The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-17 00:00:00

SERVICES.

Land Forces

Staff; exclusive of -India
Public Departments
Med clues
Volunteer Corps

Regiments 'in the East India Com.
pany's Territories (exclusive of Re.
cruit,ng Troops and Companies)
Recruiting Troops and Companies of
ditto

Royal Military College
Army Pay of General Officers
Garrisons
Full Pay for Retired Officers
Half Pay and Military Allowances
Foreign Half Pay
In-Pensioners of Chelsea and Kil-
mainham Hospitals
Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital
Royal Military Asylum
Widows' Pensions

Compassionate List, Bounty War-
rants, and Pensions for wounds
Superana tutted Allowances
Exchequer Fees

TOTAL
Deduct the Regiments for Service in
India

Remains, the Charge for the Year
1829
War Office, Feb. 12, 1821).

S if'ck

19,719

100,442

7,C31,853 13 7

19,719

6g8,622 13 11

89,723 16,336,230 19 8
H. HAIMINGE.

SPIRIT OF THE PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

(From the Glasgow Chronicle, Feb. 13.)

Never was the triumph of liberal and enlightened policy
more signal than in the case of Mr. Peel. Beginning his
career as a Minister, when the intolerant and paltry politics
of Perceval prevailed, he was exposed to all the clamorous
vituperations of'the Catholics, and to the reprehension of
even the temperate friends of liberty. The moment, how-
ever, that the decay of the Spy-Minister, Sidgiouth, made
way for him as a leading Member of the Government,
he entered upon that humane, liberal, and glorious course
which, after putting down one abuse after• another, is now
about to extinguish persecution for conscience sake. Nor
does he enter upon Catholic Emancipation with any of that
compromising spirit which would, at the expence of con-
stitutional principle, exact a price for the right. It will
be seen that he scouts the advice which has been given him
to disfranchise the forty-shilling freeholders. Let the
odium of that proposal stick to Messrs. O'Connell and
Skeil, who offered to barter the rights of the bulk of their
countrymen for their own deliverance, and who gave evi-
dence on oath that the disfranchisement would be beneficial
to the country !

(From the Aberdeen Chronicle of Feb. 14.)

At last his Majesty's Ministers have declared their in-
tentions of doing tardy justice to the Irish Catholics ; and
all parties, with the exception of a very small number, in-
deed, rejoice at the prospect of peace in Ireland. Our
sentiments on this subject are well known to our readers.
We never could comprehend by what right or principle the
few should prescribe to the many. We never could see why
a few Protestants should declare the great majority of the
Irish nation incapable of political power, because they dif-
fered with them in their religious creed. We always con-
sidered this as an act of pure insolence and injustice; and
the charges that were got up against the Catholics as the
mere pretext for this insolence. Men must find out some
plea or pretext to justify their actions.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.---Th© following are
just published by Mr. Bull, Holles'-street :-1. Conversa-
tions on Intellectual Philosophy, or a Familiar Explana-
tion of the Nature and Operations of the Human Mind, 2
vols.-2. The Manual for Invalids, by a Physician, 1 vol.
—3. A Second Edition of the Trials of Life, by the
Author of De Lisle, 3 vols.-4. A Third Edition of the
Romance of History, by Henry Neele, 3 vols.—and on the
Ist of March will be ready, 5. The Life of Francis the
First, King of France, 2 vole. Bvo. embellished with a
Portrait front Titian's Painting in the Louvre.

MR. ABERNETHY.---We understand that Mr.
Abernethy is fast recovering from his late severe indispo-
sition, and is expected shortly to be enabled to resume his
usual avocations. In person, we understand, the worthy
physician is much altered, owing to the effects of the illness
ender which he has laboured.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—A triumph
highly honourable to the purposes and character of this In-
stitution was obtained at the King's Theatre on Saturday
night, when Miss Bel!chambers, first pupil of the estab-
lishment, appeared as Elena, in the " Donna del Logo,"
a part which Signora Monticelli, on account of severe ill-
ness, had been compelled to resign. Miss Bellchambers
came forward to avert the disappointment which Mr. La-
porte must have felt in closing the house, and this readi-
ness deserved all the approbation that her claims, in their
best light, could have acquired. The delightful quartet,
" Ciel it mio labbro," transplanted from another of Ros-
sini's productions, experienced a rapturous encore. Upon
the system which has produZed these beneficial results we
shall offer no comment ; but the Directors of the Academy
may safely indulge the conscious thought of giving to their
country a school of music, that must eventually raise our
nuive professors, in point of skill and taste, to a level
with the proud superiority, in every sister art, which Eng-
land enjoys..

ororengaurinabdelyr
We would wish to caution medical practi-
tioners against a fellow who is going about the town, calling
at their houses under pretence of requiring their attendance
on a patient
seoimtheersahtortthed itsitiannece, wlnien lie
return
iivn
,
of something that the Doctor is represented to
have left behind.
h(m at
house,
pretencerobs

A country gentleman, who lately came to
town to consult with a certain eminent surgeon, finding
that the learned anatomist did nut treat him with all the
respect be thought himself entitled to, screwing himself up
into a pompous posture, said he was "a Magistrate.''
Then, Sir," rejoined Mr. A,, "if that is the case, the
best thing you can do is to give yourself a turn or two upon
the tread-mill."

One of the Exeter Papers has published a
letter from Mr. Buck, the Member for that city, dated
House of Commons, Feb. 0, in which he says, " When
the gill comes forward, I hope it will meet with strong
opposition; but I clearly perceive, if the Duke is deter.
mined, the question is already disposed of,"
Notwitliswiding the ravings of some of the,
most furious of the intolerants—ravings which are, per.
hape, the more bitter because so few join in them,—we
are convinced that the decided tone of 'Ministers will soon
still all the clamour which the bigots are attempting to
raise. The enemies- to concession are almost entirely
Tories,-men whose political principle'. is to support the
government right or wrung ; and they will soon follow
the example which has been set them by Mbsisters and the
dignitaries of the church. They_windd be disloyal in their
uwn estimation if they did n0t,../Ifandoster