The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-28 00:00:00

restricting each lank to paying out its own notes only, is post- 1
poned for the present.
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specie payments, but no definitee
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poor way_for restsrnption.
The U. S, District Attorney of Louisiana, Baillie Peyton,
has addressed to the President of the Merchants' Bank of New
Orleans, his willingness to release and
thencediscotinue all proceed-
ings under the fi. fa., or attachment in it of the United
States v. the Bank of the United States, so far as re'ates to the
Merchants' Bank, or any of the property real or personal,
belonging, thereto.
The Tennessee Senate has rejected the Bank Resumption
Resolutions from the House.
The House has passed a Bill to accept and appropriate the
proceeds of sales of the public lands to be apportioned
to Tennessee by the General Government, under the Distri-
bution Law of the Extra Session. Also, a Bill for the com-
plete revision of the Statutes of the State by three legal Com-
missioners, to be appointed by the Supreme Court, after the
plan of the Revised Statutes of New York. Also, a Bill to
suppress the unauthorised issue and circulation of change notes.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE--FEB. 7.
1,000 Dols. Illinois Sixes, 1870
1,000 Ditto Indiana Bonds
3,000 Ditto New York Sixes, 1862
500 Ditto Ohio Sixes, 1850
50 Shares Delaware and Hudson th w 92
50 Ditto Am. Ex. Bk s 6 mos 5$
50 Ditto Commercial Bank N. Y.
25 Ditto Canton Co.
100 Ditto Long Island Railroad b6O 53
I:5 Ditto Boston and Providence Railroad ........87
50 Ditto Illinois State Bank 62
SALES AT THE SECOND BOARD.
:.0 Shares Long Island Railroad
75 Ditto Harlem Railr ad
100 Ditto Delaware and Hudson ... ..s 60 90
28 Ditto Lafayette Bank 27%
6,000 Dols. Indiana Sterling Bonds .... ..... 221
Flour, is firm to-..ay at $6,37. and some Lf the holders
ask $6,50.
COTTON is quiet to day—prices the same.
Gaairs.—Nothing doing in Wheat. dales of Co-n at 59c.
Faosi Pfau.—Papers from Lima have been received, bring-
ing dates up to the 16th of December.
There had been three or four attempts to assassina'e Sir J.
Wilson, her Britannic Majesty's Envoy, shich has caused a
great sensation throughout the Peruvian Republic. It was
generally believed that the infamous attempts were at the in.
stigation of General Lafuente.
It is stated that Gamarra has confirmed the sentence of a
Council of War, condemning to death 21 officers.
Faosi NEW GRZNADA.—Valencia papers of the 14th ult.,
containing the following intelligence from New Gienada.
The mediation offered by her 13r tish Majesty Queen Vic-
toria, to put an end to the civil war in New Granada, had
been declined by Carmena. Thus ends the mission of Sir
John Stewart.
Carthagena continued to be, closely blockaded, bath by sea
and land ; but it was not acknowledged by the English squad-
ron. Hence plenty of provisions went in.
It is stated in a letter from Pasto, dated Dec. 12, that the
rerna;ns of the army of Obando had been totally dispersed by
the Government troops, and that this unsucce,sful rebel was
fleeing towards Peru.
The following are extracts :
A bill requiring the immediate resumption of specie payments
by the banks of Pennsylvania, has I used the House of Repre-
sentativrs of that State.
The weather is most remarkable for the season. Yesterday,
though rainy, was so warm that fires were really oppressive.
The buds are swelling upon the trees, and many fears are ex •
pressed for the effects of the premature starting of vegetation.
—New York paper, of the 6th.

Several letters, which reached town in the courso
of last week, from Manchester, Glasgow, and the
other great seats of our manufactures, agree, we are
informed, in stating that trade never was so bad. The
Lopes that were cherished of improvement in the spring
are fast fading away. Mills are again going on short,
time at various places, and wages are still further re-
duced. The contents of letters, both from Manchester
aad Glasgow, have been communicated to us breathing
complete despair. Men of all political opinions en-
tertain a similar feeling, but the Tories, from having
expected more of Sir ROBERT PEEL, are the more
disappointed. They say, both at Manchester and
Glasgow, " We have supported him with all our
power, but our duty to ourselves now requires us to
sink politics, and regard only trade. We now see
ruin, and nothing but ruin, on every hand. We did
hope that Sir ROBERT PEEL would have done some-
thing for trade, but his tortion of a Corn Bill with a
sliding scale, has completely disappointed us."
Throughout the manufacturing distries, Tories and
Whigs all agree that something decisive must be done
to save them from ruin, and done speedily.
We received 'the above information on Saturday ;
and confirming it, we elsewhere insert an article from
the Manchester Guardian, to which we earnestly beg
the attention of our readers. Mr. MACAULAY remarked,
on Mr. VILLIERS'S motion, "that he could not but
feel uneasy when he saw all those topics (of anarchy)
which in other countries are confined to the low-
est disturbers, now being agitated by men worth
20,0001. a-year." Now, at this meeting at Manches-
tPr qiunnosed of the most opulent manufacturers of
to recommend the Liberal- Members to usegfriegaT
and constitutional means to stop Sir R. PEEL'S Bill.
One of these rich men objected to using the words
" legal and constitutional." He and others are pre-
pared to act illegally and unconstitutionally to re-
sist the landed arisocracy. The landlords have set
them the example of perverting the Constitution, and
they can only meet the landlords by diverging into
the same course.
Several of those opulent manufacturers spoke of the
landlords as robbers. One of them talked of placing
their mills on short time, and of collecting half a
million of men on Kersall Moor. Mr.W. R. GREG pro-
pounded a plan to the meeting, which was not allowed
to go forth to the public. If Sir R. PEEL'S Bill
passes they are to recommend that the supplies be
stopped, and we take it for granted that they will act
on their own principle, and refuse to pay the taxes.
Whenever they begin to resist the law they will find
many imitators and many backers. It is useless to
gloze over or conceal the matter; in that meeting
lies incipient rebellion against the landlords and if
they •now persist in renewing their law to rob the
people, they will provoke a rebellion in every part of
the empire. We hope they will be warned and draw
back in time; if they are not, we shall put up our
prayers, not for the law, not for the Constitution, but
:or the right.

It was not expected that more than 60 Members
would vote for Mr. VILLIERS'S motion, but the num-
ber was 90. Adding two for tellers, and 18 pairs,
we have 110 members supporting the total repeal of
the 'Corn-laws. Engaged in no work of faction, but
pursuing a patriotic and righteous object, and backed
by great masses of the people, they constitute a for-
midable phalanx, which, small as it looks on paper,
has already, as we know from excellent authority,
made the landlords quake, and convinced the more
cool and discriminating of them that their monopoly
is not worth three years' purchase.
Our readers must have noticed that a great num-
ber of Liberal Members, no less than 108, were absent
without pairs. Why was this ? Why did not these
gentlemen say either Aye or No, on behalf of their
constituents. Why was some sixty or seventy places
disfranchised, as it were, on this most interesting
question, so important to England's weal ? Will
the Corn-law repealers of Bath not inquire why
Mr. ROEBUCK was absent ? What will the electors of
Lambeth say to Mr. D'EYNCOURT, and those of the
Tower Hamlets to Sir Wm. CLAY and Colonel
Fox ? How came the ardent and religious repealers
of Edinburgh to be like the Tower Hamlets, wholly
unrepresented on the question ? Both their Members
were absent. Why was Mr. PONSONBY'S vote with-
held in spite of the prayers and petitions of his terribly
suffering constituents at Derby ? How came that
great and clear-headed merchant, Mr. MORRISON, to
have no decided opinion " on the question" which he
ought to have enforced by his vote ? We call on the
constituencies throughout the empire to look carefully
over the lists, and mark those Members who abstained
from voting, as less worthy of trust than those who
boldly voted with the Tories.

REVIVAL OF THE TAX ON BEEE.—A rumour is in
circulation that Sir Hobert Peel means to propose the
re-enactment of the duty on Beer, IN hich is very likely.
It falls chiefly on the poor.
SUGAR DUTIES.—It is also rumoured that the Rirla
Hon. Baronet means to propose a modification of the
Sugar Duties. His agricultural supporters have been
obliged to submit to what he calls a reduction of their
protection, and they will probably aid him in reducing
the protection of the planters.
We are glad to see the mortality in the metropolis
greatly on the decrease. During the week ending Feb.
19, the number was 907, while in the preceding week it
was 1,042, making a difference of 135, or ab,:ut 7 per,
cent. The change is most remarkable. Among deaths
caused by diseases of the lungs, and brain, and old age,
the diminution being respectively as follows :-69, 30,
and 18.

THE NEW SLIDING SCALE, it is said, does not in-
crease the protection to agriculture, and the agriculturists
are discont!nted.with it. It gives the people no relief
and the people abhor it. The persons who praise it are
corn-factors and merchants. Mr. Mitchell, for example,
n the House of Commons, approved of it, because it
would facilitate dealing in corn, to gentlemen like him-
self, who are largely engaged in trade. The new sliding-
scale, it appears, by avoiding. th cso jumps which bothered
the less skilful and less ingenious calculators will insure
them their reward. The slow rate at which the duty
rises as the averages fall, will tempt men to hold on for
a rise, because, as Lord Palmerston said, their risk of
loss is small. At the same time they know, positively
and certo'ily, when the harvest is short,
that the price
must necessarily rise if they hold back till they can in-
troduce the supplies required free of duty. The new