The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-12 00:00:00

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The French papers of Wednesday have but just ar-
rived, owing to the adverse state of the weather. The
following are the only extract 3 in them worthy of

notice :

We find the following from Constantinople, 16th ult., in the
Journal de Smyrna :—The steamer which arrived on Satur-
day from Trebisonde, brings information of an extensive fire at
that place on the evening of the 4th inst. It raged the whole
of the night, and destroyed 500 shops, about ten houses, and a
khan, but f rtunately the greater part of the property contained
in them was saved.

The three Deputies of the Greek, Armenian, and Armenian-
Catholic population of Pera, who were appointed to make the
distribution of the ground situated in the quarter of Pera,
lately destroyed by fire, have just been arrested and impri-
soned, on a charge of fraud in the exercise of their functions.
—Le Commel cc.

Wv find the following in the Memorial Bordelais :—" The
difficulties concernir.g the etiquette to be observed in re-
mitting his credentials, raised by Court de Salvandy at
Madrid, are now set at rest, in consequence of the com-
munications which have taken place between the French
and Spanish Governments, and also between Lord Aber-
deen and the Count de St. Aulaire, who have taken part
in the question. It has been decided that the rank of
Ambassadeur de Famille shall no longer be sustained by the
French Envoy at Madrid, but that he shall henceforth have
only the title of Minister Plenipotentiary, and shall deliver his
credentials to the Regent cunfonnably to the Constitution of
1837, and a':cording to the interpretation of the Cortes them•
selves. We believe that we can affirm that the appointment
of the diplomatist to fill this office will soon appear i., the
Moniteur, and that he will be ordered to go to his post imme-
diately, in order to put a stop to an unpleasant position, which
is not suited to two nations identified in interest and political
principles. M. Olezaga will shortly return to Paris to con-
tinue his diplomatic mission to our Government in his charac-
ter of Minister Plenipotentiary, as before, thus sparing the
two countries the useless expense of a sumptuous embassy.
Le Constitutionnel.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM TILE EVENING PAYERS OF YESTERDAY.

GLOBE.—The Chronicle remarks maliciously, that
" many acute and experienced heads are of opinion that, if
the further progress of the Corn-bill is vigorously opposed,
the country gentlemen will so far recover their wits, and
get so much spirit, that nearly a dozen may vote against
the third reading." Nearlyan equivalent to the number of
tailors that make a man—did actually leave the house on
Wednesday night and refuse to vote in favour of the se-
cond reading of the Peel Corn-bill. The following is the
little flock of seceders on the side of monopoly :—Mr.
A rchdall, Fermanagh county ; Mr. Allix, Cambridge-
shire ; Mr. Bankes, Dorsetshire ; Mr. Burroughes, East
Norfolk ; Mr. Jos. Neeld, Chippembani ; Mr. John
Neeld, Cricklade ; Lord Ossulston, Northumberland ;
Mr. Wodehouse, East Norfolk. Sir E. Vyvyan paired off
against the Bill, with Mr. Stanley, of Cumberland.
It will be seen from the above list, that if none of the
other malcontents with the measure have yet contrived
to pluck up spirit to vote as well as to speak against it,
Mr. Blackstone's eloquence and example have produced
an effect at least negative. It operated, indeed, ob-
serves our Morning Contemporary, ad moduni reci-
pientis, on the slow nature of the squires. It induced
none, indeed, to follow it. Mr. Blackstone walked into
the lobby without a friend. But it startled Mr. Buck.
fit representative of what Lord Ilowick called the bar-
barous' agriculture of Devonshire, to such a degree, as
• to suggest to him the notion that it was necessary to at-
tempt some excuse for voting the reverse of former
pledges. Some more lively and sensible natures it acted
on to such a degree, that early in the evening they went
away. The progress of conscientious conviction con-
tinued to the end of the debate ; and Lord Worsley's
taunting speech completed in one instance the work of
Mr. Blackstone. An English county Member, who sat
opposite his Lordship, and who, during the course of his
speech, is said to have exhibited to the admiring Cons-