The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

Catholic and national, A conflict tiiust imtnedigtely
ensue between the two branches of the Legislature.
Who is to arbitrate between. them ? The executive
power ? But this is tiiglanti I Will it be said that it
is the Crown ? But, what is the Crown in it Constitu-
tional kingdom ? Here the Ministers are responsible ;
and to whom are they responsible ? To the English Par-
liament. This would be entering into a vicious circle. There
can be no medium between a union and an absolute separa-
tion. We have discussed the question of repeal as if it were
possible; but in reality no person regards such a propo-
sition in a serious light, Even those who approve of the
tactics of Mr. O'Connell declare that repeal is imprac-
ticable, and are convinced that the illustrious inventor of
this specific does not believe in it himself. They rally
Mr. O'Connell for not having a taste for martyrdom, and
being fond of a prison only when he can be surrounded
there by his family, his friends, and. all the comforts of
life; but, as they are anxious to conciliate, with a certain
respect for truth, the maintenance of their little popu-
larity, and to preserve a slight varnish of liberalism,
they will give themselves the consolation of a philan-
thropic sortie against the Conservatives, who commit the
grand crime of considering the agitation for repeal at
once puerile and deplorable. For our own part, we
plead guilty of not feeling admiration for such a comedy.
That those who believe in the sincerity of Mr. O'Connell
should defend and justify his conduct we can easily
conceive ; but, if there be any one who, convinced at
bottom that he does not believe a word of what he says,
admire him the more for it, we are not."

Even the National is little more sanguine in the
cause, and upbraids Mr. O'CONNELL for having done
so little for his country. " What," it asks, " has
he done for Ireland in return for the high degree of
influence which has been given to him by the people
of that country ? Has Ireland obtained in real ame-
liorations what O'CONNELL has gained in influence,
in wealth, and in glory ? The new propositions
which Mr. O'CONNELL has to make to the Repeal
Association will not enable it to advance a single
step. Whoever has studied the respective situations
of England and Ireland knows that all O'CONNELL'S
agitation is vain, and can only end in reforms of no
moment." When the National says Mr. O'CONNELL
has done nothing for Ireland, it thereby complains
that he has not taken the advice of the French war
journals—he has not excited a bloody civil war in
Ireland, and put an end to reform for the sake of
gratifying a party in France, which would willingly
sink O'Coszim.r. and all the repealers to the bottom
of the sea, if they could only inflict some dire cala-
mity on England.
The following are miscellaneous extracts from the
papers :

"Letters from Florence of the Bth arc filled with de-
tails of the disasters occasioned by the flood, which had
not ceased at the time the latest accounts left. These
letters state that the wire bridge outside the gate of St.
Nicholas was not the only one carried away. The beau-
tiful Pont-a-Gieve and several others have also been
carried away. The provinces of Cassentino and of Arezzo
have greatly suffered. The roads to Forly and to Faenza
are under water. The little town called Borgo San Lo-
renzo is also submerged. The inhabitants of Florence
were for two days confined by the water to their houses,
without the p•)ssibility of any assistance being given or
food conveyed to them. On the 7th the rain continued
to fall, and further damages were looked for.
" The Duke de Glucksberg arrived at Madrid on the
9th, from Tangiers. He was to set out immediately for
Paris,

" According to a letter from Hamburgh, of the sth
inst., the Zollverein being on the point of negotiating a
treaty of commerce with Brazil, has it in contemplation
to combine with it a commercial arrangement between
the city of Hamburgh and the German Union. The
object of this is to induce that city to favour the measures
to be taken by the union for extending the export trade
of Germany, giving to Hamburgh all advantages of the
ports of the Zollverein. These reports have received a
greater degree of consistency since the arrival at Ham-
burgh of M. de Wenner, Director of the Board of Com-
merce in Prussia.

" The King of Sardinia has issued an ordonnance, in
virtue of which the property belonging formerly to the
Knights of Malta is to be incorporated with that of the
State, the Government paying to the community an
annual rent charge of 42,000 f., which is to serve for the
establishment of five 'new commanderies, two of which
will have an income of 3,000 f., and three of 2,000 f.
a year each."

THE BOURSE--SATURDAY, Nov. 16.

First Highest Lowest Last
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Price. Price. Price. Price.
French rive per C3nts.. •• •• 119 GO .. 119 65 .. 119 50 •• 119 55

Three per Cents.— •• 83 15 .. 83 20 .• 83 15 *3 20
Bank of France.. •. ..... 3145 ••3145 .•3145 ..3145
Lailitte Bank, 1,004. Shareslo9o ..1090 .. 1090 —lO9O
5,000 f. Sharesso4o —5040 —5040 —5040
Belgian Bank ..• • •• •• • • • • •• 640 •• 640 • • 630 .. 635

Belgian Fives,lB4o •••• • • • • 1041 • • 104} • • 104} • • 104;
1842 .• •••• 107 .. 107 .. 107 .• 107
Spanish Active •••••• • • • • • • 33 • • 33 .. 33 • • 33
Passive . • 6 .. 6 .• 6 • • 6
Neapolitan ••••••• • • • • • • • • 98 • • 98 • • 97 75 97 75
Roman • • _ 103 f •• 1031 .. 1031 .. 1031

RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain • • • • • . • • • • • • . • 923 .. 920 • • 920 .. 920
•• ...• •• •• 406 25 410 .. 106 25 .. 410
1•.11. ..
Rouen..
Rouen to Ilavre•
Orleans
Strasburg to Bale.. ..... 275 .. 27G 25 .. 275 . 276 25
Avignon to ......775.• •• 775 • 775 .. 775 .• 775
:RAILWAY SHARES FOR SETTLING, Nov. 16.
Versailles, 11.8.. •..• ...... 402 50 .. 402 50 .. 402 50 .. 402 F,O
L.ll .• •••• ..•••• 292 50 • 298 75 292 50 .. 295
Rouen
Rouen to Havre••
Orleans •
Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 275 .. 276 25 .. 275 .. 276 25
Avignon to Marseilles— • . 845 .. 853 75 .. 815 . 851 25
RAILWAYS FOR THE. ACCOUNT, ov 30.

•• 412 50