The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIUENCE.

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CAMBRIDGE, MARCH I.—The following ,0-%_mCiemen were
on Wednesday admitted to the undermentioned Ile :Tx-us :
DOCTOR IN PIIYSIC.—John Elliotson, of Jesus College.
BACHELOR DIVINITY.—Rev. William Kell, of St.
John's College.
BACHELORS IN CIVIDLAW.—WiIIiam Calverley Curteis,
of Trinity Hall ; Walter Arcedeckne, of St. John's College.
MAsT.Ens or ARTs.-,--Rev. Christopher Wolston, of St.
John's College • John Roby, of Emmanuel College.
The Rev. Lodge, M.A. Fellow of Magdalefie-College, wa%
on Wednesday last elected a foundation Fellow of that society.
The Select Preacher to whom the Sunday afternoon turns at
St. Mary's Church are assigned for the present month, is the
Rev, John Lonsdale, M.A. of King's College.

The Rev: Lawrence Gardiner, D.D. has been appointed, by
the Bishop of Lichfield, to the living of St. Philip's, Birming-
ham; and the Rev. Samuel Butler, D.D. head-master of Shrews-
bury- School, to tlia archdeaconry of Derby ; vacant by the
death of the Rev. Dr. Outram.

The Rev. Wm. Henry Galfiders Mann, B.A. is collated, by
the Lord Bishop of. Chester, to the Vicarage of Bowdon,
Cheshire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. James Thos.
Law, Chancellor of Lichfield.

Mr. FLAXMAN, yesterday evening, coucludol
his masterly course of Lectures' at the Royal
Academy on Sculpture; and at the conclusion
was loudly applauded by his auditors. Mr. Tua
NER's three remaining Lectures on Perspective
follow, and those of Mr. SOANE, Professor of
Architecture, conclude the several courses for
the season,

THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICEICE F.4LSUM AUDE.IT?

LONDON,
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1821.

The Revolution in Madeira, an original ac-
count of which appears in THE SUN of this day,
as well as one taken from the Morning Papers,
is a proof that the principles of a Representative
Government are gaining ground in all quarters,
and ought to operate forcibly on the minds of the
Allied Powers, and induce them to reflect whe-
ther with respect to Naples- they are not pur-
suing a system which may eventually tend to
their own destruction.

Paris Papers of Tuesday last arrived this
morning. From the Naples Journals of the 10th
ult. it appears, that several Decrees have been
published, with regard to the military forces of
that kingdom. One of them places 50,400 of
the National Guard at the disposal of the Exe-
cutive, under, the denomination of Provincial
Militia, or Legionaries ; another of theni calls
into active service the Reserve, composed of ve-
teran and retired soldiers; and a third authorises
the formation of Free Companies and Guerilla
corps ; the expenses of these latter troops will
not be defrayekby the Government.
We learn ,from Vienna, that the Austrain
troops march %ith such rapidity, that the advanc-
ed guard was expected to defile under the walls
of Rome about the 18th ult., and that the light
troops would enter the Neapolitan territory on
fthe 23d. Private letters say, that Policies are
open at Vienna, that Naples mill be in the pos-
session of the Austrians before the 12th of this
month.

The first column of the Austrian Army, under
the command of Baron. de STUTTERHEIM, left
Florence on.the 13th ult., and the second column,
commanded by the Prince de WIED, arrived in
that City on the 14th. The Head Quarters of
Baron de FILIMONT, the Austrian Commander-in-
Chief, were at Florence on the last mentioned
date. It LP believed that a very strong column,
and perhaps the-bulk of the army, will take the
route of Perugia and Spoletto. They were ex-
pected at the former place on the 15th or 16th.

The French Chamber of Deputies resumed on
Tvlon day last the discussion of the Articles of the
Projet of Law relative 'to the circumscription of
the Electoral Districts. Five more Articles, in-
cluding the 25th, have been adopted, and the
discussion was to be continued on Tuesday.

FRENCH FUNDS.
Feb 26.—Five per Cents.
Bank Stocl- J51.0 ft c.

It seems but too certain from all the definite
information which we can collect, that the pro-
ject of fabricating Bank Notes upon new and
improved principles, has, for the present, failed.
We deeply and sincerely regret the circumstance.
This subject viewed in its several bearings and
ramifications, is of infinitely more importance
than many others which have excited, in a greater
degree, the attention of the public. But the
failure might have been anticipated. There seems,
indeed-, to have been some strange infatuation
in the business the Bank Directors and the
members of the Commission raised their expecta-
tions too high. Must we not wonder that prac-
tical men, men of common sense, and common
experience, should have pursued for so-long a
period such a vain delusion as inimitable Notes ?
Inimitable ! why the very name might lead us to
suspect some capital error in the design. Where
is the man who can have materials in his pos-
session different from those which are open to
the rest of the world ? or if the materials are
the same, where is the man who has the
capacity to invent what it is beyond the power
of other artists to imitate ? The converse pro-
position might be• true. We know that a
thousand men might imitate, what not one out of
the thousand could have invented. Jr. all things
imitation is easier than invention; even in the
operations of the intellect, a person of very mo-

deraie genius may cdpy the Style and thoughts
of the most eminent writer ; and with regard to
any mechanical process; whatever may be the in-'
"tenuity required in the first instance, the fact is
much more apparenti and the argument is
much more forcible. But let us suppose—and
in the present state of the art, We are sup-
posing a very great improbability—that any
engraver should find some secret method, which
would defy immediate" imitation ; et,en in that
case, who could tell how long the secret would
remain undiscovered, or who, in fact; could be
sure that it would not be betrayed ? Any plan
then, -roust fail, which has for its object the pro-
duction of notes, absolutely inimitable ; and,
without doubt, the impracticability of any .guch
plan, if the notion was ever entertained, mast be
now evident to its projectors. Yet, ,although
an inimitable note be a chimera, we still think
that notes might be made, which could not
without extreme difficulty be imitated. . But
let us be understood. We do not mean that a
good artist, if-he had sufficient- leisure, and.suffi-
cient want of principle, could not imitate them
completely ; but that this imitation would require
much time, and labour, much skill, and money,
and experience ; in short, many facilities,
and a combination of many individuals. -This
would be sufficient to stop the commission of
forgery, or at least to prevent 'its frequency.
We hope, therefore.- that the Bank will not alto-
gether abandon its design after the time w hieh has
past, the expectations which have been raised,the
trouble which has been taken, and the expence
which has been incurred. We hope that, our
own Artists, :the Continental Artists, and the
Artists of America, will not ultimately have e7‹.-
erted their ingenuity for nothing. 'We hopi,
_that the members of the commission will not act
like children, and because they cannot obtain
all that they want, throw up their project in a-fit
of despondency, and reject the real advantages
which are within their reach. They should re-
member that improvement may be Made, although
perfection is unattainable. :Yet the conversation
which took place on thiS subject the other
evening in the House of Commons was far from
satisfactory. Mr. BENNET and Mr. CALCRArt
gave up the whole matter in despair, while
Mr. D. GILBERT still talked of producing
inimitable Notes, and seemed still ready to
pursue the same ignis-fatuus which has been
dancing before the eyes of the. Bank Directors
and deluding. theth for the last two years. These
Gentlemen, however, should learn from repeated
failures to proceed for the future with more mode-
rate views, and more reasonable expectations. But
we do not attach to them the slightest biauie.
They rather deserve the gratitude of the country-
It is probable that they only 'remain dissatisirted
wi.h the projects which have boen hitherto pro-
posed to them, from an extreme anxiety to pre-
vent the possibility of forgery, and thus• pre-
serve,- in spite of themselves, the lives of their
infatuated fellow-creatures.---We come, then, at
last, to the real question., What is now to be done ?
It is evident that if there is a complete abandon-
ment of the new projects, either the old system
must be continued, or the nation must return to
a metallic
.currency. We have, great objections
to the old system. We will not 'imitate The
Morning Chronicle, which brings its party feel-
ings to bear even upon this question; w.; will not
inveigh against the Governinent and the
,Bank,as
if they absolutely, felt a pleasure in frequent eX-
e-cutions for forgery, instead of regretting their
necessity and their 'ocean-et-me, at least as much to
any other portion of the community. But we cannot
contemplate the continuance of these executions
without sorrow and alarm. I tis true, we fear, that
the same man who. commits forgery, aware that his
life must 'be the forfeit upon cpasiiction, would
commit any other crime to which the punishment
adjudged by the laws is death. The maraLee-
straiot upon such a mind might be of little effi-
cacy. But we know, on the other hand, that
there is a strong .feeling on this subject through-
out the kingdom; and, generally speaking, we:
must lament that the life of a single Englishman
should be taken away in such a manner, as'..to
excite in the breasts of the majority of his fellow
subjects rather sympathy for his fate, than
ab-
horrence of his offence.. Are we then to return
-to a metallic 'circulatiOn ? This must 'be &Inc
either altogether or in part ; to do it altogetherr
would be extremely inconvenient, or is in fact
perfectly impossible. And if the issue of only
the-small notes is abolished," forgeries will still be
made upon those of larger amount. . Can we sup-
pose that a man, who would forge a note to the
value of two pounds, will not forge one to the
value of five ?—Such is the simple statement of
the case. We 11..te etth-red upon it without pas-
sion, without prejudice,hUrnot Without anxieq-
' It may be sufficient to show, that therie is dilli-
culty on all sides, and that the subject is -vre)l
worthy of the most serious deliberation. ,Vf
trust that some effectual remedy will yet bear
plied to the eXisfing evil ; and we look for it iu
the exertions of the Bank, and thu wisdom of the
Legislature.. " •

As the CATIIOLIC QUESTION is of vital import'
ante to our present Establishment in Church ant.
State, and absolutely involves the very existence
of a PROTESTANT MONAR.CIIY, we deem it our
duty to insert this day another account of Mie
PEEL'S Speech in the House of Comm-2: ort
Wednesday night, (see our last par;)•lhat
sentiments, opinions, and argur:4tnts, may V
fully understood as reprGented in the Reports
of two respectable Morning Papers, one of 10101
appeared in THE SUN of yesterday.

Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of CLArtV!IC
visited the .Duke and Duchess of GLotrcusTelt
at their house in Park-lane ; afterwards the Duke
and Duchess of CLARENCE took an .airhig iu
Hyde Park. • _ _

-The QUEEN competed her bargain for taking
Cambridge House on Sunday- last, to which site
will remove about the end of next week.
An extract of a letter from the Isle of Skyrt
dated the 18th ult. says--" I have just received
accounts of the wreck of two vessels, on 00
Island of Hasher or Monad], west side of North
Uist. The cargoes are reported to .consist of
West ludia produce,"