The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-17 00:00:00

blunder or defection of yesterday, is exalted into
the precedent of to-day ;" but why does the
Journalist who makes the profound remark, con-
fine this pracice, which is universal, to the period
"since the death of Mr. PERCEVAL." We deny
that there is any good grounds for the limita-
tion, and we contend that the statement holds
good before the commencement of Mr. PERCE-
VAL'S career, as well as since his death. Indeed,
it is more forcible as applied to the anterior period
than the posterior period, inasmuch as the igno-
rance was then greater, and men reverence politi-
cal principles in proportion as they are removed
from the time of their adoption. The law itself,
of which the Standard implies the commands
are so reverential, was, and is throughout the
whole mass of its enactments, but a succession
of blunders exalted into precedents. Similar
contests of party to those which we witness and
censure, have always prevailed, though formerly
they were conducted with more heat than now;
and the laws which the Standard worships, were
consequently, in most cases, embodiments of
party passions.

What the Standard calls the principles of the
Constitution ;—the Reformation, as begun by
HENRY VIII. 'from diseased appetite, mortified
vanity, and over-bearing pride—as prosecuted by
EDWARD VI. from dreaming sentimentality,
under the influence of heads cunninger than his
own—and as completed by EbIZABETH, including
the statute of supremacy to protect her Throne
against a foreign force and a papal party ;—the
Church, which was founded on the partial re-
formation, and the change of dynasty which
grew out of the attempts to change the Church,
were all party triumphs, the results of contests
for superiority, not for truth or the public wel-
fare, which deserve no more confidence than the
blunder or defection of yesterday whenever they
interfere with the present welfare of the com-
munity. To those who seek in the permanent
natural laws which regulate society for the rea-
son of any proposed or existing enactment, and
have no more respect for what are called the
principles of the Constitution than for the blun-
ders of Earl BATHURST—except as they may
more conform to these permanent natural laws—
the observations of the Standard will be most
welcome, as showing that the force of truth gains
them powerful allies even amongst the chosen
leaders of their most vehement and bigoted
opponents.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Monday
have been received, but they contain no news of
political importance.

Advicee from L'Orient, of the 10th inst., state that the
Andromaque, 60-gun frigate, was launched in that harbour on
the Bth. The Vauban war steamer, which was to have an
engine of 450-horse power, will be fitted up with one of 540 ;
and the two transatlantic packets are to be of 450-horse power.
EA RTIIQUAKE.—The Courrier de Lyon of the 13th inst.
publishes a letter from Italy of the 4th, stating that the city of
Reggio, in Calabria, was nearly destroyed by an earthquake on
22d ult. The shocks were 15 in 'limber, the street of the
Marine was converted into one heap of ruins; most of the
houses were thrown down, and the rest were so damaged as to
be altogether uninhabitable ; the Palace of the Governor, the
Tribunal, the Prison, the Barrack of St. Augustine, the
Cathedral, five other churches, and various other public build-
ing,s, were entirely destroyed. The inhabitants had sought
refuge partly at Messina and partly at Naples.
The annual exhibition at the Louvre, of works of art,
opened on the 15th inst. ; 54,000 paintings and other objects
were presented, of which 1,800 were refused admission. The
jury of examiners have, however, reported, that this year's ex-
hibition will be very superior to that of last year.
Intelligence from Madrid comes down to the 7th inst. The
retirement from office of M. Gamboa was attributed to the
low state of the Treasury.
Some German journals return to what they have already said
relatively to pretended advertisements, which they state to have
been published by some French authorities on the left bank of
the Rhine, at Lauterburg. For instance, to invite Bavarian
moldiers to desert. We again meet the assertion
.pf these jour-
nals with the most absolute denial of their truth. We will add
that the Bavarian officer of the Gendarmes, on whose authority
the false statement was sprea-1, has been dismissed by the Ba-
varian Government. It has been discovered that his report
was made for the purpose of favouring some stock jobbing
scheme.
A letter from Toulon says, that four ships of the line were to
be got ready to convey four more regiments to Africa.
We learn in fact by a telegraphic despatch, that the Scipion
sailed for Algiers on the 12th of March.

• •••• ••• ••••1•
PARIS, MI net 15..—We have received the following letter
" Toulon, March 11.
"The detachments cantoned in the enviroz.s of Toulon,
have received orders to go immediately to Africa. The Scipion
will take 536 men of the 53d of the line, 314 of the 3d of light
infantry, 95 of the 24th of the line, and right officers. The
day after to-morrow the Didon frigate will take on beard 137
of the .1d and 10th regiments of artillery, 344 of 58th of the
line, 101 of the 17th of light infantry, and eight officers.
Numerous fresh troops are expected in the environs of Toulon.
General Galbois and General Schramm left Marseilles on the
10th fur l'ar;s."—Le Constitutionnet.
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EMIGRATION TO NORTH AMERICA.--1H the
" Correspondence relative to Emigration to Ca-
nada," presented to both Houses of Parliament,
comparative statements are given of the number
of emigrants arrived at 'Quebec since 1829 up to
1840, both inclusive. The grand total is 293,721,
of whom about 5,000 were from Nova Scotia,
Newfoundland, Havre, &c., and not less than
178,766 from Ireland, or nearly two-thirds of the
total number of emigrants from the United
Kingdom. The greatest number of emigrants
arrived in 1832, namely, 51,746, of whom 28,204
were Irish. In the previous year the number
was 50,254, and of these not fewer than 34,133
were Irish. The smallest number in any year
was in 1838. only 3,266, on account of the dis-
turbances in Canada then. The number of emi-
grants that had arrived at New York during the
last twelve years was 315,223.
RATE OF PAUPERS IN COUNTIES.—Tn a return
just made to the House of Commons, the counties
are arranged according to their highest rate per
ceirit. of paupers relieved to the population, and
the agricultural county of Wilts has the honour
of being at the head of the list, thus surpassing
every other county in England and Wales in the
number of paupers as comparell with the popu-
lation. The proportion in many of the Welsh
counties is also very high ; in the manufacturing
and northern counties, it is the lowest. The fol-
lowing list denotes the proportions :—Wilts, 14
per cent. on the population. Dorset, Sussex, Me-
rioneth, Radnor, 13 per cent. Bucks, Essex,
Anglesey, Montgomery, 12. Bedford, Oxford,
Hampshire, Suffolk, Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint,
11. Cambridge, Devon, Huntingdon, Leicester,
Norfolk, Somerset, 10. Berks, Hereford, Hert-
ford, Kent, Northampton, Westmoreland, Car-
digan, Carmarthen, 9. Gloucester, Lancaster,
Surrey, Warwick, York (E. R. and W. R.),
Brecknock, Pembroke, 8. Chester, Cornwall,
Cumberland, Durham, Middlesex, Northumber-
land, Nottingham, Rutland, York (N. R.), 7. Lin-
coln, Monmouth, Salop, Worcester, Glamorgan,
6. Derby and Stafford, 5.

ROLLS' COURT-(THIS DAY.)

JEW V. WOOD.

This case came on upon a motion to dissolve an injunction
which•had been obtained in an interpleading suit to restrain
proceedings by the defendant, Sir Matthew Wood, against the
Plaintiff, who was the tenant of a house, the right to which is
in litigation under the will of the late James Wood, of
Gloucester.

The case was similar to that of Wilkins v. Wood, the cir-
cumstances of which were reported in The Sun on the 9th inst.
Mr. Pemberton, Mr. G. Turner, and Mr. Walker appeared
for the defendants, Sir Matthew Wood and Jacob Osborne;
sir Frederick Pollock and Mr. Sutton Sharpe, for the heirs-
at-law ; and Mr. Kindersley and Mr. Gordon, for the plaintiff.
The arguments were not concluded when we went to press.