The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-05 00:00:00

And, finally, in consequence of the incompetency
of the heads and subordinate agents of the Govern-
ment to manage the affairs of tie country, the Mi-
nisters are defeated every day in the Chamber of
Deputies on some financial measure—the doctrines
and system of the restoration gain a step every day in
the Chamber of Peers—there is a conflict between the
Throne and the Court on the one hand, and the
representatives of the people on the other; and in
the Departments, the representatives of the Govern-
ment are caricatured or burnt in effigy, or despised
or insulted; and their orders and proclamations are
turned into ridicule, amidst deafening cries of" Viva
t ItTubliqtte !" Well may the Courrier Franeai,-
ask to-day, " Est-ce qn'il y a de verirables Mini-
,tres ?" And well may it reply, "Il n'y a plus que
:es Commis temporaires d'une pensee immuable ?"
I began by saying that " Society in France is in
state of dissolution." 1 have given you a sketch
cf France—a very hasty and unfinished one; but
the outline is sufficiently filled up, to eaable you to
judge of the correctness of my allegation.
Well,..then, this being the condition of France,
von cannot be surprised that public opinion is dis-
satisfied—and that a general apprehension is felt of
coming changes, and corning dangers.
What are the remedies for this state of feeling—
for this general apprehension—for this kind of
" heart up in the mouth" sort of existence—and
above all, for these real practical evils of which we
complain ?

A little dictatorship it wanted—a little more
force is demanded by these " Juste-milieu"
men—and they are asses enough to cite Napoleon,
who dispersed a mob by firing cannon on therm,
bear the Church St. Roche! These men will
never learn, though the history of Napoleon might
teach them, that whilst he, " who, in the course of
a few years, without any native influence, or interest,
or means whatsover, but of his own devising, made
Kings over:foreign dominions of three of his brothers,
a Queen of one of his sisters, and a Cardinal of his
uncle—who took a daughter of the Oesars for his
:rife, proclaimed his infant son King of Rome, and
ordered the Pope to Paris to consecrate and crown
him an Emperor"—was yet unable to command the
aid even of a small army when he abdicated at Fon-
tainebleau, and when he retreated from the battle
of Waterloo. His disposition, his illegality, his force
—all, all were nothing ! And why ? Because
France demanded liberty, and Napoleon would not
grant it. And yet Napoleon had done more for the
fame and glory of France than can ever be accom-
plished by a thousand Bourbons.f
It is idle to talk of despotism now ! Whoever
shall attempt it must fail—fail signally—promptly
—and decidedly, it is too late to try despotism after
the revolution of 1830—for the people now know
the value of paving-stones!!!
What, then, are the remedies for " this dissa,is-
tied state of public opinion in France ;" and how can
[his " general apprehension which is felt of coming
changes and coming dangers" be removed?
My reply will be short. It is useless to amplify.
No other remedies will avail. All other attempts
will fail. To govern Frenchmen with fire and fag-
got is now impossible—and therefore we must-
1. Get out of the ways, and get rid of the men
of the restoration. This is an indispensable preli-
minary.

2. Revise the Charter—the Electoral laws—the
laws as to the Press—the municipal laws—and make
our institutions popular, and in harmony one with
the other. This want of harmony is an incalculable
evil. We are living just now under the decrees of
the old Monarchy—the laws of the Empire—the
Republic—and the Directory—the Ordinances of
the Restoration—and the Charter of 1830. This
horrible jumble proddces sad results to the liberty
of the subject, and the French people have gained
but little by the Revolution of 1830, when that
Charter is interpreted by the laws or decrees of the
empire.

3. We must return to the programme of the Hotel
de Ville, and to those men of the people who under-
stood the people, spake their language—felt their
wants and necessities, and proposed to establish a
cheap and a popular Government.
4. We must revise the whole code of existing
legislation, and secure to Frenchmen personal li-
berty, and the protection afforded in England to all
its inhabitants by the Habeas Corpus Act.
5, 'We must overthrow the system of centralizs-
don, or the governing all the minute affairs of each
department of France at Paris. What would yota
sly if a bridge could not be mended or a new ono
built at Dunkeld, without the special permission
and approbation of certain Clerks and Secretaries in
the Home-office, London ?

6. We must turn out the Carlists and Legiti-
inatists from the public posts and offices, and:must pay
their successors about one-half of that which the
former now receive.

7. We must find employment for the poor on
he roads—at canals—on railways—in manufacto-
ries—and, by a different system of foreign policy,
provide ports to which we may send our produce
without being subjected to enormous and ruinous
duties both at home and abroad.

8. We must reduce at least one-half the expense.
of the Government, beginning with the civil list,
and ending with the Sub-Prefects.

9. We must reduce at least three-fourths the
taxation on the poor, and take off all the taxes
kvhich are imposed on the necessaries of life.
10. We must tax property, and not poverty, and
.ve must not imagine that taxation is a matter of
simple rule of arithmetic, which says, that as A Is,
has only 301. a year to live on, pays 101. for taxes,
either direct or indirect, therefore C D, who has
3,0001. a year, should pay 3001. A B can less
afford to pay 10s. than C D could afford to pay
1, 0 0 01.
11. Of course we must have a natic, sr,d po%
pular Ministry, not composed of place•hunters, and
salary receivers, but of patriots and statesmen;
and—

12. We must encourage public discussion--en-
courage the freedom of the press—appeal, to the
people to support a popular Governmerl-t, and look
for all our strength and force, happiness, and honour
from the mass.

Then, and then only, will the " present dissa-
tisfied state of public opinion" cease—and then,
ind then only, will the " general apprehension now
felt of coming dangers and coming changes" give
way to a settled, quiet, and calm satisfaction.

Mr. ALDRIDGE (the African) is to appear at
Covent.garden next week in Othello. He appears, we
ire assured, a very modest gentlemanly man, and Mr.
NltAtitay, the Edinburgh manager, speaks of hie being
clever, and excellent in Mungo.

CHIT-CHAT FOR THE READING SO-
CIETIES.-The lovers of light reading appear to have ex-
perienced no deficiency of entertainment in consequence
of Mr. COLBURN'S secession from the publishing business;
his successor, Mr. BENTLEY, proceeds with equal spirit
111(1 enterprise. He has alresdy announced a third edition
if Mr. Motler's story of " Zobrab the Hostage," which
will be classed with the best oriental romances published
in our time. A new edition, revised and corrected, of
Lsdy Dacre's " Recollections of a Chaperon," has also just
Lppeared. To the high merits cf this work we were
happy to bear testimony on its first publication. The
same distinction has been accorded to " The Baccpefr4.
by the author of " Sketches of liish Character."
T Ihoinson's new novel, " Constance, or Life as It s,
many respects reminds us of the beat productions of's-
lame D'Arhlay. " The Sketch ..Ilook of
,he author of "Mothers and Daughters," possesses all the
piqu.ney of the former works of this writer, besides be.
Fashion," by
ing one of the most amusing satires upon the upper classes
which we have lately read ; and the veteran Godwin's
romance, "Deloraine," a contemporary critic of no mean
,uthority has pronounced to t)e equal in dramatic power
;co the " Kreutauer" of Miss Let,