The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

de Montmorency immediately waited on the
King.
It is announced that the Sardinian Government
has prohibited the entrance of the Liberaux'
Journals into those States.
The. Fine Arts have just experienced a sen-
sible loss. M. Andrieu, the celebrated medalist,
whose talents the King had recompensed by
conferring on him the Order of St. Michael, has
just died in Paris.
[From the Etoile.l
The Congress of Verona has terminated its
labours, undertaken to give peace to Europe.—
At a moment so solemn, we enter upon.a review
of the great question that occupies all minds—
war or peace. As we have constantly done, the
question will be considered by us in its connec-
tion with policy, and not, as it is viewed by the
revolutionary journals, in regard to what defe-
rence is due to those vulgar declamations which
tend to prove that peace is preferable to war—a
truth which no one disputes, and which each day
is treated and resolved in this sense on time
benches of our academical institutions.

Yes, doubtless, peace is preferable to war ;
and it is because Europe is convinced of this, that
she desires to put an end to a state of peace,
which does not even conceal a state of war.
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There can be no peace between a Government
which is founded upon, and which continues to
assert, the principle of the sovereignty of the
people, and the other Governments of Europe
where this principle is resisted as destructive of
Royal authority. There can be no peace with a
Government which, in order to maintain itself,
is obliged to proscribe and to plunder the clergy
—a class of persons protected and defended in all
civilized states. There can be no peace with a
Government which agitates the turbid passions
of the multitude against all social institutions of
whatever kind ; which violates the sacred rights
of property—rights that are acknowledged
wherever laws are maintained ; which holds its
King in captivity, when all other Sovereigns, his
allies, are free ; which threatens to expatriate
his armies, if they increase and become more
warlike. Finally, there can be no peace with a
Government with which are identified the wishes,
the principles, and the designs, of all the enemies
of Royalty.
It is not then war which we demand, but
peace : we demand that the triumph of legitimacy
may be for Europe what it has been for France
—a pledge of reconciliation among all crowned
heads. During 30 years we carried desolation
beyond our frontiers; no peace was possible with
us; scarcely was one signed when war renewed
its horrors, and we realized what Pitt had said—
" Under whatever form the revolution presents
itself, you can never trertt with it. Its prin-
ciples are destructive, its actions subversive :
whatever Power comes in contact with it, is
dragged into its vortex, and becomes in its turn
revolutionary. Safety alone can he found in fly-
ing from it." Experience has every day demon-
strated the truth of these words ; and the moment
the legitimate throne was restored in France,
upon the ruins of the revolution, peace was at
once possible and easy. Since that memorable
period, it has not been for one instant disturbed.
Let us, then, snatch from revolution her latest
conquest, and humanity will recover all her rights.
Then alone peace will be what it ought to be—a
sincere alliance between two Powers, and not a
truce between two hostile constitutions.
VERONA, DEC. 10.
The operations of the Congress ate almost ter-
minated. In a few hours a conference, which will
probably be the last, will be held. The King of
Sardinia will set off on his return to his States on
the 12th instant ; the Emperor of Austria departs
on the 14th ; the Emperor of Russia on the 15th;
and the King of Naples on the 16th. These
three Sovereigns will go- to Venice, where they
will pass six days, and be present at fetes pre-
pared for their reception. The King of Naples
will afterwards go to Vienna with the Emperor
of Austria. The Emperor Alexander will have
re-entered his capital on the 12th of January,
1823.

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The several objects which have given rise to the meeting of the
Congress of Verona appear to have terminated to the satisfaction
of all. The result of the measures resolved upon respecting Italy
will soon be known, and they will doubtless satisfy all the friends
of public tranquillity. This was the principal object of the
Congress of Verona, as was arranged at Laybach. Nevertheless,
two important episodical affairs, that of the East and that of
Spain, have been objects of profound deliberations.
What relates to the East appears entirely terminated. With
regard to Spain, the result of the determinations come to on
this subject will be known at Paris forthwith.
The King of Prussia, who visits Rome and Naples, will have
returned to Verona by the 10th, and will rejoin his august al-
lies at Venice.
M. de Chateaubriand will set off for Paris about the 15th, and
will afterwards probably proceed to England. The Royalists
of France may, indeed, congratulate themselves at the welcome
which this celebrated man received at Verona.
To-day the whole population assembled for a second time on
the Place de l'Amphitheatre, to see some fine horse races. The
Sovereigns and the diplomatic corps were present at this enter-
tainment, which was given by the commercial classes.
The meeting of the Congress has been the occasion of an ex-
penditure of upwards of 6,000,000 francs (240,0001.) in Verona.
( Gazette de France.)
DECEMBER 9.

(EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.)
The deliberations of the affairs of Naples, of which I gave
you a general idea in my letter of the 4th instant, appear to
have issued in a definite result.
The number of Austrian troops which will evacuate the king-
dom of Naples is 17,000. There will only remain in Sicily a
garrison to occupy the castle of Palermo.
The affairs of Spain have only been decided here in prin-
ciple. France has in some measure, been recognised as arbitress
of the very complicated question—Can an intervention of any
kind be useful, or not ? The mode, the moment, and the mea-
sures to be adopted in case of failure of success—all details, in
fact, appear to be reserved for new negotiations.
With regard to Greece, it is impossible to penetrate the my-
stery in which policy has enveloped it. The late revolutions in
Constantinople will probably derange the hopes which diplo-
macy had nurtured.—(Journal des Debats.)

GREECE.
[Front the " Allgenzeine Zeitung," Dec• 111
,Little is expected for the Greeks from Con-
gress ; hut, on the other hand, it is affirmed the
policy of the English Cabinet has greatly changed.
There are indeed persons who cannot yet pardon
the British people for their indifference, for their
not merely not sympathizing with the Greek in-
surrection in its commencement, but even posi-
tively assisting the Turks to oppress the G reeks.
However, people who reason more correctly are
disposed to allow that till the Greek insurrec-
tion assumed a character commanding general
esteem, and consequently so long as the re-
sult remained problematical, it was questionable
how far an undertaking ought to be encou-