The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-26 00:00:00

THE ArN, LONDON, MON'DAY, OC_TOBER 26. ISO.

whose orders the station houses in the desert had been
!evel!ed to the ground, LI n d the inns at Cairo dosed,
contrary, and in dirt contradiction to the declara-
tions and wuracees of the Paella. Many famihes
bad lett Alc,.:,,andria for Smyrna, Constantinop!e, Syri,

the lonian Atth:Jis, 'Trieste, and orlKr places.
Sir Robert Stopford %las toady looked for at Alex-
andria. The variance in the communication of the

Austrian Consul and Captain Fisher, as to the date of
the commencement of the blockade, is unaccountable,
one making it the 14th inst., with an indulgence of 15
and in some cases 20 days further, the other fixing it for
the 6th, with no such indulgence.
It is hardly possible that the Viceroy can stand, and
he must thank his friends the French for putting him
in the perilous position in which he now stands. Had
the French Government and the French press not held
out to him hopes of assistance, there is no doubt but
that be would have granted all the demands of the
Allies long ago, and had now been in peaceble pos-
session of all Egypt and of part of Syria. The French
fleet, consisting of 11 sail of the line, is at anchor at
Salamis, but it is asserted that the French Admiral in•
tends taking the fleet to N ivarino, as the anchorage at
Salamis is not safe at this season.

The squadron of his Holiness the Pope, consisting
of the Feasa!ta, San Pietro, and San Paolo, gun-boats,
under the command of Commodore Cialdis, get under
weigh on the 10th, and proceeded, as we understand,
on their return to Alexandria to fulfil their diplomatic
mission, and deliver their presents. As their appearing
off Alexandria at the present moment might tend to
4tmbroil the Turco-Egyptian question still more than
it already is (which is perfectly needless), his Excel-
lency the Governor of Malta has furnished them with
special letters of protection to the British naval officer
off the port.
The Liverpool contract steamer, with the London
mails of the 30th ult., arrived from Falmouth and Gib-
raltar, at two, a.m., on Monday, the 12th inst., and on
the same night her Majesty's ship Vanguard would have
got under weigh with the despatches for Admiral Sir
Robert Stopford, and mail for the fleet, brought by
the above-named steamer, but owing to there being
no wind and a heavy swell, it was deemed advisable,
in consequence of her being so deep in the water, from
the amazing quantity of ammunition and stores taken in,
to remain until the following morning, when she put to
sea for the coast of Syria, and met the Rodney outside,
with the second wing of the 19th regiment, under Major
Hodgson. This vessel increased the Mediterranean
fleet to 43 ships, of which 14 are of the line—all on the
coast of Egypt and Syria.
The Liverpool has brought out three officers of the
commissariat, with a considerable sum of specie under
their charge for the use of the force in Syria. They will
proceed by the Rodney next week, if no earlier cue-
veyance offers by steamers, and the 47th and 92,1 regi-
ments have orders to hold themselves in readiness for
embarkation for Syria immediately their expected re.
fiefs arrive. The Liverpool awaited the arrival of some
vessels from the fleet, and nothing appearing, she left
on the night of the 14th inst., having first landed, by
direction of the authorities here, the mails for India,
Egypt, and Syria, which it was considered imprudent to
send on. The French steamer from the Levant came in
on the same night, and as she brought such positive as-
surances from the Pacha that he would guarantee the
safe passage of the mails to Suez, the Prometheus was
ordered to get up her steam and convey the saute to
Alexandria, when at the moment she was putting to
sea, the Castor French steamer of war arrived, one day
later from Alexandria (sailed the 7th), bringing intelli
gence that the blockade of Egypt had commenced on
the 6th (sec documents herewith), and that it was in-
tended to be so rigorously enforced that no vessels of any
flag—either mercantile or of war—would be permitted
to enter or leave Alexandria after that date, and doubts
were entertained whether even the French steamers
would be excepted. The Post-office then issued the
notice which I send herewith, and the mails remain, as
well as those brought by the Acheron from Marseilles,
despatched from London the sth inst. The Volcaro
steam-packet left last night, cat rying mail for England
to Gibraltar, from whence she proceeds to the West
Indies. The Medea came in yesterday afternoon, from
Plymouth and Gibraltar. Both this vessel and the
Rodney will proceed to join the Admiral on Sunday
next. The City of Dublin branch steamer between
Malta and the lonian Islands, arrived from Liverpool
on the 14th. The Apollo troop ship from Zante arrived
yesterday, and also the Cyane, United States sloop of
war from Jaffa. The troops at Malta are being daily
exercised in gunnery by the artillery.
" Chief Secretary's-office, Valetta, Oct. 15,1840.

" Sir,-1 am directed by his Excellency the Go-
vernor, to transmit to you, for the information of the mcr •
chants, a copy of an official notice of the mercantile
blockade of the ports and coasts of Syria and Egypt,
which wa3 to take place on the 6th instant, the date of
that notice.

" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your most obedient servant,
(Signed) " S. GREIG, Chief Sec. to Gov.
" To the President of the Committee of
British Merchants, Scc."

(con')
" Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief of her Britannic Majesty's :lips
and vessels of war in the Mediterranean, having re-
ceived notice from her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador
at Constantinople that his Highness the Sultan has
given directions for a rigorous blockade to be maintained
upon the coast of Syria and Egypt, I hereby, in obe-
dience to instructions from Admiral the Hon. Sir
Robert Stopford, give official notification to Mohammed
Ali, that a strict and rigorous mercantile blockade of the
ports and coasts of Syria and Egypt will commence
from the date of this notice.

" Given under my hand and seal on board her Bri-
tannic Majesty's ship Asia, off Alexandria, this 6th day
of October, 1840.

(Signed) "W. FISHER,
" Captain of H. M. Ship Asia, and Senior Officer
of her Britannic Majesty's Naval Forces off Alexandria.
" True copies, W. J. STEVENS, Acting Secretary,

" Commercial Rooms?

" COPY OF A NOTICE ISSUED BY THE MALTA POST-
OFFICE, O'N THE 15TH OCT., 1840, AFTER THE
ARRIVAL OF THE CASTOR FRENCH STEAMER OF
WAR, FROM ALEXANDRIA, WHICH LEFT THAT PORT
7TH OCT.

" Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis having just recuived
an official advice from Captain Fifiher,conimanding her
Majesty's ship Asia, that a strict mercantile blockade
had been established on the 6th inst., on the ports of
Egypt and Syria, by order of Admiral the Hon. Sir
Robert Stopford, in consequence of instructions from
her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, the mails
for Alexandria and India are to be forwarded by her
Majesty's steamer Prometheus."

toe-
censors. It would be criminal,
r, ill not throw acy nhstr,c!es in the way of their vac-
in so grave a position,
to create new difTh.mities by personal rivalry and,
wretched pertfelio disputes. Power is certainly not m
very enviable thing in the present day. May those who
will have the coura:;e to assume it meet the crisis with
honour. 'Buis is our sincere desire, it, unfortunately,
it is not our expectation.
(From the Siede.)
The Chambers will in a few days have to pronounce
between the men who were desirous, certainly without
rashness, but with persevering firmness, to preserve the
French name from humiliation, and those who are ditt-
posed to submit to it. The majority will say who have
best understood their duty to the voice of the nation,
which, when manifested, ought to be oseyed. The
Deputies bringing with them the impressions which they
received in the departments, will not fail to perform their
mission with firmness ; and before the solemn vote of
the representatives, supported by public opinion, which
is almost unanimous, all hesitation must cease, and a!1
opposition must fail. If the Ciown,.having exhausted
its constitutional right, should refuse to yield to such a
manifestation, it must appeal to the country, and the
country will know how to reply.
(Front the Temps.)
We have confidence in the wisdom of the Throne.
We have not forgotten with what energy the Prince who
is at our head participated in the sentiments which were
manifested in France when we first received the news of
the treaty of the 15th July. Louis Philippe is the so:-
dier of 1789, and the King of 1830. He belongs to our
two revolutions, and he cannot forget this when speaking
to the two Chambers in the name of the &gutty and
power of his country. As to the Ministry, its first duty,
even to itself, is to do all in its power to justify its con-
duct. It was only at the last extremity that it ought to
have resigned.

(From the Courrier Francais.)
We must do the Ministrs the justice- of saying that
with the exception of some errors, they have answered
the expectations of the country. If the honour of
France is to be sacrificed to Foreign Powers, they can-
not be accused of lending a hand to the work. This is
the second time that M. Thiers has carried devotion to
his principles to the point of resigning the high posi-
tion which he was said to have aimed at by every kind
of intrigue. What a noble reply to calumny.
(From the Capitole, Bonapartist.)
The man of the Parliament par excellence is afraid
of the Parliament. The Ministe► of a factitious ma-
jority is afraid of a real majority. The great conqueror
of the Ist of March dares not face those whom he con-
quered. The superb dictator of the mouths of August
and September has abdicated ; M. Thiers has resigned.
Wa had foreseen the denouement of the tragicomic
performance which has been going on for these eight
months. The tniserahlt; sleight•of-hand tricks which we
have witnessed could.have no other end. In vain, how-
ever, does M. Thiers hope to escape from the judgment
of the country by a forced resignation. On the day
following the 15th of July he might have made a volun-
tary retreat. It is now too late. Before the Ist of
March we had England and Spain for allies, and Rus.
six, Austria, and Prussia were forced to devour their
hatred of us ; we were',the hope of nations without
liberty, and the envy 54 .people without glory. We
are now expiscd to the insults of Kings and the disen-
chantment of nations. Before M. Thiers we had a
national right which was regarded as sacred, treasures
which were swelled by public confidence, and a national
credit whose influence was felt in every branch of manu-
facture and trade. Now our 'charter has been pr.af.►ned.
instead of treasure we have'lli:.enormous deficit, and our
credit has undergone the same depreciation us our dig-
nity. What has M. Thiers done with our army ?
lie has destroyed all its traditions of glory by compel-
ling it to remain passive before insulted honour; and as
to our fleet, he has compelled it to waste the energy
which it was burning to display.

• .
(From the Radical Commerce.)
We have frequently asserted that the Court wou:d
never forgive M. Thiers for having formed the coaii:ion.
Courts are less forgetful than nations, and they know
how to wait for the proper moment to punish those who
have abandoned them. Lost in public opinion by the
most deplorable and most culpable administration of
our•affairs, M. Thiers has hastened this moment. He
has not resigned, he has been dismissed. This is an
important fact, and should be well noticed. Already
do we hear the confederates of the Ministerial Left
trumpeting.theenergy and virtues of this great man,
Of this thoroughly, national mind. A recapitulation of
the events which brought about the crisis will. enable
the public to appreciate the spontaneousness of the
retirement of M. Thiers.

. •
The question does not lie in a change of Ministry ;
it is more profound. It consists 'in u change of system
—without this names may be combined, lists may be
amalgamated, talents may be concentrated ; but a Mi.
nistry will not be formed. There will be a mere
corpse, which may be put into motion for a short time
by artifice, but which will be without life.

(From the Presse.)
What signifies a word or a phrase more or less in a
speech which, of itself, decides nothing, and which
merely serves as a field of discussion for parties. Was
M. 'riders afraid that. he would not have opportunities
enough in that discussion of stating his opinions and
juAitying his conduct ? If it be true, as he pretends,
that he has a .majority in the Chamber of Deputies,
would it not• have been eitslijiir him to introduce into
the address a passage sanctioning what:he foiS done,
and in which there could be a decisive vote ?"
SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS OF SATURDAY.

(From the Sieck.)
We can affirm that the speech adopted by the'llinis-
try, and which was drawn up by M. Remusat, was its
a tone perfectly dignified, and, without either violence
or temerity, laid before Europe the question of peace
or war in a manner worthy a great nation. We arc
assured that to this draft the King opposed another,
which rendered better his ideas, but which was too wide
of those of his Ministers for them to be able to accede
to it. From this lament the dissolution of the Cabinet
became necessary. It appears that the discordance
which broke out had beets foreseen, and with this pro-
vision Marshal Soult was summoned from his seat of
Saint Arnaud. The Marshal, considered more eligible
by the
about partisans
to b ofe madepeace
at any price than Count Mole
to keep up an illusion as to the character of the arrange-
ment has undertaken the formation
of a new Cabinet. It is believed that he received in
advance, or at least he has at this moment received, the
accession of Messrs. Villemain, l'este, and Duchatel.
M. Dufaure has been called to Paris in all haste, and
it is supposed that he will suffer himself to be fed by M.
Passy, who will, as on all former occasions, yield to the
weight of circumstances. M. Martin (du Nord) and
M. Tupinier are mentioned as likely to be Ministers of
Commerce and the Marine.
(From the Gazette de France.)
The Soult, Duchatel, Teste, and Villemain combina-
tion is the only one contemplated at the present mo-
ment. M. Guizot, who has been written to for the
purpose of inducing him to accept the portfolio of Fo-
reignM. Thiess,
also Affairs, will certainly arrive in Paris, it is said, at
the latest on Monday. Upon his consent or refusal will
depend the definitive constitution of a Cabinet. It is
said that the Duke de Broglie doubts whether M. Gui-
zot will accept office, and the intimate connection be-
tweent
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Guizot, and that M. Thiers replied, " My note was not
properly understood." M. Thiers has obtained the ac-
were sent for to St.
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Cloud in the course of this day.

having heard
(From the Temps.)
A conversation is reported to have taken place at
" You speak too
wished should he
Cabinet
oSft"tlCie
.. This speech will do very well
read
tloodurhdaimiti.onfrwtehhpeliciehsdp/:eleacrhshparlopSoosuel(ti, after
Lae
official." The second draft was then read to him, but
sfooronm.e."HeTarotthheisonite was
which
it
w answered,ns
upon the merits of it the Marshal observed a profound
silence. (Fudge!)
(From the Univers.)
The Duke de jiroglie has, it is said, endeavoured to
induce the King not to accepti the resignation of the
Cabinet, but has failed in .us attempt. t_r
..,.si Majesty
continues to be engaged in the formation of a new
Ministry, of which Marshal Soult is to be Presider.t
and into which it appears uncertain whether M. Guizot
for several of his friends say that lie will ac-
cept a place,
will enter ;
while others are convinced that he will
take up the same position as the Duke
of de Broglie.
(From Galign aniSaturday afternoon.)
It appears certain that the formation of a new Ca-
binet will not take Place till the arrival of M. Guizot
from London, although Marshal Soult has positively
aczepted the task of forming an Administration. The
Marshal had another interview with the King yester-
day. It was rumoured in the evening that the Minis-
ters had ..vithdraw
ntheir resignations, but the repoit
a ppears to have been without foundation.
Out of the 459 Members of the Chamber of Depu-
ties 225 are at present in Paris.

upoii which M. Tillers, it is added, would have said
to them---' We have now no resource left but to
resign ; another Administration will come to
make matters up ; it will be branded as such ;
and then we will return to power to satisfy the wounded
d:gaity of the country.' Follow in up that version,
People say that M. de Remusat, M. Lubert, and M.
%ivien, have come to the Council with the determination
to kick up a quarrel, and to withdraw before the open-
ing of the Chambers to realize the above-described
scheme of policy.
" Others say that the King, on the contrary, was de-
termiocd not to allow M. Tillers to open the Session,
under the impression which he would easily have pro-
duced upon the minds of the Deputies, that the situa-
tion of affairs was so perilous that his presence at the
helm was indispensable ; that with that view his Ma-
jesty was negotiating with Marshal Soult, M. Guizot,
and even M. Mole, and that he was determined to seize
on a pretence to get rid of his Ministers.
"Be that, however, as it may, the Ministers
having come down to the Council with a speech, in
wnicil they made the Kieg say that he hoped that ,
the Chambers would not only sanction all the
measures which had been taken to place the country in
a proper attitude, but all those which might become
necessary to adopt ; the King objected to such a ver-
sion, and said, that at a moment when Foreign Powers
we re showing an evident anxiety to conciliate differences
and to smooth obstacles, it was impossible to hold such
language to the world, unless people were determined to
bring on a general conflagration. Hence the split.
" Now as to what followed : the Duke de Broglie
having been sent for, respectfully expressed his convic-
tion that the draught prepared by Ministers was mode-
rate and proper ; but that it was not difficult to concili-
ate that draught with the one prepared by the King ;
that these matters would easily be made up, and avoid
the perils of a new internal crisis on the eve of the open-
ing of the Chambers. His Majesty answered, that it
was too late to make the matter up, and that he clearly
saw that his Ministers had made up their minds to leave
him in the lurch.
" The conversation then proceeded on the part of
the Duke de Broglie by asking what were the King's
intentions as to the formation of g new Cabinet, him-
self not swerving from his firm purpose to keep out of
power. The King answered, that he had reason to de-
pend upon the devotedness of Marshal Soult and M.
Guizot, who would not desert him at such a moment.
The Duke de Broglie replied, that he was not autho-
rized to say anything on that head ; but that in case of
assent upon the part of M. Guizot, he supposed that he
intended to have the ForeigliDepartment." Ah ('said
the King, that is the difficulty of my situation. I had
hoped to unite all the elements of the Conservative party
together, and that Count Mole could have been included ;
but how accomplisln.that The Doke de Broglie expressed
his formal disapprobation of such an attempt, and asked
the King what were his intentions if that combination
of Soult and Guizot failed ? The King said, that
he had not contemplated such an hypothesis, thinking
it impossible that he should be deserted on that occa-
sion. But,' pertinaciously added the Duke, it it
should take place, what will your Majesty do?' 'Then,'
said Louis Philippe, I will resign myself to that ne-
cessity, and then act as contraint et force: This
shows that Thiers' return to affairs within a few days
or hours, although improbable, is not yet impossible.
" Some add, that one of the measures contemplated by
the Thiers Administration was respecting the organiza-
tion of the Gardes Nationales mobiles, and ordering the
French fleet to anchor before Alexandria. Others as-
sert, that M. Thiers made cheap of those measures (as
to their immediate adoption), that he had only intended
to order the French fleet out, and to remain within
reach of the telegraph."