The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

perienced by Sir Augustus and Mademoiselle d'Este.
It will be difficult to persnade the people of this coun-
try that the agency which has succeeded in ennobling
the second wife, is ineffectual to obtain their fitting place
in society for the children of the first.
In the face of discouraging appearances, we continue
to indulge the hope that the Duke of Sussex will yet
meet the wishes of his friends and baffle the expecta-
tions of his enemies, by the full discharge of his parental
trust. If, unhappily, this hope should be disappointed
—if it should be seen that deadened feelings accompany
declining years—it will remain for Sir Augustus D'Este
to stand by the memory of his revered mother, and be
the champion of his own and his sister's rights. With
so sacred a cause, in a free and generous country like
England, he cannot, unless through a deficiency in the
manly qualities of fortitude and perseverance, fail of
success. The voice of the press, almost unanimous in
his behalf, shows that opinion is with him, and these
are not times when the unbiassed expression of the pub-
lic judgment can be contemned with impunity.
(From the Sheffield Mercury.)
Perhaps if there be one peculiarity of character in
man more calculated to estrange him from the sympa-
thies of honourable minds—snore likely to exhibit him
in a repulsive light to society, it is when lie first neglects
his children and adds positive injustice to hardness of
heart. This, we are sorry to say, is the case of the
Duke of Sussex.

If ever man in this world was bound to foster and
protect his children, that man is the Duke of Sussex.
He was married more than ooze to their amiable
mother—was under deep obligations to his wife—had
been constrained in the prospect of death to allow the
nobler characteristics of his nature to triumph over his
baser self, had treated his offspring as became a
father, so long as they had the inestimable advantages
of a mother's love, and a mother's care ; but, released
from his matrimonial obligations by the interposition
of the hand of death, he proceeds to rid himself of the
parental responsibilities, by casting his children upon
the mercy or bounty of others. We do not blame the
party with whom the Duke has acted in politics for this
outrage of one of the most lovely and most sacred tics
that bind man to society ; but what would his Radical
friends not have said of him and bis Tory hardhearted-
ness had he happened to have been a Tory ? We would
recommend his Royal Highness to keep from before the
public until he has made atonement for his past cruelty
and neglect ; at at.y rate, if he will he a public man, let
it not be in the capacity of volunteer guardian to chil-
dren belonging to others, so long as he is careless of the
duties he owes to his own.

(From the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday.)
We perceive by the papers received this morning
that Sir. Augustus D'Este and his sister were at the
State Ball given by her Majesty at BuckinghaM Palace
on Monday evening last. Tnts is, we understand,
the first time that Sir Augustus has been within the
precincts of the Court since the day he exhibited his bill
in Chancery to clear his mother's fame, by perpetuating
the evidence of her marriage. For that act—an act of
filial duty to the memory of his deceased parent, of self-
respect, and of justice to his sister—he was (by the
exercise of an undue anti unnatural influence) dis-
missed from .the household of William the Fourth, in
which he held the situation of equerry,eind never after
admitted within the royal circle. We regret that the
circutristmices will not permit of our ascribing this harsh
pro'cceding to anything but the unjust rerentment of a
husband and: father—but we curb the indignation which
would fain characterise such conduct with suitable
epithets.
A better day, we trust, has dawned on the off-
spring of the ill-fated lady—a kindlier and a juster
feeling }Seeks to prevail. God grant that its in.
floence may have been felt by the great effender—
and that he is preparing to make what restitution
lies in his power, to his wronged end patiently-
enduring children. We trust a portion of this opening
reparation may be due to the penitence and returning
paternity of the Roval Duke. . But whether it be so or
not, we rejoice that their undeserved sufferings have at-
tracted the notice of the Sovereign herself, and that the
gracious Majesty of England has taken the first, and
(unless the demonstration be a mockery) a decisive step
towards the recognition of the birth of these illustrious
person---and their elevation to that position and those
rights in the country which the constitution allows them.
(From the Watchman.)
We observed that Sir Augustus d'Este was one of
her Majesty's guests at the state ball given at Bucking-
ham Palace, en the 20th instant, and we hope that his
presence on that occasion may be but a prelude to the
bestowment upon that estimable individual, of those
honours which have been so long, and as we, with a host
of others, think have been unjustly withheld from him.
We subjoin an extract front The Sun on this subject,
and we shall insert a copy of the letter referred to in
our next number, together with another document
which has appeared in the columns of the Dublin Even-
ing Mud.

CASE INTERESTING TO SNUFF-

TAKERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In your paper of yesterday, in the report of
the case of Mr. John ItiLr Barras, healed as above,
which was heard at the Summary Court of Excise on
Thursday, the 30th or Jay last, a mistake has oleurred
which is likely to be very injurious to Mr. Barras, from
whom the snuff was seized, and to Mr. Samuels, the
manufacturer of it, and which mistake I rely on your
sense of 'justice immediately to correct. The report
states that Sir John Mortiock condemned " the snuff,'
tad Mr. Barras said," Such being the case, he should
not pay Mr. Samuels for it."
The snuff was not condemned, but was ordered by
the Court to be returnel to Mr. Barras, which was
done on the following day, when Mr. Barras paid for it.
The snuff was found not to be adulterated.
I am, Sir, Your obedient servant,
THOMAS HUMPHREYS.
Leadenhalt-street,
New
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