The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-05 00:00:00

isilE SUN, LO N ON, FRIDAY EVEN NOVEMBER 5, 1847.

solute and unlimited sovereignty of these little states
was a right and a fact, and that foreign powers alone or
force could decide their differences. As if to carry their
doctrinesto absolute absurdity, the seven cantons de-
sired to have the question of the convents of Argau, pre-
viously decided by the Diet and by the canton inte-
rested in the matter, should be again transported
before a foreign Sovereign ! If the Diet had acceded
to such a proposition, it destroyed for ever all federal
power in Switzerland, and substituted for the com-
pact pure anarchy. The same was the case for the
final proposition of the Sonderbund, that both parties
should disarm in order to negotiate. As negotiations
can be pursued perfectly well without laying down
arms, there was nothing there but a means of delay,
and of course it was not admitted. At the bottom,
in all these diplomatic acts of the last few days, not
a single step was made towards conciliation. It must
even be declared that men's minds roused on both
sides, after mutual challenges and long preparations
for war, could with difficulty be calmed down to the
coolness and patience necessary for negotiations.
Conciliation was, however, not the less the easiest
thing in the world. It depended particularly at the
last moment, on seven individuals—seven priests—to
cause arms to fall to the ground on both sides, and
establish peace. Ah ! if in place of this manifesto,
drawn up in the style of Escobar, and which argues
longly that there is no such thing as Switzerland ;
that there exist only twenty-two states, as independent
of each other as England or France, and united only,
fur defence and, the confirmation of that absolute in-
dependence ; if, in the place of that manifesto, that
cold, diffuse, and subtle piece of special pleading, the
Journal des Debuts had published a simple and dig-
nified letter from the seven Jesuits of Lucerne, an-
nouncing that they withdrew in order to avoid the
effusion of blood, what a difference there would be in
the results, and what applause throughout the whole
world."

The National concludes a most eloquent philippic
against the Government in these words :

" Assuredly if it were permitted to the Minitfty to
abandon neutrality, it ought not to be for the advan-
tage of the Sonderbund. Let our Government not
alarm itself at the chances of a possible war, when a
threatened nationality has to be defended; let it in-
tervene for Poland or for Italy, and the country will
willingly follow it in that generous path. Is it not for
the honour and also for the interest of France to
come in aid to oppressed nations ? and do we not
represent the ideas of emancipation and of liberty in
the world ? For this noble cause, destroy the treaties
of Vienna, the shameful witness of our defeats, and
we will applaud your courage, we will praise your
initiative without disquieting ourselves with the dis-
content of Europe. But you who have permitted
Austria to shed the blood of Gallicia, Russia to de-
stroy Poland—you who yesterday crushed the Por-
tuguese insurrection, and who to-day leave trembling
Italy to struggle under the burden of the yoke—you
have lost the right to erect yourselves into protectors
of the cause of minorities put down by a tyrannical
Government."

We find the following in the Courrier Francais—
" We learn; by a recent letter from Constantinople
that an Envoy Extraordinary from the Pope had
arrived in that city, for the purpose of treating with
the Porte upon the question of the Lebanon. Our
Ambassador assumed that the protection of the Ca-
tholic population belonged exclusively to France, and
insisted that it was for him alone to open conferences
with the Divan for the protection of the Maronites.
At the date of this last piece of news the couflict
arising out of this question was not settled."
M. PARMENTIF,R, who was convicted of corruption
with General CUBIERES and M. TESTS, died a few
days since at Lure.
The KING held a Cabinet Council at St. Cloud on
Monday to consider the question of the visit of the
Duke and Duchess of MoeTreetssert to Spain, and it
was determined that it would not be expedient thatlikey
should visit Spain at present. Probably the Duchess
is not yet sufficiently denationalised to serve the pur-
poses of the Afrancesados. It is said that Louis
PHILIPPE has remonstrated warmly with the POPE
on the subject of the alleged intention of his Holiness
to grant a divorce to QUEEN ISABELLA, and that the
Pore has, in consequence, determined not to grant it.
Lord BROUGHAM has arrived at Cannes.
The Moniteur publishes the following on the sub-
ject of the transit of corn by the Rhine:—
Towards the end of last year difficulties arose
between some of the powers on the banks of the
Rhine relative to the free circulation of corn on that
river. The Governments of Wurtemberg, Nassau,
liesse-Darmstadr, and Bavaria, having subjected the
exportation of grain to a Customs' duty of 25 per
cent., the Bavarian Administration believed itself en-
titled to levy this tax on the freights forwarded before
the establishment of the export duty, from different
points situated out of its territory, ascending towards
France, and which reached Hamburgh at the moment
of the promulgation of this duty. This pretension
reposed on an error. In fact the export duties must
be levied at the very moment of exportation, and by
the states from which it is made. Subsequently, in
course of conveyance, the expedition enters into the
category of transit operations to which the Conven-
tion of Mayence, of May 31, 1831, on the navigation
s a complete liberty. This is
hsumGe'overnment maintained, in con-
owfhathtethßehiln,er,enacs
junction with that of Prussia. Our representations
in this sense produced no effect, and subsequently
the question of principle laid down by us relative to
the system of grain having been examined, it has
been decided by the powers on the banks of the river
that for the future the conveyance of corn on the
Rhine shall take place, both in ascending and de-
scending, without obstacles, and free from all tax."
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse
on Wednesday at 76f. 40c. ; the Five per Cents., 115 f.
85e. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,178 f. 75c. ;
Rouen, 9121. 50c.; Tiavre, 515 f. ; Great Nor-
thern, 5421.50 e. ; Avignon, 5321.50 c. ; Vierzon, 545 f.;
Bordeaux,i
5: Dieppe, Boulogne, 3501. ; Troyes and
3 ppe, 2451. ; Bask, 150 f. ; Paris
onter e
a t ,4263701 f.
and Strasburg, 412 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes,
391 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 4021. 50c.; Lyons and
Avignon, 472 f. 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 28g.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVEMBEX 4.
Boulogne and Amiens? 14—Dutch Rhenish, 24—Orleans
and Bordeaux, 43,'i—Paris and Lyons, 6!g—Paris and Stras-
bourg, 4—Rouen and Havre, 20—Sambre and Meuse, 43/4
—Tours and Nantes,

COWES;ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
NOVEMBER 4.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
SAILED—The Ariel schooner, of 118 tons, Almon Hill,
EA., for the Alec:lterranean; the Fairy schooner, of 143
ton, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., has proceeded for the same
destination.

Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart. (the Vice. Commodore
of the Squadron), leaves Cowes to-morrow, with his
family, for the season. His yacht is in a very forward
state, and is expected to be ready to take Lady Graham
up the Mediterranean in January next.
The Secretary has sold Lord Seaham's yacht the
Wave, Mr. Miles's Flower of Yarrow, and Mr. Bower's
Falcon yacht,
Sir Edward Paget and family have removed from
Egypt House to Oakfield Lodge, in East Cowes Park.
J. Campbell Dickers, Esq., has taken Egypt House
for the winter, and is expected with his family on Sa-
turday.

TdE BRILLIANT.—This splendid brig, which was re-
ported to be building for the Commodore of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, is, it now appPara, intended for a
Madeira packet. She is 380 tons, has her masts in, and
is to be rigged and coppered on the stocks. More than
a handred men aro employed on her, and she is to be
launched on Tuesday next. The Brilliant is considered
one of the finest vessels that Messrs. White have built, a
regular clipper, and has had more eyes on her than even
the Water Witch.
AN UNFORTUNATE SI:MT.—Mr. Selby, of Harnstead
Farm, in shooting at a hare yesterday, shot a man.

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tion of mind, and he never rallied.
We have to announce the retirement of Viscount
Enfield from the Secretaryship of the Board of Control.
His Lordship is succeeded by George Cornewall Lewis,
Esq., M.P. for Herefordshire.
A circular has been issued to the Members of the
Conservative party convening a meeting at the house of
Lord Stanley on the morning of the 18th instant, pre-
paratory to the opening of Parliament.
VOLUNTARY GAME REFORM.—The Duke of Marl-
borough (says the Mark lane Express) has caused an
official circular to be addressed to his tenantry, giving
them permission to destroy hares and rabbits on their
farms by all means in their power, except by the use of
guns ; and suggests that the object should be attained,
if possible, by the use of greyhounds only. For this
concession he expects that they will preserve the
winged game, and that he will hereafter have no claims
made upon him for injury done to the crops by game.
His Grace reserves the uninterrupted right of himself
and his keepers to enter upon the lands and kill game.
Lord and Lady Holland left town on Wednesday
evening for Paris, where they will remain for a week.
On return they will enter on the occupation of a man-
sion in Piccadilly, and there continue until the altera-
tions at Holland House are completed.
STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NEW YORK AND
BREMEN.—We have it on good authority that a state-
ment which appeared in two of our contemporaries on
the Ist inst., to the effect that the line of steamers be-
tween New York and Bremen will in all probability be
discontinued, is entirely without foundation.
The railroad train running from Orleans to Tours
on Monday evening had a narrow escape from a serious
accident. When, at half-past eight o'clock, it had ar-
rived near Tours, it struck against a large stone fixed
with stakes, but fortunately the obstacle was shivered to
pieces, and the carriages puled on Without receiving any ,