The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-16 00:00:00

for the duty, and the malice, if malice there was,
was particular, not general. The assumption,
that the attempt at performance of the orders
was certain death, is, moreover perfectly gratu-
itous. indeed the quantity of error crammed
into this short space is worthy of admiration,
and furnishes no bad example of the danger of
giving reasons. The sic volo sic jubeo will be
found the safest argument for the nallimus, so
long as the present system of appointing Magis-
trates prevails.

[MORNING HERALD.,
Extract of a letter from Madrid, dated My,
29.—" The numbers of banditti in various parts
of the country have increased to the most
frightful extent, so much so, that any person
who is unfortunately obliged to quit his home,
makes up his mind for his purse to be robbed,
putting in it what is barely sufficient for his
subsistence on the road. These bands are
every day augmented by the young men who fly
from the conscription. A few days ago, a detach-
ment of the Toledo Royalist Volunteers, who
were sent in pursuit of a gang of robbers that
infest the mountains in that neighbourhood, re-
.

turned to Toledo, in a wretched plight, with
16 of their comrades wounded. A repost is pre-
valent to-clay, and which seems to be generally
believed, that Don Juan Martin (better known
by the name of El Empecinado) has escaped from
the prison of Rode, by a well-concerted stratagem.
A detachment of troops, well mounted, and equip.
ped in the Royalist uniform, entered the little
town of Rode, and the officer cormnauding
them presented to the Authorities an order for
the delivering up of El Empecinado. While

these worthies were deliberating upon the order,
the pretended Royalists went to the prison, spoke
of the object of their mission, indulged in vio-
lent abuse of El Empecinado, had wine sent for
to treat the gaolers and drink confusion to the
Negroes, and then requested to be allowed
to see the object of their feigned hatred, who
wns brought out to them in the cage in which
they have been accustomed to exhibit him to the
populace on market days. At this moment some
of the detachment fell upon the guards and gaolers,
while others, letting the bird out of the cage,
placed him upon horseback, and the whole party,
with El Empecinado, dashed through the town in
full gallop. It is said that the cordon to be esta-
blished on the frontiers of Portugal will be corn.
posed of the provincial militia. Three days ago
the baggage of M. Villahermosa, our Ambassador
in Portugal, arrived here, and his Excellency is
expected every moment. At Saragossa three bat-
talions of the division lately commanded by Gen.
Royo-Capape, now in prison here, were dis.
armed and disbanded. We learn from Barcelo-
na, that some of the ex-employes of the Inqui-
sition have received two payments of the arrears
of their salaries, and that some reparations are
making in the Inquisitorial Mansion of that city.
These circumstances, joined to the confident
manner in which the re-establishment of this tri-
bunal is talked of here, almost lead one to sup-
pose the event not improbable.

FIRE IN Guemtc-STREET.---The fire that
broke out on Thursday night in Mr. MOYES'S
house, in Greville-street, Hatton-garden, has en-
tirely destroyed the two houses of that gentle.
man, and also the one adjoining, belonging to
Mr. Wir.sos. A few reams of paper were the
whole that was saved in Mr. Moyes's house ; the
presses and a great quantity of type lay buried
under the ruins. Mr. Wilson has also lost a shadier
quantity of type, and no less than twelve of his
presses lay buried under the ruins. The flames
were fortunately prevented from destroying his
adjoining house, occupied as a warehouse, other-
wise the loss would have been very great, and,
we hear, would have much exceeded his insur-
ance ; as it was, an immense quantity of paper
and printed sheets were preserved. Mr. Moyes,
we are informed, is insured in three Fire-offices,
and Mr. Wilson is insured, but• to what amount
we are uninformed.

AcclnENT.—On •Friday evening a Coroner's
Inquest was held, at the Peacock, in Whitecross•atreet, Crip-
plegate, before THOMAS Sitr.i.Tos, Esq., on the body of
Ann Bruce, an infant, about two years of age. It appeared
that on Wednesday afternoon, the deceased was playing at a
window, with two other children, one of whom threw out a
piece of string, and the deceased, in attempting to catch hold of
it, fell out,of the window on her head : she was afterwards car-
ried to a surgeon's, who said he' could render no assistance.—
The child died immediately after Wards. Verdict—" Accidental
Death."