The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

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The leading articles of the Paris Journals are, with one
exception, on the approaching elections, and on this subject,
the Debats is almost the only journal that treats it in a gene-
ral way. The others confine themselves so much to person-
ality asagards the merits of the different candidates, that the
articles Us scarcely readable, except by those who take an im-
mediate interest in these personal conflicts.
Some of the Opposition journals publish a letter from the
owners of a trading vessel, the Deux Sours, which has just ar-
rived at Bordeaux from the coast of Africa, complaining of what
they call a violent outrage by the English ship of war Mada-
gascar, and enclosing a report of the ocurrence by the captain
of the Deux Sours. Asthe treaty for the right of search is
one of the great guns of the Opposition against the Ministry,
this communication has been eagerly laid hold of as an
additional means of excitement, and the electors are
assed whether they will send to the new Chamber can-
didates who support a Cabinet which had signed such a treaty,
and which has seen restrained from ratifying it only by the
force of public opinion? The report in question states, that
the Deux Sieurs, whilst on the coast of Africa, was boarded by
the first lieutenant of the Madagascar, who came witn not less
than live boats' crews, and pistol and sword in hand, ransacked
the vessel, examined her papers, and with great violence and
insolence demanded information as to the use of certain ar-
ticles, such as muskets, &c., which came under his eye. When
the English had lett the vessel it was found ghat twenty cases
of preserved meats, some clothing and other articles, had been
stolen, and that on the following day the Captain of the Mada-
gascar, having sent on board a surgeon to prescribe for a pilot
of the Deux Sosurs, who was ill, the Captain complained of
the theft to the midshipman who accompanied the surgeon, and
instead of meeting with redress received for answer that the
thing was possible, as the best sailors were sometimes the
greatest thieves.
It is reported, says the Courrier Francais, that the Belgian
Government is about to submit to the Chamber of Repre•
aentatives a• proposal for a loan of forty millions, to be
em-
ployed in the execution of the Zelzacte canal, the establish-
, ment of a line of steamboats between Ostend and Dover, and
the completion of the railroads.
The Commerce gives the following as an extract of a letter
from Monte Video, March 19 :—" An English Company, hav-
ing in view the appropriation of the trade of Paraguay, has
obtained the exclusive privilege for 15 years of the steam navi-
gation of the rivers of that country under the British flag, and
without the payment of any duties. It is negotiating a similar
treaty at Buenos Ayres."
Letters from Madrid of the 20th inst. state that Ministers
had communicated their programme to the Cortes, the chief
features of which were adherence to the law of September,
and the rigorous repression of all disturbances at the point of
the bayonet.
A private letter from Madrid gives the following rather
favourable account of the Spanish Ministers Before the
affair of La Granja General Redd was supposed to be an abso-
lutist, but since that time his conversion to the popular side has
nut been doubted. Count de Almodovar is a perfect noble
gentleman, his manners aro grave and dignified. He is de-
votedly attached to his country, and will never sacrifice her in-
terests to any consideration whatever. He is supposed not to
be actuated by any hostile feeling towards France. Senor
Zumalacarreguy is a man of integrity, but more fitted for a
Court of Justice than for the Cabinet. Don Ramon Cala-
trava, on his appointment as Minister of Finance, assembled all
the persons who transact money matters with Government,
and the explanations he gave were generally satisfactory.
Admiral Capaz is the most stirring and ambitious of the
Cabinet, and perhaps the only good speaker among the new
Ministers. Senor Torres Solaro is a barrister, and of a mild
and conciliating character.
The Sentinelle of Toulon, of the 221 inst., says:—`= The
Prince de Joinville will lease Toulon to-m irrow, in the Belle
Poole. The squadron will proceed to the coast of Italy, and
remain out about two months. On its return into port, several
ships will be commissioned in the roadstead, and the Belle Poule
will receive a special mission."
The Journui de Frankfort says that the Emperor of Russia,
willing to signalise the anniversary of the marriage of the
Grand Duke Cwsarevitch, and heir to the Empire, by an act
of clemency, has granted commie ations of punishment to 75
exiles sentenced to hard labour for life in Siberia, but favour-
ably spoken of by the Governor-General for good conduct, and
various immunities to 85 colonised criminal!, of whom 13 had
already obtained permission to enter the army in Siberia.
A German paper announces the arrival at Berlin of M.
Schmid, burgomaster of Bremen, for the purpose of entering
into negotiations with the Prussian Government on the subject
of the accession of the three Hanseatic towns to the German
Customs Union. Should this accession take place, the
Princes, who are members of the Union, have declared that
they will guarantee the loan of thirty millions of crowns, re-
quired by the city of Hamburgh for rebuilding the portion
which was lately burnt.
A letter from Mannheim, June 21, announces the arrival in
that town of Count d'Appony, the Austrian Ambassador at
the Court of France, with his family.
The King of Bavaria arrived at Florence, from Rome, on
the 16th inst., and on the same day proceeded to Modena.