The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-24 00:00:00

being a Christian in the Gospel sense of that
term, which includes the whole scheme of Chris-
tian duty in the love of GOD and our fellow-crea-
tures, he felt it to be his duty to find some other
way of testifying his love for mankind than by setting
them together to cut each other's throats. Not-
withstanding the extent to which a knowledge of
the true principles of civilisation are beginning to
be known in France, it required courage of a higher
order than was possessed by NAPOLEON, to pro•
claim peace as the policy of the Government in the
eloquent and unequivocal language employed by M.
-71 UIZOT in the Chamber of Peers on the 18th inst. ;
and therefore it is that we almost regret Parliament
is not sitting to render him that moral support, not
more requisite to sustain him in his high position,
than due to his enlightened Christian policy, and
rare moral courage.

It has been whispered in various iinarters, that
after the settlement of the Eastern Question a great
Congress of nations will be held in London, Paris,
or Vienna, .o devise some plan for settling future
international disputes without appeals to the sword.
This would be a mighty step in the way of promot-
ing human happiness ; and if we reflect for a mo-
ment, we shall only feel surprised that it was not
adopted long ago. 'Wars between nations are as
senseless and as barbarous as were the wars be-
tween Barons, before the establishment of a strong
controlling civil polity. The armies of Kings are
but baronial retainers on a large scale. There is
nothing to prevent the European States from
making their international code of law as binding
upon each other, as is the criminal law of England
within the jurisdiction of the British Crown.

The Paris papers of Friday and Saturday, delayed
by the inclement state of the weather, together with
the whole of Sunday's journals have been received.
They bring little news, but the little they contain.is
of great importance. From the official columns of
the Monitcut of Saturday and Sunday we extract
the following telegraphic despatches :

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.
" BAYONNE, NOV. 20.
" THE SUB•PREFECT TO THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR.

" The Regency published on the 16th inst. a manifesto,
dated Marseilles, in which Queen Christina renews her
farewell to the Spanish nation, and again recommends her
children to its protection."

"LIONS, Nov. 13.
" THE PREFECT CF THE RHONE TO THE MINISTER OF
THE INTERIOR.
The floods in the rivers R.hone and Saone have again
risen to an extraordinary height. Les Brotteaux and La
Guillotiere have been covered last evening, and con.
tis,ued so all night. This morning only the waters ap-
peared to remain stationary. There will be considerable
injury again caused by these floods."
" THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE 7TH DIVISION TO THE
MINISTER OF WAR.

" I announced to you by yesterday's mail that the Rhone
had again overflowed its banks. The flood has since in-
creased about 70 centimetres. The Saone has risen
about 30 centimetres. All the quays are flooded, and our
communications with the forts on the left bank of the
Rhone are maintained by boats.
" Several streets and squares are again under water.
This situation, which has lasted so long, has produced the
most disastrous consequences.
" At present tke sun is very hot ; the flood has ceased.
Let us hope for better times." _

" LYONS, Nov. 20, 1840.
" THE PREFECT OF THE RHONE TO THE MINISTER OF TILE
INTERIOR.

" The rise in the Rhone is drawing to a close. The
Saone rose 20 centimetres since yesterday.
" The waters have reappeared in the Grande Rue de
Vaise, the population of which is again becoming alarn-.ed.
A storm, accompanied with thunder and lightning, broke
yesterday over the city, and probably over the .Upper
Saone. The rain confirmed a long while, but as it was not
heavy, I trust that this new flood will be merely temporary."
" NIShiEB. Nov. 19.

" THE PREFECT OF THE GARD TO THE MINISTER OF

COMMERCE.

" During the last four hours the Rhone again rose up-
wards of 60 eentimetrcs. _ _ _

......._ _. __ _
" At Roquemaure the waters were more than three feet
deep in the streets. The inhabitants have again abandoned
the ground floors of their houses.
" A similar swell has occurred on different points of the
coast."

" The losses in consequence of the inundations,"
says one Journal, " would have been much greater
had all the cattle descended, as is their custom at
the beginning of winter, from the mountains to the
low grounds. The herds are still on the declivity
of the mountains, 100,000 head of cattle, it is said,
between Montelimart and Valence, but there is
scarcely wherewith to support them. At the Ar-
'mayeaux, near Mont Blanc, 190 persons are said
to have been surprised and covered by the inunda-
tion. The mountain of Wache, at the Fort de
l'Ecluse, near Geneva, is split, and menaces to fall
into the Rhone.

We have given in another part of The Sun,
among our extracts from the French Journals, the
KING'S answer to the address of the Chamber of

Peers. We have likewise quoted fiorn the Morn-
ing Herald, some news under the title " The Four
Powers and MEHEMET ALT," which is given
somewhat more at length than in the Monileur
Parisien of Friday night and the Courrier Fran-
cais of Saturday.

The address of the Chamber of Deputies begins
to awaken public interest. The Journal des
Debats has the annexed article on the subject :

" The commission on the address of the Chamber of
Devuties assembled on Saturday for the last time. The
itting lasted from eleven o'clock till four o'clock.
" After having heard the explanations of the Minister
for Foreign Affairs, which had only a reference to facts re-
lating to the Eastern question, it accepted, with some
slight modifications, the project of address compiled by
M. Dupin. The paragraph on the Eastern question was
adopted by a majority of eight votes to two; the other
paragraphs were unanimously voted. The project con-
tains a special paragraph in favour of Poland. It is, it is
said, compiled in firm and suitable language.
" The reading of the project of address by the Com-
mission will take place on Monday, in a public sitting.
The debate thereon apparently will not come on before
Wednesday, the 25th, for twenty.four hours must be given
for the prit.ting and distributiee of the project of address
to the Members of the Chamber. _ _ _

" The debate will probably not end this month ; that of
last year took up six long sittings.
" At no period has the commission on the address be-
stowed more attention, in order to have an insight into the
situation of affairs, nor has it remained for a longer time
in deliberation.
Being named on the 11th November, it has held ten
sittings, and it has remained forty-four hours in delibera-
tion. It has heard the Minister of Foreign Affairs three
times, the Minister of Interior and Finance twice, and the
Ministers of War and Marine once.
" The Bureau of the Chamber caused fourteen docu-
ments and official communications on the Eastern question
co be distributed at the residences of the Members on Sa-
turday ; they are mostly known. The Ministry intends,
it is said, to deposit the originals in the archives of the
Chamber of seven documents of a more confidential na-
ture, and which will be communicated to the Members of
the Chamber."

Among our extracts from the French Journals
will be found an account of the reception of the
ex-Regent of SPAIN by the Royal Family of
France. We reserve for a separate article the re-
marks which we deem it necessary to make upon

the Eastern question, the mal-administration of
THIERS, and the policy of his illustrious
successor in the department of Foreign Affairs.
What little else there is of general news in these
Papers may be gathered from the subjoined ex-
tracts :

The Moniteur Parisien, which defends the Government
as a friend since the Messager das become the only:official
evening journal, publishes this evening a piece of news of
which the Messager does not say a word. It says—
We believe we may affirm that the Government has
received a new note from Lord Palmerston, more conci-
liatory than that of November 2. It we are well informed
the English Minister gives the assurance that Great Britain
is still ready to unite its efforts to those of France, to in-
duce the Sultan to revoke the decree pronouncing the de-
position of Mehemet Ali.
There is reason to believe that the news which is ex-
pected from the East will be of great importance."
We do not know what credit is due to the assertion of
the Moniteur Parisien, but we will merely remark, that,
according to reports which have been circulated
within these few days, and which we have not
repeated, because they did net appear to us to
be sufficiently confirmed, . a new note has, in fact,
been addressed to M. Guizot, by Lord Palmerston, but
those who stated this fact, declared also that this note
was couched in still more offensive terms than the note of
November 2. The Moniteur Parisien says precisely the
contrary. What appears most clearly from the articles in
that Journal is, tbat the Ministry and their friends seem to
acknowledge that the note of November 2 was offensive to
France, and that they expected from Lord Palmerston
more civility.— Censlitutionnel.
Baron Moonier, Peer of France, set out for London
yesterday afternoon at five o'clock.
A rather severe indisposition of Darmes gave rise to a