The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-19 00:00:00

whom we formerly aided in making Germany free, and
upon whose blessed concord with us depends the main-
tenance of the peace which has now reigned for thirty-
two years, our relations are firmer and closer than ever.'
In these words are grave symptoms of the disposition
of Europe towards us, especially during the last few
months."

The Journal des Debats gives the following account
of the effect produced by the Royal speech on the
auditory :
" The strange impression which the Royal speech
produced on the auditory was depicted on the counte-
nances of all. The assembly was thrown into great
agitation. A considerable number of Deputies bad de.
termined on immediately quitting Berlin and returning
home, but the counsels of prudence and moderation
prevailed, and the excitement by degrees subsijed. The
correspondent of the Cologne Gazette properly observes
that the King's speech had placed from the onset the
deliberations of the Diet on a ground widely different
from that which the Members, in their preparatory
meetings, intended to assume."
The Union Man,arehique thus sums up the objects
of FREDERICK WILLIAM in assembling the States,
and the means he has adopted to obtain those objects :
" This Prince, whom some have called philesophe, but
whom we shall call wise, has comprehended ail the
dangers of rendering the roj al authority too feeble. He
does not think that it ought to be infringed by too hasty
concessions; he wishes to make use of his own words,
that his crown which he has received without a blemish
shall pass untouched to his legitimate successors. There
is one point, in fine, upon which the speech of Frederick
William leaves no ebaibt or equivocation. He has an
antipathy to written charters; he rejects them with
energy, we may even say in rather a military style. On
the whole this speech clearly analyses, and without any
mental reservation, the real object of the Monarch—to
reconcile by a judicious measure the representative with
the monarchical principle, favouring the first without
taking anything from the integrity of the second; con-
secrating their growing alliance by pacific means, with-
out any violent efforts likely to produce a shock. This
is a grand spectacle, exhibited to revolutionary schools,
which have hitherto refused to admit of such a union-
It is a ,great problem to be solved, and we hope that it
will be solved without collision, without any abrupt
shocks, without any rebellion. If this great undertaking
be brought to a good end it will be a most forcible demon-
stration of the truth of the dictum, that enlightened
liberty is the holy daughter of monarchy."
The Bill establishing a line of steam-packets
between Havre and New York has passed the Cham-
ber of Peers.

The Prince DE JOINVILLE, having under his com-
mand the line-of-battle ships Souverain, Jena, rnd
Jupiter, sailed on the 11th, from Toulon, for the
islands of llyeres.

The health of Lord COWLEY has considerably
improved.

Letters from Lyons, dated the 16th, announce that
Mr. O'CONNELL had recovered from the fatigue o:
his journey, and was considerably better.

The Three per Cents, closed on the Paris Bourse, on
Saturday, at 771. 80e.; the Fire per Cents., 1 15f. 45c.;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,221 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 897 f. 50c.;
Havre, 6721. f.oc.; Great Northern, 621 f. 25c.; Avignon,
767 f. s)c. ; Vierzon, 5621. 50c.; Bordeaux, 5081. 75c.;
Troves and Alontereart, 297 f. 50e.; Basle, 1901; Dieppe,
32511; Paps and Strasburg, 428 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes,
4211. 25e.; Paris and Lyons, 4:.6f 25c. ; Lyons and-Avignon,
450 E ; Cette, 75e. ; Belgian Two-and-a- Half per Cents.,

MAnsErm.Es, Amur, 13.—Marseilles and Avignon, 7721.
50c.; Northern, 622 f. 50c..
LYONS. APRIL 15.—Paris and Rotten, 8761. 25c. ; Avig-
non and Marseilles, 771 f. 23c. ; Northern, 621 f. 23c.; Paris
and Lyons, 4301. ; Orleans, 1,222 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 17.
Boulogne and Amiens, 16 'Ai— Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette (Constituted), 114 —Dernerera, 31/,2—Dutch Rhenish, 4
—East Indian, %—Louvain A la Sambre, 11A—Namur and
Liege, 414—Northern of France, 13—Paris and Lyons,
54 Paris and R-..-uen, 35.