The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOND9N, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1839.

of statesmanship. But notwithstanding the high
authority of these Noble personages, and their
mutual experience of the duties of office, we think
the Government might trust itself to speak its•
intentions a little more plainly without losing all
character for discretion. Lord MELBOURNE might
venture to state by this time what line of policy it
is proposed to adopt for the protection of our
territory in India. If we have been at war in Aff-
ghanistan since the month of October last, it is
strange that the Government should have any diffi-
culty in offering any explanations as to the purpor:
of that war, which Parliament may think proper to
demand. The manifesto_ of the British Governor-
General against the Rulers of Affehan, has been
published throughout Europe, and been commented
upon in nearly every public Journal in the British
Empire; and yet Lord MELBOURNE affects a
delicacy in so much as alludin, to it, far less
stating fraekly whether it has ~ met with the
approval of himself and his colleagues
This is carrying official caution, in a representative
Government, a step too far. It is giving the
cauntry too much. of a good thing—particularly as
the Noble Premier cannot point to any brilliant re-
sult in his Ministerial career, of a blind confidence
in the profound wisdom of the Cabinet. For
ourselves we look upo❑ all official mystery with
suspicion. Political secrecy and political fraud arc
for the most part synonimous. We shill hence-
forth, look a little mere sharply at the.development
of events in. the East. When a Tory Peer com-
pliments a Whig Minister on his official aptitude,
there is ample reason for increased watchfulness on
the part of the people.

The Ministerial crisis continues in Paris to the
great injury of trade, which be. ins seriou-ly to suf-
fer from the length. of time the • country has been
without a responsible Government. It would seem
that the KING is not insensible to the perils by
which he is, surrounded, as on Wednesday he sent
for M. TRIERS, and offered him a carte blanche
as to both men and measures in the formation of a
Government, TRIERS himself to be P:esident of the
Council, as well as Minister for Foreign Affair.
TIIIERS had the firmness to tell his-MAJESTY that
the offer was made too late—that he could not with
honour-occupy a place to which SOULT had been
called, and which his Gallant Friend had done
nothing-to forfeit, in the eyes of the majority of the
Chamber of Deputies. He then withdrew, leavin.2
the KING thunderstruck at the state of isolation in
which he had placed himself.
The Paris Journals of Wednesda.y publisit lists
of a new Ministry, each differinar' in one or more
appointments from the other, and all emanating
from the chiefs of parties. We have no doubt our
readers will thank us for sparing their patience the
_trial of going through them, especially as they are
all conjectural. The following extracts include all
there is of any interest in the French papers.:—
" Several journals, particularly the National, Quoti-
dienne, Comtnerce„ and Messager, announced in their num-
bers of the 25th and 26th instant, that pieces of artillery-
had beri brought to the barracks situate-in the neighbour-
hood of the capital, amongst others to • that of Courberoic,
where six pieces with their caissons, were said to have ar-
rived. Those assertions were accopapenied by reflections
c ilculated, to excite uneasiness among the people. The
soperier anthorities.deny those asserions in the most format
manner, no piece of-artillery having been sent to any bar-
rack either in Paris or its vicinity.—Moniteur.
. It was reported on Tuesday, that the Municipal Coun-
cil of Paris had deliberated respecting the propriety. of ad-
dressirg a memorial to the Kiog, to represent to his Ma-
jesty the injury occasioned to the Paris trade by the pro_
Tonga ion of the Ministerial c,-iss.—Gazette de France.
Lord Granville, the Ambassador of England in Paris,
appears much discontented with the Ministerial crisis, as
he does not know to whom he is to address the notes of his
Cabinet. M. Mole refuses to attend to the business of
his department, and yet the Ambassador is very desirous to
obtain some information respecting the affair of the Mexi-
can pilot. Lord Granville contrived yesterday to have an
interview with Count Mole, but it would appear that the
President of the Cabinet of the 15th of April gave him
little or no explanation, as the Ambassador retired rather
dissatisfied with the interview.—Gazette de France.

According to advices from Agram of the 9th insl.., the
nea constitution of Sarvia had been ptonaulgated with
much solemnity. It was first read in the Turkish and of
terwards in the Scrvian language, on the Kuli Megdan, a
large space situate between Semlin and the fortress of
Belgrade, and in the presence of an immense crowd. Five
thousand deputies of the cities, towns, and villages, were
in attendance, and Joussouf Pasha presided over the cere-
mony, as Ottoman Commissioner. The Emperor of Rus-
sia was represented by his Consul, Gerasim Wastienko.
Advices from Rome of the 14th instant, state that the
Pope had forbidden the exportation of wheat from his
dominions. Cardinal Finch was again ill, and despaired
of by his physicians. Prince Jerome Bonaparte was ex-
pected from Florence. In the event of the Cardinal's
death, annubers cc the Niipolcon tinnily are to meet
in that capital.

A band of 50 robbers had been a rros:cd at an inn, situate
within three miles of Rome, on the Florence road. It

consisted of the innkeeper and bis servants, and of the
prisoners confined in the Castle of Nepi, whom the gaoler
allowed to go abroad every night.
Baron Werther, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Prus-
sia, broke his arm by a fall in the streets of Berlin.
" We mentioned at the time that the Emperor of Russia
had deprived our Ambassador at St. Petersburgh of the
use of the Hotel, till then assigned to the representative of
France. This measure appeared so brutal, even to the
Cabinet of 15th April, as to call for reprisals, and Count
Pahlen, hitherto lodged at the expense of France, was
obliged to look for a residence at his own expense. But
we were not told why the Court of Russia
had been so rude to M. de 13arante as to

expel him from his hotel. A legitimist journal,
La France, which knows what passes at St. Pe.
tersburgh, and which makes no sort of difficulty of telling
everything, now gives us full information on this point.
We subjoin, word for word, the note published by that
journal. It proves to the most incredulous the degree of
respect which the concessions of our diplomacy have gained
us at the Muscovite Court.

The following is the letter addressed to La France from
St. Petersburgh, dated March 10th :
" We expect in our capital the Cilinese and Persian
Ambassadors, who are to reside permanently at St. Pe-
tersbuigh. In order to accommodate them in a becoming
manner, it has be en thought fit to appropriate for their re-
sidence the hotel now occupied by M. de Barante. Some
very scrupulous persons thought that this proceeding
would be humiliating to the French "Government of
July, ar.d these observations had only just reached the
Emperor's cars. His Imperial Meje,ty, who is extre-
mely frank and sincere in his opinions, said on the sub-
ject My Government ha 3 declared to M. de Barante
its desire that he should quit the hotel ; it is a settled mat-
t The men of July have no right to the hospitality of
Russia in any point of view. Besides, the Sovereigns of
China, and Persia manifest sincere friendship towards me,
whereas I cannot say the same of the France of July. '"--
Le Constitutionnel.

BOURSE.—PARIS, WEDNESMY, MARCH 27.
HALF.PAST Timm—The market has been flat. For the ac-
count The Three per Cents. opened at 79f• 85c., rose to 80f. ;
they declined to 79f. 80c. and closed at 79f. 95c., a fall of 5 cents.
The Five per Cents. opened, at 109 f. 10c., and closed at 109 f.
25c., as yesterday. For money, the Three and Five per Cents. are
sc. lower. '1 he Bank of France Shares have not been quoted.
The Laffitte Bank Shares have not varied, neither have the Bel-
gian Five per Cents. The Three per Cents. are sc. lower, as well
for money as fur time. The Spanish Active is / lower, having de-
clined from 21 to 201. The Passive has recovered The Nea-
politan Bonds have advanced 5e.. The only alterations in Railway
Shares are a decline of 10f. in the Versailles Left Bank, and a rise
of sf. on the Malhassen to Thann.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French 5 per Cents l(9 ... 100 l.i ... 109 ... 109 10
- 4 per CeLts lo' ... 112 ... 102 102
3 per Cents 7l . 79 95 ... 80 79 95
Laffitte 13a k 1051,.! ...!oiti ...1060

,
5,00.tf. :h 52G0 ...5200 ...;:`'no :::6i,6
Belgian 5 per Cents lO3 ... 103 ... 103 ... ;03
3 per Cents ... 71 90 ... 71 95 ... 71 CO ... 71 93
Bank 715 ... 715 ... 7 5 ... 705
Coupons
3, anish Ac ive 2l ... 21 ... 274 ... 20%
Passive
Old Irde rea 9 . ~. 9 ... 9 ... 9
Neapolitan
Roman
RAILWAY BLi A REs.
St. Cersnai ~. 6 0 6SO ... (80 ... (SO
Versailles, A. B 670 ... 6:0 ... f 67 50 ... 670
L B.
925050 ...... 295500
Havre
Orleans .. 455 ... 455 ... 455 ... 455
.Strasburg to Bale 335 ... 337 50 ...%133 ••• 31 53
Montpellier to Cette
:: : Fit 1 :: : r 1540.5
Mulhausen to 'I hann ...
ASPHALTES ANDBI'I UAIENS.
Seystel (A) 2OOO ...2050 ...2000 ...'2051

DUTCH FUNDS.—ANSTURDAM DlAncil 26
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
Amon Syndic, 41,4 per cent 1 £5
Ditto. .I.'"—' . •-n EV

.ritto, ci:tto, 3 j,er cent. I74Y; 179%
Commercial Company, 4,4 per cent _ _

.10—.101
149503 x
:1110:971
7871
Ditto (1832 and 1533) 5 per cent.
Ditto 1:37, 5 per cent.
Loan 1637, 5 per cent.
11 93
Exchange on London, One motif h
zy~ per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent.... ............... 1 0%
91%
Actual I.ILG
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Loan of Thirty Million., 4 per Cent .........
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Lean,EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
P-31, 4 per Cent....
11 43
CHRISTIANIA, MARCH i3.—Three months, 4 118.
MARCH '26. mooths 13. 4%.
MARCH 15.—Two slonths,
Five per Cents, Metalliques
Four per Cotnts.
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Three pza Cents.
USTRIAN FUNDS.--Vmora, MARCH 13
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Madtid papers of the 20th, with letters from