The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-13 00:00:00

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THURSDAY, PEllRtfititY ti.
FOX MAISLE, ESQ. V. Tilt 110 N. NV ILLIANE R.,...I•ESAY }GUILE'
OF PAN MUR r.,
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ThlB was a cause of coniidetable iLterest, and the Colirt tai
crowded to CXCefil. . , . •
Mr. Cocxnuttx stated the ewe; fir tile pursuer.-410 si:;,(1
hls client was the eldest 'son and heir of the llonoumide 4,..
fender, who possessed an entate paying a rent d upwards ot'
20,0001. a-year ; that his client hatl lately come of ttge, and was
an Ensign iit e regiment of the line. ili4 full pa,, amountol
to ninety poutids, and his father gave him an addiunnal etet'ti...
twice of 1001. But he cortterttled this sum of 1901 was nOt
sufficient to enable him to soppon ;.ts rank suited to his eztalted
station in society, and therefore his ,s.ction ctmcluded ar 421
aliment of 20001. a.year ; which wet-trio:a to thue ailment rs:-
ceived by the tlefentler hitnOlf while- -Itte ' father. KlateawA the
estates of l'annture. Thelon/tett gentlemt*refetr.d to Va...,,i10
law MI thoritiw aml decisions is septum o(his claim. ..
Mr. J. A. MUItRAY for the defcadar, atafitt, that he th4y
admitted his client's linlrility to aliniext the pot suer ; Litt von-
tet.4l,ll, the douses alluded to 'did not apply, inasonten ail -t;
them ne aliment had been given to the claimant Ist all.; 11.1 t at
this case alhiunt had h.-en pi yen by Me client to an extent
which he txmceived to he taleguate,to -hie sonln suppert its
an. Ensilm t That, in this op;nien„ he . was anpported tcf,,
that of the late Sir John More, who hest, 'every cwit', wizett
he ~,,,, coh,,,e/ of at regiment, adVisso trier fiats of his subtd-'
, terns only to allow them certain sums- in addition to tatit„to.,
gitnental pay's that the opinion Of that distinguisittd tiene.
rail was, that an Ensign ihmild only have 1001. a yeas
saditi„,a), th,a its this opigiOrt flit 4111011 concurred; and :it
doing
so he acted,upon the best feelings of what was most or..
Bracher to the futhre prospects of his son in purattine the h 0..,
nourahle lifeltehad chosen.
Air. 1 rallat9att and Itt..Monctiiiir have *till to be ht'ard Ime~
vious to the decision of this iMercairg c4se.

E LONDON. 'MU ItN ALS.

ZXTRACTS FROM TUE D 1 Lir 'MORNING PAPERS,
February 13, 1823.

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[MORNING curtosiciAe.l
We are assured that the last Prussian Loan in-
this coontry was for the behnof of Russia, it otther
not having been der; ed advisable from political
motives that the latter should- appear to want so
large a suit► in addition to the loan in her own
name, or it having been apprehended that it
would exceed the measure of Russian credit.—
It is repotted also (hut. we own we can' hardly
behave that the insolence of the Powers of the
Continent would`go so car), that our Cabinet has
been given to understand by the Allied Powers
that it must choose between them and.the Spa-
niards, as oar neutrality would be more injurious-
to them than our hostility.

The speeches in the House of Commons lust
night, on the motfon for the revival of the Com-
mittee on the means of maintaining and improving
the Foreign Trade of the Country, will be read
with mock interest and satisfaction. Mr. Wal-
lace, whose services to the public all seemed as
eager to acknowledge, as they were to regret his
retirement, gave a view of our commercial situa-
tion, of a very consolatory nature. With the
exceptiuu of agriculture, every other branch of
i►n!ustry, he said, was flourishing ; and while,
from 1815 to 1819, the general export trade of
the country had decreased fotrrteen millions
(official value), the exports last year surpassed
very conAilerably the lust years of the %var.,
which were considered the period of our greatest
commerci4;l prosperity.—(lbid.)

[Tii v. Trams.]
We have received French Papers of Monday
last : they contain, as might' be exPected, an
object of no slight,importance at this critkal
period—namely, the Address of the Chamber of
Deputies, in answer to the King's Speech. We
observed, that the reply of the Peers on the same
occasion contained 00 repetition of the detestable
sentiment, that the Spaniards could only receive
and hold their liberties from the hands and at the
will of King Ferdinand. This deficiency, how-
ever, is amply supplied by the Deputies ; and
the more democratic part of the Constitution is
made to avow a principle, which, if it hrid had
any real existence, they themselves who acknow-
Jedge it could have had none, and consequently,
would not then hove been assembled in their
nail, to betray, as it appears, the principle
by which they sit, to represent a free people.
The Spaniards are spoken of as aiding France in
breaking her chains ; and rhea they are described
as incompet,nt to receive institutions conform-
" able to their wishes and their manners, except
" from their legitimate Sovereign!" The people,
therefore, may overthrow one absolute Monarch,
provided only he be an illegitimate one ; but
this being done, they cannot make !awl for them-
selves, to controut another absolute ruler : those
they must take at the hands of him who is to be
commuted! What absurdity at well as wicked-
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[YIORNINI; ,POST.]

The course Jr policy which the Gpverrlmeut
of England may adopt in the new circumstances
of Europe is a subject which naturally,' at the
present moment, excites tlie greatest attention.
traving the fulhst con(idence in the wisdom of
Clovernment, and in its zealous regard to the
happineSS and independence of nations, we are
d.'.irons to caution our countrymen, on the one
hand, against the efforts of those who would ex-
cite in their minds an enthusiasm not in
sure with 'discretion ; and still more strongly,
oii the other, would, we resist any attempt to
inspire then', with a dread of War, a dread which
the power, the resources, and the spirit of this
country ought at once to chase away. 11 any
individual, or any party,*exhibit a wish to pre.
cipitate the country into hostilities, it will be
well for us to inquire how far, in case temporary
reverses should at tend our arms,-we may depend
on their patriotic firmness and devotion. A pply-
ing the safe test of experience to these zealous
champions of freedom, let us ask if they are the
men whom disastrous warfare will not tempt to
despair' of their country ? Further, and above
all things, let us ascertain before we listen to
any suggestions from them, that they aye men in-
capable or employing any of die vicissitudes or
contingencies of war to spread t.osi.o.n_ency and
discontent (1)1.01100UL the WO,
,n 1 Order to ad-
vance anf object of party interest ur party ambition.

[NEw Ilstus.]
The Monitatir of Monday• oOntains the Address
of the Chamber of'DOpnties,'and the King's
Answer. Thosuiwhe laiiithe weakness to suppose
that the C hamhers., woofs! not support the Ministry
in a war against the Spaniih ReVolutianists, Must
now see their error.. But it is not a war of ag-
grandizement that the Oh3inbers ' They
say that tbeir object is " to .deliver,a inagna-
nimotitt PeoPle from the! yoke of oppreSsion.". Un-
doubtedly the Spanish ,People is .oppressed and
tyrannised over by an odious fiLet,ion ; exactly au we
should be if the iltints, and Carliles, and. Ceb.
bats of our ii.eform fitetinn'Nvereto give ul what
they would .call a Constitutlon. Whether the
French Government and Legislature are sincere
praessions, it is not to us to answer.
This must he proveel iiy the .vent. Only it is
our duty—a duty which we wilt fearlessly ditr.
els.airgeto state' What they inu!t“-(4ke, and What'
they pledge thomsolves to, perform. If they
swerve from, thelr'doty to gimlet and .I_o
it will then hi time enough for England to ,inter-
,pase. The King of France repeats--" Je serai
aux eugniteMens 'ride rai reds." 44 ). will
,be faithful to the engagements I have taken."—
Until we ,find him unfaithful, it would he mad-
ness in us to forego all the advantages of neutra.
14:T+00 the apprehensiOn of u datwr.merely spa.
calative contingent, end, in truth, to tvrobablc

[BRITISH vhcss.j
The Paris Papers or Nfonday contain the ad-
dress of the Chamber of Peinities, which
presCDttid to OW 'King oh Stintial7 and the

Monarch's reply. The address is a servile echo
of the Royal Speech, by which the assembled
Deputies pledge France to war and massacre
against free and unoffending Spain, and themselves
to the support of whatever measures may be
adopted to desolate that country with faction
and drench its soil with blood. The review of
troops—royal guards and others—continues be-
fore the heroic Angouleme and those august
Princes and Princesses whose names are insepa-
rably connected with so much of the glory of France
for the last five-and-twenty years. The Eagles of
Napoleon were formerly the ominous heralds
of slaughter, but now the unsullied Lily is to be
dashed with blood and to point the road to mas-
sacre and carnage. The Deputies talk of the
naval forces of his Most Christian Majesty,which
have so often afforded a timely aid'to humanity :
Do they mean that humanity which has prolonged
the execrable slave trade—that has dealt in the
blood and tears of thousands, and of which a
French' marine has been on the coast of Africa,
the principal and revolting support? The pious
solicitude of the Monarch is also praised, which
raises temples from their ruins and is as piously
about to carry massacre among. an unoffending
people, and to raise trophies of legitimacy arid
religion, amid the sack of cities, the cries of ma-
trons, and the murder of men, women and chil-
dren, by the bayonets of a ferocious soldiery. It
appears that there had been some decline in the
French funds from Saturday ; they opened on
Monday at 7tif. 50c. ; the highest during the day
was 77f. SOc.; and closed at 771. 75c. A loan of
four millions of renter was to be brought forward,
and a new levy of men added to aid the holy
crusade of the descendant of St Louis across the
Pyrenees. The Count de Lagarde, the French
AmbassadoratMad rid,had arrived quietly in Paris;
and the delegate of the Pruissian Monarch had
also reached Bayonne, with no further accident
than an unfounded alarm of assassination by the
Descamisados.

[3IIOIINING ftuttAt.p.]
We yesterday received from Paris a more
ample report than any that has yet appeared of
the diseussion in the secret Sitting of the',Cham=
ber of Deputies on the Address in answer to the
Speech from the Throne. We can afford space
onlY for a few pointed passages, which- have
scarcely been noticed by the French Papers.—
MM. de .la. Bourdonnaye and Delatot violently
attacked MM. tie Villele, Carbiere, and Cler-
mont Tonnerre, but passed with studied in.
dulgence over M. do Chateaubriand, who,
though brought into the Ministry by M. de vii-
lele, has deserted him for the War Party, of
AVIliCh 'he is now one of the most furious partisani
—so far as even strenuously to oppose in the
Council of State the acceptance of the mediation
of England between France and Spain. Mons.
Florian Kergolaye, after treating the right of in-
tervention in the affairs of Spain, passed on to the
question of war. With reference to the concur-
rence of foreign Powers with France, he declared
that he, for his part, saw nothing alarming in the
traversing, or even the occupation, of the French
territory by the Russians and the Prussians.—
(At these words cries of indignation were raised
by the whole Opposition, while the Right. Ride
applauded the orator, and the troop of Public
Functionaries in the pay of the Ministry presarved
a sombrous silence). M. Kergolaye, resuming
had the singular simplicity to say that the three
Powers of the North interfered in the affairs of
Poland, which,' it is true, had disappeared, but
that, since that time, these three Powers were
become more generous.

PROfil'Cia-ai,-3T)UICN'ALS.

('Front the Bury Casette of Feb. 12.)

The eager expectation, the intense interest,
whichthe King's speech had excited previous to its publica-
tion, has been amply repaid 'by the importance of its contents.
The honourable line Of pnlicy resolved on by government, in
reg,ird to the approaching contest between France and Spain, has
extorted approbation from the most violent opponents of admi.
nistration ; whilst the xeneml views of domestic policy promise
the most
,beneficial results. We regret, indeed, that the agri.
cultural embarrassments are not made a more prominent
part of the promised amelioretions,. because we arc aTired,
that the welfare of .the landed interest Is the welfare of every
class of society; and` without some immediate, bold, and vi.
gorous measure, must fall into such a state. of decay„ as, no
enactment of the legishoure can repair. We would rather see
the prosperity of agriculture a part of the general presPerity,
and keeping pace with 'it, without 'exclusive exemption or
protection ; hat, if exemption or pritection he necessary
for the farmer, to enable, him to live, for the sake of
the nation, he must have it, or his land will be untillad, and
the nation ;nest starve. One remedy to the evils which press
upon agriculture presents itself, abolish parochial distinctions,
in regard to the poor, and let all contribute equally o their
.support ; instead of being serfs of the soil, let them ha the poor
of the realm, fed;by all, acknowledged by all, and the burthen of
their wants Will then herdly be felt by any. Deetnir!g the die•
tress of agriculture to be a theme of paramount importance,
we feel elecere -concern, that it sloes not appear to occupy
alarger portion, of the attention of 114nisters, than his
jesty's speech .seams to imply ; but we would not have our
agricultural
:friend* imagine, thetebecatuie their calamities are
not paraded before the eyes of all Europe, ibr all Europe
reads the King of England's speech, that, therefore their wants
ere disregarded; or, that men in ,power are, insensible to the
painful situation in which ' literate placed, We trust it is
otherwise, and, we do look forward to the period, we liepe it Is
very near, -felien farming shall be a profitable, as well as 'an
honourable and useful 'employment. Whilst we regard the
state of agricultore with sorrow, though nqt dismay; we feel
satisfaction,, in finding 'cause to congratulate ihe cotintty upon
filo prosperity of the tnanufacturing'and commercial interests ;'
in:these Mete is nothing to be band hut activity anti success,
"Tice state of the revenite, too, is hiqhly gretifYing, as it afflrbi
prodf the InesCithpie, that, slim' much partill distress and focal
.
calamity are known to tikisq-yet, the country, generally, pros-
perou.i. ; bat still more satisfextery, in that it will eualke
Ni-
riistera to relieve those who need relief, from a portion of tlw
national hurthens. The reduction of
_the Assessed lazes,
must in every view, be de> importanttneesere„and
slept
Not fttil to prove an ahnoAt,universal advantage. lal,tlke!lelote,
en the Address, . e erY 4441iject of a domestic natore,.pre pisyft.n•
parktl question of feTeign policy, and or tlu topic, but 4neic
,feeling influenced the wholelSeßaW, n reeling 4f. nationel
tiliation, at the proud Mainfesitation et the hooout pf (rest Bri.

tabs; and, the same sentiment which pervaded Parliament, and
compelled faction's self to acknowledge the integrity and wis.
dom'of Ministers, is felt and 'avowed throughout the kingdom.
Shall we be thought insensible to our country's honour and
blind to the merits of those who govern, if we say that
we are, very far from feeling convinced that there is so
much cause for triumph and 'exultation, as certain
partizans pretend ? We own that we consider the conduct of
our government, as a thing of course they could not, never did,
act otherwise than as they are now acting in regard to Spain.
They leagued with the oppressed to 'conquer the tyrant who
directed the force of France to exterminate every independent
State in 'Europe, and they break that league because the op.
pressed are in turn becoming the oppressors. No man would
wonder that Britain refuses to aid in enslaving a nation which
she so lately fought to enfranchise; but, that the internal ene-
mies Of England have been labouring to make the world be-
lieve that our alliance with other States was a bond for the de.
struction of liberty, and not for the security of peace. The arms
of this country, the nursing lap of liberty, the chosen home
of freedom, may be turned against tyranny, whether that ty-
ranny be in the prince, or people ; may be employed' to stop
the bloody' career of a crowned despot, or check the murderous
march of a tyrant traitor ; but against freedom, Britain can
never arm. She may not at all times be able to fight the battles
of those who deserve freedom, but she can.always abstain from
endeavouring to oppress them. This, her natural policy, has
ever been the rule of her alliances The liberty of mankind
has been her leading star, and must continue so, for the people
of England are a free people, and the voice of the people is the
strength of the state. But the voice of the people Is not to be
heard at mob conventions and radical rows—the voice of the
people is not loud, but deep—and the voice of the people,
the fact is certain, is with the King, the Church, and the
Laws.