The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, NOTEMBER 12, 1842

keenly and distrustfully on every indivi-
dual who dared to doubt the sagacity and
patriotism of a selfish, corrupt oligarchy,
which called itself a Parliament—testified by the
ready sacrifice of all that makes life desirable,
their devotion to the cause of Reform. Few
now can remember the fierce political excitement
that prevailed towards the close of the last cen-
tury, when the French Revolution was shaking
the fabric of Absolutism throughout Europe to
its foundations. Men's minds were then in a
state little short of frenzy. The Few trembled
for the loss of privileges which they ought
never to have possessed ; the Many were
filled with the wildest joy at the idea of regain-
ing rig,llts of which they ought never to have
been deprived. The consequence was, that the
two parties were drawn up in direct battle array
against each other, and the cry of both was " No
surrender." On the side of the Government were
ranged all who fattened, and all who hoped to
fatten, cm the public plunder—pensioners, place-
men, sinecurists—a prodigious host, and unscru-
pulous in their mode of warfare; the Church,
too, and the Law, the Army, and the Navy—each
and all of these contributed their quota to the
Ministerial party, which derived, besides, no
inconsiderable aid from the spy system, then in
the full vigour of its rank luxuriance. To oppose
this formidable phalanx, the people had, what?
A deep, stern conviction of the justice of their
cause—a powerful auxiliary certainly, but which,
alas! in the present instance, availed but little
against the terrible assaults of the Government.
But though the two opposing parties were thus
unequally matched, and the chances were
at least a hundred to one against the
success of the People, the brave Scotch Re-
formers hesitated not an instant as to which of
the
.two they should join. Unhesitatingly they
threw in their lot with that of the weaker party ;
led—if we may so express ourselves—the for-
lorn hope of Freedom against Tyranny ; and
abandoned the struggle only with their lives.
For this heroic act of self-devotion, be
their names ever held in grateful remembrance
by all Reformers! To forget them, is to
forget Justice—to be indifferent to Truth—
to give up the claims of Honour, and the
dearest interests of Humanity. Sure are we,
that the Reformers of Marylebone will never
lay themselves open to such a reproach as this ;
but bear in mind that by paying due respect to
the memory of the patriotic dead, they will be
encouraging others—should the sad necessity
ever arise—to follow in their footsteps.

In the beautiful and interesting edicts issued
from time to time by the Emperor of CHINA, the
dread which he entertains of the " traitorous
natives" forms generally an important feature.
He describes them 'as " traitorous banditti,"
" abandoned traitors," and, in the last proclama-
mation, states that many " traiterous natives"
had been caught. This can excite no surprise.
The greater portion of the Chinese are kept
down merely by the terror of punishment. They
arc treated as an enslaved race ; they are not
allowed the use of swords or fire-arms,
and thereby prevented from rising against
their Tartar conquerors. The EMPEROR, there-
fore has great reason to dread the approach
of the English, who may not only teach the
subdued race the art of war, but furnish them
with means to recover their independence and
restore the ancient dynasty. The British Go-
vernment probably has no such intention as yet,
but should the war be prolonged, and our
just demands resisted, it may be necessary
to adopt another system. If we cannot ob-
tain redress by compensation for the unjust
seizure and destruction of property, the expenses
incurred in the present war, and the insults offered
to the representative of the British SOVEREIGN,
we can help ourselves by appropriating rich tracts
along the sea coast. The Chinese would gladly
join in such undertakings were they assured that
our army and navy could protect them against
the vengeance of their rulers, and that means
would be furnished to them also for defending
themselves. Whatever French journalists may

say, it is evident, from all
,accounts that the
natives have no dread or even dislike of the
English, but regard them rather as benefactors,
who, in every town which they capture, distribute
the public granaries among the people, and con-
duct themselves towards the inhabitants in
the most orderly and peaceable manner.
These facts are certified by Sir HENRY

POTTINGER, who is entitled to more credit
than the editor of the Journal des Debuts,
who thus describes the forlorn condition of our

troops in China:—" The English garrison in
Chusan (he says) has been literally starved out.
At Ningpo, a city of 200,000 or 300,000 inhabit-
ants, a garrison of only 800 could not procure
subsistence either by force or purchase." Pro-
bably this report has been furnished by some
veracious correspondent at Macao, or on board
the French frigate now on a visit to the
Chinese Seas. We have no objection what-
ever to their taking this view of the war,
but on the contrary, are glad that they
can thus derive some consolation for their hard-
fought and fruitless battles in Africa. We
have heard of no such accounts of starvation or
want of provisions, and the very fact of giving
up granaries to the natives proves it to be a pure
fiction. Would the English commit such an act
of madness if they had not food for themselves ?
The edicts of the EMPEROR, too, prove the con-
trary. He would not denounce with such gene-
rous indignation the deeds of his subjects, causing
the " very hair of his head to stand erect," had
they thus combined to defeat by starvation the
enemy they could not meet in the field.

The accounts from Madrid are to the 2d inst.
It appears that the forces sent by the Govern-
ment into several of the disturbed districts had
been very successful in dispersing the brigands.
Two Neapolitan vessels of war, the Vesuvio
and Generoso, arrived at Gibraltar on the 10th.
The first was to stop in that harbour, and the
other to continue her journey to England,
whither she was conveying the crew of four
steamers constructing for the King of NAPLES in
London.

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The Three per Cents. were done at 21+ for the
20th inst., and the Five per Cents. at 26 for cash,
and 27 1-16, 27, 26 19-32 at 60 days.

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trial, now going on at Paris, implicating a
great number of persons employed in a public
office, similar to that of Woods and Forests in
this country. Some of these officers were em-
ployed to lay out new streets for the improve-
ment of the capital, and it has-been proved that
they had received considerable bribes froma
sptyrole-
prietors interested in the intended lines. Their
main defence is, that their salaries were so small
that they had no other means of living i
suitable to their rank. The trial was still going
on. We are glad to notice a remarkable
fact in one of the papers generally opposed to
this country—namely, an admission that En-
glishmen can beat Frenchmen, not at fighting,
but in making railroads. The Courrier Francais,
in alluding, to the contract for the first section
of the railroad from Paris to Brighton, says :
" This is the second example of English con-
tractors, after having finished railroads in their
own country, coming to take part in ours. It is
well known that the Rouen railroad, in which
English capitalists have an interest, is exclu-
sively directed by English engineers. This is an
advantage for France, because several methods
in use on English lines, particularly in forming
the embankments, are superior to ours, and will
in this way gradually become known among us,
and be adopted at last generally."
" The remnants of the Society of St. 'Simo-
nians," says the Commerce," who have confede-
rated with the Fourierists, have opened two
lodges at Lyons. One of these is engaged in
recruiting members to form a body for emigra-
tion to the Brazils, there to establish working
colonies. The other lodge is employed in pro-
pagating the principles which they call Doctrine
Societaire. The Magistrates, however, have been
rendered suspicious and apprehensive that their

meetings may end in disturbing the public peace,
and, exercising the powers given bylthe laws, have
ordered the lodges to be closed. This was done
by the police on the ;23d ult."
The Journal des Debats states that a consider-
able number of Parisian manufacturers, who are

affected by the late increase of duty imposed on
their manufactures by the German Customs
union, are to assemble in Paris on Wednesday,
_ _ _ _

:o concert measures to avoid or diminish the ef-

feet of this augmentation of the German tariff.
The same journal, which generally represents
the opinions of the Government, makes the fol-
lowing remarks on the war with China:—
It is evident that the Chinese, notwithstanding their
antipathy for foreigners, know how to adopt the pro-
gress which has been realised by other nations.
Doubtlessly it will require a long time for them to be
in a state to contend successfully with the troops of
Europe • but it will require perhaps a longer time for
the English to obtain such an influence over the mind
of the people as to induce them to submit with resig-
nation to their conquerors. Wherever the English
establish themselves, and whatever concessions they
may make with a view of conciliating the population,
there is an immediate blank, not only of the inhabi-
tants, but of every thing else. The Chinese remove
their property, their furniture, and their provisions,
and in a few weeks the English are left without re-
sources.ln the fertile island of Chusan, which was so well
cultivated,and of which Lord Jocelyn has drawn'sopleas-
ing a picture, the English garrison who passed the win-
ter of 1840 literally died of hunger. Upon the little
island of Kou-long-sou, at a quarter of a league from
the rich and populous town of Amoy, the English
garrison are obliged to draw provisions from the river
of Canton, Hong-Kong, and Macao. At Ningpo, a
town of from two to three hundred thousand inhabi-
tants, a garrison of 800 men have been unable to
secure a supply of provisions either by force or
money. The troops were nearly starved when they
received the order of evacuation. 'Whatever may be
the facility with which the. English have hitherto
triumphed over the Chinese on the field of battle, it is
not probable that the war will be soon over. Are we
to expect that English perseverance will at length
become weary of so many useless but expensive vic-
tories, or that the genius of Europeans will at length
make a breach in part of the world which has been
so long impenetrable, and unfold to view the secrets
of that extraordinary civilisation which for so many
centuries has kept the third part of the human species
in a state of existence incomprehensible to the rest of
mankind ?"
BOURSE—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. 119 15... 119 15... 118 90... 118 90
4% per Cents 106 ... 106 ... 106 ... 106
Four per Cents 101 90... 101 90 .. 101 90... 101 90
3 per Cents 80 35... 80 35... 80 25... 80 25
Bank of France 3270 ...3270 ...3270 .. 3270
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1055 ..1055 —3055 ...1055
5,000 f 5080 ...5080 ...5080 ...5080
Belgian Bank BO5 ... 805 ... 805 ... 805
1841 lO6O ...1060 —lO6O ...1060
Belgian Fives lO3l 103 a ... 103% ... 1033
1840.... 104% ... 1041 ... 1043 ... 104%
Spanish Active 22% ... 22% ... 221 ... 224
Passive
Portuguese Fives 32% ... 321 ... 32/ ... 321
Roman, ex div. 104% ... 1041 ... 104 ... 104
RAILWAY SHARES

St. Germain 845 ... 845 ... 845 ... 845
Versailles, L.B 92 50... 92 50... 88 75... 88 75
Rouen
Orleans. 587 50... 587 50... 586 25... 566 25
Strasburg to Bale 205 ... 206 25... 205 ... 206 25

AN OLD OFFICER OF TILE CORPORATION RE-
STORED.-It is said that Sir Robert Peel had a higher
object in view at the Lord Mayor's dinner than
merely to exhibit, in these times o peril and failure,
his own condescending courtesy to the citizens. He
wished to encourage them to restore an ancient officer
of the Corporation, and so try if they could not bring
back the good old times of prosperity and security.
He enacted the part, too, in order to show how much
could be made of it in able hands. Uncivil
Radicals in the City, therefore, rudely name him " the
Lord Mayor's jester, or Alderman Humphery's fool."
He had an excellent clown, they say, in Lord Stan-
ley, whose proposition to entertain the citizens by an
oratorical and harmonious duet betwixt him and Lord
fohn Russell was met with roars of after-dinner ap-
plause. Between Sir Robert and Lord Stanley, say
the citizens, the jests of Sir Wm. Curtis and the jokes
, of Joe Grimaldi will soon pass into oblivion.