The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-29 00:00:00

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he countr,
supporter of the laws and institutions of
t
The
as a resolute opposer of all the new-fan
gled notions,
se
shallow doctrines, and crude projects now afloat. T
resolutions passed at the late Westminster meeting in
at-
garden, with a common fallacy makes an assertion, or taketan
sertion for a proof, and comes to a conclusion as if it were a fat._
ti
It asserts that I have changed my politics, and that I am oppord
all remedies, nrop.osed for the correction of abuses in Church an
State. The tact is, tha it is enthy who make this assertion wnyss
have changed, tod not I— t like men n a ship, who fancy the shore I
in motion, instead of themselves.
" Gentlemen, when I was sent to the Tower, what was ni)r
-motto ?It was this— Hold to the laws. I say so still. The
banner of Reform when we struggl
Con-
stitution, the whole Co.ustitution, and nothing but the Constitu-
tion,'_e.
was inscribed on
together to obtain it. C.f
trust, again contend suce,:ssfully fee the suPP?rt tu,„
-icier the same banner we shall,of thel
laws, institutions, and constituijon of Eng2and, against !ill
natural alliance, an odious yet ludicrous combo cation of Irish
t a.tors, Popish prieits, and paid patriot.g, operating;lion
toned, I believe, but I am compelled to tdd, a weak andll
one
ng
Administration, whilst the country and the times den"' can,
firm, capable, business-doing, and decided. Believe rn Govern-
bethere
no greater calamity to a country than a weak Execute ,es, ,feel_
ment. These, gentlemen, are, and ever were, my prineip.. toe
a wed
vaci 11-i t
ings, and opinions. Should you concur in them, you will gl•ve the,
your support in fighting the battle of the Constitution ; if, on
other hand, you do not concur with me in these opinions and inu
ciples, you will do well to oppose me with all your energies, for
more determined adherent of old English principles and govern-
ment, laws and institutions, breathes not his native air.
" I remain, Gentlemen, as I ever was, a true-hearted English-
man, ,and your devoted, faithful, and very humble servant, ,
" FRANCIS BURDETT.'
We are so far from bei.ng surprised at the course which
Old Glory" here declares his determination to purs °Du.e,
that we anticipated nothing else. It must have beeU :
vious to the few persons who thoun-Lt the conduct of the
poor dotard worth a moment's considevation, that be has
been for some time past longing to throw himself 114)
the arms of the Tories. He has been at some Pa
i,,.°
to create a favourable opportunity for this escapaa"
and has at last succeeded. By a total neglect of his Par"
liamentary duties, and a public avowal of his hostility to the 1
.
progress of Reform, he has disgusted his constituents, 10
forced upon them the necessity of calling upon him to resk°
his seat. He has with great alacrity obeyed the call, althou2?-1.
such obedience is directly at variance with the principles ("
we may use that word) contained in the letter in which it j 5
announced ; and Westminster's Pride and England's Glorl
is now about to appeal from the verdict of the " free and
independent electors," to the compassion of the fe,etiou
which has hitherto inveterately opposed him, and which he
has, times out of number, denounced in the choicest VII'
lingsgate: There is one paragraph in the letter wkiah esPe-
cially provokes a smile. The writer reminds the electors that.
when he was conveyed to the Tower, he told them to bola
to the laws," forgetting that he had then given the exan3Pic
of setting the laws at defiance, by his foolish resistance foe
several days to the Officers of the Law, against whore h
barricadoed his house ! But the fact is, the faded Bilrouet
never had but one idea, and that went when ParlianAt 'Aar/
Reform was granted.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Thursday have )
received. The punishment of death awarded agell°s
MEUNIER by the Court of Peers, has already been co of
muted by the KING to transportation for life. This act
Royal clemency has given the greatest satisfaction to till 4
citizens of Paris of all ranks. The KING appointed ale
PRESIDENT of the Court of PEERS to announce t
MEUNIER in his dungeon, his reprieve from death, whick
the culprit heard in silence, followed by demonstrations
the liveliest repentance. The following details connected
with this affair are from the Debats of Thursday. They
cannot be perused without emotion :
" We have been so fortunate as to become acquainted with sot
of the circumstances which have attended the spontaneous act e
Royal clemency towards Meunier, and we have great pleasure i
communicating them to the public, because they display, in all hi
simple and majestic grandeur the King whom France has raised !‘)
the Throne of July, and whom base calumny still assails, even
in
inviolable sphere in which the respect of the people has placed hire'
Meunier, immediately after his sentence was pronounced, wrote to
the King, humbly entreating pardon in terms of the most since°
'repentance. But, before his petition reached his Majesty'
the Council of Ministers was considering this serious question
—and the King himself had spoken in favour of commutati
'—considering the good sentiments the culprit had seve"'
times expressed during the proceedings—in fact, the °,r;
finance was signed before Meunier's petition was brought to 01.
Council. At the same moment an aged woman entered the courii
o f the Palace, scarcely able to walk from her extreme disteass.
mind. She urgently entreated to be allowed to deliver a Aetitol
to the Queen. It was the unhappy mother of Meunier ! e
cers of the Palace received her with kindness, and immediate
went to receive the Queen's orders. In a few minutes afterwat:,, I
the supplicant was on her knees at the feet of her Majesty, bath'
her Royal hands with tears, and praying for mercy with convels':ie
sobs. The Queen was yet uninformed of the decision of t
Council, and could only return consolatory language, trembling,fe
the idea' of giving false h;ipes. Dming this affecting scene
..wd,
door opened, the King was announced, and from his own“lnie
put an end to the perplexities of the Queen, by informing 'lO
mother of the culprit that the life of her sou was spared. " 1 ehae,„
commuted his punishment," said his Majesty. " Your son has ~
pented, and I have wished him to live. I did not wait for his Petl,
tion to pronounce his pardon." As the unfortunate woman yr!:
completely embarrassed and overcome at finding herself in the prr,
senee of so much goodness, as well as grandeur, and could 04
reply to it with her tears, the... King added—' Be comfortecli
Your son is already acquainted with his pardon. I have just seo,
the President of the Court of Peers to make it known to hiFl:r
The Kin then raised the poor woman whp still remained 0"
y.;
g
• seated her in an arm-chair, COon
nuing to address her in terms of consolation and benevolence'
After a few minutes more their Majesties retired, recommend"
Madame Meunier, still oppressed with her emotions, to tI e ear? -
their officers."
This act of mercy will do more to put an end to CO. I'l
racies against the KING'S life than the beheading of twenty
intentional regicides.
The supplementary credits demanded by Ministers Wets
voted during the sitting of Wednesday by a majority 1:7(
193 rotes against 159. So unexpected a triumph encoll-
- the Minister of the Interior to introduce on Thursday
the Bill demanding 1,000,000 francs, (40,000/.) 05
dowry for the Queen of the BELGIANS. The debate 1t,3
not been brought to a close when the mails left Paris 'l°',„
London.
The accounts received in Paris from Africa are very f3'
vourable. Some tribes in the vicinity of Constantine
declared for the French ; and at Bona the repair of t'l"
works lately damaged by the blowing up of the powder 016-
gazine were nearly completed. ,
FRENCH N DS. —Ps ars, APRIL 27.
Five per Cents., 106 f. 85c. 75c. Sue.
Mice per rents. 78f. 85c. 70c. 75c.
Bank Actions, 2,405 L
Rente ae Naples' 981, 75c. 65c. 70c.
Roman Five per Cents., 103;,§%%.
Spanish Actives, 23% 34% %.
Spanish Passives, 5%ii5,3(4.
Brussels Society, 1,527 f. 50c. 45301.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 29% 14 %.
EXCHANGE ON I.ONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 423(, ; money, 25f. 40c.
Three months, paper, 25f. ; Money, 251. 20c.
—Co,:rs u thentiaue.
LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents., 106 f. 85c.
Three per Cents. MI 3')c. • '
Bank its.tions, 2,eutf.
Bente de Naples, 98f. 91c.
Roman Five per Cents., 102%.
Brussels Bank, 1,360 f.
Portuguese Three per Cents., 29%.
Spanish Actives, 23'4
Spanish Passives 5%.
Belgian Society, 1,530 f.

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New York Papers to th e 1 r
th instant have been in,
ceived. Politically speaking they are unimportant ; but to
a financial point of view, the extracts from them, which -
given in our City Article, will be found interesting.
lt
We are compelled by want of space to keep back ti
Monday an article on the subject. of the debate on the Arl"411
Poor-law Bill in the House of Commons last night.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. last night ggth
notice that he would postpone the Budget from the
May to the 26th. •