The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-02 00:00:00

14`VENI-NrG 14',' DI TION.

cially as it really belongs to the former kingdom,
who to avoid bickering with her neighbour on the
other side of the Pyrennees, and to give the world a
lasting proof of her magnanimity, has always al-
lowed Spain to occupy it, as if really a part
of the Spanish territorry. But the National,
which we have never known to omit an opportunity
for traducing England, takes occasion, in a long
article, in that Journal of Wednesday, headed " The
English in Afghanistan," to represent us as equally
aiming at a real sovereignty in Central Asia and
Spain.
Of the acrimony with which the National
inveighs against English ambition, and French
Cowardice, for not effectually checking that ambi-
tion, a tolerably fair idea may be formed from the
following passage :

" In the course of the last session one of the Minis-
ters questioned as to the occupation by the English
Navy of some of the ports of the Cantabrian coast,
replied The Government and British subjects are
creditors of Spain for considerable sums ; the Ministry
take securities ; the ports which are occupied are
pledges, which we shall not give up until after the full
payment of all our claims.' The question was an at-
tack directed by the spirit of party ; the Tory orator who
had provoked the reply was silent. In England, opinions
are still when political conquest or spoliation is proposed ;
for it is really a conquest that is intended. Half-a-
century may elapse before the accounts of the English
creditors can be verified and acknowledged, and Spain
have paid the capital of her debt. Dur g this tim ,
mistress of the two best ports of the Spaniati peninsula
—ports situated at the extreme points—England, by
opening Gibraltar and Passages to contraband trade, will
Inundate Spain with her goods, and monopolize to the
profit of her trade an immense market, which a frontier
of more than 80 leagues ought to offer to our manufac-
tures and trade. England consults her interests in seek-
ing thus on all points of the globe for elements of
strength, means of influence, and markets ; but vt ith what
disgust and shame ought we not to be filled at this spec-
tacle of a Government like ours, which tolerates around
it and against it the most insolent usurpations, which
suffers itself to be despoiled on every point, without a
word of complaint, and which in its degradation and
cowardice has not even courage to protest against an
armed invaion of an important fortified point placed
upon its extreme frontier ?"

Our answer to this bitter invective is very brief,
' and very conclusive. There has been no difference
between the British and French Governments about
the evacuation of Passages. So much for the
foundation of this controversy. In the next place, no
British Minister ever uttered the words which the
National feigns to quote ; nor were they ever
spoken within the walls of the British Parliament.
And, thirdly, it was never at any time intended by
our Government to keep Passages for a single day
after the suppression of the Carlist rebellion in the
Peninsula. This is placed beyond dispute by the
fact, that when our troops took possession of San
Sebastian for the Queen of SPAIN, our Govern-
ment offered, with a view to remove all occa-
sion of jealousy, to allow France alone
to occupy Passages. This was refused,
to save expense, France at that time being indisposed
to aid the Spanish Government by the outlay of a
single sous. While we were wasting blood and
treasure in support of Spanish independence, not a
syllable of complaint was uttered, not a suspicion
hinted by the French Republican Press, but the
instant there appears a prospect of sheathing the
sword a cry of occupation is raised, and we are
warned to pack up our wounded, pocket our empty
purses, and be off. And this is Fre►,ch
Republi-
can liberality and gratitude to the generous nation
that has given a Constitution to King-and-Priest-
ridden Spairt I But we care not.. We sought a
noble reward, and we shall not lose it.

But, what must be still more mortifying to the
National, the Courrier Francais of Wednesday
acknowledges that it was misinformed; that
the. English are willing to evacuate Pas-
Nes, and indirectly ascribes the blunder of a
contrary impression to M. SEBASTIANI, the
French Ambassador, at the Court of London.
" Many difficulties," says that Journal, " would
be avoided between the two countries, by intrusting
to a more capable and liberal Minister the repre-
4tatation of our Government at the British Court.
M• SEBASTIAN! is the man of the Court ; he
Obeys blindly an influence which is not that of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and hence arise
causes of a coldness which could not have been
suspected. The English, who see clearly in poli-
tics, are beginning to despair of the sincerity of
the French alliance, so long as the system of per-
sonal government shall be in honour and practice
in France."

The inclemency of the weather was remarkable
in Paris on Wednesday. It snowed nearly all
gay ; and the mails from London were in arrear.
There is no domestic news of any interest in the
Paris Journals.
Notice has been published for navigators that the
Small light on the highest rock of the Heaux de Brehat,
in the Cotes du Nord, lat. 48 deg. 54m. N., and long.
5 deg. 25m. W., of Paris, will be suppressed from Ist
February, 1841, and replaced by a lighthouse of the
first order, with a fixed light, to be lighted all night, in
the new tower, built at 200 yards S.E. of the tempo-
rary one. The focus of this light will be at 45 yards
above high-water at spring tides, and in fine weather will
be visible at a distance of seven marine leagues.
If we may believe a report which is spread on the
Spanish frontier, Cabrera believes himself sufficiently
Strong against the 50,000 men under Espartero, to de-
tach from his army a division, to be commanded by
13almaseda, and which should either carry the war into
Castille, or penetrate into the northern provinces, and
again raise the Royal standard, which treason has pulled
down. As the accounts assign this twofold object to
too expedition in question, they require to be explained
44d confirmed. If the fact is as represented, it would
prove that Cabrera has great confidence in the courage
°f his soldiers, and in the measures of defence which he
has adopted.
The Russian Ambassador at Rome has just presented
to the Holy See a note, which states that his Majesty
the Emperor, taking into consideration the remonstrance
Ilfhis Holiness, had resolved that in future one or more
Bishops should serve as a channel of communication
between the Cabinet of St. Petersburg and the Pond-
ueal Government in affairs in which religion is con-
cerned. It had been provisionally decided that all
correspondence of an ecclesiastical authority with Rome
Should be communicated to the Minister for Foreign
affairs. This note has thrown the Holy See into great
Perplexity, and it is thought that the allocution which
Ns to be delivered by the Pope in a secret consistory,
Will be adjourned, because it is felt to be prudent not
to hasten measures, the effect of which might be for
ever the separation of the Holy Sec from the Catho-
lies in 11" .—Le Constitutionncl.

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Letters and Papers from Madrid, of the
23d,
confirm the announcement of the French Telegraph
relative to the adoption of the Fueros Bill, by the
Senate, by a majority of 73 votes against 6, with-
out any amendment. The Cabinet question was
not wholly set at rest. The:prevailing opinion was
that the following appointments would take place :
--President of the Council and Foreign Affairs,
Senor OLOZAGA ; Minister of War, General
ALAN; of the Interior, Senor SANCHO ; of
}inance, Senor CANTER° ; of Grace and Jus-
tice, Senor CORTINO ; and of Marine, Senor
n
JOSE SANTOS DE LA HERA. On the 23d
tile debatedini
theor the Address to the Throne was
pene
Chamber of Deputies by Senor
G oNzALEs ALONZO, who began by moving the
following amendment, which was signed by several
Deputies of the ultra-Liberal party :
, a:: All our efforts will prove unavailing if Ministers
n not one and the same object in view ; and no Ad-
rninistration is practicable unless it; be homogenous,
formed on a constitutional basis, and have in view the
"elraro of the country.'
Letters had been received in Madrid, stating that