The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-15 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Quotidienne of Saturday, Nov. 12.)

Manua), Nov. I.—A great subject of conver-
sation at present is a grand expedition, for the
furpose, it is said, of recovering our American
colonies. It_is affirmed that the Sovereigns of
the Holy Alliance are inclined to favour,. with all
power, such a -project, and that they would
ven afford assistance in money. it is certain
that in several' of our ports great i‘fforts are em-
ployed, in -repairing and building ships of war.—
A ship of the line has just been launched at
'Cadiz, and 'another is on the point of being so.
It-is evident, that if Europe does not assist Spain
40 recover its revolted possessions, the produce of
the mines, and all the commerce of America, will
_go to increase the commercial power of England
already so colossal. France, more interested
-than any other in supporting us, appears not to
;perceive the encroachment of England. When it
-shall awake from the sleep in which it seems to'
:be plunged, it will perhaps be too late. Yet it
iias a Frenchman who said," Le trident de Arep..
4une est le -sceptre da monde."
• (From the Etoilc, dated Sunday, Nov. 13.)
PARIS, Nov. Ic2.—The Marquis of Hastings
'vas admitted on Wednesday to pay his respects
-,to the King at Fontainebleau, and had the honour
to dine with his Majesty.
hurt, Nov. s.—Our letters from Madrid leave
no doubt that all the friends of M. Zea are on
the point of being dismissed from the Admini-
stration, with the exception, however, of Cala-
tuarde, who is known to be the Corypheus of the
prevailing Apostolic party. An extraordinary
courier has passed through this morning on his
way to Milan : we presume that he is the bearer
of dispatches to the ex-favourite Ugarte, and to
reeal him to Madrid, where he will probably fill
-.some important office.
The Marquis of Mataflorida, who has been
banished for these two years, to whom the French
Government had given orders to quit the king-
dom, to go to Burgos or to Lille, and who, as
we learn from persons coming from Bayonne, was
on the point of quitting that city to go to- Nice,
has received, as we-are assured, permission to re..
turn to Spain. It is very probable that M. Ma-
tafloritla will also have some great employment.—
(Indicateur.)
FRENCH FUNDS—Pants, Nov. 12.—Five per Cents.
10c.—Three per Cents. 67f. 70c.—Bank Stock, 2,120.
Rente de Naples, (Cent% Falconnet), 83f. 50c.—Rente d'Es-
pang, 10E—Royal Spanish Loan, 49E—Haytian Loan, 832 f.
50c.—Exchange on London, one month, 25f. ; three months,
24f. 80e.—(Court Authentique.)

TO THE- EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stn—ln your paper of Thursday last per-
ceived a very useful Letter, under the signature
of " ANTI-QUASSIA," on the present unnecessary
rise in the price of Beer, at the same time I fully
agree in the substance of his statements, I -coll•
ceive he skimmed but lightly over the surface of
his subject, and did not state more than a par-
tial account of the oppressions heaped upou
Licensed Victuallers. He stated the high price
of malt and hops 20 years ago, that beer was
then but 455. the barrel, though it is now raised
to 504.; but he neither touched on the duty of
2s. 6i. a bushel being taken off recently, nor on
the late productive barley harvest, which, if lie
had done, he would have made out a stronger
case against the itionop* of those who say they
brew the beer proportionally stronger, but of
which the consumers are totally ignorant. _ _

I fully agree in his remarks on the partiality
of licensing, and the wickedness of granting new
licences to thief houses, who serve at all hours
and to the worst characters in the community, as
'well as the licensing of notorious Brothels.—
BeMde all this, brewers or distillers in the Com-
mission are too
,modest to attend on licensing
Clays, they are like great men in another place, are
.represented by proxy, while the Courts of Law
inform us that Licenses were withheld improperly
from an industrious man,and thus he was effectually
.ruined. Justice under similar forms has been ad tni-
vistered to more than the unfortunate Al ECK, and
-witch wo refer to the investigations on the Licens.
log system in the East end, we are led to suppose
that justice has fallen asleep, and requires Pay:-
iiamentary fprce to awake her. In addition to
the connection between Brewers and Licencers
the barbarity of withholding Licences from some
houses while those of ill-fame are not objected to,
1 shall try to caution those servants and small
tradesmen who get a little money, and who think
they must at once become rich when they get a
public-house, but who soon find out the differ-
ence. The first step is to call on a conscientious
art ~of gentleman called Brokers, whose in-
.quiry is, " How much inoney haVe you
when that is ascertained, they go round to the
Brewers. They hit• upon something to suit, the
Htt-Ewurt and the BROKER agree, the rotten
sticks, old shelves, and live stock, are stuffed into
an inventory, and eating and drinking commences.,
The opposing Brokers cannot agree, a third is.
called in, and eating and drinking continues.
The thing is settled, the rotten crockery, &c.
paid for, the novice finds himself plucked, no
,money to go to market, the Brewer, Distiller, and
.Liquor Merchant send in what goods they please,
and with empty"
.pockets he at once becomes a
:Licenced Victualler. He is supplied pretty
fairly for a while, they see no great prospects of
an ignorant. man's success, he gets worse goods
.and worse trade ; the house falls off, he tries to
get clear of it, which if he cannot do, judgment
upon the warrant of attorney accompanying the
mortgage deed is executed, and the Sheriff be-
comes the final arbitrator.

This is a part only of the system, which ex-
posure 'alone is likely to remedy ; and therefore
.allow me, in the name of the Licensed Victuallers,
to thank you for giving the subject admission
'into your Journal, and which, no doubt, they
will greatfully acknowledge.
MALT AND HOPS.

HANHAM v. HANHAM.

[The following statement as to the origin of
this cause has been sent us from a quarter appa-
rently well informed on the subject. Of course
it is not our intention to Touch for its truth, and
therefore we can only say, our columns shall be
open to the other party to answer the allega-
tions here made.]
Our Readers must have noticed t'ie report of an extraordi-
nary proceeding in the Court of Arches, HANiiam versus
HANHAm, which was reported in most of the Morning Papers
of Friday last, and which occupies the attention of the higher
circles in a very unusual degree. We have heard, upon the
most undoubted authority, that the whole of the charges pre-
ferred by the unfortunate lady have arisen in misapprehension,
operating upon a highly-excited mind. Mr. Hanham is charged
with the inhumanity of refusing his wife permission to visit her
sister on her death bed, and of having introduced Mrs. Hanhxtri
to her room when she was dead, without preparing her for or
informing her of that event. We say, if this charge has been
preferred, it will not be difficult to trace the whole of the pro-
ceedings to the cause before alluded to ; for it is notorious to all
the world that the departed sister had no last illness or any illness
at all but that which was declared as the cause of her death by
the verdict of the Coroners's inquest. We are happy in remem-
bering that these charges were not made upon oath, and that
the whole proceedings are ex-parte. As to the unbonntled vo-
lubility of Dr. Lushington's tongue, and the liberties he takes
with presumption and inuendos (not even alleged in the libel
itself), it recurred to many persons in Court that the late
Queen's Advocate must have well understood the private and
personal character and wishes of his female clients.