The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-25 00:00:00

[MORNINGAIERALDI

With all the uncertainty that hangs over the
question, it is scarcely possible any longer to
'doubt that the Peninsula will not immediately
become the theatre of war—not the Spanish
part alone, but. the whole Peninsula, for Por-
tugal has made common cause With Spain.
This junction is curious and important. ..For
the first time during ',centuries have these
two nations been united ,by national sympathy,
and a community of political interests, and
among the possible results of the war may be,
their becoming what nature and their geo-
graphical position seems to have intended they
should be—one state or power. It is known
that there is in Spain a strong party disposed to
place the King of Portugal On the Throne of
Spain, at the bead of the Conitituflon. What
course the Government of this countrylwill take,
or:may he constrained to take, is a question which
the noble Earl at the head of it could scarcely an-
.ewer, at this moment, perhaps even to himself.
The crisis is one of less agitation—less alarm,
than .some in which the country has been placed
'during the last thirty years; but still it is one
of the deepest interest—of the most awful Minis-
terial respoqsibiiity. Peace is the great want
of the British community. This is truth wide-
Diable. Great sacrifices even should be made to
maintain it; But there_ are sacrifices which a
powerful and independent people, and a Govern-
ment of necessity slotting much of the national
confidence and spirit, could not make. The
great question is, what are the tendencies ? it
;may be said the .designs, of the Continental
Alli-
ance, as affecting this country ; for it is only by
the bearing of the Alliance upon British rights li
and interests that the interference of England I
could be fairly jastified. If it were barely a
question whether Spain should be governed by a
limited or unlimited Monarchy, we should have
no more right to interfere as amateurs of re-1
'presentative Governments and liberal institutions,
than'those despotic Monarchs have in "their cru-
sade for the establishment of despotism. But
though not concerned strictly ip the premises,
we are, directly, in .the cOnseqpences. Suppose
this league to succeed, its immediate effect is, a
severe, if not mortal blow, to the foreign political
influence, the naval power,:and4he commerce of
this country.

Cunt: von Rif EumAxism.---The following is the
famous American receipt for the cure of the rheumatism,
anti, in,some cases, even a contiaation of the joints ;—Take
of garlic two cloves, of gum ammoniac one drachm, bruise
them well together in a mortar ; mike the mixture into two
or three boluses, with spring water ; take' one of them every
night and morning, and drink, when regularly taking these
boluses, very strong sassafras tea. The cures performed by this
prescription have been extremely numerous.

Com, C0.,--Last Saturday the town of Han-
fax was for the first time lighted by gas. The works arc en-,
tirely on Mr. Grafton's new system, and unquestionably prove
the high state of improvement in this branch of science: The
nuisance from tar and ammonia, hitherto so great one as
works, is by Mr. o.'s invention entirely done away. his
greet object has been effected by the fabrication•of a clay com-
position for retorts, on a peculiar plan, instead °firm. The iron,
is well known, only partially carbonizes the coal, combining an
expensive and useless process of distillation with that of gene.
rating as, whilst the only products by this new invention are
gas and coke t the gas is also produced in greater quantities,
anti at considerably less expense. lint the chief advantage
of die invention is yet to be mentioned. The improvement in
the light is too great to escape observation ; it produees a white-
poss and brilliancy, such as we will venture to saris not equal-
led in any other coal gas which we have seen. This is there-
suit of the complete decomposition of the tar which :produces a
light peculiarly vivid and powerful.—(Leedinteiligetteer.). •

BURGLARY.—Saturday night, or early on gun:
day morning, the house of Air. Houghton, Hyde Cottage,
bower Edmonton, was broke into, and the lower Ott of it was
r-orapletely nosacicett without disturbing the fact iy.