The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-12 00:00:00

NEGLIGENT DRIVING.

Yesterday afternoon a Coroner's Inquest was held at the Bel),
New Tothill.street, Westminster, before O. 11. Gym., Es+ 06-
roller, on the body of Win. smith. The verdict in this case will,
it is hoped, opemte as a caution to negligent driveria It sate
proved that the deceased was following a sheep that had ran
front a flock ; the coachman could hive pulled up ten yang
before he came to the man ; he was driving a smart trot, and
in witness's opinion it was negligent driving. The coachman
looked round, and saw he had knocked down the Mani he
then drove off fast and could not be stopped, though followed
by two men. The deceased came to the Weinitinster Infir-
mary, and was quite sober.
The COROWEII said it was quite clear blame was attachable
to the coachman; the deceased had been accidentally killed,
and it was fur the Jury to lay a deodand. ,
A Juryman expressed 40W., and reduced 41 to 2001., which
he did, that it might operate as a caution.
After a few words more from the Coroner, the Jury returned.
a verdict of " Accidental licath."—lhtodand, 301.

An Inquisition was taken yesterday evenin, before .
DELI, Coroner, at the Marquis of Granby, imlico, or tho
body Of James Chapman, sou of Mr. Chapman, of
who was drowned on Monday morning while, eathing in the
Thames. Verdict--. Accidentally drowned."
Yesterday afternoon an Inquest was held at the Three Mari-
ners, Fore.street, before 'l'. lin Et.ic9t, Esq. on the body of
Edward Danville, who threw himself out of the window. vu.
Accititutal Death."

iS not generally known that the redemption
of the 6 per cents. of 1707, the only stock in Ow
market bearing that rate of interest, takes place,
according to the Act by which they were created
in three years after the redemption or:the Nary
5 per cents., which was effected in 184% Th"
stock is therefore redeemable by law in the course
of next year, and notice of the merle *hid'
the redemption is to take place wlll probably
be given in the Gault* about January if9t.

THEI LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Eriruch from the Morning Papers, Aug. VI

[MORNING lIERADD."
There are no subjects upon which public opi-
Irions and the conduct 'of Government are more
at 'variance than the questions of Greek and
south .American independence. Though widely
different in value and importance, as well as in
IN interest they excite, yet the general feeling
Of the country. is 'pretty unanimous hi wishing
every success to the cause of these two countries
the:one oppressed by a tyrannical Government;
tht other nominally under the controut of a state,
which; having become powerless at home, is no
longer capable of governing or protecting distant
colonies. Though public opinion is generally
rightand perhaps seldom more so than upon
the present occasion—it does not therefore follow
that the Government would be justified in yield-
ing too readily, as in the Greek case, to warm and
romantic, or,as in the South American, to interest-
ed commercial impressions. If an Englishman,take
him in the general, could have his way, he would
giro liberty to all mankind ; but, on the other
ham], there is a chivalry In the idea, which the
soberer views of those who 'direct the helm can-
not carry into effect. While there is so much to
do at home anti in our own colonies, we cannot
applaud the Quixotism of this country setting
herself up as the meddling redresser of grievances
With which she has nothing to do. Besides which,'
though there are those whose enthusiasm will not
allow them to hear of the policy or necessity of
propitiating the Turkish Government, it is no less
the duty of a wise Government to do so. Ibus
much as to the Greeks. The South American
question stands upon very different grounds. As
far as experience goes, England has but little rea-
son to act with much delicacy towards Spain, who
when her North American colonies revolted, was
ready enough to lend a hand in wresting them from
her. Ilad retaliation been worthy ofa great nation,
England had ground enough for that. We have
lived, however, to witness one branch of the
House of Bourbon dearly pay the price of its In-
terference with our colonies ; and there seems
little doubt but that we shall speedily see
.the
other divested of hers. To talk of Spain recon-
quering her South American States, when she is
unable
.to preserve peace and order at home, is
.quite out of the question. All that remains for
her is to make the best terms with them she can.
In giving her time to do this, the British Govern-
meat is acting with moderation and forbearance.
But even these must have a limit.

[IIIOtININO POST.]
The intelligence from Spain in the French Pa-
pers comes down to the beginning of the present
month, and the various accounts agree in stating
that the troops of General Quesada had been re-
moved from Madrid, and marched into Estremn-
dura, in the direction of Portugal. The object
of this movement is however interpreted differ-
eutly. Some of tho letters attribute it to the
wisho of Ferdinand to form a corps of observation
on the Portuguese frontier to guard against the
introduction into his dominions, of the represen-
tative system lately and freely revived by the
King of Portugal. Others state that Quesada's
tiliops bad been sent to distant quarters as a
kind of reparation or propitiation to the
French Commander, because they were the
first who had fired upon the French dur-
ing the late affray. The Spanish Officer
Oho commanded the post from whence the firing
proceeded is also said to have been sent for trial
before a Council of War. Rut all this seems to
have failed to propitiate General Digeon, for
every statement represents him as not only pray-
ing to be recalled, but as having offered to resign,
an offer which had been rejected by the French
Ministry, who would not even allow him leave to
gillt Madrid for a short period. Indeed, if as
these accounts assert it, " the French are pro.
graisively losing their influence, whilst Russia
iticreases.hers, and the Russian Ambassador has
•
more power, single as he is, than the whole army
which occupies the Peninsula," this is not a time
when' a functionary bolding so high and import-
ant. a trust as the command of that army could
safely he permitted to retire from the scene of
aillon, painful as may he' his situation, and the
trials to which his equanimity is subjected.

[Pim Ti si Es.]
The " Supreme Executive" of Colombia has
dispatched orders to the respective ports of the
B.eptthlic, positively prohibiting those► Spaniards
who had emigrated from the Peninsula from► en-
tering the territories of Colombia, however liberal
rniglit he their opinions ; and also extending the
prohibition to such Americans and others as
might lOW co-operated with Spain in the war
against Colombia.

[mg TIMES,]
Parties in Ireland have quite enough to answer.
•foeim their own account, without being loaded
with the additional sins which Ingenuity or ma-
lice may-impute to them. Some London Journals
have seemed to countenance a tale which first
SAW the light in Liverpool, and was alleged by
jibe 14'ige'rer.friy" of that town, to have come to it
from " respectable". authority. The story was
.other than that an indiscriminate massacre
had been perpetrated by the military in the
4hurch of Tempo, to which the sufferers had
tied for refuge, after vainly endeavouring to resist
their murderers. It was further stated, that a Ma-,
-.4444tit 44 authorized the deed of horror; and all
this on the word of an eye-witness--"a respectable
.
eye-'4 n Nibs" • said the Liverpool Mercury. We,
,btraltid flinch rejoice to hear time worthy gentleman's
mate, inasmuch as Colonel Dickens, of the. 14th
elen!enty the acting corps on the said supposed:
occasions Imt6 the hardihood to come forward with
a, letter to time Editor,
tieclaring the whole at-
count to be, from first, to 44, (me strain or the
„west falsehood. The (olonel states' distinctly,
,;bat on the 414y,specified as that whereon the bloody
\occnrrence, taken hoc, place, not it soldier
o the. 3.lth regiment war xt :f
'eropo ; and lira{
ea anothe( day, when a captains ward atd at-

tend there, under the orders of Sir Henry Brooke,
a Magistrate, no mischief whatever.was done, and
the troops returned to their barracks, without
having even found it necessary to load their fire-
locks. We cannot condemn in too serious terms,
the blockhead, or incendiary, or both, who, by
imposing upon a respectable paper, induced it to
circulate intelligence so revolting and inflamma•
tory ; nor do we feel that the Liverpool editor
would discharge his duty to the community at
large, without exposing the person who has thus
abused his confidence.