The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-12 00:00:00

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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 12, 1836.

It is now fully expected that Parliament will be
prorogued on Thursday next, the 18th. Both Houses
sit to-morrow, when the Royal Assent will be given to
the Newspaper Stamp Duties Bill, and several other
Bills.

The writ for the corrupt Borough of Stafford was
last night suspended till ten days after the next meet-
ing of Parliament, so that the Lords gain nothing by
heir rejection of the Bill.

Mr. PARKER, the intelligent and independent
Member for Sheffield, is the new Lord of the Treasury,
succeeding Mr. W. ORD, whose continued illness we
much regret. A new writ was moved for last night,
and no doubt the Hon. Member will be re-elected by
the spirited Reformers of Sheffield.

Two conferences took place last night between the
Houses of Lords and Commons„which, from the no-
velty of the circumstance, attracted considerable curio-
sity, as will be seen by an interesting report of the
proceedings, for which we are indebted to a Morning
Contemporary. The subject of both conferences was
the same—namely, their Lordship's Amendments on
those clauses of the Municipal Corporations Act Amend-
ment Bill, which relate to charitable trustees, and to
the conferring the power of giving a casting vote to
the presiding officer of the town council, on questions
where there exists an equality of votes. Their Lord-
ships announced their intention of adhering firmly to
both these amendments, whereupon Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, on returning from the last conference,
observed, " it being quite clear that the two
Houses can come to no agreement on these clauses,
it must appear obvious that the best course
for us (the Commons) to pursue, is to move that the
further consideration of the Lords' amendments be
postponed until this day three months," which was of
course agreed to. We have read with much attention

the speeches delivered at the " Free Conference" be-
tween the Houses—so called, we presume, because
both Lords and Commons having previously made up
their minds on the subject, the managers were not
•‘ free" to speak and act on their own account—we
have read, we say, the speeches delivered on
this occasion, most attentively, and are struck with
the marked superiority of argument that the Com-
mons display over the Lords. The latter had not a
word to say in justification of their conduct, and
accordingly contented themselves with the sic volo
sicjubeo style of logic. Lord LYNDHURST, to be sure,
was sophistical as usual, and Lord EL L ENBOROUG H
affected moderation, but the admirable speeches of
Lord HO WICK and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL
stripped the mask off both. But in truth, their Lord-
ships object in keeping up the present charitable
trustees, is too evident to deceive any one. It is neither
more nor less than to give the Tory party the com-
mand of the charity funds in all the reformed English
Municipal towns, so that in the event of a new elec-
tion, or a ruse similar to that which placed Sir ROBERT
PEEL at the helm, this anti-national faction may have
the means at their disposal, of bribing and corrupting to
an almost indefinite extent. Their Lordships have
done many foolish things this session ; but none so
glaringly foolish—none so glaringly factious—as in-
sisting on continuing the Tory Trustees for another
year. Could they not have found some stronger point
to stand out on ? This is " weaker than a woman's
tear," and will do them more injury in the opinion of
the right-thinking portion of the community—who
know well, from long experience, what these party
Trustees have ever been, and ever will be, so long as
power is lodged in their hands—than even their rejec-
tion of Lord BROUGHAM'S Local Courts Bill.
Alluding to this fact, Lord MELBOURNE said, " as
to keeping up the present Charitable Trustees, he be-
lieved the House of Commons would not leave these
trusts in their hands for six months, nor for six hours,
no, nor for six minutes ; and he thought they were
right." Language like this, bold, pertinent,
and emphatic, will not be lost on the people, who
know well what sort of animal a small official Tory is,
and assess him at his proper value. What then have
their Lordships gained by their pertinacious obstinacy?
Has their " free"—as they whimsically phrase it—
Conference with the Commons added to their import-
ance in the eyes of the country ? Nothing of the sort.
It has served only to place them still more in the
wrong ; to exhibit their factious disposition in a still
more repulsive light ; to swell the popular cry of " Re-
form the Lords ;" and to convince those, who up to
the present hour have been sceptical on the subject,
that the hereditary branch of the Legislature is now
the only remaining obstacle to good government.

The Amendments made by the Lords in the Regis-
tration and Marriages Bills were last night taken into
consideration by the House of Commons. No altera-
tion of importance having been made by their Lord-
ships in the former of these measures the amendments
were agreed to without much discussion. There has
been a hereditary nibble at one or two provisions, and
the Bill is not quite so good as when it passed
the Commons, but the great object of establishing a
civil and national Register of births, marriages, and
deaths, has been attained. On this we congratulate
the country, and we think it but bare justice to the
Dissenters to say that it is to their unwearied exertions
that we owe this important benefit.
With respect to the Marriage Bill we cannot speak
so approvingly. Undoubtedly a great improvement
has been made on the existing system. The rights
of conscience will not be violated as they have
hitherto been. Those who disapprove of altars
and priests, as savouring more of Heathenism than
of Christianity, will not be dragged to an altar to
be married by a priest. Nor will those who disbelieve
certain religious doctrines be compelled to pretend that
they do believe them before they can be joined in the
bands of holy matrimony. Nothing of this monstrous
sort can happen in future. But the Lords have not
granted this boon to the Dissenters without exacting
an equivalent, or something in the shape of an equi-
valent. If they could no longer retain their unholy
dominion over the consciences of those who cannot
conform to the Church, they have determined to de-
grade their persons. With this view they have done
as much as they could well dare to elevate the Church-
goer, and depress the frequenter of the Meeting-house.
Among other provisions having this tendency, is one to
the effect that the superintendent of the district shall
send to the clerk of the Poor Law Union the names of
all persons being Protestant Dissenters, who shall have
notified that they have an intention of being married ;
that he shall enter the same in a book kept for that
purpose ; and that the entry so made shall be read over
weeklyfor three successive meetings of the guardians
of the poor, after the last paupers' pittance shall have
been doled out.

The evident object of the Lords and the Bishops is,
by this and similar enactments, to discourage the cele-
bration of Marriage in any other way than by the
Clergy of the Established Sect. They care not what
injustice or insult they inflict, provided they can bring
grist to their own miln. Well, we hope one good effect at
least will result from this unchristian conduct. The Dis-
senters will have an additional motive to be instant in
season and out of season, to bring about, by all proper
modes of agitation, that reform in the House of Lords,
without which they can never hope to be put on an
equality with the rest of the community.

We insert in another part of The Sun of to-day a
correspondence which has taken place between Mr.
HuTT and Mr. POULETT THOMSON, respecting the
right which the Danes still claim to exact a tribute
from every ship passing the Sound, and which right
they assert is founded on treaties between Holland and
Denmark of the 17th century in which this country
was interested. This naturally recals to our mind two
important points of the case of the Danish claimants
which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER always
overlooks. The first is—that by these very treaties
six months time was to be allowed to the parties inte-
rested to withdraw their effects in case of war. The
Danes, it is asserted, derive their right to the Sound-
dues from the same source as that from which the
British claimants ought to have derived security for
their property in 1807. But strong as their claims were
on the score of treaties and conventions,yet as their claim
was not on the Danish Government—on which, after
our aggression, no treaties or law of nations could
be held binding—hut upon the proceeds of the Danish
property seized and paid into the British Treasury, for
which seizure British property was made to pay the
forfeit, the claimants have never laid any great stress
on the question of international law, which, though
continually urged against them, has, in reality, nothing
to do with the question. The second point is of far
greater consequence to the public. It is the question
of the future danger to which our trade is exposed in
enclosed seas, such as the new trade to the Danube,
which it is the present interest of the country to fos-
ter. What is to become of the shipping property em-
ployed in this trade, should our Government of a sud-
den direct an embargo to be laid on Russian merchant-
ships and property in this country ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would no
doubt be glad to see the proceeds in the Treasury; and
are, then, the law officers of the Crown to be called
upon to say to the unfortunate British shipowners and
merchants, whose ships coming from the Danube will
be seized by the Russians in retaliation, " You have
no reason to complain ; your losses are in accordance
with the law of nations, and it is ill perfect harmony
with the principles of equity and justice," that the
Treasury should apply to its own use all the Russian
property on which it can lay hold. Look you to
yourselves.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Wednesday have
been received. They bring intelligence from Madrid
to the 3d inst. The capital was then tranquil, though
the order for putting the: city under martial law had
not been acted on. We are assured that Louis
PHILIPPE 15 preparing to put down the disturbances
in Spain, whether caused by the Rebels or the Re-
publicans, with a strong hand. A Liberal Morning
Contemporary has received similar intelligence. Weinfer the fact from the following statement which ap-
pears in his leading article of this day :
" The intention of Louis Philippe to send an army of co-
operation under Bugeaud across the Pyrenees, is confirmed
from sources upon which we can place the fullest reliance, and
the step is taken with the approbation of Russia, Prussia, and

Austria. This is a prudent determination, of which not the
least important feature is the moral support which it gives to
the approaching expedition. The three Powers only waited,
we were told, until the Pretender should reach Madrid, when
he was to have been immediately recognised. Their influence
at the Tuilleries, we were further assured, would effectually
prevent the French Government from the fulfilment of the
obligations contracted under the Quadruple Treaty. In spite,
however, of these machinations, an army of co-operation is
being raised through France, which will enter Navarre before
the termination of the present month, and this with the appro-
bation of the Northern Powers."

Letters from St. Sebastian to the 4th inst. give the
details of a reconnaisance made by some English and
Spanish troops under JAREGUI on the Ist inst. They
made themselves masters of the Ametza hill, and
found to their great satisfaction that the Carlists had.
not raised any new works in its vicinity. In this affair
the English had five men killed and twenty-eight
wounded. Of the Spanish troops, three were killed
and twenty wounded. The loss of the enemy was not
known, though reckoned very considerable. The fol-
lowing are extracts from the French papers :
A letter from Bayonne contains the following details as to
the positions of the several corps of the army of operation :
—The Queen's troops occupy the line from Pampeluna to
Valcarlos. Two battalions of Chapelgories, commanded by
Don Leon Iriarte, have removed to Burguctte and Espinal.
The regiments of Bourbon and Chinchilla occupy the valley
of Erro and Zubiri. The villages of the valley of Estcribar,
as far as Huarte, are guarded by the Foreign Legion. Ge-
neral Bernelle was on the 3d at Pampeluna. The Queen's
troops were erecting two barracks at Asteriz, a quarter of a
league from Zubiri. The Carlists on their side are fortifying
barracks at Urianin, a league and a half from the same town.
Two battalions are being formed at Pampeluna from the Car-
list deserters."

In the sitting of the Swiss Diet on the sth inst., a compli-
cated discussion took place upon the question of revising the
federal compact. The debate had none but a local interest,
and led to no result.

PARIS, Ace. 9. The journey of 111. d'Argout to the baths
of the Pyrenees is said to be for the purpose of entering into
negociations with agents of the Spanish Government, on the
subject of the sacrifices which the French Government seems
to have decided to make, in order to insure the triumph of the
Constitutional cause. M. d'Argout, it is added, is the better
qualified for this mission, as he speaks the Spanish language
fluently. He is accompanied by two Secretaries, one of
whom, the son of a Deputy, is auditor in the Council of State.
—Messager.
To-morrow (Wednesday) at noon precisely, there will be a
grand review in the Court of the Tuileries, and in the Place
des Carrousel. The King, accompanied by the King of Na-
ples, the Dukes of Orleans and Nemours, and the staff will re-
view several regiments of the garrison. The question whe-
ther Algiers ought to be considered as a French colony has
just been solemnly decided by the Civil Tribunal of Mar-
seilles.—Journal du Commerce.

PARIS, AUG. 9.—lt appears that the courier who left Ma-
drid on the Ist, was stopped on the road. It was known on
'Change that the courier of the 3d had arrived to-day, and had
brought the Government interesting information respecting
the state of the capital. It was added that the Ministry had
also received by the telegraph news from Saragossa of the 7th.
But no part of the despatches has transpired.
We cannot too severely blame the silence of the Govern-
ment respecting speeches which may have so much influence
on the prices on the funds, and the scandalous monopoly which
is favoured by this system of culpable silence.
No news of the expedition of Gomez.—Estafette, Aug. 10.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, AUGUST 10.
Five per Cents., 119 f. 10c. 103 f. Usc. 90c. tiOc.
l'hree per Cents., SOf. 20c. 80f.
Bank Actions, 2,275 f.
Rente de Naples, 1001. 35c. 30c.
Roman Five per Centel., 10054 %%-.
Spanish Actives, 32 31 30 311A%Y.%.
Spanish Differes, 14 EN.
Spanish Passives, 9U 9 94%%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 10314.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 401,4 46 44%.
Haytian Loan, 385 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25c. 22%c.; money, —f. —c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 15c.; money, —f. —c.
—Cours Authentraue.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The stocks have all dropped
to-day, in consequence of a report on 'Change that the
Government has received the news that several principal towns
in Spain have declared for the Constitution of 1812. The
Rentes opened at 801. 35c., and dropped gradually to 80f.
10c. Spanish Active Stockopened at 321-, fell to 31, got up
to 311, and fell again to 301. A further depression is ex-
pected in all securities, the panic being great.
P. S. It is reported very confidently that the Government
has received a telegraphic despatch announcing the insurrec-
tion of Seville and Cadiz, and illness of M. Isturiz.
LAST Patcss.—Five per Cents., 109 f. sc. ; Three
per Cents., 80f. 15c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, Gueb-
hards, —; Differes, 1l - ; New Loan, —; Actives, 311 ; Pas-
sives, 93-; Ducats, 100 —; Romans, 1024; Pedros, —;
Belgians, 1031 ; Dutch, --f. —c. ; Haytians, 3851. —c. ;
Miguels, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 221 ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 13i; Five per Cent. Porpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —.

Brussels and German Papers have been received.
Politically speaking their contents are not of the slightest
importance. Extracts from them are given as para-
graphs in our other columns.

HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, Am. 9.
Bills. Money.
Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent.
Ditto ditto 4 per cent. 99 08%
Ditto ditto 3 per cent.
Ditto Bank Shares 1351 1352
Russian 5 per cents. Metal.
Anglo-Russian Loan lO6 103%
Paper Inscription, 6 per cent —.
Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto, Certificates
Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent 76
Ditto, 3 per cent 46 46
Dutch t 2 per Cents. 55%
Ditto 5 per Cents —
Polish Bonds, 3 per cents.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 73V, 7 %
Norwegian Lean of 1834, 4 per cents.
Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents 34.n, :341A
Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent
Greek 4 per cents. 1633, guaranteed by France
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, Atm. 9.-13 7 ; two months, 12 64.
CIIRISTIANIA, JULY 30.—Three months, 5 4.
STOCKHOLM, Am. 2.—Two months, 11 34.
—.Hamburg Papers, Aug. 9.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS—BERLIN, Atm. G.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent 102% 101 n
Prussian English Loan, 18.'30, 4 per cent 101% 100%
Exchange on London, three months 6 23%
—Prussian State Gazette, Aug. 7.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Asia 2.
ll M
.._ % 103
... .s.

- .
Four per Cents.
Three ecr Cents.
Bank Shares
—4llgemeine Zeitung, Aug. 7.
BELGIAN F UNDS—Bayssets, Auo. 9.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Roth child's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOl%
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. MO
Loan of Thirty Millions 941,i
Society of Commerce, 45.; per Cent 137%,
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 124
.—Brussels Papers, Aug. 10.

The Duke of Wellington and Lord Hill dine with
the Junior United Service Club on Saturday. The Duke of
Wellington will leave town next week on a tour.
The Duchess of Cambridge passed through Cassel
on the 4th inst., on her way to the Castle of Rumpenheim, to
visit her father, the Landgrave Frederick of Hesse.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge are expected to return to this country with their
Royal relative, the Duchess of Gloucester, and to remain in
England some weeks.
,
The Impartial states that private letters from Italy
announce that the Duchess of Berri is to have an interview, at
Saltzbourg, with the Princess of Beira, and that a marriage
between Mademoiselle de Berri and the eldest son of Don
Carlos, at a future period, is in contemplation.
DEATH OF LORD DUFFERIN.—It was reported
in Belfast yesterday, that Lord Dufferin had died on Satur-
day, at Collon, the seat of Lord Viscount Ferrard, in the
County Louth. Lord Dufferin had been for some time in a
very declining state of health. Should this account be true,
his brother, Hans Blackwood, of Killileagh, will succeed to
the title and estates. The next heir apparent would be Cap-
tain Blackwood, R.N., who is married to a sister of Mrs.
Norton. —Northern Whig.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will shortly
take possession of Troy House, Monmouthshire, on the bor-
bcrs of Wales, where a select party of his Grace's fashionable
friends are expected to assemble to enjoy the sport of grouse
shooting.
The Duke of Brunswick has signified his intention
of accompanying Mr. C. Green, of Vauxhall Gardens, on his
next aerial trip, which will take place next Tuesday from the
above gardens.
Lord and Lady Brudenell have gone on a tour up
the Rhine ; his Lordship, it is probable, will not join his new
regiment, the 11th Light Dragoons, now in India, until the
corps returns to Europe.
The Earl of Liverpool has left Fife House for
Bested Park, Sussex, to receive their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, who are now on
their annual visit to his Lordship and the Ladies Jenkinson.
The Persian Princes still remain in town at Mi-
vart's, and excite much interest and curiosity. Their habits
and manners are extremely amiable, and they are guests at all
the first circles and assemblies, in which their eastern costume
is highly picturesque. Their style of living is in the best
taste, and the luxuries of the table well understood, the choi-
cest wines and fruits forming one of their morning repasts.
They rise very early, and pass much time in the gardens of
the Hotel, the fountains of which suit particularly their eastern
taste and habits of enjoyment.
On Tuesday last, the new steam-vessel, the Du-
chess of Kent, made her first trip to Ramsgate, with nearly
700 passengers. She performed the voyage in excellent style.
She was received with loud plaudits by about 3,000 persons,
on her arrival ; and many of the inhabitants, in testimony of
their gratification, at the sailing of the Duchess between their
town and London, illuminated their houses with the letters
"D. K.," the initials of the name of the vessel. She re-
turned on Wednesday quite full of passengers.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 9.—The average prices of wheat
and rye, for the first week of August (Monday, Ist, to Satur-
day, 6th), were—Wheat, 16f. 7c. ; Rye, 10f. 58c. per hecto-
litre ; the import duties, as before, 37f. 50c. ; and 211. 50c.
per 1,000 kilogrammes.

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