The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-16 00:00:00

The Paris papers of Thursday contradict the re-
port that another attempt had been made on the life
of the KING. On Wednesday the National was
seized for having published two articles which, in the
opinion of the chief of the police, were exculpatory of
the crime of ALIBEAUD. The KING ought to pray
fervently to be delivered from the officiousness of those
who profess to be his friends. " Save me from my
friends," is an invocation which should ever be in his
MAJESTY'S mouth. The articles for the publication
of which the National was seized, turn out to he ver-
batim transcripts from THIERS'S history of the Revo-
lution—the author being himself at the head of the
Government, and his history being recognized as a
standard work in the literature of France. The cen-
sor who has thus signalized himself must be the same
person who, after the execution of FIESCHI, forbade
the acting of one of CORNEILLE'S finest plays,
from a conviction that it had been written for the ex-
press purpose of inciting the Republicans to assassi-
nate LOUIS PHILIPPE !

But the over-zeal thus evinced for the preservation
of the KING'S life contributes nothing to the security
of his MAJESTY'S person. The Police of Paris are
after all but a set of bungling braggarts—active and
vigilant when their vigilance and activity are not
wanted. For the KING'S part, we believe that few
envy him the possession of his regal dignity, sur-
rounded as he is by so many,mortal perils. Whatever
calmness he may assume in the bosom of his family,
in the retirement of his closet his mind must be ill at
ease. It is a fearful thing to have the horrors of
Asassination constantly 'before one's eyes. It is a
terrible thing to see crowds of armed men moving
around one, accompanied with the awful conviction
that their presence is necessary to the very existence
of the object of their vigilance. Such a state can be
but little better than one pf agonizing torment to the
strongest minded'persons, when in the full possession of
health and consciousness what then must be its terrors

in sickness and in sleep ? How strong soever the KING'S
nerves may have been, we feel fully convinced that the
attempt of ALIBEAUD shook them so that years will
not recover their former tone. The crime of FIESCIII
was the foul deed of a devil incarnate, but the attempt
of ALlBEAUD—detestable as it was—had its origin in
the perversion of human faculties of a high order.
The KING must be aware of this, and knowing it,
his mind must be haunted with terrors ever present in
one shape or another.
There is no news of any moment from Spain.
(From the Papers.)
On Tuesday evening the King transacted business with the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and received the Danish Minis-
ter, Marshal Clausel, Count Pozzo di Borgo, Admiral Jacob,
the Count de Now, and Count Daragon. Yesterday his Ma-
jesty transacted business with the Ministers of Public Instruc-
tion, and for Foreign Affairs, and granted an audience to the
Spanish Ambassador.
THE FRENCH FLEET.—Extract of a letter, dated Road-
stead of Tunis, June 20 :—" Our force here consists of four
ships of the line, a sloop, and a brig. We have not had a
moment's rest since the arrival of Admiral Hugon, but have
been constantly employed in bending and unbending the sails,
and performing sham engagements, pretended boarding par.
ties, and other exercises. We, consequently, can very rarely
go ashore. The emissaries of the Porto make the Turkish
squadron amount to 25 or 30 sail, composed of 3 three-deckers
and 10 or 12 frigates, besides sloops, brigs, and some smaller
craft. We are far from having an equal number, but the
120 guns of the Montebello, the 180 of the Jena and Santi
Petri, and the 74 of the Vile de Marseille, with those of
the Scipion and Hermione, which are about to join us,
will be quite sufficient to stop the course of Tahir Pacha.
The Admiral has set up a signal post on Cape Carthage, and
at the first signal we shall be ready to welcome our visitors.
The Diligente sloop goes out every morning to cruise outside
the Bay, to watch and announce the arrival of Tahir Pacha
and his squadron. We believe that we shall not go out to
meet him, but wait for him at our anchorage. The fort of
Goletta, which defends the entrance into the harbour, is
mounted with artillery, and it is thought that several detach-
ments will be landed to serve the guns, if the Turks should
attempt to force their way in."—Paris Paper.
A letter of the 9th instant, from Toulon, says ;—" The
sloop Indienne is just arrived from Tunis, with the important
intelligence that the squadron of Admiral Hugon has taken its
departure from thence. His destination is not known, but it
is generally believed that he is gone to Tripoli, in order to
ascertain whether the Turkish squadron has landed any troops
on the coast of Barbary. When the Indienne took her de-
parture, some important event was expected."
PARIS, JULY 13.—0 n 'Change to-day, news unfavourable
to the army of the Queen of Spain continued to be circu-
lated ; the most important is the dislocation of the English
Legion, in consequence of resignations, and of demands of
leave of absence.

FRENCH FUNDS.—Pstets, JULY 14.
Five per Cents., Ilt3f. 95c. 90c. sc.
Four and a Half per Cents. 105 f. 50c.
Three per Cents. Sill 55c. 52c
Bank Actions, 2,272.1 50c.
items de Naples, 1001 40e. 3Fc.
Roman live per Cents.. 103 103%.
Spanish Actives, 41 40% 41.
Spanish Passives, 15. q.
Dutch Two and a lalf per Cents., 56f. 75c.
EXCIIANUF: ON LONNON.
One month, paper, 251 30e. ; money, 25f. 30-..
Three months, paper, 251. Isc. ; money, 25f. 150.
—fours Authentique.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—NO business whatever has
been done at the Bourse to-day. The Three per Cents.
French have been nominally at 80f. 65c., and Spanish Active
Stock at 41f.

LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 90c. ; Three
per Cents., 80f. 60c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —, Gueb-
hards, —; Differes, —; New Loan, —; Actives, 41 ; Pas-
sives, 12-i-; Ducats, 100 55 ; Romans, 103 k ; Pedros, —;
Belgians, —; Dutch. --f. —c. ; Haytians, —f. —c. ;
Nliguels, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differcs, —; Five per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan,

German and Brussels Papers have been received
this morning. On the 29th of June the Duchess of
BEIItA, with the three infant sons of Don CARLOS,
arrived at Vienna. Her Royal Highness will take up
her residence in that city till the termination of the war
in Spain.
The German Journals pu.blish letters from Vienna,
stating that the dismissal of the REIS EFFENDI by
the Porte, is generally understood as a concession
made personally by the SULTAN to the British. The
writers express themselves uncertain as to whether
Lord PONSONBY would be satisfied, as the SULTAN
had not cited the case of Mr. CuuncHlLL as the
ostensible cause of the REIS EFFENDI'S disgrace.
The Brussels Papers bring no news of any interest.
BELGIAN FUNDS, BaussEI3„IRLY IC.
Actual Debt, .2!. per Cent.
Rothschild'.; Loan, 5 per Cent. 102%
Loan of City, 033'2, 4 per Cent lnn
Society of Commerce, 4ti, per Cent l7B
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent • 12'
—Brussels Papers, July 14.

We beg to call the attention of the House of Com-
mons, and more especially of his Majesty's Govern-
ment, to a petition on the subject of Post-office Re-
form, from the most influential inhabitants of Great
Yarmouth, which will be found in another column.
The grievance complained of by the petitioners, is, we
regret to state, very far from being a solitary instance
of the extreme inattention of the Post-office authori-
ties to the efficiency of the Establishment over which
they preside: They seem to consider it amply
sufficient, if 'a town be provided with a re-
ceiving box and an office for the delivery of
letters, without once troubling their heads about
its locality, its general convenience, or the time
wasted in the clumsy and irregular management of the
most important branch of the public business. They
are all for pocketing their salaries, and taking things
easy. But the affairs of a great commercial people
cannot be suffered to stand stock-still for the conve-
nience of those who are well paid for accelerating
their onward movement. A blind alley, or a dirty
lane, is not exactly the most fitting site for a Post-
office. We trust Mr. WALLACE will see to this.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

DANISH CLAIMS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons,

FRIDAY, JULY 15.

Motion made, and Question put, " That the Order of the Dad
for the Third Reading of the Church of Ireland be nosy read :;'
—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the words " That the"
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " Petition
(presented 17th May) from persons having suffered loss by seizure
of property by the Danes in 1807, be referred to a select Com-
mittee," instead thereof : —Question put, " That the words proposed
to be left out stand part of the Question." The House divided:—
MAJORITY.-AYES, 59.
Angerstein, John I Hector, C. J. Pendarves, E. W
Anson, Hon. Colonel Hindley, C. Perceval Ccl onel
Bagshaw, John Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Pinney, W.
Ball, N. Hodges, I'. L. Rice, T. S.
Baring, F. Howard, I'. H. • Richards, R.
Bellew, R. M. Jervis, J. Rolfe, Sir R. M.
Buxton, T. F. Knox, Hon. J. Rose, C.
Byng, Hon. G. Labouchere, a Rushbrooke, Colonel
Clerk, Sir G. Lawson, A. Seymour, Lord
Cowper, Hon. W. F. Lemon, Sir C. Smith, R. Vernon
Dalmeny, Lord Lennox, Lord G. Steuart, R.
Riley, Sir J. Mackenzie, J. A. S. Troubridge, Sir T.
Fielden, J. M'Taggart, John Vernon, G. H.
Gordon, R. Maunsell, T. P. • Walter, .1.
Goring, H. D. Morpeth, Viscount Wilson, Henry
Goulburn, H. Murray, J. A. 'Wood, C.
Graham, Sir J. R. G. O'Ferrall, R. M. Wynn, Light Hon. C,
. Grey, Sir G. Parnell, Sir H.
Hardy, J. Parrott, J. ,
Hastie, A. Peel, Sir R.
Hawkins, J. H. Pemberton, T.

TELLERS.
Maule, Hon. Fox
Stanley, E. J.

Aglionby, H. A. -
Baines, E
Barnard, E. G.
Becket, Sir John
Bowes, T.
Blamire, W.
Boldero, Henry G.
Bowes, J.
Brodie, W. D.
Protherton, J.
Buckingham, J. S.
Chalmers, Patrick
Codrington, C. W.
Duncombe, W.
Eaton, R. J.
Ewart, W.
Gaskell, J. M.
Harland, W.

:NORITY-NOES, 51.
Hawes, B. Sandell' Lord
Heathcoat, J. Scarlett, Hon. R.
Hogg, J. W. Seale, Colonel
Horsman, E. Sibthorp, Colonel
Hume. Joseph Spry, S. T.
Johnstone, Sir J. V. Strickland, Sir G
Lushington, Dr. Stuart, Lord James
Mackinnon, W. A. Talbot, J. H.
Nagle, Sir R. Thompson, T. P.
Neeld, John Tulk, C. A.
O'Connell, D. Vivian, John Ennis
O'Connell, Morgan Wakley, Thomas
Parker, J. Williams, W.
Power, James I Wodehouse, Hon. E.
Praed, W. M. Young, G. F.
Pryme, G. I TELLERS.
Reid, Sir J. R. Clay, W.
Ruthven, E. Mitt, W.

The practice of this country of commencing war
without notice exposes out merchants to great hard-
ship. A strong instance of this was brought forward
last night by Mr. Clay in the case of the sufferers
from the seizures by Denmark of ships belonging to
Englishmen in its ports, who had no warning and could
not have taken precautions against the danger. For
the sake of the droits of the Admiralty how many En-
glishmen have been ruined l The motion of Mr. Clay
was lost by only 51 to 59.—Morning Chronicle.
THEATRES AND NEWSPAPERS.---JUSt as the
Common's were about to adjourn yesterday morning—the very
witching time for business with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer—two new Bills were brought in :—l. A Bill "To
Repeal so much of the 10th Geo. 11., c. 28, as Provides that
no plays shall be acted but in Westminster or places of his Ma-
jesty's residence :" and, 2. A Bill " to consolidate and amend
the Laws relating to the Conveyance of Newspapers by the
Post." The first Bill, however, is the Beaumont and Fletcher
production of Mr. H. L. Bulwer and Mr. Grantley Berkeley ;
of the second Mr. Spring Rice is parent and sponsor.
On Friday last, the Bth inst., a valuable mare be-
longing to the Rev. D. W. Griffith, having been left tied up
in the neighbourhood of a large stand of bees, while Mr. Grif.
fith was visiting a sick parishioner, within three miles of Builth,
was in a short time so severely stung by the insects, that after
all attempts to remove her had failed, she died in a few hours
literally covered with stings.—Her ford Journal.