The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-14 00:00:00

extortion has been practised by distraining brokers,
and it is a point of some consequence that the
public should know the penalties to which the agents
—too often the willing agents—of an unjust, in-
tolerant, and oppressive Church, expose themselves
by any undue charges on those who will not volun-
tarily submit to ecclesiastical imposition. In all
cases, let the broker's charges be strictly examined,
and if he is guilty of an excessive distress let him
pay the penalty. Let it also be remembered that,
unless demand of the rate has been previously made
by the Churchwarden, personally, all subsequent
proceedings in levying it will be illegal.

Madrid Journals of the sth have arrived, but their
contents are unimportant. Some outrages had taken
place at Malaga ; the political Governor of which
hardly escaped being assassinated.

The following official intelligence respecting the
Sulphur Monopoly question, is from the Semaphore of
Marseilles, of the 9th inst., which we have received,
together with the Paris Journals of Sunday :
" Marseilles, April 8.

" The Prefect of the Bouches du Rhone has just com-
municated to the Chamber of Commerce a copy of the
following. despatch, addressed on the 2d inst. to his Ma-
jesty's Government by the French Charge d'Affaires at
Naples.
The English Minister received yesterday (April I)
from the Neapolitan Government an answer, by no means
satisfactory, to his last note. He sends by the French
vessel of the State, which passes Civita Vecchia on the
4th, a courier, the bearer of the sealed instructions, which
he had previously received from the Court of London, for
Admiral Stopford.
" 6 The preparations for the defence, the sending of
troops and provisions into Sicily, continue with activity.
Naples is quite tranquil.
" Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce,
(Signed) " ' MICHEL ROUSSIER.'"

Authorised copy.)
In the Constitutionnel of Sunday the substance of
this despatch is given with some comments, which dc-
rive an interest from the well-known connection between
the President of the Council and that Journal. The
care with which the writer abstains from expressing a
decided opinion as to the policy of the course sup-
posed like:), to be pursued by England, indicates a
semi-official source :

" It is known that Mr. Temple demanded a categorical
answer to his demands respecting the sulphur monopoly
before the Ist of April. On that day Mr. Temple re-
ceived a note, which merely stated the mission of Prince
Castel Cicala to London. It was on the receipt of this
that Mr. Temple sent his sealed despatches to Admiral
Stopford. This has caused much emotion in the diplo-
matic body. The new Prime Minister is ill. The French
Charge d'Affaires, M. d'Haussonville, spoke to the King
in vain ; but the latter was obstinate. Prince Cassaro, in
the Council of the 16th, stated at length the weighty rea-
sons that existed for yielding, and showed how this might
be done without any loss of dignity. The Prince.
has been exiled to Foggia. The Charge d'Affaires of
Austria shrinks from interfering, knowing the obstinacy of
the King. It is thought that the English will commence
by capturing some ships as pledges of the indemnity due.
The King continues to prepare for war."
The Parish Journals of Sunday publish the Reports of
the Peers' Committee upon the Secret Service Bill, and
of the Chamber of Deputies Committee upon the Bill for
the conversion of the Five per Cent. Rentes. The Peers'
Report, which was drawn up by the Duke DE BROGLIE,
is by no means favourable to the prcseut Government.
The Duke, whose opinions are entitled to great respect,
looks upon the TRIERS Cabinet as being as much the
creation and creature of the Court as the Cabinets of
SOULT and MOLE. In taking this view of the vote of
confidence question the Duke loses sight of the personal
character of the Prem;er. M. TRIERS, if we may he
allowed the expressson, is himself a system of politics.
We require only to be told that he is Premier to feel
assured that France is no longer governed by the prin-
ciples which influenced the councils of SouLT and MOLE.
" Complaints are made," says the Commerce of Sun-
day, " that the Ministry of the Ist of March does
nothing. If it does not think of the many reforms
which would give it the character of a Ministry of the
Opposition, it must be allowed that it is very diligent
in swelling the Budget. The President of the Council,
the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Marina,
introduced on Saturday several projects of laws for
granting supplementary votes of credit to the amount
of thirty-two millions of francs. Only a week has
elapsed since the Minister of Public Works made si-
milar demands upon the Chamber, to the amount of
thirty-six millions of francs, and all this independent of
the million for secret service money. The Minister
has been about forty days in office, and already about
seventy millions of francs are added to the Budget for
1840." For this extravagance France has herself to
blame. M. TRIERS, on accepting office, found the
country mad for a gigantic fleet—equally mad for a
fierce renewal of the war in Africa—and eager for
humbling at any cost the refractory Republics of South
America. Few Ministers have the virtue to refuse
money if they can get it ; and in the case of M. Miens
to have preached economy would have been to lose the
confidence of the Chamber of Deputies and" to have
forfeited the good opinion of France. The nation will,
however, recover its senses when it begins to feel the
pressure of new taxes. But it must be allowed to feel
the inconvenience of its hobbies before it can be safely
advised to part with them.
M. Delarue, who has but just returned from Algiers, set
out again on the 6th for that place, to execute a new com-
mission from the Minister of War.

Our correspondent at Toulon writes on the 7th:—" It
seems that he carries to Marshal Vallee despatches which
admit of no delay, since the Ranvier, just as it was on the
point of departing on Sunday, was stopped by the tele-
graph, and did not put to sea till yesterday. This is the
third Aide-de. Camp of the Minister of War who has been
sent within a few days to Algiers. It is thought that M.
Delarue is gone to execute the order transmitted to the
Governor-General to send two or three thousand men to
Oran, because it is not intended to send fresh regiments
from France."

The same letter says that the Victoricuse corvette,
Captain Nonay, coming from Haiti, which it left on the
15th of February, trings the second instalment of the in-
demnity to the planters of St. Domingo.

We understand that as the Duke of Wellington was
riding down Drury-lane to-day, about two o'clock, he
was suddenly seized with a violent fit, and would have
fallen off his horse, but that his servant and a sergeant
of the police, who was near, came to his assistance.
They carried, rather than assisted, the Duke to the
nearest medical assistance.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MONDAY.-4,050 bags
of Cotton sold same as last prices.
The arrivals this morning are a French mail, ship let-
ters from Rio Janeiro, Trinidad, and Lima.
Although it is beautiful weather we have one of the
dullest mornings, both in respect to arrivals and intelli-
gence. The continental information by the usual French
mai: is also void of interest.
TIIE FUNDS.

This being settling day in the British Market , the
brokers and jobbers are busy in squaring their accounts
against to-morrow, which is pay day. The settling will
go off very easy, the extreme fluctuations being only about
per cent.
Consuls opened at 91k Money ; for the May Account
911 i; Exchequer Bills 24 26 premium ; Bank Stock 1754.
In the Foreign market they are also busy preparing for
to-morrow's settling. Spanish Active 28g. 1; Deferred
; Passive 7-hl ; Portuguese, 351 36; Three per
Cents., 241 25 ; Colombian, 25i ; Mexican, .28-; Bra-
zilian, 751 761 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half perCeuts., 53k-
-54k ; Fire per:Cents, 991 100.
No Lisbon mail or British Queen as yet.
PILICES Or STUCK:" THIS DAI AT uNE O'CLOCK.
. . . .

Bank Stock 175 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cents. Con 91% South Sea Stock —
3!Q uer Cent —j Old Annuities —
Ditto Red. 98%%; New Ditto
Ncw 3% per Cent 99%5gi5; 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire I Ditto
Jan 5, 1860 l3 9-16%1 Di•to Small 500... 24 26 pin.
24 26 lam.
Oct. 10, 1859 l3 7-10 z Ditto Commercial dis.
Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised ..... Pm.
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... --
April S, 1890 — India Stock for Account ..
Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account 91%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOC li
Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds
Belgian Bonds

Ditto Account
Brazilia n Bonds
_ Ditto Account

3uenos Ayres Bonds

Ditto Account

Chilizn 3ond
Ditt3 Acco. nt

Colamtian Bei&
Ditto koco6 nt
Columbian 3: : ds,lS24
DE.to
anish Bonds