The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-02 00:00:00

THE JEWESS.

MILTON IN WEEKLY PARTS, WITH TURNER'S
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RAmanuc, NovE-liiina. 17, 1835.
711-IE TICKETS of the 67th GREAT LOT-
TERY of the STATE of HAMBURG, selling most
rapidly, and being nervily cleared off,
HEINE BROTHERS, the CONTRACTORS,
Beg to state thnt no time is to be IoA in ordering, if desired
to he
obtained before a rise in price. To those remitting a 10/. note
without delay, they will, on executing the order, remit a surplus of
2/. by return of post. But to any person remitting 101. after the
establishment of a higher rate than the original price of el., they
will be obliged to return his own remittance, leaving the order un-
executed.
To those remitting 20/., they will rettirn 4/. and to those re-
Mitting 301., they will return 61., provided tricy be in time for
meeting attention. •
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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1835.

Papers and letters from Madrid, to the 23d ult.,
have been received. Their contents arc important.
An analysis of the new electoral law—the basis of a
representative government, " as settled by the majority
of the Committee, acceded to by the Government, and
read in the Chamber of Procuradores on the 21:,t ult.,"
will be found in another column. It does not extend
the suffrage to the extent we could have wished ; never-
theless we are well pleased with it. It embodies seve-
ral highly important principles, which, if kept con-
stantly, in view, must work the political regeneration
of Spain. The fir,t of these is that the amount of
population in the county is made to regulate and fix
the number of Deputies. This is a principle not
recognized in England ; representation with us being
confined to territory, not to the number of inhabitants.
Here Spain has a decided advantage over us. Before
the passing of the Reform Bill the representative of
an old moat, ditch, or hedge, had as much power in
influencing the state of the country, and in making
laws binding upon the people, as the representative
of twenty thousand constituents. This is an abuse
which can never exist in Spain, if the present system
of Electoral Law be adopted.

The next great principle embodied in this project of
law is, that mind is made to constitute in itself a direct
qualification. Thus all Professors of liberal arts and
sciences ; and all persons, whose employments, from
their very nature, require that those following them
should possess a liberal education, are declared duly
qualified to exercise the elective franchise. This is
another improvement on the system which prevails in
England. Property, not mind, is made the basis of
all representation in this country. Of course it may
be fairly presumed that the possessors of wealth acquire
with its possession a fair share of general information ;
and having much to lose, they offer, as it were, a
pledge to society that they will exercise their privileges
ifor the general good. But to this rule there are count-
ess exceptions ; and had we time minutely to examine
the question, we could easily show that the guarantees
offered by intelligence are less questionable than those
attached to the idea of a fifty pound qualification.
The third principle recognised by this law is that
the rendering of certain services to the State is made
to confer the right of suffrage. This is extremely
just, and is, moreover, an improvement on the elec-
toral law of England. The principle is good, but it
ought to be still further extended in favour of veterans
of good conduct, although not raised to the rank of
officers. We presume such an improvement will yet
be made in the law, before receiving the sanction of the
Cortes.

The fourth principle of which we approve is one
recognised in this country—namely, that henceforth
all deputies shall be seculars. The practice of per-
mitting priests to occupy benches in the Chamber of
Procuradores, fomented a spirit of political intrigue
among the ecclesiastical body, which often endangered
the stability of the Government. It also led to a laxity
of moral conduct, and neglect of ecclesiastical func-
tions disgraceful to religion itself.
Altogether the project of the new Electoral Law
is good, and amply redeems the pledge to that effect,
given by the present Government to the Spanish