The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

reports of the dreadful ravages caused by the cholera
in Persia,• which of late have been published in some
journals, are unfounded.

By an ordonnance, dated the 17th June, the King
of NAPLES has reduced the duties on manufactured
tobacco from 30 to 18 ducats the quintal, and the
duties on leaf tobacco from 15 to 9 ducats.

It is said, in a letter from Frankfort, that at Kowno
several shots were fired at a carriage, in which it was
supposed the Emperor of RUSSIA was travelling.
The EMPEROR, however, was not there; an aide-de-
camp of the Grand Duke MICHAEL had been mis-
taken for him. No one was injured, although eight
shots entered the carriage.
There is such a scarcity of seamen for the mer-
cantile navy of Russia, that the EMPEROR has autho-
rised the issuing of passports to the masters of
Russian vessels, even although their officers and crew
consist of two-thirds foreigners.

Madrid Papers of the 27th have been received.
The Gazette publishes the new division of the
Electoral Colleges, and a Government circular to the
Political Chiefs on the subject of the approaching
elections. The elections, it is supposed, will not be
concluded before October, and the new Cortes, it is
expected, will assemble in December.

The inhabitants of Barcelona have experienced a se-
vere disappointment. M. DE LESSEPS, the French Con-
sul, has announced that the Prince DZ JOINVILLE will
not visit Barcelona. The Prince DE JoINVILLE'S squa-
dron quitted the Balearic Isles on the 21st, in conse-
quence of dispatches which the Prince received from
Toulon. His Royal Highness proceeds to Tunis, where
the Austrian Consul, who was rejected some months ago,
is about, they say. to present himself again, sup-
ported by Turkish and Austrian vessels of war.
According to another version, the French squadron,
after appearing before Tunis, will proceed to the
Adriatic."

MADRID BOLSA, JUNE 27.--.-Three per Cents.
33i for cash, 33 paper; Five per Cents., 201 paper;
Debt without Interest 6 9-16 for cash. Exchange on
London 36g.

We have received the Paris papers of Thursday.
They all contain comments on the retiring speech of
Sir ROBERT PEEL, and they all, without exception,
pass the highest eulogium on the late Premier and
his policy. The Ministerial Journal des Debats, the
Opposition Constitutionne/, the Christino Presse,
the Carlist France, the Radical Courrier Francaise,
and the Republican National, vie with each other in
offering homage to the splendid talents, the sound
views, and the statesmanlike policy of Sir 11. PEEL
The following is the article in the Journal des
DAats

" The adieux of Sir R. Peel were full of dignity. but at the
same time full of address. If, as it is reported, the leader
01 the old Conservative party does go into Italy, we may be
sure that he does not expect to be suffered to remain there,
and that he will return. He explained the state of affairs
very fully and clearly. He did not make any recriminations,
and abstained altogether from polemics. He was unwilling
to wound any one, neither his old friends nor his new
auxiliaries who have again become his enemies. This, how-
ever, did not prevent his saying some things which must
have been extremely galling to both. If his measures of
reform had been rejected by the Parliament he would have
appealed to the people ; but they were all accepted, and
he himself admitted that men who introduced a policy
directly opposite to their anterior declarations must bear the
penalty of this inconsistency, and retire from power after having
succeeded. Sir R. Peel has fallen under his great difficulty—
Ireland ; but in taking a momentary leave cf power he rids
himself of this eternal difficulty. This is one of the occasions
on which he has shown his greatest judgment. That which
has constituted the strength of the Whigs now becomes their
weakness—the Irish policy. It was under this they fell in
1811, and it is by this that they rise again in 184. For a
long time the Whig policy has been associated with an idea
of goodwill and conciliation towards the Irish. Sir It. Peel
has taken care to deprive the Whigs of the monopoly of
this pacific policy, and reminds the people, with truth, that
it is he who in later years has done most to realise and bring
into practice these principles of justice towards Ireland. He
has done the same with regard to commercial policy. He
promises the Whigs to give them his support in this,
but on condition that they walk in the path he has traced
out for them. He will sustain them if their policy is
as liberal as his own—but then only. If Sir Robert
Peel permits himself to talk thus on the very brink of
his fall, he dictates laws to his successors and lays down
for them clearly their programme. A great French writer—
Flechier—speaking of the fall of Turenne on the field of
battle, says that he died entombed in his own triumph. This
may be said of Sir Robert Peel. He has only to recite what
he has dime to pronounce his own panegyric. It is an easy
task. Europe pacified—lndia subjected—the finances re-
stored—the deficit supplied—c•immerce revived and extended
—these are the conquests of his pacific policy, which con-
tend for preference in his favour. He rendered a well-
merited homage to the high moral and Christian spirit by
which the acts of his colleague, the Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs, have been distinguished throughout the last
five years. All the Governments in alliance with England
will ratify this well-earned testimony to the calm and essen-
tially honest 'character of Lord Aberdeen. And, as if the
fallen Ministry was to be fortunate rand happy to the very
last, it was able to announce to the 'Parliament and to Eng-
land, that the only difficulty that could compromise the ge-
neral peace (the Oregon question) was definitively settled."
The Constitutionnel, after giving a summary of the
speech, makes the following observations :

" What will particularly strike the French reader in this
memorable sitting is the incontestable triumph of liberal
ideas, proclaimed at the same time in the name of the Mi-
nistry which falls, and of the new Ministry which will owe
to them the chief po-ver. This liberal and reforming move-
ment of Great Britain is an important fact in the world
This progress evidently causes at this side of the Channel
strong displeasure, as may be judged by the evident feeling
shown by the principal organ of our Government, against
the Whig-s, during this crisis. We, for our parts, on the
contrary, greet it as an additional happy symptom—as indi-
cative of the term of the re-action which the Cabinets pre-
tending to be Conservative, were striving to effect through-
out E u rope."

" Sir ROBERT PEEL," says the Presse, " spoke like
a man whom the testimony of his conscience and the
certitude of having done something useful to his
country place equally above the promptings of a pride
eTcited by applause, and the weakness of a self-love
wounded by unjust recriminations.
" The fall of Sir ROBERT PEEL," observes the
France, has the air of a triumph."

The National observes that the true motive of the
retirement of Sir ROBERT PEEL is to be found in
his unwillingness to hold office by the toleration of a
party hitherto hostile to hint, or of a faction which
has recently receded from him. This motive, adds
the National is sufficiently honourable to Sir R. PEEL.

The Courier Francais concludes an ably written
article on the same subject in these words :—" Never
was the fall of a Minister attended with so much
glory as this fall of Sir R. IPEEL. During his last
speech the House was frequently excited to unani-
mous plaudits, and crowds waiting for his coming
out of the Parliament House, to hail him with the
most prodigally enthusiastic acclamations, and com-
mittees are being formed for erecting a monument in
honour to him, and to which the whole body of a
grateful people are subscribing. We hope that the
noble language of Sir R. PEEL on the subject of Ire-
land will bear its fruits, for it obtained the unanimous
assent of the assembly."

The Chamber of Peers sat on Wednesday, and
passed a great numher of Bills, almost without discus-
sion.

The Presse states that MEBEMET AL! has for-
mally authorised the foreign Consuls residing at
Alexandria to inform their Sovereigns of his inten-
tion to proceed to Constantinople. Every one at
Alexandria thinks that, on quitting Constantinople,
11.1EuENIET Am will make an excursion to Western
Europe.
COURS AUTHENTIQUE.—PARIS, JULY 2.—Five per Cents.,
120 f. 90c. 121 f; Four-and-a• Half per Cents., 112 f. 50c.;
Three per Cents., 83f. 50c. 20c. 30c.; Think Actions, 3,425 f.;
Romans, 100%; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 10034 ;
Ditto, Two.and-a-Half per Cents, 561 %; Ditto, Bank,
1835, 905 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35i ; Exchange on
London, one month, Money, 25f. 62%c. ; three months,
money, 25f. 45c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Jutr 3.

Central of Spain, PA—Lyons and Avignon, 1%:-Namur and
Liege. 3%—Northern of France Constituted, 43%—Orleans and
nordeaux,9 4 —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5% —Paris arid Stras-
bourg Constituted, 4% —Sambre and 3teuse, 4%—West Flan-
ders, 3%.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.
The Duke of Bedford waited on Lord John Russell at an
early hour yesterday morning at bis Lordship's residence in
Ch esham-place.
His Lordshid gave audiences in the course of the forenoon
to the Earl of Auckland, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of Cla-
rendon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Mr. C. Wood,
.Viscount
Ebringtnn, Sir George Grey, the lion. W. Cowper, Lord
Marcus Hill, Mr. Charles Buller, and Mr. Tufnell.
At :hree o'clock Lord John Russell left his residence for
Buckingham Palace, to have an audience of her Majesty.
The Noble Lord was engaged nearly an hour with the
Queen.

Lord John Russell, on leaving the Palace, proceeded to
visit Viscount, Palmerston at his residence on Carlton House-
terrace, and remained with the Viscount half an hour.
The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Right Hon. H. La-
bouchere subsequently called on Lord John Russell.
Yesterday morning Lord John Russell forwarded a com-
munication to the Duke of Norfolk. It is now said that the
Duke will be the Master of the Horse, the Duke of Bedford
and the Duke of Devonshire having declined to accept any
office in the Royal Houshold, although they give the Govern-
ment their undivided support.
Earl Grey left town yesterday for his residence near Wind-
sor, but returns this day.—Times of Saturday.

Brunt On Saturday, July 4, in Wilton-crescent, the
Viscountess Newport, of a son.
Miss Burdett Coutta had a sotrie on Friday night at her
residence in Piccadilly, and on Friday next that lady xill
entertain another party.