The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-25 00:00:00

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stag e-coaches, or as the ancient copyists had an
-av'e.4rston to printing. In them new trades are prac-
tised, which .the lords of the soil cannot understand
and wealth surpassing
their,own is acquired with-
out paying them, as formerly, either tolls or homage.
I3ence arise in the landowners envy and hatred,
which they sneakingly gratify by a law, pretending
to act for the good of the public, while their
bolder ancestors, animated by similar motives,
sallied forth from their castles and ravaged the
towns or pillaged the merchants. For ages--for
ever, in fact—there has existed this kind of feud

between old arts and new arts, between an old po-
pulation and a new population ; but it is only in
our time that the possessors of the old arts, being
also in possession of the power of making laws,
have endeavoured to gratify their base passions by
reducing them to the form of solemn enactments.

The aristocracy bear about them the conscious-
ness of their own bad deeds, politically speaking,
and that makes them jealous and suspicious of the
people. Their consciences make them cowards.

They live in dread of their fellow-countrymen, and
they spare no means to keep them in subjection.
They have a monopoly of all the powers of
Government. The legislature is in their hands.
The Executive Government is composed of
some of them, and is their instrument. Every
branch of the public service is officered as it

were by them or their creatures. The Army
is entirely in their hands. The Church is
established to promote their ends, and preach
doctrines agreeable to them. Their existence as
an aristocracy is a standing conspiracy against the
rights and liberties of the people. What they do
themselves they dread in others. They know that
they are oppressors, and they accuse the people of
wishing to be so. We do not share their alarm.
Political power is only iiischievous when concen-
trated ; diffused through the community it is as
harmless as physical power. The public antici-
pate no mischief from any individual, merely
because he is stronger than another. In
a democracy, voter controls voter, just as in
a large population one man controls an-
other. To obtain a lasting influence, the aristo-
cracy must lay aside their oppression, and then they
sill lose their suspicions. The restoration of con-
fidence must proceed from them, and a voluntary
resignation of their tax on the people's bread in the
approaching Session would do much to restore
that harmony betwixt the classes, the want of which
threatens, at no distant day, the destruction of the
empire.

The French Journals of Friday have been received,
but those of Saturday have not yet arrived. They are
wholly occupied, as might be expected, with the debate
in the Chamber of Deputies, on the Fortifications Bill,
of which on abridged Report will be found im another
part of 7hc Sun. The speech of M. DE LAMARTINE
against the Bill will be read with pleasure by all having
really at heart the welfare of France.

The Austrian Minister and the Papal Internuncio at
Berne, have protested against the suppression of the
convents in the Canton of Argau, on the ground that
the Act violates the fundamental compact recognised by
the Congress of Vienna. It was supposed that the
French Minister would unite in this protest.
From Madrid we have advices of the 15th inst. No
further interruption of the public tranquillity had taken
place. A good deal of business was transacted in the
Bourse. The Five per Cents. rose to 301 for cash.