The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

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rOTLEIGN.

Since the French revolution of July—a period of
eleven years and four months—the King of the French.
has had nitieteeriCabinets 1 The longest in office was
the Cassimir Perier Ministry, which had a duration of
577 days ; the shorteSt that .of the Duke of Bassano,
which was dissolved in eight days. Marshal Soult has
been five times in office, M. Guizot three, M. Thiers
three,, and the Duke de Broglie an equal number.
Count Mole and M. Lafitte have been each twice in
office. The average duration of each Cabinet is 215
days—no very long time fur acquiring much proficiency
in statesmanship.
The National was tried for a libel on the French Go-
vernment on Tuesday and acquitted. With the single
exception of the Paris. Globe, the whole press denounce
the prosecution of the National as an act of madness.
The France exclaims:—" What is to be thought of a
Government which is constantly provoking its adver..-
sary, and which, like the metamore in Italian comedy
receives all the blows?" The Presse says:—" We fore-
saw the acquittal of the National. Will the Govern-
ment at length comprehend what we said on thiS subject
two months ago—namely, that discussion is frequently
better than prosecutions?"
The Constitutionnel, and the Courrier Francais com-
ment on the report now current that a, conference of the
great Powers of Europe on the affairs of Spain has been
seriously under discussion. The former of these jour-
nals regards the report as true, and censures the propo-
sal as an infraction of the non-intervention principle,
and an arbitrary attack upon the rights of a free State.
The Courrier says, the idea of such a conference is so
unjust and unreasonable that it will not, in the •absence
of proof, believe the report of its having been entertained.
The Siecle asserts the following to have been the cause
of the recent assembling of French troops on the north-
ern frontier :-" The King of the Belgians was at his
seat of Ardennes, when he was informed of the conspi-
racy at Brussels, in which the democratic 'party was be-
lieved to be engaged. Before entering into any further
inquiries his Majesty despatched.M. Van Praet, his Se-
cretary, to Paris, to desire the French Government to
prepare a military demonstration on the frontier. Such
was the origin of the assemblage of troops at which the,
Belgian Minister showed so much surprise, to the great
astonishment of all who knew how affairs were managed
between the Courts of Brussels and the Tuileries."

The Temps states that orders have been sent to the
French ships of the line, which recently arrived at
Barcelona, to return to Toulon, their presence being no
longer needed on the Catalonian coast.
At a meeting of the " 221," or Mole party, held last
Sunday, it was resolved that M. de Lamartine (the poet
and Deputy), should be proposed as President of the
Chamber, to replace M. Sauzet. It is reported that the
Ministry prefers the latter as a candidate ; but if it will
preserve the support of the Right, it must yield to their
demand and support the return of Lamartine.
The Franconian Courier of the 21st instant gives the
heads of the arrangement concluded between the Papal
see and the diocese of Cologne. That principle is re-
spected which renders nugatory the dismissal of a Bishop
by the temporal authority, and the Pope's brief on. this
point establishes the following three articles :-Ist. The
Archbishop is to have a coadjutor, who will succeed him,
but only on the plea of his Eminence's state of health,
and because the administration of his diocese is too
onerous. 2d. M. Geissel, Bishop of Spire, is appointed
coadjutor to the Archbishop, with his own consent, the
latter, however, to retain the title of Archbishop of Co-
logne. 3d. The said coadjutor is appointed Apostolic
Administrator of the diocese of Cologne.