The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-26 00:00:00

when he does—when he once rises to advocate
the cause of the people against a faction—GoD help
the poor imbeciles on whom his indignation falls
How will that dandy driveller ELLENBOROUGH
quail before the glance of his eye I What will
simpering ABERDEEN have to say for himself ? Even
the great Duke himself will find a stronger opponent
in BROUGHAM, than in NAPOLEON. We anticipate
that the Ex-Chancellor will prove to be a thorn in the
side of the Tories, which will rankle there till the
moment of their annihilation.

In the Paris Papers of Saturday, which have been
received, we find no diminution of the excitement
which prevailed in that capital, in consequence of the
double claim for compensation made by America and
Russia on the French Government. Two things have
contributed to threw the public mind into a ferment un-
exampled since the victory of the three days of July.
The first is a growing conviction, that if France sanc-
tion either of the claims now made upon her, more
especially the demand made by Russia, she will
open a door for demands for all injuries in-
flicted by her during the continuance of the Re-
public, and the devastating reign of NAPOLEON ;
which demands she will herself have acknowledged to
be just ; and the second is the silence which the Go-
vernment has hitherto observed with respect to the
Russian claims, and the certainty that the fact is only
now made public in spite of the KING arid his Mini-
sters. It unquestionably looks very ill, that the Go-
vernment of France should be, for six months, ne-
gociating national claims with Russia, and yet
that the matter should be studiously concealed from
the Chambers, to whom it ought to have been
referred in the first instance. It is impossi-
ble to question the justice of observing with the
most careful scrutiny the conduct of a Government,
which thus compromises the dignity of a mighty
people, without their being* apprized of what is being
done in their name. In the Chamber of Deputies on
Friday last, M. ISAMBERT called the attention of the
Foreign Minister, M. DE RIGNY, to an article in the
Moniteur of that morning, relative to the pending dis-
cussion of compensatory claims between Russia and
France, and demanded an explanation. M. DE RIGNY
admitted that such claims were being discussed, and
that they were founded on the following article of the
treaty of 1814 :—" The Duchy of Warsaw being
under the administration of a Provisional Council
established by Russia, the high contracting parties
have agreed upon appointing immediately a Special
Commission, composed of an equal number of Com-
missioners on both sides, who shall be entrusted with
the examination and liquidation of all reciprocal con-
ventions." This article, which, he maintained, ad-

mitted but of one interpretation, was confirmed

by another in the treaty of 1815. He prayed
the Chamber not to be carried away by reports in
newspapers about 50,000,000 or 100,000,000 francs

having been demanded of France. There was no

sum demanded—all that was asked was a fair settle-
ment ; and most probably the balance of the accounts,
when the final arrangement would take place, would
appear against Russia, and in favour of France. M.
ODILLON BARROT called the attention of the
Chamber and the Minister to Article V. of the con-

vention of the 25th of April, 1818, which runs
thus :—" By means of the stipulations contained in

the preceding Articles (viz., the creation of a
stock of twelve millions, which was to be delivered to
the Foreign Powers,) France is completely relieved, as
well from the interest prescribed by Article XVIII.,
of the convention of the 10th of November, 1815, as
from the debts, of every description mentioned in the
treaty of the 30th of May, 1834, and the convention
of the 10th of November, 1815, and claimed in the
forms prescribed in the said convention—so that the
said debts shall be considered, with regard to France,
as extinguished and annulled, and shall never give rise,

as against France, to any kind of repetition or claim."
This Convention, he went to say, was entered into
between France, Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and
Russia. It was signed in the name of the Emperor
of RUSSIA, King of POLAND (consequently, repre-
senting both Russian and Polish interests) by his
Ambassador and Plenipotentiary, Count Pozzo DI
BORGO. And in a subsequent explanation he con-
tended against the principle of reviving these claims,
because justifying the revival of all others. After
a tolerably long discussion, the Chamber agreed,
with the consent of the Minister, that the whole

question should be regularly brought before it
on Monday, (this day), when all parties would
be heard. The anxiety to which this decision has
given rise, and the eagerness of the public to learn
the whole particulars of this strange transaction are
indescribable.

FRENCH FUNDS —Pests, JAN. 24.
Five per Cents., 107 f. 45c. 20c. 25c.
Four and a Half per Cent, 10If. 50e.
Four per Cents., 93f. 75c.
Three per Cents., 77f. sc. 7.7 f. 76f. 90c.
National Loan, 107 f 25c.
Bank Actions, 1,797 f. nOc. 1,793.
Rente de Naples, 94f. 20c P4f.
Roman Fire per Cents., 96 95,Z 96.
Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 414 i 14 sc
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 273!<,.
Roya! Spanish Loan, 43% 44.
dente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 43% % %.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 99.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 89%.
traytian Loan, 280 f.

EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
Ole month, paper, 25f. 30c. ; money, 271. 27 4c.
Three months, paper, 251. 17 c. ; money, 9.5 f. 15c
,Intheittique.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 107 f 25c. ;
3 per Cents., 76f. 95c, ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 43i ; 3 per Cent.
ditto, 27i ; Corteg, 41+ ; Coupons, 23 ; Guebbard, 43i ; Dif-
feres, 15k.; Ducats, 94 —..; Scrip, New Loan, 60k ; Romans, 953 ;
Belgians, 99 ; Pedros, 89k ; Miguels, 26 ; Dutch, 55 10.

" You may write anything in Spain," was the say-
ing of the witty Figaro, " provided• it be not directed
against the Government, against religion, against the
Inquisition, against the Priests, against the Nobles,
against their mistresses, or against their valets r and
this happy privilege is enjoyed in its fullest extent in
France, with the few additional exceptions of sparing
the reputation of the KING, the personal blemishes of
the Royal Family, the character of all political mounte-
banks, stock-jobbers, Ministerial partizans, and stick-
lers for absolute monarchy ; and never questioning the
consummate wisdom, and immaculate purity of all
Members of the Chambers of Peers and Deputies,
collectively and individually. With these trifling ex-
ceptions, France enjoys the blessings of an unrestricted
press, and the power of discussing all questions, politi-
cal and moral, without being subject to any restraint
whatever. The lovers and loyal assertors of the " Di-
vine right" of Sovereigns to deal in the plentitude of
their power, in the fulness of their strength, and in
al2 things as may accord with their good pleasure,
with the humble claimants for permission to live an:',
labour, will doubtless be surprised to learn that there
are several journalists in France (instigated, no doubt,
by the temptations of the EVIL ONE,) who from time
to time have manifested a disposition to overstep the
limits assigned them " by the best of Kings ;" and po-
sitively dared to contend that it was their duty to'
take cognizance of the acts of the Government,