The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-17 00:00:00

EVENING EDITIONV

some reported to be mad, and by others an
ac:omplice in a conspiracy for murdering the
KING, and plunging Europe into war, is DARBES,
or DARNIES, a native of Marseilles, and in the
fortieth year of his age. When seized,. he ex-
claimed that his purpose was to rid the world of a
tyrant. The musket was overloaded, and, burst-
ing when fired, fractured the wretch's shoulder.
The news of this attempt upon the KING'S life
ran like wild-fire throughout Paris. The people
were highly indignant, and invoked curses upon
the assassin's head. The funds at Toulon fell
from 72f. to 70f., but left off at 71f., being a fall
of 1 per cent, on the closing prices on the Bourse.
We deeply sympathise with the constant state of
anxiety in which these diabolical attempts upon the
life of the best husband, father, and master in France,
must keep the Royal family and all who are about
lila person of the KING. Independently of the
horror which every well regulated mind must feel at
such attempts upon the life of an amiable man,
and, all things considered, perhaps the very best
Sovereign that in a country so distracted as
Prance could fill the Throne, it must be peculiarly
distressing to the French people to know that their
ICING is the only Monarch in Europe exposed to
a constant succession of such regicidal and parrici-
' dieel attacks.
The same official organs of the French Govern-
' ant have brought the following news from Syria
and Egypt
The Government has received this day the de-
' liPatehes brought to Marseilles by the last Levant
"Packet, which left Alexandria, Sept. 26. It has
not yet received those dated Oct. 3, and which ar-
rived the day before yesterday at Toulon. Those
26th contain no new fact. They confirm
'chat is known—that is to say, that the Lebanon
If
-as tranquil ; that Mehemet Ali was re-established,
and
perfectly calm and resolute. No news had been
lec. eived from Ibrahim Pacha, but it was known that
he was concentrating his forces, and that his plan
to surround the Turkish camp formed at the
north of Beyrout. The coalesced fleet had can-
„
°"ded Seide and Kaiffa. The insurgents who
"has presented themselves at the Turkish camp
Were, accordion to the rumours in circulation at
b4lexendria, some few peasants of the Kesrouan ;
.11,1 t the mountains were tranquil, and the Emir
Tviesehir constant in his fidelity to the Viceroy. The
ti4tiesulrnans, irritated at the attempts of the Chris-
: It Its, caused anxiety to the European merchants.
Was said that they were everywhere disposed to
11:e in favour of Mehemet Ali. Important events
ar! expected every moment. Such was the news
WhichA, circulated on the 26th of September at
Alexandria. To-morrow, or the day after to-
. Morrow, the Government will know the despatches
of the 3d of October."
More detailed intelligence from Egypt will be
found in another part of The Sun. The departure
of the British Consul from Alexandria had occa-
atoned great alarm and much commercial ember-
rraesment to the British merchants and residents
4. Egypt, notwithstanding the repeated assurances
MEHEmET ALI that no effort would be wanting
" his part to afford them protection. Hitherto
-.!the VICEROY has performed his part admirably, so
far as regards the protection of Europeans. As we
not believe that any attack is intended to be
i::;1",„.11ile upon Alexandria, we strongly disapprove of
the injury which is done to commerce by the block-
-,ade of that port.
In consequence of the unfavourable accounts
Which reached the Porte of the state of the harvest,
”the exportation of corn has been prohibited for
three months.
The French Government has given orders for
discontinuing the works for the formation of a
.‘atN) of 15,000 men at Strasburg.
p:Fl'a Belle Poule frigate, commanded by the
nee bE JOIN VILLE, was expected to arrive at
Helena about the Ist of August.
The.
Prussians had stopped on the frontier 650
°l.4.es which had been purchased by an agent of
the French Government. M. THIERS at once
sent a courier to Berlin with despatches, demand-
ing
an explanation of this affair, and threatening
reprisals. This Minister also despatched a courier
to
the Court of Turin, to demand an explanation
of the military preparations at Piedmont. One
might really suppose from all this that France is
ti: lily Power that has a right to arm unques-
in-ned• With respect to the exportation of Ger-
man horses, we find the following paragraph in the
ersniPs of Thursday
Gorman
correspondent at Berlin informs us that the
tionman Diet is now engaged in discussing the ques-
take: whether or not a common resolution should be
to a"Y the representatives of all the German States
Prohibit the exportation of horses, which have been
tornntaY be purchased on account of the French Govern-
hinst It is added, that it is almost certain that a Ca-
ea der will be issued from Berlin, prohibiting the
taPreb ation of horses from all the provinces of the mo-
no Y; but this measure is supposed to be suggested
tar,.,lnuch by political considerations as for the advati-
'; Or agriculture.
was currently
addition to the above very interesting news, it
lifts currently reported on the Bourse on Thursday
r"on that the Queen Regent of SPAIN had
arrivedba at Port Vendres, and that the French Am-
Al. MATHIEU DE LA RIDORTE, had pro-
teat.,l a
'm gainstthe appointment of a Co-Regent. Now
we really cannot conceive what business the French
Arlitbassador has thus to interfere in the political
o
airs of Spain. Such intermeddling, if carried
far, may lead to the abolition of the monarchical
Principle in the Peninsula. Royalty is at so low
a nebb, ~thanks to the treachery Of FERDINAND
anti the duplicity of CHRISTINA, that it requires
'‘,:but
the intervention of France to extinauish it
0
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‘4l-it°gether.

Ihe feeling of satisfaction with which we ycster
presented M. TRIERS' second note to our
Je*lers is not diminished by the hours since al-
°well us for calm reflection. To comprehend fully
the moderation of the French Minister, it is essen-
tial to form a lively conception of the difficult and
,really alarming position in which he is placed. M.
e-tiniElls, at the present moment, can hardly be
a"aed a free agent. Surrounded by the elements
otmse°lll and strife ; assailed by the clamours of a
mob indulging in a thousand revolutionary
all equally visionary and detestable; al-
'list "It down by the obloquy of the Press, and
:11,,x-rti b
ateti by several of his colleagues, he can nei-
advance nor recede without danger. True,
he drought all this danger upon himself.
is inordinate vanity prompted him to as-
lime
the direction of the councils of Eu-
L°Pe and Asia ; and failing, as he deserved to do,
had •`.he inconceivable folly to invoke the swore
oef
Revolationary France to uphold him, forgetfu
that though s.a fool might draw it from the scabbard
all the wisdoo of Europe might fail to sheath i
without
carnage. But we are not disposed to
dwell upon the errors of a Minister who begins to
manifest an inclination to retrieve them. Neither
t we think it quite generous or quite wise to follow
thei
example of some of our Contemporaries in as-
!ailing the French Government with invectives the
-Instant it displays any return towards that mode-
, Ottian from which it never ought to have departed.
A. fortnight ago, when it was generally believed
that 'nothing but fighting would serve France, the
tone of the Times, the Chronicle, and the Post,
• was as mild as the roaring of sucking doves ; but
now that it appears that war may be avoided, with-
out any sacrifice of honour or interest on either
side, these ,Journals indulge in indecent sneers at