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them. " A Constit' ation," says the Globe, "re-
garding .numbers as the sole basis of power, is
pro kW() an approach to the anarchy which
results *am giving legal weapons for the war of
the poor -with the rich," and it continues the ar-
gument to the conclusion, that " the passions
and instinct of subversion lurk in the multitude,
which .their delegates must necessarily sa-
tisfy." If such be Whig doctrines, their old
toast of the sovereignty of the people was a
fraud, and they have as complete a distrust of
the multitude, and are as ready to calumniate
them, as the Tories.
The Globe, and those who think with it, are
Afraid of giving " legal weapons" for the war
of the poor with the rich; 'out they make no
scruple, of which the multitude, now awake to
their rights, justly complain of giving legal
weapons for the war of the rich with the poor.
While the aristocracy deny an extension of the
suffrage, lest the poor should use legislation to
plunder the rich, they establish as limited a suf-
frage as possible in order to enable the rich to
plunder the poor. The sad and even revolting
condition of the industrious classes in this coun-
try who, by dint of the utmost skill and labour,
can scarcely obtain the coarsest means of sub-
sistence, while idle rent-owners and tithe-
owners, idle sinecurists, and pensioners, and
public servants, who are much better paid than
the people they serve, wallow in abundance, is
a clear and unanswerable proof that the rich
have actually made use of the Legislature to
oppress the poor, which they only fear the poor
might do to them were they armed with the
suffrage. This mistrust and dread of the multi-
tude, as if they had not as strong an interest in
the welfare of society as the select few, arising
from a consciousness of having injured them,
are at the bottom of that denial of political
power which the Globe now advocates, and which
power the Whigs must concede before they can
be again placed at the head of the people.
Considering that a powerful opposition in
Parliament and in the country will be ne-
cessary to inspire the monopolists with re-
spect for free trade, and keep them
from inflicting more bad laws on the
country, and considering, too, that the opposition
in Parliament can only be formidable, inasmuch
as it is supported by the multitude out of the
House, we saw with pleasure the toast given at
Brentford, and we saw with equal alarm the ar-
ticles we have referred ;to in the Whig journals.
The two things indicate a complete schism, on
principle, in our party, which must be healed
before it can become powerful. It cannot be
expected that the unenfranchised should be con-
tented, nor can their support be obtained with-
out contenting them. The Whigs must, there-
._ fore, as a party, go far for the extension of the
suffrage, whatever may be the opinions of the
Globe, Chronicle, and Leeds Mercury, or leave
the Government permanently in the hands of
the Tories, and see the country exposed•to the
continual increase of starvation and discontent.

We call attention to our reports in an other
part of The Sun, of the successful attempts made
last night, at two different parts of the Metro-
polis, to establish Anti-Corn-law Societies. At
both the attendance was most numerous, and
the persons present were most enthusiastic. At
both the Chartists interposed, sufficiently to
show that they take a lively interest in political
matters, and wished that a preference should be
given to their own scheme for relieving the
public distress ; but at both the greater number
preferred aiming at the immediate abolition of
the Corn-law to procuring an extension of the
suffrage.
We are inclined to think that it is not wise to
put the objects of the Chartists and the Aboli-
tionists in opposition. Both seek the welfare and
improvement of the people ; but the former de-
mand an organic change first, while the latter
require first a free trade in food. The Chartists
only ask for an organic change as a means to an
end, and that end is precisely the same as the
end proposed by the Abolitionists—the enact-
ment of just and good laws. So far, then, from
the objects aimed at by the Chartists and the
Abolitionists being hostile, they are the same;
but the Chartists would change the Houses of
Parliament to obtain the good law—the Aboli-
tionists would at once.obtain the good law.
The practical question at issue between the
parties is, which is more likely to be successfil.
The Chartists are of opinion that the abolition of
the Corn-laws cannot be obtained without first
re-modelling the Legislature; the Abolitionists
maintain that it can, by the hearty co-operation
of the people, while there is no chance at pre-
sent of obtaining a great change in the Consti-
tution. The Abolitionists, it is said, may succeed;
the Chartists at present cannot; and as the
abolition of the Corn-laws would hasten the re-
modelling of the Constitution, it is not wise, it
is said, in the Chartists to abstain from cordially
co-operating- with the Abolitionists. We, of
course, should recommend all classes first to
direct their energies to the abolition of the Coro-
law, and rely on that as a means of obtaining a
great extension of suffrage.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Persons not in the secret have been surprised
at the spiteful and pitiful attacks made by the
Times on the Honourable Member for Bath ;
and it is appropriately enough remarked, that it
is rather singular the plebeian proprietor of the
Times should be the first to cry "stinking fish."
The fact is understood to be, that the notice of
motion given by Mr. ROEBUCK, to transfer the
duties of the Somerset-house divan to the Home-
office, has been found exceedingly embarrassing
to those Tory Members who were " open-
mouthed" to their constituents "about the three
tyrannical Poor-law Commission Bashaws."
These gentlemen cannot now well shirk the ques-
tion by " coming Yorkshire" over the electors
who have returned them to Parliament, on the
understood agreement, that on the first opportu-
nity that offered they would give effect to their
denunciations of the Bashaws in their places in
the House of Commons.
Mr. ROEBUCK, with his energy of character,
and commanding talents, can well afford to
despise the petty malice of these low attempts to
annoy him, grounded on the faithful discharge
of his public duty. Let his origin have been
what it may, it would be well for the people were
there a few more men in the House of his firm-
ness, perseverance, and integrity. It may be
very well for parvenus, who have nothing but
their wealth to recommend them, to wish to bury
in oblivion a humble descent ; but surely Mr.
ROEBUCK cannot be affected by any such weak-
ness. The fact of the Times attempting to shuffle
out of the Poor-law question, by affecting to
doubt Mr. ROEBUCK'S ability to meddle with it,
shows " where the shoe pinches."

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The duty on foreign wheat, according to
the averages ending with Septer,nsb. e r 3,
pub-
lished to-day, is 2s. Bd. The average
Bd. d
duty of the six weeks is 7,
the average duty of the week ending as
above is 745. id., so that there is no longer any
doubt whatever that all the foreign corn now in
bond, and all that can be in the meantime im-
ported, may next week be brought into consump-
tion at the nominal duty of ls. Had the agricul-
turists accepted Lord J. RUSSELL'S plan, which we
are thankful they did not, the duty now would
have been Bs., the price would be increased to
the consumer, the farmers would have had a
greater degree of what is called protection, and
nearly a million sterling more would have been
taken from the people to augment the revenue,
while more also would have gone into the
pockets of the aristocracy.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday
have reached us. Their contents are of little
political interest. The Cannier Francais has a
very sensible article commenting upon the

me's',

monstrance of the French Minister P'
ton, against the imposition '
valorem duty upo-

mated' into the United States. The Minister
had hinted at a French policy of reprisals in the
shape of excluding cotton, the staple of the
Southern States, from French ports. The
Courrier very sensibly condemns such a
proposal. "We must not reply to an
impolitic measure," observes that Journal,
"by a measure still more impolitic. Because the
United States impose a duty of 20 per cent.
upon our silks, and the articles of French manu-
facture, and increase the already excessive duties
upon our wines, are we to shout out their cotton
and tobacco ? We must not forget that if our
exports consist principally of manufactured
goods, the exports of the United States consist
principally of raw materials necessary for manu-
factures. By raising the duty upon cotton, we
should but aggravate the position of our manu-
facturers, and make it still more difficult for them
to compete with foreigners." This is quite cor-
rect. Any additional import duty upon cotton
from the United States would destroy altogether
the cotton manufactures in France. It is true
that France might import cotton from Egypt,
but independently of the inadequacy of the
supply, the Egyptian cotton is only suited to a
limited number of coarse fabrics. And if to evade
the direct import duty, the cotton of the United
States was shipped to Liverpool and thence re-
shipped to Havre, the heavy port dues upon fo-
reign vessels and other incidental charges would
throw the whole carrying trade into the hands
of British and American traders. This would
inflict a very serious injury upon the French
snipping, which, although we would profit, we
are not the less desirous to point out. Much as
French Journalists suspect our friendship, we
truly affirm that we would prefer seeing France
adopting a wise and liberal commercial policy to
any prospect of our profiting by her errors.

The French Minister of Marine is reported to
have ordered eight ships of the line to be placed
in ordinary. The squadron under Rear-Ad-
miral CASY, consisting of six ships of the line,
is preparing to put to sea. The aspect of affairs
in America, in Syria, in Candia, and in Tunis,
is too threatening to admit of an immediate
naval disarmament.

The Revue des Deux Monde and the Journal
des Debats are at loggerheads about the foreign
policy of France. The former panegyrizes M.
THIERS, the latter lauds M. GUIZOT. The one
is all for a war of Revolutionary Propagandism,
the other for a return to the absolutist policy of
the elder Bourbons. Both are mistaken; but
as the question is rather a French abstraction
than a matter of fact, we shall not enter into it.
We notice it here to indicate the class of subjects
which now engage the pens of French Journalists.
Some curious details of the incidents which
led to the evacuation of the Military [Hospital at
Mahon are noticed in the French Journals. It
appears that the notification that the Spanish
Government would not renew the lease of the
i.iand, was not made direct to the French
either by the Spanish Arnbsssador at Paris,
or through the French Minister at Madrid,
but throue:h the Governor of the Hos-
pital and the Consul at Palma. M. GUIZOT
was exceedingly indignant at this procedure,
which he represented to the Spanish Govern-
ment as insulting to France. The Spanish au-
thorities shuffled out of the affair as best they
could. M. GONZALES pretended that the Span-
ish Government was not at all aware of what
had taken place, hut that an inquiry would be
substituted and the persons implicated would
be punished. To this M. GUIZOT replied
that inquiry was useless ; as, after such
an insult, France would not renew the lease. It
is possible that the Spanish Cabinet thought a
more respectful mode of proceeding would be
met by excuses which a friendly power would
find it difficult to resist. But by wounding the
pride of France the surrender was immediate,
and the removal of the sick almost instantaneous.

The storm at first raised against the census is
now lulled in almost every part of France. The
Government has triumphed, but in order not to
push matters to extremity no new taxes will be
imposed, nor any modification of existing taxes
will take place before the meeting of the
Chambers. Meanwhile the fortification of
Paris advances rapidly. The KING ex-
presses astonishment and delight at the ce-
lerity with which the works are progressing.
Monarchical France disfigured her capital but
with one Bastile ; Republican France glories in
the elevation of fourteen, and a wall of circum-
vallation mounting 2,000 pieces of cannon! And
to this is French freedom !
The Romish Vicar-General of Cochin-China in
a letter to the Holy See reports the death '
of the Emperor MINGH-MENGH, so infamous
for his persecution of the Christians. During
the last ten years of his reign, many
thousands of Christians, numbers of them of
high rank, were tortured, and put to the most
cruel deaths for professing the religion of
CHRIST. The Priests were everywhere sought
out and murdered. The writer expresses a hope
that with the death of this tyrant will terminate
these cruel persecutions.
PARIS, SEPT 7.—The Earl and Countess of Gran-
ville leave Paris in the course of a fortnight for Nice,
where the Noble Earl proceeds. for the benefit of his
health, and, in all probability, will sojourn during the
Winter.

The Count de Chazelles and M. Desmireil, who
have recently been appointed delegates of Guadaloupe,
have announced their acceptance of the office to the
Minister of Marine and Colonies ; and have been re-
c'tived in private audience by seveaal of the Ministers.
The Atalanta frigate has arrived at Brest from Brazil.
The King of Hanover, on passing through Cologne, re-
ceived the Directors of the Cologne and Aix-la-
Chapelle railroad, and expressed a favourable opinion as
to its proposed elongation to Hanover.
A Royal Ordinance, dated Eu, 24th inst.,basdissolved
the National Guard of Villenouville, near Toulouse,
which had sent an address to the National Guards of the
latter town, congratulating them on their conduct dur-
ing the disturbances.

—Another ordinance of the 20th has dissolved the Na-
tional Guard of Montesquieu-Volvestre, for the same
cause.

The following are some particulars which have
transpired respecting the Council of Ministers held on
Sunday

" The Council was engaged only about thellquestion
of disarming, which was resolved on as a measure ne-
cessary to be published, in the first place, to satisfy the
demands of the Powers, and especially of England; and
secondly, to facilitate the operations, by means of which,
as we announced some days ago, the Company to which
M. Humann is reduced, may make a tender for the loan,
and not demand the annulling of the contract, in case w.
serious circumstances, as was stipulated by the houses of,
Rothschild, Eskeles, and Jina in the last.
" The reduction of the army was immediately resolved
on, but the disarming of the fleet led to animated de-
bates. Though published at present, the number of ships
will not be fixed till the next meeting of the Chamber.
"M. Humann wished that the giving up of the con-
tinuous we.ll should be announced at the same time,
but the vite of the Chambers is so positive on this point,
that M, Humaun's proposal was rejected."—La Gazette
de France.

BOURSE—PARIS, TUESDAY, SEPT. 7.
irst Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Pric.. Price
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3 per Cents... 77 50 .... 77 50 ... 76 45 ... 77 45
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5,000 f. Shares 1070 ...5082 50 ...1073 ...5082 50
iielgtan Rank
5 per Cents
New Loan lO4 ... 1, 4 ... 104 ... 104
Spanish ACI it, 52% ••• 22% '22% .22%
New Deferred
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Portogueses per Cents 26% ..2614 26% ... 263 A
Neapolitan lO4 70 104 70 114 70 104 70
Homan lO3 ... 103 ... 103 ... 103
RAILWAY SHARES.
'St Germain
Versailles,L.B 205 ... 203 ... 203 H.
B 310 ... 312 50 ... 310 ... 312 50
Armen
... 455 •
4%2 50 ... 45t 50
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ERUDITION OF THE " TmEs."—The Times of yes-
terday, in calling attention to what it designates as "the
curious exhibition which Mr. Roebuck made of himself
on the floor of the House of Commons," says, that " on
his first appearance he enacted the part of Bobadil, the
angry boy, in his friend Jonson's comedy of Every Man
in his Humour." Now whatever may be the friendship
subsisting between Mr. Roebuck and Jonson, it is quite
evident that the writer of the article in question has no
pretensions to the honour of even the slightest acquaint-
ance with " rare old Ben," or he would have known that
Bobadil is no boy at all, but a bullying old Ont.:-
whose constant boast is of the servic" '
while the character of tbs
comedy of Eve-

hath seen ;
angry boy is not in the
y Idan in his Humour, but in the Alche-
._, wnere he is called, not ,Bobadil, but Kastrit The
source of Ow pgstAte is
Washing- nips had lacatrd pf Sheridan ,celebrated retort :upon
ffldent. The writer in the
of
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.w ptow. ad . Pitt, and would fain have imitated it ; but, thunderer
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