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TIRE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1839.

are plunging the Legislature will not increase its
power or its usefulness. Already much business
has been postponed which ought to have been for-
warded ; and every crisis like that in which it is at
present involved does but augment its difficulties,
and increase .the discredit into which it is falling.
The nation, however, will not suffer its best in-
terests to be sacrificed to party disputes ; and if
politicians cannot accommodate their differences and
work together for the public good, the nation will
know how to dispense with their services. France
survives without a Ministry, and England might on
an emergency do without either Whigs or Tories.

It cannot be denied that, whether we look at the
state of affairs abroad or at home, this country is
in a more critical and embarrassed situation at the
present moment than it has been at any period
since the general peace. The French Journalists,
who in general are disposed to take rather a gloomy
than a favourable view of our position, have, there-
fore, some grounds for their present forbodings,
when they assert, that putting aside the dread
of intestine convulsions, the British Empire
(or, as they express themselves, and not without truth,
the empire of British aristocracy,) never was more
seriously menaced from different quarters of the
Globe—from the Baltic to the Dardanelles, and from
the banks of the Ganges and Indus to the banks of
the St. Lawrence, and they might have added to the
shores of Mexico and South America. Great mys-
tery as vet hangs over the aspect of British interests
in the East, but what is known affords little hope
that security or peace can be restored there, unless
at the expense of a severe contest with a variety of
native powers, urged on by their jealousy of England
and the machinations of Russia. The latter power
is at work too in another quarter nearer home,
and by her agents urging on the GRAND SEIGNOR
and the Paella of EGYPT, to arm and tear each
other in pieces, in order that she may come in for
a share of the spoils. Can it be said that she has
not also had some hand in alienating the Govern-
ment of Louis P►iILIPPE from a country with
which, to her dismay, he was at one period so closely
united ? At all events, it cannot be doubted
for a moment, to which of the two Powers
he would give the preference. The affairs
of Canada, our unsettled relations with the United
States, the discontent existing among a large pro-
portion of the represented as well as the unre-
presented portion of our population, and the present
critical position of the Government, are all suffi-
ciently perplexing. These mischiefs are laid by
Tories at the door of what they call a " shabby,
incapable Ministry ;" yet, with perhaps one
exception, the accusers are alone to blame. j
Who for thirty years left the American boundary-
line unsettled—who separated the two Canadas—
who allowed the Russians to pass the Balkan, and
dictate harsh terms to Turkey—who have been
cheering on Don CARLOS, and backing up that
very policy of Louis PHILIPPE which drives him
into the arms of Russia—and who but the
Tories, by their perversion of the best pro-
visions of the Reform Bill, have excited
against it, and against the present Parliament,
such a feeling of disappointment and disgust ?
Great, however, as their difficulties appear, the vast
resources of this country, and the power and loyal
feelings of the people, if discreetly and firm directed,
may soon overcome them. The Whin Government
has now to undergo a severe trial. Their enemies
have long denounced them as unfit for a great crisis,
and in scorn of their pretension to conduct affairs in
war, refer to the deeds of •' all the Talents" in
Turkey and Egypt. The present race have now
to show whether these imputations are just, or whe-
ther, by a wise, firm, and vigorous policy, they are
the inventions and calumnies of their political ene-
,
mies.

The Provincial Parliament of Upper Canada
was opened by Sir GEORGE ARTIIIR, Lieutenant-
Governor, on the 27th ult. The speech of his
Excellency, though unusually long, is little more
than a summary of the history of the Colony since
the breaking out of the rebellion, conceived in lan-
guage more moderate than we were prepared to ex-
pect from the well-known character of the Lieut.-
Governor. He attributes the recent disturbances
in the Colony to the plundering designs of the Sym-
pathisers ; recommends the formation of a strong
militia force as necessary to check future aggres-
sions ; suggests the expediency of establishing
a general system of education ; and concludes with
an assurance that the costs of the rebellion will
press heavily upon the colonial exchequer. The
only paragraph in the speech of interest to our
readers is what relates to the Church lands ques-
tion, which we quote entire :
" The strongly-excited feelings to which the long-agi-
tated question of the clergy reserves has given rise in the
province have sensibly impaired that social harmony which
may be classed among the first of national blessings, and
have augmented the hopes of the enemies of the country,
in proportion as they have created divisions among its
defenders. It is painful to reflect that a provision,
piously and munificently set apart for the maintenance of
religious worship, should have become the cause of
discord among professors of the same faith, and ser-
vants of the same Divine Master; and I feel that on
every account the settlement of this vitally important ques-
tion ought not to be longer delayed. I therefore ear-
nestly exhort you to consider how this desirable object
may be attained; and I confidently hope that if the claims
of contending parties be advanced, as I trust they
will, in a spirit of moderation and Christian charity, the
adjustment of them by you will not prove insuperably diffi-
cult. But should all your efforts for the purpose unhappily
fail, it will then only remain for you to reinvest these re-
serves in the hands of the Crown, and to refer the ap-
propriation of them to the Imperial Parliament, as a tri-
bunal free from those local influences and excitements
which may operate too powerfully here. My ardent desire
is, that keeping in view as closely as you can the true spirit
of the object for which these lands were originally set apart,
this embarrassing question may be settled on equitable
principles, in a manner satisfactory to the community at
large, and conducive to the diffusion of religion and true
piety throughout the province."
Whatever answer the Colonial Legislature may
make to this Speech of the Governor, we repeat
that it is not wanting in moderation, and that it is
well calculated to allay excitement, and to inspire
confidence in the future administration of the Exe-
cutive.

The advices received from Constantinople of the
Bth instant, intimate that the Porte is making pre-
parations for attacking the PACHA of EGYPT
early in the Spring. To this measure the Minis-
ters of the SULTAN were urging his Highness, at
the suggestion of individuals acting as the secret
agents of the Courts of Berlin and St. Petersburgh.
The accounts from Persia are of the Bth ult. The
SHAH was then busy making extraordinary prepa-
rations for war. It was believed that his first cam-
paign would be against the English troops establish-
ing themselves on the Persian Gulf.

The Moniteur of Monday, which we have re-
ceived along with the other Paris Papers of the
same date, publishes a Royal Ordinance for the
prorogation of the Chambers to the 4th of April.
To this perilous measure was the KING driven in
consequence of his refusal to form a Cabinet repre-
senting the principles of a, majority of the electoral
and elected bodies. Even this was not accomplished
without extreme mortification. Count MOLE ab-
solutely refused to countersign the Ordinance
for the prorogation, as did the whole
of the ex-Ministers, with the pitiful exception
of that political abortion Count MONTALIVET—
so that his Majesty was on the brink of being com-
pelled to prorogue the Chambers in person, and on
his own individual responsibility. To this deplora-
ble pitch was the KING brouz'ot, after a series of
humiliations, such as rarely f4ver befalConstitutional
Sovereigns, and which we
greatly fear are but pre-
ludes to scenes wh;.ch, will startle Europe.
In the course of:
Monday, the KING, alarmed at
his own position,,
'held separate consultations with
Sou LT—with DUPI umA Nx—with
GUIZOT, and with DE BROGLIE, to each and all of

whom he offered the seals, and met from all with a
positive refusal to accept office. SouLTdeclaredthat
under no circumstances would he ever again under-
take the formation of a Cabinet ; and DE BROGLIE
frankly assured his Majesty that without TRIERS,
all was lost. To add to the difficulties of the
KING and the confusion out of doors, the Journal
des Debuts, in the name of the late Ministry, de-
clares its resignation to be irrevocable, and that not
another step will it take. The countersigning of
the Royal Ordinance for the prorogation was the
last official act of any of its members.
All is terror and dismay in Paris. It is now not
only known, but felt, that France is without a Go-
vernment. Stocks have gone down ; trade is at a
stand ; and to guard against the popular commo-
tions apprehended yesterday, the KING gave secret
orders on Sunday for putting the barricades
in a state of readiness for military ope-
rations. "We are assured," writes the
Journal du Commerce, " that several pieces
of cannon have been stationed in the barracks
in the environs of Paris. Six pieces of artillery
with their trains have been conducted into the bar-
racks of Cour-bevoie." These preparations suffi-
ciently indicate the fears prevalent in the palace.
Such are the returns made by the KING for the
national confidence that placed him on the throne.
Need we feel surprised to learn that after eight years
of patient endurance of such multiplied wrongs—

that after seeing herself defrauded of the rich fruits
of her glorious revolution, by an intriguing Despot,
who unites in his character the cunning of a petti-
fogging lawyer with:the avarice of a Jew—France,
betrayed, disgusted, maddened, should only recog-
nize in Louis PHILIPPE the worst branch of a
dynasty ever fatal to the liberties of the French
people ? We are assured that the patience of the
nationis well nigh exhausted, and we can readily give
credence to it. LOUIS PHILIPPE has had a long
and a fair trial, and whatever be his fate, we shall,
as far as in us lies, do justice to the great forbear-
ance, the love of order, the respect for the laws,
and the attachment to constitutional forms dis-
played by the people of France, in the support of
a Government which neither inspired confidence,
nor commanded respect.
Nor must we omit to do justice to the firmness
of the leaders of the Coalition throughout a struggle
which has terminated in leaving theK ING in a situa-
tion as perilous as it is disgraceful. We never
thought so highly of TRIERS and SOULT as we
do at this moment. They have nobly redeemed the
pledges made by them to their country. While
they were ready to concede to the views of a majo-
rity of the Chamber, they were resolute in opposing
every sacrifice of principle demanded by the KING.
In the integrity of such men France has guaran-
tees for the speedy triumph of order, should she be
driven to contemplate the expediency of sending the
male branches of the House of Orleans to fraternise
with their illustrious relatives at Goritz. Seriously
speaking we do apprehend much mischief from the
anomalous state of affairs in France. At this mo-
ment another revolution is not only possible but
extremely probable. Another false step, and there
is an end of the ORLEANS dynasty.
BAYONNE, Mkßcif 20.—The accounts from Tolosa are
of the 16th. It had been reported that the sth battalion
of Navarre refused to obey the orders of Maroto. This
news is erroneous. By order of the General four com-
panies of this battalion have marched from Vera to Eli-
sondo : the other companies do duty on the line of Vera.
The Gazette de France was seized yesterday at the
Post-office.
The Madrid mails of the 15th, 16th, and 17th have been
received to-day. The communication had been inter-
rupted by a body of the factious, which had retreated
towards Carinena, in order to avoid the pursuit of General
Ayerbe.
Rodil does not accept the command in Catalonia, which
post will be given to General Lahera. Cordova is still at
Badajoz. Count Campazano is going to Saxony. It is
reported that Cabrera has arrested Forcadell, who is the
Chief of the Moderate party.
The Diario Mercantil of Valencia says—" We know
positively that the Neapolitan, Sardinian, and Roman
Governments are resolved to afford the most effectual sup-
port to the Carlists. Several Consuls-General of those
Governments on the coast of the Mediterranean have re-
ceived precise instructions on this subject. The line of
the East is especially recommended to the Neapolitan
Consul, that of the West to the Sardinian Consul. These
Consuls communicate with each other by all the interme-
diate points between Spain and the coast of Barbary
nearest to the Peninsula. In 1836 the famous Ponte,
Sardinian Consul at Barcelona, was implicated in a con-
soiracy ; he was arrested, and sent away by the Govern-
ment. His Sovereign, in order to reward him, has ap-
pointed him Consul-General at. Tangier, whence he may
participate without obstacle in the events at Albucena,
Melilla, and Ceuta.. A proof of the considerable assis-
tance hich the Carlists receive from these Governments
is the, great quantity of their coin which circulates among
the Carlists. It is of importance that the public should
be informed.of these intrigues.—Le Constitutionnel.

STUTTGARD, MAften 18.—To the four persons con-
demned for political offences, and pardoned by our King, of
whom I lately wrote, I have to add a fifth, viz., Mr. liauff.
mann, formerly a preceptor, a native of Ludaigsbure. It
seems that only three are excluded from a complete am-
nesty, who have refused to petition for his Majesty's cle-
mency. The Government will shortly publish the whole
history of the investigation of this conspiracy, according to
the documents, in order to prove to the public, both at
home and abroad, that this conspiracy did not consist in
words only, or vas merely committed to paper, but did
really and truly exist,
FRANKFORT, MAlicn 16.—The Hardenberg prisoners
who emigrated to North America, arrived safe at New
York, on the 25th of January this year, after a three
months' voyage.
The Armoricain of Brest states, that all the men of the
class of 1837 liable to serve in the crews of vessels of the
line in that maritime arrondissement have been called into
active service. We announced the other day a similar
measure as having been adopted in the maritime arron-
dissement of Bordeaux; and we believe that the order is

general.
The Toulon correspondent of the Con stiNtionnel writes,
on the 19th instam, that the Duke of Orleans had ac-
quainted the Governor of Algiers with his positive inten-
tion to proceed to Africa in the spring to take part in the
expedition of the Biban ( Iron Gates), to be commanded
by Marshal Vallee.
A Swiss correspondent of the Quotidienne states that
the survivors of the brethren at the Mont St. Bernard are
recovering, and that hopes of their complete restoration
are entertained. The physicians have declared that the
complaint has every symptom of typhus fever, and is very
similar to the putrid fever which some Neapolitan soldiers
brought into the canton of the Valais in 1814, and with
which they infected the old hospice at Stockalper, on the
Simplon. One of the features of the present lever at St.
Bernard is long attacks of delirium, with occasional lucid
intervals, In the village of St. Pierre there are 12 sick,
at Liddes 6, at Osieres and Sembrancher the number is
less, and at Martigny and on the plain there have been no
cases, although the people from Aosto, who first propa-
gated the disease, alarmed by the death
ho of one of their
number, have dispersed themselves throughout the Lower
Valais.

BOURSE.-Paars, MoNeal-, Manse 25.
HALF-PAST THREE.-Bourse reports arc the least to be relied
on; and whatever may be the opinion of speculators on the proro-
gation of the Chambers, in consequence of the difficulty which has
continued to exist to the formation of a new Ministry, much busi-
ness has been done. The French Funds had, at one time, taken
a great start. For the account The Three per Cents. opened at
79C. 80c., rose to SOf., being 15c. higher than the closing price of
Saturday, but then receded to 701. 85c., closing price- The Five
per Cents., from 10Sf. 85c., advanced to 1091 20c., and they
close at 109 f. 5c., an improvement of 20e. For money, the
Three per Cents. are unaltered, and the Five per Cents. 25c. higher.
The Bank of France Shares are 20f. better The Latlitte Bank,
I,ooof. Shares, have risen sf. The Belgian Three per Cents. are
65c. better for money ; for the account they are 72f. '-0e•.
Th
Spanish Active, after from 21 having risen to 211, receded to
close
at the opening price. The Belgian Bank Shares have improved 20f.
The St. Germain Railway Shares are sf. higher. Versailles Right
Bank 15f., the Versailles Left Bank, the Havre, and the Strasburg
to Basle, have not varied.
First Highest Lewes
Price. Price. Price. kaist
••••210650
•.:26750' 9'
French 5 per Cents ............ 11(01 V .... ill 10
....., 1(11 2 ••• 10 Price.
4 per Cents ............ ~,, $5
... 79 95 •
... 79 85 ••••• 10'2
3 per Cents ..........•• !,1050
Bank of trance ............... 26,0 ••••,,,`„„
Laflitte Bank 1,0001. 5h.... 1060 - 1 ',.-',76 : •
~2(0,1 •••1065
5,000 f. sit 5200 •••5; ,
.71CA •••52U0
Belgian 5 per Cents. lO3 , , ••• 1,?:, 25
.:. 7- „ ••• 103
3 per Cents. ........••• 72 2.3 ...
,71.,-,
...
64 .2J ... 72 25
Bank .................. 719 "• 40
Coupons :33 ~, - ... "15 •••
S. • 21 41)
Spanish Ac ive 2l *** "1k- " 5 ••• 21
Passive.
Neapolitan
10j0 10 ::: 10,1 30 ::: 10-0 15 ..• ,5
101? ... .102 ... 102
... 1020 30
Roman
St. Germain
~, m) ,00 ... 667 SO ''''
Versailles, rt. B - ..
250 'AI '-
"' 68°
L.B.
Charleroi 455 ... 4.,a - 49,00 ... 455
00 ... 950 ... Va
..... ~,,,.
Havre - :337 50 ... 335 ''"'
Strasburg to Bale
- '
ASPH.ALT..,S A.
...si -.2000 ...2000
...
Seyssel (A) 2ooo
„...yo ... 520 ... 520
... 520
Galvaniz:d Iron
HAMBURG BOBS.
1471
........ Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents. .......... ...................... 1477 105 A
Bank Shares ....... .......... It),, -
An 10-Russian Loan ...............•• .. •:•,,;,•.....„ 1, ~, WO,:
Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Cc' "`Aya-nd . .47f). '"tt 103,4
Russian 5 per Cent. Hop and t'o' .....
Se. i.B ... .............................. ••• •" ...... 7: i 93
Ditto in Certificates .................................... r,,f, 977/
Dutch actual Debt, 2 ,', per Cent ........ ........... a-4 848
Ditto a per Cent.. .......
Polish Bond ...... " ..... ••• -- ....
- ........ .
~..
New i icket - ... '2, 15tsa4
" 72!4 72h;
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. ....... -••••••••"'"
Norwegian Loan, 1534, 4 per Cerit.....,••;40N 162
EXCHANGES ON LO' g ,„ ;„,
HAMBURG, MARCII,V.--13. 6.-2 niciel,7.• ••-, .1.74.
PETERSBURCH, MAUI! 12.-11• 21-6'7' 11, 42.
STOCKHOLM, MARCH 12.-Two months,,.. 4 118-
CEIRISTIANIA, MARCH 13.---TIITCC montils,
BERLIN, MARCII 19.-TIII-Ce HINMAN, 6.20!‘ '
VIENNA, MARCH 13.--Two months, 9 47.2.
\RCII 16.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.--VtENNA, M.
Five per Cents. Metalliques .......................... , •••• 10,17
Font. per Cents. ................... . ...................... „•• 101 ~
.
'three per Cents... ... ........................ . ............ ....., B'2
148
Bank Shares ... ................................................. ,3
-411goneineZeitung, March 21.

ROME—iIARc'r 14.

The Eternal City has never been known to be so full of
foreigners as it is at the present moment ; from all sides
persons al c crowding in to witness the ceremonies of the
Holy week, which it is thought will be particularly splendid
this Easter. Several of our countrymen have been within
the last few deys presented to the Pope ; they were intro-
duced by the Hanoverian Minister, and they met with a
most affable reception from his Holiness; the following
arc some of the persons who were presented:—Lords
Shrewsbury, Newry, and Fitzgerald; Sirs Jeremiah Dixon,
Arthur Brooke, and John Millman ; Honourable F.
Browne ; Messrs. Villiers Stuart, G. J. Weld, Ornett,
Ouseley, Higgins, E. Stanley, and H. Colville; Colonels
Drake and Everard ; Captains Harper, Shard, Barnwell,
Bernard, &c.
Many English families will remain here for the canoni-
zation of the five saints, which is to take place in the middle
of May ; the preparations for the canonization have been
going on for the last month in St. Peter's. The expense
which this ceremony will cost is computed at 45,0001.
sterling.
Poor Sir Herbert Taylor died last night; about a fort-
night since he was much improved in health, but a relapse
took place some days since which has proved fatal.