The Sun.
London, England, 1812-08-07 00:00:00

t'eOlus thew eligible to a seat in Parliament, it
is. au, Institution towards which it becomei the
friends of the Constitution-to look witlrjealousy)
if -not hlarm, fora FOURTH EST,',,Tt; seems to be.
-rising 'under the guise of a Political Club, and al •
the same , " glorious results" are 'held -out as
likely to- ensue from its operations es were pro-
duced by the Barons who exacted Magna Charta
from KING Jo N, it may reasonably be appreh ended
that the new Association is iziterided .to'oVer-awe
Parliament, if not the Crown; till they have effected
those measures which in their wisdOm they deem
'necessary for iMproving the Legislature of the
country. An Institution . which excites the admi-
ration of such politicians as those who have gene-
rally held meetings for Parliamentary Iteforin in
this metropolis,. must, at all tidies, and under any
circurnstiinees, be viewed with suspicion by all loyal.
men who know the value of our Constitution, and

have seen the dreadful effectsof innovation inFrance,
and the several countries which it has reduced to
oppression and misery ; but there is still more rea-
son for suspicion when its objects and its possible
consequences are thus stated by such a politician
as Major CARTWRIGHT. But what renders the
matter_ ridiculous, if any thing of this nature can
be seen in so light a point of view, is the gross in-
consistency of the orator, for while he pagneyrises in
high terms this Club, whose Members are to possess
Parliamentary qual4ations, and, are likely to pro-
cure objects as important as the , exaction of
Magna Charta by the Barons; he vehemently
exclaims against an Oligarchy which, he ...says,
renders the House of Commons a body Subservient
to them, and by no means a representation Of the
people, But the new 'Oigarchy which he cam-.
mends, and from which, he saYS; such -gloriOns ,
results may he expected, would • not - have an
influence in detail over Members of the House
of Commons, but absolutely over-awe the whole
Representative Body into submission to their de-
mands ; or, like the Barons of old, proceed to
exact all they want from the Sovereign himself.
If such an oligarchy would not be more formida-
ble than that which the Major reprobates, be-
cause they possess borough influence, we
leave all rational men to determine, as well
as to consider what might become of the Consti-
tution in the struggle. That the Members of the
new Club may hold forth fair and legitimate pre-
tensions is naturally to be expected, but what des-
perate characters might get among them, or to
what daring excesses they might ultiMately pro-
ceed, it is impossible to say; but that it is an in-
stitution pregnant with mischief, and calculated to
bring on destruction, may well be apprehended.
We have thought it our duty to draw the attention
of all reflecting and well-meaning people to this
new Institution, which is so highly commended in
a quarter where commendation may justify alarm,
particularly as the meeting where this cormnenda-
tion was uttered was not held till ,the Parlia-
mentary Session had ended, and when there was,
of course, no opportunity for some honest patriotic

Member of Parliament to rise in his place; and
submit the creation of so alarming: an Association
to the wisdom of the Legislature. We trust, how-
ever, that our Rulers will not b.e negligent specta-
tors of the transactions of such a Club, 'but will

so far counteract its progress, as to prevent one
of its " tilorious results" from proving the over-
throw of the Constitution. •

His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND
entertained a large party of Nobility, arid several
of the Cabinet Ministers, last night, it his -house
in St. James's.

The Duke of LEngsrEa, his brother, Lord
WILLIAM FITZGI:RALD, the Prince PATRULIA, son
of the Duke of ANJotT,•Count ST. ANTONIO, and
the Hon. Mr. DR COURCY, have arrived at Ports-
mouth, in the Serapis store-ship, from Sicily.
His Grace thlekArchbishop of CANTERBURY has
conferred on the Rev. EDWARD. BARRY, M. D.
Recto,r of St. Mary's and St: Leonard',
ford, th'e degree of Doctor in Divinity.
'The Bank -gave notice yesterday, that they
wooled make all the payments on the Otnnium,
except the last, when the whole must be re-
deemed.

Commodore COCKBURN, one of the Commis-
si()ners. to South America, who as just returned
from Cadiz in the Grampus, bad a long confer-
ence v. ith Lord CASTLEREAGH, at the Secretary
of State's OiEce? yesterday.
A letter has been roc-eived from off Toulon, of
the 12th 'July, stating, that the fleet there•bad
shewu a disposition. to revolt. -The same spirit,
it is said, bad been manifested in some of the de-
partinents Of the South
.of ii'rance. It 'farther
adds, that a revolution had taken, place at
tari), and that troops had been sent to take pos.-;
se-sion of it.

We have to announce positively, that'Madame
CATALANI,wiII be. at. Portsmouth- on the 1 9th inst.
to perform at- the
,grand Musical Festival ytthich
will be given there on that day.
Mr. C. KEMIII.F.; and his wife,-are engaged to
perform a
.few nights at Cheltenham. Matter's are
fully arranged for their return to Cov4nt-Garden
theatre.
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It would be an act of just:ce- and gratitude,' on
the part of the Snrgeons, to precut :some mark
of respect to, those. whose 'duty it is to superintend
the pavenittat of the metropol:s, • foir
,the . chance,
which ha o long beta
,atfor.rted them of a. pla e-
tiful harvest o{,fractures-anj