The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-29 00:00:00

BrONARROTI.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Slll,-I am not the advocate either of Buonarroti, -or of
the learned Dr. De Prati—tbe former having degraded
himself by his appeal to the public, if conscious of it; the
latter having advanced in his letter what no man could
have believed. Had Buonarroti been truly in danger of
his life, there would have not been wanting many defenders
of his cause in Paris. The Odillon Barrot, the Alerilhu,
the Mauguin, and many other patriotic banisters of
France, have in their power to oppose, before the justice,
all the Penal!, the Dupins, and the Gi4quets of the juste
milieu. However, the object of this letter is to contradict
the statements of a Correspondent of the Times, who
certainly thinks that he can impose on the English public
in general.

Sir, I have been in Paris during the memorable reign of
terror, have known personally the Marat, the Robespierres,
and all the leading members of that dreadful epoch.
But Buonarroti had nothing to do with them. It is a
falsehood that Buonarroti was a friend of the bloody
Robespierre. He was, however, intimately acquainte I
with his brother, who always voted with the party of
Gironde. I can also assure you that Buonarroti concurred
with Babeuf and Ricord to the overthrow of the reign of
terror. That if he joined Babeuf, it was only becau, e
Drouet had been his patron and supporter when he first
came to Paris with Robespierre the junior. That
Buonarroti was possessed of great integrity is proved by
his having been intimately acquainted with Camille
Jourdain, and l'Abbe de Pompion. Now, Sir, who
was the author of the reign of Marat and Robespierre?
Was it not Philippe Egalite, who for several years fur-
nished them with the means of becoming what they after-.
wards were ? Was it not he, that with his money
and power established the Club of the Jacobins ? Was it
not he that concealed under his protection the
monster Marat? But the history of 1791,
1792, and 1793 is known to all the world. With
regard to the press, I will only say that never was it so
prosecuted as it has been under Louis Philip. In fact,
with the exception of the Journal de Paris, which is the
property of Louis Philip, and the Journal des Debuts,
which belongs to the Doctrinnaire•, ail the other periodi-
cals of Paris, nay, of France, have been prosecuted by
the present Government. It is a fact, that nearly half
of the political writers of France are in prison.
With regard to the moderation and mildness of Louis
Philip, I must say that he can do no otherwise; were it
in his power, he wculd be as tyrannical as his lather was.
That he is under the influence of Austria, Prussia, and
Russia, is proved by his conduct towards the Duchess o'
Berry, and towards the Polish and French exiles.
I remain, Sir,
Herne Bay, Oct. 26, 1833.

HISTORIA.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NE WMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING
Monday.
Match, 200 am., h.ft. T.M.M.—Mr. Greville'a Whale
received from Lord Verulam'a Cassino, Ssr. 41b. each.
Match, 50 sous., h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr.Kent's Balleinp,
Sat. I lb. received from Lord Tavisteck's Rachael colt,
Sst. 71b.

Match, 100, b. ft. T.Y.C.—Lord Tavistock's f. by
Royal Oak—Whisk's dm, received 30 soya. from the
Duke of Grafton's ch. f. by Saracen, dam by Juniper.
Match, 100, h. ft.—Lord Exeter's Sir Robert, Sst. 71b.,
agst. Mr. Payne's c. by Wrangler, 7st. 71b.—Off by con-
sent.

Match, 25 sovs. 'l'. Y. C.—Gen. Grosvenor's Miss Gra-
vity (Pavia), beat Mr. W. Day's Arthingworth, 7st. 101 b.
each, by two lengths. 5t04 on the winner.