The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-20 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, MARCH 19.—Light airs, inclinable to calm.—Ar.
rived, and remain in the Downs, the Belt, Waters, front
London, for Rio Janeiro; Saquinary, Hall, front Demerara,
for London; and Argonaut, Turnbull, from Newcastle, for
Lisbon.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 19.—Wind W.N.W.—No arri-
vals or sailings.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Thetis, from the Coast of Mexico, with Mr. Ward,
last from Havannah, only 18 days, with specie • and also the
Dispatch, Crabb, from London for Newfoundland.
FALsiouni, MARCH 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Lord
Sidmouth packet, from Jamaica, sailed the 10th ult., and front
Crooked Island the 22d ; also the Frolic packet, from the Lee-
ward Islands, sailed from St. Thomas's the 23d ult.
Coast, MARCH 16.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Fanny
transport, from Portsmouth, with the 58th regiment on board.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Norval, Leslie, front
Pernambuco, sailed 4th February; Milton, Webb, Savannah,
sailed 22d February ; and Milibrd, Grey, front ditto. Sailed
the Margaret, Toole, for Buenos Ayres ; Panmure, Tait, for
the Mediterranean ; Eliza, Scott, for Pernambuco; Belgrave,
Fleming, fur Rio Janeiro; Leopold, Hunter, for Valparaiso;
Swift, Miller, and Abigail, Gardner, for Havannah ; Aurora,
Nelson, for 13arbadoes ; Prince Regent, Bearcrcft, for Jamaica ;
Leonora, Hamilton, for Demerara ; and Hibernia, Field, and
Scout, Dodd, for Newfoundland.

The George, Leach, from Berbice to London, put into An.
tigua the 4th ult.; leaky, and is discharged.
The Europe, Havely, from Demerara to Liverpool, put into
Tortola the 22d January in distresS.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.

MISETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUING WEEK.
His Majesty's Stag Hounds, on •Monday, at Gertard's
Cross ; and on Friday, at Lake-End-Green, near Two-mile
Brook, on the Bath Road.
The Quorndon Hounds, on Monday, at Allexton Village ;
Tuesday, at Norton by Galby ; Wednesday, at White Horse,
Wood ; Thursday, at Widmerpool ; and on Saturday, at Ow-
thorpe, Notts.
Mr. Dewing's Hounds, on Monday, at Foulsham Town ;
Wednesday, at Seaming ; and on Friday, at Saxlingliam
Grove.

The Cottesmore Hounds, en ?Monday, at Essendine ; and en
Wednesday, at Cole's Lodge.
The South Wold Subscription Hounds, on. Tuesday, at
Holme Wood ; Thursday, at Haganby ; and on Saturday; at
Well.

The Duke of Rutland's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Har-
iaxton Inn ; Tuesday, at Hough on the Hill ; and on Thurs-
:!ay, at Eastwell Pasture.

-7.l"he Earl cf Scarborough's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at
Aston ' • Wednesday, at Finningley Park ; and on Friday, at
Conisborough Village.
Lord Yarborough Hounds, on Monday, at Laceby Crass
Roade ; Wednesday, .at Kendall Lodge ; Friday, at Girsby
House ; and on Saturday, at Irby Dales.
Sir R. Sutton's Fox Hounds, on Mtinday, at Newbold
Common ; Tuesday, at Wellingrnore ; Wednesday, at Sazil-
by ; Thursday, at,Wickenby- Village ; and on Saturday, at
Branston Wood.

The East SUSIiCA Fox Hounds, on Monday, at the Sheffield
Arms.

Sir B. Graham's Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Shatter-
ford Gate; and on Saturday, at Acton Burnell. , •
Mr. Meynell's Bounds, on Monday, at Rolleston ; Thurs-
day, at Shirley Park ; and on 'Saturday, at Eton Wood. •
The Somersetshire Subscription Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at
Kennel, Nettlecombe ; and on Friday, at Ilan Cleave.

-TIRE ICING'S HUNT.
'WINDSOR, MARCH 19.--The Sport of this Day (Friday)
We.s most excellent. A finer run has rarely been enjoyed, and
seldom have we witnessed so numerous a field of Sportsmen.
Besides the Nobility and Gentry of the neighbourhood, we
noticed Lord Ilaryborotwh, Lord Alvanley, the Hon. John
'roller/lactic, Sir E. Nagle, &c.

RECORDER'S RI.PO RT.—Yes(erday the report
of the prisoners who were capitally convicted at the: December
and January Old Bailey sessions, was made to the. KING in
Council, by Mr. Arwltty, one; of the justices in th,e commis.'
*fon, the Recorder being still-confined to his house by indispo-
sition. The following are the mum's; ages, and'crims of th
prisoners :—William Hay; 26, Maria Williams, 19, uttering
forged bank-notes.; George James Mountford, 18, William
'Fairchild, 12, horse-stealing ; Samuel Couch, 33, Henry Hen-
nessy, 18, Anne Davis, 65, James Reynolds,' 16, James
.Compton, 24, William Cunnane, 16, George Owen, 18, John
Hutchins, 15, Edward Burton, 15, for stealing in a dwelling::
house to the value of forty shillings and upwards; Henry
Harris, 19, highway robbery ; William Ludlow, 27, returning
from transportation before the expiration of the term for which
he was sentenced ; James Hodge, 18, James Walker, 22, Isaac
Cannon, 18,*William Hunter, 20, Robert Smith, 20, burglary;
Samuel Rains, 27, Wm. Elliott, 113, John Austin Wren, 113,
for shooting with a loaded pistol at John Collins; Wm. litray
Reynolds, 40, fcr shooting with loaded pistols at Gem Burtor.
Samuel Rains and John Austin Wren were ordered for exe-
cution on Tuesday neat: all the other prisoners above-men-
tioned were respited during his Majesty's pleasure. Tl7e. pri-
soners capitally convicted at the .February Sessions were ant.
reported. •

Bow-STREET—(M/3 Day.)---The Mag'strAtes
were occupied, for a considerable time, in
the investigation of a charge of robbery, pre-
ferred by Mr. Wilson, coach-builder, against a
dealer in marine stores. It appeared that about 5
months since, Mr. W.'s yard was' robbed, and
amongst other things a chaise body was stolen.
Happening to pass the defendants house, he yes:.
terday saw it and claimed it as his property. The
prisoner refused to give it up, and recourse was
had to a warrant. The prisoner now gave con-
tradictory statements, and he was remanded for
a future examination.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE.—Last week a fright-

1 occurrence took place .at the Lancaster Lu.

natic Asylum, which had been nearly destructive
to George Berry, one of the keepers. it was
shaving day, and Joseph Coiard, an Italian, was
called into the keeper's or watch room to be
shaved. lie was generally a morose and unsocial
lunatic, but then unusually cheerful and obligin:;,.
and came immediately. The keeper had put the
razor into a can of warm water, standing himself
between the table on which was the can and the
lunatic. The latter instantly darted and seized.
the razor, struck at the keeper's neck, cut
through the collar of a cloth waistcoat, a
thick padding of wool, a neckcloth and shirt
collar, and the superficial muscles and ex-
ternal jugular vein. This was the work of
an instant. Fortunately chairs were in the
room ; and with admirable presence of mind,
Berry, who is an old soldier, seized one of them.
The noise and frightful figure l►e now made,
brought the other patients, whom the maniac,
now infuriated, attempted to attack, still bran-
dishing the razor, and inflicting a slight wound
on the side of one patient; but he was speedily
overpowered by showers of blows, which fell
upon him from the incensed patients, who seized
all the chairs, and did not leave hire till the razor
was struck out of his hand. Indeed, had not
other keepers been brought by the. preconcerted
signal, it is highly probable the Italia►n would
have forfeited his life. This at once spews the
affection the patients generally bear for their
keeper, as well as their abhorrence of the atro-
ciuus act. The keeper and lunatic are both do.
big well.—( 13/ad:burn Mail.)

Thursday morning, soon after five o'clock, a
fire broke out at the house of Mr. BowmAN, grocer, illuegate-
street, Ratcliffe-highway, which, and the stock in trade, were
totally consumed, and two others damaged befo:e the flames -
could be extinguished. Fortunately no lives were lust, Mrs.
BowmAx and three children being saved by the kind cxeruo.•s
Of their neighbours.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers March 20.

[-THE TIMES.]
'We have but little to say respecting the de-
bate of Thursday night, introduced well and
powerfully by Lord John Russell, on the French
occupation of Spain. Mr. Canning has a great
aptitude to throw ridicule upon grave subjects;
and yet the intrinsic importance of those subjects
remains the same, after a thousand jests--even
good as his—have been cast at them. It is much:
to be desired that the Right Hon. Secretary
would argue a grave matter gravely. The pre-
sent House of Commons is not much distin-
guished by talents : perhaps we might predicate
the contrary. We recollect how potent poor
Lord Londonderry's rhetoric was amongst them ;
and his Lordship's successor should recollect the
same ; and, in the full career of mirth and fun,
he should suddenly—stop short ! with the
abruptness of " proc'.umbit humi bos," turn his
thoughts into his own bosom, and ask himself
whom he was amusing. How he may be replied
to in some of the serious parts of his argument
will be evident from the following specimen. He
said,- and we read the allegation with surprise,
that the purpose for which the French army re-
nittinpil in Spain was changed They had
" gone into the country to defend the fanatical
" party against theConstitutionalists,and now they
" were actually interfering for the Constitutional
", party with the fanatics." In reply to this we ask,
under whose- protection, under whose arm is it,
that the fanatics (as Mr. Canning justly calls
them) would stab the Constitutionalists ? Is it
not under the 'arm of the French? Did the
Right Hon.' Speaker mean to say, that if the
French were not in the Peninsula, the fanatics
-would dare to harbour the thought of torturing
the friends of a limited monarchy ? It is evi-
dent, therefore, that the presence of the French
creates those evils, and excites that horrid appe-
tite for blood, which they, and their abettors,
pretend they stop to controul. But farther : let
us take the picture, and that only such as Mr.
Canning has drawn it, of the atrocities which the
fanatics would, as he says, commit, if the French
were 'to withdraw ; but which, in truth, they
would not even think of committing, as they do
now think, were it not for the presence of the
French. 44 What was it," says the Right
Honourable Gentlemen, " that the French were
" doing in their" occUpation—in what. way Were
" they employing their influence ? Were they
" urging on the cruelties to which the party
now having the ascendency in Spain were
‘C hut too much inclined ? Were they fostering
" the gloomy vindictive prejudices of the Monks,
44 or exciting the blind fary of the pOpulace ?"
These, then, are atrocities which Ferdinand and
his adherents would commit, if they were not re-
strained- by a foreign force. But the Constitu-
tional party had once., ratrit for a . long time, the
ascendency: they were controulled by no supe-
rior power ; they acted as they pleased ; and
did they, under that licence, perpetrate any
of the horrors of which it is acknowledged
their adversaries would be guilty had they per-
mission i• The whole question of the French
aggression turns upon this point ?—the in-
vaders entered the country to oppress a mild
Constitutional party who had committed no ex-
cesses, and to give the ascendency
,to a Set of
men to whom their foreign allies dare not allow
tire indulgence of their own diabolical passions.
Then, we say, the sooner these wretches are left
to. the controul of their own countrymenthe
sooner the management-and custody of them is
confided to that party by.which they have hither-
toi been :treated ;With-inoderation and lenity---the
sooner will matters revert to their proper course;
and; we hope no opportunity will be lost of press-
ing these:considerations on the French Govern-
ment.

[MORNING POST.]
We do not pretend to be so deeply skilled in
the arts of divination as to fathom exactly the
new project which has been started, of a" Chem-
ber of Commerce of the City of London."—lt
may, therefore, proceed from the . want of .suffi-
cie-nt. information that we,. at present consider the
speculation rather of a questionable nature.—
What its real objects may be, the operations of
such an extensive and- powerful mercantile body
can'illone precisely determine; but we frankly
own. that it would seem prima facie to be ca-
pable of doing Mischief, without the possibi-
lity of doing good. Nothing can be more im-
poSing.in a vast commercial country like this than
to -find a congregation of the great officers of
existing establishments, such as the Governor and
Deputy• Governor of the Bank of England, and
the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the East
India Ilouse,•the patrons of an AsSociation bear.-
ing the denomination of the one we now allude
to. Is it not, however, to be apprehended that
this very peculiarity may be the seed of enorm-
oui evil, and the " Chamber of CoMmerce of
the City of London" be: the means of recon-
ciling to each other,. and -concentrating to exclu-
sive endOkose rival interests from the clashing
and competition of which the Most important
advantageS' to commerce and the community at
large are at: present 'derived ? The vulgar but
venerable maxim—" Caw me and I'll caw thee,"
is most likely to find entrance into our " Cham-
bers," and a system of mutual cathpromise thus
assume the appearance of general unanimity,
lvhik the Society, instead of being the real organ
of the Merchants of London; would merely
affect and .abuSe that-character for the purpose-
of promoting the objects of a combination of a
few • great Companies, 'already` quite powerful
enough in their separate capacities. • Another re-
sult, somewhat ilia to the foregoing, is the ty-
ranny whiCh this " Chamber of Commerce" niay
be presuMed to exercise' over trade in general,
and all'those engaged- in mercantile pursuits' not
sufficiently important or fortunate to be Mem-
bers of the proposed Senate. There is indeed
something apparently Preposterous in the whole
idea'Of this self-constituted 'Commercial Legis-
lattice—composed -of aristocratical pretensions
.
and higgling principles. May it not be inquired
too. vithf siiCti-ininStitution was never-thought :of

till 1524 ? and why the project has soon broken
the shell, after the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer,'' late declaration of his Majesty's Ministers'
views on the subject of free trade and mono-
polies ? We beg; hOwever, not to be supposed
to express more than our doubts of the scheme
in these observations—but we certainly must say,
that even the highe'st-flight of .fancy we are able
to venture on, has hitheito failed to suggest to us
a single benefit which the " Chamber of Com-
merce of the City of Loudon" can confer, which
could not be obtained without it.

rIKOHNING CHRONICLE.]
We differ from a contemporary with respect to
the institution of a Chamber of Commerce in the
metropolis. We conceive that much benefit may
result from an association of the principal
traders, and we do not see how it can possibly
be productive of any disadvantage, if no other
powers are given than those which are possessed
by the Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool,
Glasgow, or Manchester. On many occasions, it
is of importance that the sentiments of merchants
should be communicated to Government and the
public with as little difficulty and delay as pos-
sible; and a better mode cannot be devised of at-
taining this object, than by fixing on a common
receptacle into which the intelligence possessed
by individuals may be poured. It cannot be ex-
pected of individuals that they should leave
their own affairs, and charge themselves with the
trouble of enlightening their fellow-citizens in
matters of public concernment; but were there
an association for the express purpose of attend-
ing to affairs of commerce, they would repair
thither with their information without hesitation.
But there is in this case something more than
mere conjecture to rely on. The experience of
the great trading towns of the island in the pos-
session of Chambers of Commerce, is the best
answer to all doubts as to the advantage of the
Institution. On all critical occasions we find
these kodies in motion, enlightening the Govern-
ment, or enlightening their fellow-citizens, on
matters with which their body are concerned,
while in many cases the traders of London are
silent. There might be caballing in a Chamber
of Commerce as welt as in a Common Council, or
other Corporation, were large funds to be placed
at the disposal of the association. But we anti-
cipate nothing of the sort where there are no
funds to corrupt the members.

[monstip, HERALD.]
It seems that in the United States a Bilthas been
brought into. Congress to alter the tariff—that is,
to increase the duties on English goods. Those
duties were already tolerably, high ; but it ap-
pears that our Trans-atlantic brethren are not
satisfied, and that they intend to make their duties
higher still. A Memorial has been presented from
the Board of Trade of. New York, signed by
Mr. Bayard, its President. We believe.that Gen-
tleman is connected in mercantile business with the
.IMuse of Messrs. Barings, of London. The Memo-
.rial; Which is rather lengthy, is worthy the perusal
of those in this country who advocate the princi-
ple of high duties, or prohibitions, in order to
protect thi manufacturing interests. It is sin-
gular that at the time England is beginning to
open its eyes to the folly and the uselessness
of an illiberal commercial policy, Mr. Can-
ning's friend Jonathan should be commencing it.
This does not say much for the free Government.
of the United States, or for the enlightened
members composing that Government. Should,
these new duties take effect, our Government.
will probably lay a higher tax, on the United.
States' cotton, than on cottons from other
parts of the world. Does Jonathan, however,.
think that his coasts can be better pro-
tected from the trade of smuggling than
our coasts can ? How would Jonathan, after a
certain time, like to pay two or three millions of
dollars annually, for the expence of -coast block-
ades ? lle probably does not think of this,* It
is rather singular that Representative Govern-
ments in general are more unsocial in their
ideas and acts regarding other nations than despo-
tic Governments. Mr. Canning fOund the Cortes
of Spain more difficult to treat with, so far as any
commercial btisiness might be on the tapis, than
the Spanish absolute king. The probable reason
for this is—that in one case there are likely not
more than half a dozen men who wish to make
legislative provisions—in the other there are pro-
bably one thousand..

[BRITISH PRESS.
We thought that Ministers were sufficiently
Strong in both Houses this Session, without any
fresh accession of numbers, and yet neW.aukilia-
ries—not of influence, bUt of expected talent—
have been sought out, and introduced from Ire-
land, into the. Lower House. Mr. North and
Mr. Dogherty,: have both, within these. two
nights, taken their seats, under, it is said, the
fostering patronage of the Foreign Minister—the
first for the borough of
.Plympton Earle, in De-
vonshire ; and the latter for that of New Ross,
in Ireland. Mr. Dogherty is a King's Counsel
in Ireland, and we. believe, a distant relative of
Mr. Canning : Mr. North has been always men-
tioned as a Man of acknowledged
.talents.—
His career at Trinity College, Dublin, was
a very brilliant one, and yet he _ never rose
into any thing like full busineSs at the Irish
Bar, where he has been called for several
years. His eloquence, though highly cultivated
and finished, is rather cold and studied ; he is
•too declamatory on every subject, however tri-
vial; and an ornate more thah a ready or persua-
sive speaker. Mr. North possesses considerable
talents but no fortune; lie is married to a sis-
ter of Mr. Leslie Forster, the. Member for Cavan,
and is thus connected also with the Count de Sa-
lis, who has large estates )goth.in. this country and
Ireland • to them he probably owes his intro-
duction into Parliament.' It is yet to be seen
what accession of 'Strength, as a powerful and
ready. debater, he will bring to the, Minis
terial benches. Our own' opinion is, that he will
'fair; and that, opposed to such men ..as ;Alr.
Bro'ugham... Sir James Mackintosh, orMr. Hume,
he will be utterly overmatched. Mr. Dogherty
has .not the. high repute .of Al r.. Nnrth, but he
possesses some talents as a ready and
.sportive.

speaker to use a homely expression, he has
more ready coin" than Mr. North. Mr. Pitt
was fond of seeking out young men_of distin-
guished talent in this way, of whom that great
Minister and splendid declaimer formed his body
guard, and Mr. Canning is now acting his part
in the same great theatre, with his great patron's
example before him. Of the numbers, however,
whom ambition or influence have introduced into
' the House of Commons, how few comparatively
have made any figure. The orators of their own
little circle have shrunk into insignificance on the
benches of the Commons House, and after one
unhappy effort or two, silence and oblivion have
been their fate.