The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-18 00:00:00

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Sir PETIBII LAURIE could not look Upon the print II
any other light than as a caricature upon the sacre
writings. He knew Mr. Thomas to be a gentleman of
undoubted respectability, but the very respectability of
a man's character conferred a renown upon any publics:
tiun of questionable propriety under his sanction, and
would rather aid then check the sale of blasphemy ill
whatever shape.
The French publisher then came forward. He stated
that he was proprietor and publisher of the paper on'
taming the alleged caricature upon the Christian reli
gion. Ho confirmed the statement made by Mr. ThoMa9
as to the entire purity of intention which influenced,
those who had authorised its publication, and declared
that he• took upon himself the whole responsibility.
Mr. Thomas thought, with deference to the oaks—
trate, that it would have been more judicious if the slr'
jest had not been brought forward. He never had dealt
in works of blasphemy; on the contrary, he had bell'
and was connected with several institutions of the hie*
est character fur the support of religion.
Sir PETER LAURIE said he was acting as a magis'
trate upon the present occasion. He had a good deal to
do in the case of Carlile, who became notorious for'polc-
Haling blasphemous caricatures, and many people, t
meaning people too, thought when that individual wasa_i
work, that it would be more judicious not to take le_
notice of him. The law, however, did at last take lion'
of him, and there was an end to his career.
Mr. Thomas again contended that there was nothing
in the print calculated to give the least offence.
The complainant declared that it was with the utmost re;
luctance he came forward to express a word of objedil
to the conduct of so respectable a man, but he great
apprehended the spread of anti- Christian opinions, viol'
ridicule of the kind was so likely to engender.
Sir PETER LAURIE —I take it for granted that
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Thomas will not sell any more of these caricatures,
such as these ; if he do I shall certainly inflict the 11;
nalty of 21., wich is the utmost fine the law will
in any case on which I may be called upon to ad.illha't
cate. I regret to be informed that this very rium`7,o
has had a most extensive sale in the boardin
Paris and other parts of France, for caricatures of t 0,
kind disseminate mischief, great beyond concalio
amongst the boys and girls who are sent over from
country to be educated in France. fg Of
Mr. Thomas handed over all the former numbers
the periodical to the secretary of the Society for- I',
. Suppression of Vice, and told him that he and fly
. member. of the Society might examine it with the to,
• inquisitous accuracy and report all they could against
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BANKING AFFAIRS.
atigt
The private country bankers and deputies of joiat---00
banks have had meetings to consider the Government gmo
for the reform of our monetary system. Their delibersnif
have not been open to the press, but we believe that t„,kti
chief efforts will be made to induce the Premier Ot.b.
them a higher average than they would receive were aetito
abide by the amount of the average of issues for the last the
years as a rule to fix their maximum of circulation for
ten years next to come. To accomplish that object, thet,
probably endeavour to maintain an extension of the ternbo
years in which the averages are to be calculated. Puri.„llgoet
year 1839 the issues of the private banks were in no `"tbo
returned at less than 6,680,0001., nor in year 1840 lowet, itt
6,165,0001. The lowest return of the joint-stock banir'''ber,
1839, was 3,945,9071., and in 1840, 3,542,510/. In Deal to
1841, the issues of the private banks had fallen °, JO
5,718,211/., and those of the joint-stock to 3,217,812 "di
December, 1842. the circulation of the private banks wag, 594
5,085,885/., and that of the joint-stock banks 3,o°,''Ajor'
In December, 1843, the issues of the private banksl ;co
nished to 4,533,048/., and the joint-stock banks, AprO
3,161,0331. For the four weeks ending the 27th 01 ter
last, the circulation of the private banks again shows !tsi
dency to increase, being stated at 5,295,239/, and that rr
joint-stock banks at 3,752,867 ; but comparing these lash dC
turns with those of the similar month in 1839, there j 9
crease in the issues of private banks arnountinge
2,386,9717., and in joint-stock banks of 1,101,2291. Sloo'
the large joint-stock banks of issue have taken over t 4 °,OJ•
ness lately of private banks, allowing them a sum for the lijoi
will of their promissory notes in circulation. These transa.,,c,.
their
will be struck at by the operation of the new scheßoo
si
n
paper such joint-stock banks substituting 00
paper for that of the private establishment whose b4„dek
they had agreed for. The joint-stock banks will teeis
to
your to obtain special sanction for issuing their o°' ifso
enable them to complete these contracts withoutlo'o
both private and joint-stock banks will endeavour 0..04
out a difficulty against the working of the o...oo`—alr,
in the event of an increase of trade and an enlarged rent
tion demanding additional facilities for the develelotiort
capital, and for affording additional banking acconun f 0011
As the Bank of England is limited to 1400,0004 c'tossi'
on securities, and the country banks to a declared eipg
mum, it is held by the parties interested in Inse ~
t) be.
freedom of creating paper money, that the 110 L" ste
given out, in exchange for bullion, will not be adeclit..cy.
supply the country with the needful amount of cariribitS
carry on the operations of a large extent of trade, an *di
heavy pressure will be felt, and a scarcity of moneirits
falling prices, when the new scheme is is operation. . .tord
turbing influence of the new tariff, and the dulness et, pal
it occasioned, causing a glut in the Money Mar!„..o
no doubt be alluded to. The great increase to the derr„totO
the banks should not be forgotten, occasioned by the abui;.Bll4
of money which has prevailed during the last rossel
months • and the means which the banks will its
of affording accommodation from that source, as b,lot!,
discount and deposit, exclusive of their issues. 0169" sbo
overlooked. The objections of the banking interests ~off
noticed are, confined chiefly to details, on which tlieJlasi
entitled to be heard, and any suggestions which there, oid
make, tending to facilitate the working of the scheolA
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to remove or lessen their own complaints against it,
doubt receive attention in the proper quarter, so fa OP
be consistent with the preservation of its principle
cacy.—Chronicle.
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THE PRINCETON CALAMI f"
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(From the New York Evening Post.) bid',
The terrible catastrophe of the Princeton, witu.;sl9ol
to
the public mind is at this moment so deeply imps
is one of those occasions which should be se; oil&
grave in with the deep impression something goo. 00
visitations are not sent us by chance, and thong fitter'
not one of those interpreters who are constantly .-tor
ing down God's providence into a series of Pettidilisd'
trivances, yet I cannot help remarking here that sea oae•
ful lesson has been given to the people who waDL
jr
and at the time when they wanted it most. Tho-
lators whose vapouring speeches about Oreq..ous ser,
been uttered at the hazard, and apparently lOWA-
to produce a war, never dreamed, probably, that...ea ri
though_lj, .af?:
of carnage would come near them; they
pularity and applause, and votes to be acquirj;,
never thought at all of. the bloody quarter-100r
groans of the dying, and the wail of the wi thist
orphan. They have never seen and heard these,. fy Writ
and when they raise their voices again to inYo',h'ousn.
let them bear in mind that they are invoking tea10
repetitions, or ten, or twenty thousand, of the :7001,...t,'
the Princeton—not among their friends nod ota
perhaps, but among inen whose blood is as recct,,r,r.,
pangs are as real, whose wives and children as 045
more dependent, and whose souls, too, are Its.lire-S"te
before God. How many hearts do you suprs'aies
throbbing with anguishing suspense till the °a itt
known of these six sailors who were job brioB4ile
calamity. To-morrow's news will tell theme„ is
relief to many, but desolation to a few. Pi`-ct
matter to reflect upon; the dead can be !ttie', t: OP'
mended to Heaven's mercy, and then our oltbg.te !hogs
rally find repose; but we must give more thong eatit:„4
living. Consider deeply, and realise, if Yell
re; pot
sufferings that women and children must entleoto
ask if the man has the heart of a man ivh°,.Wia
hate the light if he had wittingly had any sba."', ,vo
ing such evils upon the earth. Not but that
too 000
fight in case of need, for it is unhappilY
proved that passive submission leads to greate: tbe 011
resistance; but we should first of all resis.,„ires'ije
who paints war to us in gaudy colours, and '"ik.
Ne
orators with insane common-places about g,0102.10
fore we begin to destroy human life with gaer-,,ow:ai
must fight the war.domon, the war-spirit; We..,..-0114.j•
war on the causes of war; we must exert on, ro,
for life and death, to resist, obviate, or einc.le 'oeiteor
bility, trample out its sparks, and silence I?
But if all honourable means fail, and the utegol
so
must be let loose, then probably it will be le rielviol
owe their horrid feast to these exciters whciPeetea' -
ready to be their jackals. Think of the Pei
you will know what to think of them.
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THE WEATHER IN CANADA.--DHring cita, wv-
week the weather has been uncommonly fine, ile"cer ,AP.OI
season, warmer_ than ive recollect to hsvie colo-heeo
perieneed. The thermometer during the 011 hove" jce
have beeninuCh below ,70 deg., and the nights Os jol
as mild and balnay asin the month of Jull,e'bort as,
has almost entirely disappeared from our bi?`:. del°
we understand that the river is clear a* igi".
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Courier, April 15.
'BIRTHS. A, C 0314'alitet,'
On the 15th inst., at the Vicarage, Sheug fjc A dg) _,- - °
bridgeshire, the lady of the Rev. George Pere'', t_°-se-'
On the 15th inst., at the Rectory, Ewburs"
_... „
wife of the Rev. George Watts, of a son. ' the ldn''''
On the 15t1i inst., at Brvanston-square, ''''' ter
cel
Parnell, of .a son. - 610
On the 16th inst., Mrs. Frederick Browne, 4 •et
off 't
crescent, Regent's. park, of a daughter. .he lag
..i.d
On the 16th inst., in Lincoln's Inn-field* `-- Is'-'
Bellinger Brodie, Esq., of a son. ifrg J. r. i
On the 15th inst., in Blackheath-park, "---' ge'''
sington, of a daughter.
f o rod snh
theire, thels gWiliil,+
On the 15th inst., at the Rectory, Little Stru dog, ))1.
Old 10' - "-05'
thlaidnysto.,fattheGßleenvgalj.l.(-i}gro. Pver"' °f-s-t.futn
11. D. Stead, of twin sons (one still-born.)
Altir ..,...., . ilea
On the Bth inst., at Grove-road, Brixton,
hilt, of a son. E.lle
MARRIED. Dageliiiiiiiih°ll
Oa the 7th inst., at the parish church of - _ n. ~
Denison, Esq., to Helen. only daughter of tir.;ptriiiilui
Lewis Fanshawe, of Parsloes, Vicar of Dagetni,fustio
On the 7th inst., at Leyton, Essex, Sir lriibari.r.-
K.C.H., to Louisa Aim, daughter of John PS ~00,
Forest House. rir APnutef
Esq.,4: stuhregBe
ot Bth , ionfs tH. ,
Hackney,
nAemy
of W. Morton, Esq., of Amersham. toter, joilt-
On the 14th inst., at St. James'S, Westin _.,0:1
Pocock, Esq., of Charterhouse-square, to Ann, s''-
,erstohaSnalr'ahßltileotor"ll 1 al:iiiing
ter of Nathaniel Hill, Esq., of Regent-street.

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DIED: ~ widow °
On the 13th inst., at Leamington, rrancee' - Georg'
ic'
late Oliver Hatch, Esq.
On the 14th inst., at Oxford-terrace, LlYde.ltir 111'
Atbed r the
A. Wingfield, D.D., Prebendary of-Worcisterun,r wood!,
On the 15th inst., at Villa Etruria, St. 3.°
infant son of James WAdarn, Esq. j poyrnok j..-^lOl
of
Amelia. 11.
On the 14th inst., at Kensington, or. • Wife
Ou the 15th inst., in Harper-street,
Allen, Esq., aged 41. W• WY"
On the 15th inst., Celia, the -wife of George! ro-
of Kennington. , ~osiotte,
On the 16th inst., in Code-street, Holborn !-,'
lict of the late Mr. Henry Chabaud.

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