The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-01 00:00:00

THE QUAI J ELY REVIEW. No. XIKX`III
ptiliu-sHED on THC)ISDAY.

PORTS MOUTH AND ARUNDEL CANAL.

liE COP.IM ITTEE
haee the satisfactin,-, to
,:acttnailit the Poblic. that the ROYAL ASSEN'i. has'
!men g'ranted to the Act of Parlimnent for CARRYING this
-UNDERTAKING INTO EFIFECT; .:111,1 the Sum of ONE
HUNDRED AND FOUR TIIOi_N.AND EMIR, HUNDRED)
POUNDS having bec;t already sphscribed, there is wanted
only the further Subscription of TWENTY THOUSAND SIX
I.II.IpRED POUNDS to complete the amount of the Esti
mate, upon the completion of which Subscription the Writ Ls
will be immediately commenced. The greatest care having
been talon to ascertain the Exneoce of making this Canal,
and that it will he a very profitable Concern to the Proprie-
tors, the Committee with confidence submit the few remain-
in,{ Shares as a most eligible mock of. investing Capital at
this thee.

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CATON ON THE VENERI,',AL -9ISF.ASE AND ITS CON-
SEQUENCES,.
This Day was published,
A New Edition, price ss. illustrated with Cases,
PRACTICAL TREATISE nu PRE-
VENTION and -CURE of the VENEREAL DISEASE,
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FOR THE SUN.

STOCK DEBENTIjitES

M tt. EDITOR ,—H acing seen in The Morning Chro
niclean address under the signatore of W.Du N ha.
states himself as employed in fivaocial calculations
by Mr. PITT, 'and on that ground founds' his
pretensions to particular attention, I gave such"
to his plan accordingly, and shall now briefly
trouble you with the restilt.
If I understand this gentleman rightly, his
scheme is to increase the national circulation, by
converting the public funds into.issuable tichen-
tor-es, which he says pay be considered as cash,
and answer every purpose of increased issues,
either of paper orthe precious metal;.
la what 'manner, however, this is to' answer
that purpose, in ever so It ivial t< degree, 1 con-
fess myself at a loss to conceive ; a's such deben-
tures win, tt iu fact no more than a receipt for
so notch funded property, which, however dis-
posed of, wit be of no t.ntire value or effect than
the stock itself before it was eschanged for such
debentures; 'and every operation to- be effected
by these latter might just as eas,ly, and quite as
'effectually, be done by the present pode of trans-
ferring the stock itself. For suppose yoo have
10,0001. vested in the public funds, and, in ex-
change for such, that, you receive a hundred
lebentures of 1001. each, to, what possible advan-
tage -can you convert such ii'e'bentures, which
;night as 'easily _awl as conveniently be obtained
from the stock itself, is now vested in the, public
your strutoire, or be
depositedmu with Your bankers,
or applied to' such purposes as your wants Or in-
clinations point ont ; in either of these cases, let
me ask, 'what is there gained to the general cir-
culation 'or the ~country, which is not equally
•gained by the mode which this plan is
,i,roposed
to. superSede ? It cannot be said rhat.caPoal would
be more securely deptisited in one's own hands,
or those of bairkers, thatriu the I.3ank'of England;
and for 'the purposes of expenditure and transter
.tern hand to hand, the one plipi seems,to possess
o uses or advantages not already possessed. by

the other.
It is possible that I may have misvnderstoo
Mr. Dunn's phn,and theretore I must.by allowed
to speak subject to Correction; bat it by furihei
explanation he can sliew , how the national cur-
rency is to be increased by any 'means of this
description, he will have discovered a financia
art:anon) of. the greatest possible benefit to society
under existing circumstances. For my own part,
1 cdrinOk see how that circulation -is to be in-
creased but by tlic issue of the precious metals,
or their representative in good and substantial
paper ; and in my humble judgment, the lattet
may be issued anti
.placed'in a train of circulation
to any amount, with perfect safety to the State,
provided it be the representative of real and not
ideal property.
Were the Bank of England to extend its dis-
counts to 20 or 30 milli oils beyond their present
credit, whilst such discounts were made in good
bills at two months, the national circulation .to
that amount would be increased, without any ill
effect whatever; or were the Bank empowered to
advance to-the like, or a greater amount on landed
property, and the length of time in which it
should be compelled to exchange its notes into
the precious metals were at the slum time ex-
tended to ten instead of one or two years, the
whole object would be at once obtained,. the cit.
culating medium of the country woulo,be, in-
creased, anti things be at once placed on a ground
the most- beneficial to the general interests, of
which, under all existing circumstances, they are
susceptitrle. . n s
Should you think, the above at all deservlE,i.g of
a place in your valuable and widelv-cirpdating
Paper; your insertion of it, as circumstances
might permit, .would oblige, Sir,
Your. constant Reader,
Anne IQ, ISI7. ' TILOM AS. NUB fTT.

Fit EN C El. PA PERS.

1).-.11? IS, AUG. 23.

FIRST COUNCIL or \V R" OF _THE FIRST miLITARy
,s•
.• r .
TIIIAL OF SEVE•RAL fIIzi,EI2IOk'OFFICERS 711 E 'LP
RCGINI3NT OF :THE ROYAL GUARD-, ON. Tit?.
• CHARGE: of, HAVING PLANNED AN (ATTEMPT Oaf
THE LIVE 01:‘ THE PRINCES OF THE ROYAL FA..
MILY.

When the army, re-created by a faithful Mini.
sier, has given brilliant proofs of its devotedness ;
when the country, relying on it for its aleatest
interests, has- been assured, that the white flag
would never receive any other stains thah thOse-
arisioglrom tfie blood shed. in its defence, what
surprise, alarm, and indignatibn, must .we not
et
(''') la)ereilet lo'sceen ocnorliesa,l"ii
%vltg
i.),) :htalviat
trel.ro7rmielm
r)ofbigeln
being
more esptscially chsrged with the most precious
deposit,. shonld have conceived the horrible de-
lar from giving puhltuty to such a' crime, lc"
the judicial discussions, and the judgment' Which
will terminate shem,:the odious and afflicting de-
tails ought, to be buriad in profound silence, were
it not of importance to the corps to which the ac-
cused belonged, that France and all Europe should.
know; that the paricidal project, the folly of which
equals its wickedness, was stifled even in the
hearts of those that, conceived it, and that they
sought in vain for accomplices among their corn- •
rades, who, on the first news of their arrest, mani-
fested the deepest horror, and hastened 'to lay at
the feet of the Throne the expressithi of their
grief and inviolable fidelity.
Claude-Francois Desbans, born at Paris,' is
charged with being the first instigator of the
crime. It was only by deceiving persons who felt • 7
an interest for him, that this man succeeded in oh-
taining 'admission into the Royal Gnash, 'vvhere
he never would have been received hail he beets
better known. Among several traits of his life •
recently discovered, and which prove the ferocity
and perfidy of his character, the folloWing is re-
lated was in gairiSon at Mentz- in 1814,
et ken that town was blockaded by the all:etlitoops,
andalf ere he diffused a spit it of insUbOttlinatiOn tit
the company to which he belonged. 'Ohe' of his
offire's wishing to recall him to his duty by the
threat of a severe punishment, D,Shims pilinged.
his sabre in his body, and succeeded in escaping. •
trout tis'e. town. Oct arriving :at the enemy's ad-
vanced posts, he annonneed hirnself to the vidette
as 'descrier. The vidette was a Cossack, who
received him with soldier-like frankness, and
offiSred him some brandy. lasread of liamliog hint
hts leathern'hottle, which was stung to his shoulder.
the Cos Sack stooped to give his visitor the oppor-
tunity of thinking out of it. Desbans taking ad-
vaatage of this sit:i.tion, which rendered it Im-
possible for the Cossack to defend himself, killed
him,. stripped him, mounted his horse, and fled.
Desbans was then scarcely 22 years of age ; he
is •now only 25.
After his admission into the Royal Guards be
kept company only with men animated by the
worst spirit; and 'whose conversation and exhor-
tations were calculated to unfold the criminal (Hs-
positions of his heart. He had himself at first
pointed out several int.ividuals' Who treated hi i
With drink, and occasionally gave hint small sums,
of which he boasted before his comrades, saying,
while he jingled his crowns, " A fotirrier of Vol-
tigeurs never wants money." Desbans has,re-
tracted, since these, persons, against whom there
were not.sutficient proofs on which to ground sh
accusation, have been discharged. Oct their be-
ing set at liberty the aceused were delivered over
to the military tribunals.
The Crime-continued to ferment in the head and
the heart of Desbans. He chose for the deposi-
tary of" his iniquitous cohfiletice hint whom lie
believed best fifactl to be his accoMplice, Jean.
Baptiste C 11406.75, aged. 23, born at FlOiog, hear
Sedan, who tendered himself wortiiycf
this pre-
ference by the ardotir with which.heSolb,pted the
project of Desbaus„ which by common conseot
they contniunicated to one of their cotur'ades,
named Nepven, aged 21, a native of Arras. 'They
are all three fOurriers in the 2d regiment. ChayOui''
has decoration's:
This triumvirate meditated the most atrocious
and extravagant resolutions. Their nnanimoul ,
decision was, that the lives, of the Princes ought
to he sacrificed. One was of opiniOn, that a
read)' opportunity woold be found at a review, as
Monsieur and his two sons lire on such oecasiona
frequently together. Amither thought .that their .•
purpose might be executed with moreease and cer-
tainty at a hunting party.• When their wilt. loot.
ginatirm hail given a greater extent to their pro.-
ject, they concurred In the uccessi*:y of leaving 30
or 40 resolute 'teen who _should make au attempt-
at 'Paris on the ,person of the King, and on. the
Thuilleries, While they put to death the Princes. •
But where were the 30 or 40 men to be found ?
They hoped to collect a great number of t.iscon-
tented soldiers, and with that view *made several .
journies to Pails.
,Finally, they had agreed Upon
no definitive plat', %dirt' it, was announced that
Monsienr
.and tle; Pukes of 4ngotticitie.tiod Berry
were to come to Veisailles on
.the 28th of April to

review the regiment. ;
Desbals wrks:thell of opinion,,that.they should
no longer postpone the execution of their enter-.
prise, and he propOsed that they slowld. determine
by lot who was to fire the first shot, Nepven,
more'titnicl than the.others,treinhic(Lon tie near
approach ot the tmonetit when that crime
.be et,,ontplisl:e(l,.w.hich,•when contymplated.at a
distance, .11a;1 not alarmed him. Ile to!
sdi;l.llestins, `,` 1 must
take the business on myeielf." Chayoux,obsurvell
that kbingte shut, •however .%vell aimed would
not be so.fficiei)!; that •it was accessary 41.1.04