The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-06 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, JB‘.46'.

MR. CANNING.

The following speculations. on this eminent States-
lan's visit to Paris are from the Courier Francais of

•
Tuesday
" The presence of Mr. Canning at Paris, amidst politi-
cal circumstances which are .daily winning
greater interest, forms the constant subject of conversation,
vast and his journey altogether opens up a. 4 character of,
fiCld for the
most contradictory conjectures.
" In many of the circles and drawin
g.rpoins of London
we learn that people incline: more than we do in. Pails to
believe that. an English Minister, who, dining the Meese
of Parliament, has obtained a six weeks' discharge, frdw
business, may, without being charged with any special ne.
gociation' contrive to spend it on the Continent with his
family. We have no wish to decide between these con;.
flitting opinions of the two Capitals, where so many good
folks exercise the trade of umiddlers by special patent, and
of infallible oracles in matters of diplomacy. We shall
merely recall to our readers'recollection how actiyely:the
ierivat. of M. de Metternich also,settelLbminw
and tongues
to. work, which Minister, notwithstanding, took his depar-
tore quietly, without accomplishing any of thernighty things
that had been prophesied of him. We are here comparing
the circumstances, and by no means the talents or charac-
ters of these two individuals, which, hi Statesmen of prin-
ciples.so very different, do not to us appear to admit of any
parallel. M. de Metternich took great pains, while at
?aria, to show himself oil. as an important functionary,
while Mr. Canning takes very little. The former brought
officers, councillors, secretaries; he was surrounded from
morn to night with crowds of diplomatists, who assembled,
by turns, in his saloons ; he held almost perpetual audiences ;
when he visited our Ministers, or those of other Courts,
it was with a mighty noise and appearance ; and his parade

in receiving was equal to the mystery of his communica-
tions with that crowd ef'persons, who, at different periods
had taken part in great events or great intrigues. In short,
he wished to hold himself up as another Atlas of Europe,
because on two occasions, and under systems extremely
different, he bad assisted in setting up, parcelling out,
and oppressing the Continent, and imposing 'upon
the Kings, as well as the people, two masters, whom
he himself, by taking advantage of the times, sur-
rounded in succession with the same complaisance and
the name flatteries. Mr. Canning puts forth no' such
pretensions to public notice. Ile pusses, they say, one-
half of his time in the bosom of Lord Granville's family,
and the other half is devoted to his closet. Abroad, and
in the few circles which the season has left in Paris, he is
seen much less frequently than the public curiosity, which
one of so high fame excites, is disposed to be satisfied
with. At the theatre, which he appears to affect, and to
be fond of, no appearance of luxury or splendour
distin-
guishes him from those who surround him. Were we to
judge from appearances merely, we should term him a Mi-
nister, upon leave, unfettered by business, seeking neither
men of influence, nor parties, nor chiefs, seeing little com-
pany, in spite of the bustling eagerness displayed by the
numbers who are presented to him to offer hint the ex-
pression of their courtesy. His residence with his family
at the. Hotel of the British EmbasSy does not appear to
produce there, any greater crowds than on the ordinary
levee days, not does the arrival or departure of couriete

appear greator,thisrusual. Ae.cortling,to tome persons, the
English Secretary has had. tittnnerons privaee conferences
with M. do Thoweti` M. l'orzo di Row),
and M. -IrAipoui. The frequency of these'interviews is
denied again by others, who Imagine that their opportutti,
ties of observation are equally mod. It is, quite natural
that Mr. Canning and M. tle Vdlele should meet each
other somewhere else than at the great dinners, where they
sometimes are seated together, and where they can but
exchange few words—it is quite natural that they should
seek for better opportunities of converse, were it only for
the. purpose (Abetter knowing each other's diameters, and
diving into each other's designs more deeply. Assuredly,
with men in their respective situations, there will be no
lack of materials for conversation.
".If Mr. Canning hits come to Pariato exstnind narrowly
the inexplicable character of our Ministry, he will speedily
be convinced that the orators of, the Opposition in the
Chambers, and Alieir supplementary organs during the
recess, have merely proclaimed the truth, in representing
M. Villele to be ag, ita tin it an
vacillating in his foreign
politics, as he is foible, indecisive, and led in his home ad-
Ministration. And if Mr. Canning had at all allowed hiin-
self to think that he could -prodoee any effect upon Obit a
state of things, by the most powerful considerations, he
must, ere now, qee that -.his views will not be resl4ed,
and that it is not under such a Ministry that -Franee
will ever, enjoy a preponderating influence in the Councils
of Europe."

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