The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

THE ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.

Thy
itioniteur contiins the following article :
".A.ll the Elt ctoral Colleges of Frauce having no w
finished their operations, the summary of their
votes, corr,Tied by the official documents which
have this day reached the Ministry of the In'erior,
and completed by the elections of the sth and
presents the following definite result :
Inscribed vcters, 9,495,955 ; actual voters,
6,136,664 ; for the Government, 5,471,888; fur
the Opposition, 571,859 ; votes lost, 92,917. These
5,471,888 votes for the Government resolve them-
selves into 5,200,101 votes given to official candi-
dates, and 271,787 given to candidates who do not
belong to the Opposition.'
" During the 20 days which by our law consti-
tute the Veriod of electoral preparation the most
complete liberty has been allowed to all citizens to
set on foot and promote their canvass, and to the
journals to publish and discuss these questions.
" Now that the contest is over, and that a ma-
jority of more than 5,000,000 votes has distinctly
prove i the opinion of the country, a limit must be
put to the discussion, which can now have no other
object than the useless agitation of public feeling.
" These discussions cannot be better closed than
by the following table :
" • December 10, 1848.—Vote for the Presidency.
" Inscribed, 9,977,452 ; voters, 7,440,471 ; for
Prince Napoleon, 5,534,520; for other candidates,
1,879,298 ' • votes lost, 12,434,
" December 20, 1851.—Vote on the Decree of the 2d
of Dekamber.
" Inscribed, 9,833,5761 voters, 8,116,773 ; for,
7,439,216 ' • against, 640,737 ; votes lost, 36,820.
" November 21 and 22, 1852.—Proclamation of the

Empire.
" Inscribed, 9,833,576 ; voters, 8,140,660 ; for,
7,824,189; against, 253,145; null, 63,326.
" 1852.—Legislative Election..
" Inscribed, 9,836,043 • voters, 6,222,983 ; for Go-
vernment, 5,218 602 ; for t'he Opposition, 810,962 ; null
and votes lost, 193,419.
" 1857.—Legislative Election.
" Inscribed, 9 495,955 ; voters, 0,136,664 ; for the
Government, 5,471.888; for the Opposition, 571,859;
null and votes lost, 92,917.'

" These five great manifestations of universal
suffrage are significant. The sucoessive comparison
of these figures must fully satisfy thefriends of pub-
lic pece, and all who feel how important it is for
the glory and prosperity of France to have a strong
and popular Government.

" Miring the course of eight years the number of
dissentients, instead of increasing, has diminished
the clamour which they were allowed the liberty to
make during the recent elections has neither aug-
mented their numbers nor masked their impotence:
" France, which has now judged them five times,
has not changed her opinion."

PORTUGAL.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 10.
The steamer Douro brings Lisbon dates of the
4th inst., at which time there was no foreign ves-
sel of war in the Tagus, the two Russian ships,
Viborg and Castor, having left on the 3d.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's
steamer Tagus arrived at Lisbon on the 2d, and
after landing passengers and mails for that port pro-
ceeded on to Cadiz and Gibraltar on the morning
of the 311.

In stock no altoration had taken place in the
prices, but the market was more animated, as there
had been some demand at the following quotations
ItegiAered Three per Cents., 46 to 46i ; Coupons,
454 to 46 ; Deferred 28 to 29 ; Bank of Portugal,
111,to 11/ per cent. premium ; Bank of Oporto, 22k
to 25 per cent. premium. The Bank of Oporto, had'
declared a dividend of 24 per cent. on the half-year
ending the 30th of June last.
The Cortes had been further prorogued until the
6th inst.

At the secret session of the 3d, the Concordat with
Rome had passed in the Chamber of Deputies, with
some modifications.

The Ministry was to be completed as soon as the
Chambers were closed.

THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ CANAL.

(From the ConstitutionneL)
The First Lord of the Treasury has announced
in a very categorical manner that 'the British Go-
vernment, far from exercising its influence with.
the Porte in favour of the projected canal, will.
employ its entire credit in opposing the execution
of the enterprise. This open declaration is better
than an underhand warfare, and we regard it as a,
step in advance made by that grand enterprise.
It now faces the last difficulty that opposes its
execution, and over which it will triumph. The.
English Government must not fancy that it can
succeed in preventing its definitive success. It
may delay the execution of the canal and may
throw vast obstacles in its way. But its error.
will not prevail, in the end, over the vigour of
truth over the interests of the human race. We'
repeat what we have often said : the moment that
such an enterprise is feasible it may be considered
accomplished. What matters it if it be executed
a day earlier or later ? We believe that it will be
accomplished at an early date. We have not
heard the last of it in the House of Commons. An
inquiry has been put to Lord Palmerston, and he
has replied. A discussion will follow before longr
and if that discussion be complete, it must neces-
sarily prove unfavourable to the ministry. The.
matter of the canal is now in English hands, and Lord
Palmerston is beh•nd time in his declaration ; he
should have offered it before M. de Lesseps had
obtained the unanimous, free, and enlightened sup-
port of all the important chambers of commerce ill
the United Kingdom. The ministry is therefore in
opposition with all these chambers of commerce,
with these associations of English sailors, shipowners,
and merchants. •

(From the .Debats,)
Lord Palmerston, in declaring himself the open
antagonist of the Suez Canal project, confined
himself to a limited number of assertions which are
unproved. Simple contradictions do not suffice to
prove that this enterprise, which is supported by
so large a number of eminent men, is impracticable
and sterile. The continual discussions on the
merits of the projected canal which have takeil
place on both sides of the Channel tend rather to
prove the contrary. Moreover, as Mr. Berkeley
remarked to Lord Palmerston, this pri,ject has met
the approval of the most important commercial
cities of the United Kingdom. In spite of the re-
luctance of the English Government, the question
will be decidcd in favour of the enterprise the dal
when public opinion in England shall pronounce
itself in favour of its accomplishment. The decla-
ration of Lord Palmerston would discourage the
authors of the project in any country where the
conduct of government did not depend on public
opinion. In England, that decliration will only
engage them to redouble their efforts in order to
vanquish, sooner or later, the unfavourable dispo-
sition of government.