The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

SATURDAY. APRIL L. 1819

-EXEMPLARY JNIEGRITY.

In hones ti►at Itie following very interesting
narrative reii! o:,erate as an example upon all per-
sons in a similar pietlican►ent, and diffuse a sense
of conscientious rectitude upon people in general,
we tcel pleasure in extracting it from The Maid-
.stone Jou►nal of the 30ih tilt, :

To the Printer of the Maidstone Journal.

lholiing over some papery' a few
days siuee„ I discovered the following letter, and
thinkii,g the worthy of being recorded to
thf laie,t posterity, I respectfully tequest you will
give it pnbflcity thrmigh the medium of your
Journal, and I feel confident that-it will prose
highly g atifyipg to, your readers, many of whom
wet e, probabiy, acquainted with The individual
%.liose conduct is thTis prinitr.ayed with so inch
truth and justice, \ and who was residing a. short
time „since in the vicinity of Loudon, iu the en
joy‘inent of good hetilth, and mo,,t deservedly
esteemed. I remain your's respectfully,

A FRIEND TO HONESTY.
Nlaidktone, March 25, 1819.

" An hones( Man's the noblest Work of God."

DEAR SIR-4 have the satisfaction to coMmu-
nicate to you a real and ,genuine instance of a
private individual who would ham done honour
to the most distinguished period of Roman His-
tory, I had almost said would have shone with
eminent lustre in the purest mf a of primitive
Christianity. But that I may not keep. you
longer in suspense, I medts the optight• andgene-
roos CondoCl o 4 Mr. RICHARD COMBER
of Maidstone) to his creditors, the particulars of
which I will recite with as much brevity as incon-
sistent with clearness and the reTiiiite display of
its merit. -

This man.a.fev years ago, with only borrowing
kor 60.614,....wa5, by that; in addition to his own
It.ivaie fortune, enabled to take the Star Inn,
considered the first. •public-bonse in this town,—
The person who gave him the assistance very early
demanded his debt. 'Unable ro raise the money,
Conner gave himsa Bond and ...lodgment.—
The rest of the Creditors, alarmed at this, very
naturally made their resi.ective ; and upon
survey of his stock in trade, &c. werq glad
to accept composition of ten shillings the
pound, in be paid within the two years..—
The worthy Man's further contintiance in • the
business was unusually advantageous, and
exceeded his utmost expectations. Having at
length (witted the Star:lnn, and settled his ac-
counts, he int:ted histredit'ors to a friendly social
entertainment, and all eagerly attended,. except,
Britri; comr t.gettitr lle addressed them with.
tbat plain simplicity awl open Confidence which
teal integrity naturally inspires. " Gentlemen
(said he), I liave requested the.t.svotir of your com-
pany that I might answer your several claims ;
must. first, however, in justice to you, observe,
that one of my Creditors ha's insisted on the full
rigorous . payment of his debt. Thank God,
my affairs have turned out beyond my highest
hopes, and I am able to satify him ; but I
cannot, however, in honour do tliis without
your knoWledge and .permission." They at once
unanimously gave their cOnsent.- " IVIy Worthy
friends (continued he), since you have thus far in-
dulged me, giye the tea ye to tell you,. that by' ths
kind .providence of God, 't is in my power to pay
you-not only ten shillings in the pound, as I en-
gaged to do, bin 1 can, now pay twenty, and it is
With tile, highest satisfaction and pleasure I ant
resolved to do it !" Ohl how 1 envy the feel-
ings of his hottest heart as lie spoke these
words, as well as that glow of admiration which
swelled the bosoms es' his astonished Creditors.--.
! virtue, this single instance of-thy most
sacred triumph was worth more than an 'eternity
of vice. Every circumstance enhances the excel,
lenee of the deed. He might have concealed the
stale of his affairs, not omit with ck4tain security
from legal inquisition, and prple,ble safety to
reputation and character, but also with -flAtering
prospevs of the bigher advantage from property
itt some future situation. his own 'mind must
doubtless have been deeply affected by the expe-
rience.o(cruelty where lie had been flattered with
the hopes of friendship. • Disappointment and
failure in business in the first instance, and the
11,0,,ght of being fumed into the •world, aj it
were tureen to begin life afresh, must likewise
natur.illy have tended to sour his temper, disgusted
hint wish, the world, and have made him solely at-
tect ive -to the calls of private interest. • Bat:none
of these causes, nor all of them united, could pos-
sibly turn him from the straight path or upright-
ness. Unassisted by the gene; oni tefinethienes of
a liberal edneation, 'moved merely by the native
integrity of his own heart, and animated with
the getruipusinciples of religion, he rises superior
to every impediment, and shews Litimself, the
noblest %yolk of God, an honest Man. Have we
not loire what one of -the ancient Philosophers tells
us the gods themselves beheld with pleasnre,
vittuous man struggling with adversity and rising
nobly above it. 11,0- however It niayaffeet ce-
lestial intelligences, every hnman being who le-
tains the comirion oneorrupted teeling at his na-
ture must at least view it with the highest coin-
placeney„,and endeavour with zealous eagerness
to give it the most extensive circulation.

+ins, Ste.
Maidstone, October 17 $O.

Earl of 'TIPPERARY i 9 the second title of the
Duke of CAmsatoGe, but J►is iu►tattt son will not
be so denominated. He will be s►yled Prince
G SORGIR (or whatever his baptismal rtbe way
Le) of CiNsawcaf

LONDON .Ic)I.II4ALS.
-4*
FROM Tv'moßNlNc; vAPER:S OF TIIIS DAY.
[Morning Chronicle.]
Extract of a Letter from. Bilboa, 411:arch 21, Isl 9.

`,` Letters from Cadiz inform us, that the. ex-
pedition (the result of the last exertions of Spain)
will set sail in June ; ir, however, improbable
that it will
,quit Cadiz before the 10th of August.
It is very difficult to picture to one's self an idea
of the elements of this expedition. Before my
departure from Cadiz, about six weeks ago, there
were no apparent symptoms of its soon being
ahle to put to sea. A few officers were the only
individuals who shewed any eothnsiewn, tint the
greatest discontent wasmanifesied by the-soldiers,
%%116 neither receive pay nor clothing.
" An order front Aladrid states, that the strit-
est Karel) will be made ftiti, the Staff and the
Cor'it;4 of Otlicers, with a view to discover and
expel those intik iduals ho are Freemasons ; no-
thing can he more ridiculous, if this is the design
of such an absurd measure ; 'but-the true object
is, to fii,d out the members of a secret association,
witch more dangerous, it is said, and which
spreads rapidly in Sp4in,; the nameof it is con-
cealed,/ in order to keep it, existence a secret. It
is reported that a considerphlr number of theOfti-
errs of the runty have become members to this
society.

" Cotnmerre is here completely at a stand,
with-the exception of a small coasting traffic car-
ried on with Bourdeaux and Bayonne; money is
exceedingly scarce; the iron of Biscay is in no
request ; merchandize have no sale ; not a vast l
arrives from the ci-derant Colonies ; taxes are
very heavy, and diisContent is manifest in all
classes ; such is •the poSition of Bilhoa ;—grass
grows on the wharfs—and all other commercial
town's of Spain nifty be classed in the same cata-
logue.". •

[The Times,]

Letters from Puri-au-Prince, dated the 25th of
February, and received in ►own yesterday morn-
ing, state, that the season had been unusually
%mire:drily, and. that the crews of the merchant
vessels visiting the place had greatly suffered in
consequence. The Captains of the Medusa; an
English ship, and of the Alexander, a French
trailer, both died during the stay of those, vessels
in the harbour of Port-au-Prince.