The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

" Quousque tandem abutere patientia nostra?"
Sta,—:These are the well-known words addressed by the
celebrated Roman Orator to the infamous Cataline, and with-
out instituting too strict' a comparison between the ancient
and modern conspirator against the liberties of his country,
such is the question now pretty generally put to the,
KING OF THE BARRICADES ! There was a time when,
the French had even suspected themselves insulted, they
would immediately have demanded satisfaction of the of-
fender, but the present generation is more cautious and cal'
culating than the former. As the mind expands, reflection
takes more securely the place of passion, and plans are ma-
turely formed, where at first we should have bad recourse
to unpremeditated acts. It would, however, be a mistake
to imagine the French people indifferent to the conduci
pursued by their Government ; they are alive, and sensibl7,
alive to it ; they see clearly enough whither it must all
tend ; they understand their own situation and duty, and
require no prompters ; but they are unwilling to bring
matters to a violent conclusion, because experience has
taught them that wisdom and haste are incompatible.
At the close of the last century, when the unbridled fury
of an oppressed nation rose against the licentious tyrannY °
the powerful few, was not the pure light of liberty el'
tinguished in the storm ? Did not the very men will
were most vociferous in their call for Freedom abuse anda_
betray her, and ultimately stain her peaceful altar wit°,
oceans of human blood ? It was a sudden act that raise('
Napoleon to the highest pinnacle of power, but with what
pride soever the French look back to this brilliant page °i
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their history, they acknowledge that the evils it produce"
were far greater than the benefit. Circumstances still more
sudden placed Louis PHII.LIPPE upon the throne, and by
hold the result ! If the French are free, if they enjoy the
blessings they had reason to expect, then was the situatiou
of Damocles an easy and an enviable one, when, gaziag
upon the wealth of the Sicilian Tyrant, he perceived a
sword suspended above his head by a horse-hair ! What
is the surveillance of the Police but this very wealv°
hanging over and cramping all their movements? What
more can the Northern Autocrat do than drag a man„,a
from his home, and immure him within the damp wall
of a dungeon, for words that flow from his pen or escaPa
from his lips ? In France liberty of thought is elle'
with that of locomotion ; there, your ideas must run In a
particular channel, and your actions are impeded and
thwarted by the fetters of passports, or the eyes cf a
political gendarmerie. This state of affairs cannot last
long. The melodrama is drawing to an end ; ahead,'
have the spectators witnessed a few interesting Scenes;
LAFAYETTE sent broken-hearted to his grave—L.ollva
paid for his patriotism by poverty and ingratitude—Oull.'
LON BARROT and his high-minded party treated as public
enemies. Be assured that the denouement is at band,
which may possibly be set to the tune of one of 135'
RANGER'S songs, beginning with—

" J'ai pris gout a la republique
Depuis que j'ai vu tant de roil."
MILO•

SIIIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, Nov. 2. —Wind S. W.—Arrived the Pacific, Get
ner, from Honduras ; Wellesley, Bissett, from Quebec ; Swil"
Cox, from Smyrna ; Lusitania, Gibbons, from Opert°..;
Tamerlane, INV Kellar, from Calcutta; Progress, Talchill,
Newcastle ; and the John, Smith, from ditto. Arrived frate
the River and sailed, the Clarinda, Aubrim, from Teneriffe•ed
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind S. E. to W. S. W.--Arrived
the Navarino, Shaw, from Dantzic ; and the Sarah, Legg'''.
from Gottenburg. Put back the Clara, Hall, for Jamelcai
Ellen, Bowman, for ditto ; Planet, Barclay, for ditto ; ap
the Nero, Roberts, for ditto.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. I.—Wind variable.—Arrived from LO,
don, the Shepherd, Case, from Tobago. Sailed his Majestl;
ship Wanderer, for South America; Brilliant, Rogerson,
Porto Cabello ; and the Margaret Duncan, Einam, for P.
John's, New Brunswick.
GLOUCESTER, Nov. 2.—Arrived the Providence, Paale'
from Denia.
BRISTOL, Nov. 2.—Arrived the William and Henry, Wee:,
ham, from Messina ; and the Mazeppa, Macnamara,
Denia.
MILFORD, Nov. I.—Arrived the Tuscan, Way, from the
Mediterranean.

HOLYHEAD, Nov. 31.—Arrived off—the Manturo,
from Malaga.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1.--Arrived the Canton, Melville, fr°ll2
Quebec. Off port—the Madras, --, and Alcayne,
from Quebec.
FALMOUTH, Nov. I.—Wind N. E. to S.E.—Sailed t!le
Cape Breton steamer, Smith, for Halifax ; Thomas Lsolle;
Ford, for Van Diemen's Land ; Helen, Henderson, for t",
Cape of Good Hope ; Minstrel Boy, Tay, for Rio Grand
Leri;
London, Ball, for Messina ; James, Vigars, for Naples; 9.
Majesty's ship Scorpion, —, for Lisbon ; Dove, HaYn.
for ditto ; Elizabeth, —, for ditto ; Jane, May, for dittt"
and the Thomas, Nicholls, for St. Michael's.
Coax, OCT. 31.—Arrived the Norah Creina steamer, 'TO°
London.
NEWRY, OCT. 31.—Arrived the Ardent, Thomas, WI
London; and the Royal Oak, —, from Oporto.
BELFAST, OCT. 31.—Arrived the New Jane, Reeves, Nlll
Marsala; Regatta, Fay-al, from Quebec; and the Lusitasis,
Cook, from Oporto.

The Jassatlian, Classe, from Matanzas to Petersburgh, Iv°
run foul of and sunk---:Crew saved.
The Betsy, Macdougal, from Archangel, bound to the
Clyde, put into Bergen, very leaky.
The Helgood Beswick, Drent, from St. Petersburgh 11l
Rotterdam, is on shore near the Scaw.