The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-09 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

We have this morning received by Express
from Paris, the important intelligence that
hi• de CUATEAUSRIAND has retired from the
French Ministry, and that M. de VILLELE has
taken the Portfolio for Foreign Affairs, ad in-
t+, until the KING shall hive appointed a
successor to M. de CHATEAUBRIAND. Though
from the brilliant talents of M. de CHATEAUBRI-,
440) it will perhaps be found difficult to supply his
Place in the Cabinet of Paris, yet it is a most im-
portant and auspicious circumstance for France,
and perhaps for the peace of the civilized world,
that M. do VILLELE, notwithstanding his
l'ecent financial defeat, has been able to retain
his post. The Paris Papers were not published
'when our Express came away, nor would the partial
change in the Ministry be communicated to the
Public, perhaps so soon as their publication ;
but -it is nevertheless quite certain that the
event which we have just announced has actually
taken place. The French Rentes at Paris were
104 f,

We have received the Paris Papers of Mon-
day, They continue to speculate on the un-
lettled state of the Administration, in conse-
quence of M. de VILLELE'S defeat on the Finan-

tial Project; 'but it is singular that it seems to be
the opinion at Paris that M. de VILLELE alone

spill
retain his seat. Both Messrs. de CHATEAU-,
ilist=th and CORBIERE are now mentioned as on
the eve of retiring, and amongst their supposed
ticcessors we find the names of Prince POLIG-
2"Cit the Duke of MONTMORENCY, M. de ?MAR-
tiG:ftic, and M. SIMEON. The first of these,
}however, was considered to distance all the rest
in the Royal favour ; and no doubt was enter-
tained of his being appointed, if the expected
•L
he
of the present Ministry took place.
he Cunstitutionnel contains a letter from Odessa,
dated the 10th ult., which states that several
I)lplornatists and a number of skilful Engineers
were on their way to Constantinople in the train
v. General GUILLEMINOT, the new French Am-
°assador to the Porte. They are distined, it is
said, to execute important missions in Asia, and
especially in Persia, and the particular object
which General GUILLEMINOT himself was or-
dered to keep in view is described to be, 44 the
restoration of the influence which France enjoyed
1a the East before the Revolution." This may
be a very proper object for the French Govern-
Meta to pur.',ue, but it is one which requires
watchfulness on the part of those whose oriental
13essessions are contiguous to the countries where
France
is desirous of re-establishing her ancient
Influence. General GUILLEMINOT is said to be
the bearer of rich presents for the GRAND SIGNOR
411(1 his Ministers. The Monitcur of Sunday an-
nounces in a letter from Copenhagen, dated
May 25, that " the French frigate Arethusa, and
the Egeria and Seine corvettes, which sailed from
'rest on the 12te May, had arrived in the road
°f Copenhagen on the 22d, after a fine passage
of ten days, and that that division, commanded
.1,1 Capt. LECOUPE, was going to the Baltic."—
No information whatever is given respecting the
'views of the French Government in sending this
squadron to the Baltic. The same Paper con-
tains a notice from the Director of die indirect
taxes that the samples of foreign leaf tobacco for
,The Royal manufactories not having been received
"1 time, the time for deciding on the offers made
"3' those who desire to contract is deferred from
the 9th June till the 23d.

'Ve have endeavoured to dissipate the delu.
Mons which we fear still exist, in some degree,
'4O the South American question. Some of our
t''ontemporaries, we observe, are beginning to get
better information on this subject than they pre-

viously possessed. We copy the following pa-
ragraph, which has, no doubt, very much sur.
prised some persons, from the New Times of this
morning :

" A cotemporary has asserted that the dispatches lately re-
ceived from Mexico bring most satisfactory accounts of the
state of that country. We regret to say that this is not the
fact. The representations which have hitherto reached Govern-
ment on this subject by no means justify the wish expressed by
the Liverpool Meeting for a speedy recognition of the new
State ; at least, as to Mexico. The. Public will of course ex-
pect his-Majesty's Ministers to proceed in so delicate a busi-
ness with no less caution than,firmness. They have sent out
Commissioners to examine into the state of the country. Time
must be given" till those reports ate drawn up, weighed, and
subjected to mature deliberation ; and then finally the decision
must be, not according to our wishes, but our interests and
duties. We can assert, on the best authority, that Mexico is
at present in a state of extreme anarchy ; and that the contend-
ing factions exhibit conduct little different, in many instances,
from that of savages.—‘l7hat effect the arrival of ITITRBIDE
niay have in conciliating or still further exasperating the op-
posing parties, it remains for time alone to shew."

Even the Morning Chronicle, whose faith seemed
to he absolutely insassailable as to every thing
respecting South America, begins at length to
have its doubts andlears, of which the following
extract is an evidence
We have occasion to know that individuals, whose station
gives importance to what falls from them, continue to represent
the contents of the dispatches received on Saturday from Mexico
as of the most unfavourable nature.. We know not ourselves
what to think of the matter • but it is the bounden duty of per-
sonS in office to let the public know the real state of the case,
that if the reports are without foundation men's minds may be
set fairly at rest.—Why are the resources of the country lavished
on Agents and Commissioners, if the people are to derive no
benefit from their reports to guide them in their operations ?"

No person in this country can be supposed to
be better informed as to the true state of the
cause of the Greeks than Mr. HUME, M.P., in
consequence of the honourable exertions for its
support by which he has distinguished himself as
a Member of the Greek Committee. It is there-
fore with great pleasure that we lay before our
Readers the following document, which, pro-
ceeding from such a quarter, most satisfactorily
confirms all that has recently been said as to the
good understanding and prosperous auspices with
which the Greeks have entered o❑ the present
campaign. Mr. HUME's letter is in reply to some
misrepresentations which had appeared in a
Morning Paper of yesterday :