The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-06 00:00:00

promote litigation. Because Sir Henry Har-
dinge expressed his wish to see the lawyer's bills,
in order that the public might knOw how
much of the plunder had gone into their poc-
kets, Mr. Brougham, in retaliation, attacked the
army, and talked of the " plunderers in red
coats." Mr. Canning afterwards remarked, that
it had evidently become, in the opinion of the
legal profession, nothing less than scandaluin
magnatum to attribute to a lawyer any thirst
for increasing business. The fact is as the
Right Hon. Gentleman stated, that never, in the
history of Parliament, was an Opposition so en-
tirely composed of lawyers as the present; and
the House was therefore to conclude that they were
wholly indifferent as to the amount of their pro-
fessional occupation. All men naturally desire
success, but. let nobody insinuate that a lawyer
wishes well to litigation. The fact has never
before (that we remember) been publicly stated,
but it is of a singular and instructive character.
Mr. Canning subsequently gave an explanation
of the circumstances attending the non-reception
of the Envoy from Buenos Ayres. He most
positively denied that any attempt had been
made by any Foreign Power to interfere with our
diplomatic relations with the new American-States,
and he added, that if such interference had taken
place, it would have been wholly unsuccessful.
The objection to the reception of the Envoy is
one entirely of form, but of such a nature, never-
theless, that it is impossible a Minister so accre-
dited could, with a just sense of what is due to
this country, be received. An objection has also
been very properly taken to the appointment of a
British merchant as Consul from Buenos Ayres.
When the nature of our intercourse with
these States is considered, it is desirable
that the agents should be disinterested and free
from all temptation to apply their knowledge to
any object but that for which it is communicated
to them. The course Mr. Canning recommends
he has himself adopted. He has strictly forbid-
den all the British Consuls abroad from entering
into any mercantile pursuits. If they should
transgress this injunction, they will be imrnedi-
diately removed. An attempt was made by
Mr. Hume to throw out the Combination Laws
Amendment Bill, on the ground that ti.. Lords
had altered the amount of the Penalties. The
Hon. Gentleman. was so jealous of the privileges
of the Lower House, that he proposed on such a
ground to leave the country exposed to the evils
of his memorable Act for another year. It hap-
pened, how ever, that the Lords had only re-
stored what was omitted by accident in engros-
sing the Bill in the Commons. A simple entry
on the Journals saved tine point of prk liege and
the Bill too, which was sent back to the Lords
approved.

•
[NEW TIMES.]
From a conversation which passed oh Mon-
day in the House of Lords, it appears that in .
some parts of the country Provincial Banks have-..
refused to pay their notes in gold. Such refusal
has arisen from mere misapprehension, for it is
clear that the required payment is directed by
the existing laws. Gold is the only. .legal
tender, whether for Bank Notes or fair " any-
other securities. It has, however, .beenftna.cle
matter of complaint, that the mode of enforcing
this payment is by action at law, and not by
summary process. Perhaps summary process
would be better ; and it seems to be the,,,in-1
tention of the Legislature to pass a law.. in
the course of next Session to that effec-iit.--7-
But though we deem. it right that the hold-
ers of Bank Notes should have the means
of enforcing payment in, gold, if they please,
yet we are strongly of opinion, that in a national
point of view, the general adoption of a metallic
currency would be a serious evil. Some time
ago, vast quantities of our gold -coin were,e4t-
ported for the purpose of melting it.dowth-41
our populatiOn were now universally. to require
gold in payment of Bank Notes, itWotrld'bei
come necessary to import bullion at a .erittitittitt-
tional loss. paper currency, on ille.ontrary,
so long-as it is secured by the liability of the
issuer to pay in gold, occasions, cotnpstratively,
no expence, and must always tie in a sound and
healthy state. We trust, the efore, that where
no rational apprehensions are entertained of the
solidity of a particular bank, the holders of its
notes will not, out of a troublesome, litigious dis-
position, think of insisting on payment in cash.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
A more ridiculous outcry can hardly well be
conceived than that now attempted to be raised
against the New London University on account
of its exclusion of Religion. Upon the same
principle, the Scotch Universities might be con-
demned, because though TheolOgy is taught in
them, it is taught only -to those who are intended
for the Ministry of the Church of Scotland. Lay
students may there be Of all religions under the
sun—they receive no religious'instruction ; they
are placed under no restraint on account of reli-
gion ; no subscriptions are required from them.
Nay,even.in the Universities of Oxford and Cam-
bridge religion is not taught to the Students in ge-
nera 1; they are merely compelled to attend Divine
Service ; and the reason of this is, that the Stu-
dents residing within the Universities are no longer
under the eye of their parents, the place of whom
is supplied for a time by the Authorities. A se-
parate faculty 111 the London University, for
Theological Students, would be of service only
to a particular sect, and it •is• quite impossible to
have 'rheulogicul. Professorships for all the diffe-
renksects. The Dissenting Clergy in Scotland
go through "a" course 11E' `the Universities of the
country, and receive their theological instruction
in separate Institutions. The same thing ►•ill
take. place here, iii the case of those destined for
the Ministry in the'different sects. The clamour
is thus clearly founded either in ignorance of the
nature of the. religious instraction,communicated
in Universities, or in bad faith.

[TriE runr4tc LEpatni
It would appear, from.a state.ment in the last
Paris Papers► that the Spanish Govyrnment does
not feel quite at its ease with respect to the island
of Cuba.—According to this statement, an expe-
dition of 3000 men is fitting out at Cadiz► for that
island, and that, partly from motives of economy,