The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON,
FRIDAY. EVENING, APRIL 29, 1836.

We understand that the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER, after the most anxious and mature delibe-
ration, has fixed the maximum size for Newspapers at
1,530 superficial inches. This is large enough in all
conscience, and will include the largest Papers now
published. The original size contemplated was only
1,066 inches, so that he has increased the extent
nearly one-half. This is exceedingly liberal, and is
a convincing proof how desirous the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER is to do justice to, and to meet the
wishes of all parties, consistently with his public duty.

In the House of Lords last night the LORD CIIAN-
CELLOR, after entering at some length into the nature
of the paresent Chancery system, and pointing out the
eVils that flowed from it, observing at the same time,
that the Court had by degrees, and in consequence
of various circumstances, become the Court in which
the greatest part of the property of the country, the
subject of litigation, was now disposed of, proceeded
to detail his plan for its reform, in a speech remar-
kable for its good sense, and the luminous, strait-for-
ward character of its statements. His Lordship is no
shrinking, half-and-half Reformer ; he is not Con-
stantly begging the question, as Lord ELDON would
be, were he to be entrusted with such an herculean
and complicated task as a reform in the Court of
• Chancery, but goes at once to the root of his subject.
His plan is to the following effect:—He proposes that
the Lord Chancellor shall be at the head of all the
ultimate appellate jurisdictions of the country, and
shall preside at appeals in error before the House of
Lords, and also at those before the Privy Council.
There is also to be a new Judge appointed, under the
title of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Chancery,who
is to be appointed during life, but who shall also be •
removable upon an address from the two houses of
Lords and COMMOII3. In all Privy Council Sittings,
the Lord Chancellor shall be present to adjudicate
upon appeals, but should he be unavoidably absent,
from ill health or other causes, then the Lord Presi-
dent shall have power to appoint, in his stead, any
other Member of the judicial .Committee. In order
to promote the appellate jurisdiction of the House of
Lords, the Equity Judges shall be liable to summons,
just as the. Common Law Judges are at present ; and
Chancery Processes shall be passed under " the Court
of Chancery seal," instead of, as now, under the Great
Seal. All these reforms are to be accomplished by
two Bills, one of wh
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LANGhaDALE simplym objecting, thatera political and judi-
cial functions of the utmost importance would still be
united in the Lord Chancellor, a point which he thought

merited the most serious consideration of the House at
a future stage of the Bills • and Lord WYNFORD
demurring to that part of the plan, which united an
appellate and an original jurisdiction in the Lord Chief
Justice of the Court of Chancery. On the whole,
however, we may congratulate Lord COTTENHAM 011
having brought forward a scheme for Chancery Reform,
which, bating a few inconsistencies which may be re-
medied without embarrassing or vitiating its leading,
principles, will be productive of considerable advan-
tage to the community. The Chancery system, as at
present acted upon, has long been a crying nuisance,
and any plan that tends to abate the most obnoxious
parts of it, should be received with gratitude by the
country.

Mr. GILLON, ever active in promoting the interests
of Scotland, last night obtained leave to bring in a
Bill, the object of which is to amend the licensing
system in that part of the kingdom. According to
the law as it exists , at present, the power of granting
licenses to publicans is vested in the Magistrates, as in
England ; and this power, liable as it naturally is to
abuse, when the license has to be renewed annually,
has been often exercised unjustly and oppressively. A
privilege which ought to be granted solely on account
of the accommodation afforded to the public, and the
respectable character of the applicant, has been con-
ferred upon„ those who had no other claim to it,
than what they derived from relationship to
a magistrate, or a similarity of political views. To
these all other considerations have been sacrificed; and
it is therefore high time that a stop were put to a prac-
tice so full of favouritism and partiality, so derogatory
to the character of the bench, and trenching so much
on the comfort and convenience of the public.-
Mr. GILLON proposes to transfer part of the power
nQw exercised by the Magistrates to the Excise, so
that in future any publican may obtain a renewal of
his license on application to that department, provided
no substantial reason can be given for refusing it.
Mr. GILLON also proposes that publicans should be
allowed to sell ale and beer without being obliged to
take out a spirit license, which we think would be at-
tended with many advantages. Mr. WALLACE
strongly seconded Mr. GILLON'S motion, insisting that
the trade of a publican ought not to be subjected to
any oppressive reduction, but should be open like
other trades to competition ; and the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER said that the subject was under the
consideration of Government, and would soon be
brought before the House. The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman, we are glad to say, approved highly of the
system of permanent licences, which he said had
worked well in Ireland. We may, therefore, confi-
dently hope soon to see an amelioration in the laws re-
lating to this important branch of trade.

To discover the cause of the evils existing in Ireland
—to devise a plain and simple remedy for putting down
agitation ; pacifying and employing the people ; ha-
proving and enriching the country ; and giving secu-
rity to life and property—is to do all that Parliament
has been vainly trying to do for the last fifty years.
Now, if we may be allowed:to credit the title-page of
a pamphlet, which has just been handed to us, all this
has been done by an individual of whom personally
we know nothing ; but for whom, notwithstanding, we
feel the greatest respect, inasmuch as he has manfully
taken up the cause of the 'poor of Ireland. This
pamphlet was first published in 1984, before the Poor
Law Commissioners had made their first report ; and
yet strange as it may seem, his remedy is substantially
the same as that recommended by the Commissioners
in their third report—the agricultural employment of
the able-bodied labourers. Ills plan for the relief of
Ireland will be found in another part of The Sun ; and
though we by no means adopt it as our own, we are
quite satisfied that its publication will benefit the
cause which the writer so feelingly advocates. We
cordially concur with him attributing the miseries
of Ireland to the indigence of the great mass of the
people. Nothing makes men more quarrelsome, or
drives them sooner to the commission of every outrage,
than hunger. Starvation is the most intolerable of
evils, and a people a prey to it may be expected to be
guilty of the worst excesses. But notwithstanding All
the
that has been said of the profligate habits of
lowest order of the Irish,' we are only Furprised at
finding that the people are no worse. We are con-
fident that a more patient, long-suffering, and easily
satisfied race of human beings never existed ; and that
without a two-fold share of the very qualities in which
their traducers say they are most deficient, they would
not submit for a single day to the unheard-of privations
with which they are familiar. Let it not be supposed,
however, that we approve of this apathetic forbearance
on their part. On the contrary, we should have by
far a higher opinion of them, could we but make them
discontented with their present wretched condition.
Ireland will never prosper until her poorest inhabitants
refuse thlive on potatoes—till they insist upon being
provided with bread and butcher's meat. The Irish
want wants. When they come to feel that they are
neither suitably clothed, housed, nor fed ; and when in
consequence they become so discontented -as to strike
alarm to the hearts of their oppressors, then shall we
begin to entertain hopes of the speedy regeneration of
the Sister Kingdom.

The Paris Journ2ls of Wednesday, the whole of
which we have just received, bring no intelligence of
moment from the Basques. On the 21st, General
EVANS, with his division, had reached St. Sebastian,
on his way to re-establish the bridge of St. Catherine,
which serves as a communication with the Port of
Passages. On the 9th CORDOVA marched at the
head of a formidable division, in the direction
of Bilboa, in order to prevent EGUIA from
approaching the sown. It was rumoured—on the
authority of letters from Valencia—that Gene-
ral PALAREA'S division fell in with CABRERA'S
bands near Benjasot, on the Madrid road, when, after
a severe e•;gagement, the Carlists retreated, leaving
300 killed. The Christinos left ten killed, besides
forty dangerously wounded. No quarter was given
to the prisoners on either side ; all that were
taken, were barbarously murdered on the spot.
The following day CABRERA, at the head of his
scattered forces, fled towards Alcublas. The Garrison
of St. Matteo—a little town situated within twenty
leagues of Valencia—repulsed a party of Carlists on
the 3d instant. Other trifling advantages gained by
the QUEEN'S troops are enumerated in the Journals,
which serve to show that the cause of legitimacy and
freedom is gradually progressing.
In the Chamber of Doputies- on Tuesday the ques-
tion before the Members was the adjustment of the
wcol duty. The advocates of the prohibitive system
obtained another victory, M. DUCIIATEL cheering
them on with all the eloquence of which he is master.
The Ministerial organs are in raptures with the foreign
policy of M. THIERS.
The accounts of the seizure of a Carlist correspon-
dence, and the seeret assistance rendered to the Pre-
tender by the Prussian Government, mentioned in the
annexed extracts from the French journals, are important
if true :

P.taia, APRIL 27.—We are assured (says the /ndicateur)
that at the entrance of one of the barriers of Bourdeaux, some
Custom-house officers, seizing a box which they imagined to
contain cigars, found a voluminous correspondence of Don
Carlos, which is said to be now in the hands of the Go-
vernment.
A letter from Berlin confirms the news of which we have
already spoken, viz., that a considerable sum of money had
been remitted from Prussia to Don Carlos, through the me-
dium of the Maritime Society. It is evident after this, says the
Prussian correspondent, that the Government upholds the pri-
vileges of this Society, which are entirely contrary to the prin-
ciples of the freedom of trade, only for the execution of its
secret political prospects. It thinks it can support Don Car-
los through this Society, without appearing to intervene in
Spain.
Marshal Clausel and Generals Perregucux and Saint Mi-
chel, as well as Baron de la Rue, aide-de-camp to the Minis-
ter of War, are expected at Marseilles on the 23rd. They
had very bad weather on their voyage from Africa to Mahon,
where they have performed quarantine. Mareial Clausel will
immediately set out for Paris. Baron de la Rue was slightly
wounded in the campaign at Medeah.
It is affirmed that Marshal Gerard ha; resisted the urgent
solicitations to distribute a multitude of crosses of the Legion
of Honour this year; also on occasion of the King's fete.
According to the last report which he has laid before his Ma_
jesty, it has been decided that no application shall be attended
to, except in favour of the army in Africa.
Yesterday Prince Talle;,-rand caused himself to be conveyed

to the Tuilleries, where he remained from half-past three to
six o'cloex.—Messager, April 27.
Since writing the above we have received the fol-
lowing extract of a. letter from a superior officer in the
British Auxiliary Legion, dated St. Sebastian, April
23d. :

" We find this place closely invested by the Carlists, under
Segastibelza ; they have thrown up two lines of parapets
within cannon shot of the town, and within musket shot of our
outposts, to the Convent of San Bartolomeo. We have here
5,500 electives, and good men too. As soon as the remainder
of our battalions arrive we shall commence in real earnest, if
indeed these quick-footed fellows wait for us, which I very
much doubt ; for they have neither guns of sufficient weight
nor stores to carry on a regular siege against a place cf this
strength."

FRENCH FUNDS.—PAnis, APRIL 27.
Five per Cents., 10Sf. 107 f. 95c. 9:lc.
Four per Cents., 10If.
Three per Cents., 82f. 10c. sc. 19c.
Bank Actions, 2,245 f.
Rente de Naples, 102 C 15c. 10c. 20c.
Spanish Actives, 45% 44T 45.
Spanish Differ-es, =2' %56.
Spanish Passives, 14 Vi%.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 53g %
Dutch Two and a half per Cents.. 57f, 75c.
Haytian Loan, 397 f. 50c.
ZXCHANOIL ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25c. 45c.; money,
Three months, paper, 25f. 30c. ; money, —f. —c
Authenti2ue.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The Rentes remained sta.
tionary at 82f. 10c., no business having been done.
The Spanish securities are rather lower. The Active stock
is at 44k, after having opened at 45k. There is no apparent
reason for this decline.

LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 108 f. sc. ; Three
per Cents., 52f. 10c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb-
bards, —; Differes, —; New Loan, ; Actives, 45 ;
Passives, 14a ; Ducats, 102 25 ; Romans, —; Pedros, —;
Belgians, —' • Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 397 f. 50c. ;
Miguels, 18; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 17 ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 22.1-; Five per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —.

Brussels and German Papers have been received
The Belgian Senate is about to adopt measures fo
the prevention of duelling, several deaths having
occurred within the last three months in consequence
of this barbarous mode of settling points of honour.
In Belgium the usual weapon now adopted is the
sword.

The Aus!rian Observer states that the three " Pro-
tecting'." Powers having accomplished the deliverance
of Cracow from revolutionary fugitives and other sus-
pected characters, have given orders for the evacuation
of the Territory of the Republic, with the excep-
tion of a❑ Austrian guard, which is to remain for the
protection of the Senate, till the regular militia is
prepared to supply its place.

BRUSSELS, APRIL 2G.—The average prices of Wheat and
Rye, for the third week of April (IS to 23) were 14f. 64c.,
and 9f. 27c. per Hectolitre. The import duties are therefore
on Wheat 75f., and on Rye, 21f. 50c. per 1,000 Kilogrammes.
BELGIAN FUNDS, littussm,t, APRIL 26.
Actual Debt, tN per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent.
Loan of City, S.D.I 4 per Cent l/3!,i
Society of Commerce, 4,.; per Cent IIIS%
Batik of Belgium, 5 per Cent 116%
—ltrussels Papers, April 27.
VIENNA, APRIL 19. —AUSTaIAN FUNDS, —Five per Cents.
(Metalliqm-s), 103 1,-; Four per Cents., 99+; Three per
Cents., 75i- ; Bank Shares, 1,367 ; Bochnia Iron Railroad,
1101.—Allyrmeine Zeitung, April. 24.

11151 BU I:0 BO RSEN El A LEE, APku. '23.
FOREIGN FUNDS. inns. Money.
A ustrian Metalliques, 5 per ce"t 103% 10314
Ditto ditto 4 per cent.
Ditto ditto 3 per cent.
Ditto Bank Shares 1'175 1374
Russian a per cents. Meal.
Anglo-Russian Loan .... 1064 1061.4 k
Paper Inscription, 6 per cent —
tins iian Ingenpliuo, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th '
Series
Ditto, Ceriiticates
rortuguese Regency Bonds. 5 per cent Sit ,4 5014
Ditto, 3 per cent 52,4 52
Di,tch 214 per Crate.
Ditto 5 per Cents —
Poilsh iionds, :3 per cents.
A tigio_lL,nish Loan, 3 net cents 7154 74
Norwegian Loan of 18111, 1 per cents.
spainsli, in piastres, 3 per Cents —
Cones Loan, 5 per Cent
(fieek 4 percents. 1831, guaranteed oy France VS!,j 138
1301 CII YU NDS—Ams•manAit, APRIL `.6.
Money. Bills.
Pietwq Debt, .121..; per Celt' 566 56%
Loan (PS3U) 5 per cent.
A swat civniiic, 4 per cent in N US V,
Ditto, . ditto, 314 per cent SI N :21i4
Com.rercial Company, 4•4 per cent 14244 1431;,
Ditto (1';32 and ISLt) 5 per cent.
Exchange on Loudon, tine month l2 15
Two months
—Dutch Papers, April 27.

HAMBURG, APRIL 26.—The Journal of St. Petcrsburgla
announces the Convention between Russia and Turkey as
finally settling the accounts between the two States, by which
Turkey is to pay to Russia by the 27th of August next 80
millions of Turkish piastres, and for this Russia is to evacuate
Silistria. —Hamburg Paper, April 26.

We have Dutch Papers of Wednesday. The States-
General were prorogued by the Minister of the Interior,
in the name of his Mjaesty WILLIANr OF HOLLAND
on the 26th instant. The following in the prorogation
speech :
" High and Noble Lords,
" During the session which ends this day, your High Mighti-
ness have again had weighty subjects before you.
" A series of important projects of law has been laid before
the States-General, and many matters have been settled with
their co-operation.
" The revisal of the Codes of Commerce, and of the pro-
ceedings in the Criminal Courts are completed.
" More precise enactments have been made respecting the
counterfeiting or debasing the coin.
" The laws against seditious intrigues have been renewed.
" The necessary regulations have been made for the levy of
the militia.

" The means for relieving the distress of agriculture, have
been adopted by your Assembly.
" The law on the personal tax is modified.
" By the adaption of the budget and the laws connected
with it, provision is made for the public service, and the credit
of the State confirmed.

" Other important financial measures have engaged your
attention. These aimed at applying the advantages of our
transmarine possessions to indemnify the mother country from
the burdens which it has taken on itself on their account, and
to lead the way to an alleviation of the burdens of the people,
which would also afford an opportunity of making the ordinary
budget extend to several years, and thus to introduce more
firmness into our financial affairs ; it is therefore to be regretted
that only a part of the proposed legal enactments has been car-
ried into effect.

" The view of your operations exhibits a pleasing result ;
the state of the country is satisfactory, and we may look to the
future with gratitude and confidence."
ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 10.---The Russian Government
has given notice that till the middle of July this year Barley
may be imported into the district of Nyland, and Barley, Rye,
Barley Flour, and Peas into that of Ulenburg in Finland, duty
free.

Mr. Hume's name was omitted in the list of the
minority on the Great Northern Railway Bill; and in the di-
vision on the Marquis of Chandos's motion, Mr. Borthwick
was inserted in the majority instead of Dr. Bowring, and
Mr. W. Marshall was inserted in the minority instead of
Mr. Sturt.

MR. WILLIS'S NEW WORK.—We are requested
to state that Mr. Willis's new work, " Inklings of Adventure,"
is now ready, and may be had of the publishers, Messrs.
Saunders and Otley, at the Libraries, and of the Booksellers
in town and country. Also, a third edition of Mr. Bulwer's
" Student ;" Mr. Landor's new works, " Pericles and Aspa-
sia," and the " Letters of a Conservative on the English
Church ;" " The Pilgrim of Nature," a poem • and M. Pas-
savant's " Tour of a German Artist in England." _

This day the King and Queen visited the exhibition
at the Royal Academy, which will be opened to the public on
Monday next. Their Majesties went in state.
PAVILION THEATRE.—A gentleman. named
Sloane made his first appearance in London at this Theatre
last night, in the part of Phelim, in Mr. Haines's Interlude
of Love and Mystery, in which piece Mrs. Waylett, who seems
to be equally a favourite in the East as she is in the West, per-
formed the principal female part. The Lady's singing is just
as refined as ever it was, and her acting if anything better.
Mr. Sloane is, we understand, a man of property and an ama-
teur. He has more of the requisites for acting than many who
depend for their livelihoods upon their histrionic labours. His
brogue only, was rather laboured, otherwise he has all the re-
quisites for playing Irish characters. The House was crowded.
The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, and Lady
Mary Talbot, are on their way from Rome to England ; they
were to arrive at Paris on the 27th inst. His Lordship's
youngest daughter, Lady Gerendaline, who is married to the
son of the Italian Prince Borghese, remains, we believe, in
Italy with her consort.
CORONER'S INQUEST.—Last night an inquest
was held at Charing-cross Hospital before Mr. Higgs, on view
of the body of Mr. James Dutton, aged 52. James Perry
was employed to superintend the steam engine in the central
walk on the south side of Covent-garden Market. The en-
gine was for the purpose of supplying the market with water,
and is of -two-horse power. On the sth instant the deceased,
accompanied by a friend, came to inspect the engine • the fly
wheel of the engine was going round at the time, and the de-
ceased descended the steps for the purpose of having a full
view of the evolutions of the engine. Witness was near the
steam cock when he heard cries of distress, and, being fearful
that some accident had happened, stopped the engine by
turning off the cock. \Vitness then discovered that the de-
ceased had been knocked down by the fly wheel, by which,
his leg was broken and otherwise much injured. lie was
im-
mediately removed in a cab to this hospital. Mr. Buller,
house surgeon of the Hospital, deposed that the deceased's
right leg was amputated on the 22d, and he died that morning,
from the effects of the operation. Verdict—Accidental Death.
The Nightingale cutter has been seized by the
French cruiser, for dredging within the limits of our Gallic
neighbours.—Jersey Argus.