The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

The Government must learn that the nation have heard
the cannon of Beyrout, and will reply to it if neeessaQ
on the Continent as in the Mediterranean.

(From the Courtier Francais.)
The bombardment of Beyrout reminds us of that
of Copenhagen, and the burning of an open town
without a declaration of war was a savage and odious act.
As to France, which it has attempted to humiliate by
precipitating the execution of the treaty, she cannot
submit or pass under the yoke. We have carried our
moderation far enough ; the moment for firmness is ar-
rived. Europe must not think that it is sufficient for
four to unite against one. France has never considered
the number of her enemies when she was strong in her
right. The Powers have reckoned France for nothing';
they have regulated the destiny of the Ottoman empire,
and, consequently, that of Europe, without consulting
her, and, regardless of her opposition, determined to
attack her rights and her interests. The degradation
of France, however, is the last extremity to which the
generation of the resolution could consent, The duties
of the Government appear to us to be traced out by
the situation of things. Our support will be given to
those Ministers only who will know how to fulfil them ;
if there are any others, they may from this mom ent
look upon us as their avowed enemies.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
(From the *Globe.)
We agree with the view which appears to be adopted
in other quarters, that the taking of Beyrout, and the
deposition of Mehemet Ali by the Sultan's firman,
may have the effect of convincing him of the policy of
timely submission. One of our Morning Contempora-
itnhteo it is the weapon usually drawn out of
Contempora-
ries observes that ``it must not be imagined that the
sentence of deposition is really intended to be carried
armoury of the Porte against her rebel-
lious Pachas ; but in this instance it is evidently deixpeleemutaiotine ;
in-
tended to employ it as an instrument of intimidation,
and for the accomplishing the great object of the
treaty." Another Contemporary says, " The Pacha
will now see that the Allies are in earnest ; and, as the
Sultan has named no successor to him in Egypt, as if
with a view of leaving a loct.s penitentice, Mehemet
Ali, instead of further provoking the Allies, may throw
himself on their mercy, and solicit their good offices for
his restoration to Egypt." As the above extracts are
taken from the Times and Chronicle, they indicate a
natural unconcerted concurrence on the state of affairs.
For our own part, we should think it a crime to in-
flame or exaggerate the present state of difference be-
twixt England and France ; but we do not think we
are doing so in exposing the latent extravagance which
we find in all the ostensible grounds put forth for in-
dignation against England. That we have leagued
with the Font' Powers to settle the affairs of the
E ist without and against France, is the common cant
of all the organs of unpopular feeling. Without
France, certainly—unless France shall again draw
near, after withdrawing herself. Against France—
how ? Only upon one hypothesis—that her professions
of disinterestedness are wholly illusory—that her pre-
lessions of wishing to see the encroachments of Mehe-
met limited, if it could ho done without coarcive means
—are mere pretests. The treaty has been made against
France, only if France is Mehemet Ali—and Mehemet
Ali de jure the hereditary ruler of Syria Now this,
extravagant as it may se,3l-n, is precisely the ground
which is taken by the organs of the real war party
against England—such as the Commerce and the Na-
tional. Mehemet Aii, in their view, is the Eastern re-
presentative of French revoiutionism, and the indepen-
dence of Mehemet Ali essential to the honour of France
of the Revolution ! Tnis is extravagant, but it is the
only logical ground of irritation in our neighbours.