The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-15 00:00:00

EVANS'S merits, to entitle him to assume
such magisterial authority —to lecture Mr.
GROTE and Mr. CLAY On " the airs they take
upon themselves," and tell Lord ALTIIORP
he is not acquainted with the provisions of the
bill ? It certainly argues more virtue in the re-
presentative of a popular constituency, to op-
pose their views when wrong, than to join with
them in noisy clamour. This requires but little
virtue, and it has its proportionate reward. The
popularity required by time-serving is generally
as short-lived as it is unmerited. Cot EvANs
seems aware of the fact, and boasts (or, to use
his own words, takes upon himself airs), that

Lad his constituents been in favour of the bill,

he would have opposed it. That is the very
principle he blames in Mr. GROTE and
Mr. CLAY. It will be seen that Lord
ALTHORP proposed some alterations calcu-

lated to suit the views of those who object on
principle to some parts of the bill. He limits
the immunity of the commissioners, takes from

them the power of committing for contempt,
and allows them discretionary powers in granting
allowance out of doors to able-bodied persons.

We call attention to the subject of the Mid-
dlesex rate for the current quarter, which, as we
stated yesterday, is double the amount assessed
upon the county for the last two quarters.
The accounts of Sir ROBERT BAKER, as
Treasurer of the County of Middlesex, from
the 28th December, 1833, to the sth of April,
1834, may be thus analyzed

Dec. 28, 1833,
cash in hand
Arrears col-'
lected to sth
April, 1834.
Collected of'
thehalfpenny
rate made 9th
Jan. 1834, to
sth April.
Sundries re-'
ceived from
4th January
1834, to the
29th March,
1834.

Income.
1,441 17 6

8,948 3 6

6,318 8 8

920 12 11i

Expenditure.
From lstl
January
1834, to 13,501 901
sth of
April,
1834•

Cash, ba-
lance in} 4,127 13 6i
hand.

17,629 2 7i

X 17,629 2 7i

Besides this cash balance in hand of 4,1271.
13s. 6id., there are arrears due on the sth
April, 1834, amounting to 7,4911. 4s. Id.,
making together the sum of 11,6181. 17s. 74d.;
notwithstanding which a new rate was made by
the Justices on the 24th of April, 1834, of
one penny in the pound, or a sum total for the
current quarter of 21,997/. 17s. 4d., in the
following proportions throughout the county :

Westminster Division £5,371 10 8
Holborn Division 7,154 5 4
Finsbury Division 4 2,050 16 0
Tower Division
Kensington Division
Edmonton Hundred 450 8 8
Gore Hundred 231 17 8
Elthorne Hundred
Spelthorne Hundred 256 19 0
Isleworth Hundred 234 11 4
Extra-parochial places 221 4 0

£21,997 17 4
The demand on the parishes is made in this

[OM :

" To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor o
the Parish of , in the County o'
Middlesex. _ _

" In pursuance of ass Order of the General Quarter Ses-
sion of the Peace for the County, of which the above is a
copy, I do hereby demand of you, and require you, with-
in thirty days next ensuing the service hereof, to pay tame,
as Treasurer of the said County, at my office, at the Ses-
sions-house on Clerkenwell-green, in the said County,
the sum of pounds, shillings, pence,
being the quota of the above-mentioned rate assessed and
to be collected and levied upon the said parish ; and I do
hereby give you noticee that, in default of payment within
the said thirty days, I shall collect and levy the said sum,
as required by the said order within fourteen days there-
after. (Signed) " ROBERT BAKER.
" Dated this 25th day of April, 1834."
The information the rate-payers have is very
limited as to the future. The order states that
the accounts have been audited by a committee
of justices, and signed by three of them ; and
the accounts being now also audited by this
court, resolved and ordered that the said ac-
counts be and they are hereby allowed.
" And it having been made to appear to this court that
three-fourths and more of the moneys actually received by
the treasurer of the county on account of the last pre-
ceding rate, have been actually and duly expended—this
court doth order and direct that a general, fair, and equal
county rate, &c. &c., of one penny in the pound be made."
But there is not the slightest intimation to the
rate-payers why 21,9971. 17s. 4d. is required,
independent of the cash balance in hand and
the arrears. We think that some information
should be given in the shape of an estimate of
the expenditure for the current quarter, and we
do object very much to the accounts being
audited by the Justices only. Seeing the
advantages which publicity and improved ma-
nagement in the parochial expenditure of this
metropolis is effecting, we think that at the
audit, and at the making of the estimates, depu-
tations from each of the vestries particularly in-
terested in this large expenditure, should be
required to attend. This, we are sure, would
be highly beneficial.

The French papers received this morning
contain very little news. The Chamber of
Deputies was discussing the 36,000,000 f. re-
quired by the Minister as a supplementary vote
of credit. Arrests of persons suspected of con-
cern in the Lyons riots had taken place.

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MAY 13.
Five per Cents., 105 f. 45c ef.c.
Four and a Half per Cent, 991. 90c.
Four per Cents., 94f. —c.
Three per Cents. 79f. 45c. 50c.
Bank Actions, I,kof. 1810 f.
Rente de Naples, WI. 70c.
Roman Five per Cents., 97%.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 29M 29.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 443 g.
Royal Spanish Loan, 84%.
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 73%%
Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cent., 99::11.
Haytian Loan, 28•2 f. 50c.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 251.35 c. ; money, —l. —c.
Three months, paper, 251. 25c. ; money, —l. —c.
—(.ours duthentique.

The American papers to the 19th ult. have
reached town. The agitation relative to the
banks had assumed a very serious height. It
appears that there has been a great run on the
banks for gold.

The following are extracts from the German
Papers, received to-day :
LIEPSIC, MAY 4.—Our fair has not fully realised all
the expectations it had given rise to. The city was
thronged by an immense crowd of strangers, the popula-
tion having been at least doubled ; every house was filled
to the garrets, and not a bed could be had at any of the
inns, but the number of sellers was so great, compared
with that of the purchasers, and the quantity of wares
brought to the fair so considerable, that it was quite im-
possible for all the dealers to realise their expectations.
The manufacturers from Eberfeld were satisfied, but the
cloth and woollen dealers were not.—Frankfort Gazette,
May 10.
FRANKFORT, MAY 9.—The official journal of the free