The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-04 00:00:00

:FRENCH PAPERS.

(Frew the Coustitutiosnel of Sunday.)
PARIS, Atio. I.—ft 'is asserted that-strict or.'
ders have been given, that henceforth the books
tent from Paris shall be examined by Inspectors
of Libraries, and by the Commissaires of Police,
at Perpignan and Bayonne, to ascertain that
books intended for Spain are not included in the
list 6.f proscribed books. Thie measure is, how•
ever, rendered useless by the Ministry not hay-
' ill g sent instructions to the Prefect, so that at'
present no books at all can be sent. It is to be
!loped that the Government will revise this men-:
sure, which injures the book trade. How canit
be a crime to send- abroad books, the circulation
of which at home is not forbidden ?
. (From the Courier Francais.). _ _

PARIS, 'AuG.l.—The question of recognizing
the ' New States of South America makes 'less
progreis in France than in England ; but still it
is -every day 'becoming clearer. We have already
pointed out the first step taken by our Ministry,'
in the career in winch Great Britain has preceded
*titem, and they will hardly overtake her. It
will' be recollected that General Donzilot, Go-,
vernor of Martinique, taking advantage of M.'
,Chasseriau, going as diplomatic agent to Colom-
bia, assured the Vice-President of the wish of
France to remain neuter in the contest between
that republic and Spain. At the same time the;
General disavowed the reports of armaments,'
preparing in France to assist Spain in enforci g
her cloitn; to South America. A still more formal
declaration has now appeared in the Moniieur.—
We have taken from the official journal the ex-
planations and assurances which have been given
to the Emperor of the Brazils. In the letter of
the French Consul' to the Secretary of the Provi-
iioutil Government of Bahia, is the following
. passage It Is my duty to declare to your
Excellency that 't am authorised formally to deny
ihwm (the reports circulated as to the intention
manifested by France to assist Spain and Por-
tugal in re-conquering the Colonies), and to as-

sure you that France, far from having any hostile
views against the Brazils, on the contrary, desires
to draw still closer the bonds which exist be-
tween the two countries, and to give an extension
to the commercial relations which shall be red-
*neatly advantageous." It may be objected,
perhaps, that this letter only relates to trade,
and that it has no political bearing. But examine
the conduct of the Cabinet of St.James's towards
South America. At first it declared its neu-
trality ; then it promoted and extended the inte-
rests of its merchants ; treaties of commerce were►
soon concluded, Consular Agents sent out, and
now Great Britain is on the point of recognizing
the independence of Colombia, Mexico, and 13ra-

'Ail. Our .Cabinet has not got so far, un-
doubtedly ; but as it has commenced in the same
manner, let us hope that the result at which it
will arrive will he the same.

(Plum the Eioile,iluted M 41onday, .q. 2.)
li
ONSTANTINOPL JE, UNI:27.—On tht 24th, the
Ambassador of France had his first audience of
the Grand Vizier. The following particulars of
this ceremony may prove interesting:--

At eleven in the morning, all the persons at.l
Wiled to the French Legation'had assembled at
the Palace of the Ambassador; fifty horses had
been prepared for the Ambassador and his suite.
At noon they mounted their horses, and the pro.
res,ion set out, preceded by a Milmutudar; the
foreets were thronged with anxious spectators ;
:20,i Janissaries, who marched before, cleared the
way. Then followed the servants and valets-de.
chambre of the Ambassador in state liveries, led
lay a Swiss, carrying his halbert ; they were
ranged one by one, on the foot pavement. The
Almoner of the Embassy carnu after them, at a
small distance; Ito was on horseback, and septt.
rated th.-m from the Jeunes de Langue, Who
hogao the cavalcade, and •prevented the ,people
om pproaching too near to the secretaries and
dragomans %vho followed them; they walked two.
lay two. Lastly came the Ambassador, accom-
panied by hk aides•de-camp. It was in this
order that the procession reached Tophana.—
The re all those who were on horseback alighted,
and the procession embarked ; when it reached
the other side of the Straight, it found horses

- - - .
from the stablPs of the Sultan. AII those who

hut) a right, remounted, and the procession wus
again formed as at first, und,proceetletl to Ott
Porte,

The arrangements were made so that the Am-.
hassedor and the. Grand Vizier entered the ball
a the Divan at the same time. The most pro-
found silence was observed on both sides ; the
•G rand Vizier sat down on the corner or a sofa;
the Kiaja Bey, the Buyok Defterdy, the Kutchu
Defterdy, and the Turkish Jetines de Laque,,
all standing, placed themselves on his right hand,
and the Reis Effendi on his left. The Ambas-
sador sat down in an arm Chair, placed opposite
the Grand Vizier's sofa, and tall the Legation re-
mined standing behind him. After these preli-
minaries, his Excellency made a speech' in French,
which was immediately translated by the•first
dragomen or the Embassy.
The G rand Vizier made an answer in Turkish,
which was translated bite French by the first
dragoman of the Porte.
This exchange of compliments being tenni-
ttted, coffee and sweetmeats, as usual, were pre-
sented to the Ambassador and the Grand Vizier.
Soon sifter pelisses were distributed.--The A tribes.
sttdor received one such as nobody in the Empire
.can wearLexcept the Grand Vizier: it was of Se-
mour. Nine others also of Samour were distributed
far the principal officers of the Embassy. Then
come those of Ermine and the Karates, for the
'loyal officers, the Jeunes de .Langue, mid some
persons in the train of the Embassy• This dis-
tribution being made
the Ambassador and the
11*rand Vizier withdrew' at the same time. A
most beautiful horse,
magnificently
caparisoned,
of which the Grand Vizier made a present to,
the ArnhasHador, visa
to him. The Arnintslor mounted ,
prepared, and was brought
it • all the
versonl
of
his
su.te
remounted the horses they
"rode beforei end the pracolAien returned in the
same order to the Straight. •
At this plsee the horses the Sultan's
'stables were returned ,to Aheir c,,,,,itsconi and
tlre procession re-embarked. Wiken it reached

illto other side of the Straight, each took again 1
the horse he had left there, except the Ambassa-
who kept that which he had received as a
present, and the procession accompanied him
buck to his palace.
Thus passed this audience, which was not in-'
terrupted by any serious accident, for, if it is
true, as reported,• that a Turk was injured by
the kick of a horse, it is not proved that he is
dead ; and yet the concourse of spectators was
immense, their curiosity troublesome, and several
horses difficult to manage.
The audience of ,the Sultan will not take place
in less than three months ; meantime the Ambas-
sador will retire to the country to recover his
health, for which some repose is necessary.
ST. Cr.oun, AUG. I.—The King heard Mass
in his apartments, and afterwards received the
Grand Dignitaries, the Ambassadors, with the
Papal Nuncio at their head, the Ministers, Mar-
shals, Peers of France, Deputies, &c. a great
many Functionaries, Civil and Military.
The Moniieur of Sunday contains, in the Of-
ficial Part, the announcement of the delivery of
the Duchess of Orleans of a Prince, on the 31st
of July, at Nenilly. By his Majesty's order, he
will bear the mimes of Antoine Marie Philippe
Louis, and the title of Duke of Montpensier. It
also publishes various laws, authorising certain
cities to contract loans, &c.