The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-20 00:00:00

dinand of Este had taken an active part. increased on this
occasion the animosit♦ of the people. Crowds assembled i❑
the streets, and, in the miost of the effervescence which pre-
vailed, one of these individuals, whose presence is inevitable
in every tumultous gathering, conceived without doubt the
woject of the criminal attempt which we announced yes-
terday."

On this statement the Ministerial journal comments
after a fashion which clearly demonstrates that M.
GUIZOT is adopting the foreign policy of the restora-
tion, and that as long as he shall possess power
France will be the advanced guard of despotism
instead of the leader of civilisation.

The Constitutionned has a very ably written, but
uncommonly severe, article on the financial state of
the country. It attributes all the difficulties under
which France is labouring to the incompetence of the
Ministry. With regard to the scarcity of corn it
says—

" What must cause astonishment is that the Government,
formerly so lavish of its circulars, now observes the most
complete silence. After having held the country in deceitful
hopes, when, on the contrary, it was necessary to appeal to
its foresight, it now is silent when it is a matter of so great
importance to know the real state of things. It is, in fact;
in circumstances like the present, when the apprehension of
the evil adds to the evil, that it would be useful and advis-
sable to re-assure the population. It is evident that, how-
ever terrible may be the present crisis, the public is inclined
to exaggerate its consequences. The Government has, there-
fore, everythiHg to gain by telling the truth to calm the
general terror. Yet, at the present period, we have still to
learn the precise deficiency of the harvest."

There is a reason:for all this. At the time the
Government was Bo " lavish of its circulars" the
Montpensier marriage was on the carpet, and the
Ministry, finding itself in the presence of an adver-
sary, did not feel it incumbent to tell the whole
truth" as to the scarcity, and therefore it deceived the
people. Now the marriage is completed, and the
next step is to create some excuse for assembling
troops on the Spanish frontier, to be used as occasion
may require, and the fear of bread riots affords as
good an excuse to M. GUIZOT as the fear of yellow
fever did to M. DE VILLELE, when he formed his
celebrated cordon sanitaire ; therefore it is now for
their interest to exaggerate the scarcity, and to make
the most of every entente; hence the disappearance of
the circulars.

On Tuesday the Marquis of NORMANDY gave a
grand dinner at the Embassy to all the members of
the French Cabinet, and the principal members of
the corps diplomatique. Marshal Soult, M. Guizot,
Count Duchatel, M. Lacave Laplagne, M. Mallon,
M. Cunin Gridaine, and Admiral Mackau were
present, es well as the Count d'Appony, and other
ambassadors. A good deal of interest was attached
co this entertainment, from the fact of its being con-
sidered the gage de reconciLdion between the English
Ambassador and the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs. It being one of M. GUIZOT'S reception days,
ne was obliged to leave Lord NORMANBY'S party
shortly before ten o'clock.

COURS AUTHENTIQUE.—PAsts, MAnctt 17.—French Five
;,er Cents., 115 f. 60e., 65c., 70c. ; Three per Cents., 77f. 65c.,
70e., 75e. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,2401., 3,2451., 3,250 E,
3.2401., 3,250 f. ; Treasury Bonds, 414 2 m.; Ohl. of the City,
1,315 E ; Neapolitan ( Rothschild's) Detinitives, 1011. 30c. ;
Romans, '.01f.; Belgian Five per Cents. (1840), 101',4f.;
Ditto, (1812 . 102 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 31N ;
Exchange on London—one month, money, 25f. 25c. ; three
months, money, 25f. 71/2 c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Maaen 18.
Boulogne and Amiens, 13% —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(Constituted), I% —Namur and Liege, 4% -Northern of France, 120
—Orleans and Bordeaux, 6%—Yarns and Lyons, 6%—Sambre and
Meuse, 6%.

CABINET COUNClL.—Summonses were issued on
Thursday, from the Foreign•office, to the Ministers,
in attend a Cabinet Council this afternoon, at the
Foreign-office, Downing-street.