The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-20 00:00:00

THE LONDON JoUttNALS,

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, November 20.

[VIE TIMES.)
It is an undoubted fact that the Bishop of
Meaux gave orders to one of his clergy to refuse
M. Manuel the privilege, of standing sponsor to a
friend's child at La Perin. The letter of this
Popish Dignitary assigns as reasons for the pre-
Oribed exclusion, that M. Manuel had so often
proyed himself 44 irreligious in his discourses,and
" who had latterly been expelled from the
"-Chamber of Deputies for his anarchical opi-
" uions 1." Now the first question which here
occurs to us is—what sort of laws are those
ender which the people of France have the hap-
piness of living ? Is it a matter of discretion, or
pure will and pleasure with the priesthood,
whether a French subject shall or shall not exer-
cise the tender duties of relationship or friend-
s,bip on the most endearing occasions of life ?
M. Manuel is said to have spoken against reli-
gion : the Bishop adduces no evidence of this :
his own assertion is to be taken as proof sufficient
to rob a French gentleman of what we suppose
at least to be the common right of his fellow-
subjects : so much for the law of France.

The Committee of the Foreign Stock Exchange
came yesterday to the resolution not to allow
any quotation to be made of Guebhard's loan in
the list published under their authority. All
future contracts, for loans, of whatever nature,
are to be submitted to their approbation before
the price is permitted to be marked. With re-
spect to Guebhard's bonds, the order of the
Committee is unnecessary ; all attempts to offer
them for sale have ceased, and the case is given
up as hopeless, even by the original projectors;
but the regulation will have its beneficial effects
in placing a bar against all similar delusions, and
in giving more confidence to the public in the me-
dium through which their sales and purchases
are made. The more respectable brokers, how-
.ever, Will feel dissatisfied if the Committee rest
here; :for they consider an investigation, at least,
into the details of the late fraud, to be indispens-
able to the character of the house.—(Mid.)

DeonNtNci Pont.]
We received, last night, by express, Paris
Papers to the 19th instant. They are chiefly
tilled with the closing speech of the Attorney.
General; in which, according to. the forms of
French law, he gave a summary of the evidence
produced on both sides on Catitaing's trialo
duty which is performed in this country: by the
Judge. He concluded by an animated appeal
to the: Jury - to proclaim the guilt of the ac-
cused;' and " not to bestow on poisoning a'
patent of encouragement and impunity, and
on the poisoner the rich spoils which he came
to claim, holding in each hand the head of a
friend !" The Court then suspended the sitting
for half an hour, at the eldse.of which,Wl r. Roussel,
One of the Prisoner's Counsel, begun his speech
for the defence. But comparatively little of this
speech is given, but from what we have, it ap-
poittslo.ilisplay great ingenuity and skill. As all
this took place on Sunday last, and as no other
witnesses were likely to be examined, though
some of the old ones might be recalled, it is pro-
bable that the whole is terminated by this time,
and that we shall have the verdict to-morrow, or
at the latest the day after. We still incline to
think, that it will be one of acquittal, for however
morally convinced of the: prisoner's guilt, the
Jury really have no positive or tangible proofs to
justify their returning a declaration to that effect.

Ttio,s.3
Consols continue to advance. Yesterday they
closed at 831- for the next account, and 831- for
the January account. The continued investments
eaturally account for this rise. The expresses
from Paris brought the last price of Rentes,
on
Monday, at 891. 25c., Scrip was at 4 premium,
and Spanish Builds at 271. An idle report of the
death of the King of France was circulated,
but wholly without foundation. We heard
something of a new Portis Trust Loan for
100,0001. Surely the Public Authorities might
interfere to put down such schemes. Spanish
Bonds. begin to give way. The impudent plan
of crying them up, under pretence of crying the
Royal .Loan down, has answered its purpose,
and the inventors of it laugh in their sleeves at
the success of their clamour. It is rather re-
Markable that the public make no difference be-
tween the Bonds of 1821 and those of 1822;
• whereas the circumstances under which they
Were issued make a most essential difference be-
tween them. We are free to confess, we think,
that King Ferdinand should pay the Loans of
1821 ; but those of 182.2 raised after his Royal
had been attacked, and after he was to
nil inteuts anti purposes a prisoner, cannot in
Cusmnotl sense be ratified,

LMOUNING- CHRONICLE]
WWI generally understood that President
BiJlivar intended to accompany the last contin.
gent of troops he was embarking from Guayquil,
aid of Peru, and it has even been confidently
abetted that he actually set out. Letters from
L4CGuayra received in'the United States, 'refer
in to advises from Bogota of thel.sth of August,
state that the President has .given up the
idea of going to Peru, and confided the command
of the Colombian Auxiliaries to General Sucre,
intending himself to return to the seat Of Govern-
rnefet, where, no doubt, his presevice will be set.
vi*ciiable, as the issue of affairs in both colorobia
and Pelt' will now probably depend more on ne-
godlations than lighting.

Marshal Beresford's mission to Portugal was
not purely to reclaim prize-money and liquidate
°if-Standing accounts ; this was the pretext, per.,
1114) 0= but the teal object was political. His Ex-
ceitency was supposed by our Governmeut t
pOifiPSS sufficient influence in !'.ibbott o enable
birtt to counteract the paver of the Freuch Party
ill the Cahlnet. 11)6, it is well known,
General
coohists
of the Queen, the Infante Don Miguel,