The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-12 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

George Pope was indicted for a highway rob.
bery, in stopping and robbing Eliab Breton, Esq.
on the 26th of July last.
Mr. Breton,- who is a gentleman of fortune, re.
siding at Windlesham, and also hav►ng another
house at Sunning-hili, in.this county, stated, that'
he was travelling in his gig from Sunning-bill to
Windlesham, on the 26th of July last, and when
he was near the 23 mile stone at Egham, a man,
whom he fully believed to be the prisoner, came
from the hedge and caught his horse's reins : he
then demanded his money, and presenting some-
thing,' whicb he believed to be a pistol, though
he
,did riot distinCtly see it, threatened to shoot
him, unless he immediately complied. All that
time he was not at all alarmed, and was preparing
to get out of his gig, when another man cause
forward and presented a pistol to his body, and
was apparently about to discharge it, when ti►e
first man (the prisoner) called out ". don't shoot
hin't." The other removed the pistol. They then
rifled his pockets, and took from him a bundle of
papers,' containing bank notes, banker's cheques,
and other papers, and twelve shillings and six-
pence in money.. While they were doing this, a
neighbouring farmer, whom he knew, came: up,
and they stopped him and presented their pistols.
They then departed, and soon after some other
people came up, and they .went pursuit of the
thieves, and the next morning the prisoner was
brought to hint, whom he recognized immediately.
T. Quarf, the farmer spoken of by the last wit-
ness, stated, that he came up as described by Mr.
Breton. 'He and others went in pursuit of the
highwaymen, and they found tl►e prisoner con-.
cealed in a coin sheaf in au adjoining wheat field.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was tired
with travelling, • and went to lay down in the,
wheat field, but that l►e knew nothing of the
robbery.

The Jury, with little hesitation, found him
Guilty. •

This was the only case in the Crown Court of
he least interest,

FOR 'HIE SUN.

`LITERARY REV! E FUDGE FAMILY 'IN
PARIS, &c. &c.

Enyrott,—Cominon Reviewers seem to
balk straight forward, over looking hack to take.
a second .view of what they ha ve once examined ; but
wh,, way he considered as a kind of fugitiye
lii vi wee, a vol,mteci C►tslC, not regnlarlydrilled
info the tacirt: of petiodieal cetisorship,, may
sue lv he allowed an oerasional peep oye-r your
shoulder ; a second. glance of cons.!deration„ to
s•itibly yourself whether your firs; opinion was
quite right, or stauds in n-e,l of some Correction.
Von do not, I ee, Il know, preterato
as their High Nlightines,es, the P.•rj,:dieal Wit,*
always have pretended, god therefore will not he
unwilling to publish second thottght.i, a little dif-
lei ing Irons your first opinion.
To what, yon will say, does this preface lead ?
Tu nothing inure than a few more Remarks on,t he
popular Letters of time Fund-FAMILY. For po-
pular we must allow any work to he that goes
10 an eighth edition in less than half a year,
have .already contess,d, that .the rulogium upon
deed •whieh appeared in one rif-yow!yaperS,.
was inadvertently admitted ; an asse rt
• no one will hesitate to believei:who;_knows the
soundness of your principles both in politics and
morality, not to mention othEr .timings of-
higher iMportatiCe:' litit,`Sir,Jnyobjeet is not to.
meddle much with either
.polities or morality,
however culpably. ,that' wolli,rmay a•ppear •to rite
-
. (sad doubtless would-to. you -if- .you had' 'read it)
in both tbose.respects; I mean principally-to:in-
sist that it, is a vile composition:C-ord Worst of
all bad imitations. of the Bath Guide, of whje.h
there have been more had-imitations than'Of any
other work ; that it is unworthy of the charac-
ter of- its author, and of the patronage of the
public; particularly unwotthy of the praise which
some friend, too civil by, half, induced you to pub-
lish for him.,
Yet I have allowed thlit the book is, I should
rather say has been, popular. Now what is it
that giies sudden popularity to a new. work
The name of a favoured. author ; the name and
active assistance of a favoured publisher ; abuse
of public men and public measures; .for which
even the sound part of society have, at this mo-
ment, a depraved and green-sickness appetite; and
lastly, sarcasm and ill-nature in general, for which
the apnet ite -is little less 'e xtensive. These things
are sufficient, abundantly, to give sudden and po-
pular circulation to any work not very expensive.
True judgment lags behind ; and by the time six
or seven editions have been sold, there may be
hardly seven of the purchasers who do not repent
their bargain, and heartily despise the catch which
bag ensnared their penny.
That this account strictly applies to the Fudge
romi/m, or will very speedily apply to it, I have
riot time smallest doubt ; and it will he the aninse-
meat of a few spare moments to me, and I hope
to your Readers, to point out why it ought to
*WY.
When I mentioned the name of a favoured au-
thor, I did not forget that the Fudges appeared
under a feigned name, that of " Thomas Brown,
the Younger, Author of the Twopenny-Post Bag,"
and he indeed professing only to he the editor. lint
the author of the Twvenyty-Post Bog has long
been as well known as the author of T. Little's-
Poems, or any other modern poet : and as he is.
deservedly celebrated and popular fur some of his.
productions, notwithstanding Ilia political twists
and national prejudices, the celebrity of " Thomas
.Brown the Younger" immediately rose to the
height at which the author stood under any other
of bit names. That his publishers were also la-
.rnous will not be denied by any one who reads the
subscription of Longman and Co. at the bottom
of the title. Of the ether points more ac some
future 'opportunity.—Yours,

80-PEEP.

*lt is proper to observe, that the Ltrertio 11.GvtEw in
this Paper is the production of several contributors. They
May therefore allowably assume the " Periodical W

SWEDEN.

STOCKHOLM, JULY 31.

The States of the kingdom being yesterday as-
sembled at the Castle, his MAJESTY athltessed
them in the following speech :
" Gentlemen,—During the eight months that
you have been assembled near the throne, I have
constantly obset ved, with the most lively interest,
the spirit of your deliberations. It some delays
have retarded your progress, men of sagacity have
felt that they owed their existence more to the
difficulties with which you are surrounded, and
the importance of the objects which come under
your review, titan to the defects of your social or-
ganization. But these delays have nut been lost
in their relation to the future and to experience.
Let us hope that the future Diets of the kingdom
will profit by them, by deriving front them that
activity and perfection to their deliberations and
their administrative march. During the course of
this Session, the People and their Representa-
tives have developed great public: spirit ; ,aud I
have the satisfaction of seeing, that in separating,
you are all convinced that a Nation which owes
its political advancement to a glory justly ac-
quired, to laws which consecrate the origin and
the true legitimacy of its rights, can never re-
nounce them but with honour, or by ceasing to
exist. Generations and empires succeed each
other and disappear ; but the principles of eternal
truth are independent of time and events. If pre-
judices attempt to oppose and to extinguish them,
the struggle serves only at last to give greater
glory to their triumph.
" The union with Norway is consolidating
every day. The force of circumstances, the sa-
credness of oaths and mutual interests, guarantee
its stability and .duration. Passions disappear,
because the people wish to live in tranquillity
under the empire of the laws. Reason tells them
that the duration of their liberties and of their
indepeudence is founded on immovable and con-
stitutional confidence between the two nations.
I thank you, Gentlemen, for having given to the
Norwegian people a new pledge of the constancy
of your attachment towards them. The law
which you have adopted, without discussion,
regarding the respect due to their rights and

. institutions, is an undeniable proof that you
have no other wi:h, t,o other desire, than
to maintain the political ,union between the
two nations of the Penimula. Since von
'!Live been assembled, two events, which can-
not have escaped youll observation, have given
newforce to those principles which serve as a
basis to the Collipact Which unites Scandinavia to
its constjtotional A great Monarch, sup-
.ported in the it gistYlhis power, has given a Cohn-
try to a
.p.potolv, as interesting by theirmisroi tunes
as illustrious front their ancient glory. The Sove-
reign.of Oiieof the considerable States of the Ger-
Manic Coitlitieration has conferred upon his coun-
trya representative-Constitution. These blessings
Lies:towed n'pOnenitioni are a striking homage ren-
d'Oed,to ptople,. who, in investing' their Kings
with a :power Winded on confidence, tave, never-
trieless, refn.sed (o" abandnis to chance or the caprice
4theintUre, the prosperity, the honour, and the
existence of their descendants.
4l•Gentlinteri, before-parting with you, my heart
still feels the necessity of declating to you afresh
its regrets. for The-. n 1 a. beloved King, who
kiiat..Ourfitther, and who honoured me with the

son, and friend. fine spirit will
never •eease-t'o -inspire -me ; it will serve me as
g uide in 'aft myl shall think of what
I;ez,dcd„ and of-wAat be would have dune, had Pio,
videnee prolonged lik.Fdayi.. s loss was fol-
lowed 'b'y atkithir, whasrunit: he'Antibly felt by
us. II is sponse i)ittly survived himfor,afew months.
During the wl;ole peiind of their long union she
eonstntlrentleavonriol to pronibte,the happiness
of her alignschnsband. tJkis.trecount her me-
mory night to be-eqoalliliNar to us. There was
joined likewise ttsentiment:of attachment and ten-

derness towardame; which heigktens• my regrets.
• " Members of the Order of Nobility,—Your titles
will suggest to you fine recollections and.brilliant
examples. You will march at the head of your
• fellow-citizens for the defence of the state, if it
shall have need '-of your courage and your pa'-
triotism ; and if it requires your counsels, you
will give them with frankness and good faith.
Gentleinen qf the Clerical Order,—Your will
guide your brethren in the exercise of the Chris-
tian virtues, the chief proiluctionsof social order,
and of the- happiness of all.. God will inspire
•you With the sentiments which must secure the
trinity!) of your religious efforts. The illumina-
tion of the age widens more and more the
,empire
of toleration. The Scandinavian clergy have given
one of the first examples of it.
" Members of the Order of Citizens,—The gene-
ral peace gives a new activity to your industry
and to your commercial relations : it must in-
crease the resources of-the state. In making your
operations, always proceed in concert with the
national prosperity ; you will procure for your
,fortunes a permanent stability, while by your pa-
triotism you will secure for yourselves the finest
recompense to which a good citizen can aspire.
" Good and Honourable Members of the Order
of Peasants,—May Heaven bless the patient la-
bours of the husbandman; ..and may the order
which you represent live- in-dependent- and happy
under the shield of the. laws. Depend upon the
tender and paternal interest of your King. Pre-
serve the courage, the loyalty, and the energy
which distinguished your lathers, and Sweden

will never reckon within her limits any subjects
but men who enjoy freedom, and who deserve to
it.
enjoy
_

-4i-Adieu, Gentlemen, return to your families,
and enjoy there till the happiness which your King
can wish to good citizens. Yon know my
anxiety for-the prosperity of our country, but, this
prosperi►y cannot be.donrahle till our momentary
cirenlation has recovered its credit. This credit

is the principal prop of social order. When
maintained with ►liscernment and wisdom, it en-
riches the State, at the same .tiw►e that it betters
the condition of all classes of the citizens. You

know, then, all that yotir country requires of us,
and what are the useful and important resolutions
which remain for us to take-. No effort shall ap-
pear to me painful to obtain that grand result. I
shall never be happy till it is obtained ; and to
obtain it, 1 shall not hesitate, if circumstances
require it, to surround myself with the National

Representation, even before the epoch fixed by
the Constitution."

In the afternoon, grand deputations from the
different Orders presented their homage to the
King and the Prince Royal, and his Majesty an-
swered each in an appropriate manner ; but as
these answers were merely echoes of the addresses
presented to him, and contained only a repetition-
of the sentiments expressed in the above speech,
it is unnecessary here to produce them.

CZ Ever ready, through the channel of our
Paper, to give publicity to institutions where
the real welfare of mankind is intended, it is
with pleasure we can inform our Readers a Pub-
lication of importance will shortly make its ap-
pearance from the Medical Board in Great Char-
lotte-street, Blackfriars-road, containing 'Practi-
cal Observations.on prevailing Diseases. A Pub-
lication emanating from that Establishment no
doubt will he read with avidity by those who have
been afflicted, and perhaps improperly treated by
persons unacquainted with an important branch
of the profession ; it will, also be useful to Stu-
dents and young Practitioners.—Messrs. Cootie R
and Co. after forty years practice in vations Hos-
pitals abroad and in this metropolis, are consulted
daily at ‘Voodstock-street, Oxford-street, and at
the Medical Board, Charlotte-House, Great Char-.
lotte-street,Blackfriars-road, precisely from twelve
until eight in the evening, where advice is given
gratis on Tuesday, Thursday, aad Sunday morn-
ings, until twelve o'clock.—Letters, stating: par-
ticulars, and containing'a consulting fee, imme-
diately attended to.

It was lately stated that a vessel bad been fitted
up and moored in the River as a Chapel for Sea-
men to hear Divine Service : last Sunday the con-
gregation on board consisted of from 500 to 600
person.), of whom 300 were seamen, and most of
the others were the relatives of seamen. It was
a pleasing Scene when the 'ship's boats
were
coating from the upper and lower Priol, bringing
the crews of the vessels to public worship ; and
when these boats were made fast all round the
vessel, from whence the praises of ALMIGHTY GOD
were heard tin the RiVer to a great distance,.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Periormerl Last Night.
Ktvn's Doti Giovanni. End of the First Act,
the new Dfcrttisetrent. After the Opera, Tamerlane et.
Bajaict.
THEATRE 110YAL, FLIYMARKET.--A Cure for the Hcart-Ael,e:'
Yonn4 hapid, Mr. Jones; Miss Vortex, Mrs. Gibbs. After
which, The Critic.
MEATRE 114,1" A EN(MISI-1 OPERA, STRAW).—The Ameri-
cans ; Captain Wilmot. Mr. Pcarnmn • Louisa, Mrs. IL
Kethble. After which, The Deserter of Naples.