The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

what he did. He proposed the health, of Mr.
Hume, with thanks for his exertions in behalf of
an impoverished people :" (i. e. of a people im-
poverished, according to Mr. Hume, by the all-
grasping, unfeeling, unsparing (Whig land-
holders.) 4.
[MORNING HERALD.)
The Congress seems to moderate its preten-
sions, and to assume an aspect less menacing as
it approaches the south. We no longer find in
the Continental Journals, under the controul of
those who are calledpar excellence—" the Great
Powers," the denunciations of chastisement
which they recently uttered 'against obnoxious
opinions and the independence of nations. Now
it appears the object of the Congress is not military
interference, but the interposition of good offices.
This interposition of good offices must, of course,
have a reference to Spain, and as it might, just as
effectually, have been exerted through Ambassa-
dors at Madrid, the Congress would seem tohave no
object at all. If the anticipations of its short
duration (only six or, seven days) in the foreign
Papers be correct, this would seem to be felt by
august Personages, and by the Ministerial Ex-
cellencies themselves ; and the journey to Italy
becomes little more than a tour of state and plea-
sure of two Emperors and their suites, in com-
pany, from Verona to Rome and Venice. An
Evening Paper says, emphatically, and as if au-
thorised from the proper quarter, that " the power
of Great Britain will not be called into offensive ac-
tion in the affairs of Spain," and then adds, that
" moderation and neutrality are her device."—
The first sentence seems perfectly true ; for we
believe it may be looked upon as resolved that
Spain is not to be invaded by Austrians and Rus-
sians ; but the second seems very questionable.
Is it possible, judging only on the face of the
thing, that if Austria and Russia resolved to in-
vade Spain, as the former did Italy, the device of
England should hi such a case be neutrality, as
in the case of Italy—that the British Govern-
ment should look on, whilst the Austrians and
Russians were occupying Spain with their troops
Let it not be supposed, that merely setting the
old despotism in Spain again on its legs
would suffice ;—it would probably not stand
a month, without the support of at least
some hundred thousand German or Russian bay-
onets. It is not likely that England is pledged
to Spain to support her independence by force of
arms ;—there was no necessity. The influence
of England in negociation, powerful as it still is,
and interested as she is, in common with most
other nations, in preserving peace, strongly ex-
exerted against aggression and invasion, was
pledge sufficient for Spain that there would be
no attack upon her independence.

TILE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.--The Chester
Chronicle contains a letter addressed to it by 'William Hare-
wood Folliott, Esq., of that city, of which the following is
an extract :—" It certainly was my wish and intention to so-
licit the inhabitants of this city to sign a Requisition to the
Right 'Worshipful the Mayor, to call a Public Meeting to
petition his Majesty to suffer the Parliament now prorogued to
November then to meet for about a week, for the express pur-
pose of repealing this abominable Act ; but as 1 am this day
informed by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of the Diocese,
that the person who introduced the Bill I allude to, would
immediately upon the meeting of Parliament move for its re-
peal, I relinquish my project."
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—Yesterday, as a little
girl, about twelve' years of age, was crossing
Kingsland-road, with an infant in her arms, both
were knocked doWn by the horses of a gen-
tleman's carriage, and although the coach-
man saw the children, he could not possibly
pull up the horses till they had passed over
them ; no doubt existed in his mind that
they were killed ; but, on his turning his head,
he saw them being assisted on to the path ; and,
on examination, • were found to be without a
broken bone or contusion, although both carriage
and horses had passed over them, without injuring
either, as very fortunately they happened to
lay between the wheels, whereby they were pro-
videntially saved.
DETERMINED SUICIDE IN HYDE PARK.—Yes-
terday evening an Inquest was held at the sign of
the Barley Mow, Mount-street, before T. HtGGS,
Esq. Coroner, on the body of Thomas Green-
land, aged 22, who shot himself with a pistol
on Saturday last, near Cumberland-gate, Hyde
Park.—lt appeared in the evidence of William
Ford, a boy, that -en Saturday, at half-past 12
o'clock, the deceased met him in Oxford-street,
and he asked whether he could write ? on an-
swering in the affirmative, he requested him to
accompany him to a public-house at the corner
of Duke-street, Oxford-street, where he pro-
duced a piece of paper, on which was written
" Thos. Greenland, No. 2, Bit-alley, Turnmill-
street, Clerkenwell," and promised witness
3d. to write some additional words—" Do
take great care of me, and convey me home
safe." On finishing it, they left the place,
after drinking a glass of shrub, and porter. On
their arrival near Cumberland-gate, the deceased
went into- the Park, and scarcely two minutes
had elapsed when the report of. a pistol was
heard, and the deceased lay prostrate on the
ground quite dead. James Eglesfield, the assist-
ant park-keeper, proceeded towards the body,
from which the head was nearly blown off, and
the pistol, which was shattered, lay 16 yards
from the deceased. The corpse of the young
man was removed to the workhouse, and his
friends were discovered through the medium of
the direction in his pocket. The mother of the
deceased was present, and produced a letter
which had been sent to her by her s-on ;it stated
that he had about 15 months back been married
privately to a woman from whom he had been
separated ; since that she had died, and the
event caused a severe impression on his mind.—
The insanity of the deceased was established
beyond a doubt; and the Jury returued a ver-
dict—" That the deceased shot himself, being at
the time in a fit of insanity."

Two young men, who were sentenced at last
Perth Circuit to be publicly whipped through
Dundee, suffered their punishment on Friday
week. A detachment of the Scots Greys from
Perth attended, and the executioner from Edin-
burgh performed the duty. The multitude was
immense, but their conduct was only remarkable
for its quietness. The criminals received three
lashes at 13 different places. They bore their
punishment with firmness.