The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-05 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, igio,

modern times, or like NEEDHAM, and VANE, and
ALGERNON SYDNEY, two centuries ago, he doubts
the utility of a Monarchical Government ; or
that, speculatively, like a whole host of
the most cultivated writers in Germany at present,
and like no inconsiderable number of clever men in
all parts of Europe during the last 200 years, he
doubts the truth of Christianity ?" By not allowing
him or others to express those opinions, the danger
to society is infinitely greater, as shown by the Spec-
tator, encouraging insincerity, falsehood, cowardice,
and all possible vices, than the free expression of
such opinion. To oppose Mr. HARMER on such
ground, then, is to strengthen and confirm, as fat as
possible, the great social and moral evils described
by our Contemporary, and to prepare the way for
the complete demoralization of society. Yet the
hypocrites who oppose the Alderman do it in the
names of morality, social order, and religion.

Accounts from Spain state that ESPARTERO,
on leaving Barcelona, published a proclamation, in
which he announces the dissolution of the Na-
tional Guard of that place, in consequence of its
having been organised with Radical views. Th.
General in charge of the War Department, at
Valencia, under date the 21st of September, pub-
lishes a letter from ESPARTERO, in which he
accepts the post of President of the Council, and
solicits her MAJESTY'S Royal authority, in order
that he may proceed to Madrid to form a new Mi-
nistry. The QUEEN readily granted the required
authority, and General XA VIER, who made the
communication, adds : Her MAJESTY thus
proves to you peremptorily all the confidence which
she places in your bands, being well convinced that
there is no person who would know better than
yourself how to realise the wishes of her MA JEsTy,
who ardently desires the peace, union, and happi-
ness of all Spaniards."

The whole of the French Journals of Friday and
Saturday have been received. The news they bring
is confined to the account of the burning of Bey-
rout, which has revived the war-fever in France.
They are unanimous in proclaiming that war has
now commenced in good earnest. We trust not.
We cannot believe that France will be so mad as
to proclaim herself the ally of the rebel Paella,
when she has it in her power to assume the high
functions of a mediator fOr the conservation of the
peace of the world : ,
Vre have done with negotiations, and all now depends
upon incidents, and on the will of some men.

If Mehemet Ali and Louis Philippe abide by the
warlike declarations attributed to them the world is on
fire, and we give up to the chances of battles and tem-
pests. Bcyrout being occupied by the English, and the
Turkish flag flying over its ruins, the insurrection of
Syria is certain ; and Ibrahim separated from Egypt has
no alternative but to lay down his arms or to march
against Constantinople.
What do people now think of the magnanimous ally,
and of the Ministerial speech of M. Tillers? We
were told this morning of an answer to the memorandum
of Lord Palmerston. Memorandums and protocols arc
now out of the question. WO must know whether M.
Guizot will demand his passports, and whether our
armies will march to the Rhine.

The new Pacha, appointed by the Sultan, will be an
English Pacha at Alexandria, as the Sultan is a Rus-
sian Pacha at Constantinople, The Austrians appear
in Syria. The march of the Prussians into Poland is
talked of. The partition is already made. Oaly the
fictions of governments are still retained. England
attains her object—she is mistress of Egypt.—La Ga-
zette de France.

A report is again in circulation that Field-Marshal
Paskewitsch has come to Berlin to propose to the King
of Prussia to occupy Poland in case of a war. This
arrangement would leave the Russian forces free to ad-
vance in a mass to the frontiers of Turkey, but it seems
also to indicate the contemplation of a partition. If
Poland is to be the share of Prussia, what will be that
of Russia ?—Courrier Francais.
BO URSE.--PARIS, SATURDAY, OCT. 3.

first Highest Lowest Last
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French 5 per Cents lOl ... 102 10 ... 101 ... 102 10
4)4 per Cents - ... 97 -
il 3 pea Cents....: 67 19 ..
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Ban 1. of Frame .........:.....« WOO' ' ...2650 -„. c6iiii .„ 2c50
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Belgian Bank
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3 icr Cents 57 50 ... 57 50 ... 57:0 ... 57 110
Spanish Active :22% ... 2:lii ... 22% ... 22%
Passive 514 ... 5% ... 5& ... 5%
Neapolitan 94 50 ... 95 ... 94 50 ... 94 75
Roman 94% ... 94% ... 94 ... 94

RAIL WAY SHARES,
500 ... 510 ... SCO
... 510
St. Germain
335 "' 3" "' 35,-, .., 310
Verbailles, R. B
LB. .... ........
320 ... 310 2
Orleans ..

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The Earl of MINTO and A: : A
math /113 AM returned
11,eerness. Nothing further
to town this morning from S
has yet transpired coner,rning the affair at Sheerness
than is to be found in ':.nother part of The Sun. It is,
however, strongly 1-Jelieved that the author of the wicked
incendiarism hr,s been found out.
THE GRAND INVENTION FOR DESTROYING FLEETS.
—The assertion that, before these inventions were of-
fered to the English Government, " they had already
been detailed to the French," is a falsehood ; but we
will communicate a curious fact to our readers, which
will rather astonish them, but which is, nevertheless,
most strictly true, and which will show how anxious
the French rtliovernment are to have " detailed to them"
invention s which Lord Melbourne and the English Ad-
miralty dare to treat with derision. An impostor made
his appearance, ten days ago, at Paris ; obtained as to M. 'fhiers, to whom he represented himself as
the inventor alluded to in the Times, and had actually
an audience of Louis Philippe. That acute-minded
Monarch, with the test supplied by the statements in
the Times, soon detected that he had not encountered
the real man, and the charlatan was dismissed.—Con-
serrative Journal.--[We were not aware that the sub-
lime inventor of a machine for making naval skill
valueless, had found a second patron. Now that we
are informed that two Tory Journals puff off the
invention, we have a quadruple reason for character:zing
the whole as fudge. As they assert, and assert vehe-
mently, our disbelief increases as the square of the
assertions.---En. Sun.]