The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-05 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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4)nbttc go Winton.

" Who runs may read."

Highly important news from China will be found in
another part of The Sun. Sir H. Pottinger, the
new Plenipotentiary, had arrived at Hong Kong, where
ho was making preparations for right manfully vindi-
cating the honour of the British name. On the 26th of
September " Plenipotentiary" Elliot and Sir J. J. Gor-
don Bremer arrived at Bombay, and are on their way to

England. Are there any of the Tower guns left to Salute
as he passes up the Thames Commissioner Lin's illus-
trious prisoner ? Would it be too much on the part of
the people of England to request that the " great officer"
who so amused and out-Heroded the Chinese by the
enumeration of his titles, would condescend to pen an
official announcement of -his arrival in the metropolis,

that we might tax our poor ingenuity to receive him with
all becoming honour ? The genius of Grub-street will
have in his arrival a theme worthy of its brightest soar-

ings in the region of Parnassus.
Espartero has granted a free pardon to such Spanish
non-commissioned officers, soldiers, and peasants as
during the late insurrection did not stain themselves
with acts of individual atrocity. Passports are to be
given to such of them as took refuge in France,
permitting their return to Spain. This measure is
equally politic and humane. The stubbornness of the
Basques will be best subdued by such unexampled lenity.,
From 7,000 to 8,000 men of the naval force of France
are to be discharged. This is an earnest of the pacific
intentions of France.
The acquittal of M‘Leod is noticed in nearly all the
French journals. The Debats concludes an article, in
which it rejoices that a war has been prevented, as f 01...
lows:—" We are of opinion that the English Govern-
ment has followed
.the only proper course. It treated
the question according to international laws, and has
succeeded in effecting a pacific solution. We do not
pronounce any opinion here as to the question of
fact ; we merely take into consideration the simple
question of form. We do not take up the cause
of the English Government against that of the
United States; we rather advocate the cause of the Cen-
tral Government of America against the agitating pre-
dominance of the local authorities. The doctrine of
States' rights, as it is understood by certain parties in
America, is subversive of all international right. If
Municipal. Councils were
.to arrogate to themselve the
right of deciding on peace or war ; if the most insig-
nificant Marry. of the most :insignificant commune of
the most insignificant State were to usurp the prero-
gatives of the Executive, there must be an end of all
regular and established relations between the nations of
the globe."
The Constitutionnel says :—" As to France, she had
no interest in seeing the United States and England at
war. France would, indeed, have been bound to limit
her action to insuring, in the most solid way possible,
the neutrality of her nag; and to protecting neutrals ;
but the tranquillity of the seas suits us much better.
The acquittal of M'Leod will, therefore, cause real satis-
faction in France."
The National admits that an immediate cause for war
has been removed by the acquittal of M'Leod ; but it
takes care that the reader shall not lie under the mistake
of supposing that it would be shocked at seeing the two
countries tearing each other to pieces. The National re-
joices at the acquittal, because it prevents a war in which
England would have all the right on her side. It
observes—" We did not desire the war which has
just been averted. In the state to which things hack
arrived, the appearance of right would have been
too much on the side of the English. She could
not, without dishonour, have permitted APLeod to
be hanged. By going to war for such a cause, she would
have been sure not to. have had public feeling in Europe
against her ; and it is not for us, who have so frequently
complained of the criminal cowardice of our Govern-
ment in abandoning on all points, and at all
times, the interests, fortunes, and lives of our
fellow-countrymen abroad,.—it is not for us, we say,
to blame our neighbours for showing a susceptibility,
which, on the contrary, we should have rather
been disposed to regard as having been too tardy. We
do not then, at this moment, desire a collision between
England and the United States of America; because,
in the event of a war, we think it would be of use that
the British. Government should neither have right, nor
the appearance of right, on its side."
The Prcsse states that the trial of APLeod, in despite
of the wishes of the Central Government, is a striking
instance of the defects of the American Constitution,
by showing that at each instant the passions of the
smallest States may lord it over the federal authority.