The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The following letter, addressed by the Comte DE
CHAMBORD to M. BERRTER, appears in the LTloniteur
du Soir

"My dear Berryer,—l have hardly finished reading
the Menitestr of the 17th January, but I will not lose an
instant in expressing to you my satisfaction and my
gratitude for the admirable speech which you pro-
nounced in the sitting of the 10th. You know, although
I have the regret of seeing sometimes my ideas and in-
tentions misrepresented or misunderstood, that the in-
terest of France, which, for me, is above all other con-
siderations, condemns me frequently to inaction and
silence, so fearful am I of disturbing her repose, and of
adding to the difficulties and embarrassments of her
present condition. How happy am I then to see that
you have so well expressed sentiments which are also
my own, and which accord perfectly with the language
and conduct that I have held at all times. This policy
of conciliation, of union, and of fusion, which is also
mine, and which you have so eloquently put forward, is
a policy which puts into oblivion all divisions, all re-
criminations, all past oppositions, and desires for every-
body a future in which every honest man, as you so
well observed, may feel that he retains possession of
his personal dignity. Depositary of the funda-
mental principle of monarchy, I know that this
monarchy would not respond to all the neces-
sities of Franco if it were not in harmony with
her social state, her habits, and her interests, and if
France did not recognise and accept the necessity of it
with confidence. I respect my country as much as I
love it. I honour its civilisation and its contemporaneous
glory as much as the traditions and souvenirs of its his-
tory. The maxims which it has strongly at heart, and
to which you have alluded in the tribune, equality in the
eye of the law, liberty of conscience, the free access of
merit to all posts, all honours, all social advantages, all
those great principles of an enlightened Christian society,
are dear and sacred to me as to you and to all French-
men. To give to all these principles all the guarantees
which are necessary for them by institutions in confor-
mity with the wishes of the nation, and to found in ac-
cord with it a regular and stable government, by placing
it upon the basis of hereditary monarchy, and under the
protection of public liberty, at once strongly regulated
' and honestly respected, is the sole object of my ambition.
I venture to hope that, with the aid of all good citizens
and of all the members of my family, I shall not be
wanting in courage and perseverance for the accom-
plishment of this national restoration, which is the
only means of giving to France those long perspectives
of the future, without which the present, although tran-
quil, remains anxious, and struck with sterility. After
so many vicissitudes and fruitless endeavours, France,
enlightened by her own experience, will, I am confident,
know where her best destinies are placed. Oa the day
when she shall be convinced that the traditional and se-
cular principle of hereditary monarchy is the surest
guarantee for the stability of her government, and the
development of her liberties, she will find in me a
Frenchman, devoted and anxious to rally round him all
the capacities, all the talents, all the glories, and all the
men who by their services have merited the gratitude
of the country. I again renew to you, my dear Berryer,
all my thanks, and I beg you to continue, whenever the
opportunity presents itself, to speak, as you have just
done, so happily and so apropos. Let us make known
more and more to France our ideas, our wishes, and our
loyal intentions, and let us wait with confidence for that
with which God may inspire her for the safety of our
common future. Rely always, my dear Berryer, on my
sincere affection. "HENRI."

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The Danish Government has communicated to the
Cabinets of Berlin and Vienna the principal points of
the project which it proposes to submit to the As-
sembly of Notables. This project will be nothing
more nor less than the practical application of the
protocol of London. The principal point is the asser-
tion and maintenance of the integrity of the Danish
kingdom as at present existing, nevertheless the inde-
pendence of each other of the various provinces will
% be guaranteed as much as possible. In consequence,
Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein, and Lauenbourg will
each receive a special constitution, with a national
[„. representation, and all will receive a general consti-
tution, with an Assembly at Copenhagen.
According to the terms of this constitution, each
province will have its Ministers of the Interior, of
% Justice, of Public Worship, and of Finance ; whilst
for Foreign Affairs, War, Marine, and the Finance of
the whole kingdom, there will be Ministers at Copen-
hagen. The project formally asserts the equality of
all the nationalities, and states that it is necessary
that the succession to the Crown in the three coun-
tries should be fixed henceforward. As to the posi-
tion of Holstein-Lauenbourg, with regard to the
Germanic Confederation, the settlement of that ques-
tion will be reserved until Austria has determined
' I precisely what are to be her own relations with that
body. The project contains nothing definitive as to
customs duties. These will form a matter of later
co. I arrangement.