The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-15 00:00:00

[ERITISIIPRLSS]

Sir Francis Burdett will this evening draw The
attention of the House of Commons to -a conside-
ration of the transactions that occurred at Man-
chester in the August of the year 1819. It is a
reproach to tire justice of the country that those
dreadful events have never as yet been made the
subject of either judicial or legislative inquiry.
The only attempt that has as yet been made to
-investigate them was the holding of the inquest
at -Oldham, but even this inquiry was interrupted
-in a most extraordina.ry manner, at a mo-
ment when it was obvious that the evi-
dence -there adduced was proceeding hard
.to criminate certain individuals. • The sub-
ject has been twice brought indirectly before
Courts of Justice ; but so brought by. the dex-
terity of the more powerful party, that not only
has the conduct of the perpetrators of the acts
of violence been carefully secluded from inquiry,
but in one instance a sufferer from this violence has
been made to endure a long period of impri-
sonment, still unexpired; and in another instance
an eminent indkidual, who ventured to charac-
terize the transactions in such terms as the future
historian most probably will employ„-has but just
-left the prison to which lie had been sentenced
;for his temerity. It is time to have the whole
affair•investigated, though we doubt whether Sir
•Francis Burdett's motion this evening will have
the effect of inducing the Houseof Commons ' to
entertain the inquiry.

[MORNING' CHRONICLE.]
A Ministerial Morning Paper justly observes,
" that 'the amount of. the natienal expenditure
nray be :greatly diminished, if due advantage be
taken of the *low prices." , The -writer, indeed,
limits his hopeS of reduction' to the case of con-
tracts for the 'snpply of the army -azd navy. But
wliy not carry the reduction through every de-
ptrtment of Government, diminishing the salaries
'and allowanceS in the•ratio of the fall of prices
They were all ,augmented in the course of the
war, on the ground of the increase of prices, and
with the return to low prices they ought to fall
again. Ministers nught•not to have allowed the
country to demand this reductioni but, as Mr.
Hume justly observed: last night,' they ought to
have imitated the conduct of the American Go-
vernrnent,, and• to have immediately, proposed it
.themselves. We have no doubt, that notwith-
standing the ungracious stand they have always
made in the House of Commons against every thing
in the shape of retrenchment, they will at last be
shamed into some` appearance of-economy. They
knoW that the facts disOosed' night after night'
in the liouse,• have made an impression..on the
country which majorities are not calculated to
efface; and though•they.protested- that the busi-
neSs of the country could ,not.be -efficiently car-
ried on at a shilling leis expellee than was put
down in the Estimates, they find that their pro-
testations are believed by no one. Accordingly,.
we now begin'to hear in the Ministerial Papers,

of the. Retrenchments which are about to be at-
tempted. "It is understood (says a Ministerial
Morning Paper), that while certain persons have
been impeding the public business, and occupying
the public time with a succession of frivolous
and vexatious objections to the expenditure,
Ministers have been 'silently at work on the
details of a cautious and judicious retrench-
ment in t 4.43 various departments of the State."
Silently at work ! Ay, but when did they
begin to set about this work ? Was it be-
fore- or after they protested so strenuously
.against the possibility of any further reduction—
before or after the frivolous and vexatious ob-
jections to the expenditure ? However, volun-
tarily or forced, we gladly hail the reduction.—
Better late than never. But we fear that those
who calculate on any reduction of importance,
will find themselves woefully disappointed.

When we considered the favourable reception
which John Bull has met with among the higher
ranks of this country, by whom it is almost ex-
clusively purchased, we were hardiy surprised
at the attempts of Ministers to white-wash that
infamous Paper at the expence of the Press in
general. We expected this, and we expected to
see the Papers which are openly patronised by
them, endeavouring in like manner to confound
what Lord Londonderry called Libels against
the most sacred institutions of the country with
private slander of the most odious description.—

[THE TIMES.]
For the first time since its commencement we
take notice of John Bull. Of the ostensible au-
thors of the publication we speak only with pity,
or hardly speak at all. Neither should we have
thought it worth our while to give more extensive
notoriety to the obscenity and malignity of the
publication, by reprehending it, if it had not
been for the situation of those who have
identified themselves with it, by defending
or palliating its practices. It is now pretty
apparent who are the patrons of this John
Bull, a work set up expressly for the purpose of
libelling the Queen, and those who visit her.
Things being placed upon their right foundation,
and it being certain that we are not attacking
adversaries unworthy of ourselves, we shall soon
see who shall triumph in this new conspiracy
against her Majesty. We appeal to the nation as
to the manner in which the Queen has lived since
the close of the miserable investigation. John
Bull was not set up till after the trial was ended ;
so that it is clear to demonstration that it was the
intention of her Majesty's adversaries, after
they were frustrated in their plot of ruining her
by their judicial process, to commence a fresh
persecution against her, alike horrible and
unprovoked, and not to suffer her to be at
rest. Good God ! What has the Queen done
since her trial was ended to call forth these
fresh aggressions ? The worst that her enemies
could say of her was—" We hear nothing of the
Queen now." Wretches ! were you not sensible
that this was the highest praise of the Royal suf-
ferer ?' No, nor would you ever have heard any
thing of her beyond that conversation which the
interest attached to high station universally occa-
sions, had it not been for the conspiracy which
ye batched, and the persecutions which ye car-
ried on against her. However, you are deter-
mined that she shall no longer rest tranquil. Her
few remaining days are still to be imbittered.—
It must be our aim, therefore, that her persecutors,
if they have no hearts to feel—no consciences to
upbraid them—may at least be subjected to the
pain and shame of general execration.

FLORIDA.—The territory now ceded to the United States, is
about 400 miles long by 340 broad, at its widest part. Part of
it forms a large tongue.ofland projecting into the Atlantic, and
extending to within 150 miles of the island of Cuba. Its in-
terior boundaries are on the States of Georgia and Alabama.--
The population is not supposed to exceed 30,000, besides wan-
dering Indians. St. Augustine, Pensacola, and St. Marks, are
the three largest towns. The harbour of Pensacola is said by
seamen to be one of the safest in the world; but vessels draw-
ing more than 21 feet of water cannot pass the shoal at the en-
trance. The first occupants of the territory were the Spaniards;
but they were frequently expelled by French and other adven-
turers. In 1763 it was ceded to England, in exchange for
Cuba, which, with Yankee aid, she captured in the preceding
war. During the American war the Spaniards repossessed them-
selves of a part of the country, and at the peace of 1783, it was
ceded to Spain. It is now part of the United States, and its
mutations have ceased. Tne possessor of the Floridas holds
the key of the West Indies, and commands"the Gulf of Mexico.
Full possession of the territory is to be gives to the United
States within six months from the exchange of ratifications.--
(QUEBEC GAZETTE.)

THE COMET.—The star-gazers in the United States arc
more numerous than is generally suspected. The Comet,
which is now traversing through our region of vision, was seen
in Philadelphia, New-Haven, Groton, Salem, and other places,
the same evening. It may be seen very distinctly every clear
evening in the western skies, about 35 deg. above the horizon.
These celestial visitors formerly excited great terror, .and were
considered by the ignorant and superstitious—aided by "blind
spiritual guides" and mock philosophers—as forerunners of war,
famine, and pestilence. But now, seen by the light of true
Philosophy, rational Religion, and a better conception of the
GoVernment of the Deity, they are known to be component
parks of the eternal system of Nature—regulated in all their
eccentric courses by the hand of Wisdom and Goodness; and
as innocent as the sea gull which flits through the same air.
It is-very true, that tic Comets which appeared in 1774, and
1811, were followed by two bloody wars, between the United
States and England ; but the Comet of 1762 was followed by
Peace between France, England and Spain, &c. and that of
1761, by Peace between Russia and Prussia. It has been men..
tioned, that they have been more frequent of late years than
formerly. We believe, that prior to 1811, no Comet was visi-
ble after that of 1774; and since ldll, our present guest has,
been the second. In 1747 two Comets , appeared; in 1743
two others'; in 1757 one, and in 1759 three.—(BOSTON, UNIT-
ED STATES, _FED. 20.)

CowEs, MAY 11.—Mr. John Hogan still continues, with
unremitting courage, to practise his healing powers on the lame%
and blind with various success, in a great measure, it is pre-
stiibed, according to the strength of the imagination of the pa-
tient '; for although many of the invalids, on whom his influ-
ence has been exerted, declare they have received benefit, never-
theless in many cases it is difficult to be discerned by the un-
prejudiced observer. The invalids lay by their crutcs, to be
sure; from necessity, and take to walking-sticks ; but their they
hobble about with the same awkward limping gait as before,
and, to all appearance, equally infirm.—From all the inquiries
that can be made, it has not been discovered that one blind per-
son has yet been restored to sight, neither have the deaf been
made to hear distinctly. In stating thus much, it is not to be
under Stood that neither the blind, the deaf, nor the lame, have
received any benefit—in, many instances, it is to he presumed,
they have,' and several cases of rheumatism have been relieved,
though not completely cured. As philanthropy seems to be
the present ruling principle of action, in these parts, and as the
above gentleman, it appears, is unable to effect the cure of
,many of his applicants, or even to assist seine of them, another
gentleman of the fraternity has stepped forward to introduce
'himself to-the notice of the public, and professes to undertake
the cure of all those which the former gentleman' conceives he
has ;no power over ; and lest the, said gentleman should fail in
his project, a third is in readiness to come forward. It is quite
certain there are annhundance and great variety of cases ler the
said.gendemen to exercise their ingenuity upon.

THE APPROACHING CONFIRMATIONS

BY THE BISHOP OF LONDON.

To. the approaching sublime Ceremonial of our
Established Chu chi too much publicity surely
cannot be given.
The foll Owing, we learn, is the exact order of time in which
each Parish will be visited by the Metropolitan Bishop,-
. Thursday,' May 24—St. John, Hackney.
Friday, May 25—St. Marylebone.
Saturday, May 26—Kensington.
Monday, 'May 28--St. Paul Cathedral.
Wednesday, May 30—St. Magnus the Martyr.
Monday, June 4—St. Botolph, Ilishopsgate.
Tuesday, June 5,--St. Mary, Whitechapel.
Wednesday, June 6—St. Andrew, Holborn. -
Thursday, June 7--LSt. Martin in the Fields.
Friday, June 11—St. .lames, Westminster,
Saturday; June 9z-St. George, Hanover-square.
That our Religious Readers may form for themselveS some
estimate of the extensive nature of these triennial Confirma-
tions, we shall lay before them a correct List of the Candidates
who were admitted in the latter
,Paris:: Church, on Monday,
May 4, 1818

Persons
Church of St. George's 646 '
St. George's Chapel 4B
Curzon.street Chapel None
Park-street Chapel
Grosvenor Chapel
Knightsbridge Chapel
Trinity Chapel None
In all.

Persons
Chelsea Workhouse l6
Berkeley Chapel None
Charlotte-street Chapel,
Pimlico ll9
Ebury Chapel 92
Belgrave Chapel llO
The Lock Chapel 94
1258.

Besides those, SEVENTY-EIGHT persons who, from various
very efficient causes, were privately examined by different
Clergymen, and by them particularly recommended to 'the no-
tice of the Dean of CHESTER (now Dean of CARLISLE), and
the Bishop of LONDON. The whole number confirmed on that
day, in the Parish Church of St. George, Hanover-square,
amounted to ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY-SIX Persons.