The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

what to make of you," as Sir Joax FA.LSTAFF ob-
served to Prince HAL.

Aladrid journals of the 22d have been received. A
general belief began to prevail that there would be a
partial change, at least, in the Cabinet, before the
arrival of Queen CHRISTINA, as she cannot forget or
forgive the attacks made on her by GONZALES
BRAVO, in his journal. The Gazette contains a docu-
ment which shows the deplorable state of the navy. It
consists of only one ship of the line at sea, two re-
quiring repair, four armed frigates and two disarmed,
two corvettes, nine brigs, three large and three small
steamers of war, fifteen schooners, and nine vessels of
a lesser size. " These vessels," says the Minister of
Marine, " are manned by only a small number of
brave and well-disciplined seamen, but badly clad,
badly paid, and badly organised, groaning under the
weight of their misery, and exposed to the imminent
danger of witnessing the extinction of those valiant
qualities which are only to be found in well-organised
bodies." He denies that the ruin of the navy was
caused by the battle of Trafalgar, for, after that de-
feat, Spain had still seventy sail of the line and
frigates, with forty smaller vessels. The object of
the Minister is to restore the navy, by establishing a
naval school, increasing the number of vessels of war
in the colonies, and encouraging commerce.

The Three per Cents. were done at 25i for cash,
and 261 for the 9th of February. The Five per
Cents. were not quoted.

The Paris papers of Saturday and Sunday are
almost entirely occupied with comments on the vote
of the Chamber on the address, and the extraordinary
scene which took place in that assembly on Friday.
The Ministerial papers advert in strong terms of
praise to the firm attitude and commanding demea-
nour of M. GulzoT during the storm, and even those
of the Opposition cannot deny him that merit. He
knew he was right, and that no inference could be
drawn from his journey to Ghent which could justify
the loyalists in paying court to the Duke of BOR-
DEAUX as HENRY V. M. GUIZOT had sworn fealty
to Louis XVIII. ; NAPOLEON had abdicated the
throne of France, and the present Minister of Foreign
Affairs did no more than his duty in assisting the
lawful Sovereign of the country with his advice. The
charge, therefore, made against him is not just, and
that his opponents know. The real cause of the
uproar was not GUIZOT'S loyalty in 1815, but the
recollection of that memorable battle which decided
the fate of NAPOLEON, and brought a million of
armed men to Paris. We have no reason to find
fault with this feeling, honourable to an independent
nation, but if we praise the patriotism of these
men, it must be at the expense of their sense
of justice and discretion. We here subjoin ex-
trdls from the papers in reference to the party
whb made such an unbecoming attack on the Minis-
ter. "To give an accurate idea," says the Journal
des Debats, " of the violence and oppression with
which the sitting of yesterday concluded, would be
very difficult. As one of the KING'S Ministers, as a
Deputy, the honour of the Chamber and the country,
his admirable speech, with all these claims, M.
GUIZOT could not obtain permission from the Left to
speak freely. During a whole hour his voice was
drowned under disgraceful clamours, miserable quib-
bles, false semblances of an indignation previously
concerted and conned by heart during fifteen days.
There was not even one of the most obscure occupants
of seats on the Left bench who, seeking after a paltry
popularity, did not take advantage of the occasion to
heap outrages upon the great orator—the intrepid
Minister ! They were able to interrupt—they could
stifle the voice—they could violate, in the person of
that illustrious man, whom they detest because he is
greater than themselves, all the rights of a Minister
and a Deputy; but to subdue his fortitude was, and
ever will be, beyond their power. They may wear
out his life, as they did that of M. CASIMIR PERIER,
but his name will survive, as honoured as theirs is
despised!"
The Globe another Ministerial paper remarks :

"We beheld with shame the degradation to which politi-
cal rancour conducts honourable citizens, and every body
must have thought with us, on hearing men without name,
without influence in the country, without authority in the
Chamber, hurl forth their jealous hatred, that it was be-
cause they were incapable of speaking. And what have
these thirty voices, which Mirabeau would have overpowered
with the thunder of his voice, and which M. Guizot has do-
minated by his courage, and by his contempt succeeded in
stifling ? Absolutely nothing. M. Guizot said all he
thought, and the effect remained when the tumult had
ceased. Ah ! what a noble thing is intelligence contending
against brutality ! A single -man, of•almost feeble appear-
ance, enclosed in a circle of invectives, calumnies, and in-
sults, preserving unchanged the serenity of his ideas arid his
language ever dignified, ever respectable, constantly victo-
rious in his subdued anger, and assuming, in the intervals of
silence, the attitude of an accuser, and the authority of a
judge! Santerres of the Revolution of July, we thank you!
You have shown to us the full measure of your designs, and
how we are to proceed to put down your tumult. We must
oppose calm language to your fur, and France, which listens
as the immense majority of the Chamber did yesterday, will
declare in favour of good sense against clamour.'
The National finds nothing to censure, but much
to admire, in the conduct of the Left of the Chamber.
The Opposition was " majestic in its tumult, and im-
placable in its justice."
"We are still palpitatin6,” says that journal, 4, from the
emotions of this admirable sitting. Nothing similar has oc-
curred for thirteen years, and we cannot hope to describe in
writing the moving drama which was performed before our
eyes. Everything is wanting to our powerless pen—the im-
mense movement of the Opposition, majestic in its tumult,
implacable in its justice, inspired solely by the energetic sen-
timent of nationality, the indignation, in short, which,
exploded like thunder, and
fired
Gand,' whilst he was re-
which had become for
him a pillory.s'
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Alluding generally to the sitting, the Pretse says:
—" What a sitting! What a tumult! What a de-
plorable discussion! What violent recriminations !
What a passionate assemblS, I What a President !"
And then proceeds at enormous length to show that
the absence of dignity, the want of moderation, the
incessant interruptions, and almost hootings of the
Opposition—resembling rather the violence of the
mob at an English election than the conduct of men
strong in the conviction of the goodness of their
cause, and listening with attention and without fear
—were in a great
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We extract the following passage from the article
of the Comb" tutionnel

" Never were we present at such a tempest ; never did we
witness in the Chamber such a frightful tumult. In other
times, and when another affair was under consideration, we
willingly expressed, and without even remembering our
political differences, some sympathy for the speaker standing
up intrepidly against the storm, and declaring boldly, in the
face of interruptions, that his strength might be exhausted,
but not his courage. It is not possible for us now to give
this satisfaction to M. Guizot. He struggled obstinately
against the manifestations which burst forth from all parts,
but it was in a deplorable cause, which is condemned by the
feelings of the nation as energetically as by the Chamber."
The Ccnirrier Francais blames the Minister for
accepting a discussion on a personal fact which oc-
curred thirty years ago, but at the same time praises
his firmness. The Carlist Quotidienne thus winds up
its attack ow the pilgrim of Ghent :
" The Minister attempted to explain his journey to Ghent,
and was so unfortunate as to try to justify it, on the ground
of the probable return of the Bourbons. It results from this
doctrine, that if the Duke de Bordeaux had at this moment
any chances of a restoration, the journey to London could not
be blamed. During an hour and a half the Minister sus-
tained a painful struggle against the impressions of the
Chamber, and exhausted every means of compromising him-
self. q have assisted you in preparing the revolution,' was
his language to the men of the Left—' I have defended the
constitutional monarchy,' was his excuse to those of the
Centre. The fact is, that M. Guizot went to Ghent, where
no one sent for him—where no one wanted his advice. He
went there, not with that faithful guard which, by following
the King into exile, subjected itself to all the chances of a
new emigration ; but, according to his own avowal, when the
cause of Napoleon seemed to be lost. He went when the
armies were in presence of each other. If, therefore, there is
any man in France, whom the public voice can con-
scientiously condemn for taking the journey to Ghent, that
man is M. Guizot. The truth is, that this man, so pure, so
austere, had advanced towards revolution on the eve of the
ordonnances, since on the following day he was placed in the
Ministry by the insurrection, in spite of the oath which
bound him to the King, whose imprescriptible rights M.
Guizot had declared in his writings."
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W.M.14, 1•41,•.• ,11,,,•••••• • . - • •
The Journal des Debats of Sunday publishes the
following articles of the new constitution of Greece,
as drawn up by the Commission of the National As-
sembly :
" The reining religion is that of the orthodox church of
the East. The Greek Church with regard to doctrine and
spiritual affairs is united to the Christian Church of Cell_
stantinople, but on civil matters it is independent, and will
be governed by a holy synod. There is, nevertheless, liberty
of worship.
" All citizens are equal before the law. Individual liberty
is inviolable.
" Th• slave trade is prohibited. All slaves are free on
touching the Greek soil.
" Liberty of the press is to exist, and the censure is not
permitted on any account.
" There are three powers in the State. The King, the
Senate, and the Chamber of Representatives. The initiative
of legislation belongs to all three.
" Laws of finance must first be voted by the Representa-
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tives.
" The per.mii of the King is inviolable; arc
responsible. •
" T4v King names his Ministers, commands armies, de-