The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-16 00:00:00

(From the Messager des Chartres dated Tuesday.)

" PARIS, MARCH 13.—The Precurseur of Lyons says
A courier, who arrived this morning, the 10th of
March, at Lyons, announces that the Austrians have en-
tered Ferrara and Novi, and that they were mlrching
against Modena, into which they have probably entered by
this time.'

" Without prejudging in any manner the course which
the new Ministry will follow, our first impulse is to hope
that the new President of the Council will show himself
worthy of the high functions which he did not accept till
after having long hesitated, because he knows the impor-
tance of the responsibility which they bring with them
under present circumstances. * • " As for the
question of peace or war, though M. C. Perier has hitherto
been a declared partisan of peace, nothing authorizes us
to believe that he is disposed to sacrifice the national dig-
nity to it ; and tl:e retaining Marshal Soult in the Mi-
nistry gives reason to believe that the question is not abso-
lutely decided in favour of peace, for the first proof of
humanity towards foreign Powers would be the retreat of
a man, who, according to Marshal Maison, inspires them
with as much terror as an army of 500,000 men.
" The Messager has an article of two columns, in
which it discusses the progress of public opinion respect-
ing the probability and necessity of a war. At the com-
mencement of the revolution in July war was not believed
to be necessary: afterwards peop!e thought it inevitable,
but would have had us wait for it on our own frontier ;
now they formally require it. This article concludes as
follows :

" Opinion feels that war or peace no longer depends on
us ; that the anti-constitutional Cabinets are obliged by
the insurrection of the people to draw the sword against
them,—that is to say, against ourselves in the persons of
those people whose fate is united to ours. Hence the in-
contestible tendency of people's minds towards war, which
has gained over the coolest heads, and at the head of which
the Government must soon place itself to have peace at home.
" BRussEts, MAacil 12.—A decree of the Regent,
considering that, though it is not necessary to have a Mi•
nister of Marine, some responsible functionary should take
the management of that department, intrusts the direction
of it to the Minister for Foreign Affairs without any ad-
ditional salary.
" To-morrow (Sunday) the Regent will review the
Civic Guard.

General Mellinet was put under arrest yesterday.
Luxemburg. Garrisons will be placed in several towns oI
the Grand Duchy, in Arlon, Bastogne, Bouillon, and St.
Hubert.
" PARIS, nancir 13.—We have a letter from Mad: id
of the 4th of March, which says—' The communication
of the cabinet of the Palais Royal to our Court, respecting
the French refugees living in our country, and the pre-
tended voyage of the ex-Royal Family from liolyrood to
Madrid, has given occasion to a very long conference
between M. d'Harcourt, your Ambassador, and our Prime
Minister. The following is the phrase in which, according
to well-informed persons, M. Calomarde terminated this
diplomatic conver,ation :
" For the rest, Sir, you may give your Government
the assurance, that .Spain, with a view to preserve pea ce,
and the harmony which subsists between it and France,
will confine itself within the limits of a wise moderation,
which, however, does not exclude energy, patriotic ardour,
and independence. We take pleasure, Sir, in believing that
the limits in which the intentions of our Court are con-
fined, are also those which bound the desires of your Go-
vernment.'

" This is all that has transpired of this conference.
" The answer of our Chief Minister may show tha policy
of the Spanish Government. Being unable of itself to exer-
cise any influence in the events which at this moment engage
Europe, it waits till the issue of them shall give to its policy
a less uncertain course, and oblige it to declare itself.

(From La Motional of Monday.)

" Afrer some reflections on the conduct of the Govern-
ment, in the choice of the Ministers, before the ordi-
nances were published, it adds in a postscript—' We have
not to wait till to-morrow; a second edition of the Moni-
teur appears this evening at nine o'clock, and give the Mi-
nistry of re-action in its irrevocable composition. The
Royalty of July has reached its Sth of August. It en-
gages in a delierate combat against the principle by virtue
of which it exists. It has made its choice for peace, at
whatever price,—it is going to promise it to the country.
It cannot keep what it will promise: the force of circum-
stances will be more powerful than it ; war will come, and
if; to be in a condition to resist Europe France is obliged
to begin by vanquishing its Government, we know no
more what to expect, we dare not ask ourselves what we-
should foresee,' _ _ _

" A telegraphic despatch has announced at Naples, that
Messina has suffered severely by an earthquake, and that
almost all the edifices at Melazzo have been totally de-
stroyed by this disaster."
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