The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-14 00:00:00

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 18;18.

Au attempt was made last night to resist the
grant of a pension to the family of the late Mr.
CANNING. We should have regretted the cir-
cumstance, had the vote passed without being
honoured by the opposition of Mr. BANKES, a
gentleman who has sunk himself still lower, if
that were possible, in the estimation of all en-
lightened persons. His speech betrayed the
meanness of a bigotted and perverted mind, and
he quite forget the sacred injunction of the poet,

" Wrong not the memory of the dead."
Mr. HUME also distinguished himself by his
opposition ; but the lion. Gentleman seems to
have overlookell the serious injury which he may
thereby inflict on his own family, whom Parlia-
ment will no doubt be called on to pension,
though at some distant period we trust.
" Serus in ccelum redeas"

must be the aspiration of every mind capable of
appreciating " our Caledonian Joseph," as a co-
temporary has christened him.
Mr. PEEL and Mr. GOULBURN spoke hand-
somely, and with much credit to themselves, of
the late Mr. CANNING. The unexpected na-
ture of the opposition to the pensio❑ naturally
drew forth the warm indignation of some of his
relatives.

The speech of Mr. I-lux fassoN w-as an able,
eloquent, and affecting tribute to the me-
mory of that great man, with whom he
had been so long egnnected by public
principles, as well as by the ties of private friend-
ship, We should be sorry, to impair the effect
of it, by attompting any abridgment, but earnestly
recommend it to the perusal of our readers. It
is honourable alike to the living and to the dead.

We have received the Gazette de France,
dated yesterday, which has been sent over by
express, as it contained the Russian Declaration
of War ; but that important document had been
anticipated two days by the Dutch Papers. The
knowledge of this document had not reached
Paris in time for 'Change hours, and conse-
quently the Fads had not been affected.
The news from Constantinople comes down
to the 15th of April, but nothing important
had transpired. Letters from Jassy of the
17th April say, that General WITTGENSTEIN
was going to review the Russian army, after
which it was probable that it would cross
the Danube and the Pruth at once. On the
3d May no accounts had been received 4
Vienna of the movement of the troops.
The Journal du Commerce says, we now'
learn that two ships of the line and seven frigates
are fitting
to fit out uut at Brest. Orders are also given
a ship of the line, two frigates, and
some smaller vessels at L'Oricnt. The greatest
celerity
prescribed.

FRENCH FUNbs, MAy 12,—Five per Cents. 1031. 102 f.
95c. 103 f. ; Ti
-"rft per Cents. 69f. 90c. ti9f. 95e. ; Bank
Stock, 1,9101. 1,912 f. boc. ; Rentes de Naples, 76f.
15c. loc. ; Rent°. 4,Evaloe, 9f. ; Spanish Loan, 72f.
71if. 72f....—Exchauge
Three do., 25f. 15e, ou London—One month, 25f. 25c. ;

The Allgenzeine Zeitunff of the 7th May,
with the Austrian Observer of the 3d, have
been received, but their contents are not parti-
cularly interesting. The following are extracts :

away the troops
which come from
Aram 5.
We learn that all Egyptian shipBsrn"4A'
Alexandria, and are nut destined to fetch
in the Mores, are prohibited from proceeding to the ports
of the Pellinglia. ,
The English and French Admirals arc said
to liar
Capp e re-
„iwed the necessary orders to this effect, and Count
d'lstria to have issued decrees, which are conformable
to
them, and declare all Greele.ports occupied by the Egyptian
and Turks in a state of blockade.

LEGHORN, APRIL 28.
Some vessels have arrived here in seven days from
Malta. According to the letters which they bring,
piracy has almost wholly ceased in the Archipelag•.--
'l'he pirate vessels have been burnt or captured,
partly by the expedition to Carabusa, partly by
the ships fitted out by Count Capo d'lstria, which
explore all the islands of the Archipelago, and make the
inhabitants responsible for the equipment and concealment
of corsam. The President proceeds entirely in concert