The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-14 00:00:00

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We have received this morning by express the
Paris Papers of Monday, from which the following
are extracts :
(From the Temps of Monday.)
ROME—It is a difficult thing to force a Government full of
prejudices to make popular concessions, what reason could not
accomplish interest has obtained, a loan has been taken by
a certain powerful house at very liberal conditions, and under
certain prospect of ameliorating the situation of a certain class
of people ; it it is true that the house in question has stipulated
for the liberties of his brethren in the Papal dominions, and
thus converted a matter of business into an act of philanthropy,
if this be true, we say such noble conduct ought to be highly
honoured. Upon these principles the system of loans,
public credit, and circulating medium, which is one of the great
progenies of civilization, produces immense benefit on public li-
berty. It would not be difficult to prove by sundry histories that
money is one of the first levers of liberal institutions. Metternich
increases his loans in Austria • 50,000,000 Mil ins are to be raised
again immediately. Perhaps he is not aware that these loans
will induce the Austrian Government to think at last of liberal
institutions, because loans must lead to publicity of accounts,
and from that to freedom of the Press, to political meetings, and
representative Governments.
The Duke of Orleans and Soult have arrived at Paris this day.
LYONS, DEC. B.—The Chamber of Commerce has addressed
to Government the following demand :
I. The te-establishment of the duty of transit, at the rate of

per cent.
2. The establishment of a premium of 2 per cent. on all silks
exported from France to a foreign country.
A private letter from Lyons of the Bth states—" That the ho-
rizon has not as yet cleared up, their situation is much the same.
From the imposing attitude of the troops in that city and its
environs, the work-people still manifest great agitation, and
postpone all their objects until the ltith instant, in case the Go-
vernment does not grant them the tariff they have promised."
FRENCII FUNDS.—Three per Cents., 60f. 40c. end of the month.

The Morning Herald of this morning denounces

the report respecting the revolution in Spain, which
appeared in its columns yesterday, as " an impudent
and deliberate fraud, very plausibly and artfully con-
trived, and, we regret to say, but too successfully
practised against us."

Canton Registers to the 16th of.TZtly have been re-
ceived at the North and South American Coffee-
house, but their contents are anticipated by ac-
counts of the 29th, inserted a few days ago in The
Sun, and stating that the differences between the
Company and the Chinese had been amicably settled.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY

FROM LLOYD'S.

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DEAL, DEC. 13.—Wind W.S.W. and squally, with thunder
and lightning.—Arrived the Langford, Barton, from Sligo.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. I3.—Wind W.S. W. and squally.—
Sailed the Wonder and Hope transports for Deptford.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 12.—A violent gale with heavy squalls
from S. to S.W. with every appearance of a rough night.—Ar-
rived the Sappho, Mullens, from Quebec; and Colleria, Hawes,
from St. John's, New Brunswick.
RAMSGATE, Dec. 13.—Arrived the Warrens, Martin, front
the Mauritius.
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TORBAY, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Olive Branch, Franks, from
Lisbon. - -

104,./4••
PENZANCE, DEC. 12.—Arnved off port theDorothea,—,
from Rio Janeiro.
LIVERPoOL, Dec. 12.—Arrived the Alcona, Hore, from
Lisbon ; Broke, Crosby, from New Orleans, after being on shore;
Mountaineer, Dodd, from Quebec ; and Augusta, Russell, from
St. John's, New Brunswick.
DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Pursuit, Seller, from Tene-
rifle ; and Pluto, Frilo, from Lisbon.
CORK, DEC. 11;—Arrived the Cabinet, Field, from Quebec;
and I)ouglas Town, Allen, from Miramichi.
NEWRY, DEC. 12.—Arrived the Princess Charlotte, Roach,
from Quebec.

The Asia, Berry, from St. Petersburgh to Hull, was driven on
shore the 20th ult. in Oland, and not expected to be got off:
The Britannia, Richardson, from Malaga to Dublin, was on
shore near Bray, on Monday.
'The Phoenix, Dennis, from Amsterdam to Hull, was driven.
on shore off Saltffeet on Sunday night ; crew saved.
The Hannah, Jackson, with despatches from China, sailed the
29th of July, has arrived in the Downs.
The Reynard packet had not arrived at Jamaica the 19th of
October, from Carthagena.

The Duke and Duchess of ARGYLL have
arrived in Upper Brook-street, from Brighton. Lady
GEORGIANA PAGET, who is understood to be affianced to
Lord ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE, is at present resid-
ing with their Graces. The Duchess of ARGYLL is mo-
ther to Lady GEORGIA NA, by her first marriage with the
Marquis of ANGLESEA, and which union was dissolved by
the Scotch Courts in 1810.

COURT WITS.—A novel has been announced
under the title of " Sir Ralph Esher," from the pen of
Mr. LEIGH Huwr, the scene of which is laid in the very
heart of the Court of CHARLES the Second; while the
characters are, with few exceptions, the actual personage.,
male and female, who formed a coterie which had no
precedent, and has never been imitated. In endeavouring
to preserve the lively wit of CHARLES'S cavaliers and
dames, and to depict the singular incidents which arose in
those merry days, the author is understood to have care-
fully eschewed all which could by possibility offend the
most fastidious in morals.

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 11.—I write to inform
you of a most extraordinary circumstance that took place
here last night,—viz. the attempt to blow up our po,,t-
office by means of gunpowder ; but I am happy to say,
for the ends of justice, the vile perpetrator is safely lodged
in our town gaol. A Mr. BRAKE, a student of Trinity
College, was absolutely taken in the fact. On Tuesday last,
the Post-master discovered a packet containing gunpowder
in the letter-box, and a cigar that bore marks of having
been ignited. On Thursday another packet was found in
the box, with a slip of touch-paper at the end, and which
had been lighted. On these accounts he got two police-
men from town, and had them stationed in the office to be
ready, and two more to be in the street to make observa-
tion. Our post closes at half-past nine in the evening.
About balf.past eight a person in the costume of the Uni-
versity was observed to be looking about him at the letter-
box, and observed to apply a lighted cigar to a piece of
paper which he held in his hand. He dropped the paper
parcel in the box ; at this moment the police-man inside
broke a pane of glass in the Post. office window as a signal,
and the officers on the watch outside instantly secured the
man, who proved to be a student of Trinity College. He
was committed to our town-gaol that night, and to-mor-
row is expected to be fully committed for trial. There
was about two ounces of powder in the parcel, which was
folded up like a letter, but sewed at the ends, and a touch-
paper about nine inches, communicating with the inside ;
a string was tied round the middle, with which be
suspended it in the letter-hole while he was lighting the
touch-paper. I must tell you, that about half an hour
previous to his detection he was seen to walk up to the
office, but thought himself observed ; the Pest-master's
son observed and followed him, saw him enter a shop,
light his cigar, and walk up to the box, &c.—Times'
Correspondent.

LIBRARY OF MODERN FICTION.—The very
interesting publication, so long announced, under the title
of " The Modern Novelists," in fifty volumes, a selection
of the best recent works of fiction from the pens of the
most eminent authors, will be ready for delivery in the
course of the present week. It is to be published at only
6s. per volume, bound. It will contain the works of Mr.
WARD, (the Author of " Tretnaine,") Mr. LISTER, (the
Author of " Granby,") Mr. THKODORE HOOK, Mr.
HORACE SMITH, Mr. GRATTAN, mr. BiILWER, &c. &C. ;
and as the impression of this cheap and unique collection
is limited to 250 copies, those who are desirous of procu •
ring sets should transmit their orders- forthwith to their
respective booksellers.
SALUTATION IN BoitEmlA.—lf you meet
a peasant in Bohemia, you pass for a heathen unless you
say to him, " Blessed be the Lord !" or in case he salute
you thus, unless you answer, "In eternity, Amen."'
STATE OF TRADE.---The trades of this
town are generally in a more alarmingly depressed state
than has been known fur many years. In one of our
most staple trades—the manufacturing of buttons—there
is tittle doing ; while our numerous brass-founders com-
plain loudly of the general, and, indeed, ruinous stagna-
tion of business. Failures are almost daily occurring, and
unless some efficient measure of relief speedily takes place,
serious results may be anticipated before Christmas. The
general impression in Birmingham, as in London, is, that
an alarming crisis in the commercial world is fast approach.
ing, —Birmingham Jour, al.