The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-18 00:00:00

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" Who runs may read."

FOREIGN.

The King of the French, accompanied by Genei
Rumigny, M. de Cailleux, and two orderly officers,
went to Versailles on Thursday, at two o'clock. His
Majesty first proceeded to Trianon, where he remained
an hour; he then proceeded to the Palace, and visited
the Crusade and Southern Galleries, and returned to
St. Cloud to dinner. In the evening their Majesties
received Count Mole and M. Ingres. The King and
Queen of the Belgians left the Palace at two o'clock,
and took a long walk to the bridge of Tranche Mon-
tagne and in the Avenue de Breteuil.
The government of Lebanon is to be confided to
Esaad Pacha with two Caim'acans, a Druse and a Ma-
ronite, as Lieutenant-Governors.

A steam .frigate was launched at Constantinople on
the 27th ult., in presence of the Sultan, the civil,
military, and naval authorities, and the foreign Mi-
nisters.

The French Government has made an extensive
grant of land in Algeria, to a commuuity of Trappists,
where this religious order are preparing to exercise
their functions.

Mehemet Ali has at length paid a sum of money
on account to the seamen of his fleet, and, in order to
recruit his finances, has issued a circular, calling on
all persons who were indebted to him to pay up im-
mediately, or find themselves excluded from all future
contracts.

The Marquis of Hertford arrived at Brussels on
Friday.
The Acadia, which reached Liverpool at two
o'clock on Saturday morning, has brought us letters
and journals from America later by one dow than
those by the Great Western. There are no fresh ad-
vices from Canada.

The Porte has accepted the mediation of England
and Russia in reference to the misunderstanding with
Persia.

PUBLIC OPINION.

We take the following remarks from the Herald :
"With our theory of the necessity of an Opposition to
preserve independence in constitutional Governments,
and with our practice of s systematised Opposition
continually opposing the Government, because it is a
Government, and converting every public- event into
a field or into a weapon of party warfare, it cannot
be without astonishment that we observe in the United
States (a country, be it observed, where faction has
brought a, larger circle of questions within the sphere
of its activity than any in Europe) that suddenly upon
a subject of great national importance factious jars
should cease, and public opinion become united ; that
such union should be one of contentment, of rejoicing,
and of satisfaction with its Government, and exulta-
tion in its national position. The subject of this phe-
nomenon is the Washington Treaty, and it is an alert,
acquisitive, and pertinacious people, prone to censure
and reprove their Government, especially in connec-
tion with foreign relations, that display this remark-
able unity. This is a fact worthy of the meditation of
those who consiikr the character of popular constitu-
tions, It testifies that opposition is not necessary to
the Conduct of affairs or to their success ; on the con-
trary, it shows that when affairs are well and success-
fully conducted, unity of opinion is the result."
The Post says :—" Ministerial revolution in Ca-
nada is an occurrence which cannot fail to excite
regret for the past and apprehension for the future in
the minds of all who regard loyalty to the British
Crown and attachment to the principles of the British
Constitution as indispensable qualifications for ad-
mission to any share in the administration of affairs,
whether in this country or her Colonial dependencies.
But while we acknowledge the justice and wisdom of
this sentiment to the fullest extent, we think it right
to disclaim the intention of casting blame upon the
present Governor-General of British North America
on account of what has taken place, and to insist,
even at the hazard of differing from some persons
whom we hold in high general esteem, upon the fair
and equitable claim of Sir C. Bagot to be held exempt
from all imputation, unless it shall turn out that he
has acted without due deference and submission to the
authority of the British Administration from which
his own was derived, or that the policy adopted by this
paramount authority was so manifestly unwise or un-
constitutional that a patriotic and conscientious ser-
vant of the State, filling the office of a Colonial
Governor, would have been justified in refusing
to assist in carrying it into effect."
The Mowing is from the Chronicle :—" The
Tories are by no means pleased with Sir C. Bagot's
course, so highly praised by us on Saturday. his
adoption of Lord Durham's principle of responsible
Government is, naturally enough, regarded by them
as so flagrant a deviation from their doctrines, that it
is necessary for them to assert the principles even at
the expense of a member of the party. The Times,
of Saturday, accordingly attacked Sir Charles 13a70t
with some severity for the act which we described as
highly creditable to him. But the Times labours
under some misapprehension with respect to the facts
on which it grounds its severest strictures. It is quite
true that Sir John Colborne did issue a warrant
for the arrest of M. Lafontaine, and offered a re-
ward of 5001. for his apprehension. But the mere
fact of having been suspected even of high treason,
has never yet bees regarded in this country as for
ever disqualifying a man for serving her Majesty.
Least of all should such a rule be laid down with
respect to individuals, who were objects of suspicion
during either of the insurrections in Canada; for the
terrors and rage of the dominant faction led them to
suspect and accuse every man of eminence belonging
to the French race in Lower Canada. The rule laid
down with respect to M. Lafontaine would, we will
venture to say, exclude every French Canadian, of any
note on the popular side, or possessing the slightest
influence over that large portion of the population of
Canada. For, of all the leaders of that party, 31.
Lafontaine was unquestionablyv the least implicated in
either insurrection.
MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Man-
chester was held in that town on Saturday, when, on
examination of the accounts, it was found that such
was the deranged state of ffairs, owing to the mis-
management of the Committee, that there was in the
whole a total loss of nearly 900,0001. Mr. Burdekin,
who has recently absconded, and his coadjutors, will,
it is hoped, be brought to account, and a dissolution of
the Company has been recommended.
ECCLESIASTICAL.

The Venerable Edward Stopford, Archdeacon of
Armagh, has been appointed to the vacant Bishopric
of Meath. The new Bishop has been for many years
engaged in all the ecclesiastical measures introduced
into Parliament with reference to the Irish Church.
The valuable living of Caledon, worth 2,0001. a-year
and held by the Archdeacon, will be in the gift of
the Government.