The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-05 00:00:00

LONDON, TB URSDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1836.

his courageous and constant efforts to make the laws respected,
to consolidate our institutions, and • to insure to the nation the
peaceable enjoyment of the rights uponw hich its moral secu- I
rite and liberty repose. We march to the same end. In the
presence of so i;erfeet en accord, Sire. cne may conceive that
the factious should be disconcerted. None of them can any
longer retain the hope of destroying the order so labouriously
and so firmly established. The Utopians, whoever they may
be, ought clearly to understand that the country will not
either suffer itself to be imposed upon by the clamours and
tumult of the public streets, or abandon itself to that spirit
of system which braves the power uf facts, and which, under
the calculated mysticism of obscure theories, often causes
pernicious doctrines, and cherishes fatal thoughts. The friend
of a prudent and maturely considered progress, disenchanted
of many illusions, and enlightened by all kinds of essays and
experiments, our France will not be seen precipitating herself
with these who might attempt to draw her into perilous ha-
zards, any more than she would be willing to sec her destinies
confided to men who would seek to make her retrograde, and
restore to her a regime that it was necessary to con.bat and
overthrow. Useful laws will have marked this session—laws
destined to multiply our means of internal communications,
and to extend our commercial relations abroad, at the same
time that they protect, in the midst of us, the productions of
our soil, the labour of our workmen, and the industry of our
manufacturers. The country, I hope, will afford us its acknow-
ledgments. It will bless the reign, whose long duration, the
object of all our wishes, will behold the realization of all the
ameliorations that enlightened men and true patriots can rea-
sonably desire. Sire, your Majesty guarantees to us the pre-
sent, and even in the distance the 'future of France is ensured
by these young Princes, imbued with your lessons, exalted by
your example, noble children of the State, whom the country
sees growing up with pride, and whom it can with equal con-
fidened present from this moment to its friends, and, if need
were, to its enemies." •

Such language as the above, may well have sur-
prised LOUIS-PHILIPPE. To talk of factions being
"disconcerted" at a moment when it was the policy of
the Government to appear to have annihilated every-
thing like faction, was rather mal-a-propos. But the
most curious part of the address was the violent attack
made upon the members of the Doctrine. M. DuPIN
in language as mysterious and nearly as unintelligible as
their own jargon, about " systems," denounced them
as the enemies of France—the cherishers of " fatal
thoughts 1" The KING, although constrained not to
beard the President at such a moment, thought it as
well not to appear to participate in the alums of-iIC.
DUPIN. He therefore, very properly, we think, as-
sured the President, that the factious could not inspire
him with any alarm—at the same time taking good
care that his language should not seem to be directed
against any party, either within or without the Cham-
ber of Deputies. The KING'S answer was as
follows :

" I am very sensible of the good wishes of the Chamber of
Deputies. lam rejoiced at hearing its assurances of that
union which is so desirable, so necessary, so advantageous to
France, and so dear to my heart. Yes, Gentlemen, it is to
the generous support I have received from you that I owe the
advantage of having been able to be useful to my country, of
having brought it ck to that state of prosperity which your
President has so well described, and particularly to that state
of moral and physical security which has placed us in the si-
tuation of having nothing more to fear ; or rather of having
nothing more to do than to disconcert the audacious plans of
those who may still flatter themselves that they are able to in-
spire us with alarm. France at last enjoys that self-confidence
which facilitates the development of all her means of power
and prosperity, and which are the happiest results we can ob-
tain. I thank you for the concurrence I have always found
from you. You know bow highly I appreciate the sentiments
you have expressed to me on all occasions. Those you have
just manifested towards my children arc a new pledge of their
sincerity, and they are a new object of my gratitude. My
sons will show themselves worthy of them. They will follow
my footsteps, and in the union they will preserve between the
three great powers of the State, France will find the most cer-
tain guarantee for her liberties, for the reign of the laws, and
for the full and entire exercise of all the rights of the nation.
I only ascended the throne to defend them, and I am happy in
being able to say that I have defended them. Assisted by
your successors, or by yourselves, my sons will follow me in
this noble career. I anticipate with confidence their success
and yours, and I hope the day will come when France will de-
clare that we have deserved well of her, and that we have ful-
filled all that she expected from us."
We have nothing whatever to object to this answer.
It breathes the spirit of constitutional sovereignty.
Were LOUIS PHILIPPE'S conduct to accord in all
things with his speeches, he would be one of the most
popular Sovereigns in Europe. But unfortunately for
France, between the one and the other there has
always been the greatest discrepancy.
The following is the Address of the diplomatic
with •
corps, his MAJESTY'S answer :

TIIE COUNT D'APPONY, IN TOE NAME OF TILE DIPLOMATIC BODY.

" Sire,—The diplomatic body, always eager to offer to your
Majesty its homage and its good wishes, seizes with pleasure
the anniversary of your fete to make them acceptable to you, as
the expression of the present sentiments of the Sovereigns
whom they have the honour to represent. Europe, witnessing
the wise and enlightened march followed by the Government
of your Majesty, prides itself upon the order and prosperity
for which France is indebted to it. At the same time, it sees
with confidence in this a pledge of general peace, the constant
object of the wishes of humanity, and of the common efforts of
all Governments. This blessing is closely bound up with the
preservation of the precious days of your Majesty. For this
we fervently supplicate Providence ; and we entreat yon, Sire,
to deign to believe in the sincerity of the wishes we entertain
for the unvaried happiness of your Majesty and your august
family."
The King answered—

" I am truly sensible of the good wishes you have just of-
fered to me in the name of the diplomatic body. It is most
agreeable to me to receive, through you, this new expression
of the personal sentiments of your Sovereigns. Happy in and
proud of the present state of France, I render thanks to Pro-
vidence, who, in crowning my efforts, has permitted me to
concur in the maintenance of that peace, the stability of which
is the more and more guaranteed by the united will of all the
Governments. By continuing to follow the same steps we
shall daily see our confidence in the future augmented ; this
happy confidence, which, when once established, discourages
the guilty hopes of those who wish again to disturb the repose
of the world, and ensures to all nations that security which is
the best pledge of their happiness and prosperity. lam
deeply affected by the value you attach to the preservation of
my life, and by the wishes you have formed for my family and
myself."

The opinions of the French Press upon these Ad-
dresses, for the arrangement of which we are indebted
to a Morning Contemporary, will be found in another
part of The Sun. The proceedings in the Chamber
of Deputies are the best commentary upon the Address
of the President. The Doctrinaires are furious,
but they cannot help themselves, as they have lost
ground ever since the Cabinet refused to declare itself
the representative of any party. The Address of the
Chamber of Peers was presented by Baron PAS-
QUIER ; but, with the exception of an epithet applied
to the KING, it is an insipid string of complimentary
phrases. The epithet or cognomen we allude to is
that of the sage—Louis Philippe the SAGE'
PARIS, MAY 3.—The General Officers who have acct.:l-
- the Princes to Germany, are Generals Baudrand, Col-
bert and Marbot, the Duke of Elchingen, M. Montguyon,
and the Duke of Valencay.
M. de Gasparin, Under-Secretary of State for the Interior,
has it is said tendered his resignation.to the King. No suc-
cessor will be appointed.
It has been observed that his Majesty conferred for a long
time with the Count de Pontecoulant. This morning the
Count had an audience of his Majesty, and afterwards went to
the President of the Council. It is supposed he will take the
office which M. de Montalivet will quit.
M. Thiers went yesterday morning to Marshal Gerard. A
Journal says that Messrs. Dupin,.Teste, and Sauzet were also
there.

There is every reason to presume that the Ministry is going
to shake off the kind of somnambulism to which it seemed to
have yielded, and that useful auxiliaries will complete the
modification of the Cabinet, which has been expected for
s me days.

The police of Frankfort has forbidden the sale of the docu
ments published by Dr. Kombost, part of which are inserted
in the Portfolio, and which are published at Strasburg.—
Messager, May 3.

Letters and Papers from Madrid to the 26th ult.
have been received. The Cabinet was not then com-
pleted, although it was rumoured that it was on the
eve of being filled up by the appointment of Senors
GONZALES, SEVANTE, FERREIt, and OLIVAR, to
the vacancies in the Ministry. The Chamber of Pro-
curadores sat on the 23d and 24th ult., but no "nisi-
importance.
ness was done of any

The latest arrivals from Lisbon are to the 20th
ult. The following is a list of the new Cabinet :

Duke of Terceira, —President of the Council, and Minister
of War.
M. Da Silva Carvalbo, Finance.
Count Villa Real, Foreign Affairs.
M. A. J. Ferrer, Interior.
M. A. D'Aguiar, Justice.
M. Gonzales de Miranda, Marine.

The new Cabinet will have some trouble about pla-
cing the Prince of PORTUGAL at the head of the

Army—an appointment which he claims by virtue of
the QUEEN'S promise, and one which the QUEEN
herself insists upon having confirmed without paying
any regard to the late vote of the Cortes. The Duke
of
_PA LMELLA has been sent into honourable exile,
being appointed " to treat with Foreign Powers !
a most extraordinary office, truly.

The advices from the North of Spain contained in
the Paris Papers received this morning, are not impor-
tant. The Monitenr of Sunday contains the 'follow-
ing official communication:—
On the 26th General Bernelle was attacked on the height
of Larasoana by seven Carlist battalions under. the orders of
Garcia. General Bernelle had 51)0 men and four pieces of
artillery with him. The action, however, lasted five hours,
and terminated in the retreat of the Carlists, who were thrown
back on Essain. after having suffered a severe loss. General
Berrielle was slightly wounded, and had 85 of his men put
hors de combat. On the following day the Carlists did not
venture to.renew the action, though their numbers were far
superior."

In the, same Journal of Monday we find the follow-

On the 28th General Bernelle continued to occupy the
same position, and was waiting for the Carlists, who, however,
did not think proper to move again. He had caused the re-
moval to Pampeluna of 50 wounded ; 18 of his men died.
The Carlists lost more than 60 men in killed, and had about
200 wounded. This engagement, which sheds so much glory
on the foreign Legion, seems to have produced a powerful im-
pression on the inhabitants and on the enemy."

The Memorial des Pyrenees, on the authority of a
letter from Behobia, states that English troops and
artillery were constantly arriving at St. Sebastian ;
and that in consequence of the thronged state of the
town, General EVANS had given orders to all persons
incapable of bearing arms to leave it within a given
period. A Vigorous sortie was expected. It also
states teat an engagement' had taken place near Le-
queitio between an English steam-ship and two Car-
list boats, when the latter were sunk, and their crews
perished with them.
The following from the Phare de Bayonne of the
30th ult., is deserving of attention :

" We are able to affirm that all the measures which may be
taken for the pacification of Spain, and the end of the savage
war which is now desolating some of her provinces, will be
taken with the assent of Austria and Prussia. Thus all
Eurej)e accorcls in the necessity of putting an end to that po-
litical disorder, which is the only exception to the universal
peace."

The Bishop of London is a capital specimen of
the hierarch. Gifted by nature with a considerable
portion of sagacity, but not a spark of enthusiasm, his
Lordship has worked his way to almost the highest
honours and emoluments of his profession, by a dex-
trous application of the time-serving principle to his
own immediate advantage, while his ostensible object
has been the advancement of the interests of the
Church, as an instrument for promoting the glory of
God. This is a species of hypocrisy which the sys-
tem under which the Right Rev. Father has pros-
pered so highly, and indeed all ecclesiastical systems
established by law necessarily engender in its minis-
ters, and it is one of the greatest evils arising out
of that unnatural connection between Church and
State, which from the time of CONSTANTINE to the
present day, has proved an ever-bubbling spring of
corruption to the Christian religion. The small pro-
gress that our holy religion has made since this fatal
alliance took place, compared with its wide and rapid
dissemination during the short period which preceded
that event, while the voluntary principle was in full
activity, shews in a striking manner the paralyzing in-
fluence of Establishments. The evil, however great,
may at the same time be turned to some account even in
a religious point of view. We think it may fairly be
adduced against the infidel as an additional proof of
the truth of Christianity. The whole tenor of that
divine system is adverse to everything like an admixture
of religion with politics. It is founded upon the en-
tire isolation of the religious principle. It pretends
not to meddle with the affairs of civil government,
which it leaves to the management of the civil magis-
trate, whilst it claims for itself a total independence of
his authority, and a perfect irresponsibility to all
earthly power. It holds out no worldly bribes to al-
lure its votaries ; the only allurements which it recog-
nises—the only arguments which it employs—are
those of moral persuasion. Instead of appealing to
the selfish passions for support, it is their
baneful influence which it most constantly la-
bours to overthrow. We say, then, that had
the Christian religion prospered after being taken into
partnership with worldly politics—after being leagued
to a system so completely opposed to it in nature and
object—it would have aflbrded an argument against its
being what we know it is, a revelation from heaven.
But we find we have been insensibly led away from
our object, which was to call the attention of our
readers to a project of the Bishop of LONDON for
propping up the Establishment, by levying ..a new tax
on the inhabitants of the metropolis. This con-
scientious Prelate has found out that at least fifty new
Churches are required in proportion to the increase in the
population, and he modestly proposes that the sum re-
quisite to build and endow them shall be raised—
how ?—out of the stipends of the Bishops ? Oh,
no ! How then ? By a tax on the coals consumed
in the metropolis ! We would recommend Lord J.
RUSSELL to introduce a clause, embodying the
Bishop's plan, into his forthcoming Church-Rate
Bill. We are sure that such a clause would ensure
the measure extensive popularity. The Dissenters
would be in raptures with it.

LORD BROUGHAM.—A letter received yesterday,
from Westmoreland, mentions the departure of Lord Brougham
and his lady and daughter from Brougham-hall, on a visit to a
friend in Lincolnshire, a change of scene having been recom-
mended to his Lordship. It also states, that his Lordship's
complaint has been at length subdued, though he still suffers
from lassitude and weakness ; but hopes are entertained that
he will recover his strength in the warm weather, on which
will depend the time when he intends to return to town. It
is necessary towards the re-establishment of his health, that
should avoid fatigue or exciterrent, and abstain at present from
his studious pursuits.

The inhabitants of St. Mary-le-Strand have, with-
out solicitation, elected Mr. C. M. Westmacott a Commis-
sioner of the Court of Requests. '
The Bth Hussars were inspected at Hounslow Heath
yesterday, previous to their departure for Ireland.

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This is the anniversary of the death of Bonaparte,
who died at St. Helena, in 1821.

The Augsburg Gazette contains the following from
Prussia, marked with what is generally considered the semi-
official sign :—" Every thing contributes to the consolidation
of peace. and Governments are at last enabled to proceed with
a general reduction of their armies. Austria has already com-
menced ; and this example proves, that however the first to
arm when circumstances are menacing, she will not be the
last to unfurl the standard of peace, when calm appears to be
restored. This step taken by Austria, will create a sensible
impression in France and in Russia. Russia alone could prove
an obstacle to such measures ; and herein lay the difficulty of
the Eastern question. France remained under arms, solely
from the fear of seeing the system, founded since the revolu-
tion of July, menaced or attacked. But the exertions of Louis
Philippe in preserving the juste milieu have succeeded in dissi-
pating every anxiety on this side the Rhine. And no doubt
the two Courts of Paris and St. Petersburg will follow the
impulse given by that of Vienna, and reduce their armies. The
situation of Spain is alone grave enough to induce France to
keep up her military establishments. But the united will and
determination of the Great Powers not to suffer any thing
which might excite fresh troubles, permits France to await
tranquilly, and without formal intervention, the issue of the
catastrophe of Spanish affairs. Up to this moment the con-
cord, on nhich the happiness of the world depends, has been
maintained through diplomatic communications, but Louis
Philippe seems to feel the necessity of convincing his brother
Manarchs of the necessity of closer union, as well as of a kind
of official declaration, that there remains between him and
them, henceforth, neither hidden grudge nor personal dis-
esteem."

It would require 12 stage coaches, carrying 15 pas-
sengers each, and 1,200 horses, to take 180 pasengers 240
miles in 24 hours, at the rate of 10 miles an hour. One loco-
motive steam-engine will take that number, and go two trips
in the same time, consequently will do the work of 2,400
horses ! Again, it would require 30 mail-coaches (six pas-
sengers each) and 3,000 horses, to take 180 passengers and
mail 240 miles in 24 hours, at the rate of 10 miles an hour.
One locomotive steam-engine will take that number, and go
two trips in the same time, consequently will do the work of
6,000 horses.