The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-15 00:00:00

iNEW TIMES]

To those of our timid Politicians who have
Leen alarmed with the idea that Prince Metter-
nich was going to Paris to form a combination of
the great Continental Powers against England,
it may be consolatory to know that the Austrian
Statesman has not the slightest intention of
preaching up a Crusade against the Abettors of
South American Independence. Private letters
which reached us yesterday from a quarter en-
titled to our fullest reliance, assure us that the
best informed persons in Paris expect diplo-
matic discussions of a very different charac-
ter : and stranger things have come to pass
then that we deserters, as we have been
called, from the cause of European civiliza-
tion, should have to interpose our good offices
to prevent a rupture between the two Imperial
Members of the Holy Alliance. A pamphlet has
jest appeared in Paris, under the title of " De
PEtat Politique de 1' Europe en 1825," which may
be. regarded as a direct manifesto against the
avowed principles of the Holy Alliance. ft is
artonymous, but as every trifle in matters of po-
litical mystery is laid hold of as important, it has
linen observed, that the Publisher, Elossange, is
lookseller to his Royal Highness the Duke
of Orleans. While we are speaking of Paris
news, we cannot. but advert to the error
of one of our Correspondents, who, in a
letter from that capital, published in our
Yapper of the 19th of January, noticed some
scandalous rumours against the Marquis de Cus-
tine.--This respectable nobleman was barbarously
assaulted by wile villains as.he was returning at
Might from St. Dennis, during the funeral solem-
nities for the late King. AS the culprits were
uot, immediately discovered, some malevolent
warms insinuated that the Marquis had drawn
the ,attack: on himself, by his*.own misconduct;
apd,. had, in consequence, been advised to retire
ft:ma:ooe ttOmerica. The name even of a worthy
Magistrate,' M. Franchet, was cited as having
sancr!9ntd these imputations °I! the Marquis, but
11re Iltt*e an t hoyity to state that by the investigation
it.tat.ttiolF:i place; before M. Franchet,and by the
tAffiSion of, the criminals themselves who were
flWlftt.A!s .detectedi it was proved beyond. a
Oak; ;hat they had mistaken the Martinis for
We _have the satisfaction to add
that . de Custine is nearly recovered from the
elfects of the bruizes he received ; and so far
MUM quitting his native country, he still remains

at Paris, amidst an extensive and highly re-
spectable circle of relatives and friends.

[THE TIMES.]
There was much heaviness yesterday in the
market for the sale of shares, and the mania was
in soak• degree checked by some of them being
sold at a discount. A great number of new un-
dertakings are announced, and the list of them
,‘‘;% lis with a rapidity which ought to make pru-
dent men look about them. It is not our pro-
vince, nor is it in our power, to inquire into the
merits of each ; we must limit ourselves to a
caution to those concerned, to look before
they leap, and to reflect how impossible it
is that all the current undertakings should
succeed. The greater the number, of course
the greater the danger. We would particu-
larly direct attention to the individuals who
constitute the direction of the new companies.
It has been shown before, that some men engage
in far more than they can possibly conduct, even
were their whole time devoted to the purpose;
but the major part, as is notorious, have pursuits
in life which of themselves occupy them almost
wholly. How, then, can they fulfil the various
duties they have undertaken ? We understand
that a distinguished capitalist in the city has had,
within the last week, more than an hundred new
projects submitted to his consideration, in the
hope of introducing them into public notice un-
der his sanction.