The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-04 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

FRANKFORT, Nov. 25 M. Tellier, Plenipotentiary
of the Helvetic Confederation, who was sent to this city
to negotiate respecting the Poles who had made their way
into Switzerland, the object of which negotiation was to
obtain a passage through the territory of the German
Confederation, has again left us. His mission has ceased,
because the French Government has declared itself willing
allow the Polish refugees, who are in Switzerland, to
pass through France, and embark in a French port. The
German Confederation, also, which cannot but desire
the removal of the Poles from Switzerland, had
showed perfect readiness to promote their passage
through its territory, and had even offered to provide the
means of conveying them, and to defray the expense of
their passage through the several states. Of course, how-
ever, it could not. do this till it was assured that the
measure would he really carried into execution. The
Diet therefore required the assurance that the Poles who
had entered Switzerland should be really delivered up to
it, which might have made it necessary for the canton of
Berne to adopt suitable measures. The Swiss Confedera-
tion wz.s not able to give this assurance. But the
tneans for their conveyance could not be provided on an
uncertainty. Besides this, the Confederation was interested
in the removal of all the Poles who had forced their way
into Switzerland. It was also requisite for the Diet to be
certain that the Poles, after having been conveyed through
the territory of the Confederation, would be immediately
received in that of the Netherlands, embarked in a Dutch
port, and forwarded to the place of their destination. But
this assurance, likewise, could not be obtained by the
Confederation, which, in this case, was to be considered
merely as the route through which the Poles should pass.
Switzerland had solicited of the German Diet a passage
for the Poles, that the latter might, at their option, proceed
either to England or to America. The Swiss Confedera-
tion itself having thus set the example of limiting
the destinatio❑ of the Poles, by proposing an alternative,
the German Diet decided in favour of America, because it
was, of course, to be desired that the measure should be
executed in a way suitable to the object, and that it
should not be too easy for the Polish fugitives to return
to Germany. But neither Switzerland nor the Nether-
lands thought they could agree to such a restriction of the
place of destination of the Poles, and so made it impossible
for the German Diet to co-operate, with the desired
readiness, in a measure which, as it considered the subject
no longer calculated to promote the object, would
have been followed by new inconveniences. We wish and
hope that the Swiss Confederation may be able, by the
means of amicable negotiations, now proposed, wholly to
get rid of its unwelcome guests, and relieve Germany from
the apprehension of being visited by them.
SPIRES, Nov. 26.—1 t is said to be pretty certain that
Dr. Ziebenpfeiffer is safe in France. It is declared that
he escaped from Frankenthal in the evening, that lie
travelled all night, and in the morning, Mote which his
escape was not known in Frankenthal, had already arrived
in the French territory by way of Weissenburg. It is
much doubted whether the French Government will
allow him to reside in that country ; at all events he will
be sent to a distance from the frontier, as has hitherto
been done with all the German fugitives.
STUTTGARD, Nov. 25.—1 n the sitting of the Chamber
of Deputies to day, two notes were communicated from
the Upper Chamber, stating that the resolutions of the
Second Chamber, relative to the liberty of the Press, and
the expenses of the Censorship, had not been assented to
by the Chamber of Nobles.

The Crown Prince of Prussia arrived here this after-
noon from Carlsrhue, to visit:our Royal Family.—Fsank.
fort Papers, Nov. 27.
ROME, Nor. 16.—0 n Tuesday a funeral sermo❑ was
celebrated in the church of Monsenato for the King of
Spain, when Mozart's Requiem was performed. The
Pope has named the banker, Valentini, President of the
Chamber of Commerce. We are assured by persons likely
to be well informed, that the entire project of an Italian
Congress is pure invention. The differences between the
French and Papal troops at Ancona have been arranged.
They originated in an oversight of the delegate.
VIENNA, Nov. 23.—1 t is at length definitively settled
that the Ministerial Congress of German affairs is to be
held here. The period of its opening is left to the decision
of the Prussian Cabinet. It is supposed it will take place
in the last fortnight of December, and that invitations will
be immediately forwarded to the German Courts.

FUNDS.—Five per Cent. 93 20 32; Four per Cents.
83k ; Bank Actions 1200 k.
PATILAS, Ocx. 28.—The news from the interior is of
a more pacific nature than we have of late been accus•
tomed to receive. The journey of the King has had a
good effect, and the attachment of the people to his person
has been rendered evident. He has been made acquainted
with their true sentiments and their real wants. The
arrests of the chieftains who had occasioned so much suf-
fering in the Peloponnesus during last sear was known,
and the numerous addresses presented to the King all
declared a hope that he would have the guilty parties im-
prisoned, and so prevent their being further mischievous.
The King must have learned the desire of all cla:ses for a
constitution, as well as the grounds for it. The best in-
clination ou the part of the Regent or the Sovereign can
not make the men called to the Administration better than
they are. Between them they will p'under the treasury
and the people—they will torment and oppress—clouding
the future both of the country and the throne, unless they
are prevented by the strong provisions of a public law,
which will give the people security, and the Sovereign
assurance that the country will be governed according to
his will. Never was greater oppression exercised than in the
levying of tithes this year. The Regency has positive infor-
mation that its agent, in the collection of this tax, had kept
back a considerable part of it so severely exacted to divide
among themselves.

ODESSA, Nov. 16.—An officer from the Imperial
staff has arrived here with orders from the Admiralty, in
constytence of which, some ships of war are to be fitted
out for Sebastopol. Unusual bustle is remarked in the
naval offices of the Black Sea, which never happens but
in extraordinary emergencies, our Government uuderstand-
ing too well the interests of its finances, and that these will

not be improved by naval equipments. It is reported that
General Witt, hitherto Governor of Warsaw, is to have
the command of the army of the South. The news from
Constantinople continues good, which makes the fitting
out of the navy more extraordinary. Trade with Constan-
tinople has become brisk and our productions are in demand.
The Porte placed us in competition with Marseilles, but
we are unfortunate enough to have the preference. The
Porte is in want of considerable military supplies, and
finds that we can furnish them at a cheaper rate than
France. The last war with Mehemet Ali has been very
serviceable to us. The Turkish Government gives our
manufactures the preference, and pays ready money. Our
commerce, as also our landed proprietors, have gained
considerably, and we have to thank our Government for
having so well seized the opportunity of making an open-
ing for our industry, which has prospered much since our
troops were stationed at Constantinople. We hear that
the French and English are annoyed at the treaty between
our Government and the Porte, but we suppose little
attention will be paid to this at St. Petersburgh, and that
the present friendly intercourse with the Porte will be
maintained.—Allgerneine Zeitung, Nov. 28.

We regret to state that Lord Viscount Ex-
mouth expired last night at eight o'clock, from the effects
of the scarlet fever, with which his Lordship had been at-
tacked about eight days. His Lordship, who was in his
47th year, was the eldest son of the late Right Hon.
Viscount Exmouth, who died in January last. His Lord-
ship was a captiin in the Royal Navy, and one of his
Majesty's naval Aides-de-Camp. His Lordship is succeeded
in his title and estates by his eldest son, the Hon. Edwd.
Pellew, now in his 23d year, in the civil service of the
Hon. East India Company on the Bengal Establishment.
Viscount Kingsland died last week, at the
residence of bis fath,-r- in-law, J. W. Willis, Walcot-place,
Lambeth. His Lordship was the sixth Viscount and Ba-
ron of Turvey, to which honours he succeeded on the death
of his cousin, George, fifth Viscount, 1800. His Lordship
has left, by a former marriage, an only son, the Hon. John
Barnewall, now Viscount Kingsland. The late Lord
enjoyed a pension on the Irish Civil List.
HYTIIE.—Sir Kenneth Douglas, Bart., one
of the Jurats of this town and port, departed this life, in
London, on the 22d ult. The worthy Baronet was a
Lieutenant-General and Colonel of the 58th, or Rutland.
shire Regiment of Foot. He was better known as Briga
dier-General Mackenzie, who, under the direction of the
late General Moore, so effectually trained, at Hythe and
Shorncliffe, the celebrated light brigade of the 85th British
army, composed of the 43d and 52d regiments, and the
then 95th, now Rifle brigade. Sir Kenneth became a
Baronet about two years ago ; when on the death of a
Scotch relative the name was changed, and an ancient
Baronetcy, some time dormant was revived. The remains
were interred in the family vault here, on Friday last.
Sir Kenneth is succeeded in his title by his eldest son,
Captain Robert Andrews Douglas, of the 12th Regiment
of Foot.—Dover Telegraph.
The Bank of Ireland is to advance the
million required by Government to make up the de-
ficiency of Irish thins, and is to receive Exchequer bills
bearing interest at three per cent., which are not to be put
into circulation for three yeare.—lrish Paper.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1833,

The French Papers of Monday have been
received, hut they contain no later news from
Madrid than the 24th of November. All the
accounts from the North of Spain continue to
be entirely favourable to the QUEEN'S cause.
Everywhere the Carlists are beaten, pursued, and
dispersed, or forced to seek shelter in the moun-
tains of Navarre. We may, therefore, conclude,
that in a few weeks the QUEEN'S authority will
be fully re-established throughout the whole
Kingdom.
It appears that the French Government are
very busy in the military department—and it is
supposed with reference to the proposed expe-
dition against Constantina ; but we hope they
have a higher object.
The House of ROTHSCHILD, brothers
have effected a loan with the Austrian Govern-
ment for sixty millions of francs.

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, Dee. 2.
Five per Cents., 102 f. dOc.
Three per Cents., 75f. 35c. 20c.
Bank Actions, 1,722 f. 50c.
Rente de Naples, 91f. 70c.
Roman live per Cents., 894.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 17.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 561./.i.
Royal Spanish Loan, 81.
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 62%
Ilaytian Loan, 265 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 30c. • money, —f. —c.
Three months, paper, 25f. '2oc.; money, —f. —c.
—Cours dfuthentioue.

In the German papers received this morning,
we find two or three subjects for grave remark,
The poor fugitive Poles, who sought refuge in
Germany, are not likely to find a place of rest
on this side the Atlantic, whither the Holy
Alliance Despots, both great and small, are
exceedingly anxious that they should proceed,
in order that it might not be easy for the
brave Poles to return to Germany. Thus does
the vengeance of Russia pursue these unfor-
tunate patriots all over the continent, notwith-
standing the boasted assurances of France and
England that the nationality of Poland should
be respected I This is truly a bitter reflection
on our national character, which it will not be
easy for the most partial historian either to re-
move or palliate.

It appears that the Chamber of Nobles at
Stutgard has not agreed to the law respecting
the liberty of the press which had been passed
by the Deputies. This resolution on the part
of their Lordships is of course in accordance
with the high behest of the Congress of Mun-
chengrata. _

An article dated Vienna says, it is positively
settled that a Ministerial Congress on German
affairs is to be held there about the end of this
month, and as Prussia is to take the lead, we
may infer that the Congress bodes no good for
the liberty of the press in Germany.
But the most important intelligence in these
papers is From Odessa. We learn that an
officer of the Imperial Staff has arrived there
with orders from the Russian Admiralty, to fit
out a number of vessels of war with all necessary
expedition. As the Russian Government
is stated in the article, and we think with great
truth, to understand too well the interests of its
finances, such preparations are never made but

upon extraordinary emergencies. Again, we are
told that General WfTT, the Governor of
Warsaw, is to have the command of the
Army of the South. We thought Russia
was at peace with all the world, and if so,
where is the necessity, at this moment,
of having an army on the frontiers of Turkey,
under so significant an appellation as the
Army of the South ? The last movement,
or irruption, of the Russian army into
the Turkish territories is admitted to have been
so beneficial to the Russian interests in the
vicinity of the Black Sea, that we presume the
EMPEROR is impatient for another opportunity
of repeating his visit, which, if once made,
he will be in no hurry to return. That
France and England may not like this sort of
interference is well understood at St. Peters-
burgh, and it would seem the Emperor NICHO-
LAS is prepared for the alternative, for we have
an intimation to that effect in the following
insulting paragraph :

" We hear that the French and English are annoyed
at the treaty between our Government and the PORTE,
hut we suppose little attention will be paid to this at
St. Petersburgh."

Truly,:if France and England can overlook
such insolence as this, we think they richly
deserve it. Annoyed, indeed ! at the rapacity of
the most perfidious and grasping Government in

Europe they well may be, but that little attention
will be paid to their remonstrances, is past all
endurance. Now does the folly—nay, the utter
cowardice of their conduct, during the golden
opportunity of Polish independence, stare
them full in the face ! And for their for-
bearance then, are they now bearded with
insult by the imperious, the overreaching tyrant
of the North. But will the people of England
and France submit to such policy? It is im-
possible. The commercial interests of England

are too deeply compromised in the Mediterra-
nean for any Ministry to allow Russia to realise
her present ambitious projects.

At a public dinner given to General SHARPE
by his Constituents at Dumfries on Friday last,
after the General haJ satisfactorily explained the
nature of his Parliamentary votes during the
last Session, a Mr. NPDIARMID proposed the
health of the LORD ADVOCATE of Scotland,
and, in doing so, took the opportunity to ob-
serve, that the Reporters were in the habit of
slurring over the speeches of the Scotch Mem-
bers generally." This is rank nonsense. The
Reporters are in the habit of doing no such
thing. The Sun, in particular, has invariably
made a point of doing justice to every Hon.
Member, no matter what be his country, or
what his politics.

The Boston Herald is pleased to charge us
with inconsistency, because we call for reduction
of taxation, and at the same time say that the repea 1
of the Malt Tax would be of no service to the
people without a free importation of foreign
barley. We contended that—

" When there is an average crop of barley, the price is
not materially affected by the tax upon malt, for the de-
mand being greater than the supply, the competition of
buyers raises the price till it becomes so high that foreign
barley crimes in at a low duty. As long as foreign barley
is prevented from coming in till the home price haw
reached the limit assigned it by the landowners, it is clear
that the demand will make it reach this limit, whether the
home duty on malt be taken off or remain on. To take
off the duty will, therefore, be putting so much into the
pockets of the landlords, unless other b irley come in to
prevent malt selling at its present price."
How does the Boston Herald controvert this
argument ? By telling us that English barley
is now selling as low as 265. a quarter !" Now
we find upon referring to The Sun of last
Saturday, which contains the corn markets of
the whole country for the preceding week, that
although there was English barley selling " as
low as 265. a quarter," and some even lower, yet
that there was some selling as high as 375. a
quarter—just eleven shillings more ; no trifle
per quarter, as any of his farming friends will
inform our contemporary. Again, on reference
to our paper of Monday, he will see that at the
Wakefield market, on 29th November, the
barley of his own county sold at from 30s. to
335. per quarter ; or, if he looks to the Corn
Exchange report, that the prices of barley on
board ship on that day stand thus—

Barley
Grinding 271. to 301.
Malting

The last being the article under discussion,
a little candour would have prevented our con-
temporary making the assertion he has ; and,
after all, the lower he shows prices to be under
the corn laws, the more he proves their useless-
ness. Their object was to produce high prices :
the farmers say they do not have that effect;
then for heaven's sake let us get rid of what
you admit to be a gratuitous piece of injustice.

We yesterday gave a tolerably long account of
a trial in the Court of Exchequer, entitled
" picas v. Lord Brougham." It was curious in
several points of view; it was curious as an action
brought for an alleged injury received in the
execution of a judicial sentence ; but more
especially was it curious as brought by an officer
of the Court over which the CHANCELLOR
presides. Of the power of the CHANCELLOR
to commit the plaintiff for the kind of contempt
of which he was guilty,—namely, refusing to
obey a legal order of the Court—there cannot be
the smallest shadow of a doubt. It is difficult to con-
ceive that Mr. DICA s, an attorney of long practice,
in the Court of Chancery, was ignorant of this
power being in his Lordship. What then could
be his motive for running his head against a
stone wall of his own raising ? It is clear that
he strongly desired to retain the papers lie was
ordered to give up, and was induced by some
reason or other to refuse (so say the affidavits in
the Secretary of Bankrupts' Office) to give up
their possession. A letter, written to the LORD
CHANCELLOR, after he had been committed
for contempt, contains the following passage ;--
I have no other hope than by resuming my profes-
sional pursuits to enable me to obtain a livelihood for
myself and family; to do which requires some pecuniary
assistance, which I can but entertain a hope your Lord-
ship, considering the distressing circumstance's attending
this case, will feel disposed to afford me."

Mr. PLATT, counsel for the plaintiff; in com-
menting upon that passage, said—

~ Did yon ever hear, Gentlemen, of a more moderate
application than that letter contained ? If his Lordship

bad acceded to it, nothing more would bare been said
about the matter, and Mr. acas would hay been happy
to have screened him from any opinion that might be
formed."

Mr. PLATT, we suppose, speaks from his
brief or his verbal instructions from Mr. DICAS,
when he talks of screening the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR. His Lordship did not attend to this
letter, considering it, very probably, as an insult.
That he was justified in this view of it, we have
not only Mr. PLATT'S talk about " screening,"
if his Lordship would pay handsomely, but the
following passage in a subsequent letter, written
by Mr. DICAS

" Nevertheless, the claims of a numerous family, and a
confident hope of success in business hereafter, induce me
to trouble your Lordship again to enable me to resume
business, rather than bring myself a second time before the
public, by resorting to a jury, which, although strongly
urged to do, I have hitherto refrained from."

Mr. DICAS again has no answer, and puts
beyond a doubt the meaning of his letters by
carrying his threat of publicity into execution.
The world must form its own conclusion as to
his motives ; but the result of the trial, and the
investigation which took place, so completely
justify Lord BROUGHAM, that it cannot fail
to be as gratifying to his friends as it must be
annoying to his enemies ; and that he has ene-
mies is naturally to be expected, after the number
of snug sinecures he has destroyed.

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