The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-02 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES.]
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The late hour at which the House of Com-
mons adjourned, and the length of the Debate,
leave us neither space nor time to remark upon
the system of petty and piece-meal attack which
the opponents of his Majesty's Government are
substituting for the fair and honourable oppo-
sition of English Gentlemen and enlightened
politicians. It is obvious that no possible care,
no excess of economy, can prevent motions for
the reduction of absolutely necessary expellees.
The wonder is that any persons can be found re-
gardless enough of candour and liberality to pro-
pose that the labourers in the public service should
be deprived of the reward due to their exertions.
By such attempts the •most .shallow of observers
only can be duped ; for while it is clear
that such proposals are inconsistent with jus-
tice, it is equally evident that to project
and put them forth requires neither exten-
sive knowledge nor distinguished talent.—
The veriest blockhead may in five minutes plan
reductions, which the wisest and must power-
ful statesman could not in as many years carry
into effect without causing great public inconve-
nience, and, ultimately, increased expenditure.—
The disposition to interrupt the course of public
business by every possible shift and expedient was
strongly shown last night. We have given in
another part, as exactly as we could learn them,
the divisions which took place after the Gallery
was cleared. The first, 107 to 36, was upon the
proposition of Mr. Hume, to take 25 per cent.
from the Salary of every Clerk in the Navy
Pay Office. It was probably foreseen that
such a motion must be lost by a great ma-
jority, and recourse was had to another means

of causing delay—by moving that the Chair-
man should report progress. In consequence,
however, it is said of Sir W. de Crespigny (we
believe it was that Gentleman) being rather slow
in his motions to adjourn the Committee, the last
of the five divisions, we understand, was on Sir
J. Osborne's original Vote, which was carried
by a majority of 94 to 21.

CLERGY ORPHAN CORPOR,ATION.—The Anni-
versary Meeting of this Corporation, for clothing,
maintaining, and educating Poor Orphan Chil-
dren of Clergymen of the Established Church,
was holden at Free Masons' Hall, on Tuesday
last, at which the Lord Bishop of LONDON pre-
sided, and which was, as usual, very numerously.
attended.

On this occasion twelve Children were admitted into the
Schools, and it was determined that an additional number,
not exceeding six, should be elected at the ensuing Quar-
terly General Meeting in MaT. By the report made that day,
it appeared that there were then between 90 and 100• Children
in the Schools; so that it is a matter of great congratulation
to observe, that the Society is enabled annually to increase
the number of its admissions, though not to the extent that
might be desired.

Several very excellent addresses were made to the Meeting
in the course of the proceedings of the day, particularly by
the Bishop of -London, Lord Kenyon, Chief Justice Abbott,
Archdeacons Wollaston and Bloomfield, Mr. Wilson, M.P.,
Mr. Gaselee, &c.

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There were also present at this Meeting, the Bishops of
Chester, Gloucester, Llandafr, and Exeter ; Lord Aston. the
Hon. and Rev. Mr. Tiirnour, Justices Park and Richardson,
Sir Christopher Robinson, Mr. Archdeacon Nares, Doctors
Brasfield, Hollingsworth, Moore, Shepherd, Wahnesley, and
Yates, Mr. Round, &c.

K OPFF, the Bank-Agent at Leipzig, who made
his escape last Summer, and was arrested in Lon-
don, had sentence pronounced upon him on the
Sth ult.. He is to be imprisoned 10 years in the
House of Correction, and to be publicly exposed
in the Pillory. While he was being conveyed
from the Senate House to Prison, he contrived to
slip away from the Guard : he was, however,
soon retaken. Being interrogated as to the mo-
tive of his flight, he replied, " that he might
avoid misery by drowning himself." His poor
aged Mother, who would have accompanied him
to America, is now ill in the Infirmary.