The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-08 00:00:00

[MORNING HERALD.]
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There is reason to be indignant at the treat-
ment of the English performers by the Parisian
audience—but none certainly to be surprised.—
The conduct of the French public—at least of
the majority of the persons present at the theatre,
was base and brutal ; yet if they had come to the
theatre with the most exemplary and unbiassed
temper, we should still doubt, under the circum-
stances, whether the performance would be ever
tolerated. There is a great mass of unprejudiced
minds, familiar with the literature, arts, and man-
ners of Europe, in Paris; and these, notvvithstand-
lag national differenoes of taste, would know how
to estimate an English drama, performed- by good
English actors. But where an English tragedy
in the hands of a provincial company was pre-
sented at an inferior French theatre—to an infe-
rior French audience, ignorant of the language,
and impressed (like the Chinese with reference
to their country) that whatever is not French is

barbarous and ridiculous—what could be ex-
pected from this meeting of unintelligible medio-
crity on the one side, and of ignorance, volatility,
and conceit on the other, but vacant yawning,
impatience, or risibility ? An Eriglish actor is
just as intelligible to the frequenters of the
Boulevard theatres ag an Iroquois—and even
appears equally laughable.

[MORNING POST.]
The accounts from Scotland daily increase in
enthusiasm and interest as the period of the
Royal visit approaches. The preparations for his
Majesty's reception appear to be of that exten-
sive and splendid description which the occasion
calls for; and what must be most grateful to the
feelings of our beloved-Sovereign, all classes and
denominations of • his Scotch subjects seem to
have laid aside their particular opinions, and
to be as unanimous in providing a hearty
and befitting welcome for their King, as his
Majesty's paternal affection and solicitude are,
without reference to rank, religion, or party,
bestowed indiscriminately ilpon his whole
people. • The fact is itself one of the surest evi-
dences of a Constitutional. Government, and
practically illustrates the impartiality with which
the laws of the country are administered, and
the wisdom with which its affairs are conducted
by the Executive. Such occasions as the pre-
sent. Royal Visit, and that to Ireland last year,
are therefore sources of the sincerest pleasure to
every loyal mind, and every admirer of our MO-
narchial institutions. His Majesty, though the
ruler of the freest and the happiest nation upon the
earth, does not proceed to the Northern or Western
part of the United Kingdom with the grovelling
and prying sullenness of a task-master going
about to inspect his labourers, like the head, or
rather the servant of modern Republicanism.—
Neither does he enter his cities as the exulting
destroyer of other nations, exhibiting their
spoils and recalling their blood and tears,
like the Kings or Consuls of old. The an-
nouncement of his Majesty's presence in
any part of his dominionsi on the con-
trary, heightens and animates the whole scene
long before he appears himself, and when he does
arrivs, it is undoubtedly as a victor, but a victor
over the hearts of his people, who make a Pro-
cession for him of the emblems and types of the
privileges and blesSings they possess under his
reign, and exhibit their own happiness, and sing
heir own songs of joy, as the,liest memorial of, a
vise and benignant Monarch.