The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-18 00:00:00

LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY IS, 1833.

The French Papers contain an interesting re-
port of the discussions of the Chamber of De-
puties (on the sittings of the 15th) on some
amendments relative to the Electoral Bill, in
which discussions Count D'HARCOURT dis-
tinguished himself, on the Ministerial side, by a
showy, eloquent, and sophistical speech, which
produced considerable effect on the Cham-
bers. The Amendments of the Peers, to the
Bill for repealing the law of the 19th January,
which proclaimed the anniversary of the death of
Louts XVI. a day of national mourning and
humiliation, were then taken into consideration
by the Chamber, when the Peers' amendments
were rejected by an immense majority, and the
law declared to be repealed.

The news from Constantinople, as mentioned
in the German Papers, is very scanty. The
Porte continues, as usual, in a most feverish,
unsettled condition, at one moment hoping for
the best, at another, anticipating the worst. The
foreign Ministers at Constantinople are said to
be extremely anxious for news from London,
respecting the success of the negotiation intrusted
to NAMIEK BEY.

At a meeting of the Delegates of the Metro-
politan Parishes, which took place on Wednes-
day, on the subject of the assessed taxes, Sir
JoHN C. HOBHOUSE (who was present) ob-
served that as the burden of these taxes fell prin-
cipally on the metropolis, he was apprehensive
that no great assistance could be expected from
the representatives of the rest of the country.
Sir JOHN, we trust, will find himself in error on
this point, for we have too good an opinion of
the public spirit of the majority of our Members
to suppose for an instant that they would be in-
different to the abolition of a glaring injustice,
merely because that injustice did not touch their
own pockets. Were they to attempt to legis-
late on such a narrow principle, they would be
unworthy of their confiding representatives, who
assuredly did not send them into Parliament for

the sole purpose of keeping a sharp look out
after the interests of number one, to the neglect of
other pressing interests. The assessed taxes are
unjust in principle, and offensive in the mode of
collection ; and whether the oppression be par-
tial or universal, it is still oppressive, and as such
should be studiously inquired into by a Re-
formed Parliament. But if Government fear
for the revenue in consequence of the removal
of such taxes, let them put on a graduated pro-
perty tax, which will then fall on the shoulders
most capable of bearing the burden. It must
come to this at last, be the obstacles what they
may ; so the sooner some such equitable expe-
dient is adopted, the better.

That the ballot is not, as has been asserted,
fading away from public recollection, the great
city meeting will, on Monday next, convince all
who are capable of conviction. The ballot, and
the repeal of the Septennial Acts, these are
the two cardinal points which the people must
never for an instant lose sight of. They are an
appendix to the Reform Bill, as necessary as a
glossary to the Scotch novels. They will, there-
fore, form two of the main topics of discussion
on Monday, infinitely, no doubt, to the asto-
nishment and confusion of those who fancied
that they would snugly and quietly slip out of
public recollection. Reform, without the ballot,
is, as the late elections have signally proved, at
best but a crude, unfinished affair, which leaves
the helpless as helpless as ever, and the oppresor,
all his former powers of oppression.

Baron ANTHONY DE ROTHSCHILD has ar-
rived from Paris after an absence of six months.
The Marquis of DoURo, accompanied by Sir
ROBERT WILSON, left Antwerp a few days since, for
Dunkirk, to pay their respects to the brave CHASSE.
On Monday the KING remained the whole
day in the Palace at Lille, chiefly engaged in affairs of
importance, but his MAJESTY received deputations from
the Municipal Body of the town of Tourcoine, and the
Consultative Chambers and Councils of Prud'hornmes,
and Manufactures of Tourcoing and Roubaix. A sapper
of the engineers, wounded at Antwerp, was admitted
into the presence of the KING, and remained a consider-
able time with his MAJESTY. It is reported that he is
hereafter to receive the riband of the Legion of Honour.
Great preparations were making for the ball in the even-
ing, which it is said would exceed in magnificence all
former fetes given in honour of the visits of Royalty.
The subscription list was closed, thoueh many persons
applied to put down th it names.— Galignani's Mes•
senyer.