The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-29 00:00:00

DIORNING POST.]

German Papers arrived yesterday to the 23d inst.
They have brought most contradictory accounts
. of the operations carried on by the Greeks and
Turks in the vicinity of Salonichi and in the
Peninsula of Mount Athos. According to corn-
mercial letters, the Greeks have been totally
defeated and driven to the extremity of the
Peninsula, after witnessing the conflagration of
thirty of their villages by the triumphant
enemy. According to communications of a dif-
ferent nature, and of a much later date, from
Semlin, the Greeks under the command of Alex-
ander Stagirite, and to the number of 20,000
men, had advanced to the relief of the Perlin-
wla, and totally defeated the Paella of Saloni-
thi, who had assembled his whole force at Cas-
sandra to meet them. A corps of 400 Jews,
who fought as volunteers in the Turkish army,
had been taken by the Greeks and treated with
great barbarity, in consequence of the treachery
and cruelty displayed by the former towards the
Hellenists, whenever an opportunity occurred of
betraying them to their oppressors, or inflicting
torture upon them.. However contradictory these
accounts may seem, the difference of dates_
affords a clue to reconcile them. It is pos-
sible that the Turks may have made some
progress in the conquest of the Peninsula
of Mount Athos about the end of July ;
and it appears equally probable that that
progress may have been checked, and their
army routed or destroyed in August, by a force
advancing in their rear. The approach of such
a force must have necessarily compelled them to
abandon their enterprise, and to turn round in or.
der to endeavour to secure a retreat. In the course
of. the attempt they would' find themselves
placed between two fires.; and " the Greeks aie

fco attire not to lake advantage of such a posi-
tion on the part of- their enemy. %%'e therefore
entertain little doubt of the triumph gained by
the Hellenists, though it§ magnitude may have
been exaggerated. •

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The organ of the Bridge-street Gang alluded
yesterday with great complacency to the success
of the Attacks directed by that '.‘-annoying paper,
John Bull," against Mr. SheriffWaithman. We
see from this, that the fate of the Supporters of
The Beacon, has only served to - stimulate-. the
admirers of John Bull to more zealous encourage-
ment. The impunity which its-supporters have
enjoyed, notwithstanding all that the public
respecting them (for the.- leading writers
have long been known,though the matter cannot
legally' be brought home to them), has no doubt
served greatly to embolden the parties. Indeed,
the' restraining a Tory Journal- -from having re-
course to the foulest calumnies'. against his oppo-
nents, from indulging. in the grossest,personal at-
tacks, 'from dragging their private concerns before
the public, is considered. by the Bridge-gtreet As-
sociation, according to the exposition of theirdoc-
trines by Cato, as excluding him from the coarse
in which he'."may fairly and legally travel."—

Without applying the caustic, or" throwitig a blaze
over the `dark and wretched lives of his antago-
nists," a Tory Journaligt, it is said, can only
write what he must know would be perfectly
unavailing." Such a blaze was 'thrown by' The .
Beacon (the fires of which, though no longer
supplied with fuel by the Lord Advocate and.
Sir Walter Scott, still continue to. bUrn with un-
abated' vigour) over the lives of the opponents of
the -Tories in the northern capital; 'and such a
blare is thrown from, this metropolis over all
England. All things are -permitted to the To-
ries ; for them there is...no such thing as licen-
tiousness of the Press; -they may use it .is an
engine of assassination, while, by the aid of
spies and informers, and the packing of Juries
(as. in a recent trial), they may ruin and de-
stroy all who have 'recourse to it as a means

of opposing them. The extent in which Mi-
nisters,, are implicated by the bond of the
Lord Advocate, to support a notoriously libellous.
and calumnious Jok-nal, may, not be generally
understood in England; where the office of Lord
Advocate is often. ilticfottlicbtiCiiith that of .4t-
torney-General. The Lora Advocate of Scot-
land possesses the 'most extensive powers. He
not only unites in .his person the functions of
Prosecutor and J
.Orand ury (for in Scotland
there is no Grand Jury), but he is the Repre-
sentative of Government. and in that character
can issue the most important orders. The peace
and security of the cuuntry-is in fact entrusted
to his care, and in case of rebellion or disturb-
ance, the military 'commanders are bound to con-
sult with him. We have heard these posiers
-pompously displayt,d in the. House of Commons,
when an English,-.Member has ventured, in his
ignorance of fliem; to Fesume to yttestion the
propriety of acts which in England.would, have
been accounted highly arbitrary and illegal.

LEI.T: T 1 Art YS-3.
We have, elsewhere _noticed the absurd asser-

tion of The Times., tt!.at &elate trial of Rid-gway,
at Lancaster, was in:Stiluted-by-the Constitutional
Association, out of -revenge, for their not having
obtained a verdict of: aulltv agaipst _Mary, Anne
Carlile. But in truth tfie absurdity of this state-
ment is its slightest
rmx-thfault. There is in the whole
. ,
paragraph such a re of snameless effrontery,
low malignity, and open contempt for all-princi.
pie, that our -duty calls neon us to give it a dis
tinct and particular examination. The paragraph
to which we allude is as foilows:—

" The Gang have played off another manoeuvre. They had
on the 24th of. July brought,--Mary Anne Carlile to trial at
Guildhall; for some paSsageS in " Carlile's New Year's Ad-
dress to the Reformers and the Jury "iefused to find her
guilty: What, then, was their next step ?" They sent down one
of their emissaries above-200 miles, to Lancashire; that, since
even Carlile had proved too many for them among thir own
neighbours, they might take revenge on some poor, ignorant
creature in _the country by first seducing him to write up to
town for one of Carlile's works, and then prosecuting him, the
country-man, for selling the work to.their agent, one
would require some ingenuity •to pack into
so small a number of lines a greater number.of
palpable falsehoods.-1. It is alleged, that the
primary motive toward 'any proceeding whatever
relative to Ridgway, was_ reVenge, on the part
of the-. Association, for a failure sustained by
them on the 24th of July. Now, turn to the
Report of Ridgway's trial,. in The Times itself.
The offence for which he was-indicted was com-
mitted on the 6th of April It is alleged,
that subsequently to the '24th of July, the
Association sent down one of their emissa-
ries, above two hundred miles, into Lanca-
shire, for . the . purpose. of setting on foot
this prosecution. Turn again to the Re-
port of the trial:—Melldr is a clerk to Mr.
Nadir), the Solicitor,' residing at Manchester ;
he was employed by- his master On' the 27th
of March, to purchase the. pamphlet in question,
with a view to prosecution ; and he never saw Mr.
Murray, the Solicitor to the Association, until
Thursday, the 13th of September, when the latter
passed through Manchester, on his way to attend
the trial at Lancaster.-3. It is alleged, that
Ridgway was 44 a poor ignorant creature"
reluctant to transgress by the sale of a libel,
or ignorant of the nature of that which he was
teazed to procure." And that he was "seduced "
into the. offence by Mellor, who " called four
times at Ridgway's shop, to importune him for the
publication in question."—The evidence proves
that Mellor, the alleged seducer, is a lad of
18, who having seen s' a printed paper pasted
up on Ridgway's window---Just published, an
Address to the Reformers of Great Britain,"
told his master of this circumstance—that his

master thereupon sent him to ask for. the " New
Year's. Address," a work by the same author as
" The Address," and in the same style—that
Ridgway immediately promised to let him have
the " New Year's Address," saying, " I am
writing this evening, and shall have it by the
latter end of the week"--that Mellor's subse-
quent calls were not to persuade ItidgWay,to
the work, but merely to know whether it had
arrived' as expected—that on one of those occa-
'sions, Ridgway, speaking of the " New- Year's
'Address," said, " 4 had some "before you came

. .
the first time; but I sold them all;"—that
for bought both the -Address
.and the New
Year's Address; that Ridgm ay " shelved him
Hunt's Life and other political works;" particn-
larlr The Right Divine of Kings t Govern
Wrong (one' of the pnblications of the in-
famous lione); that Ridgway " read several
passages" of this last execrable performance
to the lad " by way of explaining to him

those parts which referred to the pictures on
the back of it ;" and that he " recommended it
to Mellor, as being as good a thing as he ever
reild." Most clearly, therefore, this old and expe,
rienced trafficker in sedition was the sethicer and
not the seduced: he used his best endeavours to
corrupt the mind of a young man just entering
into life, to captivate his imagination by Hone's.
infamous caricatures, and to strengthen the poi-
son by his own explanatory comment. We have
thus plainly contrasted the faCts as they appear,
even in the garbled report of The Times, with
the assertions in the leading article, in order that
we may, if possible, render some of the besotted
admirers of that Journal ashamed of their cre-
dulity. 'What can they•-think .of a writer, who
with his own report open before him, can
dare to insult his.rea.ders by so total a departure
from the truth ?

SCOTLAND.

JUSTICIARY COURT, STIRLING, SEPT. 22.

'SEDUCTION OF ARTIFICERS TO LEAVE THE KINGDOM.I
William Lee was put to the bal., accused of seducing arti-
ficers from, thiS country, principally engaged in the carpet-
manufactory, and, in particular, of having taken to the United
States of America, James Mitchell, belonging to the establish,,
ment of Robert illopson and Son, itlillfield dye-works. in
Hutchestown of ,Glasgow, then a carpet-weaver in their employ,
all which being contrary to the Statute of Geo. IL
Mr. ROBERTSON, as Junior Counsel, stated for the Panel,-
that James Mitchell should be brought from America, for the
express purpose of proving that :the same speciei of manufac-
=ture had been carried on in New York, America, antecedently
to the introduction of Nfr. Thompson's manufacture : and hav-
ing. been so recently indicted, a few weeks ago, it was impossible
the Panel could be prepared to bring sufficient evidence in his
behalf, and therefore pleaded for a delay in bringing this affair
into Court.
Mr. HOPE replied, arid contended that the Panel had got his
indictment in proper time. - •
Mr. COCKBURN replied, that a man had been tried about 70
years ago for a similar offence, by a private individual, and the
law had been allowed to sleep ever since. He concluded by
hoping their Lordships would allow time for the Panel to pre-
pare for his defence.
' Lord SuccoTH observed, that he should not give his opinion
at Present-on the question, but proposed that it should be certi-
fied to the High Court.ofJustielary. •
Lord GILLIES agreed with Lord Succoth, and the case was
'Ordered to be certified to the high Court of Justiciary, on the
19th-o£ November and ordered. the Panel to be taken to gaol,
to be confined till that time.
Mr. COCK B tur:4 observed, that it was hard to commit his
client, while he was -present under a bail bond of 8001. His
agent,, Mr. Michael Gilfillan, said he would be security, and led
him out ofCourt.
The Act•of•Parliament alluded to in this case, on conviction,
awards a fine of liool., and imprisonment for the space of twelve
calendar months.
John Connor pleaded Guilty of housebreaking and theft; but
the. indictment Was found irrelevant, and the prisoner was re-
committed on a new warrant.

•
SEQUESTRATION'S, EXAMINATIONS, DITIDENEIS, &C.
Henry Bo*ie. and Sons, manufacturers, Paisley, to beex-
4mined In,. the Sheriff-clerk's office there, sth and 19th Octo-
ber. at 12. -
Hugh Ras's, merchant and builder, Glasgow, to be examined
in the office of G.' Sanders, accountant there, 3d and 18th Oc-
tober, at 12.
Lawrie and Co. hat manufacturers, Portobello, to be ex-
amined in the Sheriff-clerk's office, Edinburgh, 4th and IBth Oc-
tober, at 12.
Thomas and. Adam Bladtley, flcshers,Edinburgh, to be ex-
amined in the Sheriffclerk's office here, 3d and 19th October,
at 2.
Creditors of William Young, of the Omoa Ironworks, coal
merchant,' Glasgow, meet in the office of A. Fullarton, agent
there.;-October 11, at 1. .
Creditors of James Pinkerton, junior, brewer in Glasgow,
'will receive -a dividend at the office of J. Boaz, accountantthere,
OCtober 26. • ,
Creditors of Patrick Gordon, stationer, Glasgow, will receive
*a 'dividend from the Trustee, October 19.
Creditors of Wm. Duguid, Manufacturer' Aberdeen, will re-
ceive &dividend from the Trustee, October 20.
• States Of the affairs of John Robinson, general agent, North
Back -of Canongate, Edinburgh, lie with the Trustee till 23d
October—No .dividend.

- The following is an extract of a letter, dated
St. Ann's, August S, 182.1 :—" From Dry liar-
bonr and Runaway Bay, '2O miles' back, not one
property in ten has a drop of water
,for man or
'beast. All the large ponds never before known
to be dry are totally so. There are from three
to four thousand cattle watered daily at Rio
Bueno River-head, of which from driving five or
six miles, and little grass, several die. The cane
fields and coffee are suffering equally in propor,
tion; but what is most alarming and to be deeply
lamented is, that the provision-grounds are totally
burned up, consequently, ere many weeks pass,
the negroes must all he fed by their owners, or
perish. Could his Excellency our Lieutenant-
GoC'ernor witness what I have thus stated, and
which I believe to he general, I am confident no
stronger appeal could be made to his feelings, to
induce him to open the ports for a foreign supply
of dry provisions, otherwise we may certainly
dread a famine."

ROUTING OF A B tND OF SMUGGLERS.---The
Excise of Crieff and its vicinity, with their cha-
rarteri,tic vigilance and assiduity for the sup-
pression of smuggling, haviug learned that that
daring band of smuggler, denominated " The
Stirling Band," were to go through the country,
towards the south, in the prosecution of :.heir il-
legal traffic, determined, if possible, to seize
the whole or part of them. The Excise accord-
ingly who went out, proceeded to different
quarters, aided by a small party of the 4th Royal
Irish Dragoon Guard's, who are stationed in
Crieff for this purpose ; and the Excise and Dra-
goons, who went to the bridge of Kinkel' suc-
ceeded, upon the morning of the 13th instant,
in seizing three horses, with their burdens of
smuggled whiskey. The riders made their es-
cape through the woods and plantations of Stmt.
hallan, not being at all willing to come into con-
tact with,the Excise and Dragoons. Some of
the smugglers, Onic struck, threw off their bur-
dens and fled for safety. The rest of the band,
consisting of about seventeen, haying received
notice of the catastrophe, either returned or
made their escape by some other direction. The
horses and agnavitae,. &c.. were brought into
Geieff upon the forenoon of the 13th.—( Edin-
burgh Star.)
BAYarzETs.—These weapons, which have been
so successfully,used by the English troops against
the enemy, were first used in battle by the
French, in 1693. It is truly said that they im
vent and we improve.