The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1835.

iniquities of DENS'S Theology—then the time
to have raised the "No Popery" cry ; not now,
when the necessity for such an uproar has wholly died
But the truth is, the Right Reverend Prelate
was prevented from speaking out in those days, by the
gravest personal considerations. Convenient recollec-
tions of the Rectory of Stanhope held in commandant
with the Deanery of Chester—one of which might
have been lost by any hasty ebullition of piety—sat
like an incubus on his imagination. The Bishop,
too, in esse, paralyzed the energies of the pluralist in
posse. Hence the Right Reverend Prelate's silence
at the very time when it was most incumbent on him
to have pamphleteered and speechified his best and
loudest. He has now again found tongue, and
and pretty much (we suspect), for the same
reason that he was once tongue-tied. One
Ministry is to be turned out of the saddle, and
another is to be lifted into it ; and as this, in part, is
to be accomplished by bringing into odium the creed
of those Catholics, who, from the noblest motives, sup-
port
the present Government, Dr. PHILLPOTTS is
of course looked to as the man most fitted, by previous
practice, for such a task ; and who, when it is ac-
complished, will do most credit to the first wealthy
bishopric that may fall vacant.
If, however, the Right Reverend Prelate thinks
to enlist the people in his cause, or convert
them by his arguments, he will find that he
has sadly overrated his own powers of persua-
sion. He is no PAUL or PETER, in their estimation.
At a feast of the Apostles, he would be placed below
the salt. Besides, the cry which he is striving so hard
to raise, has wholly lost its power. Despite the exer-
tions of the Exeter-Hall fanatics, backed by those in
the Lords, the country is as quiescent, as if it were fast
asleep. Popery is shorn of its terrors. The POPE is
DO longer Anti-Christ. Where be the proofs to the
contrary ? Where are the " Church and State "
mobs—where the vast Anti-Catholic meetings—
where the thousands of petitions to both Houses,
praying protection against the inroads of the Papists ?
We have consulted the provincial journals ; we have
received communications from all quarters ; and in the
north of Ireland only, where the wealthy Protestant
pluralists tremble for their sinecures, do we find even
a whisper of remonstrance.
The plain fact is, that the present " No Po-
pery" cry has been got up solely for party pur-
poses. It being taken for granted by the Tories that
the Ministry are in a tottering condition, it is thought
that now is the best time to make a desperate, com-
bined effort against them. Lord MELBOURNE well
knows—none better—that such is the case ; and com-
mented therefore on the Bishop of EXETER'S speech
precisely in that just, manly, and indignant manner
that its " tone and temper" deserved. His Lordship,
however, has no cause to dread the Conservative con-
spiracy. The Court may be against him—the Lords
maybe against him—the Trimmers may be against him;
but the people are for him; and backedby their unanimous,
unqualified support, he may fling distrust to the winds.
What, though the Duke of WELLINGTON turn his
horses' heads towards "Windsor, and none but Tories
feast and ride out, in the Royal presence—still,
despite these manifest indications of Sovereign pre-
dilection, Ministers are as strong as ever—so strong,
indeed, that if ejected from office to-day, they must,
perforce, be reinstated to-morrow. Scarcely shall the
Tories have taken up their seats on the Opposition
Bench, than they shall receive notice to quit. But,
perhaps, they will repeat the experiment of a dissolu-
tion ! We hope they may, for nothing will so surely
prove their own helpless decrepitude. As a petty faction,
they may still contrive to keep up a precarious exist-
ence; but as an influential party, a dissolution will 1)3.
their utter ruin.

The LADIES—we print the word in capitals, out
of a becoming respect _for the sex—met with consider-
able favour last night in the House of Commons—Mr.
GRANTLEY BERKELEY'S motion for their admission
luring the debates being carried by a polite majority
of 49 ! This result was announced amidst cheers wor-
.:hy of the occasion. Indeed, so great was the enthusi-
asm on behalf of the fair sex, that Hon. Members ac-
tually vied with each other in their zeal to second the
motion ; thinking, no doubt, that as there were already
so many old women in the House, it was but just that
a few young ones should he introduced, if only by way
of novelty. I The admission of ladies during the debates
will be attended with more - than one beneficial result.
In the first place, it will temper the tone of discussion,
and put an end to Conservative cock-crowing ;
secondly, it will do away with the hazards to
which the fair hearers used to be subjected,
of falling, in a moment of thoughtlessness or enthu-
siasm,right through the ventilator, into the SPEAKER'S
lap ; and thirdly, it will inspire Hon. Members with
an ambition, not to talk their longest, but their best.
We anticipate great things from Colonel SIBTHORP,
when once he finds himself haranguing in the pre-
sence of youth and beauty. All that dazzling wit—
fervid fancy—exhaustless play of ingenuity—.unri-
valled sagacity, and wonderful knowledge—which,
now lie slumbering within him, will then, no doubt,
be drawn forth in a way that shall convince all
understandings, and make captive all hearts. We
thank God- that we have never been among
the number of those who underrated the genius
of this fascinating Conservative. We have always, to
the utmost of our ability, done him justice ; and
the time is at hand when it will be found that
our good opinion of his intellectuals was not un-
merited. To be sure, last night, when he spoke
against the Municipal Reform Bill, and lamented that
his own copy of it was not yet dry, it might be urged
against him that his speech was by no means in that
predicament—still, let him once have the opportunity
of declaiming before ladies, and we will answer for it
that his eloquence shall be full as irresistible as his
moustachios.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday, the whole of
which we have just received, bring no news of impor-
tance from that capital. On Wednesday the. Court
of Peers resolved itself into a Secret Committee, to
deliberate upon the proposition of the Procureur-Ge-
neral, for the trial of the prisoners of April, in their
absence. After a long and animated discussion, the
motion that the accused should be tried on documentary
evidence, without regard even to their being actually in
custody, was carried by a majority of one hundred and
fourteen against sixteen votes I This is the boldest
step that the Peers have yet taken. It was a dan-
gerous measure to propose, that the prisoners
should be refused the right of defence—it was a still
more dangerous one to supersede the authority of the
ordinary tribunals—but to resolve that the presence of
the prisoners in Court, and also that the fact of their
being actually in custody are unimportant preliminaries
in the case of a trial which affects their lives, is to lay
the axe to the root of all moral and social justice.
Were the prisoners to constitute themselves a Court
for the trial of the Peers of France, and were
they in that capacity to decree the banishment
of that noble Assembly, without the formality of
a summons to appear before them, their act would
be every whit as legal, as equitable, and as worthy
of the regard of the Government as the decision
to which the Court of Peers may come, after
passing such a resolution as that adopted on Wednes-
day. The Peers themselves will, however, be the first

that will have cause to repent the establishment of this
baneful precedent. The populace are never slow in
following the evil example of any branch of the legis-
lature ; and, of course, guided by so illustrious a body
as the Peers of France, the French Jacobins will not
fail to resort to that " species of wild justice" which
dispenses with all forms in the punishment of what is
felt to be an injury. Should the Peerage itself happen
to be the first victim, their Lordships may claim
the distinction of having been beforehand with the Re-
publicans in a solemn violation of the Constitutional
Charter.

The intelligence from Spain contained in these jour-
nals is of no consequence. The Carlists are reported
to be still hovering about Bilboa, but it is too well
garrisoned for them to make a descent upon it. There
are likewise some rumours of skirmishes in the neigh-
bourhood, but we really believe the Spaniards have
mutually resolved to leave the fighting to the auxilia-
ries. Nothing could be more polite than the conduct
of the Spanish Generals towards each other before the
arrival of the English in Spain. They alternately played
the part of pursuers and pursued, so as to keep up
their credit for prowess with their respective authori-
ties. They made school-boy-battles of it—the first
preliminary being that the parties would not hurt each
other. These military feints will not do with the
British auxiliaries, who are prepared for fighting in
earnest. We have no doubt but that in three weeks
the English shall have done more to put down the
insurrection in the Basques than would all the
Urbanos in Spain for as many years—were the war to
continue so long. _ _ _

The report in the Paris Papers of Monday and
Tuesday that eight of the prisoners, who escaped from
St. Pelagic, were re-captured by the Police is un-
founded. None of the refugees have yet been re-
taken, although instructions were promptly communi-
cated to all the Prefects of Departments, commanding
them to seize all suspected persons without a moment's
delay. The prisoners could not have so long escaped
the vigilance of the police, had the Government been
ignorant of their intentions.
_ _

FRENCH FUN DS -Petits, JULY 15.
Five per Cents., 103 f. 90c. 85c. 90e.
Four per Cents., 99f. 15c.
Three per Cents., 78f. 90c. 85c. 90c.
flank Actions, 2,0. W.
Rente de Naples, 97f.
Roman Five per Cents., 101.
Rente il'Espagne, Five per Cents., 39N.
Route d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 26" A 14 re.
Royal Spanish Loan, 44
Route Perpet. d'Fspagne, Five per Cent, 4136 %.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 101%.
Portuguese Losn, Three per Cents, 60.
Haytian Loan, 385 f.
Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 56f. 50c.
EXCHANGU ON LONDON.
One month, paper, -f. -c. ; money, 25f. 47'76c.
Three months, paper, 25f. 35e. ; money, 251. 32 c
-r o-rs Autheleivie.
BOURSE, THREE O'CLOCK.-The fall in the English funds
has produced a decline in our 3 per Cents., which were done
at Tortoni's in the morning at 78f. 90e., and have fluctuated
the whole afternoon at the Bourse between 78f. 90c. and 79f.
The Spanish securities remain steady without much business.
An improvement has taken place at the close of the market.
QUARTER TO FOUR. - Five per Cents., 108 f. 90C. ;
Three per Cents., 79f. 10c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, 411;
Three per Cents., Spanish, 267 ; Cortes, 391 ; Coupons, 214 ;
Guebhards, 44 ; Differes, 164: ; New Loan, 69 ; Definitives,
-; Certificates, -; Actives, 471 ; Passives, 131 ; Ducats,
97 5 ; Romans, 101; Belgians, -; Pedros, -; Miguels,
25 ; Dutch, -; Haytian, 385 ; Brabant Bank, 13-.

Brussels and German Papers have been received,
bringing advices from Constantinople to the 25th ult.
The German journals affect surprise at our expressions
of ignorance and astonishment at the late conduct of
the Sublime Porte, with regard to the navigation of
the Black Sea, and the fitting out of an extraordinary
fleet; and even take credit to themselves for having en-
lightened us on these subjects a considerable time
since. It is a part of the policy of Russia, from whose
capital these sentiments have proceeded, to feign asto-
nishment that any act of her's has not been foreseen
and expected by every State in Europe. The follow-
ing is the only extract worth giving
FRONTIERS OF SERVIA, JULY 3.—The mail from Constan-
tinople has brought the news that the Pasha of Egypt has
again paid part of the tribute to the Porte. This instalment
was 800,000 Spanish piastres, and has already been delivered
to the Porte. The plague in Egypt continued. Ibrahim Pa-
sha was in Syria, busy in re-organizing the army, which, how-
ever, is said to proceed slowly. It was already known at Con-
stantinople, when the post left, that the Turkish squadron has
arrived at Tripoli, and had punctually executed the Sultan's
orders. His late conduct has gained him the entire approba-
tion of the Porte. _ _

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VIENNA, JULY 7.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 102 ;
Four per Cent., 97:i ; Bank Shares, I,329—Allyenzeine
Zsieung, July 12.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausscrs, Jrev 15.
Actual Debt, 21, per Cent ,
Itotinichilirs Loan, Five par Cent lOO-?4
Loan of City, 1032, Four per Cent 99
Society of Cimmeree, Four and a Half per Cent ll7
11. ink of Belgium, Five per Cent .. ... 111
—Brussels Papers, July 16.
DUTCH FUNDS—.AstsTizanAm, JULY 14.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2V, per Cent 55% 56'4
A olmt Syndic, 41..,, per cent..
Ditto, ditto, :'4.', per cent. 7j% 80!,4
Loan (1.050) 5 per cent.
Ditto (1032 and 1g33) 5 per cent.
Commercial Company, 4.42 per cent las 108 k
New ditto 101)4 1
Exchange on London, One month l2 20.
Two months
SPANISH FUNDS
Cortes at Amsterdam, 5 per Cent 4114 to 41.%
Ditto, ditto, 3 per Cent 2b to 27
Loan, London (18.32 5 per Cent.
Cortes Coupons
Cortes Deferred Debt
Dutch Papers, July 15.
raussiAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, JULY 10.
Bills. Money.
St. schuld. Sch., 41 per cent.... 101% 100%
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 98% 98)4
Exchange on London, Two months 6 26%
Prussian State Gazette, July 11.:

Lisbon Papers, via Falmouth, to the 6th instant,
have been received. The Minister of Finance was
about to impose a duty of 15 per cent. on British im-
ported goods. As this, on many articles, would amount
nearly to a prohibition, we trust it will receive the
early attention of the British Government. On the
Ist, the Government had commenced the sale of the
national property, which brought very high prices.
The QUEEN continues in very good health, and the
people are tranquil and apparently contented.

The Dutch Mail received this morning brings im-
portant advices from Holland, dated yesterday. On
Wednesday an attempt was made to assassinate the
Duke of SAXE-WEIMAR, brother-in-law to her Ma-
jesty Queen ADELAIDE, at the Review of the Camp
at Reyen, or more properly, after the Review had ter-
minated. The DUKE had retired to his tent after
giving orders that no person should be admitted
to disturb him, when an individual, partially dressed in
the costume of an officer, endeavoured to force his
way into the tent, armed with a sword concealed
in a cane which he drew upon the sentry on duty.
During the scuffle the Duke came out armed with a
pistol, which he levelled at his assailant, but it missed
fire. In the meantime a number of officers hurried
to the spot, by whom the assassin was secured, and
ordered into close confinement. Such are the particu-
lars of this strange affair, as reported by the bye-
standers, but we are disposed to regard it as much ex,
aggerated. The individual who attempted to force his
way into the Duke's tent was evidently insane, nor is
it quite apparent that he had a design
,upon the
Prince's life. It would certainly betray no super-
abundance of political sagacity to connect this event
with the late disturbances in Amsterdam—after the
fashion of a very horror-stricken Morning contempo-
rary. A Dutch journalist that would assume the Re-
form Bill as the original propelling cause of the missile
that assailed the head of our Most Gracious Sovereign
at Ascot Races would be laughed at by our Morning
contemporary ; and yet the absurdity of his own in-
ference is an hundred times more ridiculous—unless,
indeed, the cause of all insanity be political excitement.
Tranquillity was restored in Amsterdam, but it is
easy to perceive that the Dutch people are beginning
to be discontented with the Government. In Holland
the puliiie bulk:us are insupportable. For several 3-'ear6
promises of relief have been held out to the labouring

classes ; but instead of experiencing the kindness of
the Government, these classes have latterly had their
burdens augmented by additional imposts, in order to
enable the KING to recover possession of Belgium.
The public revenue of Holland is quite inadequate
to all the purposes to which the KING would apply
it, and the consequence is, that every year the nation
grows more and more embarrassed. If, instead of
raising useless fortifications, and keeping up a
standing army disproportioned to the wants of
the country, WILLIAM of Nassau would direct
the States-General to lower the taxes, and to
adopt means for gradually paying off a part of the
heavy debt of Holland, the greatest harmony would
prevail throughout the nation. Unless the States-
General oppose the obstinacy of the KING, there
is no calculating the evils which he may bring upon
the Government and the people. His Ministers are
quite sensible that the recovery of Belgium is a mere
delusion—the Prince of ORANGE was equally Sensible
of this two years ago—why, then, is not some effort
made to prevent the public revenue being expended in
schemes which must terminate in an empty gratification of
the whims of a headstrong individual fast approaching
a second childhood in intellect ? Holland can never
conquer Belgium ; and the Powers which have recog-
nized the independence of the latter Power, will take
care to prevent her from acting on the offensive.

By His Majesty's ShiPßenboro from Barbadoes,
we have received Jamaica papers to the 10th of June.
They state that the Spanish Brig Palenta was boarded
by the Captain of an English ship off the island of St.
Thomas, and that 503 kidnapped African slaves were
found on board. The Spanish slaver had been for
thirty-eight days off the coast, and when examined, she
was found to possess papers and other instruments, duly
and regularly signed by the Spanish authorities.

The Jamaica Journals indulge in the usual
quantity of abuse against the Government, the
Governor, and the system of free labour. Dr.
MADDEN in his late work on the West Indies,
has unmasked these hirelings, so that their slan-
ders arc not likely to be much attended to in future.
Had the slaves no stronger claims to emancipation
than many of their owners could bring forward OR their
own individual behalf, to prove their right to a partici-
pation in the liberties of Englishmen, we question if
the British Parliament would consent to give them
freedom.

A pamphlet has just been published by Messrs.
SAUNDERS and OTLEY, bearing the title " What
should the Lords do with the Corporation Reform
Bill ?" The author is one of that class of Tory poli-
ticians who have sense enough to see that public opi-
nion has become too strong for the continuance of
oligarchical domination, but not virtue enough
to act according to the light that is in them. The
one-half of this publication tends to show that all at-
tempts to stop the march of Reform must be utterly
vain, and eminently hazardous, while the other—the
practical half—counsels the Lords to set at defiance
the opinion and wishes of the people of England, by
depriving the Corporation Reform Bill of all that in
their eyes constitutes its value.
The beauty of the English Constitution has been
often extolled, but we do not recollect to have seen that
beauty ascribed to the dependence of the one House of
Parliament on the other. That dependence we have
been accustomed to consider as its greatest deformity,
and the fruitful source of all the misgovernment and all
the abuses under which the • country has so long
groaned, and to throw off which it is now struggling
with a force and an energy which may well inspire all
who attempt to resist its efforts with terror. Our
author is quite in raptures with the easy and admirable
working of the old Parliamentary machine, with its
well-oiled wheels. What will our readers think
of the following eulogium on its merits ?
" Under the old regime, the influence of station and pro-
perty combined had always succeeded, though with many se-
vere struggles, in gaining a majority, in the Lower House.
The two Houses were, from this circumstance, so much al-
lied, that a large majority in one House could not be obtained
without the same cause procuring some majority in the other.
Whilst collision was thus avoided, the House of Peers was
also respected ; and no measure was ever expected to pass,
which was known to be against its feelings. The delibera-
tions of the two Houses, though independent one of the other
in form, were never such in substance. So many of the
Upper House were identified with the Lower, and so many of
the Lower immediately connected with the Upper, that a pre-
valent opinion in the one soon also prevailed ia the other,
Thus was a legitimate and most beneficial influence exercised
by one House within though not over the other ; and the re-
presentative character of the Commons was brought into har-
monious working with the hereditary right of the Peers, and
both blended were beautifully governed by, and yet constitu-
tionally independent of the King."
Oh I for the return of such harmonious times ! Oh
that cursed Schedule A, what an interruption did it
occasion in the good understanding that had so long
prevailed in the partnership concern !