The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-17 00:00:00

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rRIDAY, Venn. 17, 1812.

We regret extremely that it is our duly to record
instances of disturbances in various parts of the
country. The wicked and infamous arts which
have been used to excite discontent in the minds of
the people have, we are sorry to say,' in some in-
stances, had a momentary Success ; bi?t we rely
upon ►be natural good sense of our countrymen,
and are convinced that they will not long suffer
themselves to be the dupes of men, who are endea-
vouring to agitate them for the most atrocious pur-
poses. A moment's refleaion must convince every.
man that these cats of violence, so far from afford-
ing any relief to the misguided people, will not
Only expose them to the punishment of the law,
but increase the very evil of which they com-
plain. Every art has been used to induce
_the people to ,believe that their distresses arose
from the Orders in. Council, even by those who
know that there is not the smallest founda-
tion for such an assertion. The plain fad is this :
BUONAPARTE, by his Decrees, excluded OOP COM-
merce from the Continent, but he wished, at the
same sine, riot only to carry on a trade with Neu-
trals, but that Neutrals should carry on'the Colonial
sod Coasting Trade of France. It was to defeat this
plan that our Orders in Council were issued. The
object of them was, to convince- BUONAPARTE that
it he Chid injure our trade,' we could destroy his ;
if he could inflia . evils „upon our manufa&nrers,
we could inflia much more severe ones upon his
own subjeas. And we have done so.. If the Or-
ders in Council. ere repealed, It would not make
the. slightest difference iti Our trade or manufaaures,
because BUONAPARTE would still...keep the Conti-
nent slut against us. But it would make a mate-
rial difference to France, because she would be then
able to carry on her trade with neutrals without in-
terroptien. The miseries which are experienced by
commercial people in France may compel BUONA-
PARTE to ielax or abandon, his system; tut if the Or-
, ders in Council were repealed, the pressure upon his
trade would be removed, and he could carry on iris
hostility agalust.ours without the slightest inconve-
nience to himself. The very remedy, therefore,
Which is called for, is precisely the measure that is
• most calculated to augment the evil,::,because it
would open -various channels to the commerce of
France, while ours would remain unaltered.

The MASTER of the ROLLS gave, t.,?is week a
snmptuons dinner, at • his house in ncery-lane,
to Loan ELLENBOROUGI-1; and the heads Of the Law
D-partments.
• The Loi,c, MAYOR held. a Wardmcve yesterday,
when Mr. HEYGATE Was eletied Alderman fiat-
Co'eman.-street Ward.
The Hon. DRUMMOND BURRELL has been eleaed
M. P. for Boston,. in opposition to Sir ABRAHAM
kfurae, the numbers being for the former 133, for
the latter 131. 'The funeral of their late- worthy
Member, Mr. FYDELL, was to take place yesterday.
We were -inaccurate yesterday in- stating that
Baron GERAMB said he -would throwlimself upon
the mercy of BUDNAI'ARTE : .ii was.to the " mag-
nanimitya.nd generosity of the Emperor of France,
ao,well known all over the world," that he said he
would appdal.—The following letter from Heligo-
land announces his arrival there -
HELIGOLAND, APIUL 10.—We 'were this day
mucli avonished by the arrival at this island, of
Baton 'GERAMB, by the Lady Frances packet.
He makes a conspicuous figure, being dressed in
a Turkish • liabd' made of black velvet, and boots
of gratin Russian leather, curiously worked
with geld lace and silk ; he complains much against
the English Government. We are very, dull here,
1 .aving to trade, and but little plospeCt of any to
come. We hare had great falls of snow here lately."
A most notorious gang of coi,cers and forgers of
B uk notes has been clothed at Birmingham. The
Officers, on searching the premises; found concealed
in different parts of the, building tools for coining,
presses, dicS, &c. besides great quantities of notes of
different country Banks, ready for circulation ; in
digging round the premises, 30001. in good notes,
gut) g,:tincas in gold, and about 6001. of bad silver,
were found. The head of the gang has been fully
committed for trial, with nine of his accomplices.
Two of Iris men who,,worked with him were taken_
into custody, and have confessed enough already to
.bring him to justice ; in short, such scenes of ini-
quity have come to light, ac perhaps were never be-
fore equalled.
'IHE LATE COMET.A curious paper has been
read by Dr. Herschell, at the Royal Society. Dr.
H.
,in observing the Comet, in Octobet last, noticed
e highly luminous appearance Dear the centre of
its head, which AFeronomers would call its nucleus.
This lummous disk, howtver, he found to deviate
-considerably from the centre,, and at one time
brightir than another. This led him to be more
,particular in his observations with longer telescopes
and higher -magnifying powers;, these he varied
from 7 to 10 and 20 feet, with magnifiers up to
600, when he distinCtly discovered it to be a pit..
I,etary body, which appeared so bright itithe centre
DC the Cornet, and that it was evidently surrounded
vy a Cometic atmosphere.