The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-19 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL -JOURNALi.

( From the Ipswich Journal, Feb. 15.)
The state of exhaustion to which Europe was reduced by
its giguntic effints against the common enemy of mankind,
has been looked to by all considerate politician• as the
sure pledge of enduring repose. We had hoped that the
sword would have been sheathed in peace, and that un-
der) the benign influence of universal tranquillity, the
animosities and jealousies of hostile States would gradually

_are subsided into an amicable rivalry in commercial pros
perity. But the cup has been raised, only to be dashed from
Our lip. The Saturnian age is, we fear, delayed to a distant
iseriod. The die is cast, and Europe is again to be plunged
into the horrors of a war of a most sanguinary character. The
principle which rules the determination of the British Govern.-
.
;tient in its foreign relations, is, that it has no right to interfere
in the internal administration of affairs in another state so long
as our, own security is not endangered. France, professing
to be guided by the same rule, thinks herself menaced, by
the calamities which afflict Spain ; and that it is necessary
for her to take part in the civil war, in order to insure
thp repose of Spain and consolidate that of France. Her pc-
hey was tacitly sanctioned by the Allied Monarchs in Con.
gress,_and has subsequently been encouraged by the with-
drawal of their Ministers from the Court of Aladrid.—
England has maintained the dignified attitude of neutra.
lity, and has interposed her unremitted exertions to re.
comae the jarring councils of the irritated nations. Her
medietion hies unfortunately been of vo avail, and 'ere
this we fear hostilities may have commenced. We can
believe that the King of France is sincerely desirous of
consolidating the union of his kingdom Spainoind
that he does not enter upon the contest for the purposes)
of aggrandivetnent. But to us it appears, that the sta.
bility of his • throne depends on the nosintenance of
peace. So far from closing, there is too much treason that it
will re-open the abyss of revolution in which the continental
Monarchies will be engulphed. Mucleas we deprecate the in-
tended invasion of Spainas a gross infraction of the principles
which constitute the law of nationa, we shudder still more at
ne
the dreadful coequeneet to humanity. How far the war may
extend it is impossible to foresee, and it would he vain to cal-
culate. Circumstances may.oceur to render it imperative
this country to take part with Spain, and such must surely
he the CO2I3eqUVICI of a well-founded apprehension that her in,.
tegrity and inpependence as a kingdom is menaced. The manly
and energetic speech of Lord Liverpool, will be read with in-
terest proportioned to its importance, and will be considered
throughout Europe as en exposition- of the tine of policy to be
pursued by England. We \ rely.too implicitly on the Cabinet
to feu that they will be driven into hostilities rashly, and al,
thotigh the Oppcieition indulge in unmeasured reproach and in-
vective against France and the Continental Powers,we are quite
sure that absolute necessity alone will drive us to active inter.
ferenee against them.

Yesterday afternoon an inquest war taken at
the Fihroongers' Almshouses, before TiSa.ll4l
iistßoxoN, Esq. Coroner, on the bodies: f Mrs.
Mary Waimau, aged 71,- and Mrs. Ann Pdwell,
aged 7(, the two unfortunate females who perished
in the conflagration at those Ahnshouses.—Ver.
diet " Accidental Death."