The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-22 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1847.

But that calamitous consequences might result
from their recurrence, we should feel disposed to
treat the recent misunderstandings in Paris as matter
merely for amusement. The aspect which these
squabbles have assumed is of the most ludicrous de-
scription conceivable. After running a tilt with their
diplomatic pens, the belligerent parties have reduced
the war of their logomacy to weapons the most con-
temptible and harmless. They have respectively
battled with each other in the tribune and in official
dispatches—they are now engaged in a drawing-
room contention, consequent upon the transmission of
invitation tickets. On Friday evening a sumptuous
entertainment was given by the Marquis of NOR-
MANDY, and on that same evening the salons
of M. GUIZOT were the scene of similar
festivities. One would scarcely have anti-
cipated that out of this domestic coincidence
could have arisen anything sufficiently important
to require the repeated deliberations of the French
Cabinet, and to elicit the pungent expletives of the
Parisian press. Yet such is absolutely the case.
The amusing characteristic which has continued
conspicuous among the Gauls from the remotest an-
tiquity to this present year of the Redemption, is
visible throughout the whole of the circumstances
arising from the Montpensier marriage. In the bull-
fights of the Prado on the occasion of the Spanish
nuptials, in the elevation of the infant " olive branch"
of M. BRESSON into a dignitary of the Peninsula, in
the fandangoes dar.ced before their Royal Highnesses
of France, in the presence of the prince of feuilletonists,
M. ALEXANDRE DUMAS, during the marital ceremo-
nies—in every accompaniment:of this remarkable pro-
ceeding, the arch-characteristic of the Gallic nation
was peculiarly apparent. Frivolity was blended with
affairs ofnational magnitude; proceedings upon which
depended the fate and interests of entire communi-
ties were surroundediby the adjuncts of a masquerade,
and:were entered: upon' with thei inimitable abandon
of a mere holiday pastime. As much incongruity
was discoverable throughout this singular transaction
as in the freaks of the dancing Chancellor, Sir CHRIS.,
TOPUER HATTON, or the card-playing round the bed-
side of the dying MAZADIN. It is fit, therefore, that
what was commenced with extravagance should ter-
minate with absurdity.
Scarcely: credible as it may appear, the Cabinet
Ministers of Louts PHILIPPE have been assembling
to decide upon the important question whether the
reunion of thelMarchioness of NORMANDY should be
attended by them, or,whether, as a significant indica-
tion ct their sentiments towards the British Ambas-
sador, they should altogether abstain from partaking
of that brilliant entertainment. The dawn of Friday
broke,

"And heavily in clouds brought on the day
Big with the fate,"
not of " CATO and of Rome," but of GUIZOT and the
hospitality of the English embassage. Rumours cir-
culated through the capital, anxiety clouded the
countenance of every citizen, the equilibrium of the
money market trembled, when the decision of the
Government is at, length announced. The Minis-
ters had resolved to absent themselves from the
salons of M. L' Ambassadeur Anglais ! Upon
this astounding position of affairs, the suppressed
passions of the Parisian newspapers burst forth
in an incontrollable chorus. The Presse scorns
Lord NORMANDY for inasmuch as he is no longer in
his adolescence ! and sneeringly surmises that, not-
withstanding the indignities he is receiving daily in
one shape or another, the Noble Marquis will remain in
the French metropolis, becoming, merely for the sake of
the retention of his post, " as supple as M. GUIZOT has
shown himself to be resolute !" The Journal des Debats
again is stung into a paroxysm of hatred against M.
Tniaas and his organ the Constitutionnel ; it endeav-
oßussell Administration. The Siees le, again, cannot
urr to criminate both as the secret parasites of the
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England
anything less than a positive
marvellous they regard
and France. Defend us
from these lovers of the
everything through such a magnifying medium.
There is something so irredeemably extravagant iu