The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-22 00:00:00

*rtort* 4BZottio it

SUN OFFICE Three o'Cluch.

From all the mining and manufucturing districts
the accounts continue to be of the most encouraging
character; and from all we can gather on the subject,
the disturbance% would seem to have subsided, quite as
Inviph Pawn the returning good sense of the Turn-outs,
as from the eftbrts of the civil and military force em-
ployed against them. Considering how much positive
destitution has had to do with the matter; that for months
and months past the prospects of the operatives have
howl as deplorable as it was possible to be; that Chartist
agents have been incessantly at work to impress on their
minds the absolute necessity of their agitating for the
five points of the Charter, as being the only means
they had left of bettering their condition;—considering
these things, and considering also that Parliament has
broken up without providing any measure for
their immediate relief, but, on the contrary, has left
them to the mercy of the chapter of accidents, and the
benevolence of Providence ;—considering all these
things, we cannot but repeat our conviction that the
Turn-outs have exercised an extraordinary degree of
forbearance, and proved that they are a very different
class of men from those reckless, ignorant mobs who,
in the early days of Hum', were so constantly bent
on mischief.

We trust, under these circumstances, that Govern-
ment will make.a point of regarding their case with
lenity, and studiously bear in mind that they had
more than one opportunity of throwing the whole
north of England into a state of absolute
anarchy, but refrained from doing so, from
that lingering sense of justice and honesty which
seems never to have wholly deserted them, even in the
most desperate crisis of the outbreak. It is something
new in English history to see thousands and thousands
of half-starved operatives marching through towns
and villages, and in most cases studiously refraining
from plunder, but contenting themselves with prevent-
ing their,fellow-operatives from working at, what they
imagined to be, inadequate prices. A "fair day's
wages for a fair- day's N'sitrk" appears, in the majority
of instances, to have been the sum total of their de-
mands ; and if they endeavoured to procure this—
their undoubted right—in a manner which the laws of
the land forbid, let not the illegality of their proceed-
ings be visited on them too severely, but let *mercy-
temper: justice—for this is one of those rare
cases where to be most merciful is to be
most just. We are quite aware that the
dignity of the law must be vindicated, and that
those who transgress its behests must pay the penalty
of their transgression ; the safety of the social system
requires that such should be the case ; but we do
hope and believe that the law will not be vindicated
on the principle of Terrorism, for it is a most erroneous
principle, however warmly patronised by the CASTLE-
REAGH and SIDMOUTH school of politicians, and never
yet produced the desired effect. It is not by visiting them
with severe measures of retribution, that Government
will prevent the working-classes from engaging in
future outbreaks, for hunger and desperation set all
personal apprehensions at defiance ; this desirable
object must be accomplished by promptly and im-
partially inquiring into their condition, with a:view to
provide an adequate remedy for the grievances under
which they may be labouring:

The French Chamber of Deputies, after three days'
discussion, passed the Regency Bill on Saturday
evening by a majority of 216, there being for the
Bill 310 votes, and against it 94. This Bill, differing
materially from the Regency Bills passed by the
British Parliament, makes the right to the Regency,
like that to the Throne, hereditary, and enacts that
the Prince nearest to the Throne, in the male line of
the House of ORLEANS, being 21 years of age, shall
la 3 REGENT of the FRENCH. The Duke of NEMOURS
oF course will, by the passing of this Bill, become the
Regent apparent, and in case of his death the rigl t
will descend to his next brother, and so on in regular
succession without any legislative enactment. There
may be some advantage in this regulation, from the
fact that it will to a certain extent prevent agitation
or Parliamentary discussions on contingencies si-
milar to that which has caused such general
sorrow in France ; but these will be more than
counterbalanced by other grave and probable cir-
cumstances. In this country, for instance, there
would be serious objections to a law by which
the King of HANOVER would become Regent, in the
event of the QUEEN'S death, and in the case of Spain,
the objection would be still greater, for the Regent
would be Don CARLOS, who claimed a right to the
throne, and involved that country in civil
war to assert his alleged rights. Should France be
placed in• similar circumstances, a special law would
be necessary, and dangerous animosities might be ex-
cited, which, but for this hereditary claim, would not
have existed. The great majority of the speakers,
however, did not seem to dread any contingency of
this sort, and consequently voted for the Bill as origi-
nally introduced. M. TRIERS made a most remarkable
speech at the conclusion of the debate, which naturally
roused the ire of his old friends on the Left. Sir
R. PEEL, in fact, could not have made a more Con-
servative speech, or one calculated to give a higher
idea of the British Constitution. "My object," said
he, "is to approach and resemble the strongly or-
ganised monarchy of England, that admirable pro-
duct of time and experience." An outline of
the speeches made on the occasion will be
found in another part of the paper. By
accounts received this day, we learn that the schism
between M. THIERS and, his friends has caused great
excitement in Paris. The Opposition Journals com-
plain bitterly of the openness and harshness with
which this singular personage reflected on the dan-
gerous principles which he once professed, and are
still retained by those who chose him for leader. A
coalition Ministry is not at all improbable.

There is no other news of any importance whatever.
BOURSE—PARIS, SATURDAY, AUG. 20.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents 119 40... 119 50... 119 40... 119 50
;4 per Cents 102 ... 102 102 ... 102
3 per Cents 78 55... 78 55... 78 55... 78 55
Bank of France 3265 ...3265 ..,3265 .. 3265
Laffitte Bank 5,000 f 5045 ...5045 ...5045 ...5045
Belgian Fives lO2ll 102} ... 102 k ... 1021
1840 lO3l ... 103 n ... 103 ... 103
Dutch 2} per Cents s3# ... 53i ... 53/
Spanish Active 2IF ... 22 21n 21i
Passive ...... 31 ... 3i
Neapolitan... lO5 50... 105 50... 105 50... 105 50
Roman . lo3* ,•... 10.3 i 104 ... 103 i
RAILWAY SHARES.
Versailles, R.B ..... 285 ... 285 ... 285 ... 285
L.ll 9O ... 90 90 go
Rouen
Orleans. 560 ... 560 560 560
Strasburg to Bale 2OO 200 ••• 200 ... 200

---
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
EGHAM RACES.
Nominations for the Gold Cup :—Arctic, aged ; Mo-
nops, 5 yrs ; Tamburini, 6 yrs ; Mosque, 4 yrs ; Dark
Susan, 3 yrs.
Acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes :
Arctic, Welfare, Mosque, and Pannakeen.
BROMYARD RACES.—TUURSDAY.
The All-aged Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added,
once round and the length, were won, in two heats, by
Mr. Robins' President, beating Isabella and Fitzgambol.
The Broiash Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added,
once round and a dis., were won, in two heats, by Mr.
Hall's Young Rambler, 6 yrs, beating Dick Turpin and
two others.

FRIDAY.
The Purse for Ponies was won, in two heats, by Mr.
Lewis' Little Rambler.

We have been for some days aware of the reports
so prevalent of the discovery of an extensive system of
fraud in the Customs' Department. A morning paper
having noticed the fact, we can have no delicacy in
stating that that well authenticated rumour involves seven
or eight officers of the department, called landing waiters,
in the charge. We may further add, that the failure of
silk merchants in the City led to the discovery—certain
entries in the books of the bankripts having come under
the notice of the assignees were immediately communi-
cated to the proper authorities. We shall, for the pre-
sent, forbear, saying more than that the whole subject is
under the consideration of the Commissioners of Cus-
toms, and that our confidence in the intelligence and in-
teg-ity of the body of gentlemen who compose that
Bourd may be safely taken by the public as a guarantee
that strict justice will be done in the matter.