The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-11 00:00:00

The Liberals of France and England, who ap-
plauded with one joint acclaim the treaty of
London, and rejoiced with such exuberant de-
light in the consequences it immediately pro-
duced, are welcome to share with Lord Palmer-
ston, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Holland, and the
rest of our Whig Ministers who remain respon-
sible for that transaction, all the satisfaction
which the disclosure and the inference of M.
Bignon is so admirably calculated to afford them.

-Morning Post.

The Paris Rapers continue to report the pro-
ceedings in the Chamber of Deputies upon the
address to the Throne. On Tuesday the earlier
part of the sitting was taken up in discussing a
number of amendments which had been pro-
posed by the Opposition; some of which were
merely vexatious, others impracticable, but the
greater portion insignificant, and all unsuccess-
ful, when the Chamber proceeded to the great
business of the day, the development of the
vtews of Government in respect of its relations
with foreign Powers. The subject was intro-
duced by M. Bignon, who is not an avowed
supporter of the Ministers, but whose discourse
upon this occasion, from the subsequent adop-
tion of it by the Ministers, assumed all the
consequence of a semi-official communication.
M. Bignon began by adverting to the affairs
of Spain and Portugal, over which, however, he
passed very rapidly, observing that nobody enter-
tsined serious misgivings upon these subjects,
since, no doubt, " the Chamber would find its
wishes Fulfilled by the expression of the solicitude
which France felt for those two nations, to
whose happiness she was attached by her
interests and her sympathies." lie then pro-
ceeded to the more critical relations of France
with other foreign Powers, and particularly with
Russia, when his observations attracted all the
attention of the Chamber. In reference to the
policy which in his opinion ought to be pursued
by France, in its relations with Russia, M. Big-
non laid down broadly three leading rules—first,
that, as a contracting party to the " settlement"
of Europe, as secured by the treaties of 1815,
France ought not merely to withhold her assent,
but to resent all departures from that arrange-
ment without being first consulted ; secondly,
that some recent measures on the part of Russia,
but particularly her conduct with respect to Po-
land and treaty with Turkey, was. an encroach-
ment upon the arrangement of 1815, and ought
to be treated accordingly ; and lastly, that the
interference understood to be meditated by the
conference of Vienna in the internal affairs of
the German States, and some threatened mea-
sure of the same kind on the part of Austria
towards those of Italy, were of such a nature as

it concerned the honour and interest of France
to inquire into, and if necessary, at all risks, to
frustrate. In illustration of these propositions,
the Honourable Deputy said, " that looking
at the protests of the English and French Go-
vernments against the usurpation of the Auto-
crat, the present state of Poland is nothing more
than a material fact, bearing no sanction of.

' international law, and not recognised by either
England or France. If Poland be subdued,
oppressed, and crushed, it is in contempt of
treaties, of which the Cabinets of London and
Paris are guarantees. The possession of Poland
as a Russian province enters not into the circle
of European right. The day that the Poles
shall break their chains, or the day that other.
nations may emancipate them, on that day alone
will it be that right shall resume its empire."
And as indicative of the designs, long enter-
tained, however much modern diplomacy may
endeavour to conceal them, by the grasping So-
vereigns of Russia upon Turkey, M. Bignon
mentioned the following all important tact,
which, he said, had never before been made
public :—" In 1808, immediately before the
interview at Erfurth, at that period, when the am-
bition of the two Emperors, Napoleon and Alex-
ander, was discussed between them, with the
greatest frankness Alexander expressed the most
inordinate eagerness for a partition of the whole
Ottoman empire, while Napoleon's efforts were
directed to prevent that partition. In order to
tempt the French Emperor, the most enormous
concessions were offered him. Spain and Italy
were abandoned to him. The ascendancy he
exercised over Germany was acknowledged as an
acquired right ; he was allowed to appropriate
to himself, if he wished it, Bosnia, Albania,
and the Morea, and it was even proposed to aid
him with troops for the purpose ; but, in return,
Alexander required that in the lot of Russia
should be included Constantinople and the Straits
of the Dardanelles. But though, at the time
the Emperor Napoleon was occupied with the
war in Spain, and valuable as the alliance of
Russia was to him at that crisis, he refused
to accede to it under any conditions. The policy
of Russia was in no respect different at the
present day, from what it had been in 1808.
Certainly,' continued M. Bignon, " it is not we
who have been so outrageously oppressed by the
treaties of 1815, that should desire the conti-
nuance of them ; but when we submit to all
rigorous consequences—when, through a love
of peace, perhaps a little too inordinate, we are
willing to drain time cup of humiliation slowly
and to the dregs—the least that remains for us
to do is to require that those other Powers, en-
riched by our spoils, should confine themselves
within the vast limits which they apportioned to
themselves. When it cannot be denied that
danger is imminently hovering over Turkey—
when it exists, or may exist, for Italy and Ger-
many—would it not be the height of impru-
dence to shut our eyes ? It is right that the
Government should be made acquainted with
the opinion of the Chamber. The Government
may always reckon upon the Chamber and upon
the country; both will be always ready to offer,
to the fullest extent of their power and energy,
whatever aid may be required of them."
This speech, from which we have thought
better to give extracts, rather than any
description of it, is reported to have
been received with great applause within the
Chamber, and out of doors to have produced a
very considerable sensation. The Minister for
Foreign Affairs (M. de Broglie) said a few
words which were in entire approbation of the
views of M. Bignon, and it is supposed that his
expose had been previously arranged between
them. In this reply there was one passage which
has attracted particular notice, as seeming to
show that the Government had determined upon
some positive measures, which was this—
Amongst the ideas put forward in the course
of the Hon. Deputy's speech, there are some
which we shall endeavour to realize should occa-
' sion present itself.—(Hear, hear; Very well.)"
The Minister further declared that he held
himself prepared to enter into further and fuller
explanations of the foreign policy of the Go-
vernment, in case he should be provoked by
any attacks upon their measures. There ap-
peared to be no doubt that the Ministerial
confession would be in accordance with the