The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-13 00:00:00

tical questions relating to that country should be I
I kept as widely separate as possible from those of a
strictly religious character. Whatever, then, may be
the disfavour with which many of the Irish may
view their religious position, when compared with our
own, we think that now that Mr. O'CoNNELL
intends to give his support to the Admi-
nistration, nu more hurtful course could be pursued
towards Ireland than that of prematurely forcing the
vexatog quafstiones of ecclesiastical polity. We feel
convinced that repeal never will be carried, but if it
ever is to be, it must be exclusively upon its own
merits. If these can be fairly made out, the advo-
cates for repeal cannot be indifferent to the advan-
tages of enlarged political power and improved ci7il
institutions, and in this light, if in none other, the
future benefit to themselves of strengthening the
hands of the Government, whose declared intentions
towards Ireland are so consolatory, must, o: ought to
be quite apparent. We shall learn with reret that
the Irish Liberal Members take a different view of
this matter from ourselves.

Accounts have been received from Constantinople
of the 27th, and from Athens of the 30th ult. MEnn-
MET ALI was at the SULTAN'S country house at
Therapis. He intends making the tour of Europe
before returning to Egypt. Sir STRATFORD CAN-
NING, who left Constantinople on the 26th, had before
his departure presented a note to the Porte, remon-
strating against the re-appointment of RIZX PACEIA,
against whom charges of peculation had been recently
clearly substantiated.
The treaty of commerce between Greece and Ha-
nover has been ratified, and on the occasion the King
of HANOVER conferred the grand cordon of the
Guelphic order on MM. COLETTI and CANARIS, the
Greek Ministers.

The differences between the States of Holstein and
the King of DENMARK, on the subject of the suc-
cession to the throne, still continues. The Members
of the States have resolved to engage in no business
until they have adopted the necessary measures to
protest against the KING'S letters patent, and as,
owing to the obstacles thrown in their way by the
Danish Government, it was impossible for them to do
this, the Members have withdrawn altogether, thus
bringing the session to an unexpected termination.

The Nuremborgh Correspondent says :

"All the Agnats of the Duchy have sent a protest to Co-
penhagen. It is thought that the divorce of the Prince Royal
of Denmark will take place. The Prince proposes to con-
tract a third marriage in the hope of having an heir. The
Danes are wrong in talking of an unique monarchy, as no
such monarchy exists. Schleswig is a sovereign Duchy,
whilst holstein and Lauenbourg are German Duchies. These
three Duchies have nothing in common with Denmark, ex-
cept the circumstance that they are under the King of Den-
mark, who bears the title of Duke. The Royal Commission
attaches great importance to what was done under Frederic
IV. The statute of succession of Frederic 111. to Schleswig-
Hol,tein was confined to the male line only, while the same
sovereign established for the succession to the throne of Den-
mark th the male and the female line. The right of suc-
cession of the line of Ploen is contested, and it is sought to
prove that the line of Sinderburg has renounced."

Intelligence from Rome of the Ist instant has
been received. Notwithstanding he was suffering
from an attack of the gout, Cardinal Gnu was still
engaged in planning measures for the reform of the
administrative abuses, from the existence of which
Rome has so long suffered. He intends shortly to
publish a full Ministerial expose of the present state
of affairs ; and the POPE has announced his deter-
mination to make known annually the exact state of
the finances.

Several Italian exiles in France have taken ailvan-
tage of the amnesty, and have set out on their re-
turn to their country. They received thirty francs
each from the French Government for their travel-
ling expenses to the frontier; and on their arrival
there, a further sum was given them out of funds
provided by the Papal Government.

Madrid papers of the Gth inst. have been received.
The troops on the Portuguese frontier continued to
desert in great numbers. In the provinces several
incendiary fires have taken place, by which a consi-
derable amount of property has been destroyed. The
directors of the Bank of Isabella 11. have declared a
dividend of two-and-a-half pm. cent. on the nominal
capital (equal to five per cent. on the capital paid
up) for the half-year ending in June last.
31-Anto, BonsA, MAY G. —The Three per Cents. were (lone
at 3')Z for cash, the Five per Cents. at 23, the Four per
Cents. at 21%, the Passive at 6;7,, and the Coupons not to
be capitalised at 20.