The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-25 00:00:00

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The firmness displayed by Espartero at Barcelona has
turned the tide of Court opinion in France entirely in
his favour. His proclamation against the Junta delighted
Louis Philippe, and the Spanish Minister's reception on
Sunday was, in consequence, most gracious. On Monday
M. Guizot gave him agletlo illelleOfij 4414 proving, as
we stated on Friday last, itl =PIT tq the 'Ames, that
Louis Philippe does not care one straw, in the abstract,
about the claims of Madame Munoz.
The altered tone of the French Ministerial Yo; eeas;eq
in speaking of Eapartgra, 4' ttni4Po, Tin illeit.in NVI'Y
faces in eating up their RWrl words 1;0 the CCMAqII2I. AA
be obeyed, The De4ete, ibr example, which eeseiled
him with the foulest epithets, tim writes of him on Sun-
day ;—‘, We acknowledge that since the event of Madrid
the Regent has displayed unexpected resolution and cha-
racter. He, in person, left the capital to risktt hitl
the proviecee wet pl,sq§9p4 i im q icw4, lykt;int
11*101 PitcPUßie tR krep, li# WI tIY the §inli*
ascendancy of his anthorityt reticeci t,h, rebels
of Barcelona to the necessity of fleeing their country.
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This was the trial anxiously awaited, and this trial
he has submitted to with courage and good fortune.
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fifP-9at•fnn kganst ty4o4 ii' 'e lk--ccirtoy o a tiro-
veiliment. Hid activity, his decision, permit it to be
hoped that at length a power is about to be established
in Spain. Let him Stayithe effusion of blood, put an end
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The Spanish Legation commenced on Monday the
-",meat a the arrears due to the French Auxiliary
Legion, One halt' of the spina dale to the legitimate
crAitors was promptly paid i hut no attention was paid
to the claims of the speculators who traffic in these se-
curities. For many of these persons we have little sym-
pathy, nevertheless Spain ought to redeem her own paper
by whomsoever presented,
The Members of the Barcelona Junta . embarked
for France, on the lath, The editor of the I'o-
pularaire accompanied them. They have since
arrived at Valencia, where they received orders to
stop. The fugitive Junta left a sum of 200,000 piastres
in the treasury of the municipality. On arriving in.
France their trunks were . searched, and only 20,000 f.
in gold was found upon them, It was unworthy of
France to treat them with such indignity. They are
now at Nismes, awaiting the pleasure ot the French
Government.
A letter from Rome, of the 4th instant, state:
that Cardinal Cappaccini is about to pay a
diplomatic visit to the Earl of Aberdeen, at the
Foreign Office. Here will he a sight for the lion-
hunters ! A real live Cardinal, fresh imported from
Rome, in London ! But what will Lord Lyndhurst say
to this ? Can an interview take place between a British
Minister and a Papal Internuncio, without the former
incurring the penalty of Premeniee?
The treaty between the republic ofEquaclor and Spain
having been ratified by the respective Governments, was
published in the Madrid Gazette of the 14th instant.
The Republic undertaken the liquidation and payment of
all debts that were contracted within its territory by the
Government of Spain, as well as the restitution of se-
questered property to the rightful Spanish owners ; or,
in the pent of their helms sold, to 4idgßify them for
W the same, It is ay stipulated, that a treaty of com-
merce shall be made between the two Powers with all
possible expedition.
The Palace of Liria, in Madrid, one of the finest struc-
tures in Europe, and formerly the residence of the Dukes
erPecWickt ellille. ;#.n4 Liria was nearly burned en the
night of the loth instant, Tile tire was liccidental,
The Infant Don Francisco de Paula continues at Bur-
gos, with his suite, awaiting the arrival from France of
the Infanta and family. The inhabitants are much
pleased with him, and the national guard officers corn-
rapclipg the dap guard of honour have the honour of
dining at elle* a *le, Tiavinki ggp@ to emit the
Royal nunnery o the Huelgas, beyond the city, the com-
munity of nuns, with their chaplains and attendants,
came to receive his Royal Highness in solemn procession
to the convent gate, called the Prince's Gate, agreeably
tg MlPie!lt custom.:
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The Chronicle replies as follows to some remarks in
the Standard of Tuesday respecting the present power
of France:—" Though we never doubted that if France
had attempted to carry into effect the unprincipled de-
signs which were avowed a year ago, she would have
eeperieeeeil eliscens4tere,• yet it may so happen that the
German States may not always ho sb unanihious as they
then were, and we do not think it prudent to under-
value the very great danger to which Europe might still
be exposed from France under such circumstances. If
sense people are too much alarmed at the power of
craned, o'ur evening Contemporary falls into the other
extreme, of greatly underrating it. Ps ratme is, unques-
tionably the greatest Power of the Continent for aggres-
sive purposes, and it is only by keeping constantly pre-
sent to their minds the evils caused by their disunions
during former wars that the German rulers will, in any
future war, be able to imp their groand wiast France,
Austria, we all know, is vulnerable both in Italy and on
her Russian frontiers. On every side France is greater
than any single neighbour."
The Times makes the following observations on the
system of policy pursued by the Irish Government :_...
" Mr. West, whose title to the vacant coif was injudie
ciously put forth by certain warm zealots as superior to
that of Mr. Warren, its actual recipient, has come for-
ward in 3 spirit of enlarged patriotism, and done public
homage to the confessedly impartial principle on which
the said preferment was bestowed. On the inflexible
maintenance of that principle in selecting individuals for
Government offices, without permitting political zeal or
political quietude to be the ground either of preference
or neglect, Earl de Grey's Administration has taken its
decided stand. On that principle, every appointment
yet emanating from his Lordship has been unswervingly
made ; and although there will doubtless be multitudes
of meritorious persons whose strong claims to promotion
must necessarily be postponed, not without occasioning
a transient feeling of disappointment and irritation, it is
fitting that a just and powerful Government should lay
down the rule at once, and show, by an uniform inde-
pendence, irrespective of all chagrin,. the course they
are determined to pursue."—lt is absurd to talk of the
impartial policy of Earl de Grey as evinced in his pro-
moting Mr, Warren in preference to Mr. West, to the
vacant Irish Sergeantship I for his Lordship, it seems,
according to Mr. West's own statement, actually apolo-
gised to him for such impartiality, as if it were a thing
that demanded explanation ! The truth is, no Govern-
ment conducted upon Sir Robert Peel's temporising sys-
tem, can ever be impartial, or ever conciliate the masses
in Ireland

We quote the following from the Post:—" It is non-
sense to talk of this or that interest not being represented
in the Peerage. The House of Commons is our House
of representation, and even Whigs can scarcely deny that
the representative system is free ,enough to allow of all
sorts and conditions of men and interests to be repre-
sented in that House. The representative system was
remodelled by the Whigs when their power was all but
unlimited, and certainly it is not fur them to find fault
with the work of their own hands. As to the Peerage,
it is not so much a representation of interests as a conso-
lidation of all into a permanent unvarying weight of
legislative authority, resisting the tendency to innova-
tion which belongs to an assembly where fleeting interests
are represented by men chosen from time to time accord-
ing to the existing bias of public opinion. The
Peerage is connected with the various interests of so-
ciety, not by representation, but by sympathy."—
If the Peerage be only connected with the various inte-
rests of society " by sympathy," it is to be.feared that
that connection will be of no long continuance, nor the
order itself of any very long duration ; for what sym-
pathy has the Peerage with the oppressed classes of so-
ciety, whose condition can only be bettered by the re-
moval of that Corn-law impost which the aristocratic
landlords and monopolists would sooner cut off their
right hands than consent to ? Again, what sympathy
has the Peerage with the vast body of the commercial
classes, who are, of necessity, for improving the old or-
dor of things, while the aristocratic classes are for con-
tinuing them as they are at present ? The less the Post
talks of the
people, the better.
" sympathy " between the Peerage and the

The Herald says:—"
The Gazette of last night con-
tains, not the anticipated brevet, which is probably in re-
servo; but the names of the Commissioners appointed by
her Majesty, for inquiring into the best mode of pro-
moting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom.' Amongst
those names we perceive with pleasure that of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, ever foremost in the promotion
of any enterprise of utility
or charity;—we also gladly
hail those of the Duke of Sutherland, the Earl of Aber-
deen, Loft Francis Egerton, Sir Robert Peel, Lord
John Russell, and many other noblemen and gentlemen,
who, differing in political sentiments, meet in the arena of
art as on neutral ground. But, amongst the number, and
in all probability belonging
to that section on whom the
business ofinquiry into the state of the Fine Arts devolves,
are two names, whose appearance we were far from antici-
pating under the auspices of a Government, whose
members are, at the least, distinguished for taste. Need
we say that we mean Mr. Benjamin Hawes, Member
of Parliament and soap-boiler, and Mr. Thomas Wyse,
formerly an itinerant educational lecturer, and more re-
cently a Lord of the Treasury, &c., under the Whigs."—
These two gentlemen are, we suppose, appointed be-
cause they are known to be acquainted with the Fine
Arts, and because they thoroughly understand the na-
ture of the inquiry which the Commission propose to
institute. As for the Herald's subsequent sneer at Mr.
S. Rogers's appointment we can assure him that this
gentleman is one of the most consummate judges of the
Fine Arts in the kingdom.
IVIONIAT-T Zan 7S-C 0 MIVI ElEt OE.
The investigation into the affairs of the Chichester
Old Bank, since its failure, has led to the apprehen2ion
and committal of two of the clerks of the late firm, for
defrauding it of moneys to nearly 20,0003 The delin-
quents are Mr. William Styles Goodeve, the chief clerk,
and Mr. William Williams, a junior clerk.
On Sunday last the collection of the O'Connell tribute
took place throughout
Ireland, and, according to the
accounts from different quarters, the amount will greatly