The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-26 00:00:00

EBRITisn PRESS.

The news from Greece in the-French Papers,
which we received last night is, we regret to
say, of a very unsatisfactory nature. We are
afraid that there is no truth in the report respect-
ing the capture of Ibrahim Pacha. At the date
of the latest accounts he was still excamped nn
the plains of Tripolizza. It appears certain,
however, that the Egyptian Commander was
,wounded in an encounter with Colocotroni ; and
according to one statement he has been wounded
a second time in a battle of a more serious
character, the result of which is not announced.
In all the intelligence we have from the Morea
there is so much obscurity, that it is dif-
fficult to arrive at any knowledge of what is
passing there. All that we can learn of
the present state of the contest is, that Ibra-
him Pacha remained at Tripolizza, but whether
from choice or necessity we know not. One fact
also is quite clear, viz., that the Austrian Go-
vernment is lending its aid in every way to ac-
complish the subjugation- of the Greeks. The
Turkish transports, which are mostly Austriaii
vessels, are protected by Austrian ships- of war
from the attacks of the Greek fleet. It is re-
ported that the Pacha of Egypt is fitting out
another expedition, as powerful as the former.
From what source can he derive a revenue equal
to such expences ? All the profits of his new
cotton trade can hardly be sufficient to have
qualified him foAanother effort of the same mag-
nitude with that which he confided to Son's
command. We therefore disbelieve the fact.
We shall be able to form no accurate kidgment
as to the probable result of the campaign till we
have some official or authentic dispatches from
the seat of war. The state of Spain every day
approaches more nearly to its crisis. The Royal
authority cannot be much longer upheld without
the interference of France. Since the formation
of the camp on the frontiers the Monks have
preached more violently than ever against the
French: their sermons are filled with the strongest
provocations of the fury of the populace against
their late friends and allies, whom they now stig-
matize as insolent intruders. The King has
issued a Decree suppressing all the military and
permanent executive commissions, which were
established in all the capital towns of the king-
dom and the Balearic Islands, by order of the
Royal Decree of Jan. 13, 1824, General Mi-
randa is appointed second in command in the
island of Cuba. This General distinguished him-
self in dispersing the troops of Riego.

:TILE PUBLIC LEDGEtt.I
By the Turkey Mail, which arrived yesterday,
we have received advices from Constantinople to
the 26th, and from Smyrna to the 20th ult.—
The picture they draw of the affairs of Greece is
most gloomy, and, we fear, hut too correct. They
state, that at the date of the last accounts from
Tripolizza, Ibrahim Pasha was preparing to re-
sume his operations, though it is seated in one
letter, from which we subjoin an extract, that he
had actually broken up with his troops, and was
on the 9th within six leagues of Napoli di Ro-
mania. We suspect, however, the accuracy of this
intelligence, though it is said to be derived from
an English man of war, which arrived on the
17th at Smyrna, in eight days, from Napoli.—
i The reason of our doubt is, the impossibility
that the Pasha could have received the rein-
forcement of 5,000 men he expected from Nayarit],
in sufficient time to enable him to march before
the 9th ; and it is w holly improbable that he
would resume operations till he joined him.—
In the mean time, all the accounts concur in
anticipating the most complete success on his
part ; and we are really surprised at this, when
we reflect on the skill, ardour, and perseverance
he has displayed in this expedition. But our read-
ers, who have perused the accounts of his wanton
cruelties in several places, will be surprised to see,
from the following passage in one of the letters, that
clemency is one of the virtues he has displayed in
this contest :—" His clemency to the Greeks is as
much in his faiour as the discipline of his troops
is a terror to the Hellenists." One thing, how-
ever, is certain, that his superiority, from what.
ever cause he may have derived it, is now este.
blished beyond the possibility of a doubt ; and
it is unnecessary to add, that his reported re-
verses originated only in the ingenuity of his
enPmies. It is also a melancholy truth, that he
has found a powerful auxiliary in the divisions of
the Greeks, and particularly in the selfishness of ;
their Chiefs; and as they cannot restrain their ,
passions and vices at such a crisis, and in the
presence of so dangerous an enemy, the most
fatal consequences may be apprehended.

[NEW TIMES.]
There has been some very absurd writing in a
Morning Paper about a trial at Lancaster, where
Mr., Justice Bayley presided. The case vas one
of personal violence•. In the course of the evi-
dence, the principal witness admitted that several
liberties had bee❑ taken with her, and yet she
afterwards consented to accompany the prisoner,
resisting hint to be sure, but still only with the
resistance of " soft, reluctant, amorous delay !"
This of itself was sufficient to quash the case.
No Matt's life ought to be taken away on such tes-
timony as this---and Mr.Ju'stice Bayley, in order to
save time, intimated to the Counsel for tl►e Crown,
that the case, even imperfect as it Was, on her
shewing in Court, was besides contrary to the
woman's previous depositions, and the Counsel
agreed with his Lordship. On the evidence
ticed, which was all the evidence that could be
given in chief, the Jury acquitted the prisoner.
Now we humbly submit tht Judge, Jury, and

Counsel, altogether must have been better qua-
lified to decide on the merits of a case actually
before them, than a newspaper writer two or
three hundred miles off, giving his opinion on an
irresponsible and possibly inaccurate report. In
all cases where a crime is proveable only by a
single witness, that witness should be completely
above suspicion. In the particular species of
case, then, under consideration, there are many
circumstances which it is needless to recapitulate,
that render this caution particularly necessary.—
Mr. Justice Bayley appears to have exercised a
very sound discretion on this occasion.

[MORNING HERALD.]
As most things pall upon the taste by conti-
nual use, and the world is fond of variety, the
Catholic Agitators in Ireland begin to find that
people begin to tire of their long-winded, though
animated, orations; and that a farce which has
been repeated again and again, to overflowing
audiences, at last produces but " a beggarly
account of empty boxes." Whether this be the
case, or whether it be that the Catholic Barri-
sters think it right to have a vacation in politics
as well as law, the new Association (which seems
to be at best but a rickety bantling) has adjourn-
ed its meetings till Michaelmas Term ; though,
to save appearances, a sort of Committee of
Public Safety (which they have the disinge-
niousuess to call an" Education Committee") has
been appointed, in the mean time, to watch over
the avenues to silk gowns, and the other good
things, towards which the eyes of some of theSe
patriots are unceasingly directed. As this is the
first instance in which these people have shewn
any symptoms of forbearance and good sense, we
hail it with unfeigned satisfaction ; and if this
adjournment should lead to the virtual dissolu-
tion of this unwise and ill-starred confederacy, it
must be matter of sincere satisfaction to every
real well-wisher to the peace and prosperity of Ire-
land. We have so often descanted upon the utter
frishism of this association, that we have nothing
new to add to the proofs it has so often afforded
of its injurious tendency towards the cause which
it professes to espouse. Mo-t, happy shall we be
if the interval of repose which the members of
the Association offer themselves be employed
in calmly contemplating the folly of the past, and
the wisdom of an opposite conduct for the fu-
ture. Let them remember that selfishness is not
patriotism, and that one's own peculiar grievances
are not necessarily those of the whole community.
There can be little doubt in the mind of any im-
partial looker-on, that the progress of the Catholic
cause has of late been exactly in an inverse ratio to
the proceedings of its most prominent advocates,
and that the question of Emancipation would
either have been carried, or at least would have
made much progress in Parliament this year, had it
not been for the proceedings of the leaders of
this Association. We know how mortifying it
must be to a traveller, to find at the end of a
long and sultry day's journey, that, by taking
the wrong turning in the morning, he has been
all the while traversing the wrong road and
that he has no alternative but to occupy the
next day in retracing his steps to the point
from which he set out. This is precisely the
case with the leaders of the Catholic Associa-
tion. They have taken the wrong road from the
first; and have no other means or setting them-
selves right than by setting out afresh, or (which
would be most advisable) abandoning the journey
altogether. Instead of inculcating hostility to the
Government, and influencing and misleading
men's minds by erroneous views, let them culti-
vate harmony and peace ; let them probe the
real evils of Ireland, and not magnify the objects
of their own ambition into an importance which
they cannot rightfully possess. An Association
to investigate and to correct the real misfortunes
of Ireland ; to cultivate the arts of peace ; to sub-
due, and, as far as may be, to extirpate bad and
unruly habits and pursuits ; and who would have
the courage to tell the great landed absentees
how much of the misery of the country lies at
their door, would be a blessing, as this has beet+
a drawback to the country ; and such men would
ultimately acquire more honour and renown,
though not perhaps so much wealth, as the hunters
after silk-gowns.

EmoRNING CHRONICLE.)
On Saturday last we laid before our readers the
translation of a Proclamation, posted up at the
same instant, the 30th of July ultimo, on the
corners of the great thoroughfares in Lisbon,
Oporto, and Villa Real ; and front subsequent
advices we learn that the same was done in
Braga, Viana, and Ponte de Lima ; consequently
in the two principol cities of Portugal, and in
capitals of the 'three provinces Estrem:►dura,
Entre Douro e Minho, and Tras os 'Mutes.
From this circumstance, it would scent that
the very same spirit, which no less than
twice impelled a faction to attempt to tear the
Crown from the head of John V [., and deliver
it over to the noted sister of Ferdinand VII.,
has again appeared, under a new form. The
clerical cant, mixed up by the Apostolic Junta, in
all the hymns and pulpit exhortations, now re-.
sounding throughout Spain, distinguishes this new
production of the Portugues Levellers. The
scenes also daily occurring in the streets of Ma-
drid, and other large towns in Spain, may possi-
bly, ere long, be repeated ht the squares of Lis-
bon ; and who knows what will be the fate of that
King, who, although he is known not to possess
any of those ferocious qualities which belong, to
his brother-in-law, is, at the same time, so ex-
tremely timid, that, to avoid personal danger,
he may be induced to do any thing suggested
by the malevolent people who surround him.
The political phenomenon above alluded to,
was preceded and accompanied by a series
of symptoms, or rather instances of audaci-
ty, which, in such a country as Portugal,
must have .produced a great impression. One
of these we shall notice, although it loses much
of its effect by an explanation in English. The
term for a goose in Portuguese is Palo Real (lite-
rally, Royal Duck), and the same properties of
folly and stupidity which we charitably assign to
this bird are also assigned to it in Portugal.-1
On Saturday, the 30th of July (the day I
the Proclamation appeared, and which, -by,

the bye, was profusely posted up near the
Secretary of State's Office), there appeared,
nailed to the top of the permanent gallows,
erected at Caes do Tojo, the head of an enor-
mously large goose, the object of which exhibi-
tion was to give to understand that, in the opi-
nion of these disorganizers, this was the place
most fitted for the head of a weak and foolish
King. There it remained from Saturday after-
noon till Sunday late in the day. The ap-
pearance of the Proclamation, accompanied
by the above, and several other alarming
symptoms, originating with a party that has
kept the country in a state of agitation for
the last year, and the extent of which was not
known, excited great consternation in the city,
more particularly on a Sunday, as, besides, how
far the fidelity of the troops could be trusted was
not ascertained. Messengers were seen starting
in .every direction, and before noon the British
Admiral, who at the moment happened to be at
Cintra, 15 miles to the south of Lisbon, galloped
in, and hastened on board his ship. That and
the following nights his boats kept rowing in
front of the town, from Grilo to Belem, the two
extremes on the water side, evidently to watch
the movements of the conspirators.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.