The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-04 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS,

DAILY EXTRACTS FRONI THE MORNING 'PAPERS,

September 4.

[JIOHNING CHRONICLE.]
The northernmost part of Europe seems almost
in as agitated a state as the southernmost. The
disputes between the Parliament of Norway and
the King of Sweden are as far from adjustment as
ever, and the advance of Swedish troops to the
Norwegian frontiers has given rise to consider-
able apprehension. It is supposed that, in in,
sisting, contrary to the general Wish of the Nor-
wegians, for the power of creating Nobles, the
ping is not so much influenced by the dictates of
his own judgment as by communications which
he has received on this subject by the Holy Al-
liance. The Storthing, or Parliament, has de-
clared its willingness to indemnify the Nobles for
advantages of which they have been deprived.
This indemnification, we should suppose, cannot
be very chargeable to the nation, for there are but
very few Nobles in Norway. In that respect it
has always furnished a strong contrast to Sweden,
which has a numerous Noblesse possessed of op-
pressive privileges. But the Storthing is determined
not to yield the other more material point of the
power to create Nobles. 44 Our land," say the
Norwegians, " is much too poor to be able to
bear this institution. There are certain institu-
tions which may be considered as the luxury of
Governments, and in our view of things, the
Noblesse of modern times is of the number.
Norway must renounce this luxury, which is fit
only for richer countries, and she must confine
herself to what is strictly necessary. The utility
of the institution, judging from the history of
recent times, is far from evident, and is at pre-
sent contested by a great majority in several
nations of Europe. However, those who are
rich may be lavish, when those who are reduced
to what is necessary cannot. What would be
liberality in the one case would be profligacy in
the other." —rats—

[BRITISH PRESS.]
A doubt seems to be very reasonably enter-
tained of the ability of the Turkish Government
to contreul the fanaticism of its subjects, and
maintain the terms of a prescribed peace. The
disposition of the soldiery and populace of Con-
stantinople is said to be in favour of a war with
Russia, and the Government seems to have hi-
therto, though perhaps unintentionally, counte-
nanced this spirit, by its constant exertions in
Asia to collect a formidable army for the pur-
pose of repelling the Russians. The power of
the Ottoman Empire lies principally oti the
Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, and a force, re-
markable at least for its numbers, is said to have
been levied there for the protection of the turo-
pean Provinces. Fanaticism, with a national
hatred of the Russians, are the moving principles
of this mass; but what can they achieve in oppo-
sition to the steady valour of a disciplined army
of European veterans ?

[MORNING POST.]
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The leaders of the Radical Press are struck
with horror at the Subscription set on foot to re-
munerate the insulted and wounded military.—
This is only what we expected. They find that
all their attempts to render the soldiers odious to
the country, have not only been defeated, but
have produced a contrary effect, and naturally
enough vent forth their disappointment and rage
in loud outcries and incoherent declamations.—
Yet even in the wildness of their wrath in one
thing they are consistent. That one thing is the
habitual assertion of what is false. It is so en-
grafted with their nature, that, unlike wisdom,
honesty, and gentlemanly feeling, it never
leaves them at the hour of need. In vain does
exposure frequently follow ; it neither cures
nor alarms them. They calculate the chances,
and if they find that out of twenty fabrica-
tions only two are likely to cover them with
disgrace, they venture the whole, conceiving
that the loss bears no proportion to the immen-
sity of the gain. Yet interest is not always with
them the cause of falsehood. It sometimes
springs from malignity, and the following instance
is one of that kind. Conscious that the sense of
the country went with the military and would
enlarge the subscription in their behalf, if it were
not combated by something more powerful than
wretched sophistry, they endeavoured yesterday
to make it appear that, instead of thirty-seven
horsemen, " one only was prevented by the na-
ture of his.injuries from attending parade the
morning after the alleged wounds had been re-
ceived," meaning to argue from thence that one
alone, if any, was entitled to the proposed remu-
neration. Now we shall not detain our readers
by pointing out the combination of untruths
ambushed in almost every word of this passage.
We shall only demonstrate the first great and
malignant perversion of fact, and we shall do it
on the authority of the Surgeon of the Regiment,
leaving it to the public to reconcile the following
official Report, with the assertion of the Times :
" The greater number of the men injured on the 14th, were
in attendance at the Hospital, and unable to resume their duties
for many days afterwards. The cases of fracture arc all in
hospital at present ; and the slightest of these cases, Sowerby,
goes out this day for the first time ; and for a short period
only, that he may appear before the Inquest a living evi-
dence of the intrepidity and forbearance displayed by a handful
of brave men when assailed by the multitude on the 14th ult.—
In the case of Sowerby, the shoulder blade was fractured.--
The other cases are much more serious, and considerable time
will be required for their recovery."

[THE TEMES.]
Letters from Odessa of the 7th ult. arrived in
town yesterday. Baron Strogonoff's detention
by contrary winds in the neighbourhood of Con-
stantinople appears to have been well known at
Odessa, where the strongest confidence was ex-
pressed that the peace would remain unbroken.
—A fact of high commercial importance is an-
nounced in these letters. The facilities which
were afforded by the freedom of the port of
Odessa to the maintenance of an illegal traffic
with the interior of Russia have induced the
Imperial Cabinet to drop its short-lived and un-
successful experiment in favour of that flourish-
ing town, the commerce of which is to be by an
Imperial Ukase subjected henceforth to the usual
Custom-house regulations. One month, it is