The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-02 00:00:00

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CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Nov. 30.
At two o'clock M. Sauzet, the President, took the chair,
when the debate on the address was resumed.
M. de Carne, the first speaker, said, that he was a parti-
san of the system of an armed peace, so brilliantly es-
pounded by M. Dufaure on' Saturday. Mete was some-
thipg more than a mauvais precede, he thought iu the con-
duct of England towards France. He saw in it a total
change in her disposition ; but did not, nevertheless, con-
sider the conclusion of the treaty of the 15th of July as
one of those insults which ought to be avenged by war.
The treaty was alarming, inasmuch as it evinced a bad
feeling on the part of England and Russia, which ren-
dered it indispensable for France to continue her prepara-
tions for war, but particularly her naval armaments. He
notwithstanding was of opinion that the apprehension of
war had ceased to exist the moment the Eastern question
had become an European question. War could only take
place in the Mediterranean, and he believed it now impos-
sible, from the whole of Europe having interfered in the
affair. France had only two courses to adopt—either to
adhere to the treaty or remain _ isolated, and await with
dignity and confidence events which he conceived to be at
hand.

M. de Tocqueville, who followed M. de Carne, said he
regretted that so much talent and eloquence had been
wasted during several days in the discussion of personal
questions. lie announced Ile would confine himself to ex-
amine what was the real interest of France in the present
conjuncture, and began by declaring that he was no par.
tisan of a propaganda warfare, which reminded him of a
deplorable epoch ; but added, that be was ready to vote
for an energetic war, if it was indispensable for the preser-
vation of the rank his country held among nations. He
thought that France ought at any risk to prevent the par-
tition of the Asiatic provinces of Turkey by England and
Russia, and in presence of the coalition to fix bounds to
her concessions, and lay down a cases belli. He blamed
the present Ministry's pusillanimity, and did not think that
the auspices under which it had arrived at the direction of
affairs was a recommendation in the eyes of the country.
M. Guizot should not have presented France to strangers
as a prey to factions. That there existed disaffection in
the kingdom was obvious. One should not, he added, ex-
pect to govern a free nation by enervating its passions ; it
was as necessary t,) subdue the bad as it was to encourage
the good—to struggle against the revolutionary spirit, as
it was to avail itself of the patriotic sentiments of the po-
pulation.

M. Jauffroy, who succeeded M. de Tocqueville, said,
that the Cabinets of the 12th of May and Ist of March had
not conformed to the system of policy laid down by the
Chambers ; that the latter should have signed the Treaty
of the 15th of July, which abolished the exclusive protec-
torship of Russia, and the Treaty of Unkiar 'Skelessi, &c.

(LEFT SPEAKING,)

The c!earest result of the explanations given in the
Chamber by M. Thiers and M. Guizot is, that France, or
rather those who pretend to represent it, have always been
ready to talk, to negociate, to protocolise, sometimes in one
sense, sometimes in another ; but when they were to act
they agreed to retreat without thinking fit to attack or to
defend any one.—La Gazette de France.
The Portafoglin of Malta, of the 19th ult., brought to
Marseilles by the Euphrates steamer, announces that Me-
hemet Ali has submitted to the conditions required by the
Allied Powers.

A great conspiracy has been discovered at Bucharest.
and numerous al rests hat e taken place.—LeConslitutionnel.

On the 26th inst. a letter from Trieste, dated the 19th
was recaivcd at Lyons, from which it would appear that
Damascus had fallen into the bands of the Allies. The
taking of that city would prevent the army of Ibrahim
flout receiving supplier of provisions and other necessa-
ries. This army is reduced according, to some accounts,
to 15,000 men, or as others affirm to 12,000.
The accounts received at Toulon do not )et mention
the fact, but Ibrahim having received orders to retire
into Egypt, the Allies may have rendered themselves
masters of Damascus without difficulty, as announced in
the letter received at Lyons.
We have received by express the Sud de Marseilles:of
the 27th, which however only gives the extract of the sup-
plement of the Portafivlio of Malta, of the 19th, adding
on'y—" We have re&son to believe that the Maltese
Journal is very correctly informed, and we have no doubt
that the proposal of the Viceroy will be accepted by the
parties concerned".—Le Commerce.