The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-11 00:00:00

rits and Tobacco u)ight be lowered, and urged,
that by lowering them smuggling would be greatly
diminished, if not entirely suppressed. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer showed what had
been done last Session, and the necessity of pro-
ceeding gradually in the reduction of duties.—
Last rear something had been done in respect to
Silk, and this Session it was proposed to lessen
smuggling by reducing the duty on Spirits. If
the smuggler could be driven out of the strong
hold of Rum, there would only remain Foreign
Spirits and Tobacco. These would be gradually
lessened, and ultimately nothing would be left
for the smuggler. The House would scarcely
deem it necessary to take the business out of the
hands of Government to put it into those of a
Committee. He should therefore object to the
motion, which was also rejected without a di-
vision.

[MORNING HERALD.]
Mr. Hume last night brought forward his mo-
tion, " That it be a standing Order of the House
that no Member should be entitled to vote on
questions in which he had a pecuniary interest." Mr.
Hume admitted that the question was surround-
ed with difficulties, but contended that the cha-
racter of the House required some measure. The
language of his motion was taken from a former
Speaker's decision.; it embraced what had for-
merly been the practice of the House; and as
some doubts had arisen in► consequence of the
multiplicity of schemes brought before the
House„-he thought the House would act wisely in
recording its opinion. Mr. P. Grenfell was not
favourable to the motion ; but said he should
never lose the opportunity of challenging votes,
till that Resolution was rescinded which excluded
his vote on the St. Katharine's Dock Bill. Mr.
Peel- admitted that the practice was culpable,
but the canvassing for votes in the Committees was
far more blameable than the votes in the House.
Mr. C. Wynn declared that the most successful
mode of remedying the evil would be to throw
out any Bill where it was ascertained that there
' had been any undue efforts made to obtain votes.
He and other Members, however, submitted that it
would be a dangerous stretch of power to say what
Members should not vote ; when the votes had
been given, they might be rescinded on sufficient
cause being show' ; and that it would therefore
be better to leave the question open in each case.
Mr. Robertson declared it to be a notorious
practice in the city, when any new scheme was
started, to retain " hundreds of thousands of
shares expressly for Members of Parliament."—
Mr. Hutne did not press his motion, being satis-
fied for the present with the general reprobation
of the practice.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
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We have received the Paris Papers of Tues-
day, with the Etoile of Wednesday, the contents
of which are rather important. The Coronation,
which had been postponed indefinitely for some
reason not yet generally known, is now fixed for
the 15th of May. If the louering state of the poli-
tical sky was the cause of the postponement, the
effect having ceased, the cause must have also dis-
appeared ; and we must therefore take it for granted
that the late signs of a storm have been succeeded
by settled weather. But this inference, it would
seem, should not be confined to the affairs of
France, or the feelings of her Government,
alone; for even Spain appears to have caught
the impulse, by which confidence is to be sub-
stituted for alarm, such at least is the impression
which an article in Tuesday's Monileur is calcu-
lated to produce, and which puts to rest the con-
tested question relative to the publication of a
new amnesty by the King of Spain. The Mo.
niteur gives this document, which has the
merit too that it contains no exceptions, nor
limitations, but pardons all political offences
committed during the time of the Constitutional
system. It is said that this measure had ex-
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cited great alarm amongst the Serviles, lest it
might be the forerunner of much greater con-
cessions ; and they even entertain fears that
Ferdinand, of whose versatility they have had
' some proofs, is going to turn Liberal. On this
head, however, they may tranquillize themselves;
and, with respect to the amnesty, they may also
divest themselves of their apprehension ; as a
promise, however solemn, does not exactly imply
fulfilment on the part of the Spanish Monarch,
save and except the punishment of political of-
fences. In keeping pledges of the latter descrip-
tion he is rather punctilious ; • but as his new am-
nesty may be designed asa retaliation on England
for recognizing the independence of his former co-
lonies, it is possible he may be induced to execute it
faithfully. With a view of punishing this court-
try, we trust he has taken it into his head to go
seriously to work, for regenerating his remaining
dominions; and we are sure our Government
would submit to the castigation without a single
'murmur. Let him only begin by substituting con-
fidence for the present terror, and by laying at
least the foundation of a better system of rule
than the present ; and he may count upon the
cordial good wishes, and not upon the envy, of
the English nation ; though, we much fear, that
the sentiments of the latter will not be put to
the test, and that Spain is doomed to drink the
bitter draught that. has been forced upon her, to
the very dregs.

The account of operations against the Burmese
will be read with great interest, especially after
the statement received yesterday of a mutiny
among our native troops. The mutiny it now
appears was confined wholly to the privates—not
an Officer of any rank whatever taking part in it.
Indeed it seems to have been a mere matter of
personal feeling among the men, on account of
some real or imaginary grievance to themselves
alone. Of coarse there is no chance of its-spread-
ing further ; for either there are no other corps
that ever had the same subject of complaint, or
if there are, the Government will instantly re.
move the cause by a more liberal grant of allow.
ances. The moment of warfdre with a .fierce
and persevering enemy is not the moment for suf-
fering disgust to grow up in the .minds of our own
military. Partial discontent, however, is nothing
new in our Indian army. When the Marquis of
Hastings first took upon himself the. Government
of India he found many of the uative troops dis.