The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-11 00:00:00

great objections to him from some parties, even'
with all his opposition to reform, and he, no
doubt, knows well how to appreciate the honour
when he considers this and looks at the men
placed by his side.. The University degrades
itself by conferring honours solely for political
purposes. If one may judge from the discri-
mination with which the students bestowed
their applause, they seem fully determined to
pursue the same course, and imitate their seniors
in all that is illiberal, exclusive, and bigotted.
An admixture of Dissenters is absolutely neces-
sary to neutralize this Ultra-Toryism, and let in
some of the light of the world to this- abode of
learning.

From the interruption of public business,
and the consequent inconvenience to both
Houses of Parliament arising from the present
law, which obliges a member to vacate his seat
on accepting office, some change is imperiously
demanded. After all, the law i of very little
use, and can never serve the purpose for which
it was originally intended; nay more, one of the
effects of it is highly injurious, as it tends to
throw the adminstration of affairs into the hands
of peers. If a commoner and a peer are equally
eligible for an office, it is clear the appointment
will be given to the peer, if business is urgent,
and any doubt exists as to the return of the
commoner. In fact, with the exception of the
CHANCELLOR,Of the EXCHEQUER, • all the
members of the Cabinet may be peers, and there
could be no difficulty in getting him returned
for some small borough under any administra-
tion. So that the law is nearly a dead letter ; it
may harass a Ministry occasionally, and obstruct
business even when that Ministry is supported by
the Commons and the voice of the country ; and
any Ministry that has not such a support could
not be benefitted, in the smallest degree, by the
very few votes which the abolition of the exist-
ing law would give them. The present session
has afforded a striking instance of the evil of
the system, owing to the caprice of a few electors
at Dudley. The abolition of the Imprisonment
for Debt Bill, the Local Courts Bill, and several
others for the improvement of the law have
been kept back two months, and probably not
more than one of them will be passed this ses-
sion ; and even if the member is returned by
the same constituency, an interruption of busi-
ness for a fortnight at least takes place. All
will admit this is a serious evil, and there can
be no reason for submitting to it, when it can
be remedied without infringing on the rights of
constituents. Were the member accepting of-
fice not required to vacate his seat till the end
of the session, there would be no interruption
to business, and the exercise of the privilege
which electors have of marking their opinion of
Government by the choice of candidates would
be postponed at most only a few months.

In the morning sitting of the Common's yes-
terday, the House went into Committee on the
Poor Laws' Amendment Bill, when Mr.
SCROPE moved an amendment to the 45th
clause, which was lost on a division of 40 to
148. In the evening sitting, a new writ was
ordered for Edinburgh, in the room of Mr.
ABERCROMBIE, who has accepted the office of
Master of the Mint. The House was shortly
afterwards counted out.

By the Paris papers of Monday we learn
that the Senate of Frankfort had consented that
their city should be garrisoned by Austrian
troops on and from the Ist inst. A private
letter from Madrid, dated the 28th ult., stated
that Count TORRENO was to be the new Mini-
ster of Finance, an appointment which it was
supposed would give very general satisfaction.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PA Is, .1E419.
Five per Cents., 106 f. 20c. 25c. 45e.
Four per Cents., 94f. 10c.
Three per Cents. '7Bf. 25c. 30c. 40e.
Bank Actions, 1,817 f. 50e.
Rente de Naples, 1151. 50c. 35c. 40c.
Roman Five per Cents., 97 9634.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 34%.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 47% %.
Royal Spanish Loan, 86.
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 77% 4
Belgian Loan, 183 i, Five per Cents., 99%.
EXCDANOE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25t. 22%c. ; money, c.
Three months,:paper, 25f. 32%c. ; money, —l. --c•
—Oars Authentique.

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.

BY EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS.

CAMBRIDGE, (THIS DAY), WEDNESDAY.
The polling commenced at nine o'clock. Sir Ed-
ward Sugden's party took possession of the ground at 8
o'clock, and are at this moment (ten o'clook) polling
5 to 1 against Mr. S. Rice. Large bodies of voters in his
interest are now going to the poll. You must not be
surprised if the numbers at twelve o'clock are
against Mr. Rice. It is said that every species of
bribery and corruption is going forward. Money was
flying in all directions at Barnwell last night. The
same person is here who figured so very con-
spicuously with money at the late Dudley :election
The following is the State of the Poll at—
TEN O'CLOCK.
Mr. Spring Rice
Sir E. Sugden
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
Mr. Spring Rice
Sir E. Sugden 320
HALF-PAST ELEVEN.
Mr. Spring Rice
Sir E. Sugden 343
A QUARTER TO TWFLVE.
Mr. Sprinc, Rice
Sir E. Sugden 362

61
149

We shall give the close of the poll this day at
four o'clock in a Second Edition this evening about
seven o'clock.

" Prince," said an applicant to Talleyrand,
" you have condescended to promise me your protec-
tion. There is such and such a place vacant—use
your influence to procure it for me." " Impossible,"
replied the Prince, " when a place is vacant it is
already given away."

A MAD PlG.—One of the city police, on
Thursday, discovered a pig quite in a rabid state in
John's-gate, which he instantly shot, and had thrown
into the river. In the course of the evening, some
brutes, for we cannot call them human beings, at-
tempted to take it out of the water, in order to expose
it for sale. The police having been informed of this
movement, had the animal taken up and burnt on the
Long Dock.--Limerick Star.

A lady of the emigration was accusing Louis
XVII I. of not being sufficiently royalist ; " and yet,"
said Talleyrand, " he has been at Gaud, and he is
quite ready to return to it again." This was carried
to the King, and caused a coolness between him and
theprince.