The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

S OF FRANCE.

SEPTEmeett 3.—Since 18:30 France has become a
country of bu.ieess. Tile Prince raised to the throne
in July h 6 'dung, d her in tripois, and the middic class,
which he has felt in possion of power, has espoused the
Literests of its Pr nee. Tee result of all this i , that the
;host unskilful and least. beloved of govertereets lives on
the app, aratices of a common necessity On this ac-
count does the middle class and the Government cry
out wowd that all pelitieal commotion v ould be attended
with extreme danger for Fritace. " War, whether
foreign or domestic, must." they sit, , " bring about the
exelopion of revolutionary ideas," and when by revolu
taniary ideas liberal men meat: the manifestation of the
principles of social progress, those egotist ic Conserva-
tives affect to see in theta nought but the excesses of
1793 and the division of property.
It hence follows, on the one hand, that the Govern-
ment will be seconded it its efforts for th preservation
of peace, either at the price of concessions to foreigners,
or by means of great military dispositions in the in-
terior, and that, on the other hand, the popular mass,
displeased with the want of dignity evinced by its rulers,
with their contempt for its rights, and the scandal of
their corruption, will patiently wait in silence for an
opportunity to manifest spontaneously and safely its
anger and its will.
The Government and its friends will consequently
postpone, as much as in their power lies, the cvetitua-
'ides of war, and the people will not commit itself by
partial insurrections. But if the people does not encoui-
rage co. spiracies, it must not be supposed that they will
absolutely shut their ears to any voice that will speak
to them of the country, flatter them with the recollec
tions of their past glory, or speak to them of their
love for public liberty. Tile people will never rise in
the west, in the south, or east, to join the banners of an
Orleans, a Bourbon of the elder branch, or a Napo-
leon. He who will show himself bold and enterprising,
sincere, or devoted, ambitious of the character of pa-
triotism and of popular virtues, whether he be a pre-
tender or not—that man alone- will seduce the peo-
plc to follow him, he alone can speak to them of
independence and liberty, and independence and liberiv
will be !—Letter in the Times.

DESPERATE FRACAS.--On Monday forenoon
a very desperate riot took place amongst a number of
.bricklayers, labourers, end plasterers, who are employed
In the erection of some houses in the vicinity of Oxford.
square, at the back of the Edgware and 13ayswater roads.
The men are in the service of Mr. Northworthy, an ex
tensive builder, of Exeter.street, Lisson-grove. It ap-
pears that the riot comnieneed by two men named Mur-
phy and Strange quarrelling, which ended in a fight,
when their respective countrymen interfered, end a gent-.
ral fracas took place—the contending parties assaulted
each other with bricks, stones, and every description of
missile. The police were promptly in attendance, many
of whom got heriously itjured in endeavouring to quell
the disturbance, but ultimately they succeeded in taking
several into custody. One man, named John Smith, was
boiten so severely that his life is despaired of. He was
taken lit ail insensible state to St. George's Fluspital.
NEWPORT Tuesday tnornipg last the
"
wbo:e ~f the Firtv Urn .nt ho had been
stniein.d in this tow'si, tor.k itwir !iept, tore for Cardiff,
from whrnre thoy win ..,i,b.ttk for Pelfast. Captain
cir
soa,ion,d at Potityp.iol, to
Cooper's company w!),
here st preaLut, and will taiii4in uni.l the period Pvr em.
barktition arrivaa.l