The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-25 00:00:00

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" PARIS, APRIL 22.

" The hest letters from the lonian Islands, are of no later date
than the 26th March. According to these letters, Ibrahim Pacha
made,- on the 19th, another attempt to storm Missolonghi. which
was not more fortunate than the preceding. He afterwards offered
the garrison four millions of crowns, and a free retreat, but his
offers were rejected."

Since writing the above, we received Hamburgh
Papers and the Allgenzeine Zeitung to the 18th
instant, from which we subjoin the following extracts:--

BUCIIARIST, APRIL 3.

A French and an English courier, who left Constantinople on
the 29th March, bring the news that Ibrahim Pacha, in spite of
the defeats which he suffered under the walls of Missolonghi at
the beginning_of March, had subsequently made himself master of
some of the outworks of the fortress, and was making serious
preparations for another general assault. It was, therefore, every
moment expected at Constantinople,.that news would come of the
taking of the place.

BUCHAREST, APRIL 4.

The Russian mail brings letters from Constantinople, which re-
port the assassination of the Editor of the Oriental Spectator.—
No details arc given.

TRIESTE, APRIL

. -
Letters from Corfu of 26th of April, say, that on the 19th of
'March, Ibrahim made another fruitless attempt to carry Misso-
iongbi by storm, and that he afterwards offered the garrison four
millions of dollars and a free retreat, but that they refused to
listen'to any terms• This article from Trieste is the same as
given in the Etoile of Sunday. The Editor of the Allgemeine
Zeitunst adds...." A few days must, we think, show how these

accounts are to be reconciled with the news of the taking of Mil-
solonghi by Ibrahim Pacha, which the Frenchpapers so positively
fix on the 20th March."

VIENNA, APRIL IS.
Metalliques, sq.—Bank Shares, 1096.

-R0312, *PAIL 2.

We have had more foreign visitors here In paision week that
could have been expected, after the dulness of the Carnival. The
cause is attributed partly to the cessation of all public amusements
at Naples during the Jubilee; and partly to the interest which the
numerous religious ceremonies which take place in Rome during
Passion week excites in foreigners of all religious parties. It wen,
therefore to be wished that the weather were suitable to the seal
of our visitors; but we hardly remember such bad weather at
Easter as we have this year, for it not only began to rain on
Wednesday an hour before the commencement of the early mass
(Mattutino collo ten Ore, performed in the Sixtine chapel;) but,
with the exception of a couple of hours in the -evening, when it
cleared up, continued through the following
.cleys, Nevertheless
the crowd pf strangers, as well in the Sextine Chapel
(especially on the first day, Wednesday) as in Saint Peter's,
was extremely great ; the hackney coachmen probably never
gained so much in three following days as ,in this Easter
week. The solemnities began on Palm Sunday, when the Pope
' distributes the palms. As at Candlemas and on Ash Wednesday
numerous Protestants were observed among the persons who ap-
proached the Papal throne. Is this a momentary impulse, or the
result of a previous determination? The Pope has gone through
the extremely fatiguing duties of the whole week with a dere
of energy which astonished every body, if we consider
that the reading of the Mass on Easter Sunday, .(to IPC
of that only) with the benediction that :follows it, is to
account which requires great exertions of the lungs, both in
speaking and singing for three full hours, that the pontificial robes
are of cumbrous weight ; and above all, that the whole must be
performed fasting from midnight. A person who is acquainted
with the history of the Pope's illness might be tempted to see iii
it the effects of Divine influence. He sang the Deus Vohisetun
St. Peter's church with such a loud and powerful voice that it
was plainly heard in every part of that immense edifice: the sole
may be said of the berediction delivered from the balcony, which
was perfectly intelligible to persons standing on the second great
landing of the steps of the church.
The Queen of Sardinia and her daughters attended the early
mass, as well as that at St. Peters, and the benediction ; the latter
in the Colonade, where a covered seat was erected for them. For
the last week see haee had cold rainy weather, and a constant cOal
N. E. wind. Most of the fruit trees are in blossom, but we shall
have no rail spring, because the gradual transition from cold to
warm weather is wanting, which gives that season such ncharta
in the north.—(Allgemeine Zeitung, April 18.)
STOCKHOLM, APRIL 14.

The Archbishop, Bishop of Linboping, the President Bar,"
Ehrenborg, several Generals and Colonels, have already arrived
here, to be present at the ceremonies after the happy deliverY °L.
the Crown Princess, which is shortly expected.
The English Vice-Consul, Crowe, has purchased, for, 4665
dollars species, the copper mine of Orndal, in Upper Tellers'
in Norway, which has not been worked for several years.
Count Brahe is expected on the 25th, on his return fttm the
mission to St. Petersburgh.

COPENHAGEN, A? 11,11. 15.
Prince Pignatelli Neufoliton, Charge d'Affaires at this Court, i 4
going to marry the widow of the Counsellor of State, Col°l4
partner in the house of Hanibro and Son.

Aron. 19.
The sum of 1,115,775 dollars was employed in Mb, in the
repair of the dikes injured by the inundation of the sd sad 4th
February last year, and 573,399 have been advanced out of thy'
fund for the support of the dikes. liesitles this, his Majesty has
in various ways granted 167,325.rix-dollars, to relieva,the suf-
ferers: In' the next two or three years, 900,000 dollars.will br
wanted to complete the works, of which the inhabitants may far'
oishsoo,ooocalars, so that SOO,OOO will be still wanted.
13Ext.r.t, Arum 19.
The Duke of Wellington arrived here this afternoon at fog
o'clock, but, as we hear, he will not make guy stay
tliis time.
Several. Couriers from St. Petersburrh are said to have brought
important 'dispatches. There have beett several conferences be.
tween Count Berustorff andthe Russian Minister,' Count Moro.,
.4ifkinuann, Ann 21.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON. "7. 1. ; two months, 36.
(.11cunbargh Papers to Me 24th April-)
We perceive that Mr. G Risk LAMB brings forward
to-night his motion for allowingpersons prosecuted
for felony to make their defence by Counsel, and Ice
must say, that we sincerely wish.him success.
assert that the prisoner would not be benefited by the
There are, no. doubt, very high authorities, 4.°
change, and that the-Judge at present acts,sdmevihat
in the capacity of his Counsel. If this be the CO
it is a strange confusion' of offices; but we positivelY
assert that the Judge 'does not. always assist the pri-
soner,, as we have been present at trials where the
charge was a 4 thing but friendly.
But supposing that the prisoners were sometimes to
be injured by having Counsel, we should still wish t°
give.them the option of employing Counsel or not,
they thought best. Let their blood be on their 01
heads. We thought that one doctrine (and the
leading one) of the Political Economists, -was uni-
versally admitted, which is, that persons
.are tile!
'Ps
hest judges in their own cases, and that they slioub
not be interfered with, where other interests ere
not affected. And what other interests can he ac
fected by allowing Counsel? The only answer
have ever heard to this question .is, that. the
Judges would never be able to get through the twel‘
if Counsel were allowed to make lona-winded i?usinesss
specche?
trial.nom An
9Snureel7,rYif more can is
be thiS a
made,
tisieuffiticniieenot f rtrepre:
sent Judges might be as well employed in 1'e514,,,4,
speeches where life is at stake, as in a horse eil"-:f
There is something preposterous in seeing the tiina e
one Court after another occupied for months in alllB
t•
where parties indulge their mutual spleen about
ter of (originally) ten or twenty pounds value, and
`tike
trials of as many men for their lives, disposed of ibe
a rapidity scarcely decorous, in one morning, at
Old Bailey.
There is another argument which we have he`
tile
viz.—that the public prosecutor makes no appeal tO
feelingsarra-
of the Jury, but gives a simple
tive of the facts. Is there nothing, t
unfair to the . prisoner in a case of circuit,
.stantial evidence for instanc
•e, in having 0.
no
nocent Lawyer's narrative of facts,. with the. Avid
ingeniously dove-tailed, on the one side; whilst 0n
drat
other no permission is given to make use of hnm e
legal acuteness, for the purpose of taking aw 4,10,..
prejudice which must have been produced by 3 1
nected story. . on°
It is a vulgar saying* that fair play is a jewel.
rtainlY
side has the advantage of Counsel, the other ce
ea to
should have it also--but where it cannot be allow

one of the parties, it should not to either. to,
We do not want to force prisoners to have C°

sel—we only wish them to have the -option of employ
-
hug theM if they choose.. In Scotland, where Counsel
are allowed to plead, we have never heard of their
assistance being declined ; and we 'strongly suspect
that such would be the case in England.

In our Paper of yesterday we inserted the letter from
Mr. PEEL, dated the 20th instant, to the Mayor of
MACCLESFIELD,' communicating MAJESTY'S
munificent donation of 10001., in aid of the Subscrip-
tions which. have been already entered into for the relief
of the unemployed and distressed poor of that place.
The king has so frequently given proofs of the
benevolent feelings which exist in his Royal bosom, and
influence all his actions, that he has justly entitled him-
self to the endearing appellation of Father of his
People. His' MAJESTY'S discrimination of the ob-
jects to which his bounty might properly be extended,
has also been so frequently evinced, that it is not sur-
Orising that the distress at present existing in Maccles-
field and its'neighbourhood, should have attracted his
notice, and that he should have availed himself of
another opportunity of extending his charity. We by
no means approve in the abstract of subscriptions for
the working classes, as the general tendency of such
measures is necessarily to produce in those orders a
irofligate expenditure when they have, the means of
earninglarge wages, and a degree of. inattention to
their` prospective interests, which leads to effects most
injurious and dangerous to society. But, although
convinced of the evil results of subscriptions of
k general nature, indiscriminately undertaken for
the lower • classes, we confess that circum-
stances and occasions may arise, when such sub-
scriptions are not only necessary for the immediate re-
lief of urgent distress, but may in .their consequences
be productive of much good ; and from all we have
heard of the extent and urgency of the distress at
Macclesfield, we believe that they are of such a na-
ture AS to justify the recourse which has been had to
the measure before stated. The circumstances which
have involved the neighbourhood in distress, and the
quiet, orderly, and submissive manner in which the
people have borne their sudden reverse of prosperity,
Tully entitle them to the commiseration, sympathy, and
stlpport of every considerate person. We hope, there;
fore, that the "gracious • example. of HIS MAJESTY
may be followed by, all Alioc who have the means of
contributing towards the relief of unexampled distress/
borne with the most becoming patience.