The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-09 00:00:00

p-ised the populace, wbo were ale+ tried by the 'Aysiea'
t rue thus brought against thene, and who confided in and
venerated him by whOtn that force was directed. What a
eontrast hese we not witnessed within these few days !
Massacree have taken place in Paris, and, it Must not be
4iteembled, the National Guard did snit display its waned
alacrity and energy when e'.'•..r.-.,-inoned by •he rappel. With
ut reference ro tr4.`iiaonal feeling, I shall say that I tremble
at the rer`Aizempletion of the possible events which these
s'At4airnatances irrisistibly suggest. I may (for it is diffi-
cult to shake it off) he more or less under the influence of
the sal events pissing before my eyes, ittd may, therefore,
view in a too onfavotirable light Certain occurrences, with
their sinister ectoteparilments. This diffidence of my
own indA-inent alone restrains me from giving to my
tllonglits a tongue. It also deprives me of .in obvious reason
for an appeal to your Goveriateent, Which in the absence of
a reason for it, will, perhaps, appear whimsical or forced.
That apreal t shall neverthele s make, for its cause will he
eesily divined in the proper quarter. I implore, therefore,
your Government to carry the Reform Bill coute qui
coute. Never was there a moment when, looking at
the state of France, it was of so meets importance
as at the present, that triglind should be tranquil,
united, and consequently powerfe. The reports af
this day from all quarters of the Continent are
pacific, and are, I am sate.) well-founded ; but events are
possible here, anti may occur any day, and may, I equally
admit, tot occur at all, that would of necessity involve
the entire European Continent in war. Eirl Grey is
wel-informed on this staject, ne doubt; for, without at-
teiopting a comparison; I ;hall say that you are at present
ably, as admirahly represented in Paris. Earl Grey must
be consequently well aware of the possibility of the oc-
currence to which I allude, and should not, under such a
conviction, suff•r a doubt ,o hang upon the success of the
Reform Bill. He has written in pressing terms, I know,
to all the absentee British Peers favourable to the measure
to proceed to London forthwith,* in order to be present
in the Committee on the Bill ; but is Eirl Grey certain
that the Bill is sefe? I Lope he is ; if not he will have
incurred a fearful res, onsibility.
The melancholy details of the progress of the scourge
with which it has pleased Divine Providence to visit this
city I shall leave untouched. Every effort of science and
benevolence is in practice to succour the afflicted and im-
pede the sine r .lag of the disease. Not even London itself,
en renowned for the generosity, bounty, and charity of its
inhabitants, can boast of more unbounded munificence—
more extensive philanthropy—more zeal and devotion to
the sufferers under this calamity, than the citizens of Paris
display at this moment. These cannot fail to produce '
their natural effects, when the excitement of the populace
shall have subsided ; but there is only toe much reason to
apprehend that the return to comparative tranquillity may
be impeded by disorders arising out of the excesses in
which the lower classes of the Parisians invariably indulge
nn Sundays. The state of the we ither also occasions
fears. The temperature varies every day.t The sun is at
this moment hot ; but is accompanied, nevertheless, by a
pi. rcingly cold w loci from the N., rth-east.
We have, as you will easily believe, abundance of nos-
trums and preventives offered to our notice in this season
of disease ; but, after all, good air, a generous but mode-
rate regimen, warm clothes, and, as far as possible, tran-
quility of mind, are the best preservatives. The prevail-
ing prejudice is in favour of the use of chlore as a preven-
tive. Of the efficacy of this matter in disinfecting really
infected places, and in dispelling miasma within its influ-
ence, no doubt can be entertained ; but I know that the
principal scientific men have no faith in its preserving
(pi tlity, while they object to its use in apartments, on ac-
count of its injurious operation on the nervous system,
and particularly upon all pulmonary persons.
I find myself digressing from the path I had prescribed
to mysdf, and shall conclude for the present my reference
to the disease that has struck the French capital by a
consolatory communication that has just reached me from
excellent authority—" The disease to-day, although the
number of cases continues to increase, has become more
mild (plus Benin.)"