The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-28 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Colonel Baker, from Symmons's Hotel, St. Jamea's.street,
for Salisbury ; Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, from Brook-street, for
Bristol ; Mr- and Mrs. Jones, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower
Brook street, for Leamington ; Captain Ward, from ditto, for
Dover; Edward Davenport, Esq. from the St. James's Hotel,
Jermyn- street, for Leicestershire; Captain J. Patterson, for
Brighton.

The Lord Chancellor lately gave his decision
in the case of Selby v. Selby; and ordered the sum in dispute
to be paid by a certain day, and the interest up to the Day of
Judgment !
Mr. Matile, the Solicitor to the Treasury,
has been in this city since Friday week, examining the persona
who gave their evidence respecting the late riots before the
Committee of Inquiry.—Bristol Mercury.
Count Orloff, accompanied by Count Bru-
now, arrived at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday evening at nine
o'clock. They disembarked at Gravesend about four o'clock.
MADAME JUNOT.S MEMOIRS.—An edition
in the original French of this lady's Memoirs has, we perceive,
been published by Messrs. Colburn and Bentley at much less
than the cost of the Parisian edition. Madame Junot's oppor-
tunities of knowing are private history of the Court of Napo.
leon, were greater than those of most other persons. She has

also been enabled to give a very curious picture of female society
in France during the periods of the Directory and the Con-
sulate.

From information we have received, from

sources we can rely upon, we have reason to believe that, under
the present system of Preventive Service, smuggling has been
considerably increased. We could point out how and why,
but at present it would not be proper. The Government have
now under consideration some extremely valuable information
on this subject, which is likely to lead to some most important
discoveries, and to the introduction of such further improve-
ments in the system as will render it more effective.—Morning
Chrosick.

The Pluralities' Bill went through a Com-
mittee last night in the House of Lords. Of this Bill, it has
been said with justice, that it gives as little Reform of Church
abuses as could possibly be contrived. Upon the whole, how-
ever, we are not sorry to see the Church begin the good work of
Reformation, though the Bishops seemed disposed to try the
experiment last upon themselves. It is quite natural that the
possessor of 30,0001. a-year should think it quite proper that in
addition he might hold a living in commendam, because with.
out such advantages the Nobility might not choose to enter the
Church, and as the Bishop of London says, we are indebted to
the Nobility for the blessing of a splendid church. It is a difti.
cult question to settle the extent of income a Bishop may be
allowed to possess. A Bishop never can be too rich, as a lady
never can be old. By and bye, when certain leases fall in, some
of the Spiritual Lords will have, if Mr. Baring may be trusted,
100,000/. a-year.—Morning Chronicle.
The flexibility of the Law of Nations is ad-
mirable. Lord Palmerston observed, on Monday night, upon
the Belgian question—" By the law of nations we may take
any part we please." The law of nations, like the British Con-
stitution, is always the law of the uppermost party. It reminds
us of Sheridan's reply to Mr. Pitt, when he used to lay such a
patent claim to Providence for the success of whatever good
turned uppermost : Sheridan observed that his only objection
to Providence in the House of Commons was, that she was
always of the Government side.

One of the most foul and wanton of jobs,
that even a Tory administration ever got up, was the establish.
went of a Colonial Audit-office. After numerous complaints
from Committees, and from other quarters, of the worse than
inefficacy of the department, it is at last abolished; and John
Bull may conceive the services for which he has been so long
paying many thousands a year, by learning that the duties of
this expensive department, are to be transferred to a clerk of
the Colonial-office. The Colonial Audit-office, consisted of
three commissioners, a secretary, three inspectors, and twelve
clerks, a minute clerk, and several other officers. Reform is
indeed abroad.

We are glad to watch every symptom of im-
provement, however trivial, in the administration of the lass.
In the Bankruptcy Court, on Monday, in Re Vine v. Hooper,
the Court refused the plaintiff her costs, on the ground that her
petition "was too long," for said the Court, "one in ten lines
would have answered all the purposes as well." Such a no.
tion of abreviation would frighten Judges like Lords Tentcrden
and Wynford from their seats, and make them bewail that the
Reform Bill was invading every sanctuary, and destroying all
the wisdom of our ancestors. Lord Eldon would weep at such
an innovation.

We regret to state, that the celebrated Italian
Improvisatore, Signor Fillipo Pistrucci, was overturned while
travelling in an open four-wheeled carriage from Chichester to
the Earl of Egremont's seat, at Petworth, by which accident
his thigh was broken, and otherwise injured. It is somewhat
singular that this talented gentleman had been employed for
the last fortnight in making a drawing from Mr. Carew's statue,
i the Cathedral, of the late Mr. Huskisson, who died in con-
sequence of a fractured thigh.
GREAT MEN TIIAT WERE INDIFFERENT
o Music.—Wyndham said that four of the greatest men he
new had no relish for music—Edmund Burke, Charles Fos.,
Dr. Johnson, and Pitt. To these we may add Pope, and, in
',Lir times, Southel and O'Connell, Lord Ilyron and air J.
MAckintosb. ..