The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-18 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN PRESS AND THE

REV. SYDNEY SMITH:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.

Sir,—The Locofoco papers in America are, I observe, full
of abuse of Mr. Everett, their Minister, for spending a month
with me at Christmas in Somersetshire. That month was
neither lunar nor calendar, but consisted of forty-eight hours ;
—a few minutes more or less. _ _

I never heard a wiser or more judicious defence than he
made to me and others, of the American insolvency ; nit
denying the injustice of it, speaking of it, on the contrary,
withilia_doopestfeeling, but urging with great argumenta-
tive eloquence every topic that could be pleaded in extenua-
tion. He made upon us the same impression he appears to
make universally in this country ; we thought him (a cha-
racter which the English always receive with affectionate
regard) an amiable American, republican without rudeness,
and accomplished without ostenation. "If I had known that
gentleman five years ago (said one of my guests), I should
have been deep in the American funds; and, as it is, I think
at times that I see nineteen or twenty shillings in the pound
in his face."

However this may be, I am sure we owe to the Americans
a debt of gratitude for sending to us such an excellent speci-
men of their productions. In diplomacy, a far more impor-
tant object than falsehood, is, to keep two nations in friend-
ship. In this point, no nation has ever been better served
than America has been served by Mr. Edward Everett.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
April 17. SYDNEY SMITH.

THE PARSONS AGAIN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—We thought the parsons had made themselves quite
conspicuous enough lately in the columns of the various daily
papers without adding to their notoriety, but our attention
having been accidentally called this evening to a gross
outrage committed on a respectable citizen by one of these
so-called " Pastors of the Flock," we cannot forbear re-
questing your insertion of the particulars in your valuable
Paper.
A seizure for tithes (demand 51.) was made this day on
William Hughes, of Scott's-yard, Cannon-street, City, a
member of the Society of Friends, when they most unce-
remoniously carried off sixty chairs, filling a van, and
causing quite a sensation in the neighbourhood.
Is it not time, that respectable citizens were left to enjoy
the fruits of their anxious toil, without being plundered by
the,miscalled successors of the Apostles.—We are, &c.,
April 17. FRIENDS OF JUSTICE.

We find the following in the Gazette des Tri-
bunaux. Our French Contemporaries are never very correct
in their mode of giving English manes, but we have never
been so much puzzled as now. Who can this " Sir Babrond
be ? The translation given by the Gazette to the Boi des
Chefs, king of cooks, is very curious :—" The English are
such great lovers of comfort, that it may be called by alge-
braists their third power ; but these gastrophers are in ge-
neral accustomed to remunerate with great liberality their
culinary artists, who elaborate their succulent puddings, their
rosbeefs, and their beef-pie. However, by way of exception,
an Englishman of distinction, an eccentric, Sir Babrond, Ba-
ronet, was assigned en refere at the suit of his cook. The
circumstances are as follow :—The chef de cuisine of the
noble foreigner, and some impatient tradesmen, conceived the
idea, in the absence of the bank-notes, to lay a precautionary
attachment upon the rich furniture f the apartment of M.
Babrond, and to which he opposed his assignation en refer 4.
He appealed to the President of the Tribunal de Premiere
Instance, for a discontinuance of the attachment, declaring
that his letters of credit upon the house of M. Laffitte were
of sufficient amount to pay all he owed. The valet of the
Baronet presented himself with all his requisite titles.
Among other documents, he produced a writing from Lord
Brougham, in which the ex-Chancellor declared that his
stomach and himself had been loyally treated by the man of
patty-pans, and that he was the Roi des Chefs (Chief's King).
The President ordered the attachment to be continued, unless
a deposit was made, in the course of the day, for the sum of
12,000 f., specially appropriated to the payment of the cook's
wages, and the demands of the other creditors of the rich
Englishman."
LARGE IMPORTATIONS FROM INDIA, CHINA, &C.—
The arrivals during the present week from India and China
,
sblerx Captain Brewer, from
have been unusually numerous. Since Sunday the following
ships have arrived in the docks, viz.:—the Ellenborough,
Captainle:William
' from Bombay;
Captain Tyhurst, from
Mauritius ; Euxine, Captain
H. Walker, Captain Shanks, from
Captain Ritchie, from the Mauritius;
Hammer, from South Seas ; and Tropic,
Batavia
Jardine,
rndgina
; Close,Lfraodn fromcm Herefordshire
Emma,
China
n Calcutta;
a and
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from u
Cynthia,
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Sussex,h
Manilla l a ;
n Captain
nawk, Bombay ;
Captain Robertson, from Hobart Town, all with valuable
cargoes. Several other ships from the Mauritius, &c., for
London, passed through the Downs yesterday morning, and
ma be expected to arrive in the Thames this forenoon.
SINGULAR FATALITY IN ONE FAMlLY.—Yesterday
an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Boar's Head,
Exeter-street, Strand, on the body of 'William Berhite,
aged 13. It appeared by the evidence, that deceased was in
the employ of 11Iessrs. Robinson and Co., of Lamb's Conduit-
street. On Sunday morning last, the deceased was walking
in Exeter-street, where his mother resides, when he suddenly'
fell down on the pavement. He slightly recovered for an in-
stant, but died very soon after from an affection of the head
or heart. He had generally enjoyed good health, but on
Saturday said lie had a pain in the chest. The foreman said
this was a most distressing case, and the mother was almost
in a state of distraction. Six months ago she lost her hus-
band, and three months after anather child.—Verdict, " Died
from nctural causes."
Out of one hundred and forty-nine prisoners tried
at the Somerset Assizes, thirty-five have been acquitted, and
—At the ball held at the Swan
Inn, IDASuOdNIeINC, o
against seventeen the bills have been ignored ; making fifty-
two actual acquittals.
'dnesday evening, the 10th instant, the
ABr AlLvLe
brethren of this most ancient and honourable craft, very
numerously assembled in support of the masonic charities;
the fair ladies of Dudley and its environs also testified their
estimation of the true spirit of masonry by their presence.
Messrs. Hayward and Tillery's quadrille band ably performed
some of their most appropriate music, and the refreshment
and viands comprised every delicacy of the season, and re-
flected the highest credit upon the liberality and good taste
of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson. The enjoyments of the evening
were kept up with great spirit ant hilarity till a late (or ra-
ther early) hour. Several brethren from neighbouring lodges
were present, and expressed themselves highly gratified with
the entertainment ; and it affords additional gratification to
add, that a handsome surplus remains for the charities. We
are also informed than an annual hall is contemplated, of
which we have no doubt additional numbers will in future
Avail themselves,— Worcester Clit'onicle,