The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-03 00:00:00

with the various remedies which have been suggested
at different times; after which, he enters upon his
main subject ; namely, the explanation of the plan
proposed by his MAJESTY'S Ministers, and this task
he accomplishes with great ability. We cannot speak
too highly of this little Pamphlet.

Our notice of the Bungay St. Mary Vestry Meeting
requires explanation on one point. We stated that
Mr. SCOTT, the Churchwarden, declared he had no
vouchers ; but we should have said that when asked for
the vouchers of many items, he declared he had none
for them.

We since learn, that a considerable number of the
inhabitants have refused to pay the Church-rate of last
year, and that the present Churchwardens—(that is
" the everlasting SAMUEL SCOTT," who sticks to his
enviable office, and another,) have directed proceedings
to be taken against them. They are resolved the
Church-rate Bill shall not lack pressure from without.

By the arrival of advices from Madrid to the 26th
ult. inclusive, we learn that a political ferment pre-
vailed in the capital, occasioned by Deputy LUJAN'S
account of the disastrous affair of the-16th. In falsely
throwing the whole blame of the defeat upon the Bri-
tish Auxiliary Legion, Senor LUJAN awakened all
the slumbering jealousies of the Spaniards—filled
them with suspicions of the fidelity, and with fears of
the ability of the English, to deliver them from the
tyranny of Don CARLOS—and finally encouraged the
old Camarillo faction to raise its head and bellow in
favour of France. To make matters worse, no dis-
patch of any kind had appeared in the Gazelle; and
it was affirmed that ESPARTERO had even neglected
to forward a copy of the one addressed to him by Ge-
neral EVANS to his Excellency the War Minister.
Really the Government may be proud of its functiona-
ries. But this is nothing to the extraordinary con-
duct of the Cortes. This august assembly, instead
of taking the whole management of the war in-
to its own hands—instead of suspending for a
time the functions of one branch of the Execu-
tive in order to save the kingdom—assembles day
after day, with all the affected gravity of the Roman
Senators, who awaited defenceless in the forum the
exterminating entry of the triumphant Gauls—to deli-
berate upon the petty details of an already established
Constitution I This stoicism is the very essence of
consummate folly. In the present state of Spain it
affords a lamentable -proof of how imperfectly the
science of active Government is understood by the
theorists, who for upwards of twenty-four years have
been filling Europe with their clamours in favour of
constitutional liberty. The Spaniards have now a
Constitution ; and yet, with the experience of the events
of 1812 and 1823 before their eyes, they, with their
habitual sluggishness—which they would persuade
the world to mistake for the gravity and collectedness
of profound wisdom—are content to risk not only that
Constitution but their heads, rather than leave a few
insignificant problems in the abstract theory of repre-
sentation to be solved by the wisdom of their succes-
sors. Were the Cortes to do their duty to Spain—
were they to exercise that sacred prerogative of saving
the country with which their position invests them—
Don CARLOS would not be able to maintain himself
in the Basques for three months. Wlhy do they not
begin by setting prices upon the heads of the Pre-
tender and his nephew ? ; There is no law to prevent
them—for rebels in arms against their SOVE-
REIGN are beyond the protection of any law.
What is the life of a convicted murderer and a
notorious rebel like Don CARLOS, when weighed
against the blood of the thousands of industrious
innocent peasants who have been massacred in the
Basques since the commencement of the civil war ?
And who, looking to the dreadful effects of this san-
guinary fratricidal struggle upon the moral destinies of
Spain, and its possible results as regards the peace of
Europe—who, we repeat, taking these things into
consideration, and with a patriotic Spanish heart in his
bosom, would hesitate an instant to strike the blow
that would give freedo-n and peace to his country
We abhor the idea of private assassination ; but for a
Government to set a price on the heads of rebels re-
fusing to lay down their arms, or to quit the country,
is no more than an act of necessary self protection.

We have received the whole of the Paris Journals
of Friday and Saturday. We quote from the Debats
the only authentic article of important foreign or do-
mestic intelligence contained in them :
" It appears certain that a courier from Berlin brought
on Friday morning the conclusion of the marriage between
the Duke of Orleans and the' Princess Helena Louisa
Elizabeth de Mecklcnbourg Schvrerin. The Princess,
born the 24th of January, 1814, is the issue of the second
marriage of the late hereditary Prince with a daughter of
the Grand Duke of Saxo Weimar ; she is the sister of the
reigning Grand Duke, who is nephew of the Emperor Ni-
cholas, and son-in-law of the King of Prussia."

The marriage will be celebrated early in May; and
in the interim it will be necessary to appoint the
DUKE'S household. This will give rise to a world of
intrigues. The disappointed courtiers will all crowd
round the DUKE, so that the lost popularity of the
SOVEIIIGN will in some measure be transfered to his
presumed successor. How a King so jealous
of supreme dominion as Louts PHILIPPE will look
upon such a state of things may be easily conceived ;
and yet he anticipates from the DUKE'S marriage the
consolidation of his power over the whole of the
French Representative body.
It was rumoured and believed in the political cir-
cles of Paris on Saturday morning, that the Cabinet
had resigned, and that the KING had authorised Count
MOLE to form a new Ministry. The dissolution of
the Cabinet took place on Thursday evening, but the
Members, at the request of his MAJESTY, agreed to
hold their respective Portefeuilles till the appointment '
of their successors. To remove a part of the main
difficulty—the unlucky appanage question—=the KING
has consented to accept for his son, the Duke of
NEMOURS, the Castle and Park of Itambouillet, along
with a pension of one hundred and fifty thousand
francs—which, taken together, forms an allowance of
something more than twenty thousand pounds sterling.
This concession is made too late. The Deputies are
exasperated beyond measure at the dishonesty
of the KING, in sanctioning the previous false
valuation of the estates demanded as an appanage for
the DUKE. Besides, the French people see in this
appanage system the revival of the worst abuses of
the old regime. They cannot regard with indifference
the apathy with which the KING beholds hundreds of
thousands of industrious mechanics perishing with
hunger, while at the same time he is intriguing, night
and day, to rob the nation only to glut the avarice of
every member of his own family. Lours PHILIPPE
is well known to be the richest individual in Europe.
His private property is really immense. Is it not then
scandalous to see him appear as a pauper before the
Chamber of Deputies, laden with what may not be
inaptly called his MAJEsTv's Baby-linen Bills?
The only accounts from the North of Spain in the
French Papers, will be found in the annexed extracts
from them :

The Journal de Paris contains the following article :
" Prince Lubecki, whom Russia had sent to Paris to.
claim the payment of what were called the Polish Debts,
has just left Paris without having obtained any thing, in
spite of three years' uninterrupted negociations with four
Ministers—the Count de Rigny, the Duke de Broglie, M.
Thiers, and Count Mole."

The Committee, of which M. Mounier, Peer of France,
was President, has firmly rejected all the claims of Russia,
which it has reduced to their just value. The sum in
question was twenty millions.
The journals of the frontier received to-day add nothing
to what we have already published.

The Sentinelle des Pyrenees publishes a letter from the

frontier, in which are the following lines : " A new loan
has been concluded, and already part of the funds
raised by it has been paid into the coffers of the Pretender ;
the Carlist army has received a large sum on account of
its arrears of pay ; the articles last supplied have been
paid for, and further supplies of all kinds daily pass the
frontier, notwithstanding the additional number of custom-
houlLe officers. We have no Madrid Journals to-day."

The news from the kingdom of Valencia, published by
the Carlist Journals, is contradicted by the letters from
Valencia, which are to the 18th March. A corps of 3,300
infantry, and 250 cavalry, are at Liria ; the garrison of
Murcia had been reinforced, and the foreign battalion de-
fended the position of Castellana la Plana. It was said
that 4,000 men, belonging to the army of Catalonia, were
on their march to act in the kingdom of Navarre, and that
Brigadier-General Narvaez, with a division of the Army of
the Centre, was marching to Catlin. Cabrera, with 3,000
men, was on his way to Velturde l'Arzobispo, where all the
factious were assembling.
The Chasseurs of Oporto sallied from Castellan on the
12th, to attack the band of the Serrador, which, on seeing
the battalion, fled with precipitation.—Journal du Com-
merce, April 1.

FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, Mans! 31.
Five per Cents., 1061. 60c. 55c. 75c. 70c.
Four per Cents., 9.if. sc.
Three per Cents. 78E 60c. 65c. 70c.
Bank Actions, 2,407 E 50c.
Rente de Naples, 981. 60c.
Roman Five per Cents., 102.
Spanish Actives, 23% 24.
Spanish Passives, 6%
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103 q.
Brussels Society, 1,552 f. 5Cc. 1,555 f.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 30% 31.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 47!(c.; money, 25f. 45-
Three mouths, paper, 25f. 27&c. ; money, 25f. 27Y. c
-(bars Authenticue.
FRENCH FUNDS-PARIS, APBIL I.
Five per Cents.. 106 f. 70c. 65c. 70c.
Three per Cents., 78f. 65c. 60c. 70c. 55c.
Bank Actions, 2,407 E 50c.
Rente de Naples, 9Sf. 60c. 55c. 45c.
Roman Five per Cents., 102.
Spanish Actives, 24 2434%!,,,
Spanish Passives, 6%.
Belgian Loan. Five per Cents., 103.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 30% 31._
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
onr month, paper, 25c. 47!4c. ; money, 25f. 45c
Three months, paper, 25f. 25e. ; money, 25f. 25c
-Coons Authentiaue.
LAST PRICES.
File per Cents., 106 E 60e.
Three per Cents. 78f. 45c.,
Bank Actions, 2,4071 50c.
Bente de Naples, 98f. 50c.
Roinan F ive per Cents., 102
Belgian Loan, 103.
Brussels Bank, 1,347 f. Mc.
Portuguese Three per Cents., 31.
Spanish Actives, 24',j.
Spanish Passives. 6%.

LLOYDS' SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind N. N. W. to N. W.—Arrived the
Lord Wellington, Tate, from Sierra Leone; Acorn, Wood,
from Oporto ; Dream, Patterson, from Limerick ; and Trea-
surer,
PLYMOUTH.—Wind E. N. E.—Arrived the Rochester,
—, from Oporto ; and Pera, Gray, from London, leaky,
and discharging—bound to Cape of Good Hope.
COWES. APRIL 2.—Arrived the Jonge Slylke, —, from
Bahia, leaky, and rudder damaged—bound to Amsterdam.
JERSEY, MARCH 30.—Arrived the Nameless, —, from
Lisbon ; and Ceres, Godfrey, from Cette.
CLYDE, APRIL 31.—Arrived the Henrietta, Cheeres, from
St. Michael's.

SINGAPORE.—Arrived the Cordelia, Creighton, from Cal-
cutta, with damage in a gale 24th Oct., off the Anstamur
Islands—bound to Canton.

ROTTERDAM, MARCH 31.—A brig, of about 200 tons
English timber, laden, water-logged, and abandoned, appa-
rently not long in that situation—she was coppered, her sides
painted yellow, with painted ports, man's bust-head painted'
white—was fallen in with 12th inst., lat. 48. long. 21, by the
George Hervey, arrived here. '
RAMSGATE, APRIL 2—Thirty-three pieces of Norway tim-
ber, a spar and a new topgallant-mast, have been picked up
near the Galloper.
ANTWERP, APRIL I.—The Estell, bound to Pernambuco,
got on shore yesterday near the Crugstans, but got off with
the tide, and proceeded.

ROSTOrK, MARCH Elenore, from hence to Liver-
pool, was driven back to Warnemunde ; the cargo has been
inspected, and being in good condition, she will proceed this
day.

The Vigilance, from Gothenburg to Rotterdam, was driven
on shore on Schcrunig beach, March 29.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLO r, /C.
Our arrivals this morning are two French, two Ostend,
and the Dutch mails, with ship letters from Sierra Leone.

THE FUNDS.
We have now arrived at another critical period, owing to a
great weight of business to be settled during the present
month in commercial affairs: Still, by far greater difficulties
have been overcome, by the timely assistance of the Bank
Directors, although the securities required by ahem were
rather severe. It is now evident that great changes are
about to take place in the commercial affairs in the City.
Some of the large houses in the American trade arc ex-
pected to be reconstructed, and others will retire from bu-.
sin ess.

The alarmists were again busy in the City on Saturday,
reporting failures of commercial houses at Glasgow and Liver-
pool, which had the effect to throw a damp on the Consol
Market ; but there is every appearance that most of the ex-
isting difficulties in respect to the payments becoming due this
month will pass over without doing much mischief to the com-
mercial community.
Consols which closed on Saturday at 90} for the Account ;
for Money soi- -4-; opened this morning at 9013/41; Money
90-k. Exchequer Bills 32 34 prem. ; India Bonds 31 33
premium.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active left off 22i 4 ; at
present may be quoted higher 22i ; Passive, 5:1; De-
ferred, 8k 9 ; Portuguese, 471/ ; Three per,Cents., 304 a ;
Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 5.2 i to 53k.
Although we have a delivery of two post days this morning,
the only arrivals are the usual foreign mails, and but one ar-
rival of ship letters. The American packet is anxiously
looked for, as well as accounts from all parts ofghe West
Indies. Five New York packets are due.
HALF-PAST ONE.

By a gentleman who arrived from Manchester last night, we
understand there are no failures of late in that town, although
the business was not in a very flourishing state owing to the
scarcity of money.
At Liverpool: there have been only two failures of conse-
quence, one of them supposed to be of considerable extent.
Consols have been during the whole of the morning in a
languid state at 901 for the Account; 90 to 90+ for Money.
Exchequer Bills, 32 35, prem., improved ; India Bonds, 31 34,
premium.
In the Foreign market, Spanish Active reached in the
morning 224, at which price they may be quoted at present;
this improvement is owir g to their coming higher from Paris.
Passive, 51 6; Deferred, 84 91 ; Portuguese, 474; Three
per Cents., 301 4 ; Spanish Coupons, 40 ; Dutch, 524 53 ;
Mexican, 24k.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 901.

Lord and Lady John Russell arrived in Wilton-
crescent this day from Woburn Abbey.

It is reported that a brigade of Light Infantry is to
be raised almost immediately, in this country, for the service of
the Queen of Spain. Funds will be provided for their pay
and subsistence before they leave this country. The equip-
ments are to be of a superior kind, and great care will be taken
in the selection of young and healthy men. It is not stated
who is to have the command ; but he will be an English officer,
and is to act independently of any other force.

THE KINGS THEATRE.—Belisario, a tragic
opera, the music by Donizetti, was produced on Siturdai
evening, being its first performance in this counfry. The
chief characters were Justinian, Signor de A ngioli ; Belisa-
rius, Signor Inchinde, his first appearance in this country ;
Antonina, the wife, and Irene, the daughter, of Belisarius,
by Madame Giannoni and Mademoiselle de Angioli ; and
Alamiro, a prisoner, but afterwards discovered to be the son
of Belisarius, Signor de Val. The composition is after the
usual manner of Donizetti, the stringing together of a series
of faded musical phrases, generally inappropriate to the sub-
ject, constituting no distinct style, and when they happen to
be good are invariably to be traced to some other composer.
With a great respect for our recent English productions of
this kind, we should say that Balfe or Barnet, are great when
compared with this specimen of Donizetti. Inchinde, the
the new singer, has an agreeable manner, without pretension,
and is a good musician ; but to " achieve greatness" cannot
fall to his lot. His voice is a barytone of good quality, but
wanting in the inflexibility required for the rapid and intricate
divisions of the modern Italian school. There was some good
scenery in the piece, particularly a distant view of the an-
cient Byzantium, seen through the tent of Justinian ; and the
choruses were numerous as well as in tolerably good drill.

The receipts of the fifteen theatres of Paris made a
gross total during 1836, to the amount of 6,910,123 f., being
greater than within any twelve months during the last thirty
years. The receipts of the Grand Opera were 1,170,8771.
those of the Opera Comique are next in the line, followed
closely by those of the Theatre Francais and the Italian
Opera.
One thousand seven hundred steam-engines, of the
total power of 22,500 horses, arc now at work in France, ex-
clusive of those on board steam-boats. These engines are at
work on an average 16 hours out of the 24, thus performing
the daily work of 450,000 labourers.
ABSTINENCE.-Temperance societies on total ab-
stineneC principles are formed and forming in various parts of
the kingdom. We fear that the practice of some of the mem-
bers is not uniformly in accordance with their principles. Se-
veral dozens of wine were some weeks ago stole from the cellar
of a distinguished member of a total abstinence society.
In the Morning Chronicle of Wednesday last it
was stated that four firms connected with the grain trade have
suspended payment at Southampton within the last few days.
Their liablities were not extensive, nor arc any serious results
expected to arise from them.—We are happy to say that the
statement was totally without foundation, and that no firm con-
nected with the corn trade in the town has stopped payment
for a tingle boar, —.llatnpshire Independent,