The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-07 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, WO.

its honour called on it to adopt. He said it was use-
less to postpone acting, for, b‘tycnd any doubt, as
appearel clear from past experience, France would be
obliged to act, sooner or later. The Honourable
Gentleman then entered into some historical consi-
derations as to the cause of the French going to Monte
Video, and their exertions in establishing themselves
there.

The Minister of Juice could .ay that it was be-
cause the Government was well aware of the nature
of the country and of the difficulty of carrying on
war there, that it had refused.

M. Thiers— The Honourable Gentleman was happy
in his knowledge, but sti 1 he (M. Thiers) would
take it on himself to give the information to the As-
sembly.—(Laughter.) The Honourable Gentleman
then proceeded with his description of the country to
show that an immense amount of commercial trans-
actions were certain to take place there. He then
denied that French commerce had abandoned
Monte Video and taken refuge in Buenos Ayres.
He brought forward the statements of persons
whom lie declared to be perfectly trustworthy, who
affirmed that the commerce of the country must
remain with Monte Video, frcrn the superior position
of that place, and that it some of the inhabitants had
emigrated to Buenos Ayres it was under the pressure
of necessity ; they would be sure to return the mo-
ment fair protection was afforded them. He denied
positively that the French subjects at Monte Vide o
were only 2,000; he maintained that the number was
at least equally divided between that place and
Buenos Ayres. It was impossible, he declared, that
France could ever establish her commerce in South
America unless Monte Video was open to her. That
place was the key of the country. and if neglected
the commerce of France must of necessity fall off,
particularly as the English were predominant at
Buenos Ayres. He then referred to the character
and power of Rosas, and whilst allowing that he was
an able man, denied that his force was as great as was
representtd. His force consisted principally of cavalry,
but his infantry was quite deficient. After rgain
proclaiming himself a sincere friend of peace, M.
Thiers thus concluded—" It is impossible that the
arrival of an arniel negotiator in the river Plate, with
a few ships and some troops, can be the signal of
war. Let us restore to words their real meaning : it
is not war, a word which naturally alarmed certain
minds ; it is war with Rosas, a war not more im-
portant than that which we waged upon Mexico and
Morocco; it is one of those wars which maritime
nations should not hesitate to undertake when they
wish to be respected."
M. Rouher, the Minister of Justice, replied, and the
debate was ajourned.
M. DUCHATEL has arrived in Paris for the purpose
of meeting the charges brought against him
in relation to the expenditure for the tomb of
NAPOLEON.

The Journal du Havre says—
" We arc assured that the affair of the Sandwich
Islands has been adjusted amicably, and that, in con-
sequence of recent propositions from the Ilawaien Go•
vernment, a new treaty is about to be entered into be-
tween France and that country, on the bases of the
former conventions, but which are to receive a more ex-
tensive and liberal interpretation."

The Assemblee Nationale says—
" A meeting of financial men took place yesterday at
the Ministry of Finance, at which M. d'Argout, M.
Rothschild, &c., were present. According to report, a
new loan of 250,000,000 f. is contemplated."

The Five per Cents. were done in the passage of the
Opera at 92f. 70c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, JAN. 5.

Boulogne and Amiens, 774,—LuxembOurg, 44—Namur
and Liege, 71,p—Northein of France, 11, dis.—Orleans and
Bourdeaux, 3%—Paris and Rouen, 23 Sambre and Meuse,
21%.