The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-01 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

from the Constituaantzel of Satyrdat~.)
P JAN'. 23.

The Eloile of this evening announces, as a certain
fact, " that Austria, Russia, Prussia, and France
are united in the resolution not to acknowledge
the independence of Mexico and Colombia." As
England has proclaimed this ackno,%ledgment,
here will be a manifest schi,,m. Our policy
is united to that of three other Powers who
have different interests from ns, and whose Go-
vernments are founded on different principles.
We can only hope that we shall not act as the
pioneers of the Holy Alliance in opening a
breach, and that a Minister will not say in us,
" We must attack England, or defend ourselves
on the Rhine.'

311Annin, JAN. 17.

Nothing mn be more pitiable than the obscure andlow in-
trigues of the Palace, with which the public continue to be
fatigued. The diplomatic agents of certain Powers throw away
their credit, exhaust their influence, and compromise their dig-
nity, to follow with pain phantoms which here appear and
disappear on the political scene almost daily, to make room for
others. In fact, every thing is uncertain, changing, and unfixed,
in the action of our Government; and steadiness is only to be
perceived in the mcnotoneus repetion of acs, either ridiculous
or barbarous, and which run directly ceucter to the wants and
interests of modern society.

The grand affair of the amnestyls-again on the 'carpet; and
it is necessary to exert oneself to compare and combine the
slightest variations of the thermometer of passing Court favours,
to know whether the field of battle will belong to M. Zea or
to 31. Colomarde, or whether the ancient Camarilli will or will
not yield the field to the Apostolic Junta.
The number of Spaniards who have been forced to expa-
triate themselves, of the richest, the most distinguiThed, and the
most influential classes of society, exceeds all proportion. Who
would dare to engage them to re-enter Spain, under the protec-
tion of a pretended amnesty, without any other assurance of its
being respected than the influence of the Apostolic Junta ?
Can their numerous friends and relations flatter themselves
with being more settled ? The recollections of 1314 to 1820,
• and themultitude of facts have succeeded since the Ist of
October, 1823, until now, ought to cause all such illusions in
that respect to disappear.
In this state of things, it is generally thought here, that
should clouds rise in the north, as is to be feared, the Ministry
of Great Britain will offer a new proof to the astonished world,
that they have known bow to provide against all possible chances ;
for they have very adroitly provided the means to place at will
the lever of Archimedes in Portugal, to teach the Holy Al-
liance that they have not neglected to assure themselves before.
'hand of a point d'appni upon. the Continent of Europe itself-;
'that they may be able to oppose or paralize the views of those
;Cabinets who would traverse the execution of their vast pro-
'ijects on South America.

TErrstc, JAN. 17.

-The Government of Saxe ;Weimar, paying homage to true
principles,'has for a long time put= end to all sorts of -differ-
ences between the different worships,-arid has granted to all the
same privileges. In consequence of this"vise measure, the Ca-
tholics, who formerly could not hold public SEmations, have
been called to the exercise of several itnportanyfunctions, and
the•exercise of their worship has been equally protected with
the Protestant. • The number of the Catholic popul✓stion of the
Grand Duchy has been augmfmted since some districts of the
country of Fulda, whose inhabitants all profess The Catholic
religion, have been united to "the ..Grand iDirdry of Saxe-
Weimar.