The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-25 00:00:00

THE KING.

WINDSOR, MARCII MAJESTY continues well";
but the very unfavourable state of the weather renders, it pru-
dent for hint not to quit his apartment for the present. He is
quite cheerful; and, as soon as the weather' permits, there is'
every reason to hope he will resume his favourite rides in the
park.

DINNER PARTIES IN MOH LIFE.
TIN asuAY.--.The Earl of Limerick, in Alansfielil-strect ;
Sir Charles Ogle, Burt. in Hill-street; Sir Abraham Mime,
in Hill-street ; and the Earl of Balearras, in -Privy Carders.
WEDNESDAY.—The Duke of .Montrose' in Grosvenor-
square ; Earl of Cork, in Hamilton-place Admiral Sotheron,
in Harewood-place; Lord Burghers-fr., in Hill-street; and Mr.
Secretary Peel, in Privy flurdens. _ . _

• TUESDAY.—IIis Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, at
Kensington-palace; Earl of Verulam, in Grosvenor:square ;
Sir Gore Ouseley, in Upper Grosvenor-street;, and Lord Cla-
iborne, in Grosvenor-square.
Moxn.►r.—The Lord Viscount Dudley, in Park-lane; and
the Earl of Roseberry, in .Piccadilly.

Prince Leopold honoured Mr. Baring, of. Upper Brook-
stivet, with his company to dinner, on Wednesday. A select
Party, were invited to meet his Royal Highness..
On Thursday Prince Leopold left his residence in Pall-Mall,
for his seat at Claremont. _

On Thuyday Earl Bathurst left town for Brighton. Ms
Lordship*stay there is expected to be brtnight. •
On Thursdar the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria,
and the Princess Peodor, with their Royal IliglinesSee.at,
tendants, left the King's Palace, Kensington, for Claremont,
on a visit to Prince Leopold,4or about a week.

E.t4TEit SoNn.%Y.—Much difference prevailed
in the Eastern and ‘restern Churches respecting the precise
time of observing Easter; till, in 325, the Council of Nice de-
dared that the feast should be kept by all Churches on the same
day. Easter is styled by the fathers the highest of all festivals,
the feast of feasts, the queen of festivals, and Deminica•Gamiii,
the joyous Sunday. Masters granted freedom to their slaves
at this season, and valuable presents were. Matk to the
poor. A very singular custom formerly prevailed at Lostici-
thiel, in Cornwall, upon Easter Sunday. The freeholders of
the town and manor having assembled topther, either in person
or by • their 'deputies, one among them, each in his turn, gaily
attired and gallantly mounted, with a seeptrx in his hand. a
crown on his head, and a sword borne before him, arid respect-
fully attended by all the rest on horseback, rode through the
principal streets in it aalemn state to the cln!reh. At the
church yard stile the curate or other minister approached to
meet him in reverential pomp, and then conducted him to
church to hear divine service. On leaving the church, he to.
paired with the sameTomp and retinue to a house previontly
prepared for his.reeepiien. Here a feast suited to the dignity he
had assumed awaited'him and his suite ; and being idaced at
the head of the table, he was served, kneeling, with all the
rights and ceremonies that a real prince Might expett. This
ceremony ended with the dinner; the Prince being volunta-
rily disrobed, And ileieending from his momentary
ex. .on
to mix with comma mortals. . (hi the. origin :of' this custom
but one qpinion can be reasonably entertained, though it may
be dillies* to trace the
.precise period of its commencement.—
It seems '..to have originated in the actual appearance Of the
Princp, who resided at liestormel Castle in former ages. But
on the removal of royalty, this mimic grandeur stepped forth
a. its shadowy rerresentative, and continued for many genera-
tions as a memorial to posterity or -the princely magniticence
with which LostWithiel had formerly been honoured.

The freemen of this city,
who are firmly at-
tached to ,our unrivalled Constitution, have for•
warded requisitions, having one' thousand and
forty signatures attached to them, to Lord Ito-
Tli A M and Mr. lAowrn Ea, requesting there to offer
themselves as Candidates in the Protestant inte-
rest for this City, at the next General Election.
We understand that the Hon. Tilos. Du NDAS,
in answer to the Requisition forwarded to him by
the York Whig Club, states his compliance to
offer himself along with M. Wyvill, Esq. as a
candidate for this city at the next geuerai elec.
tion.—( York Chronicle.)
Intelligence is brought by the Buenos Ayres
Mail of the safe passage up the River Plate of
the first body of settlers sent by the Rio Plata
.Agricultural Association, in the ship Thalia, to
their lands in the Entre Rios, passports having
been granted by the Admiral of the blockading
squadron for all vessels proceeding to that colony
to pass Without interruption..
We suppose it is in anticipation of Mr. P 143 N-
K ETT being elevated to the Chancellorship, that
canvass for the representation of the University
has already commenced. If our information be
correct, Mr. NORTH, the barriStVOSpirC3 tothe
distinction of a seat in the Honourable house
as representative for the " Silent Sister."--
( Dublin Morning' Reg-islet-0
The KING'S illness has prodiiceda fearful de-
pression in what should have been at this time 'a
very marketable commodity—we mean Parlia-
mentary Stock. Boroughs, it, is said, have fallen
about one half; 'nod a seat may be .had at a price
varying from 1,5001. to 2,soool.—(SCOtsman)
It is not vet ascertained who are likely to be
returned for' Wootton Bassett at the ensuing elec.
tion. The borough, however, will be sure to go
to the highest bidder. It will be put up, we un-
dersrand 'at four thousand pounds!--(Devizes
Gazette.)
LA:wrs at Oatlands, was observed one morning
to !lave
his eyes red,' and his air sentimental. Being asked
the Monk replied, that when people said any thing kind
to him, it affected him deeply and " just now the Duchess
m
has saidsoething so kind to me, that"—.here tears began to
How. " Never Mind Lewis," said Captain Armstrong him,
" never mind, don'ts cry, she amid not mean Byron
Papprs.) '

James Smith, a publican in Blair-street, not
having been seen oil ye!,terday by his neighbours,
some doubts were expressed by the watchu►►an.
On the door being broken open, he was found
suspended by the neck. From every appear-
ane,,, he must have built; twelve hours. Cau-
tionary obligations are said to have been the Cause
of this rash act.--( Edinburgh Courant, arch'23)

CLEA N C REPORT.
We have already expressed our opinionon the
propositions of the Chancery Commissioners, and,
the degree of good that may be 'reasonably
expected to be derived from carrying theta
recommendations into effect. We have now
had further opportunity for reading the " hx7
planatory Paper" of Mr. BEAMES, and which we
find is meant for •the instruction of gentlemen
who are not lawyers by profession, to enable
them the better to understand the full scope
and force of the alterations ,the Commissioners
propose to risk, in the practice of the Court of
ChanCery. In reeding this explanatory paper,
however, there is one circumstance that forcibly
strikes the mind, viz. that the proposed alterations
are for the most part modifications of previous
orders of former Chancellors, and hence we
wonder how it was, if power and authority
existed originally to make these Orders, that
the same power and authority were not exerted •
to allow and vary them as occasion and the in-
leres:s of justice seem to 'require. , On this view
of the case, the labours of the Commissioners
might have been spared, for they have acted simply
in, the Capacity of D,puty Chancellors, and sug-
gested nothing boron(' that, which might and
ought to have been (lobe, by the Chancellor for
the time hehtg, 'without the authority and spe-
cial responsibility of a body of Commissioners.
This commission, thereforeofter all, has failed
of producing any sort of good, ext-ept by pretty
broadly pointineoutw hat was the imperative' duty
of one of the Commissioners himself. But not
only is there reason to be disatisfied with the
Report, there is reason also to be disatiSfied with
the principles by which the Commissioners were
actuated, in recommending the alterations 'they
have done. Mr. 13r.Aims,in Lis Explanatory
ference to the 6th Proposition, has this remarkable.
expression, when speaking of the steps the Plain-
tiff is now to be compelled to pursue before his
Bill shall' be taken pro confess() :

If in the infancy otCourtli of Equity, alt ON caution which
this long series of proceedings implies, could be considered ne-
cessary, in order to soften down the objections to the jurisdic-
tion itself, it scarcely can he requisite, at a period when the
jurisdiction is fully established, to encumber the suitor with
the delay and expellee occasioned by these various steps to
eilect the sante object.

I f therP he.atty meaning in these words at all,
it shows clearly what has often been aniNed and
oftenas
t denied, viz. that the jurisdiction of our
Colitis of Equity was an usurpation, and contrary
to law. If it, were not sin usurpation, or rather 1
if it were a proper jurisdiction, there was no ne.
cessity to introduce cautions into the practice in
order " 10 s,?fien down Ow eljeclioi is" to it; and if
these cautions were introduced for any other par.
pose, is is dieter that the ahandooment of them,
even when The far/sr/id/on is jilt% established,'
could not he
.justified. lint we have ltere tho
authority of the Chancery Commissioners, for
Paying that the jurisl.liction was at least ohjec.
tionable in its origin, and .that it now stood upon
long continued usage. But usage, however unit).
terrupted, 'ought not to sanction a had *custom.
This opinion of the Commissioners would give„
nevi turn to the celebrated controversy betwren
the great Sir Eow.tno COKE and Lord ELLEft.
sista: in 106, whether the Court tit Chancery
could give relief avinst a judgment at law —Sir
hnw:can founding his, proposition,on the statutes
of ,Prattnunire, runlespeci:tily the 4th Henry I V.
c. 13, which expressly declared that 44 after judo 7.
ment in the Court of the Lord the King,
the parties should be at peace, until it was re.
vested 'by a Court' of Error."
There is another passage in this explanatory
reference to the 6th proposition, which, in our opi-
nion, is highly re prelteosible ; it is the reason given
why a nott-hailable , attachment should not be
issued against vontumacioui defendants, instead
of sendirig a Serjeant at Arms, at a great ex pence,
to the parties. This reason is as follows
' This suggestion overlooks the circumstance, that a dread of
the vx pence may, in this individual instance, operate beneficially
attsibtlplaAltnns ars(
hi:
ata. es
tdohuaellr
side:
fondant
S et
):Idui);3l:o(rtzdonptiobwezitteitonntuthiteiolislY, and
vac Serjeant
try Baal.
We do declare this to he rnw, t i;qproper and
most, disgraceful. The Courts have nothing to
do with the fears of the suitors, ,or any right to
the their; process
o r'r' A-A.1.10%11;1: la :ire) rel e 'tit()
it through fear qf expenec. It is sufficient
that n penalty be attaciwtt to -non-compliance
its mandate, and io every other respect it
ought to he as little out, ronS 85 possible to the
sUbject ; and 'a
attarhm. nt woold
he quite as eflicacioas as a Sergeant at Arms.'
But, if there be any sincerity in the kind corn-
miseration of the 'Commissioneri. towards the
bodily sufferings of the defendant, whet, cern•
mitted to prison on the non-bailable attachment,
it is. very easy to meet their beneficent fires[ ntiosrv,
by Striking out the bionPsY ncq/1 send a i
ing these attitcluneuts ti, he, bailable
lit 5' as common writs;against which pr°c"diog
real nr substantial objection you be advanced.
But that a man is to be deterred, by fear of ex.
Recce, from disobeying the l'r°ce's of a Cou-rtt
tloes Manifest spite, impotency in
icti;, as ot tranceCourt),aKlsuchsh foxily of principle in its pii
to stigmatize its' proceedings, and leave every refit.
suitable doubt, whether it can be effective as a nit.
tional establishment, or worthy of the name of a
coon of Justice. However, the 'Commissioners
may he quite easy on the score of
_expence—let
them not imagine they . have reduced the Soli•
citors' charges in any degree. gentlemen
must have their hire,'•and "rightly -too—if • the
fear of expence could operate, it would leave the,
Court of Chancery is i tboOt a suitor, and its in-
numerable Officers witho-ut a fee.

NORTII AND SOUTH AMERICAN
SUBSORIPTION ROOM, MAILCI,I 25.

New York Papers to the 17th, and Philadpl.
phis Papers to the 16th Feb., have arrived.

LIVERPOOL, FED. 23.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Isaac
Hicks, Moison, from New York; Belmont. Ferguson, from
Demerara: and:Stapleton.Me.Clara,' from Maranhatn, sailed
Jan. 27. The George was loading, and would sail in 10 days
for this port. The Ventts, Scott, arrived from Buenos Ayres
at Maranham on the evening of the 2tkii Jan. Freight at Ma-
ranham, 200 reas. Sailed the Phoenix; Jenkins, for New York.

"FROM LLOYD'S.'
DEAL, MARCH. 24.- Wind E., strong breezes.--The whole
of the homeward bouncLsailed yesterday. Arrived the Daniel,
Allen, from the South Seas. Passed through from' the River
the Onyx, Laughton. for Honduras, and Achilles, Benson, for
Jamaica; also, for London, the Melantho, from the South
Seas.

Puna-a:won-ill, MARCH 24.—Wind E.—Arrived the
Amphitrite. Thomson, from Bahia; and Amelia, Bugg, from
Cadiz. Sailed his Majesty's ship liyilyer, and Viper, on a
cruize ; and the Fintbury transport, for Deptford.
PLYMOUTH. MAUCH 23.—Wind E.N:E.—Arrived the
Louisa, Coles' front
.Rio Janeiro; Margaret, Depburn, front
Oporto ; Lovely Ann, Chapman, from Charente ; and the
Blonde frigate, from Portsmouth.

‘,
Fat.moirru, IlLutert 23.--Wlnd N.—Sailed the Lord
Sidmouth Packet, for the beware! Islands.
LIVERPOOL, Mancit 23.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived the
Isaac Hicks, AI aison, from New York,-aailed thel7 th February;
Stapleton, /11,Clure, from illaianhara, sailed the 27th January;
and the Belmont, Ferguson}, from Demerara Maryßuttersby,
and the Amelia, from St. John's, N. D.

The Ann, Potton, front Cardiff. to London, sunk in the
Spaniard Sand on rroc!=day.
'The Union, Lushman, from Hail to London., was driven on
shore on NVinterton Beach on 'Tuesday.
The Charles, Jackson, fr,,m Viana to Newfoundlai,d was
run down on the 3d instant, in lat. 44. long. 41., by the Robert
Fulton, from New York, arrived at Curk.

_ .
The,Jonge.Johantus,,Segart, from Antwerp to London, fool
put into Dover, with 3 feet water in her holdkind it is supposed
must tlischarg.
The following :Vessels loive put iiito Cork, wind-hound,
viz.:—Robert Fulton., from New York ; Treoe, Hopkins, from
; Sarah, Johns, froth Naples ; and the Fair Catherine,
from Naples. -