The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-19 00:00:00

most entire overthrow of all existing proprietary
rights. The possessions of the Church were
the first subjects of confiscation ; the virtual ex-
tinction of all claims upon the Exchequer was
then easily accomplished by the stratagem of
the assignats ; before the revolution had run its
course, there were not many landed estates in
France which had not been transferred by vio-
lence to new occupants ; under the Convention
the very possession of property—the mere dis-
tinction of wealth had been as dangerous to the
possessors as ever it was under the worst Asiatic
despotism—and it is plain, that to the accumu-
lation at least of property there must, therefore,
have been an end, had it been possible for that
democratic anarchy to have preserved its exis-
tence." It is curious enough that almost the
only States in which much capital has been em-
barked have been democracies ; witness the
splendid works of Athens and its colonies, the
edifices, the canals of irrigation, the splendid
aqueducts of the republics of Tuscany and Lom-
bardy. As to France, the cheating of the public
creditors by assignats was no doubt unjust ; but
Austria and several other Monarchies have done
the same. But it is not true that the estates of
individuals were confiscated to any such amount
as stated. Niebuhr, a man who took immense
pains to obtain accurate information, says, vol.
2, p. 317---,, The far greater part of the landed
estates which belonged to the nobility in France
before the revolution are still in their hands, not-
withstanding the confiscations." Of course, the
estates belonging to those who were not loyalists,
and remained in the country, whether Nobles or
Roturiers, were not confiscated. These exag-
gerations are ridiculous.—Morning Chronicle.

SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,

IM PERIAL P A RUA MEM'

OF THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat a few minutes
liter Five o'clock.

Lord DUREIAM moved that the evidence taken before
the Irish Tithe Committee be printed.—Ordered.
The Doke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
the operatives engaged in the glove trade at Mil-
hourne Port, praying that the importation of foreign
gloves be prohibited.

Lord BEXLEY presented a petition from the mer-
chants of Bombay against Puttees.

Lord ELLE,NiBoROUGH hoped that whatever it
might be considered necessary to do in relation to that
question, would be considered without reference to the
great question of the charter.

Mr: BERNAL and others brought up a Bill for consoli-
dating the office of Surveyor-General with that of the
Woods and Forests, and another Bill, the name of which
we could not catch.

Mr. Tomlins, from the Treasury, presented papers.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said his Majesty, on the
first day of the session, had told the House a treaty had
been concluded between the five Powers, relative to
the affairs of Belgium, and it would shortly be laid
before the House. That had never been done, and
it was a matter of general notoriety, that though that
treaty ought to have been ratified on the 15th of the
present month, it had not yet been done. He gave
notice that on this day week he would bring the question
before the House.

Viscount STRANGFORD gave notice that he would
take an early opportunity of bringing forward a motion,
which would bring the question of the depressed state of
the shipping before the House. He was sorry to see that
the Ministry were entering into other relations with France
before that Power concluded those which they had
entered into before, by which the shipping inte-
rest of this country had suffered so much.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH had moved for papers
relative to our present position with Canton, five
weeks ago, and then was told by the Noble Earl
at the head of his Majesty's Government, that important
information had only recently been received, but it would
he laid before their Lordships on an early occasion. He
now wished to know when that information would be
produced ?

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in the absence of
Earl Grey, could only say that very important informa-
tion, connected with that subject, had been received
within the last forty.eight hours. There was no wish to
withhold any of that information, and it would early be
laid on the table.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took his seat at Four o'clock.

Lord SANDON brought in a Bill to enable the Liver-
pool Marine Insurance Company to sue and be sued in the
name of the Chairman for the time being, which was read
a first time.

Mr. KNIGHT moved for, and obtained leave to bring
in:a Bill to enable the Master of the Rolls, in Ireland, to
try his right to appoint the Secretary to the Rolls Court.
The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said he had given notice
of this motion, and he understood that the Attorney and
Solicitor-General had no objection to the Bill.
Mr. STRICKLAND presented a petition from the in-
habitants of a town in the East Riding of the county of
York against the General Registry Bill.
Sir E. SUGDEN was formerly of opinion that this
Bill ought not to be allowed to pass. At all events, it
should not be forced on while the time of the House
was so much occupied with the Reform Bills. The House
was not in a frame of mind to enter calmly into the dis-
cussion of such questions as this Bill involved. Besides
there was no cause why this Bill should be hurried.
Mr. CAMPBELL was anxious that the Bill should
receive a full and calm discussion, but he did not antici-
pate that there would be any difficulty in obtaining that
attention to it which the subject deserved, without post-
poning it until the Reform Bills were disposed of. He was
confident that the great and comprehensive mind of his
Hon. and Learned Friend (Sir E. Sugdea) could embrace
not only the Reform Bills, but the General Registry Bill,
at one and the same time.

After a few observations from Mr. C. Pelham, Mr.
Hume, Mr. C. Ferguson, Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. Sand.
ford, and Sir R. Vyvyan, the petition was read and or.
deed to be printed.