The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

iSTUACTS' FltOM THE DA lIN MOIINING rArutts,
March 10, 18'23.

• [KORN 01416 LOE4
NOtWitbStallding the concession to 11(rinisters
on the late discussion upon ,the..state of the
Church establishment in Ireland, that they, had
recently made one or two nominations to Bishoprics
upon the grounds of personal character, yet it is
observable, that it is the smaller Sees alone that
Ore thus rarely permitted to fall to the share of
individuals who are only recommended by
professional reputation. The rich Dioceses
e still reserved for their Parliamentary
supporters, as exclusively as before the public
voice had been raised upon this subject. A few
weeks since they gave Clogher to the brother of
'me' Marques of Ely, and now Meath is bestowed
upon a near relation of the Earl of Caledon
Doctor Alexandet—a name 'well known in all
Oie lists of the Ministerial majorities, the two
Members of Old Sarum never being absent from
Their posts. The exact number of votes that
'bave commanded Clogher and Meath we cannot
Undertake to specify—but the reward is enor-
'WM—more than 20,0001. a year, and a patro-
nage of nearly 500 lucrative benifices !

[NEIN Tries.]
The English Funds seem to have lately at-
tained a great degree of steadiness. A short time
ago they moved up and down with every fluctu-
ation of the French rentes ; but now they seem
little, if at all, affected by them. The fact is,
that the speculators are almost entirely out of
the market : the Spanish Loans gave them the
most decisive blow. We look with some curi-
osity to see the near Scrip brought out : the mere
rumour of it has beaten down the Scrip of last
October to 20k : and as every body now knows
the state of hopeless bankruptcy in which the
Spanish finances are plunged, the throwing
an additional burthen of the same Stock into
the market will only bring down the price of the
Whole to its true value-4) per cent. We were
pnzzled to discover for what purpose the
Duke of San Lorenzo came to England. It
seemed to be a round-about way of hastening to
defend'his country against -invasion. However,
his Grace was kind enough to communicate the
object -iof his jouroey, confidentially, to his
friends at the Landon. Tavern, by the mouth of
hfs Secretary. It seems, he came to inform us
that the Descumisados would be glad to handle
a little of loose cash. They have, he says, every
thingnecessary for carrying on war, except Iron
and Gold !! •We own, the hint did not appear to
us quite suited to the dignity of an old Castilian
Grandee; and it was unfortunately very much
thrown away upon the Noble Guests present—
there was no* begging -box put round after

[Tut ortmcs.)
The French, papers of Thursday end Friday
have arrived since our last.—The confines of
France and Spain resound with the note ofr pre-
paration. We conftets we ,still hope for some
disaster that may baffle the projected iniquity of
the Bourbons, and restore them to that merited
situation in which they can do no more mischief
in the world. In truth, it is really pleasant to
observe thw dreaming lazy manner in which the
war-Is commenced by them, when compared with
the briskness and activity of the last French
tyrant. The world seldom heard of his mo-
tions till a blow was , struck : but now we
read of potent " circulars •,sent to mayors
" of country towns, desiring them to give
".lists of the, number of carts drawn by oxen,"
and" immense quantities of buiscuit baking !" Oh,
what a falling off is here and how mortifying to
the French nation, to see a war of equal iniquity
in tits origin with the worst of .Buonaparte's, un-
dertaken in so much ,10S4 promising a spirit.—
We wish 'Prince, Hilt could be fresh baked with
the first batch that is put into the oven. How-
ever, as this upstart Government, of the Bour-
bons chooses,,' with unparalleled insolence, to
attempt the overthrow of the more ancient Con-
stitution of 'Spain, there can be no impropriety
in the Spaniards attacking their,enemies in the
same manner, and declaring some new Consti-
tution for 'France !

, ft appettrs from some articles of 'Madrid Intel
Ligence, given in the. French.papers, that 13ertran
do iris,, who used to be a speaker. in hw. Lunda.
burian Society, has published a.vindication of his
conduct with respect to a visit which he made to
King Ferdinand, just -before that Monarch re-
solved to dismiss the Ministers. Bertran de Lis
States) that Ferdinand expressed a reluctance to
leave Madrid at a time when there was no danger
to render' his:departure necessary. His Majesty
also observed, thathis premature departure might
damp the public opinion,- and afford an oppor-
tunity for casting. imputations on the ministry ;
that if %ie were to remove from Madrid to a small
town, it would appear that he was not free ; and
that, it would be said he was controlled by a fac-
tion ; vf which pretext, foreign and domestic
elletniPS-might avail themselves. Such, it seems,
is the gory told by Bertran de Lis. 'is he a
dupe.bitoself, or does he presume upon thwcre.
thinly, of the people of Madrid, to whom his ex.
planation is atitiressed.---(14/d.)

IMORNING POST.I
Peril? Journa s to the Stli inst. have arrived
since our last. They admit the existence °ferl.
siderable agitation in the. French Capital, though
it is a subject :on which they evidently abstain,
either through choice or 'fear, from dilating.—
The Boulevards are the chief seat of the dis-
turbances, and one which 'took place on Wed.
aesday evening near the gate -of 'Saint Denis
COMB to have t.octasioned considerable alarm.
The people assembled in large numbers, and
*booted " Vke Manuel 1" " Vive ,la ,Liberte!"
ifaving liepn driven from that post by the
Gendormeriel 111Py resassembled ,au , the Alon.
levard of Bondy, where they Sound, themselves,
however, ,in ,a,worse condition, for twbilst the
Goodin/nes
~prosed ,upon them.on the one side,
the troops of the line advanced on the other.