The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-12 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

• ESITIE2X LE NEN T. triiliatn Harris, who had been ma-
naging clerk in the office of Messrs. Goring and Alexander
Price, solicitors, of Orchard-street, Portman-square, was
charged with having embezzled several sums of money. The
prisoner was sent on the 21st August, with a check for
14/. 7s. 2d., to pay some costs to Air. Legate, the Solicitor to
the Commissionersof Taxes. He, however, appropriated the
money to his own use, and represented to his employers that
some objection was made to the check, but if it vas accepted,
a receipt would be sent. He was desired several times to
call for the receipt, but he invariably stated that Mr. Legatt's
clerk was not at home. On Tuesday last, the prisoner
was directed to pay some fees anti fines which were due
on an estate in Gloucestershire, that had been purchased by
the prosecutors, for one of their clients ; but the prisorier.
instead of paying those tees and fines, at the proper law
offices, applied that money, also to his own use.—Mr. Goring
also stated, that a bond had been missing from the office.—
The prisoner, who appeared greatly agitated, said he atimh-
ted that he had received the money ter the check, and held
not paid the fees at five 'office:l. lie entreated the Ma-
gistrate would at once commit him for trial, and let hitu know
his doom as quickly as possible. The Magistrate advised
not to criminate himself, and said it. was absolutely necessary
that he should be remanded, in order that the evidence might
be completed. r. Goring requested pernibe.ion .to visit the
-prisoner, w ho, he said, possessed information tit imPtrriance to
the interests of his 'taw LIN AN iiaitt it was rather
rthrtillivre
rsaattledhuep huittlditui nutse
onuottal-for a prosecutor to visit prisoner, but if the interview
was entirely co dined to the interests at .Ur. t ioring's clients.
he "had, no objection. Prisoner--is every thing to helm
against me ? it` that herhe case, Mr. oOring'it visits tt) hoe will
not produce any inifzitoonantertynes3ll;?y,"):
pressed any thing.
other cm*, end as appears to be your objet;
In tat beg time ben4e I answer any questions. The, pri4autts
wo, then remanded till litonday next. •

LITERARY NO'FICE.

Al Igc E:141,,41 N EOUS MEMOIA3,

by J. CaAnocr:, Esq.
We. have seldom met with a more amusing
sliork than in this production of a venerable
Ability, who has passed his second grand ClirMIC•
ieric., but whose meertol faculties are sound, and
hi 4 memory remarkably retentive, This volume,
which it the'precursor of two or three more, is so
vel entoirtiliting.- that we read it with a very
strong interest, and hope the Author will soon
gratify us with the remainder. Though always a
man of fortune, he is not to be numbered with
the " mob of geetletneo who write with ease."
lie is a scholar, and in the points of judgment,
learning, candour, and valuable information,
there it no passage in his work which be could
wish to blot. flit 'style is easy, correct,
and elegant. His situation in life en-
abled hint to hold a familiar intercourse
with the most distinguished characters of
his times as well in the higher ranks of
society as with scholn rs, statesmen, Sze. Sze.
The volume abounds with humorous anecdotes,:
jonNsost, FooTE, and indeed the whole galaxy
of Literature that figured in his earlier days,
form a 4014 entertaining grotip.—Mr. CRAW:WIC
is the author of a Tragedy entitled Zobeide,
which was recommended to puhlic favour by its
intrinsic merit, as well as by the best per.
formers of the time. lie also produced
a Tragedy entitled The Czar, which dis•
'plays the .same vigour as marked his Muse
in his earlier days. It is impossible to take up
this volume and not pursue its contents with
terest and pleasure to the closes or without feel-
ing an impatient desire for its successors. We
therefore earnestly hope that the venerable au•
thor, whose character is as estimable for moral
qualities, as well as for bleb classical attainments
and pure literary taste, will lose no time in pre.
tenting the remainder of his treasury of poetry
and prose to an ,admiring
,public.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the F., toile, dated Monday January O.)

_ •
PARIS, JAN. 8.---According to ti►e latest letters
from Warsaw, and which announce the arrival of
the Grand Duke Michael, every thing has been
finally settled about the succepsion to the &ape.
ror Alexander, and the Grand Duke Nicholas,
after a fresh renunciation of the Grand Duke
Constantine, is stated to be Emperor of All the
It ussias.

(The Mode gives no news from St. Peters-1
burgh of a later date that the 20th of December,
and-Only a few particulars already,communicated
through the Hamburgh Papers.]
Letters from Odessa of the 20th of December
add to the details already known, that Prince
WOlchonsky and General DiebitsCh were still at
Taganrog, and that the persons present at the
death of the Emperor, besides the Empress, Were
the two Generals above-mentioned and General
Czernischetr. Prince Wolchonsky, who bad al-
ready acquainted the Grand Duke Constantine
with the wish of his august brother to see him,
Thad dispatched couriers with the news of his
Majesty'A death to St. PetersbUrgh and Warsaw

(From the Quoadienne qf Sunday, Jan. 8.)
Amou the reports in circulation relative to
the affairs of Russia, We shall only mention what
seems to us the mo a probable, and the most con•
formable to what we already. know.

It may be considered as certain, that the Eng.
peror Alexander, in his last moments, wrote with
his own hand rt letter to his brother Constantine,
releasing him from the renunciation of tithe Im-
perial Throne, which he had mnde on his mar-
riage with the Princess of 'l,nwlex. It was the
last will of the 'Emperor Alexander, and not the
renunciation of Constantine, with which the
errand Duke Michael Was sent to .St. Peters.
httrgh ; but while he was. on his way to that
capitol Nicholas, .had received the, oath of the
Guardi, and taken it hirirlself to the Emperor
Constantine.

Immediately after the arrival of Prince. Mi-
chael at St. Petersburg!), a family council was
called to learn the List will of Alexander, and
the Instructions.sent by his successes.. The coun-
cil met again the next day, and several senators
and officers of State •vere summoned to attend it.

Senator A patehitiiii was settt to Warsaw with
:the result of the deliberations of the family coun-
cil. We know that he arrived at Warsaw an
the 9.511.1 or 21111 i of December, and that he was
we ll received by new Emperor,
'These -facts once established and WPII Con.
firmed, the Only probable conjecture is, that the
tOisSiOn of the G ra ltd. Doke Michael Au St. Peters-
burgh, anti the family coUncils held after his
arrivol, related to the wife of the new Emperor,
tind the rank she will hold at Court.. Some per.
sons pretend that she will he first crowned
Queett of. Poland, and may, perhaps, in the
sequel blinre the I mperial Throne with her consort.
All this, however, needs confirmation ; and it
is probable that su%ertil days will pass before offi-
cio( news of what is passing- at Petersburgh can
be received.
( Ft oni the EMU,. doled 'l'w!itlay,.7un. ii.)
1 A ilbt, JAN. 9.--Letters Iruro eitrlgnilie an-
!lattice that on the 25th the' Circit' Duke Nicht).
tee iead in the Senate the formal renunciation of
the Crown by his brother, and declared that he
• excepted the tin one. Ire was immediately pro.
~Claimed Emperor of.ltussia.
Letters from Marseilles of the id, announce
that the Marshal Duke of. A lbufera died on that
y,. between four and live Jii the afternootte of
the lone' arid painful disorder with which he has
been afflicted nearly two years. 111 OW fe'W :mo
during the last four days in which he was
sensible, he made his will, in full possession of
'his faculties.; and on the seennd„ again recover.
his fliellltlrS, ft ftel' the evening, eon.
feinted end received • the cot elite ; the
wise c.altit and COM-
. remaindsit of. the night he
hi the morttieg he did not
posed. After seve"
again beCoine sensible. The DOchess of A Ihu.
fees,. who 'is: doirply affected, will set out. for
Peril, Witlk tier children, in two or three days.
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ALEXANDER, CONsTANTINE, and NICHOLAS.

(From the Journal des Debuts.)
The death of the F.;mperor Aletander is an
event of so much importance, that at Paris, and
at St. Petershurgh, every little event connected
with it is eagerly gathered and repeated. The
following details we can guarantee :—The day in

NnvernCer when an exeTurbion on the water had

given him cold, which tva the principal cause of
his disease, he desired to gu and, visit a small
tribe, which tradition, whether true or not, says
are descended from the ancient Spartans. The
weather was !milk. The Emperor was in a

small carriage, which was driven by a coachman
who had always been with him dttring the last
seven or eight years, and always supplied tbe

place of the common postillions, particularly in
bad roads. The carriage was overturned in a
terrible manner. The Empprnr, it was expected,
would have been severely wounded—he was not ;
but he jumped out to rescue his faithful coach-
man, who remained dead in his arms. Those of

is suite who were following iii carringes, or on

horseback, haNtened to the spot. " Gentlemen,"
said Alexander to the first who came up," this
man always precedes 11le." Fifteen days after
this event Alex;n►der expired : it is certain that

e appeared Affected with the deepest melan•

ehniy. -When the President -of the Senate

CROW to pay his personal homage, and the.
homage of the holly to the Grand Duke
Nicholas, the day when the melancholy news
reached Petershurgh, this Prince held in his
hands a paper still sealed ; he asked the Pre.

sident if he hod thought of opening a similar
paper, which had been deposited a long time be-
fore in a 'since which the Prince pointed out.—
The President replied not " It is a copy of this
which I hold in my hand," said the Prince,
" and this paper contains the abdication of 'the
Grand Duke Constantine ; but I desire that no
attention he paid to it ; on the contrary, 1 wish''
that the oath of fidelity to Constantine should be
taken both by me and by the Senate." The Pre-
sident requested the Prince to go to the Senate
and express his desire personally to the. body.-7--.
The Prince refused, " because (said he) the con-
stitutions of the Empire forbid any of the Princes
of the Imperial Family from entering the Senate,
unless there he an extraordinary and special con-
vocation by the Emperor ; but (added he) bring
to my house all the members who are present."
llis orders were executed, and when the Senators
had arrived, Ise repeated to them what he had
said to the President, " 1 desire that the renun-
ciation of the Archduke Constantine be of no ef-
fect. 1 wish, I desire, that he should be pro-
claimed, and, if necessary, I order it." It can-
not be doubted, when every thing is known
which is said by those who had the best oppor-
tunity of knowing what passed at the time, that
at the moment when Constantine insisted on ob-
Wising from his Mother and Alexander con-
sent to his miriage, there was a •union of
three paeans Who ex pressed a wish that
the renunciation of the Throne should be
the condition ; these three were, the Empress
Mother, AleXabder, and Constantine himself, A
circumstance not known at Paris till within these
two or three days, explains iu part the very sin-
gular delay which has taken place, and the
length of time which elapsed before any definitive
news arrived. lt is certain, that after the a rriva I
ham Warsaw at' Petersburg's, and the departure
from Petersburgh for Warsaw, of the Grand
Duke Michael, that after the exchange of one or
two couriers, the Empress Mother and the
Grand Duke Nicholas sent is Russian Nobleman
teWars'aW, Count Ataprhinin, who was at Paris
seven yenis ago with Constantine, and was very
intimate With' him. Ind', deputy was charged
with news and ultimate prayers to determine
Constantftse. ft will be perceived, that when
the question relates, not to a common courier,
whose dispatches may be answered in a few
hours, but to a great negoCiation, confided to
such a negocietor, that we must not count by
hours, but by days. It is impossible that those,
who gave credit to theSe details, derived from
good authority, should not (Hake the following
reflection. The three wills which determined
the renunciation made six years, and evidently
rene less than three years, were
also agreed in December, 1 525. The Ent-
:peror in dying tippers to have persisted in
his resolution. There is no reason to believe that
the Empress4qother, who, it is presumed, was
not thelserson who the least regarded this renun-
ciation as necessary, has changed her- opinion.
..rite Grand Duke Censtantine persists in his de-
termination of remaining faithful to his engage.,
tnents. How then can it. be said, how in the'
midst of so many circumstances is it that the
Grand Duke Nicholas has had a necessity for
something more than the first impulse, full of
grandeur and nobleness, which induced him to
order Constantine to be proclaimed ? How cause
the Grand Duke Nicholas to persist in pressing
his brother, after one-,and, as it appears certain
after two declarations of Constantine, posterior
to his being proclaimed 141mperor, declaratrons
confirming Isis renunciation, which thus became
a true and free, and solemn abdication. How
can this objection to the truth; of what has pre-'
ceded be replied- to:? We must first °f 'ull.
suppose an incredible transmission of the stir.'
Weis of Alexander to Isis whole felony,. and
recognize in the Grand Doke- Nicholas home.
`thieg more magnanimous, awl more heroic
than the sentiment renounces a Crown.
What .appears capable alone!of explaining the
jhuitances at Nicholas, and, by whioPeoPle seek
to explain 1111 equal energy in Constantine's per-
sistingln his refusal, is,this. It appears that his
ina rriace sires. the most important event of Ws.
life. The attach, ~,,t, of a moat: rare nature,
which determined his decision, is as-lively and
pantos.' as,itWaS lit first,. The &cline of his
wife's. health seems-only-. to increase it, and fur-
nish it fresh aliment. It 11'11180 known, that
the Princess his wife is a very zealous
Rmnats Cathelie, nod' very 'much- liked by the
Poles;" her countrymen sited fenow.Catholics,
and that site is less liked by the Russians
and by' the Greek Christians it is known, that
NORIO there was' some .conversation in her pre-
sence of Madame de IVlaintenon of the mar-

riage of the late King of Naples, of the recent'
marriage of the King of Prussia, she declared
aloud that she comprehended every thing of that
kind, except being the wife of a Sovereign, with.
out the Sovereign, and except being able to play
such a part. We acknowledge that facts will
be more important and more curious than all
which precedes: but after the events, when ex-
planations ranted, whatever couttibotes to
make us comprehend the causes and the delays
may not be destitute of interest.