The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-05 00:00:00

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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1833.

We alluded a few days since to the negotia-
tions between the British and French Govern-
ments respecting the project of a commercial
treaty, and made some observations on the pro-
bable result of the mission of Dr. BOWRING,
Mr. VILLIERS, and Mr. POULETT THOMSON,
to France on the subject. We have since received
from an authentic source some particulars which
cannot fail to be interesting to our mercantile
readers.

The French Minister of Commerce has an-1
nounced his intention of submitting to the
Chamber of Deputies in the approaching session
a new tariff of duties, in which many very material
concessions to the mercantile interest generally,
and particularly to the merchants of this country,
will be made ; but he has not yet made any very
satisfactory communication to our Government
on the subject of the duties on British iron,
which in France amount to nearly 120 per cent.
He does not hesitate to avow his own conviction
that these duties ought to be materially reduced ;
but he dreads the influence of the French iron
trade, and is of opinion that very extensive con-
cessions indeed must be made by our Govern-
ment to secure the success of any measure for a
large reduction of the duty on British iron
imported into France.
In a former article on this subject, we stated
that great opposition would probably be made
in the French Chamber to any material conces-
sion to this country, unless we were prepared to
reduce largely the duty on French brandy. It
seems, however, that the opposition from the
brandy interest in France would be much less
than we were reasonably justified in anticipating.
The most powerful portion of that interest, the
Cognac growers, have no desire for the reduc-
tion of the duty here, as the high duty is the
source of a monopoly to them. The Cognac
brandies have the reputation of being the best,
and as the same duty is paid upon inferior
brandies as upon those of the finest qua-
lity, the produce of Cognac has the prefer-
' ence here to such an extent, that 7-Bths
of the growth of Cognac are consumed in
this country. If the duty were to be lowered,
the brandies of Cette, Charente, and other
places which do not enjoy a high repute,
would find their way into the English market,
and the monopoly which the Cognac growers
enjoy would, they imagine, no longer exist. The
opposition, therefore, from the brandy interest,
to any liberal commercial measure on the part of
the present Ministry, as regards this country,
would not be so great as to prevent its success.
The chief opposition will be on the part of
the iron masters, who have, or are supposed to
have, great influence in the French Chamber.
The equivalent held out to them by the British
Government—and here we speak from good
information—is a reduction and classification of
French wines, thus opening the English market
for the sale of those wines which suit the Eng-
lish palate, but which, although of most generous
quality, are almost unsaleable in France. This
ought to be a tempting offer, but we know not
yet how far it will be considered so by the French.

The eccentricity of Irish Judges has been
long proverbial, and the decorum of their
judicial conduct on the bench has been too often
sacrificed to the wit and humour of the national
character. But when their peculiarities degene-
rate into a vomit of political diatribes and party
orations--through the medium of addresses to
Grand Juries—some mode of cure must he de-
vised by the Legislature. Baron Sir W. SMITH,

long eminent for the pungency and officious dis-
play of judicial " Orange" orations, has been
recently exhibiting a disgusting sample of his
political sentiments to a Dublin Grand Jury.
Mr. Justice VANDELEUR was his sleeping
partner on this occasion ; but how far he parti-
cipated in the had taste and worse judgment of
his more active colleague, does not appear,
except that Mr. Justice VANDELEUR has
not publicly disclaimed participation in the
offensive charge. Our contemporaries very
properly contend that this nuisance must be
abated. No good government in Ireland can be
secured for that unhappy country, rent asunder
by political and religious factions, if the Judges
of the land are to be allowed to play these dra-
matic scenes with impunity. If the fiery ima-
gination and defective discretion of Sir W.
SMITH cannot be quieted, he must be removed
from his judicial office. We shall be much sur-
prised if the Nlarplis of WELLESLEY and Mr.
LITTLETON overlook such mummeries. They
might be passed over, or even lauded, under
the Orange Government of Sir ROBERT PEEL
and Mr. GOULBURN ; but Ireland is now to
be pacified, and its political evils remedied,
and those Judges who are opposed to
the new policy of Ministers must be re-
moved. We rejoice to see the political ma-
gistracy of Ireland purged, as in recent in-
stances, of degradation for neglect of duty.
The new Lord-Lieutenant must expect a corre-
sponding quantity of virulent party abuse from
the Orange press, and the Tory partisans of the
" high-steeple" party, but it will only prove
that better government is at length dawning on
Ireland.

American papers have been received bringing
intelligence from Buenos Ayres down to the
24th August, but they contain nothing of in-
terest. The situation of the Brazils is spoken
of as uneasy. The North American news is not
greater than that from the South. A steam-
boat, called the New England, had by some
accident blown up on Saturday, the 12th Oct.,
and killed and wounded fourteen persons.

STOCKS, OCT. 15.—Fifty shares United States Bank,
on time, 109 a: 100 do. do. do., on time, 109 i.

Mr. O'CONNELL is again in the field, with
Repeal for his war-cry. A few months since
this ingenious patriot discovered that the aboli-
tion of tithes was the one thing needful for
Ireland ; he has now found out that nothing
but Repeal—prompt, unqualified Repeal—can
be of the slightest national benefit. His late
study and seclusion have led him to this con-
clusion. In his philippic on the subject—
which graced the columns of yesterday's Sun—
he boldly announces his intention of nailing his
Repeal colours to the mast. Alas, then his
negotiations with 'Mr. LITTLETON are broken
off—the Whig did not bid high enough for the
Liberal—and DANIEL is once again a patriot !
" Our means to procure Repeal"—says this
well-paid Irish Cincinnatus—" daily accumu-
late." If by " our" he implies the " Rent,"
we fear Mr. O'CONNELL is somewhat too
poetic in his prose ; for we have good reason to
believe that this sort of " means" is daily falling
off to an extent most discouraging to a patriot.
Hence the present epistle, which, we have little
doubt, is meant to act as a refresher to the eight mil-
lions. Mr. O'CONNELL speaks with marvellous
rancour against the Coercion Bill. The subject
was a too tempting one to be thrown away, and
accordingly we are . assured that " that Bill was
the grossest insult ever offered by proud domi-
nation to a powerless, because an unorganized,
divided, and unprotected people. I know no-
thing more daring in principle, as a violation of
national rights, perpetrated upon Poland by
Russia, than the perpetration of the coercive law
by the British Ministry and their minions in
Ireland." This, to a certain extent, is true ;
the Coercive Bill was a monstrous act, and we
stoutly protested against it at the time ; but how
is it that Mr. O'CONNELL has been so slow
to record his opinion on the subject ? He
has now been upwards of three months in Ire-
' land ; has been constantly penning epistolary
Jeremiads on the subject of Irish wrongs ; yet,
if we mistake not—and we have perused
his letters attentively—this is the first time, since
the recess, that he has thought it worth his while
to let fly his Congreve rockets at the Coercive
Bill. If the Bill was really so monstrous, why
did he not tell us so at every fitting opportunity?
An attack on the measure would have made a
capital postscript for each of his numerous letters.
But no, he was thinking of other matters. He
was studying Repeal, and had not leisure to get
up the requisite amount of passion. But now
the case is altered. The term of study is com-
pleted, and DANIEL, having had a narrow escape
of place, is himself again.

We learn from undoubted authority that
Mr. Littleton has ordered the dismissal of Colonel Verner,
of Armagh, from the commission of the peace, for neg-
lect of duty, as respected some proceeding of the Orange-
men in the north.— Corh Evening Herald.

PHILOSOPHY OF LAUGHTER.—A hearty
laugh occasionally is an act of wisdom ; it shakes the
cobwebs out of a man's brains, and the hypochondria
from his ribs, far more effectually than either champagne
or blue pills.

A SCENE AT COURT !—An attorney,
whose practice was, as Persons would say, confined to the
crown, or half crown business, delayed later than usual
to obtain the necessary instructions from his clients, in so
much that he was obliged and allowed to accompany some
of them into the dock, where the gaoler being a bit of a
wag, locked the legal adviser in with his accused clients.
The Court was about to sit, and the Attorney, perceiving
his awkward predicament, was precipitately effecting his
retreat over the spikes, upon which he was caught just at
the moment that Chief Justice Downes appeared at the
side curtain of the bench, and espying the clambering
Agent, cried out—
Chief Justice—" Gaolor, look to your prisoner."
Attorney—" My Lord, my Lord !"
Chief Justice— " Gaoler, I say, your prisoner."
Attorney—" Lord, I'm an Attorney."
Chief Justice—" I'm sorry fur it—l'm a ighty sorry."
Attorney—" My Lord—l am guilty
Chief Justice—" Prisoner, don't commit yourself."
Attorney—" There's no charge against me, my Lord."
--(somewhat recovering.)
Chief Justice—" You'll be tried by your King and
your country."
Attorney—" I say, my Lord, I'm not a prisoner ;
there's no indictment whatever."
Chief Justice...." You'll be discharged, then, by pro-
clamation."

The convulsion of laughter was here s 9 great and so
general that it was some time before an explanation could
be effected.... Cork Evening Herald.

COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

COLEMAN V. SMITHIES.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, in this long litigated
case, that a receiver should be appointed of the real and
personal estates of the late Mr. Kinnersley. Mr. Kin-
nersley left considerable debts, and very extensive estates.
His heiress married a Mr. Smithies, who, with his wife,
executed certain deeds, conveying the lands of Mr. Kin-
❑ersley to trustees, upon trust to pay the debts of the de-
ceased. Delay arose, and misunderstanding having arisen
amongst the creditors, they formed themselves into two
sets, each of whom tiled a bill for the administration
of the assets. Mr. Smithies subsequently filed a
third bill, contending the deeds executed by himself
and his wife had been obtained in fraud ; or, at any rate,
that they were only intended to be operative over the
lands of the late Mr. Kinnersley, to the extent of 12,000/.
That bill was dismissed. Mr. Smithies has been allowed
to remain in possession of the property since the death of
Mr. Kinnersley, which took place in ISM. It was con-
tended now, by the Attorney-General, that as no rational
argument could be raised why the creditors should he kept
out of their debts any longer, a receiver ought forthwith to
go. He believed the whole of the property would not pay
more than 10s. in the pound.
Mr. RUSSELL followed on the same side.
Sir EDWARD SUGDEN and Mr. WILBRAHAM opposed
the motion. This had been universally admitted to
be one of the hardest cases that had ever been brought
forward in a Court of Justice, as reg irded Mr. Smithies
and his family. They had acted under the advice, for
many years, of the late Sir Anthony Hart, in the full
confidence that the estates could not be taken from them,
and under this persuasion bad laid out large sums of
money upon them. There bad been a mistake in the
granting of the trust deeds; they had been induced in
executing them to give away the best part of their estates
without any consideration, and as far as that went they
were now bound to submit. The creditors, however, had
not proved their debts, and the Learned Council had no
objection to a receiver being appointed of the outstanding
debts, but submitted that the Court would not appoint
the receiver also to take possession of the rents and
profits of the real estates, it not having been shown that
those rents and profits would he required for the payment
of Mr. Kinnersley's debts.
The LORD CHANCELLOR'S only doubt was, whether a
receiver should now be appointed of the rents and estates,
as well as of the out-standing personal assets, or whether
he should be appointed merely of the out-standing debts,
and that Mr. Smithies should be permitted to remain in
possession of the real estates, giving security for the forth-
coming of the rents and profits, if they should hereafter
be required.
Sir EDWARD SUGDEN bad no objection to the order
being made at once in these terms, and the receiver was
accordingly ordered. It was also directed that the clients
of Mr. Pepys should have the carriage of this order, al-
though an order made in two of the causes.