The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-07 00:00:00

TO TUE EDITOIL OF THE TIMES.

- the detention of some British merchant ships by
Lord Cochrane has occasioned considerable animadversion, I
shall feel much obliged by your inserting, in justification of his
Lordship's conduct, the following extract from% letter from his
Lordship, which I received this morning. I am, Sir, your
MOO obedient servant, •

110, Strand 2 Sept... 4 SAMUEL BROOKS.
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM LOR.DCOCURANE TO

MR. BROOKS, DATE)) APRIL 8, 1821. ,
. "Neutral vessels are daily dropping into our hands, laden
with Spanish, French, Italian, and other goods on Spanish ac=
"count ; but in these there is scarcely an' article of British manu-
facture; and, strange to tell, it is-chiefly British merchants who
cloak-this property, to the destruction'of the manufacturing and
honest commerce of their countrymen. One , of 'Lon-
don, and the house of - at Gibraltar, are great people in
these dealings.' I have lately seized two .of their ships, worth
half a million of dollars, from Cadiz ; they called at Gibraltar,
and took out false papers as if they had loaded there. I doubt
not but You
will see a deal of this in the Papers, and if-you dO,
wish You would just let these facts be known.". •

• • ''• • [MORNING HERALD.]
The accounts from Madrid are of an afflicting
character. There is either a bad spirit in a por-
tion:of the populace at Madrid, or else there are
some secret intriguers who have the art to rouse
malignant party feelings, and keep the multitude
in dangerous commotion. A scene of serious tu-
mult broke out on the Wth ult. It appears that
an idle crowd began to sing Trago la pero, near
• the windows of the prison, in which the Carde
du Corps, involved in the ,late conspiracy, are
confined. The Officer on guard ordered the
crowd to disperse: But the rioters were soon
joined by a reinforcement from the Club Fontana
d'th‘o,• and the ,Political Chief appeared, and
made some weak. concessions to the populace,
-bcfrt ..which inflamed them more. General Mo-
rill° now, appeared on horseback with but one
- orderly, drew his caiie, .and.laid on themulti-
tude. Aferment was excited. ••11-e was report-
ed to have used his sabre ; and the Club
of the Fantasia ,d'Oro .
.resounded with de-
- minds 'for his head., lie published a
Proclamation, denying his use of the sabre,,
and lus-iifYing himself from the charge of Milt
treating :the•people. lie sent in his resignation,
but the, King refused to accept it, and ordered
his conduct to be investigated by a Council.
This 'we suspect was meant by the King in kind-
ness to hire, as the inquiry will 'probably clear
hiini Aso that:- he may continue his command.
r6pulai disorders are "taxes which nations must
pay for liberty. Those in Spain are not very

alarming, . our The source of the
evil seems to be the Club, ''.vhich but too much
resembles the Jacobins 'cif 'the Revolution. But

'there' is:this
.great diffefence—:the Jacobin Club
sw-ayed the Convention ; whereas the: ontana.
Club has not .a member in .the Cortes. There
appears,- an unaccountable
.want of spirit and
vigour in the -Spanish Government, It can hardly
be-overawed by. a mere :popUlace,. undeserving
even the name:of a faction.

[NEW TlmEs.l
The:Subscription•List to reward the Military
for the " forbearance, good temper, and disci-
pline," which they displayed at-the late Queen's
funeral, affords' the best answer to all the atro-
cious calurnivies' which- have been heaped upon
fhose.brave men by a degraded -portion of the
daily Press. If .it were true, " thata whole di-
vision of the Military had attacked, and shot or
wounded their fellow-subjecti'2---if it were true
that they had displayed " an alacrity for blood"
if :it were the 44 that the Puards'had no bet-
ter right to open than the Veople to shut- the
Park-gates"—is it credible, is it possible, that
any,
.Englishman would have had the folly
and wickedness, to 'propose a public reward.
Tar,actions which, on these suppositions, would
have been no less odious than criminal ?—The
reward,.how'ever, is not only publicly proposed,
butthe ,subscription list fills rapidly with the
most respectable names ; and why ? Because all
the above suggestions are grossly and infamously
false. The Soldiers had not only a right to open
the gates, but they were bound in duty` _to do so.
The mob pot only had no right to shut- the gates,
but in so doing they were comMitting-a.crime`of
a very deep dye—a 11.04 nearly approaching to
rebellion. For once; we-are willing to adopt
the expressions of The Dines, and say, that " the
men .who from caprice, or arrogance, or worse
than all, from a vindictiye temper, could plunge
their filloii-subjects into .such.a:'.fatal,
rank among' the most despicable and inhuman of
'Melt spe-cies"---And who Were these despicable
and inhuman beings ?—The secret organisers and
the Open -inciters of mob Violence._ The former
laid the train----the latter applied the. match.
ho former, like. ablialiiikt..trititorsas they are,
have, all alonci. skiiiked flioni. detection ;. the
latter appeared among the Iforsernen at Kensing-
ton,.ind,instigated-the mob 16-mortal conflict by
the bloodthirsty cry of'. The City or beath!"
These villains only require identification, to be
brought to justice,' and punished with exemplary
'severity. "'How it happeni that nene of theni have
yet been identified, we know not-,-certainly
be a great disgrace to the Police of the eotintry,
if such audacious criminals are suffered to *escape.
What could:these wretches mean, when they
called ont---." The-City, or. -Death'?."—Was it
not-saying, in other-words, The autho-
rity. has directed the F uneral not. to pass through
the-City; but never mind the. laW. Force the
Procession out of its appointed ,courser' The
lawful authority may endeavour to support it-
self by constables,- and if these are inadequate,
by soldiers; but never mind the constables- nor
the 1 Murder them if you can, even at
the hazard of being killed yourselves P' We
appeal .to any unprejudiced man, -whether, this
was not the real, practical meaning-, Of the san-
guinary watehirord ghte'n out by the villains, of
whom wellave'sps-ken. :-Fact is the best com-
ment. We have heretofore specified the attacks
on the constables-at Kensington; but it is an
important 'observation, ..that: similar attacks
were- also made on the constables at Cumber-
landfgate.: One of them was severely.- bruis-
ed with a stone, on the .back part of his
bead, another on the - side of - his, head,-another
on the knee, two on the shoulder, and two less
severely, on various .parts of the body. Several
of these individuals had previously observed the
persons by,whom.they were assailed) very active
in the 'riot, "One of the
.constahles',' in' pursuing
his assailant to apprehend:hiin,—was crossed and
opposed by a horseman 'of' the cavalcade :`and it
is in evidence, that two- or three otlier-horsemen
took part in. the riot, either by resisting-the open-

ing of the gate,' or by endeavouring to turn the
hearse down Oxfpfd-street, If a-firm and-active
Police Magistrate had been on the spot, he might
have arrested these latter witty hisown hand, and
committed them instantly to prison.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

It is not many months Since the Iligh Sheriff
of Dublin dispersed a peaceable, respectable,
and constitutional meeting of the county, with
rude violence, at the point of the bayonet. In
answer to all remonstrance, to all statements of
"an outrage so flagrant, of an insult so gross and
wanton, his Majesty's Ministers, in the accustomed
cant of office; declined' prejudging the question,
by expressing any opinion on thy merits of the
affair. The Sheriff, they contended, must be
presumed to have exerted 'his authority
with all wisdoini temperance, ..and discretion,
until the contrary :was legally established
—they
_could .not . then, listen . to repre-
sentations impuining •the conduct of a high civil
authority. How striking is the contrast between
this line. of conduct and that pursued in' the• in-
stance of Mr. Waithman, who, in reply to an of-
ficial statement of the circumstances of a riot,
promptly receives 'what "The New. Times terms a
44 gentle reproof.".. Lord Bathurst commences by
informing Mr. Waithman, that he has directed in-
quiry to be made respecting theaffair of Knights-
bridge ; but, lest the Sheriff should, for a moment,
flatter himself- that such inquiry was instituted on
the strength of his representation; his Lordship,
Perhaps with more franli.ness than politeness, as-
sures him- that the representations that he has
acted upon " differ in many essential particulars
from those conveyed in his letter." This is suffi-
ciently unequivocal.. I'4V-o:statements were be-
fore the Secretary -of State ; .he deems . fur-
ther information 'necesSary— to the formation
of a correct judgment ; the Intended inquiry
, would hive clearly . proved which of these
two statements, differing- in particulars,
the, more founded in truth,' but that process
perhaps appearing too slow and.` methodical, or,
indeed, too much like. justice, he resorts to the
ingenious expedient of comparing an official with
.t a non-official docurniiiti and discredits-, the for-

was

mer, which is before_ Ito public, on the score of
its differing in essential particulars with the
latter, of which the public know-nothing. .It was
judged -necessary to attach prompt blame, and
diScredit to -Mr. Waithman, and the vice of pre--
judging, so odibus to our impattial Ministers was
lost sight of in the accomplishment of so-desirable an
object. With the accomplishment of that object,
they return to'the upright path they have pre-
scribed to themselveS, and accordingly we cannot
too much admire • Lord Bathurst's studious and
conscientious care not -40-. prejudge the ques-

tion to the prejudice of.the soldiery. *gain, we
would attract the attention,of our readers to the
contrast we haVe presented—the Sheriff of Dub-
lin, charged "with having committed a wanton act of
violence,was tacitly applauded by Ministers,for the
absence of censureon an occasion so glaring, must-
be construed positive praise ; the Sheriff of
Middlesex, in-endeavouring to repress.- violence,
is outraged--in his Rerion, and, when demanding
redress, more than an insinuation is conveyed
that his statement
_is unworthy of credit. We,
however,.. earnestly trust that the promised in-
quiry will -be regulated and conducted with a
better spirit than marks its' official annunciation.

ImnxA.----Extract of a letter, dated -Bombay,
April 1 :-44 The Arab expedition is just re-
turned ; and as rsuppose you gentlemen of Eng-
land, .'who sit at home at ease,' must take a very
lively interest in- every thing which your more
enterprising
_brethren are doing, I must tell you

that this said expedition, to use a vulgar phrase,
has been a complete humbug. The Beni-800-
A Ili tribe, Of sons of Father Alli, Are a most
wretched, poor,.insignificant band of the Waha-
bee sect, but desperate and daring, having nothing
to lose, and living by their sword. However,
such as they are, they gave our troops more
trouble than enough, and indeed had on more
than one occasion like to have sullied the lustre
of our arms. 'As it was, I believe they have,
from first to last,• killed, more of our men than
they themselves Scan number ; for I do not sup-
pose that they exceed 1,000 fighting men. They
are not strong in appearance, but are active and
hardy, very little encumbered with clothing or
arms. They are as dark As the natives of this
country, but the chief is a good-looking, intelli-
gent, and rather a mild-looking man. lam sure
that if we had given them one-fifth of what the
expedition cost us, -they ,would hase clone any
thing required of them. It is said that the King
of Persials not over and above satisfied with our
general proceedings ; but I do not think he is
likely to prove very' stubborn.. The Russians
are sending an embassy to Bokbaio, accompa-
nied by troops and artillery. This looks strange :
what can they want in Tartary ?• But it is
stranger that our Resident at the capital of Persia
is ordered not to seem to know any thing about-
the matter. Is it understood that we and Russia
mutually share the plunder ? If it is a partition-
' of-Poland affair, so much the worse for those
who are engaged in- it."
E-XTRAORDINARY SIVIMMING.--,-*QIIIRALTAIr,
AUG.•II.--" Mr. JAMES GrILAILAM a gentleman-
belonging to the garrison, undertook on the , gth
inst. to swim-from Waterport wharf to Algesiras,
and, to the astonishment of every body, reached
to within: musket shot of that town, hi the space
of fque hours and a quarter, when he got into one of
the boats by which he was: follOwe.d, complaining
of nothing-but excessive thirst. • The.distance in
a straight line is
_about 5 miles and a half : but
as Mi. GRAHAM was forced out, of'it:by the cur-
rent almost every: time that he lost Sight of the
house' he was steering to, by swimming on his
back, it is supposed that he may have swam alto-
gether About 8 miles. The feats of Leander, and
of a noble poet of the present day, is-boy's play
to this."

LaSIOEVITY.--The following extraordinary
instances of long9ity'have.occurred in three con-
tiguous. parishes-in this county, where the folloW-
ing persons-have lately died :---Parish of Logie.
Buchan, Widow lIUTGHEON, aged 99. ; parish of
Ellore, JEAN BnowN, aged 100; and in Cruden,
Joux TAwsE,, at the very advaticed age of .106';
both the laSt, in particular, retaining-their facul-
ties to the last nearly unitnpaired.--(Edinburgh
Coureint,
SINCIULAR FRAUD.—Wednesday last, a young
man presented himself- at the wholesale ware-
house of. Messrs,- W.UDON and Co. Lace Manu-
facturers, in Wood-street, Cheapside, and stated
that he had come up-from Bristol, Where he-kept
a wholes'ale warehouSe, for the purpose
of procuring a large assortment of laces to take to
that place, and inquired if 111eS-srs.WunoN would
supply .him -with them .on maerate terms for
ready money ; -an affirmative answer being given,
he said he would call the next day, and briirg' a
list of-the articles he meant to pUrchase. Ile then

quitted the shop; but returned directly, and
asked if they could favour him with -change for a
twenty pound Bank of England note.. Messrs.
NtitinoN haVing.. some suspicion that the note
was
~forged, said they had not a sufficient
quantity of changein the. house,, but. would 'im-
mediately send to the Bank of England and get
cash for it. To this the stranger readily acqui:
esceel.,. and the note was accordingly •sent to the
Bank, where, it proved to be a good one, and
change was. given for it. This circumstance
Completely removed the suspicion they had pre-
viously entertained ; and on the person: catang
the next day,- he selected--a great- quantity of
valuable lace, and orderco.7lt to be sent to -his
lodgings , in Nicholls-square, Aldersgate-street,
with a bill and receipt, which he -would then
settle. 'ThelaCe *as packed up;- and :Sent by
One of the shopMen,.Who, on arriVing at Nicholls--
square, was ushered into a' well furnished room
on the first floor, where he saw the Same .person-
who had ordered the above-mentiOne'd goods,
and who immediately took them horn him, say-.
in;, he -would skew them to his wife 'who was
.
in the *adjoining room. The shopman waited- a
considerable time in expectation of the re-appear-
ance of the person to pay him for the goods, and
.at last tapped at the room door, but receiving no
answer, vent down stairs, and inquired of- the
persons of the...house, who, informed him that the
person had gone out, leaving the street- door
open,- and: that - he.had only engaged the lodgjngs
that morning.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

[FILON TILE HULL P4CX.ET, SEPT. 31

Every thing which has hitherto folloWed the death of her
Majesty tends to deepen the degradation of hei cause, and to
show that it was one which could- be served only by 'the balest
principles or the worst passions. The shameful proceedings
attending her funeral obsequies-the manner in which these
proceedings and those concerned in them have been treated by
the advocates of the wretched faction under.whose auspices
they took placeand the temper in-which these proceedings have
bean investigated—form a most deplorable :consummation of
the scene which has so long dishonoured our national history.
At the same' time, however, these circumstances are certainly
not without their advantages, for they show distinctly on what
Part of the community this dishonour rests,—and it proves
that it is with the vilest of mankind. We cannot imagine any
thing which couldanore effectually have stamped this character
on the Queen's partizans than their conduct with regard to her
Majesty's funeral. It is quite impossible that it-could have any
object whatever, except to &Iffy the love of mischief ; and for
these wholave so Often talked of their respect for her Majesty's
cause, to choose such 'a time for such a purpose, argues send -
menti which we scarcely thought were to be found in this coun-
try. The brutality of converting a funtralinto an opportunity
for riot and disturbance, we could net have believed to belong
even to the supporters of such a cause. The established autho-
rities aief now taught whit they may expect -from these
persons, and how they deserve to be treated. But the dis-
graceful quarrels between the _ soldiery and the
_populace
of the metropolis, did not end with, her Majesty's funeral
procession: Some turbulent spirits, in opposition to. the
earnest remonstrances of Mr. Sheriff Waithman, and the
other civil authorities of -the vicinity, most culpably de-
termined to have another funeral, procession, on the inter-
ment of the two men who were killed in the riots at
Cumberland Gate. What was still worse, an, arrangement
was made that this procession should pass directly under the
barracks of the irritated soldiery. It was . clearly foreseen by
the. High Sheriff, and by every one else who chose to. reflect on
the subject, that the collision of two bodies, thus mutually ex-.
asperated, could not fail id produce some serious outrage...--
Tranquillity was, however, preserved for a considerable time,
by the exertions-and precautiona Of. Mr. Sheriff Waithtnan,
who, whatever may be thought of his general conduct, is enti-
tled to the highest praise 'On this occasion,- But, unhappily,
the 'crowd thought -proper tor return by-the same 'road, and
by some accident, which has not yet been clearly explained,
an intoxicated soldier of the Guards was found amongst
the populace, and was of course ill:treated and insulted.—
This.- trifling quarrel, which ought" instantly to ,have been
suppressed 'by the Police officers in attendande, became,
unfOrtUnately,
.the signal for. a general affray: The sol-
diers rushed froin their barracks, the crowd congregated
round the assailants, and between. the attacks, of missiles and
broad swords, a number of persons were seriously hurt and .
wounded on both sides. As far as can be collected, from the
misrepresentations of conflicting.statements, this seems to be a
plain and succinct account of the whole afFair—As to the pro-
ceedings of the Inquest on the bodies of the two unfortunate
persons who fell in the attack on tha soldiery, they are perhaps
the- most scandalous part of the , whole _business. The past
which Sheriff Waithman has - taken in these proceedings is al-
together disgusting. He appears to us to have 'been guilty of
a complete defiance of all ,the rules. of_ propriety, and of a.clc,
relietion of every -part of his. duty. He inquires concern,
ihg the -reading of the Riot Act, when it was his own
duty as Sheriff to have read it. - He adduces -witnesses, and
examines them, when as Sheriff it -wilt be his- duty to im-
pannel a -July, should the metier ever come to a trial. -Indeed,
As it' is well remarked 'by a contemporary, " it is' impes-
sible to conceive conduct More disgracefill. to the dignity of a
Magistrate, more decidedly prostituting the official. character to
the purposes of a faction, morepartial, more insolent; More till-
gar,and more hypocritical thanthat exhibited on this occasion by
thiidernagove;" In Proceedingi. Mr. Weitfinian is, no
cioubl, pre.eMinentlirdeseirving of reprobation ants high as our
Veneration is for Juries, we cannot but help thinkttig that both
the Jury and the witnesses have Contributed in song :degree-to
the disgrace with which the investiiation is,Cairied;)n.
we cannot help looking on the.whole business. •as a severe re_
flection on the law of England itself. The
.I.nstuesL on Honey
is still confirmed ; and ~the samevindictive feeling are mani-
fested.both by the ,fury ind the prosecutors. •

- • .
-The American Beni( have some ti-me since an-
nounced their- readiness to pay- their dividend in.
hrreist : those- who- heretofore sent-out: their A-el.
vrisitions for the4emittance to the inerchants..in
-London will receive-them at par; but -those new
proprietors-who have lately -purchased shares can
only receive them, subject to•the -customary ex-.
Change. in America. The' arrangement of six
month's delay of these - payments in London is
continued; affords ample time to all parties, and
;can only be felt by thereeeiversAhe first time, for
'afterwards the process is uninterrupted..
A new sect of fanatics- has- sprung up- *at. Dres-
seme of whom have-carried-their etthusiasur
to such a height as 16 commit assassination . and
suicide.. One woman -lately killed her servant
by way of qualifying herself for Heaven. •
There is now growing in--a field belonging to
Mr. JOHN PANTON:, of Milton,. a wild •oats the
stalk of which measures. ten-- feet .and a half isr
-height; and one inch girth, anti has- one hundred.,
and fifty -clevels. -An onion, measuring twelVe
inches and a half-in circumference, and weighing
'twelve ounces, grew this season in-a garden .be-
longing to Mr. 'DAVID: DAKERS., Nether Tette-
metitS, Brechin. There 'is at -present in D.
TOD'S garden, at Errol, =a Tripoli 'onion, which
measures fourteen inches: 'in circumference. 1 t
-may not be improper to-mention, that in order to-
'bring this sort of onion to perfection, the seed must
be sown about the latter end of August, or Ist
of September; the-plants .should be thinned out
of the' seed bed about the Ist of, April next, and
planted on -a rich soil, -either its -beds or rows
at proper- distances; 'Say-nine inches apart.
DA.arrwßounturr.--About eighto'clock onWed-
n6day evening, a gentleman -named Mstilinua.,
proceeding along the Mile End-roadrto,his resi-
dence, on the - Mile End-terrace, was attacked.
isy. four ruffians, one of whom struck him a most
violent blow on- the chest, which-knocked him
down. They were proceeding to rifle his pockets ;
Mr. MALINDER,III endeavouring :to prevent this,
put his hands across them, when, one of the
wretches immediately severed the forefingers from
bis right hand with a large -clasp knife ; on hear.
ing some:persons approaCh,lhey made off. Mr.
MAuNnttt ha.s been confined to his-bed ever since,
and we regret; to state that 411,3 wife is. considered
-in irnwineut 'danger: -