The Sun.
London, England, 1815-08-17 00:00:00

STATE FRANCE.

' The sensible and tuoderatt, rctnarks contained
in the following Letter front Paris, have induced
us to copy it into our publication ; and the only
observation with ;:which we think necessary to
precede it is (while we thank the Writer, ‘f A
French Emigrant," for his high opiniqnuf the
British Press), to say, that oar astonishment Would
he greater than his were ve to. 610 the English
Papers edited by Humes and Oa. ren:dons

Artslust 1815

•* * * '* • * I read,. my dear
whenever I.have an opportunity; the English. Papers,
?Ind I own that it is with astonishment,- I do not find
one which gices.fin account of the -situation of our,
poor country, with the purely historical calmness of
observation of a .iluine, or the political discernment
'of a Clarendon —To ,tuy great surprize the Eng-- •
lish, wlio ought to give us lessons of wisdorn,•
merely follow the impulse of their own passions,:
in the judgment which they form of ours. Some
of them, -abounding in the sense of our re-action -
aries, see no safety hut in executions; others,: in-
clining to the opinion of our alarmists, imagine,
that as at the end of six ‘veelis France is not en-
tirely unanimous for the presini7orthir of things,
• that order of thit:igs..canocit subsist: -It seems to
me, that the good heads among the:English tra-
vellers-, ought to endeavour to rectify these opi-
nions, which being equally exaggerated are equal-
ly far from the truth. Per'mit to suggest, to,
you a few general reflections, :of which you will
avail yourself to rectify the opinions of those who,
not content with skimming -;the facts, love to en-
quire into their causes before drawing conclusions
respecting the future.
You will, undoubtedly, recollect the impolitic
writing which Lynch, the Mayor of Liourdeaux,-
published immediately after bis7retreat to Eng-
tind. You remember that he said, the majority
' of the people of Bourdeaux inclined to Btumaparte..!
You will since have read, in the articles published
tinder the title of Portefeuille de Buonaparte, the.
fl,eport of an Ordnance Officer whom the Ex,Eui7
petor had sent to•Bourdeaux, in which this Officer
affirmS, that .almost all the population of Bour-
deaux inclines to Louis XVIII. What result
might to be drawn from this diversity of opinion?
- That man generally draw things less as they-are,
than they are represented to theta by their in-

terests or passions.
By 4pplyi!ig the,sample, svhich! Ilnive.cited to
• all France, .would it.,be impossible to draw. the
sarue consequence ? What appcats.certain, in the
• mean titne,is, that if 4, riotirbonist with a white
e• oekade,caanot he entirely satisfied, with thedis-
posit:cls of Qv nation, a i-coloured Buonapart-
ist would he stilLless.so.
Let
.us not rem4n.,under either a favourable or
unfavourable illusion._. Fra.nce.is sick, very sick,

but the disease, is perfectly. natnral,.and we must
.not despairofrthe cure. 14t us only enquire
iu-
to.the causes of thediseise, and then perhaps we
shall arrive, without difficulty, at a reasonable
opinion on the medicable means of which it is
susceptible.
The great causes of our disease are,—the re-
mcmbrance.of the past,—tbe grief of the present,
"!--arld the dread of the future. We may boldly re-
fer all to these three causes.

The past retraces to the French a brilliant sera
of glory; but it also retraces to. them great.do-
mestic mi,tortunes.—The present agitates .their
interests no Jess than their self-love.—The future
frightens them.—l-lowever, it, is-from this last
alone, that the remedy can and ought to proceed.
is is merely sufficient for that purpose that it
.shoidd tease to frighten. • -
Yon- will ask me what is to be done,? I answer.,
render thi:s future. less vague than it is,- and then
let time do the rest ! The Powers who recognized
in .1814, dial France,for the good of Europe, ought
not to be vff4eed,frbin' time list of great nations,
Faie not probably abjured that'snaxim. 'Let them
then repeat the same declaration as soon as pos-
:sible; let them 6.x the principle,by signing,_ as soon
-as possible a treaty in_ which they shall tranquil-
lize France respecting too great dismeinberinents :
Let Om at the same time cause the aurora of the
tielivercice from the present evil of the inyasiou.to

shiue, by fixing. the times and the conditions. of
the evacuation ; in short, let this treaty be signed,
not with Louis IRth alone, hut with the concur:-
Tence of the Chambers, which shall in future form
our...national representation, and then I dare gua-
rant.ee,•that the general indisposition which tor-
ments -France will Cease of itself.

As to the re-actionary system, and the punish,
. ments which will follow in its, suite, • I do. trot
think that it is the Panaceurn_ to save our Mo-
narchy. -The cutting off a few guilty heads, would
undoubtedly be a very just thing, but I believe it
very indifferent as a measure.—lt is. the blood of
the patient
.ivhich we ought to purify, and no; a
few ulcerated persons that we ought to extirpate.
This extirpation .will naturally result from the
general cure : but I, very much doubt whether the
effect can become cause.
The conduct of- Louis-.VTIII. seems chalked
out mccortling to these principles,, and it will one
day be the noblest trait in his history. Let,not
the cries of Vice l'Empereur,„whieli are mingled
even under the balcony of.tive Thuilleries, with
those of Vire le, Roi, snake him lose the confidence
which has hitherto supported him in this system.
These clic* ought no, raore to frighten him, than
Charles the Second -ptobably was with the'-voci-
ferations in .honour of CrontWell, which would
then mingle with the hazzas in: favour of the re-
Stored Monarch. How could he hope to have an
unanimity in his favour, when England, in the
midst of
the•prosperities of victory, it is not pos-
sessed anythe Prince Regent. Let Louis the pith
imitate-the wise example of that Prince. Let
him he discomposed on account of the sins of his
, subjects, and let him avoid all occasion of makini.;
themcommt any.' It is not by little eoquettries
, front n balcony that a people grotcss old, or born
amidst the storms of a revoltilioll, call be gained.

Prirate letters from-Park state, that the Bois-
de-Boulogne. is likely. to ...be entirely destroyed—.-
the wood being iti constant requisition for •fuel
for the camps in the neighbourhood.

tAtV IIiTELLiGENCt.

COURT 01;' tiI.iNtERY, AtTh. 16.
CLANDESTINE :MARRIAGE.
tapi. ESQ. NEXT FRIEND OF ANtsr•*Aile. A

AND A WARD 010 .Cl-IANCItRY. t'. C. ff.
BASELEY, ESAZ.SVskIOVIMARIE, MARY jULIA,MARIE,

litS WIFE, t4,l'i'..; hAIIRON, AND MARGARET RAMSAY.
Made, some time hack, to
the Lord Chancellor, ih his private Chamber, for
an attachment to istne against Charles Henry
Baseley, for carrying- off and marrying Anne
Wade, a ward of 4-he Court; and also against the
Other defendants, for aiding livid assisting him.
It appeared that an injunction' had heen'direet-
ed to be issued by the Lord Chantitllor, in the
month of November last, directed to the defend-
ant Baseley, restraining him from all intercourse
with the young Lady, who, a short time before,
had eloped with him, but was pursued and over-
taken by her guardian, before -a marriage had
taken place. At that time..this young Lady,.who
,is only 18 years of age, and heiress to an estate
of 5,0001. per 'ann., Wrote to the Lord Chancel-
Auk, protesting that she had been Carried'off by
the defendant contrary to her inclination, and
that she never would have further intercourse
with the defendant
.Baseley, and that he would
never let her
-rest if he was allowed to be at large.
The Lord. Chancellor then gaye her his assurance,
that if Baseley could be found within his juris,
tliction he should be imprisoned. The defendant
Baseley, however,. avoided his Lordship's .order,
and on. the 25th of May last, carried her off from
the seat of her guardian, Thomas Broughton,
Esq. Woodhatch, &legate; assisted. by the other
defendants,. Simon Marie, • a _Frenchman, Mary
Julia Marie, his wife, a native of England, and
governess cti Miss Wade; Margaret Itamsay, her
servant, and Matthew Barrow, servant to the de-
fendant Baseley. The marriage ceremony was
performed' at Gretna-Green, and --afterwards at
Edinbingh. This day was appointed by the Lord
,Chancellor for the defendants to appear before
him, but they did not obey his order:
Sir S. ROMILLY, at the sitting of the Colirt this
'morning; stated, that Mr. Broughton, the:gnar,
than of the infant, had.made an affidavit, scttiug
fort's that be had made eye•y inquiry into the-dia.,
racter of Mary Julia Marie, before he employed
her as Governess to Miss Wade, that she had lived
in the family .Of Pettr treere, Esq. Grosvenor-
place, in .the same capacity, front whnni he' had 'a
roost excellent character of her.
The Loan CHANCELLOR.—" I never attached.
any blame to Mr. Broughton,- but 1 thought it
was necessary that- be should, strew that "there
was not even a semulla of negligence attached to
Bien. 1 think he has now fully done that, and I
conceive it to be my ditty, thus publicly to ex-
press,: that such is, my opinion. I see Mr.
lironghtotv in Court ; I. wish to ask him a ques-
tion Do you remember attending me in thy
House of Lords; and receiving -a letter loin this
young lady ? 1 have received another letter front
her denying the contents of the first, and stating
that it was dictated by you and Mrs. Broughton."
Mr. BROUGHTON—“ •Qn my honour it iviiS
not."

The Loan CHANCELLOR—" r believe you ;
would not give her Credit for any thing she would
say."
Mr SETAHWELL,—" I can hear testimony that
it %c as not dictated by-either Mr. or Mrs. Brough-
ton, for the young lady called at my house, and.
deelsred in the most positive manner, to the smile
effect. as the letter received by your Lordship,
that the elopement had taken place against her
inclination, and that the never wished to have
any further correspondence with the defendant
Baseley.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—"Take an order that
the receiver shall hold the assetts of this young
.Lady until further directions ; and let the papers
and proceedings he laid before the •Attorney;Ge-
neral, for.the purpose of directing such prosecu-
tion as he may think proper."
Sir.SlstueL ROMILLY—" If the maintenance of
this. Young Lady should be suspended, how is Mr.
Broughton to be paid He has been at great ex-
pense in pursuing those fugitives. He had re-
ceived a cheek on Mr. Mowbray, who has become
a bankrupt, and it is good for nothing."
The LORD CHANCELLOR.—" I have no hesita-
tion in directing him to be paid out of the funds
in Court ; but no part of the funds to be paid to
the husband while he keeps out of the jurisdic-
tion of the Court. lam afraid these people have
got a mistaken notion, that when this Lady
comes of age, it will put an end to the contempt.
Let them know from me, 'that if the defendant
Baseley should live until he was 70 years, of age,
still he would be liable for a contempt of Court."
Mr. BELL, in the course of the day,Atgain men-
tioned the case to his Lordship, and stated the
contents of a petition .filed by the defendant,
Baseley, praying for liberty to go before a Master,
to have such settlement made on the young lady,
as the Court might direct. The Learned' Coun-
sel suggested, that as a great part Of the property
was in real estates, it wes doubted whether the
defendant Baseley would not be able.to.get pos-
session of the real property, on the infant coming
of age.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. " The defendant
Baseley petitioned, but 1 ordered him to appear ;
I cannot act till he personally. appears. It may
be necessary to outlaw the parties. The defen-
dant -Baseley will fluid the law too strong for him,
if he cows in my true—if not, I have no doubt
but my successor.will do ample justice. He shall
React get afarthing of the Lady'S property."

At the Carmarthen Great Sessions, last Weelc,
there was not a single prisoner: in the county gaol
for trial ; and a trivial offence in the borough was
the only criminal case.

The man taken up for'sending parcels as from a
coach, to extort a few-shillings for, the -pretended
carriage, has practised- the fraud to a great ex- ,
tent) and in eve' y part of the town. A turf of earth,
with the roots of grass; is folded ap in.brown pa-
per, and the direction, taken front - the Court
Guit.le, is well written and calculated to deceive.
They are always delivered 'by a ragged boy, who,
when questioned, says lie received the parcel from
a man who i?ron-lised .him 3d. on bringing hint the
money. We have heard of twenty instances of
this species of fraud within the last fortnight,

roLicE INTET4.,IGENCI;.

UNION-HALL.

• ATTEMPT AT MLTEpEIt.-The Steward of fility
nospical tiotvinz given information that a man had
been brought into the hospital with his throat
east in a most dreaJfitl manner, one of the Magis-
trates, attended by May the Oflieer, %vent to the
Hospital to examine him. The man. could ,hut

just articulate, bnt from xvitat he was able to state,
it appeared lie was a seaman, and had been lodg-
ing at No. 5, King-street, Deptford. Oa Satur-.
day eVening last, whilst at his lodgiMz, -two fo-
reign soldiers eatered his apartment, seized him,
threw him down on the floor, and one put- a
handkerchief to his mouth, whilst the other cut
his thoat with a razor in a most shocking man-
ner ; they then rifled his pockets of‘what money
he had, and made their escape., The son of the
landlord of the house having occasion to go up
stairs, discovered the unfortunate man lying sense-
less on the floor; a surgeon was sent for, the
wound was sewed up, and he was conveyed to the
Hospital, where he still continues, very slight
hopes being entertained of his recovery. May
has since been down to Deptford making inonip
ries, and searching after the perpetrators of this
atrocious act. On searching the unfortunate
man's apartment, May discovered a razor covered
with blood, on the handle of which the name of
John Sarch had been scratched ; this, and some
`other circumstances, have given a clue to the Of-
ficer, and there is little doubt-but the villains will
ere long be discovered.