The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

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FOR, 'III.F. SUN.

Ma. Ent.rort-At tic., previous period, during
the. course of eeveral years, did the Whigs open
a Parliamentary campaign with a faker prospect,
and with more sanguine expectation or beating
their political opponents off the field; than at the'
beginning of The prt;Sent Session of Parliament.—
Streng in their boasted popularity ; supported by
the numerous party which their conthict in a late
inquiry had railed round them, sailing, as they
imagined, with the full tide of popular. opinion,
and
encouraged by the very unpleasant situation
in which the J‘liniSters were•unaVoidahly placed;
they entered the lists in the full confidence of
success. Like many other hopes, apparently
equally well founded, their's vanitThed like
smoke, ,and they are now left a greater
distance from the "main object of their wishes,
than, on any preceding occasion.' •If the. Majori-
ty which- voted in favour of the Administration
upon the first division, damped their expectations
of ultimate Success, the 'overwhelming majorities
in the titi-o succeeding divisions, must have con
winced them that Ministers did possess the con-
fidence of the House of Commons,and that 'every
attempt to remove them from the situations they
now hold, must be attended with confilSion
and disgrace. Naat new tactics the discom-
fited Whigs may no* think Et to adopt, it
is scarcely possible to -foresee. Were they
really, What they are :so desirous.of appearing,
loyal subjects, and patriotic statesmen, they would
now abandon every ambitious expectation, and,
unable and remove their opponents from the head
of Government, they would generously smother
every party feeling, and cordially joie them in
the arduous task of saving the Country from the
machinations of the evil-disposed, and in finding
the remedies capable of healing the wounds of
the State. Of all the sacrifices a man can pos-
sibly make, few, if any, can be more meritorious
in every respect, than that of his own elevation,
offered up for the good of his Country, at the
shrine of patriotism ; hut there are also very few
that are more difficult to make. The love of
power is so deeply rooted in the human breast,
that it can be eradicated only *ith considerable
difficulty ; and so strongly do we adhere to the
fond anticipations of hope, that no series of dis-
appointments, however severe and unexpected
they may be, can discourage' us from renewing
our attempts to obtain the dear object of all our
wishes.
The ambitions demagogues of TevolutiOnary
France were willing to risk the .happinesS of
their country, and even their own, existence, to
attain the object of their wishes. Are not the
leading- MemberS of the Opposition running the
same risk, in the attempt to remove their oppo-
nents front office ? If the love of power blinded
them at first to the possible consequences by
which their line of conduct might be followed,
now that all hopes of such an ,event.most be
abandoned.. will not reason, honour, justice, pull
aside the 'veil which ambition had placed before'
their eyes : will not the voice of patriotism re-
callthem to the conscientious discharge of the im-
portant duties imposed upon them as citizens and
as Legislators ? Surely they will not, they cannot,
continue to tread in the path which must evident-
ly lead to anarchy, but which cannot bring them
nearer to the object of their wishes.
The conduct of the Whigs has been- uniformly
so weak and undecisive, that whilst it was deserv-
edly reprobated by many well disposed subjects,
it has not been 'able to conciliate the "favour of
the radicals, nor even to obtain the approbation
of those %Om profess to venerate the real spirit of
the party of which they have indeed assumed the
name, but from whose principles they are accused
of departing.. In this situation, condemned by
the loyal, despied by the Whigs, and suspect-
ed by the radicals, what possible hope of success
can they reasonably entertain ? Should they
persevere in the line of conduct they have adopt-
ed, they mist become the tools of the men who
have planned the destruction of that constitution
for which they so loudly profess to entertain
•the greatest possible love and respect.
The strength of the present Ministry depends,
indeed, perhaps much more upon the evident inca-
pacity of their-opponents, than upon any intrin-
sic merit of their own. Both have been tried in
the political balance, but the Whigs have been
found sadly deficient in point of sterling weight.
11fhen the untimely death of an eminent States-
man at last brought them into power, no set of
men could. begin under more favourable auspices,
and no set of Ministers ever spoke with more
confidence of the immense advantages the coun-
try might derive from their administration. But
the bubble burst, and all was found hollow and
void. During the short lived Ministry of the
boasted regenerators of their Country, of the
best of Patriots, of the 'first of Statesmen, the
burthen of taxation was increased, the most inef-
fectual measures were adopted, and then, for the
first time, was the fair fame of an hitherto res-
pected and victorious nation obscured in various
parts 'of the world. fill the Talents having thus
proved to Europe, that they possessed neither poli-
tical, military, naval, nor financial abilities, they
were compelled to abandon a situation, towards
which, they have continued to cast a "longing,
lingering lock which they have made' many
powerful struggles to regain, bet which the issue
of the• late divisions in the }louse of •COmnions
seems to have now placed far beyond their reach..
In times such as the preSent, it is indeed difficult
to foresee what unexpected turn the course of
events may take ; and the idea that the
.vote of the Commons, in the fate debates,"
was in opposition to the wishes of a very
considerable majority of the_ nation, throws

[PRICE EVE ;.;',Z.P.--LiN6.

a Claud over -the tritimph of
out *however affording one , more gleaM-Aif
hope to their Whig oppOnentF;-• It_mcy be never..
theless doubted, hi the first place, wke,ther the
grat Majority of the people wished the fate me-
tion tb be carried throtigh the noose ; tr4d, iit ale
seconl place, the loud bUrst of eatiisiastic lofaltJ
With which his. Majesty's preSente was hailed at
botk of the-Theatres, coupled with' the Ctinsidetr-
able majorities of the Min;sters, proves, not dilly
that the spirit of loyalty is Writ extinct, but that,
on the contrary, ii. still burns pure and undimin-
ished in the bosom of a very large portion of the
nation. •
Paddington trollop;

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AIARCIf

fly i~T.

THEATRICAL DISPUTES.
ELLIiiON AND OTItERS t. -GLOsSo:., JONES) kfl,
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OTHERS.

Mr. ItinT this day resumed his rnotienJor4tit
Injunction to restrain the defentialitS; the Pro-
prietors of the Cdburg Theatre, from riTreseid-
lug, printitigi or publishing the Melo-dram-a 'of
Tiierese, which the plaiatilfs alleged to be their
property.

_
- Mr. AGAR contended, that the works were not
copies, and that there were not six sentences
alike in the whole Of the book.

After considerable argument, Mr. Ellistott'is-
Soled that he and the other plaintiffs Ifitd not
gone one iota from the original affidavit, and de-
clared, that as the Manager of a National= .and
Patent Theatre; he would insist that the defend-
ants should not perform his piece. Be (Ird not
complain of the other Theatres, hut-Iyharlie;-corn-
plained of was, that the defendants had pliated
his work, and he now called on the Court to:pro-
tect him.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he sat there to
do justice to all parties, and intimated, 01a.. as
the prompter's hooks 'were now presented,
.he
should have them verified as respected the pas.
sages that were and were not alike, and •ai to
those that had been omitted from the original
French work. •

Elliston said, that was what he required.
In reply to a remark by. Mr. AGAR, his Lard-
ship mid, he should expect the books on both
sides to.be verified, and in the course of thb'ar.
parent that followed, allusion was made, by
Mr. Agar to the performances at the Surrey Thea-
tre, while under the management of Mr. Elliston.
This called forth a denial from the latter., aLd
after some further conversation,
The LORD CliANp:l.l.ol2. suggested, that the
Counsel engaged should take the . res.pectiv..t.
hooks, and having compared them, hand up the
result of their inquiry ; this he thought ought to
done as soon as possible, as it was of great
.im-
portance t'o both
.payties.
Mr. Elliston begged, before the Learned
Counsel who appeared for him made his rl;ply, to
say a few words. He would not have come be-
fore the Court on trifling grounds or quibbles ;
he came there to protect the patent right, and to
try the question, whether Mr;Glossop could or
could not perforui.what he pleased. He.dwelt
-on the great hardship. he would be placed under
if the Injunction was not_ granted, and compared
the vast difference of expellee between the two
Theatres, and noticed the immense stake be had
at issue. He called on the Court to
.protect him
from the ruin that must ensue, if the practice
complained of was not stopped, and :declared
that the defendants had taken " the bones, blood,
and vessels." of his piece, and if they conlit do
that, they . could also, when he had o(perldel
30001. in bringing out a Pantomime, cotrie to the
Theatre, copy all the tricks, and thus -defrau.i
him of that com'penSation every man was enti-
tled to. •

Mr. Glossop said he had expended 30,0001. on
the Cobourg Theatre, and observed, that the
Magistrates had 411 ready decided the question,
ana. Mr. Elliston had brought him before the
Court, he had only to defend himself.
Mr. HART replied}''; and

. .
The Loan CriANcELLoir, after going at some
length into the merits of the case, and; layin
down the practice ns to 'the jurisdiction of the
Court, directed that the .passages in the_ 'French
book, which had been left out in the English ones,
should be pointed out to him, rind that those. pas-
sages which had been added should also b 9tiew4 ;
as also those passages in the prompter's 'but)
which are 'not- represented. on the stage. Till
that was done his Lordship could .ik.t have the
real matter of fact before Min, whiCh it Was highly
important he should have, and
.therefore he could
not finally dispose-of it. In conclusion, his Lord-
ship adverted to the increa-se
,oltheafrieal:liti,ga-
tiowol late, and complained,of the tiinE.'Occupied
in investighting expressed a'-wishj that a
Court should be 'appointed for the purpose of
having the sole disposal of such questions.

The following arrangement for the relief of the.
Recorder of London is said to be in- contet4la-
tion t--?' The Recorder, to retire from the
more active duties of 'the orfice,7ret;lin:fla° .a,salary
of 5001.. per annum ; the.'• Common Rerjeant,
with an allowii,,ce of . 7001. per ;annum, to offi-
ciate generally a& •Recorder, with the•assiStance,
at ttl4.-! Ohi .13aiti7 gessibns, -of Mr. Ans.sr, who
is to receive 3001; pe? annuM, the .ettiolumeurs of
the office of Recorder Veing taken 1,t,001.
Anaun)."—ln the of thelieccrder; now ad-
vanced in years, retiring entirely frariy.,the•oflice,
it is understood his wishes are in favour —of Ser7
jeaut DodLE as his successor.----(Morniiig-Paper.)

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARcli 1.

the Annual Indemnity Bill went through a
Committee, and the Report was received.
AGgICULTURAL DISTRESS.
The Marquess of LaNsnoi,vx presented a Pe-
tion from the Owners and Occupiers of 30,000
lands itS the .county of Somerset, torn-
planing of the distressed state of Agriculture,
r.nd of the inefficiency. of the measures hitherto
cdzpted to repress it, and praying for further re-
. lief. The Noble Marquess stated, that this Pe-
AiLioa was intitled to the most indulgent consi-
,deratiog on the part of the llouse, from the re-
.apectability and really. distressed state of the Pe-
titioners. lie could not refrain at the same time
from way lug, that he did tot concur with them in
thinking that relief could be obtained by any al-
terction in the Corn Lass s.—The Petition was
•read, swirl laid on the Table.

e-Marquess of I.4ANSDOWN then presented
another Petition from the Own.er,s and Occupiers
of between 60 and•7o,ooo acres.7of land, in the
same county, and to the same effect. Read and
klicton the 'fable.---Adjourned.