The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-10 00:00:00

their virtuous effort, and it is now quite in vain for
any man or confederacy of men, to enslave them
against their will. In fact, none can be enslaved
who resolve to be free.

The proceedings of the States-General of
Holland, as communicated in the Dutch papers
are, so far as they have gone, without much in-
terest. Amendments were called for in the finan-
cial bills proposed by the government, and the ob-
jections which gave rise to them were transmitted
to Government. Some modifications are to be
made in the civil code, and there was to be a
public sitting of the Second Chamber on Tues-

day. Much discontent has been expressed, as
to the want of information on the most material
point submitted to the consideration of the
States—viz., the means by which a definitive
arrangement may be brought about :

The Amsterdam Courant announces that the King,
the Prince and the Princess of Orange, and Prince
Frederick, are to visit the capital to-morrow. Baron
Fagel having left the Hague for London, it has been
reported that he is sent on a mission to our Govern-
ment. The Dutch papers, however, assert that his
journey has no political object.
The interchange of couriers between the Hague and
Vienna is stated to be remarkably frequent. During
the last week several arrivals and departures took
place.

On Monday some considerable purchases were made
on English account in the Dutch 5 per Cents., which
occasioned a rise of that stock. The prices at 5 o'clock
were—Dutch 5 per Cents., 961 ; 2i per Cents., 50
3-16; Spanish 5 per Cents. Perpetuelles, 62-k ; 3 per
Cents. ditto, 41 ; Cortes, 23k.

The only news relative to Spain will be found
the following paragraphs :

BAYONNE, APRIL 1.--The rebellion, which had
been nearly stifled in Biscay, has broken out again
since a great part of the Queen's troops have been
withdrawn into Navarre. Brigadier Espartero has,
however, given to the insurgents a new lesson. They
were found intrenched in the convent of Bursegna,
and were determined from this post to defend the
bridge. They made a very obstinate resistance, but
were at length dislodged, with the loss of 30 men
killed, and as many prisoners. Castor, their chief,
effected his escape.' The monks were chained toge-
ther, and thus conducted to Bilboa, where the people
received them with cries of " Put them to death."
BARCELONA, MARCH 28.—The province is still tran-
quil, and the attempt made to organize bands has not
succeeded, owing to the excellent spirit of the inhabi-
tants, and to the activity of Captain-General Llauder.
A band of 35 men, formed by a priest, Mosen Antonio
Perez, has been totally destroyed ; the chief, and ten
of his followers, who have been taken, alone escaped
with life. This capture is due to the Urban Militia
and to the Miquelets of the province. In the environs
of Salamanca another band of 70 men, formed under
the command of a chief named Manuel Matas, has been
dispersed, with the loss of several men killed and taken
prisoners. The women of Cabazuela and Alca Nueva,
left alone in the village, seized two of the insurgents,
bound them, and gave them up to the authorities :
during the night they lit up their houses, fearing an
attack, and provided themselves with stones and boil-
ing water, in order to make resistance if necessary.

It is rumoured that the vacant Lordship of
the Admiralty has been offered to Admiral
PARKER. We hope this report is well founded.
Admiral PARKER is a meritorious officer, and
has conducted himself with equal firmness and
prudence in the difficult position in which he
has been placed as Commander-in-Chief of the
Fleet of Observation in the Tagus.

The French papers quote a letter from Rome,
dated the 22d ult., as follows :
" In consequence of the order given by the Papal
Government to the representative of Donna Maria to
remove the escutcheon bearing the arms of Portugal
from the door of his hotel, the Ambassador addressed
a note to the representatives of France and England.
These diplomatists immediately despatched a note to
the Secretary of State, expressing surprise that a
power like Portugal, acknowledged by England and
France, should not be so by the Papal Government ;
and declared that any insult offered to the Portuguese
Government would be considered by them as offered to
the sovereigns they had the honour to represent, those
sovereigns being the allies of Portugal. It is not
known what course the Papal Government will take.
It is said the Government is about to send 1,000 sol-
diers to take possession of the Republic of San Marino."
When we some time since stated the fact that
such an order had been given, a flat contradic-
tion was given to it in an article from Rome,
copied into the French papers. It appears,
however, at last to be admitted that the Papal
Government did offer this insult to the Portu-
guese Government, although it was very pro-
perly resented by the representatives of France
and England. Both MIGUEL and Don
CARLOS receive the best aid from his HOLI-
NESS, which he is able to render, and would, no
doubt, in return, re-establish the Inquisition, if
that were possible, in the event of the over-
throw of the new Governments. The Queen
Regent of SPAIN has very properly issued
Decrees, which have been published in the
Madrid Gazettes, by which the property of the
clergy who quit their houses to join the rebels,
as also of those who assist them, shall be con-
fiscated, and the proceeds applied as follows :
" Art. 8. The fund of temporalities which may
result from the provisions of this my Royal decree will ,
be applied to the payment of the pensions which I shall I,
assign to the parents, widows, and orphans of the
loyal Spaniards who may die in defence of the throne

hence the importance of his having for those
Ministers men of good temper, combined with
principle and a high sense of honour.

We trust we may assert with confidence that,
although the machinations of the Northern
Powers, and the intrigues of his colleagues, have
forced the Due de BROGLIE from an office
which he has long been disposed to resign, they
have failed completely in producing that estrange-
ment between France and England, which it

was their object to produce. It was formerly
their plan to alarm England with the revolu-
tionary spirit of France. Their tactics are
changed—their objects are the same. They
are now seeking to excite in France a jealousy
of England, and to profess, at the expense of
the latter, a preference of the former.

The Brussels papers contain nothing worthy
of notice beyond the fact that tranquillity has
been restored. Better arrangements will pro-
bably be made for the future. The Orange
party have gained nothing but the gratification
of their passion, for mischief.
This affair has shown the weakness of the
Orange faction, and is a fresh proof of the
folly of the schemes of the three great powers
of Europe, who aimed to unite those who had
no common feelings or interests to bind them.
The Belgians naturally looked on the attempt
to enforce such a compact as a degradation, and
as soon as they were able they established anew
their independence. England and France aided