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and effected great changes ; and they have now more
power than ever. They mainly carried the Reform
Act. In fact, while they are employing their time and
money in achieving what is called Universal Suffrage,
which is confined to the one little branch of electing
Members to the House of Commons, they already
practically possess, and no aristocracy can deprive
them of it, Universal Suffrage in almost all things ;
and, in controuling the conduct of the Legisla-
ture, a houseless man, who speaks tolerably well,
or a journeyman dwelling in a garret at a shil-
ling a week, can make himself heard at an assem-
bly or put his hand to a petition, and can at present
exercise no inconsiderable influence over public af-
fairs. Wherever the freedom of meeting in public is
unrestrained, wherever the Press is untrammelled,
there Universal Suffrage practically exists, and
no political contrivance could deprive such a man
as Mr. COBBETT of his influence though he
had no vote at an election, or Miss MARTINEAU
of her power over the march of public affairs, which is
not inconsiderable, though, under the proposed system
of what is called Universal Suffrage, she and a multi-
tude of other clever women would have nothing to do
with electing Members of Parliament. We consider the
scheme of obtaining Universal Suffrage, merely for
electing Members to the House of Commons, to be
scarcely worthy of the exertions making to obtain it.
At most it would merely give into the hands of the
working-classes the vain and useless power of trying,
after the fashion of the Peers and Bishops, to mend
mankind by adding to the statue-book.
But, as the Glasgow Argus says, they would be
a long time accomplishing this, and, as the Examiner
says, they would not be likely to succeed. 'We do not
agree' with the latter that the idle classes are to be
compared to the belly, without feeding which the
members must perish ; and are far from flattering the
idle classes by asserting that the others will never suc-
ceed ; but we see that at present the interests which
would combine to oppose the success of the People's
Charter could not b e overcome. They are, as the Ex-
aminer says, all the proprietary classes ; the
bulk of all the classes above the ten-pounders,
and they would nearly all, capitalists and
landlords, householders, and farmers, clergymen
and laymen, resist the claims of the working
classes. Many of the working classes would go with
the others, and they could therefore have no hopes of
success. They could make no progress but by form-
ing Committees, and organizing a scheme for propa-
gating their opinions, to come into practical operation
perhaps a quarter of a century hence. Can they say
what will happen before that time arrives ? what
changes of thought, what improvement in knowledge,
will ere then have been effected in the public mind ?
So distant and so contingent a good—so vain a power,
as that which would be given by Universal Suffrage, if
obtained, ought not to occupy the attention and
the care of those who must every day labour to keep
the wolf from the door.

Such a vague and distant good, like the Repeal of
the Union, or like that still more distant good pro-
mised by the priesthood, is admirably calculated to give
power into the hands of those who recommend it and
ask for support, and, perhaps, ask for contributions
till it be obtained. It implies that the democracy
should give up its freedom of thought and action, and
submit to leaders. Organisation implies discipline and
submission. it will be very apt, then, merely to
substitute new masters in noisy demagogues for the old
masters of the idle aristocracy. We see no advantage
in such a change of servitude. We see no benefit
likely to accrue from adopting the creed that legis-
lators chosen by Universal Suffrage will necessarily be
wiser than those chosen by the ten-pounders ; and if
we must still have masters, we think the Duke of
WELLINGTON likely to be as good a one as
Mr. PEARGIJS O'CONNOR, and that Sir ROBERT
PEEL will make as proper a Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer as Mr. ATTWOOD. On the whole, we are
sure, that Universal Suffrage could not now be obtained,
and we are doubtful, if obtained, whether it would be-
stow any advantage, while the means proposed for ob-
taining it, imply the sacrifice of independence to those
who are urging forward the people to the pursuit of this
very vague and very distant good. We shall state a
few reasons, to-morrow, why the working classes should
prefer now uniting their efforts to procure the repeal
of the Corn-laws ; in the mean time, we recommend the
article of the Glasgow Argus to the serious considera-
tion of the working men of the metropolis.

WITH WHICH
THE " TRUE SUN " IS NOW
INCORPORATED.

LONDON :
MONDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 3, 1833.

A controversy has arisen in Scotland on the ques-
tion whether the working classes, who are now bent
on obtaining the People's Charter, ought not, in the
first instance, to direct their exertions to the uncondi-
t;onal repeal of the Corn-laws. We copy in another
place what the Glasgow Argus says on the question,
and we shall write what occurs to u 3 in confirmation of
our Contemporary's views. This is the more neces-
sary, because the working classes of England, like those
of Scotland, are bent on obtaining the same object,
and both seem likely to lose a favourable opportunity
of achieving a great good, and so they will ensure a
continuance of the oppressive system which, if they
do not strengthen it, they are most desirous to subvert.
We know very well how hopeless the great majority
of our people are of any good to be done by the Legis-
lature as at present constituted. Their leaders have
publicly said that they will petition it no more, except
once, and that once to subvert it ; that they are tired
of palliatives and removing petty grievances, and arc
resolved, by a total change of the Legislature, to
destroy the cause of all their political sufferings. Con-
fidence in all the ancient authorities and forms of the
Constitution appears to be completely swept out of
their minds ; and our society now presents the as-
tounding spectacle of a weak Government with a
powerful, distrustful, and discontented people. At the
same time the general progress of opinion which has
taken away from Governments the power of
smiting men with the sword for great and
acknowledged crimes, has deprived them of all the
once accredited political contrivances for subduing sedi-
tion, and putting an end to resistance. When a Go-
vernment scarcely dare hang a man for the most
atrocious murder, it dare not shoot him for a mere dif-
ference of political opinion concerning the proper form
to be given to political society, about which the most ci-
vilized nations differ in practice, and most enlightened
philosophers in theory. If, therefore, those who are pur-
suing political improvement avoid contaminating them-
selves by committing great crimes, the Government dare
not, and cannot, employ force to put them down ; and if
they are not prudent and discreet, commotion, confu-
sion, and distress, must ensue. The fate of the peopl
is given into their own hands, and if they do not act ra-
tionally there is no means to prevent, nor power to heal
the consequences of their folly. The Press must appeal
to their good sense, for humanity has put an end to the
reign of terror.
Let us, therefore, remind them that in their attempt
to make men free and happy by means of legislation,
opting and imitating the mishievous con-
they are ad
duct of the very classes they pretend to despise; and
that they propose to act on the theory of their oppres-
sors, just as experience has begun to demonstrate its
unsoundness. They cannot by legislation make men
wise and good, and their attempt to get hold of the
instrument of law-making for such a purpose, is as
poor a delusion as a desire to monopolise hand-looms,
now that power-looms have rendered them valueless.
They will probably think they may prevent much mis-
chievous legislation which the other classes would per-
petrate, or undo much that has already been perpetrated.
But can they not effect that without going through the
process of changing the whole Legislature ? They
have already by their exertions prevented many evils

The whole of the Paris Papers of Friday and Sa-
turday have been received. It appears from them, as
well as from a report of the pr3ceedings of the Swiss
Diet, which will be found in another part of The Sun,
that Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Bavaria have in-
structed their Representatives to support the demand
of France for the expulsion of Prince Louts NAPO-
LEON from the territory of the Republic—a demand
with which the Diet seems in no humour to comply.
We have repeatedly condemned the conduct of France
with regard to this affair. It is quite unworthy of the
character of a generous Sovereign, and most deroga-
tory to the dignity of a great nation.

In the words of the official bulletin of Friday, ,t the
health of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
ORLEANS and the Count of PARIS continues to be
quite satisfactory." On Wednesday the British resi-
dents in Paris held a meeting to prepare a congratula-
tory address to the KING on the birth of the infant
Prince. Colonel J. W. ATKINSON took the chair,
when the gentlemen present were addressed by Mr.
J. W. LAKE and Dr. O'GRADY. Mr. MURPHY,
late a candidate for the representation of Marylebone,
and the Rev. Dr. WADE were present, but they took
no part in the proceedings. An address was agreed to,
and a deputation appointed to present it to the KING
as soon as the Royal will to that effect should be
ascertained.

The KING has issued a Royal Ordinance, pardon-
ing and commuting the sentences passed upon 659
soldiers, found guilty of various offences, in comme-
moration of the birth of the Count of PARIS. In-
cluded in this number are 15 upon whom sentences of
death had been passed.
We find no important intelligence from Spain in
these Papers. The following extracts from them in-
clude all the promiscuous paragraphs they contain of
any interest to an English reader :
The National Guard of Paris are preparing a petition,
which, according to French Conservative ideas, menaces the
safety of the state. Its tenor is as follows :
" Deputies—The sovereignty of the people is the principle
of the Constitution of 1830 ; and, nevertheless, out of 33 mil-
lions of French, 180,000 alone participate in the election of the
Chamber of Deputies. Of all representative states, France is
that where the electoral franchise is most limited. The present
law does not give the electoral franchise to a number of citizens
sufficiently great to render the interests of the elector and that
of the community at large identical. The interests and rights
of the people must hence be, and are, sacrificed to the in-
terests and passions of a few privileged persons. The existing
,
law is an insult to the French nation. In the midst of a brave
and intelligent people, which marches at the head of civili-
zation, proclaimed to the world the principles of liberty
an which
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of exercising electoral • ts. This is to reduce all not in-
cluded in this number to HeNlotism. Electoral Reform is
therefore just and necessary,
tent a measure, on athichyde Nobody can prevent so impor-
and social improvement. Til'eenapolitical administration
Governmento has often called
the National Guard the safe-gun 3
should the law deny to its members
thsoeci!ty : why, then,
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conse-
quence, demand Electoral Reform, and without ente
details, demand that every National Guard be an elriec4tgori'itt,°
The price of bread, first quality, remains fixed for •
the first
half of the present month at 13i sous per loaf of 41b.
During the month of August 2,337,939 f. were paid into the

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1838.

Saving Bank of Paris by 17,173 depositors, of whom 2,618
were new ; and 1,448,500 f. were drawn out.

On Wednesday the Infante of Spain dined it the Tuileries
with the King and Royal family; ;nd assisted at the spectacle
of the fireworks. Yester.l,ay his Majesty transacted business
with the Minister of -War, and afterwards received the Sar-
dinian AmbaF;dador and the Bishop of Arras. Don Francisco
de Paul;, Infante of Spain, and his family, were received by
their Majesties.

The Duke of Orleans presented to each of the medical at.
tendants of the Duchess, Messrs. Moreau, Pasquier, and Cho-
mel, on the evening which followed her Royal Highness's ac-
coachement, a handsome gold snuff-box bearing his cipher in
diamonds, as a testimony of his sense of their attention dur-
ing the crisis that followed the birth of the Count de Paris.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—A lamentable accident occurred on
the 28th ult., at Napoleon Vendee, where a carrier and haw-
ker having placed, among other of his effects, in a corner of the
public room of his inn, a bag, containing nearly thirty pounds
of powder, an explosion was caused by some children, who
were amusing themselves in the room by letting off some squibs,
which they had picked up at a display of fireworks a day or two
before. A party of soldiers and other individuals sitting in
the room at the time were grievously injured, and the house
itself much damaged. A servant girl, who was so dreadfully
wounded that she died almost immediately, expired after ex-
claiming with the greatest naivete, " Is it possible, I have
only been in my place three days !" and a sub-officer, who was
blown into the street and sadly disfigured about the head, as
soon as he was picked up, said, " Never mind ; my face can
easily be sewn up again !"
THE AINIY.—The 16th Regiment of Light Infantry, which
had just arrived at Perpignan from Paris, was reviewed and
inspected there by Lieutenant-General Count de Castellane,
on the 25th inst. The General, after the inspection was ter-
minated, ordered the corps to fall into square, and then ad-
dressed them, stating that the discipline and instruction of
the regiment was faulty, and that the punishments inflicted in
it for improper speeches and insubordination were not suffi-
ciently severe. After the regiment had filed off before the
Lieutenant-General, the Colonel, M. Devaux, ordered it to
form in close column, and, with an agitated voice, addressed
the officers and men, reminding them that he had commanded
them with honour for eight years ; that calumnious denunci-
ators had attempted to blast his reputation with his superior
officers ; that he had kept within his own breast all that con-
cerned himself, however painful it might have been ; but that
now, when the whole regiment was attacked—" a regiment
which had always been remarkable for its good discipline, its
zeal, and its instruction"--be no longer considered himself
worthy to command it, and he therefore broke his sword.
Suiting the action to the word, he endeavoured to snap the
blade across the pummel of his saddle, but the steel not yield-
ing, after having wounded himself in the hand, he threw it at
his feet, and crying out—" Carry the colours to the Lieute-
nant- Colonel !" galloped off to his quarters. This circum-
stance produced the greatest sensation in Perpignan, as well
as in the regiment, which was left in eonsternation, the Colonel
being greatly beloved by it. All the Colonels and officers of
the other corps assembled there went to visit M. Devaux, and
the Lieutenant-Colonel of the 16th reported to the Lieute-
nant-General what had taken place. The Count de Castel-
lane immediately sent off a telegraphic dispatch to the Minis-
ter of War, and in the meantime placed M. Devaux under ar-
rest for a fortnight —Journal des Debars.
The day before yesterday the conductor of a St. Sulpice
omnibus was victimized after a novel fashion, which we may
designate as the vol a l'evanouissonent, a pleasing variety of
the numerous modes of appropriating private property, which
have already had their day. A well-dressed young lady took
her seat in the vehicle at the corner of the Rue de la Monnaie
and after looking unutterable things at the fascinated eon-
ducteur, complained of the heat, and in a few minutes ap-
peared ready to faint. The omnibus was immediately stopped,
the gallant servant of the public assisted the lady to alight,
and on her swooning in his arms deposited her in safely in a
neighbouring shop. On arriving at his bureau he found him-
self minus his purse and receipts, amounting to 62f. The young
lady has not since been heard of.
RUSSIAN QUARANTINE.—The Gazette du Senat of St. Pe-
tersburgh contains an ukase of the 24th of July, whereby it is
ordered that merchant vessels laden with raw cotton, bound
for any Russian Baltic port, and passing by the Sound, the
Great or the Small Belt, or the Holstein Channel, and coming
from any other port than those recognized as not doubtful by
the ukase of the 22d of May, 1828, shall not be admitted into
the Russian ports without having obtained from the Danish
quarantine officers, in conformity to the regulation of the 25th
of May, 1816, certificates in the customary form, stating either
that they have performed quarantine, or that their sanatory
state presents no danger. Whether the whole or part of the
cargo consists of cotton, the vessel will not be admitted into a
Rusian port but with the Danish certificate.
The Swiss Universal Gazette publishes a note, dated
Berne, August 28, which says :—" Mr. Ischarner has just in-
formed the Diet that the Russian Ambassador has declared in
favour of the note of the Duke of Montebello. M. de Rom-
belles, Austrian Ambassador, has read to the President of the
Diet a note sent to him by Prince Metternich, the conclusion
of which is very import ; the Austrian Government de-
clares that it approves of the proceedings of the French Go-
vernment, unless it should be proved that Prince Louis is a
Swiss citizen." Thus Austria has reserved to itself a way to
draw back according to circumstances. It certainly cannot be
denied that he is a citizen of Thurgovia. It is pretended
that he ought to have formally renounced his rights as a
French citizen, but having been declared civilly dead in
France, he had no right to renounce. It is for the authorities
of Thurgovia to interpret their Constitution on this point. If
Prince Metternich chooses to abandon Louis Philippe in this
affair, he may be sure that his conscience will have nothing to
reproach him with. —Le Commerce.

FRENCH FUNDS. -FARM, SEPTEMBER 1.
five per Celits., I I If. :30c. "25c.
l'hre, per Cents., 80f. 70c. lisc. 6Cc.
Bank Actions, 2,820 f. 2,625 f.
nente i.ie Naples, 99f. ; sc.
Roman Five per Cents., 101 F;%.
Spanish Actives, :0%4%.
Belgian Five per Cents., 1033 x.
Belgian Bank, 1,140 f.
RICHANOK ON LONDON.
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hpsa,pre,
par 1,.,2,3. E 25317.
LATEST PRICES.
Five per Cents. 11 If. 40c.
1425 c
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•; : money,
money, lli .5f
1.
.3250 c
e. .
Three per Cents., 80t. 70c.
Bank Actions, 2,6251.
Romans, 101 N.
Belgian Loan, 103%.
Belgian Bank, 1,410 f.
Spanish Actives, 20%.
BELGIAN k U NDs-Baussgi.s, SEPT. I.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOl%
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent.
3 per Cent.........
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 97
Society of Commerce, 44, per Cent 149%
Batik of Belgium, 5 per Cent l4O
National Society
-Prussels Papers, Sept. 1.
HA %BURG BORSEN HALLE, Am. 31.
Bills. Money
-titstrian Metanques, 5 per cent. -
Di," o ditto 3 percent. Bl -
Ditto eitto 2' per cent, - -
Ditto flank Shares
Anglo-Russian Loan pls% 108%
Paper Inscription, 6 per cent - ~
Russian i'- per cents. Metal.
Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series
Ditto, Certificates
Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent - -
Ditto, 3 per cent - -
Dutch t per Cents. 53!4 5.31 q
Ditto 5 per Cents 10(N 1,0
Plitsh Bonds, 3 per cents.
New Tickets 154% 1544
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents .. 72% 72
Norwegian Loan of ISM, 4 per cents. ...... ..... 101% -
5i anish, in piastres, 3 per Cents - -
Cortos Loan, 5 per Cent l9 -
Greek 4 per cents. 1833, guaranteed by France - -
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, AUG. 31.-13 9 ; two months, 13 7%.
BERLIN, Alio. 28.-Three months, 6. 23%.
STOCKHOLM, AUG. 24.-Two months, 12 8
Sr. Perkkssuants, A Iv. 11.-Three months. 10%.
LEIPSIC, Am. 24.-Two months, 6 N.
-Hamburg Papers, Aug. 31.

We have advices from Madrid of the 26th ult. in-
clusive. The report of the retreat of General OR AA,
at the head of 20,000 men, from before such a con-
temptible fortress as Morella, had filled the Liberal
party in the capital with surprise and indignation. To
make the matter worse, the blame was cast upon the
shoulders of the Ministers, who were accused of
having neglected to provide ORAA'S army with a
necessary supply of provisions. NARVAEZ had not
left Madrid, and his presence added fuel to the flame.
The latest accounts from Logrono represent ESPAR-
TERO as lost to action in the contemplation of his
own glory and greatness. Intent only upon the style
of his correspondence with his Royal Mistress, he
suffered not his repose to be rudely disturbed by such
of his officers as were for persuading him to remove
his head-quarters to Estella.

THE GALLANTRY OF THE PRESS.--Some of our
Contemporaries can find no terms of reproach so cutting to
apply to their opponents as those borrowed from the callings
or existence of the other sex. Thus the Herald is called an
old woman, the Post a lady's-maid, and the Globe an Amazo-
nian maid-of-all-work. Perhaps, however, our Contempo-
raries, who are distinguishedfeorf
rtohremirangcaellsantoryf, tuvveaendbnyetshdeasy
evening these
nicknames to confer honour on those to whom they apply them.
COLOSSEUM.—The
were°s for
E Ul‘i.
thebenefit—Thp
of that most excellent charity the
Jews' Orphan Asylum, in aid of the funds for the admission
of several most distressing cases, craving to be admitted under
the roof of this charity. This splendid establishment was at
an early hour crowded to excess, attended by a most respecta-
ble audience, the result of which has proved most successful,
and enabled the managers to afford relief to the unfortunate.
This benefit was got up under the sole management and influ-
ence of J. Lyon, Esq., the President, whose unremitting at-
tention to the calls of the fatherless and motherless warrants
the warmest commendation from its friends and subscribers.

This day is the anniversary of the death of Crom-
well, who died in 1658; and Sir Edward Coke, who died in
1634.

BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, AUG. 31.—There
has not been sufficient business done to make the transactions
of the week worthy of any comnaLnt—a fact which may pro-
bably induce certain parties to reflect calmly and deeply upon
what we have recently addressed to them, and which they now
perceive was worthy of much more atteation than was paid to
Mercury,