The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-07 00:00:00

in which they were held, that the VICEROY was •
compelled to keep a force of from 8,000 to 9,000
men constantly in the garrisons of the island,
independently of the Turkish militia. When
the Treaty of the 15th July deprived MEHEMET
ALI of Candia, the PORTE had not provided for
the government of the island in accordance
with the genius of the people, and the relative
strength of the two races occupying it. The
same blind course which it is now pursuing in
Syria, it adopted in Candia. Instead of allowing
MUBTAPHA PACHA, who, under MEHEMET ALI,
governed the island tranquilly by discouraging
the system of rapine which the Turks were
everywhere pursuing, to remain at the head
of the Administration, a succession of
Governors were appointed, whose arrogance
and insatiable avarice filled the Greeks
with alarm, and drove them to take up arms once
more to effect their independence. Letters from
Constantinople of the 7th ult. led us to believe
that the Candiotes were completely crushed for
the present ; but advices of a date ten days later
apprise us that a formidable body of them still
occupies the almost impassable passes of the
Sphakiote ridge of mountains. In arming the
Turkish population, the Porte is preparing the
way for a war of extermination. The Turks
once armed, will not restrain the indulgence of

their brutal passions; and the Greeks, fighting
for their lives, the inviolability of their wives and
daughters, and their hearths and altars, will
show no mercy. It is surely the duty of the
Christian Governments of Europe to take upon
themselves the tranquilization of Candia. Al-
ready have the Candiote insurgents implored
their protection, and offered to submit to their
award. Generosity, humanity, the very welfare
of Turkey itself, demands that their prayers
should not be rejected.

The Paris Journals of Sunday have all reached
us. The Journal des Debats devotes an article
to the accession of the Tories to office, in
which it states that Sir ROBERT PEEL is not only
the leader but the master of his party—that
in the Cabinet his will is as absolute as his majo-
rity in the House of Commons. Has the Debuts
read the significant speech of the Duke of
RICHMOND ? That champion of monopoly
boasts in the House of Lords that the agricultu-
rists have fastened a halter round the neck of
the Cabinet, and if it prove restive, the men
who gave it an existence will strangle it. The
old Tories are not the men to follow in the wake
of the leader, who, of all others, most deceived
them. The most interesting part of the article
in the Debats is the following sketch of the late
distinguished Premier:—

" The favour with which the Queen honours Lord
Melbourne gives offence to nobody, for it is well known
that political ambition does not disturb his mind. Gifted
with the most inoffensive character in Great Britain,
Lord Melbourne is generally liked by both parties, and
this will be still more the case when he shall be no longer
Minister. He is now sixty-three years of age, and the
native good nature of his mind is imprinted on his
face. The Queen has a strong affection for Lord Mel-
bourne, and his position at Court will not give umbrage
to any person. He will now have all the enjoy-
ments of the Court, without the responsibility 9f Govern-
ment; not, indeed, that he bore any ,considerable share
of it, for the Cabinet of Lord Melbourne might with
more propriety have been called that of Lord John Rus-
sell, who was its presiding genius. As to Lord Mel-
bourne, he had always an air of astonishment when
asked a question as Prime Minister in the House of
Lords, and invariably replied, I really don't know, but
I will inquire.' His last speech on the Address was
very characteristic. Everybody, except Lord Melbourne
knew beforehand that a motion of censure was intended
in both Houses ; but Lord Melbourne rose, and in the
most serious manner in the world, confessed that the mo-
tion had come on him like a thunder-clap."
We stated some days ago that the French brig
La Victorieuse had been detained by the Spa-
nish authorities at Mahon. The Commerce in
alluding to it has the following remarks :
" The insult put upon our flag has created a great sensa-
tion, the consequences of which it is impossible to fore-
see. France must act with energy. Negotiations are
useless. By fair or harsh means we must get back La
Victorieuse. Spain, perhaps, will not give in, and as
England has, for a long time, looked about for a pretext
to take possession of the Balearic islands, she, by her in-
terference, will, no doubt, aggravate the question, and
thus the matter may become a very serious one for
France."
In this way French journals write about sub-
jects of which they know nothing. Now, the fact
is, that La Victorieuse was not detained by the
opamsu -..aiorities, nor was the shadow of an
insult offered to the French flag at Mahon or
elsewhere.
The Toulon Sentinelle de la Marine of the 2d
inst. contains the following :
" By a telegraphic despatch, which will shortly be
followed by another, explanatory of the same, six vessels,
names as follow, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Cary,
are to sail for Brest within a fortnight :
" Jena (Admiral's ship), Suffrein, Jupiter, Marengo,
Triton, and Scipion."
A letter from Barcelona, in the Sud de Marseilles, and
dated the 28th ult., says
" All the French men-of-war have received orders to
put out to sea, without any knowledge of their destina-
tion. The Commanders are to open their despatches
only when they are at sea."
The reported determination of the United
States Government to increase the tariff on
foreign goods twenty per cent., has called forth
a remonstrance on the part of the French Envoy
at Washington, of which the following is the

conclusion :
" The Secretary of the Treasury, in his report of the
2d of June, proposed to Congress a duty of 20 per cent.
ad valorem upon all the articles mentioned in the 4th
section of the compromise of the 2d March, 1833.
" The 26th of August, 1810, the United StatA
concluded with Portugal a treaty, the third article
of which leaves no doubt that the advantages
granted to French wines by the United States, will
cease in the month of February next. This state of
things, so unfavourable to French trade, would
be so much aggravated by the adoption of the plan pro-
posed by the Secretary of the Treasury, that it would
become impossible for the French Government to with-
stand at once the complaints of its shipowners against
the treaty of navigation of 19Q2 ; of its wine merchants
against the consequences of the treaty with Portugal ;
and of its manufacturers against the duties imposed upon
their productions.
" The French Government would, I repeat with the
most sineero regret, find itself under the absolute ne-
cessity of annulling the Convention of 1822, and alsa
the reduction of 50 per cent. on the cotton (called long
staple), the produce of the United States, since the exe-
cution of the treaty of July, 1831.
" Whatever may be the price which France attaches to
the maintenance of a good understanding with the
United States, the French Government must withdraw
the concessions made in return for advantages in the
Union markets ; so soon as those advantages are not
only effaced by the projected changes in American legis-
lation, but also replaced by measures prejudicial to the
interests of French productions imported to the United
States."
The following extracts from the French Jour-
nals of Sunday include all the miscellaneous news
they publish of any general interest :
The projected expedition of the Porte against Tunis
attracts attention and inspires uneasiness. The France
having asserted that Lord Palmerston had delivered to
Mr. Bulwer a sharp note protesting against any inter-
vention of the French Government in a dispute between
the Sultan and his vassal, the Bey of Tunis, and de-
claring that if France took any part in the affair England
would espouse the Sultan's cause, the Courrier Francais
remarks, that it was quite true that a serious misunder-
standing had broken out between the London and Paris
Cabinets, but that it does not believe threats had
been used towards France. It was said, indeed, that
the appearance of a Turkish fleet in the waters of
Tunis would certainly be the signal of a conflict be-
tween the naval firces of England and France; but
it was added, continues the Courrier, that England feel-
ing that it was not becoming in her at this moment to
assume an attitude of provocation, was endeavouring to
dissuade the Porte from this expedition. " However
this may be," concludes the Courrier, "if the expedition
took place, the most cowardly could not retreat, and if
England intends a blow at our influence on the coast of
Africa, at the very gates of Algiers, M. Guizot himself
could not allow our flag to be dishonoured."
The Emancipation of Toulouse of Sept. 2 says—" The
Journal is Pays, published at Auch, is going to be pro-
secuted, on the ground of having excited to opposition of
the law, for having published, at the head of its number
of 31st August, an article advising the tax payers to
keep their doors closed against the revenue officers, and
copied, if not the expression, at least the substance, from
that which the Emancipation has so often printed."
It seems that the garrison of Toulouse is going to be
reduced, and gradually brought back to its regular esta•
blishment. According to a report which gains groc
in the Staffs, several corps will remove within ten days,
having received orders to leave the city.
M. Alphonse Colin is appointed Commissary of Police
at Toulouse, in the room of M. Lenermant.
The Semaphore of Marseilles announces the death of
Silero Pellico :—" We have before us," says the journal,
" an afflicting letter from his friend Count Porro, who
was present at the last moments of the illustrious author
of the Prisons."—Le Constitutionnel.
The Courier Francais Says For some days past a
report has been circulated which we find it difficult to
believe. It is affirmed that the Ministry thinks of
punishing the Municipal Council of Paris for the several
decisions which it has adopted respecting the mode of