The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-10 00:00:00

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1829.

The French Papers of Wednesday contain
some particulars of the situation of Patras, which
the French have in a manner resuscitated from
its ashes—and thereby given an impulse to the
Greek fishermen, highly beneficial to the com-
forts of the French themselves, who are daily
supplied with abundance of all kinds of fish.
The recapture of Varna is again reported, but
the Berlin State Gazette asserts the contrary,
and that in the repulse of the Turks the Scras-
kier, who commanded the assault, was wounded.

The Courier Francais has an article indi-
cating a change in the French Ministry by the
retirement of the Count de FERRONAYS, and
the probability of his being succeeded by the Count
de CHATEAUEEIAND, now at Rome, but the
other Papers take no notice of the circumstance,
and it is therefore, perhaps, entitled to little
credit.

The ilforning Chronicle of this day contains
the following article :—" We believe there is no
longer any reason to doubt the fact, that the
British Cabinet has come to a determination to
send an Envoy Extraordinary to Constantinople
immediately, to enter upon a negociation for the
purpose of putting an end (if possible) to the
present ruinous hostilities between the PORTE
and Russia, and that the Diplomatist intended
to be employed will receive instructions to press
in the most urgent way for a provisional armis-
tice, to commence at the earliest possible date.
It is understood that this measure has been
adopted either at the direct suggestion of the
French Government, or at least has their cordial

sanction and vigorous co-operation.
" Three English Noblemen are mentioned,
one of whom will, in all probability, be the person
selected ; namely, Lord GRANVILLE, our late
Ambassador at the Court of France ; Lord
STRANGFORD, whose mission to Rio Janeiro
is supposed to have terminated rather abruptly,
as well as inauspiciously, but who has had the
advantage of previous personal experience of
Turkish diplomacy; and Lord STEWART DE
ROTHESAY, our Ambassador at present at Paris.
The last-named Nobleman is understood to be
completely in possession of the views of the
French Government on the subject in question ;
and it is added, that if he should be selected for
this important special mission, he will be the
depositary of the joint instructions of the French
and English Cabinets, whose views are in per-
fect accordance.

" The frequent intercourse of the Prince DE
POLIGNAC with the Duke of WELLINGTON
is supposed (with great apparent probability at
least) to have reference to this subject.

" The intended Embassy will have no immediate
connection with the Diplomatists by this time
assembled in Naples, whose conferences are
likely to be protracted to an advanced period of
the spring, and will embrace a much wider range
than that which forms the direct object of the
Special Mission."
The above may be true, and yet the French
Papers say that NI. JAUBERT, the new Envoy
from France to the Ottoman rorte, passed Bel-
grade, about the middle of last month, on his
way to Constantinople. Now, if the English
Ambassador is to represent both France and
England, where is the necessity of M. JAUBERT
proceeding to Constantinople? It maybe said that
the English Ambassador is going on a Special
Mission. What mission, then, is M. JAUBERT
going upon, seeing that Count GULL LEMINOT is
also accredited to the same Court ? We presume
that time alone, the impartial solver of Cabinet
secrets, will in due season- answer this question
in the chapter of political events.

With respect to the object of tile special
mission, we think it highly probable ; because the
cessation of hostilities in the East of Europe must
be as dear to the Duke of WELLINGTON'S
peace of mind as a settlement of the Catholic
Question. In fact, we are apt to believe that
he would prefer the one to the other, because
having luckily escaped going to war in defence
-r which were threatened through