The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-06 00:00:00

SPIRIT Or THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

We publish a statement - last-quarter's:
revenue, which shows a considerable falling off
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as compared with the corresponding quarter .of.!
1828. The chief decline is in the CustomS the
next in point of magnitude is exhibited by the Ex-
cise. The price of corn, aggravated as it has been
by the Legislature demands more money for mere
bread, and of course leaves less for luxuries.
The growth of foreign rivalship, as respects ma-
nufactures, affects our imports, and with them
the produce of the Custom-house.—Times.
The state of Mexico, according to our city
intelligence, may be characterized as a mixture Of
bankruptcy and political imbecility, involving in
it a constant exposure to the worst chances of
daily revolution. The revolution which sepa-
rated the British colonies of North America
from Great Britain, left the people still in pos-
session of, and thoroughly wedded to, an an-
cient system of laws, usages, and municipal re-
gulations, which provided for all the internal
wants of society, by determining the relations
between every citizen and his fellows. The
frame and form of provincial authority remained
completely unaltered. The delegation of dif-
ferent classes of representatives to a general
Congress, and the appointment of one high
officer and his assistants, standing in pretty
much the same character to that Congress as
the state governors had done to their respec-
tive local legislatures, were ingrafted upon the
old colonial system, and filled up the gap which
had been created by the expulsion of the British
Parliament, the British Sovereign, and his ser-
vants, from all interference with the concerns of
the United States. Thus something was added
to the former condition of things ; but the
essence remained-=representative government,
and power dispersed among a people who were
universally familiar with its forms, its exercise,
and operation. • That which now constitutes the
tranquillity and pros.perity of the United States
is the, free constitution of England, in. the
maxims and habits of which :they were echicated ;
and upon which,
„in their extraordinary no less
than'their every day emergencies, they rely as a -
safe and unerring standard of principles, re-
sources, and expedients. The Spanish colonies
had no healing nor protecting power to substi-
tute for the devouring one which they shook off:
The worst of all freemen is an emancipated slave,
and the most dangerous of guides is an abstract
notion of liberty, for him who has seen nothing
but pure despotism, in practice. We can hardly
wonder that the people of Buenos-Ayres or of
Mexico should be unable to agree amongst them-
selves upon measures of state policy, of which the
consequences are only known to them through
the opposite representations of individuals ready to
convulse the community, so each of them can but
destroy his rival and raise himself to greatness,
however short-lived. It is to be feared that in
none of these new Republics are materials at
present to be found for steadily administering the
powers, observing the obligations, and enduring
the restraints of a representative and accountable
Government. In Colombia, the assumption of
the supreme authority by Bolivar has been the
sole temporary remedy within reach of the inha-
bitants for misrule, anarchy, and general misery,
resulting from an incurable want of virtue and
wisdom throughout all classes of the population.
In Mexico, perhaps in Buenos Ayres—almost to a
certainty in Peru, and long since (the thing has been
proved) in Chile—the vacuum caused by the an-
nihilation of Spanish power seems incapable of
being filled up by some firm concentration of
force for the creation of an executive Govern-
ment, vigorous and impartial in its domestic po-
licy, and temperate and upright towards foreign
states. The only condition more deplorable
than that into which their recent distractions
have thrown these unhappy provinces, would be
a return to the Spanish yoke ; and that is, for-
tunately, an event which no combination of cir-
cumstances can henceforth accomplish.—/bid.
There are few well-informed persons at the
West end of the Town who do not know the
authors of the reports respecting the Lord Chan-
cellor, which form the foundation of the present
prosecution. And yet it would be impossible
for the Noble and Learned Lord to fasten the
slander on the distinguished authors. Jean
Jaques Rousseau, in one of his works, with a
view of showing the advantage of a visit to Paris,
observes that the publications of the day com•
municate by no means the most interesting and
valuable portion of the information in circula-
tion, and that much might be learned in conver•
sation, of which the mere reader of books could
not have even a suspicion. As far as scandal is
concerned, it may be said with justice that the
Press of London can give but a very inadequate
idea of what is in circulation at any one time
and therefore the Provincials who are fond o
that commodity would do well to trust to othe
sources. We do not mean to say that a tittle o
that slander is to be believed ; but merely tha
the responsibility of the Press will never alloy
the publication of what does circulate. Sir Jame
Scarlett inveighed against the Press on accoun
of the article in the Atlas more than he ought tt
have done. The truth is, that that article wa
serviceable instead of being injurious to th
Lord Chancellor. It enabled his Lordship t
grapple with slander which otherwise would hay.
eluded him, and to do justice to himself at th
expense of the man who was simple enough t'
give him the lever of which he was in want. 11.
enables him also to glance at the moral assassin
who have been so long stabbing him with nu
punity. Sir James ought to compliment an
portion of the Press when he finds it simpl
enough to play his game in this way.--Alornzu,
Chronicle.
We had no intention, when we first notice
Mr. Wray's pamphlet, to enter so deeply int
Church matters as we have done ; but we ha.,
been led on step by step to the point at whiir
we have arrived. The merit', however, of o_
labours, such as they are, belongs exclusively
the Bishop of Lincoln and Archdeacon Go,
dard. The Clerical Guide will be found
useful instructor to those who wish to undo,
stand Church affairs. We find from it that t.
Bishop of Lincoln, up to the end of 1828, K.
only four opportunities of presenting to Livin,
from the patronage of his Bishopric ; three;
such presentations have made pluralists; t,
other was given (a fat one) to a relate,
(Mortlock). By a minute inspection we fir
that Dr. Goddard has not had full justice do
to him in our last. He not only holds an Are;
deaconry, a Prebendary, a Rectory, two Vie
ages, and a Royal Chaplainship, (over a:
above his pension as an ex-Civilian), but a,
an Examining Chaplainship (a good birth
any one man) to the Bishop of Rochester. T
will, perhaps, explain the fact of his doing for
his other six Clerical Preferments no duty I
yondof his relaxingi from h
visiting Lincolnshire at his leisure,
arduousisure,ancl i
necessity
hours at Kew It would be injustice to the ;