The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-29 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Papers, Jan. 29.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
.The French in Spain have arrived at a crisis
Mich was expected by those who looked beyond
the mere military movements as they rapidly
succeeded each other. They soon effected the
overthrow of one Government ; but in spite of
ail their efforts, it has not been in their power to
replace it by another. When they called for the
co4lPeration of- the Spanish people, they pro-
,,oisee, peace and tranquillity, as the reward
of the enterprize they had in view, and they
now find that discontent, anarchy, and dismay
'•.l.irfvalt, among all classes, and that after all
-their'l;ttcrifices they have not met with the
smallest particle, of gratitude, even among those
who lately were their most active auxiliaries. All
this was to have been expected. Their late
friends and_partisans were men actuated only by
.the hope of revenge or the lure of gain, and those
who gained their ends, as well as those whose
hopes have not been realised, have 'turned

against the Power that sent an army, corn-
mantled by a Bourbon Prince, to their support.—
The.first eclat being over, they behold Spain as
_she really is, totally demoralized—filled with
hungry claimants—deprived- of both money and
credit, and governed by a King despised by his
szthjects, and distrusted even by the Monks and
.Friars' who seek to sway his Councils.:-.---After.
seeing the- effects of their own folly, and after
becoming the ridicule of all Europe, the French
and Russian agents, as it were in their own de-
fence, deemed it n:.cessary to rid themselves of
Saez, the organ of the clerical party, and under
the expectation that Casa Irujo would- have
energy and experience enough to adopt new
plans, and restore public confidence, he was placed
at the head of the Ministry. The short time he was
in power convinced his patrons that they had been
mistaken in their choice. Although Itched seen more
of the world than perhap3 any other Spanish Di-
plomatist, Ids old principles, known to be of the
most servile and cringing kind, were never chang-
ed. lie has served all parties in the late eventful
periods of Spain, and if he had been chosen one
of Canon Saez's own colleagues, it is clear he
would have served with equal readiness. He
was fond of power, and to possess it, he was wil-
ling to make every sacrifice, not for the benefit
of his country, hut in order to enjoy the pomp
and parade of his own elevation. If after this lie
be had any paSsion, it was avarice, sordid ava-
rice ; indeed this was generally thought his
ruling passion.

[MORNING POST.]
We received yesterday Jamaica Papers to the
sth ult., the contents of which are of considera-
ble importance, and at the same time of a gra-
tifying nature, as notwithstanding the fears which '
had been exited, no symptom of disturbance
or insurrection had appeared in any part of that
island. It will be recollected that the free
persons of colour lately presented a petition . to
the House of Assembly, complaining of the re-
strictions under which they laboured, and claim-
►ng a greater Participation in the rights of their
White fellow-citizens than they had hither-
to enjoyed. The moment selected for making
such an application was certainly not the most
propitious, and from the spirit which the As-
sembly had displayed in its first sittings, we
anticipated nothing less than the total. rejection
of the petition. A wiser course, however, has
been pursued. The demands tending- to the ac-
quisition of political power have alone been
rejected : those claiming the removal of incon-
venient restrictions have been admitted, and a
Bill has been ordered to be brought in for the
purpose of giving them effect. Amongst the!
privileges which it will secure to the free!
persons of colour, will be that of being re-
ceiverd as witnesses in all cases, without being
compelled to produce, as heretofore, certi-
ficates of freedom and of baptism. As this was!
one of the objects to which the Petitioners seemed
to attach most importance, there is no doubt that
the compliance of the Assembly will produce the
effect for which it is intended, that is to say, in
the words of the Resolutions, will tend " to pro-
mote good order, and to encourage habits of in-
dustry, a contented disposition, and a cheerful-
obedience to the laws among people of free con-
dition." It is only to be lamented that the As-
sembly should not evince as much temper and
good sense in its transactions with the Mother
Country as in its dealings with the free Black
population.

[NEW TIMES.]
It is a very convenient and pleasant trade to
find fault with Government ; and it has this re-
commendation, that it may be practised at all
times and seasons, and for reasons diametrically
opposite by the same Censurer. Not quitci a
twelvemonth ago, The Times loudly reprobated
the baseness of neutrality. it was replied, that
we should maintain a firm and dignified attitude,
and shew ourselves prepared_for war whenever
British interests might ho in the most distant
manner compromised. Very recently a small

addition has bps: made to our army. Of rwinsii_
it might have been expected that The Times
would applaud this indication of vigour.—
No such thing. • It .very gravely assures its
Readers, that our moderate army of seventy-
one thousand men, . are " too many by about
twenty thousand !" It seems that we have no•
business to keep ". twenty-four thousand regu-
lars in Ireland ;" although it is not above a week
since this same Jonrualist, as we remarked at
the time, talked of insurrec.tions in that country,
as not only probable, hut.in a great degree jus-
tifiable ! The present is certainly not a time for
Goverament to skew itself unprepared to main-
tainilie-national honour orinterest in any part of
the globe; but the very small addition made to
our military force neither argues any sense of
proximate danger, nor trenches in the least on a
wise and prudent economy._

[ARITISH PRESS.
Monday's Paris Papers, and the Dale of
Tuesday, reached our office last night. The