The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-25 00:00:00

[FROM A COILItESPONDENT.]

STOCK EXCHANGE, Half-past Twelve o'Clock.----
The Stock Exchange is open, although this is a
holiday at the Bank. Consols opened at 771 -th
with a good Market.; but are now 77i to 77Z,
and heavy. The decline is owing to the arrival
of two Expresses from Paris, immediately after
which the Ifehrew Party were observed to sell
largely. Various rumours are afloat ; but the
news brought by the Expresses has not yet
transpired. It is said that the French Funds
are quoted 831. 65c. a decline of 1 per cent.—
that the Russians are collecting numerous trans.
ports in Holland,--and that MINA has made a.
threatening demonstration with his whole army.
on the French frontier. It is certain that at
Amsterdam all the Foreign Funds have lowered.
2 per cent _

Spanish Bonds opened at 34, 34i. They are
now 33-1.
In consequence of the great length of the im-
portant Debates in both Houses of Parliament,
our own observations are necessarily excluded.
In' the House of Lords Ministers obtained in
favour of their foreign policy a majority of 14'2
to 48.—1 n the Commons, the motion of Lord.
Jour; RUSSELL for Parliamentary normal was
negatived by a majority of 9.80 to 109.

Yesterday the Duke of YORK. visited his
J'ESTY.—The Duchess of CLARENt visited the
Princess SOPMA yesterday.
We have authority •to state that a Grand
Musical Festival will take place in York Minster
on Tuesday, the (23d of September, next, and
three following days.

TM. LONDON JOURNALS.

DAll.,i`

Extracts from the Morning Papers, April 25.

iN EW TIMM]
Tit the House o Lords last night Lord 'Ellen-
borough moved an Address expressive of disap-
probation of the course pursued by Ministers in
their negociations with France. After a long
debate the motion was negatived by a majority
of 142 to 48.--1 n the llouse of Commons Lord
John Russell's motion in favour of what is called
a Reform in Parliament was lost by a majority
169-

of ISO to
The Paris Journals of Tuesday arrived last
eight. They contain no more recent intelligence
from the Armies than has been already received,
and acid no important facts to those already
published. The report of the arrest of the
Spanish Chief, the Trappist, is contradicted. in
letters from Vittoria, it is said that General
Molitor was to proceed to Saragossa, leaving
Pampeluna blockaded. The Duke of Reggio
was going to Burgos, while the Commander-in-
Chief remained at Vittoria.—(/bid.)

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
It will be seen from our Report of the pro-
ceedings in the House of Commons, last night,
that the Inquiry into the conduct of the High
Sheriff of Dublin, which was to have commenced
this day, is postponed to this day se'nnight.-7
Open war bus been declared by the Grenvilles
against Mr. Canning. The Courier began last
night to attack that Statesman, and had a fling
at his '' misplaced envy of those who could in-
dulge in their liberal predilections unrestrained
by the responsibilities of Office." Ills Grace of
Buckingham inveighed against him in pretty
nearly the sit me terms. Indeed, so great is the
similarity between the Duke anti the Journalist,
one would almost -suppose the former had fur-
nished the latter with the heads of his intended
speech. This will be thought indicative of a
breaking up. . . . A House divided against
itself cannot stand

[;vfoaxixe, yosT.]
We have beard of certain politicians who affec
to disapprove of the policy of this country with
respect to the contest between France and Spain,
because it appears to be founded in some, degree
upon a confidence in the sincerity of French
professions, and a belief that her ultimate
views are free from the spirit of encroachment
and the lust of dominion, We are as far as
possible from thinking that any declarations
of the French Government in relation to this
subject are entitled to implicit credit ; we deem
the men who now compose it fully capable of
pursuing the most unprincipled ends by the, basest
means. tt is with reference to practical conse-
quences, and to these only, that the policy and
the language—the belief or the unbelief—the
credulitv or the suspicion of Governments., are
to be estimated, •Vbe intentions of France 111n11
lie as ambitious, at the present moment, as any
ever formed at the Tuileries; whilst Louis
si V. dreamed of Universal Empire, or'Na-
poleon, not content that his iron rod ex.
tended already to the two extremities of Etr.
rope, was running mad for Asiatic conquest—
and still we contend, in all the other circum-
stances of the moment, that neutrality, with the
language and hearing hich befit neutrality, is the
immediate interest and duty of the British Govern-
ment. The first developemenf of French ambi-
tion, if her arms should triumph in the Penin-
sula, would probably be the attempt to establish
such a Government in Spain as would be es-
sentially and invariably under the influence
of French Councils. It is here the mask
will fall off, if the prevalent opinion that
tlie professions of France are deceptive is
a correct one. And let Orme who impugn
the wisdom of 13ritish statesmen examine
what disadvantages have been incurred to
England or to Europe, what increased means or
facilities of success will have accrued to France,
jay the neutrality of England continued up to the
very moment of this exposure ?, These are ques-
tions not, to be answered as if France and Eng-
land were two rival Powers, contending for the
dominion of the world, and so far superior, to all
other nations, as to be indifferent to the senti-
ments, the influence, or the aid of any ; they
are not to be answered without recurring to the.
general system of European politics, and to the
effect which the undisguised projects of France
could not Nil to produce upon thee Councils or
other. States.

Lord John Russell's Motion for n Reforrr

Parliament was last night negatived by a majo-
rity of one hundred and eleven—l 69 voting for
the motion, and 280 against it. The arguments,
or rather assumptions., put forward against it, had''
nothing new ; they were hacknied and oft-re-
- futed ; the very division on this important ques-.
tion, composed us it was, speaks overpoweringly
the state of that House. The question was ad-
mirably brought forward by the highly-informed
Nobleman who proposed it—his speeches placing
it on purely constitutional grounds ; and the in
crease and advance of wealth and public instruc-
tion have done much to support reform, and gain
it many friends. Thus the !louse has negatived,
by a majority of 280, many of them well-known
placemen end pensioners, this great question,
called for by the united voices of almost every
county in England ; it has been again rejected;
in defiance of a host of petitions, all of which re-
probated the present composition of that House,
and the measures that flowed front it ; and among
the rest, the great petition, presented a night or
two since, by Lord Milton, from the county of
York, and signed by no less than 17,000 names,
who were all known and respectable freeholders.
A ppeals like these are to be confuted and got rid
of by the rhetoric and sophistry of Mr. Canning,
and one or two more upon the Treasury Benches!
We are not advocates of any wild or visionary
plans of Reform ; what we wish to see is, the
original Constitution of Parliament reverted to.
We desire to see Parliaments triennial; they
were so, before a Bill was introduced into