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

if at all, known, certainly not made use of in
any of our former contests, has arisen, that a
a mighty change will be thereby effected in naval
tactics and naval discipline, that the very discovery
will prevent the possibility of defending our shores
from attack, by blockading the hostile fleet—that a
steam navy affords the greatest possible facility to
attack, far more than proportionate to its advantages
as a defensive armament ; and we must not
be content to let things remain in statu quo,
or, to use the antiquated and oft-repeated
argument, that such things were sufficient for our
fathers, and that therefore they may satisfy their
children. We must keep up to the spirit of the
times, and avail ourselves to the fullest extent of
every new improvement. The tradesman or manu-
facturer who will be contented with his old tools or
machinery, while his competitors avail themselves of
new facilities, will speedily sink into bankruptcy and
ruin. So the country that remains inactive and dor-
mant must be satisfied to sink in the scale of nations.
We must guard against such a calamity happening to
our fatherland.

One of the most important considerations, as we
have already said, at the present moment is to
obtain a means of speedily maiming our fleet without
being obliged to have resource to the palpably unjust,
the atrocious system of impressment—a system so
vile that its strongest advocates have never been
enabled to utter one word in its defence, to
justify its use, save on the tyrant's plea
of necessity. It is hard to conceive what robbery,
what abomination could not be supported on the
same ground; the robber, the burglar, may say to
his victim, "You have abundance, I am without ; it
is necessary that I should have means of support,
and therefore, having strength to do so, I take from
you by violence what I want." It was on such a
plea that slavery, with all its attendant horrors, was
so long sanctioned in our colonies and spoken for
in our Legislature—that man was permitted to
kidnap his fellow-man and lead him into captivity and
sorrow. We confess we cannot perceive the differ-
ence between a support of the slave-trade and the
system of impressment, save that in one case the vic-
tim is of a different colour and climate, while in
the other he is our fellow-subject, connected
with us by all the ties that bind man to man,
of common origin, of common language. The
latter victim worships at the same altar with
ourselves, and yet we unhesitatingly rob him of his
liberty, drag him from home, relations, friends, and
those with whom he is connected by still nearer and
dearer ties—who are dependent on him for support,
and who, during his forced absence from home for a
long continued period, while exposing his life to all
the vicissitudes of war or of climate for a
scanty and inadequate remuneration, far from that
which he could obtain if free in the merchant service—
are left in comparative poverty and destitution to pine
for the return of the husband, the father, of whose
guardianship they are robbed by the Government
that ought to protect its innocent subjects. Our
space this day forbi3s a continuance on this topic,
and it is far too important to be dismissed in a
summary manner. We shall speedily return to its
consideration.

Prince METTERNICH, who is at the Chateau of
Konigswarth, expected a visit from the Emperor of
AUSTRIA and the King of PRUSSIA. on the 30th. The
affairs of Poland will, it is said, be discussed
during the visit of the monarchs.

The rejoicings at Rome on account of the amnesty,
had terminated on the 28th. His Holiness Pius IX.
had MM. Ruxzi, GULETTI, and the other prin-
cipal amnestied prisoners introduced to him,
and had a long interview with them • of
a touching character. A measure for the dis-
missal of the Swiss troops is under consideration
The presence of an Austrian squadron at Ancona
prevented any expression of feeling at that port, but
throughout the rest of the Papal dominions the
rejoicings and fetes had been universal. At a secret
consistory of Cardinals, held on the 27th, the POPE
addressed to them the following allocation :
" Venerable Brothers,—ln regarding for the first time at
this place your noble assembly, and at the moment of ad-
dressing you, vencracle brothers, we again feel the emotion
with which you saw us so powerfully agitated when by your
very kind suffrages we were raised to the place of the Pontiff
Gregory XVI., of glorious memory. The thought has pre-
sented itself to us, that a great number of cardinals known
at home and abroad by their eminent talent and wisdom, by
their experience in affairs, and by all kic•Cs of virtues,
could soothe the regret caused by the death of the Pontiff;
whom God had just cllled to himself, and make us merit
the honour of succeeding him • and yea, laying aside all the
reasons of human wisdom, anconsidering only in the ardour
of your zeal the Catholic Church lamenting its 10-s, have
thought only of consoling and supporting it, so that by the
union of your will, and not without a secret inspiration of
Divine Providence after scarcely two days of conclave,
elected us to the sovereign Pontificate, however unworthy,
without doubt, particularly in these times so full of dalamity
for the Christian and civil republic. But we know that God,
from time to time, manifests his power in the slightest
things on earth, in order that men may attribute nothing to
themselves, and render honour and glory only where it is due.
It is thus, that venerating his inscrutable designs for our-
selves, we have relied on his celestial succour. But whilst
we render, and shall always render, thanks first, as is just,
to the Almighty God who has raised us, however unworthy,
to the highest dignity, we also express our gratitude to
you, who, interpreters and ministers, have pronounced so
honourable, although unmerited, a judgment upon our
humility. We shall, therefore, never have anything me-:e
at heart than to show in an effectual manner the spee'ol
zeal of our kindness towards you, allowing no oppor-
tunity to pass of maintaining and protecting the s
and dignity of your order, and of being agreeable to you
in all that depends on us. As to you, we expect with
confidence, from your affection, that you will assist us
assiduously with your counsel, your support, and your zeal,
in order that no affair, sacred or profane, may suffer de-
triment from our elevation. We are bound to labour toge-
ther in close union, to secure the welfare and glory of
the Church, our common mother—to maintain, with a firm
and persevering courage, the dignity of the epos' olic see—
and secure with all our care the tranquillity and mutual
concord of the Christian flock, in order that, with the
blessing of God, it may increase daily in merit and in number.
Continue, then, as you have commenced, to deserve well of
us, and let us together ask of God, by our daily prayers,
that, chosen by hits!, we may walk ire his way; and that,
after having implored the succour of the blessed Virgin
Mary, with the aid of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, we
may obtain, by the most fervent prayers, from Jesus, the
supreme author of our religion and our apostolate, the grace
of a favourable regard cast upon us from the holy hill of
Sion, and that he may approve of the transports of joy (:o' a
people devoted to his glory, in order to render salutary and
happy all our acts and all our efforts for the universal Church
confided to our care, and for the people subjected to our
power."

Madrid papers to the 31st ult. have arrived.
According to the Herald° the QUEEN had intended
to grant an amnesty on the occasion of her mother's
birthday, but had delayed its publication in conse-
quence of the conspiracy at Pampeluna, and the
attitude assumed by the refugees in Portugal. A
man had been arrested at Barcelona charged with
having entered the city for the purpose of killing
General BRETON.

MADRID BOLSA, JULY 31.—The Three per Cents
were done at 34 for cash ; the Five per Cents., at
22.45 and the Passives, at 6:4.

We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday.
The Ministerial victory is complete. The returns
are known in all cases, except 37, and should those
37 be all in favour of the Opposition, the Ministers
would have a working majority. The Ministerialist
return already exceeds a moiety of the Chamber by 33,
and their actual majority over the Opposition is 104.
There have been 90 new Members returned; among
them are the Marquis de la Valette and M. Blanqui,
the celebrated political economist.
At Toulouse, in consequence of the election of the
Abbe DE GENOUDE, there was some rioting, and cries
of Vive Henri V. were heard—the police, however,
arrested some of the rioters, and order was speedily
restored. At Montpelier, too, there was a partial
emeute in consequence of the defeat of M. LARCY by
M. REINAUD. The mob made an attempt to carry
off the ballot-box, and the civil authorities sent for
the military to protect them. In the evening there
was a riot at the Prefecture, and cries of A bas le
Prefet, A bas M. Reihaud, were uttered. The ring-
leader was arrested, and the mob was dispersed.
There was some disturbance at Perpignan, which
was soon put down, and at Vinca, where the civil
authorities were set at defiance, a battalion of in-
fantry and a detachment of chasseurs had restored
order.

The Due DE BROGLIE has been invited to be pre-
sent at a Cabinet Council at Eu, for the purpose, it
is rumoured, of being offered the Presidency of the
Council, as Marshal SOULT has determined to retire.
Other accounts state that the Presidency will be
conferred on M. GuizoT.
The regicide HENRY remains incarcerated at the
Conciergerie, and is interrogated every day. He
states he purchased the pistols of a dealer on the Quai
des Messageries, but refuses to give any positive
answer as to the nature of the charge put
into the pistols. In his first declaration he said