The Sun. — 1845-07-18 (London, England)

AMELIA FELIPA. It was remarked that the Charges d'Affaires of France and Belgium were among the first to present their homages to the Princess. The Three per Cents. closed at 28 5-16 for cash, and 28L at 60 days; the Four per Cents. at 20i at 60 days; the Five per Cents. at 21i at 60 days; the Coupons at 26; the Vales at 10 ; and the Debt without Interest at 64 at 60 days.  The Paris papers of Wednesday have arrived. On the discussion of the budget of expenses in the Chamber of Peers on the preceding day, Count MoNTALEmsEnT drew the attention of the Chamber to the recent occurrences in Syria, and concluded by asking the Minister for Foreign Affairs the following questions :—Had the Government taken any steps to prevent a renewal of the atrocities which had been perpetrated? Had it chastised at once the authors of the murders and those who had countenanced them ? Secondly, had the Government taken any steps to make the English Cabinet aware how much the conduct of the British Consul at Beyrout in these sad circumstances had differed from the course which humanity would suggest, and from the respect due to a friendly nation ? Thirdly, had not the Minister for Foreign Affairs acknowledged, since these events in Syria, that the combination of five Powers, which might be of service elsewhere, was of a nature to destroy French influence in the East ? The following is M. GulzoT's reply : "The Minister of Foreign Affairs had to ►ament that the matters complained of by the Noble Peer were unfortunately quite exact. If all the facts were enumerated before the Chamber, the Noble Peers around him would be filled with indignation and grief. These acts had been foreseen in 1841, and the French Government had done all it could to prevent them. But he must be allowed to  declare that the Government was then in a poor position to take  on itself with authority the part of the Christians in the East. In fact it had recently abandoned them in the struggle which they had  to sustain against the pretensions of the Pacha of Egypt, and that had singularly weakened its position at Constantinople, when speaking of the Libanus. France had endeavoured, with the other Powers, to have the ancient modeot government restored, as far as  that was possible with the new state of things. Let it not be forgotten that France was treating with an independent State, and that it was a delicate matter to insist with the Ottoman Government in favour of the Catholics of the East. The French Government  had for two years tried to effect something in favour of the Christians in the East, and it was then that the troubles alluded to had occurred. It was quite correct to say that the Turkish authorities had lent their aid to the Druses, and the French Government had pointed out the fact strongly to the Turkish Cabinet. It must net be forgotten that there were two parties in Turkey ; the fanatical one, which hoped for nothing less than the destruction of both Druses and Maronites ; and the conservative one, remarkable for intelligence and eagerness to adopt reforms. The former it was which, having partisans in the army, had looked coolly on at the evils which occurred in Syria. France could only act by influence in Turkey, and it must be acknowledged that her task was a most difficult one. As to the monastery, where some of the monks were killed, the French Government had demanded punishment on the guilty party in such terms as could not be denied. It was true that in the question now  discussed the French and English agents had not been of precisely  the same mind, but the English Government wished for the same peaceful termination of events in Syria as France, and he hoped that all differences would be soon found to have disappeared, and the affairs of Syria ameliorated."  In answer to M. DE