The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-30 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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FOREIGN.
It appears from the Paris Journals that the Opposition
Deputies are not yet quite agreed as to the course to
be pursued during the present session. It was generally
supposed, a few days ago, that they would allow the Re-
gency Bill to be discussed quietly, leaving the great
battle between them and the Ministry for the next
session ; but, from some articles subsequently given in
the leading organs of the party, it was evident some of
the leaders were of opinion that a discussion should be
forced on immediately after the vote on the Regency
question. We arc now told that meetings of the Odilon-
Bat rot party have been held, at which it was seriously
proposed that an attempt should be made to bring the
Ministry to battle even before the discussion of the Bill
on the Regency.
The Journal des Debats says :—" We know well that,
whilst the chiefs of the most influence amongst the Op-
position proclaim aloud their impartiality in the question
of the Regency, there are proceedings and manoeuvring
going on, which might lead us to doubt the sincerity of
the Opposition. But who can prevent men talking and
moving ? It is the peculiarity of second-rate men to
seek to increase their importance by their words and
their movements. Even demands for explanations in the
Chamber have been spoken of. For our part, we believe
that the Conservative party and the Ministry have no-
thing to fear with respect to those explanations ; nay,
more, we desire that they may be called for, and for this
reason : if those explanations should be contrary to the
resolution which the Opposition appears 'to have taken
relative to the Regency, we shall once more know what
we ought to think respecting the sentiments of the Op-
position, and their discipline as a party. God forbid,
however, that we should desire such a solution.
The Globe (Paris) has the following:—" The Opposi-
tion have distributed the programme of the battle which
they have resolved to offer to the Cabinet during the Re-
gency session. The Commerce states that the battle will
be fought before the discussion of the Bill, and the Cour-
rier Francais declares that it will take place afterwards.
Others assert that I\l. Odilon Barrot has been left su-
preme judge of the moment'of attack. For our parts,
we are almost persuaded that the Opposition will not
move. In general, persons who make so much noise are
not decided.' When fully resolved, people do not bark
in order to give themselves courage. Besides, the desire
of combat is infinitely less animated in the Opposition of
the Chamber than in the Opposition of the Press. This
latter body is at the end of its resources, and is perishing
of inanition and want of subscribers. If its editors do
not succeed by dint of noise in winding up its worn-out
machine, they have not a year's existence for their
diseased journals. All this noise which stuns, and all
the dust which blinds folks, are the work of the Journals."
The Spanish mail of the 21st brings the decree in the
official Gazette, fixing the army at 90,000 men, and the
reserve at 40,000, as voted by the Cortes. Senor
d' Aguilar has taken his departure for Lisbon, to resume
his post a ; Spanish Envoy to the Portuguese Court.
The Barcelona Papers of the 22d inst. announce that
General Zurbauo had left Girona for Ilia. On his
arrival in the latter town he ordered the list of the rebels
in prison there to be presented to him. After havin,,
perused it, he ordered six of them to be shot on the fol-
lowing day, and the remainder set at liberty.
The Leipsic Gazette states that the French Ambassa-
dor at Constantinople had supported Sir Stratford Can-
ning in advising that the coast of Syria should be block-
aded by a British fleet, in expee'ation that such a pro-
ceeding would dissolve the alliance between Great Brir
taro and Turkey. Russia, on the contrary, had acted
with the greatest prudence, ',and would not consent to
use coercive measures. In this resolution she was joined
by Prussia.