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London, England, 1836-01-11 00:00:00

because that is generally the most direct way to th
heart of a Chancellor of the Exchequer. His first
consideration is, and ought to be, the interest of the
revenue. But there are cases which May form 4xcep-'
tions to this rule. We contend, that could it even be
proved that the revenue would sustain a loss by the
reduction of this tax, it would be highly impolitic to
continue it longer. What was it that placed Lord
MELBOURNE and his associates where they now
are ? What is it that keeps them there ? What but
public opini9? Against this new dispenser of power
there is a universal conspiracy among those who hold
the doctrine of the " right divine to govern wrong."
To bear down its decisions they scruple not to call in
the aid of brute force, of bribery, of intimidation,
and every other means within their reach. Is it not,
therefore, a matter of the last importance in a national
point of view that increased effect should be given to
public opinion—that its influence should be invigorated
and extended—and as it is henceforth to be the
regulator of our national policy, that no means
should be omitted to enlighten it more and more ?
To these ends the dissemination of political know-
ledge among the people is essentially and obviously
necessary--political discussion is a sine qua non.
And how is this object to be accomplished ?
In no other way under heaven than by the circulation
of Newspapers. Let us tell the Government, too, that
whether it will or not, the people will have cheap
Newspapers. The present vast sale of unstamped
papers, in spite of all that can be done to prevent it,
ought of itself to be a sufficient proof of this deter-
mination on the part of the public.
We might dwell upon the injustice which is now
done to the proprietors of stamped papers, who are
punished for their obedience to the laws by the dete-
rioration or ruin of their property, while the contra-
band trader flourishes at his sxpense ; but we trust the
Government has determined to concede this boon to
the public, while any grace yet remains attached to it.
We do hope the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
will not allow the first week of the approaching Ses-
sion of Parliament to pass, without declaring that he is
prepared to redeem the pledge which, if it was not
given in so many words, was understood to be implied
when Mr. BULWER, in August last, consented_ not to
press to a division the motion which he then made on
the subject. It was then said that the Budget was
made up and could not be altered : that objection, at
all events, cannot be made now.

The Address of the Chamber of Deputies, in an-
swer to the Speech from the Throne, will be found in
another column. We have few observations to make
upon it ; for, like the Speech which called it into
existence, it is more remarkable for its omissions, than
for its statements of any kind. The Paris Journals of
Saturday take but little notice of it ; and those of
Friday, which we have likewise received, had not
thought it worth their while to anticipate its senti-
ments. The Address was drawn up by M. SA IiZET,
one of the most addle-headed Deputies in France.
This gentleman, who actually knows nothing of the
duties of a statesman, is constantly thrusting himself
before the public, and permits no measure to be
adopted, before lie has been heard upon it. His
greatest recommendations are his outrageous loyalty,
and his obstinate imperviousness to all conviction. His
temerity is the result of ignorance, not in any way al-
lied to courage ; and therefore it is that Ministers put
him forward, rather as an uso-n1 bully, than as an able
advocate. His oratory is mere bombast—an inflation
of whatever is absurd in the common-places of school-
boy rhetoric. Of logic he knows not the simplest ele-
ments• And yet to this person the Committee con-
ctefta'

• , cuts,
Royal Speech Verily, this looks very like a satire
upon Ministers.
As yet the Journal des Debats has not said a word
respecting the address. We shall be curious to learn
its opinion of the Committee's omission of all reference
to the fate of Poland. Upon this question the
Temps has a discovery quite new to us. It states that
I‘l. de BROGLIE, after the debate in the Chamber of
Peers upon the Address, by which he was very much
excited, declared that if it was intended that France
should take as decided a position against Russia as that
of England, and that he was to be brought into this
plan, he would no longer remain at the head of the
Cabinet. He maintained, in a conversation that fol-
lowed, that France should hold the situation of a media.
tor between the two great hostile Powers. On its being
urged that a contrary course was suggested by the qua-
druple Alliance, he replied that this was a treaty in a
special sense, relating to Spain and Portugal only.
We were not previously aware that M. DE BROGLIE
was so strongly opposed to a rupture with Russia. If
the fact be as is stated above, the sooner he quits the
Foreign Office the better. A Minister with such sen-
timents must unavoidably compromise the dignity of
France. There is something amusing in the idea of
DE BROGLIE'S mediatorship between England and
Russia. Surely he is not ignorant that we can have
no separate cause of quarrel. In our hostility to
Russia we are actuated solely by a desire to enforce
the observance of treaties, and to maintain inviolate
the Constitutional freedom of Western Europe. The
stain which we wish to see removed from the national
honour disgraces the scutcheon of France—the dan-

gers which assail us from the lawless aggressions of
Russia, equally threaten France. And yet the Duke DE
BROGLIE proffers his services as an umpire on the occa-
sion of a war between Great Britain and Russia ! This
is certainly taking the matter as coolly as possible. If
the Temps has not been misinformed, we would sug-
gest it as the first duty of the KING to permit M. DE
BROGLIE to resign. It is impossible that the ho-
nour and interests of the French people should be
maintained by a Foreign Minister who proclaims his
disregard of the violation of the Treaty of Vienna.
The Address of the Chamber of Peers was pre-
sented to the KING on Thursday evening. The KING
received the Deputation very graciously, and replied
to the Address in language expressive of his gratitude
to the Peers, for the interest which the Chamber ap-
pears to take in' the welfare of Hls MAJEsTY's
family.

Tlie details of the execution of Lacenaire and
Avril on Saturday morning, will be found among our
extracts from the French journals. The only other
news worthy of notice will be found subjoined
PARIS, JAN. 9.—The illoniteur of this morning con-
tains in its official part only three ordinances of January 7
authorising the establishment of Savings' Banks at Cou.
taures, Bregnoles, and Belley.
The Court of Peers after pronouncing sentence in the
affair of the accused who have fled from justice, will pro-
ceed to-day to judge the prisoners of the Category of Paris.
They have been removed to the prison of the Luxemburg.
A Journal of this morning says, " The expedition to
Flemson (query Tremezen) is deferred ; perhaps it may
not take place, in consequence of the voluntary submission
of the tribes, which will induce others to follow their
example." We wish this good news may be confirmed.
The Journals of the frontier are full of details of the
capture of Guetaria, the fort of which was still held by the
Christinos, notwithstanding the reports to the contrary.
The Indicateur says that the Carlists were preparing to
attack Lequeito, another little fort near Guitaria.
We have already pointed nut many contradictions in the
accounts from the frontiers ; the following deserves notice :
one of the Journals of the south announces at the same
time, that the Carlists were sending an expedition from
Navarre to Catalonia, and that Mina is expected from
Catalonia in Navarre with 12 or 14,000 men. The Foreign
Legion is in Navarre.

General Alava was to leave Santander on the 3d of
anuary, on board of the Sphynx steam-boat for Bayonne,

whence he will first come to Paris and .afterwards return to
London.-Messager, Jan. 9.
FRENCH FUNDS.-NIP JANUARY S.
'
Five per Cents., 108f."55c. 65e.
Four and a Half nerCents. 1020
t .
Four per Cents., 100 f. 25c.
Three per Cents. 81E sc. 10c. `2.oc.
Bank Actions, 2,150 f.
Rente de Naples, 98E'30c. 40c. 50c.
Roman Five per Cents., 102%54 %.
Spanish Actives, 514
51
Passives, 191% 16%%%.
Royal Spanish Loan, 40q.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 10234%.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 85.
Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 55% % 55.
Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 56f. 10c;
Haytian Loan, 412 f. 50c.&410f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 2bf. 52%e. ; money, 25f. 52;4 c.
Three months, paper, 2.5 f. 37%c. ; money, 25E 35c.
-fours Authentique.
FRENCH FUNDS.-Palls, JANUARY 9.
Five per Cents., 108 E 50c. 55c. 6oc.
Three per Cents., Slf. 20c. 15c. 10e. 20c.
Bank Actions, 2,145 f.
Rente de Naples, 98f. 50c. 55c. 50c.
Roman Five per Cents., 103.
Spanish Actives, 51 50% %14.
Spanish Differes, 25%.
Spanish Passives, 16%%%.
Royal Spanish Loan, 40%.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 2*,2.
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 403. i•
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 103 102%.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 85.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 55% 55.
Haytian Loan, 410f.'420f.
EXCHANGIL ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25e. 52%c. ; money, 25f. 52%c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 373 c. ; money, 25f. 35c.
-('ours Authentiaue.

Boußsx, THREE O'CLOCE.—The slight improvement which
the funds experienced yesterday at Tortoni's has not main-
tained itself at the Bourse. The first price was 81f. 30c., and
afterwards the whole fluctuation has been from 81f. 20c. to
25c. Upon the whole, there is scarcely any business doing ;
the market is, however, flat.
QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 85c. ; Three
per Cents., 81f. 30c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, 23± ; Cortes, —; Coupons, 254 ; Gueb-
hards, 401 ; Differes, 18/ ; New Loan, —; Actives, 504 ;
Passives, 16,'T ; Ducats, 98 75; Romans, 103; Pedros, 85} ;
Belgians, 1621 ; Dutch,"—f. —c. ; Haytians, 420 f. --c. ;
Miguels, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 131 ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 25i ; Five per Cent. Pei pe-
tuelles, 40i.

Letters and papers from Madrid, to the 3d inst.,
have been received, together with a report of the debate
in the Chamber of Procuradores on the project of law
demanding confidence in the present Government,
The report of the first clay's debate has already ap-
peared in our columns ; that of the three following days
will be found in another part of The Sun. M. MEN-
DIZABAL has obtained a most signal triumph—a tri-
umph which will accelerate the downfall of the Carlists,
provided the Ministry know how to make a proper use
of it. After a debate of four days, in which all the
leading members of the Chamber took a part, and in
the course of which the President of the Council was
called upon for various explanations, respecting the
course proposed to be taken by the Government, the
Chamber divided, when there appeared for the vote of
confidence one hundred and fifty-six, against it—One !
So triumphant a majority was not expected by M.
MENnizABAL, as a great number of those who voted
in favour of the measure spoke against it. This may
appear strange to some ; but to us it proves that the
Spanish Cortes are men of enlarged and comprehen-
sive views. They were prepared to vote confidence in
the Government, but they were opposed to the esta-
blishment of a precedent which future Governments
might pervert into instruments for assailing the con-
stitutional liberty of the State. They wished it to be
recorded that they voted confidence in Ministers, not
as a question of principle, but as a matter of expe-
diency ; and therefore they li'ad recourse to the only
means of preventing future Presidents from claiming
as a constitutional right what M. MENDIZABAL ob-
tained as a political necessity.
The carrying of this law of confidence in the
Government will give M. MENDIZABAL the fullest
opportunity of adopting extensive plans for putting
down the rebellion in the Basques. Nor is there the
least grounds for the existence of a fear that he is
wanting in the energy requisite for such an occasion
as now presents itself.

The QUEEN is exceedingly popular in the capital.
''Vhene,:,eyr:She rn.ppears -iny public, the people receive
her with every demonstraiion'of-loyalty and respect.
The complement of men necessary for the extraordi-
nary levy is nearly . completed. The recruits are in
high spirits, and are preparing for the ensuing cam-
paign with the pride of patriots, rather than with the
mercenary views of mere soldiers. As for M. MEN-
DIZABAL, he is idolized by the people. To oppose
him is, in their opinion, to declare in favour of the
Carlists ; and there is no doubt but that the QUEEN
owes her present popularity entirely to his influence.
The advices received by the Government from the
North were ve,ry favourable. CORDOVA was at Lo-
grono, and the British Legion at Vittoria. The cold.
in the northern provinces was intense, which is said
to account for the inactivity of the Carlists.

We have German, Dutch, and Belgian Papers, bu
their contents are unimportant.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussets, Jan. 8.
Actual Debt, 2) per Cent ,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent nnq
Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent 99%
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 1334
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 113%
—Brussels Papers, Jan. 9. ,
DUTCH FUNDS—Amszcanam, JAN. 8
Money.,,Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. 55% 56%
Loan (1830) 5 per cent.
Amort Syndic, 4% per cent ...... ...... ......
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 79% 804
Commercial Company, 4% per cent 1234 12% :
Ditto (1)4,32 and 18.33) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 20
Two months
—Dutch Papers, Jan. 9.
HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JAN. 5.
FOREIGN FUNDS. Bills. Money.
Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent.
Ditto ditto 4 per cent. 98% 98
Ditto ditto 3 percent.
Ditto Bank Shares 1352 1350
Russian 5 per cents. Metal.
Anglo-Russian Loan 104% (
Paper Inscription, 6 per cent —
Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto, Certificates
Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent B2 81%
Ditto, 3 per cent 524 51%
Dutch 2Y,', per Cents. 53% 5.3%
Ditto 5 per Cents — _
Polish Bonds, 3 per cents.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 73
Norwegian Loan of 1834, -1 per cents.
Spanis h ~in piastres, 3 per Cents.... —
Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent 4B 47%
Greek 4 per cents. 1833, guaranteed by France
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, JAN. 5.-13 9% ; two months, 13 84.
ST. PETERBBURGH, DEC. 26.—Three months, 10 15-32.
STOCKHOLM, DEC. 2g.—Two months, 11 45.
—Hamburg Papers, Jan. 5.:

MR. RUTTIVEN, M.P.—We have received a letter
from Mr. Graydon, requesting us to publish the reply
he offered at a recent public meeting, in the county of Kul-
dare, to Mr. Ruthven's incidental allusion to an attempt to
remove him from the representation. We readily give Mr.
Graydon's speech on the occasion, in reference to Mr.
Ruthven's charge, as reported in the Dublin Freeman':
Journal :• Mr. Graydon again rose and said, I would not
again obtrude myself on the attention of this meeting—.
(Cheering)—did I not feel myself called on, as a member of
the committee who conducted the late election contest in
opposition to Mr. Ruthven, to answer one of the remarks
which just fell from that gentleman, by disclaiming on their
part, and on the part of those with whom they acted, any
design whatever, by the means to which he has alluded, to
drive that gentleman from his seat in Parliament ; and to
prove by what a degree of scrupulous, perhaps over-scru-
pulous, delicacy, I, as one of that committee, was
actuated towards Mr. Ruthven, I will read you this letter
from Mr. Hunter :—' Sir—l beg to say that I offered to
retain you as counsel in the several cases in which Mr.
Ruthven is plaintiff, and that you declined receiving re-
tainers, in consequence, as you mentioned to me, of your
having been politically opposed to him in the county of
Kildare.'"

We deeply regret to find that the members of the
Cambridgeshire Agricultural Association continue to lend
their undivided attention to the state of the currency, and
dwell upon the idea, that an expansion can be made in it,
sufficiently large to repair the misfortunes of the farming
interest ; and they dwell on that to the utter neglect or
disregard of all other questions which have had their share
in producing the evil, as if high rents and tithes--..andlocal as well as legislative taxation—had nothing to do with
the matter.—Cambrul,ge Independent.

CURIOCS COINCIDENCE.--A few days ago three
brothers residing in Nottingham, (two of whom had married
sisters,) were each of them happily blest with an increase
of family, the interval of all three occurences being within
thirty hours of each other. What could have Mr Malthus
have said ?—Nottingham Review.

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:• TO SINK THE OFFALS.

-- ---
s. d. to s. d, s. d. toe d.
Interior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sheep 2 4 2 6
Second quality ditto 2lO 3 4 Second quality ditto 2lO 3 2
Prime large Oxen 2lO 4 4 Coarse-weolled ditto.— 3 4 310
Prime Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 8 Large Hogs
Prime small ditto 4lO 5 2 Small Porkers 4 0 4 4
Suckling Calves each,...12 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs ~each) 10 0 14 0

SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT. -- -
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs.
2,280 22,320 200 2'20
About S5O of the Beasts came up the St. Alban's road; about 450 up
the other northern roads; about 180 (including Irish) from the westOm
and midland districts; about 100 from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and C•lm-
bridgeshire ; about 80 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder
from the marshes, &c. in the neighbourhood of London.

NEIVGATE AND LEA
At per stone, I
s. Et. to s. d.
Beef, inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior
- middling 2 6 2 8 middling
- prime large ...... 3 0 :3 2 prime
- prime smal 'l 4 3 6 Pork, large
Veal ---small

DENHALL MARKETS.
py the Carcass.

s d. to s d.
24 2 6
2 8 3 0
34 3 8
210 3 8
42 4 4

NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET.—Jan. 9.
Our farmers' Wheats to-day were in better condition than
for some time back, and the whole sold readily at an advance
of Is. per qr. on the best samples. There was a large sup-
ply of Oats from the country, which hung heavily on hand,
and last week's prices were barely supported. The best sam-
ples of Barley find buyers, and for this late prices are fully
supported, but the middling and inferior parcels are still ne-
glected. Malt dull sale, at a decline of Is. per qr. Rye
nominal. Boiling Peas are scarce, and wanted. In Beans
and Grey Peas we can note no change. Ship Flour more
ready ; sale at improving prices.
New. Old.
Wheat, Northumberland ... 325. 41s. 34s. 40%1
--. Norfolk and Suffolk 36s. 40s 36s. 40,
Berwick and Scotch 3.5s 5 —s. 38s.
Foreign
Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 26s 295....... —s. —s.
Foreign —s. —s —s. —B. $4
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 28s. 34s --s. ..-5.
--- Grinding and Feeding 24s. 2Ss.
Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk s2s. 57s -..6. '''S.. cr.
Beans, Small 146. 355....... —B. —S. r,
---.- Tick 33s. 355....... --8. —9. c.
Pease, White 38s. 40s. . ... --s. —E.
-
Gray 30s 329....... —5. —S.
Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe l9, 215....... 225. 255.
Feed
--- Foreign —s. _5....... —B. .--3.

The son of Rammohun Roy, who has been for some
time employed as a clerk in the Board of Control, has been
appointed to a writership in India by Sir John Hobhouse.
This is the first appoiotmomt of a native to one of those
situations which, in the course of promotion, lead to the
highest office in the Government of India, and places him
at once on a footing with the first amongst the British Goy
vernors of the land. Whilst in the Board of Control he
evinced such intelligence, and performed his duties in a
manner so creditable to his talents and industry, as must
have secured to him the favourable notice of the head of
that department.
A meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham is to
be held at the Townhall, on the 18th instant, and an address
to his Majesty, and also a petition to the House of Corn.
mons, will be discussed.