The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-17 00:00:00

always levied to this extent, 'let- the price be
what it may. A- certain revenue may thus •be
at all times relied upon from this source, for
even .with a sufficiency we should (again as we
did before 1815) export grain of one descrip-
tion and quality, and import it of another ; and
we must always import to the extent of the de-
ficiency of the _ home growth. With such a
duty, and in such a state of things, the coil-
sumer will share with the home grower the con-
sequences of a ' bad harvest. He would share
them if, there were no law upon the subject, and
no law should be so made as to interfere with
the natural course of things, by the operation
of which the home grower would receive relief
through exportation in abundant seasons, and
in bad seasons he would still have a preference
in the home market, of which he is deprived by
the operation of the present law.

We hope that during the holidays Lord
ALTHORP will turn his attention to the pro-
posed reduction of the stamp duty on news-
papers, the proprietors of which both in town
and country have reason to complain, and do
(for the most part) seriously complain, of a
seeming breaCh of faith on the part of the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. They
made arrangements in expectation that the duty
would be IreduCed, which have exposed them to
great inconvekkience. and expense; and they have
a right to expect that unless some good reason
can be assigned for a change of purpose
their interests shall not be lost sight of. The
Government little estimates the support it has
lost by attending to the representations of the
few to the neglect of the interests of the many.
We are persuaded the revenue would be in-
creased by the change, and the two-penny trash
would find less demand as the consequence.

We observe that one of the speakers at the
meeting of the Protestant Society held to day,
asserted that the dissenters paid Lord JOHN
RUSSELL'S election expenses in Devonshire.
Perhaps that gentleman will take the trouble to
inform the public how much money the com-
mittee of dissenters collected for this purpose,
and what they paid.

The French papers contain a continuation
of the debate on the Arms Bill. Four of the
articles were adopted. It was expected that the
rest would be agreed to, and that the bill would
pass on Thursday.
The King of SARDINIA has obtained a
loan from four bankers at Paris.
M. REMISSA is said to have refused the
Ministry of the Finances in Spain. Don CAR-
LOS has issued a foolish protest against any
loan to the QUEEN'S Government. General
VALDEZ Will, it is reported, succeed General
RoDIL, who is to take the command now held
by QUESADA.

Don CARLOS, Don MIGUEL, and the Infanta
Donna Is ABEL MARIA, hope, it appears, to
find refuge (when defeated) in Elvas, the
strongest fortress in Portugal. The Miguelites
are deserting from Santarem daily. The Lisbon
Correspondent of a Morning Paper states, that
intelligence had been received at Lisbon that
the Duke of TERCEIRA had taken possession
of Coimbra. This is very probable, but wants
confirmation.

FRENCH FUNI,S.—PARIS, MAT 15.
Five per Cents., 105 f. 55c 1. 6f. sc.
Three per Cents., 7Pf. 50c. B.lc.
Bank Actions, 1,817 f. s°c.
Rente de Naples, 971..—c.
Roman Five per Cents., 9614.
Bente Espagne, Five per Cents., 2814.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Colts., 44X.
Bova Spanish Loan, 84
Rente Perpet. d'Espaeue, Five per. Cents., 71%.
Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cent., 99%.

EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
Ime month, paper, 25f. 35;,. ; money, 25f. 35c.
Three months, paper, 25C 25c. ; money, 25f. 25c.
—('oars Authentigoe.

The German papers contain nothing of great
interest. It appears that there were to be five
more sittings of the Congress at Vienna after
the sth May.
It is also stated that some Poles, with the
approbation of the Russian government, have
sent an agent to Paris to claim payment, of a
very old debt due by Vienna to Poland. The
best way to discharge it will be to sustain those
refugees whom the autocrat has driven from
their father-land. If there be indeed any money
due by France, it might be applied in such a
manner as to form a colony of Poles in some

new country.
VIENNA, MAY 6.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 99
1-16th ; Four per Cent., 89%; Bank Shares, 1,268.
Allgemeine Zeitung, May 11. ,

Letters are in town from Madrid, stating as
positive, that immediately after the signing
of the treaty at Madrid, the War Minister
despatched orders to Cadiz, Badajos, and all
the frontier towns, to send into Portugal all the
disposable troops they could muster.