The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-09 00:00:00

ire levied chiefly on the necessaries, or on the
'posed necessaries of life, and which will only
off as the population are starved out-
t. If such works as those published by
.Messrs. Chambers, the Penny Magazine,
Cleave's Penny Gazette, &e., &c., should
llnlinish in sale, that would be an index to the
u_eteriorating condition of the people, which it
7°°ld be judicious, we think, to put the public
Possession of. Tradesmen of various kinds,
deal in the little luxuries of the poor, can,
o,th,ey will, throw much light on the condition
0` the people, by stating the progress of their
vril business.

SUMMARY OF NEWS
AND
ihtbitt Opttaton,

" 117 w runs may read."

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POIZEION.
sA-He blank of France has issued a notice that it will
—ran
ee of
of the value of stock deposited. in its
"ands, according to its usual terms of transacting busi-
inesse 'to effectuate the payments of the three next instal-
Areito,,q the New Three per Cent. Loan by persons who
nice mers of it.
lion. Mr. Fox Strangways, British Minister Ple-
.Petentiary to the Germanic Confederation, gave a
rind full dress ball on the 2d inst., at Frankfort, in
°eour.m.of the birth of the Duke of Cornwall. All the
the 4-nPloniatique, the local authorities, and most of
ThePe_ rsons of distinction at Frankfort, were present.
llelowattniber of guests were 400.
.At supper the Banilis
finis and Fritsch, the Prussian and Saxe-Coburg
thttiters, proposed toasts to the health of. the Queen,
the', 114 of Cornwall, and Prince Albert, expressing, at
*Ciarne time, their wish that the good understanding
Beanie
has so long existed between Great Britain and the
Iltfluanie Confederation might be long continued.. . The
hsh . .
1e.... Minister acknowledged the compliment in suitable
-•148.
It 1.•
tkj rumoured that M. Guizot, having been strongly
C by the Belgian Government to conclude the pro
tVelnmercial treay with Belgium in time to submit
!pkilDe Chambers at t e commeneement of the Session,
4'is*nted a Commission, with M!'-liossi, Peer, of
psil!e, at its head, for the purpose'of accelerating the
t')th„etss of negotiations, but that the fact having come.
the knowledge of the parties 'interested in preventing
bitC°llelusion of the treaty, they exerted themselves
etonsll,eh effect, that the subject was brought before the
!tiv'",; of Mipisters ; and that, after a sharp discussion,
oefe: ueeided that the treaty should not be concluded
a e ,1
The Tre opening of the Session.
Nii, - ''Layors of Pan's have just published the proir
It rile of the gratuitous course of instruction in sin
t Di,.
Atet,-,. en by the city in the municipal schools. T
el48;1" now takes place in fifty mutual schools, adridBtoeno
cults of adults ; upwards of 4,000 children an
°IN; profit by it in its full extent., and more than 12,000
itole'.ekieritiare receiving preliminary instruction of the
The ?) •
hieh t resse says that the changes of temperature
very very have occurred during the past month have a
Il4q)eNtidicial effect on the health of the capital, and the
sear] of of deaths during November have exceeded by
laoritf, °lle-half the average of any of the three previous
tetot' (8)10za
t r ga, the Spanish Ambassador, is preparing to
eta for ',c'r Madrid, to be present at the opening of the
the 'uxed for the 26th inst. Several of the attaches of
I`Cassy are already en route for Spain.
have Bentinelle of Toulon, 2d inst., states that orders
lille: Just been received in that port for four sail of the
kt t° hovers] light vessels, and the steamer Brandon, to
edi:ea, immediately. The ships of the line are'l theBo
IN CU'', 120, Jemmapes, 100, Ville de Marseille,
that
tTereux, 80. Victuals and stores were sending on
'44 th; hose ships with rapidity, and it was rumoured
Lem t were destined for the Levant.
tier°, :art de Rothesay had an audience of the Ern:
Til
, r, Russkdentials. ia on the 20th ult., at which he presented
v1'4414414 Session of the Transylvanian Diet was
' en the 15th ult., with the usual ceremonial.
Th PUBLIC OPINION.
kfr •° 4 •
04. gMe Herald, referring to the Exchequer bill.h
tf,' Pl'ea-daYs :—" The course pursued by Beaumont Smith
,'haveilsag ' Guilty '—(by the bye, this plea appears
"414: "een recorded without the usual precautionar.y
l'ach,lens which the Judge is accustomed to make in
4.e -"er,ses, or any pointing out to the prisoner the inevit-
te;l:iseqUences of his determination)—this course
",t1 the 5Y Precluded the necessity for calling Rapallo
''",elat's,,lvlness-box, and the public from learning the
4,- De 4,' 2.7., 'le had to make—if any. And were there none
1114812,—nessof unusual interest—of unusual importance
„,t'vse „--"y redolent opine criminations involving some of
Ime,„, earee,
liQC'rable
If ..Isibility,
aaddarkly dat in the significant rang
address of the prisoner, as ' invested with
outii!lere ,te... Power, and ta.lent wlc could not resist ?'
i `dal " such revelations to be made the defrauded
Bea haveadvice some right to question the soundness of the
havil'annt s' !t* upon such advice he acted, tendered to
t-1 ~.thente,,k_telth, inasmuch as whilst it may be said to
el--. 4 -ittTe:it-Ztihim in an oubliette of legal and civic ex-
were" 'tea i`i:Led a loophole for the safe escape of more
-ifs 14°1, it i, 71e and more guilty criminals. If there
eel)o4,'ii?, shou-idiae-C,, nceivable why,
.up to Thursday last,
La I 411 'lave been the object of a strong and
'"e t and P i'eal to the civic magisterial authorities, and
-41t-'e ergo rigorous examinations and imprison-
%he ,i.ti,f %p, ChrOill'ele makes the following, observations on
~,N eilliar po ition of Sir Robkim Peel :--" Thpre i's
,4*-iisrell-..NSCansee in the. he. haviour of every organ of
•tton 14 in the press which would. shake,
any faith less
in litit4 than that which we havethe truth
of its con-
Ni assertion, that the present Ministry is the most
It acting united, and trusted Ministry that ever met
Niahllietil dinners. There is one circumstance that
Nrkif we had not the word of the Times, the
I'N/it ' and Standard, to the contrary, make usd
soi, that there is a screw_ loose somewhere, an
111 T.' apprehended ; and that is, that every. organ of
q `°l'Y part has carefully provided, and is perpe.tu-
It Y INC y •
r.% • Ing to its own particular. means of retreating
it
Present connection with Sir Robert
James
I,eat4—beannot be connected with the same Govern-
t'''' P ' eel must make his election ; and of course, as
koq aPists said in Titus Oates' time, "to pot James
N),,,,t)." The Times has its own casus belli with Sir
a-,i' ;if he does not repeal. the Poor-law he
;' ;13etned man ; he must go the wa. y of Tyler."—
R`ll,tyt-r, are tvvo parties among the Tones who, though
t P:ItY use him as their tool, have an innate distrust of
ho °hen pm. The one is the high aristocratic squad,
erg the all for the old Castlereagh system, o_ f dragoon-
i4taPe, be'"Pl.e into passive obedience ; and the other is
t
v•llYthi;,e,of the drivelling bigots of Toryism, who resent
m.14,‘ t;Qiigo,Likei.Reform or innovation as an. impeachment
ist, -11 ioresight and sagacity. one would fain
hltra :.11. their Premier carrying matters with a lofty and
tiZt ttitir:l2au,thority ; and the other would havehim
eat him . all, but just stand stock-still, staring. stupidly
Never as they themselves have been in the habit of
kct4
N since they could count ten on their
ffingerrss.
it,lethese two, and the opposition of the Reorine ,
to e p't is like to have a troublesome time of . it. _
,N I,alomst thus
holds forth on the text furnished by
11. Nett er!ston at Bridgnorth :—" While Lord Pal-
olth th Proclaims to the illustrious burgesses of B.r.i.d-
A at th .
ta,:3rtsii, , e victory of his political opponents will be
lv-ft,,t're, :": and while some of his friends, in a poetic
avtinll4. ti11:1,46 that ' the glow of hope is upon them,'
11 aye 'eading journal of Whig-Radicalism incul-
decaldirt PY different lesson. Whether this argues
11 'ere!) of ! • h and actions, on
to-. Art , nee intentions! hopes,
,illlllclll.r °` the ex-Ministerialists, we need not stop
.ki.,(l 10. N who is acquainted with them
titt.tClue-an,thaandt°tshooeyn,e will g t back to office as soon
ef them have of late been giving
141101)1:.nagraii(itilevlielreells indicationsme that they intend to get
'Prh:f t4D'e, : Y soon. Of this the Spectator has taken
to ~,th'et, 'n order to show that these. Whig patriots,
414ee,djopeosk so confidently of their probable return
ael,t are to l'et take an ai sto show how the mea-
!ltztitik Thelr carted to which they have pledged them-
s to be to get their places
lehtsthAvoinnzl: to ienteernsaelemdi,sselnsion which they look for
re ens ar„l'rvative party.' will not be by the dis-
liort deei"ung the Ministers, tbu. but by the bold and ge-
e Y pri deer
of the people in favour of. anti-mono-
'qq 4eipl
liall Powe es, that the Liberal party will again get
Yth i" And unless the Tories change very mate-
-1..?,i their Present course of policy, it will not be long
tt.o,llts ea„ Places are supplied by the Liberals.
ato ‘'lltst.,-aet possibly continue much longer in their
V,.'44e, h7,te, • The contagion of distress is now affecting_
triptiri,;V' every branch of trade. It is not the manua
111"tilse mistriets only that are suffering, but every tow
th:sotirtle,t where any thing like a trade is carried on.it
hit,,est . ellimes in with the north, and the, east want!.
01' di'sr,lll one loud, heart-felt complaint of distress
there
11,.):11 set J,Pointrnent. And are we to be told that h
k.by a"Y for this condition of affairs—and to be told
14• tit
'(I set of men who are paid expressly for doing
IctitY ' Yst° Us ? Are we to have mockery added to
hilt eriz;in Jr. Robert 'Peel little knows how thoroughly
Ph' canner is is the ground he stands on, or he would not
4(3‘(4,11`' felros Illith such ineffable sung fi..oid.
4 S lot • 'nag is from the Time! .—" Lord Palmer-
Alt. '4l s t • evoiA
O.PI e of its present discouraging aspect, is
Ittilligh'ili:Crnddrhyi little cheeringer passages, after all.
nd stood to suffer more men-
"l (Tr,?,ssiori from thPeluspu-break of the late Cabinet than
r,Cally's.ether members, his superior sensitiveness is
lirby"iye in indemnifying itself with small and
thqu'ihee'rlswola.tiorsns. Amidst the universal desertion
hi have recently experienced, the
4i,ii:kept,tr,ia Shropshire 6 Town-Council are hailed by the
t mh:lvo-r44l:i,scount. as the pledge of a happier future.
4k.iiiicartiel,ilisFantiriess of addresses complimentary to
,tract' ,the o Ministry, naturally tempts his Lordship.to
ion
ill. ridgnorth eulogy as a v. ery.singul.a.r dis-
bt'ades ' aeu 1r the fervid terms in which the noble re.
CI, ‘11.(1 -.,treturns thanks to the authors of that document
at;4)..Pir.tk"):.,j_ns.t criterion of the sanguine hopes it has
4{1,1' is hope should certainly infer that Lord Palmer-
-1:,,t1 as ding' himself in readiness to kisshands_as
441,4' Peliti2, 1)'-laiesty and Parliament m
ke Is el,'a! Influence of Lords J. Russelalyand Palmer-
-4.1?t er artY Proved !ly the sensation that their move-
te'ele eate among the Tory Journals. I Neither of the
1,1„lee et aids tan stir an inch, or speak so much as a sen-
Ll°6 sr% P,llhile meeting, but they instantly throw. the.
' cti,. 'Ortlitttt" Ito hysterics. The Times is specially agt-
Ok ',l4i q e hhject—an involuntary homage to
citiag...._iftli‘t'oeoeuxi-d.ll.litu'sters, which it would dispense with
itepe:44eetiser thus expresses itself on the subject of a
stitete
_ec'llection at Manchester for the relief of the
past k eo.'Peratives':—" We are happy to be able to state
"rPose tiorsnittee his been formed in Manchester for the
1 "cerving immediate contributions, however