The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-22 00:00:00

Master Of the Rolls should hav'e jeonsentedl6 forego
the ,addition of that seat and those functions in the
HouSe ,of -Lords, whickwere enjoyed. by his hunie-
diate predeceks'or. This sitrprise is' itself very sin:-
'
prising. Why . should Sir ,JOIIN COPLEY reject
the superiutendance ,of the Rolls Couit because
it comes to him unaccompanied by an office with
which circumstances united it, and from which they
may again sever it--,.which circumstances created, and
may again extinguish-rand which, at all events; has
no More affinity with the ,proper duties and authority
of . the Master of the Rolls, than with those of the
Chief Justice of Bengal,.:or. the Justiza of Arragon ?
Why 'should . Sir..lonsi COPLEY be dissatisfied with
the Mastership of the Rolls; in all the plenitude of its
ancient functions and honours-7-in that state in which.
LordiKEVVON and Lord ALVANLEY were content to
hold it as a prelude to a yet more splendid sequel,—in
that state in which, withont either sequel or.accoinpa-
nithent, it filled the ambition of Sir JOSEPH JEKYLL
and Sir'WM. GRANT ? •- • ' • r •'• • •
Weighed in the scales of interest, it would surely,
seem that the Mastership of the. Rolls can gain little
by the annexation of a barren coronet and a laborious
duty. Considerations 'of interest, it will, however,' be
said, must . vanish before thOse of dignity Be it so.
Does the Master 'of the. Rolls, then, who becomes
Deputy-Spealc4r of the House of Peers, lose nothing
of dignity by tile. promotion ? Is it nothing to be the
only,Judge of.the highest class, whom the Commons
of England admit to a .seat within their ,walls ?. Is it
no privilege that. he may freely display his ermine
amidst the warfare of the democratical elements of our
Constitution, thus proVing it to be intertwined with.
the strong armour of political vvisdom, and with the
good staple of English sense, feeling, and virtue?
It was indeed thought by a. departed statesman,
that the.Maiter of the Rolls should be debarred from
a seat in the ,Houle of . Commons on. this principle,
that the intermixture. of the political with the judicial
character cannot fail to impair the dignity of the lat-
ter. But no such principle seems known to the Con-
stitution. Even the Twelve Judges of Entgland, to
whom, as holding the balance 'of criminal inaicature
between the State and the subject, the disqualification
might be thought peculiarly to attach, are excluded
from the House of Commons, not in obedience to
any such inle, but by, a narrower jealousy, and on
more limited grounds. The Commons deem the
Twelve Judges ineligible to a place in the Commons
House, only because they have seats in the House of
LordS,thoiigh their duties in that House are confined to
an expositiond, ihe existing laws whenever their opinion
is required.. Whatever be the force of the latter objec-
tion, or of the former, neither of them can apply in
the instance under consideration. The Master of the
ItOls has no criminal jurisdiction, excepting as he is
a member of the Privy Council ; and though entitled
(we conceive) to a seat in the Upper House as one of
the Judges of the Conn of Chancery, he is not' in fact
accustomed to exercise the privilege.
If antiquity can. confer or fortify rights, let it he
recollected that the Judges of the Rolls Court have
been held eligible as Representatives of the Commons
for nearly three hundred years ; that is, ever since they
ceased to be spiritual persons, and, to sit in convoca-
tion. If the manner in :Which rights are exercised
forms any consideration in deciding the question whether
they should be enjoyed, let living experience attest the
gravity,,the ability, the effect, with which a Master
of the Rolls has comported, himself as a ComMoner in
Parliament. No man, surely, who witnessed the Par-
liamentary appearance of the last person that united
in himself those two' characters, *could 'seriously have
wished,
,either to despoil the Judge of such a privilege,
or to deprive' the Senate of such a member. " Stye.
lideS huberetur, sive honos,et connnitti
et omari hune jnstissinee posse, intelligehant.'
Of Sir Joing CoPLEY, in his new capaCity, as a
highly dignified, and at the' saine time perfectly index
pendent Member of Parliament,emiSiderable expecta-
tions will' probably be entertained. By the temper-
ance of his official Cc:mallet lie has. coneiliated time
esteem even of his adversaries; 'while, as a debater,. he
has won the applause and the respect of «listening
Senates" by his talent, 'knowledge, 'vigour, cheerful
courage, and
,unfailing ,goOtt•humour. An ampler
scope will •now-be afforded to his exertions. There can
be no doubt that,. Vile does himself justice, lie Inay.ac-
quire a great degree of weight, both with the House of
Commons and with the community. On many sub-
jects, it will he in his power rather to lead than to
follow opinion ; and by pursuing, in general, a fair,
moderate, and independent course, it seems to us that
lie will not only best consult his reputation, both pre-
sent and future, but that he will most surely and most
Honourably achieVe those ulterior prizes of dignity to
which'he is evidently invited by Ina ambition, its emi-
nent qualifications, and his prosperous fortune.

that
The friends of humanity will: be glad to hear
a boefit is' to take place 'at the' Coburg. Theatre, to-
mtsit'Ow' evening, for 'the' relief of that meritorious body
qie distressed Printers of London,, whO are now suf-
fering all the. hardships consequent upon want of
elliployrnent, which it has .been too. long their unhappy
fate to endure. We are sure that a plan sb
wimple cannot fail to 'attract those Who long to con-
tribitte a tritle,but who did:nat know how it could be
}lone, to a place where they will blend amusement with
benevolence. lilts 'Royal Highness the Duke of
SUSSEX has, with his Characteristic liberality; honoured
the Benefit with his distinguished patronage, and we
had- 'no doubt that the Public will give the distressed
Printers that support which their case so pectiliarly
deSerVes.

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,The following is; an excellent ex
ample
state of feeling, which the Morning.Pof that ha
ost always-in--
Bulges in, of the prosperity of everynational interest.
The most valuable possession is 4 mind which' views
all things in a favourable light, and we conclude that
the Morning Post wishes its readers to partake: of its
own happy belief, even at the expenee of the corieet.
nes, of its information. But ignorance is bliss. We
. - .
copy the pqagpipn, we allude to,verootxrt:--,
THE ISIONEf MtatkEr.—The OiinsOls for Account yes.
terday opened at 801, hut the. Market wore a very gloomy
ol)peartnice, and they were done as low as 74. COV.-
&fence, however, seems much 'restored. in the City, and the
general ,appearance of things is better. (.10 The closing
Price of Consols for Accounrwas 7oi go.

-opy of a letter from Genoa gives reason to be.
• has at length proceeded on big de4tination in
the well-known activity of his lordship,
'be shortly expected.
the mailter of a :•.','ardiniati vessel, who
mt, and arrived here on the 10th, has
un vessel, which had been lyingsO
made sail the end of last Month,
"-lch went in company with her,

THE FUNDS.

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

The transactions. in Consols have been rather small this morning,
they opeued,atBo 3, andhave varied from that to 791 80; with-
in these few minutes they, have, however, assumed a better appear-
ance, and are now 801,3, andi.per: Cent. under for money. In
the Foreign Funds little business has been effected, except in Mexi-
can 6 per Cent. Bonds, the first price' was 62k, and they, have
fluctuated between this price and 623 ; in Colombian Securities
there are scarcely any transactions, 361 being the, nearest price.
Shares continue to attract scarcely, any attention, and the interest
is schemes seems less every day ; prices remain nominally the same
as yesterday.
Three per Cent. Consols, 801; Ditto for Account, 601
India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 27 9 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 15 16 pm.
FoaEIGN Fursns.—:-Brazilian, 64 6; Buenos Ayres, 61 3;
Chilian, 43 5 ; Colombian, 1824, 86 6 • Mexican Cr per Cent,
62 4 ; Ditto 6 per. Cent., 621 3 ; Danish, 671 8 ; Portuguese,
733 41; Greek, 131 14 ; Peruvian, 26 8 Russian, 83 1;
SPanish, 91 10. • ,
Ai/NEL—Anglo Mexican, 10. 45 die. ;., United Mexican, 121
111 dis. ; Pasco Peruvian, 11 10 dis. ; Brazilian, 8 9 pm. ;
Tialpuxahua,-5 .16
,pm. ; Bolivar, 1 3 pm. ; Colombian, 5 6 per
Share ; Potosi, 24 6 per Share ; Castello, 2 3 dis.
SHAG s.—British, Iron Company, 30 28 dis.
Two o' Clock.,
Console have remained, without any alteration, at 801 3, and
some considerable sales have been made at this price ; 4 per Cent.,
954; Exchequer Bills, large, 15 16.; small, 18 ; India Bonds,
27 9 pm. ; Mexican Bonds have risen about ' 1 per Cent., and
are now 634; Greek, 14 15.
Consols, 84

THREE O'CLOCK.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEVOWPORT, Slur: 18.—Variable winds, wilt heavy and con-
stant rain.—Arrived His Majesty's ship Forte, . Captain J. Cogh-
lan, C. 8., from a cruise; also, His Majesty's sloop Royalist, from
a'cruize ; and the Nightingale cutter, Lieutenant Kitchen, with a
party of soldiers who had been on duty at Pendennis castle.
Serz•. I 9.—Wind• S. E. dark cloudy weather.—Sailed H.M.S.
Royalist, Lieut. Robilliard, on a cruise to the westward. Came
into harbour, H.M.S. Forte, Capt. Cogidan; C. 8., for the pur-
pose of repairing the bead of her fore-toast, which has been found
defective ; and taking out about 25 tons of ballast.
In HamottieL—Biitannia, Windsor Castle, Forte, Pelorus, and
Cattielion. Sound—Cadmus.
PurstouTit, Saar. 17.—Capt. Arthur, Royal Navy, was this
day unanimously elected Mayor of this Borough fur the ensuing
year.

FROM LLOYD'S--(Tuts DAY.)
DEAL, Sin. 21.—Wind E.—The Nottingham, Jones, from
Jamaica, sailed for the River this morning.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT 21.—Wind E.—Arrived Charlotte, Rob-
sUn, from Haniburgh ; sailed Africa, Skelton, for the Calve and
Calcutta.'

PLYMOUTH, Stiri. 20.-.--Wind E.—Arrived New Time.,
Clark, from the Cape, in 11 Weeks; sailed the Cumberland, Carr,
fi4r Van Dieman's Land. •

Forairovrn, Sen. 20.—Wind N.—Sailed the Water Sprite,
Page, for Bordeaux.
; HOLYHEAD, Sart. 20.=-Wind S.E.—Arrived the Industry,
Poynter, from Jamaica ; in lat. 38. 40. long. '7O. parted company
With tie Nottingham, Shirp, from London.
Livexpool.,, Sexy. 20.—Wind E.—The John, Harris; Venus,
Norgrove ,• and Aleiander, Mansfield, from Liverpool, have ar-
rived at New York; the Alexander, Baldwin, and Marmion,
Petre, from ditto, at Philadelphia; the Jane; Child, from ditto,
at Calcutta ; and the Florida, Bourne, from ditto, at Boston.—
Sailed from Liverpool, the General Putnam, Baldwin, for Balti-
more ' • Emulous, Porter, for Barbadoes ; Corvo Mansfield for
NeW Orleans ; Criterion, Payne, for New York ; Ulveratone,
Cooper, and Julia, Sergeant, for St. Domingo ."
'On, tor' Balton ; and' Marjo, Wakefield,'
for 'Odessa.

DONCASTER RACES, FOURTH DAY.

BY EXPRESS.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 soya. each, SO ft.

Lord Kennedy's ch. c. Bedlamite, by Welbeek walked over
' Nine paid.
The Three-yr-uld Stakes of 200 slvs. each.

Mr. Watt's b. c. Belzoni, by Blacklock, Alanuella I
Duke of Leeds's b. c. by Whisker, Masquerade
Two-yr-old Stake of 20 soya. each. T.Y.C. (26 subs )
Mr. Petre's b. I. Matilda, by Comus (Johnson)
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's b. c. Popsy, by Maddock 2
Mr Darnell's ch. f. Lunacy, by Blacklock
Mr. Watt's ch. c. by Magistrate , 0
Duke of Leeds's bc by Whisker, dam by Trupbonius, 2 yrs 0
Duke of Leeds's g. c. by Blacklock
Mr. Taunton's b. e. Shylock
Mr. Wright's b d Sampson, iv Blacklock ' 0
Lord Kelburne's b. e.' by:Blau/clock c
Mr. W. Fox's b. c. by Vatulyke, jun
Lord Queensberry's C. Sillery, by Catton 0
The Gold Cup, value 200 v., free for any horse. About two
miles and five furlongs. •
Sir M. W. Ridley's b. f. Fleur de Lis, by Bourbon
Lord Milton's h c Mulatto, by Catton , 2
Lord Milton's lir c HuMphrey Clinker, by Comus • 3
Mr Payne's ch It Ifelenue, by Soothsayer ' 0
Lord Kelburne's bl. h. Jerry,,by Smolensk°