The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-06 00:00:00

the declaration of the SULTAN that we had
taken alarm unnecessarily at the alliancp between
him and the Emperor of RussiA, inasmuch as
he had merely placed Russia on the same foot-
ing as other favoured nations. He says now that
he cannot allow the entrance of an English fleet
into the Dardanelles ! !

Another German paper contains a long and
furious denunciation of a German Club in Paris,
said to contain 1,000 members, and from which,
it says, all manner of revolutionary lava is spouted
forth.

The Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday
have been received. They contain an account
of the discussion in the Chamber of Deputies
on the Address. In the course of this discus-
sion M. PERSIL, the Attorney General, made
an attempt to defend himself against the just
odium that he had incurred by the late proceed-
ings against the Society of Les Droits de
1 'Homme. He was of course supported by his
party, but the defence altogether was a miserable
affair. Even M. GUIZOT, one of the Ministers,
was obliged to qualify his support to this ob-
noxious gentleman, who, as regards the Press,
is styled " Le Scarlett Francais."

There are accounts from Bayonne dated the
31st inst., of various military movements in
Spain, but none of them require particular
notice. On the whole, affairs appear to be in
nearly the same state as at the date of the pre-
ceding accounts. Merino had not entered
Portugal, as he was reported to have done.

The agents of Don MIGUEL are still actively
engaged, and money does not appear to be
wanting. They are in treaty for three large
American ships, and a bargain has been nearly
struck for the purchase of a ship now lying
in the River Thames. Their land forces are
said to be deficient only of officers, and, on the
arrival of a reinforcement of this kind, consisting
of twenty, who sailed a few days ago from the
River , under the command of a Major B—,
who now calls himself a Major-Generals
they intend to make an attack upon Oporto.
The officers in question sailed for Vigo, with
the intention of proceeding from thence to the
I\liguelite army, near Oporto ; but as the Spa-
nish Ambassador here, M. DE VIAL, privately
received an intimation of their destined port,
he may have written to the authorities
at Vigo to apprise them of the character of the
persons alluded to, and request their detention.
It is not improbable, however, that one of the
Pedroite cruisers may fall in with them, and
save the authorities of Vigo the trouble of ar-
resting them.

We are glad to see that an influential Morn-
ing Contemporary has pursued the line of
reasoning which we attempted on Saturday, re-
specting the present demonstrations against
Russia. We observed on Saturday, that our
Government ought not to speculate for a moment

upon the probable effect of warlike demonstra-
tions and menaces on the mind of the Emperor
of RUSSIA, but preserve a dignified calm during
the discussion, relying rather upon the justice

of their cause, and their means of enforcing
it, than upon the supposed reluctance
of the Emperor of RUSSIA to going
to war. The Times of this morning justly

observes, with reference to this view of the
subject, " there is nothing so silly as a , de-

monstration' which bears upon the front of it
that it is a demonstration, and nothing more•

A demonstration, once discovered to be a de-

monstration on the part of these two Govern
ments (the British and French) is worse than
none ; of little value, moreover, is a remon-
strance carried on in words, and ending in re-
signation." It is unnecessary for us to say that
we concur in these sentiments, but we may be
permitted to repeat our satisfaction at seeing
them thus enforced.

The address of the Russian Ambassadorl
Count Pozzo DI BORGo, in the name of the
Diplomatic Body, to the King of the FRENCH,
on new year's day, is an admirable specimen of
the skill with which political intentions of the
deepest cast may be concealed under the veil of.
diplomatic courtesy. There is nothing in this
address, abstractedly considered, to remove the
apprehension that the present peace of Europe,
will be disturbed ; nor, on the other hand, is
there a single passage in it indicative of the
anxiety of the Emperor NICHOLAS to avoid
war ? M. Pozzo DI BORG() says, " The
continuance of peace has given daily proofs of
its inestimable advantages to Governments and me
tions." Good! But was there ever an Ambas-
sador yet, who, even with the knowledge of
desire for war on the part of the Government
whose mouthpiece he was, did not talk of the
blessings of peace anti the horrors of war?
M. Pozzo DI BORGO says, indeed, that " the
wisdom of
the
hitherto, Monarchs
to maintain it rto who
will
find the
taken care
the means of
preserving it for,the future ;" but how general
and equivocal does this expression appear ?
Should the Emperor of RUSSIA resolve to pet'
sist in his views on Turkey and the British and
French Governments on the other hand resolve
on opposing them, he would be the first
to deplore the melancholy necessity of in'
terrupting the continuance of peace, on which
his ambassador congratulates the French KING,
and, to throw the departures from the line of
wisdom on the monarchs of Great Britain and
France. We confess, therefore, that we do not'
find a single indication in the Address of M,
Pozzo DI BORGO of a disposition to preserve
Peace by concession, and without concession oo
the part of Russia, it seems to us to
be impossible to prevent war. The Chain'
ber of Deputies distrusts the Court phraseo'
logy of the Russian Ambassador. The Pre'
sident, DUPIN, instead of congratulating
the KING on the general indications of peace,
and particularly on the pacific assurances of
other Governments, says, " I wish your Majesty
that which can alone fully satisfy a good King--"
peace, as far as it may be possible, but a safe ad
honourable peace, worthy of the nation." This ii
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