The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-03 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The debate of last night will be read with curiosity at
least, if not anxiety, from end to end of the island. But
the conduct of Ministers will provoke feelings of a dif-
ferent class. We had hoped that they would not risk any-
thing in the nature of resistance to Mr. Ward's motion so
pitiful and unmanly as the previous question, upon a pro-
position too which, although Mr. Stanley had denied, his
late colleagues boasted of concurring in. But Lord Althorp,
reckoning on the eager support of the Conservatives, and
on that of the more timid and time-serving among the mere
Ministerial partisans, who look with horror on the possibi-
lity of a dissolution, announced at the Downing-street
meeting yesterday Ihat he would persist in the course on
which this day week he was afraid to venture, while he sopped
the more decent and plausible of his hearers, by promising
a commission to inquire into the state of ecclesiastical
,pro-
perty in Ireland, and of the relative numbers of the seve-
ral religious sects, all the important facts concerning which
are already on record in various authentic returns and
other publications. Delay, however, was necessary, and,
thanks to the perverse condition of parties, and to the low
state of Parliamentary intelligence and spirit, compared
with that of the people at large, the previous question was
swallowed, and the " commission" bolted down with it,
by a majority which, well as it served the turn of Ministers
for this one night, will be of little use to them on any
other ; the 120 conservatives, with Sir Robert Peel at
their head, not being very tractable, we believe, to the
general purposes of this fag-end Administration. At so
late an hour we cannot enter at large upon the topics
which grow out of last night's debate; we shall,
however, return to them, remarking now, that if
Mr. Ward's motion was nothing more than a pledge—and
what else could it be ?—of certain measures affecting the
Church of Ireland, there was no sort of reason adduced by
Lord Althorp, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Spring Rice, and the
rest of them, why they should not vote in favour of a reso-
lution, to the truth of which they one and all bore witness,
that the previous question was no pledge of any thing but
the repugnance of Ministers to have the question discussed
at all, and the commission no more a satisfaction to the
country than any one of the same class of costly, jobbing,
pompous, and unproductive humbugs with which the whole
kingdom has been deluged for the last two or three years.
We say again, that this majority will not be worth a single
farthing to the " lath-and-plaster" Cabinet. Indeed, the
Ministers themselves cannot be so destitute of sense and
feeling as to see any thing but humiliation in the victory of
last night. They are objects of profound pity. What,
then, shall be said of the nation governed by such men ?
But no more at present.— Times.
Lord Althorp, as was expected, moved the previous
question last night on Mr. Ward's resolution, and the
House of Commons, as was not expected, carried the pre-
vious question by a majority of 276, the division being 396
to 120. We have not room to offer any comments on this
result ; but our readers will probably consider the debate
of sufficient importance to read it through with attention,
and judge for themselves how far the representatives of the
people have acted in conformity with their wishes and their
interests. Both the summary and the Parliamentary re-
port will show that a commission of inquiry into the affairs
of the church of Ireland had been issued by the King be-
fore the Chancellor of the Exchequer rose in his place to
call for the confidence of the House of Commons.—Morn-
ing Herald.
It will be seen by the vote of last night in the House of
Commcms, that then was a great maprity in favour of the
course of policy pursised by his Majesty s Ministers with
respect to the Church of England and Ireland. The
amount of that majority neither has, nor can have, the
slightest influence either upon the opinion which we enter-
tained of the administration as a body, or upon the manner
in which we may deem it necessary to treat its conduct.
Leaving out of consideration, however, the rather inferior
materials, as compared with what might have been pro-
cured, it is in perfect accordance with the announcement
which we made yesterday, namely, "to give it a fair trial,
and to allow sound principle to predominate over talent
where fairly and fearlessly followed out," to declare that
the proceedings of last night, though not so energetic, bold,
and comprehensive as we wished to see, are nevertheless
calculated to win no inconsiderable portion of our approba-
tion. We cannot, we confess, see why the new Cabinet,
admitting as it.does the spirit of •Mr. Ward's resolutions,
should object to having them placed among the votes of
the house; but we are nevertheless content that good
should be done in any way, however inappropriate, and
hail, in consequence, with great satisfaction this first step
towards a more liberal policy on the part of the new Go-
vernment. It is also satisfactory to learn from Mr. Ellice,
and other members of his Majesty's Government, that
there is no disunion of sentiment amongst its members on
the present question ; and that when the results of the in-
quiry become known it will act upon them with proper
spirit and energy.— Morning Advertiser.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.

Our arrivals this morning are French, Hamburg, and
Mexican mails ; also an express from Lisbon. by the City
of Edinburgh. It appears that the fate of Don Miguel is
at length decided. After the battle of the 16th ult. he
succeeded in making his retreat as far as Evora, on the
road to Elvas, whence he could proceed no further, as a
division of Spaniards was posted at Montoyto, and would
have cut off his communication with Elvas by a flank
movement. His small army thus situated, Ge-
neral Lemos, who commanded them, wishing to
avoid the further effusion of blood, accepted of the
terms offered to Don Miguel and his army. Thus
has ended this long contested civil war, by permitting Don
Miguel to embark on board a British ship of war at any
' port he may choose in the Algarves, and it is supposed
that Don Carlos will accompany him.
It is now the general opinion that Spain will soon de-
mand of Portugal a reciprocal assistance of 10,000 men,
, under the command of General Saldanha, to conquer the
Carlists in Spain.
The Mexican mail, brought by the Stanmer packet, left
Tampico on the sth, and Vera Cruz on the 14th April.
i She brings a freight of 200,000 dollars, with satisfactory
news from that quarter. It appears that General Bravo
has submitted to the Government, on condition of retain-
ing his rank. The Bolana mines were looking well.

THE FUNDS.

The anxiously looked for debate took place last night in
the House of Commons, and has terminated in so large a
majority for ministers, as has rather surprised our city
speculators. Ministers are now expected to get through
the session without much difficulty.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 9214 for the Ac-
count, opened at 9234 X, at which price they are at pre-
sent, with little doing. Spanish has reached 39i ; Por-
tuguese, although such favourable information arrived this
morning, does not prosper, and may be quoted 7714.
We learn that Don Miguel has given up all the crown
jewels.

HALF-PAST ONE.

We understand that three expresses were received this
morning with the account of the surrender of Don Miguel,
one to our government, another to M. Silva, and the other
to the Portuguese ambassador.
Consols are firm, and maintain the price of 994 93
for the account, owing to the strength of the present admi-
nistration in the House of Commons.
Portuguese stock does not flourish at present ; but Spa-
nish is looking up, and done at 40.
We do not hear of any fresh arrivals at present.
Portuguese stock, 77k.
THREE 0' CL 0 or.
Consols for the Account, 92i 93.