The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-29 00:00:00

M. de Villele. Each claimed to be the rightful
owners, but the party of the Minister having the
gens d'armes as their auxiliaries, ousted their op-
ponents. The latter still maintained their right,
and in consequence two Quotidiennes—one for
Villele and the other for Chateaubriand, made
their appearance. The friends of the Minister,how-
ever, had again the advantage, for with the help
of the friends the gens d'armes, they strangled
the rival journal, and remained masters of
the field. AI. Michaud, the leader of the dis-
comfited party, appealed to the tribunal, and
after a long hearing obtained a complete triumph.
This trial not only exposes the outrageous in-
justice of the Minister in dispossessing the pro-
prietor, but covers him with shame and ridicule.
The Advocate who supported the interests of the
complainant was frequently applauded by the
auditory, and the decision was received with ac-
clamation. The successful party returned in tri-
umph to the bureau, whence he had been forcibly
ejected—quietly resumed possession—his oppo-
nents having sneaked off, and the Quotidienne of
Saturday appeared accordingly under new au-
spices. This is not the only defeat. The Mi-
nister seized and suppressed on the first day of
its appearance a Journal set up by the schismatic
Royalists in opposition to him. The proprietor ap-
pealed to the tribunals,and he too has completely
succeeded. Such was the effect of these defeats,
that a Cabinet Council is stated to have been
held on the subject. This may seem a little bur-
lesque; but that which would hardly excite a
buzz in London will raise a storm at Paris. It
was said of the old French Monarchy, that it
was controlled 44 by songs "—not by law. There
is still a third dispute of the same kind ; for the
French Minister seems to have declared war
against the Journals en masse. The question is,
the suspension or suppression of the Courier Fran-
cais for its spirit and tendency. A third defeat
would complete the disgrace of the Al inis ter. There
are some accounts in these papers from Greece,
which represent the cause of the Independents
as going on prosperously. A private letter from
Missolonghi gives some further particulars of the
lamented death of Lord Byron, and the honours
rendered to the memory of that illustrious No-
bleman by the Greek nation, throughout which
there appears to have prevailed an enthusiastic
admiration of his genius and character.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The following is an extract of a very interes
ing letter, dated in Smyrna, on the 16th of May
—" You will have known long ago that the Cap
tain Pacha is in the Arches,—what he is going to
do is carefully locked up in his own wise head,—
there is a report that he has attacked a small de-
fenceless island called Skiatho,—we don't think
he will land troops, or make much havoc in the
Morea.—The Pacha of Egypt's armament is more
likely to prove itself formidable. They say he
is making great preparations to assist his Sove-
reign in the recovery of Greece ; he is a man of
great abilities, and capable of achieving great
actions. There has been Et. vast number of
troops passing through Smyrna and the neigh-
bourhood to join the fleet : these lawless
bodies of men spread a degree of terror where-
ever they go ; our Pacha, however, who is a
powerful man, managed to preserve good order
in the city, and cleared it of their company as
soon as possible. Very few excesses were com-
mitted ; some few Greeks were killed, accounts
vary as to number; some say as many as twelve,
but I believe about half the number is near the
truth. Our Pacha sent these fellows to a small
town across the Bey, called Menemhen, on
their way to Fogio; here they commenced a
horrid massacre of the Greeks, and 'tis said they
slew above a hundred of them at Pergamas ;
they have committed great outrages. In about
another fortnight we hope to be quite clear of
these scoundrels, until then one cannot, with
perfect safety, go backwards and forwards to
Buonabat and other villages, although some
of us do it. Yet the Nery prudent remain
in town for the present; however, I think most
Turks will hesitate before they fire upon a
Frank ; at the worst of times they dared not do
it, and the present are times of tranquillity com-
paratively ; indeed, they are really tranquil in
Smyrna, for I have not seen or heard of a deca-
pitation since that of the Jew which I related to
you.—Of the Algerines you know more than we
do,—we have not heard that they have done any
mischief to our shipping, none of the vessels
come up with convoy, and no regular convoy is
appointed to conduct the ships up the Mediter-
ranean. We have had but little of the company
of British men of war lately, and although the
trade of Smyrna with England is so extensive,
we have no ship constantly here, and sometimes
are, for weeks together, without even a visit from
one ; whilst the French, whose commerce is far
less valuable, have always a strong force up here :
they have now eight ships of war in the 13ay, two
of which are large frigates. The Austrians have
two frigates, and the Dutch one frigate. In
these hazardous times, I think the Levant Com-
pany might induce the Government to place a ship
somewhere within reach, that we might consi-
der our castle ; as it is a pleasant thing to have
a safe place of retreat." If any argument was
wanting to prove that peace betwixt the Turks
and Greeks was impossible, the contents of this
letter are sufficient, for these scenes in Smyrna
and the district Sarichan furnish sufficient proof
that independence or butchery
is the only fate
which awaits the Christian population of the pre-
sent 'Turkish empire. The quantum of protec-
tion which the British fleet can at present afford
to British subjects at Smyrna, affords also no
very consolatory commentary on the correctness
of a speech
latelydelivered in the House of Corn-
ci sol a tory
mommons, wherein it was asserted by his Ma-
jesty's foreign Secretary, that, in no part of the
world was the British fleet not superior to that of
France.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The Dale of Sunday contains an article on the
subject of South America, the object of which is
to shew that, finally, the English Cabinet will
display " its love of order and legitimacy," by
taking part with Spain tgainst her revolted Colo-
nies. The facts and the arguments of this essay
are worthy of each other. It begins, with great

self-complacency, by referring to what it said a
month ago, as to.the impossibility of England ac-
knowledging the independence of South America,
" on account," as the veracious journalist states,
"of the defeat of Bolivar in Peru, the anarchy every
where prevailing, and the ridicule with which
England would be covered, if, at the time of her
recognition, Spain, as it is probable, should re-
sume possession of her ancient Colonies, and
bring them again under her rule." If, indeed,
these things should happen, and if, also, the
other facts had happened, the English Cabinet
might appear ridiculous to recognize as indepen-
dent, Powers so easily subverted by an enfeebled,
despised bankrupt, and hated Government, un-
able to maintain its authority even at home,
without the assistance of an immense foreign
force. But unhappily for the predictions of this
ultra legitimate, the facts upon which he bottoms
his reasoning having no foundation but in his own
distempered imagination. When Bolivar is
defeated, and anarchy—that is to say, the
anarchical despotism.of the old Spanish sway—
shall be every where prevailing, it will be time
enough for those whose eye-balls are seared at
the growing prospects of English power and
prosperity, to sing their /o Triumphe. The
Etoile, however, sees that 4C Mr. Canning is
following the same course with regard to the
Americans as he did with regard to Spain ; at
first menaces, then counsels, at last mediation."
Is it so really, or is this also a mistake of
the French scribe ? In the case of Spain, his
Majesty's Government declared explicitly and
peremptorily from the first, that come what
might, they would preserve a course of
strict neutrality. But just as explicitly and
as peremptorily his Majesty's Government
have declared, that any interposition in the affairs
of South America, by any Power but Spain her-
self, will be met by their immediate acknowledg-
ment of the independence of South America. If,
indeed, Spain unassisted can 44 catch Bolivar
and hang him," as the Etoile affects to sup-
pose it " probable " she may do, Spain has
clearly a right to do so, and England will not
interfere to prevent her ; but before Spain can
make the attempt she must either beg or
borrow money to fit out the expedition, and she
must entrust arms in the hands of her native sub-
jects. England has advised Spain, for her own
sake, to acknowledge the sovereignty of her late
colonies; but his Majesty's Government has ac-
companied even that advice with the distinct
announcement, that if Spain continue blind
to her own interests and the duty she owes
to her allies, their discretion will not be
indefinitely bound up by her absurd and hopeless
obstinacy. The whole article in the Etoile is such
an umningled tissue of
_folly and falsehood, that
we should not deign to bestow a notice upon it,
if we were not aware that dull and contemptible
as it is, it speaks faithfully the sentiments of
the ultra royalist party of the Bourbon monar-
chies, and indicates the actual disposition of the
ruling authorities, which they would manifest
by deeds if they dared. We can have no
more certain proof that the King's Ministers
treat this " as a purely British question," than
in the senseless abuse thus poured forth in
the disappointed rage of defeated malice against
Mr. Canning. Long may he earn such re-
proaches ! We have only to dread that he should
ever merit the praises of those who have esta-
blished " order and legitimacy" in wretched and
desolated Spain.

FOR. THE SUN.

VALUE OF LIFE.

„-
MR. EDITOR—The increased value of life in
England and Wales, at the present period, com-
pared to what it was in the middle of the last
century, is strikingly exemplified in the follow-
ing statement of Mr. KIRKMAN. The popula-
tion of England and Wales was as follows :--
.

In 1700... 5,475,000
In 1750... 6,41;7,000
In 1770... 7,428,000
in 1801... 0,168,000 and a mortality of I in 44.8.
In 1811...10,438,000 - lin 48.7.
In 1821...11,977,883 - lin .57.
From the above statement, it appears, there-
fore, that the population has been rapidly on the
increase, and that the mortality has no leSs ra-
pidly diminished. It seems, that the present po-
pulation of England is seven times greater than
it is supposed to have been from the 11th to the
14th century. But since this latter period it has
increased with still more rapidity. It is now
three times what it was about the close of the
17th century, and within the last 70 years it
has nearly doubled itself. The gratification
that must be naturally derived by this proof of
the increase of the national importance of the
country is .greatly increased by the pleasing cer-
tainty that the rate of mortality has diminished
nearly one-third within the last fifty years !
This truly considerable increase in the .value
of life has been, with much truth, attributed to
the more ample supply of food, of fuel, and of
clothing, to a greater degree of cleanliness among
the lower orders of society, as well as to a bet-
ter ventilation of the hovelling houses occupied
by almost every class of the community. To
these , efficient causes must be added, without
doubt, the diminished nature of some diseases,
andonore especially, the immense saving of life
occasioned by the introduction of vaccination.
A. P.

.
CLERICAL PROMOTION•—TIIP Rev. HENRY
LAW, son of the. Bishop of BATH and WELLS, to the Arch-
deaconry of Richmond, in the diocese of Chester ; and to the
Rectory of West Camel!, in the diocese of Bath and Wells.

UNNATunAt. MOTilEtt.—Wednesday last, a
woman with a male child, apparently about two months old,
came to this city as a passenger by Russells waggon, from Ash-
burton, and procured a lodging at a house in Sun-lane, remain.
ing there till Friday afternoon about four o'clock, when she de-
camped, leaving the child in bed. The people of the house
had not learnt her name, or business in Exeter, but, from a
strong provincial dialect, supposed her to he a native of Corn-
wall; on inquiry, at Russell's warehouse, she was found to be
simply entered on the way-bill as " a woman passenger."—
On Saturday, information of these circumstances was given
to the Corporation of the Poor, when Smallridge, their active
and indefatigable Beadle, was put on the alert, and, though
in the first instance without the least clue by which to trace
her, so successful has been his exertions, that she was apiTe-
hended yesterday by the police-officers of Devonport, to whom,
for their promptitude, great praise is due. We understand the
unnatural mother will be brought before our Magistrates for
examination to-morrow.—( Exeter Flying Post, June 24.)