The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-02 00:00:00

PARIS, FRB. 26.

Although our foreign news is not unimportant, and al-
though the proceedings in the Chambers, and the docu.
'rents published respecting the state of France within these
two days are highly interesting, the attention of ,he Pari-
sian public is this day engrossed by the astounding state-
ment in the elloniteur, announcing the marriage of the
Duchess of Berry.
Her asserted marriage is not credited. She is said to
i'e within two months of being confined. The younger.
Boormorit, and not " an Italian Pt inee," is believed to be
the father of the in'ant to which she is about to give birth.
This confes,ion of the Duchess of Berry, which reduees
tar., heroine below the ordinary female etandard, is fraught
with importance. It is the death-blow of the Carlist fac-
tion, and ranks next in its favoura“le re ul's for King
Louis Philip to the demise of Napoleon the Second, and
the overthrow of the Republicans in June last. The
King Citizen is in verity the enfant gate of dame Fortune.
We were prepared for the announcement in the Mora-
tear by the renewed gabbling of a certsin little Minister.
The shame with which he and Marshal Soult were Over
whelmed by the contradiction given to their statements
that the Duchess of Berry was pregnant roused their en-
mity. Measures were accordingly resorted, to to wring
from the unhappy woman herself an avowal of (I fear) her
own shame. Whether this was manly or not I mean not
to inquire ; but that the charge it conveys against those
Ministers is true I hear every moment repeated.
The reciprocal post•offiee arrangements so long on the
trials between this Government and yours are. I may say,
at an end—and to a rather lame and impotent conclusion
have they arrived. We are to have daily est‘fettes ; but
(that which was deemed an essentirl or primary object)
the power or option of parties posting letters in France and
England to pay or not to pay the postage (entire or par.
ti i) is not to he granted. The French authorities pressed
this matter, and were supported in it by the mercantile in-
terests of France. The Duke of Richmond, in rejecting
the proposition, states that he does so " at the instance of
the great commercial houses of London." lam led to be-
lieve that the minor interests of England will suffer by
this predominating influence of the major, or greater, and
am tempted to ask why this should he? In my n xt,
however, I shall have something further to say on the
subject; on which account, and the press of matter on
you, I shall not further occupy you at present.

Three o'clock.
The funds have naturally improved to day, the whole
world regarding the confession of the unhappy, weak, and
mischievous prisoner at B aye as calculated to strengthen
the present Government. In addition to this speculation,
another, and one which speaks little for the delicacy of the
!dders, is in operation on the Bourse. Wagers that the
pieties tendering them will name the father of the Duchess
of Berry's infant are offered and accepted ! The honours
of paternity are by those gamblers divided between the
younger Bourmont, Deutz, the Jew by whom she was
betrayed, and M. Guihourd, who, you will recollect, was ar-
rested with her. Never was there a party so chopfallen
as are the Carlists. M. Chsteaubriand is to be tried to-
morrow for his " Hyinne a /a Vierge," as his late me-
moir relative to her• captivity is called by the irreligious
Republicans. The hilarity which the Duchess's letter will
create must, however, render the entertaining of the charge
against him with gravity impassible —Morning Herald.

We deeply regret to announce the death of

that respected and distinguished Nobleman, Lord Jotn‘r
TOWNSLIEND, which took place on Monday morning at
his house on the King's-road. His Lordship was the se-
cond son of GEORGE, first Marquis TowNsintNn, and had
attained an advanced age, having been a godson of his
Majesty King GEORGE 11. In political life he early at-
tached himself to the late Mr. Fox, and, by the grace of
his manners, his genius, wit, and elegant literature, became
remarkable amongst the associates of that; celebrated states-
man. His Lordship successively fil!ed the parts of a Lord
of the Admiralty during the coalition Administration, and
Paymaster of the Forces under that of " All the Talents ;"
and having at various periods had the honour of represent-
ing the University of Cambridge, the city of Westminster,
and the borough of Knaresborough, he finally went out of
Parliament at the dissolution in 1818. Lord Joni.;
TOWNSHEND, we believe, was honoured with the personal
friendship both of his late and of his present MAJESTY.
In the latter years of his life, which were spent in the bosom
of his f mils, lie paid long and frequent visits to Brighton ;
dividing his residence between that platy and his estate,
Balls-park, in the county of Herts. —Briyhton Gazette.

Dutch stock continues to be a favourite in-
vestment with English capitalists. We have before
pointed out to notice this feature of the tnoneysmatket of
London, on account of the tendency it has to strengthen
the resistance of Holland to all accommodation, by pro-
viding resources and sustaining the otherwise sinking
credit of that country, and have now to draw attention to
it in another point of view, as an instrument in the foreign
exchanges, apart from the trade of the country, and con-
necting itself therefore with the complicated operations of
the Bank of England. A consider dile number of Dutch
bonds, thus purchased with English money, are brought
over by every packet from Rotterdam; and it is affirmed
that not less than 1,000,0001. in gold has been remitted
in return. Judging from the extent of our investments
in this way, which, at a moderate estimate, cannot
hive been less than between 3,000,000/. and 4,000.000/.,
it is fair to infer, that if 1,000,000/. in gold has
been sent fir such a purpose, at least twice that
amount must have been employed in an indirect man-
❑er ; that remittances due from Holland to England, for
instance, which iu the present state of the exchanges
would be remitted in gold, would be invested and remitted
in bonds, and that similar operations would be made
through Hamburg and Paris. By the rule of the Bank
of England, whatever acts upon the exchanges acts upon
the circulation of the Bank, and consequently to the extent
that investments in Dutch Stock have proceeded must an
enlareement of the Bank issues, which would otherwise
have taken place, have ben prevented. We adverted
yesterday to the prevailing doubts among men conversant
with the subject, whether the principle hy which the
Bank issues are governed is not altogether fallacious, and
these would infallibly condemn its applicatto❑ to such a
case as that stated of the Dutch investments. In the
present state of the exchanges, no great harm would pro-
haiiiy result from it; but had the exchanges been un•
favourable, this would obviously not have been the case.--
Times.

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL.—The 12th anniver-
sary of this society was on Wednesday night celebrated at
the City of London Tavern. Admiral Sir R. STOPFORD
took the chair, in the absence of Sir JAMES GRA Haat,
who was prevented from attending by the urgent nature of
the business before Parlament, end we are happy to state
that his exertions in behalf of this excellent charity, the
advantages of which we have bad occasi n to notice before,
were not unavailing. The amount of money subscribed
in the course of the evening was, we und•rstand, 1,3001. ;
among which were donations from their MAJESTIES, the
East India Company, the Trinity-house, and the Em-
peror of RUSSIA, who was induced to give his sup-
port to the society in consequence of the attention piid
on board the Hospital-ship to a sick seaman belonging
to the Russian empire. About two hundred persons
sat down to dinner. Lord JoHN CHURCHILL, Lord
ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE, Lord RADSTOCK, and Ad-
mirals OMMANNEY, THOMPSON, and STUART, were
among the number of those present. Captain BowLEs,
R.N., who returned thanks on the health of the committee
being drunk, stated some important facts. The patient,
received since the last anniversary exceed 3,200, and the
total number since the establishment of the hospital was
23,623. The committee, he were apprehensive that
the bequest mentioned in the report might induce the cha
ritably disposed part of the public to believe that the insti-
tution
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would in future be independent of subscriptions
That, unfortunately, was not the case, for the interest o•
the legacy would not, at the highest calculation, exceedf
1,500/. per annum, and the annual subscriptions amount
only to 1,4211., while the expenditure is at least 4,5001.
It thus appears that the institution must still rely upon the
benevolence of the public for the means of preserving the
lives of the poor friendless seamen who are daily brought in
the utmost distress to the Dreadnought.
BREACH OP PROMISE OF MARRIAGII.--
At the Winchester Assizes on Tuesday, an action for
breach of promise of marriage was brought by a farmer's
daughter possessed of some property, and named HOOPER,
against a tea-traveller named ALLIES. In March, 1831,
the plaintiff was 23 years of age, and the defendant ‘who
was about the same age) met her at her aunt's house at
Winchester, He afterwards pail his addresses to her, and
finally told her mother that he wished the marriage cere-
mony to take place in January, 1832. Previously to the
arrival of the day, however, he took advantage of the
confidence reposed in him, and seduced her from the path
of virtue. In September, 1832, she became a mother.
He then refused to perform his premise. Since the rupture
he had made no inquiry after the mother or child, nor had
he made any disbursements towards the expense of main-
taining either. The defendant appeared in Court to con-
duct his own case; but he merely said, he did not think
any of his observations would have any effect with the
Jury.—Verdict for plaintiff—Damsges, one hundred and
fifty pounds.

LEEDS CORN MA It KET.—Feb. 26.

Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b.
York. and Lincoln. 601 b.
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk lOs to 335.
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Grinding
Beans
Oats, Potatoe
—Mealing, For. 12d. to 13d Eng. lid. to 12}4d. per st
Shelling
Rapeseed, English, 221 to 23.