The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 183

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1835.

In the Times of this day there is a truculent attack
on the present Cabinet, in which they are threatened
at no very remote period, with all sorts of disasters
and disgraces : the " giant strength of our Constitu-
tional monarchy"—we always imagined, on the Tories'
own showing, that the Constitution was, if not dead
and buried, at any rate in the last stage of a galloping
decline—is invoked to " push" the Whigs from their
official " stools ;"—in short, they are to be shown no
quarter, but to be got iid of at all hazards—a con-
summation which our Contemporary thinks will be best
brought about, by allowing them, for the present, to
have their full swing. If they b 9 but allowed rope
enough, he makes no doubt that they will soon hang
themselves. In the very midst, however, of his dis-
mal Anti-Whig denunciations and prophecies, a gleam
of pity breaks in upon our Contemporary, like a feeble
sun-burst in the thick of a November fog ; and, for

the last time, he solemnly—indeed, almost affection-
ately—implores " Lord MELBOURNE and his col-
leagues to remember that they are Englishmen."
Now, it, is scarcely three weeks since this consistent
monitor objected to this very Cabinet, whom he now
conjures to bear in mind that they are " Englishmen,"
that they were all " Scotch and Irish foreigners ;" and
consequently were the last people in the world fit to
be entrusted with the destinies of Great Britain.
Perhaps to-morrow he may discover that they are
Ashantees, and the day after, that they are of the
Cherokee or Chickasaw tribe. A journal must be
far gone in desperation when it forgets to-day what it
said yesterday.

It is almost a work of supererogation to point out
the tergiversations and inconsistencies of the Times ;
yet they are sometimes so amusing from their very
grossness, that we cannot help noticing them now
and then. The subjects upon which this profligate
journal has been ringing the changes for months past
are the appropriation of the useless revenue of the
Irish Church to the purposes of moral education,
and the supposed alliance of the Government with Mr.
O'CONNELL. The effrontery with which it has
unsaid every word of what it swore last year on
the first of these points is without example, even
in its own history, and has been this day ex-
hibited in a striking light. by a Morning Con-
temporary, to ,whom the public is much indebted
for the perseverance with which he pursues the impostor
through his tortuous track, and exposes him to the
people's view in all the deformity of his nature. The
office, we allow, is not the most pleasant in itself
—but it is the more meritorious, since it can be
undertaken only from a sense of public duty.
Our fear is that belief will be staggered by abso-
lute contrariety—not the discrepancy merely—but
the downright and positive opposition of the sen-
timents in the extracts from the Times, which the
Chronicle has placed in parallel columns. " Must
there not," people will say, " be some mistake
in this ? Is it possible that these extracts can
be taken from the same Paper ? Can human
hardihood have screwed itself to such a pitch as
to set all principle at open defiance, and thus riot in
self-proclaimed infamy ? " Well may such reflections
pass through the mind, when human nature is displayed
under so degraded an aspect.

We have received the French Journals of Monday
and Tuesday. Their contents are not important, with
the exception of a long article in the Moniteur on the
African expedition, which will be found in another
part of The Sun. The Journal des Debats has a
second article on the attack made upon it by the Jour-
nal de St. Petersburg-, from which we have extracted
all that appeared to us particularly deserving of atten-
tion. It will well repay the trouble of a careful
perusal.

The French Journals state, on the authority of pri-
vate letters, that Lord DURHAM is very far from being
pleased with the conduct of the Court of Russia, and
that the CZAR has not taken the trouble to explain
away anything calculated to wound the pride of the
Noble Lord. We cannot undertake to say that such
rumours are entirely groundless ; but we have no doubt
that Lord DURHAM will act as becomes the Represen-
tative of agreat, free, and independent people. A liberal
Morning Contemporary has repeatedly denied that Lord
DURHAM'S reception by the Court of St. Petersburgh
was marked by coldness ; on the contrary, it asserts in
an article of this clay, that his Lordship was received by
the CZAR with every mark of unequivocal esteem.
This, too, may be correct for what we know to the con-
trary. But be the matter as it may, we do hope that
Lord DußnAm will not lose sight of the treaty of
Vienna. The people of this country are impatient of
Russian domination ; they would even rejoice were
Lord DURHAM to feel himself under the necessity of
demanding his passports. Without a war Poland
cannot be reinstated ; and. England has vowed that
Poland shall not remain a Russian province.
There is no domestic news of any moment in the
French Journals. The Court of Peers sat on Monday
and Tuesday, bat its proceedings were below regard.
The humbug trials continue to be prosecnted with
what the Court calls vigour, but which we term stupid

obstinacy.
Pettis, DEC. '22.-A letter from Toulon of the 17th
of December, informs us that, " Persons whom I have all
reason to believe well informed, positively affirm to-day that
the island of Sardinia is still in a state of insurrection against
the Government of Charles Albert ; the people of the
island are seriously disposed to make a rigorous resistance
to any attempt that may be made by the squadron now in
the port of Genoa. The peasantry of Sardinia have refused
to pay certain taxes which are very burdensome ; hence
acts of brutality were committed by the authorities of the
island, which led to the insurrection.
" I repeat it, the persons from whom I received these
particulars are in a situation to be well informed. They
add, that it is the firm resolution of the Sardinians to oppose
by force the landing of the troops, which the Government
cannot fail to send against them. There is every reason to
believe that the island will remain independent."-Constitu-
tionnel.
The Gcrette says, that General Marato is thought of for
the Chief Command of the Carlists in Catalonia. It says
also, that Lopez, who commands the bands in Galicia,
having learnt that the Captain-General had offered a re-
ward of 40,000 reals for Isis head, has, on his part, offered
a reward of 80,000 reals for the head of the Captain-Ge-
neral.-Messager, Dec. 22.
FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, DECEMBER 21.
Five per Cents., 10Sf. 2tic. 10c. 30c.
Four and a Half ner Cents. 10If. 75c.
Four per Cents., 99f. 25c. 50c.
Three per Cents. 721. 25c. 25e. 40c. 45c.
Bank Actions, 2,145 f. 2,140 f.
Rente de Naples, 97f. bc. 20c. 25c.
Roman Five per Cents., 101
_ftente d'Espagne, Five per Cents. 3534.
iientePerpet.d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 35h.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 85.
Haytian Loan, 393£,
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 2A 55c. ; money, 231 52t4c.
Three months, paper, 95f. 40c. ; money, 25f. 37,2 c.
-C'ours 4uthentique.
FRENCH FUNDS.-Panic, DECEMBER 22.
Five per Cents., 108 f. 55c. 55c.
Four per Cents., 1;9f.50c.
Three per Cents., 79f. Mc. 70c. 75c.
[lank Actions, 2140 f. 2,145 f.
Rente de Naples, 97f. 40c. 35c.
Roman Five per Cents., 10114.
Royal Spanish Loan, Si 33%.
Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 3C.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 1011,4
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 85,
Portuguese Three per Cents. 5114 N.
Haytian Loan, 395 f.
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
Ohne mont, paper, 25c. 55c. ; money, 25f. 524,c.
ree monhths, paper, 25f. 40e. ; money, 25f. 371,4 c
-Cour: Authentiaue.
Boustsx THREE O'CLOCE.-It has been reported that the
Bank will take in its name, and pay for it 1,500 f. or 3,000
Rentes or upwards, to every one who will deposit 10,000 f. for
every 1,500 f. Routes. This will enable the speculators of
every description to buy stock for ready money, if they have
only a fourth of the required capital in money. The 3 per
Cents. have risen in consequence to 79f. 85c., with a firm
market.
The Spanish stocks are in great demand. Several couriers
have arrived from Madrid with accounts of the 15th. It ap-
pears that some financial plan, which has been long in discus-
sion between Mendizabal and some eminent capitalists, is on
the point of being executed. The Coupons of Cortes and
Differes will be much privileged by the said plan. The Ac-
tives are at 49.
QUARTER TO FOUR.-Five per Cents., 108 f. 60c. ; Three
per Cents., 79f. 90c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, -; Three
per Cents. Spanish, -; Cortes, -; Coupons, 254 ; Gueb-
hards, 36i ; Differes, Isi; New Loan, -; Actives, 49i;
Passives, 15 ; Ducats, 97 65; Romans, 101 i; Pedras, 85 ;
Belgians, 1014 • Dutch, -f. -c. ; Haytians, 395 f. -c. ;
Miguels, -;Brabant Bank, -; Belgian Bank, -; Con-
tinuation, -c. ; New Differes, 254 ; Five per Cent. Perpe-
iuelles,

Letters and Papers from Madrid to the 16th inst.
have been received. The Cabinet yet remains to be com-
pleted—greatly to the hardship of M. NENDIZABAL,
who is obliged to discharge the duties of four Minis-
ters. This he does without remuneration of any kind,
save the love and gratitude of his countrymen. It
was, however, rumoured at the date of these letters and
journals, that the arrangements for filling up the Minis-

try were almost completed. The Report .ran thus :
M. MENDIZABAL was to remain President of the
Council ; M. GALLIANO to take the Portfolio of the
Marine ; M. FERRER that of the Treasury ; M. AR-
GUELLES to succeed M. Los HERDS in the Depart-
ment of the Interior; Count ALArADoVAR, now on a
Ministerial mission to the Army of the North, and
GOMEZ BECANA, were to retain their respective.Port7
folios.

The accounts from the North were exceedingly fa-
vourable. Considerable delays had taken place in ex-
pediting the business of the Chambers, in consequence
of the illness of several members of the different Com-
mittees.

Brussels and German Papers have been received.
Extracts from them are given in another column. It
seems, that any attention shown to a British Minister
by the PORTE, is calculated to give rise to sensations o
wonder in the brains of our German Contemporaries.
This truly is very odd I Surely England is not so
insignificant a Power that she is not to be recognized
in the presence of Russian spies ?

Distinguished as Lord STANHOPE is for talking
nonsense, lie outdid himself in this department of
eloquence at the first Meeting of the Central Agricul-
tural Association held the other day at the Free-
mason's Tavern. Why the Noble Lord was put for-
ward as the mouth-piece of the landlords, we do not
presume to conjecture. He has before now acted the
part of a Marplot, and we do him but justice in saying
that he never played the character to greater admira-
tion than he did on the occasion to which we allude.
How often do we find.in the transactions of the world
that those who attempt to overreach others, overreach
themselves ! Providence seems to have ordained that
in the moral, as well as in the natural world, the bane
and antidote should accompany each other, and that
knavery should be dashed with a spice of folly, in order
to counteract its pernicious effects.
Had any further evidence been required to prove that
the agricultural agitation, which the landlords are en-
deavouring to get up, is a scheme to put money into
their own pockets, under the pretence of relieving the
distress of the agriculturists, that evidence has been
amply afforded by the proceedings of this Meeting
of an Association which has taken upon itself to re-
present the agricultural interest of the empire. The
sole object of this Association of landowners and
country bankers, is to bring about, by fair means or
foul, a depreciation of the currency. In spite of all
the pains taken by the more sagacious members to
wrap the Association in the mantle of agricultural relief,
the cloven foot of Currency peeps out beneath the
hypocritical drapery, and betrays the real character of
the party to whom it belongs.
It has been demonstrated, over and over again, that
the low price of corn cannot be injurious to the
farmer, unless the landlord act unjustly. Land may
be said to be the raw material on which the farmer.
employs his capital for the purpose of manufacturing
corn. It is very clear that if the farmer cannot get a
high price for corn, he cannot afford to give a high
rent for land, and that as a capitalist it is immaterial
to him whether, prices being low he pays a low rent,
or prices being high a high rent. Provided the rent
of his land be in proportion to the price of his corn
his interest will not be affected. It is the derange-
ment of this proportion which occasions his distress.
It is the exaction of an exorbitant rent, when the
article out of which that rent must come is at a low
price, that keeps his nose at the grindstone. " No,"
says Lord STA NrropE, " that is not the case ; for
were the whole of the farmer's rent remitted, it would-
afford him no relief." That is saying in other words
that the tenant ought not to pay any rent. The noble
Lord of course takes none from his tenants. The
man who declares this to be his belief—who continues
to wring from his dependents what he knows they
cannot pay—avows himself a
.cruel oppressor. He
compels the farmer, over whom he has acquired a
despotic authority, to give him a high rent for the
land which he acknowledges to bp worthless. Will
the landholders of England adopt the doctrine of Lord
STANHOPE, and the Central Association, with this
its legitimate consequence attached to it? We shall see.
But if it really be the case that the total remission
of rent would be no relief to the fanner, may we not
ask the Noble Lord and his associated brethren, what
amount of relief it is that they expect from the legis-
lature, since any relief that does not exceed the whole
rental V England would not, on their own showing,
be so much as a drop in the bucket to them ? Mo-
derate gentlemen ! Need we be surprised that with the
views they seem to entertain, they should scout such
cheese-parings as may be saved out of county rates,
land-tax, and other local burdens ?

A leading member of the Association asserted that
there are twenty-one millions of persons in the United
Kingdom dependent on agriculture ; and what, asked
he, is to become of all these people, if agriculture
which supports them be not itself supported by high
prices ? Did Mr. CAYLEY ever ask himself what
commodity these twenty-one millions principally con-
sume ; and whether, as consumers, they consider it
more for their advantage to pay high than low prices?
Has he asked himself the further question, whether, if
they are to pay an increased price for their food, the
increase must not come out of the farmers' pocket ?
We are sorry to find that Mr. CAYLEY, for whom we
have much respect, has not profited by Earl FITZ-
WILLIAM'S address to the landlords.

We come now to the celebrated resolution with
which Lord STANHOPE concluded his no less cele-
brated speech, and which was unanimously adopted
by the Association, viz.—that " either prices must he
raised to the level of burdens, or burdens reduced to
a level with prices." That is to say, either depreciate
the currency, or wipe off the national debt. This is
the language of the resolution when properly trans-
lated. And that we do not mis-tianslate it will be
clear to any one who will take the trouble of reading
Lord STAN HOPE'S speech. The Noble Lord plainly
declares that " the interest of the national debt must
be reduced." To what extent the sponge is to be ap-
plied may be gathered from the amount of relief which
in his opinion is necessary. What that is we have
seen already, and hence we guess (as brother JONA-
THAN phrases it) that the public creditor will have
to receive an old song in lieu of dividend. This would
be, no doubt, a sovereign remedy for agricultural dis-
tress, and would give everlasting stability to the tenure
by which the landlords hold their estates. With re-
spect to the alternative which the Association are
pleased. to allow the legislature—the depreciation of
the currency—that measure would be more slow, but
equally sure in bringing about the same blessed con-
summation.

The Noble Lord complains that the distress of the
agriculturists has been treated with mockery and
derision. We know not by whom. As far as we arc
concerned, we can say that this charge is perfectly
groundless. We have endeavoured to expose the
sordid views of the landlords, who squeeze their
tenants to make them call upon the Legislature for
that relief which is to go into their own pockets---
as beggars pinch the wretched children they hawk
about the streets, to excite the compassion of the
public, and fill their own wallets—but we feel
sincere pity for the sufferings of the farmers ;
which sufferings, we are well convinced, would
not be relieved, but aggravated, by the remedy

which the landlords so earnestly recommend. We
pity the farmers, not because the price of corn is low—
which ought to be a benefit to them—but because
they are in the rapacious grasp of those with whom
neither their sufferings, nor the interest of the com-
munity, seem to have any weight, when put in the
balance with the gratification of their own selfishness.
It is possible we may have sometimes smiled at the lu-
dicrous absurdities propounded by the currency-mongers,
but we appeal to Lord STANHOPE himself whether
this be not exousable. We ask him seriously whether
he thinks there is a power in the human face capable
of resisting his last speech ?

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

BETHUNE V. KENNEDY.

His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS gave judgment
thi!. •norning in this case, in which the question was whether
a tenant for life, or those in remainder, were entitled to cer-
tain funded property, given by a testator, which was to be
converted into a permanent fund of three per cent. stock.
His Honour was of opinion that the terms used with re-
spect to the gift made it specific, and therefore the tenant
for life was entitled to enjoy the fund as it stood at the tes-
tator's death.

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