The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-01 00:00:00

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FOREIGN.

Six more arts for high treason have taken place in
Paris. Just-Brazier and Colombier, to save their heads,
are multiplying accusations, at the especial desire of old
Baron Pasquier.
In the election of Vice-Presidents of the Chamber of
Deputies the Government has again triumphed. On
Wednesday the election took place, when MM. Dufaure,
Calman, Jacqueminot, and Bignon were elected. They
are all Ministerialists.

Letters from Athens of the 10th of December, an-
nounce the appointment of the Director and Committee
of the Bank. The Director is M. George Stavros, a
French agent, and the names: of the Committee, MM.
Vrannes, Roujoux, Mestenet, Autonopoulous, and Ker-
gousis, all partizans of France.

PUBLIC OPINION.
The Morning Advertiser contains a leading article,
suggested by Sir Robert Peel's late interview with the
Deputation of the Short Time Committee of the West
Riding of Yorkshire ; the object of which article is to
show that the Tory Premier must either break at once
with the great monopoly faction, or be involved in its ruin.
The Times, in commenting upon the various facts and
arguments adduced during Sir Robert Peel's interview
with the Short Time Committee Deputation, recom-
mends the appointment of a Committee of moderate men
of all parties to inquire into the state of the nation ;
adding that " the nation has a right to expect that a strong
Goverment will take this responsibility on itself."
The Chronicle recommends the constituency of Dub-
lin to return Lord Morpeth as their Member for the
city, in consequence of the death of Mr. West, observ-
ing, "no man who has ever administered the affairs of
Ireland has, in doing so, won so much general esteem and
respect as Lord Morpeth."
The Morning Herald contends that the general tone
of Mr. Christopher's speech has made a favourable im-
pression on the country; and that it has " satisfied all
moderate, sober-minded politicians that, if the wrath of
party politics be allowed somewhat to subside in the
torthcoming Session of Parliament, the real difficulties
in the way of an improved Corn-law are not great."
In remarking on the late accident on the Great
Western Railway, the Post expresses its opinion that
" at present the railroads seem to have too much power,
and the various persons concerned are far too despotic,
and too apparently self-confident in their modes of pro-
ceeding."

The-Derby Reporter, in noticing some points in Lord
Melbourne's reply to the Derby Address, says :—" It
would be well for the interests of the people if all grades
of Liberals would unite to attain the useful and practi-
cable, instead -of each riding his own hobby after vision-
ary, or at the best doubtful, objects. We hope, how-
ever, that the experience of the past has not been lost
upon the multitude, but that it will serve as a beacon
for the future to guard them against falling into the
same fatal and disastrous error."

In reference to the present distressed state of trade,
the Liverpool Journal makes the following remarks
With the exception of one or two houses, very pecu-
liarly circumstanced, we believe that there is not a manu-
facturer of watches in Liverpool who will not admit that
for the last three years, he has yearly lost money in his
business. We know some one who formerly paid 501.
a week in wages in Prescot, who now find that as much
as they can do is to keep on a few of their best work-
men, at the barest wages, to save the manufacture from
entire extinction."
The Wills Independent thus antic& to Mr. Christo-
pher's Corn-law scheme :—" Mr. Christopher's plan of
taking the averages is as open to frauds as the present
one. In his speech the Hon. Gentleman acknowledges
that, by the mode he proposes, the agriculturists would
incur the imputations which they now direct against
the Corn-factors and
.millers, of entering into combina-
tions to regulate the averages.' No doubt they would,
and justly too, for it is as plain as the sun in a cloud-,
less noon-day sky, that the object of Mr. Christopher
and his worthy confreres is, by keeping down the aver-
ages, to keep out of the market every grain of foreign
w heat except at actual starvation prices."

1110-NEY—TRADE—c6IKIVIERCE.
Within the last four years there has been a decrease
of 838 public-houses in the. City of Glasgow.
The Dundee trade is brightening. Flax and yarns
are doing well in both the French and Russian markets.
A great meeting of the clothiers of Wilts, Somerset,
and Gloucester, will be held on Thursday, the 6th of
January, at Bath, to take into consideration the state of
trade, and the condition of the working classes.
Lord Ashburton is about to proceed on a special atis-'
sion to the United States, with a view to settle existing
differences between that country and Great Britain.
ECCLESIASTICAL.
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Although a commission de tunatiTo inquirendo sat
lately upon the Bishop of Ossory, and found him child-
ish and incapable of managing his own affairs, yet all
minor episcopal functions have been still administered
throughout his importahr districts, and sundry reverend
gentlemen have been presented to valuable benefices,
upon the sole responsibility " of the Lord Bishop of
Ossory." _ _