The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-01 00:00:00

[MORNING HERiLD.]

The only matter of public interest in the Paris
arrivals of yesterday, is the appointment of M.
de Chateaubriand, to the Department of Foreign
Affairs. It is announced by Royal Ordinance,
in the Monileur of Sunday. It is the first time that
he has !teen a Minister—though a man of ambi-
tion and talent—a high ffying Royalist, and per-
petually on the political stage, as a writer or
actor,, since the Restoration. Ile affects the
chivalrous sentiments of the old Monarchy,
in politics and religion. His Royalism, however,
was not quite proof against the seductions or the
power of nuonaparte—whilst his predecessor, M.
de Montmorency, was sentimentalizing away his
exile in Switzerland with Madame de Stael. He
was employed i►► Italy, under the auspices of
Cardinal Fesch, on rather a curious mission for
him—that of ransacking the Italian Monasticon
for a Saint Napoleon—who was to be the patron
of a new church, then building in front of the
Louvre, and since left unfinished. Tint fall of the
natnesake-Emperor, however, consigned his resus-
citated saintship to his original dust and oblivion.
Other changes are expected in the French Cabinet.
These, however, can in no way affect the policy and
future march of administration, and are therefore
immaterial. There is nothing worth particular
notice as relating to the note sent to Madrid, or
to the relations between the two nations in the
Journals. It is curious enough, that all the Jour-
nals may be regarded as now in opposition, ex-
cepting the Journal des Debuts—the Monitcur of
course excepted,which is, in turn,the packhorse of
every Minister. In the Ultra Journalq, which
recently clamoured for war, there is nothing
but lamentations over the retirement of their fa-
vourite Minister—evil hodings—some glimpses
of hope from the composition of the approaching
Chamber ; and reproaches against M. De Villele,
of apostacy front Royalism and of compromise
with Revolution.

[MORNING POST.]

He whom neither personal nor public danger"
could shake, and in conflict with whose policy
the mightiest 'Despot of ancient or modern
times had been hurled from the throne and led
into captivity, the Marquis of Londonderry,
fell by his own hand, and gave the world an af-
flicting instance of the fragility of the strongest
mind. The shock produced by sts sudden a loss
was felt to the extremities of Europe. The Sove-
reigns who mainly owed their independence, if not
their crowns, to the unyielding constancy with
which he had applied the energies of England to
the overthrow of their Conqueror, were on the
eve of assembling to discuss high and important
interests. They expected the assistance of his
counsels; and relied on the co-operation of his
policy. His death left them In doubt how far
England might be disposed to second their future
views, and all was anxiety and alarm in their
respective Cabinets, till it was known that the
choice of his Majesty had Wien on the only man,
who, by the soundness of his principles—the
splendour of his talents—and the capacity of
his mind, was worthy to succeed such a prede-
cessor, and, whilst presiding over the policy of
the British empire, to become in some measure.,
the arbiter of the destinies of Europe. And
never, indeed, had more wisdom and energy
been requisite to guide her councils, and to
controul the wishes and pretensions which
began to separate themselves from the general
good, and attempted to turn the Congress of
Verona into a mere engine for the attainment
of individual objects. Never, also, did Great
Britain snake a nobler stand against the ene-
mies of peace and of Constitutional liberty:—
Not satisfied with protesting (as she had done
in 1820, in the case of Naples) against a war
with Spain the avowed object of which was to
restore arbitrary Despotism and to overturn a
Constitution solemnly recognized in' 1812 by all
the Powers of Europe, she exerted every means
of earnest persuasion toarrest the commission ofan
act so base in conception, so unjust in principle,
and so dangerous In .its consequences. The frank
avowal of her indignant feelings, and the firm-
ness of her opposition suspended the blow :
and though she could not prevent the Ultras of
France from obtaining of the Congress klicense
for waging a war of aggression; he followed them
to the cabinet of their Monarch, and depicted the
real character and perils of the intended contest
with so Much truth and energy, that she prevailed
over the influence of evil counsellors, and de-
feated them in the very midst of their triumphs.

Ma4ANCHOLY ATTCMPT AT SUICIDE.—Yester.
day morning, about eight o'clock, a female of
apparent respectability was observed' walking in
a very dejected manner near Waterloo Bridge,
and from the number of suicides and attempts at.
self-destruction in the neighbourhood, a man was
appointed to watch her motions. The unfortu:-
nate woman, after musing some time, Clasped her
hands and hurried towards the River ; when
within a few yards of the water her rash inten-
tions were frustrated by the person who had
folloWed her. She immediately burst into tears,
and )11 grateful terms thanked her deliverer.—
En answer to questions put to her, she said dis-
tress of the most urgent nature had driven- her
to the step she was about to take, and after
some entreaty revealed the name and :abode of an
acquaintance, to whom She was ordered to be
conveyed. The frequency of attempts at drown-
ing made by wretched individuals in the vicinity,
of the Bridges, calk loudly for interference, and
It would he advisible that patrols Should be
stationed to prevent the recurrence of such
out-
rages to humanity:

Early on Tuesday morning some persons broke
into the cellar of the Eight Bells' public-house,
St. Dunstan's, Canterbury, and bad made pre-
paration for carryiug off a quantity of ipirlts,
when they were, fortunately, frustrated in that
intention by the early rising of a lodger, on hear-
ing whom they precipitately retreated.