The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-02 00:00:00

more substantial food afforded by the Chambers is with-
held, and that even INIErtEmET ALT, by his compli-
ance with the new hatti scheriff, takes away all pre
text . for hatching a war. The Minister of the Interior
has just cashiered a company of National Guards of
l'mis for electing a Radical Captain—a subject which
is the talk of all the City. This same officer had been
(ne o i thoie who was imprudent enough to c.y cut
" Bastiles l" on the day of NAPOLEON'S funeral,
a lding the unwelcome shout of "A bas les Ministres!" A
Las Guizot!' For this he himself, with some more officers,
were suspended from their rank soon after ; and now his
company having unanimously re-elected him Captain,
the Government find it to be un pea de trop, and so
have sent the whole kit to the right about. Vivent les
bayonettes intelligentes - ,
It is stated that Admiral LALANDE is to have the
chief command of the French Mediterranean fleet, but
we doubt the fact—such an appointment being about
as conciliatory a measure towards the Great Powers as
the calling of TRIERS into office again. If he has the
command, it will be merely nominal.
M. TRIERS is shortly going to commence his tour on
the other side of the Rhine. It appears that he will first
visit the Hague and other cities of Holland, and will then
proceed to Berlin. His stay in each of these capitals
will probably not be long; and it is sapposed he will end
with Vienna. A rumour that he is going to try the
effects of personal acquaintance in softening the rancour
justly felt against him by several German statesmen may
or may not be true. One thing may. be anticipated with
tolerable certainty ; that such expectations, if he enter-
tains them,. will be deceived. The feeling against him
among the more influential members of the Austrian and
Prussian nobility is very strong, and the distrust of his
political probity universal.
The new treaty. of commerce with Holland gives the
greatest satisfaction all along the Rhenish frontier o:
France,. as might be expected ; and the municipality of
Strasburg have held a meeting to thank the Peers and
the Government for the steadiness with which they have
supported this convention. As a commercial measure it
is one of much equity, and will give no small impulse to
the cotton manufactories of Alsace and Lorraine, but it
will not strengthen the shipping interest of France.
England has every reason to be satisfied at the tonclusion
of this treaty.
We learn from a sure source that the visit of King
LEOPOLD to England at the present moment is to aid
her MAJESTY with his advice during the crisis of the
elections. The QUEEN is said to have written expressly
to her Royal Uncle on this subject, and to have begged
him to come over and remain till the elections should be
well nigh concluded. The counsel his MAJESTY may
give when the result of the elections is known, will, no
doubt, have much influence on her MAJESTY.
There is a story afloat in Paris that the reason of the
Duke de NEMOURS having come to something very like
a misunderstanding with General BUGEAUD was a refusal
on the part of the latter to allow the Prince an extra
number of mules for his baggage. There may be some-
thing in this ; but the Duke, though proud and reserved,
is not of the character that such an anecdote would tally
with. That a coolness has arisen between him and the
General is positive.

We observe that the Constitutionnel dwells at some
length on a pretended general conspiracy of all the
Spanish Carlists in France to re-enter Spain en masse,
and rekindle the civil war in the northern provinces—an
idea borrowed from the Eco del Cornercio. There is no
foundation whatever for the rumour, in that shape at
least ; discontent, no doubt, exists widely in the Basque
Provinces, the inhabitants of which are justly disap-
pointed at not having their fueros fairly interpreted, and
conceded to them as the treaty of Bergara, stipulated ;
and there would not be much difficulty in getting them
to join any party in arms that should come with
tolerable prospects of success ; but the " sinews of war"
are wanting; the Carlist party are miserably poor, and
their friends in Germany and elsewhere are tired of
" cashing up" for such a set of imbeciles ; they would
not stand a single month's campaigning ; so ESPARTERO
and his " clever" Secretary LINAGE (who was caught
out pirating NAPOLEON'S speech the other day) may
sleep in peace. It should be observed that there is a
question, or rather a series of questions, now in dispute
between the French and Spanish Governments, on which
a " very pretty quarrel" might be picked if any ambiti-
ous Government was desirous of doinc, so. According
to the !Treaties between France and °Spain, concluded
during the latter half of the last century, much " de-
bateable ground" was left at various points along the
Pyrenees, and the territory of the Aldudes, in particular,
has given rise to some diplomatic communications within
the last few weeks. Spain claims some pasture land in
that district, which France has declared in polite terms
she will not give up, and which of course Spain is unable
to take. It seems, however that there are some undecided
French claims to all that part of the frontier in which the
town and harbour of Passages lie, as being on the northern
slope of the Pyrenees. France would, of course, give her
ears to get such a strong position into her hands without
having to fight for it; and the late Gen. HAxo, who was the
best engineer France had since VAUBAN, and who was
well acquainted with the ground, declared that the
claim of France could not equitably be contested. The
dispute about the Aldudes has revived the idea about
Passages ; and we should not be surprised to find these
claims advanced in a more definite form whenever the
fitting opportunity offers.

There is little or no news in the Madrid papers of the
23d ult. The loan was not yet taken, though meetings
of capitalists continued to be held ; but no security, no
caTh.

It is affirmed that M. de Bussieres, now Minister Plenipo-
tentiary at Dresden, is to be sent in the same capacity to the
Hague. M. Busson, the French Ambassador at Berlin, left
Paris yesterday to return to his post.
The Temps says—" We are assured that it is not Admiral
Hugon who is to be Maritime Prefect at Toulon, but Vice
Admiral Bunden. and that his appointment is before the King
fur his signature."
Letters from Athens of the 11th of June, received by way
of Trieste, has the following intelligence :—" M. Piscatory's
mission is to demand payment of one million of francs due from
the Gseek Government. On the 11th, he went to the Palace
of the Government, and held a conference with such of the
European Ambassadors as are in Athens. This French Envoy
uses threatening language, but it is hoped the matter may be
compromised by an advance on account. The French
officers here openly express their good wishes for the success
of the cause of the Christians in the East. They say that
their Government is desirous of the re-establishment of a
inPalestine, and even in Syria ; and that
voluntarily support the union of Candia,
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moreover,kingdom
Thessaly, &e., to Greece, if it could find in this Government
less towards France. The French are surprised at find-
ing such extensive liberty in the provinces and communes,
and a freedom of the press even less restrained than in their
own country. The progress made in Greece in science, art,
and manufactures in general, has filled them with astonish-
ment. The arrival of a great number of strangers with the
purpose of making their way into the insurgent countries, has
compelled the Government to adopt rigid measures as to pass-
ports. Foreigners arriving without these documents in due
form. find great difficulty in obtaining permission to land, and
much greater to be allowed to remain in the country.— Con-
stitutionnel.