The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1836.

EXCITANOS ON LONDON.
Onemonth, paper, 25c. 27t4c.; money, 25f. 25c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money, 25f. sc.
—Co,rs Authentiaue.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The considerable decline in
all the securities on the markets of Antwerp and Amsterdam
has had the same effect on our market. The Three per
Cents. opened at 79f. 50c., declined to 79f. 35c., and is now
79f. 40c. buyers, but the market is flat. The Spanish Active
Stock opened at 26, fell to 251, and is now 251 buyers ; there
is no news nor reports in circulation.
LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 106 f. 20c. ; Three
per Cents., 79f. 45c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, Gueb-
hards, —; Differes, 9i; New Loan, —; Actives, 254 ; Pas-
sives, 7i ; Ducats, 98 90 ; Romans, 102,1 ; Pedros, 57 ;
Belgians, 102 g. Dutch, —f. —c. ; Haytians, 365 f. ; Mi-
guels, 13 ; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 264 ; Con-
tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 10}; Five per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan,

HOLLAND.
A letter from Amsterdam of Sept. 9, says—" Envoys
and emissaries of Don Carlos, coming from or going to
Spain and Russia, are continually passing through this
country. At this moment there are two of them at the
Hague. One calls himself Saez, as a relation of the cele-
brated Don Victor Saez. The other is the first Chaplain
of the Bishop of Leon, and agrees very well with Dutch
heretics and the Russian schismatics. It is known that at
the end of August they sent considerable remittances to
Spain, and orders to England, for which a ship has just left
Rotterdam?'

DUTCH FUNDS—MoffattLem, E. 19.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. 52 53
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
A moi t Syndic, 44 per cent- 9g 9g%
Ditto, ditto, 344 per cent. 7756 78%
Commercial Company, 4;4 per cent 172% 173%
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 7.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1348
—Allgemeine Zeitung,tSept. 12.

BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 17.—The average price of wheat and
rye, from the sth to the 10th September, were, wheat,
16f. 15c., and rye, 10f. 06 per hectolitre, and the import
duty of 37f. 50c. and 21f. 50c. respectively for 1,000 kilo-
grammes.

It is thought that the section of the iron railroad be-
tween Malines and Tormonde, will be finished by the end
of October.
BELGIAN E UNDS—BrtnesELs, SEPT. 19.
Actual Debt, 214 per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOl
Loan of City, 18.`12.4 per Cent. 1 0
Loan of Thirty Millions O4
Society of Commerce, 4 ~per Cent. 146
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 126
Brussels Papers, Sept. 21.

produce ; 2d. the rental tax for public lands of 15 per cent.
additional ; 3d. the tax on sheep, horses, and cattle, the
former 4d. annually, the two latter Is. id. ; 4th. the cus-
toms, 10 per cent. on imports and six per cent. on exports
—and now the Government has decreed the following new
taxes :-
Ist. An income tax of 5 per cent. on the nett profit of
industry, whether arising from trade, profession, or handi-
craft.
2d. A tax of 7 per cent. on the rental of all houses let.
3d. A stamp duty on all papers, &c.
4th. A duty of permit on all trades, &c., classified in
two classes ; to pay the first, about 7s. 6d. annually—the
second, 15s.
Surely the Count must be demented to suppose that the
Greeks will submit to these imposts, and especially to the
inquisitorial provisions of the income tax law. He appears
to despise past experience, and sanctions measures which
wound the feelings, and sour the tempers of the Greeks
against the Government.
A few figures will best explain what the present pet Go-
vernment of Lord Palmerston has done in Greece.

Francs.

It has received from the Allies to the Ist and 2d

series of the loan 40,000,000
it has received the revenues of 1833, 1834, 1835 27,000,000

Total 67,000,000
It has paid Turkey for the cession of the territory
of Zeetoune 11,000,000

Remaining 56,000,000
It has received on advance of the 3d series of the
loan 2,000,000

Total 58,000,000
for the expenses of three years, and this without paying a
single debt, a farthing of interest of the loans, or undertak-
ing a single public work of general utility ; on the contrary,
it has let the navy be reduced to a shadow of what it was
under Capo d'lstrias.
The population of Greece is only 750,000 souls. The
expenses of its Government since Royalty was established
are 20 millions of francs annually, or 27 francs (1/. ls. Bd.
sterling) for each soul yearly, being more than the amount
paid by the people of Great Britain for the charges of our
Government ;—of course I do not take into account the
amount disposed of in paying the interest of our national
debt.

Were the Greeks to pay the interest of their debts, they
would require a further sum of 4,500,000 francs annually—.
viz. : 80,0001. sterling for the interest annually of the loans
1824-25, without taking into account arrears of 11 years ;
10,0001. sterling for each year's interest on the Ist and 2d
series of the alliance loan already received, without reckon-
ing arrears. These two sums are nearly half the actual
revenue of the country.
The shameful way in which the Government have squan-
dered and continue to squander the resources of Greece,
and the sums granted by the allies, demands the attention
of England ; and before we grant our money we ought to
see that some guarantee is offered for its just appropriation.
The Greeks cry out against this extravagance—against the
host of placemen—and, above all, at not being allowed a
representation to check this lavish abuse of the public
purse. I fear the young King, whose return is desired,
will come imbued with despotic principles ; and if so, it
will not be difficult to foretell what will happen. The
Count wants energy and political courage ; he might do
much—he is liberally disposed, but he fears his own sha-
dow, and is now surrounded by Bens-d'armes—listening
to the alarming reports of interested individuals around
him.

The Government has instituted an action against the
editor of the Sauveur, for a libel on Count d'Armensperg,
accusing him of being a Dictator and a Pacha. M. Scouffs,
the real editor, although not the responsible one, began to
defend the libel, by proving its truth, but was interrupted
by the Court. He refused to proceed with the defence, and
left the Hall of Audience, when the Court proceeded in his
absence to sentence the Gerant to a year's imprisonment
and 2,000 francs fine.
Scouffe is a scurrilous fellow ; but both he and the Mi-
nerve tell bitter truths, and are eagerly read. The Count's
Journal, the Courrier Grec, is rarely read in the country,
but is sent in large quantities to Europe, to enlighten (?)
the world.

Again I repeat that the system pursued in Greece must
be changed. Some check must be given to the people over
the Executive, and over the public purse. The allies en-
gaged a Constitution. Sir E. Lyons asks for a Constitu-
tion ; but I fancy the powers of the North have a secret
influence with the King's father, and thwart the attempts
made to improve the condition of the Greeks.
Sir Josias Rowley and our fleet are at Syra. The Due
de Joinville, Louis Philippe's son, is gone there, but would
not honour this capital with his presence. M. Lagrene,
the French Minister, has gone to compliment the young
Prince.

The Greeks are most anxiously looking out for Mr.
Wright's bank, and seem to consider it as a means of mak-
ing them independent, and preventing Greece from being
swallowed up by the Government. The natives will then
cease to apply for places, and look after their own affairs,
and we shall have an upper class in time numerous enough
to think and act. At present, in this capital, there are
more persons who possess incomes exceeding 2001. per
annum, derived from public money, than there are indivi-
viduals of an equal income derived from private industry or
property. Does not this speak volumes ?