The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-04 00:00:00

PRINCE NAPOLEON LOUIS.

(From L' Helvetic of 25th August.)
We are happy to see that the French Government has
abandoned the project it had formed, in a moinent of appre-
hension, of preventing the stay of Prince Napoleon Louis in
Switzerland. If the French Ambassador had openly de-
manded of the Diet the expulsion of the Prince, there is no
doubt it would have been refused ; for the very possibility of
such a proceeding was no sooner suspected than all opinions
and parties •in Germany and Switzerland joined to blame
such an unreasonable request. The Au,gaburg and Basle
Gazettes immediately protested with. equal energy as the
liberal newspapers, against the cruelty and injustice of draLL
ging from a mother's dying bed an individual who had re-
ceived in his exile the must precious gift a free people has to
bestow—the right of citizenship.
But we will put aside the question of legal right and
humanity, to show how ungrateful it would have been on
our part to have sent the Prince out of the country. Ever
since he set his foot. in our territory, he has done all he
could to make himself useful ; and, while he was amongst
us, he most unostentatiously took a part both in our sports
and pastimes, and in our military operations. Ile never
e itered into the feuds or prejudices of party, hut contented
himself, on occasion, %%WI expressing his noble and gene-
rous sentiments, without giving offence to any. For this
reason he has friends amongst all parties, and the same
I,o;pitality was a.hown at his seat at Arenenberg to the
nobleman of Berne, as to the democratic Thurgovian.
It is becatise he is t xposed to so many attacks for Irav-
log failed in a rash undeaaking, that we are more parJeu-
lady called upon to enumerate the many ohltgatior.., we owe
to him.

In 1833, ‘thilst we were occupied in rev;..ing our federal
convention, he published a pamphlet, in which he expressed
hims,lf so ably both on political and ~nilitary &objects, that
his opinions were considered worthy of the attention of the
Diet. As soon as it was thought necessary to furnish the
Canton of Ti urgovia with artillery, the Prince, of his own
accord, to save expense to the Canton, made it a present of
two pieces of cannon, perf.ctly equipped. In the pillage of
Salecstein he has founded a school, where inure than one

hundred children are gratuitously educated at :,is expense.
He contributed 1,000 florins towards the formaion of a
preparatory Fehool in the town of Steekborn ; and gene-
roisly contributed to tine of Gottheben as well as others.
L st year he formed a Cantonal Society for the exercise of
artillery, and published a Manual of Artillery for the in-
struction of the officers of the Confederation ; a a ork which,
we are informed, is full of scientific information, and cost
him the assiduous labour of many years to complete. It is
nithi❑ the recollection of evely one, that Lst summer he
saved the life of a lady and her infant child, just as their
affrighted horses wore on the point of precipitating them
over a frightful precipice. Indeed, he has ever been amongst
the Foremost to succour the unfoiltinate, or to encourage
useful undertakings.

We shall abstain here from all mention of the generous
behaviour of his mother to the necessitous around her during
the last twenty years, our intention being to confine our-
selves solely to the personal conduct of the Prince, and to
show how impracticable it would he to drive from amongst
us a person who has never ceased being useful to the coun-
try by his talents or his fortune, and for whom the Swisa
entertain a wall-merited and high esteem.

Lord Durham's complaint is a slight affection of the
lungs, to which he is subject on the approach of autumn ;
but it generally yields to a change of climate, and a
denee of some weeks in the South of France or Italy hni
been recommended.

Sir Robert Peel is entertaining a small party at
Drayton to enjoy the diversions of partridge shooting,
which commenced on Friday ; the Duke of Rutland, Eats
Brownlow, Mr. Goulburn, and Mr. Holmes, M.P. for Ber,
wick, is among the guests.
Lord and Lady Beresford arrived on Thursday bight
in Cavendish-square from Combermere Abbey. They had
previously passed a few days with Lord Hill, at Hardwicke
Grange, near Shrewsbury.
Lord Henniker and family have returned to Stan-.
hope-street, May-fair, from a tour.
Lord Hill has arrived, on a visit to Viscount Com-
bermere, at Combermere Abbey,in Cheshire.
The Crown Prince of Sweden embarked, at Doberan,
on board a steam-boat, and arrived at I stad on the 16thult. ; whence his Royal Highness continued his journey
over land, and arrived at Stockholm on the 20th.
The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort and Lady !,fary
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The lion. and Rev. Thomas KeprA,
Earl of Albemarle, has been presented son of the
'oy Lord Leicester,
of Holkham, to the Rectory of Wareham. Mr. Keppell,
previous to taking orders, was P -Lieutenant in the Navy.
General Sebastiani, the French Ambassador at our
Court, has arrived in Paris from the Bourbonne waters.
The French Court has gone into mourning for three
days for his Royal Highness Duke Pius Augustus, of
Bavaria„

Mr. Arthur Aston has delivered to the King of the
French his credentials, as her Majesty's Min'ster Plenipo-
tentiary at Paris, in the absence of the Ambassador, Lord.
Granville.

Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Meyrick have left Rose iill
for Bodorga❑ Hall, in the Isle of Anglesey.
Mr. Hope is entertaining a few select friends in
Mansfield-street.
DukM r",,"narles of Aleeklenburg-Sirelitz has returned
in perfect health to Berlin, where he has resumed his for-
mer functions.
A " General Geography of great bulk, just written
by a German of the name of Stein, gravely informs us that
London lies on the Serpentine river, which discharges
itself into the Thames."