The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-20 00:00:00

THE POPE AND PARADISE.

PARIS, SEPT. 17.-13 y a letter from Rome of
a very recent date, we learn that the fifty and
odd churchmen who were the cardinal's hat
had not yet decided who of their numlrer should
be selected as St. Peter's successor. Meanwhile

he capital of the Catholic world was as much a
scene of intrigue and corruption as an English
close borough before an election. The Austrian
influence was said to be exerted to exclude Gonsalvi
from the papal chair ; and the French Ambassador
had procured the political annihilation of Cardi-
nal Fesch. Some speak of Zurla, who is a kind
of savant, and has written a book on geography,
but being a Venetian, he detests the Austrians, and
is likely on that account to be set aside. It is
most probable that the Sacred College will fix
upon some meek old dotard, who will give
them little trouble while living, and will soon
have the civility to depart, and leave the
triple crown to more ambitious competitors.—
It will be difficult to find in every respect a man
more to their mind, or a man better calculated
for his high office, than his late Holiness ; and
yet, strange to tell, it is reported at Rome, that
he has not gained that ready admission into Pa-
radise which his mild reign and pious services
would seem to have merited in the eyes of our
Catholic brethren. It is well known that from
his advancement to the Pontificate, Pius VII.
was governed by Gonsalvi, and that Gonsalvi
was governed by his Secretary. On these facts,
and the late conduct of the Secretary, a story has
been framed respecting Iris
noise
deceased
which at present makes a great in the ca-
pital of Christendom. It is stated in this story,
that when Pius VII. died, and went according
to custom to knock at the gates of Paradise, St.
Peter, as usual, appeared to demand " Who was
there 2" Pope Pius of course told his prede-
cessor what had happened, and bebegged admis.
St. Peter said he had no objection to receive
him, but asked a little delay to consult superior
authority. lie accordingly went to the Virgin Mary
and delivered the message. The Virgin ex-
pressed some surprise at the delicacy of his
Holiness, and said that he might of course open
the gates and come in without asking questions,
for he himself had the keNs. St. Peter therefore
returned, and desired his Holiness to use his
keys. Pius VII. replied, that he had left them
with Gonsalvi. A celestial messenger was im-
mediately dispatched to Gonsalvi, the late
Pope standing all the while shivering at the
bate.
The expedition was useless—the keys
were not to be found. Gonsalvi said, that they
were in possession of his Secretary. Search was
immediately made in the house of the Secretary,
but it was found that he had disappeared a few
days before with a celebrated ballerina or opera-
dancer, and had carried the keys along with
him. Pius VIE. is therefore obliged to stand at
the gate till the Secretary be found. If this
story should seem to savour of irreverence to
wards the Catholic faith, or to betray an unbe
coming levity towards its late venerable Chief
be it remembered that it is no Protestant inven

tion, but was hatched in the Vatican, and passes
current among the members of the sacred College
and existing fathers of the Church.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Bow STREET.—Yesterday ten bakers were summoned by
Johnson, the common informer, for selling bread without
weighing it in the presence of the buyer. 'Two of them were
convicted in the mitigated penalty of 40s. and costs, and the
others were dismissed on the score of informalities.

MARI.IiOROITGII STREET.—The attention of the Magis-
trate was yesterday called to the case of a fire, alleged to have
taken place on the night of the 16th instant, at the resideneeof
the Dowager Countess of Stamford, in Charles-street, Berkley-
square. The application was made by the Qverseers of
the parish of St. George's, to compel her Ladyship to pay the
usual reward of 30s. to the keeper of the parish engine, who
attended upon that occasion. A numbertlf witnesses of various
denominations, including turncocks,. sweeps, watchmen, &c.
appeared on the part of the. parish to prop up the case, who
stated that they saw smoke, sparks, and flames issuing from
the chimney of her Ladyship's scullery, and on the other hand
a host of her Ladyship's household, consisting ofhuder, foot-
man, scullery-maids, &c, backed by one llow-street patrol, at-
tended and positively swore that they did not see any
YshiN she was determin-
ed of fire from_ the mid scullery chimney, but that it was
then, as it had ever been, a regulated sort of
very peaceable well reg ,
chimney. Amidst this conflict of opinion, the Magistrate de-
cided' that those persons who saw ,a fire were much better evi-
dence than those who did not
araawarded that her Ladyship
g Latl
was bale to the demand. Her Ladyship's brother now said,-
he was instructed to state to his Worship, that in the event of
the case being decided a ainst het.
ed to appeal against such decision. ._
. IlAvrox-Gmittlix.—Svertil publicans were fined for hay. '
ins their houses open after twelve o'clock.

AFFAIR OP 'HONOUR.—In consequence of a
in the morning, Sir HENRY
misunderstanding
LIPPINCOtTRT,' Bart., and R. B. WARD, Esq.,
had a meeting near Durdham Down, on Monday
evening last. It being settled by lot that Sir
Henry should fire first : he did so, without ef-
fect ; when his antagonist discharged his pistol
in the air, and of course the affair terminated.—
(Bristol Gazette.)
We have much pleasure in stating, that by a
,letter we have received from Athlone, the fever
with which the town was afflicted, is now consi-
derably abated, and hopes are entertained of its
speedy disappearauce.—(Dublin Even. Mail.)

PRODUCTS OF FRENCH INDUSTRY

PARIS, SEPT. 16.—1 n the very imperfect ac-
count which I sent you on Saturday of the
exhibition of the products of French Industry in
the Louvre, I am afraid I alluded with too much
levity to the merits of the 46 speaking doll." I
beg the doll's pardon for this unintentional in-
civility. I have been to pay it a second visit,
and find it an admirable piece of mechanism.—
Though its powers of locution are of course very
limited, it utters 44 papa" and " mamma "
with the most distinct and just articulation.—
But the Prometheus of this animated little won-
der is not a Frenchman ; and it has just as much
title to be classed under the head of Industrie
Francaise, as St. Paul's dome or the Monument.
Its invention is entirely English ; and it is, per-
haps on this account that Louis XVIII., whose
heart, according to the Ultras, is now so truly
French, did not, in his late visit to the exhibi.
tion, pay our little monotonous friend that atten-
tion which he would have done to any thing
English, when he reigned over the French empire
at Hartwell. But though I seize the opportunity
of making the amende honorable where it was so
justly due, this was not the purpose for which I
return to the subject. I wish to add a few par-
ticulars and observations to the remarks which I
formerly sent you. The people still flock in mul-
titudesto the Louvre.—They call it the fete
of industry. The magnificent sweep of the
I apartments in the • palace seem to compose
a vast bazaar. All classes visit this maga-
zine of more than a hundred thousand samples,
and all classes leave it with admiration. The
rich and the powerful go that they may appear to
patronize the useful arts ; and the lower orders
that they may see a grand show, or know where
to find a good bargain. But it cannot fail to strike
the attention that the public stand principally be-
fore those objects which, being luxuries, or ap-
proaching the fine arts, require least the encourage-
ment of a general exhibition. Magnificent pieces
of ornamental clock-work, painted porcelain, cut
crystals, bronze, jewellery, rich lace, &c., are of
course the thingsmost attractive to the crowd ; and
these are precisely the things which would be carried
to perfection under the fostering hand of wealth
and vanity, without premiums and without the
Louvre. These elegant articles of luxury, before
coming to the exhibition, are displayed in places
perfectly accessible to those who can pay for
them, or appreciate their superior execution.
This, therefore, is another proof of the total
futility of such an exhibition as an encourage-
ment to the useful arts, or is it any answer to say
that all the world agrees hi the beneficial in-
fluence of a public exposition in the case
of the productions of the fine arts of sculp-
ture anti painting. The best specimens of
these arts are not accessible to all who could
encourage them: they are not exposed pub-
licly for sale, they do not appear in splendid
shops with persons to display their excellence
or tell their prices. Besides an exhibition of
pictures and statues is intended more to im-
prove the public taste than to encourage the
individual contributors, or to enrich the class
of artists; but who ever heard of the neces-
sity of improving a man's taste in Cachmere
shawls or damask table-cloths ? Besides, this
argument against exhibitions of the works of
industry, drawn from their perfect uselessness
for any other purpose than the gratification
of au idle curiosity, there is another of a graver
kind. The Government in France have the
sole management and direction of this species of
shows. The Minister of the Interior fixes the
time ; the Prefects appoint the Juries ; the Juries
decide the claims of the exhibitors, and award
the prizes. Is not such an institution, among a
people so violently animated with party anti-
pathies as the French, more likely to be turned
into a cabal against industry, than a council
for its encouragement ? Accordingly, we find
that this year the Duke de Rochefoacauld,
a great encourager of the useful arts, has
been left out of the Central Jury, on ac-
count of his benevolent interference, as a mem-
ber of the Society for the Amelioration of
Prison Discipline, and that for this cause several
members appointed to sit in the same jury (as the
celebrated Chaptal) refused to attend. In conse-
quence of this schism, some great manufacturers
have sent no specimens of their fabric ; and others,
after sending only one or two, have opened sepa-
rate exhibitions at their own houses. Among the
latter members is M. Ternaux, the greatest
woollen manufacturer in France, or perhaps in
Europe, and M. de Pouilly, one of the greatest
silk manufacturers of Lyons, who obtained the
gold medal at the last exhibition in 1819.
As the King has given the palace of the Louvre
for the general exhibition, M. Ternaux, who re-
sides in summer at St. (Then, has appropriated
the magnificent saloons of his hotel in town for
his. Great varieties of specimens of shawls, broad
cloth, &c., from his numerous manufactories of
Louviers, Verviers, St. Otten, &c., fill up the
apartments dedicated in w:nter to the reception
of a brilliant society composed of the most dis-
tinguished persons in France. Nay, such a sin-
gular want of affectation, or such an independence
of reliance upon industry, is displayed in this ar-
rangement, that one can buy a table cover, or
cloth for a coat, in the same room where, at an-
other season, he would dine with the first peers
of the realm, or dance with the most fashionable
beauties of the capital.—( Times.)

We regret to inform oar readers that that
most eminent Physician, Dr. BAILLIE, continues
very dangerously ill at his seat at Duntsbourne
Abbots, near, cirencester..(Morning Paper.)
The Brome -estate, Suffolk, to which the re-
presentation.of Eye is an appendage, Was sold by
the Marquis of CORNWALLIS, shortly before his
death, to Mr.KEttuisuri, of Bungay for (it is said)
upwards of 80,0Q01.---The K.entwell Hall estate
(Lots 1,2, and 3, in particular) is sold to Mr.
Logan, the present occupier of the mansion, for
53,00 U—the timber to be valued.
The celebrated Mrs. Fine-, whose fame, like
the great HowA an's, is built upon her visiting
the abodes of the wretched and forlorn prisoner,
is at present in Bristol, accompanied by ,her
brother, J. J. GURNEY,; 'the latter on a religiogs,
visit to the Society of Friends.

EXECUTION of an INNOCENT MAN.

( From the Providence., Rhode Island, Journal.)
We stated a‘few days since that John C. Ham-
ilton was executed in Kentucky, a few years ago, (1817), for
the murder of Dr. Sanderson, of Natchez, Mississippi, and that
a man had recently been executed in Mobile, who confessed
himself the murderer of Sanderson, and declared that Hamilton
was innocent. The following are the particulars of this melan-
choly affair, the perusal of which is sufficient to wring tears of
anguish from the heart of apathy itself :
4 The annals of judicial proceedings rarely afford a report
of a trial and execution of a more extraordinary and distress-
ing character than this, and it should be universally circulated,
that Judges and Jurors may be guarded against condemning
supposed culprits on circumstantial evidence. Young Hamilton,
through life, supported an unblemished character, and ob.
tained the love, esteem, and admiration of all who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance. As is common with the young
gentlemen of Kentucky, he was in the practice of spending the
winter season in the more genial climate of the Mississippi.
On his return from a winter residence in that quarter, he acci-
dentally fell in company with Dr. Sanderson, who being in ill
health, was journeying to the celebrated watering-place at
Harrodsburg Spa, with hopes of recovering his lost health ;
and as he was anxious to make something out of his pil-
grimag,e, he took with him a large sum of money, with which
he contemplated purchasing negroes on speculation. On his
way up the country, his infirmities increased, and as he was
apprehensive he might expire on the road, he committed
to the charge of Hamilton his treasure, having in his short
acquaintance discovered that he was worthy of unli-
mited confidence. In a few days, however, his indis,
position abated, when he pursued his journey, and finally
arrived in safetrat the residence of Hamilton, in Barren
county, Kentucky, where he remained during the summers
and received from his young friend every mark of courtesy, at.
tention, and hospitality. In the month of October, Dr. San.
derson made arrangements to depart, and on taking leave of hit
hospitable host, young Hamilton accompanied him several
miles on the road, and then took an affectionate farewell. Ten
or twelve days after, as some hunters were rambling through
the forest, they discovered the body of Dr. Sanderson in a state
of corruption, shot in several places, and mangled in the most
shocking manner. As Hamilton was last seen with him, anti
as it was known that he had from time to time made use of sums
of money, originally the property of San derson, suspicion fell on
his head, and he was arrested, tried, and executed,
" Previous to his arrest, he was advised to leave the country,
to avoid danger; but as he was conscious of his innocence, he
disdained to take a step which would cast a cloud of obloquy
and disgrace upon his character, and resolutely remained at
home. As the inhabitants of the county were divided in their
opinions as to his guilt, the affair gradually died away • but
Hamilton being anxious that a trial should take place, firmly
believing that in such an event ills reputation would remain
unspotted, he solicited at the hands of justice a trial, which,
to his astonishment and sorrow, closed with his condemna-
' don. The only evidence against him, was circumstantial, viz.
that near the body of Sanderson were found a bloody pair of
pantaloons, and a pistol, both bearing the name of Hamilton.
Through the whole of the trial he manifested that fortitude
and determined coolness characteristic of innocence, and ex-
pired with a full conviction that the real murderer would ulti.
mately be discovered. When on the scaffold, he took a Manly
leave of the world, expressed not the least regret for his fate,
but lamented that his misfortunes would cloud the prospects of
his family, and shed an indeliable disgrace on his memory.—
Thus through the weakness of the law, was an interesting
young man and a worthy citizen hurried from the world, and
doomed ti expiate on the gallows that crime committed by the
hands of a villian and assassin."

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.--A well-dressed Lady.
threw herself from the steps of Waterloo Bridge
on Thursday night, and the body has not yet
been found. The persons who witnessed the
commission of the rash act did every thing in
their power to save the unfortunate female, but
in vain.

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL.
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BIRTHS.
Yesterday (Friday) morning, Mrs. Elgood, of Wimpole.
street, of a son.
On the 18th inst., at his house, 'Lordship-road, Stoke-. New•
ington, the Lady of Thomas Powell, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
Yesterday; the 19th, at St. Luke's, Chelsea, H. V.. Tebb's,
Esq., proctor in Doctors'-Commous, to Caroline, youngest
daughter of Joseph Nailer, Esq.
On Thursday, the 18th inst., at Doncaster, Mr. Rodgers, of
Canterbury-square, solicitor, to Harriet, youngest daughter of
James Faiconar, Esq. of the former place.

DIED.
On the 12th inst., at his house at Tunbridge Wells, in his
77th year, after a very long illness, Wm. Lushington, tsil
formerly one of the Representatives in Parliament for the City
of London.
On the 16th ult., qtr. Thomas Sherwin, of Ockbrook, in the
County of Derby.
On Sunday, the 14th inst., at Lumley-lodge, Richmond,
TJrs. Holland, widow of the late Henry Holland, Es(l-9 of
Sloane-plaee.
Franc
On ‘Vednesday, the 17th inst., at Greenwich, aged 78, Mr.
On Fridais Day, late of Tavistock.street, Covent-garden.
street, Jo y, the 19th inst., 0 his daughter's house, in Fleet-
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vanced age of 9etti. t, Esq., late of Docking, Essex, at the ad,
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