The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-11 00:00:00

SITTING OF TUESDAY, JAN. 8.

M. Billault first occupied the tribune: ur:d began by re-
gretting that the Ministerial speakers yesterday had con-
verted the debate into a personal question, accusing those
who dreg up and supported the address of merely aiming at
place. He had no ambition for future place, nor pique for
having lost place ; he was, nevertheless, eager for the adop.
tion of the address, and the destruction of the reigning system.
The Ministry was incapable. It boasted its patriotism, but
patriotism was not sufficient without capacity, without prin.
ciples, without firmness, without a majority capable of sup-
porting the Government. If the present Ministry continued
to exis,r, not only the Government was stricken with powerless,
tress, but the Chamber itself was condemned to utter nullity.
The orator drew a very eloquent contrast between the posi-
tion of France in 1830, and her position at present. She was
then, though without an army or fixed Government, feared
and respected even by her foes, to such a degree that the
northern powers shrunk and ceded everywhere, whether in
Italy or Belgium. How different now was their situation
The despotic powers pressing, triumphing, making their in-
fluence prevalent everywhere in Spain, in Italy, in Luxem-
burg, even to the very frontiers of France.
The speech of M. Billault, one of the youngest orators of
the Chamber, was followed by loud applause.
M. Martin, Minister of Commerce, would not accuse the
coalition of merely aiming at a change of men—their object
was avowedly a change of system. They censured the aban-
donment of Ancona, of Spain, and of Belgium, and no doubt,
if in power, would not abandon them. But this
_was not a
good ground for debate, as M. Guizot could scarcely agree
with M. Thiers on this subject. He would cite independent
and responsible acts of the Ministry—the amnesty, the disso-
lution of the Chamber.
interests of commerce—be would point in answer to the tidings
TheyT They
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recriminations
rcui ofmse neglect.idnaotfiom n
as
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in g the
just received from Mexico.
in
treaties of commerce, while other nations did, But the con-
sumption and exportations of France were increasing, evinced
prosperity, and offered no hold
Minister then entered into the railroad and other laws which
had been thrown out last session, and showed that
exposed
formerstead oi
Mi-
nisters had survived checks equally serious.
M. Duvergier d'Hauranne then ascended the tribune. He
said it was not for the sake of displacing two or three
ram
that he went into opposition ; it was for the sake of saving the
country
covering
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Four per Cents., lo'2f. 30c.
hreep,r Cents. 79f. 19c. ..................... Ditto
Bank Actions 2,4101. •—• • ................... Ditto
79f 20g
aeratewapies, 50e. ..................... Ditto 99f 30c
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Spanish Actives, 173 Ditto IS
Spanish Passives' 3p4. ,;. • ............ Ditto
Belgian Five perßent4., ............ Dia)
Belgian Thrcp per 5 ents., (Mr. 75e....... Ditto 67f:
Bank, 575 f. ..... .................. Ditto 590 f.
Portuguese, Three pc r tents. 2134
Ditto 214 i
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money, 251. 15e.
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251. —c. mon vv 25c.

INVERNESS DISTRICT Or Butterus.—An address
from Mr. It. Macleod, M.P., to the electors of this district
of burghs, appeared in the Inverness Courier, of Wednes-
day last. It contradicts a statement lately prevalent, that
the Honourable Gentleman intended resigning his seat in
consequence of ill health.

TILE LATE CASE OF FURIOUS DRIVING.--On
Saturday, at the Brentford Petty Sessions, Mr. Green-
shields, of New Bond-street, appeared before the sitting
Magistrate in discharge of the bail he entered into on the
Saturday preceding, for having run over a man named
William Pool, while driving at a furious rate through the
town of Brentford on the evening of the 27th ult, Inspec-
tor war-
rant of
n oigfu rtgehsue ta r
Coronerod r. Greenshields, the jury at
thehaving returned a verdict of
manslaughter against that gentleman. Mr. Pownall said,
under those circumstances
a xn Tuesdayfoed against the
last M
circumstances, he had no power to discharge
the defendant, but he must be committed. Mr. Green-
shields was then taken mite custody, and was shortly after-
wards removed to Newgate. jt is but jAstiee to Mr.
Greenshields to state, that ever since thp melancholy oc-
currence he has applied liipeself to render every assistance
in his power to the family of the deceased, and we under-
Stand he has paid for the luneral, and will allow the widow
one shilling per diem as long as she I.ivei,