The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-24 00:00:00

[I4OItNING )lEILALD.)

We were altogether much pleased with the
new Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech of
Friday night. It was well given, and, in general,
clear, especially that part of it in which-figures
wore concerned. We never saw the national
debtor and creditor account so well stated; before
by a Chancellor of the Exchequer. We were
glad to find he had left out the useless figures
with respect to what is called the Sinking Fund ;
a fund, however, of which we always doubted the
existence, anti even now we doubt the existence of
it, notwithstanding the pleasing balance brought
down to the credit of the national eccount by the
Chancellor. How ever,all the praiseof this pleasant'.
looking statement ought not to be given to Mr.
Robinson. find it not been for Lord London.
derry's " scheme" the 'expense put down this
year for the pensions given to Officers, &c.
for their . services during the French war, of
2,800,0001. would have been 4,800,000/. And
the " mulcting" the 5 per cent annuitants saved
about 1000,0001. So far the Right non. Gen,
tleman is indebted to his predecessors. Deduct-

log from the surplus of seven million* the items
alluded to in Kr: Vansittart's and Lord London-
derry's say—
" .Pead Charge," alias " Pensions for Life,"
.alliCS " spreading over the surface of forty'-five
'ears' scheme" - - £2,000,000
Savifig in runsequence of paying off a debt of
10,000,0001. - -

- 1,250,000

Together - Z 1,250,000
Which being deducted from the seven, leaves 3i millions only,
surplus of income beyond the expenditure.
Which being deducted from the 7, leaves 34 mil-
lions only, surplus of income beyond the expendi-
ture. On the subject of the Debt, Mr. Robinsion
was remarkably candid. He asserted, that the
charge in regard of it, amounted to one half the
charge for the country altogether. lie is, we
believe, the first Chancellor that ever ventured
to utter this truth. Mr. Robinson has shown
much judgment in the taxes in which he has pro.
posed a reduction. They were certainly of a more
vexatious nature than all the other taxes put
together.

[BRITISIE PRESS.]
If the Park Papers of Thursday can be re.
lied upon, the fatal die at length is cast, and
War, with all its consequences, is decided upon.
Thus the influence of the Russian Autocrat and
the Ultrai has triumphed, and the whole ele-
ments of civil faction and foreign invasion are to
be discharged on unoltending Spain. The band
of traitors collected in Paris have received their
final instructions from Chateaubriand and An..
gouleme, and are now slipped like leashes of
hungry bloodhounds on their .prey. D'Eroles
set out on Tuesday -for Catalonia, and the san-
guinary, Qtresada on the following day. The
dark Trappist Maragnon has again quitted his
cloister for the, scene of blood, and left Tou-
louse for Bayonne—his presence carries with it
dark forebodings to Spain.,
" He comes o'er it •
" 4).s_dotit the raven o'er tit' infected house,
" Boding to ill."
The report was current in Paris that the mani-
festo.of France was in preparation, and would
appear in a few days ; and it caused a sudden
fall in the funds of 25 per cent., the rentes hav-
ing declined from 81 f. 25 C. to 79 f, 40 c., and
this great depression continued throughout Thurs.
day, when the lowest price of the same stock
was 79 f. 10c. and left of at 79 f. 25 c, This
speaks trumpet-tongued the state of public feel-
ing in France ; it proves at once that though an
insane faction, or apart of that army whom Na-
poleon reared to slaughter, are anxious to invade
and enter Spain, that the great majority of the
French people are decidedly opposed to the
odious aggression, and look on: the scene of blood
with indignation and alarm.

[Tit t: Tim Es.]
In addition to the Paris papers, we have re-
ceived still more curious matter than any thing
which they contain—namely, an abstract of the
secret debate which took place in the Chamber
of Deputies on, preparing the reply to the
King's speech. From the declaration of Mi-
nisters themselves, and above all, from the
declaration of the chief of them,
it appears that the question of pence or war
is irrevocably decided, and decided for \var.--
We shall give the words of the Minister him-
self. Ile had hopes of preserving peace after
the Congress of Verona : hat. " at present" says
he, 44 I agree the invasion of Spain is necessary :1
44 we can expect nothing more from our nego-
" tiations with Spain ; they are, broken off; and
" from henceforth war only can maintain the
" security of our frontiers, and preserve our
44 dynasty." War, then, may be considered
actually begun, between France and Spaini
or rattier,, as begun by the Bourbon fa-
mily again!! the people of both countries; for
the Spanish constitution first, and the French
Charter afterwards, must fall, if these infatuated
Princes are succesful in the Peninsula. It is
clear that the Bourbons themselves—a family so
besotten by superstition,Trejudice, and pride, that
even the severest lessons of adversity are thrown
away upon them—were but too well inclined to
invade Spain, but—as if the guilt were too
enormous to be borne by one race—it seems, that
even had' they been unwilling, the other mem-
bers of the Holy Alliance were determined to
force them upon the atrocious enterprise ; for,
according to M. de Vill6ie, the French 6' must
" either have defended the Spanish Constitution
44 upon the northern frontiers," or adopted their
present plan 64 of attacking it on those of the
14 south jf, therefore, we were to measure
out and apportion the exact degree of criminality
incurred by each of the Powers, we should say that
those who would first overrun France in order to
destroy Spain, are more guilty than the French
themselves, who simply pass their own frontiers
in the execution of the same work ; and upon the
heads of all and each of them we most fervently
invert the_prayer of the good Nehemiah---" Re-
member them, 0 our God, for, evil_!"

Mornrit CRESWELL.--'Mather CRESWELL was
one of the many mothers 'who ,flourished in the
reign of that " excellent Sovereign" CUARLLS
Ely will, being pious withal!, she left 101. for a
sermon to be preached at her funeral, on condi.
Lion that the preacher said nothing but what was
well of her. The very reverend and ingenious
Divine, after dwelling on the general subject of
mortality, and the good uses to be made of it,
thus concluded his sermon :—bY the mill of the
deceased, it is expected that I 'should mention
her, and say nothing but what is well of her.
All that I shall say, of her, therefore, is this—
she w►►s born well, she lived well, and she died
well ; far sl►e' was born with the name of Cres-
well, she lived in Clerken.well, and she died in
Bride-well.

FLOE AND Acctumr.—Yesterday morning,
at one o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises of
itif r. Miller, baker, Cam by -market, which created
much alarm in the neighbourhood. 'The house
where the fire commenced, and the adjoining one,
were completely destroyed ; but the ,exertions of
the &omen, aided by a plentiful supply of water,
stopped the further progress of the conflagration.
A fireman attached to. the Sun-office was aeverely
hurt by the fall of a rafter; with the exception
of this no other accident happened.

DIED.
On Friday, the 21st inst., at the house of the Marchioness
of Heatifort, at West End, Hampstead, Lady Georgians Quin,
Quin, second son of the
.11.1tumtlis of Headfort, and was the be.
in her .211th year. Her Ladyship was the wife of Lord George
cond and youngest datighter of Earl Spencer.
On Friday Morning the 21st inst, at Clapham, Mr. Willi.m
Edmonda..,

At Manchester, on the 7th insti Mr. Robert 31alialieu. The
circumstances of the death of this young man Woe truly awful
he was in company with several individuals, when one of them
was relating an Irak anecdote, which produced 3° lanichtahle
an excitation of his iisibleTittulties, tnat he expired instantly
in his chair.