The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-04 00:00:00

may be said of Sir Robert Peel. He has only to recite what
he has done to pronounce his own panegyric. It is an easy
task. Europe pacitied—lndia subjected—the finances re-
stored—the deficit supplied—commerce revived and extended
—these arc the conquests of his pacific policy, which con-
tend for preference in his favour. He rendered a well-
merited homage to the high moral and Christian spirit by
which the acts of his colleague, the.Seeretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs, have been distinguished throughout the last
five years. All the Governments in alliance with England
will ratify this well-earned testimony to the calm and essen-
tially honest character of Lord Aberdeen. And, as if the
fallen Ministry was to be fortunate :and happy to the very
last, it was able to announce to the Parliament and to Eng-
land, that the only difficulty that could compromise the ge-
neral peace (the Oregon question) was definitively settled."

The Constitutionnel, after giving a summary of the
speech, makes the following observations

" What will particularly strike the French reader in this
memorable sitting is the incontestable triumph of liberal
ideas, proclaimed at the same time in the name of the Mi-
nistry which falls, and of the new Ministry which will owe
to them the chief power. This liberal and reforming move-
ment of Great Britain is an important fact in the world
This progress evidently causes at this side of the Channel
strong displeasure, as may be judged by the evident feeling
shown by the principal organ of our Government, against
the Whigs, during this crisis. We, for our parts, on the
contrary, greet it as an additional happy symptom—as indi-
cative of the term of the re-action which the Cabinets pre-
tending to be Conservative, were striving to effect through-
out Europe."

" Sir ROBERT PEEL," says the Presse, " spoke like
a man whom the testimony of his conscience and the
certitude of having done something useful to his
country place equally above the promptings of a pride
excited by applause, and the weakness of a self• love
wounded by unjust recriminations.
"The fall of Sir ROBERT PEEL," observes the
France, "has the air of a triumph."
The National observes that the true motive of the
retirement of Sir ROBERT PEEL iS to be found in
his unwillingness to hold office by the toleration of a
party hitherto hostile to him, or of a faction which
has recently receded from him. This motive, adds
the National is sufficiently honourable to Sir R. PEEL.
The Courier Francais concludes an ably written
article on the same subject in these words :—" Never
was the fall of a Minister attended with so much
glory as this fall of Sir R. (PEEL. During his last
speech the House was frequently excited to unani-
mous plaudits, and crowds waiting for his coming
out of the Parliament House, to hail him with the
most prodigally enthusiastic acclamations, and com-
mittees are being formed for erecting a monument in
honour to him, and to which the whole body of a
grateful people are subscribing. We hope that the
noble language of S:r R. PEEL on the subject of Ire-
land will bear its fruits, for it obtained the unanimous
assent of the assembly."
The Chamber of Peers sat on Wednesday, and
passed a great numher of Bills, almost without discus-
sion.
The Presse states that MEHEMET ALI has for-
mally authorised the foreign Consuls residing at
Alexandria to inform their Sovereigns of his inten-
tion to proceed to Constantinople. Every one at
Alexandria thinks that, on quitting Constantinople,
MEHEMET ALI will make an excursion to Western
Europe.
Coons AUTHENTIQUE.—PARIS, JULY. 2.—Five per Cents.,
120 f. 90c. 121 f; Four-and-a. Half per Cents., 112 f. 50c. ;
Three per Cents., 83f. 50c. 20c. 30c.; Bank Actions, 3,425 f.;
Romans, 100%; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 100 z% ;
Ditto, Two.and-a-Half per Cents, 561,4 %; Ditto, Bank,
1835, 903£ ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35i ; Exchange on
London, one month, Money, 25f. 621/2c.; three months,
money, 25f. 45c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 3.

Central of Spain, 1%—Lyons and Avignon, 1% —Namur and
Liege, 3%—Northern of France Constituted, zl3%—Orleans and
Bordeaux,9%—Faris and Lyons Constituted, sr. —Paris and Stras-
bourg Constituted, VA—Sambre and Meuse, 4%—west Flan-
ders, 334.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. ill
The Duke of Bedford waited on Lord John Russell at an
early hour yesterday morning at his Lordship's residence in
Chesbam-place.
His Lordshid gave audiences in the course of the forenoon
to the Earl of Auckland, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Cla-
rendon, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Mr. C. Wood, Viscount
Ebrington, Sir George Grey, the Hon. %V. Cowper, Lord
Marcus Hill, Mr. Charles Buller, and Mr. Tufnell.
At three o'clock Lord John Russell left his residence for
Buckingham Palace, to have an audience of her Majesty.
The Noble Lord was engaged nearly an hour with the
Queen.
Lord John Russell, on leaving the Palace, proceeded to
visit Viscount Palmerston at his residence on Carlton House-
terrace, and remained with the Viscount half an hour.
The Marquii of Lansdowne and the Right Hon. H. La-
bouchere subsequently called on Lord John Russell.
Yesterday morning Lord John Russell forwarded a com-
munication to the Duke of Norfolk. , It is now said that the
Duke will be the Master of the Horse, the Duke of Bedford
and the Duke of Devonshire having declined to accept any
office in the Royal Iloushold, although they give the Govern-
ment their undivided support.
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QUEEN'S BENCH -(THIS DAY)
(Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a Common
Jury.)
NICHOLSON AND OTHERS V. BRETTS.

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This was an issue directed to be tried under the Inter-
pleader Act, by virtue of an order from a judge of the Court
of Bankruptcy, to determine the right of the defendant to 1001.,
elaimed by him as an executive creditor out of the estate of
Mr. Burford, late landlord of the Mason's Arms public-house,
Ilorsemonger-lane. The plaintiffs are the assignees of Mr.
Burford, who was made bankrupt in 1844, and that alle-
gation against the defendant is, that his claim was
fraudulent and untrue, and got up for the purpose
of depriving the other creditors of -their fair
share of the estate ; and further, that the defendant
had acted collusively with the bankrupt, by which the
former became an executive creditor at the time the
fiat in bankruptcy was issued. A number of witnesses
were examined, the evidence of whom was of a very
contradictory character. Its tenor strongly supported
the allegation that the transaction of the defendant,
on which he founded his claim for 1001, and in virtue
of which he had put in the execution, was of a collusive and
fraudulent character, and done for the purpose of saving a
portion of Burford's effects from passing into the hands of
the assignees under the fiat of bankruptcy.
His Lorwsrur went minutely over the evidence, and parti-
cularly commented on that for the defence as of a very sus-
picious and unsatisfactory nature. After which,