The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-24 00:00:00

IMP INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHWARK, JULY 22.—Our trade continues particularly
dull, and though there are no sales made, we observe the
prices asked are very much on the decline. The Duty is at
135,000/.

MAIDSTONE, JULY 22.—The very warm showers and hot
weather during the past week have much improved our Hop
Plantations, so far as relates to the growth of bine, but the
branching and blooming have not generally improved, we see
but very little difference in this respect for the last fortnight.
We are more and more convinced that the Grapes can do but
little, or do the Golden and Canterbury sorts promise more
than half a crop—it must be remembered full 3-4ths of the
plantations are Grape Hops—therefore, where the present stated
amount of the Duty is to come from, we are at a loss to ac-
count.

Apology for Turki.ilt polyginny.—Lady. C— was one day
rallying the Turkish Ambassador concerning its being permit-
ted in the Alcoran to each Mussulman to have many wives.
'Tis true, madam," replied the Turk, " and it permits it,
that the husband may, in several, find the various accomplish-
ments which many English women like your Ladyship singly
possess."

- ARABIAN RESPECT TO WOMEN.—SO great and so
sacred is the respect of the Bedouin Arabs for the fair sex, that
the presence, the voice even of a woman, can arrest the up-
lifted scimeter charged with death, and 'bid it fall harmless.
Whoever has committed a crime, even murder, is safe if a
woman takes him under her protection ; and the right of par-
doning is so completely established in favour of the sex, that,
in some tribes where they never appear before men, and
in others where they are occupied in the tents, if a cri-
minal can escape to their tent, he is saved. The moment
he is near enough to be heard, he cries aloud, " I am under
the protection pf the harem !" At these words all the women
reply, without appearing, " Fly from him !" and were he con-
demned to death by the !prince himself, and by the council of
the principal persons of this tribe, the punishmeflt of his crime
is remitted without hesitation immediately, and he is allowed
to go where he pleases.

TILE-LONDON JOURNALS.

EXTRACTS FROM Tun DAILY MORNING PIPERS,
July
.24, 1822.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
Accounts from Petersburgh to the 29th of
Julie, state that matters are so settled between
ftussia and Turkey, that the Russian Guards
are either arriving or arrived. It was expected
that the conduct of the Turks in Scio might in-
fluence Alexander's determination, but it had
made no impression on him ; and he and the King
of Prussia are going immediately to Vienna, on a
long promised visit. It was understood that there
would be no Congress.

[THE TIMES.]
Last night a discussion took place in the House
of Commons respecting the recognition of the In-
dependance of Columbia. When individuals or
States really feel themselves independent, the
acknowledgment of the fact by others is a matter
of little importance, as it affects the substantial
rights of the party hitherto unrecognized, but
may be of great consequence in removing jealousies,
encouraging union, and promoting commercial
intercourse. In the present case, a frank recog-
nition of South American Independence would
remove much inconvenience to our nwrchants,
;,nd abolish many political anomalies which there
can be no object in maintaining, after the do-
minion of Spain in these regions has for some time
actually ceased, and all hopes of regaining it,
even in the most limited degree, must be finally
abandoned. Why the British Government should
be the last to hail the birth of these new states
we are at a loss to conjecture ; and we are afraid
that we need scarcely refer our readers for a so-
lution of the difficulty to the explanations of our
Foreign Minister last night, which will only be
found a very skilful effort to make a tolerably
long speech answer all the purposes of convenient
silence

Mr. •.Canning brought before the House of
Commons, last night, some cases of horrible
cruelty perpetrated by pirates on British mer-
chantmen navigating the West Indian seas. The
Right 'lon. Gentleman stated, on the part of the
petitioners, one amongst other facts, which must
lie felt not a little galling to the pride of Eng-
lislnnen, and we do therefore think reflecting no
small degree of shame on the managers of the
British navy, whether abroad or at home. It is,
that while British merchantmen have been at.
tacked, and our flag insulted, by these piratical
wretches, without the least redress from the men
of war of this country, the cruisers of the United
States have, in various instances, seized upon the
criminals, and given shelter to the commerce of
Great Britain, abandoned by its ow n natural
protectors! So has it sometimes happened in
the Mediterranean within the last eighteen
months : Greek Christian fugitives, and .British
lives and property, have alike owed salvation
to the national flag of France, when that of
the far-famed Mistress of the Seas was no where
to be seen. This is not the sort of protection
which we have a right to demand. That the
British merchant should be indebted to the
maritime rivals of his country in both hemis-
pheres, for that support which the Britain of
formerffidays was more accustomed to bestow on
surrounding nations, than to accept from their
generosity, is more than an injury to commerce—it
is a loss of character and a deep disgrace. Sir G.
Cockburn, rising after Mr. Canning, took the
easy and humble path of confessing the mischiefs
which that Right lion. G entleman had deplored,
aud•describing as general those tricks and atro-
cities of the pirates which the Member for Liver-
pool had but referred to in a limited number of
cases. We trust that a more creditable state of
things will be brought about before the ensuing
Sdssion of Parliament.--(/bid.)

[BRITISH PRESS.
•
A debate, which incidentally arose out of the
presentation by Mr. Ellice of a petition in fa-
vour of the Canada Government and Trade Bill,
was not a little singular in its result. The Bill
in question had two professed objects in view.—
The first was, to provide a remedy for the exist-
ing' differences between the Legislative Assem-
blies of the Upper and Lower Provinces on the
subject of the appropriation of the revenues,
which are wholly collected in the latter, and
of the proceeds of which the former has been
for some time deprived of its fair proportion.—
The second avowed object of the Bill was
to prevent .the recurrence of similar differences
in future ; which it was proposed to effect
by the incorporation of the two Legislatures
into one, or, in other words, by a total
change of the existing Constitution of the two
Provinces ; abolishing the present Legislative
Assembly of each Province, and substituting in
their place one common Legislature for both,
with regulations for its formation varying in
4nany particulars from those to which the exist-
ing Legislatures are subject. In the debate on
the second reading of this Bill, on Thursday last,
Sir J. Mackintosh forcibly reprobated the at-
tempt, at so late a period of the Session, to press
through the House a measure entirely changing
the Constitution of two large and important Co-:
lonies, without allowing time for the inhabitants
of those Colonies to become acquainted with
the nature of the measure, and to express their
opinions concerning it; and moved an amend-
ment, for the purpose of separating from each
other the clauses of the Bill severally relating to
the two objects which, as we have just stated, it
professed to have in contemplation, and forming
them into-two distinct Bills, of which that relat-
ing to the revenues might be passed immediately,
and that which related to the incorporation of
the Legislative Assemblies might he postponed
till next Session, in order that the people of
Canada might have time to consider of it, and
to make their opinions known. The amend-
ment on that occasion was strongly opposed
by Miniaters, and negatived by a Majority
of 34 out of 62 votes.. In the debate of last

night the same objections were revived and!
strongly urged against the proceeding with the
entire measure in the present Session, and with
such effect as to induce the Marquis of London-
derry,,on the recommendation of Mr. Ellice, who
had previously supported the Bill, of which we
understand he was one of the principal aCivisers, to
adopt the course pointed out by the amendment
which had been negatived on the former evening.

[NEW TIMES.]
The accounts from Spain continue to present
the same character of inconsistency and obscurity
which they have for some time past exhibited.—
If we believe one party, the Royal Guards have
almost all surrendered themselves prisoners, and
the Carbineers at Cordova have been cut to
pieces. If we believe the other, both these corps
remai❑ still in avowed opposition to the faction
which is predominant at Madrid. The Royalist
French Papers assert that the news from the
Spanish Provinces is entirely favourable to the
monarchical cause. " Scarcely had the first
events at Madrid become known in the Pro-
vinces," say they, 46 when considerable troops
were spontaneously formed in the Provinces
of Zamora, Oviedo, Valladolid, Avila, and
La Mancha. The Guadalaxara Regiment of
Infantry, which was in garrison at Siguenza,
had received orders to come to Madrid; but
they had scarcely put themselves in march, when
they were forced to fall back on account of a
Royalist Conspiracy having broken out in that
city, where 1500 men had assembled, and had
disarmed the provincial militia. In Catalonia
the good cause is decidedly triumphiant. The
Constitutional Gen. Zirco del Valle has been
beaten by the Royalists. Girona is blockaded ;
so is Vich ; and so are many other principal
towns. Biscay is in great agitation : the Royalist
Guerillas are almost masters of the country.—
Balda, Navarro, and Juanito, three Chiefs of
the Royalist Junta of Navarre, occupy the
right bank of the Ebro, and make numerous re-
cruits. General Quesada has taken up a posi-
tion at Aviz, a few leagues from Pampeluna.—
The Revolutionists at Madrid, knowing how
much importance the Spanish people in general
attach to the personal safety of the King, labour
to prove, by their speeches and Manifestoes, that
His Majesty is equally secure in the hands of the
revolutionary troops, as he was in those of his
own faithful guards. This was the very language
held by the Jacobins on the 10th of August 1792.
Indeed, it may be said, that the Spanish Rebels
have proceeded, step by step, with the Moniteur
in their hand ; and have copied all the false-.
hoods and all the violences of the San) Culottes
with frightful accuracy. Poor Louis•XVl. on
the 10th of August, when he abandoned the
Tuilleries to put himself into the hands of the
traitors in the National Assembly, said to
them, ' I come hither to prevent a great crime,
and I think I cannot be in greater safety
any where than in the midst of you, Gentlemen.'
This language was re-echoed by the National
Assembly, in its Address to the French nation
on the 13th of August, 1792, when they said that
the King had rendered justice to the citizens by
declaring that he considered himself safe in the
midst of them." At the very moment that this
Address was published, the King had, in fact,
ceased to reign : he was a prisoner in the hands
of these faithful citizens, who not many months
afterwards struck off his head. With such an
example before him, King Ferdinand will hardly
regard the Constitutional principles of his pre-
sent gaolers as any very sure guarantee of his
safety or his life. _ _