The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

Journalists perceive this general want of confidence
in the politicians of both parties, and assert it,
we agree with them, and consider it to be one of
the more remarkable circumstances of our age—
very remarkable as that is on account of the poli-
tical opinions entertained—which cannot receive
too much attention.

We are not now going to account for it, but it
is palpable, from the strong opinions recently ex-
pressed on public questions, at public meetings of
all parties, that the bulk of the community, whether
consisting of Tories or Radicals, Agriculturists or
Manufacturers, Chartists or Ultra-Protestants, con-
siders itself wiser than the Government, and far
wiser than Tory statesmen. Political discussion
and the wants of individuals have, in fact, made the
great public as well acquainted with the mode of
promoting the general welfare as the little knot of
statesmen who engross the management of public af-
fairs. Men only repose confidence, however, in those
whom they regard as skilful and wise, or superior
to themselves. At present it is generally asserted
that the statesmen of neither party are more skilful,
wiser, or more sagacious—so far as their conduct
seems to prcmote the public warfare—than the bulk
of the community ; and the consequence is a
general want of confidence in all statesmen. When
it is said that the majority of the House of Com-
mons has not confidence in either Tory statesmen
or Whig Ministers, it is asserted that the House,
to a certain extent, faithfully represents public
•pinion.

A brief report of the proceedings in a Church-
rate case will be found in another part of the paper.
It will be seen that the Ecclesiastical authorities
have got a sturdy Non-conformist to deal with in
Mr. BUTLER, the present being the sixth attempt
to saddle him with the payment of Church-rates,
which he, to use his own forcible expression, has
upset.

One of the quorum, who sat in judgment in this
case, a gentleman of the name of WALMSLEY, re-
marked " that objections to Church-rates were more
matters of the pocket than of principle—that every
country ought to have some religion established by
law, and whatever that was it ought to be sup-
ported." We say nothing of the truth and charity
of the first of these remarks, but we think the worthy
and worshipful Justice WALMSLEY is not alto-
gether aware of the consequences which follow from
his second and third propositions. Would this
gentleman, then, become a citizen of the world in
matters of religion ? Would he be a Protestant
in England, a Catholic in Italy, a Mahometan in
Turkey, a Buddhist in China ? Is not his prin-
ciple a little too latitudinarian ? He reminds us
of a speech which Lord Chancellor THURLOW once
made to an old Presbyterian friend, who rallied
him on a vote which he had given in the House of
Lords on a religious question, in opposition to his
previously professed sentiments. " I voted," said
the Chancellor in his usual gruff manner, " for the
Established Religion of the country, and if your
d—d religion had bean established, I would have
voted for that."

Letters from Constantinople and Alexandria, both of
the 17th ult., represent the renewal of the war between
the Viceroy and the Porte as highly probable. Should
they come to blows the Porte will be backed by Eng-
land, Austria, and Russia, who are said to be united in
a determination to oppose by force, if necessary, the
claims of MEHEAIET Au. The VICEROY, on his part,
relying upon his own good fortune and the support of
France, has refused to yield an iota of his pretensions ;
and it is reported that he is organizing an immense army
throughout every part of his dominions, to enforce his
claims by the sword. Smyrna letters state that the
British fleet had been ordered to return to Malta. On
the 17th the Asia, Vanguard, Benbow, Bellerophon,
and Ganges, sailed from Vourla for that island, and
Admiral Stopford followed them on the 18th in the
Princess Charlotte. The Echo de l'Orient states that
these ships would return to Ourlac immediately after
being revictualled in Malta.

The Paris Journals of Wednesday state that the
King of the FRENCH has been constrained to submit to
the Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, to whom
the Duke DE NEMOURS Appanage Bill was re-
ferred, an account‘, of his income from private sources,
with a view to satisfy France that he was not able to
provide for his family. According to this account the
KING'S annual income as a private individual amounts
to 140,0001. from which must be deducted charges of
collection, management, and the like. This is a hand-
some sum ; but as it is proved that his MAJESTY ex-
pends very large sums in public works and for the bene-
fit of the nation generally, and as the submitting such
a statement respecting his private affairs to the Depu-
ties is an act of great condescension, it is believed that
very little opposition will be henceforth offered to the
proposed grant to the second son of his MAJESTY, on
the occasion of his marriage.
It was rumoured in Paris on Wednesday, that the
KING was about to appoint the Duke DE BROGLIE,
Minister of Foreign Affairs ; SOULT to remain in the
Cabinet as President of the Council and Minister of
War. No man in France, with the single exception
of M. TRIERS, understands the question of Foreign
Policy better than M. DE BaoaLtE.

MAZATLAN, Nov. li-- \Ve learn by the brig Joseph
Peabody, corning from the Uussian possessions in the north-
west coast of America, and from California, that in the
month of itugust last a French frigate had anchored at
the Sandwich Islands, for the purpose of obtaining either a
reparation or an indemnity from the Government of those
islands, for having, in 1837, expelled the French Roman
Catholic missionaries. The Captain of the frigate de-
manded:-
1. That 20,000 dollars should be delivered on board his
vessel, to remain in the hands of the French Government
as a securit) for the good faith of the islanders. 2. A
treaty stipulating the importation of French goods free of
duty. 3. Permission for the R.oman Catholic missionaries
to reside in the island, and to continue their evangelical
Mission.
The Captain gave notice likewise that, if his demands
were not complied with in 'l4 hours, the frigate would fire
on the town of Honolulu, and that every arrangement had
been made for that purpose. Before the expiration of the
time fixed the treaty was signed, and the 24,000 dollars on
board the frigate. Several Roman Catholic missionaries
who were waiting for the result of the negociation imme-
diately landed, and have already begun to build a Chapel.
—Le Con4titutionell.

BOURSE.—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, Fin, 5.
P irst Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price
French 5 per Cents ll2 $0 ... 112 80 ... 112 75 ... 1,2 75
4% per Cents lO2 .., 108 ... 108 ... 106
4 per Cents lO4 „ 104 ... 103 95 ... 103 95
3 per Cents
Bank of France 3150 ...3150 —.3150 —.3150
Lattitte Bank I,ooof. Sh lO5O ...1050 ...IMO ...I' 50
5,000 f. Sh 5lBO ...5185 —5lBO ...5185
Belgian 5 per Cents lO3 ... 103 ... 103 ... 103
Bank 927 50... 927 50 ... 922 50 ... 925
3 per Cents 7O 85 ... 70 85 ... 70 85 ... 70 85
Spanish Active.... 27 ... 27% ... 27 ... 27%
Passive iiii ... 6.74 ... 61% ... ti,7,4
Portuguese 3 per Cents
Dutch 2% per Cents s'l ... 53 ... 53 ... 53
Neapolitan
Roman l(5 ... 103 ... 102% ... 103
RAILWAY SHARES.
it. Germain
Versailles, R. 11 5lO ... 510 ... 508 75 ~. 503 75
L.B. 361 25 ... 365 ... 361 25 ... 365
Strasburg to Bale 350 ... 356 25 ... 350 ... 356 :.5
ASPHALTES AND BITUMENS.
Yarn (Maberly's) 435 ... 435 ... 435 ... 435

CELEBRATION OP HER MAJ/ZSTY'i WEDDING-
DAY.—Throughout the country, public meetings, most
numerously and respectably attended, comprising, too,
in most instances, men of all politics, have been
held. At these meetings the most perfect unanimity
of loyal feeling has prevailed, and measures have been
adopted for rendering the bridal day one of public re-
joicing throughout the entire United Kingdom. The
oc-
casion. Nuptial Sun will shine brightly on this auspicious

TIIR NON-CONTIDINCE DEBATE.-With the ex-
ception of a few copies of the Morning Edition of The
Sun, and which does not contain the whole of Lord
John Russell's speech, none of the London Morning
Papers were received by the mail yesterday afternoon.
The late hour at which the debate concluded on Satur-
day morning would, no doubt, be the cause of the delay.
—Edinburgh Courant, of Monday.—The Sun was pub-
lished by six, and the Times at half-past nine on Satur-
day morning ; and 71/2e Sun gave fully one-half more of
the speech of Lord John Russell than the Times. Tho
Times gives the following reason for curtailing the
speech :—' If we were to attempt to do justice to-day
to the speeches of Lord John Russell and Sir Robert
Peel our Paper could not possibly be published till late
in the afternoon.
We understand that the dinner of her Majesty's
tradesmen to celebrate the happy event of the Royal
nuptials, is to take place in the great hall of the Free-
mason's Tavern, on Monday next. Mr. Leslie, of Con-
duit-street, has been unanimously appointed the Chair-
man of the day. We are happy to find that an invita-
tion has been sent to every tradesman (in each of the
departments) who has the honour to serve her Majesty.

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PRINCE ALBERT AND THE HOUSE OF
SAIONY..PubIic curiosity, we are glad to observe, may now
be fully j,,ratified on the subject of our Gracious Queen's Con-
sort. 111 r. Colburn has just published a milli volume, entitled,
" Paince Albert and the House of Saxon)," which we under-
stand has been written on tho first authority, and contains the
most accurate information respecting the origin, history, and
present state of the illustrious House from which Prince
Albert, and indeed her Majesty herself, are descended. Be-
sides furnishing the most authentic, historical, and genealogical
iletails relative to the ancestors of her Majesty and the Prince,
it contains a fund of interesting biographical particulars and
curious anecdotes, such as are rarely seen collected in so small
a compass. As a proof of the ability of the writer for such a
task, it may be mentioned that he was on a former occadon
hr noured by the presentation of a gold medal from the King
of Saa,r,y, mm as a ru* of his Royal approbation. As are are
other publications ox the subject, Ow public should be careful
in ordering the Memoir
published by Me. Colhurn,