The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-16 00:00:00

bakers (those who call themselves " respect

" able ") charging 10d. for the same loaf, stated
publicly to be of the same flour, which the low
bakers (of course " not respectable !") contrive
to sell, and with a' stiff►cient profit, at Bd._ The
latter persons assure the' Committee that the
high bakers all hang together and drive a bad
business, notwithstanding their " respectability,"
from giving long credits, and having consequently,
a restricted trade. We are very glad to hear it.

[ERITISN PRESS.]
In the late debate on the Alien Bill, we are
well satisfied that Mr. Canning exercised a sound
judgment in adverting to the injudicious conduct
on the part of one foreigner, who had attracted
the attention of Government; but we may be
permitted to regret, that the kind forbearance of
the Right Hon. Secretary from naming the indi-
vidual, necessarily left it open for any jealous
Government of the Continent to regard with in-
creased suspicion the wholeof those distinguished
men, who, under recent changes, and either
by choice, from discreet feeling towards their
Sovereign and their country, or by the ban
of exile, have given to this kingdom that
honourable preference which we trust England
will never cease to deserve among nations. Feeling
thus, we rejoice to know how uselully some fo
reigners have employed their tinne and their
talents, since their sojourn amongst as. 'We are
invited to remark this the more pointedly from
the concurrent observation of our brother Jour-
nalists, that an enlightened Portuguese (who, it
is said, was the President of the last Cortes) has
been anxiously acquainting himself with the
administration of the criminal law in this coun-
try, during the present Sessions, at the Old 1
Bailey. The courteous attention with which Mr.]
Denman introduced him on the occasion deserves
great praise. We ourselves cart bear testimony'
to the visits of Senhor Don Joaquin de Moira
to our Courts of Chancery and King's Bench,
and have frequently remarked the pitlite courtesy
with which the Bar have always assigned him a
situation which might best enable him to hear
what was passing before him, and the readiness
with which they gave him such explanations As
might make him fully understand the whole
course of the proceedings. - Our courts may be
defective in some particulars, but we defy any
man to be present at the public administration of
the law in this country (guarded, we will add,
by the notoriety which follows through the free
press), and to compare it with any system of fo-
reign judicature, without a proud feeling of na-
tioual superiority. We will go further, we defy
any foreigner to pass his time amongst us, attend.
Ing to our habits, customs, arid modes of civil-
ization, without having it in his power, on return-
ing to his native land, td benefit it by some im-
provement, same amelioration which his judgment
and intelligence, by comparison and by contrast,
will have suggested to him. The purposes of fo-
reign travel, so rarely made available in youth,
is thus, by the force of circumstances, become
accessible to maturer age, and we rejoice that
the opportunity havndt been lost. It is gratify-
ing to remark, that while the hospitality of Eng-
land has warmed by the resort to her shores of
men of other nations, so due an estimate has been
formed by any enlightened foreigner of the ad-
vantages tier laws and institutions may yield to
them, that nothing that is worthy, nothiffg that
is valuable, escapes the perseveriug curiosity and
the philosophic pursuit of information which
has marked the steps of the very-intelligent in-
dividual to whom we 'have alluded ; and we
cordially hope the known moderation of hit
polities, 'with the benevolence of his heart, and
the extent of his experience, will, on his return
home, once more place him la a situation of use-
fulness to his country, and of benefit to mankind.

and Saving Banks open to us, in which we can-
deposit our savings, if we should think proper.";
It is a principle in man, to like todo as he pleases.
with that which he has earned. If the-retired
pensions are not enough, let the country agree
to give what should be sufficient—the amount
altogether for such a purpose could not come
to much. If, however, on the contrary, the pay
of the clerks is too much; then let Mr. Hume
look into them, and bring them down to that
which is proper. We would recommend Mr.
Robinson to give this 'degrading deduction
from the salaries of such as —are in the
power of the Government, a reconsidera-
tion; and if one hundred thousand pounds more
in the course of the year would be sufficient to
enable a man, after he had been keeping John
Bull's books. for forty years, to live decently,
let him tell the people that so much is wanted,
and we are sure there would be little or no op-
position There might be a little;
to the measure;
in the City, arid especially at this time among
the representatives of the patriotic interest; for
the present Parliament will Probably termi-:
nate in another year, and the votes of the
patriotic portion of the Livery would then
be wanting. We recornmend the clerks, when
'to load the Commons'next the House meets
table with petitions, arid if they will send us one ,
of them we will insert it, provided it be not too
long ; arid to avoid such error, we recommend
them to draw their petitions up themselves and
by no means to employ
ally One- in the 'legal pro-
fession, lest they should fill it as full'of words as
Mr. Wortley has filled kis Game Bill, and
thereby render their petitions impossible to be
comprehended by the common run of *readers.