The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

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frier,
to which Sir R. PEEL'S elementary views of econ°,—,,o4;
and government rre subject, when he makes uP L'Actim
the indispensable necessity of repeabng all thed 0411/
have mentioned, and resorting to a less restrict(
anomalous issue and recognition of bank paper

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The British nation, almost to a man, admit
ese
ti
blessings conferred on this country by the general P
tablished in 1815, and would view with regret any
tions of peaceable relations with any great power, and
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all, with France. They tied better employment ....4111"
money in domestic improvements—such as the cenzu;,o
of railways and steam-vessels, or in the increase of :etitie
nies, and the opening upnew markets for our motif so.
than in lending money to foreign Governments th t o
or never pay, or in furnishing subsidies to carry °ll lc err
maintaining a certain race of Kings, or in PaYinV
mous taxes to keep up a large fleet and armY„,
to give situations to the scions of tiobil"" ti
benefit the supporters of a Tory Ministry. The totfccro.:
is at a discount here, and with a reformed House ',,,,,cef0
mons and the vast amount of capital em
occupations, nothing but a grievous national insult, or
otioa
employed io
1,1; or
ton aggression on some of the vital interests of the ole.
abroad, could again rouse the warlike energies ail: (goes,!d
,The only fighting people, in fact, in these "PiPitiond °,l
peace" are the editors of certain journals in Lnt. one'
France. No event occurs in reference to the rels. /of
the two countries which does not afford 57 or
their pugnacious propensities; and when
work to cl"
not be found, imagination is set at wait
vise some grievance, or 'slight, or insult whicli,irn'e tll,l
party may attribute to the other. For a long 140 0
writers in the Republican and Legitimatist journals old, fill;
had the monopoly of this business. Those of Engia% slloo‘
a spirit which did them great unmixedll ttn‘fieliagl
and regarded with silence, notwith strong
het
cf abhorrence, these wicked attempts to embroil 001
countries. Since the Syrian expedition,_however, There
firebrand M. Dimas wished to imitate Nand-Eu:411;00!
to see a great change on this side the water. An,',„enerP
jealousy of French diplomatists, and admirals, anuitb;efell,
pervades certain journals to a degree which, wetin,,,,*olll,g,
not mischievous, would be utterly ridiculous. itr—cs 10"
them our influence in Greece is undermined; loroctc;
are at work in Constantinople and Alexandria to be „"
to become a French province ; Tangiers Is .oesuc"
set-off against Gibraltar ; and the last I 10
of all is not the least remarkable—Chusan,oto
to
evacuated by the English, is to be handed
France, and a war between England and France, 0,",e
of course,. is to be forthwith commenced on the Cloneeoentc°
The specific remedy proposed is for the British Govervoles
keep Chusan—a proposition which, were it adopted kro,
tish Government, or in any way countenanced by tV tiff cfr,
entail lasting disgrace on the country, and reallYJnsboen,
tain French writers in the notorious epithets theY
plied to England. The whole story is fo ndcd id °
u ell
rumour which prevails at Macao or Hong l':°9„7
such a slender basis is built a vast whole po§iebro,
aggrandisement in the East, together with every go
abuse of French diplomatists and Frenchmen '„n,bec bee
This is below the dignity of the British nation. ` woo je
nothing to fear in that quarter, either from Frencessu'ro
Americans. Their rulers have hitherto followed 0°0.01'4
of the Chinese Government, and honourably Os ire
engagements, and to break 'any of them oil a nierbeileb
would only be an exact picture of that policy w pO,O
warlike journals attribute to our neighbours' anitlt",o
articles of this description are written rather front c.oursto
malignity, fir a rage has sprung up among certaj,;),ited
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to have their lucubrations quoted and comm"theY le
in the Paris papers, and to a certainty Ilona
obtain their wish as far as regards their mischiev:ed Plan be,
on the late intelligence from China. The PropA°o'.e shsiii&Jig
retaining Chusan will be justly described, anuied,
told that it is only another instance of that ern; AlVe;.
and wicked policy so long pursued by " Perfl,•,-Destl re'
We only hope and trust that the sen`l be 01
pressed in one or two journals will n„°,eat,
garded as the sentiments of the Governitil Yost
still less those of the nation. We believed °or
BROUGHAM, that the people of Englanuoe, thilt,;;eti
anxious to remain on good terms with Filinti that
tional antipathies are rapidly wearing off. anui,„- enj-stsi
who fan the dying embers of discord arc alike thlic gel"
both countries, and ought to be held up to Puy
-
reprobation.

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We have received Madrid journals of the 1°11,'",!:te”
inst., from which we learn that complete trgle,ift.'llie
throughout the country, and that the only toPicloeVality'
sion refer to the QUEEN'S marriage, and the lie°.
ensuing Cortes. In these, however, we find .tioielf
Most of these journals are opposed to tber°- d'.4.
QUEEN with the Count of TRAPANI, and seeteorstli's°s.,;,
posed to favour the claims of the Prince (41,4- tel'l'l",,ed:ta-
tmoheeentienwg
so;stempuotfietsaixsasatitodn,toanlidaaveprtoapckesnitil:ol:fortuitse
1.1/10;tea.4tslo
cation by the Cortes. According to 000 A
it is proposed to demand a reduction of Peterst
one-third of the amount, in favour e* 010-
engaged in trade and commerce—in other iverds',tferitrOC:
a property tax. The Gazette publishes a list of
the clitoo"
new Senators, selected cbiefly from the aarmy'army'ooo
and personswho had held highofficial appointments. bsbll
Bourse no official prices were quoted, and this 410.° Car
,rhe
be the case till some new arrangement is made.
tellano sufficiently explains the cause of Senor
to the practice which had so long existed in
establishment :
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forreinlaetrilvye t having
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naturally results that the transactions in the I.utitghlutecarfba:nnutli
lions
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solely
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positive
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ones;
; w took P
ilnaturally,aticleo without
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nistt a:nee ley presentb r z
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is no more play, and therefore no more notable fluctuations
_e.: but
for a fall or rise. Nevertheless, the bourse law is anylb",j,.
perfect, and it is to be believed that It will be promptly ;TAO