The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-10 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES.]

It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report
that there is too much reason to fear an unplea-
sant -rencontre may take place (unless speedily
prevented) between Mr. Abercromby and one of
the Gentlemen of the Scotch Bar, who conceive
themselves to he injured by his expressions in the
debate of the 25th of June. Two letters to Mr.
Abercromby have,already been published, one in
The Courier by Mr. Menzies, and the other
in the shape of a pamphlet, by Mr. Hope.—
Not wishing to exasperate the feelings of either
party, we shall abstain from quoting the expres-
sions which have any personal allusion. We
have no doubt but that Mr. Abercromby meant
solely to discharge a public duty, though we
must say, he appears to have been extremely un-
fortunate in his means of obtaining information,
and perhaps somewhat precipitate in trusting to
the information he received, without more minute
inquiry. These, however, are errors (if errors
they may be called) which admit of an easy and
amicable explanation ; and we trust that such
will be the result of any further discussion
that may arise on this unpleasant affair. Already
have the political disagreements of Scotland oc-
casioned to Society too painful a loss in the death
of an amiable, accomplished, and high-spirited
Baronet. It s time to look back with candour
upon the origin of these dissensions, that we
may look forward with liberality to their ter-
mination. It is a nototious fact, that one party
had for years wielden the weapons of satire
and calumny, almost without resistance ; and
that the other party at length took up the pen
in their own defence. When those who had
long
,been monopolisers of scandal felt their
shafts retorted upon themselves, they exhi-
bited an almost ludicrous sensibility 'to the
pain of the infliction, and described in wild and
exaggerated terms the injury they bad sustained.
Thus The Beacon was described as the most
flagitious paper ever published ; and yet when
Lord Archibald Hamilton brought an action
against the Proprietors, and laid his damages at
Five- Thousand Pounds, an impartial Jury
awarded him One Shilling ! The Beacon was,
in fact, mild and gentlemanlike, compared with
The Scotsman; just as John Bull has not
wantoned in, slander, or abused the power
of the Press to purposei of malignity, one
thousandth part so much as The Thnes.—
After Lod Archibald's verdict, it would have
been wise in the friends of Opposition to
have left the Press of Scotland .to itself; more
especially as there are several judicial proceed-
ings now pending in that country, which cer-
tainly ought to be kept as free as possible from
all .external influence. In the end, the Opposi-
tion must be content 'to allow their adversaries
the same Liberty of the Press which they them-
selves claim.

THE EARL OF Po RTSM OUTIL—We are informed
by •a Correspondent that the Earl of PORTS-
MOUTH, who has been for several months past in
Edinburgh, arrived at the seat of Lord GRANT..
LEY, in %Surrey, on Thursday last, in company
with Mr. NORTON,IIiS Lordship's nephew.—Since
Lord PORTSMOUTH'S arrival, his Lordship has
been brought up on a writ of Habeas Coipus, on
-the application of her Ladyship's family, before
Mr. Justice BAYtEY, where it is understood his
Lordship dischised.circumstances of cruelty and
indignity Practised on him at Edinburgh which
had induced him to leave Scotland, and volun-
=tarily place himself ,under the proteetion of his
Noble Relative, and that his 'Lordship declared
'bk would never return to those persons by whom
he ha§ been so cruelly used. His Lordship left
the Learned Judge's house, accompadied by
WALKER Smunow, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, and
Lord GRANTLEY'S nephew. We understand that
the facts made known to the Learned Judge are
likely to be shortly brought before the Public.—
(Morning Post.)

From the LONDON GAZETTE of July 9.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.

J. Coppard, sen. Mitcham; Surrey, drug-grinder, from July
16, to July 27.
J. Hirst, Greave, Yorkshire, merchant, from July 16, to
August 12.