The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-01 00:00:00

GROWING CROP OF WINE IN FRANCE.
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PARIS, AVG. 18.—The prospect of an abundant vintage at
the end of the next month causes a great stagnation in the
\Vinb trade at present. Nothing is doing in wholesale, and
the retailers only supply their immediate necessities. The
weather has not been warm enough to mature the fruit either
on the Loire or in Burgundy. The quantity will be consider-
able, but the quality remains to be seen. It is hoped that
there will be much heat during September, as on that rests
the perfection of the grape.
The Maconais district seems to be very deficient. The
great drought, and the ravages of the worm on the grapes
have destroyed all hopes of even a vintage equal to 1830.
At Renaison there is expected about half an average crop.
At Charlieaux the rain which lasted three or four days,
has ceased ; and the produce of the vintage will, probably,
be more abundant than there had been reason previously to
hope for.

The country of the Bordelais looks very well. The
weather has been beautiful, and affords the best grounds
for anticipating a favourable result, both as to quantity and
quality.
The stock of Wine in the south of France is said to be
exhausted. Nothing will come from Marseilles to Paris,
the demands of holders being too high, and. all these wines
will probably be exported to Algiers.
At Roussillon, Narbonne, St, Giles, Pitou, Montagne,
and other parts, fair crops are expected.

Last Saturday's Hue and Cry contained five fresh
intimations of horse-stealing.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Onthe evening of Thurs-
day last, at a building now erecting by Mr. Bubb, solicitor,
in Clarence-street, and intended for law offices, several masons
and labourers were engaged on the building, when suddenly a
large portion of the heavy cornice by which it is surmounted
gave way, and, carrying with it a portion of the wall under-
neath, descended upon a workman below named John Ball-
inger, and a child named Emma Pocket, with such fatal force
as to cause immediate death to the man, while the poor girl
only survived about an hour after being conveyed to the Dis-
pensary. The bodies of both were in a mutilated condition,
too shocking to describe, from the injuries received. Another
person, named Croker, received some serious contusions, but
we are happy to say that he is in a fair way of perlpry.—
Cheltenham Chronicle. • c

(From the French Papers of Tuesday.)
On Sunday evening, the Minister for Baden, Count
d'Anthouard, the Marquis de la Tour Maubourg, Baron
Schonen and General Darieule, had the honour of being
received by the King. At eleven o'clock M. niers had
an audience of his Majesty. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock,
the King, with the Queen and Madame Adelaide, came
to the Tuileries. M. Guizot had an audience of his Ma-
jesty which lasted two hours and a-half, and at which the
Minister of the Interior was present. The King transacted
business with Marshal Maison, M. Sauzct, Admiral Du-
perre, and the Minister of the Interior. Count Mole
had an audience of his Majesty. At seven their Majesties
and Madame Adelaide returned to Neuilly.—GaAgnani.
The Messager states, that M. Guiznt has taken upon
himself the task of recomposing the Ministry, and Las al-
rea:ly come to an understanding with M. de 'Montalivet
and M. Persil. The consent of M. Duchatel it considers
certain, and mentions Marshal Soult for the War depart-
merit, and Admiral' Rosamel or Admiral Jacob for that of
the Marine. This paper also speaks of an attempt at ap-
proximation between M. Guizot and M. Thiezl; at the hi--
stance of the former. These two gentlemen were in con-
ference yesterday for an hour and a-half, at the Hotel for
Foreign Affairs.
The Moniteur is silent upon the subject of the new Mi-
nistry, and we have reason to believe that no marked pro-
gress
has been made in the arrangements, notwithstanding
one of our contemporaries states that the negotiations are
so far advanced, that the nominations may be expected to
appear to-morrow in the Moniteur. Some of the journals
state that Count Mole is likely' to become President of the
Council, with the Foreign Department, and that M. Guizot
consents to take that of the Interior ; but we regard this
assertion as founded upon mere conjecture. M. Duchatel
returned to Paris last night from La Rochelle. Count
d'Argout has come from the Pyrenees, and is said to have
followed the example of his colleagues, by resigning his post
of .Minister of the Finances.
M. Mole came to Paris at the diSsolution of the Minis-
try, for the purpose of being consulted on what measures
should be taken.

Emboldened by certain circumstances, amongst others
by the close of the Chambers, he accepted the task of
forming a new Cabinet, and allowed the Journal des Debats
to publish the fact yesterday. But, as his interview with
M. Guizot yesterday evening convinced him that the task
was no easy one, he lets them contradict the statement
which they affirmed yesterday. Will any one believe that
such a paper as the Journal des Debats would gravely an-
nounce a fact of importance without being well convinced
of its authenticity, or having obtained th consent of the
person whom it principally concerned ?
If this statement has appeared from carelessness, such
conduct is unpardonable, since it so much affects the cha-
'racter of the man for whom they openly profess the highest
regard and esteem ; if it is an entire falsehood, it is a most
black and unworthy manner of lowering M. Mole in the
estimation of the public. ,

But the truth is, M. Mole foresees a Probability of not
succeeding in his undertaking, and therefore allowed the
first statement to be retracted to spare himself the shame
of a defeat, but such extreme susceptibility only appears
to be one act of folly more. If there really is anything
unpleasant in the .position in which they have placed M.
Mole, it ought not to be attributed to that gentleman,
whose honour and integrity are so well known and appre-
ciated, but to the intriguers who surround him, and to
whom we fear he will fall a victim.
As for M. Guizot, his pretensions are most modest ; lie
will humbly return to the Ministry of •Public Instruction ;
but the Ministers of the Interior and of War must be
chosen from among his friends. He dyes not, either, ex-
act the Presidency of the Colincil, bul confines himself to
leaving it an open question whether or not M. Mole shall
preside, or whether he himself shall preside over M. Mole.
—Temps.
Some days before the first discussions which led to the
Ministerial Thicrs received a verbal communica-
tion from Mr. Aston, who d iring the absence of Lord
Granville has been charged with the affairs of the English
embassy. This communication was intented to acquaint
France that, if the Constitution should be proclaimed in the
Peninsula, England would be inclined to interfere to repress
the movement. In the eyes of M. Thiers, who is a partisan
of the intervention, it was an unanswerable argument, and
be did not fail to make use of it when occasion arose. The
dispositions of the Cabinet of London with regard to
Spain appeared to him decisive. They seemed to be but
very improbable to other persons who had acquired infor-
mation. Their astonishment may be conceived, when they
learned that it was to Portugal, and not to Spain, that this
communication related. M. Thiers, himself, was soon con-
vinced that there was some mistake. But how did it arise?
Had Mr. Aston badly explained himself? Had M. Thiers
misunderstood him ? It is easily believed that neither party
was willing to bear the blame, and that each endeavoured
to throw it upon the other. The public, unable to ascer-
tain the truth, can only judge upon probabilities, and since
the question arises out of an act of heedlessness, we doubt
whether they will attribute the blunder to Mr. Aston.—
Courrier Francais.
A letter of the 25th instant, from Bayonne, says—" Don
Carlos was still at Aspeitia on the 23d, where intelligence
had been received that the Portuguese troops stationed at
Vittoria had received orders from their Government to re-
turn by forced marches into Portugal, and that they had
already set out, taking the direction of Zamora. An ac-
count was at the same time received, that the commandant
of the engineers at Vittoria had gone over to the Carlists."
The Gtotistitutional of Arragon, of the 20th instant, an-
nounces that the band of the rebel Basilio has been unable
to effect the passage of the Ebro, net having found a ford.
All the boats that could be found between. Malken and Gal-
leoz were taken away with great promptitude. Basilio then
went towards Calatayud, in order to be able to retire by
the right bank of the Ebro ; there is no doubt of his being
attacked, and losing the rich booty which he is carrying
along with him. A letter from Saragossa of the same date,
and of Carlist origin, gives the following details :—" Basi-
lio entered Tarragona with 10,000 men and 300 cavalry,
and gave a ball there. no got his convoy of 3,000 and
of 2,000 recruits over the Ebro, and then marched -upon
Borja, where he got 200 volunteeeg, He afterwards went
towards Mallen, following the left bank of the Aloq. He
then soon returned towards Calatayud, where Quilez was.
The latter had left at Cantavieja a convoy of 90,000 duros
and 600 colts ; he had also re-assembled 300 pisoners."
Extract of a letter of the 24th instant, from Painveluna :
" After the arrival of General Lebeau, an officer of the PP-
lish Lancers was sent to Pau, to obtain horses for mount-
ing that regiment, but the local authorities informed him,
that by anew order these horses were destined for the
French volunteers, so that the Polish Lancers are reduced
to only two squadrons, the battle of Inigo having rendered
80 of their horses unserviceable ; and the loss was repaired
out of those of the third squadron, which was being formed.
Lieutenant-Colonel Horaine, who was at the head of Gen.
Bernelle's staff, considering this refusal of horses as an aban-
donment of the Polish Legion by the French Goern-
nient, wished to resign ; if so, the Legion has lost a most
meritorious officer." -
A letter of the 25th inst., from Bayonne, says—" Six of
the English deserters escaped, two nights ago, from the
lazaretto of this town.
Eighteen other Englishmen have
arrived at Bayonne. Within a few days, 36 Carlist de-
serters have presented themselves at the Spanish Consulate
here." •
A Bordeaux letter of the 26th inst. says—" We have re-
ceived further details respecting the battle of Lodosa, Ge-
neral Iribarren's bulletin, insteadlof being exaggerated, ap-
pears to have been under drawn. It has been ascertained
that the real number of prisoners is 1,014, instead of 900.
A depot of arms and 22 horses fell into the hands of the
Christinos. The Carlist prisoners, formerly so refractory, now
become excellent auxiliaries, the enthusiasm of the Queen's
troops extending even to them. Already the greatest portion of
these new
prisoners have taken the oath to the Constitu-
tion, and fraternized with- the Queen's troops. Ituralde,
after his defeat at Lodosa; went with his staff to Lerin, and
submitted himself and his followers to the disposal of the
Queen. He is reproached with having purposely suffered
himself to be beaten, for fear of being brought to a court-
martial ; but lie could not help being beaten, for his men,
being without food and pay, were envious of their adver-
saries, who were in better condition, and full of enthusiasm,
and therefore he has probably surrendered to avoid a useless
effusion of blood..
All the German journals agree in saying, that if Switzer-
land does not yield', coercive measures will be employed
against her ; and the formation of a corps of Baden, Wur-
temnberg, and Bavarian troops is talked of for carrying these
measures into execution. Public opinion, however, in Ger-
many is opposed to such measures. The conduct of the
French Cabinet is the object of universal blaMe, and it may
be said that its popularity in Germany has sunk considerably.
The conclusum of the Swiss Diet, having been sanctioned
by 16 States, came into force on the 23d instant.
Notwithstanding that the reports of disturbances at Na-
ples have been contradicted, and the Courier de Lyon