The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH JOURNALS

The Grand Deputation of the Chamber of Peers
waited upon the King, at half-past eight last night, with
its address, in answer to the Speech from the Throne,
which was read by the Chancellor of France, Baron Pas-
(pier. His Majesty replied :
" Gentlemen—l am much affected by the sentiments
you have just expressed, and it is delightful to me to find
in them a pledge of that perfect accordance between the
different Powers which can alone secure the safety of the
State. I hope that, by persisting in this just and disinte•
rested policy, which does honour to France, and calms all
disquietude both within and without the kingdom, we
shall retain the benefits of peace and keep away those
piinful necessities before which, as you say with much
reason, neither France ncr myself will ever shrink when
the interestE or dignity of the country impose them upon us
as a duty. I also feel sensibly the congratulations you pre-
sent to me on the occasion of the birth of my grandson, the
Duke de Chartres, and I have been much affected by the
earnestness with which you have hastened to bring them
to me."

The Address Committee of the Chamber of Deputies
met yesterday (Thursday) at nine o'clock, and remained
sitting till half-past five. The time was employed in
reading the official documents laid before it, and in again
hearing the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Interior,
who attended for the purpose of giving verbal explana-
tions. At the end of the sitting M. Dupin read the
draught of the address which he bad prepared. To-
day (Friday) the Committee will discuss this draught,
paragraph by paragraph, and it is expected to be termi-
nated at that sitting, so that it may be presented to the
Chamber to-morrow (Saturday), and on Monday the de-
bate opened, which will probably last through the week.
The Constitutionnel says that when the Committee chose
its reporter for drawing up the address, M. Salvandy had
three, M. de Lamartine one, and M. Dupin six votes.

i .
The Presse states that search had been made at the
Foreign.bffice for the instructions given to M. Eugene
Perier, when he was sent on a diplomatic mission to .Me-
hemet Ali (a circumstance which, this Journal observes,
contributed to induce the Four Powers to sign the Treaty
of London), but that none have been found in, the archives
of that department. The same thing, it adds, has hap-
pened in the case of M. Walewski : no minutes of his
instructions being anywhere to be found. "In the bureau
of the Chamber, of which he forms a part, M. Thiers,"
adds the Presse, " has endeavoured to account for the
circumstance of the small number of official documents
found in his cartons, by stating that he had exchanged
with one personage alone, the Ambassador at London, M.
Guizot, more than 100 private letters."
The Constitutionnel says—" The Presse pretends that
the present Ministry have received from M. Walewski
letters addressed to the President of the late Cabinet,
which are of a nature seriously to compromise the policy
of M. Thiers. It is possible that unworthy adversaries
may spread vague insinuations, in the hope of creating
prejudices against M. Thiers, without having sem.e or
courage to give any direct form to their accusations ; but
let any facts be stated. We know that M. Thiers is ready
to give to any direct accusation a formal denial, and to
support it by proofs. M. Thiers was no more capable of i
giving instructions of a nature to compromise him, than
M. Walewski was of accepting them. The mission of
M. Walewski was wholly in conformity with the known
policy of M. Thiers. Calumny should be silent, consi-
dering how soon it may bo put down by discussion in the
Chamber."

" A report is current," says the Presse, " that some
letters written by M. \Valewski on the results of his mis-
ion in the East, and received by the successors of the
Ministers of Ist March, are of a nature to inculpate the
conduct of M. Thiers in the most serious manner."

" There is much talk," says the Quotidienne, " in va-
rious diplomatic saloons, of an act of the late Ministry,
which some indiscreet communications, male, perhaps,
designedly, may bring out from the mystery of the Ca.
blast into broad daylight at Vile Parliamentary tribune.
The story runs thus :—At the period when the Treaty of
London for a few moments put hearts into the bodies of
the greatest poltroons, and galvanised, for an instant,
the old carcases of our statesmen—when the Nlarseil-
laise was sung, and all Europe was to be revolutionised,
' it was proposed in the Council of Ministers to address a
n ite to the Celina of Madrid, to inform it that it was
the intention of France, in the then grave situation of
Europe, to occupy the Balearic Islands as a guarantee in
the vent of war for the security of our establishments in
Africa, and the payment of the debt of seventy millions
due by Spain to the French Government, which engaged
to evacuate these islands on the settlement of the Eastern
question. But before sending this note, it was thought
proper to sound the felling of the Spanish Ministry as to
this occupation. The Junta communicated this informa-
tio❑ to the English Ambassador, who hastened to send it
to his Government, and Lord Palmerston loot not a mo-
ment in giving the necessary instructions to Lord Gran-
ville, who was desired to announce officially to M. niers,
that the moment a single French regiment should set foot
at Mahon or Palma, the casus belli would have arrived,
and the Ambassadors of the Four Powers, who signed the
Treaty of July 15, would demand their passports. This
explicit declaration moderated the ardour of the Cabinet
of the Tuileries, and the note which was to have been sent
to the Cabinet of Madrid was put back into the portfolio,
in which probably it still lies."
BOURSE.—PARIS, SATICRDAT, Nov. 21.

first Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price
French 5 per Cents
4 per Cents 96 75 ... 96 75 ... 96 75 ... 96 75
3 per Cents 79 ._. 79 35 ... 79_ ... 79 Al
Bank of France
I.,,tlitte Bank 1,0001. Sh lO6O —lll3O ... 100 ...1660
50001. Stares 5125 —.5150 ... 5123 ...5150
Belgian Bank
S per Cents 977, ... 07% ... 977,', ... 97%
Dutch '2% per Cents 53 ... 53 ... 53 ... 59
sp.oiish Active 24 ... 24 ... ..:3A. ... i:n
Passive 5% ... 5% ... 5& 5Ns
Portuguese 3 per Cents 23 ... 23 ... 2t-V,,,, ... 223*
Neapont.tn
lioraan 99}Q ... 9934 ... 9914 ... 99!y
RAILWAY SHARES.
it. Germain
, er.ailles, It. p :96) ... 290 ... 387 50 ... 357 50
L.B 'O5 ... 302 20 ... 305 ... 30V 140
('"e=ol. .. . •—...
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:91 50... 4W 5,1 ... 49J ... 490
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Ihe Earl of Desart saileCl from Cowes in the
(art
Y part of
past week, for Dunmore, Iceland, wh(re
Lis Lordship the past
to visit his seat, Desert, Kilkenny,
pr. vious to going
a cruise of several months.
PROJECTED
MAILs.—,It isrtunit Liverpool
that the trains which convey the
I MI mail-bags
!Li, h an hour as to enaebreitlneek
? and the afternoon mail at
ALTERATION IN THE IRISH
enable
01, are shortly to leave London at
morning mail to leave Liver.
pool for Dublin at five w
anticipated that the mail
gefo'nisresiltho departure of the pro-
five. By this alteration it
for Dublin (which also
packets will reach Dublin b
isveevrepnoool,ellentctke.ra) now
vincial mails. The evenin
aLmiv:iriptoroal. at four
This
is an
Liverpool at a
be well delivered the at which let-
ters
but if the train vrnich arrives in
tug ;
tqleir-iasnrgftoesrrtLhpeaivsLterpool cannot
o'clock in the afternoon be made into
elants of Liverpool will have the benefit of receivingle. met.-
their
letters before they quit the Exchange.