The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-02 00:00:00

M. de Chateaubriand and his partisans ; and
most probably the idea given of their power by
the fear of encountering their pens, has given
them more weight and importance than they
could have gained by their freedom. But
supposing them let loose now, the very
idea of attacking the Ministry by mere suf-
ferance, would throw an insignificance over
their lucubrations, which no effort or talent
of theirs could overcome.—One instance is
told in these papers of the French farce
of petitions presented to Majesty on the
highway. It seems, that during Monday's
procession, " an interesting young woman." aided
by an old Lieut. General, penetrated a line of
cavalry, and reached the King with a petition.
She could only say" my husband," and the King,
who graciously received it, could think of no-
thing better in reply, than " Lein oblige, mon
enfant"--which may be translated into the inno-
cent phrase of 44 thank ye, child." We hail writ-
ten thus far, when we received a second express,
with the Moniteur of Thursday. It announces
the very measure to which we alluded above
—the removal of the Censorship. A Royal
Ordinance declares its termination, and that
leaves the Journals once more free. It would
be most illiberal to deny that this act reflects
credit and lustre on the new Monarch of France,
and on his reign. It is true he could have done
nothing more wisely and rightly as affecting the
nation and himself. But a just and prudent use
of great—and it may be called discretionary,
poWer, is a virtue of no common order in a Sove-
reign—and one for which his own subjects owe
him gratitude and other nations commendation.
The fate of Greece seems approaching to a crisis.
Samos is threatened by the Capitan Pacha—and
the Morea by the Paella of Egypt. There is no
distinct account of the operations of the latter.—
There are two versions of the proceedings of the
former. According to one, he had already ef-
fected a lauding in the Island ; according to time
other, he had been defeated at sea and land—
having even his Admiral's ship blown up. Athens
is closely besieged—but well fortified) garrisoned,
and provisioned.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
A paragraph has appeared in several of our
contemporaries, to the following effect :
" Chateaubriand, since the return of the Bourbon dynasty,
has contributed to our Literary Fund, at one time twenty, and
at another thirty pounds. These arc acts of commendable gra-
titude on the part of the Noble Viscount ; for on referring to
the archives of this Institution, we perceive that when in abso-
lute want himself, he was relieved by the Society, under the
name of liriand."

We know not whether the facts here stated be
true or not ; nor do we perfectly understand
whether the writer of this paragraph means to
sneer at the 44 Noble Viscount," when he speaks
of his 46 commendable gratitude." It may be that
M. de Chateaubriand was relieved by the Li-
terary Fund during the period of his expatria-
tion ; and if the fact be so, we shall not be in-
clined to think the worse of him, because the lie-
volution had despoiled him of his paternal for-
tune. There were many of his countrymen, still
loftier in their stations, who were compelled
to have recourse to British hospitality for
their temporary maintenance. It is no extra-
ordinary occurrence in the history of revolu-
tions, ancient or modern, for the royal and
the noble to be obliged to depend on the
bounty of strangers, when successful rebellion
has deprived them of the inheritances which
would otherwise have descended to them from
their ancestors. It reflects no disgrace, there-
fore, on M. de Chateaubriand, that he accepted
from a society like the Literary Fund, a por-
tion of those subscriptions which had been ex-
pressly raised for the relief of learning and
talent in distress. The Noble Viscount, how-
ever, it appears, has acknowledged the services
rendered to him, and in his prosperity has
gratefully repaid the loan made to him in his
adversi►y. Does this argue any deficiency in
the qualities of his heart, which should con-
vert his former misfortunes into a butt for the
sarcasms of every paragraph-writer who can
find a vent for the effusion of his malignity
through the press ? Our readers know that we
are not extravagant admirers of either the poli-
tics or the literature of M. de Chateaubriand ;
but our feelings revolt at this cold-blooded
attempt to insult an eminent man on account of
the early calamities of his life, not resulting in
any degree from his own crimes or misconduct.
But another question presents itself with respect
to the Literary Fund : this paragraph-writer pro-
fesses to found his statement on a reference " to
the archives of that Institution." Who is lie that
can thus make such easy reference " to the ar-
chives of the Institution." We have always un•

derstood that it is one of the principles of the so-
ciety, that the names of the beneficiaries shall be
kept secret, and it is obviously essential to the
usefulness of the Institution that such a rule
should prevail. It may be well enough to register
and publish the names of the recipients of com-
mon charity, but surely delicacy forbids that the
distressed man of genitis should be reduced
to a level with a parish paUper. If the practice
of " referring to the archives" of the Literary
Fund be allowed, for such purposes as those to
which we now allude, it behoves the subscribers
to take care that better regulations shall be en-
forced for the future—unless indeed relief is to
be given to-day, in order that it may be blazoned
forth twenty years hence, for the gratification of
the worst feelitigs. The respectability of the
Board of Management precludes all suspicion that
they would intentionally lend themselves to this
mean and base attempt to violate the principles
of their excellent Institution.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
As the importation of oats for home consump-
tion from the near ports will be again prohibited
after the average prices, to be published in The
Gazette of this evening, can be brought, into ope-
ration, the finest qualities of this article are
much' inquired after and they have advanced
fullyis, per quarter. The late opening of the
Ports for the consumption of foreign oats must
afford sufficient proof that a moderately restricted,
importation of foreign grain would do no injury to
British agriculture, and %vould be of.vast interest,to
the great body of the people, By reducing, the