The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-15 00:00:00

*tronbEibition

SIYN OFFICE Three o'Cloch.

Nothing can be more gratifying than the uni-
versal delight of the American people at the suc-
cess of Lord ASHBURTON'S mission. At all the
public meetings and festivities, and in their
journals, of every shade of opinion, the pre-
vailing sentiment is the pleasure that is felt that
there is no longer the danger of a war with Eng-
land. The people on this side of the Atlantic
cordially participate in the gratification derived
from that feeling. Our readers are aware that
from the first breaking out of the rebellion in
Canada we deprecated the adoption of any line
of policy, or any course of action, that could by
any possibility involve us in a war with the
United States. Upon all occasions since, and
under all circumstances, we laboured incessantly
to prove that we had nothing more at heart than
the maintenance of the most amicable relations
with our Transatlantic neighbours. As differences I
arose we took the most favourable view of them
—represented that the dignity of so powerful a
State as England was best consulted by
being ever slow to take offence, and
ever ready to accept an explanation—and dwelt
upon the all-important fact that the Americans
were our brethren, "bone of our bone, and flesh
of our flesh," who in their hearts looked up to
old England with a sort of filial affection. The
Government wisely took the same view of the
question, and the result is that the people of
Great Britain and the United. States are in rap-
tures at finding themselves on the eve of
becoming better friends than they ever were be-
fore. The trade between the two countries will
be greatly facilitated by the confidence which
the Treaty of Washington will beget in the
commercial world. Altogether there is room
for national congratulation on the general result
of Lord ASHBURTON'S mission.

The speech of the King of PRUSSIA at Co-
- logne, on laying the foundation stone of buildings
for completing the Cathedral, and the enthusiaim
with which it was received by a vast multitude,
will long be remembered in Germany. The
sentiments which his MAJESTY expressed
were of no ordinary descriptiori, and remarkable
not less for the Christian spirit of toleration which
they display than for true patriotism and paternal
love for his people. The scene, too, was well
adapted for such-" an occasion. It was
iu the midst of his Catholic subjects, on
the banks of • the Rhine, which the Ger-
mans fondly their " own Rhine," and
exhibited a Protestant Sovereign, divested of all
religious prejudices, dedicating a Catholic temple
to the wo;iship of the CREATOR. On referring to
the stiqing events of 1813-14, when the inhabitants
of PruSsia rose as one • man ;against their oppres-
sorsOlis MAJESTY recalled scenes or the most
painful description—the melancholy death of the
QKEEN, the defeat of the army, and the final subju,
;cation of the country. It may easily be imagined,
I!therefore, with what enthusiasm he was cheered
when he reminded them of their bravery in ex-
pelling the enemy, and urged them and the
Germans to unite in defence of their fatherland,
and prevent for ever the recurrence of such
disasters. The war-cry got up by M.
TRIERS, two years ago, and the threatened
invasion of Germany, were not forgotten ; but
the most memorable part of this address was
that which referred to religious differences.
Most people are brave, and ready to fight in de-
fence of their country, but few indeed are imbued
with the true spirit of religious toleration. This
wise and patriotic Prince, therefore, inculcateS
this great duty on his subjects in the following
words:—" May it (the spirit of union) attest
that Prussia is happy in the glory and prospe.
rity of her own fatherland, and in the fra.
ternisation of her different religious creeds.';These sentiments
are worthy of a Sovereigii
reigning over Protestants and Catholics, and
give a severe reproof -to the bigots of our owri
country, who would suffer no religion but
their own to prevail, and would throw
the world into confusion to gratify their own
selfish and wicked passions. The address will be
found in another part of the paper, and ..44
earnestly recommend it to the perusal of dif-
ferent sects in this country.

Private letters from the Cape of Good Hope,
dated the 9th of July, mention that another
man-of-war had been dispatched to Port Nam).
No official accounts of the events at that place
had been published, but no doubt was entertained
at the Cape that the reports of the destruction_
of Captain SMITH'S detachment, which we hayed
already mentioned, were but too well founded.

Letters from Constantinople of the 24th ult.
state that there is now a probability that the
Eastern question will be- settled, in accordance
with the wishes of England and Austria. The
SULTAN personally is said to have expressed
great eagerness to maintain the most friendly
relations with all the Christian Powers. After
repeated councils held at the Divan, TAHIR
PACHA proposed a plan, which was adopted, for
dividing the Lebanon into two distinct Govern-
ments—the one to comprise all the Christians
and the other the Druses, Mussulmans, and Mu-
tawellis. The Christians to be governed by one
or two Emirs of the SHEAR family, and the
Druses and others by a Sheik, selected from
among themselves—both being subject to the
control of , the Pacha of ACRE or DAMASCUS.
Persons on
the spot believe that this arrange-
ment, which must satisfy the Christian Powers,
will not traliquillisn Syria. What the Syrians
really want is independence. They want to rid
themselves of the dominion of the Porte altoge-
ther. This is the only point upon which the
Druses and Maronites are entirely agreed, as
otherwise the hatred between them is inveterate.
Little progress appears to have been made in
settling the differences between Persia and the
Porte. The interference of England, however,
has prevented a war between them. In all the
collisions which took place on the frontier the
Turks ~acted wholly on the defensive.

Theie is no news of any political interest in
the French Journals of Tuesday. The Journal
des Deltaic endeavours to prove that Mexico
must go to the dogs unless a monarchy' is es-
tablished, there; and intimating that SANTA
ANA would be no bad Sovereign to begin with.
This article is the result of private advises from
Mexico; ;i^s two months ago SANTA ANA was re-
volving the project of encircling his brows with
an Imperial diadem.

A letter from Captain Saga, dated Monte Video,
20th June, confirms the loss of the Leopoldini. Capt.
Sella says—" It is strongly reported in the city that
Rosas has passed the river (La Plata) with his army,
and is on his march to Monte Video, where the peo-
ple are by no means indifferent to this bold step of the
Argentines. The Monte Videans have marched out
to meet them ; those still in the city are under arms,
The squadron, consisting of 10 ships, is in the roads.
and making all necessary preparations. We have only
one French frigate here, the Arethusa. Another just
appears in the horizon, with an English corvette and
a Brazilian frigate. We have only a schooner at
Buenos Ayres.'
—Commerce.
Th., Journal des Debate announces that M. Ben•
jamin Delessert is one of the candidates at Nogent
Ile Rotron, in the room of M. Salvandi, who has
decided to sit for Lestoure.
The Moniteur Parisien says that the letters from
Monte Video make no mention of the loss of the
French ship Leopoldine, Captain Rose, from Bayonne,
with 270 passengers (of whom 200 are stated to have
perished), which is announced in the, London Sltipping
Gazette. The Minister Of Marine has given orders
to the Maritime Prefect at Brest to prepare an expe-
dition for the Antilles ' • it will consist of two frigates
and, three corvettes of burden, and will sail at the
beginning of October.— Constitutimmel.
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