The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-22 00:00:00

TEE S y N LONDON. SATURDAY.'PEBRUARY 22,11'1840

sulpj, c'ed to any delay or inconvenience. He ascribed the
mist ke which had arisen, and of which at the moment he
had bean wholly unaware, to his officers; and excused it
on the ground of the present imperfect constitution of his
Household. The frank and cordial manner of his Royal
Highness imparted to his words the power of dissipating
every feeliec (had any such existed) of dissatisfaction or un-
easiness. The source of the embarrassment seems to have
been that more than one deputation had been promised re-
ception at the same hour. At the moment when the Mem-
bers of the House of Commons ought, according to ap-
pointment, to have been introduced, the corps diploma-
tique, if We are rightly informed, were actually presenting
their coitratulations to his Royal Highness."
On Thursday, however, relying on the lacqueys'.in-
formati in, it asserted that the House of Commons
had been most grossly insulted by the Prince not re-
ceiving its deputation.
Its worthy comrogue, the Standard, which borrowed
the Thursday's lie of the Post, yesterday withdrew its
quotient of support to the calumny against the
PRINCE, which it -had thrown in for the purpose of an-
noying the QUEEN, in the following words
We copied cupied yesterday from a Morning Contemporary a
short article, referring to the delay of his Royal Highness
Prince ALBERT i❑ replying to the deputation cf the House
of Commons. As upon the face of the transaction the
Prince might seem chargeable with intended discourtesy,
we feel it our duty to state, upon the authority of a mem.
ber of the deputation, that any charge of intended discour-
tesy on the part of his Royal Highness would be unjust.
We cannot do better than copy our informant's own
words :

" A mistales certainly was made, but the apology which
the Prince offered to the deputation was so gentlemanlike
and amiable, that every one was pleased and fully satisfied.
" Justice to a Prince, as yet new to the political forms of
this country, commands that the truth should be thus made
public."
Ire, when these false scribblers are detected and ex-
posed, then justice commands that they should make
the truth public ; but, before that, their own love of in-
justice commanded that they should make f.,lsc_
hood public, as they did. Such is a specimen of Tory
truth, loyalty, and love of justice

RESIGNATION OF THE FRENCH

MINISTRY.

The French Chamber of Deputies having, after a
brief debate on Thursday, voted, by a majority of 226
votes against. 200, that it would not proceed with the
discussion' of the Duke de NEreouas' Dotation Bill,
the Ministry proceeded to the Palace in a bode, and
placed their resignation in the hands of the KING.
Had the Chamber proceeded to discuss the separate
articles of the Bill seriatim, and reduced the amount of
the dot ition, it was not the intention of the Cabinet to
have resigned office. But the total and unqualified re-
jection of the Bill left them no alternative, and it must
acid to the mortification of the Court that the occasion
of their retirement from office should be the proposal of
a grant for a member of the Royal Family. For this
undisguised condemnation of a measure suggested by
the KING, his MAJESTY is indebted to the sycophantic
loyalty of M. AMILHAN, the Reporter of the Com-
mittee upon the Dotation Bill. The Courtly person-
age, in the ridiculousness of his zeal, chose to assert
that the private property of the KINO 'was inconsider-
able ; and even had the audacity to assert that the
Forest of Bretenil, sold to the KING in 1830 by M.
LAFITTE, for ten millions of francs, did not prc.
duce more for the -ast nine years than 188,570 f.
a year, and that the forest itself was not worth eight
millions of francs. This statement called up M. LA-
FITTE in the course of the debate, who proved that the
forest had produced 360,000 f, a year, and that he had
made such improvement upon it as promised to pro-
:e 66,000 f. a year additional. The large timbtr in
tiie fot es:, was alone valued at six millions of francs, and
bad he sold it in lots instead of accepting the offer of the
KING, lie could nave obtained for it at least fourteen
millions of francs. M. AMILHAN replied, but his asser-
tions went for nothing. No Member of the Chamber
could doubt the veracity of tne 'simple account given
by M. LAFITTE, and, with the exception of M. ANIL..
HAN, there is hardly a man in France who would suspect
him of over-reaching, or attempting to overreach, any
person in a bargain, much less a man of Louts PHI-
LIPPE'S penetration.

As this is the second time a Parliamentary provision
for the Duke de NEMOURS has been rejected, the KING
can hardly fail to perceive that the National Represen-
tatives h ive no intention of reviving the old corrupt
practice of quartering the collateral branches of the
Royal Family upon the public purse. It is enough to
have to support the extravagance of a Court, without
the cost of maintaining a swarm of Princes and Prin-
cesses of no use whatever to the nation. If the KING
cannot provide for his children, he can procure
them employments in the State by which they may
provide for themselves in the same way as the younger
sons of the Aristocracy. Hitherto the great value of
high birth has consisted in giving the Aristocracy..
begotten a sort of conventional right to be State paupers
instead of parish paupers, in common with the low-
born. This important feature of distinction it now
begins to lose, especially in France and England.
The rejection of the Dotation Bill will prove a sad
blow to the KING, and what most perplex him greatly
Will be the selection of a Ministry who will dare
to bring it again forward in any shape. It
was reported on Thursday evening that the
Duke de BROGLIE had been sent for, but we hardly
think that he would venture to assume the task of
forming a Cabinet. M. THIERS and Count MOLE
have been frequently together of late, and both have
been much at the Palace. We should not be surprised
to learn, in the event of a modification of the late
Ministry being judged inexpedient, that the rival leaders
of the 213 and 221 had shaken hands, and entered the
Cabinet together. In the present complicated state of
European politics we should be heartily glad to see AI.
THIEns assume the direction of the Foreign Affairs of
France.

COURT Or BANKIWPTCY.
(THIS DAY.)

This is the only question of real importance in Thurs-
day's Journals. _

The Memorial Bordelais of the 18th, says An af-
fecting piece of news was spread here yesterday ; it was
said that a merchant, whose family lives at Bordeaux, and
his brother, who is established at Guatimala ( Mexico),
who were accompanying from Magattan to the place of
their residence a rich convoy of merchandise, with a nu-
merous escort, were attacked by banditti in the dangerous
defiles between the two towns ; that after a brave defence,
one was killed and the other severely wounded. The Con-
sul of France, it is said, continued to afford assistance to
the victims. If these deplorable circumstances should he
confirmed, we doubt not that the French Government will
obtain ample saiisfaction.—Le Constitutionnel.
BOURSE.—PAkis, TiturisoAx, FEB. 20.

,
First Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price
French :, per Cents ll2 85 ... 112 95 .., 112 80 ... 112,„ 95434 per Cents lOB
.., 108 ... 103 ... 10'''
4 per Cents lO3 75 „ it 3 75 ... 103 75 ... 103 75
3 per Cents B2 5.. 82. 5 ... 81 95 ... 82
Bank of r'rance
Laltitte Baok Jooor. Sh 1065 ...1065 ...1065 ...I. 65
5,000 f. Sh 5190 —.5192 AO ...5190 ...5192 50
Belgian Bank 950 ... 950 ... 945 ... 947 50
5 per Cents lO4 ... 104 ... 104 ... 104
3 per Cents 72 40 ... '7'2 40 ... 72. 40 ... 72 40
United States Bank Loan 9914 ... 99,4 ... 991... 9914
SpAiii.ll Ac,ave 27% ... 27% ...274 ... 27%
Passive 7 ... 7 ... 6% ... 6%
New lit ferred
... 13/4
Portuguese 3 per Cents 2314 ... 233 ... 23%i ... 23
Neapolitan
... 104 30
Roman
RAILWAY " SHARES ! 103 ... 102% ... IWi
.
St. Germai, 650 ... 650 ... 647 50 ... 650
Versailles, It. B
550 —• 550 ... 547 50 ... 547 50
LB 377 50 ... 377 50 ... 375 ... 376 25
Orleans .
41ulhausen to Thann ..
Strasburg to Bale 350 ... 3.:.0 ... 345 ... 345

(Before Mr. Commissioner flouloyn.)

IN RE CHAMBERS.

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The affiirs of this estate came again this day before tie
Court. It appeared that the solicitors of the late assig-
nees had sent in seven bills, amounting to the sum of
three hundred and fifty pounds, of which the sum of 3051.
was taxed off. The object of the present application was
to replace the items in the bills which had been disallowed
on taxation. The first bill amounted to 1931. 2s. 3d., of
which 1501. 7s. 91 had been struck off. The first item
was a charge of 291. leis. 6d. for circulars, informing the
creditors of a meeting which was to be held in the Opera
House. Mr. Johnson appeared to support the claim,
which was objected to by Mr. Hamilton on the part of the
new assignees, on the ground that the meeting had nct
b en convened in accordanc, with the provisions of
the Act of Parliament. Mr. Williams and Mr.
Leslie appeared on behalf of various creditors, to make
the same objection. They stated that many of the credi•
tors had not been served with circulars apprising them
of the meeting.
The COMMISSIONER said it was his opinion that, as the
Act of Parliament had not been complied with, it rested
en the assignees to show that it came under the head of
" reasonable expenses," which, as the meeting had been
fully advertised, he thought it did not, and he therefore
confirmed the taxation.

Letters from St. Petersburgh of the Bth instant state
that the mission about to be sent- by the Emperor of
RUSSIA to China, would be ready to set out for Peking
in a few weeks This mission is doubtless :ntended to
counteract the influence which the terrors of an attack
upon the Chinese coast by Great Britain might pro-
duce at the Court of Peking. In whatever dire lion
tie move our attentive ally NICHOLAS has some tusi-
ness to transact, which requires the presence of an
agent in the same quarter. But the most suspicious
circumstance is. that the mission will consist of military
officers of high rank and great experience, so that we
may expect to see the Affghanistan game of dipooliity
played over again in China.
In a Hamburg paper of the 18th instant we find the
following paragraph, to which we invite the attention of
merchants and traders :

The next item was 79/. 13g. 2d. taxed from fees given
to Sir Frederick Pollock and Mr. Arnold, for attending a
meeting of the assignees, to advise them, on which the
Commissioner made the same decision.

Other items were gone through, in some of which the
taxation was confirmed, and others were referred for
further consideration

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TW EL Ira: 0' CL 0 Cr.

LIVERPOOL. COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.-There has not
been any change in the character of our market this week.
Baiiness coutiuues to be conducted without spirit, and
although we experience rather more than an average de-
mand, it is met freely by sellers at the current rates, which
for American short staple descriptions are much the same
as this day week In Brszil there is not any change;
whilst Egypian arc id. lower ; and the Sea Island at
auction to-day sold from id to 2d. under previous rates;
of 598 bales offered, 295 sold as above. Surats are heavy.
Exporte-s have taken 2.200 American and 400 Bengal,
and speculators 4,700 bales of American. We have a dull
market. Sales about 4,000 bags.

Our arrivals this morning are French and Hamburg
mails. There are no ship letters.
As we do not expect that any steamer will sail from Nt w
York before the 9th of March, we must, for the present,
depend for inform Won from the above quarter, by the
sailing vessels. The packet ships, Mediator for Liver-
p )01, and the South Am:•rica for London, are now due,
of Feb. 1, and may be expected daily, if a turn t ekes place
in the wind.

An Imperial Ukase allows the importation of salt into
the ports of the Black Sea, the sea of Az )ff, and the
Mouth of the Danube, for one year, from January 1, 1840,
to January 1, 1841, on payment of a duty of 23 silver
copecs per pood. The additional per cent. for quarantine,
&e., is tr)t to be charged ; for salt imported into Odessa, as
well for the free port as for the interior of the empire, is
to pay the full duty of 23 copecs. The duty on Foreign
salt imported at the Custom-houses of Bessarabia is re-
diruAl for the saw, period from 35 to 20 copecs perpood.

. .
PERTIISHIP.E ELECTION.—George Stewart, Esq,. is
we understand, to start for Perthshire on the Liberal
interest. The very improper method adopted last
night by the Tories to stop the issue of the writ was
equally vain and factious. They wanted Perthshire to
remain without a representative till they could mature
their plans for getting in a man of their own.
We are glad to find that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer has determined to bring, without delay, the
whole system of banking throughout the country before
Parliament. He gave notice last night for a " Com-
mittee to inquire into the t.fferts produced on the cir-
culation of tile cunt:try by the various banking establish-
ments issuing notes payable on demand." The notice
stands NJ' Thursday, the sth March.