The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-04 00:00:00

the etiquette and in the practice of Parliament it is
not very usual for Members to turn round and re-
pudiate the recommendations, suggestions, or reports
of official departments. Now, with all our respect
for Major-General PASLEY, and the Earl of DAL-
norm, and Mr. G. S. PORTER (with whose talents
and knowledge everybody must he, to some extent,
acquainted), not to mention their colleagues, Mr. D.
O'BRIEN and Mr. S. LAING (who may be less before
the world) ; we, for our parts, shall be always greatly
disinclined to accept their opinion on the merits of a
railroad scheme, when it happens to he opposed to
the more valuable, because practical and tested, opi-
nions of first-rate engineers of high professional cha-
racter, and as much respected for their disinterested-
ness and integrity as for their engineering science and
success. Yet, on a division, we venture to predict
that three men out of five in the House of Commons
will follow where the report of Lord DALHOUSIE,
Gen. PASLEY, and their official colleagues lead them,
rather than the most decisive and distinct report
which carries no higher vouchers than such names as
BRUNEL Or STEPIIFNSON, LOCKE, GILES, CUBITT.
&c. Any guarantee which the Beard is supposed to
offer for the adoption of the best of competing lines,
or the adoption of the good 'and rejection of the bad
of original schemes, is, therefore, illusory. As for
the moderation of the Board, we see not much matter
for hope, in gazetted notices, that exhibit, as it ap-
pears to us, a proportion of about two .thirds rejected
to one of approved application. Meantime the
gambling speculations in "railroad scrip" are carried
on more extensively than ever. It is only the stage
hich is allied in respect of them. It is no longer
whether a Government Bill will reach a third reading
in the Commons, or—pass tl'S House of Lords, and
receive the royal assent ;—but whether it will be
recommended by the Board of Trade, or thrown out
We hope some Members will bring the question of
the continuance of this Board, upon its present con-
stitution, under the early notice of Parliament.

The accounts from Madrid are to the 27th ult.
The Senate on that day passed the Bill for con-
verting the claims of Government contractors in
Three per Cent. Stack ; and in the Deputies a
lengthened discussion took place on the Bill against
the slave trade. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in
reply to some remarks from Senor ISTURITZ, spoke
strongly in favour of the measure, and contended that
in place of injuring Cuba, as was said, it would be
the surest means of preserving that important colony.
The House then adjourned to the 29th.
The Three per Cents. closed at 32 for cash, and 321
at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 231 for cash, and
234 at 60 days ; the Coupons at 26i- at 60 days, and
the Debt, without interest, at 6; at 60 days.

The Journal des Debuts announces that the or-
donnfnce appointing M. DE SALVANDY Minister o
Public Instruction, waa signed on Monday, and that
the new Minister had been swcrn into office. The
appointment is generally approved of; and as M. DE
SALVANDY had already filled the same department
under Count MOLE with much satisfaction to tile
public, and i 3 well acquainted with its duties
hopes are entertained that the Education Bill, which
caused such alarm to M. VILLEMAIN, will be carried
through the Chambers without any material altera-
tions. In adverting to this addition to the Min:stry,
the Globe says:—" The Cabinet, which had waited
until the position of affairs was clearly defined, to
complete itself in a significant manner, cusidered
that the moment had arrived to do so, end we tre
entirely of its opinion. On his side, M. DE SAL-
VANDY, in persevering in the line of policy he had so
vigorously and loyally supported, gives an additional
proof of hi 3 com;ctions, end adds example to pre-
cept. We congratulate both M. DE SALVANDY for
having the honour to militate at the head of a majo-
rity so glorious an i so convinced, by the side cf
colleagues already so honourably tried ; and the
Cabinet, for having secured the co-operation of
a man of talent, occupying as eminent position
in the Chamber and public opinion." The Sieele
denies the statements of some of the Opposi-
tion journals, that M. THIERS and the rest of
the coalition had resolved to abstain iAyrn voting in
the Chamber. They are to attend and vote as usual,
an& probably will oppose the Secret Service Money
Bill. The Journal des Debats alludes with much
satisfaction to the remarks made by the C onstitutionnel
on the meeting of Conservatives in the Rue Richelieu:
—" We shall not," it says, " endeavour to reply to
the gross insults which the journal of M. TRIERS ad-
dresses to the meeting of the Conservative party.
We have no need to prove that a meeting which had
at its head Marshal SEBASTIAN' and Marshal Bu-
GEAUD, M. DE SALVANDY, and General JACQUE-
MINOT, is net a club of Ministerial Jacobins directed
by a committee of public safety. The insults of
that jots' nal prove but one thing, which is, that it is
dissatisfied with what has occurred within the last
two days, and we admit that it has cause to be so.
Yes, the 213 Conservative Deputies would have ful-
filled M. TRIBES' object better if they had dissolved
immediately after the vote of Monday, and if they had
surrendered without resistance to the 205 of the
coalition. M. THIEF'S and M. BILLAULT would now
have been at the head of affairs. But in place of
separating, the 213 Conservatives counted their
votes, and they found they were still the masters.
They have rallied and have undertaken to make head
against the coalition. They believed they were
thatcon-
pfilndsantthan
they have to recommence.
Euth
great anger and
such invectives. M TRIERS and M. BILLAULT ex-
pect that they have a right to make coalitions against
Nothingquerors , and i
s more they
pleasant
the majority, and that the Deputies of the majority
should not have a right to assemble and to unite
against them. It is to be permitted, in order to over-
throw the Ministry, that the pilgrims to Belgrave-
square should unite with the Republicans, and it is
not to be permitted to
the majority to organise them-
selves in order to defend tzeir principles against a
crowd of all opinions.'
The Three per Cents. were quoted on Sunday at
at 85f. 10c.

THE MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
(From the Times)
We understand that Sir George Clerk is to be
the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, and that Mr.
Cardwell will succeed Sir George Clerk as Secretary to
the Treasery in the Finance Department. We bc.ieve
also that Lord Jocelyn will be appointed to office—we
presume to the Lordship of the Admiralty, vacant by
the nomination of Mr. Corry to be Secretary to that Board.
Of the fact that Lord Jocelyn is destined for some offi-
cial situation, we have no doubt.
(From the Morning Post.)
The fast of Sir Thomas Fremantle's appointment to
the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland is piaced beyond
doubt. The Hon. Baronet was only prevented from
kissing hands yesterday, on his appointment, by the ill-
ness cf a member of his family.
It is perfectly understood that the Right lion. Sidnsy
Herbert will succeed Sir Thomas Fremantle as Secretary
at War ; that the Right Hon. Henry Thomas Corry v 11l
take the place cf Mr. Herbert as Secretary to the Ad-
miralty ; and we believe we may now add that Lord
Viscount Jocelyn will be appointed a Lord of the Admi-
ralty in the room of Mr. Corry.
We have reason to believe that Sir George Clerk,
Bart., will retire from office as ono of the Secretaries
to the Treasury., and that Mr. Cardwell will succeed
to the lion. Baronet. Whether Sir George is des-
tined to preside G:er the Board of Customs on the an-
ticipated retirem:nt of Mr. Dean, or to become Pay-
master of the Forces, in the possible event of Sir Edward
Knatchbull's resignation,
we are not yet in a situation
to state with certainty.
A rumour prevails that the continued ill-health of
the Earl of Ripon will, at no distant period, occasion
another vacancy in the Cabinet.
T L.

HE _ABRARY OF THE DUKE OF I:2ISSEX.--Yes•
terday the Bale of the library of the late Duke of Sussex was
continued at Messrs. Evans's rooms, in Pall-mall. The
number of lots disposed of during the fo:ir days have been
969, realwing a sum of from 4001. to 5001- Among the lots
disposed of, those which fetched the highest prices are the
books containing notes of the late illustrious Duke. Yester-
day, lot 526, Europe, or a General Survey of the Present
Situation of the Principal Powers, with Conjectures on their
future Prospects, by a Citizen of the United States,
with Manuscript Notes by the Duke of Sussex, pub-
lished in 1822, was bought by Mr. Boone for 2/. ss.
Lot 768, Ilistoire Secrette de la Duchess d'Hanover,
Epouse de George 1., London, 1732. A home-truth, or
Memoirs of the Couri; of H (anover), with the names filled up
in MS., by the Duke of Sussex, sold for 2/. 65., to Mr. Mur-
ray. Lot 829, Various Tracts relating to Gustavus Adol-
phus, King of Sweden, in 5 vols., sold for 9/. 17s. 6d. This
very curious collection was made' by Sir Robert Gordon, of
Gordonstoun, and was bought at his sale by the Messrs.
Longman for 18/. 10s. The most attractive portion of the
sale yesterday was the disposal of various editions of Frois-
sard's Chronicles. The first lot, 923, Froissard Croniques,
4 vols. in three, very scarce edition, printed by Verard, at
Paris, in 1518, sold for 5/. 12s. 6d. Lot 924, Froissard Cro-
niques, par Sauvage, 4 vols. in two, fine copy, Sir M. Sykes',
printed at Lyons, 1559, sold for 5/. Lot 926, Froissard's
Chronicles, translated by Lord BCrllerS, 2 vols., imperfect,
printed by Myddleton and Pynson, in 1525, sold for 9/. 10s.,
to M. Pickering.
The sixth remliversary of tlio ruarilue of 1,,,::r
Maje.ty, on Monday utixt, will be celebrated by public
dinners at Windsor, Egham, &c. ; and a ball in honour
of thQ event will take plane wt the latter town.