The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-23 00:00:00

[NEw TIMES.]

The English Fui►ds were in a depressed state
the whole of yesterday. Consols for the Account
opened at 851, and closed at 8594, both for.
Money-and the Account. Various rumours have
been in circulation to account for the depressed,
state of the Money-market, but, as usual, many
of them are too absurd to deserve notice. It. is
surprising that even the parties themselves,
spreading the reports can imagine the public will
credit rumours so idle. The scarcity of money
is much felt in the City, and the difficulty in
getting Bills discounted is considerable. With
such a general demand for money as exists at the
present moment, and what may be anticipated be-
fore the close of the year, it is not to be expected
that the Public Securities can advance much.
Exchequer Bills of 10001. and 5001. were from
par to ls. prem.; small ditto, par to 3s. prem.--;
In the Foreign Market a great deal of business
was transacted ; most of the South American Se-
curities receded, some of them near Two per
Cent. Colombian Bonds, which two days before
were above 69, were yesterday 654, and left off
66 ; Mexican Bonds. 714 to 69fl ; Bral Scrip,
111 dis. ; Chilean Bonds, 62/ ; Spanish Bonds,
161 ; French Rentes 5 per Cent. have declined
97f. 75c. ; Exchange, 25f. 15c.—In the Shares of
the different Companies there were some transac-
tions, but the value of these Securities did not
advance ; Anglo Mexican Mining Shares, 27,1
pm.; Anglo Chilean 11 dis.; Brazilian 21 pm.;
Bolivar, 15 pm. ; Chilean, 24 pm. ; Potosi,
14 dis.; Real del Monte, 105 to 100 pm. ;
Tarma, 20 pin. ; Australian, 111. pm. ; British
Iron, 71 dis. ; British Rock and Patent Salt,
4 premium.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The unconditional discharge of Carlile from
his long imprisonment seems to have given gene-
ral satisfaction, as being an act of sound disCre-
lion on the part of Government, as well as of
moral justice. There are certain feelings towards
persons of his unhappy cast of character, which
it is our duty as Christians to carry with us in all
our contemplations of them. A being whose mind
is so perverted as to lie lost to all those sublime
feelings which connect man with his Maker—
a being whose infidelity shuts him out from
all the consolations which Religion brings
with it in 'this world, and from all the
rewards which it promises in the world to
come—such a being is surely rather an object of
pity than punishment. There is in some minds
a hardihood of error that is invincible ; it is in
vain to unsheathe the sword of the law against
it ; for, where reason fails force will never suc-
ceed. The Gospel, moreover, breathes the spirit
of peace—never of persecution. It has been
beautifully remarked, by one who was an orna-
ment to the Christian Church, Dr. Jortin, that
". Christ never used anything that looked like
violence, except once; and that was to drive men
out of the Temple, and not to drive them in."

[MORNING MERALD.I
Nothing can be more deplorable than the
picture of the African coast given by the Ports-
mouth Paper, on the authority of accounts re-
ceived by a transport which arrived at that port
on Friday from Sierra Leone. The Europeans
in the British colony, as it is called, are described
as having been left in several places, suffering the

most shocking extremes of disease and mortality.
The savages called Ashantees threatening ano-
ther visit to Cape Coast—and the slave trade
carried on with more keenness,cruelty, and horror
than ever! There is something truly dishearten.
ing in the historical retrospect of the British
establishments upon the African coast. The first
disappointments marked by disastrous losses of
life and fortune,were endured and passed over, as
the lamentable but inevitable penalty to be paid
at first upon every colony where barbarism and
uncongenial climate are to be contended with.
After the Sierra Leone Company so completely
failed, the African Institution—a most respect-
able association undoubtedly—was to do wonders
for African civilization, and consequently for
British colonial trade. But there was still an
obstacle,—the slave trade. Well, this obstacle
was removed, as far as this country was concern-
ed ; and the prospects of colonial trade and Afri-
can civilization still remained as hopeless as
ever. But the slave trade was still carried
on, either by contraband, or, bona fide, un-
der the flags of other nations—and until this
was put down there was do hope for Africa.
It is now running close upon twenty years
that this latter war has been waging, by enact-
ments of felonies by the British Legislature, and
by almost incessant remonstrances and entreaties,
to Governments of other nations from the British
Ministry---and what is the fact?—That the colo-
nial establishments on the coast are in a state'
more de plora ble, more appalling than ever ;—and
that the homicide, or worse than homicide trade
is carried on with more inhumanity than before.
There can be little doubt that the attention of
Government has been given to Sierra Leone with
perfect good faith and earnestness—yet such is
the melancholy and hopeless result. The Afri-
can institution is a most respectable body, pos-
sessing zeal, talents, rank, wealth, and all the
naturally consequent resources ; but has it made
any material progress in carrying its own intentions
into effect P—The slave trade, if upon a smaller
scale, is still carried on with a degree of atrocity
and horror high wrought in proportion. Travel-
lers distinguished for enterprize, fortitude and
capacity, have perished in the pursuit, yet the
main points of geography of the African continent
are still undiscovered. Have the useful arts of
Europe been introduced among-the Africans to
any extent worth mentioning, or relations of trade
and amity been established ?—lt is strange, how-
ever, that though African civilization by means
of colonizing, seems hopeless, yet it is not itnpos-
sit& ; for an establishment of Mahomedans,
which settled there, diffused among the natives
the religion and useful arts of Mahomedanism.
But there seems to have been a disastrous
fatality attending the British establishments.
Some returns in the way of trade would he a
poor counterpoise to the exposure of human life to
disease and `massacre. But there is not even this
—all is sacrifice—and the annual expence is
considerable to the country. It may he said that
the experiment of African civilization will never
be fairly tried until the slave trade shall no longer
have refuge under any flag recognized among
nations.—But even so, there is no alternative
between bringing it
.lo tl►is test and abandoning
it altogether.

ROBBERY AND A RSON.-A most serious affair
was brought before the Strasburgh Court of
Assize on the 12th of this month. A man named
Laurent llerenberger, a labourer, was charged
with the double crime of robbery and arson. The
following is a summary of the facts, as they were
stated in the depositions of a great number of
witnesses. It appeared that, in the night of the
25th of January last, a quantity of fustian, in
pieces, and spinning cotton, was stolen from the
warehouse of a manufacturer, of Benfield, and it
was perceived that, after the robbery, and pro-
bably to conceal it, three looms in w hich the
goods had been deposited, had been set fire to.
This attempt at arson seemed the more connected
with the robbery, as the remains of burnt straw
was scattered under the looms, one truss of straw
was still entire, standing beside the looms, and
must have been brought there by some stranger.
No person connected with the establishment was
able to furnish the least clue to the robbers. On
the 10th February an individual offered for sale
in the market of Obernai a piece of fustian,
which he gave out. he had wove himself ; and when
some one who suspected him desired him to go
before a Commissioner of Police, he fled, abandon-
ing his goods, which, in fact, turned out to be part
of that taken from the warehouse at Benfeld. This
individual was Herenberger ; 6 witnesses identified
him on the trial. There were, besides, pieces of
fustain and cotton found at his house. The pri-
soner denied, however, having any thing to do
in the present affair, but admitted that he had
been concerned in many other robberies. Several
witnesses proved that he had for several years
past supported himself by robbery. It was
upon such weighty charges that Ilerenberger
was brought before the Court of Assizes. He had
M. Marchand for cgunsel, and his efforts were
crowned with probably unhoped for success ;
for, after a long deliberation, the Jury acquitted
him of arson, but not of the robbery. He was
condemned to twenty years hard labour, not for
the robbery in the warehouse alone, but for also
having stolen, on a previous occasion, a quantity
of oats and hemp from the post-master at Benfeld.
and which Herenberger confessed to. Two other
individuals, whom he had charged with being
accomplices, were acquitted.

It may not be generally known, that no cart
or waggon travelling on a turnpike-road is al-
lowed to be driven by children under 13 years of
age, under a penalty of 10s. on the owner.
A person suspected of setting fire to several
houses in Sommerval, in the department of the
Aube, and among the rest to that of a M. Lucas,
was found suspended on a tree with the following
label :-64 I pray the family of Lucas to pardo❑
me."

A few days ago a fine partridge deliberately
walked into the shop of Mr. S. Donn, at the
Post-office-, Woburn, Bedfordshire, and it being
post time, the little wanderer actually pas,4ed
between several persons who were waiting for
letters.

VIGO BAY.—The Enterprise has arrived at
Vigo Bay, and three ships were immediately dis-
covered. The bell was let down upon them, and
they were found entire. They are in mud, which
reaches to the gangway ; and six other ships,
king three more than was.expected, were point-
ed Out by the fishermen, and the bell w a,s to be
let dow► upon them in a day or two afterwards.