The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-28 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DA I LY

Extr4cts from the Morning livers, Fab. 18.

[THE TIMES.]
'We received last night the French morning
and evening Papers of Wednesday, together
with Private Letters from Paris of the same date.
They bring us no news of importance, unless we
can regard in that light the death of Eugene
Beauharnois, Prince of Eichstadt and Duke of
.Leuchtenberg, better known as the step-son of
Napoleon, and the Viceroy of Italy. The Prince
(for so we may call him, as in his reverses he
was allowed to retain his serene title and royal
wife by the Holy Alliance) died at Munich, the
capital of his father-in-law's dominions, on the
421st instant. A history of his life would be nearly
a history of Imperial France and of Northern
Italy under French dominion. Raised by Buo-
naparte to the Viceroyalty of that kingdom, his
administration was so conciliating and beneficent,
that its memory is still cherished by the inhabit-
ants of the Milanese and Venetian territories,
with a sentiment of gratitude and affection which •
the harsh and uncongenial government of their
new masters has only deepened and confirm-
ed. In the Russian campaign, he commanded
the Italian portion of the great army, and by his
skilful conduct gained that place in Buonaparte's
confidence which Murat had forfeited by his de-
ficiency of military talent, or the imprudent pre-
cipitation of his temper. The fall of the Imperial
Throne in France, in 1814, was of course
the termination of the power and distinction
which he held under it ; but by his marriage into
the Royal House of Bavaria, he had secured him-
self an asylum which was denied to some of the
other branches of the Buonaparte family. The
influence of this connexion, probably, more than
his own inclination, kept him from joining the
ex-Emperor on his return from Elba; and since
1815 he could only distinguish himself as a Ger-
man Prince, with a most minute fraction of sove-
reignty, in a country where supreme power has
probably reached its minimum of division. It is
said that, to the last, he maintained the same
character, and commanded the same respect,
which attended him in his more elevated fortune.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

There seeins to be but one opinion with re-
spect to the proposal of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to appropriate 500,0001. to the build-
ing of additional Churches. The Church of
England is, after that of Ireland, the richest of
Europe, and if, notwithstanding its immense pro-
perty and ample revenues, a part of the Episco-
palian population is without Churches, this may
be an argument for new Ecclesiastical arrange-
ments or a more judicious distribution of the re-
venues, but cannot justify a heavy burden on the
community in general. We are quite aware that
many of the parishes of England are too large and
too populous to admit of one church contain-
ing all the parishioners ; but then again many
parishes are too small. In Scotland the Judges
of the Court of Session are Commissioners
for regulating matters of this kind ; and a num-
ber of con-terminous parishes, too small for one
living, have been united, the right of presenta-
tion in such cases being exercised by turns. Why
may not the Legislature appoint a similar Com-
mission for England. The end of a Church
Establishment is the Spiritual Instruction of the
People, and if, from uttered circumstances, the
former distribution of churches is no longer
suited to the state of the country, in God's name
let a better be made. The evil could be cor-
rected without affecting the right of property.—
But, in order to have as many churches as would
fully supply the wants of all the church-going po-
pulation, the interference above alluded to is
even unnecessary. We learn that a sufficiency
of churches would
.have been built long ago by
individuals, if the Establishment had not with-
held its consent.

[MORNING POST.]
In the House of Commons last night the Ord-
nance Estimates were brought forward by Sir H.
Hardy nge, who announced the satisfactory fact
that-on almost every head there was a consider-
able diminution, and that the reduction upon the
whole, compared with last year, was 91,6581.
which was more than the Finance Committee of
1817 had recommended. He then entered into
the details of the ♦arious savings, and stated that
they had been chiefly effected by dismissal of
230 Clerks, which had greatly augmented the
duties of those that remained. In the Bar-
rack Department the expenditure had been
reduced, since the war, from 620,000/. to
120,0001. ; so that it amounted now to little more
than one sixth of what it had been. These state-
ments, which gratified the whole House, and even
obtained conditional praise from Mr. Hume,
could not however prevent him from displaying
his usual Uityaism and obstinacy. Though re-
duced far below what had appeared to the
Committee of 1817 necessary for the public ser-
vice, the present estimates were still higher
than those voted in his golden era, 1792, when
the extent, the strength, and the wants of the
Empire were considerably less than they are at
present. Ile urged, therefore, further reductions,
which the House thought unreasonable, and he
had the pleasure of finding himself in two com-
fortable minorities, one of 19 against 89, and the
other of 38 against 95. In the course,of the dis-
cussion
which took place on this subject it was
stated by Sir 11. Hardynge, that the Lieut.-Ge•
neral of the Ordnance, Lord Beresford, whose'i
duties had been performed during his absence
by. the Master-General, had sent in his re-
signation, which had been accepted, and Sir
C. Murray appointed. to fill the office, with the
sanction of his Majesty. Notwithstanding the
lateness -of the hour at which this business ter-
minated, Mr. Sergeant Onslow pressed the Or-
derof the Day for going into a Committee ors the
Bill to repeal the. Usury Laws, and carried his
point by a majority of 85 to 31. On the question
that the Sneaker do leave the Chair, Mr. Robert-
son ably attacked this dangerous measure, and
after clearly exposing' all the evil which it is
likely to produce, moved that the Bill be corn-