The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-14 00:00:00

action is naturally pleasing to all men, and a
King once possessed of the liberty of tyrannizing
over his subjects, could not be expected readily
to have allowed them the liberty of censuring his
government, or of reminding him that they hatf
placed his ancestors upon the throne to be their
guardian, and not their oppressor. Hence it was
that no means were neglected to consolidate the
arbitrary form of government, which the ambi-
tious policy of Kings had, with time, established.
However repugnant to the feelings of national,
liberty such a state of things may be, when once
the system of standing armies was introduced,
it afforded to the rulers a most effectual engine
to keep down the spirit of the people, and to
enforce obedience to the laws which they chose
to promulgate ; but should necessity compel the
Monarch to, appeal to the nation for assistance,
then the latter, reminded of its power, resutnex
its ancient rights, and the whole fabric of arbil
Crary power necessarily falls to the ground.
The existence of arbitrary authority it, there'
fore, singularly precarious, and it can be preJ
served only by the strong hand of power. This
is a truth, of which the Continental Powers are-
duly convinced ; and it Is for the express pur;
pose of securing their arbitrary domination that
they have contracted an alliance, dignified with
a title certainly novel, and almost impious, as'
applied to mere political purposes. What po'''i
sible claim, indeed, has this alliance to the den°•
mination of Holy s It has been formed for no
other purpose but to sanctify despotism, to
guarantee the existence of absolute power ; to
extirpate national freedom and independence;
and to keep mankind in a state of the most de.
plorable barbarism and ignorance. If these ob-
jects which it has in view are conformable to the
beneficent intentions of a Providence which
has endowed man with the desire, and has be-
stowed upon him the means of attaining perfec-
tion, then, indeed, it may with some thew of
justice, assume the still somewhat novel, appel•
lation of Holy. But constituted as it is in reality,
and judging it by the line of conduct it has
hitherto adopted, it must be reprobated as calcu-
lated to prove highly detrimental to the good of
society in general, by the baneful infiueuce it ex-
ercises over each individual nation.

TRINIDAD.

A. P.

The sollowing is the answer of Governor
WooDFORD to the Petition of some of the Inha-
bitants of Trinidad, praying the Governor to sus-
pend the Order in Council :
" The Petition of the persons styling themselves the • Free
Inhabitants of the Colony' has been laid before the Governor.
and his Excellency feels himself called upon to express, in the
first instance, his concern that the Assembly at which it has
been adopted should have taken place, notwithstanding the dit-
approbation which his Excellency had, In the first instance, ex-
pressed of a meeting being called for the purpose for which it
was understood to be convened.
" The Governor, however, observes with satisfaction. the
admission on the part of the Petitioners of that obedience which
all inhabitants of the Colony owe to the Orders of the
Council.
• " His Excellency is happy to learn the determination which,.
the Petitioners have adopted, of improving the condition of
their Slaves.
"We cannot concur in the view which the Petition takes of •
the Order of Council, of which a draught has been publisbea
in the Colony. The points which it comprises were recom •
mended to his Majesty's Government, by the whole body al
'West India Planters and Merchants in London, as tit coneys-
lions on the part of the Slave Proprietors.
" Many of the provisions have. long been in practice in the
Colony, and others have been partially adopted, under,the
commendations transmitted by his Majesty's Government lest
year.
" The Governor is not aware of any laws, now in force, that
would warrant his suspending the promulgation of any Order
of his Majesty in Council, and more especiallyone that has re-
ceived the unqualified approbation of both Houses of Parlia-
ment, and that of the country in gederal. •
" The Governor, therefore, while he feels it to be his duty
distinctly to decline the solicitation of the petitioners, cannot
but express his regret at being unable to Allard a more favaar‘
able reply to the prayer of the petition.
" His Excellency laments that he should have felt himself
precluded from receiving the deputation of the petitioners,
which his grievous disapproval of the meeting compelled hum
to decline.
((Signed) " RALPH WOODFORD.
" Government.nouse, May 18, 1824."

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BIRTHS.
On the 13th inst., in York-street, Portman-square, the Lad!
of Thoutas bluebell Smith, Esq.' of a sou.
Yesterday, in Queen-square,, the Lady of Andrew Heal
Lynch, Esq., of a daughter.