The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-22 00:00:00

of it.

destined apin to overrun Europe : a single fact
will convince you that such a curse is not likely
to be entailed upon Os. The French commenced

the Revolution to get !id of a most abominable
sybtetn, in which favour and intrigue always su-

perseded merit they determined to be free ; and
though their freedom has cost them more perhaps'
than it will he worth for three generations, yet at
length they have attained their point, and they
no longer thirst for military glory, but the civil
prosperity of their country, which can only flou-
rish in the arts of peace : as a proof of this, even
the offer of extra pay, and hope of pronnition„
cannot induce the non-commissioned Officers to

renew their engagements of service. They nearly
all return to their bnmes, to exercise their civil
professions. This fact in itself I regard as a con-
clusive answer to all the fears of France desiring
again to inundate Europe with her armies.
The new Minister of Finance has, it is tinder-
stood, cancelled the engagement with Messieurs
BARI NG and LABOUCHERR.

The PRINCE REGENT returned to Carlton-house
yesterday, tram 13; ign; on , to preside at a Council,
at which the Duke of ‘VELLINGTON and Lord CAS-
TLERRAGH Were present.

Lord .Flnd Lady CASTLEREAGH Slept At Canter-
bury on Saturday night, and proceeded from there
to their seat at North Cray. Yesterday, about
half past eleven o'clock, Lord ,CAS'l'LlittitAGH ar.
dyed at the Foreign Office. •
Yesterday Viscount CASTLEREAGH dined with
the Earl of LIYt taroot..

Letters have been received from Mr. Bevati and
Air. JC)N RS, the Mksionaries to Madagascar, dat-
ed at Port Louis, Isle of France, Jul, 9, 1818,
wht re they arrived o(► the 3,1 of that month. His
Excellency Governor HALL received them very
courteously, but dicouraged their proceeding to
Madagascar At. present, chiefly on accoriut of the
*lave trade, in «hict► almost all the Europeans
there engage, not %vithstanding the Treaty entered
into with the King Of roa. So little is that
Treaty regarded, that since the date of it, 1 ,700
slaves have been imported into the Mauritius, &c.

STRATHFlELosAir.r—Orders are gotie down to
expedite the art angements for building the palace
hie the Duke of WELLING;TON. The ground MIS
marked last week this week -the lopping of
the trees and removal of other incuntbrances veil
commence. In than ten days the purchase-
money will he paid into the hands Of the Earl of'
litvERS. We are much pleased to add, that never
ww, there a h,trg .in Completed so muck to The sa-
tisfaction of all the parties euncetuef.,

P ETR Y.

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ON MR. BEiLANIY'S Nnsv TRANSE.',T.ION OP THE
BIBLE.

THE DEVIL, since the World began;
Has never ceas'ii to try
To niake his envied rival, Man,

Give credit to a lie.

And as the Scriptures now in force
M3Y awkKpld 4'ruihs disclose;
Tie's striving to.corrupt that source
From whence tnau's I,nowle4e

Fur since do tnnre the Papal Thu
Can hinder their tlisinn.siun,
lie fears, as well as Reverelid CULL.,
'Twill end in quick Con Version.

4' See you' Paper of Dec. I th.—At a Meeting at
rick, the Bev. Jr.N COLL saps, " He most object to rte
idea of receiving instruction in a school where the Bible is
read, and where the Protestant doctrines would then:fore
soon _

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