The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BERLIN, JULY I.—The departure of his Majesty is fixed
for the middle of July, unless unforeseen obstacles should
arise. As the Princess of Leignita will not accompany
the King, it is thought that tho Grand Duchess of Meck-
lenburg, his Majesty's youngest daughter, will go with
him. The Princess of Lienitz is gone to Haringsdorff for
the benefit of sea bathing.
BRUNSWICK, JUNE 29—Great exertions are making
to complete the decorations of the still unfinished apart-
ments
the Duke oft he h
palace,aaengaged several andespecially
aeoral ta
of theattharaortilee; &c.,
room, for
which at
Munich, who are already arrived here, so that it may be
hoped that the Throne-room will soon be completed.
This circumstance is supposed to have some connection
with the revived report of his Highness's marriage.
There is some reason to lselieve that our Duchy
will shortly join the German Commercial League,
and if we credit the very probable reports in circulation, it
may be hoped that Hanover, too, will accede to the League.
ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE .29.—The Imperial fleet at
Redal was to put to sea on the 15th of this month. The
building of new men-of-war, in order to raise the Russian
navy to that commanding situation which corresponds with
its present greatness, continues to be carried on in all our
sea-ports here, at Sebastopol, Archangel, &c. A ship of
74 guns and two transports were launched at Archangel at
the beginning of this month. The Vulture steam-boat
arrived here yesterday, in 11 days, from London. It had
on board, among other passengers, the Count Woronzow,
the Governor-General of New Russia, and his Countess.
WARSAW, JUNE 28. —The Government Gazette of this
City publishes the sentence passed on the ringleaders of a
society called " The Association of the Polish Nation," the
object of which was to overthrow the existing form of Go-
vernment. They are most of thorn young men, natives of
Cracow and the vicinity, and students in the University of
Cracow, who were seduced by foreign emissaries, and then
endeavoured to seduce others.—Hamburg Papers. July 5.

THE CROPS.—The reports from the country to
day, state that the weather during the last week bas been
favourable to vegetation. The accounts of the state of the
crops from all quarters are gratifying.
PENNY POSTAGE.—A meeting of the London
M ercantile Committee on Postage was held on Saturday
at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, when it was unanimously
resolved that a public meeting of the merchants and ban-
kers of the city should be held for the purpose of petition-
ing Parliament to give effect to Mr. Rowland Hill's plan
of a uniform penny postage in the present Session of Par
liament ; and a deputation having waited on the Lord
Mayor for the purpose of fixing a day, his Lordship ap-
pointed the meeting to be held at the Egyptian Hall, Man
s on-louse, on Wednesday next, at two o'cicck.
THE BRITISH QUEEN STEAM-SHIP.—In
consequence of numerous pressing solicitations from
all quarters to be permitted to go on board and in-
spect this stupendous vessel, the Directors of the
Company, contrary to a previous resolution, issued tickets
yesterday for that purpose. Jr. the course of the day not
fewer than seven thousand persons availed themselves of
the opportunity ; and, as the evening approached, a great
many were obliged to go away without having t heir curio-
sity gratified. Among the visitors yesterday afternoon we
observed Lords Lyndhurst, Londonderry, Kenyon, &e.,
with several ladies of rank. The British Queen and her
compartments were the theme of unmixed and enthusiastic
approbation. We understand the Ocean Queen can be
inspected this day (Tuesday) by parties who have procured
tickets. She takes her departure for New York on Wed-
nesday morning, at ten o'clock. Lieutenant Richard
Roberts, R.N., is her commander.
GREECE.—We learn by letters ,frorft our cor-
respondent at Athens, dated the 20th ult., that the King
and Queen, with a gallant escort, had arrived in that ca-
pital on the 13th from their tour in Roumelia ; the city was
illuminated at night. Rumours of an approaching change
of Ministers were afloat, and seemed to have some degree
of credit attached to them. The King had sent for Con.
duriotti from Hydra, and Zaian from Patras ; the former
is talked of for the Finances, the latter for the Interior.
Tricoupi, who since his return from the embassy in this
country had been living in retirement, was mentioned as
the probable Foreign Minister. The Bavarian and Spa-
nish missions are to be dispensed with, and their expenses
saved to the State.
FUTURE PROPERTY..—A case came before the
Insolvent Debtors' Court a day or two since of a person
who had become liable for some debts of another; he was
in an inferior station, and had recently become entitled to
considerable property. The assignees obtained information
•f the circumstance, and came to the Court, who ordered
the several parties to appear; the result was that all the
creditors were paid in full.
ACTION AGAINST EKECUTORS.—In the Se
di‘airrsie.s'
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pleaded that she Co Friday an action was brought against a
Creevy,urt
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the great difficulty creditors laboured under in such eases
through the defective state of the law, which he trusted
would shortly be amended. He said that when such a plea
as the present was put on the record it threw the onus upon
the plaintiff to prove what amount bad come to the hands of
the executor, and if he could trace only one-balf of the real
sum, and the executor proved payments to cover that
amount, the claimant lost the suit, and was cast in costs.
Another great evil was, that however deficient the assets
were, the executor could pay the full amount of the debt to
one creditor, and preclude the rest from any participation.
The Learned Counsel said he hoped that the law would
make it imperative on the executors to produce a debtor
and creditor account, and testify the same on oath. The
case was not of any interest.
STATE OF TRADE.—The Summer Glove trade
is still very brisk. In other kinds of goods there is little
doing this week. The prices of yarns are the same as they
have been for the last few weeks.—Leicestershire Mercury.

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Courier of last evening, alluding to Mr. Gibson's
late change of political opinion, says :—" The conscious-
ness of this change—of his honest determination to see
with his own eyes, hear with his own years, and act always
for the country instead of always with a party—forced
upon him the necessity of resigning his trust, and, in the
absence of a Liberal candidate, making a new appeal to
the electors of Ipswich. Whatever the change in
Mr. Gibson's sentiments may be, we welcome it.
We greet the convert with no stinted measure
of friendly regard. We rejoice over the Tory
sinner that repenteth. We hail his entrance into
a better school than that which misdirected his youth, and
failed, by some miracle, to corrupt his principles, while it
perverted his opinions. But have the Tories, who have thus
done their worst to ruin him, any right to charge this change
upon him, or impute to him any abandonment of the politics
they implanted in him:' If so, he has a much better right
to accuse them of change, and to denounce them as re-
ceders."
The Globe alludes as follows to the late Education De-
bate in the Lords :—" We hope the debate of Fri-
day evening in the House of Lords, on the motion of the
Archbishop of Canterbury respecting the Report of the
Committee of Privy Council on Education, will be
printed in a cheap and portable form, and circulated through-
out the country. We desire this in justice to her Majesty's
Ministers, in order that the country may know on what
slender grounds all the hubbub which has well nigh
frightened our fair isle from its propriety has been raised.
We ask it in justice to the Right Rev. Bench, who, not-
withstanding their unreasonable jealousy of the proceedings
of the Ministry, have delivered their opinions with far more
charity to those who differ from them than their lay allies in
the Commons, and with infinitely less of bigotry and into-
lerance than their fantastic and fanatical supporters out of
doors. We seek for the extensive publication of this
debate in the name of the great cause of National Edu-
cation."

The Standard thus comments on the Bishop of Exeter's
anti-education speech in the Lords on Friday :—" The
speech of the Bishop of Exeter, on Friday night, puts the
question of the duties of the State in reference to education
on a right footing. A Christian community is bound, as
far as it has the ability, to provide all its members with
whatever may be necessary for their physical comfort and
moral advancement ; and it is no less bound to withhold
what it may deem injurious in either respect. These arc
propositions so clear that they will not be disputed. A
case of supposed doubt, however, arises when the consi-
deration of freedom is introduced ; not, how-
ever, of doubt as to the propriety of admit-
ing the utmost latitude of free will, which is a
Christian duty as clear as any other; but as to the State
submitting its own freedom to the authority of those who
call upon it for aid. Now, this a case of supposed doubt,
but of supposed doubt only ; for the proposition, as fairly
stated above, does not bear a moment's investigation. The
State is bound to supply to every member of the commu-
,
nity toe means of moral improvement, and at the same time
it is bound to leave him free to use these means
according to his own conscientious judgment, but it is not
bound to administer those means according, to his direction
therein : it fulfils all that can he required of it in leaving
him the opportunity of using them rightly if he will."

CARLO W ELECTION COMMITTEE
(YESTERDAY.)

The vote of Edward Dowling was objected to by the
petitioner, on the ground of his having given a bribe.
An objection was taken to going into the case, on the
ground that the voter was not liable to be deprived of his
Tote even if the case should be proved, although he might
be liable to a penalty.
The Committee, after hearing a very long argument,
decided against going into the inquiry, and the vote was
consequently retained on the poll.
Mr. COCKBURN then proposed to place the name of
Patrick Barry on the poll of Mr. Gisborne ; but it being
nearly four o'clock, the Committee adjourned until to-
morrow (this day).