The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-27 00:00:00

ndictment of the constitutional Liberals against the
qste-milieu, and is curious as asserting that it was

Al. GrlzoT who, on the 12th of May, 1839, engaged
Vrance in an "ultra-Egyptian policy," and who, by so
cuing, is consequently responsible for " the untoward
events" of 1840—events, however, of the occurrence
of which he was not slow to take advantage to pro-
cure the downfal of a political rival, and to raise
himself to power. The Constiiutionnel says—

" The Journal des Debuts has been pleased to copy,
with its full approbation, a part of the article which we
published on Monday on the utility and possible gran-
deur of an alliance between France and England, sup-
posing this alliance to have for basis the defence in com-
mon of the Liberal cause, an intelligent appreciation of
he interest of the two countries, and reciprocal faith.
[he Debats insinuates, however, two things : first, that
the language which we employed on Monday was novel
for the Consiitutionnel ; and, secondly, that the only
obstacle to the alliance of the two countries has hitherto
heen the susceptibility of public opinion, unceasingly
kept alive by the clamour of the Opposition. We can
not allow these two statements, so contrary to truth, to
pass unnoticed, notwithstanding the pacific and honeyed
wne adopted in asserting them. For the last tour
years, on every occasion we have professed on this point
the same opinions, and we have not done so alone.
Several of the principal speakers of our party professed
the same views in the Chamber with all the force that
belongs to their language. But some merit existed both
for theSe orators and for us to so express ourselves in
favour of the English alliance, when we thereby adds d
to the strength of the Ministry which we opposed. The
Debuts, on the contrary, must permit us to tell it, that
to serve the Ministers in recommending as it did, this
alliance, must certainly have cost it little. It would
have been far more easy for us to excite the public feel-
lop, and the resentment of the coentry, to attack the
I•.:nglish alliance in an absolute manner, as well as the
Ministry, and to urge against the Cabinet all the anger
and all the prejudices of public opinion. The masses
understand but imperfectly the distinction, deep though
it be, that may exist between two modes of understand
ing and practising the same alliance ; they wait, in order
to perceive it, the demonstration which results from
events alone. One must love one's country and the cause
which one defends far more than immediate success, to
have the courage to remain in the just measure, and not
to say more than truth. But, at present, events render
evident what was before contested, striking what was
obscure, and justify unfortunately our previsions and
our language. Every one, even to the most indifferent
and most prejudiced, begins to perceive the difference
between an English alliance, barren, convenient, all
words, powerless in action, full of conflicts, hostile to
liberty, such as our pretended Conservatives desired to
form for us ; and an alliance, active, generous, liberal,
in conformity with the nature of things, which from
evil or pusillanimous sentiments they were unwilling
to realise, and which would have saved the liberty
of Europe from the grave check which it has just
experienced. The obstacle to the popularity and
duration of the English alliance does not, therefore,
proceed from the just complaints expressed by the
Opposition, but from the faults of the Government ' • this
is superabundantly demonstrated by the facts which have
lately taken place. If, in 1836, the Government had
not refused to execute the quadruple treaty, and had not
thus from fear broken its word ; if, in 1839, on May I'2,
it had not, when counselled by M. Guizot, engaged
France in an ultra-Egyptian policy, which they had not
the courage to support to the end ; if they had not after-
' wards offended the susceptibility of France by endea-

vouring to throw her into the arms of Englan-d, would
the alliance have been at a later period so unpopular and
so easily compromised P What was since then the first
conflict ? The Right of Search. It was the Govern-
ment which spontaneously produced it, by signing,
without cause or necessity, the treaty of 1841, a con-
cession without dignity made the day after a check.
What was the second difficulty between France and
England ? The useless, onerous, and absurd conquest
of the Marquesas which the Ministry effected of its own
full accord and with ostentation. There were, however,
in these two questions, on the one side, the philanthropy
and Protestantism of England, and on the other, the
high bearing and irritability of France. Our Ministry
did not comprehend this ; it created, imagined, invented
these two causes of conflict, and during lour years the
two nations have been on terms of dissent for these two
questions. In fine, after having brought Queen Victoria
to France, and taken the King of the French to West-
minster ; after a thousand sacrifices, a thousand em-
braces, which some great act accomplished in common for
the glory of the two nations or for the liberty of the
world could alone have justified, everything is broken up
and abandoned for a marriage, concluded, not with the
Queen of Spain, but with the Infants, who, it is hoped,
will be removed from ever from the throne by the speedy
birth of heirs from Isabella. Then the affair of Cracow
bursts forth ; treaties are torn to pieces ; Europe is
profoundly shaken ; a generous nation pays with the last
remnant Of its independence for the faults committed by
our Government ; and it complains of the rupture of the
English alliance, of the speeches of the Opposition !
Was there ever seen a less sensible conduct and so
great an inconsistency ? Now, as four years back, with
new force and conviction, we say that there was some-
thing else to be dune with the English alliance. We de-
sire that the two Governments may draw close together,
that the two nations may agree better and may compre-
hend what interests unite them, what sacred cause they
have to defend. We ourselves contribute towards the
restoration of this good intelligrrice. We know how
difficult is the realisation of these hopes. We received
y. sterday from London the intelligence that the English
Cabinet has not accepted the proposition made to it by
M. de Jarnac, in the name of our Government, of a col-
lective protest, and that it persists in protesting by itself.
We regret it ; this isolation weakens our protest and it-
own. We hope, however, from the wisdom of the two
countries, for an approximation, useful to the common
greatness and to the Liberal cause."
The National taunts M. GuizoT in the following
bitter terms with the consequences of his policy :
" England has hastened to protest energetically
against the destruction of Cracow. What has the Go-
vernment, which hangs as a burden over France, done?
Nothing. We have had two or three Ministerial articles
warmed up in a bainmarie ; Huninguen has been talked
of, and it has been said that neither the death of Poland
nor that of European right could ensue. But is then
any intention of acting? A Government which has the
disposal of the public force, which has the budget and
the army—a Government which confesses that it has
been set at defiance by the three Powers—is such a
Government to limit itself to words and signs?
It complains of the violation of treaties ; it
cannot deny that there is a menace in the
last act of despotism. How will it reply to it? It
has not even dared to protest. All that it has done up
to this moment has been to send instructions to Lon-
don to endeavour to conciliate Lord Palmerston. And
in crder that nothing may be wanting in this humilia-
tion, its journal has fur two days asked pardon, apolo-
gised, lowered its tone, and bowed its head to the
Whig Cabinet. Where, then, are the haughty triom
phateurs of the last fortnight? What has become of the
brilliant diplomatic success of M. Guizot? Where are
the proud phrases of the Government which passait outre,
and the contemptuous railleries against that England
which, it was said, would not long be sulky? All this
is now converted into entreaties and friendly advances.
The Debats, dissatisfied with its own style, borrows the
language of the Constitutionnel. The English alliance!
Who has ever said anything against it? Who has ever
called Lord Palmerston an etourdi ? Who has denounced
him as a brand of discord, a torch of revolution? The
other day M. Thiers was a brouillon, to-day his ideas are
admired and his article copied."
After stating that it is evident that England will
not consent to a renewal of the alliance, save on con-
dition of a formal renunciation by the INFANTA, for
herself and her children, of all right to the throne of
Spain, the article concludes in these words—
"ls it decided that this shall be done? Will they
descend so low as this ? We are curious to know
this; and if this abdication is to be made, it would be
as well to give some previous notice to at least
Dynastic France. As far as we are concerned in
this matter of abdication we frankly avow that this
is not the abdication we should have chosen.
We find the following in the Presse on the subject
of the affairs of La Plata :
" Nearly official information, and which merits every
confidence, permits us to announce that the question of
La Plata may at present be considered as concluded. It
is already known that Mr. Hood's mission had not the
esult that was expected, because M. Deffaudis refused
to accept the article of the treaty, according to which
the blockade of Buenos Ayres, the return of the Ar-
gentine troops on the territory of the coufederation, and
the disarming of the foreigners at Monte Video, were to
take pace immediately. This last obstacle to the re-
establishment of peace has just been removed by the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is about to order M
Deffaudis to sign the treaty, such as it was proposed by
Mr. Hood on the part of France and England, and ac-
cepted by Rosas, Oribe, and the men of Monte Video."
Count ST. AULAIRB has received orders to leave
Paris immediately for London.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Wednesday at 82f. sc. ; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 45c.; the
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,227 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 8701. •
Havre, 635 f. ; Great Northern, 637 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 86Sf:
75c,; Vierzon, 571 f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 5471. 50c.; Boulogne,
440 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 340 f. • Basle, 218 f. 75c. ; Paris
and Strasburg, 480 f.; Tours and Nantes, 4901. ; Paris and
Lyons, 503 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 492 f. 50c.; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 4751.; Spanish Domestic Debt, 3'%%•
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, NOVEMISER 26.
Boulogne and Amiens, 134 —Bordeaux, Toulouse and Cette
(Mackenzie), PA—Ditto (Espelete), 3A—Demerara,
Direct Bombay and Madras, s—Great Western Bengal,' TA
—.Jamaica South Midland Junction, 13/—Luxembourg,
—Namur and Liege, 3A— Northern of France Constituted,
10—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 476—Rouen and Havre
25%—Tours and Nantes Constituted, 4.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL.—Lord John Russell is ex-
pected to arrive in town this afternoon, from a visit to
his
.brother, the Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, at
Chenies.

VIENNA, Nov. 19.—The Imperial Family of Russia
has just sustained another severe loss. This moaning at
two o'clock, the young Grand Duchess Mary, daugher
of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Michael,
expired, after suffering several months from rapid dcoline,
Our Liverpool correspondent informs us that the
steam-ship Caledonia, which sailed from Liverpool on
the 19th instant, with the mails and passengers for
Halifax and Boston, was spoken on the 22d, in lat. 51,
long. 11; all well.