The Sun.
London, England, 1826-02-07 00:00:00

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Mr. Secretary-Peol yesterdaylaid before Par-
liament copies of three
eluded between his Majesty's Government on
commercial treaties con.
the one part, and the State of Colombia----the
Hanseatic Towns and the King of Franco seve,
rally, on.the other part. We have already from
the Foreign
two farmer ; we this day are enabled to submit
to our read::sapaerscoppnibloisfhetdbetr:it,trtesalattyio;:fs,,octottyh:
merce and Navigation with France. It is an
important document, and framed on principles
of perfect reciprocity. Henceforth French and
British vessels will enter the ports of either

Kingdom on precisely the same terms to which-
ever state they may belong. The trade of the Colo-
nies is thrown open as well as that of the mother
country, with the exception of the territories of
the East India Company. No third power can
obtain from either of the parties more favourable
terms than by this treaty they have granted. to
each other. We confidently hope that this aus-
picious negociation will lay the foundation of an
extended and permanent commercial intercourse
between the two richest and most flourishing
countries in the world. Mr. Moberly gave notice
of a motion for the repeal of the Assessed Taxes
on the 7th of March. We shall be curious to see
how the lion. Gent Zeman proposes to dispense with
these branches of the public income at the pre-
sent period. But the " economists" must have
their day for railing at the extravagance of Go-
vernment. A notice more worthy of attention
was given by Mr. Secretary Peel for the 17th of
March, when he intends to introduce two bills,
one relating to the impanelling of Juries, the
other for the consolidation of the laws relating to.
larceny. The country will hear this announce-
meint with much pleasure, as it evinces the steady
determination of The Right Hon. Gentleman to
Wroceed with his great work of reducing our cri-
minal legislation within the compass of ordinary
knowledge.

['rue REPRESENTATIVE.] •
Notwithstanding the confident expectation of
war between Brazil. and Buenos Ayres, private
letters of the latest dates express an opinion that
war between.those States may yet be avoided.—
At Rio .deJatteiro the public feeling is decidedly
adverse to hostilities with their RepubliCan
neighbours, and. it can be only from a natural
feeling of resistance to the encroachments of the
Emperor, that the. Buenos Ayreans could re-
solve on war. In support of the claim
now urged by Don Pedro to the Banda Ori-
ental, no plausible title has ever yet been 'urged.
—Can it then excite surprise that ,a 'people
flushed with the success of independence, esta-
blished by their undnuted courage and perse-
verance, should resist the claim of Don Pedro,
to a province which at no time has ever formed
an integral portion of the South American posses.
sions of Portugal ? Looking to the result of hos-
tilities, as regards' the sinews of war, Buenos
Ayres need not shrink from the contest. A re-
cent financial statement of the Government of
Buenos Ayres, after stating the increase of
the Republic for the three quarters ending
1825, states the balance then remaining in the
Treasury at 2,759,650 dol la rs, exclusive (4253,160
due from the house of Baring. Hence it is mani-
fest, that if the insane policy of Don Pedro shall
finally involve him in hostilities with Buenos
Ayres, he will not find that infant Republic un.
prepared to repel the aggression.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
It may be remembered, that in the summer we
noticed the alleged claim of Mrs. Webster, on
the justice of the Duke of Northumberland. The
reasons for departing from our general rule, of
not interfering hi affairs of individuals, we gave
at the time ; and it is unnecessary now to repeat
them. It has lately been stated ou autho-
rity, that the Noble Duke has granted to
Mrs. IVebster a pension of 30/. a year after
having obtained from her " a distinct and writ.
ten avowal on her part, that she has no claim
ii hatever upon his family ;" and it is fur.
tiler represented, that his Grace has been ac.
tuated solely by motives of compassion, in alle-
viating the distress of this lady., The Durham
Chronicle, we observe, has some severe remarks
on this transaction. The writer caunot understand
on what principle the Noble Duke allowed a pen-
sion to Mrs. Webster, supposing her to have no
claim on him ; or, in other words, to be an iMpos.
tor ; and if she be not an impostor, if she had
the claims she alleged, he cannot understand
on what principle the Noble Duke procured
from her a written disavowal of those claims,
at the price of a paltry annuity. As the Dur-
ham Chronicle, puts the case, the Duke of Nor-
thumberland is certainly placed in a dilemma ;
but we think that a very slight explanation will
show, that his Grace has acted in this affair, in a
manner strictly suitable with his personal charac-
ter, and that of his illustrious race. It must be re-
membered, that, according to the story of Mrs.
Webster, the late Duke of Northumberland made
a declaration, that while a Percy lived, a descend.
ant of Lomas should never went. When the Duke
uttered this sentiment, he acknowledged the
claim which Mr. Lomas had on his family in
consideration of the generous sacrifice which
he had made--a sacrifice with the particulars
of which the public are acquainted. The pre-
sent Duke allows a descendant of Lomas (Mrs.
Webster) thirty pounds a-year, actuated solely
by motives of compassion, rind obtains from
her a written avowal that she has no claim
whatever upon his family. In this there is no
trickery—no inconsistency—and the Duke is not
placed, as argued, in any dilemma w hatever.—
One word explains the whole matter, and shews
the fairness of the transaction. The present
Duke of Northumberland is, as all the world
knows, and as Mrs. Webster has reason to feel,
not a Percy--he is, we believe, a S t hson. Mrs.
Webster's claim, as admitted by the late Duke,
was on the Percys ; and she has declared in
writing, for the satisfaction of the present
Duke, that she has no claim whatever upon his
family. Can any thing be plainer, or more strictly
correct, and literally true, than this ? The Duke,
not being a Percy, gives the descendant of Lomas
30!. a year, solely front motives of compassion.
There is much generosity in the act, considering
that the donor is a Smithson, and that conse-
qu'ntly there was no claim. We have now, we
he, set this question at rest. The subject has
occasioned much discussion in the North ; but
we trust that our explanation will satisfy all
parties, and put an end to the controversy,

On Monday last, a sparrow's nest, vrith three
eggs, was discovered in the thatch of a house at
Blair Logic. .At same place, at mid-day, the
common red butterfly were seen flying about In
the gardens.—(Stirling Journal.)