The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-03 00:00:00

FRANKFORT PAPERS.

NUREMBURG, Nov. 24.—A letter from Berlin has the
following account of the much-talked of Memorial
(ascribed to Privy Councillor Relifir-s) called Memoire
sur le Malaise de la generation actuelle, which the author,
a distinguished Prussian ratesman, presented, at Scbwedt
and Munchengraiz, to the F.reign Ministers, for their
consideration. It is most decidedly characterized by the

concluding words :
" Some years ago, he would have thought himself
too positive, his proposals too rash, but the situation of
the world has assumed a character of danger which requires
the most energetic measure•, if the social edifice is to he
saved from falling, and burying beneath its ruins all mo-
dern civilization, which has fi itirisbed only with it, which
has been protected, and can be preserved by it alone."
Let us take a view of some of the principal points. The
author founds the chief ground of the ruin of States in
the abolition of the guilds of trades. He says, " Among all
the institutions which tend to the preservation of Stites
which administrative Vandalism has devoted to destruction,
there is none which deserves to be treated with so much
delicacy (management) as the guilds of trades (corps du
metiers). This institution is the most solid basis of
public order in the town, the mine of all the virtues on
which the tranquillity of nations and the security of
governments depend. Meantime, tranquillity and order
cannot be disturbed by any revolt." The trial by Jury
is also represented as an institution deserving of condem-
nation and increasing the evil. He would have the
journals prohibited from discussing public affairs at all !
" The sphere of action of the journals," says he, " must
be limited by an absolute prohibition of all discussion on
public affairs. All education, both public and private,
should be made to harmonize with military institutions."

After speaking of the talents which cii,tinguish our
times, and particularly the remarkable desire for great un-
dertakings, of the general wish to profit by them, &c., the
author finds herein the chief danger of the present times—
of the absolute necessity of diverting the spirit of enter-
prize, which be thinks would be best effected by the Go-
vernment undertaking a crusade to Asia and Africa, which

would open a vast field to those talents and that spirit ni
enterprize, by conquests and the foundation of colonies.
All ardent talent, all aspiring young men, would certainly
t +le part in such a crusade; and when once they were at
a distance beyond sea, tranquillity would re urn in their
own country ! Such an expedition is, therefore, the duty
of the Government. For the act of Government con-
sists in foreseeing the events of the intim, and its wisdom
will be to place itself at the head of movements which it
cannot prevent. The author recommends that no time
m-ty be lost, and thinks that the conquest of Algiers
some years sooner would have kept the Bourbons on the
throne.
Lastly, we come to the two main points in the memorial,
the nobility and religion. Page 34, we find, " Outward
worship appears to be more attended to than ever.
Society is disgusted with pleasantries on religious ideas,
and ft ee thinking has become ridiculous." But in page 35
it is laid to the charge of our age that religion no longer
exercises her magic influence on the welare of mankind,
and pt incipaily on the peace and virtues of families. They
ROW sit down to table and rise from it without prayer.
Respecting the nobility it says,—
" Whatever may be said, the conservatory magic of
nobility rests in the last instance on the -upposition of a
superiority in the race, which. though rejected by natural
bistot y, is not the less fertile in realities. Almost all the
names that antiquity and modern history have found
worthy of being preserved belong to this class, or to a si-
milar rank. Can we be astonished if the idea is established,
that the nobility is the only nursery of all celebrity ?
At least Government ought to infer from this that
nobility and merit ought to be inseparable, and that it is
merit alone, and to every merit of all kinds that titles of
nobility ought to be given. By constantly following this
principle, the distinction between old and new nobility
which divides their strength will soon cease, and the first
will find it to be his interest to welcome in its ranks, as its
equals, these recruits who are destined to revive its
splendour tarnished by the lapse of time.—Nuremburg
Correspondent, !\ov. 25.
WEIMAR, Nov. 26.—The opening of the extraordinary
assembly of the States will take place on the Ist Dec., on
account of the accession of our Grand Duchy to the great
system for an assimilation of the tariff of customs, the
execution of which is fixed fur the Ist of January, 1834.
Several modifications will be made, in consequence, in our
system of taxes, in some of which considerable reductions
will be made.
Her Royal Highness Princess Wilbelmina of Prussia has
returned to Berlin, and the Duchess Ida, consort of Duke
Bernhard, has left us, to return to the Hague. Her High-
ness will stop some days at Meiningen.—Frankfort Papers,
Nov. 27.