The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-11 00:00:00

pared with ,a judicious and well devised I
project for its amelioration, would keep it
in reserve for some pressing emergency. But
BENJAMIN DISRAELI is one of a totally different
mental calibre from the ordinary "red-tapists." He
will never avail himself of arguments similar to those
which] were: resorted to by his predecessor usque ad
nauseam. When satisfied of the injustice and im-
policy of the measure he will not endeavour
to postpone its consideration on frivolous
and ridiculous pretexts, nor object to make
some attempt at improvement, because he
cannot at the moment bring forward
&perfect proposition, which shall be'entirely free from
objection. He will rather pursue the course which
duty and honour alike indicate, and give the nation
the benefit of the experience which he has acquired
while acting as leader of the Opposition of the House
of Common=, and occasionally firing at the target
which the Whigs had set up, and also from: hii in-
vestigations as one of the Select Committee appointed
to inquire into that very tax. . _ _

There can be no doubt that his mind has been'
long since made up on the subject. But were it
otherwise—had he to entr upon its consideration for
the first time—we believe that he would not shirk a
question which any actuary or respectable
clerk in a merchant's office might answer
in a single hour. He will also naturally be
desirous of showing his real desire for improvement
by means of the propositions actually brought forward,
in order that they may remain on record in the
Parliamentary archives, in case the factious and un •
warrantable opposition now threatened should re-
move himself and his colleagues in the Ministry from
office before they had a reasonable opportunity of
developing their future policy. If the advice of Mr.
COBDEN be taken, if the Ministry should be com-
pelled to dissolve Parliament forthwith, and to ap-
peal to the country ; and if they should be again
defeated in the new House of Commons through a
similar obstructive policy, there will be no opportunity
of showing what the present Administration might
have done if treated fairly and courteously. Speeches
and suggestions out of office will by no means have
the same weight as actual propositions when
in power. We are, therefore, satisfied that, for the
sake of his own reputation, and likewise as the most
expedient and politic course, Mr. DISRAELI will
bring forwar d in his Budget, and, possibly, indicate
in his speech of Monday evening, a proposal for
the equitable adjustment of the property and
income-tax, and the placing it nenceforward on a more
satisfactory basis. Under any circumstances, the
fiscal reformers should be prepared to support him if
in the right, or to direct him into the proper course if
he should be clogged or hampered by the tardy
movements of some of his colleagues.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday
The Moniteurcontains a Presidential decree relative
to the re-organization of public instruction,and another
nominating Inspectors-General of superior instruc-
tion for letters, law, and medicine, Inspectors-General
of secondary instruction for letters and sciences, and
Inspectors-General of primary instruction. The
PAINCE•PRESIDENT, by a third decree, fixes the
salaries of the Inspectors-General at 12,000 f. for
those of superior instruction, 10,000 f. for those of
secondary instruction, and B,ooof. for those of
primary instruction. Finally, by a fourth decree,
the PRESIDENT nominates the members of the Su-
perior Council.
The Debals says:—" It is positively stated that the
organic law on the University, which has been much
spoken of within the laet few days, is to be submitted
to the deliberations of the Council of State, and that
it will come before the Legislative body at the open-
ing of the session."
The Corsaire mentions a report that one of the
principal functionaries of the Administration of
Forests has been summoned to Paris, to organize a
hunting establishment for the PRINCE•PRESIDEZIT,
and that the Prince DE WAGRAM is to be Grand
Huntsman—a post occupied by his father under the
Empire.
We find the following in the Constitutionnel :—" A
report is again put in circulation that the barriers of
Paris are to be carried out as far as the fortifications.
We can affirm that this rumour is without any foun-
dation. The question, it is true, has been the object
of a serious examination, but all the authorities have
admitted that the adoption of such•a measure would
be ruinous for the greater part of the banlieue, and
also for the city of Paris, which would thus have to
pave and light an immense extent of ground."
"We are requested," says the .Debals, "to for-
mally contradict all the assertions, which have been
published, as to a pretended mission with which the
Prince DE LIGNE is said to have been charged on the
part of the King of the BELGIANS to the King of
PRUSSIA and the Emperor of AUSTRIA. The visit of
the Prince DE LIGNE to Germany had nothing of a
political object in it."
The Constilutionnel devotes a very large portion
of its first page to an article by M. GRANTER DE CAS.
SANAC, laudatory of the elections, laudatory of the
new Legislative Body of which he is a member, lau-
datory of the Minister of the Interior, and laudatory,
in fact, of all thathas taken place. Considering that M.
GRANIER DB CASSAGNAC stands in no danger of con-
tradiction, it would, perhaps, be more reasonable to
show a certain degree of reserve, and to allow the
acts of the Government, to a certain extent,
to defend themselves; for it is not probable that eu-
logiuna from such sources will produce half the effect
that will be derived from a calm, dispassionate inves-
tigation of the acts of the Government, and a liberal
appreciation of the motives by which they are in-
spired. The slightest admission in favour of those
acts by journalists who are known to entertain sen-
timents which are anything but friendly to their
authors, will do more for the Government than pages
of eulogium from avowed and professional advocates.
Thus, when we find journals like the Union ex-
pressing satisfaction eit the way in which the new le-
gislative body is composed, we may be sure that it
does not stand in need of professional praise.
The definitive armament of Paris, voted in 1846,
is going on, says the Public, with great activity. The
detached forts contain at the present moment nearly
6,000 pieces of cannon of different calibre intended
for them and for the fortifications round Paris.

A grand dinner was given by the PRINCE PRESI•
DENT of the Republic, on Monday, to Lord and Lady
COWLEY. Among the foreign guests present were
the Marquis and Marchioness of DOUGLAS, Lord and
Lady POLTIMORE, Lord and Lady GREY, and several
other English persons of distinction. Count DE
MORNY, M. and Mme. DROUYN DE LHUYS, the Prince
and Princess DE CRAON, the Duke and Duchess DE
VALENTINOIS, the Duchess of WAGRAM, and the
Duchess DE GRAMMONT were also present.

The Patrie says—" Count WALEWSKI, French
Ambassador in London, has arrived in Paris, where
he will remain for ten days. The English journals,
in announcing his departure, give to the news a
degree of political importance which is quite imagi-
nary. Count WALSWSKI has been called to Paris by
private businesp, and we can positively state that
there is no question either of his recal or of his being
replaced in his post."
The natal has the following remarks on English
commerce : •

" According to the defenders of the old restrictive
system in England, the British flag could not fail to soon
feel the evil effects of the reform of the navigation. laws,
and one would suppose that from their repeal was to date
the decline of the English merchant navy? But is that
the case? Far from it. In 1850, the first year of the
new system, England, it is well known, had no reason
to complain of the part which she obtained in commercial
transports. Ia 1851 the general movement of English
commerce with foreign countries and the British pos-
sesions amounted to 13,472,000 tons of merchandise,
or 1,451,000 tons more than in 1850. Out of the: aug-
mentation the English flag bad 310,000 tons in entries,
and 186,000 in departuree, which it must be admitted is
a most respectable share. It is not, consequently, in
1851 that the merchant shipping of England has to de-
plore its decline, the returns of the Customs proving in-
contestably that the general movement of business in
that country has been much more considerable. And
daring that memorable year of the Great Exhibition
has England an instant relaxed from that constantly
increasing movement of commercial labour and pros-
perity? No; she indefatigably pursued her task; her
exports, which were of a value of 1,643,000,000 f. in
1850, rose to 1,712,000,000 f. in 1851. In place of
57,000,000 yards of woollen goods, it is 62,000,000 which
she delivered to foreign commerce; in placs of
1.222,000,000 of yards or cotton goods (about 309,000
leagues), it is 1,400,000,000 of yards which she dis-
persed over the globe; in place of 774,000 tons of cast-
ings of iron, and 3,352,000 tons of coals, her establish-
mentspaithin.theinother branches. of business,
and her soil furnished to foreign manufacturers
.--iiv:ic 7,000 tons of coal, 921,000 tons of iron; and so on
27 830 - this increase in her exporte, there being
,0001. in place of 26 0 00f. We may look on this
, 00,0 . even silk partici-
as certain; that theof "though es yet
is not enough hut trifling in England,
manufacture Ma,
i gaining ground; and that it
for uritoldiaspiayintheCry.sta I Palace the
wonders of our Lyons
us, like the English
for all muskets, for pro-
duceYgrillmen.‘tion in the , -...
airturer, to know how
ses
that is, cheaply. The
general responded to this au
tastes, and for all pur .
movement of imorts has in
s, bat that it is necesetaor for
exports:
—wool, 40 millions against 36
Jet:awns • sugar, 313
millions egainat 305 millions; tea,
millions.of kilogrammes ugasest 29111,1 millions;
35 milli egainst
raw cotton :3;??
25 minions; and in the same way with respect
to coffee, timber, gnaw), leather, 0, eggs,

MaNsroN-HousE.—Yesterday the Lord Mayor en-
of company
Court of the Cordwainers'
the
en-
tertained the Master Wardens and Court of Assistants of
the Upholders (his Lordship's) Company and a number of
private friends; and on Friday the Lord Mayor will receive
at dinner the chairman and directors of the Kent Water-
the Sheriffs, the members of the Guildhall Committee.
the Master of the Spectac!e-makers Company, the Master
his Lordship is a director,
awnodrksse,veorfal wrnhich
embers
Company.
T 1 AN EDITOR AT A DISCOUNT.--The Protectionists
advertised the other day for an Editor for a Protectionist
Paper, who was to receive, byway of ,4 salary, to begin with,
fifty pounds per annum." It is all very well to offer fifty
pounds a-year to " begin with ;" but it is obvious, that to
«g.) on" with such a salary would be quite impossible. As
his duties would call upon him to write in favour of dear
corn, he would be actually working to take the bread out of
his own mouth ; for if he succeeded in writing up the quartern
loaf to its former price, he would be obliged to accept half a
loaf instead of a whole one. We do not question the suffi-
ciency of the salary, as times -0 -
g ; for the intellect that would
undertake to advocate Protectionist principles, would, per-
haps, be adequately valued at one pound per week, or fifty
pounds per annum. No -.0 one with sufficient sense to qualify
him for a railway portership, or a light suburban beadledom,
would condescend to the situation of a Protectionist Editor;
and we think it, therefore, unfair of any one to complain of
the salary being inadequate to the article required.—Punch.
CLOSING OF TIIE TEAM-PER BOOM AT THE BANK
OF ENGLAND AND SOUTH SEA Ilousa.—Notice was issued
yesterday at the Bank of England, that the transfer books
for the following annuities, due the sth of April next, will
shut and open, viz. ; ..
Bank Stock, from the 11th inst. (this day) until April 15.
Reduced 3 per Cent. Annui`ieS ... ditto
Long Annuities
Annuities for terms of years
34 per Cent. Annuities, from the 12th inst. until April 16.
South Sea House.—The transfer books for South Sea An-
nuities will close this day, at 3 P.M., until Thursday, the 15th
of April next.

CITY SEWERS EXPENDITITRE.—From a statement,
very much in detail, of the accounts of the Commissioners of
Sewers of the City of London, comprehending the revenue
and expeaditure for the year, between Michaelmas, 1850, and
Michaelmas, 1851, we collect the following facts : That on
the consolidated account and sewers account together their
revenue amounted to 74,9771. 1 ls. 4d. ; and their expendi-
ture comprised the following items : For paving streets,
19,8721. 7s. 6d. ; for lighting lamps, 10,6151. 19s. 6d.; for
cleansing streets, 5,694/. 1 ls. ; for salaries, wages of work-
men employed, collection, commission, &c., 7,8871. 19s. 10d.;
improvements in widening streets, &c., 2,233/. 9s. 10d. ; for
sanitary works, 1,453/. Bs. 6d. ; for new sewers and drains,
3,7191. OS. 4d. ; for annuities on life, paying off an old debt,
2,4441. 103. ; for various works, 1,953/. 16s. 7d. ; for cleansing
and repairing sewers, 8,1281. 16s. 6d. ; for Parliamentary ex•
penses and law charges, 1,1771. 17s. 2d.; for rents and taxes,
348'. 3s. sd. ; for sundries, 773/. 4s. 9d. The balance which
remains will, it is considered likely, be swallowed up in future
years by the increased cost of street cleansing and other
sanitary
improvements. The accounts have been audited by
public accountants, as well as by the commissioners, who ex-
pressed their approbation of the system on which they had
been for the first time thus prepared and kept in their office
by their chief clerk.
from Fat-
9.—An officer arrived hero by steamer last night,
1 'ch had
TOE CAPE of GOOD HorE.—PLYMouTir, MARCII
Fal-
mouth, where he had laaded from the Ceres,
which
that
touched at Sierra Leone on her way home.
the Bosphorus screw steam-ship had m
hade been delayed
boisterous passage on her way out, andn her homeward
nine days on her voyage. She is now
due
on
fared to, she is
voyage, but, in consequence of the delay rc
Oxford
not now expected to arrive for some days.
be re election
11.F.TuRN or J. W. ILataxv, Est2.—T
r,
Board of Trade, for
til withs a very
of J. W. Henley, Eici , President of the
the county of
yesterday.
0 gage to Australia
The demand for freight and ' as
few VI, eek
has increased considerably during the pastuma• s, but
what has been . 1 at this
it is still scarcely beyond
period of the year. Tho emigrants are of various classes,
well as of steerage pas.
there being a fair number of cabin as
,
senders. ;look place in the Town Hall, Oxfotd,
MonaL I GITIMATE CIIILDREN,It is
,_ RS OF LLE
'shOwa uy a return ittst printed; OE4 on the Ist of January
period of the
last there were 3,463 mothers of illegitimate children in the
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