The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-17 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

THE MAXIMA CHAR TA OF 1832.
LOA-DON : FISHER AND JACKSON
This book contains all the Acts passed in the
last Session for amending the representation of
the United kingdom, including the different
Boundary Acts. It also has some notes ap-
pended to the different clauses, which, however,
present no features of great novelty, nor are en-
titled to much attention in a legal point of view,
hardly any authorities being quoted, and the
work itself not being quotable. The facts, how-
ever, of the work embracing all the Acts relat-
ing to Parliamentary Reform passed last Session,
and of selling for three and sixpence, are, we
think, quite enough to recommend it to those
who have not already been supplied in detail
with the different parts of the Constitution of 1832.

CART ONENSIA, 4-c. 45-c,

BY THE REV. Wii. GUNN. Bro. SECOND EDITION.

This Work, which gives an historical and
critical accoutint of those magnificent works of
art, the Tapestries in the Palace of the Vatican,
copied from the designs of Raphael d'Urbino,
has, as our readers will perceive, reached a se-
cond edition before we have had an opportunity
of noticing it ; a circumstance we should have
much lamented, had not the delay been fully
compensated by the perusal of several additional
notes, highly instructive and entertaining. We
perceive by one of our contemporaries that
the talented Author of this work is now be-
tween 80 and 90 years of age, and we would
recommend the attentive perusal of his critical
observations, the result of so many years ex-
perience and research, to every young artist, as
better calculated to assist him in forming a cor-
rect taste than any we have seen. The accounts
of the various pieces abound with information,
and a tone of genuine good-feeling pervades the
whole work, which makes us regret we have
not a personal acquaintance with so excellent a
Irian as the author of this book must be.

INTRODUCTION TO GREEK ACC.EN-

TUATION.--EDINBURGH, 1832.

We have looked into this little treatise (des-
pite its subject) with considerable interest, first,
because in his preface the author speaks with
becoming enthusiasm of Greek literature, styl-
ing it " the noblest of all languages ;" secondly,
because though he confesses to have met with
no encouragement in his task, and indeed to
have been " dissuaded altogether from the

attempt, as an utterly hopeless one in the pre-
sent state of Greek literature in Scotland," he
has had the energy and moral fortitude (for his
perseverance almost deserves that appellation) to
labour on unflinchingly to the end. Those
" learned friends" whom he talks of as having dis-
couraged him,must have but a veryslender acquaint-
ance with Greek literature, or they would surely
never have ventured to under-rate the import-
ance of a knowledge of accentuation, without
which the iambics of the Greek dramatists, more
especially their choruses, are nearly, if not quite,
unintelligible, at least so far as metre is cone
cerned. The best cursory disquisitions on the
Greek accents that we know of, are to be met
with among the latter pages of Valpy's Greek
Grammar (incomparably the completest and
most explanatory work of the sort extant), and
we cannot but think that the author might have
turned them to better account than he has done.
Nevertheless, he has executed a difficult and not
very entertaining task, with considerable address
and spirit ; marks of close attention are visible in
every page, and we have no doubt that his work,
as an elementary treatise (rather glancing atr
than piercing to the marrow of, the subject)
will meet with all the popularity that it deserves.
One great recommendation it possesses, which
alone is quite sufficient to make it a safe start"
dard work of the class to which it belongs,----sve
mean its utter freedom from wild theory and
random conjecture. There is no pedantic Get'
man mystification about it. The conclusions it
comes to, and the regulations it lays down, are
the slowly formed results of long and diligent
reading.

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PRISONS AT DARTMOOR.—Any one wil°
ment, since the conclusion of the last war, have entertained
feel
in'
y moreli)k thanat these
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an idea of eternal peace. or, at least, that they entertained
never more require their services. The strong tsarist/,
inclined a t
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thatm oomuern t6owvoe `vela
walls which once incarcerated thousands of our ears...c-
are now literally become—what ?—a burrow for rabbit,.
Hundreds of them are to be found in the buildings.
courts formerly used by the prisoners for the purpose °
air and exercise are now overgrown by long thick gro,'
in fact, the whole place is in such a complete state of
pidation from continued neglect, that it will take froni,
20,0001. to 30,0001. to put it again into repair. "f
know not with whom the fault rests; but, in the event
a war of any length, we are inclined to believe that tl)
sort of economy will be found something like that state°
in the proverb, " penny wise and pound foolish."--Pic
mouth Journal. loft
STATE OF TRADE.—The demand tor •-
broad cloths and substantial worsted cords for winter ave,c
still continues ; but the finer descriptions of woollens are
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nation, and it may be confidently affirmed that no part °
to the
human contemplation as the sunny East. Hence the '131;
pelior attraction of Persian Stories. Nor is this their ,lie
recommendation, for not only is the reader led on 11,„t
varied interest to be found in the narratives thernse'"e;
tut also insensibly acquires considerable knowledge citthe
singular manners, customs, beliefs, and traditions of ,9
most refined people in Asia—witness Mr. MOlShilic
beautiful story of " Zohrab the Hostage." The P°",,ie
will be glad to learn that an addition has just been °ilia
cslatrssingofof Npvoerakrels,,i,nfroqmnetsthieonp,enboY the
ptoubtlhiceatei,nmteortfa,i,niTnghe
Author of " Darnley."
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YOUTHFUL INGENUITY.—We have 3..• ,oy
breadth,miscemiscellaneous
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atniitei
pursoupio%ifnegatutoreso
ourselves for a moment with several numbers of a we-0 is
print, of about two and a 11,1 f inches in length, by able
tamers at the very moderate rate of two lines fora of
It is appellated the Village Post, and is the product'' re'
a lad of the name of CANNAN, 10 years of age, wi'f°gbilt
sides in Gill in this State. But the typography' ° boy's
advertisef ag triee. ceelingt:
petite Post is not the most remarkable fruit of the touli
ingenuity. There is no printing-office in the the
where he lives, and we have it from one who litt"v;:i the
young Franklin well, that the types, of lead St' and
press, of wood, are entirely of his own manufacture; 010
the chief tool used in their construction was a e° ardi'
penknife. The press is large enough to receive a° little
nary duodecimo page. Besides his weekly issce',, the
CANNAN has printed and published A Treatise °et) be
Dog, 27 pages, ornamented with a large cut, tvbiirotra•
carved out without any instructions, with the state tier.
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mf at hg ee s
meat of all-work mentioned above.--Boston Troce

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1832.

The French army was to enter Belgium yes-
terday morning, the King of HOLLAND having
given no intimation of an intention to comply with
the demands of the British and French Cabi-
net=. It is not true that Prussia has been for-
mally called upon by Holland to assist her in her
defence against the two allied Powers, and the
last accounts from Berlin, received at the Foreign-
'Ace, are quite as pacific as former ones.

No official accounts have this morning been
received at the Portuguese Embassy from
Oporto ; the weather having been so violent that
the last ship which arrived from Lisbon was not
able to communicate with that city. The ac-
counts from Lisbon do not allude to the re-
Ported revolt of two regiments of Don MIGUEL'S
army ; but we understand that at the Fo-
reign-office some information has been received
of a nature to throw credit upon the statement
!O that effect, which has appeared in the Morn-
ing Papers. Reinforcements are still going out
t° Oporto ; a steam-vessel leaves to-morrow for
France, where she will take in a considerable
bUtnber of men, and in the course of a month,
it is expected that 1,000 more will sail from
Scotland and Ireland.

It is quite true that Prince TALLEYRAND
has, in the name of his Government, strongly
urged Lord PALMERSTON to recognise the
Portuguese Regency, and we are assured, from
/14 authentic source, that Lord HOLLAND has
Warmly supported this wise and generous recom-
klendation with his influence in the Cabinet.

Lord PALNIERSTON, however, seems to con-
sider the success of Don PEDRo too doubtful
still to warrant such a recognition, as if the
justice of the case depended on the respective
strength of the combatants. If there be really
ground for believing that Don MIGUEL would
be able to protract the struggle for any length of
time, if left to his own resources, without having
to contend against the moral influence which a
recognition of the Regency would impart to the
Constitutional cause, is not that a reason why
the recognition should take place at once ? Is
the Usurper to be allowed every chance of per-
petuating his reign, and are the brave men who
support Don PEDRO to be sacrificed unneces-
sarily through the cold policy of the Foreign-
office ? What has our Government to fear
from the Holy Alliance that it should show so
earnest a desire to avoid giving offence ? It
cannot be said that justice is not on the side
of the Portuguese Constitutionalists, and that

the interests of Constitutionalists in every country
are connected with the contest between Don
MIGUEL and his brother. Surely it will not
be acknowledged that fear prevents a nego-
tiation which justice and interest alike prescribe.

Zhe Prussian State Gazette officially an-
nounces, that a Prussian army is to be stationed
on the Maese as a corps of observation. But
this measure is adopted more to overawe the
Rhenish Provinces than to assist the King
of HOLLAND. Russia has too much to lose
by rushing into war.

The combined fleet, under Admiral MAL-
coLm, sailed yesterday from the Downs for
the Dutch coast.

An express has been received this morning
from Paris, bringing the papers of Thursday, and
private letters of the same date.
The journals contain very little news of any
interest, being principally devoted to observa-
tions on the result of the entry of the French
army into Belgium, the meeting of the Cham-
bers, and the proses against the Duchess
of BERRY.

A telegraphic despatch was received late on
Wednesday from the head-quarters of the
French army, announcing that the whole of the
troops were ready to enter Belgium, as the
King of HOLLAND still persisted in not com-
plying with the articles of the treaty signed be-
tween the British and French Governments. A
Cabinet Council was held on Thursday, at
which the KING presided. After their delibera-
tions expresses were sent off to the Duke of
ORLEANS, Marshal GERARD, and King
LEOPOLD, the purport of which was not ge-
nerally known, but it was rumoured at the
Bourse that probably a delay of a few days had
been granted to King WILLIAM to decide. The
general opinion, however, in Paris was, that
the French army would have entered on the
15th, as the greatest enthusiasm prevailed among
the troops to commence an attack upon the cita.
del of Antwerp, which feeling it would be dange-
rous to trifle with at the present moment.
Preparation was making on the part of Holland
to resist to the last any attack that might be
made by the invading army, and, should it be
necessary, General CHAssE, it is reported, has
received positive orders to blow up the citadel.
News from the army was looked to with great
interest.

The approaching meeting of the Chambers,
and the KING'S speech, are the subjects of much
conversation in the political circles in Paris, as
it is fully expected that the present Ministry,
with all their endeavours will be in a great minority.
The Opposition is becoming stronger every day.
Fresh overtures have been made to M. DUPIN,
LAFFITTE, and the party of the Revolution of
1830, by Marshal SOULT, but as yet without
success, although it is expected that they may
ultimately give way on certain conditions.
The daily interviews between the Duke de
BROGLIE, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, and
Lord GRENVILLE, create some little specula-
tion. One of its objects is to enter into a com-
mercial treaty between France and England, but
the main point is the settlement of the Belgian
question, coute que mote, so as to prevent a
ge-
neral war.

It was confidently reported on Thursday that
the French Ministry had expressed to the Eng-
lish Ambassador that Government wished to
have DONNA MARIA acknowledged as Queen
of Portugal, so as to put an end to the conten-
tion for the Throne, she being the legitimate
Sovereign, and in possession of one of the
principal cities in her dominions. It remains
now to be seen whether our Government
will act in that upright and just manner that is
expected from so liberal an Administration, or
whether Don MIGUEL is to be allowed with
impunity to insult the British flag and destroy
British commerce.

The accounts from Spain, up to the Bth inst.,
represent Madrid to be in a very disturbed
state. The most abominable plot of the Carlist
and Priest party had been detected on the 4th,
and some of the leading conspirators banished.
The QUEEN, it was expected, would unite all
the Liberals round the throne, and grant a gene-
ral and unlimited amnesty to General MINA,
QUIROGA, VALDEZ, BERTRAND DE Lis, and
the other brave patriots who are now in exile.
Orders had been sent to Don MIGUEL for the
liberation of all Spaniards now incarcerated in

the dungeons of Portugal for political offences.
The capture of the Duchess of BERRY has
created the greatest consternation among the
Carlists in the south of France, who now must
see the folly of continuing their intrigues.

The Funds are rather lower than on Wed-

nesday.

German Papers furnish us with sensible re-
marks on the necessity of a free trade in Ger-
many, and the establishment of a Government
in Greece of a truly disinterested character. We
entirely agree with the writer in his views respec t-
ing Greece, but entertain considerable doubts as
to the fitness of the present arrangement under
the tutelage of Prince OTHO. Greece,to become
truly free and independent, wants a man of a very
superior understanding, resolute character, and
lofty ambition, towering above the selfish views
of party, and regardless of personal advantage.
Such a man is not Prince OTlJo—and, what is
unfortunate for Greece, never will be :

FROM THE MAINE, Noy. s.—We hear that Prussia
has since also made in the Diet a declaration relative to
the proposal of Hanover, for the facilitating and pro-
moting of the internal trade of Germany. Prussia is
said to declare entirely in favour of a free trade in Ger-
many on the system hitherto pursued in Prussia ;
the chief principles of which are the freedom of internal
trade, the abolition of inland duties, the admission of fo-
reign productions on the payment of moderate duties, the
facilitating of their importation by means of commercial
treaties on the basis of reciprocity, and the levying of the
duties at the extreme frontier, with the option to pay
the duty at the place for which the goods are des-
tined. Conventions have already been made by se-
veral German Statta on this system, and experience has
shown that this is the best mode of relieving the internal
commerce of Germany from the shackles which confine
it, and to lead to a really free trade.
The discussion of this subject will soon show by what
means the desired object may be most certainly and spee-
dily attained. It may be confidently expected, from the
readiness of all the German Governments to co-operate,
that success will attend their endeavours, and all the Ger-
man States be united in one system of commercial regu-
lations, with moderate duties on foreign production, and
entire freedom in the interior of the Confederation.---Nu-
remburg Correspondent, Nov. 9.

FROM THE DANUBE, END OF OurconEa•---Greece
now has its King, the centre which it has long
sought in vain, and round which the chaotic elements may
collect, and arrange themselves. This is an event of great
importance to Europe,—of greater still to Greece itself.
Whether it will be productive of good or evil will result
from the manner in which the Government planted in a
foreign soil shall be able to assimilate itself with it. When
Capo d'lstria appeared in Greece in 18213, he was hailed
as the long-expected deliverer. He did not understand
his own position, and that of the country. Should the
new Government fall into his error (which from its
composition we by no means apprehend), should it,
like him, think of planting the weaknesses, and
defects of old Europe on this new soil, it will either
entirely ruin it, or he itself rejected as a heterogeneous
element with which there is no affinity. Greece is a rich
country, situated in the happiest climate, which could
easily support nearly three times as many inhabitants as it
now possesses. Its fine harbours and reads—its pro-
ductions, which are always and every where in demand
—its need of extensive importation from other countries—
its population habituated to the sea, all mark it as a com-
mercial State. Security in the interior, the improvement
of the cultivation of the soil, and commercial connections,
are the sure sources of prosperity to this country.
Whatever closes these sources, or renders them less
productive, is injurious, and would, in its consequences,
affect the Government. The higher classes of the Greek
nation are indeed sunk very low, but the inferior classes
are intelligent, industrious, desirous of tranquillity and
order, and only through poverty and wretchedness the
ready tools of the few agitators and plunderers who have
for years desolated the country. If the Government
should not make the security of the working classes, and
the encouragement of labour itself, the chief object of its
efforts, it would pave the way for the ruin of the country.
If, like Capo d'lstria, it should burden the country with
a host of people in office ten times as numerous as are re-
quired—if like bins it should fill almost all the offices with fo-
reigners—if, instead of showing its strength by an energetic
and simple course, it should place itself in a false situation
by a system of fiction and deceit, by corruption and
secret police, by comedies acted to delude Europe.—should
it, like Capo d'lstria, pursue theories of equality and
exhaust the resources of the country in useless military
parade, it would make the country more miserable than
it is. The evils of civilization would combine with igno-
ranee and moral depravity, and instead of Greece rising
in renovated vigour from the newly-cultivated soil, we
should have opened a pit from which might arise some of
the not wholly corrupted members of the lower empire.
Allgeaneine Zeitung, Nov. 10.

Those among our readers who have paid at-
tention to the different election speeches which
have appeared from time to time in the columns
of this and other Journals, cannot fail to have ob-
served the marked favour, not to say, enthusiasm,
with which every allusion to the ballot has been
received by the people. That question, like
Tom Thumb in the Ogre's Seven-leagued Boots,
is, indeed, progressing at a most astonishing
rate. We find it cheered in the North and the
South, in the East and the West, but invariably
most in favour in those parts of the country
where ultra land-owners are the most in-
fluential. Lords BROWNLOW and EXETER
—par nobile fratrum I—have helped it won-
derfully in Lincolnshire ; Lord LONSDALE
has been equally serviceable in Cumberland and
Westmoreland ; nor can we find it in our heart
to dismiss his Grace of NEWCASTLE without
expressing our gratitude for his exertions in the
same cause. The ballot is the Ultra's own
foster-child. The Liberals, we are aware, claim
the paternity of the lusty lad ; but this is a mis-
take ; the right order of affiliation can be made
only on the Ultras. The Reformers of Lincoln
—a report of whose grand festival on Thursday,
the Bth inst. will be found in another part of
The Sun—seem to be precisely of this way of
thinking ; and these Gentlemen, it should be
observed, belong to a county where the leading
Ultra Aristocrats have done their utmost, by a
fortunate and indeed providential perseverance
in a system of tyranny towards their tenants, to
put the necessity of the ballot beyond doub t
Alluding to this part of the subject, Mr.
HITcHINs well observed, " There is no occa-
sion to go out of this county (Lincolnshire) for
proof of the necessity of the ballot, when Lord
BROWNLOW, the Lord-Lieutenant of the
county, has had the effrontery to tell one of the
candidates, that he shall not even ask his tenants
for their votes." We repeat our assertion, that
everywhere the ballot is making Herculean
strides, and that its triumph, at no distant period,
is (thanks to the Ultras) inevitable.