The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

ing wealth of the nation creates as constant a de-
mand for game : and in the present state of things
the poacher is a necessary link between the sup-
ply and the demand. It is impossible, said Mr.
Peel, to prevent the Three per Cent. Consols
from eating pheasants. In .other words, where
there' is wealth there wilt be luxury ; and
as pheasants are a luxurious food, they will
be sought after; and the' more so, because the
prohibition enhances their value. As to the
other anomalies and inconsistencies of the Game
Laws, we have not time to enter into a twentieth
part of them ; but from what we have already
said, our Readers we think will see abundant
cause to conclude with Mr. Peel, that it is abso-
lutely necessary those laws should be revised,
and settled upon some reasonable principle.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
In a subsequent column will be found a confir-
mation of the important intelligence we' published
some days since, of the complete triumph of the
Independent cause in Peru. Nothing could be
more decisive than the battle, which has over-
thrown, we trust for ever, the sovereignty which
Spain had exercised so long and so vexatiously
over that fine country.—The news of this de-
cisive victory over the Spanish forces must make
a profound impressi.-a on such Cabinets as
had taken umbrage at the recognition of the
New States by this country. They cannot now
call the measure a precipitate one, as' the ques-
tion of their independence 'had been previously
and irrevocably decided. Neither can they at-
tach to it the name of selfishness, for any inte-
rests that we have in the political existence of
those vast regions, were before secured ; but we
had a duty to discharge towards them, which
could not be longer deferred without exposing this
country to the charge of injustice or pusillani-
mity. This charge Ministers have avoided,
without incurring the slightest censure, as far
as Spain is concerned ; for she can have sus-
tained no injury, where no practical right has
been assailed. Her incapacity to recover her
sovereignty had been long before made manifest ;
and, as she had stubbornly and haughtily rejected
our mediation, by which she could have made
the best arrangement that was possible in her si-
tuation, she has only to blame her own pririe
and unwarrantable suspicions for the decisive
course which events have taken. Next in point
of folly to this, would be her conduct, if she pre-
tended that this country should respect her absurd
pretensions,after the experience which she has had
herself of their ridiculous and impotent character.
Let us hope, therefore, that she will be induced
at last to yield to this, as she has been compelled
to do on many other occasions, to the imperious
law of necessity ; and that, as she cannot con-
troul fortune, she will bear its frowns with her
characteristic fortitude. Instead of blaming this
country for what has happened, she has only to
blame her own Government, whose outrageous
misrule has been the chief cause of this, in addi-
tion to her other calamities. As the French Govern-
met pretends to entertain the most ardent, and at
the same time disinterested, wishes for the welfare
of the Spanish Monarchy, we are only surprised
that it does not direct its attention to the master-
evil, which is notoriously the cause of its present
weakness. This would be a more holiest and
friendly course than to insinuate that it has ori-
ginated in any proceeding of the English Go-
vernment. Until it proceeds earnestly to cor-
rect the horrible despotism, which paralyzes all

the energies of the Spanish nation, it must
incur the suvicion, that this tyranny, with

all its enfeebling consequences, is far dearer to
it than the regeneration of the Alonarchy.

Therefore, as it has made its election, it must
stand to it, and take the burden upon its own
shoulders, instead of unjustly and meanly at-
tempting to shift it upon those of this country.—
[t beholds the grand cause of the miserable and
disgraceful part which Spain is acting, without
making the slightest effort to remove that cause.
On the contrary, it appears to use all its
influence with the view of consolidating it ;
and therefore it should be the very last to
complain of the effects. The remarks we
made above with respect to the French Go-
vernment, apply almost with equal force to
any other power that may have interfesed for the
purpose of restoring the despotism which has ren-
dered Spain as feeble as she is wretched. Such
of them as wished she would retain her rank and
influence in the world, should have exerted
themselves to repair the breaches which had
been made in her political system ; but in-
stead of this, when a hasty attempt was made to
repair them, they denounced it as a most dangerous
and rash innovation, and insisted that every thing
should be replaced as it was. 'We are not sur-
prized therefore to hear, that they have one and
11 declared that the recognition of the late Spa-
nish Colonies shall not interrupt the good under-
standing that had previously existed between
them and this country ; though, we are told, they
have coupled with this assurance an expression,
of their deep regret that the proceeding has
taken place.

There are letters in town from Odessa to the
11th February. The quotation of the price of
Wheat is the same as by the last advices.
The Sheriff of Stirlingshire's interference to
quell the disorderly conduct of the men at the
Redding and Brighton collieries, has not pro-
duced all the good results that were anticipated.
The proprietors have not yet had recourse to
the execution of the ejectments issued against
them ; but in many instances the workmen have
voluntarily removed with their families. The
chief cause of discontent is now alleged to be the
employment of those labourers who were merely
engaged in the absence of the regular opera-
tives. The labourers have been repeatedly at-
tacked, but they fearlessly continue to persevere,
and during their first week they wrought, each
man, nearly a ton of coal a day, or as much as
brought them c2s.-6.1-
rd. daily wages, which has in-.
duced many labourers to abandon their scanty
pay, and uncertain employment and join the coal-
workers. Nor do they require to worlc-
extra-
ordinary
long hours to earn this suit), as they g
them orpingy apd
down about. seven. or eight in.
come up h
-X four or live in the
.afternoon.