The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-31 00:00:00

reasons like the Abbe Itaynal, who said " Be-
fore all social laws man had a right to subsist."
Frank Mirfield deems 'it quite enough to say
here is a mouth, let it at once be filled. If
those who ought to,know more than Frank Mir-
field hold the same language, we are not to be
surprised that a poor labourer should conceive
that there ought to be no such thing as misery
in the world. The higher ranks of this country
are grievously ignorant on the important sub-
ject of the causes of happiness and misery
Of the people, and are seldom in a condition
to give advice to the people. How often do
we hear in the House of Commons the same
nonsense that is now uttered by the starving
weavers of Barnsley ! It will be admitted, we
suppose, that if fifty millions of people were, in
some miraculous way, to be thrown on this
island, they could not find subsistence. But an
addition to a population, without being to the
extent of fifty millions, may still be productive
of great suffering. We everywhere, at present,
find more labourers than can be employed; and,
to add to our own evil, the inhabitants of Ireland
will flock hither so long as there is less
wretchedness here than in Ireland. In Barn-
sley there is abundant evidence of the effect of
Irish misery in augmenting that of England. " I
and my friend Ashton (says Patrick Flanigan)
would leave the town instantly, if a reduction
was made. lam prepared to leave next week
sooner than stand it. Let Englishmen go to
their parishes, and Irishmen to that large parish
over the water. lam willing to go next week.
and I am certain, if a reduction takes place, it
does not matter where we go to from Barnsley."
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" The weavers of this town are composed of
Englishman and Irishmen ; Englishmen have
parishes to go to if they like, and Irishmen too.
I will go, for I will never pick a shuttle at any
lower price. It is not more than four or five
days ago, that we were accused of being the
means of keeping you out of work, and for
which they said they would have us sent away
and secured [they cannot do that]." Peter
Hocy, from whom we have already made a quo-
tation, observes, " We are many of us emigrants
from a neighbouring Isle. You may, perhaps,
ask why we emigrated. It was because we were
deprived of the support which the laws of nature
required. Thousands of us were obliged to
come to England to seek for our livings. The
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industrious labourers were banished From that
country, and so shall we be from Barnsley by
the manufacturers, if they are not guarded against
it. Look at Spitalfields. I need not go so far,
I may say, look at Barnsley. All the manufac-
turers in Ireland were combined together to keep
down the lower order of the people as much as
they could, through the instrumentality of the
Government. This they intend to do in Eng-
land. This country was once the envy of sur-
rounding nations, and the glory of the world ; it
is now the pity of surrounding nations, and the
scorn of the world. It is grossly insulted by
petty principalities and kingdoms,
without being
resented. I tell you again it is by depres-
sion of the poor people that it is the scorn of
the world. There are three kingdoms united
together, that might bid defiance to the
world, but they are not willing to defend them-
selves. If you submit to a reduction, it will
be impossible for us to remain here ; we shall
be obliged to emigrate back to Ireland. lam
prepared to emigrate to that unfortunate country
before I will submit to it. This state of things
cannot last long. They wish to take our wages
down in order to compete with other masters.
What will be the consequence ? That Barnsley
trade will decay away. We endeavour to live
here as low as we are able, but we cannot get
sufficient food and raiment for ourselves ; and if
we cannot do that, who are single men, you may
judge what a situation those are in who have
' families. Our friends are also suffering in Ire-
land. I have been in Ireland ;my heart has bled
for that unfortunate country. We are as bad off as
they are in Ireland. There is not a parish there but it
is supported by the rich of that country. If I have
not another piece as long as I live, I shall not take
one under the old price." Things must be at a
fine pass in England when men talk of emigrat-
ing from it to Ireland, the wretchedness here be-
ing in many places at least equal to that of the
neighbouring island ! They who do not find in
all this matter for very serious reflection, are
stupid indeed. Let it be borne in mind, that the
distress among the labourers is at present nearly
" general, though the weavers are no doubt much
worse off than others. Whether we will or not,
the distress must be attended to. When working
men speak of the law of nature, rich men may
well be alarmed for what another law gives to
them.—Morning Chronicle.

SPANISH EXPEDITION AGAINST

MEXICO.

A letter, dated Vera Cruz, the 6th of July,
states, that the Spanish army had taken posses-
sion of the only part of the coast which the
Mexicans had time to fortify ; and turning by
night the entrenched camp of the Mexican
General Cevallos, the Spanish army has advanced
the distance of twelve leagues into the
interior ; its camp now rests on the village of
Santa Fe. Cevallos, having► this morning learned
what the Spaniards had done, marched against
them with the greater part of his troops, who
are animated with the best spirit, and only de-
sire to come to close quarters with the enemy.
This feeling is shared by the inhabitants of the
coast, whose attachment to the federation is al-
ready known. If, as it is reported, General Vit-
toria is marching towards this spot, the Spanish
General will find himself placed between two
fires, and be compelled to lay down his arms.
However, we expect an obstinate resistance on
the part of this deserter, the Spanish General
Mirando, who is not ignorant of the fate with
which he is threatened, if he should fall alive
into our hands ; the Mexicans have a perfect
knowledge of the localities, and a fund of pa-
triotism and love of liberty which cannot ani-
mate their adversaries. Campeachy will resist
the Spaniards, though that town has but 800
men in garrison ; and if the succours which are
reported to be coming from Mexico are not too
long in arriving, the Royalists will repent their
silly enterprize. What is positively stated is,
that the troops of the expedition include nearly
all those of Cuba ; and that this island, so im-
portant as it is, has not at this moment any suf-
ficient force to shelter itself even from a coup de
main.

en nga Fridayge
evening last, as some workmen
were
on the heights, at digging, in order
to fix the posts in the ground for the erection of seats for
d atpover,
the accommodation of visiters and inhabitants, they disco-
vered a human skeleton about two feet under ground, sup-
posed to be a soldier, with a sword on the right side and a
How or
bayonet on the left.by what means it came
there remains to be discovered, and we think it probable
that this mysterious affair will for ever remain a mystery.
.....,Kent Gazette.