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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, AtIGUST 1, 1842,

when the financial state of the country will be in a better
condition to refund a portion at least of the lt rge sum of
money which had actually been paid into the Treasury
upwards of thirty years ago, for the indemnification of
these parties. The merits of the case having been so
often decided by large majorities, the. Hon. Member
should have confined his observations entirely to the
unconstitutional resistance which the Government ap-
pear to be giving to those claims after the four decisions
of the House of Commons, and her MAJESTY'S gracious
aaswer to the address of the House in their favour.
The claimants, however, have no reason to regret the
result, for the short speech of Mr. HtYME placed,the
right of the claimants in such a clear point of view, that
the House, in justice to-its own honour and the constitu-
tional law of the land, cannot fail, on the subject being
brought forward next session, to vindicate their autho-
rity. This is no party question. Many Conservatives,
as well as Whigs and Liberals, regard it as a question of
right, and regret that the present Chancellor of the
Exchequer should have shown such reluctance to per-
form an act of justice, and such an extraordinary anxiety
to follow the bad example of Mr. SPRING EWE.

AND

Public eptuton.

" Who runs neat/ read."

FOREIGN.
It appears from the Paris Journals that the Opposition 1
Deputies are not -yet quite agreed as to the course to i
be pursued during the present session. It was generally '
supposed, a few days ago, that they would allow the Re-
gency Bill to be discussed quietly; leaving the great
battle between them and the Ministry for the next!!
session ; but, from some. articles subsequently given in
the leading organs of the party; it with evident some of
the leaders were of opinion that a discussion should be
forced on immediately after the vote on the Regency
question. We are now told that meetings of the Odilon-
Bai rot party have been held, at which it was seriously
proposed that an -attempt should be made to bring the
Ministry to battle even before the discussion of the Bill
on the Regency.
The Journal-des Debuts says :---" We know well that,
whilst the chiefs of the most influence amongst the Op-
pesition proclaim aloud— their impartiality in the question
of the Regency, there are proceedings and manoeuvring
going on, which might lead us to doubt the sincerity of
the Opposition. But who can prevent men talking and
moving.? IL is the peculiarity of second-rate men to
seek to increase their importance by their words and
their movements. . Even demands for explanations in the
Chamber have been spoken of. For our part, we believe
that the Conservative party and the Ministry have no-
thing to fear with respect to those explanations ; nay,
more, we desire that they may be called for, and for this
reason : if those explanations should be contrary to the
resolution which the Opposition appears to have taken
relative to the Regency, we shall once more know what
we ought to think respecting the sentiments of the Op-
position, and their discipline as a party. God forbid,
however, that we should desire such a solution.
The Globe (Paris) has the following:—" The Opposis
tion have distrihuted the programme of the battle which
they have resolved to offer to the Cabinet during the Re-
gency session. The Commerce states that the battle will
be fought before time discussion of the Bill, and the Cour-
'rier Francais declares that it will take place afterwards.
Others assert that M. Odilon Barrot has been left su-
preme judge of the moment of attack. For our parts,
we are almost persuaded that the Opposition will not
move. In general, persons who make so much noise are
not decided. When fully resolved, people do not bark
in order to give themselves courage. Besides, the desire
of combat is infinitely less animated in the Opposition of
the Chamber than in the Opposition of the Press. This
latter body is ut the end of its resources, and is perishing
of inanition and want of subscribers. If its editors do
not succeed by dint of noise in winding up its worn-out
machin', they have not a year's existence for their
diseased journals. All this noise which stuns, anti all
the dust which blinds folks, are the work of the Journals."
The Spanish mail of the 21st brings the decree in the
official Gazette, fixing the army at 90,000 men, and the
reserve at 40,000, as voted by the Cortes. Senor
d'Aguilar has taken his departure for Lisbon, to resume
his post a Spanish Envoy to the Portuguese Court.
The Barcelona Papers of the 22d inst. announce that
General Zurbano had left Girona for Vich. On his
arrival in the latter town, he ordered the list of the rebels
in prison there to be presented to him. After having
perused it, he ordered six of them to be shot on the fol-
lowing day, and the remainder set at liberty.
The Leipsic Gazette states that the French Ambassa•
dor at Constantinople had supported Sir Stratford Can-
ning in advising that the coast of Syria should be block-
aded by a British fleet, in expectation that such a pro-
ceeding would dissOlve the alliance between Great Bri-
tain and Turkey. Russia, on the contrary, had acted
with the greatest prudence, :and would not consent to
luse coercive measures. In this resolution she was joined
by Prussia.

There is very little political news in the French Jour-
naLs. We have given elsewhere the Reports of tho pro-
ceedings in the Chambers.

BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, JULY 28.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents 117 70... 117 30... 117 70... 117 75
4 per Cents 101 40... 101 40... 101 40... 101 40
3 per Cents 77 65... 77 65... 77 65... 77 65
Bank of France 3200 —.3200 ...3200 .. 3200
Laffitte Bank I,ooof 1020 ..1020 ...1020 —.1020
Belgian Fives lo2i ... 102 i ... 102 k ... 104
1840 lo3a ... 103 k ... 103 a ... 103 a
anish Active ... 22 ... 221 ... 22
Neapolitan..
Roman - ... 1031
RAILWAY SHARES. _ _

St. Germain ... 810 ... 810 ... 810 ... 810
Versailles, R. B ... 290 ... 290 ... 290 ... 290
L.B 97 50... 97 50... 97 50... 97 50
Rouen
Orleans. 560 . 560 —. 558 75... 558 75
Strasburg to Bale 202 50... 202 50... 201 25... 201 25
DU fCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, JULY :9.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt. 2% per Cent .......•.. 00000 •••••• 51% :2%
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amos t Syndic, 4% per cent 00000
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cont. .....
Commercial Company, 4% per cent 144 ~s 145
Ditto (1635 and 1837) 5 per cent. .....
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. l9 99
Exchange on LondoN, One month l2 15
Two months
Hamburg!), One month 35 75
Two months 35 50
Dutch Papers, July 30.
BELGIAN 1. UNDS—Bausans, JULY 29.
Actual Debt, a% per Cent.
Rothschild's Lean, 5 per Cent........
Loan of Th irty Millions, 4 per Cent. 90%
---.... 3 per Cent.
----Thirty-seven %
(1340) lOl 9.
Loan of City, 1'232, 4 per Cent. l+37(i
Society of Commerce, 4 %per Cent. B6
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent.......... .......
National Society
kxchange on London (shod) ...... ..... -
-Brussels Papers, July 29.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vinnsa, JULY 21.
Ilveper Cents. Metalliques • . 10f.7(;
Four per Cents. ... l, 0%
Three per Cents.
• Bark Shares ..." ....... •••••••••••••••••••••••• ..... Ire

THE BISHOP OF EXETER'S VOYAGE TO THE SCILLY
ISLES.—In reference to this subject, Sir Charles Napier
observed on Friday in the Commons, that he could not
conceive how the Bishop of Exeter could possibly have
spent ninety-six pounds on his late visitation voyage to
the Scilly Isles, for that the " table allowance in such
cases on board a vessel, was thirty shillings, or two
pounds a day." It is evident from this remark that the
Gallant Commodore never had a Bishop for his passen-
ger. Ninety-six pounds are soon swallowed up, when
a Protestant Prelate and his staff, with their appe-
tites all in the finest condition, happen to be
on board a vessel. In the first place, the Bishop
himself must "fare sumptuously every day," as becomes
his high and sacred calling ; and secondly, his staff also
must have their creature comforts consulted, for to neg-
lect the interests of the Tail, is to cast slight and dis-
honour on the Chief. True, St. Paul contrived to sail
from Alexandria to Malta without a staff, and cared little
for perSonal accommodation during the voyage ; but then
a Phillpots is not a St. Paul, and cannot be expected
to submit to tie same privations. Our principal ob-
jection, however, to the payment ofthis ninety-six pounds,
arises from an apprehension that it may be tho means of
setting other Bishops voyaging; and that London finding
all the expenses of Exeter's trip to the Scilly Islands
defrayed by Government, may take it into his head that
the inhabitants of Eel-pie Island, near Richmond, or of
the Isle of Dogs at Blackwall, stand in need of his spiri-
tual admonitions; visit them accordingly, at the head
of a hungry clerical staff ; and send in the Bill to Par-
liament !

The Three per Cents. were done on the Madrid
Bourse on the 21st inst. at 2l 1 for time, and the Fives
at 291* at GO days.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
Foreign•office. It was attended by Sir Robert Peel, the
Duke of Wellington, Earl of Ripon, Earl of Aberdeen, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and other Ministers.
The Lord Chancellor and Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey
were absent from the Council.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 30.—The Dragon, 72, at Milford, is
in future to be called the Fame, a new steamer to be
named the Dragon, being ordered to be built.
The Pique, 36, is being hurried for immediate service ; and
is reported ready on the Bth August. We are sorry to hear
that her esteemed captain, Henry Forbes, is obliged to resign
the command of her, in consequence of the illness with which he
was attacked in the West

The Daphne, 18, is commissioned at the Eastward by Capt.
J. J. Onslow.

The Resistance, trooper, Commander Patey, arrived this
afternoon from Quebec, last from Cork, where she disembarked
the 56th Regiment from Quebec. The Resistance will pro-
ceed again to Quebec with the reserve battalion of the 71st
Regiment, now stationed at Chichester.
The Sulphur, surveying vessel, Captain Belcher, will be paid
off at Woolwich on Tuesday next.
The Lightning steamer has conveyed a detachment of Ma-
rines this week from Chatham to Pembroke.
The Monkey steamer has returned to Woolwich from assist-
ing Mr. Bush in placing his caisson on the Goodwin Sands.
The following steam vessels are fitting and refitting at
Woolwich :—Salamander, Columbia, Avon, Dee, and Rhada-
niantbus ; and nearly ready for sea, Comet, Meteor, African,
Bee, and Rocket.
The Southampton, free-trader for Calcutta, sailed yesterday
morning ; the Agincourt for the same destination, will sail on
Monday.
The ship Moffatt is at Spithead, taking in convicts for Van
Diemen's Land.

The ship George the Fourth is taking in 400 tons of bread,
at Spithead, for China, with which she will proceed, after
landing the St. Helena Corps, at that Island.
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, JULY 25.—The Satellite, IS,
Commander Gambier, arrived on Thursday from Spithead,
and sailed the next day for South America. The Albatross,
16, Commander Reginald Yorke, arrived on Friday from
Spithead, and she sailed the next day for the West Indies.
The Actreon, 26, Captain Robert Russell, was paid off into
ordinary on Friday. The Wellesley, 72, Captain Maitland,
came into harbour on Saturday, and will be paid off the en-
suing week. The Netley tender, sailed on Sunday, with stores
for Deptford ; and on the following day, the Mercury tender,
arrived from Portsmouth, with supernumeraries for the Wolf.
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Wellesley, Wolf, Ad-
venturer. and Confiance steamer.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTION.—Mate—John Appleby Pritchard (1834) of the
Nautilus, to the rank of Lieutenant.
APPOlNTMENTS.—Captains—and Commodore 2nd class, Hon.
H. D. Byng (from the Magnificent), to the Imaun; John
James Onslow, to the Daphne; Hon. Alontagn Stopford, to
Pique, vice Forbes, who retires from ill health ; W. Williams
Foote (1810), to Greenwich Hospital, vice Edge, deceased.
Commander—J. Paget (from the Magnificent) to the Imaun.
Lieutenents—George Pyne, to the Winchester; F. A. B.
Stewart, to the Imaun ; \Vm. Horton, to the St. Vincent
(now additional Lieutenant) ; J. F. Slight, from the Resist-
ance to the Daphne ; J. Brickwell, T. B. Stewart, and John
ISPDowall Smith (additional), to the Madagascar, H. D.
Rogers, to the Wolf; R. C. Mitchell (from Magnificent), to
the Imaun.

Masters—G. Briddlecombe, to the Imaun ; A. B. Ueborne,
to the Comet.

Second Master—David Welch (late of the Thunderer), to
the Ocean, for service in the Quail cutter, vice Blackford, to
the Cleopatra, in the room of I'arsons; H. D. Burney, to the
African.

Master's Assistant—T. H. Frazser to the Salamander.
Assistant-Surgeon—N. B. Alexander (additional) t. the
Caledonia.

Purser—H. Bailey, to the Imaun.
Mates—E. A. Inglefield, to the Royal George, vice Pritchard
promoted ; G. Y. Patterson, from the Magnificent to the
Imaun.

Volunteers Ist Class—H. Holmes, to the Howe; E. Walsh,
to the Cambridge.
Clerks—J. G. G. Simmonds, to the Cleopatra; T. Mitchell
(acting), to ditto.
Clerk's Assistant—G. A. Welch, to the Salamander.
COAST GUARD.—Commanders W. C. Browne, to South-
end ; Felix Edwin, to Newcastle Castle Wellan ; Sydney Gren-
fell, to Salcombe. Lieutenants—Smyth Griffith, to command a
Station ; Charles Short, to Long Island.

Lord and Lady Winchilsea are on the point of
leaving England for the Continent. It is said that his Lord-
ship applied at the Foreign-office for his passport on Wednes-
day. The noble pair are, we believe, now enjoying the seclu-
sion of his Lordship's delightful seat in Kent.—We regret to
be compelled to state that we have received no authority to
contradict the report, which we noticed last week, of a lady of
rank having been found in possession of jewellery lost by Lady
Augusta Gordon. As the name of the lady implicated in this
scandal is in every person's mouth, we think it right to eirreat
the attention of the Earl of Winchilsea to a report in which he
must feel the deepest interest.— Observer.
We regret to hear that it is intended, in conse-
quence of the great demand for granite, to split up and remove
the " Tolmen or " Mainrocii," in the parish of Constantine.
We trust there is no truth in the rumour. Granite surely
cannot be so scarce in Constantine and Mabe as to render it
necessary to demolish one of the most remarkable objects in
tl.e county.— Cornwall Gazette.
MURDER IN ESSEX.—Within the last three or four
days the village of Maunden, a few miles from Brentwood, in
Essex, has been thrown into a state of excitement by the murder
of a child by its mother, under circumstances of much atrocity.
It appears that on Sunday night last, a labouring man named
Hammond, on returning home from church, discovered his
youngest child, which was about a month old, lying in an out-
house with its head completely severed from the body, and quite
dead. He gave the alarm, when, upon his wife being interro-
gated, she confessed having perpetrated the horrid deed, and
expressed not the least concern. She was immediately taken
into custody, and persons were placed with her to prevent har
committing self destruction. On Wednesday afternoon an in-
quest was held at the White Hart Inn, before Mr. C. C. Lewis,
which occupied several hours, and a verdict of " Wilful Murder"
was returned against Elizabeth Hammond, the mother, who
was committed on the Coroner's warrant to Chelmsford Gaol,
for the ensuing assizes.

A-'.miral Sir John Talbot, or Sir T. Byam Martin, will
SUMMARY OF NEWS succeed him.
Her Majesty reviewed the 2d regiment of Life Guards,
which are now garrisoned at Windsor, in the Great
Park, Windsor, on Friday, habited in her splendid
riding dress which she wore the preceding day, and
mounted on her favourite chesnut African barb, richly
caprisoned.

LAW AND POLICE,

A young man, named Hooter, was on Friday charged
at the Mansion-house with having robbed his employer,
Mr. Charles Pugh, of Rood-lane, wine-merchant, of the
sum of 2641. 15s. 10d. He was apprehended at Mar-
gate, and a 501. note, which will criminate him, waits to
be identified. He is at present remanded.
Mrs. Susan Lea, the wife of a Jew marine store-
dealer in Rosemary-lane, was remanded on Friday at
Lambeth-street, charged with purchasing a watch of the
value 'of 10 guineas for 305., from two women, who bad
stolen it from the person of Miss Stallybrass, daughter of
dissenting minister at Stepney.
coußT—rAsizzomanx.E.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived
at Lansdowne ITouie on Friday from Bowood Park, and
to-day they leave town for a tour in Germany fin• three
months.

....
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster left
Grosvenor House on 'Thursday last, on a visit to the
Baroness de by Zouch.
The Earl of Shelburne is now on a visit at the seat of
Lady Leveson Gower, on the banks of the Rhine.
The Earl and Countess of Delawarr left town on Fri-
day for Buckhurst.

The Earl and Countess of Winterton have left Port-
land-place for Shillinglee Park.
The Countess of Warwick and Lady Caroline Neeld
left town on Friday for Germany.
The Lord Chancellor left town yesterday.
The Earl of Shaftesbury had a dinner-party on Wed-
nesday in Grosvenor-square, at which the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, Sir Robert Peel, &c., were present.