The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-09 00:00:00

DRAUGHT or THE MAJORITY.

" France and Switzerland, who have been united for
centuries, find the good harmony which has so long sub-
sisted between them compromised by a misunderstanding.
Both States must be desirous of a re-establishment of their
ancient connection. As the difference has arisen from er-
ror, candid explanations are the only means of putting
an end to it, and of restoring the former relations be-
tween the two countries. In the note of September
the 27th, the Government of the King of the French
complains of the steps taken by the Diet in the af-
fair of the man named Conseil. Before the Diet, which
did not give birth to this incident, could make any
communication, the intercourse between the two coun-
tries was interrupted by an order of the French Govern-
ment. Switzerland has felt the greater pain from this mis-
understanding, as she never could have had the least inten-
tion of doing anything which should, in the slightest degree,
affect the friendly relations that subsisted between her and
France. The Duke de Montebello, by his note of July 19,
pointed out to the federal authorities the person called
Conseil. The Directory transmitted to the Diet the do-
cuments relating to this person, who had been arrested.
The Diet, conceiving upon this that the Duke ought to
have withdrawn his note, and having referred to a Corn-
' mittee the note of July 19 and the documents selected, de-
cided that the latter should be sent to the
King's Govern-
ment, without any covert design, and without any inten-
tion of offending the King's Government or his Ambas-
sador. It never meant to annex to these the report of the
Committee, because it only expressed the sentiments of its
members, related solely to their relation with the Diet, and
likewise contained one opinion from a majority, and another
from a minority. Grcumstances have since made known to
the Diet, that, contrary to its intentions, this decision has met
with an unfavourable interpretation from France, and it
has consequently resolved not to pursue
September '27 contains
rsue the subject. The
ont teerb4l ol
stateot of the Confederation.
serious
f terrorshe asDuke to de
thel\ l in
The Diet might repel, with facts, allegations which are
without foundation ; itmight find proofs in the social con-
stitution of the Cantons, as well as in their physical and
moral condition ; but it will not enter into the discussion.
The Helvetic Cantons cannot admit that any foreign State
has a right to, superintend their institutions, to control the
acts of their Governments, or interfere, directly or indirectly,
in the deliberations of the Councils of the Confederation.
Switzerland owes it to herself, on this subject, to appeal to
the. principles of the rights of nations and the treaties by
which she is acknowledged to be an independent State.
For the rest, the Diet, after the explanations it has just
given, hopes that the relations of amity between France and
Switzerland, which have been cemented by time and usage,
will he re-established in the interests of the two countries
and of justice. She flatters kcrself with the belief that the
bonds of an ancient alliance, which have been for a moment
relaxed, will be drawn more closely and firmly, and that the
temporary differences which have arisen will only serve to
make both nations feel more sensibly the reciprocal advan-
tage of a union which ought never to have been disturbed."
THE DRAUGHT OF M. TSCHARNER.—" The Diet hav-
ing become more enlightened by an examination of the docu-
ments on which the conc./town of September 9 was voted,

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and by the results of the late discussions in the i _,......4,./ f,'
Council of Berne, approves of the documents reldin 0 -..- I.kk
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this affair not having been sent to the French Gove:teintr,•.';:\ -,i':
and decides that no further steps shall be taken. The Didir::::-.1
regrets that this unfortunate incident should have initts4.....L•:,
rupted the relations which have ever subsisted between
France and Switzerland; and declares that it was never ill
intention to offend either the Government of dui Ring of tnet
French, or his Ambassador accredited to the Confoderotlon,
As the Swiss States have the solo right of superiV.anding
their own institutions, and controling the meafttir'es of their
Governments, the net does not feel itself bd.i!cd upon fa
enter into explanations as to the opinion 'which the Frtnch
Government has formed as to the internal state of th
Confederation. It is convinced that its deliberation*, as
well as its firm determination► to maintain scrupulously in,
ternational relations, will be sufficient to disabuse, in thiti
respect, the ancient ally of Switzerland."

PO f.7/UGAZ,
by the events r 4:.
LISBON, OCT. 2P,.—The alarm and excltement caused
of the min the evening of the 26th and following day,
pected arrival of the several British and French
vee/....3 of war, have greatly subsided. One of the current
'amours of the day consequent upon this apparent foreign
intervention is, that conferences have within these few past
days been held, which have led to the Marquis of Sal-
danha being called to the Palace to form a new Adminis-
tration, and the three following persons are spoken of as
being chosen to act in conjunction with him—viz., Count
Farrobo, M. Luis de Vasconcellas, and Pinto—the latter
a professor of mathematics. This at present is but mere
report, although in very general circulation. Another ru-
mour is, that a re-action will in the course of five or six
days take place in favour of the charter of 1836. There
does not appear much feasibility in the ;titter rumour, unless
the National Guard evince the, i`leonsistency and vacilla-
tion of suddenly turning rourA and undoing a measure
they so recently brought. atout4 with such impetuous en-
thusiasm.
This being the artniversary of his Royal Highness Prince
Ferltaand, the f'Jreign ships of war, 15 in number, of which.
'fine are ships of the line, heir).- gaily dressed is their lively
coloured flags, and at one o'clock each firing a Royal salute,
the Tagus presenting a majestic and animating sight. No
levee, however, was held on the occasion, notwithstanding
it was ordered by a decree of the 13th of May last, to be
kept as a grand gala day. The reason assigned is, that as
the Count de St. Priest, who is to be succeeded at this
Court by M. Rois le Comte, the present French Envoy at
Madrid, was to take leave of the Queen at mid-day, on his
departure for France ; that it would be attended with in-
convenience to her Majesty to hold a Levee afterwards.
A dinner party for 40 to celebrate this anniversary, was
to have taken place this evening, but from some cirer.in-
stance or other has been deferred. Her Royal Higl-.ness •
the Infanta Donna Isabel Maria, gives a grand musical .
fete this evening, which is to be attended oy the Queen,
Prince Ferdinand, her Imperial Majesty's corps diplo-
matigue, &c. M. de Caesar Vancellos Correa, for whom
the office of the Secretary of State for the Marine Depart-
ment has remained so long open, has declined rAceepting it,
though he gives an assurance of his adhesi.an to the Queen,
and his readiness to make any sacrifi•ze for the present
regime of Government.

Lieutenant Bosanquet, the Commander of the Leveret
brig of war, who by his well timed co-operation with the
authorities of Mozambique in ,Tune last, restored the Queen's
Government at that Plate':, which had been subverted by a
Miguelite insurrection, is I am told to be decorated with
the military order of the Tower and Sword, and that her
Majesty has it in contemplation to forward an autograph
letter to his sr; Tannic Majesty impressive of her deep sense
of the imporf.ant services rendered by him, and to request
permissicm for him to wear the same ; as also to recom-
mend Wra for immediate promotion. It is highly gratifying
to vill'aess that acts of this nature are so warmly appre-
oie.ed by the youthful Sovereign.
'rho Portuguese corvette Don John 1., and cutter An-
dorinha of war, sailed on the 28th with scaled orders, it is
presumed for the Azores. Two corvettes and a brig of
war are getting ready for the coast of Algarve, all to watch
the movements of Don Miguel : from the latter quarter, cu-
rious to say, there is very great dearth of news. Nothing is
known of the Guerrilla chief Remechido, or of the foreign
officers so lately landed there in a steam-boat from the
Mediterranean.

The British squadron that came to anchor in Cascaes
Bay, on their way to Cadiz, under the command of Rear-
Admiral Sir Charles Paget, was instructed by the Admi-
ralty, on his way thither, to communicate with Rear-Admi-
ral Sir William Gage, the Commander-in-Chief on this
station, who not thinking such an additional reinforcement
to his already strong squadron necessary, they sailed yester-
day on their destination.

His Majesty's corvette Pearl, which went from hence to
Madeira on the 27th instant, did so at the request of the
Portuguese Government, they not having a ship of war at
that island.

The Liverpool steamer arrived on the above date from
England, last from Falmouth, in four days, bringinc, for the
Bank silver bars and Mexican dollars, to the value of 8,0001.
sterling.

Arrived this evening the Espoir packet, with the mail of
the 22d ult., and French frigate Duad, from Cadiz ; sailed
the Liverpool steamer, for Cadiz, Gibraltar, and Malaga.
The following ships are in the Tagus :—The Hastings
(flag ship of Rear-Admiral Gage), the Cornwallis, Mala-
bar, Russell, Minden, Pembroke, and Talavera, British
line-of-battle ships ; the Camelion and Partridge brigs, and
the Camden, Alert, and Espoir packets ; also the French
line-of-battle ships Jena, (flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Hu-
gon), and Ville de Marseille ; the Dryad frigate, Diligent
corvette, Lc Oreste brig, and Meteor steamer ; and the
Brazilian corvette 2d July.
Exchange upon London, at 30 days' sight, 55i to 56 per
milrec ; discount on exchange paper-money 35 per cent., no
buyers ; titulos admissible in the purchase of national pro-
perty, 33 ; bonds bearing 4 per cent. interest, 62 to 63 va-
riable ; Bank actions, 640 rcis to 6.50 reis ; Pillar dollars,
BSO ; Sovereigns, 4,200 to 4,240 reis.

OCT. :31.—The packet has been detained until this day at
noon, at the instance of Viscount de la da Bandeira, Secre-
tary of State of Finance and for Foreign Affairs, to convey to
England some resolutions which they were about to enter
upon relative to the financial embarrassments of the country,
recently augmented by the very great disappointment which
they have experienced from the unexpected measure of M.
Mendizabal respecting the payment of the dividends of the
Spanish debt, on whom I am informed they relied for con-
siderable assistance in the payment of their own, now fall-
ing due. Three councils of Ministers have been held, on
Saturday evening, yesterday (Sunday) at mid-day, and last.
night, for the express purpose of devising sonic measures to
enable them to raise sufficient money to meet the payment
of the said dividends, in consequence of the above disap-
pointment ; but, as there appears to exist a very extraor-
dinary secrecy on this subject, I am unable at present, from
the shortness of the time, to acquaint you with the result
of their deliberations, but which I will endeavour to find out
and communicate to you by the first conveyance.
Rumours are in circulation, that an early attempt will be
made to recover the charter of 182.6, the supporters of
which, in the full confidence of their expectations, snake so
light of the necessity cf preserving secrecy as to the mea-
sures aboat to be adopted to effect this end, that they do
not hesitate to avow that they will met with the most
cordial and ready co-operation of the British naval forces
in the river.

His Majesty's ship Talavera sailed yesterday for Eng—
land, and the Pembroke is to take up her station oft the
Prara do Commereio.

Within an hour after the conclusion of the late Chi-
chester Sessions, the prosecutor in the last trig;, with his
only witness, were committed to prison by tli:e Mayor, on a
charge of highway robbery.

- - •
EXTRAORDINARY.-At a r'cent meeting of the
Warwickshire SocietY of Natural '
History and Archwology,
rofessor Buckland stated tbla he had discovered at Guy's
Cliff the remains of an e7.tint species of animal, which had
never before been foP:ad or mentioned by geologists. The
Professor said----" he had commenced his studies by col-
looting fragments of Carisbrook Castle, Corfe Castle, and
Warwick Castle ; and little did he then dream that he
should ever have an opportunity of saying that the stones
of Carisbrook Castle contained a species of fresh-water
fish, long extinct ; or that, in the distant progress of time,
he should have to assert that the Castle, Collegiate Church,
and town of Warwick, were built upon a stratum utterly
unknown to English geologists. Ten years ago, he had ob-
tained certain specimens from Guy's Cliff, which he had
cherished up among his masses of ignorance, and stored
amidst difficulties, in the hope that some ray of light might
dissipate the darkness which enshrouded them, and enable
him to acquire some accurate information respecting them.
Within the last two hours that darkness had been dispelled,
and he was able to say that at Guy's Cliff he had disco-
vered an extinct species of animal never before found, and
that those portions of rock which were upon the table be-
fore him were from a quarry, the name of which had never
been uttered in England. Another discovery which he had
made was that the town of Leamington rested on the re-
mains of animals which had existed in other times ; and
this fact was not hastily acquired, but was founded on strict
logical deductions. It was, indeed, true, that under the.
foundations of houses at Leamington (where there had been
previously one immense lake) there were to be found the
remains of elephants, hippopotamuses, byamas, tigers, buf-
falos, and a string of 'lO other animals which he could
enumerate."

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—The sales of Cotton tom
day are about 2,000 bags; the market is without any new,
feature, but steady prices have bun paid for the different
qualities offered.