The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-17 00:00:00

the present House of Lords is, that it is characterised
by qualities diametrically the reverse of those which Mr.
MAcxiti xoN has ascribed to it. What delayed the repeal
of the Test and Corporation Acts, and the passing of the
Catholic Emancipation Bill, but the hatred to " religious
liberty" felt by the House of Lords? What delayed the
triumph of Reform in the Commons, but the same deep-
rooted hatred to " civil liberty" felt by the same Institution ?
The Hon. Member could not possibly have given a more
diastrous turn to his compliment, so exquisitely inapposite
is it, and so very like " censure in disguise." The re-
mainder of the speeches made at this " Manifestation" con-
tain not one single feature worthy of notice.

In the House of Commons last night leave was obta'ned
by Mr. Alderman WOOD to bring in a Bill for the effecting
of Improvements in the Metropolis. The necessity for such a
measure is well set forth in the evidence taken before a Select
Committee of the House of Commons in the course of the
last Session of Parliament ; and—presuming that the Bill is
based upon the report of that Committee—we earnestly
solicit for it the strenuous support of the influential inhabi-
tants of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Surrey.
When it is printed and in the hands of Honourable Gentle-
men, we shall enter fully into its details, and investigate
the importance of the improvements which it suggests.

The Paris Journals of Wednesday bring no intelligence
from tlto north of Spain of a later date than what appeared
in the London Journals of yesterday. Even the conclusion
of the interrupted telegraphic dispatch is not given in
either the Char te or the itioniteur. Private letters from
Bayonne and San Sebastian, of the 11th instant, state that
General EVANS has partially suspended operations, till
Generals ESPARTERO and SAARSFIELD are near enough
to act in concert with him. On the evening of the 10th, after
one day of hard fighting, the QUEEN'S troops remained in
quiet possession of the field Of battle. Both Christinos
and Carlists fought with great gallantry, the former being
preceded in the most difficult encounters by a body of Bri-
tish marines, commanded in person by Commodore Lord
JOHN HAY. The most remarkable circumstance con-
nected with this affair is, that the marines displayed
the British—not the Spanish—flag during the engage-
ment ; thus appearing in the field as a land auxiliary force.
General EVANS prevented the British Legion from taking
almost any part in the engagement of the 10th, wisely re-
serving the men for a battle with the enemy on level ground.
The marriage of the Duke of ORLEANS with the Princess
Of MECKLENBURG-SCHWERIN is said to be definitely
arranged. The Princess is 24 years of age, and niece of
the Empe::or of RUSSIA. The marriage has been brought
about by Prussia, and has received the sanction of the
Holy Alliance. It is reported that the King of PRUSSIA
is to pay the Princess's dowry—a part of the contract
which may be safely left to the superintendence of the
Citizen KING. The Princess is a Protestant, and so far
the marriage is extremely disagreeable to the French
Clergy ; but his Holiness the Pore has granted a dispen-
sation for the celebration of the nuptials.
On Tuesday the Count de LASTRANGES, editor of the
Quotidienne, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment,
and a fine of two thousand francs, for advocating the justice
of the protest of the officers of the 62d Regiment. A
Morning Contemporary, commenting upon this prosecution,
states the following important fact ;—" Between the 2d of
August, 1830, and the Ist of October, 1834, the Paris
press was subjected to not less than five hundred and
twenty prosecutions, one hundred and eighty-eight of which
proved successful. The total amount of penalties_awarded
to the political writers of the French capital was 106 years
and a half of incarceration ! and four hundred and eleven
thousand and five francs in the shape of fines !—not to
melition the preliminary seizure of all the copies of the five
hundred and twenty guilty or not guilty publications." We
defy Europe to furnish in the same period proofs of do-
mestic tyranny which will equal this.

The latest advices from Madrid are of the 7th instant,
but they arc of no importance. Annexed are a fcw extracts
from the French Papers :--
The Message,- says the marriage of the Duke of Orleans
and the Princess of Mecklenburg will be celebrated, it is saki,
at Compiegne with great splendour.
The Duke de Choiseul will set out at the end of May for
Ludwigsburgh, where he will marry the princess as proxy.
The Count de Flahaut will go to receive the future Duchess
of Orleans, and accompany her till her arrival at Cornpeigne.
The Duchess of Orleans will next reach the bridge at Kehl,
where she will dismiss her German attendants, and be sur-
rounded only by the members of the household which is form-
ing fur her. Surh are the reports.
The Court of the Tuileries, it is said, expresses much grati-
tude to the King of Prussia for having greatly contributed to
the success of the negotiation by his personal influence with
M. de Plcssin, Minister of State, and formerly Envoy to the
German Diet.

M. Bresson, who seems to have acted an important part in
the affair of the Legion of Honour, as well as M. Plessin, M.
Von. Oerthlirg, Minister of Mecklenburg at Paris, has re-
ceived from the King of the French the Cross of Commander
of the Legion of Honour, and the title of Count, as a recom-
pence for his endeavours to promote the success of the affair.
Lastly, it is said that the portion of the Princess Helen will be
500,000 francs, without the trousseau, and that the Prince se-
cures to her a considerable dowry.—Jouriicil du Conunerce,
March 15.

FRENCII FUNDS—Pasta, Mum] 15.
Five per Cents., 107 f. sc. 106 f. 85c. 75c. 80c.
Four per Cent., Wf. 50c.
I tree per Cents., 711 f 15c.
Bank Actions, 2,422 f. .`"..oe.
ttentc de Naples, 9Sf. 65c. 60c.
Roman Five per Cents., 112.
Spanish Actives, 281.4 `27li 28.
Spanish Differes, 12 1 I
Spanish Passives. 71004.
Belgian I oan, Five per Cents., 10314.
Brussels Society, 1,550 f. 1,55 ff
Portuguese Loan. Three per Cents, 32343/4 si
Haytian Loan, 260 f.

EXCIIANGE LONDON.
One rnonth, pal•er, 25,.. 40c ; money, 25' 3rit;
months, paper, 25f. 20c. ; monvy, 25f. 20c
—Court Authentiome.

• LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents., 10fif. 9:.c.
Three per Cents 79f :iee.
Itank Actions, 2,.1-22f 50c.
Rente de Naples, 93f. 90c.
Roman Five per tents., 102
Belgian Loan, 103t4.
Brussels Bank, 1,17 a 50e.
Pcrtugucse Three per Cents,, 39
Haytian Loan, 3COf.
Spanish Actives, 21.
Sp:mish Passives. 734.
Differes, 9.
New Differes, 1I N.

Brussels and German Papers of the latest dates have
been received. There arc rumours of a change in the Bel-
gian Cabinet. In the Chambers the only subject discussed
is the Budget, every item in which is scrutinized with a
severity that would delight the heart of the Hon. and honest
Member for Middlesex. There is no news in the German
Journals.

Baron Amschel Mayer de Rothschild, head of the
6rm at Frankfort, is dangerously ill of the stone, and fears are
entertained for his life.

GENTLEMAN.—The only way to be a gentleman
is to have the feelings of one ; to be gentle in its proper accep-
tation, to be elevated above others in sentiment rather than si-
tuation, and to let the benevolence of the heart be manifested
in the general courtesy and affability of the demeanour.—
Horace Smith.

INDEPENDENCE OF TEXAS.—By the packet
ship Wellington, which has arrived at Plymouth, we last
night received American papers to the 21st, from which we
learn that in the House of Representatives of the United
States, on the 18th, by unanimous consent, Mr. Howard, from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom the President's
Message, and sundry memorials in relation to Texas were re-
ferred, reported the following resolutions, which were read and
laid on the table:—" Resolved, by the House of Representa-
tives of the United States, that the independence of the
Government of Texas ought to be recognised." " Resolved,
that the Committee of ways and means be directed to provide
in the Dill for the civil and diplomatic expenccs of the Go-
vernment, a salary and outfit for such public agent as the Pre-
sident may determine to send to Texas."

Several respectable tradesmen in Wakefield, not
having their wits about them, have, within the last few days,
been duped by a young fellow, about 24 years of age, assum-
ing the name and address 'of Mr. Stocks, Park-place, Leeds.
He gave out that he was immensely rich, and was desirous of
investing a portion of his property in some profitable specula-
tion; and that part of his wealth had been laid out in buying
a beautiful estate a few miles from Wakefield, for which he
bad given 20,0001. This braggadocio got him some connec-
tions, to whom he communicated his intention of erecting an
iron-foundry at a cost of 11,0001., whose furnaces were to out-
blaze all others in the town, and would, no doubt, be of great be-
nefit to his less fortunate neighbours. Well, having got a footing,
he must keep up appearances, and his orders were freely given to
his now friends. A respectable shoemaker was first swindled out
of two pairs of Wellington boots, with spurs ; then a linen-
draper, of upwards of 121. worth of goods ; next the tailor,
whose cut pleased so well, that he was ordered to make 401.
worth instanter. Other tradesmen were called into play to
decorate the person of this upstart ' • but his change of residence
and name made the boot-makers, hosiers, &c., keep a sharp
look-out after him, and a deputation was sent to Leeds to
make inquiry about this Mr. Stocks, of Park-place. While
inquiry was instituting in Leeds, the hero at Wakefield was
preparing for a bolt, and would certainly have been off, but
for the interruption of certain impatient creditors, who having
found him out, recovered nearly the whole of their property,
and left the Park-place gentleman in a most destitute and for-
lorn condition.—Leeds Mercury.