The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-21 00:00:00

Mr. Gißsox made an excellent speech, and, voting
against his party, gave a proof, like Sir GEORGE
STAUNTON, that he is an honest politician. ifs
opinion that the people, if they must have an
infallib:e Church,would prefer Rome to Oxford deserves
consideration. He showed very clearly that it is not
the quantity of education which is deficient, but that
its quality is bad. Mr. ACLaND and others have
boasted of the immense numbers taught by the
Church ; the morals of the people, and the ig-
norance of the people, show that the teaching
of the clergy promotes ignorance. 'rile people, Mr.
GIBSON said, had complained to him of being taught
nothing useful—nothing but strange outlandish texts
from the Bible. Mr. GIBSON spoke out properly and
justly of the education given by the clergy, and we recom-
mend his speech to public attention. Now that the
Members of the House of Commons have begun to
speak out, the priests will surely be defeated, and they
have to rue the day when Lord STANLEY made
his motion.

Sir HARRY VERNEY spoke for the Government
plan. Sir R. INGLIS undertook the defence of Oxford
against Mr. GIBSON, but could not heave the Old
University out of the mire in which it is fast stuck.
The Honourable Baronet also got into a theological dis-
cussion, where we must of necessity leave him.
Mr. O'CONNELL made a speech, partly in reply to
Sir ROBERT, and partly on the general principle, and
strongly in favour of the measure, which even his
opponents admit was a good speech. The length,
however, to which the debate has run, obliges
us to stop short ; and, we must merely say, that Mr.
GLADSTONE'S speech served his party, and opposed
reason ; that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
made an animated and useful speech, and Sir JAMES
GRAHAM a dull one, which the House was averse from
hearing. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was every effective,
particularly towards the close, when he augured
the success of his education scheme from his success
against the Test Act, and when he showed the miserable
Tories that he might have insured for the Government
an overwhelming support from them, had he conde
scended to imitate their practices, and come down to the
House with a frightful green-bag story about the machi-
nations of the Caartists, and asked for a suspension of the
Habeas Corpus. He did not terrify the mean-souled
Tories, and so they kicked him. Lord JOHN was vo-
ciferously cheered by his friends, and he deserved their
applause.

Sir ROBERT PEEL surmounted the difficulty of having
rather an unwilling audience, and of making a little er-
ror at starting, and then won and commanded, till the
close of his speech, the attention of his audience. His
oration contained as many fallacies, but not so many
clap-traps, as usual. He was eloquent against the
Privy Council Board, but be did not point out
in what essential particulars that differed from the
Treasury superintending the grant which the Board is
to superintend. About Two o'clock the House divided,
when the numbers were, 275 for Lord STANLEY'S
amendment, and 280 against it ; majority only 5 for
Ministers.

After the division a brief conversation took place as
the future course of proceeding, and the Tories
threatened a strong opposition on every future stage.
Lord STANLEY was particularly fierce, and Sir ROBERT
PEEL particularly grave and solemn. They were
both, however, surpassed by that paragon of Toryism,
Colonel SIBTIIORP. They all twitted the Ministers
with their small majority, but were calmly told
in reply that they might again try their strength on
Monday, to which day the further proceedings were
postponed.

The bearing of Lord JOHN and his friends was as
dceorous and tranquil as that of the Tories was angry,
boisterous, and unseemly.

There is no news of any political interest in the Paris
Journals of Wednesday, except that the President of the
Council has notified, to a Committee of the Chamber of
Deputies, that the Government has resolved to render the
Queen of STAIN the same naval assistance as England--
ti .e landing of French marines, to aid the constitutional
authorities, only excepted. French ships of war will be
at the disposal of Spanish Generals, fir the transportation
of troops from one part of the coast to another, and
smuggling by land and sea will be prevented. On the
receipt of this intelligence at Bilboa, the civil and military
authorities went in a body, and tendered thanks t.) the
French Consul. The Chamber of Deputies sat on Wed-
nesday, but the business before it was of a local character.
The Journal du Commerce of Toulouse of the 16th says
" A company of infantry has just set out for St. Amans, where
troubles have broken out in consequence of the trespasses com-
mitted by the peasants on the forests belonging to Marshal
Soult. The attempts to put an end t ) these trespasses caused
a riot, and the line chateau of Marshal Soult would have fallen
a prey to the flames, but for the interference of the Mayor of
St. Amans, who succeeded in calming the effervescence of the
people.— Commerce, June 19.
BRUSSELS, JUNE 19.—The average price of wheat last week
was 23f. 52e. ; and that of rye 13f. 43c. The importation,
therefore, still remains exempt from duty, and exportation pro-
hibited.

BOURSE.-PARIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE J.

Yirst Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price
French 5 per Cents
4 per Cents lOl 3) ... L 1 30 ... 101 30 ... 101 30
3 per Cents 1:1 40 ... 79 50 ... 79 40 ... 79 50
Bank of France
Latfitte Bank 1.0(l0f. Sh 1075 ...1075 ...1075 _1075
5,009 f. i 5 250 ...5250 ...525: ...5250
Belgian 5 per Cents 10214 ... 102% ... 10.256 ... 102 54
Bank 797 5) ... 79; 50 ... 797 5) ... 797 50
Coupon,
Mitch 2 per Cents ssjs ... 55? ... 55% ... 55K
RAILWAY SHAKE..
Versailles, R. 13 (9I ... (D 1 ... (190 ... (1190
L. 15.... MO ... 160 ... 142 50 ... 147 50
Myr
Strasburg to Bale ... 310 ... 310 ... 3f 75) ... 310

Letters and Papers from Madrid of the 12th inst., with
advices from Bayonne of the 16th, and Bordeaux of the
17th, have been received. There is nothing of any moment
in the Madrid JouroalF. From the frontier, however, the
revs is more important. In an Extraordinary Supplement
of the Fee de Aragon we find the following intelligence
given as an extract from a letter written by Count BELAS-
COAIN ( DIEGO LEON), and dated June 10, six o'clock in
the evening":—
" The General-in-Chief, the Duke la Vittoria, was to have
attacked, on the I lth, the town of Amurrio, occupied by Maroto
and his forces. Count Belascoain was to have advanced at the
same time with nine battalions against Elio. At ten o'clock on
the morning of the 11th the noise of the engagement was heard
at Tafala, and at four in the afternoon a considerable firing was
heard in the direction of Santa Babara. Count Belascoain
had taken with him a great number of waggons, filed with
besieging materiels. Should success crown these expeditions,
Espartero will take possession of Durango, the present head-
quarters of Don Carlos ; and Count Belascoain will make him-
selr master of Estella, the favourite residence of the Pretender."
The Courrier de Bordeaux of the 17th instant, which
quotes the above, adds:—" We have just received from the
Etat Major of the 11th military division the following note,
which confirms the news given by the Eco de Aragon :
"' General Espartero advanced on the 11th instant against
Amurrio, which was occupied by Maroto and the bulk of the
Carlist forces ; whilst at the same time General Leon marched
from Puenta la Reyna with nine battalions to attack Elio in his
positions near Estella. It appears that Maroto withdrew from
Amurrio, which General Espartero entered at eleven at night
with fourteen battalions, and at the same time another division
was dispatched towards Arciniega."
This looks well. If this news be confirmed the career
of DON CARLOS draws to a close. The moral effect of the
occupation of Estella and Durango by the Christinos would
be incalculable.