The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-01 00:00:00

it rematied, all the world are hunting after sen-
sations. Two hundred respectable merchants of
the French capital are .said to have presented a
petition to the King,:praying him to dissolve the
existing Chamber, of Deputies, on ;he ground
that it has ceased.to be an organ of the national
sentiments, or to defend the interests of the
people ; and that it therefore compromises
both the public tranquillity, and the security
of the Crown. Although this petition has
been framed by a Judge of the Cour Royale,
no journalist has dared to publish, or even
mention it : nor, indeed,, can we imagine
that a complaint against the Chamber, on the
score of its unpopular and courtly spirit, would
have any other effect on Charles than that of in-
ducing him to cherish it with more pertinacious
confidence and attachment. The right of peti-
tion itself is supposed to be among the most ob.
Inoxious remnants of the revolution in the eyes of
his Most Christian Majesty, who, we firmly
believe, is quite sincere and honest in consider-
ing the principle of paternal Government—
meaning thereby theabsolute power of life and
death in a father over his offspring—to be not
only the most ancient, but, what other men
hold to be somewhat doubtful, the most rea-
sonable, as it' appears on the fare of it the
most simple and, to the ruling party, the least
troublesome, plan yet invented for coercing or
extinguishing matatind. There are some amus-
ing histories of unsuccessful overtures made by
courtiers, to get acclamations of 44 Vive le Roi !"
at the late religious procession; but the people
upon w horn the experiments were attempted
proved sullen, and " would not sing." 44 Vive tc
Rol" was heard in one or two places, but in coin-
petty with 44 A has les Jesuiles," which spoiled the
music for the Royal party. M. de Villele's en-
deavour to justify his aid to the Pucka of Egypt,
ass set-off against the volunteer assistance afforded
by French subjects, failed of success with the
audience to whom he addressed himself ; while
it seems to us lhat the avowal on the part of this
Minister, of his having" formed conventions with
44 the l'achtt of Egypt which were not tit to be
44 communicated to the Chamber of Deputies,"
ought to be looked upon with a degree of jea-
lousy by the representatives of other nations
besides the French.

MISS TUttlEit'S ABDUCTION.

TO THE' EDITOR.

Site,—Through the instrumentality of your
pt.thlishing an authorized stotemvut of the gene-
ral facts of this eaSin, Mr. TuttNEll, the young
lady's father, is indebted to coonnunieulions
made to me, which will eventually, I am con-
vinced, inculpate parties who have not hitherto
been nawied in the transaction.

i%lr. Edward Wakefield, the father of Edward
Gibbon Wakefield and of William Wakefield,
who, along with another' persoo not yet appre•
headed, are charged as principals with feloniously
and against the will of Miss Turner, taking and
carrying her away, &c. has advertised a disclaimer
of his guilt Of-the offence imputed to his son Ed•
ward, but which he will now know is also im-
puted to his son Wiilittin ; anti, in so doing, lie
has alluded to a prom9lgated statement, that: the
paragraph announcing the marriage had been in-
serted by himself, and, which he, explains by
saying, it was not ,so inserted by kim, but
by his clerk. I wish it to he known, and in this
public manner,. because Mr. ‘Vakelield has not
vouchsafed to ask an explanation on that
head froan those whom, he knew could have
given it, that the, statement alluded to) which was
made and inserted by the direction of Mr. Turner.
was,founded on the. autholity of two gentlemen
who had personally inquired, and been informed
by Messrs. White, of Fleet-street, the newspaper
agency -offiee, whence it. had been sent; and who
said they had received the paragraph, from Mr.
Wakefield, of ; and the same ac..
count was confirmed to the some two genth.men
by the clerks of Mr.. 'Wakefield himself, at the
office in Pall-mall, who, in hissabsence, said,
letter had been received there from Edward
Wetkefield, from (:arlisle, the clay before., an-
nouncing the fact of the marriage, and alio that
the;, paragraph had been Sent from thence to
WhiteN,

I do not say that Mr. Wakefield's explanation
is incothistent Willi the foregoing account ; and
wish it to be understood that it was never thought,
by the person who wrote what I have called
the authorized statement, that Mr. Wake.
held either was guilty or capable of the guilt
poled to his two sons. The offence hi torpidity
is equal to the blackest it► the Catalogue of
crime% ; and human nature shudders to reflect on
the heurtleS4lleSti of the being who could conceive
and execute it. It is capital felony—und so it
ought to be—to steal a black man ; and it would
be monstrons indeed if the stealing of a white
man, in any manner, were considered a venal
offence or less in magnitude.
To the foregoing explanations I wish to udd,
that the publicity given to this statement may
bring forward more information serviceable to
the ends of justice in the prosecution of the
offenders ; and that Mr. Turner has uht, nor will
leave any stone unturned towards bringing every
delinquent Cu justice.

I am, Sir, ',nor obedient and obliged Servant,
flow elnirchyard. %VM. 111tODItICK,

COULLTY TO ANI m n man was
convicted in the Police Court, of unmercifully
overloading an ass, and 'fined in the mitigated
penalty of 2to shillings. The defender was ob.
served, by two gentlemen, cruelly beating the
animal with a huge stick, whilst it appeared ready
to sink oder a load of coals, They remonstrated;
hot that hud only the effect of increasing the rtige
Of the human brute, A crowd, hot ever, was
collected ; who had recourse to u most effectual
and summary mode of punishing this violator of
Mc. Martin's Act : They took the quadruped t 54
t of (be shafts, and hi its place they put the
biped ; who was compelled, with some assist-
ance, to draw the load to the nearest AtPriYard ;
tiwhell it VMS fitUlld to he 18 cwt.—(Edinburgh
Courant, March 3(1)