The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN..

THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD.
Ma. EDITOR—Your very excellent remarks
un " Public Local Works" entitle yoU to thanks,
and will.no doubt he of essential service in ex-
citing attention, anti promoting tltk very iat
portant Subject. You have very correctly illus-
trated your observations, by pointing out the
improvements that may be made in the roads to
two of our principal Sea-ports.
Having been a very frequent traveller during
the last twenty years on the road to and from
London to Portsmouth, and- having given much
attention to those parts 'of the road where im-
provements can be made, and are so absolutely
nveessary, I may. perhaps, be allowed to state,
that the lute Lord KEITH, with the apprOval (it
was understood) of the Duke of Cr..tecsmc, di-
rected a survey to be made between Go(lablan
and Liphook ; the result of which exceeded the
most stintuine expectations, and proved, that in a
distance of nine miles, over a space admirably
calculated for public improvement, beluga barren
uncultivated soil, of no value, but yielding ma-
terials in abundance for making a new road, by
which the narrow hilly and very dangerous road
over Hindhen(l, by the Devil's Pond" Bowl,
might he 'entirely avoided, and the distance
shortened nearly two miles! The lamented
death of this much-esteemed and public-spirited
Nobleman preOented this very desirable object
from being pursued and completed.

Yours truly,
J. A.

Portsmouth, Nov. JO.

GENERAL MINA.

PLYMOUTH,
.Nov. heave man, whose
zeal and military skill have been the therneof repeated praise
by our own heroes, while ridding unhappy bpsin of the
French army under liuonaparte, and who has repeatedly
distinguished himself by perplexing and harassing the seine
troops under the Duke d'Angottleme, arrived here in a
French man of war brig on Saturday last? accompanied by
several of his old comrades. Fully anticipating, sooner or
later, a similar fate to the Spanish General ltiego, and justly
suspecting treachery should he consign himself to a Spanish
ship to be conVeyed to a place of personal safety Mina made
it an article in his terms of capitulation, that a French vessel
should be allowed him for that purpose. The ship was
put under quarantine instantly on her arrival, so thst little
was known of her inmates until Wednesday last (ltith ult.)
when the inhabitants were generally apprised by the pub.
Header' of hand.bill, announcing the fact of Mina Ewing
on board, and intimating the probility of his landing on
the following day, when ft was, hoped they " would give
him such a welcome as became Englishmen." Preparations
were made accordingly, anti thousands would have amiembled
at the appointed hour, twelve at noon ; a little before which
time the crier went round the town to give notice that the shipa
release from quarantine had not arrived from London. We
had made the:neceseary preparations to be the 'first to publish
the proceedings; but as the landing was by this circumstance
put offtill Friday evening or Saturday, we are prevented doing
so. We understand it has been auggested by.a Member of
the Corporation that a respectable body of portions do attend
to receive the ;reliant Genera}, 'but Uothing 'pacific has been
arranged ; it ix therefore concluded, that the mode of reception
will be regulated according to the impulse of -the moment.
Aline proceeds direct for London.—(Plymouth Coate.)

The dead body of Mr. Dictst (whitth we
noticed in THE Su a few evenings back), that
was stolen from the house No. S, Tiverton-row,,
Stones-end, has since been found At St. Thomas's
Hospital, where it had been taken by the thief
for anatomical purposes.
CORRUPTION.—" In my youth," says Lord.
Unroll, .« i thu.tght of writiug a satire on man-
kind, but now, in my age, L think l should write
an apology fur them. Several worthy men,
whom I know, full into such unexpected sittta-
tions, that to me, who know those Ilituations,
their conduct is matter of compassion, and not of
blame." Sir ILoscuT WALrorA used to say, that
it was fortunate so few men could he Prhne Mi-
nisters, as it was best that few should thoroughly.
know the shocking wickedness of mankind.

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LITERARY NOTIOR.
ROM JOCOSE ; or, the. DOO6ltEl4.
By 40SEPII LyNl4, nifty, Authorof, 140149%94 ..Tri-
miaph'qf Quackery, Family Jars, Pith outof ]liter, ,
Mr. LtotN, of whose works we spoke lirgene -
rat terms ott Wednesday last, may certainly be
considered as a successful aspirant to public no-
lice. Many of our readers will doubtless rect,
lect our favourable mention or his first
lion," The Triumph of ',Quackery," The bare.;
skill which that work 'tnade upcm. us has not been
lessened by the, character of his subsequent pro,
ductions. Though the pieces," Family Jitri ," and
" Fish ind of Wider," have met with,a very flat-
tering reception from the public:, and the excelle
construv,:ioni of the latter farce,loiued to the tole,;-
rable acting for which it was a vehicle, renders it
one of the most successful novelties of the day.
We wish a fair chance were given to his TragedY of
Regulus, from an attentive perusal of which, we
have no doubt but that it would prove equally
well adapted for scenic representation. There iS
not of ly considerable knowledge of Stage effect
displayed throughout the tragedy, but in many of
the passages, a pure spirit of poetry a ppfai
which shews that the author possesses considerable
dramatic powers. Lest however, our Readers
hhOUld be inclined to think this a review of Re u.
leis instead of the work upon our table we turn
from the retrospect of that tragedy to the emus.
lug collection of tales, entitled " The Doggrel
Decumeron." In the selection of the subjects,
Mr. Lunn must have experienced much dills!.
culty, for the " Broad Grins" of CO6IAN, and
the numberless imitators who have followed him,
(haud paribus tequis) have so completely ran•
sacked the stores of humour, that but little re=
mains to . work upon. He has been however by
no means unsuccessful, his choice generally
speaking is good, and his versification certainly
does ample
.justice to his subjects. We
somewhat dispo ed to Winne the freedom
with which some of the tales are narrated,
as the promotion of humour by no means renders
the sacrifice of all other considerations imperil,
tine. it may be urged' that Smollett and Field-
ing mai he arraigned' out tht) same score, hut they
lived at a period when thee public received such
warm descriptions with avidity, and outraged de-
cency for the indttlgence of a laugh. Mr. Lunn
is himself aware of this objection and deprecates
the censure of the„ eader in a neat and amusing
passage in his preface, but we regret the existence
of the fault, as it destroys the unqualified praise
which we should otherwise. have bestowed upon
his work. \V would willingly give' some ex,
tract as a taste of the author's quality • but
an unconnected passage would afford little in.
(erect, and our limits prevent the insertion of ts
whole tale. " The Hidden Treasure" is told
with considerable humour, and the climax, though
liable to the objection which we have made above,
is equally unexpected and amusing. Some of
the miscellaneous pieces display considerable
talent, thought the same warmth of deSeription is
apparent, and leads to the conclusion that the
author composed them under the genial influence
of a warm climate. On the whole it is a highly
amoving,volume, and should a more favourable
opportunity occur of giving an extract, our readers
may rely upon our not loSing sight of the " Horce
Jusesix."

AGRICU,LTURAL ItEI'Or(T
FOR THE COUNTIES OF STAkTORD, tifißcop.:
SIHRH, AND WOIWESTER.

Nov vim:H.—The present period of the, ytur.
doei not adinit of much interesting matter ; the
general account of the late harvest is, that it was
not so greatly productive as Watt at' first inniKtn-
ed, and many farmers have to repent,of the pre-
cipitate manner with whiCh they harvested their
produce; the,barley has suffered much from their
haste, anti in many instances, it °comes frorw the
mow much discoloured, and is thus rendered Use-
less for the purposes of the maltster.. The
si -
live farmer has had a yet y fine ~Mason for phnigh-
ing and sowing the wheat, and a great bi,eadth
of land has beat sown, and hears a' very tine
the• land works unetuninonly 'fine; the
weather being favourable: Tar the- stIWHI;t4OI,.
The turnips are already. begun upon by the
sheep stock, and we rather thin!, froni
sent appearance, that there will he hut a small
supply of this very useful, spring food,
potatoes are now hewed, the produce
excellent generally, hnt not no abundanta esk.
pected ; but there will be found plenty of this
valuable root, the quantity cultivated la.st spring
being larger than usual.; Sheep and pigs are
plentiful, and there is no wont' of ynirag stork at
all kinds ; the markets are uscordingli wt ll ttt.iP-
plied.

PRESENTATION V ASV. —Aimpesb silver VA rifJ,
richly decorated and embossed, WrisbiCrbnisday
last presented to Lady A!•;11.4 timair,TON, at-
former residence in the Niw.road, by a depoto-
tion of six persons, from the great body of ail'.
sans at Sheffield. The presentation was accOni-
partied by an appropriate and spirited liddri4s
from Mr. litt A OvISA'W, to- which her :I.adphip
Made a very suitable and iinpressive reply,
vase, which is of exquisite workmanship,'
.is ca-
pable of containing eight tivarts-, ;11111 weighs I9S
atiaces 10 pennyweights.

nTANTON %!us,y_esterott mem, flat
ton-garden Office to Wesigute; but her husbauti
keeps out of the way uud rasuiet be found.

PARIS PAPERS.

(Muniteur of Saturday—Official Part.)
ARMY O} THE PYRENEES.

GENERAL OltDElt OF THE ARMY.

" The campaign being happily terminated by
the deliverance of the King of Spain, and by the
.capture or submission of the fortresses of his king-
. dwn, I express to the Army of the Pyrenees, on
quitting it, my lively satisfaction with the zeal,
the ardour, and the devotedness which it has dis-
played on all occasions, as well as for the perfect
digcipline which it has constantly observed. 1
gun happy at having been placed by the King at
the head et ;an army which is the glory of
France.
" Ileadlnartera et Oyarzum, Nov. 20.
" By his Royal I tighness, " LOUIS ANTOINE.
" In the absence of the Major-General Count Guilleutinot,
" The Martell:ll de Camp Aide-Major-tiencral,
" DELACHASSE DE VESIGNY."
The official part contains also an Ordinance
suppressing the General Board for the subsist-
ence of the army, created by the ordinance of the
10th of December, 1817.
(From the Elolle of Sunday, Mm. 30.)
NEWS FROM SPAIN.---(B1C' EXPRESS.)

MA I) 1), Nor. '2‘2.—We learn from Santander,
that on the 16th of this month, great astonish-
ment was excited in that town, on seeing .59
Liberals land, who came from Cadiz to settle in
that place, where many Constitutionalists have
taken refuge. Among those just landed, is,the
Deputy Alvear, who declaims with the greatest
liberty. lie is willing not to adhere strictly to
the Constitution of the Cortes ; he consents to
the establishment of two Chambers, but he de-
clares that if they are not assembled within three
months from this time, there will he a new revo-
Intim It is good to he warned beforehand.
PA ais, Nov. ‘28.---The Peers having desired
to be positively informed respecting the march of
his Royal Highness the Duke of Angouleme, time
Grand Iteferendary has obtained the certainty
that the Prince will he at the harrier of l'Etoile
at two o'clock on Tuesday, the '2d of December.l
Those Peers, therefore, ‘‘,llo shall meet at that

hour in the hall of the Throne, will be able

agreeably to their wish to present their respects
-,to the Prince upon his arrival at the Tuileries.
" The 3larquis de SEMONVILLF."
r[Froui the Journal (le; 1)4.642.1
MAnntn, Nov.. press.)—On the
day when the Council of Castile was admitted
to the honour of kissing the King's hand, the
President addressed to him the following, speech :
" Sint —What a happy moment was that inr us when the
chains, which had been imposed on your Majesty by impiety
and sedition, were broken by the valour and good conduct of
the troops of the wise Monarch of France ! Your return,
amidst your faithful subjects of Madrid, was even move bril-
iiiant than it was at the epoch when you were restored to us
after the fall of the pretended regulator of the destinies of
Europe.
" The Council of Castile, in consequence of the high func-
tions with which it is invested, ought more particularly to be
sensible of how great a value for the Monarchy is the presence
.of a Sovereign who is animated with so pure and so lasting a
seal fur its happiness."
The Minister of War has published the follow-
ing Royal Decree :--
" The King our Sovereign has deigned to transmit to me a
Decree of the following teaor :---Iteing desirous of giving to
Don Francisco Xavier tie Elio, my r Captain-General of the
kingdom of 'Valencia' marks of my satisfaction for his distio-
gsiishad services, and to prove to .bins how much my heart
was afflicted by the unhappy fate which was brought on hint
.by his constant fidelity to my person, I have decreed as
I (II 101,Nb

" 1. I approve and confirm the orders made by the Provi.
•sional Junta, and by the Regency, in favour of the raid
(Wend on.Monclay, May 12, and July,7. •
"2. Ills eldest son shall take the title of Marquis of ride.
lity (Recited). lie and his successors are exempted from any
taxes at present established, or which may be hereafter esta-
,blished under the head of Castile.

3. he whole pay of the late General Elio, granted to
Militia Laurence de Leman), shall after her death dew* end to
her children, Don Bernard, Donna Maria de las Dolores,
.Donna Maria de la Conception, and Donna Jesus Mo. This
pay shun be equally divided betwixt them without distinction
of tier, and they shall enjoy it during their whole life, and in
carte of one of them dying, his or her share shall be divided
amongst the survivors.
" 4. It Is my will that a Royal crown be placed in the middle
of the shield hearing the arms of their family, and underneath
the letters being the initials of Fidelity, Loyalty, and
Honour—Signed by the Royal Hand, at the Palace, Nov. 20,
1023. " A. D. JOSEPH SAN JUAN."

Ougasa, Nov. 4.—lt is said that the Circular Note of Count
Nesselrode, addressed to the Allied Courts, with reference to
tht meeting of the two Emperors at Czernowitzfgives the as-
surance " that there has been no question concerning the
of areeee, except occasionally." It seems certain that the af-
fairs, of Greece, properly speaking, are to be the object of a
separate negociation;. to be carried on at Petersburg)), under the
Presidency of,Count Nessulrode, its.si,tdd by Baron isebzettern,
'the Austrian Ambassador at the Court of St. Pctersburgh.

(.Pram the Courier Froneais.)

PAats, is said that the Curd of
la Perto.sous-Jouarre, who lately refused, ac.
cording to an order of the Bishop of Meaux, to
permit M. Manuel to be Godfather to au infant,
let been sent to another residence.

The Oracle de Bruxelles contains w hat follows
.-^" Letters from Madrid say, that about one
thousand persons, of all ages, have left this ca-
,pital for foreign countries and for distant pro-
vinces, where they hope they .may be secure
from all persecution. Among them are the
heads of several commercial establishments,
which curried on affairs on a large scale."

(Prom the Constitutioanel.)
LtspoN, Nov. 12,-4Ra*44l of a Private Letter,j....." I
have just returned from a journey through the province of
Algarve, which I Made with a view of forming an idea of the
.opinion of the inhabitants, The army of Rstremedura, cenfid::
ins la the promises made by Ferdinand at Cadiz, on Septum.
her 311th, has just eubmitted. Front all the conversatimui
which I have had with the different persons of the higher cies.
sew, both in the towns and country, I am convinced that con,
stitutimuti ideas have already made considerable progress in
the. Peninsula. Generally, the people are highly displeased
with the persecutions which are carrying on against seine of
.the persons who served under the late Constitutional govern-
ment, and who confided in the 'promises of the King. This ills-
pleasure sometimes breaks out in a significant wiii; the fol.
lowing instance of which I witnessed. On October 27th,
Antonio Illalveiro,vicar of the town of 011ie: 4. where he had.:exercised his functions as a minister of religion for 15 years, to
the satisfartion of the inhabitants who admired his virtues, hav-
ing been obliged to go away, being exiled, the whole of the pO.l
pulation, accompanied him a long distance from the town, and
displayed the most acute affliction at losing him. In Portugal the
spirit of re-action is less exaggerated than in Spain. The per.
eons, however who have been arrested, are still iu prisoe, and it
Is not known what will be their fate. General Sepulveda vege.
tates in the centre of Some province, quite ashamed of the
ridiculous part lie played at the close of his political career. I
ain convinced from the observations I have made, both in
Spain and Portugal, that the French Cabinet will commit an
irreparable fault if it deem not make a noble use of the supe-
riority and ascendancy assured to it by victory, and induce
the two flovernmentsi of the Peninsula to forget the past,
and to calm the agitated public mind by acts of generosity ;
above all, if the French Oliver:anent does not engage these two
other Oovernments to ive their people political Institutions
analogous ke those of France. Rigorous measures may stifle
just compliFints for a seasou but they prepare a terrible re.
•
actlea."