The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-05 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES.]

The Eloile of Sunday which we have received
contains some agreeable irony on the sudden
affectation of loyalty which marks the pages
of the Liberal Journals. It is indeed some-
what curious to read such a passage as the
following in the Constilutionne/—" The • first
sentiment which we experience in consequence
of the abolition' of the Censorship is a sen-
timent of gratitude to our Monarch and his
August Son. We have expressed it frankly
and sincerely, and we have seen, it participated
by all the Friends of Liberty and of the Throne"
---" The Monarch has not to fear that he, will
meet with ingratitude ; he may
.be assured that
he will every where meet with "Frenchmen who
will answer to the noble inspirations of his
heart." However inconsistent this may appear
with some sentiments, which in times past have
emanated from the Liberal Presses both of
France and England, certain It is, that at the
present moment Charles the Amiable is the ob-
ject of almost as much praise from the
ci-
devout Revolutionists as from the unchanging
Royalists. And yet he is not in the most
distant manner suspected of abandoning his
old friends for the sake of popularity.
It is
some years since he avowed his rule of conduct—
to surround himself with his best friends„ and
to offer his hand to others—and from, this rule
he does not appear to have departed on succeed-
ing to the Throne. The general
result of the new
Monarch's policy is an extraordinary degree of
public tranquility. In consequence the Rentes
continue to rise. On they closed at
101 60 for Money, and 101 Saturday
90
for Account.—
Some Ordonnances have been published which
are well calculated to gratify the feelings of the
French people. Among these we may reckon
one which appoints,the young Duke of Bordeaux
Colonel-General of the Swiss Guards. it has at
all times been the custom in France to accustom
the Princes of the Blood Royal, at a very early
age, to a military costume and military usages.
Thestory of Louis XIII., the son of Henry IV., is
welt known. When he was quite a child, some
one came to announce to him that the Constable of
Castile, with a large train of Nobles, was coming
to pay compliment to him. Ah ! (said he) Spa-
niards ? Make haste and give me my sword."—
Whether this be the most philosophic mode of
educating young Princes we will not, dispute : we
merely mean to observe that in France it is the
most national mode. A very judicious measure
has been.adopted in regard to 0)e Intended new
coinage. A prize oelo,ooo francs is..offeredfor
the best engraving of a head of his present Ma-
jesty; so that the common circulating coin of the

country will not only render the countenance of
the King familiar to his subjects, but will also
serve as a memorial of the progress of the arts
in France. An additional step, we think, ought
to be taken, namely, the calling•in of all the coin
bearing
_any other impress than that of Louis
XVIII. or Charles X. The conduct of Our
Saviour himself illustrates the effect produced
on the minds of men in general by the stamp on
money. When Christ wished in the most com-
pendious and striking manner to explain the na-
ture of temporal authority, he pointed to a piece
of money, and asked, 64 whose is the image and
superscription ?" The common coins of a country
are in daily and constant use ; they pass from
hand to hand among all ranks of people, and fill
their minds with associations, which may be
consistent with the existing state of things
or quite the reverse. The successive fac-
tions of Revolutionists stamped their successive
doctrines on the money of the day, and in
the course of half an hour's shopping we may stil
meet with the jargon of 6' the Nation, the Law,
and the King"—" the Republic"—" Napoleon,
First Consul"—" Napoleon, Emperor"—" Na-
poleon, Emperor and King," &c. &c. It is,
indeed, quite absurd that the barbarous name of
Napoleon, derived from some obscure Corsican
legend, and borne by a deposed and deceased
usurper, should be employed at present to de-
signate the gold coin that is most in use through.
out France.