The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-03 00:00:00

AFFAIRS.

" Mehemet Ali's affairs in Syria are assuming a
desperate aspect. Beyrout has been occupied by the
Anglo-Turks. They are fortifying Seyde.
The Emir Bechir has gone there, and has deter-
mined to abandon the cause of Mehemet Ali. The in-
surrection is iapidly progressing: in the mountains.
Ibrahim is about to concentrate the whole of his forces."
" Toulon, Oct. 31, Half-past Five, P.M.
"Malta, Oct. 27.
" The English Government steamer the Cyclops ar-
rived here this morning from Seyde, which place she
left on the 21st ult. She has on board the Emir Bechir
with fifteen members of his family, and 115 persons of
his suite, with whom he is proceeding to England.
" The captain of the Cyclops confirms the accounts of
the rising throughout nearly the whole mountains."
We may fairly presume that these despatches
constitute but a small part of the news actually
brought from Alexandria, and now in the hands of
the French Government. It is snore than probable
that the VICEROY has addressed a second note to the
French Government, in which, unlike the last, he
acknowledges a willingness to be content with the
hereditary Government of Egypt, and invokes in
his behalf the good offices of the French Govern,
ment. In a note addressed to the French Ministry

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nor Beyrout were then occupied by the British '-via-
rines, and the Earth. BECHIR, who it was then
said was at the head of fifteen thousand men,
was safe among the Syrian mountains. The news
of the surrender of the Em lit, and the open revolt
of the Christian population of Lebanon, has doubt-
less produced a great change in the resolution of
the PACHA, and considerably moderated those ex-
pectations which at the outset he alleged to be en-
tertained by his family.
But whatever effect this news may have bad upon
MEHENIET ALI, it is impossible for it not to
make a deep impression upon the SOULT-GUIZOT
Cabinet. It now only remains for France to say
that MEHEMET AEI shall be content with Egypt,
and the question is settled—the events in Syria hav-
ing proved that the dominion of the PACII N over that
country was the sway of a tyrant over slaves. This
is the answer which the Government can now make
to the party—to those fierce Republicans, who are
for overthrowing all Governments not based on the
affections of the people. Not that we regard the
attachment of the Syrian mountaineers, whether
Maronites or Muses, to any form of government
as peculiarly strong. But the sway of the PACHA
over them was that of brutalizing force—that
which imparted to their character all the vices of
civilization without an atom of its advantages.
Under the SULTAN they were as free as the winds,
on the payment of a trifling tax, which was
never exacted with a tithe of the severity which
MEHENIET ALI employs in fleecing his unhappy
subjects. Conscriptions were unknown among
them, and all religious creeds enjoyed toleration in
its utmost latitude. We are, therefore, not sur-
prised at the avidity with which they have grasped
the helping hand held out to them by the Four
Powers. This, we repeat, is the most conclusive
answer that the French Government can give to
the wild outcry of the war -party.
The general news in the French journals of
Sunday is not of much interest. The Journal des
Debals has a long and able article, in which the
state of France at the accession and retirement of
the Cabinet of the Ist of March is alluded to,
and a firm, but moderate line of policy recom-
mended. The Debals observes that the Govern-
ment must give up the two systems of its predecec
sor—one for without and another for within—one
for the friends of peace, and another for the advo-
cates of war. This advice is wholesome, and we
trust will be taken by the new Cabinet. It was
the misfortune of M. THIERS to be distrusted by
friends and enemies. 11e failed in the first requi-
site of a great Minister—that of inspiring confi-
dence. The Revue des Deux .blondes and the
Con.stitutionnel, without directly attacking the new
Ministry, contend for the wisdom and moderation vi-
sible in all the acts of the Tit lEns' Administration.
There is certainly one act of the THIERS' Cabinet
which we are disposed to regard most favourably
s
—we allude to its retirement from office beTore
actually applying the match to the materia!s of
European conflagration which it had collected to-
gether with so much industry. We have no
wish to bear hardly upon M. THIERS, whose re-
turn to office we regard as an ultimate certainty ;
but as a clamour is raised in France, which has
been re-echoed by one English Journal, of the
sterility of talent in the new Ministry, we avail
ourselves of a comparison between the late and
present Cabinet instituted by the Paris Corre
spondent of the Morning Post, to place the ques-
tion fairly before the English public :
As regards capacity, the new Cabinet can stand at
favourable comparison with the one it succeeds. The
name of Marshal Sault will surely figure as respectably
at the head of the Administration as that of M. Tillers,
whilst it is calculated to exercise more influence over
the army than the obscure one of General Cubieres.
M. Guizot's grave and impressive oratory may weh
compete with M. Thiers' glittering verbiage, and
though this is the first time he is entrusted with the
management of foreign affairs, his superior years, his
experience in other departments of the public ser-
vice, and late diplomatic residence at the English Court.
may certainly entitle him to be rated at least as high
as his predecessor, even without taking into account
the morality; rectitude, and honour which so greatly
distinguish him from the late Premier. M. Duchatet
has already superintended the departments of Com-
merce and the Finances, and will prove quite as able it
that of the Interior, which he has also occupied, as Al
de Itimusat, who has much less aplomb, and cannot
boast superior oratory. M. Humann's qualifications
for the Finances, which he has already held above three
years, nobody will (luny, not even they who are friendly
enough to M. Pelet (de la Lozere) to detect any talent
in him. A litterateur succeeds to another in Public
Instruction, and M. Villemain I reckon a much better
speaker than his philosophic predecessor, M. Cousin.
The same preference I give to M. Martin over M. Vivien
in the Ministry of Justice ; the former,having. moreover,
displayed no little firmness, as Attoraey-General, in
checking.the licentiousness of the press. Admiral Du-
perre has long been considered one of the most brillant
officers of the navy, and is, from the experience he has
already acquired in it, fully as adequate as Admiral Rous-
sin to the Marine Department, which the latter leave,
with the highest promotion. Public works and com-
merce, as well as the finances, long remember the
Cabinet of the Ist of March, the former for its erec-
tion of the Paris fortifications, the two latter for the
alarm it has spread, and its profligate expenditure
of the public money ; yet, though MM. Jaubert
and Gouin will come in for their share of this unen-
viable celebrity, I know nothing of their abilities cal-
culated to eclipse MM. Teste and Cunin-Gridaine,
unless it be that the admirers of M. Thiers' elo-
quence may prefer M. Jaubert's lively speech to the
less sparkling, copiousness of M. Teste's forensic ora-
tory. To these combined forces are to be added, last
not least, the wits of Louis Philippe, who, you may
be assured of it, will now make another desperate ef-
fort to recover that ascendancy in his councils which
he has long possessed, but which has of late been dis-
puted with a ranscour that bodes littlo success to the
cause of a Citizen-King's prerogative. It is, therefore
with abilities at least equal to those of their predeces-
sors, and views far more honourable, that the new Mi.
nisters have taken office.

The following extracts include all the general
gossip in the Paris Journals of Sunday, and the
Moniteur Parisien of Sunday night :
THE NEW MINISTRY.—The Monitcur Parisien of
Sunday night, contains the result of the election of a
Deputy for Corbeil. It we may consider this as a fair
indication of the present state of feeling in France, the
present Ministry are in
.a fair way to obtain a trium-
phant majority. M. niters' friend, M. Leon Faucher,
the editor of the Courrier Francais, had only 38 votes
out of 409, whilst M. Darblay, who may be looked
upon as representing the Soult-Guizot Ministry, ob-
tained 294 votes.

M. Darblay was declared to be duly elected.
FRENCH FUNDS—The Journals des Debals pub-
lishes the following statement, showing the prices at
which the Five per Cents. were sold during the most
remarkable periods of mode: n history :
" In 1799 the average price was
In 1800
In 1804
In 1806
In 1807
In 1812
In 1814
In 1815
In 1815 when Napoleon was in Paris, 731. 57c.
On Louis X VIII.'s return
In 1822
In 1827
In 1831
In 1832
" Since the Treaty of the 15th of July they have
been sold at 1101. 60c., and 1001. .50c."
THE EASTERN QUESTION.—Letters from Vienna
of the 24th ult., announce that Prince Paul Es-
terhazy had left for Paris on a confidential
mission to the King of the French. Admirals
Stopford and Bandiera had both written to Archduke
Charles to congratulate him on the bravery displayed
by his son, Archduke Frederick, in the military opera-
tions along the coast of Syria. The Epp‘ian question
was beginning to assume a more pacific aspect. Prince
Metternich had constant interviews with Count de St.
Aulaire, the French Ambassador, and the exchange of
couriers with London', Paris, and St. Petersburgh, was
more active than ever.
CARTE A PAYER DU MINISTRE TfirEas.--Financial
situation on the accession of the Ministry of the 29th
of October :—The Ministry of the Ist of March re.

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any Lim,einment. inimadcr, to prodigality in the el*
ton.l]tuie, imprudence, disorder, confusion, abuse of the
power of authorising, by ordinances extraordinary an
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supplementary credits, illusion in the ways nod riled"
pointed out. Such is rcsuit of als difficult rcd".•
It is to be ~hserved, that ill the amount of the extra-
ordin,ry credits the year s 1839 and 1841 are not iv
cind,(l, though hvu tvtnol, Jr, apt
unimportant. It must be observed, that d-
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credits come down only to the 21st of September, do a
,
that, however, provisions must be made for the increase
expences of the negotiations of the treasury, in Caw'
quence of the rise in th,., interest of capital for the ev
peaces of the fortiliaa•ions of Paris, fur which I/
twelve millions have been granted by ordinance, natio
mention the Pxtraordinary credit which the new
net will not deny itself any more than that to which
succeeds ; but. it may even now be shown that for 184!)
alone the CYCCSS of expenditure above the revenue "
above 300,000,000 for the part belonging to the
nistry of the Ist of March. b
Up to the 21st of September the ,um 3
the Cabinet of the Ist of March without the vote:
the Chambers amount to - - 249,929 °lf7;
Add the ordinary budget - 1.158,073,4000 t.
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1.465,5'21,51-r'
1,173,284,2221'
292,07,974
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And the budget of Public Works - 57.51 9

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Ways and Means - -

DLficiency -
—Gazette du Havre.
The Gazelle enumerates, in chronolog
the sums granted by ordinances, on which the Pre"
tog statement is founded.
Tile Commerce of the Ist of November, after quotil
the principal part of the above, adds—" We had wrilibe,
thus far when we received, late yesterday evening' ,tho
Bulletin of the Law,' No. 770, which contains 'it
financial adieux of the Ministry of the Ist of Mnien:
at the same time that it promulgates the ordinancessr
pointing its successors.
" Without speaking of two ordinances which give
order, It
the Department of Public Works credit to the anru-s-
-of 12,030;000, representing the portion of the credit 1„;
caiployi.d in 1838 and 1839, and a number orbrt
nances for small amounts, we find in this bulletin eigof
ordinances, granting various sums, the total annual
which is about 10,000,000.
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The ordinance raising M. Sebestiani to the ourtit-,
of Marshal of France, worthily concludes this ballet
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Commerce. „
FRANKFORT, OCT. 28.—His Excellency Par°-iniet.
Scholer, representative of Prussia in the German -t'
died yesterday morning, after a long and painful il'netee
in the sixty-fifth year of his age, to the very gr,elgok,
gret of his colleagues and numerous fr:ende.---tr!"
fort Ober Postamts Zcitung.

The French GovernmEnt published on Sari
night the following telegraphic despatch fr°°l

Spain :
BAYONNE, Nov. I.—The Queen and the Infant:
arrived at Madrid on the 28th of October. E'Pllrebts
attended them on hors/ back close to the carriage., ya
cries of Viva. la Reyna ! were few, and those of
Rspartero ! extremely rare.
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This news will restore the goad humour 0. -
French Camarilla. If Queen IsABELLA °''s re'
lceived with few shouts of welcome by the Ma
populace, ESPA RTERO was welcomed with still
fewer demonstrations of an overflowing 1;
Royalty is still as popular as valour in the. Spanish

capital.
Tile following is an extract from a letter, dated Air
siras,l7th ult.:—
" The coast-guard boat Volez was anchored 37-1
ei 0.
day morning within pistol-shot of Mayorga, :/re•sit
about nine o'clock, a boat, detached from a Pr-
war-brig, stationed on the coast, and commanded by
as
officer, boarded the vessel, and summoned the C3Ptaisbis
follow him, and to bring with him his crew and PoPersecceet
captain refused to obey that order, and the British owl
having returned to the brig, the latter soon efterwad.
came up, placed himself by the side of the coast-10 0
boat, and threatened to sink her if the first sumac
phs•
was not immediately attended to. In this situation, og
Captain of the Veloz being taken unawares, and ver
wishing to incur the responsibility of the loss of his 0.
deemed it prudent to retire ashore with all his glib rig
His surprise, however, was great when he saw tbe
taking the Velez in tow, and bringing her off to 9i:bll,
tar. This extraordinary act must soon be caVa: i,
r;e3.'
but hitherto no cause has been assigned to joit"rlid
We only' suppose that the Englisfi-were anxioug to
tjt
themselves of a surveillance which interfered with tb
commercial smuggling on that part of the coast."

The Court-martial on Mr. HENTY at Sheer
ness has terminated in exonerating him from all
charges, except that of having made a false reficb-
to his superior officer, for which he was 0411'7
nished. The reader will admire, as we (I°, 1
contrast which the Court-martial supplies to that
1:e,
at Brighton. " I cannot conclude," says the
porter of the Chronicle, '6 without remarking 'Vi00ol':
the admirable anti most fair manner in whichl
whole inquiry was conducted. The interest of
r th
si
prisoner, the service of the public, and the gene..
principles of justice, were alike the subjects of ,be
most minute and searching observation and
Did any man ever dream of passing such as
gium on the Court-martial which, for a trii.e,
and most provoked breach of military discil).l.p
passed the heaviest sentence on Captain Rhea
Nom:is they had the power to inflict? If 116
knocked the Earl of CARDIGAN down °,_l
parade, be might have been sentenced to tleat'iha
that is the only punishment, beyond cashietingtiest
Court could inflict. Far from studying the integbe
of the prisoner, the service of the public' ?r' Pt- .
general principles of justice, the Court-mall-
s

Brighton trampled these all under foot.
Whence is the source of the difference, as The,
Courts were composed of men of honour ? weet
Court at Sheerness had to inquire into a au'i.
which in no wise concerned the authority °f Sapid
riot officers. They were not parties interested:n,
the result. The setting fire to the ComPertso
was not an insult to then. Though it slwukit I:en
unpunished, it would in no wise -
their authority, or be an example of stlecss,'rV
ful resistance to tyranny. The officers,
sembled at Sheerness, therefore, inquired care;ludad%.l4
and decided impartially to the best of their gllt*"''
ment. At Brighton all this was reversed.d to
out of the members were liable to be ealitie
account, if they acted improperly, as Captain Sae.
NOLDS had called the Earl of. CARDIGAN t°.•
count, and their feelings enlisted their jtl4/1 in
4,
against Captain REYNOLDS. They were the,'
manner trying their own cause. At Sheelltess
e
investigation was into a matter of fact. Ilench-etiett
contrast in the course of the proceedings,and,"-hlon'
the deep discontent of the public with the 1311gT. ss
verdict, and their perfect conviction of the fturlie'
of that at Sheerness. node
The case we quoted yesterday, must ha-e the
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our readers acquainted with the fact, thilAt„. *
Commander-in-Chief is accustomed to to der
Court-martial to re-consider ,their pPleerclinin
The Duke of WELLINGTON did that
weft
fact, it is continually done. It was in the °0
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therefore, of Lord HILL to have done so• ijr"
not. He, therefore, made the finding of the "ftioi -
his own, and he is responsible for it, Pr". ve
unjust though it be. He even seems to to
adopted it as eagerly as he pounced on Celts',
REYNOLDS' letter, which he never asked thecirev
lant Captain to withdraw, as the Duke of " t;
LINGTON asked an Honourable Lieutefian,e
Colonel to withdraw an improper letter e"-j
had written, and as soon as possible be e°96,r1:111..
the finding of the Court. He also praised Lord'-re,
DIGAN'S activity and zeal. Lend HILL, theretoii, 041
has entirely absolved Lord CARDIGAN and
and has made himself, as we have before said, answaii r+,
able for all the faults of Lord CAtteaGAN t'"dfots
Court-martial. We do not suppose that he. so.;
violated any of the usages of the, a°l9
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is
we know that some military men approveale
‘,. clu
conduct ; and the public, thereforeonOt
that scandalous partiality and gross injustice B.'
grO. T, r,
customary in the government of the wry-- it
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army .in
well known, in fact. that such is the case,,
of,tt
is rarely that the public have the evidence .
so foreibly brought under their notice. That Sell