The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-08 00:00:00

[TIIE PUBLIC LEDGER.]

Spain, if any credit be due to a variety of con-
curring accounts, cannot be far from an import-
ant crisis. It is placed beyond any doubt that,
of late, the French Government has repeatedly
remonstrated with that Power on the violence of
its proceedings, at first in a mild tone ; next in a
more peremptory manner ; and, lastly, in terms of
downright menace. It is equally certain that Fer-
dinand has hitherto lent a deaf ear to these remon-
strances, though accompanied by a threat that if
he did hot yield he should be left wholly to
himself. It is,said, that in the last note lie has
been plainly told that if he did not signify his
assent to the terms submitted to him, and this
within a given time, the recal of the French
Army from Spain would be the inevitable con-
sequence. Instead of yielding to this menace,
he has issued the Decree for arming the Roy-
alist Volunteers, thus shewing his defiance of
the threats that have been held out to him, and
as much as saying that he thought himself
fully competent to defend himself and his sys-
tem without foreign aid. As it is stated with
the utmost confidence that, in these measures,
the French Godittninent has acted in perfect
concurrence with our own, it may be presumed
that the result will be a determination to hold
the Spanish Monarch to one of the alternatives.'
This is the more probable, from the circumstance,
which is also confidently mentioned, that the con-
currence of all the Great Powers has been ob-
tained to the course which France and England
have recommended as absolutely necessary, in
order to avoid the fatal consequences which
sooner or later must happen from the atrocities
perpetrated by the execrable adherents of the
Spanish Government. Besides the immediate
motives which are supposed to have induced
France to act in this manner, it is supposed
that she is influenced by financial considerations,
which have great weight at this moment. The
indemnity for the Emigrants cannot be any
longer withheld, and, if the Ministry attempted
to put off this great measure of policy and justice
another Session, their fall could not be warded'
off. Moreover, the Government has pledged itself
to bring it forward, and the nation expects it, in
order that a most harassing question may be put
to rest for over. Whilst these powerful motives

weigh with the Government, the difficulty of
raising the requisite funds forcibly presents it-
self ; and the idea of new resources, created by
means of additional imposts, is incompatible
with the feelings of the French people. In this
dilemma, it is probable that the Government, in-
stead of repining at the obstinacy of the Spanish
Monarch, would be glad to have such a plea for
reducing its military force in Spain, by which it
would obtain the necessary funds, without new
imposts, for indemnify to the emigrants. That Fer-
dinand will continue refractory is not improbable,
but that he will be able to defend himself, by
means of his servile adherents, Is very proble-
matical.

[MORNING lIERALD.I
Thursday's and Friday's Paris papers have ar-
rived since our last. They affirm, positively and
circumstantially, the retirement of the French
Army of Occupation from
Spain—which will
have been effected by the Ist of January, when
the Convention expires. The French leave gar-
risons—altogether about 2,000 men—in Bar-
celona, Figueras,
Pampeluna, Saint Sebastian,
Santona, and Cadiz. One curious, but not very
probable object is assigned for the departure
of the French. It is to leave the Spanish
parties to fight out their quarrels without
foreign interference—until one shall have be-
come ascendant—which is henceforward to
be pronounced the national one—and to be
supported as such by foreign Powers. This
rare stroke of statesmanship is placed to the
credit of England—from which the suggestion
came. There are are two ebjections to this
experiment—first, the inhumanity of starting
political parties or factions loose upon each
other—next, it has been tried already. The
Constitutionalists in 1820 possessed them-
selves of the Government, in spite of the actual
possession of their opponents, and when the
Serviles attempted last year to restore the
absolute King, the single army of Mina was
able to drive the whole rabble of the Faith—
priests, peasants, &c., Into France. In the
mean time the rumour of the departure of
the French has spread consternation, es-1
pecially at Madrid, whence the few remain-
ing persons of respectability were migrat-
ing—such as could obtain passports, which
in many instances were denied to applicants. At
the same time the Ministers of War and Finance
cut an edifying figure. The former threatens to
hang or shoot alt Intendants in whose provinces
the troops are not paid up ; the latter steps for-
ward and says he must not lay a
finger on the
Intendants, because he has not a maravedi to give
them. King Ferdinand has shown one act of mercy
and should have the benefit of it. An inhabitant
of Madrid was tried for having known a corporal
who was a conspirators, and condemned to death. ,
He was just on his knees weiting to be shot when
a reprieve came. !Es wife had obtained it from
Ferdinand. The unhappy man, however? Was
thrown into a state of agitation which ended in
epilepsy, and was not expected to recover.

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At Br.mnPton. on the dth inst., the lady of William Batty,
Esq., of a oaughter.