The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-27 00:00:00

persist in so doing were they not grossly ignorant
of the great change which has taken place in the
feelings and opinions of their countrymen.
Above all, they would not, under the guidance
of such a petulant piece of clay as Lord STAN-
LEY, who changes his opinions with his party,
burden themselves with the additional odium
which belongs to the landlords of Ireland.
Unhappily they labour under the worst errors
of conceit. They believe it is wisdom to have
an overweening confidence in their own order,
and distrust for every other class of men. They
act on what is called principle, or on a political
theory—the theory of the Tories—when they
disregard the multitude, and tell us, through
their helps of the Press, the Post, Herald,
Standard, and Times, that the many are to
be trampled on, their wishes to be despised,
their opinions laughed at, and their feel-
ings made the object of aristocratic scorn.
Fatal delusion ! As surely as " the heart leaps
kindly back to kindness," so surely does distrust
excite distrust, and hatred, hatred. But without
the confidence of the people the aristocracy is
nothing. Its power is based on their trusting
disposition. The veneration of the multitude
is the very soul of its existence, and to proclaim
aloud distrust of the people is to break the neck
of their own importance. It was not so their
ancestors either gained or preserved their station.
They were adored by the followers who achieved
their greatness. We will not, however, yet be-
lieve that the gentlemen of England are com-
pletely mad, and res9lved on self-destruction.
There is still an opportunity to save themselves.
Let them throw overboard their apostate guides,
the Belials and Mephistopheles, the alien ene-
mies and the scorners of the multitude, whom they
have unhappily placed at their head; let them
return to their ancient faith in the people and do
them justice, so shall their days be low, in the
land, and so shall they again reign in the hearts
and affections of the people.

Madrid Journals of the 18th instant have come
to hand :

By a decree of the Bth, the Regency had appo.inted M. An-
tonio Gonzales, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of Spain, in London.
The Five per Cents. were done on the 18th at 28 1-32 for
cash, and at 286 at 60 days.
31. Antonio Gonzalev arrived in Path on Tuesday, and was
to leave for London on Wedne:day evening.

The French journals of Wednesday have_all
reached us. The Constitutionnel, the Courrier
Francais, and the Commerce have all articles on
the financial embarrassments of the French Go-
vernment. On the first of March there will not
be more than sixty millions of francs (30,0001.) in
the Treasury—a sum inadequate to defray the
ordinary expenses of the Administration. "The
Minister of Finance," says the Courrier Fran-
cais, "has not been able to issue Treasury bills
except for the small sum of thirty-nine millions
of francs, and that at an interest of three-and-a-
half per cent. for six months, and four per cent.
at a year. Two years ago the Treasury could get
plenty of money at two per cent., and now indi-
viduals can borrow as much as they want at the
same rate. The credit of the State is infinitely
worse than that of individuals." What a com-
ment this upon the war policy,! Here is another
of M. TRIERS bitter legacies to France !
A Correspondent of the Constitutionnel states,
that the King of PRUSSIA sent Baron BROCK-
HAUSEN to Paris, to make a last effort to induce
the King of the FRENCH to discontinue the ar-
maments. The Baron Was well received at the
Tuileries by M. GUIZOT.
• Count BRESSON has returned to Paris from
Berlin, to be present at the debate in the Peers
on the Fortifications Bill. The Chamber of Peers
on Monday granted a further respite of ten days
to the Editor of the National, whose appearance
was prevented by extreme ill health.
TRIESTE, FEB. 11.—Letters from Athens say that the ac-
counts respecting the finances of the kingdom continue to be
favourable. It is said that there are above three millions
of drachmas in the Treasury, and a short time ago a million
francs was remitted to France in payment of the interest of
the loan.