The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-02 00:00:00

truce, no compromise even, for, p. day -between
these mighty powers.' He that is not with me is
against—me." Sir ROBERT, PEEL, who is a
cat dallyer—who is fond of compromise—
who thinks himself only safe while a
truce lasts=will not receive the support of the
Tory Blackwood. We thought the starvation
Ministry was uncompromising enough, but it
will not suffice for the Magazine and the fierce
zealots of the Tory party. We are slow to infer
division amongst our opponents, but when there
exists amongst them such fundamental differ- 1
ences—one set being all for compromise, and the
other set fiercely declaiming against it—how can
they, without a most unworthy sacrifice of prin-
ciple, work together ? Either Sir ROBERT must
become a bigot, or Blackwood must cease to be a
PEEL-ite journal.

In noticing yesterday the new light which has
broken on the Tories relative to the impossibility
of the country being inundated with foreign
corn, we omitted to state that the average duty
levied on the great importation of the last three
years has been less than 4s. 6d. per quarter. Now
that fact is of considerable importance, and it
dissipates, as far as facts can dissipate, the un-
founded delusions which have been encouraged
on this subject. We have imported on the
average upwards of 2,000,000 quarters of foreign
wheat every year for the last three years at less
than 4s. 6d. per quarter duty, and with that im-
portation no land has gone out of cultivation.

We may hereafter discuss the question of the
presumed unfitness of Greece for receiving a re-
gular constitutional Government, without going
through the course of initiatory instruction re-
commended by France. But at present we are
chiefly anxious to learn in what way the mode-
rate proposition of the French Cabinet will be
received by Austria, nussia, and Prussia. To
the Porte it must be a matter of the utmost in-
difference what fbrm of Government prevails in
Greece,

Another curious fact is mentioned in the cor-
respondence of Sir N. TERRIER, the Consul at
Rotterdam. Holland, it is well-known, has long
enjoyed an almost free trade in corn. Holland,
too, is one of the most populous parts of Europe,
and Holland did not in former times grow
enough wheat to feed its own population. But
while Holland has had a free bade in grain
her own cultivation has extended, and Sir
ALEXANDER TERRIER reports that " more
wheat is now grown in Holland than is re-
quired for home consumption." Why might
not that happen to England ? Why might not
cultivation under a free trade be extended in
England, that she might, like Holland, come to
grow more than is sometimes required for home
consumption ? Mr. M'CuLLocn, no bad judge,
contemplates such a thing possible, or he would
not propose to allow a bounty on the exporta-
tion of wheat. The example of Holland, is very
encouraging for those who dread national de-
pendence as the consequence of a free trade
in corn.

yesterday.
i
The Paris Journals of Tuesday have all reached
hay mosti
In us, but their contents are without politicalinte-
rest,
ben the shapeiii enantieipa ted
our of
general news, all that is to be found in them is
included in the subjoined. extracts :
" The crop of olives in the South of France," says the
Courrier du Gard, " promises to be very abundant, and
to indemnify the inhabitants in some measure for the
ravages of the late inundation."
A letter from Saragossa, in the Castellano of Madrid,
says :—" On the 16th inst. a band of seven robbers plun-
dered with impunity all the travellers near Huesca, in
the plains of Violada and Gurrea, six leagues from Sara-
gossa. The number of persons robbed during the day
was twenty-eight, of whom two were females."
A letter from Haarlem, 27th instant., in the Handds-
blad, announces the arrival of the Countess of Nassau,
lately Countess d'Oultremont, and consort of the ex-King
of Holland. She left immediately for Dieren, on a visit
to the Countess Van Wassenaar.
Another of those inhuman monsters, who violate all
the rights and claims of nature by ill-treating their own
offspring, has just been condemned, at Strasburg, to the
totally inadequate punishment of 12 months' imprison-
ment, having been convicted of confining in darkness,
and an accumulation of filth, and beating constantly, so
as to leave the body covered with bruises, excoriations,
and scars, his daughter, who was only four years of age.
A violent attempt at murder, followed by suicide, has
just taken place at Pothieres, near Dijon. A farmer,
named Trison, had long solicited the hand of a widow
of that place, who, on some pretence or other, constantly
postponed the day of their marriage. He at length be-
came furious, and calling on her, a few days since, seized
her by the throat, and, as he thought, strangled her. He
then cut his own throat, and fell dead beside the body of
his victim. The woman, however, soon after recovered
from her insensibility, and with proper attention is in a
• fair way of doing well.
Yesterday morning, in pursuance with the Ministerial
circular recently issued, the soldiers of the garrisons of
Paris, whose time of service had expired, being the
class of 1834, were discharged and sent home. The
men were marched to the outside of the barriers, and
there had their fuilLs de route delivered, while an
officer and some men were stationed there to pre-
vent their return into Paris. On' the previous day an
order had been read to them, stating that any soldier
so liberated, and not a resident of the department of the
Seine, who should be found in the streets of l'aris,
would be arrested and taken home by means of the
gendarmerie. A similar measure took place with regard
to the garrisons of the Banlieue. It is stated to be the
intention of the Minister of War to send home on pro-
visional furloughs, the men of the class of 1835, as soon
as the recruits of 1840 shall have received the firstrst
ments of their military education.
A man named Lambert was tried on Saturday before
the Court of Assizes for having murdered another
named Leeune on the 22(1 March, at La Chapelle,
St. Denis. He had suspected that Lejeune was the
paramour of his wife, who had left him on account of
the bad treatment she had experienced ; and without
sufficiently ascertaining whether his suspicions were
well founded, attacked him on the day in question with
a bottle, by a blow from which he felled him to the
ground. Lejeune cried out for mercy, but Lambert
struck him on the head with an axe for cleaving wood,
stamped on his body, and killed him. lie afterwards
informed his uncle of what he had done, and made little
or no resistance to the gendarmes who arrested him. The
facts of the case were proved by evidence, but Lambert
attempted to excuse the act by affirming that Lejeune
had preliously menaced him with a knife. The Jury
found him guilty, with extenuating circumstances, seve-
ral witnesses having sworn to his good character, and he
was sentenced to 12 years' hard labour in the hulks.
The official Gazette of Breslau announces that the
King of Prussia has authorised the construction of a
railway from Breslau to the frontiers of Saxony, passing
through Liegnitz and Goertletz.
A letter from the Baths of Kissengen, 16th instant,
states that among the visitors at present stopping there
are the Duke of Beaufort, Lady Morgan, Admiral La-
londe, M. de Nagler, Prussian Minister, &c. The Duchess
of Kent, and the princely family of Leinengen, were
expected.
The Prussian journals publish a police regulation, by
which any one inflicting wilful cruelty on animals is
liable to imprisonment and personal correction.
The third section of the railroad from Berlin to Frank-
fort on the Oder, passing through Dessau and Rosslau to
Koswi,r, has been opened to the public. All the por-
tions LI the line which traverse the Duchies of Anhalt-
Dessau, Anhalt-Coethen, and Anhalt-Bermberg are thus
completed.
The two vessels which were sent by the Pope tabring
the alabaster from Egypt for the church of St. Paul, at
Rome, entered the port of Civita Vecchia on the 10th
instant.

We published yesterday the substance of an
official note, dated the 11th of August, addressed
by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the
Powers of Europe, on the internal state of
Greece. We have now the text of this docu-

meat before us, and as the subject to which it
relates is of the utmost importance, we
shall give it at length for the more correct infor-
mation of our readers. Nothing can better de-
monstrate the hopelessness of private rernon-

strauces addressee to King OTHO than this ap-
peal to the Governments of Europe. Indepen-
dent States are naturally jealous of the shadow

of foreign interference in their internal affairs,
and it is a maxim of internati9nal policy that such
interference is only warrantable in cases of the
last extremity. Nor have the Governments of
France and England been less observant of

this maxim as regards Greece, from any
undue protective _ claims arising out of the

share they have had in consolidating the in-
dependent nationality of the Greek people.
While it was possible to hope that private remon-
strances would make any impression on the
councils of the Royal idiot who sways the des-
tinies of that country, the idea of an appeal to
Europe was not once entertained. But a King
whose only answer to the official remonstrance
_ _ .

of a friendly Cabinet made through the mouth
of an ambassador was in the first instance a

month's silence, and when repeated, a silly
laugh, could. not be expected to adopt any course
Ipi
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in mere declamatory charges ag st the Kin,,
of GREECE. The outline of (i.;te fact, which we
have had from a well-i7,:rormed quarter, will
demonstrate this. :some time ago the Am-
bassador of a Great Power at the Court
of Ather:s obtained an audience of the
KING, CO read to him a despatch received front
I:ts own Government, setting forth in sti ong lan-
guage the abuses which prevailed in the Admi-
nistration of Greece, and adding, that unless pro-
per remedies were employed, the Powers friendly
to Greece would behold with sorrow the destruc-
tion of her most valued institutions. During the
reading of the despatch, King OTHo, stretched at
full length on a sofa, amused himself with strok-
ing his hair, and giving it a school-boy gloss
with the palms of his bands, and when the Am-
bassador demanded what answer he should re-
turn to his Government, a stupid stave of no
meanlog was all the notice his MAJESTY cande-
s.'.;ended to take of the matter. The Ambassa-
dor withdrew much displeased, but by the ad-
vice of his Government he went again after the
lapse of a month, and read over a second time
his dispatch to the KING. His MAJESTY amused
himself as before, and when the reading of the
document was finished, burst into a horse-laugh
in the very face of the Ambassador, whom he
again dismissed without a word. If the
weakness of the ICING'S intellect was exhi-
bited in harmless eccentricities of conduct it
might be borne; but unfortunately he is as
mischievous as he is wanting in all the higher
faculties of the mind. He fancies himself an-
other NAPOLEON, talks incessantly of governing
the kingdom by his iron will, and imagines that
Providence has destined him to overturn the
Ottoman Monarchy. He meddles with every-
thing, and is as great and as arbitrary in the
kit Chen as in the Council of State.
His first great . care is his hair,
which he is constantly smoothing with his
hands, so that it looks as sleek as the skin of an
otter. It costs him more trouble to supply the
fancied deficiencies of his barber than to rule
his kingdom. In such troubled times as these
such a man is not fit to be placed at the head of
any Government, and, in fact, the circular of
the French Minister is tantamount to an invita-
tion to the Powers of Europe to establish a vir-
tual Regency in Greece. We now subjoin this
remarkable State paper, which we recommend
to the careful attention of all who take a deep
interest in the regeneration of the cradle of all
that is greatest in arts and in literature :
The attention of the French Government is turned
anew to the state of Greece, now that less pressing ques-
tions absorb it. The solicitude of the English Cabinet
was lately awakened, and the other Powers have directed
their attention to unpleasant facts, which, though not at-
tributable to the Government of Greece, would excite a
fear that that Government is not strong enough to keep
its entrbyes within the bounds of a just, regular, and
humane administration. This is the more to be re-
gretted, as the state of the kingdom, created by France,
England, and Russia, seems to evince, that the Powers
were not dominated by a mere illusion in making such
sacrifices to regenerate and render independent that
country. The population has increased, agriculture
has unproved, and the revenue has been enabled to
meet the expenditure ; there are symptoms of vitality
and force, which, however, may be paralyzed or com-
promised by the weakness or negligence of the Ad-
ministration. King Otho, it is true, has exclusively
the right of applying the remedy to these evils,
which, though exaggerated, exist. To impose any
measure on the King of Greece would be to deprive it of
its effect, . and none of the Powers would wish to call in
question his Majesty's independence. But all the Pow-
ers are interested in offering such councils to the Greek
Cabinet as may avert the catastrophe which threatens
the interests of Greece. But such councils, in order to
be effectual, should be unanimous, and should not ema-
nate from rival influences. They should also be maturely
considered, and couched so as to offend neither King nor
country whilst exercising that moral authority requisite
to serve that country. The greatest of those evils, anti the
cause of all others, is the weakness and inertness of the
Government, unceasingly harassed by the rival preten-
sions of parties and individuals, and taking refuge there-
from in an isolation which removes it from the popular
feeling, and places it in a position where it can ;neither
know nor direct that feeling, it becomes alarmed, it stops
short, puts off resolve, and appears as if. it would fall
into nullity, for want of support anywhere. The most
crying abuses and the greatest perils have been the result.
It has sometimes been believed that a constitutional
Government, in the general sense of that term, would be
the best remedy for this state of things, by admitting in-
dependent powers to participate .in legislative functions
and in the direction of affairs. Far fronfscoitig any ad 7

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in this, the French Government do not see in the which it went off. In the midst of the brilliant cortege
anterior organization of Greece, nor in the habits of the ro- of knights Were five young ladies, representing Mary of
-pulation, ;the conditions requisite to ensure success. It Burgundy, Margaret of York, and their ladies of honour,
thinks that such a combination would not be understood by I who personated their characters to admiration, It is ex-
the subjects of King Otho, and would furnish, on the con- i petted that this fete will he repeated another year. The
trary, fresh materials for disorder and anarchy. Instead 1 subscription.raised by the citizens has covered ex-
.of exposing the nascent monarchy of Greece to this new pens'es, and has left 2,400 f. for the poor.
danger, the French Government thinks that the means of I THE HARVEST.—It is now possible to form a pretty
communicating fresh life, regularity, and support, to the correct idea of the harvest of 1841. The principal kinds
Greek Government, might be found in some of the existing of grain are almost everywhere . got in, the quality and
institutions of the country, For this purpose it might the quantity may be estimated, and it appears that the
suffice to augment the attributions of the Councils of result is, that we have an average year, and that the
State, adding provincial Councils to this Institution, as prices will not be such as to affect the subsistence of the
well as municipal ones, of which the basis already ex- industrious classes.—(Then follows some notices respect-
isted in the customs of the country, even under Turk- fag the crops in different parts of the kingdom.)—We
ish domination. This combination would fortify and will add to these details, which appear to us satisfactory,
guide the Royal power, and would have the advantage that the stacks of old corn are still considerable, and
of being grafted on national traditions, as well as of giv- that in many places they will make up for the deficiency
ing a clear meaning to promises which may be differ- in the crops of 1841. It would be difficult at present to
ently interpreted, but which there might be danger in al- form an opinion respecting the prices ; the prices in
together neglecting. This arrangement could inspire foreign markets are about the same as in the
no fear in those who dread the effect of popular in- French markets, so that we cannot rely on in-
fluence on a throne not long established. I have sue- portations ; in fact, the importations in the first
cinctly stated the nature of the Councils that the Powers six months of this year, have amounted to no more
might offer to the Greek Government in case they should than the value of two millions of francs ; in 1840 they
join .the English Government in thinking it advise- were to the value of fifty millions.
able to offer advice to King Otho on the abuses of his The crops of potatoes, beet-roots, turnips, carrots,
government, and the dangers which might result there- &c., are remarkably abundant and of excellent quality.
from. I have mentioned that the greatest delicacy should ' —La Constitutionnel.
be observed, and the most confidential manner employed The Session of the Spanish Cortes was closed on the
to avoid seeming to interfere with the Greek Government. 24th, but not by the Regent in person, who was pre-
Communicate this despatch to the Government. If it is vented by indisposition. The Minister for Foreign Af-
not more developed, it is because its aim is less to obtain fairs stated on the preceding day that the negotiations
an immediate and complete adoption of its views, than for the cession of Fernando Po and Annabon to England,
to invite the allied Courts to take the subject into consi- .had been first set on foot in 1820, and that they were
deration and communicate their reflection. We will resumed under M. Perez de Castro. "At the present
give them the most serious examination. It concerns day," M. Gonzalez added, " the Government had been
the honour of European States to apply a remedy to the able to fulfil, by other methods, certain obligations
evils which might compromise their common efforts in towards England, and it withdraws the- Bill."—Le Com-
founding the kingdom of Greece. MC Tee.

BOURSE—P4uus, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31.
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EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

FRANCE.

The Paris papers of Wednesday continue to
speculate on the maintenance of peace from the
accession of the Conservatives to power in this
country.
The Courrier Francais states that M. Hu-
mana, the Minister of Finance, insists on the
army being reduced to 320,000 men, and the
fleet to 10 ships of the line.
The Toulonnais of the 29th ult. partly confirms
this last assertion.
According to the Ilinniteur of Wednesday, the
quantity of wheat imported into France in July
only amounted to 65 metrical quintals; other
grain to 104; and flour to 9. The exports in the
same month were—wheat, 6,712 metrical quin-
tals ; other grain, 11,191 ; flour, 3,634. The
quantity remaininr, in the entrepots on the Ist of
August was— wheat,e 115,693 metrical quintals;
other grain, 20,069 ; flour, 20,411. The average
price of wheat in the different markets of France,
at the close of August, was 19f. 34c. ; in July it
had been 17f. 4c.; and in June 16f. 15c.
PARIS, SEP V. I.—Three per Cents., 77f. sc. for
money ; 77f. 20c. for the 30th of September.
Spanish, 21i.

" A few days ago," says the Memorial des Pyrenees,
" an old man of eighty was murdered on the high road,
in the commune of Amendeuix, by an indiot, who, when
discovered near-the body of his victim, said, The old
fellow has had what he deserved, for he . said to me bon
jour: The poor idiot remained by the body during the
whole of the night, keeping guard with a knife, and in the
morning attempted to stab the gendarmes who went to
arrest him, but they succeeded in disarming and con-
veying him to prison."
The Courrier de 1. Eure gives the followitT account of
an involuntary hoax played off a few days since at Ver-
neuil :—" The Bishop of Evreux being expected to per-
form mass at the Church of the Madeeine, and confer
confirmation on the pupils of the convent, among
whom prizes were to be distributed, every prepa-
ration was made to receive the prelate in a suitable
manner. At the hour at which the prelate was to
arrive, a carriage was seen approaching from Bre-
teuil, and at once concluded to be that of the new
Bishop. The inhabitants went out to meet him, the bells
rung a merry peal, and the carriage was escorted with
every demonstration of joyous and respectful welcome
to the Hotel du Grand St. Martin, the court-yard of
which was almost paved with expectant faces. At
length the door of the carriage was open and the steps
let down, when instead of the Prelate came forth I
the Marquis de D., who resides near Evreux, with a
countenance expressing the utmost astonishment at such
an unexpected cordiality of reception, rendered still
more in contrast with ecclesiastical gravity by an im-
mense pair of moustachios. having ascertained the
cause of all this empressement, he good-naturedly sent
the fingers a liberal donation for their exertions, recom-
mending them to outdo themselves when the Bishop
should really arrive."
The Observateur of Brussels states that the Queen of
Wurtemberg, being a few days ago with her two
daughters at the village of Brock, the inhabitants of
which are remarkable for their originality, expressed a
wish to visit the interior of one of the houses, the prin-
cipal doors of which, it seems, are rarely opened to re-
ceive guests. The house of a rich widow was pointed
out, and the owner was requested to allow some foreign
ladies to visit it, but a refusal was given. It was then
hoped that by mentioning the name and quality of the
Royal visitors the permission would be granted, but the
widow replied that neither Queen nor Empress should
enter her house, having no business there.
A grand historical fete took place at Arras, a few days
ago, and as we learn by the Progres of that city went off
with great eclat. A concert and ball were most nume-
rously attended ; at the former, M. Marie and Mmes.
Doru3 and Pauline Garcia lent the aid of their powerful
talents. A grand pageant, representing the entry of
Charles-le-Temeraire into Art as, in 1469, was got up in
excellent style, all the parts being most efficiently filled
by inhabitants of the town, the Duke de Bourgogne being
represented by M. Leroux-Duchatelet. In his suite
.marched the Lords of the Court of Burgundy, and of
the province of Artois. The corporations of the city, the
dignitaries of the church, the Mayors, the Governors of
the province and of the city, were all represented in the
procession in the costume of that age. Companies of
Archers, Pikemen, and Halbeodiers on horseback and
on foot, gave an imposing and warlike aspect to the
scene. Three large bands of music were in attend-
ance. A. tournament was executed in a most admir-
able manner, and to the admiration of twenty
thousand persons who were assembled. Thirty-two
knights, with their squires, entered the lists, and
went through a regular course of tilting. Several of
the sub-officers of the 4th Lancers assisted at this part
of the pageant, and contributod much to the eclat with