The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-04 00:00:00

THE KNIGHT OF G WYNNE. Part XI • 13!
Charles Lever. figure°
Mr. Paul Dempsey cuts the most conspicuous OP
the present chapter, and although a'° fellow a io_.
epd
humour" in his way, Paul is such an egregious prY_Uto
is withal so irredeemably vulgar, that we are disposo
regret his undue prominence in the narrative.
,nof
additional and crowning degradation to the proud log
Maurice Darcy an execution is put in the Corot', 5110
Lady of Gwynne with her daugher are compelled ,0
under the protection of the officious Mr. pewee:oo
very laughable equivoque, though of rather quesOrtiol
delicacy, takes place through the inquisitiveness °' bed'
intolerable eavesdropper. aßy peering into S110:4110
chamber of Helen Darcy he beholds what the arS'btoti
facetiously styled a pose plastique of mother and ditto
the latter in most becoming dishabille; and misu°l3.6,. bits'
some casual allusions to Forester to be allusions w tki
self (P. D.). credulously conceives himself
object of Helen's affections. From this blunder 000
ticipate some rare drolleries. The number begiagreter
a midnight carousal between an attorney, one 3fl;Trier
Nickie, and his parasite, and closes with an 111-00
between Con Heffernan and Lord Castlereagh. 000
is a strange improbability, by the way, in such a doo4
nat'ral" as Paul Dempsy improvising h 554111
humorous stanzas in a heavy snow storm at nip.'

SHAI?PE'S LONDON IMAGA
The competition which has been excited a011)701
cheaper monthly periodicals since this in sgszlP
',oft;
first undertaken, has tended only to its risible lolPsitio
ment. In illustrations, in the selection and diver
.sr,
its literary content; and in the combination 44,700
ment, with information, it is inferior to none 01"
publications.

THE PLO UG fibi°
Taking as its perpetual motto that declartitil
great. Liebig, that perfect agriculture is the foe itO
the riches or s•ates," the Plough is striving to renaeLvielli
a strictly national ward. Its endeavour is being
realised, as each successive number (and the 13'-elsolt
the fifteenth) has exhibited a perceptible imPr,°"b-ed >s
upon its predeci-ssor. The number here publisd 000
crerlitable to all engaged in its production, an
honour to the agriculturists

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SUPPLE ENT TO THE POST.OA r-1
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This valuable supplement to a valuable work the
is published annually a few weeks subsequent re it;
assembling of Parliament, has just 13211-„-
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THERUSSO-DIJTCH-LOA

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OPINION OF DR. ADDAMS. nd tb®
At is obvious that upon the separation of Holland titeobet,
Netherlands, consequent upon the revolution of 'lige Oil
1830, it ceased to be obligatory on Great Britain tog,aaar
further payments on account of the Russian Duteu',eletteri
virtue of the Convention of May, 1815, according, to imed
of that Convention. though it was said or intints,the Citi;
obligation still subsisted, according to the spirit of rols!
vention. But whether Russia could or could not,lool
upon the spirit, as against the letter of the Convention' tdbil
justly insisted on such further payments, is (1110,0
merged upon the execution of the Convention of .0 je arc
1831, between Great Britain and Russia. And it
a'ar.
this latter Convention that it is now obligator,' -
Britain (if at all) to make any such further payments' tial
Now, in the Convention of November, 1831 (811/815...ti
the two Powers), the objection of the Convention 0 teeter
recited to have been, to afford Great Britain a guarengeof rer'e
Russia would procure a certain policy on all Vs's' ace.
speeting Belgium, on the one hand ; and the other, t°ll-deb"
to Russia the payment of a portion of her old PiteCA tee
in consideration of the general arrangements of the oral orb
of Vienna, to which she had given her adhesion--
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meets which (says the Convention) still remain
force; and it is in virtue of this special considerationo
vention of; 1831, art. 1) that Great Britain undeer4
continue, on her part, the payments stipulated in '" j
vcntion of May, 1815.
It seems to me, that the phrase " arrangements sy"lif
143
remain in full force," pretty plainly implies that if r!`"
arrangements had not remained in full force, at arie
through any fault or delinquency on the part ca jatts•
Great Britain would have declined to enter into suct,lloo
aC
Convention; and the language of the whole Conveet: ja cle'
cording to the true interpretation of it, in my hiltnicits'el
ment, is identical in import with this--that Greatst
undertakes to continue the payments in considersiptso
Russia maintaining, or by reason that she does ,ra„aaa,,t°,
those general arrangements of the Congress of Vie"halthlls
which she wag originally a party. at the time of the -
of such Congress in 1815.
each or
And this being so, it also seems to me that a v1:0 plot
violation of those general arrangements in any mewl oe,
though the fault or delinquency of Russia, plainiVeb
~„str
Great Britain from that continuing obligation 'IL."' j 6,,.
took upon herself under the Convention of November' sas'
in consideration or by reason of Russia maiatainwb
general arrangements.
v At
And this reduces the whole question (and as to bath-
think there can be no doubt) to a consideration of.whetite
the reunion of Cracow to the Austrian Monarchy, atnettur,,
and in manner as stated in the case, is or is not e,".:;„
from the general arrangements of the Congress of vi,.7iitloo
a material article, and one to which Russia is a
and therefore a guilty party.
anerlij
For surely, it admits of no doubt that one of the greo
arrangements (and that a principal one) of the citsmge,
Vienna was, the independence of Cracow. BY tue,. 12 ar'
title of the "principal act," an Act consisting 0' (tracer
titles, of June, 1815, are several following articles- (tracer
with its territory is declared free, independents and ;wet
neutral, in terms the most positive and precis% and the"
Austria, and Prussia are pledged to the maintenance of is,
freedom, independence, and neutrality. The 6th a,n;per
"La ville de Cracovie avec son territoire eat declares_etris
patuite cite libre, independante et strictement I'le 10
sous la protection de la Russie, de l'Austrich%sie
Prusse." Again, the 9th article..." Les
d'Autriche, et de Prusse s'engagent a respecter et to de
Ville ,het
respecter, en tons tems, la neutralite de Is - • 0►
Cracovie et de son territoire, &c." These articles, if n..,. tbe
the
introduced into an "acts principal," commencing
that
recital of that of 9th of June, 1815, clearly show gait.
independence of Cracow is one of the principal arranged de'
of the Congress of Vienna; and that the violation ot_iroat a
pendence and of one of the general arrangements (and jahict
principal one) of the Congress of Vienna is one the
Russia has been a guilty party, is as clearly shown Cours d
atett
facts of the cats.
me that if to
Britain makes any further payments on
~,,eristio,
Under these circumstances it appears to
account
oC
Russian Dutch Loan, it must be ( n political F,Oll-,1"... ~,eanOr
only (as to which I give no opinion), and not by aHrarate
as obliged thereto by the Convention (ilsto which
the
Convention merged in that respect) of November, 1804

i'ed•

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND DEATH.--On bo
nesday evening a poor woman named Jean Campbell,
was totally destitute, called at the shop of an old mastPr,,,,
the foot of Loanwells' street, Paisley, for shelter dui
n deep
night. He gave her a little supper, and allowed her to slaajii
before the fire. About six in the morning a man who IN;
near the house heard a strange and fearful cry. insta.nt•
rose and went down stairs. but by the time he had ga.11310;
her clothes, which had caught fire, were consumed, and
shin was burnt off, and hangingfrom some parts of her b 0,;./*
One or her eyes was burnt black, and the other nitwit in-
ured.i Slie lived till nine in the morning, and expired' 5
1
'^d also fallen and cut her head during the swill' straEW
e.
was9ce. Argus.
A GOOD Da
the season, omn:E.—Epened sarl Howe,
Leicestershire for everal soup kitchens
is
the villages round Gopsall, from which a libel al supplZ.°l
good soup has since been daily supplied to the mac
a:
tressed families of the district. The noble earl, in
cons
quence of the dearness of provisions, has also made aliber:
advance in the wages paid to the labourers on
Birmingham Gazette. before leaving

ment," will be perusei with advantage at a money'
when. those great instruments of civilisation and of cosy
mercial development are becoming more permanently
though less gradually distributed throughout the vior!,
than at the moment when the stagging system was mit'
zenith, and Capel court was the paradise of speculatort
The worthiest contribution in the number, and the mso
carefully compiled, is the one relating to Peru, and se
gested by " Tsc'mdi's Traver" in that territory. ill
diversity of subjects the Ecclectie has frequently beet/
more remarkable, but in soundness of information ye/
seldom.

SPORTING REVIEW.
Many of the most accomplished and lively among lb°
rivals and contemporaries of Nimrod are retained 10
his clever periodical. Hence, it is scarcely surf'rigt
that under the conduct of its able and assiduous ad.. .
its contents should be characterised b
As a continuation of the editor's serial, The 11t;
book of the Chase," the present chapter anent hn".711
hunts is lively and agreeable. Two capital engral
are prefixed to the number—one being the ninth ° e
F. Herring's series entitled " The High-mettled •
introducing the " favourite" in the stubble.field wt,h;
harrow at his tail the other being a beautiful moo° 10%
sketch inscribed "Make Ready." Lord William Len! d
so much shill
contributes a pleasant paper, showing the advances
" Goodwood as a sporting residence." For his Fr°l3ol
tionist Grace the Duke of Richmond the article will ,
very titbit. Craven has evinced his industry andiiii;'
pad
and in his gossip about the "Spring Races (jell° A 'd
and his account of the " Cockney Contrivances eI
Dianam." About the diversities of “Sportslogi;
Sporting Men," but especially the latter, Harry m„erfeiii
still runs on very delightfully, displaying II ran- of
familiarity with his theme and a ready PereeP;Zot
character. As a whole, the Sporting Review for A. to
is inferior to few of its predecessors, and Wed°
very large majority.