The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-09 00:00:00

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The French Court took up its residence at the Tui-
leries for the season on Wednesday.
The Arabian horses sent by the Pacha of Egypt to
the King of the French arrived on Tuesday at the
Turkish embassy. They are eight in number, and
one of them is said to be the horse which Ibrahim
Paella rode at the battle of Nezib. Although very
warmly clothed, they appear to have suffered from the
cold since their arrival in France.

The fog, which has enveloped Paris for some days
past, extended, it appears, to a considerable distance
in the country, and rendered travelling exceedingly
dangerous. On Tuesday evening the fog in Paris
was for some time snore intense than on the preceding
days.

A new Government steamer, of 120 horse power,
called the Napoleon, and intended for the conveyance
of the mail to Bastia, was launched at Havre on
Tuesday. She is the first French steamer to which
the principle of the Archimedes screw has been
applied. She was built by M. Normand, of Havre,
but her engines are English, from the factory of
Mr. Barnes.

No accounts have been received yet of the surrender
of Barcelona. The latest particulars will be found
under that head.

The municipality of Barcelona was, before the in-
surrection, 4,000,000 reals in arrear for the payment
of contributions, and was closely pressed by the
finance intendant of the province for the payment.
Since then these insurgents have squandered the four
millions of reals found in the provincial treasury.
The Constitucional of the 30th publishes a pro-
clamation of Van Helen to the Barcelonese, dated the
26th, from his head-quarters at Esplugas de Lobregat.
It states that the insurrectional movement had been
essayed and put down at Vich and Girona, and calls
upon the insurgents to submit at once to the legiti-
mate Government.

The Prussian State Gazette of the 2d inst. publishes
a Cabinet order to' the following effect :—The reduc-
tion of taxes, which had been fixed at from 1,500,000
to 1,600,000 rix dollars, is, with the consent of the
Committees of she Provincial States, raised to
2,000,000 rix dollars, to commence Ist January next.
Prince Alexander Ghika, on the 26th of October
last, signed his formal abdication of the sovereignty of
Wallachia, in compliance, as the document states,
with the will of the high protecting Powers, and re-
mitted the Government into the hands of the Kaima-
kans appointed by the Sublime Porte.
The Memorial des Pyrenees says :—" it is affirmed
that, in consequence of the serious events which are
now taking place in Catalonia, the French Govern-
ment has decided that a corps of observation shall be
formed on that part of our frontiers which borders on
that province. Forces are going to be sent towards
Perpignan."

PUBLIC OPINION.
We quote the following from the Chronicle:—
" We yesterday noticed two of the three Prize Essays
on Agriculture and the Corn-law, published by. the
National Anti-Corn-law League. We reserved for
to-day that of Mr. Greg. This gentleman has com-
prised within a few pages the marrow of this great
question. We cannot help thinking that the exten-
sive distribution of his essay among farmers and
labourers must produce the most powerful effect on
them, and that minds the least accustomed to pro-
cesses of reasoning must be struck with the facts
which he brings to be bear upon the question. On
one point, of the greatest importance with refer-
ence to the tranquillity of the country at this
time, the facts urged by Mr. Greg are of paramount
importance. The agricultural districts are great
breeders of human beings ; but notwithstanding the
immense addition to the produce of the soil within the
last forty years, the great number of Inclosure Bills,
&c., the number of hands employed in agriculture
does not increase. There is always in the agricultural
districts many more hands than can be employed; but
it would be frightful to think of what the state of the
country must have been, had not employment been
found in our manufacturing towns, every year, for
vast numbers of the persons reared in the rural dis-
tricts. But by the law of England, every human
being must be maintained, whether employed or not,
and the large addition which, if the manufacturing
towns be closed against immigration, must be made
to the unemployed, must in a very few years create
a social revolution in England."
On the subject of Irish education, the Post re-
marks as follows :—" We feel strongly the great need
of a Church of England. system of education in Ire-
land, and we therefore intreat all who can affbrd to do
so, to contribute to the funds of the Irish Church
Education Society. The Government will not give
its aid to edUcation in the principles of the Church of
England. We call upon the people to discharge, so
far as they can, that duty which the Government does
notconsider to be a duty. Our English readers will see,
from a perusal of the admirable address of the Bishops,
that in encouraging the Irish Church Education Society,
they run no risk of encouraging that drunken fury
of hatred towards the religion of the great mass of
the people of Ireland, which for so long a time was
the disgrace of Irish Protestantism. Whatever is to
be said of the political priests, the mass of the people
of Ireland have a sincere veneration for religion, erro-
neous in some points, and clouded with superstition,
though it be. We ask for nothing to swell the tide
of political hatred to. the sincere piety of Ireland.
God forbid. We only ask that such of the poor of
Ireland as are members of the Church of England,
may not be left a prey to ignorance and neglect, be-
cause they are conscientious, and desire to be taught
the doctrines of their own Church, and to escape from
all the snares which they believe are everywhere set
by Rom anism."
The Times, alluding to certain speeches made at
recent agricultural meetings, observes It is as
satisfactory to ourselves as it is creditable to these
speakers, that they, the persons directly and most
deeply interested in maintaining the value of their
own property, should be also those who take the lead
among their .party in defending the past, and leading
the way to future relaxations of their own protection.
It is a happy augury when they are seen employing
themselves to calm the apprehensions, and encourage
the exertions, of their less menaced but more prejudiced
depenlents. We suspect, however, that their risk is
less than it is fancied. The Duke of Rutland mentions
that the whole importations of cattle, during the three
months which had elapsed since the passing of the
new tariff, have not exceeded one week's average sale
at Smithfield ; and it is, of course, plain that no con-
clusions as to the future prices of gran can be drawn
from that cheapness which the very peculiar circum-
stances oC the present moment—the abundant harvest
and the mistaken speculations of the corn-dealers—
have conspired to effect. Be that as it may, we hear-
tily rejoice to see that English country gentlemen are
prepared to co-operate, at all hazards to themselves,
in that change of the commercial system, of which the
circumstances of the times, and the current of public
opinion, so distinctly indicate the approach."
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
The Commissioners appointed to inspect the state
of the prisons in Gloucester met yesterday in the
Temple to consider their Report. The prison at
Northleach has been inspected, and the windows
were, found to be unglazed, the cells in winter damp,
and with only wooden shutters to keep out the wet
and cold. It is conjectured that the Report will re-
commend its discontinuance, as there is ample accom-
modation for the prisoners, usually committed here
from Cheltenham, in the bounty gaol of that place.
NAVAL EI.NI) MILITARY.
The statement that Lady Sale, is. the daughter of
the late Vicar of Puddleworth, Dorset, the Rev. Mr.
Wynch, has been contradicted. Lady Sale, it appears,
is the daughter of the late George Wynch, Esq., of
the Hon. East India Company's service, and a
granddaughter of the late Alexander Wynch, for,
merly Governor of Madras.
LAW AND PO:LICIE.

Henry Stanton, alias Dr. Henry Stanhope, was
finally examined at Clerkenwell on the charge of
several robberies, and committed for trial to Newgate.
Between 20 and 30 men arid lads were brought up
at Union Hall for refusing to work at the St. George's
Workhouse, creating a disturbance, and breaking the
windows. The porter was blamed for not furnishing
them with the appointed food ; they were then com-
mitted, but ordered to be afterwards furnished with
passes to their parishes.

Catiwr—rii.snzontanLE.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and family
arrived in Portland-place, on Wednesday evening,
from Gordon Castle. The family, on Tuesday next,
go to Goodwood-park, Sussex, for the winter.
The Duke of Norfolk, with the Earl of Arundel
and Lord Edward Howard, left Hyde-park-place on
Wednesday, for Arundel Castle.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol, accompa-
nied by Lord Alfred Hervey, M.P., left town yester-
day afternoon, by the four o'clock train, for Brighton.
The Marquis of Northampton has left town to visit
to:the Dowager Marchioness of Northampton at Cool-
hurst.

The Marquis of. Normanby arrived in town on
Wednesday, from Mulgrave Castle, the Noble Mar-
quis's seat, near Whitby, Yorkshire.
The Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Inverness
are expected to pass the holidays at Colonel Wild-
man s nat. . _ _ _

Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.B.
the ]ate Governor of Gibraltar, with Lady Woodford
and family, have arrived at Portsmouth from Spain,
and are hourly expectecrin town.
The Earl and Countess of Mornington arrived yes-
terday in Saville•row, from Deal Castle.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers arrived in town
last evening .from a visit to Middleton Park.