The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-27 00:00:00

A WORD TO THE HIGH CHURCH MEN

AND ULTRA TORIES.

It is clear to every one, not afflicted with political
blindness, that if ever the Church of England is to
be overset, it will be by the Dissenters, who, by a
recent act of the Legislature, have been admitted to
political power.
How, then, are
you to counteract this power c'
Why, by admitting to equal privileges the Roman
Catholics, who will naturally ally themselves with
the Church of England, in opposition to their
bitterest enemies.

Thus far for the consideration of the High Church
party.
Now the Church of Rome, being in its nature
monarchical, while the Dissenters are Republican,
would not the admission of the former to a share in
the Legislature prove a counterpoise to the revolu-
tionary disposition of the latter? This is for the
consideration of the Ultra-Tories.

I um, Sir, your obedient Servant,
A CONSTITUTIONALIST.

The Marquis de PALMET.I.A, Portuguese
Ambassador at this Court, whose resignation we noticed
yesterday, addressed, we understand, an official note to the
Earl of Dunury, on the 23d instant, spiting that he could
nut, consistently with his oath of allegiance to the King,
DON PEDRO, his successors, and to the Charter, consider
himself from this time connected with a Government of
whoa,. intentions no doubt can any longer exist ; and that
he found himself • under the necessity of soliciting orders
directly from the KING his Master, in such cxtraorditiat
circumstances.

A report is extremely prevalent that attempts
are making to induce an Illustrious Personage to withdraw
from the high office he holds, on the alleged ground that
its fatigues are likely to prove injurious to his health.
The report alluded to goes on to state that a physician of
the highest eminence had been requested to take a profes-
sional opportunity of pointing out to his Illustrious patient
the danger we have mentioned, and that such has been
lone. The matter is one of delicacy, which we do not
wish further to hint at, than by observing that the report
itself may be true or not—and, if true, the alleged ground
for it may or may not be the real one. For ourselves we
are not inclined to give credit to it ; but we suspect that,
so far from the reason given being the true one, it is the
aver-activity of the person in question which is found to
be inconvenient, leading, as it is said to Lave done in the
case of the battle of Navarin, to a somewhat premature
committal of the Government on points of polio•--to say
nothing of expense.—Morning Paper.
Extract from a Letter, dated Lisbon, 12th
instant :—" Great doings on shore. The inhabitants of
Oporto are all up in arms against the Don, and have killed
the Governor of the place, who was his nizist particular fa-
vourite. It was rumoured on the Sth inst. that a masked
procession was about to take place through the streets of
Lisbon, which would have afforded the rascals employed
(the very vilest of characters) an ample opportunity of car-
rying the horrible design of assassinating all the well-known
friends to the Constitution into effect. Several, however,
took the alarm, and no less than three important per-
sonages (at least, so they are reported to be) have taken re-
fuse on board one of our (English) ships. Lisbon is in a
dreadful state ; the people appear quite ripe for a revolu-
tion. It was reported, a day or two ago, that the A►nbas-
sadors were making every preparation for their departure.
This I know to be the fact, that they refused to transact
any more business with the Don, who has sent several
ships to Angola, filled with the friends to the Consti
tuition."

THE. GRAMPUS.—A correspondent at Sid-
mouth says,--" Most probably the fish supposed to be a
Grampus, is u Basking Shark, many of which have been
taken in the channel. I remember cue, 'some years since,
of this species of shark, which after seriously injuring the
fishermen's nets, got so entangled that it was killed, towed
on shore, and exhibited. The length of this sea monster
was thirty-six feet, and it was dissected by a naturalist who
came from London to Hastings, in Sussex, where the fish
was brought a9hore."—Exeter Gazette.
VACCINATION.—We notice with much satis-
faction the firm and liberal conduct of the Medical Gentle-
men of Sidmouth, who have determined on refusing to
inoculate for the small-pox. If their example were gene-
rally followed, we have no doubt the result would be the
extermination of that fatal malady. They have also re-
solved to vaccinate the children of the poor gratis—which
laudable plan has been for some time pursued in this city,
and is worthy of imitation everywhere.—Exeter Gazette.

KNIGHT AND LACEY S BANKRUPTCY,—
On Friday, at the Court of Commissioners for Bankrupts,
Basinghall-street, the first dividend, of one:shilling in the
pound, was declared, as arising from the assets of this
estate. The stock, &c. was, at the time when the com-
mission issued, stated to be wurth 29,000/., and the debts,
bills, &e. (including qt. in cash), at 51,000/. Mr. GALE,
solicitor, on behalf of several principal creditors, applied
to the commissioners to grant an order that the assignees
to the estate (Messrs. M'Cov and SynNr.v) should allow
copies of certain papers, documents, &c., relating to the
estate, to be made for the inspection of the creditors, the
creditors at the same time proposing to pay the expense 61.
such copies out of their own pockets, without prejudiro to
the estate. Mr. LAW, having looked over the last 'flank_
rupt act, gave it as his opinion that no power was vested
in the commissioners to order the supply of the copies
required. However, he considered that although the assig-
nees were not, by any clause in the late bankrupt act,
obliged to comply with the application of the other cre-
ditors, yet that it would be satisfactory to the applicants,
and honourable to the impartial conduct of the assignees,
it they supplied the copies as required ; particularly as
Mr. GALS, professionally representing the body of the
creditors on this occasion, had distinctly undertaken to
pay all the attendant expenses of the copies, and conse-
quently they would not be chargeable upon the estate. The
assignees observed, that at the different previous meetines
of the creditors, they had, and should in future have, an
&opepocrottninneitcytetoif inspecting
thea n kp
wholeut bankruptcy; of
; theu
refused the privilege to the creditors of taking copies of th,
papers, accounts, &e., as applied for by their molicitor,' Mr.
GALE. . - _
ratccto htemyts p, ospapers,itively

was
r.yquare,
before TnomAs STiintirro, Esq• on the body held
of MARY
sat thele t
M'Cane, aged 19. MARY THOMAS being sworn, stated
the
that she had been in the deceased's service during I 1
last
Yesterday afternoon,
Nelson,
upp
three months. She was under the protection of a gentle-
man who placed her in apartments in the above street, and
lw was in the habit of visiting her, and she was devotedly'
attached to him. Until within the last few weeks she
very cheerful, but all at once she became extremely nrelau.
o,nly, in consequence of the gentleman intimating that 1w
would be necessitated to break off the connexion that had
existed between them, and she frequently mentiane,J to
witness that she would destroy herself if she was left alone.
On Friday last she wrote a letter to her friend requestin
to know his determination, and she told witness that her
life or death Would depend upon the answer she might
receive to the letter. On Saturday, between twelve and
tine o'cloCk, she arose from led in a very dejected mood,
and ate a hearty breakfast, and shortly afterwards she re-
ceived by the post an answer to the one which she sent,
stating that it would be impossible for the Writer to avoid
his engagentents abroad, and he was compelled to discon-
tinue any further correspondence with her, and begged her
acceptaure of a 20!. note which the letter contained, to
enable her to pay her tent and other debts. The deceased
was much grieved, and sent witness down to the landlady
to pay the rent. On her return she found the deceased
in great agony vomiting in a violent manner, a surgeon
was sent for, who used the stomach pump, and other means
without effect, as she died in half an hour after. Whet*
witness entered the room she was able to speak. She said
she had purchased two ounces of oxalic acid ou the Friday,
with a determination to poison herself on the Saturday, in
the event of an unfavourable answer to her letter. The
jiffy delivered a verdict, " that the deceased committed the
act herself, being at the time in a state of temporary de--
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