The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-11 00:00:00

sent time, when the state of our foreign relations are

in so precarious and unsatisfactory a condition as is
at present the case—when the Spanish, the Por-
tuguese, the Italian questions may each and all
furnish provocations for hostilities, that could not be
evaded or overlooked without a stain on the British s
honour and the most serious injury to the British
interests ? Lord DUNDONALD would bring to the
consideration of the causes that have impaired,
and still diminish, the efficiency of the naval
service, and of the means by which its
energies might most effectually be increased
and directed, a professional knowledge ac-
quired during a life of extraordinary adventure and
enterprise devoted to his country. Thirty-six years
since he furnished secret war plans to the then Prince
Regent of the greatest magnitude and importance,
but which, owing to political and other causes, did not
until recently obtain the attention of which they
were deserving; indeed, until the January of the
present year they were not reported on. With
the chivalrous and disinterested feeling by which
a British officer should be actuated he fur-
nished these plans gratuitously, and with-
out stipulating for any reward or recompense
for the labour and expenditure applied in maturing
and bringing them forward. He desired to be en-
abled in , the Senate to introduce the various
measures for the improvement of our national de-
fences, and to obtain the attentive and dispassionate
consideration which his position as a Member of the
Upper House would insure. The Scottish Peers have
neglected the opportunity of benefiting their country
and doing honour to themselves by placing him in that
position. We trust, however, that a remedy will be ap-
plied, and that the appeal of the veteran will be re-
sponded to from a still higher quarter, and that our
Most Gracious SOVEREIGN, the fountain of honour,
may add the honours of the British Peerage to those
hereditary honours in the sister kingdom which have
descended to the Gallant Earl through a long line of
noble progenitors.

In the Roman States nothing was spoken of but a
circular emanating from the Government, and ad-
dressed to all the commanders of the Roman garri-
sons. This document contains precise instructions as
to the conduct to be adopted in case of a foreign in-
vasion. The commanders are ordered to drive back
foreign troops to any point whatever of the territory.
If they are themselves obliged to give way, they are
not to retire but foot by foot, bringing with them the
friends of the present regime, the civil volunteers, the
bishops, and the archives of the Government. Any
body of troops receiving reinforcements i 3 at once to
resume the offensive. At Rome the civic guard con-
tinues to be admirable for its devotedness and con-
duct. The news received from Calabria represent
the state of the province as more and more alarming
for the King of NAPLES. The forces of the insurgents
are every day increasing. They are obtaining recruits
not only from the ranks of the people, but from the
highest classes of society. Those forces already form
a little army of 2,700 men, of which 700 are cavalry.
The insurgents have 17 pieces of cannon, which are
carried on the backs of mules.

The Augsburg Gazelle has the following from
Rome, dated the 28thult. :—" The Government has
received from the Cabinet of Vienna an answer to

the protest of Cardinal CIACCIII. It is said that the
Austrian Cabinet expresses regret for the occupation
of Ferrara, but maintains its right to have a garrison
there.—The brother of Cardinal FERRETTI has not, it
is said, succeeded at Naples in negotiating a loan
with M. DE ROTHSCHILD.—MINARDI arrived here
yeiterday, and was imprisoned in the fortress of St.
Angelo."
Madrid papers of the 4th have arrived.

The Gageta publishes the following decree, ap-
pointing ESPARTERO Captain• General of the Army,
and Senator of the kingdom :

" ROYAL DECREE.

" Home-office.

" In the exercise of the prerogative granted to me
by the 14th and 15th articles of the constitution, and
with the advice of my Council of Ministers, I
hereby name Don Baldomero Espartero, Duke of
Victory and Morella, Captain-General of the Army,
Senator of the kingdom.
" Given at the Palace this 3d of September, 1847.
" Signed by the Royal hand.
" (Countersigned)
1 " PATRICIO DE LA ESCOSURA,
" Minister of the Interior."

It is impossible to describe the intense joy which
the publication of this decree excited in all but the
Afrancesadoes, " the parties whose hearts," says the
Eco del Comercio," are at Paris, and who are en-
gaged in conspiracies against the institutions of the
country and the throne of ISABELLA." In announc-
ing the publication of this decree, the Eco del Co-
mercio headed it in large letters, as follows :
" Long live ISABEL IL ! Spaniards will read the
first royal decree published in the Gazette of this
day, and cannot do less than exclaim, Long live
the constitutional QUEEN Long live the angelic
ISABELLA ! Long live the generous genius who
will cause in her kingdom the happiness of Spa-
niards !' The emotion that we feel prevents us from
saying more !"
The same number of the Gageta contains a cir-
cular from the Minister of the Interior to the poli-
tical chiefs setting forth that the QUEEN has autho-
rised the Council of Ministers to prohibit, under
heavy penalties, the printing and publication of any
writing referring to the private life of the QUEEN, to
her marriage, or to her Royal Consort. They are
consequently required to see that the newspapers do
not treat on such subjects.
The KING has not visited Madrid for some days
past, but remains more retired than ever at the
Pardo.

The enthusiastic expressions of gratitude to the
QUEEN in which the Progressista papers indulge in
commenting on the amnesty, must be moat gratifying
to the feelings of her MAJESTY. " There are no

longer proscribed men," says the Espectador
" There are no longer proscribed men ! The gates
of the country have been at length opened alike to all
her children. The magnanimous Isabella has thrown
a veil over the offences of all. Disloyal Spaniards,
the real enemies of the throne and the Queen, hitherto
prevented the expression of the generous expansion
of her heart ; and the dungeons were filled with the
innocent, the presidios with the loyal, and the seat%
fold crowded with victims."

" When the QUEEN signed the decree of amnesty,"
says the Correo, "she exclaimed, I never signed a
decree with more pleasure, and never did a Ministry
propose any measure more in harmony with my own
sentiments.' " The Eco del Comercio adds to the ac-
count given by the Correo that the QUEEN said,
" Thank GOD, they have understood my heart," and
looked happier than she had appeart d for a long time.
NARVAEZ had not yet formally resigned his ap-
pointment of Ambassador to France; VENTURA DE
LA VEGA, the QUEEN'S private Secretary, will, it is
said, be his successor.

The Gaceta officially announces the appointment
of General MANUEL nr, LA CONCHA, Marquis of
Duero, to the Captain-Generalship of Catalonia. He
left Madrid on the 33. Previous to his departure the
QUEEN, as a mark of her special favour, presented
him with the finest horse in the royal stables. The
adhesion of CONCHA to the new Cabinet is considered
as most important. BENAVIDES will, it is said, go as
Ambassador to Naples.
MADRID BOLA, SEPT. 4.—Three per Cents. 26i
paper, 2GI cash; Five per Cents. 17k paper, 17 cash ;
Debt without Interest, 51 paper; Coupons, 15 cash.
Exchange on London, 48 55.

We have received the Paris papers of Thursday.

The Duc DE BROGLIE is to:leave Paris for London
on Sunday.
The National has the following on the affairs of
Spain :
" The first act of this Ministry is a very compre-
hensive amnesty. All the ancient senators are re-
cognised. Egpartero may, if he pleases, return to
Madrid to-morrow, and re-assume all his titles and
dignities. Even the Carlists are not excepted; only
they are interdicted from residing in either of the
four Basque Provinces. The Duke de Frias and M.
Sotomayor have left Bayonne for Madrid. Narvaes
remains there until further orders, and all the neces-
sary means of making a coup de main with Use gar-
rison have been sent to him from Paris. The reac-
tion party sees that it can rely only upon violence,
and appears to be fully decided to employ it. But,
will it succeed? This is at least doubtful, and if it
fails, the way will be open for the execution of the
plans already conceived. A Constituent Cortes will
be convoked, and will be called upon to solve three
important questions, viz.—first, a divorce of the
I gum from the husband imposed upon her by