The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-06 00:00:00

'DIE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, June 6.

[MORNING' POST.]
In the absence of any. authentic information,
it is natural at the present moment that specula-
tion should be actively engaged in forming plans
of future conduct for the French, in prosecution
of their iniquitous design against the freedom of
Spain. It is generally perceived, 'ilia their oc-
cupation of the capital, so far from having any
decisive influence on the fate of their criminal en-
terprize, is in truth no other than a most dangerous
and perplexing, though an unavoidable crisis, in
the guilty career of the aggressors. What is to
be done next, is a question which every one asks,
but without the hope of receiving a satisfactory
answer. The most general surmise, however, is,
that the French will, through the medium of the
mock Regency they have established, endeavour
to procure the consent of the different parties
possessed of influence in Spain to the formation of
a new Government, by compromising with the
political principles of some, and corrupting the
integrity of others ; or, in other words, that they
will attempt to purchase for themselves a retreat
out of Spain by a partial surrender of the princi-
ples which led them thither, combined with an
unsparing application of that gross medium which
is so seldom found unavailing for any description
of purchase.—We trust, however,- that any at-
tempt of the nature we have mentioned, if such
should be made, will fail upon this occasion.
WO are quite certain that its success would entail
upon Spain, so soon as her soil should be freed
from the presence of the foreign foe, a new sac-
cessiOn of calamities and convulsions. Nor does
this conviction in any degree depend upon the
statute of the institutions to be thus established.
For the permanent welfare of Spain, it is perhaps
even more desirable that they should be the
worst than the best of which her condition ad-
"bits. Let a Government he founded the most
perfect that human wisdom can contrive for the
promotion of human happiness, and still we are
persuaded that from the very circumstances of
its creation, it would, in the estimation of the
Spanish people, contract a stain so deep and so
indelible as to be for ever unfit to confer happi-
ness upon them. The wisest forms and the
soundest principles would be polluted and
desecrated to the imagination from the mo
ment of their association with the memory
of French tyranny and of French corruption.
We should lament the establishment in Spain
by means of the arms and the gold of France
of any kind of government, because we would
wish the present enterprize of the latter so
tb terminate as to remain a memorable ex-
ample of the danger of injustice ; still more
should we lament the establishment of a good
government, because we would wish Spain, after
getting rid of her insolent invaders, to adopt
good political institutions for herself, unre-
strained by the moral and patriotic interdiction
which would surround n hatever that invader had
enforced.

[NEW TI M Es.]
Stocks remained quite stationary yesterday ;
Consols at 81:K, and Spanish Bonds at 37i.—
As to the rumour of a Spanish Loan, it seems
dying away ; and the notion of a Public Meet-
ing is almost as much scouted. When there is no
such thing as an army that can take the field, on
behalf of the Cortes, in any part of Spain—no
magazines, no artillery, not even baggage waggons
or provisions—and no money to procure any of
these things, it really seems worse than infantile
prattle to talk of supporting the Spaniards by a
tavern subscription ! We every now and then
see a Letter in The Times or Chronicle,
signed A Spaniard, A. Constitutional Spaniard,
or some such phrase, strongly urging the
good-natured English to put down a little of
their gold. This is not at all wonderful. All
the Spanish agents; almost without exception,
have been in arrears of salary ever since poor Mr.,
Bernales discontinued his supplies of money.'
They therefore will be very glad to get the
handling of the subscriptions. We however con-
tinue to hope that before the day fixed for the
Meeting news will arrive sufficient to satisfy the
most scep►ical of its utter inutility.

' [MORNING C/lIIONIcLE.]
Notwithstanding our narrow escape, we can-
not help feeling grateful to our friend (Mr.
Jones). for the explanation which our observa-
tions on the vote of Tuesday night drew from
him. We were naturally surprised, that even
102 men out of 198 cdtild be -found to defend the
atrocious proceedings against Borthwick. But
Mr. Jones, indignant that he should be supposed
to approve of these proceedings, manfully stated
in his place, " that he did not mean to say, that
the proceedings against Mr. Borthwick were not
unjust, oppressive, and illegal," adding, " that if
the motion of the lion. and Learned Member for
Caine had been confined to the persons who had
promoted those proceedings, he would have voted
for that motion. We have no doubt that Mr. Jones
here spoke the sentiments of a considerable frac-
tion of the majority ; that, indeed, hardly any but
placemen (of whom, as our readers will see from
the list we publish, there was a goodly number)
would have voted for the acquittal of Mr.
Hope; but when it came to the visiting the sins
of 'the.real offender, on-him who had merely con-
seated to father his offence, the mercy of the
House interposed to save the Lord Advocate.—
There is no question then; that if the party for
whom the Lord Advocate made himself respon-
sible,, had been arraigned, the result would have
been very different. This .circumstance naturally,
directs our attention towards this fortunate Gentle-
man.T he Lord A d vocate has escaped because he was
the offender,and he has escaped because the Lord
Advocate consented to take upon himself the re-
sponsibility of the offence. Nothing could be
better managed. There must be causes for this
good understanding.. The Lord Advocate is
emderatood to be brought forward to Gil his high
office, as the partisan of an ascendant party in
EdinbuPgh,,.connected with a Noble Lord: at the ,