The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-22 00:00:00

tem every police-office in the metropolis will be
put in possession at once, in a condensed shape,
of whatever occurs at all the other establishments,
thereby keeping a mutual chain of communica-
tion, for the more easy detection of offenders.
The plan will be productive of still further rod,
by making Magistrates more scrupulous in their
committal of persons supposed to be guilty, but
really innocent of charges frequently got up from
malicious motives. This plan comes into opera-
tion on. the Ist of January ; and we have no
doubt that the experience of the Magistrates
may suggest still further improvement in the
police system. But good and desirable as the
present plan is, we think it does not go far
enough. Does not the Police system itself re-
quire some alteration or improvement ? We mean
the police establishments, the officers and subor-
dinate agents of which are far from being ade-
quately paid. The night patrol, too, might admit
of some judicious alterations, suggested by the
practical knowledge of the Magistrates. But
the watchmen afford the greatest field for im-
Trovement, though we think all improvement
hopeless while the parish authorities continue
to :manage the business. There should be an
uniform system introduced throughout the Me-
tropolis, regardless of the stupid distinction of
local bounds and privileged bodies. The. pre-
servation of the public peace, and the protec-
tion of public property, should be paramount
to all other considerations, originating too often
in individual interest. The pay of watchmen is
barely sufficient to support life, far less to insure
honesty, amid temptations where stronger nerves
might find their virtue in danger.
However, we receive the promised boon as an
earnest of more to follow. We think that the
operation of the plan might be extended to
country Magistrates with some prospect of be-
nefit : what is good for the town cannot
be bad . for the country. If Magistrates
were obliged to give a list of their committals,
with condensed reasons for such, it would
operate wonderfully in checking any undue pro-
pensity to commit for trivial causes, without
grave consideration, as the knowledge that their
actions would be scrutinized in higher quarters,
would produce a verysalutary influence on their con-
duct, by its corrective tendency. It would also be an
additional safeguard to the liberty of the subject,
while the practice of writing out reports might
tend a little to familiarize their pens to
compositions of a higher order. We trust, as
Police reports will henceforth become legalised,
that there will be fewer actions for libel by cha-
racters who had nothing to lose but every thing
to gain from the oppressive and absurd nature
of the law of libel—a subject that deserves the
first consideration of the Noble Marquis at the
-
head of the Home Department, . who would
confer a great benefit, if he were only to bring in
a bill , restricting the amount of costs to the
Such a simple remedy would deter
from advising actions for the sake of
for a farthing damages would effec-
tuallytSdl o
cacigtesois
st.
settle.s
the question.

TEM FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TwiarE o'CLocm.

The Gazelle de France of the 20th has arrived
this morning by express,which gives a more favourable
account of our relations with Turkey ; on the 24th
ult. the Reis Effendi had a long conference with the
three Allied Ambassadors, in which, however, he did
not hold out any conciliatory language, but imme-
diately after they had retired had informed them the
Porte was ready to make propositions; such is the
capricious Government with whom they hare to
negotiate. On the 14th, 15th, and 16th ult. the
Ambassadors had succeeded in inducing the Reis
Effendi to a more favourable disposition, bet the re-
turn of the Capitan Bey from Navarin, as formerly
mentioned, appears to have counteracted their peace-
able expressions, and had for a time, at least, caused
in the minds of the Turkish Government additional
irritation ; if however the accounts from Bucharest of
the 29th can be relied on, the Porte, after an extra-
ordinary Divan held on the 25th, had come to the
resolution of negotiating with the Allies, and applied
for the mediation of Austria.

Consols opened at 84} f, advanced to 84k, and hare
since been G4l, buyers, and at this hour sellers,
with no business of importance. India Bonds are
846, and Exchequer Bills, 54 6 pm.; in the City
money appears plentiful, as the above price evidently

The Foreign Funds are almost motionless, nor is
there any variation in price, which calls for notice.
The same observation applies to Shares.
Three per Cent. Consols, shut; ditto for the Aceount,
844 4 ; Three par Cent. Reduced, Bst ; Three and a
half ditto, 90i 4; Four per Cent., 1886, 101 i; India
Bends, St 6 pm. ; Exchequer Rills, 54, 6 pm.
TWO O'CLOCK.

Considerable doubt appears to exist in the City
of the accuracy of theintermation contained in the
Gazetteth;tin
none ;
this morning; inasmuch
mean time, Consols look rather heavy at
84! i ; and the account has every appearance of
itate de
ofFrancethei eiaiin g received
sp e culators have acted upon
'seine' Bullish.

THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for Account, 841 ; Mexican Bonds
have suddenly fallen from 48 to 46g.
There is a report that the Bank is going
to call in the money they have lent on mortgage.
FOUR o'CLOCK—•CLOSING PRICES.
Consols Danish Bonds
Do. for Ac. 84a Greek Do. 1825, 18
Brazilian Bonds 61 Mexican Do. 1825,
Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 25i
Chilian Do. Russian Do. 911
Columbian, 1824, 27t Spanish Do. --

JUDGE BURTON.----It gave us sincere plea-
sure to hear that there i 9 an amendment in the health of

this able and impartial Judge, who had been for some time
supposed to be alarmingly indisposed.--publin Patriot.
At an early hour this morning, a young man, a printer,
for a wager of five sovereigns, undertook to pick up 100
stones, placed at one yard's distance from each other, and
put them separately into a bat laid at one end of the distance.
Lie had 55 minutes allowed for the performance. The
western foot pavement of Waterloo Bridge was the place
fixed upon for picking up the stones, and he performed his
task in 48 minutes, having seven minutes to spare. Con-
sidering the sedentary habits of the young man, as well as
the spot chosen, this is thought to be a very clever per-
formance.