The Sun. — London, England, 1834-05-26 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. (From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.) It is now certain that the sittings of the Peers, as a Court of Justice, will not commence till the end of October, or the beginning of November. As the Chamber will be assembled at this period, an ordinance of prorogation will be resorted to, for the time the trials last.—Courrier Francais. The Indicateur of Bordeaux of the 21st instant has the following of the 19th from Bayonne :—" A letter from Cadiz informs us, that news had been received there from Lisbon that Don Carlos and his family had placed themselves at the disposal of Don Pedro. Several cases of money belonging to Don Carlos have been seized at Nova del Rey." Extract of a letter of the 16th inst. from Madrid : " The Pope's nuncio has answered the circular note of M. Martinez de la Rosa in the same terms as the representatives of the other sovereigns who have not yet acknowledged our Queen. Our President of the Council sent him his passports as the only reply. •► his fact, which is authentic, proves that besides the answer which has been made public, the envoy of the Holy See must at the same time have delivered to our Cabinet some other note, or perhaps it may have arisen from the insertion of the name of Don Carlos in the Roman almanack as King of Spain, thus taking the opportunity of following the example of Portugal, and freeing Spain from a yoke which hast cost her so dear." The Helvetic of Porentruy states that the governor of Lombardy having by a note, dated the 6th inst., required the canton of Tessin to send away 24 Italian refugees pointed out by name, the Council of State riot only complied with the demand, but ordered all the refugees, without exception, to leave the canton 'within 24 hours, under pain of being arrested, and tondticted to the frontier of Italy. The Grand Conn sea, however, at a sitting held on the 12th, at first suspended this order, but afterwards suppressed its generous impulse, and confirmed it, though formal treaties require that such demands should be founded on the proof of some ckffence committed. It is a sin gular circumstance, that all the persons whom Austria has required to be expelled refrained from taking any part in the invasion of Savoy, and have uniformly respected the asylum granted to them. A letter from Geneva, dated the 19th inst., says— " O ffi cial communications state, that of the Poles who took part in the invasion of Savoy, only thirty had not taken their passports ; and several of these were ill. At least fifty have passed the frontier." The Augsburg Gazette of the 20th instant contains the following extract of a letter of the 16th from Frankfort :—" We are expecting a decision from 'Vienna relative to the modification of the military laws of the Germanic Diet ; by the change this body will establish a garrison at Frankfort, which will be under the command of its own officers, entirely in dependent of, and not interfering with, the affairs of the city. Measures are taken so that the escape of prisoners appears for the future impossible." The Gazette states that the Bavarian General Herding had arrived at Trieste on the 9th instant from Greece, with his staff, and five companies of the 11th Bavarian regiment of the line. It has the following from Vienna, dated the 15th instant :—" Bonds of the new lottery loan are in great request, and are already bought up at 108 to 112 per cent. Our funds to-day are, Metalliques 5 per Cents., 99 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 90 • Bank Actions, 1,270." The Berlin State Gazette of the 17th instant an nounces the arrival in that capital of M. Ancillon, Minister for Foreign Affairs from Vienna. It quotes Prussian 4 per Cents. 99t, 98k. The Wirtemberg Gazette gives a letter from Mu nich, which says—" In the 21st public sitting of the Bavarian Chamber, the proposition made by the Go vernment to fortify Ingolstadt was rejected by 61 votes against 52. The result is that the grant . of 18,310,000 florins demanded by the Ministry has been refused. Nothing could induce the Chamber to vote so consi derable a sum, or to establish a new tax." The Frankfort Gazette of the 21st inst. states, after accounts from St. Petersburgh of the 10th, that the Crown Prince Alexander addressed a letter to the military governor of the capital, on the day he attained his majority, assuring him that he would ever do all that was in his power to fulfil the oaths he had made that day at the altar, and inclosing an order for 50,000 roubles to be distributed among the poor. On the occasion .of this event, Count Nesselrode, Count Tschernitscheff, and Count Cancrin, received the Order of St. Andrew, in diamonds, and the Director of the Post, Councillor Golytzyn, the Emperor's por trait, set in brilliants. FRENCH FUNDS.—PAnts, MAT 24. Five per Cents., 106 f. sc. 15c. 10c. Four per Cents., 94f. 40c. Three per Cents. ' 80f. 79f. 95c. National Loan, 106 f..—c. Bank Actions, 1,82K2f. 50c. Rente de Naples, 97f. 80c. 75c. Roman Five per Cents., 97 96. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 30% %54. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 44N Roya! Spanish Loan, 84% 83N. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 73.74 Haytian Loan, 265 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 35c. ; money, —f. C. Three months, paper, 25f. 25c. ; money, —f. —c. —Cour: Authentique. SPAIN. (From the Madrid Gazette of May 160_ " The delay fixed by the decree of the Ist of April having expired, the Minister Secretary of State and Finance has transmitted to the council named in the the third article of the said decree all the propositions presented from national houses as well as from foreign houses, to effect the loan of 200,000,000 of rials (2,000,000 sterling), put in adjudication by the go varnment. ..... " The council having proceeded in this examina tion with as much intelligence as zeal, is of opinion that the mentioned proposals, though they are more advantageous than those admitted for the loans con tracted by the Spanish government in the preceding years, do, notwithstanding, not correspond with the actual state of our credit, to the rise of public funds in our and in the foreign markets, nor to the fortu nate aspect which the politic situation of the monarchy presents. " The Council of Regency, consulted on the dis position of the 4th article of the decree, has adopted the same opinion. This illustrious body exposes, with not less wisdom than impartiality, that proposals submitted to it are not admissible, because several of them imply the intervention of legislative measures, and because there is not one of them so favourable as there was right to expect, considering the notorious im provements which have taken place in the national credit within a few months past. The advice of the council is therefore to reject all the said proposals, as long as the government possesses the necessary re sources to satisfy the preceding engagements to the state. _ _ " The council of ministers equally adopts this opinion, seeing the situation of the government is im proving daily, and if public convenience requires it it will still be time to form ulterior negotiations for the loan to the advantage of the nation. " The Council of Ministers besides refuses to as sume the responsibility of deciding the question of the acknowledgment of the loans contracted in 1820, 1821, and 1822, which question the Government has decided to submit to the general Cortes of the king dom ; the Council submits its advice to the august approbation of her Majesty the Queen, stating that it will nevertheless be preferable to face the expenses of the state by means which may appear the more sure and the less expensive, without contracting any new loan until the meeting of the Cortes. " Her Majesty has judged proper to conform to the sentiment of her Council of Ministers. Thus, while the basis of the public credit becomes more firm by important reforms in the finances and the administra tion of the state, the Cortes will decide on the Go vernment proposition, whether it becomes necessary to engage the national credit from insufficiency of ordi nary resources, not to burden the public. " Thereby will be seen, in a public and solemn manner, that with the re-establishment of the funda mental laws of the monarchy, Spain enters into a state of order and legality, which sole circumstance will suffice to facilitate hereafter all kind of financial operations to a much greater advantage." An inquest was held on the 14th. instant at the Iron Works at Kevan Cibbwr, in this county, on the bodies of one of the workmen, his wife, and child, who were on the 13th instant found dead in their bed. The unfortunate man had taken a cottage containing one room only, nearly adjoining to the works, and had entered upon it on the 12th instant. It appeared that on going to bed on that night, they had lit a large fire, and it was evident that their deaths were occasioned by the sulphurous gas which proceeded from it The jury brought in a verdict accordingly.— Cambrian. \.l BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, MAY 23.— A letter from Ghent of yes terday mentions the total destruction by fire of the fine silk manufactory of M. C. Gandt, at Hondelsem-lez- Gand. General Goblet arrived at Brussels yesterday. M. le Hon is expected at Brussels on Sunday. A petition has been addressed to the Chamber of Representatives by the shipowners of Bruges, Ostend, and Nieuport, requesting that a higher duty may be imposed on goods imported by foreign ships than on the same goods imported by Belgian ships. This measure the petition says will, among other advanta geous results, prevent the emigration of the great shipowners with their capitals. _ _ _ BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, MAT 23. Actual Debt, 2 )4 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 99 )i Loan of the City, 1832, 4 per Cent. 94 )6 TRICKS or STOCKS THIS H•T AT OHI O'CLOCK. Sauk Stock 113 1514 New 3 per Cent. 3 per Cent. Red .91%M% India Stock 260% 3 per Cent. Cons. ......99Y6 434 Ditto Bonds 28 pm. IL; per Cent. Ditto Red 99% 8X 9% Old Annuities New 6% per Cent.— 100% 4 % New Ditto — 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726.... 3 per Cent Ann. 1751 — 4 per Cent. 1826 10C%% Ex Bills, £l,OOO 5O 51 pm. Bank Long Ann. to expire Ditto 'OO 5O 51 pm• Jan. 5, 1660 17% 3-16 Ditto Small Ost.lo, 1859 17% Ditto Commercial — pm. Jan. 5, 1860 17%% Ditto Advertised SO 51 pm. Jan, 5, 1880 Bank for Account — Aprili, 1880 lndia for Account ... Jan. 5, 1870 ~. Cons, for Account 92% % % PRICES OP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds lOO% Peruvian Bonds °I 2 M. Igian Bonds 984 Ditto Account 21% Ditto Account 984 Portuguese Bonds Brazilian Bonds 7634 Ditto Account 78% Ditto Account - 6)4% Ditto New Bonds .. 7944% 1 4 %stenos Ayres Bonds 3l Ditto Acconnt...7934N 46 h m Ditto Account 30U Prussian Bonds lo3k 3 Kilian Bonds 27% Ditto Bonds, 1822 lO3 Ditto Account 274 Russian Bonds, 1822 lee; olumbian Bonds 234 Ditto Account, Ditto Account 2354 Ditto 111 ___ 105% _____ Ditto Bonds, 1824 0 656 ii !Spanish Bonds, 18 V% q Ditto Arsonist 26'4 1 Ditto Acc 37 6% 7% 'apish Bons , 75 Ditto Bonds it 423 1354 Ditto Account 75 Ditto Account 33% ireck Bonds French Rentes, Ap. c. —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 189.5 33% --- Exchange —f. —c. Ditto Account .— 4 per cent...". —f c. %fez ic.an Bonds, 5 per cent 33 % Exchange —f —c.. Ditto Account Dutch, 2/ p. c. 52% Jit , o, 6 per cent 44 Ditto Account 52 1 4% Ditto Account ... 44 Ditto, sp. c. 97% 6% 7% Neap01itan.............. ....... . 9454 Ditto Account 97% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Pahl. Per Share Alton Mining Company £9 111 Anglo Mex. Min. t.:o. tit,s. at N. pin ) £lOO 3olanos Mining Company £l5O 1373{ Brazilian Mining Company 5 15 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (as. at 5/. pin.) £2i) 593( Oitto Macaubas Coeaes 2O 201 DP St. John Dcl Rev - lO .Ditto St. John Del ....,y Cata Branca Mining Company 3 32 Eli British iron Minim. Company £so 315¢ Columlkn MininA Co. (iss.atsl.pm.) 5254 1056 griglish Mining Company .......... 3eneral Mining Association l2 Hibernian Mining Co 1 Mexican Mining Co. X.4934 1 ite.ll del Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) 3534 United !Hex Min. Co. (iss. at' /. pm.) 40 Ditto New Sctip i 10 k Mance Fire insurance Comp 0 11N Protector Insurance Comp. 2 SI 7_o Auxtralian C. ..... Canada Company lB General Steam Navigation Co National Provincial Bank of England 15 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 48 15% 14 2% 4534 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 23. dank Stock ~. 220 i ,t. Fatrick i nsur.(per Share Consols, 3 ner cent. Gov. Stock, 3'i, per cent. OS', {National Ditto — Ditto, New ... ........... .... 98% I .?atriotic Ditto ; tier Cent 'Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3!4 percent..., 90% Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock — • Royal Irish Mine Ikand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent BO% Mining Co. of Ireland ...... 1% lallast Office Deb. 4n. c — Commercial Buildings HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO MORROW. Morning 8 minutes after 5 I Evening...3o minutes after 5. ROYAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL. THE TICKETS will be ISSUED to the Music Shops and Libraries on THURSDAY next, May 29, at No. 12, Lisle-street, Leicester-square. A Series of Regulations, also a Sketch of the Interior of the Abbey, will be delivered with the Tickets. JOHN PARRY, Hon. Assistant Secretary. " ET ) r tII VI I % . A 4r : fe ) • , 4, 4 1-41. • LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 96, 1834. We confidently anticipate the happiest result to the negociations going on at present respect ing the appropriation of Irish tithes, and trust that the business will be arranged without any division of the cabinet ; but though division might delay, it cannot possibly prevent, the settlement of a measure which is alike called for by justice and sound policy. The present state of the Irish Catholic Church is without a parallel in the history of the world, and can be accounted for only by the dependence of Ireland on Great Britain, the hostility excited in the minds of Protestants by the cruelties of former times, and the natural wish of the predominant party to retain wealth and power to the last extremity. Had Ireland been a separate kingdom, Catholicism would have been the established religion of the coun try centuries ago, for the best reason in the world—that it is the religion of the inha bitants. That is the rule by which the question is settled in every other civilized country ; and it is clear it can be settled by no other. If the religion of the few is forced on the many, discontent, disobe dience to the laws, and an unceasing ha tred of constituted authorities, are the natural consequences, and these will continue to thwart and harass any government, however powerful in means, or determined in character. It is this source of discontent that has contributed, more than all her other grievances together, to render Ireland a constant object- of jealousy to this country,and one almost unvaried scene of plots, rebellion, and bloodshed. Ask Russia— ask any government, the natural enemy of free dom, and consequently the enemy of England, what course she ought to pursue towards Ire land, and the answer, if such a government durst speak out, would be—continue to refuse the people their just rights, continue to make the inhabitants of one-third of the empire a distinct and outcast race, and above all continue to op press and proscribe their clergy, and we care alike for your hostility and your friendship. The Protestants of France never became reconciled to the Government till all odious distinctions were abolished ; the Swiss Cantons never be came cordially united till there was a legal pro vision for both Protestant and Catholic Clergy ; Scotland was ever hostile to England till the religion of the people• was the religion of the country. And are we to expect that Ireland will be satisfied, while she is the only nation on earth in such an anomalous state ? Place her on something like an equal footing with Scotland, and, as the great body of the people of the United Kingdom are Pro testants, let all the high functionaries still be Protestants ; but let the clergy—the choice of the people, be - paid out of the funds originally intended for the Church. Till this is done Ireland will never become a peaceful or civilized country. It is said that some of the Ministers, (and one in particular,) hostile to Mr. O'CoNxELL, are opposed to any such appropriation of church property but we have too much confidence in the good sense, the ability, and impartiality of that dis tinguished statesman to believe that he will allow personal feeling to stand in the way of the only measure calculated to make the union of the two countries complete. We do not quarrel with oppositioiV - being given to a bill when the object is to make a perfect law. But we cannot help blaming (we had almost said reprobating) the spirit in which opposition has been made to the Poor Laws Amendment Bill. We had hoped there was not a single member of Parliament who was not thoroughly aware of the mischiefs springing from the abuses of the Poor Laws, and who would not have lent his best assistance to the removal of these manifold evils, the enormity and extent of which may be estimated from the mere fact that, in eighty years, the sums laid out in what is miscalled the relief of the poor in England and Wales, have swelled from less than seven hundred thousand pounds to up wards of seven millions per annum ! But we have been disappointed ; and we augur painfully for the well-being of the country from the bad spirit and bad judgment that have been shown in discussing this bill, even though the exhibi tion has been confined to men of inferior note. The attempt, however, has failed of producing excitement by clamouring against a power un known to the constitufion. The people know that the constitution of their country cannot operate for good if it cannot put down evil. Notwithstanding that there has been more than the usual measure of outcry about liberty, (as if there could be liberty without morality, upon which these abuses have made frightful inroads) that too has failed. Imperturbable good hu mour, and unshaken firmness of purpose, are alone necessary to enable Lord ALTHORP to put down, by being thus proof against, the yel pers by whom he is assailed. And these being qualities for which his lordship is remarkable, we are quite sure that they will not forsake him on the present occasion. We consider it matter of great regret that there never was one where he had more need of them. But they are the only things needful. The country is quite satisfied that these abuses must be put down, and will be grateful to Lord ALTHORP in proportion to the trouble given him in doing what is necessary to put them down. The French Papers of Saturday contain no particular news. It was expected that the dis solution of the Chamber of Deputies would be announced in the Moniteur of yesterday, and that the new elections would commence on the 21st of June. The Ministers are confident that the result will be favourable to them, as the electoral law'will always insure a majority to the men in power. We shall see. Hamburg and German Paper of the 23d inst. have been received, but their contents are not important, The following are extracts : COPENHAGEN, MAT 17.—A few days ago a dread-: ful fire took place in the pretty town of Hillerod, situated in a most beautiful country, near the Palace of Friedericksburg. Forty-six houses were burnt, and 100 families are without a house to cover them, andmost of them have lost all their effects. The Crown buildings at Alkestrup were lately burnt to the ground. It is supposed that the calamity was the work of an incendiary. Above 100 oxen and 200 Spanish sheep perished in the flames. BERLIN, -MAY 20.—We are informed (says the BreslauJournal), that a brandy distiller near Potsdam, has concluded a contract with the English, by which he engages to deliver at Liverpool in the course of this summer, 10,000 barrels of brandy. A Berlin house has contracted with the Russian Government to de liver 5,000 barrels at Cronstadt. For manufacturing these 15,000 barrels (three millions of quarts) 600,000 bushels of potatoes or 150,000 bushels of corn are re quired. In ,the year 1832 there were manufactured in the whole kingdom 100,000 millions of quarts ; and of this q uantity twenty millions in Silesia alone. ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 13.-- - -The captains of se veral ships from Constantinople have reported at Odessa, that Mehemet Ali, Pacha of Egypt, had been assassinated at Cairo. We cannot answer for the truth of this news, which, if well-founded, must have the most important consequences in the East. General Kisseleff had arrived at Odessa. Mar shal Marmont was daily expected from Vienna. An Imperial ukase of the 14th of October last year, just published, makes an article of the statutes of the kingdom of Poland, granted on the 14th February 1832, by which subjects of the Russian empire, residing for a time in the kingdom of Poland, and subjects of that kingdom re- siding for a time in the empire, will be subject to the laws of the country in which they are. Instead of this, subjects of Poland who have committed a crime in Russia, and have then fled to Poland, are to be given up, at the instance of the military or civil go vernors, to the Russian tribunals. On the other hand, Russian subjects who commit a crime in Poland, and fly to Russia, are to be given up, at the requisition of the governor, to the Polish tribunals. His Highness Prince Peter of Holstein Oldenburg takes his seat in the Senate. WARSAW, MAY 16.—The Prince Governor has testified to the Military Governor of the capital his satisfaction at the great order which prevailed in War saw on the day on which the Imperial Prince attained his majority ; and has expressed to the Vice-President and the police of Warsaw his wish that his sentiments may be made known in the journals. HAMBURG, MAY 23.—The Altona Mercury of to day says—" We hear that the ordinances relative to the new institutions, which are said to be of great length, will be published on the sth of June. After which the King will set out on his tour to Jutland. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, MAY 23.-13 84 ; two months, 13 7%. ST. PETEKSBURGII, MAY 13.—Three months, 10 STOCKHOLM. MAY 16.-I'wo months, 1239. BERLIN, MAY 20.—Three months, 6 24%. BREMEN, MAY 16.—Two months, 60:3. —Hamburg Papers. May 23. VIENNA, MAY 14.—The spring festival was cele brated the day before yesterday, to which the Foreign Ministers were invited. They are now preparing to leave Vienna, and one or other of them daily has his final audience of the Emperor, who, with the Empress, will go to-day to Schoenbrunn for the summer. A great deal of business has been transacted lately in our stock exchange, especially since the recent de feats of the anarchists in France. There is great de sire to purchase, and consequently a rise in the prices. The bonds of the new lottery loan are particularly in request, and have already been bought at 108 to 112 per cent. MAY 15.—Five per Cents, 99; Four per Cents, 90; Bank Shares, 1,270.—A//gemeineZeitung,May 20. There is an article in the Dutch papers touching the precautions adopted by the police with regard to French travellers arriving on the frontiers, which clearly proves the bad spirit still subsisting between the respective countries. The annoyance to which the French have been subjected has provoked similar conduct on the part of the French authorities, as will be seen by the following : " THE HAGUE, MAY 22.—For some time past the passports of suspicious French travellers who arrive on our frontiers are sent hither, in order to prevent the entrance of emissaries of the revolutionary pro paganda. This measure of precaution (which can hardly be blamed, since it is certain that such emis saries have frequently attempted to enter the country) has given offence to the French Go vernment, which, by way of reprisal, has subjected all Dutchmen going to France, no matter from what side, to the necessity of sending their passports to Paris, and waiting on the frontiers till they have been exa mined at Paris. After fruitless attempts to make the French Government sensible that what it makes a ge neral rule is here applied only as an exception, it is expected that measures will shortly be adopted which the dignity of the Government might have called for before, and according to which French travellers are to be treated in Holland precisely in the same manner as Dutch travellers in France. We are assured also that no Frenchman will be allowed to enter the king dom by way of Belgium, or receive passports to go to that country. It is affirmed also that the vigilance that has been recommended with respect to revolutionary emissaries has not been fruitless, and that several of these persons have been detained and conveyed across the frontiers."—Haerlem Courant, May 24. THE HAGUE, MAY 23.—The city of Amsterdam, with his Majesty's approbation, has opened a loan for a million of francs, for which bonds bearing interest at five per cent. are issued, to be paid at the beginning of 1841. The books for registering the subscribers were opened on the 21st of May, and more than the sum required was subscribed the first day, so that the Burgomaster and Senate immediately gave notice that no further application could be received. EINSHOVEN, MAY 21.—Some evil disposed persons who had been observed hanging about the frontiers,by which some suspicions were excited, have lately been arrested and brought to this place, where they are kept in close custody. We learn from Veelkensward that since the convention of Zenthoven the traffic on the road to Maestricht is again very great. DUTCH FUNDS--AMSTERDAM, MAY 23. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. A tnort Syndic, 4% per cent. 73% to 74 Ditto, di tto. 3% per cent. — to Loan of 1830, 5 per cent. Ditto, 1832 and 1833, 5 per Cent 97% to 97% Exchange on London 12 10 12 05 It gives us great pleasure to quote the follow ing from the Times Paris correpondent, touch. ing the new arrangements made by the French and English Post-offices. Certainly the Duke of RICHMOND deserves the best thanks of the Public at large, and of the Press in particular, for his exertions in the matter : " The Duke of Richmond's short stay in Paris has been productive of a result which will prove highly gratifying to the public in both countries. An ar rangement has been agreed to between the Director- General of the French Post-office and his Grace, by which the difficulties attending the exchange of news papers between this country and England are entirely removed, and English newspapers may henceforward be received in every part of France, and be transmit ted through France to any part of the Continent, en tirely free of postage on both sides of the water. French newspapers sent from France to England, or through England to any part of the world, shall be subjected only to a postage of four sous (2d. ster ling), payable in France, in lieu of the 10 sous hitherto paid. In England they are to circulate free of post age. These 4 sous the French director has claimed and reserved the right of levying, merely as a counter part to the 4d. stamp duty paid by all English papers, whereby they are exempted from postage in Great Britain, the stamp duty paid by French newspapers being only of 5 centimes, or id. sterling. A diminu tion in, or total abolition of, this rate of postage will be made at any future time when the English stamp duty may be taken off or diminished. This new agree ment will begin to be acted upon as soon as the legal obstacles which have hitherto stood in its way have been set aside—that is, in the course of a few weeks. The discussion of some of the other points on which the two postmasters-general did not for merly agree has, I believe, been resumed during the Duke of Richmond's stay here, and will probably be continued in London ; but as those points are not of g oo pressing a nature as the one which relates to the exchange of newspapers, they will be left for a sepa rate treaty, to be hereafter agreed upon as a supple ment to the one signed last autumn. The readiness and promptitude of the two postmasters-general in concerting on measures calculated for the mutual be nefit of the public of the the two countries ought to be made notorious and to be acknowledged in both. The French director claims the merit of having been the projector of the many ameliorations which have taken . place or have been proposed within the last four years in the post-office service between England and France ; but if so, his propositions have given rise to many additional useful suggestions on the part of the Duke of Richmond, which must balance the claims of both to public thanks. It is to be hoped that, from this evident and perfect disposition on both sides to do all that is practicable for public advantage, a definitive treaty will be agreed to by which every desirable ob ject may be fully attained. The Duke of Richmond was to leave Paris this morning ( Saturday) on his re turn to London. Though the majority of the Journeymen Tailors have deemed it prudent to return to their work, we find that they have endeavoured to turn, what has become with them a matter of necessity, to some future account. It will be seen, by reference to an article in another part of The Sun on this subject, that the Master Tailors have very properly re solved not to receive any man back who will not subscribe to a declaration that he shall not, henceforth, join or belong to any trades' union. The master tailors have come to this conclusion, in consequence of a mock " official document," signed by E. C. DOUGLAS, " on behalf of the executive," enjoining " all the operatives to keep in constant employment, upon the best terms they can obtain," until the consolidated union shall be in a condition to strike another and more effectual blow against what he terms the " non-producers of wealth and knowledge." Really this is too bad. The masters having obtained, as they deserved, a triumph over the producers of anarchy and idle ness, are expected . to be such fools as to give these worthies another opportunity of trying their hands at mischief, by means of employ ment on unconditional terms ! No, no : the more considerate of the journeymen, who value the interests of their families, will not attend to such insidious Counsel, nor expect the masters to do what they themselves, if simi larly situated, would not, and could not, do. The humbug of " .the Executive" is endea voured to be kept up solely for the benefit of those birds of ill omen who hope to prosper on the misery of their deluded victims. On this subject we quite agree with the following ob servations of a morning contemporary (the Chronicle) ~ We regret very much the sufferings which the fami lies of these misguided men must undergo, but the masters had no alternative. It is quite clear that as long as these uni ons s s a u a bis, d s m t en the is a mo h s e t lle t w hat can be truce, lik e e xpe th c a te t d between iadieated by Mr. E. C. Douglas, to enable the men to strike at a future period. The unions must be broken up if it be wished that a good understanding shall exist between masters and men. It is quite clear that all the functionaries will struggle to the last for the possession of the authority w hi c h th ey now pos sess. There is something so very flattering in the idea of regulating the whole system of labour of a great empire like this, that the Executive, like other depositories of power, will no doubt be unwilling to descend to a private station. 6' The law allows combinations of journeymen, but com binations of journeymen lead to combinations of masters. No one can be astonished that the masters should combine to put an end at once to these Unions, than which it is dif ficult to conceive a greater nuisance. Though it is quite impossible that the workmen should succeed in any of the objects for which these Unions are formed, yet great in convenience is suffered by individuals from strikes wan tonly ordered by committees, or executives, for the fur therance of Quixotical plans for regulating the system o' labour of the country. The master tailors deserve praise for the spirit with which they have determined to put an end to this extravagance. If the journeymen tailors will allow themselves to become tools in the hands of men who wish to acquire an importance at their expense, or crack brained enthusiasts, they must pay the p enalty of their folly." The following appears in the Times of this morning : "It is generally believed in the best informed circles, that the difference of opinion entertained in the Cabinet on the question of appropriation must lead to some immediate change in the ministry. We have not been able to learn how the Cabinet are divided, but it seems doubtful whether there are more than two who are opposed to the appropria tion. One of them, unfortunately, is the most dis tinguished orator of the Government side, who, both in the cause of liberty at home and in our colonies, has shown the greatest ability. The other an useful adnzinistrateur. How they could have come to these conclusions is extraordinary. " Rumours are afloat, which we cannot credit, that the example of these seceders will be followed by others, and the Government will retire en masse. This is not credible. " The vacant places, if filled up, must necessarily be occupied by men of principles at least as liberal as those who remain. The present administration certainly has not been too liberal. Any auxiliaries from the Tory camp would make it less liberal, and entirely deprive it of the confidence of the country. Coalition administrations have always been unfor tunate : they want the unity of purpose indis pensable to vigorous measures. Even the talents of Fox and North availed nothing. The King, we have no doubt, notwithstanding the rumours to the contrary, entertains the same salutary horror of those conspiracies of party by which not only the dignity of the Crown, but the welfare of the people, are sacrificed to personal ambition and selfish in terests." Our contemporary, the Times, has discovered what was known to the public a long time since, and declared by Lord J. RUSSELL a month ago, viz., that there are differences in the Cabinet respecting the appropriation of the surplus revenues of the Irish Church. We shall be sorry if the two able and useful members of the Cabinet who differ from their colleagues on this subject, should think it their duty to resign their seats on this account. Their secession will be a loss to the Ca binet, but the entire sacrifice of public confi dence would be a much greater, and more irreparable one. The Church must be reformed, and all its surplus revenues applied to truly na tional purposes ; and no Ministry could stand a month which refused to concede these matters. We fear nothing for the Government, which has made up its mind to these points. They will gain the public confidence, and no coalition ministry could stand its ground if formed on a principle adverse alike to the public feeling and the public interests. Cabinet meetings were held on Saturday and yesterday, but nothing has yet been settled. MT. STANLEY and Sir J. GRAHAM, even with the Duke Of WELLINGTON at their head and the Bishops in their rear, would find it impossible to stem the tide of public opinion. We hope they will not attempt it. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The accounts from Sydney, New South Wales, received this morning to the 18th January, represent the colony to be in a flourishing condition, as regards trade and agricul ture. The governor had greatly recovered from a serious illness. The Hamburg steamer arrived this morning, having left there on Friday, bringing both letters and papers of that date ; but they contain no news of any importance. In the funds the market was more animated, and the prices of many descriptionstigher. Business has already been done in the Austrian loan, framed on the plan of the Polish lottery. THE FUNDS Consols, which closed on Saturday at 92 1 / 2 % opened this morning rather heavy at 92% 1 ,4, both for Money and Account. In the Foreign Market Spanish opened rather better, being quoted at 37 1 X ; Mexican, 44 1 % %; Portuguese, 791,4 %, with little doing. HALF-PAST ONE. A subject of considerable discussion among the moneyed interest, &c., has arisen in the City this morning, namely, a report that there is about to be an alteration in the Ca binet, and which has had some influence on the value of the public funds. It is believed that, should such be the case, Sir R. Peel will be in office. It is reported that the Duke of Richmond and Mr. Stanley oppose the other por tion of the Ministry, with respect to the subject of the Irish Church revenue appropriation. The Consol Market has been heavy all the morning, at a decline on Saturday's prices of about 1 4 per cent. It is now, however, believed that the Cabinet will not be broken up. Consols, after having fallen to 92 1 4, have only rallied to 92% for the Account, and to 92 3 / 4 buyers for July. The non-arrival of the ratified intervention treaty has tended to diminish the demand for Portuguese Bonds, which have fallen about 3 1 4 per cent., being now quoted at 79 1 4 . 1 ,1 2 ; Spanish Bonds are also lower—viz. at 37 1 / %. All the other Foreign Bonds remain steady. No account of the arrival of the County of Pembroke from Lisbon up to the present time. Consols, 92%. THREE O'CLOCK. The young Duke of Rutland, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in a drunken frolic, knighted the landlord of an inn in a mean country town. Being told the next morning what he had done, the Duke sent for mine host, and begged him to consider the ceremonial as merely a joke, and to think no more of it. " For my own part, my Lord Duke," said the wag, " I should readily comply with your Excellency's wish ; but Lady O' Shaunnessy !--my Lord Duke." REVOLTING CRUELTY.—On Wednesday night last, some cruel and unfeeling wretch or wretches, in the vicinity of Newcastle, perpetrated an act which may be truly termed a refinement on modern cruelty and barbarity ; and more particularly when practised on a mute animal, alike passive and useful to the poorer classes of society :—A donkey was taken e t v o i - a m s n e d s d w u h e e i n g b d b i s o c u o r v . e r e e i t presented wou ld b e p a l e m a s o e s d t and fire applied to it, until its bowels were literally revolting spectacle; it is supposed to be the work of burnt if the reckless perpetrators were taught by the law to appreciate the full force of animal feeling.— Tipperary Free Press. We think it right to caution the public against a swindler of the name of Lebowitsky, who, as a distressed Pole, has imposed on the credulity of the charitable. On Tuesday week he got up a raffle for a musical box at the Hanover-square Rooms, by which he pocketed, it is supposed, between 401. and 501., with which, together with the box (which he refused to deliver to the winner), he has since decamped. STRIKE AMONG THE PAUPERS.-011 Saturday morning, at the usual hour, the paupers be longing to St. Marylebone parish, who are employed in watering the streets, which they do by dragging watering-carts about, assembled at the Stone Yard, St. John's Wood, Regent's Park. On Barker, the superintendent, arriving, not one of them would pro ceed to work unless they received an increase of wages (the present being ten shillings for six days, and ten pence extra for Sunday morning, but not any pay is allowed if the morning proves wet.) Not one would proceed to work unless they received twelve shillings per week, independent of wet days. In a short time Inspector Jones, of the S division, accompanied by policemen Hawkins and Woods, arrived at the spot, and, on the inspector expostulating with the refractory paupers, and pointing out to them the absurdity of their proceedings, as also the punishment to which they would be liable in the event of their committing any further breach of the peace, they quietly dis persed, without having committed any violent outraigei; Between thirty and forty of the men res umed tl e labour shortly afterwards. IMPERIAL PARL/AmrNT, THIS DAY, MONDAY, MAY 26. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the char at twenty minutes pest twelve o'clock. There was an unusually large attendance of members lit the sitting of the house. The St. George's Hospital Bill ; the Monmouth Mar' ket Bill ; the Grubbs' Estate Bill ; the Gloucester Watch' ing and Lighting Bill ; the Gloucester Gas Bill ; tbe i Langley (Derby) Inclosure Bill ; the Merthyr TY dil Small Debts Bill ; and some other private bills were seire^ rally read a third time and passed. Reports of Committees on the Alstonefield Inclo sure Bill ; the Longrrey ( Gloucestershire) Inclosure Bill; th e Dalkeith Railway Bill ; the Chard Canal Bill ; the 1 1 °' t i beach Inclosure Bill ; the Wishshaw Railway Bill, 411 others, were also brought up and laid on the tables LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK. .0 Mr. CLAY rose to move the third reading of the hi for enabling the London and Westminstei Bank Comp ail to sue and be stied in the mute of one of the directors; The hon. member here briefly recapitulated the argim e g e used by him on a former occasion, and referred to the the claratory clause passed last session on the renewal 0 4 the Bank Charter Bill, and read the clause empowering did present company to establish a bank, " provided they ry not borrow or take up money upon their own pronn i te notes of a shorter date than six months." Upon that which was declaratory of the privileges of the ben s '," respectable company now before the house had bee• l , ad Wished, and they came forward merely to ask tha t " e ",4 11 '0 to pass a bill enabling the company to sue a nd be su was the name of one of their directors. Their name w el " legion," f or th ey were many . Th ey on l y as ked P°. to sue and be sued, as in the case of other partnerlb, Some other p ar ti es were excee di ng l y anx i ous on the arties , ject ; he did no t d eny t h e respecta bili ty o f t h o se P but, like the Eph cs i ans o f o ld , finding their craft in cl,ri; ger, they cried out, " G rea t i s Di ana ." (A laugh./ A i i, t kind of opposition, however, would in itself have ifl little effect on the house ; but when the noble lord t.' - "_ e bankingit n h t e ohis meaning bubills nowfehswsi which and n h gdav was ey with his influence, it became a serious matter, an" d I to little notes of invitation which had been flyinf b urs' roun different hon. members within the last twenty- our of appearance. The noble lord introduced that,2 ler Y on - the e w tth e ae l t l p u th n e d ew e e r ar s a t em o:d e earryi. , t it ii ad a e an o f : ei n adu: there the afford the facility. He would ask the noble lorrdeif d was any secret understanding between the board If ooh government of which the public were not aware ? the he could not understand what was meant by keeling„ e f terms of a bargain between them 1 There wa s one onto" point to which he would shortly refer. Did the ~, lord mean to say that the various corporation! l'; London might carry on the business of banking.'t If so, then the words of the act were, 03 any body corporate might carry on the business of bankinV and, on the other hand, if he did n o t mean this, it Wa s 2 surd that they should have passed a l aw d e claring that all body of persons might carry on the business of ban d ga and at the same time declaring th a t thi s p rov i s i o n S ll° `" not be carried into effect. He was willing to staria.., el " tirely upon the common sense meaning of the Act of re:" liament. Mr. HARDY rose to second the motion. It w as I no6t extraordinary that after the division on the second readieli the Bank of England should offer any further opposition 6/ this bill, which sought for nothing more than had bee s granted to not less than forty-six other coMpaides in tn" course of twenty-five years. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, on the question beingi. put, rose and said that on looking at the 39th and 4 0 th. ° George 111., it would not be difficult to discover that ill., asmuch as it was unaffected by subsequent acts, it cor t s b L e tuted the contract between the people of England anaco,, Bank. By that act there were two provisions ;0 tracted for by the Bank, which were perfectly distinvve;,, their nature. (Hear.) These were, first, to Pr. ca r. any doubt as to the existing power of the Bank of r'_„° . land ; and secondly, to prevent the erection of other ltriy, How were these points provided for ? He underst e t ed the latter provision, that no other bank should be ere is or allowed by the Parliament as long as that act w a ' el y force. The question, then, was whether 1 /Y s of subsequent provisions of other acts, the proyis4loo, the 39th and 40th of George 111. were repealed r : !I le a 11 tended that the provisions of this act were not 1 3 7 . -f, C oe any subsequent act. What, then, did these t di s pute th at to Parliament for ? It was not a matter o k for they were a banking company ; and they came t o ,4 r w as n ot peculiar privileges, for the purposes of bankinf . ' N o , no.) this asking the house to erect other banks • k. for the Not in wors, but, in reality, they certainly wer_ e ,.: a Deal bill asks them to give to a certain body of perso!' ? Tow liar privilege to facilitate their business of banklug could the house sanction such a demand ? before'Mr. Mr. CLAY—The bank never refused this ee r „ es in The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Those instalrh which the power was granted, did not interfer e w t interests of the bank. The only question, in h is g '., e pt for the house to consider, was whether, by any subs e q . o , acts, the Bank of England had been deprived of privileges to which, under the 39th and 40th of GeerFd the Third, they were entitled. The honourable e l ' learned member proceeded to argue that the e st S blishment of the present company would be a b re t a be of the contract entered into by the government with A/c . bank. Under these circumstances he must decide' oppose the third reading of the bill. Mr. O'CONNELL denied that the rejection of the PI; sent bill would be upholding the contract with the b uy it would be making a contract ( Hear), and makings, tn,ji; different one from that which had been previously rar r , What did the Westminster Bank claim ? Merely the la!, lity of suit, and the facility of being sued—thst:rd if the bank got in debt the public should be ag t.ave a reasonable means of suing it, and that •it shodM " d th e a ty t legal right, that house s t e itl t e e , faner d ee e e x p is e t e en e c v e er w y h e ic e h mp it an w y •o w ul h d e b e e l i g th b e f t t b h e e un pe w b i l l i l e in . g (Hear,totak h e a i t r ,. f ) o r A th s e tbheeneefietinapnandypraotte cpresent stood, if they went into debt, the public were deprived of, the advantage of suin g them for the recovery 01 their money. He did not, think that the Bank c! England thhaedy paid already; h 2 ad pieerpa deposits s cent. two the e well t l hy eiwnamotuhloidsuncatoffnoaffierr.9,p(grH,eerart .I).e,neaFioeartilf the public, though at an expense of 180,00 W• a_ c or , to themselves. it appeared that this bank, how required props to keep it up ; it had borrovvn : I T c h a million from the East India Company, and it n eed!' ' or , support. Unless it could be provecl•that banking , e cu r g ou se tions alone came within the meaning of the act, tee could not refuse to pass the third reading. r ead a third MR. BERRIES moved that the bill be time this day six months. A s l tr r an . F F go . err P sth O we LLOCK seconded the amendinent. pollay, After a few words from Mr. P. Stuart, M r ' moor Sir James Scarlett, Lord Althorp, Mr. Alderman _ . . 4 stn, and Mr. Cobbett, e th re ird o r r e d adi ered ng ..... .. w..i.t.h.dr..a.w..., ........ : 11 3.i e boua divided, when there appeared— Against it ..................................... dual Majority -u The SPEAKER left the chair at three o'clock. raE vacancyP os tfotnAhee,NspNerloAesvpNaetDci elevation, ,o L 4 1°i E rather E t ß h PEERAGE.-In willcertaintyGE . .occur i n cli C nf on tl S hri; ...sditpjo b re s ; , sentation of Dumfries-shire, and a candidate ig;;liiet in the field. This candidate is Mr. Irving, 01. ' 4 ,114 a native of Dumfries-shire, a great capitalist, and Reid, a partner of the highly respectable house of hood Irving, and Co. Newbie lies in the neighbour _vo of Annan, and the proprietor of course is better licir.to diet in Annandale than Nithsdale. No other c al l e aser has yet come forward, and we greatly doubt e , any other will appear. —Dumfries Courier. • den A ce bb a o n t d sfo d r e d ath il e o d us s e c , e n ne ea o r f , r let furnished Scott, is, we perceive, advertised to this occurrence , regret for two or three years. We bscription to retain this because we had hoped the round by which it is stir mansion and the hallowestg of the family had beis s e fear, however, we h&j. The fine library of books, the OP been mistaken. .....,a, t armour, the unique furrow - 1 collection of ancient .of _ al pictures que character the country iii -0 and the pict.uresq t \ li cv e oeL r t e t to II extensive ha this hi s wee k , e imagine, excite a wish to res i raomupnldeeda,ndincotinheoposes iy: directions, will , w IVltheelro7,stihr Valts:: and the transactions are ag l : s n sr com petitors.- -N M lA o ß rn ic in E g T, C rxt hr A o n v_.. icle- 24 a .... , f0r Een;thaPani°a continuance of the brisk c le 7:;veri qualitiesd holders of them are firm, whil st f o le ana extensive - fair quality and upwards of Mu u e ,. lower. qua are offered freely, but are hearY:advance of cheaper. Brazils are of ready sale, 8 . id. per lb. The market for Sea Islane t Is sntity offering. ly sensitive, and influenced by th e , 4 , 61 ,1. 300 Perneff.4 Speculators have taken 4,300 Alne'''', + - e ig 930 Amer!' and 700 Bowed Maranham, and exP (7 ", 35 0 Sures a.° 10 can, 500 Surat, and 50 Maranham. 19 import this can, iwr declared for auction on Friday next. e __„ ,390 baics; i week is 31,124 bags, and the..satloeso4d.zi.o 12 0 Stsl l4l.; namely, 620 Sea Island, d „i 5154 A Boweds, At.. to toy ditto, 10d. to 14d. ; , 9 a 100 580 A l i 3 ado ; 10,770 New Orleans, 7 4 d. to .; ,4 Id • 1,980 Pernams, 101 d. to ''a, 0 &c., 7ad. to 9 i • , 9 ad to 11d. • 2,450 Maranhao), l 0 43013ahia, 10,, • Id 11 • ' 111 d .; Para, 9d. to 9. .50 Demerara, yid 230 A ro West India, 10. d. ; and 1,230 Sura h d, 0 13 4 .. ; J lig hi to 61d- per lb. By auction, 440 Demerara, ,_jog 14a • per lb. There has been less business ev .. p a st, eXceeding our Cotton Market to-day than for some tlle' r i` c es ; the sales not exceeding 2,500 bales, at stesaY P j lid' co nsisting of 60 Bahias, 101 d. ; 60 Pernarlis'