The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

a charge yet more severe and terrible—an accusation
no less in importance than one of piracy. Upon
this point we must allow the correspondents of her
MAJESTY'S Government to speak in their own for-
-1 cible language. Addressing themselves to the Prime
Minister, they observe, then—" We would beg to call
your Lordship's attention in a special manner to the
compilation of English poetry lately published by the
Irish Education Commissioners. Of the book itself
we say nothing. But, though piracy be its founda-
tion, it is rather singular that the compiler should
seem not to know that there is such an Act on the
statute-book as the sth and 6th VICTORIA, cap. 45;
and not to suspect that his bold infringement of the
rights it has secured might be followed by actions at
law, and the suppression of the book at least in its
present shape. But though he may be ignorant of
the fact, your Lordship cannot fail to be aware that
the Commissioners have already had to pay no inconsi-
derable sum for similar invasions of private
property." In a note to the correspondence, as sub-
sequently published, it is added, that " in one case
at least 6001. of public money was paid by the Go-
vernment to compromise a case of piracy I" 'While
such things are liable to occur, in consequence of
the shameful scheme objected to, it is clear that rea •
sons exist for the speedy interposition of the Legisla-
ture to rectify the ills inflicted in the first instance
upon private individuals—in the next upon particu-
lar classes—and ultimately, it must be remarked,
upon the public at large, by requiring considerable
disbursements from the national Exchequer, by
way of compensation for the injuries dealt around
them by the agents of her MAJESTY'S Government.
Towards the close of their first and most powerful
appeal upon this subject directly to the First Minister
of the Crown, the two great publishing houses of
London, in Paternoster-row and Albemarle-street,
reminded Lord JOHN RUSSET L of the melancholy tes-
timony already afforded of the evils caused by the
Irish establishment for the publication of elementary
works for popular education, that is to say, the ruin
scattered among the booksellers in the sister country,
" the Irish booksellers," say the complainants, " being
the poorest of their class." The subsequent letters which
have passed between the Messrs. LONGMAN and Mr.
JOHN MURRAY on the one part, and the First Lord
of the Treasury on the other, are merely laconic eva-
sions in the latter instance, and emphatic reduplica-
tions of former arguments in the former; all tending
to convince the mind of the folly of persisting in the
present course in regard to the school-book publish-
ing system of the Irish establishment.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Siecle, the organ of General CAVAIGNAC, has
an article against the fusion, and an earnest remon-
strance against all attempts at revision of the Con-
stitution out of the prescribed limits.
A camp of cavalry is, says the Constitutionnel, being
established on a grand scale at Luneville ; the 6th
and 91 Cuirassiers, the 12th Dragoons, the 4th
Lancers, a battery of 2d Artillery, and tachments
of the engineers, &c., have arrived. These troops
have already executed some grand manoeuvres under
the orders of General REYAN. The PRESIDENT of
the Republic intends, it is said, to visit the camp.
On the breaking up of the camp, the regiments are
to ccme to Paris and the vicinity.
The Moniteur announces that a combat took place
at Oued-Sahel, near Jerjura, in Algeria, on the 10th
instant, between a body of French troops, under
Colonel D'A URELLE, and a body of Zouaves, under
the Dervich Bou-BAGIILA. The Zouaves were put
to flight by the French, the village of Selloum was
burnt, and a great number were killed. On the
part of the French one officer and ten men were
killed, and one officer and thirty-six men wounded.
Very little business was transacted on the Bourse.
The Five per Cents. opened at 92f. 50c., and closed
at 92f. 35c. The Three per Cents. closed at 571. 25c.
Orleans Railroad Shares, 8261. 25c.; Rouen, 6351.;
Havre, 2601.; Great Northern, 475 f.; Avignon, 207 f.
50c.; Vierzon, 437 f. 50e.; Basle, 145 f. ; Bordeaux,
4021. 50o.; Paris and Strasburg; 370 f.; Tours and
Nantes, 2771. 50e.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aran. 22.
Boulogne and Amiens, 974—Luxembourg, Is,4—Ditto,
314—Northern of France, 147/B—Paris and Strasbourg, 107,,
—Rouen and Havre, 101/2 ex div.—Sambre and Meuse, 4;i3
—Tours and Nantes, 61;4—West Flanders, 31,i.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived.

The Herald() announces that General ORTEGA
having left Madrid to exert his influence in the elec.
tions of Aragon, the Government had given orders
that he should be arrested. The same journal states
that the governor of the province of Valladolid had
been dismissed for having declared that he could not
prevent the election of M. ALONZO, author of the
amendment on the Ministerial Bill for the settlement
of the debt. General ESPARTERO had, it was said,
determined to take the active Presidency of the Pro-
gressist Committee for managing the elections, his
()pinion being that the time had arrived for the Pro-
gressi,ts to act. The honorary presidency had been
conferred on him as a mark of respect, when the
Committee was formed. The QUEEN, on the 17h,
took part, as usual, in the religious services of the
day, and washed the feet of six poor persons. She
then, accompanied by the KING, and attended by a
numerous suite, proceeded to visit the different
churches, all of which were crowded to excess.
Count DB WALESKI, the new French Ambassador,
arrived in Madrid on the 16th, and the Prussian
Minister left on leave of absence.
The Bolsa was closed.