The Sun. — London, England, 1814-05-31 00:00:00

JOint,NAL OF A 1 idP 'lO PAidS, (s':u. ML) THE PorisktkrEs.--On the morning after my arrival in Paris I was roused at an early hour from the sound slcep - of which the fatigue of tray yelling was the father, mother, and nurse, by a visit as unexpetted as it was novel. A niltila- riot's and loud rapping at my chamber door prow , nosticateil at once the number and consequence of my visitors. I started, and, half asleep, half awake, half in French, half in English, "Entrez," " Come fn," gave permission for entrance : when, lo! to my surprize and amusement, no fewer than five of the Dames des Halles, alias Poissardes, made their appearance in full costume, with immense nosegays in their bands. I remember, in reading history at . school, I used to feel a very hearty contempt for the warlike nations who allowed the -Amazons to beat them 3 but I can now very readily conceive that, with fearful odds on their side, - these heroines might be competent to ovrti.vhelm tides not altogether of a cowardly temperament ; at least I. would fain find some apology for my. own timidily, while I confess that, naked and on armed as I was, I shrimk with no inconsiderable degree of apprehension from the confused, noisy, and desperate attack now made upon me—or ra ther upon my purse. Two of the most loqua cious of these celebrated dames (whOse exploits during the horrid pericA of the Revolutinu it is trot e a sy to forrt) instantly occupied both sides of my bed, while the other three took their sta tion at its foot ; so that bad 1. been inclined to at tempt an escape or prodig - ions 'sally rather than to capitulate, there appeared to be no hope of sue. cess.; Utider these circumstances I qionght it hest to comply (as graciously as possible under exist ing circumstances) with the requisition laid upon " on g4fiereax milor Ang - lois," and accordingly disbursed a five-trano piece to my fair, and soft, and gentle invaders ! The bed of justice was con requently evacuated, and, after presenting me with a flower, the party took, leave of rue, to pay their . .devoirs elsewhere. This strange variety of national manners seem • ed to prognosticate that I should find ample funds for observations, and for the indulgence of that species of curiosity which takes an excursionfrom the Palace of the Endllerics to the - examination ,of the -beggar who solicits charity at its gates, and' condescends to leave - the inestimable Louvre I,1” %Ls r of,i a vesli_izatinz.._ di: ahe Qaoi below, an old print-stall, whose whole fur niture is not worth twenty shillings. Neither have I been disappointed—neither, I trust,. Mr. Editor, shall I altogether disappoint you, though I must be allowed to riot occasionally on trifles, drop and resume subjects ad libitum; and, in short, write just as chance or whim determines. I have named the Louvre : attracted by its loudly-blazoned fame, it was the first public place in Paris to which I directed my course---But how *hall I describe 'my emotions on first viewing this truly sublime collection of such a number of chef-d'oeuvres of human art as never were, since the world was created, thus concentrated into one overwhelming sphere. I was agitated with dk!igiit, and rapture, and astonishment. It was impossible for a time to rest the vye upon any individual object—the power of selecting and `dwelling upon one point was dissipated and de- Stroyed by the splendid multitude of the claims upon the undivided occupation of sense. I ran f:oni the sculptures to the paintings—from the 10 , nz des Fleuves to the Gallery of the Bolog rese schocl—from the La Ocoon to the Transfi guration by Raphael—from the Torso Hercules to Michael Angelo—from the dviug Gladiator to Guido—fron► the Venus de :Aledicis to CliLucle— from the Apollo Belvidere to Titian—from the marbles of Greece to the canvas of Italy,•" till, exhausted with the fascinations of. the place-, sunk on a bench, bewildered, and dissatisfied with that narrowness of intellectual power which for- Lade ►ue to grasp even a small part of these en chantments, and fix them for ever on the tablet Of memory. But the whole was too stupendous for definite enjoyment ; and it was only after re- peated visits to this immortal exhibition of the wonders achieved by genius in all ages, that I could collect those remarks which I intend to di- late upon in future Letters. For the present you must rest satisfied with a notice as indistinct as .rny ideas were rendered by tbe Gallery of the Louvre. One only of all the subjects there pre sented shall I venture to particularize—the Apollo Belvidere, that masterpiec e of human talent, which it is impossible to approach Without feeling a spe- cies oL veneration as if a divinity s.c.re before you, or to contemplate without experiencing sensa- tions as if an emanation from Heaven, and not the work of a fellow-mortal, were presented to you for adoration. E.om tLis ecstatic pleasure it was lung before I tattid tear tflyteit, tbdtigh the how. for indulging in grosser appetites was long past. ; and at lehgth, however, the signal was given for closing the Gallery for the evening f and 1 departed with the last lingering party, resolved to devote as Much of thy time as possible to this ravishing scene. The Mode of daily living in Paris resembles, its . the general outline, that of other large cities; the only difference is in the peculiarities of the cafes, restaurateurs, . the cookery, and the habits of the' people. You may have your breakfast, dinner, supper, sent to your hotel, if you choose ; but the majority of persons - who travel for information prefer, of course, mi x ing with society in places of public resort. I ought, perhaps, to notice, that the hotels are mere lodging-houses, and not, as in England, taverns also. The cafés are of two kinds; one "exchiSively adapted for coffee or tea, the former of which ,is in request at all hours of the- day. In these places they supply no edibles beyond 'a biscuit or roll.— The other description are the usual breakfast- . houses, , under the denomination of Cafes a la fourchette. besides tea, coffee, chocolate, &c. you have a regular bill of fare, as for dinner, of fish, flesh, and fowls, of every sort- . --eggs, oysters, tiallads, vegetables, liquors, all kinds of - ,wine, &c. The latter is - a far niore'common production on table than coffee_ I mav,say, that 'eight -persons out of ten drink wine in the was , we take ;ea for breakfa s t. .This prevailing- custom has grown to it:: present height under' the anti- cc measures Of Unonapirte., I had, on the first morning, made myself acquainted with Tor toni's, in the Boulevarts, a Foureltetie ;Pizrehottse of very great resort, and deserved eminence. The several rooms were crowded with person s of, atl ranks and nation?, every One of 'Whom seemed to do justice to the solidity of this meal in Paris. From two to three hundred breakfasts (like din e j ners) are at present, in the crowded state of the Capital, consumed its this house daily. There are also a number of other cafes o f 'the same kind, and of nearlTegnal celehritv,ln all parts of the town, but snore especially in this neighbour-. hood, upon theßonlevarts. Though the bseakfast hour is ratter Lite, that is to say, nearly the same as.in London, varying. from nine to half-past twelve o'clock,' the-yari- . sians are much earlier risers than we are. About five. or six o'clock they are all astir ; the yery Court is in fall bustle by seven; . and froni tLit hour to nine the Thuillerics are crowded witb rnutatodes of - Civil and Military OrilcaB, gf ink Its their reports, and attending to their multifarious functions. Indeed, the business of the day seems to be finished, in most cases, by noon.—The fe males. continue their attention to the shops till night; but the male part of the creation, removed from handicraft drudgery, contrive in general to haVe little , to do with serious HVOCatiOnS in the afternoon. Idling, 4uidnuncing, gambling, or play-going, occupy far more than the larger pro portion of their time. To Say the truth, they , lead a strange kind of gossiping, lounging life, which, as it must be the source of immorality,.ll - and disorder, is . , I hope, only a temporary evil, to be attributed to the present un settled state of things. A striking example of this prevailing disposition is presented to a stranger in the public gardens—such as the Luxemburg's, &c. but principally in the Thuilleries. In these,_ every bench is occupied with persons, whose sole occupation would seem to be, to read and descant /upon the news of the day. To supply them with the necessary food for this exercitation, there. are perhaps a dozen of stalls, whence all the daily journals arc lent to read, These-are kept by'ivn den, who have not only a good stock of news- papers (horn 12 to 20 of each publicatiori), but also a few of the more bulky periodical works, such as the monthly and weekly Magazines, as well as the brochures, of which immense nutubers e every hour appearing and disappearing. A sous is the price paid for the perusal of a paper; and thus the very poorest of the people are en abled to become great politicians at the cheapest rate. It is, perhaps, owing to this, and to the recent very critical situation of airairs, that the restrictions on the French Press are continued to an 'extent ill-agreeing with the liberty which was to have been a fundamental principle in the new order of things. I hope, however, that freedom, to the salutary limit which is consistent with-the general interests, the weal of the state, the se curity of the Government, and private happiness, will speedily be accorded to the press—the most potent moral engine that exists. VIATOR. We have authority to state, that there is not the least truth in the assertion that a Dutch Gen-; tleman has laid before the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER a new i,!an for a Lottery to be drawn in a few wees. The whole report proves to he a gross fabrication-, manttlacttuett for the purpose of injuring the sale of the .present Lottery, which begins drawing on Saturday next. it -is the in tention of Government, in the next contract, to extend the time of drawing t o the iLth October, Vitit'Alt ddr4..titis6:',.ifit:W,t, i)AitiS,At Sq. " The public mind is «still here in g. tuspense and vague tlacertiaAilty:- No one is satts— fied! the old RoyalLts, who have ilocke4, hew. frarn all parts of the cdnntry td inake a. tenter of their setviCs, conyla.inAhat they Wye. been_ sliglitett, and that rll the smiles of Royalty have been exclusively reserved for the RevOlutidnists whilst these, in their turn, seeing the cum.- mous pretenitins' of their antagonitts, and the places already betowect on 'them, beg ii' to Ivar that their influence in the new. order or thi lig s will be much less than they had ..presuinettto. pect; all, however, wait for the promised Consti tution with equal anxiety, proceeding more frthri selfishness than from public spirit. The whole na tion are turned place-hanterb ; and all the tricks,of low cunning and intrigue are practised out any , remorse, - even on the clearest friend and nearest mineetion, whose competit;on is dreaded. T]le "King, the Princes,," ili~~istei s, and even the . menial servants of the., are loaded with petitions from all qilArtets To •Put:thein in order, and to ruregkter them, a Special g ,ard has hien established; and you way guess at ,their number, when I sissnre you, from the.,roost 'undoubted authority ; that the demands. for Croix de S.:. 'Louis alwie excectijifieen t 14047 sank! 7 f.‘ . In the mean time themass, of the people..is quiet; they greet the .King and the Princes, whenever they . . appear,. , with :loud - litizzas, , anti. freely Warne the . greedy' 'eagerness 'With' whieh the Sovereign is assailed by :411 parties, when .• . hardly seated on his. Throne. The suspension of. the public works, 'occasioned by the state of the finances, gave'lliowever, it . pretence to abota 6.00 meri . of the tivb famot3 . fauxhottras of St. P itoine and St. Marceau to assemlile, 'some days ago, in the Plain of St.-Dennis ; but they resolved only to present a• Petition tip the King for bread; • The principal works', have be,'n since resumed, and the public Peace has not been one, instant disturbed. The National Guard do their duty with exemplary zeal, until the King's Guard is organised. The number of . :applications has 'Featly retarded the formatioo of that corps, so neeetssayyjn the ‘pre- The sons of the old Gtmtrv,-trom all sent finks. parts' of the country, ;►av-e vola:►tarily tendered their services on this ocoction i most of theirs offer.. in to equip thenuelves at, their own expellee'. To the Provinces; awl especiallv Sonth and West, the Peo t ile; from an excess Of loyalty, deprecate every ccitnproutise frith the Revolu tionists. In Bourdeaux,le DEJEAU,_aII formerly devoted to BAJONAFARTE, sent by the Government as Extraordinary Commissioner, has been compelled to leave the town, after some riots, in which, howeVer, no serious accident oc curred. In La Vend6e things bear a more serious aspect. The loyal Vendeans had already taken up arms, and attacked the GeAarmes, and th e various Officers' established by I.3uoNar,urrE.; at the well4,nown voice Of M. La Itocaa JA.co.us, ! LIN, their former leader, sent thither by the Icing as a Special Commissioner, they, however, quietly' .laid down their arms, trusting to the paternal in-, tentions of their Sovereign. " The spirit .of the Artny - i considerdbly bn provetls thanks to the unconnuon care taken by all the French Pcinccs, and .especially by the Duke de BERRI, who is well suited for that pur pbsek to conciliate their minds. Many, hOwever, still regret the colours' under which they have compered; and so .complete was ILIONAPARTE'S system of deception, aided by national vanity, that they will not own that in 'any circumstance . they were ever beaten! Indeed this is a subject which must not. be touched here, this feelini shews, however, that. they are more attached tol their glory than to the than. " In there-organization of the Army, no neiv Officer will be admitted in the old corps; cumstance which many of the veterans 'themselves told me they dreaded above all others. " Uta the. other hand, the Allied Troops are also leaving Paris gradually. Not above twenty thou sand now remai - n here, and this nnrither is not more than sufficient td maintain public tranquillity, in concurrence with the National Guards. This, too, is a symptom of returning Peace, the terms of which are variously reported Of all the rumours . . on that subject, the only one which has hitherto, appeared founded on fact, is, that France, in ad dition to her ancient territory, is allowed' to re tain three departments of the Belgic provinces 5 but she pays pretty dear for that,conceision. The Allies have taken in the different arsenals, 'for tresses, &c. twelve thousand pieces of cannon, Viz. 4000 of fours and sixei; 4000 of eights and twelves, and 4000 of sixteens and tweiTry-four - s ; the greatest part of which have been' already seat away, with the tumbrils, 84c. France also, fur- iiishing the horsei to draw theta. Nor is this all— • . the Allied tid s iiiis Ia their el" "vtilry irilidonted; and the hole IS td be Julia tliihttl; AS IO!ig a 4 they eelitit•ii F. e; Ut an .e b l e ' s o i j ci l e l : ° :l;s e : ( ?te e d liv i!Ti . • : I : h e 6 o . hundred thillions -Tb ileniantl teas made jointly; , by file Ih inn the Eiri• (Ei`ft;lPließrTiostsjAl:E 20 1*: t e demand, i; . .. e _that, he gv ' tis, a ready t : or . cc his °will share, if it granted. l3° ' jw:3l) f if Of XVIII. peremptorily refused to liste n • ss i A proposition of the .AustriA 11 04 ' insisted; the SUb ej: I and know otlh t )g o . IP;iilttlxge,,l:s4lEns•-;%leN:ll;AP:tittho'etchfain; o'fr°tbietY:ltßiii:e; e gLilt bt:t I have licit t he meal's 01 : ' Ascettajotir Out dr an ans`vitei:liad been yet receive"' 115 , 1 " iN 3 Cdill s te d'A riTOIS, is se. *° . 10 in(lispOsed. flii3llne . ss bilious,attelif°:l 0 1 " a jaundice : he i 3 no t i n c l anger ,. but hi' eil: l e ss inept will be long.. When times.sliAb cc°l'l „,ore (lull here, OM- correslionclence will be c° " ' active,' in propiirti o n to tile itusporta9ce t events. - gi yours, &c. .. AN 01,600?"4 PAPERS. • " 6 0 " FRENCH FUNDS.-11,2C.-5 oet Ccl 20c.—Actions of the - Ba . nk, 967 f. 'Ct.c. Alt I" - 1!% e,tE and. " oto 6 the Powers of the North, are desirbos tv ili -the flag of - the' Hulse Totrns - to :its a i)eieo t pendenee,,in order that it may serve," 4 fore, as the means of communiCatioN 17 ' 4' 00 0 belligerent States.' We expect here depotifs re i 4 :Haathitrgli, Lubeck, and DautzicA, concerL with us, ,to eons v.lt: on the new L' r & -n . ii li 4 Lion of these cities. Th e i r labouvs . will he .0 mitted to the apprObation of the i t I ; reat " 5 ,, j e who are 'tillequally,ipteresied in the P r %ed _rity of the H anseat i c • , iLeague W e are 3 ' 5 ;:.01 1 . that the cu lp r i t whi? carried off the. C 3sl ' 40 :the Bank Hamburgh has been p ut :10' 4 arrest. The greatest : raft o f t h e m oney l' 3-I . o ed disroxerefl: It I was a'.Frenehman. sigiq P °l . . out. the spot where it was concealed. of . , KARTS, MAY 27.-11111etin of. the ll c ` l Mox - siEua`:— • 13if2 to " ONSIEU R has slept a little; the pains svbi /1/ r f ; LL • s;;I:j very severe, particularly durin g . the tits of cotV; liiii-; floral condition is satiractorv. ~ Lf a " HALL. GUERIN, His Itqal Highness the Duke of A l - , ; arrived at Paris: yesterday, at live o"' L-c alighted at the huilleries. We silo!! g . ' "' t i ia morrow, some details .of this happy it ' lo co has enabled the Pai:isiams again to testi f y "- they. bear to his N.l2jesty, kind,t,,o all the of his august-House. • rUNDS. „„lfr• 5 per Gents. 60 fr. 40 c.--Actions of the Flans:: 'Or • • Jo g NAPLES-, .I\i! A --- Y -Ye'sterday the . Queeu received the Council of State. ijesty replied tb the Council of State 0 4 0 "M. .Vice-President,-1 always re 'fi e e .r! t° . pleasure the Members of m y Conned 5 We arrived at the moment w h en ,their i° the and their patriotism will mOst uset' ui tt " ) „ of nc • 6 4 King. and the Kingdom. Th e intlelf" (l,e s oC our country is secured, _and I propose ; 0 11 also its.happihess by •a Constitution, wl' ic :f g at, once be the safegu a rd o f t he . Icing a''' l ee of People. The basis shall be fixed by the' s l l' 5 the ablest Statesmen in the kingdo'''' l' (1 0 choose that one whi c h s h a ll appor of the trlbst likely to . promote_ the li,pphie6* aoa people, secure the stability of the a insure the glory of my succeSsors." als° The President of the C,)urt of ApPo il , the dressed his Majesty, to whoM he_ iW ide lowing reply : 'ii ""M. - President,—It gives me great. P lctt i co r fkutl, that. the Court of Appeal h av e form e( ' ti i c os opinion g re o c; :ile (i . the nl o p l olic y , sentiments an ci which 1 1 1 ::;::: 1,4 ,, ,, t e d c la o t n e t; i e n c y t , e e d on w cl . t: t c h t . . th l‘ e ly happiness and DIY i' l°l . l t lie deuce l e ill a icc p el o i ; l i i t Ti a til n ai s sv . e ‘ n on T ,vo, h t e g i ti • i e lai no a ° :e .,4 l- r: el el Y et and saL: : li ') P c e li s i : I c li s: ' :6) .1)1 :1 5 '.: 'rope, and by ny. relations , 0 1 0 reigns. Lowe to the nation a Constitutioi ti., p 0 11)0 34 a •eSt a . ri qi 3 1 1 1 11 11 3 :11: f tfa it t i c a n n l v dat' : I ' a o n f , ininiep)a—rti(aii'lielat:d.9-3 P3e--11‘"i" tration of justice. I will perform all 1 ' 1 ; . tis oi, and I expect every thing from the zeal , P aul° . and information of the Court of AlT eal*" ; p s and eocvti s , e ibt e yi t i a tti e lliee tl l l A, c i la r iciec i ( t i io ; t ei .ls ) ::: : This day, at three o'clock, their Aiojes t ' — ', , t o all the Royal Family,. went to the Cathedral kiss the relics of - our glorioiis St. Jantlar i " 3. j g C O tint The same day, : t:lreir Excellen cies the er Pl enif .. Mei'' , envoy Ext - raordinary ai;( 1 Alinisl. A •8" 0 . potentiary from' the Emperor.of A , i i striai •