The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-07 00:00:00

NORTHERN POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND

FRANCE.

" Were we right or not in asserting that Lord Palmerston
had menaced M. Mole, the President of the Council, with an
intimation that at no very distant period he would take signal
vengeance for his disregard of the Quadruple Treaty ? The
English Minister has even gone farther than was generally
imagined by the diplomatic corps, amongst the members of
whom it was supposed that the whole would have amounted to
a few expressions of discontent in the discussion of the ad-
dress. But it was by no means limited to so meagre a demon-
stration ; it was the King of England's speech which con-
tained not a word in reference to France. In addition to
certain Ministerial intrigues of a minor description, connected
with the journey of General Sebastiani to Paris, its principal
object was to make known to M. Mold the feelings of dis-
content which prevailed in England, as to the conduct of the
French Government. It appeared that the Cabinet of St.
James's requires an explicit avowal of the nature of the secret
alliance entered into in 1831, in the event of a diplomatic rup-
ture with Russia.
" There is no doubt that at the end of the year 1830. or the
commencement of 1831, a convention, then kept secret, was
signed for the purpose of insuring to France the whole of her
possessions, and guaranteeing perfect security to the present
dynasty, in case an European war were to ensue ; and France
on her part had agreed to unite with England against all the
attempts of Russia to extend her territorial influence. The
Quadruple Alliance, in the opinion of the diplomatic corps,
was merely the application of the principle adopted in 1830 to
a special case. Since that period, France having manifested
a lukewarmness and uncertainty in the execution of the above
engagement, England determined to have satisfaction for what
she considered a breach of good faith ; it is probable that she
was anxious to know to what extent she might count upon the
assistance of France, for the late seizure of an English vessel,
the Vixen, by a Russian brig, is likely to lead to serious con-
sequences. In other respects this demonstration of coolness
on the part of Great Britain had had the desired effect ; and the
Camarilla, which continues the exclusive direction of all mat-
ters of foreign policy, has shown much earnestness in dis-
avowing any intention of changing the spirit of existing
treaties."

Advices from Lisbon to the 29th ult. have been received
this morning. On the 27th, the QUEEN in person opened
the General Cortes, but as' a copy of her MAJESTY'S
Speech has already appeared in our columns, we will not
again allude to it. The QUEEN was accompanied by the
Prince Royal and her Ministers, in their robes of State,
and was received with loud applause by the people. As a
sample of the gross, and anti-Christian mis-representation
of the Tories in whatever relates to the Constitutional
Government, we quote the following precious extract from
the Correspondent of the Post, relative to the first Legis-
lative act of the New Cortes :

" Whilst discussing in the Cortes, or Sovereign Congress,
as it is now called, the nature of the oath which should be
administered to the Deputies, it was proposed that they should
swear to maintain the Catholic and Apostolic religion,' but
it was outvoted ; and the principal opponent was the Minister
of Justice, who is a Bishop, under the plea that it was unne-
cessary, as their religion needed no such protection nor consi-
deration ; and, about half an hour afterwards, the whole of
the Deputies proceeded to the Metropolitan Church, to invoke
the assistance of the Holy Ghost to illumine their under-
standings, so as to enable them the better to perform their
Parliamentary duties.' Such is the immoral and sacrilegious
manner in which these desperate revolutionists regulate all
their public and private proceedings."
Here, then, is the Correspondent of a Journal which de-
nounces the toleration of Catholicism in Ireland in a fit of
frenzy, because the Papists of Portugal are too sensible to
retaliate by the persecution of Protestantism I It is sa,cri-
ligious to implore the blessing of GOD without having an-
ticipated the pious act by a persecution of heretics ! People
of England you have here a Specimen of Toryism. The
spirit is everywhere the same—Church ascendancy, whether
that church be Protestant or Catholic,Christian or Heathen,