mentioned. 'Mr. Fellowes has di-
rections to proceed forthwith in getting ready
what is essential for the reception and accommo-
dation of his Majesty, in the Royal Robing-
room, in the. old House of Lords, in the Painted
Chamber, &c. Lord Gwydyr, as acting Lord
Great Chamberlain of England, •has complete
contro6l over the King's Palace at West-
minster, and as such has, and, now exercises,
'exclusive controul in all regulations,. when the
King proceeds in person to the. Parliament.—
This authority was resumed at the opening of
the first Session of the Reign' of George IV.;
it had gone- into some disuse owing, to the indis-
position of the lath Lord Great Chamberlain ;
and it will be strictly enforced on the occasion of
the ensuing prorogation. No tickets but those
signed by Lord Gwydyr will admit" strangers,"
under which denomination all persons not Peers
or Commoners are included, to the body of the
.House, below the Bar, or into the adjoining Grand
Chambers, such. as the old House, Of Lords,
&c. Officers and Messengers used to admit their
friends even into the body of the House and
to the exclusiOn of the Peeresses, but by the de-
cisive arrangements and exertion of authority,
made by Lord. Gwydyr and his Secretary, such
inconveniences have been, amt will be prevented
by, the Lord. Great Chamberlain's tickets only
having the power to admit " strangers." All
other tiCkets will he rejected ; there are distinct
orders to such effect. On Thursday, so early-
after the prorogation,' his Majesty contemplates
heaving town on his excursion to Scotland.—
On the 2.2 d. of -June we exclusively stated the
fact of his Majesty having determined on the
visit to Scotland. The statement was somewhat
authoritatively (not officially) contradicted ;
with how much truth, however, events prove.—
His Majesty, it is expected, will embark on
board a steam vessel; somewhere about Tilbury
Fort, where several steam vessels will be station-
ed to receive the King's suite: Those vessels will
thence proceed to the Nore, to join the vessels
now riding oft that station, .awaiting his Majesty's.
arrival. The scene presented by- this, Royal
aquatic excursion will be pectiliar and .novel in
the extreme, on account of the number of steam
vessels that' will be amongst the fleet—more of
those vessels, it is calculate 4, than have yet been
seen collected at one point, and engaged in the
same voyage. .

Lord BAGOT has ordered all arrears of rent to
be struck off his Steward's boOks.—( Birmingham
Gazette.) _ _

In consequence of some excesses committed by
the Coventry weavers, the Magistrates have deter-
mined' to pre'vent all further assemblages of them
in future.