The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1835.

A loan of twelve millions would not cover the deficit for
more than two years ; and in the meantime who would pay
the interest ? Or where could we look for the principal ?
If the people are oppressed by paying five millions a year
now, we ask what benefit could they be expected to derive
from adding to the principal the interest of that sum at
three and a half or four per cent ? And even presuming
them to be able to pay the interest of such a loan, in what
way is it proposed that it should be raised ? There is but
one answer to this question—by another tax, and thus, in-
stead of relief, the country would experience the greatest
possible augmentation of the general distress.
In the correctness of Mr. HUME'S views with respect to
cutting down the national expenditure in the diplomatic
service—in diminishing the standing Army--in revising and
curtailing the Pension List—in abolishing Naval, Military,
Ecclesiastical, and all other descriptions of sinecures,—rand
in doing away with Militia expences, we most heartily and
most entirely concur. The Hon. Member for Middlesex
is right in saying that if all these things were done, the Go-
vernment might afford to give up the Malt duty ; but, with
the best intentions possible, much delay must take place be-
fore this can be accomplished ; nor will such an event take
place during the continuance of the Tories in office. Of the
correctness of this assertion the country may rest well as-
sured ; for much as the Tories dislike a Property Tax they
would impose it on the country, rather than cleanse their foul
sources of corruption—these stagnant receptacles of the
worn-out tools of Courts and Governments.
With respect to the duty of opposing the Tories, we
shall only understand it to apply to those measures brought
forward by them against the interests of the community.
As a body, we hold them to be corrupt and despotical ;
but we will not attach blame to them for not doing what
no prudent Government would do, similarly circumstanced.

It will be seen that the Duke of WELLINGTON, last
night, stated, in reply to a question of Lord BROUGHAM,
that an Ambassador had been appointed to the Court of St.
Petersburgh, who would set out for that Court the first
convenient opportunity. This. Ambassador is of course the
Marquis of LONDONDERRY, whose proverbial sagacity—
foresight—acuteness—and vast reach of diplomatic expe-
rience—admirably qualify him to deal with such a wily set
of politicians as form the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh ! We
can imagine what a mere tool a man like NESSELRODE will
be, in the hands of this brightest of Peers. How will
Pozzo DI BORGO fret and fume, when he learns that an in-
tellect superior to his own, is for the future to watch over, sit
in judgment on, and, if possible, counteract his most cautious
and dexterous movements ? As for NICHOLAS, he, of
course, will abandon in despair all further designs on Tur-
key. A STRATFORD CANNING, or even a DURHAM, he
might possibly contrive to hood-wink on this point ; but
there can be no blinding the eyes of such an Argus as
LONDONDERRY. The House of Commons appeared to be
pretty much of the same opinion last night, for when Mr.
HUME happened to allude cursorily to the Marquis's appoint-
ment, the allusion was received with loud shouts of laughter,
which, we have little doubt, will be cordially responded to
by the St. Petersburgh Cabinet.

In the House of Lords last night the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON, in reply to some observations of Lord BROUGHAM
relative to the sailing of an English squadron from Malta,
the appointment of an Ambassador to the Court of St.
Petcrsburgh, and the death of the. Emperor of AUSTRIA,
stated that the movement of the squadron from Malta had
not been occasioned by any discussions with the Russian
Court ; that his MAJESTY bad already appointed an Am.
bassador to St. Petersburgh ; and that with respect to the
death of the Emperor FRANCIS, he could not be expected,
so soon after his decease, to state what would be the policy
of his successor.

In the House of Commons the chief business of the night
was the discussion on the Malt Tax, in which, after a
speech from the Marquis of CHANDOS, who brought for-
ward the motion, from Sir. R. PEEL, who opposed it, and
from many other Hon. Members, among whom were Sir
E. KNATCHBULL, Mr. P. THOMPSON, Mr. S. RICE, and
Sir J. GRAHAM, the motion was lost by a majority, in
favour of Ministers, of 158.

It gives us pleasure to find that Ministers have at length
seen the expediency of issuing a Commission to inquire
" into the several modes of punishment now authorized,
and in use, for the maintenance of discipline and the pre-
vention of crime in his Majesty's land forces ; and to re-
port whether, after a careful reference to all the circum-
stances and conditions under which the British army is
constituted and governed, and all the services which it is
called upon to perform, it may be practicable to dispense with
the power of inflicting corporal punishment, or to make
any other changes or modifications in the punishments now
applicable to offences committed by the soldier, without
detriment or danger to the paramount object of maintain-
ing strict discipline, and effectually repressing crime, in the
ranks of the British army, throughout all the various con-
tingencies of military service to which his Majesty's troops
are necessarily liable." If this investigation be conducted
in an impartial spirit—and we have no reason to suppose
otherwise—we are convinced that it will come to the con-
clusion, that the punishment of flogging should be wholly
done away with.

Wre have received the Paris papers of Monday, together
with intelligence from Madrid to the Ist instant. The
CITIZEN KING: has not yet succeeded in btmgling up a
Cabinet—for we entertain no hope that he will succeed in
renderinglhis work permanent. Marshal SOULT, Marshal
GERARD, Count MOLE, and M. TRIERS are each and all
stated by their respective partizans to have received the
Royal commands for selecting colleagues to form a Alinistry.
The news from the capital of Spain is not a jot more im-
portant. The QUEEN REGENT has, (very foolishly we pre-
sume to think) thought proper, in attending a public ball given
by Count TORENO, to insist upon striking all names out of the
list, who voted against the grant for the Conservatory of
Music. The vote was proposed as one of the items of the
Civil List, on the 26th ult., and was rather unceremoni-
ously rejected by the Chamber of Procuradores. Ever
since, her MAJESTY, the REGENT, has been in high dudgeon,
the Court in a ferment, and every thing in disorder. To
make the Procuradors sensible of the injury they-had done
the Royal feelings, her MAJESTY commanded that the
usual grant should be continued out of her own private
funds. The Infant Don FRANCESCO was among the
number of those who gave the obnoxious votes, and conse-
quently was among the excluded from the Royal presence
on this occasion.
FRENCH FUNDS—Pats, MARCH 9.
Five per Cents., 106 f. 90c. S6c. 90c.
Four per Cents., 96f. 25c.
Three per Cents., 70f. 50e. 6.5 c. 55c.
Bank Actions, 1,842 f. 50c. 1,841 f. 25c.
Rente de Naples. 96f. 20c. 20c. 25c.
Roman Five per Cents., 911%%.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 47 471 A 47.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 25%,
Royal Spanish Loan. ~714
Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent, 47% 47%.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 92%.
Haytian Loan. 390 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, —c. • money. 25f. 30c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 26c. ; money, 25f. 20c.
—emirs Authentique.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 107 f. ;
3 per Cents., 79f. The. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 47i ; 3 per Cent.
ditto, 28i ; Cortes, 47 ; Coupons, 25 ; Guebhard, 47%; Dif-
fer& 164 ; New Loan, 67/ ; Ducats, 96 40; Romans, 98i ;
Pedros, 92i ; Dutch, 56 50 ; Haytians, 390 f.

Brussels, German, and Swiss Journals have been received.
Their contents are of no importance. In the Northern
Cantons of Switzerland, the greatest preparations possible
are being made to maintain the rights and liberties of the
Republic, against the power of Austria.
VIENNA, FEB. 28.--Five per Cent. Metalliques, 96; Four
per Cent., 89 ; Bank Shares, I,22o.—Allgemeine Zeitung,
March 28.

Letters and Papers from Lisbon to the 24th ult. have
been received, which state that a partial change has taken
place in the Cabinet. No reason is assigned for this, ex-
cept the removal of the anomaly of Ministerksitting without
Portfeuilles be thought a sufficient one. The Duke of
PALMELLA has been appointed to take the Foreign De-
partment, in the room of Count VILLA REAL, who is
Minister of Marine. The Count's predecessor, M. FREIRE,
has gone to the Home Office, from which the Bishop of
COIMBRA, who has been raised to the peerage, has been
-moved. These changes have given great satisfaction to
Tu.
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the pek,,. -
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greatly weakei...,ng the opposition.
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tremely popular in all parts of & _ --.iblic. The poll-
together, and very frequently appear in pu.

tical conduct of Prince AUGUSTUS has been the subject of
much comment, and all parties unite in professing them-
selves satisfied with it. There was an absurd rumour cir-
culated some days since in Lisbon, stating that Don MI-
GUEL had again landed in Portugal ; but, on investigation,
it appears to be destitute of all foundation in fact. The
condition of all classes in Portugal is rapidly improving.

We understand it is in contemplation to collect, and
publish by subscription, the speeches on Reform delivered
by an Hon. Baronet in the House of Commons, since the
introduction of the Reform Bill in 1831. The work, it is
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