The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-13 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE Three o'ClOch.

Great activity haS prevailed throughout the whole
of the morning at the. Home-office, where intelli-
gence was received, at an early hour from the dis-
turbed districts. The gentlemen who arrived were
introduced, and had interviews with the principal
Ministers. In the first part of the forenoon, orders
were issued to summon a Cabinet Council, to meet at
the Foreign-office at twelve o'clock. Soon after that
hour Sir ROBERT PEEL, the Duke Of WELLINGTON,
Sir JAMES GRAHIm, and other Ministers arrived ;
all, however, were not present, some having left
town previously. Communications have also been
forwarded from the Home-office, to the authorities at
the Horse Guards.

The hints thrown out by Sir JAMES GRAHAM yes-
terday in the Ikuse of Commons respecting public
meetings, are by no means of a nature to increase the
confidence of the country in a Tory Government.
Cautiously as the Right Hon. Baronet felt his way ;
discreet and guarded as were his remarks ; and dei-
terously as he endeavoured to conceal their full im-
port ; still we can gather enough—first, from what
he did say, and secondly, from what he refrained
from saying—to convince us that it is his intention
henceforth to look sharply after public meetings,
and to weigh well the language spoken at them,—
with a view of discovering whether it may not
afford scope for the mild and righteous in-
terference of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. He seems
—considerate creature !—to entertain no earthly ob-
jection to public meetings, so long as they are con-
ducted in a spirit unobjectionable to the party with
which he acts ; but if stern and unceremonious truths
happen to be blurted out ; if things are pourtrayed
as they really exist, and not as they appear to pur-
blind Tory eyes ;—then, the Right Hon. Baronet
will feel it his duty to exercise a strict supervision,
and give a legal hint or two that the " naked
truth is exceedingly unlovely," and not to
be spoken at all times with impunity. Sir
JAMES GRAHAM has become wondrously sensitive
of late. We are old enough to remember the time
when " inflammatory language "—as he somewhat
vaguely styles it—occasioned him not the slightest
mental uneasiness ; but when, as a member of the
Reform Government he rather encouraged its utter-
-
I ance than otherwise. We do not find that in the
memorable year 1832, when the most violent anti-
Tory meetings were held all over the country; and
language was made use o£ such as was never used
before, and has never been used since ;—we do not
find that in that year of universal agitation, the Right
Hon. Baronet, as an influential Cabinet Minister, szot
up in his place in the House of Commons, and formally
I protested against such inflammatory language ! Still
less do we find that he threw out hints about the
necessity of exercising a supervising authority, with
a view effectually to cheek the expression of such sen-
timents. No; and the reason is obvious. The lan-
guage, " inflammatory " as it was, was then all on his
own side the question. Its vehemence furthered the in-
terests of his own party. It was specially directed against
the Tories, whom, in those days, he did not look on
with his present eyes of esteem and reverence. But
now the case is widely different. Circumstances have
altered, and he, like a sensible man, must .alter with
them. It is his duty to look to the interests of
Number One ; and the interests of that deeply-
cherished Number are jeopardied, when " inflamma-
tory language" is directed against that party from
which he derives the inestimable privilege
of making his bow at the Treasury, four
times a year on Quarter-day. This, we believe, to
be one of the main reasons of the Right Hon.
Baronet's new-born horror of " inflammatory lan-
guage." But the truth will out, in spite of him.
Class legislation will still continue to be denounced
at public meetings, and monopolists to be pourtrayed
in their proper colours, no matter how strict be the
supervision that it may please Sir J. GRAHAM to
Check the ebullition of popular feeling in
exerL.
and it will instantly break out in
Manchester, . .
England, and it will bid
Lop off one of the
Glasgow. Crusitn
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defiance to you in Sc nd%
heads of the Hydra, anu a hundred others
will sprout up to alarm and -rfound you.poor
Are the people to suffer, and not be allowed
privilege of complaint ? Are they to groan under
abuses, and not express their opinions of such abuses ?
Are they to starve, and be silent ? And all because
a Home Secretary—who was once a Whig, and some-
thing more, and now styles himself a Tory, and some-
thing less—has a nervous horror of " inflammatory
language ?" We have written warmly on this sub-
ject, because we feel persuaded that more is meant
than meets the eye, in Sir JAMES GRAHAM:S insidi-
ously worded declaration last night. Anticipating
apparently, many animated public meetings during
the recess, where the sentiments expressed will be by
no means favourable to the Tory system of class
legislation, we are not without apprehension that he
and his party will use their utmost endeavours to re-
press, as far as in them lies, all manly expression of
public sentiment, under the plausible pretext of pre-
serving public tranquillity.

We cannot but express our regret that her
MAJESTY'S advisers did not consider it their duty to
make some reference to the progress of the war in
China in the speech from the Throne with which she
closed the late session of Parliament. True there
would have been something very inconsistent in in-
forming the Legislature that her MAJESTY continued
to receive " from all Foreign Powers assurances of
their friendly disposition towards this country, and
in the next paragraph admit that we were at war
with 360 millions of people, constituting one of the
most powerful monarchies in Asia. Our trade
with China has long been one of the most im-
portant branches of our foreign commerce ; and
the last Overland Mail brought the sad in-
telligence that, owing to the desultory way
in which the war has been carried on, and the
silence observed as to what is really to be achieved
by it, not only all the regular trade, but nearly the
whole of the smuggling along the coast from the
Macao roads to Ningpo has been destroyed. Surely
it is not intended that our war with China is to be
conducted on the model of the war of succession in
Spain ? It is not meant that we shall keep skirmish-
ing with the Chinese till we teach them to beat us, by,
the adoption of our system of warfare ? Nor can re-
gard for the safety of the public service be pleaded for
Ministerial silence with respect to China. The Imperial
" son of 'leaven and brother of the sun and moon" has
no Ambassador at our Court to convey the Royal Speech
to Pekin, and even if he had we have little doubt
that the " vermilion pencil" would be employed in
writing an edict dooming the bearer of such an insult-
ing document to loose his Dutton, and seek a resi-
dence on the north side of the Great Wall.
Something more explicit was called for relative to
the war in Afghanistan than an expression of regret
for the Caubul massacre, and a compliment to the
gallant General SALE and the heroes of Jellalabad.
An assurance that in withdrawing- from that country
we should retire with honour was required to satisfy
even those who, like ourselves, think that our troops
might be better employed within our own territory
than in fighting the battles of rival barbarian chiefs
west of the Indus. Enough was known by the Govern-
ment not to have allowed Parliament to separate
without some word of explanation upon a subject
which, throughout India, is exciting a very distres-
sing interest.
Lord ASHBURTON has surely been long enough in
Washington feasting Members of Congress, and I

turning the heads of candidates for the Presidency
with his " dinners . served on gold plate," and his
" sixteen tall footmen in magnificent liveries "—the
envy of the greatest men of " the greatest nation in
all creation"—to have afforded the Government an op-
portunity of making allusion to his diplomatic labours
in the Royal Speech. Yet there is not a syllable
about his Lordship's mission in the QuEEN's Speech.
Nevertheless New York Papers of the 25th ult.,
received this morning, assure us that Lord ASHBURTON
has not been idle, as the boundary question is about
to be settled. The line agreed upon does not differ
much from the award of the ex-Kin: of HOLLAND,
aild in what it does, the advantage is supposed to be
in our favour, save that the United States is to have
the: free navigatiOn of the St. John's River, although
both banks of the river below the Great Falls will
belong to great Britain. In time of war, therefore,
the navigation of the St. John's would be, in the case
of the United States, a dead letter.

We regret further, that her Majesty has not told
us that her Government is taking measures for a
friendly co-operation with the Great Powers, to re-
store tranquillity to Syria. Never were the Chris-
tians in that country so persecuted as since we re.
stored them to the dominion of the Turks. As we
were the instruments • for reducing them to such
misery, we are bound to afford them some succour.
Now, we cannot believe but that this might be done
without disturbing the peace of Europe. France, we
know, will readily support us in obtaining any relief
for the Christian inhabitants of Lebanon.
We dislike the introduction of extraneous matter
in a Royal Speech, but we cannot regard in that
light a fatal event which has thrown a gloom of
sorrow over a great neighbouring country. Consider-
ing the events to which it has given rise there, in the
convocation of an extraordinary session of the Cham-
bers, and the condolence of all classes, we cannot but
regret that the QUEEN was not advised to give public
expression to her feelings of sorrow and those of her
people, in the solemn and national presence of her
Parliament. Such an act would have tended greatly
to soothe the sorrow of an afflicted family, and ex-
torted the praise of a brave and chivalrous, although
choleric people.

We have received the Paris Papers of Thursday.
The discussion upon the Address in the Chamber
commenced late, the sitting having been occupied
with the election of M. DE GIRARDIN, who was ad-
mitted. The four paragraphs of the Address were
then voted, and of course the Address itself. The
leading articles of the French journals severely criti-
cise it.

The Commerce gives the following account of a
circumstance said to have occurred on Monday, but
of which we had not previously heard:—
" The King left the Tuileries about half-past four
o'clock to return to Neuilly. Between the Place de la
Concorde and the Rond Point of the Champs Elysees
the horses ran away, and the right-hand reins were
found broken on the carriage being stopped near the
basin, but whether this was the cause or the consequence
of the running away is not known. The Duke de Ne-
reours and the Prince de Joinville were following his
Majesty in a caleche. They got out, notwithstanding
the assurances of the King that it was not necessary, and
the Prince de Joinville got into the King's carriage to
embrace him. His Majesty did not show the least signs
of alarm. A crowd was beginning to collect, when the
reins were mended, and the two carriages proceeded on
their way without further impediment."
The Madrid Journals are of the 4th and those of Bar-
celona of the sth. Nothing important had occurred
at 'Madrid, but at Barcelona the projects of the Joval-
lenists still engage the public attention. Meetings of the
Moderados had taken place at Barcelona to celebrate
the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Christina.
Officers of the army had taken part in them. Several
of• them have been deprived of their commissions, and
others arrested. The brother of Maroto, was one of
them. This latter having obtained from the Governor
of the citadel leave to go out on his parole, has, it is said,
gone on board one of the French ships stationed there.
The day before yesterday there was a kind of riot at
Montrouge, at the place where the fortifications are
being executed. The following was the occasion :—Some
English mechanics have invented a machine for tra-
velling the ground, 1)y the aid of which two men
do the work of twenty workmen.. The labourers,
to whom this machine does serious injury, soon
collected together, and uttered threats against the
English. The peasants in the environs joined them.
and the assemblage began to assume an alarming ap-
pearance. The authorities, being informed of what
was passing, immediately took measures to restore order.
A number of Municipal Guard,, police-officers, and
troops of the line, were sent to the spot ; and, thanks to
this display of energy, the disorder immediately ceased.
The machine now acts without hindrance.

It is reported at the Hague, that the King of Holland
has resolved to grant entire amnesty to all those who,
during the last reign were punished with fine and im•
prisonment; for having taken part in religious meetings
not legally authorised. It may be recollected that these
condemnations, which were every where very numerous
under the Government of William 1., did not a halt
contribute to make the .old King unpopular.—Le Com-
merce, Aug. 11. •

BOURSE—PARIS, THVRSDAY, AUG. 11.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents 118 85... 118 95... 118 85... 11g 90
4 per Cents 101 55... 101 55... 101 55... 101 55
3 per Cents 78 35... 78 40... 78 30... 78 40
Bank of France 3250 —.3250 —.3250 3250
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1030 ..1030 ...1030 —3030
Belgian Bank 775 ... '775 ... 775 ... 775
Belgian Fives 1840 1024 ... 1024 ... 1024 ... 1024
Threes 7O ... 70 ... 70 ... 70
Spanish Active ... 224 ... 22 ... 224
Passive 44 ... 44 44 ... 44
Portuguese Fives - ... 274 ... 274 ... 274
Dutch 24 per Cents 524 ... 524 ... 524 ... 524
Neapolitan lO5 70... 105 70... 105 70... 105 70
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES

St. Germain B4O ... 840 ... 840 ... 840
R.B 293 75... 295 ... 293 75... 295
520 ... 520 ... 520 ... floW
0r1ean5........... ns
Rniueea .
......n:::
201 25... 202 50... 201 25... 202 50
Strasburg to Bale

MADRID, AUG. 4.--The Three per Cents. were
done at 21+ 22, at different dates, for 4,800,000
reals; and the Five per Cents., Lt 32 1-7th for cash,
and 32i 31+ 33+ at GO days, for 17,1.00,000 reals.
The Coupons due sold for 201 at 60 days. The
Minister of Finance was engaged in examining
several financial propositions, And, amongst others,
one which had for its object to insure the payment of
the dividends on the Three per Cents. during three
years.
YORKSHIRE.—We learn with satisfaction, from the
silence of the Leeds Mercury, that no disturbance
which, it was reported, had extended into Yorkshire,
Iftul taken place in that neighbourhood.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
PLYMOUTH RACES—THURSDAY.—(CONCLUDED.)
The Devonport and Stonehouse Handicap Plate of 701.;
heats, once round and a distance.
Mr. Crofton's Muleteer, 5 yrs, Ilst 41b
General Gilbert's Northenden, 6 yrs, lOst 81b
Mr. Roe's Cerito, 5 yrs, Tat 131 b
Mr. Rigley's Eli, 6 yrs, 9st 21b 4 dr
A good race.
The Welter Handicap of 5 Sovs. each, 3 ft, with 25
added ; gentlemen riders ; once round and a dstance.
General Gilbert's Pulwitity, 4 yrs (owner) 3 1 1
Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged
Mr. Parrott's St. Patrick, aged
BO ROUG HGRO VE RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Maiden stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats,
twice round and and a distance. (Four subs.)
Mr. Wright's Fitzgambol, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
Mr. Woodhouse's Hatred, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b
Mr. Frost's Miss Ferguson, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b 3 dr
The Woodrow Handicap of 5 sovs. each and 30 added.
Twice round and a distance. (Four subs.)
Mr. Collett's Rory O'More. 6 yrs, Bst 51b
Mr. Doncaster's Miss Ferguson, 6 yrs, gat 101 b 2 2
THURSDAY.
The Bromsgrove Handicap, of 5 sovs. each, with 30
added. Twice round and a distance.
Mr. Collett's Rory O'More, 6 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr. Wright's Fitzgambol; 4 yrs, Bst 71b • • 2
Mr. Wheeldon's Robin Hood, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
The Bentley Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, the
winner to be sold fur 1201., &c. Beats twice round
and a distance.
Mr. Collett's Rory Olfore, 6 yrs, 9st 1 1
Mr. Fowler's Sun Flower, 4 yrs, Bst llb
Mr. Vcroodhouse's Hatred, 4 yrs, Bst llb 3 dr
Mr. Frost's Moonbeam, 4 yrs, Bst llb 4 dr
The Howell Grange Hurdle Race was won in two heats
by Mr. Collett's Shepherd, beating two others.
BETTING AT MANCHESTEII.—(FRIDAY.)
WOLVERHAMPTON STAKES.-5 to 4 agst Retriever (t);
5 to 2 agst Heslington ; and 4 to 1 agst Thirsk.
ST. LEGER.—G to 4 agst Attila (offers to take); 10 to 1
agst Cabrera ; 12 to 1 agst Policy ; 12 to 1 agst Fire-
„ way ; 18 to 1 agst Cattonite ; 20 to 1 tig,t Artful
Dodger ; 25 to 1 agst Seahorse ; 25 to 1 agst Agree-
able c; 25 to 1 agst Rosalind; 40 to 1 agst Golden Rule (t).

His Royal Highness prince Albeit has been pleased
to appoint Messrs. Payne and Sons, of Bath, jewellers
and goldsmiths to his Royal Highness.
• HARDEN GRANGE.—The beautiful seat where re •
sides the bold champion Jrb Knaresborough, was last
week visited by hundreds of individuals to view the
American Aloe, which is now of the age of 100 years,
and in full blossom. It is 21 feet high, and has 19
branches in flower ; the thickness of its bole is
inches at the root ; the leares measure 5 feet, and the
thicknesss of the same from 2to 3 inches. The exhibi-
tion is now closed, and has afforded a rich and rare treat
to those who have been so fortunate as to get a peep at
the same.—Leeds Journal.

ABSENCE OF MIND.—A young married woman the
Other day threw her, infant in the cooking stove, and
very affectionately nursed kleg of mutton.

SUMMARY r !it

AND
Vublic Optuton.

" Who runs may -read.'

FOREIGN.

The Debats has a long • article on a report that the
German Customs Union is about to raise its tariff on
several important articles of foreign manufactures,
including some of this-CO-iintry.- The Debats expresses
a hope that the Union will, on reflection see the folly
of such a measure as regards French goods, and rather
seek to promote its real interests by favouring their
introduction into Germany.

The King of the Frencl has received a letter from
the King of Bavaria, in answer to the notfficatiorf of
the death of the Duke of Orleans. This letter was
presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs by M.
Wendland, the Bavarian Charge d'atfaires, in the
absence of the Count de Luxembourg. '

Sir Moses and Ladv Montefiore have arrived in
Paris, and alighted at the Hotel Windsor.
The Journal des Debats reveals some projects of
France in the Pacific, which will not, we suppose,
escape the notice of our Government. According to
a letter from Valparaiso, dated the 15th of April,
published in that paper on Thursday, it was the in-
tention of France to make a settlement on the Mar-
Ouesa Islands, which are situated in the Pacific
cean, in lat. 11 deg. S. Rear-Admiral Dupetit
Thouars, who had arrived at Valparaiso in the
Reine Blanche frigate, was believed to have been
sent to those seas for that purpose. He was to be
joined by a flotilla of four corvettes one of which
the Triomphante, had already reached-there, having
on board a company of Marine Artillery. A large
transport, the Jules Cesar, had been freighted by the
Rear-Admiral, and laden with a considerable quantity
of building materials, which he had purchased previ-
ous to his departure. The captain had been instructed
not to open his despatches.until he was far out at sea.
" If the expedition has this object in view," adds the
correspondent of the Journal des Debats, " it is a noble
conception, for the situation of the Marquesa, Islands
is peculiarly favourable, being placed' precisely on the
road of the new line of communication between
Europe and Asia, across the Isthmus of Panama."
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 4th inst., but
they are wholly destitute of political interest. Some
movements of troops had taken plice at. Valladolid.
General Aleson had marched from that city in the
direction of Leon, with several battalions of infantry,
but for what object was not known. Some said that
orders to concentrate a considerable force on that part
of the frontier of Portugal had been forwarded from
Madrid, and others that the factious contemplated
making a demonstration in the Asturias.
The Castellano publishes a letter from Gibraltar,
announcing that a fire had broken out in that harbour
on board an English steam-frigate, which was con-
veying 400 barrels of gunpowder to Malta; but that,
timely assistance having been affirded, it was extin-
guished, without the occurrence of any accident.
The Madrid journals of the 3d inst. contain the
speech of Mr. Washington IrvinglsLthe Regent, on
presenting his letter of credence as Minister of the
United States at the Court of Spain.
A funeral service for the Duke of Orleans was per-
formed at Madrid, in the Royal Chapel of St. Louis,
on the 3d inst. All the French residents of Madrid,
the members of the diplomatic body, several of the
Spanish authorities, and many other persons of dis-
tinction, were present.
We read in a letter from Alexandria, July 22,
published by the Augsburg Gazette—" The Pacha
has just authorised Captain Engledue not only to
repair the road between this place and Suez, but also
to realise the project of a Steam Navigation Company
for the transit trade. He is to build at Suez, at the
cost of the Pacha, a large hotel for the accommodation
of travellers, and warehouses for the reception of goods.
The Pacha proposes also to establish a steam-boat
communication between Alexandria and Constanti-
nOple." The same letter states that, since the arrival
of the English Bishop at Jerusalem, several Jews
have embraced the Protestant religion.
According to accounts from Cape Hayti (St. Do-
mingo) of the 28th June, received at Bremen, another
shock of earthquake took place cur- the 24th, which
caused great terror, but no details are given.