The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-12 00:00:00

directed against, the power, the crimes, and the
dominion of Islamism.

We shall never be found to palliate the guilt
of Public Defaulters, but we will never add to
the weight of misfortune. A distinction should
he made between those who are the victims of
their own extravagance and folly, and those who
suffer by the treachery of their official subordi-
nates. The Defaulter who lately fled to Ame-
rica eventually proved the victim of his own
misconduct, and has justly suffered for his own act
and deed. The case was different from that of the
Gentleman usually styled ANACREON MOORE. He

confided in his official inferior, who betrayed his
trust, and rendered Mr. Mooße responsible. The
same appears to be the case with Mr. THEODORE
HOOK, who seems to have been equally be-
trayed by his Deputy. That Deputy cut his
throat when the embezzlement was discovered ;

und it will hardly be supposed that he was

bribed to commit suicide by his Principal, or that
• Ile gratuitously did so with the generous view of
securing the latter from all suspicion. The crime
of self-destruction seems, however, to be a de-

rnonstration of the guilt.—As far as can be
inferred from the Parliamentary Papers, Mr.
HOOK seems clearly to prove that he had
not access to the place whence the money
had been taken, and this prevention, coupled
with the suicide of his official subordinate, must,
in the opinion of all liberal minds, operate in his
favour. We find, however, that the Party wri-
ters have this day attacked his character, and
presumed his guilt. Surely it would be candid
and just to wait for the decision of Government,
and not to prejudge a question on which the de-
fence seems to be probable.—But Mr. HOOK
is suspected by those writers of being the author
of a pamphlet in defence of Sir HUDSON LOWE,
on his treatment of BUONAPARTE, and of being
one of the literary supporters of Jour/ Bum--
We are by no means disposed to justify or pal-
liate the alleged severity of Sir HunsoN LOWE 1

towards his Captive, and we rather think that
some explanation is demanded on the part
of the public ; but it will ever be a crime
in the opinion of the factious writers to cen-
sure BUONAPARTE, who treated all regular Go-
vernments with contempt and outrage, and
the writers alluded to have suffered too much
under the lash of JOHN BULL not to feel a ran-

corous spirit of revenge towards those who are

suspected to have had any concern in that spi-
rited and patriotic Journal, which has opened the
eyes of the Country to the artifices of FACTION,
and held out to merited contempt and ridicule
its leading Patrons, Partizans, and Promoters.—
We shall at present drop the subject, with this
admonition—

" Hear all, and then let Justice hold the scale."

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.

Letters have been received from Odessa, dated the 15th
:March, by Gentlemen of the highest respectability, and whose
information is good. From this source it is learned, that on
and previous to the 11th March great excesses and disorders
had been committed by the Asiatic troops in Constantinople :
that the Sultan had ordered all his subjects to be armed, and
that the English Ambassador and the Austrian Internuncio
had been treated in a manner which was inconsistent with their
high rank,—Letters have also been received from Trieste,
dated the 27th March, confirming the victory gained by the
Greeks, in defence of their liberties, over the Turks, in the
Gulf of Lepanto, in its fullest extent. They also furnish an
additional confirmation of the Porte having rejected the Rus-
sian ultimatum.—A Dutch Mail arrived late this afternoon,
which brings letters from Amsterdam and Antwerp, dated so
late as the 9th current. A decline had taken place in both
these cities in foreign securities, and not a doubt was enter-

tained of an immediate war betwixt Russia and Turkey.—
Private letters state, that the rejection of the Russian Ulti:

tnatum by Turkey would be received at St. Petersburgh about
the 20th Morch ; and the writers of these letters consequently
expected to hear what impression this rejection had made on
the Russian Court by the first post, the last letters from St.
Petersburgh being dated the 19th March. At Amsterdam,
liopE's Spanish 5i per Cent. Loan had declined to 613 and
Liteur TE'S 5 per Cent. to 66. At Antwerp, HoPE's Spanish
Loan had been so low as 60, and all Foreign securities in
Holland were equally depressed.—This was the settling day at
the Stock Exchange, and no public defaulter has been de-
‹ared. The account commenced on the 14th February at 783,
rescued 318 on the 20th March, fell to 774 yesterday, advanced
this day to 784, and finally was closed at about 774. The ae-
%Tit for the 21st May next, commenced on the 28th March,
at 80i, was done this day at 784 in the morning. The Bulls,
11 a great effort, advanced it to 784 ; but, on the arrival of the
Butch Mail, it suddenly fell to 78. The Courier containing
ho foreign news, it closed at 74—No news later than Monday
from Paris have been suffered to transpire, though little doubt
Can be entertained of the Tuesday's price of the Fives being
privately known. Here, this day, one sale was made at 87f.
tx. 25f. 30c. At Paris, the latest price publicly known
is 86f. 45c. In the foreign market there was a great bustle,
but business was not done to any great extent. The Spanish
Bonds, which yesterday varied from 8 to 9 per cent. were
rather steady ; for, though in the morning there were no sellers
at 64,1, the closing price of yesterday, yet no improvement on
this price could be quoted at the closing of the market. The
Value of every other description of foreign funds is entirely no-
Mina' ; for, in the event of war, little confidence is placed in
them, with the exception of the Columbian bonds, which have
acquired additional strength from the acknowledgement of the
United States of the Independence of South America, and from
rumours that England is about to imitate this good example.
The effects of a European war on the present condition of Eng-
IFind are universa4 discussed in the City, and many very in. ,