The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-25 00:00:00

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LONDON.
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1528,

The Penenden Heath Meeting is at last ended,
and the issue—with shame, indignation, regret, and
even astonishment, we record the fact—has been de.
structive to the Catholic hopes. Bluster and impu-
dence, absurdity and falsehood, carried the day—
justice and honour were at a discount. Ia vain the
Marquis CAMDEN appealed to the good sense of the
Meeting--in vain Lord DARNLEY addressed himself
to their sense of justice—in vain Mr. Sum., in a
speech eminently characterised by truth, earnestness
and sarcastic eloquence, applied himself to their ap-
prehensions---the boors of Kent were. inacces-
sible
alike to fear or pity—argument or honour.
Yet the very clamour continually raised by these long-
eared
clod-hoppers, Wti3 in itself a proof that they
were not altogether unconscious of the weakness of
their cause. Their noise was in exact proportion to
the strength of the arguments alleged against them
When Lord CAMDEN, for instance, made a home-
thrust, he was immediately interrupted by a thousand
stentorian lungs ; the good sense of Earl DARNLEY
exposed him to similar interruption; and Mr. SHEA.
was at times absolutely inaudible.
Nevertheless the arguments of these great men
will: not be scattered to the winds. The wings of
a Free Press will waft them to every town—to every
village—to every hole and corner in. the United
Kingdom; and wherever there is a heart to feel, and
a head to judge, there 1611 they meet with their
reward.

With regard to the speeches of the Brunswickers,
all were absurd, but one only attained to superlative
stupidity. My Lord of Wiuchelsea, thou pride of our
British Bpeotia, come forth and claim that one !
Come boldly forth aml receive that laurel crown with
which Pc/PE
graced the Hero of the " Dunciad."
Hang not back, my Lord, from any foolish but en-
gaging principle of modesty, but come forth and
prove to the world, what a very little modicum cf
intellect will suffice to manufacture a great Kentish
Earl.

The arguments of this illustrious Peer were singe•

tuly logical and apposite. Having concluded a very
superfluous panegyric on his own good qualities as
a landlord (at which Sir E. KNATEIIBULL shook his
head, just as if it were possible to shake any thing out
of it,) he went on to observe, " It is because I a,u
a friend to civil and religious liberty that I oppose
the admission of the Catholics to political power."
Exquisite logician,! NEtto made the same remark,
when, according to SUETONIUS, he deduced proofs
of his humanity from the fact of his having murdered
his mother. His Lordship added, " I shall oppose
all further concessions, till the Catholics abjure
the principles which are the distinguishing cha-
racteristics of their church,"--that is, till they chew
themselves apostates ; at which period only, accord-
ing to his Lordship's code of honour, they are
worthy to be entrusted with power. Is this, we ask,
the. inference cf a man of feeling—of justice,—nay,
even of common sense ? Would he not rather say,
" the Catholics have shown themselves, in the hour
of their deepest distress, (when apostacy was a
virtue,) insensible to temptation—staunch to their
Gon-,-to their religion—to their principles ; they
may therefore safely be trusted ;"—assuredly he
would : but Lord WINCIIEtSEA, it seems, thinks
otherwise; on him, therefore, and his unprincipled
fraternity, f5ll the sin of having goaded seven mil-
lions of generous lofty-minded spirit to despera-
tion, madness, and rebellion.

We refer our readers -to an article in this morn-
ing's Advertiser (given in the spirit of the Public
Journals) for particulars respecting the great—%e
may almost add the unprecedented—pains which we
took to give them a faithful and ample account of all
that transpired yesterday on Penenden Heath, from
the commencement to the close of the meet-
ing. To this account we have little to add.
We shall therefore rest contented in the hope
that the public will duly appreciate our exer-
tions when we inform them that our time, even
our very life itself, has been unhesitatingly perilled
in their service. Our latest express arrived at
the Sun Office at half-past eight o'clock last
night, after having performed within the
hour, on a dark night, and a strange road,
a long stage of eighteen miles and upwards. fity
this lamas the whole kingdom—lreland in par-
ticular—will derive its first intelligence ou the
subject of the Penenden Heath Meeting—from the
columns of the Sun. It was very nearly at the
same period last year, and under similar difficult
circumstances, that we gave the earliest particulars
respecting the battle of Nayarit!.

The French Journals are barren of information,
which,at the present time, is fortunate, as the extreme
length to which we have given the Brunswick meet-
ing of yesterday precludes the possibility of our di-
lating on them. In our extracts from the Journal
du Commerce of Wednesday, the reader will find one
or two interesting particulars respecting Constan•
tinople and the SULTAN'S mode of proceeding.

Honduras Gazettes to the 2d August inclusive
have been received at the North and South Ameri-
can Coffee-house. They contain bitter complaints on
the subject of protection to the trade of the settle-
ment, which bad been infested with pirates; and fur-
ther state that in consequence of his Majesty's ships
Grasshopper and Harlequin having sailed from Belize,
the one for the Bahamas, and the latter for England,
the August fleet, in the roads, consisting of 26 sail of
merchantmen, 7,501 tons, with their cargoes, valued
at least at 200,0001., were prevented sailing, convoy
having been refused. Surely property of this amount
was deserving the - protection of the British navy I
When the Captains of these vessels were fully aware
of the existence of piratical vessels on the coast and
neighbouring seas, the reply the merchants received
to their memorial, which was submitted on the
25th July, to Commander CRAWFORD, of his
Majesty's ship Grasshopper, as senior. (Aker, for
convoy on the Ist August, was that lie
did not think proper to accede to the request of the
memorial, or that he would be justified in giving
any orders contrary to the instructions lie had re-
ceived from the Commander-in-Chief. Such is the
protection given to the British trade, and which 26
British vessels, from 420 to 120 tons, have received;
the affair has left the mercantile part of the com-
munity, and those interested, overwhelmed with
surprise and indignation. His Majesty's ship Har-
lequin sailed on the 26th July for the Havannali and
England. This affair seems to call for the merchants
taking* some immediate measures of inquiry on the
subject to the proper authorities.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TwnLrs o'CLocw.

The English Funds have evinced a considerable degree of
elasticity this morning. Consols opened at $6l I for
Tuesday, and 86,i for account, and after becoming sellers
it the latter rate have risen to Btiii ; the appear:nee of
the market at present is good, but there has been no
business of importance. India Bonds are a shade betier
than yesterday, being 85 6; Exchequer Bills, 7b 6 pin.
Tn the prices of the Foreign Funds no alteration can be
quoted from those of yesterday, except in Brazilian, which
is, if anything, higher, being 651 I, after being 654 ;
Buenos Ayres, 50; Portuguese, 57; Russian, 92j ;
Mexican, 6 per Cont.,. 37i; and Colombian 19 # ; it
seems the Govermnent of this Republic are paying a further
dividend of l 4 per c,nt. on the domestic debt, which may
be considered as evincing a disposition to do justice to their
creditors on the loans negociated in this country, as soon
as the State has become more settled and its means increased.

In Shares, Brazilian Imperial Mining have not recovered
the fall of yesterday, and are 4.3 5 pm. ; Tl,llpoxahua
Shares are stated to be worth Si 361 per Share ; and
Heal Del Monte, 160 150 dis.

Three per Cent. Console, 8611- Ditto, for the Account,
116 i ; India Stock, 236 7 ; India Bonds, 85 6 pm.;
Exchequer Billl4, 75 6 pm.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols are in a perfect calm, having returned to their
first price, Ei6i s Some business has been done in Bra-
zilian Bonds at rather lower prices, but scarce worth notice.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for Account, 86i the price.

FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 861 11- Danish 611
Do. for Ac. 861 Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds 85i Mexican, 1825
Buenos Ayres Peruvian 171
Chaim' Do. 27 Russian 92f,
Columbian, 1824 19i Spcnish 111

and bad an in-
trade to Brazil and Buenos Ayres; waited on the Earl of
Deputation
any,
,oaftAthieeFrcoirleaingatso,
Office,
in the
ABEARDDEze:
terview with his Lordship.
OPENING OF THE ST.KATHARINE DOCKS
THIS ISIORNINC.—AII the preparations for this most in-
teresting ceremony are completed. The neighbourhood of
the Docks presents a most animated scene, Hags flying in
all directions. Early this morning visitors began to arrive,
to secure good places. In order to prevent accidents,
strong ropes are run round all the pillars at the ba.son's
edge. The ships to have the honour of first entering the
Docks are lying in the river, with the colours of all na-
tions flying. The _Elizabeth, West Indiaman, in ballast,
first enters ; then a Cape trader, loaded, and afterwards five
Baltic vessels, loaded, if the tide will permit. In the
warehouses marked C a grand dejeune is laid out, which
the holders of blue tickets alone will partake of. A strong
party of police is iu uttendauce to preserve order.