The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-01 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Constitutionnel of Saturday.)
THE ENGLISH MINISTRY.
INFLUENCE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. CANNING

ON THE DESTINIES Or EUROPE.

It has been said that there are but two principles
that, influence Europe—the principle of constitu-
tional liberty, and the principle of absolute power.
The former, in all the vigour of adolescence, is• a
youthful tree, full of sap, whose boughs are, from
year to year, extending and multiplying; the otber
is nothing but a dried and withered trunk, upheld
by its bulk alone. Thus while, by a common law of
nature, the former has a tendency to increase in
magnitude and in strength, the latter beholds its
props, one after another, crumbling from beneath it.
The career of the one is beginning—that of the other
is terminating. The progress of revolutions in sp.-
ciety is well known the offspring of opinion, they,
are slowly maturvi in the minds of then, they gala
possession first of a few individuals, powerful by
their genius, and they gradually descend through all
classes of the community. But even after the opi-
nions of the people are changed, it is with infinite
difficulty that these principles can penetrate into the
thoughts of Governments. Their prejudices are
alarmed, their interests are roused, and the struggle,
generally a prolonged one, does not terminate until
there be found in high office some statesman enlight-
ened enough to comprehend the feelings of the
public, patriotic enough to identify himself with
them, and sufficiently powerful at the same time to
calm down the prejudices of power, and the aspic-
ings of the people, sufficiently sure of his position to
maintain himself in it, and to rule—not to be ruled
by it. Such an eminent personage, who has long
been wanting to constitutional opinion is at length
found.

Mr. Canning, in becoming Prime Minister of
Great Britain, has, at the same time become, by
that very act, combined with the blunders of the
. French Government, the Prime Minister of Repre-
sentative Europe. England is perhaps the only na-
tion-to which can be advantageously confided, the
-guardianship of European liberty. Whatever privi-
leges other parts of the Continent may enjoy, we
may affirm, without hurting the feelings of any one,
that the press of the tribunate are no where so com-
pletely free, no where do the great interests of civi-
lization find more able expositors, or are.discussed
.with greater solemnity; no where is public opinion
more powerful; nowhere, in a:word, is-the Govern-
ment more subservient to the regulations of consti-
tutional law; and even if going back to our too long
indulged recollections of rivalry and discord, we
shohld attempt to attribute the part which Great
Britain acting to interested motives, even then
we should say, that in those feelings of interest we
have our surest safeguard; we should say that the
liberty of the Continent is henceforth the condition
by which the prosperity of Great Britain is held,
that this condition is one -guarantee to the friends of
constitutional rule on the Continent, and may we
not discover another not less solid in the political
life of Mr. Canning ? We may, then, without
being accused of forcing conclusions, or of giving
ourselves up to vain illusions, regard the elevation
of-that Minister as a decisive epoch in she length-
k*=l%-iitiggle diVided the world, it is the
eli7nate fie year of liberty. Without seeking to de-
' VeloPa ,tIM-, grand designs, the germs of whichi yet
reposjted'.in the mind of Mr. Canning will not fail
Very speedily to unfold themselves, we may say, that
the mere news of his appointment, by its re-action on
the whole of the States of Europe, has already in-
fluenced the fate of their populations. There is
none so oppressed, that has not now a subject of
hope, there is no Government so tyrannical, whict
does not feel the necessity of setting limits to the
flight of its despotism. We say nothing of
,France.
The sudden change which its lot has eXpei;ienced,
speaks energetically enough to justify our,-,silence.
But ,let us gait- our eyes on the States that surround
us—:States still agitated by the throes that accom-
pany the birth of liberty. Already does the Portu-
gueSe people feel their courage reassured—good men
gain confidencethe rebels are discOuraged. The
nomination of Mr. Canning is the direct triumph of
the Constitution of Don Pedro. 'Whit must be the
feelings of the Spanish Government, which, for two
years,. bias been playing a double game with the
Cabinet of London,: promising without performing,
condemning aloud the Portuguese revolt, anti
secretly supporting its authors ? The only hope,
which it yet posiessed, was founded on the dismissal
of Mr. Canning, and, seeing him as it now does,
more powerful than ever, and presaging its
ap-
proaching-humiliation, perhaps it is now pondering
on a' return to moderate counsels; perhaps, before
being compelled to it, it is deliberating on such a
return with a. good grace, and in the mean while the
people breathe. If we cast our eyes towards
Italy, ;towards Germany, towards Russia itself,
every where shall we see the power of abso-
lute Government growing weak under the influence
of that moral force which the constitutional opinion
has now. gained. Whilst more than one little re-
public is congratulating itself at entering on the
career 'of constitutional rule, Prussia, reanimated by
this great event, hopes at length to obtain the ac-
complishment of those promises, which have so long
been unfulfilled. Vienna itself is • reflecting on its
position, and, perhaps, the representative of absolute
power in Europe, afraid of the struggle which h
about to ,commence, perhaps M. •de Metternich is
repeating to himself that remarkable saying, which,
it is said, escaped from the despair of one of our
Statesmen—" Canning is right, Civil and Religiouv
Liberty will make the tour of the world."
. From these, the primary effects of the nomination
of the British Minister, it may be conceived how
mighty an event that nomination is. Civilization,
which - had the majority of the people on its side,
yet possessed no real power to forward it. Its fu-
ture destinies are now secure,.--it remains only that
it enjoy-with prudence its first -;conipests, it 'has
need now but of moderation andipatience. Heaven
grant that it may preserve in --Success that double
virtue which it has so signillY displayed in defeat.

(From the Etgile, dated Sunday, April 19.)
PARIS, APRIL 28.'--Catalonia is almost entirely
restored. to tranquillity. It seems that the only
chief of a band, who still keeps the field, is one
Estangs, who infests the country about Berge, and
a pretty considerable force has been sent against him.
The Queen of BaVaria was to set out for Italy
on the 26th of this month. Her Majesty was to go
first.to Altenburg to take leave of her parents, and
will join, on the roadto Neumarkt, her brother,
.Prince-Edward of Altenburg, Who will accompany
their_ Majesties on their tour.

The Marquis d'.Anbuisson, -Colonel of Cavalry,
and Knight of St: Louis, died on the 21st of April,
aged 90 years.
Lieutenant-General Count • Gremen died on the,
night ,of the 17th, at his seat at Montrambert.
The Florence Gazette contains news from Greece, 11
agreeing with that received from Constantinople.,
and adds, that Colonel Bourbacki is said a te4
owt
have been beheaded, but to be detained as a
soner, and even well treated by Redschid Paeha.-, -
A slight shock of an earthquake was felt*
Venice on the 17th.

(From the Pilote of Saturday, April 28.)
PARIS, APRIL 27.—A letter from Vienna of the
18th instant says, " that the news of the arrival of
Lord Cochrane in the Morea, has caused a great sen.
sation in the Divan. The new Reis Effendi has

•.-= (Prom the Constitutionnel.) -
There have been some repo*e in circulation to-day
of changes in the Ministry.,-- It has been affirmed, .
that M.M. de.Corbier4, de Peyronnet, de Clermont
Tonnaere, de Chabrol, ie Damas, and d'Hermopolis,
had been dismissed. M. de'Villele was said to remain
in the Ministry., and MM. Portalis, Cuvier, Portal,
and Royer Collard, were to join him. We do not
know if the former of these reports be true ; the
latter appear to us improbable.
(From the Journal des Debats of Saturday. )
PARIS, APRIL 27.—We do not like ever to give
place 'in our columns to uncertain news, as it is par-
ticularly to be feared that in a mere report 'expression
is given to wishes, or even prayers; and not to facts:
The news, however, of an approaching change of-
Ministers,has become so strongly reported, th.tt we
can no longer refrain from mentioning it. It is as-
serted that a new Administration is to be formed in
a few days. Among its members are named the
Count Portalis, M. de Martignac, Baron Pascfuier,
of the
Count de la Feronnays, Baron Portal, General d'Ant-
brugeac, and M. Roy. The. Count de Chabrol and .
the -Duke de Doudeaulille are to keep their plr.,ealths
The head of this Ministry is variously reported. e of Bed-
think that M. de Villele would endeavour to slipity Nugent,
head of the new Cabinet; others mention an
dual so august, and so elevated, that, before me

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big fete de familie. This last suppositic St. James sk
big his name, or even hoping for the event, w,„,.,
Wait for further information. Some, again, thik` r' u u -
these reports are spread by 'Ministers' -in kn.
%ise a greater demonstration of joy at the r
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appear to us to be well founded. M. dighness the
too wise, and well-informed, not to kmies the Rtts-
ozetary of State
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ccilluagues" have enough a devotion tent Lord Privy
interests, of Royalty, even the report
tPARts, APRIL 27.--Yesterday eve,i,„
Biiron de Dames,
.Minister for Foreign -.-6--
of State for
ail extraordinary interview with his Meilen,
.rit of the
transaction of business.
:M. de Rocea-Pinto, Envoy of the Empeßard of
Btazil to the Court of Austria, passed through Bruter,
sells on the 24th April, on his way from Vienna.to
Paris. He was accompanied by the Chevalier d' .41-
meida. We learn that' these two gentlemen, who
are the bearers of dispatches, have this day arrived at
Paris.

I.
hT e following gentlemen have been,selected As
misters, to superintend the education of the young '
P *ncess Victoria:—The ReV. Mr. Davis to at-
te d, generally to the first rudiments of education;
. . Stewart, the writing-master of Westminster-
sc i ool,— to ' teach writing and arithmetic ; Mr.
Jenkins to teach dancing ; and Mr. J. B. Sale,
hat been engaged for the department of music.
OUr readers, Will perceive, in this arrangement,
thit a decided preference has been given to native '
professors.—Observer.
, .
SCOTCH COIN.-7-A workman, while lately
employed in levelling a piece of ground to the
w4tward of Alva House; found' a silver coin, in • -
pretty fair preservation. It is eonsiderablylarger
than an English shilling. The one side exhibits
a lion rampant, supported by the letters " M 1-1,"
surmounted by the Scottish crown, the whole
en4ircled by thelegend " MARIA DIE scoToß.
A. 1.5.57." The • reverse exhibited. a large cross,
with four small- crosses, one in each angle of the - -
large one. ' It is surrounded tiy a legend, the
greater part of which is illegible. The words
~ In virtute," and the same date, " 1557," can
only be decyphered.—Fife Herald.' . '`". -- --- '

HAWS WATER AQUEDUCT.—The 16th of
April, 1827, wilt long remain a memorable day
in the annals of Greenock. By the activity of
MI. James Thom, the engineer Of the Slims
Water Company, all the preparations were com-
ple ed,.to admit_ of the water flowing. from the
gre, t reservoir along the whole line of the ague_
ducit, a, distance of pi miles; ,m 4 this day, pre-
-1
, cisely at ,a quarter to 12, the sluices were raised
by bin,Chief Magistrate, William Leitch, Esq.,
wh4 immediately thereafter entered a boat pre-
pared for the purpose, gaily decorated with flags,
and was floated along: on the first tide of the
stream, in its new and artificial channel. The
spectacle of a vessel skirting the mountain's brow
and' tracking the sinuosities of the alpine chain,
at sb great an elevation, seemed the realization of
a dream of the wildest fancy; and the course of
.the boat was followed by crowds of delighted
spectators. It arrived at Everton, in the vicinity
of the town, exactly at a quarter to three, 'where
it was received with cheers and a salute 'Olean-
non. The water was then allowed to flow into
the regulating basin for three quarters of an hour.
Arriving at length at one of the lowest falls on
which the new flour mills belonging to the so-
ciety of bakers have been erected, the dizzying
wheel was set in motion, with the fine machinery
of the mills. A discharge of. cannon announced'
this event also. At . half-past fOur the Shaws
Water, which for ages discharged itself into the
Clyde at Innerkip, now terminated its. easterly
course in the river above this town.--Gicen6ck
Addertiser.

AN 'EGYPTIAN MUMMY.--PARIS, APRIL
0246.t.—hpeTaosahsailleeaocctipcienounain(gi)ifaosEf
lately sold the King
,of
gthyep
tni inn
annt
qfvbiiri
eisn gwariti
Prussia, took place this day in the hall of the Sor-
bonne. After breaking 'opeh the envelope, which
was a cartoon made of linen, hardened with
animal glue, the body waiseen surrounded with
bandages, which seemed to have preserved. the
shape complete. On unrolling these bandmes,
others were discovered, Consisting of yellow linen,
impregnated with a sort of bituminous aromatic
odour, and which were almost all sticking to-
gether. The bOdy 'was then visible, with the
hands fixed to the lower part of the'trunk, in that
attitude which is usually reSoitea Io in the eni-
balOng of young females. Between the knees
were three small rolls of papyrus in a state of perfect
preservation, but Which could not be read in the
absence of M. Charapollion, Beside these rolls
was found a sort of bag, covered with bandages
like the mummy itself. Hopes were entertaillea
of some very curious and important discovery
being made in this bag; but its only contents
,were some grains- of corn; Many .of which had
germinated ! Extraordinary as thiS fact may
pear, we record it just as itlias been announced.
The breast was covered with an inscription on
,papyrus,
which could neither be taken off. nor de-.
Icyphered; this is the snore to be regretted, as it.
*as on, this,part.the most important discoveries
were expected to be made. The head was opened
last, imd found to be qiiite empty, tholigh it was
expected that it would. be filled with - bitumen
and bandages, as in the generality of mummies.
It was
.still covered with fine fair hair, in.,a state
of the most perfect preservation ; and as all the
teeth were found .complete, and very small, it has
been inferred from this circumstance, that the
personage embalmed was a young man. By.the-,
inscriptions on the envelope, and the other
.cir-
cumstances observed in opening tho, mummy, it
is the decided opinion that it • was'the bOdy of is
Priest-of Isis, whO 'died before he was thirty:
However interesting these details may prove to
be, it must. he admitted that curiosity is. by no
means perfectly satisfied with the discoveries made,

MAGAZINE DAY.

NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.

The " Conversations of Maturin," Number
Ist (and we hope, Number last) are sadly
puerile ; the opinions introduced on Modern
Poets, as put forth by the author of " Melmoth,"
are altogether unworthy of him. ft is utterly
impossible, an anomaly in common sense, that
he could ever have preferred Hogg to Byron.
The " Ode to the late Lord Mayor," by Mr.
Hood, is lively and humorous ; and put with
singular propriety into the mouth of our talented
City Chaplain, the Reverend Mr. Dillon, author
of the " Lord Mayor's Journey to Oxford." It
is throughout worthy of that exalted genius.
The Review of " De Vere," possesses much
critical acumen : it is eulogistic, but not too
much so ; Mr. Warde's defects and beauties are
all fairly balanced, and that is saving a great deal
for a modern criticism. The " opera Box," is
a fashionable dialogue ; as insipid as such dia-
logues are apt to be ; there is, however, a dash
of innocent humour about it, that redeems its
bei,—(zeneral imbecility. " Parental Soliloquies," is
admitting .'rous and characteristic. Mr. Jackson's
crastinated—tt to the Summit of Mount Blanc," a
tiation was p but the " Breathings of Spring," so ex-
alacrity and 7 polished, that we cannot forbear from
of the noble re poem entire.
the Right II( BREATHINGS OF SPRING.
Canning had '.at thou, Spring ?—sweet voices in the woods,
was one which to echoes, that have long been mute ;
wise to think of rack, tot fill the solitudes,
s solitudes,
eviewless
te
out of a coterie breathingl4:ecuckoo
k mournfulness or glee,
rited to fall it the .arts may be.
colleagurJs who had thee, Spring !—the joyless leaves,
him. It was therefore.adden many a copse and glade,
able alliance with t}spray a rosy flush receives,
surrender to his enc." bath
pierced the whi spery shade,
rs
tr t running
pass. rough th e grass,
with whom he a.grylfo'o
of state policy at
waters they too hear thy call—
with whom hSvakener ! thou hut burst their sleep;
common. Lllows of the rocks their fall
lerity, thelviody, and in the forests deep,
clear sudden sparkles and blue gleams betray
lit Their windings to the day.
And flowers—the fairy-peopled world of flowers !
Thou from the dust hast set that glory free,
Colouring the cowslip with the sunny hours
And pencilling the wood-anemone ;
Silent they seem—yet each to thoughtful eye
Glows with mute poesy.

But what awak'et thou in the heart, 0 Spring ?
The human heart, with all its dreams and sighs ?
Thou that giv'st back so many a buried thing,
Restorer of forgotten harmonies !
Freib songs and scents break forth, where'er thou art—
What wak'st thou in the heart ?
Too much, oh ! there too much !—We know not well
Wherefore it should be thus, yet roused by thee,
What fond strange yearnings, from the soul's deep cell,
Gush for the faces we no more shall see !
How are we haunted, in thy wind's low tone,
By ♦oices that are gone !

Looks of familiar love, that never more,
Never on earth, our aching eyes shall meet,
Past words of welcome to our household door,
And vanisled smiles, and sounds of parted feet--
k;pring ! 'midst the murmurs of thy flowering trees,
Why, why reviv'st thou these?
villa longings for the Dead !—why come they back
With thy young birds, and leaves, and living blooms?
! is it not, that from thine earthly track,
Hope to thy world may look beyond the tombs ?
Yes ! gentle Spring ; no sorrow dims thine air,
Breathed by our loved ones there !

F. H.