The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

PUTAGIG fj.novit.l

We have received the Paris Papers of Monday,
Intl the Mode of Tuesday. rrtfty announce a
new Ministerial triumph in the, election Of M.
Rneez to; the Presidency of the Chamber of
Deputies, and of M. Martignac to the Vice.
Presideucy. This is no bad omen for the Mi-
nistry ; and nom, can repine at their SUCCelig, as
lo.ng as they conduct themselves as they have
trope since the commencement of the present
rev. Their policy, at home and abroad,
displays temper as well as prudence and
ii is very probable that they will persevere
in
.this course, if not from on innate spirit of
liberality, at least from a strong love of place.
in. the present circumstances of that country, an
inlolerstit administrution eould net keep its foot.
ing for the space of three months ; and there is
nothing that. we apprehend so little, with respect
to French politics, as a retttrit to arbitrary prin.
ciples, The King dislikes them both from good
ot'9ft epd geed, feeling ; and seems determined
not to risk his present popularity fur any set of
Men, or measures. Therefore the latter must
conform to the generous passion ; and th
tern, if they wish to retain his favour (without
which they ye nothing) must, above all things,
consult his wishes in this respect. Charles has,
experienced too much of the invigorating, and
exhilirating effects,Of public attachment, to fore.
go it lightly ; and the Dauphin, who entertains as
goad sentiments the,,hing, would stand at the
side of The latter, like his good genius, should
evil councillors try to insinuate into the Royal
ear, advice inconsistent with the glory of his
reign and the happiness of his people. Moreover,
any attempt, to enslave the nation would fail ;
whilst it mig,ltt recoil with irresistible, foree.
TbereforeFrance may be Classed henceforth in
the number of constitutional States ; and whilst
this OCCOSSiOiI, secures the ultimate trinity!' of
good government, it is easy to imagine loth
the. alum and embarrassment, with which it
must inspire .such Powers, as contend that
knoyledge unml liberty are the master-evils
AhoAlke, They may oppose both as much
afeihey please, but they will find, before many
yeers, that they are too. elastic to be _con.
fined by their bolts and bayonets ; and it will
be a rtees-t, worthy of gods 'ma men, to gee the
Members of the Holy Allianen•swear to maintain
tbp.rights.and liberties of their subjects. Ifis
Prussian Majesty will probitbly be the first to go
through till* o"Po4ng Ceremony, His' Holy and
A postolic Majesty will crane next ; and a§ soon
as the genius of fieedorn waves her magic wind
over Palau 1, even silts Autocrat himself .must
allow that his subjects are men, and not brutes ;
or. be mast content !Orwell to IN, the ruler of an

empire, isolated from the rest of the civilized
world.

[TUE TIMM]
It is gratifying- to observe how the Press, or at
least the respectable pail of it, precedes the or-
dinary authorities of the land in the cortection of
abuses; It is now some time since we stigma-

-tined prize-fights. a§ brutal exhibitions, disgrace-
ful to the country, and abstained, in consequence,
from giving any account of them. The practice
irtimediately drooped, and many subscribers fo
what' was called the Pugilistic Club withdrew
•tbeir names. The Judges have at length follow-
ed the current of' public opinion, :denounced
boxertand their abettor§ as guilty of a breach of
the. peace, and pointed out how they may be ren-
dered amenable to the law. We have no doubt

but that the opinion of Judge Burrough is
that of his Learned Brethren on the Bench,
who may have conferred together on the occa•
sion. If Magistrates and Grand Juries, therefore,
will do their duty, public prize-fighting is at an
end ; and it can hardly answer to the combatants
to, sell their blood in private circles. The first
step of the Magistrates should be to discover, as
they easily may do in any case, the public-
housei at which the fights have been planned,
and to deprive these, without pity, of their
licences. Pre next is, to apprehend the two
combatants for an assault upon each other, and
their seconds and supporters as aiding in the
breach of the peace; and to proceed against all
these nit!' the utmost severity. It is true that

neither of the measures recommended Is of
a preventive nature—they follow the commis-
sion of the offence : but they have the merit of
being legs liable to evasion. There can be no
doubt, after the fight has taken place, In what
county the breach of the peace was committed

the combatants cannot then, step back from one
county to another, to avoid the operation of the
law. Magistrates should make constables do
their duty, in simply and quietly rendering them-
selves capable of identifying the combatants and
their ruffian attendants ; and Government should
stimulate the Magistrates, through the dread of
seeing their names erased from the commission :

'for, now that the Judges stand pledged for the
suppression of the evil, they should not ho de-
serted by the political authorities 'of the state.

[NEw TINII3.]
'Yesterday •uotlior Mail from Lisbon was re•
ceived, bringing accounts to the Igth instant in-
elusive. The dispatching of theSe packets within
so short a 'period as three days of each other gave
'rise to various. reports yesterday iu the City,
and serious conjectures were forined amongst
those individuals more intimately connected
with Portugal.• The packet, however, appears
to have sailed in ::due course (and her pre-
deoessor later than usual), and, with a strong
wind, has made a favourable passage. The
private advices received by this conveyance, are
not devoid of interest.
~Sfr Wm. A'Court was in-
defatigable in his 'exertions as the RePresentative
of the British Court. A total change in the Por-
tuguese Ministry. was daily expected to take
Place,-. the Count de Subserra's influence being
considered greatly on the wane. The French
Ambassador had quitted Lisbon in a French, ves-
sel of war, giving as a reason for his departure
the necessity of his attendance at the opening of
the Chambers. Ilia 'return was not calculated
upon ; ,and. it was matter of speculation
who would be his successor. Accounts had
been received from Rio Janeiro, that on
the Anniveriary of the Birth 'of the 114,1m7

peror Of Br►,zil, a Decree WWI expected
to he issued by him, permitting a free intercourse
between tl►e merchant vessels of the two
countries, hostilities being confined exclesively
to the Government 'vessels of eithei country.—
Subiennent accotinta'.redelved in this country
notice tusithilar expectation ; but by limiest ad 7
vices,,which much.leter period, it ap-
pears, no,, such step bud been adopted by the
Brazilian. Government.—By the Lisbon packet,
disputclies are' Stated to have been received by
Government froth Sir WVillia►n A'Court.

[BRITISH 'Pnssi.]

It has been for some years a just matter of com-r
phint that Local Acts arc frequently obtained
too eerily on the representation of the parties ap-
plying for them. The general burden and in-
eon venieure that may result are either not
clearly foreseen at the time, ur disregarded from t
an opinion that the trouble and expellee of op.
posing the
,l.i.i:kls would overbalance the probable '
loss from Suffering them to pass. In no re.
speet, perhaps, has the Itaut of attention to
these proceedings operated more injuriously than '
with regard,
,tu the heavy and co,ustantly in.
creasing charges imposed
_upon travelling. No
taxes produce, grimier mischief, in proportion
to the spin levied, than the duties on the transit
of goods. In Spain this system of taxation was,
(ider the 01(1 Government, curried to its highest
~ Custom pitch.. ki duties
e iv
e re
' taken
etw e enot
tt e every pbroe.-
tuen every kingdom of which the Spanish
Imonarchy was composed, but b
rinse, and almost every district, into which they
‘vers subdivided. In Flaurf!, at this day, all
provl I'm conveyed into Voris, in like mukter,
are 'sit iir et tgiap limPusition by no means ing,ot.. 1
If
sidera )1e in its amount or presAure. Kvery hbad
of, rattle, and every bottle of wine, pay a fixed=
still) as if imported from a foreign, soil, on
pasSin4 throngh the harriers of the capital,
But this taA, unequal and unjust axit-ist does
not affect thct, g,euv:ol prosperity of, the .coup-,
try ; more pakicularly as the French metropo.
lis is not thy seat of any principal manufacture.
En England, however, thin growing charges on
the turnpike road): have become e sensiblo,bur.
dvn list the to orrietorsot pnblic conveyances., end
through them oo the intarnal trade of the, whole
kiligdoine This is a subject well worthy of grave
consideration ; nod if the. evil 4annot at once be;
remedied in every exis,ljng instance, It may, by-
liinvl
y "9411.1'1?g$ be Preve4"" frOve,being spread
further. We hove !Neu
,informed, on good ,au.-
thority, that the tolls front Loudon to, Birmifift•
ham, upon a tinily couch, amount! to the sem of
771,165. 10‘11 e?vvfy, month of klifonly-elAht day,.
. TIIS SULU has beeu greatly increased within a few

years, in consequence or many Local Acts
having been obtaine&for altering the vicinity of
the city of Coventry, and for " improvements"
in several trusts on that important and much-
frequented line of road. The charges are in them-
selves so trifling and the increase so contrived,that
when the Bills are before Parliament the evil
wholly escapes the attention even of such Mem-
bers as may be disposed to go into the subject ;
but as measures nominally local, they are ac-
cording to custom, mostly left altogether to the
management of the Gentlemen connected with the
district. The travellers can never be sufficiently
interested in any one change to bring them for-
ward in opposition to the Bill, and they are
thus gradually saddled with an enormous ex-
pence, from which they ought to he
,quito free.

itoads and highways, as matters of public conveni-
ence,should be maintained at the public cost. There
would be as mnch propriety in erecting a turn-
stile under Temple Bar, and levying a contri-
bution on every passenger for keeping the streets
in cleanliness and repair, as in choking up the
public roads with turnpikes, and burdening tra-
vellers with charges which the country or parish
should defray. The expences on the Oxford
road are, we understand, daily increasing, and
bid fair at no distant period to rival the extortions
of the way to Birmingham.