The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-04 00:00:00

FOR. THE SUN.

Ma. EDlTOR—Certain circumstances having
trAnspirod, relating to the Society of a particular
College in the University of Cambridge, I have
been induced to offer, through the medium of
your valuable Journal, the following extract from
Bishop FLEETWOOD'S Chronicon Preciosum, for
their most serious consideration.

" The Statutes of a certain College (to the observation of

whizh every one is sworn, when admitted Fellow), vacating a
Fellowship, if the Fellow has an estate in Lund of Inheritance
or perpetual pension of certain amount, I desire you would be
pleased to give me your answer to the following question, when
have first told you that the College was founded in the 15th
century. Q. Whether he, who is possessed of an estate of that,
or greater value, may make it over in trust to his friend, and
then safely swear to the observation of such Statute among the
rest ?—The answer to your question may he easily had 'by
asking yourself another, viz., whether that estate, though made
ever to another, be not still your's, as to the profits of it, for the
present, and as to the disposal of it for the future? If it be,
how can you safely swear ;t is not your's, when you have it to
all intents and purPoses ? A man may have a legal title to an
estaw•and yet not be the possessor of it, nor receive any fruits
okit ; he may• be outed by violence; it may be entirely mort-
gaited, or sequestered for payment of debts; and during such
violence, mortgage, or sequestration, he may safely swear, he
is not worth but so much as he truly and indeed receives, and
nothing more, let the estate be never so great in itself. And
sack an oath as your's has not respect to the title alone, but to
tte title, with the profits of an estate. And since the making
over your estate does not (nor do you intend it should) defeat
you of either, how can you save your oath, by making over the
title of it, and that, it may be, only for the present ? No man

-tat he who has a mind to it car. be deceived by such collusion.
If an Act of Parliament should discharge all debtors, who
would swear they were not worth five pounds, would you believe
ye.v.r debtor an honest man, who should take such oath, when
yuu knew he had an estate sufficient to discharge his obliga-
tions to you, but had made it over to another, only to defeat his
'creditors? Assure yourself, such making over your estate,
would not preserve you from the guilt of perjury, neither before
God, nor good men, though you would swear true according to
the letter. 'We la'_ely heard of a man, who, to save
himself from paying a certain sum, assessed by Act of
Parliament, made over a great treasure to his neighbour
(ignorant of the matter), and locked him safely up in
• his closet, till he come into the Court, and took his oath,
he had not so much money in the world ; and then came back,
set his neighbour at liberty, and took his treasure again into his
OFfn possession. All who heard it said he was a perjured villain,
and though he had elUded the law, yet he remained a debtor to
God's justice, which would certainly find him out. This was
-the extremest impudence that could be practised ; but assure
youraelf, all collusions of this kind are as great profanations of
an oath as his was. They who make over the titles of an estate
and yet reserve the profits, are, in the sight of God (as well as
their own) as much masters of those estates, as if they had the
titles of them also in their Cabinets."
A t is most sincerely to be hoped that the shaft
whichAs now levelled may reach its proper desti-
tuition ; that it may tend towards the develope-
agent of a circumstance, which nothing but a most
itiAltonest heart could ever have submitted to con-
ceal. Let those who may have been unsuccessful
czmdidates for fellowships, who may have been
.r,iected by the unjust violence of Party Spirit,
now consider well the qualifications of the
Ejectors, whether some who have opposed them
may nut have voted when they knew that their
fellowships were Statatably vacant, and whose
-,,,)tes were therefore absolutely void it I illegal.
Those also who may he Fellows, would do well
t;, consult their own interests in the case of the
College presenting to a living. It is to be hoped
Celt those who may really want preferment, will
~1.-ver suffer any one to be presented to a living,
vclio neither wants it, and who cannot (if the sta-
t,ites have any meaning) be legally presented to'
it, ft is at least incumbent on them for their own
c:,-dit's sake, individually,- for the sake of the
e, t'dit of of their Society oollectively, to sift this
witter to the utmost, that their statutes may not
most grossly violated, and that the intention of
founders may not be most perfidiously frus-

te<-OPII.
These ream rlc.4' will find their speedy and proper
opp!icatian, unless those who are more imme-
dia-tely concerned are absolutely blind to their
a .4.11 interests. U. C.

1 w.—Sittings
.appointed in Middlesex and.
London before the Right Hon. Sir W. D.-11EsT, Knight, Lord
Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of 'COmnion Pleas, at
Westminster, in and after Easter Term, 1825 :

EX TSRIT.

LONDO'N%

MIDDLESEX.
'll.,:rsday - April 21st. I Friday
Wed nsday - - 27th. I Thursday
V ednesdAy - ..`,11.4 4th. I Thursday
1 ~440 day - - 14th. Li 'Wednesday

- April 22nd.
- - 28th.
- May sth.
--- 11th.

AFTRIL TERM.
'r'» mayday - - May 17th. I Wednesday
The Court will sit at one o'clock on April 21st, 22nd,
and 28th.—May 4th and fith, and at half-past nine on
carii of the other days.

SINGULAR ClaCTlslSTANCE.—Yostertiny morn-
]a4z, about six &clock, the following mysterious circumstance
tack-
..place at Blackfriars-hridge. A lady and gentleman,
whose habiliments, from their being covered with dust, intii-
cate.d that they had come some distance out of the country,
were proceeding along New Bridge-street, in company with a
very fine girl, seemingly about 16 years old. The latter was
undergoing a severe chastisement, and she shed tearsin abund-
ance. On the .party arriving at the end of Earl-street, the.
Owl.. lady fled from her companions with all possible speed
.inward:; the bridge, -and descended the stairs leading to the
water's edge. The gentleman pursued her immediately, and
was joined by a. coal-porter who happened to be on the spot,
and just as the younglady was about to precipitate herself into
the river from one of the barges, the coal-porter seized her by
the dress, and prevented the perpetration of the rash deed. Her
friends were so overpowered with their feelings of gratitude to
her preserver, that they could sc.ireely give utterance to their
thanks, and: the gentleman presented the coal-porter with a
, sovereign for ins timely interference. The poor girl walked
quietly over tli.ebri4ge towards Surrey between her friends,.hut
per mind seemed to be very much affected.

Stuclns.—An inquest was held on Saturd;
aftanoon, at the Masons' Arms, Maddox-street, Hanover-
Nusre, on the body of an elderly lady named Mary Sophia
Field. It appeared that the deceased ILO, during the last two
or three years, laboured under a derangement of mind, pro-
duced by domesti.: calamities. She was occasionally visited by
her niece, a very pretty young female, who slept with her in
her house in Mill-street. On Thursday morning, about four
o'clw,k, the deceased gat up, unknown to her niece, and threw
herself out of the Second floor back window. In her fall her
thigh and arm were broken, and she sustained much internal
ipjury. "She died a few hours after.—The jury returned a vet.-
ALm_of " Insanity."

FRENciI PAPERS.

(From the Etoile, dated Saturday. )
ALEPPO, JAN. 30.

Perfect tranquillity prevails in this Pachalik. Ali Bey el
Assard has been appointed to the Pachalik of Tripoli. This is
a happy event for that province.
The Ansanes return to their duty, and the inhabitants of La-
takia, who have emigrated, come home again. Troubles have
broken out in Lebanon ; most of the inhabitants, supported by
three Emirs, have risen against Emir Bechir, and will not ac-
knowledge
him for their Governor. The Sheik Bekir supports
this insurrection. The two parties have fought : it is said that
Sheik Bekir has been defeated, and that several of his partisans
have perished.
A letter from Bagdad of the 33th Dec. states, that news had
been received from Bassorah of the capture of Peya by the Eng-
lish ; but no details were given. According to the same letter,
the malady of Bassorah, confounded with the cholera morbus,
had rather abated.

The Greek cruisers continue to haver about the coasts of

Syria.

TAEBISOND, JAN. 15.

Nothing serious has yet been undertaken against the Ab-
bazes, according to the most authentic accounts. The Russians
and Mingrelians have completely failed in the last expedition,
in.which they are said to have lost 2,400.

PARIS, APRIL 1.

His Majesty's frigate La Cybele, Captain Tongue, which
sailed from Tunis on the Isth March, arrived at Marseilles on
the 28th in the evening. It has on board Sidi Mahmouth,
Envoy Extraordinary, Raphael Gueta, his secretary, and eight
other persons belonging to the embassy. Among the numerous
presents sent by the Dey to his Majesty, are G very fine horses
2 Numidian mares, a most beautiful lion, 4 black ostriches,
and other curious animals, a very rich Moorish dress for the
Dauphiness, &c.

( From the Constitutionnel of Fridall.
MADRID, MARC!! 21.
The King has replaced M. llgarte in his office of Secretary of
the Council of State, by M. Urrutia, who was at the he td of a
division in the Foreign Office. M. Ugarte has declined the em-
bassy to Turin on account of ill health ; but adding, that he would
continue to serve his Majesty in the Peninsula. His refusal of the
embassy has been accepted, bat he has been ordered to leave the
capital immediately, and to choose his place of residence; he has
fixed on Toledo. The creatures of the favourite seem likely to
share in his disgrace. M. Corpas, one of his principal adhe-
rents, who lately refused the mission to Switzerland, to which
he was appointed, has received orders to quit Madrid in eight
days, and repair to his roost about the time that his patron was
ordered to depart in 24 °hours.
There is more talk than ever of a change of Ministers, but it
does not seem likely that M. Zea will lose his place; for it is
certain that if he had not assisted in the overthrow of Ugarte,
the latter would be still in favour. However it is reported in
the Palace, that the Count de Casa norez will succeed M. Zea,
and that an express has been sent to order him to set out for
Madrid immediately. It is thought that M. Salazar, the Mi-
nister of Marine, will retain his post, but that M. Super-
intendant of the Council of Castille, will be replaced by M.
Marin, or M. Arjona, Members of the Council.
TURIN, 111Ancri 24.

Our Court received, some time ago, from the Emperor of 1
Austria an invitation, similar to those sent to the King of
Naples and other Sovereigns of Italy, to go to Milan during the
Emperor's visit to that city. Such an invitation has too much the
air of a protectorate, or supremacy, for the kind of humiliation
attached to it not to develope the germs of discontent which has
been long concentrated. The answer of the King of Naples,
brother to our Queen, is a proof of it. The Duke Modena and
Tuscany, and the Prince of Lucca and Piombino, u ill nit
hesitate to shew their obedience, and repair to the rendezvous.
They are too sensible of their relative weakness, and too accus-
tomed to consider Milan as the capital from which, like Gover-
nors of provinces, they have to expect orders: bit it may be
foreseen, that if the geographical situation of Piedmont with re-
spect to Lombardy will not allow the King of Sardinia publicly
to follow the exampLi of the King of Naples, he will not shew
too ready a compliance, and will even, if occasion offers, main-
tain the dignified and independent character suitable to the na-
tural pride of a little nation, which has always been distinguish-
ed by its martial spirit.
It must be remembered that this people can recal in ill for-
tune the counsel given by our immortal Alfiere, of the family
of his Majesty's Ambassador at present at Paris—
" Siam servi si, ma servi ognor frementi."

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This people, the natural guardians of the Alps, have every
reason to fear the preponderance of Austria, from which they
have all to fear, and seek the friendship of France, which can-
not give them any uneasiness.
(From :he Journal de Debats of Friday.)
Al ADRID, .Mancit 22.
After the fall of Ugarte, that of a part of the Ministry seems
indispensable; so that the rise of the Marquis of Campo Sagrado
to be Minister of War, of M. Arjorna to be Minister of Grace
and Justice, and of M. 'Valladolid to the finance department, is
talked of more than ever.
For some days past there have been disturbances in the bar-
racks of the 3d battalion of the royal guard. The soldiers are
dissatisfied with the Government for having prolonged the du-
ration of their period of service beyond that fixed in the time
of the Cortes. They have, it is said, in consequence, uttered
cries in favour of the Constitution anti against the existing Go-
vernment. This affair is sought to be hushed up, to prevent the
i disagreeable consequences which it might produce in the army.
Letters from Cadiz announce that M. Caucelada, editor oldie
Commercial Journal of that town, had been arrested, and put
into solitary confinement, by virtue of an outer from Madrid.
His arrest is attributed to an article he inserted in his Journal,
in which he greatly praised the conduct of the people of Cadiz
On the unfortunate day of 10th March, 1820.
PARIS, APRIL I.—France has more than any other country
to gain by reciprocal freedom of trade With England. The nature
of the productions favoured by cur climate; the proximity
of the large market offered by England, the advantageous
prices at which we can sell, all make us desire to see
out communications with our neighbours placed on a
more liberal footing. England also loses much by pur-
chasing at a greater distance, and at a higher rate,
the commodities she might procure from us. The
triaths developed by Adam Smith on this subject will soon be
adopted by the people. There can be no doubt but a Revolu-
tion is taking place in the commercial world, which will, ex-
tend its influence even to th3se countries which do not adopt it.
Useless prohibitions, excessive taxes, onerous imposts, with all
the rest of the cumbrous apparatus of the old system, will fall
, . a ruinous weight on those governments which endeavour, in
vain, to prolong their duration. _
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FRENCH FrrNns.—PARIS, APRIL I.—Five per Ceius.
1021.50 c.; Bank Stock, 2,050.; Spanish Loan,s9i.—L'Eloik,
April 2.) , . .

HORRIBLE STottr.—At Ayny, Dt.partment of
Charente, on March 14, a youngman named 'Vague, 23 years
old, a farrier, living with his • family, consisting of his father,
mother, and an elder brother, after having breakfasted with
his parents very amicably, went to a schoolmaster of the
name of Besnard, and inquired of him ". low much it would
cost per. month to learn to read. and write, and calculate ?"___.
" Three francs," replied Bfanard. " Can I begin immediately ?"
asked Magne. " Whenever you like." During this conversa-
tion Magne had both his hands in his waistcoat pockets, and
all at once drew forth with his right hand a knife, recently
sharpened, and stabbed Besnard in the breast, exclaiming,
" Very well, then, then I will begin from this time."—
Magne then went out and was followed by 13esnard, who
had strenght to pursue him as far as the street and cry
murder.. The street being a remote one, 31agne reached
his own dwelling undisturbed, sharpened his knife, and
again leaving his house, met a Mr. Andre, a notary, whom
he also stabbed, so that he would have been killed, had he not
been protected by a double waistcoat. Mr. Andre pursued him,
and took refuge in the house' of Mr. Damond, a merchant. After
traversing several apartments, in which he found no person,
he jumped out of a whoow, and entered into the house of M.
Bouteland, an Advocate, and Ansistant juge de paix. A set-'
vent was at that moment at the window, and bleeding at the
nose. Magne went at first to her; but perceiving Mrs. Boutc.
land, he asked her where her husband was. He is gone out,
was the answer. I want particularly.to see him. He is absent,
I tell you. Have at you, then, said the young monster, and
struck her twice on the head with a knife. She was
pregnant, and after receiving a severe wound, fell
bathed in blood. The cries of murder soon collected a num-
ber of, persons round this madman, though nobody dared to
approach him. 'Hague, seeing the gen-d'armerie coming,
darted through the crowd, jumped over the wall of a garden,
and before he could he secured. stabbed himself twice in the
neck. He was then-seized and carried to prison. His wounds
ate not dangerous ; but the life of the unfortunate Iles: and is
4 despaired of.---(Joa,nal de, Debags.) •