The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-05 00:00:00

fullest latitude to state his grievances ! but they
are the deadliest enemies of the right of petition
who use it as a cloak for direct and daring insult
to the assembled majesty of the nation. Is it a
petition to any man, or is it an insult, to tell him
to his face that be is corrupt, and that he is at
all times willing to support another person in
unprincipled conduct ? Yet such is the lan-
guage which both The Chronicle and The Courier
represent these pretended petitioners to have
held to the majority of the House of Commons.
The proper way to deal with such persons is, not
to reject their petitions, but to order them to the
bar of the House, to see whether any one of
them will dare to avow such language, and then
to let the law take its course.

[MORNING POST.]
Some differences have arisen between Spain

and the Dey of Algiers, in consequence of claims
set up by the latter to the property of certain
Jewish and Spanish defaulters who seem to have
received protection on the Spanish territory. The
Spaniards talked very big, and threatened the
Dey, if he should`persist in his claims, with a
declaration of war, a threat in which the Dutch
Consul also joined. The Dey, however, who ap-
pears to have justice on his side, replied with
becoming spirit, and at the same time with much
sense and moderation, and followed up his answer
by preparations for defence, which shewed that
he was serious in his intention of meeting the
hostility of Spain rather than sacrificing what he
conceived to be his just 'rights. The Spanish
Ambassador departed with this answer in the
frigate which had brought him, and matters re-
mained in this situation at the beginning of the
last month, as will be seen by the following
translation of a letter from Algiers, dated the
17th Rajet, 1237, which corresponds with the
7th of April, 1822.—" At the beginning of this
month, a Spanish frigate arrived here, bringing
an Ambassador from Spain. A week after his land-
ing, the object of his mission was still unknown ;
but at the expiration of that period the Spanish
Consul explained it, in the Ambassador's name,
to the Pacha, in the following terms The
three different claims which you have made on
my Government are not well founded. The pro-
perty of the Israelite comes into Spain through
ahran (a town), as well as the engagements of
our Spanish merchant at Algiers, are connected
with commercial transactions which have failed,
and in which you have nothing to claim. With
respect to the 3d, the loan which we owe to Jo-
seph Bakry, the Regency has no right to claim
the property of an individual, although he be her
subject. All she can do, in case we do not fulfil
our engagements; is to support him, but not to re-
ceive money for him. We admit ourselves to be
indebted to that individual, and what we owe
we shall pay to his heirs. These are points
to which you have nothing to reply, and, if you
insist on your claims, we shall declare war upon
you.' The Consul added other menances of the
same kind, and equally unprovoked. The Paella
replied in a calm and admirable manner, " Give
me legal proof of the bankruptcy of the two first
persons, and I will abandon my claims ; but, if
you cannot prove it, pay my demand. As to the
third case, the loan which you have borrowed
from Joseph Bakry, you say well it is to be re-
paid to his heirs, I have no intention to take his
property ; but, as the said Bakry owes a large sum
to the Regency, I must receive that which is le-
gally its due, and the rest shall be paid over to his
heirs, or to their trustees.—(Such an observation
from a despotic Sovereign, who unites all the
powers of the State in himself, is worth notice,
as it shows that he possesses just notions of com-
mon right.)—l must, therefore, insist on these
points of right, until you obey the dictates of
justice. As to menaces, beware how you make
them. lam ready for war if you declare it, and
to defend my rights."—The Consul quitted the
palace, the frigate sailed, and the matter remains
in this situation. On the very day of the
Ambassador's departure, the Pacha ordered
the fortifications of the town to be put in a
state of defence, and all necessary prepara-
tions to be made to repel an attack.—The
Dutch Consul then sent the following mes-
sage to the Pacha : ' Know, Seignor, that we are
the allies of Spain, and that if you go to war
with one country, you will have it with the other
too. If the Spanish Consul has quitted Algiers,
I shall also embark.' I'he Pacha, on this oc-
casion, very properly and wisely answered :
You ought not to meddle with the affairs
of others. if it is your intention to quit
my country, and to declare war against me.
do it by a written declaration, in which you
will state, according to truth, that hostilities
commence on your part. Then farewell, lam
ready to defend myself against all who may assail
me. Learn, besides, that the peace which exists
between you and the Regency, is on account of
England, and is due to the respect which we
have for that country, and not to your insulting
conduct.'—This second threat of war has also re-
mained without any result, and the Dutch and
Spanish squadrons have retired to Mahon."

SHOCKING CATASTROPHE.—A most melan-
choly and distressing scene presented itself on
Friday last, at Horif;ver's-quay, near Pentillie
Castle. A man having occasion to light the
lime-kiln, went down from the kiln head, as is
usual on such occasions, to make a hole, or what
is termed a chimney, with a rod of iron, when
he was suffocated by the gas arising from
the culm. A second man went down to his
assistance, who instantly shared a similar fate.
A third followed, and he also lost his life.—
A fourth man had still the courage to descend to
the assistance of his unfortunate companions ; he
took the precaution, however, to tie a rope round
his middle, but was no sooner down than he
dropped as the others had done. He was im-
mediately drawn up senseless, and after a con-
sideral3le time restored to life. The three men
who had descended into, the fatal kiln were
after much difficulty drawn up, but the vital
park was extinct. It is a lamentable ,circum-
stance that each of the sufferers has left a wife
to deplore his Untimely fate ; and the children
of the three families amount to twenty !—dstrong
appeal to the benevolence of the charitable and
• humane.—(Cornyvall Gazette)