The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-03 00:00:00

PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON.

The following letter from the Count de Saint Leu,
the father of Prince Louis Napoleon, and ex-King of
Holland, appears in several of the Paris journals. It is
dated Florence, Aug. 24

" Permit me to make, through you, the following de-
claration :—I know that publicity is a singular and
scarcely proper mode of proceeding ; but when a sick,
afflicted, and legally-expatriated father can in
no other way come to the relief of as unfortunate
son, such a means cannot fail to be approved
of by all who know what the feelings of a
father are. Convinced that my son, the only
one remaining to me, is the victim of an infamous
intrigue, and has been seduced by vile flatterers
and false friends, and perhaps insidious counsels, I can-
not remain silent without failing in my duty, and ex-
posing myself to bitter regrets. I declare then that
my son, Napoleon Louis, has fallen for the third time
into a frightful snare—a dreadful gubt-a-pens—for it is
otherwise impossible fora man who is not without talent
and common sense to have plunged readily (de gaite
de cceur) over such a precipice. If he be guilty, those
who are the more guilty and more really so are tl.e
persons by whom he has been seduced and misled. I
declare above all, and with a sacred horror, that the
insult inflicted upon my son, by shutting him up in the
room of an infamous assassin, is a monstrous, an anti-
French cruelty, an outrage as insidious as it is vile.
As a deeply-afflicted father—as a good Frenchman, tried
by thirty years of exile—as the brother, and if I may
sly so, the pupil of him to whom statues arc being again
set up, I recommend my seduced and misled son to
the judges, and to all who have the hearts of French•
men and fathers.

" LOUIS DE SAINT LEU."

BOROUGH COURT of REQUESTS.

" TAKING IT EASY."--Trllere is a race of philoso-
phical mortals in existence who seem determined to
take everythirg " easy." Nothing can disturb that even
equanimity of temper, which forms their leading charac-
teristic. If they are assailed by those troubles and mis-
fortunes which are apt to depress and render uncom-
fortable ordinary people, they cOnsole themselves with
the axiom of " What's (lone can't be undone," or " But-
ter luck next time."

A diminutive red-nosed cobbler of the " Takc-it-casy"
school was surnmonedbefbre the Court to show cause
why he objected to pay a debt of 6.;. to a publican, the
amount of a score he had run up at his house.
" Please yer vorship," said the cobbler, obliging the
Court with a Toole}--street bow, " this here's a wil-
lanous consarn, and if I ever pays a farden I'm.—"
Commissioner—Hold there, will you? We don't
want any swelring here.

Cobbler—Vorn't agoing to do nuffin o' the kind, yer
vorship ; I his too great a weneration for this honour-
able Court to do that 'ere.

This well-timed observation of the cobbler's soothed
the offended dignity of the Commissioner, who desired
the red-nosed professor of the lapstoue to pursue his
story, and state upon what ground he refused to liqui-
date the score with the plaintiff.
" Yer vorship," continued the cobbler, " I'm an iniii-
widual as likes to take verything easy, and never bothers
myself about any body's consarns but my own, and it
utl be a werry good thing if every body was like me,
and then there wouldn't be so many quacks and hum.
bugs in the world."
Commissioner--,-That's all very true, but I don't see
what " taking it easy" has to do with paying your score.
Cobbler—As I was saying, I likes to take evt.iry-
thing easy ; so arter I'd cut the shop at night I used
to pay a wisit to this here good gen'leman's tap-room,
to have a little conwersation about polyticks and hear
my cousin Bob read the newspaper. Well, yer vorship,
vun night, vurk being wery slack, I stuA up three pints
and some backer. and another night I did the same, and
for that 'ere he trys to gammon rue out of 6s. ; but he'll
find it no go, for I hasn't a morsel o' doubt but wot
these here honourable gentlemen will give a werdick
agin him.

But how many nights did you go to his house and
omit to pay for what you had drunk ?--Only vuoce,
yer vorship ; here's my cousin Bob viii take his davy
o' that ere.

Commissioner—Well, let us hear what " Cousin
Bab" has to say about the matter.

" Cousin Bob," a travelling renovator of tin utensils,
in other words a tinker, was then introduced and inter-
rogated by the Commissioners as to what he knew about
the debt.

Cousin Bob—Please your Lordship, I've ventured
here just to hexplain a pint or two about this here affair.
Commissioner—Well, cut it short, will you.
Cousin Bob—Short as a donkey's gallop, my lord.
IVie and Bill wisits this here hidentical tap-room to
take a pint arter ve'd done vurk. Vun night Bill was
wery and up, and had to git tick for his lieker, and he
duz that ere run night artervvards.

Cousin Bob having spoken thus far in favour of his
relative, was stopped by the Commissioner, who asked
the publican how this was.

The plaintiff produced an account of the score,
which ratified the Commissioners that the debt was
owing.

The defendant was then ordered to pay the money in
a week.

The cobbler said that would be anything but "taking
it easy," and left the Court with ‘. Cousin Bob."

NAVAL IN TELLIGI6NCE.

(From the Brighton Gazette.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 1.--- Earl Minto and Sir
William Parker, accompanied by the Secretary and
Surgeon of the Navy, have been here since Friday, on
their annual tour of inspection. Their Lordships will
quit on Wednesday morning, in the Admiralty steam-
yacht Firebrand for Plymouth and Milford, Cork and
Leith, at which two latter ports, it is said, frigate guard-
ships will in future be stationed.
The Southampton, 52, Captain Hillyar ; Cygnet, 10,
Lieut. Wilson ; and steamer Shearwater, Lieut.
Steane, are hourly expected at Spithead. Rear-Ad-
miral Sir Edward King appointed to succeed Rear-
Admiral Ross, in the Brazil command, goes out in the
former ship.

The Britannia, 120, late flag-ship here, will go out
to Spithead to-morrow, and is being equipped with ex-
traordinary de3pateh for the Mediterranean, but it is
not known whether as flag-ship or not, no captain being
yet appointed.

The Calcutta, 84, is commissioned at Plymouth by
Captain Sir Samuel Roberts, destined for the Mediter-
ranean ; and very great despatch is manifested in her
equipment.

At present there are no ships ordered for service at
this port except the Britannia, 120. The Queen; 110,
is to bear the flag of Sir Edward Codrington, and is pre-
paring for the purpose.
One hundred pensioners are ordered to be entered
for harbour duty in the guard-ships at the several ports,
to admit of the men, now in them, being drafted to sea-
going ships.

- The Vanguard. 84, Captain Sir David Dunn, is ready,
and hourly expected to sail. Their Lordships inspected
her on Sunday, and directed that she should in the first
instance go to Cork, and thence to the Mediterranean.
She takes out for the fleet a large quantity of shells and
shot and six-inch guns.
The Rodney, 92, Capt. Maunsell, is also ready to
leave Plymouth for the same destination, to reinforce
Sir R. Stopford.
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-Mr. Frederick Sadler, Second Master Attendant of
Portsmouth Dock-yard, is appointed to Chatham, as
Chief Master Attendant.
The Samarang, 26, Captain Scott, and Cockatrice
packet, are shortly expected from the Brazils, the for-
mer with a large freight on board.
At Spithead—Vanguard, 84.
In Harbour—Britannia,
George yacht, Stromboli, Echo, Athol, Firebrand, and
flag tenders. Victory, Excellent, Royal