The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-29 00:00:00

These conditions involve the necessity of proclaim-
ing an amnesty, forming a moderate Ministry, and
convoking the Cortes, all of which will be regarded
with triumphant feelings by DAS ANTAS and his
patriotic coadjutors. Such are in chief the remark-
able phases of European politics of the year eighteen
hundred and forty-seven.

The Prussian States Gazette, of the 24th, gives an
account of the food riots which had occurred in
Berlin on the preceding day :
"Tumultuous assemblages were formed in different quarters
of the city, and the rioters proceeded to visit the different
bakers' shops to demand bread. The multitude formed so
quickly, and attacked the bakers' shops so suddenly, that
they succeeded in their object. During the afternoon the
city was patrolled by detachments of troops, who succeeded
in arresting the progress of the disturbances, without any
resistance having been offered except in two quarters,---nor
were the military compelled to use their arms. 175 persons
were arrested."

On the 23d the Second Order of the States re-
ceived communication of the reply of the KING to
the Address presented to his MAJESTY by the eight
Marshals on the 21st. The KING thanked the Diet
for their frank and loyal conduct, and promised to
convoke them again in four years. The reply was
read by M. DE Rocuow, and several Deputies re-
ported that the KING had said that he would convene
the Assembly of the States every four years. The
royal answer was to be communicated on the 24th to
the Order of Lords.
Madrid papers of the 22d have arrived.

On the 21st NAEYAEZ communicated to the Senate
that, having accepted the office of Ambassador to
France, he should be obliged, for a time, to absent
himself from their sittings.
The Marquis DE ESPANA was the Spanish officer
who accompanied Colonel FITCH to the head-quarters
of Si DA BANDEIRA. It is said that the Duke DE
SAN LORENZO will be appointed Commandant of the
Halberdiers.

MADRID BOLBA, APRIL 22.—The Three per Cents.
were done at 31i for cash ; the Five per Cents. at
19,1, ; the Debt without Interest at si; and the
Coupons at 16.

'We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
Several petitions were presented on Monday to
the Chamber of Deputies, praying for the immediate
abolition of slavery in the French colonies. A dis-
cussion of considerable interest ensued, in the course
of which M. LEDRU ROLLIN related facts, " which,"
says La Presse, " if true, would make the blood run
cold, but the horrid details of which cause them
to be suspected." This speech created such a sensa-
tion, that notwithstanding the Minister of Marine
undertook the defence of the planters, and depre-
cated the interference of the Chamber, the petitions
were ordered to be referred to the Minister. The
Presse says—
" This is a check not only for the Minister of Marine, but
for the whole Cabinet, as M. Guizot not long since had
expressed an opinion that a vote of this kind could only
render more difficult the execution of the Bill of 1845,
and trammel the work of progressive emancipation. It
was said that to refer the petitions would not imply the i
sanction of all the prayers contained in them, but only of
some. These distinctions will not probably be compre-
hended in the colonies, either by the slaves or masters.
One party will behold in the vote a herald of liberty,
and the other a new advance in that policy which agitates
everything, without coming to any real conclusion. We
hope we may be mistaken, but we fear that from the deci-
sion of yesterday may arise disquietudes and complications
for every party."

The National and the Constitutionnel also comment
on this remarkable debate, and while acknowledging
the difficulties in the way of immediate emancipation,
admit that M. LEDRU RoLLIN has made out his case,
that the task of exculpating the Colonial authorities
and the colonists is too difficult, and that something
must be done to put a stop to these horrors. As a
proof of the cruelties practised on the unfortunate
slaves in the French colonies, we may remark that
the Constitutionnel gives credit to the Minister of
Marine for the great humanity he has exhibited, by
recently issuing an ordonnance forbidding the flogging
of pregnant females. Other females, therefore, are
still subject to the lash.

The newly-appointed Ambassador to the Court of
St. James's, the Due DE BROGLIE, is to leave Paris
for London in the course of a few days. The Count
DE JARNAC retires from the post of Chief Secretary to
the Embassy, and is to be succeeded by the
Prince DR BROGLIE, the eldest son of the Am-
bassador. The removal of M. DE JARNAC, who
has long been in the habit of communicating
directly with the Tuileries and with the Hotel des
Affaires Etrangeres, was insisted on by the Due DE
BROGLIE as an indispensable condition of his accept-
ance of office, as he was desirous of being the sole
representative of France in London, and of having
alone the right of communicating directly with the
Cabinet.

The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies,
appointed to report on the Greek Loan Bill, have
given their unqualified approbation to the general
policy of the Ministers with regard to Greece. The
most pressing orders have been sent to Toulon to
accelerate, as much as possible, the departure of
tcthees tstit:ptiso:
the command of the Prince DB JOINVILLE. The
15waatrpd:e:::::unkd to join the squadron under
!quad. r°.l, will probably sail on the 10th May. Its
unknown.

the extent of our commercial transactions with all
quarters of the globe, the advantages of notation, and
of conducting monetary exchanges upon a uniform
principle, would be a great boon to the English
merchant. Of this opinion is Lord ASHBURTON, than
whom, perhaps, no one is better able to form a correct
judgment on a question of this nature.

The present year is already singularly fraught
with vast political movements which augur favour-
ably for the progress of popular influence amongst
some of the European states. In Prussia a grand
step has been taken by an enlightened monarch in
furtherance of constitutional government, which,
though it was long expected, will, nevertheless, from
the mode in which it has been initiated, always
secure for FREDERICK WILHELM IV. the admiration
and gratitude of the present and future generations.
Such a voluntary act on the part of an absolute
sovereign, such a kingly concession at a moment
when profound peace reigned in his dominions,
such a splendid and graceful tribute to the moderation
and loyalty of his subjects, is without its parallel in
history. For the sake and value of the noble example
which the King of PRUSSIA has herein set to those
in whose hands the sceptre may hereafter be placed,
to be swayed in other portions of the civilised
world, we sincerely trust that the firm re-
liance
...which he has evinced in the wisdom
and allegiance of his people will be fully justified by
the legislative conduct of the United Diet; and from
the manner in which its members have already
entered upon their solemn functions our aspirations
are not likely to be disappointed. If we turn -our
eyes to Spain and Portugal, we observe a very different
state of things. In both of these kingdoms the cause
of popular government is discernible as being pro-
gressive, but only as making its way through the fiery
ordeal of intestinal commotions and national con-
vulsions, to which every country must be sub-
ject wherever despotism attempts to retain its
grasp beyond the period when the enlighten-
ment of the people justifies their being emanci-
pated from its thraldom. Spain has just
succeeded in throwing off a vast incubus of
tyranny, corruption, and foul intrigue, and her
youthful QUEEN is manifesting the most ardent de-
sire to acquire and to retain the love of her
subjects. To restore to her people the rights
of the Constitution wrested from them at
the period of ESPARTERO'S downfal, is appa-
rently the patriotic aim which Queen ISABELLA
and her present Ministry have in view to effect
at the earliest possible moment. In Portugal,
on the other hand, we observe a youthful QUEEN who
has been struggling to deprive her people of their
constitutional liberties. The consequence is that she
has alienated the affections of her subjects; that the
horrors of civil war have infested her dominions, and
that she has only been saved from absolute defeat,
which would have subjected her to the degradation of
imprisonment, or the disgrace of compulsory ex-
patriation, by the joint remonstrances of England,
France, and Spain against her insane policy. But
for the timely presence of British ships of war and
marines, Lisbon at this moment would, in
all probability, have been in the possession
of the Junta. As it . is, we collect from
the most recent advices from the Peninsula
that MARIA DA GLORIA has consented to the terms
of arrangement proposed to be carried out by the
mediation of our Government between that of Por
tugal and the insurgents.