The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-03 00:00:00

tart' Governors who have directed the transportation

would probably not have much respect for legal forms
or objections. The question, however, of the legality
of the proceedings may be raised here ; and it is a
satisfaction to know that there can be no danger in
this country if the decision of the Judge or Court
should be in favour of the prisoners.

By the arrival of the packet-ship Virginian at
Liverpool, yesterday, in 18 days, from New York,
we have received the Journals of that city to the 12th
ult. inclusive, with advices from the Canadas to the
10th, from which interesting extracts will be found in
another part of The Sun. As they consist chiefly of
rumours of another sympathetic invasion of our fron-
tier, and of the progress of party dissensions in Penn-
sylvania, where " war to the knife" is actually threat-
ened, we shall leave them to speak for themselves.
One thing is clear. The American authorities are not
so anxious to maintain a strict neutrality as
we were led to believe from the tenor of
the PRESIDENT'S Proclamation. The trial of the
prisoners by the Court-martial sitting at Montreal was
proceeding without interruption. Several of the ac-
cused had confessed their guilt, and others were found
guilty on the testimony of witnesses, but up to the 10th
the Court had not recorded any sentence upon them.
Most of them protested against the competency of the
Court, but in no instance was such a plea admitted.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday have
been received. Being a close holiday no business
was done on the Bourse, and nearly all the public
functionaries, from his MAJESTY downwards, were
engaged in receiving congratulations upon the auspi-
cious commencement of the new year. The Moniteur
contains the following despatch from Africa :

" ALGIERS, DEC. 22.
"MARSHAL VALES TO THE MINISTER OF WAR.

" The division from Constantine established itself on the
15th at Setif, without striking a blow; it was everywhere
well received by the natives, and no hostility was committed
against it. General Galbois, after having caused the autho-
rity of the Kalifat of the Mejana to be recognised, returned
to Milah."

The Ministerial Journals have again rallied, and
pronounce the Cabinet crisis to be completely over.
The Debats in particular, ridicules the idea of per-
mitting THIERS, GUIZOT, and their friends to hustle
the present Cabinet out of office, by an intrigue un-
connected with a change of system. This is sheer
nonsense, and the Debats knows it, although it hopes
by such blustering to terrify the waverers who now
range themselves under the banner of the Opposition.
The trial of " GISQUET V. the Messager News-
paper," was rot concluded on Monday, although it
bad then occupied the Court four days. As we
before stated, when it is over we shall give the whole of
it at once, accompanied with such observations as we
shall judge it likely to elicit from an English public.
We understand that a petition for the expulsion of M.
GISQUET, from the Legislature, is in the course of
signature by his constituents.

By a reference to extracts from South American
Papers, received to-day, it will be seen that the Bra-
zilian Government has consented to the right of search
claimed by Great Britain of all vessels suspected of
being engaged in the slave trade. This is a very im-
portant step towards the total suppression of this
infamous traffic.
(From the CorreioOfficial.)
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RIO JANEIRO, OCT. 31.—This day are published several
communications from the Minister of her Britannic Majesty
to the Brazilian Government, and in consequence of them a
Portaria, ordering that the members of the mixed Brazi-
lian and English Commission shall take cognizance of all
vessels which shall be captured, with slaves on board, from the
coast of Africa, though they bear the Portuguese flag.
Among the motives which the Regent, in the name of the Em-
pe,-or, assigns for the publication of this Portaria, he men-
tions the desire of giving an additional proof of his efforts to
put dom so odious and inhuman a traffic.
The illicit trade in negros, which has eluded all the vigi-
lance, not only of the Government of Brazil, but of all the
most civilized countries, such as England and France, pro-
tected as it by the prejudices of the people, who for many
years have taken from Africa the hands which they used for
the most laboriou,s or degrading occupations of life—this il-
licit traffic, we say. will elude the new obstacle which
the Government of Brazil,in concert with the English
Government, has raised up against it ; but the new
measure will, however, byte an infallible consequence,
that of putting an end to the scandalous manner in which
base traffickers disgrace the flag of a nation, by making use
of it to cover their crimes against huznanity. The speculator
-will not be able to shelter himself like the bat in the fable,
alleging that he is a mouse now—that he is a bird, as suits
his own convenience ; and we shall no longer see a vessel which
'as Brazillian yesetrday become Portuguese today.
The Portuguese Crown, which is doubtless the most inte-
resved in this matter, since it is the protection that is in ques-
tion, .and which neither England will respect when it shall
corer so criminal a traffic,will:assuredly have no right to complain
since this resolution not only does not hurt its dignity, but even
defends it against the injury which is daily done to it by the
barbarity and inhuman calculations of individuals who do not
belong to any nation. If there is any thing to excite our sur-
prise in the matter, it is that the Portuguese nation, though
aware of the scandalous abuse made of its flag, was not the
first to solicit t;ie adoption of the measure which has just been
taken. Heaven qrant that it may produce the good that many
persons doubtless .expect from it I Heaven grant that the in-
terest of the mugeer may not elude this Ivy obstacle, as it
has eluded all preceditZg ones