The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-15 00:00:00

POSTHUMOUS HONOURS.

(From the Spectator.)
From a statement in the Chronicle, we would fain
hope that neither the public nor the Duke of Buc-
cleugh will be called on to show their admiration of
Sir Walter's genius in this way ; and this consider-
ation the more encourages us in an attempt to direct
the sympathies of both into a channel where they
may be really useful. "He asked for bread, and
they gave him a stone," has been the bitter remark
of the biographer of more than one unfortunate son
of genius. When Burns died, how loud were the
lamentations over the neglect which had " damned
him in the Excise," and hurried to an early grave
that noblest of all kindly and brave natures! Burns
had his monument; and the Scottish nation, wise
from experience, vowed to cherish as the apple of
their eye the next bright spirit that Providence sent
down to lighten their misty hills. Scott, a greater
than Burns, came among them—he too felt the
gripe of distress. What hand was stretched forth
to relieve him when the labours of his mighty soul
were sapping its tabernacle of decay ? When the
debts, in which he had unwittingly been involved,
hung with deadly weight on his drooping years,
who stepped forward to deliver him from that body
of death ? What meetings took place--what Dukes
and Lords spoke their sympathy in rounded periods
then ? Now, that Scott is gone, what zeal for his
honour do we not display I He too asked for
bread, and we gave him a stone. Is it to be ever
thus ?

We cannot recall the past. The authors of Hal-
loween and of the Lay sleep sound; and our blame
or our praise fall with equal effect on their stopped
ears; but there is still living and moving among us
one in respect of whom we may at length invert the
proverb,—one whose hearth we may gladden, in-
stead of strewing idleAarlands on his grave. The
author of Kilmeny is neither a Burns nor a Scott ;
but he is a man of great and varied genius. What
are those who now hasten with pious affection to
pour their regrets over the grave of Walter Scott,
prepared to do for James Hogg ? In bequeathing
his harp to his surviving friends, Moore invokes
their sympathies, not for senseless dust, but for the
kindred spirit who can best awaken its tones. If
Scotchmen are sincere in their admiration of the
dead, let them show their sincerity by caring for
the living.

I-logg has been a man who, during his entire pil-
grimage, might say to poverty " thou art my mo-
ther," and to disappointment, " thou art my father
and my brother." He lost the advantage of his
great work by the bankruptcy of its publisher. His
last attempt to realize a small sum by the publica-
tion of his collected works failed from a similar
cause. He was some two years ago ejected from
the farm that he held of the Duke of Buccleugh ;
the rent of which had absorbed every sixpence that,
while he held it, he had received for his writings;
and his entire stock was sold off to defray the ar-
rears. Such, at least, is the report we have heard.
We mention it not in blame of the Duke; but
merely to show the present state and condition of
the simple and honest-hearted bard of Ettrick. The
ejection is certain; the destitution of Hogg is equally
so. We believe that, at this moment, he has no
means of support save the petty income he derives
from his contributions to the Magazines of the day.
An annuity of two or three hundred pounds would
amply suffice for all the wants of this sterling poet ;
and how trifling the purchase of such an annuity to
the noblemen and gentlemen who attended the
Edinburgh meeting! The author of the Queen's
Wake is above sixty years of age.
We are far from decrying the noblest monument
that art can fabricate or taste devise to the memory
of the great departed. Let the people of Edinburgh
heap the pile to heaven till Ossa appear a wart, to
show their regard for the memory of their towns-
man : but while paying their " tithes of mint and
anise and cuinmin," let them not forget that there
are " weightier matters of the law," without whose
observance the former are vain, hollow, and hypo-
critical—rejected of Heaven, and despised of men.

STREET PREACIIING.—A yousg man, very
respectably dressed, is to be seen almost daily preaching
within the railings which enclose the area at Charing-
cross intended for the site of Trafalgar square. As the
situation he has selected occasions no inconvenience to the
public, he is allowed to proceed without any interruption
front the police. His style of delivery is good, and his
choice of words indicates the man of education. His
voice is stentorian, and generally succeeds in procuring for
him a tolerably numerous auditory, whose demeanour, for
the most part, is orderly and respectful. His theme, yes-
terday, was the present danger of the Church, from the
" black spirit of infidelity," which he described as a mon.
ster clothed in and crowned on its head and upon its horns
with blasphemies, and as breathing, and speaking, and
looking, and living, and moving in theta.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT.---THE THIEF
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.—On the evening of Wed-
nesday last, as MICHAEL MACA RTHY, an itinerant razor.
grinder, was on his return to this city, from Cowley
Bridge, he took a fancy to a fine pole that supported the
remaining portion of a large rick of hay on the farm of
Mr. Was MucFonn, of this city, and bidding his com-
panion go on, entered the field for the purpose of purloin
ing it. Unaware of its importance to the mass above, he
proceeded to remove it from its situation—a matter he
had no sooner accomplished, than he was overwhelmed
and buried underneath at least twenty-five seams of hay
that fell from the top upon him. Fortunately, as he fell,
the pole was thrown across him, and saved him from im-
mediate suffocation. This was between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening, and in this dreadful situation he
lay until about the same hour on the following morning !
At this time a man, in the employ of Mr. Muc FORD,
came to cut It iy, and finding the top tumbled down, pro-
ceeded to operate on that. lie had not, however, been
long at work when be fancied be heard groans, and at
length clearly ascertained that some one must be beneath.
At this moment, too, the companion and a female entered
the field, being in search of their lost comrade. Assist-
ance was now procured, . but there was no possibility of
extricating the sufferer otherwise than by cutting an aper-
ture down through the mass of sufficient size to free him.
This was instantly set about, hut, with all exertions, an
hour and a half elapsed before they got near him, making
a total of about thirteen hours and a half.—Exeter Fly-
ing Post.

GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—Oct. 10.
We have had a fair business doing in Grain, at steady prices,
except for Barley, which is Is. to 2s. per boll lower.
Wheat, per 240111 s. d. s. d. Oats, per 2641 b. s. d. s. d.
British, old 23 oto2B 0 Irish l2 6t015 0
new 2l 0 25 0 British 0 0
Canada, free 26 0 28 0 Beans, per 2601 b.
Irish
Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish
English — 0 e Pease, Scottish ... 16 0 IS 0
Scottish 22 6 24 6 Oatmeal, per 140Ib. 13 0 15 0
Irish

CORNWALL. MARKETS.
Teligo—Wheat (average) 215. tl.—Barley, 12s.—Oats, Ss. 6.1.
ST. AUSTELL—Wheat, —s. to 22s.—Barley, —s. to 13s.—Oats,
Os. to Bs. 3d.
PENZANCE—Wheat, 21s. to 23s.—Barley, —s. to I lg.—Oats,
Os. to 9s. Od.—Beef and Mutton, sd. to 5-O.—Pork, Od. to 4(1.
Butter, 10(1. per lb.

LAUNCESTON....Nk heat (average) 21s. Od.—Barley,l Is. 3d.—Oats,
7s. Od.—Beef, sd.—Mutton, 6d.
Listcemtu—Wheat, —s. to 225. od.—Barley, 10s. 6d.—Oats, Os.
to 7s. Gd.
BODMIN—Wheat (average) 21s. &I.—Barley, Ils. 01—Oats, 83
HELSTON—Wheat, 21s. Od.—Barley, 103 Od.
ST. CoLtimu—Wheat, 233. to 28s.—Barley, Its. to Ms.—Beef,
and Mutton, sd. to 50.—Veal, 40.—Lamb, sd.

MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt.
Quantity of Copper Ore sold atlledruth last Thurday 2,517 0
Quantity of fine 186 7
Average Produce
Amount of Sale, 14,2611.05. Od.—Average Standard, 1131. 133.0 d.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the ifoniteur of Friday, Oct. 12.)
(OFFICIAL PART.)
" ORDINANCE OF THE KING.

"1, Louis Philip, &c. We have ordained, &c.
gst " Art. 1. The attributions of the Department of Com-
merce and Public Works shall henceforth include—
" The personnel of the Prefects, Sub-Prefects, Secre •
taries-General, Cduinsellors of Prefecture and Mayors, of
the Members of the General Councils and Councils of
Arrondissements, the (invocation of the General Council
of Departments and Arrondissements, and the execution
of the laws in the Municipal and Departmental organisa-
tion, the organisation and administration of the National
Guards, and the other military affairs in which the civil
authorities are concerned.
" 2. The attributions of the Department of the Interior
shall comprehend matters relative to the book trade and
printing.—(La Libraire et l'lmprimerie.)
" 3. The attributions of the Department of Public In•
structios shall henceforth include—

" The Royal Institute of France.
" The Museum of Natural History.
" The College of France.
" The Public Libraries.
" The Academies and Literary Societies.
" The British Establishments.*
" The School of Charts.
" The legal Depot of St. Genevieve.
" Literary and Scientific Encouragements and Subscrip
ions.

" The School of Oriental Languages and Archaeology.
" 4. All the other present attributions of the Depart-
ments of the Interior, and of Commerce and Public Works,
are retained.

" 5. Our President of the Council, and our Ministers of

the Interior, and of Commerce and Public Works, are
charged with the execution of the present Ordinance,
which shall be inscribed in the bulletin of the laws.
" Palace of the Tuileries, 11th of October, 1832.
" LOUIS PHILIPPE.
" The President of the Council, Minister, Secretary of
State for the War Department,

',M. Duke of DALMATIA."

(NON-OFFICIAL PART.)
The President of the Council of Ministers to the First
Presidents and Procurators-General of the Royal Courts,
the Lieutenants commanding the Military Divisions, the
Prefects of the Departments, the Maritime Prefects, and

the Major-Generals commanding the Departments:—
" Sir,—The King has done me the honour to place me
at the bead of his Councils. The intention of his Ma-

jesty is thus to give to his administration that unity which
renders its action more energetic and its responsibility
more real. In calling me to this office, the King has per-
haps considered some old services, and what I have had
the honour to do for my country. But, above all, he has

intended decidedly to declare that the Ministry would be
jealous of the dignity of France, and no less devoted to its
glory than its safety. I venture to believe that my whole

fe answers for this.

" The system of policy adopted by my illustrious pre.
decessor will be mine. It is the true national system—

le two Chambers have declared it to be such.

" The maintenance of the Monarchy, and of the Char-
ter, is the first condition of public liberty. This liberty
cannot be strong unless it be regular. It gains honour
and strength by respect for the law. Order at home, and
peace abroad, will be the surest pledges of its duration.
" France may, therefore, depend on my efforts to main-
tain order and peace. I call on you for your active and
declared co-operation. The Government has need of all
your courage and all your wisdom (or prudence).
" Every attempt to excite disorder will be energetically
repressed. If the party of the deposed Government again
dares to brave the legal authority, rigorous justice must
reach it. Its foolish hopes must be annihilated. Mea-
sures will be taken to efface even the traces of the troubles
which have agitated some departments. Anarchy was
conquered at Paris on the sth and 6th of June, by the
noble devotedness of the National Guards and the troops
of the line. The factious in those deplorable days, mani-
fested both their audacity and their weakness. The Go-
vernment is neither ignorant nor in fear of any of their
projects. Sedition would find the country unanimous to
give to the Government all the strength that it might re-
quire. In maintaining order, Sir, we shall labour for the
consolidation of peace. A Government which makes it-
self respected at home may, without danger, employ abroad
a firm and independent policy. In concert with the
Powers, our Allies, we shall urge the solution of all the
great European questions. Our armies, ardent but docile,
lend to our moderation the support of strength. Europe
knows it; but it also knows our fidelity to our engage-
ments, and our firm will to maintain the peace of the
world. Such, Sir, is the intention of the King's Govern-
ment. Impress on your mind the spirit of its policy;
propagate it—cause it to be well known. There are no
honourable sentiments which it cannot satisfy—no legiti-
mate interests which ought not to be encouraged by it.
Let your services strengthen and honour the Government
—let it reap with you the reward of your wise and able
conduct. All the good servants of the State will be
pointed out to the high favour of the King.
" Sir, France is free; it is respected ; its prosperity
begins to revive, and we shall enjoy all the fruits of our
glorious Revolution. The Government will not be want-
ing to the country ; but it is especially in the country that
we have confidence. If success crowns our labours, we
shall owe that success to the country. It is in me an
ancient habit to refer everything to the honour of France.
" Accept, Sir, the assurance of my most distinguished
consideration.

" The President of the Council of Ministers,
" Secretary of State for the War Department,

" Marshal Duke of DALSIATIA."

PARIS, OCT. 11.—By a series of individual ordinances,
dated this day, and inserted in the Bulletin of the Laws,
the King has promoted to the dignity of Peer of France,
Messrs. (Here follows a list of 59 names, among
whom are—Baron Atthalin ; Count Berenger ; Bertin de
Vaux ; Baron Durand de Mareuil, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Berlin ; Count Gerard,
Marshal of France; Marquis de Grouchy, ditto; Baron
Mao; Count de Montlosier, Ancient Member of the
Constituent Assembly; Count Roederer, Ancient De-
puty of the Constituent Assembly; Count de Rumigny;
Baron Silvestre de Sacy, Member of the Institute ; Count
de Turgot ; Villemain, Member of the Institute.
(From the Quotidienne.)
PARIS, OCT. 12.—1 n a state of things, such as ours,
or, in fact, normal, there are only two political agents to
consult to foresee the colour of a new Cabinet—the irre-
gular power called opinion, and the regular power com-
posed of the votes of the two Houses. The Cabinet of
October 11 is not the produce of either of these elements.
Opposed by public opinion, it has no chance of a majority
in the two Houses. It has no name in political language,
and the dogmatic incredulity of the Doctrinnaires, which
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(From the Constitutionnel.)
PARIS, OCT. 12.—The Ministers are the delegates of
the Crown, that is to say, they exercise the executive power
on their responsibility. But where is the double guarantee
of their authority and their responsibility? How will they
make their character known to the subordinate agents of
authority, to the Chambers, and the country? An appoint-
ment of the Ministerial attributes ought to be the subject of
a Royal Ordinance. But let us pass over the form. The
3loniteur informs us that ecclesiastical affairs are to belong
to the Minister of Justice. Thus, M. Guizot who, after
the Revolution of July, began his career as Minister of the
Interior, from his eagerness to be Minister, consents to
take a secondary place that has been twice dismembered.
The addition of the Institute, the Jardin des Plantea, and
the Libraries, is a poor compensation for the sacrifice
made by the new Minister of Public Instruction. M.
Guizot is a Protestant. Is it on account of this that he
was scrupulous to administer ecclesiastical affairs for the
Catholics ? Would he have paid the same homage to the
ez-devant religion of the State; in that there would
have been inore than quasi legitimacy. The Pers"nd
of the National Guards goes to the Minister of Commerce
and Public Works. There are two branches cut off from
the Ministry of the Interior. M. niers should have been
called Minister of Police, and then his relation to the Pre-
fect and subordinate office.,, partly dependent on another
department, would have required regulation. The High
Police is at present divided among several hands. M.
Thiers will only be the Minister of Secret Service Money,
and there is not a tax-payer in France who can feel the
least uneasiness. If the Secret Service Money is not suf.

" Les Et;tabliemens .13ritminiques" in the origual,

ficient, M. Thiers will come, as M. Perier did last Ses-
sion, to ask a supplementary credit of 1,500,000 fr., and
the Chamber, the severe guardian of the public fortune,
ought, without hesitation or discussion, to grant to M.
Thiers the millions which M. Thiers will be at liberty to
expend without control. The political and financial con-
science of 111. Thiers, his social place, his disinterestedness,
his great reputation for integrity, all will command a vote
of confidence. Who can doubt it on pain of seeing himself
accused by the Journal des Debats as a breeder of anarchy
and a calumniator of the doctrinnaii e probity.
We have yet thirty-seven days to pass through under
the deplorable Ministry now imposed on France before the
Chambers meet, by which justice will be done on it. The
delay is long and dangerous, perhaps, but we are convinced
that the patience of the country will extend so far. We hope
it from the general wisdom and patriotism, and from confi-
dence in the general power, and in the decisive interference
of the Representatives. We are told incessantly that no
Ministers are wanted but such as please the majority. But
does not the immense majority of the Chamber vote for the
abolition of the hereditary Peerage ? And are not the Duke
de Broglie, M. Guizot, Marshal Soult, and their partizans,
the staunch defenders of the hereditary right? Did not
the majority of the Chambers wish to lower the qualification
of the Electors, and did not theDoctrinnaires wish to raise it?
Were they not the authors of the double vote which the Re-
volution put an end to ? Did not the majority agree to the
re-establishtnent of Divorce, the abolition of the Anni•
versary of Jan. 21, the open and irrevocable exclusion of
the elder branch of the Bourbons? Have they not re-
quired that business begun in one session may be continued
in the next ; and have not all these things been oppose,.
by the Doctrinnaires ? Was not M. de Broglie at the head
of the party in the Peers which caused them to be re-
jected? Is he not the enemy of the Chamber o:
Deputies ? At the opening of the last Session, the ma-
jority of this Chamber required that public functions should
be confided only to men devoted to the Revolution of July,
and the Ministers, under the influence of the Doctrin
noires, excluded every man in office devoted to that Revo-
lution, and protected the Carnal. Was it to obey the
majority that a telegraphic despatch was sent to conduct
the Duchess de Berri to Holyrood ? Is it to obey the
majority that the Carlists of the West have been treated
with indulgence, while the unfortunate peasantry who
have been led astray are punished with excessive rigour?
The Ministry of Polignac was less at variance with the
majority than the Ministry of the Doctrinnaires. They
have not a majority either in the Chamber, or in the public ;
and they know it. Though we must keep on our guard,
there ate no coups d'etat to fear. France, calm and firm,
will await with patience the meeting of the Chambers,
and we shall return without a convulsion into the patli
of a Representative Government.
FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, Ocr. 12.—Five per Cents., 96E 95f. 95c.
96f. 96f. sc. 96f. 96f sc. 96f. 95f. 95c. 96f. ; Four per Cents., 80f.
50c. ; Three per Cents., 67E 95c. 90c. 95c. 90c. 95c. 90c. 95c. ;
National Loan, 96f. 25c. ; Bank Stock, 1,670 E ; Rente de Naples,
81f. 40c. ; Rente de l'Etat Romain, 814 ; Royal Spanish
Loan, 79; Bente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 57'57 57 57 ;
Belgian Loan, 78; ilaytian Loan, 200 f. Exchange on London,
one month, money, 25f. 80c. ; three months, money, 25E 65c.
Cours Authentique.