The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

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titibitc Opinion.

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FOREIGN.
The election of the President of the French Chamber
of Deputies has terminated in favour of Ministers. The
total number of Deputies is 459. Owing to double elec-
tions, and other causes, not more than 445 were capable
of voting. The result of the second ballot was, that—
M. Sauzet had 227 votes ; M. Dufaure 184. M. Sauzet
was accordingly declared to be duly elected as President.
The election for Vice-President took place on Satur-
day, as follows :—.Number of voters 390 ; absolute ma-
jority 196. M. Salvandy had 223 votes ; M. Bignon
208 ; General Jacqueminot 205. These three, all Con-
servatives, were elected.. M. Belleyme. another Conser-
vative had 162 votes ; De Tracy, Vivier, Ganneron, in
fact all the candidates of Opposition had about 160 voters.
On Thursday the mortal remains of the Duke of
Orleans were' committed to the sepulchral vault of W.s
family at Dreux. This vault was built by the Duchess
Dowager of Orleans, daughter and heiress of the Duke
of Penthievre, in an old chateau of her ancestors Counts
Of Dreux. It is covered by a chapel, of which the spires
alone rise above the grove around it. •

The Paris papers'Uf Saturday state that a new loan of
30,000.000 of francs is about to be raised in Belgium, fur
the purpose of completing its several lines of railroads.
The Montrose Medtterrancan steamer arrived at
Southampton on Saturday, and brings the extraordinary
intelligence that Spain has declared war against Por-
tugal. The Spanish troops are already assembling in
large numbers on the frontier, and particularly in the
vicinity of Braganza, at which point, it is said, hostilities
will commence between the two countries.

The Barcelona journals of the 31st ult. had been re-
ceived at Paris. They state that a sanguinary quarrel
had taken place at Mataru between a Spanish patrol and
some British seamen who landed in that port. One of
the sailors received a bayonet wound, and the others
were obliged to take refuge on board their ship.
PARLIAMENTAILY. _

The Lords read the Newfoundland Bill a first time,
and passed the Copyrights of Design, the Bribery at
Elections, and the • East India Slavery Bibs through
Committee.
Earl Furtescue called the attention of the Peers to the
spy system lately revited in Ireland, and mentioned the
extraordinary fact, that the number of twelve classes of
crimes, including homicides, was, in the first half of the
year 1841. 651, while in the hawr half of that year the
number was 2,449, and in the first half of 1842 It was
3,551. This is Tory rule. The Noble Lord justly cou-
demned the conduct of the Magistrates in employing
spies to foster crime, and the conduct of the Chief Justice,
who had displayed more of the zeal of the partizan than
the impartiality of the Judge.
The Duke of Wellington feebly defended the Judge,spok e
with just reprobation of the conduct of Hagan, and at-
tributed some of the increase of persons taken up in 1842
to the increased vigilance of the constabulary.
The Earl of Glengall insisted that all these latter
crimes were the results of the seeds of sedition, which
had been previously watt). The papers Lord Fortescue
moved for were ordered.
On the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the Marriages
(Ireland) Bill, which was brought in at au early period
of the session, and suspended, because a case was likely
to come before their Lordships on appeal, was read a
second time. The Noble Lord explained that the ex-
pected case would not come in time before their- Lord-
ships, and the Bill was required. On the motion to
commit the Bill to-day,
Lord Campbell opposed the 'notion, and said that Bill
would cause consternation in Ireland, and that a Decla-
ratory Act ought to be passed. The Bill, after a short
conversation, was ordered to be committed to-day, and
at Eight o'Clock the House adjourned.
The Commons met at Twelve, and passed the New-
foundland Bill, after a division agairst it, called for by
Mr. P. Howard.
Mr. Walter took his seat for Nottingham.
The Bankrupt Bill was further discussed at consider-
able length in Committee, and the remaining clauses
passed after se7eral divisions. The Report is to be re-
ceived to-clay.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a ques-
tion, said his interpretation of the Income-tax Act
was, that the tax would be payable on dividends on
foreign funds pay:Able in this country, but if the parties
resided out of the country the tax would not be levied.
The Report of the Boroughs Incorporation Bill was
brought up, and Sir .Tames Graham was conadlimented
for his exertions in settling the dispute between the ex-
officials of the new boroughs and the Corporations. The
standing orders were suspended, and the Bill was passed
through all its stages.
Lord Palmerston put a question to Sir Robert Peel
about withdrawing our troops from the west of the
Indus, which the Right Honourable Baronet declined to
answer precisely.
Mr. Lefroy moved a n”w writ for Ipswich.
ph. T. I)uncombe explained the grounds why he
should oppose the motion, and why lie should move for
leave to bring in a Bill to disfranchise Arthur Bott
Cook, and others. The lion. Member moved for leave.
A debate ensued, in which the Ipswich Committee wus
attacked and defended. The House was occupied with
this case the principal part of the evening. The writ